Wilkesboro tiaa a
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Northwestern Carolina
*ol. 44 No.
The Journal-Patriot Has Blazed the Trail of Progress in the "State of Wilkes" For Over 44 Years
Published Mondays and Thursdays
NOBTH WILKESBORO, N.
lay, June 22. 1950
Mate North Wilkesboro Your Shopping Center
Graham-Smith
Run-Off Will Be
Held Saturday
Supporters Of Both Candi
dates Working Hard In
Wilkes This Week
Democratic senatorial run-off
for nomination for United States
senator in North Carolina will be
held Saturday, June 24, with
Senator Frank Graham and Willis
Smith the contenders.
Interest in the /campaign is
rapidly reaching a climax and in
dications now point to a much
larger vote in the second primary
than was predicted several days
ago.
; In the first primary Senator
Prank Graham, seeking renomi
natlon, led in a field of tour,'With
Willis Smith, Raleigh attorney,
running second, and Mr. Smith
called for a run-off primary.
Supporters of both candidates
i are working desperately on or
ganization at the precinct level to
get out a large vote Saturday.
The senatorial contest will, be
the only ticket in Wilkes, there
being no run-off for county nomi
nations. Since there will be no
Republican contests, a Democratic
judge will replace the Republican
judge in each precinct for the sec
ond primary and Republicans will
not participate.
C. J. Jones, chairman of the
Wilkes board of elections, said
that polls will open at 6:30 a. m.
and close at 6:30 p. m.
In view of the fact that there
will be only one contest, which
can be counted in a short time,
it is expected that returns will
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each precinct to send in the vote
to the North Wilkesboro town hall
Saturday night just as soon as
the vote is counted. There will
be great Interest throughout the
state in the outcome of the prim
ary and early returns from every
precinct will mean that at an early
hour the outcome of the primary
will be determined.
Apple Growers To
Meet Ob Friday
Jl^ushy Mountain Fruit Grow
Association, composed mainly
ot apple producers in Wilkes and
Alexander counties, will hold an
important meeting Friday, June
23, at Pores Knob community
house on highway 16.
One of the program features
will be a color movie of the Ap
| pie Harvest festival held last fall
* at Hendersonville, in which the
Brushy Mountain Growers had a
float in the parade. A group of
Henderson county fruit growers
will be guests and have part in the
program.
Carl E. VanDeman, assistant
county agent for apple growers in
Wilkes and Alexander, said dis
cussion of the 1950 crop and mar
keting problems will receive at
tention at the meeting. He said the
latest survey shows a national
crop of about 110 million bushels,
which will be about 2 3 million less
than last year's crop.
Many orchards of the Brushy
Mountain area-this year will have
bumper crops, while prospects in
other orchards are described as
fair.
District Meetiog
Of Masons Friday
The second meeting of the 33rd
Masonic pistrict for the year 1950
will convene with North Wilkes
boro Lodge No. 407, A. F. & A.
M., Friday. June 23, 8 o'clock, P.
M.
Dr. John T. Wayland, Pastor of
the First Baptist Church will bring
the message of the evening. All
regular Masons are welcome.
Announcement of the district
meeting was made by J. CL Mc
.Neif^istriet deputy grand master.
M*s. Lonnie Johnson
Rites To Be Fridoy
Last rites will be held Friday,
11 a. m., at Fishing Creek Arbor
ehureh for Mrs. Lottie Johnson,
55, who died ^Wedneeday^ at her
North Wilkes bo ro
Lions At Convention
Held^ In Charlotte
North Wilkesboro Lions club
vu well represented at the North
Carolina Lions convention held in
Charlotte Sunday through Tues
day.
The delegation was headed by
District Governor Paul L. Cash
ion, whose report to the conven
tion showed-a very successful
year's wortc.
Those from North Wilkesboro
who attended part or all the con
vention sessions were Mr. and
Mrs. Paul L. Cashion, J. H. Whick
er, Jr., district cabinet secretary,
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Buchan, Clyde
Pearson, Henry Drum, Joe Zim
merman, S. B. Moore, W. D. Jes
ter, Shoun Kerbaugh, Jack Swot
ford, Roland Potter, Dr. J. S.
