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?Jpr'ilkes 1. M. C. A. is rais ing a ATRIOT OUR CITY North Wilkesboro has a trading radios of 50 miles, building fund for the 'S^?nW%m0de^ J' M ' ~ ? ? - , serving 100,000 people in The Journal-Patriot Has Blazed the Trail of Progress In the "State of Wildes" For Over 41 Years Northwestern Carolina. Vol. 43, No. 9 . Published Mondays and Thursdays NORTH WILKESBORO. N. C.. Monday, May 17, 1948 Make North Wilkesboro Your Shoppfaa Cuntor Students Glade Valley Sing For Kiwanians Here Good Citizenship Program For High School Will | Be Carried Out The ij North Wilkeaboro Kiwan 1s club held a most enjoyable meeting Friday noon at Hotel' "Wilkes. Program Chairman John Cash ien Introduced for his program Prof. Charlton M. Hutton, of the Olade Valley School of Alleghany county, who with the following students gaye a delightful song program: Helen Redmond, Bet ty Jean Williams, Frances God win, Betty Edwards, Jois Hall, Ronald Wright and himself. dLThey sang: "Why," "Calm as Tlie Night," "The Little Irish Girl", a duet, "From All That Dwell Below the Skies", "Thou art the Light the Life." It was announced by the pro gram chairman that the meeting this week will feature represen tative students from the high schools of the county ?for "Citi zenship Day." Frank Blair, Jerry Derr and Fred Hubbard, Jr., were initiat fi^into the club by. J. B. Wil ufiis. Guests Friday were Mrs. L. M. Nelson with Mr. Nelson; Mar shall W. Orr, of Asheville, with J. H. Whicker, Sr.; Glenn Jack son with C. O. McNiel; Dr. and Mrs. L. D. (Hamou with Dr. J. H. McNeill; J. K. Herndon with R. R. Church; Joe Howard with Robert S. Glbbs. Lincoln Heights Commencement With the preaching of the bac calaureate sermon by Rev. Charles Webb of Winston-Salem, on Sunday, May 23, three p. m. the Lincoln Heights High School commencement program will get under way. On Monday night at eight o'clock, the senior class will give their annual class night exercises. Tuesday night, May 25, will be the graduation, with the principal address being giv en by Prof. J. W. Paisley, Sr., of Winston-Salem. , The public is cordially invited to attend all these events, which will be held on the school audi torium. Special Meeting Of Junior Order A special meeting of the North ?ilkeaboro Junior Order council 11 be held Tuesday night. All members are asked to be present and get in their votes, the an nouncement said. Plan Band Concert Here Friday Night m The North "Wilkesboro high ool band, under direction of Era Bingham, will render a concert Friday night, eight o' clock, in the school auditorium. There will be no admission charge and the public is cordial ly lnrited. Wilkes Legion Nine To Play Exhibition Game Friday Night First appearance of the Wilkes (American Legion junior baseball team this season in an exhibition game will be in Memorial Park here Friday night, eight o'clock, when the Wilkee boyg play the Legion team from Boone. From 120 boys Coach Jim fianges here has picked a large sqnad, which will tbe cnt down when the regular Junior season opens and the beet players are picked. Some practice sessions hare been held and hard work will start when school closes. Baseball fans are invited to attend the exhibition game in large nnmbers. The team needs and deserves widespread support ?.ml the funds from sale of tick ets will be very helpful In fi nancing Junior baseball, which Is highly expensive, and provides outstanding benefits to boys of the community and county. Gordon Finleyl Closs Recital 20th X*he music pupils of Mrs. Gor dX Finley will erive a recital at the Mountain View high school on Thursday evening, May 20, beginning at 7:20 o'clock. The public is Cordially invited to at tmd m Heads Fraternity O. K. Wbittlngton, Jr., was elected president of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity May 10 at Wake Forest College, where he is a member of the junior class. O. K., who is making a splendid college record, Is a son of Mr. and Mrs. O. K. Whittington, of Wilkesboro. Flashers Defeat League Leaders] North Wilkesboro Flashers of the Blue Ridge league defeated the league leading Radford Rock ets 7 to 1 here Sunday with the; fire-hit pitching of Ray Blevins, cagey portsider from Lansing, Ashe county. 