radius of BO mile* ►
1^0,000 people la
rtern Carolina, i f
The Joumal-Potriot Hos Bha2ed the Trail of Progress in the "State of W
I Mondays and Thursdays WORTH WILKESBORO. H. C..~Mondav- j.m* 5.1950"
Officers Elected Friday night
Wffl Be Installed On
July 6th
Jack Swofford, prominent mer
chant and civic leader here, was
elected president of the North
Wilkesboro Lions club in meeting
Friday evening.
As president Mr. Swofford will
succeed W. D. Jester, who has
very successfally led this large
civic group as president during
the past year.
Installation of officers is sched
uled for the meeting to be held
July 6. Other officers elected for
the comirjg year were as follows:
Edward S.". Finley, first vice presi
dent; Boyd Stout, second vice
president; C. C. Paw, Jr., third
vice president; Bill Hardister,
Tarn Shumaker and Dr. J. H.
Sowder, directors; Presley Myers
and Clyde Pearson, tail twisters;
Henry Dram, lion tamer; Shoun
Kerbaugh, secretary; Roscoe Mc
Neill, assistant secretary.
^1A most interesting program
^ras carried out at the meeting.
Phillip. Tharpe, assisted by Mr.
Chance, of the brokerage flips of
Merrill, Lynch, Fenner, Pierce and
B«ane, discussed stocks, bonds and
investments and showed a movie
graphically illustrating the oper
ation of the New York Stock Ex
change. The program was arrang
ed by Blair Gwyn, Clyde Pearson
and Elmer Kendrick.
Roland Potter made announce
ment that the Junior Chamber of
Commerce is planning a joint
meeting of local civic clubs at the
V.F.W. Hall on June 22, at which
time a speaker will explain the
Hoover Commission's report for
government reorganization.
[ 27 Graduate JKJ
L Traphill School
The* graduation exercises tor
» Traphill school were held In the
| * school auditorium Friday evening,
I May 26, to an audience of beyond
f seating capacity.
The address Of the evening was |
delivered by T. O. McKnight, Ex
ecutive Secretary Of the Gilvin |
Roth T.M.C.A., of Elkin.
Highest honors went to Holland |
Warren, Bon of Mr. and Mrs. gar
rison Warren, valedictorian, and
Billle Absher, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Absher, salutatorlan.
The averages were very close for
t])ese honors. Holland Warren
had a four-year average of 94 8,
and Billle Absher had a four-year
average Of 94.0. _
Following the address, these |
xi ^awards were made:
Valedictorian, Holland Warren;
salutatorlan, Billle Absher; beat |
all round boy, J. W. Bryan, Jr.;
best all around girl, Dorothy Bil-|
lings; best athlete, Buddy Smith;
outstanding citizenship, P a u 1
Jlj^ruitt; extra curricular award,
Billle Absher; Citations for out
>s ;/ standing service as school bus dri
vers were made to Edward Bow
ers, Claude Childress, Hadley Co
thren, Paul Hutchison, Holland
Warren and J. T. Bauguess.
Diplomas were presented to 18
boys and 11 girls: Buford Bill
ings, Elmer Billings, James Bill
ings, Edward Bowers, J. W. Bry
an, Jr., John A. Cothren, Hadley
Cothren, Warren G. Cothren, Bill
Crabb, Bryce Holbrook, Jack Hol
comb, Howard Hollaway, Boyce
Lyon, Paul Pruitt, Bubby Smith,
Holland Warren, Billle Absher,
Ivorene Bauguess, Dorothy Bill
ings, Vassey Carter, Sybil Cheek,
Tera Cothren, Betty Hemric,
Kola Holbrook, Marie Ingool,
Mazie Hutchison, Mattie Bell,
Trultt.
Judge Hayes Speaks
At Pleasant Hill 4th
. Judge Johnson X. Hayes made
the principal address at the all
day Homecoming services at the
Pleasant Hill Baptist Charch on
Sunday.
Judge Hayes made a memorial
address at 2 p. m. following a
picnic lunch at 12: SO p. m.
