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The Journal-Patriot Has Blazed the Trail of Progress In the ''State of Wilkes" For Over 40 Years
North Wilkesboro has a
trading radios of 80 milas,.
?erring 100,000 people ha
Northwestern Carolina.
Vol. 41, No. 89 Published Mondays and Thursdays NORTH WILKESBORO, N. C., Monday, March 10, 1947 Make North Wifkesboro Your Shopping Center
Girl Scoot Week
Being Observed;
Executives Here
Many Events Scheduled
Here For Miss Diana Dy
er, National Executive ]
Girl Scouts ot the Wilkes
County Association are celeb rat
io* the thirty-fifth birthday of
Girl Scouting with many activi
ties this week.
Girl Scouts will be in charge
of the chapel program in the
North Wilkesboro city school
Tuesday at 1 o'clock.
Thursday the Girl Scout coun
cil will 'meet at Hotel Wilkes at
tuo o'clock for a business ses
stvh. Imediately after they will
have as their dinner guest, Miss
Diana Dyer.
At 7: SO the Scout Council will
join the other members of the
Wilkes county association and
senior scouts at the Presbyter
ian educational building to hear
Miss Dyer speak on International
relations.
Miss Dyer was one of the two
Scouts chosen from our country!
as a delegate to the trainers con-1
ference in Switzerland last Au- j
gust, 'flwenty-one countries were I
represented. She also represented
our country at the International
Commissioners in Prance last
September. This organization is
a part of the World Association.
She now holds the office of 2nd
Vice President to our National
Girl Scout organization.
Our Girl Scout leaders and
council members are fortunate to
have the council of this able Girl
Scout executive.
( Friday morning at 8:30 o'clock
Miss Dyer will speak at the
chapel perio^ in the Wilkesboro
school.
During the week Girl Scout
Troops will be having special an
niversary celebrations.
JJriah A. Miller Is I
? Taken By Death
Former Teacher And Coun
ty Agent Died Today;
Funeral Wednesday
Uriah A. Miller, one of Wilkes
county's best known citizens,
died this morning, eight o'clock,
at the Wilkes hospital. He had
been ill for several weeks.
Funeral service will be held
Wednesday, 11 a. m., at Edge
wood Baptist church. The body
will lie in state from ten to 11
o'clock at the church.
Mr. Miller spent his early life
in Wilkes county and during the
Spanish-American War served in
the Infantry in the Cuba cam
paign.
For many years Mr. Miller
taught in Wilkes county schools
and gained an enviable reputa
tion as a teacher. For seven
years Mr. Miller was county
farm agent for Alexander county,
after which he again taught
school in Wilkes for a number
of years until he retired to his
farm on North Wilkesboro route
three. Mr. Miller had a wide
knowledge of academic and agri
cultural subjects and was deeply
interested in agricultural pro
gress. For several years he was
commander of the Wilkes post of
Spanish-American War veterans.
Surviving Mr. Miller are his
wife, Mrs. Blanche Winkler Mil
ler, and two sons, Ralph Miller,
of High Point, and Lawrence
Miller, of Wilkesboro, executive
secretary of the Triple A in
Wilkes county.
I
now Moved Rapidly
From Our City Streets
Many compliments hare been
expressed relative to the speed
and efficiency nsed by city forces
in clearing the Btreets here of
snow following the seven-inch
snowfall Friday night.
By Saturday afternoon the
downtown streets were almost
completely cleared of the heavy
snowfall. Highway forces also
did a good Job of clearing high
ways in this vicinity and traffic
had returned to normal by Sat-;
urday evening.
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O. E. S. MEETING
Wilkes Chapter No. 42, Order
of the Eastern Star, will hold its
regular meeting Thursday eve
nnig, March 13, at 7:30. At this
time our District Deputy Grand
Matron will make her official vis
it to our chapter. All members
jjffced to attend.
Support Y. M. C. A.
Ronda Girls Aid
Millers Creek 5
Are Champiois
Millers Creek boys and Ronda
girls won the Wilkes oonnty bas
ketball championship finals at
Millers Creek Saturday night,
climaxing a most successful
tournament.
The girls' finals proved to be
one of the most thrilling games
in the three-day meet. Ronda led
by one point at half time and At
no time in the game did either
team have more than a four point
lead.
