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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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veterans Service
Office Set Up In
The Conrthonse
Coyd M- Elledge Begins Du
ties In New Office To
Aid Veterans
Coyd M. Elledge. veterans ser
vice officer for Wilkes county,
has set up his office in the Wilkes
courthouse.
Appointed several months ago,
Mr. Elledge was unable t0 take
up his duties for some time be
cause of illness, during which
time he was a patient in a vet
erans hospital. He is a veteran of
World War I.
Hours of Mr. Elledge's office
will be 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. He now
has on hand applications forms
for pensions, hospitalization, den
tal treatment for service connect
ed veterans, Pennsylvania state
bonus payments, Japanese prison
adjusted pay and applications for
^educational training advantages
provided for veterans.
Mr. Elledge said that his office
will render all assistance possible
, to veterans in obtaining the bene
V fits provided them by law. The
Wilkes service was ap
pointed by the Wilkes county
board of commissioners. His sal
ary and office expenses are paid
jointly by the county ahd the
North Carolina Veterans Com
mission, which *was established
by the 1949 legislature.
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Pythians Sponsor
Chicken Supper
Monday Feb. 20
Knights of Pythias lodge will
sponsor a chicken pot pie supper
to be served Monday, February
20. beginning at 5 p. m., and con
tinuing thronghout the evening.
The supper will be served in
the lodge hall over Reins-Sturdi
vant Funeral Home. Price per
plate will be St for adults and
50c for children.
North Wflkeeboro high school
band will furnish music for the
dinner and a most enjoyable oc
casion is anticipated for all who
will attend.
Tickets will be on sale at
Wilkes Drug company, by Ray
mond Blevins at Yadkin Valley
Motor company, and by other
members of the Pythian lodge.
Members are urged to purchase
their tickets and to invite their
friends.
Mrs. Candis Reeves
Cloimed By Death
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year-old resident of the Cricket
community west of this city, died
Wednesday night.
Funeral service will be held
Friday, 2 p. m., at Reddles River
church with Rev. Ed Hayes and
Rev. Allen Staley conducting the
last rites.
Surviving Mrs. Reeves are two
sons and seven daughters: Mitch
Reeves, of Ronda; John A.
Reeves, of Cricket; Mrs. Cora
Reeves, of Louisville; Mrs. Rachel
Brooks, of Winston-Salem; Mrs.
Delia Taylor, of Wllbar; Mrs.
Lala Caudill, of Cricket; Mrs.
Mattie Beshears, of Winston
Salem; Mrs. Diana Byrd, of North
Wilkes boro.
Mrs. Laura Bowers
Dies In Statesritle
Mrs. Laura J. Bowers, 78, wid
ow of the late J. F. Bowers, died
at 8 a. m. yesterday, at the home
of her son, A. P. Bowers, North
Lackey street, Statesville.
Surviving are two sons: A. P.
Bowers and Wade Bowers, States
ville; four daughters: Mrs. J. W.
Loyd, Mrs. M. W. Shaw, of States
ville, Mrs. John Foster, Sparks,
Nevada, and Mrs. W. E.. Bouch
?Ue, Wilkes boty. Funeral was
held this afternoon at Hebron
church, near Statesville.
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Food Sole Saturday
The Wesley Bible class of the
f First Methodist church will have
a food sale oa Saturday, Febru
ary 11, at Carl W. Steele's Jew
elry Store on Main Street, the sale
to begin at 10 o'clock. A variety
of cakes, pastries, and other items
of food will be offered for sale.
Anyone desiring a special order
suy call Mrs. Thurman Kenerly.
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Mrs. A. R. Gray, Sr., and Mrs.
William Gray were visitors in
High Point Monday.
To Manage Flashers
Bernie Loman, of Greens
boro, is shown here with his
signed contract to manage the
North Wilkesboro Flashers in
the Blue Ridge baseball league
during the 1950 season. Lo
man, whose home is in Greens
boro, was one of the outstand
ing players and leading hitters
in the Class B Tri-State league
last season with Florence, S.
C., league pennant winners.
The new manager, younger
brother of Henry "Flash" Lo
man, tips the scales at 187 and
packs a powerful wallop. He
expect to report here for full
time duties late in March and
before that date will be on the
lookout for rookies to sign for
the 1060 season.
Travelogue Movie
For Girl Scouts
Girl Scout Troops 14 and 10
are sponsoring a Travelogue
movie at the Wilkesboro Baptist
church, February 13, 7:30 p. m.
