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IP ~ ? wwnwmw?.,- jwhwwwl.. ?lii . ???. ???? i Si The Journal-Patriot Ha, W?ed the Trail of Progress In the "State of Wilkes" For Over 41 Years . ? ? ? i' i ? ? ? ? ~i , | r ? j ?. 4m . . . ' .. ~ ? ? ? i ? ~ - . r- _ . jr ? . -?? i 1 1 t >??wyp?w?w?? Vol. 43, Wo. 33 Published Mondays and Thursdays NORTH WiLKESBOBQ. N. C.. Monday, August 9, 1948' Make North Wilkesboro Your Sheppini Center ? M. C. A. is pais tog a building fund for the infection of a modern Y. M Cv. A. plant. Support it. - North Wilkesbero has a trading radios of 50 miles, serving 100,000 people in Northwestern Carolina. < t *) Speaker On Friday Kiwanis Meeting Experiment Station Opera tor Tells Kiwanians of Work at Sparta ?' ? ? i> ? <Muslc and an interesting ad dress featured the North Wllkee boro Klwanig club meeting Fri day noon. Paul Church was program chairman and he (presented Miss Mary Ann Tomlinson, who sang "Summertime," "Pale Moon," and "Because." , Mrs. A. F. -Hilby was accompanist. > ' Mr. Church then introduced James Graham, who is in charge /?? the agricultural experiment station at Sparta. Mr. Graham made a good and interesting talk, pointing out the work that his station iB do ing and what it has accomplish ed in the three years since it was established at Sparta. He said Its purpose particularly i8 to serre the counties in this section in the better and more profit able production of cattle, sheep, tobacco, fruit, etc. , Mr. Graham also pointed out the work of the seven other ex periment stations in the various parts of the state, indicating the particular kind of experiments being done at each station. Guests Friday were: John E. Justice, HI, with John E. Jus tice, Jr.; Forest Church with R. R. Church; Mr. Davis, agricul tural teacher at Wilkesboro, with Paul Church; Rev. G. W. Bullard with Rev. W. N. Brookshire. William Hearn, of Middletown, N. J., was a visiting Kiwanian. Lions Endorsed Hospital Plans In Community: Panel Discussion of Hospital Proposal Composes Pro gram at Meeting, North Wilkesboro Lions Olub in meeting Friday evening unan imously endorsed the proposal to erect a municipal hospital with federal and state fundg compris ing 77 per cent of the total cost. A panel discussion of the pro posal was condumted by Tom Jenrette, program chairman, and led by Dr. F. C. Hubbard and Attorney W. H. McElwee, who were guests of Mr. Jenrette. The discussions showed the im mediate need of greater hospital facilities here and the great op portunity that now exists for erecting a modern and adequate hospital for 22.7 per cent of the tjtthl cost. jpfhere was much discussion rel ative to county and city plans. The club voted by a wide mar gin to favor erection of a 100 bed hospital over an alternate plan for a 75-bed hospital, which many felt would not greatly im prove the situation. The general opinion as expresed was that a 100-bed hospital will not be more than adequate ^in the Immediate future. Wilkes Farm Center Wins Purina Award Wilkes Farm Center recently won permanent possession of a bronze leadership trophy award ed by the Ralston Purina Com pany to honor the firm's out standing sales achievement and service to agriculture. The bronze plaque was presented by H. B. Marsh, district salesman of the Ralston Pilrina Company. The Purina Leadership Trophy Is awarded quarterly to the win ning Purina dealer in this dis trict, with- the winner's name appearing on the plaque. To. keep the trophy permanently, a dealer must win it three times. Congratulations are. due Wilkes Item Center for being the only dealer in this district to win fhe trophy three times and thus gain permanent possession of it. ? o eastern star meeting Wilkes Chapter- No. 42, O.B.S;-, ?will meet Thursday night, Au gust^l2, 7:30, for a very import ant Meting and.-all members are urgetf to attend. ? Winnie Duncan, W. M. Lorene Webber, Secretary. _ '? o ? ?