opportunity is here to erect
annodern hospital for only
I 22, per cent of the cost. Vote
Hospital Sept. 28.
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The Journal-Patriot Has Blazed the Trail of Progress In the "State of Wilkes" For Over 42 Years
m? jj ?' ' gv,-"; ?n?'il ?> i ? 'V. i J
OUR CITY
North Wilkesboro has a
trading radius of 50 miles,
serving 100,000 people in
Northwestern Carolina.
Vol. 43, No. 46 Published Mondays and Thursdays NORTH WILKESBORO, N. C., Thursday, Sept. 23, 1948 Make North Wilkesboro Your Shopping Center ^ J
Badly Needed At
T. B. Hospital
Fund Now Being Raised To
Purchase Valuable Drug
For Lecsd Use
Streptomycin is a drag similar
to peneclllin bat made especially
tor tuberculosis patients, and has
proved to be rery effective in
treatment of several types of
tuberculosis. ' ,
gfet the present time there are
i two patients at he Wilkes Tuber
culosis hospital badly in need of
streptomycin and who, in the
opinion of physicians, might have
their cases arrested by use of the
drag. There will be other pa
tients to whom streptomycin may
mean prolonged lives.
But streptomycin is a compara
tively new and costly drug. The
cost is $1.50 dally for each pa
tl^nfh taking it, and no funds
have been appropriated to pur
chase that medicine.
A fond is now being raised to
supply patients with streptomycin
as needed. ' Office personnel of
Home Chair company has given
f91 and $21 was donated by the
young men's class of Wilkesboro
Baptist church. Other groups or
individuals who will give to the
streptomycin fund are asked to
contact Fred iHubbard, Jr., -or any
other member of the tuberculosis
hospital board.
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Mrs. Mary C. Miller
Funeral On Saturday
Mrs. Mary Cordelia Miller, 82
,year-old resident of the Boomer
community, died Wednesday.
Funeral will be held Saturday
at two p. m., at Ebenezer church
with her son, Rev. Ed O. Miller,
-gnd Rev. A. ~B. Hayes conducting
the services. ]
Mrs. Miller is survived by five
sons and two daughters: Rev.
Ed O. Miller, Boomer: Millard
Miller, Lenoir; Ernest Miller, of
Wagoner; Clarence and Forney
Miller, Glendale Springs; Mrs. L.
B. Tavis, Akron, Ohio; Mrs. C.
O. Roberts, Lesty, Va.
Elizabeth Eller, 94,
Is Claimed By Death
Mrs. Elizabeth Eller, 94,. one
of ji Wilkes' oldest residents,
dietP Tuesday at her home in
Lewis Fork township.
Surviving Mrs. Eller are two
?one, Rom Eller, of Purlear, and
J. P. Eller, of Rocky Mount; four
sisters, Mrs. W. iH. Triplett, of
Mrs. Bud Walsh, of
BoJwer, Mrs. John Wallace, of
Purlear, and Mrs. Dosca Eller, of
Purlear.
Funeral service was held to
day at Mount Pleasant Baptist
church with A. W. Eller of
ficiating.
Wilkesboro Here;
Lions In Spencer
Ramblers To Play Maiden,
7:30; North Wilkesboro
At Spencer
North Wilkesboro Mountain
Lions will be playing in Spencer
iPriday night but local football
fane will have a splendid, foot
ball menu here when the Wilkes
boro Ramblers will open their
season against Maiden in a High
land conference game in Memor
ial Park Friday at 7:30 p. m.
This will be the first oppartu
lty for local football fans to
view the 1948 Ramblers.
North Wilkesboro squad is in
good condition for their big test
at 8pencer Friday night. Rous
seau, who has been out with a
sprained knee, is expected to be
In the lineup. Last year North
Wilkesboro tied the big and fast
Spencer eleven 7-7 In an excit
ing game ? here.
