North Wilkesborol las &
trading radius of 60 miles,
serving 100,000 pec pie in
Northwestern Carolii a.
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Published Mondays and Thursdays NORTH WILKESB0R0, N. C., Thursday, January 20, 19<
Make North Wilkesboro Your Shopping
Pf OLIO—
Inundation For Infantile
Pnralysis spent over $20,000
j^Z/ilkes Ptlio VicttSs iS
I*Q48. Goal of the January
pimpaign is $12,000.
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VVol. 43, No.~79
: F00p production WINNERS HONORED at luncheon
Here are pictured the 4-H club boys and girls whose food production and
leadership in 1948 won for them cash prizes given by the North Wilkesboro Kiwanis
which were presented at the luncheon meeting Friday noon. Seated in front
of the food producers are County Agent paul Choplin, Assistant Home Agetit Ma
garet Morrison, and Assistant County Agent H. C. Colvard. Left to right, front row,
are: Georgia Lou Sprinkle, Julia Felts, Polly Corriette, Carolina Ferguson, Walter
■ 1? , ! R®ba Cleary; back row: Kathleen Sebastian, Bobbie Brooks, Doris Miller,
Rachel Scroggs, Buddy Mathis Herbert Broyhill, Ray Huffman, Edwin McGee.
photo by Lane's Studio).
ACHIEVEMENT DAY IS GREAT EVENT
FOR 4-H CLUB MEMBERS IN WILKES
W— I i
r~ ^ By H. C. COIiVARD
A^Assistant County Agent)
"^^gular 4-H Club meetings
werer held recently in the Ben
ham, Traphill and North Wilkes
boro schools. With a total of 65
boys attending. Plans for our 4-H
Club Achievement Day were dis
cussed along with forestry tim
ber stand improvement and tree
planting. %
Our annual 4-H Club Achieve
ment Day was held in the City
Hall of North Wilkesboro on
January 14, beginning at' 10:00
a. m. This program was in charge
of Buddy Mathis, 4-H Club Coun
ty Council President. The pro
gram was as follows:
Call to order, Buddy Mathis,
President, 4-H Council; Invoca
tion, Dr. John T. Wayland, pas
tor, First Baptist church, North
Wilkesboro; 4-H Club Pledge,
led by Buddy Mathis; 4-H Songs,
Rachel Scroggs, Polly Cornette,
j George Low Sprinkle, Doris Mil
ler and Bobby Brooks.
Welcome and recognition of
guests, Buddy Mathis; Recogni
tion of officers, H. C. Colvard,
Assistant County Agent; Song,
"This Little 4-H Light ef Mine,"
Group; Passing Parade * V
chievement 1948, County f \
ners; Awarding of Prizes. Jlar
garet C. Morrison, H. C. Colvard;
Food production prizes, W. K.
Sturdivant, member of Kiwanis
Club.
Following the Achievement
Day Program our 4-iH Club mem
bers were in. charge of the Ki
wanis Club program at their reg
ular meeting. At this time our
coaty winners in the Food Pro
(foefBpn Contest sponsored by the
. N*>rtl Wllkesboro Kiwanis Club
were/ recognized. These winners
are as follows:
> 1st prize $%5.00, Toby Wel
*> born, 25,250 pounds corn and
' beef.
2nd Prize $20.00, Edwin Mc
<3e»—17,750 pounds food, in
clnding corn, small grain and
beef.
3rd Prize $10.00, Herbert and
Walter Broyhill—7,920 pounds
tood In the form of fruit.
4th Prize $5.00, Ray Huffman
—1,745 pounds beef.
1st Prize $30.00, Edith Marie
Ferguson—2,160 pounds of beef.
2nd Prize $20.00, Carolina Fer
guson—1,980 pounds of beef.
3rd prize $10.00, Reba Cleary
-—925 pounds of beef.
Mjss Margaret Morrison, As
sistant Home Agent gave the
meaning of the 4-H's followed by
the reading of the Passing Pa
rade by Rachel Scroggs a 4-H
Club member. Edwin MoGee 4-H
club member of Mt. Pleasant
gave a short talk on his trip to
the National 4-H Club Congress
and the International Livestock
and Seed Exposition. The pro
gram ended with a song by the
4-H Club members present.
