Y.M.C.
Wilkes Y. M. C. A. is rais
rag a building fund for the
erection of a modern Y. M
Qp A. plant. Support it.
Wilkesboro has a
trading radius of 50 miles,
serving 100,000 people in
The Journal-Patriot Has Blazed the Trail of Progress In the "State of Wilkes" For Over 41 Years ? N<*thwe?tern Carolina.
M. 43, No. 29 Published Mondays and Thursdays NORTH WJLKESBORO, N. C? Monday, July 26, 1948 Makt North Wilkesboro Your
National Giard
Battery Highly '
Rated In Camp
Forehand Promoted to Ma
jor; Non-Com Officers
Get Commendations
Battery C of the 112th battal
ion of the National Guard, 30th
Division, returned to North
Wllkeeboro Sunday from two
weeks of highly successful .sum
mer encampment at fort Bragg,
nation's largest army poet.
Captain Roy Forehand, com
manding officer of Battery C, has
been promoted to rank of execu
tive officer for the battalion and
will receive rank of major, which
he held at the time to his dls
targe from the army after
orld War II. Succeeding him
In command of Battery C will be
L.t. Don Story.
While In camp Battery C re
ceived many honors. Sgt. Bd
Miller, who was selected from the
battery to attend a motor pool
ihatntenance school, ended the
course as instructor for all units
In the battalion.
Sgt. Wardner Mastln operated
tbm kitchen for the battalion and
hlJP kitchen was second beet for
the entire diylsion.
Sgt. Robert Staley*s group took
first place In 10S Mm. ftre com
putlon data, firing five rounds In
lees than one minute. Battery C
officers rated first In fire eom
pution data from observation
post.
Sgts. Miller, Mastln and Sta
ley received written commenda
tions for excellence In their as
signments.
Battery C wag also commended
for having the highest attend
ance of members of any unit In
the 30 th Division.
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North Wilkesboro
Beats Abingdon 9j
Ladies' Night Tonight; Go|
to Galax For Crucial Se
ries Tuesday, Wednesday
Tommy Young, handsome 19
-year-old youth from Philadel
phia, handcuffed the Abingdon
batters with 4 hits for a North
Wllkesboro vlcory here Sunday
afternoon 9 to 1 a8 the Flashers
collected 17 bingles
Young would have had a shut
out victory but the Flashers' only
two errors were bunched In the
third to allow one Abingdon un
ejfped soore. Leading hitters
flr North Wllkesboro were How
ard, Stanley and Daddlno with
three each.
The Flashers take on Abing
don again tonight in a Ladles"
Night content and then begin a
week-long road trip with two
games at Galax, three at Meant
4PT and two at Abingdon, re
turning here August 3 to play
Mount Airy In Memorial Park for
a two-day stand. At Galax the
Flashers will have a splendid op
portunity to cut the leaoing
Leafs' lead In the pennant chase.
Galax evened up their series
"with the Flashers here Saturday
night iby winning 5 to 2 after
North Wilkesboro had won Fri
day night 2 to 0 (see storjr on
page 3). Richard Long, on' the
nvound for the locals, got into
serious trouble in the seventh
with the score tied 2-2 and the
sackg full. Dickerman slammed
one over second on which How
ard tried for a shoestring catch
and missed, the knock going for
a double and three runs cross
ing the plate to end the scoring.
The Flashers were able to get
only six safeties off Warren, big
right-hander. Daddino got two
of the six.
Sunday's game was a benefit
engagement and all net receipts
were for the polio fund for the
permanent polio center to serve
North Carolina and located in
Greensboro. Many braved the hot
afternoon sun to see the contest
and aid a most worthy cause.
Gets 110 Turtles
On Saturday Hunt
Beech Blankenshtp, who al
ways "brings home the bacon" or
a good substitute, went' on a
turtle hunt in Virginia Saturday
and caught 110 turtles, which la
moderately successful, even for
Ml. UBuikenshfp.
Mrs. Retta Myers of Raleigh,
spent the week-end here, the
guest of Mrs. A- M. Church.
The average American con
sume# 187.4 Quarts of milk In a
y?ar.
