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THE JOURNAL-PAT For A Mer rier Christ mas Shop In Til? Wilkes S S*?' Th. Journol-Potriot Ho, B>o_d tt. ? of I- It. ?"? ?? WFko," For 42 Y?.? wi em North Wilkesboro has a trading radios of 60 miles, serving 100,000 people in Northwestern Carolina. Vol. 43, No. 63 Published Mondays and Thursdays NORTH WILKESBORO, N. C., Monday, November 22, 1948 | Make North Wilkesboro Your Shopping Center SCENES AT HDC CLUBS' ACHIEVEMENT DAY A he ladies shown in the top photo participated prominehtly in the annual Achievement Dav held recently by Home Demonstration clubs in Wilkes county. Left to right are: Mrs. Ralph Swanson, Boomer club president, on Recreation com mittee ; Mr. R\ C. Goodwin, toast to ladies; Mrs. Earl German, Boomer club secre tary, chairman recreation committee; Mrs. Albert Vannoy, pianist; Miss Margaret Morrison, assistant home agent; Mrs. Ivey Moore, president North Wilkesboro Woman's club; Miss Maxine Tharpe, of Buggaboo club, soloist; Mrs. Bob Church, secretary Cricket club and county council; Mrs. A. T. Whittington, president of council and secretary of Ronda club; Mrs Lawrence Critcher, secretary Moravian Falls club, delivered toast to men; Mrs. J jhn Andrews, on Recreation committee; Mrs. Richard ETler, chairman' Cook Book fund; Mrs. Annie H. Greene, home agent; Mrs. T. W. Ferguson, song leader; Mrs. Harvey Church, pianist. Men were included on the Achievement Day program. The group shown here were in a contest, describing what their wives were wearing while their wives stood behind. Left to right, standing: Mrs. Ralph Swanson, Richard Eller, Glenn An drews, Paul Greene, A. T. Whittington, Joe God bey, M. B. Lowe, Mrs. Earl German. Wilkesboro Club Meets Tuesday Night At 7:30 All members of the Wilkesboro Business and Professional Men's club are urged to be present for the regular meeting which will be held at the Woman's club- j ihouse Tuesday evening, Novem ber 23rd, at 7:30 p. m. At a recent meeting of the club, President G. G. Mitchell ap pointed the following committees for the coming year: Agricultural ? Lawrence MilT ler, chairman, J. D. Hall, William Gray, Ray Kennedy, Warner Mil ler, Jr., Fred Shoemaker; G. L. Michael, Edward Mclntire. Civic?R. R. Church, . chair man, E. R. Spruill, Fred Hen derson, Hadley Hayes, Russell Grayt Jr., James Somers, M. E. Winecoff,' George Parlier. Education?W. T. Long, chair man, William Prevette, Glenn Greene, Zeb Dickson, Robert Gambill, Bill Phillips, C. C. Mc Neill, Yale Miller. Publicity?Ju-Hus C. Hubbard, chairman, J. B. Williams, D. L. Crook, Odell Whittington, Jr., S. T. Anderson, Kyle Hayes. New members of the club will be assigned to the various com mittees by President Mitchell and will be published later. Optimist Club Meets Tomorrow The Optimist club of North WilKesboro will hold its regular meeting tomorrow at noon at Ho tel Wilkes^ All inembers are urg ed to be present. The club celebrated Optimist Wtek from November 7th through 13th. the meeting of the club "on November 9th, reports heard from President Maur Walsh and Secretary Forrest ian relative to the district iting held recently in Cnar ;e. At this meeting Forrest rgman had as his guest, Roland Patter, of radio station W. K. B. C.| Optimist Howard Strader won the attendance prise at the lwcheon. ACHIEVEMENT DAY PROGRAM HELD HERE DY H. D. CLUBS In the late afternoon on Wed nesday, November 10, as the dark clouds hurried into the distance and the sun quickly made it's ap pearance just in time to form a beautiful sunset, approximately 300 Demonstration Club mem bers and their husbands were getting ready, to' attend the an nual Achievement Day program held at the American Legion hut in North Wilkesboro. The affair was arranged this year for the club members to invite their hus bands, or a friend. At eight p. m. the program be gan by the group singing, "We Believe In Our State". The de votional was conducted by Miss Maxine Tharpe singing "What Will You Do With Jesus", accom panied at the piano by Mrs. Sue Church. The Club Collect was then prayer in unison. The welcome address was giv en by Mrs. A. T. Whittington, the president of the Wilkes County Council of Home Demonstration clubs, after which Mrs. Ivey Moore, brought greetings from the Woman's Club of North Wil kesboro. Mrs. Lawrence Critcher gave a toast to the men present, and Mr. R. C. Goodwin responded. The song, "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow", was dedicated to the husbands. When the roll call was made by Mrs. Bob Church, secretary treasurer, it was disclosed that 15 of the 16 clubs in the county were represented. Many of the members had traveled a great distance to attend this Achieve ment Day program, and some ov er muddy roads, caused by the heavy rains during the day. The president of each club made a two minute report on the achievements of her club during the past year. From these reports we find that 72 new members have been added to our list of Home Demonstration workers, making a total of 599 in Wilkes county. The most outstanding a chievement