North Wilkeaboro haa a trading radius of 50 miles, servingi 100,004) people in Nprthwestern Carolina. The Journol-Potriot Hos Blazed the Trail of Progress In th^'Siate of Wilkes" For Over 41 Years Published Mondays and Thursdays NORTH WILKESB0R0, N. C- MondayT"torch 22. 1948 Make North WHkesboro Your Shoooino Center : WH%WmVWWmWHWWWVWWWWW»WWHWH*W HE'LL MAKE IT, ONE STEP AT A TIME He U gome to wke it, one step at a time, because you give him his chance through jour purchase of Easter Seals which provide special services for crip • pled children, to fulfill their unmet needs. r. — Robt. W. Finley Scout Award Will Be Given li May Two Weeks At Camp Las ater Given Each Year By Liom Boy Scout Court of Honor for the Wilkes district in May meet la* will select the Boy Scout to boro Lions Club gives expenses for two weeks at Camp Lasater to an outstanding Scout selected by the Court of Honor. The awaTd is made in memory of Robert Wood Finley, a Scout master and member of the Lions club who wa« killed In action tn France. The award is giren on the of advancement, attend afifc. Scout conduct and partici patftm in Scout activities. Each Scoutmaster is asked to report to the Court of Honor in May meeting records of out standing Scouts in their troops. These reports should give the number of meetings in the year from May 1 to May 1, the num ber attended by the Scouts recom mended and a record of Soout ac tivities in which the Scouts ^|bmmended by the Scoutmast ers participated. Scoutmasters are asked to givj the matter prompt attention in order -that the court may hare oomplete and accurate reports on which to base selection of the Scout to receive the award. v — Richard Brookshire Last Rites Today .Richard Brookshire, 49, mem ber of a widely known Wilkes family, died at 8:20 a. m. Satur day. He was born Apfil 15, 1898, a eon of Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Brookshire, of North Wilkee boro. In addition to his father and mother he is survived by his wife, Mrs. Charley Lou Brook shire. one daughter, Rebecca Anne, and the following broth erg and sisters: Mrs. Ed Sprinkle, Johnson City, Tenn-; Mrs. ISdd Oandill. North Wllkesboro: Mrs. Rrankie Catapano, Long Island, N. Y.; Mrs. Clyde Benton, James, Jay and Clemroy Brookshire, all of. North 'Wllkesboro. funeral service was held at ♦he home near this city today, two p. m., and burial -was in Greenwood cemetery. Easter Service The pfcstor, ReV. Ernest Blev ins, will be at the Traphill Bap tist church for a service, at elev en ^telock on Faster Sunday. iKryone is invited to attend the service and hear the message that Rev. Mr. Blevins will bring bthls special day. icket P.-T. A. To Meet Tuesday Cricket Parent-Teacher Asso ciation will meet at the school Tuesday night, seven o'clock. All parents and others Interested In the school are asked to attend. Dr. Green Tells There Is Way Out Durham Editor Inspires Club With Masterful Ad dress Here Friday "Is There A Way Out?" Dr. C. Sylvester Green, editor of the Durham Morning Herald |^!| The' speaker described four spheres in which men grope for light and guidance. "First of these is an economic confusion, marked by inflation, high prlc 168, taxes, and a continuous threat of a depression. t "Then there are national fears in politics, scarcities of needed articles, and competition that is not clean or practical. "Again, there is International confusion. Disunity is every where, suspicion, secrecy, broke* treaties, the difficult problems of peace, and the threat of mo dern weapons'. "There is also a spiritual lethargy. The threat of war is continually intensified and in the past few dayB has become more so. "There must be • way out. It should come through thinking of all of our problems as inter twined. We most stop blaming others for our difficulties and see some of the fault in oursel ves. But most of all we must teach ourselves to keep a sense of balance with faith. God has made and not deserted this world. Through such reasoning we can find the way out, and it will be a way to eventual peace and per sonal salvation." The program was In charge of M. B. McNeill, who asked Dr. John T. Wayland to present Dr. Green. in tne business session or the club Secretary Bill Hardlster read a letter of appreciation from Robt. O. Poplin, Jr., prin cipal of Ronda school, for library lights installed in the school li brary. , President Bill Marlow appoint ed S. P. Mitchell, Roy Cronse and Blair Gwyn as a committee on arrangements for Ladies Night the first meeting in May. He also announced