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Thursdays
NORTH WILKESBORO, N. C.. Thursday. March 16. 1950
Make North Wilkesboro Your Shopping Center
Tbwn of North Wllkesboro
Tuesday sold MSMtife- hospital
bonds *| an average interest rate
eC l.»Ti« per cent.
Sold by the Local Govern
ment Commission of North Caro
lina, the bonds were purchased
by Interstate Securities Corpor
ation and McDaniel Lewis and
oompany. The first $42,000 have
am. Interest rate of six per cent,
with the remaining $808,000 at
1 1-4 per cent, making the aver
age rate 1.271®.
The bonds will be dated April
1. 1»«0.
Sale of the bonds was author
ised and approved by vote of the
people of North Wilkesboro, who
voted overwhelmingly to approve
a maximum of $275,000 In bonds
as the city's part In the erection
of a modern 100-bed hospital.
Graat Holbrook
*■ Trial Schedluled
For Wediesday
' State Will Aak Death Pan
alty For Murder Of Paul
Hemric Dec. 17
Grant (Skinny) Holbrook,
Vkaphill resident charged with
murder of Paul Hemric, S8, of
Konda, at Holbrook's store near
Traphill last Deoembor 17, will
ge on trial in Wilkes eoart Wed
nesday, March If. >
Holbrook, who is aUeged to
have shot and killed Hemric with
a rifle ballet In his head, was ar
raigned today before Judge 3. C.
Rudlsill and he entered a plea
of not guilty.
Solicitor Aralon E. Hall said
the prosecotion would ask for a
verdict of first degree murder
and the death penalty.
▲ special venire of 75 Wilkes
men was ordered drawn to report
on Wednesday morning. There
will he no court next week until
the Holbrook case IS called Wed
nesday morning.
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Mrs. Summerhill Died
March 5th In* Florida
Mrs. Sue Summerhill, 81, mo
ther of Mrs. Sam Pennell, of Mor
■ avian Falls, died March 5 at her
home In Deland, Florida. 8he had
keen in declining health for two
rears and ' seriously ill for a
aonth. All of her eight children
were with her ar the time of her
death.
Funeral service was held
March 7 in Deland and burial was
^ in Hopklnsrille, Ky., beside the
* gi%ve of her husband, B. T. Sum
merhill.
Mrs. Pennell and son, Fred
S*d daughter, Suella, returned
the latter part of the week from
.^Attending the funeral and burial
rices.
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Bloodshed Boxscore
On The Highways
Killed March 10 through
March 13, 14.
Injured March It through
March IS, 131.
Killed through March 13 this
f«ar, itl.
Killed through Mareh 13, l»4f,
1(0.
Injured through March 13 this
fear, 3,047.
Injured through Mareh IS,
1*49, 1,618.
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Helms Guests On
Caribbean Cruise
New Orleans, La., — Mr. and
Mrs. Hight Helms, of North
Wilkesboro, will be in the party
of Ralston Purina dealers who
sail Saturday aboard the "8. 8.
Contessa" for a 10-day Caribbean
•raise.
The cruise, with all expenses
paid, is the major prise for ex
eedeing tonnage quota for last
§ar and provides a complete, wln
t vacation for two from the time
ey leave home until they rs
tprn. .
Highlights of the cruise will be
stop-overs at Hatana, Cuba, and
Oeiba, Hondorus, where sight
seeing trips and other special
programs have be«n prepared for
the visitors.
The hospital, to he loeated on
the rite of the old Gordon home
juut across Reddles Hirer from
North Wllkeaboro on the west, Is
now under construction with P»
8. West Construction company, of
Hickory, haying the general con
tract.
Cost of the building, Including
tHe several contracts and esti
mated sum for equipment, will be
approximately $947,000, which is
about 20 per cent less than pre
liminary estimates when the
movement was started here to
erect a hospital under provisions
of the Hill-Burton act.
The low interest rate on the
bonds sold is evidence of the
splendid credit rating of the
Town of North Wilkesboro In fin
ancial circles.
Big Variety Show
At Millers Creek
On Friday Night
The seniors of Miller's Creek
High School will'sponsor a var
iety show and baby contest at the
Miller's Creek School on JYiday,
March 17, at 7:30 o'clock.
