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The Jourial - Patriot independent in politics 1 Published Mondays and Thursdays at North Wilkesboro, North Carolina JULIUS *C. HUBBARQ—MRS. D. J. CARTER PublUhers 1981—DANIEL J. CARTER—1941 SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year $2.00 (la Wilkes and Adjoining Counties) One Year $3.00 (Outside Wilkes and Adjoining Counties) Rates to Those in Service: One Year (anywhere) P $2.00 Entered at the postofflce at North Wilkes boro, North Carolina, as Seeond-Class matter under Act of March 4, 1879. Thursday, April 7, 1949 . i Baseball Club Is . Asset In Community During the war the slight spark of com munity recreation in the form of 'high school and amateur athletics here died out. Pour years ago a group appeared before the city fathers asking that the city help to pay an athletic coach and city recreation director, which was granted, and there be gnn the effort to pull this community out of the dumps as far as community recre ation was concerned. During the time of no sports programs, this community lost in prestige and is having to fight its way out. Statesville, Lenoir, Mount Airy and other towns were far ahead of us and those communities made the most of that fact. It is definite ly known that this community was not seriously considered as location for some enterprises which went to other 'towns which had better recreation facilities.« The next step here after hiring a rec reation director was the construction of Memorial Park as a community project, and many contributed Jiberally to cost of lights and football bleachers. Last year was the next major develop ment when Tal J. Pearson and Jack John son, who later sold his interests to Mr. Pearson, formed a professional baseball team and put North Wilkesboro on the Na tional Pastime map. They built grand stand, dressing roofns and helped buy bleachers. To spread the responsibility nad the pleasure of operating a profes sional baseball club a stock company was organized here following the successful season last year. Now the professional club is about to enter its second year of operation, and the club is very definitely an asset to the com munity and the entire county. Organised baseball is a closely organized group which extends throughout the country, and every man in baseball knows that a club is lo cated at North Wilkesboro, N. 0., in the Blue Ridge league. x In addition to providing recreation for men, women, the young and the old, base ball is a gainful occupation for young men. The presence of a club here gives the boys an opportunity to learn the game should they be talented to try baseball as a career. Before a club was located here that was not true in this community and one highly enjoyable and profitable occu pation for young men was practically ex cluded by its absence. A baseball club here is definitely a drawing power in the community, is fav orable publicity for. the town and com munity and all the county; and as such deserves our support and best wishes. v More Highway Aid For City Street Work The legislature this year will practical ly double the allotment of highway funds to municipalities for street maintenance and construction. Therfe funds are allocated according tb the number of miles of state highways in cities and towns. Except for the allotment of state high way funds, cities and towns must bear the street burden by property taxes and as sessments. Streets are used by everybody, and mu nicipalities with limited tax sources have been financially burdened to such an ex- I tent that they could not adequately main tain streets, much less build the new streets so sorely needed. The increased allotment will help, as pecially with'the use of highway equip ment and grained personnel to do the work. The proposal to divert one cent per gallon of the gasoline tax to cities and towns was defeated in the legislature. It is perhaps better that it was, because that wonld have been a great loss in highway money for the state; and towns are not equipped to do the job themselves. It is better work ing with and in cooperation with the high way commission. If cities and towns were to receive one cent per gallon and had to buy road and street construction equipment the smaller towns would have found it necessary to spend all their funds for equipment and would have had nothing to carry on the work. The highway forces may take $100,000 worth of equipment into a town for a small job. But if the town had to do the work it would have to make a big in vestment in equipment and machinery. Widening of Hinshaw, street in North Wilkesboro is one project now under Way here. In Wilkesboro widening of the high way to Moravian Palls will include widen- j ing of Cherry street and perhaps part of I Main street. "Alcohol must be- prevented. If is is, there is little need for cure."