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for the
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plant. Support it.
The Journal-Patriot Mas Blazed the Tr<
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Hie "State of Wilkes" For Over 41 Years
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trading radius of §0 miles,
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Make North Wilkesboro Your Shopping Canter
■ION ON HEM FATAL TO LEE
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Lee Roy Anderson, 36»yearoU
truck driver fer a local lumber
yard, died Sunday afternoon
at the borne of Mack Taylor on
V street as the result of a blow
■aid to hare been struck by Ernest
Taylor, Wilkes Coroner I. M.
Myei> said today.
According to Information gained
by Police Chief J E. Walker
and Coroner Myers, Anderson,
whose home was near this city
on highway 268, went to the
home of Mack Taylor to see his
brother, Brneet Taylor, s*o«V
" a track.
an argument ensued and
ifcrnest Taylor was reported to
, hare struck Lee Anderson on
' ~ " »d with hia Ost. Ernest
left the room, where Lee
**"' was lying on the floor
_ the blow on his head.
Taylor told officers that
he placed Anderson on a conch,
and thought that he was drunk.
The altercation took place about
1:10 p. ik and at four p. m. it
was found that .Anderson was
Polioe were called..
On Sunday night Coroner My
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era with Dr. J. H. McNeill con
ducted &n autopsy and a block
clot was found on Anderson'i
brain. Official decision of tht
autopsy was that he died as the
result of a blow on his head
which could have been the Impact
of the fist or when - his ' head
struck the floor. There was a
scalp wound on his bead. .
Police arrested Etrnest Tayloi
later in the evening at the hom«
of a relative In this city. Tayloi
Is quoted as having admitted h«
struck Anderson hut was not aware
that any serious injury 01
death resulted from the blow.
No date has beeq set for a hearing
for Taylor.
Lee Anderson was a son ol
Mr. and Mrs. Sidney O. Anderson.
He leaves his wife, Mrs. Mabel
Anderson, and three children,
Callie Mae, Robert Lee and Richard
Douglas Anderson.
.Funeral service will be held
Wednesday, 11 a. m., at Second
Baptist church in thla city. Rev.
Andrew Call and Rev. Ralph
Miller will conduct the last rites.
North Wilkesboro
1 Fire Department
Has a Hew Trick
Track With Pomp And Full
Equipment Added To
City's Fire Dept.
A new fir© track with pump
and equipment was delivered last
•week to the North Wilkesboro
Ore department.
The new truck is an addition I
to the tire department and will
be need with the old La France
track which has been in use for
^ ths new true* a^-r
sored the city of North . Wilkeeitero
added protection from fire
loss.
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Albeit Rhymer Rites
Will Be On Tuesday
Funeral service will be held
Tuesday, 11 a. m., at Knobs Baptist
church at Austin for Albert
Rhymer, 45, citizen of the Summit
community who died late
Saturday.
Mr. Rhymer is survived by his
i^jrife, Mrs. Connie Rhymer, and
fthe following children: Everett,
Fred, John, Mary, Betty, Polly
and Joanne Rhymer, all of Summit;
also two brothers. Grant
Rhymer, of Purlear and Jesse
Rhymer, of Konnarock, Va.
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Square Dance Friday
Night Moravian Falls
A most enjoyable square dance
will be held Friday night, eight
o'clock at the Moravian Falls
- community house for benefit of
the community house fomd. All
who will attend are assured of
a fall evening of entertainment.
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Garden Club Meet
At Clubhouse 13th
The Garden Club, a department
of the North Wilkesboro
Woman's Club, will meet Tuesday
afternoon, three o'clock, at
the Woman's Club house instead
of at the home of Mrs. Irey
Moore as previously announced.
Ask For Bids On
Messenger Routes
In the Wilkesboros
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For th% next ten days the
Post Office Department la asking
for bide on the mail messenger
route between the two Wilkesboros
and- between the Wllkesboro
Post Office and Southern
Railway Depot in North Wllkeeboro.
Interested persons may ask
at the Poet offices for Instructions
and blanks suitable for
making application. Applicants
must live in vor near either of
the Wilkesboros, and must be
oyer 16 years of age.