'It wa8 a hurling i masterpiece and with 12 hits by the Flashers provided delectable meun for a large crowd of Flash er fans. , On Saturday night Negri and Dezerne combined in a five-hit ter to defeat Mount Airy 9 to 4. The visitors' four runs were caused by an accident. Mt. Airy had three on base when a batter singled and Loman was bowled over and knocked out in a col lision with a runner at third. Runners scored at that time. Manager Loman was carried to the hospital and kept overnight. He sustained a severe bruise on the back of his neck but was able to be out Sunday. Tonight and Tuesday night the Flashers play Radford here and will go on a five-day road trip, returning here May 24. SATURDAY NIGHT Mount Airy AB. R. H. Carrick cf ?? 2 0 0 iSolters 3 b .... ? 4 0 1 Casbier ss 4 0 0 Marshall rf ? 4 0 1 Hall c ? 3 0 1 Holt If 3 0 1 Hass 2b 3 11 Verucrysse lib ? & 1 0 Williams p 2 10 TOTALS 28 4 5 N. Wilkesboro Leonard ss 4 10 Tagliarino 2b 3 0 1 Loman 3b ??? 3 0 1 Arnett cf 2 0 1 Daddino 1'b 4 2 1 Davis rf 4 3 2 Shores cf ?- 4 3 3 Primozic If ? 4 0 1 Mercak c 3 0 1 Negri p ? - 2 ? a Dezerne p ? 2 0 0 TOTALS 35 9 12 Score by innings: N Wilkesboro 000 330 21x?9 Mt. Airy 000 040 000?4 E, Casbier, Holt; RBI, Solt ers 3, Shorea 4, Primozic, Mer cak 2, Negri; 3BH, Shores; 2fiH, Holt; SB, Agnett; BB off Wil liams 4, off Negri 6, off Dezerne 1; SO by Negri 2, by Dezerne 7, by Williams 7; H off Negri 2 in 4 1-3, off Dezerne 3 in 4 2-3; Winning pitcher, Dezerne. Radford DeSalvo rf 4 0 J] Haywood If ?? ? 4 9 j , Schulze 3 b ? 4 0 0 Rudieill cf .... 3 ? ? Via rf ? 1 i Thompson c ? 3 0 1 Glenn 2b 4 ? } Marsalisi-lb ?- 4 ? * McDonough ss 399 Bakaltls p 3 ? ? a Lewis J n a Wilson p * ? ? ? TOTALS 31 1 5 North Wilkesboro Leonard es ? 4 0 2 Tagliarino 2b 5 0 0 Shore cf .?.... 4 12 Daddino lb 3 2 2 Davis rf ?? 3 0 0 Mercak c 2*0 Promozic If ?... 3 2 2 Negri 3fo ,. 4 0 2 Blevins p ..... 4 0 2 TOTALS 32 7 12 aGrounded out for Bakaltls in 8th. Score by innings: Radford 000 000 001?1 N. Wilkesboro 010 002 40x?7 Ei?Schultze, Marsallsl, Mo County Agent Tells Of Clean - Up Aids On Wilkes Farms By PAUL CHOPLIN (County Agent) In addition to the pleasure and satisfaction of living among clean, neat surroundings there are real economic reasons why the farm and farm home should be kept clean and free from piles of accumulated junk. In order to have a healthy family, healthy livestock and healthy crops a farm home must be arranged ac cording to a convenient plan so that cleaning and other work may ibe done efficiently. Unless this is done many shel tering places to harbor rats will be on the farm. Rats never take vacations, neither can the farm er if he expects to control them and. prevent needless loss of grain, chickens, food and feed. Rat control is year 'round. There are about as many rats in the United Stateg as there are people. On farms there are more rats than people. Best estimates are that one rat will eat or de stroy at least two bushels of corn and 150 pounds of feed per year. It costs as much to keep a rat as it does to keep a laying hen. The basic idea in rat control is don't feed them and don't shel ter them. Rats can not be elimi nated if they have a place to hide nor can you get. a well fed rat to take your poison bait. Red Squill is a safe poison to use for rats, so is Antu- However, Antu is poisonous to dogs and other domestic animals. Flies and