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THE JOURNAL-PATRIOT
The Journal-Patriot Has Blazed the Trail of Progress In the "State <jj Wilkes" For Over 42 Years
OUR CITY
North Wilkesboro has a
trading radius of 50 miles,
serving 100,000 people in
Northwestern Carolina.
Vol. 43, No. 91
Published Mondays and Thursdays NORTH WILKESBORO, N. C., Monday, March 7, 1941
Make North Wilkesboro Your Shopping Center
SOCIALIZED MEDICINE PUNS
ATTACKED IN ADDRESS FRIDAY
BY DR. HUBBARD BEFORE LIONS
I
J)r. P. C. Hubbard, former
president of the North Carolina
Hospital Association and now
Rural Health Chairman for the
State Medical Society, told the
North Wilkesboro Lions club in
an address Friday evening that
democracy is challenged by proposals
for socialized medicine,
and that communism is on the
threshold and threatens to engulf
us.
The program was in charge of
Dr. J. S. Deans, who presented
Dr. Hubbard. The speaker opened
his discurse by saying that this
is a period of frustration and
confusion, when following two
great wars there is now potent
parlimentary struggle going on
between communism and democracy.
a£r. Hubbard expressed grave
^^^ern over the paternalistic
B of government over indiHals,
as indicated in the
Hfcdle to the grave'' plan of
^fial security.
cited the record of the
l^Pcal profession in the United
States and pointed to the increase
of 20 years in the life
span i^ the past 40 years under
a System. Speaking of the
effect of socialized medicine Dr.
Hubbard pointed out that doctors
would lose personal interest and
oontact with patients. He cited
figures to show effects of socialized
medicine in England, where
doctors now are trying to treat
many times as many patients as
formerly and are unable to adequately
treat those who really
need the services of a physician.
The idea of socialized medicine
began 100 years ag0 with Karl
Marx, the speaker explained, and
it was the Communist leader
Lenin who said that socialized
medicine is the key stone in
building a communist state. It is
significant that all of the ten
T he Northwestern
Bank Opens Today
The Northwestern Bank today
opened a branch in Wilkesboro.
Russell Pearson is in charge of
the new branch assisted by Edward
Bell and Harold Absher, all
of whom have been connected
with the home office of the bank
here.
The bank's branch is located
in a new building on Main street
opposite the front of the Wilkes
dourthctpge. The building is of
two stories and is of brick construction.
The bank's quarters on the
first floor were designed especially
for banking purposes and
n^odern fixtures were installed,
iajjitiding a large vault.
"Bank officials here stated that
a complete banking service will
be rendered at the Wilkesboro
branch but at present bookkeeping
and records will be kept with
the home office branch in North
Wilkesboro. \
Welfare Offices
In Bank Building
New Quarters Will Give
County Welfare Departments
Space For Offices
The Wilkes county welfare department,
headed by Charles C.
McNeill, county superintendent
of welfare, has moved from the
county courthouse to more adequate
quarters on the second
floor of the new Northwestern
Bank building in Wilkesboro.
Expanded activities of the welfare
department in recent years
made it necessary that larger
quarters be provided and the
department operated under the
handicap of lack of space over a
long period.
The second floor of the bank
building will provide necessary
space for the offices and records
of the department.
Mrs. Hendren Rites
Ta Be Held Tuesday
E. Hendren, 84, well
known resident of the Gllreath
community, died Sunday night,
at her home.
Surviving Mrs. Hendren are
sons: Maurice and Floyd
nnidren) of Gllreath, and Clarence
Hendren of Pores Knob.
Funeral service will be held
Tuesday, two P- m., at Bethany
Baptist church. Rev. L. T. Younger
will conduct the service.
communist organizations in the
United States are ardent supporters
of the proposal for compulsory
medical insurance, which
is practically the same as any
system of socialized medicine.
"Every nation in the world
with dictators began with socialized
medicine, which leads to
total dictatorship", Dr. Hubbard
said.
Speaking of the cost of socialized
medicine^ Dr. Hubbard stated
that the hill under consideration
would cost the people 11
billions yearly, as compared to
eight and one-half billions nowi
being paid for medical and hospital
care. The medical profession,
he said, is striving hard
to extend facilities, particularly
to rural people, and that 21 contracts
foi» new hospitals were let
in North Carolina during ^ the
past year. Thirty-two million people
now have voluntary hospital
and medicine insurance.
The local physician and surgeon
closed his address with an
appeal that people write their
congressmen their views.
