Published Mondays and Thursdays
Y. M. C. A. is rais
ing a building fund for the
1>4tetton of a modern Y. M
C. A. plant Support It
:lfpll
tSE&zsL
The Journal-Patriot Has Blazed the Trail of Proglilw In the "State of Wilkes" For Over 41 Years
.
North Wilkesboro
trading radios of SO
serving 100,000 peeph
Northwestern Carolina.
K8RTH WILKESBORO, N. C., Monday, Mar. 8, 1948
Make North Wilkesboro Your
I
FORREST JONES IN WASHINGTON BUSINESS
CONFERENCE -
Forrest E. Jones, president of the newly organized Wilkes Mountain Poultry Pro
ducts company, is a member of the Conference of American Small Business Organiza
tions and the above picture was made at a table daring tbe ninth annual banquet in
Washington, D. C. Around the table, left to right, are: Robert S. Booth, of Wilford,
Conn.; Representative Pete Jarman, Livinston, Alabama; W. R. Knudson, Rocking
bam, Alabama; Forrest E. Jones; Representative C .B. Deane, of Rockingham; Hur
ry Rausher, of Aurora, 111.; Representative Ellsworth B. Fodte, of North Brankord,
Region Names
Conmittees For
Juiorjaseball
Preparing tor the coming sea
eon, the Wilkee poet of the^ A
merlcan Lesion has appointed
committees tor Junior baseball.
The central committee Is head
ed by Prank Allen, athletic of
ficer. C. C. Taw, Jr., Is manager
and the other members are Wil
liam Gray and Herry Kerley. Jim
Sanges has been employed as
ooach.
Procurement and Contact—
Henry Landon, chairman, George
Childress, T. G. Foster, Harvey
Holbrook, W. G. Gabriel, Bill
Greer, James Joines, Qrady P.
chairman, Ivan Absher, John Ed-j
mlnsten, Lawson Filer, Ed Fin
ley, Phil Forester, Jlmmle
ficroggs, TYoy Perry, Rex Handy,
Howard Osborne, James O s
• borne.
Advertising — J. D. Moore,
chairman, Ivan D. Anderson,
John Cashion, Lawrence Critch
er, Julius C. Hubbard.
Equipment—S. L. Whitaker,
jfcthairman, Eddie Sprnill, Don!
Story, Dick Bason, Ivey Moore.
Park—Ray Stroud, chairman,
Alvin T. Kllby, Woodrow Key,
Fred Bauguss, Homer Brook
shlre, Richard Byrd, Roy Cash
ion, A. R. Cheek, Bill Day, I. E.
Valentine, Charlie Porter.
Season Tickets—William C.
Gray, chairman, James M. Allen,
Clyde W. Baker, M. M. Brame,
Claude Bnchanan, Paul Caudlll,
4jCharlie Felts, James 9plcer, Ger
ald Wood.
Finance — Harry T. Kerley,
chairman, Ed Bell, L. E. Bogan,
Gordon Flnley, Russell Pearson,
BUI Young.
Host Committee (Visiting
Teams) —Harold Blankenship.
o
/ Minion Case Is
h Wilkes Court
Trial of Cling Mlnton (or fat
si shooting of Atwell Wilson
Parsons at Boomer In December,!
, was begun In Wilkes court
f.
f mu the March term of court
last year, Mlnton was convicted
and sentenced when the jury re
turned a manslaughter verdict.
Appeal to the supreme court
won a new trial.
Parsons was killed at a place
of business operated by Mlnton.
Results of minor cases tried
Thursday will be carried in a
later issue of this newspaper.
