THE JOURNAL-PATRIOT I?"17- The Journal-Patriot Has Blazed the Trail of ^ogress In the "State of Wilkes" For Over 42 Years For A Mer rier Christ mas Shop In The Wilkes OUR CITY North Wilkesboro has a trading radius of 50 miles, serving 100,000 people in Northwestern Carolina. * oi. 43. No. 66 Published Mondays and Thursdays \ NORTH W1LKESBORO, Jn. C., Thursday, December 2, 1948 Make North Wilkesboro Your Shopping Center 11* fcifilliaiaaaaa FUNDS ASKED FOfe CONTINUED IMPROVEMENT OF HIGH SCHOOL'BAND \ Here is a new picture of the North Wilkesboro high school band, which has fifty members! this year and continues to show rapid development and improve ment. Left to right in the picture are: majorettes, Bet ty Elledge, Mary Hudson, Florence Gilreath, Terry Jones, Carol Marlow, Nell Brame, Billie Jackson, Miss Eva Bingham (director); first row, Ann Smith, Pa tricia Hutchinson, Doris Wiles, Betty Jo Reavis, Car olyn Deans, Doris God bey, Doris Darlington; second row, Martha Justice, Eric Duncan, Patricia Caldwell, Jimmie Hayes, Frances Harris, Becky Reins, Bruce Way land; third row, Charles Summers, Pattie Gabriel, Christine God bey, Carl Swofford. Robert Wells, Ed ward Moore, Phillip Lomax; fourth row, Kent Sturdi vant, Betty Whicker, Norma Gabriel, Betty Jean Wells, Jerry Day, Jimmie Caldwell, Frank Bentley; fifth row, T. C. Billings, Mary Anne Casey, Betty Blackburn, John Hubert Emerson, Jimmie Blair,' Reggie Moore, Nancy Sturdivant; sixth row. Bobby Anderson, Barbara Johnston, Dottie Winters, Kenneth Phillips, Anne Carl to, Jimmie Swofford; seventh row, Douglas Cleary, Tyre Sidden, Calvin Hayes. Patsy Hoover and Charles Staraes were absent when the above picture was made. (Photo By Lane's Studio) 6-Year-0ld Boy Killed By Track Jkiighway 421 Bobby" Clark Struck B y Truck Five Miles East Of Wilkesboro Robert Franklin (Bobby) Clark, six-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Julius Clark, of North Wilkesboro route three, was instantly killed Wednesday afternoon when he ran into the side of a moving truck on highway 421 five miles east of Wilkesboro. The truck, belonging to Holly Mountain Farms Co., was driven by Flake Webber, of Wilkesboro. Fol lowing investigation by Coroner I. M. Myers and highway patrolmen the accident was termed unavoidable jJhd no charges were preferred Against Mr. Webber. 1? According to the account of the accident given by Mr. Webber and other witnesses, the truck was trav eling east on highway 421 when the boy suddenly ran across the road. Mr. Webber applied his brakes and pulled to the right shoulder of the road but the front of the truck bed near the cab struck the boy and knocked him to the pavement, re sulting in instant death. Bobby was a first year student at Wilkesboro school. He is survived by his father and mother and the following brothers and sisters: John Henry Clark, of Dallas, Texas; Flossie, Frances, Julius, Jr., and Betty Lou Clark, of the home. Funeral'will be held Saturday, two p. m.,at Fishing Creek Arbor church. - For Man Charged Attempted Rape Hearing will bS held Friday, two m. at the courthouse in Wilkes ,ro for Veirn Ester, Roaring River sident charged with "assault to mmit rape. The w arrant with date of Novera >r 20 charged that Ester, a married an, went to the house of Everett leary near Hays when Mr. Cleary as away .froip?the house, that he itered the house and attempted to pe Mrs. Cleary.. ' Ester has been in jail at Wilkes >ro since the warrant wats served on after the date of the alleged tillers Creek High West Yadkin To Play Millera.Creek .basketball J?""8' from 'West Yad_kin^high ms ironi - ? tool at Millers Creek Friday nl recent games Millers Creek uns won from Roaring River and t to Yadlrinville. Bazaar To Be Held Saturday Morning A bazaar and food sale will be held Saturday morning, beginn ing at 10 o'clock in the Winkler buildtngTn wilkesboro under th^ auspices of the Pearl White Cir-, cle of the Wilkesboro Methodist! j chMCl'- A\ Cakes, candy, pies, chic! salad, and many other fo. J "fhe North Wilkesboro high school hsod is building Jin enviable reputa /*>n in the state and on Saturday jriU play at the Shrine Bowl football fg&me in Charlotte. Recent appear ances have included playing for a Davidson football game and leading the parade at the tobacco market opening at West Jefferson last week.' Band sponsors have been organ-, ized to make sure that the band has necessary funds for continued im provement. G. Sam Winters is chairman of the sponsors, who are Jack Swofford, J. B. .Carter,. Dr. H. B. Smith, Mrs. W. G. Gabriel, Mrs. Paul Harvel, Jr., Forrest Tug man and Forrest Jones. In a public letter issued here this week Mr. Winters explained the need for $2,500 now asked in the form of