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Vol. 42, No. 91
The Journal-Patriot Has Blazdd the Trail of Progress In the "State of Wilkes" For Over 41 Years
North Wilkesboro has a
trading radius of 50 miles,
serving 100,000 people k>
Northwestern Carolina.
Published Mondays and Thursdays NORTH WILKESBORO. N. CM Thursday, Mar. 11, 1948
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Major Gases Are
Tried In Superior
Coort This Tern
Woman Pleas Guilty Second
Degree Murder; Jury
Frees M in ton
Cling Minton, Boomer resident
who was otfnvlcted and sentenced
ten to twelve years In March,
1947, for fatally shooting Atwell
Wilson Parsons, Boomer youth,
was acquitted In WYkes court
Wednesday as the new trial
granted him hy the supreme
court terminated.
The Jury returned the acquit
tal verdict after deliberating the
case for two hours.
In the trial Tuesday, the de
fense was permitted to introduce
evidence that Parsons with oth
ers, was ak the Sliver Dollar
place of business near Minton's
and that a brawl originated
there. When the place closed they
proceeded to Minton's small store
a short distance away. There was
evidence of a non-oommuicated
threat on the part of Parsons. A
new trial was won on the con
tention that testimony shonld
have been admitted.
State's evidence was to the ef
fect that 'Minton shot Parsons
with * revolver shortly after he
entered the building and without
provocation. Defense witnesses
said that Mintop ordered Parsons
out and that he refused to leave
and that he shot in self defense.
Through counsel Miss Myrt
Woodie, resident of the Peak
Creek community atop the Blue
Ridge near the Wilkes-Ashe line,
entered a plea of second degree
murder for fatally shooting her
brother-in-law, Tam Miller, on a
mountain path between their
homes last Decmber 1st.
age Di
Wednesday. Sheriff C. (J. Poin
dexter related his conversation
with the defendant, In which she
said that she shot Miller because
he had been abusing hlg wife (her
sister) and their family of sever
al children. She claimed that Mil
ler had run hie children aWay
from home and caused them
great hardships.
Judge Dan K. Moore today
sentenced Miss Woodie to ten
years in prison after attorneys
had made pleas for light sen
tence and the prosecution had
spoken for full punishment. Judge
Moore explained that in the dis
cretion of the court he could
mete out sentence from two to
30 years.
Miss Woodie, age about 45,
took the sentence calmly. She had
been free under bond and was es
corted to jail to await beginning
of her sentence.
The following minor cases
have been disposed of since the
last published report:
Frank Barnes, operating car
while intoxicated, six months
suspended on payment $100 fine
and costs, and to pay 1207 for
Marvin Dobe Eller; driver license
revoked 12 months.
George Carl Bard, speeding,
fine of $25 and costs.
Ruffin Kennedy, assault, six
months suspended on payment
og $616 to Hugh Chatham Me
morial hospital for Esther Bau
guss.
Jones Edward Miller, speed
ing, fine of $25 and costs.
Quentin Ferguson, operating
car while intoxicated, sentence
changed to six months suspended
on payment $150 fine and costs;
driver license revoked twelve
months.
A divorce wag granted In the ■
case of Sibil Mae Williams vre
sus Buster Williams.
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HOME DEMONSTRATION WOMEN LEARN COMFORT MAKING
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Home Demonstration club women ere pictured here admiring a beautiful com
fort made of feathers and cloth in a comfort making demonstration recently con
structed here by Mrs. Annie H. Greene, home demonstration agent. Left to right
on the picture are: Mrs. Taft Foster, of Champion; Mrs. Greene, home agent; Mrs.
W. J. Proffit, of the Lewis Fork club; Mrs. Lizzie Walsh, of die Pleasant Ridge
club; Miss Margaret Morrison, assistant home agent.—(Photo by Lane Atkinson,
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G. 0. P. County
Conveation Will
Be HeM Saturday
Wilkes comity Republicans
will meet In biennial convention
. Saturday, March IS, one p. m.,
at the Wilkes courthouse, accord
Ins to the convention call by
N. B. Smithey, chairman, and
T. E- .Story, secretary of hte
county Republican executive com
mittee.
At the convention a chairman
and secretary will be'elected'' and
delegates will be named to the
state and congressional conven
tions. The state convention will
be held in Durham on March 18.
