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The Journal-Patriot Has Blazed the Trail of Progress In the "State of Wilkes" For Over 41 Years
OUR CITY
North Wilkesboro has ?
trading radius of 50 miles*
serving 100,000 people he
Northwestern Carolina.
42, Wo. 16 Published Mondays and Thursdays WORTH WILKESBORO, W. C- Monday, June 23, 1947 Make North Wilkesboro Your Shopping Cent*
ADKIN
LOODS
PROJECT
IS URGED
Judge Johnson J. Hayes De
livers Address Friday
At Kiwanis Meeting
E Judge Johnson J. Hayes, of
Wilkesboro, in an address Fri
day noon before the North Wil
kesboro Kiwanis club very ably
discussed the flood control pro
posal for the Yadkin valley.
Judge Hayes, who acted as
spokesman for flood control pro-1
iMpents here ana elsewhere in
tire valley at a recent congress-1
ional bearing, told the club that,
there wgs strong opposition to ]
flood control from a number of
people up the valley and in Cald
well county.
He stated that flood control
was overwhelmingly in the best
interest of Wilkes county and
t it was very Infportant that
iryone interested in the mat
t be informed as to arguments
of the opposition and be prepar
ed to answer them correctly.
The speaker especially pointed
out that those above the propos
ed dams would not lose because
they would be paid for their
properties, while the great val
ley below would be protected
from disastrous flood damage
and people courld live in safety
and security.
1 The program was in charge of
P. E. Forester, who asked J. B.
Williams to present Judge Hayes.
Prior to the address Miss Jackie
Frafcier sang ('A. Kiss In the
Dark" and "Will You Remem
ber."
a J. B. Williams, president of
JUhe Chamber of Commerce, spoke
briefly and called attention to
the fact that several local man-i
ufacturers had decided to give)
employes the week of July]
that merchants might give
July 4 and 5.
Guests Friday were as follows:
C. A. Venable had B. A. Lan
caster; W. J. Caroon had James
M. Anderson; Robert Gtbbs had
R. W. Dedmondt and C. C.
Tharpe; J. E. Justice had John
E. Justice III; Forrest Jones had
Coach Howard Bowers; Dr. E.
N. Phillips had Bill Stauber;
Mrs. A. F. Kilby had Miss Jackie
i Cusimano, of New York City; P.
E. Forester had Johnson J.
Hayes and Miss Jackie Frazier.
Valuable Properties
At Auction Two Days
Rousseau Realty company, of
this city, has announced sale of
four valuable properties at auc
tion this week.
On Wednesday at 1:30 p. m.
the Doughbon Dairy farm? one
of the ibest in this part of the
state, will be sold in a sale at
the farm. The sale will include
fine dairy herd and equip
ment. On Thursday at 10:30 a.
m. will be the sale of the Oenlo
Walsh property on highway 268
near Ferguson. It is an ideal
business site and establishment.
On Thursday at 1:30 p. m. will
be the sale of the valuable S: V.
Tomlinson river farm near Fer
guson. On Saturday at 1:30 will
be the sale of valuable lots and
homesites near highway 268 east
of this city. Further details are
contained in an advertisement
elsewhere in this newspaper.
Wilkes Yovth Now
Ceading Hitter On
Statesville Team
R. C. Parsons, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Greedy Parsons, of North
Wilkesboro route one, is current
ly the leading hitter for the
Statesville Owls in the North
State baseball league.
Parsons, who plays left field
for the owls, has been exceeding
ly hard on opposing pitchers this
P* Is first in professional
On Thursday night
got four hits in four
anist Hickory at States
Parsons begun playing base
ball Mveral years ago with the
CricdK team in American Le
gion _ junior baseball in Wilkes
McMillan, a former
at 'Wilkesboro, is also a
on the Statesville team,
field and hitting as
in the
THREE ATTAIN HIGHEST SCOUT RANK
The three happy girls shown here have reason to
be happy, because they have attained the highest rank
in Girl Scouting and were awarded their curved bars
ha recent meeting of the Girl Scout Court of Awards at
the Little House in North Wilkesboro. The girls are,
left to right: Gladys Sebastian, Betty Jo Reavis, Doris
Anne God bey. At the meeting Boy Scout troop 36, led
by Gordon Forester, presented the colors. All girls who
had completed their work were awarded their dra
matics and handywoman badges by their leader, Mrs.