contributions. Excerpts 'from his letter follow: .? "New instruments, additional uni forms for new members of the band and for all members who are rapidly outgrowing their present uniforms, innovations in equipment to add zest to displays on the field?all are necessary to keep up the fine im- ? provements in our band which was 1 organized such a short time ago. They have the talent, they have a fine instructor, and adequate ma terial in the schools for new mem bers. "But all of this takes money. This is definitely not a charity cause. Your money will be spent for your pleasure and entertainment. And | perhaps best of all, for advertise-! ment of our town and community. Business people realize more and more that entertainment has a tan gible value that can be expected to return dollars where only cents are invested. "Your band committee, recently organized, is very enthusiastic about the prospects for our band in both the immediate and distant fu ture. We feel that everyone will want to contribute to this progress. This letter launches a drive for im mediate contributions for immediate needs and asks that everyone will make provisiQn in hearts and pock etbooks for 4 yearly fund for the band. "The immediate need is for two thousand live hundred dollars ($2,500); and we expect that ap proximately fifteen hundred dollars ($1,500) will be required each year to keep up the normal expenses of healthy growth and improvement. Please use the attached coupon and enclose your check. This will save you the time and bother of having members of the committee call on you. If you make your con tribution as you think you will in return receive pleasure and profit, we will be sure to meet the required quota. This donation can be de ducted for income tax purposes." #####################?####^#####> North Wilkesboro High School Band, North Wilkesboro^N. C. Please find enclosed: $500.00, $400.00, $300.00, $250.00, $200.00, $100.00, $75.00, $50.00, $25.00, $15.00, $10.00, $5.00, $ (Circle or fill in amount) as my gift'to The North Wilkesboro High School Band, as an expression of my (our) desire to support this or ganization in its progress for the school, students, Town of North Wilkesboro, and the community at large. Signed Business or Profession Will Show 1949 | Cadillac Friday B. & L. Motors, local dealers for' Cadillac and Oldsmobile automo-^ biles, will show the 1949 model Cadillac Friday in the company's show rooms on D street. An outstanding feature of the new Cadillac is the wholly new V-1 type engine, and the car has many other advancements,. including new beauty in the front ensemble and interior improvements. The public has a most cordial in vitation to view the new .Cadillac tomorrow at B. & L. Motors. Pfc. Harold Chambers Funeral On Sunday Funeral service will be held Sunday, two pv m., at Temple Hill Church for Pfc. Harold M. Cham bers, who died of wounds in France September 19, 1944. Pfc. Chambers was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Sherman R. Cham bers, of the Ronda route two community. John Vickers Is Suicide Victim John Vickers, Wilkesboro colored resident, ended his own life early today with a shotgun charge into his brain, Coroner I, M. Myers stated following investigation of his death. According to information gained by Coroner Myers, Vickers stepped from his. house with a double barrel 12-gauge shotgun about 6:30 a. m. while his wife had gone to milk the cow. About 30 yards from the bouse his body was found iyith a shotgun wound in the right side of his hea l. One barrel of the gun was still loaded and cocked. Vickers is survived by his wife and several children. Funeral arrangements were in complete today. Selling Mints For Streptomycin Fund The welfare committee of the North Wilkesboro Woman's club is selling home-made mints for 'Teen Age Center to Open Saturday Night Wilkesboro Will Be Operated Alternat ing Saturday Nights Two Gymnasiums Directors of the Wilkes Chamber of Commerce are planning to oper ate the 'Teen Age Center in the Wilkesboros, beginning December 11 in the Wilkesboro gymnasium. In a joint meeting of the directors and committee members it was de cided to operate the center on Sat urday nights, alternating between North Wilkesboro and Wilkesboro gymnasiums. The second night for the center will be December 18 at the North Wilkesboro gymnasium. C. Arthur Venable, chairman of both groups, presided at the meet ing. He and Tom Jenrette, chamber secretary-manager, were authorized to spend up to $50 for equipment and supplies, and to choose leaders. It was suggested that civic groups again sponsor the Teen Age Center and that each group be responsible for the program of activities on cer tain dates. The board of directors and the groups they