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RTH WILKESBORO, N. C., Thursday, August 4, 1949
Make North Wilkesboro Your Shot
1 Edition of The Journal-Pa
triot for Monday, August #>
fUl be issued on Tuesday, An
Plhe Issue Is being d«br«4
one day in order to twry c<w*
jdete announcement coverage
{of Wilkes Dollar Days, a trade
promotion event to be staged
by merchants of the Wilkes
boros under auspices of tHo
Trade Promotion committee of
the Wilkes Chamber of Com
merce.
Many lines of business will
participate In the community
wide event, and numerous out
standing values will be offered
during Dollar Days, August
11, 12 and 13.
PREPARATIONS MADE FOR
^■SCHOOL BOND ELECTION TO
| BE HELD AU6UST THIRTEENTH
i N^ilkes County Board of elec
tions V is making preparations for
foe %Wclal election on the quea
W of -whether or not Wilkes
bounty, shall issue $600,000 in
bonds for school building pur
poses.
Saturday, August 13. is the
(date set by the Wilkes county
•commissioners for the special
election.
' Carl Jones, chairman of the
ieounty board of elections, stat
ed today that the election will
be held df*the regular polling
places throughout the county,
with regular election officials
conduoting the special election.
Polls will open at 6:JJ0 a. m.
and close at 6:30 p. m.
All persons who are register
ed for voting in general elections
and who are on the general elec
tion books may vote in the bond
election. The result will be de
termined by majority vote and
not by registration.
Registration books have been
open for new registrations on the
past three Saturdays. Saturday,
August 6, has been designated
as challenge day. %
The ballot will have one
question, wh«7ether or not
WHkes county shall issue ? 600,
000 in bonds for school buildings.
Voters will mark "yes" or "no"
on the ballots.
BIVINS REMOVED; RADFORD MAN
NEW PRESIDENT OF DLUE RIDGE
With a majority of* directors
expressing dissatisfaction with
administration of the Blue Ridge
Baseball league, Judge E. C.
Bivlns, of Mt. Airy was remrved
from office of president in a
league directors meeting " here
yesterday afternoon and John
of Radford was elected
six-club circuit. (
Larry Moore business manager
©f the North Wilkesboro club,
with directors
except
iting, wl
purt
collab
im to
could
was made
Kan and presid
ieeting, which was
Kel Wilkes.
motion to remove
ivins from office the vote
to one for removal, with
y voting "No" and Elkin
lug.
a prominent Radford
Ijby, is a former member
i Virginia house of repre
ives and a former presi
of the Radford baseball
^Spires was elected by unan
s ^voice vote.
r to the vote J. W. Hilton,
'esenting the Mt. Airy club,
uced a paper, which he said
the substance Of a statement
fade by telephone by George M.
rautman, baseball commission
er, to an official of the Mt. Airy
:lub, in which Commissioner
rautman was Quoted as saying
that he would not accept the
resignation of Judge Bivlns, and
in effect, that the league could
no*- elect a new president. Be
fore the meeting proceeded fur
ther, Trautman was contacted by
telephone by Larry Moore. After
a lengthy conversation with the
commissioner, Moore informed
the directors that the commis
sioner said he would not dictate
to directors of any league who
should be their officers.
Hilton, of Mt. Airy, stated
that he had just come from a
meeting of directors of the Mt.
Airy club, where the opinion was
expressed that Mt. Airy would
withdraw from the league and
fold up if Judge Blvlns were re
moved aa president, and In dis
cussion by other directors It was
pointed out that no other one
Elub was seeking to dictate to
he other five who should be
Resident.
f The matter of the suspension
and fine placed on North Wllkes
iro playing manager Henry
lash" Loman was not acted
Judge Bivlns on Tuesday
pped a $100 fine on Loman
suspended him for remalnd
of the season on charge of
ting" Umpire Welder in
ie with Mt. Airy here Sat
nlght. The North Wilkee
ctub protested Judfe Bivlns
Ion, mmg thi it Loraan's1
protest was a mere rhubarb
that at no time in the
test on the field did Lo;
a hand on the
or shove him %
ported.
