SPRING OPENING
FESTIVAL EDITION
Section One
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Students Working
On Speech Contest
Put OnBy K. of P.
Federal Aid And Control Of
Education Program Topic
For Addresses
High school students in Wilkes
county are busily engaged in pre
paration of Speeches for the
Knights of Pythias speaking con
test.
Topic for the addresses will be
"Should a national government
subsidize public education in its'
states or provinces, and if so, to
what extent, if any, should the na
tional government control the
educational program?"
?Vilkes county finals will be
he id Monday night, April 4, in the
K. of P. lodge hall in North
akesboro. Prizes of $26, J15
k $10 will be given the first
|b winners, and five dollars
each for all other school winners
who participate in the county
county winner here will
get a free trip to the state con
test, which will be followed by
the regional contest. Valuable
prizes will be given winners in
each contest and the regional
winner will get a trip to the na
tional contest in San Diego, Cali
fornia, in August. There the
grand prize will be a $1,000 scho
larship, the second $500 and the
third $250 scholarship in any col
lege or university.
Students interested should con
tact their high school principals,
who have all materials necessary
for entrance into the contest.
Ed Cherry Tells
Unas Friucatinp
Highly Valuable
I Illustrated Lecture Shows
Economic Value Of Educa
tion Expenditure
Efl Cherry, assistant manager
! of the Southeastern area of the
United States Chamber of Com
merce, in an illustrated lecture
Friday evening showed the North
Wilkesboro Lions club the value
of education from an economic
standpoint.
Wigiii the aid of slides Mr. J
Cher^ showed how each state
stands in the matter of expendi
tures for education, and the cor
responding rank in volume of re
tail sales and other economic fac
tors. The principal points in his
ajkdress proved that the states
the highest * standards of
education, and which rank high
est in education expenditures, are
also highest in business activity
and have higher standards of li
ving.
The chart showed that North
Carolina is making improvements
in several liqps of educational
endeavor, but is still near the bot
tom when the figures are given
for all the states.
The program Friday evening
was in charge of Hampton Mc
Neill, Ralph Buchan and G. G.
Wood. Tom Jenrette, manager of
the Wilkes Chamber of Com
merce,presented the speaker.
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T. C. Caudill Hurt
When Hit By Auto
T. C. Caudill, well known lo
cal business man and manager!
of the Carolina Motor Club of- J
fice here, was seriously hurt,'
Friday afternoon when he was
struck iby a car.
Mr. Caudill was walking across
B street when he was hit by a
car driven by Howard Osborne,
of Wilkesboro^ who was travel
north on Ninth street and turn
ed left into B street. Mr. Caudill
and Troy Perry, who was walk
ing with him, were knocked
down. Mr. Caudill suffered a
skull fracture in his forehead and
a fracture of his right arm. He
is J^t>atient at the Wilkes hos
piat!, where he is improving and
may be able to be out in a few
days. ~ j
Mr. Perry was not injured. Mr.'
j^eborne, driver of the car, stop- J
^ed his car Immediately when i
the men were hit. No charges
have' been preferred.
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A navy wind tunnel developed
air speed of 4,000 mph at a tem
erature of Minns 877 degrees.
P.-T. A. Study Course
On Children's Reading
North Wllkesboro Parent
Teacher Association study coarse
on Children's Reading will be
held Thursday, 2:30, in the high
school library. Miss Kate Flnley,
of the Wilkes Public Library,
will lead the discussion. Parents
are asked to bring in all books
they are using.
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Speaker Warns I
Of Grave Threat j
To Free System!
Unless citizens become more
vigilant and more vitally inter-'
ested in government, constitu
tional rights in America may be
adbicated in favor of socialistic or
communistic form of govern
ment, Ed Cherry told the North
Wilkesboro Kiwanis club here
Friday in one of the most calleng
ing addresses ever delivered to
that body.
Cherry, assistant manager of
the southeastern division of the
U. S. Chamber of Commerce, was
feature speaker at the meeting.
The program was in charge of W.
G. Gabriel, who asked Tom Jen
rette, manager of the Wilkesi
Chamber of Commerce, to present
the speaker.
