THE JOURNAL-PATRIOT
m
The Journal-Patriot Has Blazed the Trailof Progress In the "Stote of Wilkes" For Over 43 Years
MR CITY
th Wilkesboro. lias a
ling radius of 50 miles,
ig l^O ,000 people ic
lorthwestera Carolina.
SCOOTS
Wilkes district Boy and Girl
Scouts organisation hare a
program worthy of your at
tention and support.
Court Tries Many
Cases During Week
Robbers Of Aged
Mao Get Three
To Five Years
Court Near* End of Second
Week's Work; May
Clear Docket
J. Q. Higgins and A. M. Byrd. |
convicted of taking $2,000 cash
>m 80-year-old D, Mack Byrd,
North Wilkesboro route two,
sentenced in Wilkes court
>k to from three to fire
years ^ the state prison. Two
other youths Implicated in rob
bery of the aged man July 1
were also convicted but Judge
RoUSseau has not passed sen
tence.
Lester Beahears, convicted dur
ing the March term for assault,
was in court this week for judg
ment on other charges brought
at the March term and for con
tempt of court. The case was
concluded by,a fine of $150 for
driving while intoxicated and a
$100 fine for violation of pal
lock order, and he is to begin
serving a sentence of 18 to 24
months meted out in the March
term.
Court continues to make much
headway in trial of cases and
will continue throughout next
week or until all cases ready for
trial are disposed of. Following
are listed .cases tried during the
past week:
'?*- R. J. Williams, abandonment,
nine months suspended four
v years on payment $12.50 week
for family; assault on female,
prayer for judgment continued.
Mack Duffie Brown, operating
car while intoxicated, 60 days
suspended on payment $100 fine i
A*nd costs, license revoked.
The grand jury returned a
true bill charging Foster Griffin
with statutory rape for assault
on Patsy Mae Griffin, age under
Noah Reynolds, colored, viola
tion slot machine law, judgment
suspended on payment $200 fine
and costs.
Billy Clifton Anderson, operat
ing car while intoxicated, four
months suspended on payment
$100 fine and costs; speeding,
00 days suspended.
* Claude Allen McNeill, operat
ing car while intoxicated, six
months suspended two years on
payment $100 fine and costs, not
to operate motor vehicle in two
years.
Council Pet Hayes, operating
car while intoxicated, 12 months
suspended four years on payment
?10Define and costs, not to drive
in two'years; resisting arrest,
six months suspended your years
on payment $50 fine and costs.
Robert Torrence, speeding, 30
days suspended on payment $50
line and costs.
James Fred Brown, operating
car while intoxicated, four
months suspended two year., on
payment $150 fine and costs, not'
to operate motor vehicle for 18
months.
Leonard Wyatt, forgery, three
to flTe years in state prison.
Paul McGlamery, non-support,
four months suspended on pay
ment $250 for benefit of child.
James C. Deviney, operating
car while intoxicated, 60 days su
spended on payment $100 fine
and costs, license revoked.
Olin Kennedy, violation slot
machine law, 90 days suspended
on payment $200 fine and costs.
Conrad Church, operating car
while intoxicated, 90 days su
spended on payment $100 fine
and costs, not to operate car in
12 months; on charge operating
without driver license, 60 days
suspended two years on payment
$2S> and costs.
Linnie Harley Minton, viola
tion prohibition law, six months
suspended two years on payment
$25 and costs.
Gordon Gwyn and Ed Well
-born, colored, assault on female,
M 8 months each on roads.
' Arvil Eller and Jones Eller,
colored, housebreaking, larceny
and receiving, 12 months each
on roads.
C. E. Wallace, speeding, taxed
with costs.
Baxter Mack Spears, operating
c a r while intoxicated, eight
months suspended on payment
$100 fine and costs and $'50 for
bsnefit James Johnson; tor reek
less driving. $25 fine and costs.
Preston Mathis, operating car
while ^intoxicated, 60 dayr su
spended on payment $100 fine
and costs, license revoked.
