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^filkes Y. M. C. A, is rais ing a building fand for the On of a modern Y. M ; 8' I 60 miles, serving HO,000 people is . plant Support it. w- j^^l-Patriot Has Blazed the Trail of Progress In the "State of Wilkes" For Over 4i Years Northwestern Carolina urn*** " ?^j*v?^ S 4 Vol. 43, No. 37 Published Mondays and Thursdays NORTH WILKESBORO, N. C.. Monday, August 23, 1948 Make North Wilkesboro Your Shoppint Center Big Parade, Contests, Priz es, Music, Address By J. Melville Broughton Trade Promotion Committee of the Wilkes Chamber of Com merce is sparing no effort to %ake farmers' Day September i4 an outstanding event. Planned as a day of entertain ment for farmers and open tor everybody to enjoy, Partners' Day this yeat will have many and varied events. The day's activities will get under way at ten a. m. with a mammoth parade, which will start in Wilkedboro. Many contests which are sure t<y.have ample entertaining fea tmres will be carried out from 11 o'clock until noon on the cor ner of Ninth and C streets. Pol lowing this program of contests, which will be open to all, barbe cue lunch will be sold nearby. The afternoon's program will feature an address by Pormer Governor J. Melville Broughton on Ninth street between Main and C streets. Also on this pro gram will .be presentation of prizes to nine winners in the 4-H club timber thinning contest. A string band will give a mus ical concert following the address and many valuable prizes will be given away at the* platform to those attending. Information on how to receive the prizes may be obtained from various participat ing merchants during the ten days preceding Farmers' Day. After the full day of activities in the Wilkesboros, the Wilkes AgHBUituial'mill 'will got under.! way on the night of Fanners' Day to round out the program. Best Apple Exhibit To Win Broker $40 By CARL R. VANDEMAN Assistant County Agent For Horticulture Wilkes County Fruit Growers are urged to select some of their best fruit and store It until Sep tember 13th, the opening date of the Wilkes Kiwanis Agriculture Fair. Plans are underway to make the Wilkes Apple Show one of the biggest and best the county has ever had. Special arrange ments are being made to take care of the fruit after the displays are put' up. Nearly one hundred dollars in prize money has been offered this year. Growers who do not hare a copy of the premium list for this years fair should get their copy from the County agents offioe. In addition, to the fire large prizes offered for the best com mercial apple exhibits there are also prizes for each of the follow ing: best plate of pears, plums, and grapes In the fruit line. There are prizes for- the following vege tables: best tray (11x18x3 Inch es in size) of sweet potatoes and Irish potatoes, best 3 heads of cabbage, best 6 pods peppers, and the best plate of six toma toes. Each commercial apple exhibit shall be made up of three trays each of four varieties of apples i plus one bushel basket each of j three varieties. Every good com mercial apple grower should se-j lect several bushels of his best' apples of at least four varieties { and store them carefully until the week of the Wilkes Fair which opens September 13th. 11 Lettermen On Grid Sqnad North Wilkeeboro Mountain Lions have eleven returning let termen as a nucleus for the 1948 team. Backs ?rom the team of last year will be Julius Rousseau, Jack Badgett, Carl Swofford, Bra<l Davis and Dan Hudson. Linemen with letters are Ken neth Steelman, Jim Hadley, D. M. Stoker, G. L. Adams, Jim Wint ers and Jim Moore. In addition are Hiram Cox, who lettered at Sparta, and Jack Caddy, who jj^ayed at Georgia Military Acad emy on the B team. Lettermen who graduated last year were Shook, Church and Porter from the line and McGin nis from the backfield. Others on the equad not men tioned above are Smith Hudson, Clayton Bumgarner, Bill Reins, Ray Church, Jerry Day, Pete Reins, J. S. Soots, Wayne Par due, Gordon Forester, Bill Hard ister, Bobby Lovette, John Hayes, Harry Steele, Gene McNeill, Jim my Swofford, Charles Kemp, Johnny Winkler, Calvin Hayes, Worth Ward, John Hubert Em erson, Bartley Harrold. Wojrkouts are being held twice daily on Smoot Park field under direction of Coacn Jack Sparks, who Succeeds Howard Bowers as athletic coach and recreation di rector in North Wilkesboro. Singing: Aug. 29 At Pleasant Home Blue Ridge Singing Association will meet Sunday, August 29, one p. m., with Pleasant Home Bap tist church near Millers