The speaker pointed to many
instances of government entering
business as indicating very
strongly a definite trend toward
growth of socialism and away
from free enterprise.
Cherry emphasized that7 con
stitutional rights now guaranteed
(American citizens may be abdica
ted by the lethargy of a citizen
ry who do not favor giving up
individual freedom but who do
nothing while their rights slip
anft
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Emphasizing the urgency of
the current situation in national
affairs, Mr. Cherry pointed out
several measures now before con
gress, including socialized medi
cine, proposed labor laws, pro
posed minimum wage and other
proposed laws which he said de
finitely lead toward a national
ized country.
The responsibility, the speak
er declared, rests with citizens
who should express to congress
men and senators their views. It
must naturally follow, the speak
er said in effect, that we shall
surrender our rights, our earn-'
ings and our property to govern
ment if we look to the govern
ment to supply our every need.
Bob Brooks was guest of Paul
Choplin at Friday's meeting of
the club.
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Scout Troop 34
Enjoys Camping
Boy Scont Troop No. 34 en
enjoyed an early spring over
night encampment near Yellow
Jacket' Lake this week-end
sleeping out, cooking Hunter's
Stew, bacon an<j eggs, and fry
ing chicken over camfires, eat
ing with a healthy outdoor ap
petite, together with an inspira
tional Sunday Morning Service
and the passing off of many re
quirements for rank filled the
time. Movies were made of all
the activities.
Plans are being made by this
troop for an interesting and
active Summer's program. New
recruits will be welcomed and
membership is offered to boys 11,
12, and 13.
Present on the camping trip
were: Scoutmaster Isaac Dun
can, Assistant Scoutmaster Bus
ter Bush, Senior Patrol Leader
Bobby Poteat, Committeemen1
Glenn Andrews, Clyde Pearson
and Gilbert Poster, Lion Patrol
members Kent Sturdivant, Carlie
Wellborn, Junior Wingler, Jim
mie, Frank Rhodes, and Bobby
Church,and Pee Wee Patrel
members leaders Charles Crook,
James Wallace, Bill Pearson, Bill
Hardister, Wade Foster,Dudley
Meyers, John Hayes, and Ernest
Barnette.
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Pores Knob Plans
Square Dance 24th
A square dance will be held
Thursday night at Pores Knob
community house for benefit of
the community house fnnd. Stony
Point band -will furnish music and
a most enjoyable occasion is as
sured all who will attend.
Hardware Store,
Other Houses Burn
At Roaring River
$80,000 Estimated Damage;
Fire Department Saves Se
veral Buildings
Fire of undetermined orgin
destroyed an estimated $80,000
worth of property at Roaring
River 11:15 Sunday night and
threatened to wipe out the entire
village ten miles east of here
on highway 268.
Prevette's Hardware store, a
warehouse and small dwelling
owned by Prevette and a bar
ber shop owned by Millard Dun
can were completely destroyed,
along with all contents, including
a large stock of merchandise.
North Wilkesboro fire depart
ment, with the aid of 1,000 gal
lons of water carried the ten
miles to Roaring River in this
city's street flusher, saved the en
tire business section of Roaring
River and some residences from
almost certain destruction, fire
men said.
Fire was raging in the hard
ware store when it was discovered
and the call went out to the fire
department here while the citi
zenry of Roaring River formed a
bucket brigade. The fire truck ar
rived with 500 gallons of water
and kept the fire from spreading
to other buildings until the water
ran out. As fire began to appear
on the nearby Blackburn store
building the street flusher arriv
ed and further spread was pre
vented. Meanwhile, to form a par
tial break for the fire, a three
room cottage adjacent to the
burning property had been push
ed by trucks nearer the fire. j
Insurance carried on the pro-,
perty amounted to only a small'
Wg&tal fog& ,
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Sunday School
Group Meetings
Sunday, Mar. 27
Group meetings of the Sun
Say Schools of the Brushy Moun
tain Baptist Association will be
held at 2:30, Sunday afternoon
March 27.