All county winners were given
. a banquet by the Duke Power
Company of North Wllkesboro
at 8:30 p. m., at the Carolina
Restaurant. These _ winners and
\ their parents were recognized at
1 this program. Mr. L. R. Harrill,
4-H Club Leader was at his best
In rendering a very inspirational
talk to these winners and their
parents.
Democrats Boomer
MTownship To Meet
■ ■ (V. J. Earp requests the at
tendance of all Democrats of
\Boomer township at a meeting to
> 'be held at Boomer school house
"Tuesday night, January 25, at
seven o'clock. It will be a busi
ness meeting and a large attend
ance is urged.
Dr. Combs' Subject
"Alcohol, Deceiver"
Dr. Gilbert R. Combs, pastor
of the First Methodist church,
will use as a subject, "A Great
Deceiver, Alcohol", in the morn
ing service Sunday,January 22'.
Little Theatre
Group Formed In
N. Wilkesboro
The Community Little Theatre
is the name given the drama
group organized last Thursday
evening in the Grace Frank Kil
|>y Studio.
Jay Anderson was elected pres
ident, Miss Harriett Crutchfield
as secretary and treasurer, Mrs.
IV G. Finley, director, and Miss
Grace Frank Kilby, assistant di
rector.
The Community Little Theatre
is an organization for the devel
opment of a civic interest in the
drama as a vehicle of education
and entertainment for the public,
besides being a source of exper
ience and pleasure for those ac-1
tively participating in the work.'
Eligibility of active member
ship is that they be above high
school age and sufficiently inter- j
ested in the organization to aid
and to be willing to take active
part given them by the director,
and attend meetings.
(It is the plan of the club to
start with simple dramatizations
and material has already been or
dered. Production will start soon
and a call meeting will be held
to read the plays and assign
parts. Notice of this meeting will
be given and it will be held in
the XJrace Frank Kilby Studio in
the Crow building on C street.
Charles C. Bledsoe,
Wilkes Native Dies
In Fall In Texas
Charles C. Bledsoe, 56 years
old, a major West Texas live
stock dealer of San Angelo, was
found dead in the mountainous
ranch country north of VanHorn
where he had gone on a hunting
trip. Mr. Bledsoe apparently had
slipped on a ledge and knocked
himself unconscious. Exposure
contributed to his death.
Born in North Carolina, Mr.
Bledsoe moved as a lad of 14
years with his father and mother
to Oklahoma, thence to Texas.
He was a nephew of the late R.'
L. Wellborn, of Wilkesboro, and
a cousin of Mrs. R. C. Meadows,
of Pores Knob.
1949 Studebakers
To Be Shown 21st
Motor Market, Inc., lpcal deal
er for Studebaker automobiles
and trucks, will show the 1949
model Studebakers Friday, Janu
ary 21st.
The Studebaker, a leade.r in
post-war styling, has many new
features for this year, including
new upholsteries, new instrument
panel, new body colors, self-ad
justing brakes, extra leverage
steering, panoramic vision, auto
matic overdrive and many other
splendid features.
Style marked with new distinc
tion are the Studebaker Com
mander, Champion, and Land
Cruiser. The public is cordially
invited to see the new models at
Motor Market, Inc., on Ninth
street. i
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Van Church Dies In
Navy In California
Van Church, 30, of the Moxley
community, of Wilkes* county,
who died Monday night at the
naval hospital in Oakland, Calif.,
will be brought back to Wilkes
for funeral and burial.
Church, a chief petty officer in
the navy, had been seriously ill
for the past month. Funeral ar
rangements are incomplete pend
ing arrival of the body here.
Mr. Church was born Febru
ary 25, 1918, son of the late J.
P. and Clemma Church, of Mox
ley. He enlisted in the navy in
1940 and at the time of his
death was stationed at the naval
supply base at Oakland, Califor
nia. , i n
Survivors are his wife, his
mother, one brother and six sis
ters. ; "'I ¥\
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Leonard Turley Is
Author of New Book
Leonard Turley»„ierm«ljr_ .at
North Wilkesboro and now re
siding in Louisville, Ky., is au
thor of a new ana popular hook
entitled "That Barton Boy."
