Got! to "Wilkes during the
campaign now in progress is
^146. Help the Red Cross
to carry on by your gifts.
North Wilkesboro lias a
trading radius of 60 miles,
serving I'M),000 people hit
Northwestern Carolina.
The Journal-Patriot Has Blazed the Trail of Progress In the "State of
Published Mondays and Thursdays NORTH WILKESBORO, N. C., Monday, April 1
Make North Wilkesboro Your Shopping Center
New Developments
In Wilkes Bills In
The Legislature
Beer Tax Move Unfavor
able; Court Bill Chang- •
ed; One New Bill
Daring the past week there
were a number of developments
in Wilkes county legislation in
the Geheral Assembly.
^ A bill introduced in the senate
to transfer beer taxes due
Wilkes county and the Town of
North Wilkesboro to North Wil
kesboro to he used to construct
and maintain the new Wilkes
General Hospital received an un
favorable report in a senate com
mittee.
The bill introduced by Repre
sentative T. E. Story to amend
the charter of North Wilkesboro
relative to the mayor's court was
amended to strike out the section
calling for approval of the
Judge's appointment by the resi
dent superior court judge. As
amended the measure would pro-'
vwie that the city commissioners
aWgoint the city court judge, so
j^Ror, and clerk, who would be
9*id salaries set by the board in
stead of receiving fees. The a
mended bill passed in the house
and is now before the senate
committee on Cities, Counties
Jty^Towns.
Representative Story introduc
ed a new bill April 5. The bill
would authorize the Wilkes com
missioners to levy a tax, not to
exceed ten per cent, or one half
the amount of the federal tax, on
admissions to motor vehicle races
in Wilkes county. The bill was
reported favorably ,by the fi
nance committee and passed sec
ond reading in the house Friday.
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Food Sale In
Wilkesboro Friday
The Pearl White Circle of the
Wilkesboro Methodist church
will hold a food sale on Friday
afternoon, April 15 th, beginning
at two o'clock. The sale wil be
held in the Winder ^buUdlngjaow
occupied by the Blue Ridge
Tractor Co., and the proceeds
will be used toward defraying
the CMt of completing the church
educational building. Cakes, pies,
chicken salad, Esater eggs, and
many other articles of food will
h« nn aalfi '■ -
David Sheets Rites
At Peak Creek Today
Funeral service was held this
afternoon at Peak Creek church
for David Sheets, 80-year-old citi
zen that community who died
Saturday in Wlnston^Salem.
Surviving Mr. Sheets are his
wife, Mrs. Eliza Sheets; one son
and one daughter: Pearson
Sheets, now in the army, and Mrs.
J. D. Sheets, Wilkesiboro; also 1
f brother and two sisters, A. L.
ggheets, of Laurel Springs; Mrs.
tMelda Barker, in Ohio; and Mrs.
CElzina Sexton, in West Virginia.
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Easter Food Sale
At Moravian Falls
'i Ladies-of the Moravian Falls
I baptist church will conduct a
;,food sale Friday, 7:30, at the
Moravian Falls community house
[ for benefit of the Baptist church
. building fund. Many kinds of
i Easter foods will be sold and all
J patronage for this worthy cause
, will be appreciated.
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Eastern Star Food
Sale Saturday
( The Order of Eastern Star will
have a food sale at the North
i western Paint & Wallpaper Co. on
main street Saturday, April 16.,
starting at 9 a. m. Plenty of good
food, including cakes, pies, dyed
eggs, etc., will be sold.
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Mrs. J. C. Grayson returned,
to her home in Wilkesboro on
Thursday from Davis hospital in
Statesville, where she had been
a patient for several days. Her
friends are glad to know that she
is improving. ... . ' . I
Social Calendar
The Enzelian Sunday school J
class of the North Wilkesboro I
Fiftet Baptist church will meet :
Tn&iay evening at 7:30 o'- ■
clock at the homq of Miss Tna
Myers with Msedames Foy Ray
mer, Clarence Wiles, Eddy 1
Morrison, and Miss Mildred »
^radford as co-hostesses. |
The Garden club meets on
Tuesday afternoon, three o'
clock, at the home of Mrs. E.
F. Gardner with Mrs. jr. H.
McNeil and Mrs. F. B. Hetitl
eock as associate hostesses.
