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THIS WEEK'S DRIVE-IN THEATRE PROGRAM "hursday & Friday, February 3-4 ANOTHER PART OF THE FOREST* Starring Fredric March, Ann BlythJPan Duryea and Edmund O'J^fhen. Also Selectecj|ffiof<Subjects ►aturday, February 5 ; "RED RIVER RENEGADES" {tarring Sunset Carson with Peggy Stewart. Also Selected Short Subjects \> nday, February 6 John Carroll In "PILOT X" ay and Tuesday, February 7-8 DIN', FUSSIN' AND A-FIGHTIN'" Starring Donald O'Connor, Marjorie Main, Percy Kilbride, Penny Edwards. Also Selected Short Subjects Tune In Station WKBC Every Day At 12:0$ and 5:05 P. M. SHOW STARTS AT 7:00 P. M. Paul Gentry Sets Basketball Record Paul Gentry, son of Mr. and | Mrs. Mack Gentry, former resi dents of this city now in Rich mond, Va., bids fair to set an all time record as a high school basketball player. At Hopewell, Va., January 25 Paul set a hew single game rec ord by scoring 50 points as Jayem i high walloped Hopewell Blue Devils 83 to 40. "His ball hand ling was great, the best ever seen here, and his shooting was mag nificent", press reports said. Following is reproduced an ar ticle in the Times Dispatch Jan uary 27: Look out, folks, John Marsh all's Paul Gentry is back in form. The likeable, easy-going Jus tice forward who set a new Group I high school season's mark of 432 points in 21 games last year, including 91 points in the tourn ey held in Norfolk, ' was just "taking things easy" during Jay em's first fire ball games, but now he's "ready to go full steam." Paul established a new Group I individual scoring record at Hopewell Tuesday night by toss nig in 22 field goals (in 34 at tempts) and . six charity throws for 50 points as the Justices won 83-40. "About half of the goals were tap-ins," Coach Jim Hickey stat ed. Paul is one of the best in the business on follow-up shots as well as a fine hook-shot artist. Gentry, who not only is a crackerjack shot but also one of the best ball handlers and b&U hawks ever seen in these parts, injured his right knee in a freak accident during football season and had a cartilage removed. Al though Paul declared the knee did not' Pain him in early drills, Hickey hesitated to turn him loose. Suppose you had been in my shoes?" Jim asked. "What would you have done? I didn't want Paul to cut at full speed right away and possibly reinjure the kne«>N.I wanted him to take it easy and work his knee back in shape gradually''. Now Paul's ready to show the doubting Thomases who were shaking their heads after seeing Gentry in action prior to the Hopewell tilt. True, Paul had hit the hoops for 17, 22, 10, 18 and 11 points, respectively, for a 15.6. average while "taking it easy but the fans had begun toy cry that even that re"6pecta? ie per formance wasn't up , to par for a fellow like Gentry. All Sharpshooters What ,£h'ey had failed to con sider j»:is the fact that Paul was sh(jdftlng very little—and you opm't make baskets unles£ you shoot. This year's Jayem club is even better than the '48 team. Even Hickey admits that i much. Every man on the team can shoot. "Paul just didn't have to shoot," the Justice coach Reminds, "with fellows like Simmons, Huff, Roach and Hoffman a round. S*o he fed them the ball." Everyone seemed to pe wor ried except Gentry, Hickey and his mates. "Well I thought Paul was ready Tuesday night," Hickey continued, "so I just turned him loose." Then he smiled slyly. Paul was the only regular to play the entire 32 minutes. With reserves in the game, with the exception of Gentry, the regulars on the bench started to chant "Feed the baftl to Paul." This John Marshall team is a funny lot for high school young sters. They're pretty good ball players themselves, but there's absolutely no resentment to the "fuss" people make over Gentry. o ST. PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH Rev. B. M. Lackey, Rector. Vesper service will be held in St. Paul's Episcopal Church Sun day afternoon, February 6th, at four o'clock. A cordial invitation is extended to everyone to attend this service. SUPPORT THE Y. M. C. A LJBL A re Retailers Optimistic About Year '49 Raleigh.