Y. M. C. A. is rajs
building fund for the
of a modern Y. M
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The Joumol-Patriot Has Blazed the Trail of Progress In the "I
Vol. 42, No. 97
OUR CITY
North ' WittMRWS9
trading radius of 50 miles,
serving 100,000 people »
Northwestern Carolina. ^
Commissioner It m
Impressed With
Meeting TeesJay
Traphill Road Improve
ment Principal Object
Of Meeting
Six hundred Wilkes county
citizens packed the North Wil
kes bcrro city hall and overflowed
into the hallways Tuesday night
for the citizens' road meeting,
asking improvement of roads in
the county and particularly con
ction of the Traphill road
i f Mountain View to Dough
iymond K. Smith, of Mount
Airy, eighth division highway
commissioner, and Zeb V. Stew
art, division engineer, were vis
ibly impressed by the great in
terest shown by the attendance
of such a great crowd of citizens.
At the close of the meeting
Commissioners Smith talked
briefly, commended the people
for their interest and stated that
th^hlghway commission would
«*Wbue to do the very best they
could with what they had to do
with. He cited high cost of high
way construction, saying that
$20,000 per mile was the cheap
est figure they could hope for,
even on secondary roads. He as
sured the people that their road
needs would be met aa rapidly
as practical.
R. M. Brame, Jr., North Wil
kesbcro merchant who is presi
dent of the Wilkes Chamber of
Commerce, opened the meeting
and welcomed the people. He
f called on W. H. McBlwee, prom
I lnent local attorney and member
of the chamber's Roads commit
tee, sponsor of the meeting, to I
preside.
Chairman McElwee explained
the purpose of the meeting to j
j^^etheMople of the county op-l
on their
road needs, and that while the
meeting was planned particularly
for urging construction of the
Traphill road, the. Chamber of
Commerce wag interested in ail
roads and that other groups
would be heard following dfscus
sion of the Traphill project.
The first speakers ware repre
sentatives of North Wilkesboro
civic organizations. Paul Osborne,
vice president and past president
of the Kiwanis club, stated in
t«nwt of that organisation in the
TYlphill project and other roads.
W. C. Marlow, Lions club presi
dent, spoke for the Lions club
and enthusiastically endorsed the
project.
J. B. Williams, past president
of the Chamber of Commerce,
highly complimented the highway
officials and employes for their
splendid service to the people
aod cited the importance of con
duction of the Traphill road. •
Vernon Deal, cashier of the
Northwestern Bank and J. R.
Hlx, president of the Bank of
North Wilkesboro, in brief talks
summarised the great need of a
highway into the northeastern
part of the county. They were
followed with brief addresses by
Dr. P. C. Hubbard, chief of staff
of the Wilkes hospital, and T.
S. Kenerly, mayor of North Wil
kesboro. . '
P. E. Brown, prominent lum
ber manufacturer and former
sheriff of Wilkes, called atten
tion to the great and undevelop
ed resources of the Traphill and
adjacent communities, Vhich he
said had been handicapped by
lack of a highway. N. B. Smlth
ey, widely known local merch
ant, expressed much interest in
highway construction and par
ticularly the need of the Trap
hill proposed highway.
- At this point tn the meeting
opportunity was given the peo
ple tn the northeastern part of
the county to express • their
views. Grover Pendry, of Hays,
stated that he was maintenance
man for 15 yeart on the present
Traphill road, which he describ
ed as Inadequate and extremely
difficult to maintain because of
the heavy traffic and numerous
A. C. Bidden was the next
and he called attention
sat area with many peo
are not now near a
, road. He stated that the
during the past winter had
i Impassable and that the
were practically marooned
reach of a doctor or hos
for the Trap
, , deputy sheriff. W.
ROADS — Page 12
(Mis. McDuffie Rites
Conducted Tuesday
Funeral service for Mrs. F. J.
McDuffte, who died Sunday
night, was held Tuesday after
noon at the Wilkeaboro Metho
dist church.
Rev. H. M. Wellman, pastor,
was assisted in the service by
Rer. W. N. Brookshire, pastor
of the Wilkeaboro Baptist church.
The body lay in state at the
church for one hour and many
people attended the service.
