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Wilkes Y. M. C. A. is rais
ing a building fund for the
BJKctioB of a modern Y. M |
c. A. pi.nl Support it. '' Jburncl-Potriot Has Blazed the Trail of Progress In the "State of Wilkes" For Over 41 Years
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North Wllkesboro has a
trading radios of SO miles,
serving lf0,000 people in
Northwestern Carolina.
Vol. 43, No. 21 Published Mondays and Thursdays NORTH WILKESBORO. N. CM Monday, June 28, 1948 , Make North Wilkjsboro Your Shoppinj CeBter
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G. O. P. NOMINATES DEWEY, WARREN
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NEW YORK GOVERNOR THOS. E. DEWEY
CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR EARL WARREN
ONE OF MANY FINE HORSES FOR SHOW
y
Mr Eld Daniels is shown here on Claim Agent, one
of the many fine horses to be exhibited in the
Wilkes JCiwanis horse show Friday and Saturday, July
2 and 3, at the horse show grounds just outside of this
city on highway 115. Claim Agent is pwned by C. V.
Hhakei, of Statesrille. Note the excellent form of tike
rider in the above picture. '? .rfp"-- v
Frances Gilreath
Winner Of Title
'Miss Wilkes '48'
Finals Held Friday Night;
To Represent Wilkes
In State Contest
Miss Frances Gilreath, of
North Wllkesboro, was crowned
"Miss Wilkes?1848" at the
Allen Theater Friday night at
the finals of the Miss Wilkes
Beauty Contest, sponsored by the
Wilkes Junior Chamber of Com
merce. Runner-up in the contest
was Miss Jerry Caldwell, of
North Wllkesboro, and third was
, Miss Lea Walsh, of Wllkesboro.
Bill Stauber, formerly associ
ated with radio station WKBC
but now of Durham, and brought
back by popular request for the
occasion, wag master of cere
monies, and did an able job of
presenting the beauties. Music
for the evening was furnished by
Paul Weber, of Todd, on the
Hammond Organ. Mr. Weber was
at one time with the Paul Whit
man Orchestra and now plays
the organ over station WTLX.
For the occasion a platform had
been built and beautifully deco
rated to give an appropriate set
ting for the beauties.
The contestants for the title
were Misses Frances Gilreath,
Jerry Caldwell, Lea Walsh, Jack
ie Merrlt, Mary Taylor, Betty Bil
lings, Wanda Campbell, Betty
Jean Whitaker, Virginia Caudlll,
and Betty Kendall. They were
the ten finalists selected from a
large gruop competing at the
dance given by the local Jaycees
two weeks ago In Wllkesboro.
The young ladies first appear
ed in evening dresses in a group
and then singly. Following this
appearance, Tiny Hutton, a
guest artist who is a regular
rasper Of the Horace Heldt
SnOwrebter?amed Ttie audience
with songs. The contestants then
made their appearance In bath
ing suits.
While the judges were making
their decision, Bill Stauber and
Charlie Slate, manager of WILX,
kept the program going. After
the decision was reached the
girls came back on stage and
?am Vickery, president of the
Wilkes Jaycees, crowned Miss
Gilreath as "Miss Wilkes?1948".
The judges were Wiley H. Dun
ham, president of Winston-Salem
Jaycees; Bill Hill, of the Hick
ory Jaycees; Clyde Carroll, of
the Elkln Jaycees; Bill Freeman,
of the Elkin Jaycees; Jim Tur
ner, of the Hickory Jaycees; 'and
Tiny Hutton, of the Horace
Heidt Talent Shovjf.
Miss Gilreath, the winner, Is
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
John Gilreath, of North Wllkes
oro. She will be given a ward
>be by the sponsoring Wilkes
aycees and will represent Wilkes
t the contest to (be held at
Prightsville Beach in July to
hoose "Miss North Carolina
948."