represent are as follows: C Arthur Venable, Chamber of Commerce; J. B. Carter, Y. M. C. A.; L. M. Nelson, Kiwanis club; Mrs. Robert Gibbs, Girl Scouts; Gordon Finley, Boy Scouts; Paul Osborne, Dokies; Miss Rebecca Moseley, Red Cross; Claude Canter, Junior Order; Mrs. Wm. T. Long and Mrs. E. E. Vaught, Wilkesboro Woman's Club; Mrs. Ivey Moore, North Wilkesboro Woman's Club; Mrs. Sam Vickery, Junior Woman's Club; J. H. Whicker, Jr., Lions Club; Maurice Walsh, North Wilkesboro Masonic lodge; Johnson Sanders, Wilkesboro Masonic lodge; Mrs. J. A. Rousseau, Legion Auxiliary; Bill Thomas, American Legion; fWnk Crow, Knights of Pythias; Ivey Moore, V. F. W.; J. F. Woodward, C. B. Eller and Charles C. McNeill, ex-offlcio members. Chamber of Commerce Education committee members are C. B. Eller,g C. C. Faw, Blair Gwyn, Ira Payne,' T. E. Story, J. F. Woodward, R. B. Church, Dr. J. S. Deans, Dr. H. B. Smith, Dwight Nichols, M. E. Wine coff. ? A committee composed of J. F. Woodward, C. B. Eller and T. E. Story was named to make a brief survey of educational needs in Wilkes county. Mrs. Bullis Dies; , Rites At Sanford Mrs. Mary Lou Wright Bullis, 76, died Wednesday morning at five a. m., at her home near San ford. She had been in apparently normal health and death was at tributed to a heart attack. Mrs. Bullis was a native of Wilkes county and spent the greater part of her life in Wilkes, where she was well and favor ably known. She was born at Millers Creek July 7, 1872, a daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Wright. She was married in 1895 to Roby J. Bullis and they lived at Millers Creek until 1919, when they moved to Lee county, near Sanford. Mr. Bullis, who was extensively engi.gea in farming near Sanford, diad sev eral years ago. While she lived in Wilkes, Mrs. Bullis was a member of Friendship Methodist chuich near Millers Creek and was known for her Christian character. Surviv ing Mrs. Bullis are the following son, and daughters; Carl W. Bul lis, Wilkesbord; Mrs. B. O. Nich ols, Mrs. W. H. McDuffie, Mrs. C. J. Jackson and Conrad Bul ls, all of Sanford. Also surviving are one brother and one sister, Mr. Will Wright, and Mrs. W. T. Webster, both of Statesville. She was preceded in death by ^two sons and two daughters, three in infancy, and Ray Bnllls, who died six years ago; also by one brother, John W. Wright, of Wilkesboro. Funeral service will be held Friday, two p. m., at Buffalo church near Sanford. the T. B. Hospital streptomycin fund daring the holidays. Anyone wishing to place ord ers for mints during the holi days, please call Mrs. L. D. Cooke or Mrs. G. T. Bare. The mints will also be on sale at Modern Cleaners, Bare's De partment Store, Key City Bakery, The Jewel -Box, and Insurance Service ft Credit company's of fice. The mints are made by Mrs. W. M. DeBerry, of this city. Alumni Speaker DEW MCCOLM E. CAMPffEU. Dean Malcolm E. Campbell of the School of Textiles at N. C. State College will be the princi pal speaker at a meeting of the Northwest State College Club in the Y.M.C.A. at Edkin on Mon day, December 13, at 7:30 o' clock. Rev. J. E. Pearson, Missionary, Will Speak To B. T. II. Dobson Minister Employed As Misionary Baptist Group Churches Rev. J. E. Pearson, pastor of Dobson Baptist church, has been employed as missionary in the Brushy Moutnain Baptist Asso ciation. In this capacity, he suc ceeds Miss Madge Lewis, who re signed for further scholastic work in California. Rev. Mr. Pearson will begin his new dut ies January i. ? Rev. Mr. Pearson will deliver the inspirational message on the theme, "Found Faithful In Our Task", in the simultaneous mass meeting of, the Brushy Mountain Associational Training Union to be held Monday, December 6, at 7:30 p. : m., in the Wilkesboro Baptist church. With each church in the asso ciation urged to send a delega tion, the training union program for 1949 will be presented by as sociational officers. Special music and other enjoyable feautres will be presented. Music Club Is Organized Here Ou Friday night, November 28, at the home of Mrs. A. F. Kilby, members of the Mozart Music club of Lenoir met with a group of local music lovers for the pur pose of assisting In the organiza tion of a music club in North Wilkesboro. Mrs. W. I. Pitts, president of the Lenoir club, was assisted by Mrs. B. M? Lackey and Mrs. Todd in presenting in formation concerning the work and value of a federated music club. A special feature of the meet ing was a musical program con sisting of vocal selections by Mr. and Mrs. William Stevens and piano selections by Mrs. Whls anant. During the social hour refresh ments were served by Mrs. R. S. Gribbs, Mrs. A. F. Kilby and Miss Ellen Robinson, hostesses of the evening. At tbe business