The ap
and fine _
%ve
the removal
from office, Di
ell, of Radford,
at there was general
sfaction throughout the
of Judge Bivins* admin
istration, saying that protests
were ignored and that the presi
dent rarely visited a park out
side of Mt. Airy to find out what
was going on. Moore mentioned
that directors had discussed that
Judge Bivins was partial and fav
oring the Mt. Airy club. Much
dissatisfaction was expressed
with umpiring throughout the
circuit.
Galax To Play
Here On Fridayl
Next home game of the North
Wilkesboro Flashers will be play
ed here Friday night against the
up and coming Galax Leafs. The
Flashers will go to Mt. Airy Sat
urday night and play the league
leading Graniteers here Sunday
afternoon, 2:30.
Here last night the game with
Elkin was washed out with the
Blanketeers leading 2-0 at the
end of four innings, one frame
short of an official game.
Lee Bentley, who rejoined the
club, hurled for the Flashers and
gave up two runs on walks and
one hit in the first frame. When
his control improved he was
more effective and had struck
out five when the contest was
called. Mostak for Elkin had al
lowed only two hits, both infield
blows which Winkelspect and
Hite beat out. m
Peters Is Sold
The North Wilkesboro club
sold Bob Peters, infielder and
utility man, yesterday to the
Hickory Rebels of the North
State league. Peters played short
stop during Winkelspecht's ab
sence and since his return had
played outfield and third base.
He was hitting near 300 and was
a very fast base runner. The
purchase price was reported^.to
be $500.
Meanwhile, the local club is
expecting to obtain one or more
power hitters before the August
15 deadline, after which no play
er joining the club lilay partici
pate in the playoffB.
Legion To Me?t
All Legionnaires are asked to
attend meeting of the Wilkes
post tonight, eight o'clock, at
the Lfestion clubhouse.
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J. H. Patrick
Killed In Dnel
Monday Night
Night watchman At Giddy
Motor Company Victim
Of Brutal Slaying
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Piligent search continues for
slues In the robbery murder of
Joseph Herman Patrick, 39,
night-watchman riddled with bul
lets in a gun duel at Gaddy Mo
tor company just outside of this
city at two a. m. Tuesday.
Sheriff Q. G. Poindexter, aided
by Guy Scott, director of the
state bureau of investigation.
North Wilkesboro city police and
highway patrolmen disclosed no
new developments after two day's
efforts to learn the identity of
the man who shot Patrick four
times and took his billfold con
taining an undetermined amount
of moneys
At two a. m. Tuesday, Sheriff
Poindexter said, Patrick called
by telephone and told the tele
phony operator that he had been
shot and wanted help. The sher
iff, with Policeman ^revette
«,=r3r sari Childress, rushed to
Gaddy Motor company and found
Patrick in dying condition in
the upholstery division of the
firm's large plant.
Patrick lived long enough to
say that a mat had shot him and
had taken his money. Apparent
ly, he had dragged himself sev
eral feet from where he was dur
ing the gun duel to the tele
phone. Patrick's gun was' empty, >
the sheriff said. He had shot five
times but there were no indica
tions that he had hit the robber
and murderer. Three bullets had
gone through a nearby automo
bile in the shop.
From information gained from
the dying man and from visible
evidence it appeared to thg
fleers that the robber-had crawl
ed under the fence surrounding
the buildings and had entered
the trim shop department
through a_ side door. There he
awaited Patrick making his
rounds of the plant and flashed
a flashlight and gun on the
nightwftichman.
