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Great Bardfield at the GPO

This post covers a range of designs for the General Post Office by the artists of Great Bardfield, I think the post also shows the troubles of being a designer and how often artists were asked to submit designs and have them rejected. 

We start with Shelia Robinson, who was the wife of Bernard Cheese and mother of artist Chloe Cheese. Like many of the Great Bardfield artists, Robinson was a print-maker but unlike  most print-makers she used cardboard as a medium giving her prints a unique subtle quality. Her first commission for the Post Office would be to design one of two stamps for the 900th Anniversary of Westminster Abbey in 1966.

Miss Sheila Robinson, an art teacher at the Royal College of Art, designed the 3p stamp (No. 452). This was her first attempt at stamp designing and her full name appears as imprint on the stamps. The 3p stamps, printed by Harrison and Sons.

 Shelia Robinson - 900th Anniversary of Westminster Abbey Stamp, 1966.

Her next commission would be four years later as part of the British Rural Architecture set of four stamps, Robinson designed two stamps, the other two being designed by David Gentleman. Released on 11th February 1970, they were in circulation for one year. The final designs were Welsh Stucco and Ulster Thatch.

 Shelia Robinson - Welsh Stucco Stamp, 1970

 Shelia Robinson - Ulster Thatch, 1970

Above: Part of the information packet to the stamps Below: are two other stamp designs and one prototype design.

 Shelia Robinson - Stamp Design Study - Welsh Stucco Stamp, 1970

 Shelia Robinson - Unused Stamp Design Study, 1970

 Shelia Robinson - Unused Stamp Design Study, 1970

Sheila Robinson - Abingdon (Linocut published by The Post Office), 1965 

George Chapman had designed posters for Shell and the GPO. After he moved from Great Bardfield he moved to Wales, painting pictures in limited palates of colour, this is a grim looking image with the setting sun.

 George Chapman - GPO Poster: This is Aberayron Cardiganshire, 1962

Denise Hoyle is the wife of Walter Hoyle and designed some simple posters for the Post Office savings bank, with the artwork being made from collages.

 Denise Hoyle - Post Office Savings Bank, 

 Denise Hoyle - Post Office Savings Bank

Walter Hoyle’s poster designs for the Savings Bank are also curiously off, depicting daily life but in an unfashionable way. Harlow looks wretched with a Golly in the corner and Morris Dancing is hardly popular. The Pennan, Aberdeenshire poster has a beautiful painting with it but feels very lonely. 

 Walter Hoyle - Harlow, New Town, Post Office Savings Bank, 

 Walter Hoyle - Morris Dancers, Dunmoww, Thaxted.

 Walter Hoyle - Post Office Savings Bank - Four Nations.

 Walter Hoyle - Post Office Pennan, Aberdeenshire, GPO Poster, 1954

 Walter Hoyle - Artwork for Post Office Pennan, Aberdeenshire, 1954 

Eric Raviliou’s only work for the Post Office was a invitation to design a stamp to commemorate 100 years since the introduction of the Penny Black, the first adhesive stamp. Sadly this was not commissioned. 

 Eric Ravilious - Design for Stamp, 1940

Edward Bawden’s work for the GPO included work that was and wasn’t commissioned. The Post Office Tube Railway was used as a poster with Printed text blow on another sheet.

 Edward Bawden - Post Office Tube Railway, 1935

The poster Bawden designed for London Transport to advertise Kew Gardens would be turned into stamps later along with other artists. The full image is on the poster but on the stamp they have cropped it. 

 Edward Bawden - Kew Gardens Poster for London Underground, 1936

 Edward Bawden - Kew Gardens Stamp, 1993 

Below is a telegram design by Bawden that was not used by the GPO.

In the archives are lists showing that many well-known artists had not only been considered but had actually been invited to proffer designs. That so many of these invitees did not result in published telegrams may have been a combination of reluctance on the side of the artist and under-confidence or economy on the side of the Post Office.