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Rev. Chas. Hutton
To Conduct Study
Rev. .Charles Hntton, of Glade
ValleMff|ll teach the Bible study
on th#book of Exodus for the
Presbyterian Auxiliary. Three
classes are to 'be held this week
end on Friday, Saturday and Sttn
ay evenings, beginning at eight
i'clock. The public is Invited to
id this study which will be
in the Assembly room of
educational "building.
A SCENE DURING FARMERS DAY PARADE IN THIS CITY
Here is pictured a section of the elaborate Farmers' Day parade September 14,
showing the Mount Airy high school* band, with the National Guard in the back
ground. The parade was the longest and most interesting in the history of the
city.?(Photo by Lane Atkinson, Jr.).
APPRECIATION EXPRESSED FOR AID
IN PROMOTING FARMERS' DAY HERE
R. M. Brame, Jr., president,
and Tom S. Jenrette, secretary
manager of the Wilkes Chamber
of 'Commerce, this week issued
the following joint statement:
Appreciation and Thanks
As President and Secretary
Manager of the Wilkes Chamber
of Commerce,% we wish to es
pecially thank everyone who had
any part in planning, promoting,
finaneiag, supervising or parti
cipating in the Wilkes Farmers
Day Program September 14,
sponsored by the Trade Promo
tion Committee of the Chamber
of Coffmerce.
Although it would be impos
siBle to call the name of every
Individual, firm and business
who made a contribution to the
rtdce** brtfo Farmers* Bnyprw
;ram, we do wish to express our
most sincere appreciation to the
following groups who so wil
lingly cooperated in working out
the many details connected with
the activities of the day:
To Mr. W. G. Gabriel, chair
man of the Trade Promotion com
mittee; Gilbert Bare and Hubert
Canter, co-chairmen of the
Farmers' Day program; W. H.
McElwee, master of ceremonies;
Link Spainhour, parade chair
man; and the following group
chairmen for the parade: Chief
John Walker, Major Roy Fore
hand, J. B. Carter, T. S. Ken
erly, Russell Gray, C. C. Sidden,
R. M. Brame, Jr., Staton Mclv
er, C. B. Eller, J. F. Woodward,
Sam Vickery, Forrest Jones,
Sam Winters, Guy Wellborn, J.
B. Williams, N. S. Forester, John
Adams, Charles Jenkins, Charles
Day, R. R. Church, C. O.- McNiel,
Richard Johnston, Presley My
ers, Warner Miller, Jr., C. T.
Burke, Paul Cashion, Bill Mar
low, Arthur Venable, D. V. Deal,
W. D. Halfacre, Paul Church,
Paul Choplin, Roland Potter, Pal
mer iHorton and W. K. Sturdi
vant.
To the following for arranging
floats for the parade:. Poultry
dealers and hatcherymen, Mead
ows Mill Co., furniture manufac
turers, Wilkes retail furniture
dealers, clothing and general
merhandise stores, tire and parts
dealers, appliance dealers, retail
and wholesale grocers, local
banks, Wilkes jewelers.
To the following for furnish
ing trucks to bear the .-floats:
Wilkes Mountain Poultry Pro
ducts, American Furniture Co.,
Wilkes Auto Sales, Gaddy Motor
Co., Motor Market, Dick's Elec
tric Appliance Co., Wilkes Im
plement Co., Midway Pontiac,
Inc., and Meadows Mill Co.
To Coble Dairies for help with
the speakers platform and other
arrangements.
To Mayor T. S. Kenerly and
the North Wilkesboro strpet de
partment for blocking off Ninth
street, cleaning sreets, and pro
viding free parking on Farmers'
To Chief Whlker, Chief E. I4.
oines, Sgt. A. H. Clark, and
leir associates for serving as
arade marshals.
To every participant and spon
n in .the parade, especially the
irmers.
To- Yadkin Valley Motor Co.
jr providing the first floor of
ieir new building and their us
d car lot for a portion of the
ctivlties of the day.
To Midway Pontihc, Inc., and
faddy Motor Co. for providing
pace for decorating cars.
