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Y. M. C. A. is rate building fund for the of a modern Y. M C. A. plant. Support it. mm . NAL-P The Journal-Patriot Has Blazed the Trail of Progress In the "State of Wilkes" For Over 41 Years :> 2* ■ ::1 ' • '': T? ■ * i man _ ■■■ ' i i " ———————— Published Mondays and Thursdays NORTH VWMMSStWM, N. k, Thursday, Fgb. 12,194ft Make North Wilkeahwa Y«ur North Wilkesboro has a trading radius of 59 miles, serving 100,909 people to Northwestern Carolina. |p| ■■■■I !■ - Local Girls Baptist Student Union Officers at Brevard College X>": ''': m it m ». ,*>-■. »n« oapoit student Union, a South wide organization which works in coope ration with Baptist churches in college communities, is active now at Brevard Col lage. The officers of the organization are shown above, front row, left to right: Inez Elledge, of North Wilkesboro, treasurer; Glenna Higgins, of North Wilkes horo, publicity director; Ramosaa Bagwell, Asheville, social vice-president; hack few, left to right: Gene Naylor of Dunn, president; Lyle McConnell of Hayes vOle, devotional vice-president; Everett Carr of Dunn, membership vice-president; and Harold Spurrier of Gastonia, music director. Carolyn Hawkms, of Brevard, recording secretary, was absent when the above picture was taken. Remodeling^ Work Stafford Building Here Is Under Way Tale's Department store, own ed and operated for Beveral years In the Stafford building on Main street by R. M. Yale, has closed ont and the building will be oc cupied by Frank Stafford's ra dio and record shop. Mr. Tale has returned to his home in the Traphill community, where he olans to enter the murnanHln which Is now located on the top floor. Private record booths will be installed, windows will be re modeled and the entire interior will be repainted. The record shop will occupy the front and the radio shop will be In the rear on the street floor. Office Is planned for the top floor whAre the record shop is bow lo "The King Of Kings" Movie Sunday 6:30 First Baptist Church "The King of Kings," movie based on the life of Christ, will be shown Sunday evening, "begin ning at 6:30, at the First Bap tist church in North Wllkesboro. (There will be intermission at 7:10. The pubUc is cordially in vited. o Season Pass For | Best Nickname Forj local Baseball 9 A season paae to all hone games for the season will be giv en the person who submits the name best softed for the North WJlkeeboro baseball club, Larry S. Moore, business, manager and secretary - treasurer, ^announced today. Professional baseball clnbs in variably hare a nickname in ad dition to the name of the town in which they are located. Base ball fans are familiar with the type of names used. The so—on pass to be given will admit the holder to all regul arly -scheduled home game* at North Wilkesboro. In the event ♦i«»t moire than one person sub mits the name selected by the club owners, player manager and business manager, each person submitting the winning name will be given a proportionate number of single game passes, with the to equal the number of ijpto games' o» the schedule. Those who wish to submit • name are asked to write the sug gested name, along with their name and address, on a postcard 1 or letter and mail, to Dwight • Nichols, Sports Fditor of The F Journal-Patriot. North Wllkes ' boro. All entries must be in The Journal-Patriot office not later March 1 and the winning name will be announced In a few after the closing date. TOTAL ABSTAINE JAIL ON CHARI Fred Shoemaker, Wilkesboro ci tizen and one of a delect few who can say they have never had a drink of liquor, was arrested by four officers Saturday night and hauled to the Wilkes jail on charge of drunkenness. Mr. Shoemaker had completed his work at Smithey's grocery store, where he Is manager and has been employed for over fif away when he was gathered In custody by two highway patrol men and two deputies sheriff and taken to jail. He said that the car drove up beside him and stop ped, and Patrolman Clyde Shook and R. D. Pennell and Deputies Jack Bennett and Early Lowe got out of the car and asked him what he had been drinking. He replied that he had not been drinking and he was searched by one of the four officers, who told him they would take him where he could rest, and without furth R HAULED TO SES BEING DRUNK | er words or questioning placed him in the car and drove the one block distance to jail. At the jail, Mrs. A. H. Hol brook, wife of the jailor, . was able to convince the officers that they had arrested a man 'who. was not drank and had never been drank, as far as she knew. After consultation among them they carried ~ - officers at that time explanation other than to ask him if he "always walked that