Deans and W. O. Absher.
The convention was well attend
ed from throughout the state and
was one of the most enthusiastic
ever held.
Organization of the state was
changed from three to six dis
tricts. Jack L. Stickly, of Char
lotte, was elected governor of the
district which includes Wilkes.
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Ellers To Meet
In Reunion 25th,
Boiling Springs
Annual reunion of the filler
clan, one of the largest and most
influential families in northwest
ern North Carolina, will be held
Sunday, June 25, at Boiling
SpringB Baptist church, located 12
miles west Of this city and one
-mile south of highway 421.
E. R. filler, of North Wilkes
boro, chairman of the Eller family
association, said that the day's
program will get under way at
ten a. m. and that a basket din
ner will be spread at noon. Large
attendance of fillers and their
friends is expected for the occa
sion, Chairman filler said.
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Vacation Bible
School At First
Presbyterian Ends
A very successful vacation Bible
school at the First Presbyterian
church here will close with a
picnic Friday, 11:30 a. m., at
Smoot Park.
• Seventy-five have been enrolled
in the school, which opened on
June 12. Steering committee for
the school was composed of Miss
Ruth King Wood, director, Mrs.
Gordon Forester, assistant direc
tor, and Sam Vickery, church
school superintendent.
Mrs. Leonard Brooks was sup
erintendent of the kindergarten
department, with Mrs. John Buch
an, Mrs. J. W. Steele, Mrs. Mary
Ellen Griggs and Mrs. C. C. Faw,
Jr., instructors. Heading the prim
ary department was Miss Muriel
iCoykendall with Mrs. Cashion,
Miss Jean Summers and Miss Cor
inna Finley teaching, Mrs. R. S.
Wooten was junior department
superintendent with Miss Mary E*l
more Finley and Miss Isabella
IGibbs assisting. Mm. L.. H. Snyder
was head of the pioneer division,
with Mrs. L. S. Spainhour and Mrs.
Cecil Adamson assisting.
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Valuable Property
At Action 28th
Twenty-five beautiful home sites,
two new five-room houses and a
herd of 22 dairy cattle will be sold
at auction Wednesday, June 28,
one p. m., by Ferris Auction com
pany, of Greensboro, with T. J.
Frazier Realty company, of North
Wilkesboro, as selling agents.
This property is located on the
Moravian Falls highway Just out
side the corporate limits of Wil
kesboro. Cash prizes and a Shet
land pony will be given away at
the sale, which will have music by
the North Wilkesboro high school
band.
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Dr. Blakely Will
Preach On Sunday
At Presbyterian
Dr. Hunter B. Blakely, presi
dent of Queens college in Char
lotte, will preach Sunday In the
morning service at the First Pres
byterian church in this city. j
Baptist Churches
To Ask Hospital
Gifts Jane 25th
Sunday Is Date Set To Rfciie
$700,000 For Additonal
Wing Baptist Hosptial
An urgent message has been
received from M. A. Hugglns,
treasurer and general secretary of
the Baptist State Convention of
North Carolina, requesting that
all Baptist churches affiliated
with the convention observe the
special day and receive generous
offerings in behalf of the Baptist
Hospital. This special.offering to
be received Sunday, June 25, is
to be used entirely to build the
new wing on. the hospital. It is
hoped that North Carolina Bapt
tists will raise $700,000.00 in
this offering and the second one
to be taken the last Sunday in
September. Churches that find it
inconvenient to receive this off
ering on this Sunday are asked to
make their contributions on the
first or second Sunday \n July,
and report immediately to Mr.
Hugglns. ,
It should be said that this is a
request; and that it is made nec
essary by the fact that North
Carolina Baptists, meeting in
Charlotte in a special convention
of more than 3,000 messengers,
on April 27, voted to turn down
the gift to the hospital of $700,
000.00 from federal funds through
the Medical Care Commission, and
asked that North Carolina Bap
tists churches raise the money
in these two special offerings.
