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CITY
Wilkesboro lias a
ig radius of 50 miles,
ig I'M),000 people in
Northwestern Carolina.
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43, No. 63 Published Mondays and Thursdays NORTH WILKESBORO, N. C., Monday, November 21, 1949 Make North WUkesboro Your Shonninn n?nt?r
3,000 POUNDS OF FISH ARRIVE FOR BEECH'S LAKES
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Tlie truck surrounded by men in thia picture contains 3,000 pounds of live
*Afish from Washington county. The fish hive been placed in Beech Blankenship's
series of three fish lakes located on a part of the former Brookshire farm near
highway 115 southeast of this city. One lake will he stocked with bass, brim and
crappies, another will have catfish and e;ls and there is one carp lake. Beech is
shown on the right of the deer in this pic.ure, with Charlie Johnsqn on the left.
The deer was killed by a hunting party o* which Mr. Johnson and Mr. Blanken
ship were members in the eastern part of the state.
Forestry Topic
At Kiwanis Meet
iHere Friday Noon
Key Club Charter At North
Wilkesboro School To
Be Gnren Friday
North Wilkesboro Kiwan
club here Friday noon enjoy
ed a program depicting forestry
work in Wilkes county.
Program chairman Joe Mc
Coy presented Tom Jenrette,
who gave a fine resume of the
work that has been done in the
recent years in this county for
the preservation and increasing
<4?j?ffDre8t resources. He pointed
)3Br that it has been pnd may
still be the greatest money pro
Iducing resources. In 194 7, ban
ner year for cutting timber, the
county produced approximately
7.,000,000 feet. This could be
continued with proper cutting
and reforestation. ,
Following his talk Paul Chop- j
and Howard Colvard showed
?.des portraying the past year's
work with the 4-H Club boys in 1
the county in their work of im
proving forestry resources.
Following the forestry pic-1
turse, Thomas Lenderman show
ed his film of pictures of the
recent Farmers' Day parade.
The club voted to present the
Key Club charter to the North
?'wilkesboro high school at 11:16
? Friday, December 2nd.
? _ Paul ChoplJn presented to
?President McElwee for the club
? a certificate and ribbon of recog
nition from the Elkin Junior
Chamber of Commerce for the
interest shown by this club in
the recent Baby Beef show and
sale, held at that town. *
Guests Friday were: Irvin
Key with Paul Choplin; Dr. H.
B. Perry, Jr., of Boone, with Dr.
F. C. Hubbard; Virgil Ginsler
with A. F. Kilby; H. C. Roberts
and Fred Davis with Tom Jen
rette.
Optimist Governor
Here Tomorrow
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P. E. Rogers, of Hickory, gov
ernor of the eighteenth district
?f Optimist International, will be
guest of honor at the luncheon
meeting tomorrow at noon of]
the Optimist Club of North Wll
kesboro. The luncheon will be
held at Hotel Wilkes.'
Among other guests expected
at the luncheon will be Con
gressman C. B. Deane, of Rock
ingham, who is in Wilkes renew
ing old acquaintances and mak
ing new friends. Congressman
r mas
ne will be the guest of Post-1
aster Maurice E. Walsh.
All members of the club are:
urged by President E. R. Eller
^W-make every effort to be prea
ch in order to give Governor
R^ers the biggest welcome pos
sible
Turkey Dinner
, Turkey dinner will be served
Thankp^fving Day 12 noon an
fl^sp. m. at Mplberry com
munity house for benefit of the
Baptist Home church. Price will
be $1 for adults and So cen's
for children.
Last Rites Today
For Mrs. Johnson
Funeral service was held this
afternoon at Oak Forest church
for Mrs. Cornelia Johnson, 88,
well known reSdent of the Roar
ing River route two community
who died Friday.
Mrs. Johnson was born July
17, 1861, a daughter of the late
Silas E. and Amanda Parker
Chappel.
Surviving Mrs. Johnson are
three sons and two daughters:
B. L. Johnson, Lakeland, Flor
ida; J. R. Johnson, Ronda;
Frank Johnson, Roaring River;
Mrs. Tom Poteat, North Wilkes
boro route three; Mrs. C. N.
Glass, Mt. Airy.
Rev, J. B. Ray conducted the
last rites.
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B, M. Pardue, 75,
Rites On Sunday
Prominent Citizen Moravian
Falls Community Died
Friday Evening
Bevel Monroe Pardue, 75, for
many years a prominent and
highly respected citizen of the
Moravian Falls community, died
at his home Friday evening. He
had been in ill health for the
past three years but a heart at
tack was attributed as the cause
of his sudden death.
