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is here to erect odern hospital for only T?2 per cent of the cost. Vote for the Hospital Sept. 28. n The Journal-Patriot Has Blazed the Trail of Progress In the "State of Wilkes" For Over 42 Years OUR CITY North Wilkesboro has a trading radius of 50 miles, serving 100,000 people in Northwestern Carolina. Vol 43, Mo. 42 Published Mondays and Thursdays NORTH WILKESBQRO, N. C., Thursday, September 9, 1948 Make North Wilkesboro Your Shopping Center H i li . ifc 1 H MM ?>*' hiH' . . _r^ ? ' ? ?*'' 'V ? - v;' ' C7 &.-3 m [rT^V'n iT" ^ 1 WILKES FARMERS'" DAY HERE TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14,1948 | \ 10:00 A. M.?PARADE. Moves from Wilkesboro j by Memorial Park to Fifth street, down B street to r 10th, on 10th to D street, on D street to 9th street. . 11:00 A. M.?BAND CONCERT. c Yadkin Valley Motor Company lot, 9th and C streets. - 11:30 A. M.?CONTESTS AND PRIZES. Mer chandise awards presented to contest winners and I to those who-are present when tickets bearing their names are drawn. 12:30 P. M.?LUNCH. 1:45 P. M.?MUSIC BY STRING BAND. 2:00 P. M.?SPEAKERS AND SPECIAL GUESTS. Principal Speaker, Ex-Governor J. Melville Brough ton. 2:45 P. M.-r-FORESTRY AWARDS. From Wilkes Chamber of Commerce to winners in County Timber Thinning Contest. 3:00 P. M.?STRING BAND. Special show priz Don Walker and His Blue Ridge Boys. More "rizes to lucky ticket holders. Farmers, you are cordially welcomed. Come early and enjoy Farmers' Day. Apple Exhibit At Wilkes Fair Will Be Good By CARL E. VANDEMAN, Monday, September 13, is the opening day of the 1948 Wilkes Klwanis Agricultural Pair. All apple growers are urged to bring in the fruit for their commercial apple exhibit Monday morning or early Monday afternoon. $83.00 In cash-prizes will be awarded for the five best commercial apple exhibits. The first prize is $40. - The apple exhibit consists of three trays each of four varieties of apples and one bushel basket each of three varieties. Assist ance will be given each apple grower in arranging his fruit in the trays and bushel baskets at the fairgrounds. Be sure to come early and avoid the last minute ruBh. In selecting apples for exhibi tion each fruit grower should keep in mind the following points: Uniformity is of pri mary Importance and includes size, color, and trueness to type otfVariety. This* means that ev eir apple in the Container should be like every other apple. The people who come to the fair like to see fruit of good size and high color. Over-grown or over sized fruit should not be exhibit ed as they generally are not typ l<Wl of the size of the variety. The shape of the apples should be characteristic of the variety. The condition of the fruit is just as Important as uniformity. This includes the general phy sical condition and freedom from blemishes or damage caused by Insects, diseases, and mechanical means. Sometimes a single apple' may have a small red spot, often in the calyx end, caused by. in festation of San Jose Scale or a tiny scab spot whicl^ igay cause the class of apples to lose when competition is close. A single apple infested with coddling moth will be thrown out of com petition by the judge. All ap ples should have the stem intact. The fruit should be firm and not show indentations, often caused by careless handling of the fruit at harVest time. -Select your best apples and bring them in to the Wilkes Fair on Monday, September 13. Registration For Draft Under Way Approximately 1,200 Wilkes men have registered for Select ive Service since .the registration period opened August 30. The schedule of registration during the coming week is as fol lows: Friday and Saturday, those iborn in 1927; Monday and Tuesday, born in 1928; Wednes day and Thursday, born in 1929; Friday and Saturday, next week, born in 1930 before September lii Jtto must register when they becoje 18 years of age. Any who did not register on their respective dates are requir ed to visit the Selective Service board office in the Wilkesboro town hall and register immedi 200 Registered For Hospital Issue Election On 28th James M. Anderson, registrar for the special hospital bond election to be held September 28 said today that 200 registered last week, which was the first week of the three-weeks regis tration period. Books will be open throughout this week and next at Insurance Service and Credit Corporation office Monday through Friday and at the North Wilkesboro town hall on Saturdays. Third Play-Off Contest Tonight Flashers Win And Lose In First Two Games With The Graniteers Mt. Airy evened the count In the first play-off round with the North Wllkesboro Flashers by defeating the North Wllkesboro team 6 to 0 last night at Mount Airy. North Wllkesboro won the first game here Tuesday night 3 to 1. Tonight at eight o'clock the Flashers take on Mount Airy again in Memorial Park here and North Wllkesboro will be shooting for that one-game ad vantage again as the three out of five series progresses. After tonight the remaining games of the Mount Airy series will be played in Mount Airy, and the winning team will