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ilkes Y. M. C. A. is rais
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The Journal-Patriot Has Blazed the Trail of Progress In the "State of Wilkes" For Over 41v Years
OUR CITY
North Wilkesboro has s
trading radius of 50 miles,
serving 100,000 people in
Northwestern Carolina.
Ask Bond Election
ForJNew Hospital
Chamber Group
Passes Resolution
To Commissioners
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Health committee of the
Wilkes Chamber of Commerce in
meeting here passed a resolution
asking the commissioners of
Wilken county to call a special!
election to vote county bonds
■Jtfficient in amount for con-1
■miction and equipment of a|
*TOO-hed hoepital.
Dr. John A. Perrell, of Ra
leigh, executive secretary of the
North Carolina Medical Care
Commission, explained that a
10<Mt>ed hospital fully equipped
will cost approximately $1,200,
000, and that of that amount
Wilkes would have to fnrnlsh
only $271,000. The remainder,
more than three-fourths of the
total cost, would be furnished
tprthe state and federal govern
ments.
The WUkee county board of
commissioners, composed of M.
P. Absher, chairman, C. C. Sid
den and I. J, Broyhill, with oth
er interested citizens, met with
the Health Committee. Dr. Fred
C. Hubbard, committee chairman,
opened the meeting and J. R.
Hlx, chairman of the board of
the Wilkes hospital, presided.
Dr. Ferrell explained the pro
posal fully and stated that fed
eral and state funds for Wilkes
would be available daring the
year beginning July 1. He said
that operation of hospitals under
the plan is usually carried out
by a board with staggering terms
and appointed by the county com
missioners. He stated that the
present Wilkee hospital, which
has become too small for needs
of the county,_ Is not eligible for
expansion, but that an available
site has been located and ap
proved.
Present for the meeting were
R. M. Brame, Jr., chamber pres
ident, the commissioners, Dr.
Hubbard, Mayor T. S. Kenerly,
John Cashion, J. R. Hix, Julius
C. Hubbard, A. A. Triplett, Dr.
W. P. Jones, Dr. G. T. Mitchell,
Dr. James C. Mills, W. H. McEl
wee, J. B. Williams, Dudley S.
«11, J. B. McCoy, J. B. Carter,
. B. Somers, Dr. E. N. Phil
lips, R. G. Fniley, Paul Osborne,
P. W. Eehelman, P. E. Brown,
Sam Winters, Charles Slate, P.
E. Forester, C. B. Eller, Tom
Jenrette.
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Flashers Start
pt Exhibition Games
First Home Game Will Be
Here Monday Night A
gainat Forest City
North Wilkesboro Flashers!
will play Forest City of the West-'
ern Carolina League Monday j
night, eight o'clock, In the first}
home exhibition game for the1
professional team here. Tonight j
the Flashers go to Marion and
on Friday night to Llnoolnton
and Saturday night to Morgan
ton.
The Morganton game schedul
ed here Saturday night was
moved to Morganton to allow
time to condition the field here.
Last night Manager Flash Lo-,
man looked at three of hl8 rook
' is hurlers In their first try at
professional baseball as Forest
City of the Western Carolina
league threrw their three best
hurlers at the Flashers and won
6-0 at Forest City. Lee Bentley,
Pores Knob rookie southpaw,
opened on the mound for the
Flashers, and struck out six
hatter8 ln four innings, his bad
pitch being a horns ran ball with
two on. Pete Melrln, another
rookie, worked two -innings and
allowed four _ hltsL Wayne Fra
iler, local rookie, finished the
game and four hits were scored.
Jack Leonard, third sacker,
Jed Flashers hitting with two.
Cooper, Lambert and Floro gar
one each. Bmphasls in the
gare was practice for rookies
and the Flashers used 23 play
ers in the game.
j^Hext week the Flashers will
TWT Forest City here Monday
night, Marion here Tuesday
night. Morganton here Wednes
day night, Llncolnton here
Thursday night, Newton there
Friday night, Stateerille there
Saturday night.
Deacons' Speaker
M. A. Hoggins, general sec
retary for the North Carolina
Baptist State Convention, will
be the speaker for the Deacons'
meeting of the Brushy Moun
tain Baptist Association, Fri
day, April 10, at the Jfew Hope
Church, near Purl ear. First
session will begin at 6 p. m.
