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,v r' , The Journal-Patriot Has Blazed the Trail of Progress In the "State of
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Vol.43, No. 81 .. s Published Mondays and Thursdays NORTH WILKESBORO, N. C., Thursday, Jnauary 27,
North Wilkesboro has a
v trading radios of 60 miles,
serving 100,000 people ii*
y Northwestern Carolina.
Wilkes For Over 42 Years
948 Make North Wilkesboro Your Shopping Center
Boys Learn During Forestry Field Doy
Here is shown a group of 25 boys selected from the
high schools of Wilkes county for a period of instruc
tion during the annual Forestry Field Day in Wilkes
cunty. R. W; Graebev, extension forester, was assisted
by John Ford, John Gray and James E. Hobbs in vari
ous phases of instructions,
FORESTRY FIELD DAY FOR BOYS
HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL EVENT AS
l 25 GET FORESTRY INSTRUCTIONS
Dl By H. O. OOIiVARD
lMT (Assistant County Agent)
, ,y» ".ft 1 Boys Forestry
Field Day, sponsored by the
Wilkes Chamber of Commerce
was held recently on the farm of
Mr. F. C. Johnson of Hays. A
total of twenty-five boys attend
ed from the various schools of
the county. Transportation to
and from" the field day was do
nated by the Wilkes Transporta
tion Company. At noon, a lunch
was served by the Mountain View
sehool, which was financed by
the Chamber of Commerce.
The field day was very suc
cessful in that a fine program
was conducted. These boys were
divided into three groups. The
timberstand group was in charge
of Mr. John E. Ford, former
■Farm-Forester of Wilkes county.
had a plot of trees. In
which they selected the ones to be
cut and others-to.b« left- for fu
ture timber supply. Another
group of boys were under the
supervision of Mr. James E.
Hobbs, Farm Forester. These
boys received training in timber
stand improvement. The third
and final group was in charge of
Mr. John Gray, Assistant Exten
sion Forester who ' taught the
boys how to figure the number
of board feet of timber by the
use of a scaling stick. By means
of rotation, each group had the
opportunity of receiving instruc
tion by each of the specialist.
Finally, Mr. R. W. Graeber, in
charge of Forestry Extension
gave a demonstration to the en
tire group on tree planting.
A record was kept on each boy
[during the day and final scores
or grades added at the end of the
program. Duel Jones of Honda
was the high scoring individual
and received a fine knife as an
award.
Club members are now making
plans and carrying out forestry
projects as follows: Tree Plant
ing — Ted Mathis, Wilkesboro
school, 1,000 white pines; Ken
neth Jordan, Honda school, 1,
000 white pines; Baine Crabb,
Benham school, 1,000 short leaf;
C. A. Burchette, Jr., Honda, 1,
000 white pihes; Gwyn Redding,
Ronda school, 1,000 white pines;
Bdwin McUee, Mount Pleasant..
1,000 white pines; Roger Ed
wards, Ronda school, 1,000 white
pines; Thomas Hurt, Honda
school, 1,000 white pines.
Timberstand Improvement pro
jects have been measured off and
work started by the following
clubsters: Bill Harrold, Hays;
Kenneth Jordan, Ronda; Toby
Welborn, Wilkesboro; Roger Ed
wards, Ronda; Clyde Adams,
Ronda; Carl Cleary, Hays; Otto
[ Donald Somers, Cycle; Edwin
McGee, Purlear; and Fred Wel
born, Wilkesboro.
P.-T.A,
un School Needs In
North Carolina
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Startling facts were revealed
at the January meeting of the
North Wilkesboro P.-T. A. in a
film strip, presented by R'. N.
Wooten and Miss Mildred Brad
ford, on the findings of the N.
C. school commission. This com
mission was appointed by former
Governor Cherry and included
three members from Wilkes coun
ty: Mrs. Ivey Moore, J. Floyd
Woodward, and T. E. Sto»y.
NortH Carolina is far below the
national average in the number
of pupils per room, and teach
er's paleri.es. In the past ten years
there' haa been a great increase
in the numbers of teachers in our
schools teaching without proper
training. In our own state there
is too mucl^ variance in amount
of money spent per pupil in the
wealthier counties and poorer
counties. Recommendations for
corrections are being presented
to the legislature. As parents,
we mast see that these recom
mendations are accepted.