Pall bearers werel W. B. Som
ers, C. Q. Poindexter, Troy Fos
ter, J. F. Jordan, T. E. Story and
T. R. Bryan. Honorary pall bear
ers were members of the Wilkes
Bar Association. Numerous and
beautiful floral tributes were evi
dences of esteem 'for the life of
Mrs. McDuffie in the commun
ity.
Out-of-town relatives attend
ing the funeral included the fol
lowing: Mrs. A. iB. Moss, Mrs.
Earl Moss and Russell Moss, of
Creedmoor; M. C. McDuffie, ,C.
L. McDuffie, K. A. Bullard and
Mrs. Mae Hill Spivey, of San
ford; Mrs. Floyd Foltx, Misses
Frances and Flossie Bowman and
Lester Bowman, of Harrison
burg, Va.
Burial was in Mountain Park
cemetery at Wilkeaboro.
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Soil Speaking
Contest Friday
I At lawn Hall
(By Paul Chopli*, County Agent,
And Howard Colvard, Assist
ant County Agent).
School winners from each of
the high schools of Wilkes coun
ty will meet at the city hall In
North Wilkeaboro on Friday, Ap
ril 2, at 7:30 p. m., for the
county .SpiL
ing Contest. At this time the
county winner will be selected
to represent Wilkes county at
the district contest at Lenoir on
April 9th.
The county contest Is being
sponsored by the Wilkes Cham-1
ber of Commerce with prises of
$25.00, $15.00 and $10.00 for
first, second, and third placing.
Judges for the county contest
will be Paul E. Church, Kyle
Hayes, and Tom S. Jenrette.
Prizes will be awarded by W. K.
Sturdivant. t
The county winner will com
pete in the group elimination
contest at Lenoir on April 9 at
1:30 in the agricultural build
ing. The winner in this contest
will attend the state finals at
the State College Y.M.CA. on
April 1«, at 1:30 p. m.
$2,000 Is Quota
Cancer Campaign
In Wilkes County
Mrs. E. E. Vnught Com
mander; T. E. Story Is
Campaign Chairman
Campaign to raise $2,000 in
Wilkes county for the American
Cancer Society during the month
of April was organized here this
week.
Woman's clubs of the Wilkea
boros are sponsors of the cam
paign. Mrs. E. E. Vaught is
Wilkes county commander and
T. E. Story will again be cam
paign manager. Blair Gwyn is
county treasurer.
Organization meeting was
held in the home of Mrs. Quiney
Adams on Tuesday evening,
March 30, with the county com
mander, the county chairman,
the presidents and other offici
als of the two Woman's clubs
present. Advertising and solici
tation plans were worked out for
the local communities and for
the entire .county.
The entire nfonth of April
will be considered Cancer Cam
paign month and contributions
may be made at any time during
the month. Actual solicitation of
funds will begin on Thursday,
April t5th.
A final meeting of all work
ers will be held at the home of
Mrs. J. R. Hix at 7: SO Monday
evening, April 12th, at which
time final instructions will be
given and materials distributed.
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WILKES HOSPITAL HAS 25TH ANNIVERSARY
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Wilkesboro Beats
Taylorsville 8-0
In Baseball Game
Wilkesboro high school Ramb
lers shutout Taylorsville Tues
day afternoon at Taylorsville 8
to 0 in the first game - of the
season.
Whittington pitched a master
piece for Wilkesboro and allow
ed only two hits while striking
out 13. Remarkable fof the open
ing game, the Wilkesboro boys
playedv errorless ball.
Craig with a homer and Lowe
with a triple figured in the 11
hit attack by the Ramblers.
The first game In Wilkesboro
from Sparta. All baseball fans
present will enjoy the game.
The Wilkesboro Ramblers bid
to be one of the best high school
baseball combinations in this sec
tion of the state.
Flashers Will
Begin Work 5th
Sports history will be made
again in North Wilkesboro on
Monday," April 5 when the
North Wilkesboro Flashers be
gin spring training for the first
professional team In history of
this community.
Workouts win begin Monday
on Wilkesboro high school
field because Memorial Park
field will not be ready until
weather conditions permit
more work on the infield.
Flayers will report Monday
morning, ten a. m., at the
Wilkesboro field.
Henry (Flash) Loman, play
ing manager, will have on hand
about. 50 ball players,, many of
whom are already under con
tract. The team material appears
to be at least three deep for all
positions with additional rookies
expected from Wilkes and other
northwestern North Carolina
counties.
