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vlL43, No. 50 - Published Mondays and Thursdays NORTH Wilkcobu
Wilkes district Boy and Girl
Scouts organization have a
program worthy of your at
tention and support.
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Much Entertainment Is Planned For Farmers' Dav
,ALL PLANNING f0 ENTER UNITS
IN FARMERS' DAY PARADE ARE
ASKED TO NOTIFY C. OF C. OFFICE!
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Trade Promotion committee ol
the Wilkes Chamber of Com
merce, sponsor of the Farmers
Day event to be held in the Wil
kesboros Thursday, October 13
has urgently requested all whi
expect to enter uAfs in the pa
rade to notify the Chamber ol
Commerce office, giving theii
name, kind of unit to be entered
and number of vehicles.
* This information is essentia
order that the parade may b<
ined in detail before the date
thus assuring that it vrill font
and march on schedule.
Already three bands have ac
jJ^eepted invitation to march in the
parade ? North Wilkesboro
Statesvllle and Boone, and indi
cations are that there may b<
100 units or more in the parade
which will form in Wilkes bore
and begin the march to Nortl
Wilkesboro at ten a. m.
T. B. Committee
Wilkes County
Meets Tonight
Intensive Campaign Plann
ed To Raise Funds Thru
Sale of Seals
Wilkos County Tuberculosb
committee, a branch of the Tu
?berculosis Association which selli
Christmas Seals, is planning i
very active year here because
of the great need for funds foi
the Wilkes Tuberculosis hospital
Dr. J. H. McNeill, chairmar
of the committee, has called i
meeting to be held Thursday (to
aigkt>7 sight p. ? ? f"1
xkOtist church to organise the
campaign for sale of seals anc
>r other activities during the
I
sr.
This year an addition wai
constructed to the county tuber
miosis hospital, which enable:
the separation of seriously 11
ind convalescent patients. Nev
floors were laid and other im
provements were made which re
luired more money than the com
mittee had on hand.
With Dr. McNeill as chairman
the other members of the or
;anization as now constituted are
is follows: Mrs. Mary Moor*
Hix, vice chairman; Mrs. Harrj
Hettiger, secretary; Mrs. Fran!
romlinson, treasurer; C. B. El
ler, J. Floyd Woodward, P. W
Sreer and Mrs. Paul Greene
sdtacaetion ,'committee; Dwjghl
Vichols, publicity chairman;
Tohn Gasiion, radio chairman;
W. D. Halfacre, public relation:
chairman; Dr. John T. Way
land and Mrs. Ivey Moore, re
labilitation chairmen; Mrs. Ber
:ha Bell, case findings; Mrs. J
9. McNeill, seal sale chairman.
In addition to the above, th<
following representatives of civ
c organizations have been asked
;o attend the meeting tonight
ind to become a part of the or
ganization: Tom Jenrette, man
iger of the Wilkes Chamber oi
Commerce; Ralph Buchan, mem
>er of Lions Club; Ralph Wil
iams and Roy Shumate, of V. F,
tV.; Bill Thomas, of Americar
l^egion; Maurice Walsh and E
I. Eller, of Optimist club; Mrs
Vermont Smith, of P.-T. A.;
Mrs. Wm. T. Long, Wilkes bore
Roman's Club; Miss Pear]
rhompson, of Home Demonstra
Ion clubs.
Special attention is being given
to the units to be entered by
farmers. Prizes will be given the
most outstanding units entered
by farmers. The entire parade
will be judged from a reviewing
stand, but only the participating
farmers are eligible for the a
r wards.
Battery C of the 112th Field
Artillery Batalllon of the Nation
al Guard will be in the parade,
with full equipment, and will
have its equipment on display
following the parade. Major Roy
W. Forehand, batalllon executive
officer, is chairman of the entire
parade.
Many beautiful floats will be
in the line of march, and one of
the most attractive will be the
queen's float, carrying the nine
> seniors selected from Wilkes
i high schools to be in the contest
for high school beauty queen.
Harrison Buchanan
Claimed By Death
In Winston-Salem
Funeral service was held Sat
urday afternoon in Wlnston-Sal
em for C. Harrison Buchanan,
59, who died Thursday at his
home there.
Mr. Buchanan was born and
reared in North Wilkesboro, a
son of the late John A. and Fan
nie Buchanan. He is survived by
his wife, Mrs. Ollie Deal Bu
chanan; eight children, two bro
thers and one sister, Claude Bu
chanan of North Wilkesboro, E.
G. Buchanan of Jacksonville,
Florida, and Mrs. J. O. Emerson,
of North Wilkesboro.