A list, ... included McKnight Kauffer, Graham Sutherland, Edward Bawden, Gwen Raverat and Fougasse. And a further list some two years later, in 1937, apparently emanating from Beddington, included Robin Darwin, Claude Flight, Blair Hughes-Stanton, Cedric Morris, John Nash and Clare Leighton. Many of these were subsequently formally invited to submit roughs. †

 Edward Bawden - Telegram Design, 1935

† Ruth Artmonsky - Bringer of Good Tidings. Greetings Telegrams, 2009 - p22

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Oct. 2, 2019: Obituaries

Retha Johnson 75

Mrs. Retha Ann Johnson age 75 of North Wilkesboro, passed away Saturday, September 28, 2019 at Villages of Wilkes.

Funeral services were October 1,   at Walnut Grove Baptist Church in Hays with Rev. Jamie McGuire officiating. Burial was   in the church cemetery.

Mrs. Johnson was born August 28, 1944 in Wilkes County to Robert (Bob) Judson Johnson and Vallie Ester Blevins Johnson. She was a lifelong member of Walnut Grove Baptist Church in Hays.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister; Sue Johnson Pruitt, a sister in law; Grace Johnson and a brother in law; Bill Blevins.

She is survived by two daughters; Sherry Hall Wallace and husband George of Franklinton and Sandra Hall McGuire and husband Jamie of Millers Creek, five grandchildren; Cassandra McGuire, Tori Wallace Cortez and husband Johnny, Alix Wallace, Colin Wallace and Nikki Wallace, a sister; Mary Ellen Blevins of North Wilkesboro, two brothers; Rev. Cheslie Johnson of Hays, Perry Johnson and wife Sue of North Wilkesboro, and a brother in law; Ervin Pruitt of Hays.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Walnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, 4650 Cabin Creek Road Hays, NC 28635.

 Mary Sheppard, 71

Mary Lou Lunsford Sheppard, age 71, of Wilkesboro, passed away Friday, September 27, 2019 at Wake Forest Baptist Health-Wilkes Regional. She was born June 21, 1948 in Wilkes County to Grover and Maie Hendren Lunsford. Mrs. Sheppard was a member of Cub Creek Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, William Bower Sheppard; granddaughter, Kayla Dubuque; grandson, Anthony Sheppard; brother, Coy Lunsford; and sister, Pauline Jarvis.

Surviving are her children, Beth Wood and spouse Jeff of North Wilkesboro, Mary Sales and spouse Donald of Ronda, Billy Sheppard and Kim Young both of Wilkesboro, Shane Sheppard and spouse Shelia of Purlear; grandchildren, Alicia Wood, Curtis Wood, Nicole Gwyn, Bill Hairston, Donavan Sheppard, Catlin Foster, Mason Foster; sisters, Irene Johnson and spouse Commie of Moravian Falls, Juanita Greene of Mulberry; brothers, Clyde Lunsford and spouse Debra of Moravian Falls, Billy Lunsford and spouse Vicie of North Wilkesboro; seven great grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.

Memorial service was, October 1,   at Cub Creek Baptist Church with Rev. Brian Sampson officiating.   Miller Funeral Service is in charge of the arrangements.  

  John Robinson, 47

John Paul (J.P.) Robinson, age 47, of Ferguson, passed away Wednesday, September 25, 2019. Mr. Robinson was born May 16, 1972 in Wilkes County to Johnny Wake and Ettie Sue Watts Robinson. J.P. loved fishing, cooking, old cars and shooting guns. Most of all he loved his family. He was preceded in death by his wife, Linda Faith Robinson; his mother; sister, Sandra Wyatt; and a brother, Ronald Robinson.

Surviving are his sons, Jessie Lee Robinson and spouse Haleigh and Darrell Lee Knight all of Millers Creek; his father, Johnny Wake Robinson of Millers Creek; sister, Linda Robinson of Millers Creek; brother, Fred Allen Robinson and spouse Vallerie of Millers Creek; several nieces and nephews; and his fur baby, Tink.

Funeral service was  September 30, at Miller Funeral Chapel with Rev. Stanley Wyatt officiating.  

Miller Funeral Service is in charge of the arrangements.  

 Hallie Church, 82

Mrs. Hallie Christine Bullis Church, age 82 of Boomer, passed away Wednesday, September 25, 2019 at Westwood Hills Nursing.

Funeral services were September 29,  at New Light #2 Baptist Church on Vannoy Road with Rev. Jim Belcher officiating. Burial was in the Church family cemetery.  

