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Published Mondays and Thursdays NORTH WIIKESBOBO. N. C., Thursday! Feb. 19,1948 es Y. M. G. A. is rais a building fund for the of a modern Y. M C. A. plant. Support it j Vol. 42, No. 85 ' |HP| := ^ The Journal-Patriot Has Blazed the Trail of Progress In the "State of Wilkes" For Over 41 Years p. . ■■ 4 .y r : f fj mA" : W L._ tL' • .. 'iM i'MEl • ' : -*-f* • • |jj |j| ■■ f JWP^PWWHPa lAMBK3Br;>. a North Wilkesboro has J trading radius of 50 miles, serving 100,000 people ki Northwestern Carolina. Red Cross Hero His Basy Year, Report Is Made Local Chapter Handled To tal Of 3,000 Home Ser vice Cases The Wilkes chapter of the American Red Cross had a very active year in 1947, the annnal chapter repOrt today revealed. During 1847 volunteer work ers in Wilkes connty gave 1278' hours in making 500 children's garments and woolen sweaters tar disaster sad overseas relief. Chapter workers handled a total of 8000 Home Service Cases in \ eluding problems of active ser rfcemen, emergency messages, veterans' claims. j^RHiapter expenditures includ ]|K'<IT financial assistance to ser ricecnen and disabled veterans, S 2,758.01; emergency civilian relief, S796.97; home nursing classes, first aid, water safety and accident prevention, Sfr?0.7fr; Christmas gifts to men on the high seas, S&5-00; comfort ar ticles to Veterans Administration hospitals, $119.90; remitted to National Red Cross Society from 1947 drive, S2.820.69. i During 1947 the National Red CToss Society, of which the Wilkes county chapter is a part, aided in 312 disasters, of which 13 were major disasters, with rehabilitation costs of over 11 million dollars. In Texas City a lone SI,330,000 was spent. Chapter Board of Directors are: A. V. Kllby, chairman; Richard Johnston, vice chairman; W. C. Grier, secretary; Miss Ruth Hubbard. treasurer; R. M. Brame, Jr., disaster service; Isaac Duncan, safety services; J. B. McCoy, home service; Mrs. Ira D. Payne and Mrs. Pansy Car son, nursing service; Mrs. H. B. Smith, nutrition; Dwlght Nichols, publicity; Mrs. W. P. Jones, vol unteer special services; Miss Kate C. Ogilvie, Junior Red i Cross; and the follontju; mem bers-at-large: P. W. Eshelman, W. A. Jennings, W. O. Barnett, A. C, Sidden. L. p. Somers, Per ry Lowe, and Mrs. J. P. Pardue. National Guard 1 Has 50 Enlisted ——— i' North Wilkeaboro battery of the National Guard, which was r recently organized and is await ing federal recognition following a highly successful inspection, now has 50 members, Capt. Roy Forehand, commanding officer, said today. Three new members were in ducted Tuesday night, but Capt. Ftarehand stated that there is ' opening for qualified veterans In field artillery, some of whom may obtain ratings and rapid ad vancement. J Wllllam Gray, captain in the 'army air corps reserve and who nw much service In World War H, has been recommended as first lieutenant and executive of ficer of the battery. Capt. Forehand stated that a drive win be carried out In the near future to sell the 25 hon orary subscriptions allowed for son-members of the guard "at $25 each. These give the hold en valuable privileges, includ ing excuse from jury duty. The battery here is now re ceiving some _ articles of equip ment and supplies. Drills are held each Tuesday night, seven to nine o'clock, at the Legion clubhouse. Guire Speaker At Kaights of Pythias 84th Aniversary T. D. Quire, Lenoir civic lead er and former highway commis sioner, addressed the North Wil keriboro Knights of Pythias lodge 111 special meeting here Monday night In observance of the 84th anniversary of the Pythian lodge. Program for the special meet ing was arranged by Dr. A. C. Chamberlain and Glenn Andrews. Mr. Oalre devoted his highly llflMiesllng address to the subject of Pythianism and pointed oat that the principles