Published Mondays and Thursdays WORTH WILKESBORO. N. C, Monday, Feb. 23, 1948 ~
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The Journal-Patriot Has Blazed the Trail of Progress In the "State of Wilkes" For Over 41 Years
North Wilkesboro has a
trading radius of SO miles,
serving 100,000 people in
Northwestern Carolina.
Make North Wilkesboro Your Stentim
Wilkes Quota li
Annul Campaign
Set AtS8,151.00
1. Sam Winters Chairman
With Joe Barber Co
chairman
G. 8am Winters, faun lmple
nent dealer and prominent < civic
eader here, has been named
sfyairman for the 1948 Red Cross
fund campaign, it -was learned
here today.
Joe R. Barber, of Wilkesboro,
lutomOblle dealer and who has
»lso been active in civic affaris,
Is co-chairman for the campaign.
Chapter officials announced to
day that $8,161 has been set as,
the county's quota. Of that a
mout $4,851 will be used by the
Wilkes chapter and $8,S00 will
go to the National Red Cross.
With exception of residential
canvass chairmen, the organiza
tion for the fund campaign begin
ning March 1 has been complet
ed, according to information re
ceived from A. F. Kftby, chapter
Chairman, and Miss Rebecca
Moseley, executive secretary.
Publicity has been divided in
three phases with the following
chairmen: Dwight Nichols, news
papers; Harvel Howell, window
displays; John Cashlon and Jay
Anderson, radio stations.
Paul Osfborne is industrial
chairman. W. G. Gabriel heads
the campaign for North Wilkes
boro business district with Wil
liam Gray having the correspond
ing Job for Wilkesboro. J. R.
Edelin heads the colored division.
Rev. H. M. Wellman, Wilkes
boro Methodist pastor, is rural
chairman with Rev. W. N. Brook
shire and C. B. EUer on the com
mittee.
Slogan tor the campaign this
year in Red Crdss TiJ*e—
• The Special Gifts oommittee
this year is headed by Joe McCoy
as chairman. With him on this
group are Ira D. Payne, Richard
Johnston and R. R. Church.
Thlg committee began work to
day.
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Square Dance For
Gym Fund Feb. 28
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Dance And Cake Walks
Will Be Held Saturday
In Local Gymasium
An old tlms square dance and
cake walk will be held in the
North Wilkesboro school gymnas
ium Saturday nigth, February St,
7:30, to raise money for the gym
nasium improvement fund.
„ Tickets for the event will be
sold by students of the North Wil
kesboro school at prices of $1.0#
per couple and 50 cents each for
students.
Report of J. Floyd Woodward,
school superintendent,otday show
ed that the fund has reached the
sum of $2,820.90, which is not
sufficient to construct the dress
ing rooms, in addition to the heat
ing facilities which have already
been installed. Contributions since
the last published report were
from Dr. A. C. Chamberlain, Chris
Williams, Dr. Gilbert R. Combs,
Mrs. Bruce Pearson, C. J. Swof
ford and J. E. Johnson.
Wilkesboro Manufacturing Co.
has volunteered to donate a quan
tity of lumber to be used in par
titioning between dressing rooms
and other such donations will be
welcomed.
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Home Demonstration
Schedule For Week
Tuesday, February 24-—Cloth
ing Leaders Training School;
1:80 p. m. Town Hall, North
Wllkesboro.
Radio Program — W K B C,
12-: SO; Extension Serrloe.
Wednesday, February 25—Gil
reath Home Demonstration Club;
Mrs. M. V. Rdbnison, 2 o'clock.
Thursday, February 26—Down
Somfort Demonstration, 1:S0 p.
m. Town Hall, North Wilkesboro.
Friday, February 27—-Lewis
Pork Home Demonstration Club;
Gk M. Foster, 2 o'clock.
Saturday, February 28—4-H
Council meeting, Town Hall, 11,
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Kudzu can be used tor gracing
hogs a8 well as dairy and beef
animals. As a feed it ranks a
long with alfalfa.