The all-day event began with
Sunday School at 9:45 a. m. and
a homecoming message by the Rev.
-David W. Day, pastor, at the 11
o'elock worship service.
Saturday was observed as de
day and all persons hav
,-.-nds or relatives burled to
feasant Hill Baptist Church
ery were Invited to visit the
ery and decorate the graves
with flowers.
Fermate will control black spot
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WILKES DELEGATES TO'GIRLS STATE
Miss Aim Lott, left, and Miss Frances Jcimson, right,
have been selected to represent North Wilkesboro and
Wilkesboro high schools, respectively, at the annual Girls
State at Woman'* College in Greensboro beginning June
4, and are sponsored by the Wilkes Unit of the American
Legion Auxiliary. Miss Lott is the daughter of Mrs.
Kathryn A. Lott and the late A. T. Lott, of North Wil
kesboro. Miss Johnson is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert S. Johnson, of Wilkesboro.
LARGE CROWD
ENJOYS FARM
TOUR FRIDAY
Wilkes farmers and business;
men Friday robbed elbows on tbe
annual Wilkes Farm tour and ob
served modern practices which
are revolutionizing agriculture ih
"The State of Wilkes."
Sponsored by the ^ilkes Cham
ber of Commerce in cooperation
with the Extension Service, Pro
duction and Marketing Associa
tion, Soil Conservation Service and
Farm Home Administration, the
tour was well attended by farm
era, who were guests of chamber
of commerce members.
Morning session was on the farm
of John Andrews, a young and
highly progressive framer of the
Boomer community. There farm
ers were shown what approved
practices have accomplished in the
rapid transformation of eroded
hillsides into lush pastures and
fertile croplands.
W. C. Kuneman, of the
chamber of commerce, presented
the program of demonstrations
and discussion^. Staton Mclver,
district head of the Soil Conser
vation Service, distributed to those
present land use maps of the An
drews farm. Dr. E. R'. Collins,
State College agronomist, dis
cussed alfalfa and fescue seed pro
duction, while standing in a heavy
growth of ladino clover and fescue
that covers to a depth of knee
deep what was a gullied hillside
in 1948. He also told of the use
of pastures in winter grazing,
with Mr. Andrews pointing out
that he wintered cattle entirely
on pastures on his farm. Repre
senting the PMA in the discussion
was Charlie Milee, member of the
Wilkes PMA committee.
Paul Choplin, county agent, dis
cussed beef cattle production,
pointing out that 18,000 acres of
idle land in Wiikes and a like
amount of unimproved pasture
could be used to produce a great
income in beef rattle production
if the land were improved as on
the Andrews farm.
At another spot on the An
drews .farm the touring farmers
and business men were shown a
field which had been greatly im
proved by terracing and strip
cropping. Standing half knee deep
in alfalfa which was cut three
weeks ago. Soli Conservationist R,
E. Dunn explained how the field
had been managed, the soil con
served and enriched to high fer
tility.
At noon the crowd gathered at
the V. F. W. hall in North Wilkes
boro for lunch and heard an in
spiring talk by Federal Court
Judge Johnson J. Hayes, of Wil
kesboro, who is also a farmer. He
spoke of the great possibilities for
agriculture and commended farm- j
era for recent progress. Lunch was
served by the V.F.W. Auxiliary.
Afternoon discussions were on
the Tomlinson farm five miles west
of North Wilkesboro, where much
attention was given to. dairying.
Dr. Collins opened the program
with a discussion on "Small
Grain."
John F. BrOwn and F. R. Farn
ham, dairy specialists of the Exten
sion Service, and Avery Gaston, ex
tension field man of Southeastern
Artificial Breeders Association,
gave a discussion on artiflcally
bred calves. The
Journalism Graduate
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- Sloan Hill, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Dudley S. Hill, of North
Wilkesboro, who graduated to
day from the School of Journal
Is at the University of
Georgia, achieved many honors
during his senior year. He grad-,
uhted as an A. B. in Journal
ism, was treasurer of Ohi Psi
Fraternity, Editor-in-Ctiief of
the "Pandora," college year
book, and was elected to "Who's
Who in American Colleges and
Universities," Sigma Delta Old.
