JOUR MM •• • ■ i ^ Wilkesboro has a radius of 50 miles. wrvtog 1*0,000 people ir s Northwestern Carolina. The Journal-Patriot Has Blazed the Trail of Progress In the "State Of Wilkes" For Over 43 Years nnqiB Wilkes district Boy and Girl Scouts organization hare a program worthy of your at tention and support. Vol. 44, No. 20 Published Mondays and Thursdays NORTH WILKESBORO, N. C., Thursday, June 23, 1949 Make North WUkesboro Your Shopping Center Cornerstone Moravian Falls Baptist Church Laid Sunday ^^^^WWWHWWWMHWWWWWVW WWWWWVMWWMMWWWIWMWWW | I his picture was taken at the cornerstone laying service tor the new church building for Moravian Falls Baptist • church, held Sunday afternoon. Left to right in the picture are: W. C. Hendren, secretary of the building committee; Dr. John T. Way land, who delivered the message in the service; Mrs. Bernice Greer, as sistant church clerk, who placed Bible and documents in the cornerstone; Cyrus Brown, member of building committee; L. G. Critcher, chairman and treasurer of r building committee; Irving EUer, building committee member who laid corner stone; Rev. Dean Minton, pastor; P. G. Smithey, member building committee and foreman;, R. A. Greer and J. Earl Nichols, members of building committee; Rev. J. Earl Pearson, associational missionary who participated in cornerstone laying service.—(Photo by Link's Studio). ' Mrs. Foster is District Deputy G. M. of O.E.S.I The Grand Chapter of North Carolina, Order of the Eastern Star opened its convention, in Raleigh, Sunday night, continu ity until Thursday night. Motto for the meeting—Trust ~+w-the Tjgrdwith- alt- thia-e -heart and lean not unto thine own understanding. Jn all thy ways acknowledge Him and He will direct thy paths. Watchwords— Charity, Truth, and Loving .kind ness. Flowers-Emblematic; Col ors—The five colors of our cen tral Star; Aim—To be more con scious of our obligations; Slogan | —Finish the hospital. Mrs. Harold Moag, of States-1 ville, was elected Grand Worthy j Matron, of the Grand Chapter 'Arof N. C. O. E. S. and J. Frank | * Duke elected Grand Worthy Pa Iron. Mrs. Gilbert Foster was ap-| pointed District Grand Deputy Matron, for district No. 16. Mrs. Foster is from North Wilkesboro, N. C. ^11 members of the convention yfere invited to the Governors Mansion, on Wednesday night. The invitation read: "The Governor of North Car olina and Mrs. Scott request the pleasure of the company of the members and visitors of the Forty-Fourth Annual Session of the Grand Chapter of North Carolina and out of state dis tinguished guests at a reception on Wednesday evening, the 15th of June, from eight-thirty un til eleven o'clock. Executive Man-| sion." Mrs. R. J. Hinshaw, Worthy Matron of Wilkes chapter No. 42, Mrs. Ira Payne, Miss Breta Poe Scroggs, Mrs. Leona Pardue, and Mrs. Gilbert Foster, attended the meeting from North Wilkesboro. Woman Judge Superior Court Raleigh, June 21.—Governor Scott gave North Carolina its, first woman Superior Court judge today in naming five new special Judges. The announcement was re-1 leased by the Governor's Office. Scott is in Colorado Springs, Colo., attending the National Governor's conference. The five new judges are: Miss Susie Sharp of Reldsville, State! f Representative William T„ Hatch If Raleigh, State Senator Wil-1 liam T. Halstead of Camden, A. R. Crisp of Lenoir and Harold Bennett of Ashevllle. I The Governor reappointed two Afcclal jndges, W. H. S. Burgwyn of Woodland and George B. Pat ton of Macon. He previously had. announced the appointment of Wllkins P. Hbrton of Plttsboro. o Mr. E. L. Derrick and family I are spending their vacation this [ week at Myrtle Beech, 8. C. Quarterly Meeting Girl Scouts Will Be held June 27th Quarterly meeting of the Wilkes County Girl Scout A^</* elation will be held Monday, June 27, eight p. m., in the re ligious education building of the First Methodist church. Dr. John T. Wayland will ad dress the association. Council members are asked to be present at 7:30, Mrs. G. T. Mitchell, president, announced today. H" U. S. Apple Crop Is About Normal By CARL E. VanDEMAN Representatives from most of the important apple growing sections of the country got to