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In Wilkes during the campaign now in progress is $8,146. Help the Red Cross carry on by your gifts. THE JOURNAL The Journal-Patriot Has Blazed the Trail of Progress In the Hstqte of Wilkes" For Over 42 Years SEC Iff MB rr Vol. 44, No. 2 Published Mondays and Thursdays NORTH WlLftESBORO, N. C., Thursday, April 2*1, 1949 Make North Wilkesboro Your Shopping Center OFFICERS WILKES JUNIOR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE - ■ * ------- • New officers of the Wilkes Junior Cham f>er of Commerce are, left to right: For rest Jones, second vice president; R. E. Stewart, secretary and treasurer; Wayne JSoster, first vice president; and John T. vSiihion, president. These new officers were installed at a special Ladies' Night banquet Thursday evening, April 14th., at the North Wilkesboro Woman's club house. John T. Cash ion replaces retiring President Sam S. Vickery, who has been an outstanding leader during the past year. McNiel Winner In Primary Race For Mayor Here Andrews, McNeill, Jenkins, Foster, Swofford To Be Commissioners Former Mayor R. T. McNiel defeated Mayor T. S. Kenerly 507 to 405 in a spirited primary election held here on Monday to nominate the ticket for the North Wilkesboro municipal election to be held May 3. Quince Wingler, third candi date for mayor, received 2 7 rotes The three new candidates and I two incumbents were nominated for city commissioners. The successful candidates and votes each received were: Glenn R. Andrews 623, I. H. McNeill, Jr., 539; Max Poster, C. Jack Swofford and C. E. Jenkins, 511 each. Foster and Swofford are incumbents. The three candidates who did not receive a place on the ^ticket and votes cast for each were J. C. Reins 466, Gilbert T. Bare 473, and Frank H. Crow m> The total vote cast during the day was 932. Under the system in use in Nofrth Wilkesboro, a bi-partisan ticket is nominated in a primary and nomination is tantamount to election, which is usually a for t mality. North Wilkesboro Mountain Lions Lose One To Mooresville North Wilkesboro Mountain Lions lost their first high school game of the season Tuesday aft ernoon 11 to 7 to Mooresville high school at MooresVille. It was a hard game for North Wilkeshoro to lose because the boys from Wilkes played the Mooresville lads on even terms until the ninth inning, when in field defenses of the North Wil kesboro team crumbled to allow Mooresville runners on base. A Mooresville home run sewed up the game. The score was 7-7 go ing into the ninth. Jonah Woods hurled for North Wilkesboro and was effective all the way. Caswell Brown and Woods led in hitting for the Mountain Lions with t\yo each. The North Wilkesboro lineup had Woods on the mound, War ren Shore catching, Julias Rous seau, Jr., on first, Carl Swofford on second, Gene McNeill at shortstop, Gillean at third, Cas well Brown in left, Kyle 'E-ller in center and Word Ward in right. o ; Picture Selling Racket Caking Widows Again Toronto, Ont.—The old picture selling racket is back again. Police warned widows to be ware of a slick salesman who of Lf«rs to do enlarged photography 'ot their late husbands for %4, but when the package arrives COD, it comes in a frame—total cost, $18. "Ton can usually buy such a frame for a quarter/ police said. Rev. J. E. Pearson To Preach Sunday At Moravian Falls Rev. J. Earl Pearson, Brushy ! Mountain Baptist association missionary, will preach Sunday night for Moravian Falls Bap | tist church and the service will be held in the Mpravian Falls Methodist church. The old Mo ravian Falls Baptist church building is now being torn down to erect a new church build' ing. The service will begin at 7.45 p. ra., and the public is cordially invited. Sunday School At School While the huilding program is in progress Moravian Falls Bap tist church Sunday school will be held in the Moravian Falls public school building each Sun day morning at ten o'clock. o Forestry Meeting Will Be Held Here Friday Afternoon Forestry Leaders To Meet With Local Leaders At One o'rjock • "•' 'Keep North Carolina Green' | will be the theme of the Kiwanis club program Friday noon and a meeting to be held at one