.Vm " ? ^ ' "T ? - ? >?- ? ? ? . to erect ?? I H il^. A. ? ?** A,raMftr* IHI ?! , for only W>?fW ya ifl | North y Wilkesboro has trading radius of 50 miles, Y? the cost Vote JL 1 I 1 i V 1 A. * v- H A. .M, -M. A. serving 100,000 people In Hoanital <5enV 2r . r r? i ,,r- / u/.n // r /v \/ Northwestern Carolina. Sept. 28. The journa|-Patriot Has Blazed the Trail of Progress In the "State of Wilkes For Over 42 Years Published Mondays and Thursdays NORTH WILKESBORO, N. C., Monday, Aunust 30, 1948 Make North Wilkesboro Tour Shopping Center ? ? ?? - _ -?- ? m m u m u s - ? -?? ? ?**? ? 1 ? - ______ -L -* Leonard Millers Creek Resident Cleared In Cowl Friday Sensational Case aided Fri day After S Hours Delib eration By Jury % Leonard Miller was acquitted in Wilkes court Friday afternoon of the charge of poisoning his wife to death at their Millers Creek home February 22. The Jury filed hack into the courtroom -at 4:20 p. m. after deliberating since 11 a. m. Mil ler was tense as he awaited the verdict and smiled broadly as it s|?|mnounced by the jury fore Throughout the day, the man whose life hung on the de cision of the jury, expressed con fidence that he would be acquit ted. Morning session of court until 11 o'clock was consumed by charge of Judge John H. Clem ent to the jury. The presiding judge reviewed the evidence and the contentions of the prosecu tion and defense. He also stated that under the law the jury could return either of four verdicts: murder in the first degree, mur der in the second degTee, man slaughter or acquittal. This came as a surprise to many court observers who were of the opin ion that the only verdicts could be guilty of first degree murder or acquittal. The trial began Monday morn ing with selection of a Jury and 83 of the special venire were ex amined before the Jury box was filled. Evidence in the case was completed Wednesday and Thurs day was consumed with argu ments of counsel. ' The prosecution contended that Miller had planned and ex ecuted the poison murder of his wife. The state's evidence, some of which was refuted, contend ed that Miller purchased a quan tity of strychnine here on Febru ary 9, and that on the day of his wife's death he gave her a headache powder envelope con taping strychnine. An autopsy performed in June revealed more than a lethal dose of strych nine in Mrs. Miller's body. The state also introduced evidence tending to show that Miller had sought information prior to his wile's death about the amount of sj^yV-hnine necessary to cause death. - ' Miller himself went* on the stand and made a blanket denial of the charge that he poisoned his wife. He stated that his wife took the headache powder envelope from the fireboard in the room, and he was supported in this evidence by their six-year old daughter. Miller said that he purchased strychnine for rat poison and that when he went to the drug store he asked for rat nnloAn Members of Miller's family end others were on the stand to quote Mrs. Miller in statements which indicated that she wanted to die, or would die In a short time. Thus the defense intro duced the suicide theory, which evidently had great weight with the Jury, and the prosecution was unable to convince the Jury of Miller's guilt 'beyond a reason able doubt. The closely contested case was considered a victory for the de fense. Miller's attorneys were Eugene Trivette, Bill Mitchell, J. E. Holshouser, J. H. Whicker, Sr., and J. H. Whicker, Jr. Solicitor Avalon E. Hall and former Solicitor John R'. Jones vigorously .prosecuted the case for the state. The Miller trial ended three weeks of court, during which many of the more than 250 cases awaiting trial were disposed of. The next term for trial of criminal cases will be in Decem ber. ? o W. F. Gaddy and daugh ter/Hies Geraldine Gaddy, of this city, and Mr. and Mrs. Doc Whitley, of Albemarle, spent the week-end at Manteo and attend ed a showing of "The Lost Col ony." ? ??? i ?. ?-?