mosquitoes can not be controlled where garbage, tin cans and other refuse are per mitted to accumulate. Poultry and stable manure should be screened from flies or spread in the fields Immediately. Many poultry and animal diseases are spread by flies and mosquitoes? for instance, the common house fly is the intermediate host for tape worms that Infest chickens. Mosquitoes are a means of spreading poultry pox and other liseases. A clean farm and home Is a healthy place to live and iTArlr Lincoln Heights Moy Day Be Held Moy 19 On Wednesday, May 19, at jne thirty in the afternoon, the annual May Day program and irownlng of the May Queen will be held on the campus of Lin join Heights. The exercises will jonsist of the processional by the queen's court, dances, drills and winding of the May Pole. A.11 patrons and friends are in cited to be present at these col arful exercises, sponsored by all the classes in the school. Legion to Meet Wilkes post of the American Legion will meet Thursday, May 20, eight p. m. at the Legion clubhouse. All members are urged to attend. . o ? Elementary School Pictures Displayed Wilkes Public library located in the North Wilkesboro town hall is displaying some splendid drawings by elementary pnpils of North Wilkesboro school and the public is invited to view their work. The artists include C. U. Kemp, Donnie Pruitt, Shirley Osborne*? Bobby Lee AnderBon and Robert Fincannon. o BLUE RIDGE LEA GUE Yesterday's Results Galax 7, Leaksville 6. Mount Airy 7, Wytheville 5, North Wilkesboro 7, Radford Club Standings Club W. L. Pet. Radford 7 4 .686 Leaksville 7 4 .636 Wytheville 6 4 .600 Galax ... 7 8 .467 N. Wilkesboro 6 9 .40fr Mt. Airy 4 8 .838 Today's Games 4 Radford at North Wilkesboro Wytheville at Mount Airy Leaksville at Galax. ? Donongh, Bakaitts, Tagliarlno, Blevins. RBI?Promozlc 3, Negri 2, Blevins 2, Marsalisl. SB? Leonard. S?Daddlno, Davie 2. DP?Glenn to Marsalisl; Schulze to Glenn to Marsalisl; Glenn to Schulze to Marsalisl; Tagliarlno to Daddlno; Negri to Tagliarlno to Daddlno; BB?off Blevins 3; Bakaltls 5. SO?By Blevins 6; Bakaltis 3 . H?off Bakaltls 10 In 7. LOB?Radford North Wilkesboro 10. HBP,?Promozlc ?by Bakaltls. LP?'Bakaltls. IT? Swan and Manshlp. T?1:48. Mtn. View Speaker Dr. Clyde A. Erwin, State Superintendent of Public In struction, will deliver the Com mencement address at Moun tain View high school Tues day night, May B, at 8:00 o' clock. Dr. Erwin will also speak over station WILX at 0:00 p. m. May 25. U. D. C. Entertains District Meeting The Wilkes Valley Guards chapter of the United Daughters | of the Confederacy was hostess [ to a meeting of District No. Two held in the Educational Building of the Presbyterian church on Tuesday with Mrs. Herbert Wall, Lenoir, district director presid ing. The meeting opened with piano music by Mrs. L. M. Nel son followed by the advancement of the colors carried by Mrs. Jack Brame and MIbs Clara Ogil vie. Rev. Watt M. Cooper, pastor of church, offered the opening prayer, the group gave the pledge of allegiance to the U. S. flag and the salute to the Confeder ate flag, after which they sang, "God Bless America." Mrs. W. C. Grier spoke words of welcome .to whtfch Mrs. R? P. Reese, Winston-Salem, respond ed. The minutes of last year's meeting were read by Mrs. Ross Bunch, Statesville, and Mrs. Wall appointed a number of committees including nominat ing, courtesy, and place of next meeting. Mrs. Robert Bunch, Statesville, was elected as the new district director, and Mrs. Ross Bunch will serve again as secretary. Among the state officers in troduced by Mrs. Albert Thomp son, Greensboro, North Carolina division president, were Mrs. R. P. Reece, Winston-Salem, second vice president; Mrs. Preston Thomas, Asheville, State division treasurer; Mrs. A. T. St. Amand, Wilmington, historian; and Mrs. John