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journal-Patriot The Journal-Patriot Has Blazed the Trail of Progress In the "State of Wilkes" For Over 42 Years For A Mer rier Chriat aiaa Shop In The Wilkes. ??wwww>?<wii boros. Shop ^c22L? r,_._Early. OUR CITY North Wilkesboro has a trading radius of 50 miles, serving 100,000 people in Northwestern Carolina. No' 61 Published Mondays and Thursdays NORTH WILKESBORO, N. C., Monday, November 15, 1948 ? Make North Wflkesboro Your Shopping Center irnMce * Campaign 1$ At HalfWay Mark Contributors Asked To Get Checks In Early As Pos sible To Finish Drive The Scout finance campaign to raise the Wilkes budget for Boy Scout and Girl Scout programs! has reached the halfway point, I* M. Kelson, district chairman of the Boy Scouting program, re ported today. The campaign is now under way to Talse a total of |4,700, which will be used to finance both programs. Boy and GItI ^couting. F- joe Barber, chairman of the campaign, urges that all who will assist in tnis great work send their contributions to him as ear ly as possible in order that the campaign may be completed and that future expansion of Scout ing may be assured for the next twelve months. Rules, Regulations Soil Conservation Speaking Contest Wilkes Chamber of Commerce will sponsor Wilkes County Soil contest: First prize, |25; second prize, $15; third prize, $10. North Carolina Bankers' As sociation and Wilkes Chamber of Commerce will sponsor district contest for eleven counties to be held In North Wllkesboro. First prize, $50 In savings bonds; sec ond prize, $25 In savings bonds. Also local entertainment to be provided. North Carolina Bankers' Asso ciation will sponsor state contest to be held at Raleigh. First prize, $400 In savings bonds and a trip to the N. C. Bankers' Association annual meeting for winners and coach; second prize, $100 In sav ings bcft^. ^blrd prize, $50 in savings bonds. f Rules: II 1. All white high school stu dents, grades 9-12 (boys and girls, rural and urban) are eli gible to enter the contest. 2. Each contestant must write his or her speech, but may re ceive Informational help from anyone or any source. 3. The subject will be "Prop er Land Fse and Treatment. It's Effects TTnon the Economy of North Carolina". A treatment of this subject may emphasize the Importance of anyone or any com bination of the land use and treatment practices to show how production an<| income may be in creased to bring about a better living not only for the farmer, ||iit for the entire population of our sta^e. The speech must show clearly the effect of proper land use and treatment upon the e conomy of the state as a whole. 4. The maximum length of the speech is twelve minutes. A time keeper will rise and remain stand ing at the expiration of twelve minutes. A second time keeper will Tise at the expiration of twelve minutes. The two will stand until the end of the speech. 5. Each contestant must at tend a supervised farm tour where good land use and treat ment is being practiced. 6. The contestant will be in troduced by number only. No ref erence will be made to the name of the speaker or the county rep resented either In the speech or in the introduction. Judging: The Judges will be three in number. Contestants will be Judged on the following is: Organization and content, Elements of delivery. 1. rect English, 1^5;2, Ease and e before audience, 15; , Fro nt, varied, and meaningful ly motion, 10; 4, varied and -essive voice, 70. he Contest Dates: The final est will be held in Raleigh eh 25, 1949. School contests suggested for March 4, 1944; ity contests for March 11, J; and group contest for ch 19. eference Materials, Moving ares, Field Trips: Reference trials, moving pictures, and ? aids will be distributed to schools by the county agent Soil Conservation Service. Aiv cements of field trips and as ince needed can be made with ? Wilkes Chamber of Com ae office or Howard Oolvard, ant county agent, end R. B. a. Wilkes County Soil Con ionist. to the The Golden Weed Wilkes Farmers Cashing In Turkish Tobacco By J. B. Choplin, County Agent The