1
Miles P. Wooten, operating car
while Intoxicated, $200 fine and
I costs; reckless driving, 60 days
I suspended on payment $25 and
costs.
Tommie Davis! larceny, 60
days on roads, two years su
spended and placed on probation.
Lizzie Shew, violation of pro
hibition law, judgment suspend
ed.
Clifton L. Brown, assault with
deadly weapon, eight months su
spended on payment of costs.
Raymond Franks, non-support,
prayer for judgment continued.
Urban A. Urban, assault, 12
months suspend^! on payment of
costs.
Harry Sharp, assault, 1 2
months suspended on payment
of costs.
Oma Sharp, carrying concealed
weapon, prayer for judgment
continued.
Mack Huffman, assault with
deadly weapon, eight months on
roads.
Elmer Hugh Sparks, operating
car after license revoked, four
months on roads.
" <}arvey Burchette, abandon
ment, six months suspended on
payment $10 each week for wife
and child; drunkenness, six
months suspended on payment of
costs.
James Wellborn, colored, non
support, eight months suspended
on payment $7 each week for
wife and child.
Carl Davis, assault with dead
ly weapon, 12 months suspended
your years.
Fire Alarm Tuesday
North Wilkesboro fire depart
ment answered a call Tuesday
morning, 6:45, to Carolina Res
taurant, where an electric sign
had started a fire in a window.
The fire was easily put out and
little damage was done.
To Preach Here
Leo K. Pritchett, a professor
at Appalachian College, Boone,
will preach Sunday morning, 11
a. m., at the_ First Presbyterian
church. The public i? cordially
invited to hear this well known
speaker.
Two From Wilkes To
Graduate At Brevard
Brevard, Aug. 17.?Betty Grey
Billings and Inez Elledge, of
North Wilkesboro, will receive
their diplomas at graduation ex
ercises of the Brevard College
summer session on Sunday night,
August 21, in ceremonies at the
Brevard Methodist Church. Dr.
E. J. Coltrane, president of the
college, will award( the diplomas
to members of the graduating
class.
Among the speakers will be O.
Max Gardner, who will speak at
the final program Sunday night
after which diplomas will be
awarded, and Dr. William F.
Quillian, who will deliver the
sermon at the Brevard Metho
dist Church Sunday morning as
part of the graduation program.
Other members of the graduat
ing class are as follows: Charles
Blackwelder, Pineville; Eloise
Crawford, Rutherfordton; Chas
Freeman, Raleigh; Mary Duke
Howard, Fayetteville; John
Hyre, Raleigh; John Jones, Jr.,
North, 8. C.; Estel Ogle, Basham,
Va.; and Chaites Teague, Sea
grove.
Gutted Mufflers
Violation Of Law
Patrolmen To Make Arrests
of Drivers of Cars With
Gutted Mufflers
Motorists have until Septem
ber 1 to get rid of gutted muf
flers, racing mufflers and otber
devices which make obnoxious
noise.
Drivers of motorcycles with
straight exhausts will face the
same charge.
The law very plainly states
that gutted mufflers and straight
exhausts are prohibited, and the
September 1 date is set to allow
time for changes and repairs.
Any drivers before September 1
who wilfully make unnecessary
noise with gutted mufflers will
be arrested, patrolmen said here
today.
Scout Investiture
^ Troop 36 Sept. 5
\
Troop 36 of the local Boy
Scouts will hold an investiture
cereihony on September 5 for
new Tenderfoot Scouts desiring
to Join the troop. It will oe
necessary for any boys (11 or
12 years old) who wish to unite
with the troop at this time to
contact Don Coffey and make ar
rangements to pass their Ten
derfoot requirements before Sep
tember 5th. Boy Scout Hand
books are available at Belk's and
contain the requirements for
joining. Trctep 36 meets on Mon
day nights at the Presbyterian
church.
Traphill Man Is
Held For Theft
Of Road Machine
The recovery of a motor shov
el and the arrest of the man who
allegedly stole It was reported by
Highway Patrolman D. J. Can
dle.
