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The Journcil-Potriot Hos Blozed the Trail of Progress In the "State of Wilkes" For Over 43 Years
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WORTH W1LKESBQR0, N. C.. Thursday. March 23r
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This picture shows the home of John Parks, located one mile west of Ronda, as
the residence was being destroyed by fire Sunday morning. The home was occupied
by Mr. Parks and his son, Mr. and Mrs. Noah Parks and family. The seven-room
house and all furnishings were destroyed. The fire was discovered by a neighbor
' after the Parks family had left to attend Sunday school. (Photo by J. W. Hurt).
Authority Mayor's
Court Hore Upheld
By Supreme Court
Judge Rudisill's Decision In
Grace Wingler Case
Is Reversed
Raleigh, March 22—The State
Supreme Court today upheld the
authority of the mayor's court of
North Wilkeeboro.
The court reversed a ruling un
der which Superior Court Judge
J. C. Rudisill granted Grace Hayes
Wlngler her freedom in a habeas
corpus proceeding.
The defendant was convicted
by Mayor R. T. McNiel in the
North Wllkeeboro's mayor's
court of operating abawdy house
and sentenced to two years."
The habeas corpus action was
brought on the contention that the
North Wllkesboro Court was im
properly constituted. This was be
cause of a special legislative act
which provided that the judge of
the North_ Wilkesboro court
should be appointed by the town
board of aldermen. The board did
not appoint a judge because it
feared that tfie special act was
unconstitutional.
In the court's opinion. Asso
ciate Justice Sam J. Ervin wrote
that a judge's title to his office
cannot be impeached in a habeas
corpus proceeding.
The defendant still has an ap
peal from her conviction pending
in the Wilkes Superior Court.
■a^The high court ruled on three
o^er cases tried in Wilkes. Judg
ment in the case of Bumgarner
versus Bumgarner was affirmed
and the same decision was hand
ed' down in the case of Nichols
Versus Goldston. No error was
found in the case of Combs versus
Porter.
Scout Council ^
Training Course
The Old Hickory Council, Boy
Scoots of America will condnct
a group of "Training Meetings"
on Saturday afternoon, March
25th, at the Gilbert Roth Y. M.
C. A. in Elkin. These meetings
will start at 3:00 o'clock and
continue until a supper meeting
ait 6: SO. During the afternoon
sessions will be offered to Scout
Leaders in Organization & Ex
tension, Advancement and Lead
ership Training. Scout Leaders
from all over the Council will
act as instructors.
The Organization & Extension
session will cover methods of
organizing Cnb Packs, Scout
Troops and Explorer Posts. The
Advancement session will cover
the steps of Tenderfoot, Second
Class and First Class Advance
ment; the Merit Badge Pro
gram ; the Troop and District
Board of Revision and the Court
of Honor. The Leadership Train
ing Session will cover the new
Scoutmasters Basic Training
Course and the requirements to
■torn the Scouters Training
Vtrard and the Scoutmasters Key.
All Scout Leaders from Wilkes
County are urged ot attend.
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i Mrs. W. T. Whitsett, of Whit
sett, arrived here Tuesday for a
visit with her daughter, Mrs. Had
ley Hayes, and Mr. Hayes. Mrs.
Whiteett had spent the winter
In Florida. •
LOCALS
Miss Alma Horton had as her
guest for the week-end her cou
ins, Misa Dorothy Whicker, of
Winston-Salem.
Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Phillips, of
Dalton, were guests here Sunday
of Dr. and Mrs. G. T. Mitchell.
Mr. Phillips is a brother of Mrs.
Mitchell.
Mr. Jimmy Blair, who is at
tending the Georgia Military Ac
ademy at College Park, Ga., will
arrive here to-morrow to spend
a few days with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Blair. He plans
to make the trip by plane.
Mrs. Annie (Haines left by
plane Saturday from Winston-Sal
em for Jacksonville, Fla., for an
extended visit with her daughter,
Mrs. Richard Dutton, and Mr.
Dutton.
"Mfrand Mrs. Edward Bell had
as their guests for the day Sun
day Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Moore and
two children, Beverly Ruth and
Kathryn, of Dalton. Mrs. Moore,
the former Miss Margaret Phil
lips, and Mrs. Bell were college
roommates at Woman's College
in Greensboro.
Dr. and Mrs. P. D. Warren, of
Huntsville, Ala., and son, Mr.
Bonner Warren, who is a senior
at Auburn University, Auburn,
Ala., spent from Friday until
Monday here with Mrs. Warren's
father, Dr. W. A. Taylor, and Dr.
