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fol. 43, No. 67 Published Mondays and Thursdays NORTH WILKESB0R0, N. C., Monday, December 6,1948 Make North Wilkesboro Your Shopping Center
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BfrER $25,000 SPENT IN COST
\ OF TREATMENT FOR 42 WILKES
( POUO CASES DRMNfi THE YEAR
Ho epidemic of 1948 has been
most severe in the history of
county and 42 cases have
hospitalised, Sam Ogilvie,
irman of the Wilkes chapter of
National Foundation for Infan
Paralysis, reported to the North
Wilkesboro Lions Club, which will
the March of Dimes cam
'Baign in Wilkes in January.
The Wilkes chapter of the Foun
dation has spent already this year
more than $25,000 in treatment of
| these 42 victims, af whom 12 are
' still in hospitals. There have been
' two deaths from polio in the county.
] And Mr. Ogilvie reported that
nills for treatment continue to pour
into the depleted and in-the-red
treasury of the county chapter.
There is one patient from the east
ern part of Wilkes in an iron lung,
and a bill of $1,600 was recently
received for care of that patient.
To begin the year the Wilkes
chapter had about $6,000 in its
treasury. In treatment of early J
victims during the summer that
Mount rapidly vanished and ad-|
varices were asked from the Na
tional Foundation. These advances
from the national organization have
already passed $18,000 and will go
higher. In 1944, which previously
had been referred to as the epidemic
year in Wilkes, there were. 37 cases,
and treatment of those cases was
provided through advance of about:
$25,000 from the National Founda
tion,
The quota for the Infantile
Paralysis campaign in Wilkes in,
January has been set at $12,000,1
which will allow the Wilkes chap
ter some funds to carry on and re-1
turn a portion of the advanced j
money to the National Foundation.!
The Lions club has volunteered
to lead the campaign, and will ask
widespread cooperation from all
public spirited people in the county.
Mr. Ogilvie, chapter chairman, will
head up the campaign, assisted by
?division chairmen from the Lions
Club.
Larry Moore, a past chairman of
the campaign, will assist Mr. Ogil
vie. Glenn Andrews will be chair
men for Special Gifts division. Paul
Cashion will head the schools and
rural phase of the campaign while
Edward S. Finley will be chairmaft
for the factories and residential di
vision. W. D. Jester will head the
committee for special events and
publicity.
The Lions club progjam Friday
evening was made up of discussion
of the coming polio campaign by
Larry Moore and Mr. Ogilvie.
William G. Mitchell was inducte d
into club membership by Lan y
Moore and Boyd Stout was we -
corned back into the club after ? n
absence of several weeks. Preside] it
J. H. Whicker, Jr., presented to Pa ll
Cashion the Past District Depu y
Governor's button. Arrange men a
were made for providing a nee< y
-Mind woman with clothing, ai id
members were asked to prepare f >r
the annual delivery of a basket >f
gifts by each member to some dt b
titute family in the county just t e
fore Christmas.
Mrs. John Spicer
Funeral On Tuesday
Funeral service will ,be held
Tuesday, 11 a. m., at Wllijon
Knob Church of God for
Gladys Mae Casey Spicer, 49,
, of John Spicer, of Elkin, ro
ltfrs. Spicer dieg Saturday
? Rev. Roby Johnson and Rev.
aro Combs will conduct the last
' rites.
. Mrs. Spicer is survived by per
husband; one son, Tather
Casey, of Joynes; and three
children, Miss Annie Lee Spifcer,
of Baltimore; John K. Spicer! of
Washington, D. C.; and Rflph
Spicer, of Ronda.
'Teen Age Cent)
Te Open Satnrdhy
and
light
Wil
Wilkes Teen Age Center I will
open Saturday night, eight o'< lock,
ha the Wilkesboro gymnasiun
will alternate each Saturday
between Wilkesboro and Norti
kesboro gymnasiums.
All of 'teen age in Wilkes c rnnty
are invited to have an enj< yable
time Saturday night, eight ui til 11
11 o'clock.' A most intterestin : pro
gram has been arranged and a l who
atten^aare asked to carry a ing a
Christmas gift" costing ten c< "
nts.
^ almost every year J since
1900, Brazil has provided
than half of the United
coffee supply. Although th?
more
States
slang
name for the drink Is "Jm a". U,
S. Imports of coffee fro
Mast Indian island of thai
are relatively Hsht.
n the
name
Polio Chairman
s?iii Qgilvie, chairman of the
Wilkes Chapter of the Nation
al Foundation For Infantile
Paralysis, will head the march
of dimes campaign In ^Tilkes
in January. Because of the
great cost during the epidemic |
of thla year in treatment of
patients, the quota for Wilkes
has been set at f12,000.
