Found this article on-line about a Ralph Kiner baseball bat by "Rutherford & Hodges Bat Co., North Wilkesboro, NC". Strange article, but it does mention the Flashers used to play at Memorial Park, not NW Speedway. Oh well....

http://www.therecordofwilkes.com/new...umber=489&pg=L

My suggestion is to concentrate on the North Wilkesboro team since the sports sections from that town would probably be more thorough (due to NASCAR coverage) than the smaller town teams of Saltville, Sparta, or Lenoir.