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The Journal-Patriot Has Blazed the Trail of Progress In the "State <bf Wilkes" For Over 42 Years
V0>- 89 Published Mondays and Thursdays NORTH WILKESBORO, N. C., Thursday, February ^4, 1949 Make North Wilkesboro Your Shopping Center
Dr. Hart Reveals
Facts Of Socialized
Medicine Measure
By MRS. O. A. VENABLE
Dr. V. K. Hart, specialist, of
th® Charlotte Eye, Ear, Nose and
Throat Hospital, spoke Monday
afternoon before a large andlenee
composed of members of the
North Wllkesboro Woman's club,
Medical Auxiliary, local doctors
and guests. The subject of his ad
dress was National Compulsory
Health Insurance or more famil
iarly termed "socialized medi
cine." He prefaced his remarks
by stating that his opposition to
this law, Senate Bill No. 5, in
volved issues that transcended
any personal interest.
Should this law be passed, he
stated, the Federal Security Ad
ministration would disperse the
funds and operate the whole pro
gram. He explained that this is
the department of our govern
ment which handles our social
security. He said, after thorough
investigation, he has found that
some of the members of this bu
reau are out-and-out commun
ists and socialists, and that they
refused to deny same before re
cent Senate hearings. But above
all of this, the way in which this
l}ureau is operating, in that there
Is no cash reserve to fall back on
to stall further inflation, or for
use in case of emergency, is
enough to make all of us become
more aware of existing condi
tions.
Further explaining the cost of
this socialized medicine, he said
that this bureau had spent tre
mendous sums on propoganda to
sell the American people on the
idea that they wuold be getting
free medical care, frhen in fact
they would be paying a tremen
dous amount in taxes to have this
"free" service. Another piece of
clever propaganda was the fig
ures released after the last war
about the low health standards in
our country. In fact, he stated,
that less than 1 per cent of our
inductees were rejectee on ac
count of the lack of proper medi
/to 1 /iflra
He took parts of the .bill and
explained just what and how it
wonld effect the public. Later
during the discussion period he
read a letter from a doctor in
England in which he stated that
whereas before the passage of
their compulsory health law, he
formerly treated approximately
15 patients per day, now he is
compelled to see 80, , allowing
about 2 1-2 minutes to each pa
tients. This doctor said that med
icine had digressed 100 years
since England had passed this
law. \
fter his talk an open forum
s held at which time many
questions and mnch interest was
shown. Dr. Hart was asked what
conld the public do and he said
that If the public or lay people
did not express themselves, we
were going further and further
away from the way of life that
onr forefathers established. He
said by all means to write per
sonal letters to our U. S. sena
tors and congressmen commend
ing them on their stand against
the bill, and expressing a desire
for less bureaus In Washington
instead of more; and above all
to inject honesty in the Federal
Security administration.
Afterwards refreshments were
served and the regular business
meeting of the North Wilkesboro
Woman's club was held. Mrs.
Ivey Moore, president, presided.
Dr. Hart was Introduced by
Mrs. Charlie Winters. His ad
dress was carried over radio sta
tion WKBC through the courtesy
of Mrs. Doris Brown, state radio
chairman.
Hostesses included the follow
ing: Mesdames A. F. Kllby, Lar
ry Moore, R. T. McNeil, R. H.
Shell, G. R. Andrews, Staton Mc
Iver, J. E. Pearson, Mary Moore
Hix, A. M. Church and Russell
Hodges.
Broadcast Sunday
At First Baptist
The eleven o'clock service Sun
day morning: from the First Bap
tist chnrch will be broadcast over
radio station WKBC. Dr. R. Paul
Caudill, guest minister in the re
vival in progress there, will de
liver the sermon. I
Little Miss Peggy Joines.
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dewey
Joines, of Hays, is much lmprov- 1
ed after undergoing treatment
at The Wilkes Hospital. She is
now spending a few days in
Wilkesboro with her grandpar-1
ents, Mr. and Mn. E. B>. Joines. j
Support the Y. M. C. A
Annual Meeting
Chamber Is Held
Additional Penalty
On Taxes After 1st
Attention is called t° the fact
' that the law makes it mandatory
that penalties on unpaid county
and city taxes be increased by
one per cent after March first.
