CITY
The journal-Patriot sir
North Wilkesboro has a
trading radius 'of 50 miles,
serving people
Northweateru c?roito*. The journal-Patriot Has Blazed the Trail of Progress In the "State of Wilkes" For Over 43 Years
V<fi. 43, No. 78 Published Mondays and Thursdays NORTH WILKESBORO, N. C., Monday, January 23, 1950 Make North Wilkesboro Your Shopping Center
_____ 4. 4 __ I ii. -
ANNUAL MEETING
WILKES CHAMBER
COMMERCE JAN. 31
f
Annual meeting of the mem
bership of the Wilkes Chamber
of Commerc? will be held Tues
day, January 31, at Hotel Wilkes,
beginning at 6:30.
Principal speaker for this an
nual banquet, which is expected
to be attended by a record num
ber of members, will be Lester
Rose, general manager of the Ra
leigh Chamber of Commerce.
Rose, a past president of the
Southern Association of chamber
of commerce executives,? has an
enviable reputation as an enter
taining speaker.
The banquet program will be
r ed by singing of "America,"
by John Cashion, and Dr.
John T. Wayland will speak the
indention. Richard Johnston, re
tiring president, will preside and
welcome guests. Robert Morrow
will present a program of special
music.
In the business session will be
report of the president and re
port of the treasurer. W. K. Stur
divant will present agricultural
awards in projects sponsored by
the chamber. C. Arthur Venable
will recognize and welcome new
members.
R. T. McNiel will present cer
tificates to retiring members ol
the board of directors, which
will be followed by installation
of new members of the board of
directors and officers for the
coming year. Tom Jenrette, man
ager of the Wilkes chamber,
will present the speaker.
The chamber here has closed a
most active year, which will be
climaxed by the annual meeting
of the entire membership.
^POLIO FUND AIDS CHILD'S RECOVERY
Margie Harrold, two-year-old daughter of Mr. and
Harrold, of Hays, was stricken with infaa*.
tile paralysis in July last year. Margie remains a patient
at the convalescent center at Greensboro and is making
progress on the long and slow road to recovery from a
severe case. Margie is only one of several Wilkes pa
tients now receiving aid from polio funds, and her hospi
tal costs total |15 per day. Her parents have been able
to pay only a minor part of the cost. Margie and thous
ands of others in the nation need care and it is impera
tive that gifts during the polio campaign be numerous
and liberal.
SYMPHONY MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
TO END WEDNESDAY THIS WEEK
The campaign (or ssubscriptions
In the North Carolina Symphony
Society currently under way in
14?>rth'%rilke8boro will close on
Wedneedhy, January 25. The
drive will furnish funds to bring
the North Carolina Little Sym
phony, conducted by Benjamin
Swaltn. here in March, under the
?HSsorship of the Jaycees and
the Junior Woman's Club.
Miss Dorothy Jennings, Sym
phony committee chairman, re
quests that all Jaycees and Jun
ior Woman's club members turn
In the tickets they have sold to
Baak Of North
Wilkesboro Has
Good Year In '49
All Officer* And Directors
Of Bank Re-elected For
Ensuing Year
The Bank of North Wilkesboro
enjoyed a very satisfactory busi
ness year In 1949, J. R. Hix, re
ported to the stockholders in an
nual meeting here Thursday.
During the year the capital
structure of the bank was sub
stantially increased. Capital stock
totaled $150,000, surplus $400,
000 and reserves $157,000. The
loan department experienced a
very active year and investment
in bonds continued moderately
high, with a year end total of a
bout. $4,063,712. Deposits at the
"dhbusiness December 31
totaled * $7,898,000, with total
resources of $8,724,888.15.
Commenting on the new year,
Mr. Hlx said: "The personnel, di
rectors and stockholders are look
ing forward to 1950 for contin
growt hof the bank and its
to the community and
surrounding areas".
President Hix mentioned in. his
report that the bank recently
completed the task of remodeling
and renovating the bank's quar
lncluded the eon
R. E. Stewart at Rhodes-Daj
Furniture Company by nooi
Wednesday. Co-operation of bott
clubs in turning in their ticket!
promptly will be greatly appre
elated.
Membership are still availabl<
and will remain on sale at Staf
ford's Record Shop through nooi
Wednesday. Adult membership!
are $2.00 each; and junior mem
berships for high school student
and the grade students who wisl
to attend the evening concert ai
well as the afternoon perform
ance for children, are 60c.
struction of a mazzanine floo
and other improvements which in
creased floor space by one-thin
and added greatly to the bank'
facilities.