Republicans will perfect pre
cinct organisations In meetings
at the polling places throughout
the county on Friday afternoon,
one o'clock, with the exception of
Nprth Wilkeeboro, where the
nleetlng will be held at four p.
at the town hall. The meet
mugs, in addition to setting up
I precinct organizations, will name
delegates to,the county conven
tion and select members of the
executive committed.
One of the prominent party
leaders who will attend the coun
ty convention will be Attorney
Roflfert H. McNeill, of Washing
ton, D. C., former candidate for
governor and now one of several {
^candidates for the post of nation
Kl committeeman from North
North Carolina
Wilkes Baptist
reachers' School
school will be held for all
' Baptist preachers in Wllkee
| county Monday through Friday,
t March 15-19, at Wllkesboro Bap
tist chnrch. Many Baptist leaders
will take part in the school and
attendance of ajl Baptist ministers
in the county Is highly desir
illowing is the schedule for
tional service each morning
" at ten o'clock: Monday, Rev. Vic
tor Watts; Tuesday, Rev. John
Higglns; Wednesday, Rev. W. S.
Luck; Thursday, Rev. A. W. El
ler; Friday, Rev. Glenn Huffman.
"Acts of the Apostles" will "be
the subject s of Dr. W. K. Mc
Gee, religions director of the
Baptist hospital in Wln«ton-6a
lem, at 10:30 dally. Rev. N. B.
Phillips, of Headersonville, will
discuss "The Person and Work
of the Holy Spirit as Revealed in
Scripture and in Christian Ex
perience''.
For afternoon sessions Mica
Madge Lewis will discuss asso
ciational work and Rev. E. C.
Shoe will have the homilectlcal
etudy. Rev. J. C. Pipes, of Tay
ijnville, state missionary, will
deliver the inspirational mesages.
DANCE POSTPONED
W The square dance planned for
Friday night at the Moravian
Falls community house has been
psotponed to a later date, due
to the arrival of the body of Pfc
Robert Laws, who was killed in
the Pacific, and funeral plans in
the community.
'The Hasty Heart",
Broadway Play, At
Liberty March 16
Coming Tuesday, March 16th,
at the Liberty Theatre Is Freddie
Bartholomew, In person, In the
outstanding Broadwa^ success
"The Hasty Heart", written by
John Patrick.
Of all the delightful and
charming plays that have come
out of Broadway, ''The Hasty
Heart" has more real wit and
comedy than any two plays com
bined. Freddie Bartholomew,
wba jrtSQl tfce 8tar jjart, Js very
unusual an<j almost uncanny hi
his dialect Impersonation of a
good Scott. Not even a native of
that country oould find any fault
with bim. The play is extremely
well-written, and gives him a
chance to display all of his var
ied talents.
Theatre-goers are probably un
aware that once in a life-time
does a star get a part like "Lach
Jen" that would seem "made to
order" for him. For in this play,
Bartholomew runs the gamut of
emotions, and under a supposed
crusty exterior, he really has a
heart of gold. His tenderness and
love for "Sister Margarpt" shows
the real man!
Among the eight men and one
woman comprising the cast, he
shines like a lone star—so per
fect is his performance! Not only
will we accept Freddie Bartholo
mew in this play, which Is his
greatest vehicle at this time, but
let us look forward to all future
plays with all eagerness—we
have a genius in our midst, and
they are Tare!
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Kidnapping Betty
At Mt. Pleasant
"Kidnapping Betty," a three
act comedy, will be presented by
the Junior class of Mount Pleas
ant high school Tuesday, March
16, 7:30 p.' m. In .addition to
the play will be a good movie.
The public is cordially invited to
the program, which assures plen
ty of Mertainment for the ev
ening.
Veterans Foreign
Wan Memorial
Building Fund
By g. L. WH1TAKER
(Post Commander)
As has been announced thru
the press and by radio, the Local
Post 1142, Veterans Foreign
Wars Is going to build a home,
just outside the city limits on
Highway No. 421.
We believe there are many
ettisens of/.the county who want
to oontribute to this memorial
building. It will be dedicated to
the service men and women of
Wilkes county of all wars, who
gave their Uves, that we who
are left, mar continue to enjoy
living our chosen way of life.
Some of you may want to
contribute money, other lumber
and still others concrete blocks.
