Wilkeaboro hu radius of 50 mi 1*0,&00 people esteru Carolina. Trail of Pi In the "State of Wilkes" For Over 43 Yeor* Vol. No» 43 No. 99 NORTH WILKESBORfy N. C„ Monday. March 27. 1 F RECEPTION COMMITTEE WELCOMES RUBINOFF TO THIS CITY 1 — 1 1 n — I % Here are shown some of the members of the North Wijlkesboro Lions Club's recep tion committee who greeted Rubin off, world famous violinist, when he arrived here Wednesday morning for a series of school appearances and a fconcert • sponsored by the Lions. Left to right are: Paul Cashion, district governor of Lions and Rubinoff if committee chairman; R. T. McNiel, mayor of North Willcesboro; Mrs. Rubinoff, Rubinoff and his violin; Tom Jenrette, manager of the Wilkes Chamber of Com merce; and W. D. Jester, Lions Club president. — (Photo by S. Lane Atkinson, Jr.) Series Pre-Easter Services To Begin Sunday, April 2nd Pastors To Exchange Pulpits In Wilkesboros At Even ing Services A series of Communty Pre-East er services ■will be held in the churches of the Wilkesboros April 2-7 with ministers of the Wilkesboros participating. Members of all churches and visitors are cordially invited to tag, April 8, 7:30, at Wllkes boro Baptist church with Rev. Russell L. Young, First Methodist pastor here, as the speaker. Re mainder of the schedule of ser vices, which will be at 7:30 each evening, is as follows: Monday, April 3 — Rev. B. M. Lackey, rector, at St. Paul's Epis copal church in Wilkesboro. Tuesday, April 4 — Dr. John T. Wayland, First Baptist pastor, at Wilkesboro Methodist church. Wednesday, April 5 — Prof. Leo K. Pritchett at First Bap tist church in North Wilkesboro. Thursday, April 6 — Rev. C. Jay Winslow, Wilkesboro Meth odist pastor, at First Presbyter ian church in North Wilkesboro. $. JYiday, April 7 — Rev. W. N. ' Brtokshire, Wilkesboro Baptist pastor, at First Methodist church in North Wilkesboro. Offerings at the services, after • deductions of small incidental ex Wkaases, will go to Church World Service for use in world relief and rehabilitation. WiMHfe Ctob To Hold Meeting A meeting of the Wilkes Coun ty Wildlife Club will be held at the Courthouse on Thursday, March 30, 1950, at 7:30 p. m. Troy L. Perry, recently elected president of the club, urges every one interested In the wildlife of Wilkes County to attend. Sever al important matters will be taken up and plans made for the club's work during 1950. Regardless of what sport you particularly enjoy, plan to attend meeting, and help make the Wilkes Cdmnty Club one of the strongest in North Carolina. . o — District Meeting W.C.T.U. March 30 PlStrict number 9 of W. C. T. U. will meet Thursday, March 80, ten S. m., at Broad Street Methodist church in Statesvllle. The district Is made up of Ashe, Alleghany, Alexander, Wilkes, Surry, Yadldn, Davie, Iredell and ► Xjjptan counties. Tirs. J. W. Garner, of Hamp tonville, said in announcement of the meeting: "Members and In terested friends are urged to at Hitd. Bring s covered dish. Let's get busy and organise some un ions. Ypu need us. We need you. PMA Seed Program Will End March 31 ■ IT was announced today by Maude S. Miller, secretary to the Wilkes County PMA committee, that Friday, March 31 would be the closing date for issuing pur chase orders for grass seed. Mrs. Miller urges all farmers who have not received their share of assistance to attend to this matter immediately since the al location for 1950 is more than half spent. All farmers who have unfilled purchase orders are reminded to present them to some approved dealer between now and the close date. —o Mrs. Hoots Rites Held On Saturday Funeral service was held Sat urday, 11 a. m., at Pleasant Home church for Mrs. Margaret H. Hoots, 70, who died Wednes day at her home in the Roaring River community. A member of a widely known Wilkes family, Mrs. Hoots was a daughter of the lath William A. and