the state con vention to be held in Greensboro Jane 21-23 and urged large at tendance of North Wllkesboro Lions. Dr. John T. Wayland and R. R. Church were guests- of M. B. McNeill and Glenn Marsh was a guest of J. C. Allen at (Friday's meeting. : o - ■■ .. - . Service Station Auction On 27th Bill Service station property located Just outside North Wil kesboro on highway 268 will be sold at auction Saturday, March -27, 14:16 p. m. by C. F. Wil liams and Alston Clark land auc tion company, of which M. C. Woodie and P. B. Dancy are sell ing agents. This sale will include real estate, furniture and fix tures. Blend Edacation Character With Religion Favored Dr. Sylvester Green Sees Hope For Troubled World "Blending educatloh, religion, and character -will produce an answer for tomorrow's needs," Dr. C. Sylvester Green, editor of the Durham Morning Herald told the local Klwanis Club at its luncheon meeting here Friday. The visiting editor was speak ing on the topi? "Tools of To morrow*' and declared that ''in spite of the seriousness of the current international situation the nation's one best hope is In the preservation of those Ideals that have made it great. "Potential enemies may be ruthless in their first attack but in their reasoned analysis - of1 America they must know that basic principles of truth and Justice produce ultimate victory for those wha practice them, and defeat for tnose who attack them. ■ . earring me reiaraanon ana distraction that comes from ac tual war, today's phenomenon of progress is reflected in the fact that we have so much unused resources, with which we are extremely profligate. There is a technical lag occasioned because we can advance technologically only as far aa industry allows Science tends to create what science thinks we want. We re fuse to use or are unahle to use what science produces and the scientists say, 'What's the use' "Progress *or tomorrow is predicated upon power, metals and alloys, and maehines. But again that progress is retarded by selfish monopolies, undevelop ed international trade, and tar iffs based on nationalism. "So it becomes clear that for tomorrow we are dependent up on non-technical tools. Education srsmw? t&srti the two. With the proper imple mentation of these we can build an incomparably superior world in which peace will be possible, war outlawed, and progress lim ited only by the narrowness of our own vision." The Kiwanis program Friday was in charge of R. R. Church, who presented Dr. Qreen. H. II. Morehouse announced that East er seals had been mailed out to more than 1,000 people and that Clavenger College of Business Administration has assisted him in that work. Guests Friday were: M. E. Wlnecoff with H. H. Morehouse; Dr. P. C. Stringfield, Jr., with Dr. G T. Mitchell; H. R. Nia wonger with Robert Morehouse; Paul Ed Church with P. E. Church; Dr. Green, Julius C. Hubbard and M. B. McNeill with R. R. Church. n Board Directors C. of C. to Meet Tuesday At Noon Board of directors of the Wilkes Chamber of Commerce will meet Tuesday, noon, for a luncheon meeting a t Hotel Wilkes, followed by a business session at the Chamber of Com merce office. The board will consider a res olution endorsing the proposal for a county hospital, recom mendation for investigation of local freight rates, and report on flood control. ' n Mrs. Gordon Benton Claimed By Death Funeral service was held Sun day, 2:30, at Antioch Baptist church for Mrs. Viola Shew Ben ton, 54, wife of Gordon Benton, well known resident of the Del laplane community. Mrs. Ben ton died late-Friday. Surriring Mrs. Benton are her husband, two sons and two daughters, Clyde and Noah Ben ton, of Wilkesboro, Mrs. Maibel Harris, of Roaring River, and Mrs. W. C. Bowlin, of Trinity. a Moravian Falls To Hare Square Dance Because the square dance held Friday night at Moravian Falls was an outstanding success, an other has been planned tot Fri day night of' this week, March 26. eight p. m., with proceeds going {or the community house improvement fund. Another en joyable occasion is assured all who will attend. G. O. P. Delegate HWiXmmiilHHHttlHUHWI P. E. Brown, former Wilkes sheriff and long a Republican stalwart, wag named a delegate to the ' National Republican convention to be held in June. Mr. Brown was elected a dele gate from the eighth congres sional district in the district convention held hi Lexington Wednesday. o Brown Delegate National G.O.P. June Convention i Lafayette Williams, of Yad kinville, Eighth District House Nominee P. E. Brown, former Wilkes