forth Wilkesboro has a
trading radius of 50 miles,
aelifting 100,000 people in
Northwestern Carolina.
The Journal-Patriot Has Blazed the i rail of Progress in the State of Wilkes" For Over 44 Years
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Vol. 44 No. 33
Published Mondays and Thursdays
NORTH WILKESBORO, N. C., Monday, August 7, 1950
Make North Wilkesboro Your Shopping Center
KOREAN WAR WOUNDED ARRIVE IN MASSACHUSETTS
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I IS REMOVED from the tall of a C-74 hospital plane by cargo elevator at the U. S. Air Force
ease, westover, Massachusetts. He is one of twenty-one casualties flown to the United States from the
Korean war front The mercy craft made a brief stopover in San Francisco. (International Soundphoto)
[ FLASHERS WIN 2 OF 3 FROM
ELKIN; GALAX TONIGHT AND
► RADFORD COMING WEDNESDAY
After slugging out two victories
over Elkin while losing one
during the week-end, the North
Wilkesboro F'lashers take on Galax
Leafs here tonight and play Radford
here Wednesday night. Local
fans will get their first view of
Bassett, the new team in the
league, here ]oh Saturday night.
Friday nighfhere North Wilkesboro
lost 10 to 7 to Mt. Airy after
taking a thrilling 6 to 2 victory
from - Mt. Airy there on
Thursday night with four runs in
.the tenth. Davenport and Fogleman
featured the rally with extra
base hits. -
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For the week-end games here
Manager Flash Loman had assembled
such rfn array of batting power
as had never been seen in the
Blue Ridge league and this power
is expected to help carry the
team toward a play-off berth. Ray
Hickernell and Cart Howertown
were obtained on option from
Greensboro. Both are class men
and have power to burn. In the
Tri-State class B league in 1948
Hickernell drove in 139 runs for
Asheville and was voted the league's
outstanding player. Howerton,
an outfielder who has been
playing third base here, has been
with Wichita, Kansas, and Reidsville,
N. C. Still another power
hitter is Stan Wilcox, obtained
from Hickory. Last year Stan hit
15 homers for Radford and was
respected by all pitchers in this
league. Bob Hite has left the
club for his home in Pennsylvania
with matrimony his object. Yester.«day
the club obtained a right
handed pitcher from Statesville.
Jack Williams, class man left
handed pitcher, was obtained from
Morganton and saw action Saturday
night.
- North Wilkesboro won 10 to 9
from Elkin Saturday night in the
bottom of the ninth in a wild
contest that had everything. Ed
Morton with a double and three
singles got the most hits and
Wayne Davis hit a two-run homer
into the centerfield bleachers
and smashed a double. He batted
in four runs to take RBI honors.
Williams started on the mound
and was followed by Childers and
Wolfe, with the latter getting1
credit for the win and getting on
base with a single in the ninth.
Blair had relieved Pyecha for Elkin
and was charged with the
loss.
Elkin won the first slugging
match Sunday 11 to 4. Ray Hickernell
hit a long homer over
right feild fence for North Wilkesboro
and Bob Wright collected
three hits. Morant, Williams
and Strayley pitched for North
Wilkesboro. Roy Boles hurled for ,
Elkin and was hit for four runs
in the fifth.
North Wilkesboro's power came
out in" the second game, a 14 to j
10 slugging victory. Stan Wilcox
had five for five, including
a double, and batted in six runs.
Wright and Davis also had extra
base hits. Swift, Gentry and Cross
hurled for Elkin. Thornburg pitched
until the eighth and was
the winning pitcher. He was relievEby
Morant. Cart Hpwerton had
i hits and scored three runs
for the Flashers.
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■ Mips Norma Stevenson, of the
Wilkes Hospital staff, is reported
Improving after an illness of
few weeks.
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Red Sox Take Two
From Tip Top Boys
The Cricket Red Sox, getting
as hot as this_ August weather,
have won two straights from the
fast-stepping Tip-Top baseball
team of this city. Friday afternoon,
the Red Sox won by the
score of 7 to 3, and Tuesday afnoon
they won another victory
over the Tip Top boys by the
score of 10 to 3.
The battery for the game last
Friday afternoon was composed
of Minton and Gilbert. The Tip
Top battery was fates and Uiledge.
Both games were played in
Memorial Park.
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Miss Nancy Lisenbee
Case Work Trainee
Charles C. McNeill, superintendent
of the Wilkes County Welfare
Department, announced today
the appointment of Miss
Nancy Lavada Lisenbee, of Marshall,
as case work trainee. Misg
Lisenbee entered upon her duties
with the Welfare Department on
August 1.
