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ton CITY North Wilkesboro has a trading radius of 50 miles, serving 1^0,000 people in Northwestern Carolina. The Journol-Potriot Has Blozed the Trail of Progress In the "State of Wilkes" For Over 43 Years SUPPORT POLIO Vol. 43, No. 79 Published Mondays and Thursdays NORTH WILKESBORO. N. C., Monday, January 16, 1950 Make North Wiikesboro Your Shopping Center J. Allie Hayes Is Cudidate For Solicitor's Office Attorney Here Will Seek Republican Nomination In Primary J. Allie Hayes, prominent North Wllkesboro attorney, to day publicily announced his can didacy for the Republican nomi nation for solicitor of the 17th judicial district, which is com posed of Wilkes, Avery, Mitchell Yadkin and Davie counties. The district is the only Re publican judicial district in tbe state and the solicitor's office is now held by Avalon E\ Hall, of Yadkinville. Solicitor Hall, who is completing his 12th year, has announced his candidacy for a - fourth four-year term. In making his announcement Mr. Hayes said: "The solicitor's should rotate between thej TCirio lous counties in the district at more frequent intervals, and! should be used as a stepping stone for the lawyers rather than ! permanent dwelling place." Mr. Hayes was born and rear ed in the Purlear community of Wilkes county. His father died when he was two years old and it was necessary that he work his way through high school and college. H e attended Millers Creek high school and graduated from Wllkesboro. He graduated from Wake Forest College law school and for the past 14 years has been engaged in practice of law. He has had a wide variety of practice and is licensed to practice in the federal circuit courts of appeals at Richmond, Va., and Cincinnati, Ohio, and before the Supreme court of the United States. Mr. Hayes is an active Baptist. His family consists of his wife and four children. Commenting on his candidacy,! he stated that he will wage anj active campaign in all counties. He said "The Republican party could strengthen its position by helping two men, rather than keeping one man in office too long." Mrs. T. J. Parsons, Passes Suddenly Mrs. Nina R. Parsons, 57, wife of T. J. Parsons, well known Boomer resident, died unexpec tedly late Friday evening at her home. Wilkes Coroner I. M. Myers, who investigated the death, pro nounced it due to a heart attack. He stated that Mr. Parsons left to ^5Ty'load of apples to Mor? %?.uton and that Mrs. Parsons was to go to the home of a neighbor to spend the night. When she did not arrive there a search was made and she was lying on the floor at her tjggd home Mrs. Parsons was born in Alex ander county April IS. 1892, a daughter of the late Dr. Robinett: and Mrs. Janie Bumgarner Rob inett. Surviving are her husband, two daughters and four sons: Mrs. W. M. Lackey, Carrboro; Mrs. H. B. Fortnert Taylorsville: 1 R. H. Parsons, Hudson; L. L. Parsons, North Wllkesboro; Thomas- E. and Quincy Parsons, Boomer. i Funeral was held Sunday, 2:30 p. m? at Little Rock Baptist church. Rev. A. W. Filer, Rev.! John L. Wells and Rev. Isaac Watts conducted the last rites. Insulation Man Has A Special Course Bob Day, proprietor of Para mount Insulation company here, has just retuhied from Lancast er, Pa.,* where he completed an intensive course in linoleum and ' tile installation. The course cov ered all types, of rubber and as phalt tile, acoustical tile and re lated subjects. Mr. Day has ex panded his firm to include these types of business and installation. | CiAV. To Meet On Tuesday Night Wilkes chapter number 33 ofi tabled Veterans will meet. esday, January 17, 7:30 p. m.J the V. F. W. clubhouse. ft wilL be a combined regular] 1 election meeting and a large] endance is urged. One state] I three chapter executive com- [ teem en will be elected. ' Trade^At Home and Save! Solicitor Candidate J. AliuE HAYES Officers Wilkes Chamber Will Be Named Tuesday Bason, Church, Gabriel, Swofford, Walsh, Waugh New Directors Board of directors of the Wilkes Chamber of Commerce will meet Tuesday noon at Hotel Wilkes to elect a president, vice president, treasurer and national councilor for the coming year. Present for the meeting will be the retiring six members of the board, the newly elected six members and the 12 members whose terms