1st Anniversary
Program Sunday
Over WKBC Here
Many Civic Leaders Partici
pate In Congratulatory
Expressions
Radio Station WKRC celebrat
ed its first birthday yesterday,
June 27, with a special program
which began at 2:30 p. m. On
hand for the ceremonies were
some of the leading citizens from
North Wilkesboro, ? Wilkesboro,
and Wilkes county. Also on the
program were prominent citizens
from neighboring towns.
The program began with an
invocation by'Rev. Wfctt Cooper,
president of the Wilkesboro
North Wilkesboro Ministerial As
sociation. Rev. Mr. Cooper was'
followed by Mayor T. S. Kenerly,
of North Wilkesboro. Mayor Ken
erly congratulated the statloi? on
its cooperation and its zeal in
promoting and encouraging the
civic growth of our community.
After Mayor Kenerly, Miss Doro
thy Gabriel, accompanied by
Mrs. Andrew Kllfby sang ''The
Kashmiri Song." Following Miss
Gabriel's solo Bob Brame, Pres
ident of the Wilkes Chamber of
Commerce, congratulated WKBC
for its splendid services rendered
to yte people of .Wilkes and sur
?<*e. ? yTKBC ? Page
FATHER AID TWO SONS ARE TO
SEOONE EAGLE SCOOTS M CITY
Business Houses To
Be Closed July 5th
July 4th this year Will be next
Sunday and Monday, July 5, will
be observed as a holiday.
According to previous agree
ment, stores and business houses
will be closed on July 5th, along
with both banks.
Today it was announced that
the following antomobile dealers
would close their places of busi
ness jfor the fourth: Yadkin Val
ley Motor Co., Wilkes Auto
Sales; Motor Market, Midway
Pontlac Co., Motor Service Co.,
Gaddy Motor Co., Barber-Somers
Motor Co.
Mitre Than 100
Horses Entered
For 2-Day Show
Annual Klwanis Wilkes horse
show to ? be staged here Friday
and (Saturday, July 2 and 3, bids
fair to be one of the state's out
standing sports events for the
summer season, John L. Bowers,
general manager, said here to
day.
The show, with afternoon and
night performances o n both
dates,-may eclipse last year's
event, which was outstanding
from the standpoint of number
and quality of entries and at
tendance.
To accomodate .the great num
ber of horses the club has erect
ed additional stables and ac
comodations. Grounds have been
placed in condition and the seat
ing capacity will be enlarged.
' Box seats will completely en
circle the large show ring', and
to all sides of the arena. ~*-v
In addition to many of tile
finest horses from the leading
stables, in North Carolina, there
will ibe several strings of animals
from top stables in Tennessee,
Virginia, Sonth Carolina and
some from other states. Liberal
cash awards will be given for all
t e 39 classes in the two-day
event.
Today the following exhibitors
had placed entries for the Wilkes
show: John Prances, Hickory;
Long's stables, Newton;. Carl J.
Jenkins, Richn_ond, Va.; Mrs. P.
D. Philbrick, Winston-Salem;
Cam Criddlebaugh, Jr., High
Point; Hyatt Gibbs, North Wil
kesbpro; Dr. George W. Easley
and Wade Stepp, Winston-Sal
em; J. E. Tlmberlake, Colnmbia,
S. C.; Dr. B. E. Pulliam, Win
ston-Salem; R. W. Norman, Salis
bury; R. C. Pratt, Winston-Sal
em ;, Peggy Anne Smith, Bristol,
Tenn.; Camp Arrowhead, Tux
edo; Christine Peeler, Salisbury;
Billy Patterson, Salisbury; Mrs.
Thomas Zachary, Salisbury; S.
R. Holland, Salisbury; W. P.
Gaddy, North Wilkesboro; W.
Leei Gettys, Clover, S. C.; Holly
Oak Farm, Shelby; T. R. Greene,
Sparta; Gwyn Gambill and Jane
Gamblll, North Wilkesboro; J.
