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« POLITICS led Mondays and Thursdays at North Wilkesboro, North Carolina Monday, March 27, 1950 «• J. R. Finley One of northwestern North Carolina's most outstanding citizens completed his * long and useful career here Saturday mon to*. • ! •} fjff J. R. Finley was for many decades a man whose name was synonymous with in tegrity, fairness and leadership in com munity progress. The life and career of Bob Finley dates back before there was a North Wilkes boro. He pioneered business on the site that is North Wilkesboro when he and his brother established a mercantile business. At that time this area that now composes a metropolis was woods and pasture. When North Wilkesboro became a vill age in 1890 and a postoffice was esta blished Mr. Finley was the first postmas ter. 1 He was a pioneer again when in 19Q1 he and associates organized Forest Furni ture company, which he served as secre tary-treasurer until his death. That was the beginning of our now great furniture industry here, which every year contri butes greatly to the economic well being of t.hifl entire community and county. Mr. Finley was again a builder when he was a charter member of the First Pres byterian church here and served the church faithfully in many positions of lead ership through many years. In civic life he enlisted with the North Wilkedboro Kiwanis club at its beginning. Members there know of his untiring efforts in behalf of community improvement long before a chamber of commerce or any con carted and unified plan of action waa form erf- ■ aPS-MS alarf:q Associates of his will long remember his continued and lasting efforts for better roads. Mr. ffnley was so closely associated with efforts to have highway 421 construc ted that he became known as "Boone Trail Bob." His efforts met with success and no doubt in later years he was grati fied to see the highway system grow and increase 1n usefulness. A public spirited and industrious citizen of Mr. Finley's calibre is a-great asset to any community. His life was full and suc cessful and many of the things he worked for so earnestly came into being. His in fluence and good works will live long in the city he helped to build. o Bonkers Interested In Conserving Soil "North Carolina farmers are just as poor as their soil is, and bankers, being sensitive to economic conditions, encour age conserving the soil and giving it an opportunity to achieve full production," G. Harold Myrick, Lincolnton banker and chairman of the agriculture committee of the North Carolina Bankers Association, said this week. Explaining why the Bankers Associa tion sponsors an annual soil conservation speaking contest for high school students, Myrick said bankers are "keenly aware of the value of agriculture to the State as it relates to the whole economy and recog nize that* agriculture is the major base in such economy." "In the speaking contests," he asserted, "we have stressed the techniques of soil conservation, its economic values to the State, and this year we emphasized soil wastage and its social aspects. The bank ers of North Carolina will continue to boost every phase of economic development to the end that our great State will rate sec ond to none in economic stability, prosper ity, and financial leadership. This can be accomplished only through better farm ing, the very foundation of our economy." Ramsayvllle, Ont., March 28— A flaming u. S. embassy plane broke apart with an explosion like dynamite In a crash today which killed American Ambassa dor Laurence A. Stelnhardt, three U. 8. Air Force men, and the son of the American minister to Cana da. The explosion and the tact that the crash, occurred In clear wea ther Immediately raised rumors of sabotage. The Royal Canadian Air Force launched an investigation at the request of American auth orities^ aLki < There was a possibility that the lone survivor, M-Sgt. Gwyn A. Long, 85, of Vannoy, N. C„ U. 8. Air Force crew chief, might have information of importance. Long, who parachuted from the plane at 700 feet, was taken to the Royal Canadian Air Force hospital at Rockcliff » Airport suffering leg Injuries and shock. He was closely guarded from questioners. An embassy official quoted Long as saying: "Wei went down In flames." A Most eyewitnesaedr including a crew of five electricians and a 12 year-old