Carolyn Taylor Williams, and Mr.
Chris Williams.
Miss Hattie McLean and MIsb
Frances Jones, both of Winston
Salem, arrived here today and
will be houseguests of Miss Mc
Lean's sister, Mrs. F. C. Forester,
for the remainder of the week.
They came up to attend the pre
nuptial courtesies for Miss Cor
inne Faw and her wedding on
Saturday with Mr. Charles Sink,
of this city.
Mr. Ed Dancy, Jr., who is at
tending the University of Tennes
see at Knoxville, spent the
spring holidays here with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Dancy. His
wife, Mrs. Dancy, who teaches in
the English department of the
college, came in with him and
visited with her parents, Dr. and
Mrs. G. G. Grubbs, at Wake For
est.
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T. B. Committee
Will Meet Monday
Wilkes Tuberculosis Associa
tion committee will meet Mon
day, five p. m., in the directors'
room of the Bank of North Wil
kesboro. Every member is asked
to attend. >
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Plan Square Dance
At Moravian Falls
All who attend the old time
square dance to be held Saturday
night at Moravian Falls are as
sured an enjoyable occasion and
proceeds will go to the com
munity house fund. A string band
from Taylorsville will furnish mu
sic for the dance.
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Benefit Card Party
At Moravian Falls
All are invited to the benefit
card party which will be held
Friday night at Moravian Falls
community house for benefit of
the community house fund.
Al) kinds of card games will be
played and reservations may be
made by - contacting Mrs. Lloyd
Phillips or Mrs. J. G. Bentley.
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Red Cross Find
Total Is Growing
Slowly In County
Red Cross fund campaign in
Wilkes county today had a total
of S3,928.03, which is far short
of the $7,800 quota set for the
county, W. G. Gabriel, fund chair
man, stated today.
Chapter officials are urging
every effort possible to complete
the drive during the remainder
of the month.
Some divisions of the cam
paign hiire made good progress
while in others work has been
lagging.
The Special Gifts committee
has raised a total of $2,083.49
from industries and business
firms. The North Wilkesboro,busl
ness district canvass raised an
even thousand dollars, while
$375.60 -was raised In the North
Wilkesboro residential districts.
Pew reports have been Jfecelv
ed from canvass of industrial em
ployes, with the total .to date
being $158.44. A number of re
ports are yet to be received from
that phase of the campaign.
In Wilkesboro $150 was given
in the business district and $70
from residential areas.
Very few reports have been
received from workers In rural
areas, who have been greatly
handicapped by bad Weather and
in some communities much Ill
ness. The rural total today was
only $68.50. Total from colored
residential areas today was.$22.
Lighting; Subject
P.-T. A. Meeting
The North Wilkeeboro P.-T. A.
met in the school * auditorium
Thursday night with the presi
dent, Mr. Dermont Smith, presid
ing. Miss Haire, member of the
school faculty led a very impres
sive devotional using as her
theme, "Jesus, The Light." Mrs.
R. S. Gibbs, chairman of the libr
ary committee, reported that 105
books had been purchased and
placed in the.elementary libraries.
Room count for attendance gave
the highest totals to Mrs. Leith
and Miss Sale.
For the program,Mr. Paul
Tysinger, lighting supervisor for
the Duke Power -Company, gave
a very interesting program on
"Lights and Their Effects." He
started with the history of the
first lights and bulbs, and show
ed the development that had been
made in lighting, mentioning the
various types of lights ahd their
uses. His demonstrations with the
different bulbs were very enter
taining, especially the ones using
fluorescent bulbs, and his clever
ideas of the lights under high
frequency. "You should have seen
the faded, battered U. 8. Flag
come Into its true colors under
some of these lights. The program
was very instructive, as well as
entertaining; it is unfortunate
that a larger number of persons
could not have been present," re
port of the meeting said.
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Mr. Dudley Moore has had as
his guest a few days this week
Mr. Wilson Craig, of Sumter. S.
C. Mr. Moore spent the weekend
with Mr. Craig, who accompanied
him home. Tomorrow the boys
return to State College at Ra
leigh following the close of the
spring holidays.
Mrs. Lot! On Area
Program At Hickory
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Mrs. Kathryn Lott, manager of
the North Wilkesboro office of
this North Carolina Employment
Service, had a featured role in
the area meeting of managers
held yesterday in Hickory.
Mrs. Lott led one of the''panel
discussions before the area group
of managers at the meeting.
J. H. Whicker, Sr.
Is Candidate For
Office N.C.Senate
Local Attorney Files For
Republican Nomination
For Upper House
J. H. Whicker, Sr., prominent
North Wilkesboro attorney, has
filed as a candidate on the Re
publican ticket for the State Sen
ate for the 24th. senatorial dis
trict of North Carolina.