Parker To Present
Trophies Toesday
Program has been arranged for
the first annual presentation of
winning team and blocking trophies
by the Liberty Theatre to Wilkes
boro and North Wilkesboro football
squads Tuesday evening, seven
o'clock, from the stage of the Lib
lerty Theatre.
Ace Parker, backfield coach at
Duke University and one of the All
America all-time greats of football,
will present .the-winning, team tro
phy to Wilkesboro for winning the
Wilkesboro-North Wilkesboro game
this year 25-6, and individual tro
phies to the player on each team
voted the best blocker. The winning
team trophy must be won three
years in succession before it be
comes the permanent property of
either school, and this will be the
trophy's first year.
The program will open at seven
p. m. with "America" by the North
Wilkesboro high school band. C. B.
Eller, county superintendent of
schools; Wm. T. Long, superinten
dent of Wilkesboro school; and J.
Floyd Woodward, superintendent of
North Wilkesboro school, will have
five minutes each on the program
prior to presentation ok trophies by
Ace Parker at 7:20. "America, The
Beautiful" by the North Wilkesboro
high school band will close the pro-1
gram.
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Bivins Elected
President Bine
Ridge League '49
Judge E. C. Bivens, of Mount
Airy, was elected president of the
Blue Ridge League in meeting of
the directors held yesterday in
Mount Airy. j
The North Wilkesboro baseball
club was represented by Attorney
Larry S. Moore, business manager
and league director.
Bivens became league president
in the middle of the 1948 season
when Stanley Radke, of Roanoke,
Va., resigned.
At the meeting expansion of the
league from six to eight teams was I
discussed and some of the prospects
for teams were listed as Leaksville
and Elkin, N. C., and Pulaski, Va.
The League towns now are Mount
Airy and North Wilkesboro , in
North Carolina, Galax, Wytheville,
Abingdon and Radford, Va.
Hubert White, of Galax, Vras
named vice president. The direc
tors cut the player limit from 17 to
15. Each team must carry eight
! rookies and not more than three
I class men and four limited service,
i Under a new ruling the home team
I for every game will retain all gate
'receipts, instead of a division of
I receipts from; each game as for
merly.
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Colored Woman Dies
Betsy Gentry, 87-year-old colored
resident of the Traphill community
died Wednesday and funeral service
was held Friday at Poplar Springs.
Surviving are her husband, Gabe
Gentry, four daughters and one sis
ter.
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SUPPORT THE Y. M. C. A.
Santa Is
Absher Child Hit
By Car Here Today
Travis Lee Absher, four-year
old son of Mr. and Mrs. Hort Ab
sher, was Injured today when he
was hit by a taxi driven by Geno
Smlthey on Hinshaw street.
The child was crossing the
street in' front of the Communi
ty store when he was hit by the
car. He was knocked to the pave
ment and sustained a head injury
Following treatment at The Wil
kes Hospital he returned home
today.
Central America
Subject Address
By Teacher Here
Miss Mildred Bradford Re
lates To Kiwanis Club
Central America Facts
A most interesting address about
Central America was the principal
feature of the North Wilkesboro
Kiwanis club meeting Friday noon.
Prior to the program it was an
nounced that the club will meet with
El kins Kiwanians at Elkin Thursday
night and 40 members said they will
go. A meeting will be held at the
Wilkes Hotel Friday noon for those
who cannot go to Elkin, in order
that they can make up their at
tendance.
Program Chairman P. W. Eshel
man presented Miss Mildred Brad
ford, seventh grade teacher at the
local city school, who gave a very
interesting talk on her experiences
in Central America as a teacher a
few years ago. Mrs. Bradford
gave a brief review of the charac
teristics of the six Republics of that
country and made the major part
of her talk about the Republic of
Nicaragua. She thinks Costa Rica
is perhaps the most cultured; its
people are for the most part white.
Nicaragua is the largest of the Re-i
publics and has many interests with
North America. It has oil, fruits,
coffee, rich mines of gold, and other |
products in which we are interested.
Miss Bradford thinks that there
are many reasons why we should
continue to improve our relations
with those countries. She thinks
that in time there will be a second
canal across1 the isthmus through
the Republic of Nicaragua.
At the meeting Friday Mrs. P. W.
Eshelman, Miss Lois Scroggs and
Miss Mildred Bradford were guests
of P. W. Eshelman.