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Court To Resume
Work On Monday
For Fourth Week
Judge A. R. Crisp, Of Lenoir,
Will Be Presiding Jurist
Last Week
Wilkes superior court will re
sume work in Wllkesboro Mon
day after being recessed since
Monday Of thi's week.
Judge George B. Patton, of
Franklin, presided over the first
two weeks of the four weeks of
court. Judge J. C. Rudisill, of
Newton, was slated to presided
this week. He held court on Mon
day but became ill and court ad
journed until next Monday, at
which time Judge A. R. Crisp, of
Lenoir, will. take over for the
final week.
The suit of Claude Caudill, ad
ministrator of the estate of Grady
Caudill, x>t Hays, against the town
of North Wllkesboro, wtfs settled
by a consent judgment of $2,000
for the plaintiff. Grady Caudill
was killed when his car ran off
the embankment at the end of F
street at the corner of F and
eighth January 2, 1949.
A consent judgment of $800 for
the plaintiff settled the case of
Keller Eller versus Ed Cleary. Mr.
Eller, a member of the North Wll
kesboro police department re
ceived serious knife wounds when
he was arresting Cleary on a
drunkenness charge here.
Wilkes Auto Sales was granted
a judgment of $271.35 against R.
D. Gentry.
Amount of the Judgment
awarded Mrs. A. A. Sturdivant
against Jessie Triplette was
$411.14.
Lomax Kilby Gets
Complete Course In
Ford Merchandising
Lomax Kilby, secretary trea
surer of the Yadkin Valley Motor
company, has returned from Dear
born, Michigan, where from May
21 to June 16 he was engaged in
a comprehensive course In Ford
merchandising.
The course Included all phases
Of Ford dealership business, and
much attention was given to mer
chandising of new and used cars
and trucks and service, as well as
business management.
• Officials of Ford Motor com
pany participated as Instructors
and those attending hte schools
were carried on tours of Ford
steel mills and assembly plants.
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Scout Court Of
Honor On Sunday
Eagle, life, etar, first and sec
ond class awards will be present
ed In the Wilkes district Boy
Scout court of honor to be held
Sunday night, June 25, eight
o'clock, at the First Presbyterian
church here.
Congregations of the Flrts Bap
tist, First Presbyterian and First
Methodist churches will attend the
union service for the court of
honor, which will feature presen
tation of many Scout awards.
Large attendance of Scouts, Scout
'ers and others interested in the
expanding Scout program In
| Wilkes is expected, W. K. Sturdi
vant, district chairman, said here
today.
Opening devotional Sunday
evening will be conducted by Rev.
Russell L. Young, followed by
opening ceremony by troop 36.
Paul Osbortae will present sec
ond class awards to Elwin Payne,
I Thomas Finley, Sammy Zimmer
man and Bill Burke, of troop 36*
jR. S. Gilbert, T. A. Wellborn, Reg
gie Moore, Bernie Farthing and
(Bruce Wayland, of troop 34; Har
old Shepherd, of troop 35; and
Billy Dunn, of troop 32.
Robert Gibbs will present first
claas awards to H. W. Hayes 'ffr1
troop 35, Pete Caudlll of troop 36
and Reggie Moore of troop 34.
Gordon, Finley will give star
awards* to Bob Foster of troop 34,
Emmett Elledge of troop 35 and
Wilbur Greer of troop 99. Life
award will be presented to Bobby
Poteat of troop 34 by w. K.
Sturdivant.
Merit badges will be presented
by T. E. Story to Emmett Elledge,
Bill Bumgarner, Gordon Forester,
John Winkler, Charles Crook, Har
old Shepherd, Charles Ruffin, Jr.,
Reggie Moore, Bob Foster, J. W.
Hayes and Wade Foster.
Two Scouts will reach Eagle
rank and will receive their Eagle
scout medals from Dr. John T.
Wayland.
Another feature of the pro
gram will be showing of a film
entitled "Declaration, Of Indepen
dence."
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Food Sole Saturday
Cakes, pies, candies and tarts
will be Included in the food Bale
to be held Saturday morning 9:30
at Spainhour's store. This sale
will be sponsored by the North
Wilkesboro Senior Woman's club.
