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OUR CITY
North Wilkesboro has a
trading radius of 50 miles,
r* ? ; PP serving 100,000 people in
The Journal-Patriot Has Blazed the Trail of Progress In the "State of Wilkes" For Over 41 Years > Northwestern Carolina.
Vol.43, No. 15 Published Mondays and Thursdays NORTH WILKESBORO, N. C., Monday, June 7, 1948 Make North Wilkesboro Your ShmnhM Center
WAR DEAD HONORED IN iMPRESSiVE MEMORIAL SERVICE NEAR THIS CITY
4L Here is a picture of a part of the National Guard battery and crowd at the first annual Memorial Day ser
'vice held Sunday, May 30, in Mount Lawn memorial Park north of this city. Co-operating with the National
Guard in the military tribute of honor to war dead were service and civic organizations. The picture above
was made as a firing squad fired a salute during the service, which was largely attended by people from all
parts of the county.?(Photo by Lane Atkinson, Jr.).
Ross Stevens Is
Speaker Wildlife
jllnb Here Friday
Membership Drive Begins!
Patton Coming For Meet
ing On July 16
Roes Stevens, executive secre
tary of the North Carolina Fed
eration of Wildlife clulbs, ad
dressed the Wilkes Wildlife club
in an enthusiastic meeting Fri
day night at the North Wllkes
fboro town hall. Mr. Stevens re
viewed progress being made by
clubs in the state and outlined
essential phases of a successful
club.
There was much discussion of
appointment of a game protector
to fill the vacancy in Wilkes but
no action was taken.
A nominating committee was
named to nominate officers to
be elected at a meeting to be
held July 16 at the North Wil
kesboro town hall. President Ivey
''Moore named on the committee
Boyt j3tout, Mr. Perry and Glenn
Carlton.
A membership drive started
witt the meeting Friday night
and efforts will be made to en
roll as members all hunters and
fishermen.
President Moore - emphasized
that the Wildlife club inclules
rabbit hunters, fox hunters,
squirrel hunters, bird hunters,
opossum hunters, and all types
of^i rshermen.
Hospital Births
The following bafblee were
iborn at the Wilkes hospital since
May 20: son, Larry Thomas,
May 24, to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
McGuire, o f Millers Creek;
daughter, Kathryn Jean, May 21,
to Mr. and Mrs. John Frank Mc
Neill, of Wllkesboro Route 1;
son, Larry Holt, May 24, to Mr.
and Mrs. Junior Edgar Pearson,
of North Wllkesboro; daughter,
Martha Lynn, May 21, to Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Dagett Earnest, of
Blowing Rock; son, Donald Ray
mond, May 22, to Mr. and Mrs.
Richard Earl Adams, of Wilkes
boro, Route 1; daughter, Brenda
Gail, May 21, to Mr. and Mrs.
'Howard Hadley Vannoy, of Pur
lear; son, Bobby Joe, May 22, to
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Billings, of
Piney Creek; son, Arnold Lee,
May 23, to Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Anderson, of North Wllkesboro,
Route 3; son, Guerney Washing
ton, May 24, to Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Anderson, of North Wll
kesboro, Route 3; son, Marcus
Bradley, May 20, to Mr. and Mrs.
Kenneth B. Miller, of Rlkln; son,
William Lee, May 22, to Mr. and
Mrs. Gaither Lee Mathls, of
North Wilkeeboro; son, May 20,
to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Clayton
Deviney, of Wllkesboro; son,
Tony Lee, May 28, to Mr. and
Mrs. William Bester Griffith, of;
'North Wilkesboro; daughter,
Linda Gray, May 28, to Mr. and
Mrs. Charlie Burgess Brown, of
North Wilkesboro; daughter,
Joyce Elaine, May 27, to Mr. and
i Mrs. Charlie Thomas Robbins, of
North Wilkesboro; daughter,
Barbara Ann, May 2 8, to Mr. and
Mrs. Alexander Bowie, of Pores
Knob; daughter, Gaynell, May
29, to Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Gil
bert Johnson, of Millers Creek;
daughter, Mary Abigail, May 30,
toMr. and Mrs. Fred Monroe Ad
ams, of North Wilkesboro; son,
David, May 30, to Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Limon Hawkins, of
North Wilkesboro; daughter,
May 31, to Mr. and Mrs. Gene
Smithey, of North Wilkesboro;
son, Walter Eugene, June 1, to
Mr. end Mrs. Rufus Eugene Tay
lor, of North Wilkesboro; son,
Fredrick Watson, June 1, to Mr.
and Mrs. Millard Watson Greene,
of North Wilkesboro; son, Larry
Allen, June 2, to Mr. and Mrs.
