The Journal-Patriot Has Blazed the Trail of Progress In the "State of Wilkes" For Over 42 Years

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is here to erect^nodern hospital for only« per cent of the cost. Votefor the Hospital Sept. 28.

CITYNorth Wilkesboro has a

trading radius of 50 miles,serving 100,000 people inNorthwestern Carolina.

Vol. 43, No. 44 Published Mondays and Thursdays NORTH W1LKESBORO, N. C., Thursday, Sept. 16, 1948 Make North Wilkesboro Your ShoDDina Center

Exhibits, Free Acts, Midway, Fireworks Thrill Fair Crowds;Children s Day Friday; Dog and Shows To Be Saturday. ~

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Stone MonnttinBaptists PlanSessions 24-25. 1

Program Arranged For An-'naal Association at Pleas¬

ant View Church

Fifty-second session of Stone

fountain Baptist association willS held; with Pleasant Viewcnurch Friday and Saturday,September 24 and 25.The following program has

been arranged for the associa¬tion:

Friday, September 2410:00 a. m. Songs by congre¬

gation.10:15 a. m. Devotion . Rev.

Woodrow Wlshon.10:30 a. m. Sermon . Rer.

W. U>. Luffman.vPlOO a. m. Reports from

Churches.11:46 a. m. Organization.12:00 noon. Appointment of

Committee.12:30 p. m.- Dinner.1:30 p. m. Missions.Rev. S.

L. Blevlns and A. R. Myers.2:00 p. m. Christian Educa¬

tion.Mrs. W. V. Luffman andGrady F. Miller.

2:30 p. m. Pastor and ChurchRelations.U. M. Myers.

3:00 p. m. Periodicals.Mrs.J. L. Gregory an* Mack Pmltt.

Adjourn.Saturday, September 25

10:00 a. m. Songs by con¬

gregation.10:f5 a. m. Hospital . Mrs.

Glenn Dancy and John McGrady.10:45 a. m. Temperance .

Rev. A. B. Hayes and J. W. May-berry.

11:00 a. m. Old Ministers Re¬lief.c. C. Gambill and Rev.Ernest Blevlns.

11:30 a. m. Woman's Mission¬ary Union.Mrs. W. W. Luffmanand Mrs. Millie Pendry.

12:00 noon. Dinner.1:00 p. m. Songs and Devo¬

tion.1:15 p. m. Orphanage.C. C.

Blevlns and Evan Colvard.1:30 p. m. Sunday School.

Mrs. John R. Jones and Mrs. W.W. Calloway.

2:00 p. m. Financial Report.2:10 p. m. Special Charges

Clerk.A:15 p. m. Instruct Clerk.2:30 p. m. Resolution Com¬

mittees; Time, Place and Preach-er.

Adjourn.o

World War IIVeteransTo MeetTo Form ReservesIt was announced today by

Captain Lawrence Miller, com

mandlng officer of the 309thQM Service Co. Reserve, that a

meeting will be held in the Wilkes County Courthouse at 7:00p. m. on Tuesday night, September 21st., for all veterans andreserves of World War II. -

At this meeting, Major C. L,Heath will be present and explainthe retirement pay for veterans.

Captain Miller further ex¬

plained that the 309th QM Ser¬vice Co. will ibe organized andall veterans and reserves whowish to join, will retain theirrank, while in service, exceptthat there are several bracketsopen for promotion up to thegrade of master sergeant. Thiscompany will consist of 181 men

and will have headquarters in

cne of the Wilkesboroe. Themembers of this unit will drawregular army pay during eachtraining assembly and it is ex¬

pected that one night a week willbe devoted to this training. Itis farther expected that a twoweeks' training will be held eachsummer. A full day will be al¬lowed for the two hours spentone evening each week.

This is an important meetingbecause advantages and com¬

pensation of retirement pay willbe clearly discussed.Vegans (of the ground forces

are m&ble, and all are urgedto attend.

Miss Doris Tulburt has accept¬ed a position as Y-Teen ProgramIjrector in the Y.W.C.A. InJreenvllle, South Carolina. Sheeegan Work September 7th.