meeting the following were elected to serve as officers of the newly organixd club. President, Miss Ellen Robin son; vice president, Mrs. A. F. Kilby; treasurer, Miss Lois Scroggs; secretary, Mrs. C. T. Doughton. Birthday Supper Rev. Clate Brown was given a surprise birthday supper Tuesday night, November 30, on his 34th birthday. The supper was provided by the membem of the Fairplains Baptist church,jW which he is pas tor. About fifty people met at Rev. Brown's home .in Oakwods about 7:00. There was plenty of delicious food for e veryone, including a large birthday cake with candles to rep resent each year that Rev. Brown has spent serving the Lord. Every one ate, sang spiritual hymns and had a wonderful time at the supper. Miss Ruby Bitrtm, pianist of Fair plains Baptist church, furnished the music for the sieging. Chorus Of 650 Voices Will Sing Christmas Carols Santa Claus Will Arrive In Four-Horse Sleigh At Memorial Park A chorus of about 650 from churches and schools in Wilkes will blend their voices in singing Christ mas carols aroftnd a lighted tree, to welcome the arrival of Santa Claus during the Christmas holiday open ing program in Memorial Park Fri day evening, December 3, seven o clock. Arranged by the Trade Promotion committee of the Wilkes Chamber of Commerce, this program is ex pected to draw a record crowd for Christmas events in North Wilkes boro. The choral groups, about 20 in number, will assemble in Memorial Park promptly at six o'clock, and from there will be carried by buses to four outlying points: Tenth street between D and E; Sixth street at the churches; Midway be tween the Wilkesboros; and the colored group at Smoot Park. Wilkes Transportation company .will furnish bus transportation without cost. At 6:50 o'clock all groups, with each singer carrying a lighted can ? Yv. gin arching to Me morial Park, singing enroute. Mean while the North Wilkesboro high school band will be playing Christ mas music at the park for entertain ment of spectators who have al ready arrived. SiC j6* ?'cIock the groups are scheduled to arrive at the gates of the park and will march in to gether, taking their places in a semi-circle about the lighted Christ tr^ P1***1 m the middle of the football field. Spectators are asked to be seated in bleachers on both sides of the field. WJ? CM?uion' of radi0 station wiujl, will be commentator for the [program. The entire groups will fflng carols in unison, led by Jay Anderson. Dr. John T. Wayland, First Baptist pastor, will lead the Christmas prayer, which will be fol lowed by more singing. To climax the program Dr. Gilbert R. Combs', First Methodist pastor, will read A Visit From St. Nicholas" (Twas the Night Before Christmas), with sound effects furnished by the high school band. There will be a pause midway of this poem when the chorus will sing "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town," and Santa will amve in traditional style in a gigantic sleigh drawn by four big horses. Santa himself will drama tize the remainder of the Christmas program read by Dr. Combs and will pick up boxes in which letters to Santa have been placed by chil dren present. Santa's final activi ties on the program will be going a!ong m front of the stands dis tributing candy to children. To the closing words of the poem, "Happy Christmas To All and to All a Good Night, Santa will be whisked away VnS? 1118 quarters at the North Pole, there to await the date of his universal, nocturnal visit on onnstmas eve. 0?Jhe ,Trfde Promotion committee acknowledges with thanks the trans portation of singing groups, to be furmshed by H. P. Eller,, owner of Wilkes Transportation company; S aT Service for the pub thp reuS 8j:stem' Dave Hall for hour 1 R fj1. f0U5 horsesi Spain hours, Belk s and Penney's for decorating the sleigh; the choral AT SerS'r A. F. Kilby, Lee Edward Harris. Miss Sara Jane Judy, Mrs C T Houghton and Zeb Dickson. ' ' J. C. Parsons TakenBy Death J. Cicero Parsons, 77, for many years a prominent farmer of the Purlear community, died Wednes day, 1:10 p. m., at the Wilkes hos pital following an illness of three weeks. ' Funeral service will be held Fri day, two p. m., at New Hope Bap tist church, where for several dec ades Mr. Parsons had been active in church work. Rev. C. J. Poole, pas tor, will be assisted by iRev. Vernon Eller, Rev. A. W. Eller and Rev. Glenn Huffman. SuWiving Mr. Parsons are his wife, Mrs. Sallie Persons; two daughters, Mrs. Conrad Forester, of Wilkesboro route one, Mrs. C. C. Ryan, of Purlear; one grandchild and one brother, H. 0. Parsons, of f ricket. In addition to church activities Mr. Parsons was actively interested in community and fraternal affairs. He was a member of the Mt. Pleas ant Masonic lodge.