We will need about 20,000 of
these blocks ana they will cost
almost 25c per block. They; may
be dedicated to a relative or
friend who died in service, and
the name will be posted in the
building as a permanent record.
A convenient coupon is 'below
and you may use this to indicate
the number of blocks you wish
to give for this splendid memor
ial building. Any • number from
one up, you wish to buy will be
very greatly appreciated. - We
want the names of all who give
so that the names may be pub
lished.
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Coupon
I will give Concrete
Blocks for Veterans Foreign
Wars Memorial Building and en
close % — (dollars) to
cover cost of same. Please dedi
cate them to
(deceased).
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Address
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NORTH WILKESBORO HIGH SCHOOL
BMP TO BE HEARD IN CONCERT
On Monday, March 15th at 8
p. m., the North Wllkesboro high
school hand will present a con
cert in the high school apdltor
lnm.
The program will be as fol
lows:
"Bine Deryll Mountles", Rich
ards;* "Prelude and Fugue In B
Minor"; Bach; "The New Colon
ial March", Hall; "Song of In
dia", Rimlsky-Korsakov; ''The
Scarlet Mask Overture", Zamec
nik; "The Magic Piute", three
melodies from Mozart; "Corona
tion" (a musical Episode), Skor
nicka; "Invercarglll March,"
Lithgow; "The Old Grey Mare",
Yoder; "Stars and Stripes For
ever" Sousa.
There will be no admission,
and the public 18 invited.
Recently three local band stu
dents were selected to go to the
Northwestern band clinic held at
High Point. The clinic was spon
jo red toy the North Carolina I
Bandmasters Association and
lasted tor two days. Those who!
represented onr band made ai
good showing. Frances Harris,'
John Oibbg and Corina Flnley
were chosen to go. Mr. Bone, the
Duke University band director,
was director of the clinic band.
Thirty-four high . school . bands
were represented In the clinic
band. The first night the David
son band gave a concert foT the
guests and the second night the
all state clinic band gave a con
cert.
Saturday, March 13th, the
North Wilkesboro high school
band plans to take part in the
district contest at Winston-Sal
em. There they will be criticised
and rated. The judges will be Mr.
Bone, the Duke University band
director; Mr. Slocum, Chapel Hill
band director; and Mr. Pfohl,
the Davidson College band direc
tor.
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New Dotes Mode For
Soil Consenrotion
Speaking Contest
By PAUL CHOPLHV
(County Agent)
Due to the anneually bad wea
ther which has necessitated the
closing of schools throughout
the state, we have decided to
postpone the Soil Conservation
speaking contest. The dates have
been set as follows? school elim
ination, March 26; eouhty elim
ination, April 2; group elimina
tion, April 9; state final, April
16.
The .Wilkes county elimination
will be held at the North "Wllkes
boro Town Hall, Friday, April 2,
at 7:30 p. m.
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LOCAL
Mrs. TV R Hayes visited In
Greensboro last week.
Mr. T. R. Hayes ana family
visited relatives in Greensboro
Sunday.
Mr. Junior Lovette is erect
ing a garage at his home near
Millers Creek.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Lee left Sat
urday for a several days' vaca
tion at Miami, Fla.
Miss Vera Bumgarner spent
the week-end with her sister,
Mrs. M. O. Caton, at Ayden.
Mr. Vernon Minton is erecting
a new home In the Arbor Grove
community near Millers Creek.
Mr. John Andrews, of Boom
er, is recovering from an opera
tion performed at Blackwelder
hospital in Lenoir.
Rev. Fred Blevins, of Oak
woods, will preach Sunday night,
seven o'clock, at Gochen Bap
tist church. The public is cor
dially invited to service.
the week-end with his parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hethcock.
Miss Blanche Ferguson, of. Wil
kesboro, will leave Friday to visit
her brother, Mr. W. H. Ferguson,
at Curies Neck farm near Rich
mond, Va.
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Attorney J. E. Holshouser, of
Boone, member of the law firm
of Trivette, Holshouser and Mit
chell, has been attending court
in Wilkeeboro this week.
Miss Jean Caudill, an exper
ienced cosmotologist, has accept
ed a position with the Hinshaw
Beauty Shop. Miss Caudill form
erly was in Winston-Salem.