J. H. Winkler. Norma Gabriel and Doris Wiles were
awarded first class rank by Mrs. Claude Doughton.
At the conclusion of the meeting the combined Scout
troops enjoyed refreshments and a social period.
FORMER WILKES MAN LOSES LIFE
WHILE SAVING LIFE OF HIS SON
George W. Spicer, Jr., 31, for
12 while saving his ionr
year-old son from drowning in
the mile-wide river near Forest
Deposit, Maryland.
Mr. Spicer, with his son,
Charles, and another man were
fishing near the center of the
river when the boy toppled from
the boat. The father went into
the water but was drowned. The
child was pulled from the water
and he later told that he was
being held up hy his father under
the water until he could be pull
ed into the boat. Mr. Spicer sank
and efforts to rescue him froA
the deep water failed. His body
was not found until June 16, four
days later.
The accident victim wae a vet
eran of both art
m&s1
Grounds as & civilian gunher.
He and his "wife, the former Miss
Josephine Eller, of Grassy Creek,
and children, Betty Anne, Charles
and Douglas MacArthur Spicer,
made their home near Aberdeen.
Funeral service was held Tues
day at Churchville, Md. In addi
tion to his wife and children Mr.
Spicer is survived by his father
and mother, of North Wilkes
boro route one, and the follow
ing brothers and sisters: Joseph
C. Spicer, Harve De Gras, Md.;
Mrs. Rebecca Stanley, Winston
Salem; Mrs. Helen Stout and
Charles Spicer, North Wilkes
boro. All members of the family
here attended the funeral ser
vice.
FOUR TEAMS IN CHURCHES LEAGUE
OF SOFTBALL BEGIN PLAY TUESDAY
The churches ebftball league,
with four teams participating,
will begin play Tuesday evening,
<5:30, afid will play each Tues
day and Thursday through Au
gust 21.
There are two teams, 1 and 2,
of the Baptists in North Wilkes
boro, while the Presbyterians
and Methodistts here are combin
ed into 1. Both churches in Wil
kesfboro are combined to com
pose the Wilkesboro team. The
schedule follows:
Tuesday, June 24?Presbyter
ian-Methodist versus Wilkesboro.
at Wilkesboro; Baptist 1 versus
Baptist 2 at Smoot Park.
Thursday, June 26?Baptist 1
versus Wilkesboro at Wilkes
boro; Baptist 2 versus Presby
terian-Methodist at Smoot Park.
Tuesday, July 1?Baptist 2
versus Wilkesboro at Wilkes
boro; Baptist 1 versus Presbyter
ian-Methodist at Smoot Park.
Thursday, July 3?Wilkesboro
versus Presbyterian-Methodist at
Wilkesboro; ? Baptist 1 versus
Baptist 2 at Smoot Park.
Tuesday, July 8?Wilkesboro
versus Baptist 1 at Wilkesboro;
Presbyterian - Methodist versus
Baptist 2 at Smoot Park.
Thursday, ' July 10?Wilkes
boro versus Baptist 2 at Wilkes
boro; Presbyterian' - Methodist
versus Baptist 1 at Smoot Park.
Tuesday, July 15?Presbyter
ian-Methodist versuB Wilkesboro
at Wilkesboro; Baptist 1 versus
Baptist 2 at Smoot Park.
Thursday, July 17?Baptist 1
versus Wilkesboro at Wilkes
boro; Baptist 2 versus Presbyter
ian-Methodist at Smoot Park.
Tuesday, July 22i?Baptist 2
versus Wilkesboro at Wilkes
boro; Baptist 1 versus Presbyter
ian-Methodist at
boro versus Presbyterian-Metho
dist at Wilkesboro; Baptist 1
versus Baptist 2 at Smoot Park.
Tuesday, July 29?Wilkesboro
versus Baptist 1 at Wilkesboro;
Baptist 2 versus Presbyterian
Methodist at Smoot Park.
Thursday, , July 31?Wilkes
boro versus IBaptiet 2 at Wilkes
boro; Baptist 1 versus Presby
terian-Methodist at Smoot Park.
Tuesday, August 5?Presby
terian-Methodist versus Wilkes
jboro at Wilkesboro; Baptist 1
| versus Baptist 2 at Smoot Park.
Thursday, August 7?'Baptist
i 1 versus Wilkesboro at Wilkes
| boro; Presbyterian - Methodist
versus Baptist 2 at Smoot Park.
