The Journal-Patriot Has Blazed the Trail of Progress In the "State of Wilkes" For Over 43 Years
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SCOUTS
Wilkes district Boy and Girl
Scouts organization have a
program worthy of your at
tention and support.
Vol. 43, No. 43
Published Mondays and Thursdays
NORTH W1LKESBORO, N. C., Thursday, September 29, 1949
Make North WUkesboro Your Shopping Center
Rev. R. L Young
Will Be Pastor
? first Methodist
Rev. C. Jay Win slow At
Wilkesboro; Other Ap
pointments Given
ner. Russell L. Young, who
has completed a successful four
year pastorate of the First Meth
odist church at Waynesville, will
be the new pastor of the First
Methodist church in North Wil
kesboro and will begin his duties
here early next week. Dr. Gilbert
R. Combs, a very successful pas
tor here during the past four
years, was assigned to Walker
town Methodist church near Win
stdb-Salem.
Mr. Young is a native
^TWW?Carollnian. He was reared
in Asheville and is a graduate
of Weaver and Catawba colleges,
was engaged in seminary stu
fe at Emory and Duke Univer
sities and for the past 19 years'
(has been a minister in the West- (
em North Carolina Metho.dist
conference. During the war he
served three years as a chaplain'
for the army air corps, with one
year in the Pacific area.
Family of Rev. Mr. ? Young
consists of his wife and one son,
Russell L. Young, Jr., who grad
uated from the school of phar
macy at Chapel Hill in June this ?
ear and now has a position in
Rev. C. Jay Winslow was re
turned as pastor of Wilkesboro
'and Union churches. Rev. J. L.
A. Bumgarner, retired^ was
.amed supply pastor of the Mo
,vian charge, succeeding Rev.
i Green. ? Other appointments
this vicinity were as follows:
[Ulers Creek, Rev. J. H. Bow
urn; Jefferson, Rev. C. C. Mur
iy; Laurel Springs, Rev. Wiley
Carroll; Broad Street in
oresville, Rev. A. W. Lynch;
.beroethy Memorial in Newton,
.ev. G. W. Bumgarner; Olin,
,ev. D^ T. Huss; Taylorsville,
V. Martin; Union Grove,
C. Crummett; West Jef
sr. H. H. Wood.
William Price Combs, son
id Mrs. Gilbert R. Combs,
;h Wilkesboro, was or
as a minister in the con
and was assigned to Oak
church.
J. H. Armbrust was again
ted superintendent of ^he
llle district and other dis
.ppointees were as follows:
rict missionary secretary,
. Lowman; district director
evangelism, C. G. Hefner; dis
!t director Bible Society, H.
Robinson; district director of
trance advance, W. A. Rol
student, Duke Divinity
,1, statesville; Broad Street
J, R. P. Crawley; student, Duke
Ivinity School, Hickory: First
I. B. Golden; student, Duke
jity School, Abernethy Me
,rial QC, A. A. Wilson; stu
it, Duke Divinity School, Cool
...ings QC, F. B. Cook; student,
uke Divinity School, Warrens
lle QC, M. L. Fisher, Jr.
Retired: J. L. A. Bumgarner,
N. Bumgarner, M. L. Chappell,
i. M. Courtney, E. W. Fox, J. G.
Hollo way, T. J. Houck, J. C.
tver, M. A. Matbeson, Ebenei
Myers, M. A. Osborne, J. A.
er, L. L. Smith, E. N. Spen
D. P. Waters.
Methodist Pastor
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Rev. Russell L. Young, for
the past four years at Waynes
ville, will begin his duties as
pastor of the First Methodist
church here next week, suc
ceeding Dr. Gilbert R. Combs,
who was assigned to Walker
town church.
Stores WHI Be
Open Wednesday
All Pay After 1st
Stores in the Wilkesboro which
have been closed on Wednesday
afternoons this year will be open
all day on Wednesday, beginning
next week, Wednesday, October
5.
The holiday schedule was
adopted early this year by the
Trade Promotion committee of
the Wilkes Chamber of Com
merce.
Announce Revival
fairplains Baptist
A revival meeting will begin
Sunday, October 2, at Fairplains
Baptist church north of thin city.