way." Mr. Shoemaker for years has been active In the Wllkesboro Baptist church, where he is as sistant superintendent of the Sunday school, director of the Training Union, and treasurer of the Young Men's class, of which Judge Johnson J. Hayes is teach er. For three years he was a member of the board of deacons in the church. I DEVELOPMENTS IN POLITICS Tins being election year, poli ticians have started early to cre ate news of interest to members of both major parties in North Carolina. Kerr Scott, farmer and com missioner of agriculture for sev eral years, this week threw his hat into the gubanatorial ring for Democratic nomination for governor and further muddied the waters in a wide open race. Those who had already announced in cluded State Treasurer Charles M. Johnson, Oscar Barker, of Durham, R. Mayne Allbright, and Olla Ray Boyd, 'Vho, incidentally, will address the North Wilkes boro Kiwanis Club Friday noon. C. B. Deane, of Rockingham, has filed for another term as representative in congress for this district and it was learned he?* this week that Bill Horner, Sanford publisher who ran two years ago, has been considering another try. Over in the Fifth district John Polger doesn't choose to ran. a gain for representative and Thur mond Chatham, of Winaton-Se lem and Elkin, will try tor the nomination which he lost to Fol ger two years ago. And in the Ninth district there has been no word from Representative R. L. Donghton that he plans to retlrq. Dan Moore, of Sylva, has been appointed superior court judge to succeed Jndge Felix E. Alley, who has resigned. Jndge Moore may preside over Wilkes March term of court. G. O. P. Awakening Republicans in the state, With an eye on a probable national victory, are showing more than usual interest and a contest has developed over appointment of a national committeeman to suc ceed Charles A. Jonas, of Liar colnton, who resigned. Wilkes Republicans have endorsed Ro bert Morton, of Albemarle, a former assistant district attorney. The post will be filled at the state convention. It has also been talked her than Mr. Jonas' son may carry the G. O. P. banner as candidate for governor. Rob ert H. McNeill, a Wilkes native, is one among several who want to be national committeeman. Republican leaders here look (with favor on his candidacy but want to promote Morton to a position of greater responsibility because of his energetic and un tiring work in the state G. O. P. Republicans are also showing interest in plans for the Lincoln Day dinner in Winston-Salem February 21, an event they al ways attend in considerable force. Tickets are being ordered from State Chairman Sim De Lapp, of Lexington, at ten dol lars each, but those who don't care so much about £he dinner are expected to go down and hear the speeches by' public address system in the Forsyth court house. Sails 6 On Staff Scout Commissioner For Wilkes District • * • Gordon Finley, Boy Scout com missioner for the Wilkes district, has appointed the following on the commissioner's staff for the •year: Carl E. VanDeman, Shoun Kerbaugh, Sam Vlckery, John T. Cashktn, Harvel Howell and Forrest Jones. The wrong list of names for commissioner staff was reported to this newspaper fol lowing the meeting when the dis trict organisation was completed. N. Wilkesboro Optimist Glib Being Organized Organizer Finds Response Favorable Among Peo ple Of Community An optimtst Club 1b being or ganized In North Wilkesboro. Two preliminary meetings have been beld here, at which times Benton Ridett, of the Charlotte Optimist Club, outlined princi ples of the .organisation, which he said is now the fourth largest International civic dab. Today Mr. Rlddett stated he had found much interest and that there would be no difficulty in securing the necessary 25 mem bers for a charter and organiza tion. In the organization period Maurice Walsh, North Wilkes boro acting postmaster, was named chairman, and Forrest B. Tugman, of Skyland Textile Co., secretary-treasurer. Mr. Riddett pointed out that "Friend Of The Boy" Is the mot to of the Optimist clubs and that civic work of the organization centers around the motto of pro viding better conditions for boys. -— o 1—— Two Injared li Auto Accident On Highway 16 Mrs. Hoy Marsh and Jim i Woodle, both of near Glendale' Springs, were injured late Mon-i day In a freak accident on Hlgh-i way 16 in the Bine Ridge moun-| tains near the "Wilkes-Ashe coun ty line. The car, driven by Mrs. Marsh's husband, became stalled in the snow. Mrs. Marsh And Woodle were trying to help push the car out after it had become stuck toward North WilkesVwo was unable to stop in time and crashed into the car, knocking It over on Mrs. Marsh and Woddie. It first appeared that Woodle had been killed outright, an^ he was placed on a truck to be tak en to West Jefferson, but he re vived on the way. Woodle was found to be suffer ing from concussion and multi ple bruises. Mrs. Marsh had a broken arm and other injuries. Both were treated at the West Jefferson Hospital. This accident, reported by State Highway Patrolman Sidney Carter, was the only mishap list ed so far in the current wave of snow and sleet. Patrons Of Cricket School Will Meet On Tuesday Night Patrons of the Cricket school, which was closed for two weeks recently after the building was condemned by a Wilkes grand jury, will meet at the school on Tuesday night, February 17, at 7:30 p. m., In the Interest of ef forts to obtain a new school building Announcement of the meeting stated that a Parent-Teacher As sociation will be organised and all patrons of the school are in vited and urged to attend. Gymnasium Fund Todaytf,564.55 Several donations were report ed since Monday In the campaign to raise $3,000 for improvement of the North Wllkesboro gymnas ium but the total given to date is $435.45 short of the goal. Donations this week raised the total to $2,584.55. Efforts are being made to reach those who have not gtren with an appeal to have a part in the gymnasium improvement work. There has been no solicitation and all the funds have been given voluntar ily by patrons and friends of the school who are Interested in school progress and the welfare of the children of the commun ity. Donations since the report Pub lished Monday were received from MrsrF. C. Forester, W. A. Rousseau, H. L. Elledge, Dwight Nichols, Robert S. Gibbs, B. J. Caudlll, T. K. Hayes, B. I. El ledge, Larry Wiles, Mrs. C. P. McNeill. V. F. W. 8IVEN CLOBHOISE SITE; BUILDING PUDS ME DISCUSSED ,Blue Ridge Mountain Poet of Veterans of Foreign Warg in meeting, here Tuesday night re-! ceived a deed to property giv-1 en as the alte for a clubhouse j for the post and discussed plans for the spacibue building which will be erected soon. Ralph Williams, a member of the post, presented the deed to the post for 2 and 1-2 acres of land located one mile west of this city on highway 421. The property was given by him and his mother, Mrs. J. F. Williams, to the post. Preliminary plans for the building were discussed. S. L. Whltaker, post commander, said that the building will have a Hospital Births The following births were re ported at the Wilkes hospital during the past week: daughter, Brenda Jane, February 5 to Mr. and Mrs. Larry T. Shumate, of Hays; son, Earl Eugene, to Mr. and Mrs. Warner Harding Ben ton, of North Wilkesboro route two, February 7; son, Larry Michael, to Mr. and Mrs. Rex M. Hamby, of North Wilkesboro, February 8; daughter, Shela Sue, to Mp. and Mrs. William McKin ley Hollar, of North Wilkesboro route one, February 9; daughter, Barbara Elizabeth, to Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Claude Laws, of Moravian Falls, February 10; daughter, Linda Mae, to Mr. and Mrs. Cameron Harrison Hayes, of North Wilkesboro route three, February 10. " A ■ Big Square Dance Saturday Night Knights of Pythiag lodge and the Dokies clulb are sponsoring the big square dance to be held 8:80, ia the This dance will he held to raise funds for the Wilkes Teen Age Center and all who attend are assured of a most enjoyable occasion. A popular string band will play and in addition to danc ing there will be attendance priz es for the ladies and other en tertainment features. The dance promises to be one of the outstanding events of the winter season. Mrs. Ferguson WiH Speak Here Prominent . Lady Will Ad dress Parent-Teacher As sociation Thursday Mrs. R. S. Ferguson, of Idle down, Alexander county, one of the state's outstanding women, will address the North Wilkes horo Parent-Teacher association in meeting Thursday night, Feb ruary 19. . Mrs. Ferguson was state sen ator from the 28 th district in the 1947 legislature and has long been active in public life. She graduated from Woman's College in Greensboro ~ and was the first graduate of the home economics department of the in stitution. In 1927 she received her M. S. degree from Columbia university. Mrs. Ferguson's experience in cludes work as a hospital die titian, home economics teacher, lunchroom manager, home ser vice director for a utilities com pany, and teacher of food and nutrition tor the state Depart ment of Public Instruction. More recenly Mrs. Ferguson has served as Red Cross chair man of nutrition, chairman of community and war information service during the war, chairman of the nutrition division of the War Service committee for the North Carolina Federation of Woman's Clubs, member of the Taylorsvllle Woman's Club, Readers Club, Study Club, East ern Star, Presbyterian church, Brushy Mountain Fruit