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Goal in Wilkes during the
campaign now in progress is
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to carry on by your gifts.
The Journal-Patriot Has Blazed th£ Trail
Vol. 43, No. 98
Wilkes" For Over 42 Years
North Wilkesboro has a
trading radius of 50 miles,
serving 190,000 people in:
Northwestern Carolina.
Make'North Wilkesboro Your Shopping Center
SPEAKING WINNERS ELEVEN COUNTIES COMPETE IN CONTEST HELD HERE
Here are pictured the high school boys and girls who
completed here Friday afternoon for the cash prizes of
t fered by the Bankers' Association and the right to partici
'^pate in the state speaking contest on "Soil Conservation"
at Chapel Hill March 25. The district contest among the
11 county winners was held at the city halLhere. Left to
4right in the above picture are: Front row—Eleanor Schull,
Or Burke county; Martin L. Travis, of Catawba, receiving
$50 bond from W. D. Halfacre, representing the Bankers'
Association; Francis Pressly, of Iredell, who received $25
bond for second prize; Eula Bentley, of Caldwell; Betty i
Blevins, of Ashe; back row—Carl Church, of Wilkes;Jack
Billings, of Watauga; Welda Louise Coffey, of Avery;
Gilbert Mitchell, of Alexander; Ralph Weddington, of
RoWan; Virginia Van Phipps, of Alleghany. (Photo by
Bob Brooks).
Survey Group In
Clean-Up Drive To
Submit Its Report
Committee Meeting Will Be
Held Thursday To Plan
Specific Work
Inspection committee for the
Clean-up ana Beautification cam
paign to be staged April 24-30 in
Wilkes county has made a care
ful and comprehensive surrey of
the Wilkesboros,' which will be
reviewed Thursday afternoon, at
four o'clock, by a meeting of the
Civic Activities committee of the
Wilkes Chamber of Commerce,
sponsor of the project, with oth
er participants. The committee
will give careful consideration to
all phases of the report.
The Beautification committee
is headed iby Mrs. Ivey Moore and
Dr.. A. C. Chamberlain. The re
port will be in three phases: pres
ent conditions, recommendations,
and with results to be inserted
following Clean-Up Week April
24 to 30.
The survey includes public and
private property. (In case of rec
ommendations for public proper
ty, recommendations will be
made to the municipal authorities
in charge. Property owners will
be contacted and every coopera
tion will be extended for improve
ment of appearance of private
property about which recommen
t - Rations are made.
Meanwhile, a suggestion box
is open at the Chamber of Com
merce office on Ninth street,
where all citizens are asked to
place written suggestions for
Clean-up and Beautification
work. These suggestions along
with results of the survey, will be
considered carefully and will be
included In the program of work
if feasible, Cecil P. Adamson,
Civic Affairs Committee chair
man, said.
The campaign is being extend
ed throughout Wilkes county by
means of schools, churches and
farm and home cluib organiza
tions.
Frank Graham
To Take Oath
On Tuesday
RALEIGH, March 24 — Gov
ernor Scott announced today Dr.
Frank Graham will be sworn in
as United States senator at noon
pext Tuesday.
Soott said he would be present
at the ceremonies on the Senate
floor. - Graham was named to the
post Tuesday night by the Gove
nor to succeed the late J. Mel
ville Broughton.
Scott showed a congratulatory
tetter he received form President
•Jpmman today tor naming Dr.
i Frank Graham to the Senate.
"I cannot restrain the impulse
to write you this note of apprecia
tion", said the President in a let
»ter dated March 23, the day af
[ ter Scott named Graham suc
cessor to Broughton. " . .1 say to
you: Well done. I. feel that the
nation will'applaud your action.''
The national flue-ctirad tobac
co allotment for 1949 has been
set at 9acres.
Wilkesboro Chorus
Gets Good Rating
Mixed chorus of the Wilkes
boro high school glee cluib parti
cipated in the district music con
test held Thursday in Winston
Salem.
The chorus, directed by Mrs.
C. T. Doughton and witty Mrs. R.
E. Prevette as accompanist, re
ceived a rating of "good" from
the judges.
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Boomer Resident
Suicide Victim
Early Saturday
Hill Parsons Puts Gun Bar
rel In Mouth And Pulls
Triggei Shotgun
Hill Parsons, a farmer of the
Boomer community, took his own
life early. Saturday morning at
his home, Corner I. M. Myers
said, following investigation of
the death.
