irtunity is here to erect
modern hospital for only
sr cent of the cost
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- serving 100,000 people in
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ol. 43. No. 55 Published Mondays and Thursdays NORTH W1LKESBQRQ, N. C.; Monday, October 25,1948. Make North Wilkesboro Your Shopping Center
Scooting Subject
Address Friday
At Kiwanis Meet
Dr. Stanley Harris, of Sherwood,
delivered a most inspiring address
Friday noon before the North
Wilkesboro Kiwanis club on the
subject of "Scouting."
John Prevette was program
chairman and L. M. * Nelson pre
sented t he speaker. Dr. Harris
stressed four things that Scouting
builds in youth: character, leader
ship, democracy and the church.
He urged his'audience to give their
best to this great program foi
building youth into better citizen
ship.
j^The address fitted well with ths
Siginning of the campaign to raise
$4,700 for Boy and Girl Scout pro
grams for the year.
Prior to the program Paul Church
gave a good report of the district
convention in Asheville and a re
port was submitted by the Horse
Show and Fair committee. k
Guests Friday were: William G
Mitchell with Ira Payne; Mr. anc
Mrs. Harris, of Florida, with Joe
Barber; Wilson Marshall, of Char
lotte, with Robert S. Gibbs; Dr
HAfris with John Prevette.
Big Land Sales J
Saturday, Oct. 30
Some of the most valuable rea;
?state available will be sold at auc
tion here Saturday, October 30.
T. J. Frazier Realty company will
be in charge of the sale, which will
be conducted by Penney Brothers
auctioneers, of Greensboro.
The first sale will be at ten a. m.
when several valuable lots in th(
Blair block will be sold. The lots
for sale at auction include some
fronting Main street and some with
railroad siding, all above the flood
water mark and considered verj
desirable property.
The second sale will be part oi
the W. D. Miller and Phillips farms,
located just west of this city neai
highway 421, and known as part oi
the estate of the late Alfred For
ester. This sate will be at two p. m.
and will include small, fertile farms
of from five to fifty acres each.
Band entertainment and present
ing of $50 cash prizes and govern
ment bonds will be entertainmenl
features.
Scouters7 Training
* Course Thursday
Next session, of the Boy Seoul
leadership training course will b<
held in the basement of the Nortl
Wilkesboro elementary school build
uig Thursday, October 28, 7:30 p. m
All men interested in Scouting ar<
urged to attend.
Southside Singing
rBeaver Creek Church
Southside Singing associatioi
will meet Sunday, October 31, ii
all-day session ?t Beaver Creel
Baptist church. Singing will begii
at 11 a. m and continue thmugl
the day. Dinner will be spreai
picnic-style at noon. F. J. McDuffie
chairman, invites everybody to at
tend.
Wilkesboro Ramble
Elks33To14Fo
Playing their best game of th<
current season, Wilkesboro higi
school's rambling Ramblers ex
tended their consecutive victories t<
eighteen Friday night at Elkii
when they crushed the big, heavj
Buckin' F.Iks team'of Elkin high bj
the overwhelming score of 33 to 14
The Buckin' Elk's were undefeated
until this game and were rated th<
state's second highest scoring
school boy eleven.
It was simply too much Jacl
Groce and Ray Triplett, aided by i
fast charging line, and the experl
handing off of the ball by Quarter
back Bill Whittington, and the pow
er running of Fullback Daniel Lin
ney. Groce and Triplett, th<
Ramblers' fleet runners, are nov
being rated among the state'i
best schoolboy halfbacks.
Using the T-formation for th<
second consecutive year, and work
ing with perfect precision, the fleel
Rambler backs were through th?
line and either going for long gains
or all the way.
F'kin won *he toss of the coin
and eiecU d tc^receive. The Suckiri
?lh*were held after one first dowr
agjj were forced to punt to the
'jEnblers. Wilkesboro took the
bSland marched all the way with
Grace going over for the score. Hie
placement kick was blocked. Wil
kesboro then kicked off to Elkin
and the Buckin' Elk did not give up
the until Shugart had
crossed t he Ramblers' goal line.