Squirrel Season ToOpen October 15th

Joel Bentley, district game pro¬tector, today called attention tothe fact that the open season forsquirrel huning will begin on Oc¬tober 15 ahd close on January10.The trapping season of 1948-

49, which appears on page 4 ofthe official abstract of gamelaws as October 15, 1948, to Feb¬ruary 15, 1949, should read onDecember 1, 1948, to February15, 1949, Mr. Bentley said.

McElwee ElectedTo Head KiwanisDuring; Next YearAttorney W. H. McElwee, a

well known member of the Wil¬kes bar, will be president of theNorth Wilkesboro Kiwanis clubin 1949.The club in meeting Friday ac¬

cepted the report of the nomina¬ting committee, composed of EdGardner, E. G. Finley and W. E.Jones, and elected officers fornext year as follows: W. H. Mc¬Elwee, president; A. F. Kllby,vice president; T. E. Story, treas¬urer; Dr. E. N. Phillips, J. E.Caudill, H. P. Eller, J. W. Ley-shon, Russell (Hodges and Dud¬ley Hill, directors. The officerswill assume their duties on Jan¬uary 1, but are elected early inorder that they may representthe club as officers-elect in theforthcoming convention, includ¬ing the district convention to beheld in Ashevllle October 10, 11,and 12.Program Chairman John E.

Justice. Jr., Introduced EdwardW. Mack, of Charlotte, who madean able talk on the subject,"Wills, Estates and Trusts." Mr.Mack discussed the meaning ofestates and how they are owned.He pointed out that in case a

decedent leaves no will, the statelegislature has provided a uni¬form manner for the distributionand descent of the estate. He call¬ed attention to the opportuntiesthat are provided for the ownerof an estate to plan his own wayof the use of his estate after hisdecease through his will, insur¬ance policies and trusts. He point¬ed out the tax advantages thatone may have by thoughtfullyarranging his estate before hisdeath.

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Saturday Last DayRegister For Draft

Saturday of this week will bethe last date to register for Se¬lective Service. Registration forWilkes county is at the townhall in WllkeSboro.

Inspection LaneHere Until 30th

The auto inspection lane mov¬ed into North Wilkesboro lastnight and will remain here thruSeptember 29 th.

Saturday LastDay To RegisterFor Hospital VoteSaturday, September 28, will

be the last date to register forthe special North Wilkesboroelection to be held September 28cn the question of whether ornot the city of North Wilkesboroshall issue 1275,000 in bonds forthe erection of a 100-bed hospi¬tal with state and federal fundsfurnishing about 77 per cent ofthe cost.James M. Anderson is the reg¬

istrar and he will be at the 'cityhall Saturday to register thoeewishing to vote. All who votemust register, regardless ofwhether or not they have beenregistered for previous elections,general or municipal.

oST. PAUL'S EPISCOPAL

CHURCH(Rev. B. M. Lackey, Rector)Vesper service will be held in

St. PfMiPs Episcopal church Sun¬day 'afternoon, September 19th,at four o'clock. A cordial invita¬tion is extended to everyone toattend this service.

Most successful Farmers' Day,event In the history of NorthWilkesboro was carried out here ITuesday under the auspices ofthe Trade Promotion committeeof the Wilkes Chamber of Com¬merce.

The crowd was thrilled witha parade two miles long, with 80units representing many phasesof agricultural, commercial andIndustrial activity In the county.

Main feature of the aftrenoonwas an Inspiring address by for¬mer Governor J. M. Broughton,now candidate for the U. S. Sen¬ate, who took a strong stand forretention of the parity price sys¬tem now used by the governmentto bolster agricultural income inthe nation.

Mayor T. S. Kenerly deliveredthe address of welcome.W. H. McFlwee, a well known

attorney and a director of theChamber of Commerce, presidedat the afternoon program on alarge platform erected on Ninthstreet near Main street, He pre¬sented J. B. Williams, past pres¬ident of the Chamber of Com¬merce, who introduced the speak¬er of the day.

