NORTH WLKESBORQ. N. CM Monday, Feb. 16, 1948
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The Journal-Patriot Has Blazed the Trail of Progress In the "State of Wilkes" For Over 41 Years
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MEETS OLD COMRADES' HERE
MlWIHIHMMIHM
"SMILEY" BURMCrrK
ABOHBB HBGfi
Paul H. Shoal, Director of Pub
lic Relations, and Archie Hege,
Sales Manager of the Wllkesboro
Division, both of Coble Dairy
Products, Inc., met '^Smiley" and
Mrs. Burnette on tbelr recent
"Halt to this city. They were en
ertalned at Hotel Wilkes by
^Smiley" and Mrs. Burnette for
luncheon, discussing many things
of the past. Smiley, was here
Monday for § personal appear
ance show at the Liberty theatre.
lore for children is an obsession
and although they hare no «hil
dren of their own, "Smiley" and
Mrs. Burnett© have three adopt
ed children. NThey keep In touch
with their ohfldren by telephone
while traveling.
"Smiley'' has worn the same
hat for the past twenty years—
not superstitious, but feels bet
ter when he is wearing it. iHe
has many hobbles besides eating
and photography!
' "Smiley" and Mrs. Burnet to
greatly enjoyed their visit to the
visit sometime tn the fu-|
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SOIL CONSERVATION SPEAKING !
CONTEST FOR COUNTY MARCH12
The Wllkee Chamber of Com
merce will again sponsor the 4-H
Club Soil Conservation Speaking
jpontest In Wllkee County, ac
cording to an announcement by
Robert M. Brame, Jr., president,
and W. K. Sturdlvant, chairman
of the Agricultural committee.
The Chamber of Commerce Is of
fering 126.00 for first prise;
$15.00 for seeond prize; and1
$10.00 for third prise.
C. B. Eller, county superinten
dent of schools, announced that
the school contests will be held
March 6 and the county contest
fen be held at the North Wilkes
boro Town Hall, Friday, March
IS, at 7: SO p. m. The public is
invited. \ . ,
The winners for Wllkee county
win attend the group contest and
the winner in the group contest
will go to Raleigh for the final
contest March 20- The state con
test is sponsored by the N. C.
Bankers Associalon with first
prize being $400.00 in U. >8.
#bonds; A»cond prize $100.00 in
U. S. lends: and third prise
$60.00 in U. S. bonds.
Last year the contest was open
to white high school students in
46 counties. About 2500 students
participated. This year every
county in the state will be eligi
ble, and sponsors are expecting
more than 5000 contestants.
AH high school sndefits, grades
$-12 (boys and girls, rural and
vidian) are eligible to enter the
contest. Each contestant must
write his or her speech, but may
receive help from anyone or any
source. The subject win be, "SoU
Conservation and Its Relation to
the Economy to North Carolina."
The maximum length of the
ipoofTi is IS minutes.
The judges will be three --in
number. Contestants will be Judg
ed on the following points.
I. General organisation and
content of the speech, 50.
n. Elements of delivery:
|. jHeceral organization and
content of the speech — 50
n. Elements of delivery:
1. Correct English 15
S. Base and poise before
aadience — 15
S. Frequent, varied, mean
ingful body motion 10
4. Varied and expressive
10
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Don Melville Buys
Holcomb Interests <
Don Melville has purchased the
J. D. Holcomb Interest In Wilkes
Plumbing company in North Wll- •
kesboro. Previously the firm had
been owned by Mr. % Holcomb,
whose home is in EXkin, and Mrs. -
D. S. Melville. Mrs. Melville and
son, Don, are now owners of the •
company, wlilch operates from a
building at the intersection of
highways 288 and UK on Kastj
Main street. j
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Investigate Sale
Apples to OSDA
Government Now In Market
For Apples For School
Lunches in Nation
For the* benefit of apple grow- j
ears In this • area, the Wilkes
Chamber of Commerce will In
vestigate the possibility of sale
of apples to the IT. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture for nse In
school lunches.
The government has entered
the apple market for apples for
lunches, It was learned here
through the Apple Institute.