Mr. McNeill stated that Miss
Lisenbee came to the Welfare
Department well qualified and
highly recommended for the position
of Case Work Trainee. She received,
her early training in the
Marshall high school and Berea
College, Berea, Ky., where she
received her BA degree in 194 9.
While in school at Berea College
Miss Lisenbee was active in various
activities on the campus. She
was a membe* and on the publicity
committee of[the YWCA and was
a member ana director for a
short period in the Medical Department
of the United States
Navy in Washington, D. C., is
statistical clerk. Her most recent
employment was secretary to the
personnel director of the Young
Men's Shop in Washington, D. C.
Miss Lisenbee, who is the daughter
of Mrs. Mintora Lisenbee
and the late Mr. John Lisenbee,
of Marshall, will replace Miss
Clara Ogilvie, who has been granted
educational leave by the department
in order to take further
training at the University of
North Carolina.
SuperiorCourt
Now In Session
August term «f Wilkes court
for trial of criminal cases got under
way this morning with Judge
Frank M. Armstrong, of Troy, presiding.
Following the judge's charge to
the grand jury, of which G. G.
Foster is chairman, the court began
work on a large docket of
more than 200 cases.
Solicitor Avalon E. Hall, of
ifadkinville, will prosecute the
locket.
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Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Sturdivant
vere visitors at Brevard during
he week-end. They went up to
tee their daughter. Miss Nancy
Jturdivant who had been attendng
the Transylvania Music Camp
'or six weeks. Nancy is remaining
wo weeks longer to attend the
nusic festival.
Rock Creek Church
Plans Home Coming
13th; Also Revival
Rock Creek Baptist Church will
hold its annual Home Coming
Sunday August 13. All former
pastors are invited. A picnic lunch
will be served. There will be special
singing by a number of Choirs
and Quartets. Tfiis is also the
beginning of the revival services
to be held throughout the week
Rev. Brady Snow, of Low Gap,
will deliver the messages, assisted
by the pastor Rev. L. M. Cooke, of
Ronda.
J. A. Gilliam j
Taken By Death
Funeral Held - Today For
Widely Known Church And
Civic Leader At Hays
James Ambrose Gilliam, 71,
died Saturday afternoon at his
home near Hays. He had been
in ill health for the past few
years.
Born April 12, 1879, Mr. Gilliam
was a son of the late C. P. and
Mary Jane Wiles Gilliam.
In early life Mr. Gilliam became
actively interested in church
work and became one of the best
known leaders in the Baptist
church in this part of the state.
For many years he was moderator
of Stone Mountain Baptist Association
and held many positions of
leadership in his church. He was
also chairman of the Stone Mountain
Singing Singing Association
over a long period and was instrumental
in making that one
of the best known singing organizations
in northwestern North
Carolina. Mr. Gilliam was a retired
mail carrier, having served
the route from Hays postoffice.
Surviving Mr. Gilliam are his
wife, Mrs. Eva Sebastian Gilliam;
two sons, Thomas Gilliam of Traphill
and Harlan F. Gilliam of
Winston-Salem, and six daughters,
Miss Era Gilliam of the home, Mrs.
Ray G. Carson and Mrs. S. B.
Moore of North Wilkesboro, Mrs.
L. W. Sweeney of Richmond, Va.,
Miss Jessie Gilliam of Bennettsville,
S. C., and Miss Mildred Gilliam
of Charlotte.
Also surviving are three brothers,
C. W. and William Gilliam
'of Thomasville, R. L. Gilliam of
'Winston-Salem, and four sisters,
J Mrs. Cora Wood and Mrs. Annie
Wood of Hays, Mrs. Hattie War!
ren and Miss Minnie Gilliam of
| Thomasville.
Funeral service was held this
afternoon at Bethel church at
Hays and burial was m Mount
Lawn Memorial Park near this
city. Rev. Hillery Blevins and
Rev C. C. Holland conducted the
(last rites, which were attended by
a throng of people from various
! parts of Wilkes county and from
more distant points.
Dr. and Mrs. J. G. Bentley have
returned to their home at Moravian
Falls following a month's
visit at Fort Dodge, Iowa, with
their daughter and husband, Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph H. Carter.
Ex-Sheriff P. E. Brown returned
home Thursday from Davis
hospital in Statesville, where he
received treatment for broken
ribs sustained in a fall recently
at the home of a nephew,
Mr. James Osborne.