above picture shows the first shipment of Turkish tobacco from Wilkes county this year leaving Traphill, October 4, 1948. This one and one-half ton truck contains 3,844 pounds of this leaf which sold for $210.06. The second shipment left Traphill October 11. The third and last shipment for this season was loaded at North Wilkesboro Oct. 12. The three shipments amounted to 9,910 pounds selling for $7,927.66 or on average per pound of 82 cents. Thirty-six fanners in the county produced Turkish tobacco this year, rhis 4s double the number of pro ducers last year, which was the first year this type of tobacco was ?rown in the county. The acreage per grower averaged slightly over one-fourth acre, while a few pro luced one-half acre each. The high est average price in the county was cents per pound received by Tracy bnumate of Hays community. Urom Ingool of Dockery received >3 cents per'pound. Many others mums viHWrwrt ;heir crops. On ah average the growers, who harvested and cured ill the leaves, produced approxi mately 1200 pounds per acre sell ing for $900 to $1000. Kelly Adams of Traphill produced 477 pounds from .28 of an acre?just slightly over 1-4 acre?bringing $375.40. On a per acre basis this is a yield of 1704 pounds at $1340.71. Clyde Call of Route 2, Roaring River, produced 717 pounds of tobacco on .54 of an acre, selling for 80 cents per pound or $571.02. Haywood Brown of Traphill produced 843 pounds of tobacco on .68 of an acre, selling for 83 cents per pound or $698.68. A number of Wilkes county Turk ish tobacco growers entered dis plays of the leaf at the N. C. State Pair in Raleigh. First premium of $30.00 was \yon by Tracy Shumate of Hays in Wilkes county. Third place of $15 was won by Claude Church of Lenoir, Rt. 1, in Cald well county, received $20.00 for the second best display of Turkish to bacco. A considerable increase in the number of growers is expected in Wilkes county for 1949. The county agent's office has already received a number of new applications. Those interested in growing a crop of Turkish tobacco in 1949 or in re ceiving more information about the crop should contact the county farm agent's office in Wilkesboro in person or by mail immediately We would like to have all applications as early as possible in November. Mrs. Nancy Combs Funeral On Saturday Funeral service was held on Saturday at Rock Creek church for Mrs. Nancy Combs, 55, wife of Will Combs, of North Wilkee boro route two. Mrs. Combs died Thursday. Surviving Mrs. Combs are her husband and the following chil dren: Bruce Combs, North Wil kesboro route two;Shuler Combs, Greensboro; George and Elmer Combs, North Wllkeeboro; Mrs. Elsie Willard, Boonvllle; Mrs. Idesta Byrd, Roaring River; Sar ah Lee and Easter Combs, North Wilkesboro. Revs. Lloyd Pardue and Jimmy Bryant conducted the funeral service. Boy Scout Board Of Review Will Meet Boy Scout Board of Review will meet Thursday, 7:30 p. m. In the religious education build tog of the First Presbyterian church. Scouts and Scouters are urged to attend. Plans Completed For Holiday Event Driver's License Deadline Jan. 1 For Many People ^A.11 applicants with sirnames beginning with W, F, and G are urged to hare their driver's li cense renewed before December 1, 1948. Six months was allotted ed for the re-examination of these drivers, hardly half have applied for their new license, with only two months remaining. The state drivers' license ex aminer's office is located direct ly across the street from the pris on camp. Office hours are from 9:00 until 5:00 o'clock. Office is closed Wednesday, Thursday, Sat urday afternoons and holidays. Any person in this group who does not obtain a new license and who is caught driving on an old license after December 31 will be guilty of a misdemeanor. o Hospital Births Since November 1 the follow ing births were reported at the Wilkes Hospital: son, Richard James, November 2, to Mr. and Mrs. Vance Watson, of North Wil kesboro; son, James Wade, No vember 4, to Mr. and Mrs. Wade Hampton Taylor, of Wilbar; dau ghter, Linda Wayne, November 5, to Mr. and Mrs. John Chester