p. m. i in the Wilkes Chamber of Com merce office. A. B. Johnston, Wilkes chair man of the 'Keep North Carolina Green' organization, will preside 'over the meeting to be held at one p. m. One of the state lead ers to he present in the interest of forestry will be William S. Ed wards, of Wananish, executive director of the North Carolina Forestry Association. Others who will attend will include F. H. Ledbetter, district forester; A. D. Williams, district ranger; Arlie Foster, Wilkes for ester, members of the Agricul tural committee of the chamber of commerce, lumbermen, repre sentative of Triple A, Grange, Farm Bureau, Soil Conservation Service, county and city schools, Farm Home administration, Boy Scouts, civic clubs, vocational agriculture departments and oth er organizations. The purpose of the meeting is to form a live organization of 'Keep North Carolina Green' In Wilkes county, which is among the top ten lumber producing counties in the state. u — Funeral To Be Friday For Mrs. Cockerham Last rites will be held Friday at Austin Baptist ehurch at two p. m., for Mrs. Ellen Cockerham wife of Frank Cockerham, of Traphill. She died Wednesday night in the hospital at Elkin. Surviving Mrs. Cockerham are her husband and the following sons and daughters: Mrs. Hallle Phillips, Benham; Mrs. Zela Rhoades, Elkin; Mrs. Verda Hot comb and Foley Cockerham, of Traphill; Malon and Burley Cock erham, who reside in Maryland. Rev. Howard Royal, Rev. Gny Cox and Rer. Ivan Dameron will conduct the fanerel services. ■-"* The members of the Wilkes Junior Chamber of Commerce, their wives, girl friends and guests enjoyed a Ladies Night banquet last Thursday evening at the North Wilkesboro Wom an's Club House. At the conclus ion of the bountiful meal, which was served by the Cricket Home Demonstration Club, the officers for the coming year were install ed. Retiring president, Sam Vickery, presided and before turning over the gavel to the new president, John Cashion, he spoke appropriate words of ap preciation to the members and officers for their fine coopera tion during the past year. He! also presented a new gong to the .Cluib. Other atficexs- awl directors, who were installed in addition I to President Cashion were: Wayne Foster, 1st vice^ presi dent; Forrest Jones, 2nd vice president; R. E. Stewart, secre-| tary-treasurer and Harold Prof fit, Jim Ford, Richard Johnston, Bob Morrow and Jim McAlister, directors. The speaker of the evening was Jaycee 'Con' Brown, of Raleigh, who is a candidate for State Pres ident of the Jaycees. He is an amateur comedian and he high-! Jy entertained all present. i Under the leadership of Pres-| ident Vickery and the other of ficers the Wilkes Jayeees have had their best year and have car j ried out many projects for the ; benefit of the community. It is j expected that even greater oom i munity service will be rendered during the coming year as the new officers continue the fine leadership of the past ysar. n Harry Caldwell To Speak Friday At Jtedqies River Or Master State liver Addresk tington ange To De At Whit School the North Carolin| and widely recog the outstanding thorities in the s(j at the Whittingtbn schoolhouse *- " ~ jver community fil 22, at 7:30 Harry B. Cald|vell, master of i State Grange, ] tized as one of i igricultural au iuth, will speak in the Reddies r| Friday , night, Apf p. m. Odell Whitting ;on, master Reddles River G ange and who made the annou cement, stated that the public is ed to hear Mr. Ca Ic The speaker is Wilkes county, 4here he orga j nized one of th j units in North coming intc; the itate as a rep resentative Grange. of Ham Suppe At Mulber A ham supper at Mulberry Com Saturday night, 6:30 p. m. to 8: per plate, childrei 50c, proceeds wii 'building fund of Church. cordially invit Idwell. well known in first Grange larolina after the National Saturday f Center will ibe served (lunity Center pril 23, from 0 p. m. $1.00 under twelve go to the Baptist Home Cpi. Wayne Byrd ' Fatally Crushed In Vehicle Crash Body Almost Severed When Automobile Crashes Off Highway 268 Wayne Cecil Byrd, 26, an army corporal home on leave before going to Japan, was crushed to instant death Monday