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Circulation department of The
Journal-Patriot again calls attention
to the fact that subscribers
in making request for change
of address should give the old
as well as new address.
It was also pointed out that
subscriptions are not accepted
for less than six months.
Subscribers axe respectfully
asked to watch the date on their
address labels and to renew before
expiration date so that they
will not miss any Issues.
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Dole Carnegie Closs
At Business College
The Dale Carnegie course In
progress in this city will change
its meeting place and on Tuesday
evening, seven o'clock, will
begin meeting at ■ Clevenger
College of Business Administration
at Midway between the Wilkesboros.
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Greene Brothers
In New Locution
Greene Brothers Upholstery
company, firm which had been
located on highway 421 near
Purlear, has moved to the basement
of C. A C. Furniture company
on highway 421 one mile
west of North Wllkeeboro. The
firm features custom-made auto
seat covers and upholstery. Estimates
on any job will be given
freely without obligation.
37 PATRONS HAVE RESPONDED TO
CALL FOR GYMNASIOM DONATIONS
J. Floyd Woodward, superintendent
of North Wllkesboro
schools, reported today that!
$408.75 was the total of early'
donations received to date on the1
$3,000 trmd pow being raised fori
installation of a heating plant
and dressing rooms and showers
in the North^ Wllkesboro school
All patrons and frlend8 of the
school are urged to send In their
contributions early in order that
the project, on which work has
already began, may be rnahed to
completion.
Following fa the report of
Snpt. Woodward today:
ran though the campaign to
money for heating our gym,.„m
has Just begun $7 persons
e already donated sums of
iy from $100.00 to less than
I per person. It Is hoped that
parent and patron will
a share in providing a betd
physical educator
our boyB and
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"In order that the school may
express its appreciation for each
donation the nam eg of parents
and patrons who hare made a donation
will be published. The
school A as received donations
from the following:
"W. G. Gabriel, E. F. Candill,
Mr. fend Mrs. Ira D. Payne, Kenneth
Abeher, J. W. Adams, G. V.
Gambtll, C. A. Cleary, N. ®. Forester,
Jr., J. H. Whicker, Jr., Bill
Aibsher, R. A. Call, J. T. EVvin,
B. C. Farthing, Sr., B. H. Wood,
Mrs. W. M. Carrington, W. W.
Starr, Jay Hartley, E. H. Stamper,
E. M. Campbell, J. W. Blamkenahip,
Miss Rebecca Moseley,
P. M. Williams, R. C. Goodwin, J.
Floyd Woodward, J. D. Morrison,
Sr., Mr. and Mrs. Rufus B.
Church, T. O. Crowell, Mrs. Stokley
Edwards, H. D. Bnrke, Clyde
Pearson, Charjes Oolvard, Watson
Brame, Isaac Duncan, Dr
James H. McNeill, E. G. Ptaley,
L. M. Nelson, Blair Gwyn."
Tax Listing In WHkDuringMonth
January
List taken tn Wilkes oountj
today began the task of listing
property and ikjII for taxation.
All who are required to list foi
property or poll tax are urged tc
meet their respective list taker*
at their most convenient appointments.
' One Place Omitted
J. O. Grayson, county tax sup!
ervisor, said today that one appointment
was omitted in the list
published last week. In^Mulberrj
township John McGrady, list taker,
will ibe at H. H. Rhoades'
store on January 21st.
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National Guard
Quota Is Being
Filled Rapidly
Major Roy Forehand, commander
of the National Guard
ibattery in process of organisation
here, said today that the
Quota is being filled rapidly and
urged those interested to be at
the meeting Friday night, 7: SO,
at the Legion clubhouse, where
they may complete their enlistment
applications and ibe sworn
In. Others contemplating enlisting
are uzfeed to apply now, Major
Forehand said.
It wag also explained that the
organization is badly in need of
office furniture and any who
have desks or other items which
they can give are asked to call
Major Forehand at the Liberty
Theatre. ..