Entertainment will consist of
music by the rhythm band from
Millers Creek, popular songs,
string music, and a comedy play.
"The Last Laugh," by members
of the senior class. There fill al
so be cake and pie walk, along
with sandwiches and other re
freshments for sale ifc the hall on
the night of the show. The baby
contest will elose on Priday night
and the winners will receive
prises.
Bveryone who attends is prom
ised a good time. Admission Is
20c-and 40c.
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Rubinoff Plans
To Tour NatiM
Instead ot Radio
Manx lovers of Riibinoff and
his famed 8tradiva!*lus hay# ask
ed, "Why, I "wonder, has Dave
Rubinoff deserted the radio In
fawr of touring the nation?"
Well, the answer is a simple one.
So, from his own lips comes this
answer:
"I am simply following in the
footsteps of the first great friend
11 ever had in music. America's
Immortal Victor Herbert, con
ductor and composer of . music
that will last with the world,
came to my native Russia when I
was a child violinist, and urged
me to come to America. He was
my inspiration to want to meet,
play for and talk with people.
"Will Rogers, perhaps the
most famous of wanderers, be
rame one of my prised friends
once I got a foothold in radio and
music in this country. He told me
"There is nothing in the world
like meeting people, listening to
their ideas, sensing their feel
ings. I lore people and a lot of
them hare been wonderful to
me/
Rogers voices my ideas exact
ly. I simply repeat his words that
express my feelings precisely.
"John Philip Sousa, the March
King, thrived on travel for con
cert work. He died with his hoots
on, still going strong in the musi
cal world.
"Herbert, Rogers and Sousa
all foand human Interest in peo
ple. I find it too. I guess it's just
the gypsy in me to want to be on
the go and to take my violin
along. When we have had enough
of travel we will return to the air
and, some day, we'll take to the
road again."
Rubinoff and his violin will
be beard in concert at The V. P.
W. Hall, Wednesday night,
March SI, 8:30 o'clock.
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Glyn Kerbaugh Is
Honor Student At
Bowling Green, Ky.
Olyn D. Kerbaugh, son of Mr.
and Mrs. J. T. Kerbaugh, of
North Wilkesboro, has just com
pleted his initiation in the
Toppers Fraternity at Bowling
Green College of Commerce,
Bowling Green, Ky. This frater
nity is one of tWe moet outstand"
ing social functions of the- school,
and it is considered a high hon
or to be accepted into member
ship.
Support the Y. M.CA.
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F. D. R. GREETS PROTOGE'S BABY
THi FORMER FIRST LADY, Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, gets her first look at
newcomer Uayrk Michael Martin In a Cleveland, Ohio, hospital, it it
the second child to be born to Mrs. Hershey Martin, the former Mavris
Chaney, Mrs. Roosevelfs dancing protege. Mrs. Roosevelt acted as
godmother at the christening at Mrs. Martin's first baby. (International)
Tom Jenrette Tells Optimist
Club About Great Progress That
Wilkes Has Made In Recent Years
The regular meeting of the Op
timist Club of North Wllkeeboro
vu held Tuesday at noon, and
Tom Jenrette, secretary of the
Wilkes "Chamber of Commerce,
was In charge of the program.
The luncheon meeting opened
with singing "America," followed
by repeating the club's Creed in
unlsoit and Invocation spoken by
Dr. John T. Wayland.
D*ring4fc* Illness pari of the
meeting. Optimist Mam ies Welsh,,
general chairman of the saeeeai£
ful Wilkes County Basketball
Tournament, gave a brief report
of the sports event. He thanked
every Optimist who helped In any
way to make the event such a suc
cess, and especially expressed ap
preciation for the publicity given
by Radio Station WKBC and The
Journal-Patriot.
Guests at the luncheon were
Wayne Rutherford with J. B.
Brookshire; Thomas Culler with
Lewis Jenkins; and Tom Jenrette
had as his guest Harold Sturdl
vant, who projected the motion
picture showing the Farmer's Day
parade last fall.
Mr. Jenrette rendered his own
program, delivering an enlight
ening address about Wilkes
county agriculture.