Former Governor Broughton,who, during his administrationas governor, showed great Inter¬est in Wilkes agriculture, stout¬ly denied that prices paid forfarm products are responsible forthe high cost of living. He saidthat comparison of the fanners'price for a pound of <5flft6h 6ta pound of tobacco with what theconsumer pays for the productsmade from them shows that thefarmer is not overpaid;

The speaker stated that NorthCarolina's farm income of about$800,000,000 was third in the na¬tion, just below California andTexas, and he highly praisedNorth Carolina as a farming stateof communities in which thepeople live and work together in¬stead of being a farming statewith syndicated labor.

Mr. Broughton urged farmersto use their enlarged income toimprove their homes and particu¬larly for purchase of labor-savingdevices to assist women in theirduties in the home. For a soundagriculture he advised that farm-ers align themselves with theGrange, Farm Bfureau and otherworthwhile organizations andthat they support the governmentfarm program for parity prices.

R. W. Greaber, extension farmforefster. spoke briefly relativeto the timber Industry. He statedthat in the year 1946 there were178 sawmills operating In Wil¬kes county, which made Wilkesthe leader in the nation In num¬ber of sawmills. He also statedthat timber products in Wilkesconstituted an industry of morethan two and one-million dol-'lars annually. He urged refores¬tation of at least 20,000 acres inWilkes.

R. M. Brame, Jr., president ofthe Wilkes Chamber of Com¬merce, presented cash awards to4-H boys who won in the timberthinning contest conducted InWilkes. The winners were in thefollowing order: Charles Gil¬liam, Dennis Greene, Ray John¬son, Dual Jones, Kenneth Jordan,C. A. Burchette, Jr., Gwyn Red¬ding, P. M. Curry and RussellEdwards.A string band concert ended

the downtown program and thefsetivities continued at the Wil¬kes Agriculural Fair sponsoredby the Kiwanis club. The fair willcontinue through Saturday night.

For Farmers' Day, streets ofthe Wilkepboros, and many Indi¬vidual store fronts, were . attrac¬tively decorated in patriotic col¬ors. Decorations were by the OldMissions firm, of Raleigh, rep¬resented by H. E. Bridges, whoalso aided in construction of themany beautiful floats in the pa¬rade.

Farmers' Day Parade, one ofthe longest and most Interestingever assembled in northwesternNorth Carolina, contained .thefollowing units: Group of motor¬cycles, 16 mounted horses, horse

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,»and buggy, North Wllkesborotown council, Wilkes countycommissioners, agricultural offi¬cials, Wilkes hoard of education,North Wllkesboro board of edu¬cation, chamber of commerce of¬ficials, Mount Airy high schoolband, color guard, North Wllkes¬boro battery of National Quard,50-calibre anti-aircraft machinegun mounted on truck, 105mmhowitzer field artillery gun, Wll¬kesboro town oouncil, agricul¬tural officials, Jenkins Hardwarecompany, Tadkin Valley Motorcompany's unit, Eller's Cabs un¬it, Wilkes Poultry Industries As¬sociation display, Holly Moun¬tain Poultry Farms units, Tuxe¬do Feed Store unit, WilkesMountain Poultry company dis¬play, queen's float with MissFrances Gilreath as beauty queenand with eight attendants, ABCorchards equipment, Suncrest op-card equipment, Coble DairyProducts unit, forestry exhibitwith timber thinning contestwinners, furniture industries dis¬play.

Retail Jewelers float, MidwayPontlac company unit, Barber-Somers Motor company unit, Co¬ca-Cola Bottling oomany unit,clothing and general merchandisefloat, Don Walker and his BlueRidge Boys string band on tract¬or-drawn wagon. Ford tractor,John Deere farm equipment, In¬ternational farm machinery andequipment shown by Wilkes Im¬plement company,, horse drawniVOUovoa) , w

al farm wagons, covered wagon, \Merrymont farm display, Fores¬ter Beverage company unit, Gad-dy Motor company units, electricappliance dealers' floats, AllisChalmers farm machinery shownby G. G. Wellborn and Sons, Lov-ette poultry company unit, Wal¬lace Radio company, grocers'float, Motor Service companyunit, City Cabs, Busic Cabs, tiresand parts dealers' float, WilkesAuto Sales company unit, B. &L. Motor units, Williams Motorcompany unit, display by Bank ofNort Wllkesboro and Northwest¬ern bank, Wilkes Hudson com¬pany unit, and Reins-Sturdlvantunit. The long parade was head¬ed by Sgt. A. H. Clark of thestate highway patrol and Chiefof Police John Walker.At the end of t^e parade, the