Guests in the home of Dr. and
Mrs. E. N. Phillips for several,
days last week were Mrs. Joh'J"
Davis and Mrs. W. T. Smith, of
Winston-Salem; Mrs. Raymond
Rick, of Burlington; and Mrs. Jack
Seldon, of Atlanta, Ga.
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COMMUNISTS REPORTED POISED I
FOR THEIR DRIVE ON PUSAN, 35
MILES FROM PRESENT FRONT
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Troop 36 E it joys
Week At Mortimer
Troop 36 of the local Boy Scouts
returned Saturday from a week's
camp at Mortimer. It was one of
the most successful camps ever
held by the troop and was attended
by twelve of the troop
members. The week's activities of
swimming, fishing, hiking, testpassing,
sleeping, eating, etc.,
were enjoyed by Bill Burke, Russel
Jarvis, Elvin Payne, Bobby
Roe, Thomas Finley, Jimmy
Shook, Gordon Forester, Hyatt
Gibbs, Jimmy Swofford and Paul
Combs. Don Coffey and John
-Gibbs acted as adult leaders.
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Rev. Levin Lake
Speaker Friday At
Kiwanis Meeting
North Wilkesboro Kiwanis club
held an enjoyable meeting Friday
at Hotel Wilkes.
President E. N. Phillips presided
and the program was in
charge of J. B. McCoy, who presented
ReV. Levin Lake, supply
minister of the St. Luke's church
in Wilkesboro, who gave an interesting
message on the subject,
"The Ministry."
He pointed out first of all that
the calling to the ministry has
much in common with the other
vocations or callings. His preparation
for the calling is long and
arduous. His motivation is love
of people and to do God's will.
His functions are Priestly, Prophetic
and Pastoral. Through these
avenues he directs his people toward
God and to higher plants of
living.
Guests Friday were: George J.
^alkiahtti a. with . Paul Ogl^rne;
John E. Justice, III, with John
E. Justice, Jr., Hal N. Black, of
Miami, Florida, was a visiting Kiwanian.
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Milk Producers
Lay Plans For
Steady Output
More Milk Wanted In Season
When Production
Declines During Fall
Dairy and Livestock division
of the Wilkes Chamber of Commerce
Agriculture committee in
meeting at the North Wilkesboro
town hall here with producers of
Grade A milk made plans to encourage
more uniform production
of Grade A milk the year 'round.
Dave Hall, chairman Of the
Dairy and Livestock division of
the committee, presided. Representatives
of Coble Dairies, Biitmore
Dairies and Woodside Dairies,
distributors of Grade A milk
in this area, and a number of
farmers producing Grade A milk,
participated in the discussions.
Various plans were discussed
for raising production in the fall
and winter months. It was explained
that distributors who buy
from producers are using the fall
and winter months as a base period
for purchasing. It is at this
period of low production that milk
must be imported to meet demands,
while in the spring and
early summer milk surpluses develop
because of the high production
in that season.
It was explained that breeding
of cows to freshen in the period
of low production will help to distribute
production throughout
the year and thus give producers a
greater income. Many farmers
are already laying plans to Increase
production in the fall and
winter.
Hubert Dancy Is In
The Army Air Force
Hubert Dancy, son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. E. Dancy, of Wilkesboro,
last week enlisted in the army
air corps and was sent to San
Antonio, Texas, for basic training.
Hubert attended Appalachian
College at Boone for the past
three years and there was a
member of the championship Appalachian
wrestling team.
. Clarence Mabe enlisted in the
regular army here last week and
was sent to Port Knox! Ky., for
training.
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Baseball game of the year will
be played here Friday, August 11.
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Tokyo (Monday) — American
forces launched their biggest attack
of the Korean war today.
"Elements" of the Marine Corps
and troops of the army's 25 th Division
made the assault on the southern
front, a communique said.
The attack began at 6:30 a. m.
with the troops jumping off southwest
of Masan. Later reports indicated
the force was moving tow-'
ard the Tillage of Pansong, about'
12 miles from Red-held Chinju.
Americans were pushing up the
main road leading northwest toward
Panson. Eighth Army headquarters
assumed the attack was
"going good.*'
The size of the attacking group,
known as "Task Force Kean",
was not announced. The assault
force was known to include two
regimental combat teams of the
25 th Division and at least part of
a brigade of the First Marine Division.
It was the first offensive action
for U. S. Marines in Korea.
They were driving into a front
where the Rods have reportedly
assembled four divisions for a
push toward Pusan, key American
supply port. Pusan is 55 miles east
of -45hinju.
Eighth Army headquarters said
the "primary threat" of the Communists
was considered further
north on the left flank of the
American 24th Infantry Division.