WHWWH*HWW%»H»WHWW*
Festival Speaker
# MRS. CHARLES SEWELL
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Spring Festival
Of Home Clubs In
. Elkin Thursda
Women Of Wilkes, Suri
And Yadkin Counties
To Attend Event
CAvarol nmminoi
speakers, both national and 1<
cal, will be featured on the ai
nual Farm Women's Spring Fe
tival for Surry, Wilkes and Yai
kin counties to be held in Elkii
Thursday, April 14th.
Mrs. Charles Sewall, of O
terbein, Ind., administrative d
rector of the Associated Womc
of the American Farm Burea
Federation, will be amohd tl
featured speakers.
Others include Dr. Ellen Win
ton, Raleigh, commissioner of tt
North Caroina Board of Publ
Welfare; John Harris, Raleig!
extension landscape special is
and -Mrs. Irby Walker, R&leigl
treasurer of the Associated Won
en of the North Carolina Fan
Bureau.
The event will be sponsored t
the Elkin Kiwanis Club and wi
begin at the Gilvin Roth Y.M.CJ
at 10 a. m., Thursday.
Plans are being made to si
cure Gov. W. Kerr Seott as
speaker, 'but his answer will d
pend on the length of the currei
legislative session.
Mrs. P. N. Taylor, White Plain
wife of North Carolina's Far:
Bureau vice president, will pr<
side at the meeting. Mrs. Tayl(
has served for the past tw
years at president of the ele
enth district of the North Can
lina Federation of Home Demoi
stration Cluibs.
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Shores Signed To
Bolster Infieli
Pitchers Working Out; Otl
Will Report Here
On Thursday
Douglas Shores, of Greensbor*
Blue Ridge batting champion i
1948, has signed his 1949 coi
tract to play with the North Wi
kesboro Flashers.
Signing of the hard hittin
third baseman is good news fc
Manager Tom Dadino, who loo]
ed over infield prsopects with a
anxious eye until Shores si'gne
up.
On .first will be Manager Toi
Daddino, who hit 288 and led tt
league's first sackers in fieldini
At shortstop will (be Winke
speck, a New Jersey rookie wh
comes highly recommended.
Johnny Mercak and Arnol
Davis are the caethers. Both ai
veterans of last season and higl
ly capable.
Troy Stanley, "who hit 301 i
1948, will be right- fielder. Rool
ies will be screened for the otl
er positions. Jack Cooper, le
fielder last year who hit 32
has not signed his 1949 "contrac
Worth Cuthbertson, Jerry Di
lan, Frank Emerson/and Richar
Long are the holdover pitcher
Among the rookie pitcher cai
didates will be Lee Bentley, <
Moravian Falls. Lee has adde
weight and looks good in trail
ing.
Optimist Club To
Meet Tuesday Nooi
The Norttf Wllkesboro Opt
mist club will meet Tuesday noo
at Hotel Wilkes. There will 1
a program of interest to all men
hers and a larger attendance
desired.
•Ralph Williams
New Commander
Of VJFJV. Pos
Officers Installed In Meel
ing Of Post Here On
Thursday Night
At a special meeting held a
V. P. W. post headquarters las
Thursday, officers of Blue Rldg
Mountain Post No. 1125 were In
stalled by Russell Burcham, o
Elkin. /Mr. Burcham Is state vie
commander of the V. F. W. de
partment of North Carolina.
Accompanying State Vice Com
mander Burcham were Mr. Ca»
Hlnson, state department chle
of staff, Mr. J. B. Sell and Mi
Woodrow Holoomb, both mem
bers of Elkin Post No. 7794.
After a short business meetin
the following officers were It
stalled for the ensuing year b
Mr. Burcham:
R. J. Williams, commander.
Ray Shumaker, senior vic<
commander.
H. D. Caudlll, junior vice com
mander.
Gerald G. Wood, adjutant.
Clint Foster, quartermaster.
J. F. Jordan, post advocate.
Hi Clint Eller, chapllan.
I Archie F. McNeil, surgeon.
E\ P. Robinson,-' patriotic ii
y^structor.
H. V. Bumgarner, service offi
cer.
Bruce Hayes, legislative off:
cer.
l_ R. A. Miskelly, publicity offi
cer.
Foy Raymer, trustee.
State Officers
Address Legion
At Fish Fry Heri
Thursday, April 7, Wilke
County Post 125 of the America
Legion, was honored iby a visi
ffom Joe Grier, atate commande
of the American Legion, an
other officers, and visitors, a
which time the post had a fis
fry on the regular Legion meel
ing night at the Leglof clul
house.