Shugart's placement was good, and
the Buckin' Elks were in the lead
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Wilkinson Speech
Wednesday Night
At The Courthouse
John Wilkinson, Republican can
didate for the United States Senate
in North Carolina, will address the
citizens of Wilkes county at the
court house in Wilkesboro at 7:30
o'clock P. M., Wednesday, October
27. The. public is cordially invited
to attend. Mr. Wilkinson will dis
cuss the issues of the day.
Attention is called to the date of
the speaking, which will be Wed
nesday night, instead of Thursday
as formerly announced.
Plans
Halloween Party
Junior class of Wilkesboro high
school will be sponsor of a Hallow
e'en carnival to be held in the
Wilkesboro gymnasium Friday
night, October 29, 7:30 o'clock.
Profits from the carnival will be
used for completion of the gymna
sium and all are invited to attend
and are assured of a most enjoyable
occasion.
Square dancing, ping pong, darts,
bingo, guessing contest and other'
games will be enjoyed, with prizes
for the winners. Refreshments will
be sold.
Mrs. G. A. Greene
Funeral On Tuesday
Mrs. Emma Julia Greene, 77, wife
of G. A. Greene, prominent resident
of the Stony Fork community, died
Sunday and funeral service will be
held Tuesday, two p. m., at Stony i
Fork church. Dr. Lynn Hagaman,|
of Boone, and Rev. Bynum Trivette,
will conduct the last rites. I
Surviving Mrs. Greene are her
husband and the following children:
A. A. Greene, Deep Gap; V. U.
Greene, Stony Fork; J. T., R. E.
and V. R. Greene, Winston-Salem;
Mrs. J. H. Taylor, Deep Gap, Ernest
Greene, Stony Fork; also threel
brothers, J. Q. Welch, of Winston-'
Salem, A. M. Welch, at Stony Fork,
apd W. F. Welch, of Deep Gap.
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Halloween Festival
At Millers Creek
The public is invited to attend a
"Hallowe'en Festival" at Millers
Creek School on Friday, October
29th, at 7:30 P. M.
The proceeds will go for Physical,
Education equipment.
\ Week Of Prayer
Service Tuesday
. J The Week of Prayer Service will
j held in the Wilkesboro Methodist
church Tuesday evening, seven
o'clock. The Wesleyan Service Guild
will have charge of the program
and the public is invited.
I
Blue Ridge Singing
At Mount Pleasant
i Blue Ridve Singing association
1 will convene with Mount Pleasant
i Baptist church Sunday, October 31,
one p. m. All singers are invited
to attend and take part
rs Crush Buckin'
r Eighteenth Victory
i l by the score of 7 to 6. But not for
11 long, as Groce and Triplett both
scored in the second quarter, with
> the half ending 19 to 7. This score
> proved quite demoralising to the
r Buckin' Elks.
r The third quarter was more of
the defensive game, with the Ramb
1 lers holding Elkin to one score, the
result of a long pass caught by
Creed, behind the Wilkesboro goal
line. Groce, however, ran through
c the Buckin' Elks for his third
i touchdown in the third period, while
b Triplett made a beautiful run in
the fourth to pay dirt. Groce's
three placements made the final
score 33 to 14. The game ended
j with the Ramblers in possession of
7 the ball on the Buckin' Elks five
3 yard line.
Incidentally, the fourteen points
scored by Elkin is the largest num
ber of points made against a Ramb
b ler team during its winning streak
3 of eighteen victories. Cleveland
scored thirteen points last season
with Wilkesboro second team on
the ^pJd
Wilkesboro's starting lineup was
as follows: ends, Edwards and Em
erson; tackles, Brewer and Pre
vette; guards, Parks and Story;
l center, Parker; cruarterback, Whitt
i ington; right half back, Groce; left
half back, Triplett; fullback, Lin
ney. Substitutions: Byrd, Dancy,
Staley, Banner, Pearson, Joines,
Garwood.
The Wilkesboro Ramblers play
Jonesville in Memorial Park here
Saturday night at eight o'clock.
Paul Cashion Now
District Chairman
Presbyterian Men
, Paul Cashion was elected district j
chairman of the Winston-Salem
Presbytery's Men of the Church in'
the meeting held in Winston-Salem
Thursday night. Those from the
First Presbyterian church here at
tending were Rev. Watt M. Cooper,
Paul Cashion and Edward S. Finley.