Dr. Nibba ri To
Preside At Rural
Health Conference
Feb. 27 At Chapel Hfll; He
Is Rural Health Chair
man In The State
Dr. Fred C. Hnbbard, of this
city, chairman of the North
Carolina Medical Society's com
mittee on Rural Health, has re
leased the program for the North
Carolina Rural Health Confer
ence to be held Friday, Fefcrucxy
Mltln the medical school andl
j»Bn at the University of North
Ruftu at Chapel Hill.
Theme of the conference,
which will be attended by medi
cal men and laymen from all
parts of the state, will be "Ade
quate Health and Medical Care
tor the People of Rural North
Carolina". W. Reece Berryhill,
dean of the University medical
school, will welcome those as
sembled at f:30 and Dr. Hob
bard, who will preside, will state
tkp pnrpoee of tbe conference and
outline rural health needs.
Others on the morning pro
gram will include: H. B. Mulhol
land, of Charlottesville, Vs., reg
ional chairman of Rural Health
and Education Committee of the
American Medical Association;
Dr. C. Horace Hamilton, of Ral
eigh, head of State College's de
partment of Rural Sociology; Dr.
I. G. MeGraven, dean of the
University's public health school.
- The luncheon meeting at 12:
tO will he in the ballroom of
Carolina Inn and J. F. Rob
ertson, president of the North
Carolina Medical Society, will
present the speakers: James
H. Clark, of Elizabethtown,
chairman of the North Caro
lina Care Commission; and W.
P. Richardson, district direc
tor of -the state board of health,
Raleigh.
Dr. I. G. Greer will open the
afternoon session at 2:30 on the
topic of "Education as a So
lution to the Rural Health
Problem". Dr. Clarence Poe,
Progressive Farmer editor, will
conduct the open forum. E. B.
Crawford, of Chapel Hill, and
E. M. Herndon, of Durham,
will discuss "Pretfafd Hospital
Insurance".
j Dr. Hubbard will present
the plan for county health
councils. Harry B. Caldwell, of
Greensboro. State Grange pres
ident, will talk on "Co-opera
tion of Farm Groups'. Dr.
Paul Whitaker, of Klnston,
past president of the State
Medical Society, will deliver
the closing address on ''The
Rural Health Challenge".
"Choral Group In
Program Friday At
Meeting of Kiwanis
A choral group from local
churches rendered a splendid
program Friday before the North
Wllkesboro Kiwanis club
J. B. Wllllam8 was program
chairman and he presented the
gronp, composed of Jay Ander
son, Mrs. A. P. Kilby, Miss Ellen
Robinson, Miss Joyce Kilby, Miss
Helen Caldwell, Miss Margaret
Anderson, Miss Dot Shell, Miss
Jo Lassiter, Robert Morrow, For
rest Jones, John Cashlon, Russell
Hodges, D. E. Elledge an<j W.
G. Gabriel.
They sang: "America The
Beautiful," "Eternal Father,"
"All Hail The Power", "Above
The Hill." "Land Of Hope and
Glory," "Lot All The Heavens
Adore Thee," "Lost Chord,"
♦*Were Ton There."
John Bowers, manager of the
annual Kiwanis Horse Show,
•poke briefly to the club about
plans for the 1948 show to be
held early in July.
Guests Friday were: Mr. and
Mrs. John Bowera with W. K
Sturdirant; Charles H. Day with
John R. Redman; Richard Suit
es with Mrs. A. F. Kilby.
Pay Town and County
Taxes Now and Sore
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t Additional penalty will be add
ed as provided by law to town
and county taxes for 1947 If not
paid on or before March 1. This
applies in Wilkes to taxes due
the county, towns of Wlll^sboro,
North Wilke^boro and Ronda.
Plans Conference
Dr. F. O. Hubbard, Rural
Health Chairman of ^ the North
Carolina Medical Society, will
preside over a state-wide Rural
Health Conference at Chapel
Hill Friday.