Pour frying - size chickens
made a getaway, however.
Roland W. Barker, 28, of
Traphill was arrested in an El
kin poolroom after it had been
reported that a "road grader"
was wrecked and abandoned
near Ronda. Information from
witnesses led to the arrest.
The motor shovel was stolen
Friday near Benham. Patrolman
Caudle made the arrest Satur
day morning.
Barker will be tried on
charges of auto larceny in the
Wilkes County Superior Court.
Patrolman Caudle reported
that four fryer chickens were
found in the truck, but that,, when
found the fowls made an imme
diate exit from the cab.
Dressed Up Thief
Sought By Police
Clothing For Medium Size
Man Missing From New
ton's Dept. Store
North Wilkesboro police are
looking top a well dressed thief.
During the week-end someone
broke into Newton's Department
store on Main street, gathered
up practically all kinds of cloth
ing suitable for a medium size
man, took two suiteases and two
zipper bags to put the" clothes in
and made his escape by the
same way he got in?by a back
window.
From an inventory of missing
articles, Police Chief J. E. Walk
er said it appeared that it was
the job of one man who wanted
a supply of clothing for himself,
with some surplus to sell.
Articles missing from the
'store included one suit, 1 box
shirts, five pairs shoes, one box
underwear, one stack of medium
!size sport shirts, a few boxes of
socks, two belts, two suit cases
and two zipper bags. For spend
ing money the thief took about
four dollars in change from two
cash registers.
Elntrance to the building was
gained by climbing on some oil
drums and opening a second
floor window.
WYTHEVILLE TONIGHT, GALAX
HERE SATURDAY; LEADERS WIN
North Wilkesboro Flashers,
with games washed out during
the first part of this week, have
a flurry of double headers com
ing up.
Here Monday night North Wll
kesboro was supposed to play
Radford but a downpour of rain
cancelled the game. Radford is
due to play here again next Tues
day night and that is to be a
double header, beginning at
6:30.
The scheduled game with Mt.
Airy Graniteers was rained out
here Tuesday night. The league
leaders are scheduled to be here
again on next Monday night, Au
gust 22, which will be another
double bill.
The Flashers play Wytheville
here tonight; 'Weather permitting,
and on Friday night go to Wythe
ville. Galax will play here Satur
day night, with the Flashers re
turning the game in Galax Sun
day.
At present Mt. Airy's lead is
seriously threatened by Wythe
ville, with Galax close on Wythe
ville's heels. North Wilkesboro
and Elkln are very close in
fourth and fifth, with Radford
bringing up the rear in one of
the closest races In professional
baseball.
"Flash" Loman is again head
of the Flashers During his su
spension the managerial duties
were very well carried out by
Bernie Keating, pitching veteran.
Jack Cooper, left fielder, was
out of the lineup here during the
week-end because of a serious
arm bruise sustained when he
was hit by a pitched ball, but is
now ready for action again in
the home stretch part of the
schedule. Jake Jacobson, who
came here from Fayettville, has
been pounding the ball hard
and has endeared himself to lo
cal fans.
Lose To Mt. Airy
Last night at Mt. Airy Pistol
Pete Treece was near invincible
for the Graniteers as he held
the Flashers to four hits and
Mt. Airy won 4 to 0. It was
Treece's 20th victory and made
him by far the leading hurler in
the circuit.
Lee Postove hurled very ef
fectively for North Wilkesboro
except for two innings, when the
Graniteers bunched hits for two
runs each.
Tom Daddino was the leading
hitter for North Wilkesboro with
two safeties.
Bond Issue
Defeated By
Majority,542
Proposed issue of $600,000 in
Wilkes county bonds for con
struction of school buildings was
defeated in the special election
ield Saturday by a majority of
542 votes, a canvass of precinct
returns Tuesday by the Wilkes
county board of elections showed.
The vote for the bond issue
from all 30 precincts totaled 1,
347, and the vote against was
1,8.89.
Nine of the 30 precincts cast
varying majorities for the bond
issue and 21 gave majorities in
opposition.
