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North Wilkesboro lias a
trading radios of 50 miles,,
serving 100,000 people ini
Northwestern Carolina.
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THE JOURNAL
The Journal-Patriot Has Blazed the Trail of Progress In the
Wilkes" For Over 42 Years
Dr. Merritt To
AJiraM |
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Merc Oa Tvesday
^ „.E1KSl —I>r H. Houston
Merritt, native of Wilmington,
who is professor of neurology in
the Columbia University College
t>f Physicians and Surgeons and
director of the Service of Neu
rology, Neurological Institute.
Presbyterian Hospital, N. Y„ will
iddre88 North Carolina -doctors
In various sections of the state,
including North -Wllkesboro, this
week.
Dr. iMerritt will conduct the
>pening sessions of three new
Post-graduate Courses in Medi
:ine under the sponsorship of
the University of North Carolina
Medical School and Extension Di
rislon, which are opening in
North Wllkesboro-Elkin, Salis
bury and Raleigh, April 5, 6, 7,
respectively.
The first session of the seven
vreefc North Wilkesboro-EHkin
course will be held at the Wilkes
Hotel In North Wilkesboro Tues
iay, April 5. Dr. Merritt will
;omhct a clinic on the diagnosis
'■L-treatment of neurlogical
at 4 p. m., and con
tmueMils discussion of this sub
iect at an evening meeting at 8
o'clock.
jfll follow the same sche
Salisbury and Raleigh,
appearing at the King's Daugh
ters Hut in Salisbury at 4 and
it a dinner session beginning at
7 p. m. at the Tadkln Hotel, and
in Raleigh he will conduct his
:llnic at the Rex Hospital Nurses'
Home at 4 and at the S. and W.
Cafeteria at 7 p. m.
A graduate of Vanderbllt Uni
rersity in 1922, Dr. Merritt took
tils M. D. at Johns Hopkins. He
was awarded an honorary degree
by Harvard in 1942. I9 1930-31
be was national research fellow
at the Deutsche Forschungsanst-I
alt, Munich, Germany.
He returned t? the United
States as instructor at Harvard
and between 1931 and 1944 was
visiting neurologist and consult
ant neurologist, Boston City Hos
r Banl .Bxigham
Hospital, ''Boston. In 1944 he
went to New\ York as professor
»f clinical neurology in Colum
bia University and chief of the
Division of Neuropsychiatry of
Montefiore Hospital, N. Y.
Dr. Merritt is associate editor
of 'IMedlclne," consultant in
mental hygiene for the U. S. Pub
lic Health Service, consultant to
the Chief of the Division of
Neurology and Psychiatry of the
Veterans Administration, direc
tor and vice president of the
American Board of Psychiatry
and fifeurology, Inc., and secre- j
tary Jot the American Neurologi
cal Association, Inc.
Doctors
Wilkes Scout Round
Toble Tuesday Night j
XS#cand monthly meeting of |
the Wilkes Scout Leaders' Round
Table 'will be held Tuesday night,
April 6, seven o'clock, at Duke
Power company office on Ninth
street. Discussions, games, fun
snd refreshments are on the pro
gram, District Chairman Robert
8. Gibbs said today. I
The district meeting will be
held immediately after the round
table. N |
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Mrs. Michael, 75,
Claimed By Death
Last rites were held Sunday,
11 a. m., at Welcome Home
Baptist church for Mrs. Sela
Clementine Michael, 75, resident i
of the (Cricket community who
died Thursday night. Rev. A. W.
Eller, Rev. W. S. Luck and Rer.
Richard Day conducted the serv
ice.
Surviving Mrs. Michael are the
following sons and daughters: T.
M. Michael, Cherry Point; G. H.
Michael, Oakland, California,* F.
F. Michael, Winston-Salem; W.
W. Michael, Mrs. Dave McLean,
Mrs. E<} Brookshtre, Cricket; j
Mrs. Bill Moore, Winston-Salem;
Mrs. Walter Pries, Los Angeles,
California; Clyde Michael, Crick
et. I
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Flashers Pitchers
.To Begin Thursday
Spring training date has been
moved up for battery men on the
North Wllkeeboro Flashers' s«uad
for .1*41, Tal J. Pearson, dub
president, announced today.