The penalty now is one per cent
and will increase to two per cent
on all taxes not paid after March
first. Taxpayers are urged to pay
now and save amount of the in
crease in penalty.
Kiwanis Entertains
Corn Champions Of
County On Friday
The North Wilkesboro Kiwanis
club had as guests the Wilkes
county 100-bushel Corn Club
members at their meeting Friday,
February 18. These 15 farmers
had officially produced 100 or
more bushels of corn per acre
during 1948.
The Wilkes county corn con
test was sponsored by the Wilkes
Chamber of Commerce with a
total of $105.00 in prizes. Dr.
Paul H. Harvey, Agronomist and
plant breeder of North Carolina
State College, presented the 100
Bushel Corn Cluib certificate to
the farmers in the name of North
Carolina State College. W. K.
Sturdivant, Chairman of the Ag
ricultural Committee of the
Wilkes Chamber of Commerce,
presented the Wilkes county win
ners the cash awards.
First prize of $35.00 was a
warded to Odell Whittington, of
Reddles River for producing
124.2 bushels of corn per acre;
second prize of $25.00 to Daniel
Lather, of Reddies River, 118.2
bush«le per acre; third prize of
$20.00 to Theodore Fairchild, of
Purlear, 113.2 bushels per acre;
fourth prize of $15.00 to J. W.
Hurt, of Ronda, 109.5 bushels
per acre; fifth prize of $10.00
to A. X. Wyatt and Orvil John
son, of Route 1, North Wilkes
boro 106.7 bushels per acre.
Other 100-Bushel Corn Club
members present and receiving
certificates were: Edwin McGee,
Purlear, 106.6 bushels per acre;
J. C. Billings, Halls Hills, 105.6
bushels per acre; James Byrd, I
Route 1, Ronda, 104 bushels perj
acre; C. E-. Thorpe, Ronda, 104.4 '
bushels per acre; James Barker,
Roaring River, 101.2 bushels per
acre; Charlie Bentley, Pores
Knob, 100 bushels per acre; Ro
bert Dimmette, Ronida, 100 bu
shels per acre; Eugene Smith, I
Benham, 100 bushels per acre. |
After the presentation of the
certificates and cash awards, Tom
Jenrette, manager of the Wilkes j
Chamber of Commerce, announc
ed that the Chamber of Com
merce will sponsor the corn con- J
test again for the 1949 season.
Dr. Harvey gave an illustrated
lecture, using colored slides show
ing how hybrid corns were bred
and produced.
Paul Choplin, farm agent, was
program chairman.
o
Chatham Game Is
Off; Bluejackets
To Play Clippers
No Game Tonight; Game
Monday Night Will Be
For Polio Benefit
The . Chatham Blanketeers,
scheduled to play Eller's Blue-1
jackets in a polio benefit game to
night at Wilkesboro gymnasium,
at the last minute cancelled the
game, it was learned here today,
and there will be no game to
night.
Unable to secure a good team
to replace Chatham for a game
tonight, Eller's Bluejackets hare
secured Monroe Clippers for a
game in Wilkesboro gymnasium
Monday night, 7:30, and will play
that game for the March of
Dimes fund. The Clippers have
Danny and Jimmie Miller, who
formerly starrer with Appalach
ian, and a number of other fine
players who starred at other col
leges. The Clippers rank with
Hanes Hosiery and Chatham as
being among the top semi-pro
teams in the state.
Admission to the game Mon
day tight will be one dime, but
all who attend are asked to con
tribute liberally, because all pro
ceeds will go Into the polio fund.
Splendid Speech
Is Delivered By
Cleni P. Johnston
Wilkes . Chamber of Com
merce Members Enjoy
Banquet Monday
Clem D. Johnston, of Roanoke,
Va., one of the nation's out
standing men in Chamber of
Commerce work and a former
vice president of the United
States Chamber, delivered a
forceful address Monday evening
at the annual membership meet
ing of the chamber at Hotel
I Wilkes.