Mr. Whicker is a widely
known attorney and has been
prominent for many years in
public affairs in Wilkes county.
He is a Baptist and teacher of
one of the largest men's Bible
classes in the State of North
Carolina. He is a member of the
North Wilkesboro Kiwanis club,
a member of the Wilkes Chamber
of Commerce, a Mason and was
four years ago a candidate for
Congress from this District.
Wilkes County is entitled to
the senator, who will be elected
from Wilkes, Tadkin and Davie
Counties.
For some time friends have
been urging Mr. Whicker to seek
this office and point out that if
nominated and elected, he will
be one of the outstanding repre
sentatives in the North Caro
lina senate.
W. E. Horner Is
A Candidate For
Cotreos In 8th
publish#!-, has filed as a candi
date for congress to represent the
eighth district.
As candidate for the Demo
cratic nomination Mr. Horner will
oppose C. B. Peane, of Rocking
ham, Incumbent congressman
who has already filed for renomi
nates.
Mr. Horner was a candidate
two years ago and lost the nomi
nation by margin of only 354
votes. A resident of Sanford, Mr.
Horner is publisher of the San
ford Herald and is well known in
the publishing business in North
Carolina.
Political observers predict a
spirited race in the eighth dis
trict. '
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Forrest E. Jones
Goes To Lenoir As
Manager Chamber
Forrest E. Jones, for the past
two years president of Wilkes
Mountain Poultry Products com
pany in Wilkesboro, has resign
ed his position with that indus
try to become manager of the Le
noir Chamber of Commerce.
Mr. Jones, who is now engaged
in moving to Lenoir, will take up
his new duties April 1.
A native of Winchester, Va.,
Mr. Jones came <to North Wilkes
boro as the first manager of the
Wilkes Chamber of Commerce.
Later he and associates organized
the Wilkes Mountain Poultry Pro
ducts company, which is engaged
in processing of poultry.
Mr. Jones has sold his stock
in the poultry firm to Harry Het
tiger, a business associate, who
is now in charge of the business
and will continue it operation.
Miss Eva Bingham
At Band Convention
Miss Eva Bingham, director of
North Wilkesboro high school
band, this week Is attending a na
tional convention 9t band and
music department directors at St.
Louis, Mo.
During Miss Bingham's absence
Claude Jarrett, instructor of the
Wilkesboro high school band, is
carrying on Mias Bingham's work
at North Wilkesboro.
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Traphill Man Said His Gun
Went Off And Killed
Paul Hemric
Grant (Skinny) Holbrook,
Traphill man on trial tor first
degree murder In Wilkes court
for the death of Paul Hemrifc, of
Ronda, at Holbrook's store at
Traphill December 17, testified in
Wilkes court this afternoon that
he was acting in defense of his
own life when his rifle accident
ally discharged and instantly kill
ed Hemric. "
Hemric was killed, state wit
nesses said earlier today, when
he and Holbrook were outside of
the store. Previously there had
been a brief argument about the
taste of some liquor which the
men were drinking from a half
gallon fruit jar.
A principal witness for the
state was Mrs. Foye Billings, who
lived nearby. She said she saw
from the yard of her home a
man going at a fast pace and
followed by another man whom
she thought was Holbrook. She
said the man in front apparently
stopped and turned his head, al
which time she heard the shot.
The wound was in the side ol
Hemric's head. Bullet from the
high powered rifle blasted awaj
part of his skull.
Another state witness was
James Hall, of Ronda, who with
Grady Moore went with Hemric
to the Holbrook store.
Paul Royal, a youth of the
community, told of seeing Hol
brook after the shooting going
into the woods with a gun. He
said he later directed Deputy
Sheriff Blaine Sparks in search
for the gun, which was found un
der a log.
Holbrook's trial begun • Wed
nesday with selection of a jury.
Solicitor Avalon E. Hall is being
assisted in prosecution by T. R.
Bryan.
Eugene Trlvette, W. C. Mitchell,
W. H. McElwee and J. B. Hol
shouser are defense attorneys.
Seventy-fiv^, jurors were ex
amined before the jury of 12 and
one ex{ra man was completed
taear 4:^60 p. m. Wednesday and
$udge J>. C. Rudisill adjourned
fapurt until this morning.
. The jury is composed entirely
men and is made up principal
ly of Wilkes county farmers.
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Wilkesboro Will
Have Drug; Store
A drug store will be opened
in Wilkesboro in four to six
weeks.