Rev. Clate Brown is pastor of
the church and Rev. Woodrow
Wishon will be the guest min
ister for the services, which will
be held daily at 11 a. m. and
7:30 p. m. Special singing will
be a feature of every service
and singers have a cordial invi
tation to take part. A cordia">
welcome is extended all to attend
the services.
Harvest Sale At
Boomer October 7
There will be a Harvest Sale
at Zion Hill Baptist church at
Boomer on Friday afternoon, Oc
tober 7, at one o'clock, consist
ing of canned goods, cakes, pies
and all kinds of household ar
ttples. Proceeds will go to the
church building fund. The public
is cordially invited.
Rummage Sale
The Woman's Auxiliary of St.
Paul's Episcopal church will hold
a rummage sale Saturday after
noon, October 1st, beginning at
one o'clock, in the building a
cross the street from Reins Meat
Market, on B street, North Wil
kesboro. All kinds of clothing
and many useful articles will be
on sale.
ARDSMEN TO COMPETE FOR
1950 WEST POINT APPOINTMENTS
Enlisted men of the National
luard may compete for an esti
lated IS appointments to the
Jnited States Military Academy
for the academic year beginning
}uly 1, 1950, the National Guard
ireaa announced today.
They will be chosen from a
long approximately 60 compet
ig National Guardsmen from
le States, the District of Co
lmbia and the Territories at
ie regular West Point examina
next March.
Four competitors for each
Academy vacancy allotted the
jluard are apportioned among
fctes on the basis of Na
jard enlisted strength,
led enlisted Guards
?y try for the chance to
Test Point through compe
|tive examinations given with
the States.
This year 26 National Guards
from 12 states and the Dis
of Columbia entered the
"the second group since
"or the war. The-class en
Ig July 1? 1948, included 25
ktional Guardsmen.
| Requirements include: B e
19 and 22 years of age
J 24 years maximum for war
veterans with at least one year
honorable service) and one year
of aggregate service in the Na
tional Guard, which need not.
have been continuous, at the
time of entering the Academy.
Regular Academy entrance re
quirements must also be met.
Recruits who entered the
Guard before July 1 of this year
are eligible. Applications and full
information will be made avail
able to National . Guard Unit
Commanders in the near future.
People's Methodist
Is Having Revival
Revival services are in pro
gress this week.at People's Meth
odist church at Millers Creek
and will continue through next [
week. A home coming service is
planned for Sunday, October 9.
It will be an all-day service with 1
dinner on the grounds.
Rev. W. S. Smith, evangelist,
is guest minister for the revival.
Rev. Kilgore Green is pastor.
The public is Invited to services
each evening at 7:30.
Speaking Contest
For High School
Students Coming
All high schools in Wilkes
county are joining in arrange
ments for conducting a "Voice
of Democracy" public speaking
radio script contest that is be
ing conducted nationally as a
special feature of National Radio
Week, October 30-November 5.
Jim Spicer, chairman of the local
committee, announced today.
Wilkes county high school stu
dents will have an opportunity
to express their views on De
mocracy and at the same time
compete for valuable prizes. Four
national winners, to be chosen
from recordings of state and area
winners, will receive all-expense
trips to Washington, D. C., where
they will meet the President of
the United States, a $500 schol
arship each and be guests of
honor at a banquet in the capi
tal city.
The contest is being sponsored
for the third year by the United
States Junior Chamber of Com
merce, the National Association
of Broadcasters and the Radio
Manufacturers Association. Lo
c a 1 representatives of theseJ
groups are cooperating in con
ducting the Wilkes county con
test.
Patrol To Arrest |
Motorists With j
Windshield Birdies
Sgt. T. E. Cook, in charge
of the highway patrol in this
district, said today that his
patrolmen have orders to cite
to court drivers of all cars
having toy birds on wind
shields, side or back glasses of
automobiles and trucks.
The law states that there
shall be no obstruction to view
on windshield, side or back
glasses and the law will be en
forced. Sgt. Cook also warned
that drivers will not be allow
ed to operate motor vehicles
with cardboards used instead
of glass in doors.
Mr. E. B. Sydnor
Dies At Richmond
Mr. E\ B. Sydnor, prominent
business, civic, and religious
leader of Richmond, Va., died
yesterday following a stroke
which occurred several days ago.
Mr. Sydnor was president of the
Richmond Dry Goods Co., and
was one of the south's leaders in
the mercantile field.
