The Wilkes Patriot. ^
The Patriot Has a Larger Circulation and is Read by More People than any Local Newspaper in this Section of the State
VOL. XIII. NO. 47.
WILKESBORO, N. C. Thursday, Idarch.13, 1919.
Price 1 yr. $1; 6 mo, 50c.
SUPERIOR COURT
PROCEEDINGS
March term of Wilkes Superior
court convened last Monday with His
Honor Janies L. Webb, judge presid
ing and Solicitor J. J. Hayes prose
cuting for the State. As much of the
present week and next week as will
be necessary for the trial of criminal
cases will be devoted to the criminal
docket, after which the civil docket
will be taken up and the cases heard
in the order as arranged on the cal
endar.
The following eighteen men are
serving as members of the grand
jury: J. A. Caudill, James Byrd, J. A.
Souther, W. E. Johnson, T. C. Byrd,
J. E. Ferguson, W. F. Billings, G. H.
Walker, It. E. Barlow, E. A. Dunn, 11.
V. Pennell, H. H. Jennings,,.Vickery
Adams Tyre Cothren, T. J. Jaynes,
W. L. Owens. J. C. Jarvis, A. Brown.
H. H. Jennings was selected as fore
men of the grand jury and E. F.
Brown its officer.
The petit jurors for the present
week are the following: Tyre Mor
rison, T. C. Tevepaugh, J. A. Sebas
tian, C. C. Faw, R. B. Parsons, L. A.
Ward, J. H. Brooks, John Stanley, E.
P. Lowe. Dallis Carter, W. L. Mc
Carter, A. G. Shepherd, A. T.
Jones, C. W. Adams, W. A. Lakton,
T. S. Bryan, D. L. Wooten, E. Y. Yale,
W. 0. Phillips, L. C. Hall, J. R. West,
L R. Livingston and T. M. Cocker
ham.
Mr. Thomas M. Crysel, veteran
court crier and auctioneer, who
spent the winter in Robeson County,
N. C., is again at his post.
Following are cases that have been
disposed of up to this morning:
J. B. Triplett, continued under
former order.
Coon McGlammery and Creola
"Bullis, f. and a., continued under
former order.
Luther Prevette. a. with d. w.;
good behavior shown; off.
J. F. Alexander, assault; good be
havior shown; off.
J. F. Alexander, injury to persosnal
property; continued under former
order.
John Dula, cruelty to animals; con
tinued under former order.
Geo. King, retailing; good behavior
shown; discharged upon payment of
cost.
Fred Ryecroft, f. and a.; continued
under former order.
Gordon Benton, retailing; continu
ed under former order.
Brenson Benton, retailing; contin
ued under former order.
Slater Call, Melville Shew, Wes
Harris, Lessie Coffey, Maud Hayes,
Isaac Haynes, retailing, continued
under former order.
Charlie Dunn, assault; continued
under former order.
Rufus Parker, abandonment; good
behavior shown; eintinued under
former order.
(Continued on page four.)
Book Club Meeting.
March 7th, the Friday afternoon
Book Club assembled at the home of
Mrs. H. C. Landon. The ladies were
met at the door by little Miss Freda
Landon who ushered them into the
dining room where the hostess served
tea and wafers. From there they
were shown into the parlor. Spring
flowers were in evidence everywhere,
huge bouquets of jonquils, pots of
hyacinths, baskets of violets, narcis
sus and red carnations. ,
The day was ideal and with the
sunshine without and the beautiful
flowers within who could help feel
ing bright and happy, making surely
a merry, jolly crowd.
The President, Mrs. A. V. Foote,
tapped for order. The roll was call
ed and all responded by a current
event or giving items of interest and
instruction.
After the business session all who
wished played rook, while others
gathered in groups and led a merry
Conversation. After an hour of so
cial enjoyment the hostess assisted
by her daughters, Misses Inez and
Freda, served delicious ice cream and
cake.
Guests present were Mrs. Harvey
Church, Ronda; Mrs. W. R. Ware,
Mrs. C. F. Lineberry and Mrs. E. G.
Al bro.
Meeting adjourned to meet March
21st with Mrs. E. C. Willis on Ken-
Legislature Adjourns.
The house passed the bill, offered
by Speaker Brummitt and Gold, pro
viding for an automobile for the exe
cutive mansion. Herring made a
plea for its passage. Matthews, of
Bertie, reminded the house that Max
Gardner had just purchased a fine
new car; Grady suggested Rufus A.
Doughton should be placed upon a
committee to select the automobile so
he should know what kind of machine
he was to have.