B. Carter and Jimmie Carter,
North Wilkesboro; Red Bird
Farm, Lexington; Lee Edward
Harris, North Wilkesboro;
Franklin and Marie Sturdivant,
Sparta; Susie and Mary Jane
Sturdivant, Sparta; Eileen Werts,
St. Petersburg, Florida; Link
Spainhour, North Wilkesboro;
W. R. Newton, North Wilkes
boro; Charlie Shuford, Hickory;
Barbara Foard, Lenoir; Dick
Bryant, Gastonia; N. E. Brewer,
Wihaton-Salem; Dorothy Hlnes,
Winston-S'alem; Jean McLean,
Portsmouth, Va.; G. Sam Wint
ers, North Wilkesboro; B. E.
Chandler, Winston-Salem; A. T.
Nance, Winston-Salem; C. G.
Fox, Raleigh; I. J. Sutton, Wil
mington; Billy Todd, Wilming
ton; Gilmore Stables, Charlotte;
Mrs. E. IB. Morgan, Kannapolis;
W. K. Sturdivant and Anne Stur
divant, North Wilkesboro; Town
Creek Farms, Stanleytown, Va.;
Frank P. Blair, North Wilkes
borot J. B. Smith, Stanleytown;
Va.; M. B. McNeill, T. H. Wil
liams, James Cranor and Betty
Whicker, all of North Wilkes
boro; J, G. Wheeler & Sons, Ox
ford; Virginia McBee, Marion;
Dr. C. M. Whisnant, Burnsville.
With several exhibitors enter
g from two to five horses, the
number of animals entered lias
already passed the 100 mark and
stiould increase by time of the
first performance Friday after
R. Ivey Moore, Dudley and
Jim Moore May Make I
Scout History Here
An unprecedented event in
Scouting in this vicinity, and
possibly in Scouting everywhere,
will be the presentation of Eagle
Scout awards Thursday night to
a father an<} two sons.
R Ivey Moore and two sons,
Dudley and Jim Moore, will he
come epgle Scouts in the meeting
of. the Wilkes district Boy Scout
court of honor to be held Thurs
day, July 1, 7:30 p. m., at the
First Methodist church in North
Wilkesboro. They will also re
ceive one merit badge each to
enable them to reach the high
est rank in Scouting.
Second class awards will be
made to the following: Douglas
Barnette, Ernest Barnette, War
ren Shore, Jimmy Sale, and A.
M. Bush, of tro^p 34; Tony Em
erson and Male., .m Gambill, of
Troop 32; Jerry McNeil, Billy
Phillips, James Sidden and
Wayne Ahsher, of tfoop 35.
First class Scout awards win
go to Billy Hardister, of troop
34; Bobby Wells, of troop 36;
B G Wyatt and James Sidden,
of troop 35. Merit badges will be
presented to E. G. Wyatt and
Bobby Anderson, of troop 35,
Fred Glass, of troop 32, and to
three who will become eagle
^The public is cordially invited
to the history-making meeting
here Thursday night.
Rites Friday For
Lieut. Huffman!
'Remains ftf Lt. Theodore
?r' ? .? . i inti mii "'tffllWl Mil \
island while in service In World]
War 2, will arrive here Wednes
day at noon and funeral service
will be held Friday, 11 a. m. at
Congo Holiness church in his
home community. I
Lt Huffman enlisted in the
army June 25, 1941, and receiv
ed training as an airplane me
chanic at Dallas Field, Texas,
completing that course Febru
ary 13, 1942. Because of his
ability he was selected for pilot
training, which he received at
Luke Field, Arizona. There he
was commissioned a second lieu
tenant and received his wings
July 28, 1943. He went overseas
to the Pacific theatre in Febru
aFLt. Huffman had completed hist
missions as a bomber pilot and)
was ready to return home when
h? was killed while a passenger I
on an army transport plane on
Biak island.
Surviving Lt. Huffman are his
father .and mother, Mr. and Mrs.