The Chamber of Commerce
Agricultural committee will meet
Tuesday, four p. m., at the
Chamber of„ Commerce office to
Investigate the government's
buying plan, or the setting up of
a central point for sale of apples
to government and other buyers.
Bob Lows' Body Is
Returned To U. S.,
Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Lam, of
Brentwood, Md., have received
notification that the body of
their son, 6. R. Jr., (Bob), -who
lost his life on Tulagi; on Doe.
9, 1942, arrived in San Francisco
Tuesday, Feb. 10th. The body
will be brought to Moravian
Falls, where funeral services vrlll
he held In the Moravian Falls
Methodist church, and burial In
the family plot in the Moravian
Falls cemetery. Date and. final
arrangements for the services
will be announced later.
Allen Is Speaker
Jayeees; Projects
Here Broight Up
Plan To Paint Name Of
Town* On Top Of Large
Buildings
The Wilkes Junior Chamber
jf Commerce met In regular ses
sion at 8:45 p. m. on February
12 in the ballroom of Hotel
Wilkes with President Jerry
Derr presiding. After the dinner,
John T. Cashion, Projects Com
mittee Chairman, mentioned two
projects for discussion by the
slab. It was decided that in the
rery near future, the club hare
representatives call on the own
ers or tenants of several of the
large buildings in the two towns
and get permission to paint the
name of the town in large let
ters on the roofs of these build
ings, so that the towns may be
easily recognised from the air.
it was also decided to have to
have an Easter dance on Satur
day evening, March *27, with an
orchestra
A n old - fashioned "Barber
Shop Quartet," composed of
Richard Johnston, Bob Motrrow,
lay Anderson and Dewey Mlnton,
rendered several songs which
were enjoyed by the members
present.
'William G. Mitchell Introduced
:he speaker for the evening, At
:orney Marion Allen, of Blkin,
who spoke very Interestingly to
:he assembly.
Guests for the evening were as
'ollows: James K. Ford with Sam
Pickery; Forrest Tugman and
Gtlenn Winters with Jimmie Al
len; Jay Anderson with Forrest
Tones; Cecil Hauss with Richard
Tohnston; Luther Saylors and
Dewey Mlnton with Robert Mor
•ow. .
Edward P. Bell, of the home,
jffice of The Northwestern
Sank, was welcomed into the
nembership of the club.
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Mrs, Nellie Benbow Preyette,
nember of one of northwest
•forth Carolina's best known fam
lles, died early Friday at her
tome In Wilkesboro.
Mrs. Prerette wa8 the wife of
;he late J. T. Prerette, who for
leveral decades was one of this
;lty"s most prominent business
eaders. She was born October
S3, 1886, a daughter of the late
Li. S. and Lula Henderson Ben
jow, of Wilkesboro.
Surrlrlag Mrs. Prerette are
three sons and t^o daughters:
rohn R'., Henry Slater and Wil
liam C. Prerette, and Mrs. Bob
Huffman, of Wilkesboro, and
Mrs. C. B. Hewitt, of Miami,
Florida.
In addition to sons &nd daugh
ters Mrs. Prerette is surrired by
two sisters and two brothers:
Miss Clara Benbow, New York
City; John Benbow, Bast Bend;
Mrs. Herman Carlness, Dallas,
Texas; Frank Benbow, Newland.
Funeral serrlce was held Sun
lay, two p. m., at the residence
In Wilkesboro, and burial was in
Mountain Park cemetery. Rer.
W N. Brookshire, pastor of the
Wilkesboro Baptist church, and
Dr. Gilbert R. Combs, First Meth
odist pastor here, conducted the
jerrlce.
Pall bearers were N. O. Smoak,
Walter Irwin, Frank Tomlinson,
Judge Johnson J. Hayes, N. B.
Smlthey, Dr. M. G. Edwards,
Paul J. Vestal and J. B. Hender
son.
Out-of-town relatires attend
ing the funeral Included: Miss
Clara Benbow, New York City;
J hn Benbow, Blast Bend; Dr.
and Mrs. Tom Benbow, Mrs.