Fire Saturday
Damages Deais'
Building Here
Fire of undetermined original
Saturday at 11 a. m. extensively
damaged the Deans building on
Main street In this city.
Flames were seen coming from
a top story room on the back and
the fire was confined to that part
of the building until it was put
out by firemen.
The top floor, which was used
as bedrooms, sustained the fire
damage, but there was also much
damage from smoke and water
to Dr. J. 3. Deans' office# on the
second floor and Deans jewelry
store on the street floor..
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ueinf T!TXM sear i or inc ivnnxr
street business district, the fife
naturally caused considerable
anxiety before It wag under con
trol hy firemen and a large Sat
urday crowd looked on anxious
ly until the flames were extin
guished.
Dr. Deans' Office Open
Dr. J. S. Deans anounced to
day that his offices are open and
that the fire damage did not ser
iously interfere with his work.
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Progress Program
To Feature Safety
''Peddlers of Progress," radio
program sponsored by the Wilkes
Chamber of Commerce, this week
will feature "Safety."
The program, to be presented
Tuesday, eight p. m., over WILX,
and on Thursday, 12:15 p. m.
oyer WKBC, will be directed by
Cecil F. A damson, chairman of
the Safety and Fire Prevention
committee.
Thurmond Kenerly, fire chief,
will discuss "Fire Prevention;
Police Chief John Walker will
hare "Public Safety" as his top
ic; Highway Patrol Sgt. A. H.
Clark will discuss "Highway
Safety"; and H. M. Hutch ens will
have the topic of "Industrial
Safety."
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Moravian Falls To
Hare Square Dance
. Another enjoyable square
dance will be held Friday nfght,
eight o'clock, at the community
house at Moravian Falls for the
Moravian Falls community house
improvement fund. A most en
joyable occasion is assured all
who win attend.
Appeal Is Made
For Building Fond
V. F. W. Clubhouse
Commander Whitaker Has
• Guests At Party Satur
day Nifht Here
Blue Ridge Mounaain Poet of
Veterans of Foreign "Wars at a
dinner meeting Saturday night at
Carolina Restaurant launched a
campaign to raise a $25,000
building fund for erection of a
large clubhouse.
Commander 8. L. Whitaker
was host at the dinner and party
and his guests, Including post
and auxiliary members and local
business men, numbered over
200.
Commander Whltaker spoke
briefly and explained that land
for the clubhouse bad been do
nated by Ralph Williams, a
post member, and his mother,
Mrs. J. F. Williams. The lot Is
located on Highway 421, one mile
west of' North Wilkeeboro.
He presented J. B. Williams,
past president of the Wilkes
Chamber of Commerce, whose ad
dress was well received by the
assembly and by radio andlence
over station WffLX. Mr. Williams
stated plans of the post for the
clubhouse, which will hare a hall
to seat 1,000 people, and com
plete clubhouse facilities. The
clubhouse, it is planned, may be
used for other purposes other
than post activities when not in
use by the post.
Total cost the project is
estimated to be $25,000 in addi
lon to much labor and materials
to be furnished by post members.
It was announced at the meeting
that $3,000 has already been
raised ae a starter.
Mr. Williams praised the V. F.
W. membership for their sacrifice
fW tJnr cause of Tfberty- and Jus
tice and commended their Obj
ect now. He pointed out that
while veterans were sacrificing
that those at hoftie were enjoying
the greatest period of prosperity
and that gifts for the clubhouse
fund should be numerous and lib
eral. He urged that contributions
be sent immediately > to J. D.
Moore, Jr., post quartermaster,
North Wilkesboro. Text of his
address will be published later.
Following the address the
crowd enjoyed a square dance.
Basketball Calender
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Tuesday night — Statesville
high school at North Wikesboro.
Tuesday night—Ronda high
school at Wilkesboro.
Wednesday night—North Wil
kesboro high school at Lenoir.
