i the Troil of Progress In of WMkes» For
north wjlkesbqroTn. C- a.^ March g 19Rrt P5
our ShoBDina Center
Recreation* UBiiiltW d! the
Wilkes Chamber of Commerce, of
which H. fS ®u4r ii
lkeeboro city
council cooperating in .plan
ning a program of community
recreation here durin^tm sum
mer months. -warn . *
A committee meeting was held
Tuesday, at which time prelim
inary plans were laid and a Com
mittee composed of p. P. Eller,
John Walker,' Gllbirt Foster,
Mrs. J. H. WWkler and Tom
Jenrette was named* apper be
fore the city council to ask for
fundi for equipment and facili
ties at Smoot Park, principal
playground in the community for
amateur games. FTeseht for the
committee meeting were H, P.
Eller, Gilbert Foster, Jim Haus
er, J, P. Horton, Jr., Shoun Ker
baugh, W. C. Marlow, J. Floyd
Woodward, Jbhn Mrs
J. H. Winkler and Tom Jen
rette!
The city council has agreed to
f^proride facilities at Smoot Park.
Some of the things planned by
the committee are shelter house,
W. 8. Fletcher, prominent and
wellkno?rn citizen of Stanton
township,' has announced his can
didacy for" the Republican nomi
nation for elerk of the superior
court, subject to the primary to
be held M*y 17. .
Born and reared in what is
now Stanton township, M r
Fletcher is a literiry graduate of
Whitsett Institute at Whitsett,
N. C., former rural letter carrier
and for several years was a rail
way postal clerk, those positions
being under the civil service sys
tem. Because of irregular hours
and much work, Mr. Fletcher's
ie returned
lltion to
iltaett In
A attended
Wake Forest Law school under
Dr. N. Y. Gulley and passed the
state supreme court bar exami
nation.
Long active in the Republican
party, Mr. Fletcher has been at
tending county and congression
al Republican conventions since
1908 sad >prac<l«>lly all state
conventions since 19SQ. He has
contributed liberally to succsss
of the- Republican party from
thirty to forty years. :
Rev. Fred R. Stair
» To Preach la City
Rer. Fred R. Stair, Jr., aaslst
aat to the President of Union
Theological Seminary in Rich
mond, Virginia, will preach at
,%e Presbyterian church Sunday
morning, March ltth. Rer.
George B. Staples wHl lead the
worship service. This Sunday is
"Brery Member Canvass" Day
and pledges for the year will be
dedicated. This ssrrlee will be
broadcast through the oourtssy
of WKBO. J
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Geasas Workers
Are Given Test
W. Lamont Brown, eighth
congressional district census *up
errisor, and Sam 8. Eanes, as
sistant district supervisor, ware
hers yesterday giving aptitude
tests to applicants for the posi
tions as enumerators.
Mr. Brown stated that there
will be 63 enumerators in Wilkes
and that appointments will be
completed by March There
will be three Crew leaders: J. M.
Rearto, W. B. Warner and Sher
man Q. banter.
Aptitude tests were given ap
plicants assembled^ Wednesday
afternoon ai the North Wilkes
boro town hall.
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Junior Order Notice
4B is urgently requested that
all mam hers of the Junior Ordor
degree team be present Tuesday
night in preparatiou for initi
ation work to be carried out at
JOc Par* Saturday alght, March
temis court, supply room for
storage, basketball goal, impror
ed soft ball field, children's soft
ball diamond, ™ croquet, horao
shoes, shutfleboard, skating arfca,
sandbox, wading pool and minor
facilities. It via decided that the
'Teen Age Center fands would
be QBed to aid the work.
Recreation supervisor here
during the summer months will
be Tom Boyette, who Is alao
coach of athletics at North Wil-!
kesboro high school. '
-Another project which came/in
for much discussion was a pro
posed marble tournament to pro
vide recreation for school chil
dren not adaptable to major
sports. J.P.Horton,Jr., was named
chairman of this project find
schools will be contacted relative
to cooperation in aiding the car
rying out of matches at each
school to select champions to
take part in the county tourna
ment. A businses sponsor will al
so be sought to provide $25 for
the county's winner's entry fee
in the southern tournament to
be held in Greensboro in June.
North Wilkesboro
Eliminated From
Cage Tournament
North Wilkesboro high schoo
basketball teams, facing top
seeded competition, were elimi
nated Monday night in th« South
Piedmont conference''tournament
held in Statesrille.