Group I will meet at Stony
Hill Baptist Church; Group II at
Mt. Plaesant Baptist Church;
Group III at Beaver Greek Bap
tist Church; Group IV at Goshen
Baptist Church; Group V at Har
mony Baptist Church; Group VI
it Cub Creek Baptist Church;
ma Group VII at Second Baptist
Church, North Wilkesboro.
The theme of these meetings is
expressed in the slogan, "Keep
On Going Out After The Peo
ple". Ways of reaching the peo
ple through the Sunday School
will be discussed.
These meetings will be helpful
and Inspirational, and the Sun
day Schools are invited to bring
large groups to profit by the fel
lowship and thought in the pro
grams.
The public is cordially invited
to attend the meetings.
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Stimson Winner
In Photo Contest
For All Southeast
Ben Stimson proprietor of
Stimson Studio in North Wilkes
boro, recently won second place
in a photo contest for the entire
southeast area of the country,
held in connection with the con
tention of the Southeastern Pho
tographers Association held in
Macdn, Ga.
Mr. Stimson's second place
award was a walnut and bronze
plaque, for the second best group
of three portraits of men. First
place in this class went to Bob
Shoaf, of Lexington, N. C. Mr.
Stimson's winning portraits are
now on display at his studio ip
this city.
The award is significant when
competition is Considered. In
the association are about 500
studios, ard a total of more than
3,000 photographs were exhibit
Mi. Included in the competition
were exhibits from the leading
studios In large cities of the
jouth, at Miami, Daytona Beach,
Memphis, Atlanta, New Orleans,
Birmingham and other great cen
ters.
Baseball Practice
For High Schools
To Begin Monday
First crack of the 'bat and hall
will be heard Monday when
North Wilkesboro and Wilke*
t>9ro high school boys begin
baseball practice.
' Both schools hare experienced
players and are expeofcd to have
well balanced teapupiaier in the
season. T;
Schedules are not completed.
Wilkesboro will open at Taylor s
1 ville April 12, three p, m.
Vacation BHile
School Clinic At
Wilkesboro 26th
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Vacation Bible School work
ers, pastors and superintendents
of Sunday Schools in the churches
of the Brushy Mountain Baptist
Asoiiation will meet 'or a clinic
on Vacation Bible School work at
10:00 a. m., Saturday,March 26,
at Wilkesboro Baptist Church.
Those attending are requested to
bring lunches. The W. M. U. of
the host church will serve addi
tional refreshments. J
Miss Dare Teague, Missionary
in the Ashe Baptist Association,
Miss Elizabeth Campbell, Miss
ionary in the Caldwell Baptist
Association, Mrs. Gilbert Foster,
Miss Minnie Haire, Rev. Dean
Minton, Miss Pat^f Hawkins,
and Rev. 3". E. Pfcarson, all of
the Brushy Mountalft Baptist As
sociation, -will the various
conferences on promotion
and procedure of fffcation Bible'
School Work.
This clinic is detfgned to train
workers in the churches to pro-'
mote and participate in thej
Schools heldintheif pwn church
ing Mission Vacation Bible
Schools for children in areas not
,seryed by the schools in the
| churches is to be considered.
Mr. Sibley Burnette, Associate
| in the Vacation Bible School De
,partmeat of the Southern Baptist •
i Sunday School Board, reported
recently that, in spite of the ser
ious handicap of the "Polio epi
demics throughout the South, 17,
543 schools were reported in
1948. These schools reported an
enrollment of 1,485,360 pupils,
with an average enrollment of 85
for each school. 11,421 of these
schools reported a total of 36,502 1
professions of faith. It is also re
porter that there were 156,703
pupils in these Vacation Bible
Schools who did not attend Sun
day 6chool. I
Churches of the North Caro
lina Baptist Convention reported
last year that 1,453 schools were
held with a total enrollment of
124,377 pupils, and this in spite
of the fact that the season was
cut almost in half by the serious
"polio" epidemic. There were
2,653 conversions reported by
these schools. Using the average,
it is estimated that there were
9,880 pupils enrolled in these
Vacation' Bible Schools who do
not attend Sunday School. i
Variety Show At
Millers Creek 25th
There will ibe a Variety Show
presented in the Millers Creek!