Mr. Sydnor was a brother of
Mrs. J. W. White, of Wilkesboro,
and Mrs. J. E. Spainhour and
the late W. A. Sydnor, of this
city. He is survived by his widow,
the former Miss Sallie Belle Wel-?
ler, and the following children:
Mrs. Charles Carr, of Montclair,
N. J., Eugene B. Sydnor, Jr., and
Miss Mary Sydnor, of Richmond.
Mr. Sydnor was the son of the
late J. L. and Ella Catlin Syd
nor, and was well known in the
Wilkesboros, having visited here
on numerous occasions.
Funeral and burial services
will be held tomorrow in Rich
mond. Those going to attend the
services were Mrs. White and
Messrs. L. S. and Roy Spainhour,
of the Wilkesboros; Mr. and Mrs.
E. S. Spainhour, of Elkin; Mr.
and Mrs. Jack Spainhour, of
Hickory.
Bus Station Open
Sundays 1 to 8:30
Mr. M. C. Woodie, local agent
of the Union Bus Terminal, an
nounces that the bus station is
now open on Sundays from 1 p.
m. to 8:30 p. m.
Food Sale Saturday
The members of the Wilkes
County Sub-district of the Meth
odist Youth Fellowship will spon
sor a food sale at Belk's Satur
day morning from nine to twelve
o'clock. The proceeds of the sale
will be used for the benefit of the
Cherokee Indian Reservation.
Optimist Club
Met Tuesday
A splendid meeting of the
Optimist club was held Tuesday
noon at Hotel Wilkes with Pres
ident E. R. Eller presiding. Dur
ing the luncheon hour club mem
bers discussed various projects
to raise funds for boys' work and
other club activities.
The next meeting of the club
will be on October 11th.
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Dedication New Cranberry Church Soon
Dedication and home-coming service will be held at
Cranberry Baptist church on highway 421 the fifth
Sunday in October (Oct. 30). The service will be all
day and there will be spread dinner. Cranberry church
was established in 1882 and rebuilt in 1948. Rev. Lester
T. Younger is pastor.
TRAPHILL MAN WALKS OUT OF
SECOND STORY WINDOW WHILE
ASLEEP; BACK, LEGS ARE BROKEN
Sleep walking proved near fa
tal for John Wesley Bryan, a
prominent citizen of the Trap
hill community.
Mr. Bryan is a patient at the
Wilkes hospital here, receiving
treatment for a broken back and
both feet broken.
On Thursday night he took a
stroll while asleep. He walked
Rev. C. W. Robinson
Honored Sunday By
Church He Started
Robinson Presbyterian church
in Charlotte Sunday unveiled a
plaque in memory of the late
Rev. C. W. Robinson, of North
Wilkesboro, who organized the
church in 1887 before coming to
this city, where he served for
several decades as paptor of thcr
First Presbyterian church here.
The plaque, which was placed
in the church, was unveiled by
Miss Ellen Robinson, of North
Wilkesboro, daughter of the
founder of the church. She was
accompanied by her brother, E..
P. Robinson.
Speaker for the service Sun
day was Dr. C. W. Robinson, of
Charlotte. In the audience were
a number who remembered the
late Rev. C. W. Robinson at the
time he organized the church
and was their pastor.
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Columbus C. Woodie
Funeral Wednesday
Last rites were conducted
Wednesday a t Piney Ridge
church for Columbus C. Woodie,
74, resident of the Reddies Riv
er community .who died Monday.
Rev. Wade Houck and Rev. Har
rison Miller officiated at the
service.
Surviving Mr. Woodie are his
wife, Mrs. Effie Woodie; three
daughters, Mrs. Stella Ashley of
Wilbar, Mrs. Ada Stanley of
Wilkesboro route one, Mrs. Min
nie Ingram of Indiana; two
brothers and four sisters, May
Woodie, of Idlewild, Jake Wood
ie of Mountain View, Mrs. Diana
Bare Beshears and Mrs. Minnie
Mash of Obids, Mrs. Ellen Ashley
of Millers Creek, Mrs. Vira
Shepherd of Wifbar.
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The U. S. Department of Agri
culture has announced a pro
gram, beginning September 1,
1949, to support 1949-crop sweet
potatoes at an average of 80 per
cent of the July 1, 194 9 parity
price.
from his bed through a second
story window and landed on the
lawn, very much awake but bad
ly hurt.
fie told his wife that he was
dreaming that he was going
through the front door and that
someone was pushing him. It was
the first time in his life that he
had ever been known to walk
while asleep.