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Mr. Ray Carson, Mr. and Mrs.
S. B. Moore and family, and
Jimmy Whicker spent the week
end at the Carson cabin on the
Catawba River near Taylorsville..
WILLIAMS DISPLAYS INGENUITY
IN REBUILDING HUGE OIL TANK
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E. V. Williams, a North Wilkes
boro machinist, inventor and wlz;
ard in mechanics, has triumphed
again.
Mr. Williams, who operates a
shop here and delights in tackling
jobg that are too big or too diffi
cult for the ordinary machinist,
recently purchased at junk price
the 10,000 gallon deisel fuel oil
tank which exploded in the North
Wilkesboro Ice and Fuel com
pany fire here April 29.
The tank was sold for junk for
$40 and later purchased by Mr.
Williams for |90.
First thing on his afgenda was
rigging up a hydraulic lift for
getting the huge fire-ton tank
to his shop. When this Was ac
complished he set to work on
jacks to create pressure for
straightening the warps and
bends from the tank. These jacks
made by Mr. Williams exerted
150 tonB pressure and on part of
the tank far greater pressure in
getting it back into its original
shape. End of the the tank, which
was pushed off in the explosion
that sent 3,000 gallons
lng oil down the street,
welded back into place.
Mr. Williams has pronounced
the tank, which is 20 feet long
and ten feet in diamater, as good
as new and worth $600. Selling
price of a new tank, he said, is
about $1,000. Insurance under
writers hare inspected the tank
and have given it their unquali
fied approval.
LOCAL
IP ips
Mrs. A. D. Morehouse, who suf
fered a stroke May 10, is slowly
recovering.
Major and Mrs. Mortimer B.
Morehouse and son, Wayne, ar
rived June 15 for a week's visit
with relatives on the Brushies.
Mr. and Mrs. Terry B. More
house, who have been spending
the week with hie mother, have
left for a short trip in Florida.
Mr. Jom Jenerette, manager of
the Wilkes chamber 6f commer.ce,
is attending the Southeastern In
stitute of chamber of commerce
executives at Chapel Hill this
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Fred Sloan Tells
Kiwanis dob Of
Farm Income Aid
North. Wllkeeboro Kiwanis club
Friday noon held an interacting
meeting, which Included several
matters of Interest as well as an
excellent program.
Secretary T. E. Story read a
letter from the St. James Kiwanis
club of Manitoba Canada, por
traying the terrible conditions left
In that city on account of the
recent floods. The letter was re
ferred to the Finance committee
for further consideration and rec
ommendation.
The secretary read the report
of the Easter Seal Sale Committee
by John Cashlon, chairman which
showed collections amounting to
$1105.64 and that $623.04 had
been retained to be used by the
Crippled' Child committee of the
club.
Program Chairman Paul Vestal
asked Paul Choplin to introduce
his speaker, Fred Sloan, program'
analyst of the State College ex
tension organization.
Mr. Sloan made a very timely
talk on the theme: "How Does The
Income Of The Farm Reflect Itself
In The Other Interests Of The
Community?''
He illustrated his talk by show
ing that an industry with a 300
person pay roll in any community
made possible dozens of other
businesses which would not be
possible without the payroll Of the
industry. On the farm there is a
gross income and a net income.
The difference between the
gross and the net is spent for
seed, fertilizers, tools, machinery,
etc. most of which must be pro
Tided by other businesses estab
lished in the community. The net
income is spent for the benefit
and happiness of the farm family.
These goods also are provided by
other businesses that of the farm;
other businesses than that of the
farm; the clothing store, the palces
of recreation, the doctor, the
school, come under this heading.
He concluded by saying that
Wilkfe ooaaty is a great county
capable of marvelous development
with the prober direction and en
couragement from business and in
dustry.
Guests Friday were: John and
Hyatt Gibbs with Robert Gibbs;
Dr. J3. D. Richards with Paul
Choplin; Frank Dresser with W.
E. Jones; Dr. and Mrs. Joe Mc
Coy, Jr. and Dr. George Verdone
with J. B. McCoy.