Heads Red Cross
Larry Moore, a wen known
local attorney, was elected
chairman of the Wilkes chap
ter of the American Red Cross
In recent meeting- Richard
Johnston was named rice
chairman, W. C. Grier secre
tary and Miss Rath Hubbard,
treasurer. Chapter officials are
elected for a one-year period.
As chapter chairman Attorney
Moore succeeds A. F. Kilby.
North WHkesboro
Schools Will Open
Monday, Sept. 6tli
Only Three Faculty V&can
cies; Many Improve
ments Under Way
Schools In North Wllkeehort
will open on Monday, Septembei
6, J. Floyd Woodward, superin
tendent, said today.
Only three faculty vacanclei
now-exist, Supt. Woodward said
High school principal, pnbli(
school music teacher end matt
teacher are the vacancies at the
present time. A week ago there
were ten vacancies and good pro
gress has been made In employ
ing teachers.
During the vacation period
many improvements are beini
carried out at the school build
ings. Steel stairs and toilet roomi
are -being constructed on eacl
end of the elementary school
building. Sldden and Canter, lo
cal contractors, are doing th<
construction work:
Three basement rooms to b<
used as classrooms are belnj
thoroughly renovated, along witt
the cafeteria and high school 11
brary. Two gas ranges and i
large hot water tank are belnj
installed in the cafeteria.
At the gymnasium work is pro
gressing satisfactorily on con
Struction of four dressing roomi
and a storage room. Last wint
er a heating plant was installed
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High Prices Soar
Beyond *20 Level
Chicago ? Average wholesale
prices soared to the higher
point in history last week, th<
U. S. Labor Department reported
today as all meat prices dipped
A major grocery chain slashed
over-the-counter meat prices ai
mnch as 20 cents a pound, ant
wholesale meat and llvestocl
prices were down slightly. Con
sumer resistance in part, wai
credited for the declines.
The Labor Department sai<
the average wholesale prices las
Saturday of 900 basic oommodl
ties had increased 1.3 py cen
over the previous week.
This put the index 1 per cen1
above the previous all-time rec
ord set in May, 1920, immedi
ately preceding the sharp bus!
ness recession of 1920-21.
The department attributed th<
abrupt rise in wholesale price
last week to increases for fayn
products and foiods, particular^
"sharply higher prices toi
dressed meats."
Five Indicted Reds
Are Still at Large
.New York?Five members o
the 12-man "Politburo" of th
American Communist party In
dieted by a Federal grand Jur
for plotting the overthrow of tin
Government .by force and vie
lence were still at large todaj
but FBI agents expected their ar
rest by nightfall.
Six top-rankjng members o
the American Communist part]
including William Z. Foster am
Eugene Dennis, were arreste
here yesterday shortly after th
indictments were returns
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Jeter Is Speaker
At Fruit Growers
PicnicAugust 18
Annual Event Will Be Held
At Perry Lowe's Orchard
On the Brushies
The Brushy Mountain Fruit
Growers Association ?will hare
their annual Picnic and Field
Day, August 18. *
The program will start at 10
a. m., at the orchard of Perry
Lowe, which is located opposite
the Brushy Mountain Apple Re
searcn Station midway between
Wilkeeboro and Taylorsville on
Highway 16. The fruit grow
ers will go to the orchard of W.
A. Jennings and Son for observa
tion and discussion of orchard
problems. This tour will -be di
rected by H. R. Nlswonger, Ex
tension Horticulturist of the N. C.
State College Extension Service.
He will be assisted by Dr. C. N.
Clayton, professor of Plant Path
ology, of N. C. State College, and
Dr. C. F. Smith, professor of En
tomology of N. C. State College.
James T. Conner, Jr., Extension
Entomologist and H. R. Garris,
Plant Pathologist, will also assist
with this tour.
The women will assemble at
te Apple Research Staion for a
very interesting program. Miss
Rose El wood Bryan, Food Con
servation Specialist of the N. C.
Sfate College Extension Service,
will give a demonstration on the
Vise of apples and apple products.
At noon the men and women
will return to Perry Lowe's or
chard for a picnic dinner. Af
jter the picnic the following men
will appear on the program: Dr.
