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Vol. 44, No. 40
Published Mondays and Thursdays
NORTH WILKESBORO, N. C.
Thursday, September 1, 1949
Make North Wilkesboro Your Shopping Center
National Guard
Record In Camp
* Highly Praised
Battery C Gun Section Re
ceives Special Commen
dation From Inspector
Battery C. 112th Field Artil
lery Batallion of the National
Guard received a number of
commendations during the two
weeks of summer camp which
closed Sunday at Fort Jackson,
S. C.
The battery from North Wil
kesboro was a unit of the 30th
division of guardsmen from
North Carolina and Tennessee,
totaling 15,000 men. The local
itt??y received excellent rating
ieneral Manning, 30th di
jn \commander, and from
ip^jrd Arhtj^ inspectors.
ittery C was chosen to ope
(te the batallion mess hall with
Stone in charge and with
""""Lt. Thomas (Bucky) Faw as
mess officer. Lt. Faw was at
tached to the battery here for the !
period of encampment. His bro-1
ther, Lt. C. C. Faw, Jr., was
commanding officer of the bat
tery.
The 50-calibre machine gun
section under Sgt. Staley was?
outstanding in the camp. Sgt.
Alton Absher was batallion mo
tor sergeant. Cpl. Dalmus Brown
received a written commenda
Q from the division command
er for outstanding work during
the camp period. The Battery C
area was Judged as excellent for
the entire encampment, including
housekeeping, supply and con
dition of arms and equipment.
The battery, which traveled in
its own motor equipment, left
Fort Jackson Sunday morning at
8:30 and arrived at the bomej
station at 5:45 p. m.
Major Roy Forehand, batallion
executive officer, made a 16mm
movie while at camp. This pic
ture will be shown upon request
to civic organizations and other
groups here. \
Gambill Heads
I Aberdeen Angus
Breeders Group
J. Gwyn Gambill, of North
Wilkesboro, was elected presi
dent of the North Carolina Aber
{ksteen-Angus Breeders association
r- Jl the annuai meeting held in
Raleigh August 30.
Two hundred members attend
ed the meeting. With Mr. Gam
bill as president, other officers
elected were: J. W. Parrott, of
Winston-Salem, vice president;
Mrs. Margaret Woodson, o f
Mocksville, secretary-treasurer.
Mr. Gambill, Texas Oil cora
L^any distributor here, has been
r a member of the Aberdeen-Angus
Breeders association since its or
ganization five years ago. He
has a herd of cattle on range in
Ashe county.
'< A. C. Dancy Dies
In Alleghany County
^ Mr. A. C. Dancy, 88 years of
age, died at his home in the
Scottville community of Alle
ghany county yesterday morning
following an illness of about a
week. Mr. Dancy was one of Alle
ghany county's most prominent
! farmers and was well known over
L. northwest North Carolina. He is
i surriTed by his widow, one
daughter, and several grand
? children. Mr. Dancy was a broth
er of P. E. Dancy, of this city, F.
? A. Dancy, of. Hays postofflce.
* He was an uncle of Judge Oscar
Dancy, of Beopnsvllle, Texas,
?v Ira Dancy, also of Texas, Glenn
< Dancy, of North Wilkesboro, and
I Arthur Dancy, of Charlotte.
Funeral and burial services
will be held at Scottville tomor
, row.
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' Auto Races Sunday,
r Members Of V.F.W.
Asked To Be There
JT
/Championship stock car races
mil be held Sunday at North
"SrUkesboro Speedway, featuring
a 100-lap race.
The V. P. "W. operates conces
sions at the races and all mem
bers are asked to oh there to
help carry on the work.
Class To Open
Mrs. Robot Gibbs' music
classes will begin September 12.
Mrs. Gfbbe will be at North
Wilkeshoro school to receive reg
istrations Monday. September S-.
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Assistant Postmaster
Retired Wednesday
M. A. Vickery, for more
than 88 years a member of
the North Wllkesboro postof
fice personnel and assistant
postmaster since July 1, 1020,
retired from office Wednesday,
August 31. Mr. Vickery came
to North Wllkesboro from
Iredell county in 1911 and for
five years was connected with
the express company office
here before going into postal
service.
City Schools To
Open On Monday
\
1 J. Floyd Woodward, superin
tendent of North Wllkesboro
schools, today issued the follow
ing announcement relative to
school opening in this city:
"School begins on Monday
morning, September 5, at 8:30.
