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S'resh vegetables oontaln many
neceesary vitamins aid mineral
elements so Important to good
health during" the winter months.
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Farmers' cash receipts from
marketings during: 1948 will total
slightly larger than last year, ac
cording to present estimates.
NOTICE
PUBLIC
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Wlfaf&WJk It'' > . • •
We wish to announce that, beginning
JANUARY 1,1949
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the night bus operations were changed
to the following schedule:
Leave North Wilkesboro
For Millers Creek 5:05 P. M., 9:15 P. M.
A Leave Millers Creek
/Wilkesboro 5:25 P. M., 9:35 P. M.
\ f Leave North Wilkesboro
tor Fairplains 10:00 P. M., 11:50 P. M.
Leave Fairplains
For N. Wilkesb'o 10^5 P. M., 12:10 P.M.
Leave N. Wilkesboro for Moravian Falls,
Pores Knob and Boomer
5:45,10:30,12:20 P. M.
♦Leave Boomer, Pores Knob and Moravian
Falls For North Wilkesboro
6:40 P. M., 11:10 P. M.
Please note the changes in our night
schedules so that you will not be incon
venienced in any way. „ .
WILKES TRANSPORTATION
COMPANY, INC.
H. P. Eller, President and General Mgr.
He
Fairplains Club Hot
A Christmas Party
The Fairplains dome Demon
stration Clnb held their Christ
mas meeting in the home of their
president, Mrs. Wiley Brooks.
The home was lovely with the
YuJetlde decorations.
The meeting, with 38 members
present, was called to order by
the president. "Silent Night" was
used as the opening song. The
business session was next in ord
er, after which the Heart Sisters
were revealed. This proved to be
a happy occasion for everyone,
since everyone received such nice
gifts, cards, and kind deeds
throughout the year.
Games were enjoyed under the
leadership of Mrs. Lucille Bum
garner. .
The hostess, assisted by Mrs.
W. E. Snow, served refreshments
consisting of cookies, cut in shape
of stars and trees, punch and
candy- which were enjoyed by
everyone. .
In appreciation of the faithful
service of Mrs. Wiley Brooks, the
clubs president, the club present
ed her crystal in her pattern, v
The club adjourned to meet in
'49, looking forward to greater
achievements in the New Tear.—
Reported by Mrs. K. H. Gillean.
Mr. Merchant
HERES GOOD NEWS
FOR YOU
You Can Buy Your FEED, FLOUR, STA
PLE AND FANCY GROCERIES...
fi _
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HEAPER FROM US, AND
KE MORE PROFIT FOR
YOURSELF
MORE PEOPLE TO YOUR STORE BY SAVING
THEM MONEY ON THEIR
GROCERY AND FEED NEEDS
Will Pay You, Mr. Merchant, and Pay You
Well, to Come In and Let Us Show you the Sav
ings You Will Get By Trading With Us.
We Sell to Licensed Merchants Only *
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KEY CITY
WHOLESALE GROCERY
Telephone 765 . . . Walter Dickerson, Manager
Corner 6th and 'B* Sts. * North Wilkjksboro, N. C.
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MISS UNNEY WRITES ON
SCHOOL SITUATION
The ideas expressed In the ar
ticle by Dr. Hanlbal G. Duncan
are, 1 think, gtfbstatlonally cor
rect. Despite making very little,
success, at least In a financial
way, with my own education,
there is no one who believes
more strongly in education and
its amelioration than I. But from
teaching and my contacts with
students I have found the ma
jority of grade and high school
students were appallingly Ignor
ant and illiterate. It is true a
small minority of students are
quite as well prepared, for their
grade as a teacher could expect.
When the standard set by schools
is so low, they deserve much
credit. Cut a large number of stu
dei^i in the 4th grade know
enough to ibe In the first; a
large number of those In the
eighth know enough to be in the
4 th; and a large number of those
in the 12th probably know
enough to be in the 8th. I never
taught the twelfth.
If, as Dr. Duncan s'cates, per
sons who had not finished the
7th grade were allowed to teach,
it is highly incongruous that, at
the same time, probably a good
many with a bachelor's degree
and some graduate work were
unable to obtain positions. Per
sonally, I had a sick mother for
four years and also a farm, a
home, and considerable livestock.
I was hardly in a position to ac
cept a teaching job. and made
HTll V tPTltotivD offnrtfl to annnra
one, instead of being "out beg
ging for a job," as charged by
Mr. T. W. Ferguson. In the Win
ston-Salem Journal I discussed
the amusingly confused situation
in educatfon, in which teachers
without certificates were employ
ed and some college graduates
with A certificates were unable
to obtain work. I was not seek
ing a job and 1 was n°t refer
ring to myself alone. A promi
nent, wealthy farmer on the up
per Yadkin, who is praised by
everyone, seized the opportunity
to abuse me for being in moder
ate circumstances and for differ
ing with him on flood control,
which had nothing to do with
schools.
