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1vol. 43, No. 20 Published Mondays and Thursdays NOftTH WILKESBORO. N. C- Thursday, June 24, 1948 Make North Wilkesboro Your Shopping
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I ONE OF MANY EXHIBITORS FOR HORSE SHOW JULY 2-3
Eleven-year-old June Fisher, of Salisbury, is shown here on his great jumper,
"Reckless," at a recent Carolina horse show. June will exhibit at the annual
Wilkes Kiwanis horse show July 2 and 3, for two performances daily, Friday and
Saturday at 1:30 and 8 p. m. '
WKBC To Observe
First Anniversary
Sunday Afternoon
Radio station WKBC in North
Wilkesboro will observe its first
anniversary with a special an
niversary program Suqday after
noon, 2:30.
The anniversary program will
? include representative* of the
Chamber of Commerce' and local
ci^q?oi1,. I
W stStlta *wJ5?]bC, Own
P? operated b? Wilkes
F- Broadcasting company. John
Cashion is program director and
L Roland Potter is commercial di
| c factor. This management person
f nel has served the station during
Its one year of successful opera
tion in serving this and adjoin
ing counties.
WKBC maintains studios in
North Wilkeeboro and Elkin. In
addition to activities here, daily
B^grams are given for Elkin,
Boone, West Jefferson and Tay
lorsville.
lay V. Church
Heads Jpuior
Optimist Club
New Organization, For Boys
Gets Off To Splendid
Beginning
Under the supervision of the
BoyB' Work Committee of the
Optimist Club of North Wilkes
boro, a Junior Optimist Club was
organized last night at the Amer
ican Legion hut. There were a
large number of boys present
whose ages range from eight to
seventeen, and the club'B mem
bership thus far is thirty.
?\y_ .The meeting was in charge of
J. C. Williams, Jr., chairman of
the Boys' Work Committee.
Officers of the club for the
coming year were elected as fol
lows: President, Ray V. Church;
vice president, Bnddy Tugman;
secretary-treasurer, R. S. John
son; sergeant-at-arms, John Hub
bard. A board of six directors Is
to he appointed by, khe .newly
elected president.
The dob will meet hereafter
each *fhnrsday evehing at. the
Woodlawn Community house at
7:30 o'clock. Prospects are
bright for the Junior Optimist
dob to have a membership of
fifty members.
Senior Optimist Millard Wine
ooff delivered a splendid talk
to the boys before the meeting
came to an end. His remarks
were very impressive and were
appreciated by everyone present.
Jfcthe close of the club's bus
iness session refreshments were
' Baseball Practice
All members of the Jnnior Op
timist Club wbo want to play
baseball are requested to report
to Memorial Park . tomorrow
(Friday) afternoon at' 1:30 o'
k. Practice and baseball
begin then and.continue
4 p. m. V >?-?
"MISS WILKES" TO BE CHOSEN IN
CONTEST FINALS ON FRIDAY NIOHT
??Miss Wilkes?1948" will be
selected Friday night, 8:45 p.
m., at the Allen theatre from ten
finalists chosen at the "Miss
Wilkes" ball held June 11 under
sponsorship of the Wilkes Jun
ior Chamber of Commerce.
Bill Stauber, of Durham, for
merly Witt JCadio Ration. WK BC
here, will be master of eeremon
lee by popular demand, .following
his very successful handling of
the contest here a year ago.
Judges will be Dan Berini,
president of Statesvllle Jaycees;
Miss Pat McNiel
Is Case Worker
Wilkes Welfare
MISS PAT McMEL
Charles C. McNeill, superin-l
tendent of the Wilkes County
Welfare department, announced
today the appointment of Miss
Pat McNiel, of North Wilkesboro,
as case work assistant with the
Wilkes Cdunty Welfare depart
ment. Miss McNiel began her
work with the department on
June 15. She replaces Miss Co
rine Faw, who resigned several
months ago. ;?
Mr. McNeill stated that Miss
McNeil was well qualified, from
the standpoint of training, for
the position of case work assist
ant. She received her early train
ing in the North Wilkesiboro city
schools; and during the past four
years she has been a student at
Meredith College, Raleigh, where
she received her AB degree with
a major in sociology in May of
this year. While at Meredith Miss
McNiel participated in various ac
tivities on the campus. She was
a member of the Social Club and
Phllarelin* club during all four
years of her work at Meredith.
? Miss McNiel is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. R. T. McNeil, of
North Wilkesiboro.
Breakfast Postponed
The breakfast planned to be
ketd at the First Presbyterian
church Sunday, June 27, has
been postponed.