Work of making the necessary
installations at the Legion clubhouse
for temporary quarters is
progressing. Major Forehand said
today he would like to contact
any person who hag storage space
"for motor vehicles, which will be
part of the battery's mobile
equipment.
Many Cage ft—I
On the Calendar
ForPlayThisWeek
I North Wilkesboro To Hare
First Home Game With
Elkin Here Tuesday
The basketball s&asom will get
going in high gear this week with
many top games for cage fans
[throughout the county.
In iNorth Wilkesboro the top
I attraction for the early part of
[the week will be North Wilkesboro
and Elkin Tuesday night.
There will be three games, with
the junior varsity opening the
fireworks at six o'clock, followed
by varsity girls and boys.
In Wilkeoiboro t le Ramblers
will try out their new gymnasium
I Tuesday night, seven o'clock,
with Traphlll boys and girls.
At Millers Creek Wilkesboro
will furnish the opposition in
high school games Thursday
I night.
On Tuesday night Mountain
I View high school teams will play
I Millers Creek at Millers Creek.
I Tonight at Millers Creek filler's
Bluejackets will play WilI
kesboro all stars at Millers Creek,
I eight o'clock.
I Millers Creek all stars will
play North Wilkesboro on Janl
uary 16 instead of 14 as originalI
ly scheduled and on January 14
the Millers Creek all stars will
play Mocksville. Both games will
be at Millers Creek. ,
Mount Pleasant all stars will
I play Mountain View all stars at
Mountain View Friday night.
North Wilkesboro high school
teams will play at Barium Springs
Friday night.
Coaches and team managers
I are asked to report to The journal-Patriot
office each Friday
schedule of their games for the
I following week, and reports
lof games played will be appreciated.
This newspaper will give
complete coverage of basketball
1 events if soores can. be obtained.
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Albert Church
Funeral On Sunday
Funeral service for Mrs. Bessie
Lee Church, 44, who died Friday
night at the WllkeB hospital,
was held Sunday afternoon, 2:30,
at Mount Pleasant Baptist
church. Mrs. Church was the
wife of Albert Church, well
known resident of the Atkins
Shop community in the western
part of Wilkes county.
Surviving Mrs. Church are her
husband and the flolowing children:
Cears, Iris and EViwin
Church! Purlear; Mrs. Edna
Crotts, Winston-Salem; Ralph,
Doris, Bobby, Lloyd, Melia
and Jimmle Church, of
>• North Kiwanls
entertainedsf^^^Bogram by student*
o Wllkesboro
school. '.*■
Program ^^^^Hfcan Ira ' D.
Payne J. Floyd
Woodwawl<^^^*%Orn presented
her Dra^^^Hg> of the high
school the Club
with a 30-bU P®ne-act play,
"Antic characters
of the p£||^^K&: Margaret
Hutchena, Jo^^Mterlns, Betty
Campbell, ]|^Bnnan, O. L.
Adams and HMon. The act
was a tya^H Kt play with
the younjtste^^^ft for a picnic.
Their only staj^Balpment were
the chairs fd^^^«j§a which represented
a Jatofg|ln which they
rode to their-JfflMe destination.
The play n and enjoyed
lmmen*iq^by the club
member*. ■&
Quests 1
Carlton, of
J. R. Hi*;
Pittsburg, 1
ner; Worth
Nelson; Nl<
Arthur Ven
ward, lira.1
Hutohens, <
Campbell;
Adams and Bill Bason with tra
D. Payne. E. W. Smith and J.
Qrlsette, of Leao^^lwre visiting
Klwanlans. ?.
Home Demonstration
And 4-H Club Events
Schedule For Week
Tuesday, January 18—Ronda
Home Demonstration Club, Mrs.
Fred Sale's; 2 o'clock.
Roaring River 4-H, 9?1B •»;«.
Wednesday,
View Home MMMc
Ronda 4-H; 9:1
Wednesday Radio Fvogrtart-rWKBC,'
12:20. v
Thursday, January 15—-Millers
CreekHome Demonstration;
Place, Mrs. Haggle Faw's; 1:30
o'clock.
Moravian Falls 4-H; 9:15 a. m.