gether fast we^k at Michigan State College for the Annual meeting of the National Apple Institute. Their annual apple crop "Guesstimate" issued June 16, 1949 indicates the total crop for the U. S. at 112,501,000 bu shels. This is an increase of more than 22 million bushels over last years crop but exactly the same as the 1947 crop and nearly sev en million bushels short of the crop in 1946. The report indicates a good crop in the Northeast, which In cludes New England^ New York State, New Jersey and Pennsyl vania. That area shows an in crease over last year of nearly 10 million bushels. The mid west, particularly the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Missouri, reports an increase of 8 million bushels over last year. California has a big in crease, about 3 1-2 million bush els, over last year. Washington State which usually produces a bout one quarter of the nation's apple crop shows very little in crease over its crop of 2G million bushels last year in contrast to a bumper crop of 33 1-2 million bushels in 1947. The Virginia apple crop, which North Carolina growers consider very important, is only an aver age crop of 9 1-2 million bushels. This is nearly a million more than last. year but nearly 3 1-2 million short of its large crop in 1946. In fact, Virginia has slipped from third to fourth place in apple production, being out-produced this year by Wash ington, New York, and California with Michigan and Pennsylvan ia in fifth and sixth places. The apple crop in North Caro lina is estimated at 765,000 bu shels or nearly the same as it was in 1947 in comparison to 976,000 last year and 1,248,000 bushels in 1946. The Brushy Mountain apple growers should find a good market for their fall varieties, mainly they can sell their fairly light crop to good ad vantage before other producing areas can ship large quantities Into this marketing area How ever, the Limbertwlgs and other winter varieties will run into more competition from apples shipped in from the west coast and Winenps from Virginia. A.B.C. Starts Plans To Keep Dry Areas Arid Raleigh, June 22.—State A. B. C. Chairman R. W. Winston set in motion today plans to curb the flow of liquor into North. Carolina's dry areas. Xrm^d with a directive froni the A. B. C. board, Chairman Winston said his office will work through the distillers in an ef fort to halt the shipment of li quor into dry areas by out-of state wholesalers. He emphasized that the big | liquor shipments into North Car olina are coming from wholesal ers and not distillers. "They (the distillers) are engaged in a legal business," he asserted. The new A. B. C. head said his office will contact the dis tillers "in an effort to obtain their assistance in discontinuing the sale of liquor to those whole salers located in 'open states' who now are selling residents of North Carolina liquor under fed eral permits in large .quantities. Asked whether he ' thought these -tactics would bring results, Winston said that the A. B. C. board, which met here Tuesday, "seemed to think that, knowing the caliber of the distillers, we will get some results—certainly some competition. If results aren't secured, Win ston said he is "working on oth er schemes" to meet the problem. He declined to say what they were. A recent A. B. C. report show ed that 19 customers *in Tar Heel dry areas received 27,560.4 gallons of whisl$ from a Mary land distributor during April. The lists of shipments are for warded periodically to sheriffs in all the 100 counties into which the whisky js shipped. The purchasers of the whisky hold federal liquor licenses, but in this state liquor may be bought and sold" legally only through A. B. C. stores. Wilkes Farm Agent Received Honor The North Carolina Chapter of Epsilon Sigma Phi, national hon orary Extension Service frater nity, elected officers and initiat ed 32 new members at a business meeting at N. C. State College last week. The meeting was the annual extension conference. J. Paul Choplin, Wilkes Farm Agent, was received into the fra ternity. To be eligible for mem bership an extension worker must have completed 10 years of satisfactory service with the Extension Service. Mr. Choplin