*rth Wilkesboro has a ading radius of 50 miles, »rving 100,000 people in orl^western Carolina. The Journal-Patriot Has Blazed the \ rail of Progress in the State of Wilkes" For Over 44 Years NORTH WILKESBORO, N. C., Thursday, August 10, 1950 Published Mondays and Thursdays Make North Wilkesboro Your Shopping Center AMERICAN TANK CREW OPENS ON ENEMY TARGET \ A SHELL CAN BE SEEN BURSTING in background at right as U. S. tankmen begin bombardment of Red Ko\ rean positions. Atop the tank, a crewman operates a .50 caliber machine gun and he expects to knock out some enemy anti-tank units. (17. S. Defense Department-TelenewM Newtreel Photo from International) Attacks By Yanks In Korea Drive Communists Back Tokyo (Thursday) — Two onrushing army infantry. spearheads of the American southern offensive reportedly linked up today six to seven miles east of Chinju. The Korean Communists appeared ready to flee this southern anchor of their line. Reports to U. S. Eighth Army headquarters said * doughboys of the Fifth Regimental Combat Team and the 25th Infantry Division's 35th Regiment Joiied on high ground that leads to wltltJn ,»Ues xif. the buxned-oijt oityy The Reds had hoped'to driv* from there eastward 55 air mtles to Pusan,, the all - important United Nations supply port. I Along the Naktong River line to the north, Americans launched a new attack. Apparently they already had stalled a major Red offensive aimed at punching through to the communications center of Taegu. No new crossings were reported during Wednesday night and early Thursday morning. Reds Retake Yongdok But on the eastern end of the ^United Nations northern front, *he Reds recaptured the rubbled town of Yongdok on the East Coast. They surged almost a .mile southward past the town i #hich is the northern anchor of the Allied line and was defended by Southern Korean troops. In the southern offensive, U. S. patrols were only seven miels east of Chinju, Red sprinboard for a drive on Pusan, vital U. N. supply 55 air miles to the east. o — Dokies To Meet North Wilkesboro Dokies club will meet Friday, seven p. m., at the Parkway Cafe. An interesting meeting is anticipated and all members are asked to attend. -o Fruit Grower's Picnic, Aug. 16 By CARL, E. VAXDEMAN Brushy Mountain Fruit Growers ■will have their annual picnic and summer meeting at the Perry Lowe's orchard on Wednesday, August 16. The morning program will start at 9:30 a. m. with an orchard meeting for the men and separate meeting for the women. Mr. George Turnipseed, entomologist at the Apple Research Laboratory, has been carrying on some interesting experimental work, using new spray matreials. This experiment is in cooperation ■with Dr. C. N. Clayton and Dr. Clyde Smith both of N. C. State College and all three of these men will be on hand to discuss the results of these new spray materials • We are looking for every fruit grower in Alexander and Wilkes as well as several nearby counties to» bring their families and attend this grand picnic and orchard meeting. The theme of the afternoon program will be marketing apples. This subject will lw fully discussed both from the producer's and the consumers point of view. Every apple growei needs to be fully informed in ordei to sell his crop to his best ad van tage this season. Vocation Church School At St. Paul's I St. Paul's Episcopal Church, | Wilkesbcro, will hold a Daily Vai cation Church School for two j weeks beginning Monday, August ! 14, it was announced Wednesday , by O. L. Lake, student minister. [The school will.be from 9 a. m. to 11:30 a. m., Monday through Friday for the two weeks. The school will be under the direction of Mr. Lake, who will j also teach the Junior class. Other j teachers will be Miss Alice Cassell, Primary group; Miss Betsy Barber, Kindergarten group; and j Mrs. A. G. Bloomfield, and Miss [Ann Carltpn. . 4 The school is open to the public '^nd- i<£ for children from four to twfefre yeairs' of age.