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Vol. 44. No. 15 Published Mondays and Thursdays NORTH WILKESBORO, N. C., Monday, June 6, 1949 Make North Wilkesboro Your Shopping Center
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road and school donds
APPROVED BY BIG MAJORITY
Raleigh, June 5.—Determined
to get themselves oat of the
mud, rural North Carolinians
threw their support 'behind Gov
ernor Scott Saturday and voted
In his $200,000,000 rural road
bond program.
Once again Scott, the Haw
fields dairy farmer, demonstrat
ed his *vote-getting power by-go
ing to his "little people." And
once again they voted him to
victory over the opposition of the
city vote and that of the "big
conservative interests.
A $25,000,000 school building
bond issue, which faced no or
ganized opposition, was voted in
by an overwhelming margin.
With 1,835 of the state's 1,
963 precincts reported, unofficial
tabulations showed 219,169 votes
for the road bond ssue and 172,
681 against.
The school bond vote 3tood at
263,248 for and 120,794 against,
with the same number of pre
cincts reported.
As the late returns assured
passage of his road bond pet,
Scott revealed he would let loose
a "surprise" program in -*30 or
40 days'V
"It will be a continuation" of
his go forward program, the Gov
ernor admitted when ptessed for
ietails. "I've just got something
else I want to talk to 'em (the
people) about in 30 or 40 days."
In voting the road bond is
sue, Tar Heels also voted in a
one-cent Increase in the state's
gasoline tax. The tax increase
was contingent upon approval of
the road bonds.
It was the first time the voters
were called on to pass upon a tax
Issue. The increase will become
bi'a
bout January 1 before he could
get the rural road program into
full swing. He guessed it will
take four or fire years to com
plete the program.
With the $200,000,000, Scott
plans to pave 12,000 miles of
country roads—with special at
tention to school bus routes—
and put all-weather surfacing on
another $5,000 miles.
The road funds will be allocat
ed among the counties according
to their area, population, and
road mileage, as written into law
by the 1949 Legislature.
Under the law, •Guilford will
receive the largest sum, $5,148,
000, Wilkes will get $3,06«,
000, while Camden will get the
smallest, $626,000.
The $25,000,000 school bond
issue will be used to help coun
ties in their school-building con
struction, the first time the state
has stepped into a field which
has been the * exclusive province
of the counties—building schools.
Guilford County also will receive
the largest share of this wind
fall, $953,708, Wilkes will get
$301,400, and Camden likewise
the smallest, $30,747. However,
every county will receive $250,
000 additional from an appropri
ation made by the General As
sembly for school building pur
poses.
After the returns became con
clusive, Scott had a bitter word
last night for the big city dwell
er.
"Youf civic club member," he
declared, "is all right on little
peanut things when it comes to
co-operating with the farmer,
but when it comes to doing some
thing big for the farmer, he's not
worth a damn. Too many had
father skin than be skunt."
McCrary Speaks
Of Needs School
Houses In State
Kiwanis Speaker Says Need
Is Desperate In Majority
Of Counties •
Featured by an address by C.
W. McCrary, the North Wilkes
boro Kiwanis club held an In
teresting meeting Friday.
In the business session W. D.
Halfacre made a report of East
er Seal Campaign as follows:
Sale of seals and donations total
ed $1,255.25; disbursed as fol
lows: for printing $29.05; post
age $17.26; to N. C. Crippled
Children's League $604,47 and
to Kiwanis Crippled Child Fund
$604.47, plus late check of
iu.40.
* Chairman Ed Caudill asked
City School Superintendent J.
Floyd Woodward to introduce the
speaker, C. W. McCrary, of Ashe
boro, who was a member of the
State School Commission ap
pointed by Governor Cherry. Mr.
^ McCrary was also vice chairman
of the bnildlngs committee of the
commission and by reason of this
fact made a surrey of the school
building situation in most of the
stats. His talk was a report on
the findings of his committee. He
pointed out that the building
situation in most of the conntles
of the state is critical. He stated I
that the report of his committee |
to the 1949 Legislature called
for the expenditure of $150,000,
000.00 to provide the needed
school rooms in this state. He
thinks the $50,000,000.00 pro
vided by the Legislature will help
the situation materially but by
no means solve it. His talk was
illuminating and well received
by the members of the club.
Guests Friday were as follows:
1. R. Carlson with C. F. Adam
son; Jimmie Carter with J. B.
