is here to erect
Iera~ hospital for only
cent of the cost, ^ote
Hospital Sept. 28.
The Journal-Patriot
iot Has Blazed the Trail of Progress' In the^'State of Wilkes" For Over 42 Years
A
OUR CITY
North Wilkesboro has a
trading1 radius of 50 mil
serving 100,000 people
Northwestern Carolina.
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No- 40 Published Mondays and Thursdays NORTH WILKESBORO, N. C., Thursday, September 2, 1948 Make North Wilkesboro Your Shopping Center
Farmers Invited
To Show Products
At Wilkes Fair
Numerous Cask Prizes Are
Offered For Best in Farm
and Home Exhibits
With thousands of dollars of
fered In cash prizes, farmers are
Invited to show their products at
the Wilkes Agricultural Pair to
hi held at the horse show
^Runde here September 13-18.
There are many prizes listed
In the 78-page premium cata
logue now being distributed.
Those who have not received a
premium list are asked to cop
tact the office of the county ag
eat or home agent, or any of the
officials of the fair, which Is
sponsored by the North Wilkes-!
hero Kiwanis club1.
Of special interest in this part
of^jlhe state will be the apple
eihwit. Liberal cash prizes are
offered for commercial and in
dividual tray exhibits and this
department of the fair Is expect
ed to be outstanding. There are
also liberal prizes for livestock,
which will be Judged on Wed
nesday afternoon of fair week.
It is asked that exhibits be
placed on Monday. The midway
attractions will open on Monday
night with John Marks Shows,
one of the largest midways avail
able', and the midway shows will
be on hand throughout: the week.
There will be grandstand
shows at 2:30 and 8:00 p. m.
daily and a great display of fire
works each night.
Two special events at the fair
will be the dog show on Satur
day morning and the horse show
on Saturday afternoon and night.
Horses from Wilkes and ad
joining counties will be shown
In the show at three o'clock, with
championship stake classes-to be
shown at 7:30. I
?Colored school children will |
be admitted free Thursday morn- j
ing and afternoon and on Fri
day white school children will1
be admitted free morning and
afternoon.
Playoff In Blot
Radge Scheduled
A
Tit and Third and Second I
and Fourth in Standings
to Play First
Schedule of the Shaughnessy
Playoff series for the Blue Ridge
VVtfue was received today from
tne office of Judge E. C. Bivlns,
league president.
Beginning Tuesday, Septem
ber 7, the first versus third place
teams, and the second versus j
fourth will play a series of three
out of five games. The first
game of this opening series will
be played in the home parjt of
the team in each bracket which
finished higher in the regular
season, and games will alternate
each day between the parks until
three are won by one team.
On the day after close of the
first series the final playoff will
start between winners in the j
first series. This champion-.
ship series will be four games'
out of seven. The first two
games will be played in the
park of the team participating
which had the higher standing
at the end of the regular sea
son. The next three games will
be played in the other park and
the remaining games in the park J
where the championship series
started. v.|
Ten per cent of the gate re
ceipts will go to the league, and
15 per cent to the players' fund.
At the completion of the series
60 per cent of the players' fund
will be distributed to players of
the winning team and 40 per
cent to the players of the run
ner-up team.
If the season should end Mon
day with the standing as at pres
ent, Gal|x would play Radford
end North Wilkesboro would play
Mount Airy in the first series of
the play-off, and winners would
the seven-game final se
TielWi -
Square Dance Here
A square dance will be held
Friday night, 8: SO, at the Le
clubhouse nnder sponsor
s-American Legion. All
and enjoy
?mii
Oak woods Revival
Will Begin Sunday
A- series of revival serviced
will begin at the Oak woods Bap
tist church Sunday night, Sep
tember 5. Rev. Clate Brown
will be the guest minister, assist
ing the pastor, Rev. Fred Blev
lns.
These services, will begin each
evening at 7:30 with special
singing by visiting quartets. The
public is cordially invited to at
tend thedfe services.