[■ The meeting was highly suc
cessful and was attended by a
bout 150 members of the Wilkes
I organization, which has function
• ed very effectively in the interest
of progress and welfare of this
county since it was organized in
1 94fi.
W. H. McElwee was toastmast- j
er for the banquet meeting, I
which was opened by the as
sembly singing "America" and j
invocation by Dr. Gilbert R. _
Combs. Out-of-town guests for
the meeting included John Bas
kerville and R. B. Hayes, man
ager and vice president of the
Lenoir chamber. During the din
ner period cigars furnished by !
the Junior Chamber of Com
merce were passed out to all at
tending.
First item on the program was
report of R. M. Brame, Jr., who
very ably led the chamber as
president during the pas^ year. I
The retiring president thanked
the membership, committees, civ
ic organizations and other groups
and agencies for their splendid
cooperation in making 1948 a
year of progress.
Richard Johnston, retiring
treasurer and incoming president,
made the treasurer's report,
which showed that the chamber
is operating within its budget
and is in good financial condi
tion.
ueruncates 01 meni were pre
sented to past members of the
board of directors by J. B. Wil-'
liams, past president. Those re
ceiving the awards were Paul Os
borne, L. S. Spainhour, N. S. For
ester, W. G. Gabriel, W. D. Half
acre, Eugene Trivette, R. G. Pin
ley, C. J. Swofford, E. F. Gard
ner, W. It. Sturdivant, J. R. Hix
and Russell Gray, Jr. He pre
sented to J. G. Hackett, a civic
leader here throughout North
Wilkesboro's history, an honor
ary membership in the chamber.
J. H. Whicker, Sr., very ap
propriately installed new officers
and directors. Officers for this
year are: Richard Johnston, pres
ident; Paul Osborne, vice presi
dent; J. B. Williams, treasurer;
P. W. Eshelman, national coun
cilor. Directors elected this year
are E. G. Finley, Blair Gwyn, A.
F. Kiliby, Paul Osborne, L. S.
Spainhour and C. Arthur Yen
able. Mr. McElwee warmly wel
comed the many new members
of the chamber this year.
Tom Jenrette, able manager of
the chamber, presented Ool.
Johnston, the speaker for • the
evening. "Freedom Or Servitude"
was the theme of the forceful
See — CHAMBER — Page 12
Snavely To Speak
At U.N.C. Alumni
Dinner Meet 14
Carl Snavely, head football
coach at the University of North
Carolina will ibe the guest speak
er at the annaal meeting of the
Wilkes county Chapter of the IT.
N. C. Educational Foundation,
Inc.
Coach Snavely will have with I
him two of bis assistant coaches;
and complete pictures of the'
1949 Sugar Bowl Game, between |
the University of North Caro-1
lina and the University of Okla
homa played In New Orleans on
New Year's Day. He will also
Bhow some interesting shorts of
other games Carolina played last
Vail.
Anyone interested in the Edu
cational Foundation is invited to
attend this dinner meeting which
will be held in the Ball Room of
the Wilkes Hotel at 6:80 p. m.
Monday, March 14th. For reser
vation call Richard Johnston.
Business Club Met
On Tuesday Night
The Wilkesboro Business and
Professional Men's Club held an
interesting meeting Tuesday
night at the Woman's clubhouse
with its president, William Gray,
presiding. Invocation was spoken
by Rev. W. N. Brookshire.
Members had as guests the
following: John Adams and Jim
Bean with Archie Hege; Claude
Billings with Joe Barber.
. New members were assigned
to committees as follows: Ab
Somers to membership commit
tee; Russell Pearson to the edu
cation committee, and Archie
Hege to the industrial commit
tee.
William T. Long, superinten
dent of the Wilkesboro district
schools, was in charge of the pro
gram for the evening, and he
presented to the club F. C. Slide,
who is director of the newly-or
ganized Wilkesboro high school
band.
