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The Journal-Patriot Has Blazed the Trail of Progress fn the "State of Wilkes" For Over 41 Years
jflkes Y. M. C. A. ia rais
Im a building fund for the
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North Wilkeaboro has a
trading radios of 60 miles,
serving 100,000 people in
Northweeiern Carolina.
Vol* 43, No. 23 Published Mondays and Thursdays NORTH WtLKESBORO, N. C? Monday, July 5, 1948 Make North Wilkesboro Yiiir
Wilkes Hosiery Male Employes On Annual Picnic
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Here is a group picture off 12S male employe* of Wilkes Hosiery 1 .
pany on their annual picnic given by the company at the old fish ha c e y
^tion near Boone June 26.?(Photo by Lane Atkinson, Jr-h , ^ .
Gets Scholarship
Malcolm Gambill, 18, son of
Attorney and Mrs. Robert M.
Gambill, of Wilkesboro, baa
been awarded a 81,000 schol
arship at Phillips Academy,
Ahdover, Mass., preparatory to
entering Yale University. Mal
colm, with an outstanding
high school record, graduated
this year at Wilkesboro high
school, where he played tackle
on the undefeated football
team and participated in sev
eral extra-curricula activities.
In a test given more than 20,
000 high school seniors Mal
colm was among the top one
per cent. He is now spending
the summer on the farm of
his grandfather in Alleghany
county and will enter Phillips
Academy about September 15.
After a year there he plan8 to
study engineering at Yale.
Kannapolis Man
Parkway Area
t i Clyde Smith, 38 years old, a
'resident of Kannapplis, met in
stant death, when he slipped and
fell more than 175 feet down the
granite face of the Cascades, a
scenic waterfall on the Park
way, four miles from Deep Gap.
Companions said Smith dis
robed and attempted to "take a
shower" near where the swift
mountain stream starts its mad
dash down the mountainside,
and apparenly his foot slipped,
catapulting him 175 feet down
the sheer cliff. Death was thought
to hare been instantaneous. The
body was said to hare been bad
ly broken, but a crushed skull
was said by Watauga Coroner
Richard E." Kelly of Boone, to
hare been the cause of death.
Accompanying Mr. Smith were
his nephew, James M. Smith and
Mkss Dina Mozelle Ohllders, both
of Kaxmapolis. The accident oc
curred while the Kannapolis peo
ple were on a brief vacation trip
in this area. ? L
Mr. Smith waa said to be sur
vived by his parents who live at
Hiddenite.
Forest service rangers, who
Investigated, said that while Mr.
Smith's companions were appar
ently suffering from severe
shock, and seemed confused as
to details, such evidence as they
can gather, Indicates that . the
death resulted from an accident.
Scott Wins Race
By 32,466 Votes
Rlaelgh, July 2.?Kerr Scott
f>n the Democratic nomination
r Governor in Saturday's run
f primary by 32,466 votes, a
mplete tabulation of returns to
the State Board of Elections
showed today.
The returns gave Scott 216,
386 to 183,920 for Charles M.
Johnson.
The board of elections will
here on July 7 to official
the return*.
Assistant Secretary
War Views Battery
Of National Guard
North Wilkeeboro battery of
the National Guard had a most
distinguished visitor Saturday
afternoon while marching to
over-night ibivouac five miles
north of this city on highway 18.
Gordon Gray, assistant secre
tary of war, was driving to Roar
ing Gap when he saw the Nation
el Guard personnel marching a
long the highway. Mr. Gray stop
l ed and chatted for several mln
i utes with Captain Roy Forehand,
Lieuts. C. C. Faw, Jr., and Frank
Allen, and other members of the
guard.
The ibivouac maneuver by the
National Guard battery was car
j ried out very successfully and
1 and men were afforded valuable
training for encampment.
raeu empioyeu oy luh yvu&t?
Hosiery Mills company thorough
ly enjoyed the afternoon and
evening of June 2'f when they
were guests at the company's
annual picnic for men held at the
former fish hatchery location
near Boone.
Approximately 125 employes
were present for the annual oc
casion and were welcomed by P.
W. Eshelman, president of the
company. ,
During the afternoon an or
ganized program of recreation
was well carried out. Russell
Hodges and Max Foster were In
charge of the games, which In
cluded contests that well enter
tained the crowd. Cecil Adamson
and Hoyle Hutchens were in
charge of providing the food,
which was plentiful and much
enjoyed.
A string hand made up of em
ployes of the company provided
music throughout the picnic pro-1
gram. i
ANNUAL KIWANIS WILKES HORSE
SHOW PRAISED BY VISITORS AND
EXHIBITORS FRIDAY, SATURDAY
Annual Kiwanis Wilkes HorseI
Show Frdiay and Saturday drew!
high praise from spectators, vlsi-'
tors, officials and many horse ]
show authorities.