Speaking on the topic of "Re
lation of Agriculture to Industry
In Wilkes County", Tem Jenrette,
manager of the Wilkes Chamber
of Commerce brought out many
Interesting: facts about Wilkes
county, particularly la four major
fields of agriculture — Poultry,
Forestry and Hlmber, Dairying
and Livestock and Fruit Grow
ing.
As nearly as can be estimated,
Mr. Jenrette said, the poultry
phase of agriculture in Wilkes
county is a f35,000,000 Industry,
that being the estimated dollar
value of poultry and eggs pro
duced and feed oonsamed by
poultry In the oounty last year.
In Wilkes 200,000,000 eggs are
produced annually, with 13 mil
lion used by commercial hatch
eries. Ten million Is the estimat
ed number of broilers produced
last year.
In Wilkes 303,100 of the
county's total of 489,800 acres is
timber land, growing 30 million
board feet of lumber yearly while
during the past several years 73
million feet have been cut annu
ally. In one year 200 sawmills cut
about 46 million feet of lumber.
The year 1949 set a new record
of milk production in the state
and in Wilkes county, Mr. Jen
rette said. Milk production in
Wilkes was estimated at 29 mil
lion pounds. From 25 to 30 per
cent of the milk sold by farmers
was Grade A.
| Mr. Jenrette also cited the in
crease in livestock in the state,
with a value of over 170,000,000.
In apple growing Wilkes leads
■the counties of the state. With
*fce third lowest crop since 1*34
the state apple crop but year was
44&,000 bash sis and is expected
to be mneh higher this year.
«P*»Mng of corn production,
Mr. Jenrette said that It.OOO
with an average yield of SO
bushels and one of the aims of
the chamber's corn contest Is to
increase the yield and the Income
of fanners. He pointed to Irvin
Key'a 187 bushel yield last year
as being a result of encouraging
greater yields.
Chicken House On
^ C—dffl fawm Burns
p Fire dlse*eeed rtout a?
m. Tuesday completely destroyed
a large -chicken house at the
home Of yW. A. Caudlll in the
Boomer eamm unity, s
Of«r *,000 sexed pullets, more
than: 1100 worth of feed, 75 bu
shels of corn and all farming
implements were destroyed in the
bla£e, which was discovered too
lata to save anything except a
car Which was In a shed near the
chicken house.
The total loss was estimated to
exceed $2,500 and no insurance
was carried on the property.
The North Wilkesboro fire de
pratment answered call to the fire
and saved a large barn from the
spreading flames.
Support The Red Cross
Coast Swim Girl
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SHAPELY Billie Jane Nelson
of Lorn Angeles poses for aews
photographers after she was
selected the 1*» Califeraia
"Swim-for-HeaKh GlrL" She
wiH ispruit her state ia the
aational finals mm Jane 12 at
Many Cases Tried
In March Session
Of WilkwConrt
4 C. ItadUM ftwid
dinf; Solicitor Hall *ro
securing Docket
Wilkes superior court neared
the'end of the. second week of the
March term today.
Although Illness of many con
nected with cases htas hampered
work of the court, many cases
bare been removed from the doc
ket. Judge J. 0. Rudlslll, of
Newton, Is presiding and Solici
tor ATaloa E. Hall, of Yadkln
ville, is prosecuting the docket.
Following are listed cases in
which judgments were rendered
during the past week:
James Howard Painter, gamb
ling, not guilty.
C. E. Michael, forgery in two
cases, 18 to 24 months in state
prison.
Roy Dare Kilby, forgery in
two cases, two to three years in
state prison.
Howard Eller, non-support, six
months suspended on good be
havior.
James Roberts, violation pro
hibition law, prayer for Judg
ment continued on payment of
costs.
Benjamin J. Beshears, reckless
driving, fine of $25 and costs.
Bruce Bowers, hit and run and
reckless driving, six months sus
pended on payment S25 and oosts,
driver license revoked.
George Hendren, operating car
after revocation of license and op
erating while intoxicated, $200
fine In each ease.
Conrad Dale Jolly and Dewey
Bentley, violation prohibition law,
fine of $25 each and costs.