have not expired. Results of the recent election showed that the following six were elected for a three-year term from the 12 nominated: W. J. Bason, R. R. Church, W. G. Gabriel, C. J. Swofford, Maurice Walsh and W. H. H. Waugh'. The 12 members whose terms have not expired are Joe Barber, Gilbert Bare, R. M. Brame, Jr., E. G. Finley, Blair Gwyn, A. F. Kilby, W. C. Marlow, W. H. Mc Elwee, Presley Myers, Paul Os borne, L. S. Spainhour, C. Ar thur Venable. Retiring members are W. O. Absher, J. B. Carter, Vernon Deal, Dr. F. C. Hubbard, Rich ard Johnston and J. B. Williams. They have served three years on the board. Proposed budget for 1950 ope ration of the chamber will be presented and adopted at the meeting, and plans will be laid for the annual membership meet ing of the chamber. Wm. Otis Prevette Claimed By Death William Otis Prevette, 26, resident of the Ronda route two community, died early Friday in a Winston-Salem hospital. Funeral service was held Sun day, two p. m., at Pleasant Grove church with Rev. R. R. Crater in charge. He was a son of the late Lew is Prevette and Mrs. Kizzle An derson Prevette, of Ronda. In ad-> dition to his mother he is sur vived by his wife. Mrs. Florence Prevette, one daughter, Brenda Sue, and the following brothers and sisters: L. B., Harrison, Eu gene and Junior Prevette, all of Ronda; Monroe Prevette, North Wilkesboro; Mrs. Walter Greg ory and Mrs. L. P. Souther, .Greensboro; Minnie Sue and 'cianton Prevette, Ronda. Polio Campaign Is Opened Today Postal Receipts Show Large Gain During Past Year Gain In Receipts At North Wilkesboro During Past Year Near $10,000 Postal receipts at the North Wilkesboro postoffice had the greatest increase in history dur ing the year 1949. Postmaster Maurice Walsh to day listed receipts for the year 1949 at $62,254.26, which repre sented an increase of $9,851.94 over the 1948 total of $52, 403.32*. During the Christmas holiday period the office handled the greatest volume of business, with cancellations totaling 594, 332 for the final quarter of the year as compared to 517,290 for the same period in 1948. The office had a net increase for December of $2,447.74 over the total for December, 1948. Postmaster Walsh stated that the office's receipts are increas ing constantly, due to growing population and increased busi ness activity, but some of the large increase during the past year was attributed to increased postage rate. The increase from 1 1-2 to two cents on Christmas cards caused many, to use three cent postage and send their cares first class, the postmaster said. Wilkesboro Shows Gain Receipts at the Wilkesboro postoffice showed a very sub stantial gairi durlnlg 1949, fi gures released today by Post master M. P. Bumgarner reveal ed. Total receipts for 1949 were $11,092.40, as compared to $10, 324.85 in 1948, or a gain of about seven and one-half per cent. Postal receipts do not in clpde all revenue of the office, but just the part the postal de partment counts in rating of postoffices. Money order fees, sale of internal revenue stamps and a number of other miscel laneous revenue items are not included in official receipts. Miss Ora Vannoy Taken By Death Miss Ora Vannoy, 45, for sev eral years a teacher, in Wilkes county schools, died Saturday ?night in a Statesville hospital She had been in ill health for the | past few years and seriously ill for several days. ! Miss Vannoy was a member of a widely known Wilkes family. (She was born May 9, 1904, a daughter of the late Henry N. Vannoy and Mrs. Jennie Colvard Vannoy, of the Reddies River community. Her mother for many years was postmistress at 'Reddies River postoffice. Miss Vannoy was forced to re jtire from teaching soon after the beginning of the present term, ?because of ill health, but she had earned an excellent reputation in the teaching profession. , Funeral service was held to day. 2:30, at Reddies River church. Rev. Walter Whitting ton, Rev. A. W. Eller and Rev. Glenn Huffman conducted the last rites. LITTLE SYMPHONY HAS WIDE REPERTOIRE mphony ot the North C - .