Carter; Ray Erwin, of New York
City, with H. H. Morehouse;
John E. Justice, III, with John
E. Justice; W. J. Williams, of
Charlotte, with J. W. Leyshon;
Forrest Jones with J. B. Wil
liams; Guy Teachey and C. W.
McCrary with Ed Caudill.
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.LOCAL
NEWS
Mr. and Mrs. R. T. McNeil and
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Day, of this
dtp and Miss Barbara Phillips,
or Elkin, spent last week-end at
the Fork Union Military Acad
emy at Fork Union, Va. They
went up to attend the commence
ment exercises and to bring home
the McNiel's son, Mr. Dick Mc
Niel, who was a member of the
graduating class.
Mrs. C. E. Jenkins, Sr., and
Mrs. Ethel V. Moore attended the
Wake Forest College commence
ment last week, where Mr. Jim
mie Moore, son of Mrs. Moore,
graduated with honors and re
ceived a B. S. degree. He is nbw
vacationing with two schoolmates
in Florida. In the fall he will
resume his studies in Wake For
est law school.
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Eller and!
Miss Emma Eller spent last
week-end in the home of their'
daughter and niece, Mrs. W. M.
McCulley at Salisbury. On Mon
day they attended the graduating
exercises of Catawba College,
where their grandson and -ne
phew, Edward Eller McCulley,
received his Bachelor of Com
merce degree.
Mr. Joe Whittington, son of
Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Whittington,
was among the 78 graduates at
Gardner-Webb College, Boiling
Springs, N. C., Friday, May 27.
Mr. Whittington was president
of the finishing class and was
elected one of the six most out
standing boys of his class. He
was also assistant business man
' ^feger of "The Pilot," the school
newspaper. He will resume his
studies in business administra
tion at Wake Forest College In
the fall. He is a former resident
North Wilkesboro and a form
" rer student in the city schools
here.
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EASTERN STAR MEETING
Wilkes chapter of O. E. S.
will meet Thursday night, 7:3®,
in regular meeting. All members
•re asked to attend.
Julius L Lyon It
Victim Accident
In Georgia On 4Hi (
Funeral service was held to-1
day at Roaring Gap Baptist
church for Julius L,. Lyon, 31,
former resident of the Thurmond
community who was killed in an
automobile accident near Griffin,
Ga., Saturday. Rev. 1+ B. Sparks
and Rev. Minter Bleyins conduct
ed the service.
Surviving Mr. Lyon are his
wife and two sons, Wayne and
Gregory Lyon, of Griffin, Ga.; his
mother, Mrs. Janie Lyon, of
Thurmond; one sister, Mrs. Mar
vin Brewer, of Salisbury; four
brothers, Lincoln Lyon, in the
army, Irwin, Larry and Gilbert
Lyon, of Thurmond.
Student Honored
Miss Prances Harris, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Ed
ward Harris, of North Wilkee
boro, wm voted by the student
body of North Wilkesboro
high school m tile best citizen
student. Frances received the
citizenship award giTen an
nually by the . North Wflkes
boro Kiwanis club.
School Finals On
Thursday Night
Dr. Benjamin G. Childs De
livers Inspiring Sermon
Here Sunday, Night
North Wilkesboro high school
seniors on Sunday night heard a
most inspiring sermon by Dr.
Benjamin G. Childs of Duke
University, as the feature of the
baccalaureate service held at
the First Baptist church. For the
service, congregations of the
three large churches here joined
for a union service.
J Floyd Woodward, superin
tendent of North Wilkesboro
schools, presided. Rev. Watt M.
Cooper, Dr. John T. Wayland and
Dr. Gilbert R. Combs participat
ed in the service and an anthem
was rendered by the high school
glee club.