Prank Benbow, Dr. Floyd Tom
linson and John T. Benbow, all
of Winston-Salem; Misses Maggie
and Myrtle Tomltason, and Mrs.
Annie Presnell, of Bast Bend.
Schools of County
To Open Tuesday
Schools o f Wilkes county
which wore closed during the
past week because of weather and
road conditions will re-opan
Tuesday morning, C. B. -Slier,
county superintendent, said to
day.
North Wllkeaboro city school
and Mulberry of .the county sys
tem were the only schools which
did not close. Three (fays of sun
shine and mild temperatures hare
resulted In great Improvement to
rural roads.
SUPPORT THE Y. M C. A.
Complete list of oo mm it tee
members for the Wilkes chamber
of commerce to serve daring
1448 has been release,} by Ro
bert M. Brame, Jr., president.
The committees were appoint
ed by President Brame, past
President J. B. Williams, and
Vice President Joe Berber.
The chamber officials, explain
ed that members , of the cham
ber were assigned to committees
in which they could best serve
the community and themselves.
The committee appointments
were made from members as of
this date and other members will
be assigned to committees as
they are received by the chamber.
The complete list of commit
tee Appointments follows:
Agriculture: W. K. Sturdivant,
eherlman, B. B. Broome, Wiley
Brooks, B. B. Banner, Paul Bil
lings, Paul Choplln, Glenn Dan
cy, Joe Darlington, Z. O. Eller,
T. M. Foster, E. G. Finley, Glenn
Greene, J. G. Gaanblll, Harry
Hettiger, Tam Hutchinson, B. p,
Hettlger, Hlght Helms, Forrest
Jones, W. D. Jester, Perry R,
Lowe, H. H. Morehouse, J. N.
Osborne, W. E. Pharr, W. H. H.
Waugh, Sam Winters, Guy G.
Wellborn, Staton Mclver.
Aviation: B. F. Gardner, chair
man, Russell Gray, Richard John
ston, Charles H. Day, R. T. Mo
Nlel, Link Spalnhour, T. S. Ken
erly, J. B. Williams.
Civic Activities: Joe McCoy,
chairman, W. J. Allen, J. C. Al
len, Jr., Clay Church, Dr. EV. 8.
Cooper, George Forester, Gilbert
Foster, R. W. Gwyn, W. C. Grier,
r. S. Kenerly, Bob Morrow, Bob
Montgomery, T. G. McLaughlin,
El. T. McNiel, Sam Mitchell, Bob
Mtnton, L. M. Nelson, Gillis
Fates.
community
:er, W. J. Caroon, J. B. Ssudilf,
Bin Carrington, J. M. Derr, Jr.,
Gordon Forester, Paul Qreen,
Mlie Hfcyes, Bob B&te, Maurice
Walsh, Dwight Nichols, W. R.
Newton, O. K. Pope^ Tain Shu
maker, Frank Stafford, Jim Wil
liams, Larry S. Moore.
Bduc^tion: Arthur Venable,
chairman, Dr. J. S. Deans, C. B.
Bller, C. C. Faw, Sr., Blair Gwyn,
C. O. McNiel, W. T. Long, Dwight
Nichols, Ira Payne, T. B. Story,
Dr. H. B. Smith, i. F. Woodward.
Flood Control: John E. Jus
tice, Jr., chairman, P. E. Brown,
Watson Brame, F. P. Blair,' Paul
Ohurch, E. F. Caudill, D. V.
Deal, N.. S. Forester, R. Q. Fin
ley, F. D. Forester, J. J. Hayes,
J. R. Hix, A. B. Johnston, Rich
ard Johnston, Pat Williams, J.
B. Williams, J. H. Whicker, Sr.,
R. T. McNiel, C. E. Jenkins.
Governmental Affairs: P. W.
Eshelman, chairman, W. O. Ab
aher, M. F. Bumgarner, H. D.
Burke, Julius C. Hubbard, Kyle
Hayes, Larry Moore, J. C. Reins,
T. B. Story, W. B. Somers, Maur
ice Walsh.
Housing: A. A. Cashion chair
man, Sherman Anderson, V. M.
