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and Thursdays Wilkesboro Has » re dius of 60 mile*, 1*0,000 people In — o —• Vjvvw pnp iwestern Carolina. * SEiii I. 44 No. 19 _ _ , •&.»: 4',; ^qays* *«**(?.'• ■■ <• iw gfcrfr fW *** The Journal-Patriot Has Blazed the Trail of Progress in the "State of Wilkes" For Over 44 Years — NORTH WILKESBORO, N. g Monday. June 19, 1! Make North Wilkesboro Your Shoi Member Hoover. Commission Will Speak Thursday Joseph L. Miller To Address Joint Meeting Of. Civic Clubs Here • Joseph It. Miner, former mem ber of the Hoover Commission on the Reorganization of the Execu tive Branch of the Federal Gov ernment, will come from Washing ton, D. C., to address a joint meeting of the civic clubs of the Wilkesboros ,at the V.F.W. Hall Thursday, June 22nd, at 7 p. m. The program is being sponsored by* the Wilkes Jaycees in coopera tion with the Jaycee organiza tions in surrounding towns. Mr. Miller is an authority on this report, which promises to save 200 million dollars in the Post Office Department and $600 million in personnel. On July 1 thirty-four reorganization plans had been submitted to the Con gress. Of these 22 were accepted, Ml rejected and 6 are pending. To date 35 per cent of the Commis sion's Report has been enacted and if the remainder of this all import ant report is to be put into effect [Wnd start saving the Federal gov [ernment and the taxpayer's money the citizens of the Wilkesboros should get behind it. "You can act more effectively if you know about the report and the advantages it would bring. All interested citi zens are^irged to come and hear Mr. Miller on Thursday evening at 7 p. m." the announcement said. o Dean Edwards Ts Honor Student Acquatic School Dean Edwards, Eagle Scout of Troop 32, Wllkesboro, has just re ,iRar»tow, Gas ton, South Carolina, where he at tended the National Acquatic School conducted by the Nation al Council, Boy Scouts of America. This school is conducted each year for Scout leaders who will teach swimming, lifesaving, boat ing and canoeing at Council Sum mer Camps. Dean Edwards, who has been on the Camp Lasater staff for the past several years, will be the Waterfront Director when the Old Hickory Council camp opens on July 16th. Dean, besides being an Eagle Scout, is president Of the local Lodge of the Order Of the Arrow, Honor Camping Society of the Box Scouts of America. He stood .among the highest in his clasa/at the Acquatic School, and (repWved his emblem to teach swimming, rescue methods, row ing and canoeing. Very few of the Scouters attending the school re ceive all four emblems. Solon Landsberger Dies Unexpectedly Twin Brother Of Raymond Landsberger Dies Of Heart Attack In Chicago Solon H. Landsberger, 42, of 1024 Hill Street, Greensboro fur niture official with the Daystom Corporation's district office in Greensboro, was found dead Sat urday in a hotel room in Chicago where he was attending a furni ture convention. Death was due to a heart attack. Mf. Landsberger, manager of the Greensboro office, flew to Chicago Friday. Mr. Landsberger moved to Greensboro 10 years ago from Birmingham, Ala., Of which city be was a native. He is survived by his wife, the former Phyllis Newberger of Sa vannah, Ga.; two childreity Robert and Barbara; one sister, Miss Em ma Landsberger of Greensboro, and two brothers, Henry L. Lands berger of Richmond, Va., and a twin, Raymond L. Landsberger of North Wilkesboro. Funeral^ arrangements are in complete. —o— JUNIOR ORDER MEETING Degree work will be carried out in meeting of the North Wil kes boro council of the Junior or held Tuesday, 7:30. All * are asked to attend. eastern otar MMWrWG The Wilkes Chapter No. 41 of the Order of the Eastern Star will meet Thursday night, 7: SO o'clock. All members urged to attend. AT HELM AGAIN Henry "Flash" Loman, vet eran baseball pilot, on Satur day assumed duties as manager of the North Wilkesboro Flash ers, which he started as man ager In 1948. Flash began his baseball career . under Billy Southworth and at the height of his playing career was bat ting champion of the Virginia league. In 1948 he piloted the first team here to first place and last year took over late in the season to win regularly and take the playoffs title. Interest Grows In Graham-Smith Primary Jane 24 Democrats Saturday Will Nominate Candidate For U. S. Senate Democrats of North Carolina will go to the polls on Saturday, June 24, to make the final deci sion on a nominee for the United States senate. Willis Smith, Raleigh attorney, called^ a second primary when Senator Frank P. Graham failed by a few thousand votes to re ceive a majority of the votes cast in a four-man race. Senator Graham in the first primary May 27 received