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The Journal-Patriot Has Blazed the Trail of Progress In the "State of Wilkes" For Over 41 Years
Vol. 43, Wo. 6 Published Mondays and Thursdays WORTH WILKESBORO, N. O, Monday. May 3, 1948
North Wilkesboro
trading radius of 50
serving 100,000 people .
Northwestern Carolina.
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BUILDING CHURCH AUDITORIUM
This picture snapped as the tower of the old Pres
byterian church auditorium was beiiig pulled down
^shows work in progress in preparation for the erection
of the new auditorium to die First Presbyterian church.
The religious education building was erected a few
years ago and is considered one of the best in the
south. The now auditorium will be of the same type
of stone construction. A. A. Cashion is chairman of the
building committee and is in charge of the new con
struction. —(Photo by Dwight Nichols).
FLASHERS MOPCLOSE GAMES
TO LEAKSVILLE13-11, AND 5-3
Baseball hsitory was made
here Saturday night when the
first professional baseball team
In North Wilkesboro played a 13
to 11 loss to LeaksYille'.ln a
game that saw the lead exchange
three times and the game go
through ten full and action
On > Sunday afternoon the
Flashers played In Leaksville
and were edged out 5 to 3 in
another thriller. North Wilkes
boro took the lead In the opening
Inning with a homer by Brelich j
with one on and added another i
In the third. But In the last fixe
Innings the Trips scored one run
in each frame to win.
Play Here Tonight
Tonight the Flashers meet
Leaksrille in the third gaipe
here, eight o'clock, and they will
Ff? to Mount Airy Tuesday and
Wednesday. On Thursday and
Friday nights local fans will get
an opportunity to see the Galax,
Va.. team in action against thei
Flashers here. North Wilkesboro
goes to Radford for next Satur
day and Sunday and Wytheville
will play here May 10 and 11.
Anspfekxu Opening
L The opening game, here was
^witnessed by a large crowa and
prergame ceremonies 'created
much interest. Officials of the
town of North Wilkesboro, Wil
kesboro and Wilkes vcounty par
ticipated In a mock game, with
music furnished by the 'North
Wilkesboro high school band and
Johnson Land Auction company
band. Invocation before the game
was spoken by Dr. John T. Way
land, First Baptist pastor.
Both teams were hitting the
ball hard in the opening game
here Saturday night. Cumby
crashed the fifst homer in Me
morial Park through left field.
Cooper hit two triples, a double
and a single and batted in fire
runs. Stanley hit in three with
two hits. Leonard and' , Brelich
were the top hitters Sunday with
, two hits In four trips. The box
scores:
North Wilkesboro
Player AB R H
Leonard 2% —.— 3 10
Lowe 3b '—-—; 2 3 0
Brelich c 3 2 1
Daddino lb 4 -3 1
Stanley rf — 4 0 2
Cooper If — L. 6 14
Shores cf 5 0 1
Cumby ss 5 11
Cuthbertson p — 3 0 1
Arnatt p ,. 10 0
Pryor p 10 0
TOTALS 37 11 11
LKilmllle
Vendetta ss . 3 3 1
Rogers 2b —. 6 1 1
«an If 3 12
Jhby If 3 12
kton rf — 3 0 0
McAlfeter rf 2 10
J^fgbbors cf .— 5 0 1
Woduarchik fb *■— 5 11
"Mbrton 3b _ 4 (T 1
4 2 2
p 10 1
p ... 3 2 0
. 110
-43 13 12
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Summary: Errors, Crim'by . 2,
Lowe; two-base hits, Cooper,
Hardaby, Hundley; three-base
hits, Cooper 2, Rogers, Hardaby,
Neighbors: home run, Cumby;
runs batted in, Brelich, Stanley
3, Cooper 5, Cumby, Vendetta,
Rogers 2; Loman, Hardaby 8,
Neighbors. Donraex; stolen bas
es, Leonard, Lowe, MeAlirter;
sacrifices, Leonard, Stanley; aou
ble plays, Shores to Cumby;
Camby to Leonard to Daddino,
Vendetta to Rogers to Bednar
chic; left on bases, North Wil
kesboro 9, Leaksville 6; bases
on balls, off Cuthbertson 4,
Pryor 2, Hundley 3, Long 4,
Emerson 5; hits, off Cuthbert
son 5 in 6, Axnett 4 in 2, Pryor
3 in 2, Hundley 3 in 1, Long 4
in 6, Emerson 3 in 3; winning
pitcher Emerson, losing pitcher
Pryor; Umpires, Sekulsky and
Murray: time, 2:40.