Creek, according to announcement toy T. A. Eller, chairman, and Sherman Shumate, secretary. All choirs, quartets and other I singers of gospel music are In vited to participate. Two Mecklenburg County dai rymen, Jap and Prank CatheyJ have found that they can make coJmtete fence posts for their ptflkree at a cost of less than $lper post. They use a mix ture of one part cement, two parts sand, and four parts gravel and reinforce th? posts with scrap steel. Back Hospital Election L B. Bala Heads Board The organization of the Wilkes County Selective Service' was completed in a meeting held by the board last week. Louis B. j Dula,' of Wilkesboro, was elected | as Chairman of the board,' and | Edmund P. Robinson, of North Wilkesboro, was elected secre tary. Grover O. Pendry,*of Moun tain View, is the other member of the board. After consideration of applications filed for the po sition of clerk, Mrs. David C. Lowe, of Wilkesboro, was recom- ( mended for clerk. . | Preparations ^re being made for the registration which begins Monday, August 30th, and con tinues through September 18th. | The places of registration will be announced in Thursday's paper. Copies of the president's procla mation and the governor's procla mation calling men between 18 and 25 to register have been posted in public places in order to Inform the public concerning j the registration. Hyde Waller Now _ With Yadkin Valley, Hyde Waller, 'who has owned and operated the Uptown Service Station here for the past six years, is now associated with the Yadkin Valley Motor Co. Mr. Waller will be service manager of the company and he cordially invites his friends to come to see him for automobile repair ing, washing, lubricating, etc. .Mr. Waller, who formerly "was connected with the Duke Power Co., has many friends in this section who will be interested in his new business connection. Optimist Club Meet Tomorrow The Optimist 6lnb of North Wilkesboro will meet tomorrow at 12 boon at Hotel Wilkes. Optimist D. T. Trivette will be in charge of the program and he has arranged for an interest ing speaker to address the clufo. All Optimists are urged to at tend the club meeting. ? I Duels Fought At Point Blank Range Jerusalem, Aug. 16. ? Arab and Jewish sources reported to day a renewal of sniping and gun duels at point-blank range in the Holy City of Jerusalem. To Local Fruitgrowers About 300 apple growers and their wives and friends attended the annual field day and picnic! of the Brushy Mountain Fruit: Growers. The group assembled at 10:00 a. m., August 18 at Kilhy's Gap where the ladies held their meeting in the Apple Research Laboratory. The men drove to the orchard of W. A. Jennings and Son where a tour of the orchard was conducted under the supervision of the County Agents of Wilkes and Alexander counties. Many of the apple growers present complimented Mr.Vaughn Jennings, manager and part own er of the orchard, on the fine apple crop which he has grown thiB season in spite of adverse weather, disease, and insect pests. Mr. H. R. Niswonger, Ex tension Horticulturist, interview ed Mr. Jennings who told that he attributed his* success to a thor ough pruning and spraying pro gram and a heavy application of ammonium nitrate put on early last winter. Mr. Carl E. VanDeman, Spe cialist in Horticulture for Wilkes and Alexander counties, acting as chairman of the morning session called on Mr. J. T. Conner, Jr., Extension Entomologist and Dr. D. F. Smith, Research Entomolo gist, N. C. State College, who diseased apple insects and their control. Mr. Shelton Poole, a visiting apple grower from Mt. Airy, spoke very favorably of a new* spray material which was tested out in his orchard for the control of red mites, one of the more serious pests of apples this year. Mr. H. R. Garriss, Extension Plant Pathologist, and Dr. C. N. Clayton, Research Plant Patholo gist, N. C. State College, discuss ed briefly the control of such ap ple diseases as apple scab, bitter rot, cedar ahd quince rust of ap. pies. At noon the apple men return ed to Mr. Perry Lowe's beauti ful place where the ladies had already spread a bountiful picnic lunch with gallons of lemonade furnished 'by the Brushy Moun tain Fruit Growers. Through the cooperation of the N. C. State Foreet Service and the Central Telephone Company the after noon program was broadcast by radio station WKBC of North WilkeSboro. Mr. H. G. Crowgey, President of the Brushy Moun tain Fruit Growers, was the mas ter of ceremonies for the after noon program. Dr. F. H. J&ter, Agricultural