Joined the Extensien Service as Assistant Farm Agent in Rich mond County, January 1, 1936. He came to Wilkes County as farm agent January 1, 1948. Total For Cancer Fund Now $1429; Donations Asked Wilkes county cancer fund has reached $1,429.95, according t# the latest reports received today. The goal for Wilkes county in this campaign is $2,000. Some reports hare not been turned in, ind many are expected to return letters with contributions. Those who have neglected this import int detail are reminded to send In their contributions in order that the goal may be reached. The Cancer' Society will use this money for cancer education and research. Much of the local share of the fund will be used to aid the cancer detection cent er, which is doing a wonderful job weekly in finding cancer cas es early so they can be cured and their lives saved from certain ieath. Any workers who have not made their reports are urged to complete their canvass and re port as early as possible. Dr. John T. Wayland is campaign chairman and W. D. Halfacre Is treasurer. W. C. Grier is chair man of the Wilkes chapter of the American Cancer Society. Mrs. Nancy Laws, 71, Is Claimed By Death Last rites will be held Friday, ten a. m„ at the home of Mrs. Charlie Sullivan for Mrs. Nancy Laws, 71-year-old resident of the Boomer community who died Tuesday. Burial will be in Fer guson cemetery. Rev. Ed O. Miller will conduct the lapt rites Surviving Mrs. Laws are the following sons and daughters: Mrs. Cicero Broyhill, Boomer; John Laws, Brookford; Mrs. Lou Cain, Moravian Falls; Mrs. .Tack Laws, Whitnell; Mrs. Victoria Minton and Mrs. Artie Minton, of Kingsport, Tenn.; Mrs. Cora Jamison, Gaatonia; and Mrs. Charlie Sullen, Boomer. Deacons School At - Oak Grove Baptist Rev. Gilbert Osborne, pastor, has announced that a deacons' school will be held at Oak Grove Baptist church, beginning July 27 and continuing ^through July 1, at eight p. m. each evening. Rev. J. Earl Pearson, Brushy Mountain Baptist associational missionary, will conduct the school and members from all churches are invited. 20 Vacancies Now In National Guard The following statement has been issued here by the local battery of the National Guard: "Join the new National Guard . . . precamp enlistment drive starts today. Lt. Claude C. Faw, Jr., commanding officer of the local unit of the National Guard, announced today, that 20 vacan cies exist in Battery C, 112th Field Artillery Battalion, North Carolina National Guard, for qualifying men between the ages of 17 and 35 . . . All these va cancies will be filled prior to summer encampment . . . Excep tional opportunities for veterans. A full day's army pay for 2 hours drill one night each week. Enlist now, earn and serve at home. For complete information ^con tact Sergeants Allen or Miller at 814. Don't wait . . . join now.' Eller Reunion Program Given Following is the program to be.carried out Sunday, June 26, at the annual reunion of the El ler family to be held at Boiling Springs Baptist church 13 miles west of this city near highway 421: 11 a. m. Devotional service by Rev. Lee Roy Eller. 11:30 Address by J. Allie Hayes. ' \ 12:00 Election of officers. 12:15 Lunch picnic style. 1:45 Address by John R. Jones. Troy A. Eller and his singing choir will be present, and will sing the latest congregational songs. All Eller s and their friends are invited to attend this reun ion. "Come with a well filled basket and let's make this years reunion the best yet." Announce ment by E. R. Eller, chairman and Mrs. V. D. Foster, secre tary, said. Dr. R. E. Lewis Is Leaving July 1 For Post Graduate Work Dr. R. EX Lewis, for the past several years a member of the jurglcal staff of the Wilkes hospital, will leave July 1 for Durham, where he will be en raged in post graduate work in turgery for some time. Present >lans of Dr. Lewis call for about hree years of post graduate Btu ly and work at Watts hospital, ifter which he plans to return o North Wilkesboro. Early Speaks Is Early Beginning His Road Term Lenoir, June 21.