Growers, Tamworth Breeders and Farm Bureau organizations. In 1936 she organised the Alexander county library and served con tinuously as president. She was State chairman of the Home De partment for the Federation of Woman's Clubs and organiser of the Taylorsville Junior Woman's Club. She has also been actfve m Girl Scout work. ^ N o Support the Y. M. C. A hall which will seat 1,000 peo ple, a stage and complete club facilities. It will be abatable, he said, tor community gatherings and other activities when not'In use by the post Attractive lawn and parking area will also be provided, he sild. Plans were also discussed on wayB and means of raising a building fund of about $25,000. The poet now has a fund of about $3,000 as a starter. The Tuesday night gathering was open house and many visi tors were present. Among those who spoke briefly was Robert M. Brame, Jr., president of the Wil kes Chamber of Commerce. Attack Is Fatal To Sherman Laws Age 62 Sherman Laws, 62*, citizen of the Wllkesboro route one com munity near Buck, died of a heart attack Wednesday while on his way to the Wilkes hospital. Funeral service was held to day, two p. m., at Congo Holiness church with Rev. Lee Mlnton conducting the service. Mr Laws is survived by his wife, Mrs. Rosa Holder Laws, one son and two daughters, Cranle and Vera Laws, Wllkesboro route one; Mrs. Minnie Walsh, Fergu son. ' e.— Tax Men To Assist Income Tax Foyers Deputy collectors of Internal revenue hare arranged a sche dule for assisting tax payers in making out their income tax re turns for the past year. James R. Kenerly and Paul G. Knight will be at the following places on the dates' prescribed: February 16 through February 20 at Boone postoffice; February 24 thtough February 27 at town hall in West Jefferson; March 1 boro building, * Tox Listing Time * Will End Morch 1 J. C. Grayson, accountant and tax supervisor for Wilkes coun ty, has announced that the time for listing for 1948 county taxes has been extended to Monday, March 1, and all who have not listed may list at the office of Mr. Grayson in the courthouse. All taxes not listed by March 1 will be liable to penalty pre scribed by law. r — B4th Anniversary K. of P. Monday; ? Guire Jill Speak Knights of Pythias lodge here will hare a special program on Monday night, 7:30, la obser vance of the 84 th anniversary of the fraternity. V. D. Guire, of Lenoir, a form er member of the State High way Commission and who had an enviable reputation as a speaker, will address the meeting. A dele gation of members of the lodge from Lenoir will also be present aid It is expected that there will be a large attendance of local members. , Dokies To Meet Friday Eveniig North Wllkesboro Dokies Club will meet Friday evening, seven o'clock, at the Woman's Clnb honse In Wllkesboro. Lawrence Miller and Walter Day have arranged an Interest ing program for the meeting. It ill be the first meeting since Dr. A. C. Chamberlain, of this city was elected Royal Vlsler of Blrjand Temple, which Is com posed of North Wllkesboro, Win-, ston-Salem, Greensboro, Sanford, and Monnt Airy clubs. Several visiting dlgnatarles of the Tem ple will be Dr.- Chamberlain'* guest at the meeting Friday ev ening. — n J. G. league, 77, Dies At Daughter's Home J, Grant Teague, 77, died at the home of a daughter, Mrs. R'. W. Holder, of 165 Lockland Ave nue, Winston-Salem, at 10:25 a. m. yesterday. Mr. Teague had made his home with his daughter for a number of years. The body wag brought to Reins 2:80 at Mt. &on ^ Survivors inelude two sons, M. I. Teague of Winston-Salem and R. B. Teague of Roanoke, Va.; six daughters, Mrs. P. M. Gen try of Richmond, Va., Mrs. M. !•. Smith and1 Mrs. J. B. Miller of Greensboro, Mrs. Robert Lee of Roanoke, Va., Mrs. Sam Lorette of North Wilkesboro, and Mr*. Holder. 4$ Beacon Mountain on the Co lumbia River Gorge in Washing ton State is 100 feet high and covers seventeen acres. Humber's Orchestra Coming Monday Wilson Hlimber, six-star band leader and one of America's finest pianists, with bis orchestra will fea ture the show sponsored by the Junior Woman's Club Monday, February 16, at the Liberty Theatre. The or chestra shows will begin at 1:45, 4:45 und 8:00 p. m. Carnegie Hall, die musical feature on the screen, will be shown at 11:30, 2:30, 5:30 and 9:00 p. m. Tickets are being sold by Junior Woman's club nwenbers and at the theatre box office. Harry James, rightly called the1 greateet concent ever filmed." •"Werld'B No. 1 Trumpeter," James shares stellar honors la playB his own glamorous real life this Boris Morros, William Le role in the unusual film, "Car- Baron production with such to# negia Hall," which has already musical names as Leopold Sto been hailed by critics as 'the Bee — HDMBER — Pape Foar