evening when the car he was driving crashed off highway 268 at Roar ing River ten miles east of here. Cpl. Byrd was traveling east on the highway and with him was William Ray Wood, of North Wilkesboro, route 2, owner of the car, and who was not ser iously hurt. State Highway Patrolmen J. A. Reeves and R. H. Dillard investi ated the accident. They said xthe car traveled 343 feet on the shoulder of the road and plunged down an embankment. After catapulting the car land- j ed on its left side and Cpl. Byrd i was caught in the door. His body j was practically severed, one leg' ■was crushed and his head was crushed. He was so crushed in the car that it was necessary to saw the car door to remove the body. Cpl. Byrd was a son of Solo mon and Rebecca Brown Byrd. well known residents of the North Wilkesboro route two com munity. He had been stationed with a detachment at West Point and more recently had been ir. an army hospital at Fort Devens, Mass., before receiving his fur lough. In addition to his father and mother Cpl. Byrd is survived by two brothers and four sisters: William V. Byrd, of Elkin; Jones E. Byrd, Mrs. Leroy Porter, Mrs. Eugene Sebastian, Mrs. Ray Rich ardson and Mrs. Wayne Brown, all of North WilkeBboro route two. Fupefal .^ervipe was held Wjfed wesda&r nt Rxjck CWeek Baptist church. Rev. L. - M. Cook and Rev. Woodrow Wishon conducted the service. o V. F. W. Planning For Big Carnival Next Week, 25-30 At a special meeting of Blue Ridge Mountain Post. 1142, V. F. W., held at Post Headquart ers on Wednesday, April 20, fin al plans were discussed for the carnival to be held next week on the V. F. W. grounds. It was announced by Com mander Ralph Williams that a great carnival is in store for the people of Wilkes county next j week. A show consisting of seven rides, many shows and conces sions promises to bring to North Wilkesboro and Wilkes county a week of fine entertainment and real fun for every one. [ The carnival will start on next Monday, April 25th, and run through Saturday, April 30th. All members of the Post are urged to be present Thursday and Friday evening and all day Saturday so that the grounds near the clubhouse can be put in good shape for the carnival. It is planned to widen the road from the state highway into the grounds so that easy access will be afforded to all cars, with am ple parking for all. Plans were completed for the removal of the letters that are on the building and the placing of a neon sign bearing the let ters 'V. F. W.' All members are urged to be present as many nights as pos hers of the Post. Commander sible next week so that all con cessions can be manned by mem Williams pointed out that at least eighteen men will >be needed each night of the carnival. o — Mayor Kenerly Thanks People Mayor T. S. Kenerly, who was defeated in the city primary elec tion here Monday by Former Mayor R. T. McNiel, today issued a statement thanking the people of North Wilkesiboro who sup ported him in the primary. Mayor Kenerly stated that he wished for the incoming city ad ministration every success. o lttan That Book to tko ZAmcjr Chi^keji House With 4,000 Chicks Bums A ^wo-s^ory chicken house on ;he p sated iear by fife Wednesday night, ten o 3lock to haj ilso Deal, Doro^ kesbd fire emisBs of John Higgins, lo •miles east of this city highway >268, was destroyed The fire, which was said ve originated from a stove, burned 4,000 chicks about six greeks old. Total loss was sstimited at about $4,000 and was lot oovered by insurance. Th s (North Wilkesboro fire de partment kept the fire from spreaiing Into the woods or to 3ther buildings, including Mr. Higgins' smokehouse nearby, and tiis residence. Mr^. Edgar J. Deal Claimed By Death Mr i. Edgar J. Deal, well known resident of the Mt. Olive com ;y of Pores Knob route two, last liight. Funeral service will >e held at Mt. Olive Friday afternoon, 2:30, Mr i. De^.1 is survived by her husband and several children. She vas the stepmother of Lee husband of the former Miss hy Summers, of North Wil ro. i - o Subport Community Becreatlon Heads .V.F.W. Auxil. ibssbok-»: .. —1—p—I Mrs. Margaret Craven Fos- j ter, wife of Clint Foster, ov- 1 erseas veteran, is