^-^uony Orchestra under the direction of Benjamin Swain has a wide aid varied repertoire. Snapped during a rehearsal are members of the Orchestra studying a new work with Dr. Swalin. The Little Symphony is scheduled to appear ii North Wilkesboro March 2. The mem bership drive to make these concerts possible is now in progress. Play To Be Given At P.T.A Thursday The January meeting of the North Wilkesboro Parent-Teach er Association will be held in1 the Bchool auditorium on Thurs-' day evening, January 19, at 7:30 o'clock. Featuring the program will be a one-act play to be giv en by members of the dramatic club under the direction of Mrs. R. N. Wooten. < The play, "Peggy," by Harold Williamson is a production of the I Carolina Playmakers. All mem bers are urged to attend. i Optimist Club i Starts 1850 With A Splendid Meet Dr. John T. Wayland Talks On Various Terms In j Newspapers ! The Optimist club of North Wilkesboro, with a splendid at tendance of members, started 1950 in a fine way last Tuesday when the first meeting of the New Year was held at Hotel Wilkes. E. R. Eller, club presi dent, was the presiding officer. The luncheon opened with singing "America,'' followed by the club creed repeated in uni son, and invocation spoken by Rev. c. Jay Winslow. Guests at the luncheon were Rev. W. N. Brookshire, pastor of the Wilkesboro Baptist church, with Rev. C. J. Winslow; Wil liam Thomas, a former Optimist, with Postmaster Maurice E Walsh. During the business session of the luncheon. Optimist Walsh re ported that plans were shaping up satisfactorily for holding the Wilkes County Basketball Tour nament on February 23, 24, 25 at the Wilkesboro gymnasium. The club will not hold its regular fourth Tuesday meeting this month on account of joining with other civic organizations of the city in honoring the "young man of the year" at a special gathering Friday night at Hotel Wilkes. Optimist Fred Bauguss was in charge of the program for the day and he presented Dr. John T. ^Vayland, pastor of the First Baptist church of this city, who used as the theme for his in formal talk the various terms people now read in newspapers and magazines?such as social-' ism, communism, Nazis, etc. Dr. I .Wayland said it was wonderful to live in a country like America where there is yet much person al initiative, and where there yet remains competition in business. He compared life in the United States with other countries of the world, especially countries in which democracy is dead. Continuing, Dr. Wayland said that. there are several factors which tend to make America great: Comptetitive business, service clubs and fraternal or ganizations; a strong middle class of people; freedom of speech and religious liberty. Dr. Waylafid took an optimis tic view of the future and ex pressed himself as seeing an im provement in world living condi tions. MM LITTLE SYMPHONY MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN IS UNDER WAY HERE The North Carolina Little Sym phony under the direction of Benja min Swalin will appear in concert in North Wilkesboro Thursday, March 2, and will give two per : formances?an adult concert in the [evening, and a free concert espec ially prepared for children in the [ afternoon, The appearance will be sponsored by the Junior Woman's Club and the Jaycees. The membership drive for sub scriptions in the Symphony Society | has been extended to last through I January 25. Season tickets are nQW [ on sale at Stafford's Record Shop | or may be secured from Wayne Fos | ter, chairman of the drive for the Jaycees. Adult memberships afe $2.00 each; collegiate memberships $1.20. Performances of the North Caro lina Symphony are not limited to members. Should you be a non member, however, Miss Jennings points out, you will have to buy a ticket at the box-office. Perhaps after hearing the concert, you will want to hear another that the Sym phony is presenting in a neighbor ing town. For each performancs you must buy a separate ticket. If you are a Symphony Societj member, your membership card en titles you to attend every concert by the orchestra throughout th< state. By purchasing a seasoi ticket, for the price of one concer you may hear every one during th< entire season. Last season manj Society members followed the Or hestra to nearby towns for concerts members who heard the Little Sym phony in their own community later journeyed to neighboring towns to hear the Full Symphony and vice versa.