F. H. Jeter, Agricultural Editor,
N. C. State College; Professor M.
E. Gardner, Head of Horticul
tural Department N". C. State Col
lege; John W. Goodman, Assist
ant Director of the N. C. State
College Extension 8ervice.
All fruit growers in the area
and their wives are invited to at
tend with a well filled picnic bas
ket. Cold drinks will .be provid-,
ed.
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George S. Coble
Speaks to Ktwaois
Club Here Friday
George S. Coble, of Lexington,
Klwanis lieutenant governor and
one of the south'*' outstanding
manufacturers of dairy products,
addressed the North Wllkeeboro
Klwenls olub Friday noon.
Program Chairman J. Bid Wil
liams presented the speaker,
who complimented the club high
ly on work of many committees.
He closed his talk, which was
well received, with a message
on the value of Kiwanls to indi
viduals and to communities.
On Friday Paul Osborne, vice
president of the clulb, assumed
president for the remainder of
the year following resignation of
Richard Glbbs, who has gone to
Anniston, Alabama.
Guests Friday were: W. A.
Stephens ^rith Paul Choplin;
John E. Justice, m, with John
E. Justice, Jr.; Dr. Andrew
Morehouse with H. H. More
house; Bill Combs with Dr. Gil
bert R'. Combs. Slg Holcomb, of
Elkin, and G. C. Smith, of Salis
bury, were visiting KlwanJans.
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John O. Everheart
At Jewel Box Here
John O. Everhart, with 12
years' experience as a watch
maker, is now manager of the
repair department of The Jewel
Box, Ray Landsberger, manager,
announced oday.
Mr. Everhart succeeds Jack
Alexander, who is gong to Mari
on. Virginia as co-owner and
manager of a new store in the
Jewel Box chain. Mr. Overhart
its the son of a Lexington watch
I maker. In addition to his 12
years in the trade, he.was an in
sructor in a watchmaker sohool
for two years and was engaged
in watch repair work while in
the army In the European thea
ter. He is well qualified to
handle the most difficult types
of watch and' Jewejry repair.
Mr. Everhart oomes here from
Winston-Sal em, where he was af
filiated with Kiatsin's. Hlg wife
and son, Guy, age 9, will move
here soon.
Revivals Postponed
Cranberry Baptist Church has
potponed their revival because of
the threatened polio epidemic.
Date will be announced later.
Pilgrim Baptist Church has also
announced postponement of a re
vival because of the polio situa
tion.
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Draft Registration
To Begin Aag. 30
Washington ?? President Tru
man has notified all men 18
through 25 that they must regis
ter for compulsory military serv
ice beginning August 30. About
9,600,000 men will report for the
first registration.
He issued a proclamation set
ting up a 20-day schedule under
which those of draft age will
sign up under the new peacetime
selective service law.
The roll call will start with
25-year-olds and proceed down
ward by age groups until Sep
tember 18, when youths who
turned 18 on or before that date
will register.
Youths who become 18 after
September 19 will be required te
register within five days after
their birthdays.
Under the law, only those 19
through-25 may be inducted for
21 months of military service.
Eighteen-year-olds may escape
the 21-month hitch when they
reach 19 by volunteering, start
ing today, for f2 months' serv
ice and thereafter signing up
with an active reserve.
Major General Lewis B. Her
shey, draft director, said select
ive service officials are undecid
ed whether to start the draft In
the 25-year age group or to use a
lottery system similar to that of
World War II.
If the age-group proposal Is
adopted, men probably would be
called for fnducton In the order
of their birthdays.
Under the more complicated
lottery procedure, each eligible
man would be given a serial
number on registering and the
order of Induction would be de
termined by a drawing.
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Rush toSell Timber
Costs FarmersCash
Tempted to unload their tim
ber stock 'While prices are high,
many Tar Heel farmers not only
are ruining their future timber
crop but are also losing money
by rushing to sell at the first
opportunity, believes John L.
Gray, assistant Extension forest
er at State College.