Hoggins Speaker
Deacons' Meet At
New Hope Friday
M. A. Huggins, general secre
tary of the,North Carolina State
Baptist convention, will speak at
i deacons' and laymen's meeting
of the Brushy Mountain Baptist
association to be held with New
Hope Baptist church near Pur
lear Friday, April 16.
First session of the meeting
will begin at six p. m. and supper
will be served at 6:45. The sec
ond session will begin at 7:30.
'Honoring the Deaoonship" will
be the theme of the meeting.. Mr.
Huggins will discuss relationship |
of the pastor, deacon and church.
All pastors, deacons and oth
ers interested are asked to at
tend.
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District Winner
CARL CHURCH
Student Millers
Creek Winner In
District Contest
Carl Church Wins Over 12
Counties In Soil Conser- *
vation Speaking
Carl Church, a student of Mil
lers Creek high school, won first
place in the district soil con
servation speaking contest held
in Lenoir Friday afternoon.
He won over twelve other
county victors with his talk on
''Soil Conservation and Its Rela
tion To The Economy of North
Carolina/'
First prize brought him $50
and he will go to Raleigh Friday,
April 16 to compete with seven
other semi-final winners from
other districts for the State ti
tle. The State" winner will re
ceive |500.
"Walter Stenson, of Yadkin
connty, won second place and
Mary Bone, of Caldwell, third.
Counties in the district ' in
clude Avery, Alexander, Forsyth,
Wilkes, Burke, Alleghany, Tad
Home Is Destroyed
By Fire Lost Night
Fire destroyed a home In the
Woodlawn section of North Wil
li esboro Shortly after midnight
last night.
A large residence owned by
Palmer Horton was completely
destroyed, along with practically
all furnishings of three colored
families, Red Denny, Charlie
Watts, and Jack Ferguson.
The fire was well under way
when the alarm wa8 given and
firemen were handicapped by
lack of water in the vicinity.
Adjoining' property was saved.
Occupants of the building
barely had time to escape when
the fire was discovered and they
were unable to get their clothes
from-the house.
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Membership Drive
Of Music Concerts
Associate Soon
All Will Be Given Oppor
tunity During Week Of
May 3 To Enroll
The membership campaign of
the recently organized Wilkes
Community Concert Association
will be held during the week of
May ird, it was announced Tues-j
day by trie president, Mr. For-1
rest Jones.
In this one week, Mr. Jones I
explained, everyone in Wilkes-1
boro and North Wllkesboro and!
the surrounding area who wishes!
to attend the series of at leastl
three concerts by outstanding ar-l
tists to be presented by the as
sociation next fall and winter |
must enroll as a member.
He emphasized that after the!
close of the campaign no one may!
obtain a membership, until the!
following year, and that only!
members will be admitted to the!
concerts. I
This is in "accordance with thel
"organized audience" plan that!
assures an ample artist budget!
before the performers are engag-l
ed, Mr. Jones pointed out. Ins
approximately 500 cities and!
towns in the United States and I
Canada, he said, such audiences!
are already hearing the world's!
leading musicians every year with!
no local financial risk. These!
communities range in population!
from a few thousand to metro-1
politan center8 of several hun-|
dred thousand.
iln following the plan further,!
he added, no single tickets will
be available for any of the in
dividual concerts.
Mrs. A. F. Kilby, chairman of I
campaign, and Mrs. C. T. Dough-1
ton, co-chairman, are organizing I
teams of volunteer workers who!
will enroll the association mem-l
bers during the week of the cam-J
paign. - I
Launching the campaign will
be a social on the opening eve
ning at the Woman's Club when I
the workers will meet Mr. Dick I
Suter, organisation director of I
Community Concert Service of I
New York. He will remain in
North Wllkesboro throughout the!
week to assist the officials in 1
details of the campaign.
Arrangements for the social I
are in the hands of Mrs. Iveyl
Moore and Mrs. Paul Harvel, I
Jr., who are planning an attrac-J
tive setting for the inauguration I
of Wllkesboro and North Wilkes-1
boTo's latest civic enterprise.
