Center
western
Wilkeaboro lias a
radius ot 50 miles,
100,000 people is
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Vol. 44, No. 27
Published Mondays and Thursdays NORTH W1LKESB0R0, N. C., Monday, July 18, 1949
Bell Rites Held;
Hearing Pat Off
latiNajy 29th
Thurmond Sparks Under
Nomina] Bond For Fa- %
tal Shootinjc
Funeral aerrice vu held to
day at Antloch Baptist church
for Claude Bell, 54-year-old res
ident of that community who
was fatally shot Wednesday
. night.
Thurmond Sparks, son-in-law
of Bell, surrundered to Wilkes
officers and was Quoted as say
ing that he fired on Bell with
a 12-guage shotgun as Bell was
trying to enter his home after he
had told him not to enter and
to go away.
Bell, Sparks had reported to
officers earlier In the day, was
drunk and was causing trouble
In the neighborhood. He was re
ported to hare threatened the
life of his wife and was search
ing for her at the home of
Sparks.
A hearing was scheduled to be
held before Wilkes Coroner I.
M. Myers Thursday afternoon,
"*iMit was continued until July 29,
three p. m„ at the Wilkes court
house.
Meanwhile Sparks was placed
under bond in the nominal sum
of $1,000 for appearanee at the
hearing.
^ Bell is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Esther Bell, three sons and
three daughters; Millard Bell,
Sparta. Clyde Bell, Roaring Riv
er, Glenn Bell, Atlanta, Mrs. Ma
ble Sparks and Mrs. Hazel Ma
thls, Wllkesboro, Route 2; Mrs.
Ruby Parker, Roaring River.
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Tobacco Election
Will BeJnly 23rd
Saturday, July 23, has been
get as the date for the referen
dum to determine if marketing
quotas are to he in effect on
flue-cured tobacco, continuing
with the 1950 crop. • - . -
This is the democratic way of
deciding an issue. The people
who will be affected will vote at
the polls. Quotas will not be in
effect unless approved by grow
ers themselves. It requires a
two-thirds majority to approve
quotas.
Every person who has an in
terest In the 1949 crop of flue
cured tobacco is eligible to vote.
The polling places for Wilkes
, county will be as follosw:
AAA Office, Tharpe's Mill,
Benham School, Austin School,
Harry Greene's Store, Gus Myers'
Old-Store.
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Sidedressing Corn
.By J. P. OHOPIJN, Oonnty Agent
Nitrogen sidedressing of corn
np to 80 pounds of nitrogen (or
500 ponnds of nitrate of soda or
400 pounds of ANL or Calnltro)
is economical on most farms with
a good stand.
A farmer who has not used
this mnch nitrogen before "lay
by" time could use 32 ponnds of
nitrogen per acre (or 200 pounds
of nitrate of soda or 156 pounds
of ANL or Calnltro) from "lay
by" time to tassellng time. A
farmer who has a good stand of
corn will find it pays to feed it
well.
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Jim Somers Now In
The Feed Business
Jim Somers, who for several
years has been engaged in auto
mobile business, has purchased
an interest In Nu-Way Feed
Service and is devoting his full
time to that business.
Nu-Way Feed Service is locat
ed on Wilkesboro Avenue near
the ball park here and Is a com
plete feed store, specializing In
poultry and livestock feeds and
the sale of baby chicks.
Robert T. Johnson
Claimed By Death
Funeral service will be held
Wednesday, 11 a. m. at Liberty
> church near Gllreath for Robert
T. Johnson, who died "frlday.
Her. Noah Hayes and Rev. Parks
VR'oblnson conducted the service.
Mr. Johnson was for some time
Cployed at Oak Furniture com
ly In this dty. Surviving are
his mother, Mrs. Mamie Moore
Johnson; his wife/ Mrs. Elsie
Johnson; five children, Robert,
Jr., Mamie, John Robert, Mar
garet Lucille and Larry Lee
Johnson; - three brothers and fire
sisters.
Chamber Directors
Will Meet Tuesday
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Board of directors of the
Wilkes Chamber of Commerce
will meet Tuesday noon at Hotel
Wilkes for luncheon and at the
chamber office at one p. m. for
business session. ^
Jenrette Returns
Tom Jenrette, manager of the
Chamber of Commerce, has re
turned to his duties after an ex
tended absence following an ac
cident. Mr. Jenrette lost lib right
eye in an aocident while work
ing at his home here.