Millie Mastin Tharpe, and wife of the late L. S. Hoots. Sur viving are one daughter, Mrs. Christy Alexander, of Roaring River; three brothers, L«. M. Tharpe, of Charlotte, B. !». Tharpe of Bel Air Md., N. S. Tharpe, of Roaring River; two sis ters, Mrs. T. F. Byrf of Ronda, Mrs. E. W. Settle of Benham. R3v. EMi Jordan and Rev. Eli Smith conducted the funeral. Rev. J. H. Wilcoxen Is Claimed By Death; Funeral Saturday Rev. J. H. Wilcoxen, 78, fpr many years a well known minis ter of the Summit community of Wilkes county, died Wednesday following a lengthy illness. Born December 23, 1871, Rev. Mr. Wilcoxen was a son of the late Elijah and Annie Parson Wil coxen, of Ashe county. However, he spent a greater part of his life in Wilkse and preached at sever al Baptist churches. He was a Mason and was active in com munity and public life. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Nancy Wilcoxen and one daugh ter, Mrs. Belva Woodle, of Sum mit. Funeral service was held Satur day, two p. m., at Blue Ridge church. Rev. Olenn Huffman and Rev. Lee Beshears conducted the service. Grave rites were con ducted by members of the Masonic lodge. . o—— Mrs. W. Vt. Miller, Sr., and Mrs. Thomas Crysel, of Wilkes boro, were visitors In Winston Salem Saturday. o Following students of Wake For est oollege are spending . - «■— itTjuri Tl • tfeHlkAfihnrvv Alld ur IN on u tpu n tssuuxi/ •»« at tke time of Wter Mn ww seu^J lor Elder* ' In/the church hw held many j|»«ttions of leader ship and otift a long period was church school superintendent. Surviving Mr. Finley a're his wife, the foHner Miss Fannie Cam eron, of Harnett county; two dau ghters, Mrs. S. P. Mitchell and Miss Kate Finley; one grandson, Phil Mitchell, all of North Wilkes boro; also • number of nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by one daughter, Mrs. W. C. Grier. Funeral service was held Sun day, three p. m., at the First Presbyterian church. Conducting the service was Rev. George Ogil vie, a nephew, assisted by Rev. John W. Luke, of Ashe county. Burial was in Greenwood ceme tery. "pall bearers were great nephews, Gordon Finley, Jr., Charles Harvey Greenlee, Jr., Billy Greenlee, Hubert Winkler, Gordon Ogilive and John Finley. Honorary pall bearers were elders and deacons of the First Presby terian church. Fire Here Today Here is pictured what remained of Brett Cothren's pickup after It collided head-on with Dewey Bjrrd'i truck near Roaring River Monday. Mr. Cothren was in stantly crushed to death in the wreckage shown here. Mr. Bryd, driver of the truck, was badly injured but is recovering. — (Photo by S. Lane Atkinson, Jr.). Bloodshed Boxscore On N, C. Highways Killed March 21 through March 23, 6. Injured March 21 through March 23, 67. Killed through March 23 this year, 199. Killed through March 23, 1949, 170. Injured through March 23, this year, 2,392. Iajured through March 23, 1949, 1.738. Wilkes Purebred Swine Sale 15th * By J. P. CHOPIJN Wilkes Agent Wilkesboro, March 15 at which time thirty head of breeding stock were sold at: auction for $1320.50 or an average of $44.02. Fifteen' purebred swine breeders brought in stock frotn all parts of the state. Some as far as Duplin, Wayne and Pitt Counties. Colonel Harry Hamilton of Boone was the auctioneer. Breeds of swine in cluded in the sale were Berk shires, Tamwgrths, Hampshires, Poland China, Duroc and Spotted Poland China. This sale was sponsored by the North. Carolina Swine Breeders Association and was conducted by Paul Choplln and the other local farm agents and assisted by Mr. H. D. Quess^nberry of the N. C. Department of Agriculture, J. S. Buchanan, If. C. State College Extension Service. —o ' Mrs. Augusta Sole Claimed By Death Funeral service was held today at Cranberry Baptist church for Mrs. Augusta Sale, 83-year-old resident of the Cranberry com munity who died Saturday at her home. Rev. L. T.