Mrs. Church was born December 8, 1936 in Wilkes County to Mamie Lee Adams Bullis. She was retired from Charmette Beauty Salon where she worked as a Hairdresser. Mrs. Church was a member of New Light #2 Baptist Church.

She was preceded in death by her mother, her first husband; Walter Church, and a son; Kimberly Dale Church.

She is survived by her husband; Buford Nichols of the home, three sons; Kevin Church and wife Geneva of Millers Creek, Lang Derwin Church and wife Linda of Millers Creek and Scott Dowell Church and wife Patsy of Millers Creek, six grandchildren; Shannon Church, Tasha Wdowiak and husband Andrew, Walter Church and wife Jessica, Nathan Church, Matthew Church and Daniel Church, three great grandchildren; Westson Wdowiak, Aubrey Wdowiak and Kyle Church, a sister; Crystal Roberts and husband Doug of North Wilkesboro  and two brothers; Harvey Bullis and wife Brenda of Hickory and Ricky Bullis of Millers Creek.

Flowers will be accepted.

Mary Wyatt  74

Mrs. Mary Frances Jenkins Wyatt age 74 of Purlear, passed away Tuesday, September 24, 2019 at her home.

Funeral services were September 27,  at Reins Sturdivant Chapel with Rev. Timothy Wayne Moose, Jr., Rev. Tommy Brown and Rev. Onnie Langley officiating. Burial was in Scenic Memorial Gardens.  

Mrs. Wyatt was born May 4, 1945 in Ashe County to Conley and Effie Darnell Jenkins. Mary was a devoted pastor's wife for 40 years, was a loving mother, grandmother and a friend to all. She was a member of Church of God of Prophecy.

She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers and one sister.

Mrs. Wyatt is survived by her husband; Rev. Roy Hampton Wyatt whom she was a faithful wife to for 58 years, three daughters; Lisa Wyatt Smith and husband, Dexter of Ash, Anita Wyatt Caldwell and husband Timothy of North Wilkesboro and Valerie Wyatt Key and husband Matthew of Millers Creek, twelve grandchildren; Timothy Wayne Moose, Jr., Daniel Lee Moose, Laura Michelle Smith, Matthew Forrest Prevette, Jennifer Ashley Key, Andrea Nicole Moose, Emilee Faith Prevette, Joshua Garrett Mosteller, Madison Lynn Caldwell, Brianna Hope Key, Landon Michael Caldwell and Carrie Ann Alyssa Key, six great grandchildren; Jordan Alan Miller, Philip Matthew Moose, Hunter Lee Moose, Liam Matthew Prevette, Samuel Ryan Moose and Jeremiah Wayne Moose, a sister; Midge Allen and husband Jim of Millers Creek and a brother; Roger Jenkins and wife Lola of Hiddenite.

Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Wake Forest Care at Home Hospice 126 Executive Drive Suite 110 Wilkesboro, NC 28697.

 Alma Wiles, 94

Alma Elledge Wiles, age 94, of North Wilkesboro, passed away Tuesday, September 24, 2019 at Wake Forest Baptist Health-Wilkes Regional. Alma was born May 24, 1925 in Wilkes County to James Spencer and Lura Harrold Elledge. She was a member of Walnut Grove Baptist Church in Moravian Falls and was previously employed with Martin Marietta Aviation and Missile Builders as a secretary. Mrs. Wiles was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, James Franklin Wiles, Jr.; siblings, Cecil Elledge, Lexie Fraiser, Ruth Ledbetter and Faye Elledge; and nephew, Dennis Fraiser.

She is survived by her nieces, Deborah Fuller and Kellie McLaughlin; and nephew, James S. Elledge.

Graveside service was September 27,   at Mountlawn Memorial Park.  

Miller Funeral Service is in charge of the arrangements.  

 Jackie Rogers, Jr, 34

Mr. Jackie Leonard Rogers, Jr. better known as Little Jack, age 34 of Purlear passed away September 23, 2109 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.

Funeral services  were September 28,  at Purlear Baptist Church with Pastor Jamie McGuire officiating.  

Mr. Rogers was born February 6, 1985 in Concord North Carolina. He was a Brick Mason by trade. Mr. Rogers was a member of Purlear Baptist Church.