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Mount Pleasant
Baptist Church
In Building Now
14 Sunday School Rooms In
Addition; Auditorium
Is Remodeled
Mount Pleasant Baptist church,
located near Champion 15 miles
west of this city, is engaged in
an extensive building program.
Construction is well under way
on an addition to the church
building, which is also being
completely remodeled.
Fourteen Sunday school rooms
will be contained in the addi
tion at the back of the old
church building. The rooms will
be adequate for all departments
of the large church school, which
is one of the largest in rural
Wilkes county.
The present church building
will be retained for an auditor
ium, having a large seating ca
pacity, but the building will be
brick veneered, will have a new
front, elevated floor and will be
plastered on the Inside. A new
roof will also be constructed.
T. O. Minton is chairman of
the building committee and J. C.
McNeill is secretary-treasurer.
Other members are Angus Ellis,
Taft Foster and Gerald McGee.
Harry Bumgarner is building
foreman.
Work is well under way, with
walls of the addition going up
' rapidly. Plans are to complete
;the entire project this summer.
D. Franklin Coffey
Claimed By Death
Funeral service was held Fri
day at 'Round Mountain church
for D. Franklin Coffey, 82
year-old citizen of the Rock
Creek community who died
Thursday. Rev. Charles Hall con
ducted the last rites.
Mr. Coffey is survived by his
wife, Mrs. Belva Coffey, and
two sons, J. F., and T. M. Cof
fey, of Hays.
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Carl G. Maxwell
Last Rites Today
Funeral service was held Mon
day at Cranberry church near
Todd for Carl Q. Maxwell, 51, of
Purlear, who died Saturday.
He Is survived by four broth
ers and five sisters: Percy* Hor
ton, Pervla and Ralph Maxwell
and Mrs. Florence Vannoy, of
Purlear; Mrs. Alice Calloway,
Mrs. Janle Calloway, of Todd;
Mrs. Annie Greer, In Pennsylvan
ia; Mrs. Laura Ellen Phillips, of
Baltimore.
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James Luke Eller
Funeral Tuesday
James Luke Eller, 79, real
dent of Edwards township, died
Sunday. Funeral service will be
held Tuesday, 11 a. m., at^leas
ant Home church.
Mr. Eller was a native of Ashe
county, a son of the late A. P. j
and Nanvy Dickson Eller. Surviv
ing are his wife, Mrs. Bertha El
ler, of Ronda; one son and two
daughters: Frank Eller, of Char
lotte, Mrs. Willis Washington,
of Delton, S. C., and Mrs. R. L.
Burns, of Charlotte.
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To Choose Cooks
At Ferguson 20th
Ferguson Parent-Teacher As-'
soclatlon will meet In the school
auditorium Wednesday night,
July 20, at 7:80 p. m., for the
purpose of selecting cooks. Any
one wishing to file an applica
tion most do so in writing by
that date. Every member of the
P.-T. A. is urged to be present
and cut his vote for the person
of his choice. Any new members
will be welcome, Ben S. Johnson,
publicity*chairman, stated in the
announcement. j
SUPPORT THE Y. M. C. A.
Roads And Soils
Subject Of Talks
At Kiwaais Club
Highway Commissioner Go
forth and Earl B. Garret
Are Club Speakers
Brief addresses by Highway
Commissioner Mark Goforth and
Earl B. Oarret, of the Soil Con
servation 8errlce featured Fri
day's meeting of the North Wll
kesboro Klwanls club.
Before the program opened
two encouraging reports were
made by W. D. Halfacre. He
stated that the cancer campaign
under direction of Dr. John T.
Wayland had reached a success
ful conclusion with $2,121.32
raised. The goal was $3,000.
Mr. Halfacre also reported
that the recent bond drive for
sale of government bonds reach
ed $72,412.50, far in excess qf
the quota of $45,000. »
Fifty members Indicated they
would attend the inter-club meet
ing with the Blkln club at Bluff
Park Thursday evening.