February is International Girl
Scout month and Boy Scout week
also comes in February. These
Troops have made it possible to
have this Interesting picture in
honor of these events.
The movie was taken by Emory
McCall, secretary and treasurer
of Lenoir Chair company while he
and his family were touring Eu
rope. Mr. McCall will show the
picture which will last about one
hour and IS minutes.
All registered Scouts and Scout
ers, boys and girls, men and wom
en are invited to attend. Scouts
are asked to be seated as individ
ual troops as nearly as possible.
Lets take advantage of this
wonderful opportunity.
1950 Mercary Is
On Display Here
Yadkin Valley Motor company,
local Ford and Mercury dealer,
is now showing: the 1959 Mercury
models.
Certain to receive a good re
ception, the new Mercury has im
proved styling, increased comfort
with foam rubber cushion Beats,
economizer carburetion and high
er compression ratio engine,
along with many other new fea
tures.
The public is cordially invited
to see the new Mercury at any
time.
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E. R. Wright Is Now
With Gray Brothers
E. R. Wright, one of north
western North Carolina's most ex
perienced men in retail furniture
business, has^ joined the personnel
of Gray Brothers Furniture com
pany in Wilkesboro.
During the past several months
Mr. Wright was connected with
Wright's Men's Shop in Wilkes
boro, but for 20 years previous
he held positions with furniture
firms here and has a thorough
knowledge of furniture retailing.
Mr. Wright invites his friends
to call on him at any time for
their needs in furniture, floor
covering, appliances and other
household needs.
Polio Campaign Total Now $7JOO
North Wilkesboro
And Wilkesboro To
Ploy Friday Night
Final meeting of the regular
basketball schedule of North
Wilkesboro and Wilkesboro
basketball teams will be on Fri
day night in Wilkesboro gym
nasium.
The girls' game will begin
at 7.80, followed by boys'
game.
Meeting of athletic teams of
the two schools is always *an
eagerly anticipated event be
cause of the Intense rivalry and
spirited play between the
schools.
Favored to win are North
Wilkesboro girls and Wilkes
boro boys, but there is always
a chance that a favored team
may get knocked off when the
two schools meet.
Dr. Walter Lingle
To Preach Sunday
Fiat Presbyterian
The Rev. Walter L. Lingle, D.
D., LL.D., President Emeritus of
Davidson Cdllege, will preach at
the Presbyterian church Sunday
morning, February 12. Dr. Lin
gle is one of the great leaders
throughout the Presbyterian
church and he is widely known
because of his* Christian influ
ence. He was at one time moder
ator of the Presbyterian General
Assembly, President of the As
sembly's Training school, and
later a member of the faculty of
Union Theological Seminary in
Virginia. A cordial invitation is
extended to any who wish to wor
ship at the Presbyterian church
this Sunday.
Trade At Home and Save!
ATU AGENTS SEIZE
323 ILLICIT STILLS
IN THIS AREA IN'49
Alcohol Tax Unit officers of the
Wilkesbora group prevented nu
merous headaches during the
year, 1949.
During the year the group of
seven officers headed by C. S.
Felts, group head, located, seized
and destroyed 323 illicit stills.
The Wilkesboro group works in
Wilkes, Alleghany, Ashe and Wa
tauga counties but about 90 per
cent of the seizures were in
Wilkes county, Mr. Felts said.
The 323 stills destroyed had a
total fermenting capacity of 493,
390 gallons of mash. The amount
of mash destroyed was slightly
over a quarter of a million gal-j
Ions, 260,800.
In still raids and other activl
ties the ATU agents seized 4,481
gallons of whisky.
Number of motor vehicles seiz
ed and confiscated during the
year totaled 36.
The ATU agents made a total
of 136 arrests. However, many
cases were worked up by the
agents which resulted in arrests
by deputy marshals.
Last year January was the most
successful month for ATU oper
ations, when 62 stills were seized.
The federal government is in
terested in the liquor business be
cause the manufacturers of
"moonshine", or "white light
ning", don't believe in taxes. They
don't pay the federal tax of nine
dollars per gallon.
JIM MOORE ONE OF WINNERS IN
STATE - WIDE SAFETY CONTEST
Final broadcast of the state
wide student forum for safety
contest was heard over WBT Feb
ruary 5, as six safety minded con
testants battled wits for the
grand award of $1,000 college
scholarship prize. Glen Holt of
route 1, Smithfield, N. C., topped
the score chart and received the
$1,000 award. Glen is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Holt, of
Smithfield, N. C. One of the many
interesting facts about Glen is
that during his sophomore year
and member of the 4-H club, he
chose for his project "Safety",
which he feels sure served good
purpose in helping him with his
quick answers to the safety ques
tions.