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John A. Vickers
Funeral Saturday
Funeral service was conducted
Saturday afternoon at Denny
Grove church for John A. Vick
ers, age 80, well known Wllkes
boro colored man who killed him
self with a shotgun Thursday
morning at his home. Rev. M. V.
Horton conducted the last rites
and burial was In the family cem
etery.
The aged colored man Is sur
vived by his wife, Nelia Vickers;
one daughter, Mamie Watklns;
one sister, Edwlna Vickers, all of
Wilkesboro.
John, as he was familiarly
known to his many white friends,
was one of Wllkesboro's most In
dustrious citizens. Shortly after
his marriage in the year 1889 to
Nelia Wade, he purchased a lot
and built a large, comfortable
house. Throughout the years, he
was what might be called, the
"handy man" about the Wilkes
boro community, plowing gardens
and doing other farm work and
odd Jobs, In addition to his exten
sive farming Interests, over a
period of many years. He was
held In highest esteem not only
by the colored race, but by num
erous white friends, and he will
be greatly missed in the com
munity.
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G. M. Baker Sells
Wilkesboro Property
Mr. G. M. Baker has sold his
home, stock of merchandise, and
store building in the southwest
ern part of Wilkesboro to Mr
W. O. Wyatt, of Ashe county. Mr.
Wyatt expects to continue to op
erate a grocery store at the Bakfr
location.
A new folder on freezing chic
kens for home use has been pub
lished by the IT. S. Department
of Agriculture. It'Is available for
five cents from the superintend
ent of Documents, Washington,
28, D. C.
Cossack Choros
Well Received
In Concert Here
Chorus Of 650 To Sing Car
ols Around Lighted
Christmas Tree
(By Jay Anderson)
The Don Cossack Chorus has
come and gone. The first of the
Wilkes County Community Concert
series is history, but the memory of
a completely enjoyable evening will
remain. s
No more unique nor completely
satisfying concert could have been
given than this, and future concerts
presented here will have a great
deal expected from them. The Gen J
eral Platoff Don Cossack Chorus"!
under the inspired direction of Nich
olas Kostrukoff, with their subwav
basses and their stratospheric ten
ors captured the imagination of
their audience with their complete
oneness. This is truly a nidh's
chorus?from the profoundness of
Sfhi Ti bfS to the boy-choir,
treble of the top tenors.
The litanys of the Russian Church
were sung as only they can be sung
by a group of Russian men?with
reverence and deep feeling, Com-|
parable only to the negro spirituals
sung by one of that race. In the
singing of "0 Holy God," partic
5? one felt bimself more in a
cathedral than at a concert?the in
tonations of basso-profundo My
halik gave, a depth and majesty to
the prayer which nothing else could
have done This reviewer, express
iXi? E7 iefinite m"st
admit that the singing of 'The
Lord s Prayer" by Albert Hay Ma
lotte, was probably the weakest
spot on the program?the melody
was often lost and any attempt to
arrange a number of this sort for
concert use is usually poorly-done,
ladlang in reverence and simplicity,
f ? 1 ??n C?S8acks, we were led
tL? ^5? ? evening, are more
than ^gmg *s ope^they;
eetsiandmg sadists;.
Turning to the folk songs as sung
by the Don Cossacks, the audience
was not only sympathetic, but be
,a ?f Hie music and the
attitudes of the songs. We no long
er were in a cathedral, but had be
come a part of the group and sang
inwardly with the Cossacks without
ourselves knowing the music nor
the words.
Probably the most enjoyable of
the many soloists was the bass bari
Doubrovsky who sang with
f v1?!8 poWer? ^though there was
left little to be desired in any of the
soloists.
Beginning the final portion of
their program, the Don Cossacks
ever"P?Pular "Song of the
Volga Boatmen;" sang it as most of
us-have hoped to hear it sung. With
the Song of the Flea" the audience
fully realized the chorus were more
than superb singers?they are com
edians; they are men full of the joy
of living. We laughed with them;
^. f^fbed at their antics; we were
thrilled by the dancing. The color
ful costumes enthralled the au
dience, and there was no one in a
hu"7 leave at the conclusion.
There are three world-famous
choral groups?groups which be
come a part of the listener; on
Thursday night the Wilkes County
Community Concert series presented
one of these groups, and we ass
confident that if the other attrac
tions presented here by this organ
ization are as well-received, the
much-needed addition of good music
to this community would before
long be having to look for more
seats to accommodate those who
will insist on hearing great music
performed by great musicians.
jJoint Meeting Of
V.F.W./ Auxiliary
To Be Held FridayI
Blue Ridge Mountain Post of Vet
erans of Foreign Wars and Aux
iliary will meet Friday, eight p. m.,
[at the Legion clubhouse.