He is survived by his parents; Jackie Rogers, Sr. and wife Debbie Reed Rogers, three sisters; Deanna Carpenter of Purlear, Elizabeth Belush and husband Matthew of Kannapolis and Kayla Smith and husband Jon of Boone and three brothers; Scott Richards and wife Carla of Hays, Mark Rogers of Wilkesboro and Daniel Rogers and wife Diana of Massachusetts.

Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to the Donor's Choice.

Geraldine Rhodes, 73

Mrs. Geraldine Brooks Rhodes, age 73 of Hays passed away Monday, September 23, 2019 at her home surrounded by her loving family.

Funeral services were September 26,  at Bethel Baptist Church with Pastor Donnie Shumate officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.  

Mrs. Rhodes was born May 11, 1946 in Wilkes County to Amos Brooks and Lettie Billings Brooks. She was a Homemaker and Poultry Farmer and a faithful member of Bethel Baptist Church. Geraldine was a loving Wife, Mother and Grandmother.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by three sisters; Gladys Wood and husband Eli, Hazel Brooks, Edna West and husband Royal, two brothers; Arvie Brooks and Garness Brooks and a brother in law; Daniel Brown.

She is survived by her husband of fifty five years Otto Lonnie Rhodes, Jr. of the home, two daughters; Lisa Rhodes Hall and husband James of Ferguson, Denise Rhodes Wilson and husband Rick of Hays, five grandchildren; Joshua Hall, Nathan Hall, Elizabeth McCann and husband Brigg Adams, Rebekah Wilson and Reece Wilson, a sister; Arlene Brown of Salisbury and three brothers; Harlis Brooks and wife Darsie of Winston Salem, Jerry Brooks of Roaring River, Roger Brooks and wife Barbara of Roaring River and two sister in laws;  Annie Ruth Brooks and Shirley Brooks.

Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Mountain Valley Hospice 401 Technology Lane Suite 200 Mount Airy, NC 27030.

 Susan Holland, 65

Mrs. Susan Love Holland, age 65, of Conover went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Friday, August 23, 2019 at Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Susan was born on December 24, 1953 in Statesville. Her father, Larry Edward Love (L.E.) preceded her in death.

Susan was a graduate of Wilkes Community College and worked for several years in North Wilkesboro in banking and data processing. Until her illness became too advanced, Susan worked at Connections, a psychosocial, rehabilitation clubhouse of Catawba Valley Behavioral Health Care, an ongoing community support program in Hickory. Susan contributed much to the Clubhouse and designed, edited and produced a monthly newsletter for the community. Known for her generous heart, Susan was a loving daughter, devoted mother, caring sister and kind spirit.

She is survived by her mother, Geraldine Love of North Wilkesboro; her son, Eric Holland of Greenville; three brothers, Steve Love of North Wilkesboro, Roger Love of Salisbury, and Randy Love of Rockingham; a sister, Dr. Sandra Swaringen of Wilkesboro; two nieces, Dr. Shanna Swaringen of Chapel Hill, Dr. Megan Swaringen of North Wilkesboro; and four nephews, Bradford Love of Knightdale, Wesley Love of Salisbury, Andrew Love of Raleigh and Brian Love of Rockingham.

A private graveside service was held on August 26, 2019 at Arbor Grove Baptist Church in North Wilkesboro with Pastor and Friend Michelle Staley officiating. Memorials may be made to Arbor Grove Baptist Church of North Wilkesboro or to Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home. Miller Funeral Service kindly served the family with compassion, comfort and support.

 Mary Lovette, 78

Mary Jo Lowe Lovette, 78, of Moravian Falls, died peacefully in her sleep on Sept. 23, 2019.

She was born Aug. 25, 1941, in Wilkes County to Perry Roosevelt Lowe Sr. and Mary Revis Lowe. She graduated from Pembroke State University with a degree in home economics and taught school in Wilkes County for 20 years. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star for more than 40 years and Daughters of the American Revolution for 27 years. She was lover of genealogy and was often called the Lowe family historian.

She was a long-time member of the Moravian Falls Methodist Church until its closure and spent her final days as a member of the Reformation Lutheran Church in Taylorsville.

She was preceded in death by three older brothers: Clyde R. Lowe, Perry R. Lowe Jr. and Caney Lowe.