Auditorium by the Seniors Fri-'
day evening, March 25, at 8.00
p. m.
Two one act plays will be
presented:
"Who Gets the Car Tonight"
and "Senior Prom".
There will be entertainment by
the Melody Boys Quartet, The'
Smiling Four Quartet and others.1
"Come and you will have one
of the most hilarious evenings of
the year. Admission will be chil-1
dren 20 cents and adults 35
cents."
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Twin-City Quartet
At Pores Knob 26th
The Twin-City Quartet of Win-j
ston-Salem will give a program
at the Pores Knob Community1
House Saturday, March 26th, be-j
ginning at 7:30 P- m. Admissions |
will be 25 cents for children and
50 cents for adults. There will be
pies and other things sold. The
public la cordially invited to at
tend and enjoy the evening.
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The "ditty bag" used by Nary
personnel lias been In use since
the first days of sailing.
Named
Wilkes Concerts
Association '491
Forrest Ji
Highly Su<
ship
©nea President; |
cjcessful Member
Campaign
high
drive
Jon
rie
With a
bership
Wilkes Comrti
sociation has
other year.
Forrest
president and
are: Mrs. Iv4:
president; M
ond vice pr
Doughton, th
Miss Lois
Mrs. Frank
In addition
following a
fooard of dir
Cecil F.
McNlel, Mrs
Paul Harvel,
Mrs. Doris Bi
Robert Morr
Anderson, Jajf
Committee
lows: Mrs.
Mrs. Claude
chairmen;
cert chairmai
and MrSj
chairmen;
Transportation
Morrow, Oeci
Frank Staffb
Soroggs, fin4'
B. Bller, Mrs
Mrs. Paul H
borne and
minating com
«o
Doii;
Mrs
Mr;
ly successful mem
completed, the
unity Concerts As
organized for an
es was re-elected
the other officers
|y Moore, first vice
. A. F. Kilby, sec
ekident; Mrs. C. T.
jrd vice president;
Scroggs, secretary;
{Stafford, treasurer.
;o the officers the
members of the
fetors: C. B. Eller,
mson, Mrs. R. T.
Jerry Derr, Mrs.
Jr., Roland Potter,
[own, Paul Osborne,
pw, Miss Margaret
Anderson.
Jchairmen are as fol
(Andrew Kilby and
Doughton, general,'
>y Forehand, com-',
; Mrs. Jerry Derr
:s Brown, publicity'
i. T. G. McLaughin,'
chairtfian; Robert
F. AdamBon, Mrs.
rd and -Miss Lois
[nee committee; C.
R. T. McNiel, Mrs.
^rvel, Jr., Paul Os
s. Jerry Derr, no
Imittee.
asso
L>u ring the
concerts wer4
appreciative
Don Cossacki
Ensemble an<jl
tone. The
pressed appr
hqrty Theatr^
able the thea
sentatlons
Mrs. Preslejy
ed a silver if
tained the
memberships
campaign,
person who
stance beyond
not be contaqt
paign may
ship for the
Any
y4t
purrent season three
well received by
Audiences here, the
chorus, tbe Bary!
■John Tyers, bari
ciation has ex
udation to the Li'
In making aVaflF"}
jtre for concert pre
Myers was. award
owl for having ob
largest number of
during the current
new comer* or any
tbecause of circum
their control could
ed during the cam
secure a member
coming year.
Red Cross Drive
Is Extended Here
Until April 5th
Roby R.
the 1949 Red
announced ^d|
gestin of sev
it had been
time limit on
Drive to April
cent overlaprii
worthy drives
March is als(j>
many employ!
they would lj
to the Red
only wait
pay check
For this
Red Cross
contacted th4
business
firms not
North Wilkes]
will be give|i
with the
on contribute
ployees be n|
ble by Apri:
Every day
on the Red
the Red Croi:
pie for fun|
important w
Wilkes Coun
Cjhurch, Chairman of
Cross Fund Drive,
bay that at the sug
eral business leaders J
qecided to extent the
the Red Cross Fund
5th. Due to the re
ng of several very
and to the fact that
income tax month,
jees have stated that
e glad to contribute
bross, if they could
until after the next
ire received.
