North Carolina Newspapers

North Wilkesboro lias a trading radius of 50 miles, serving 1*0,000 people in Northwestern Carolina. The Journai-Potriot Has Blazed the Trail of Progress In the "State of Wilkes" For Over 43 Years NORTH WILKESBORO, N Published Mondays and Thursdays Many Huts Will Depie||Clean-Up li Both Towns - ; f* Prominent C£Baens To Lead Cleatr-Up Movement By Actel Work —i , . Clean-Up, Paint-Up, Fix-Up event will Open in the Wilkesboros Monday Afternoon, April 24, with a parade and will continue through May 6. Sponsoring the event will be the Civic Activities committee of the Wilkes Chamber of Commerce in cooperation with the Woman's clnbe of the Wilkesboros and the Garden clnb. The parade, which will endeavor to carry the clean-up message to k the peqple, will form in Wllkeeboro on Main street opposite the Baptist church at one o'clock and will begin march at 1:30. s In the parade will be police eacort and patrol, officials cars displaying posters made in the schools and carrying leaders of the campaign, all dressed for spring cleaning. Town officials and school leaders will also be in the parade. The next three units will be tracks, the first depicting the clean-up phase, the second paintup and the third fix-up. These trucks will carry workmen, tools and materials for their respective trade*. In Wilkes bo ro, school students will march in the parade to Midway and return to school. The students will be in groups with garden and yard tools, wheelbarrows, wagons, brooms and mops. ..The parade will continue from Midway by way of Memorial Park to. Fifth and B, where It will be joined by the North Wilkes born high school band and North WI1kesboro students. Resuming there at 2:15; the parade will go over B to Tenth, ovefr Tenth to D and over D to the North Wilkeeboro school. Following the parade will be a show that should entertain everybody. In Wllkesboro Mayor W. E. Smlthey will head a group of prominent citizens who will do a demonstration clean-up job at some public place, probably the courthouse square. In North Wllkesboro Jack Swofford, member of the town council, will head a group of prominent citizens, dressed in work clothing, who will actually work £ on- a block of B and a block of \Tenth street. To make the project more realistic, a group of ladles dressed in thier Sunday beet will act as supervisors to see that the men do a good job. ./ mv « ix_ _m s r both towns has been compiled and teams have been named to contact owners Of property and respectfully solicit their cooperation in bringing about the desired improvements. Annual Banquet Of Junior Order Will Be Held Tuesday At Lodge Hall Over Reins-Sturdivant * Animal banquet of the North Wllke^boro Junior Order council, which 1b always an enjoyable event, %ill be hekl Tuesday night, April 25, 7:30 p. m., in the lodge hall in the Reins-Sturdivant building. The plate will .consist of choice friend chicken with plenty of vegetables, salad and dessert. Fairplains Home Demonstration club wMl prepare the dinner. The entertainment committee has a very interesting program for the occasion. Juniors, their and invited guests will entile occasion. . . ■ ■ -o ire Donee At ;ergu$on School are Invited to a square dance held Saturday night, eight t, at Ferguson school. The be sponsored by the -Teacher Association and will bp provided by Bruce ad. Door prises Hobo Doy Saturday By MYF Members The members of the MYF of the First Methodist church are holdins "Hobo Day" Saturday, be* ginning at nine o'clock. These young pepole will assemble at the church and during the day will be available for odd jobs from baby sitting to the mowing of lawns. The proceeds from their work will be used in buying drapes for the Senoir Toung People's room in the educational building. Anyone having work for these young people, who will work in pain, are asked to call the church office, 688. Wilburn A. Adams Funeral Held Today Funeral service was held today two p. m. * at Congo Holiness church for Wilburn A. Adams, 42, >Wilkesboro citizen who *dled Tuesday morning. Rev. Lee Minton conducted the service and burial was in Minton Arbor cemetery. Surviving Mr. Adams are his wife, Mrs. Doshle Spears Adams, and eight children, Eula, Homer, Tracy, Mack, Lena, Glenn, Jonah and Tony Adams, of the home. Judgiig Of 4-H Forestry Projects Week OfApril 24 By E a COLVARD All 4-H forestry projects are to be judged during the week of April 24 by Walter Keller, district extension forester. Each project will be judged on the following basis: 1. The Club members record book showing cost and returns. 