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Vol. 44, No. 28 Published Mondays and Thursdays * NORTH WILKESBQRO, N. C„ Thursday, July 21, 1949 Make North WUkesboro Your Shopping Center THE JOURNAL SECTION TWO 16 PAGES The Journal-Patriot Has Blazed the Trail of Progress In the "State of Wilkes" Wilkesboro bas a radius of 50 miles, 1^0,000 people to rorthwestern Carolina. Keyes Conducting Camp Meeting The old fashioned Arbor Camp meeting is now underway, being conducted by Evangelist "Sledge hammer Charlie" Andrew Keyes, Jr., in Roaring River. Work on the tabernacle was slowed up. due to the rain, but services are being held nightly while taber nacle is being completed. Much Interest is being shown in this meeting, and many are coming from far distant places to hear the widely known preacher— Sledgehammer Charlie and many other spirit filled ministers. Evangelist Keyes says this meet ing will be conducted in the old fashioned way—outside of mod ern day streamlined religions. The Bvangelist has asked every one who will, to dress as common as possible, and worship together in an old fashioned common way, as our forefathers did. He Is setting one night apart tor • special service In memory of the old time Christians of long ago. In this service, the ladies will all wear old fashioned bonnets, and plain dresses. They are asked not to wear any make-ap, jewel ry, or have their hair cut for this service. Several old people will speak and bring back mem ories of the good old camp meet ing days of long ago when they came together in love and fel I lowBhlp. This meeting will con tinue through Becond week of August. Services begin nightly at 7:45 p. m. * A Sunday school class will be held at the Arbor Sunday after noon at 2 p. m. Everyone cor dially Invited to this class. Evan gelist Keyes will speak in North Wllkesboro, Saturday at 10:30 a. m.—Contributed. i , A total of 2,767 farms are now enrolled in the New England Green Pastures Contest, which closes August 15. REFERENDUM REMINDER—"I'm no tobacco farmer," says young Larry Allen of Wake County, N. C„ "but Saturday, July 23 is an important date for everybody. That's the day every flue-cured grower—landowner, tenant and sharecropper—should go to his com munity polling place to vote on TOBACCO ASSOCIATES and MARKETING QUOTAS. My Daddy says tobacco farmers have the best program they've ever had, but they must vote Saturday, July 23 to keep that program." Opportunities Now In Marine Corps Attention young men seven teen to twenty-nine years of ige: Chances are, you've been in the market for a job recently, jrou found the competition keen. And what's more, the future promises even more competition, [f you plan to start out on 'Your Own" soon, start now to ay a firm foundation for a stfc :essful career, Joak. into th« - op portunities offered by the United States Marine Corps. Yes!, get i & head start by selecting one of I the two hundred or more freej courses of the Marine Corps In-. stitute. Learn how you can be come a United States Marine by contacting the United States Ma rine Corps Representative at the Post Office Building, North Wil kesboro, Monday and Tuesday, July 25th and 26th. Applications are also being ac cepted from the ladies for en listment in the United States Ma rine Corps. To eighteen-year-old men who can qualify the Marine Corps has a one year enlistment. Men who enlist for one year re ceive the same benefits as the men enlisting for three or four years. • Any man or woman who can not see the Marine Corps Repre sentative Monday or Tuesday, mail a card to the United States Marine Corps Office, Post Of fice Building, Winston-Salem, N. C., complete details will be for warded by return mall. The U. S. Department of Agriculture says infection with brucellosis can be eliminated from our entire livestock popu lation if available means are utilised together to best advant age. Godfrey Rites Are Conducted Funeral services foi' Ernest P. Godfrey, 54, merchant of Mid land, who died Saturday night, were held Monday morning in the Midland Methodist church. Burial was In the church ceme tery, Survivors are his wife, the former Ida Mae Dagley of Flor ida; a son, Bobby; three sisters, Mrs. G. W. Auten and Mrs. A. M. Blakeley of Charlotte and Mrs. J. L. Graham of Rockwell; six brothers, W. J. Godfrey of Charlotte, Rev. A. A. Godfrey of St. Petersburg, Fla., R. B. Godfrey of Fort Pierce, Fla., H. D. Godfrey of Ellerbe, L. L. Godfrey of North Wilkesboro, and A. B. Godfrey of Hiddenite. Mr. Godfrey was born in the Hopewell community of Meck lenburg county, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Godfrey. Mr. Godfrey's nephews were pallbearers for the funeral. Nieces acted as flower girls. o Support the >. M. C. A QUALITY FEEDS easonablc prices. Complete lis* f Poultry, Dairy, Horse and Hog Feeds. Selected and Big Bom Brands. Also that Southern Bis cuit Flour. Selected Feed Store 922-24 'A' STREET
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