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THE JOURNAL-PATRIOT
The Journal-Patriot Has Blazed the Trail of Progress In the "State of Wilkes" For Over 43 Years
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Ji.rth Wilkesboro has a
fading radius of 50 miles,
serving 1^0,000 people in
Northwestern Carolina.
SECTION ONE
16 PAGES
WILKES FARM GROWS $40,000 WORTH TURKEYS
Powell, Benton
Very Successful
Turkey Growers
Excellent Returns From
Sale of First Flock;
- Toms 30 Lbs. Each
In the short space of six
months a farm in the foothills of
the Blue Ridge in Wilkes county
has been transformed into the
turkey capital of North Carolina.
Near <5,000 of the finest holi
day birds to grace the Thanksgiv
ing and Christmas dinner tables
of America were produced this
season on the forme'* Branson
Benton farm by Clarence Benton
and Dobe Powell, who didn't
know the first thin?r about tur
keys until the spring of this
year,^
* This highly successful ventu'O,
li* tikes agricultural authorities
helieve, will pave the way for a
(turkey industry in Wilkes com
parable to the leadership now
enjoyed by this county in pro
duction of chickens and eggs.
They purchased their first lot
of 3,000 baby turkeys from a
hatchery in Kentucky in March
this year. That lot has been
raised and marketed, with most
excellent results.
Benton and Powell now have
the second lot of turkeys on
range, near 3,000 of the finest
birds to go on the Christmas
market this year.
One of the amazing things a
See?TURKEYS?Pags 3, Sec. 2
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Plans Go Forward
For Field Day For
Sawmill Opera fro rs
Annual field day for sawmill
operators and timbermen inter
ested in sawmilling will be held
Friday, November 11, at Ralph
Frazier's lumber plant on high
way 268 in the northern part of
this city.
Actual sawing demonstrations
rill be carried out" in the fore
loon and a barbecue lunch will
>e served at noon. In the after
loon demonstrations will be car
ded out in nearby woods. There
rill also be sawing and chopping
:ontests.
Invitations have been mailed
;o sawmill operators, but the list
ras not complete and all who
should attend have not been in
rited.
Others who wish to attend are
isked to notify the office of the
Wilkes county agent or the
Wilkes Chamber of Commerce,
giving the number to attend.
The demonstrations will get
mder way at 9:30 and a most
nterestlng program is planned
or the day.
Odell Whittington
Attends Grange meet
' Mr. Odell Whittington, Master
of Reddles River Grange, return
ed last week from State Grange
Convention held at Henderson
ville. He said there was the
largest delegation attended the
convention, since it was organiz
-<J in North Carolina.
Spicer Infant Dies
Ronald Spicer, two-months
dTSon of Mr. and Mrs. R. W.
ilpJr. was found dead in bed
lesday morning. Funeral serv
? was held Wednesday.
Surviving are the father and
other and three sisters, Olenda,
ekle and Claudle Spicer.
These views of the former
Branson Benton farm near Par-'
lear show part of the 5,500 tor-'
keys produced there this year!
?nd which will find their way to'
fhanksgiving and Christmas din-'
ner tables in many areas. Men
In the picture, left to right, are:
Dobe Powell, co-owner of the
turkeys; Paul Choplin, Wilkes
county agent, holding turkey;
Vernon Church, of Wilkes Peed
company, which sold feed for
the flock; and Clarence Benton,
co-owner of the turkeys. Agricul
tural authorities see in success
of this venture the beginning of
a big turkey industry in Wilkes
county.
The Powell and Benton tur
key flocks will sell for about
540,000, representing one of the
laijgest gross incomes from a
Wilkes farm.
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Musical Program
Features Kiwanis
Ladies' Night
A musical program which
everyone enjoyed featured the
North Wilkesboro Kiwanis club's
ladies' night banquet held Fri
day evening at Hotel Wilkes. '
President W. H. McElwee pre
sided and Dr. John T. Wavland
spoke the invocation. Welcome
address was by Russell Hodges,
with appropriate response by
Mrs. R. G. Finley.