Mount Airy high school band,which performed well through^out, gave a concert at YadkinValley Motor company's used carlot, which was also the scene ofmany hilarious contests.The contests afforded much

entertainment and included sackrace, nail driving contest, pieieating voontest, greasy pole climb¬ing, huspand calling patch sew¬

ing, baby bottle, male beautypageant, harmonica playing andmany others.

To Play GraniteFalls On Friday

North Wilkesboro MountainLions will play Granite Falls hereFriday night, eight o'clock, inthe second game of the season.

Coach Jack Sparks has beenworking the boys at a fast pacethis week in preparation for thecontest, and has warned the teamthat Granite Falls will not be as

easy as the listless Mocksvilleeleven which the Mountain Lionscrushed here Friday night 42 to0.

Except for Rousseau, who isout with a ba<j knee, the squad isin good condition for - Fridaynight's game. They came throughTuesday's scrimmage in goodshape and yesterday did some

needed work in further develop¬ing a passing game.The kickoff * will be at eight

o'clock and the contest shoulddraw a large crowd of fans.

School Will OpenMondoy Morning

"Wilkes county and North Wil¬kesboro schools will open onMonday morning, September 20.

Fairplains RevivalWill Open Sunday

Revival srevices will begin onSunday, September 19, at Pair-plains Baptist, church, with anallday home coming service withdinner on the grounds

Rev. date Brown, pastor willbe assisted during the revival byRev. D. R. Temple, of Jonesville.Services will be held dally at 11a. m. and 7:30 p. m., an<j thepublic is cordially invited to at¬tend.

Garden Party OnFriday Night To BeAt Smoot Park 171The Community Garden Party

will take place °n Friday even-!ing, September 17, from 6 till 8o'clock at Smoot Park. In theevent of rain, this party, sponsor¬ed by the Garden Department ofthe Woman's Club, will be atthe American Legion Hat.

For good food, good entertain¬ment, and good fellowship, besure to attend this CommunityGarden Party. Tickets are beingsold by members of the GardenClub, and will also be sold atthe gate. Prices are: Adults, $1;children under twelve, 50c. Thisadmlsakxa. Jakes care of every¬thing! So be sore you are one ofthe many whp enjoy, these twohours of fun.

This party, sponsored in theinterest of the Community Con¬cert Association, aims to bringgood concerts here under the bestpossible circumstances: there¬fore, not only will you have fun,but you-will be helping to makea bigger success of the Com¬munity Concert Association.

Entertainment at the GardenParty? Will you be surprised andamused? Come one, come all.re¬member, it's next Friday nightat Smoot Park from 6 til 8. Seeyou there then!. o

Grant Cothren,Minister, Dies

Rev. Grant Cothren, 79, one ofthe best known Baptist ministersin northwestern North Carolina,died Friday morning at HughChatham Memorial Hospital atElkin. He had been seriously illfor one year.A native of the Traphill com¬

munity, he was a life-long resi¬dent of Wilkes county. He enter¬ed the ministry 57 years ago andheld pastorates at rural church¬es in Wilkes, Surry, Yadkin,Ashe and Alleghany counties.He served as pastor of Roar¬

ing Gap Baptist church for 35years, retiring a year ago due toill health. He had been a mem¬ber of the Masonic Order formany years.

Rev. Mr. Cothren'q first wife,Mrs. Nelia Bauguess Cothren,died in 1929. His second wife,Mrs. Mae Warren Cothren, sur¬

vives. '

Six children of the first mar-

,riage surviving are: Ford, J. L.and Bohnson Cothren, all of El¬kin; .Bret and J. O. Cothren, bothof Traphill, and Mrs, James Web¬ster, of Ronda. Three children ofthe second marriage survive asfollows: Warren G. Cothren, J.A. Cothren, and Miss Lois Coth¬ren, all of Traphill. Also surviv¬ing are 23 grandchildren andfour great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were held at2 p. m., Sunday at Roaring GapBaptist church. Rev. David W.Day was in charge of the servicesand was assisted by other Bap¬tist ministers. Burial was in theRound Hill Baptist church cem¬

etery, his old home church near

Traphill.¦o-

Mrs. James W. Lowe and dau¬ghter, Anne Hall Lowe, spentlast week with relatives In Ral¬eigh and Knightdale.