Patrick was -hit by fo»r Jwri
lets of 32-calibre. One went
through h i s chest, another
through his abdomen, one struck ■£
him in the groin and another in |
his right arm. After he was hit. ||
apparently, he had emptied his
own 3 8-calibre revolver^—
Personal robbery wa^SevHent^W
ly the motive, Sheriff -Poindwter
said, because it was generally
known that Patrick carried sub- L
stantial sums of cash. During his
spare time he had been engaged
in buying and Belling ca-tie. and
other livestock and he <jarrTT
cash to transact that busin?- j
Apparently, nothing was tajtei
from the motor company prop*- .
erty.
ASBibuug me sueriii, £>. n. i.
and police in the case were Statj
Highway Patrolmen Sydney Car j
er, R. H. Dillard1__fy*d®-«1;
and R. H. Garland.
Patrick was born April
1910, a son of Jacob and Miu
Ann Wyatt Patrick. He is sur
ed by his wife, Mrs. Lena
trick, and ten children,
Marie, Ransom, Lorene,
Shirley Anne, Joyce, &ylght,
and Peggy Sue'Eai^rick, a]
home, in the Vaaptoy co;
about .15 miles nOrtkwest,
city. w
. Funeral serrice was held
nesday, three Pi m., at
Pxesbyterian church near
home and burial was in
cemetery.
Credit Bur
Now In Ope
lnN.Wilk
Office Over Deans; Ci
References, Stenographic
Stencil Work
Credit Bureau of Wilkes coun
ty is now in full operation with
a full-time secretary and well
equipped office.
Office of the credit bureau is
located on the second floor of
the Deans jewelry building. The
office secretary is Mrs. Ivan Ab
sher, who has several years ex
perience in office, clerical and
stenographic work.
The bureau now has credit ref
erence files of 9,000 persons,
with the number growing daily,
and is now rendering efficient
service to its 30 members. Of-,
ficials emphasize that additional
firms will be welcome.
L. S. Spainhour is president
and Carl W. Steele is vice presi
dent of the Credit Bureau.
In addition to credit referenc
es, the office offers prompt and
eff Icient. service in public steno
graphic work, typing, cutting
stencils, mimeographing and oth
er services. The telephone num
ber Is 469.
Rev. Fred Bell Will
ch Sunday At
Pleasant
Pleasant
Sunday, August
, at 11 o'clock.
Rev. Mr. Bell was a chaplain
in the armed forces of World
War til. He is a young minister
of outstanding influence and
ability.
Dr. R. K. Bingham
Passes In Boone
Boone, July 31.—Dr. R. K.
Bingham, 73, died Saturday at
Davis Hospital in Statesville aft
er a short illness. Survivors are
the widow; four sons, R. K., Jr.,
of Hampton, Tenn., William of
Pinnacle, John and Richard of
Boone; four daughters, Mrs. Carl
Smith of Decatur, 111., Mrs. Wal
ter D. Thomas of Concord, Mrs.
Marvin Deal of Boone, and Mrs.
C. B. Smith of Macon, Qa. Dr.
Bingham, a member of one of the
pioneer families of Watauga, had
practiced medicine in this coun
ty since his early manhood.
Dr. Bingham was a brother of
Mrs. A.* R. Sherman and the late
Mrs. C.. H. Somers and Mrs
Laura Johnson, of Wilkes
boro. Among those from this
community who attended the fu
neral service held Monday after
noon at the Boone Methodist
church were Mrs. Sherman, Mrs.
F. C. Hubbard, Misses Pattie and
Frank Somers, Mr. and Mrs. J.
H. Somers, A. B. Somers and
Miss Toby Turner.
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Revival At Hunting
Creek Is Announced
Revival services at Hunting
Creek Baptist church will begin
Sunday, August 7. Rev. P. C.
Parks, pastor, will be assisted
by Rev. G. D. White, of States
ville. Services will be held at
10:30 a. m. and 7:45 p. m. The
public is cordially invited.
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New Buick Special
To Be Shown 10th
Oaddy Motor company, local
Chevrolet and Buick dealer, an
nounced today that the new"
Bulck special model will be on
display at Gaddy Motor company
Wednesday', August 10.