Fraternity and The Gridiron
Club. He also received, just be
fore gnftuatkm, the annual
$200.0© scholarship award
which is given by the national
office of Chi Fsi Fraternity to
the man in each chapter who is
the most outstanding in his fra
ternity work, in his personal
work, and in his activities and
scholastic standing.
some of the best dairy animals.
Mr. Brown and Mr. Farnham also
discu8sled dairy barns and silos.
Concluding discussion was by
W. A. McLendon, of Coble Dairy
Products company, on the subject
of "Prpduction of Quality Milk."
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Tar Heels Heads
CI ub Council
Boston, May 81 — Mrs. Bd. M.
Anderson,* West Jefferson, N. C.,
newspaperwomen and president of
the North .Carolina Federation of
Women's Clubs, was unanimously
elected president of the Southeast
ern Council Of the General Feder
ation of Women's Clubs tonight.
The Ashebero Junior Woman's
Club received honorable mention
when awards were made in the
general federation's "Build a Bet
ter Community Contest." The club
received the sweepstake* prize
last month in the contest in North
gw>nnf«ai:
"The parfreal"* community serv
ice of the Greensboro Junior Wo
man'« Club and of the Mooresville
Woman's Cltffe pnd Junior Service
League were reviewed for the
3,000 delegates here for the gen
eral federation's 59th convention
by Mrs. Anderson tonight.
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July 1 is the deadline for en
tertaining North Carolina's 1950
Fire-Acre Cotton Conteet,
Finals
Students Carry Out Impress
ive Program, "Wilkes 4t
Mid-Century"
Fifty seniors received diplomas
of high school graduation Thurs
day night- at North Wilkesboro
high school finals.
The students carried out a most
interesting program on the topic
|of "Wilkes County At Mid-Cen
tury", and their addresses gave
evidence of much background pre
paration for the inspiring pro
gram.
Betty Lou Kenerly spoke the
invocation and salutatory address
was by Frances Harris. Gladys Se
bastian had as subject. "The State
of Wllkea" Virginia Hall dis
cussed "Industry, Looking Back
ward," and Coleen Fairchild gave
the prophetic view point of the
same subjec^. Carroll Yates told
of agriculture in the past fifty
years and Paul Cain gave a pre
view of the i^ext half century in
farming. Agres Reynolds told of
educational progress - in Wilkes
in the past hall century and Doris
Wiles had the\ subject of "Edu
cation, Looking* Forward."
Awards were presented by
Principal R. N. \yooten and Supt.
J. Floyd Woodward presented
nembers o" " - class, who received
their diplomas from R. B. Church,
chairman of the wlty board of
education. Doris Ann Oodbey very
ably delivered the valedictory ad
dress. \
Following are lntpd the 1950
graduates: \
Claudius Odell Absher, Mary
Evelyn Adams, Helen\ Marcelene
Barnette, Darnell Sraiflh Billings,
Harley Richard Billings, Joan
Frances Blevins, Jeahette La
Brown, Virginia Faye BUmgarner,
Paul Ward-Cain, Mary* l\ee Stone
Cheek, Vehna VernieceAchurch.
Hiram Woodie Cox, Jam is Clate
Duncan, Jr., Betty Lou rdledge,
Joe Thomas Eller, R«by\ Clara
Lou Foster, Paul iernes
Ruby Geraldia# G<j0dy, JacMtael- j
vin Gaddy, /<T>orts Ann Goibey,
Nancy Carolyn Hall, Vecie Mtne
dla Hall.Jvirginia Hall, FTftyd
Ray Hanfbarger, Frances Lowe |
Harris, P&tsy Ruth Hawkins, TAm
my Ray Johnson, Betty Lou Ken
erly, Grady Carroll Kilby, Anna
Lee Huffman, Barbara Wetoaa
Marlow, Norris Wesley MayberrV,
Evelyn Elizabeth Minton, Jamde
Marshall Moore, Bobby Lee PcA
teate, Nancy Lee Prevette, Novella
Savannah Pruitt, Agnes Lee Rey-)
nolds, Gladys Marie Sebastian,
Ruth Adeline Shatley, Lillian Di
anna Shore, Martha Lou Stone,
Jean Carroll Summers, Rufus
Ray Tugman, Doris Gaynell Wiles,
Mellon Kathleen Wood, Richard
Walter Wyatt, Carroll Julius
Yates.