Program was in charge of Ce
cil Adamson, who introduced
Walter Vassar, of Greensboro,
who in turn introduced Mrs.
Vassar, Mr. Sam Allred, Miss
Jeanne Eble and Miss Mary Neil
Ward, all of Greensboro. Mr.
Vassar led the group in giving
one of the finest music programs
the club has been privileged to
have. The following program was
given: 1. "Sing For Kiwanis",
| duet by Mr. Vassar and Mr. All
red; 2. "Through the Year," solo,
I Mr. Vassar, "I Got Plenty of
Nothin'," solo, Mr. Vassar; 3.
j "Wanting You," duet, by Miss
Jeanne Eble and Mr. Vassar; 4.
j "Let My Song Fill Your Heart",
Miss Eble, "Make Believe," Miss|
Eble; 5. Piano solos: Miss Mary
Neil Ward, "Saber Dance" and
. "The Little White Donkey"; 6.
; solos, Mr. Allred, "My Lady
! Walks in Lonliness", "Loves
[Dream Comes True", "There's a
[Tear in Your Eye"; 7. Piano,
Miss Ward, "Boogie Woogie",)
("Novelty", "Ain't Misbehavin'?';
8. "Solemn Hour", Vassar and
Allred; 9. "My Sweet Embraser"
piano, Miss Ward and voice, Miss I
Eble; 10. Solo, Mr. Allred; 11.
"Good-By 01 Pate", Mr. Vassar:
12. "The Hills of Home", Mr,
Vassar. ]
There were 135 Kiwanians
and guests present for the meet
ing.
". Of P. Lodge Will j
Not Meet On Monday
Because a majority of the
members wish to see the Wilkes
boro-Children's Home football
game, the North Wilkesboro
Knights of Pythias lodge will not
meet on Monday night. I
Church Notice
Regular bi-monthly preaching
8erv<e^ ^11 be held at Goshen.
Baptist church Saturday night,
Nov. 5, at 7:30 o'clock. Church
conference will be held. Rev.
Clate Brown is the pastor.
Returns Coming fn
From Questionnaire
On School Merger
Returns being received by the
Wilkes Chamber of Commerce on
a questionnaire sent to members
to learn public opinion on the
proposal to consolidate Wilkes
boro and North Wilkesboro high
schools indicate much interest in
! the subject, Paul Osborne, chair
man of the Education commit
tee, said today.
j The committee is asking all
who have not returned their fill
ed out questionnaires to get
them in at once in order that
the results may be used for fur
ther action and study by the
committee.
The questionnaire asks for a
"yes" or "no" answer on "Do
you favor consolidation of the
two schools?" and also asks
opinions on type of administra
tions, location and other phases
of the proposal.
Chicken House At
Butngarner's Burns
A large chicken house on the
farm of Lin Bumgarner at Mil
lers Creek was totally destroyed
by fire last night.
The large two-^story building
was located just back of Mr.
Bumgarner's home but the fire
was kept from spreading to oth
er buildings. Most of the chickens
were saved from the building
and only a small number were
burned.
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Square Dance 5th
At Moravian Falls
An old time square dance will
be held Saturday night at the
S Community House in Moravian
Falls for benefit of the commun
ity house fund. A well known
string band from Alexander
county will play for the dances.
I Everybody is invited and those
who attend are assured of a
pleasant evening.
Keyes Offering $200
Reward For Vandals
Rev. Charles A. Keyes, evan
gelist conducting a tent meeting
at Mountain View, is offering a
reward of $20(1 for information
leading to arrest and conviction
of person or persons who dam
aged his tent at Mountain View
Tuesday night. Tent ropes wero
cut, parts of the tent were slash
ed and other damage was done.
Any information shonld be given
to Rev. Mr. Keyes or to law en
forcement officers.
To Be In Forestry
Field Days Soon
November 8, 9 and 10 Dates
For Forestry, Field
Demonstrations
By H. C. COLYARD
Assistant County Agent
One hundred and twenty-five
4-H Club boys are being invited
to attend forestry field day pro
grams scheduled for the week of
November 8.