Paul Pryor, 22, a class man
pitcher from Woonsocket, R. I.,
was signed last week. He had
successful seasons with Leaks
ville and Greensboro in the Caro
lina class B league. Robert Col
lins, 19, a 175-pound catcher,
has been signed up and two
pitchers will be" sent here' by the
Greensboro Patriots. Collins Is
a brother of Steve Collins, man
ager of Kinston in the Coastal
Plains leagne.
Dry Kiln Fire
Monday Wight
' Fire,.departments of Wilkes
boro and North Wilkesboro Mon
day night at ten p. m. extin
guished a blaze at George Par
lier's lumber dry kiln In Wilkes
boro, where much damage was
done by the fire.
Firemen were called to the
same location Tuesday morning
at fixe o'clock to put out the
fire, which had broken out again.
Total damage was estimated
to exceed $8,000.
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Fewer livestock on farms and
smaller feed grain supplies will
mean less meat in .1948.
Mm fiROWTH OF THE WILKES
HOSPiTAL HERE IS INTERESTING
Friday, April 2, will mark the
25th ..anniversary of the Wilkes
hospital, an institution which
has rendered long and inestim
able service to Wilkes and ad
joining poanties.
On April 2, 1923, Dr. Fred C.
Hubbard, who was born and rear
ed in Wilkesboro, opened the
Wilkes hospital in a large frame
residence building on Eighth
street.
With Dr. Hubbard to this city
came Miss Toby Turner, super
n# ' _ VtAanif&l '#va«
anasthethist. Miss Wamie
erspoon, who is alsc&on the staff,
came within a short time, and
Miss Hattle McNeill' for many
years was night superintendent.
A comparison of the institu
tion then and now reflects great
progress, not only of the hospit
al, but of the growth? and devel
opment of the Wilkesboros and
all Wilkes county. I*. Hubba?d
opened the hospital /with a ca
pacity of ten bedi Surgery,
medicine, laboratory, obstetrics
and dietetics were the services
afforded.
Mrs. C. C. Woodie, of North]
Wilkesboro^ was the first pa
tient admitted to the hospital, on
April 3, 1923.
During those early days of the
institution the loyalty of the a
bove named personnel and others
who became a part of Institution
was of great value in its contin
ed existence. Several organiza
tions' and individuals helped
greatly with material assistance,
to the young hospital, -which was
filling a lone fek need in the
community. Nurses then worked
from It to 20 hours per day.
Their hard work was a great fac
tpr in early success of the hos
pital. The surgical and medical
staff was composed of Dr. Hub
bard—with Dr. S. Sink as|
anasthethist.
. The hospital continued to grow
and in four years after it open
ed several rooms were added on
the east side of the building.
Eight years later, in 1935, the
new wing was erected with three
floors. It is of fireproof con
struction. The old building,
which wag connected to the new,
was renovated and made fire
resistant. The' new construction
afforded more wards and rooms,
a new operating suite, new X
ray and laboratory equipment
and modern kitchen.
A separate obstetrics depart
ment was also made possible.
The bed capacity was Increased
to 45, which was four and one
half time8 the original capacity.
Since 1935 additional space has
been utilised to bring the bed
capacity to 55.. <
Work of the hospital has In
creased rapidly through the
years, and now the hospital is
filled to capacity practically all
the time. Additional space for
beds, doctors* offices, X-ray and
laboratory and other facilities is
badly needed.
In 1941 additional housing
space was obtained in a building
next door to the hospital for an
adequate nurses' home.
Services of the hospital have
expanded with other progress.
It is needlees to my that the one
doctor could not handle the work
of the Institution after its rapid
growth. In January, 1930, Dr.
James H. McNeill took charge of|
the medical service of the hos
pital. He now heads the medical
department as internist.
In 1935 Dr. Wm. K. Newton
became eye, ear, nose and throat
specialist at the hospital and has
been in charge of that depart
ment since that date.
Miss Evelyn tittle was em
ployed as full time laboratory
technician in 1935, which posi
tion. she n$w holds. At the same
tlm* *n X-ray raSTmteian
added to the staff, that position
now being filled by Mra. Louisa
Hopp.
Since 1937 the Wilkes hospital
has operated as a non-profit in
stitution by a board of directors
under the Duke endowment sys
tem. The directors are J. R. Hix,
chairman, P. W. Bshelman, J. B.