* Instead of reporting April 11,1
pitchers and catchers will begin,
work Thursday, April 7, in ord-|
bt to get in better condition be-1
fore the exhibition games start
It.
i «• «ke
1 To Address Doctors
Dr. H. Houston Merritt, na
tive of Wilmington, now pro
fessor of neurology in the Co
lumbia University College of
Physicians and Surgeons and
director of neorqiogy for Pres
byterian Hospital, Setr York,
who will address North Caro- I
Una doctors in various sections j
of the state next week. He
will speak to doctors of t^ls
area at Hotel Wilkes Tuesday.
Survey Made
For Clean-Up
Improvement and Beautlfica
tlon sub-committee of the • Civic
Affairs committee of the Wilkes
Chamber of Commerce has com
pleted a comprehensive survey of
conditions in the Wilkssboros and
has recommended specific work
to be done leading up to Clean-Up
Week, April 24-30.
The full committee has review
ed the report and work has al
ready commenced to correct some
of the conditions found.
The survey included private
and Public property in both
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Citizens of the Wftkeaboros
during the coming week are
urged to correct any uftsightly
conditions about their homes,
places of business or on vacant
lots.
After a week has elapsed, mem
bers of the Woman's Clubs in
both towns will contact property
owners who have not corrected
any conditions cited in the sur
vey. A eommittee spokesman
stated that it is the desire of the
committee that all do their clean
up work during the coming week!
in order that contacts may not'
be necessary.
Those engaged in clean-up
work are requested to call the
town authorities when they have
substantial quantttles of trash or
rubbish to be removed. Every co
operation will 'be extended citi
zens, with the hope that the cam
paign will be by far the most suc
cessful ever held in the com
munity.
Wilkes Over Tep
In Quota Jackson
Dinner Saturday
Four From Wilkes At Most
Larely Attended Jack
son Day Dinner
Wilkes county Democrats raig->
ed In full their quota of S300 In
connection with the annual Jack
son Day dinner held Saturday
night in Raleigh, Watson Brame,
chairman of the Wilkes Demo
cratic executive committee, re
ported today.
Chairman Brame, C. C. Faw,
Sr., W. J. Bason, and N. S. For
ester, Jr., were the Wilkes Dem
ocrats who attended the Jackson
Day dinner.
The dinner meeting was the
most successful ever staged in the
state and was attended by a rec
ord crowd, representing all the
100 counties in the state.
Feature address of the dinner
was delivered by Representative
Sam Rayiburn, of Texas, speaker
of the House of Representatives
in Congress and widely recogniz
ed as one of the nation's out
standing leaders in .the Demo
cratic party. Another feature of
the* dinner banquet was a brief
address by Governor W. Ken
Scott, who called on Carolinians
to dedicate themselves to another
half century of progress.
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The strawberry crop in the
State this spring is expected to
total 2,400 acres, about 4 per
cent above the acreage harvested
in 1048.
New Construction Now Under Way In Bluff Park
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BILL INTRODUCED WOULD USE
BEER TAX TO WILKES COUNTY
AND THIS CITY FOR HOSPITAL
! A measure Introduced in the
state legislature last weak by
Senator Dearman, of Iredell coun
ty, designated Senate Bill 381,
would apply beer taxes for Wil
kes county and the Town of
North Wilkesboro to construction
and maintenance of the Wilkes
General Hospital.
Under the state law now in ef
fect, counties and townB in which
beer is sold share in the taxes
collected by the state. Last year,
Wilkes received $31,296.12, and
the Town of North Wilkesboro
$3,804.44, for the year ended on
September 30th, 1948.
Following Is the complete text
of the bill Introduced by Senator]
Dearman:
The General Assembly of North
do Hnact:
American Legion
• Plans Fi$h "Fry
Wilkes post of the American
Legion -will stage a fish fry at
the regular meeting Thursday,
April 7, seven p. m., at the Le
gion clubhouse.
Every member is asked to at
tend, and bring along another
veteran.