Roaring River, Ronda, Cling
man, and Benham Schools will
have thejr demonstration on No
vember 8 at 9:00 a. m., on the
farm of E. F. Edwards at Vernon
Poplin's last years project near
Ronda.
The boys from Mtn. View, Mul
berry and Traphill schools will
meet the same day and hour on
the farm of Charlie Harrold, Bill
Harrold's project, on the Trap
hill road. Wilkesboro, North
Wilkesboro, and Ferguson 4-H'ers
will meet on the B. S. Call farm
near Wilkesboro on November 9
at 9:00 a. m.
On November 10 at 9:00 a. m.,
Millers Creek and Mt. Pleasant
clubsters will meet at the W- O.
Huffman Farm near Purlear for
their program.
The boys from the different
schools are as follows: Clingman
school?Bobby Day, R. G. Mathis
and Thomas Jennings; Benham
school ? Harvey Hodge, Billie
Byrd, Bobby Thomas; Traphill
school?George Ingool, Dockery,
Donald Stettle, Billy Sidden, Gil
mer Pardue, Louis Lyon, Frank
Smith, S. G. Lyon, Ralph Spencer,
Billy Holcomb, Johnnie Myers and
R. L. Spencer; Mt. Pleasant
school?Lane Walsh, Joe Cooke,
Wayne Huffman, Jim McGee,
Tony Eller, Ray Huffman, Chal
mer Waters, Bryce Greene, How
ard Triplett, Claude Church,
Gwyn Walker, Jessie Ellis,y Pat
Hurley, Kenneth Dyer, Arthur
Alic Messick, Bobby Church, C.
J. Greene; Millers Creek school:?
Rex Hurley, Cody Church, James
Greer, Edward Lambert, Hobert
Osborne, Lance Reeves, Rush
Elledge, Marvin- Brown, Billy
Woodie, Tracy Eller; Roaring
River school?James Alexander,
Phil Mahaffey. Bobby Shew, Bob
by Howard; Mulberry school ?
Hyde Brown, Billy Cleary, Ray
McNeil, Carl M. Sprinkle, Roy
Higgins, Jimmv Hall, Earl Dean
Eller, Leon Privett, Paul (Wyatt;
Wilkesboro school ? Buddy Ma
this, Billy Mathis, Toby Welbom,
Walter Broyhill, Royce Mathis,
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Cardwetl Youth
Is Accidentally
Killed Tuesday
Clyde Cardwell Accidental
ly Killed By Gun In
Hands of Brother
Tragedy struck with grim
suddenness Tuesday afternoon
at the home of Rev. and Mrs. J.
Garfield Cardwell two miles west
of this city near highway 421.
Their son, Clyde Cardwell, age
15, was instantly killed when he
was shot in the head by a rifle
in the hands of his brother.
James Cardwell, II.
Sheriff C. G. Poindexter and
Coroner I. M. Myers investigat
ed the death and pronounced it
an accident.
According to information giv
, en by Coroner Myers, the two
Cardwell boys with other chil
dren were doing practice shoot
ing with a 22-calibre rifle. They
were taking turns at shooting at
bottles thrown into the air.
When James was aiming at a
bottle in the air another boy
jostled against his arm. The gun
w a s deflected toward Clyde
Cardwell's head and discharged.
The bullet struck him just above
the right ear in the side of his
head. Death was instantaneo is.
Clyde was a junior in Millers
Creek high school and was
popular among his friends and
acquaintances.
Surviving are his father and
mother, three brothers and two
sisters, James, Richard. Steve.
Geraldine Cardwell, all of the
home.
A brief service was held to
day, one p. m., at Gordon Bap
tist church here and last rites
were held at Blue Ridge Baptist
church at two p. m.j Rev. Clate
mj ne
|"Broffi( and Rev. Gif%*T
conducted the services.
Legion Meets Tonight
Wilkes post of the American
Legion will meet tonight, eight
o'clock, at the Legion clubhouse.