eason solicitors for
f'unds have not yet
employees' of many
itablishments. All
contacted in the
iboro business area
supplies this week j
jjq-uqlst that reports
ions from their em
ade as far as possi
5th.
jmnay people call up
Cross. Once a year
;s comes to the peo
jds to carry on its
prk. Support your
ty Red Cross.
we:
e3
y4t
Faculty Game To
End Cage Season
A
North Wi:
end the basty
day night
when the
winners in
the high sett
Tournamef
select grade
The faculty
winning teaip
girls, and fi
the winning
boys of the
These
merriment
vlted. The
ges of SO
made.
l|ke9boro schools will
etball season Fri
th a bfg attraction
ulty will play grade
public exhibitions In
ool gymnasium,
ts are under way to
Mnners.
ladies will play the
among high Bchool
tyculty men will play
team among the
Student bo<Jy.
will afford much
everybody Is ln
.1 admission char
40 cents will be
games
and
usual
and
Proposed Bill To Set
Wilkes Sheriff's Fees
Raleigh. — Representative T.'
E?* Story of North Wilkesboro
introduced a bill in the legisla
ture Friday to set specific fees
for the Wilkes County Sheriff
and deputies In connection with
certain duties.
The officers are to get $2 for
making an arrest, 75 cents for
serving a subpoena and $2 for
serving a capias.
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Catawba Youth Is
District Winner
In Speech Contest
Eleven County Winners
Competed Here Friday;
Prizes Are Awarded
Martin L«. Travis, a Catawba
county youth who said he had
spent all his life on a farm and
knows the meaning of soil conser
vation, won first place in the 8th
district soil conservation contest
here Friday afternoon and the
right to participate in the state
contest in Raleigh March 25.
Travis, a high school senior,
edged out Francis Pressly, Ire
dell county boy who took second
honors. Eula Bentley,, of Cald
well, was third, and Jack Billings
of Watauga county, fourth.
$50 and $25 government
bonds were presented the first
and second place winners, res
pectively, by W. D. Halfacre, ex
ecutive vice president of the
Bank of North Wilkesboro, re
presentative the North Carolina
Bankers Association, sponsor of
the state-wide pnntnaf
Paul Choplin, Wilkes farm
agent, opened the meeting and
Staton Mclver, of North Wilkes
boro, head of the Boil conserva
tion d list He t, presided' during ttr*
contest, which had 11 county
winners participating. Judges
were Mrs. Robert Morehouse,
Lawrence Miller and Paul J. Ves
tal. Timers were Howard Colvard
and R. E. Dunn.
Wilkes Chamber of Commerce
was host for the contest and pro
vided refreshments for all attend
ing, Committee in charge was
headed by Glenn Greene, chair
man, Paul Church, Howard Col
vard, R. E. Dunn, W. K. Sturdi
vant a^d Tom Jenrette.
In addition to the four speak
ers placed by the judges the other
contestants were: Carl Church,
Wilkes; Betty Blevins, Ashe;
Welda Louise Coffey, Avery;
Ralph Weddington, Rowan; Elea
uor Schull, Burke; Gilbert Mit
chell, Alexander; Virginia Van
Phipps, Alleghany.
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Officers Elected
For Eastern Star
Wilkes chapter number 42,
Order of the Eastern Star, will
install new officers in a meet
ing to be held April 21.
Mrs. Emma Hinshaw will be
worthy matron and W. R. Har
mon will be worthy patron. Other
officers whose election has been
announce^ be as follows:
Miss Breta Poe Scroggs, associate
matron; Ed Crysel, associate
patron; Mrs. Leona Pardue, con
ductress; Mrs. Inez Bowles, as
sociate conductress; Mrs. Blanche
Gaither, chaplain; Mrs. Sue San
ders, marshall; Mrs. Bernice
Greer, organist; Mrs. Lorene
Webber, secretary; Mrs. Annie
Harmon treasurer; Mrs. Eda Mae
Forester, warden; Mrs. Margaret
Higgins, sentinel; Mrs. Ruby
Choate, ruth; Mrs. Mamie
Church, esther; Mrs. Betty
Stephens, Martha; Mrs. Georgia
DeBerry, electa; Mrs. Estelle
Shumate, flag bearer; Mrs. Alver-1
ta Nichols, flag bearer.