All Legionnaires are asked to
inform T. G. Foster, adjutant of
intention to >be present. They are
asked to write him a card, or
call to see him at hi8 shop, lo
cated just back of the Army
store on tenth street.
A minimum charge will be
made for the fish fry.
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Jenrette Renders
Institute Repert
it Ifrn nl
fit fttwanis Meet
Given Highlights Of Con
vention Held In Winston
Salem Last Week *
' Tom Jenrette, manager of the
Wilkes Chamber of Commerce,
in an address before the North
Wilkesboro Kiwanis Club Friday
gave a comprehensive and inter
esting report of the annual con
vention of Chamber of Commerce
executives of the southeast held
in Winston-Salem Sunday thru
Tuesday last week.
The program was in charge of
Fred /Hubbard, Jr. who prseented
the speaker.
Mr. Jenrette gave a synopsis of
some pf the most interesting ad
dresses in the convention. He
stated that the 16 states in the
south has one-third of the na
tion's area and has made tremen
dous gains in industrial and ag
ricultural production. Since 1939
manufacturing volume has in
creased 90 per cent and 277 per
cent in dollar volume. Sales have
gone up at a corresponding rate.
In agricultural production, vol
ume has increased over 400 per
cent since 1940.
Here Mr. Jenrette Inserted
Wilkes figures, which showed ag
ricultural production last year to
be $17,506,000, manufacturing
$31,988,000, and construction to
be $1,082,000.
Under suggestions for Improve
ments were improved soil, ferti
lization, crop rotation, develop
ment of fruit, truck farming,
poultry and livestock. He quoted
a speaker as advocating less de
pendance on cash crops, and pro
duction of more consumer goods
in industry. Dynamic leadership
Is needed, he said.
Mr. Jenrette told much of an
address by William H. Neal, vice
president of the Wachovia Bank
and Trust company, of Winston
Salem, whose topic was "Busi
ness Outlook for. 1949". Sub
stance of his address was that the
present decline In business acti
vity is a healthy sigil which busi
ness had been hoping for and
is nothing to be alarmed about,
being merely a transition period
to a state of normalcy.
Business men, Mr. Neal said,
ai» measuring business volume
'by the previous year, which is
an abnormal yardstick and not a
fair comparison. "Business will
be good", he said, "when manag
ed well and with aggressive and
courageous leadership". He dis
I couraged looking for outside
stimulus, including government
subsidy.
I Mr. Jenrette Interspersed bis
address -with humorous stories,
which were very enjoyable.
Section 1. All taxes from the
sale of beer In Wilkes county and
In the Town of North Wilkesboro
collected and allocated to the
County of Wilkes and to the
Town of North Wilkesboro by au
thority of O. S. 18-81 or any oth
er act shall be payable to the
Town of North Wilkesboro to be
used exclusively to defray the
cost of the construction, mainte
nance and operation of the hospi
tal now being constructed by the
municipality of North Wilkes
boro.
Section 2.All laws and clauses
of laws in oonflict with this Act
are hereby repealed.
Section 3. This Act shall be
in full force and effect from and
after its ratification.
Eshelman Returns
From Western Trip
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P. W. Eshelman, president of'
the Wilkes Hosiery Mills comp
any, returned last week from an
extended visit to the west coast,
which he made in company with
J. D. Maver and George Carlson,
of the New York office of the
firm.
They spent a week in San
Francisco and a week in Los An
geles, during which time they
consulted with many customers
of the Wilkes Hosiery Mills and
viewed numerous pointB of inter
est in California. Mr. Eshelman
paid a cisit to Carpenteria, Cali
fornia, with Archie Horton, a
former resident here.
Commenting on conditions, Mr.
Eshelman said that busines8 has
not slowed down so mnch in the
west and that 'business condi*
tions and prospects are good in
m
tfain through the territory which
suffered by the disastrous bliz
zards and low temperatures dur
ing the past winter. Much snow
yet remains, Mr. Eshelman said,
and many dead cattle were visi
ble from the train.
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Cripple Clinic To
Be Held April 14
Due to a conflict with other
dates which made it impossible
for the orthopedic specialist to
come here April 7, date of the
cripple clinic at the Wilkes hos
pital for the month of April has
! been changed to Thursday, April
114. Free examination will be giv
en all crippled and deformed per
sons at the /clinic, which is spon
sored jointly 'by the North Wil
1 kesboro Kiwanis club and the
Wilkes county health department.
of the nation.
