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Vol. 42, No. 82 Published Mondays and Thursdays IS rais i building fund for the ion of a modern Y. M . plant. Support it. m 1 ■ : - " ^ North Wilkesboro has a grading radiusF'-fl 50 miles, serving 100,000 people in The Journal-Patriot Has Blazed the Trail of Progress In the "State of Wilkes" For Over 41 Years Northwestern c*»Un*. ■ ' - NORTH WILKESBORO. N. C.. Monday, Feb. 9. 1948 ■I* "HI !■ ■ . Make North Wilkesboro Your ShooDina Center Walue of Dairy Production Aid Crops Increased John W. Goodman Tells Ki wanian, Of Room For Much Improvement Value of agricultural products produced tn Wilkes county more than doubled since 1940- and great progress ha* been made. However there Is room for plen vty e£ improrement, John W. 10 as An an, assistant director of |Md*Exten8ion Service in North ^G^olina, told In an address here Friday noon before the North Wilkesboro Klwanis dab. Mr. Goodman was presented to the clnb by Paul J. Vestal, pro gram chairman for the day. The speaker first paid tribute to the people of the county and. then proceeded to cite some figures. Wilkes* 5airy products increas ed from 9851,000 in 1940 to $2, 415J)00 in 1945. In the same periM field cropg increased from «S64,000 to 11,154,000. The speaker then cited some of the other side of the picture. The state average on value of farm lands is $5S per acre com pared to a $39 average in Wilkes. Fifteen per cent °* rural homes in the state have running -water while the average in Wilkes is only six. But Wilkes lsj exactly on the average for elec i trlcity in rural homes with 37 per ieent. • ' v Wilkes county, Mr. Goodman said, should produce more feed ► and pointed out that in 1945 1, 741,000 bagB of feed were pur chased by Wilkes people. In the matter of erosion pre-, * jeqt&p and control he said we [ ^h*lve a long w»y to gH sfid died figures of the number of acres with one-third to two-thirds inch! erosion. He particularly stressed j > the fact that pastures should be improved -for erosion prevention. Guests Friday were: Troy C. Foster with H. P. Eller; Sig Hol comb, of EOkln, with Joe Bar ber; F/-B. Saunders with Robert S. Glbbs; John E. Justice, OI, ' with John E. Justice, Jr.; John D. Wimberly, o f Kingsport, Tenn., was a visiting Kiwanian. Last Rites Held For Mrs. Allen An impressive funeral service was held Friday afternoon at the First Baptist church in this city for Mrs. Ella Campbell Allen, 65, wife of W. J. Allen, promi nent local business man. . .Mrs. Allen was one of the most; highly estjemed residents of this city. In early life she was an orphan and was adopted into the home of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. It. Combs in North Wilkesboro. 6he received her education at r Barber's school in Wilkesboro. For a number of years Mrs. Allen held the position of assist ant cashier in the Deposit and Sav1ng« Bank In North Wilkes boro. She was a member of the First Baptist church here and was very active in church work until her health failed a few years ago. Al though she had been in declining health for . years, death early Thursday morning was attributed to a heart attack. Surviving are her husband, two sons, James and Frank Allen, three grandchildren and one Bis ter, Mrs. Sallie Journey, of Rock Hill, S. C, Dr. John T. Wayland, pastor, conducted the funeral service, assisted by Rev. J. H. Armbrust, former First Mdthodist pastor and now superintendent of the Statosrllle district of the Meth odist conference. Burial was in Mount Lawn Memorial Park north of this city. Many and beautiful floral tri butes were fitting tokens of re spect from a wide circle of friends. JPaIl bearers were W. J. Bason, ■> jMPpHanser, R. O. Flnley, Rich ard B. Gfbbs, J. R. Hix, W. D. Halfa/re and Vernon Deal. & : ! — n — >vernor Candidate I To Speak On Friday Olla Raj Boyd, a candidate for reraor of North Carolina, will the North Wilkesboro