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Jim Julian, director of Hickory
Jaycees; and W. G. Dunham,
president of Winston-Salem Jay
cees. I
Girls to compete for the title
will be Misses Jerry Caldwell,
Jackie Merritt, Mary Taylor, Bet
ty Billings, Francep Gilreath,
Lea Walsh, Wanda Campbell,
Betty Jean Whitaker, Virginia
Caudill and Betty Kendall.
The winner will be given a
wardrobe by the Wilkes Jaycees
and will represent Wilkes at the
beauty contest finals to be held
at WTightsville Beach.
W. D. Halfacre and
Dr. J. W. Daris To
Address Ellers 27th
Dr. James W. Davis, of States
ville, and W. D. Halfacre, execu
tive vice president of the Bank
of North Wilkesboro, will be the
afternoon speakers for the an
nual Eller family reunion to be
held Sunday, June 27, at Boiling
Springs Baptist church near Pur
lear, E. R. Eller, chairman, an
nounced today.
The morning program is be
ing arranged and there will be
dinner spread picnic style at
noon. All Ellers and their rela
tives and friends are invited.
Optimist Club Met
On Tuesday Here
The Optimist Club of North,
Wilkesboro met Tuesday at Ho
tel Wilkes with a 'good attend
ance of members present.
The, luncheon meeting opened
with invocation being spoken by
Chaplain H. M. Wellman. During
the business part of the meeting
excellent reports were made by
J. C. Williams, Jr., chairman of
the Boys' Work committee, and
by D. T. Trivette, chairman of
the membership committee. Both
reports were well received by
the club membership and show
ed much activity.
The program was in charge of
C. M. Brown, Jr., who presented
through the courtesy of the Fire
stone Tire and Rubber Co. the
technicolor picture, "Liberia, J
Africa's Only. Republic." This J
picture was most educational and
entertaining and presented a his
tory of rubber production from
the time the seedling is planted
to the finished rubber product.
H. T. Clark, of the Wijkea Arma
ture Co., was the efficient pro
jectionist.
Guests at the luncheon were:
L. C. Miller with Howard Strad
er; L. P. Schealy - with C. ? M.
Brown, Jr.
The club voted to meet in the
future from 12 to 1 o'clock, in
stead of the hour 12:SO to 1:30
p. m. The club meets on each
second and fourth Tuesday In the
month.
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Support the \. M. C. A.
Recruiters Located
At City Hall Here
Army and navy recruiting of
| fleers are now located at North
Wllkesboro city hall. They moved
1 their headquarters there today
from the Crow building on C
street, and all interested in en
listing in either branch of service
are asked to contact the recruit
ers at the city hall.
Interest Growing
In Scott, Johnson
Primary Jnne 26
Democrats Will N&iqe Can-1
didftte For Governor In
Run-Off Primary
Qolng down the home stretch
in the seoond primary campaign,
candidates Charles M. Johnson
and Kerr Scott succeeded this
week in working up some inter
est in the contest for the Demo
cratic nomination for governor
in the primary to be held Satur
day, June 26.
Johnson and Scott were high
men in the voting for the nom
ination for governor in the first
primary May 29, with Johnson
the high man but lacking a ma
jority over the field of six can
didates. Albright, Barker, Stan
ley and Boyd were the eliminated
candidates. Scott called for a
run-off primary as provided b7
law.
The elections machinery has
been overhauled for the second
primary,; in which Democrats on
ly will be permitted to vote and
all election officials will be
Democrats. The Republican Judg
es for the precincts will continue
their appointments for the fall
I election but will not participate
in the second primary.
Polls will open at 6:30 a. m.
and close at 6:30 p. m.
As the primary date draws
near both candidates and their
supporters have been busily pn
gaggd, Uying teniae up Vetera
wnd voted for the Xandiddtes
eliminated in tfce firt't primary
and both sides are claiming vic
tory in the forthcoming contest.
Report Autopsy
Mrs. Miller Not
Received to Date
No report has been received
relative to findings from an au
topsy performed on the body of
Mrs. Leonard Miller, it was
learned today from Sheriff 0. G.
Poindexter, who is conducting an
investigation to ascertain cause
of the sudden death of Mrs. Mil
ler at her home at Millers Creek
February 22.
The body was taken from
Pleasant Home church cemetery
June 6 and sent to Bowman Gray
School of Medicine in Winston
Salem for autopsy and analysis
of contents of her stomach.
Mrs. Miller, age 28, died in a
few minutes after taking what
was supposed to have been a
headache powder handed her by
her husband.
A physician engaged in the
autopsy informed Sheriff Poin
dexter that several days might
be necessary to make a complete
analysis of contents of the stom
ach in the body of Mrs. Miller.
Baptist Pastors
To Meet Monday!
The Wilkes Baprfst Pastors!
Conference will meet at 10:00 a.
m. Monday, June 28, at Reins-|
Sturdivant Chapel.