Friday, January 16—Roaring
River Home Demonstration; Mrs.
Dan Hudson's; 1:30 o'clock.
Monday, January 19—-Boomer
Home Demonstration; Mrs. John
Andrews'; 2 o'clock.
Ferguson 4-H—9:30.
TraphiU 4-H—9:45.
Tuesday, January 20—Mulberry
Home Demonstration, Mrs.
W. !H. Barlow's; 7:30 p. m. ''
ta with l. m,
mce with C.
^oyd Woodrd,
Margaret
Iflns, Betty
Mrs. McNeill Is
Taken By Death
i Mrs. Mary Susan McNeill, 79,
wife of the late J. C. (Sharper)
McNeill, died Friday morning,
I 3:20, at her home on D street.
She had been ill for some time
and critically ill for several days.
I .Mrs. McNeill was a member of
I a prominent Wilkes family. She
[was born in the Purlear community
September 28, 1871, a
daughter of the late Jesse and
Nancy Ann McNeill. She was
married February 18, 1894, to
I Mr. McNeill, who for many years
; was connected with the lumber
manufacturing Industry here. Mr.
McNeill died January 16, 1946.
Surviving J(rs. McNeill are
three sons and two daughters:
Glenn and Archie McNeill, North
Wilkeriboro; Richard McNeill,
Winston-Salem; Mrs. Nell Kerley,
North WUkesboro; Mrs. Nanfiie
Hastings, Marion, Va.; also two
sisters, Mrs. Sallie Church, Mardella
Springs, Md., and Mrs.
Jease Foster, North Wllkesboro;
14 grandchildren and four greatgrandchildren.
In' early life Mrs. McNeill was
a member of New Hope Baptist
church, later moving her membership
to' the North Wllkesboro
First Baptist church.
Funeral service was held Saturday,
1:30, at the home and
' burial was In Greenwood cemetery.
Her pastor, Dr. John T.
Way land, oondacted the service,
assisted by Rev. Watt M. Cooper,
First Presbyterian pastor.
.Pall bearers were Harry T.
Kerley, Mack Kerjey, Bobby Kerley,
Gwyn McNeill, Edwin Hastings,
Robert Hastings, Grady
Camter and Archie McNeill
pn Meeting
Wilkes post of the American
Legion will meet Thursday night
eight o'clock, in the Legion club
The North Wllkesboro welfare
department reported today that
the Men's Bible claw of the First
Presbyterian church, the Methodist
Missionary Society -and some
individuals are providing funds
to pay for lunches for 15 underprivileged
children at North Wllkesboro
school.
The welfare authorities here
reported that 1'6 or more others
need help in order that they have
hot lunches and any groups or
individuals who will care for one
| or more, children In providing
| school lunchea are asked to get
in touch with the city welfare au'
thoritles. The cost tor each child
ls one dollar per week. Since the
' federal funds for school lunches
'were reduced there Is no surplus
• to pay for lunches to be given
1 free to those who cannot pay.
Vote Before 15th
On Directors Of
WilkesC.ofC.
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Ballots for election of six
members of the board of directors
of the Wilkes Chamber of
Commerce are to be returned to
the chamber office by January
16.
Bach year six members are
named to the iboard, which is
composed of 18 directors with
three-year terms.
The retiring directors, acting
aa nominating cmomittee, nominated
12, and each member is
asked to vote for six. The six
receiving the highest number of
votes will be declared elected And
results will be announced at the
annual meeting here on January
L«The
nominees from whidh six
are to be elected are Cecil % F.
Adamson, Gilbert T. Bare, Joe
P. Hettlger, Jr., Tam Hutchison,
VT. <J. Marlow, Presley Myers,.
W. H. McElwee, Edward McIntlre.
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Wilkes Chamber
Commerce Vote
Plan Is Explained
, Tom S. Jenrette, secretarymanager
of the Wilkes Chamber
of Commerce, today said that
ballots are being mailed out to
members relative to proposed
closing of stores on July, 5.
x Mr. Jenrette said that some
misunderstanding resulted as to
the recent rote on the holiday
schedule and other matters. The
secretary of the Chamber . of
Commerce mails ballots only to
members of the chamber unless
otherwise instructed iby the board
of directors. Some few non-members
interested in the decision on
holiday closings naturally did
not receive a ballot.