was the report of Mrs. Amelia Shepherd that Miss Beulah Ferguson, of the Fergu son club, had given '570 hours work for veterans and armed forces this year. Miss Blanche Ferguson worked 132 hours. Mrs. E. R. Eller awarded the cash prizes to winners in the club cook book contest, Mrs. B. W. Pendry receiving the first prize of $10.00 for selling 65 books, j and a second prize of $5.00 was j awarded Mrs. W. T. Whittington . to the members in each club sell ing the largest number of cook books. Mrs. Annie H. Greene, home j agent, awarded blue Tibbons to the following clubs for outstand ing achievements: To Fairplains club for gaining the most new members this year; to Buggaboo club for traveling the greatest number of miles, and Buggaboo ! club also received a blue ribbon for being the baby club In the 1 county. Cricket club was award-1 ed two blue ribbons, one for having the largest number pres ent, and one for entering the best scrap book. There were 42 members from the various clubs who had at tended eveTy club meeting dur ing the past year, making them selves eligible for the silver Home Demonstration Club pins. After a recreational period con sisting of singing, contests, etc., the group was served cookies and punch hy the refreshment com mittee. The home agents, members of the County Council and pres dents of the clubs are very grate ful to Mrs. Palmer of the City Florist for making the lovely cor sages in our club colors?yellow and greenf?and we wish to thank Henderson's Flower Shop for the beautiful chrysanthemums used on the piano. Also, we want to thank Wallace's Radio Service for the use of a microphone which en abled the large audience to hear1 all the program, and to Mrs. Greene, Miss Morrison, and the various committees who helped make this program a success wel are, indeed, most grateful.?Re-I ported by Mrs. Bob D-. Church, f o I Mrs. W. A. Bumgarner return ed today from Charlotte Me morial ^Hospital where she under went a major operation several days ago. Mrs. Bumgarner is re covering satisfactorily, friends* rae glad to learn. Mayor Proclaims Christmas Seal Campaign Here All residents of North Wllkes boro were urged to have chest X-rays In a proclamation Issued by Mayor"T. S. Kenerly In which he called for support of the ap proaching Christmas Seal Sale of the tuberculosis association. The seal sale, to raise funds fbr the tuberculosis control program of the association, will open Mon day and continue until Christ mas. "Because of its communicable nature, tuberculosis must be rec ognized as a public health prob lem of grave concern to every member of the community," the mayor said in issuing the procla mation. "Every hidden case must be found if we are to prevent the spread of insidious disease. We can find these hidden cases if we cooperate with the tuber culosis association in its case that every adult have a chest X finding program. ,5The Association advocates that every adult have a chest X ray at least once a year. I strong ly recommend that its advice be followed by residents of this community. I further recommend that our residents v show their hearty approval of the work of the association in the interest of over health by the generous purchases of Christmas Selas". The proclamation follows: Whereas, tuberculosis takes 53,000 lives in our country each year and kills more people be tween 15 and 45 years of age than any other disease, and Whereas, tuberculosis is a com municable disease, spread from person to person, and Whereas, the Tuberculosis As sociation is waging an effective campaign to control tuberculosis and, as part of its case-finding program, advocates that every a dult have a periodic chest X-ray, and Whereas, all activities of the association are supported by the sale of Chilstmae Seals, Therefore, I, mayor of North Wilkesboro, do recommend that the people co-operate with the Tuberculosis Association by hav ing a chest X-ray and by the generous purchase of Christmas Seals. T. S. KENERLY, Mayor of North Wilkesboro. Grayson Attends State Conference Tax Accountants Mr. J. C. Grayson, Wilkes county accountant and tax sup ervisor, attended a school of in struction for accountants and tax supervisors in North Carolina which was held Tuesday, Wed nesday and Thursday at Chapel Hill. A highlight of the conference was an address by W. E. Easter ling, of the Local Government Commission, who gave much val uable information relative to county taxation and financing. Forestry Winner EDWIN McGEE Edwin McGee Is State Winner In 4-H Club Work Edwin McGee, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald MoGee, of Champion community, is North Carolina's 4-H forestry winner. Edwin will attend the 27 th National 4-H club Congress in Chicago, Illi nois, during thfe week of Novem ber 30th. This is probably the first time in the history of 4-H Club work in Wilkes county that the coun ty has a state winner in club work. This record was made by Edwin McGee, of Mt. Pleasant school in forestry. Edwin was one time county winner in the timber stand improvement contest, con ducted