Less than one-fifth of the
county's registered voters cast
ballots in the special election.
The bond issue was proposed
to obtain funds to supplement
$551,000 in state aid funds, and
the total, Including the propos
ed bonds, was calculated to fill
the classroom needs for all the
schools in the county.
Following is the vote by pre
cincts in the special election:
Township
Yes
No.
Antioch
9
93
Beaver Creek
... 10
24
Boomer ? ?
...
... 36
45
Brushy Mountain
.. 41
11
Edwards No. 1 . ..
60
21
Edwards No. 2 ?
....
? 19
68
Edwards No. 3 ...
* 60
8
Elk Township No.
1
.. 12
155
Elk No. 2
.. .
2
123
Jobs Cabin No. 1 -
1
47
Jobs Cabin No. 2 .
1
46
Lewis Fork
_ 22
180
Lovelace
....
2
25
Moravian Falls _
52
28
Mulberry No. 1 ?
3
66
Mulberry No. 2 ...
43
45
Newcastle ...
_. 30
16
N. Wilkesboro ..
221
158
Reddies River ?
. . 192
94
Rock Creek
40
114
Somers - ..
... 28
?
Stanton
... v 8
Traphill No. 1
68
10
Traphill No. 2
23
46
Traphill No. 3
_. 28
15
Union
132
141
Walnut Grove No.
1
. 20
45
Walnut Grove No.
2
8
14
Wilkesboro No. 1 .
_
... 133
113
Wilkesboro No. 2 .
__
43
15
TOTALS
. 1347
1889
Majority against .
??
542
Red Teague Trio
At Hunting Creek
I The "Red Teague Trio," from.
I Winston-Salem, will be at Hunt
j ing Creek Baptist church Satur
j day night, August 20, at 7:45.
The public is cordially invited
to attend and enjoy the tine
singing.
Ice Cream Supper
At Friendship 20th
Everybody is invited to the
ice cream supper to be held at
Friendship Methodist church
near Millers Creek Saturday
evening, six until seven o'clock.
Proceeds will be applied on the
church building fund.
Mrs. Joseph Walker
Claimed By Death
Funeral service will be held
Friday, two p. m., at Blue Ridge
church near the Blue Ridge
Parkway for Mrs. Fannie Eliza
beth Walker, 72-year-old resi
dent of the Idlewlld community
who died Wednesday. Rev. Ed
Hodges and Rev. Levi Greene
will conduct the service.
Mrs. Walker is survived by
her husband, Joseph Walker,
and the following sons and
daughters: Mrs. W. H. McGuire,
Cricket; J. W. Walker, Detroit,
Mich.; Bine Walker, Hamburg,
Mich.; C./W. Walker, Richmond,
Va.; Mrs. Paul Trivette, Wil
kesboro; Miss Pearl Walker,
Idlewild; Percy Walker, Louis
ville, Ky.
$1,000 Reward
Offered For Data
On Patrick Killing
County And W. F. Gaddy
Post Reward for Infor
mation On Murder
Wilkes county board ot com
missioners and W. F. Gaddy,
proprietor of Gaddy Motor com
pany, Jointly have offered a re
ward of $1,000 for information
leading to arrest and conviction
of the person or persons who
killed and robbed Joe H. Patrick,
Gaddy Motor company night
watchman, on the night of Au
gust 1.
Wilkes Sheriff C. G. Poindex
ter in posting the reward asked
that any persons with informa
tion about the murder communi
cate with him at once.
Mr. Patrick was shot four
times and robbed by someone
who entered the Gaddy Motor
company grounds by crawling
under the fence. Mr. Patrick
who bought and sold livestock
in his spare time, was known to
have carried substantial sums of
money. At t^p time - he
that he had on his person be
tween $400 and $500.
Sheriff Poindexter, Guy Scott
of the State Bureau of Investi
gation, deputies, highway patrol
men and local police have been
working constantly on the case
but no arrests have been made to
date. Officers have disclosed no
clues which promise to lead to
solving the case.