The lifeless body of Parsons,
54, was found iif a room of his
house Saturday morning iby a
member of the family. Beside him
was a 12-guage shotgun. Coroner
Myers said that it was indicated
that he had placed the end of
the gun barrel in his mouth. The
charge obliterated a great part
of his head.
Coroner Myers stated that
Parsons had spent the night a
lone, his wife being away for
the night, and it was presumed
that death occurred about two
a. m.
Surviving Parsons are his wife,
Mrs. Fannie Parsons, one son and
one daughter.
Funeral service was held Sun
day afternoon at Little Rock
Baptist church.
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Your Red Cross
Membership Now
Urgently Needed
Raby R. Church, 1949 Red
Cross chairman, and Larry S.
Moore, chapter chairman, state
that incomplete reports to. date
show that about half of the 1949
Red Cross quota of $8,000 has
been raised.
Industrial' and business firms
and several hundred individual
donors have been most generous.
Many others haxe expressed the
willingness to Join the 1949
membership at the end of March
pay day. If Just 4000 people will
contribute the J 1.00 membership
between now and next Motfday,
Wilkes county could go over the
top in the 1949 Red Cross fund.
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Estel E. Hawks
Funeral Saturday
Last rites were held Saturday
atWalnutGrove church for Efe
tel E. Hawks, 40, who died on
Thursday at his home In the
Springfield community of Walnut
Grove township. Rev. T. B. Blev
ins and Rev. Mintor Blevins con
ducted the service.
Surviving Mr. Hawks are his
wife and one daughter, Sybil Jean
Hawks, of 8prlngfield.
North Wilkesboro High School Band
At Winston-Salem District Contest
The North Wilkesboro high
school iband attended the district
contest held at the Mineral
Springs high school on March
24th. The district Includes 14
counties: Guilford, Alamance,
Surry, Forsyth, Yadkin, StokeB,
Wilkes, Rockingham, Watauga,
Randolph, Ashe, Alleghany, and
Caswell. More than 2,500 stu
dents took part.
Rating of high school bands
are: High Point and Greensboro,
superior; Thomasrille, excellent;
Recreation School
Home Club Leaders
Recreation leaders of all Home
Demonstration clubs of several
counties are asked to attend a
recreation school to be held on
Wednesday and Thursday nights,
beginning at 7:30, in the Y.M.C
A. in Elkin.,
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Prevette's Stores
In Journal Article
Merchants Trade Journal, na
tionally and widely circulated
magazine for department and
general stores, in the March is
sue carried a comprehensive ar
ticle entitled: "Smaller City
Stores Meet Competition With
Streamlined Stores".
With illustrated articles, stores
in various parts of the country
were used to show what is being
done by merchants in smaller
cities to meet competition from
larger stores in big cities. Pre
vette's Stores in North Wilkes
boro was the only store used
as Illustration from the south.
The picture of Prevette's front
was well displayed at the front
of the article, which covered se
veral pages.
The following is quoted from
the articles:
| "About four years ago Pre
vette's Stores, North Wilkeaboro,
N. C. (population 4,478), moved
into a new building and remodel
ed it for their men's and women's
store. Now a new glass front ex
tends across the two stores.
"Big blocks of wine-colored
glass are placed across the face
of the front, down the sides and
across the base. The name, "Pre
vette's Stores", in two-foot letter
ing with ivory color is embossed
in the wine carrara glass half
way up the front from the top of
the windows.
"The modern feeling is em
phasized with the arrangement
of the front windows. Across the
top of the windows is a recessed
awning case covered with alumi
num metal. This gives the ap
pearance of a twelve-inch alum
inum strip across the front of the
store. The corners of the windows
are curved plate glass. All ver
tical bars have been eliminated
and all the plate glass has miter
ed joints. Aluminum petco sashes
are used around the base and at
the top of the plate glass to give
the windows a streamlined effect.
Lights have been installed at the
top of the aluminum awning re
cess to give a floodlight effect
to the front at night".
The article gave much favor
able publicity to Prevette's Stores
«ud to North Wilkesboro as well.
North Wilkesboro, Reynolds high
in Winston-Salem, Lexington,
Asheboro, and Boone, good; Gray
and Hanes, both of Winston-Sa
lem, average; and Mt. Airy and
Elkin, low average.