A number from here are expected
to attend the Synod's Men of the
Church meeting in Sanford Novem
ber 27-28.
Speaking Contest
Plans Progress In
Wilkes Schools
All high schools in Wilkes county
! are joining in arrangements for
| conducting an "I speak for Democ
racy" public speaking contest that
is being conducted nationally as a I
special feature of National Radio
Week, November 14-20. John T.
Cashion, chairman of the local com
i mittee, announced today.
| Wilkes county high school stu
dents will have an opportunity to
express their views on democracy
! and at the same t ime compete for
valuable prizes. Four national win
ners, to bo-chosen from recordings
from state and area winners, will
receive all-expense trips to Wash
ington, D. C., where they will meet
the president of the United States,
receive a $500 scholarship each and
be guests of honor at the capital
city. *
The contest is being sponsored
for the second year by the United
States Junior Chamber of Com
merce, the National Associa
tion of Broadcasters and Radio
Manufacturers Association. Local
representatives of these groups are
cooperating in conducting thej
Wilkes county contest.
Working Day At
Bullis Tabernacle
'Saturday, November 6, has been
set as a day for cemetery work and
work on the church building at the
John Bullis tabernacle. All mem
bers and others interested are asked
to be there on that date ready for
work.
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Myrtle Davenport
Is Taken By Death
Myrtle Davenport, for many
years a well known colored resident
of this community, died Friday and
funeral sendee was held Sunday at
the First Baptist church, colored,
with Rev. T. M. Walker in charge
of the service.
Edsel Infant Dies
Jill Patricia Edsel, infant daugh
ter of Edmond R. and Pauline Brock
Edsel of Pores Knob, died Saturday. |
Funeral service was held today at
Walnut Grove church at Pores Knob;
with Rev. John Wells conducting'
the service. Surviving the child I
are the father and mother and one1
sister.
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Optimist Club To
Meet On Tuesday
Regular meeting of the North
Wilkesboro Optimist club will be]
: held Tuesday, 12 noon, at Hotel
Wilkes. President Maurice Walsh
judges all members to attend.
| Mrs. Mattie Greer
- Attends Convention
Mrs. Mattie F| Greer, Boomer
postmaster and secretary of the
North Carolina branch of National
League of District postmasters,
with other members of the state!
executive committee of the organ
ization, attended the national con
, vention of postmasters held in Sarf
Antonio, Texas, October 12 through
115. Mrs. Greer said it was the
most largely attended and most suc
cessful convention she had attended,
tended.
Senator Hoey To
Speak Thursday
At City Hall Here
Will Deliver Campaign Ad
dress Thursday Night,
7:30; All Invited
Senator Clyde R. Hoey, one of
the state's foremost speakers,
will deliver a Democratic cam-'
paign addr?taf Thursday night, 1
7:30, In the North Wilkesboro'
town hall.
Local Democratic leaders here
said that Senator Hoey's address
will he a highlight of the Dem
ocratic campaign in this part ?' |
the state and predicted a large
attendance.
Although Senator Hoey will be
principal speaker, there will he
several other prominent party
leaders and candidates for the
Thursday night rally, i Among
them will be Representative C. B.
Deane, who is candidate to suc
ceed himself as representative
from the eighth congressional
district, and candidates for
county offices.
Eastern Star Meet
The district deputy grand matron
and district deputy grand patrons
will visit Wilkes Chapter number
42 of the Eastern Star Thursday
evening, October 28, 7:30. The an
nouncement by Mrs. Winnie Dun
can, worthy matron, and Mrs. Lo
rene Weber, secretary, urged all
members to attend.
LOCALS
Col. A. L. Fletcher, of Raleigh,
spent the week-end here with his
sister, Mrs. W. R. Absher.
Mr. R. W. Kurfees is spending a
few weeks here with his daughter,
Mrs. W. E. Jones, before leaving for
his home in Florida for the winter.