Rowe, Hickory, past divis ion president. There are seven chapters in the district and their reports were given along with roll call, which showed delegates attend ing from Hickory, Stateeville, Morganton and Lenoir. Mrs. Er win, of Morganton, who has at tended thirty district meetings, was presented with an orchid, the presentation being made by Mrs. Thompson. In a memorial service conduct ed by Mrs. St. Amand, John Cashion sang "There Is No Death" (O'Hara), accompanied at the piano by Mrs. Nelson. Can dles were lighted for the six members, who had died during the year, with the prayer being offered by Mrs. Joe E. Johnson. Luncheon was served at the Wilkes Hotel being attended by thirty-nine U. D. C. members. Local automobile dealers who attended the convention of the North Carolina Automobile Deal ers association Monday through Wednesday in Pinehurst includ ed: Mr. A. F. Kilby, of Tadkln Valley Motor company; Mr. O. K. GPope, of Gaddy Motor com pany; Mr. and Mrs. Joe Barber, of Barber-Somers Motor com pany; Mr. M. B. McNeill and Mr. Arvin Foster, of Midway Pontiac company. Private Robert W. Hayes, son of Mrs. R. M. Hayes, of Gllreath, I has recently been placed on de tached service with the Eighth Army Signal Corps School, Yoko hama, Japan, to study a tele phone and telegraph coune. Pvt. Hayee Is now serving with the 58 th Signal Battalion at Kyoto. Personnel of this battalion are engaged in the installation, ope ration, and maintenance of sign al communications in the First Corps rone of responsibility. I Support the Y. M. C. A Rhododendron Now In Bloom Oh Blue Ridge Parkway Rood Purple rhodendron, one of the prettiest of mountain ehrube, Is now In full bloom about two weeks ahead" of schedule on thej Blue Ridge Parkway In north western North Carolina. , The bl&om 1B particularly beautiful between highway 18 and 21 and In the Bluff Park area. Numer ous visitors were on that section of parkway during the week-end. Wilkes.Youth Is Composer, Singer Mountain Songs George Whitten, a former resi dent of the Buck community, Is engaged in a successful career as composer and singer of folk aai mountain music with Carolina TroubadonrB oyer WBIG, Greens boro, and as a recording artist. Whitten is composer of such juke box favorites at present as "Carolina Sunshine," "Blue Days" and "My Renfro Valley Girl." A new one coming out is "Will I' Be In That Last Round up. ?? The young composer and artist was a visitor here Thursday, at which time he conferred with Stafford Record Shop and Church Music Company, local distribu tors of his records. With Whitten are Bill Purcell and Charllie Harrold, both of whom are well known to radio audiences in the Carolinas and Virginia. P.-T. A. Here Will | Install Its Officers The Parent-Teacher Associa tion will meet Thursday night at 8 o'clock, in the school audi torium. The new officers will be installed. Everyone ie invited to attend this last meeting before the* summer recess. The Music committee, with Mrs. Gwyn Gambill as chairman, would like to report that the Musical Playlet, recently spon sored by the P.-T. A. was success ful. The playlet was directed by Mrs. Andrew Kilby. The proceeds totaled $57.50. Wallace Radio Buys P. & B. Music Shop Wallace Radio Sales and Ser vice company, located on Ninth srteet next door to Southern Cleaners, has purchased the P. & B. Music company, which was formerly located over Ralph Dun can's on Ninth street, and has moved the large stock of records to Wallace Radio Sales and Ser vice company. A full stock of popular, hill billy, classical and] religious records will be carried and in addition to regular retail business the firm will sell rec ords by mail. o H D. Schedule For Wilkes This Week Wednesday, May 19th, Elec trical meetings: 2:00 p. m. Pores Knob Community House; 7:30 p. m. Mt. Pleasant