Gilliam Reunion I
Sunday Jnne 11th
The Gilliam clan will meet Sun
day, June 11th, at the country
home of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Trip
lett for Its 19th consecutive re
union.
The Trlplett home is near Be
thel church, five miles south
west of Elkin.
Relatives are expected; neigh
bors and friends are also invited
to attend and enjoy the gathering.
Bring a picnic basket to sup
plement the lunch which will be
served at 12:30 p. m.," announce
men by J. A. Gilliam, of Hays,
chairman, and Mrs. W. H. Jones,
of Ronda, secretary, said.
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Bloodshed Boxscore
On N. C. Highways
Killed May 30 through June 1, 1.
Injured May SO through June 1,
68.
Killed through June 1 this year,
358.
Killed through Jnne 1, 1949,
306.
Injured through June 1 this
year, 4,603.
Injured through June 1, 1949.
'3,381. 1
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Nathaniel Russell
Rites Saturday
service was held Sat
Mt. dive church for
L. Russell, 70, who died
Ben
Russell.
Wm
39 Graduate At
Millers Creek
Thirty-nine high school seniors
receired diplomas of high school
graduation at Millers Creek, May
25.
Salutatory address was delived
by Claudlne Nichols and valedic
tory by Bonlta Hayes.
Presentation of special awards
was by Mrs. Chloe M. Parks and
attendance awards by Mrs. Win
nie V. Church. Bill Kanupp, presi
dent of the Key Clab, was In
charge of presentation of a steel
flagpole to the school, C. B. Eller,
county superintendent of schools,
told of plans for new school build
ings. Senior class gift to the
school was-*a 4x6 nylon flag.
Rev. C. Jay Winslow, Wllkes
boro and Union Methodist min
ister, presented the speaker, Rev.
J. H. Armbrust, superintendent of
the Statesville district of the Me
thodist church, who delivered r
most interesting message.
Principal P. W. Greer present
ed diplomas to the following sen
iors:
Dorothy Bumgarner, Faye Lov
ette, Dorothy Church, Bonita
Hayes, Claudine Nichols, Ernes
tine Eller, Pearl Church, Ina Par
sons, Mozelle Shepherd, Annie
Lee Vannoy, Melba EMler, Hazel
Church, Irene Waddell, Mary
Frances Jarvis, Barbara Mas hi
Jean Greer, Willa Jean Snyder,
Doretha Miller, Geraldine Snyder,
Nelllmenia Huffman, Eulaine Doc
kery, Doris Miller, Bonetta. Rein
hardt, Ray Church, Hazel Snyder,
Charlotte Watklns, Beachel Sny
der, Helen Woodie, Billy Joe
Wood, Carroll Bumgarner, Earl
Greer, Robert VannOy, Bobby
Watts, Jay Canter, Harold Mc
•rgSTurnef
—Jngton. *
Hazel, Geraldine, Willa Jean,
and Beachel Snyder are brothers
and sisters. They Are children of
Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Snyder of
Route 1, Wilkesboro. Hazel and
Beachel are twins (older set) and
Gearldine and Willa Jean arc
twins (younger set).
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Mrs. Liltie Pardue
Lost Rites Sunday
Elkin—Mrs. Lillie Greene Par
lue, 54, wife of Herring A. Par
died Friday at her home in
est Elkin. She was a daughter
of Thomas N. Greene of Wilkes
iunty. Surviving are her hus
four sons, Ross Pardue,
iton-Salem, George G., Mrs.