j Joines, of Abshers; son, Rex Hen ry, November 5, to Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Robert Triplett, of | North Wilkesboro. Daughter, Minnie Suezette, on November 6, to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Higgins, Jr., of North Wilkesboro; daughter, Nancy j Gwyn, Novmeber 9 to Mr. and Mrs. John C. Price, of Boomer; son, Roy Everett, November 9 tp 1 Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Eugene Tri vette, of Wilkesboro; son, Ron nie Norris, November 8 to Mr. d Mrs. Wade Offie Blackburn, , ? ? harles, November 9 to Mr. and Irs. Alton Glenn Minor, of Roar rig River; son, Joe Fletcher, No ember 9 to Mr. and Mrs. James fletcher Hickman, of North Wil :esboro. iS'on, Oliver Homer, HI, Novem ler 8, to Mr. and Mrs. Oliver H. Vhite, Jr., of Norm Wilkesboro ?oute one; daughter, Cherry Caye, November 9 to Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Bernard Davis, of 3oomer; daughter, Barbara Dare, fovpmber 11 to Mr. and Mrs. Millard Hoke Richardson, of Sparta; daughter, Camilla Jane, November 11 to Mr. nad Mrs.. 3dison Hall, of Purlear; ?on, Mel( rin Max, November 10, to Mr. ind Mrs. Charles H. Church, of forth Wilkesboro route one; son, November 11 to Mr. and Mrs. rames Paul Myers, of North Wil cesboro route one. Daughter, Phillip Lee, Novem )er 12 to Mr. and Mrs. Elmore rord Call, of Wilkesboro; sqn, itudd Franklin, November 12, to Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Franklin ?ombs, of North Wilkesboro; son, Steven, November 12 to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Benford Ashley, of! 'forth Wilkesboro; daughter, No vember 13 to Mr. and Mrs. Earl' Junior Chombor Sponsor Holiday Donee Nov. 24th The Wilkes Junior Chamber of Commerce will sponsor a Thanks giving dance on Wednesday, Nov ember 24th, at the American Le gion clubhouse. Dancing will start at 9 p. m. and music will be furnish ed by Claude Little and his or chestra. This eight-piece orchestra appeared in North Wilkesboro two years ago at the Jaycees Beauty, Pageant and is being brought back here for the Thanksgiving dance by popular demand. Due to the size' of the Legion clubhouse ticket sales are being limited to 100 couples. Tickets priced at $2.40 (tax included) per couple will go on sale Thursday j night, Nov. 11th, and the sale will close not later than Saturday, Nov. 20th. Tickets can be secured from members of the Jaycees, and it is pointed out that tickets must be se cured during the sale period as no tickets will be sold at the door. Federal Court Now Under Way November term of federal court convened in Wilkesboro with Judge Johnson J. Hayes presid ing. Judge Hayes delivered an in structive charge to the grand jury after which that body be gan consideration of more than 5 0 bills of indictment. With but a few exceptions, the indictments charge violation of federal liquor tax laws. Jr. Woman's Club To Meet Tonight The Junior Woman's Club will meet Monday night at 7:30 o' clock, &t the Woman's Clubhouse with the Amercian Home Com mittee in eharge of the program. Mans, ?fit Card Party Plans are going forward for the benefit card party to be giv en iby the Wilkeeboro Woman's club at the community house in Wilkesboro Thursday evening on November 18 th, beginning at 7:30 o'clock instead of seven o' clock, as previously announced. The refreshments will be served at the beginning of the card games, and at the close bingo will be played. Attractive prizes are to be awarded in cards and bin go. Price of player is to be fifty cents and for further informa I tion or reservations, call Mrs. Presley Myers at 378-M. Expect Warlick Will Be Confirmed Washington. ? Early confir mation of North Carolina Super ior Court Judge Wilson Wralick, of Newton, to be federal judge of the western district of the state, was predicted yesterday by Senator Hoey of North Carolina. [ Gray Green, of North Wilkesboro; son, Rover Wilson, November 13 to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wilson, of Moravian Falls. WILKESBORO'S 20-GAME WINNING STREAK BROKEN LAST FRIDAY Wilkesboro high school'b Ram blers' 20-game