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T. M.' C,^A. b nk‘ tuad'tor' ot.o modom Y. M (Cl A. pbuB*. Sopport iL« "r 90 mitai THE JOURNAI^PATRIOT MAS BLAZED TtlE TRAIL OE t'ROMSS IN TlIEjWAli: OP, Wlijcir FOR ,OVIR^ TEAflS"'^ !" * I nz: VOI» 41, NO. 30 PvbUahedI Mo«hv« ««1 TlmrMiay*. NORTH WIIKESBORO. N. THURSDAY. AUG. .18, 1946 TODiE C. OF C. COMMinEE PLANS FOR STADIUM, LIGNTS; BLEACHERS FOR ATHLETIC FIELD THIS CITY Jouriial-Patriot Is To Be Featured In WSJS News Review RECREATION AND CIVIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE DISCUSS PLANS AND MEANS OF RAISING ES TIMATED $15,000 NECESSARY; PROFES SIONAL BASEBALL SOUGHT FOR NEXT YEAR. A joint mooting ol the Rocro- *tlon and the Civic Affaire com mittees of the Wilkes Chamber of Commerce was held Monday to plan for erecting lights and stand* at the fairgroonds athletic field. Chairman Joe McOoy of the Civic Affaire committee pre sided. Present at the meeting were G. R. Andrews, chairman of the Chamtbor Recreation Com mittee, Arthur Venable, W. J. Bason, W. B. Somers, C. J. Swof- ford, W. R. Newton, and Rich ard Finley. Mr. McCoy stated that the es timated cost of the necessary lights and stands would be $15,- 000. He also said that this area had the best of everything except •ood wholesome recreation for every member of the family, and these chamber committees had the responsibility of seeing that we had that. The Committee discussed the financing of this program sad decided to write all other towns in the state to secure Informa tion about their fund raising campaigns for recreational nm- terlal. When this material has been secured by Chamber Secre tary-Manager BVwTest B. Jones the committee would meet again and formulate a definite plan of action. G. R. Andrews, Chairman of the Recreation Committee of the chamber said after the meeting. "We want to Investigate the possibilities of getting a profes sional ball club here, but w« must' have the necessary playing facilities first. It looks like we have a good start." It NORTH WILKESBORO VUNS FIRST GAME15T090VERTH0MAS¥ILLE STATE SOFTBALL with a barrage of home mns the North Wllkesboro softball team defeated Thomasville 15 to 9 In the first round of the state softball tournament In Greensboro Wednesday night. Batting power of the North Wllkesboro team was evidenced In the first inning when five runs crossed the plate, but Thom- itesboro then increased the lead to 8 to 4 and Thomas- vtlle continued the scoring un til the count was knotted 8-8 In the eighth Inning. Roy Forehand came to bat with two on base and smashed one out of the park to take the game out of the fire. Earlier In the game Mike Williams, who was the batting star for the night, had sent three homers out of the park and Ernest Eller had one circuit smash. It was truly a big night for the North Wllkesboro sluggers, who hit the ball all over and out of Glen- wood Park. Crews hurled the game for North Wlkesboro. News of the victory In the first game was received here gleefully by softball fans. With the first game jitters behind them, the North Wllkesboro team was expected to play a fine game today against Gaston county team at one o’clock in the Me- orlal stadium in Greensboro, ’f successful today, North Wll kesboro will play the highly rat ed Canton team In the third round of the tournament Friday. Other opening day scores in the tournament, which will de cide the state softball champion ship, were: Salisbury 3, Reids- ville 0: Halifax county 8, Mount Airy 3; Iredell 4, Wilson 2; Wake county 12, Rowan county 3; Greensboro Coca-Cola 13, Roxboro 2: Henderson 10, Bur lington 0; Elkin (Chatham) 19, Sanford 3. *— n N. Wllkesboro 4; Gaston County 0! LATE BULLETIN the state so^lMtll toum- ment at Greensboro to day North Wllkesboro shutout Gaston county 4 to 0, and will play Can ton in the third round Friday night. The Journal^atrlot, with oth er selected papers in northwesl- em North Carolina, will be fea tured In a new radio program entitled “News This Week In Northwestern North Carolina," which will ibe hrroadcast every Saturday, 12:46 p. m., over ra dio station WSJS in Wlnaton- Salem. The new radio feature Is under direction of F. O. Carver, Jr., news editor of WBJS. . o Fruit Growers To Join In Marketin By Rational Group Local Producers Contract ing With American Fruit Growers, Inc. Carolina