Mr. Slide stated that the band
is making splendid progress and
that much interest is being man
ifested by those composing the
organization. Mr. Slide stated
that he had never seen young
people show a finer spirit of co
operation. He predicted a splen
did band in the near future.
Mr. Slide told of the need for
additional instruments which
will add much to the band and
expressed hope that needed in
struments will be obtained in the
near future. His address was
well received by the club.
ftatorn That Book to vm Library
I Conccrt
Is Post >oned
Mars Hi
Heri
Concert bj
lege concert
Friday afterioonf three
in the Nort i Wllkesboi o school
the Mars
baud sche<
auditorium ] ias been i
until a later
announoed s >on
Meetin
Hill Col
uled for
o'clock,
date, whicl
IS
County Council
The 4-H (jounty Ooun<fll met in
Reins-Sturdivant's chapel on Fri
way, February 18th. The main
e nts concerned the
rhich starts
ti, and ways
Of 4-1
ostponed
will be
announcem
4-H Camp,
of July 18
the speakii
Conservatio l." The tim
Council m« eting was
from Frida
\ that all th
resented.
I Songs w<
resentative i
cept three.
the week
to enter
g contest <Jn "Soil
of 4-H
to Saturday
clubs coul be rep
re sung and
gram for t le various J
j meetings, s uch as admi ting new
members if to the clubj was dis
cussed.
The attendance included rep
from all
changed
in order
the pro
arch 4-H
clubs ex
DR. R. PAUL CAUDILL TELLS
OPTIMIST CLUB MEMBERS OF
RELIEF WORK IN STRICKEN AREA
Is Chairman Relief Commit
tee Of Baptist World Al
liance Committee
Dr. R. Paul Caudill, pastor of
the First Baptist church of
Memphis, Terwa., «ni chairman
>f the Relief Committee of Bap
:ist World Alliance, was guest
speaker at the semi-monthly
neeting of the Optimist Club of
">Torth Wilkesboro a t Hotel
5\rilkes Tuesday noon. Dr. Cau
iill was presented to the club by
3r. John T. Wayland, pastor of
;he First Baptist church here.
The luncheon meeting opened
vith two verses of America with
ray J. Anderson as accompanist,
'ollowed iby repeating in unison
;he club's creed. Dr. Wayland
spoke the invocation.
Tells of Relief Work
Dr. Caudill told in detail" a
>out much of his work directing
■elief work in the American zone
>f occupation in Germany and
ither European countries. He
old of his visit to Germany in
L947 and his attendance at ses
lions of the Baptist World Alli
mce committee, of which he was
sleeted chairman at the Copen
lagan Congress. This World Al
iance committee is composed of
29 members who represent 10
lations.
Dr. Caudill visited many plac
>s in occupied Germany and even
vas able t0 make a brief visit
;o the Russian zone of occupa
"Through
Alliance
dollars
and cl
tlon in G< rmajny. Eveiwwhere he
found mu<h Buffering iom hung
er and th • lack of othpr necessi
ties of liffc.
i ;he Baptist World
these wa:-de? astated preas," Dr.
Caudill st ited
(omqiittee, Millions of
of medfjines, food
'to
"But I lam glad to
satf that the picture Is
blighter,"! he con
Ba f>tist denomination
ites 26 feeding stations
ai d the gleatest need
be able t<
now som
tinued.
"The
now oper
in Europ >,
now is fi ts, kith clolhing a sec
ondary i eed,' Dr. ckudill said.
"It seems tha: the people of these
striken cpunt ries crale any kind
they have!hardly any
any
kind tol eat or sea
of fats as
meats of
soning"
Oiesti
Guests
attending
G. Eisele
Paul Jones w>th Forrfest Tugman;
N. BjrookshiJe with O. K.
Whittini ton; j Bob IVfiakelly with
Julius (
Sowder
Walsh.
Button Presented To New
Meml
was plAsed to wel
o membership Fred Bau
member of Ihe personnel
of The Jewel Box. IHis member
ship but:on ^as presented by Jul
ius C. I ubbard.
