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Early- _ Jhe Journal-Patriot Has Blazed the Trail of Progress In the "State of Wilkes" For Over 42 Years
OUR CITY
North Wilkesboro has a
trading radius of 50 miles,
serving 100,000 people in
Northwestern Carolina.
Vol. 43, No. 60 Published Mondays and Thursdays NORTH WILKESBORO, N. C., Thursday, November 11, 1940 Make North Wilkesboro Your Shopping Center
THRE^coNciRT^nrRAc^^
The Wilkes Community Concert Association takes
great pride in announcing these three outstanding at
citations for the first season of Community Concerts
in Wilkes County. The concerts will be held in the Liber
ty Theatre, 8 P. M. Only those with membership cards
will be admitted as is the policy of the organization. Any
who have moved into the community since the member
ship campaign may join prior to the first concert.
? Don Cossack Chorus, under direction of General
Platoff, December 2, 1948.
Bary Ensemble of Piano, Violin, Cello, and Clarinet,
January 11, 1949.
John Tyers, March 3, 1949, will complete the seriee
of concerts for the year.
VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE PROGRAMS
WILL BE GIVEN BY RADIO SOON
Vocational Guidance committee of
the North Wilkesboro Kiwanis club
this year will carry its programs
to students and others interested by;
means of radio broadcasts over I
station WKBC, it was announced
today by Dr. J. H. McNeill, who is
in charge of the committee's ac-|
tivities.
A series of radio broadcasts is |
planned, with Kiwanians discussing I
various trades and professions. Inj
addition, there will be seniors se
lecCff from the high schools in
:es who will participate in the
ssions over the air and ask
stions about professions.
Other students not included in
the programs may mail their ques
tions to the radio station and ans
wers will be given through the
broadcasts.
Further details will be announced
later, including dates and times of I
broadcasts.
Paper Carriers Win
Trip To Grid Game
Dudley Myers, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Presley Myers, of Wllkes
boro, and Randy Nell, son of
Mr. and Mrs. (Harry Nell, of Fair
plains, were winners In a recent
contest among Greensboro Dally
News carriers here for Increased
business and were awarded a trip
with all expenses paid to see the
Duke-Wake Forest football game
in Durham Saturday. On the way
to the game the boys stopped in
Greensboro and were shown thru
the offices and plant of the
Greensboro Daily News. They
thoroughly enjoyed the trip and
the game. * '
North Wilkesboro
Band To Play At
Davidson Nov. 13
North Wilkesboro' high school
band has accepted an invitation to
play at the Davidson and Washing
ton and Lee football game at David
son Saturday afternoon, November
13.
The band, under direction of Miss
| Eva Bingham, is now recognized as
'one of the best high school bands
| in western North Carolina, and has
| performed splendidly at North
Wilkesboro high school football
games this season. The Davidson
college band will also perform at
the game at Davidson Saturday,
along with high school units.
The North Wilkesboro football
team will also be guests of David
son college Saturday afternoon and
will attend the football game there.
Junior Woman's Club
Bazaar On Saturday
Take a rest from your week-end
baking this-week-end and get some
of your Christmas shopping done at
the same time by going down to the
Northwestern Wallpaper and Paint
company on Saturday, November
13th. The Junior Woman's Club is
sponsoring a big Bazaar from 9:00
a. m. to 5:00 p. m.' They'll have
every kind of home-cooked cakes,
cookies, candies, date bread, mints,
jams, jellies, and pickles for sale;
as well as persimmons, apples, sour
wood honey and country butter.
This will be an excellent time to
purchase some hogie-made articles
for Christmas gifts. Members of
the Junior Woman's Club will be
on duty from 9:00 to 5:00 Saturday,
and they invite everybody to come
down to their big Bazaar!
Asks Cooperation
To Sfrop Breaking
Out Street Lights
Police Chief J. E. Walker stated
today that there has been a wave
of vandalism in breaking out street
lights and that stern measures must
be taken to stop this jpvenile crime.
Parents are asted to cooperate
by making sure that their children
are not guilty of shooting the lights
or bursting them with rocks.