The club by unanimous vote
passed a resolution opposing
compulsory medical insurance and
ordered that the resolution be
forwarded to representatives
and senators from this state.
President J. H. Whicker, Jr.,
presided at the meeting, which
was well attended. Fred Davis
1 and Elmer Kendrick were inducI
ted into membership in the club
: by W. D. Jester.
Reports were given on the
| club's sponsoring the Highlands
i Conference basketball tournament
and plans for the state contention
June 13, 14 and 15.
At the meeting John K. Backjburn,
of Waynesboro, Va., was
'guest of Richard Johnston, Paul
Jones was guest of Dorman
Payne, and H. F. McLendon was
guest of Glenn Andrews.
Play-Off In Wilkes^
League Slated Ta
Open March 15th
A series of three games to determine
championship of the
Wilkes Industrial league sponsored
by the Recreation committee
of the Wilkes Chamber is slated
to begin in Wilkesboro
gymnasium on Tuesday, March
15.
Eller's Bluejackets and Millers
Creek All Stars won the first
and second half of the schedule,
which makes a play-off necessary.
Mrs. T. A. Finley's
Sister Succumbs In
Statesville Friday
STATESVILLE March 5. —
Mrs. R. D. Grier died this afternoon
at Davis Hospital after several
weeks illness. Mrs. Grier
was the former Miss Katie Cochran
of Mecklenburg County. She
received her education in Presbyterian
College at Charlotte, and
taught in Charlotte schools for
two years.- Following her marriage
to Grier, they lived in Kannau
polls, Huntersville and North
Wilkesboro, coming to Statesville
in 1928. Surviving are her husband
and three daughters, Mrs.
Herbert Hawkthorne of Statesjville,
Miss Ann Grier of States;
ville and New York and Mrs.
David R. Johnston of Charlotte;
four brothers, Dr. C. C. Cochran
of Kimball, W. Va. Robert M.
and Jack W. Cochran of Monroe^
Capt. J. B. Cochran of the
TJ. S. Navy, now in Coronado,
California; four sisters, Mrs. S.
A. Swart of Raeford, Mrs. Thomas
A. Finley of North Wilkesboro,
Miss Margaret Cochran of
Charlotte, and Miss Billie Cochran
of Atlanta. Funeral will be
held Sunday at 3:30 p. m. from
First Presbyterian Church, of
which she was a member. Interment
will be in Oakwood Cemetery.
Those from North Wilkesboro
attending the funeral service in
Statesville Sunday included Mr.
and Mrs. T. A. Finley and son,
Thomas, Mrs. C. D. Coffey, Jr.,
Mrs. L. M. Nelson Miss Elizabeth
Finley, Miss Kate Finley, Mrs.
Sam Mitchell, Mrs. Robert Glbbs
W. C. Grier, Mrs. Lewis Vickery,
Mrs. R. G. Finley, Mrs. Dan
Carter, Miss Norma Stevenson.
Millers Creek Will
Play Blowing Rock
Millers Creek All Stars will
play Blowing Rock In a basketball
game Wednesday night eight
o'clock, in Millers Creek gymnasnim.
Rites Held Sunday
Funeral service was held
Sunday at the home of his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. E. F.
Haynes, of Mertie, for Pfc.
Willie L. Haynes, who was
killed in action in North Africa
July 16, 1044. He was
born Jannary 21 f 1922, making
his age 22 years, six
months and 25 days. He entered
service in October, 1942,
and served in the 361st infantry
division. Pfc. Haynes was
{n training at Camps White
and Adair in Oregon and went
overseas in March, 1944. Surviving
Pfc. Haynes are his
parents and the following
brothers and sisters: R. li. and
Cordie Haynes, of Mertie; Mrs.
F. A. Adams, of Kannapolis;
Mrs. H. M. Wyatt, of Halls
Mills. He was preceded In
death by one brother, R. D.
Haynes.
Mrs. Hamby, 52,
Badly Injured
WhenHitByCar
Mrs. Sarah Belle Hamby 52,
of Purlear route, one was critically
and perhaps fatally Injured
early today when she was hit
dry ar pt«kujr ~fcr uck "wMle walking
on a highway 15 miles west
of this city.
State Highway Patrolman R.
H. Dillard, who investigated the
accident, said that Mrs. Hamby
was walking along the paved
road from highway 421 to Mt.
Pleasant school where she was
employed as a cook in the school
cafeteria, when she was struck
by a pickup driven by Cline Alexander,
of North Wilkesboro route
two.