Sales Training I
Program Success
Enrollment Grows Daily at
Sales Institute In This
City
\ _
Mrs. Delle R. Putnam, special
instructor with the Distributive
Education Service of the State
Department of Public Instruc
tion, today expressed her appre
ciation for the splendid coopera
tion received from local merch
ants in the sales training pro
gram now in progress In North
Wilkes bo ro.
Classes which began Monday,
with an enrollment of 99, have
reached a total enrollment of
well over 100, with new names
being added to the list daily. The
majority of local business organ
izations are participating in the
program, and include:
Belks Dept. Store, Spainhour's,
J. C. Penney Co., Tomlinson's
Debt. Store, Crest 5c & 10c
Store, The Hub, Newton Dept.
Store, Burke Jewelery Co., Payne
Clothing Co., Rexall Drug Co.,
Brame Drug T^o., Jean's Dress
Shop,* Stafford's, Jenkins Hard-)
ware, Carter-Hubbard Publishing
Company, Western Auto Associ
ate Store, Family Shoe Store.
The course being given here is
one of the many services offered
North "Carolina retailers by the
Distributive Education Service of
Raleigh, under Mr. T. Car!
Brown, State Supervisor. SImi-|
lar programs are In progress In!
towns throughout the state and1
courses offered include "Selling'
Technique," (now being given in
North Wilkesboro), "Merchan-'
dise Information," that deals j
with specific merchandise in the I
different fields, and courses for
top management such as: "Su
pervisory Techniques," "Human
Relations Training" and "Job
Instruction Training" which have
proved quite successful the past
few years.
This is the first year that
North Wilkesboro has taken ad
vantage of the free service of
the State Department of Public
Instruction, but adlready plans
are being made to sponsor annu
ally a similar program.
Radio broadcasts have been
scheduled for t Friday afternoon
of this week at 5:15 when Mrs.
Putnam will discuss the history
and background of Distributive
Education in North Carolina and
what the service has to offer
merchants of the state, and Mon
day afternoon , of next week
when Mrs. Putnam, a represent
ative group of local merchants
and sales persons participating
in the classes will hold a round
table conference on "The Needs
for training."
The program is being spon
sored locally by the Wilkes
Chamber of Commerce in cooper
ation with the public schools.
Pennant Race
Going To Wire
Flashers Beat Radford 10
to 5; Play Radford Here
Tonight, Friday
North Wllkesboro became more
firmly entrenched over Radford
last night defeating Radford 10
to 5. Dolan was the winning
pitcher and Big Sam Gibson led
in batting with a homer, doable
and two singles.
Thus the pennant race _ goes
right on down to the final date
with North Wllkesboro 2 1-2
games behind Galax and Radford
six games behind Galax. With
six games to play, neither of the
three top teams has clinched a
position and either can win the
pennant.
Tonight the Flashers play
Radford here and again on Fri
day night, which will be "Play
ers' Appreciation Night." Mer
chants and individuals will have
the^ opportunity to contribute to
players Friday night
Funeral Saturday
Military funeral service for |
Pfc. Roby Paul Yates, who died
from wounds in Normany No
vember 13, 1944, will be held
Sunday, 2:00 ip. m. at New Hope
Baptist church. The tbody ar
rived yesterday and will remain
at Reins-Sturdivant until Friday,
when it will be taken to the home
of his mother, Mrs. Clearsie
Yates, near Purlear, until the
funeral time. Pfc. Yates entered
service October 14, 1942, and re
ceived training at Camp Bland
ing, Florida, Camp Forest, Ten
nessee, Camp Logan, Arizona,
and Camp Phillips, Kansas, be
fore going overseas March 1,
1943.
Robert Lee Jones
Rites August 20
Funeral service was held at
Mount Pleasant JBaptist church
August 20 for Robert Lee Jones,
54, well-known Wilkes citizen,
vho died August 18. Rev. A.
6V. Bller and Rev. Mr. Caldprell
conducted the last rites-. ?