The North Wilkesboro high!
school iband surprised many with;
its marked improvement over
last year. The judges showed in
terest in the North Wilkesboro
band and made many commend
able remarks concerning its per
formance.
Wilkes Movie k
Subject Program
Kiwanis Meeting
North Wilkeaboro Kiwanis
club for program at the weekly
luncheon meeting Friday enjoy
ed the showing of "Progressive
Wijkes County", a motion pict
ure made during the past year
in Wilkes county.
Sam Winters was program
chairman of the day.
The movie, which has been
show at the Liberty Theatre and
has ibeen made into 16 millimeter
size for showing at schools, clubs
and other points, does mueh in
the way of favorable publicity to
promote the Wilkesboros and all
Wilkes county, particularly from
a commercial standpoint as a
center of commerce and industry,
as well as portraying points of
scenic interest. The movie was
well made, and photography is ex
cellent.
Guests at the meeting Friday
were as follows: W. A. Headen
with J. H. Whicker; C. F. Parrish
with Paul Choplin; J. Floyd
Woodward with C. B. Slier; Dr.
Verdone with Dr. G. T. Mitchell;
Joe Godby with H. P. Filer; Mr.
Snow with Paul Vestal. Shaw
Warren and Sig Holcomb were
visiting Klwanians.
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Joe Brewer Wins
Superior Rating
In Music Contest
Joe Brewer, son of Mr. and Mrs.
J. G. Brewerr, of Moravian Falls,
and a junior in Wilkeabro high
school, won a rating of superior
in the state music contest at
Winston-Salem Wednesday. Joe
is a baritone, with an unusually
good voice for a boy of his age.
He is a pupil of Mrs. R. E. Pre
vette, with whom he has studied
for the past four years.
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Chicken Supper At
Ferguson School 1st
There will be a Chicken Dinner
at the Ferguson school Friday
night, April 1st. Serving time
will be from 6:00 p. m. until
8:00 p. m. Price will be 11.00
per plate for adults and 50 cents
per plate for children under 12
years old. There Will !be an auc
tion sale and games with prizes.
This program will be sponsored
by the Home Demonstration club.
Proceeds will go to the school.
Mrs.
Sorohl Brown
Lqst Rit4s Saturday
Til
Pane: -al servi®
Saturday at Cef
Mrs. Sk rah Bro
of a wi lely kno^fx
who dUd Friday
Mulberry township
Mrs. ^rown w
er 1, ^870, a
late P. M. Adams
churchj
Roads
ley Ad ims. She
one soi and thre§
M. Br< wn, Mrs.
and M «. J. S.
North IVilkeaboro
Fune *al servi<£
ed by J>r. John TQ
tor of the First
In North Wilkes/b<|
L. Btyvins, pas
Burial
cemetery.
was held on
ter church for
, 79, member
Wilkes family
at her home in
iborn Decemb
diughter of the
ind Emily Tins
is survived by
daughters: G.
I. F. Elledge
paudill, all of
was conduct
Wayland, pas
Baptist church
o, and Rev- S.
fr of Center
as in Cross
Fred Call (liven
9 to 10 Yiars For
Burning|Building
Court
Th,
Mr
Complet
rsday
ge Numl
s Work On I
:er Trying
ler Cases
In tyllkes sup
ing th
state
latter paj
Fred (Jail was s<
ten yes rs in the
on chi ,rge of bu]
ings belonging to
J. Will
sentence,
t adjournel
Judge
ounced
Cou:
ternooh after thrle
duringj
cases
closed
the d
arily
judgm|
latter
Lou
efior court dur
t of the week
eftenced nine to
penitentiary
ning outbuild
Lawrence Call,
tess, Jr., pron
which a 1;
|were tried
with only
|>cket whicl
continued
Isnts in c
part of th^
se Brooks
two years in stafe
lizatioh recomm
Paul and Silas
ceny, lot guilty.