Many relatives and friends
from here attended the funeral
^service, which ^as~ held at Vog
l ler'8 chapel. Burial was in For
syth Memorial Park.
lames C. Allen Is
Going To Maryville
James C. Allen, for the past
three years manager of Sentinel
Insurance Agency here, will
go soon to Maryville, Tenn.,
where he has accepted a position
with the Osborne company, an
advertising firm. Mr. Allen's fam
ily has already moved and he will
join them in a few days. Mr.
i and Mrs. Allen are former resi
dents of Maryville.
Since coming to North Wilkes
boro ~Mr. Allen has been very ac
tive in civic life of the commun
ity.
Mr. Shoun Kerbaugh, who has
been with Sentinel Insurance
Agency for some time, will take
over Mr. Allen's duties here.
Chicken House On
Hall Form Burns
A large chicken house on
Merrymont farm, owned by Dave
Hall and located just west of
Wilkesboro bn highway 268, was
destroyed by fire Wednesday
night.
The building was 30 by 90 feet
and had three floors. It was re
markably well constructed, with
hardwood floors and was well
equipped, but contained no chick
ens. The fire, which spread rapid
ly, was thought to have started
fro> ,N defective wiring. North
Wilkesboro fire department an
swered call to the premises but
the fire had gained much head
way and the building turned.
WILKES FOOTBALL TEAMS WILL
BE AWAY FOR GAMES THIS WEEK
Of the three football teams
in Wilkes none will be playing!
^at home this week.
. Lior
hKan
North Wilkesboro Mountain
Lions will play Kannapolls at
nnapolis Friday night in a
th Piedmont Conference bat
tle. If the Lions continue to Im
prove they will have a splendid
Opportunity to keep an unblem
ished record in the conference.
Their two defeats this year?to
Hanes and Mt. Airy?were not
conference games. Last week the
Lions defeated Mt. Pleasant 26
Millers Creek will be playing
sway this week, taking on the
strong Cleveland eleven at Cleve
land in a night game Friday, be-1
ginning at seven o ciock. uast
week Millers Creek Broke into
the victory column with a con
vincing score of 21 to 6 over
Franklin.
The Wilkesboro Ramblers, rid
ing the crest of a three-game
winning streak, will play Valdese
in a Highland conference game
at Valdese Friday night. Valdese
is a much Improved team this
year and will make a strong bid
for conference honors. Last Fri
day night Valdese crushed Croas
nore high 39 to 0. After the game
this week the Wilkesboro team
will play remaining games of the
season here.
Parking Meters
Will Not Operate
Farmers Day 13th
Through courtesy of the
town of North Wilkesboro,
parking will be free on Farm
ers' Day here Thursday, Oc
tober 18.
Chief of Police J. E. Walker
said today that parking meters
will not be checked on Farm
ers Day and that all visitors in
the city will have the privilege
of free parking for the day.
Superior Court
Now In Session
Judge Rousseau Presiding
Over Two Weeks Court
For Civil Cases
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i
Wilkes superior court is In
progress in Wilkesboro for the
regular October term for trial
of civil cases.
Judge Julius A. Rousseau, of
North Wilkesboro, is . presiding
over the court, which convened
Monday and will continue
through next week.
This week divorce judgments
were signed in the following
cases: John Barlow versus Mary
Wyatt Barlow; Mary Wilmouth
versus Charlie R. Wilmouth;
Clara Mae McCarter Faw versus
Hoy Edgar Faw; Jay Gilreath
versus Emma Lee Gilreath;
James Farthing versus Patsy
Proffit Farthing.
In the case of Thomas B. In
score versus Pfc. William Van
derwerken the plaintiff was a
warded judgment of J350.
In a padlocking judgment the
cafe of T. R. Chipman and E. J.
Durham was ordered closed.
27tji Anniversary
Sale Af- Jewel Box
Is Now In Progress
The Jewel Box today begins
celebration of the 27th anni
versary of the Jewel Box organi
zation with a n anniversary
jubilee sale.
The Jewel Box here, of which
Raymond Landsberger is man
ager, is celebrating the important
occasion for the organization
with a big sales event, during
which numerous special bargains
are being offered.
Some of the details concerning
the anniversary event are in
cluded in the firm's advertise
ment on pages six and seven of
this newspaper.
Newton's Store
Here Remodeled
Remodeling of Newton's De
partment store in North Wilkes
boro has been completed and
many improvements have been
made in the Interior of the store.
The interior was completely
repainted and redecorated and a
number of changes were made
to provide greater convenience
for customers and for better dis
play of merchandise.
