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The Journal-Patriot Has Blazed the Trail of Progress In the "State of Wilkes" For Over 42 Years
Vol. 43, No. 102
Published Mondays and Thursdays NORTH WILKESBORO, N. C., Thursday, April 11, 1949
Make North Wilkesboro Your Shopping Center
Special Events,
Sunrise Services
Easier Featnres
Early Morning Services At
Number Of Places; Can
tata Scheduled
Sunrise and early mornin*
services and an Fester Cantata
are among the .pedal events
Planned by churches and other
jjonps for Easter Sunday morn
The Easter morning events In
this community will Include the
annual sunrise services at St.
Paul's Episcopal church, Mora
vian Falls cemetery and an Eas
ter morning service at 7:30 at
Mount Uwn Memorial Park,
which will be followed by a Can
tata at eight o'clock at the First
Methodist church. Other church
es plan special Easter music for
regular services.
Easter Morning Service
At Mount Lawn
. ^ a"0*1. ®*®ter morning service
V** , ,eld Sunday morning,
p.jf' In Mount Lawn Memorial
w!vk!orth ot 0118 c,ty on high
M X _
th^ m JTattr>M- °°op6r' pastor of
wl Presbyterian church
here, will be the speaker, and
7111 ,b« by the combined
,rom churches In the Wll
The Bervice will be
briCT, which will allow time for
tho*-e attending to attend the
cantata at the First Methodist
church' at eight a. m. The public
lis cordially Invited to this an
nual service.
Easter Sunrise Service
At Moravian Falls
C Fourteenth annual sunrise
ervice will be held at sunrise,
i* a. m„ Sunday at Moravian
Falls cemetery, which is one of
the most beautiful rural cemeter
ies in this part of the state.
W. R. Hubbard, a lifelong
citizen of the Moravian Falls
community, is in charge of ar
rangements for this impressive
service, to which the public is
Invited.
St. Paul's Sunrise Service
The Sunrise. Easter Festival
Service will be held in St. Paul's
Episcotpal Church on Easter Day
at six a. m. This service has been
held- consecutively in St. Paul's
Church for the past eighteen
years. There will be a celebration
of the Holy Communion and
sermon by the Rector, Rev. B.
M. Lackey. The choir will sing
Easter hymns in the churchyard
before the service begins in the
church. A cordial welcome is ex
tended to everyone to attend this
service.
Easter Cantata At First Metho
i dist
The senior choir of the First
Methodist chdrch of North Wil
kesboro will present an Easter
Cantata on Sunday morning at
8 o'clock. This Cantata, "Cal
vary", is by Henry Wessel, and
£,ihn Cashion will sing the words
4>ken by Christ prior to the
rcifixion.
The numbers iby the choir and
>lolsts are as follows: Prelude,
CJhrlst Lag In Todesbanden''—
ach; processional, "Christ, the
ord, is Risen Today", followed
? the invocation by Dr. Gilbert
Comibs. "Father, Forgive
hem", and 'Today Thou Shait
pe With Me In Paradise", Mr.
fashion and the choir. "Woman,
iehold Thy Son', Mrs. Wake
f,)Iark, Mr. Cashion and the choir.
I Thirst", Mrs. Clark, Nellie Ga
, riel, Mr. Cashion; "Father, Into
Ay Hands", Mr. Cashion and the
Vhoir. The final word uttered by
Jhrist, "It Is Finished" will be
«ung by Mr. Cashion and Miss
labriel. Dr. Combs will read the
iTaster story from the' story by St.
John.
"As It Bean to Dan', Margar
trio "Consider the Lilies", Mrs.
Doughton, Jo Lassiter and Rob
ert Morrow. The final chords,
the Lord Is Risen Today" will be
followed by the choir and congre
gation singing, "Onward Chris
tian Soldiers", the -benediction,
and the recessional will. be "The
Strife Is O'er", by Palestrlna.