"All beginners should come to
the school at 9:15 and go to one
of the first grade classrooms for
proper classification. This re
quest is made in order that first
grade teeehen-time to
classify last year's first grade
pupils.
"All elementary pupils in
school here last year should go
to their old rooms in order to
be classified properly. This is a
custom which has been followed.
"All new pupils who registered
on Tuesday, August 30, should
report to the grade teacher in
order to be placed properly.
"High school students should
assemble in the auditorium on
Monday morning at 8:30.
"The cafeteria will be open on
Tuesday, September 6. Lunch
period will begin at 11:50 for
primary pupils rather than 11:20
as last year. This change is be
ing made in order to cooperate
with our parents. Every effort is
being made to allow pupils to go
home for lunch at 12:00 and to
serve lunch to 300 or more pu
pils at the same time. The ca
pacity of our cafeteria is only
125. Therefore, it is extremely
difficult til- operate without stag
gered lunch periods. Students
are urged to take advantage of
the cafeteria service."
Spainhour's Fashion
Show Big Success
On Friday night, Aug. 23,
Spainhour" - Sydnor Department
Store of this city presented a
fashion show featuring back-to
school fashions. The show, which
was given at the North Wilkes
boro Woman's Club House, in
cluded clothes suitable for every
phase of school life, from bed
time and lounging outfits
through casual dresses and suits
to the very dressiest tea dresses
and formal evening dresses. The
models included high school and
college girls from both Wilkes
boros and the commentator was
Miss Jarj Carter.
The show was a very effective
method of showing what's new
in school girl fashions and was
attended by a large crowd.
Home Coming Sunday
At Church Of God
Home coming day will be ob
served Sunday at Church of God
on Hinshaw street. An all day
program will be carried out,
beginning with Sunday school at
10 o'clock. Rev. C. D. Spake,
pastor, will deliver the message
In the morning worship service.
Dinner will be spread at the
church at 12:45 and all are
asked to carry baskets of dinner
for this feature of the program.
In the afternoon will be singing
by several groups oj visiting
singers, and addresses by well
known speakers. Everybody Is
Invited to attend.
Complete List
Teachers Given
For Coming Term
Buildings And Equipment
Made Ready For Open
ing of 1949-50 Term
More than 10,000 school chil
dren in Wilkes county will en
roll Monday, September 5, for
opening of the 1949-50 school
term.
C. B. Eller, superintendent of
the county system, stated today
that all teacher positions hare
been filled. This is the first
school opening in several years
that a sufficient number of
qualified teachers have been
found to fill all vacancies before
opening day.
Improvement is the teacher
supply situation is attributed to
fewer resignations, which is
partly due to increased salaries
for teachers, as provided by the
1949 legislature.
During the summer much re
pair work has been done to
school buildings and equipment,
including school buses, and
everything is in readiness for
opening day.
Following is a complete list of
teachers in the Wilkes county
school system:
Wilkesboro: William Thomas
Long, Principal; Zeb V. K.
Dickson, Math; Mrs. Margaret S.
Story, French and English; A. T.
Ledbetter, Commercial; Mrs.
Emma B. Day, Science; Thelma
Laws, History and Math; Marvin
D. Hoffman, Physical Education;
Mrs. Jessie Pharr, Latin and
English; Ghita Tuttle, Home
Economics; Mrs. Valeria B. Fos
ter, Commercial Science and Eco
nomics; Katherine Irvin, Music
and Science; Claude Jarrett,
Social Science and Band; Wrenn
F. Duncan, 8th; Mrs. Ruth G.
Bessenr, 'Stir: Juiimwm J. Awtev
son, 8th; Naomi Broyhill, 7th:
Mrs. John H. Harris, 7th; Mrs.
Martha Glass, 7th; Mrs. Cynthia
P. Huey, 6th; Mrs. Jenny P.
Bean, 6th; Eloise Starr, 6th;
Mrs. Gertrude Steelman, 5th;1
Delia Bumgarner, 5th; Mrs. Ruby!
P. Church, 5th; Mrs. A. B. Som-'
ers, 4th; Mrs. Marion E. Ban
ner, 4th; Dora Parker, 4th; Lu
ville S. Phillips, 3rd; Mrs. Wil
lie G. Dickson, 3rd; Nellie Ga
briel, 3rd; Mrs. Lucille Jenkins,
2nd; Mrs. Ruth H. Story, 2nd;
Mrs. Ruth W. Miller, 2nd; Mrs. I
Zola Gage Barber, 1st; Mrs. Ag-;
nes K. Lenderman, 1st; Mrs. ?