on the follow ing night start playing the win ner of the Galax-Radford series for four out of seven to decide the play-off championship. Here Tuesday night Jerry Do lan for the, Flashers and Pistol Pete Treece for Mount Airy en gaged in the most terrific pitch ing duel of the season here with Dolan emerging the winner. Mt. Airy's lone run was scored when Red Cashier pulled the squeeze play and North Wllkesboro came back to pull the squeeze twice in succession, the second' time by Daddino on the third strike. Mercak batted in the third run with an outfield fly. The 'Graniteers hit Sam Gib son for two runs in the first frame at Mt. Airy last night and went on t'o score a total of six before Young took over in the fourth and held the Graniteers from there,on out. The Flashers collected eight hits, three by Cooper, two each by Brelich and Howard and one by Tagliarino but felled to hit with men on as Stapley King's curves were work ing well. Exceptionally large crowds at tended both games and a large number of local fans followed the team to Mt. Airy last night. -o , Square Dance Friday Wilkes Post of the American Legion will sponsor a square dance Friday, 8:30, at the Legion clubhouse. Jim Golden and his Carolina Pals will play for the dance and every one is assumed a good time. Part of the pro ceeds will go Into the polio fund. Tot* Tor Building a Hospital ' ' Polio Ban To Be Lifted 13th . . I > . ? ' * ? Forestry Awards WHI Be Presented Here Farmers' Day R. W. Graeber, Extension Forester, Plans to Attend Farmers' Day \ One of the many interesting features of Farmers' Day here Tuesday, September 14, will be presentation of cash awards to nine winners in the 4-H timber thinning contest sponsored by the Wilkes Chamber of Commerce. Farmers' Day will open at ten a. m. with a mile-long parade beginning in Wilkesboro and ending lii North Wilkesboro at the corner of Ninth and C streets, where one or more bands will giye a concert. Mout Airy band under direction of Mason Emde will participate. Following the concert will be a series of hilarious contests which all may enter and compete for valuable prizes. After lunch the program will open again with former Governor J. M. Broughton as the principal speaker. W. K. Sturdivant, chairman of the Chamber's Agriculture com mittee, will make presentation of prizes to timber thinning contest winners. The prize winners were in the following order: Charles! Gilliam, of Ronda; Dennis' Greene, of Champion; Ray John- , son, of Jonesville; Duel Jones, of Ronda, Route 1; Kenneth Jor dan, of Roaring River; C. A. Bur chette, Jr., of Ronda; Gwyn Red ding, of Ronda; P. M. Curry, of North Wilkesboro, Route 8; Rus sell Edwards, of Roaring River. The forestry winners will ride on a special forest display truck in the parade. The vehicle and display will be furnished by the Meadows Mills company. A string band concert will end the Farmers' Day program at 3:00 o'clock and the Wilkes Agri cultural Fair will furnish enter tainment Tuesday night and throughout the week. Lions Prepare For Mocksville Local High Gridders Will Play First Game of Sea son Here Friday Night North Wilkesboro high school's' Mountain Lions, 1948 edition, will take the field here Friday night in the first local football game of the season. The oppos ing team will be Mocksville and game time will be eight o'clock.! Coach Jack Sparfcs, beginning his first year here, has put the squad through four weeks of strenuous practice without seri ous injury and the team has been performing well. Probable start ing lineups will have Hadley and Steelman as ends, Moore an,j Ad ams at tackle. Day and Gaddy or Cox at guard, and Jim Winters at center. The veteran backfleld will have Rousseau at left half and calling signals, Stoker at quarter or blocking back, Badgett at right' half and Davis at fullback. Reserves who may see action will include Gilliam and McNiel at end. Forester at guard, Shore and Soots at tackle and Smith Hudson, a reserve center. In the backfleld reserve talent will' include Dan Hudson, who has a j broken finger but may see action as a punter, Carl Swofford, Worth Ward, Jerry Day and Wayne Pardue. Rousseau's knee, badly injur ed last season, appears to be o. k. Fullback Davis has worked off some weight and is faster and the already fast Jack Badgett seems to have picked up addi tional speed. The team should show additional offensive power in a passing attack which has been developed to fill * a need so sorely apparent last year. After the Friday night game with Mocksville, which had been in an indefinite state until re cently, se^gn tickets will go on sale at a number of local points. ? o ? <? ?ote Tot To Present Awards Here farmers' Day W. K. Sturdivant, above, chairman of the Agricultural committee of the Wilkes Chamber of Commerce, and R. W. Graeber, below, extension forester, will present timber thinning contest awards on Farmers* Day Tuesday to nine 4-H club boys. The presenta tion will be at the speaker's stand on Ninth between Main and C streets. Eastern Star To Have a District Meeting In City The District School of Instruc tion for the 13 th District of