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during the now in progress is Help the Red Cross on by your gifts. 4 PMMIM »IM»W Hi TI»mW WORTH WILKESBORO. K. C. HW, tot 4,14 on cm— North Wilkesboro lias a trading radios of 50 miles,, serving 100,000 people ini Northwestern Carolina. Make North Wilkesboro Your Shopping Center THE JOURNAL The Journal-Patriot Has Blazed the Trail of Progress In the Wilkes" For Over 42 Years Dr. Merritt To AJiraM | ii ? 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 | o 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 . o — 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 -- r 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. o 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 rr 1— : — . 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. o 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 I 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. o— 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. o 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 — o ■ 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. o 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. ~ 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. — o 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.