Crick^ Club-Holds Its June Meeting * The June meeting of the Cricket Club was held In the new Home Demonstration Kitchen In the courthouse in Wilkeeboro. Don't aak as If we are proud of that kitchen. Go see it and re joice with us.' After the club was called to order and a short devotional was heard, a tribute was paid to Mrs. Minnie Barnard, who passed a way since the May meeting. The Treasurer's reports came after the minutes were read and approved, and we find funds are rapidly diminishing while / the -walla of the community house slowly climb higter. A commit tee was appointed to solicit do nations, but why wait to be asked? Why not surprise us and send to the chairman of the com mittee, Mrs. Edd Bumgarner, •Cricket, N. C., a nice fat check. After you do that plan to come to the bingo party in the old store building at Dewey Turner's on the evening of June 10. Don't forget, plenty of prizes, cakes, pies, rooted pot flowers and many other things. . The Cancer drive, and the can cer detention center, were an nounce and explained and we are ready to help there too. Since June 5, ia. Shut-ins Day we listed all our unfortunate friends for remembrance from the club. After all this general routine the big business of the afternoon came. A salad making demon stration, given by Mrs. Phil For ester, with Mrs. Clyde Shoemak er, Mrs. S. L. Whitaker, Mrs. Al bert Vannoy and Mrs. Ella Crysel as helpers. All kinds of fancy salads in the form of flowers, rabbits, wreaths and snowballs were shown us, then the practi cal every day, less troublesome salads were made. The demon stration showed skill and beauty as well as being the products of nutrition and just down right good. We know, because we ate them, and we have never been served more beautiful refresh ments. was aDout to iorget mat wii lie Hurley came in and made pictures, but he left before the products were displayed. I guess he was like the rest of us, for we all had a mighty tickling in the tnmmy before the time came to eat. Mrs. Greene announced the floor sanding demonstration at Mrs. John Andrews, near Boom er on June 22, and urged us all to attend. We are to take lunch and stay all day. We were happy to enroll an other new member this month, Mrs. Harry Kendall. Thank you in advance for your contributions to Cricket Com munity House, and we will see you at the bingo party.—By Cricket Club Reporter. Only H> per "cent of North Carolina's total cash farm in come is derived from livestock and livestock products. ANNUAL BUSINESS STATEMENT For the Year Ended December 31, 1948 (In accordance with th« Annual Report filed w'.th the New York State Insurance Department) Assets Liabilities Bonds $6,951,470,605.92 Stocks (all but $4,095,050.58 are preferred or guaranteed) 112,252,333.58 Mortgages on Real Estate 1,138,935,808.40 Real Estate 209,417,578,58 Cash and Bank Deposits 151,886,801.05 Loans to Policyholders 364,630,189.90 Premiums, deferred and in course of collection 131,311,715.47 Accrued Interest, Rents, etc — 65,240,074.25 TOTAL ASSETS $9,125,145,007.15 Statutory Policy Reserves $7,800,699,727.00 Reserve for Dividends payable in 1949: Ordinary $67,721,254.00 Industrial 46,732,000.00 Group (excluding Accident and Health). 28,050,000.00 Accident & Health 9,564,000.00 Total Dividends 152,067,254.00 Policy proceeds and dividends left with the Company 485,882,414.00 \.ll Other Liabilities 152,560,806.26 special Surplus Funds 80,018,000.00 Jnassigned Funds (Surplus) 453,921,805.89 $9,125,145,007.15 NOTE—All assets are held for benefit of policyholders. Assets carried at $438,451,141.96 in the above statement are deposited -with various pub-lic officials under requirements of law or regu latory authority. In the Annual Report filed with the Massachusetts Insurance Department, Statu tory Policy Reserves are $7,800,819,811.00 and All Other Liabilities are $152,440,722.26. Life Insurance In Force End of 1948 $39,958,517,854 Ordinary—$19,871,303,099 Industrial—$9,901,870,478 Group—$10,185,344,277 Accident and Health Insurance In Force End of 1948—Principal Sum Benefit, $3,311,582,010; Weekly Indemmity, $47,800,980 Paid-For Life Insurance Issued* During 1948 $2,904,157,071 •Does not include the amount of life insurance Avived or increased Ordkvary—$1,704,804,811 Industrial-$673,421,027 Group—$525,931,233 Growth In Ten-Year Periods At End ■ Outstanding life" Of Year Insurance 1868 $4,124,400 $400,047 1878 13,903,156 2,084,982 1888 180,600,919 6,287,781 1888 666,207350 43,512^)14 1906 1,861,890,803 236,927,361 1918 4,429,511,816 775,328,841 1928 16,371,956,002 2,695,475,966 1938 22,612,403,594 4,942,900/417 1948 39,958,517,854 9,125,145,007 Dividends* To Policyholders Total Paid To Date Plug Declarations for 1949 Ordinary $1,223,221,766 KSIlfisnaiar-r- W hospital yesterday for treat ment of mild shock. The star of the musical "In side USA" suffered a broken tooth when she bumped into a door while groping for an exit from a room. Miss Llllie, who in private life is Lady Peel of England, said her apartment was full of smoke when she awoke about 6:45 a. m. Because she has no understu dy for h^r part in the play, last night's performance was cancell ed but she was expected to be back on stage tonight. The cause of the fire was un determined. The hotel estimated damage at $5,000. BOND ORDER AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $600,000 SCHOOL BONDS OF THE COUNTY OF WILKES WHEREAS, the governing oodies of the Wilkes County School Administrative Unit and the North Wilkesboro City School Administrative Unit have determ ined that it is necessary to pro vide the additional school facilities in said units, described in Section 2 of this bond order, in order that the public schools in said County may be maintained, as a part of the system of public schools of the State of North Carolina, for the term required by the Constitution of North Carolina, and that it will be necessary to expend for such purposes the respective sums ap propriated to such purposes by Section 2 of this bond order NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDERED by the Board of Commissioners of the County of Wilkes, as follows: Section 1. Bonds of the