Statesville'e girls, rated highly
in the meet, defeated North Wil
kesboro 37 to 27. Woodruff was
high scorer for Nprth Wilkes
boro with eight.
Concord boys, second ranking
team in the fast conference, de
feated North Wilkesboro in a
high scoring game $2 to 47. Joe
Eller led North Wilkesboro scor
ers'with 11. «
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Thirty-eight years ago Juliette
Gordon Low called together a
group of her young friends In
Savannah, Ga., and told them h
bout the Scooting movement,
which her friendr Sir Robert
Baden-Powell (later Lord Baden
' Powell), had originated and in
1 troduced to the boys and girls of
Great Britain. Mrs. Low had
worked with the. Girl Gnidee—
t^e distaff side of Lord Baden
Powell's youth movement—and
know from first hand experience
how much fun and benefit Scout
ing could bring into a girl's
life. She had come home to the
United Slates with one purpose
—to tell the girls of her own
country about Scouting. The
meeting with the group of Savan
nah girls resulted in the organ
ization of the first Girl Scout
troop in the United States. This
happened on March IS, 1912'.
Ever since, March 12 has been
celebrated as the Girl Scout
birthday by more and more mem
bers of this ever growing organ*
Uation. Did you know that we
now total 1,400(000 Girl Scouts
and adults 7 That there are a
out 08,000 Girl (Scout troops in
every state and U. S. territory?
The Girl Scouts of the U. S. A.
is the largest organisation of its
kind in the world.
Several million girls have be
longed to Scouting during the
past 38 years; millions more will
belong in the future. Girl Scout
ing is here to stay. 'On March 12
we celebrate the beginning of a
movement that each year be
comes more and more deeply in
tegrated with the pattern of life
in our country.
The Birthday—1050
This year—the 88th since the
founding of the Girl Scout move
ment—the celebratibn of the
birthday centers on our interna
tional friendship project, 'School
mates Overseas.' March 12 has
been set as the date of the first
official progress report and in
gathering of school kits made
and filled by American Girl
°for children In 28 coun
where ordinary school sup
like pencils, crayons and
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T«*d
Principals and several teach-1
Wilkes schools left
the
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mo county delegation of morel
than 20 member* hi headed by
Superintendent C. B. Eller, and
Mrs. Eller. From Wilkes bo ro
the delegates will be' District
Principal Wm. T. Long and Prin
cipal Zeb Dickson. Principals and
one or more teachers from the
other county schools will be dele
Front North Wilkesboro school
will be Supt. and Mrs. J. Floyd
Woodward, Miss Helen 8tans
bury, Miss Norm'a Fender and
Miss Myra Sale.
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Committees For
Concerts Named
For Coming Year
Members Asked To Send
la Renewals In Order
To Save Time
Executive board of the Wilkes
Community Concert Association
has named committees for the
coming' year.
This year the association is
asking members to voluntarily
send their renewal memberships
to Miss Lois Scroggs, secretary,
before the membership campaign
In order to lessen the vast a
mount of work, all of which is
accomplished on a voluntary
basis.
Mrs. A. F. Kilby is chairman
and Mrs. C. T. Dough ton is eo
chairman of the Campaign com
mittee. Other members are Mrs.
Robert 8. Glbbs, Mrs. Presley My
ers, R. N. Wooten and C. B. 14
ler. Other committees for the
year are as follows:
Finance — .Paul peborae,
chairman, R. N. Wooten, Forrest
Jones and. C. F. Adamses.
Publicity—Mrs. D. J. Carter,
Chaste* Z|U*k.j
Mrs. Doris Brown.
Concert Master—Roy fore
hand, chairman, Robert Morrow,
Mrs. Charles Elliak, Mrs. Frank
Stafford.
Transportation — Mrs. Tom
McLaughlin, chairman, Mrs. Cecil
Adamson, Mrs. R. O. Finley.
Entertainment (Dinner) —
Mrs. Ivey Moore, chairman, Mrs
Presley Myers, Mrs. R. T. Mc
Niel.
Nominating —' C. B. " Bller,
chairman, Roland Potter. Mrs.
Paul Harvel, Jr., Mrs. Jerry
Dorr. y ,
Talent—Members of executive
board.
Hospitality—Mrs. W. D. Half
acre, ciairman, fend members of
executive board: • -$
Court Working
On Big Docket
Judge Rudiaill Presiding
Over March Term Of
Wilkes Court
Wilkes superior court for the
March term has been working
on a large docket, composed
mainly of minor cases on the
criminal calendar.