Mr
led 6n a Union
Jaycees Minstrel
. 1$ Great Success
The minstrel show put on by
the Wilkes Junior Chamber of
Commerce Friday night In the
'North Wirke&boro school gymnas
ium was such an outstanding suc
cess that a repeat performance
was given Saturday night.
A capacity house Friday night
enjoyed the show, which consist
ed of a first part on the line of
an old-time minstrel. John Cash
ion with Rex Bumgarner gave an
act representing his 810 club on
the radio. % i
R. A. Raliy At
Wilkesboro 6th
Royal Ambassador rally of the
Brushy Mountain Baptist Asso
ciation will ibe held Wednesday,
April 6, 7:30 p. m., at the Wil
kseboro Baptist church.
V. W. Jackson, state R. A. sec
retary, will speak and conduct a
conference. All members of Roy
al Ambassador groups and others
interested are asked to attend.
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Special Meeting
V. F. W. On Friday
There will be a special meet
ing of the Blue Ridge Mountain
post of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars Friday night, April 8.
Officers for the year will be
installed by State Vice Command
er Russell Burcham, of Klkln.
A1 members of the po*t are
urgently requested to attead.
Many Will Attend
NCEA Convention
Wikes county school syetem
and the INoith Wilkesboro city
schools will be represented In
the annhal convention - of the
North Carolila Education Asso
ciation which meets in Ashevllle
Thursday through Satif day.
Representa ives frop North
Wilkesboro w 111 be Supt. and Mrs.
J. P. Woodw ard and Miss Mur
ill. Supt. C. B. El
riel Coykend
ler and several teachers from
the county
tend.
schools plan to at
Judge Rousseau
Opposes Section
City Court Bill
Jurist Ob
Calling
iects To Section
I or Approval By
Resijdent Judge
Judge J. A. Rousseau, resident
judge of the
stated here
117th Judicial district,
(Saturday that he is
opposed to one section of the city
court >bill introduced in the leg
week by Wilkes
te T. E. Story,
jisseau stCid that he
to the part of the
isiature last]
Rppresentati
Judge Ro
was opposed]
bill which gives the resident su
perior court
to approve
to serve as
and not to
give the city
sottc^or pf
judge the authority
|>r reject a judge of
the city court appointed by the
city board if commissioners, as
the bill pro loses. He? stated that
he as resident Judge*of superior
court was ejected by the people
jsuperior court judge
pass on an ippoint
ment for cilty court * judge. The
city oommii sioners, the explain
ed, are elected to make city ap
pointments.
The bill,
sent to the
ties, Cities
as introduced, and
committee of Coun
and Towns in the
house of representatives, would
commissioners pow
er to Apfloiit a Judged clerk ed
the cify qaurt and
official won
emoluments
to set saiaiV for each. No court
fd receive any fees or
from the court and
costB collected would go into the
city treasurr. One section of the
'bill as introduced would require
that the appointment for judge
of the city
the resident
judge.
Following
ter from Jul
resentative
"Dear Mr.
"On my
court at SH
I saw In
you had in
House of
mend the
ifcitor, and
trict the ri
approve thq
the Town
bourt be approved by
superior4 court
is the text of a let
Idge Rousseau to Rep
Story:
ptory:
return from holding
elby Thursday night,
^he local paper that
roduced a bill In the
Representatives to a
Sharter 'of the Town
of -North Wilkesboro so that
Town Boai d of Commissioners
would have the authority to name
the Judge of the City Court, Sol
the Town Clerk and
the Town Board of Commission
ers set th< salary for these of
fices* giving to the" Resident
Judge of the 17th Judicial Dis
ght to approve or dis
appointment made by
iBoard of Commission
"I am not advocating or pro
testing the passing of this bill
other than that portion of said
bill that gives to the Resident
Judge of the 17th Judicial Dis
frict t^te^ rl ght to approve or dis
approve. I think that portion ol
it is 1)ad. The "eltizettS ct North
Wilkesboro * haVe the opportunity
to vote upon the members of
the Town Board "of Commission
ers but th<y do not have the op
portunity o. vote the power ■ to
the Resident Jud&e of the 17th
Judicial District to approve or
disapprove the appointments that
are made )y the Board of Com
missioners and for this reason I
am vigorously- opposed to th(Lt
portion of the hill and I respect
fully a«k t lat that part 'b strlek
eft out or amended and if it is
not stricken out, will you please
give me in opportunity, to be
heard before a Committee of
your Legislative Body.