Williams, J. B. McCoy, R. G.
iPinley and J. B. Carter. Fred C.
Hubbard, Jr., has been business
administrator of the institution
siince 1940.
Active staff of the Wilkes hos
pital now is as follows: Dr. P.
C. Hubbard, surgery and. chief;
Dr. James H. McNeill, internist;
Dr. Wm. K. Newton, eye, ear,
nose and throat; Dr. Robert E.
Lewis, assistant in surgery; Dr.
C. S. Sink, anathethlst; Miss
Norma Stevenson, assistant ana
thethlst; Mrs. Glenn Thomas and
Mrs. Sam Vickery, operating
room nurses. The nursing staff
lis composed of ah unusually
competent group of nurses and
nurses aides. All physicians of
the community are on the cour
tesy staff of the hospital and do
much hospital practice.
The Wilkes hospital is- fully
approved by the American Col
lege of Surgeons, the American
Medical Association, The Ameri
can Hospital Association and the
State Hospital Association. These
recognitions are obtained by
maintaining high standards in
all departments of hospital ope
ration. Dr. HubbaTd haq been ac
corded ni'any high honors in the
medical profession in North Car
olina. He h«s been president of
the State Hospital Association
and is now Rural Health Chair
man of the North Carolina Med
ical Society, which has been gi^
ing much attention to _ rural
health problems.
In addition to staff members
and personnel already mention
ed, and whose wqrk and services
have been responsible for life
and success of the institution,
no article attempting to tell of
history of the Wilkes hospital
would be complete without men
tion of two colored servants,
Harrison Anderson and Belle
Brown, who have served loyally
and faithfully since the earliest
days of the hospital.
When interviewed yesterday
Dr. Hubbard recounted some in
stances in the early days of the
Wilkes hospital, but talked most
enthusiastically of the needs for
even greater facilities. The day
is past, he said, when any doc
tor or group of doctors can erect
and maintain an adequate hos
pital. It Is a community respon
sibility similar to the responsi
bility of the people to their
churches and schools. Without
better facilities, he continued,
we cannot hope to progress and
maintain better hospital and
medical services. Larger and 'bet
ter hospitals and facilities, "he
(explained, attract the most cap
able of the profession. We hope
the day Is at hand when a larger
and better hospital will be pro
rided, he said.
In this connection Dr. * Hub
bard specifically pointed to the
proposal now gaining impetus for
Wilkes county to take advantage
of the opportunity provided • by
the Hill-Burton act and the
Good Health Plan in North Car
olina to obtain a modern and
completely equipped hospital for
22.6 per cent of the total oost
furnished by the county, with
77.4 per cent paid by the state
and federal governments. Inci
dentally, Dr. Hubbard is chair
man of the Health committee of
the Wilkes Chamber of Com
merce, which has unanimously
advocated a proposal for a 100
bed hospital.
WILKES COUNTY CORN GROWING
CONTEST BEING SPONSORED BY
WILKES CHIMRER COMMERCE
itw? "•. ■' •: -1 y. ^—
By J. P. CHOPLIN, County
Agent, and H. C. COL.VARD,
Assistant Agent.
The Wilkes Chamber of Com
merce realizes that one way to
reduce the cost of the production
of corn in Wilkes county to by
increasing the yield per acre
through the use of improved
methods of fertilization, cultiva
tion, management and use of bet
ter seed. The average corn yield
in Wilkes county for 1946 was
25.2 bushels per acre. Corn 1s
one of the most essential sources
of food for human and animal
consumption. Anything that can
be done to Increase the yield of
corn per acre will be a' great as
set in enabling the farmers of
Wilkes county to adequately
feed the people and livestock of
the county and to encourage an
increase in profitable livestock
and poultry production, thai re
sulting in a higher standard of
living.
In 1945 Wilkes county produc
ed 704,491 bushels of corn on
27,966 acres. If the average yield
per acre was Increased to 30 bu
shels an Increase of 18.7 pet
cent would he realized above the
1946 crop. This Increase would
be 134,189 bushels, or on the
present local market be worth
$315,344.15 to Wilkes county
farmers.
For the above reasons the
Wilkes Chamber of Commerce to
sponsoring this contest.
Rnleg and Regulations
1. Any person may participate
in this contest by producing one
acre of corn.
2. Entry date: All participants
must be registered In the coun
ty agent's office not later than
June 1, ISM8.