^ Item population in the United tes has been' declining gradu for the past 30 years. It j be as low as 24 million by , compared with 37- M now. 2 Hayes Again Pastor At Pleasant Grove Rev. J. B. Hayes, -well-known Baptist minister, was recently unanimously elected 'pastor of Pleasant Grove (Bucks Arbor) Baptist church after being' away i from the churcji for some time. Rev. Mr. Hayes was first elect ed pastor there In 1931, and served well for ten years. This week he Is conducting a revival there and Is being assisted by Rev. Mr. Crump, of Lenoir, Ev erybody Is invited. AAA Deadline September 1st It was announced today byj Lawrence Miller, secretary to the Wilkes county AAA committee, that September first will be the deadline date for turning. In tick-1 ets for lime, fertiliser and seed,! for which credit Is desired on the 1948 program.' 1 September first is the deadline date for any farmer to use' his | UBO ?118 allocation of funds that .was set up for his farm.^ September first is the date that all unused funds will be placed in a- pool for the purpose of Issuing conservation materials to far mars In the county who will use the material. Mr. Miller stated further that after September 1, any farmer in the county will be eligible to re ceive seed or phosphate for a 15-! day period and lime for delivery and use this fall. The funds for payment of this will be taken from the pool. The reason Is explained | for calling all the unused funds into the pool is to be able to spend all of the county alloca tion for 1948 and it is the inten tion of the county committee to use all of the funds In practices that will conserve the soil in Wilkes county. R. F. Church Dies In Statesviffe Today R. F. Church, well-known citi zen of the; Purlear Route 1 com munity, died early today in a Statesville hospital. He had been ill for three week? and critically ill during the past few days. Mr. Church, 71, was born April 21, 1877, a son of the late Eli and Selina Church. He is sur vived by his wife, Mrs. Allie Church and the following sons and daughters: Clifford Church, Wilbar; Vaughn Church, Purlear; i Wayne Church, Boise, Idaho; I Earl Church, Purlear; Mrs. Blanche Fishef, New York City; Mrs. Odell Church, Kings Creek; Mrs. Radford Eller, Purlear; Miss Vera Church, Washington, D. C.; Mrs. Vecie Yasinsac, Nan tucket, Mass.; Mrs. Merrill Wiles, North Wilkesboro. Also surviving are one brother, I Dock Church, of North Wilkes boro, and two sisters, Mrs. Mollie Adkins of Purlear, and Mrs. Min nie Gentry, of Graigsville, Ida bo. i Jarvis Rites Today Funeral service was held to day at Grassy Knob church for S. C. Jarvis, 80-year-old citizen of that community who died Sat urday. Surviving are two sons, W. _G. Jarvi8 of North Wilkesboro, | Route 3, and Commie Jarvis, of Union Grove. I Charity Methodist Has New Building First service will be held Sun day, August 15, in the new Char ity Methodist chuTch building near Millers Creek, according to announcement by the pastor, Rev.1 J. R. Short. j Sunday school organization will be at ten a. m., followed by worship service and sermon by the pastor at 11 a. m. Pearson Owner I Of Baseball Club Local Man Buys Interest of Jack I. Johnson And Is Now Sole Owner. Tal J. Pearson, president of, the North Wilkesboro Baseball club in the Blue Ridge league, last -week purchased the Interest of Jack I. Johnson, of Greens boro, in the clirb. .Mr. Pearson is now sole owner of the club, which wag formed this spring as a partnership of Mr. PearBOn and Mr. Johnson, who heads the Johnson Land :AhetidlI 'Oomifany; of Greensboro and Lumberton. 1 w. Taken By Death; Funeral Sunday Prominent Businessman Here Died of Heart Attack Early Saturday Wm. Alonzo McNiel, 59, prom inent business and political lead er here and for many years one of Northwest North Carolina's best known citizen, died shortly after midnight Saturday morning at the Wilkes Hospital. Mr. McNiel, who had been in failing health for several years, suffered a heart attack Friday afternoon and gradually (became weaker until he died at ^2:10 a. m. Saturday. A member of a widely known family, he was a son of the late Thornton and Fda McNiel, of the Purlear community. He yas born there September 17, 1888. In early life Mr. McNiel traveled for a number Of years for Reyn