Church, Hill Carlton, J. Edwin
Caudill, Jake Church, Ralph Dun
can, Walter Day, Gordon Finley,
Ralph Frasier, Burl Hayes, Lewis
A.. Johnson, James Lowe, Darwin
Smithey, Ray Stroud, D. T. Tri
vette, E. B. Vaught.
Industrial Development: J. B.
Williams, chairman, Carl Buch
an, R. M. Brame, R. R. Church,
L. D. Cooke, C. D. Coffey, Jr.,
Cordon Finley, Edd F. Gardner,
R. fl. Gibbs, W. F. Gaddy, J. R.
Hix, D. S. Hill, Fred Henderson,
C. E. Jenkins, Forrest Jones, A.
F. Kilby, John Leyshon, W. C.
Marlow, Paul Otfborne, John Pre
rete, N. O. Smoak, Arthur Ven
able.
Membership: D. V. Deal, chair
men, Cecil A dam son, Joe Barber,
W. A. Brame, Frank Crow, Paul
Cashion, J. B. Carter, Charles
Day, W. G. Gabriel, Fred Hen
derson, C. E. Jenkins, Edward
Mclntire, Dr. W. K. Newton, Dor
man Payne, W. K. SturtUrant, J.
B. Williams.
Meetings, Visitors, Tourists:
Dr. Gilbert Combs, chairman, O.
H. Bracey, J. E. Caudill, J. L.
Garwood, R. S. Gibbs, W. B.
Jones, Walter Myers, ■ Joe Mc
Coy, John Redman.
Public Health: Dr. Fred Hub
bard, chairman, Phil Brame, Dr.
R. P. Casey, Dr. A. C. Chamber
lain,. John ♦Cashion, J. r. Hix,
Julius C. Hubbard, J. B. Johnson,
Dr. W. F. Jones, Jay H. Johnson,
Dr. Mitchell, Dr. James Mills,
Bill McElwee, Sam Ogilrie, Dr.
E. N. phillips, Dr. C. S. Sink,
Eugene Trivette.
Roads: Watson Brame, chair
man, W. J. Bason, Hubert Bil
lings, J. B. Culler, H. P. BlUer,
A. E. Hbdges, Jim Henderson,
| T. O. • Minton, BUI McBlwee, J.
R. Rousseau, J. H. fiomers, N. B.
Smlthey, Forrest B. Tugman, D.
EV. Tnrfter, M. C. Woodle, John
Walker.
Solicitations and Review
Board: Richard B. Gibbs, chair
man, R. M. Brame, W. D. Halt
acre, Richard Johnston, Dr. W.
K. Newton, Jack Swofford, Eu
gene Trivette, J. H. Whicker.
Safety and "Fire Prevention:
Cecil F. Adajnson, chairman1, W.
M. Alexander, J. U. Anderson,
Sgt. A. H. Clark, J. B. Carter,
Larry Emerson, C. C. Fair, Jr.,
L. L. Gedfrey, Bdd F. Gardner,
Fred Hubbard, Jr., M. P. Hunt,
Paul Harrel, Cecil Kllby, A. G.
Kenerly, T h u r m a n Kenerly,
Boyle Hutehene, Herbert Mar
shall, Howard Strader, Wm. A.
Stroud, John Walker, Roy Wells.
Trade Promotion: W. G.v Ga
briel, chairman, W. F. Allen, Gil
bert Bare, C. T. Burke, Harold
Bumgarner, C. M. Brown, Jr., J.
C. Church, Hubert Canter, Dick
Cranor, D. B. Blledge, I. F. Fos
ter, William Gray, Richard Gibbs,
B. T. Hackney, L. B. Harris, J.
P. Horton, Julius C. Hubbard, C.
B. Jenkins, R. R. Landsber^er,
Presley Myers, W. C. Marlow,
Warner Miller, Jr., Bob Morrow,
C. L. Owens, Roland Potter,
Clyde Pearson, Ira Payne, J. R'.
Prevette, Millard F. Rhodes, Roy
Reins, Nat Sosnik, Carl Steele,
Link Spainhour, Quincy Whit
tington, John Wallace, A. M.