school. Thursday, May 20th, Electric al Meeting: 2:00 p. m., Traphill school. Friday, May 21, Roaring Riv er iHome Demonstration Club; Mrs. A. C. Staley's, 1:30,p. m. Monday, May 24th, Moravian Falls Home Demonstration club; Community Houjse, hostesses, Mrs. Rufus Pennell and Miss Zelma Pennell, 2:30 p. m. o Horace W. Hayes Funeral Tnesday Horace Wilson Hayes, 48, member of a widely known Wilkes family, died suddenly Saturday evening while sitting on the porch &t his home at Blkin. He had been in normal health and I death was attributed to a heart attack. He was a son of the late R. D. and Alice Church Hayes. He ls{ survived by his mother, Mrs. Alice Fowler, of Drake's Branch, Va.; his wife, Mrs. Jennie Hayes, and ten children: Dick and Rex Hayes, Mrs. Ruth Pardue, Mrs. Chorlene Transou, Mrs. Betty Segraves, Howard, Clyde, Julia, Gene and Annette Hayes. Funeral service will be held 'ftiesday, two p. m., at Pnrlear Baptist church. Democrats Endorse Watson Brame Is Elected' Chairman County Execu tive Committee Unanimous endorsement of the proposed county-wide hospital project and the improvement of the school building situation in the county were the highlights of the convention of Wilkes Democrats held Saturday after noon at the courthouse in Wil kes boro. The convention was represent ed by a majority of precincts in the county and there were no contests. Attorney William H. McElwee was permanent chair man of the convention an<j w. E. Pharr and Julius C. Hubbard served as secretaries. The first business to come bp fore the convention was a reso lution offered by J. R. Rousseau relative to the appointment of Paul J. Vestal to the position of local game and fish protector and which condemned state wild-life officials for ignoring the recom mendation of the county chair man and other party officials. Hospital Project Endorsed The next resolution offered before the convention was that in relation to the proposed couniy j wide hospital project, whereby Wilkes county may receive ap proximately $900,000 from the state and federal governments by putting up approximately $300,000, the sum of $1,200,000 paying for the construction and the equipping of a one-hundred bed hospital. This resolution was offered by Julius O. Hubbard, who made the motion for its passage. The motion was pecoqfl ed by Watson Brame. After dis cussion and 100 per cent back ing from rural Democrats pres ent, the convention adopted the resolution unanimously. Convention Backs Better School Facilities Attorney Eugene Trivette next offered a strong resolution ad vocating the erection of more school buildings and more ade quate school facilities for the county. Motion to pass the reso lution was made by J. R. Rous seau. Speaking on behalf of this resolution were County Superin tendent C. B. Eller and J. G. Hackett who pointed out the need for more school buildings and equipment to keep pace with the ever-increasing enrollment of Wilkes boys and girls. The con vention gave unanimous endorse ment to this resolution. Governor Cherry's Administration Endorsed The next resolution was offer ed by Paul L. Cashion in regard to the endorsement -of the state administration under the leader ship of Governor R. Gregg Cher ry. This resolution was also un animously passed by the conven tion. On motion of J. C. Reins, sec onded by R. L. Walsh, the con vention named any Democrat from *Wilkes county as a dele gate to the state convention to be held in Raleigh. The convention went on rec ord as endorsing R. R. Church, of Wilkesboro, as a member of the county board of education. Mr. Church's term of office ex pires next spring. Candidates Recognized County candidates present were recognized as follows: Wil liam G. Mitchell, state represen tative; W. C. Grier and C. C. Eaw, Jr., board of commission ers; Luther Duncan, register of deeds. v