Winfred Ivory Wingler, of North
Wilkesboro.
Bookmobile Will
Serve In Wilkes
The Wilkes Public Library on
Friday received the new book
which will serve the rur
BJcommunities of Wilkes ooun
ty.
Further announcements, in
cluding itinerary of the bookmo
bile, will be announced 90on.
Bible School First
Baptist In Progress
The Vacation Bible School at
t the First Baptist church has been
very successful in its first week.
The school began with Prepara
tion Day on May 28, and the
first day of the school proper
was Monday, May 31. During the
first week one hundred and nin
ety-three persons were present
at lease two days-and more than
one hundred have been present
every day.
It Is hoped that still other
boys and girls will Join the Bible
school, June 7-11 in which Bible,
character and missionary stories
are told, scripture passages and
songs re learned and interesting
things are made by the boys and
girls.
Under the splendid leadership
Mrs. Isaac Duncan, beginner,
Joe Darlington, primary,
Use Betty Gray Church, Junior,
Irs. W. K. Sturdivant, interme
and other very capable
lers, the young people are
ig for Christian service.
irl Buchan Now
Johnson Manager
Curt Buchan, a prominent
hardeste merchant here, has ac
cepted the position ag manger of
is M. Johnson's second pri
tcampaign for the Democrat
nomination for governor.
In that capacity Mr. Buchan
X. R. Rousseau, who
fully managed the cam
In Wilkes for Mr. Johnson
to the first primary, and
resigned to devote his time
Interests.
J. A. Buchanan
Last Rites Today
John A. Buchanan, for many
decades a well known citizen of
North Wilkesboro, died at his
home Saturday morning, 9:30,
following a stroke Thursday.
Mr. Buchanan, 87, wag born
March 4, 1861. He was married
to Miss Prances Pardue, who died
March 15 this year. The surviv
ing sons and daughters are: Mrs.
J. O. Emerson, North Wllkes
boro; B. H. Buchanan, Winston
Salem; E. J. Buchanan, Jackson
ville, Florida: Claude Buchanan,
North Wilkesboro. . Also surviv
ing are ten grandchildren and
11 great-grandchildren.
Funeral service was held to
day, two p. m., at the First Bap
tist church with the pastor, Dr.
John T. Wayland, In charge.
Burial was in Baptist cemetery
here.
SOAPBOX DERBY
BOYS WILL MEET
All boys interested in entering
the soapbox derby are asked to
meet at the North Wllkeeboro
town hall Tuesday, 6: SO p. m.,
and get full details and Informa
tion on the contest.
HELP MEMORIAL PARK FUND
JUNIOR BASEBALL OPENS WEDNESDAY
Tom Jenrette, left, secretary-manager of the Wilkes
Chamber of Commerce, is shown above buying the
first season ticket to Junior baseball from Frank Allen,
Athletic officer of the Wilkes post of the Amerggaf} Le
gion. The season. ^ ^ _v> ;
9, with Mooresville playing the North Wilkesboro team.
Legionnaires are selling season tickets for home games
and public support is earnestly solicited in order that
the Legion may have funds to carry on this major ac
tivity for the benefit of boys in Wilkes county and de
velopment of young baseball players.?(Photo by Lane
Atkinson, Jr.).
Tourist Lunch Now
Open For Business
Tourist Lunch, formerly Wil
liams cafe, has been completely
remodeled and has re-opened for
business under management of
Pat Patterson. Tourist lunch is
open from seven a. m. to 12 mid
night and features lunches, din
ners, sandwiches, "chicken in
the rough," steaks and other
foods.
Vacation Church
School Held Here
Approximately sixty pupils at
tended the Vacation Church
School held during the past week
for the Beginner, Primary and
Junior Departments at the First
Presbyterian church. Adults who
helped with the school are as
follows: Miss Corinne Faw, Di
rector, Mrs. Edward S. Finley,
Mrs. Ralph Buchan, Mrs. Staton
Mclver, Mrs. Leonard Brooks,
Mrs. C. C. Faw, Jr., Mrs. C. C.
Faw, Sr., Mrs. E. G. Finley, Mrs.
J. L. Clements, Misses Zeta
Davidson, Jane Garter, Blllie Jo
Zimmerman, Corinna Finley,
Kate Ogilvie, Nancy Bessent and
Caroline Ogilvie.