Members of the choir are Mar
garet Anderson, Dorothy Clark,
Jo Lassiter, Dot Powell, Betty
Lou Kenerly, Deannle Gaddy, so
pranos; Mrs. C. T. Doughton, Jo-'
an Byers, Nellie Gabriel, Myrtle
Norris, Lois Scroggs, alto; For
rest Jones, W. G. Gabriel, Robert
Johnson,, tenors; and Richard
John&uP^ Robert Morrow, Chas.
Starnes, basses. J. Jay Anderson
lis organist-choir director.
Following the Cantata, a
>reakfast will be served by the
huxch school to all members of
rh^fcongregation and choir. All
ire extended a cordiel invitation
o attend the Cantata and remain
?or breakfast.
At First Baptist
At eleven o'clock Easter morn
ng at the First Baptist church
Rites Sunday
PVT. HANSFORD T. CHURCH
Pvt. Church Rites
To Be Held Sunday
Funeral service for Pvt. Hans
ford T. Church, who was killed
in action in Montanoy, France,
October 10, 1944, will be held
Sunday, April 17, 2:30, at Pleas
ant Grove (Bucks Arbor) Baptist
church. Rev. R. F. Day will con
duct the service. Burial will be
in the church cemetery with full
military honors.
Pvt. Church was born October
1, 1922, the son of Mr. and Mrs.
F. J. Church. He attended Millers
Creek school and before entering
the army was employed at North
Carolina Shipbuilding company at
Wilmington.
Surviving Pvt. Church are his
wife, the former Miss Cora Pru
itt; his father and mother and
the following brothers and sis
ters: Rozel, Wayne, Glenn, Clate
and Donnie ChuVch and Mrs.
Mack Nichols.
The body will arrive here Fri
day at 10:30 and will be taken
Saturday, two p. m., to the home
of his parents.
Dokies Club In
Enjoyable Meet
At Roaring River
North Wilkesboro Dokies club
held a most enjoyable meeting
Friday evening in the Roaring
River lunchroom.
President J. Q. Adams presid
ed and W. K. Sturdivant spoke
the invocation. A highly enjoy
able dinner was served by the
ladies of Roaring River Baptist
church, and the club voted to
meet there again June 10.
Reports were given on plans
for Dokies and K. of P. Ladies
night to be held Friday, May 13,
at the Carolina restaurant. A
most interesting program, details
of which will be announced later,
will be put on. Members should
secure tickets early from Presley
Myers, Bill Marlow or Bill John
son.
Charles H. Day, who received
his degree at the ceremonial in
Greensboro last week, was wel
comed as a new member. George
Wells and Dr. A. C. Chamberlain
reported on the ceremonial,
which was one of the most suc
cessful in several years in the
Birjand Temple.
At the meeting Friday Kearl
Edwards was the guest of J. O.
Emerson, and "W. R. Harmon was
guest of L. G. Critcher.
n
C. of C. Contact
Club Is Working
Contact Club of the Wilkes
Chamber of Commerce, of which
Arthur Venable is chairman, met
this week to plan its work for the
year.
One purpose of this committee
is to maintain and increase mem
bership In the chamber, to con
tact members who have not paid
dues, encourage good fellowship
and to study new projects for
the organization.
Regular meetings of the clujb
will be held every other Monday,
4:30 to 5:00 p. m.
vwwvwwvwwwwvwvww*aw\
a Junior choir of more than thir
ty children's voices will join the
church choir in the singing of
"In Joseph's Lovely Garden", an
anthem arranged by Diskinson
from a traditional Spanish air.
The church choir will also ren
der "Come, Ye Faithful", writ
ten by R. S. Thatcher. Mrs. A.
F. Klbby will direct the choirs
and Miss Marie Filler will ac
company them at the organ. The
pastor, Rev. John T. Wayland,
will preach an Faster sermon, en
titled "Eaify Dawn".
City Salary BHI
Passes House and
Is Before Senate
Status Of Other Wilkes Leg
islation In Assembly
Reported Today
Two bills introduced in the
lower house of the legislature,
dealing with the North Wilkes
boro court and salaries, have
passed the house and are now
before the senate, it was learn
ed today from Wilkes Represen
tative T. E. Story.
The bill providing for appoint
ment of a city court judge and
solicitor by the city commission
| era passed in the house and has
passed second reading in the sen
ate.