The boys' game was also close
ly contested. Mountain View took
a short lived lead with a field
goal on the opening play but
were soon overtaken by the Mil
lers Creek bofrs, who increased
their lead steadily until the end
of the game.
The tournament began Thurs
day with boys and girls teams
from all the county schools par
ticipating. The gymnasium was
filled to capacity with frenzied
fans each night. Proceeds from
admissions were divided among
participating teams. J. C. Wil
liams, Jr., of North Wilkesboro,
was referee foor all tournament
games.
Following are lineups and sum
maries of semi-final and final
games:
Friday's Results
Roaring River forfeited to
Mountain View, girls.
Millers Creek 37, Wilkesboro
21, boys.
Ronda 39, Mount Pleasant 17,
girls.
Mountain View 44, Mount
Pleasant 40, boys.
First Game, Boys
M. Creek 37
D. Church 8
W. Church 5
Watkins 2
filler 13
Oliver 6
Wilkesboro 211
Oraig 4
Triplett 5
Parker 8
Groce
Bryan 3
Substitutes: Millers Creek?
Caudill 3. Wilkesboro?Dancy,
Edwards, Lane 1, Foster, Caudill.
Second Game, Girls
Ronda 39
Key 15
Hamriek 5
Cockerham
Pardue
Durham
Lankford
Mt. Pleasant 17
Ellis 9
Elledge 5
Wallace 1
Foster
Minton
Walsh
Substitutes: Honda <? M&this,
Parks 2, N. Cockerham, Dobbins,
Walker, Darnell. Mount Pleas
ant ? Higgins 2, Bnmgarner,
West, Hamby.
Third Game, Boys
Mtn. View 44
Yale 2
Johnson
A. Wood 17
Mayberry 7
Walker 11
Mt. Jfieasant 4U
E. Church 13
W. Eller 8
M. Eller 5
B. Walsh 6
R. Eller 1
End of regulartlon game: 38
all.
Substitutes: Mountain View?
Bauguss, Dancy, Wood, Watkins
2, Billings 5, Hanes. Mount
Pleasant?Green, McGee 2, Huff
man 1, R. Eller 1, R. Church,
Foster 4, A. McNeil.
Final Games
Girls' Game
Ronda il
Key 8
Hemric 21
Mathis 12
Cockerham
Dobbins
Walker
Mtn. View 37
Key 18
Sloop 7
Haynes 12
Billings
Welsh
Harold
Substitutes: Ronda ? Pardue.
Mountain View ? T. Haynes,
Rhodes, A. Rhodes.
Boys' Game
Millers Creek 40
D. Church 10
W. Church 13
Watklns 8
Eller 8
Oliver 1
Mtn. View 31
Wood I3
Mayberry 3
Haynes 10
Billings 2
Walker 1
Substitutes: Millers Creek ?
Caudill. Mountain View?Yale 2.
Squore Donee Will
Be Thursday Night
At Moravian Falls
Date of the square dance to be
held at Moravian Falls commun
ity house will !be on Thursday
night this week. The dance will
begin at eight o'clock and Wan
derers of the Wastland will again
furnish music. All are cordially
invited to attend.
Cripple Clinic 13th
March clinic for crippled chil
dren will be held Thursday morn
ing, March 13, at the Wilkes hos
pital. Free examination will be
made of all crippled and deform
ed patients present.
Wilkes Resident Is
Oyer 107 Years Old
Bin. Mary Btedmu Cantor,
widow of the late Lee Cantor,
passed the three score and ton
mark so long ago die has for*
gottane about it.
Mrs. Canter was born In
Alexander county In 1MO and
on September 22, 1M6, she
celebrated her 107th birthday.
(She lives with Abner Claude
Canter on Wilkesboro route
two and has two daughters,
Mrs. Almedia , Bollinger, of
Roanoke, Va., and Mrs. Anna
Canter, of New York City.
Mrs. Oscar Lewis Is
Claimed By Death
Funeral service for Mrs. Char
ity Ellen Lewis, 62, wife of Os
car Lewis, of the Clingman com
munity, will be held Wednesday,
11 a. m., at Pleasant Grove Bap
tist church with,Rev. R. R. Cra
ter in charge of the service.