Tuesday, August 12?'Baptist
2 versus Wilkesboro at Wilkes
boro; Baptist 1 versus Presbyter
ian-Methodist at Smoot Park.
Thursday, August 14?Wil
kesboro versus Presbyterian
Methodist at' Wilkesboro; Bap
tist 1 versus Baptist 2 at Smoot
Park.
Tuesday, August 19?Wilkes
boro versus Baptist 1 at Wilkes
boro; Baptist 2 versus Presbyter
ian-Methodist at Smoot Park.
Thursday, August 21?Wilkes
boro versus Baptist 2 at Wilkes
boro; Presbyterian - Methodist
versos Baptist 1 at Smoot Park.
Jones Is Chairman
Institute Committee
Forrest B. Jones, secretary
manager of the Wilkes Cham
ber of Commerce, is attending
the Southeastern Institute of
chamber of commerce executives
being held this week at Chapel
Hill.
Mr. Jones was appointed chair
man of a committee to sponsor a
party for those attending.
Officers of Lions
Club Installed In
Meet On Friday
North Wilkesboro Lions Club
In meeting Friday evening heard
an impressive address by How
ard Bowers, athletic ooach and
recreation director, and Installed
officers for the year. beginning
July 1,
The program was In charge of
Presley Myers, O. E-. Jenkins, Jr.,
and Dwight Nichols, who pre
sented the speaker.
Coach Bowers spoke convinc
ingly about the need in this com
munity for additional athletic
facilities, particularly lighted
fields and seats. He pointed out
strongly that athletics have a
wholesome influence on youth
and divert their minds ana ac
tivities from deterimental pur
suits. Be ended his address with
a plea for all Idons to attend the
mass meeting which followed at
the city hall.
President W. O. Abeher, who
has very successfully led the club
during the past year in which
.many worthy activitiee were car
ried out, installed officers for
the year beginning July 1 and
presented the gavel to Bill Mar
low, incoming president. The
other officers installed were as
follows: J. H. Whicker, Jr.,
first vice president; W. D. Jes
ter, second vice president; Jack
Swofford, third vice president;
Bill Hardister, secretary-treasur
er; Jim Somers, tail twister; Ed
Dancy, Lion tamer; Jim Willis
and Laxry Moore, directors. Paul
Cashion and Edward S. Finley
have another year to serve on the
board of directors.
It was decided that the next
meeting will be held at the regu
lar time, July 4. W. D. Jester, Ed
Dancy and Tarn Shomaker will
have charge of the program.
Litteral and Bell
Raleigh.?Two convicted rap
ists, scheduled to die Friday In
the gas chamber of the State's
prison, Thursday received a be
lated stay of execution as the
result of a legal maneuver and
action by Governor - Cherry.
The two, Marvin-Claude Bell,
33, of Roaring River, and Ralph
Vernon Literal, 35, of Winston
Salem, were convicted last Jan
uary in Wilkes Superior Court of
the rape of Pegg? Shore, 15
year-old Sunday school girl, dur
ing an all-night ride last August
23, to Tennessee from Elkin.
Bell's counsel obtained a stay
of execution from Chief Justice
Waltec P. Stacy of the State Su
pfeme Court, a few minutes after
Governor Cherry announced yes
terday that he would not inter
vene.
Petition Planned
Counsel said that it planned
to file a petition for a writ of
certiorari (review) to the U. S.
Supreme Court.
After being advised of the stay
of execution, the Governor then
granted a 30^tay stay to Litteral,
co-defendant in the case.
It was another in a ser.es of
unusual developments which
have attended the case during
the past week.
Governor Cherry said Wednes-1
day morning he would not inter- I
vene, but about an hour later he
said that he would give the case
further study and announce his
decision.
Litteral Signs Will
Litteral, confident that hel
would die Friday, had a will
drawn, and bequeathed his brain j
and eyes to the Bowman Gray
School of Medicine at Winetotf
Salem. The will was signed
Thursday, Warden Hugh Wilson
of Central Prison said.
Litteral said in his will that'
he wanted physicians to ascertain
his mental capacity fey studies of
his brain. He said he wanted to
leave his eyes in order that the
corneas could be used to bring'
sight -to somebody now blind. i
Litteral and Bell, according to
testimony at the. trial, grabbed ?
the young girl after she left a
bus, placed her In their automo
bile, and each raped her two
times before abandoning her near <
a farmhouse across the Tennes
see State boundary line. I
Several members of the Attor
ney General's staff have said that j
the case was one of the most'
sordid in the State's history.