A bill providing slight change
in the schedule of superior court
terms, criminal ~hnd .civil, has
passed both houses and has be
come law.
The ibill to permit the county
commissioners to levy a ten per
cent tax of motor vehicle race
admissions passed the house and
is before the senate finance com
mittee.
On Monday Representative
Story introduced by request a
bill which would set the salary
of the North Wilkesboro mayor
at $150 per month, and set a sal
ary limit of $2,400 for city Judge
and $1,800 limi^ for city solici
tor. Full text of this bill, which
has passed the house and is now
before the senate, is as follows:
The General Assembly of North
Carolina do enact:
Sec. 1. The judge of the
town court of the Town of North
Wilkesboro, provided for in Chap
ter 144 of the private laws of
1913, as amended, and the solic
itor of said court shall receive as
compensation for their services a
sum which shall be fixed by the
city council of the town. The
salary of the judge shall be fix
ed at a sum not to exceed $2,
400 per year. The salary of the
solicitor shall be fixed at a sum
not to exceed $1,800 per year.
Sec. 2. The mayor of the
Town of North Wilkeeboro shall
receive as compensation for his
services as mayor of said town
the sum of one hundred fifty
dollars ($150.00) per month,
which amount shall be paid from
the general fund of said town on
the first day of each and every
calendar month.
Sec. 3. All laws and clauses
of laws in conflict with this Act
are hereby repealed.
Sec. 4. This act shall become
effective from and after its rati
fication. >
| New Industries
i Committee Asks
Fall Cooperation
All Asked To Aid In Efforts
To Secure Industrial
- Expansion
Agressive, concerted action
and full cooperation from ail
members of the Chamber of
Commerce and others interested
are needed in the "work to obtain
new industries in Wilkes county,
was the concensus of opinion as
expressed in meeting of the New
Industries committee of the
Wilkes Chamber of Commerce
held here this week.
J. B. Williams, committee
chairman, presided over the
meeting, during which a number
of important matters were given
much consideration.
The committee is working
steadily on contacts with indus
tries which could advantageously
locate here, and every member
of the chamber is urged to notify
the committee of any Information
about industries which may con
template movement or expansion.
Merchants are asked to make
contacts with manufacturers from
whom they purchase merchandise
with the aim of trying to get I
them to locate an industry in
this community.
By letter and by personal con
tact the chamber is continually
working on efforts to secure in
dustry, which is a very highly
comipetetive business with num
erous towns at work in the inter
dfet of their own progress.
In addition to trying to secure
new industries from outside
sources, the chamber of com
merce will lend every possible
assistance to local people who
desire to enter any type of man
ufacturing suited to this area.
The committee now is investi
gating the possibility of a fruit
processing plant in Wilkes coun
ty.
Personal interviews are being
arranged with industrial heads at
several points relative to indus
trial advantages here.
Millers Creek Plans
Bingo Party Friday
There will be a bingo party at
Millers Creek school Friday,
April 15th, at 7:30 p. m. In ad
dition to the bingo games there
will be string music, cake walks
and refreshments. Many valuable
prizes have ibeen secured and will
be given away to the winners in
the bingo games. Everyone is in
vited. There will be no admission
charge.
Local Baseball Business Manager
Addressed Optimist Club Tuesday
A
Larry Moore Predict# Good
Club For 1949; Asks
Support Of Public
Attorney Larry S. Moore, busi
ness manager of the North Wil
kesboro baseball club, delivered
an Interesting address to the
members of the Optimist club of
North Wilkesboro at the club's
luncheon meeting held Tuesday
noon at Hotel Wilkes. Attorney
Moore's subject, naturally, was
about baseball and the prospects
for a good Flasher baseball team
for 1949.
President Maurice E. Walsh
was present and presided «er
the meeting. The luncheon open
ed with the singing of two stanz
as of 'America,' followed by re
peating The Optimist Creed in
unison, and invocation spoken
toy Dr. John T. Wayland.
W. A. Vannoy was a guest of
Optimist E. R. Eller, and the club
members were happy to have him
as a club guest.