With more than 100 horses
participating, the show drew top
quality horses from many of the
south's outstanding stables.
Four highly successful per
formances were carried out, aft
ernoon and night of both days,
but extreme hot weather curtail
ed attendance at the afternoon
performances. Many enhusiastic
spectators attended both night
sessions.
All the 39 classes in the show
were carried out with excellent
entries and $3,000 in prize mon
ey was given the winners. In ad
dition to cash prizes there were
beautifully trophies given win
ners in practically all the classes.
These trophies were additional
prizeg given by local business
firms and individuals.
John L. Bowers was again the
successful general manager of
the show. For the Kiwanis club
W. K. Sturdivant was general
chairman with Paul Church as
co-chairman to head the Agricul
tural Fair committees. J. B. Car
ter, G. Sam Winters and Dr.
Wm. K. Newton were chairmen
in charge of various phases of
the successful show. Cricket
Home Demonstration club was in
charge of the concessions stand,
which was well operated through
out.
Following are listed in proper
order the winners in all classes
in the show. In each class the
first prize winner i8 listed first,
followed by second, third, fourth
and other prizes in that order.
For each wniner the name of the
horse is listed first, followed by
name of owner or exhibitor:
Children's Jumpers: Gold Star,
Mrs. Thomas Zachary; Reckless,
Camp Arrowhead; Star Dust,'
Rick Coker.
Junior Fine Harness Class:
Dainty Duchess, Peggy Anne
Smith; Gypsy, E. F. McKinney.
Pleasure Ponies: Princess,
Jane Gamfbill; Pud, Vern Irvin;
Colonel, Hyatt Glbbe; Painted
Lady, Frank Blair.
Novice and Junior Five-Gait
ed: Dawn O'Peace, Dick Bryant;
Prince, Franklin Sturdivant; An
nie Royal, Marie Sturdivant;
Fleet Foot, J. R. Smith.
Junior Equitation: Frances
Long, Kitty Cranor, Jane Gam
bill, Hyatt Gibbs.
Amateur's Walking Horse
Stake: Peanut Picking Mose, B.
E. Chandler; Gold Coin, W. F.
Gaddy; Carolina Pride," Link
Spainhour; City Boy, Hines and
Cowles; Sun Kist, G. Sam Wint
ers; Allen's Autumn Harvest, G.
Sam Winters; Jim, Walter New
ton; Miss Franklin, W. K. Strnr
dlvant.
Novice and Junior Three-G'ait
Betty Sue Mac, Dorothy
Sines; Symphony In Oold, J. G I
Wheeler: Bourbon Duchaw,'
^fngs Stables; Pride of Wilkes,1
Jimmy Carter.
Pleasure Horses: Sparkling
eanette, Ann Johnson; High
and Pride, Tom Frazier; Walk-1
ing Gal, Kent Sturdivant.
rJn?nUCh a and ?ut: ?ecWe?,
Camp Arrowhead; Not Yet
George Cubbedge, Jr.; Red Fox|
a"erSOn; Gold Star, Mrs.
Thomas Zachary.
Walking Mares: My Rhapsody
Wad ? Dr" Ge?" W' Basle'' and
Wade Steep; Gwen Wilson, J. M
Harr,eo?; Sra 0. ^
Open Jumpers: Reckless, Camp
CnhSead; Not Tet'
Cubbedge, Jr.; Gold star, Mrs.
SkS&8 achary: Star Dust, Rick
Three-Gaited, Open: Betty Sue
Mac, Dorothy Hines; Alrose Den
mark, Dong's Stable; Extrava
ganza, Peggy Anne Smith
Amateurs' FIve-Gaited Stake:
^y!,t6ry' Pegey A??e
Smith, Pat s Sensation, Dr. p
Winston; Peavlne's Mountain
p y! C- M- Whienant; Fleet
Smith; Pripce,
FVankUn Sturdivant; Stormy
ZT J\T- R? Greene' Speed
way, M. B. McNeill.
Roadsters to Bikes: Time to
bhine, George Cubbedge, Jr ?
Bonnie Dare, W. G. Grantham;
Lady Amber, Long's Stables.
Junior Walking Horses: Hir
am Walker, Frank P. Blair; Nan
cy Ann Hendrickson, R. w Nor
Sm:, c<"?- w- *?
Midnight Express, Long's Stables.