- -The course is on the Lord's Prayer, and (each of the three classes will present -the content and meaning of the Lord's Prayer as adapted to the age of the individual child. Junior Optimist Club Meets Friday! The Junior Optimist Club of 1 North Wilkesboro will meet at the Woodlawn Community House Friday night at seven o'clock. All members are urged to be present as officers will be elected. The club had a fine meeting last Friday night. Members of the senior Optimist club were present. Features of the meeting were a ! watermelon feast and string music , by two members of the club — Edward Church and Donnie Lambert. Eighteen boys of the membership of twenty attended the meeting. Upon -'presentation of their j membership cards at the front } gate, members of the junior Qp-tii*4sV:cliU> -*re ^dmttted fr«e, to jail honte games pfayed by the] Flashers. The boys appreciate this | courtsey on the part of the offic- j ials of the local baseball organiza- j tion. NORTH WILKESBORO BLASTS RADFORD WITH 10 TO I WIN Driving toward a playoff posi-1 tion in the Blue Ridge circuit, j North Wilkesboro Flashers here I last night wasted no time In blasting a 10 to 1 victory over Radford, one of the teams the Flashers have to beat to gain in the race. Radford started Daughtery, a: lefty, to try to hold the Flashers left handed batting power in check. He walked Ed Morton. Dave Davenport doubled. Cart Howeiton singled and Ray Hickernell blasted a long triple. At that point Daughtery walked from the mound and threw his glove in the dugout. Griffith, a right hander, went in to pitch and struck out Bob Wright and Stan Wilcox. Wayne Davis, Cecil Fogleman and Gary Thornburg singled. Morton walked and Davenport singled. The run total was seven. Steve Slobaba went in to pitch and retired Howerton on a grounder. The display of batting power gave Thornburg a splendid working lead and he had no trouble retiring Radford batters and allowed them a total »of four hits. In the third Cirelli walked and Hardy doubled for Radford's lone tally.. Double Header Here Here Saturday night fans will get their first chance to see the new Bassett, Va., team in action. It will be a double header with the first game starting at 6:30. Galax wi)l play here Sunday afternoon. Tonight the slugging Flashers go to Radford and on Friday night will play Bassett at Bassett. Attendance at games recently had been encouraging until last night, when a small crowd was on hand to see North Wilkesboro blast Radford. The team now is definitely a power hitting group that should thrill fans, and club officials are hopeful that fans will show their support with large week-end crowds. O— Lutherans To Hold Services On Sunday Worship service! sponsored by the Lutheran Synod of North Carolina will be held in the Wilkesboro Presbyterian church Sunday morning beginning with Sunday school at 10 o'clock and preaching at 11. Theological stad! ent Richard B. Dorton will conduct the services. Visitors and Ifreinds as well as members of the Lutheran church will be welcome. Rondal Riley, 22, Killed In Crash Saturday Night Hary Rondal Riley, 22, of near Cycle, died almost instantly just after midnight Saturday night on the southside of. Winston-Salem, when his new ford convertible struck a tree at dead end Broad street, while going at near 100' miles an hour, according to an acount of the wreck. His compaion, Herman Brooks, 22, of Brooks Cross Roads, was severely injured and was carried to a hospital where he is not thought to be badly hurt. Riley was a son of Mr. and Mrs. R. Preston Riley of Marler, near Cycle, and was the only child of the couple. He made his home with his parents and was engaged in the mercantile business with his father' and they operated a large stockyard at Wilkesboro. Brooks is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry H. Brooks of Marler, and was employed some place in South Carolina, being home for the week-end. Riley's survivors include his parents; his grandfather, W. C. Riley, well known farmer; and his maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Allen of Ashland, Ashe county. Funeral service for Riley was held Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock at Mt. View Baptist church where he was a member. Rev. J. L. Powers, the pastor, and Rev. Lloyd Pardue officiated. Burial was in the church cemetery. . o Tiny Lee County has its Green Pastures goal set at 5,000 acres Community Picinic At Ferguson 12th A community picnic sponsored by the Ferguson Home Demonstration club will "be held Saturday, August 12, seven p. m., at the home of Mrs. H. C. Wheeling at Ferguson. All people of the Ferguson community are invited with well filled baskets for the picnic dinner. New BuildingsJf Addition To Be Ready At Schools North Wilkesboro And Mulberry Schools Will Open On Sept. 4th Wilkes county schools with exception of Mulberry will open on Wednesday, September 6, C. B. Eller, county superintendent, said today. Mulberry school, which has interlocking transportation with North Wilkesboro, will open with the city schools here on Monday, September 4. Supt. Eller said opening on September 6 will allow two days off for Thanksgiving and one week for Christmas, with closing date set for May 25, 1951. Many of the schools will not operate on election day, November 7, because school houses in several precincts will be used as voting places. There will be only one change this year in district principals. At Wilkesboro George E. Smith, formerly of Cornelius and Cooleemee will succeed Wm. T. Long, who resigned. Principals back for this year will be P. W. Greer at Millers Creek, P. W. Gregory at Mountain View, Fred Gilreath at Traphill, R. O. Poplin, Jr., at Ronda, Hal Edminsten at Ferguson, O. M. Profitt at Mt. Pleasant, Grady Miller at Mulberry and Mack Cowles at Roaring River. J. R. Edelin, Lincoln Heights principal, has resigned to take a position in Maryland. His successor has not been named. The school building program is progressing well, Supt. Eller said, and contractors on projects under way have materials on hand to J It Is that new buildItogfc ' ready at Moiin+.ain Crest and for Union township. Additions may be ready at Boomer, Roaring Rive*, Clingman, Benham, Austin and Mt. Pleasant. License* Plates For 1951 Have Arrived T. C. Caudill, manager of the North Wilkesboro branch of the Carolina Motor Club, which sells state and city license plates for automobiles and trucks, has received a shipment of 9,000 license plates for the year 1950. North Carolina; is going in for colorful license plates, which for 1951 will have red lettering on white background. The new plates will go on sale December 1 and may be used on and after that date. cv_ . Program Monday Will Honor Farm Veteran Students 30 Veteranl In Wilkes To Receive Farm Training Certificates Certificates will be presented over program to be held Monday, August 14, eight p. In. at Wilkesboro school, Fred Daris, vocational agriculture teacher and farm training program sapersivor.said todayr Those to appear on the program will include: A. L. Teachey, of Raleigh, state supervisor of vocational education: Tal Stafford, of Asheville, district supervisor of vocational education; and Jim Graham, who is in charge of the experiment station at Laural Springs. This meeting will be to honor those who have completed their farm training and all veterans in the program and their families are invited. Wilkes Golfers Tourney Planned Wilkes county golf tournament will be held September 8, 9 and 10 at Blowing Rock. Golfers of Wilkes county ar*> being contacted, but if any fail to receive entry blanks they are requested to contact Blair Gwyn at the Bank of North Wilkesboro. Special rates will be enjoyed by tournament golfer3. Prizes will be given for all flights. Everyone has an equal chance to win as it will be a handicap tournament. A large response is expected for the tournament, which is expected to be the best ever held by Wilkes golfers. -—— o Wallace Heads Junior Council Junior Order Here Elects Officers To Serve Through This Year Woodruff Wallace was elected councilor of the North Wilkesboro council-^f the Junior Order in meeting here Tuesday night. Mr. Wallace, with the following other officers, will serve the council for