club here Friday noon, IS. ' Leaders of Girl Scouts Will Mo*t % Girl Soout leaders club will meet Tuesday night, 7:30, at Duke Power company office. All leaders are asked to be present, the announcement by Mrs. Ro bert S. Gibbs, director, said. — «» — Mrs. C. H. Cowles Rites On Saturday Wilkeaboro . Civic Leader Died Early Friday; Had Lad Very Active Life Mrs. Louise LunnCowlee, wife of Charted H. Cowles, of Wilkea boro, died at six a. m. Friday at the Wilkes hospital. She had been ill for several days and critically since Thursday, when she entered the hospital. Born in .Winston-Salem, Mrs. Cowles was the daughter of the late L. L. Lunn and Mrs. Lala Haliburton I^unn. She was edu cated at Woman's College in Greensboro and on September 6, 1916, she was iparried to Mr. Cowles, a former member of the house of representatives in con gress and who for decades has been a prominent citizen in Northwestern North Carolina. After coming to Wilkeaboro Mrs. Cowles taught for a num ber of years in Wilkeaboro school, where she was greatly devoted to her work. Numbered among her former pupils are many of northwestern North Car olina's leading citizens. In civic and chnrch activities Mrs. Cowles' splendid accomp lishments were an inspiration to all her associates. She wag presi dent of the Ladies' Auxiliary in Wilkeaboro, and a Dormer preal lent of the Wilkes Valley Guards shapter of United Daughters of the Confederacy, In which she held from time to time practic ally every position of leadership. She was particularly active in rrave decoration work, serving dinners to Confederate veterans, and historical work in schools over a long period of time. In Rendezvous Mountain chap ter of Daughters of American Revolution Mrs. Cowles was very active and during the past year was chapter historian. Her his torical papers on early history of this section have received wide attention. She was also a member of Daughter of Ameri can Colonists. Mrs. Cowles wa9 not only ac tive in work of the Wilkesboro Woman's club, which she had headed as president, 'but during her long civic career had held a number of district and state offi ces in the Woman's Club organ ization. Mrs. Cowles had served as president of the Wilkesboro Woman's Club and served with distinction as Citizenship chair man for the third district of the North Carolina Federation of Woman's Clubs. Mrs. Cowles is survived by her husband, one daughter, Mrs. Car ol Cowles Mott, and one grand son, JoBiah Cowles Mptt, of Wil kesboro, and one brother, Frank Lunn, of Winston-Salem. Funeral service fwas, held Sat urday, two p. m„ at St. Paul's Episcopal church In Wilkesboro with the rector, Rev. B. M. Lack ey, in charge. Burial was in the Episcopal cemetery. Numerous beautiful floral tri butes evidenced esteem and friendship for Mrs. Cowles by many friends, here and elsewhere. Pall bearers were Dudley S. Hill, Paul Osborne, Joe Barber, Robert Morehouse, L. B. Dula, J. B.' McCoy and Hadley Hayes. Among those from a distance attending the funeral were: L. L. Lunn, Dr. and Mrs. J. P. Rous seau, Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Horton, Mrs. Bailey Liipfert, Mrs. Thom as Barber, all of Winston-Salem. Daniel V. Tedder Claimed By Death Funeral service was held Sat urday at Kelns-Stnrdlrant chapel for Daniel Vance Tedder, 87 year-old citizen of the Oakwoods community who died Friday. Rev. Fred Blevina conducted the last -rites and bnrial was In Duncan cemetery on the Brushies. Surviving are threrf children: Mrs. George Ashley and Mrs. Hattle Anderson, of Oakwoods, Jeaaie Tedder, of Statesvllle. H. D. and 4-H Club Schedule For Week Tuesday,, Feb. 10 — Ronda Home Demonstration club, Mrs. T. W. Hanks; 2 o'clock. Traphlll 4-H dab. »:45. Wednesday, Feb. 11—Moun tain View Home Demonstration club, Mrs. Charlie Wood; 2 o' clock. Benham 4-H Club, 9:SO. Thursday, Feb. 12—Ferguson Home Demonstration Club, Fer guson school; 2 o'clock. Friday, Feb. 13—Pores Knob Hqme Demonstration Club, Mrs. Plato Hendren; 2 o'clock. Monday, Feb. 16 — Boomer Home Demonstration Club—Mrs. Charlie German; 2 o'clock. Tuesday, Feb. 17:—Mulberry Home Demonstration Club, 7:20 !