2. The club members own story of his experience with the project. 3. Actual work done. (a) Completeness and regularity of thinning. (b) Pruning standing trees. (c) Height and type of Stump left. (d) Completeness of utilization. (e) Neatness and uniformity of cording. « (f) Distribution of brush. This is the climax of our young forestry program sponsored by the Wilkes Chamber of Commerce and the Agricultural Extension Organizations of Wilkes County. Cash prizes of $200.00 will be given for the best work done. These prizes will be awarded at the Farmer's Day Program in the Fall. The following is the judging schedule for the projects. We request each boy to be at home on the day and hour shown on the schedule below: Monday, April 24: Warner Hoots, 9:00 a. m., Vernon Poplin, 10:00 a. m., Felix Tharpe, 11:00 a. m., Gilbert Wood, 1:30 p. m., Roger Edwards, 2:30 p. m., C. A. Burchetye, Jr. 3:30 p. m. Tuesday, April 26: Thomas Hurt, 9:00 a. m., Dwight Byrd, 3:30 p. m. Wednesday, April 26: Jimmy Cleary, 9:00 a. m., Leon Prerette, 10:00 a. m., James Greer, 11:00 a. m. Thursday, April 27: Herbert and Walter Broyhlll, 9:00 a. m., Charles Higgins, 1:30 p. m., Bill Harrold, 2:30 p. m. Friday, April 28: • Dennis Greene. 9:00 a. m., Clyde Hayes, 2:00 p. m., Charles Gilliam and Bobby Gilliam, 3:00 p. m. o Presentation of "Little Women" On Friday "Little Women," a three-act dramatization adapted by Roger Wheeler and produced by special arrangement with Walter H. Sabot Company, of Boston, -will be presented tomorrow night, Friday, April 21.'The play, being presented by the senior class of North Wilkesboro High School will begin at 8:00 p. m. in the school auditorium. —o Mrs. J. C. Thomas, after spending about nine weeks in Norh Wilkesboro, returned to her home at Southern Pines Wednesday. Mrs. Thomas, while Tisiting' here in the home of her sister, Mrs. C. P. Walter, had the misfortune of getting her leg broken and was ifi the Wllke. hospital for several' i Candidate To Speak »»»»###—»»»»»*»»»< Willis Smith, of Raleigh, candidate for the Democratic nomination for the U. 8. Senate, will speak (Friday night, 7:80, at the Wilkes courthouse. Willis Smith To Speak On Friday Night In Wilkes Large Crowd Expected To Hear Candidate For United States Senate Willis Smith, prominent Raleigh attorney who is waging a most intensive campaign for the Democratic nomination for the U. S. senate seat now held by Senator Frank Graham, will address voters of Wilkes county and northwestern North Carolina Friday night, April 21, 7:30 o'clock at the Wilkes county courthouse. Those in charge of Candidate Smith's campaign in Wilkes said here today that Smith has a large following in Wilkes and that a large crowd is expected to hear him in his first political speak^ ing engagement in this Immediate section.f They-* cordially lttnte an to hear Smith discuss issfles of the current campaign, which promises to be one of the most interesting in many years. —o Cancer Center Has Eleven Patients On Tuesday, April 18th- the Wilkes-Alleghany County Cancer Center held its weekly clinic. 11 appeared for examination. Mrs. Silas Poplin served as chairman of ■ receptionists, and assisting her were Mrs. W. F. Tharpe, Mrs. Avery Whittington, Mrs. Clyde Walker, and Mrs. Grady Dimmette. Ttose who presided in the examining rooms were Mrs. F. C. Anthony, Mrs. Irvin Key, and Mrs. Wesley Poplin. Eleveh examinations were completed, and 8" partients were referred to their personal physicians for medical attention. The Center 1s staffed by members of the Wilkes-Alleghany County Medical Society. 