Three-Gaited Ponies: Beau
Gharlie Shuford; Flirt,
Kitty Cranor; Hot Chocolate,
Gibbs68 Colonel, Hyatt
Fine Harnees, Open: Radiant1
Knight, N. H. Brewer; Dainty1
peggy Anne Smith;
High Tension Ace, J. g. Wheeler
and Sons.
Amateur's Three-Gaited Stake:
Lady Grey, Barbara Foard; Ex
travaganza, Peggy Anne. Smith;
Artistic Man, Cam Criddlebaugh,
Jr.; Silver Mac, Virginia Mac
Bee; Symphony in Gold, J. G.
Wheeler and Son; Spell Binder,
Mrs. P. D. Philbrick; Pride of
Wilkes, Jimmy Carter.
Walking Stallion8 and Geld
ings: Wilson's Smoky Joe Jr
R. C. Pratt; Bald Stockings,'
Nance and Horton; Rosedale
Sam, Long's Stables; Gold Coin,
W. P. Gaddy. ^
Flve-Gaited Open: Ace of
Falrview, O. L. Whisnant; Black
MysterJ, Peggy Anne Smith -
High Tension Ace, J. G. Wheeler
& Son; Fleet Foot, J. R. Smith.
See ? HORSE SHOW ? Page 4
Seven Injured In
Crash On Friday!
Seven were injured, two critic
ally, when an automobile and a!
pickup truck collided at ten a.
m. Friday on highways 16 and
18 near Moravian Falls three
miles south of Wilkesboro.
Highway patrolmen who in
vestigated the accident said that'
the car was traveling toward Wil
kesboro when the head-on crash
occured.
In the pickup truck were Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Parsons and
four children, Archie 11, Jackie
8, Buddy Lee 5, and Carol 2, of
North Wilkesboro. Mrs. Parsons
had a .broken leg and Mr. Par
sons and children had painful,
but not critical, injuries.
Seth Proffit, of Lenoir route
one, was driver of the 1949 mod
el Fjord automobile, which he
was delivering to a purchaser
here at the time of the crash.
Proffit had a severe skull frac
ture and is a patient at the
Wilkes hospital, where all the
injured were carried for treat
ment.
Both vehicles were demolish
ed, officers said.
Mrs. Hubbard, 88,
Dies In Wilkesboro!
Last Rites Today For Mrs.|
Lula C. Hubbard, Wilkes
boro's Oldest Resident
Mrs. L'ula C. Hubbard, for
many years a resident of Wilkes
boro, died Sunday morning at
two o'clock following an illness
of only a few hours. Apparently,
Mrs. Hubbard was in usual health
Saturday, but a heart attack
proved fatal a few hours after
she was stricken. Her age was
88 years and she had the dis
tinction of being Wilkes bo ro's
oldest resident.
Mrs. Hubbard was a native of
Yadkin count*,,where ^he was
born on TtfOfttf the
daughter of the thte Dayton and
Nancy Vestal Williams. When a
small girl, ((he went with bbr fa
ther to Missouri and lived in!
that state for several years, later'
returning to North Carolina
While yet a young girl, she came
to Wilkesboro to" make her home
with Ex-Sheriff Jesse T. Fergu
son and Mrs. Ferguson, the latter
being her aunt.
After receiving her education
in the private schools of her day,
she was united in marriage to
the late J. c. Hubbard on Jan
uary 9, 1883. After their mar
riage, Mr. and Mrs. Hubbard
went to Huntersville and after
residing there several years they
then returned to Wilkesboro
where ,the deceased spent the re
mainder of her long life. To this
union were born four children,
three boys and one daughter.'
Two sons, Jesse F. and Robert
W., died in infancy. One daugh
ter and one son survive: Mrs
Lee Hemphill and Julius C. Hub
bard, of Wilkesboro. In addition
there are four ? grandchildren,
also two half sisters, Mrs. Dallas
Lynch, of High Point and Mrs.
J. A. Hutchens of Yadkin Coun
ty; also three half brothers, John,
Columbus, and Winfield Wil
liams, of Yadkin county.
Mrs. Hubbard, being of the old
school, was well versed in the
( happenings during reconstruction
: days, and lived to see the Wil
kesboros attain their present
growth. She was known for her
jovial disposition and friendli
ness to others. It was remarkable
that she retained full use of her
mental and physical faculties up
until the very time of her death.
Mrs. Hubbard wag a member
of the Wilkesboro Methodist
church foi* many years, where
the funeral service was held this
afternoon at 2:30 with her pas
tor, Rev. H. M. Wellman in
charge. Rev. W. N. Brookshire,
pastor of the Wilkesboro Bap
tist church, assisted in conduct
ing the service. Interment was
made in the family plot in the
Episcopal cemetery.