North Wilkesboro
Player AB. R. H.
Leonard 2 b 4 12
Lowe. 3b 4 11
Brelich c . 4 1 2
Daddino lb ...jr..... 3 0 0
Stanley rf .— 4 0 1
Cooper If 2 4 0 0
Shores, cf j. 4 0 0
Cumby ss .... 4 0 1
Pryor p 1 * 3 0 0
Blevins p . 0 0 0
TOTALS _ 34 3 7
Leaksville
Vendeta ss 2 10
Rogers 2b 3 0 1
Hardaby If 3 11
McAllister rf 4 0 1
Neighbors cf 4 2 2
Bednarchik lb 3 11
Morton 3b 3 0 1
Dourney c * 4 0 1
Green p :— — 4 0 0
TOTALS 30 5 8
Score by innings:
N. Wilkesboro 201 000 000—3
Leaksville 000 111 11*—5
E—Cumby, Bednarchik, Lowe,
Rogers. RBI—-Brelich 2, Lowe,
Morton, Hardaby, McAllister,
Dourney. HR — Brelich. 2B—
Leonard, Lowe, Rogers, Stanley,
Neighbors. S—Bednarchik, Mor
ton. DP—Cumby to Leopard to
Daddino; Blevins to Cumby to
Daddino. BB—off Green 1, Pry
or 4, Blevins 1. SO—by Green 6,
Pryor 5 in 6 2-3. IX)B—North
Wilkesboro 5, Leaksville 6. Wild
P—Pryor 2, Blevins. LP—-"Pryor.
U]—Murray and Sekulski. T—
1:45.
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Mrs. Ezra Griffin
Token By Death
Funeral service will be held
Tuesday, two p. m., at Pleasant
Grove church for Mrs. Helen
Virginia Griffin, 26, wife of Ezra
Griffin, of the Buck community.
She died Standay.
Surviving are her husband and
the following children: John
Henry, Noah Lee, Patsy, Nancy
and Alma Louise Griffin; her
mother, Mrs. Lizzie Sale, and
one sister, Mrs. Roe Sale.
Rev. Clate Brown and Rev. L.
T. Younger will conduct the
service.
Frazier-Morris
Concert Friday
Night This City
North Wilke»boro Junior
Woman's club Is Sponsor
Of Event Here
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Miss Martha Lue Frailer,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. J..
Frazier, of North Wilkesboro,
Mr. James Morris, of Greens
boro, baritone, with Donald W.
Pippin as pianist, will render a
concert Friday night, eight °'~
clock, in the North Wilkesboro
school auditorium.
The concert here by these
widely known and talented sing
ers will be under sponsorship of
the Junior Woman's club of
North Wilkesboro and members
are now selling tickets for the
event. Following are sketches a
bout the principals in the con
cert:
Miss Martha Lue Frailer be
gan studying in high school with
Miss Ellen Robinson, after which
she studied with the late Mr.
Roger Cox, of WlnBton-Salem.
upon graduation from high
school, she attended Mitchell
College In Statesville, where she
studied under scholarship with
Mr. E. B. Stlmson for three
years. In Sept, 1945, she entered"
JuiUlard School of Music, where
she has studied with Miss Edith
Piper for three years. During all
this time she has appeared In
many recitals at Mitchell and
Jullltord, been presented in two
recitals of her own, been a mem
ber of the Riverside Baptist
church choir and was presented
in a joint concert with Mr. Mor
ris In Greensboro during the
past December and later in sev
eral New England cities. Miss
Frazier holds the Poula Frljrh
scholarship at the famous school.
Ae a member of Alfredo Valenti's
opera workshop at the Music
School, she has sung such roles
as Nedda, from Leoncavallo's
Pagliaccl, and Vloletta's role In
^James Morris Baritone, Was
originally from South Georgia
and more recently from Greens
boro, where he studied voice for
three years. After graduation
from high school he attended the
University of North Carolina for
two years, after-which hjB served
in the U. S. Navy, where he di
rected and participated in many
IT. S.. O. camp shows and hos
pital shows. He left the service
in 19<6 and entered Julflard
School of Music the following
September. He has sung under
such able conductors as Robert
Shaw and Leonard Bernstein, In
the collegiate chorale. Also as a
member of the Valinti Opera
Worshop he has done roles, a
mong which are Germont In La
Traviata and Silvio In Pagliaccl.
