Make North Wilkesboro Your Center . . ---J The Journal-Patriot Has Blazed the Trail of Progress In the "State of Wilkes" For Over 43 Years Wilkes district Boy and Girl Scouts organisation have a program worthy of your at tention and support. Published Mondays and Thursdays NORTH WILKESBORO, N. C., Monday, July 4, 1949 Vol. Bason Visits And Stndies Ports For N. C. Ports Group Local Man One of Three Visiting Number Gulf Ports During Week W. J. Bason, of North Wilkes boro, was one of three members of the North Carolina Ports Au thority which visited and studied ports at Mobile, Ala., Gulf port, Miss., New Orleans, La., and Houston, Texas, last week. With David Holden, of Eden ton, and Henry Maun, of Clinton, Mr. Bason spent one day each at Mobile and Gulfport and two days each at New Orleans and Houston, where they studied ports installation and operation, with a view toward formulating plans for development of North Carolina Ports as provided by the 1949 General Assembly. Mr. Beson said that the group received maximum cooperation at every port visited, and were given much Information which j should be ot value to North Car-' olina in developing ports at Wil fcnington and Morehead City. They also conferred at length with a ports construction engi neer, who will be invited to at tend a meeting of the entire Ports Authority of North Caro lina, of which A. G. Myers, of Jiftstonia, is chairman. Ip The committee was particular ly impressed with the size of the Houston port, which has 57 miles of docks and can handle 800 • • • ships each month. Mr. Bason said that nothing on that scale could be attempted at either North Carolina port because of the prohibitive costs, but much valuable information was gained relative to costs of port construc tion and operation at each of the ports visited. It is expected that the chair man will request Governor Scott to call a meeting of the North Carolina Ports Authority at an early, date to hear reports of re commltt^'s fiadJn8a Meet Thursday There will be a regular busi ness meeting of Wilkes county post 125, American Legion, at the Legion hut on Thursday, July 7th, at eight o'clock. Commander E. P. Robinson announces that following the ^pgular meeting a motion picture Jttepicting the beauties of North Carolina will be shown. This picture is furnished through the courtesy of the Standard Oil Company and is one of a series of pictures showing the attrac tions of the various states of the s. Another of these flV Legion meeting and was enjoy ed tremendously by those pres ent. All members of the post are urged to be present and an In vitation is extended to all ex service men whether they are members of fhe American Legion or not. Members and friends of the Auxiliary are also invited to at tend this meeting of the post. Refreshments will be served. shown recently at Jenkins Furniture Sale Is To Open On Wednesday Night The $50,000 furniture stock of Jenkins Hardware and Furni ture company will go on sale In a gigantic selling event Wednes day night, 6:30, in the old tan nery building now being used as Jenkins Warehouse. National Sales System, of Go wanda, N. Y„ will conduct the sale with A1 Mesches being in charge. Pages four and fire of this newspaper contain announce ment of Jthe big sale, and list Bom* of tiie outstanding values. The reader's attention Is called Cthe advertisement for com te details. To Hold Meetings ginning July 10th, there be a series of meetings each evening at 8:00 o'clock at the Bethel Branch Church of Christ, located seven miles from North Wilkesboro on HHkin highway No. 268. The public is cordially invited to hear these gospel ser mons. o 'Church Of Christ Scout Troop No. 90 Camping This Week { - All members of Woodlawn Boy J iScout troop number 90 are; spending this week at Camp Las-' ater near Winston-Salem. Seouts In camp are Jim Shew, R. 9. and Shirl Johnson, Bill Kil b y, Edward Church, Frank Church, Buck Jordan, James, Everett and Millard Minton, Ken neth Queen, Larry and Donnie Lambert. The week at camp for the troop was provided through do-; nations from the following firms and individuals: Eugene Tri vette, Bill Mitchell, Mrs. Doris Brown, station WKBC, Mr. and Mrs. John Cashion, Roland pot ter, Doris Ruth Kerbaugh, Car ter-Hubbard Publishing Co., Carl W. Steele, G. P. Store, Brame's Drug Store, J. D. Moore, Jr., W. K. Sturdivant, Spainhour's, Pat M. Williams. The Scouts were taken to camp by Boyd Stout, Shoun Ker baugh and Roland Potter. —————— O Kiwanians Hear Speaker Tell Of Duties Of F.B.I. Varied and Interesting Pro gram Rendered Friday At Club Meeting North Wilkesboro Kiwanis club enjoyed a varied program at the club's weekly luncheon meeting Friday noon at Hotel Wilkes. The meeting was opened byl President W. H. McElwee andj invocation was by Rev. Watt M. Cooper. W. D. Halfacre reported on the concer campaign saying that Chairman John Wayland has re ported the sum of $1,882.37 of the quota of $2,000.00 now raised. The club received an invitation from the Elkin club to meet with them at Bluff Park on Thjiret^y eywring at 6:30, Jaly without speaking. A mction made to do so was unanimously carried. Secretary T. E<. Story was ask ed to write C. C. Sidden and re mind him of the members' sin cere desire for his speedy recov ery from a recent injury. Program chairman A. G. Fin ley asked Mrs. A. F. Kilby to present the first part of his pr