the new pres ident of the Auxiliary of Vet erans of Foreign Wars, Blue Ridge post. Mrs. Foster for the past two years, has been treas urer of the Auxiliary and one of the most active members of the organization here. She is a charter member and has been very active in work of the V. F. W. Auxiliary. CLEANUP, BEAUTIFICATION CAMPAIGN READY FOR CLIMAX I DURING WEEK OF APRIL 24-30 Thte civi^ affairs committee of the Vilkes Chamber o f Com merce and; cooperating agencies this \ reek are busily engaged with! prepa rationjs for a climax in the Clean-Up afad Beautification cam-j paigq 24 t<\ Th committee : are contacting prop-; erty tions spect. tions muni thori tactei Th during the week of April 30. i s weeik the members of the owners in the Wilkesboros | maki lg Improvement!! be made in accordance! with 1-ecommefllit-l madej by a survey and in-1 on committee two weeks' ago. In the case of recommenda for public property, the ■ :ipal, i county or state au ies involved will be con [• i ; b campaign as being carried out is more than a clena-up en deavor, in that eforts are being made to secure permanent im provements where practical.Spec ial stress is being laid on paint ing, renovating, and planting of lawns and shrubs for improved appearance. Much attention" is also being given in the interest of sanitation, especially in work which would affect the public health. - ' ' "lyWf^ftufHSrftles havVT agreed to lend every cooperation, and to make garbage and rubbish dis posal as near as the nearest phone. Any one having quantities or rubbish to be hauled away are asked to telephone municipal au thorities. Valuable Property At Auction Saturday! Tw|o auction sales of valu ble rpal estate will he held Sat , April 23, by Williams and Land Auction company, of urdav Clark] whict Dane; The View churd 1:30 sites be gi M. C. Woodie and P. F. j are' local selling agents, irst sale at ten a. m. will be tie Calloway Billings place, on tl|e cotton mill road to Lo-| max, ing I] been acrea| A 3 1-2 miles north of Roar-| iver. Sixty-five acres have1 divided into home sites and! je tracts. part of the R. C. Wood farm on tl e Roaring River-Mountain road near Rock Creek |h will be sold Saturday at p. m. Forty beautiful home [will be sold. A $50 bill will ^en away at each sale. Commissioner Of Agriculture To Speak Friday I. Y Ballentine To Deliver | Address At Wilkesboro High School Y. Ballentine, North Caro-| Comrnissioner of Agricul-1 will deliver an address Fri-1 1:30 ip. m., in the Wilkes-] high school auditorium. Ballentine will visit the I L. lina ture, day, boro MrJ vocational : agricultural depart ment schoo schoo others hear cultuiJi Mri Amer: Bethq er of mane Florii of the Wilkesboro high prior to his address in the auditorium, "Fred Davis agricultural teacher, said today. In addition to the high school student body, all farmers and interested are invited to the commissioner of agri e Friday afternoon. Mary McLeod Bethune, ca's best-known negro woman educator, founder of ne-Cookman College, found the National Council of Ne gro Women, was recently award ed th|e degree.of Doctor of Hn Letters by Rollins College, a. It Is said to be the first konoAry degree by a white col lege lo a negro woman. Thanks People For Giving $12,334.40 In Polio Campaign Sam Ogilvie. chairman of the Wilkes County 1949 March of Dimes campaign announced to day that the final report of the Campaign held in January has been made and that the net pro ceeds in Wilkes county were $12,334.40. He asked that the following statement he publish ed: To the People of Wilkes County: In behalf of the Wilkes Coun ty Chapter of the National Foun dation for Infantile Paralysis I want to thank each of you who had a part in making this cam paign such a great success. I wish that it were possible to personal ly thank all of you from the largest contributor down to the school child who could only give his dime, but I will be unable to do so. In the beginning of the Campaign I told you that the victims of polio in Wilkes were depending on you to help them in their fight for recovery and you did not disappoint them nor me. I hesitate to mention any particular group because so many organizations