of the lodge are closely associated with Chris tian religion and teachings of the Bible. His address was well received by the crowd, which filled the hall to capacity. Mr. Onlre was accompanied here for the meeting by . Cecil Haley and Lloyd Raah, who are active leaders in the Knights of Pythias lodge at Lenoir. BURCHETTE YOUTH DIES IN CRASH »W»W»H>»mW%Wi>W*WHHW*W<W*M*WWW *\www% | Here a pictured the automobile which wrecked Monday afternoon on highway 421 ten miles east of Wflke*boro and killed Joe Samuel Burchette, 18-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. William J. Burchette, of Roar ing River route two. The car was traveling west on the highway when it overturned on the read a number of times. R. D. and Jake Mathis, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Will Mathis, of Ronda route two, were in the car and were critically hurt. They are patients at the Wilkes hospital.—(Photo by Lane Atkinson, Jr.). MAJOR CASES CALENDARED FOR TRIAL IN MARCH TERM COURT TO BEGIN MARCH 1 FOR 3 WEEKS One of the heaviest dockets in years will face the Superior conrt of Wilkes county when the three-weeks March term opens March 1. Among the 175 cases calendar ed are murder and manslaughter cases. Hugh West, former drug store clerk here charged with abortion manslaughter of Miss Pearl Jenknis, of Winston-Salem, near here several months ago is scheduled for trial Monday, March 15. Two continuances hare already been granted in the case while West was recuperating frog*- laJwHPbw li jf ■ motorcycle crash, in which he lost a leg. Johnny H. Correll, of Lenoir, is slated to go on trial again for the fatal shooting of Charles C. Baker at a night club near here in December, 1946. He was con victed and sentenced for man slaughter and won a new trial in appeal. His trial is scheduled for the third week. Cling Minton, Boomer man, will face trial the second time for fatally shooting Atwell Wil son Parsons at Boomer a year ago in December. He also won a new trial on appeal. His case is set by Solicitor Avalon E. Hall to be heard Thursday, March 4. Also on the calendar for March 4 is the trial of Miss Myrtle Woodie for the fatal shooting of her brother-in-law, Tam Miller, near the Miller home on the Blue Ridge in December. Judge Dan K. Moore, of Sylva, who was recently appointed to succeeded Judge Felix B. Alley, who resigned, is scheduled to preside over the conrt, but court officials have learned that Judge Alley, who is now an emergency Judge, may work part or all the Wilkes term. Jurors hare been drawn for the term as follows: First Week Joe R'. Godbey, North Wilkee boro;* W. M. Handy, Rock Creek; Jess Sheets, Union; O. B. May berry, North Wilkesboro; B. C. Johnson, Elk; J. G. Chipman, North Wilkesboro; Coy Kilby, Union: W. R. Adams, North Wil kesboro; D. C. Byers, Reddles River; W. D. Rumple, Ne^ Cas tle; R. A. Fairchilds, North Wil kesboro; Dancy Combs, Rock Creek; C. P. Redding, New Cas tle; Parks Roberts, Somers; C. F. Gentle, Moravian Falls; Roy al V. Johnson, North Wilkesboro; George H. Bauguss, Edwards; Rpy B. Miller, R'eddies River; E. M. Harris, New Castle; J. W. Brewer, Rock Creek; Will Bur nett, North Wilkesboro; K. W. Souther Somers; C. E. Lender man, Wilkesboro; J. A. Hollo way, Traphill; Edd McGredy, Traphill; Earl Meadows, Moravi I an Falls; Claude H. Brooks, i North Wilkesboro; C. E. Shep herd, North Wilkesboro; P. C. t Rhodes, Mulberry; Monroe Ed misten. Beaver Creek; Jeter P. Hayes, Brushy Mountain; L. M. Davis, Moravian Falls; L. E. Sparks, Walnut Grove; Tom Spieer, Edwards; James I. Wood, Reddles River; Ralph Gilreath, North Wilkesboro; W. F. Lam berth, North Wilkeeboro; C. A Burchette, Edwards; Conrad Carlton, North Wilkeeboro; Clar ence Fletcher, Wilkeeboro; Rus sell Combe. Wilkeeboro; Rohy C. Faw and W. R. Pardue, North Wllkesboro; R. S. Walker, New' Castle; J. L. Waters, Summit; 