Wm. F. Alexander
Funeral On Sunday
Funeral service for William F.
Alexander, 92, well known citi
zen of Edwards township who
died Thursday was held Saturday.
11 a. m., at White Plains church.
Suwlving are the following
sons and daughters: Walker,
Clinton and Pegram Alexander,
Mrs. Charity Parks, all of Roar
ing River; Scott Alexander, of
Elkin; R. M. Alexander, Roaring
River.
Clinic On Thursday
June clinic for crippled chil
dren will be held Thursday, June
10, ten a. m., at the Wilkes hos
pital.
Optimist Club Is To
Meet Tuesday 12:30
The Optimist club will hold its
regular meeting Tuesday at
12:30 at Hotel Wilkes. A fall
attendance of members 'is re
quested, and a splendid program
has been arranged for the lunch
eon meeting.
Paul W. Gregory
Kiwanis Speaker
Here On Friday
Principal Speaks On Topic,
"Builders of Today and
Tomorrow"
Paul W. Gregory, principal of
Mountain View school, delivered
an interesting address Friday
noon before the North ?Wilkes
j boro Kiwanis club, using as a
! topic, ''Builders of Today and
Tomorrow."
W. J. Caroon was program
chairman and he asked C. B.
Eller to present his speaker.
' Mr. Gregory complimented the
Kiwanians as "builders of to
day.'* He then addressed the
' greater part of his talk to the
"builders of tomorrow" who are
the boys and girls in the public
schools of the county. He point
ed out that they are our greatest
assets, but that we are not doing
a good job in the training of the
future builders. He pointed out
further, school equipment gen
erally and the teaching personnel
are all sub-standard. He urged
with convincing arguments that
we can not afford not to improve
the prevailing conditions. His
talk was effectively given and
appreciated.
Guests Friday were: Dr. A. D.
Morehouse with H. H. More
house; Dean Minton, Lloyd Gar
ner and Carl Woodlbury with Dr.
John T. Wayland.
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Hotel Stockholders
To Meet Tuesday
Stockholders of the North Wil
kesboro Hotel company, owners
of Hotel Wilkes, will meet Tues
day, June 14, 4:30 p. m., at Ho
tel Wilkes.
Spring production of calbbage
from North Carolina, Maryland,
and Virginia is estimated to be
nearly 30 per cent larger than
last year.
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Very heavy supplies of new
crop Irish potatoes have moved
to market from Mississippi, Ala
bama, Georgia, South Carolina,
and Florida, with diggings from
North Carolina continuing at
present
Man Wounded In
Altercation Near
Here Sunday Eve
Douglas Norris Shot Twice
With Rifle; Cecil Church
Under Bond
i Douglas Norris was In critical
condition today at the Wilkes
hospital from two gunshot
wounds received Sunday night at
the home of Cecil Church, who Is
under bond for the shooting.
Deputy Sheriff A. H. Holbrook
and Highway Patrol Sergeant A.
H. Clark investigated the alter
cation and the substance of their
findings revealed that the two
men had trouble early In the
evening at a cafe on highway |
421 near the home of Church.
According to Information giv
en officers by Church and wit-1
nesses. Norris, brother-in-law ' of
Church, was having trouble with
another man at the cafe when
Church Interceded and tried to
halt the argument. Norris turned
on Church and struck him In the
face, the blow resulting In a
black eye and bruises. Church
then left for his home and Nor
ris followed him, officers said.
In front of Church's home
Norris is alleged to have advanc
ed on Church with a knife in one
hand and a atone in the other.
Church got his 22-calibre rifle
from the house and fired at Nor
ris twice. One bullet went through
Norris' abdomen from one side
to the other, and the other bul
let entered the side of his jaw
and lodged in his neck.
Officers said that Church car
ried Norris to the Wilkes hos
pital, where operations were per
formed, and that he surrendered
to officers. Today he was placed
under bond pending outcome of
the injuries.
Norris, about 30, had recent
ly moved to a residence near this
city after living in Lenoir.
Church's home is located two
miles west of this city near high
way 421.
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Flashers Playing
I Radford 2 Games
North Wilkesboro Flashers
will play the Radford Rockets
here tonight and Tuesday night,
eight o'clock.
At Leaksville the Flashers
fared badly and failed to hit
the win column in the three-game
series. The Friday night game
went to Leaksville 7 to 6 and on
Saturday night Umpire Sekulski
forfeited the game to Leaksville
with North Wilkesboro leading 5
to 3 in the sixth inning.