As an example, Mr. Gray says
many farmers agree to sell every
tree above a certain size, often
specifying a 10-inch stump di
ameter limit or even smaller. In
most cases, he points ont, this Is
equal to setting no limit at all
since most trees below this size
will not make one 14- or 16-foot
sawlog large enough to saw out
a clean 2x4.
According to Mr. Gray, two
Edgecomb County farmers, Har
vey and Porter McNair of Tar
boro, have found by experience
that selective marketing and cut
ting of trees improves their tim
ber stand for future use and also
enables them to obtain maximum
income from their sales. Using
the selective method, the Mc
Nairs were able to determine
which trees should be cut and
how much timber they had for
sals.
Assisted by Mr. Gray, the far
mers checked their entire 100
acres of tlmberland. Bach tree
to be sold was marked with two
spots of yellow paint, one at the
stump line for checking purpos
es hnd the other about shoulder
high on the trunk for the con
venience of the cutters. A rec
ord was kept of he board-feet
content of each tree.
The McNairs invited all buy
jers to make offers, and the best
one was accepted. Terms of the
sale were covered in a written
contract which protected the un
marked trees by placing a dou
ble price on them.
Now, even though one good
sale has been mads, fine, straight
thrifty trees still cover the woods
to grow to premium size and to
seed the. openings In with young
trees.
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To prevent accidents paint the
bottom step of the cellar stairs
white.
Jennings Acquitted
On Murder Charge
At Pertsmcuth, Va.
James A. Jennings, former
Wilkes resident, was acquitted
by a circuit court at Norfolk, Va.,
for tke fatal shooting of his wife,
Annie Lee Deal Jennings, re
cently.
Jennings, 42, son of Mr. and
Mrs. P. A. Jennings, of Brushy
Mountain township, was a naval
policeman in the navy yard. He
is alleged to have shot and killed
hie wife while firing at a man
who was allegedly insulting her
at the Jennings home.
He was acquitted on the
grounds of temporary insanity,
according to a news account in
the Norfolk, Virginia Pilot, tha
verdict of the Jury was greeted
by cheers and shouts from the
many spectators in the court
room.
W. H. McElwee, of North
Wilkesboro, was defense attorney
and was assisted by Thomas E.
Gilman, a Portsmouth attorney.
A psychiatrist testified that
Jennings probably was tempor
arily insane and I would not
have been responsible for any
thing he may have done at the
instant that he fired the fatal
shot.
Flashers Leading
Hitting, Fielding
Third Hitter in League at
350; Several Above 300
Mark Now
The North Wilkesboro Flash
ers are leading in everything in
the Blue Ridge league except
games won and lost.
Latest report of official aver
ages from Howe News Bureau
shows North Wilkesboro leading
in hitting with a team average
of 286, and leading in fielding
with a perecentage of 954.Wythe
vlll? with a smaller park leads
in home runs with 25, followed
by North Wilkesboro and Galax
with 22 each. North Wilkesboro
is tops in double plays with 57,
one ahead of Galax and Wythe
ville.
The hitting averages incomplete
through July 18 for hte Flashers
were: Shores 350, Daddino 329,
Cooper 324, Stanley 302, Howard
296, Brelich 293, Tagllarino 279,
Loman 279, Mercak 268, Leon
ard 262.
Beane, of Galax, and Casbler,
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league In (batting average with I
362 each. Shores was third, fol-'
lowed by Galax's Kase In fourth'
spot.
So many games were mlsssng
from the report that the pitching
record Is not considered up-to
date. B levins, North Wlkesboro
lefthander, who qnlt to go home
to look after his business, was
the Flashers' leading hurler with
eight wins to three losses. Glib
son was next with eight victories
to four losses. Pfelffer, of Galax,
had won most games with a 12
to 6 count.
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Mrs. Holcomb, 87,
Dies In Jonesville
Mrs. Susan Benge Holoomb,
87, died at midnight Friday at
the home of a daughter, Mrs.
Houston Burcham, Jonesville,
with whom she made her home.
She had been 111 for five years.
Funeral services were held at
2:30 p. m. Sunday at Fall Creek
Baptist Church, of which she was
a member. Rev. D. G. Reece and
Rev. R J. Hogan officiated. Bur
ial was In the church cemetery.