S. Anyone interested in enter
ing this contest may secure la
formation by contacting the farm
agent's office, in the county
courthouse.
' 4. The participant* will be re
quired to estimate his corn yield
and turn in the estimated yield
to the county agent'g office.
5. There are no restrictions
with reference to cultural prac
tices .in this contest.
6. To make the yjeld official
and eligible for the prise money,
the corn must be measured try
a committee selected by the
sponsor.
7. Results of yields must be
in the county agent's office by
November 15, 1948.
8. If for any reason the con
testant should desire to gather
his corn before official estimate
is made, he should contact the
county agent and request that a
measurement be made. If this Is
not done he will forfeit his
chance to participate In the pris
es given. . ,
9. The measuring standards
recommended by the N. C. State
College Extension Sendee will
be used.
Awards: Prize8 will be award
ed on the following basis: 1st
prize, $35.00; 2nd prize, $<25.00;
3rd prize, $20.00; 4th prize,
$15.00; 5th prize, $10.00.
Information on adapted corn
varieties, fertilization, cultiva
tion and management will be
given to the public by radio and
newspaper articles.
Vance Brewer, 87,
Claimed By Death
v¥nce Brewer, 87-year-old res-,
ident of the Rock Creek com
munity, died Wednesday.
Mr. Brewer, a member of a
well known Wilke8 family, is
survived by his wife, Mrs. Sar
ah Ann Henderson, and the fol
lowing sons and daughters:
Thomas, Ollie, Beatrice and
Gladys Brewer, of North Wilkes
boro route two; Mrs. E._ L. Craf
ford and Mrs. W. Page, of
Winston-Salem.
Funeral arrangements were
incomplete today.
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Candidates May
FHe Notice With
Board Chairman
C. J. Jones, 'chairman of the
Wilkes board of elections, today
announced that any candidates
for any county or township of
fices in Wilkes county may file
jotices of candidacy with him at
this time. ,
Mr. Jones, magistrate. who hag
his office at the North Wilkes
boro town hall, is chairman of
the board, M. B. McNeill, of
North Wiikesboro, is the other
Democratic member and the
Republican member is expected
to be E. R. Eller, of North Wii
kesboro.
April 17, six p. m., is the dead
line for filing notices of candi
dacy with the county board of
elections.
Education Meets
Are Being HeH
In CountySchools
Representatives of Chamber
Of Commerce Scheduled
For Central Schools
Education committee of the
Wilkes Chamber of Commerce is
furnishing speakers for a series
of educational meetings in tha
schools throughout Wilkes coun
ty. • ,
Schedule of these meetings, to
which all patrons and others in
terested in educational progress
ure invited, was arranged by C.
Arthur Venable, chairman of the
Education committee, and <?. B.
Eller, superintendent of Wilkes
county schools.
Eleven meetings have been
scheduled for county schools and
one for North Wilkeebono; where
a city charter system is operat
ed. • Two speakers from the
Chamber of Commerce will ap
pear at each school, with the
first discussing needs of the
school system and the second
talking about education from
the viewpoint of a businessman.
Some of the meetings have
been held and were well attend
ed. The complete schedule fol
lows;
March 18, C. C. Faw and W.
D Halfacre at Millers Creek.
March 26, J. B. Williams and
C. Arthur Venable at Roaring
River.
March 29, Joe Howard, David
Parks and R. D. Pennell at Ma
ple Springs.
March 30, John Prevette and
Larry Moore at Mount Pleasant;
C. C. Faw and Dr. H. B.- Smith
at Wilkes bo ro
April 1. W. D. Halfacre and
W. H. McElwee at Ronda.
April 2, C. O. McNlel and w
K Sturdlvant at Mountain View;
Dwight Nichols and Kyle Hayes
at Traphill.
April 8, Allie Hayes aad Lar
ry Moore at Ferguson.
April 9, J. H. Whicker and F.
E. Brown at Mulberry.
April 22, speakers for North
Wilkesboro to be announced.
Each meeting *111 begin at
7:30 p. m. and C. B. EHer or
C. Arthur Venable will lead a
discussion apd open forum o*
needs of the schools.
Preaching Services
Oakwoods Baptist
Mr. Herman Johnson, of Mo
ravian Falls, who has recently
been licensed to preach, will con
duct the evening services at Oak
woods Baptist church Sunday
night, April 4.