.Palmer Horton, owner of Hor
ton's Drug store in North Wilkes
boro, this week purchased from
Charles Howard the building now
housing Mr. Howard's grocery
store on Wilkesboro's Main street.
Mr. Horton said that Mr. How
ard is now closing out his stock of
groceries and work of remodel
ing and renovating the building
will be begun as early as possible.
The drug store,"" Mr. Horton
said, will be modern and com
plete throjighout and will have
new fixtures, new equipment and
new stock of drug store merchan
dise. Further announcements re
lative to the new addition tc
Wilkesboro's business district
will appear later.
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George Byrd Dies
In West Virginia
George W. Byrd, 92, of Nortl
Wilkesboro, Route 2, died Wed
nesday morning at the home of s
daughter, Mrs. N. T. Adams, ol
Bluestone, W. Va. The body will
be taken to the home of a dau
ghter, Mrs. L. E. Ashlin, of Hays
Funeral service will be at twc
o'clock Friday at Round Moun
tain Church with Rev. Monroe
Dillard in charge. Burial will be
in the church cemetery. Mr. Byr<i
spent most of his life in Wilkes
County. He was a retired farmei
and had been in ill health foi
some time.
Surviving are eight daughters:
Mrs. N. T. Adams, Bluestone, W
Va.; Mrs. Maggie Church, Green
ville, Delaware;^ Mrs. Clemie Cro
mer, Mrs. Tallle Mae Jester, Mrs
Callie Elledge, Winston-Salem;
Mrs. C. O. Richardson, Nortt
Wilkesboro; Mrs. L. E. Ashlin
Hays; and Mrs. Pearl Billings
Radical; and four sons: J. H
Byrd, D. Rommle Byrd, Bluestone
W. Va.; Glen Byrd, Page town, W
Va.; and Charlie Byrd, Higl
Point, N. C.
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Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Millei
visited with relatives in Louts
burg last w«ek-«nd.
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Rey. George Sfoples
Comjng Here Sunday
Rev. George E. Staples, of Win
ston-Salem, will preach Sunday
morning, 11 o'clock, at the North
Wilkes boro First Presbyterian
church. His subject will be "The
Battle Ground of Unhapplness."
Rubinoff Pleases
Audiences With
Masterful Music
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Rubinoff and his violin came
to town yesterday and the place
hasn't been the same since
The great master of violin
music captivated every audience
with his music and personality
during his busy day in the Wil
kesboros and today the weather
as a topic of discussion has been
[supplanted by praise of Rubinoff
as a musician and as a man.
Rubinoff and his party, which
included Mrs. Rubinoff, were met]
at Moravian Palls Wednesday
by an escort party of the North 1
Wilkesboro Laons Club, sponsor i
of his concert here, and high
way patrol.
After arriving at Hotel Wilkes !
Rubinoff immediately set out for
another busy day. He made as
sembly appearances at' North
Wilkesboro and Wilkesboro
schools and at noon spoke and
played to a joint meeting of civic
club representatives at Hotel
Wilkes. In the afternoon he gave
a concert at the high school and
ppeared on radio station WKiBC.
Rubinoff has two subjects
which interest him most — his
music- and his five-year-old son,
Rubin.'
"You'll want to hear about
our son. He's in college," was the
first comment of the famous vio
linist to a Journal-Patriot staff
writer after his arrival here.
Rubinoff is perhaps the youngest
ollege student in America. The
Rubinoffs wanted their son to
take violin instructions from an
instructor at Midwestern Unver
ity near their home at Wichita
''alls, Texas. But the professor
aid he could not take outside
, tudents — only those enrolled
jat the college.' Rubinoff planked
down the entrance fee of $185
and little Rubin is in college.
The Rubinoffs are happy peo
ple. Charming Mrs. Rubinoff says
above everything else that her
mate is a good husband. He loves
work and he loves music, which
are one and the same to the man
who has thrilled millions with his
$100,000 Stradiv^rius. His day
of seven appearances on the
minute here were described as a
quieter day than usual on a con
cert tour. Ih Charlotte he made
16 different appearances in one
I day.
Six days each week he is filling]
[concert engagements. Often they
have to get out of bed and on the |
road by five a. m. to make the
next town. The maestro spends
more time in free appearances be
fore school children than for pay.
He said here that life had been
very good for him and that he
wanted to repay in someway for j
the blessings he had received. He
loves to inspire children with mu
sic such as can come only from
his priceless fingers and a violin
mellow with the passing of cen
turies.