Charlie A. Johfs
resist! ig arrest,
Guy Harris an«j
vette, ibreaking,
larcen y, directed
guilty
Ral ph Fergus<|n
receiving, four
Wil liam Darli:
car while intoxic;
six montl
Thursday af
weeks' work,
rge number of
and the court
those cases on
were necess
Following are
during the
week:
abandonment,
prison; steri
eftided.
llutchinson, lar
ales
fense)
payment $200
driveri
E
and ^
ly weapon; Bes
monta
18 m
18 nli
en fo
judgnji
years
carry:
Beshe;
pendq
injur;
while
Hcense re
L. Besheafs
oah Call, &i
s on road
[mths on n
onths on
appeal to suprenfc
all defencfa
ent was c<
for BesheaJ
operating car \wi
ng conceal
violation of molfcr
ars drew
d sentence
to personfcl
Ef finer Duncaf
intoxicated,
suspended on pay
and costs; drive:
12 months.
on, drunk and
l°t guilty.
Talmadge Pre
entering and
verdict of not
■ne
Joked
ckds;
loads.
larceny and
nflonths on roads,
ljgton, operating
ted (second of
s suspended on
and costs;
two years.
Clyde Curry
rault with dead
ears 18 to 24
Curry, 12 to
Call, 12 to
Notice of
court was giv
nts. Prayer for
(Jitinued for five
on charges of
ile intoxicated,
weapon and
vehicle laws,
two-year sus
for assault and
property,
operating car
four months'
ment $100 fine
license revoked
s
de Marley,
suspended!
Art family,
jester Shul
two year!
ftion he suf
llace Howe]
bur months!
lus James
y, 12 mo
Frb
whilel
susp
costs
mont'
Gi
auto:
peni
Phi
vil
whilel
SUSP'
and
revol
Thju
WE;
ie
dult
tinueld
pon-support, two
on condition he
|aate, abandon
suspended on
jport his wife,
jl, colored, 1/u-ce
at county home.
1 Carson, colored,
ths at county
id Hart, J;
intoxicate^
ejnded on p;
driver
is1.
Ibert McGl
rioblle, two
tpntiary.
[llip Wade
ord Darnell
intoxicatep
tded on p;
sts; driv*
12 moif
rman Steal:
goner, fo|
prayer
until Juil
ked
eTy,
operating car
four months
4yment $100 and
nse revoked 12
lies
r
alnery, larceny of
to three years in
Holcomb and Ar
operatlng car
four months'
^yment $100 fine
license of iboth
ths.
man and Groth
ifnicatlon and a
flor judgment con
e term of court.
Mr John kv. Miller
:uneroHOn Sunday
Fi neral service was held on
Sunday at 11 a. m. at Frlnedship
Meth odist church near Millers
I Creel; for Mrs. Myra Whltworth
Miller, 79, wife of John W. Mll
ler, of Millers Greek. She died
at h< me early Friday.
Su •viving Mr$. Miller are her
huabimd and the following sons
and daughters: J. R. Miller, of
Wilk ssboro; Russell, Otto and
Erne it Miller and Mrs. Tom Kll
by, til of Millers Creek; Mrs. Z.
D. N ichola and Mrs. Avery Hold
et, ot Lenpir; Mrs. Marshall Se
bastian, of iNbrth Wllkesboro.
One Reddies River
Dam In New Plans
Coach Here Resigns I
• OOACH JACK SPARKS
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Sparks Resigns
As High School
Athletics Coach
Efective July 15; Much
Good Work Accomplished
During Year Here
Jpck Sparks, Ncrrth Wllkesboro
high school athletics coach and
city recreation director, has re
signed his position, J. Floyd
Woodward, city schools superin
tendent, announced here today.
Coach Sparks' 'resignation,
which has ibeen accepted <by the
city board.of education, will be
come effective July 15. School au
thorities are expected to make
an announcement relative to his
successor in the next few days.
Commenting on the resigna
tion, Supt. Woodward stated that
Coach Sparks had worked hard
and had accomplished much for
the good of the /school and com
munity. The football record was
not impressive * but the team
played several of the better teams
in the South Pjedmont Confer
ence, which is one of the toughest
in the state froih the standpoint
of competition and strong grid
teams. The North Wllkesboro
squad was hampered by injuries
to key players, throughout the
season. However, several new
players were developed as re
placements.
In basketbay Coach Sparks
made a splendid record, princi
pally with new material, and in
the South Piedmont Conference
tournament won over Mooresvlle
before being eliminated by top
rated Iiexington. The basketball
players developed are expected to
improve next season. As physical
education director in the schools
Coach iSparks carried out a pro
gram in which all high school
students benefitted, and Intra
mural sports program reached a
new high in efficiency.