He has also appeared In numer
ous concerts nd recitals In New
York and the New England
States.
Donald W. Pippin was origin
ally from- Chattanooga, Tenn.
Mr. Pippin, pianist, Is a New
York vocal coach and accompan
ist. He Is also a member of the
Juilllard Opera Worshop Person
nel and concertizes with many
well known Metropolitan Opera
Artists. He hag appeared as so
loist on several N.B.C. Broad
casts and also as guest artist
with the ' Tokyo Philharmonic
Symphony during his service In
the Army.
The three young artists are
performing a series of concerts
in the Eastern States. North
Wilkesboro is the first perform
ance of the tour, which will
continue in May.
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I Pores Knob Will
Organize Scouts
Citizens and boys of the Pores
Knob community will meet at
the Pores Knob community
house Wednesday, May 5, 7:30
p. m., in the Interest of organi
zation of a troop of Boy Sconts
of America.
Ralph Harbison, assistant
Scout executive of the Old Hick
ory council, will speak at the
meeting and show a film, ''Scout
ing Trail to Citizenship.'' It Is
^especially urged that all parents
of the community with boys of
Scouting age be present at the
meeting, at which time It is ev
pected decision will be made to
organize and maintain a Boy
Scout troop In the community.
Mr. W. C. Fitzhugh, of Roches
ter, N. Y., and Mr. Howard Fitz
hugh ,• of Baltimore, Md., spent
last week-end as guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Dave Hall at Marry
mont Farm near Wilkeaboro.
H. D. Schedule For
Week of May 4-11
Tuesday, May .4, Fairplains
Home Demonstration; Mrs. Wi
ley Brooks, 2 p. m.
Wednesday, May 5, Crickot
Home Demonstration Club, Mrs.
E. R. Eller's, 2 p. m.
Thursday, May 6, Pleasant
Ridge Home Demonstration Club,
Mrs, L. B. Murray's, 2 p. m.
Friday, May 7, Mountain View
Home' Demonstration Club, Mrs./
Larry Emerson's, 2 p. m.
Monday, May 10, Ferguson
Home Demonstration Club, Mrs.
Amelia Shepherd's, 2 p. m.
Tuesday, May 11, Ronda Home
Demonstration Club, Mrs. Grady
Dim'mette's, 2 p. m.
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Mountain Lions
Hove 3 Gomes On
Week's Schedule
North Wilkesboro high school
baseball team will take on Tay
lorsville here Tuesday afternoon,
three o'clock, in what should be
an excellent contest. The Moun
tain Lions defeated Taylorsville
at Taylorsville 5 to 2.
This afternoon,, three o'clock,
North Wilkesboro played Mocks
ville here.
On Saturday night the base
ball classic for high schools will
be played in Memorial Park,
eight o'clock, when Wllkeaboro
and North Wilkesboro play the
first of two games scheduled for
the season.
Col. Landsberger
In Army Training
Col. Ray Landsberger, who la
in the air force reserves, was
called into training May 2 at
Craig Air Base in the 501 first
University Wing, Selma, Ala.
Ool. Landsberger, who is man
ager of the Jewel Bo* here, will
be in training there nntil May
17, at which time he will return
to his business here.
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Eastern Star
Qrd«r of the Etftera/ Star, is
now taking jtoow orders Cor Mo
ther's Day.^Thftse wish to
purchase delicious cakes, pies,
tarts and numerous other delica
cies are requested to leave their
orders at ftinsha^r Gift Shop,
Telephone ?743.
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Junior Baseball
Practice Tuesday
A large crowd of candidates
for American Legion junior base
ball reported Saturday morning
at Memorial Park for the sea
son's first workout.
The second practice* session will
be on Tuesday afternoon, May
4, five o'clock, and all boys of
junior baseball age are invited to
participate.
Spawning Area Is
Closed to Fishing
The following waters are des
ignated as spawning areas end
closed to fishing May 1 to June
30, 1948, under authority grant
ed In Regulation 4 of the cur
rent official abstract of the laws
and regulations governing fresh
water fishing:
Wilkes County—Roaring Riv
er from State highway 268 up
to Junction of middle and East
prongs.
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Special Meeting
Juniors Tuesday
All members of thet North Wil
kesboro council of the Junior Or
der are requested to attend a
special meeting to be held Tues
day night. Matters of importance
will be taken up and a large at
tendance is earnestly requested.