Battalion Withdraws
In a different action, attacking
Communist troops drove an American
battalion from its position
Sunday, but a counter-attack regained
the ground.
The Reds made other river
'crossings of the Naktong line and
forced one regiment of the 24th
Division to withdraw, but a counter-attack
"contained" the enemy,
the Eighth Army said.
In the south, as a prelude to
Monday's action, Marine artillery
roared into action Sunday in the
Chinju jy-ea. The aotual front is
less than 3 5 miles from Pusan.
Reds Suffer Heavy Losses
On the western front, U. S. 24th
Division troops began cleaning out
two pockets of Reds who had
crossed the Naktong River and
survived an all-day battle Sunday.
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Special Meeting
Of Junior Order
On Tuesday Night
A very important meeting of
the North Wilkesboro council of
the Junior Order will be held
Tuesday night, August 8, 7:30
p. m. Election of officers and also
election of delegates to the statemeeting
will be transacted. There
will be degree work, with Dr. J.
H. Sowder one of the candidates.
Every member is asked to attend,
and every member of the degree
team is urgently requested to be
present.
Subscriptions That
Expired August 1
To Be Stopped 11th
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which expired August 1,1050,
bearing a date on the address
label of 8-50, 'will be discontinued
on Friday, August 11.
Renewal before this date
will assure subscribers that
there will be no interrruption in
receiving The Journal-Patriot
and prompt renewal wlU be apreclated.
To Develop H-Bomb
PRESIDENT of the DuPont Corporation,
Crawford Greenwalt (left)
poses in Washington with Sen.
Brien McMahon (D-Conn.), alter
the company was given a tentative
contract by the Atomic Energy
Commission to develop the hydrogen
Bomb. McMahon is chairman
of the taint Congressional Atomic
I Energy Committee. (International)
Haifacre Speaks
To Lions Club In
Meeting On Friday
North Wilkesboro Lions clut
I held an enjoyable and well attended
meeting Friday evening at
Hotel Wilkes.
President Jack Swofford presidj
ed and invocation was by Rev,
Russell L. Young.
Paul Cashion, district gover;
nor, reported on the Lions Interj
national convention where he anc
I President Swofford attended ii
| Chicago. His report was well
: given and he gave many highlights
of the meeting, which was
the" most enthusiastic in the his
j tory of Lions Intrenational. H<
| described the parade, which wu>
said to have cost two and o"ne
half million dollars.
The program was in chargt
! of Bill Hardister and the speaKei
| was W. D. Haifacre, executive
| vice president of the Bank ol
North Wilkesboro. Mr. Haifacre
a fluent speaker, spoke most interestingly
about accomplishing
whatever task one undertakes
and to perform thoroughly and
efficiently whatever duties one
i has.
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W. R. Lovette, 65
Claimed By Death
Elkin, Aug. 6 — William Rufus
Lovette, 58, of Jonesville, died
last night in Mountain Home Vet[erans
Hospital at Johnson City,
Tenn., where he had been a paj
tient several months with a heart
I ailment and a leg infection. He
was a veteran of World War I,
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Nancy
Mitchell Lovette of Jonesville;
three daughters, Mrs. Henry Shelton
of Charlotte, Mrs. Alvis Minton
of Winston-Salem, Mrs. Floyd
Wagoner of Ronda; two sons,
Clayton and James Lovette of
Jonesville; three grandchildren;
tone sister, Mrs, Clarence Davis of
North Wilkesboro. Funeral will
be held Tuesday at 11 a. m. at
: Elkin Valley Baptist Church by
Rev. Clifford Vestal nad Rev. Noah
j Hayes. Burial will be in the church
cemetery.
OLD TIMERS WILL TRY FOR
COMEBACK IN JAYCEES' GAME
OF WILKESBORS FRIDAY NIGHT
| ■ Friday night, August 11th, the
baseball game of the year will
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take place. North Wilkesboro's
Memorial Park will be the place
for this three-ring circus, and
The Wilkes Junior Chamber of
Commerce is responsible for it
taking place. There must be some
reason for a thing like this, and
there is a good one. It's to raise
money for the summer recreation
program carried out this year
by thq Community Recreation
Council of the chamber of commerce.
The price of admission
will be sixty cents for adults;
twenty-five cents for anybody under
four feet tall. Anything and
everything could and probably
will happen.