olds Tobacco company and other firms. When a young man Mr. Mc Niel entered the Coca-Cola Bot tling business with his brothers in North Wilkesboro and was president of the firm at the time of his death. For many years he was president and general manager of the Great Northwes tern Fair held annually in North Wilkesboro. A leader in the Democratic party, Mr. McNiel served several years as chairman of the Demo cratic Executive committee in Wilkes county. Surviving Mr. McNiel are three brotherg and one sister: Claude A. McNiel, of Elkin; C. O. and R. T. McNiel and Mrs. Fred Emerson, of North Wilkesboro. He was preceded in death by his father and mother, one sister, Mrs. Roscoe Vannoy, and one bro ther, Osco McNiel. Funeral service was held Sun day afternoon In the presence of a large audience at the Firet Bap tist church here. Dr. John T. W.ayland, pastor, was assisted in the service by Dr. John W. Kincheloe, Jr., of Raleigh, a for mer pastor. Burial was in the family plot in New Hope- Baptist church cemetery near Purlear. There were many beautiful flo ral tributes as tokens of the es ; teem and friendship for Mr. Mc Niel. Active pallbearers were: J. M. Anderson, W. H. McElwee, J. E. Walker,' A. F. Kilby, J. R. Pre vette, J. R. Rousseau, D. V. Deal and Frank C. Tomlinson. Honorary pallbearers were: ! Kyle Hayes, Harold Burke, Joe Pearson, C. T. Doughton, Buster Forester, Rufus Church, Eugene Trivette, J. H. WhiCker, Jr., John R. Jones, L. A. Harris, Bill Absher, I. H. McNteill, W. J. Caroon, Watson Brame, E. T. Hackney, Dr. G. T. Mitchell, Ed win Duncan, Dr. C. S. Sink, W. A. Rousseau, George Forester, F. D. Forester, Dr. Robert Mc Millan, J. M. Crawford, W. A. Brame, J. B. Williams, Hoyle M. IJutchens, G. C. Pendry, J. S. Zimmerman, J. G. Gambill. R. W. Gwyn, J. B. McCoy, H. L. Keller, Fred Lane, Wade Wal ! lace, W. F. Gaddy, R. R. Church, E. P. Robinson, A. M. Church, ?C. B. Eller, John Culler, T. M. Foster, Joe Hayes, Bill Brame, Phillip Brame, J. C. Reins, Dewey Parker, D. E>. Elledge, C. Buchanan, John Hall, Boyd Stout, E. E. Eller, H . P . Eller, Dudley S. Hill, E. M. Blackburn, W. E. Jones,, lj)r. W. F. Jones, George |C. Snyder, J. G. Hackett, D. C. Duncan, J. M. Eller, W. O. Mar low, R. M. Brame, Jr., Jack Swofford, Rom Pearson, W. P. Kelly, J. R. Hix, J. M. Absher, K. B. Pharr, Judge Johnson J. Hayes, J. G. Greene, Dr. J. H. McNeill, R. G. Finley, Judge J. A. Rousseau, W. C. Prevette, J. E. Spainhour, Ralph Duncan, Homer Brookshire. ( Glenn Jackson, E. T. Tonnis son, Walker Tonnisson, of Char lotte; Bryce Beard, Sr., Bryce I Beard, Jr., and Frank Buck of <Salisbury; S. C. Harper, Charles Buchanan and Roger Harper, of Winston-Salem; and employes of the Coca-Cola Bottling company las follows: Vernon Byrd, R. S. Greer, U R. Cleary, Walter A. [ Holbrook, Ralph Jones, Carl j Pierce, - Thomas P. Scott, Bryce Wood; Britt Cleary, L. S. Haugh ton, Ralph Barnes, Victor F. Den ny, Edward A. Neely, Paul Tur ner, James M. Turner, Tiruman S. Roop, Richard C. Foster. o -i ? corn yield of 32 bushels per acre is- estimated for North Carolina in 1948, compared with an average yield, for only. 21.2 bushels per acre during the pe riod 1937-44. Claimed By Death W. A. McNIEL North Wilkesboro Voting Precinct May Be Election Board Chairman Calls Meeting Citizens to / Be Held Friday Night North Wilkesboro voting pre cinct, now one of the state's largest in number of votes cast, may be divided into two or three precincts,, according to informa tion gained today from Carl J. Jones, chairman of the Wilkes County Board of Elections. This matter will be discussed at a meeting of citizens of North Wilkesboro township to be held Friday, August 13, 7:30 p. m., at the North Wilkesboro town hall. Mr. Jones announced the meet ing in the following call: "Notice: There will be a meet ing of the Election Board Friday night, August 13, 7:30 o'clock, at the North Wilkesboro city hall to discuss plans for dividing North Wilkesboro township into two or more precincts for voters. "All parties interested are in vited to be present. ''C. J. Jones, Chairman Wilkes County Board