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OUR CITY 5TT, 1 >$orth Wilkesboro has a trading radius of 50 miles, terming 100,000 people in NoAh western Carolina. Vol. 44 No. 36 The Journal-Patriot Has Blazed the trail of Progress in the State of Wilkes" For Over 44 Years _ • — _ — _Published Mondays and Thursdays WORTH WILKESBORO, N. C., Monday, Auflust21,1950 Make North Wilkesboro Your Shopping Center Brushy Mountain Baptists To Meet September 19-20 First Day At Davis Memorial, Second At Walnut Grove Church • Annual session of the Brushy Mountain Baptist Association will be held on September 19 and 20, Moderator T. E. Story announced today. . This year the association, which includes Baptist churches of the Wilkeaboros and the western part of Wilkes county, will meet at two churches. The first day's seesl jon Tuesday, September 19, will be held with Davis Memorial Baptist church, a comparatively new member of the association, located ten miles west of Wilkesboro. The session for the second day, ^Wednesday, September 20, will Tie held with Walnut Grove Baptist church on highway 16 seven miles south of Wilkesboro. Theme for the association's sessions will be "Bible Evangelism.'' Included on the two-day program will be a number of Baptist leaders in the state as well aB lay leaders and ministers in the association. Following is the complete program for the association: Tuesday, September 19 at Davis Memorial Church 9:45 — Song Service, Greetings, Scripture and Prayer, Rev. J. T. Higgins. 10:00 —<toll Call of Churches; Introduction of Pastors; Recognition of Visitors; Appointment ol Committees, (1) Time, place, preachers; (2) Nomination of officers; (3) Resolutions; (4) New Churches; (5) Order of Business; Adoption of program. 10:15 — History of Davis Memorial Church, Mrs. H. G. Duncan. 10:35—Report on Sunday School Work, Mr. J. F. Jordan. 10:40 — Report on Training Union Work, Miss Lunda Hendren. 10745—Report on WTtSjI'Tf.' Work, Mrs. G. G. Poster. 10:50 — Report on Pastors Conference, Rev. Glenn Huffman. 10:55 — Report on Church and Pastorial Relationship, Rev. L. T. Younger. 11:05 — Discussion and adoption of reports. 11:26 — Song Service. 11:30 — Introductory Sermon, Rev. Gilbert Osborne. 12 :00 — Dinner on the grounds. 1:15 — Song Service and prayer. 1:20—Report on State Miss** ions, Rev. W. N. Brookshire. 1:25— Discussion, Rev. J. C. Pipes. 1:45 — Message, Dr. J. C. Canipe. 2:25 — Report on Associational Missions, Rev. J. E. Pearson. 2:30 — Report of Association' al Executive Committee, T. E. Story. 2:35 — Discussion of Reports. 2:50 — History of Brushy Mountain Asosciation, Mrs. H. G. Duncan. 3:10 — Miscellaneous Business. Wednesday, September 20, at Walnut Grove Chnrch 9:45 — Music, Greetings, Devotion, Rev. C. J. Poole. 10:00—Report on Baptist Hospital, Mrs. Dewey Minton. 10:05 — Discussion, Dr. W. K. McGee. 10:25 — Report on Orphanage, Mrs. John Andrews. 10:30 — Discussion, W. C. Reed. 10:45 — Report on Social Service and Civic Righteousness, Rev. Glenn Huffman. 10:50 — Discussion. 11:00 — Report of Nominating Committee; Election of Officers. 11:05 — Report on American Bible Society, Mrs. R. J. Billings. 11:10 — Report on Home Missions, Mrs. Tam Hutchinson. 11:15 — Report on Foreign Missions, Mrs. Charles McNeill. 11:20 — Report on Cooperative Program, Rev. Harvey White. 11:25 — Report on Relief and Annuity, Dr. John T. Wayland. 11:30 — Discussion of Reports. 11:35 — Sbng. 11". 40 — Missionary Sermon, Rev. H. I. Johnson. Ij5:10 — Dinner on the grounds. 1:15 — Song Service and prayer. 1:25 — Report on Christian Ednoatlon, Rev. Victor Watts. 1^30 — Discussion, Claude Caddy. 1:46 — Messages from the ColWges, Representatives. 2:00 — B. T. U. Report, John Wright. 2:05 — Report on Blblcal Recorder, Mrs. W. K. Sturdivant. 