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Chicks and young chickens of|
thl|g^
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Heads Campaign
Howard Bowers, coach and
athletic director, who is chair
man of the campaign launch
ed here to raise fund for light
ing the athletic park on the
fairgrounds. The campaign is
on this week.
Home Choir Company
Occupys New Building
A new brick office building
has been completed for Home
Chair company at Ronda and the
offices were moved in last week.
The new building, erected by
Northwestern Construction com
pany, of this city, has office
suites for all departments and . is
modern throughout. It was erect
ed to replace a frame building
which burned a few months ago.
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There will be.a Jones family
reunion Sunday, July 6, at the
home of Mr. Travis Eller in the
Lewis Fork community. "Every
body is invited to come with
baskets. We want the children
and grandchildren of the late
Uncle Joe Jones, of Ferguson, N.
C. to be there to plan to have a
reunion every year. Dinner will
be served picnic style," the an
nouncement stated.
Lions Giving Auto
To Raise Money
Worthy Activities
North Wilkesboro Lions Club
will give away a new Chevrolet
car on the night of July 5 at the
horee show to raise funds to car
ry On the club's many worth-1
while activities.
Date of the giving away of the;
car has been changed from July;
4 to July 5 and the event will,
take place on the final night ofl
the Kiwanls Cluib's horse show'
near this city.
Those desiring to help and
who want to be eligible to the
free gift of a new automobile >
will have no trouble in contact
ing any member of the Lions
Club.
Legion Junior
Team Improves
Three Games Away And
One Here Make Up Sche
dule For This Week
North Wilkesboro Legion jun
ior team, although - much im
proved in the past several days,
dropped a 17 to 7 game at Hick
ory Friday night because the lo
cal players were not accustomed
to playing under lights.
Johnson pitched effectively in
several innings and struck out a
number of Hickory batters. Out
fielders had trouble gathering in
flies under the lights and the
Hickory score mounted.
Beginning Tuesday at Newton
the North Wilkesboro team will
play four games this week. On
Wednesday night they will play
at Charlotte. Mooresvllle comes
here Thursday afternoon and
North Wilkesboro will go to Gas
tonia Friday.
are especially urged
other towns
GOOD START MADE FRIDAY; SEEK
TO COMPLETE DRIVE THIS WEEK
Mass meeting of interested citizens to launch a cam
paign for funds to light the athletic fields on the fair
grounds was held very successfully Friday night the
town hall and an organization was formed to carry out
the campaign this week.
, Enthusiasm prevailed in the meeting and it was ap
parent that the project will be highly successful if ac
corded the public response anticipated.
Decision was reached to raise money immediately
for installation of lights for separate football and base
ball fields or for a combination. All who contribute to
the campaign will be guaranteed that lights will be in
stalled for both major sports, either on separate fields or
for both on one field.
The meeting was called by
Howard Bowers, coach and rec
reation director, who was au
thorized by the board of educa
tion to launch the campaign, and
Mr. Bowers acted as chairman
of the meeting, which was open
ed by prayer led iby Rev. Watt
M. Cooper.
Cost Estimates Given
Mr. Massey, a representative of
Mill Power company, of Char
lotte, was present to quote pric
es on cost of lighting football
and baseball fields. He estimated
the total cost for the football
field at $5,600 and the cost for a
separate baseball field at $8,900,
making a total estimated cost for
both fields of $14,500. For a
combination field for both
sports he estimated the cost at
$9,700. These estimates, based
on experiences of other towns
this year, were for complete jobs
of materials and labor.
Baseball and Football
It was unanimously agreed
that the project would ibe car
ried out to provide lights for
both baseball and football, and
that the lights would be install
ed in time for the football sea
son this fall.
, Committee Named
The citizens assembled unani
mously voted to have Coach Bow
ers serve as chairman of the fund
raising campaign and he ap
pointed Blair Gwyn as treasurer.
Serving with them on the central
committee will be Jack Swof
ford, C. Arthur Venable, W. F.
Gaddy, Frank Allen and R. Ivey
Moore.