Johnson Alonzo Phillips, boiler
boro, is serving aboard the de
I stroyer USS O'Hare, now cruising
in the Mediterranean Sea as a part
of the Sixth Task Fleet of Admiral
Richard Connolly's Eastern Atlantic
and Mediterranean Forces.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Ritchie,
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Ritchie, of
Rahway, N. J., are spending two
weeks with Mr. James Ritchie
and family at Moravian Falls.
Mrs. W. T. Ritchie, the former
Miss Elizabeth Blevins, is also
visiting relatives in Wilkesboro
and other parts of Wilkes.
Goerch Speaker
For Ladies' Night
Kiwanis F r iday
Carl Goerch, famous after dinner
speaker and editor of The State
magazine, will be the principal
speaker at Ladies' Night banquet
of the North Wilkesboro Kiwanis
club Friday, seven p. m., at Hotel
Wilkes.
Edd F. Gardner, program chair-;
man, has arranged other interest
ing features, including singing by
Walter Vasser and another promi
nent singer from Greensboro.
Large Bnildhg
Northwestern
Motor Co. Ready
f New and modern building of
I the Northwestern Motor Com
pany, located on East B street
extension near the i&kyland Tex
tile company, has been almost
completed and will soon be oc
cupied by this new firm.
Northwestern Motor Company
was formed by J. D. Tale and L.
G. Watkins and the firm is the
dealer in this territory for Kaiser
and Eraser automobiles. The new
1949 models are now on display |
In the new and spacious build
ing. v
The Northwestern Motor Com
pany building is 70x100 feet, of
brick and block construction.
At front are large show rooms and
offices. The spacious parts de
partment is well constructed to
carry a complete line of parts.
Adequate quarters have been
provided for the service and re
pair der.ar+ments, which will
service ani all makes of
cars and trucks.
The public is co: '".-t'r!
to visit the neW firm, and es
pecially to see the new 1941 mod
els of Kaiser and Traser cars.
To Speak Here
Senator Clyde R. Hoey, who
will deliver a Democratic "am*
paign address Thursday night
at 7:80, before a Democratic
rally to be held In the North
Wilkesboro town hall.
Carnival Party
Thursday Night
Veterans of Foreign Wars Aux
iliary will sponsor a Hallowe'en
party Thursday night, October 28,
eight o'clock at the Legion club
house.
There will be contests, dancing,
various entertainment booths and
refreshments.
The public is cordially invited to
attend and dressing in costume will
add to enjoyment of the occasion.
No admission charge will be made.
Home Agent Lists
Plentifnl Foods!
Irish potatoes are in undis
puted first place on the U. S. De
partment of Agriculture's plenti
ful foods list for September ?
tKe Hfifth coffBecutfre month In
top position, Mrs. Annie H.
Greene, home demonstration ag
ent for the State College Ex
tension Service, said here this
week.
In the second spot on the
plentiful list, she said, are
grapes, followed closely by cel
ery, tomatoes, and apples.
Among other September plen
tiful, the home agent added,
are canned citrus juices, "which
offer an excellent source of cool
ing summer drinks, please the
taste, and add a good supply of
nutrients to hot weather diets."
Although orange supplies from
FloTida are negligible, Mrs.
Greene explained, that Califor
nia is shipping oranges and lem
ons in sufficient quantity to keep
them on retail markets during
the month.
A wide assortment of canned
goods?peas, tomato products,
apple product^ citrus, plums,
fruit spreads, and peanut butter
?will be plentiful in September
to supplement fresh fruits and
vegetables on the market, the
home agent reported.
Honey, fresh and frozen fish,
and eggs will continue plentiful
during the coming months, and
for a newcomer to the list, the
the Extension Agent named pe
cans. There's a big carryover
of pecans in cold storage, she
said, and in addition crop re
ports indicate a good harvest for
this year.
Northampton County farmers
are attempting to seed 100 pas
tures during 1948.
Forsyth County will hold Its
annual dairy and beef cattle show
at Kernersville September 30.
A total of 190 persons attend
ed pasture field meetings
held in Anson County recently.
Placements of baby chicks in
the Chatham area during the
week ending August 21 totaled
97,000 the lowest weekly total
since early .ii* January.
Commercial hatcheries in N. C.
produced more than two and a
half million chleks during July.