Editor, N. C. State College, gave a very interesting address In which he pointed out the need for farm people to pick a new and higher goal. Times are chang ing and farm families are making a better Hying on their farms. Mr. Jkftn W. Goodman, Assist ant Director of the Extensiox Service, complimented the Brush] Mountain Prult Growers for theii progressive action. He als< praised the County Commission ers of Wilkes and Alevandei for their part in making poa slble the hiring of Mr. Carl E VanDeman as Assistant Count] Agent in Horticulture for theg< two counties. Professor M. B. Gardner, Heac of the Department of Hortlcul tore at N. C. State College, made an Important announcement about the Brushy Mountain Prult Growers School to 'be held som< time this coming winter. At thli Bchool every phase of fruit growing and marketing will b< discussed and new methods o: insect and disease control wtl be explained In complete detail. Mr. J. B. Williams, partner li the ABC Orchards and prominent Wilkes businessman, made thi final address of the day. H? pointed out to all the groweri the need for cooperative actior in grading, packing and market lng their apples in order to sel them for their full value. Mf. H. S. Ramblers Will Play Lenoir Wilkesboro Squad Now In Intensive Training At Ap palachian College Wilkesboro high school's Ram blers are working out twice daily n Boone under direction of Coach Marvin Huffman, who is being ibly assisted by members of the Appalachian College varsity team. Reports from early drills in iicate that Wilkesboro's_ team should be as strong as the 1947 idition, which went through the season undefeated and untied. The two weeks of pre-season training at Boone will en^ on Saturday night with an exhibition ;ame against Lenoir high school Football team at Boone, eight p. in. The Lenoir squad is also working out at Boone. It is expected that a large number of local football fans will ?o to Boone to see the game and ?et a preview of the 1948 Ram blems in action. Coach Huffman's biggest wor ry is replacement for the line graduates of last year, but some bf lest year's reserves are per forming well in the line in early irills. Hospital Open Forum Tuesday An open forum discussion of the proposed hospital for North Wllkesboro will ibe heard over station WKBC ^Tuesday from 6 to 6:30 p. m. This program is provided to enable representative citizens to ask questions about the construction and operation of the hospital. O ? ( Girl Scouts Sore Lives Of Fliers Ogdensburg, N". T.?Two teen iged Girl Scouts and their lead er yesterday palled two men from a flaming airplane nine miles west of here and were credited with saying the airmen's lives. The girls, Jeanine Glrard, 15, Morristown, Vivian Turnbull, 14, Rossie, and their leader, Flor ence Ores, Morristown, were camping near where the plane crashed and bnrst Into flames. They dashed to the plane and pulled the pilot, Richard Mo Gargar and his passenger, Keith Delaney, both of Odensburg, from the flaming wreck. The girls applied first aid un til an' amfbulance arrived. The men were In sertons condition here last night. Rev. Joshua Adams Of Austin Passes Elkin, Aug. 17.?Rev. Joshua Zebedee Adams, 71, of Austin community died yesterday in a Winston-Salem hospital. He had been a minister of the Baptist church 45 years and also operat ed a farm and jcountry store. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Lula Chipman Adams; two sons, Ernest and James Adams, Aus tin; eight daughters, Mrs. Paul Hawkins, Chase City, Va., Mrs. C. R. Snow, Dobaon, Mrs. Ray Cocker ham, Mt. Union, Pa., Mrs. Hoyle Anthony, North Wilkes boro, Mrs? Artie Key, Benham, Mrs. Grady Collins, Baltimore, Md., Misses Ruth and Kathleen Adams of the home; 24 grand children; three great-grandchil dren; one brother, J. Q. Adams, Winston-Salem; two sisters, Mrs. Lucy Key, Greensboro, Mrs. John Lowe, Statesville; three half bro thers, Poley and Isom Adams, Greensboro, Woodrow Adams, Winston-Salem, one half . sister, Miss Esther Adams, Winston-Sa lem. Sales Institute To Begin August 30 All merchants and 'business houses In Wilkeshoro and North Wilkesboro are urged to file with ; the* chamber of commerce Imme diately the names of employees and other personnel who are planning to attend the Sales In stitute sponsored by the cham ber of commerce August 30 through September 10. "Selling Technique," which Includes the fundamentals of salesmanship, Is the theme of the oourse being offered, and Is designed for prac tically any type of sales work. The Trade Promotion