POLIO — for Wnk«£PpnVov?£ $20,000 1948. GmI in campalgr1ia|i2nnn ary «&er?°r Wilkes P Goal c $12,000. • f . ■■ <• I ' Northwestern Carolina TRI0T 00R CITY North Wilkesboro has a trading radius of 50 miles, serving *100,000 people in The Journal-Patriot Has Blazed the Trail of Progress In the "State - 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 Oounf 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 mutist 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®.