A program of special interest has
been planned and all veterans
are invited.
46 Employes Of
Local Plants May
Have Tuberculosis
Forty-six of 1,600 industrial
employes X-Kayed here were
found to have symptoms of
tuberculosis, a report from
the Tuberculosis control divis
ion of the State Board of
Health received here today by
Dr. J. H. McNeill, chairman of
the Wilkes Tuberculosis com
mittee, disclosed.
In addition to the 46 with
suspicious symptoms, 19 were
found to have had some tuber
culosis which had healed. The
46 will be photographed with
chest size X-Rays at the coun
ty tuberculosis hospital for
further study and diagnosis.
District Meeting
Espicopal Women
In Wilkesboro 2
Bishop George M. Henry, of
the Western Diocese of the Epis
copal church, was the principal
speaker at the district meeting
of the Women's Auxiliary of the
Episcopal church held at St.
Paul's church in Wilkesboro to
day.
Following the session at the
church a luncheon was served at
the Woman's Clubhouse by mem
bers of the St. Paul's Auxiliary.
At the luncheon meeting speak
ers included Bishop Henry, Mrs.
Donnel Van Noppen, of Morgan
fon district chairman, and Mrs.
E. L. Kemper, of Shelby, diocesan
chairman.
Sixty members were present
from churches in Marion, Mor
gan ton, Hickory. Lenoir. Boone,
. Wilkesboro.
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First Frost Nov. 2nd I
First killing frost in this ares
occured Wednesday morning, and >
some ice was reported from a <
number of neighborhoods. It was
one of the latest dates since 1900
for the first killing frost. Cool
weather is predicted for tonight
and tomorrow.
lids Lowest In
State Or 100-Bed
Plan For Hospital
Vest Construction Company
of Statesville Lowest
For Construction
The New Wilkes General Hos
>i;al, which will contain 100
>eds and be modern and up-to
late throughout, will cost ap
)roximately $947,000.
Bids for construction of the
lew institution to be located in
he western part of this city were
rpChed here Tuesday by the
rustees of the new hospital and
members of the North Carolina
Medical Care Commission, J. I
Hix, chairman of the board of
trustees, said.
The new hospital was made
possible here by a North Wllkes
boro bond issue approved by the
people of the town of North
Wilkesboro in a special election
last year.
The bond issue wcb voted for
a maximum of $275,000. How
ever, state and federal funds will
pay slightly more than 77 per
cent of the totaf cost.
Dr. John A. Ferrell, secretary
of the State Medical Care Com
mission, said that the bids re
ceived for the Wilkes General
Hospital were the lowest the com
mission has received in the state
for construction of a 100-bed hos
pital.
He said the bids would provide
a cost to $15.18 per square foot
and $9,470 per bed.
Low bidders were: General
construction, P. S. West Con
struction Company of Statesville,
$551,200: heating. . Dick and
Kirkman of Greensboro, $55,489;
plumbing, Estes Plumbing and
Heating Company of Morganton,
$49,000; electric. Electric Serv
ice Company of Hickory, $41,
517; elevator, Otis Elevator com
pany of Greensboro, $32,712; air
conditioning. Air Conditioning
Corporation of Greensboro. $28,
897.
FOUR STATES WORK TO HAVE
HIGHWAY 421 EXTENDED INTO
GREAT LAKES TO COAST DRIVE
Roast Beef Supper
At Mount Pleasant
A roast beef supper will be
served Friday, November 4, six
to nine p. m., at Mount Pleasant
school lunchroom for benefit of
the Mount Pleasant church build
ins fund. Price will be $1 per
plate for adults and 50 cents per
plate for children under 12. The
public is cordially invited to en
joy a good supper.
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Offer Reward For
Persons Opening
3 Fire Hydrants
The town of North Wilkesboro
is offering a reward of $50 for
information leading to arrest and
conviction of the persons who
opened three fire hydrants here
late Tuesday night or early Wed
nesday morning.
A hydrant at the end of F
[street, one on the Toll Road and
another on top of Town Hill were
? opened and ran great quantities
of water before they were found
to be open.