3 priorities were given to thosq who arrived too late for examination. Examinations are free to all women 3S or over, all men 40 or over, and to anyone with symptom or a "danger signal," regardless o? age. The Clinics are held every Tuesday in the Wilkes County Court House. Registration Is from 9:00 to 10:00 a. m. Frequently there are more applicants for examination than can be accommodated. Therefore, in order that those who live at a distance may be sure of an Examination and thus not make a trip in vain,- priorities .will be sent, on request, to all who live twenty miles or more from Wilkes bo ro. Address your request to Cancer Center Clerk, Court House, Wilkesboro, N. c. and indicate two dates on which you could come for examination. Flashers Lose 6-5 To Shelby Farmers Hr North Wilkesboro Flashers last night played a good game at Shelby but were beaten in the ninth. With a one-rufr lead, Shelby loaded the bases on walks and a single scored the winning ran, A number of new players added fielding and batting strength to the North WiUcesboro lineup. Score: 6-6. By sending in your membership I duet to the Community Concert] Proposal To Be Subject Discussion At P.-T. A. Meeting Tonight Surrey committee appointed by the State Board of education to make a study of the propoeed consolidation Of Wllkeeboro and North Wllkeeboro high schools has recommended consolidation, it was learned here today following a meeting of Wilkes county and North Wllkeeboro boards of education, Monday night, at which the report of the state pane} was received. The surrey committtee, which was composed of educational authorities from outside this part of the state, recommended that the central consolidated school be located on the Doughton property, which lies in the eastern part of Wllkesboro just across Che Yadkin from North Wllkeeboro. The report also recommended that the school be operated as a special charter unit. The recommendation for a beginning was that the Doughton property, which consists of 14 acres and is the present site of the C. T. Doughton home, be purchased and annexed into the North Wilkes^ boro city charter district, and that any adjacent areas may be included In the district by rote of the people to be included in the entire district. To Discus* Report Report of the state surrey committee will be presented in meeting of the North Wllkesboro PaTent-Teacher aasoctattoir to be held tonight, 7:30 in the school auditorium. 1 At this meeting, • which all school patrons are urged to attend, citizens will be given opportunity to express their rlews on the proposal, and effort will be made to determine sentiment of the people relatlre to the state committee's recommendation. CLEAMP, PAINT-BP, FIX-IP EVENT tS PROCLAIMED HEIE Whereas, the general health and welfare of our citizens depend upon wholesome surroundings arising from good, clean living condiifons, and Whereas, the lives and property of our people are endangered by fire caused by the cluttered conditions in homes, factories, alleys and streets, and Whereas, unity of effort is required for the future development of our community. Therefore, we, R. T. McNiel, mayor of North Wilkesboro, and W. El Smithey, mayor of Wilkesboro, do hereby designate April 24 as official openday of the CLEAN-UP, PAINT-UP, FIX-UP campaign, sponsored by the Wilkes Chamber of Commerce in cooperation with Woman's Clubs and the Garden clubhand call upon ail departments of the two towns, its commercial organizations, civic clubs, schools, churches and all other associations, and our people in general, to take an active part in this constructive program for community improvement.. This the 20th of April, 1950. R. T. McNIEL, Mayor of North Wilkesboro. W. E. SMITHEY, Mayor of Wilkesboro. WILKES DEMOCRATIC PRECINCT MEETINGS TO BE ON APRIL 29 Ned Nichols Hurl In Motorcycle Crash, Wife In Cor Smoshup Ned Nichols, resident of the Millers Creek Community, was seriously injured one dfy last week when hfs motorcycle wrecked on high^iVW Horseehoe Bend on the Bine Ridge. Hi» wife, who was riding with him, escaped serious injury. Mr. Nichols for days was unconscious in the hospital here and Mrs. Nichols on one occasion