Pallbearers were Dr. G. T.
Mitchell, N. B. Smithey, Chas. G.
Gilreath, Dr. E. N. Phillips, C.
E. Lendenaan, George P. John
son, Carl W. Bullis, Hon. Olias.
H. Cowles and Joe H. Pearson.
The beautiful floral tribute
was carried by members of the
Woman's Society of Christian
Service of the church and friends
in the community.
t
Eighteen foreign students at
tended the National 4-H Club
Camp held in Washington, D. C.,
in June.
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SUPPORT THE Y.M.C.A.
Father. 2 Sons Eagle Scouts
Father, 2 Sons Eagle Scouts
Here are pictured R. Ivey Moore, center, and two
sons, Jim, left, and Dudley, rigjht, who became Eagle
Scouts in the Court of Honor meeting held Thursday
night in a history making event for Boy Scouts of Amer
ica.?(Photo by Lane Atkinson, Jr.).
Man Is Instantly
Killed When Hit
By Car Satnrday
Billy Joe Shumate Crushed
When Hit By Car On
Highway 268
Billy Joe Shumate, 22, was
killed instantly late Saturday
night when he was struck by a
car driven by Clegg Culler, of
Wilkesboro, on highway 268
three miles east of North W1I
kesiboro, Wilke8 Coroner I. M.
Myers stated following investiga
tion of the accident.
At an inquest held Sunday by
Coroner Myers Culler was exon
erated of all blame in the acci
dent. .
According to information giv
en in the inquest hearing, Shu
mate was walking east on high
way 268 with John Wesley
White and Mrs. Belva Brown and
they were meeting the car driven
by Culler. On tho highway in
that vicinity at that Instant were
four cars traveling east and four
going west. A witness was quot
ed as saying that the three were
walking abreast on the highway
and that White stepped off the
highway. Shumate and Brown
were struck by the car driven by
Culler, who presumably was
blinded by lights of the ap
proaching traffic.
Shumate was killed instantly
with a crushes skull and many
broken bones. Mrs. iBrown was
also hit but sustained only a
number of cuts, bruises and a
broken pelvis. She was carried to
the Wilkes hospital.
In the line of traffic back of
Culler's car was a car occupied
by two state highway patrolmen,
whose account of the accident
corroborated statements made by
Culler.
Shumate was a veteran of
World War II, a son of the late
Major Shumate and Mrs. Ova
Blevlns Shumate White, now the
wife of W. R. White, of North
Wilkesboro route two. He is sur
vived by his mother, one brother
and one sister, BJ. C. and Cyn
thia Shqmate, of North Wilkes
boro route two.
Funeral service was held to
day at Round Mountain Baptist
church.
WILKES HOSIERY
EMPLOYES GIVEN
PAID VACATION
Following a policy set up sev
eral years ago, The Wilkes Hos
iery Mills 'company plant here is
cloeed this week while all em
ployes enjoy a week's vacation
with pay.
Payroll for this week's paid
vacation amounted to approxi
mately 120,000, a company of
ficial said today.
Furniture Makers
At Chicago Market
The July Furniture Market
opened today at the American
Furniture Mart in Chicago. The
local furniture manufacturers
are represented hy-. tips ?. follow
ing:
American Furniture Company,
Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Gwyn, Jr.;
Forest Furniture Company,
Messrs. N. O. Smoak, Bob Smoak;
Oak Furniture Company, Messrs.
John B. Justice, Jr., John E.
Justice, III; Home Chair Com
pany, Mr. and Mrs. (Henry Moore,
Mr. Ivey Moore; Carolina Mirror
Corp., Mr. Edd Gardner.
Ray Landsberger
Tells Lions Club
About Gemology
North Wilkesboro Lions Club
on Friday night heard an inter
esting address by Ray Lands
| berger, member of the club who
is engaged in jewelry business
here.
Mr. Landsberger, who is tak
ing an advanced course in Gem
ology and who will become a
registered gemologist, told the
dub many interesting facts about
precious stones, and devoted
much of his address to a dis
course on diamonds, following
the course of the precious stones
from diamond mines through
various process and channels of
commerce to the customers.
He stated that diamonds are
much in demand and with rising
prices because of the lack of
stability of many currencies, par
ticularly in European countries
where people are exchanging
money for diamonds because of
their lasting value. i
At the close of his address Mr.
Landsberger exhibited a number
of precious stones, including a
ring with & $25,000 diamond.
The program Friday evening
was in charge of Ralph Buchan
and Charles H. Day, who pre
sented the speaker.
Ralph Church and Cliff May
berry, Wake Forest College stu
dents, were guests of Mr.