a big lead over Smith, who -placed second, and Bob Reynolds and Olla Ray Boyd were eliminated. In Wilkes county there will be no other contests in the primary to be held Saturday, there being no second primary contests for county offices. Since there are no Republican contests, the primary Saturday will be confined to Democrats. The Wilkes county board of elec tions will name another Demo cratic Judge for each precinct fo replace the Republican judge for the second primary. Palls will open at 6:30 a. m. and close at 6:30 p. m. Interest in the second primary is growing daily as both candi dates and their supporters throughout the state are very ac tive in campaigning and organ ization work to get out the vote Saturday. FLASH LOMAN COMES TO RESCUE OF FLASHERS IH I BLUE RIDGE FUG CHASE I Henry "Flash" Loman, the fighting manager who led North Wllkesboro's first professional baseball club to second place in the league in 1948 and came back after midseason in 1949 to get the team out of a slump and win the playoffs chamionship, is back again and baseball fans are happy. Club directors here Friday hir ed the Greensboro man to suc ceed his younger brother, Bernie Loman, who resigned Thursday. Berpie had been troubled with a bad shoulder which had affected his own play and the team lost 14 in a row after making a good showing in early weeks of the sea son. Henry took over Saturday night ind led the team to an 8 to 5 victory in one of the most exciting exhibitions ever held in Memorial Park here. Eight hundred howl ing fans turned out to >ee what Flash was going to do and saw plenty from the Radford team, who staged a near riot as manager Steve Sloboda and Pitcher Mc Cauley were rejected from the game. Loman brought with him Bob Thompson, Greensboro lad who pitched here last year. Bob took the mound and curved the Rockets into .defeat as a patched up team gave him eight runs. A number of players here Fri day and Saturday jumped con tracts. Tom Daddino, first base man, quit and didn't go with the team to Radford Friday night. Jack Biggerstaff, catcher,, had al so quit. Here at game time Satur day night Ed Morton, infielder who improved rapidly in recent games, failed to show up. Big Bob Wright volunteered to play first and did a creditable job "on the initial sack. Drake Pardue, of Boonville, formerly with Elkin, did the catching. Pitcher Hamlin was in left field. Carter Lentz played second, where Bernie Loman had played. Alex Dubrosky with two dou bles, Davenport, Wright and Bill Hamlin led the hitting with two each Saturday nigjit. ' Radford players staged a voci ferous rhubard that threatened to turn into a riot. It began with Pit cher McCauley protesting Umpire Cassidy's decisions behind the plate. In the fifth he was eject ed after he grabbed Cassidy by the arm during an outburst over a called ball. In the >ixth Manager Steve Sloboda was called out on strikes and he protested load and long. He was ordered to the bench and he threw his bat, which struck a box seat near the Radord dugout. Spectators in the dugout began climbing out and police went onto | the field to escort Sloboda away at the request of umpire*. Mean while, one or more of the Rad ford players tried to attack the cops and other players tried to prevent trouble. Here Sunday the Flashers turn ed back second place Galax 6 to 2 in a well played game. Big Bob Wright, playing first base on an injured ankle, slammed out two doubles and two singles and Dave Davenport boosted his hitting av erage with three hits as Leslie Rhoades went the route on the mound and had only one bad in ning when Galax scored two in the sixth. Flash hag some players on the way to replace some ot UAwmfTiyno quit last week. ^ Johnny Meptiffk, i^ho has been catching for Greensboro, and Bob Hite, fast outfielder who was here last year, are slated to arrive to day to bolster the club. Negotia tions are under way for a first baseman and another infielder. Tonight the Flashers will be in Galax and on Tuesday night at Mt. Airy. The Graniteers will play a family night attraction here Wed nesday night and Wytheville will play here Thursday. o — Small Fire Friday At Dixie Home Store A small blaze was discovered and put out early Friday morn ing in time to prevent serious damage at the Dixie Home Store. A policeman making his rounds at 4:30 a.m. saw the store filled with smoke. The fire department was called and when the building was entered it was found that an electric motor had started a fire near the meat counter. The fire burned a small hole in the floor. - o Miss Betty Ferguson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Ferguson, at Ferguson is attending sum mer school at the Appalachin State Teachers College at