Thursday night—MiUers Creek
high school at Wilkesboro,
Friday night—'North Wilkes
boro high school at Mills Home.
Friday afternoon— Wilkesboro
high school teams versus Wilkes
boro faculty, one p. m. at Wilkes
boro.
Wednesday 'night — Millers
Creek All-Stars at Wilkeaboro.
Thursday night — Mountain
View All-Stars versus Clevenger
at North Wilkesboro.
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Farm operating costs In 1948
are likely to continue their rise
even from the present record
high levels. In 1947 these costs
totaled 14.9 billion dollars, com
pared with 12.8 billions in 1946;
and an average of 5.2 billions in
1935-39. Since 1939 farmers
operating expenses have risen
from 9 to 25 per cent a year.
Manhattan has an estimated
390,000 vehicles on its streets
every day.
BASEBALL GRANDSTAND IS BEING
CONSTRUCTED IN MEMORIAL PARK
Construction of grandstand
and other baseball facilities In
Memorial Park in North Wllkea
boro was begun thlh week under
direction of owners of the North
Wilkesboro baseball club in the
Blue Ridge League.
Tal J. Pearson and Jack John
son, club owners, will erect the
facilities in exchange for a three
year lease on the field.
The grandstand now under
construction will seat 1,000 peo
ple and will contain dressing
rooms and showers for two
teams. Bleachers to seat 1,500
will be erected as wings to the
grandstand on the base lines. The
permanent football bleachers in
centerfield will accomodate an
other 1,500, making a total seat
ing capacity (or the park of 4,
000.
Grading of the field -will be
completed and plans are to have
850 feet fence8 In left, center
and right field. At no point will
the fence be closer than 350 feet
from home plate. The regulation
sixty feet is being provided be
tween home plate and the grand
stand. Adjacent to the grand
stand will be a concession stand.
The city of North Wllkesboro
Is constructing a sewer line and
will provide plumbing fixtures
and plumbing labor. Some Me
morial Park funds on hand will
be used on this work and com
pletion of grading on the field.
Wilkes Cbomber
Committees Plan
Their Meetings
On Thursday evening, 7:30,
the membership committee Of the'
Wilkes Chamber of Commerce, of
which Vernon Deal Is chairman,
will meet at the Chamber of
Commerce office.
The Trade Promotion commit*
tee headed -by W. G. Gabriel will
meet B^lday, ten a. 'm., at the
ohamber office. Members of these
[committees are urged to attend
the meetings.
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Red Cross Radio
Shows This Week
The Red Cross radio programs
this week will feature the pro
ject of establishing blood centers,
which will be a leading activity
of the Red Cross this year.
On Tuesday at 11: IS WKBG
will give the Jack Benny show on
the blood program topic and
1:45 p. m. on Thursday WILX
will carry the Dick Hiaymes show.
All are Invited to hear the pro
grams.
Wilkes CoMert
Organization Is
Formed In City
Wilkes Community Concert As
sociation wag organized in meet
ing of Interesting citizens here
Friday night.
Richard Suter, of New York
City, explained the plan whereby
an organization could be formed
to bring to the community some
of the nation's best known con
cert artists. Under the plan an or
ganization would be formed and a
membership campaign will extend
he assured of Itt Iea«t three con
certs, which will "be for members
only.
Forrest Jones was elected presi
dent of the association here, with
Mrs. Irey Moore, Mrs. A. F. Kil
by and Mrs. C. T. Doughton vice
chairmen. Mrs, Frank Stafford
was named treasurer.
Tis organization will enable
the community to get concerts
that would be-impossible without
financial guarantors.
Ramblers Given
Football Letters
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Presentation Made At Stu
dent Body Meeting In
New Gymnasium
Members of the Wilkes boro
high school Ramblers football
squad which swept through the
1947 season undefeated and un
tied, were presented letters at a
meeting of the entire student body
in the,school's new and spacious
gymnasium Thursday.