At Luncheon
of memberaof the club
thi meeting were: E.
with Lewis |H. Jenkins;
Hubbard; I Dr. J. H.
with' President Maurice
The (flub
come in
guss, a
BROTHERHOOD
(An Editorialj
The week of February 20-27
has been designated
is "Brotherhood Week." The principles of (brotherhood
constitute the very essence of our way of life, and form
;he basis of hopes for a lasting perce. Menlof all races,
creeds, sects and denominations arje b0und fogether in a
:ommon fate in inhabiting the glot
;ion or devastating choas depends
nen live together as brothers.
Purpose of "Brotherhood Week" are defined as fol
,ows: r
e. Continued ciziliza
upon wMether or not
"— To promote justice, ami
co-operation among Protestants, C itholics alid Jews, and
;o analyze moderate and finally
;y, understanding and
eliminatl intergroup
prejudices which disfigure and dis;ort religious, business,
social and political relations, with i viiew tolthe establish
ment of a social order in which ti te religious ideals of
brotherhood and justice shall become the| standards of
human relationships."
Red Cross Goal In
Wilkes Is $8,184
Annual Campaign
To Begin Monday;
Church Chairman
Committee Chairmen Nam
ed And Plans Laid For
Extensive Campaign
Roby R. Church, chairman of
the 1949 Red Cross drive in]
Wilkes county, has chosen an ex
cellent corps of men and women
to assist in raising the 1949 quo
ta of $8,184.00.
Of this amount $5,795.00 will
remain in Wilkes county to fi
nance the operation of this very
active chapter. Portion to be re
mitted to National Red Cross is
$2,389.00, or 29.2 per cent of
the total quota. Larry S. Moore,
chapter chairman, stated that the
county quota is determined by
the amount require^ to operate
the chapter for the year.
Mr. Church stated that he felt
j very much encouraged over the
1 fact that the Wilkes County
j Home Demonstration cluibs were
I giving their valuable services in
handling solicitations in most of
! the rural areas. These busy farm
t women are leaders in their com
munities and can always be re
lied upon to put forth a consci
entious effort and were noted for
their successful handling of any'
undertaking.
Mr. Church and his committees
hope to complete the drive from
March 1st to 15th In most of the
sections. It is hoped that the
citizens of Wilkes will give their
generous support to the H) 4 9 Red
Cross Membership Drive. The
drive committees are:
Publicity: Newspapers, Dwight
Nichols; WKBC, John Cashion;
Posters and displays, Isaac Dun
Gao and_Boy Scouts; Supply Kits,
Mrs. AmiTe Wttttor—inn!" Girl
Scouts.
Special Gifts Solicitation: J. 6.
McCoy, chairman, Ira D. Payne,
Joe Barber, Richard Johnston,
Vernon Deal, W. D. Halfacre,
Watson Brame, W. K. Sturdi
vant.
Industrial Plants: Forrest
Jones, Max Foster.
North Wilkesboro Business
District: A. F. Kilby, R. M.
Brame, Jr.
North Wilkesboro Residential
District: Mrs. W. K. Sturdivant,
Mrs. Ed F. Gardner, Mrs. R. T.
McNeyf, Mrs. A. F. Kilby.
Wilkesiboro Business District:
Fr.ed Henderson, Ray Wright.
Wilkesboro Residential Dis
trict: Mrs. A. R. Gray, Sr.
Rural and Outlying Areas:
Wilkes County Home Demonstra
tion Clubs.
Colored: J. R. Edelin.
Fire On Tuesday
Afternoon Bare's
Department Store
Blaze In Stockrom Extin
guished Rapidly By Fire
men Late Tuesday
Fire late Tuesday afternoon In
the stockroom of Bare's vDepart
ment store on Tenth stree^ was
quickly extinguished by North
Wilkesboro firemen.
The fire, of undetermined orig
in, was discovered shortly after
closing time. With some water
and by using chemicals effective
ly the flame was held to a min
imum area, although consider
able damage was done by the fire,
smoke and water.
The fire was centered around
the doors from the street floor
into the stockroom and office.
The store will be closed for a
few days.