To Mr. N. B. Smithey for al
jwing the use of his .warehouse
for storing and decorating floats.
To Director Mason Emde and
the Mount Airy high school band
for affording the only band In
the parade and offering this fine
service without cost and at a
time when their school had not
officially opened.
To L. P. Shealey, Hubert Can
ter, Gilbert Bare, Roland Potter,
W. G. Gabriel, and Staton Mc
Iver for helping Bob Brame and
Tom Jenrette In conducting
stunts and entertainment and
presenting Farmers' Day gifts.
To those merchants who so
generously donated merchandise
to be used as gifts on Farmers'
Day.
To The Journal-Patriot, W. K.
B. C. and the North Wilkesboro
?H?*U<*?or , excel]$iyL JffiP.ipotioB^
To Don Walker and his Blue
Ridge Boys for their music and
entertainment.
To Former Governor J. Mel
ville Broughton for delivering
an inspiring and fitting address.
To Mr. R. W. Graeber for his
participation on the program and
his valuable service in the coun
ty's forestry program.
To the winners of the Jaycee
beauty contest and other attTac
tive young laaies wno aaornea
the various floats.
To Major Roy Forehand and
the National Guard for their fine
entry in the parade and for pro
viding the public address system.
To Reins-Sturdivant for pro
viding equipment for the plat
form.
To the officials of the Wilkes
Kiwanis Agricultural Fair for
their close co-operation.
To the following who provided
"official cars" in the parade: C.
C. Faw, Jr., Frank iRlair, Rich
ard Johnston, Dick Gwyn, Char
les Jenkins, Eddie Caudlll, City
Sales Co., and Ike Eller.
To Wallace Radio Service for
furnishing a sound truck.
To those automobile (dealers
sponsoring cars in the parade.
To Henderson's Flower Shop
for donating corsages to the Wil
des county beauty queen and the]
members of her court.
To City 'Florists for providing
platform.
To Henry Bridges and the Old
Mission Co. for the excellent job
of street decorations.
To those merchants and busi
ness men who are collecting
funds for the Farmers' Day and
Christmas program and to ev
ery individual and business firm
supporting these programs.
To all other individuals and
organizations who may have help
ed in any way.
Democrats Plan
Campaign Rally
To Be Held Soon!
County Executive Commit
tee Has Plans For Ex
tensive Campaign
The Democratic executive com
nlttee for Wilkes county met at
:he city hall In North Wllkes
t>oro in special session at 2:30
p. m. on Saturday, September
18th, at the call of the county
chairman, Watson Brame. Re
ports from some special commit
tees were received with respect
to Democratic rally to be held in
the county and other matters
pertaining to the coming cam
paign and election.
There will be an announce
nent later as to the exact date
>f this r&lly which Is being de
ayed to conform^ with the speak
ng engagements of some of the
mportant speakers who are to be
lere for the occasion.
Other committees were ap
pointed by the chairman at this
nesting, looking towards an ag
gressive campaign by the Dem
pcrats In Wilkes county.
Chairman Brame gave notice
>f a meeting to be held In each
precinct at the respective polling
places on Saturday, October 2,
:o name an effective committee
rad elect officers for each pre
:inct. Contact your local chairs
nan for the time of day for
heee meetings. Every Democrat
s urged to be present.
Another county-wide meeting
>f the Democratic executive com
nittee has been called to meet
it the city hall In North Wilkes
pokp on Saturday, ^October 9th,
it 2:30 p. m. It Is very lmport
mt that every precinct be repre
lented at this meeting.
A special district pally for the
>igbth congressional district has
peso arrangged for October 11th
it 2:30 p. m. In Carthage. This
s one of the various congress
onal district rallies to be held
>ver the state. The various Dem
pcratic candidates for congress
ind other state offices are ex
pected to be present. A good at
endance from Wilkes Is expect
it this rally.