sheriff and for decades a Re publican p^rty leader, was named Wednesday in the con gressional convention held by Republicans in Lexington as one of the district's two delegates to the national Republican' conven tion to be held in Philadelphia in June. Mr. Ciceloff, of Lexing ton. was named as^the other delegate, with W. E>. Rutledge, of Yadkinville and R. L. Qavin, of Sanford, as alternates. J. H. WhickSr, of North Wll kesboro, congressional nominee two years ago, presided over the convention, which named Lafay ette Williams, of Yadkinville, as the Republican congressional nominee this year. Charles R. Hall, of Sanfdrd, was named presidential elector for the dis trict. o Providence, R. I. Chiefs Will Play Exhibition Here Providence Chiefs, of Provi dence, R. 1., in the New England class IB league will be guests in North Wilkesboro for an exhibi tion game April 26 with the North Wilkesboro Flashers of the Blue Ridge League, Manag er Flash Loman announced here today, x The New England league team will be in training at Camden, S. C., during the latter part o April. The Providence game brings to nine the number of exhibition tilts definitely scheduled by the Flashers prior to opening the season May 1, and three or more games will be scheduled. The exhibition games set so far are: North Wilkesboro at Marion April 15. Morganton here April 17. Shelby there April 18. Marion at North Wilkesboro April tO J Morganton there April 21. North Wilkesboro at / States ville April 24. Providence, R. I., at North Wilkesboro April 26. Statesville at North Wilkes boro April, 27. Shelby here April 28. Manager Loman also announc ed the signing of one more in fielder, Jack Hall, of Trinity, promising rookie who will be making his first try in pro ball. Mrs. R. L. Hickerson It Token By Death Mrs. Sarah L. Hickerson, 73, wife of ft. L. Hickerson, promi nent j£onda citizen, died Sunday. Funeral service -will be held Tuesday afternoon, two o'clock at Bethel cemetery near Canton. Surviving are two sons and one dabghter, Charles and Thomas Hickerson, of Charles ton, W. Va., and Mrs. Elizabeth Roth, of Ronda. For Lieut. Governor Kyle Hayes, a prominent lo cal attorney, w a s named Thursday by the state Republi can convention in Durham to be the G. O. P. nominee for lieutenant governor in the (all election. George M. Pritchard, of Marshall, was nominated as Candidate for governor. WilkesG.O.PT Takes Big Part State Coavention J. E. Broyhill Committee man; McNeill Chairman; Kyle Hayes Honored ' Republicans from Wilkes coun ty figured largely 1b activities of the state convention held Thurs day In Durham. Robert H. McNeill, Wilkes na tive now an attorney in States ville and in Washington, D. C., presided* over the convention, which was the most spirited G. O. P. meeting in the state in many years. J. E. Broyhill, native of the Boomer community of Wilkes county and now a leading man ufacturer in Lenoir, was elected national committeeman for North Carolina, winning out over Ho bert Morton, Albemarle attorney, on the third ballot 602 to 564. Forty-two of Wilkes* 46 votes were cast for Morton. Kyle Hayes, well known local attorney, was named on the state ticket -as candidate for lieu tenant governor. Keynote address was delivered by Representative Leonard W. Hall, of the second New York state district. Sim Delapp, of Lexington, wag re-elected state chairman. George M. Pritchard, of Mar shall, was nominated for gover nor and John A. Wilkerson, of Washington, N. 0., is the party's endorsed nominee for U. S. sen ator. Other state nominees are as follows: For attorney gener al, Herbert Sea well, Jr., of Car thage; for secretary of state, James S. Dockery of Rutherford ton; for state auditor, J. M. Van Hoy of Charlotte; for com missioner of agriculture, Watt Gragg of Boone. l O . _ Ideal Furniture Store is Moved Now Occupying New Two Story Building Recently Erected Here Ideal Furniture company haa moved from next door to Hor ton's Drag store to the new building erected for the firm on the Blair block next door to Car olina Restaurant. Millard Bhoades and Morgai Roope, owners of the firm, in a statement today said that stocks have been enlarged and that both floors of the 40 by 100 foot building are completely filled with a larger selection of furni ture than ever before carried by their store. The new building has juBt been completed and was erected by V. M. Church. The building vacated by Ideal -Furniture will be occupied by a Frlgidaire and appliance store owned by Palmer Horton. Passenger Train Here Discontinued