1 John W. Hall, North Wllkesboro: R. B. Snider, Reddles River; W. L. Walker, New Castle; J. L. Johnson, Edwards; Mary Una Poster, W. C. Holman, Gilbert I*. Osborne, Dorothy C. Carter and Joe Bowers, North Wllkesboro; R. I1. Jones, Wllkesboro; J. 0. Adams and Dean Bauguss, Trap hill; Glenn Edsel, Moravian Falls; L. P. Somers, Somen; Avery Hayes, Boomer; Ray' Church, New Caatle. Second Week . W. E. Snow, North WMkee-J boro; D. A. Frailer, Jobs Cabin; J. P. Mitchell, Somers; Cicero Broyhlll, North Wllkesboro; AJ vin P. Bowlln, Union; A. T. Jones, Wllkesboro; Claude An derson, Charles H. Day, A. L. Lankford, Tyre Hall, W. M. Wal ker, L. C. Coffey and Mrs. E. W. Minton, 'North Wllkesboro; J. T. West, Beaver Creek; Henry C. Adams, Brushy Mountain; Dewey Owen, Mulberry; Prank Joyner, New Castle; M. G. Moody, Ed wards; W. C. Brewer, Walnut Grove; C. C. Crane, Reddles Riv er; J. W. Wingler, Union; M. S. Byrd, Edwards; Turner Redding, New Castle; C. D. Brown, Mora vian Palls; Vance Billings, Rock Creek; Warren Sebastian, Mul-! berry; General Staley, Antioch; John W. Fraxier, Wllkesboro; Leonard Love, Somers; Hardin Wilson, Traphill; T. R. Nichol son, Somers; O. P. Walls, Ed wards; W. M. Tucker, Edwards; D. S. Gilliam, New Castle; T. R.; Carpenter, Rock Creek; Coy Ab-I sher. Mulberry; V. C. Oleary,' WilkeSboro; T. P. Riddle, Rock; Creek; Francis Blevlns, Mulber-j ry; Robert Lyons, Edwards. Third Week Glenn P. Johnson, Lovelace; J. D. Cheek, Traphill; Thomas A. Whlttington, Mrs. J. R. Hlx, W. j 0. Absher, David Brown, John j Mays, North Wllkeslboro; San-; ford Williams, Boomer; R. P. | Groce, Elk» Vaughn Church, Red dies River; J. Earl Nichols, Mo ravian Falls; R. Don Laws, Jr., Moravian Palls; J. L. Harrold, Rock Creek; Elbert Souther, Lovelace; Young Bowers, Walnut Grove; Hobert L. Morton, Mul berry; James M. Dyer, Moravian Falls; L. W. Curry, wllkesboro; N. N. Gambill, Walnut Grove; Graham Smitlv Reddles River; Lee Beshears and R. V. Bosh ears, Jobs Cabin; R. L. Harris and C. G. Carter, Edwards; S. W. Walk er, New Castle; Roy Prevette, Lovelace; J. M, Sale, Antioch; John W". Johnson, Lovelace; T.l L. Bell, Rock Creek; Spencer L. | Sparks, Somers. 5th Sunday Singing Little Rock Church Southside Singing Association will convene Sunday, February 29, at Little Rock Church, ac cording to announcement today by Attorney F. J. DcDuffle, chair man. Singing will begin Immediate ly after Sunday school and con tinue throughout the day. Din ner will be spread picnic style at noon and all are asked to car ry baskets of food and spend the day. dance and every boy and girl of 'teen age In tie county Is Invited. Many to Attend Lincoln Dinner In 3 Winston - Salem Republicans In Wilkes county are planning to bare a large dele gation in Winston-Salem for the annual Lincoln Day dinner Sat urday evening at Rofbert E. Lee Hotel. Representative Dewey Short, of $IisBOuri, will be the principal speaker and speakers will be pro vided in the Forsyth county courthouse in order that those who cannot attend the dinner may hear the address. The hotel ballroom will accomodate only 500 and tickets are being held to that number. Convention of Toung Republi cans will be held in the after noon at Robert E. Lee Hotel, and that event is also expected to at tract a number of Wilkes Repub licans. Training Meeting ^ Clothes Leaders ; o ,.