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Vote Tor Building a Hospital
Funeral Sunday
Funeral and military burial
service for Pfc. Junior Souther
will be held Sunday, two p. m.,
at Mt. Pisgah Baptist church.
Pfc. Souther entered the army
November 17, 1042, and was
killed in action in Germany
February 23, 1045. Surviving
are his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
B. O. Souther, and one sister,
Mrs. Carr Dancy, of North
Wilkesboro.
Bentley
At Ronda Sunday
The body of Cpl. William War
en Bentley, who was killed while
'ighting in Prance with Patton's
Third Army on December 4, 1944,
vill arrive here Friday and fun
sral service will ibe held Sunday,
tour p .m? at Ronda Baptist
:hurch.
Following the chorch service,
Khich will be conducted by Rev.
It. R. Crater, military rites will
be conducted at the grave in
Mount Lawn Memorial Park near
Vorth Wilkesboro.
Cpl. Bentley is survived iby his
vidow, Mrs. Florence McLain
3entley, and three sons, Jimmie,
3illie, and Charles Dean Bent
ey, of Ronda; his father, O. D.
3entley, of North Wilkesboro,
ind one sister, Mrs. Sam Pen
lell, of Columbus, Ga.
Parish Day Sunday
St. Paul's Church
The annual Parish Day will be
bserved in St. Paul's E>pisoopal
hurch on next Sunday, Septem
er 25th. There will be a celebra
fon of the Holy Communion and
ermon at the eleven o'clock I
our. At one o'clock, the con-|
relation, together with their
riends, will have a picnic dinner'
t Smoot Park in North Wilkes- |
oro. In the afternoon at three!
'clock a baptismal service will
e held in the church. The public
i cordially invited 'to attend all
f these services.
riount Airy Band
Appreciated Here
On Farmers' Day
The Mount Airy high sctopl
and, which performed so well!
ere on Farmers' Day, was the!
scipient of a purse of more than
100 contributed by local merch-|
ats. The band was invited here
y the Chamber of Commerce
ad was paid expenses, including
?ansportation and dinner, by
lat organization, the purse of
ratributlons being an extra gift.
All bands in northwestern
orth Carolina, including the)
orth Wilkesboro high school I
?nd, weTe invited here for the j
rent, but because schools hadj
at opened, and because of oth
? difficulties, the Mount Airy
md was the only group obtain-1
ale and was highly appreciated.
'all Now Owner Of
Quality Food Store I
H. D. Ball has purchased the
terest of Richard Cranor in the
uality Food Store and is now
ile owner of the business.
The Quality Food Store was
itablished on east Main street
sxt door to Dick's Electric Shop
ir Mr. Ball and Mr. Cranor and
as been operated successfully,
he store features Wilkes Moun
iln Poultry Products company,
estern meats, Birds Eye and Du
mey frozen -foods, nationally
Ivertised and staple brands of
roceries.
Polls Will Open
6:30 A. M.; Close
6:30 In Evening
Election At Town Hall {Vot
ers Will Mark "Yes"
And "No" On Ballots
A total of 1,173 registered for
the special election to be held in
the town of North Wllkeshoro
on the hospital proposal, it was
learned from James M. Ander
son, registrar for the election.
The election will be held on
Tuesday, September 28, at the
North Wilkesboro town hall, be
ginning at 6:3d a. m. and closing
at 6:30 p. m. Only those who reg
istered for the special election
may vote.
The ballot will contain two
questions with square to mark
"yes" or 'no". The first question
is on the proposal to issue $275,
000 in 'bonds and the second is
on the question of tax leyy to
guarantee operating deficit, if
any. i
Those who favoT the proposal
to erect a 100-bed hospital with
the state and federal govern
ments furnishing 77.4 per cent,
of the cost should mark "yes" at
both places on the ballot. Those
who vote in opposition should
mark "no".
In order for the hospital pro
posal to be approved, a majori
ty of those registered must vote
"yes" on the ballots.