received word that his condition had become worse. While rushing to her husband at the hospital the pickup in which she was riding wrecked but she again escaped Serious injury. Mr. Nichols, who sustained severe skull fractures, is now improving. ^ o Rural Telephone Survey Planned In This County By J. P. OHOPUN, Wilkes Farm Agent Gwyn Price, chairman of the North Carolina Rural Electrification Authority, met with leaders from the Wilkes Pomona Orange, Wilkes Farm Bureau and Wilkes Home Demonstration Clubs at the courthouse in Wilkesboro, April 12. Mr. Price gave the group information on how to conduct a surrey of the rnral telephone needs in Wilkes coqnty.. I. I>. Grogan, local manager of the Central Telephone Company and J. C. Pardue, representing the district office of the Central Telephone company, were present. Mr. Pardue stated the willingness and desire of the telephone company in helping the people obtain adequate telephone service and asked for their help and cooperation in conducting the surrey. Homer Brookshire of the N. C. Utilities Commission, expressed the cooperation of the commission in aiding the people in obtaining a complete surrey of telephone needs. Paul Cboplin, county farm agent, acted as chairman and other extension agents present were: AnniaH. Geene, Miss Ruth Thompson, fl. C. Colrard and Carl S. VanDeman. The committee Representing the rarious farm organizations will hare another meeting fn the near future to complete plans for continuing the surrey. Wilkes county Democratic convention will be held at the Wilkes courthouse in Wilkesboro on Saturday, May 6, two p. m. Precinct meetings to form precinct organizations and name delegates to the county convention will be held on Saturday, April 29, two p. m. at all polling places in tfca county. . ^ ,T Call for the precinct ^meetings and county convention was Issued here by Watson Brame, chairman, and Paul J, Vestal, secretary of the Wilkee Democratic executive committee. At the county convention the county organization will be perfected and delegates will be named to the state convention to be held May 11 in Raleigh. Chairman Brame has urged large attendance of Democrats at the precinct meetings on April 29 and at the county convention on May 6. o Attend Grond Lodge Meeting In Raleigh Masons converged in Raleigh this week for the grand lodge meeting held Tuesday and Wednesday. \ Attending from lodges in Wilkes county were the following: J. C. McNeil, district deputy grand master, Geno Walsh, H. Claude Whittington and J. V. Foster, of the Mount Pleasant lodge; Kermit Pruitt, of Traphlll; Cox A. Blevins and W. R. Harmon, of North Wilkesboro, and Tam Shumaker, of North Wilkesboro, who attended the Wednesday sessions. William B. Turner Died 15th At Oteen William B. Turner, veteran of. World War One and former realdent of Statesville and North WHkesboro, N. C.. died April 16, 1950, in Oteen VA Hospital following a long Illness. Mr. Turner was a native of Dobson, N. C. having been born there in 1886, the son of William B. Turner and Victoria Kellam Turner. He was the younger brother of the late Charles H. Turner, founder of the Turner Manufacturing Company of Statesville, with w^tieh concern he was connected until his health failed. He was a member of the Methodist Church. Mr. Turner served In the Army during World War One from March 22, 1918 to July 3, 1919 as a private In the 568th SSU, 182 Det. and as an ambulance driver In the French Army. Mr. Turner never married. He la survived by a sister, Mrs. Edward L. Morrison, of Washington, D. c. and an aunt, Mrs. Annie L. Turner of Wilkeeboro, and several nieces and nephews. . . I I l.lll .1 .» Residence Here Is Destroyed By Fire A five room residence near Trogdon street tu completely destroyed by fire Just after midnight this morning. The hnildlng vis the property Of Miss Ina Myers and Mr. and Mrs. Old Hawkins occupied the house but were away from home list night. All their furnishings, on which they had little insurance, were destroyed. Loss of the house was partially covered by lnsurnace. "When discovered the fire, "origin of which was