Students will carry out the
commencement program Thurs-i
day night, eight o'clock, in the
school auditorium. Following arp
listed the students who will re
ceive diplomas:
George Lester Adams, Lena
Gray 'Adams,. Margaret Wood
Anderson, Esther Lea Barnette,
William Spainhour Bason, Betty
Jean Baugess, Marjorie Josephine
Billings, Nina Elsie Brooks, Ruth
Joann Byers, Mary Ann Casey,
James Edwin Chipman, Helen
Geneva Church, Margie Mae Cle
ary, James Walter Day, Douglas
Leo Elledge, Helen Agnes Eller,
Sue Absher Eller, Virginia June
Finley, Betty Lou Foster. Pansy
Sue Foster, Marjorie Eunice
Greer, Josephine Evelyn Hall,
Vea Elizabeth Hall, Beulah Mae
Hayes, Edna Arlee Hayes, Grant
Brady Hayes, Daniel Holt Hud
son, Jr., Mary Maude Johnston,
Bobby Neal Key, Betty Jo Lov
ette, Margie Madge Lovette, Bet
ty Jean McNeil, Richard Gene
McNeill, William Dudley Moore,
Betty Jean Myers, Lewis Mann
Nelson, Jr., Patsy Ruth Pope,
Clara Mildred Prultt, Cora Jean
tette Reynolds, Julius Addison
Rousseau, Jr., Dora Patricia
Rhodes, Peggy Jean Sebastian,
Mary Frances Shepherd, Roger
S. Sloop, Kenneth Johnson Steel
man, James Worth Ward, Clar
ence Lea Wyatt, Jr., James Wil
liam Winters. Blair Coffey Tale.
Eagle Scout
DEAN EDWARDS
Dean Edwards Is
Now Eagle Scout
Many Advanced In Rank
At Special Scout Service
Held In Wilkesoro
Dean Edwards, member of
Wilkesboro Scout troop number
32, was awarded the Eagle Scout
badge in a union service held
Sunday night, May 29, at Wilkes
boro Baptist church.
Dean, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ro
bert W. Edwards, has a most
excellent scouting record and was
the first Scout from the Wilkes
boro community reaching the
highest rank in scouting.
At the Scout service John
Winkler, of troop 36, reached
rank of Life Scout, while first
class rank tt&s awarded Charles J
Crook and Wad* Foster, of troopjj
34. Six from troop 99 received
second class rank. They were
William K. Greer, James Greer,
Day Church, Rush Elledge, Roy
Delp and Robert Reavis. Johnj
Winkler received public health
firemanship and physical d<
velopment merit badges; Dea
Edward, civics; Kent Sturdivant
of troop 34, personal health an
safety; Charles Crook, swim
ming and first aid.
Edgar H. Smith, 77,
Is Claimed By Death
Funeral service will be held
Wednesday, li a. m., at Pleas
ant Grove Baptist church for
Edgar Hickerson Smith, 77, who
died Sunday at his home in New
Castle township. Rev. R. R'.
Crater and Rev. Lloyd Pardue
will conduct the last rites.
Surviving Mr. Smith are his
wife, Mrs. Jettie Anne Smith, two
sons and three daughters: James
E. Smith, Jr., R. Samuel Smith,
Mrs. Minnie Pardue, Mrs. E&ic
Redding and Mrs. Pauline Par<
due, all of Ronda.
Mr. Codings Is At
Shatley Springs
The Shatley Springs hotel and
;ottages are again open for the
summer season with C. L. Collins
is manager. *
The establishment was officlal
y opened last Saturday. In ad
iitlon to cottage and hotel ac
comodations, local people are in
cited for meals. "We will serve
the same type of delicious food,'
Mr. Collins said.
Legion Baseball
Gets Under Way
North Wilkesboro American
Legion baseball team will open
the season here tonight with a
game against Marlon. Tomorrow
the North Wilkesboro team will
go to L<enoir and on Wednesday
uight will play Tryon here.
Spruce Pine will play here Friday
night.
All baseball fans and others in
terested In this civic program for
boys are urged to attend the
games and support the home
team.
Cripple Clinic 9th
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June clinic for crippled par
sons will be held Thursday morn
ing, June 9, at the Wilkes hps
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BEER INSPECTOR
SAYS DEALERS BE
PADLOCKEDSOON
J. F. Brown, state beer inspec
tor with the Alcohol Board of
Control and now stationed here
For regulation of beer sales under
the new and stringent law passed
by the recent session of the 'leg
islature, said here today that a
number of beer dealers in Wilkes
county may be padlocked within
a few weeks for violation of the
laws governing sale of beer.
Brown is inspector, as provid
ed by the new law, for Wilkes,
Yadkin, Surry and Alleghany
counties. "No community will be
run down by an undesirable
place, frequented by drunks and
where other undesirable condi
tions exist," Brown said in dis
cussing this new phase of state
law enforcement. "Already a
number of places have been
found that should be closed up
for the benefit of Wilkes coun
ty," Inspector Brown said.