Trial of Johnny Correll, of Le
noir, for death of Charles C. Ba
ker has been continued for the
term due to illness of a principal
witness.
l»46
Joda;
District Governor
Of Kiwonis Coming
^H>r. Eugene J. Coltrane, presi
dent of Brevard college and gov
ernor of Carolina* district of
jKlwanls International, will ad
dress the North Wllkesboro Kl
wanl„ clnb Friday noon, March
IS. H. P. EUler will be program
chairman and subject to be used
by Dr. Ooltran© will be "Ideals
Of Kiwanla." ^
■HnBi m
Scouters Mealing
Held On Tuesday
Hie regular monthly meeting
of the Wilkes District Boy Seoul
Committee was held at the Cham
ber of Commerce Tuesday night
J. B. Carter In his report on
advancement stated the commit
tee had decided to hold a Board
of Review each month and a
Court of Honor quarterly. The
Boards of Review will be held
on the third Thursday night of
each month. The next Court of
Honor will b£ held at the First
Presbyterian church, April 11th,
at 7: JO p. m.
Mr. Nelson stated there was
a need for another training
oourse In the District with spe
cial emphasis being to get the
leadership from the rural troops
to participate In this course,
procedure of getting all units
registered on, time. He stated
the council has had a bad record
of lapsed units and feels this
should be the answer to saving
these lapsed troops and packs.
The next meeting will be held
April 6th, at the Chamber of
Commerce at 7:30 p. m.
Support the Y. M. C A
Two Wilta Mm
he Ftmd Dead
Funeral terries will be held
Tuesday, two p. m.r at Bdgewood
Baptist church for M. B. John
son, 54-year-old resident of the
Ferguson community who wan
found dead near his home Fri
day. Investigation of' his death
by county officers revealed no
evidence of foul play.
Surviving Mr. Johnson are his
wife, Mrs. Sallle Beach Johnson,
and the following sons and dau
ghters: Qeorge W., David A., J.
B., and Gertie Johnson, Mrs.
Spencer Holder and Mrs. Wesley
MoCarter.
Tho body of Forrest P. Hol
comb, 51, TraphUI resident, was
found dead in a small creek
death was attributed to a heart |
attack:
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. j
Nora Holcomb, and- four chil
dren Mrs. Faye Billings, Trap
hill; Mlse Olene Holcomb, Win
ston-Salem; James and Francis
Holcomb, Traphill.
Rev. Grant Oothren and Rev.
G. W. Curry conducted the fun
eral service Sunday at Roaring
Gap Baptist church.
MOUNTAIN VIEW GIRLS AND
WILKESBORO ROYS CHAMPIONS
Mountain View girls and the
Wilkeeboro boys -won the Wilkes
basketball championship in the
county tournament finals Satur
day night in the Wilkeeboro
gymnasium.
Mountain View girls won the
final game handily over Mount
Pleasant 30 to 18, and the Ram
blers had little trouble in win
ing 33 to 15 over Mountain View
boys. Toughest and most decisive
game of the tournament in the
boys' division was on Friday
night when Wilkesboro won over
Mount Pleasant by the score of
33 to 30.
At the end of the tournament
Saturday night trophies were
presented the winning teams and
runner-ups by C. B. Eller, Wilkes
superintendent of schools. Fol
low are Individual scores for all
tournament games. /
WEDNESDAY GAMES—
First Game, Girls
Pob. Mt. Pleasant 22 18 Ronda
F—Wallace 8 8 Lankford
F—Dunne 12 Paxdxie
F—Church 2 4 Myers
G—C. Foster Hamm
G—Mlnton 6 Parks
G—Walsh Walker
Substitutes: Mt. Pleasant—
Filer, K. Foster. Ronda—Hager.
Second Game, GMs
Pos. Wllkesboro 30 26 R. River
F—-Long 19 T. Alexander
F—Williams 8 18 Elmore
F—-Garwood 5 13 Ward
G—Mathls Smlthey
G—Stone Blackburn
G—Vanght , S. Alexander
Substitutes: Wllkesboro—Mln
ton: Roaring River—Shumate,
Staley.
Third Game, Boys
Pos. Mt. View 34 33 M. Creek
F—Bauguss 17 9 Vannoy
F—Johnson B 12 Benton
C—Mayberry 2 9 Watkins
G—Tale JO 1 Crysel
Q—Blevine 2 Snyder
Substitutes: Mountain View—
Felts; Millers Creek—McGlam
mery, Pierce, Whittington.