V. F. W. Meeting
The V. F. W. Post 1142' will'
meet Thursday night, March 24,!
at the V. F. W. clubhouse. All
members are urged to attend as
it will be election night.
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SPECIAL I. O. O. F. MEET
Odd fellows district meeting,
will be held Saturday night,
March 26, in Concord. A special
meeting of Union Lodge I. O. O.
F. has been called to he held at
the > lodge hall Friday night,
March 26, 7:30, to make plans
to attend the district meeting. A
large attendance of lodge mem
bers 1b requested.
Transportation
Thursday Morning
Free To Shoppers
Free Transportation Thurs
day Nine To 12 To North
Wilkesboro
COMMUNITY EVENT
Windows Cards Designate
Participating Firms In The
Wilkesboros
Spring Opening Festival will
be the big event for the Wilkes
boros Thursday, Friday and Sat
urday, March 24f 25 and 26.
This special trade event is
sponsored toy the Trade Promo
tion committee of the Wilkes
Chamber of Commerce to convin
ce all that merchants in the
Wilkesboros can meet any com
petition in style, quality, price
and service in the merchandising
business.
Free Transportation
On opening day, Thursday,
March 24, shoppers will be given
free transportation to North
Wilkesboro on Wilkes Transpor
tation buses between the hours
of nine a. m. and 12 noon. Those
who board Wilkes Transportation
company ibuses to North Wilkes
boro between nine a. m. ana 12
noon Thursday, March 24, will be
given a free trip, but the free
offer does not apply to outgoing
buses at any time.
This arrangement was worked
out with H. P. Eller, owner of
Wilkes Transportation company,
and he is sharing the cost with
the Trade Promotion committee
of the Wilkes Chamber of Com
merce.
Window Cards Displayed
Merchants participating in
the Spring Festival are display
ing window cards stating their
parHoipfttMMW and writ . Bill.olfer
special trainee during the event.
This newspaper carries the ad
vertisements of many of the mer
chants, to which the readers' at
tention is called for news of the
special offerings in the newest
and most up-to-date merchandise
at prices which will mean subs
tantial savings.
Merchants in all lines of busi
ness are requested by the Trade
Promotion committee to make at
tractive displays of newest mer
chandise of the spring season.
This event applies to all lines
jf merchandising and will give all
i fine opportunity to show the
latest and most up-to-date in
their lines.
Visitors to the Wilkesboro dur
ing Spring Opening Festival are
cordially invited to visit all the
participating stores and to view
the spring merchandise and val
ues at each firm.
Special Purchases
Many of the participating mer
chants have made special pur
chases for the Spring Festival
event, and these specials will be
shown for the first time Thurs
day morning. Recent trips to mer
chandise markets have resulted
in purchases of better values and
of much greater selection than
at any time since before the war.
The net result will be better va
lues for the customers in style,
quality, price and service. .
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Ramblers To Play
Grid Game Friday
Wilkesboro high school Ram
blers will end spring football
practice Friday afternoon with a
regulation game between the
"Greens" and the "Whites".
Bill Whittington, senior quar
terback will coach the "Greens",
and Jack Groce, senior halfback,
will pilot the "Whites". The
game will begin at one p. m.
Coach Red Hoffman will view
the contest with an eye for ma
terial to replace graduates from
the squad which won 21 straight
games before losing to Children's
Home last fall. Wilkesboro won
championship of the Highlands
conference with a perfect confer
ence record.
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V. F. W. Square Dance
On Saturday Night1
There will be a square dance
Saturday Night, March 26 at the
American Legion Clubhouse
sponsored by the V. P. W. of
North Wilkesboro. The public is
invited to attend. Come and b/lng
your friends. Masks will be fur
nished by the Stoay Point String
Band.