The story, especially adaptable
to boys and interesting to all
readers, revolves around the ac
tivities of two boys and theic
colored pal in camping, fishing,
travels and other activities for
the outdoor boys. The book was
published by K. L. Lindquist
Publications, 2 West 46th street,
New York.
Mr. and Mrs. Turley resided
in North Wilkesboro for several
years while he was representa
tive in this area for a large hard
ware firm in Louisville.
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Rug Demonstration
Thursday, Jan. 27
(By Mrs. Annie H. Greene, Home
Demonstration Agent)
If you are interested in learn
ing to make beautiful hooked
rugs, begin now to make your
plans to attend the rug making
demonstration which will be held
In the Town Hall of North Wil
kesboro on Thursday, January
27. This demonstration will last
from 2 to 4 p. m.
Miss Rose Ellwood Bryan from
State College will conduct this
demonstration. Many of you had
the happy privilege of attending
demonstrations given by Miss
Bryan and I am sure that you
will wish to be present and see
the rug making demonstration.
Please invite your friends and
let's have a large group present.
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'Teen Age Center
On Saturday Night
Wilkes 'Teen Age Center will
operate Saturday night, eight un
til eleven o'clock, in the North
Wilkesboro school gymnasium.
Features of recreation to be
provided will include a bingo par
ty and a minstrel play.
The Youth Center is operated
for all 'teen age boys and girls
in Wilkes county and all are in
vited to take advantage of the
recreational opportunities af
forded.
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Tar Heel Republicans
To Hear Senator Cain
Lexington, . Jan. 18.—Senator
Harry P. Cain, of Washington
state, will be principal speaker at
the annual Lincoln Day Dinner
to be held by North Carolina Re
publicans In Winston-Salem on
February 12th.
Jones Is Honored •
At Convention Of
Poultry Processors!
Forrest E. Jones, president of
the Wilkes Mountain Poultry |
Products company, was elected 4
member o' the executive com
mittee of the processors division
of Southeastern Poultry and Egg
Association in annual convention
January 15 through 17 in At
lanta, Oa.
The executive committee is
composed of five members. The
Association covers eleven south
eastern states. Mr. Jones was ac
companied to the convention by
Harry Hettiger, secretary-treas
urer of the Wilkes Mountain
Poultry Products company. En
route they visited a number of
processing plants in South Caro
lina and Georgia.
Weed control through the use
of 2,4-D is coming into increas
ing use in wheat, corn, and other
grain fields.
Sister Kenny Show
Creek
Benefit
Theatre on
present "Sis
Alt Millers
For Polk
The Millers Creek!
Friday night will
ter Kenny", a spllndid movie,
for benefit o' the pd lo campaign,
and a)l proceeds wil go into the
polio fund. Admiasioi will not be
chargf< i, but all who see the pic
ture aie asked to c< ntribute lib
erally: i is they can.
"Sifter Kenny" is
an Aiiajt^alian nurse
ed the
infant!
Os
is the
Bobby
ter of
the story of
who develop- j
li of treating
fjlenny metho
;ef paralysis patients an,} is
most appropriate for the occas
slon. | !
fecial inerest in the show
part played by Little Miss
itell Cooper, granddaugh
ter. and Mrs. R. D. Cooper,
of Furtyar, and who is well re
membered here where she made
an apjie^rance in the Farmers'
Day projgram in 1947. Bobby Nell
t-he part of one of the
ni children in "Sister Knn
Re-Burials Announced Fo^ Wilkes Soldiers
The body of Technical Sergeant
James Raleigh Church, husband
of Mrs. Mamie Church, of North
Wilkesboro, arrived today at
Reins-Sturdiyant Funeral home,
and wjll
noon^SL
Mr. atidt _ ^
Wilkesboro route one.
Funeral service will be held
Sunday afternoon at 2:30 at Mt.
Pleasant Baptist church with Dr.
John T. Wayland and Rev. A. W.
Eller officiating. Burial will be in
.the church cemetejry.
T. Sgt. Church was killed in
action in France pn February 6,
1945.
Surviving are his wife, his
father and mother and the fol
lowing brothers and sisters: Dr.
Atery M. Church, Winston-Sa
lem Mrs. J. D. Wellborn, North
Wilkesboro: L. H. Church, Day
tona Beach, Florida; Mrs. or B.