Coach Sparks will direct the
high school baseball team and
will continue as .recreation direct
or during the vacation season
until his resignation becomes ef
fective July 15.j
Ask Volunteers
Aid In Stocking
Trout In Streams
ilvey Moore, president of the
Wilkes county Wildlife Cluib, re
quests at least 1J3 volunteers to
assist him on Wednesday, March
30th.
At that time, trout will be re
ceived from the state fish hatch
ery at Roaring Gap.
All suitable streams will ibe re
stocked so that trout fishing in
Wilkes oounty will be as fine as
any place in the Btate.
Anyone interested in assisting
in this Important work is re
quested to call Mr. Moore at 383
or contact State Game Warden
Joel Bentley at 316-J.
"If we expect to enjoy good
trout fishing it* is essential that
our restocking program be car
ried out completely and efficient
ly. This can only be done with the
help of a sufficient numiber of
volunteers", Mr. Moore announc
ed today.
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Sheep numbers la the United
States have declined to the lowest
level on record.
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Army Engineers
Agree To Change
On Flood Control
New Appropriation To Com
'plete Specific Plans For
• Construction
Representative C. B. Deane
commended today the action of
the Subcommittee of the Commit
tee on Appropriations on Civil
Functions of the Department of
the Army for an additional ap
propriation for flood control for
the Yadkin River Basin in North
Carolina. The appropriation of
$70,000 for planning of the Red
dies River No. 1 and Reddles Riv
er No. 3 projects in Wilkes coun
ty now clearing the house brings
to'grand total the sum of $160,
000 that "will have been appro
priated for planning.
The eighth district congress
man stated that, in view of ex
tensive surveys carried on by the
district engineer at Charleston,
the chief of engineers in Washing
ton is favorable to granting au
thority to proceed with one high
dam on the Reddles River locat
ed near the site of the original
Reddles River No. 1 in lieu of
the two dams authorize^ for that
stream. The chief of engineers
office has approved the prepara
tion of a definite project report
for the one high dam on the Red
dies River.
Deane further stated that con
struction. plans will be advanced
to the point that construction of
the Reddies River project may be
initiated promptly when funds
for that purpose are made avail
able by Congress.
The congressman pointed out
that the president ruled that no
new projects be started during
this fiscal year and the House
Committe on Appropriations con
curred in this decision.
Tournament In
Table Tennis Is
. In Finals Stage
I
Winner Carrian - McNeill
Match To Represent
County Later
Gene McNeill and Bill Carrigan
have emerged from a field of
ten contestants &s finalists in the
Wilkes table tennis tournament,
with the winner of the finals
match to be played tonight to
represent Wilkes in the state
championship tournament In
Winston-Salem April 9 to^ 12.
The tournament began Thurs
day and has been keenly con
tested. One of the better matches
was Gene McNeill and Joe Gar
wood, which McNeill won in a
five-game contest. Following are
tournament scores:
First Round: Gene McNeill ov
er James Garwood, 21-15, 21-17,
and 21-18; Buddy Sloope over
John Garwood, 21-17, 21-18, and
21-16. All others received first
round byes.
Quarter Finals: Bill Carrigan
over Buddy Sloope, 21-17, 21-18,
121-16; Marvin Hoffman over Bill
.Thomas 21-17, 21-15, 21-18; Ray
: Landsberger over Harry Hettiger
21-17, 21-15, 19-21, 17-21, 21-12.
Gene McNeill over Joe Garwood
22-29, 21-19, 17-21, 19-21, and
21-19.
Semi Finals: Bill Oarrigan ov
er Marvin Hoffman 21-13, 21-16,
21-12; Gene McNeill over Ray
Landsberger 21-15, 21-6, 21-12.
Whittington, Groce
To Participate With
Appalachian Squad
Appalachian Mountaineers will
play a regulation practice foot
ball game Wednesday afternoon.
2:30, at Boone against East
Tennessee Teachers College team.
Bill Whittington, quarterback,
and Jack Groce, halfback of the
Wilkesboro Ramblers team for
the past three years and wh0 are
expected to enroll at Appalachian,
will work out with the Appala
chian, squad in the practice
game Wednesday, according to
information received here. ,
Football fans in this area are
invited to see the game at Boone.
SUPPORT THE Y. M. C. A.