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Trophill Man Goes -
( To Roads to Serve
16 Months' Term
. Elkin, April 29. — William
Grant Holbrook, alias "Sklnney"
of Traphill, who was tried In
Yadkin superior court last year,
lost his appeal to the supreme
court, and wag taken Into cus
tody Sunday by Corporal Sam
McKinney and turned over to
State prison authorities. He
started work out of the Yadkin.
ville prison camp here Monday
afternoon.
Holbrook wai convicted for
driving drunk, rceklesB driving
and transporting whiskey. He
was sentenced to six months each
on two counts, the sentences to
run concurrently, and four
months on ' the other charge,
making a total of 16 month8 to
serve. He took an appeal to the
supreme court but the Judge
ment was affirmed and he be
gan his sentence.
WILKES COMMUNITY CONCERT
^MEMBERSHIP DRIVE UNDERWAY
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Headquarters-for the mem
bership campaign of the Wilkes
Community Concert Association
will be open at the Hotel Wilkes
during the entire week of May
3rd to May 4th, Mrs. Scroggs,
secretary of the organisation, re
ported today.
Every day from 9:00 a. m. to
5:09 p. m., a staff of volunteers
will be on hand at the head
quarters to receive reports from
the corps of workers being or
ganised by Mrs. Kllby and Mrs.
Dough ton, co-chairmen of the
campaign, to enroll members in
the association.
A special telephone, No. 515,
is being Installed at the head
quarters so that the campaign
officials may obtain daily news.
ofv the drive's progress.
Dues received from members
of the association, Mrs. Scroggs
said, will be pooled at the close
of the campaign on Saturday,
May 8, for the purpose of engag
ing artists for the brilliant all
star series of concerts to be pre
sented by the organization during
the coming months.
Mrs. Scroggs stresses that the
membership is open to every
resident of Wilkes county and
the surrounding area. She added,
however, that applications must
Mrs. Nichols Rites
Conducted Friday
Funeral service was held Fri
day at New Hope Baptist church
near Purlear for Mrs. S. Julia
Nichols, 79, well known resident
of that community who died
Wednesday night.
Rev. 0. J. Poole, pastor, was
in "charge of the service and was
assisted by Rev. James M. Hayes,
df Winston-S&lem, Rev. A. W.
Eller and Rev. Glenn Huffman.
Music for the service was by.
the Wilkesboro quartet composed
*on, Zeb Dickson and Wm. A.
Iltreud, with ifars. R. E. Dunn as
accompanist. . Dean Minton, a
grandson, sang ''Sunrise."
Pall bearers were grandsons
and many beautiful floral tri
butes were carried by grand
daughters and friends of the
family. Burial was in the church
cemetery.
Those from a distance attend
ing the funeral included: Mr.
and Mrs. J. L. Sykes, Mr. and
Mrs. Vernon Sykes, Ralph Sykee,
of Broadway; Mr. and Mrs. Grov
er Angell, of Winston-Salem; E.
O. Nichols, Mr. and Mrs. Winton
Nichols and Mr. and Mrs. R. J.
Rigsbee, of Durham; Mr. and
Mrs. Kermit Nichols, Mr. and
Mrs. Alfred Smith, of Burling
ton; Mrs. J. M. Bishop, Mrs.
Dudley Nelson, Mrs. Ernest
Pierce, Mrs. James Barlow, of
Lenoir.
Wilkesboro to Ploy
Appalachian High
On Tuesday Night
Wilkesboro high school base
ball team will play Appalachian
high school team from Boone
Tuesday night, eight o'clock, in
Memorial Park in North Wilkes
boro. An excellent game is an
ticipated.
be made on a seasonal basis dur
ing tbe campaign week, either
through one of the membership
committee or at the headquart
ers.
No more memberships tor the
1948-49 season can be accepted
after the drive ends, nor can
single' tickets be sold for any of
the individual concerts, Mrs.
Scroogs said, explaining that the
artist budget must be based on
tjie number of membera enroll
ed in the campaign week.
The' 'artists for the minimum
of three concerts promised by,
the association "will be selected
by the officers and board of di
rectors from - a comprehensive
list embracing virtually all the
world's well-known opera, radio,
and concert singers, instrument
al virtuosi and orchestral, vocal
and dance ensembles.