E M Huffman, of Wilkesboro
route one, and the followingbro
thers and sisters: James Huff
man, OakmauT, Ala.; Gienn Huff
man, Landis; B. M.
jr Wilkesboro route one, Mrs.
Erie Griffin, Kannapolis; Mrs. I
Vera Johnson, Wilkesboro route,
one- Mrs. Ina Bullis, Burlington. ,
Mrs Veora Nichols, Burlington,
Mrs Wyona Bullis, Wilkesboro
root, one; Mm. Mnrgle Blnhop.
Oak Ridge, Tenn.; Miss Eula D.
Huffman, Wilkesboro route one.
Local People Plan
To Enter Gladiolus
Show In Hickory
Th'e Catawba Valley Gladiolus
Show Is to ibe held In Hickory on
Thursday, July 8, at/the First
National Bank between the hours
of 4:30 p. m. to 9:30 p..m., and
la being sponsored by the First
National Bank and the Garden
Clubs of Hickory. There will be
no Admission to the show, and
the public is invited to attend.
Entries are not only open to
Garden Club members, but to
any one desiring to make ex
hibits.
Mrs. A. C. Chamberlain, presi
dent of the local Garden Club,
has a number of copies giving
tentative rules for the show, and
any person interested in making
exhibits may obtain a copy from
her, or secure further informa
tion pertaining to the event. The
people of this community . are
urged to participate In the show,
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'Cotton acreage haf been in
creased considerably In Mont
gomery county this
SCOTT IS
PRIMARY
WINKER
Autopsy Report <
Says She Died of
hone Dose
Millers Greek Resident Ar
rested Today On Charge
First Degree Murder
Leonard ! Miller, 23, was ar
rested this; afternoon by Wilkes
Sheriff C. |G. Poindexter and
Jailed for the sadden death of
his wife February 22 this year
at their ho pie near Millprs Creek.
"Results; of an antopsy per
formed recently disclosed that
the stomacjh of Mrs. Miller con
tained strychnine in quantity
more than ? sufficient to cause in
stant death," Sheriff Poindexter
said.
Solicitor I Avalon B. Hall, who
was in WJlkesboro today to re
ceive report of the evidence ga
thered by! Sheriff Poindexter,
said that the state wonld oppose
any move to obtain bond for
Miller and ;that the charge to first
degree mulrder.
Mrs. Miller, 28 and mother of
two children, died suddenly on
February 22. Members of her
family told Sheriff Poindexter
that Mrs. Miller had mentioned
a headche.and that her husband
pulled frop his pocket a head
ache powder package and re
quested that ahe take it. She
took the jowder, Sheriff Poin
dexter waq told, and Immediately
became vejry ill. She was Quoted
as sayinc that the headache pow
der had a very b'tte' taste.
An ambulance was called and
the ambujance attendant said
that Mrs. Miller's pulse was very
weak when he arrived at the
? home sevon miles fromr North
J Wilkeshorq. When she reached
the Wilkes hospital by ambu
lance qhe was pronounced dead.
Two day8 lateir th? body ot
Mrq,-Miller washnrfedMn PLeaa
Mlllw.w Creek. There' were many
and varied rumor* abonf her
sudden death and Sheriff Poin
dexter began an investigation.
Results iof the preliminary in
vestigation were sufficient to
warrant taking the body from
the g^ave'for an autopsy, Sher
iff Foindekter said, and on June
3 the body was taken to Bowman
Gray School of medicine in Wln
ston-Salem. When the report was
received ^bowing that the wom
an's stomach contained "more
than enoqgh strychnine to cause
instant ddath" Miller was arrest
ed today | at the Wilkes Hosiery
Mills plan[t in this city,' where he
has been [regularly employed.
Sheriff! Poindexter said today
that Millar bad not been ques
tioned sit.ee his arrest.
Neithei; Sheriff Poindexter or
Solicitor jHall today wonld dis
cuss the ievidence obtained other
than the; results of the autopsy.