Mrs. Lewis died Sunday at the
Wilkes hospital. She is survived
by her husband and 13 sons and
daughters: John Lewis, Otha
Lewis, Wilson Lewis, Oscar Lew-'
is, Jr., Mrs. J. W. Williams, Mrs.
L. P. Johnson, all. of Greensboro;
Mrs. S. W. Sevlers, Winston
Salem; Mrs. E. L. Torres, Hous
ton, Texas; Mrs. Lois Denny,
Union Grove; Sherman Lewis,
Winston-Salem; Huie Glenn Lew
is and Miss Lottie Lewis, of Rod
da.
? BIRTHS
Born to Mr. and Mrs. George
Everett Call, of North Wilkes
boro, a son . on Friday at the
Wilkes hospital.
A daughter was born Saturday
at the Wilkes' hospital to Mr.
and Mrs. James Edward Foster,
of North Wilkesboro.
Mr. and Mrs. Ivory Mahaffey,
of Union Grove, route two, are
parents of a son born March 4 at
the Wilkes hospital.
Born March 3 at the Wilkes
hospital, a daughter to Mr. and
Mrs. Haskell B. Dancy, of Buck.
A daughter was born to Mr.
and Mrs. Claude Dean Billings,
of Traphill, at the Wilkes hos
pital on March 3.
.Born to Mr. an<f Mrs. Carl
Smith Lewis, of Halls Mills, a
daughter on March 4 at the
Wilkes hospital.
A son was born March 4 at the
Wilkes hospital to Mr. and Mrs.
Sanford S. Alexander, of Roar
ing River.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hall, of
McGrady, are parents of a son
born March 5 at the Wilkes hos
pital.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Francis
Steele, of Pores Knob, a daughter
March 6 at the Wilkes hospital.
Mrs. Kenneth Monroe Icen
hour and daughter, born March
6 at the Wilkes hospital, have
returned to their home on North
Wilkesboro route two.
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Lincoln County
Agent Speaker
At Meet of Lions
Graham Morrison Delights
Club With Many Hum- j
orous Stories Here
Graham Morrison, of Linooln
ton, Lincoln county farm agent:
and after dinner speaker of wide|
reputation, delighted the North
Wilkesboro Lions Club here Fri
day evening with a most enter
taining address.
The program was in charge of
C. C. Faw, Jr., and Paul Cashion,
who presented the speaker. Mr.
Morrison told many humorous
stories which were %ell received
by the cluib.
Prior to the program Edward
S. Finley gave a report on the
Cherryville meeting on Wednes
day night, at . which Clifford
Pierce, president of Lions Inter
national, was the speaker. Those
from here attending the Cherry
ville meeting were Edward S.
Finley, W. O. Absher, Wm. A.
Hardister, Paul Cashion, Harry
. Hettiger, Presley Myers, W. D.
Jester and J. D. Moore, Jr.
Howard Bowers, athletic coach
here, was receleved into mem
bership in the club on a transfer
of membership from the club at
Johnson City, Tenn.
Guests at the meeting Friday
were: Howard Wellman with
Bill Marlow; Robert Shoemaker
and M. M. Brame with Dr. H. B.
Smith; T. W. Sweeney, of Rich
mond, Va., with B. Moore.
Poker Players Are
Seiteaeed 1 Year
Oa Gambling Case
Sensational Case In Wilkes
Superior Court Ended
Friday Morning
Judge H. Hoyle Bink in Wil
kes court Friday sentenced
Carl and Oola M. Keaton, broth
ers, to 15 to 20 years each,In
prison at hard labor tor the rob
bery of |28,000 from a poker
game at the home of Jim Foster
four miles south of this city on
highway 115 on the morning of
July 6, 1946.
Sentence was passed whene the
jury returned the verdict of guil
ty after several hours delibera
tion.
Gamblers Sentenced
A related case of major in
terest here was disposed of a few
moments later when Judge Sink
sentenced the four players in the
high priced poker game to serve
one year each on the roads at
hard labor. The defendants, who
entered pleas of guilty td the
charge of gambling, were Jim
Poster, Charlie Combe, Dobe
Powell and Joe Holland. Their
attorneys argued that the loss of
211,000 from the poker game
table and their pockets, togeth
er with $17,000 taken by the
robbers from Foster's safe, was
enough punishment and begg
ed for leniency on the charge of
gambling. Judge Sink explained
that he could give them two
years each.