Rites Sunday For
Charles Holleman
Funeral service will be held Sun
day, 2:30, at Pleasant Grove church
[for T5 Charles L. Holleman, who
was killed in action in Germany
December 2, 1944.
Surviving the deceased are his
mother, Mrs. Bessie Chambers Hol
leman, of Roaring River; one
brother, James E. Holleman, of
Roaring River; and two sisters, Mrs.
Blanche Wood, of Wilkesboro, and
Mrs. Bernice Cole, of Roaring River
Bishop To Preach
St. Paul's Sunday!
The Right Reverend Matthew
George Henry, Bishop of the Epis
copal Diocese of Western North
Carolina, will preach and administer
the right of Confirmation in St.
Paul's Episcopal church on Sunday
afternoon, November 14th, at four
o'clock. A cordial invitation is ex-j
tended to everyone to attend this
service.
Federal Court To
Convene Monday!
Fall term of federal court will'
convene in Wilkesboro Monday, |
November 15. A large docket com
posed principally of liquor fcases|
will be ready for trial. Judge John
son J. Hayes will preside over thej
term, which is expected to con
tinue for two weeks.
Pvt. J. Ray Shumate
Funeral In W. Va.
Funeral service was held in Mar
riana, W. Va., for Pvt. James Ray
Shumate, who was killed in action
on Palau island in the Pacific Sept.
13,1944, while in service in the ma
rine corps.
Pvt. Shumate is survived by his
father and mother, Mr. and Mrs.
F. M. Shumate, former residents of
Wilkes now living at Baileyville,
W. Va.; two brothers and two sis
ters, Earl and Mack Shumate, Mrs.
L. E. Shumate and Miss Letha Gray
Shumate.
Those from Wilkes attending the
funeral service were Mrs. Ruth
Young, Lee Whittington, Mr. and
Mrs. J. Quincy Adams.
Dokies To Meet
North Wilkesboro Dokies club
will meet Friday, 6:30 p. m., at Dan
Hudson's on highway 268 near
Roaring River. A large attendance
is desired to hear the interesting
program planned for the meeting.
The North Carolina State
Grange held an oratorical contest
at Its annual convention at Wil
son Wednesday and Thursday,
October 27 and 28th. There were
several contestants but Miss Nan
cy Williams, youngest daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. O. G. Williams,
of the Goshen community, won
first place, which was a $150.00
scholarship. Miss Williams, now
a freshman at Woman's College,
Greensboro, is a member of the
Ferguson Grange No. 809.
Bach contestant had to prepare
and deliver a speech on the
theme: "The Place of the Grange
In the Development of a Sound
Agricultural Program for North
Carolina". Bach speaker was
scored on the following basis: 1,
content; 2, presentation; 3, pro
nunciation; 4, stage presence.
The contest was sponsored by
Sears, Roebuck and Company.
It is a distinctive honor for
Miss Williams and the Ferguson
Grange that she won out in this
state-wide contest and will prove
a stimulus for other Wilkes coun
ty Grangers to enter similar con
tests in the future. The Grange
is possibly the greatest single ag
ency in the state as well as in
the nation in the promotion of a
sound agricultural program from
the fact that it #tar&? with the
'grasr Toots Individual coinmuni
ties and works towards an over
all program. The Grange's influ
ence not only works along eco
nomic lines, but also along social,
educational and the fraternal life
of the state.
Miss Nancy Williams
Wins Grange Contest
Farm Plans Laid
By Agricultural
Chamber Group
Forestry Field Days, Essay
Contest, And Farm Con
ference Big Projects
Agricultural committee of the
Wilkes Chamber of Commerce in
meeting here last week laid plans
for a number of important events.
W. K. Sturdivant, chairman, pre
sided, and others present were.
Frank Doggett, Guy Wellborn, Sta
ton Mclver, Paul Billings, Paul
Choplin, F. W. Davis, Paul Church,
E. G. FHnley, Glenn Greene, Hight
Helms, Howard Colvard, Perry
Lowe, W. H. H. Waugh and Tom
Jenrette.
Preliminary plans were made for
the high school forestry field day
to be held some time next week.
Students are now being given tests
for selection of boys to have the
field day instructions and those who
participate will be given 1,000 tree
seedlings for planting.