Mrs. James Mills, representing
the Health, Safety and Lunch
Room Committee, asked for co
operation in clothing needy chil
dren. Mrs. S. B. Moore, chairman,
will accept any contributions for
this project. Poorly clothed chil
dren results in poor attendance.
"The number of teachers allotted
to each school, by the state, is
based not on the number of chil
dren enrolled, but on the aver
age daily attendance. You afe
jkirged to do your part to help
Pteep the attendance as high as
^possible.
Union Lodge To Meef
Union lodge 331, I. O. O. F.,
will meet Friday, 7:30 p. m
to confer the second degree. A
large attendance of members it
requested.
Building & Loan
Association Has
Successful Year
The year 1948 was a mist suc
cessful period for the North Wil
kesboro Building and Loan Asso
ciation, as shown in the annual
report of J. B. Williams, secre
tary-treasurer, to the annual
stockholders meeting Monday
night.
The annual report, which
showed highly increased busi
ness, was received with much in
terest, and the stockholders re*
elected the following directors:
J. C. Reins, C. P. Walter, J. H.
Whicker, Jr., J. B. -Williams,
John E. Walker, R. G. Finley,
John B. Snyder, H. M. Hutch ens,
W. H. H. Waugh, C. B. Jenkins,
Jr., E. F. Gardner and Frank
Tomlinson.
J. C. Reins was re-elected pres
ident for his 27th year and all
other officers were named for
another year as follows: C. P.
Walter, vice president; J. B. Wil
liams, secretary-treasurer; J. H.
Whiqker, Jr., attorney.
Following is the annual report
of Mr. Williams;
Annual Report
Y^ur building and loan associ
ation gained $216,302.61 in as
sets during^he year of 1948. We
made a large number of loans to
new home-owners in this com
munity, distributed dividends out
of the earnings to our full-paid
shareholders in the amount of
$14,074.56; to our installment
shareholders on shares matured,
$14,790.00, and on shares with
drawn, $6,311.55, making total
profits paid to shareholders,
$35,176.11, and released the
mortgage on properties in the
-See BUILDING & LOAN—Page 10
Two-thirds of the country's
livestock Is produced west of the
Mississippi River, . while two
thirds of the meat is eaten east pf
the Mississippi.
Citizens Meeting
Held Monday Night
Hotel Wilkes Here
Dr. Way land President, W.
' C. Grier Secretary Coun
ty Orgnaization
Wilkes County Committee of
Law Enforcement was formed in
a meeting of ninety representa
tive oltlzens from many parts of
Wilkes county at Hotel Wilkes
here Monday night.
Dr. John T. Wayland, First
Baptist pastor and president of
the Ministerial Association of the
Wilkesboros, was named chair
man of the committee and W. C.
Grier, of North Wilkesboro, was
chosen as secretary.
The assembled group passed
strong resolutions, that "imme
diate steps be taken to request
peacer officers of town, county,
state ana federal governments to
arrest all violators of present
laws against the transportation
and sale of intoxicating liquors,
operators of gambling* devices,
houses of ill repute, etc."
The committee went on record
as being unanimously opposed to
the establishment of liquor stores
in any part of Wilkes county.
The meeting, which was plann
ed by the Ministerial Association,
was opened by Dr. Wayland and
opening prayer was by Rev. J. R.
Short. Following election of of
ficers Dr. Wayland stated pur
pose of the meeting. Rev. C. W.
Cook, Rev. S. I». Blevins and J.
N. Brewer discussed the matter
of possibility to get sufficient of
ficers to enforce the laws. Reso
lutions as read by Dr. Wayland
were unanimously passed on mo
tion of Rev. John Wells, second
ed by R. M. Church.
Dr. Gilbert R. Combs spoke
briefly and suggested that the
semmlUee be ponpjpqllticaL Sev
eral short talks Were" made by
representative citizens from
throughout the county.
On motion of Richard Johnston
a nominating committee of five
was named to select 15 men for
the county executive committee
for law enforcement, and- that
the nominating committee be giv
en ample time to make their se
lections. Those appointed to
nominate the committee were W.