When teachers were required
to pay one fourth of one month's
salary toward the Democratic
campaign fund just before the
election in the autumn of 1938,
I was teaching at Roaring River
and readily made the contribu
tion but thought so little of the
scheme I denounced it in several
newspaper articles. When Dr.
Duncan, Rev. Mr. Lynch and
others spoke at the courthouse in
a mass meeting in Mr. Story's
behalf, I was requested to speak
also. The registrar in Antioch
told the chairman of the Roaring
River school board I must not be
permitted t0 teach another' day
after my articles appeared. I did
Special!
CLOSE-OUT LOTS
One lot men's all wood, hard
finish worsted suits. Well tail
ored. Best grade domestic wool,
Sizes include regulars, shorts,
longs and stouts. Formerly low
priced at $33.00. Choice now at
$27.50.
15 men's good quality all wool
topcoats. Good tailoring. Water
repellant. Were low-priced at
$17.95. Reduced for quick sale to
$14.95.
A few men's genuine horsehide
jackets left. Rayon lined. With
action back. Broken sizes. Re
duced to $16.50.
Men's Big Ben overalls. One of
the best overalls made. Now $2.49
pair.
Men's first quality Mayo union
suits now $1.59,
Boys' winter union suits. Both
long and short sleeve style now
only $1.00.
Men's and boys' all wool sweat
ers at greatly reduced prices.
Fruit of The Loom prints. 38
inches wide, guaranteed fast col
ors, now only 39t yard.
$3.75 quality 54-inch 100 per
cent all wool dress, coat suit, coat
and skirt material reduced to $2.25
per yard.
Broken lot man's red, grey and
blue flannel shirts. Our Close-out
price only $2.00. Boys' same qual
ity assorted colors now only $1.50.
These are only a few of the bar
gains we have to offer.
The Goodwill Store
I
;each until schoc 1 closed but
was not reelected though I paid
the levy.
I think the sti nd I took has
militated against my securing *a
job to this day, 4 at X am glad I
book it. I ha(l signed because
of my mother's i lness; the new
committeemen di I not know it
and probably fire I me more over
politics than beca lse of poor ord
er. I was remove 1 as Democratic
vice-chairman in A-ntiofih.
The county si perlntendent is
supposed to hav« told the form
er school chairm in'e wife I was
incompetent to teach and that
no one else witk so little educa
tion as i had c rer taught in
Wilkes (Mr. Ell n denied this).
Mr. T." W. Fer ueon claimed I
am North Carol) la's most illiter
ate inhabitant; intimated the
Martins, Linneyc and Corpenlngs
were the fami ies sociologists
menat in studh s of the jukes;
and said I was ylng in asserting
I was a high s< hool and college
graduate and hi d taught at Wil- (
knnhnrn anil Rins Hn? (Thin
Is a matter east jr checked).
Once I failec half a year of
college algebra
know very little I am very glad,
however, that
ever taught In
education than
valedictorian of
North Wilkesh
attended Cox
very person who
Wilkes had njpre
one who was
her class in the
ro high school;
College, College
Park, near Atl tnta, for one se
mester (having
scholarship);
College half a
an A. B. from
ahd, according
faculty, made
ibeen awarder a
t ttended Bluefield
quarter; received
Woman's College
to some of the
the second or
third highest g ades in a class of
2751; and had
ate and extens
wrong with s<
dents and teac
interested, as
educated but
Pupils lack th
ing they had
Mamma taugl t
Creek and Va
A communi
agricultural p
ing drawn ui
area tyider th3
and I certainly
done some gradu
on work.
Besides po itics, one thing
< aools is that stu
lers are bored, not
Or. Hubert Poteat
suggested, mo *e students are
ducated less well,
hunger for learn
years ago when
music at Cove
hti, or when Papa
taught at Moi ivian Falls.
rtUTH LINNEY.
o
y-wide, long-range
ogram is now be
for the Asheville
leadership of the
Asheville Cha aber #f Commerce.
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AUCTION SALE!
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Stock of Merchandise
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with an inventory value of approximately
$2,500, a 1940 model Chevrolet pickup,
store fixtures and equipment, household
furniture and other personal property of
the estate of the late Chester C. Wingler
will be sold at public auction to highest
bidder for cash, on the premises of the late
Chester C. Wingler, 2 griiles east of North
Wilkesboro on Highway 268, on
JANUARY 18, AT 2 P. M.
TAL J. PEARSON,
Administrator of the Estate of Chester C.
Wingler.