Mercak led off for North Wil
kesboro and singled. He was sac
rificed to second by Young, the
pitcher. Leonard hit a ground
ball to Bernie Loman, playing
third for Leaksville, and Ix>man
fumbled the ball. When he pick
ed up the ball he threw wild over
first and the ball went into the
stands. The ground rule, North
Wilkesboro claimed, allowed run
ners two bases, and Mercak scor
ed. The umpires ordered him
back to third and Loman vigor
ously protested this move on the
part of the umpires. Loman con
tinued the protest and was or
dered off the field. Umpire Se
kulski announced the forfeit and
police escorted the umpires from
the field. There was no violence.
North Wilkesboro has filed
protest with League President
S. F. Radke against the forfei
ture and a ruling is expected
soon. In the event the protest is
allowed, the game will be com
pleted from the point of protest
when North Wilkesboro plays in I
Leaksville, with the score being
6 to 3 and one out in the first of
the sixth, and with Leonard on
S6^QIld>
At Leaksville Sunday Green
stretched his string of victories
to defeat North Wilkesboro 7 to
5. Pryor and Shores were ejected
from the game for mild protests
of decisions.
North Wilkesboro will go to
Wytheville for games Wednes
day through Friday and will re
turn here to engage Mount Airy
Saturday and Sunday.
The Leaksville victories shoved
the Flashers down In the league
standing from a virtual tie for
first place to third place below
Leaksville and Radford.
Ballroom Class
An adult ballroom class will
start Monday, June 14th, at
5:30 p. m. at the Wilkesboro
Community House. This group
will Include people of college
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DEWEY COMING
New York Governor Hmdim
E. Dewey, a leading candidate
(or the Republican nomination
for the presidency, will be In
Taylorsville Thursday, five p.
m., for a 15-minute visit.
Girls Softball To
Be Organized 8th
In Meeting Here
All young women and girls in
terested In playing eoftball are
urged to attend a meeting to be
held Tuesday, two p. m., in the j
office of the Wilkes Chamber of
Commerce.
Men's Meeting Tonight
All organizations, groups and
industries interested in organiz
ing softball teams are asked to {
have representatives at a meet-1
ing to be held tonight, 7:30, at
the North Wilkesboro town hall.
Plans are to have teams for boys
and for older men and all are
asked to attend.
Tour of Forest
Projects Planned
By C. of C. Here
Agricultural committee of the
Wilkes Chamber of Commerce
on Tuesday afternoon will tour
a number of forest thinning and
timber stand Improvement pro
jects being carried out toy 4-H
club members In Wilkes county.
Included In the tour will be
R. M. Brame, Jr., and J. B. Wil
liams, president and past presi
dent of the ?Chamber of Com
merce, W. K. Sturdlvant, agri
cultural chairman; E. G. Finley,
Forestry chairman, county agent
and assistant, agricultural com
mittee members, representative
of furniture manufa c t u rl n g
plants and others interested. The
itinerery was planned by .John
Ford, farm forester of the ex
tension contest.
The tour will leave the Cham
ber of Commerce office at one p.
m. and will visit projects In the
T3hTOi1f?f6ir-aS?- HendS ' foErMttnl
tles.
On Tuesday night, eight p.
m., Mr. Ford and three winners
in the timber thinning contest
sponsored by the Chamber of
Commerce will give a radio pro
gram over station WILX. Boys
participating with Mr. Ford will
be ChaTles Gilliam, Ray Johnson
and Duel Jones, of Ronda, and
Dennis Greene, of Champion.
Pfc. Ben F. Shell
Funeral Tuesday
' Funeral service for Ben F.
| Shell, who lost his life in action
during World War II, will be
, held Tuesday, two p. m., at Mt.
Zion church at Hendrix. Rev.
Levi Greene and Rev. E. C.
Hodge "will conduct the last rites.
j Pfc. Shell is survived by his
father and mother, Mr. and Mra.'
G. G. Shell, of Hendrix; two bro
thers and two sisters, Mrs. Nellie
Hendrix, of Hendrix; Mrs. Clif
ford McNeill, of Lenoir; Burvln
and Bryant Shell, of Hendrix.
Social Calendar
The Garden club meets Tues
day afternoon, three o'clock,
at the home of Mrs. Frank
Tomlinson with Mrs. W. E.
Jones and Mrs. J. Q. Adams as
associate hostesses.
The Episcopal Auxiliary
meets Tuesday evening, 7:45
o'clock, at the home of Mrs.