H. D. Schedule ForRemainder Week

Friday, September 17.Roar¬ing River Club; Mrs. G. WSeroggs at 1:30 p. m.

Monday, September 20.theBoomer Club; Mrs. Herman Lac-key at 2 p. m.

Tuesday, September 21<.Mul¬berry Club; Mrs. Spencer MoGrady's at 7:30 p. m.

Boys And GirlsEntering College

TJie past week has been days!of feverish activity for manyyoung men and girls preparingto enter college or prep schools. IThe Journal-Patriot has endeav¬or? to 1,8t by schools those fromWilkes who have entered or will[enter college this fall. Doubtless,we have not learned of all ofthem and we would greatly ap¬preciate a news item about anyWilkes boy or girl entering col¬lege and whose name does notappear in the list below:

University of North CarolinaPoddy Horton, Bucky Horton,Bob Hubbard, Betty Gwyn Fin-ley, Bill Gardner, Harold Sturdi-vant, Bill Absher, Dick Chamber¬lain, Sue Landon, Hoke Steelman,Charles Whicker, Mans field

? Whittington, Robert TriplettMary Morehouse, Clyde WaughDick Underwood.

Appalachian . Billy Jennings,Hope Brown, Annie Lee BrownHubert Dancy, Bill Craig, BillyeJo Zimmerman, Betsy Barber,Madeline Brown, Julius C. Hub¬bard, Jr., Nancy Garwood, AnnieBroyhill, Bobby Kerley, MarySue Henderson, Robert Grier,f-Hope Drewn,.AaMe Lee Bnrwnr(Jack iHadley, Jack Strader.

Davidson.John Gibbs, Gor¬don Finley, Bucky Faw, Don Cof-[fey, Mike Williams, Carl CoffeyPhil Mitchell. '

Wake Forest.Tom Whicker,Bill Casey, Lynn Kerbaugh, Jim¬my Moore, o. K. Whittiugton, Jr.,Ralph Church, and Betty GrevChurch.

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N. C. State.James Hemphill,Joe Clements, Buddy Forester,Tom Foster, Dudley Moore, Jim¬my Ritchie, Allan Scroggs, and,Tom Nelson.

Mars Hill.Dean Minton, Nan¬cy Felts, Frances Mitchell, andGeorge Foster.Stetson.Jimmy Anderson, Dot

Campbell, Betty Campbell.Meredith.Lib McNeill.Lenoir-Rhyne.T. C. Plexico.Rollins.Billie Moore.William and Mary . Bob

Hethoock.Cuke#.Nancy Rouuseau, Jack

Anderson.Princeton.Tom Eshelman.Yale.John Justice.Rutgers.rWard Eshelman.St. Mary's.Margaret Hutch

ens.Sweet Briar-.Jane Carter.Greensboro College.Rebecc

Hayes, Agnes Kenerly.Lee College.Hazel Wyatt.Westminister Choir College-

Dot Shell.Mary Washington . Ruth Mc

Nelll.Virginia Intermont . Margii

Newton.University of Georgia.Coriu

na Finley, Sloan Hill.Georgia Tech.Eddie Shook.W.C.T.C..Wayne Gentry, Jo«

Hunt, Pat Hunt.Roanoke College «. R n 11

Queen.High Point College.Dick Hix,

Bill Gabriel.Flora MacDonald . Caroline

Ogilvie.Union Theological Seminary.

George Ogilvie.Queens.Faith Sparks.Juilliard.Jackie Frazier.Pfelffer . Jimmy Hethcock,

Carolyn Byrd, and Nancy Bes-sent.

National Business College.TalBarnes, Alvin Sturdivant.