Mr. Jenrette also explained
that any business, firm may join
the Ghamber of Commerce during
the membership campaign in
progress this week and that their
memberships will be welcomed.
Printed cards giving the full
schedule of holiday closings will
be provided member firms when
the result of tthe July 5th holiday
closing vote is tabulated.
Father's Might At
P.-T. A.Thursday
The meeting Thursday evening,
Jan. 16, of the North Wilkesboro
P.-T. A. will see a record
breaking attendance of fathers,
since it has been aet aside as
"Fathers' Night."
Supt. J. Floyd Woodward will
conduct an open Coram during
which there will be a discussion of
problems facing parents in bringing
into closer relation the home
and the school. "You are requested
to pladfe .in the box a8 you go
in any question you may wish
discussed," the announcement
said."
Mr. Woodward will also give a
report on the progress of the
school. The meeting will be held
at the usual hour, 7:30 p. m.
in th4 school cafeteria an<j refreshments
will be served.
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Siamese Twins Born
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Jefferson City, Mo.—Siamese
twins, joined at the waist, were
born here yesterday but died
within an hour, St Mary's Hospital
authorities reported.
Building and Loon
Nj«j Meeting January 26
The Regular Annual meeting
of the Shareholders of the North
Wllkesboro Bonding & Loan Association
will be held 1ft the City
Hall or Town Hall on Monday
night, January 26th, 1948, at
7:00 o'clock, for the purpose of
electing Director® for the ensuing
year and the transacting of
such other business as may come
before the meeting, according to
announcement by J. B. Williams,
secretary and treasurer.
Rev. Watt Cooper
Overseas Relief
Chairman Locally
Appointment of Rer. Watt
Cooper, North Wilkesboro, as
chairmen of the overseas relief
drive in Wilkes eounty was announced
today .by the North Carolina
Council of Churches, which
is sponsoring the statewide, "Hill
a Ship With Friendship" campaign,
January 25-S1.
Rev. Mr. Oooper is one of 10®
county chairmen who will organtee
community co Flections
throughout the state to gather
clothing, bedding, shoes, and
household goods for shipment
through Church World Service,
official Protestant overseas relief
agency.
To 'be packed for shipment, the
materials will go to New Windsor,
Md. where the Church World
Service Center for this area is
located. Oldest and largest of
nine 'CWS Centers scattered
throughout the United States, the
New Windsor Center hag capacity
for processing nearly a million
pounds of relief supplies a
month.
During the year Just ended,
3,712,7.64 pounds of goods were
processed at this Center. Of that
amount, North Carolinians, who
n nmrjjT*
ended, contributed 611,641
pounds. Other donations were
from VHginia, West Virginia, the
District of Columbia, Maryland,
Delaware, and Pennsylvania, as
well as from scattered states outside
the area.
Not content to rest on their
laurels, the people of North Carolina
are now out to bqild world
friendship and save the lives ot
suffering millions by collecting a
whole shipload or relief supplies.
Civic and service organizations
are -united with the churches of I
the state to make the drive a
success. Gifts will be channeled!
through Church World Service,
to the destitute overseas. Distri- ■
"buttons will be on the basis of
need, not according to religious,
racial, or political discrimlna-i
ttons. 1
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Mrs. Ella McDoniels
Is Claimed By Death
Mrs. Ella McDaniels, 63, wife
of Wilson MeDanlels, who resides
in the northern part of Irdtell
county, died early Friday in a
Statesville hospital.
Funeral service was held Saturday,
two p. m., at Taylor
Springs church.
Surviving Mrs. McDoniels are
her husband and the following
soxis and daughters: Mrs. Thelma
Coleman, Mrs. Bffie Roper,
Mrs. Reba Lambert, Mrs. Stella
Jordan, Hazel, Obie, Bristol and
H;ugh McDaniel.