Program chairman J. E. Jus
tice presented Mark Goforth,
Highway Commissioner for this
district, who made brief re
marks saying that he expects to
be working right along with the
Wilkes people on their various
road projects.
I Klwanian Justice then intro
duced Barl B. Garret, of the
Soil Conservation Department,
of Kaleigh, who made a very
timely talk on the great import
ance of the soil to the welfare
of mankind and discussed a
number of procedures for retain
ing the soils now accessible and
for the rebuilding of the depleted
soils. He pointed out the great
importance of having quantities
of water for the growing of
nearly every crop, but the ap
plication of the water to the
soils of varying levels and ele
vations becomes a matter of all
importance to the growers of
the crops.
Guests Friday were: Tom Mc
Laughlin with P. W. Eshelman;
Bill, Paul and Charles Gabriel
with W. G. Gabriel; Jack Stil
well with C. Arthur Venable;
Zeb Stewart, Mri Warren, Mark
Goforth and Earl Garret with J.
E. Justice.
Southern Railway
Withdraws North
Wilkesboro Request
Raleigh.—The Southern Rail
way changed its mind about
dropping passenger service be
tween Winston-Salem and North
Wilkesboro.
On Jnne 21, the railroad filed
a petition with the State Utili
ties Commission to discontinue
passenger trains 13 and 14 be
tween the two points. Yesterday,
the company filed another pe
tition. It wants the first with
drawn.
Southern runs one round trip
daily between the two points.
The commission's assistant
traffic director, Prank A. Down
ing, said the company gave no
reason for withdrawing the pe
tition, although there have been
many protests from residents a
long the route.
In its original application,
Southern said it took in $29,636
from the schedule last year and
had $70,000 in expenses.
From another rail firm, Nor
folk and Western, came an ap
plication to halt passenger serv
ice between Durham and Lynch
burg, Va., on grounds of lack of
business. One round trip dally is
operated between the two points.
Keturn that Book to the Library.
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First Television
Set Is Installed
In Home This City
The first television set in a
home in this community was in
stalled Thursday in the home of
Tal J. Pearson in North Wil
kesboro.
The set was purchased by
Charles Pearson, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Pearson, who will especially
benefit by television because he
is deaf and unafcle to hear radio.
In tests following Installation
Thursday afternoon excellent re
ception was received of a test
broadcast-, from the Charlotte
television Ration. Patterns ware
■unusually- «Tear on the- screen and
indicated thit television will be
highly practical in this com
munity.
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Bctnrn That Book to tho Lltouj
ELKIN, WYTHEVILLE TO PLAY
HERE; GIVE PRIZES TO FANS
North Wilkesboro Flashers, In
better condition with injured
players recovering, will take on
the Elkin Blanketeers in Me
morial Park here Tuesday night
and Wytheville's sluggers will
be here Thursday night. The next
home game here will be against
Elkin Sunday afternoon.
Last week rain played havoc
with the" Blue Ridge schedule
and many games were rained
out, leaving the clubs in prac
tically the same standing as be
fore but suffering from loss of
revenue at the gate.
' The North Wilkesboro club is
going to special efforts to en
courage large attendance at the
games to be played here during
the coming week and fans are
urged to attend and support the
team. Attendance prizes will be
given at each game. On Thurs
day night 950 in cash was given
away, five dollars each to ten
lucky fans who purchased tickets
at the gate. Several prizes were
given yesterday and more were
scheduled to be given but rain
cut the game short. There will
be a number of valuable prizes
at the games Tuesday and Thurs
day nights.
mtiuui Airy winner
The game scheduled at Mt.
Airy Saturday night was rained
out in the first inning. Bob Pet
ers went to bat for North Wil
kesboro, hit safely and went to
second on an error when the
game was washed oat.
Here Sunday Mt. Airy's Pete
Treece and the Flashers' Bob
Thompson locked in a pitching
duel with Mt. Airy winning 2-0
in seven frames. Mt. Airy scored
one in the first on a walk, stolen
base and a single. In the second
they scored on a walk, ' stolen
base and aln error. Thompson
allowed only two hits and the
Flashers got only three off
Treece, a single by Peters, a
single and double .by Manager
Tom Daddino.