Judge Justice C. Rudisill, of
Newton, Is presiding over the
term, which is scheduled to last
for three weeks.
Following are cases in which
judgments were rendered daring
the early part of the week:
Dock Vernon Watkins, operat
ing car while Intoxicated, six
months on roads.
R'oby Qreer, violation of pro
hibition law, eight months su
spended on payment $100 fine
and costs.
Wearer Haynes, violation of
prohibition law and violation
slot machine law, not guilty.
John A. Brown, operating car
while intoxicated, not guilty.
Howard Taylor, speeding, Judg
ment suspended on payment of
costs.
William Vaught Snyder, ope
rating car while Intoxicated, fin
ed $100 and costs, driver license
revoked.
Jesse Triplett, reckless driving
and hit and run; net guilty.
The grand jury, of which Tom
Daney. of North Wilkesboro, Is
foreman, has returned true bills
' ting Mrs. Hassle
the murder of her
PARALYSIS VICTIM
TWCWWKWWW-.W - |
• Shirty Wood, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Zoya Wood, of North
Wilkeeboro route two, has
been a wheel-chair victim of
paralysis for the past eight
years and loads a lonely exist
ence. Shlrly la 16 years old bnt
has weight of only 80 pounds.
No hope Is held by specialists
that he will ever walk again.
Shirty would appreciate let
ters, cards, gifts from any who
care to provide htm entertain
ment for the dreary hours of
each long day.
Dove Mink Rites
Conducted Today
Burial rites for Dave Mink,
82, prominent citizen and busi
ness and political leader, were
held today, 11 a. m., at Fishing
Creek church cemetery.
Mr. Mink died Friday night
and funeral service was held
Monday at Pishing Creek church,
but burial was postponed to a
wait arrival of a grandson, Cpl.
R. Sherrill McLain, from Fort
Lewis, Washington. Rev. C. J.
Poole conducted the service.
Pallbearers were grandsons.
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Baltimore, Md.—Capt. Ernest
M. EUler, of Annapolis, yesterday
became one of two three-time win
ners of the Naval Institute's gen
eral prise essay contest.
The Institute announced that
Captain Eller's essay entitled,
TWill We Need A Navy to Win?"
had taken first place in this
year's contest.
Essays submitted by Captain
Eller In 1932 and 1942 also took
top honors in the annual contest.
In the 71-year history of the
contest only one other man has
taken the top award three times,
nstitute spokesmen said.
In addition to the three first
place awards Captain Eller also
has taken three honorable men
tion prises in past contests.
The coveted award, which in
the past has figured in the careers
of some of the Navy's most noted
leaders, carries a cash prize of
$1,200.
Previous winners have included
Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King and
Rear Admiral Alfred T. Mahan,
famous exponent of seapower.
Captain Eller is now on the
planning section of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff. His previous poet
was director of public information
for the Navy.
He is a 1925 graduate of the
Naval Academy.
The Naval Institute, founded in
1813 for "advancement of profes
sional, literary and scientific
knowledge In the Navy", has been
conducting its essay contest an
nually since 1879.
Winning essays and outstand
ing entries are published in th«
Institute's magaslne. Captain El
ler's article will appear In the
March edition.
Captain EUler is a son of Mr.
gnd Mrs. E. B. Eller, of North
Wilkesboro, N. C.
Appalachian Choir
Gives Concert 6th
t Wilkesboro School
Appalachian College A Capella
chair of 40 voices rendered a
very enjoyable concert Monday
afternoon before ^ilkeahoro
school student body assembled in
the school gymnasium.
The choir, directed by Mrs.
Unney, of Boone, rendered a
railed program of classical, spir
itual and popular numbers, which
were well received by the stu
dent body.
North Wilkesboro
May Buy Police
Radio Equipment
Council In Meeting Tuesday
Night Has Number Im
portant Matters
North Wilkesboro city council
in March meeting here started
negotiations for the' purchase of
a two-way radio system for the
police department. Police Chief
J. E. Walker outlined the needs
of a communication system and
the commissioners discussed
costs and other factors involved,
with some action expected on the
matter at a later date.
A committee composed of
Glenn Andrews, Jack Swofford
and I. H. McNeill, Jr., was named
to work with a Chamber of Com
merce committee in providing
recreation facilities for a pro
gram of community recreation at
Smoot Park.
J. B. Caudill presented to the
board a petition of adjacent
property owners asking for Im
provement and paving of the al
ley In block S3 between Fifth
and Starth streets. The petition
was accepted.