of Elections." Ashe County Man Drowns In River I Verner Miller, 24, of Glendale Springs, drowned in North Fork New River near Obids Wednes day afternoon. Miller and several companions were seining at the time. His 'body was recovered between 7 and 8 p. m. Miller was the third to lose his life in that section of the river. He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Att Miller of Glendale Springs. Survivors include his wife, two children, eight brothers and four sisters. Funeral services were con ducted at 2 p. m. Saturday at ' Severt Cemetery at Glendale. Marked Brick Has History Interest While tearing down the front of the Forester Furniture com pany ibuilding to erect a new front, workmen last week found a brick with this inscription, ?'W. B. Henry, maker, September 9, 1905." The brick was presented to J. B. Williams. Incidentally, Bill was employed at Bill Henry's brickyard about the time the brick in question was made. He worked ten hours per day and his wages were 20 cents per day." I Mr. Henry, now a resident of Florida and who spends his sum mer at a cottage on the Brushies, operated the brikyard near where J. T. Irvin's livestock barng be tween the Wilkesboros are now] I located. After being engaged in J 1 brick manufacture Mr. Henry was ' in the grocery business here for some time. Mrs. Alex R. Jams .j ! Funeral Held Today Last rites were held today at Pleasant Grove Church for Mrs. Minnie Bell Jarvis, 89, well known resident of New Castle township who died Saturday. Rev. R. R. Carter conducted the funer al service. Mrs. Jarvis leaves her husband, Alex R. Jarvis, and three chil dren: Richard Jarvis, Th^rmot^l; Miss Mildred Jarvis, Ronda; and {Jackie Jarvis, Concord. i I . ? ? m m ? i Recommended, Name* of L. B. Dula, Grow er Pendry and Edmund Robinaon Submitted Recommendations have been submitted for membership on the draft board to serve ' Wilkes county under the new Selective Service act. L. B. Dula, of Wilkesboro, Ed mund P. Robinson, of North Wilkesboro, and Grover Pendry, of Hays, have been recommend ed to compose the board. Dr. James C. Mills was suggested for medical officer and P. J. McDuf fle as attorney. The group set up by law to make recommendations was com posed of C. O. Hayes, clerk of superior oourt; C. B. Eller, coun ty superintendent of schools, and Carl J. Jones, chairman of the oounty board of elections. Data for ref 'stration will be announced after che board mem bers are officially appointed. Flashers Defeat Radford In Two Now Firmly In 2nd Place; Games Here Wednesday Through Saturday r North Wilkesboro defeated the ' Radford Rockets here Saturday night 4 to 2 and Sunday after noon 2 'to 1 in two of the beet game8 of the season. On Saturday night Big Sam (Gibson held Radford to six hits j as he bested Israel Ten, diminu ; tive Puerto Rican, in a beautiful mound duel. The Flashers col lected nine hitis, of the small man's wide curves while the long est blow off Gibson was a short double. Stanley led the Flash ers in hitting with three singles while Daddino knocked in two runs, one with a smashing triple in the sixth. . Gibson had no trouble until the seventh inning and had a no hitter in sight. In the second a walk to Howard and singles by Cooper and Gibson accounted for two runs. Cooper singled in the fourth and scored during a dou ble play. Shores walked in the sixth and scored on Daddino's triple. Gibson got into bad trou ble in the eighth with the bases loaded and none out but a double play enabled him to escape with only one Radford run. The Rockets scored first in the sev enth on a single, passed ball and outfield fly. On Sunday Tom Young bested Lefty Wilson in a mound duel that kept the crovd in suspense through 12 action-filled innings. The youthful hurler was mas ter of the Rocket batters when it counted and Radford's only run in the third inning was the result on an error and an ac cident. Sack, first man up, went out to Tagliarino. Haywood singled. Santanago was on by error. Haywood was trapped be tween third and home for the second out and a ball thrown to catch Santanago at third