Mr. Pardue was born Novem
ber 6, 1874, a son of the late
Oliver and Martha Ann Pardue.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Maude Smithey Pardue, three
daughters and one son: Mrs.
Bernice Greer, o f Moravian
Falls; Mrs. D. G. Kimbrell, of
Charlotte; Mrs. R. D. Round
tree, of Charleston, S. C.; Lloyd
Pardue, of Wilkesboro.
Over a long period of years
Mr. Pardue was active in church
and community affairs. He had
served as church clerk, member
of the board of deacons and as
Sunday school superintendent
at Moravian Falls Baptist church
for many years. Over a long
period of time he was in charge
of milling operations at Wilkes
Milling company in North Wil
kesboro, earning the reputation,
of being one of the best in his
trade in this part of the state.
Funeral service was held Sun
day afternoon at Moravian Falls
Baptist church and burial was
in Moravian Falls cemetery.
Rev. Dean Minton, pastor, was
assisted in the service by Rev.
Ernest Bumgarner, a former
pastor. Many beautiful flowers
were tokens of friendship and
esteem by friends and acquaint
ances.
Pall bearers were Lawrence
Critcher, Dick Greer, Irving El
ler. Perry Lowe, Cyrus Brown,
Earl Nichols, W. C. Hendren and
Dr. J. G. Bentley. Honorary pall
bearers were W. R. Hubbard, J.
M. Lankford, J. b. Brewer, Walt
er Revis, W. H. H. Waugh, W.
C. Scroggs, Lloyd Phillips, R.
Don Laws, M. B. Clark and
Grover Hix.
Farm people save a lot more
of what they earn than do city
folks. One surrey in Iowa shows
that farm families put almost
twice as much into savings as do
down folks with the* same In
come.
Hemphill Rites
Held On Friday
J. L. Hemphill Over Several
Decades Was Prominent
In Business Here
Funeral service was held Fri
day afternoon at Cub Creek Bap
tist church near Wilkesboro for
J. L. Hemphill, 87, who died
Thursday noon at the Wilkes
hospital.
Rev. L. T. Younger, pastor,
conducted the service and burial
was in Mountain Park cemetery
near Wilkesboro.
Mr. Hemphill was born in
Burke county, a son of the late
Lafayette and' Martha Spainhour
Hemphill. He was a nephew of
the late R. A. Spainhour.
As a child he came to Wilkes
county and began a career which
wielded a great influence in the
business growth of this commun
ity.
Mr. nempniu first entered
business with establishment of
a store at Moravian Falls. Fol
lowing that enterprise he travel
ed for a number of years for a
shoe manufacturing firm in
Richmond, Va., and gained an
enviable reputation as a sales
man among merchants in the
south. His next business enter
prise was the founding of
Vaughn - Hemphill company,
which he operated successfully
in North Wilkesboro for a num
ber of years. Later he establish
ed and operated a wholesale
clothing firm in Statesville.
In later years he purchased a
number of splendid farms and
was noted for raising fine hors
es. He also gained a wide repu
tation as a home builder and
erected several of the finer resi
dences in the Wilkesboros.
Mr. .Hemphill was actively in
terested in the public life of the
county. He was a prominent
leader in the Democratic party
and held a number of positions
of leadership. In later years he
served on the Wilkes county
board of education, later re
tiring from public life because
of advanced age and declining
health.
Mr. Hemphill was first mar
ried to Miss Alice Ferguson.
After her death he married Miss
Kate McEwen, who died several
years ago.
Surviving are two daughters,
and two sons: Mrs. Hobson Par
due, of Moravian Falls; Mrs.
Hubert Mathis, of North Wilkes
boro route three; F. L. Hemp
hill, of Greensboro; R. F. Hemp
hill, of Franklin.
One son, E. L. Hemphill, pre
ceded him in death.
Poultry Broadcast
Is Set For Tuesday
County Agent Paul Choplin,
with the aid of two or more
poultrymen in Wilkes, will be
heard in a farm program over
radio station WSJS, Winstou
Salem, Tuesday at 12:15. All
are invited to hear this program,
which will give valuable pub
licity to the poultry industry in
Wilkes.
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Bulbs of daffodils, tulips, hya
cinths, bulbous iris and crosus
should be in the ground by mid
November.