2:10 — Discussion, Dr. L. L. Carpenter. r S§t. Wooten's Body Is Located In France Body of S. Sgt. E. K. Wooten, Jr., has been located in France and will be shipped home for burial, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. EI K. Wooten, have been notified by the War. Department. S. Sgt. Wooten was a turret gunner on a B-24 and was reported missing in France June 22, 1944. At the time he was flying on' a secret mission. It was only two weeks ago that the notice came that his body had been located. When the remains arrive the funeral service will be held at New Hope church in Iredell county, relatives said. The Wootens, former residents of Wilkes county, now reside at Hamptonville. o Committees For [ North Wilkesboro Lions Club Named i Jack Swofford, president of the North Wilkesboro Lions Club, has annnounced committee appointments in the club for the ensuing year. The following committees are under the direct supervision of Edward S. Finley, first vice president: Sign Committee — Joe Zimmerman, Chairman, Henry Drum, Frank Allien. Attendance — Paul Cashion, Chairman, Larry Moore, Paul Greene, David Parks, Paul Jones. Constitution & By-laws — J. H. Whicker, Jr., Chairman, Dr. H. B. Smith, Pat M. Williams, Jr. Finance — D. V. Deal-, Chairman, T. R. Grayson, W. Cecil Hauss, James R. Kenerly. Membership — Charles Day, Jr., Chairman, Bill Gardner, W. G. Mitchell. Program and Entertainment — Richard Johnston, Chairman, Staten Mclver, Ben Marsh. United Nations -— Ray Landsberger, Chairman, E. D. Dancy, IrclgnflE: Boyd E. Stout, second vice president, is general chairman of the following committees: Boys and Girls Work — W. Blair Gwyn, Chairman, Joseph D. Edwards, C. Monroe Williams. Citizenship and Patriotism — W. D. Lewis, Chairman, Bill Scroggs, Lawrence Critcher, Frank ciaiiut u. Education — J. Floyd Woodward, Chairman, Rufus Church, Ralph Ruchan. Sight Conservation and Blind —Dr. J. S. Deans, Chairman, Dr. J. H. Sowder, Rev. R. L. Young. Greeters — W. O. Absher, Chairman, O. K. Pope, Fred Emerson, Tam L. Shumaker. Specijal Activties — Edward P. Bell, Chairman, Dorman T. Payne, Don Culler, Presley Myers, E. B. Solomon. Convention — S. B. Moore, Chairman, Lee Bossi, W. D. Jester, Clyde Pearson. C. C, Faw, Jr., is third vice president and general chairman of committees as follows: Civic Improvement — Tom Jenrette; Chairman, G. T. Bare, R. W. Gwyn, Jr., John Buchan. Health and Welfare — Dr. R. G. Taylor, Chairman, T. R. Jones, Roy Crouse. Safety — James M. Anderson, Chairman, Ray E. Hoover, M. B. McNeill. Agriculture — E. S. Kendrick, Chairman, Edward McEntire, Fred Davis, Glenn Greene, Claude Bentley, Joe Jones. Publicity — W. A. Hardister, Chairman, Dwight Nichols, Roland Potter, D. L. Crook. Music — W. C. Marlow, Chairman, Paul West, J. D. Moore, Jr. Bulletin — Sam Ogilvie, Chairman, Roscoe McNeil, Alvin Sturdivant, Jr. f\ Kirby S. McNeil Claimed By Death Funeral service will be held Tuesday, 11 A. M., at Pleasant Home Baptist church near Millers Creek for Kirby Smith McNeil, 62, who died Sunday afternoon at his home in the Millers Creek community. Born January 7, 1888, Mr. McNeil was a son of the late Thomas and Laura Jane Nichols McNeil. Only surviving member of his immediate family is one sister, Miss Mary Ann McNieil, of route one, Wilkesboro. Rev. A. W. Eller will conduct the last rites. 2:25 — History of Walnut Grove Church, Mrs. H. G. Duncan. | 2:35 — Report of Committees, Time, place, and preachers, resolutions. 2:50 — Miscellaneous Business. Music P Luncheon Friday Gary Thornburg And Misi Jackie Frazier Sine At Club Meeting North Wilkes boro Kiwanis clut enjoyed a musical program at the luncheon meeting Friday *oon. Program chairman John CashIon, supplying for Ed Caudill presented Gary Thornburg, memhero of the North Wllkesborc Flashers baseball team, who sang "I Got Plenty Of Nothing," and "Song Of The Open Road." Mist Jackie Frazier sang "Lover*' and Miss Lois Scroggs rendered a piano number, "American Dance." The program was well rendered and thoronghly enjoyedIn the business session Dr. J. H McNeill, Dog Show committee chairman, announced'that the annual dog show will not be- held this year. George C. Weibel, wnc recently joined the club, was assigned to the Agricultural committee by President E. N. Phillips. At the meeting Friday Mrs Edwina Ziliak was guest of Dr J. H. McNeill and Alva Stuckey of Richmond, Va., was guest ol R. R. Church. ■ u " Mountain Lions Will Play Boone At Boone Wednesday Night: Wilkesboro Vs. Lincoln-^ ton Friday Night Football fans will get oppor tunity this week for a preview ol local football teams in action. Wilkesboro and North Wilkes boro squads are in the midst ol two weeks training at Boone Practice games with other team! in training there will climax th< pre-season workouts and are ex