~ Younger con ducted the last ritfes. Surviving Mrs Sale are one son, J. Everette ^ale, of Winston-Sa lem; one daughter, Mrs. Charlie Mathls, of Rearing River; and one brother, #m Mathls, of Roar ing River; fU^o seven grandchild ren. —o —; Optimist Club The Optimist club will meet Tuesday at 12 o'clock at Hotel Wilkes. Election of officers. All members urged to attend. MAY FORM COMMUNITY RECREATION CODICIL HERE Community Recreation Council may be formed in tbe Wilkesboros as an outgrowth of the Wilkes 'Teen Age center, it was learned here today. For the past several years a 'Teen Age Center has been in op eration at Wilkesboro and North Wilkesboro schools, and during one period at a downtown center. But in the present school term the directors felt th-rt. the need was being adequately met by plan ned programs in the schools. The Teen Age Center has been finance*) _,by contributions from ciric oranisations, and the or ganisation has been controlled by a board of directors made up of representatives of the sponsoring ^ " . ; - - " The contributing organisations are being- a^ked if -they would prefer that the project be ex panded into a Community Recrea tion Council which would aid in promoting recreation for all ages, and which would serve as a clear ing house for various recreation al programs in the community. However, the directors pointed out that the organization would not dictate to any individual groups concerning their recrea tion programs, but would sore, if requested to correlate activi ties for the benefit of the great est number of people possible. This council, if formed, would serve in advisory capacity to the Nortt Wllkesboro recreation di Grant Holbrook Gets 18-24 Yean For KiHins Hemric Jury Returns Verdict Of Second Degree Murder Late Friday Afternoon Grant (Skinny) Holbrook was sentenced in Wilkes court Friday to 18 to 24 years In the peniten tiary for the rifle slaying of Paul Hemric, 88, of Ronda, on the af ternoon of December 17 at Hol brook's store near Traphill. The Jury returned the verdict of guilty of second degree mur der at 5:15 p. m., after deliber ating for one and one-half hours. Judge J. C. Rudlslll pronounced sentence. Trial— of Holbrook began Wed nesday with selection of a jury from 75 Wilkes veniremen. Witnesses for the state said that a quarrel in which Holbrook and Hemric participated started in Holbrook's store relative to the Quality of liquor they had been sampling. Later Hemric went out and was followed by Holbrook, who came back in a few minutes and went out with a high powered rifle. A, neighbor who said she saw the man from a distance of 150 yards said that Holbrook was following Hemric with the gun when she heard the shot fired. The bullet entered the side of Hemrlc's head. Holbrook's defense was that Hemric was, striking at him with a knife when he struck at Hemric with the gun barrel and the gun accidentally dia* charged. Attorneys for Holbrook gave notice of appeal to the supreme court. M - ■ '■ •.; Coble Drivers Get Safety Awards - Ninety-seven men who are as sociated with the Coble Dairy products, Incorporated,, hare been recognized in a natiorf-wide safe driving contest conducted by Employers Mutual Liability In surance Company of Wausau, Wis consin. Drivers throughout North Carolina and Virginia received various awards for their unblem ished records of safe driving. Wilkesboro award winners were as follows: Wheeler A. Tea gue merited an award for seven 'ears pf accident-free driving; Roy Van Wiles received a six-year award, while Allie O. McCee re ceived a five-year award. Rich ard £>. Adams earned a four-year award, two-year awards went to Barney Church, Roy C. Russell, Phillip Li. Scroggs, and James E. Duvall; while Avery U. Dillard, Earl W. Parsons, W. Gaither Treadway, Wesley R. - White, George S. Wilson, Homer A. Carlton, Cary