Grace Edwards, 1st: Kate C. |
Ogilvie, 1st; Mrs. C. T. Dough-!
ton, Public School Music; Lucille j
Vernon, Physical Education;
Fred W. Davis, Agriculture.
Boomer: Hassie E. Wall, 6-6th;
Mrs. Carl H. Hendrix, 4th; Eva
German, 2-3rd; Mrs. Lael C.
Carlton, l-2nd.
Ferguson: Hal Edminston,
Principal; Martha Miller, Math
and Science; Plato Hendren, 8th:
Bessie Norman, 6-7th; Florence]
Gwaltney, 5-6th; Mrs.- Vera J.
West, 4th; Mrs. Frankie J. Wil
liams, 3rd; Mrs. Annie H.
Charch, 2nd; Mrs. Eunice Walsh,
1st.
Moravian Falls: Mrs. Berntcel
P. Greer, 7th; ?Lucilei German,)
6th; Mrs. Rozie Jennings, 6th;
Mrs. Bertha Hodges, 3-4th; Mrs.
Mae Hendren, 2nd; Mrs. Mattie
Pardue, 1st.
Mountain Crest: M. P. Mastin.J
4-7th; Mrs. Ila P. Ball, l-3rd.
Mount Sinai l-6th.
Oakwoods: Mrs. Myrtle Fletch-|
er, l-5th.
Shady Grove: S. C. Hutchiu
son, l-7th.
Windy Gap: Florence Mathls,
4-7th; Mrs. Thelma Nicholson
l-3rd.
Mt. Pleasant: Oliver M. Prof
fit, Principal; John V. Idol, His
tory and English; Mrs. Etta Lee
Idol, Home Economics and Sci
ence; Roscoe J. Alien* Com
merce and Math; Hal Greene,
History and English; Duel C.
Whittington, 8th; Bessie Brock,
7th; Joyce Younce, 6th; Mrs.
Virginia Mae Whittington, 5th;
Mrs. Gertrude J. Eller, 4 th; Lucy
Cowles, 3rd; Ora Hoots, 2nd;
Mrs. Mary Wellborn, l-2nd;
E'ther Hoots, 1st.
Hendrix: John Barnett, 4-7th;
Vacancy, l-3rd.
Big Ivey: Vacancy, 1-7th.
Maple Springs: D. E. Broome,
6-7th; Mrs. Hazel Livingston,
4-5th; Mrs. Pearl J. Cooke, 2-3rd;
Mrs. D. E. Broome.
Millers Creek: Plato W. Greer,
Principal; Mrs. Winnie M.|
Church, History and English;
Mary Lena Colvard, Home Eco
nomics and Science; Mrs. Vera
L. Johnson, English and History;
Mary Ann Nichols, Math; Sain)
W. Osborne, Physical Education
and Hygiene; C, Y. Dellinger, Jr.,
Science; Mrs. Elizabeth B. Shaw,
Commerce and History; Mrs.)
Chloe M. Parks, French and His-|
tory; J. Van Caudill, 8th; Mrs.
Agnes E. Caudill, 8th; Mrs. Bet-J
ty M. Stephens, 8th; Gwyn F.J
Vannoy, 7th; Mrs. Feme w{
CsahWI, 7?k Mnty ..>filmorA 'Ffn-1
ley, 6th; Mrs. Beatrice P. Eller,]
6th; Mrs. Arlee J. Younce, 5th; |
Anne McNeil, 5th; Mrs. Annie S |
Blackburn, 4 th; Mrs. Nettie
Whittington, 4 th; Mary Sue
Hendren, 3rd; Mrs. Belva Van
noy, 3rd; Mrs. Norma C. Collins,]
2nd; Mrs. Howard Jones. 2nd;j
Mrs. Rachel Bishop, 1st; Oraj
Vajinoy, 1st; Mrs. Florence!
Thompson. 1st; Mrs. Berniece
M. Grimes, Physical Education;
Mrs. Frances E. Hawkins, Pub
lic Music.
Cricket: W. Thornton Stalev,]
Principal; Robert Teague, 8th; |
Betty T. Nich^, Mrs. Lucille]
I Forester, Mrs. Ola S. Eller, Mrs.
Pearl C. Michael. Mrs. Cornelia]
Bumgarner, Laura Pennell, Mrs.
Lizzie W. Huffman, Mrs. Be
atrice C. Vannoy, Mrs. Dorothy
Brook8hire.