"Night Must Fall"
Tale Of Murderer
"Night Must Fall" la a psy
chological thriller the study of
a cold-blooded murderer whose
deliberate and incredibly arro
gant machinations prove a s
thrilling behind foot lights as
they did in book form. The
Pooh-Bah of the play was Emlyn
Willisana, a Welshman with
scythelike eyebrows. He wrote
the play, he directed it, and he
played it's leading part.
When the Community Little
Theatre presents "Night Must
Fall" on December 2nd and 3rd,
Bill Gabriel will re-create the
roll made famous by Emlyn Wil
liams.
Christmas Seals
Go In Mails Today;
Purchase Asked
Wilkes Tuberculosis Com
mittee Has Essential
Program
Little decorative Christmas
seals went into the mails today
to many people in Wilkes coun
ty, along with a self addressed
envelope to enclose a check in
payment for them.
Payment for these seals go in
to the fund to fight tubercu
losis, and the greater part is
used here in Wilkes county in
isolating and treating known
cases in the Wilkes Tuberculosis
hospital, by finding the unknown
cases with X-Rays, by education
on the dangers of tuberculosis,
and training cured cases in oc
cupations they can safely follow.
An early and liberal return Is
urgently requested because of
the great need for funds to car
ry out an extensive program.
The following letter by the seal
sale chairman carries- the mes
sage briefly;
"Dear Frierfd:
"Tuberculosis is still ravaging
Wilkes County! Twenty-five cas
es were admitted to your Wilkes
TB Hospital between October 1,
1948 and September 30, 1949.
"With the money you pay for
Christmas Seals, you can, even
tually, stamp out this plague. It
can be done by: (1) isolating
and treating our known c^pes,
(2) by finding the unknown
cases with X-rays, (3) by edu
cating our young people con
cerning the symptoms and everi
present dangers of the disease,
and (4) by training the cured
cases in occupations that will
enable them to earn their liv
ings.
"All those things are being
done by your TB Association.
Such projects cost money. The
program must be carried on
over a period of years. We are
asking you to help pay for it.
"Enclosed you will find find
?? Christmas Seals. The nom
inal price is a penny apiece, but
if you want to pay a nickel or
a dime each, your money will
be well spent on a program that
may someday protect a member
of your own family. Please re
turn your donation (or the;
Christmas Seals, if you don't
want them), in the enclosed self
addressed envelope. For those
you help, we say "Thank You
and A Merry Christmas."
"Gratefully yours,
"mrs. J. h. McNeill,
"Seal Sale Chairman."
Ellis Child Is
Victim Accident
On Highway 18
Child Struck By Car Driven
By Deputy Marshal Ir
win Near McGrady
Jerry Anthony Ellis, five-year
old boy with less than half vis
ion, was instantly killed Satur
day when he was struck by a
car driven by Deputy Marshal
Walter M. Irwin, of Wilkesboro.
The accident occurred 15 miles
north of North Wilkesboro on
highway 18 near McGrady. Dep
uty Marshal Irwin, accompanied
by Mrs. Irwin, was traveling
toward North Wilkesboro when
the boy ran across the road in
front of the car.
Wilkes Sheriff C. G. Poindex
ter, Coroner I. M. Myers and
Patrolman Clyde R. Shook con
curred in the opinion that Mr.
Irwin could not have avoided the
accident and no charges were
preferred. Coroner Myers quoted
Mrs. Clarence Painter, grand
mother of the boy, who saw
the accident, as saying that Mr.
Irwin apparently did everything
in his power to try to avoid his
car hitting the boy. In his effort
to avoid running over the boy,
the Deputy Marshal's car was
overturned. He and Mrs. Ir
win were badly shaken up and
bruised and apparently had no
serious injuries.
Relatives told the coroner
that the child had no vision in
one eye and that the other was
defective. Apparently he did not
see the car approaching as he
darted into its path. Death was
instantaneous.
Surviving the accident victim
are his father and mother, Paul
and Norma Painter Ellis, of Mc
Grady.
Funeral service was held to
day, ten a. m., at Reins-Stur
divant chapel in North Wilkes
boro and burial was in Mount
Lawn Memorial Park north ol
this city. Father Peter Sheraton
conducted the service.
Proclamation
I urge all North Carolinians
to join in the crusade against
the great White Plague that has
killed more than nine hundred
of our citizens in the past twelve
months.'