| .i ^ 'Teen Age Center Plans for Dance A, square dance will be held Saturday night, eight o'clock, at the Wilkes 'Teen Age Center on Tuesday, February >4, at 1:30 p. m. the Clothing project lead er in each Home Demonstration club is asked to meet at the town hall in North Wilkeeboro. At this time the home agent, Mrs. Annie H. Greene, win conduct the dem onstration on New Rubrics—New Finishes." (lit is very important for these leaders to be present as they will be given materials, instruc tions, etc., for holding the March demonstration in their respec tive clubs. to November, 1947, during the Junior Red Cross membership drive in the Wilkes county schools,. $397.34 was contributed by the boys and girls. Of this a» mount $132.00 was remitted to the National chapter for mem bership dues and $35.00 was con tributed to the National Chil dren's Fund. The balance of this fund Is used to finance all the local Junior Red Cross activi ties. In 1947 a contribution of $2<5.00 was made to the Wilkes County Tuberculosis Sanltorlum for needed equipment. During the past year Junior Red Cross organization in the Wilkes county schools packed and shipped overseas 400 gift boze8 containing educational and health materials for children in war-ravaged areas. Other activi ties of local juniors itffcluded the making of Christmas menu cov ers for the Navy, quantities of seasonal greeting cards, nut cups and tray favors sent to Moore Veterans Administration Hospit al, Swannanoa, for each holiday, and Christmas tray favors for the patients of Wilkes hospital. Tray favors and confections were sent to the Wilkes Tuberculosis San ltorlum for Hallowe'en, Thanks giving, and Christmas. Art class es in the Wilkesboro and North Wilkes boro schools produced most of'the above seasonal ar ticles. The Home Economics Club of the Wilkesboro high school has also been' most active in Junior Red Gross production, making a quantity of utility bags, bureau scarfs and card table cov ers for veterans' hospitals. The Moravian Falls school Juniors presented to the Wilkes Tubercu losis -• Sanitarium a large shower of home-canned foods. - In April, 1948, the Junior Red Cross will again ship overseas gift boxes. Schools'which wish to participate in tbiB project are re quested to contact the local Red Cross office or Miss Kate C. Ogil vie, Wilkes County Junior Red Cross chafrman. , o Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Ander son, of North. Wilkesboro, an nounce the birth of a daughter, Marsha Marie, at the Wilkes hqs pital Tuesday, Fberuary 17. Mrs. Anderson is the former Miss Gladys Vannoy. 2 Jatlbreakers Recaptured Near Here Oil Tuesday Zanzie Powell and Leon West Taken After Chase; Burst Hole In Jail Two prisoners who broke out of Wilkes jail Sunday night or early Monday were captured Tuesday, 11 a. m. by Wilkes of ficers and highway patrol after a rapid chase near this city. Leon West, 20, of Champion, In jail for the past two months for assault and robbery ot W. A. Trlplett at hi* store 12 milss west of here, and Zansle Powell, 28, charged with assault on his brother-in-law February 5 in the Bearer Creek community, ibuTst a hole through the jail wall and ascaped. Jailor A. H. Holbrook said that the prison ers apparently had used a piece of plumbing from the jail to bat ter their way through the brick wall beside the window bars on the front, second floor, and had used blankets tb get to the ground. _ f Officers learned Monday that persons answering their descrip tion hired a cab near Wilkeaboro to carry them to Powell's home in the western part of the ooun ty, where he got his car Sheriff C. Q.-Polndexter, Depu ty Bob Edwards, Sgt. A. HL Cla.k and Sidney Carter, of the high way patrol had reports Tuesday that the escapees were on high way 18. near Boomer. They miss ed them there arid started from this city west on highway 421, meeting the Powell car five miles west of here. The car with Pa trolman Carter and Deputy Ed wards chased the Powell car, just north ef here. Tito ear driv en by Powell turned into e ride Toad and both prisoners jumped and ran. Patrolman Carter over hauled West and Deputy Ed wards caught Powell after a foot race. Powell's wife was in the car with the two men. Poweli was returned to the jail just In time for his schedul ed hearing before Magistrate