Long Deliberation
Evidence was completed in the
robbery case Wednesday after
noon and the case was given the
jury following the charge from
Judge Sink. At adjournment time
the jurors reported they were
unable to agree on a verdict and
("tHey Were ordered td report back
Friday morning.. Just before noon
they filed in with their verdict.
Arrest of the Keaton brothers
culminated a diligent search for
the robbers who took so much
money in the biggest robbery iuj
the history of this section. State
Bureau of Investigation Agents,
Wilkes Sheriff C. G. Poindexter,
State Highway Patrol Sergeant
A. H. Clark and other officers
took part in the investigation.
Much Evidence Offered
Trial of the case began Tues
day and the state offered much
evidence, including the teetimony
of the poker players who identi
fied the ^Keatons as the two men
who entered the Footer home
from the back porch into the
dining room where the big stakes
game was in progress around the
dining room table of the Foster
home. They said that the two
men, who were masked, used an
automatic and a sub-machine gun
to hold up the players and on
lookers, scooped np into a sack
a large amount of money front
the table, took money and watch
es from the pockets of players
and spectators, marched Foster
at the point of a gun into a bed
room and forced him to open his
safe, from which they took $17,
000.
j nira 31 an invalid
Calvin M. (Bo) Spillmau,
Cooloomee man who was play
ing in the game and clhimed at
that time to have lost several
hundred dollars to the robbers,
was indicted with the Keatons
on the robbery charge and was
also charged with playing poker
But charges against Spillman
were continued, because of his
physical condition. A physician's
statement presented to the court
stated that Spillman is now par
tially and permanently paralysed
from the effect of a bullet wound
in his spine. He is said to have
been shot at Cooloomee some
time after the date of the rob
bery.
Appeal Notice Given
Attorneys for the Keatons,
including Eugene Trivette, John
R. Jones, J. V. Bowers, of this
city, and Turner Grant, of
Mocksville, filed notice of appeal
to the supreme court.
An attorney for the defend
ants in the gambling case gave
notice of appeal from the judg
ment, on the grounds that the
sentence of one year on the
roads was excessive punishment.
Solicitor Avalon E. Hall prose
cuted the case, assisted by At
torney W. H. McElwee and Kyie
Hayea, of this city.
Following disposition of the
robbery and gambling cases,
Judge Sink ordered court ad
journed until Monday morning.
Court began the second week
V. F. W. to Install
Officers Tuesday
Bine Ridge Mountain post of
Veterans of Foreign Wars will
Install offlcero In the meeting to
the held Tuesday, eight p. m. It
will be an open meeting with the
public, and especially all veter
ans, invited to attend. 8. L. Whit
aker will be the new commander
?f tfie post
Mrs. T. B. Finley
Last Rites Today
\
Prominent Local ? Resident
Died At Her Home In
This City Sunday
Mrs. Thomas B. Finley, wife of
the late Judge T. B. Finley, died
at her home In North Wilkes
horo early Sunday morning.
Mrs. Finley was the former
Caroline Elizabeth Cowles, and
was born in Wilkeaboro Decem
ber 6, 1873, the daughter of the
1 late Colonel W. H. H. Cowles,
former Congressman from this
district, and his wife, Corinna
Worth Cowles. Mrs. Finley was
I an active member of the Presby
1 terian church, serving several
times as President of the Wom
an's Auxiliary, member of the
church choir, and because of her
wonderful ability as a Bible
teacher, she was many times
leader of the Bible study in the
circles. She was the first Presi
dent of the Woman's Club, a
charter member of Rendezvous
Mountain Chapter Daughters of
the American Revolution, Wilkes
Valley Guards Chapter United
Daughters of the Confederacy,
and closely identified with the
civic and social life of the city.
Possessing a gracious person
ality, of rare sweetness and
charm, and a keen intellect, Mrs.
Finley had endeared herself to
a wide circle of friends and ac
quaintances in the state and com
munity, where she will be greatly
missed.
