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Vol. 43, No. 22 , Published Mondays and Thursdays NORTH W1LKESBORO. N. C.. Thursday, July 1, 1948 ^ Make North Wilkesboro Your ShfpJriRf Canter
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WINNERS 4^H PRESS REVUE :|
Duke Power Co.
Rebuilding Many
Lines In Wilkes
As you know, quite often when
working on a highway, all traffic
must be stopped as a matter of
necessity and the same thing
applies when working on an elec
tric power line, except in this
case, the lives, of men working
are often at stake and extra saf
ety precautions must be taken.
The Duke Power Company is in
tUR process of rebuilding sever
al lines in the county, on which
the current must be discontinued
for varying lengths of time. In
no case, will it be cut off unless
absolutely necessary, and service
will be restored at the earliest
possible moment.
Saturday the current was off
quite a long while uP Second
Street and highway 268, from!
the Sub-station out. The next
line scheduled for rebuilding is
421 East and the Statesvllle
road from Broadway and after
that, the lin? up N. C. 18 north.
The line towards and around Mil
lers Creek has been completed.
The Duke Power Company
pointed out that so many cus
tomers are involved that it is not'
possible to notify each individual
and they asked The Journal-Pa
triot to take thi8 means of noti
fying it's patrons. However, un
less the customer knows that the
line is off because it is being
worked on, they are still asked
' to notify the Duke Power com
pany office as it might be trou
ble that the utilities company did
not know about.
As a matter of interest to
Wilkes county, the Sub-station
in North Wilkesboro is being re
I built, with a capacity of approxi
mately three times the former
' station. And this will not only
I mean better service as far as
capacity is concerned, but better
1 voltage and more continuous
service. Equipment that has been
i oil order for more than two
i years, Is now arriving and will
be put In use as fast as possible.
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Robert C. Billings
Claimed By Death
Funeral service will be held
Friday, two p. m., at Stony
Rldee church for Robert Clinton
Blufp?B, 23, who died yesterday
at lus home in EVIwardg town
shleT Re
shipTRev. L?. E. Sparks will con
duct the service.
Surviving Mr. Billings are his
wife, Mrs. Leona Shepherd Bil
I lings, and- three children, Arn
I old, Ted and Ray Billings, of
rthe home. t
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Pictured above are the dress
revue winners: Jean Ladcejr,
winner in the apron group;)
Loretta Riggs, skirt group;*
Rachel Scroggs, Street Dress
group; Edith Marie Ferguson,'
county winner; Carrie Ander-f
sou, Senior School dress; Joy
Bumgarner; Junior County
Winner and Junior School
dress group; Polly Oornette,
Junior Street Dress; Norma;
Jean Jolley, Skirt and Blouse
group. Alongside is pictured
marie Ferguson, county win
ner.?Photos by Bane Atkin^
son, Jr.).
Buddy Poppy Day.
Here On Saturday
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Auxiliary To Sell Bud- 4
dy Poppies 3rd
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Veterans of Foreign Wars Aujj-' |
iliary will sell buddy poppies op
,Saturday of this week to conj
memorate Independence Day in
honor of war dead and for tire
welfare of .families and orphans
of deceased veterans.
Statement of President *
In a letter to tte J^ttaW.LY.
F. W. commander President Tru
man said:
"The VFW sale of Buddy Pop
pies is a worthy reminder that
the welfare of veterans and the^r
families lg of continuing import
ance. ?
"Supported by this annual
poppy sale, the VFW National
Home at Baton Rapids, Michi
gan is performing a splendid
work in behalf of the orphaned
children of veterans. '
"The wearing of Buddy Pop
pies this year is an excellent j
way to express approval and
participation." ?
- Local Announcement j J
The following was prepared;
^nd released by the VFW auxil
iary here:
"Buddy Poppy Day is an im
portant day to every thoughtful
American citizen. It is the day
when we concentrate our grace
ful thoughts on those noble
men who crossed the seas to rep
resent America on the bloody
battlefields of two world wars.
It is to those men?the ones
who made the supreme sacrifice
and who did not come back, tlie |
ones who came back to suffer'
['through the years, and finally
those who came hack unhurt?'
that we dedicate this Buddy
Poppy Day, Saturday, July ? 3.
Thig is a fitting time, for even
now some of our war dead are
being brought home to us?6ut
so different from when tlaey
went away!
"Buddy Poppies are made-by
disabled American Veterans as a
livelihood and also as a means
of passing tedious hours of time.
When you wear a Buddy Poppy
you help those men who gave
their splendid manhood that you
might enjoy a full free life. Th)ese
poppies will be on sale on ,the
city streets all day Saturday,
July 3rd, by members of the Vet
erans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary.