■ W». / North Wiikesboro And Wytheville In Baseball Circle Blue Ridge League Now Has Six Teams, May Be Expanded To Eight North Wiikesboro, N. C., and WytheYllle, Va., were admitted Into the Blue Ridge League of professional baseball in a meet ing of league directors held Sun day at Radford, Va. 8. F. Radke, of Roanoke, Va., league president, said that an option is being held for Mayodan, N. C«, and that the league will be expanded to eight teams if another city wants pro ball. The member cities now are Radford, WytheYllle and Galax, Va., Mount Airy, Leakgyllle and ^Wiikesboro, &■ The season will open on May 1 and close on Labor Day, Sep tember 6. Tal J. Pearson, of this city, and Jack Johnson, of Greensboro, are owners of the North Wiikes boro team. Henry (Flash) Lo •man, of Greensboro, has been employed as player manager and he is assembling -talent for the team here. o Funeral Service For Mrs. Brown Held Friday Morning At First Baptist Church In This City; Died 4th Funeral service for Mrs. John A. Brown, 55, was held Friday morning at the First Baptist church in this city with a large congregation attending. Mrs. Brown, the former Miss Gertie Tattle, died Wednesday afternoon in the Wilkes hospital following an illness of several weeks. She was well and favorab ly known throughout this com munity and had many friends in this part of the state. Dr. John T. Wayland, First Baptist pastor, conducted the fu neral service and burial was in Mount Lawn Memorial Park. Floral tributes were many and beautiful. Mrs. Brown's brothers were pall bearers. They were Dewitte, Dew ey, Bill and Robert Tuttle, of Stoneville, Dave Tuttle, of Win ston-Salem, and T. W. Tuttle, of Pine Hall. COUNTY SCHOOLS CLOSED With exception of Mulberry, all schools in Wilkes county were closed today because bad weather last week made county roads im passable for school bus travel. Wednesday wag set ** tenta tive date for re-openlng of schools but snow today may delay opening. Snow began falling here today at noon. North Wilkesbor® and Mulber ry schools are expected to con tinue in operation. : o Like a man's arm, the soil Is built up through proper Use, not abuse or disuse. When land is either abused through bad crop ping systems o<r left to lie idle and erode, It deteriorates rapidly. G. 0. P. Favors Hobert Morton Committeeman —■ Members State Committee and Other Party Leaders Here Endorse Morton Republicans In 'Wilkes, for many decades a G. O. P. strong hold In North Carolina, today en dorsed G. Hobert Horton, Albe marle lawyer and former assist ant U. 8. district attorney, for national committeeman to suc ceed Charles A. Jonas, of Lin colnton, who -has resigned. Mrs. W. B. Somers and Presley E. Brown are the Wllkes mem bers of the state Republican executive committee. Both hare endorsed Morton for committee men, and all party organisation leaders here are also under the Morton banner. Morton, they pointed out, is geographically located near the center of the state, is on6 of the party's most outssanding speak ers and has been one of the par ty's most valiant workers during the lean year8 when the opposi tion has been in power. Leaders here predicted today that Morton would hare wide spread support by the time of the state Republican convention, when the national committeeman will be named. o Adamson Speaks At Lions Meeting Held Mere Friday company,.delivered' an interesting' address Friday evening before the North Wllkesbpro Uons Club. "Hobbles* was the topic used by the speaker, who was present ed by Dr. J. S. Deans. Mr. Adam son defined hobbles as an adven ture In living, pointing out that people need something to retire to as well as something to retire