The second place winner and
| receiver of th? $500 scholarship
I was Ann Edwards of Greensboro,
N. C. Ann is very interested in
music and recently tapped for the'
"Torchlight Society", which is a
national honorary society based
on school records.
Joanna Hart of Durham won
third place honors on the final
show. Joanna is .a member of the
future business leaders of the
Durham district. Her favorite
pastAne is basketball.
'Alvine Levine of Rockingham
was the fourth place winner. Al
vine is president of the senior
class, president of the Beta club
and business manager of the
"Rocket", their school annual.
Connie Major of Henderson
ville and James Marshall Moore
of North Wilkesboro tied. Each
received the $200 award.
James Marshall Moore is a
member of the student council,
business manager of the annual,
and voted the most outstanding
senior of his class. James is very
interested in working as a scout
and is assistant troop master, as
he is an Eagle Scout himself. He
is a son of Mr. and Mrs. R. Ivey
Moore, of North Wilkesoro.
The safety quiz contest was
very close as each student had
really studied safety in their
school and home. The second
place winner was only five points
below the top winner, Glen Holt.
Mr. Arthur Johnson, vice presi
dent and director of safety engin
eering for the American Mutual
Liability Insurance company, pre
sented the scholarship awards to
the six contestants following the
broadcast for the company.
This safety project began last
November #. 1949, and has been
heard over WBT for the past 13
Sunday afternoons. It was spon
sored by the American Mutual
Liability Insurance company in
cooperation with the North Caro
lina highway safety division, de
partment of motor vehicles.
Hospital Births
During the past several days
the following births occurred at
the Wilkes hospital: daughter,
Mary Blaine, January 27, to Mr.
and Mrs. Marshall Mott Ander
son, Jr., Wilkesboro route two;
son, James Clay, January 27, to
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Everett John
son, Wilkesboro route two; son
on January 28 to Mr. and Mrs.
James Howard Brown, of North
Wilkesboro; son, Tony Lee, Jan
uary 28, to Mr. and Mrs. Clifford
Hayes Robinson, of Wilkesboro
route twol daughter on January
29 to Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Leon
ard Smoot, of Abehers; son, Rob
ert Lee, January 31, to Mr. and
Mrs. Glenn Brown, of Springfield;
daughter, Arlene Blanche, Janu-|
ary 30, to Mr. and Mrs. Daniel
Glenn Brown, of Taylorsville
route three; daughter, Kathy Na
omi, January 31, to Mr. and Mrs.
Kyle Aaron Craven, of Cricket.
Daughter, February 1, to Mr.
and Mrs. Billy Dean Transeau;
son, Kenneth Ray, February 1, to
Mr. and Mrs. George Lankford
Golds, of Purlear; daughter.
Laura Kathryn, February 2, to
Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Frank Day,
of North Wilkesboro; son, Dale
Smith, February 3, to Mr. and
Mrs. Jay Parsons, of Wilkesboro
route one; daughter, Dina Carol,
February 4, to Mr. and Mrs. Day
ton Reece Steele, of North Wilkes
boro; son, Gregory, February 4,
to Mr. and Mrs. Willard Lane, d'f
Moravian Falls; son, Dowell Jef
frey, February 5, to Mr. and Mrs.
Clyde Smith Vannoy, of Purlear;
son, William Samuel, February 5,
to Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. Smoak,
of North Wilkesboro; son, Don
ald Kent, February 5, to Mr. and
Mrs. Willie Cornelius Higgins, of
North Wilkesboro route three.
Scout Troop 32 News
Boy Scout Troop No. 32 of!
Wilkesboro, enjoyed a hike to
Oakwoods, Saturday, January 28. j
While there the boys cooked a'
meal. After dinner they divided
into two groups and enjoyed
the game of trailing and other
games. The fun and sport was en
joyed by all present.
Livestock School
At City Hall Here
On Fehrnary 15
Special Program Planned
For Producers Of Live
stock In This Area
A livestock school with Exten
sion Service specialists serving as
instructors will be held Wednes
day, February 15, at the North
Wilkesboro city hall.
Following is announcement of
the school as issued by the Coun
ty agent's office in Wilkesboro.
Livestock in Wilkes county is
increasing fast in quality and in
number. Much progress is also be
ing made in the quality of hay,
pasture and other feeds for live
stock. A special program is being
planned for beef cattle, swine and
sheep farmers in order that you
will know more about the outlook
for this type of farming and bet
ter practices in livestock produc
tion.