—A young Wilkes county man was repaid a jourtesy with another. He went to prison ahead of time. Early Speaks who lives near the Wilkes^Caldwell county line was the principal party involved. Judge J. Will Pless was the oth Br. v * I Speaks received a sentence of six months suspended upon pay ment of costs when tried in' Wilkes Superior Court Wednes day on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon. Speaks told the judge he had no funds. The judge permitted the prisoner to remain at liberty until Saturday in an effort to raise the money, but Speaks couldn't do it. So last Saturday Speaks asked a neighbor, Magistrate W. E. Horton to take him to the prison camp at Hudson. Upon arrival at the camp Speaks was unable to produce commitment papers from the Wilkes Court. Camp Supt. R. R. Woods let Speaks be gin sentence anyway and asked Wilkes officials to rush the docu ments. —. o 4-H Dress Revne At Hotel Wilkes By RUTH THOMPSON (Assistant Home Demonstration Agent) The Wilkes County 4-H Dress Revue is scheduled for Saturday morning, June 2pth at 10:30 o'clock in the Ballroom of Hotel Wilkes in North Wilkesboro. The participants in this Dress Revue will include all the Blue Ribbon Winners in the School Dress Re vues. Those who plan to enter the contest are asked to be on time. We want to be ready to begin promptly at 10:30 a. m., there fore be there ten or fifteen min utes earlier if possible. A special invitation is extend ed to the mothers of the 4-H Girls, the 4-H Neighborhood Leaders, and all persons interest ed in 4-H Club Work. Revival Services At Ronda Methodist Rev. C. Jay Winslow, pastor of Wilkesboro and Union Meth odist churches, Is guest minister this week in revival services at Ronda Methodist church, of which Rev. O. D. Smith is pastor. The public is cordially invited to the services each evening this week. Ernest R. Durham Funeral On Friday Funeral service will be held Friday, two p. m., at Macedonia church for Ernest Rufus Dur ham, 52, who died Wednesday morning at his home 'near Ron da. Rev. David Day will conduct the service. Surviving Mr. Durham are his wife, Mrs. Betty Durham, ahd the following children: Mrs. Lexle McBride, Ronda; Mrs. Edith Burchette, Farmer; Daisy and Roby Durham, of Ronda. , L. J. Wolfe Dies Funeral service will be held Friday, two p. m., at Dunkirk Methodist church for L. J. Wolfe, citizen of the. Adkins Shop com munity who died at his home Wednesday. , c : Preaching Service Rev. H. A. Johnson, "The saw mill man from Mount Airy," will preach at the Gospel Tabernacle in Wilkesboro Saturday night, June 25. A revival is in progress there, being conducted by Rev. Jesse Adams and Rev. Richard Byrd. Everybody is 4pvited to all the services.—Reported. v Cashion District Governor Lions Honor Given To Local Member In State Convention Cashion Has Outstanding Record In Lions Club Work In This State ""^Paul L. Cashion, of" North Wilkesboro, was elected "governor of Lions Clubs district 31-A in the state convention held early this week at Wrightsville Beach. The honor to the local civic Leader is well deserved. He is a charter member of the North Wilkesboro club, has held every office in the club and served as zone chairman in 1946 and 1947, and in 1947 received the cap for the best deputy district governor. He has attended three conven tions of Lions International and all state conventions since he be came a Lion. In addition to work in the Lions organization, he has been very active in civic and church work in this community. Those from North Wilkesboro who attended the convention were Mr. and Mrs. Paul Cashion, Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Absher, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. faw, Jr., Wm. A. Hardister, Clyde Pearson, Larry Moore, Jack Swofford, Glenn An drews and J. H. Whicker, Jr. Wilmington^ June 21.