K. Sturdivant, R. M. Church,
Odell Whittington, Claude* Bil
lings and J. C. McNeill.
On motion of Rev. L. M. Cook,
seconded by O. G. Smith, the
committee asked tha^ sufficient
officers be appointed to enforce
the laws. Closing prayer was led
by Rev. A. W. Eller.
Following is the complete text
of the resolutions offered by Dr.
Wayland and unanimously adopt
ed.
Resolutions
"Whereas immorality and rice
have grown to an alarming pro
portion in Wilkes county, with
the illegal sale of tax paid and
non tax paid liquor being carried
on to a very great degree and all
in the express violation of known
legal statutes; 4
Whereas slot machines and
gambling devices are in wide use
in the county in direct violation
of the law and houses of ill repu
tation are debauching the morals
of our youth;
And, Whereas public sentiment
needs to be aroused and sustained
to encourage County Officers to
their duty in enforcing the law.
Therefore, be it resolved that
a Wilkes County Committee of
Law Enforcement (Non-Political)
be hereby organized to demand
the enforcement of existing laws
and encourage the observance of
the same.
And, be it further resolved,
that immediate steps be taken to
request the peace officers of
Town, County, State and Federal
Governments to arrest all viola
tors of present laws against the
transportation and sale of all
kinds of liquors, gambling devic
es and houses of ill repute, etc.,
And, be it further resolved,
that this committee do all in Ita
power and influence to encour
age the prosecution and convic
, tion according to democratic
principles and judicial proceed
j ure, all offenders of the law; and
lastly.
Be it hereby resolved, that a
Committee of fifteen be elected
to act aB an Executive Commit
tee for the W.C.C. of L. E., act
ing for the Committee between
meetings and calling it together
when necessary in order to make
lasting and forceful the continu
ous observance of the law."
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Lions, Ramblers
To Clash Friday
Night, Wilkesboro
Wilkesboro and North Wilkes
boro high school basketball teams
will play Friday night, beginning
.at 6:30, in the Wilkesboro gym
nasium.
Three games between' these
traditional rivals are scheduled.
The boys B teams will play first,
followed by varsity girls and var
sity boys, lit will be a big basket
ball night for all basketball fans
in this vicinity.
In previous games the North
Wilkesboro jayvees and girls won
and the Wilkesboro varsity boys
emerged winners.
Rites For Resident
Walnut Grove Held
Mrs. Mary Jane Caudill Mabe,
83-year-old resident of Walnut j
Grove township, died Tuesday. I
The aged lady is survived by two
sisters, Mrs. Phoebe Walker and
Mrs. Susie Atwood, of White
head.
Funeral service was held to
day, 11 a. m.,. at Old Double
Creek church. Rev. C. C. Sidden,
A. C. Walker and Arthur Gam
Jbill conducted the service.
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Dancy Is Winner
Of Detroit Trip
Motor Co. Parts
Manager Wins Highest
Honor In Zone
J. Tom Dancy, parts manager
in Gaddy Motor company, Chev
rolet and Buick dealer In th^
_North Wilkesboro area, was the
leading parts man among Chev
rolet dealers of the Charlotte
zone, which is composed of all
Chevrolet dealers in North and
South Carolina and for this hon
or will receive a free trip to De
troit, Michigan. '
Mr. Dancy received . highest
rating throughout the zone as
parts manager, the rating being
based on sales versus quota, ef
ficiency and management. In ad
dition to the trip the honor also
includes presidency of the zone
Parts club in 1949.
Tom will leave North Wilkes
boro Friday for Charlotte, and
there entrain for Atlanta. In At
lanta he will join other winners
in the southeast for the trip by
plane to Detroit. He will return
the latter part of next week and
a banquet will be given in his
honor. Other winners in the zone
were: second (vice president),
W. H. Anderson, Wendell; third
(secretary)^ ;M. L. Hurst, Dur
ham; fourth (treasurer), C. A.
Chapman, Asheville.
O. K. Pope, sales manager at
Gaddy Motor company, said to
day that his firm is especially
groud of Mr. Dancy's record in
winning the award, and his serv
ices to'customers of the firm dur
ing his five and one-half years
employment.