Stairway leading to the mez
zanine floor was moved to one
side, and the ladies ready-to
wear department was moved to
the rear of the street floor,
where a new three-way mirror
and other fixtures were install
ed. The mezzanine floor now
contains a complete shoe depart
ment. Other improvements in
clude a tile floor, dressing room,
flourescent lighting and Venetian
blinds.
Revival Services At
Hinshaw Church
Revival services will begin
Sunday, October 9, at Hinshaw
Street Baptist church in North
Wilkesboro.
Rev. G. W. Swinney, of Glen
Hope Baptist church in Burling
ton, will assist the pastor. Rev.
Clete W. Simmons. The public
has a. cordial invitation to all
services.
Miss Emma Eller returned
Monday from a week's visit with
relatives in Mount Airy.
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Mr. and Mrs. Luther Morrison,
o f Wilkesboro, visited their
daughter, Betty Ruth Morrison,
at Concord, the past week-end.
Miss Morrison is a student of
Cabarrus College School of Nurs
ing.
Tickets Farmers'
Day Prizes GilreR
By local Stores
Tickets To Be Deposited In
Box On Platform On
Farmers' Day
Merchants of the Wilkesboros
who are participating in the
Farmers' Day event to be held
Thursday, October 13, have tick
ets to be given away and which
can be used in winning prizes
here on Farmers' Day.
The tickets are free, and any
person over 12 years of age may
secure a ticket by request at any'
participating store. No purchase'
is necessary and no strings are'
attached. The tickets are to be
filled out and deposited in a box
to be provided on Farmers' Day.;
Tickets will be drawn from the
box at several points in the day's'
program and free gifts will be
distributed in that manner.
It will be necessary, however,
to be on hand on Farmers' Dayj
in order to receive any of the
free prizes. ?
Some of the gifts will be given!
away during the program just
before noon at Yadkin Valley
Motor company's used car lot on
the corner of Ninth and C streets.
Other gifts will be given at in
tervals during the afternoon pro
gram from a platform on Ninth
street near the intersection with
Main street.
Decorations For
Formers' Doy 13th
Are Going Up Here
Attractive street and store
front decorations are being
placed in the Wilkesboros in
preparation for the annual Farm
ers' Day celebration Thursday,
September 13.
Old Mission company, of Ra
leigh, with H. E. Bridges as
manager, is erecting the deco
rations and is also building the
beautiful floats which will take
part in the Farmers' Day parade.
Revival Services
At Gordon Baptist
Revival services will begin
Sunday, October 9, with the elev
en o'clock service at Gordon Bap
tist church west of this city.
Service will be held Sunday eve
ning at 7:30 and at that hour
throughout the week.
Rev. Clate Brown, pastor, will
conduct the revival and do the
preaching. The public has a cor
dial invitation to all services.
Square Donee At
Pores Knob Oct. 8
Everyone is invited to a square
dance to be held Saturday night,
eight o'clock, at Pores Knob
community house. The Icenhour
string band will furnish music
and an enjoyable occasion is as
sured. Proceeds from admission
charge will go to the community
house fund.
Form Service Clubs
In 2 High Schools
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irM. (11..L. r*k jii
Rey -UtflDS Formed \\
At N. Wilkesboro,
Wilkesboro Schools
Charter Members Listed For
Service ^ Clubs In Local
H|gh Schools
Last week a Key Club was or
ganized in each of the high
schools of the Wilkesboros, und
er the sponsorship of the North
Wilkesboro Kiwanis Club. The
Club is a junior service club for
the key boys in the high school;
boys from the sophomore, junior
and senior classes unite together
to render service to the high
school. It has the same officers
and types of committees as do
the civic clubs and it goes about
finding what the school needs
and then sets about accomplish
ing that.
The members meet at regular
weekly luncheons, and have a
board o f directors meeting
monthly to carry on the club's
business; they keep minutes of
their meetings and file once each
year an achievement report which
lists the activities carried on by
the club during the year. Like a
other service clubs, the Key
Club is based on the principle of
service. It capitalizes for con
structive school service the fel
lowship of a group of boys who
meet together once each week;
it develops and encourages lead
ership; it seeks to build better
schools and communities through
intelligent interest, active train
ing and unselfish leadership.
The Key Club, therefore, is not
only an organization but a driv
ing force that develops the lead
ers of tomorrow while creating
and building in the high school: j
of today. "We Build" is the Key; j
I
Club motto and that building is 0
for justice, liberty, democracy I]
and generally a better world in1 '
which to live
The first Key Club was organ
ized in California in 1925, with
the purpose of carrying on an
See ? KEY CLUBS ? Page 10 .
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Chicken Supper
There will be a chicken sup-.c
per given on the lawn at G. W.