Mr. Patrick was hit by four
bullets and when reached by of
ficers was able to tell them that
a man had shot and robbed him.
Mr. Patrick's gun was empty
and it was presumed that he had
fired five shots at the robber
and killer.
o
Local Negro Takes
Patrolman's Car
Winston-Salem, Aug. 16.?An
ambitious traveler stole a big
silver car of the State Highway
Patrol here late yesterday after
noon to top off a series of lar
cenies of motor vehicles here.
At 5:50 P. m., Patrolman J.
K. Moore parked his patrol car
at a service station at Fifth and
Cherry streets.
A few minutes later he saw
the car disappearing at a high
speed, heading north on Cherry
Street. ,
Police here were notified and
quickly organized a radio search
of the area.
Shortly after 6 p. m., the State
Highway Patrol car was report
ed passing through Kernersville,
still at a high speed, and Greens
boro police were alerted, along
with State Patrolmen in that
area.
The net tightened around the
fleeing thief, and at 6:10 p. m.
the car was stopped in Muir's
Chapel community near Greens
boro.
Hobert W. Bynum, 25, negro,
North Wilkesboro, was the driv
er, according to Greensboro of
ficers. Bynum claimed that the
State Highway Patrol car was
his.
He was returned to Winston
Salem about 7:30 p. m. and jail
ed on a larceny charge.
All-Day Service At
White Plains Church
An all-day service, featuring
singing and other program fea
tures, will be held Sunday, Au
gust 21, at White Plains Bap
tist church one and ohe-half
I miles horth of Roaring River on
' the Traphill road. Dinner will
j be spread picnic style at noon.
Dollar Days Event
Very Successful
The Journal-Patriot
With Football Teams
I
In order that the boys may
keep In touch with home town
pews, The Journal-Patriot is
mailing several copies of each
issue to the North Wilkesboro
and Wilkesboro football squads,
who are engaged in two weeks
training at Appalachian college
in Boone.
License To Wed
During the past week marriage
license were issued by Troy C.
Foster, Wilkes register of deeds,
to the following: J. B. Combs
and Anna Lou Soots, both of
North Wilkesboro; Joe L. Clem
ents, North Wilkesboro, and
Mary Gage Barber, Wilkesboro;
Raymond G. Bradley and-Maxlne
Evelyn Tharpe, both of Ronda;
Glenn Dancy and Ruby Bernice
Mitchell, both of Nprth Wilkes
boro; James Miller, Millers
Creek, and Betty Jean Woodie,
North Wilkesboro route one;
Bill Shumate and Nelene Gilbert,
both of North Wilkesboro.
Decoration Service
Walnut Grove 21st
Decoration service will be held
at the Gambill cemetery near
Walnut Grove church Sunday,
August 21, beginning at ten a.
m. Rev. Will Hamby will con
duct the service, after which
dinner will be spread. All are
invited, and with well filled bas
kets for the picnic dinner.
John D. Englebert
Rites HeJd Tuesday |
p ? - ?>? r-?'
r Funeral service was held Tues
day at Reins-Sturdivant chapel
for John Douglas Englebert, 61,
resident of the Rock Creek com
munity who died Sunday. Revs.
Hillary and Landreth Blevins
conducted the last rites.
Surviving Mr. Englebert are
his wife, Mrs. Nelia Englebert
two sons and one daughter, Ray,
Don and Carroll Englebert.
Loman Reinstated
Manager Flashers
Trautman Lifts Suspension
But Leaves $100 Fine;
Is On Probation
Henry "Plash" Loman on
Tuesday was re-instated as man
ager of the North Wilkesboro
Flashers of the Blue Ridge
League and has assumed his
duties as pilot of the club.
George M. Trautman, president
of the National Association of
Professional Baseball Leagues, [
lifted the suspension placed on j
the competitive manager b y (
Judge B. C. Bivens, of Mt. Airy,
before Judge Bivens was ousted
as president of the circuit. Judge
Bivins had suspended Loman for
the remainder of this season, in- 1
eluding play-offs, and had slapp
ed a $100 fine on Loman after
Umpire Charlie Welder had re
ported to Judge Bivens that Lo
man assaulted him during a
game here.