McNeill’s bill to require regular re
ports from all persons threshing
wheat in the state was passed. The
Humphrey-Stevens bill to regulate
the sale of pistols .and other deadly
weapons, which have been adopted in
the senate, was passed by house.
After 61 days and many nights of
lawmaking the faces of North Caro
lina lawmakers turned toward home
Tuesday. Tim presiding .officers
gavels rapping emphatically at 2 A.
M., signalized the formal expiration
of a session that has been charac
terized by much of a memorable na
ture and much that was trivial, the
latter being unavoidable, of course.
Those who seek to pierce the pro
verbially impenetrable veil of the fu
ture are impressed with a tremendous
sense of the strangely interwoven fi
delity and frailty of concerted human
effort. There are to be niaay offices
filled in 1920 and those politically in
clined are beginning to think serious
ly of who will fill them. To what
spirits bold or timorous, will recog
nition be accorded? Time will show
the results and work of the legisla
ture just adjourned, but it is too
early to place a proper estimate upon
everything done there.
Mrs. Sidney Rariow Bead.
The town of Ferguson lies silent
and sad as the news of Mrs. Sidney
Barlow’s death is being learned.
She parsed away at £ oW.-v J-j.-J
night. Her family and friends
had been expecting to hear of her
death as her life had hung in a bal-
lance for several days. A little son
was born on last Sunday, March 2
and spent a few days on earth when
it was called home five days before
the gentle mothe^ passing. Mrs.
Barlow was Miss Mamie Hare be
fore her marriage to" Mr. Barlow
about 25 years ago. She was 49 years
old and was held in the highest es
teem by all her friends and neighbors,
was a most dutiful mother and wife
and leaves seven interesting children,
three daughters and four sons, also
her father, Mr. M. Hare of Beaver
Creek and. one sister, Mrs. Myrtle
Eller, and her husband who have the
sympathy of a large host of friends.
As one who has been her neighbor
for 20 years I can say I have never
heard an unkind remark spoken of
her, but many words of praise and
good will. She will be buried tomor
row at the German family plot on
Beaver Creek beside her babe and
young son who died several years
ago. She was a consistent member of
[Leaver Creek Baptist church.
Traphill Topics.
Correspondence of The Wilkes Patriot.
Tra^hill, March 12.—After a silence
for a while I again lift my pen in or
der to give some of the happenings
in this part of the moral vineyard.
Our people are all smiles on ac
count of the prospect for good roads.
The steam shovel is now in about 4
miles of Traphill and moving along
nicely.
The health of the neighborhood is
mod except Mrs. Doub and Mrs. J.
M. Wood have been right sick.
Our school is progressing nicely
and we have a faculty as good as the.
best in the state of N. C.. Our people
re certainly delighted with the ad
vancement the children are making.
The farmers of our community reor
ganized the Traphitl local Union last
Friday night with T. S. Bryan as
President and J. G. Lyon, Secretary
and Troastrer.
The rain has kept our farmers from
loing much plowing, but they will
rush the plowing when the soil will
permit.
Some of our citizens are attending
court at Wilkesboro this week.
Messrs. McBride Bros, have moved
their stock of goods into their new
store building and are serving their
customers in their usual clever way.
Hoping to be able to write oftener
nd ^ith he^t wishes for the success
of The Patriot end its many readers,
RATTLE LOSSES
TOTAL 240,197
Incude the Killed in Action;
Wounded, Missing and
Prisoners.
Washington, March 8.—Battle cas
ualties of the American army in
France as shown by revised records
announced today by General March
totaled 240,197. These include killed
in action, wounded, missing in ac-
tion and prisoners.
There probably
will be some slight further revision
as final reports are received.
The second regular division show
ed the greatest losses in the revised
list, with 24,029.
came next with
The first division
23,973.
(New Jersey. Delaware,
The 28th
District of
sington Heights.
fl am sincerely,
SOLDIERS WILL
RECEIVE BONUS
Honorable Discharge Must Have Been
Received Since April 6th, 1917.
Official Statement.
Township Bond. Maintenance Fund*
At the regular session of the Good
JIM CLARK KILLS
Hoads Commission for March with T.
I C. Myers, W. A. Hendrix and C. R.
I Triplett present, the township main-
Mauy Wilkes County soldiers and
sailors win get the $60 bonus which
is being handed out by the govern
ment. Local authorities received this
information a few days ago and The
Patriot publishes the communication
containing the information. From
this time on the bonus will be paid
the men when they receive their dis
charge from the service:
Columbia and Maryland) led national
guards and national army divisions
being fourth in the list with 14,417.
The 32nd (Michigan and Wisconsin)
was fifth with 14,268.