Whittington: Evan Colvard,
5-7th; Richard Orsbon, 3-4th;
Mrs. Ruby W. Orsbon, l-3rd.
Concord: Mrs. Clara Calloway.
4-6th; Mrs. Nora B. Parsons
l-3rd.
,'See ? TEACHERS ? Page 12
Old Landmark Being
Torn Down In The
Town Of Wilkesboro
Workmen are now engaged in
tearing down one of the old land
marks of the town of Wilkesboro
?the residence known for years
as the old Horton home.
The residence, beautiful for >
its architecture, was built about j
the year li20 bj^ W. P. Waugh, ^
who came to Wilkes with his
brother from the state of Penn-j
sylvania. Mr. Waugh and family
occupied the residence for sev- .
eral years. Following M r.
Waugh, William Peden and fam
ily occupied the home, and 'later
occupants among old families
were Capt. A. H. Horton, E. M.
Wellborn, James W. McNeill,
Calvin J. Cowles, and his son,
Hon. . Charles H. Cowles, who
now resides in Wilkesboro.
The lot on which the Horton
residence has been located is now
owned by the estate of the latel
A. F. Phillips.
Kiwanians Enjoy
Radio Skit For
Program Friday
John Cashion Use* Radio
Entertainers At Lunch
eon Meeting Friday
Entertainment featured the
North Wilkesboro Kiwanis pro
gram Friday noon at Hotel
Wilkes.
Program Chairman W. J. Ca
roon presented John Cashion.
who was in charge of the pro
gram. He with a group of other
young people gave a mimic of
an early morning broadcast over
WKBC. He acted as end man,
giving a lot of humor and home
spun philosophy. He presented
Miss Jgan Richardson who sang
t'wd umbers r "Te^fcessee Bor
der", and ^*'My Front Door is
Open." ChaHie Wilfong was pre
sented and he gave a commercial
on "Razors." The Jolly Sisters
Dorothy nad Wilma, sang, "I
Want to be a Cow Boy's Sweet
heart." Rex Bumgarner sang,
"Take a 'Tater and Wait.'* Char
lie Wilfong gave a commercial on
"Cigarettes." Rex Bumgarner
sang "Haul Off and Love Me."
The Jolly Sisters sang, "I was a
Beautiful Lady in Blue," "Who
Do You Spend Your Dreams
With?" Charlie Wilfong gave a
"Funeral Home Commercial" and
"Soap Opra."
President W. H. McElwee call
ed attention to the district Ki
wanis convention to, be held at
Chapel Hill August 28, 29 and
30 and urged attendance of
^members.
Guests Friday were: Dr. S. M.
Brooks with Paul Choplin; Les
ter Hollans, of Roanoke, Va..
with-^Dr. A. C. Chamberlain:
Lewis Nelson, Jr., and Don Cof
fey, Jr., with L. M. Nelson; C. F.
McCutcheon, of Sanford, with E.
G. Finley; John Wallace, Charlie
Wilfong, Gene Richardson, Rex
Bumgarner, Dorothy and Wilma
Jolly with W. J. Caroon.
Coon Hunters Club
Meets Friday Night
The Wilkes ?oon Hunters Club
will meet Friday night, eight
o'clock, at the Wilkes courthouse
to make plans to secure coons
for stocking purposes. Through
error, the meeting was announc
ed for Friday of last week. The
club meets regularly on the
fii'st Friday night in each month.
Associations!
B.T.U. Rally
A rally of all the people of the
churches that have Training
Union work, or who are inters
ested in that, work will be held
at North Wilkesboro First Bap
tist church, on Monday night,
September 5, at 7:30. Churches
that do not have Training Union
work are especially encouraged
to attend.
The program will feature the
election and installation of of
ficers for the Associational
Training Union for the coming
year.
Plans and goals for next year
will be submitted and adopted.
The program will also feature
a religious film.
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Dr. Hayes Will
Begin Practice
Office Of New Physician
This Community To Be
At Midway
Dr. William C. Hayes, son of
Clerk of Court and Mrs. C. C.
Hayes, of Wilkesboro, will open
his office for the general practice
of medicine at Midway in Wil
kesboro on Tuesday, September
6th.
Dr: Hayes graduated from Mil
lers Creek high school in 1940,
received his A. A. degree from
Mars Hill College in 1943 and
B. >S. degree from Wake Forest
College in 1944, where he was
a member of the Sigma Phi
Epsilon Social Fraternity and
Gamma Nu Iota pre-medical fra
ternity.