pected to draw many footbal o'clock North Wilkesboro will tak< on Appalachian high under tfi« lights on college field at Boone Tickets for the game are now or sale at Brame's, Red Cross Pharmacy and Marlow's Men's Shop, Proceeds from ticket sales will aid the boys in paying training expenses. Wilkesboro Ramblers will plaj Lincolnton Friday night, eight o'clock, at Boone, and numerous football fans will want to see th« Ramblers in action. For three years Wilkesboro has been one ol the winningest teams in the state o Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Bryan and children, Johnny, Rhoda Jean Jack, and Nell Marie, left Thursday for a visit at Cincinnati, Ohio, and Detroit, Michigan. They went out to bring home the Bryans daughter, Miss Lillie Dean Bryan, who had been spending the summer with Mr. and Mrs. Dale Lupo it Detroit. They plan to be away a week- Mrs. Bryan and Mrs. Lupo are sisters. Miss Norma. Gabriels daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Gabriel, attended the senior conI ferenre of girl scouts held at the Girl Scout camp at Roaring Gap, August 2-9. Miss Gabriel was sent to the camp by the Wilkes Girl Scout Association and there enjoyed a week's program of leadership Mid training with national and international Girl Scout authorities in charge. One of the counselors WiiM Lnger Hine, of Norway, who is one of ten exchange counselors in the United States thl» summer. To Let Contract For Highway 268 To CaMwell Line 9.1 Miles To Be Let August 31 Will Complete Highway In Wilkes Stat® Highway and Public Works Commission on August 31 will let contract for construction of highway 268 from a point 8.7 miles west of Wilkesboro to the end of the present pavement at the Caldwell county line. This section of highway will complete highway 268 from Wilkesboro to the Caldwell county line, and make highway 268 a splendid paved highway all the way through Wilkes from Elkin to Caldwell county. The new highway will serve an important agricultural area in the western part of Wilkes county, which has been in need of allweather roads for many years. Along with the highway 268 project, specifications were also advertised on 64 other road Jobs throughout the state, some on the primary and others on the secondary road system. More road projects are under construction at the present time than at any similar time in the Highway Commission's history, according to Highway Chairman I Henry W. Jordan. "If weather I conditions continue to be good, 1950 will be North Carolina's greatest year of roadbuilding," Dr. Jordan said. About 20 per cent of the $200,000,000 secondary road program was finished as of July 1, 1950 and some 500 projects under this program are in various stages of construction throughout the state. _ o The 1950 corn crop in North Carolina is estimated at 78,516,000 bushels as of August 1. Average per-acre yield is estimated at 36 bushels, highest on record. Continuing in the fifcht for a play-off berth, North WBkesboro Flashers will play fonr home games this week. Tonight and Tuesday night they will take on Galax herte. Mount Airy will be here Thursday night and Bassett will be here Friday night for a double header. Rain played a big part in the J ague during the past week. North jWilkesboro was rained out of 1 games with Radford and with Eljkin at ElMn. | At Galax Thursday night North | Wilkesboro lost 5 to 3. Galax scored five in the first off Monroe I Johnson and the Leafs were held | the rest of the way. Buddy King, former Charlotte high school pitching star, joined the Flashers last week and made his first appearance against Galax in relief .role. He allowed only two hits in ! 