Dempsey Vlckers, violation pro
hibition and slot machine laws,
six months suspended on pay
ment $800 la fines and oosts.
Edward Childress, operating
car while intoxicated, six months
suspended on payment $100 fine
and costs, $110 damage for J. W.
Paw and $19.76 for Jim Prasler;
driver license revoked.,
Wesley Anderson, abandon
ment, six months suspended on
payment of costs and $$0 per'
month far hip wife.
Buddy Long, non-support, payi
$800 to Bfith Taylor aoeording to
terms of consent judgement.
Dewey Johnson, carrying con
cealed weapon, $50 fine and
costs. N : ;
Hubert Vlckers, violation pro-,
hibition and slot machine laws,
12 months suspended on pyament
of $500 in fines and costs.
Walter Cleary, assault with
deadly weapon, 18 months sus
pended three years, to pay costs.
Sam .Baldwin, larceny, eight
months suspended three years on
payment $8? for J. A. Longbot
tom, and to pay ft>sts.
William Clarence Shumate,
non-support, two years on roads.
Clyde Barnett, larceny and re
ceiving, eight months on roads.
Sears Abraham Gentry, reck
less driving, placed on probation.
Robert Gray, manslaughter, 12
months on roads.
Eavon Wiles, driving after re
vocation of license, six months
suspended on payment $200 fine,
not to drive in five years.
Lester Foster, violation prohi
bition law, fine of $5 and costs.
Joeeph Steven Spears, drunk
enness, 30 days suspended on
payment $10 fine and costs.
Sanford Junior Johnson, reck
less driving, |50 and costs.
Paul Brooks, larceny and re
ceiving, six months on roads.
Bonnie Minton, non-support,
18 months suspended on pay
ment $40 monthly for support of
children.
Robert Ralph Smithey, reek
lees driving, dismissed.
Claude Shepherd, assault with
deadly weapon, 18 months or
roads.
Joe Brooks, non-support, sb
months suspended on paymenl
$12.50 weekly.
Alonzo Clonch, cited for con
tempt for failure to report to
court as directed, 30 days in jail.
Of mar Griggs, operating cai
while Intoxicated, directed ver
diet of not guilty.
Ray Theron Barnett, larcenj
and receiving, not guilty.
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Board Equalization
To Meet April 3rd
Board of commissioners oi
Wilkes county will meet as board
of equalisation on Monday, April
-J, ten a. a., in the commissioners
office.
At that time the board will
hear any requests for changes is
poee of taxation.
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Harrold Bennett, student of
Mountain View school, tomor
row will represent Wilkes
county In the district soil con
servation speaking contest at
Ijenolr in competition with ten
other county winners. Harrold
won the Wilkes title here Frt- {
day night in a field of wren
school winners. The Wilkes en
try in the district contest la a
son of Mr. and Mrs. John F. j
Bennett, of North Wilkesboro
route two.
WHkesboro Mfg.
Company Given
Award For Safety
Wilkesboro Man a fa ct a r 1 n g
company, local firm which makes
building materials and processes
lumber, has received a safety
award from the Safety Division
of the North Carolina Industrial
commission for having no lost
time aocidnets during the past
year.
Wilkesboro Manufacturing com
pany is the oldest industry here,
having started operations before
the town of North Wilkesboro was
begun. Classified as a planing
plant by the ©pmmlsston, the oc
cupation is among the most haz
ardous, which makes the perfect]
record of no lost time accidents
all the more impressive. In fact,
the award recently received is
the second given the firm for 12
months' operation wlty lost time
accidents. j
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Wilkes District
Girl Scout Camp
To Be Jijy 10-15
Wilkes District Qirl Scout sum
mer camp will be held,again this
year July 10-16 at Mountain
View school eight miles north
east of Northj Wilkesboro.
Mrs. Robert Gibbs, camp direc
tor, has stated that the registra
tion will be |3, same as last year,
and all who attended last year are
asked to get their registration to
Mrs. Walter Newton by April 1
Opportunity is given early foi
girls to register so they can make
sure they will have a place at
camp.