C. J. Jones on charge of inflicting serious knife wounds on Manuel Lackey. The charge of jailbreak ing wag added «ind bond of $3, 000 was set. He remained in jail late today. Still another charge was plac ed against Powell when his wounded brother-in-law, Manuel Lackey, came in Tuesday and charged in another warrant that ' Powell, while he was out of Jail, attacked him again with a piece of wood. Lackey on February 5 received knife slashes about his throat and head and was struck seven times in the back with a knife in the hands of Powell, according to Lackey's testimony before Magistrate Jones. . ■ O ■ To Form Concert Association In Meeting Friday All Interested Asked To Meet at Town Hall Here Friday, 8 P. M. _____ Meeting to consider organiza tion of a Community Concert As sociation for Wilkes county will be held in the North Wllkesboro town hall Friday night, Febru ary 20, eight p. m. Richard Suter, of New York City, organisation director of Community Conoert Service, will explain the "organised audience plan," through which, he said, Internationally famous concert star8 are being brought to a bout 900 cities throughout the United States, Canada and Mexi co every season. With the slogan, "A Carnegie Hall in Every Town" community conrert offers service to provide concert series on a non-profit basis without local financial risk, Mr. Suter said. The plan is al ready operating successfully in many cities &nd towns of this area, including Statesville, Char lotte, Ahoskie, Newborn and Bristol, Tenn.-Va. Civic leaders, club representa tives and all others Interested are being asked to attend the meeting Frjday night. Chamber Commerce _ President In 1948 Robert M. Brame, Jr., prom inent local druggist, wa» re cently elected president of the Wilkes Chamber of Commerce for 1948. Mr. Brume foresees an active year for the cham ber, daring which much in the interest of progress and wel fare of the community and the entire county can be accomp lished. list of committee ap pointments by President Brame and other officers of the chandler was published earlier this week. Hatcher Warns Highway Patrol Patrol Commander Says Un fortunate Incidents By Patrol Most Stop Rocky Mount, Feb. 17.—North Carolina State Highway patrol members of the patrol bare sot to stop. The warnings came from COL H. J. Hatcher commander of the patrol and L. C. Rosser, com missioner of motor vehicle*, who addressed more than 200 patrol men from the Eastern Division made u.p of Troops A and B who were summoned here for the ses sion. Stressing that the patrol is the "servant of the people," Hatcher, who termed the meet ing ''a gettogether to Iron oat oar family problems," declared that it was necessary for the pa trolmen to discharge their du ties in a manner that would not reflect opon the character of the organization. "In recent months," Hatcher charged, "several un fortunate incidents have come np 5 giving unfavorable publicity to the organisation. Such incidents have to stop. They will stop. "We have been wrong In many instances," the patrol command er asserted, "and It can't go on. It's onr Job to discharge oar du ties in the Interest of public wel fare. The highway patrol and Iti prestige is too big to be pulled down into the murk and mire by about one per cent of Its per sonnel." Patrol Watched Rosser said that "while the pa trol had. been right In nearly eve ry Instance, "It is a small pei cent that 1s hurting the name ol the organization." The commis sioner added that "the eyes of every person in every community aVe upon you. Let's clear the at mosphere of smoke." Hatcher said he was willing to step down from his office if it would improve the organisation. "The patrol ranks first i° my heart above all else," he declar ed. Highly Qualified Pointing to the fact that more than 5,000 applications had been