A committee was named to ar
range for the sawmill and timber
owners field day at a later date to
be determined. E. G. Finley is
chairman of this committee with the
other members being Perry Lowe,
Paul Choplin and Hight Helms.
R. W. Graeber's staff at State Col
lege will be asked to assist and the
demonstrations will include timber
cutting practices and fire preven
tion.
Staton Mclver and Frank Dogget
reported on the Soil Conservation
Essay contest to be held through
out t he schools, with county and
district contests to be held here.
The Bankers Association is spon
soring the contest in the state and
is offering large prizes to state
winners. Here the Wilkes Cham
ber of Commerce will give a total
of $50 to local winners. The cham
ber committee to assist in this work
is composed of Glenn Greene, Paul
Church, Staton Mclver and Howard,
Colvard.
Plans were also discussed for the I
farm conference to be held here
soon for the purpose of establishing
long range goals for agricultural
progress in Wilkes county.?
The committee issued an invita
tion for farmers in Wilkes county
to use the office of the Chamber of
Commerce for any services which
it may be able to render, partic
ularly in distribution of marketing
information and other data.
$500 WORTH OF PRIZES FOR BIG
BINGO PARTY SATURBAY NIGHT
Much interest is being shown
in plans for the big bingo party.
' to be held Saturday night at the
i Legion clubhouse uflder sponsor
ship of the Legion post.
Approximately $600 worth of
prizes will be given to bingo win
ners and a most enjoyable occas
ion is anticipated. The following
business firms have donated
merchandise to be given as bin
go prizes:
Allen Theatre, Lane's Studio,
Anderson's Electric Co., Built
Right Shoe Shop, Brown's Shoe
Shop, Boone Trail Motor Co., Ba
son Oil Co., Barber-iSomers Mot
or Co., Bare's Department Store,
Band Box Cleaners, iB. & L. Mot
ors, Burke's Jewelry, Marlow's
Men's Shop, B. M. Wholesale Co.,
Brame's Drug Store, Carolina
Restaurant, Church Hardware
Co., Carlton's Hardware Store,
Steele's Jewelry Store, Carolina
Mirror Corporation, Central Ser
vice Station, City Florist, City
Radio, City Cafe, Crest Stores, 1
Coca-Cola Bottling Co., Carolina
Home & Auto Supply, Church
Music Co., City Grocery, Culler
ft Winkler Esso, Culler Cash ft
Carry, Carter-Hubbard Publish
ing Co., (advertising space), the
Duke Power Co., Day Electric
Co., Ralph Duncan, Dixie Barber
Shop, Davis & Co.
Eller Brothers, Eller's Hatch
ery, Emily's Beauty Salon, Fores
ter Beverage Co., Foster Machine
Shop, Forester Furniture Co.,
Farmers' Hardware Co., The
Firestone Store, Gray Bros. Furn
iture Co., Gilreath Shoe Shop,
Hinshaw Beauty Shop, Harris
Brothers, Hackney's Department
Store, Hayes Hardware Co., Hor
ton Drug Co., Ideal Furniture
Co., ?. E. Pearson Wholesale Co.,
Ideal Beauty Shop, The Jewel
Box, J. F. Pearson, Key City
Bakery, Key City Barber Shop,
The Little Grill, Liberty Theatre,
Midway Poritiac, Inc., W. W.
Miller ft Sons, Mark-Down Furn
iture Co., Mack's Texaco Service,
Midtown Service Station, Motor
Market, Stroud's Mutual Insur
ance Agency, Mae's Beauty Shop,
Modern Cleaners, Modern Beau
ty Shop, Mayflower Beauty Shop:
Northwestern Wallpaper and
Paint Co., North Wllkesboro
Hardware Newton's Department
Store, North Wilkesboro Candy
Co., North Wilkesboro Beauty
School, Pat's Pine Club, Phillips
Electric Co., Payne Clothing Co.,
Quality Cleaners, Parker-Trlp
lett Electric Co., Quality Pood
Store, The Rexall Store, R. & O.