Driver of the truck told the
officer that he was driving at a
slow rate of speed and was blinded
by the early morning sun. He
did not see Mrs. Hamby, who
was walking along the right
side of the road facing east, until
the vehicle hit her.
Mrs. Hamby was carried to
the Wilkes hospital here, but
with multiple injuries and several
broken bones no hope was
held for recoevry.
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1949 Chryslers
Be Shown Friday
Announcement that the 1949
model Chryslers will be shown
Friday, March llf is creating
much interest among the motoring
public.
Motor Service Sales company,
located on the corner of Ninth
and D streets, is dealer here for
Chrysler automobiles and will
show the new models Friday.
The 1949 Chrysler, according
to advance information contains
5 0 engineering accomplishments
which will attract much interest
in the automobile world.
The public has a cordial invitation
to view the 1949 Chrysler
Friday at Motor Service Sales
company in North Wilkesboro.
J
Large Number Of
Wilkes People At
Schools Hearing
A delegation of over 35 people,
including education leaders, business
and professional men, civic
leaders and representatives of
the Wilkes Chamber of Commerce
was in the record crowd
in Raleigh Thursday* to attend
the legislature committee hearing
on the question of increased
; appropriations for schools.
The Wilkes delegation was supporting
the recommendations
following the recent survey of
school needs, and more particularly
the Umstead bill to provide
150,000,000 In state aid for .construction
of school buildings.
Wildlife Club
To Have Meeting
Here Wednesday
Special Effort Will Be Made
To Obtain Trout For
Stocking Stream#
Wilkes, Wildlife Club will hold
a very important meeting Wednesday,
March 9, 7:30 p. m., in
the North Wilkesboro town hall,
R. Ivey Moore, president, announced
today.
Up for discussion will be bills
that are. to presented to the legislature
relative to game, fish
and other wildlife resources, and
it is important that the views of
members be obtained. ,
A special effort will be made
by the Wilkes club, Mr; Moore
said, to obtain trout for stocking
the several good trout
streams in Wilkes county. An
open invitation is given to all
who are interested in game and
fish to attend the Wednesday
night meeting.
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Fire Threatens
Business Session
Sunday Morning
Fire discovered Sunday morning
at 11 o'clock heavily damaged
Emily's Beauty iSalon on Main
street in North Wilkesboro and
also caused substantial damage
to Carl W. Steele's Jewelry store
next door.
Fire, origin of which was not
determined, was raging in the
rear of the building when the
alarm was given. North Wilkesboro
firemen did a very effective
job in extinguishing the fire
without spread to other parts of
the building or other buildings.
The beauty salon suffered
heavy damage throughout.
The fire extended to the upstairs
portion of the building occupied
by Steele's Jewelry and
the entire store was damaged
much by smoke and w^ter.
The building 'Occupied by the
two firms is the property of the
estate of the late T. G. Perry.
Emily's Beauty Salon is owned by
Mrs. C. M. Cranor.
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Mrs. D. E. Smoak
Is Taken By Death
Mrs. Minnie H. Smoak, 72, for
many years a well known resident
of Wilkesboro, died Satur|
day evening, 6:30, at her home.
She had ibeen in ill health for
} some time.
Mrs. Smoak was a member of
one of Wilkes' best known families.
She was born and reared
in the Boomer community, a
daughter of the late George and
Ella Phillips Howell of Boomer,
She was the wife of D. E. Smoak,
who for many years was a furniture
merchant here. He died
April 10, 1934.
Surviving Mrs. Smoak are two
daughters, Mrs. Albert Vestal y
of Wilkesboro, and Mrs E.. C.
Senerius, of Toledo, Ohio. Also
surviving are the following stepchildren:
N O. Smoak, Mrs. R.
B. Pharr and Mrs. Agnes Hart,
of Wilkesboro; Mrs. Ray Hemphill,
Franklin; Mrs. Emma Green,
Kokomo, Indiana; Herbert
Smoak, Long Beach, California;
Mrs. Alice Thompson, Salt Lake
City, Utah.
Funeral service was held today,
two p. m. at the residence
in Wilkesboro and Iburial was in
Mountain Park cemetery. Rev. R.
L. ilsbell, pastor of Boomer Advent
Christian church, of which
Mrs. Smoak was a member, conducted
the service.
Girl Scouts Will Be
Guests Allen Theatre
Friday Afternoon
The Allen Theatre will he host
to the Girl Scouts at the matinee
shows on Friday afternoon,
March 11th. Mr. Allen very graciously
asks the girls to be the
! guests of the Theatre in celebration
of Girl Scouting birthday
week.
j The picture on that occasion
will be "Life With Father" starring
Irene Dunn and William
Powell, which is delightful entertainment.