THURSDAY GAMES—
Fine Oune, Girls
Pos. Mt. View 21 14 M. Creek
F—Sloope 15 4 Staid er
F—N. Rhodes 5 2D. McNeil
F—N. Woodruff 1 2 Robertson
G—P. Woodruff Riggs
G—A- Rhoades J. McNeil
0—Han-old Sebastian
Substitutes: Mtn. View—M.
Rhodes. Millers Creek—Canter
5, Cooper 1, Elledge, Deal, C.
McNeil.
Second Game, Boys
Pos. Mt. Pleasant 49 31 Traphill
F—Church 22' 8 R. Warren
F—McGee 4 6 Smith
C—M. Filer 6 14 E. Billings
0—W. Eller 41 1 H. Warren
G—I. Foster Bryan
Substitutes: Mt. Pleasant—M.
Foster 4, D. Foster, Walsh 2,
McNeil, Green, C. Eller; Trap
hill—Wood, Pruitt 2, Sidden, J.
Billings, Oox.
Third Game, Boys
Pos. WllkeSboro 80 ' 27»Ronda
F—Lowe" 9 8 Key
F—Craig' 8 2 McCann
C—Trlplett 4 12 Jordan
O—Groce 8 ' 10 Durham
G—Garwood 4 Blackburn
Substitutes: WllkeSboro—Ed
wards, Whlttington 2, Emerson,
Gambill; Ronda — Burchette,
Church, Adams.
FRIDAY GAMES—
first Gone. Girls
Pos. Mtn. View 31 14 Traphill
■ P—M. Woodruff 8 J. Hol'brook
Half-time score: M. V. 16,
Traphill 10.
Substitutes: M. V.—Wiles 1,
Traphill—iL. Billings, C. Billings
1.
Second Game, Boys
Pos. Mtn. View 31 23 R. River
P—Baugess 15 3 Tharpe
F—Dobson Jl * . 5 Alexander
C—Mayberry 4 Jordan
See BASKETBALL—-Pa«e Four
P—Sloope 15
2 Wheeling
P—N. Rhoades 13
Brown
A. Billings
R. Billings
Harrold
Q—P. Woodruff
ft—.Harrold
0—A. Rhoades
12,000 Bora This
Hrfiiinnt 1/!a
flvvlllvlll Vlv
Week's Schedule For
Wilkes H. D. Clubs
Wednesday, March 10—Mtn.
View HD clmb will moot with
Mrs. J. P. Hutchinson at 2 p. or.
Beuham 4-H club wiir meet at
9:30 a.m.
Thursday,March 11—Ferguson
HD club will meet at Ferguson
schoolbouse at 2 p. m.; Wilkes
boro 4-H will moot at 10:10 a.
m.; Moravian Falls 4-H club will
meet at •: 15 p. m.
Friday, March 12—Pores Knob
HD club will mept at the Com
munity House at 2 p. m.
Monday, March 16—Boomer
HD club tflll %eet at Mrs. John
Andrews' at 2 p. m.
Tuesday, March 1«—Mulberry
HD club will meet with Mrs. Coyd
Elledge at 7: SO 1|Nk_
FvAActivA Simml '
CAvvMlVlf vpvVU
Accident Cause,
Specialist Says
"Excessive speed Is the great
est single cause of motor vehicle
accdients," Harry M. , PonthiB,
safety director of Farm Bureau
Insurance companies, said Mon
day when he addressed students
of North Wllkesboro and Wilkes
iboro schools prior to safety dem
onstrations.
A pertinent fact brought out
in his address and the demon
strations which followed was
that stopping distances for mo
tor vehicles Is usually much
greater than the driver esti
mates. Street demonstrations
were given at driving speeds ol
20, 30 and 40 miles per hour.