The assault charge was vigor
ously denied here but Judge Biv
ens would pay no attention to
appeals by the local club for a
hearing, which touched off the
league directors meeting held
here and in which John Spiers, of
Radford, was named president to
replace Bivens. At a hearing be
fore the new president affidavits
were presented by many local
people saying that Loman did not
assault Welder, and the league
directors by unanimous vcte ask
ed that Loman's punishment be
modified. The matter, with
recommendations and evidence,
was forwarded to Trautman, who
did modify the penalty by lifting
the suspension for 20 days of the
regular season and playoffs.
Loman piloted the North Wil
kesboro club to second place in
a hot pennant chase last season.
The club currently is in fourth
place but with good opportunity
to advance during the remainder
of the season, which will close
September 6. The four top teams
will engage in the playoff series
after that date.
?to u*
Mercantile Firms
Report Increased
Business 3 Days
Customers Well Pleased
With Values Offered
During Dollar Days
First semi-annual Wilkes Dol
lar Days staged her^ Thursday,
Friday and Saturday of last
week were highly successful.
During the three-day event,
which was sponsored by the
Trade Promotion committee of
the Wilkes Chamber of Com
merce, numerous shoppers took
advantage of the money-saving
values offered and customers, as
well as merchants, were highly
pleased with results.
Practically every participating
firm, which included many lines
of merchandise, had special val
ues quoted at one dollar each,
and higher priced merchandise
in practically all instances had
reductions of several dollars.
In variety merchandise the
policy was offering groups of
articles for one dollar and rep
resenting substantial savings
under regular prices.
The dollar here had its high
est purchasing power in- ten
years.
Plans of the Trade Promotion
oommittee call for a Dollar Day
event each February and August.
These special events will also
serve to expand the trading area
by attracting new customers to
the Wilkesboro8.
Here are some typical com
ments on success of Wilkes Dol
lar Days last week:
3. Spainhour, manager of
_ J" -"-J a ? II y ? m
highly successful event with ua
and exceeded expectations."
Hubert Canter, manager of
Tomlinson's Department Store:
"We were well pleased with the
volume of business during Dol
lar Days. Business was very def
initely good throughout the
three-day event."
H. D. Ball, manager of Quality
Food Store: "Business was good
throughout the event."
W. G. Gabriel, manager of
Belk's Department store: "Dol
lar Days business was very sat
isfactory with a large number of
customers each of the three
days."
Presley Myers, manager of
G. P. Store: "Business of Thurs
day was double that of the aver
age Thursday at our store. Peo
ple were quick to take advant
age of the savings offered."
Charles H. Day, manager of
Rhodes-Day Furniture company:
"Many of our Dollar Day specials
were sold out the first day. We
were highly pleased with num
ber of customers and volume of
business."
John Prevette, Prevette's
Stores: "Wilkes Dollar Days
were responsible for an Increase
of 21 per cent in our business
the week of August 8-13 over
the previous week. We were well
pleased with results."
J. B. Brookshire, manager
Crest Store: "Response to Dollar
Days was very gopd at our
store. We are pleased to report
increased number of customers
and volume of business during
the event."
Hal Snyder, manager J. C.
Penney company: "Dollar Days
business was very good with in
creased number of customers."
Alfalfa Seed Now
Offered By AAA
According to Maude S. Miller,
Secretary of the Wilkes County
AAA, a fair price of $0.70 has
been established on alfalfa seed.
Therefore, anyone wishing to
seed alfalfa this fall may come
by the county office to apply for
a purchase order drawn on the
dealer of their choice and pur
chase their material at the set
price of $0.35 per pound. The
Government pays the remaining
$0.35 per pound.
Mrs. Miller urged all farmers
to take advantage of this offer
and to come by the county office
as soon as possible. The price is
the same at all the dealers par
ticipating in the alfalfa seed pro
gram and the varieties are Okla
homa and Kansas.