Mitchell.Bill Elleir, WayneDavis.

University of Virginia.JimmyCanter.

Harvard.Peter Morehouse.McCallie.Jimmy Carter.Phillips Academy . Malcolm

Gambill.Fork Union.Dick McNlel and

Bobby . Eller.Staunton#.Robin Brown.Southern Seminary.Blair Cof¬

fey.Belmont Abbey.Don Rains.

Brushy MountainBaptists To MootSeptember 21-22Annual session of the Brushy

Mountain Baptist jAssoclatlonwill he held Tuesday and Wed¬nesday at Little Rock Baptistchurch near Boomer.

Complete program of the as¬sociation as released by Modera¬tor T. EX Story and Clerk J. F.Jordan, follows:

TUESDAY10:00 a. m..Devotional by

Rev. C. M. Caldwell.10:10.Roll Call of Churches;

Recognition of Visitors; Intro¬duction of new pastors; adopt¬ion of program; appointment ofcommittees; (1) time, place andpreacher; (2), nomination of of¬ficers; (3), resolutions; (4),order of business.. I. CHRISTIAN EDUCATION10:30.1, in the churches of

the association, Sunday school re¬port by J. F. Jodran; 2, BaptistTraining Union report iby MissLunda Hendren 3, Woman'sMissionary Union report hy Mrs.G. G. Foster.

10:45.Discussion.11:00.2. Pastors' education^

in association. 1, report of Pas¬toral Conferences, etc., by Rev.W. N Brookshire.

. 11:10.2, Church and Pastor¬al Relationship, by Rev. E. C.Shoe.

11:30.^Hymn.11:35.Annual Sermon by Dr.

John T. Wayland.12:00 noon . Dinner on the

grounds.1:00 p. m..Devotional by Rev*.

Grady Hamiby.1:10 . Christian Education

eontlnued. 3, Christian educationin the state and the south. Re¬port by Miss Peggy Nichols.

1:15.Discussion, Mr. ClaudeF. Gaddy. 4, Education ThroughChristian Literature.1:35.Report by Mrs. W. K.

Sturdivant. Discussion, FollowsTomorrow, by Dr. L. L. Carpen¬ter.

n. SOCIAL SERVICE ANDCIVIC RIGHTEOUSNESS

1:45.Report by Rev. CharliePoole.

1;55>.Discussion by Rev. H.L. Good.2:20.Report: American Bi¬

ble Society, Mrs. Hubert Canter.2:351.History of Little Rock

church by Dr. H. G. Duncan.

Wednesday, September 2210:00 a. m..Devotional by

Rev. C. S. Wellborn.m. BENEVOLENT INSTI¬

TUTIONS10:10.1. Orphanage report

by Rev. A. W. Eller. Discussionby Dr. Zeno Wall.

10:35.2. World Relief Re¬port by Miss Nora McGee. Dis¬cussion by Rev. G. W. Bullard.

11:00.3. Hospital Report byRev. S. I. Watts. Discussion byDr. W. K. McGee.

11:2151.Report of NominatingCommittee and Election of Of¬ficers.11:35.Hymn. .

11:40.Missionary Sermon byRev. John Wells.

12:10 p. m..Dinner on thegrounds.

1:15.Devotional by Rev^ Gil¬bert Osborne.

1:25 . Discussion ChristianLiterature by Dr. L. L. Carpen¬ter.

1:45.IV. MISSIONS.1. Associational Missions Re¬

port. 2, Co-operative report byMrs. Tal Barnes.

2:00..¦Discussion by Mr. M. A.Huggins.

2:30.Reports of Committees.2:40 . Miscellaneous Busi¬

ness.

Methodist MeetWilkes sub-district of the Meth¬

odist church will meet Monday,September 30, at 7:30 p. m., atthe First Methodist church inthis eity.

Chicken SupperThere will ibe a "Southern

Fried Chicken" supper at theMulberry community house onSaturday night, Sept. 18th, thehours being from 6:00 to 8:00p. m. The public is cordially in¬vited. The price per plate willibe $1.00 and the proceeds ofthe supper will go to the build¬ing fund of Baptist Home church.