Tadlock, Charlotte; Mrs. Sam
Rushton, Greer, S. C.; Wayne and
Carl Church, of Wilkesboro route
one. /
Howard Deal Rites
Sunday Mt. Olive
Funeral service will be held
Sunday, January 23, 2:30 p. m.,
at Mt. Olive Baptist church for
Seaman Howard Deal, who was
killed in the Pacific area during
World War II. Rev. C. C. Hol
land and Rev. E. V. Bumgarner
will conduct the last rites.
' Seaman Deal was a son of Mr.
1 and Mrs. Edgar J. Deal, 0f Pores
Knob route two.
Funeral service Ifor Pvt. Fred,
0. Davis, who was tilled in action
in Germany April 81 1945, will be,
held Sunday, 11 a I m., in Reins-J
Sturdivant chapel |n North Wil
ka
aid
the v service and b
Mount Lawn ceme^i
Pvt. Davis is s
wife, Mrs. X>eona
sons, James D.
Davis, of North "W|
three; his father,
Pores Knob; one
Davis, Of Alexand1
sisters, Mrs. Willf
Elizabeth town;
Caudill, Statesvill
Eller, of Danville,
i|rlal will be In |
ry.
Irvived by his
pavis, an<j two
Wayne M.
IkesboTo route
ifitch Davis, of
|»rother, Morris
ia, Va.; three
am A. Booth,
Ire. Leonard
e;' Mrs. Bruce
Va.
Pvt. Simmors Rites
At Wilkes boro 22nd
Funeral service Ifor Pvt. Aubra
Clinton Simmons, who lost his
life during Worl-J War 11 in
Holland March 1 ,« 1945, will be
held Saturday, t^'o p. m., at
WiIke£bor0 Bapti^ church with
the pastor, Rev.
shire, conducting
Surviving Pvt.
W. N. Brook- j
|the service.
Simmons are |
his father and mcither, Calvin C
and Annie Hall
brother and four!
Simmons, of Will)
Simmons; one
sisters, James
'aaboro, Mrs. L.
L. Propst, of Clause City, Va.,
Mrs. J. P. Price, <ft Boomer, Mrs.
Outher Dean an/1 Mrs. Essa
Grissom, of Oxford.
SUPPORT THf Y. M. C. A.
THRONG EXPECTED TO VIEW 1949
CHEVROLETS HERE SATURDAY
The eagerly-awaited showing
of the 1949 model Chevrolets
will be held Saturday, January
22, at Gaddy Motor Company, lo
cal Chevrolet and Buick dealer.
Announcement that the new
and highly modern Chevrolets
will be shown has created mnch
interest and a record crowd to
see a new automobile model is
expected.
•Gaddy Motor company has pre
pared to welcome the many peo
ple expected, and doors will be
open for the showing from seven
a. m. until ten p. m. Saturday.
Valuable Door Prizes
Each person who goes to Gad
dy Motor company Saturday to
view the new Chevrolet will have
equal chance at the valuable door
prizes to be given away. These
' prizes include an automobile rad
io, a set of tailored seat covers,
and ten lubrication jobs. Drawing
will be at six p. m. and winners
do not have to be present at that
time.
); Refreshments, including ooffee
and doughnuts, and flowers for
the ladles will be given all those
attending the showing,
j Chevrolet's Greatest Changes
' The 1949 model Chevrolets,
three of which mil be shown on
Saturtflay, Incorporate the great
test changes in Chevrolet for any
one year of the kong and highly
successful recor<| of Chervolet,
which'has l®d In'lumber of sales
for J,8| conescutiVe years, a com
pany Official saicji today, and ex
pressed confidence that the 1943
mogeld will be t|
Chevi-olets ever
Relative to- <
Motor company
some Increase I:
carfe over the h umber received
duftng the past jear,
W.
Gaddy]
Pope,
maj
vit
a tic
neV ' 1949 model Chevrolets on
Sa
F. Gaddy,
'the compar
ri to the p
ut4ay.
le most popular
built.
ertveries, Gaddy
is anticipating
the number, of
president of the
Motor company, and O. K.
y's general sales
taager, both extend a hearty in
iblic to view the
Carpion Sreelman
inj:
lie 3
tioln
ha|
ti
EM
dak
Is New
arjmon Steelman is now serv
on the North
force, which)
er, Chief J. E1
Policeman
Wilkesbbro po
has been short
pded since th# recent resigna
cjf L. I#. Parsons and Keller
Walker said to
OUTSTANDING YOUNG MAN OF
1948 TO BE HONORED FRIDAY
AT JOINT MEET CIYIC CLUBS
OiYic clubs in North Wllkes
boro wiH meet jointly in a ban
quet at Hotel Wilkes Friday ev
ening at 6:45, to honor "The
Outstanding Young Man of
1948".