Twenty-two football players
received letters and certificates.
A total of 25, including the let
ter men, received gold footballs
with the inscription—"Undefeat
ed 1947".
Coach Eddie Adelman present
ed the letters to Bill Oralg, Per
ry Lowe, Jr., Tbny Emerson, -Bill
Byrd, B. B. Banner, Jr., Buddy
Hubbard, Malcolm Gambill, Don
Pardue, Bobby Parker, Dale Sta
ley, Dalnard Foster, R. H. Par
due, Joe Brewer, Pete Glass, Bill
Whittington, Johnny Garwood,
Harold Dancy, Ray Triplett, Jack
Groce, Dan Linney, Sherrill Mc
Lain, Jack Glass, and Charlie
Vaught, manager.
The three who did not qualify
for letters but who received gold
footballs were Bobby Story, who
was out of play because of in
jury. Edgar Terrell and Bill
Joines.
In addition to the presentation
of letters, the assembly program
included basketball games be
tween teams selected from the
high school squads.
Wyatt Child Dies
Funeral service was held today
at Rock Springs church for Lin
da Sue Wyatt, 17-day-old daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Don Wyatt,
of North Wllkeeboro. The child
died Saturday. SurrMng are the
father and mother, two brothers
and two sisters.
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Only about 10 per cent of the
blind people of the United States
were born without sight.
Sunday School Mass
Meeting On Tuesday
Wilkesboro Baptist
On Tuesday, February 2.4,'
7; 30 p. m., a Sunday school mass
meeting will be held at Wilkes
boro Baptist church.
All pastors, Sunday school
superintendents, officers and
teachers are urged to attend and
others interested are Invited.
Many From Wilkes
At Lincoln Dinner
In Winston-Salem
Representative Short, Of
Missouri, Makes The
Principal Address
As usual; Wilkes had a large
delegation at the Uneoln Bay din
ner held at the Robert B. Lee
Hotel In Winston-Salem Satur
day evening nnder sponsorship of
the Young Republicans of North
Carolina.
In the afternoon the Toung
Republicans had their convention
and W. L. Stafford, of Winston
Salem, was elected president for
the state, succeeding Joe Helsa
beck, Stokes county sheriff. The
State Executive Committee in
brief meeting following the Young
G. O. P. oonventin selected Dur
ham as the site of the state con
vention to be held March 18th.
At the Lincoln Day dinner, at
tended by 500 Republicans from
all parte of the state, Buford T.
Henderson, of Winston-Salem, de
livered the address of welcome
and response was by J. M. Bailey,
Jr., of Marshall. Col. Charles R.
Jones, of Linoohiton, presented
the feature speaker, Representa
tive Dewey Short, of Missouri.
Representative Short spoke on
national issues and stated that In
Democrats will join Republicans
because they have nowhere else
to go.
"And right now 1 am going to
throw open the doors of the
church," he went oh, "and If* any
of them want to join us In full
fel\pwshlp, I'll baptise them."
Among those from Wilkes who
attended the dinner were the fol
lowing:
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Whicker,
Mr. and Mrs. John Jolnes, T. E.
Story, W. B. Somers, T. R. Bryan,
H. P. Eller, W. S. Fletcher, Troy
Foster, Kyle Hayes, Silas Shu
mate, C. O. Poindexter, Bob Ed
wards, Shelton Edwards, J. C.
Grayson, Jack Hoots, Prltchard
Johnson, Carl McCarter, W. C.
Haynes, W. F. Ireland, Dewey
Parker, Thomas Lenderman, Paul
Osborne, Archie Lee Osborne, L.
EL Bogan, James Osborne, Dwlght
Nichols, Jesse Sheets, Allle Hayes
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hettlger, Con
Tharpe, Ooy Segraves, Early
Lowe, Mr. and Mrs. Boss Black
burn, Clifton Prevette, D. ®. Tur
ner, Coy Michael, R. Staley, J. G.