Winners Short
Story Contest
Are Announced
Betty Jo Deavis, 11th grade
student of North Wilkesboro high
school, won first prize of ten dol
lars in a short story contest spon
sored by the literature committee
of the Junior Woman's club for
the Junior-senior group of stu
dents in Wilkes county. Tittle of
Miss Reavis' story was "The Ac
cident.*'
Taking first prize of ten dol
lars for the best short story writ
ten by the freshmen-sophomore
students was Othelia Nichols,
ninth grade student of Millers
Creek school. Her topi? was "Story
Without A Name." Second prize
of five dollars in this group went
to Ruth Reeves, ninth grade stu
dent of Millers Creek, for her
story entitled "The Man That
Changed."
Second prize of $5 in the jun
ior-senior group was awarded
Peggy Harris, North Wilkesboro
junior, for hex story entitled "The
Perfect Ending."
Judges were highly complimen
tary in their comment on the many
excellent short stories entered in
the contest.
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Mrs. E. C. Moore
Lost Rites Today
Funeral service was held to
day, 11a. m., at Bethany church
for Mrs. Thursa Moore, 74, form
er resident of the Gilreafh com
munity of Wilkes county who died
Tuesday afternoon in Cabarrus
hospital at Kannapolis.
Mrs. Moore was born March
26, 1876, a daughter of the late
Shade and Ollie Michael Baker,
of Wilkes county. She was the
wife Of the late E. C. Moore, who
resided in the Brushy mountain
community.
Surviving Mrs. Moore are three
brothers, Asy and Mack Baker, of
Patterson, Greenwood Baker, of
Wilkesboro, and two sisters, Mrs.
Zora Davidson, of Kannapolis, and
Mrs. Celia Church, of Boonvllle.
Rev. Atwell Watts and Rev. L.
T. Younger conducted the funer
al service.
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NEGRO MAN HELD
ON RAPE CHARGE
Dickie Ferguson, local colored
man, is being held In jail without
bond on charge of raping Sylvia
Alice Barber Oilreath, 17, local
colored resident.
Police Chief J. E. Walker said
that the girl had charged that
Ferguson was walking with her
in the eastern part of town when
he attacked and criminally assault
ed her, Thursday. Examination by
a physician disclosed some in
jury to the girl, Chief Walker said.
Ferguson's hearing is set for
next Monday morning in city court
here.
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Commie Pendergross
Is Claimed By Death
Funeral services will be held
Friday, two p. m., at Mountain
View church in the Windy Gap
community for Commie Pender
grass, 41-year-old citizen of Love
lace township who died Wednes
day. Rev. W. N. Hayes will con
duct the service.
Mr. Pendergrass, a veteran of
World War II, was born May 7,
1909, a son of the late John and
Sarah Coleman Pendergrass. Sur
viving are his wife, Mrs. Blanche
M. Pendergrass, two children,
Jimmie Lea and Rebecca Ann, of
the home.
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Brookshire Is
Speaker Friday
At Lions Meet
For Convention
Rev. Woodrow Brookshire, pas
tor of Wilkesboro Baptist church,
delivered an inspiring message
before the North Wilkesboro
Lions club in meeting Friday
evening. The club also f heard
from District Governor Paul
Cashion the-splendid report which
he will deliver tor the state con
vention in Charlotte. ^
President W. D. Jester presid
ed for the final meeting of the
club year and invocation was
spoken by Edward S. Finely,
President Jester urged attendance
of a large number from the North
Wilkesboro club at the convention
which opened yesterday in Char
lotte and will continue through
Tuesday.
In his report to the convention
Governor Cashion stated that dur
1 ing the year in district 31A that
membership had increased from
3,001 to 3,460 and that number
of clubs increased from 52 to 59.
Attendance in the district aver
aged 85.3 and the clubs carried
out 2,800 activities. Hie district
governor said he visited every
club, from one to three times dur
ing the year, traveled 20,000 miles
and wrote 2,350 personal letters
in addition to sending out news
letters regularly to Lions of the
district.
Program for „ Friday evening
was in charge of Presley Myers
and Dwight Nichols and Mr.
Myers presented the speaker. Rev.