Mrs. Jennings,
Severely Burned,
Dies Of Pneumonia
Mrs. Lela Mae McGlamery Jen
jings, 42, wife of Sherman Jen
nings, of Reddlee River route
one, died at six p. m. 'Wednesday
at the TTiifcus heQitll.1' ? ?- ?'
Severely burned weeks ago in
an accident. Mrs. Jennings ap
parently was recovering when she
succumbed to a sudden attack of
pneumonia. On September 4, Mrs.
Jennings received severe burns
over a greater part of her body
when some gasoline at an auto
mobile ignited. For many days
little hope was held for her
recovery but during the past
week her condition improved.
Funeral service will be held
on Friday, 11 a. m., at Moun
tain Valley church and burial
will be' in Pleasant Home ceme
tery.
Surviving Mrs. Jennings are
her husband two daughters and
one son, Mrs. Hoyle Reeves and
Arlle Jennings, of North Wilkes
boro route one, and Lillian Jen
nings, of the home. Also surviv
ing are her father, Elbert Mc
Glamery, one brother, Allie Mc
Glamery, and two grandchildren.
Rites Wednesday
For Mrs. McEwen
Funeral, service was held on
Wednesday at the Wilkeeboro
Baptist church for Mrs. Lottie
MoLain McEwen, 70, who died of
a heart attack early Monday at
her home in Wilkeeboro.
Rev. W. N. Brookshire, her
pastor, conducted the service, as
ssited by Rev. Howard J. Ford,
of Elkin, a former pastor of the
deceased. iBurlal was in Mount
Lttovn Memorial Park north of
this city. Many beautiful flowers
were carried by ladies of the
Wilkesboro Baptist church.
Mrs. McEwen was a daughter
of the late I. D. and Hattle Per
kins McLain. She was married
to Mr. W. W. McEwen and for
many years they made their home
in Texas, where Mr. McEwen
was district manager for the R.
J. Reynolds Tobacco Oo. Eight
years ago they returned to Wil
kesboro. Mr. McEwen died about
a year ago.
Surviving membe.s of Mrs
McEwen's family are three broth
ers J. D. MoLain,of Wilkesboro,
A. A. and Joe McLain, of Green
ville, Tenn.
Opponents Hospital
To Broadcast Friday
Opponents to the proposal to
ote bonds for North Wilkee
ono's share of the cost in erse
tt g of a hospital, will broadcast
ver radio station WKBC F*ri
ay afternoon, 5:30 until 6:00
'clock.
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?ote Tor Bufldiag a
Sample
OFFICIAL BALLOT
North Wilkesboro, N. C., September 28,1948
INSTRUCTIONS
1. To vote "YES" on any question, make a cross (X) mark in the
square to the right of the word "YES".
2. To vote "NO" on any question, make $ cross (X) mark in the square
to the right of the word "NO".
3. If you tear or deface or wrongly mark this ballot, return it and get
another.
QUESTION NO. 1
YES
NO
SHALL the qualified voters of the Town of North Wilkes
boro (a) approve the bond ordinance entitled "An ordinance
authorizing tne issuance of $275,000.00 of bonds of the Town
of North Wilkesboro for the establishment of a public hos
pital", adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the Town
of North Wilkesboro on August 14th, 1948, (which ordinance
authorizes the issuance of bonds of said Town of the maxi
mum aggregate principal amount of $275,000.00 to finance
the cost of acquiring a site for and constructing and equipping
a building or buildings for use by the inhabitants of said
Town as a public hospital and authorizes the levy of an
annual tax sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on
said bonds); and (b) also approve the proposed indebtedness
to be incurred by the issuance of the bonds authorized by
said ordinance?
QUESTION NO. 2
YES
NO
SHALL the qualified voters of the Town of North Wilkes
boro approve the levy of an annual tax as provided in the
Municipal Hospital Facilities Act, for the purpose of financing
the cost of operation, equipment and maintenance of the
public hospital referred to in question No. 1?
Town Cleric and Treasurer