Dr. Hayes graduated from
Bowman Gray School of Medicine
in Winston-Salem in 1947, where
he was a member of the Phi Chi
Medical Fraternity, then serving
subsequent internships at Rex
Hospital in Raleigh and Watts
Hospital in Durham, following
whfcb he obtained further try
ing in obstetrics at Watts.
Dr. and Mrs. Hayes are making
their home at Midway in Wil
kesboro.
Hospital Births
Since August 18 the following
births occured at the Wilkes Hos
pital: son on August 19 to Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Edmund Ham
by, of North Wilkesboro route
one; son, Jerry Allen, August
20 to Mr. and Mrs. Roy Jesse
Miller: son on August 20 to Mr.
and Mrs. James Carl Church, of
Buck; daughter on August 19
to Mr. and Mrs. Gurney Jesse
Simpson, of Traphill: son on Au
gust 20 to Mr. and Mrs. James
Monroe Nichols, of Purlear;
daughter, Kay Frances, on Au
gust 21 to Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
William Parsons, of Boomer:
daughter, Mary Ruth, August
22 to Mr. and Mrs. William
Morse Duncan, of Wilkesboro:
daughter, Pat'-fria Ann, August
22 to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Gwyn
Nichols, of Wilkesboro; son on
August 23 to Mr. and Mis. Gil
bert Taylor Walker, of Wilkes
boro: son on August 2 4 to Mr.
and Mrs. Roy Madison Woo ten.
of Roaring River.
Twin daughters, Martha Raye
and Mary Evelyn, August 28 to
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Gentry Car
son, of North Wilkesboro; son,
Claude Lin, August 25 to Mr.
and Mrs. Claude H. Brooks, of
North Wilkesboro: son, Paul
Brady, August 26 to Mr. and
Mrs. Charlie Burgess Brown, Jr.,
of North Wilkesboro; daughter.
Sarah Ann, August 28 to Mr.
and Mrs. Ernest Jefferson Eller,
of North Wilkesboro; son on
August 28 to Mr. and Mrs. Vestal
Devon Call, of Millers Creek;
daughter, Martha Ann, August
25 to Mr. and Mrs. Jesse James
Johnson, of Pores Knob; son on
August 29 to Mr. and Mrs. Jones
Clay Eller; son, James Allen, Au
gust 29 to Mr. and Mrs. James
Ford Mastln, of North Wilkes
boro; son, William Ronald, Au
gust 25 to Mr. and Mrs. William
Vaughn Osborne, of Wilkesboro;
daughter, Dorothy Plonk, August
25 to Mr. and Mrs. William Hen
ry McElwee, of North Wilkes
boro.
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Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Doughton
and four children, Betsv, Becca,
Jon Lee and Tommy, of Wilkes
boro; and Mr. Horton Doughton.
Statesville, spent Sunday at
Laurel Springs with the Messrs
Doughtons' father and sister,
Congressman R. L. Doughton
and Miss Reba Doughton, cf
Washington, D. C? who are
spending a few weeks at their
home In Sparta. ^
Numerous Fines
Are Meted Out lu
Aug. Term Court
Large Docket Tried During
Three Weeks with Judge
Rousseau Presiding
Wilkes superior court during
the August term which closed
last week may hare set a record
for number of cases tried and
disposed of.
But few cases on the lengthy
docket were continued. Judge
Julius A. Rousseau, of North
Wilkesboro, presided, and Solic
tor Aralon E. Hall, of Yadkin
vllle, was the prosecutor.
Thos. Winfleld Cooper, driver
of a captured truck which car
ried 400 cases of taxpaid liquor,
paid a fine of $2,000 and was
sentenced to the roads for six
months. The fine against Bud
Dotson for violation of prohibi
tion law was changed from $1,
000 to $T50 during the latter
days of the term.
judgment was changed in the
case against T. H. Williams for
failure to deliver title to a pick
up truck. Judgment was*chang
ed to a sentence suspended on
delivery of title to B. C. Callo
way, on payment $50 fine and
$50 damages to B. C. Calloway.
Other Judgments during the
latter part of the third week
were as follows:
J. B. Card well, larceny, 90
days on roads.
Thomas Abe Dancy, operating
car while intoxiaat/'d, lour
months suspended on payment
$100 fine and costs, license re
voked; reckless driving, six
months suspended on payment
costs and $75 for John Clontz.
William R. Killen, abandon
ment, road sentence raised to 12
months.