Mr. Brookshire's subject was
"What Are You Going To Do
With My /World?" He said this
question is asked by new bom
babies, by youth as they become
adults, by brides and grooms and
by God.
He said there are three things
which every individual can do to
save the world and make it bet
ter: 1. Everyone -can be hope
ful. 2. Everyone can live one good
life. 3. Everyone can help others
to live a good life.
The address was well received
by the plub.
At the meeting James Rollins
was guest of Shoun Kerbaugh,
J. Q. Adams was guest of Pres
ley Myers and Dr. Richards was
guest of Roland Potter.
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Quarterly Conference
The fourth quarterly conference
for the Millers Creek Charge will
be held at Arbor Grove Metho
dist Church next Sunday night,
June 25, beginning at 7:30.
Rev. J. H. Armburst, Superin
tendent Of the Statesville District,
will preach and preside over the
Wilkesboros Ami
Adjacent Areas
Have Over 20,000
North Wilkesboro Loses In
Ten Years But Commun
ity Gains Rapidly
Population of Wilkes county
increased 2,199 from 1940 tol
1950, according to preliminary fi
census figures released today by
W. Lamont Brown, eighth district
census- .supervisor, and Mack
ReaTis, a crew leader for the cen
sus in Wilkes.
The census figures show that
the population of the Wilkes
boros with immediately adja
cent areas in a radios of eight
miles totals approximately 20,
OOO people.
The town of North Wilkesboro, .
which has not had an expansion
of town limits in its history,
showed a decrease of 108 in the
ten-year period. In 1940 the popu
lation of North Wilkesboro was
listed at 4,478 and in 1950 the
preliminary^ figures showed 4,370.
Population of Wilkes county for
1950 is listed at 45,202 in the
preliminary report, as compared
to 43,003 in 1940.
While North Wilkesboro's pop
ulaiton in the corporate limits did
not increase, there were large
gains in the immediate vicinity.
North Wilkesboro township show
ed a gain Of 698, Reddies River
township jumped 630, Wilkes
boro township was up 571, Rock
Creek gained 502 and Mulberry
435.
The town of Wilkesboro has
an increase of 52 In the ten-year
period, from 1,309 in 1940 to
1,361 in 1#$®.
The number of dwelling units
in Wilkes county during the ten
year period Increased from 9,
283 in 1940 to 11T491 in 1950, a
net increase of 2,208. This brings
to light the remarkable compar
ison that the number of dwelling
units in Wilkes county in ten
years increased more than the
population.
The number of farms in Wilkes
county increased from 5,350 iu
1940 to 5,954 in 1950.
The town of Ronda experienced
substantial growth in ten years,
climbing from 379 in 1940 to
542 in 1950. Edwards township
had the largest increase of any
township in Wilkes, growing
from 4,722 to 5,742.
Following are listed the popu
lation totals for all townships in
Wilkes county in 1940 and In
1960:
1950 1940
Township Pop. Pop.
Antioch 844 875
Beaver Creek 483 544
Boomer 1,299 1,172
Brushy Mountain 542 700
Edwards 5,742 4,722
Elk 1,235 1,379
Jobs Cabin 722 1,013
Lewis Fork 1,077 1,1>0
Lovelace 689 799
Moravian* Falls 1,613 1,457
Mulberry 3,205 2,770
New Castle 1,444 1,466
N. Wilkesboro 7,743 7,045
Reddies River 3,842 3,212
Rock Creek 2,839 2,337
Somers 1,000 1,225
Stanton 567 626
Traphill 2,574 2,539
Union 1,746 2,207
Walnut Grove 1,258 1,618
Wilkesboro 4,738 4,167
Wilkes County 45,202 43,003
Towns Enjijtd In
Spraying Activity
North Wilkesboro and. Wilkes
boro town forces today began some
spraying for flies and other in
sects.
Street garbage cans and other
likely places for fly breeding and
feeding are receiving the spray.
E. R. Spruill, Wilkes sanitarian,
is asking that every home owher
extend the spraying program to
their own premises in the Interest
of public health and sanitation.
Food Sole
Women of the Oak Grove
tist church will sponosor i
•ale