Many young girls throughout ?the
Wilkesboros will participate . by
working in the residential ar'sas,
downtown business areas, and at
the annual horse show on Sat
urday afternoon. The girls .will
be designated by the arm b^nds
they will wear, bearing the words
"Buddy Poppy Day."
"Honor the dead by serving? the
living." #
"In Flanders Fields the poqples
grow ? ,
Between the crosses row by row."
"Show your loyalty! Wear a
Buddy Poppy!" *
DOUBLE HEADER TONIGHT
Wilkes Legion Junior
ball team is scheduled to play
Charlotte a double header fjere
tonight.
Joel Bentley Is
Gome Protector
In This County
Joel Bentley, of Moravian
Falls, has been appointed by tbe
North Carolina Wildlife Com
mission as same protector in
Wilkes county. In this position
he will succeed Robert Johnson,
who resigned some time ago.
Discussing the appointment of
Mr. Bentley, R. Ivey, Moore, pres
ident of the Wilkes County Wild
life Club, said: "We are very for
tunate in the appointment of Mr.
Bentley, who Is young, sincere,
energetic and deeply Interested
in the work. If all true sports
men will work with Mr. Bentley
and his deputies in seeing that
game and fish laws are enforced
the work will go far toward res
toration of game and wildlife re
sources."
Further commenting on the
Bubject of game and fish and
natural resources, Mr. Moore
stated his personal thanks and
commendation for a recent edi
torial in The Journal-Patriot
relative to conservation of forest
resources and reforestation. ''It
Is through such puJbliclty and
education that the ground work
Is laid for successful progiams
)t conservation," Mr. Moore said.
Dates Are Set For
Funerals For Two
Killed During War
Funeral service will be held
Saturday, 11 a. m., at Oak Ridge
:hurch for Pfc. Millard C. Haw
kins, whose body has arrived
iere.
Rites lor Pfc. George G. Mar
ley will be held Friday, two p.
m., at Beaver Creek Advent
jhurch near Ferguson.
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014 Residence Now
Being Removed Here
Workmen this week are engag
3d in removing one of the oldest
residence buildings ?">' ilfswMp
Wilkesboro's business district.
The house on the southeast
corner of Ninth and D streets,
which is now being dismantled,
was erected more than fifty
years ago by the late Dr. Dough
ton, who was a well known physi
cian here.
Office Clerk Court
Is to Be Closed On
Monday - Tuesday
Office of the clerk of superior
court of Wilkes county will be
closed on Monday, July 5, which
will be a holiday, and will also
be closed on Tuesday, July 6, foT
repairs to the office ceiling.
Samuel B. Foster
Posses In Nevada
Mrs. C. B. Mayberry received a
wire Monday saying her brother,
Sam Poster, died at 2 a. m. Mon
day. He was the son of the late
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Foster.
Mr. Sam Foster had been mak
ing his home in Reno, Nevada,
for the past thirty years. He
leaves his wife and two sons,
Melvin and Clair Foster, two
grandchildren, and seven broth
ers and sisters: Charlie Foster,
Wilkesboro, Route 2; Mrs. C B.
Mayberry, North Wilkesboro
Route 3; Mrs. J. Mon Myers and
Mr. Ed Foster, of Jonesville;
Mrs. Charlie Riddle, of Ronda;
Mrs. Joe McLean, of Mosheim,
Tenn; Mrs. W. E. Staley, of
Sparks, Nev.
Mr. Foster united with Fish
ing Creek Baptist church in ear
ly lfie, later moving his mem
bership to a Nevada Church.
Reunion at Burleson
Place In Avery 27th
Elk Park.?Mt. and Mrs. B. E.
Burleson, of Elk Park, formerly
of Wilkesboro, were hosts at a
reunion of the Young and Bur
leson families at their estate
"Laz-EJ-Daz," Sunday, June 27.
Guests from West Virginia, Vir
ginia, Tennessee, North Carolina
and Florida were present.
The buildings on this estate
are constructed of native stone
and California redwood, ana are
surrounded by tall trees and
every shrub known to grow In
this vicinity. Extensive landscap
ing ha8 been done. The placet has
a lake stocked with . rainbow
and brown\ trout.
Large plcnle tables out by the
lake were used, and swimming
and boating were enjoyed.
Miss Willcss?1948
Miss Frances Gilreath,
daughter of ^Ijr. and Mrs.
? W* 1 <3ill*jl|
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Mb?, was 'sel? frtcd "Miss
Wilkes?194^H at the finals^ of
the Miss WiUces pageant con
ducted here JUnder auspices of
the Wilkes Junior Chamber of
Commerce. Miss Gilreath will
be presented with a complete
wardrobe by the Junior Cham
ber of Commerce and will rep
resent Wilkes in the state fin
als to be held soon at Wrights
ville Beach.?(Photo by Lane
Atkinson, Jr.).