Mr. J, R, Owens, well known
citizen of the Wilbar community,
is 111 at the home of a son near
Millers Creek. Until recently, Mr.
Owens was keeper of the county
home. /
Mrs.1 L. R. Toburen and young
son, Lawrence Ricker, Jr., arriv
ed here Tuesday from Denver,
Oolo., to visit with Mrs. Tobur
en's mother, Mrs. R. M. Brame,
and other relatives.
Born to Major and Mrs. Hen
ry M. Wellman, Jr. of Hickory, a
son, Henry Wellman, -HI, on
March 9. The new arrival is a
grandson of Rev. and Mrs. H. M.
Wellman, of Wilkesboro.
Mrs. M. |H. Blythet returned
last week to her home at Prince
ton, Ky., after spending two
weeks in Wilkesboro with her
sister, Mrs. W. W. Miller, and her
brother, Mr. Prince E. Forester.
Mr. and Mrs. R'. R. Smoak, Mr.
Charles Sink, Mr. William Gray,
Mr. and Mrs. Bryce Caudill, at
tended the Southern Conference
basketball tournament Thursday
through Saturday at Durham.
' Mr. and Mrs. EHmer Lowe have
moved into their new nine-room
i residence in Forest Hill develop
I ment. Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Curry
| have purchased the residence
formerly occupied by Mt. and
Mrs. Lowe, and will move there.
Mr. H. G. Nichols is able to
be out again after an illness of
two weeks, during which time he
was a patient at the WilkeA hos
pital for several days. Mr. Nich
ols expects to Teturn to his po
sition at Carter-Hubard Publish
ing company within the qext few
days.
Mr. and Mrs. Ruffln Bailey, of
(Chapel Hill, Miss Frances Rous
seau, of Raleigh, Miss' Nancy
Rousseau and her roommate, MJss
1 Betty Ann Skale, of Raleigh, both
| students at Duke University,
were here for the week-end with
Judge and Mrs. J. iA. Rousseau.
Mrs. Ba|ley and the Misses Rous
seaus are daughters of Judge
and Mrs. Rousseau.
Grand Jury Has
BusySessioa In
Superior Court
Several Recommendations
Made After Inspection
County Properties
The grand jury in the current
term of Wilkes conrt had a busy
session and made a number of
recommendations, report of Joe
God bey, chairman, disclosed.
' Of 80 bills of Indictment ex
amined, 65 were found true bills,
six not true bills and- nine were
continued for lack of evidence.
At the school bus garage the
grand jury recommended that
the grounds be surfaced to elim
inate mud and that the place be
given a thorough cleaning.
Several repairs were asked at
the county courthouse, including
new plaster in the office of the
clerk of court and as usual the
report asked additions to the
vaults in the office of the clerk
of court, register or deeds, and
construction of a vault, for the
county accountant.
Meanwhile, the county commis
sioners have asked for bids on
enlarging the vaults. |
At the county home, the grand I
jury reported that some Improve
ments had been made recently in
correcting conditions cited by the
state welfare department and
that a new keeper had been em
ployed.
Large water pipe and septic
tank improvements were asked
at the county tuberculosis sani
torlum. It was also recommended
that the staff be enlarged be
cause two workers and one vol
untary worker are trying to care
for a. 2 patients.
Formal Opening .
Brame's Friday
Brame's Drug Store, for al
most a half century one of north
western North Carolina's best
known wholesale and retail drug
firms, will have formal opening
of the newly remodeled and
modernized store Friday, March
12th.
The store, located on the cor
ner of Main and Ninth streets,
has been remodeled into one of
the state's most attractive and
modernistic stores.
For the opening Friday, spec
ial arrangements have been made
to receive and serve a record
number of visitors. Door prizes
and souvenirs will be given.
Interior of the building was
completely remodeled and reno
vated, including new celling, new
foors, Tenovated walls, new heat
ing system and the cold cathode
system of Interior lighting. Re
modeling also Included the stock
rooms.
A deluxe fountain wa8 install
ed, along with new fixtures, new
booths and a glass enclosed pre
scription counter. '
Brame Drug Store was, found
ed here by the late Dr. R. M.'
Brame and la now owned and op
erated by two of his sons, Phillip
and William J. Brame, both of
whom are registered pharma
cists.