Boone. Mr. L. B. Pierce, of this city, entered the Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem Wednesday as a patient. His daughter,. Mr. Z. O. Bller, has been down there with him. . • *! , Rev. Russell L. Young, pastor of the First Methodist church, conducted a series of special ser vices last week at the Race Street Methodist church in Statesville. On last Sunday evening In his absence the palplt was filled by Mr. <?. D. Smith, Jr., of Augusta, Mich., a nephew of Mrs. W. G. Gabriel, who was here to attend the wedding of Miss Nellie Gab riel and R. H. Dillard. Wilkes District Scout Committee To Meet Tuesdoy The Wilkes district committee of the Old Hickory Council, Boy Scouts of America, will meet Tues day, June 20th, 7:30 p. m., at the Reins-Sturdivant chapel. W. K. Sturdivant, district chairman, asks that all Scouters' In the district make an effort to be present as several things Of importance are to be discussed and this will be the last meeting of the district committee until September. Items to come up for discussion are the summer camping program, council summer camp at Gamp Lasater, participation in the "Echoes of the Blue Ridge" and the executive board meeting to be held in West Jefferson on the 15 th of July. — —o Boy Scout Court Of Honor Will Be Sunday, June 25th Boy Scout Court of Honor will be held .Sunday, June 2-5, eight o'clock, in a union service to be held at the First Presbyterian church. Many awards will be presented, I including second class, first class, j star, life and eagle. All Scouters are urged to at-1 tend this court of honor Sun day night. Eller Reunion Will Be Held Sunday At Boiling Springs i Annual reunion of the Eller family will be held Sunday, June 25, at Boiling Springs church 12 miles west Of this city near high-' way 421. E. R. Eller, chairman ?f the Eller Family organization, stated I that a most enjoyable occasion is! anticipated. One fMjunp of the nay wfnHbe style at noon. — Dr. and Mrs. Joe McCoy, Jr.f Graduate Dr. and Mrs. Joe McCoy, Jr., arrived here Thursday to visit Dr. McCoy's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. McCoy. Dr. and Mrs. McCoy both re ceived their M. D. degrees last week at the University of Penn sylvania Medical school in Phila delphia, and on Monday they will go from here to Raleigh to receive their license to practice medicine. Both will interne during the coming year, starting June 27, in Philadelphia, he at the University fioapital and she at the Presbyter ianyhospital In Philadelphia. Andrew Yates Taken By Death Funeral service was held Sun day, ten a. m., at Reins-Sturdi vant chapel here for Andrew Jack son Yates, 72, who died Friday at his home here. Mr. Yates suffered a stroke Tuesday nad remained critically ill. For several years he had op erated a store here. Born October 27, 1877, he was a son of the late David A. and Mary Ann Yates. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Tiny Lunsford Yates; one brother, Tim W. Yates, of Eli zabethton, Tenn.; and one sister, Mrs. C. F. Canter, of this city. Rev. A. W. E-ller conducted fun eral service here and Rev. Vernon Eller the burial service in New Hope Baptist church cemetery near Purlear. Nephews w6re pall bearers and flowers were in charge of neices and friends. —o Watson Funeral At Yellow Hill Sunday Funeral service was held Sun day, two p. m., at Yellow Hill Baptist. church for Sturgill San ford Watson, 34, former resident of the Summit community who died Friday in Salisbury. Surviving are three brothers, John Watson of Norfolk, Va., Jake Watson of Salisbury, Burl Watson of Galva, 111., six sisters Mrs. Blanche Church of Summit, Mrs. Lena Hight of Norfolk, Va., Mrs. Pearl Hickerson of Galva, 111., Mrs. Vada Blair, of R'ockford, 111., Mrs. Willie Elmore, of Norfolk, Va., Miss Annie Lee Watson of Salisbury. — o Cheese slices cot easily If you heat the knife slightly before cut ting the cheese. LOCALS Mr. and Mrs. I*. R. Smithey and Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Lye and son, Michael, of Columbia, S. C., recently visited Mr. Smithey's mo ther, Mrs. Millie Smithey, and other relatives in the county. Judge and Mrs. J. A. Rousseau had as their guests from Friday until Sunday Judge and Mrs. Lu ther Hamilton, Of Morehead City, and Mr. and Mrs. Guy Carswell, of Charlotte. Mrs. Colie Parker recently visi ted in High Point and attended the wedding of her niece in Spenc er. Before returning home, Mrs. Parker visited in Columbia, S. C. with her niece, Mrs. L. R. Smithey. Mrs. Fred Hemphill and two daughters, Misses Sandra and Amelia Farmer, of Greensboro, are here visiting, with Mrs. Hem phill's sister, Mrs. Lane Atkinson, and Mr. Atkinson. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Lewis, have returned to Alexandria, Va. after spending two weeks with Mrs.* Lewis' parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Brown of Moravian Falls. Mrs. Lewis is the former Miss Anna Lee Brown. Miss Ruth Long and brother, Tommy Long, of Wilkesboro, are spending two weeks at Myrtle Beach with Miss Frances Johnson and Bobby Johnson, and their parents Mr. and Mrs. R. S. John son. Miss Elizabeth Flnley has re turned to her home here from Ra leigh where she spent a week at tending a training school held at Peace College for the Women of the Presbyterian church of North Carolina. Mrs. R. J. Hinshaw was in Greensboro last week attending the meeting of the Grand Chapter of North Carolina Order of the Eastern Star which w^g ses sion from Sunday through Wed nesday Mrs. J. H. Burgess and family. His parents and brother Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Hardister and Mr. Bill Hardister, went up for the week-end to accompany him home. Mr. G. L. Michael is able to be out again, we are glad to note, after an illness Of five weeks. Mr. Michael is a resident of the Cric ket community, and is associated with Mr. J. S. Caudill in operating the Farmer's Hardware in Wil kesboro. Miss Mabel Hendren has been visiting her sisters, Mrs. W. A. Ellis in Raleigh and Miss Kathryn Hendren in Durham. Misses Mable and Kathryn Hendern left Satur day to spend a week in New Or leans. Mrs. Vaughn E. Jennings and son, Edward, of Pores Knob, re cently returned from a week's visit in the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Transneck at Richmond, Va. Mrs. Transneck is a sister of Mrs. Jennings. jL/r. ana mrs. (jr. 1» JYLltcneU were business visitors in States ville Tfiursday, and alsg visited in the" home of Dr. an<J Mrs. .Le^ Kiser. They were accorh^'ai^ed' to Statesville by their house guest, Mrs. John Hyman, of Dal ton. The three ladies are sisters. Mrs. Genio Cardwell is still in Burlington with her sister, Mrs. W. N. Huff, who is recuperating nicely from an operation she un derwent about two weeks ago at the Alamance General Hospital. Mrs. Huff resides at 411 High land Avenue. Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Blythe, and Mr. Alfred Shore and family, of Princeton, "Ky., have returned to their home at Princeton, W. Va., after visiting in the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Miller in Wilkes boro. Mrs. Blythe and Mrs. Miller are siBters. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Ferguson, of Curlesneck Farm near Rich mond, Va., and their daughter, Mrs. Tom Hybl, of Danville, 111., were recent visitors here with re latives in the Wilkesborog and in the county. They came down especially to attend the commence-, ment finals at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where the Ferguson's son, Mr. Richard Ferguson, wag a member of the graduating class. A number of people from hese are in Chicago attending the fur niture market. Representing the American are Mr. J. R. Hiz and Mr. Dick Gwyn, from the Forest Mr. N. O. Smoak and Mr. Bobby Smoak, and from the Home Chair Company, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Moore, Mr. J, D. Moore, Jr., and Mr. Ray Hoover. The Moo res were accompanied on the trip by Mrs. Joe Ivey, of Myrtle Beach, sister of Mrs. Moore. iWHHWWHWHKMmWHWW McCallie Sergeant Jimmy .Carter, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Carter of 612 9th Street, was appointed a Sergeant in the regiment of the McCallie School, Chattano oga, Tennessee, for the coming year at the final parade and drill. At the Class Day Exer cises Jimmy was awarded the Jodie Kissinger Medal for a chievement in junior English. He did excellent work in schol arship, averaging over 85 in all subjects for the year. He also played on the B team in foot ball. He will be a senior at McCallie next year. Miss Wells Wins Second Prize In Contest In State Jjjnft~-.il the , Kni^uU ol Pythias Lodge held the State Pub lic speaking contest, North Wil kesboro Lodge was represented by Miss Betty Jean Wells, who was accompanied to Lenoir-Rhyne Col lege by her parents and also rep resentatives Of tl}e Lodge. Miss Wells wad*, the winner of second place and, a $25.00 prize. Mr. Malcomb Williamson, of Canton Lodge, was first place winner and recepient of a gold medal and $50.00 from the Grand Lodge of North Carolina. He rep resented North Carolina in the re gional contest held in Tennessee June 13. The winner of the region al oontest will represent the region at the final contest to be held in Grand Rapids, Mich., on Aug. 15. Announcement of-the regional winner has not been made known to North WilkesborO Lodge to date. —. r——„ .. , t—t—— — Wilkes County 4-H Dress Revue To Be June 