1949 Pontiacs Will
*
3s Shown Monday
The long awaited, much specu
lated'upon 1949 Pontiacs will be
revealed publicly Monday as two
completely new and strikingly
beautiful lines of motorcars go
on display at Midway Pontiac
company between the Wilkes
boros.
Harry J. Klingler, general
manager of Pontiac Motor Divis
ion and vice president of General
Motors, described the new Pon
tiacs as "The finest-motorcars we
have ever produced."
Pontfac offers the public two
8ee 1949 PONTIAO—P***! 7
Ceremonies For First
Highway Postoffiee Feb.
4th (Planned In North Wilkesboro
Arrival of the first highway
mail truck In No th Wllkeaboro
Friday morning, F jbruary 4, will
be greeted with appropriate pub
lic ceremonies.
The railway pofctoffice Bervice
between Greensbo o and Boone
will be inaugurate i on that date.
Th^ first day will ae a trial sche
dule with time al' awed for stops
and public openli g ceremonies,
and the mall trucf will begin on
regular schedule
day.
The program In
borb will be held
on !a platform to
front of the Nor
town hall. In chaijge of planhing
thej program is thf^ Governmental
Affkirs committee of the Wiltes
Chamber of Commerce, of which
P. jw. Eshelman is chairman, and
Maiirice B. Walsh, North Wilkes
borja postmaster dnd committee
meiiber.
Inaugural bantiuet of the
Greensboro - Boohe line and
Greensboro-Warsaw line will be
held in Greensboijo the night of
February 3, and |both lines will
the following
f
North Wilkes
at 9: <5 a. m.
be erected in
h Wilkesboro
have brief programs at towns a
long their routes next day.
On regular schedule the high
way postoffice will arrive in
North Wilkesboro at 7:34 a. m.,
go by way tff Laurel Springs and
the Jeffersons to Boone, and re
turn to Greensboro. The mail
truck will leave North Wilkes
boro for Greensboro at 4:46 p.
m. However, there is a movement
on foot to have the schedule ear
lier in the morning.
Principal benefits of the high
way postoffice to all northwest
ern North Carolina will be in
earlier dispatch of parcel post
ana registered mail, which is be
ing carried in and out of North
Wilkesboro now only by < the
frain, which makes one trip dai
ly, and those types of mail often
lay in the postoffice here for al
most 24 hours before leaving
this city. Efforts are now being
launched by Postmaster Maurice
Walsh to retafti the present star
route to Winston-Salem with the
present schedule reversed, leav
ing here early in the morning
and returning late in the after
noon.
Ilumber A
to •
th 3 next few day
ca mpa [gn chairma
The Junior Ch«
m (i ce
bo ai-d on lie stree
t-b 3 B^ree L here
CI lb members soli
thpj dime board,
"worked the
In
ti
In Polio C ampaign
Several activiti
s are planned
■' the polio campaign during
itivities
Sam Ogilvie,
said today*
mber of Com
wi|J opers te the dime
s Saturday. On
aturday Lions
ited $224 with
)ptimists, who
lime board on
one for Jart of th3 ai
n and collected an even
mmmm
likes Hosiery Mills conduct
ed ja very success ful campaign
Tl e total, which fxcluded a sub
stlntiil donation
I ■
pf ;iy, i was approx
view of the f ict that many
ei l'ployes for som<
b< en working, ar d that many
?h other sourc
the total for
company was
lonation pro
d donated throu
in the campaig i, the total for
e employees and
ry gratifying.
A request by
gJam was carridd Wednesday
al ternoon over qtation WKBC
a*d resulted in !
lio campaign.
program will be
y afternoon, thl-ee until four
D ivis Cabs in North Wilkesboro
ai d Joines Cabs
yi sterday picked
>ns without cha
The Sister Keni
idrs Creek theat:
tl e night of the
from the com
mately $750.
time had not
106.20 for the
'he same type
carried Satur
in Wilkesboro
up the dona
ge.
y show at Mil
e netted over
0 despite the rt Iny weather on
how.
$cout Equipment
Window Planned
For Sciut Week
s town during Be 7 Scout Week,
One of the mos
:out displays in
F|ebruary 6-12, it
day by local Sc<
The Scout wind iw now planned
ill be in Belk
ore and will inc
Scout equlpme
p lblic as well as
' o
foxing To
Is Plan
important Boy
years will be
was announced
ut'leaders. i
Department
ude every item
it. The display!
ill be highly im eresting to the
o Scouts.
irney
ted Here
An amateur 1 oxing tourna
n ent will be st<
\ rilkesboro in th«
ti lere are sufficiei t entries.