Girl Scouts will attend in scout
uniform or present their scout
pitas or hear other girl scout
identifcaton to show their eligibility
for free admission to the
show. It must alwayB be kept In
mind that they are invited only
to the matinee performances—
at one and three In the afternoon—March
11th.
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ATTACK FATAL TO
SENATOR BROUGHTON SUNDAY
f
dteft
Washington
tor J. Melvillel
North Carolin
attack today
after taking
The former
ernor suffered
and entered
at Bethesda,
morning. He
Broughton's!
for three weel}:!
dition had
been suffering]
le for some
Brooghtwi
Senate last fai:
mary contest
ed the incuih
Umstead, of
had been appof
expired term
Josiah Bailey.
Broughton,
31, 1918, pr
ped chamber Sj
day.He was sc
maiden speech
a proposed r
the filibuster.
Broughton'4
eral services
day at 3 p. nl
Baptist churjc
senator's ho|
well known
had taught
\Irach 6.—.Senaroughton,
60, of
died of a heart
kst two months
ce.
Ifcfrth Carolina Govin
acute seizure
hk naval hospital
Ifd., early this
at 8:45 a. m.
lends said that
his physical coneb
poor. He had
from heart troub
efei
ShM
Ifter a heated priwhich
he defeatllent,
William B
Jurham. Umstead
nted to fill the unbfl
the late Senator
W9
orn in December
ed over the upj-2
hours last FriJi^uled
to make his
omorrow against
change against
family said fun11
ibe held Tuesn
the Tabernacle
at Raleigh, the
Broughton^ a
ptist lay leader,
Iday school there.
Durham Motor Co.
At EKin Burned
ant
me
Elkin.
origin c (stro
Sales Company
ri iday at a
$100,000.
A passer-bfr
shooting from
struct im jus
em city limits
nlay rooms
cote<! ( utside
by the Elki l
All e>'uipn
as well as eigh|
trucks was
Hayes of Elk
new automol
was no insu
It was ret
small amoun
[carried on tft
is outside the
The firm! M
Kaiser Frazer
s of undetermined
Durham Motor
lere about 3 a. m.
bss estimated at
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|in
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ai
lor
discovered flames
the lart.e granite
Dutside t'-e west!>f
Elki'i The disgarage
are lodistrict
sorved
[Fire Department.
in th-3 uuiHf'i.*
Vautomobiles and
fotal loss N. E.
lost a pract,ically
on which there
£e.
ed that o n 1 y a
bf insurance was
Structure since it
ity limits.
agent for the
(automobiles.
Scout District
Meeting Tuesday;
Also Round Table
March district meeting and
round table for Scouters in
Wilkes will be held Tuesday seven
p. m., in the Duke Power
company office on Ninth street.
The round table discussion will
precede the district meeting. It is
highly important that every Scouter
attend this meeting.
Library Course To
Be Held Thursday
North Wilkesboro ParentTeachers
Association library
course will D)e held Thursday
afternoon, 2:30, in the high
school library. Miss Kate Finley
will be the leader of this course,
which is expected to be very interesting
and should be well attended
by school parents and
patrftns.
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Return That Book to the Library
Little Theatre
Plays On Tuesday
The Community Little Theatre
group recently organized here
l will make its first public performances
Tuesday night, eight
o'clock, in presentation of three
one-act plays in the North Wilkesboro
school auditorium.
; Admission to the perform;
ance, which bids fair to be excellent
entertainment by local
talent, will be 40 and 75 cents.
Ivey Moore and Miss Nellie
Gabriel play the stellar roles in
the first play, which will be "The
Silent System."
"Judge Not" is the title of the
second, which will be ' comedydrama
and will include Mrs. John
Baity, Miss Harriett Crutchfield,
Mrs. Albert Vannoy, Mrs. Bob
Day and Dean Ferguson.