To sell beer a dealer must
have license as before, and in
addition must have a permit is
sued by the malt division of the
ABC board, of which C. A,. Up
church is director. Beer dealers
must have these permits by July
1, and must post notice of ap
plication for permit for ten days
on their premises.
The ABC board has full power
under the law to revoke permits
and to padlock establishments
found violating thex law. The act
stipulates that any person ob
taining a federal special tax
liquor stamp shall have his beer
permit revoked forthwith.
FLASHERS VIRTUALLY TIED FOR
TOP PLACE; BEAT LEADERS 10-4
Winning eight of their last
nine games, the North Wilkes
boro Flashers have climbed to a
virtual tie with Wytheville for
top place in the Blue Ridge cir
cult. Yesterday North Wilkes
boro bumped off Wytheville 10
to 4 with a barrage of base hits
in Memorial Park.
After dropping one game here
to Radford Friday night the
Flashers came back into the race
with a 6 to 5 win over Radford
at Radford Friday night. Lee
Bentley started on the mound at
Radford and received credit for
the win, although he was reliev
ed by Thompson, who did effec
tive relief work.
Here Sunday afternoon it was
all North Wlkesboro as the
Flashers banged out 17 hits, sev
en of which were doubles. Leslie
Rhoades was on the mound and
had one bad inning when Wythe
ville banged out three runs on
base blows. He had two hits and
a sacrifice for the day, and drove
in one run. Tom Black, playing
in centerfield, led In hitting with
four for five, including three
doubles. Arnold Davis had three
hits, two of which were dou
bles.
Bob Winkelspect received a
costly decision from ftald Urn
pire Schealer when he drove a
ball over the Wythevllle center
Fielder Into the bleachers, only
to be held on second for what
the umpire termed a ground rule
double. The error In judgment
cost the league's best shortstop
an Elgin wrist watch donated
by The Jewefl Box for home runs
md 41 in icash offered by var
ious firms lor a ball fover the
Fence.
Zuber, a left hander, was the
victim of the Flashers batting
power Siindfy.
Tonight (he Flashers go to
Wythevllle. Galax will play here
Tuesday nidht. Wednesday night
the Flashers play in Mount Airy
and the Grahiteers will come here
Thursday night, which will oe
the last home game here until
Elkin plays here next Sunday
afternoon.
Meade Child Diet
Patricia Xnne Meade, age six
months, daiughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Howard Meade, of North
Wilkesboro, died Standay evening
at the Baptist hospital in Wln
ston-Salem, where she had been
a patient since Tuesday. Surviv
ing are the father and mother
and one brother, Michael Meade,
of North Wilkeaboro.
To Head Lions
W. D. JESTER
Jester Elected
President Lions j
For Coming Year
Centennial Quartet Gives
Entertaining Program
At Meeting
W. D. Jester, for several years
in outstanding leader In civic
ivork In the Wilkesboros, was
sleeted president of the North
(Vllkesboro Lions club in meet
ng Friday evening.
As president Mr. Jester will
mcceed J. H. Whicker, jr., who
las led the club very successfully
luring the past year.
Other officers elected for the
:oming year were as follows: C.
r. Swofford, firat vice president;
Stdward 8, Flnley, second vice
president; Boyd Stout, third vice
president; Ralph Buchan and C.
2. Faw, Jr., directors; Edward
tfolntire, lion tamer; Shoun Ker
rnugh, secretary. ,
Attention was called to the
itate convention to begin June
L9 at Wrightsville Beach and
President Whicker urged a large
ittendance at the convention,
R'here Paul Cashion, of the
^orth Wilkesboro .club, will be a
:andidate for district governor.
Dr. H. B. Smith called' atten
tion to the Cancer Detection Cen
ter being operated each Tuesday
jy the Medical Society and
Health Department and asked the
:lub to help in an educational
program to encourage people to
36 examined for early diagnosis
pf cancer.
The program was very enter
taining and well received, con
sisting of several numbers by
the Centennial Quartet, of Salt
Lake City, Utah, now currently
touring the country as represen
tative' of the Mormon church.
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Seneral Meeting Of
W.M.U. Planned
Wednesday Night
The general meeting of the
Woman's Missionary Union of
;he First Baptist church will be
ield at the church Wednesday
evening, 7:30 o'clock, taking the
jlace of the regular prayer serv-(
ce. Following the devotional per
iod and the business session,
two pictures, "You and Your
Family" and "You and Your
Friends" will be shown. Mem
bers of all the Young People's
organization of the church are
irged to see these pictures, and
others are invited. Member* of
Circle No. 4 are to be in charge
)f the meeting.