supported the cam paign loyally, but I feel that I should publicly commend the Schools, the Civic Clubs, Radio Station WKBC and The Journ al-Patriot for their untiring ef forts in behalf of the campaign. Again I say, thank you . for your generosity and cooperation. Gratefully yours, ' SAM OGILVIE. o Myra Brown Dies; Last Rites Friday Myra Brown, 90, a well known colored resident of Wilkesboro, died Wednesday and funeral ser vice will be held Friday at 11 a. m., at Denny Grove church. Surviving are one son, Will \Fin ley, of Roaring River, and five grandchildren: Fred, Jay and Coot Gilreath, of WllkeSboro; Joseph Gilreath, of Akron, Ohio; and Marjerie Gilreath, of Cleve land, Ohio. Atlanta Iflaa Is Crushed In Crash Wednesday P. M. Arthur H. Victim In lurrell Instant >llision Near City Arthur H. Murrell, 56, of 581 Spruce Street, N. W., Atlanta, Ga., was crushed to death Wed nesday afternpon, 3.30, when his car was hit Iby a ^ tractor-trailer load of cindir blocks at the in tersection ofl highways 421 and 115 two mil 3S southeast of this city. The heav ly loaded truck so completely i lemolished the car that it coul [ not be determined how many b >dies were in the car until the ti uck was pulled off the wreckag i. The body *of Murrell, who was alone in the 1 car was crushed in to the rear jpart of the automo bile and the car body was almost completely tqrn from the chassis. State Hig iway Patrolman R. (H. Dillard, > rho investigated the accident, stated that the car was entering higblway 421 from high way 115 wheu it was hit by the loaded truck' traveling east on highway 421 i The truck driver, Ray Shipley, of 507 Range street, Elizahethton, {Tenn., said that the car did not s op at the intersec tion and proceeded into the highway in His efforts to the car across ont of his truck, miss the car fail ed, he said, anp the truck carried the highway and off an embanktaent on the north side. The true cinder blocks bank onto the Shipley was c with its load of plunged off the car. driving a truck be longing to Beiney Ray Trucking company, of -Elizabethton. His load of block^ was consigned to a purchaser fn Winston-Salem. Shipley susta|ned only a slight 'bruise on one,leg. Murrell. according to data (found fete fcodyv was- repre sentative of a Wheel and Axle Alignment company, of Atlanta, Ga. The body was removed to Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home here to await arrival of relatives. The accident 'brought to nine the number of motor vehicle fa talities in Wilkes this year and two this week. Or. Verdone To Open Office Here Physician's I Office Over Horton's iWill Be Open Friday" This Week i Dr. George F. Verdone, form erly of New York City, will open his office for the practice of medicine in North Wilkesboro Friday. Dr. Verdonti's office will be lo cated over Horton's Drug store j in newly remodeled and reno i vated quarters. I Born in Rjdbank, N. J., Oc tober 4, 1918, Dr. Verdone at tended Columbia college in New York Cit^ receiving his A. B. de gree there tn 1940. He then at tended the Medical College of New York, graduating with M. D. degree in Decmeber, 1943, and received his internship at Belle vue Hospital in New York City. Dr. Verdone sprved in the army medical corps ception rooil will include! graph and flo for two years as Jbatallion surg on and as division I surgeon at I awaii, Saipan ana Okinawa anc with occupation forces in Kc rea. Following his army service he was for two years assistai t 4n internal medi cine at Belles ue Hospital in New York City , where he revived special traini ig in. internal medi cine, which h ( later will make fcisi specialty, al< ng with diagnostic work. Dr. Verdor e's quarters contain office, consu tation room, treat ment rooms, laboratory and X Ray room, apd an attractive re Equipment also an electrocardio uroscope. Dr. Verdone. in October last year married iMiss Emily McCoy, of this city, and they are now re siding in a apartment in they former Rector residence,, which is now owned! by Mr. J. B. Mc Coy. ^ ' North. Carolina. Imported near ly one-fourth of Its fluid n&k supply from other states last year at as estimated cost of fire and-« a half million dollars.