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I Daughter Returns
After 30 Years
I Elkin, July 14.—A daughter
—lost from her home since a tot
—found her family and home
last week after SO years of sep
aration.
It was in 1919, during the in
fluenza epidemic of World War
1, that little Ruth Barrier (now
Mrs. Ruth Parsons of Mountain
Park) was taken from her home
by her 11-year-old sister, Wil
helmina, who feared starvation
for the two.
Wilhelmina had acted on a de
cision that the two children could
not live in a home in which there
was no mother and father. The
father had died of influenza, and
Wilhelmina had heard a physi
cian say that her mother would
die, too. She ran away with
three-year-old Ruth, and both
were eventually taken into an
orphanage.
Ruth Barrier was separated
from her sister. Three years later
she was sefit into the home of
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Wallace near
Little Richmond, Surry county
Here Ruth grew up with the only
knowledge of her parents' name,
and the place of birth, learned
from her birth certificate.
But for 30 years the family of
Ruth Barrier searched for her.
The mother had not died as Wil
helmina had thought. And there
was a brother and another sister.
Wilhelmina had been adopted
by a Mt. Airy family, but she re
turned to her home after the
efforts of the Barrier family had
succeeded in finding her.
As for Ruth, a (ftiirk of fate
had made her lost to her real
family. When the Barriers in
quired at the orphanage, attend
ants listed her adoption as being
to a "Meekum family." Thus i<
was that the Barriers searched
30 years in vain for a "Ruth
Meekum."
It was Sunday, July 3, that
Mrs. Ruth Parsons, her daugh
ters, Doris Jean, 17, and Sandra,
5, and son, Grady, Jr., 15 set out
to find the tombstone of her mo
ther and possibly those of others
of her family. It was the first
time she had visited her native
Avery county since she was taken
away in 1919.
Arriving at Plum Tree, Mrs.
Parsons found the name "Bar
rier" on a tombstone, but It
wasn't her mother's grave. In
stead, the name of Mrs. Parsons'
sister-in-law and two infant chil
dren were inscribed. Upon furth
er inquiry Mrs. Parsons found
that Mrs. Rose Barrier lived at
NOTICE OF
SPECIAL ELECTION
COUNTY OF WILKES,
NORTH CAROLINA
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that a Special Election will be held
in the County of iWilkes, North
Carolina, on August 13th. 1949, for
the purpose of submitting to the
qualified voters of said County,
for their appropal or disappropal,
the bond order adoted by the
Board of Commissioners of said
County on June 20, 1949, and also
the indebtedness proposed to be
incurred by the issuance of the
bonds authorized by such Bond
Order.
The Bond Order is entitled:
"Bond Order authorizing the is
suance of $600,000 School Bonds
Qf the County of Wilkes", and au
thorizes bonds of the County of
Wilkes of the maximum aggregate
princinal amount of $600,000, the
proceeds of which are to be ex
pended as follows: (1) the sum of
$63,900 for the erection and equip
ment of a new high school building
for the North Wilkesboro City
School Administrative Unit, and
(2) the sum of $536,100 for the
erection and equipment of several
new school buildings, the erectioD
and equipment of additions te sev
eral existing school buildings, the
equipment of the existing Union
School with a suitable sewerage
disposal system, and the equipment
of the existing Pleasant Hill
School with a new well to provide
an adequate supply of water.
The Bond Order also authorizes
the levy of an annual tax, suffici
ent to pay the principal of and in
terest on the bonds authorized
thereby.
The polls for the election will
open at the hour of 6:30 A. M.,
and will close at the hour of 6:30
P. M. Eastern Standard Time.
The election will be held at the
same polling places at which the
last election was held in Wilkes
Countv for the election of mem
bers of the General Assembly.
The registration books shall be
opened for the registration of pot
ers at 9:00 o'clock A. M., on Sat
urday, July 16, 1949, and shall 1m
closed at sunset on Saturday, July
30, 1949. On each day (Sundays
excepted) during such period, the
Registrar for each election pre
cinct in the County will keep the
books open between the hours of
9:00 o'clock, A. M., and sunset for
the registration of voters in such
election precinct. On each Satur
day during such period each Reg
istrar will attend at the polling
olace in his election precinct be
tween the hours of 9:00 o'clock, A.
M., and sunset for the registration
of voters.
By order of the Bond Of Com
missioners of the County of
Wilkes
Dated June 20, 1949.
TROY C. FOSTER
Cleric of the Board ®f Com
missioners of Wilkes Coon
ii.-i niiuvif " ■—
Plum Tree. The birth certificate
had given "Rose" aa the mo
ther's name.
Parsons hurried to the Barrier
home to .find it true. . . . Rose
Barrier was her real mother, and
there was a brother and three
Bisters, including Wilhelmina.