At the social, the workers will
receive materials for enrolling i
applicants for the association I
and will hear short talks by sev
eral speakers who will discuss J
the value of the prospective con-1
certs to the community. ,
Baptist Pastors
To Meet Monday
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The Wilkes Baptist Pastors
Conference wiH meet at 10:00
a. m. Monday at Relns-Sturdi
▼ant chapel. Rev. A. B. Hayes
will bring the devotional mes
sage at 10:00 a. m. Jay Ander
son will -speak on "Building
Throngh Church Music" a t
t0:40. Rev. Howard J. Ford will
discuss "The Use of Illustra
tions In Preaching" at 11:JO:
Rev. L. T. Younger will bring
the inspirational message. All
memibers of the conference will
want to be present. Visitors are
always welcome.
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kin, Watauga, Ashe, Catawba,
Sirrry and Caldwell.
Carl, who is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Noah C. Church, of
Wllkesboro Route one, is a mem
ber of the Junior class at Millers
Creek.
Urges Support For
Cancer Campaign
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T. E. Story, attorney, form
er educator and civic leader,
is chairman of the American
' Cancer Society's campaign to
raise 92,000 in Wilkes county
for cancer research, education
and control. Chairman Story
urges support of all the peo
ple ill this annual undertaking.
Solicitations begin today and
are to be completed before the
end of April, which has been
designated "Cancer Month" by
proclamation of Governor
Cherry. Mrs. E. E. Vaught is
county commander of the
campaign and Blair Gwyn is
treasurer.
CHARTER PRESENTED OPTIMIST
CLUBJIERE ON TUESDAY NIGHT
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Fella Installs New
Officers
Tbe Optimist Club of North
Wilkesboro, Wilkes county's
newest civic organization, w
formally presented its charter
Tuesday night *t a Charter:J»3lj
ty held in the' baaquet half or
Hotel Wilkes. Tfcp charter wasi
presented to the local dub by
District Governor George J. ^"el
la, of, Charlotte,
L. E. Dimmette, a native of
Wilkes county but who has made
his home in Lenoir for a num
ber of years, served as toa&tmast
er. Optimist Dimmette was the
first president of the Lenoir Op
timist club and is it's immediate
past president. >
The Charte| Party opened
with invocatioif being spoken by
Rev. H. M. \Nfellman, pastor of
the Wilkesbordi Methodist church
who is an honorary member of
the club, after which two stan
zas of America were sung by the!
assemblage.
Hon, *T. S. Kenerly, mayor of
the city, delivered the address
of welcome to the visitors in the
city for the Charter Party, and
expressed himself as being high
ly elated over the organization
of the local Optimist club which
has as its major objective work
with the boys. Mayor Kenerly
stated that he saw a great need
in this community for a club like
the Optimist, and he pledged his
wholehearted support to the club
in carrying out lts worthy ob
jectives.
A large number of guests
were present from clubs located
id North and South Carolina, as
follows: Winston-Salem, High
Point, Charlotte, Lenoir, Morgan
ton, -Hickory, and Greenville and
Columbia, S. C.
Governor Fella Speaks
The outstanding address of the
evening was given by George J.
Fella, of Charlotte, governor of
the eighteenth district, who gave
in full the Optimist Creed, and
told of the growth of Optimist
International (now fourth larg
est civic organization), and also
about Its many aims and objec
tives In carrying out the club's
work with the youth of the land.
Following his address. Gover
nor Fella formally presented the
local Qptlmlst cluib with Its beau
tiful charter from Optimist In
ternational. This wag accepted
graciously" by the club's presi
dent, Maurice BX Walsh, who
pledged the club to carry out the
great work of Optimist Interna
tional to the very best of Its
ability.
Officers Installed
District Governor Ffella, after
presenting the charter to the lo
cal civic body, proceeded with
the Installation of officers for
the ensuing year. These are as
follows: President, Maurice B.
Walsh; vice president, Julius C.
Hubbard; secretary - treasurer,
Forest C. Tugman; sergeant-at
arms, E. Richard Mler; board of
local governors—-Howard Strad
CI, Aiuen uarwooQ, U. T. Trl
vette, and Herbert Marshall.