In the new list the 42nd division
(Rainbow) reported a total of
casualties of 12,252; the 77th
York Metropolitan national
9,432; the 26th (New England)
battle
(New
army)
8,955;
the 27th (Now York) 7,940; the 30th
(Tennessee, North Carolina, South
Carolina) 6,893,
The battle casualty figures now an-
nounced include
ed, which were
table of major
made public by
in the totals wound-
not included in the
casualties recently
the war department
The list of divisional totals follows:
Second (Regular) 24,429; First
(Regular) 23,974; Third (Regular)
16,356; 28th (Pennsylvania), 14,417;
32nd (Michigan and Wisconsin), 14,-
268; 4th (Regular) 12,948; 42nd
(Rainbow), 12.252; 90th (Texas and
Oklahoma), 9,710; 77th (Metropoli
tan, N. Y.), 9,163; 4th (New England),
e : 954i 8?nd 'Ce'vr^^,’ Ak-‘a*”™. ?;.'!:
Tennessee), 8,300; 5th (Regular),
8,280; 78th (Western New York, New
Jersey and Delaware), 8,133; 27th
(New York), 7,940; 33rd (Illinois),
7,860; 35th (Missouri and Kansas),
7,745; 89th (Kansas, Missouri,- South
Dakota. Nebraska, Colorado, New
Mexico and Arizona), 7,093; 39th
(Tennessee, North Carolina and South
Carolina), 6,893; 23th (New Jersey,
Delaware. Virginia, Maryland and
District of Columbia), 5,9.2
(Alaska, Washington, Oregon,
The following
ceived from the
ingten, D. 0.
“Section 1406
circular has been re-
Finance Dept., Wash-
of the Revenue Act
approved February 24, 1919 authorizes
the payment of a bonus cf $60.00 to
officers, soldiers, field clerks and
nurses of the Army upon honorable
separation from active service by dis
charge, resignation or otherwise.
This bonus is not payable to the heirs
or representatives of any deceased
soldier.
Those who are discharged hereafter
will receive this bonus on the same
roll or voucher upon which they are
paid their final pay.
Those who have been discharged
and have received their final pay
without the $60.00 bonus, should write
a letter to the Zone Finance Officer,'
Lemon. Building, Washington, D. C.,
stating their service since April 6,
1917, the date of last discharge ana
their present address to which they
desire their bonus checks to be sent
and enclosing with this letter their
discharge certificate or Military or-
■91st
Cali-
fornia, Idaho, Nevada, Montana, Wy
oming and Utah), 5,838; 80th (Vir
ginia, West Virginia, West Pennsyl-
vania)
5,133; 37th (Ohio), 4,303;
79th (Pennsylvania, Eastern Mary
land and District of Columbia), 3,
223; 36th (Texas and Oklahoma), 2,
397; 78th (Regular), 1,546;
(Negro National
(North Carolina,
,rmy), 1,399;
92 nd
81st
South Carolina,
Florida and Porto Rico), 1.062; 60th
(Regular), 285; 88th (North Dakota,
Minnesota, Iowa and Western
nois.), 63.
Social Items.
Illi-
Reported for The Wilkes Patriot
The Senior Christian Endeavor
so-
ciety enjoyed a very delightful party
at the home of the president, Miss
Elizabeth Pilson, Friday evening.
Various games caused the evening to
pass all too quickly, and after feast
ing on ice cream and cakes, the so
ciety gave a rising vote of thanks id
the social committee, and adjourned
to meet again in the near future.
Mrs. R. B. Williams was hostess at
a theatre party Tuesday evening. Af
ter the performance, a delightful so
cial hour was enjoyed at the home of
the hostess. Mrs. Williams’ guests in
cluded, Miss Pilson, Misses Lucy and
Grace Finley, Ellen Robinson'and El
len- Finley.
Misses Grace Finley and Elizabeth
Pilson entertained very informally
Monday evening. Victrola selections
and various games provided amuse
ment for tho guests. A dainty sweet
course was served.
' Mrs. Don Coffey was hostess to the
Young Ladies Auxiliary of the Presby
terian church Monday afternoon. Af
ter tho business session which con
sisted of the election of officers, and
reports of committees, Mrs. Coffey
Served a delightful course of refresh
ments. The auxiliary was very much
pleased to have four new members at
this meeting.
