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Make North Wilkesboro Your Stamina font at Vol. 43, No. 3 Published Mondays and Thursdays NORTH WILKESBORO. N. C., Monday, April 26, 1948 Y. M. C. A. is rais ing a building fund for the gJfetioH of ft modern Y. M C. A. plant. Support it. THE JOURNAL - PATRIOT The Journal-Patriot Has Blazed the Trail of Progress In the "State of Wilkes" For Over 41 Years ONI CITY North Wilkesboro has a trading radius of 50 miles, serving 100,000 people Northwestern Carolina. Education Topic Here Or Friday Many phases of education problems were brought before the North Wilkesboro Klwanis clnb Friday noon. Program Chairman C. B. Bller addressed the club on "The School Situation in Wilkes coun ty." He enumerated a number of ways in which the club has aid ed the school program in Wilkes county. Some of the projects sponsored in the schools are: The Good Citizenship award; The Vo cational Guidance Program; Oth er projects by the Boys and Girls Committee; The Dental Clinic: The Securing the Agricultural ■fcehers for the Wilkesboro Shi school and one for the Lin coln Heights school. He stated that during the past year the county authorities had granted funds to erect two school buildings and one addi tion in another school; and that some 20 odd school buses had been bought. Kiwanian ERler then stated that a recent survey shows the fol^pwing: students enrolled in , tMBWllkes county schools, 10, teachers below standard, 30; students poorly housed in in tdequate buildings, 3,122; stu ents in buildings without plumb ing. 4,637; students in buildings without central heat, 4,408; students in buildings without auditoriums, 3,072; students in buildings without gymnasiums, 4,568. At least 12 of the build ings housing a large number of children would not sell for J enough to pay for tearing them down, he said. The North Wilkesboro element ary children are taught in a building which was erected in 1913-14. The cost of erecting buildings J for basic needs would be $1,250, 000. Cost for other buildings which are essential would be $2, 500,000. Wilkes County has been spending for btilldlng costs per child per year about $3.00; while the average for the state is about $6.00 per child. Kiwanian Eller presented Tom Jenrette, secretary-manager of the Wilkes Chamber of com merce. who explained the Feder al Aid Bill, S 472. which passed the U. S. Senate April 1st and is now in the lower House of Congress for consileratlon. Should this bill pass it would appropriate to States the sum $300,000,000 per year and j North Carolina would receive a-' bout $22,800,000 per year. Mr, [ Jenrette pointed out a number of the pros and cons that have been | given in the discussion of the, bill, as follows: Federal Aid To Education Arguments for Federal Aid: 1. Some states are relatively *r and generally have a limit power of taxation. The federal government's Revenue sources have increased at a much faster rate than have those within the states. 3. According to U. S. census' of 1945 more than /2,000,000 j children between the ages of J 6-17 are not in school at all. In 1940, 10,000,000 U. S. adults had less than 5 years schooling and the majority were from the poorer states. 4. In World War n, 8 per cent of the young men (1,200,000) examined by Selective Service were rejected because of educa tional deficiencies. 5. 2,000,000 children are being taught by teachers who have no certificates of any kind and who are not qualified by any stand ards of education. 6. Adequate educational sys tems are necessary to improve the economic conditions in the poorer states. 1. Federal government has an obligation to provide quality of opportunity to the children of the U. S. Great variations exist among the 48 states in their in come and, therefore, their abil ity to provide good schools. 8. Increased migration caused a nationwide scattering of the under-educated from low 'stand ard states. To prevent lowering of national educational levels, federal taxes should be placed on wealth where it is and feder al ajd to education for children gf-Ap where they are. Most re cear census figures shows that 12 1-2 per cent, or 6ver 30 mil ling. of our cltltens were not ban in the states in which they are how living. Arguments Against Federal Aid 1. Education Is properly a " »te responsibility. 