Mrs. N. O. Hendren
Rites Held Saturday
Last riteS were conducted Sat
urday at Mt. Sinai church for
Mrs. Betty E. Hendren, 77, wife
of N. O. Hendren, of Wilkesboro
route two. She died Thursday.
Rev. Andrew Call conducted the
service.
Surviving Mrs. Hendren are
her husband and the following
sons and daughters: J. A. Hen
dren, Mrs. Fred Hayes an^ 3.
N. Hendren, of North Wilkes
boro route three; C. W. Hendren
and Sanfo.rd Hendren, of Wil
wesboro route two.
Monday, July 5th Is
To Be Holiday Here
Monday, July 5th, will be gen
erally observed throughout the
nation as ft holiday.
Stores, banks and other busK
ness houses in this vicinity will
be closed on Monday, July 5.
Serves In Germany
TS George M. Yale, son of
Mr. and Vn. Zack Yale, of
Traphill, Is with ' the army
quartermaster corps in Geiss
en, Germany. T5 Yale has been
overseas 88 months.
Record Crowds
Are Expected On
Friday, Saturday
More Than 100 Of South'*
Finest Horse* Are Enter
ed For 2-Day Event
Exhibitors today began arriv
ing In North WTlkesboro with
some of the nation's outstanding
horses, which will be shown in
the annual Kiwanis Wilkes Horse
Show to be held Friday and Sat
urday, July 2 and 3, on the horse
show grounds just out of this
city on highway 115. .
With preparations going for
ward at a rapid pace, every phase
pointed to an outstanding event
which will attract attention' of
horse show sports followers
from several states.
More than 100 of the south's
superlative horses, Including out
standing entries in each of the
39 clsases, are entered for the
two-day show with performances
afternoon and night, 1:30 and
eight p. m., Friday and Satur
J day.
ine highly successful show
last year gained an enviable repu
tation, and the event this week
should in all probability eclipse
last year's event. Most widely
known stables in North Carolina,
with many fine horses from
Tennessee, Virginia and South
Carolina, will be represented in
the show.
And of especial interest to
people in this vicinity will be
the number and quality of hors
es to be shown by local exhibi
tors. The local classes are expect
ed to be outstanding from the
standpoint of number and qual
ity4}f animus Shown.
Many additional stabfes
i were
constructed this year because the
show is Justly expanding. The
exhibitors have been assured
that their horses will be well
housed. These arrangements' are
.necessary to attract to the show
the best horses and exhibitors in
the entire south.
The large ring has a new ar
rangement of hox seats, which
will ..extend all the Tjpay around.
Bach class will be shown in
such a manner that all seats will
have equal value for the spec
tators. Most of these boxer-have
been sold but if there are those
interested they should contact
Pr. W. K. Newori, who is also
chairman of the committee in
charge of sale of season tickets.
There will be ample seats for
the throng confidently expected
and parking facilities will be
provided. The Kiwanis club has
overlooked nothing in arranging
for an outstanding sports event.
Concession stand operated by
the club at the ' grounds will
provide eating facilities, which
will be started off with the Ki
wanis luncheon at the grounds
Friday noon.
John L? Bowers is general
! chairman for the show and that
in itself is assurance of a high
type horse show. H. G. York, of
Elkin, will be ringmaster. J. J.
Thigpen, of Chapel Hill, as an
nouncer will be another special
feature to, assure spectators of
accurate information interesting
ly given. The corps of judges for
various classes leaves nothing to
be desired.
As a special added attrac
tion Paul Weber, nationally
famous organist, will play his
/ Hammond organ during the Fri
day ~ afternoon and night shows.
Those who fail to see the four
performances of the Kiwanis
Wilkes horse show Friday and
Saturday will miss one of the
south's best sports events for
1948.
Any profits which may be
made by operation of the horse
show will be used by the Kiwanis
club in carrying out projects *or
aid to underprivileged children
in Wilkes county.
Home Coming Sunday
At Gordon Church 4th
There will be a Home Coming
at Oordon Baptist church San
day, July 4th. All former pastors
and singers are cordially invited
to attend. This will be an all day
affair with dinner on the
grounds.
SUPPORT THE Y. M. C. A.
TO BE IN HORSE SHOW 2ND, 3RD
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Jimmy Thompson, of Winston-Salem, outstanding 1
exhibitor, trainer and rider, will be one of many ex
hibitors to take part in the annual Kiwanis Wilkes
Horse Show to be held afternoon and night, Friday and
Saturday, July 2 and 3, 1:30 and eight p. m., at the
horse show grounds just out of this city on highway 115.