> to the H. D. C. Meetings Cricket Home Dempnetratlon club will meet Wednesday, Sep tember 1, with Mrs. Archie Lee Osborne at two p, m. On Thursday Pleasant Ridge club will meet with Lydla Bau guss at two p. m. Theatre At Millers Creek Has Opening Mill era Creek drive-in theatre opened Friday night before a capacity crowd. The new theatre, owned by Roy and Neil Cashlon, is located on Highway 421 at the intersec tion of Pads Road one mile east of Millers Creek postoffice. The theatre is modernly equipped, in cluding speakers with individual volume control. t o?' Garden Club Here ?Will Meet Tuesday | North Wilkesboro Garden club I will meet at the Woman's Club ,house Tuesday, three p. m., for ;a business meeting. At 3:45 the district president will give a dem J onstration on making corsages and the public is cordially in ' vited to this session. Republicans WHI Meet On Tuesday Eight P. M. at Courthouse; Campaign Plans To Come Up Republicans from all parts ot Wilkes county are Invited to at tend a party meeting to toe held Tuesday, August 31, eight p. m., at the county courthouse to dis cuss campaign plans. J. EJ. Broyhill, Republican Na tional Committeeman, will attend the meeting and , a large attend ance is desired toy the GOP or ganization. o L M. Greene Is Suicide Aug;. 19 Funeral service was held at Pattons Ridge church August 21 for L?ane McKinley Greene, who ended his life August 19 toy fir ing a shotgun load into his heart. The act took place near l)ls home In Jobs Cabin township. He was a son of Mr. and Mm. Mitch Greene. Surviving are his parents and three brothers, Blaine, Otis and Dewey Greene. o Guy Frank Taylor, Jr., who has been with his mother, Mrs. Mont Livingston and maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Hoppers, Laurel Springs, N,. C., returned to Charleston, S. C., Sunday. His father, Dr. G. F. Taylor, Charleston, S. C., and Guy Frank will attend school together this winter in San I Francisco, Calif. Dr. Taylor Is specializing in plastic surgery. I Registration On Hospital Eleeton Is Started Today Today marked the opening of the period of registration for voting on a ibond Issue to erect a municipal hospital In North Wilkesboro. The election will be on the proposal for a North Wilkesboro bond issue of $275,000, for which a modern, 100-bed hos pital costing about $1,200,000 can he erected with aid of state and federal funds. James M. Anderson Is regis trar and he will have registration hook at the office of Insurance Service and Credit Corporation Monday through Fridays. On Saturdays, September 4, 11 and 18 he will register at the city hall from 9 a. m. to 8 p. m. Date of the election is September 28. With sentiment preponderant ly in favor of taking advantage of the opportunity to erect a hos pital for only 22 per cent of the cost, it is expected that the bond Issue will be voted by a large majority. Registering For Dratf Under Way Registration tor Selective Service began today in the mu nicipal building at Wilkesboro, which is the only registration point f?r men in Wilkes county. Men are asked to register only, on the days designated for their particular age group. Those born in 1923 must reg ister Tuesday ot Wednesday of this week. Thursday and Friday will be dates for men born in 1924. The office personnel is not l^rge enough to register thbee of all ages on all dates, and men must register on the dates pre scribed for their respective ages. ? o Miss Muriel Coykendall has returned to the city after spend ing a; month with her mother, Mrs. Anna Coykendall, at Penn Yan, N. Y. Miss Coykendall is to he a member this year of the city school faculity. 1?o , Gordon Finley, Jr., left Sun day for Grand Rapids, Mich., where he will attend the Chris tian Youth Conference of .North America, as one of the twelve young people from the Presby terian Synod of North Carolina. The Conference is interdenomi national, and is held every four years. There are 5,000 expected to attend. u If you haven't been gypped by a fake mail-order advertisement, had either your appendix or ton sils removed, and been made a fool of by one of the opposite sex, you are not a true American citizen. These are the minimum requirements. LENOIR EDGES OUT WILKESBORO IN HARD-FOUGHT BOONE GAME Lenoir high school Bear Cats just did edge ont the Ramblers of the Wllkesboro high in\the first football game In North Car olina for the 1948 season In Ap palachian stadium In Boone Sat urday night. Witty only about 15 seconds to go, Lenplr pushed over a touchdown to take the game by the close score of 12 to 9. - | The .game was the climax of two weeks' training at Boone for both squads, and Lenoir was rated to take the Ramblers by several touchdowns by. virtue of superior weight and plenty of re serve strength. However, the scrappy Rambler team, led