2. The increase of state aid for in the last few years - Page S People Asked Not To Pile Trash On Streets In Our City North Wilkesboro city author ities are requesting residents of the city to refrain from piling grass, leaves and other trash on the streets. The street force is making special efforts to keep the streets clean by washing them at night, but trash piled into the streets has a tendency to stop up storm sewer drains and make street cleaning next to impossible. Those who hare trash to dis pose of are asked to pile it at places other than in the streets and cooperation will be appre ciated and will result in a cleaner and more attractive city. Musical Playlet Friday Night At School Building The North Wilkesboro Parent Teacher association Is sponsoring a musical playlet, ''The Nutcrack er Suite," by Tschalsowsky, Fri day evening, April 30, at eight o'clock, in the school auditor ium. This playlet, a story In music arranged by Mrs. Ada Rector, will be given by school children. All the children will be In costumes. The cast will in clude the following: The Narra tor, Celia Carter; Nutcracker, Dan Church; Mary, Jean Wey land; The Overture will be played by Martha Gozeal Justice. Dance of Toy Soldiers—Gail Woodward, Jane Gambill, Tim Williams and Tommy Frazier, accompanied by Ann Weaver Starr. Dance of Candy Fairy by Toby Smith, accompanied by Patsy Morgan; Russian Dancer, Betty Cloe Payne, accompanied by Joan Porter; Arabian dancer, Colleen Moore, accompanied by loan Porter; Chinese dancer, Pa tricia Woodward, accompanied Sy. Ana Smith." Dance . of the Reed pipes, Abigail Church and Wanda Patrum, accompanied by \nn Smith; Grand Finale will be led by Joan Porter, Ann Smith. Patsy Morgan and Ann Weaver Starr, accompanied by, Martha Gozeal Justice. The first portion of the pro gram will be novelty and piano numbers. i This program which promises to be delightful entertainment, is under the direction of Mrs. An drew Kilby. Admission will be 50c per adults and 25c for children. School children are selling tick-) ets. • | o Tobacco Growers Are Entertained By Farm Bureau By J. P. CHOPLIN, Ooanty Agent Wednesday night, April 21, at 6:00 p. m. the Wilkes County Farm Bureau entertained 200 or more Wilkes county tobacco farmers at the Ronda high school gymnasium. C. E. Tharpe, presi dent of the Wilk©8 County Farm Bureau, was the host and opened the meeting with a speech of welcome. Roy R. Bennett, tobacco spec ialist with the N. C. State Col lege Extension Service, gave an instructive talk on the produc tion of flue-cured tobacco. The theme of Mr. Bennett's talk was the production of quality tobac co in the Old Belt. Lloyd T. Weeks, Secretary Manager of the Tobacco Stabili zation Corporation, gave the to bacco farmers a talk on the ope ration of the organization and how it was managed to aid the tobacco farmers to get the most for their tobacco. At 7:30 p. m. a delicious fish supper was served to the group by the ladles of the community. David L. Kelley, Assistant Sec retary of the N. C. Farm Bureau, and Mr. George Farthing, Field Representative pf the N. C. Farm Bureau, gave talks concerning the activities of the North Caro lina and National Farm Bureau. Lawrence Miller, Secretary of the Wilkes County Farm Bureau, Introduced the Farm Bureau speakers. R. O. Poplin, Principal of the Ronda School, and several 4-H Club boys and girls, assisted the program in many ways. Charles Blackburn operated the movie inachine and Robert Dimmette operated the public address sys tem. SUPPORT THE Y. M C. A. Tri-County Spring Festival Meeting In Elkin April 29 By MRS. ANNIE H. GRBHNE Home Demonstration Agent, and MISS MARGARET ' C. MORRI SON, Assistant Home Demonstra tion Agent. The Spring Festival Meeting for the Home Demonstration Club Members from Surry, Tad kin and Wilkes counties will be held in the Elkin Y. M. o. A on Thursday, April 29th: This meeting will begin at 10:30 a. m. and continue until three In the afternoon, having an hour for lunch. We feel that the program, which follows, will be a very in teresting one: 10:30 a. m.—Song, Hail dub Women Crowned Through Ser vice; Devotional, Mrs. A T I Whittington, Wilkes County' Welcome, Mr. LinvlHe Hendren' President of Riwanis Club; In troduction of speaker, Mr. Gar land Johnson, Mayor of Elkin Address of Welcome, Mr. Thurl mond Chatham, Chairman of Board, Chatham Manufacturing Co.; Greetings, Miss Ruth Cur rent, State Home Demonstration Agent; Song, The Quilting Par-j ty; "The Importance of the Fam ily in the World Today," Mrs. Virginia S. Swain. Extension Specialist in Family Relations. 1:00 p. m.