'18 Washington Square, South',
a splendid comedy, will close the
program. The cast members are
Miss Dot Powell ( Miss Grace
i Frank Kilby, Miss Lucille Casey,
| Miss Geraldine Caldwell, Shirley
Snyder, Jay Anderson and Shoun
1 Kerbaugh.
BAND CONCERT FRIDAY EVENING;
GLEEICLUB TO ADD TO PROGRAM
On Fridayl
m., the North
wi
School Band
concert of tte
The program,
tion of Miss
be given In
ditorium. Ad|
be 50 cents
cents for stj
be bought
or at the doAr.
be
d
Win
the sales wil'
band to thej
March 24 at, \
The Glee aluihl
tion of Miss
will sing ft- rr<
the program.
kirch 11, at 8 p.
wilkesboro High
1 give its second
1948-49 season,
jinder the direcE
a Bingham, will
th< high school aufaii
sion charges will
foi adults and 25
|ide its. Tickets may
iTroJi band students
(loney made from
used to send the
fttrict contest on
ston-Salem.
under the direcJane
Judy,
of numbers on
fhey are: "Steal
Sarah
oifc
Away" (Negro Spiritual,) "Song
of the Open Road", Wilson;
"Ole* Man River", Kern; "Sweetheart",
from the operetta
i "Maytime", Romberg.
Numbers to be played by the
band are: 'King John" (Tone
! Poem) Moelhmann, "Spring
! Madrigal Overture'^ iSkornicka
and Koebner; "Mountain Majesty
j Overture", Paul Yoder; "Mon'
arch March", Olivadftti; "Joyanna
Overture", Gillette," Phantom
Trumpeters' (Tone Poem),
Gillette; "His Honor March",
Fillmore; "Prom the South Overture",
Isaac and Lillya and
"Whiffenpoof Song".
State Your Stand
To Representative
In Your Congress
Names And Addresses Given
As Guide To Those
Wanting To Write Letters
This year there axe a number
of highly important issues before
the United States congress
and the North Carolina legislature.
Many individuals in various
groups have expressed desire to
write their representatives and
senators but do not know how to
direct their letters on different
issues.
Those who wish to express
views to representatives and senators
relative to socialized medicine,
expanded social security j
wage, and hour law, the internanational
situation, federal aid to
education, civil rights measures
and other bills of a natioAj scope
should write Representative. B.
Deane, 8 th district repratentf
tive, House Building, Washington,
D. C. and Senator Clyde Hoey
at Washington, D. C. If they
wish to write congressmen of neighboring
districts they may addess
their letters to Representative
R. L. Doughton, or Representative
Thurmond Chatham,
house building, Washington,
D. C
Those in Wilkes who wish to
write their representative in the
state legislature relative to North
Carolina legislation may direct
their letters to Representative
T. E. Story, House of Representatives,
Raleigh, or Smator B. C.
Brock, State Senate, Kaleigh, or
to representatives and senators
representing other counties and
districts.
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Safety Subject
Kiwanis Program
Here Friday Noon
W. 3. Bason Endorsed For
Highway Commissioner
For This Division
North Wilkesboro Kiwanis club
on Friday held a most enjoyable
meeting.
The first business for the day
was unanimous endorsement of
j W. J. Bason, of North Wilkes.
boro, for the post of highway
commissioner for the eighth division.
Mr. Bason, a lifelong
friend of Governor Scott and who
is well known throughout this
part of the state, is conceded an
excellent chance of receiving the
i appointment as highway commissioner.
' John E. Walker was program
| chairman. He presented Cecil
Adamson, who spoke on several
' phases of safety on the highway,
j in the home and factory. Sgt.
A. H. Clark, of the highway pa!
trol, and Russell Hodges, of this
jcity> were designated to answer
questions.
Opening the program Mr. Adamson
called attention to the
! fact that Friday was World Day
of Prayer and the club had a
I moment's meditation and prayer,
' at the close of which Lewis Vickery
sang the Lord's Prayer.
R. R. Church talked briefly of
the Red Cross campaign and
1 asked complete support and co|
operation from the club members.
: Mr. Church is Red Cross fund
j chairman for the Wilkes chapter.
; Alva Stuckey, Jr., and Walter
Smith were guests of R. R.
Church. Wilson Marshall was
guest of Robert Gitobs at Friday's
luncheon.
800 Miles On 32
Gallons Gasoline,
Model T Performs
Don Losey arrived in this city
Thursday to make his home, thus
reaching the end of an 800-mile
trip from Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
But that is not the entire story.
He traveled the 800 miles in a
model T Ford having no trouble
whatever and getting 25 miles
to the gallon of gasoline.
Mr. Ijosey, a graduate of Milwaukee
College of Engineering,
is a refrigeration specialist. One
reason he came to this community
was to be near his daughter,
who is in school at A.S.T.C.
at Boone.
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Wilkes chapter number 42 Order
t>f the Eastern Star will meet
Thursday night, 7:30. Officers
will be elected and a large attendance
of members is desired,
the announcement by Mrs. Winnie
Duncan, W. M., and Mrs. Lorene
Webber jecsetary, stated.