Surviving Mr. Jones are one
ion, Roy Jones, of Boomer, and
:he following brothers and sis
:ers: Sam and Leonard Jones, of
Ferguson; Oscar Jones, of Le
noir; Clinard Jones, of Burling
ton; W. A. Jones, of Harmony;
Mrs. R. L. Walsh, Purlear; Mrs.
5. S. Swanson, High Point.
Both Banks Will Be
Closed September 6
Bank of North Wilkesboro
ind the Northwestern Bank will
be closed on Monday, September
S, which will be Labor Day, and
>bserved throughout the country
is a national holiday.
Clean Up Day At
Boomer Wednesday
People of the Boomer com
munity are asked to meet at
Boomerv school Wednesday, Sep
tember 8, 8:30 a. m., to. clean up
and improve Boomer school
house and grounds.
Service Sunday At I
Gospel Tabernacle
A special evangelistic service
will . be oopducted Sunday, Sep
tember 5, 2:30, at Gospel Taber
nacle in Wilkesboro. Rev. Har
vey Phillips, evangelist, will be
assisted by his radio party of
singers. All are invited to at
tend.
Many Prizes WHI
Be Given Farmers'
Day September 13
Hilarious Contests Will Be
Staged In Yadkin Valley
Used Car Lot Here
A number of highly entertain
ing contests open to all will com
pose one of many highlighting
features of Farmers' Day pro
gram here Tuesday, September
13, under sponsorship of the
trade promotion committee of the
Wilkes Chamber of Commerce.
The day's program will open
with a long parade, which will
start in Wilkesboro at ten a. m.
and be completed at the corner
of Ninth and C streets in North
Wilkeeboro with a band concert.
At 11:30 a. m. the contests
will begin on the used car lot of
Yadkin Valley Motor company,
corner of C and Ninth streets.
Valuable prizes will be given
in the contests, which will In
clude: sack race, n arf-driving
contest, .balloon bursting, pie eat
ing, hog calling, husband calling,
baby bottle contest, male beauty
contest, tug-of-war, greasy pole
climbing and harmonica playing.
After the contest will be a
lunch period, when barbecue
lunch may be purchased.
At 2:00 p. m. the afternoon
features will begin. Former
Governor J. Melville Broughton
will deliver an address from a
speakers' stand to be erected on
Ninth street. Winners in the
4-H forestry contest will be pre
sented their cash awards by W.
K. Sturdivant, chairman of the
agricultural committee, and R?.
W. Graeber, extension forester.
A string band concert at 3:00
p. m. will conclude the after
noon program and the crowd may
enjoy the Wilkes Agricultural
Fair, which wiHv get undervwny
in full swing that night. ^
The day is planned in appreci
ation for the people of the agri
culture industry in Wilkes and
adjoining counties and everybody
is invited to share in the enter
tainment.
Many prizes will be given away
by merchants during the day.
Total Of Polio
Cases In WHkes
Has Reached 28
There have 'been 28 cases of
infantile paralysis in Wilkes
county during the summer
months, it was learned today
from the Wilkes Health Depart
ment.
Latest case reported was Mor
ris Billings, six-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Hobert Billings, of
Wilkesboro, Route 2. The child
was sent to Baptist hospital in
Winston-Salem.
^Rachel Felts, age 7, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs- Luther Felts,
of Union Grove, Route 2, was
als?> a newly-reported case, al
though the child contracted the
disease several days ago.
Health authorities have not in
dicated when the ban on children
attending public gatherings will
be lifted.
Back Hospital Election:
FRIDAY DESIGNATED AS FLASHERS
APPRECIATION NIGHT BALL GAME
Friday night, next to the, last j
playing date of the North Wilkes
boro Flashers tln Memorial Park
during the regular season, has
been designated as "Flashers'
Appreciation Night."
This special event has been
designated In order to give base
bali fans an opportunity to show
their appreciation for having a
splendid baseball team In the
community throughout the year.