on. He spoke of many interesting hobbies, some of which are in expensive. He urged that hobbies be formed and followed in youth in preparation for retirement age. •ax me ciose 01 bis address some very interesting color pho tographs which had been taken by himself, Shoun Kerbaugh and Dr. Deans were projected on a screen. The photos were of varied subjects in many parts of the country and proved to be highly interesting. Dr. Deans made a report for the Committee for the Blind, of which he was chairman, and ' members agreed to furnish need 1 ed articles of clothing for four needy cases among blind in Wilkes county.^ W. D. Jester brought to the at tention of the club the need of a fund for hospital treatment of Linney Hamby, Jr., age 17, who became an invalid following an auto accident in May last year. Pitiful conditions in the home were described and Mr. JeBter said that the Wllkesboro Baptist church, The First Baptist here, the Red Gross and the Kiwanls club are contributing to a fund for hospital treatment for the in valid youth. President W. C. Marlow read to the club a letter of appreci ation from J. R. EJdelin, princi pal of Lincoln Heights school, for the library lights installed in that school by the club. Library lighting in Wllkesboro, North Wllkesboro and Lincoln Heights has now been installed tW the club and other schoolB %11 be reached in this project soon. Miss Nellie Gabriel was pre sented to the club and she ex plained that the Junior Woman's club is sponsoring Wilson Hum ber and his orchestra at the Lib erty Theatre on February 16, and that tickets are now on sale. I. H. McNeill, Jr., who was president- of the club at the time he was called into service in the army prior to hostilities in World War II, was welcomed back into the club. He recently returned from Italy. C. L. Owen was received into the club and was presented by J. H. Whicker, Jr. Forrest Tugman was a guest of Dorman iPayne and Charles Sink was a guest of C. C. Paw, Jr., at Friday's meeting. [support the y. m c. a. Marriage License Daring the past week marriage license were issued toy Troy C. Poster, Wilkes Register o f Deeds, to the following: Stacy Clyde Bggers, Jr., Boone, and Elizabeth Nash Bingham, Sher wood; Fred Allen Inscore and Jean Brewer, both of North Wllkesboro; Claude Dancy, North Wilkesboro route one, and Win nie Sue Tatee, Wllkesboro route one; Clint Rhoades, North Wil kesboro, and Reba Hlnchar, Hays; Ford Mastln, Roaring Riv er, and Cora Billings, North Wil kesboro ; James G. Haynes, Hays, and Irene Blackburn, North Wil kesboro; William Elizabeth Hodge, Mountain Park, and Mary Ella Benge, Dobson; Ralph Smithey, Moravian Pails, and Sylvia Pletcher, Porfs Knob. Wilkes Chamber Croup Chairmen Announced Here President R. M. Brame, Jr., Announces Committee Chairmen for Year Robert M. Brame, Jr., newly elected president of the Wilkes Chamber of Commerce, today an nounced appointment of commit tee chairmen for the year. The chairmen were appointed by President Brame, with the as sistance of Vice President Joe Barber an^ Past President J- B Williams. The board of directors approved the appointments. The chairmen are as follows: W. K. Sturdlvant, agriculture. E. F. Gardner, aviation; Joe Mo Coy, civic activities; Glenn An drews, community recreation: Arthar Venable, education; John E. Justice, Jr., flood control; P. W. Eshelman, governmental af fairs; A. A. Cashion, housing; J. B. Williams, Industrial; D. V. Deal, membership; Dr. Gilbert R. Combs, meetings, visitors and ■HlKS,' Ml1!1 fSMB; jfiubfcafdrpgb* lie health'; Wafeion1 Brame, roads; Cecil F. Adamson, safety and fire prevention; Richard E. Glbbs, solicitation and review;, W. G. Gabriel, trade promotion. The four new committees add ed to the standing organization this year were membership, roads, solicitation and review, and meetings and tourists. List of full committee appoint ments will be published soon, Tom