OUR CITY
^jrth Wilkesboro tia* a
trading radius of 50 miles,
serving 1^0,000 people ir
w>rthwestem Carolina.
the Journal patriot
The Journal-Patriot Has Blazed the Trail of Progress In the "State of Wilkes" For Over 43 Years
SECTION TWO
16 PAGES
Vol. 43. No. 62
Published Mondays and Thursdays
NORTH .WILKESBORO, N. CM Thursday, November 17, 1849
Make North Wilkesboro Your Shopping Center
In Four States Promote U. S. Hiahwav
This Community
Represented At
0
Bristol Meeting
Organization Formed T o
Make Boone Trail Coa*t
to Lakes Scenic Route
Representatives of cities and
towns of North Carolina, Ten
nessee, Virginia and Kentucky
met in Bristol, Tenn.-Va., to
form an organization to he
known as U. S. Highway 4 2l
Association.
The event was sponsored by
the Bristol Chamber of Com
merce and was attended by more
Ahan 300 representatives of in
terested citifs and towns along
t?e route of the famous highway.
Purpose of the organization
is to seek improvement of sec
tions of highway 421 which are
Aiot in good condition, to extend
marking of highway 421 north
west to the Great Lakes at or
WELL DRILLING
Of Different Sizes
We can drill in any
kind of formation
*Doyal J. Russell
Route 2
Pores Knob, N. C.
LIN BUMGARNER
3 Miles West on Highway 421
^Phone 26-F-21, North WDkeabere
near Chicago, and to promote
the use of highway 421 as a
scenic route to be known as
Coast to Lakes scenic highway.
The subject is of much inter
est here because highway 421
traverses Wilkes county east to
west and goes through the Wil
kesboros.
W. J. Bason, chairman of th?
Highways and Roads committee
of the Wilkes Chamber of Com
merce was the representative
from the Wilkesboros attending
the Bristol organization meet
ing.
The plan of organization for
the U. S. Highway 421 Associ
ation calls for a vice president
from each of the states affected.
S. C. Eggers, of Boone, is the
vice president representing North
Carolina. The board of directors
will be composed of one mem
ber from each incorporated town
on highway 421 from Fort
Fisher, N. C? to Madison, Indi
ana. The board of directors will
elect the president. Marvin W.
Krieger, executive director of
the Harlan, Ky., Chamber of
Commerce, will be assistant to
the president and will be acting
head of the association until the
board of directors and president
are named.
Speakers at the Bristol meet
ing stated that with proper im
provement and promotion U. 3.
Highway 421, which is called
the Boone Trail in North Caro
lina, can become one of the na
tion's best known and most
widely used highways.
It will also furnish a desper
ately needed commercial route
between the industrial Piedmont
Area of North Carolina and the
midwest.
Union Grove, Route 2
Rev. R. C. Loyd filled his
regular appointments at Mt. Pis
gah Baptist church Saturday and
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Danah Prevette
and son, Danny Lee, of Greens
boro, visited Mrs. Prevette's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. G.
Wright, Sunday. Mfs. Wright is
visiting Mr. and Mrs. Prevette
this week.
Mr. M. P. Rupard has been a
patient at a Statesville hospital
for the past month.
P. S. Henderson, who has
been sick, is improved at this
writing.
o
Sugar production is highly
important to the economic wel
fare of Cuba.
Junior Woman's Club Members Waitresses
Members of the Junior Woman's club were waitress
es for a day at Carolina Restaurant. They thoroughly
enjoyed the experience, and the customers must have
enjoyed their services. The club's treasury was en
riched by a substantial sum because all tips went to
the Junior Woman's club. The top phpto ^shows^^the
group furnishing the entertainment?'the "Three Din
ing Sisters," accompanied by Miss Lois Scroggs. Left
to right are: Mrs. Ray Harris, Miss Jackie Frazier,
Miss Lois Scroggs and Miss Nellie Gabriel. The lower
photo shows Junior Woman's club waitresses and cus
tomers. Left to right are: Miss Irene Richardson. Mrs.
Ralph Frazier, Mrs. Delia E. Frazier, Ray Harris and
Tommy Frazier.
Court Of Honor
To Meet Sunday
In Service Here
Scout Awards To Be Pre
sented In Union Service
First Presbyterian
The following boys will have
awards presented at Boy Scout
Court of Honor Sunday night,
November 20th at First Presby
terian church, 7:30 o'clock.
Troop No. 34?Dudley Myers
J. Alan Hayes, Frank Bentley,
Second Class; Car ley Welborn,
Johnnie Wyatt, Frank Rhodes,
First Class, Star and five Merit
badges; James Wallace, Star and
ten Merit badges; Wade Foster,
Star and twelve Merit badges;
Bobby Poteat, Star and seven
Merit badges.
Troop No. 3 5?Bobby Stoker,
Second Class; Billie Bumgarner,
First Class; Emmett Elledge,
First Class; Calvin Hayes, Star
and one Merit badge; J. D. Say
lors, Star.
Troop No. 36?Pete Caudlll,
Second Class; John Winkler,
Donald Coffey, Life and two
Merit badges; Jimmy Shook.
Bobby Wooten, Jimmy Swofford,
Hyatt Gibbs, Second Class.
Troop No. 95?Delmus Har
rold, Russell Blevins, John Se
bastian, Bill Pendry, Second
Class.
Troop No. 99?Max Bumgarn
er, Second Class; Wilbur Greer,
Day Church, First Class and
five Merit badges.
Troop No. 127?Tracy Walk
er, Robert Joines, Hayden Cle
ary, Ray Joines, Larry Baity,
Second Class.
This will be a union service
for all churches. All who are in
terested in Youth are urged to
attend this meeting.
QUALITY FEEDS
easonable prices. Complete lin?
f Poultry, Dairy, Horse and Hor
Feeds. Selected and Bis Rosf
Brands. Also that Southern Bis
cuit Flour.
Selected Feed Store
922-24 'A* STREET
SAVE WITH MUTUAL INSURANCE
Fire, Automobile and Casualty
INSURANCE
INSURANCE AGENCY
Bank of N. Wilkesboro Bldg. Phone 467
Support The Scout Drive
"BILL DING'S" Business
is
BUILDING Business
/ WOULD
SU66RT"
VJEJ2E ALWAYS HAPPY
TO ACMSE,
W EXPERIENCE
I HAS MADE US WISE
We will be glad to talk over your
Building Problems With you.
PHON ^-l+CdMukUuHltS&f* N. WILKES BORO
SPECIAL CHRISTMAS SALE
- on
NEW & USED PIANOS
Prices Cot to the bone to make this our greatest pre- Christmas
Sale. Prices below are a sample of the many Bargains.
Weaver Spinet (Brand New)
Retail Price $760.00 - On Sale _ _ $545.00
Mirror Piano (Rebuilt)
Like new $275.00 $195.00
Upright (Used)
Reconditioned ? Tuned $145.00 - $85.00
Dozens of other fine pianos new, and used at greatly reduced
prices. Use our Christmas club plan to have your choice deliver
ed for Christmas.
L ?
SEE THEM AT
GARWOOD PIANO CO.
Midway Bldg., Wilkesboro, N. C.
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*
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'D' STREET
PHONE 741
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