glanced off a player in the base path , and the runner raced home. The Flashers' first run was also unearned in the fifth. Shores was on by error, advanced on Daddino's single and scored on Mercak's grounder which forced out Daddino at second. Radford threatened from the 6th through the 12th inning and had three) on when Wilson grounded out for the third out in the 12th. Radford had 17 runners strand ed and had 15 hit8 with no earned runs, which is probably a rec ord In professional baseball. Daddino opened the 12th with a single. Mercak was on by fielder's choice 'when he eacri fced Daddino to second. Young went out on a sacrifice and both runners advanced. Cooper singled shar/ty between frist and sec ond, to drive in Daddino with the winning run. Tonight and tomorrow night the Flashers play in Wytheville. On Wednesday night they open a four-lday stand here with two against Abingdon and two against Wytheville. Radford and Galax play a four-game aeries this week and the. Flashers hope to creep up on the leading Galax nine be fore they come here for three i games, beginning Atfgust 17. o Egg consumption decreases during the summer more because of improper egg handling than because of rising prices, says T. T. ... Brown, Extension poultry specialist at State College. 2 Wilkes Men Are Licensed Doctors L Two Wilkes men who ^gradu ated this year from Bowman Gray School of Medicine in Win ston-Salem last week were licens ed to practice mediclne in the state after passing the state >board of examiners examination. The newly licensed physicians are Dr. William C. Hayes, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Hayes, and Dr. Thomas Lee McNeill, son of Mr. and Mrs, Charles P. McNeill, of Purlear. Dr. Hayes is now an Interne at Watts hospital in Dnrham, and Dr. McNeill 18 taking his interneship at a hospital in Or egon. Neither have annonnced location or plans for practice when they complete their in terne year. o Revival Services At Bethel Baptist I Revival services are now in progress at Bethel Baptist church I near Hays with services at li a. m. and 7:30 p. m. The pas tor, Rev. Ernest Blevins, is being assisted by Rev. Ernest Miller. Everybody has an invitation to all | services. Cemetery Zion Hill Is To Be Crossed! Decision has been reached to sow the cemetery at Zion H1U Baptist church in grass and those j who have curbing or shrubbery in j the cemetery are asked tp make arrangements to remove same at J once. Committee making this an nouncement is composed of .G. B. Carlton, W. D. Watts, C. H. Ger man, Mrs. Earle German and C. H. Hendrix. Mrs. Carrie Higgins Funeral On Tuesday Funeral service will be held Tuesday, 2 p. m. at Rock Creek church for Mrs. -Carrie Higgins, wife of John Higgins, who died Sunday at their home in Rock Creek township. Rev. A. B. Hayes will conduct the last rites. Mrs. Higgins is survived by her husband and the following children: Mrs. Eula Shew, Wilkes boro; Houston Higgins, Winston Salem; Mrs. Hazel Higgins, Ok ron, Ohio; Mrs. Clinton Adams,' Wilkesboro; Woodrow and J. Q. Higgins, North Wilkesboro. Charles F. Pardue Last Rites Today Funeral service was held to day at Liberty Grove church for Charles F. Pardue, who died Sun day at his home here. Mr. Par due was a well-known local citi zen and many friends regret to learn of his death. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Katie Pardue, two sons and two daughters: Mrs. John Gilreath, Mrs. Ted Hollar, John and Robert Pardue, all of North Wilkesboro. Rev. C. S. Wellborn conducted the funeral service. Sales Heavy As Leaf Hits Markets Raleigh, Aug. 4. ?