S. Jenrette, secretary-man ager, said ^oday. - '> — Valentine Dance For Gym Benefit Wilt Be Held Saturday Night In Wilkesboro's New Gymnasium A Valentine dance for benefit of the Wilkesboro gymnasium fund an<l sponsored by Wilkes boro Woman's Club will be held Saturday night Wilkesboro's new gymnasium. - Heating facilities in the gym nasium will be completed in timer for the dance and all arrange ments will be completed for com fort convenience of the large crowd expected. The Appalachian College or chestra will furnish music for the dance. High school students and mem bers of the Woman's Club are now selling tickets for the dance and all proceeds will go into the gymnasium fund, which now needs a substantial amount' to pay -current bills on gymnasium construction. —i— o 1—;— Wm, Hardin Spicer _ Funeral On Sunday Last rites were held Sunday at. Round Hill church for Wil liam Hardin Spicer, age 90, who died Thursday. Rev. L. B. Sparks was in charge of the service. Surviving are the following sons and daughters: Carl Spicer, Erwin Spicer, Cambridge City, Md.; Mrs. Virginia Absher, North Wilkesboro; Mrs. Minda Absher, Winston-Salem; Mrs. Izora Rig ney, Mammoth, W. Va. _ O ; , Howard Chas. Stone Funeral On Tuesday Last rites will .'be held Tues day, two p. m., at ROck Creek church for Howard Charles Stone, 35, resident of that community who died Saturday. Rev. Jimmie Bryant will conduct the service. Mr. Stone •' iB survived by hie father, James Stone, one broth' er, Truman Stone, and one sis ter, Velma Stone, all of Roaring River. —_ World Day of Prayer On Friday, Feb. 13th An observance of 'World Day of Prayer will be held at the North Wilkeaboro First Baptist church Friday, February 18, be ginning at three o'clock in the afternoon. Sponsoring the (pro gram are the churches of Wil kesborq and NoVth Wilkesboro. 'Uf Christian women of many denominations the world around did not gather on the first 'Fri day of Lent to pray, and if by their prayers of praise and thanksgiving and intercession they were not moved to give,' then the cause of Christian lead ership the world over would suf fer the consequences. "World Day of Prayer offer ings make a difference to Chris tian college students in India and China and Japan; to foreign students in the United States, who must be guided to seek out the best in American culture and American Christian family life in order to serve in their own oountrles; to masses of people in the Orient, in Africa, in the Near Blast who hunger to read of Christ and his message in words they can understand. "World Day of Prayer offer ings make a difference to the American Indian in government school or hospital; to negro shaTecropperB of the South; to migrant families following crops around the calendar and around the country. All of these six pro jects derive a substantial share of their support from annual World Day of Prayer offerings." —The Methodist Woman. U g m M— 1* ■ ■ IwiTwTlwww^ Open House On Tuesday Nig hi Ralph Williams Will Pre sent Post With Deed To [ Clubhouse Site Blue Ridge Mountain Post of Veterans of Foreign War8 will observe "open house" at their regular meeting Tuesday night, 7:30, in the V. F. W. hall over Frank Crow's wholesale store on C street opposite the North Wil kesboro postofflce. . Ralph Williams, member of the post, will present deed to the site for the clubhouse to be erected by the post. Mr. Wil liams and family have donated to the post a valuable plot of land on highway 421 just west of this city to be used as a clubhouse site. " Construction plans are well under way and it is expected that actual construction will begin at an early date. One feature of the meeting Tuesday night will be an interesting round table dis cussion of clubhouse plans. The Tuesday night meeting will be jointly with the V. F. W. Auxiliary and the public, as well, as post and Auxiliary members, is invited to attend. Refresh ments will