At Wllkesboro drivers partici
pating in the tests were Bobby
Parker and Dlanne Vestal, stu
dents; Eddie Adelman, teacher;
and R. D. Pennell, highway pa
en ts; Howard
Bower*, teachw; and §gt. Car
lyle Btaley, of the city police
force^
Actual tests were conducted in
a popular make car which has
three'; guns, loaded with yellow
marker bullets, mounted on the
front jumper. Mr. Pontlous rides
in the car with the driver and
whenithe car Is traveling at a
given speed the first gun is fired.
This le a signal for the driver
to apply the brakes, at which
time the seoond gun is fired au
tomatically. The third gun is fir
ed when the car is actually stopp
ed. This leaves three yellow
marks on the street—one where
the signal to apply the brakes
was given, one where they were
actually applied, and one where
the car was stopped.
Mr. Pontlous asked students
to stand on the marks so that all
present could see clearly the re
action distance, which is the
measurement between the first
and second bullet marks, and the
'braking distance, the space be
tween the second and third yel
low marks. The distances were
measured by the two students
and the records announced over
the public address system with
which the car is equipped. While
many think of excessive speed in
terms" of 60, 70 and 80 miles per
hour, the safety director clearly
demonstrated that even 20, 30
and 40 miles per hour can be
excessive under many conditions
and circumstances.
Gym Fund Here
Is New $3,354.73
North Wilkesboro school gym
nasium Improvement fond has
reached $3,854.73, JJPloyd Wood
word, school superintendent, re
ported today.
This amount exceeds the ortg
nal goal of $3,000 set for heat
ing facilities and dressing rooms,
bat plans have been changed to
Include fonr dressing rooms with
showers Instead of two and con
struction costs will be higher.
Over $50 was added to the
fund 'by the square dance and
Blnce the last published report
the following hare made dona
tions: T. S. Kenerly, Winnie Mc
Lean, Blanche Irvln, Dr. and
Mrs. ,E. S. Cooper, J. C. Penney
company, H. D. Burke, an<j B.
F. Gardner.
; O
A couple of good dairy cows
will keeip a small family JLn
milk and butter throughout
the year.
■ -
t Year Tt It
Ian in Childhood
Speaker At Safety Council
$ Meeting Here Friday .
Cites Dangers '
At present accident rates 12,
000 children born thiB year will
not live to be 14 years old,.
Charles Ray, director of safety
engineering for Markel'8 Service,
Richmond, Va., told the Western
Piedmont Safety council meet
ing here Friday night.
Representatives o f several
northwestern North Carolina
counties were present for the
meeting at the city hall, which
waa presided over by Cecil F.
Adamson, of Wilkes Hosiery
Mills oompany, council president.
Prior to the feature address the
(North Wllkesboro high school
glee club'under direction of Mrs.
A. F. KJlby entertained -the au
dience with delightful numbers.
Jack Wysong, .vice president
of the council and program chair
man for the evening, presented
the speaker.
* Mr. Ray pointed out that sta
tistics on 72,000 acddents show
ed only seven and one-half per
cent caused by defective vehicles
and that driving fatigue is not
responsible for as many acci
dents as claimed. He explained
how his firm used cameras to
check on driving habits of driv
ers protected by their Insurance.
"Highway safety," he said, 'Is
nothing more than oommdfc cour
tesy." Working with drivers, he
continued, has changed the acci
dent Tate from one in 40,000
miles to one in 86,000. Continu
ing on the subject of accidents,
the speaker pointed out that
deaths are not the only toll and
that for every person killed In
highway accidents 40 are ser
iously injured.
Next meeting of the council
will be a fish fry at Newton,
June 4 was set as a tentative
date. '
"Flashers" Nine
Manager Flash Loman has
been busy daring the past week
signing up additional manpow
for the North Wilkesboro "Flash
ers" in the Blue Ridge League
this season.
The season will open May 1
with Leaksville here, but spring
training will begin on Memorial
Park field April 5 and there will
be several exhibition games pri
or to May 1.