A number of baseball fans will
make contacts today and tomor
row to accept contributions of
merchandise or cash to he given
the North Wilkesboro players
Friday night.
On "Appreciation Night" the
Flashers will ibe playing the
Radford Rockets in a highly im
portant game In the red-hot pen
nant chase.
The North Wilkesboro team
started from "scratch" in the
spring of this year and has been
a pennant contender all season.
affording North Wilkesboro a
winning and colorful team in the
city's first year of professional
baseball. Every fan who appre
ciates the splendid start in pro
fessional baseball is urged to
show his or her gratitude by at
tendance at the "Appreciation
Night" game.
North Wilkeefboro can well be
proud of its first year in the Na
tional Pastime, and the game has
been add will he a great asset to
the community in the form of
public recreation. One of the
best ways to determine the fu
ture of baseball here is to show
your appreciation by attendance
at Friday night's game.
Radford is here tonight and
Friday night. The Flashers will
play in Wytheville Saturday and
Sunday and Wytheville will fclose
the regular season here with a
double-header Monday. Radford
and Galax will be playing four
games Saturday through Mionday.
Pvt. Triplett Rites
To Be Here Sunday
runerai service ior rvi. car
ter G. Triplett, who was killed
In France November 20, 1944,
will be held Sunday afternoon,
2:00 p. m., at Reins-Sturdivant
chapel, and burial will be in
Mount Lawn Memorial Park with
military rites.
Pvt. Triplett was a Bon of Mr.
and Mrs. Percy Triplett, of Pur
lear. In addition to his parents
he leaves the following brothers
and sisters: Cooper Triplett, Pi
lot Rock, Oregon; Mrs. A. C.
Brooks, Claude Triplett and Sgt,
Earl Triplett, of North Wllkes
boro; Jake Triplett, of Cham
pion; Mack Triplett, of Purlear;
Pfc. Eugene Triplett, in Japan;
Mrs. Chessie Watson, Norfolk,
Virginia.
Southside Singers
At Hinshaw Street
The Southside Singing Associ
ation. ? cozened Hjhsj^
Street Baptist Church Sunday,
August 29, at 11 a. m. President
P. J. McDuffie presided and led
the devotionals.
Singers enrolled were: The
home choir, leader Claud Miller;
Mt. Olive Quartet, leader Ralph
Russell, Pores Knob, Alexander
County; the Draughn Trio, lead
er, Henry Draughn, Mt. Airy;
the Gospel Harmoneers, leader
Z.'G. Greene, Granite Falls; the
Hendren Quartet, leader Floyd
Hendren, Gilreath; the Russell
Family Quartet, leader Ralph
Russell; the Surprise Duet, com
posed of Rev. Brinkley and Mr.
Reavis, an octogenarian of 9
years; the Mt. Vernon QUartet,
leader Joe Hayes, Blowing Rock;
the Antioch Choir, leader Hugh
Mathis; Miss Marie Trivette, co
cal soloist, of Olin; Mrs. Henry
Draughn, vocal and piano soloist;
Mrs. Noah Laney and Miss Imo
gens Greene, piano soloist; ?also
the Laney Duet, composed of Mr.
md Mrs. Noah Laney of Granite
Falls.
After two rounds by each
group the time was given for
special requests. Then as a fl
aale, quartets from five counties
formed a group -to sing favorites
af the year.
The association wishes to
thank all who helped to make
:he session a success. Especial
ly the home church for the loud
speaker, beautiful floral ar
rangement, and the abundance1
>f ice water for all.
The session adjourned to
meet at Beaver Creek Baptist '
Church Sunday, October 31, at'
11 a. m. Since this will be the
I Oth anniversary of the associ
ition, all former officers and
:hftrter members are urged to
>e there and contribute to the
>ccasion. A short history of the
issociation will he read at that
:ime.
Northwestern Motor
Company Is Formed
Northwestern Motor company,
Dwned by L. G. Watkins and J.