be served. ^ o Rites On Saturday For Mrs. Lillie Gray Funeral service for Mrs. Lillie Armstrong Gray, 7.3, widely known resident of the Ronda route 2 community who died Thursday in the hospital in Bl kin, was held Saturday, 11 a m., at Pleasant Grove Baptist chnrch near Cllngman. Rev. R. R. Crater conducted the service. Mrs. Gray was the wife of the late Thomas 6. Gray and is sur vived by five sons: Thomas Gray, Ronda; Francis Gray, Winstpn Salem; Burris Gray, Jonesvill?; Armstrong Gray, Ronda; Paul Gray, Wilkes bo ro. Also surviv ing are 12 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. UST OF FUNK HE OF COURT HA In this newspaper today is the annual report of £}. C. Hayes, •clerk-of Wilkes fnpetior court, listing all funds being- held ,in the clerk's office for various par ties. • Those who have reason to be lieve that funds may be held by the court for them are asked to Over 3,000 Peomls Clothes, Materials Collected Sunday Jaycees And Boy Scoots Reach Homes In Wilkes, boros With Tracks According to Jerry M. Dsrr, president of the Wilkes Junior Chamber of Commerce, the cloth ing drive for overseas relief which was conducted Sunday aft ernoon, under sponsorship of the North Carolina council of church es, was rrey successful. A total of 375 bundles were collected and delivered to the C. & ®. Motor Freight terminal by the Boy Scoutg and. Jaycees, who worked together quickly and ef flcently as a team. Trucks were furnished by Mo del Chair Co., Eller Brothers, Worth Tomlinson, Rhodes-Day Furniture Co., Gray Brothers, Barber-Somers Motor Company, G. R. Andrews and Charles Sink. In spite of the bad road con ditions in some parts^of the two stowns a gallant effort was mads by the crews on each truck to reach each home and ferret out bundles from porcheB that were Inaccessible to truck travel. Ed Caudill, of the C. & S. Mo tor Express company, this city, 'estimated conservatively that ths bundles would aggregate 3,000 pounds. Mr. Caudill also stated that bundles were still coming in this morning. Men of the First Baptist church of North Wllkesboro will msst tonight at the C. & S. Moor Ex to forwarding them to their final destination. Gynnasivm Fund Is Now $2,494.55 Good Progress Being Made Toward Raising $3,000 For Improvement The North Wllkesboro school gymnasium Improvement fund to day had reached $2,494.55, J. Floyd Woodward, school super intendent, reported this morning. This amount leaves slightly more than |500 to be raised to reach the $3,000 goal for con struction of dressing rooms and installation of heating facilities, which have already been com pleted. Donations were received from the following since the last pub lished report: Wilford Church. Dr. Wmv L. Bundy, Mrs. Nora Hutchison, W. J. Bowles, W. C. Grier, Sam Ogilvie, Midway Pon tiac company, Yadkin Valley Mo tor company, H. D. Ball, Elisa beth Finley, W. C. Hauss, Roy Reins, Mabel Hendren, Jay Hart ley, Etta Turner, Julius Brock, M. A. Vickeiy, M. E. Walsh, Sen tinel Insurance Agency, Paftl Williams, Archie J. ' McNeill, James C. Reavls, Tam Hutchin son, F. P. Blair, senior class. ——: : ' Mary Adams Dies Last rites were held today at Covenant church for Mrs. Mary Adams, resident of the Hays com munity who died Saturday. Rer. D. M. Dillard and Rer. Jimmie ' Bryant were In charge of the serrice. Mrs. Adams 1 ear eg two sons 'and one daughter, Shober, Wheeler and Ila Adams, all ' of nay«- . • ▼—i Mrs, Carlton Dies Fanearal serrioe" was' held to day at Stony-Fork church for Mra. Temple Carlton, 61, wife of I. M. Carlton, of the Stony J\>rk community. Mre. Carlton died Saturday. LD BY CLERK [ESK PUBLISHED read the report carefully. Those who call tor 'their fnndp • aire requeued to 4bte the Judg ment number and riodket humbrfr aa shown on (he" report, Thfe *fU make It possible for the clerk to find the recoWin- question with out delay.
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