Wilkesboro and North Wilkesboro
will be the teams playing
and they will be coached by a
good coaching staff. Tom Boyette
and Lott Mayberry will coach the
North Wilkesboro team while Robert
Triplett and Jack Groce will
coach the Wilkesboro team. Glenn
I Green, author of the famous
[book "How to Make Money on a
(Class D Ball Team" or "Why Did
I They Put The Poor House On
Top Of A Hill," has been 'acquired
as bat boy for the Nortji Wilkesboro
team. The Wilkesboro boys
were equally as fortunate to be
able to get J. Bidwell Williams,
the famous "Bull of the Brjjshies"
as bat boy for their side.
Sluggers from all points between
the prison camp and Coble
Daries have been alerted for this
game, and many outstanding playrs
from last century are expected
to play. The umpires for the game
between the towns will be the
two mayors. Just in case they
wear out two substitutes are
standing by. They will be Charlie
"Dry Cow" Manship, and Eddie
ffpruill. Many prizes and presents
will be given out to the patrons
before and during this game.
Plans are now under way to aresent
each lady that attends a beautiful
corsage. Be sure to see this
game Friday night.
Plans Completed
Or Farm, Hone
ProjeciSept. 12
Many Dealers And Farm
Agencies Will Participate
In Demonstration
To show what con be done with
modern methods, materials and
implements, - a Wilkes farm and
home will be renovated', improved
and modernized all in one day's
time.
This farm and home improvement
project, the first ever undertaken
in Wilkes county, will be
sponsored by the General Agriculture
division of the Wilkes
Chamber of Commerce Agriculture
committee, with G. Sam Wintres
as General Agriculture chairman.
Because it has great possibilities
for improvement and demonstration
and excellent prospects
for future maintenance, the farm
and home of Wesley Poplin, located
a few miles northeast of Roaring
River, has been selected for
the complete going-over, all in one
day, September 12.
The sponsoring committee is
acting as a coordinator for dealers
in implements, materials,
seeds, fertilizers, etc., which will
furnish all materials and labor
to make over the farm and home
and show to thousands expected to
be on hand that day and see what
can be rapidly and economically
accomplished.
Tom Jenrette, chamber of commerce
manager, said the magnitude
of success of the project will
depend upon the cooperation received
from the various dealers
and farm agencies.
R. E. Dunn is chairman of the
Technical committee, which is
made up of representatives of
agricultural agencies.
Heading the committee for improvement
of the, house is Mrs.
Paul Greene, home demonstration
agent, and Home Demonstration
officials, who secured the
services of Sam Gilbert contrac,
tor, to make plans, blueprints and
specifications for improvements
of the house and make lists of
materials. D. T. Trivette is chairman
of the paint division.
Invited to take part in house
improvement projects are building
material manufacturers and
dealers, furniture stores, hardware
stores, electrical stores,
plumbers, masonry workers, construction
firms and interior decorators.
These dealers will meet
Monday, August 14, 7:30 p. m.
at Wilkes Implement company to
look over plans and to select
work units for which they will
furnish materials and labor.
For farm improvement dealers
in all kinds Of farm implements,
seed, fertilizer and lime dealers
are asked to participate. Various
kinds of tractor and implement
work will be done on 32 acres.
There will also be fencing, ditch
digging, bulldozer work, forestry
work, wildlife development" and
various other activities. All dealers
who will participate in this
work are asked to meet Wednesday,
August 9, nine a. m., at the
chamber of commerce office and
go to the farm to select work assignments
which best meet the
facilities of those participating.
The event will be given wide
publicity and plans will be made
to accomodate a throng of people
from Wilkes and adjoining
counties throughout the day. It
is also expected that numerous
people will visit the farm home
of Mr. Poplin following the event
to view accomplishments. Complete
plans of the project and lists
of firms who accomplished th6
work will be maintained for benefit
of visitors for several months
following the event.
This project, chamber leaders
said, requires and will have the
support of all agricultural agencies,
including Soil Conservation
Service,- Home Demonstration
clubs, county and assistant
I agents, Farm Hod^ Administration,
Production ipnd Marketing
Association, Veterans Training
Program, Forestry division Of the
Extension Service, State foresters
and Wildlife Resouces Commission
as well as the giany firms
supplying implements, materials * 4"
and labpr for the work at the
farm home.
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Mrs. W. R. Wilson
Funeral On Sunday
Funeral service was held Sunday,
two p. m.t at Beaver Creek
Baptist church for Cleatus Sylvian
Wilson, 32, wife of Arnold Robret
Wilson, of the Boomer community.
Rev. J. Roby McNeill conducted
the last rites.
Mrs. Wilson died Friday in
a Lenoir hospital.
Born July 5, 1918, Mrs. Wil- >|
son was a daughter of E. M. and
Beulah Eller Walsh.
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