She is survived by a daughter, Revis (Ann) Lovette Felts and husband Todd of Wilkesboro; son, David E. Lovette Jr. and wife Kim of Hope Mills, N.C.; and five grandchildren: David E. (Ty) Lovette III, Ben Lovette, William Lovette, Meredith Felts and Olivia Felts.

Memorial service was Sunday, Sept. 29 at Miller Funeral Home Chapel in North Wilkesboro.

In lieu of flowers, please consider sending a memorial to the Order of the Eastern Star Chapter #42, C/O Tana Myers, 510 6th Street, North Wilkesboro, NC 28659; or to the Daughters of the American Revolution-Rendezvous Mountain Chapter, C/O Barbara Pendry, 756 Welcome Home Church  Road, North Wilkesboro, NC 28659.

 Timothy Teague, 60

Mr.  Timothy Odell Teague, age 60 of North Wilkesboro, died Friday, September 20, 2019 at Wake Forest Baptist Health - Wilkes Medical Center.

Funeral services were September 25, at Reins-Sturdivant Chapel with Pastor Lane Roark officiating.  Burial was in Mountlawn Memorial Gardens.  

Mr. Teague was born July 24, 1959 in Wilkes County to Clint Isaac and Dessie Marie Handy Teague.  

He was preceded in death by his father, Clint Isaac Teague.  

He is survived by his mother, Dessie Marie Handy of Hays; his son, Gary Teague and wife, Christina, of North Wilkesboro; his grandchild, Kendall Teague; his three sisters, Diana Kilby and husband, Larry, of Roaring River, Nina Bozeman and husband, Billy, of Wilkesboro, and Darlene Patrick of Virginia; and his three brothers, Denny Teague and wife, Debbie, of North Wilkesboro, David Teague of Hays, and Curtis Teague and wife, Myra, also of Hays.

Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Window World Cares St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 118 Shaver Street, North Wilkesboro NC 28659.

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Sheila Guyse

Etta Drucille Guyse, known as Sheila Guyse (July 14, 1925 – December 28, 2013), was a popular African-American singer, actress, and recording artist, performing on stage and screen during the 1940s and 1950s.

Early life

Sheila Guyse was born on July 14, 1925, in Forest, Mississippi. She moved with her parents in 1945 to New York City, where she worked at a dime store on 125th Street, across from the Apollo Theater.

Guyse first got her start in show business by performing in amateur shows, as was common among black performers. She made nightclub debut in 1945 at Club Zombie in Detroit.

Comparisons

She was often compared to Dorothy Dandridge and it has been said that some critics thought Guyse was a better actress than the more well-known Dandridge. It may be argued that if Sheila had been allowed the opportunity to make an impact in the Hollywood cinema, she would have been stiff competition for the more established actress.

Race films

Guyse had a sultry "girl-next-door" appeal which she showcased in three independent all-Black films (so-called "race films") of the late 1940s: Boy! What a Girl! (1947), Sepia Cinderella (1947, co-starring with Billy Daniels), and Miracle in Harlem (1948) giving impressive performances in all of them. She also appeared in the "Harlem Follies of 1949" and in a 1957 television adaptation of the play The Green Pastures.

Broadway

Guyse was not an experienced or trained actress but she was a natural talent. She made her Broadway debut in the stage production Memphis Bound, which opened in 1945. She was selected to play the female lead opposite Bill "Bojangles" Robinson. The show closed after 36 performances. She also appeared in the Broadway stage productions Lost in the Stars and Finian's Rainbow, which were both long-running. Lost in the Stars won a Outer Circle Critics Award. Guyse contributed to cast recordings for these productions, and her singing voice was said to be as beautiful as she was: divine, sweet, easy on the ears whether singing jazz, pop, or gospel.

Magazines

Sheila Guyse was popular in the 1940s and 1950s, and graced many covers of publications such as Jet, Ebony, and Our World. She also was known to grace the cover of a magazine called Hue.