An all day program will be as
follows: Outlook and Marketing
of Beef Cattle, Hogs and Sheep.
Mr. John Winfield, N. C. Depart
ment of Agriculture; Feeding and
Management of Hogs, Mr. Jack
Kelley, Animal Husbandry Spe
cialist of State College. Feeding
and Management of Beef Cattle,
Mr. L. I. Case, In Charge of Ani
mal Husbandry Extension, State
College; Feeding and Manage
ment of Sheep, Mr. Sam Buchan
an, Animal Husbandry Extension
Specialist.
There also will be Bhown an
educational film on livestock
feeding.
All farmers interested in live
stock are invited to attend. This
program will begin at 10 a. m,
and end around 3 p. m..
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Mrs. Kansada Shew
Dies In Wilkesboro;
X Last Rites' Friday
Funeral service for Mrs. Mary
Kansada Shew, 86, who died
Wednesday at her home in
Wilkesboro, will be held Friday,
2 p. m., at Wilkesboro Baptist
church.
The body will lie in state at
the church from 1 until 2" o'clock.
Rev. W. N. Brookshire, pastor,
will conduct the service. Burial
will be in Edge wood Baptist
church cemetery.
Mrs. Shew was the widow of
the late Jacob Shew. Surviving
are one son by a former marriage,
R. H. Hayes, of Beckley, W. Va.,
a step-son, Joe Shew, of North
Wilkesboro; a step-daughter, Mrs.
Matilda Johnston, of High Point;
a sister, Mrs. Bessie Marlow, of
Freeman, Wash.
Local People Attend
High Point Convention
A number of local beauty so
lona were represented at the an
nual convention of the North
Oarolina Hairdressers and Cos
metologists Association held at
the Sheraton hotel in High Point
from Sunday through Tuesday.
The following attended part or
all the convention: Mrs. W; H.
Wayman, Miss Eloise Turner,
Mrs. Parks Kilby, Mrs. Gene Phil
lips, Miss Hazel Parsons, and Mrs.
William Prevette from the North
Wilkesboro Beauty school and the
Mayflower Beauty Shop; Mrs. C.
M. Cranor, Mrs. John A. Elliott,
Miss Lola Belle Pardue, and Miss
Jewel Triplett from Emily's Beau
ty Salon; Misses Lydia Brewer,
Louise Mitchell, and Marie Gam
bill, from The Ideal Beauty Par
lor; and Mrs. A. B. Raymer and
Miss Nell Smithey from the Wis
teria Beauty Salon.
Mrs. R. J. Hinshaw, a member
of the State Board of Cosmetolog
ists, attended all of the conven
tion.
Rummage Sale To
Be Held Saturday
Saturday. February 11, is the
date for the rummage sale to be
held at the Day Electric Store on
the corner of Main and Tenth
Btreets. The W. S. C. S. of the
First Methodist church is sponsor
for the sale, which is to begin at
9 o'clock. Anyone having wear
ing apparel or other usable arti
cles to donate, will please take
them to the home of Mrs. W. F.
Gaddy, or to the store early Fri
day afternoon.
In Son Bernardino
Pfc. Jack Ii. Badget t, son of
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Badget t, of
North Wilkesboro, yesterday
completed his first year in the
army air corps and on Febru
ary 15 will reach his 20th
birthday. He is now stationed
at San Bernardino, Calif. Be
fore entering the air corps
Jack was a student of North
Wilkesboro high school, where
he was a letter man in foot
ball, basketball and baseball.
12 Examined At
Cancer Center On
Tuesday Morning
On Tuesday, February 7, the
Wilkeh-Alleghany County Cancer
Center held its weekly clinic.
Twelve appeared for examination,
11 white women, one white man.
Mrs. Albert Garwood served as
repectionist, and assisting her
were Mrs. M. M. Brame, Mrs. J.
R. Henderson, and Mrs. Charles
Ziliak.
Those who presided in the ex
amining rooms were Mrs. George
Parlier, Mr^. C. C. McNeill, and
Mrs. Presley Myers.
Twelve examinations were com
pleted and eight patients were re
ferred to their personal physi
cians for medical attention.
The Center is staffed by mem
bers of the Wilkes-Alleghany
County Medical Society.
One priority was given to one
who arrived too late for exami
nation.
There were several from out of
town. One came from Blkin, one
from Taylorsville, one from Lau
rel Springs.
Examinations are free to all
women 35 or over, all men 40 or
over, and to anyone with a syrap
ton or "danger signal", regard
less of age.