Shortstop Bob Winklespect is
working out again after several
weeks absence from the lineup
because of injury. Catcher John
ny Mercak, who has been out
since early In the season because
of torn ligaments and a fracture
will begin working out this
week. The pitching staff is In
good condition and the club is
ready to start a drive for top
place.
North Wilkesboro Flashers,
after a four-day layoff for rain
and open dates for the all star
game, went on a hitting spree
to defeat Galax here Thursday
night 12 to 3 in a long game.
Ralph Cunningham went the
route for the Flashers and al
lowed only six hits. Thrde walks
in one inning helped Galax
score two runs.
£>oug Shores boosted his fal
tering batting average by having
a perfect night with five hits,
including two doubles. Pat Pesci
telli garnered three hits, but
had to retire from the game due
to a back injury. Jack Cooper j
banged out a long triple. Arnold
Davis hit hard and batted In
two runs.
The Flashers had a patched up
lineup. Pat Pescitelli played at
shortstop with Dick Long on sec
ond. Peters and Black were ab
sent from the squad, not getting
back to the city in time for the
game. After Pescitelli was in
jured Long went to shortstop,
Jack Cooper played at second
and Bernle Keating went into
left field.
Galax lineup was also mangl
ed. Buotola and Kowalski, who
had visited their homes during
the open dates, did not get back
in time for Thursday night's
game.
The win enabled North Wil
kesboro to go into a tie with
Wytheville in second place and
the Flashers gained a half game
on Mt. Airy. It was the only
game played In the league Thurs
day.
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Stone Mountain
Singing July 31st
Stone Mountain Union singing
will convene Sunday, July 31, at
Stony Ridge church near Lomak.
The program will open at one p.
m. and all singers are invited
to take part, announcement byl
J. A. Gilliam, chairman, stated, j
SUPPORT THE Y.M.CA.
17 Examined At j
Cancer Center On
Tuesday morning
People Urged To Make Full
Use of Facilities for Dis- ]
covering Cancer
Cancer detection center re-!
cently set up In Wilkesboro to
give cancer! examinations ever^'
Tuesday morning is functioning
very satisfactorily but a greater
number of people can be examln-i
ed each week, it was learned
here from Dr. Mildred Schram,'
director of the division of Can4
cer Control for the North Caro<|
Una State Board of Health. i
Dr. Schram emphasized that
the center is available to all ft}
northwestern North Carolina^
white and colored, and is by no
means confined to Wilkes conn'
ty. Those living more than 29
miles from Wilkesboro may write
Mrs. G. M. Williams, Wilkes
boro, secretary of the center
and make appointment for
aminatlon, thus making sv
that their trip will not be
vain. I
No charge is. made for the ex
aminations, which are giade
volunteer members of the Wilke
Alleghany Medical Society.
Equipment Is furnished by thfc
''State Health Department anjl
volunteer help as nurse aides
and receptionists is furnished
through the Junior Woman's
Club here.
At the center on last Tuesday
morning 17 were examinee,
which was considered very satis
factory for a rainy day. Th'e
number Included an 11-year-olji
boy. All people over 40 years of
age, and any under 40 who have
cancer symptoms, are urged by
health authorities to have an
examination at the center. No
charge is made for examinations
and no treatments. are given.
Those w,lth cancer are referred
to their family physicians or to
a cancer treatment center.
Local Auto Men
ToSeeNewBuick
W. P. Gaddy, D. K. Pope, Ivan
Absher and Bob Crawford, left
today for Atlanta to attend a
preview of the new Buick Spec
ial model which will be Introduc
ed to the jpubllc next month.
Some 325 dealers from the
Atlanta zope wfll be present at
the all-day session to be held at
the Biltmpre Hotel with the
meeting being described a s
important full
r. *
The Spefcial is Buick's lowest
priced model and Is reported to
be completely redesigned. It has
been eagerly awaited by the
'industry sfnce the former model
went out |of production last De
cember. i
J. B. <£rouch, zone manager,
will preside and, with his staff,
will relayj to dealers technical
and descriptive data on the
Special which they obtained dur
ing a field sales organization
convention in Flint, Michigan,
July 11-13. Talks on films will
be presented by Buick's top man
agement covering all phases of
manufacturing, engineering, sales
and merchandising.
convention Bince
Mrs. Doughton's
Funeral Is Held
Sparta.—Funeral services for
Mrs. Mollie Custis Dough ton, 78,
who died Tuesday night at her
home here after an illness of
two months, was held at 8 p. m.