So much water ran out that
water pressure in the higher
areas of the city was dangerous
ly lowered. If a fire had occured
it could easily have been disas
trous.
The law may deal firmly with
uersons who have such screwy
ideas of what constitutes Hallo
we'en fun.
Opera Concert Here
Friday, November 11
The Musical Arts Club is spon
soring conpert here November
11th at 8:00, Women's Club
house. Music will be provided by
group of 8 opera singers, directed
by Robert C. Byrd and brought
together by A. J. Fletcher, of
Raleigh. Admission, is free.
W. J. Bason to Attend Four-;
States Meeting In Bris
tol November 10
U. S. Highway 4 21 Association
an organization interested in the
promotion of highway 421 as a
"Great Lakes to Coast" highway,
will be formed in a meeting of
interested citizens from several
states at Bristol. Tenn.-Va.,
Thursday, November 10.
Objectives of the Association
will be to complete the marl ing
of U. S. 421 from Madison. In
diana. to Chicago, 111., establish
ment of 421 as a Lakes-to-Coast
Highway; urge renovation of all
i parts of the highway not now in
; good condition; promote and
I publicize tourist travel over the
1 highway.
, Highway 421 now has its east
ern end at Fort Fisher, N. C.,
on the Atlantic coast and extends
westward through North Caro
lina, the eastern tip of Tennessee,
southwest Virginia, Kentucky
and to Madison, Indiana.
Invitations have gone out from
the Bristol Chamber of Com
merce to towns in Tennessee,
North Carolina. Virginia and
Kentucky to attend the meeting
at General Shelby Hotel in Bris
tol Thursday, which will begin
with registration at 11 a. m.,
luncheon at 12:15 and organiza
tion meeting at 2:30. A board of
directors will be elected with a
vice president from each state.
Among those who will attend
and help in this organization are
Governor Gordon Browning, of
Tenn., and Governor William
Tuck, of Virginia, and highway
commission chairmen of the af
fected states.
W. J. Bason, chairman of the
Highways and Roads committee
of the Wilkes Chamber of Com
merce, will head the "Wilkes dele
gation to the meeting. Those at
tending from points other than
Bristol will be guests of the Bris
tol Chamber of Commerce for the
luncheon.
mese Dias loiaiea $758,815,
and with $120,000 allowed for
equipment, $45,528.90 as archi
tect's fee and $22,556.10 for con
tingencies. the total comes to
$947,000.
The hospital will be located on
the hill just west of Gaddy Mo
tor company here, where the
historic General Gordon Home is
now being torn down in prepara
tion for hospital construction.
The site was donated to the
new hospital by Dr. Fred C.
Hubbard, who pioneered the
movement for a new hospital
here because of the inadequacy
of the present Wilkes Hospital
to serve all the needs of the
people.
At the time the bond issue
was voted here, it was estimated
by the Medical Care Commission
that a 100-bed hospital, fully
equipped, would cost $1,200,000,
or $12,000 per bed.
The bids received on construc
tion indicate that costs have de
creased since that time, the low
est bid being about 21 per cent
below the estimated $1,200,000
In view of the fact that the
bids have been the lowest re
ceived in the state for a 100-bed
hospital, it is expected that ap
proval by the Medical Care Com
mission, which administrates
state and federal funds for hos
pital construction, will be a mere
formality and the contracts may
be issued as soon as possible.
Mrs. John Wacaster
At Liberty Grove
Mrs. John Wacaster, field rep
resentative of the North Carolina
Baptist Woman's Missionary Un
ion, of Raleigh, will teach the
"Guide to Community Missions"
at Liberty Grove Baptist church
Friday night, November 4, 7:30
o'clock. All are invited to attend.
Football Games
Friday, November 4, 8:0? p.
m. ? North Wflkesboro vs.
Barium Springs at Memorial
Park in North Wilkeeboro.
Monday, November 7, 7:80
p. m.?Wilkeeboro vs. Obil
kesboro vs. Children's Home at
Memorial Park in North WTi
kesboro.
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