The name of Harry Pete Hea
der shot, of Sjummerville, N. J.,
175-pound, sii-foot catcher and
outfielder, has been received on
a contract. He is a limited ser
vice player with two successful
years in the Coastal Plain league.
Richard Gordon is a splendid
rookie pitcher prospect with his
six feet-four inches and 180
pounds. He hails from Brown
Summit, where he won 18 and
lost 2 games in a county league
last year. Bill Robinson, 23, is
a first baseman with a height of
six feet and 170 pounds. His
home is at Snow Camp and he
was with the Sanford team early
last year. He had class man op
position at first base and there
was no place for him on the
club. < ,
A seasoned veteran is Tom
Daddino, left handed first base
man from Delano, N. J. He Is
tl and stands an even six feet.
He has played -with Salisbury In
the Eastern Shore league and
with Shreveport, La.
Negotiations are under way
for several other players and the
invite has gone out for all play
ers in thiB area to try out, be
ginning April 5.
The team here by league reg
ulations can carry only three
class men, six limited service
players (leu than three yean)
and eight rookies, making a to
tal of IT.
League regulation# have been
received from S. V. Radke, Blue
Ridge League president, of Roa
noke, Va., who plans to visit
North Wllkesboro this week. The
general admission price, which
includes grandstand or bleach
ers, will be 60 cents for adults
and 25 for children. A majority
of the b6x seats will be sold for
the season and a season ticket
for general admission will also
be placed on sale. Work of de.
signing' a score card is now
under way.
Exhibition Games
Two exhibition games with
Stateevllle of the North State
league have been scheduled for
HWH%W»WWVW»WHH»»WH
Serving In Guam
Pfc. William A. Wyatt, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Roe M. Wyatt,
of North Wlikes boro, la now
Stationed with aa army fire
department In Guam. Pfc. Wy
att h» an excellent record
Smithey's Store
At Damascus Burns
Smithey's Department store,
one of many in the Smithey chain
of stores owned by N. B. Smith
ey, of Wilkeaboro, was totally
destroyed by fire in Damascus,
Va., Friday night.
The fire, of undertermlned
origin, destroyed the large frame
building and a large stock of
merchandise. It was a complete
department store and was well
stocked. Some insurance was car
ried on the property but the loss
was only partially covered .
Band Concert Is
Enjoyed Friday
By Kiwanis Club
Delegates Named To Inter
band rendered a most enjoyable
program Friday noon at the
North Wilkesboro Kiwanis club
meeting.
The band had 44 members and
Miss Eva Bingham was director.
The organization by the splendid
performance showed much pro
gress and the program was en
thusiastically received. The num
ber given were "Blue Devil
Mounties" march, "Coronation,"
"Old Gray Mare" march, "Pre
lude and Fugue In G Minor,"
''New Colonial March" and
"Star Spangled Banner."
Joe ^Barber, R. R. Church and
P. E. Forester were named by
the club as delegates to the Ki
wanis International convention
to be held in Los Angeles, Cali
fornia, June 4.
Arthur Venable reported that
the goal, of $3,000 for the gym
nasium fund had been reached
and thanked members for their
assistance.
Guests Friday were as fol
lows: J. Floyd Woodward with
J. H. Whicker, Miss Blanche
Sidden with C. C. Sidden, Sam
Dobson and Howard Colvard
with Paul Choplin.
Band At Lions' Meeting
The North Wilkesboro high
school band also- furnished the
program for the Lions Club
meeting Friday evening. Lions
club members were high In their
praise of the performance and
the great improvement of the
band over last year.
At the Lkms meeting members
were given tickets to sell for the
Lions sponsored play to be put
on tonight, eight o'clock, at the
North Wilkesboro school audi
torium by the Playcrafters of A.
S.T.C. of Boone.