winning streak came to an end on Alspaugh field at the Children's Rome in Win-j ston-Salem Friday afternoon when the Ramblers dropped a 20-7 game. Some 1,500 spectators watched the game. The Home completely dominat ed play in the first half, piling ?up a 20-0 lead, mainly on the running and passing of Smith, the Orphans' candidate for all state honors. However, Red Hoffman's Ram blers, who played the game minus their ace back, Co-Captain Jack Gfoce, who is injured, started to roll in the second half. They com pletely outplayed the home team, which could pick up only one or two first downs in the last two quarters. The first two Blue tallies came on drives of 50 and 73 y&rds, re-'l spectivelyv almost exclusively on j the ground Smith,' Proctor and . Hayworth galloped through gap-j ing holes in the line fof seven j ^nd eight yards at a try in the frst march, requiring nine plays to go over. The second took a dozen efforts, with .Proctor* hit ting pay dirt at the end of that drive as he had the first. *" Holder's recovery of a Wilkes boro fumble set up the third tal ley. A 6-yard forward lateral from Smith to Schrader to At kins ate up 6 yards, one pass failed, and Schrader found Hay worth In the ena zone 14 yards away on his next try. In the fourth quarter, Wllkes boro blocked a kick, and the Ramblers were off. They drove down the field on fancy runs by Ray Trlplett and others, and scored from the two-yard marker. Starting lineups: Chlldrens Home?-Ends, Holder, Boyette; tackles, Wltherspoon and Holland; guards, Williams and Wagoner; center, Lipe;quar terback, Schrader; left halfback, Hayworth; right halfback, Smith, and fullback, Proctor. Wilkesboro ? Ends, Emerson and Edward's; tackles, Brewer and Prevette; guards, Story and Parks; center, Parker; quarter back, Whittlngton; left halfback, Trlplett; right halfback, Daney; fullback, Llnney. Substitutes?Children's Home, Stutts, Atkins, Plyler. Wilkes boro?Byrd, Staley, Nichols, Ban ner, Glass, and Groce. Score by periods: $ Children's Home 6 14 0 0?20 Wilkesboro 0 0 0 Ob- 7 -A ~ Annual Meeting Wilkes District Scouting Nov. 20 wmm i , Annual meeting of Wilkes dis | trict of the Old Hickory council of iBoy Scouts will be held Saturday, November 20, 6:45 p. m. at the Car olina restaurant. An interesting program has been arranged, along with the business session in which organization for the year will be set up and reports will be heard. It will be a dinner meeting with plates at $1.25 each and all who 1 will attend are requested to notify 1L. M. Nelson not later than Novem ber 17 in order that proper reserva tions may be made. Legion Meeting On Thursday Night| Wilkes post number 125 of the American Legion will meet Thursday night, eight o'clock, in the Legion clubhouse. Important work of the Legion will be taken up and a large attendance is de sired The Legion post wishes at thisl time to thank all who helped In' any way to make tLe bingo party | Saturday night a great success. o Mrs. Clanton Dies; Funeral On Tuesdayl I Last rites will be conducted ] Tuesday at two p. m., at Zion Hill church for Mrs. Victoria Clanton, 61, wife of Charlie Clan- [ ton, of the Boomer community. She died Sunday. | Mrs. Clanton is survived by her huspand and the following sons and daughters: Harvey Clan ton, Gilreath; John Clanton, Tay lorsville; Mrs. Toler Sharps, of Boomer; Lonnie Clanton, North WHkeeboro; Mrs. Henry Kerley, Statesville; Heflry Clanton, of Boomer. P.-T. A. Will Meet On Thursday NightI -N o rth Wilkesboro Parent Teacher Association will meet on | Thursday, 7:30 p. m. An impor tant meeting is planned and all ] school patrons are invited. Speech Contestants To Be On Radio Here! Contestants representing ten! high schools in Wilkes county, who will participate in the "II Speak For Democracy Contest", will appear on radio station WKBC this week. Two contest ants will speak over the station each afternoon, beginning at 4:45. John K. Blackburn President C. Of C. ' Waynesboro, Va. John Kermit Blackburn, son of Mr. E. M. Blackburn, of this city, was elected president of the Waynesboro, Va. Chamber of