projects in tree planting, three pruning, tree identifica tion, forest protection and estab lished a home nursery for the production of white pine seed lings. Additional projects Include hybrid seed corn production, corn and small grain, baby beef, hogs, bees, home beautlflcation and soil conservation. A total of- thirty two projects were completed with a labor Income of approximately $2,500.00. Other forestry work consists of exhibits at local and state fairs. In 1947, Edwin and other club members of Wilkes county put on an exhibit at the N. C. state fair and won first place. This work was done under the super vision of John E. Ford, who was farm forester of Wilkes and ad joining counties. Edwin also put on a forestry exhibit at the coun ty fair this year and w?u a first prize. Due to the forestry work conducted on the McGee farm this farm was classified as a tim ber farm by the N. C. Forestry Association. Edwin also attended the state meeting of the N. C. Forestry Association in Raleigh during the week of November 17, 1948. His project program is well rounded, including other projects in addition to forestry. He was 4-H corn champion in corn growing in 1947 and 1948 with yields of more than 100 bu shels per acre. o ????? Hugh Mitchell States Lionism Is Aid To Peace Former District Governor Delivers Inspiring Ad dress To Local Club Hugh Mitchell, prominent at torney of Statesville, state sena tor, and former district governor of Lions International, deliver ed an inpiring address Friday ev ening before the North Wilkes boro Lions club in meeting at Hotel Wilkes. The program was In charge of Paul Oashion, Harold Pardue and Tam Shumaker. Mr. Cashion pre sented the speaker. Mr. Mitchell's wide knowledge of Lionism enabled him to make a most interesting address on "Lionsm As An Aid To Interna tional Peace". He spoke of the International Organization of Lions, operating in several coun tries, and how the principles of Lionism create goodwill and un derstanding between nations. At the meeting Friday evening Wayne Church was a guest of! Cecil Hangs. A brief directors' I meeting was held following the meeting of the club and a num ber of matters were discussed, j concerning which will be an-' nouncements later. i Support the Y.M.C.A. Woman's Club Food Sale On Wednesday The North Wilkesboro Senior Woman's club is sponsoring a food sale on Wednesday, the 24th at ;Spainhour's iStore, beginning' at nine a. m. Those desiring special orders may call Mrs. W. F. Gaddy. Holiday Program At Millers Creek The M. Y. F. Organization of the Millers Creek Methodist church will prseent a special Thanksgiving program Thursday night, November 25 th, at the Millers Creek church. The pro gram, which consists of poems, songs qnd stories, will begin promptly at 7:30 p. m. Rev. Jack Caudill will conclude the program wth a short sermon. The public is cordially Invited] ot attend this program. Juniors Night Tuesday North Wilkesboro council of the Junior Order will observe an nual Ladies' Night Tuesday with a banquet at seven p. m. in the lodge hall. Dr. John T. Wayland will be principal speaker for the banquet and there will be other interest ing featnres, including greetings from state officials. RUS OF SEVERAL HUNDREDS 0 SING IN HOLIDAY OPENING PROGRAM DEC. 3 IN DALL PARK Service Thursday Night At Fairplains, Thanksgiving, service will be j Thursday night, seven o'-1 he ch or ch; cl< :k, at the Fairplalns Baptist rch near this city. The past Rev. date Brwon, will ibe in rge. The public is mpst cordi al; r Invited. Planning Carload ipment Of Food or European Aid Riy*al People Organize To id Starving; Car To Leave Here Dec. 12 ^llkes committee o ? the Chystian Rural Overseas Pro grpyi (CROP) plans a carload shipment of food from North Wil-1 keEyoro December 12. iy a meeting here Grady Mil ler, j principal of Mulberry school, wa ij named committee chairman. Thd other members are W. K. Stuvdivant, vice chairman; Mrs. Ea.l German, secretary-treasur er; J John Cashion and Tom Jen ret?, publicity. 'further organization moves wi!* be made in a meeting to be helrt Monday night, November 22.1 Howard Colvard, assistant oouity agent, and Mrs. Paul Grfyne, home agent, will assist the ^committee in promoting the cantoaign, which "will reach a clirjax December 12 with the shifment here. The car loaded he-* will join the Friendship travi in Greensboro and go to No folk for shipping. This com munity will pay shipping cost to Non lolk and the U. S. Govern mer. t will transport the food to Eui, >pe, where it will be dis tricted by the Church World Ser ice. trr. John Jordan, of Mt. Airy, 1b sgional director for this area an< is assisting in organizing Wi ces. The committee has em phi dzed that shelled corn, other sm 11 grains, canned food in tin cat and dried foods are excel len for shipping. Potatoes and api es will be accepted, but will be ?old to obtain money to de fra shipping costs. Buddy Mathis Is President Wilkes (Council 4-H Clubs 4-F iturday, Nbvmeber 20th, the county council met in Reins Stu divant chapel to elect officers for pre the coming