Surviving are the following
children, Mrs. C. Don Coffey, Jr.,
Mrs. Lewis M. Nelson, Miss Eliz
abeth Finley and Thomas A. Fin
ley, all of North Wilkeaboro;
three sister?, Mrs. R. O. Self,!
Raleigh; Mrs. S. S. Bost and Mrs.
J. N. Klncaid, Statesville; three
brothers, W. H. H. Cowles, New
York, Colonel Miles A. Cowlee,
Princeton, N. J., and Colonel
Stuart L. Cowles, now in Japan;
seven grandchildren, Peggy, Co
rinna and Thomas Finley, Thom
as and Lewis Mann Nelson, Jr.,
Donald Coffey, Mrs. J. Elliott
Deans, and one great-grandohild,
Jimmy Deans.
Funeral service was held at
the home this afternoon at 2:30
o'clock, with Rev. Watt M.
Cooper in charge, and interment
in Greenwood cemetery.
Pall bearers were nephews: E.
G. Finley, R. G. Finley, Gordon
Finley, 'W. C. Grier, Cowles Gai
ther and Bob Gaither. Grand
children carried the beautiful
floral offering.
J. W. Darnell, 62,
Dies Unexpectedly
Elkin.?John Walter Darnell,
62, Elkin (businessman, died un
expectedly of a heart attack at
his home at 11:30 p. m. Satur
day. He apparently had been in
good health until the attack.
Mr. Darnell "was a son of Rufus
and Emma Harp Darnefi. He was
for a time engaged in the mer
cantile business at Concord, and
later -became a real estate man.
For four years he worked with
the Federal Government's reve
nue department, resigning to
open a furniture business in El
kin 12 years ago.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Collie Burcham Darnell; one bro
ther, J. L. Darnell of Elkin; and
one half brother, Hugh Lyons
of Elkin.
Funeral services will be held
at 2:30 p. m. today at Elkin First
Baptist church. Rev. Howard J.
Ford, pastor, will officiate, assist
ed by Rev. R. E. Adams of Win
ston-Salem and Rev. J. C. Gwalt
ney of Elkin. Burial will be in
Elkin Valley Baptist - church
cemetery.
of the March term today with
trial of Cling Minton for the fa
tal shooting of Atwell Wilson
Parsons at Boomer several weeks
ago. Court adjourned at noon
' -because of the funeral of Mrs. T.
B. Flnley today and the Minton
trial will be resumed Tuesday
morning.
Coming Wednesday
COMMANDER THOft. I. DEAN
High Point City
Manager Speaker
At
Roy S. Braden Tells Club
His Opinions About Good
Government Practices
The North Wilkesboro Ki
wanis Club heard Roy S. Braden,
City Manager of High Point,
North Carolina, apeak at their
regular meeting on last Friday.
Mr. Braden was presented to the
club by Program Chairman E. G.
Finley.
Speaking about the important
part each citizen plays in, the
development of local and national
j government, Mr. Braden told the
Kiwanians that we are the mo3t
selfish people on the earth and
as an example that w? burned
wheat to keep prices up when,
people in other parts of the
world were starving. "We might
have another war if we continue
this kind of thinking," Mr. Bra
den said.
Going then, from nationwide
government functions to local
governments Mr. Braden said:
"Yiou people Should be proud
of the fine financial status of
Wilkes county with its low bond
ed indebtedness. But this is a
question you muBt answer: Are
you going to offer your people
facilities to help the people or
are just going to keep taxes
down? If you just attempt to
keep down taxes, you certainly
will be missing the boat on good
government."
Continuing along this line,
Braden discussed facilities for
community recreation and pub
lic health. "It is an odd thing,"
he said, "that our communities
are willing to put on policemen
and firemen but not recreational
workers. Yet half of those unfit
for selective service would have
been fit by proper public health
and recreational work. For every
full time recreational person add
ed to community payrolls, you
can lay off one policeman."
In closing Mr. Braden plead
ed with the members of the Ki
wanis Club to give tiheir talents
to their community. He said that
everyone has a part in commun
ity life and he should make the
most of that part.
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North Wilkesboro
Wins In Tourney
Advance In First Round Of
Journal-Sentinel Cage
Meet, Winston-Salem
North Wilkeaboro high school
hoys advanced to the second
round in the Journal-Sentinel
basketball tournament at Win
ston-iSalem Friday by defeating
Meadows of Dan boys from Pat
rick county, Virginia, 29 to 23.