Refrigeration Coope rative Association and a number of prominent fruit growers in Wilkes have joined the American Fruit Growers Association, Inc., for the purpose of marketing their fruit. Directors of the Oo-op, with a numbOT of fruit growers, met Wednesday night in the office of the Wilkes Chamber of Com merce to hear the marketing plan of the American Fruit Growers Association explained by Mr. Carpenter, of the associ ation’s main offices at Hagers town, Md. Fmlt Growers To Meet All fruit growers in this Im mediate section of the state Are asked to attend a meeting to he held Friday night, eight o'clock, at the North Wllkesboro town hall, at which time the market ing plan will be further explain' be given the opportunity to sign contracts bo participate. Services to be rendered the growers Includes a systematic apple spray program, grading facilities, equipment and super vision. T Bound to Court On A Liquor Charge Charlie Stuard Ferguson, of the Ronda section of Wilkes county, was given a preliminary hearing here this week before U. S. Commissioner Ralph Davis on a charge of manufacturing Illicit liquor. He had been arrested at a still by Alcohol Tax Unit agents. Following the hearing he was placed under $500 bond for ap pearance at the November term of Federal court in Wllkesboro.' o Revival Services At New Covenant Revival services will begin at New Covenant Church on the Traphill road 3 miles beyond Hays. on. Sunday, August 18, at 11:00 a. m. Services will be held each day at 11:00 a. m. and 7:80 p. m. It will be conducted by the pastor, Rev. Ernest Blevins, and Rev. eager Dillard. The public is cordially Invited. Four Wilkes Boys Are Selected For Boys’ State Week Four Wllkee county boys have been selected by a committee of the Wilkes post of the American Legion to attend Boys State at Chapel Hill September 1 to 8. The boys seleeted tor tbo week of citizenship training were: Gordon Finley. Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Finley, of North Wllkesboro; Buddy Hub bard. son of Mr. and Mrs. Julius O. Hubbard, of Wllkesboro; Max Turner, son of Mr. and Mrs. P. V. Turner, of near Millers Creek; B. C. Yale, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Yale, of Hays. WUkee Post of the I«glon, as of the post’s program In Interest of Americanism and Stfsanshlp, is providing the week at Boys State for the four boys vttbout cost to them. The oom- making the selections was soimpbead of L, M. Nelson, Gor- Aoa nnley and R. Ivey Moore. Willard G. Cole Has Tabor City Position State Council Of Juniors to Meet Aupst20and21 SUPPORT THE T. M. C. A. Tabor (3ty.—Willard G. Cole of Ashe county has assumed his duties as executive secretary of the Tabor City Merchants Asso ciation. He Is also serving as supervisor of sales on the Tabor City Tobacco Market. Mr. Cole formerly edited news papers at West Jefferson and North Wllkesboro and was a member of the news staff of the Winston-Salem Journal for three years. During the war he was engaged in defense work in Ran- ama. Costa Rica and Akron, Ohio. Mrs. Cole, the former Miss Mary Donnelly of Ashe county, and two children will come here within the next two weeks. Mrs. Cole will teach In the Tabor City schools. WUllam John Cole, thefe 11-year-old eon, repreeented Ashe county In the Journal and Sentinel Spelling Bee In April and won third place. o Carlot shipments of sweet po tatoes from Nortb CaioUna Int year were 339 as compared with 9,072 from Louisiana. The F’lfty-Slxth Annual Ses sion of the State Council of North Carolina, Junior Order United American Mechanics will be held at High Point, N. C., Aug. 20 and 21; with headquart ers at the Sheraton Hotel. The session will i^e officially opened, Tuesday 20, at 2 p. m. In the ballroom of the hotel headquarters; second session will be held In the Sam F. Vance Au ditorium at the Lexington Chil drens Home at Lexington, N. C. Preceding the official orpenlng session the degree of the Order will be exemplified in a Class Initiation to be held at the ses sion headquarters; Monday 19, at 8 p. m. Among the distinguished Na tional Council Officers expected tq attend will ibe, William H. Murphey, National Councilor and James L. Wilmeth, National Sec retary. Clyde_ R. Greene, State Coun cilor, states that very Important business of the Order Is to be attended to this year