—Elec tion of governors for the three districts, adoption of several res olutions, and acceptance o f Charlotte's bid to meet there next year marked the fin(l^ bus; iness sessions of the annual con vention of North Carolina mem bers of Lions International at Wrightsville Beach today. in separate feleWEIOns, the dis tricts chose the following leaders for the ensuing year: Paul L. Cashion of North Wil kesboro, who defeated Roy R. Beck, of Statesville for District 31-A. Jeff B. Wilson of Biscoe, who was unopposed as governor of District 31-R. Louis K. Day, of Rocky Mount, who won over Ballard S. Gay of Jackson, in District 31-C. The convention adopted a se ries of resolutions topped by one thanking the North Carolina 1949 General Assembly for op posing legislation that would alter the State Commission for the Blind's authority to admin ister all aid to the blind fund in North Carolina. In another resolution they ex pressed their appreciation for the resolution presently pending before Congress which would set up a single federal office or bu reau for services to the blind. This proposed bureau would be modeled after the North Caro lina State Commission for the Blind. They also resolved to furnish a copy of the state-wide Lions committee report on work for the blind to Gov. Kerr Scott and all interested officials, without comment. Another resolution adopted was that the Lions clubs through out t^e state organize a highway safety council, school boy saf ety patrol, bicycle safety clubs, and otherwise promotion of highway safety. A resolution was unanimously adopted providing that the three out-going district governors stu dy the problem of redistrlcting the state. They were requested to report their findings at the convention in Charlotte. The three outgoing governors are: Joe Hood of Wilmington; Dr. D. J. Whitner of Boone, and C. E. Kerchner of Greensboro. o District Governor tWWWWWWWHWWHIMWW PAUL CASHION Wilkes Farmer Claims Robbery On Lenoir Road Lenoir, June 21.—A Wilkes County farmer who sells canta loupes said today a customer threw some kind of medicine in to his eyes which rendered him unconscious. When he regained consciousness the sum of $40 was missing from his clothing he said. The farmer told members of the state highway patrol here his name is Grayden Walker. He said he is 25, and that he lives at Pores Knob -near Moravian Falls. ~Save this_ version: Walker said he naa disposed" of part of his load of cantaloupes in Wilkesboro and was en route to Lenoir when he was stopped by a man driving a 1940 Ford sedan. The stranger purchased two dozen cantaloupes and paid for them. Immediately after Walker pocketed tlje money the stranger threw something in his face which made him uncon scious. An inventory of his funds showed $40 missing. A sum of money in two other pockets was not touched, he said. Flashers Playing Badford Tonight Wytheville Here Friday Night; North Wilkesboro Drops 2 Games North Wilkesboro Flashers will play Radford two games here tonight in their third dou ble header this week. Wytheville will play here Friday night and Elkin will be here Sunday after noon. At Radford last night the Rockets took both ends of a double header, 3 to 0 and 7 to 3. John Moore hurled four-hit ball for the Rockets and Manager Tom Daddino pitched for North Wilkesboro, allowing Radford only six hits. Troy Stanley, big right fielder, hurled the second game for North Wilkesboro as every effort was made to conserve what pitching strength was left. Rad ford bunched hits in the fourth inning for six of their runs and in the remainder of the game Stanley was very effective. The double loss dropped North Wilkesboro into fourth place in the league behind Radford. Accounts of other games and other sports news is published on pages nine and ten of this newspaper. Htnshaw Revival Will Open Sunday Revival services will begin Sunday, June 26, at Hinshaw Street Baptist church in this city and continue for two weeks. Rev. Glete W. Simmons is pastor and the visiting njinister will be Rev. R. E. Adams, of Winston-Salem, pastor of Min eral Springs Baptist church. The public is coralally invited to the services, which will be held at eight p. m. each evening. C. A. Hardbarger Last Rites Today Funeral service for Charles Alexander Hardbarger, 57, resi dent of North Wllke8boro ronte one who died Tuesday, was held today, two p. m. at the home and hnrlal was in Monnt Lawn Memorial Park. Surviving Mr. Hardbarger are his wife, Mrs. Pearl Hardbarger, and the following children: J. A., W. R., C. A., Jr., J. B. and F. K. Hardbarger, all of North Wilkesboro route one. Support the Y. M. C A.

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