Marriages

Sheila Guyse was married three times. She married and divorced Shelby Irving Miller, and their union produced one daughter, Sheila Crystal Miller. Guyse's most publicized marriage, however, was to her second husband, Kenneth Davis. The couple was featured in the article "Negro Women with White Husbands" in the February 1952 issue of Jet. Guyse and Davis met on the set of Finian's Rainbow, where Davis was a dancer. They married in Philadelphia, but spent the majority of their marriage in the Bronx, NY. In 1954 Ken Davis and Sheila Guyse announced that they would end their marriage. In 1958 Guyse married Joseph Jackson, a sanitation worker in New York, and they had two children: Deidre Jean Jackson and Michael Jackson. Guyse later became a Jehovah's Witness due to her marriage to Jackson. The couple remained married until his death in 2012.

Health

Shelia Guyse's health played a very important role in her career as a performer and entertainer. She struggled with her heath many times throughout her career which caused her to turn down various roles and even take time away from the entertainment industry. In 1953, she was diagnosed with stomach ulcers a day after she had accepted a role in the Broadway stage production Mile High. She later came back to the entertainment industry in 1958 to record her only studio album, This is Sheila. Although she attempted to make a career comeback she struggled to get back into industry. She died of complications due to Alzheimer's disease on December 28, 2013, at the age of 88.

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The Killing of Rhonda Hinson Part 26

This photo was taken by Sarah McBrayer, who is a longtime neighbor of the Hinson family.  McBrayer stood in the driveway of her Hillcrest home and took a photo of the Hinson House, diagonally across the street from her location.

By LARRY J. GRIFFIN

Special Investigative Reporter

The Record

 To say that a death is suspicious is to offer an opinion; something doesn’t seem right.  Instead, we presented the facts and left the interpretation to others. –Ken Holmes, Marin County Coroner, The Education of a Coroner, 2017.

 It was during Sheriff Ralph Johnson’s administration that Bobby Hinson contacted authorities requesting that all of his daughter’s personal effects be returned to the family—including all of the items found in her car. Judy Hinson recounted the episode:  

“He went up there to get Rhonda’s things, and Ralph Johnson brought them to Bobby bundled up in what looked like a sheet. Bobby told me that he actually kinda  flung that bundle with her things in it at him…And yes, we had everything after that:  her East Burke jacket, the grey-hooded sweatjacket, and the pink snake. It was when Flash was working the case that he asked if he could take the snake and sweatjacket with him back to his office at the Sheriff’s Department. So, we let him have them.”

On Tuesday March 7, 1995 at 6 p.m., Detective James “Flash” Pruett phoned the residence of Sarah McBrayer, who lived diagonally across from the Hinson house on Hillcrest Street.  According to his investigative notes, Flash had received some information from Ernest Scott who owned a cab company in Morganton at that time.  

“[Mr. Scott] told me several years after the Hinson homicide he had some important information. He was reluctant to tell me over the years, but in October, 1994, he approached me with the information. He said that a Morganton attorney…had him pick Rhonda Hinson up at her home. Ernest said [the attorney] specifically told him to drive a vehicle no one would recognize. Ernest drove his Jeep. He said the event took place around the time of the homicide.”

Apparently in January 1995, Detectives Pruett and Franklin had discussed the probability of the attorney being involved in the killing of Rhonda Hinson.  Flash wrote:

“Gene [Franklin] felt that [the attorney] would have a lot to lose if Rhonda was about to tell something. We discussed where Rhonda could have come in contact with [his] family and suddenly we remember that the attorney’s brother was a physician and that the entire…family is from Valdese.”

Then the rhetorical questions, attendant to that hypothesis, were recorded in Flash’s assiduous notes:

“Could the [children of the family] have known Rhonda? Could [the attorney] and Rhonda [have] played tennis together? Were any of the events scheduled or promoted by the Mimosa Country Club or a club where the [attorney and his family] are members?”

However, during his interview with Ms. McBrayer on a late Winter early evening, speculations and concomitant questions were laid to rest.  

“During the conversation with Sarah McBrayer, she stated that Ernest [Scott] picked her up because she did not have a car back in 1981. She further stated that she dated [the attorney] about the time of Rhonda’s death and has continued to date him to this date. She lives…across from the victim’s home on Hillcrest.”  