—Most North Carolina retail erg are optimistic about prospects, the State Merch Association reporter yester *949 ants day. Thjey expect a volume of busi ness ' which will compare "very favotably" with the large volume of lp48, the association said it determined from forecasts receiv ed llrom representative merch ants 'in every section of the State. "^jn overwhelming majority of the predictions are unreservedly optimistic," declared W. L. Dow ell, pxecutive vice president and secretary of the association. H«i added, however, that some of tljie forecasters mentioned an ticipated declines in prices and a transition from a seller's to a buyers' market in predicting a retaip volume of five to 10 per cent J below that of last year. Mpst of the forecasts, he said, agree that 1949 will be a good year: for retailers because of a highj level of employment, good wages, demand for quality mer chandise, and general prosperity, j o Good Games Coming Up Here This Week 1 1 Nprth Wilkesboro high school basketball teams, boys and girls, willi play Barium Springs Fri-r day | night in North Wilkesboro gymkiasium, the first game start ing *at 7:30. l4 Wilkesboro Friday night the (Wilkesboro high school boys will* play an all-star aggregation froifa Appalachian college in Bocne. I Highway Mechanic j Injured By Blowout • ■ * dfeorge McNeill, of Parsonville, a jnechanic at the highway di vlsjon garage here, wa* painful ly 'injured# Wednesday morning whjpn a tire about wMch he was working exploded. Mr. McNeill an'* a colored pris oner were pla«- ng large tires on a ^eavy gxr .ar when a tire they wefre P! ang on the machine bl^w out and slammed the rim vj^oss Mr. McNeill's face. Deep faaial cuts and bruises were in fli :ted and he was treated at the W Ikes hospital. The colored man received cuts on one leg. (Food Sale Saturday • iMiqp Elizabeth Lee's sixth grade in North Wilkesboro school will conduct a food sale Saturday at! Spainhour's, 8:30 until ten a. mi Proceeds from the sale will g(j for paying expenses of an Easter chapel program, and all patronage will be appreciated. j ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE {Having qualified as administra tor of the estate of Trela & Bell, late of Wilkes county, N. C.f this is? to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the deceased to pr&ent them to the undersigned, whose address is Springfield, N. C., on or before tlje 14th day of January, 1960, or this notice will be pleaded in ba/ of recovery. All persons indebted ti said estate will please make immediate settlement. . This the 14th day of Jan., 1949. j HILLERY BELL, j Administrator of the estate of Tjrela Bell, deceased. 2-21-6t-M. I ADMINISTRATRIX NOTICE I Having qualified as administra ix of the estate of N. A. Wyatt, te of Wilkes county, North Care na, this is to notify all persons ving claims against the estate the deceased to present them the undersigned before the 20th y of December, 1949, or this liotice will be plead in bar of recov ery. All persons indebted to the dstate will please make immediate settlement. ( This 20th day of Dec., 1948. 1 MRS. N. A. WYATT, tlmrx. estate of N. A Wyatt, de seaaed. 2-3-6tT I — Eat At The CAROLINA RESTAURANT •North Wilkesboro's Most Exclusive ' Seafoods Fried Chicken Steaks Delicious Home Made Pies ISUNDAY DINNERS A Specialty CAROLINA RESTAURANT B St. Phone 519 ia» Cancer doal For State $210,000 Mt. Airy, Feb. 2.—Governor Kerr Scott hap accepted the ap pointment as honorai7 chairman of the American Cancer Society's i \ Aprii fund-raiping campaign in North Carolina, Mrs. George E. Marshall, Cohimander of the State Division of the Society, an nounced today. E. Y. Floyd, bus iness man of Raleigh, will work with Governor Scott as active chairman. "North Carolina's goal of $210,000 will not be easily reach ed," Governor Scott said in ac cepting the appointment, "but I feel strongly that the people will meet the challenge. I am familiar with the accomplishments of the American Canper Society in North Carolina, and. with its plans for the future. The complete co operation of doctors and laymen has been most significant. "The worK of the American Cancer Society in this state has deserved the National recognition it has received, but the praise given it by North Carolinians is perhaps morei important." •Governor Scott continued, "It is a llstinct pleasure to accept the post of honorary state chair man and to work with Mr. Fioyd and l is associates in the April campaign of the American Can cer Society." Support Y. M. C. A HOPE staotYo'oIV FALSE TEETH Your platr will (It more sr.-nrt-ly If you sprinkle HOPE DENTURE POWDER on jt This tasteless, odorless powder holds false teeth very much tighter. Try It. Amazing security for nerrous people. HOPE DENTURE POWDER is only Me. RED CROSS PHARMACY Bttui That Book to vm Ltbnqr
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