the next six-months period: B. F. Bentley, vice councilor, C. A. Canter, recording secretary; J. M. Eller, assistant recording secretary; Bradley Dancy, financial secretary; Dr. J. H. Sowder, conductor; A. G. Anderson, warden; Jimmy Palmer, inside sentinal; Quincy Brooks, outside sentinel; Ste.ve Taylor, past councilor; J. M. Eller,* Charles Leckle and Clay Pardue, trustees; Quincy Brooks, representative to state council, with B. F. Bentley, C. B. Eller and Dr. J. H. Sowder as alternates; C. B. Johnston, chaplain; Wade Wallace, assistant chaplain. o Baptist Pastors To Meet Aug. 21 Baptist Ministers conference will meet Monday, August 21, at the Wilkesboro Baptist church. The program will open at ter a. m. with devotional by Rev. S |L. Blevins. Rev. J. L. Powers will deliver the conference sermon an Lineups Arranged For Dream Game (Nightmare) "The baseball game of the century" will be played tomorrow night at Memorial Park when Wilkesboro meets North Wilkesboro in a Jay Cee sponsored contest. The battle will begin at 8 p. m. after some hilarious preliminaries, including a rolling pin throwing contest with Nat Sosnik as the target and a special race between Jimmy the Greek and j Carl Prevette. I Each and every lady attending i will receive a beautiful corsage nand everybody under four feet in height will be admitted for only a quarter. (All proceeds of the game go to the Communit/ Recreation Program for' the two towns). The Wilkesboro first team will be made up from such power hittres as Julius C. Hubbafd, Perry Lowe, Joe Barber, Roby Church, Rev. W. N. Brokshire, Dutch Miller, Fred Henderson, Shorty Groce, Bill Somers, Fred Emerson, Tom Bumgarner, Red Myers, Charlie Manship and Bob Gambill. Bid Williams will act as bat boy with Robert Triplett and Jack Groce as coaches. ( North Wilkesboro's might will come from sluggers like Andy Shook, Boyd Stout, B. Moore, Jimmy the Greek, Homer Brookshire( J. D. Moore, Ivpy Moore, Robin Wooten, Dick Bason, W. G. Gabriel, Howard Strader, Jim Hauser, Dr. T. L. White, Gordon Finley, Maurice Walsh, Dr. John T. Wayland, Rev. Russell L. Young, Pal Williams, Sr., Fred Lane, John Walker, and Gilbert Foster. Glenn Greene will serve as bat boy witt Lott Mayberry and Tom Boyettt as coaches. In case the older players tir« out during the grueling contest, t 1 team of younger players has beet secured to finish oat the game Many Cases Are Heard In Court August Term Under Way With Judge Frank M. Armstrong On Bench i i Wilkes Superior court, which convened in Wilkesboro, Monday, iwith Judge Frank M. Armstrong on the bench, is working steadily on a docket of more than 200 cases. Prosecuting the docket is Solicitor Avalon E. Hall, of Yad| kinville. Following are cases in which ' judgments were rendered during the first days of the term: J Divorces were granted in four cases: Vada Jane Wood versus Clinton Wood; Dewey Burchette versus Mamie Burchette; James Reavis versus Faye Reavis; Anna Sue Perry versus Joe W. Perry. Harvey Baker, speeding, four months suspended on payment $50 fine and costs. J^je H. Robertson, Jr., speeding 60 days suspended on payment ! $ 2 5 fine and costs. i Carlos Hayes, abandonment, 24 (months suspended on payment $30 per month for support of family. Harold Rupert Keys, operating car while intoxicated, eight months suspended on payment $150 and costs. Grady Moore, assault, not guilty. Rufus Johnson, larceny and receiving, not guilty. Flake Gregory, non-support, 12 months suspended sentence put into effect. Thomas Watson Triplett, violation prohibition law, four months suspended on payment of costs. Johnny Caudill, larceny, 12 months suspended cm payment costs. Major Gavin Wingler, violation motor vehicle laws, <0 days suspended on payment $25 fine and costs. Jake Isenhour, speeding, 60 days suspended on payment $25 fine and costs. Everett and Odell Pearson, larceny, directed verdict of not guilty. UNION LODGE MEETING 1 Union lodge will meet Friday night at seven instead of eight .o'clock. This change is made to avoid conflict with hour of church ' service in a revival.