Grocery, Red Cross Pharmacy,
Reins Meat Market, Rhodes-Day
Furniture Co., Red Swan Cafe,
Rawleigh Products, Reavis &
McNeil, Smith Signs, Southern
Cleaners, Standard Oil Co., Sky
land Textile, Smithey's Depart
ment Store, Ben A. Stimson
Studio, John Tomlinson, Tomlin
son's Department Store, Tourist
Lunch, Taste-Rite Ice Cream Co.,
I Tuxedo Feed Co., Tomlinson's,
Uptown Service Station, V. ft T.
Tire Co.
Sam Vickery, Wisteria Beauty
Shop, Western Auto, Wallace Ra
dio Service, Wilkes Hardware ft
Furniture Co., Wilkes Farm Cen
ter, Wilkes Hotel, Wilkes Motor
Co., Wilkes Furniture Exchange,
Wilkes Drug Co., Wilkes Tire
Store, Wilkes Hosiery Mills, Wil
kes Barber Shop, Yadkin Valley
Motor Co.
W. L. Foster, 74,
Funeral Wednesday
Wyatt Lester Foster, 74, well
known resident of the Lewis Fork
community, died Monday.
Surviving Mr. Foster are three
sons, A. K. Foster, Q W. Foster and
Raymond Foster, all of Purlear;
one brother, Thomas Foster, of
Wilkesboro; and five sisters: Mrs.
Amelia Church, Mrs. Mary Frazier,
Mrs. Adelaide Hamby, all of
Wilkesboro; Mrs. Cora McNeil, of
Boomer, and Mrs. Nancy Anne
Triplett, of Purlear. I
Last rites were held Wednesday
at Lewis Fork Baptist church with
Rev. A. W. Eller officiating.
Chas. Odell Griffin
Is Claimed By Death
Funeral service was held Wednes
day at Pleasant Grove church for
Charlie Odell Griffin, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Hhrley Griffin, of Reddies
River township. Rev. Lee Minton
officiated at the service.
Surviving are the father and
mother, one brother and one sister,
Paul Jackson Griffin and Lore Mae
Griffin.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,
ITS WORK AND SUPPORT
Wilkes Chamber Of Commerce President Lists Activities
During Year And Paid Members Of The Local
Organization; Much Progress This Year
By R. M. Brame, Jr., President .
The officers and board of direc-i
tors of the Wilkes Chamber of|
Commerce take this opportunity to
thank and recognize those indi
viduals and firms which are sup
porting the chamber of commerce
as active, paid-up members.
Everyone throughout the Wilkes
boros and Wilkes County does and
will continue to benefit from the
work these members are carrying
on by unified and concerted effort j
through the chamber of commerce.'
What has the chamber of com
merce accomplished in 1948?
I?Agricultural Activities
The chamber of commerce spends
more money to advance the agri
cultural interests of Wilkes county
than for any other single committee
operation. When you consider the
fact that this county is highly agri
cultural, you realize that any im
provement in one of the large
phases of agriculture (such as
poultry, dairying, forestry and
fruit growing) means greater re
turns to a large number of farmers
and greater purchasing power to
buy the goods of our merchants.
Specific projects in agriculture this
Takes New Position
LAWRENCE MILLER
Lawrence Miller ?
Goes With Wilkes
Implement Company
Lawrence Miller, for the past 12
years executive officer of the Triple
A farm program in Wilkes county,
has resigned that position to be
come director of public relations
for Wilkes Implement company, ef
fective November 15. In his new
position Mr. Miller will contact
farmers of Wilkes and adjoining
counties, Sam Winters, head of the
firm, stated here.
Mr. Miller was educated at Mars
Hill College and the University of
North Carolina. After being prin
cipal of eastern Carolina high
schools he began his work with the
Triple A and served in that ca
pacity with the exception of four
years service in the army. He was
a captain at the time he left the
service and is now captain of the
army reserve company here.
Mr. Winters also announced that
Roy Pierce, of Statesville, who has
fifteen years experience, is now a
mechanic at Wilkes Implement com
pany, which has dealership here for
i year have been:
(1) Cooperated with Brushy Mt.
Fruit Growers Association in ob
taining a Horticulture Specialist to
work in Wilkes and Alexander
counties.
(2) Also helped in getting re
search laboratory reopened.