Raymond Elledge
Is Arrested Here
Raymond Elledge, 'wanted by
officers In several counties for
note forgeries, was arrested by
officers Sunday at the home of
relatives on Nbrth Wilke^boro
route two. He was placed in Jail
te await trial of forgery charg
es here, in WinBton-Salem;
Thomasrille and other point* .
###########<####»###»»»###»###»»»
April 26 and 27. Negotiations
are under way for a game with
the class AA team of the New
York Yankees at Blnghamton, N.
Y., and Utlca, N. Y., also In the
Eastern League. The famed Lef
ty Gomez is Blnghamton man
ager. Other teams being con
sidered are Wes FerreU's team
at Marion, N. C., Chatham Blan
•keteers, Appalachian college and
possibly other college teams in
the state if their schedules are
not completed.
Education Stidy
Mir. 10 it Horth
PwHkesborfc
School To Cloae
Largo Group P
Wan tod at
By J. FLOYD WOODWARD
The North Wilkesboro school
system has been selected as on*
oT the seventeen administrative
units in onr state to cooperate
with the Education Commission
appointed by the governor to
make a comprehensive study of
education in North Carolina. I
am sure that all of us want to
do our best to make this study
thorough, practical, and helpfttl
in every way.
On Wednesday, March 10, oar
school will close at 12:00 In or
der that the afternoon may bo
used to discuss and to fill out a
detailed questionnaire on secon
dary education. Beginning at
1:00 p. m. three groups of peo
ple are to meet simultaneously
to discuss the "Imperative Needs
, of Youth." One group will oon
| slst of high school pupils; as
other groups will be made up of
> parents and patrons; the thtrtt
group will Include onr teachers.
The school will need at least
thirty or more parents aim pa
trons who will be willing to
sit down and discuss for three
hours or more our urgent needs
In education. This is an excellent
opportunity for parents to ex
press themselves ooncerning the
high school curriculum and or
ganization. This is a challenge
to fathers and mothers to take
time out to evaluate what we
are teaching in our high school®
and what should be taught.
^.11 parents and patrons who
can arrange to do so, are ask
ed to meet, at 1:00 p. m., March
10, In the high school library
Your cooperation will be appre
ciated.
Two Men With 45 Auto
matic Get $35 At Serv
ice Station Friday
Two men with a 45 calibre
automatic entered the Esso sta
tion near the Reddies River
bridge Friday night, eight o'
clock, and held up the station at
tendant, Jasper Hayes.
Hayes said the robbers cleaned
the cash register of about $35
but failed to search him. He had
about $75 cash in his pockets.
The station i8 owned by Char
lie Johnson and operated by
Wake Eller.
Police and highway patrol of
ficers are continuing their in
vestigation of the robbery.
Committee Will
Serve Veterans
On Employment
Connelly C. Gamble, assistant
state service officer, William Mc
FJwee, local service officer, local
Post No. 125, have (been named
Veterans' Re-employment Rights
Committeemen for Wilkes coun
ty, according to an anonncement
made today by Hugh W. Brad
ley, field reprsentative, VRRD,
United States Department of La
bor. Certificates of appointment
have been Issued to these com
mitteemen and they are now pre
pared to aid veterans in obtain
ing reemployment and seniority
rights to which they are entitled
under the selective Service Act.
These Committeemen will all
serve voluntarily in giving ad
vice and assistance to veterans
who feel that they have reem
ployment problems Involving res
toration in their old jobs or sen
iority and accrued benefits on the
job and to those who have been
laid off or discharged withont
canse before completing onfe year
of employment to which they are
entitled.
"Every effort will be made to
adjnst all cases amicably,*' Mr.
Bradley said. "This is in keeping
with the policy declared by Sec
retary of Labor Schwellenbach,
and Robert K. Salyers, director
of the Department's Veterans'
Reemployment . Rlghtts Dttrlsion.
Litigation will be resorted to on
ly when there appears to be s
violation of the veterans' rights
which cannot be resolved other
wise. It is believed, however, that
such cases will be rare."