Thursday at Shlloh Methodist
church.' • j
Rev. W. H. Yokeley officiated.
Burial was in the church ceme
tery. *
Surviving are four sons, City
Councilman Sam B. Doughton of
Columbia, S, C., Joe Bain and
Walter L. Doughton, both of
Washington, D. 0., and James B.
Doughton of North Wilkesboro;
one daughter, Mrs. Bessie Reeves
of Sparta; six grandchildren;
one great-grandchild; and three
brothers, Cable and Talmadge
Cox, both of Baywood, Va., and
Oleve Cox of Roanoke, Va, •
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District Committee
Of Scouts To Meet
Wilkes district of Boy Scoots
committee! will hold one of the
most important meetings of the
year Tuesday evening, July 19,
6:30, at Duke Power company
office. Budget estimates and the'
program planning for 1950 will!
be up for consideration and eve
ry committee member is asked to
attend.
J. W. I rvm. Age 71,
Dies Unexpectedly
Near Winston-Salem
James Wilbur Irrin, 71, of
Winston-Salem, Route 7, Qer
manton Road, died Friday at the
home of a son, Cecil Irrin, with
whom he had been living for
the past three weeks. He had
been in declining health for
three weeks, but 4eath was un
expected.
Mr. Irrln was born Oct. 9,
1877, in Alexander county, the
son of Lewis and Cinda Payne
Irrln. He spent most of- his life
in Alexander county, where he
was a prominent farmer in his
early life. Later he was associat
ed with kR. J. Reynolds Tobac
co company. He was a member
of the Methodist Church. He was
married in 1904 to Miss Louetta
Thomas, who died in 1914.
Surviving are four sons, Stan
ley and Wade Irrln of Toledo,
Ohio, Cecil Irrin of Winston
Salfflh, Route 7, and James Irrin
of Winston-Salem; fire brothers,
J. T. Irrin of North Wilkesboro,
M. F. Ifrin of Cornelius, Jake
Irrin of Yadkinrilie, Fred Irrin
of Rockingham, and C. EJ. Irrln
of Newport News, Va,; one sis
ter, Mrs. B. T. Cook of Cornel
ius; and four grandchildren.
Funeral service was held Sun
day afternoon at Vofcler's chapel
in Winston-Salem. Those from
this community attending includ
ed Mr! and Mrs. J. T. Irrin, Mr.
and Mrs. Kenneth Moore and
Paul Vestal.
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Much Expansion
In The Telephone
System Recently!
Manager Redman Goes To
Leaktville; I. L. Grogan
Manager Here
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This week John Redman, who
has been manager of the North
Wllkesboro branch of Central
Telephone oompany for the past
several years, will go to Leaks
ville to manage tha. oompaay'e
branch there.
J. L. Grogan, who has been
manager of the Leaksyllle
branch, will be the new manager
here.
Since 1945 there has been
great expansion of the telephone
system here. An account of this
expansion and improved service
is best told in the company's re
port to the North Carolina Utili
ties Commission. The report
relative to North Wilkesboro
follows:
This is a common battery ex
change, now being served by a
Kellogg eight-position multiple
switchboard, equipped with 1120
lines. Since December 31, 1945
four positions have been added
—an increase of 100.-0 per cent
in switchboard positions. The
feumber of subscriber lines has
been Increased to 1120—an in
crease of 69.7 per cent.
Toll circuits have been Increas
ed to 22—an Increase of 266.7
per cent.
The addition of 865 stations,
for a total of 2240 increased the
number of stations 61.7 per rfent
for the period December 31,
1945 to May 31, 1949.
i]Jn connacltion with ttye ad
dition of the four switchboard
positions mentioned above the
central office equipment was re
arranged, charging equipment
was replaced, office entrance
cable was increased to 1919
pairs and magneto rural lines
were changed to lamp ending
multiple lines.
Some three miles of new cable
and pole line was constructed
on Ninth Street and the Sparta
road Into the Fairplains section.
Many side leads were built and
additional service made available
in a wide area.