Gilbert Foster discussed before
the board the need of improved
traffic and parking conditions
on » street at aad near the high
school.
Jack Swofford was appointed
by the board to represent the
town's governing body on a
pKw^hy^onsoMda11 on of W1
•psboro aad (North Wilkesboro
h^ schools.
Present for the meeting Were
Miyor R. T. McNiel, Clerk W. P.
Kelly and Commissioners Jack
Swoftord, I. H. McNeill, Jr., C.
E. Jenkins, Jr., and Glenn An
drews.
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Polio Campaign
Total$9,198.65
Late gifts substantially raised
the Infantile Paralysis campaign
total in Wilkes county, Edward
Bell, campaign chairman, stated
today. «
The last donations received
boosted the total to $9,198.65.
These gifts included one school
which had not previously re
ported, some donations from
outside firms doing business in
the county and miscellaneous
contributions.
The campaign was considered
highly successful and gives the
county an excellent and unbrok
en record of liberal response in
infantile paralysis campaigns.
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Spring Football ]
DmaIiaa Duflnia
rracuce du^ir
Wilkesboro high school's foot
>all squad of 35 boys on Monday
began three weeks of spring foot
ball practice under direction of
Coach Marvin Hoffman.
Drills were held Monday on
the athletic field but bad weath
er Tuesday and Wednesday forc
ed the boys Indoors. With many
returning veterans prospects are
bright for another winning team
of Ramblers next fall.
SOIL CONSERVATION SPEAKING
CONTEST AT CITY HALL, FRIDAY
Li2Z'! ..in
By H. C. OOLVARD
(Assistant County Agent)
The Northwestern Bank and
the Bank of North Wilkesborp
are sponsoring the annaal Soil
Conservation Speaking Contest
■with a total of $50.00 to be
awarded to the three high win
tiers. First prise will be f2S.00;
and Thh* »10.00.
of this year's con
at
be Mr*.
ton, Mr. J. H. Whicker, Sr., and
Mr. T. E. Story.
Contests have already been
conducted In all high schools
and winners selected. Those
school winners will competa in
the county contest for county
winner. This connty winner will
then eompste in the district eon
test in Lenoir on Friday, March
17.
The pablic is cordially invited
to hear tkes* hoys sad girls la
their county contest. b
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Progress has been made in
the Red Cross campaign to
Wilkes but mud^ work remains
to. be dene before the goal of
*7,800 to readied to Wilkes
county, W. G. Gabriel, fnttd cam
paign chairman, •aid today.
Pew reports have-Jt>ean.receiv
ed from workers, bnt satisfactory
response has been received to
areas which hare been worked.
Preliminary reports are asked
from all department headB by
the end of this week.
Meanwhile, the canvass of in
Little Theatre
To Present Play
Here Two Nights
The Community Little Theatre
here will present "The Man Who
Came To Dinner" Friday and
Saturday nights in the North
Wilkesboro school auditorium.
How many of these North Wil
kesboro names are you familiar
with?
Mrs. Cecil P. Adamson, Har
riet Crutchfield, Gordon Flnley,
Jr., Geraldtoe Caldwell, Bryce
Morrison, Norma Stevenson, Mrs.
Phil Forester, Mrs. Charles Zil
iak, Mr. Cecil F. Adamson, Nel
lie Gabriel, Claude Jarrett, Rob
In L. Wooten, June Wessinger,
Roland Potter, Jack Howard
Mrs? Pat Williams, Jr., George
Wells, Bill Gabriel, John Cash
ion.
You probably found at least
a few in that list who are friends
or neighbors, or who go to your
church, or who teach Junior.
You'll see them all—and more
—in "The Man Who Came To
Dinner."
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23 Examined la
Cancer Center On
TnesfcyMeraiag
Taeedar, *«<* «b tbe
Wilkes-Alleghany County Cancer
Center held its weekly clinic.
Twenty-three appeared for exam
ination, 14 white women, 4 white
men, 2 colored women and 3 col
ored men.
Mrs. F. C. Hubbard served as
chairman of receptionists, and
assisting her was Mrs. Joe Pear
son.
Those who presided to the ex
amining rooms were Mrs. C. C.
McNeill and Mrs. Presley Myers.
Twenty - three examinations
were completed, and 23 patients
were referred to their personal
physicians for medical attention.
The Center to staffed by mem
bers of the Wilkes-Alleghany
County Medical Society.