Wiles.
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Astronomy Talk
'^JRobert H. Morehouse had sche
duled to hare Olla Ray Boyd,
candidate for governor, as his
'speaker to address the North
Wllkesboro Klwanig club Friday
noon but Mr. Boyd was unable to
come on account of road condi
tions and Mr. Morehouse made
his own program with an inter
esting talk on the subject of
"Astronomy."
His dlseourse was sufficent to
remind his hearers of the mag
nitude of the universe, and yet
how infintesimal in this universe
when compared to the number
less universes beyond ours. He
cited many facts in astronomical
figures relative to sizes and dis
tances of heavenly bodies.
Announcement was made that
the Agriculture committee will
meet Tuesday night at the of
fice of the chairman, W. K.
Sturdlvant. >
Quests Friday were: Mrs. W.
J. Caroon and Mrs. C. - G. Faw,
Jr., with W. J. Caroon; Miss
Nellie Gabriel with W. G. Ga
briel; Wayne V. Eller with C. B.
Eller. Paul Cragan, of Sanford,
was a club visitor.
Punchboards Are
Violation Law
Police Chief J. IX talker said
today that punchboards have
been operated in this city in vio
lation of the state law.
In calling attention to the law,
Chief Walker pointed oat that
persons who distribute or sell
punchboards to retailers are vio
lating the law, along with those
who operate the boards or allow
them in their places of business.
Naturally, the chief thinks It
would be a good idea for all of
the stores, service stations, and
cafes, and everybody for that
matter, to leave punchboards out
of their business. -
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Home Demonstration
Schedule For o Week
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I Wednesday, February .18—Mo
ravian Falls Home Demonstra
tion club; Community House;
hostesses, Mesdames L. G. and
J. C. OriWher, 2: SO p. m.
Thursday, February 19—Mil
lers Creek Home Demonstration
Club; Mrs. Clate Rumgarne?,
1:30.
Friday, February 30—Roaring
River Home Demonstration club;
Mrs. Jim Brewer, co-hostess Mrs.
Jay Alexander, 1:80 p. m.
May List Taxes At
Cotirthause Til 29th
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Those who tailed to list for
1948 county taxes may list at the
office of J. - C. Grayson, county
tax supervisor, in the Wilkes
courthouse prior to March 1.
Penalties are prescribed tor fail
ure to list in the tax listing per
iod, which was extended to March
1.
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Porter Honored At
Mirs Hill College
Cecil L. Porter, Route .2,-North
Wilkesboro, has been elected
president of Euthalla, one of the
most coveted positions at Mars
Hill College. Buthalia Is one of
the two literary societies for men
at the college. Also, he is presi
dent of Brown Dormitory, one
of the two men's large dormitor
ies on the campus. He is a mem
ber of the International Rela
tions Club, a national college or
ganisation which requires out
standing scholastic achievements
for membership. The highest
scholastic achievement attainable
at Mara Hill College is the
"Dean's List," or first honor roll.
Cecil is now on the first honor
roll and has been for two con
tinuous semesters. These laurels
rsi
College, prior to entering mili
tary service, he was associate
editor of "The Hilltop," the
school paper, president of the
Baptist Training Union, vice
president of the Sunday School,
and debate critic of Euthalia for
two terms."
North Wilkesboro can justly
be proud of suQh a creditable stu
dent and Ex G. I, Cecil is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Por
ter, Route 2, North 'Wilkesboro.
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Square Dance Is
Very Successful
Pythians And Dokies Raise
Over $150 For Wilkes
Youth Center
The square' dance held Satur
day night at the Wilkes Imple
ment company building betted
more than $150 for the Wilkes
Youth Center, which is operat
ed in North Wilkeeboro for all
'teen egers in the county.
Sam Winters and Paul Church
were in charge of arrangements,
Paul Osborne was chairman of
ticket distribution and Dr. A. C.
Chamberlain led in ticket sales
with 55.
The dance was highly success
ful and was enjoyed by a large
crowd.