Medical Science has been suc
cessful in finding the cause foi
Tuberculosis. Constant researcl
is discovering and perfecting
cures for the various types and
stages of the disease. Therefore
death from Tuberculosis is need
less.
It is our duty to provide the
financial means for educationa
programs, field work, early di
agnosis,* adequate and immedi
ate treatment, and extended re
search. It is our responsibility
to banish this killer from oui
own and future generations.
Please do your share and
more in buying and selling the
Tuberculosis (Christmas Seals,
the sole monetary source foi
this tremendous task. We can
win the fight by zealous support
of the 1949i-50 concentrated
campaign November 21 to De
cember 25.
May your Christmas be mer
rier because you have helped in
this way to banish suffering and
sorrow from the World.
W. KERR SCOTT, x Governor.
KIWANIS COMMITTEE HELPING
SENIORS TO CHOOSE VOCATIONS
Vocational Guidance commit
tee of the North Wilkesboro Ki
wanis club is carrying on a con
stant program designed to aid
high school seniors in choosing
vocations.
Each week a radio program is
given over station WKBC in
North Wilkesboro with seniors
in high schools of Wilkes and
adjoining counties listening in
by radio.
This program consists of an
address by a successful man in
a chosen profession, followed by
a quiz program directed by a
team of high school seniors.
This program was first initiated
for high schools in Wilkes but
has expanded with those in
neighboring counties participat
ing.
Some professions and trades
which have been discussed on
these programs have included
ministry, politics, medicine, bus
iness, civil service, photography,
skilled mechanics trades, jewel
ry, merchandising, salesmanship,
insurance.
Dr. J. H. McNeill is chairman
of the committee, and a plan
has been arranged enabling any
interested senior to secure a
personal interview with profes
sional men and women. Dr. John
T. Wayland acts as counselor in
this work and arranges the in
terview of an interested student
with a person representing the
profession about which the sen
ior shows interest.
All radio program scripts have
been made into mimeographed
form booklets and are being dis
tributed to high schools for ref
erence purposes, thus extending
the program beyond the limited
scope of radio broadcasts.
Some Things Are
Just Too Much
Roanoke, Va. ? Marshall
(Shotgun) Leftwidi, 40, told
Police Court Justice S. R. Price
today why he got drunk on a
mixture of shellac reducer and
water.
"You see, judge," said Left
wlch, "a woman told me to
build her a new henhouse out
of an old henhouse, and not
to tear down the old house
until the new one was built.
"Judge, I had to get drunk
on that."
The case was dismissed.
Churches Plan
Thanksgiving
Day Services
Churches in the Wilkesboros and
churches in rural communities
have planned special Thanksgiv
ing services for the Thanksgiv
ing season.
Following are announcements of
a number of the services, to
which all are invited:
At Moravian Falls
Thanksgiving Day service will
be held Thursday, ten a. m., at
Moravian Falls Baptist church for
the entire community. Rev. Dean
Minton, Baptist pastor, and Rev.
J. L. A. Bumgarner, Methodist
pastor, will conduct the service.
Annual Thanksgiving offerings
for orphanages will be received.
Wilkesboro Baptist
The general meeting of the
Woman's Missionary Society of
the -Wilkesboro Baptist church
will be held at the church Wed
nesday evening, 7:..0 o'clock, in
stead of on Tuesday, the regular
day for the meeting. The pro
gram, featuring Thanksgiving,
will be given by members of
Circle No. 2. The offering, in the
form of food and clothing, will
be received f?e- a needy family.
The public is invited to attend.
Union Service Here
The Annual Thanksgiving
Service will be held this year at
the First Methodist church in
North Wilkesboro on Thursday
morning, November 24, at 10:00
o'clock. The special music will
be rendered by members of the
Methodist choir, with the sermon
being brought by Dr. John T.
Wayland. The members of thf
Methodist church give a special
welcome to Baptists and Pres
byterians at this Union Service.
At Walnut Grove
There will be a Thanksgiving
service on Wednesday evening at
Walnut Grove Baptist church at
Springfield, N. C. Sermon will
be delivered by Rev. M. L. Blev
ins, pastor; services will begin
at 7:15.
First Presbyterian
Annual Thanksgiving Service
at the First Presbyterian church
will be held Thursday morning,
ten o'clock, in the church. The
special offering for Barium
Springs orphanage will be taken
at that service.
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Food Sale 23rd By
Junior Woman's Club
An answer to Thanksgiving
baking is provided by Junior
Woman's Club members who
will hold their timely food sale
on Wednesday, November 23 at
Spainhour's Department Store.