Stockholders re-elected all di
j rectors as follows: Ralph Dun
can, R. G. Finley, W. B. Gwyu
J. R. Hix, W. D. Halfacre, J. E
Justice, Jr.,. and Worth E. Tom
linson. W. H. McElwee, a prom
inent local attorney, was namei
a director to fill the vacanc;
caused by the death of E. M
Blackburn.
J. R. Hix was re-elected pres
ident of the bank for his 27tl
year. Other officers were re
elected as follows: W. D. Halt
acre, executive vice president; R
G. Finley and W. W. Starr, vie
presidents; W. B. Gwyn, cashier
J. G. McNeil and J. T. Brame, as
sistant cashiers.
Woodward Addresses
Optometric Society
J. Floyd Woodward, superin
tendent of North Wilkesbor
schools, spoke to the Optome
trists, their wives and assistant
at the monthly meeing of th
Catawba Valley Optometric Soci
ety in Hickory. January 18.
His talk, which followed a de
lightful banquet, centered a
round three aspects of light
namely, physical light, menta
light, and spiritual lighjt.
Others attending from Nortl
Wilkesboro were Mrs. J. Floyi
Woodward and Dr. and Mrs. J
H. Sowder. *****
Richard Johnston
Outstanding Yonng
Man Of Year 1949
Honored In Joint Banquet
Of Civic Clubs Held Here
On Friday Night
Richard B. Johnston, promi
inent young business man, civic
leader and churchman, was hon
ored Friday night as the "Out
standing Young Man of 1949'
in Wilkes county.
Occasion for presentation of
the Distinguished ? Service Award
by the Wilkes Junior Chamber
of Commerce was a joint banquet
of Jaycees, Lions, Optimists and
Kiwanians held at Hotel Wilkes
with the ballroom filled with an
attendance of 147.
John Cashion, president of the
Junior Chamber, presided and
invocation was by Rev. Russell L.
Young, First Methodist minister
Tom Jenrette, manager of the
Wilkes Chamber of Commerce,
read the qualifications, on which
was based the selection for the
Distinguished Service Award by
a committee of judges represent
ing churches, professions, busi
ness and local government. The
nominations, he said, were judg
ed the basis of contributions to
community and state welfare and
betterment; paricipating in all
round" community and state ac
tivities and civic enterprises;
leadership; ability; success in own
vocation, personal and business
progress; cooperation with indi
viduals and {civic organizations
during the year 1949.
Mr. Johnston's achievements
during 1949 on the basis of the
above scale were listed as follows:
chairman of board o( stewards
and member of First Methodist
church choir; president of Wil
kes Chamber of Commerce;, vice
chairman of board of directors of
Wilkes Chapter of American Red
Cross; permanent program chair
man of Lions Club; president of
local division of Educational
Foundation of IlJtfyersity of^ortl*
Carolina; province chief of ATO
fraternity in North Carolina,
South Carolina and Virginia;
served as liaison between Junior
and Senior Chamber of Com
merce; director of Community
Concert Association; vice presi
dent and plant manager of the
American Furniture company.
Paul Osborne, incoming presi
dent of the Wilkes Chamber of
Commerce, following appropriate
remarks, presented the DSA to
Mr. Johnston.
Banks Newman, Speaker
Joe Edwardls, Scout excutive
and member of the Jaycees, was |
program chairman, and he pre-j
sented H. Banks Newman, of
Winston-Salem. Mr. Newman, a
former Scout executive and a
former recipient of the DSA in
Winston-Salem, is export mana
ger of Reynolds Tobacco com
pany.
On the subject of, "Leadership"
Mr. Newman stated that virile
leadership with high ideals is al
ways in demand and never is the
Receives DSA
RICHARD B. JOHNSTON
supply great enough. To be truly
great, he said, one must please
God, must not harm fellowman
and must be beneficial to fellow
man.
The address was well received
by the large crowd present.
The joint banquet of service
clubs for honoring the outstand
ing young man of the year is an
annual event here, which was
started in 1949 with presentation
of the award to Sam Ogilvie for
his work in the Infantile Paraly
sis Foundation chapter, in his
church and in civic life of the
community.
Winner Student
Forum For Safety
James M. Moore, son of Mr.
and Mrs. R. Ivey Moore, of
North Wllkesboro, won in the
elimination contest of the
Student Safety Forum held in
Greensboro recently and will
participate in the semi-finals
January 29 over radio station
WBIG, Greensboro. The state
highway safety dviision, in co
operation with American Mut
ual Liability Insurance Co., is
sponsoring the contest. Fina
lists will receive six scholar
ships, running from SlOO to
91,000, to the college of their
choices. The local contestant is
a student of North Wllkesboro
high school.