Gong and Gavel Presented
Toastmaster Dlmmette next
presented the handsome gong
and gavel to the local club. These
President Walsh a diamond pres
ident's pin which was a personal
gift from him.
Optimist Organizer Ben Rid
dett, who so successfully organ
ized the local club with thirty
six charter members, announced
that Maurice B. Walsh with
fourteen charter members to his
credit, and Julius C. Hubbard
with a credit of ten charter mem
bers, would be awarded gold
charms for their achievements.
E. Richard Eller, with five char
ter members to his credit, will
be awarded a silver charm.
Club Presidents Special Guests
Special guests present for, the
Charter Party included Mr. and
Mrs. Richard E. Gibbs and Mr.
and Mrs. William C. Marlow. Mr.
Gibbs is president of the North
Wilkesboro Kiwanis club, and
Mr. Marlow is' president of the
North Wilkesboro Lions club.
Both Mr. Gibbs and Mr. Marlow
extended greetings and best wish
es to the newly organized Opti
,mist Club on behalf of the mem
bership of their respective cIuds.
The benedictiin was spoken by
Dr. John T. Wayland, pastor of
the First Baptist church.
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Square Dance 16th
At Moravian Falls
An old time square dance will
be held Friday night, eight o'
clock, at Moravian Falls com
munity house for the community
house improvement fund. These
dances have been well attended
and those who attend are assur
ed of an enjoyable occasion.
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Cub Pack Meeting
Cub Scout pack number 38
will meet Monday, 7.-30 p. m.,
in the religious education build
tag of the First Presbyterian
church. Cubmaster Edward Bell
urges all cubs and parents to
attend.
Mrs. L. M. Gray
Pies In Virginia
Mrs. L. M. Gray, who had
many relatives in Wllkeeboro,
died Wednesday afternoon at her
home in Nokesville, Va. She had
•been, critically ill for the past
month. ,
Mrs. Gray was the mother of
A. R. Gray, Sr., and Mrs. C. M.
Cranor, and the grandmother of
Russell Gray, Jr., and William
Gray, of Wllkesboro.
Funeral service was held this
afternoon at Palmyra, Va., old
homeplace of the Gray family.
Wilkes Mountain Poultry
Processing Plant Opened
Auto Inspection j
Lane Operating
In This City Now
Hie automobile inspection
lane set np today on a part of
the old Wilkesboro avenue
pavement near /the swimming
pool.
The inspection lane will
operate here for the next few
weeks and it is expected that
many motorists will take ad
Iantage of the opportunity now
o have their cars and trucks
inspected as required by law.
W. Albert Vannoy, of Crick
et, is in charge of the lane
here.
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Mission Play At
The Church of God
There will be a mission play
at Church of God on Hinahaw
Street Saturday, night, April 17,
7:15. The play will be given by
boys and girls and proceeds will
go to mission funds. Everybody
is invited.
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Heads Jaycees
SAM VICKERY
Sam Vickery Is
New President
Junior Chamber
William Gray and C. C.
Faw, Jr., Vice Presidents;
Morrow Secretary
Samuel Vickery, member of
the North Wilkesboro postoffice
personnel, was elected president
of the Wilkes Junior Chamber
of Commerce in meeting here
last week.
In that capacity Mr. Vickery
will succeed Jerry Derr, who
the community. 1
William Gray was elected first
vice president; C. C. Faw, Jr.,
second vice president; and Ro
bert Morrow, secretary-treasurer.
Edward Bell Is chairman of
the board of directors. Other
members are the officers and
Roy Forehand, John Cashion, J.
C. Allen and Forrest Jones.
Mr. Vickery is a son of Mr.
and Mrs. M. A. Vickery, of North
Wilkesboro. He is a graduate of
North Wilkesboro high school,
he attendfed Lees-McRae college
and graduated from Davidson
College. He is active in the
Presbyterian church here, now
serving in capacity of advisor to
young people. During World War
II Mr. Vickery served three and
one-half years in the air corps in
the European and South Atlan
tic theatres.
The newly elected officers will
be Installed at the next meeting
of the Junior Chamber of Com
merce here.
Two Republicans
Seek Legislative
Seat For Wilkes
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Representative T. E. Story
And F. J. McDuffie File
For Nomination
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Two candidates have filed for
the Republican nomination as
General Assembly representative
from Wilkes county, it was learn
ed today from Carl J. Jones,
chairman of the Wilkes board of
elections.
