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. t 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