Those leggionnaires and vetei
ans who failed to attend trul
missed a treat, and the oppoi
tunity of meeting legionnairei
and learning the basic principle
of the Legion, its powerful fore
for good, algo the accomplish
ments of the National America
Legion.
i Pomander Grier stated that th
American Legion was and is a
, organization of honorably dh
Charged veterans, realizing th
need for banding themselves t(
gether for their own and thei
country's benefit. Recognizin
the fact that there is power 1
]inlty, and recalling the devaj
tation and tragedy, that reaulte
from unpreparedness In Worl
War I and World War II, thert
fore resolved that this situatio
must never occur again. Shoul
another war begin, the democrs
cies would have no warning, an
a fatal blow might occur befor
they could train and equip a sei
vice for defense. The larger th
^ , organization, the louder its voic
nii®h6ar^ Commander Grier said
i-if American Legion stand
for three things:
1. Americanism, which is tru
democracy that believes in equa
rights, and opportunity for ever
one A knowledge that we mus
protect the rights and privilege
bequeathed to us by our forefath
ers.
2. National Defense.. If a
J strong, other nation
will hesitate to attack us, con
sidenng that there is a grea
possibility, °f their being defeat
ed. Only by being prepared, cai
we remain the stronghold o
democracy and. free people.
Rehabilitation. Those vel
erans who were fortunate enoug
to come through unscathed or t
nearly normal condition, to tak
care of their families are obligat
h™ a!13 the w,do^s and chl]
dren of those who gave thei
anrfVv, We might ^ave libert
ness" nSht t0 PUrSUe ***#
J1 divl8ion commander, E. I
Walker, of Forest City, was als
| present. He said: "We Leg?™
d war ereann(\ Veterans know wha
eally is, and the horrors w
encountered; therefcre, we nel
j t° support unreservedly the uni
Z™ prograr
pared. ' ^ be unP*
Membership chairman, Mac
Munda/Tof Charlotte, told thoe
JiET there are five du
ti oc . in °rth Carolina and Poi
V? the f°Urth dIstnct- ™
w! on tte liat ot men
bers paid up, so we must wor
Road, Street Construction Under Way
Moravian rails
Road, WHkesboro
Street
Hinshaw Street Now Being
Widened; New Sidewalk
To Be Built
Two highly important road
and street improvement projects
are now under way in Wilkes
county.
The highway from Wilkesboro
to Moravian Falls, a distance of
over four miles, is being widen
ed by the addition of two feet of
paving on each side of the con
crete paving.
The additional four feet of
paved road will be black top
paving, with the plan being to
eventually surface over the entire
road with asphalt.
The project will extend into
the Town of Wilkesboro, where
Cherry street will be widened and
paved to the sidewalk. Zeb Stew
art, highway division engineer,
said that the project may include
j widening part of Wilkesboro's
I main street, depending on funds
available for that type of work.
The iMoravian road-Wllkesboro
project is being carried out with
' state forces and is not contract
i construction.
) Hinshaw Street Widened
Hn North Wilkesboro the much
traveled Hinshaw Street is be
ing widened five feet and four
inches and a new sidewalk is to
be constructed. The widening
work and new sidewalk will be
located on the east side of the
street from the cemetery north
to intersection of Hinshaw and
Elizabeth streets.
Portions of the old sidewalk
which were taken up for street
widening project were taken to
Memorial Park to construct a
paved sidewalk around the grand
stand and a walkway from the
box office to grandejji»4 and to
the bteacfcwra, ; w*ich f8pT6Betrt«i
a substantial improvement in the
park.
The Hinshaw Street project is
being carried out with state high
way funds due the city for main
tenance of streets over which
highways are routed.
Hospital Births
Since March 30 the following
births were reported at the Wil
kes hospital:
Son, Dewey Stevens, March 30
to Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Prevette,
of Moravian Falls; son, Bruce
Edward, March 3(T, to Mr. and
Mrs. James Worth Martin, of
Wilkesboro route one; son, on
March 30 to Mr. and Mrs. Hoyle
Edward Anthony, of North Wil
kesboro route two; daughter, Me
linda Suzette, April 1, to Mr. and
Mrs. Hugh Calvin Hayes, of
North Wilkesboro; daughter, Ju
dy Esther Elizabeth Elaine, on
April 2, to Mr. and Mrs. Will
Church, of Wilkesboro; son, Jer
ry Barton, April 6, to Mr. and
Mrs. Roosevelt Barton Myers, of
Wilkesboro; daughter, Linda
Jean,-April 6, to Mr. and Mrs.