D. Yale, is erecting- a new build
ing on Bast Main street exten
sion, and will move into the new
building about September 20.
Northwestern Motor Company
bas the franchise in tljis terri
tory for Kaiser and Frazer cars
and "will maintain a complete
parts and service department.
School Bus Drivers
To Be Tested 7th
iA.ll school bus drivers who
lave not been certified are asked
:o attend a highway safety meet
ng to ibe held Tuesday, nine a.
n., at Wflkeeboro school.'
Sreer Speaker For
v Kiwanis Meeting
Dr. I. G. Greer, one of the |
south's ' best known speakers, {
will address the North Wilkes
boto Kiwanis club Friday noon
and his address will ibe broadcast
over station WKBC.
District Meeting
Of Eastern Star
A meeting of the 13th District
>f the Order of the Eastern Star
)f the Grand Chapter of North
Carolina, will he held in the
odge hall in North Wilkesboro
3aturday September 11, with
Wilkes Chapter No. 42 as hos
:ese.
This meeting, which will open
promptly at ten o'clock, will be
one of instruction for the Chap
ters of this district as well as
any chapter outside the district,
rhe chapters that make Up the
13 th district are located in
3tatesville, Taylorsville, Yadkin
rille, Elkin, Sparta, Pilot Moan
tain, Mount Airy, Dobson,
Mooreerllle and North Wilkes
boro. ,
Included in the list of people
Important in Eastern Star Work,
who are expected to attend, are: |
The Worthy Grand Matron, Miss
Ethel Loutte, ABheboro; Worthy
Grand Patron, Alvls M. Tingle,
Aaheville; Grand Secretary, Mrs.;
Bessie Ruck, Mangrum, Rocky
Mount; Grand Treasurer, Mrs.
Nellie B. Stine, L?enoir; Associ
ate Grand Matron, Mrs. Edna
Moag, and Past Grand Patron, H. ]
R. Moag, -Greensboro; Past
Grand Patron, A. L. Ducker,
Grand Ruth, Mrs. A. L. Ducker,
Charlotte; District Deputy Grand
Matron and Patron, Mrs. Lorena
Guy, Statesville, and Charles E.
Echerd, Taylorsyille. s
Mrs. H. G. Duncan, w. Worthy
ftifi-W, of'WttW* Chwpt*M'1--w4?
preside over opening the meet
ing, after which the District Dep
uty will have charge. _
Lunch will be served at one
o'clock at the Carolina Restaur
ant to ^those who have reserva
tions. 'It is requested that mem
bers of Wilkes Chapter who wish
lunch reservations, notify Mrs.
H. G. Duncan, Worthy Matron,
not later than September 7.
An afternoon session will be
held following the lunch.
Mack I. Absher
Taken By Death
Mack I. Absher, well-known
citizen of this city, died Monday
afternoon at his home in this
city. He had been in apparent
ly normal health until he was
suddenly stricken.
Funeral service was held on
Wednesday afternoon at Hinshaw
Street Baptist church with Rev.
David W. Day and Rev. W. S.
Luck conducting the service.
Burial was in Mount Lawn Me
morial Park.
Following is the obituary of
Mr. Absher:
Mack Irvin Absher was born
March 14, 1884, making his stay
on earth 64 years, 5 months and
16 days. He was the son of the
late Dock Absher an^ Susan
Shumate Absher. He was mar
ried to Rebecca Brooks in 1904
and to this union were born 8
:hildren: 7 daughters and 1 son.
in early youth he joined Rock
Springs Baptist Church, where he
remained a fatihful member and
served as a deacon for many
rears. Mr. Absher was a kind
and loving husband and father.
.4.11 who knew him learned to love
him. He was a good and faithful
servant and for many years
worked for the State Highway
Department.
He is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Rebecca Brooks Absher, and
the following children: Mts. Nora
Waddell, Winston-Salem; Mrs.
Bessie Shumate, Mr. Charles Ab
sher, Mrs. Gladys Kilby, Mrs.