"The first knowledge I had of
this bill of any kind was when I
saw it in
night and
ft local (paper Thursday
I called you Friday
morning qxpressi|
and asked
bill he stricken
'With
best wishes fad high
personal regards
Cati
Turner
the cl
the bl
here. He
Just beli
Blair's Isli
eral days
Jiggept
you
Jig my views
Ithat this portion of the
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hes
Adamsl
ihamlpionshib
fish
janded
the
knd ta
ok
Jig Fish
probably holds
for catching
of the season
I 12-pound carj
lower pert oi
the Yadkin sev
Yadkinville Added
To Exhibition Slate
Yadkin 4 has been added to
the exhibition schedule of the
North Wilkeeboro Flashers dur
ing the spring training season,
making the total nine exhibition
contests.
The addition necesslted a slight
change in the schedule which
was published last week. The
corrected exhibition schedule la
now as follows: April 19, Lin
colnton here; April 20, Linooln
ton there; April 21, Morganton
there; April 22', Rutherfordton
there; April 23, Rutherfordton
here; April 24, Yadkinville
there; April 2£; Chatham there;
April 26, House of David here;
April 27, Chatham here.
The Blue Ridge season will
open April 30 with the Flashers
in Galax.
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Captain Harper
Speaker Friday
! At Lions Clnb
Director Of Famous Lenoir
High School Band Gives
History Organization
Captain James C. Harper, since
1924 director of the nationally
famous high school band at Le
noir, gave the North Wilkesboro
Lions club Friday evening a his
tory of the Lenoir band.
Dr. H. B. Smith was in charge
of the program and he presented
Miss Eva Bingham, director of
the North Wilkesboro high schbol
band, who introduced the speak
er.
Captain Harper stated that in
1924 he was director of the band
of the American Legion post in
Lenoir. At that time Winston
Salem and Greensboro had the
only high school bands in the
state. At Lenoir the Legion gave
to the school band equipment and
music and Orenrtavtees of the di
rector, Captain Harper.,
From that beginning with 30
students the band has grown in
to a nationally recognized unit,
which excells in every state con
test, and has a wonderful record
of achievements. Captain Harp
er told of the support received by
the 'band in Lenoir through the
Band Loyalty club, the Lions,
Kiwanis and Rotary clubs. The
band now has a building with a
.value of about $100,000, two
buses, a truck and Is well equlpp-.
ed with uniforms and instru
ments.
The Lenoir high school band |
has played at the last six in-1
{ augurations of governors of;
' North Carolina, played a week at j
the World's Fair in New York |
i in 1939, has given concerts at
, numerous places, has been on
I radio and in the movies. Inci
dentally, he stated that the first
public appearance of the Lenoir
band away from home was at the
Wilkes Fair here a few years
after it was organized and that
the trip made the children in
the band very enthusiastic and
I detnrminari
Commenting on the value of a
band, Captain Harper said that
band participation 'builds leader
ship, discipline and character. Of
all the hundreds who have been
in his band since 1424, only one
ever got into trouble with the
, law, he said.
The Lenoir band now has four
full time Instructors, a senior
high, junior high and elementary
bands. ,
In the business session before
the meeting two new members
were received into the club. C.
Monroe Williams and Hubert
iMcLendon were inducted by Bill
Marlow.
Richard' Johndton Introduced
a resolution, which was unani
mously passed and directed to
Governor Scott, asking that Sgt.
A. H. Clark of the highway pa
trol remain here and that he not
be transferred to another loca
tion. The resolution commended
the work of Sgt. Clark and his
patrolmen here.