Five priorities were given to
those who arrived too late for
examination.
There were several from out
of town. 3 came from Sparta, 6
from Boone, 2 from Roaring Riv
er, and 4 from West Jefferson.
Examinations are free to all
women 35 or over, all men 40
or over, and to anyone with a
symptom or a. "danger signal,"
regardless of age.
The Clinics are held every
Tuesday morning in the Wilkes
County Court House. Registra
tion is from 0:00 tp, 10:00. <
Frequently there are more ap
plicants for examination .than
can be accommodate#. Therefore,
to order that those who live at
a distance may be sure of an
examination and thfcs not make
a trip in vain, priorities will be
sent, on request, to all who live
twenty miles or more from Wil
kesboro. Address your request to
Cancer Center Clerk, Court
House, Wilkesboro, N. C. and In
dicate two dates on which you
could come for examination.
Wholesale Stores
Begin Wednesday
Closing March 15
Beginning Wednesday, March
15, wholesale grocery stores -in
North Wilkesboro will close each
Wednesday afternoon, one 9'
clock.
The firms who have signed the
Wednesday afternoon closing a
greement are B. & M. Wholesale,
I. E. Pearson Wholesale, J. F.
Pearson Wholesale, 8. V. Tom
linson, "Jolnes Cash Store. North
Wilkesboro Candy company,
Frank H. Crew, C. A. Lowe *
a. - -J
Sons,
Wilkesboro
rft
atrial, commercial, residential
and rural areas is prp pressing
with a complete organixatlon
which has as It* purpose retch
ing the anUre population of the
county with the appeal for Red
Cross funds to maintain the
many services of the , Wilkes
chapter and funds for the Na
tional Red Cross.
The Red Cross chapter has
been very active in Wilkes and
has rendered invaluable service
to many hundreds of people In
recent years.
Mamie Billings, Jr.
Is A Candidate For
Office Of Sheriff
Seeks Republican Nomina*
tion In Primary To Be
Held May 27th
Claude Billings, Jr., of Wilkes
boro, prominent young Republi
can and veteran of World War
II, has announced his candidacy
for the Republican nomination
for sheriff of Wilkes county in
the primary to be held May 27.
Mr. Billings is a son of Mr. and
Mrs. Claude Billings, of Hays,
who have been active In the Re»
publican party in Wilkea for
many years. His father over a
long period was postmaster at
Hays. He graduated from Moun
tain View high school in 191#
and in 1940-41 attended Draagh
on's Business College In Wins
ton-Salem.
Mr. Billings served in the
army Infantry during World War
II and in overseas service was
stationed in the Philippines,
where he was connected with the
22nd base postoffice during the '
latter part of his military serv
ice. Following his discharge No
vember 8, 1946, Mr. Billings ac
cepted a position with Barber
Somers Motor company in Wil
kes bo ro, Where he Is now office
Mr.." Billings was active in ths •
recent organization of Toung Re
publican Club of Wilkes county
and Is one of that organisation's
most active members. He Is also
active in civic affairs and is a
member of Wilkes boro Business
and Professional Men's Club. Hs
has also been active in Junior
Chamber of Commerce work. Hs
Is a member of the Baptist
church.
Mr. Billings and his family,. ~
which consists of his wife and
three children, reside in Wil
kes boro.
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Formal Opening
Carter's Jewelry
Will Be Held Thursday,
Friday and Saturday
Next Week
Carter's Jewelry, which open
ed for business in December on
Main street between Allen The
atre and Payne Clothing com
pany, has made many improve
ments in preparation (or the
formal opening sale Thursday,
Friday and Saturday, March 16,
17 and 18.
The building has been com
pletely renovated. The interior
has been painted and redecorat
ed throughout and fixture* have
been refinished. An asphalt tile
floor has been laid, the office
I has. been remodeled and fitted
with new and modern fixtures,
! and the repair department has
| been thoroughly modernised.
The formal opening sale will
I feature outstanding values „ in
every department :$<n addition,
the store will give away a $150
diamond ring and a $71.60
watch. All who visit the store
may place their names In the
box for the prizes. The only re
quirement is that the winners
must be present at 8:15 p. m.
on March 18, when the prises
will be given away.
Dokies Will Meet
On Friday Evening
North Wilkes bo ro Dokies club
is anticipating an excellent din
ner and an entertaining program
at th« meeting to be held Friday
evening, seven o'clock, at the y.
F. W. club! —"
is asked *