The Clinics are held every
Tuesday in the Wilkes County
Court House. Registration is from
9 to 10 o'clock.
Frequently there are more ap
plications for examination than i
can be accommodated. Therefore,
in order that those who live at a
distance may be sure of an ex
amination and thus not make a
trip in vain, priorities will be sent,
on request, to Cancer Center
Clerk, Court House, Wilkesboro.
N. C., and indicate two dates on
which you could come for exami
nation.
Little Theater
Met On Monday
The Community Little Theater
heid its February meeting Mon
day evening at the Carolina Res
taurant. Mrs. Lott Mayberry, re
tiring president, called the meet
ing to order, then turned the chair
over to the new president, Bill
Gabriel. Other officers for the new
year were installed as follows:
Ivey Moore, vice president; Betty
Hill, secretary; Mary Caroon,'
treasurer.
During the business session.;
committees were named and plans ,
were completed for the forthcom- ]
ing play "The Man Who Came To
j Dinner", which will be presented
on March 10 and 11. After the
' business meeting adjourned, re
hearsal for the play was held.
Those present for rehearsal noted
that much progress has been
made by the cast, and are confi
dent it will be another fine pro
duction.
Mr. and Mrs. John T. Cashlon,
of radio station WKBC, are
I spending several days at Roa
noke, Va.
Drive Centimes
Through Feb. 15
In Wilkes County
Every Effort Asked to Reach
Goal of $10,000 For
Wilkes County
Total raised in the polio cam
paign to date in Wilkes county
has reached $7,200, Edward P.
Bell, campaign chairman, stated
today.
The drive will continue through
February 15 and maximum effort
Is urged toward raising the coun
ty's quota of $10,000, Chairman
Bell said.
Today the Wilkes chapter re
ceived a check of $628.70 from
Chatham Manufacturing company
in Elkin, this representing the
contributions from Chatham em
ployes who reside in Wilkes coun
ty. A number of substantial con
tributions were also received
from schools.
Mr. Bell urged a greater re
turn from letters mailed out to
individuals, and asked that those
who have failed to send in their
checks to send them as early as
possible.
On Saturday this week the
North Wilkesboro Lions club will
again operate a dime board on
the streets. During the past three
Saturdays Lions, Optimists and
Jyacees conducted an unofficial
contest to see which could raise
the greater amount with dime
boards and the Optimist club won
first place by a wide margin, with
Jaycees second and Lions third.
Campaign leaders call attention
to the fact that the campaign is
not concluded and will extend
through the 15th. All who are
working in any capacity are urg
ed t0 make more intensive efforts
to reach all the people in the
county.
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Liberty Theater ,
Has Contest To Aid
The Polio Campaign
The Liberty Theater is con
ducting a contest as a stmuiant
to the campaign for the infan
tile paralysis fund.
The Liberty Theater again this
year has the attractive "wishing
well" display in the lobby of the
theater, and many coins have been
dropped in the Jar of water tied
to the well rope.
Now the Liberty is offering
free a book of theater tickets to
the person guessing nearest the
amount of money which will be
contributed in the Jar during the
current campaign. All it t&kes to
enter is to place a contribution
in the Jar write your name and
address and your guess on a piece
of paper and deposit it in the box
beside the jar.
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Chipman Now Owner
Wright's Men's Shop
J. G. Chipman, who (or many
years has been connected with
the furniture business in North
Wilkesboro, has purchased the in
terest of E. R. Wright in Wright's
Men's Shop in Wilkesboro and is
now sole owner of that store.
Mr. Chipman is now operating
and will continue to operate the
Wright's Men's Shop, which also
has a jewelry and watch repair
ing department.
Mr. Wright, who for many
years was in furniture business
here, has accepted a position with
Gray Brothers Furniture com
pany in Wilkesboro.
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Northwestern Bank
Employs Manager
Credit Department
At a recent meeting of the exe
cutive committee of The North
western Bank Charles C. Rogers,
Jr., of Boone, was employed as
manager of the credit department
of The Northwestern Bank. Prior
to coming with The Northwestern
Bank, Mr. Rogers was in charge
of the credit and accounting de
partment of General Electric
Credit Corporation for Eastern
North Carolina. Mr. Rogers serv
ed in the Navy Medical Adminis
tration Department for 34
months. He graduated from the
University of North Carolina with
a B. S. degree in commerce. He
is a member of Delta Sigma Pi
fraternity.
Mr. Rogers will have his head
quarters in the Wllkesboro office
of the bgnk. .,