Commerce In a meeting of the di rectors held recently. Mr. Blackburn is associated with Crutchfield Furniture Co. in Waynesboro, and has served as president of the Merchants As sociation there. He is vice presi dent of the Community Concert Association in Waynesboro. Mr. Blackburn is also a member of the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Masonic Lodge, Loyal Order of Moose, Acca Tem ple A. A. O. iN. M. S. During 'World War II he served with the Sixth Armored division. Vocation School I Is Planned Here The Employment Service is planning a vocational school to be held here in the near future for painting, carpentry and brick mason trades. Any unemployed veterans who are Interested in learning these j trades are asked to get in touch with the Employment office as early as possible in order that l classes may be organized*' o ?? Valuable Prizes In Speech Contest Radio Station WKBC and several radio appliance stores are cooper ating with the Wilkes Junior Cham ber of Commerce in conducting the annual "I Speak For Democracy" , public speaking contest, it was an-i nounced today by John Cashion. I The stores giving valuable prizes are W. K. Sutton, Inc., Distributor, of Charlotte, Motor Market, Wilkes Furniture Exchange,, Anderson Electric Co., Dick's Gas and Ap ! pliance Co., and Ideal Furniture Co. The first prize for the Wilkes county winner will be a beautiful console model radio with record player, costing $269.00. This beau tiful Fhilco radio and several small er radios will be given to students winning out in the "I Speak For Democracy" contest. 1 o ? Nary Recruiter'Is Here 3 Days Weekly OPO W. K. Johnston, navy re cruiter in the North Wilkesboro ? area, is now assigned to North, I Wilkesboro three days weekly? Monday , Tuesday and Wednes day. On Thursday he will be in Sparta and on Friday in Yadkin ville. His headquarters in North Wilkesboro is the North Wilkes boro town hall. ? ? BUCKIN' ELKS DEFEAT MOUNTAIN LIONS HERE FRIDAY NIGHT 12 TO 0 rxorcn wiiKesDoro s Mouniam Lions lost a close game here Fri day night to Elkin high school by a score of 12 to 0. Elkin'a T formation worked well as the Elks were definitely up for the game. I Elkin received the kickoff and marched on a sustained drive all( the way to pay dirt, the hall be-! ing taken over by Transou, who wore Charlie Justice's number, and ran like the famed Carolina back. 'It was also Transou who cli maxed the second touchdown drive early in the second period, [when he carried eight yards to score. With Badgett definitely nnder par because of a recurring knee injury, It was Brad Davis who carried the 'brunt of the attack for North Wilkesboro. Davis smashed the Elkin line time and again for substantlol gains. Twice North Wilkesboro advanced be yond the 20-yard line, only to lose the ball on downs as Elkln's defense stiffened and was laid ont to stop Davis. With the backfield weakened, North Wilkesboro ends Hadley and Steelman carried the ball a number of ? times on end-around plays, which netted much yard age. But the yards became more costly near the goal line on each drive. In the waning minntes of the game, North Wilkesboro drove steadily on the accurate passing of Dan Hudson, who connected with Steelman for 40 yards, and to McNeill for 25. But the past ing attack, effective as it was, came to late to save tne game. North Wilkesboro "was badly t handicapped by Injuries. Badgett was hardly able to run and had a decided limp. Jimmy Winters did not see action because of an elbow dislocation received in the Statesvllle game, and a number of other players were not up to par. Starting the game for North Wilkesboro were Hadley and Steelman at ends; ? Adams and Moore, tackles; Gaddy and Day, guards; S. Hudson, center; Stok er, quarterback; Badgett and Hudson, halfbacks; Davis, full back. Substitutes were Soots, For ester, Swofford, iSloop, Cox, Mc Neill, Ward, Gillian. Starting for Elkln were Creed and Aldrivjre, ends; ?. James and Chipman, tackles; Travis and Stuart, guards; Crater, center; Nance, quarterback; Transou and Shugart, halfbacks; Eldrldge, fullback. Substitutes