—Song, "My Wild Irish Rose" and "Bells of St. Marys"; Introduction of Speak er, Mrs. Arlie Steelman; "Big ger Things Can Be Ours," Miss Iris Davenport, Editor Woman's Department Southern Agricul turist; Song, "Shortening Bread"; Insect Control, Mr. James T. Conner, Jr., Extension Entomologist; Song, Goodbye Ladies. The Extension Specialists who! are to be present will discuss very timely subjects which will be of particular interest to all present. Miss Iris Davenport, who is to speak on "Blgger^hlhgs Can Be Ours," is Woman's Editor of Southern Agriculturist. She is a native North Carolinian, a grad uate of the University of Georgia and earned her M. A. degree at Columbia University. Miss Dav enport brings to the readers 'of Southern Agriculturist long ex perience in helping farm women in domestic and economic prob lems in which she has thorough understanding and genuine inter est. She is an accomplished speak er and is in demand on farm pro grams, college and civic groups. * Again, this year, we are guests j of the Klwanis Club of Elkin! and it is hoped that a large num- 1 ber of Wilkes County Home Dem- I onstration members will plan t« attend. HELP MEMOKIAL PARK FUND Festival Speakers MK<S RUTH CURRENT State Home Demonstration Agent JAMES T. COMER, JB. Extension Entomologist MISS IRIS DAVENPORT Editor Women's Department, Southern (Agriculturist FLASHERS TO PLAY HERE TONIGHT, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY EXHIBITION North Wilkesboro Flashers plunged today in the final week of spring training in prepara tion for their opening game of the Bine Ridge season here Sat urday night against Leaksville. Four exhibition games are scheduled for this week with Newton playing here tonight, Statesvllle Tuesday night and Shelby Wednesday night. The ex hibition slate will be completed against Shelby at Shelby Thurs day night. There will be no game by the Flashers Friday as they put finishing touches on practice and arrangements for the big opening game. The club Is well set with first ctyss catching with Mike Bre lich, baseball veteran; Johnnie Mercak, of Woonsocket, R. L; Henry Duncan, experienced catch er from Pulaski; and Bob Col lins, hard hitting rookie. The mound staff looks good with Clayton Goad, Worth Cuth bertson and Paul Pryor exper ienced hnrlers; Michael Arnett, of New York City, rookie right hander; and Ray Bleylns, south paw from Lansing, Ashe county. Used on the infield In exhibi tion games are Tom Daddino, of Delanco, N. J., experienced first sacker; Jake Lowe at second, Tom Cumby at short and Jack Leonard at third, all with some pro experience. Flash Loman, manager, is a third or second baseman, which rounds out the infield with one to spare. Outfield is still in the experi mental stage with Troy Stanley, promising rookie, In right; Doug las Shores In center and Jade Cooper, Fred Lambert, Jlmjnls Johnson, T. H. Deal, James Led better other outfield candidates. In addition, other outfielders are expected this week. Iiincolnton Takes Game Johnnie Allen's team from Lin colnton won a close one from North Wilkesboro here Thursday night with a ninth-inning rally which netted four runs. The vis iting Cardinals got two in the first on an outfield error and a triple. In the fifth the Flashers went to work and scored four runs on a* many hits, a base on balls and one error, with Cumby smashing a double. In the sev enth another tally was entered on Cumby's second double and Jimmie Johnson's single. Enter-! ing the ninth the score was 7 to. 4 for the Flashers. The first Cardinal singled the second was on toy error and the bases were filled by a batter whom the um pire ruled was hft by a pitched ball. A line drive missed in the outfield scored three runs and[ the fourth and winning tally was batted In by a double. Paul Pryor, class man pitcher from Woonsoket, R. I., went the route in his first exhibition test and was effective despite the cold weather. Brelich caught. R'ey lynolds and Caskie pitched for the visitors with St. George and Campbell catching. Homer Wins For Newton The Newton twins' dramatical ly won in the ninth frame at Newton Friday night when, with the score 6-7, Manager Tount smashed a l<>nE homer far over the left field fence. The Flashers went into the lead 5 to 2' in the third inning on six successive hitg by Leonard, Lowe, Brelich, Stanley. Daddino and Shores. An other was added in the fourth. See — FLASHERS — Page Five New Schedule Fer i Auto Inspection In Area Number 8 Lane Here To May 3; WU1 Return To This City June 15 to 29 Raleigh.