and that he anticipates the attendance to be among the largest In the his tory of the order In North Caro lina. Heads V. ^. Office L. HAROLD YOIJNTZ -O- L Harold Yount Is Row Manager V. A. Office Here L. Harold Yountz, of Winston- Salem, has succeeded Ralph H- Goodale as manager of the local Veterans Administration Contact Office located In the Bank of North Wllkesboro building. hdistr^t Groip Wilkes Chamber Commerce Meets Power To Be Off In Western Part County at Times Southern Rulway Indnebi- al Divinon Invited To Assist This City J. R. Hix, chairmsn of the Wilkes Chambsr’s Indiustrisl Committee, announced today that bis committee had invited the Southern Railroad Industrial Division to send a man to North Wllkesboro to assist his commit tee In locating new industries In Wllkee County. Meeting on Tuesday afternoon in the Chamber of Commerce of fice were the following members of the Industrial Development commi^ee: J. R. Hlx, Vernon Deal, R. S. Gibbs, J. B. Carter, A. F. Kilby, and Mayor R. T. McNeU. The committee authorised Chamber Secretary-Manager For rest B. Jones to develop an up- to-date survey so that all fao- tore pertaining to the location of ndw IndustrieB h^e might be readily available to Intereeted parties. Chairman Hlx appointed Mayor McNeil and J. B. Carter to assist. , After a discussion of trade expositions, the committee de cided to make the window of the Beginning Monday, Anguet 19, jand continuing for aereral days, electric power will be oft tor ap proximately tiro hours each mdriilng and two hours In the afternoon on the lines west of Williams Motor company on highway 421 and all lines Ibranching off from that line Into various communities in the west ern part of the county. The Interruptions are neces sary in order to Increase capacity of the lines and to make repairs which will result In better ser^ vice. Mr. Goodale who has been, Charober of Commerce office. manager of the local office since it opened here in March, has been transferred to the Regional Office In Winston-Salem, as a Registration Officer in the Vo cational Education and Rehabili tation Division. Mr. Yountz has been connected with the local Veterans Administration office as a Contact Representative since June 20th. He came here from the Regional Office where he at tend^ the ^.:^ntacf R( la well qualified to advlM and assist veterans with their prob lems concerning veterans af fairs. Mr. Yountz extruds a cordial Invitation to all veterans to bring their problems to his office re gardless of how large or small they may be, and assures all vet erans that they will receive per sonal attention as well as prompt Call Hotel Building, avellable for Postnasters Two Districts Are To Meet OnSatorday Business Session In After noon; Dough ton to Speak At Banquet Eighth and Ninth oongrenlon- al districts of the National As- eociatlon of Postmasters will meet in North Wllkesboro on Saturday, August 17. J. 0. Reins, North Wllkesboro postmaster who Is handling ar rangements for the meetftig, said that a business session will ho held at four p. m. and a ban- local Industry for a small scale | q„et meeting will be held at exposition display. Plans are be- e;3o at the American Legion Ing made by A. F. Kilby and Forrest Jones for the full utiliza tion of this window apace to show the residents of' Wilkes county what Is being produced In our county. o Big Tent Meeting At Adlers Creek The tent revfvaT' at Miue Creek is going fine. Lqrge crowds are attending the ser vices. Many have made profes sions of faith. “There is more conviction on the people than seen In years,” saye the evan gelist, H. G. Clayton. There will be an all-day service Sunday: morning service at 10:30 a. m. and courteous service. “We are Picnic dinner at noon; afternoon here to render the best possible service to the veterans and I shall see to It that this Is done.” Mr. Yountz also announced that the bill liberalizing provis ions of National Service Life In surance has been passed and that information concerning same Is available at his office. The Vet erans Administration office is now prepared to convert National Service Life Insurance to any permanent plan a veteran may desire Including endowment pol icies. He also announced a change of days for his itinerant contact service to veterans In Elkin, N.