Showing of the new Buick
special i s eagerly awaited
throughout the country. The new
car is reputed to have many new
features which are Certain to be
received with great Interest by
the motoring public.
Arrangements are being made
to receive a large number of visi
tors at Gaddy Motor company to
the initial showing of the new
Hnlck 'Special. tk
Rood Mooting At
Boomer Soturdoy
k Night 8 O'Clock
esidents of Boomer township
invited to attend a Good
meeting to be held at
Iter school Saturday night,
Pit 6, eight o'clock,
ark Goforth, of Lenoir, di
vision highway commissioner,
will be present to confer with the
people relative to their road
needs.
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North Wilkesboj-o, with many
other northwestern North Caro
lina cities and towns, was well
represented at the National Af
fairs Conference held Tuesday
night in Witaston-Salem under
auspices of the Winston-Salem
and United States chambers of
commerce.
Those from North Wflkesboro
attending were Richard John
ston, president of the Wilkes
Chamber of Commerce; Blair
Gwyn, director; Edd Gardner,
chairman Industrial Services
committee; John E. Justice, Jr.,
Flood Control chairman; Tom
Jenrette, chamber oi~
manager.
^William J.
airs advisor of
The speakers reviewed the
81st congress and etated that if
ail the administration's pro
gram for congress hid b«eh en*
acted that the "welfare st*fcf"
wouldr^ave beobm^ra reality and
that this nation Would have gone
far toward soijalism.
The speakers urged concerted
and cooperative action in every
community against the m<
toward a "welfare state" of gov
ernment. Instead of each affect
ed group protesting to congress,
Speaker Bird said that there
should be concerted action by all
groups opposed to further en
croachment oh individual free
dom .
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Misses Lillian and Mary Lind
say Stafford spent several days
last week in Boone.
Edwin McGee Gets
State Scholarship
EDWIN McGEE
Dr. C. H. Bostlan, associate
dean of agrioulture at State Col
lege, announces that Edwin Mc
Gee, 4-H club member "of Mt.
Pleasant school, is awarded the
Sears Roebuck Scholarship of
$100.00. This scholarship is a
warded on the basis of an out
standing record in 4-1
work, leadership .and thg
assistance ^
lee
p to the
club meeting
Chicago. In addition, to for
estry, Edwin has done outstand
ing work in field crops, baby
beef, soil conservation, home
beautification, beekeeping and
other projects. Other activities
include forestry exhibits at local
.and state fairs, attendance and
Participation in 4-H -county cour
Vjl, 4-H camp, and 4-H short
course at State College.
Tfce first installment of $50.00
will paid on September 30th.
The regaining $50.00 of the
scholarship will be paid on Jan
uary 14, 1950.
Edwin is now enrolled in the
School of Agriculture and For
estry at Stat& College and will
begin his studies when the regu
lar year begins In the fall.
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Mr. C. A, McNiel, of Elkin,
was a business visitor to the city
yesterday. He is a brother of
Mayor R. T. McNiel and Mr. C.
O. McNiel.
Champion and Runner-Up In Tournament
At right i» Bill Carrigan, Champion, and at left is
Gene McNeill, runner-up in the senior tournament and "
Junior Champion.—(Photo by link's Studio).
Bill Carrigan, using a . varied
assortment of powerful fore and
backhand drives and a sharp net
game, won the All American
Tennis Tournament sponsored by.
the Midway Pontiac Cortjpany
Tuesday night at .the local gym,
by defeating Gene McNeil} 6-0,
6-0, 6-2.
final round* of the tournament,
played good tennis but Carrigan's
greater tournament experience
and all-round forcing game were
too much tor the youthful net
ter. McNeill had won the junior
phJ>nn1"»nshln of the tfturnoir?r*
earlier in "the week.-'
.. In-the doubles finals, €arrigan
and Don Moffit won over Gene
McNeill-Gordon Finley by scores
of.'-6-1, 6-3, 6-0.- Once again it
was a oaae -of the. winners great
er experience and complete con
trol of the net which won for
them over the two younger
players, - who showed even In
defeat that they will have to be
reckoned with "in future tourna
ments. * »-• * * - . ■ »,■
Thq open tournament was the
first of its kind held in Wilkes
county and attracted' several
players from otbar - sections, of
the state. It is planned to make
the tourniaent an annual af
fair t^l» CniT»n»T>V.