Commenting on plans (or the
camp Mrs. Gibbs said: "Mrs. Ford
will be with us again to help ue
with nature study and Mrs. Way
land hopes she won't sprain hei
wrist playing folk games thfa
-ear. Mrs. Vaught will think uj
something else for crafts bat let
us hope it is not brick this time
See you at camp."
Baptist Pastors
To Meet Moafay
The Wilkes County Pastort
Conference will meet at the
R'eins-Sturdivant Chapel at Id
o'clock, Monday, March 20. Rev
L. T. Younger will be in chargt
of the program and the follow
ing persons hare been asked tc
serve:
10:00 A. M. Devotions — Rev
A. B. Hayes.
It: 15 A. M. Business Session
—Rer. Glenn Huffman, Presi
dent
10:30 A. M. Church Problem
— "How to Deal With Brring
Church Members" — Rev. L. T
Younger.
11:00 A. M. Recess.
11:10 A. M. Address -
"North Carolina Baptist Hospital
and Public Funds" — Mr. T. K
Story.
11:40 A. M. Sermon — Rev
Minter Blerine.
SUPPORT TNI Y. M. C. A.
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Thomas Edgar Story, vetera*
legislator and attorney, today
tiled 'With the State Board of
Ejections notice of his candidacy
as the Republican nominee for
congress in the eighth district.
Republican congressional con
vention in session at Lexington
Monday recommended the Wilkes
leader as nominee but he request
ed more time to make a decision
on the matter.
For the past ten years Mr.
Story has represented Wilkes
county in the house of represen
tatives of the state legislature
and for four years was housa
minority leader. For several
years he hjas been secretary and
treasurer of the Wilkes Republi
can executive committee.
The nominee Is a native of
Watauga county. He was educat
ed at the University of North
Carolina, where he received A. B.
and M. A. degrees. Over a long
preiod he was principal of Wllkea
bero district schools and was
recognized as one of the state's
outstanding school men.
Mr. Story studied law at Waka
Forest College and sinee leaving
the education field he has prac
ticed law in North Wilkes bo ro.
Commenting today on his can
didacy Mr. Story said he expected
to wage an active campaign
throughout the district for the
congressional seat now held by
C. B. Deane, Democrat, who to
candidate for renominatlon.
A leader in church, civic and
fraternal activities, Mr. Story la
moderator of the Brashjy Moun
tain Association of Baptist chur
ches, secretary of the North
Wilkesboro Kiwaals club, mem
ber of the Wilkes Chamber of
Commerce, member of Knrtrmt
and Knights of Pythias lodges
and active in a number of other
U«mu 1U JTL.
MUj ATlvnfl I Rv
G.O.P. Convention
Wilkes county vu well repre
sented at the North Carolina
State Republican convention held
Tuesday in Charlotte. The Wilkee
delegation was very active in af
fairs of tJb^e convention, which
was largely attended from all
parts of the state.
Those from Wilkes at the con
vention included E. R. Eller, T.
E. Story, P. E. Brown, W. B.
Somers, Troy Foster, C. C, Sldden,'
L. B. Dnla, j. H. Whicker, J.
AUie Hayee, W. S. Fletcher, W.
J. Fletcher, T. R. Bryan, Paul
Osborne, H. P. Eller, R. S'taley,
T. H. Settle, M. W. Greene, W.
M. Blackburn, D. EL Turner and
Dewey Parker.
For further convention news
see article on Page 8, section S
of this newspaper.
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Smithey Case
Is Heard Today
Prayer For Judgment Con
tinued In Case Of Mrs
He&sie Brown Smithey
Mrs. Heeeie Brown Smithey In
Wilkee court today entered a plea
of • involuntary mansluaghter for
the fatal shooting of her estrang
ed husband, Frank 8mithey, at
her home 1 near WUkesbors
February St.
The plea was accepted by So
licitor Avalon E. Hall and Judge
J. C. Rudisill entered prayer for
Judgment continued for a period
of five years on condition that
the defendant be of good be
havior. '
Mrs. Smithey told that she shot
her husband with a 22-target pis
tol after he had tried to enter
her house and she had told him
not to enter. -
The bullet from the small gun
severed an abdominal artery and
the man bled internally while ly
ing on the ground In the yard of
the home. When he reached the
hospital here by ambulanee lis
wa« dying.