Chairman McElwee recognized a number of Democrats attending the convention and among those making talks were: J. G. Hack ett, Attorney H. A. C ran or, At torney Robert M. Gambill, At torney Larry 8. Moore, Attorney Chas. G. Gilreath, Watson Brame, Attorney Eugene Trivette, C. C. Faw, P. E. Dancy, J. D. Hall, B. F. Staley, J. C. Reins, and J. A. Gilliam. Brame Chairman Of Executive Committee During the convention, mem bers of the county executive com mittee retired and elected the executive committee officers for the ensuing year, as follows: Watson Brame, Chairman; Mrs. Odell Whittington, vice chair man; Paul J. Vestal, secretary. Reddies River Grange In Monthly Meeting The Reddies River Grange No. 1083, met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Odell Whittington at, Reddies River, for the monthly meeting. Preparation is 'being made to move the Grange Hall to the Whittington school by June 1st. The school house has been wired and the school term will have expired by this date. Mr. Odell Whittington is con ducting an experiment with elx types of hybrid corn on an acre of his farm. Albert Vestal Dies Suddenly Albert C. Vestal, 47, for a number of years a well known citizen of Wilkeeboro, died sud denly Saturday night at his home in Wilkeeboro. He was on the lawn of his home when he was stricken with a heart attack. Mr. Vestal was. born in Davie county, a son of the late Rev. Miles H. Vestal and Mrs. Victoria iHaynes Vestal. His father was a Methodist minister and a former district superintendent serving this district of the Methodist church. For some time Mr. Vestal was engaged in the automobile busi ness and during World War II held a responsible position with the Office of Price Administra tion. He was a member of the Wilkeeboro Methodist church and was "well known in the com munity. Surviving Mr. Vestal are his widow, Mrs. Minnie Smoak Vest al, one son, Albert J. Vestal, and one daughter, Miss Dianne Vest al, of the home. Also surviving are one brother, Paul J. Vestal, of Moravian Falls, and two sis ters, Mrs. Eetelle V. Johnson, of Yadkinville, and Mrs. V. Page Clark, of Southern Pines. Funeral service Was held at the home today at two p. m., with Rev. H. M. Wellman, Wil kesboro Methodist v pastor, in charge, and burial was in Moun tain Park cemetery. Wilkesboro High Evens Series 9-8 By Beating Lions Wilkesboro high school evened the baseball series with North Wilkesboro Friday afternoon with a 9 to 8 victory in 11 in nings at Memorial Park. The first game was a 12-inning mara thon with North Wilkesboro win ning 7 to 6. Both teams scored one in the first and in the third Wilkesboro scored six runs. The Mountain Lions kept chewing off this lead and tied it up in the eighth with three runs. An error on a strike out, a hit batter ang a dropped fly in left field accounted for Wilkes bo ro's winning tally in the 11th. Following are lineups for the game: North Wilkesboro?Bad gett, pitcher and catcher; Mc Ginnls, shortstop; Rousseau, first base; Woods, shortstop and pi taker; Hudson, third base; Church, right field; Swofford, second base; Rhodes, left field; Ward, right field. Wilkesboro?Dancy, left field; Triplett, second base; Groce, pitcher; Craig, shortstop; Whit tington, third base; Bentley, right field; Garwood, center field; Lowe, catcher; Byrd, first base and pitcher. Summary: errors, Swafford 2, Woods, Groce 2, Craig; 2BH, Woods, Hudson; 3BH, Oraig, Swofford, Lowe, McGinnls; SB, Rousseau, Triplett 2, Church, Byrd, Bentley 2, Garwood, Whit tington; DP, McGinnls to ?Pwof ford to Rousseau; SO, Badgett 3, Groce 5, Woods 11, Byrd 4; HBP, Triplett 'by Badgett, Garwood by Woods. Resolutions passed at the con vention will fee carried In fall In Thursday's issue of The Journal Patriot. *11 I-* ..-V- W
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