Dak Forest Revival
Through This Week
Rev. Charles A. Keyes, evan
gelist, is continuing a very suc
cessful revival at Oak Forest
Baptist church throughout this
treek. The public is cordially in
vited to the services each evening
it 7:30.
NOTICE TO V. F. W. MEMBERS
There will be a regular meet
ing of Blue Ridge Mountain Post
1142, Veterans of Foreign Wars
on Thursday, June 9th, at 7:30
p. m.
All members are urged to be
present for this important busi
ness meeting. Further plans by
the biiildihg committee will be
presented for the ipproval of
the organisation, Commander
Williams announced.
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Preponderant Vote
In Wilkes Conty
For Roads, Schools
Six Precincts Unanimous
For State Road and
School Bond Issues
On the basis of unofficial bnt
near complete returns, Wilkes
county gave the road bond pro
posal the greatest majority of
any county in the state.
Returns from all but three of
Wilkes' 30 previncts gave 8,211
for the 1200,000,000 secondary
road bond issue, to only 489-a
gainst.
The same Wilkes precincts
cast a vote of 8,040 for the S25,
000,000 state school bond issue,
to only 328 against.
Wilkes, which has more than
1,000 miles of roads with the
greater portion thereof in des
perate need of improvement, vot
ed for the road bond issue in no
uncertain terms. In six precincts
the vote was unanimous in favor
of the state road bond issue.
The acute need of additional
school buildings was also evi
denced - by the preponderant vote
for the state school bond issue,
which was carried in a number
of precincts without a dissenting
vote. Union township cast slight
ly over 500 votes with only one
vote . registered in opposition to
both bond proposals.
Size of the vote in Wilkes was
very gratifying to proponents of
the bond issue questions. Antioch
township voted 241 for roads
bonds to only four against. The
total vote of 245 was exactly the
same total as was cast for gov
ernor in last election. North
Wilkesboro township, comprised
mostly of urban votes, cast 785
far roads to only 166 against.
The vote for schools In- the town
ship was 883 for, to only 52 a
gainst.
Following is the vote by pre
cincts. These returns are unof
ficial and may contain slight er
rors, but are substantially cor
rect:
School B. Road B.
Precinct For Aga. For Aga.
Antioch . 226 9 241 4
Beaver Creek 173 1174 0
Boomer 289 4 314 3
B. Mountain . 109 13 117 4
Edwards 1 .... 180 14 168 22
Edwards 2 __ 274 2 2*7 t
Edwards 3 .... 382 29 432 14
Elk 1 230 0 230 0
Elk 2 183 0 185 0
Jobs Cabin 1 109 4 113 0
Jobs Cabin 2 ^ Not reported
Lewis Fork 338 12 351 3
Lovelace Not reported.
M. Falls 227 16 244 9
Mulberry 1 241 5 241 5
Mulberry 2 365 13 378 5
New Castle .... 230 16 247 7
N. Wilkesboro 883 52 785 166
Reddies River 715 18 732 16
Rock Creek _ 670 11 680 f
Somers 214 1 217 0
Stanton 137 10 154 0
Traphill 1 _ 209 20 250 3
Traphill 2 99 13 121 1
Traphill 3 _ 172 9 191 0
Union 500 1 506 1
W. Grove 1 _ 193 1 193 1
W. Grove 2 .... Not reported.
Wilkesboro 1 501 30 454 86
Wilhesboro 2 187 31 185 32
Totals 8040 328 8211 489
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Splendid Speech
W.H.S. Friday
H. P. (Pat) Taylor, of Wades
joro, lieutenant governor of
■forth Carolina, delivered a very
nspiring address at Wilkesboro
ligh school finals Friday night
:o a class of 36 seniors.
Lieut. Governor Taylor spoke
gravely of the opportunities and
responsibilities facing graduates,
md urged that they make the
most of their education and
training.
The senior class was present
ad by Zeb V. K. Dickson, high
school principal, and diplomas
were awarded by Wm. T. Long,
district supervisory principal.
Dare Bumgarner was valedictor
ian and Louise Saunders was
salutatorian of the class.
Special numbers were rendered
by the high school glee club. A
more than capacity crowd at
tended the commencement finals.
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