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Peddlers of Progress
Features Teen Agers
The "Peddlers of Progress" radio
program to be given Tuesday
night, eight o'clock, over WILX
and Thursday at 12:80 over
WKBO this week will feature
'teen agers from the Wilkes
Teen Age Center. A, splendid
program is being arranged. The
program is sponsored by ' the
Wilkes Chamber of Commerce.
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HELP MEMORIAL PARK FUND
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in* At Hotel Wilkes
Wilkes Chamber of Commerce
1948 membership campaign will
open at 6:30 this eveplng with a
dinner meeting of the membership
teams at Hotel Wilkes.
W. K. Sturdivant is "commander
in chief" of the membership
forces, which have been divided
In two parts—"army" with
Cecil Adamson as "general" and
"nary" with Jim Carter as "admiral."
Ftor the "army" forces the
"major" is Link Spalohour with
Oliver Absher, Arthur Venable,
Jimmy Anderson and Fred Henderson
as "captains."
On the "nary" side Richard
Johnston is "commamder" with
Panl Osborne, C. J. Swofford,
Prank Crow and Joe Barber as
"lieutenants."
Bach "captain" and "lieutenant"
will hate six workers.
Commander in Chief 8tardivaat
will announce ten prizes at tha
dinner meeting and will distribute
prospect lists and materials
to workers.
Williamson VA
Office Mm Here
The local office of the Veterans
Administration announced
today that an exchange of stations
has <been effected whereby
Robert A. Williamson, Contact
Representative who has been in
charge of the VA office. New
Bern, ftor the past two years will
assume similar duties here and
N. S. Gresbam, present Contact
Representative in North Wilkesance
with plans previously arranged
with the approval of officials
of the Regional Office to
enable each of these Contact
Representatives to, live nearer
their homes, Mr. Williamson being
from Greensboro, N. C. and
Mr. Greaham from Jacksonville,
N. 0.
My. Williamson, the new Contact
Representative at North
Wilkesboro is well qualified to
administer the duties of his office.
He is a veteran of Worid
War II and has had considerable
experience both with the Veterans
Administration and in other
lines of work. Prior to his
entrance in the service, he was
an officla^of the War Manpower
Commission. His services as Contact
Representative during the
two years h? has been in New
Bern, have merited high praise.
In leaving the local VA office
today, Mr. Gresham expressed
appreciation for the many courtesies
shown to him by the local
citizens during his tour ot
duty here. He was assigned to
this office only three months apo
but in this short while, ha baa
come to regard North Wilkesboro
as one of the 'key cities of tha
State.
Romulus P. Carlton
Is Claimed By Death
Romulus P. Carlton, 85, member
of a widely known Wilkes
family, died suddenly Sunday
at the home of a son, Cal Carlton,
at Boomer. Coroner t. M.
Myers said his sudden death
was due to a heart attacc.
Mr. Carlton was a son of the
late Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Carlton
and is aurrired by three boss
and one daughter: Blake Carlton,
Reidsrille; Cal Carlton.
Boomer; Mm. D. W. Templeton,
North WUkerfboro; Bill Carlton,
Lenoir. .
Funeral service will be held
Tuesday, two p. m., at Walnut
Qirore Baptist church at Perec
Knob. Her. John Wells will conduct
the service.
REINS - STIIRBIVANT BURIAL ASS'N.
RATION'S LARGEST; HAS BK FIND
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Reina-Stftrdivant Mutual Burial
Association, with home office
In North Wllkesboro and branches
at Sparta, West Jefferson,
Boone, Newland and Lenoir, ended
tKe year with a net membership
of 74,687, according to the
annual report of W. K. Sturdivant,
secretary-treasurer.
The association, as far aa could
be learned here, Is the largest
■in the nation dealing exclusively
l In 'burial insurance. It was organized
in the latter part of 1933
and hag grown rapidly.
A. A. Sturdivant Is president .
and Johnson Sanders Is rice
president.
The financial report for the
past year published today showed
total death benefits paid during'
the year $3S,150.00.
Total cash assets were listed
at $201,968.97 and the association
has a surplus of $190,- '
262.38, which Is Invested prin!
clpally in government bonds and
building and loan stocks.