Rachael Baptist
Church Observes
Its Centennial
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One of the most enjoyable of
events of recent months was
held at Rachael Regular Bap
tist church, Edwards township,
May 2, 1948. This marked the
one hundredth year for 'this
church, it being organized, on
May, first Saturday, 1848, with
17 members.
who ha* served the church as
pastor, assistant pastor or in
Sunday school for more than 40
years, and is at present one of
the pastors. A sermon by EJder
Jimme Bryant at 11:00 a. m.
A sumptuous feast was spread
on a table in the grove at noon
which all seemed to enjoy.
Songs in the afternoon were by
Caudill sisters, Pleasant Home
choir, Ronda choir, Ronda quar
tet, and the Blackburn trio. Some
old time hymns were sung by
older members of the audience.
The following ministers took
part in the program during the
day: Elders. John Burcham. Eievl
McCann, L. E. Sparks, A. C. Sid
den, J. C. Harrold, N. H. Cau
dill, J. S. Bryant, M. C. Dillard,
Joe Wright, C. C. Burcham, Wat
son Bryant, G. W. Curry, G. W.
Hayes, David Day, Roby Johnson,
with Charlie Miles acting chair
man of the meeting.
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No More Rags, Please
Response to The Journal-Pa
triot want ad to purchase rags
has been so great that all rags
brought in could not be purchas
ed and no more are needed at
the present time.
W. N. Brookshire
Is Speaker Friday
At Kiwanis Meet
"Relationship Between Re
ligion and Health" Topic
Used By Minuter
North Wllkesboro Ki wanle
club oil Friday held an inter
esting meeting, which was fea
tured toy a good program.
Program Chairman G. T.
Mitchell presented Rev. W. N.
I Brookshire who brought an in
I teresting message on the subject,
, "Relationship Between Religion
and Health."
{ 1. There is a relationship. Re
ligion says we are body, mind
and spirit. Philosophy assigns us
a three fold personality. Sdenoe
does likewise. There la every
reason that our whole personsl- *
ity be In balance.
2. When is religion healthy?
When it is related to the whols
personality; wh^n it ts concern
ed with all of a man; when it
grows up with the other aspects
of the personality.
3. When it is interpreted la
a compulsive manner.
4. When it is interpreted as
an outgoing manner.
5. Contributions to Health of
Religion.
a. Peeling of security.
b. Gives us something we can
trust. <
c. Helps us to have normal
growth, in all our phases of life.
d. It contributes to the heal
' ing process.
| President R. . E. Gtbbe called
attention to the Kiwanis divis
ion meeting to be held in Lex
ington Tuesday evening and a
bout 25 members expressed their
intention to attend.
Guests Friday were: E. L.
Dorsey, Jr., with J. B. Carter;
R.-W. Shoffner, of Raleigh, with
Paul Choplln; H. H. DotBon with
Or. G. T, Mitchell. Harold RUsjr,
i m mini
Whitaker Succumbs
Mrs. Mary Frances Wood, 76,
of 517 White Oak Street, High
Point, died at 6:20 p. m. Satur
day at the home of a daughter,
Mrs. S. L. Whitaker, in North
Wilkesboro.
Funeral was held In High
Point today.
Surviving are nine children,
Mrs. Whitaker, Ed Wood of
Mount Sophia, Mrs. E. W. How»
ell, Mrs. E. N. Nichols and Char
lie Wood, all of High Point,
Pink Wood of Winston-Salem,
Fred Wood of Randleman, Ollie
Wood of Hileah, Fla., and New
ton Wood of North Wilkesboro.
Valuable Property At
Auction On Saturday
Fifty beautiful home sites in at
garden development near Mul
berry school and Baptist Home
church five miles north of this
city will be sold at auction Sat
urday, May 8, two p. m., by
Williams and Clark Land Auc
tion company, of which P. E.
Dancy is selling agent. $50 in
cash prizes be gi^®**- This
is highly desirable property and
much interest Is expected to be
shown in the sale.
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NEW PAINT AND BODY SHOP AT GADDY MOTOR CO.
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Here is pictured the new paint and body shop of Gaddy Motpr co^a"J'
U an addition to the firm's original large p ant. The new building 100 by 60 feet
dimensions has been thoroughly and modernly equipped throughout for y
paint work and provide, facilities for all types of body and paint job*, larjeor
small, including the rebuilding of wrecked vehicles. Ernest Simms, with^
of experience Si body repair and painting, is in charge of
Motor company and has well trained personnel and a full *tock of material*. iM
quarters formerly used for the paint knd body shop have 1jeen uUhxed for the
installation of an auto trim shop, which is now m operation. (Photo by Lane
Atkinson, Jr.).