President Walsh announced
that the meeting of the board of
governors would take place on
Tuesday night, 6:30, in the office
of the Wilkes Chamber of Com
merce.
Mr. Moore Talks Baseball
Attorney Moore was Introduc
ed to the club, toy President
Walsh, and forthwith he gave an
interesting address on the ope
ration of a toall club such as the
Flashers who play -in a Class D
league. He said that while he re
gretted the club lost the services
of last year's manager, 'Flash'
Lowman, he felt that the club
was Indeed fortunate in obtain
ing the services of Tom Daddino
as manager for the coming sea
. son. Mr. Moore told about the
prospects for baseball material
stating that the cluib would have
eight veterans and seven rookies,
all of whom could be expected to
play a good brand of baseball.
He sketched the progress that
had been made In league base
ball here in a year's time, point
ing with pride to beautiful Me
morial Park, and the baseball
record of last year.
In closing, Mr. Moore asked
the co-operation of the people
throughout this section in order
that the 1949 season may be a
successful one. He stated that
season tickets were now on sale
and that Boy Scouts were selling
tickets for the opening home
game.
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Mrs. Sallie Gentry
Last Rites Friday
Mrs. Sallie Carter Gentry^ 64,
well known resident ,of the Ben
ham community, died at her
horua early Wednesday.
Funeraf will be held Friday,
11 a. m., at Cool Springs church.
Revs. David Day, Richard 'Day
and Carl Cockerhaln will conduct
the service.
Only surviving member of Mrs.
Gentry's immediate family is a
daughter, Mrs. Gelena Gentry
Absher, of Benham.
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Sandra Anne Church
Funeral On Tuesday
Funeral service was held Tues
day at New Hope Baptist church
for iSandra Anne Church, four
year-old1 daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Hunter Church, of North
Wilkesboro route one. The child
died Monday morning. Revs. C. J.
Poole, A. W., Eller, Glenn Huff
man and Vernon Eller conducted
the service. Burial was in the
church cemetery.
—Surviving, are the father and
mother and one brother, Mickey
Church.
o
Two North Carolina 4-H Club
members have been selected to
go to Burope this summer under
the International Farm Youth
Exchange Project. They are Car
olyn Durham Smith of Andrews, I
who will go to Norway, and Coyte!
Joseph Sigmon of Catawba, who I
will go to France.
ates Rondo
Offices File Here
t*
A ticket;
five for
filed for
C. J. Jonei
kes boards
day.
A. C. Hi
for mayor
commission
D. 'Frank
Carter. C.
Golllher.
test.
of one for mayor and
commissioners has been
e Ronda town election,
chairman of the Wtl
of elections, said to
Stori
andrlx Is the candidate
and the candidates for
ers are R. C. Martin,
)Johnson, Wiliam W.
J. Tharpe and Glenn E. J
here will be no con
Will Be
Closed Easter
' Monday, April 18
thai
Day,
ba:
garages
day.
plaids.
From
Ridge, anj
wi^i be
and
Blowing
spirationa)
er and
ducted i4
churches
choir of d
er antherp
from the
the Blue
watch the
tid many other 'business ;
he Wilkesboros will be
Easter Monday, April
on Easter Monday is
nee with a schedule of
adopted following a poll
>rchants by the Trade
committee of the
Chamber of Commerce,
ejsult of a majority vote'
It was decided that'
o|uld be closed Easter
uly 4, Thanksgiving
(>e closed for Christmas
25 through 27. It was
stores would not be
New Year's Day and
Wednesday afternoon
was adopted January1
September.
,nks here will be closed
Monday. The Employ
ee will ibe closed on
nday and persons sche
feport on that date will
following; Monday.
majoHty of auto dealers and
wjill be open Easter Mon
Sunrise Service At
Blowing Rock!
tjhe
crest of the Blue
Easter Sunrise service
Echoed into the valleys
The community of
Jtock is planning an In
service of music, pray
editation; to be con
cooperation with the
of Blowing Rock. A
Iver 30 voices will rend
s and familiar hymns
most beautiful spot on
Ridge from which to
sunrise.