G. Glass, Jr., Bruce Hall, Harold E. McGrady, and Clyde R. Sebastian were present ed ^ith one-year awards. These men jpln ranks of many throughout the eountry who have been honored by the insurance company for their skill and cau tion behind the wheel. ^ ' —I O—1—r~ :— Man less Wedding will Be Presented Junior ,class of Mountain View high school wfll present "Manless play, on Fri 7:30 o'clock, Farther Infromation Asked On Application For 'Phone Rate Increase Ten additional communities In Wilkes county have filed peti tions for rural telephone service since the Jforth Carolina Utilities Commission held a public hear ing here February 2, it was learn ed today from the Trnasportatlon and Utilities Committee of the Wilkes Chamber of Commerce, original petitioner. Fourteen communities were re presented, at the hearing, which resulted in an order of the com mission that Central Telephone company, which serves the Wilke8boros and ajacent areas, make a detailed surrey of costs . and anticipated revenues of con struction in communities want ing. telephones. In accordance with a provision of the order allowing petitioners to amend or add requests, the Chamber of Commerce has for warded the new petitions, along with four amended petitions from areas already included, 'to the Utflities Commission. The additional communities are: along Cart Path road 3 1-2 miles from North Wilkesboro and between*highway 18 and Moun tain View road; from Mountain View community along Traphill, Rock Creek and highway 268 roads; along old highway 60 four miles east of Wilkesboro; Goshen and Brown's Ford communities mat of Wilkesboro along high way 268; Buck community on Halfway Hill road; from Boomer to Caldwell line; from Ferguson to Caldwell line; from Ferguson to highway . 18 ~ through; Beaver : Creek community; Wllbar com munity along and between new cation Central Telephone com pany for rate Increases and filed a request for further information relative to increased costs and increased revenue by the com pany in recent years. Maurice Walsh, postmaster and committee member, reported on efforts being made by the com mittee and the postoffice here to have the highway postoffice ar rive one hour earlier each, morn ing. . Larry" Moore, committee chair man, presided over the meeting.. Members attneding were Maurice Walsh, J. B. Williams, C. Arthur Venable, Jde Darlington, M. F. Bumgarner,: J. L. Grogan, Paul Greene, E. F. Caudlll, M. C. Woodie, Cecil F. Adamson, J. "WjL Leyshon and Tom Jenrette. New Recruiter Is Stationed In City This week a change was made in the army recruitfhg assign ment in North Wflkesboro. Sgt. Earl Triplett, a Wilkes man who had been stationed here for four years, was assigned to line duty with the 44th tank ba tallion at Fort Bragg. Replacing Sgt. Triplett as re cruiter here is Master Sergeant Arthur Eiserman, of Atlanta, a veteran of ten years in the army air force. Sgt. Eiserman, his wife and six-year-old daughter, are now making their home here. Sgt. Triplett's family is expecting to move to Fort Bragg in the near future. Sgt. Eiserman will be on duty at the North Wilkesboro town hall here each week, Tuesday through Friday, 'and will be in Sparta on Mondays. ■: Mrs. Nancy Baity ' Funeral Held Today Funeral service was held this afternc on at Hunting Creek Bap tist church-for Mrs. Nancy Baity, 68, who died Saturday at her home in the North Wilkesboro route three oomm unity. Mrs. Baity wai a daughter -of the late Jerry and Sallle Ander son Brooks, apd wife of the late Arthur Baity. Surviving are one son,. Boss Baity, of North Wllkee boro route' three, and six daugh ters: Mrs. Lester Hayes and Mrs. Mansfield ifevette,. Of North Wil kesboro route three; Mrs. Law rence Marlowe, 6f y Mrs. Wesley Marlowe, mony; Mrs. James Worl lorsville; Mrs. Isaac Worley, of Hlddenite; Mrs. Woedrow Farm er, of Statesville.