Gordon Finley, Jr.,
Lewis Nelson, Jr.,
Navigating Yadkin
Gordon Finley, Jr., and Lewis
Nelson, Jr., are enjoying a trip
down the Yadkin River in their
army-style rubber raft. They
have real camping equipment,
including jungle hammocks, cook
stove, and various sizes and
kinds of battery lights, and bat
radio. Both boys are 3Bk#E?
Scouts from Troop 3t>, and were
having a fine time when last
heard from this week, from Nor
wood, below Albemarle.
They also are using a small
Atlas Motor, presented to them
by the Eeso-Standard Oil Co. of
New Jersey. The boys left North
Wilkesboro on June 17th, and
expect to travel over part of the
Great Pee Dee river, which is
the South Carolina name for the
Yadkin.
Andrew L. Kilby Now
Owner ?of Andrews'
Stock In Local Firm
Andrew L?. Kilby, son of Mr.
and Mrs. A. P. Kilby, has pur
chased the Interests of Glenn R.
Andrews in Yadkin Valley Motor
company. . Young Mr. Kilby has
been elected secretary-treasurer
and will be actively affiliated
with the. firm in that capacity.
Andrew L. Kilby recently
joined the personnel of Yadkin
Valley Motor company after at
tending Bowling Green Business
University in Bowling Green,
Ky., where he took a course in
business administration.
Mrs. J. J. Wheeler
Funerol Saturday
Last rites were held Saturday
at Pleasant ? Grove church * for
Mrs. Julia Mae "Wheeler, 59, Red
dies River township resident
who died June .23. Rev. Ross
Greene conducted the service.
Surviving Mrs. Wheeler are
her husband, J. J. Wheeler, and
the following sons and daugh
ters: Mrs. Austin Triplett, Oak
woods; Mrs Clyde Triplett, Trip
lett; Mrs. Loy Triplett, North
Wilkeeboro; William G. Wheeler,
Baton Rouge, La.; Mrs. Oiay
born Parsons, Florida; Mart
Wheeler, North Wilkesboro.
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Mrs. Sue W. Turner, mother
of Mrs> W. H. Crews, of this city,
is critically ill at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. EJdgar A.
Holton, at Winston-Salem. Mrs.
Crews is spending much of her
time with her mother.
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Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Church
and son, Mike, spent several days
last week at Wrightsville Beach
and on Saturday attended the
wedding of John I. Myers, of
Raleigh, and Miss Bertha Wln
fred Croom, o f Wilmington,
which was solemnize# at 5:80
o'clock In the attention in the
First Baptist church of Wilming
ton. *
National Guard
Planning Bivouac
On Saturday NHe
Battery C 112th PA battalion
of the National Guard will have
an overnight bivouac north of
this city Saturday night, Cap
tain Roy Forehand, commanding
"officer, annosmced.^oday. ;
The battery, at almost fulf
strength in personnel, will be
equipped with carbines, complete
field packs and will have at least
one field artillery howitzer weap
on.
The overnight camp will be
made out of this city near high
way 18 and the guardsmen will,
return Sunday. |
The bivouac was planned for
the battery as maneuvers in prep
aration for the annual training
period at Fort Bragg in July.
Official Vote In
Wilkes County
Following is the official vote
by precincts in the gubernatorial
primary for Wilkes county, Sat
urday, June 26,
Precinct Johnson Scott
Antioch 18 88
Beaver Creek 30. 86
Boomer j.. 91 51
Brushy Mountain 5 38
Edwards No. 1 . 35 92
Edwards No. 2 32 89
Edwards No. 3 .1 8 158
Elk No. 1 ; ? 62 43
Elk No. 2 j 56 25
Jobs Cabin No. 1 17 34
Jobs Cabin No. 2 31 11
Lewis Fork 134 43
Lovelace 25 18
Moravian Falls .] 81 30
Mulberry No. 1 .1 75 4
Mulberry No. 2 4? ? 43 45
New Castle 72 24
North Wilkesboro '733 222
Reddles River 85 241
Rock Creek 62 177
Somers ,?} .? 9 24
Stanton 1 ? 91 36
Traphill No. 1 _1 .... 6 14
Traphill No. 2 1. 43 4
Traphill No. 3 18 21'
Union - 75 108
Walnut Grove Not 1 ?^ 42 11
Walnut Grove Not 2 ? 14 5
Wilkesboro No. 1 193 89
Wilkesboro No. 1| 68 16
TOTALS 2249 18?7J
Jesse Farris Riles
In York, S. C., 4th
Funeral service for Pfc. Jesse
Farris, who was killed In New
Guinea In 1942 and who was the,
first casualty from this area In
World War H, will be held Sun
day, fire p. hA., at York Funeral
Home in York, If. C. ffe. Farris
was employed in North Wilkes
boro at the time he entered ser
vice and made his home here
With his cousin Mrs. T. O.
Crowell. ,
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