4 1-3 idnings and retired because ! of a finger blister. Davenport (tripled and doubles were hit by | Morton, Wright, Hiekernell, Howerton, Davenport and Wilcox. Elkin won 9 to 7 in a slambang game here Sunday afternoon that had plenty of power hitting. Mike Scheer started on the mound and was promptly shelled by Elkin. Johnson followed on the mound and was hit hard and Dewey Wolfe pitched five innings and allowed but 2 hits but the damage was done. Roy Boles went the route for Elkin but was in trouble in seven of nine innings. Charlie Hope hit a long homer for Elkin with one on in top of "the fifth. In bottom of the fifth Howerton singled and Bob Wright blasted one 400 feet out of the park in center to match Hope's feat. The game was the type of slugging contest that fans enjoy. The Flashers missed the services of Ray Hickernell, hard hitting first baseman who was ill and not able to appear in the game. v RONDA COUPLE J OBSERVES50TH Mr. And Mrs. J. T. Martin Take Buggy Ride On Wedding Anniversary It was with pleasant memories that Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Martin of Ronda climbed aboard a bu??y for a ride on Sunday afternoon. For it was 50 years ago, on August 12, 1900, that a young carpenter, J. T. Martin and the former Miss Rhoda Ma this, both of Wilkes County, boarded a buggy and traveled several miles to be married. They quietly celebrated their 50 years of married life, Sunday, with a family dinner at their home in Ronda where they have lived since 1918. Sunday was a happy day in the lives of Mr. and Mrs. Martin for tt marked the frist time in 16 years that their eight children had all been at home at the same time. Their children are Ralph E. Martin, Richard C. Martin, both of Ronda, Mrs. W. D. Binkley and Mrs.. Charlie C. Mathis, both of Winston-Salem, - James W. Martin of Cherry Point, Mrq. John Simpson of Rocky Mount, Mrs. Fred Masteh of Charlotte, and Sgt. W. B. Martin of Efelin Field, Fla.They have 19. .grandchildren and fotrr great-grandchildren. Wilkes Veterinarian Appointed To Board Raleigh, Aug. 18 — Appointment of Dr. M. G. Edwards of Wilkesboro to the State Board ol Veterinary Medical Examiners wag announced today by Governor Scott's office. He succeeds Dr. R. E. Taylor oi Hendersonville, whose term expired July 1. W. W. Lloyd of Greensboro wai reappointed to the North Carolina Board of Boilers Rules for a four-year term expiring Jane 18, 1954. Wilkes Superior Court Sentences Following are listed Wilkes Su perior court sentences meted ou during the final days of the Au gust term by Judge Frank A Armstrong, who presided: Woodrow Wilcox, violation o prohibition laws, four months 01 roads. Claude Combs, breaking an< entering, three to five years pre bation. Reece Johnson speeding, 90 day suspended on payment of costs. Grant Ferguson, gambling, si months suspended on payment $2 and cost. Edworth Carr, violation prohi bition law, six months suspende on payment $25 fine and costs verdict of not guilty for Roosevel Hilton in same case. Charlie Parks, assault on hi wife, six months suspended o payment of $25 and costs. Roy Daley, assault and resist ing arrest, six months suspende on payment $50 and costs. Dewey Redmon, operating ca while Intoxicated, six months sue pended on payment $150 an costs. Boyd Gentry, reckless driving 30 days suspended on payment o costs. J. C. Wilcox, reckless drivin and no operator's license, fou months suspended on payment $5 and. costs; prayer for judgmen ator's license. Turner Durham and Clyd Shores, house breaking, larcen and receiving; Durham 12 to 3 months on roads; Shores place< on probation. Shirley Lankford, operating ca while intoxicated and reckles driving, six months suspended oi payment 9ISO and costs. Effner Wellborn, housebreab ing and larceny, two years oi roads on one charge; 1 to 3 year in penitentiary suspended on lar ceny charge. Herman Monroe Handy, speed ing, four months suspended oi payment $25 and costs. Richard Walter Wyatt, speed ing 60 days suspended on paymen of costs. Arvil Triplett, drunkenness, 31 days suspended on payment o costs. James Curtis Wood, reckles driving, prayer for judgment con tinued on payment of costs an< damages. Lawrence Call, involuntar; manslaughter, 15 to 36 months ii penitentiary. Mrs. George Price, worthies check, seven months suspende* on payment costs and checks ii amount of $52. George Price, operating ca: while intoxicated, eight month on roads; non-support, 18 monthi suspended on payment $50 month ly for support of four children af ter serving sentence; worthlesi check, 90 days suspended. Roosevelt Church, Andersoi Wingler, George Wyatt, stealinf ham, eight month on roads 01 one count, one to three year! on another. James Walker Johnson, reckless driving, four months suspended on payment $50 and costs. Carl Hoover Combs, speeding 60 days suspended on paymenl $25 and costs. Grover Yates, operating cai while intoxicated, six months suspended on