The -banquet 0f Klwanis, Opti
mist,and Lions clubs an,j the
Wilkes Junior Chamber of Com
merce will hare as feature speak
er Harry J. Krusz, manager of
the Winston-'Salem Chamber of
Commerce, and there will be oth
er entertainment features on the
program.' Richard Johnston is
chairman of the committee in
charge of arrangements.
Selection of the outstanding
young man of the year will _ be
the culmination of "National Jay
cees Week" in this community.
The Jaycees are sponsoring the
event, and the young man to re
ceive the distinguished service a
ward will be chosen by a com
mittee of judges over 36 years of
age. The judges will pick the
most outstanding young man
from the standpoint of communi
ty service, from nominations
which were received during the
nomination period. The man to
receive the honor must be under
36 years of age.
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Community Singing At
Pine View Church
On Sunday night, January 23,
at 7:30, there will ;be a com
munity singing at Pine View
church, 9 miles north of North
Wilkesboro, on highway No. 18.
Reece Mastin ia chairman and
will be present. The publW is
most cordially welcome. Singers
are urged to attend and take
part.
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Three Cases Tried
In Superior Court
Wilkes superior court recessed
early this week after convening
three-weeks' term. Judge J. Will
Pless, of Marion, is the presiding
Jurist.
Divorces were granted in two
cases: Irene Dancy versus Oscar
Dancy, and Jean Lindsay versus
E. J. Lindsey.
In a suit of Valdese Furniture
company versus Monroe Crane,
judgment was rendered in favor
of the defendant. Ownership of
$125 worth of furniture was con
tested. This was the third time
the case had been tried. In prev
ious trials verdicts had been set
aside.
A number of motions in cases
pending were heard <by the court
this week.
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K. of P. Lodge To
Meet* Monday Night*
The Knights of Pythias lodge
will meet Monday night at 7:30
for work in the seeond degree,
and a large attendance of mem
bers is requested.
Banquet
Harry J. Krusz,
the Winston-Salem
Commerce, will be the
at the banquet of Jayceis
tlmlsts, Lions, and Kiwi
to be held Friday ev<
6:45, at Hotel Wilkes to
the young man selected
"Young Man Of The Y<
Wilkes county.
manager
Chan|b6r
ening
of
of
g|>eaker
Op
|nians,
at
honor
*s the
" in
Two Dime Boai
Will Be Operal
Here On Saturday
Optimists Set Record With
Over $87 In Four Ho
Much Work Urge
A dime board, operand by
Maurice Walsh and TVirresI Tug
man, of the North Wilklsboro
Optimist club, set a new Jecord
Sate
tile paralysis campaign in
said today that two board^
be operated on the streets J itur
day, January 22, onq by th Op
timists and one by the Lions
Although they are called 1 lime
boards", larger contribution! are
stressed this year because W Ikes
is asked to raise $12,000 ii the
polio fund. This amount * )uld
be only half of what the Nat >nal
Foundation advanced to the Wil
kes chapter during the past rear
for care and treatment o 42
cases in the county, the lai jest
number in history.
Schools are doing sple did
work on the campaign and the
public is asked to contribut as
liberally as possible in order hat
the great needs may be met.
Square Dance For Polio
Moravian Falls community will
have a square dance at the Mo
ravian Falls community hous< on
Friday night for the polio f nd,
with all proceeds going for hat
purpose.
will
Polio Hospital In Barracks In North Carol ilia
North Carolina'* record polio epidemic last sun mer
so overtaxed hospital facilities there that it was n ces
sary to convert army buildings in Greensboro and Ion
roe into polio treatment centers. March of Dimes f tnds
were used in equipping and staffing the centers. SI own
above are two polio patients being admitted to the cen
ter at Camp. Sutton near Monroe, N. C.