During Coal Strike The Southern Railway pas senger ' train serving North Wil kesboro dally was temporarily suspended today by government order because of the coal storage anticipated because of striking miners. Mail from Winston - Salem which had been carried by train is being carried by truck during the emergency. o — Rev. LB. Murray Is Taken By Beath Rev. LewiB Baxter Murray, $0 year-old retired Baptist minister of State Road, died at 5:30 a. m. yesterday in an EJkin Hospital following a brief illness. Rev. Mr. Murray was one of the best known rBaptlst ministers in Northwest North Carolina, having served as pastor of 42' churches during his 45 years in the ministry. Among the churches he serv ed were 10 in Surry, 23 in Wilkes, five in Watauga, one each in Yadkin and Ashe coun ties, and two in Virginia. He re tired six years ago following a stroke. Rev. Mr. Murray was reared in Alamance County, son of Thom as and Katie Cranford Murray. His first wife, Mrs. Emma Carter Murray died years ago. His sec ond wife, Mrs. Esther Billings Murray, survives. Also surviving are two sons and two daughters by the first marriage—Carl Murray of State Isabel, Texas, Mrs. G. R. Tom linson and Mrs. W. H. McDowell of High Point; one son anbe held Saturday, beginning at 10:30 a. m„ in the T. J, Fra zier office building located next door to Liberty Theatre. Many Easter foo^s and Easter basket^ will be sold.?> . Extra Work Is Essential For Complete Fund Red Cross'Here Most Han dle Work Previously Done by VA Office Wilke8 county must raise $3, 000 more in order to reach the Red Cross fund goal of $8,151. it was learned today from Q. Sam Winters, chairman, and Joe R. Barber, co-chairman of the Red Cross fund campaign. Various factors hare combined to retard progress of the cam paign this year and numerous people have not been reached by workers. Weather conditions have been extremely bad and many areas have not been worked. In view of the great work be ing done by the local chapter, it is essential that the quota be reached. The goal was set up in order to carry on the many ser vices being rendered by the Wilkes ^hater and to promote the new project of supplying blood to civilians in hospitals. All workers are urged to com plete their tasks this week if possible and community chair men are respectfully requested to have their workers contact rural people and give them op portunity to put Wilkes over the top. Incidentally, the county has never failed on a Red Cross cam paign. ' . Service To Veterans The Veterans Administration Contact office in North Wilkea boro will close April 1st, but A. F. Kilby, l;ed CroBS chariman, as sures*''vM'erans that the local chapter stands ready to assist with their various problems. A stock of Veterans Administra tion forms is always kept on hand and two trained Red Cross workers are always glad to help veterans with their hospital ap plications, insurance reinstate ment or conversion, and applica tions for all the various benefits. Red Cross office is located over Tomlinson's Department store and is open from 8:30-4:30 eve ry day and until noon on Satur days. o School Needs Are Talked Thursday At Millers Creek C. C. Faw and W. D. Half acre Are Speakers From •Chamber Commerce A meeting was held at Millers Creek school March 18 at which the needs of the Wilkes county schools were discussed. An interesting program was given by members of the Glee and Dramatics clubs under the direction of Mrs, Vera Johnson and Mrs. Troy Chjureh. Mr. Greer, principal of the school gave a report on the progress that has been made this year at the school. Much new equipment has been purchased for the Home Economics and Commercial de partments. A new playground has been graded and grassed. But, still, there are many more improvements which need to be made, one of the greatest needs is for more classrooms. County Superintendent C. B. Eljer introduced the speakers from the Wilkes Chamber of Commerce, Mr. C. C. Paw and Mr. W. D. Halfacre, who spoke about the need for better school buildings in Wilkes county. Many enlightening facts about the pos sibility of a bond issue to raise money for this purpose were discussed. . At the end of the program re freshments were served. Miss Ora Vannoy's section of the first grade won the prize for having the most .parents present. o Optimist Club To Meet Tomorrow The Optimist Club, the city's newest civic organisation, will hold its twiee-a-mohth luncheon meeting tomorrow at The Prin cess Cafe from 12:80 to 1:30 p. m. All members are urged to attend.