ElmoreV1 store on Highway No. j I
268 between Roaring River and c
North Wilkesboro, Saturday ^
night, October 8th, beginning at
6:30 o'clock. The supper will be
for benefit of Oak Grove Baptist
church building fund, and spon- t
sored by the community woman's t
dub. it
#s. JdHiTW. Church
Succumbs At Summit
Mrs. Fitnnie' Church, 7H, wife
f John W. Church, well known
esident of the Summer commun
ty, died at her home at seven a.
n., at Yellow Hill Baptist
hurch at Summit. Rev. Rossj
Jreene and Rev. Glenn Huffman'
rtll conduct the service.
Surviving Mrs. Church are her |
lusband, seven sons and daugh
ers: Floyd Church, of Glendale,
springs; Mitchell Church, of,
loaring River; Mrs. Lizzie Mil-'
er, of Summit; Mrs. Alma Black- ]
>urn, of Richmond, Va.; Odell
Church, of Lenoir; Parker
Jhurch, of Winston-S'alem; Mrs.
lertha Walsh, of Parsonville. Al
io surviving are two grandsons
vho were reared in the home,
lob Church of North Wilkesboro,
ind Rufus Church of Summit,
nany other grandchildren and
great-grandchildren; two broth
irs, Smith and D. F. Church, of
Irumpler; one sister, Mrs. Eliza
ieth Greene, of Laxton.
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I. O, O. F. MEETING
1
First degree will be conferred
it a meeting of Odd Fellows
odge at Mulberry Friday night,
';30. All members are urged to
ttend.
AFTERNOON PROGRAM FARMERS'
DAY THURSDAY IS TO FEATURE
ENTERTAINMENT AND AWARDS
Afternoon program for Farm
ers' Day here Thursday, October
13, will feature entertainment
for the many thousands of visi
tors expected for the event.
The afternoon program will be
carried out on a platform to be
erected on Ninth street near in
tersection with Main street. Roby
R. Church, Farmers' Day chair
man for the Trade Promotion
committee, sponsor of the event,
will preside.' R. T. McNiel, mayor
of North Wilkesboro, will speak
words of welcome, and greetings
will be extended by Richard
Johnston, president of the Cham
ber of Commerce.
W. K. Sturdivant, chairman of
the Agricultural committee of'
the chamber of commerce, will'
present L. Y. Ballentine, commls
sioner of agriculture of North
Carolina. Commissioner Ballen
tine will present awards to win-j
ners - in agricultural projects ?
I sponsored by the chamber ofj
commerce. A number of agricul
tural leaders In the state have'
been invited and will be recognis
ed during the program.
Roland Potter will deliver a
report of much interest, that be
ing the decision of the judging
committee for selection of the
high school beauty queen.
Gilbert Bare, Trade Promotion
committee chairman, will present
to the queen a collection of gifts
provided by the merchants of the
Wilkesboros.
Next will be the highlight en
tertainment act of the day when
Joe King and Brandwine, from
Winston-Salem, will entertain the
crowd with hilarious fun. This is
one of the south's best comedy
acts and is being provided free
to the crowd but at great expense
to the committee.
Music will not be neglected in
the afternoon. A well known
string band will open the pro
gram with music and will play
following the program.
Campaign Here
For Scout Funds
Mapped At Meet
A planning meeting of the
Initial Gifts Chairmen of the
Old Hickory Council Boy Scouts
of America was held Wednesday
evening, Oct. 5 in the Banquet
Room of the Carolina Restaurant
to map campaign plans for the
annual fund raising program for
the support of the scouting move
ment in the council.
Present at the meeting were
W. B. Vaughan-LJoyd, of Win
I
ston-Salem, council scout execu-<
"tive; Herbert Stuckey, deputy";
regional scout executive, of At
lanta; Banks Newman, council
finance chairman, Winston-Sal
em; W. K. Sturdivant, council
initial gifts chairman; Lewis M.
Nelson, Sr., Wilkes district initi
al gifts chairman; Joe Barber,
district finance chairman; L. L.
Hendren, Elkin-Yadkin district
, chairman; Dr. James Rhodes,
Ashe district initial gifts chair
man; Robin N. Wooten, district
publicity chairman; Joe Edwards,
field scout executive; and
Jacques A. Phelps, field scout
executive.