; President J. H. Whicker, Jr.,
announced that Ladies Night will
be held May 6. The program
committee will be Richard John
!ston, W. O. Absher and Tom Jen
rette. The arrangements com
, mlttee will be Paul Cashion, Fred
Henderson, Roland Potter and
Boy<J Stout.
Guests at the meeting Friday
evening were as follows: Mrs.
Richard Johnston with Mr. John
ston; Forrest Tugman, J. B.
Carter and G. Sam Winters,
members of the band committee,
with Blair Gwyn. *
Lodge, Coffee Shop,
Service Statioi h
Development Work
Opening Date Of Bluff Park
On Parkway Will A
srain Be April IS
Postwar development of Bluff
Parle recreation area on the Bine
JJf®8. parkway in wilkes and
Alleghany counties is gettinr
*•* «"•
station11 -°nH * reBtattrant' »«rrlce
station and construction of a
lodge. °
BJiVT faCllltle# Wl11 mak*
Bluff Park one of the most popu
ar place8 on the scejjic road be
tween Shenandoah and Great
?ui^^MT?U^tains natlonal Parks.
Park *s the largest rec
reation area on the Parkway, and
contains 7.000 acres. The area
includes the summit and slopes
tL « lUe R,d*® and «>me of
Inrti! . Pararomic scenery in
northwestern North Carolina,
he elevation is near 4,000 feet.
The coffee shop, which is
nearing completion, is a spacious
building constructed of native
®°!!\a°„woodl and will accom
SS5 ? ® customers.Sandwiches,
light lunches and soft drinks will
rnff° tDd " expect®d that the
8h°P WI" * ready 'or the
coming summer season
The service station ' near the
coffee shop i. of the samTtype
of construction and blends well
Into the rustic pattern of the en
K i,„.Park- The 8er^ce station
Wj, ^g haf been completed and
will be ready by the date set for
opening 0f the Park April 15
Foundation has been complet
ed for the first wing of what will
firl? A7 b® a large lodge- The
to IoS'h 'h Wl11 be rushed
to completion, will accommodate
60 or more travelers per night.
fVU DOt be 8enred the
near future, but the complete
^ructure will include terrace and
**»». Th» wiH be
near Wildcat Roc7*
one of the highest points in the
park area, and will afford a
wonderful panoramic view in
every direction.
it, ^iCnl£,and camPlnff facilities
in the Bluff Park area are being
placed in good condition for
what is expected to be a record
season for the parkway, which
last year led all natlonal parks in
number of visitors.
In Bluff Park are two larg«*
Picnic areas with tables, water
fountains, furnaces, rest twxims
and other facilities. In additfcn
In/' C frea are a trail«r <5*»P
and camping grounds. Both have
water facilities, rest rooo*
the camping area hag well dc.
fined and graveled Raved
paths. ^ea
Numerous miles of bridle trails
were constructed throughout the
large park area during the days
of the CCC and WPA,
Basin Oreek, an excellent trout
ZT origlnat<* * We ArVit
the base of Wildcat Rocks and
pil al^ 8tT#ara 18 10
parkway ^even^JS^nort?
Laurel Springs, where the park'
way crosses highway 18 between
North Wilkeaboro and Sparta.
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Annual Report Of
Clerk 1$ Published'
lAnual report of Wilkes Clerk
of Court C. C. Hayes Is publish
ed in today's issue of The Jour
nal-Patriot.
The report states the amount
of funds on hand in the clerk'a
ofice for parties in various types
of court proceedings.
Those who call for the funds
as reported Bhould note the judg
ment number and the ease num
ber in every Instance in order
that the record involved can be
located promptly.
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Earl Shepherd Rites
Conducted Sunday
Earl Shepherd, 34-year-old res
ident of the Reddles River com
munity, died early Saturday in
Charlotte iMemorial hospital.
Funeral service was held Sun
day, two p. m., at Bethel Presby
terian church with Rev. J. W.
Luke in charge.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Artie Dell Shepherd; four chil
dren, Marie, Virgil, Clinton and
Jackie Shepherd; his father, Na
than Shepherd; five brothers,
Clarence, ftverett, Brrtn, Conrad
land Claude Shepherd.