Vernon Leonard Shumate, of
North Wilkesboro route one;
daughter, Shirley Juanita, April
6, to Mr. and Mrs. Billie Joe
Walker, of Hays; son, Bobby
Reece, April 6, to Mr. and Mrs.
i Reece Franklin Childress, of
t J North Wilkesboro.
Demonstration On
Freezers and Foods
Wellborn's Tuesday
Miss Jean Hall, home service
specialist for the Amana Home
Freezers and frozen foods corp
oration, will conduct two dem
onstrations Tuesday, April 12, at
2:30 and 8:00 p. m. at G. G.
Wellborn's place of business on |
main street in Wilkesboro.
Miss Hall will give interesting
and practical demonstrations on
preparation of foods, to be stored
in home freezers, and in prepa
ration of frozen foods for the
table. Door prizes will be given
at both sessions and a most cor
dial invitation is extended all
home makers in Wilkes county to
attend one qr both sessions.
harder to bring the membership |
to the top.- '
Post commander of Stony
Point, Allie -Robinson, was pres
ent; also vice commander of the
28th district, B. B. Logan; com
mander Dean, of Stony Point;
and Comrade Stimaon from the |
Statesville post .
The Campaign is On — Clean1
fc'Up — Paint Up — Fix Up Now!
| Aid To the Stricken
Hani
shelf
service
tornado ictims and rescne workers get food from the serfing
Jan Americi n Bed Cross mobile canteen nntt. Bed OroH
fast year fef 2,920,231 persons.
SUGGESTIONS GIVEN FOR EVERY
FlAMILY IN CLEAN-UP CAMPAIGN
'Lyettens have ^een distrtbut
gh the schools in North
ro and V Ukesboro sug
o all fam lies what they
can do tefore. and, during Clean
ed throu
Wilkesbq
gesting
Up Week, April 2
tinent 4
Clean
tion of
ments,
Clean
yards.
Paint
4 to 30. This
letter sets out thef following per
uggestionsj
out winter's
trash froife attics, base
llosets and!
and beau
garages.
iify lawns and
outside and inside.
Cooperate in beautifying school
and other
grounds
ty.
Remote rubbishl
lations from vacant lots. *
Place
tainer with tight
Clean
bricks and mortar'
"-Take
for
screens,
and fen
garbage ill metal con
air
better appel
plots, flower gardens and boxes,
shrubbery, trees.
Cleanl up and
breeding places.
Eliminate harbors for rats.
Put ipto good cqndition: Roofs,
gutters,
es.
accumula
puiblic proper
fitting lid
chimneys i check loose
Turn vacant lots fnto children's
playgrounds; convert unattrac
tive basemenst and attics into
recreation rooms.
Call town authorities about
picking up trash and garbage
when accumulated.
Co-operate with town in clean
ing alleys behind homes.
To Check Results
All parents are asked to keep
the letter at hand and to check
off the items as they are ac
complished. All other people in
the county are asked to use the
above suggestions as a guide for
clean-up and beautification acti
vities. •
Results of the campaign if ef
fectively carried out will be safe
guards for public health, fire
prevention, increased property
values and stimulation for good
^planting-1 ettteenaMpr - ~v
The clean-up and beautifica
tion campaign is sponsored by the
Civic Affairs committee of the
Wilkes Chamber of Commerce in
cooperation with the Woman's
Clubs, Garden Clubs, schools,
churches, town authorities, civic
clubs, The Journal-Patriot and
radio station WKBC.
and accumu
irance; grass
spray insect
'steps, porches
FOUR-YEAR-OLD BOY SAVES HIS
lilTTLi SISTER FROM DROWNING
A fo
formed
effectiv
squad
-old
year
Sunday
Jack
sister,
playing
their p
Bryan,
little
fish
more tli
girl.
Jack
pop
ur-year-oldl
with all tHe calmness and
boy who per
veteran rescue
5&ved his two
drowning
bness of
member
sister ffom
afternoon
Bryan, age four, and his
Nell Marie. age two, were
back of i the home of
4rents, Mr.