—The Motor Vehicle# Department announced today a change In the schedule for Me chanical Inspection Lane No. 8, to cover Wilkes, Alleghany, and Surry counties. The lane has originally been scheduled to visit Elkin, Mount Airy, Sparta, North "Wilkesboro. The new schedule has added Pi lot Mountain. Arthur T. Moore, Director of the Mechanical Inspection Pro gram, said Pilot Mountain had been added to give better service to motorists in that area. The lane has been operating in North Wilkesboro since April 15. It will move on May 3 to EH kin with this schedule: BIkin—May 4-12. Pilot Mountain—May 14-20. Mount Airy—May 22-June 3. Sparta—June 5-12. North Wilkesboro—June 15 39. Elkin—July 1—. o Committees Wilkes Chamber Will Meet Membership committee of the Wilkes Chamber of Commerce will meet tonight, 7:30, at the Chamber of Commerce office. Vernon Deal i8 chairman of the lommittee. On Tuesday afternoon at four ?. m. the Safety and Fire Pre rention committee, of which Ce ;il F. Adamson is chairman, will neet at the chamber office. Fire protection and highway safety measures will be discussed. The Industrial committee, with i number of other interested citi sens. will meet Friday, 7:30 p. m., in the ballroom of Hotel E&fiS <?&Jkes county. This is consider 3d\ a highly important meeting. J. Williams is chairman of the committee and will preside. o Commencement Of Elementary Units Wilkesboro 29th Elementary grades of Wilkes boro school will present their commencement program Thurs day, eight p. m„ in the school gymnasium. The commencement will be a musical program entitled '"Spring Frolic" and will have about 400 children in the cast. The program will be carried out on the gym floor and spectators will occupy the gymnasium seats, which will accomodate more than 1,000 people. - ^ Much work has gone into prep aration of the program, which is expected to be an outstanding event at the large school. In Revival Her. H. A. Forester yester day began preaching in a re vival now in progress at Union Methodist church, of which Rev. H. M. Welbnan is pastor. Services are held each night at 7:30 and everybody invited. Rev. Mr. Forester to a former Wilkes resident and has many friends in the county who will welcome the opportunity to hear him. o ■ . Demand for ? farm products probably will not be as strong in 1948 as last year but will re main higher than In'1946. Local Students Rated Highly In Music Contest Miss Ellen Robinson, Instruc tor In piano and voice at North Wlikesboro school, entered ten students in the district contest of the North Carolina Federation of Junior Music clubs at Hickory April 17. Participating pupils were Jes sica Marlow, Virginia Brame, Nancy Sturdlvant, Patricia Cald well, Teddie Sue Adams, Loralne Shumate, Doris Anne Godbey, Christine Godbey, Betty Wells and Martha Jane Gilreath. The pupils received high ratings, in cluding three superior for piano, three excellent, three very good and two received rating of good* Miss Robinson, Mrs. Jack Brame and Mrs. W. K. Sturdl vant accompanied the pupils to the contest. ' ■ ■ ' ' ■ Wilkes Chamber Commerce Urges Road Improvement Delegation From Ferguson Community Pledged Aid Toward Road Needs Board of directors of the Wilkes Chamber of Commerce in April meeting heard a delegation from the Ferguson community ask the aid of the organization in their efforts to secure road Improvement in that part of the county. In the delegation were Mrs. Eugene Shepherd, Glenn Wil liams, Genio Walsh and Payette Matherly. They a&k^d coopera tion of the chamber in their re quest to highway authorities to construct roads, particularly highway 268 through the Fergu son community to the Caldwell county line. 1 The directors went on record to aid the Ferguson people in improving the road situation. *Wp teteewwrfy, * wtf brought out, will be to deter mine the Bureau of Roads exact policy and plans relative to high way 268. The directors were presented with a statement of policy to be used by the Solicitations Control committee, which will be a yard stick for rejection or approval of applications to do soliciting in the community. A copy of this statement of policy has been mailed to each chamber mem ber. They are urged to read it, analyze its contents and to make any suggestions as to desired changes. These suggestions should be made prior to the next meeting May 18. At the present rate, applications for the cham ber's approval to solicit funds, sell ads, etc., are averaging a bout 12 per month. The board voted to support a request that representatives and senators be urged to support