Efforts are now
stimulate interest
6; tort and the i iterest shown
will determine pli ns to be made
for the tourname it,
All who are int (rested in ama
teur boxing and 1 rho would con
sider entering a t
are asked to fib
with Maurice E.
J of the North Wilfc »boro Optimist
club; Dwight Nil hols at The
j Journal-Patriot, 0 ■ L. G. Combs,
'Jr., at the Wilke} Hosiery Mills
company.
ged in North
near future if
being made to
in the fistic
jurnameht here
their names
alsh, president
White Elephant And
Rummage Sale To
Be Held Saturday
On Saturday! January 29, tl^e
Junior Woman t> Club will spon
sor a White Elephant and Rum
mage Sale. The place is the City
Hall and the time is 8:00 o'clock
a. m.
The club members have col
lected odds and ends that they
havp no use for, but someone
else may be able tc use them to
advantage. Many very nice things
Costume jewelry, ties.
dren's clothes, coats, sweaters,
skirts, shoes aild many other
things will be there for you to
choose from. All clothes are in
good condition, having been
cleaned and mended.
The Junior Woman's Club Is
eager to sell everything Saturday,
so drop by and see if there is
anything you can use.
Club members are asked to
bring their articles to Mrs. Ralph
Buchan's on or before Friday.
After that bring them to the city
hall.
Members of the sale commit
tee are Mrs. Charles Ziliak,
chairman, Miss Ruby Dancy,
Mesdames J. R. Kenerly and
Ralph Buchan.
Sheep numbers in the United
States declined by about 2,500,
000 head during 194€.
Plans Made For
Soil Conservation
SpeakingContest
Field TVips, Movies And
Other Activities Provide
Speech Material
Work is well underway on
the soil conservation speaking
contest which is being sponsored
in the high schools of the coun
ty by the Wilkes Chamber of
Commerce.
Moving picture reels on the
subject of soil conservation were
started around before Christmas
and by the end ol this week most
of the schools will have shown
pictures on the subject.
Field trips for all contestants
are next in order. The folks from
Ferguson high school were taken
on a field trip Monday, January
17, and students interested in the
other Schools will b« tak*en on a
| field trip during the next two
weeks.
I Wilkes County has done good
Lwork on this contest every yea?
[since it started in 1940. Last yeai
(Carl Church, of Millers Creek,
J went to the state finals at Ra
| leigh, and from the interest
shown-so far Wilkes should hav«
someone down there this year.
Citizens Meeting
Boomer Township
Will BeFeb. 1st
Road Construction And Im
provement Will Be Dis
cussed In Meet
Citizens of Boomer township
are urged to attend a meeting to
be held Tuesday, February 1,
seven p. m., at Boomer school.
The township meeting will be
held for the purpose of making
plans for construction and Im
provement of roads in Boomer
township, and a large attendance
- thatf
rnmmammmam
The February 1 meeting was
called in a meeting held Tuesday
of this week, and in the meeting
opportunity will be given all citi
zens to be heard on this import
ant subject.
o
Urge Payment Of.
Moravian Falls
Cemetery Dues
All members of the Moravian
Falls Cemetery Association are
urged to pay their annual dues
before the next annual meeting
of the association, which will be
held on Sunday, March 6. Pay
ment may be made to Miss Thel
I ma Laws, secretary-treasurer, or
1 to any member of the cemetery
committee.
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Return That Book to the iflmrr
Distinguished Service Award Presented
Sam OgilVie. left, is shown here after he was pre
sented with the distinguished service award for being
the outstanding young men in Wilkes county in com
munity service during 1948, The award was present
ed by R. M. Brame, Jr., right, president of the Wilkes
Chamber of Commerce, in the joint meeting of Jaycees,
Kiwanis, Lions and Optimists Friday evening at Hotel
Wilkes. The banquet was arranged by the Junior
Chamber of Commerce, which sponsors the selection
and presentation of the award as an annual event.—.
(Photo by Line's Studio).