(3) Investigated sale of apples
through U. S. Dept. of Agriculture.
(4) Sponsors annually a Forestry
Field Day for Wilkes county high
school boys; for saw mill operators
and timber owners; Timber Thinn
ing and Stand Improvement. Con
| test.
(5) Provides seedlings for plant
ling.
(6) Sponsors county soil conser
vation speaking contest.
(7) Endorsed and promoted in
conjunction with county agent: In
creased Grade A dairy barns, bet
ter pastures, improved breeding,
. artificial breeding program.
| (8) Worked for better publicity
and promotion of poultry industry:
1 a. aided in securing "Broiler Re
port" for Wilkes Industrial Area;
b. issued bulletin on Wilkes Poultry
' gee ? C. OF C. WORK ? Page 4
Lady Recovering
From Injuries When
Hit By Automobile
Mrs. H. B. Smallbones, of this
city, was knocked down by a car
Saturday noon while crossing the
street at the intersection of Ninth
and C streets. She sustained a
broken rib and painful injuries and
is now at home after treatment at
the Wilkes hospital. No charges
were preferred against Richard B?
Mathis, driver of the car.
Ramblers One Of
4 Considered For
Piedmont Bowl
Wilkesboro Ramblers is one of
four high school teams now being
considered for the Piedmont Bowl
football game staged annually in
Bowman Gray stadium in Winston
Salem.
This information was contained
in a letter today from Ruggles L.
Baker, of Winston-Salem, to Wm.
T. Long, Wilkesboro district prin
cipal. Mr. Baker is chairman of
the Piedmont Bowl committee. The
game is sponsored by Winston
Salem Junior Chamber of Com
merce.
The letter from Mr, Ruggles re
quested pictures, team history and
other information to be used in the
event that the Ramblers are se
lected to play in the bowl.
Selection of the Ramblers for the
Piedmont Bowl may hinge on the
outcome of the Wilkesboro-Chil
dren's Home game in Winston
Salem Friday afternoon. Observers
here expressed the opinion that a
Wilkesboro victory would land the
team in the Piedmont Bowl for the
annual game early in December.
o
Farm costs in 1949 probably
will be about as high as they are
this year.
International Harvester company
farm machinery. .Mr. Pierce is
very capable in his line of work.
Elkin Here Friday Night; Ramblers
At Children's Home Friday, 2:30
Buckln' Elks of Elkln high
high and the North Wllkesboro
Mountain Lions will meet in Me
morial Pary here Friday night in
one of the keenest football rival
ries in western North Carolina.
Last year the Mountain Lions
romped to a 26 to 0 victory over
Elkin there, but this year EHkin
has an Improved team and has
lost only to Wllkesboro in their
Highlands conference. The Fri
day' night game here stacks up as
a battle royal and should be one
of the most contested games of
the season. Jack Badgett, back
field ace, will be back in the
Mountain Lions lineup Friday to
bolster North Wllibsboro's vic
tory chances, but Jimmie Win
ters, first string center, sufferfc
a dislocated elbow in the States
ville game and will play no more
this season. Smith Hudson is now
showing up well as replacement
at center.
Ramblers At Children's Home
The Wllkesboro Ramblers, wln
of 20 straight games, will
be playing that "big one" Fri
day afternoon, 2:30, at Children's
Home Orphanage in Winston-Sa
lem end many fans will see that
game and return here for the
North Wilkesboro-Elkin game.
One of the big jobs at Wilkesboro
this week Is .trying to get the In
jured players in shape for the
game Friday. Jack Groce is re
covering from a leg Injury, Bill
Whlttlngton's injured ankle is In
better condition hut some of the
reserves who have been injured
will not get into the game.
Children's Home, always a
mong the top high school teams
in the state, was tied this year
by Lexington but hsa not been
beaten, and shares second place
in the South Piedmont confer
ence. Wilkesboro has a record
this year of 219 points to 33 for
opponents. Children's Home has
118 points to 27 for opponents,
who have been some of the lead
ing teams in their oonference.
Wilkesboro has a 20-game conse
cutive winning streak (no ties)
with a record of 550 points as
compared to 82 for opponents.