by the fast running of Jack Groce and Ray Triplett, made it plen ty tough for the big, heavy Le noir eleven. ^ With only a minute and one half to go, Lenoir ran up a .first down on about the Ramblers' thirty-yard line. Then' they sue-, ceeded in executing a beautiful pass play, carrying the ball to the Ramblers' two-inch line. Sam Vlckery, president of the Wilkes Junior Chamber of Com merce, today announced that the Jaycee Rifle ' and Skeet club would be open some time during the next week. This new Rifle Club has been built under the supervision of the Jaycees, Ike Eller, Edd Bell, Forrest Jones and Highway Patrolman Sid Car ter. The range la located on the Hunt property about two miles down highway 268 toward Elkln. Facilities for smgll bore shoot ing in a modern and* complete 100-yard range is available as well as complete facilities for skeet and pistol shooting. Memberships In the Jaycee Rifle and x Skeet Club will he available to any Interested sportsmen In this area. Mqm With only seconds remaining In the game, Doug Holcomb plunged over for the touchdown' which brought victory to the Bear Cats. Wilkesboro took the lead in the first quarter when a Lenoir back was caught behind his goal line for a safety. Lenoir pushed over a touchdown In the second period to lead at the half 6 to 2'. Then in the thir^ period, follow ing a fine run by. Groce, Ray Triplett went over for the Ram blers' only touchdown of the game. Groce made the extra point with ' a beautiful place ment, putting the Ramblers in the lead 9 to 6 until the final seconds of play. A crowd, estimated at more than 2,000 witnessed the game, most of whom came from the home towns of the opposing teams. Summary of the garnet Wilkeeboro .... 2 0 7 0?9 Lenoir ? 0 6 0 6-?12 Touchdowns: Lenoir?Fennell, Holcomb. Wilkeeboro ? Trip lett. Point after?Groce. Z.'-'.l . - ? -A' , ;v' North State Lumber Yard Here Is Moved North State Lumber Co., yard has been moved from Vance street In North Wilkeaboro to a part of the Gaddy property east of this feity, adjoining c. C. Winger's store on Highway 268. The ' company purchased the property where the yard is now located and began operations there today. , In the new location the com pany will operate a complete plant, where logs and lumber will be purchased and processed in manufacture of various types of lumber. A- T. Lott is owner of North State Lumber Co. o ?i? Hearing Tuesday On Demonstration At Baseball Game Scheduled To Be Held On Tuesday, 1 P. M. Before Judge E. C. Bivins The demonstration here Fri day night at the North Wilkes jboro-Galax baseball game will be aired Tuesday, 1 p. m. at a hear tr.0. *n ha halt! thafnro TP ling to be held before Judge E. C. Bivins, president of the Blue Ridge league, in Mount Airy. Following Friday night's game Judge Bivins suspended North Wilkesboro Manager Henry Flash Loman pending the hear ing set for Tuesday. The demonstration was staged by a large group of fans who were Incensed at the manner in which Plate Umpire Camia called the game. In the seventh in* ning Camia called Tommy Yonng out at third when Field Umpire Oliver! had given" the "safe" sig nal. Young waq temporarily knocked out and when Loman was returning from third base to the dugout he papsed to pro test with Camia about the de cision, which was not only a Bur prise but h. shock to the North Wilkeebore team and fans. When the fans Swarmed onto the field the umpires were given adequate and complete protection 'by more than half a dozen offic ers, players of the North Wilkes boro team and some of the fans. Following the game they were es corted through a side entrance from the park and along the highway toward Galax for many miles. At no time were the um pires. assaulted. Business Manager Larry Moore stated today that affadavlts will be presented Judge Bivins to morrow and that witnesses may be heard on a true account of events here Friday night. It was learned here that Umpire Camia had reported "inadequate" protection at the game and re ported that Manager Loman pro tested long and often about de cisions, when as a matter of fact he had protested only once be fore the seventh inning Incident and was on the field at that time because of the injury to Young at third base. It is ex pected that a group of local fans as witnesses will attend the hearing. O' Mr. Ned Moser, of Lewisville, has returned home, after having