8
e
r
WATCH FOR IT
FOLLOW IT
THRILL TO IT
J
BEGINS TODAY JN
| Eugene Prevette
Freed la Death
Everett deary
Justifiable Homicide In Self
Defense Verdict At
Hearing Saturday
Eugene Prevette, 24-year-old
highway employe, was exonerat
ed Saturday aftrenoon in the
death of his brother-in-law, Ev
terette Cleary, 20, of North Wil
kesboro, at the Prevette home at
Hays, eight miles northeast of
here on the night of January 9.
Prevette told in the hearing
before Magistrate C. J. Jones at
the courthouse in Wilkesboro
that Everett Cleary and his broth
er, Walter Cleary, both assault
ed him with a knife at his home,
near midnight January 9th and
he shot Everett Cleary when the
latter was advancing on him with
a knife and after Cleary had
made the statement that he was
going to kill Prevette. Account
of the shooting was given by Pre
vette was {corroborated by the
testimony of his wife who was
present in the home but did not
see the shooting.
Waler Cleary, who was order
ed held under *750 bond for trial
in the March term of court for
assault with deadly weapon, tes
tified that on that night he and
his broher had been drinking;
thjrt they had consumed one and
on^-half pints of whiskey and
perhaps six bottles of beer each.
He said they had heard reports
that Prevette had been beating
his wife, their sister, and that
he had knocked some of her teeth
out. They hired a man to carry
then to the Prevette home, where
he went in first and had a knife
while scuffling with Prevette.
He said he went out and Ev
erett went In and was killed.
After Everett was shot, Walter
and Everett scuffled on the bed
and Prevette left with Walter
following him some distance.
Other witneses examined at
the preliminary heraing were
Earl Childreei, North Wilkes
boro policeman who saw the
slain man and Walter Prevette
Bat the Wilkes hospital here, and
'Oscar Felts, a neighbor of Pre
vette who carried Everett to the
hospital.
Solicitor Avalon E. Hall con
ducted examination of witnesses
and following the taking of evi
dence, told the court that he
would no task that Eugene Pre
vette be held for trial in super
ior court. "It is the most per
fect case of self defense that I
have encountered since I have
been solicitor", he said.
In her testimony, Mrs. Er
gene Prevette said that she ar
her husband had not had ai
serious trouble but that they ha
minor quarrels at times and th?
on one occasion he had slappe
her but had not hurt her at an
time.
V
Dr. A. S. Cassel, of Raleigl
spent the week-end in Wilke
boro with his family.
EXCITING BASKETBALL GAMES
SCHEDULEB FOR THIS WEEK
Basketball tans will have op- t
portunlty this week to view some
of the best games of the season (
in the Wilkesboros. t
On Tuesday night Wilkesboro i
teams will take on Appalachian
high school in an important High
land conference engagement at
wilkesboro, with the girls' game
beginning at 7*30, and the boys'
contest at 8:30. On Friday night
the pace-setting Traphill teams (
face Wilkesboro at Wilkesboro
In games which will have much
bearing on county standings.
Children's Home Coming
Basketball teams from Chil
ian's Home in Winston-Salem
play North Wilkesboro boys and
girls here Tuesday night, with t
the girls' game starting at sev- v
an o'clock. Otf Thursday night, a
North Wilkesboro teams go to t
Moutnain View and on Friday
light Kannapolis teams will play o
Sere in South Piedmont con- <3
Terence games. r
At Millers Creek e
Millers Creek and Roaring t
River will play at Millers Creek r
ruesday night, with the first c
game starting at 7:30. f
Singing Sunday 1
At Beaver Creek
Southside Ringing Association 1
will meet with Beaver Creek Bap- <
tlst church Sunday, January 29, 1
Chairman F. J. McDuffie stated
?
oday.
Singing will begin at one o'
:loek and all singers are invited
o attend and take part.
Bundle Day Very
Successful Here
)ver 1,000 Articles Of
Clothing Given In Collec
tion Here Sunday
More than 1,200 articles of
lothing were given in the Wil
esboros and adjacent communi
les during the Bundle Day e
ent carried out Sunday under
uspices of the Knights of Py
lias lodge in North Wilkesboro.