the Grand Chapter of North Carolina Order of the Eastern Star will be held in North Wilkesboro Sat urday, September 11, with Wilkes Chapter No. 42 as hos j tess. The District School of Instruc tion is presided over by the Dis trict Deputy Grand Matron, Mrs. Lorena Guy, of Slntesville. A number of people important in Eastern Star work plan to be 1 present for the meeting. One of 1 the highlights of the meeting will be the inspirational address by the Worthy Grand Matron, Miss Ethel Leaverette of Ashe boro. Mrs. H. G. Duncan, Worthy Matron of Wilkes Chapter, is making plans for a large number of Stars to be present for the morning session, which opens promptly at two o'clock, Wilkes lodge hall. The noon meal, which will be served at the Car olina Restaurant, will be at one o'clock, and the afternoon session which opens at two o'clock* in the lodge hall. K. of P. Not To Meet. Before September 27 K. of P. Lodge here will hold its first meeting of the fall sea' son on September 27 instead of next Monday, as formerly an nounced. o Girl Scout Notice Girl Scouts are asked to get articles for the fair exhibit to their leaders toy ten a. m. on on Monday, September 13. o ' One of the best fertilizers for potted plants is ohlnney soot, provided it's free from Free Taxi Trips To Register, Vote For Hospital Bonds J. 0. Davis, owner of City Cabs and Davis Cabs, stated today that his cars and drivers are available for free taxi service to all citizens of North Wilkesboro who wish to go to register to vote FOR the hospital, or wh? wish to be carried to the elec tion September 28 to vote for the hospital. In commenting on the subject, I Mr. Davis said he was glad of the opportunity to render what ever service he could in the movement to provide adequate hospital facilities in this com munity. Registration will close September 18 and all who vote on the hospital issue September 28 must register during the reg istration period. WSCS District Meeting Sept. 16 Woman's Clubhouse The Educational Seminar of the Methodist Woman's Society of Christian Service of the Statefcvllle district Is to foe held in North Wilkesboro Thursday, September 16, beginning at ten o'clock In the morning. Hostess es for the meeting, which is to be held in the Woman's Club house on Tnogdon Street, are members of the local Society of the First Methodist church. Among the conference officers expected to appear on the pro gram are: Mrs. C. A. York, High Point, Secretary of Missionary Education; Mrs. Dale Stents, Secretary of Spiritual Life; Wrs. Jesse Ames, Tryon, Secretary of Christian Social Relations, and Mrs. R. I. Corbett, Marlon, President of Wesleyan Service Guild. A picnic lunch Is to be served at the noon hour, for the meet ing which is scheduled to close at three o'clock. Six Men's Classes , Will Hear Judge Hayes On Sunday iMen's Bible classes of the First Baptist, First Methodist, First Presbyterian churches in North Wilkesboro; Baptist, Methodist and Episcopal men's classes in Wilkesboro, will meet together at the First Baptist church here Sunday, 9:45 a. m., in a union meeting to hear Judge Johnson J. Hayes teach the Sunday school lesson, which will be broadcast over Radio station WKBC. Beaver Creek Will Begin Revival 12th Rev. W. N. Brookshire, pastor at Wilkesboro Baptist Church, will be guest minister for the revival to begin Sunday, Septem ber 12, at Beaver Creek Baptist Church near Ferguson. Rev. John L. Wells, pastor, an nounced that services will be held each evening at 7:30 through September 26 and that all who will attend will be given a cordial welcome. Announce Revival Fairplains Church Revival services will begin Sunday night, September 12, at Fairplains Community Church. Song service will begin each eve ning at 7:15 with preaching at 7:30. Rev. Richard Byrd and Rev. J. L. Adams will conduct the services. Everybody is In vited to attend. John E. Justice, Sr., Claimed By Death John E. Justice, Sr., 90, father of John E. Justice, Jr., of this city, died Tuesday in Wartrace, Tenn. He had bene ill for sev eral days following a fall in which he received a broken hip. John E. Justice, Jr., and John E. Justice, in, had been with him for several days and were there for the funeral, which was held Wednesday. Epidemic Slows In The County This Past Week Unless there is a new outbreak of infantile paralysis, the ban on children attending public gather ings and being in public places will be lifted Monday, Septem ber 13, Dr. A. J. Eller, county health officer, stated today. During the past week there has b$en one. case, a child resid ing in the extreme eastern part of the county, and definite diag nosis on that case had not been received today. iHealth authori ties expressed the opinion^ that the epidemic has practically run its course. Lifting the ban Monday will allow children to have a week to buy clothing, supplies and do other things to get ready for school opening on Monday, Sep tember 20. The week of freedom will also allow children who have been kept closely at home some time, for recreation before they enter school. Jack Sparks Is Speaker Friday At Lions Meeting Athletic Coach and Recrea tion Director Makes Good Talk Here Jack ..Sparks,.. North Wilkes boro high school coach and city recreation dUector, addressed the North Kllkesboro Lions club in meeting Friday evening at Hotel Wilkes. Mr. Sparks made a splendid talk on the subject of "Building Citizenship. He explained that the task of a coach and recrea tion director is much greater and of more importance than coach ing an athletic team, and that It is his responsibility to teach citi zenship. The address of Coach Sparks was thought-provoking and Im pressed upon his hearers the im portance of a well-balanced and well-directed program of ath letics and community recreation. The program Friday was in eharge of Ed Dancy, J. D. Moore and Staton Mclver. 