year. Among those ent, eight out of twelve 4-H Clifts were represented. ie new officers elected were: ident, Buddy Mathis; vice ident and program chairman, pre pre Ed in McGee; sceretary, Rachel Sen was Mrs ons the anc 'the bee ing ant pre var Aft ggs; reporter, Coleen Fair chill; song leader, Mary Ann Cai ;er; pianist, Rachel Scroggs. t very interesting program presented by the leaders. Annie H. Greene, home dem ration agent, gave a talk on duties of the various officers distributed booklets about same. After this talk, Miss Ma: jaret Morrison, who had presiding, turned the meet over to H. C. Colvard, assist farm agent. Mr. Colvard then ented a tecnicolor movie of >us fairs showing dairy cows, r this delightful movie, the met ing was adjourned. Largest chorus ever to assemb le in northwestern North Caro lina is expected to gather here for the Christmas program on the evening of December 3 and sing Christmas'carols around a lighted tree, W. G. Gabriel, chairman of the Trade Promotion committee of the Wilkes Chamber of Com merce, said today. The Christmas event will be held in Memorial ball park, where there will be ample room for the chorus of many hundreds, and seating capacity for more than 3,000 spectators. Already groups totaling more than 500 have indicated that they will participate in the singing. Each person in the large chorus will bear a lighted candle. At six p. m. the singers will gather at Memorial Park and from "that point will be transport ed free of charge by Wilkes Transportation company buses to three points ? Midway, Tenth street and Sixth street. The three groups will march simultaneous ly, singing en route, to the ball park and there will form a circle about a lighted Christmas tree placed at the 50-yard line on the football field. After the assembly sings car ols together iSanta Claus will ar rive in a sleigh drawn by four horses, will distribute candy and fruits to children and pick up letters left there by children. -The caroling groups which have already responded to the invitation to participate include: Millers Creek school, P. W. Greer, principal; Damascus Chor al Society, Loree H. Anderson; North Wilkeeboro high school and 8th grade glee clubs, Miss Sara Jane Judy; Pleasant Hill Baptist church, Rev. David W. Day; Pleasant Hill school, C. E. Burchette; Wilkesboro high and elementary glee clubs, Mrs. C. T. Doughton; Lincoln Heights glee club, J. R. Edelin; First Baptist Berean class, Lee Bdward Har ris; Wilkesboro Baptist choir, Rev. W. N. Brookshire; Boomer school glee club, Miss Hassle Wall. luutouuua were originally sent out to 42 churches and 20 of the larger schools, but the committee points out that all groups of singers are invited to take part. The only requirement is that each singer furnish and carry a candle in a holder during the singing. Groups who will sing and have not so indicated are asked to write the Chamber of Commerce office at once, giving the number in the group in order that adequate transportation can be provided. Carols to be sung will be "Joy to the World," "Hark The Her ald Angels Sing", "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear," "O Little Town of Bethlehem," "We Three Kings of Orient Are", "The First Noel," "Jingle Bells," "Silent Night", "Hearken All", "Away In a Manger" and "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town." The committee wishes to ex press appreciation to Dave Hall, of Wilkesboro, who will furnish the sleigh and four horses for transportation of Santa Claus, and to H. P. (Pat) Eller, owner of Wilkes Transportation com pany, for furnishing buses with out cost to the committee or the singing groups. Spectators are asked to as semble at Memorial Park by 6:30 p. m. The North Wilkesboro high 3chool band under direction of Miss Eva Bingham will entertain the crowd until the carolers ar rive. o Return That Book to the library MOUNTAIN LIONS AND RAMBLERS 10 PLAY HERE THURSDAY, 2:30 bor wil grit all fiel tea: tea: the ere er ter sal buj Ilkesboro and North Wilkes high school football teams clash in the annnal Wilkes classic in Memorial Park ThAsday afternoon, 2:30. 1 le game was postponed from Frii ay night due to heavy rain lay Friday, which turned the into a morass of mud and waAr. ith key players on both s sidelined by injuries, both s are expected to benefit by postponement In that play will have some time to recov rom injuries and be In bet condition for the biggest gan|e of the year. ckets to the game remain on at several points in the Wil kes wros and fans are asked to tickets in advance in ordervt that the record crowd expected nay move into the stands in time for the kickoff. Tickets prices ire $1.00 for adults and 50 cents for students. The game is a home game for hoth teams, which share equally in receipts and ex penses. Stores, Business Houses Will Close Thanksgiving Day In accordance with a schedule jf holidays arranged early in the rear, stores, banks and other bus iness housse will be closed* on Thanksgivng Day, Thursday, No imber 25th.
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