The State's soybean crop will
be about o per cent less than
last year, because of lower
yields.
How farmers now get the newB
of the markets to guide them In
selling their products under fav
orable terms is being studied in
Iowa with a view to finding ways
in which this kind of service
>?n be Improved iby Federal or
State agencies.
Good forage and pasture crops
have the effect of holding the
-i.; ?? ri'vcc. while increasing the
mi ".4.ce absorption of water.
Strong consumer demand re
sulted in a record output of 879
billion cigarettes in the year in
4-Club Members Show Aid Sell
Seventeen Beef Calves m Week;
Top Calf From Wilkes $313.13
By H. C. Colvard
4-H Club boys and girls of Wilkes
county completed, last week, the
show and sale of seventeen nice
beef steers at Elkin. These animals
ranged in weight from 723 to 1230
pounds. The grand champion calf
from the county was owned by Car
olina Ferguson, weighed 895 pounds
and was purchased by the North
Wilkesboro Kiwanis Club for 35
cents, or a total of $313.25.
No other county had better local
support from business individuals,
.'oncerns and local organizations.
Eleven of the steers were purchased
;ri the sale and were returned,
slaughtered and will be used for
food.
The following is a list of club
members, weight, price and the
buyer of each animal: m
Carolina Ferguson's weighed 895,
at .35 per pound totaled $313.25;
bought by the Kiwanis Club.
Edith Marie Ferguson's weighed
1230, at .30 per pound totaled
$369.00; bought by the Colonial
Stores.
Edwin McGee's weighed 1060, at
.33 per pound totaled $349.80;
bought by the Bank of North Wil
kesboro.
Carolina Ferguson's weighed 1085
at .31 per pound totaled $336.35
bought by the Colonial Stores.
Ray Huffman's weighed 925, ai
.32 per pound totaled $296.00
bought by the Colonial Stores.
Halloween Party
Ferguson School
. There will be a big Hallowe'e:
Program at the Ferguson Hig]
School Saturday night, Oct. 30, be
ginning at 7:30 P. M. There will b
bingo, fortune telling, the myster
house, fishing, darts, and amuse
ments of all sorts. Prizes will b
given the best dressed person an
the funniest dressed person. Th
Harvest King and Queen will b
crowned and many valuable prize
will be -given away. Hot dogs, piei
cakes and soft drinks will be servec
Admission at the door will be 1
cents each.
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Gertrude Ferguson
Claimed by Death
Gertrude C. Ferguson, 71, wel
known j^sident of Beaver Creel
township, died Sunday. Funera
service will be held Tuesday, 1]
a. m., at the home and burial wil
be in the family cemetery. Rev
E. V. Bumgarner will officiate.
Miss Ferguson is survived bj
three brothers and two sisters: L
Chap Ferguson, Boomer; B. A. Fer
guson, Moravian Falls; Zacharj
Ferguson, Boomer; Zola Ferguson
and Mrs. A. J. Foster, Boomer.
which ended June 30.
The Commodity Credit Corpor
ation will buy dried fruit during
the 1948-49 marketing season.
The 1948 oat crop is estimated
at 1.5 (billion bosh els.
The number of Corn Belt cat
tle on feed is about 12 per cent
smaller than it was a year ago,
Efficient hog producers are ex
pected to make good profits dur
ing the next two years.
Australia and New Zealand ex
ported more meat in 1947 than
in 1946.
S. D. EMeris weighed 915, at .33
per . pound totaled $301.95; bought
by A. F. Kilby.
Wayne Huffman's weighed 950,
at .31 per pound totaled $294.50;
bought by Colonial Stores.
Reba Cleary's weighed 925, at
.32 per pound totaled $296.00;
bought by Colonial Stores.
Edith Marie Ferguson's weighed
930, at .33 per pound totaled
$306.90; bought by Colonial Stores.
Billy Dean Cothren's weighed
1045, at .28 per pound totaled
$292.60; bought by Wilkes Imple
ment Co.
Carl Cleary's weighed 1045, at .28
per pound totaled $292.60; bought
by Wilkes Auto Sales Co. and J. B.
Williams.