4-H Exhibits At County Fair Of Much Interest By MARGARET C. MORRISON Assistant Home Agent Many of the 47H Club girls are planning exhibits at the Wilkes County Kiwanis Pair, September 13-18, 1948. These exhibits will consist of canned products, articles of sewing, foods exhibits consisting of bis cuits, muffins and cookies, etc., and a display of fresh fruits and vegetables from the garden. The 4-H girls are asked to plan to .bring their exhibits to the Fairground on Monday, September 13. However, if it is not convenient to bring the ex hibit on Monday, then please make arrangements to brings the exhibit to the Home Agent's of fice any time this week. The foods exhibit should be brought to the- fairground before noon on j Tuesday, September 14. ? j Mrs. Woodrow Mathis and Mary Elizabeth Mathis will be at the fairground on Monday to assist with displaying the exhib its. Re-Broadcast Greer's Address On Sunday On Sunday afternoon from 5:30 until 6:00 station WKBC will carry a re-broadcast of the address of Dr. I. G. Greer here before the North Wllketboro Kl wanls club. Dr. Greer spoke about this community's plans for an adequate hospital and his message was very Impressive. All (are invited to hear his address by the transcription broadcast. Exhibits, Midway, Fireworks, Horses; Numerous Features Exhibit* To Be Placed Mon day; Farmers' Day Will Launch Big Program Annual Wilkes Kiwanls Agri cultural Fair will open here on Monday and continue through Saturday, September 18. Large ' crowds are expected to the event, which will be a full fledged fair with all the usual features and many new ones. On Monday exhibits will be placed on the fairgrounds, which are located where the horse show is held annually just outside this city on Highway 115. Rafferty musement company of' John MaTks Shows will move in Monday and the big midway tftll be in operation Monday night and throughout the week. Farmers' Day, here Tuesday, will launch the event in full swing ajid the fair .will have ev erything in operation Tuesday night, including grandstand acts and a galaxy of fireworks, which will be a nightly feature through Saturday night. Thursday will be school chil dren's day for colored children and all colored children will be admitted free morning and after noon. Friday kwill be white children's day with all children admitted free morning and afternoon. The polio ban will be off next week if I there is no renewed outbreak of the disease and children are oor dially invited. Saturday will be a busy day, starting with dog show at 10:30 a. m. In the afternoon, starting at 1:30, will be a show of draft horses an^mules, followed by a snow at thrr VI ck horse * Championship stake classes will be shown at 7:30 Saturday nght. The club is working hard to make the fair a big success In the interest of agriculture in northwestern North Carolina and full cooperation from the public is expected. Those who have not received a premium list are urged to con tact the office of the county farm agent or home agent, or any of ficial of the fair. Premium lists may also be obtained from the office of the Wilkes Chamber of Commerce in the Call Hotel building. Shady Grove Will Begin Revival 12th Revival services will begin Sunday, September 12, at Sbady Grove church. Rev. Gilbert Os borne, pastor, will be assisted by Rev. Clate Brown ana visiting quartets will render special mu sic throughout the week. The public is cordially invited to the I services to be held at 7:30 each evening. i o Mayors Proclaim Farmers' Day On Tuesday, Sept. 14 The ? following proclamation was Issued today by mayors of North Wilkesboro and Wilkes boro: WILKES FARMERS' DAY WHEREAS the merchants and business men of Wilkesbdro and North Wilkesboro wish to ex press an attitude of appreciation and goodwill to their neighbors and customers of Wilkes coun ty; and, WHEREAS the Wilkes Cham ber of Commerce has arranged an appropriate program in hon or of our farmers who constitute a "large portion of our trade area; now, THEREFORE, I, T, S. Kener ly, Mayor of North Wilkesboro, and-f, W. E. Smithey, Mayor of Wilkesboro, do hereby designate September 14, 1948, as Wilkes Farmers' Day. We join the Wilkes Chamber of Commerce in issuing a cor dial and sincere invitation to all our farmers\ and friends to -be our guests on Farmers' Day. T. S. KENERLY, Mayor of North Wilkesboro. ? W. E. SMITHEY, Mayor of Wilkesboro.