» With the formal opening an
nouncement is another develop
ment 4 of major interest. Brame
Drug Store here has obtained the
Walgreen Agency, famous from
coast to cojist. This agency will
enable the store to have full ad*
vantage of the group buying
power of the Walgreen system.
F.merson Bell, of Valdosta, Ga.,
district manager for Walgreen, la
here for the opening and helping
to set up the Walgreen system
in the highly modern store.
i Additional drugs and merhan
dise are now stocked to make the
store one of the most complete
drug firms in North Carolina. In
addition to a wider variety of
drugs, the store now stocks a
complete line of drugs and sup
plies for v«ternarians.
Everybody is invited to visit
the newly remodeled store Fri
day.
Eller's Blue Jackets
Beat All Stars 72-58
Eler'e Bluejackets staged a
mild upset last night to defeat
Millers Creek all-stars 72-58 and
win second half championship of
the Wilkes Industrial League.
The all stars won the first half.
Meet Industrial
Committee To Be
Held Friday, 7:30
The Industrial committee of
the Wilkes Chamber of Coffi
merce, of which J. B. 'Williams la
chairman, will meet Friday, 7:
30 p. m., at the Chamber of Com
merce office.
A representative of the North
Carolina department of Conser
vation and Development will
meet with the committee for a
discussion on possibilities for in
dustrial expansion in this com
munity.
expansion in this community.
There will be a discussion of
ideas which have worked success
fully at other pblnts and what
can be done here.
Plans are under way for filing
with the state department data
on this community's Industrial
possibilities.
This is a very important meet
ing of the committee and every
member is asked to attend.
Duke Power Co.
Improving Lines
In Wilkes County
Two Contracting „Crews and
Local Men Rebuilding
And Maying: Lines
Like every business in Wilkes
County the Duke Power Com
pany is haying growing pains.
Two contracting crews, In ad
dition to their own local men,
are working every day the wea
ther will permit on new con
struction and maintenance. It
was explained by the local office
that lines are sq overloaded that,
even though the back log of new
additions is Immense, men must
be diverted to' rebtflWRug' wfclu*
ever new materials' arrive.
One crew is now rebuilding
the circuit from the substation
along D Street to the Reddles
River Bridge. This will have
two fold effect of increasing the
capacity of the line feeding the
Millers Creek section and re
lieving the overloaded city lines.
The service to both will there
by be greatly Improved.
Several rural lines also are on
the program for rebuilding as
soon as materials are available.
Transformers that were order
ed in 1945 are expected in'
April. Whfen their Installation is
completed the Rapacity of thd
local substation will be more
than doubled.
New automatic regulators, re
closing switches and other de
vices to improve the quality of
the service have been on order
for many months but are not ex
pected for several more.
When all improvements on
schedule have been completed
Wilkes County will have as good
service as any-in the Carolinas.
Ask For Bids Or
' Building Vaults
To Courthouse
Wilkes county board of com
missioners is asking for bids on
construction of additional vaults
to the offices of clerk of court
and register of deeds. J
Plans call for vaults 19 by 30
feet to be erected on each side of,
the front °' the courthouse. The
vaults are to be of brick and
concrete construction.
Plans and specifications may
be obtained from the office of
Troy C. Foster, register of deeds
and clerk to the board of county
commissioners.
Grand juries for several years
have recommended enlarged
vaults for the two offices for safe
keeping of county records.
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Joycees Sponsors
Bill Monroe Show
Friday Night Here
Bill Monroe end his Blue
Grass Boys, famous radio show,
will appear In person Friday
night, 7:30 o'clock, In North
Wilkesboro high school gymnas
ium under sponsorship of the
Junior chamber of Commerce.
All profits from the show will
go into the North Wilkeeboro
school gymnasium improvement
fund. All who will attend are
assured of a good show.
Laws Funeral To
Be Oa Saturday
Funeral service will -, be held
Saturday afternoon, two o'clock,
at Moravian Falls Methodist
church for Pfc. Robert Laws,
who was killed while in service
in the marine corps in the Pacific
area.
Pfc. LawB was. a son of Mr.
and' Mrs. S. R. Laws, of Brent*
tfood, Md., and grandson of Mr.
R. Don Iawi, of Moravian Falls.
He was killed on Tulagi"< Decem
ber 9th, 1942. His body will ar
rive at Moravian Falls Friday.
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