County of Wilkes are hereby authorized and shall be issued pursuant to The County Finance Act of North Carolina, for the several purpose* hereinafter described. The maxi mum aggregate principal amount of said bonds shall be Six Hundred Thousand Dollars ($600,000). Section 2. There shall be set aside from the moneys raised by the issuance of said bond (1) the mm of $63,900 which is hereby appropriated to and shall be ex pended for the erection and equip ment of new high school building for the North Wilkesboro City School Administrative Unit, and (2) the sum of $536,100 which is aereby appropriated to and shall >e expended for the following ad ditional school facilities in the Wilkes County School Admini strative Unit: the erection and equiment of several new school buildings, the erection and equip ment of additions to several exist ing school buildings, the equip ment of the existing Union School with a suitable sewage disposal system, and the equipment of the existing Pleasant Hill School with a new well to provide an adequate supply of water. Section 3. The Board of Com missioners has ascertained and hereby determines that it is neces sary to provide each of the ad ditional school facilities described in Section 2 of this bond order in order that said County may main tain public schools in said County, as an administrative agency of the public school system of the State of North Carolina, for the term re quired by the constitution of North Carolina, and that it will be necessary to expand each of the jums named in Section 2 of this bond order for the respective pur poses for which this bond order directs it shall be used, and that no provision has been made by local tax or otherwise to raise said sum for such purpose. Section 4. A tax sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on said bonds when due shall be^ an nually levied and collected. _ Section 5. A statement of the County debt of the County of Wilkes has been filed with the Clerk' of the Board of Commis sioners of said County and is open to public inspection. Section 6. This bond order shall take effect when approved by the voters of the County at an elec tion as provided in said Act. The foregoing bond order has been introduced and a sworn state ment has been filed under the County Finance Act, showing the assessed valuation of the County to be $21,827,870, and the net debt for school purposes, including the proposed bonds, to be $879,000. A tax will be levied for the payment of the proposed bonds and interest, if the same shall be issued. Any citizen or taxpayer may protest against the issuance of such bonds at a meeting of the Board of Com missioners to be held at the reg ular meeting place of (he said Board in the County Court House in Wilkesboro, North Carolina, at 10:30 o'clock A. M., on the 20th day of June, 1949, or an adjourn ment there of. TROY C. FOSTER Clerk of the Board of Commis sioners of Wilkes Coanty. t-it-at WELL DRILLING ' Of Different Sizes We can drill in 'any kind of formation. ROYAL J. RUSSELL Route 2 Pores Knob, N. C. ADMINISTRATRIX'S NOTICE North Carolina, Wilkes County. Having qualified as Administra tor of the estate of Wiley M. Gam bill, deceased late of Wilkes Coun ty, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to ex hibit them to the undersigned at Hays, N. C. on or before the 8th day of June, 1950, or this notice will be plead in bar of their re* covery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make im mediate settlement. This 8th day of June, 1949. MRS. WILEY M. GAMBILL Administratrix of estate of Wiley M. GAMBILL Deceased. 7-i4-ft-(t) ADMINISTRATRIX!^ NOTICE Having qualified as administra trix of the estate of J. H. Johnson, late of Wilkes county, N. C., this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the deceased to present them to the undersigned, whose address is North Wilkesboro, N. C., on or be fore the 8th day of June, 1950, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make im mediate settlement. This the 8th day of June, 1949. MRS. J. H. JOHNSON Administratrix of the estate of J. H. Johnson, deceased 7-14-et (T) NOTICE IN THE SUPERIOR COURT NORTH CAROLINA WILKES COUNTY CELIA MURPHY vs WAMOTH MURPHY THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA!— This is a Civil Action and n(>t a Special Proceed ing: : The defendant, Wamoth Mur phy, will take! notice that an action entitled as ajbove has been com menced in thje Superior Court of Wilkes County, North Carolina, to obtain a divorce on the grounds of two years'! separation; and the defendant will further take notice that he is required to appear at the office of I the Superior Court of Wilkes County, in the Court house in Wilkesboro, N. C., within twenty days after the 7th day of June, 1949, and file a written answer or demurrer to the plain tiff's complaint in said action, or the plaintiff ^rill apply to the Court for the relief demanded in said complaint. This the 7th day of May, 1949. C. C. HAYES Clerk Superior Court HALL & ZACHERY, Attorneys, Yadkinville, Ij. C. 6-30-4t Support Y. M. C. A ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE ' Having qualified as Administra tor of the estate of E. A. Caudill, deceased, late of Wilkes county, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to ex hibit them to. the undersigned at Abshers, North Carolina, on or before the 8th day of June, 1960, or this notice will be plead in bar of their recovery. All persons in debted to said estate will please make immediat payment. This the 8th day of June, 1949. C. V. HOLBROOK, C.TJL Administrator of the Estate of EL A. Caudill, deceased. 7-14-6t(T) ADMINISTRATOR'S NO^PB North Carolina. Wilkes County. Having qualified as administra tor of the estate of Betty Sue Hall, deceased, Iqbe of Wilkes County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceas ed' to exhibit them to the under jigned at Halls Mills, North Car )Una, on or before the 8th day of June, 1960, or this notice will be plead in bar of their recovery. All prsons indebted to said estate wfll please make immediate payment. This 8th day of June, <19£9. J. W. HALL Administrator of Betty Sue *1*111, deceased. . 7-14-6t(T)