William Barber.
The Wesley an Service Guild
of the Wilkesboro Methodist
church meets Tuesday evening,
7:80 o'clock, at the home of
Mrs. Herbert Marshall with
Mrs. John Henry Lendennan
as co-hostess. .
hostess.
The Woman's Society of
Christian Service of the Wil
kesboro Methodist church
meets Tuesday afternoon, 8:80
oclock, at the home of Mrs. W.
M. DeBerry.
The circles of the Wilkes
boro Baptist church are meet
ing oh.Tuesday as follows:
Circle No. I, Mrs. Ii. L. God
frey's home with Mrs. Ooley
Parker co-hostess, 2:80 p. m.
Circle No. 2, Mrs. Charlie
Bumgarner's home with Mrs.
Zeb Dickson co-hostess, 8 p.
m.
Circle No. 8, Mrs. Vernon
Stroud, 2:80 p. m.
Circle No. 4, lbs. S. H Tur
8 p. m.
Correll Is Given
7 to 10 Years In
Baker Case Here
Gets Heavier Sentence On
Second Trial Than In
First Trial
Johnny- H. Correll, Lenoir tav
ern operator, today was sentenc
ed tlie second time for the fatal
shooting of Charles C. Baker at
a night club near here in Decem
ber, 1946, and for the second
time the case ig headed toward
the supreme court.
A year ago Oorrell was con
victed in Wilkes court of man
slaughter and was sentenced
three to five years. He won a new
trial on appeal and was convicted
Thursday of second degree mur
der. Today Judge Dan K. Moore
sentenced him to seven to ten
years in prison and he again gave
notice of appeal.
Testimony in the trial disclos
ed that Correll shot Baker at
Club 40 & 8 as Baker held an
empty gun and was ordering him
to leave the establishment.
Trial of Hugh West for the
death of Miss PeaTl Jenkins, of
Winston-Salem, near here a year
ago was postponed because of
the inability of Mrs. West, a ma
terial witness, to attend court.
This was the fourth postponment
of the trial on abortion and
manslaughter charges.
Judgments were rendered in
the following cases on the crim
inal docket during the latter part
of the week:
Hardin Simpson, assault, eight
months suspended on condition
he pay $450 for benefit of Glen
nle Crabb.
O. G. Fanory, Jr., abandon
ment, six months suspended on
condition he pay $30 monthly
for benefit of child.
Junior Lipford, reckless driv
ing and violation of prohibition
law, 12 months suspended on
payment of $250 fine, driver lic
ense revoked one year.
Nathan Darnell, drunkenness,
"two toonths afl|f reads.
John R. Hayes, drunkenness
and resisting arrest, six months
suspended on payment of ^50
fine and $15 for arresting of
ficer.
Margaret Bynum, drunkenness
and carrying concealed weapon,
30 days suspended.
Seymore Holloway, carrying
concealed weapon, six months
suspended on payment of $50
fine and costs.
Jubilee Singers
Entertain Lions
In Meeting Here
Bobby Anderson, To Re
ceive 2 Weeks At Scout
Camp, is Club Guest
The Jubilee Singers, a group
of colored men from the State
Highway Prison camp who have
earned a splendid reputation as
singers, entertained the North
Wilke&bor<4 Lions club Friday
evening.
The program was in charge of
J. D. Moore, Joe Zimmerman and
Edward Mclntyre. The singers,
with guitar accompaniment,
sang ten numbers and the club
was well entertained.
President W. C. Marlow pre
sented to the club Bobby Ander
son and his father, Leo Ander
son, who were club guests. Bobby
was selected as the most out
standing Scout in the county
this year and will receive the
Robert Wood Finley Memorial a
ward of two weeks expenses paid
at Boy Scout Camp Lasater. The
award was set up by the club in
honor of Robert Wood Finley,
member of the club who lost his
life in action in France during
World War II, and who was a
Scoutmaster at the time he en
tered service.
During the year Bobby ad
vanced from rank of second class
to life Scout and passed 12 merit
badges.
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Mrs. James W. Brown
Is Claimed By Death
Mrs* Mamie Simmons Brown,
wife of James W. Brown, of
State Road, died Sunday and fu
neral was held today at Charity
church near Austin..
Surviving Mrs. Brown are two
sons and three daughters: Ansel
and Dewey Brown, of State
Road; Mrs. Charlie Barker, of
Benham; Mrs. Edna Hall, of Hi
kin, Mrs. Dula Bauguess, of Ben
ham.
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