In Wilkes]
girl fell int<f Buster Grier's
d where
an head di
lay down
and Mrs. T. R.
|>oro, when the
the water was
feep to the little
pn the bank so
he wouldn't fall in, reached down
and held his sister's face above
the water. Between cries for help
Jack calmed the struggling tot
in" the water with such reassuran
I ces as "Don't worry honey, we'll
get you out".
| Dinky Bryan, a 17-year-old sis
I ter, went to the pond and com
! pleted the rescue of Nell Marie.
Other than being chilled by the
j water, the small girl suffered no
ill effects from the accident, and
Jack went about his play as if
saving another child was just a
part of the day's work.
A "i
■Fatri
that
tips
sjchusc]' is a
I: member
often lead
•rw*rl. His
laid trained
ptraifht down-hill ran in skjini pud this National Ski .
demonstrating (left) comrattn faults la the maneuver I
serious accidents—feet apart, ankles tnrnod out, polo '
buddy sh*>ws the correct form The National Ski Patrol, ■
j the Bod Cross, is successfully prolactin* safer «kiinf I
throughout the counity.
Highway Projects
Slated For Work
In Wilkes Comity
Over Half Traphill Road
Will Be Let; Other Proj
ects Planned
Highway planning is practical
y at a standstill pending action
)f the General Assembly and ap
pointment and organization of
the highway commission for Gov.
W. Kerr Scott's administration.
Before the legislature is a
measure 'which would provide a
state vote on the question of is
suing $200,000,000 for roads,
and a proposal to increase the
state gasoline tax from six to
seven cents per gallon.
Following the legislature, Gov.
Scott is expected to name high
way commissioners for the ten
divisions. Meanwhile, the pres
ent commission is not planning
the highway program very far
ahead.
Traphill Road Slated
Scheduled for early 'construc
tion is about one-half of the
Traphill road project from Hays
to Traphill. Survey work has
b^n in progress for some time
and it is expected that the first
project for letting will carry the
road from Hays to a point be
yond Dockery postoffice.
Many Projects Considered
Fate of requests for surfacing
some of the leading county roads
is wrapped up in the final out
come of the $200,000,000 road
bond proposal. As advocated by
Governor Scott, a greater part of
the bond issue would be spent on
farm to market roads.
Highway 268 Considered
It is understood that an addi
tional section of highway 268
west of Wilkesborc? is slated for
early construction. The project
under consideration would repre
sent a great portion of this bad
ly needed highway."
One project which has receiv
ed much consideration (by the
highway commission is proposed
surfacing of the road from the
western end of Wilkesboro across
the Yadkin at Curtis bridge to
highway 421 near Cricket. One
obstacle is Curtis bridge, which
has a low load limit and is not
sufficiently strong for heavy
traffic.
Many Bridges Needed
Highway Engineer Zeb Stewart
said here that rebuilding of some
of the larger bridges in the di
vision is badly needed. Bridges on
highway 421 and highway >. 67
west of Winston^Salem are now
carrying heavier traffic than rec
ommended, aud need to be replac
ed with bridges of greater 'capac
ity.
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Series Pre-Easter
Services Started
On Sunday Night
Pre-Faster services are being
held this week in churches of the
Wilkesboros.
Conducted by the Ministerial
Association as an annual event,
the 1949 series began Sunday
night at Wilkesboro Methodist
church, where Dr. John T. Way
land, pastor of the First Baptist
church here, delivered an- inspir
ing message to a large congrega
tion.
The remainder of the schedule
of services is as follows:'
Monday, April 11, St. Paul's
Episcopal church, Dr. Gilbert R.
Combs, preaching; Tuesday, Ap
ril 12, Wilkeaborq Baptist church,
Rev. Watt M. Cooper, preaching:
Wednesday, April 13, First Bap
tist church, Rev. C J-. Winslow,
preaching; Thursday, April 14,
North Wilkeaboro Presbyterian
clxurch, The Lord's Supper, Rev.
Dean Minton, preaching; Fri
day, April 15, F^rst Methodist
church, Rev. W. N. Brookshire,
preaching.
All the services will begin at
seven-thirty o'clock and the pub
lic is cordially invited to attend.
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Marriage License
Since March 31 license to wed
were issued by Troy C. Foster,
Wilkes register of deeds, to the
following: Claude Shumate, of
McGrady, and Nora Myers, Hays;
Blafne Reeves, Wilkesboro, and
Ozena Durham, Roaring River;
George D. Weaver, Peden, and
Hazel Sturgill, Piney Creek; Coy
Gray Brown, Boonvllle, and Hel
en Elizabeth Hall. Cycle.