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
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Prominent C£Baens To Lead
Cleatr-Up Movement By
Actel Work
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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.
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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
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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. . . ■ ■
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Attend Grond Lodge
Meeting In Raleigh
Masons converged in Raleigh
this week for the grand lodge
meeting held Tuesday and Wednesday.
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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.
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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
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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