Mamie Shoemaker ? of North
North Wilkesboro; Mrs. Mattte
L.ee Triplett, Lenoir; Mrs. Ruth
Gilbert and Mrs. Edna Bentley,
jf North Wilkesboro. Also by
lis mother, Mrs. Susan Absher,
Halls Mills; and the following
brothers and sisters: Mrs. Lee
raylor, Hemphill, W.> Va.; Mrs.
4. M. Handy, North Wilkesboro;
Mr. W. M. Absher, Halls' Mills;
19 grandchildren and one great
grandchild. '
Back Hospital Election
Term Will Open
September 13th
If Polio Quits
Plumbing and Heating In
stalled in Several County
School Buildings
C. B. EIIot, superintendent of
Wilkes county schools, was very
hopeful today that It would be
possible to open the schools in
Wilkes county Monday, Septem
ber 13. ,
More repairs have been made
on the schools this summer than
in previous years, and a number
of improvements hs ve been
made, especially on water, plumb
ing and heating systems. Heat
tog systems have been Installed
in Ferguson, Pleasant Hill and
Pleasant Ridge schools. Plumb
has been installed in Fergu
son, Pleasant Hill, Pleasant
Ridge, Roaring River, Millers
Oreek, Wilkesboro and Lincoln
Heights buildings. Water syst
terms have been installed in Aus
tin and Thankful schools and
larger pumps installed at Roar
ing River and Pleasant Hill
schools. Mountain View elemen
tary classrooms are vetog wired.
New buildings at Pleasant Hill
and Pleasant Ridge and an ad
dition to Ferguson school were
completed last spring. During
the summer a two-room addition
was built at Roaring River and
a two-room building completed
at Thankful.
A contract was let for Cricket
school on August 2 and the work
is progressing nicely. Drillers
have been at work drilling a well
at Cricke- for some time.
Bids for the construction of
Somers Township school will be
opened Monday, September 6,
an<i work should get under way
within a few days.
cept where n e w
been built in the last year, ere
desperately in need of rooms to
house the students. "They have
been overcrowded for years and
we are expecting the largest en
rollment this year in the history
of the schools," Supt. Eller said.
Our fleet of 74 buses this year
will be by far the best fleet ever
operated in the county. The
county purchased 16 buses last
spring to replace contract buses
that had been used. Some of
these buses were used for a short
time last spring, the others will
go out this fall for the first time.
The buses purchased this year
and last year plus the new" re
placements last year and the ones
being replaced this summer will
make two-thirds of the fleet 1945
or later models. All the buses
will be loaded, practically all
making two trips per day and
some making three trips per day.
The schools have the following
teacher vacancies: Wilkesboro,
High School English and Libra
ry; Mt. Pleasant, High School
Math, and boys' coaofe; Mt.
Pleasant, 8 th grade; Millers
Creek, Physical Education in El
ementary School; Buck School,
1-6 grades; Miller School, 1-7
grades; Ronda, 7th grade; Ron
da, 4-5 grades.
School Attendance
Age requirement and time of
enrollment?Children to be en
titled to enrollment in the pub
lic schools for the coming school
year must be six years of age on
or before October 1st of this
year and must enroll during the
first month of school.
Parent or guardian required to
keep child in school! Every par
ent, guardian, or other person
having charge or control of a
child between the ages of seven
and sixteen, shall cause such
child to attend school continu
ously for a period equal to the
time which the public school in
the district in which the child
resides shall be in session.
Church Supper 4th
At Will Elmore's
There will be a church supper
bn the lawn at Will ElmoTe's
(tore on Highway 288, on Satur
iaj night, September 4. Home*
nade ice cream, chicken, hot
logs, plea, and cakes will be
served. The supper will be spon
sored by the Community Wom
an's Club for the benefit of
building fund for Oak Grove
Baptist Church. There will also
be an auction sale of hand
made articles by the ladies of
the club. The public is invited.
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