New Stop and Shop
Store Is Now Open
Stop and Shop, Kash and Kar
ry, is the name of the new groc
ery store now open for business
on the Blair block, fronting sixth
street.
The new store, which features
a complete line of staple and
fancy groceries, vegetables and
fruit, Is owned by N. B. Smithey
and under the management of
Mr. Bd Yates, who formerly ope-1
rated the Kash and Karry groc-'
ery store on the corner of Sixth J
and Main greets.
Dr. Paul Caudill
Author Broadman
Comments 1949
Edition Written By Former
Wilkes Man Is Now In
Second Printing
Dr. R. Paul Caudill. Wilkes
native and now pastor of the
First Baptist church in Memphis,
Tenn., is author of Broadman
Comments for 1949, a hook pub
lished annually to assist all
Protestants in study of the In
ternational Sunday school lesson
for all Sundays in the year. •
Over 10,000 copies of Broad
man Comments for 1949, written
by Dr. Caudill, have been sold
and the book is now in process
of second printing. When the
book was first published in form
er years only 6,000 copies w*re
distributed. Broadman Commt ♦*
is a book used advantageously
teachers, laymen and other Sun
day school leaders of many
churches and denominations. This
year over 900 copies were sold in
the city Memphis.
Dr. Caudill is speaker for the
series of revival services in pro
gress this week at the First Bap
tist church here, of which Dr.
John T. Wayland is pastor. Im
mediately after church service
Thursday night there will be an
autograph party and reception at
the parsonage, when Dr. Caudill
will autograph copies of Broad
man Comments.
Spainhour's in North Wilkes
boro sells the book, price of
which is $2.00.
H.Grady Nichols
Is Taken By Death
Widely Known Newspaper
man and Printer Died
Today; Funeral 26th
Henry Grady Nichols, 55, one
of northwestern North Carolina's
best known printers and news
papermen, died at the Wilkes
hospital this morning at 9:45.
-Beetfe. sprious
illness of one week'. He naOwft
in failing health for several
months.
Mr. Nichols was horn at Mount
Airy March 23, 1893, a son of
the late B. Nichols and Mrs. Alice
Laffoon Nichols. At an early age
the family moved to Elkin and
there Mr. Nichols started in the
printing trade at the age of 12*
years. While a young man he and
his brother, W. E. Nichols, estab
lishes his first newspaper, The
Weekly Informer, which later be
came The Elkin Tribune, now
published by H. F. Laffoon.
In 1927 Mr. Nichols came to
North Wilkesboro, where he ac
cepted a position with The
Wilkes Journal. For the pas^ sev
eral years he held a responsible
position in The Journal-Patriot
department of Carter-Hubbard
Publishing company.
With wide experience in the
publishing field with several
newspapers, Mr. Nichols was' a
master craftsman in printing,
and with a wealth of practical ex- '
perience in all phases of news
paper operation he gained an
enviable reputation in the news
paper profession.
With a genial personality,
kind, courteous and considerate,
he gained numerous lasting
friendships in this community
and throughout this part of North
Carolina.
On April 6, 1914, Mr. Nichols
was married to the former Miss
Rena Lewellyn, of Elkin. She and
three daughters survive. They are
Mrs. Homer Wellborn, of Char
lotte; Mrs. Tam Hutchinson and
Miss Peggy Nichols, of North
Wilkesboro. Also surviving is
one brother, W. E. Nichols, of
Morganton.
Funeral service will be held
Saturday, two p. m., at the First
Baptist church in North Wilkes
boro, of which he wag a member,
where the body will lie in state
for one hour before the service.
Dr. John T. Wayland, pastor,
will conduct the funeral service
ind burial will be in Mount Lawn
Memorial Park.
AAA Has No Deadline
Stoning 1949 Program
It was annonnced today by
Mande S. Miller, Secretary to
the Wilkes County AAA, that
farmers have no deadline for
signing their farms on the 1949
AAA program. However, Mrs.
Miller urges all farmers who are
Interested in seeding permanent
pasture this spring to come by
and secure their seed order*
early. Lime and phosphate are
also available for the spring seed
ing®.