Thq Mountain Lions were not
up to par and were somewhat
lost on the large court but are
expected to find themselves in
their second round game, which
may be next week.
Meadows of Dan team worked
smoothly and committed only
five personal fouls, all by L.
Wood. The Virginians missed 13
of 16 free throws.
M. of Dan 23 N. Wilkesboro 29
Stanley 14 Caudill 4
Shelor 2 Hudson 7
Agee 5 Johnson 10
L. Wood Sturdivant 2
West Rousseau 4
Score at half: North Wilkes
iboro 14, Meadows of Dan 11.
Commander Dean
IInn* llouu
meei iwvy
Reservists Here
Meeting Interested Persons
Will Be Wednesday
Night At C. of C.
Commander Thomas I. Dean,
USNR, assistant to the director
of Naval Reserve for the sixth
naval district, will meet with lo
cal naval reservists and other
interested personnel at &:00 p.
m. Wednesday, March 12, in the
Chamber of Commerce office at
North Wilkesboro.
The purpose of the meeting will
(be to determine whether or not
there are enough eligible local
persons interested in the forma
tion of a local U. S. Naval Re
serve Electronic Warfare Unit
to warrant the establishment of
a unit here.
All persons who are interest
ed in becoming members of a lo
cal unit are urged to attend.
Eligible for participation are
members of the Naval Reserve
with radio, radar or allied exper
ience and persons with the a
bove experience who desire to
be members and further their
knowledge. Men interested in
learning will also be given a
chance to (become members. Na
val reserve membership is open
to all veterans, and non-veter
ans who are in the 17-18 1-2
and 30-40 age brackets.
The Navy plans to establish
reserve radio units at several
locations in the sixth naval dis
trict and NoTth Wilkesboro may
be one of the cities selected. Re
servists will be provided with
complete Navy Radio Station
equipment, for use during train
ing periods.
Two-War Veteran
Commander Dean is at present
assisting in the organization of
the communications component
of the Naval Reserve program.
He is a veteran of two World
Wars, and during the last war
participated in nine Pacific en
gagements.
He "operates' his own amateur
radio station at his home in
Charleston, S. C., and is known
by amateur radio operators
throughout the southeast.
Atom Bomb Pictures
At a joint meeting of the Le
gion, Veterans of Foreign Wars,
and others interested to be heldi
on Thursday, March 13, 7:30 p^
m. at the town hall, technicolor
pictures will be shown of the
Bikini atom bomb tests. This
meeting will also be in bhe inter
est of a naval reserve unit here.
Technicolor Movie
Bikini Atom Tests.
To Be Shown Here
Meeting Veterans and Oth?
ers Interested To Be
Held Thursday Night
Technicolor pictures of the
atom bomb tests on Bikini will
be shown in a joint pulblic meet
ing of the Legion and Veterans
of Foreign Wars to be held
Thursday, March 13, 7:30, at the
North Wilkesboro town hall.
The pictures, which are expect
ed to attract major interest, will
ibe shown by a naval recruiting
officer, and there will also be a
short movie on the "Peacetime
Navy and Naval Reserve."
Lt. Petro Kulynych, who heads
recruiting here for the naval
reserve, will have definite in
formation for men interested in
an electronics and radio unit pro
posed by the Naval Reserve fop
North Wilkesboro.
All veterans of all branches of
the service, and all others in
terested are most cordially invit
ed to the meeting, which promis
es to be exceptionally interest
ing.
Mrs. Sarah M. Brown
Is Claimed By Death
Funeral service was held Sat
urday at Mountain Valley church
for Mrs. Sarah Mallessa Brown,
76, resident of Mulberry town
ship. Mrs. Brown died Friday.
Surviving are two daughters
and one son: Mrs. Cora Reavis,
Mrs. H. T. Pless and Q. W.
Brown, all of Reddles River.
Rev. W. B. Luffman and Rev
Ruzie Harrold conducted the last
rites.
Substitutes: Meadows ef Dan
?D. Wood 2, B. Wood. North
Wilkesboro?Badgett, McGlnnis
2.
Officials: Staton and Levan.