Mrs. C. C. Smoot entertained
Bridge Club Monday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Harper will
tertain the Bridge Club tonight.
the
en ¬
tenance fund was apportioned as fol
lows:
Antioch, $300,00
Beaver Creek, $300.00
Boomer, $400,00
Brushy Mountain. $400.00
Edwards, $600.00
Elk, $500.00
Jobs Cabin, $450.00
Lewis Fork, $450.00
Lovelace, $300.00
Moravian Falls, $400.00
Mulberry, $500.00
Newcastle, $450.00
North Wilkesboro, $500.60
Reddies River, $550.00
Rock Creek, $500.00
Somers, $450.00
Stanton, $350.00
Traphill,. $500*00
Union, $000.00
Walnut Grove, $600.00 ■
Wilkesboro, $600.00
Mr. C. R. Triplett, a member of the
commission, stated for publication
JOHN DICK SHEW
Was Struck, on the Head Friday by
Jim (lark and Died Early
Sunday Morning.
John Dick Shew was struck on the
head with a stick by Jim Clark last
Friday afternoon and died early Sun-
day morning. Shew leaves
wife
land nine children. Clark is a married
man and has three children. The
tragedy occurred in the neighborhood
or Call postoffice. Clark was arrest
ed Sunday. night at the residence of
Mr. Ransom Mastin, about one mile
from his home, by
Sheriff W. D.
that there are still some of
tenance funds which have
:anportioned, held over for
cies.
the main-
not been
emergen-
Pores Knob Items.
Correspondehce of The Wilkes Patriot.
Pores Knob, March 12.—Mrs. W. G.
Meadows has returned to her home
here after spendng
daughter, Mrs. R. C.
ston-Salem.
Messrs Clate and
a week wth her
Jennngs at. Win-
Sherman ’Davis
returned to their homes at this place
the first of the week from Ohio where
they have been for some time, they
, , . , . u say there was three men for every
der for discharge and both, if both
job out there.
I Mr. Carl A. Lowe who was serious-
were issued.
Ua^r ^'pt Tv,..tbe./Zane Finance
Officer, Washington, D. C., of-this in
formation and the soldier’s discharge
certificate, this- officer
cause
checks to be drawn and mailed to the
claimants in the order in which their
claims were received by him. The
discharge certificate will be returned
to the soldier with the check.
It is estimated that at least one
million and a quarter persons have
been discharged from the service who
are entitled to the benefits of this Act
and while payments will be made as
expeditiously- as practicable, it will
manifestly take considerable time to
write and mail this many checks.’,
By direction of the Adjutant Gen
eral: THOS. B. McCARGO, Jr., Capt.
Inf., U. S; A.
The above is published for the
benefit of discharged men.
F. B. HENDREN.
Chairman Local Board.
time ago is now improving rapidly his
many friends will be glad to- know and
he hopes to be able to come home in
a few weeks. .
Rev. W. C. Meadows is spending this
week at the home of Rev. E. V. Bum
garner in Alexander County where he
is assisting in installing electric
lights, dynamo, etc.
Mr. L. W. Jackson is at his former
home here for a two weeks stay. We
hope he will decide to return here to
reside, as we miss his most excellent
family and are anxious’ for their re
turn.
Woodruff, Chief Deputy J. M. Bum
garner and Officer (’. A. Wyatt. The
circumstances which brought on the
tragedy, as learned by The Patriot
are as follows: A young son of J. D.
Shew, the victim, was riding a mule
belonging to his father and: was on
his way to a store in the neighbor
hood. When the boy reached the
schoolhouse near Nathan Call’s home,
he met Jim Clark, the defendant,
Fred Glass, Robert Roop and several
others in the road. The mule' upon
which Fred Glass was riding threw
him to the ground. Jim Clark, re
quested the Shew boy to let him have
KiS mule to chase the one that had
thrown Fred Glass and dashed away.
The Shew boy would not agree to
part with the mule but took Jim
Clark, the defendant, up behind him
and they rode on together after the
loose mule; Somebody, perhaps it
was the school children:, told John
Dick Shew that Jim Clark was run
ning his mule, when Shew replied that
he would see about it. Going imme
diately to the scene of action Shew
land Clark were soon in a difficulty
J concerning the improper treatment
Shed's map. They 'talked the
matter over and apparently settled
Mr. J. E. Bentley happened to a very
painful accident one day last week.
Richard Parks Accidently Killed.
Thursday of last week while cutting
logs near Brier Creek Church, Mr.
Richard Parks was accidently killed
and Tyre Gray seriously injured. The
Patriot received the following infor
mation concerning this sad occur
rence. Richard Parks and Tyre Gray
were cutting trees for Mr. Tom Church
and when one of the trees was fall
ing it struck another tree breaking
out the top which flew back and kill
ed Parks and inflicted severe wounds
about the head and neck of Gray.
Parks lived onjy a short time after
the accident." He leaves a wife and
two’ children and is a son of Mr.