Committee of the chamber of commerce feels very fortunate In being able to offer this Institute which is pre sented through the cooperation of the Distributive Education Ser vice of the State Department of Public Instruction. The cost of the Institute Is paid for by the state, and the only charge locally is a small fee to cover miscellane ous Instructional supplies. The Institute consists of 10 sessions, one hour each, Monday through Friday, August 30-Sep temtoer 10. Two slnjllar classes have been arranged dally so that part of the sales personnel may attend at one hour and part at another. The classes will be held fir the North Wilkesboro Town Hall and are scheduled on Mon days from 2:00 to 3:00 and 3:15 to 4:16; Tuesday through Friday from #rWlo 10:00 and 10:15 to 11:i5. Those attending 8 out of Wellman Speaker Luncheon Friday Delivers Inspiring Message On Topic of "Spiritual" Resources North Wilkesboro Kiwanis cluit held a most interesting meeting Friday noon. Program Chairman H. M Wellman first presented Johi Cashion with two song numbers: "Nobody Knows the Trouble 3 See," and "I Walked Today Where Jesus Walked." Rev. Mr Wellman then stated he had un dertaken to have someone froir away to address the club, but had been disappointed in hii speaker and found himself hav ing to do the honors at his owi program. After reciting a number of in teresting Incidents, which wen enjoyed by everyone, he address ed the members on the subject ?'Spiritual Resources." A very convincing argument was giver by the speaker, pointing out the success of people, states and na tions who have followed spiritual directions above the materia! things of life. He quoted Rogei Babson, Herbert Hoover, Thomae Dewey and other prominent mei of affairs of the world, all oi whom agree that man's greatesl resource is his favorable reac tion to the things of the spirit. Prior to the program Paul Choplin announced that tw< more calves were to be allocated to 4-H club members. Secretary T. E. Story announced directort meeting to be held Thursday eve ning. John E. Justice, 111, was tht guest of his father, John E. Jus tice, Jr., at Friday's meeting. ABC Liquor Soles Up /Oyer Millidn Dollars Raleigh ? Some $3,723,67( worth of liquor was sold In A1 cohollc Beverage Stores In Nortl Carolina In July, the State ABC Board reported yesterday. Salei In July of last year totaled $2,' 540,646. the 10 sessions will 'be awarded certificates from the State De partment of Public Instruction. Increasing competition ana t more abundant supply of merch andlse make trained sales per sonnel and courteous servio more and more Important. Here as in other towns, good sellini technique is the key to tyildlni permanent trade. North Wilkesboro Beats Leafs 2 of 3 North Wilkesboro Flashers here Thursday night soundly de feated the league leading Galax Leafs 10 to 1 to take the third and final game of the series. In the crucial series the Flash ers took two of three games, los ing only the opener 2 to 0 and winning the second 4 to 0. At the end of the series North Wil kesboro was only four games back of Galax, which represent ed a gain of fire and one-half games in the pennant chase in' ten days. Willard Kops was on the mound for North Wilkesboro in the 10 to 1 victory and allowed nine hits, (but four of them were the lucky scratch variety and * mounted to little. As far as earn ed nuns were concerned, Kops had a shutout' and the lone run in the ninth was on a passed ball. Doug Shores batted in four runs with three singles and Kops, pitcher, contributed to the vic tory with a three-run double. Mike Brelich displayed mighty power at the plate with a long triple to right center and a line drive double which bounded in to the centerfield stands. Maslnick was on the mound for Galax and Issued eight walks, which were instrumental in his downfall. Kops walked only one batter. Defense play - on the part of the Flashers during the Galax series left little to be desired. In the last game Shores was out standing at third, base and Long made a bteautlful play when he went to his right to take a siz zling ball at the bag and make a perfect throw. Defe?* Mount Airy Big Sain "Gibson won "his l&th game for North Wilkesboro at Mount Airy Friday night when the Flashers won 7 to 4. Sam and King had engaged in a six inning pitchers' duel with King having a one-run edge when the roof fell in on King in the sev- i enth and five North Wilkesboro runs crossed the plate on a se ries of hits, walks and errors. Cooper, Stanley and Howard led in hitting with two each. The Graniteers outhit the Flashers but didn't have sufficient punch with men on bases to run up a winning score. 