Jenrette Reports
On Chamber Meet
Tom Jenrette, manafer of the
Wilkes Chamber of Commerce,
attended the North Carolina As
sociation of Chamber of Com
merce Executives in meeting last
week at Wilson.
Reporting on the highlights of
the convention, Mr. Jenrette said
the address of D. E. Stewart, as
sistant to the vice president of
Carolina Light and Power com
pany, was particularly interest
ing. His topic was "How to Make
Your Community Attractive to
Industry." He listed good mark
ets, raw materials, labor, low
labor production costs and fav
orable sites as the best assets
for industry. Other factors in
cluded good tone in local govern
ment, reasonable assessments
and a favorable attitude on the
part of existing industries. He
said that commuhities are often
prone^jto become accustomed to
their o\jn weaknesses and to
overlook them instead of trying
to correct them.
Another address of much in-'
terest was by C. W. Reynolds,
of Western Electric company, on
Why We Located Our Plant in
North Carolina." Main reasons
listed included satisfactory dis
tribution, friendly people and la
bor capable of being taught saf
ety and efficiency.
Prank H. Jeter, agricultural
editor at State College, reported
on means being used by chambers
of commerce and civic clubs to
aid agriculture and reported that
a maximum of cooperation exists
between these groups and agri
culture interests. He cited vari
ous projects and contests, such
as the forestry contests and corn
growing contests being sponsor
ed by the Wilkes Chamber.
Clem Johnson, of Roanoke,
Va., a director of the U. S.
Chamber of Commerce, made a
splendid address on the topic of
"Chamber of Commerce, the
Center of Initiative."
^uoport the Y. M. C. A
LIONS VS. MT. PLEASANT
HERE; FRANKLIN AT MILLERS
CREEK; RAMBLERS AT NEWTON
Football fans In Wilkes will
have two home games this week.
North Wilkesboro's Mountain
Lions, victorious over Spencer 13
to 0 last week, will take on the
Mt. Pleasant eleven from Cabar
rus county in Memorial Park
here Friday night, eight o'clock.
Mt. Pleasant Is reported to have
a rugged team capable of play
ing the Lions a close game.
Millers Creek, new in football
this, year, will be hosts to Frank
lin high eleven from Surry coun
ty on the Millers Creek field Fri
day afternoon, one o'clock. Mil
lers Creek lost to Cranberry Fri
day 33-0.
RAMBLERS TO PLAY
AT NEWTON TONIGHT
The WHkesboro high school
Ramblers football team will play
jthe Newton-Conover eleven at
Newton tonight at eight o'clock.
The game was scheduled to be
played last night, but was post
poned at the request of Newton
Conover on account of rain
If weather condition are fav
orable a large number is
expected to go to Newton to
see the game. Since Newton-Con
over played Charlotte Tech a tie
game last week, the Ramblers
are looking for a tough game to
night.
Farmers' Day Plans
NearingCompletion
Parade Entries
Being Received |
For Event Oct. 13
Joe King and Brandwine
To Be Entertainment
Feature in Afternoon
Plans are rapidly taking shape
for the annual Farmers' Day
celebration to be staged in the
Wllkesboros Thursday, October
13, under auspices of the Trade
Promotion committee of the
Wilkes Chamber of Commerce.
Many units, including a num
ber of floats, have already been
entered in the parade, which will
start in Wilkesboro at ten a. m.
and proceeds to North Wilkes-1
boro and over downtown streets.
Six bands have been invited to
participate in the parade.
From 11:30 to 12:30 will be a
period of fun and contests, with
the crowd to gather at Yadkin
Valley Motor companyls used car
lot on the corner of Ninth and
C streets. A band concert will
open that program. Prizes will be
awarded from tickets, whieh ar8
to bfe distributed by participating
merchants for several days be
fore the event. The tickets can
be obtained from the merchants
by merely asking for them.
Equipment and arms of the
112th field artillery batallion of
the National Guard will also be
on display.
At two p. m. the entertain
ment program will get under
way on Ninth street near Main
street, opening with a string
band jubilee. Agriculture awards
given by the Chamber of Com
merce will be presented by L. Y.
Ballentine, commissioner of agri
culture.