unknown, was burning rapidly. HighwayNo.421 Association I n j Meeting; At Boone Goforth Points To Need Of By-Pass At North Wilkesboro On 421 Boone, April 17—Assurances of full co-operation and help in improving and beautifying Highway 421 from the Atlantic Coast to the Great Lakes was the keynote of the meeting held today in Boone by a group of representatives from North Carolina and Tennessee. Approximately 65 persons from Mountain City, Tenn., and Sanford, Winston-Salem, Greensboro, North Wilkesboro, Liberty. Carolina Beach, Boone, Wilmington and Ft. Fisher were present. S. C. Eggers, Boone, executive vice-president of the 421 Highway Association, presided at the meeting. Mark Goforth, North Carolina highway commissioner, spoke briefly of the need for improving Highway 421, stating that it needed straightening, widening and improvement of several bridges and a by-pass at North Wilkesboro. He said that at the present time the highway is constructed to carry only half of the traffic load it is carrying. Abshers Purchase Interests Sentinel Insurance Agency W. F. Absher and son, W. F. Absher, Jr., hate purchased intermits in Sentinel Insurance agency, which will continue to be operated under the same name at the present location. Mr. Absher and son are moving their real estate business into the Sentinel Insurance agency office and W. F. Absher, Jr., will be in charge of the real estate operations. Shoun Kerbaugh will continue to be manager ot Sentinel Insurance agency in charge of insurance. J. B. Sheets, 84, Taken By Death Jesse B. Sheets, 84, former Wilkes deputy sheriff and jailor and for many years a prominent citizen of Union township, died early Wednesday in Baptist hospital in Winston-Salem. He had been in declining health for several months but seriously ill for only a short time. Born November 20, 1865, Mr. Sheets was a son of the late Alfred and Mary Osborne Sheets, of Ashe county, although he spent the greater part of his life In Wilkes. For several years he was a Wilkes deputy sheriff, retiring from that position about 15 years ago. Surviving Mr. Sheets are two sons, Blijafe and Fred Sheets, of Vannoy; six daughters, Mrs. Taft Osborne of Everett, Washington, Mrs. Lee Pendry, of Republic, Washington, Mrs. Bill Beehears of Vannoy, Mrs. Charles Woodle of Nathan's Creek, Mrs. James Wyatt of Wagoner, Mrs. Newland Miller of Cricket. :: , ■ Funeral service will be held 1st Baptist Youth Week Opens 23rd i The members of the First Bain tlst Ohurch will observe Youth Week again this year, with younger members holding positions' of church leadership. On this Sunday morning, April 23, the key to the church will be presented by Dr. John T. Wayland, pastor, and Mr. W. O. Abeher, Chairman, ! Board of Deacons, to Mr. Bob | Foster, Youth Week Pastor, and Mr. J. E«. Spicer, Youth Week Chairman, Board of Deacons. At the evening service Miss Hilda Hendren, Youth Week Training Union Director, and Mrs. Howard Clark, Training Union Director, will be in charge, carrying ont the theme 1,Youth for Christ." On Monday evening at 7:30 the Youth Week Board of Deacons will meet at the church, after whteh there will be a meeting of the Building Committee, Mr. Tommy Caadill, Chairman. There will also be a planning meeting of the Training Union. Tuesday. evening at 7:00 the Youth Week Officers, including Pastor, Deacons, and all members of Committees, and Young People will meet at the church to visit shut-ins, prospects, and evangelistic opportunities. At 8:00 all Young People are Invited to a social which, la being planned by the social committee, Miss Harriet Crutchfleld, Chairman. Wednesday evening at the 7:SO prayer service Mr. Bob Foster will bring the message, assisted during the service by Miss Irene Richardson, Yohth Week Educational Director. Friday afternoon and evening and Saturday morning the members of the Baptist Training Union will be attending their Reg<ional Convention at the First Baptist Church in Slkin. Sunday morning Mr. C. A. Shaw will serve as Standay School Superintendent. Mr. Bob Foster will be in charge Of the morning worship and Mr. $. Floyd Wood