Woodruff, Boonville; six
idchfldren; her father, her
other; three half sisters,
Clyde ' Walker, Mrs. Fred
Eids^n, Mrs. F. M. Finney, Elkin.
was held {Sunday at 2 p.
m. a\ Bethel Baptist Church,
was in the church ceme
Galax Winner By
e Of 4 to 1
Galax Leafs defeated the North
Wilkesbo*o Flashers here Satuh
day nlght\ 4 to 1 In a well played
game.
The Flaihers hit Into hard luck
throughout! the game, driving 13
balls to the outfield with' the
Leafs catching everyone. Dare on
lor Galax hurled a
th brilliant support
the mound
two-hitter
in the outfl
Harry
ing victim ol
hurled well,
of the weak
ception of twi
Tonight the
kin for a doub
n was the pitch
the game, but
lax's nine hits were
riety with the fer-"
drives. *
hers are in El
header and play
Wytheville here\ Tuesday night.
The First Presbyterian church
is being represented this week
at their church tcamp and con
ference. To attebd the Synod
Youth Conference\*at Flora Mac
Donald College ar^ Joan Sprinkle,
and Gordon Fore
senting the Tout
and the eight Plot
to attend the
neer Camp to be
New Hope near- Chd
Roberta Gibbs,
Shirley
Thomas
Bobby
sr, Jr., repre
I Fellowship,'
are planning
[>yterian Pio
pld at Camp
| Hill, are;
Inia Smith,
i Spainhour,
Mead, and
In 1776 the Liberty BeH proclaimed
Liberty throughout the land. Today
this beloved symbol of Independ
ence serves the nation again. *»
During the Treasury Department's
Independence Savings Bond Drive
from May 15 to July 4* the Liberty
Bell, coupled with a IX. 3. Savings
Bond," will symbolize the slogan
"Save for your Independence."
Fifty-two full-size exact dupli
, cates of the Liberty Bell will tour
■ the nation during the drive due to
the generosity and cooperation oi
America's copper producers. One
of these bells will be on tour hi tills
state.
Doughton Park
Is New Name For
Bluff Park Area
Roanoke, Va., June 1 — The
area in the Blue Ridge Park
way known as "The Bluffs," has
been given the name "Doughton
Park" in honof of Representative
Robert L. Doughton of North
Carolina, it was announced today
by Parkway Superintendent Sim
P. Weems.
This change in designation
Weems pointed out, was approved
by the National Park Service in
recognition of Doughton's ser
vices In the interest as well as for
the significance the area holds
for him personally.
- Rpresenting the Ninth District
of his state since his election first
to the 62 nd and each succeeding
Congress, Doughton has long been
associated with the area along the
parkway that now bears his name.
Most of the land on the moun
tain where the present lodge, cof
fee shop, and gasoline station are
located whs acquired from him
and other members of his family.
When not busy with his duties in
the National Capital, he lives at
Laurel Springs, N.* O., 7 miles
from and insight of "Doughton
Park."
Doughton Park, a 6,000-acre
area of bluegrass downs and preci
pitous bluffs, , is located on the
parkway approximately half way
between Roanoke, Va., and Ashe
viile, N. C. In addition to the tour
ist facilities the area contains an
overnight campground, picnic
areas, house trailer camp,-and a
complete network of hiking trails.
"We feel the designation of
Doughton Park is especially ap
propriate for this outstanding
parkway area," Weems stated, "in
view of Congressman Doughton's
long interest in and association
with it."
Doughton Park is located in
Wilkes and Alleghany Counties.
Pervy Lee Snow Is
Claimed By Death
Elkin, Pervy Lee Show, 52, died
Friday in Hugh Chatham Memor
ial Hospital. He was an employee
of Chatham Manufacturing Com
pany for many years. Surviving
are his wife, Mr*. Lacy Coleman
Snow; one daughter, Mrs. Gravey
Chambers, Elkin; a sister, Mrs. I.