C To Carry
Sunrise Service
Easter
will carry
Sunrise
ston-Sale
begin at
morning
This Eas
annual e
tional an
tion as tj
beautiful
country,
cannot a
to TVKBi!
six o'clock
of this s<
[Sunday morning WKBC
the famous Moravian
ster service from yriii
The broadcast will
six o'clock Sunday
£nd last until seven,
sunrise service is an
mt, and has gained na
international recognl
eing one of the most
Easter services In the
jPor those of you who
{tend this service, tune
Sunday morning at
and hear a description
jsrvlce.
m
ter
me:
L. Chip Ferguson
Funera
day, 11
Baptist
guson, 6
of Bfavejr
died at
ial was
Survi
his wife,
and the
daughter^
toeth, Lo
Fergusonj
1 service was held to
rn., at Sharon Walker
church foi'* 11. Chap Fer
a well known citizen
Creek township who
iis home Tuesday. Bur
the Ferguson cemetery,
sg Mr. Ferguson are
Mrs. Colleen Ferguson,
following sons and
Edna -Marie, Ellza
i^ell, Larry and Angelee
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Bap
To
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The
Pastors
Reins-St
evening,
Rev.
lead in
Dr. H.
"Metho^i
Teaching
Rev.
cuss
ing
Dr. Jo]
in the
Sunday
teacher*,
others 14
cordial
confer®
aimed By Death
tist Pastors
Meet Monday
Wi
Ikes County Baptist
Conference will meet at
urdivant Chapel, Monday
\pril 18, at 7:00 p. m.
N? Brookshire will
e Devotional.
G. Duncan will discuss
of Preparation and
of Sunday School."
j|ohn L. Wells will dto
blems Faced In Ordaln
'Pro
Ministers.
hn T. Way land will lead
Igotnlletllal study. j
school superintendents,
ministers, deacons and
terested, are extended a
irritation to attend this
mte
Contests Slated
In City Primary
Final Service In
Old Baptist Church
At Moravian 17th
The last service to be held In
the present Moravian Falls Bap
tist church building will be on
Easter Sunday night, April 17,
beginning at 7:45.
Rev. E. V. *Bumgarner, a form
er paptor, will deliver the mes
sage and everybody Is invited.
The church building is to be torn
down and a new and more spac
ious building will be erected on
the site.
O
Joe R. Barber Buys
Somers Interest In
Barber-Somers Firm
Joe R. Barber has purchased
the interest of James H. Somers
in the Barber-Somers Motor
company, Plymouth and DeSoto
dealership located at Midway In
Wilkesboro.
The deal became effective on
April 1. Previously Mr. Barber
and Mr. Somers had operated the
business as a partnership. Mr
Barber is now sole owner of the
firm.
Wheat, Cotton
Allotment Plan
May Be Returned
Wilkes office of the Production
and Marketing Association, for
merly known, as the Triple A, is
engaged in preliminary work
necessary for setting up allot
ments for wheat and cotton farm
ers should crop control be return
ed for those crops in 1950.
The office is mailing to -every
farmer in Wilkes county a card
asking whether or not they have
produced cotton or wheat since
1942. lit is important that the
cards be filled out anil returned
to the office, an officer - in the
PMA stated, and called attention
to the fact that no postage is re
quired.
After that information is re
ceived, each cotton and wheat
grower must he contacted and a
history of those crops must be
prepared before any acreage quo
tas can be established.
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College Grads On
List Applicants
For Jobs In '49
The North Carolina Colleges
are turning out more graduates
t^is year than ever before in
history. In order to keep as many
of these graduates as possible In
our own state and to help develop
and continue the development of
our own resources, the State Em
ployment Service has sent to each
of its offices registrations of
these seniors. In the North Wil
kesboro office are qualifications
on a number of those who gradu
ated in March as well as on oth
ers who will graduate in June.
If any North Wilkesboro firm
has an opening in which a North
Carolina College graduate could
be employed, Mrs. Kathryn Lott,
manager, requests that such firm
get in touch with the local em
ployment office.