Rev. Dean Mlnton will bring
the devotional message at 10:00
a. m. The business fession will
be at 10:20. Miss Madge Lewis
will speak on "Building Through
Churqh Cooperation," at 10:40.
Dr. John T. Wayland will bring
a homiletical study at 11:10. The
meeting will close with a mes
sage by Rev. J. G. Huffman.
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Bob F. Day With
Shields & Hayes
Bob F. Day, son of the late
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. G. Day, has
accepted a position with Shields
& Hayes, Inc., local insulating
firm, as manager of the com
pany's branch office here.
Mr. Day, who attended Na
tional Business College at. Roa
noke, Va., and A. S. T. C., at
Boone, Is. well qualified for the
position. He will hare his office
temporarily at the Wllkesboro
Manufacturing company plant.
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Republicans Begin
Voting Today For
Eight Candidates
Governor Dewey on the first
ballot today received 434 votes,
lacking 114 votes having the
necessary 548 for nomination.
Taft received 234 and Stassen
167. Next highest on the first
ballot were Warren with 59
and Vandenherg with 62.
Convention Hall, Philadelphia.
?The G.O.P. last night pitched
into its main business of picking
a presidential candidate and?
amid boos and cheers?it nomi
nated the following: Governor
Thomas E. Dewey of New York;
Senator Robert A. Taft of Ohio;
?Governor Earl Warren of Cali
fornia; former Governor Harold
E. Stassen of Minnesota; Senator
Raymond Baldwin of Connecti
cut; Senator Arthur H. Vanden
herg of Michigan; General Doug
las MacArthur of Wisconsin. Vot
n
ing on the nominees will take
place today.
Convention Hall, Philadelphia.
?Thomas E. Dewey's power
drive for the G. O. P. presiden
tial nomination smashed ahead
last night as the strategic Indi
ana delegation put its full 29
votes behind the New York Gov
ernor.
But the Pennsylvania delega
tion angrily split wide open and
Governor James H. Duff car
ried 27 votes to Senator Robert
A. Taft. Dewey snagged 41 of the
I Pennsylvania votes. Harold E.
Stassen and Senator Arthur Van
denherg got one apiece.
Duff'B swing to Taft was a I
blow to Vandeniberg's supporters.
Duff had long been leaning to
ward the Michigan Senator.
Dr. Gilreath Rites
Conducted Monday ?
In Lexington, Va.
Wh
day in LexingtOW;
H. Gilreath, who died early Sat
urday morning in Lexington.
Dr. Gilreath for many years
practiced medicine in the Wil
kesboTOS and vicinity and was
one of the best known physici
ans in this section of the state.
He retired from active practice
ten years ago and last year
moved to Lexington, where his
son, Prof. Esmarch Gilreath, re
sides.
Surviving Dr. Gilreath are his
wife, Mrs. Mamie Williams Gil
Teath, one son, one brother and
one sister, Attorney C. G. Gil
reath, of Wilkesboro, and Miss
Florence Gilreath, of Moravian
Falls.
Funeral service was held at a
funeral home chapel in Lexing
ton and burial was in the Pres
byterian cemetery there. Those
from here attending the service
were Attorney C. G. Gilreath,
Miss Florence Gilreath, Mrs.
Charlie Edledge, Mr. and Mrs. C.
G. Williams, Mr. and Mrs. Andy
Roberts.
Bill Lee With Bank
At Spruce Pine, N. C.
Bill Lee, who has been con
lected with the Northwestern
Jank's home office here, has
>een transferred to the bank's
?ranch at Spruce Pine, where he
vill be acting cashier. He began
lis duties in Spruce Pine this
veek.
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iportant Meeting
Of V. F. W. Friday
Commander S. L. Whitaker
i announced an important
eting of Blue Ridge Mountain
it of Veterans of Foreign Wars
be held Friday, 8:00 p. m., at
rolina Restaurant. Every mem
? is asked to attend.
Girl Scout Meeting
Next Monday Night
Girl Scout association of;
Pilkes county will meet Mon
ay, eight p. m., at the Presby
erian religious education build
ag. Leaders are asked to turn
n records and materials at the
neeting, Mrs. Robert Gibbs, Girl
fcout director, said.
inging Sunday 27th
Liberty Grove Church
A community singing Will be
held Sunday, June 27, eight p.
m., at Liberty Grove Baptist
?hurch. All singers are cordially
invited to attend and take part.
Xjgggnyfi
President of Lions
J. H. WHICKER, JR.
Wilkes Chapter
For Polio Helps
Equip Hospital
$50 Given To Help Equip
Polio Ward; Only One
Case In This County
Wilkes chapter of the Nation
al Foundation for Infantile Pa
ralysis in meeting this weefc ap
propriated $50 toward equipment
for a polio ward in Kate Bitings
Reynolds hospital in Winston
Salem for treatment of colored
victims of polio, Sam Ogilvie,
chapter chairman, reported to
day.