Several matters of importance
,will be taken up, including plans for
Chiistmas baskets to needy families
of veterans, and all members of the
post and auxiliary are asked to at
Itend.
Diamond Specialist
At Steele's Dec. 8!
H. B. Podell,' representing one of
|the largest diamond companies in
New York, will be at Steele's Jew
elry store Wednesday, December 8.'
Those who have any special'
preferences in diamonds, or who}
wish any special service or to dis
cuss diamond problems are invited
to see Mr. Podell at Steele's Wed-}
nesday.
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Malcolm Gambill
Wjns Football Letter
Af Phillips Academy
Malcolm Gambill, starting right
tackle of Wilkesboro high school's
undefeated and untied Rambler
football team of 1947, won his letter
this Reason at Phillips Academy at
Andcjver, Conn., this fall. Malcolm
was switched to the left guard posi
tion and was in the starting lineup
of seven games of the Academy's
first* undefeated football team.
Among the games won were vic
tories over Harvard and Yale fresh
man; elevens.
Malcolm is the son of Attorney
and* Mrs- Robert M. Gambill, o?
Wilkesboro.
LOCAL
NEWS
ltfessrs. Joe Hunt and Wayne
Gentry, eons of Mr. and Mrs. M.
P. Hunt and Mr. and Mrs. C. B.
Gentry, respectively, were here
tot the week-end from W.C.T.U.,
located at Cullowhee in Jackson
county. Mr. Hunt ha(d as his
gqest Mr. Carol Oabe, also a stu
dent of the college.
I Mr. and Mrs. R. Z. R'obinette
aid daughter, Miss Vera Robl
nfctte, of Georgetown, a. C., were
gjiests during the week-end in
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Rufns
Church, and also visited with
other relatives. They came np to
attend the funeral of J. Cicero
Parsons held Friday afternooa
a't the New Hope Baptist church.
. Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Godfrey
had the pleasure of having all
their family at home for Thanks
giving dinner. They were: Mr.
&nd Mrs. George. Parlier and dau
ghter, Patsy; Mr. and Mrs. W. A.
Edens and daughters, Susan and
Martha, of Washington, D. C.;
Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Godfrey and
son, Lonnle Lee, of Lenoir; Mr.
and Mrs. R. S. Godfrey, of North
Wilkes boro.
Attorney T. R. Bryan, of Wll
kesboro, and Solicitor Avalon B.
kail, of Yadkinville, made a trip
to Chicago by plane November
27. On November 28 they wit
nessed a professional football
game between the Chicago Sears
and the Washington Redskins,
Which the Bears won 48 to 14.
JPat Preston, a former AU-Ameri
.can at Wake Forest and Duke,
is a member of the Bears team.
?Preston is a nephew of Solicitor
Hall.
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Sutherland Child
Is Claimed By Death
Last rites were held Sunday
at Congo Holiness church for
Larry Thomas Sutherland, infant
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest
Sutherland. The child died Sat
urday. Surviving are the father
and mother and one sister.
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An electric roaster is a useful
supplement to the kitchen range
rather than substitute for it.
That's the opinion of home equip
ment specialists for the U. S. De
partment of Agriculture.
$5,500 Bonds Set
For Vern Ester
Vern Ester, 25-year-old married
man of the Roaring River communi
ty, was placed under bonds totaling
$5,500 following a hearing Friday
afternoon on charges of attempted
rape of Mrs. Everett. Cleary, of
Hays.
In the hearing held in the Wilkes
courthouse before Magistrates
Grover Pendry, C. G. Glass and C. J.
Jones, Mrs. Cleary told that Estei
went to her home on November 28
when her husband was away, that
he broke into the house by unlatch
ing-a Screen, nnd-that^ threw het
on a couch and made an unsuccess
ful attempt to assault her.
Mrs. Cleary was the only witness
except Deputy Sheriff Early Lowe,
who related that Mrs. Cleary told
him three days after the alleged as
sault the same things she had testi
fied in the hearing. Bond on the
assault charge was set at $5,000
and $500 on a peace warrant. Basis
of the peace warrant, Mrs. Cleary
said, was Ester's threat that he
would kill her if she ever told what
he had tried to do. Witnesses were
cited to appear at the December
term of court, which will begin
December 13.
Davis, Badgett
Play In Optimist
Football Bowls
llrad Davis, fullback, and Jaci
Badgett, wingback of the Nortb
Wilkesboro Mountain Lions football
team, played during the week-end in
Optomist Bowl football contests.