Surviving are three children:
Mrs. Houston Burcham and John
Holoomb, both of Jonesville, and
Jack Holcomb of Morganton.;
seven grandchildren; four great
grandchildren; one sister, Mrs.
William Freeman of Jonesville,
and two brothers, George Benge
of Elkln and Solomon Benge of
North Wllkesboro.
Cemetery Working
Those who have relatives
burled In Pleasant Home Baptist
cemetery are requested to meet
there Friday afternoon, 1 o'clock,
ready for work. Pleasant Home
church Is located one-half mite
I off Highway 16 near Millers
Creek.
14 Wilkcfe Horses
In Show at Sparta
Fourteen horses from North
Wilkeshoro participated In the
Sparta horse show Friday and
Saturday. Owners of the local
horses were W. F. Gaddy, G.
Sam Winters, T. H. Williams,
Link Spainhour, W. R. Newton,
J. Gwyn Gam bill, W. K. Sturdl
vant, J. B. Carter.
A horse owned by Mr. Gaddy
won the roadster stake champion
ship and another of his three
horses won third in the walk
ing horse class. Jane Gambill,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Gwyn
Gambill, won second in chil
children's equitation, and first in
three-gaited class. Jlmmie Win
ters wag third in children's
equitation.
Sales Institute Is
To Be Held Here
Aug. 30, Sept. 10
Mr*. Delia R. Putnam Will
be Instructor for 10-Hour
Course in City
Trade Promotion Committee of
the ?Wilkes Chamber of Com
merce wi}l sponsor the second an
nual Sales Institute here August
30 to September 10.
Last year the Trade Promo
tion Committee put on an in
stitute which, because of its suc
cess, gained national recognition.
In cooperation with North
Wilkes boro schools, the insti
tute will be carried out by the
Distributive Education Service of
the North Carolina Department
of Public instruction, which will
furnish the instructor.
i The ^.instructor will be Mrs.
Delia R'. Putnam, who has wide
experience in selling, as a sals
and personnel manager and sales,
Institute instructor in North Car-!
olina and other statee.
"Selling Technique" will be the
title of the course, which will be
taught In ten sessions of one
hour each. There will be two
sessions daily, from nine until
ten a. m. and from 10:15 until
11:15 a. m., in order that all
fV>? Wtllroa
saioo yciovuuoi iu vuv ??n
boros may attend.
There will be no charge except
for a 50-cemt registration fee,
which will go to pay cost of in
strnctional supplies. Registra
tion blanks will be mailed by the
Chamber of Commerce to mer
chants in the nex few days.
The committee who handled
preliminary arrangements for thei
institute, which will be held at
the North Wilkesboro town hall,
was composed of W. G. Gabriel,
Trade Promotion chairman, C. T.
Burke and Millard Rhoades. j
Theme of the event will be ''The
Sales Person Is The Key To
Building Permanent Trade."
County League Has
Schedule For Week
Schedule of the Wilkes base
ball league sponsored by the
Junior Chamber of Commerce
will be resumed Tuesday night at
Memorial Park when Boomer and
Cliflgman play a game rained out
on a former date.
On Wednesday night Purlear
and Fairplains, teams leading
iwith two victories each, will play
| a game which was rained out sev
eral days ago.
Thursday night will be Pores
Knob versus Mulberry; Friday
night Fairplains and Purlear
again; and on Saturday night
Clingman and Porse Knob will
play.
Western Auto Beats
Sparta In Softball
Western Auto softball team
defeated Sparta last week IS to
6 in a gpme played at Smoot
Park. Buster Bush was the
winning pitcher with Hodges,
Reavis and Horton leading in the
hitting for North Wllkesboro.
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An exhibition softball game
played by crew members of the
Navy ships USB Johnston, U8S
Rush USS Fresno on their
recent goodwill visit to Dublin,
Ireland, raised 1,091 pounds Ca
hoot $4,364) for Irish charity.
While turkey prices averaged
approximately the same in' 194?
as in 1946, feed prices were up
about 70 per cent.