Chlpman, and Edwin Chipman.
V. F. W. To Meet
On Tuesday Night
Blue Ridge Mountain Post of
Veterans of Foreign Wars will
hold an important meeting Tues
day night, 7:30, at the V.P.W.
Hall. All memlbers are especially
urged to attend.
Blue Ridge Singing
At Purlear Baptist
Fifth Sunday session of the
Blue Ridge Singing Asociation
will be held with Purlear Baptist
church Sunday, February 29. All
singer8 are invited to attend and
take ©art.
Heads Red Cross
Fund Campaign
G. SAM WINTERS
Lions Lean Of
Turkish Tobacco
CropsjR Wilkes
Roy Crouse Deliver# Ad
dress To Club On Grow,
ing This New Crop
Roy Crouse, who is engaged In
extension work in promoting and
experimenting with growing of
tnrkish type tobacco in Wilkes
and adjoining counties, told the
North Wilkesboro Lions Club
Friday evening that turkish to
bacco may become an important
cash crop in this section of North
Carolina.
Mr. Crouse related how a num
ber of farmers in Wilkes and ad
joining counties grew tnrkish to
bacco very successfully last year
bn experimental basis. Ah e**rt
is being made to grow the type
of tobacco for which so much is
paid annually to producers in
Turkey and other European coun-'
tries. |
The program. Friday evening
was in charge of J. H. Whicker,
Jr., Thurmond Kenerly and Mr.
Crouse.
As an added feature, President,
'Bill Marlow staged a spelling bee
and after several trials during
which no member made a perfect
score W. Blair Gwyn was the
winner and was awarded a shirt
by the president.
Tom Suter, of New York oity,
was a guest of Tom Jenrette and
W. E. Markham, of Richmond,
Va., was with Tam Smumaker.
Henry Loman, Jack Johnson
and Maurice Walsh were guests
of Glenn Andrews. Mr. Loman,
who will manage the professional
baseball team here, and Mr.
Johnson, one of the owners of the
club, received many congratula
tions from club members for
their efforts to establish baseball
here.
Mrs. Leonard Miller
Is Suddenly Stricken
Funeral service will fee held
Tuesday, ten a. m., at Pleasant
Home Baptist church for Mrs.
Handle Sue Miller, 28, wife of
Leonard Miller.
Mrs. Miller died Sunday fol
lowing' a sudden attack at their
home near. Millers Creek. An am
bulance was called .but she died
before she could be carrieg to a
hospital.
Surviving are her husband and
; two children, Linda Mae and
Shirley Anne Miller, and her mo
ther, Mrs. Henry Kilby, of Wil
keeboro route one.
SPUING TRAIHIRG FOR BASEBALL
CUB WILL BEGIN HEM APRIL 5
Spring training for North Wll
kesboro's first professional base
ball team will begin Monday,
April 5, at ten a. m. on Memorial
Park field, Henry (Flash) Lo
man, of Greensboro, player-man
ager, said bere today.
Loman was employed by Tal J.
Pearson and Jack Johnson, club
owners, when application -was
made for a franchise In the Bine
Ridge League and he has already
been bnslly engaged lining up
talent. Today he reported that
he had signed four promising
rookies and was negotiating for
the class men to form the nucleus
of his club.
Two Greensboro men hare def
initely agreed to terms. They are
Jack Copper, age 21, an out
fielder who stands six feet tall
and weighs 180. Troy Stanley is
18, is fire, eleven and has a
weight of 190. He is also an out
fielder. Walter Owens, of Sum
merfield, is a catcher and tips
the scales at 20)5. James Led
better, of Mayodan, a 20-year
old first fcaseman, is the smallest
one signed, with a weight Of 165
and height of fire feet, nine.
Loman said every baseball
player in northwestern North,
Carolina who is interested will
have an opportunity to try for a
place en the team during spring
training. All they have to do, he
said, is to report on April 5 in
baseball uniform and with glove.