Representative Story, who has
served in the legislature con
tinuously for the past eight
years, has filed for re-nomina
tion. F. J. McDuffie, Wilkeeboro
attorney who served one term
several years ago In the legisla
ture, is the other , Republican
candidate. William G. Mitchell,
a North Wilkesboro attorney,
has filed for representative on
the Democratic ticket.
Troy C. Foster, who this year
is completing a four-year term
as register of deeds of Wilkes
county, has filed for re-nomina
tion on the Republican ticket.
Five candidates have filed for
county commissioner on the Re
publican ticket. The incumbents
are M. F. Absher, I. J. BroyhUl
and C. C. Sidden. The new can
didates are H. P. Bller and W.
E. (Bud) Reynolds.
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Support the Y. M. C. A.
Frozen Packaged
Fowl Ready For
Pas Is Featured
Forrest Jones president;
Vernon Deal Vice Pres
ident; Hettiger Secy.
Wilkes Mountain Poultry Pro
ducts company, latest addition to
the industrial and commercial
life of the Wilkeaboros, Is now
open for business and has begun
production in the company's
plant located in the western part
of Wilkesboro.
This new industry is engaged
in buying, dressing and packag
ing poultry and will feature a
quick-frozen, fully dressed fowl
ready for the frying pan.
Wilkes being a leading county
in the south in poultry produc
tion, the need for a processing
plant as a market stabilizer has
been felt for some time and s
few months ago a corporation
was formed with stock sold to
local people. President of the
corporation is Forrest Jones,
former secretary-manager of the
Wilkes Chamber of Commerce,
and who will be sales manager.
Vernon Deal, cashier of the
Northwestern Bank, is vice pres
ident, and Harry Hettiger is sec
retary-treasurer. Mr. 'Hettiger is
thoroughly experienced in poul
try production, having been con
nected with the Holly Mountain
Farms at Wilkesboro before en
tering the processing business.
He will be in charge of buying.
In addition to the officers John
Leyshou and Richard Glbbs are
directors.
with Swift & Company" in process
ing and packing plants and who
more recently was cost account
ant for Coble Dairy Products.
The plant is located opposite
Coble Dairy Products plant in
Wilkesboro in a large brick
building which was formerly used
as a feed warehouse by Holly
Mountain Farms. This building
has been enlarged and equipped
modernly throughout for dress
ing and packing poultry, Includ
ing broilers, fryers, hens and
turkeys.
When in full production the
Wilkes Mountain Poultry Pro
ducts company will have a capac
ity of 8,000 to 10,000 fowl8 dai
ly, and <5 people will be employ
ed.
Sales plans are to supply the
market in northwestern North
Carolina first and to expand into
the leading consumer areas, par
ticularly piedmont cities.
Featured product of the new
industry will be an attractively
packaged fowl, fully dressed, cut,
wrapped and frozen. The carton
will be under the brand name of
Mountain Poultry anj will have
a beautiful scene from the near
by iBlue Ridge Mountains.
There are 59 holders of pre
ferred stock, who are guaranteed
four per cent accumulated divi
dends.
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Operetta at Boomer
Friday Night at 7:30
An operetta, "The Children of
Buttercup Commons," will be
presented at Boomer school Fri
day, April 16, at 7:30 p. m. The
cast, made up from the children
of the school, includes a Hardy
Gurdy Man, Seven Old Ladies of
Crabapple Lane, a group ok chil
dren, and a group of wax figures.
The music will be enjoyed by
those who attend. Admission will
be 35 cents for adults and 25
cents "for children. The proceeds
are to be used for the benefit of
the school. 1 ...
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To Organize Scout
* Troop at Oakwoods
Citizens and boys of the Oak
woods community are cordially
invited to attend a meeting to
be held at the Oakwoods School
Houbo Friday night, April 16, at
7:30. This meeting will be for
the purpose of organising a troop
of Scouts for the Oakwoods com
munity, and will be conducted by
6couters from North Wllkesboaro,
along with the loeal School com
mittee. Every citizen who is in
terested In boys is urged to at
tend. _ ^
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