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Two From Wilkes
At Lincoln Dinner
Representative T. E. Story and
J. C. Grayson. Wilkes accountant
and tax supervisor, attended the
Lincoln Day dinner held Satur
day night at Banner Elk.
It was the first Republican
dinner held as a Lincoln Day
event Jn the history of _ Avery
county and was attended by 260
Republicans.
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Morton Candidacy
Is Gaining Support
Wllkas Republicans hacking
Robert Morton, of Albemarle, tor
national committeemen, said to
day they had at least 12 north
western North Carolina counties
pledged to support the former as
sistant T7. S. district attorney,
v Morton is one of several Re
publicans seeking the committee
man post vacated 'by Charles A.
Jonas, of Lincolnton, who resign
ed*
Wilke8 members of the state
Republican executive committee,
Mrs. W. B. Sorters and P. E.
Brown, were among the first to
back the Morton candidacy. The
post will be filled at the state
convention.
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$200.00 Taken li
Safe Robbery At f
Midway Pontiac
Building Entered Thro«fh
Basement Window; Safe
Chiseled Open
Safe crackers made away with
about $200 in cash Thursday
night at Midway Pontlac com
pany, located between the Wil
kesboros.
Wilkes SheHff C. G. Polndex
ter said that one or more thievea
entered the building by breaking
.through a basement window.
The medium elsed eafe was burst
open with hammers and chisels,
he said.
Agent of the State Bureau of
Investigation were called in to
continue the investigation.
Sheriff Polndexter described
the robbery as being very simi
lar to a safe cracking robbery at
daddy Motor company here sev
eral weeks ago, when an office
safe was chiseled open and mora
than $500 In cash was taken.
Clyde Fortner, 23, of Hidde
nite, Alexander county, wag ar
rested Friday night at Taylors
ville and is being held in Wilkea
jail in connection with the safe
robbery. . ,
Police Chief J. E. Walker said
| that an attempt was made Thurs
day night to crack the safe at
the bus terminal in North Wtl
kesboro.
The bus station was entered
by forcing the lock on a side
door some time after the station
closed about 10 p. m. Ornamental
knobs were screwed from the
safe, which had been hammered
to some extent, but it had not
been opened and a considerable
amount of caeh on the inside was
not disturbed.
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Business School
Dedication Held
h Saturday Might
Splendid Program And
Dance at Clevenger Col
lege of Buunew Adm.
Clevenger College of Business
Administration, which was set up
several weeks ago and is operat
ing very successfully in the
Hayes building at Midway be
tween the Wilkesboros, carried
out a dedication program Satur
day night.
C.. E. Clevenger, president of
the school here and at Hickory,
was master of ceremonies. He
presented the students from the
Hickory branch and those here,
and Introduced the staff of the
two institutions.
Dr. Carver, for many yean
superintendent of Hickory schools
ana now dean of Clevenger Col
lege of Business administration
In Hickory, and Dr. A» P. Wilson.
Dale Carnegie oqprse Instructor,
delivered Inspiring talk*.
The dance was held from nlae
until 12 for Clevenger and Dale
Carnegie students and music was
by Maurice Purtlll and his or
chestra. The occasion was much
enjoyed by the students and
guests.
Modern business courses are
being taught with latest type of
equipment and the school is fur
nishing splendid training for its
students.
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jP.-T. A. Meeting
Thursday Night
Feature of the North Wllkee
boro Parent-Teacher Association
meeting to be held Thursday,
7:30 p. m., in the North Wllkee
boro school auditorium will be
an addreM 'by Mrs. R. S. Fergu
son, state senator, of Taylors
rille.
"Work of the Education Com
mission" will be the topic of Mrs.
Ferguson's address. Mrs. Fergu
son is an excellent speaker and
it ft expected that a large crowd
will attend the meeting.
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Legiort Will Meet
Wilkes post of the American
Legion will meet Thursday night,
eight o'clock, at the Legion and
Auxiliary clubhouse. All men>
bers of the post are urged to at
tend.
TO FLAY BARIUM
North Wllkeaboro high school
cage team* will play Barium
Springs here Tuesday night, 7
o'clock.