screened before the 200 members assembled here had been chosen for the patrol, the commander said "Tour qualifications are of the highest . . . it's up to yon to discharge your duties in the man ner that befits you. "Your Job," Hatcher told the assembled group of uniformed men ''is to make the highway safe for the public. In discharg ing your duties you will have to take a lot of unpleasant things. But if by doing this, the deaths from motor accidents decrease it will be worth every little hard ship." The patrolmen were commend ed by their commanding officers on the present decrease in motor vehicle deaths 'or January thia Mrs. Hile, 17, Is | Burned to Death | | On Wednesday Home Of Mr. and Mr®. Gay Fletcher On Brushies Is Destroyed By Fire Mrs. Edward Hale, 17, pretty bride of three months, died Wed nesday night at the Wilkes hos pital here as result of ibgrns re ceived early Wednesday moraine -when the home of Guy Fletcher on the Brushiee was totally de stroyed by fire. Three others were painfully, but not critically, burned: Mary Ellen Oarr, - 4, burns on face, arms and legs; Virgil Glenn Carr, 14, barns on face; Edward Hale, burns on face, neck and back. Aocording to account of the tragedy given by mea.bera of the family, Mr. and Mrs. Hale spent the night st the home of Mr. end Mrs. Guy Fletcher, in order to be there to care for the Fletcher children while Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher went to Johnson City, Tenn. Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher left the house a <bout five o'clock. A half hour lat er Mrs. Hale went to the kitchin to replenish the fire in the range and used some kerosene oil, which exploded and ignited her clothing. Mr. Hale and the children tried to put Out the fire and sustained burns. At the hospital here phy sicians said-Mrs. Hale was burn ed almost all over her entire body. Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher stopped at the home of a relative before going on the trip. There they learned of the fire and returned to the ruins of their home. " The residence, It five-room building belonging to Foote rapidly, along with all house fur nishings. Mrs. Hale, the former Miss Margaret Carr, is survived by her mother, Mrs. Noami Carr, of Johnson City, Tout., and the fol lowing brothers and sisters: Johnnie, Glenn, Jack, Laura Bell. Georgia and Mary Ellen Carr. Funeral service will be held Friday, ont> p. m., at Austin Springs Methodist church near Johnson City, Tenn. Council Meetmg Of H. D. Nibs To l< Monday Wilkes County Council of Home Demonstration will meet In North Wilkesboro at the town hall Monday, February 2S, at 1:30 p. m. Mrs. Avery Whlttlngton, coun ty council president, will be In charge of the meeting. A rery In teresting program has been planned. Miss Anamerle Arant, north western district home agent, will (be present for this meeting. Miss Arant is bringing with her Miss Aido Gimdy, a United Nations scholarship student from Egypt, who is observing Home Demon stration work in North Carolina. All members are urged to be present. Funerals Sunday For Soldier Dead Two returned soldier dead will be burled In Wilkes county Sun day, February it. At 11 a. in. Sunday funeral service will be held at Union Bap tist church 1& the eastern part of the county for Prt. Iron Pta nlx, who was killed In Europe. At two p. m. Sunday funeral serrlce will be held at Arbor Grove Methodist church near Millers Creek for Pfc. Stewart Nichols. Pfc. Nichols was killed July IB, .1944, during the Invasion of Prance. The body will arrive Friday and will be at the home of his slater, Mrs. Toy Dancy, prior to the .funeral. year as compared with January, 1947. The rate has been cut In half .It was declared. Hatcher plans to address a similar meet ing of the patrolmen in the West ern Division on Friday at States *llle.