were T. James, Wellborn. Tharpe, King, Freeman, Stroud. ? The Mountain Lions will end their football season Friday night in the annual Wilkes classic a gainst Wilkesboro. That will be the big game of the season and the winning team will be given a trophy donated by the Liberty Theatre. There will also be a blocker's trophy for the player voted the best blocker on each team. The Liberty theatre will give the blocking trophies year ly, and the game-winning trophy will be permanent property of the team winning it three years in a Expect Throes For Event Dec. 3 In Memorial Park Hundreds With Lighted Candles To March While Singing Carols Plans hare been completed for the Christmas opening program to be staged on the erenlng of December 3 In Memorial Park. The Trade Promotion Commit tee of the Wilkes Chamber of Commerce, of which W. G. Ga briel is chairman, today announc ed an ontliqe of the program for the Christmas event. Memorial Park was selected as the location for the program be cause It will be convenient for all to gather there and will make it possible to have one central e vent for everybody, and with'seat ing facilities for the public. The committee has issued in vitations to all schools, churches, and other groups to participate in the singing. Invitation letters have been mailed to schools and churches but any who have not received letters are also invited. Already word has been received that- local churches, some rural churches and a number of schools will participate. Information de sired this week by the Chamber of Commerce includes name of the group to participate, name and address of their leader and number of people. The choral groups will assem ble at Memorial Hark promptly at six o'clock in the evening and will be divided into three parts. One will go to Tenth Street; an other to Sixth Street, and the third to Midway. With each per son holding a lighted candle the chorus will then march simultan eously to Memorial Park, singing carols enroute. At Memorial Park the field lights will be off jrhile the group* form around the light ed tree and continue singing. The finfcl event will be the arrival of Santa Clans on a sleigh drawn by four horses, and Santa will die tribute gifts and pick up letters from children. Attention is called to the fact that every member of all choral groups is asked to have a large candle and holder. Transporta tion will be furnished all groups from Memorial Park to the three points from which they are to march. Response has already been re ceived from four schools. Millers Creek will have a group of 45 and Pleasant Hill will have a group of 50. The Damascus Chor al Society plans a group of 25. North Wilkesboro high school glee club, the eighth grade glee club and the Wilkesboro glee club were the latest entries received today. Response from many other schools and churches is expect ed this week. The North Wilkesboro high 3chool band will play at Memor ial Park while the crowd is as aeembling there, and while chor al groups are marching to the field. A public address system will be furnished by Wallace Radio Service and John Cashion, at radio station WKBC, will be master of ceremonies. There will be a box for deposit of letters to Santa Claus who will pick up the letters when he arrives. Committee for organisation of :he choral groups is composed of Lee EkLward Harris, chairman, ray Anderson, Mrs. A. F. Kilby, Mrs. Claude Doughton and Zeb Dickson. A.A.A. To Hold Elections Dee. 2 It was announced today by the Wilkes AAA committee that De cember 2 had been designated by the state committee as the date that the erections will be held for community AAA committees* and delegates to the convention. The county convention will be held in the county courthouse in Wilkesboro on December 3, and at that time they will elect the county committee for the year 1949. The voting will be held by townships, with the exception of Bdwards township, where two polling places will be establish ed.The polls will open at 9:00 in the morning and will close at 0:00 o'clock in the evening of December 2nd. Support the Y. M. C. A.