- C. He will now be In the Elkin City Hall on Wednes day and Saturday of each week instead of Tuesday and ’Thurs day as has been the case. o ——- Maurice Walsh To Be Temporary Postmaster Here service at 3:00 p. m., and eve ning service at 8:00 p. m. “Come and bring a well filled basket and stay all day. There will be a bus load from People’s Bible School, Greens- iboro, N. C. Be sure to hear the and AuilHary clubhouse. Principal speaker for the ban quet meeting will be Ninth Dis trict Representative R. L. Dough- ton, chairman of the Ways and Means committee in oongreee. MamlO'AMier To PayWRhUfoFor Death Clyde Watts First Degree Trial Ended in Court Today With Gas Chamber Sentence Field House Now After 12 hours deliberation, jury In Wilkes court at nine o'clock Wednesday night return ed a verdict of first degree mur der against Claude Absher for the shotgun slaying of Clyde Watts on April 6. In court today Absher was sentenced to die in the gas chamber of the state i>enlteD- tlairy on Friday, September 27. Absher was calm as he heard the first degree verdict from the jury Wednesday night and as Judge PhUllps passed the death sentence. Defense counsel gave notice of appeal to the supreme court, which will antomatlcally stay execution of the death sentence until after the case Is reviewed ■by the eupreme court and a de cision rendered. The jury received the case at noon Wednesday following charge of Judge F. Donald PhU llps and filed back Into the courtroom to render their ver dict at nine p. m. Trial of Absher began Mon day with selection of jurors from a special venire of 60 men sum moned for the trial. The first witness was put on the stand late Monday afternoon. Evidence by state’s witnesses proved that Absher and Watts on the night of April 6 had a quarrel In this city, which alleg edly started over something con cerning the estranged wife of Clyde Watts, with whom Absher had ibeen associating. Following the altercation Absher engaged howb tus WilkesboniFi^lil Coach Caldwell and Boys Erecting Field House On Athletic Field Under direction of R. E. Cald well, Wllkesboro high school athletic coach, a field house Is being erected on the school’s athletic field. With dimensions of 20 by 50, the field house will be of con crete construction and will have adequate facilities for use by athletic teams. The construction work Is be- singlng and preaching of this Caldwell and group. Everyone Is Invited, the evangelist said. o To Meet Monday Will Succeed J. C. Reins September 1: Examina tion To Be Called Marriage License Marriage license were Issued during the Past week by WUkes’ Register of Deeds Troy C. Fos ter to 11 couples as follows: Ed- sel Ford Carter and Mary Etta Wood, both of Elkin; Cherlle Howard Lyon and Mildred Juan ita Poteat, both of Elkin; Joseph C. Bumgarner and Anna Dale Howell, both of West Jefferson; Oscar WUlls Tucker, Ronda, end Juanita Ella Pardue, Roaring River; Marcus Shumate and Mar tha Saunders, both of Ferguson; Romlllns Laws, North Wllkes boro, and Iva Lee Russell, Pores Knob; Kenny Goodman and Re na Jones, both of West Jeffer son; Charlie R. Sprinkle, Win ston-Salem, and Raby Mae Col bert, Jonesville; Clifton Alien, and Ruby Gmven, both of Wag- onor; Odls Blevins, Grassy Creek, and Maztne Roups^ Cmmpier. Maurice Walsh, well known young business man here, has received appointment as tenlpor- ary postmaster for the North Wllkesboro postofflce and will assume that position September 1. Mr. Walsh will succeed Post master J. C. Reins, who tender ed hlB resignation some time ago after 12' and one-half years as postmaster. It Is expected that the Civil Service commission will call for an examination to fill the position In the near future. The North Wllkesboro postof fice has grown rapidly In volume of business during the past few years and was raised to a first class postofflce last ydar. Wilkes County Baptist Pastors Conference will meet In August session Monday, August 19, at Reins-Sturdlvant chapel in this city. Rev. J. G. Huffman will open the program at ten a. m. with devotional, followed by a discus sion of Baptist Doctrine by Rev. W. N. Brookshire. Rev. J. L. A. Bumgarner, of Millers Creek, a guest minister, will deliver the morning Inspirational messege. Afternoon devotional will be conducted at 1:15 by Rev. L. T. Younger. Rev. Latt Beshears will discuss “Office and Work of