Rubinoff is the opposite of
anything which could have a
highbrow flavor. He loves peo
ple and he loves to inspire them
with music that can produce
laughter or tears. On concert
tours through the country Rub
inoff is meeting and learning peo
ple, and leaving them an exper
ience of music appreciation that
they will cherish throughout,
their lives.
First Methodist To
Have Rummage Sale
The Woman's Society of the,
First Methodist church is spon
soring another rummage s^ale on
Saturday April, the first. Hie
sale, to begin at nine o'clock,
will be held on Tenth Street in
the building formerly occupied by
the Wilkes Hatchery. All mem
bers of - the church having any
thing to donate for, the sale will
please contact Mrs. W. P. Oaddy.
Mrs.
ie
Honor Wilkes Girl .
In South Carolina
Miss Peggy Brown, of Traphill,
N. C., was elected secretary of the
newly formed Future Teachers
Association of South Carolina at
Columbia, Saturday, March 18.
Miss Brown is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Bert C. Brown of Trap
hill, N. C. and is now a sophomore
at Spartanburg JTanior College in
S. C.
Traphill Resident Victim of
Accident Near Roar
ing River Monday
Brett Cothren, 46, a prominent,
citizen of the Traphill community,
was tragically killed Monday af
ternoon in a highway collision on
highway 268, Just west of the
Roaring RlVer bridge at Roaring
Rlrer.
Mr. Cothren, a former Wilkes
deputy sheriff, was enroute to
the livestock market here and
was hauling three calves on a
pickup truck when his vehicle
collided on the highway with a
truck driven by Dewey Byrd, a
concrete block manufacturer at
Roaring | River.
The entire front of Mr. Coth
ren's pickup truck was crashed
back into the normal position of
the cab. Persons who gathered
at the scene of the accldnet work
ed for some time to get the
crushed body from the wreckage.
Mr. Byrd, who was driving the
other truck, was . painfully in
jured and was taken to the hos
pitla in Elkin. He is expected to
recover, barring complications.
With Mr. Byrd was Lonnie
Burcham, of Elkin, who escaped
with minor injuries.
The accident was investigated
by Wilkes Coroner I. M. Myers
and members of the State High
way patrol. No charges have been
preferred.
The calves on Mr. Cothren's
pickup were not hurt.
Mr. Cothren was a sou of the
late Rev. Grant Cothren and Nelia
Bauguess Cothren of Wilkes
County.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Dora Brooks Cothren; five chil
dren, Brady and Grady Cothren
of Elkin, Glenn Cothren of State
Road, Dean, Harley and Von Co
thren of Traphill; one grand
child and five brothers and sis
ters, J. L. and Ford Cothren of
Elkin, Mrs. James Webster and
J. O. Cothren of Traphill, Bohn
son Cothren of State Road. Also
surviving are two half brothers
and one half sister, Warren aad
John A. Cothren and Miss Lois
Cothren of Traphill.
Funeral services for Mr. Coth
ren were held today at Round
Hill church, where he was a mem
ber. Rev. L. E<- Sparks, Rev.
David W. Day and Rev. Charlie
Miles conducted the service, which
was largely attended. Burial was
in the church cemetery.
Western Piedmont
Safety Council To
Meet Friday, 24th
The first quarterly meeting of
the Western Piedmont Safety
Council will be held in Hickory,
North Carolina in the Hickory
High School Auditorium at 7:30
p. m., Friday, March 24, 1950.
The feature speaker of the
evening will be Mr. J. D. Boyd,
Personnel Director of the Mel
rose Hosiery Mills, Inc., of High
Point, whose subject will be "The
Personnel Approach to Safety."
Mr. Boyd is recommended as a
speaker of note with a great deal
of knowledge about the pro
blems of safety; in fact, he has
appeared on the program of sever
al of the other conncils, as well
as on the urogram of the 1949
Statewide Industrial Safety Con
ference, and has been enthusias
tically received on every occa
sion.
There will also be a business
meeting, and some entertainment
has been planned.
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Coach Saavely To
Speak Here Friday
Carl Snavely, football coach at
the University of North Carolina,
will apeak at a dinner meeting of
the University*. Alumni and mem
bers of the University Education
al Foundation at Hotel Wilkes
Friday evening, 6:30.
Coach Snavely will bring with
him Bob Cox or Walt Pupa. They
will show pictures of Tarheel
football games and tell of 1)50
season prospects for football at
Carolina.
Those who will attend are asked
to make reservation at once with
Tom Jenrette at the office o'f the
Wilkes Chamber of Commerce.
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Judge Johnson J. Hayes was •
business visitor In Greensboro and
Lexington Tuesday and Wednes