- The repertoiri which the director, Benjamin Swa lin, plans for both orchestras ii wide and varied so that memberi are sure to hear different programs From the standpoint of persona interest,' the Symphony Societj membership pays the subscribe] dividends in beauty and pleasure ! and in a broader sense it pays ever (higher returns?the satisfaction oi knowing that the membership is helping to make possible the fret concrts for school children, anc helping the state to a richer life. H. BANKS NEWMAN WILL ADDRESS JOINT BANQDET CIVIC CLUBS 20TH Six Injured In Crash Of Autos Here Early Sunday Six persons were injured and two cars were practically demol ished in a collision Sunday about three a. m. at the Intersection of highways 115 and 268 near the | lower Yadkin bridge in this ! city. According to reports given po lice who investigated the acci dent, a car driven by Paul George Dawson was headed into this city from highway 115 and was carrying in addition to the driv er Linville Kerley and Ted Hol lar. A car driven by David Oscar Harris, accompanied by Chester Granton and Troy Cochran, all colored, came down the hill on highway 268. The two cars crash ed near the railroad tracks and all six occupants were carried to the hospital here for < treatment of injuries varying in scope. The car driven by Dawson was said to be carrying Ted Hollars to the hospital here when the crash occured. Mr. Hollars was reported to have received painful injuries in an altercation east of this city some time before the collision. Police charged drivers of both cars with reckless driving. Scout Board Of Review Will Meet Boy Scout Board of Review will meet Thursday, 7:30, in the Scout ropm of the First Presby terian church. All Scouts and Scouters are asked to attend. Junior Order Meet All members of the degree team are especially urged tor at tend the Junior order meeting Tuesday, 7:30 p. m., and a large attendance of the council mem bership is earnestly requested. H. Banks Newman, prominent Winston-Salem business man and youth leader, will speak at the joint meeting of the four civic clubs oi Wilkes county January 20. This annual affair is in charge of the Wilkes Junior Chamber of Com merce and of the Kiwanis Club Lions Club and Optimists Club, at i well as Jay-Cees will participate j Highlight of the evening will be the presentation of the Distin guished Service award to the Out standing Young Man of the Year. Mr. Newman, who is export de partment manager of the R. J. Rey nolds Tobacco company, has beer (outstanding in all phases of youth work in Winston-Salem and westerr j North Carolina for the past 2? ! years. He is a 30-year veteran ir : Boy Scouting, having served as 'scoutmaster, commissioner, and sis scout executive in Augusta, Georgia ? At the present time he is a vice i president of the Old Hickory coun cil, Boy Scouts of America, serving boys in eight counties of North western North Carolina. A Kiwan ian of many years standing, Mr. Newman servecl as chairman of the Boys and Girls Work committee of the Winston-Salem Kiwanis club at the time the Key Clubs of that city were inaugurated. In 1936 he was presented the Distinguished Service Award by the Winston-Salem Junior Chamber of Commerce as Outstanding Young Man of that year. Mr. Newman also holds the Silver Beaver Award of the Boy Scouts of America for outstanding service to boyhood. American Legion To Meet Thursday Wilkes County Post No. 125. American Legion will meet at the Legion Hut en Thursday. January 19th at eight o'clock p. m. All members of the post arc urged, to attend by Commandet E- P. Roblnaon because 6f sever al important business matters to be presented to the post for ac tion. Committee Heads Are Announced By Drive Head $10,000 Quota For Cam paign Beginning Today, Going Through 31st Infantile Paralysis campaign to raise $10,-000 in Wilkes coun ty officially opened today, Sam _ Ogilvie, chairman of the Wilkes Chapter of the National Founda tion, and Edward P. Bell, fund campaign chairman, announced today. Chairman Bell announced ap pointments of committee chair men as follows: J. H. Whicker, Jr., special gifts; Roland Potter, radio publicity chairman; Dwight Nichols, newspaper publicity chairman; I. H. McNeill, Jr., in dustrial solicitations; Ben Marsh, dime boards and coin collectors; Paul Cashion, schools; Lee Bossi, special, events. Letters have gone out during the past week-end to several hundred prospective