Several Give liberally
Although n o contributions
were asked at the meeting, at
the .close a number of those pres
ent went forward and voluntar
ily started the fund with sub
stantial contributions and pledg
es, which totaled more than $2,
000. i .
I y Campaign Headquarters
Mr. . Bowers and the central
committee will maintain head
quarters ? this week at the Wilkes
Chamber of Commerce office and
a number of others will be se
lected to serve as contact men in
the campaign, which is expect
ed to gain liberal and prompt
response. Decision to carry out
an immediate and intensive cam
paign was reached because action
must be taken now to assure
fights for the coming baseball
season.
To Spread Benefits
It was pointed out that the
athletic park will be under con
trol of the city government and
that its benefits will be' spread
as far as practical to make it
available to as many teams as
cpn be accomodated. It was sug
gested that college games may
be secured for the football sea
son.
In the baseball season It was
agreed that the baseball field
will be used for high school,
American Legion and profession
al baseball and can be available
for use by amateur teams on
nights when not in use for regul
arly scheduled games. City au
thorities will later work out the
details on rental fees and opera
tion costs.
Professional Baseball
North Wllkesboro is expected
to enter professional bafeeball
next year in the Blue Ridge class
D league, which is now composed
of Mount Airy and Lenoir, N. C.,
Galax and Radford, Va. Elkin
has been suggested as the sixth
team 'in the league.
To Seat Spectators
' Bleachers will be bought or
obnstructed for the football
son and ultimate plans call for
erection of a grandstand with
dressing rooms, concession
other facilities. A
Extra - Extra - Extra!
Mass meeting of all high
school students has been call
ed to be held Tuesday, 7:90
, p. in., at the North Wilkesboro
town hall, in the interest of
athletic field lighting cam
paign. Every high school stu
dent Is asked to attend.
and all this section of the state
Is the aim of the movement
launched at the meeting.
Daredevil Flocks
Takes Top Spots
Aato Races Here
Bernard Mitchell, of Atlan
ta, Injured When Thrown
-From Wrecked Racer
Fontello Flock, Atlanta boy*?
driving a tour-carburetor Job,
roared to first place in the main
event of the stock car races San
day afternoon at the North Wil
kesboro speedway before a rec
ord crowd of 11,000 racing fans.
The scheduled 50-lap race on
the 5-8 mile track ended in the
44th lap when .Bernard Mitchell,
of Atlanta, crashed on the south
turn and was thrown several
feet through the air to the track
fence. To reach him with an am
bulance it was necessary to flag
the entire field of racing cars.
The crowd gasped as Mitchell's
car rolled over sharply and the
driver was thrown through the
door. He was momentarily knock
ed out but his injuries did not
prove as serious as expected. His
left arm was broken and he had
a number of cuts and bruises.
This morning he was removed
frem the Wilkes hospital to the'
Charlotte airport to catch a
plane. ^
The other of the pair of "mad
Flocks," Bob Flock, thrilled the'
crowd by advancing during the
feature event from fifth to sec
ond place behind his brother
Fonty. Johnnie Rogers, of Pat
terson, N. J., came in third; Bill
Snowden, of St. Augustine, Flor
ida, fourth; and Glenn Dunna
way, of Charlotte, fifth.
Eighteen cars were on the
track for the main event.
In the consolation event Olin
Allen, of Atlanta, was first; Pap
White, of Greensboro, second;
and Skimp Hersey, of St. Augus
tine, Florida, third. '
In the first three heats the
winners were as follows:*
First?Fontello Flock, Glenn
Dunnaway, Bill Snowden, John
ny Rogers and Bob Flock.
Second?Watt Crawford, of
Greenville; Marshall Teague,
Daytona Beach; Fred Mahon,
Greenville; Jimmie Lewellyn,
High Point; Bill Blair, High
Ponit.
Third?Ed Samples, Atlanta;
Bernard Mitchell, Atlanta;
Swalm Pritchett, Cornelius, 04.;
Buddy Shuman, Charlotte; Lee
Morgan, Atlanta.
The watch given at the races
went to Miss Ona Faye Mathis,
of North Wilkesboro.
Jennings Property
Sole On Saturday
Penny Brothers auctioneers
will sell the valuable R. C. Jen
nings property on highway 1?
near Moravian Falls Saturday at
1:80. Those desiring advance
information may contact T. J.
Frailer here Or R. C. Jenni
Tfce sale is