Scoutmasters Are
Topic Resolution
▲ joint resolution paying tri
bute to Scoutmasters:.
WhersasA over two thousa id
loyal American citizens of North
Carolina who serve as Scout
masters, C\bmasters and Senior
Scont Advisors are giving un
selfish and voluntary service be
yond the call of duty; and
Whereas, It Is a known fact
that Scout training contributes
extensively to the development
of good citisenshlp and noble
character and that Boy Scouts,
Cub Scouts and Senior Scouts are
known tor their habits of doing
;
good turns and unselfish service;
and
Whereas, the Boy Scout Move
ment is one of America's cher
ished methods of helping* boys
to practice the pridbiples of true
democracy and that each year in
North Carolina over forty-eight
thousand of our 'boys and young
men who live in all parts of the
State, some on farms, some in
towns and others in cities, are
receiving the irreplaceable train
ing of Scoutcraft: Now, There
fore,
Be ft resolved by the Senate,
the House of Representatives
concurring:
Section 1. That the General
Assembly pf the State of North
Carolina here assembled recog
nixes with pride the Invaluable
services that are being rendered
to our State by Scoutmasters.
Section 2. That the General
Assembly of the State of Ntorth
Carolina, on behalf of the peo
ple of the State, express to the
Scouting Leaders of today and
to those who follow, their sin
cere and everlasting appreciation
and thanks for their unselfish
service to boyhood.
Section 3^ That this Resolution
shall be in full force and effect
from and after Its ratification.
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William H. Prevette
Funeral Is Today
William H. Prevetfe, 66, died
early Tuesday at his home in
the Union Orove community.
Funeral service was held
Thursday, two p. m., at Grassy
Knob church with Rot. Orady
White and Rev. Mr. Thompson in
charge.
Surviving Mr. Prevette are his
wife, Mrs. Mary Prevette, one
&ister and one brother, Mrs. W.
S. Williams, of Hopewell, Va„
and N. W. Prevette, of Winston
Salem.
J. R. (Bud) Jorvis,
Is Token By Death
John Ransom (Bud) Jar vis,
67, who lived near Wilkesboro,
died Tuesday at the Wilkes hos
pital.
Surviving Mr. Prevette are his
wife and two daughters, Mrs. J.
A. Blevins and Mrs. Charles
Small, of Wilkesboro route two.
Funeral service was held Wed
nesday, three p. m., at Pishing
Creek church with Rev. Charlie
J. Poole conducting the last
rites.
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memorial way
Week-End Toll
Climbs To 313
Chicago.— Holiday f accidental
deaths soared past the' 300 mark
yesterday as v millions of ' raca
tloners trekked home from the
long Memorial Day week-end.
'A United Press surrey showed
th»t 313 persons had died vio
lently since Friday night, In
cluding 179 on the highways,
72 by drowning and 62 in miscel
laneous mishaps.
The weather had been nearly
perfect In most sections of the
nation for the millions who flock
ed to beaches, resorts, sporting
events, trout streams and other
playgrounds.
t The death tolL appeared to be
falling short of Memorial Day
casualties of the last two years,
but was climbing steadily.
Fear Rise In peaths
Traffic deaths were rising to
ward the National Safety Coun
cil estimate of 215 for the three
day period, and officials feared
a spurt in the toll from high
ways jam-packed with home
bound pleasure-seekers.
An estimated 30,000,000 autos
were on the road and travel on
commercial transportation was
heavy.
California led the states with
37 violent deaths, 26 of them in
traffic mishaps. Texas was sec
ond with 22 accidental deaths
and New York recorded 21.
'The value of all U. S. tobacco
produced in 1948 was $951,526,
00 0——an average of 48 cents a
pound.