Such was the demand for home
made baked goods last year at
the club's bazaar 'that a sellout
is expected.
The array of cakes, pies, cook
ies, brownies, and other sweets
will be displayed in a booth on
the first floor of Spainhour's and
will go on sale promptly at 1 p.
m. and continue until closing
time.
Behind the booth to sell the
wares will be Mesdames Forrest
Jones, James Steele, Ray Har
ris, and Ray Watts.
Chairman Dorothy Jennings
urges club members to bring
their baked goods to Spainhour's
from 10:30 to 12:30 a. m. on
Wednesday in time to be dis
played for sale.
V.F.W. Will Meet
On Friday Night
Meeting of the V. F. W. post
here will be held at the club
house on Friday night, 7:30, in
stead of Thursday night. All
members are asked to attend be
cause of important business to
be taken up at the meeting.
Man And Woman Die In Automobile
Carbon Monoxide
Gas Cause Deaths
Saturday Night
William McCoy Billings and
Ruth Bauguss Victims
Accident With Car
Accidental death by carbon
monoxide gas poisoning was the
verdict rendered by Wilkes Cor
oner I. M. Myers in the deaths
of William McCoy- Billings, 39,
and Miss Ruth Bauguss, 24, who
were found dead in an automo
bile on an Edwards township
road early Sunday.
Burl Wiles, a resident of the
community where the man and
woman died, told Coroner My
ers that he saw the man and
woman in the old model car Sat
urday night about nine o'clock.
They had the motor running to
keep warm.
On Sunday morning about
nine o'clock two colored men re
ported to Deputy Sheriff Jack
I Hoots that they saw the man
I and woman in the car and that
they thought they were dead.
Coroner Myers, Sheriff C. G.
Poindexter and deputies, assist
ed by Dr. A. J. Eller, county
health officer, investigated the
deaths and determined that
death was caused by carbon mo
noxide gas from the automobile
I and that death had occured for
both about midnight Saturday
night. There were no marks of
foul play, and no indications of
murder or suicide. On Sunday
morning the car switch was on
and the gas tank was empty.
The dead man was seated und
er the steering wheel with one
hand on the wheel and the other
arm arm lying on top of the
seat. Body of the dead woman
was slumped against his should
er, the coroner said.
Billings was a son of Mr. and
Mrs. Carl Billings, of Benham.
In addition to his parents he is
survived by his wife, Mrs. Fay
Billings, and three sons, R. V.,
Lester and Ernest Billings, cf
Traphill.
Funeral service for Billings
will be held Tuesday, 11 a. m.,
at Knobs church at Austin. Rev.
L. E-. Sparks will conduct the
service.
Miss Bauguss was a daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Kirk Bauguss,
of the Thurmond eommunity.
Her body was taken to "Mt. Airy
for funeral arrangements.
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Miss Gabriel Is
Speaker At Brief
Meeting Of Lions
North Wilkesboro Lions Club
enjoyed a brief program and a
turkey dinner at the club's meet
ing held Friday evening at Ho
tel Wilkes.
Jack Swofford, vice president,
presided in the absence of Pres
ident Bill Jester.
Miss Nellie Gabriel, a mem
ber of the Little Theatre group,
was speaker for the program.
Miss Gabriel discussed the cur
rent Christmas seal campaign.
Tuberculosis, she said, is a so
cial and industrial tragedy,
which can be cured if detected
in time. Miss Gabriel pointed
out that there are now 18 pa
tients in the Wilkes Tubercu
losis Hospital, which is operated
by Wilkes county with the aid
of the Tuberculosis committee,
using funds derived from the
purchase of Christmas seals.
Miss Gabriel also pointed out
the greater reed for funds dur
ing the coming year, saying that
a photoflurographic machine for
screening the people for tuber
culosis will cost about 86,500.
Telling of the need of screening
to find tuberculosis. Miss Ga
briel pointed out that one grand
mother had infected three gen
erations of a Wilkes family with
the disease.
Bill Scroggs was received into
the club as a new member and
was inducted by Edward S. Fin
ley.
At the meeting Friday RoberJ
Gamblll was guest of Larry
Moore; David Parks was guest
of Shoun Kerbaugh and Robert
D. Smith, 92, of Kingstree, S. C.,
was guest of his son, Dr. H. B.
Smith.
Stanly County farmers report
the best lespedeza seed crop In
many years.