However,', the solicitor - stated
'that the ; Investigation had been
very successful ahd that a strong
case had; been developed for the
state. The officers declined to
discuss evidence relative to mo
tive for jhe alleged poisoning of
Mrs. Milljer.
Since tihe death of Mrs. Miller,
Miller aqd his two children have
been making their home with
Miller's Relatives.
W. KERR SOOTT
Scott Rests Aft*!
Landslide Victory
Raleigh, June 27.?W.
Scott, a blunt-speaking 52
old dairy farmer who ran s cond
in the first primary, heade
the North Carolina Goto aor's
mansion today on a roaring
slide of votes which carrie<
far to the front in the run
He still faced the formal
the November election aga ist a
in
good
Republican opponent, bi
North Carolina he was as
as elected.
Scott's margin of more
36,000 voteg over State Tr|asur
er Charles M. J
Kerr
ear
for
land
him
ff.
ty of
than
made him the firtrt man I since
1916 to win the nominatlln for
Governor in the second pftmarv
after trailing in the first!
Scott Relaxes I
The former oommissionlr of
agriculture relaxed today I from
the strenuous, bitter campaign'
that swept him decisivel! past
Johnson.
There were a number o| state
officials, however, who I found
little relaxation in the wlke ?'
Scott's victory. They nresaw
their replacement in apmrintive
offices underscored in thl Haw
River man's campaign premises.
o H
Johnson Corried
Primary In WHkes
In the second prima y in
Wilkes county Saturday
M. Johnson, defeated
date for the Democratic
harles
candl
nomi
nation for governor, rec Ived a
majority vote in Wllkc
W. Kerr Scott, who was
nated throughout the
according to- unofficial
complete returns.
Unofficial returns frAn 22
of 80 precincts gave .Johnson
2112 and Scott 1540.
Support the Y. M
over
nomi
state,
nd in
C. A.
BASEBALL SCHEDULE CHANGE IS
MADE TO ApfOID HORSE SHOW DAY
North Wilkesboro
To Galax July 3
Galax Here 23.
Ill
By consent of all co:
change ha8 been made
dule of baseball games
3 and 4 lp order that
not be a conflict of
n|erned, a
In sche
for July
lere will
baseball
game and the Wilkes ho se show.
Galax was scheduled
here July 3 and 4. T1 i horse
and S.
Flashers
ierles In
show dates are July
North Wilkesboro
will play the two-game
Galax July 3 and 4. Oflriax will
play here on July 23 ai d 24, on
which date* the Flasl >rs were
originally scheduled to
Galax.
North Wilkesboro
blub, sponsor of the ho se show,
stated appreciation
schedule change In the
letter written by T. 1
secretary of the dub,
Pearson, club owner, i
Moore, business managftr
North Wilkesboro base all dub:
he Board
"I am authorised by
of Directors of the Nftrth Wil
kesboro Klwants Club J
to play
play In
Klwanis
or this
following
Story,
Tal J.
Larry
of the
sincere appreciation for your re
cent concession in granting the
request of the Horse Show Com
mittee that you change your Sat
urday night, July 3 baseball
game to >a later date in order to
give fullest cooperation with our
horse eh^w on that evening. We
recognize that this ig an incon
venience: to you, and we believe
certainly: an aid to our program.
For thlsi consideration, please l>e
advised we are Indeed grateful
to you." .'
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EX-STATESVILLE "
OFFICIAL DEAD
Harmeny, June 27.?W. S.
Thomas,: 53, died at his home in
Harmon^, Route 1, this morning
after a ; sudden illness. He had
served as chief of police , of
8tateBvH|e fop 14 years, .retiring
four years ago.
Funeral services will be con
ducted at S:S0 p. m. Monday at
the bomb. Burial will be In Oak
v*6od cefenetery at 8tatesvllle.
Survivors include his wife,
Mrs. Matbel Baity Thomas, three
daughters, a son and two sisters.
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