a I bill now pending in congress, which would limit power of any radio station to 50,000 watts. R. M. Brame, Jr., chamber president, presided at the meet ing. iFire Prevention In Forests Being Taught In School All teachers of Willis count! are being asked to discuss witl the pupils ways and means t< keep fires out of forests durinj Mav at a time when an anticipat ed dry season will take the plac< of the past rainy months, it wai stated here Friday by W. L Shaddix, of the Southern Statei Forestflre Commission, Inc., wh< was in the county to offer for est booklets, posters, film, an< wild life charts to teachers wh< aid in forest conservation • edu cation. _ County Superintendent C. a Eller has sent a letter to each oi the 240 teachers requesting theTr active help during remaind er of the school term, and als< listing valuable material mad< available to them in cooperaUoi with the Commission and otnei agencies interested in timber an* wild life protection. "Socially Ambitious" At Ferguson School Senior class of Ferguson higt school will present ''Socially An* bitious," a three-act play, _at tnt school on the night of Friday April 30, eight p. m. All an urged to attend and are assurec of ample entertainment. Poultrymen Will Hive Importait Meet Thnrsday Poultry Specialist, Broiler Report and Exhibit Plans To Be Discussed Agricultural committee of the Wilkes Chamber of Commerce, in cooperation with the county agent's office, has planned an important meeting of poultry growers, hatcherymen and poul try processors to be held at the Wilkes Chamber of Commerce Thursday, April 29, 7:30#p. m., W. K. Sturdivant, Agricultural^ committee chairman, said today. Several matters pertaining to future progress of the large poultry Industry in Wilkes will be taken up. One of the Important propos als will be whether or not the poultrymen wish to have a full time poultry specialist for the county. Another question will he whe ther or not the poultrymen de sire a weekly broiler report for this area by the statistical divis ion of the State Department of Agriculture. The third Important question will be plans for a Wilkes poul try exhibit at the Carolina. Poul try Exposition to be held later this year in Asheville. o Sebastian Infant Funeral Was Today Last rites were held today at Rock Creek church for Jerry Spurgeon Sebastian, week-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Se bastian, of North Wilkesboro, route two. The child died Sun day. Rev. Cager Dillard conduct ed the service. Surviving are the father and mother and one sister, Judy Anne Sebastian. North Wilkesboro ls To_Pwy Ehm North Wilkesboro high school baseball team will play its first home game of the season Friday i night, eight o'clock, in Memorial Park, and opposing team of the Mountain Lions will be their arch rivals from down the river, the Buckin* Elks of Elkln high. On Wednesday North Wilkes boro lost to Elkin at Elkin 6 to 2 and the Mountain Lions will be out for revenge. The Moun tain Lions lost to Boone at Boone 6 to 1. This week North Wilkesboro high school will play two games away—at Taylorsville Tuesday and at Mount Airy Thursday. .Wilkesboro High Beats Taylorsville Wilkesboro high school won a thrilling baseball game from Taylorsville Friday afternoon at Wilkesboro 2 to 0. Jack Groce went the route for the Ramblers on the mound and allowed only three hits. Craig and Groce hit doubles in the third for the first run and the second was scored on four bunts in the eighth. Only one error was chalked against the Ramblers and two for Taylorsville. Wil kesboro had four hits. On Wednesday Wilkesboro lost ' to Sparta 7 to 1 at Sparta, i Two games are scheduled this i week with Wilkesbero going to > Granite Falls for a game at ■ eight o'clock Tuesday night and i to Boone for a game Saturday i afternoon. Boone high will re , turn the game here next week i in a night contest. > o Optimist Head In Hickory Lucien L». Renuart, of- Miami, Fla., president of Optimist Inter national, was guest of honor at -the First Anniversary Party of the Hickory Optimist club on 1 Wednesday evening of last week 1 at Hotel Hickory. The occasion was also ladies' night for the lo cal club, and more than one hundred people attended the par ty. Those going from North Wil kesboro were Mr. and Mrs. Mil lard Wlnecoff, Miss Selenia Hen son, Mr. and Mrs. Julius C. Hub bard and daughter, Miss Nell Hubbard. Messrs. Wlnecoff and Hubbard are charter members of the Optimist Club of North Wil kesboro. Support the Y. M. C A.