—Dr. Haven Emerson, Professor of Public Health Ad ministration, Columbia University. — THE EVERYDAV COUNSELOR! | By Rev. Herbert i Spaugh, D. D. J Few people pay much attention to the fire Department tintil their house catches on fire. Then they want a fire track in a hurry. Even those who have had theiF home saved by the fire department often forget as time goes on. Let's don't forget that fire which ran through the southland last summer. The polio epidemic—worst in the recollection of most of us. One newspaper headlined it as "The Most Tragic Story of the Year." Those families touched by it will agree to this title. When that fire commenced raging there was a fire department which came to our rescue with its fullest resources—The Na tional Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. We did what we could as polio soared dur ing the summer with the heat. A ban a gainst places of public assembly was es tablished for those under sixteen years of age. Swimming pools shut down. Sunday school closed. Children were kept away from theatres. House to house health in spection started. DDT was fogged by trucks and airplnaes. All the while the National Foundation threw its resources, personnel and equip ment into the campaign to fight this fire. Then those annual "March of Dimes" be gan to pay off for us. Trained specialists came into our hospitals financed by the National Foundation. They treated our children. They provided things for many of us which we could not have afforded personally. As the result, the lives of many of our children were saved, and their health reclaimed. Polio also reached out and touched the young adult group. The combined resources of the National Foundation to which goes the annual "March of Dimes" each year throughout the country came to our help. Now that the fire has subsided and headlines no longer cry "Polio," let's not forget ^he firemen. The fire may break out again next year in another part of the country. As we last summer, they may not be able to cope with the situation alone. So let's throw every resource we have in supporting the current "March of Dimes." Let's replenish the fire department. The National Foundation .is devoting continu ing efforts to discovering the cause and care for polio. Like our local fire depart ment they must be ever in readiness to an swer a call of need, and discover every possible new way to combat this scourge of young people and children. No one knows where fire will strike and when—whether it win be a fil-e which burns your home, the fire of an epidemic, the fire of alcoholism, the fire of disease, the fire of sin. The Bible reminds us, "Let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fan". There's much truth in the ■ saying at tributed to OUver Cromwell, "Let's trust the Lord and keep our powder dry." We have our part to do with an problems which face mankind. We oan rest assured that the lord wffl do His. AN ORDINANCE Be' it ordained by the Board of Commissioners of the Town of North Wilkesboro, North Caro lina, in regular session assembl eCJ. Section 1. No BX Cable shall hereafter be used or installed in connection with any electric wir ing within the corporate limits of the Town of North Wilkesboro. Section 2. That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption. Adopted this the 8th day of March, 1949. T. S. KBNERLY, Mayor, W. P. KELLY, Clerk. It NOTICE North Carolina, Wilkes County. In the Superior Court. Mrs. Bonita Snyder, Plaintiff, vs. Fred C. Snyder, Defendant. • The defendant, FVed C. Snyder, will take Notice that^an action [entitled as above has been com menced in the Superior Court of Wilkes County, N. C. to obtain a divorce absolute onr the grounds of two years separation; and, The said defendant will. Further Take Notice' that he is required to appear at the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of said ] county, a± the Courthouse in Wil kesboro, N. C. within thirty (80) days after the 22nd day of April, 1949, and answer or demur to the complaint of the plaintiff; and that if he fails so to do, the plain tiff will apply to the court for the relief demanded in the com plaint. Dated, this the 28th day of March, A. D. 1949. Q. C. HAYES, 4121-4t-T Clerk Superior Court. ADMINISTRATOR'S" NOTICE Having qualified as administra tor of the estate of Mrs. Annie T tae -Walker, late of Wilkes coon-1 i /,. N. C., this is to notify all per- I oOns having claims against estate' of the deceased to exhibit them to the undersigned, whose address is Hays, N. C., on or before the 26th day of February, 1960, or' this notice will be plead in bar of recovery. All persons indebted to Baid estate will please make im mediate settlement. This the 26th day of February, 1949. , FRED H. WALKER, Administrator of the estate of Mrs. Annie Mae Walker, deceased. 4-7.6t-T ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE North Carolina, Wilkes County. Having qualified as administra tor of the estate of Mrs. D, E. Glass, late of Wilkes County, N. C., this iB to notify all persons having claims against estate of the deceased to exhibit them to the undersigned, whoee Stateaville, N. C., route J, o» or before the 7th day of February* 1950, or this notice wfll be plead in bar of their right to recoap. All persons indebted to said ©6™* will please make immediate aet tlement. This the 7th day of Feb ruary, 1948. SHIRLEY JOHNSON, Administrator of the estate of Mrs. D. B. Glass, deceased. 4-28-6t-(T) SUPPORT THE V " • . ~
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