She found, also, that the Bar
riers had searched Intensely for
the lost Ruth since her departure
SO years before. She found that
the auburn hair of her daughter,
Dorip Jean, was the same as that
of her mother, and that a great
grandmother was an Indian.
Both the Barriers and Mrs.
Parsons spent the day gettibg
acquainted and Mrs. Parsons
and the family of children re
turned last week-end to "catch
up" on 30 years of conversation. <
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Picnic Areas In
Netienal Forest
For those of you who want to
picnic, camp, hike, fish, or tour
in the nearby Pisgah National
Forest, detailed maps are avail
able. A supply of the maps has
been left at the Wilkes Chamber
of Commerce by your Farm For
ester A. H. Maxwell. This Is the
most complete map ever offered
and covers all four districts of
the Forest. It extends from
Blowing Rock westward to the
Great Smokies.
According to Maxwell, this
forest area is devoted to the
growing of timber for a profit.
Along with the growing of tim
ber oome many other benefits.
The objective of the Farm
Forestry program is to put this
same principle into practice on
farm woodlands. Too few people
are using this free information
and service, Maxwell said.
The Department of Conserva
tion and Development sponsors
the program in North Carolina.
It suggests you request a forest
plan for your farm. Plans have
recently been made for Mrs. Ad
dle Jones, Cricket; James Par
sons, Parlier, Route 1; Cam
Somers, Cycle, N. C.; Robert
Cheek, Thurmoud; Charles Ger
man, Boomer; W. K. Sturdivant,
North WilkeBboro; and Alonzo
Walsh, Wilkesboro, N. C.
A request for a forest plan
for your farm will be answered
by an inspection of the wood
land by the experienced Farm
Forester to determine ages, con
ditions, quality and vigor. This
shows what products can be cut
to aid In the program of making
profit from the growing of tim
ber.
If trees need to be cut for sale
or for home use, the Forester
will assist you with selecting and
marking, and help in finding a
""¥» Wt
buyer.
Request^ (or information or
Mi-vice should be mad* to yobr
Agricultural Advisor, or to Arlle
unty Forest Warden,
sr the Wilkes Chamber of Com
merce.
Dellaplane News
Services were held Saturday
»d Sundny at Cranberry.
The reylval begin* at Brier
3reek next Sunday, July 17.
Mr. _Wa ter Harris has built a
>rush arb<r near his home.
The col>red people held com
nunion meeting last Sunday at
;heir church, union Grove.
Mr. Will Burchette is report
id to be 'rather seriously ill In
i Statesvillle hospital.
Mrs. Charles M. Hoch, of
Smithville, Texas, daughter, Mrs.
John Knon, Sulphur, La.; and
Vlr. and Mrs. Ralph Todd, Le
noir, visited at Mr. J. S. Par
lue's (the old James and Ous
NOTICE OF SALE
NORTH CAROLINA
WILKES COUNTY
Under and by virtue of the
power of sale contained in a cer
tain deed of trust executed by
forester Griffin and wife, Lillian
jriffin, dated the 16th., day of
fane, 1948, and recorded in Book
243, page ,95, in the office of the
Register olf Deeds of Wilkes Coun
ty, North! Carolina, default hav
ing been made in the payment of
;he indebtedness thereby secured
md said deed of trust being by the
arms thereof subject to foreclos
lre, the undersigned trustee will
>ffer for sale at public auction
to the highest bidder for cash at
the court house door in Wilkes
t>oro, North Carolina, at noon, on
the 30th., day of July, 1949, the
property conveyed kt said deed of
trust, the same lying and being
in the County of Wilkes and State
»f North Carolina, in Mulberry
rownship, and more particularly
described as follows:
Being lots fifty-four (54), fifty
five (55), fifty-six (56), fifty
seven (57), fifty-eight (58), and
fifty-nine (59), as shown on the
&f. C. Woodie map of Garden Home
Development No. n, and being a
part of the C. M. Elledge Farm.
This 25th., day of June, 1949.
CLYDE HAYES
7-21-4t (T)
Martin home); at Mr. Will Bur
chette's (the old Col. Leland
Martin home); and at Briar
Craak church and eetnetery Sun
day, Mr«, Hock ia tba oldaat
daughter of tba lata At*oeUif
Justice Fblata A, Martin, of
Texas. Mrs. Todd ia tba daagbtar
of tba lata Harry C, Martin, La*
noir and Blowing Sort, wbo
founded and adltad tM Lenoir
Mews. Botb are «randdaagbtars
of Cel. Lee Martin.
Miss Bntb Lfanay bad bar
house, sometimes known aa tba
bid Tiller flaae, traatad far tar*
mites and poet baatlas last Fri
day, ■ V"
Support the Y, M, C. A,
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Accounting or Secretariat Ap-.
proved for Veteran*. Applica
tion* arc accepted now for Fall
Tons, beginning September I
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