Charles McNeill, Wilkes'welfare
fficer, who will have the task of
istributing bundle day gifts a
long the needy in the county,
^pressed much satisfaction with
re quality of the clothing do
ated. " Practically all of the
lothes given were in condition
or immediate use. Somebody
ave a fur coat. ......
Trucks canvassed the Wilkes
oros Sunday afternoon and ajgon^
licked up bundles along high
rays leading to MilleFS Creek,
Julberry and Moravian Falls.
This week schools are serving
is collection points for rural
ommuaities and many ' more
mndlee are expected to be re
eived through the schools.
1949 Good Year In
Farmers Program
Heads Wilkes YDC
Irving Key, prominent Ron
da resident, was elected pres
ident of the Young Democratic
Club of Wilkes county in the
recent organization meeting
held in Wilkesboro. Under the
leadership of Mr. Key the club
plans an active year in Wilkes
county politics.
Dime Board Nets
$99.31 For Polio
Drive Saturday
Optimists To Man Board On
Saturday This Week;
Jaycees Next Week
The dime board operated on
the strets here Saturday for the
polio campaign campaign netted
$99.31 Saturday, Edward P. Bell,
campaign chairman, stated today.
The board wsa manned by
members of the Lions club. On
Saturday of this week. Optimists
will have the board on the strets
and Jaycees will be on hand Sat
urday of next week. The civic
clubs are waging an informal
contest to determine who can
raise the most money by that
method.
Mr. Bell said the campaign is
progressing well except for slow
return from campaign letters
mailed out to several hundred
prospective givers. He urged that
returns be as prompt and as lib
eral as possible.
Much work for the campaign
is under way among the schools,
which yearly raises a substantial
sum of money.
Report Of 129
Enrolled Shows
MnchProgress
During 1949 there were 129
veterans enrolled in the Institu
tion of farm training at the Wil
kesboro school agricultural de
partment.
P. W. Davis, teacher of agri
culture and supervisor of the
veteran trainees, reports that
1949 was a most active year for
that department.
The statistical report as given
by Mr. Davis is as follows:
Certified baby chicks brood
ed, 374,888.
Purebred pullets raised, 23,
064.
Poultry houses constructed or
renovated, 69.
Laying Flocks culled, 84.
Pigs raised, 247.
Feeder hogs raised for home
use, 192.
Farrowing houses constructed,
8.
Registered and high - grade
milk cows bought, 73 head.
Well fertilised pasture pro
vided, 181 acres.
High quality legume hay fed,
379 tons.
Protein supplement fed, 39,
771 poundB.
Barns constructed or renovat
ed, 16.
Registered or high grade beef
stock bought, 32 head.
Soils tested for acidity and
fertility, 1438 acres.
Crops fertilized as recommend
ed, 1084 acres.
Adapted hybrid corn grown,
368 acres.
Adapted certified seed used,
22,096 pounds.
Cover crops turned under, 439
acres.
Legumes seeded, 400 acres.
Permanent pasture seeded,
257 acres.
Legume hay grown, 689 acres.
Terraces constructed, 86,290
feet.
Fields cultivated on the con
tour, 448 acres.
Woodland thinned, 61^ acres.
Woodland protected from fire,
635 acres.
Shrubs transplanted and cared
for, 237.
Lawns prepared and seeded.
37,242 square feet.
Dwellings painted outside, 16.
Dwellings wired for electricity,
36.
Running water installed in
home, 13.
Bathrooms installed, 6.
nun wees transplanted, 1,370
rees.
Fruit trees sprayed, 2,548
rees.
Gardens planted, 102 acres.
Small fruits transplanted, 6,
30 plants.
Food canned. 30,520 Quarts.
Meat cured, 45,440 pounds.
Farm plans made, 72.
Wagon beds constructed, 11.
Household equipment con
ducted, 48.
Farm implements repaired,
49.
Tractors and tracks serviced
ad repaired, 60.
Major farm building construct
l, 32,
Equipment purchased, $30,
71.00.
Attended organised classes and
eid trips, 24,237 hours.
Farm record books kept ac
irately, 129 books.
K F. W. To Meet
On Thursday, 7:30
All members of the Blue Ridge
ountain Post No. 1142 are urg
l to attend the regular meet
g to be held at V.F.W. head
larters' on Thursday, January
5th, at :30 p. m.
Final plans on the square
ince to be held on Saturday,
ebruary 4th, and the round
ince to be held on February
1th will be made.
All veterans eligible for mem
srship in the V.F.W. are invit
1 to attend meetings of the lo
ll post and applications for
Lembership are available from
ay member of the post.
o 1
rade At (Mr JM Im!