19-Year-Old Girl Needs Wheel Chair A 19-year-old girl crippled by infantile paralysis is 'badly in need of a wheel-chair, Mrs. W. i R. Absher, secretary of the Wilkes chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralys is, said today. The girl finds it very difficult to move on crutches and the family is not financially able to purchase a wheel-chair. If there is anyone who would Mke to do nate a wheel-chair for the girl, please contact Mrs. Asher at the Wilkes Welfare office. Double Feature Auto Races 5th A double feature stock car race will be staged Sunday, Septem ber 5, on the North Wllkesboro Speedway. There will be two feature rac es instead of one and there will ?be two sonsolation heats. The first race will Jbegin at 2:45. Local race fans are interested to know that the North Wllkes boro Speedway will have a new No. 24 car In the race to replace the car wrecked recently by Fonty Flock. Tim Flock will drive the new car. o ; Pie Supper 28th | At Rondo School There will toe a pie sapper Sat urday night August 28, at 8:00 p. m., at the Ronda gym. Pro ceeds will go to the parsonage fund of the Ronda Baptist Church. The young woman's Auxiliary will toe In charge. Ev eryone Is Invited to attend and bring someone with you. o 1 Mr. and Mrs. W. A. B um garner returned several days ago from a vacation trip to Beaufort, Fort Macon and Atlantic Beach. The ?election of a jury to try Leonard Miller, charged with first degree murder in connection with giving his wife a dose of strychnine, consumed all of today's ses sion of Wilkes superior court. When court adjourn ed late this afternoon only seven jurors had been se lected to hear evidence to be presented during the trial. Cecil Church Gets 8 To 12 Yean For Manslaughter Verdict Of Manslaughter For Fatal Shooting Of Douglas Norris Cecil Church, resident of near this city, in Wilkes court Friday afternoon was sentenced to from eight to 12 years in the peniten tiary far the fatal shooting of Doiuglas Norria at the Norris home 2 miles west of here June ?. The Jury deliberated two hours after receiving charge from Judge John H. Clement. Evidence in the case disclosed that Norris and Church had a quarrel at a cafe on highway 421 near their homes end that after they went home the trouble be tween the two men was renewed. Church shot Norris with a 22 caltbre rifle, witnesses said. Nor ris' wife Is a sister of Church. Miller Case Opens Trial of Leonard Miller on the (capital charge of poisoning his wife opened in court today with selections, of. jurors from a spec ial venire of 136 men and wom en. ' Miller is alleged to have ad ministered to his wife a lethal dose of strychnine at their home near Millers Creek on February 22. The case was developed sev eral weeks after her death when her body was taken from the grave and an autopsy was per formed. LOCALS Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Bland, of Anderson, Indiana, were week-end guests in the home of Miss Carrie Powell in Wilkeeboro. Mrs. Don Coffey, Miss Lucy Finley, and Mrs. Russell Hodges attended the tea given by Mr. and Mrs. C.A. Cannon in Blowing Rock Friday afternoon honoring Mrs. Wood row Wilson. .Friends will he glad to learn that Mr. Bverette Ellddge is re covering after being confined to his home for several days. Work is progressing rapidly on the new .front of the Forester Furniture company which is lo cated on the corner of B and Tenth streets. Mr. and Mrs. Harry T. Kerley and children, Geoffrey, Norma, and Victor, have arrived safely in Seattle, Washington. On their trip to the northwest they visited many places of scenic interest, in cluding the Yellowstone National Park, and also visited a short while with Mrs. Kerley's sister, Mrs. Luther Sharp, and family at White Fish, Montana. Mr. and Mrs. Kerley have purchased a home in Seattle, where Mr. Ker ley will he engaged in the real estate business. Brother Of Pete Antonokos Dies Gas Anton&kos, brother of Pete Antonakos, of this city, died Wednesday In Anderson, S. C., and funeral was held there Sunday afternoon, 2:30. Mr. Pete Antonakos returned today from attending the funeral serv ice. ______ o Revival Services Now At Oak woods Rer. Wilson Brown, of Oak woods, is conducting an old-fash ioned revival meeting In the grove near Hoy Anderson's at Oakwoods. The public is cor dially invited to attend each servioe.
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