New cable has been placed on
the Millers Creek road extending
some four miles, making addi
tional service available on the
West Jefferson-Boone road and
the community of Millers Creek.
The Flnley Street cable was
replaced and enlarged making
additional service available to
many residences.
Many miles of Army Field wire
was used as temporary measures
until permanent construction
could be provided.
Rural lines were constructed
on the Elkin road and into the
Mulberry section on the Sparta
road.
A. neary couHirucuou crow, »
long with a transportation unit,
was added to speed construction
and repair work In the North
Wilkesboro area.
New additions of fJD.300.00
for eentral office equipment;
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Miss Stacie Doss,
Injured July 10,
Died HereSiaday
Coroner Myers Dismisses
Hearing For Driver. Of
, Truck in Accident
In the presence of families of
the two killed and several Injur
ed when a truck load of youthful
picnickers overturned near Mo
ravian Falls Sunday, July 10,
Wilkes Coroner I. M. Myers Sat
urday dismissed hearing into the
accident and stated that no
charges will be preferred by of
ficers against Wilbur Doss,•driv
er of the truck.
J. E. Stanley, father of Mary
Stanley, who was Instantly kill
ed in the accident, told Coroner
Myers that he was satisfied that
the accident was unavoidable snd
wanted no charges preferred.
Parents of the boys and girls
most seriously injured concur
red in the decision by Mr. Stan
ley and no evidence was taken.
The families and other witnesses
met at ten a. m. at Reins-Stur
divant chapel for the hearing.
Four of the injured remain at
the Wilkes hospital, where three
remain critical in a desperate
fight for life. *
Howard Doss, son of Jesse
Doss, Improves slowly. Thursday
he underwent an operation to
relieve brain pressure from con- -
cussion which had kept him to
tally unconscious. His sister.
Miss Stacie Doss, died at the
hospital here Sunday.
.Mary Jo Doss, daughter of
Hardin Doss and sister of the
driver, i s improving slowly.
Odessa and Sadie Childress,
daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Steve
Childress, continue to improve.
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Mrs. Mclver Is
Taken By Death
Mrs. Ethel Chadwick Mclver,
of this city, died Sunday night,
nine o'clook, at the Wilkes hos
Mrs. Mclver was born and
reared In Klnston and educated
at East Carolina Teachers Col
lege at Greenville, after which
she taught In High Point schools.
Before coming to North Wll
kesboro, Mr. and Mrs. Mclver
resided at West Jefferson. Here
Mr. Mclver is head of the Soil
Conservation district office. Mrs.
Mclver here had been very ac
tive in Parent-Teacher ' Associ
ation work . and in civic activi
ties. She was a member of the
First Presbyterian church.
Surviving Mrs. Molver are her
husband, two daughters, Betty
Nash and Jenet Chadwick Mc
lver, of this city; one brother
and two .sisters, Edward Chad
wick, of New York City, Mrs.
Hugh Robs, of Gastonia, and Miss
Elizabeth Chadwick, of Klnston.
The body will remain at
Reins-Sturdivant funeral home
until the funeral service, which
will be held at the First Presby
terian church Tuesday afternoon,
three o'clock. The service will
be conducted by the pastor, Rev.
Watt M. Cooper. Burial will be
in Mount Lawn Memorial Park
north of this city.
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Wilkes League
Has Good Gaines
Wilkes county baseball league,
which Is sponsored by the
Wllkeg Junior Chamber of Com
merce, has some good games
coming up this week.
Millers Creek will be looking
for their first victory against
Pores Knob at Memorial Park
tonight. On Wednesday night
Boomer and Walsh Lumber com
pany will play what Bhould be
an excellent contest and on Fri
day night it will be Moravian
Falls versus Pores Knob.
Complete standings and bat
ting averages will be published
Thursday.
D.A.V. To Meet "
North Wilkeaboro chapter Dis
abled American Veteran^ will
meet Tuesday, 8 p. m. at the
home of Newton Bumgarner near
Millers Creek Drive In. Refresh
ments will be serred.
$24,800.00 for station apparatus,
etc.; $1,600.00 for P. B. X. and
booths; MSitSOO.OO for pole,
cable and wire lines; along with
other expendltnrei brought #the
total net additions tor the three
rear period to $9S,99?.M.