Airplane Sprayer
Sprays 2 Towns
HereOn Saturday
Power Sprayer and Hand
Sprayers Used With DDT;
Ten Cases In County
Infantile paralysis cases In
Wilkes total ten this month, It
was learned today from the
flee of the Wilkes Health depart
ment.
Last case reported was on Fri
day when Blanche Smlthey, 17
months-old daughter of Mrs.
Gladya Smlthey, west of Wilkes
boro, was carried to Baptist Hos
pital In Winston-Salem and was
very 111 with polio.
The ninth case was Patsy
Jones, four-year-old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Odell Jones, of
North Wilkesbono. Report of the
diagnosis at Baptist Hospital was
received late Thursday.
The Health Department Friday
issued a public request for all
parents to keep children under
16 years of age from public gath
erings. Generally speaking, this
request hag been very well fol
lowed and few children were seen
on the streets here during the
week-end.
Both local theatres are refus
ing admission to children. Sever
al revivals in the oounty hare
been postponed and children are
requested not to attend Sunday
school or other type of ' public
gathering until the epidemic
threat is passed.
Community Is Sprayed
North Wilkeeboro and Wllkes
boro town councils the latter part
of the week entered into a DDT
spraying program-designed to aid
in preventing spread of polio.
Hand sprayers will be used oft
garbage cans snd other points
which attract flies and insects.
Sprayer Used
A group of inetrested citizens
during the week-end took the In
itiative and employed a plane
sprayer operated by Jack Reyn
olds, of Canton, which sprayed
the Wilkesboros and vinicity from
the air with DDT. This type of
spraying is highly recommended
for large areas. Citizens of the
Wilkesboros acted promptly and
spontaneously to get this type of
work done mmedaitely and the
task was completed Saturday af
ternoon.
Power Sprayer Used
The ABC Orchards, owned by
J. B. Wlliams, James M. Ander
son anjJ W. J. Caroon donated nse
of a power sprayer and operator
for spraying many public pieces
during the latter part of the
week. Municipal workers will
do the follow-up spraying for
greater efficiency. ABC Orch
ard employes who operated the
power sprayer were Fleet Brock,
Ralph Fletcher, Gene Fletcher
and Rufus Fletcher.
Those who contributed funds to
defray cost of airplane spraying
were Watson Brame, N. S. For
ester, North Wilkesboro Hard
ware Co., Reins-Sturdivant, Dr.
F. C. Hubbard, Brame Drug Co.,
Blue Ridge Hatchery, Bill Som
ers, Chester Jolly, Wilkes Moun
tain Poultry Products Co., Phil
lips Hickory Plant, Henderson
Flower Shop, Gray Brothers, W.
W. Miller & Sons, Anderson
Electric Go., Oak Furniture Co.,
P. E. Brown Dumber Co., Glenn
Greene, S. R. Bessent, J. S. Cabe,
Henry Moore, Bud Dodson, North
Wilkesboro Grocery Co., Motor
Service Sales Co., Rob Mlnton,
Barber-Somers Motor Co., Mid
way Pontiac Co., Southern Clean
ers, Ed Hodges, Insurance Serv
ice and Credit Corporation,
Frank Blair, Johnson J. Hayes,
Hadley Hayes, Charles McNeill;
George Parlier, Prevette's Stores,
Jenkins Hardware Co., Wilkes
Hosiery Mills, Kyle Hayes, Belk's,
Ray Landsberger, J. H. Whicker,
Jr., George Forester, Dr. J. 8.
Deans, American Furniture Co.,
Spainhour's, Tadkin Valley Mo
tor Co., Eugene Trtvette, North
western fiank, Hubert Viekers,
Sam Ogilvle, Lewis A. Johnson,
C. J, Swofford, James Palmer,
Taft Michael, Palmer Horton,
Bank of North WilkeOboro, Co
ca-Cola Bottling Co., Mrs. W. J.
Bason and J. H. Kolodny.
A total of $1,600 was contrib
uted.
Hadley Hayes and F. D. Fores
ter were in charge of the can
vass for funds to defray costg of
spraying by plane.
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Bailey's Comet will next be
seen in 1586.