Charlie Parks. He was buried at
Brier Creck Baptist Church of which
he was a member, Saturday. The fun
eral services were conducted by Revs.
Bob Davis and N. T. Jarvis, with the
burial rights of the Junior Order of
He was using an axe which caught in
a limb causing a cut on the leg which
bled freely.
There was a box supper given at
the Brocktown schoolhouse last Sat
urday night for the benefit of the
school building and notwithstanding
the inclement weather the neat little
sum of $40.86 was raised. Miss Roxie
Billings has taught a very successful
term at the above place and her ser
vices are very much appreciated by
the patrons.
The R. C. Meadows Mill Mfg. Co.
is getting out a new mill which is
a complete burr mill in a very com
pact form and by the simple shifting
of a pulley is converted into a grist
mill. We predict for this new mill a
great success. They will continue to
manufacture their celebrated Imperial
their differences. Trouble was soon
brewing again, however, and Clark
claims that Shew was advancing up
on him with an open knife when ho
struck Shew a blow upon the head
with a stick, which later caused his
death. A coroner’s inquest was deem
ed unnecessary, inasmuch as there
were witnesses who saw the tragedy
and the defendant, Clark, does not
deny striking Shew with a stick,
claiming he did it in self defense. Jim
Clark is a son of the late John Clark
and John Dick Shew is a son of Sam
Shew. The body of the victim of the
tragedy was buried at Fishing Creek
Arbor Monday afternoon, the funeral
services being conducted by Rev. J.
A. Foster. The largest crowd gath-
ered at this funeral that has assem
bled there for a long time. The case
of Jim Clark is now pending before
the grand jury, as court is in session
here this week.
Dcath of Ronda Hendren.
grist mill.
Mr. W. F. Weisner of Elkin
spending some time ac tins place.
Mr. Howard Broyhill seriously
cut
his foot with an axe one day last week.
Mr. John Russell of Route 2 and
United American Mechanics, of
he was a member. Tyre Gray
covering from his wounds and
pected to be out in a few days.
Card of Thanks.
We
wish
which
is re-
to thank our friends
and neighbors for their kind an 1 ten
der care and assistance during the
sickness and death of our mother.
GEO. W. ELLEDGE and Family.
Ensign Bryan Turner arrived here
Tuesday and will spend a few days
with his homefolks. He is temporar
ily stationed on the receiving ship at
Newport News.
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Smoot will leave
Sunday jior Alexandria, Va. to attend
the marriage of Miss Frances Smoot
to Mr. R. M. Pound, which will oc
cur on March 19th.
Miss Zora Clanton of Route 1
unitecl in marriage' Monday.
W. C. Meadows preformed -the
mony.
Hendren-Torrence.
were
Rev.
cere-
Mr. D. R. Hendren and Mrs. Emily
Torrence
afternoon
were married Sunday
in the presence of a
number of relatives and friends at
the home of the late Mrs. Emily Call,
east of Wilkesboro, J. E. Wikler, Esq.,
performing the ceremony. The bride
is the daughter of Mr. Jacob Staley
and a granddaughter of the late Mrs.
Emily Call. The groom is a native of
Wilkes County, but has lived at Clin
ton, Tenn., for several years. Both
have many friends and relatives in the
county who extend best wishes and
congratulations. They will reside at
the old home of Mrs. Emily Call, de
ceased, where the bride has made her
home in recent years.
Ronda Hendren, son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. J. Hendren of Gilreath,, died at
Hiddenite, N. C., In the early dawn of
March Sth. He left home about three
weeks ago accompanied by Earl Teve
paugh to go to Illinois where they ex
pected to get employment. They both
contracted colds on the way and
young Hendren was unable to go to
work upon his arrival. Sick and dis
couraged they-both decided to return
home. During the return trip Hen
dren’s trouble developed into, pneu
monia and he was too sick when he
arrived at Hiddenite to be - carried
across the country to his home. His
parents Were summoned to his bed
side immediately and lie lived until
Sunday and passed into the great be
yond. Ronda Hendren was sober,
moral, upright and industrious and a
favorite among his associates." He
was a member of Bethany Baptist
church arid was, buried there Sunday
afternoon at 4. o’clock. His passing
was not only a severe blow to his
parents and other members of the
family, but a shock to the entire com
munity.
May
Buy Explosives Without a
License
Washington, March 12.—Explosives
may b^ purchased without license,
except by enemy aliens, after March
15 for reclamation purposes such as
stump blasting or other agricultural
work, it was announced today.
Enemy aliens are rat permitted to
manufacture,, buy or sell explosives
for any purpose.