At three o'clock the beauty
queen selected from entrants
from Wilkes high schools will he
crowned.
At 3:15 will be a major en
tertainment event, featuring Joe
King and Brandwine, from Win
ston-Salem, with a comedy act
tabbed as tops, for hilarious en
t tertainment. The program will
i close with "good ole mountain
music." *
Roby R. Church is Farmers'
Day chairman with Major Roy W.
Forehand, as parade chairman.
Program Planned
For Kiwanis Meet
Miles J. Smith, of Salisbury,]
chairman of the Commerce and
Industry division of the North
Carolina State Department of
Conservation and Development,
will speak Friday noon before
the North Wilkesboro Kiwanis
club. The program will be in
charge of Tom Jenrette, manager
of the Wilkes Chamber of Com
merce.
Begins Practice
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DR. HENRY C. LANDON, III
Dr. Landon Opens
Office This Week
Office New Physician Lo
cated Over Horton's Ap
pliance Store
Dr. Henry C. Landon, III, will
open his office over Horton's
Appliance Store this week for
general practice.
Dr. Landon graduated from
North Wilkesboro high school in
1941. He entered the University
of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va.,
September 1941, and received
Intermediate Honors in 1943
with a Bachelor of Arts degree
in 1944. In 1947 he received his
M. D. degree from the Depart
ment of Medicine, University of
Virginia where he was a member
of Kappa Alpha Social Fraternity
and Phi Chi Medical Fraternity.
While attending the University
of Virginia, Dr. Landon was on
staff of "College Topics" and
"Corks and Curls" (year book).
He was on the dean's list of Dis
tinguished students throughout
his stay at the University.
Dr. Landon interned in sur
gery at the Baptist Hospital,
Winston-Salem, N. C., June 1947
July 1948, and served his assist
ant residency in surgery and ob
stretics at the City Memorial Hos
pital, Winston-Salem, July 1948
July 1949. He was resident phy
sician for the Graystone Inn and
Roaring Gap community during
the past summer.
Dr. Landon is first male grad
uate of North Wilkesboro high
school to receive an M. D. De
gree.
Mr. and Mrs. Mack Kerley left
Monday for Seattle, Washington,
where they will make their home.
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Cancer deaths occur in the
United States at the rate of a
bout one every three mfciutes.
SKYLAND TEXTILE FIRM HAS
VERY SUCCESSFUL OPERATION
Skvland Textile company, man
ufacturers of high quality ank
lets, has just completed two
years of highly successful opera
tion in North Wilkesboro.
Second anniversary of this
manufacturing firm in North
WilkeBboro found the plant ope
rating at capacity. Starting with
20 employes in the first month
of operation in September, 1947,
the plant now has 240 on the
payroll, which will total between
$400,000 and a half million for]
the year.
A total of 276 knitting ma- j
chines, in addition to machines
for making tops and loopers,
have been installed in the build-I
ing, which was leased from Glenn
R. Andrews.
Joe D. Moore is president of
Skyland Textile company and the 1
other officers qp"e: Forrest E. |
Tugman, vice president, and gen-!
eral manager; Hazel H. Turner,
assistant secretary and treasurer;
Paul Jones, superintendent: Hu
bert F. McLendon, assistant sup
erintendent.
Officials of the company are
well pleased with the coopera
tion accorded the* firm by the
| Wilkes Chamber of Commerce
'and by the public.
1 Particularly satisfactory have
been labor relations. Speaking of
employees, Mr. Tugman pointed
out that the people employed
rapidly adapted themselves to
the type of labor required, which
was a great factor in the plant's
accomplishment of reaching max
imum production in a relatively
short time. Absenteeism has
been low and the plant has a
safety record near perfect. A
mong all employees there was
only one lost time accident dur
ing the past year, that being a
freak accident which caused only
a minor injury and short loss of
time.
Constantly stressing quality,
the plant is making adjustments
on machines to manufacture a
superior anklet.
Cooperation from employes In .
constant effort for maximum
quality as well as quantity pro
duction is considered by the man
agement to be a valuable asset
to the firm's success in this com
munity.
Since Skyland Textile company
plant was opened several im
provements have been made, in
cluding an addition to the build
ing to accomodate the plant's of
fices. Recently a spacious lounge
was constructed for comfort of
female employes. For the past
several months a sound system
has played music regularly for
entertainment of employes.