Y. M. C. A. is rajs building fund for the of a modern Y. M JTA. plant Support it. 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. O ———— 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. - — o —■ Support the Y. M. C. A. WILKES HOSPITAL HAS 25TH ANNIVERSARY »mHWm»WW%W%WWWWHWWVWHMW iH*WHW^»WUMHHWWWMW»WH%HHMI 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. o 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. o 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.

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