L Wagoner, Elkin; a brother,
Charlie Snow, Statesville. Funeral
was held Sunday at 2 p. m. at
Elkin Valley Baptist Church of
which he was a member. Burial
was in the church cemetery.
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Messrs. Julius A. Rousseau, Jr.,
Gene McNeill, Jimmy Bay, and
Billy Bason, students at the Uni
versity of North Carolina at Chap
el Hill, ar^ now at home with
their respective parents, Judge
and Mrs. J. A. Rousseau, Mr. and
Mrs. M. B. Mc
Walter Day, Mr. and Mrs.
W. J, Bason.
Buddy Sloopjfa t the
Will Arrive At 9:30; Pro
grain To Be Given On
Street At 11:30
Funeral service was held today,
2:30, at Union church for Mrs.
Rebecca Ann Ham by, 57, who died
Saturday evening at her horn® in
Wilbar community. Rev. Glenn
Huffman and Rev. J. E. Hayes
conducted the service.
Mrs. Hamby was a daughter of
the late Joe and Ruby McGuire
Wilcox and widow of the late
Henry M. Hamby. Surviving ars
Ave sons, Bryan, Elmer aa4
Henry Hamby of Kannapolia,
Bdsel and Calvin Hamby ef Wil
bar, and one daughter, Mrs. R. J.
Pinnix, of North Wilkesbore.
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Thousands are expected to view
the Liberty Bell caravan here
Tuesday morning.
Visit of an exact replica oft the
Liberty Bell here will be a part
of the Independence campaign for
; sale of U. S. Savings bonds, at
which W. D. Halfacre is chairman.
The bell will be on a Ford cara
van truck in front of the Bank of
North Wllkesboro here Wednes
day morning 9:30 until noon.
At 11:30 a public program will
be carried out, which will include
welcome by Mayor R. T. McNiel,
color guard and unites of the Na
tional Guard, and explanation of
the savings bond campaign by
chairman Halfacre.
The Liberty Bell replica is de
scribed as an inspired piece of
workmanship, and when it rings
here June 7 bellmasters guarantee
that it will reproduce the long
silent voice of the original, which
has long been recognized as a sym
bol of American Independence and
Liberty.
A. F. Kilby wllh be chairman
of the parade here. The program
beginning at 11:30 will include
"Heritage of the Liberty Bell'' and
excerpts from the Declaration of
Independence.
Flake White, of Statesville, re
cent honored as driver of the year
for his outstanding safety record,
will drive the truck carrying the
bell. His grandson, Wade How
lard. at North Wilkesbore, wUi
personify Uncle Sam aaTwiH rlai**
the liberty bell for alt to hear.
Everybody has a cordial invita
tion to attend this program.
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Mrs. Rebecca Hamby
Claimed By Death
Mrs. Frankie Hornby
Funeral Held Today
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Mrs. Frankie Adelaide Hamby,
78-year-old resident of WflfctB
j boro, died Saturday evening.
Mrs. Hamby was a daughter of
the late Kelis and Delphia Rom
Foster and widow of the late hm
Hamby. Surviving are one brother,
Thomas Foster, of (Wilkesbore,
and three sistere, Mrs. R. H.
McNeill of Boomer, Mrs. Nancy
Triplett of Purlear and Mrs. John
Frailer of Wilkes boro.
Funeral service was held today, . |
two p. m., at Lewis Fork Baptist
church. The pastor, Rev. A. W.
EUer, conducted the service.
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Linoleum. Expert
s-Dav
» w
A# Rhodes-Day
Rhodes-Day Furniture Co. has
added to it* personnel King Estes,
an expert linoleum mechanic, who
has had years of W^erience ia
that type of work.
Mr. Estes came to the city from
Rock Hill, S. C., several days ago,
^nd is sow. engaged in carrying
on his specialized duties. Mrs.
Estes is the fopner Miss Faye
Williams, daughter of Mrs. Jim
Williams, who resides near the
city.
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Mr. and Mrs. B. R. Underwood
are attending commencement ex
ercises at the University at Chapel
Hill where their son, Dick, is a
member of
having
Dick has
of the I
of the