donors, and early and liberal returns are re quested by the campaign organ ization. Mr. Ogilvie and Mr. Bell Join ed in the statement that the job of raising the money will require the help of many people and that effort will be made to contact all the people of the county with, opportunity to give. x During the epidemlo of 194$ the polio foundation spent vast sums in treating more than 40 Wilkes county cases, some of whom remain in polio hospitals* Last year in the nation polio did great damage in several regional epidemics and National Founda tion funds are exhausted. The people must give liberally if the organization is to have the funds to care for future victims, local chairmen stated. Sam Ogilvie Tells Kiwanis Club Of Polio Fund Need North Wilkesboro Kiwanis Club held an enjoyable meeting Friday noon at Hotel Wilkes. Program Chairman Ira Payne presented Sam Ogilvie, Chairman of the Polio Foundation Committee who made a very impressive talk preparatory for the coming Polio finance drive, beginning January 16 under the leadership of Edward Bell as chairman. Mr. Ogilvie told the life story of two Polio victims that have come under his observation. The first, a victim from another county, who, because of the circumstances sur rounding his affliction has become morose, disappointed in himself and everybody else and is doomed to be a misfit from here on out. The sec ond a handsome young man who was terribly affficted only a year or so ago, but because of the care, the hospitilization, the treatment and the larger assurance that this Great America is behind him in its efforts to rehabilitate him, is now back in school and making wonder ful progress. Mr. Ogilvie appealed to his au dience to respond liberally with their means when the drive begins, W. C. Grier was received into the club as a new member and was in ducted by Cecil Adamson. Dr. A. C. Chamberlain made an nouncement of Bundle Day to be observed Sunday, January 22, for the benefit of the needy in Wilkes county. Guests Friday were as follows: W. C. York, of Raleigh, with J. B. Williams; Paul Gabriel, of Lincoln ton, with W. G. Gabriel; Ernest Caswell, of New York City, with Russell Hodges; T. E. Cash with J. E. Walker; E. L. Tilley and J. J. Hanley with P. W. Eshelman; Sam Ogilvie and Joe Grashmer with Ira D. Payne; S. C. Stewart with H. H. Morehouse. Little Theatre To Meet Tuesday Nite The Community Little Theatre will meet Tuesday, 7:30 p. m., a t Carolina Restaurant. AH members are urged to attend. 1 v 'Teen Age Board To Meet Thursday Directors of the 'Teen Age Center will meet Thursday, 4:10 p. m., in the office of the Wilkes Chamber of Commerce. Paul Os borne is chairman of the group. I which is composed of representa tives of sponsoring organisations. BUNDLE DAY ON SUNDAY' JAN 22 Knights of Pythias lodge in North Wilkesboro has made fin al plans for Bundle Day Sunday, January 22. Trucks manned by lodge mem bers will make the canvass of North Wilkesboro and adjacent areas, beginning at two o'clock. Those who will give in this Bun dle Day effort for underprivileg ed families are urged to have their articles tied in bundles or placed in boxes and on their front porches by two p. m. Bundle Day will be - expanded by a concerted effort through the schools. Bach school will have its own schedule for recep tion of bundles brought in by children, but the date of Monday, January 23, will be observed in a number .of schools. Officials of the sponsoring or ganization pointed out that there are more than 250 families in Wilkes county which are In need, and that in these families are a bout 1,000 children. Clothing will be the main ob ject sought in Bundle Day collec tions, but items of general house hold use, especially bed linens and blankets, can be used very effectively to prevent suffering and add some comfort to thos< in need. Donors are asked to give us able articles of clothing, clean j if possible, and to give as liberal ly as they can. Housewives are ' asked to begin now to hunt out clothes which members of their families no longer can use and to have them ready to give on Bundle Day. The trucks Sunday will can vass North Wilkesboro and Wil ; keehoro and will go out high Jways to Moravian Palls, Millers , Creek and Mulberry. ??
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