spent the past week in the home of his grandfather, Mr. W. M. Duncan, on the Moravian Falls Road. RIFLE AND SKEET CLUB FORMED BY JUNIOR CHAMBER COMMERCE bership in the club will cost $15 per year, which will allow use of all facilities of this club. Ar rangements will be made bo that targets, clay pigeons, and am munition may be purchased at the range. Announcement will be made on Thursday by Junior Chamber of Commerce officials as to the time and date of the official opening of the range. It is ex pected that some of the best riflemen and sheet shooters In the country will be present at the opening. Anyone interested in joining this rifle and skeet club can se cure application blanks at the Wilkes Mountain Poultry prod ucts Company in Wilkesboro or Eller Brothers Wholesale store, in North Wilkesboro. Expected To Hear Address By Former Gov ernor To Be Feature Of Farmers' Day Program J. Melville Broughton, former Governor. and now nominee for the U. S. Senate, will deliver an address here on the afternoon of September 14, which will be Far mers' Day and opening day of the Wilkes Agricultural Fair. Address of the former govern or will be a highlight of the af ternoon program and will be de livered from a stage to be set up on Ninth street between Main and C streets. It is expected that a large throng will want to hear the speaker, who for many years has been keenly ii 'crested in agri culture in North Carolina and who during his administration as governor showed particular in terest in agricultural activities and industries in Wilkes county. Farmers' Day program will get ' under way with a mammoth pa ! rade at ten a. m. The parade, | with many interesting and va I ried units, will form in Wilkes boro, march to North Wilkesboro J~by way of Memorial Park, travel ' west on Main street and over . Tenth and D streets to Ninth street. , . j ! Following the parade will be | a series of highly entertaining j . contests at the corner of Ninth and C streets. ! j In addition to the address of ' former Gov. Broughton there ( 1 will be several other features for the afternoon program. Prizes will be awarded winners in the | 4-H timber thinning contest. A ; string band will give an open air show. | In addition, many valuable prizes to be given by participat ing merchant's will be given away. Tickets will be available at the stores, where the public may get full information on how 1 the prizes will be given away. Sales Institute | Under Way Here Sales Institute under sponsor ship of the Wilkes Chamber of Commerce began today and will continue through September 10 with sessions on Monday at 2:00 and 3:15 p. m. and Tuesday through Friday at 9:00 and 10:15 a. m. at the North Wilkeaboro city hall. Registrations may be accepted until Wednesday of this week, and those who enter by Wednes day may qualify for a certificate. Mrs. Delle R. Putnam, of the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, will be the instructor. Ninety-fire hare already en rolled, with indications that the enrollment will go well orer 100 before the middle of the first week. . Mrs. Rawley M. Baldock, of Roanoke, Va? spent sereral days last week in the home of her fa ther, Mr. W. M. Duncan. Mrs. Baldock has now Joined her hus band at Ft. Belroir, Va., where he is taking two weeks' training. o Support Community Recreation Shoun Kerbaugh Is With Sentinel Insurance Agency Shoun Kerbaugh, a well-known young man here, has resigned his position ' In the office of Relns-Stipdivant to aecept a po sition with Sentinel Insurance Agency, beginning September 1. Mr. Kerbaugh was with Reins Sfturdivant for six years with ex ception of 18 months which he served in the Navy during World War II. For several years he has been active in civic work In the community. In his new po sition Mr. Kerbaugh will devote his time to sale of insurance for the agency. Merchants Raise Trade Promotion Funds For Year Annual Contributions to De fray Expenses Farmers' Day and Christmas Budget group of the Trade promotion committee of the Wilkes Chamber? of Commerce this week will 'begin calling on merchants for their annual con tribution to defray expenses of Farmers' Day, Christmas open ing, Christmas decorations and lighting. Each place of business in the Wilkesboros will be Invited to pay their proportionate share of the cost of the two outstanding events In the way 'of trade promo