- Tobacco prices for the majority of cut ters and better quality lugB strengthened on the second day of 1 sales on the Caroliaas flue-cured border belt. -' ' However, the United States and North Carolina Departments of agriculture reported today, most lower quality lugs and prac ticably all primings showed de clines. The crop reporting serv-i ice said a record high opening day general average was estab-j lished yesterday when 8*639,7681 pounds were marketed at 'sn av erage of $66.09 a hundred. This was $7.21 a hundred high er than on opening sales last year and. $3.61 above the previous high opening day average set in 1946. Individual markets ranged from a low of $50.12 to 058.46. Plan Meetings Agriculture committee or the Wilkes Chamber of Commerce will meet Tuesday, 7:30," in the chamber office trfj discuss plans for an agricultural tour and ar tificial, breeding. '* S r On Thursday, ten.",*; nk; the Trade Promotion committee will meet to lay final plans tor the Sales Institute, Farmers' Day 'and Christmas opening. 3-Weeks Session m Superior Court Heavy Docket Laid Out For Three Week?; Judge1 Clement Presiding Wilkes superior court opened today for a threes-weeks' term. Judge John H. Clejnent, of Walkertown, . is presiding and Solicitor Avalon E. Hall, of Yad kin vllle, is prosecuting the lengthy criminal docket. The court hae an unusually heavy docket, including a num ber of major cases as well as the usual run of misdemeanors. The case of outstanding inter est will be the trial of Leonard Miller,* Millers Creek resident, charged with murder of his wife. The state will allege in the trial that Miller on February 22 this year administered to hfes wife a lethal dose of strychnine, which he is alleged to have given her when she complained of hav ing a headache. ' After a lengthy investigation, Mrs. Miller's body was taken from the grave June 3 and a belated autopsy performed. The prose cution will present evidence tending to show that her body contained more than enough strychnine to cause instant death. Another case of major interest will be the trial of Hugh West, a former employe of a drug firm here, who is charged with the abortion death of Mies Pearl Jen kins of Winston-Salem, near here over a year ago. This case has been continued four times. Judge Clement today delivered an instructive charge to the grand jury and court immediately plunged into work on the long docket. Calendar for the term of court appears on page two of this news paper. Waynick Is-Scott's Choice For Chairman W. Kerr Scott, Democratic nominee for Governor, has issued the following statement: "I am happy to announce as my choice for Chairman of the State Democratic Executive Com mittee, Mr. Capus Waynick of Raleigh and High Point, and as vice-chairman,. Mrs. D. A. Mc Cormick of MCDonald, Robeson County. ''Mr. Waynick is a native of Rockingham. County, but moved to Guilford County, which he rep resented in both the State Sen ate and House of Reresentattives. He Is a former Chairman of the State Highway Commission, and was editor of the High Point Enterprise and Greensboro Rec ord. "Mrs. McCormick is a former member of the State Democratic Executive Committee (1938-40), and served as vice-chairman of the Robeson County Democratic Executive Committee for ten years (1828-38). She was pres ident of the State Federation of Home Demonstration Clubs in 1931. She is a 6th degree mem ber of hte Grange and is a trus tee of Flora McDonald College. Mrs. McCormick is the active manager of an 11-horse, 500-acre farm in Robeson County." Statement by J. M. Broughton, Democratic Nominee for U. S. Senate: "I wholeheartedly con cur in "these recommendations and express the hope that they will be unanimously confirmed by the committee in its coming meet ing." j Purlear, Fairplains Winners Ball Games Purlear.{ defeated Clingman Thursday night 6 to 1 in a well played Wilkes ? cotfnty league baseball game in Memorial Park. There were few errors in the game and hitting was the differ ence. Brown held the Cllng nihn batters in check while Rob erts and Journey. on the mound far Clingman had more difficul ty, The game left Purlear unde feated _ in ther league. On ". Friday night" Fairplains won 13'to 11 over Boomer in a long and h^rd hitting game that wbnt into extra frames. Dames in the Wilkes league this week find Boomer and Mul berry^playing tonight with Fair plains and Pores' Knob set to battle it Out Tuesday night. . Baseball fans in the commnni-' ties which have teams arb nrged to attend the games and Support their homp teams. .The league is sponsored by the Junior Cham ber Of' ?