22nd T&bsv bollroom of the Hotel /Wilkes in NoAt Wiikesboro will be the scene of the annual Wilkes County 4-H Efcess Revue on Thursday, June 22, beginning at 10:00 a. m. All blue ribbon win ners from the school dress re vues held during May are eligible to participate. A number of lovely prizes have been donated by local business firms for winning contestants and an expense-paid trip to 4-H Club Week will be given to the county winner. All girls who are eligible to participate in the Couty Dress Re vue are urged to attend and bring their mothers with them. Judges for the contest will be Wilkes County Home Demonstration Club members. ■ —: 0O0 » Mrs. Paul Brown Claimed By Death Funeral service was held today at Round Hill church for Mrs. EJlva Brooks Brown, 40, who died early Sunday In the hospital at Elkin. Rev. L. E<. Sparks conduct ed the last rites. Surviving Mrs. Brown are her husband, Paul Brown, and tour children, Mrs. Pauline Matkls, Bettle and Patsy Holbrook and Douglas Brown, all Of Traphill. D. A. vTtO MEET j Wilkes County Chapter No. S3 Disabled American Veterans will meet at the V.F.W. Hall on Tues day, June 30th. at ($00 p. m. All members are urged to it ten4 as there wNl be an election of officers. ■ 1HE—HKigSlB Work Under Way I On Secondary And Primary Projects rhfree Projects To Be Let 27th; State Forces Hare Paving Schedule With arrival of warm weather he road construction program in Wilkes county - is reaching new leights Of activity. Slated for letting on June 27 ire three Wilkes projects, but ,he greater amount of work will je done this summer in Wilkes urith state forces. For letting on the 27th is a jridge over the Yadkin river on iighway 268 at Ferguson. The lighway commission is prepar paring for early letting the re mainder of highway 268 from Warrior Creek west to the Cald well county line, which will com plete the highway from Wilkes boro up the Yadkin to highway 221 at Patterson north of Lenoir. Another contract job will be paving Of a county road north of Roaring River, extending from the end of the present pavement to Shepherd's Cross Roads, a dis tance of 4.5 miles. Also in the letting for June 27 la paving of the road from Benham to high way 21 north of Elkln and a road in eastern Wilkes near parallel with highway 21 a dis tance of 4.1 miles. This project is near State Road. Plans are also being made for letting contract on another sec tion of the Traphill road, extend ing from end of the present con struction project at Dockery to ward Traphill and eventually to highway 21 near Doughton. Contract was let recently for paying 6.6 miles of the Somers Cross Roads road from highway 421 near the intersection of the Ronda road south toward Iredell on this project. State forces have a full program of work lined up in Wilkes for the summer. One of the princi pal projects already well under way is grading and paving of 3.1 miles of old 16 extending north from end of the present paving, and three miles from end Of pre sent pavement toward Vannoy postoffice. This project is in Union township. Also In the same local ity is a project for paving one mile of road connecting new high way 16 with the old 16 route. Base is now being laid for sur facing of 3.3 miles Of road from Hays to highway 268, by way of Rock Creek church. Grading has begun on Pads Road, a thickly populated area west of this city. Pads road leads from highway 421 one mile east of Millers Creek to the Congo road. Also slated for work this year is a part on the Congo road extending from highway 421 three miles west of this city toward the Congo community. Two miles of old route 60 west toward Purlear postoffice in on the map for paving this year. Two o\hei»>rojec^fof e^ly paving are eight ftnths « one \ile from Mil lers Creek school in \orlheast di rection to forks of t® Aad, and eight tenths of one mlllfrki high way 16 to Pleasant Hi^jve^spti^| church. Base has been laid for surfac ing Of four miles of the Atkins Shop road from Champion to Fer guson in the western part of the county. - - 1 ■■ " V 1 Fruit Growers To Meet Ob Friday Brushy Mountain Fruit Grow ers Association will meet Friday, 7:30 p. m. at Pores Knob com munity house, A group of Hen derson county, fruit growers will appear on a highly interesting program. Information will be given about prospects for apple crops and prices in all parts of eountry this irear. Fruit growers will find it idvantageous to attend the meet ing Friday. —__ o Grange Meeting At Mulberry 21 st - All farmers and others Inter ested are uregd to attend a Orange meeting to be held Wednesday, June SI, eight p. m., at Mulberry school. Farmer's Ctub Thursday Mulberry Farmers' Club will meet Thursday, eight p. m., at Mulberry school S v