Fred Welbom's weighed 723, at
.29 per pound totaled $209.67;
bought by Frank Blair.
Billy Dean Cothren's weighed 870,
at .28 per pound totaled $243.60;
bought by J. B. Carter and Link
Spainhour.
Toby Welborn's weighed 750, at
.31 per pound totaled $232.50;
bought by Reins-Sturdivant.
Don Mathis's weighed 700, at .31
per pound totaled $217.00; bought
by Princess Cafe.
Billy Mathis's weighed 745, at .29
per pound totaled $216.05; bought
by Holcomb Bros, in Elkin.
The 750 pound calf of N. C. Huff
man was returned, slaughtered and
purchased by E. M. Huffman and
others.
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Scout Finance
Campaign Is On
J During the remainder of Oe
tober many men and women of
'r this community will devote a
. large part of their time to solicit
; ing funds for the combined Boy
1 and Girl Scouts campaign. The
% combined budget for operating
i expanses during 1948-49 is |4,
9 700.00 for both organizations.
, There are nearly 000 Boy and
Girl Scouts in this county and
prospects for a number of new
troops. Four salaried field exe
cutives out of the Old Hickory
Council and 125 men ana women
in Wilkes county are giving a
good part ?f their time to train
ing these boys and girls for good
j citizensbip and good character.
c They will be the future leaders
I and citizens of this community
[' in the near future. Everybody
1 in the county is asked to con
tribute to this most worthy
cause.
Solicitors will not be able to
contact many people. Mail your
- contributions now to Mr. Joe Bar
rber, Wilkesboro, N. C., the gen
, eral finance chairman. Your help
is urgently needed if Scouting
continues to grow in Wilkes
county. V
Democrats Planning
Precinct Meetings
Township rallies in the Demo
cratic campaign for the fall election
will be held at t wo points this
weelc. On Tuesday night at 7:80
Will be the meeting at Moravian
Falls school and on Wednesday
night, 7:30, at Mulberry school.
Speakers will address the meetings
and county candidates will be recog
nized. The public is cordially in
vited.
Mountain Lions Hon Thomasville
To 14 In Game Here Friday
North Wilkesboro Mountain Lions
played valiantly here Friday night
against the powerful Thomasville
eleven but lost 14 to 0 to the South
Piedmont Conference powerhouse
team.
The first quarter of the game was
a punting duel with neither team
getting up enough drive for a scor
ing threat and Hudson kept' the
Thomasville team well in check
with long kicks.
In the second quarter Thomas- j
ville ran back a punt from the 201
to the .7" aH started a scoring
\e t * t T ions were
ro' 1 v. Meek, Goins went over
^'rom the three and Ferguson kicked
the extra point.
The Mountain Lions put on a
drive in the Second period, with
Uavis and Badgett making good
gains. This march, which had the
home team back in the game, ended
with a pass interception on the 15
yard line.
Early in the second half Grayson,
Thomasville fullback and the spark
plug of the visiting eleven, went
out with a sBoulder injury. The
Mountain Lions nailed a Thomas
ville back with the kickoff on the
three yard line. On the next play
they carried to the eight. Thomas
rille quarterback ran 92 yards but
the play was called back 40 because
of a clipping penalty.
In the fourth period Thomasville
got the ball on their 20, advanced to
the 38, where Goins took the bal)
around and ran 62 yards to
3Core. Ferguson again the
point from place ?? u;d the
scoring fn . ,?
Not ? v, put on a late
? with a pass inter
ception on the 25-yard line.
Davis and Badgett were the of
fensive stars for North Wilkesboro,
while the line as a unit played well
against the stronger Thomasville
team.
In t he starting linqup Coach Jack
Sparks used Steel man and Hadley
at ends; Adams and Moore, tackles;
Day and Gaddy,-guards; Winters,
center; Stoker, quarterback; Swof
ford and Badgett, halfbacks; Davis,
fullback.
Substitutes were McNeill, Ward,
Soots, Cox, Hudson, Sloop.
Score by periods:
Thomasville 0 7 0 7?14
N. Wilkesboro 0 0 0 0?0
North Wilkesboro will play Mon
roe, another conference power team,
in Memorial Park here Friday
night, eight o'clock.