Davis was in the starting lineup
and played a greater part of the
contest at High Point Saturday
night, where the Eastern all stars
defeated the West 6 to 0. Davis
played fullback for the west and re
peatedly made substantial gains
but his team was unable to score.
At Asheville Badgett was kept
out of the starting lineup because of
a recurring knee injury but he en
tered the game in the first half and
played a greater part of the second
half of the contest Badgett was
highly praised by football observers
for his play, particularly on defense.
The game ended in a 6-6 deadlock
between Eastern and Western
sqnadn.
Robt. B. Williams,
Former Resident Of
This City, Succumbs
Robert B. Williams, 67, of Raleigh
and Cary, died of a heart attack
Thursday night.
Mr. Williams, who represented a
bank supply firm, made his home for
several years in North Wilkesboro
and since leaving here he and his
family had often visited friends and
relatives here. He was an uncle of
Mrs. Gordon Finley. While making
his home here he was also engaged
in the orchard business, and owned
the Brushy Mountain orchard now
owned by E. G. Finley.
Funeral service was held Satur
day afternoon in Raleigh. Those
from here attending were Mr. and
Mrs. Gordon Finley and daughter,
Miss Mary Elmore Finley.
Return that Bet* to the IAnijr.
Holiday Program
Postponed Becanse
Of Rain On Friday
Members ? Community Con
cert Association Thrilled
With Performance
Santa Claus' pre-holiday visit
scheduled for Friday night was
washed out because of heavy rains
and the Christmas program, Santa
Claus and all, will be carried out
Thursday evening, seven o'clock, in
Memorial Park.
Santa Claus was willing to make
his appearance Friday evening, rain
or shine, a spokesman for the Trade
Promotion committee of the .cham
ber of commerce said, but it would
have been inconvenient and most
uncomfortable for the 650 people in
the chorus for spectators. Santa
Claus was very agreeable about the
postponement, and wants to meet
all the children in Memorial Park
Thursday evening.
The postponement is not ex
pected to hamper the program
in any way, and everything will
be carried out Thursday as had
been scheduled for last Friday night.
The chorus singers will assemble at
the park at six o'clock and be car
ried by bus to four points, from
which they will march with lighted
candles to Memorial Park, arriving
there at seven o'clock.
The North Wilkesboro band will
entertain spectators at Memorial
Park from 6:30 until seven o'clock.
After the choral groups arrive
they will sing carols about a lighted
Christmas tree. Dr. Gilbert R.
Combs will read "A Visit From St.
Nicholas," which will be acted out
with timely arrival of Santa Claus
in a four-horse sleigh with gobs of
candy and presents for the children
present.
Damascus Choir To
Sing Sunday Night
The well known Damascus colored
choir will give a concert at the
Wilkesboro Methodist church Sun
day night at 7:30 o'clock, to which
the public is cordially invited. A
silver offering will be taken during
the concert hour. Net proceeds will
be used for the benefit of the church.
Bazaar A Success
The bazaar and food sale con
ducted Saturday by members of the
Pearl White circle of the Methodist
church in the Winkler building was
a success, more than $100.00 being
realized from the sale of candy,
pies, cakes, chicken salad, and fancy
work. The members of the circle
greatly appreciate the patronage of
the public.
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Eastern Star To Meet
The Wilkes Chapter No. 42',
Order of the Eastern Star, will
meet Thursday at 7:30 p. m., In
the lodge hall. All members are
requested to attend.
This anouncement is signed by
Mrs. Winnie Duncan, W. M., and
Mrs. Lorene Webber, secretary.
Masonic Notice
Qulncy B. Huffman, master(
and Troy L. Perry, secretary, an
nounce the following meeting:
Emergent Communication of
North Wilkesboro Lodge No. 407,
A. F. ft A. M., Wednesday night,
December 8, at 7:30. Work In
third degree. All members are
requested to be present. Visitors
are welcome.
Firecrackers An
Entirely Outlawed
. Sheriff C. G. Poindexter has called
attention to the fact that firecrack
ers and holiday fireworks are out
lawed by law in North Carolina.
It is a violation of the state law
to sell, possess, transport or shoot
firecrackers anywhere in North
Carolina.
Sheriff Poindexter stated that he
is giving, warning that the law will
be enforced, in order that any who
wilfully violate the law may know
what to expect.
Bluejackets And All
Stars To Play Eighth
Eller's Bluejackets and Millers
Creek All Stars will meet in a bas
ketball game Wednesday night,
eight o'clock, in Millers Creek gym
nasium. A most exciting basket
ball contest is anticipated.