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Eastern Star Meet
Wilkes chapter number 42,
Order of the Eastern Star, will
meet this evening at 7:30. All
members are asked to attend,
Mrs. Emma Hinshaw, W. M., and
Mrs. Lorena Webber, sercetary,
said in the announcement.
V. F. W.° Meeting
The Blue Ridge Mountain post
of Veterans of Foreign Wars will
meet tonight at the post's club
houge^All members are asked to
attend.
Thfeft Of Bicycle
Gets Man On Road
Raymond Sparks, 21, a local
resident, was sentenced In city
court here to six months on the
roads on charge of larceny, Police
Chief J. E. Walker said today.
Sparks was convicted of steal
ing a bicycle whiph belonged to
Harry Pearson, Jr. The theft oc
cured several weeks ago.
Three For Mayor,
8 Commissioners
Will Be On Ticket
Primary Will Be Held Mon
day At North Wilkes
boro City Hall
Contests for offices of mayor
I and city commissioners develop
,ed with the filing of candidates
for the North Wilkesboro elec
I tioi\ to be held Monday, April
18, it was learned today from C
J. Jones, chairman of the Wilkes
county board of elections.
Mayor T. S. Kenerly has filed
for re-nomination and the new
candidates for mayor are R. T.
McNiel, a former mayor, and
Quince Wingler.
Yesterday all five members of
the city board of commissioners
filed for re-election. They are:
Prank H. Orow, C. J. SwoffOrd, •
J. C. Reins, Max FoBter and Gil
bert T. Bare. The new candidates
are I. H. McNeill, Jr., Qlenn R.
Andrews, and C. E. Jenkins.
They, with Charles H. Day, filed
earlier this week. Yesterday, Mr.
Day withdrew his name after the
incumbent members of the board
had filed.
There are only three candi
dates filed for membership on the
North Wilkesboro board of edu
cation to fill the three places of
those whose terms expire this
year, and there will be no con
test for membership on the
board. The candidates are W. H.
McElwee, Lewis Vickery and O.
K. Pope. The retiring members
are J. B. McCoy, Blair Gwyn and
Ray Hoover.
The primary will be held Mon
day at the North Wilkesboro
town hall, six a. m. to six p. m.
A ticket of -one mayor and five
commissioners "will be selected
for the election to be held May
3rd.
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Revival Services
At Union Church -
Revival services are in pro
gress this week at Union Metho
dist church west lot this city and.
I will continue through Sunday,
April 17.
Rev.., C. J. Winslow, pastor, Is
conducting the revival and is de
livering inspiring messages at
the services, which are held each
evening at 7:30. The public has
a cordial invitation to attend.
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Food Sale Saturday
The Wesley Bible class of the
North Wilkesboro First Metho
dist church is sponsoring a food
sale on Saturday. April 16, at
Belk's Store beginning at nine
o'clock. Various kinds of Easter
food will be on sale.
Flashers Begin
Fast Training
Baseball practice, hampered by
rain all week, got under way in
earnest today in preparation for
the first exhibition game here
with Lincolnton April 19.
Pitchers and catchers hare
been working for a week, with
little heavy work to claim their
attention. Today lnflelders and
outfielders took the field for the
first time and work will be
stepped up rapidly by Manager
Tom Daddino. -
Yesterday rain drove the squad
indoors and practice session waa
held in Wilkesboro gymnasium.
Pitchers who have been working
out are Worth Cuthbertson, Lee
Bentley, Richard Long, Frank
Htnerson, Gordon Duffey and
Leslie Rhoades. Bentley and
Rhoades are Wilkes prospects.
Dexter Rominger is expected
from Watauga and Jerry Dolan
will report about June 1. Dolan
is a class man and one of the
leading pitchers of the 1948 staff.
Johnny Mercak and Arnold Da
vis are catchers.
The infield got a boost this
week when Tom Black, of Chat
tanooga, Tenn., arrived to try
out for second base. Previously
signed by a Class B club, inhere
he did not report and gained his
release, Black oomes highly rec
ommended.
Gordon Duffey is a new rookie
pitcher, coming here from his
home'In Greensboro. He Is a
porfsider, along with Bentley,
Emerson and Rominger.