Arrangements are being made
to equip and staff a ward of Kate
Bitings Reynolds hospital for
treatment of acute cases among
colored people, and the funds are
being furnished by chapters ac
cording to colored population in
their respective areas.
Some time ago chapters helped
irchase equipment. for
Baptist hospital in Winston-i
dm. The othbr hospitals set up
to serve acute cases from this
area are GTace hospital in Mor
ganton and the State Orthopedic
hospital in Gastonia.
Polio cases continue on the
increase in some parts of the
state, with the largest number
cases being reported from Guil
ford and Burke counties.
To date there has been one
case reported in Wilkes, that be
ing Howard Paul Shumate, son
of Tracy Shumate, of Hays. The
boy is a patient at Baptist hos
pital in Winston-Salem and his
condition was described as not
being critical at the time of ad
mission. , ?
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Charter Is Granted
Local Kiwanis Club
Secretary of State' Thaa Eure
has granted a charter to the
North Wilkesboro Kiwanis club
to operate as a non-profit cor
poration. Incorporation of the
club here is in keeping with the
policy now being followed by
many civic organizations engaged
in sponsoring varied projects.
SUPPORT THE Y. M. C. A
Whicker Named
President Uobs
For Coming Year
Officers Installed In Meet
ing Here; Cashion Hon
ored At State Meet
J. H. Whicker,! Jr., prominent
young attorney and for several
years active In qlvlc work, was
Installed Friday evening as pres
ident of the North Wllkeeboro
Lions club for the coming year
beginning July l.j
As president Attorney Whicker
BucceedB W. C. Marlow, who very
successfully led the growing club
during the past year,
i Officers installed with the new
i president were: , W. D. Jester,
Jack Swofford qnd Edward S.
Finley, first, second and third
vice presidents; Fred Emerson,
tail twister; Ray Hoover, lion
tamer; Larry MJoore, Dr. J. W.
Willis, Joe Zimijierman and Ed
ward Bell, directors. C. C. Faw,
Jr., was elected secretary-treas
urer.
Paul Cashion at the state con
vention of Lions held this week
in Greensboro received from Her
bert Sanders, of; Black Mountain,
retiring district governor, a gift
for feeing the outstanding deputy
governor in district 31-A during
the year. Those from North Wil
kesboro attending the convention
were Mr. and Mrs. Paul Cash
ion, Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Absher,
J. H. Whicker, Jr., and C. C.
Faw, Jr. They report a i highly
successful convention.
Thomas Is Head 1
American Legion
PostFor Wilkes
The installation of new offi
cers in the American Legion
Thursday was- f splendid.
own ini^Sl^S^manne?* told ^ of
the meaning, :plans. and the
need of full cooperation of Leg
ionaries in thf maintaining of
democracy. I *
The officers If or the year 1948
49 are as foljows: Commander,
W. S. Thomkd, Jr.; Vice-Com
mander, A. F.I Kilby; Vice-Com
mander, Malcqlm Wyatt; Vice
?Commander, John Hall; Adju
tant, T. G. Foster; Finance, T. G.
voster: Service. Febecca Mosley;
Guardianship, hill McElwee; Ser
geant-At-Arms^ Jameg T. Jolnes;
Chaplain, Ricfeard Byrd; Histor
ian. Kyle Hay?=js: Athletics, Frank
Allen.
{ Committees Chairmen are: A/
mericanism. Major Robinson;
Boys' State, James Ganges: Boy
Scout, Ivev Moore: Child Wel
fare, Frank Pardue; Employ
ment, Troy Perry; Graves Regis
tration and Memorial, W. 0.
Grler; Membership, J. E. Edmls
ten; Oratorical 'Contest, W. J.
Bason; Public Relations, L. Vyne
Vannoy; Sons of Legion, A. G.
Finley: House Committee Wil
liam Gray.
Executive Committee: Charles
Burchett, Cli&gman; J. E-. Ed
misten, Moravian Falls; A. C.
Sidden, Joynes.
CATCH BIG FISH OFF N. C. COAST
Bob Damschroder, left, and George Forester,-right,
are shown with a few of the fish they caught recently
while fishing off the coast at Southport. in the catch
were two large amber jack, the one shown in the mid
dle of the picture with weight of 37 pounds; four king
mackerel; the first caught dtf die North Carolina coast,
this season; 1 dolphin, -1 baricuda and six bonita*.
They did their fishing on rough waters from Captain
Watts Idle-On boat.?(Photo by Lane Atkinson, Jr.).
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