On Naval Cruise
Jimmle Canter, son of Mr. Hu
bert Canter, of this city, arrived
in San Francisco, California, Sat
urday and sailed Tuesday on a
Six-weeks naval cruise on the Pa
cific. Jimmie is a student of the
University of Virginia at Char
lottesville, where he is a mem
ber of the Naval Officers R'eserve
Training Corps.* Following the
cruise he will ^«eturn to the
University off Virginia about Sep
tember 15. A naval cruise each
summer will be a part of his
training. ^
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Dinner And Dance
To Honor District
Governor Of Lions
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Paul Cushion To Be Inaugu-j
rated A* District Govern
or Friday Night
Lions and Lionesses from
many Qlubs in Lions District 31-A
will attend the inaugural din
ner and hall at the Wilkesboro
gymnasium Friday night, August
5, to inaugurate Paul L. Cash
f Noj
dinner will .be at eight
which will be followed by
:e. Wiley Keyser and his
orchestra from Winston
Salem will play for the dance,
to which the public is invited at
the price of one dollar per cou
ple.
J. H. Whicker, Jr., past pres
ident of the North Wilkesboro
club, will be master of ceremon
ies. President W. D. Jester will
deliver the address of welcome.
District officers will be in
stalled by Dr. D. J. Whitener, of
Boone.
District Governor Cashion
will deliver an address of ac
ceptance.
Principal address of the ban
quet will be by Edward H.
McMahan, of Raleigh, a member
of Lions International board of
directors and for years a prom
inent figure in Lionism..
Steele Jewelry
Being Enlarged
Carl W. Steele's jewelry store
in North Wilkesboro is being en
larged to twice its former size.
The quarters formerly occu
pied by Emily's Beauty Salon
next door have been obtained
by Mr. Steele for enlarging his
store.
The- interior of the building is
being renovated and a new front
will be installed.
The additional space will pro
vide room for adequate and at
tractive display of merchandise
and for enlarging all depart
ments of this well known busi
ness firm.
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Carnivals Barred
By County Order
Wilkes county board "of com-J
missioners in August session
passed a resolution banning car
nivals and circuses in Wilkes
county.
The resolution passed by the
board said the action was taken
following requests by many
church and civic; organizations in
and around North Wilkesboro,
Recently the- board of directors
of the Wilkes Chamber of Com
merce passed a resolution asking
the commissioners to ban car
nivals and shows with gambling
devices.
The" resolution pointed out
that carnivals are no* in keep
ing with the best morals of the
people, having gambling devices,
offer nothing of educational val
ue and little' of wholesome reCrO
ation. r
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Camp Meeting Will
Go Through Week
The camp meeting being con
ducted at Roaring River by Evan
gelist Charlcfe A. Keyes, Jr.K will
continue through this week. The
services held eaeh evening are
being largely attended. Brery
,s invited. ^
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; 'Ht JPAWS EPISCOPAL
CHURCH ;
Mr. Theroa Vallee, stu
the Genefol Theological
nary In, New York Cltv.
In charge of the Sunday
at St. Panl'i Episcopal .
Wllk^sboro, daring the ,
of Aagust. M^. Vallee will
the Mult Bible Class at
atf and cOQduft
and preach at Ore t,
hour. A cordial lnrlta
tended to everyone
these services.
Mr. and
and
Kllby, are
trip to T>aytoi