the Holy Spirit.” Subject for discus sion by Rev. A. W. Eller will be “Christian Advertisements.” o Bill Mitchell Is To Practice Law Here Legion Meets Tonight vnikea post of the American Legion will meet tonight, 7:80, at the Legion and Auxiliary clubhouse. All memben and oth er ui sMTlfii man. are aafcad to attend. , - William G. Mitchell, of Leake- ville and North Wllkesboro, has been granted license to practice law and will enter the laiw office of bis uncle, Attorney Eugene Trlvette, In this city on Septem ber 1. Attorney Mitchell passed the state bar examination last week. On August 29 he will ieceive his law degree at the University of North Carolina. He was in law school at Carolina when he en tered service to the navy and throughout the served as a naval officer to the Pacific the atre. He is well known her^ havtog Bi>ent a number of snmsMi’^, vai- catlone to the home of AttMnay and Hi*. Trlvette. r i o a squad of high school boys.' The field house is one of sev eral projects planned by the newly •organized Wllkesboro Ath letic Association, which will wel come donations to carry forward the projects for a better recre ation program for the town and community. In addition to the field house, a number of other Improvements are being made on the athletic field In preparation for the foot ball season. BIRTHS A daughter waa born Wednes day at the Wilkes hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Roe Church, of North Wllkesboro route one. A son was iborn Wednesday at the Wilkes hospital to Mr. and Mrs. James Roy Hayes, of North Wllkesboro route oae. Bom to Mr. and Mrs. Lester Hayes, of Wllkesboro route one, a son on August 11 at the Wilkes hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard C. Laws, of Moravian Falls are parents of a daughter born Wednesday at the Wilkes hospital. Bom to Mr. and Mrs. WUllam Dallas Minton, of Mllleire Creek, a son on Tuesday at the WUkes hospital. A son was iborn August 11 at the WUkes hospital to Mr. and Mrs. WllUam W. Myers, of Rear ing River. A daughter, Jennie Jo, was bom Saturday at the Wilkes Ijos- pital to Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Wal ler. his l2-guage, single barrel shot gun. After arriving at the corner of Main and Ninth streets Absher alighted from the taxi and shot Clyde Watts as he walked along the sidewalk. Earl Watts, brother of the slain man, and Keller Eller, lo cal policeman, took the gun from Absher, who was taken to jail. .Absher went on the stand in his own behalf and related that during the day of April 6 that he drank much liquor and that he did not recall anything that happened at or near the time that Watts was killed. Assisting Solicitor Avalon E. Hall In prosecution of the case were John R. Jones, J. V. Bow ers, W. H. McElwee, J. H. Whicker and J. H. Whicker, Jr. Defense counsel was composed of Eugene Trlvette, J. E. Hol- shouser, Kyle and Clyde Hayes. The following divorces were granted to court Monday: John H. Hobson versus Marjorie Key Hobson: Howard Dillard Tolley versus Helen Hughes Tolley; Guy Fletcher versus Floredltb Anderson Fletcher; Edwin Ash ley versus Edith Johnson Ash ley; Chloe Dell Johnson versus John Wesley Johnson; Ray S. Michael versus Lavon Michael; Raymond E. Harris versus Euna Marie Harris; Callle Sparks ver sus Ed Sparks; Ira Burchetts versus WUlle J. Burchetto. Gilreftth Club Hat Box Supper 10th GUreath Hbme Demonstration club held a most successful box supper Satnrday night. In addi- rion to the "Ale of boxes bingo and other games were played'toid s large crowd tliorocghl;if enjoy- th* Tito «*0l> WHIiams Shows And Rides Here Behalf Fire Dept. •North Wllkesboro fire deport ment Is sponsoring WlUlams Rides and Shows all this week on the fairgrounds. Several popular rides, games and concessions which provide much entertainment and recre ation are included and the pub lic Is most cordially Invited to attend each night and enjoy the faellltle* provided. "The Fire Department is ehuv tog to the profits from the rides and concessions and will nse the funds advantageously for worthy purposes. Church of Brethren ReriVal Is Starting Revival serviqeB will begin to night at the Chnrch of tk* Brethren loeetod np BeddUe- Riv er about •$ mOA fervtos* SMk >i «t 1:00 o'HocIl Gond«$tod r.,a. jMcMOkOto^ '4 m
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