Detailed plans for the cam
paign in the various districts In
the Old Hickory Council were ~
completed. Mr. Newman, in a J
brief message to the group em
phasized the fact that adequate
services for the boys in the J
various communities could be
provided only if the general pub- j
lie supported the campaign. It]
was brought out that the admin
istrative and field executive de- [
partments of the Boy Scouts de- j
rive their sole support from pub- t
lie gifts and that local scout dues
and other local funds are used (
solely in support of the various ?
troops locally. As in past years, t
the Wilkes District is expected j
to meet or exceed its quota in E
the council campaign. <
Inion Service
Sunday To Honor
Rev. Watt Cooper
A community service will be
eld at 7:30 o'clock on this Sun
[ay evening at the North Wil
csboro Presbyterian church. Its
mrpose is to give honor to the
lev. Watt M. Cooper who has
erved the Church and commun
ty during two pastorates, bo
ore and after the War, for a
otal of thirteen years. The First
lethodist and First Baptist
hurches will Join in the union
ervice of worship. The Musical
Lrts Club will provide the music
or the service. Mrs. C. T.
)oughton will direct the singing
if an anthem entitled, "Holy
x>rd God," composed by Cain.
Three brief addresses will he
nade covering the varied minis,
ry rendered by Mr. Cooper dur
ng his pastorate in North Wil
tesboro. W. D. Halfacre will
peak on "As Christian Citizen,"
V. C. Grier, "As Preacher and
5astor," and Dr. John T. Way
and, "As Minister and Friend."
The members of the North
Wilkesboro Presbyterian church
lave recently completed a church
>uilding program and this is the
irst union service in the new
;anctuary. The public is cordial
y invited to this worship service.
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layvees Football
Team Beats Elkin
Here Wednesday
North Wilkesboro high school
ootball B team played well in
he second half of a game here
Wednesday afternoon and defeat
id Elkin Jayvees by the decisive
icore of 20 to 6. Elkin scored in
he first half to take the lead
>ut the North Wilkesboro lads
itormed back with three touch
towns. Absher, Emerson and Day
tcored for North Wilkesboro.
congest touchdown run of the
;ame was Day's sprint after in
ercepting an Elkin pass on the
0.
Defeat Lenoir 7 to 0
h e North Wilkesboro . B
quad defeat Lenoir high's B
earn last week 7 to 6. In chalk
ng up the victory Harrold scored
he touchdown and Hardister
he extra point from scrimmage.
Parish Day In
St. Paul's Church
Parish Day will be observed
n St. Paul's Episcopal church
in Sunday, October 9th. This
ear is the one hundredth anni
'ersary of the Church. There
/ill be a celebration of the Holy
Communion and sermon by the
lector, Rev. B. M. Lackey, at
1:00 a. m.
Picnic dinner will be served at
ine o'clock on the lawn at the
tome of Miss Elizabeth Barber.
Mends and visitors are invited
o attend this service and picnic
Linner.
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Miss M^rlyn Welch, who is
caching in the Flatrock school
tear Mount Airy, spent the week
end in the home of Mrs. E. L.
lemphlll in Wilkesboro.
mutts MUUIIIAIII KUULIKT
CO. PAID OVER $1,333,000 FOR
POULTRY IR WILKES IN YEAR
<ew Manufacturing Firm
Makes All Dividend Pay
ments for First Year
The first fiscal year of the
Vllkes Mountain Poultry Pro
ucts company showed that this
ocal plant had purchased over
ne and one-third million dol
ir? worth of poultry in Wilkes
ounty last year. This figure was
iuoted at the annual meeting
f stockholders last week, by
Tarry Hettiger, secretary-treas
irer of the company. Mr. Het
iger also stated that all divi
[end payments had been made
n the preferred stock of the
ompany.
Of the fifty-three holders of
ireferred stock In the company,
inly two are not residents of
Vllkes county.
Mr. Hettiger also pointed out
hat the new plant was giving
mployment to 100 Wilkes coun
y workers, had paid <5,000 in
axes and had a small surplus at
hs end of the year.
Forrest E. Jones, president,
eported to the stockholders that
he plant had processed over *
hree million five hundred thous
nd pounds of poultry, and had
irovided a full week's work for
he workers until the past few
reeks when the Thursday pro
luction had been curtailed due
o lower poultry consumption. A
nusic system has been installed
n the plant for the employees'
lenefit. This system plays music
ivery hour throughout all work
ng areas. Mr. Jones also stated
hat when the plant was organlz
:d and started by local people
n 1948 the equipment was'
ilanned for a maximum produc
ion of 20,000 chickens a week.!
iowever, the production had in
Teased to 55,000 to 00,000
hickens a week and was main
aining the higher figure.
Directors of the Company, ln
luding Forrest E. Jones, Harry
?. Hettiger, Vernon Deal, J. B.
larter, and Olenn Andreys. were
?-elected at the annual meeting.