Church's father, Rufus Church.
Funeral Held Today
For Mrs. Spicer, 60
Last rites were held today at
Roaring Gap (Baptist church for
Mrs. Jamima Dette Spicer, 60,
wife of Charley Spicer, of the
rraphlll community. Rev. Charlie
Miles and Rev. L. E. Sparks con
ducted the service.
Mrs. Spicer, who died Satur
day, is survived by her husband
and the following sons and
daughters: Alton Spicer, EUdn;
Mrs. Carey Brooks, Thurmond;
Charles R. Spicer, Greensboro;
John Spicer, Ronda; Burt Spicer,
Traphlll.
k. ivey meore,
Jim and Dudley
Pet Eagle Badges
Large Crowd Attend* His
tory Making Event Here
On Thursday Night
An unprecedented event in the
history of Boy Scouts of America
occured I here Thursday night
when a father and two sons, R.
Iyey Moqre, Dudley and Jim
Moore, Simultaneously became
Eagle Scouts.
A capajcity crowd gathered at
the First Methodist church in
North Wjilkesboro for the court
of honor: meeting, at which time
Mr. Moore and sons reached the
highest rank in the Boy Scouts
organization.
According to data received
from National Scout headquart
ers, that was the first time tkat
a father and his sons had become
Eagle Scouts on the same date.
J. B. Garter was chairman for
the court of honor meeting, and
the devotional services were con
ducted by Rev. H. M. Wellman.
District Commissioner Gordon
Finley led the Bible and flag
ceremony.
As preliminaries to the main
event Dr. John T. Wayland, First
Baptist pastor, presented second
class awards, which was followed
by presentation of first class a
wards by Rev. William P. Combs,
summer educational director at
the First Methodist church. T. E.
Story, member of the court of
honor, presented merit badges.
Ralph Harbison, field execu
tive of the Old Hickory Scout
Council, (brought greetings from
the council office, and a candle
lighting Bervice was conducted by
Boy Scout troop 35.
The Eagle badges were award
ed by Dr. Gilbert R. Combs. J.
D?. Moore* Jr., brother and uncle
of the new Ehgle Scouts, r'?ad K
congratulatory letter from Boys
Scouts of America to Jim and
Dudley Moore.
Mrs. Iyey Moore presented the
Eagle emblem3 to her 40ns and
Mrs. J. D. Moore, Sr., presented
the high ranking emblem to her
son, R. Ivey Moore.
It was a most Impressive cere
mony.
Following the meeting the
crowd attended a reception given
at the Woman's Clnibhouse.
The Reception
For the reception given at the
Woman's clubhouse on Trogdon
Street by Mrs. J. D. Moore, Sr.,
Mrs. R. I. Moore, and Mrs. Mary
Moore Hix, Immediately follow
ing the program, guests were
greeted at the door by Mr. and
Mrs. Gordon FInley and present
ed to the receiving line by Mr.
and Mrs. J. B. Carter. Receiving
with the three hostesses were
Dr. Gilbert R. Combs, pastor of
the First Methodist church, and
Mrs. Combs, Mr. R. I. Moore,
Dudley and Jim Moore, Mr. W.
E. Vaughn-Lloyd, Winston-Sal
em, Scout Executive of Old Hick
ory Council; Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
Harbinson, Winston-Salem, and
Mr. T. E. Story. Mr. and Mrs. L.
M. Nelson directed callers to the
punch bowl which was presided
over by Mrs. Palmer Horton and
Mrs. Jack Swofford.
Others assisting with the re
freshments were Mrs. Edd F.
Gardner, Mrs. Arthur Venable,
Mrs. Paul Bumgarner, Mrs. Wil
liam Carrington, Mlsses Carolyn
Moore, Margaret Anderson, Bet
ty Elle^ge, and Janet Wasson,
of Statesville. Mr. and Mrs. J.
D. Moore, Jr., were in charge of
the guest register and good-ibyes
were spoken to Mr. and Mrs.
Boyd Stout. Piano music was ren
dered during the evening by
Mlsseg Loifi Scroggs and Myrtle
Norris.
The punch bowl, embedded in
magnolia blossoms, centered the
table spread with a white lace
cloth, and elsewhere about the
room were arrangements o f
Queen Anne's lace and magnolia
leaves. A large number of friends
called during the evening to of
fer congratulations to Mr. Moore
and hiu two sons, and to enjoy
the gracioua hospitality of the
hostesses.
Hay crops are reported in fair
to good condition in the Coastal
and Piedmont areas of the
State.
A record-breaking amount of
electric energy was bought by
rural systems financed by RBA
loans in ths fiscal year
June 30.