schoolboy, said the plane "blew apart In the air" about 50 feet above the ground. Air force officials on the spot agreed this probably was true. Had Parachute Harness On Steinhardt's burning body was dragged from the tall of the plane. He had his parachute harness on. The plane was flying at about 3,000 feet when it caught fire. - The 57-year-old Stelnhardt, a lawyer and director in numerous corporations who adopted a diplo matic career in 1933, had served as the chief of dllomatlc missions in Sweden, Peru, Russia, Turkey, and Csechoelovakia at critical per iod* before, during, and after the war. Since 1948, he had been | ambassador to Canada. Others Killed Rilled with him were: ' Alan C. Harrington, 20, son of Julian Harrington, the U. S. min ister In Ottawa. Capt. Thomas G. Archibald, 34, of Union Springs, Ala., pilot of the plane and assistant air at tache. Lt. Col. Wayne F. Trueblood, 35, Kansas City, Kan., attached to Royal Canadian Air Force as an exchange officer. Lt. Marcel (Mark) Belangn er, 29, of New Bedford, Mass., former air attache and now an Macedonia News (By MRS. W. F. THARPB, Reporter). We bad a good attendance for church and Sunday school Sunday. Rey. J. P. Woodruff filled his regular appointrnents.fi Guests in the I* G.. Hurt home Sunday were Rev. J. F. Wood ruff, of Mt. Airy, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Ray, of Winston-Salem, Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Edwards, Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Key, Miss Marjorie Key, and Miss Patsy Hemric, Mrs. Couch Wagoner, Mrs. Crawford Holcomb, Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Byrd and son, Dwight, Miss Jen nie Paw, Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Settle, of North Wilkes bora, C. A. Burchette, Mr. and Mrs. Lee W. Settle. Thomas Hurt returned home Sunday after a two-weeks visit with his sister. Mrs.-T. H. j Wall, and Mr. Wall at St. Peters burg, Florida. Theo, Bill, Cleo, Archie Tharpej and sister, Grace, of Bel Air, Md.. visited their aunt Jane Thrape Saturday afternoon. Dinner guests in the home were Mr. and Mrs. Eudaily Tharpe and son, of Fair fax, Va., and their duaghter, Mrs. Beulah Balne, of Washington, D. C., Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Settle and | three children, of near Renham. Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Williams and" daughters, Carol Ann and Loretta, spenfthe week-end with their cousin, Mrs. W. P. Tharpe and family.. Mrs. Carl Lomax, of Roaring River, visited in the O. E. Tharpe' home Friday and Saturday. Mr. J. H. Tharpe, of Charlotte, and Mr. D. A. Tharpe, of Colum bia, S. C., spent the week-end with their mother, Mrs. D. F. Tharpe, and family. . Mrs. L. G. Hurt and Myrtle Hurt ] are sick at their home. i Mr. and Mrs. Gravey Chick and cnildren of Roaring River, spent the week-end in South Carolina. Mr. Glenn Bradley spent the | week-end in Winston-Salem. Man, 73, Carries Wife From Burning House Baldenboro — A 73-year-old man carried his invalid wife safe ly from their biasing home near here early yesterday. It was believed the fire started I when Mrs. Donnie F. Phillips I dropped a kerosene lamp. Phillips re-entered the home after carry ing his wife to safety. He su%talne * burps on the left arm while " moving furniture. The house exchange officer with the RCAF. ">U&S Back To School ' Harrington was returning to school in Virginia after a holi day in Ottawa with his parents. The crash occurred a few min utes after Stelnhardt and his party left Kockcllffe Airport at Ottawa at 8:20 a. m. on a busi ness mission to New York. The plane buried its flaming nose and part of its fuselage in a snowcoxered field three miles southeast of Ramsayrille and about 11 miles from Ottawa, nook Boom Clem Scharfe said he and his son, Russell, heard an explosion that sounded "like dynamite" that shook their house 400 yards away. They ran out to the wreckage. "The whole thing was burning," said Scharfe. "When we got near we could smell burning bodies. The plane was all dismembered, and two bodies were lying in it, burning and open to view. We grabbed them, pulled them out, and threw snow on them to put out the fire. Two other bodies were lying 100 feet away. They were not burning. They had ap ______ apparently t 100 •aid | he running I Scattered P a scarcely j m
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