Raymond Ballard, abandon
ment, suspended sentence of 12
months received in 1948 put into
effect for failure to comply with
conditions.
Parnell Combs, disturbing re
ligious congregation, six months
on roads.
Btmtw Hacrold, assault and
drunkenness, four months on
roa'ds.
Thurmond Sparks was tried on
charge of murder for the fatal
shooting of his brother-in-law,
Claude Bell, and was freed by
verdict of the Jury.
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Large marketings of chickens
are in prospect the next few
months, says the U. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture.
North Wilkesboro
Ties Appalachian
Mountain Lions Score On
Their First Offensive
Play* Game Aug. 31
North Wilkesooro Mountain
Lions, with Coach Tom Boyi
ette in process of building a
team principally from new ma
terial, tied Appalachian high
last night at Boone 6-6 in a
pre-season game to climax two
weeks of training at Boone.
The Mountain Lions struck
fast in the game and scored on
their first play. Boone had kick
ed to North Wilkesboro's 28.
Carl Swofford lattereled to Jim
Gillean, who threw a long pass
into Dennis York's hands. York,
with good blocking, ran all the
way without a hand being laid on
him. York's kick was wide.
In the second quarter Boone
used the same play to tie the
game. The pass was Richardson
to Richardson, brothers, and car
ried for 35 years to score. The
scrimmage play for point failed.
North Wilkesboro line play
was good on two goal line stands
as the Mountain Lions held ap
palachian drives short of pa
dirt. In the final minutes th
Mountain Lions put on a drive
which was cut short by the end
of the game.
The Mountain Lions starting
lineup had Caudill and Eller at
ends; Soots and Gaddy at
tackle; Cox and Steele, guards;
Stoker, center; Swofford, quar
terback; Moore and Pardue, half
backs; Gillean, fullback. Sub
stitutes included York, Forester,
Pearson, Hudson and Day.
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During the past week license
to wed were issued by Troy C.
Foster, Wilkes register of deeds,
to three couples: Gene Smithey
and Marie L. Cothren, both cf
Roaring River; George C. Wil
son, Belmont, and Lucille Casey,
North Wilkesboro; Jack Woodle
and Louise Waddell, both of E4
kin.
RADFORD TONIGHT, ELKIN SEPT. 3
GALAX SDNDAY FINAL GAMES HERE
APPRECIATION NIGHT SATURDAY
Blue Ridge baseball season is
fast nearing its close and the
curtain will ring down on the
race Tuesday night with North
Wilkesboro playing at Galax.
Radford Rockets are here to
night, the Flashers go to Elkin
Friday night with the Blanke
teers returning the game here
Saturday night. Galax here Sun
day afternoon will be the final
home game of the regular season
here. North Wilkesboro will play
a double header in Mt. Airy
Monday night. . ^
Saturday night here will be
Flashers Appreciation night,
under sponsorship of the Rec
reation committee of the
Wilkes Chamber of Commerce.
Merchants will be solicited for
gifts for players, and the
crowds tonight and Saturday
night will be canvassed for
cash contributions.
At Wytheville Monday night
Hammond bested Postove in a
well pitched game- with Wythe
ville winning 6 to 2.
^ No-Hitter Victims
Tom Williams, lanky Galax
left hander, slapped a no-hitter
on the Flashers here Tuesday
I night as Galax won the seven
, Inning second game 2 to 0 after
[North Wilkesboro won the
opener 3 to 2 In 13 frames.
In the first game Bernie Keat
ing pitched and batted the Flash
ers to victory. It was his boom
ing double in the 13th that bat
ted in Tom Daddino, who had
doubled to lead off the 13th, tha
won the game.
In the second game Leslie
Rhoades pitched well, but Galax
bunched three of their total of
four hits to score two big runs.
Williams was wild and issued
seven passes while fanning nine,
and one good hit would have
beaten him. With chips down he
had what was necessary and
hurled his way into baseball's
select circle of no-hit pitchers.
Defeat Radford 0-8
At Radford last night North
Wilkesboro won a five-inning
game 9 to 8. Umpire Welder call
ed the >game in the last of the
sixth, because of fog, with the
score tied, and reverted the
score to the end of the fifth
Bentley and Postove hurled for
North Wilkesboro, with Ten and
McCauley pitching for Radford.
Davis had three of North Wil
?kesboro's seven hits.
The victory kept North Wil
kesboro in the race tor fourth
place, only one game behind El
kin. The Blanketeers defeated
Mt. Airy 8 to 2 last night to hold
fourth place.