payment $150 and costs. Clarence Minton, bastardy, sis months suspended on payment $7.50 per week for support ol child. Glenn Edward Faw, speeding, 60 days suspended on paymenl $25 fine and costs. Robert Love, Jr., assault with deadly weapon, 12 months on roads. Henry Wellborn, (col.) larceny operating car while intoxicated eight months suspended on payment of $100 fine and costs; oi larceny count prayer for judgment continued on payment ol costs and repairs to truck. , Bruce Clifton Miller, recklesi driving, -not guilty. Lester Williams, non-support six months suspended on paymenl $5 per week for support of child ' - -V' •, ■! * - > , Wilbar Citizen Crushed To Death In Accident Here Tractor-Trailer And Station Wagon Collide On Highway 421 Saturday James Mont Muh, 46, well known and highly respected citizen of the Wilbar community, was tragically killed in a highway accident two miles west of here on highway 421 at four o'clock Saturday afternoon. Mr. Mash, his body crushed when a truck trailer skidded , around on the highway and crash> ed into his station wagon, died two hours later at the Wilkes hospital here. Injured were his son, Gilbert Mash,* 14, who su. stained serious cuts and bruises and' was kept at the hospital after his wounds were treated, and Garr land Bumgarner, 17, son of Mr. i and Mrs. Dewey Bumgarner of Wilbar, who -was less seriously hurt and returned home after sev1 eral facial cuts were treated. The tractor-trailer outfit was a unit of Tutterow Motor Transportation company of Mocksville, t and was , operated by James 5 Thomas Campbell, of Mocksville. | He was not injured but was held on charge of manslaughter follow> J ing the accident. . | ratrolman C. R. Shook, who in' ' vestigated the accident, said that Mr. Mash was traveling west when he met the large truck on the curve just west of Bud Dotson's grocery. It was raining at the time and the unloaded flatoar trailer skidded and jackknifed into the path of Mr. Mash's station wagon. Frame of the trailer swept across the hood of the vehicle and delivered full impact into the driver's position. Cab of the tractor stopped in the ditch on the side of the road and the swerving trailer carried the station wagon wreckage several feet. Mr. Mash was crushed internally and pieces of the wrecks je returning from carrying a load to Mountain City, Tonn. Mr. Mash was bom in Ashe county, a son of the late Ham and Julia Severt Mash. For many years he had resided about two* miles north of Wilbar on highway 16 and had been employed at a furniture factory here. He had an excellent reputation in his communiyt and was active in church work. i Surviving Mr. Mash are his wife, Mrs. Cora Mash, and 11 children: Mildred, Audrey, Hubert, Nellie, Gilbert, Edward, Wayne, Arvil, Lorraine, Clayton and James Mash, all of the home. Funeral service was held this afternoon at Piney Ridge church near Wilbar and burial was in Obids cemetery. Rev. Wade Houck and Rev. Albert Pruitt conducted the funeral service. » -O 1951 P.M. A. Program Planned I By MAUDE S. MILLER, 1 Secretary Wilkes County i PMA Committe Representatives of agricultural ■ agencies and farm leaders met i with the County Committee on i Monday, August 14th for the purpose of planning the 1951 Wilkes County PMA program. It was the responsibility of this group to develop a county agricultural conservation program adopted to the conservation needs of this county. Among those presi ent were A. H. Maxwell, State Forester, Paul E. Church, FHA Supervisor, Fred W. Davis, Veteran's Administration, R. E. Dunn, SCS, and Paul J. Choplin, County Agent. The following practices were selected: The use of liming material, superphosphate, mixed fertilizer and basic slag; seeding winter cover crops, summer annual legumes, small grains and permanent pasture; forest tree planting. Lueolia Hamby, injury to property, prayer for judgment continued. Hurley Roscoe Clonch, reckless driving, four months suspended on payment $25 and costs. James Ray Cowles, reckless driving, six months suspended on payment $50 and costs; speeding, prayer for judgment continued. Grace Lovette Wingler, keeping disorderly house, eight months in penitentiary. Ray Childress, operating car while Intoxicated, six months suspended on payment $150 and costs. : 0—; ; : SUPPORT THE CANCER FUND