motion. As a suggested amount the committee is asking on the av erage of one dollar per front foot for business houses, with the amount varying according to type and size of business. September 13-18 Are Dates Set Fer Annual Event Maries Shows on Midway; Full Flodged Fair To Be Staged 5 Days A full-fledged fair, with mid war; grandstand acts, exhibits and a great display of fireworks every night, will hold forth on the horse show grounds near this city ' throughout the week, be ginning September 13. The fair, which began last year on a small scale, is spon sored by the North Wllkesboro , Klwanls Club to promote agri cultural Interests of Wilkes county. On Monday, September 13, all exhibits are to be placed on the grounds and the John Marks Shows, one of the biggest midway aggregations In the busniess, will move in. The midway will bo In operation Monday night, the 13th, with numerous shows and rides. Tuesday, really the opening day of the fair, will be Farmers' Day in North Wllkesboro, with a full program of events morning and afternoon. The morning program will Include a long pa rade, and a series of hilarious contests. The afternoon Far mers' Day program will be fea tured by an address by former Governor J. Melville. Broughton, string band show and concert and other events. Tuesday at 8:00 5. m. the fair will get under way with full steam, including grandstand acts and fireworks in addition to the shows. Wednesday will be livestock day with Judging of livestock In the afternoon. Colored school children will be admitted free on Thursday af ternoon. Friday will be white school children's day with school chil dren admitted free until the night session. Saturday will have a full pro- \ gram at the fair, beginning with a dog show at 10:30 in the morning. At 1:30 will be a show of draft horses and mules, fol i lowed by a horse show of horses | of Wilkes and adjoining coun I ties at three o'clock. The cham 1 pion stake classes of the horse show will be at 7:30 p. m. Sat urday night. Numerous Cash Prizes Several thousand dollars In cash prizes will be given exhib itors at the fair. In every de partment there are many cash prizes. The entries are open and no fees are charged. All farmers and homgmakers are invited ?< .d urged to show their products and help make the fair the success it should be in the community. A premium list and program of 78 pages has been printed and is being distributed to prospective exhibitors. Co-chairmen for the fair are W. K. Sturdivant and Paul E. Church, with Dr. Wm. K. New ton, vice-chairman. G. Sam Win ters and J. B. Carter are secre taries for the fair. Those who wish a premium list are urged to contact any of the fair officials or the office of the county or home agent in Wilkes county. Flashers Gaining On Galax Leafs ? Take Two From Abingdon; I Play Trips Again Here Tonight, 8:00. After dropping two slam-bang games to Galax here Thursday and Friday the North Wllkes boro Flashers rebounded to take two from the Abingdon Trips, Saturday night 9 to 2' and Sun day afternoon 7 to 2. Willard Kops, who was batted out by Galax, came 'back to pitch a three-hitter against Abingdon. The two Abingdon runs in the sixth were on two walks, a hit batter and a single by Kruds low. Dong Shore with four hits and Troy Stanley with a double and triple were the ibig guns for North Wilkesboro at bat as Shores drove In three runs and Stanley four. Joe Santamauro, Abingdon manager, was ejected from the game by Umpire Swan in the seventh. On Sunday, Dick Long, who had been playing second base, pitched a neat victory over Ab ingdon 7 to 2. It was a mound duel until the sixth when the Flashers exploded with four runs. The game was called by agree ment at the end of the seventh because of the extreme heat with the temperature at the century mark. Sam Gibson, who played first, and Jack Cooper had two hits each. Tagliarino slammed a long triple in the fifth. Meanwhile Galax divided a double bill at Mount Airy Satur day night and lost to Mount Airy Sunday, narrowing the gap be tween North Wilkesboro and Ga lax to three games. The remaning schedule will take North Wilkesboro to Rad ford for double headers Tuesday and Wednesday and the Rockets play here Thursday and Friday, la that series it is expected that first, second aad third places will be virtually decided. North Wilkesboro will go to Wytheville Saturday an