Indicating that Ms. McBrayer had been “very helpful,” Detective Pruett turned attention to her previous statement detailing events of Dec. 23, 1981.  [Her full statement can be read in Installment XI of The Killing of Rhonda Hinson.]  Flash summarized the remainder of his conversation with Sarah in his notes:

“She was at the victim’s home when the first officer arrived on the scene on the morning of 122381 [Sic].  She saw Charles McDowell come to the home and stated exactly what the Hinsons recalled of the event. She said he would not talk to anyone and just stood by the doorway in the kitchen. She overheard one conversation when Charles McDowell called someone from the kitchen phone. Charles implied to Sarah he was calling the funeral home. She said he only made one phone call.”  

According to retrieved Central Telephone long distance records, a two-minute call was place between the Hinson residence and the McDowell residence at 3:37 a.m., on Dec. 23, 1981.  Detective Pruett identified that phone call to be one placed by Detective John McDevitt to the McDowell residence—a conversation alluded to by Betty McDowell in her statement of Feb. 16, 1982.  [Mr. McDowell left and went to look for her [Rhonda] in the beige Citation. Charlie did not get home before Valdese PD called and told them what happened.]”

At 3:43 a.m., a five-minute call was placed from the Hinson home to family members residing in Great Falls, S.C.  “It was to my sister, Bill Gantt, who is now deceased,” Judy Hinson averred.

Likely the call witnessed by Sarah McBrayer was placed at 3:50 a.m.—a one-minute call to the McDowell residence.  As before, Betty McDowell referenced that phone conversation as well, in her February 16th statement. [Charlie called…from the Hinsons and told us to come over.] Detective Pruett indicated this contact was made 13-minutes after John McDevitt called Greg McDowell.”  

And Ms. McBrayer was still at the Hinsons’ when Betty and Greg McDowell arrived.  Flash wrote:

“She observed the same unusual behavior the Hinsons observed.  The only difference in Sarah’s story is Greg threw-up numerous times. She also wondered why Greg was so clean shaven and why he had taken a shower before coming.”  

A week later—Tuesday March 14, 1995—Flash noted that he had not been able to meet with the Hinsons, as he had ostensibly planned to do, because he had to devote attention to “numerous” breaking-and-entering [B & E] arrests, though he did stipulate that he had spoken with them twice that day.

However, he did manage to place a call to Special Agent L. B. Thomas of the FBI in Raleigh.  During the hour conversation, he asked S.A. Thomas to do a profile of the shooter. He faxed a synopsis of the case to the FBI profiler, summarizing key events.  Agent Thomas concurred with Flash’s conclusion as to the identity of the shooter.  

“He stated that all the responses the shooter would have are inherit to [the suspect]…Agent Thomas said he would send me a written synopsis of his profile and he would also submit his thoughts on how we could break [the suspect].  He feels that [the suspect] would confess if we used the proper tactics.  Agent Thomas also feels the polygraph should not be used exclusively to clear a suspect.”

 “Due to a heavy case load and numerous arrests on B & E’s [sic], I have not been able to work on the Hinson case,” Detective Pruett confided in his written notes, dated Wednesday, March 22, 1995. He was able to meet, however, with Mr. Webb with the Department of Transportation. The survey of Highway 350 [Eldred  Street] was on Flash’s calendar for that day and had been scheduled by Tony Moore.  

“I talked with Webb at the office, made him copies of photographs showing the rods with the angles, and he also followed me to the scene. I also gave him the map we drew the 20 degree angle on.  Webb was unable to calculate the six-percent grade with the angles. Webb briefly looked at the terrain at the scene and returned to McDowell  County.  

Later that day, Tony Moore contacted Flash with some rough measurements. Because the exact location of Rhonda’s vehicle at the point of impact was unknown, Moore factored a maximum and minimum distance on northbound Highway 350, leading into Valdese. His preliminary findings were compelling:

“At the minimum distance, Tony said the shooter would have to be 15-feet above I-40 and at the maximum, the shooter would have to be 42-feet above 1-40. Tony explained the vertical angle was very shallow (three and a half degrees) but when you factor the distance to I-40, the height of the angle increased dramatically.

Translation?  If Mr. Moore’s measurements were accurate, the shot could not have possibly been fired from I-40, as some had posited.  But, he agreed to research the angles and road grade and send the survey team back with the correct formula.  

“Tony said in his opinion, the shooter would have been close to the victim’s car to match the angles.”  

In April 1995, Detective Pruett journeyed to Wilkies Grove Baptist Church to meet and talk with the secretary, Shelia Robinson. He requested the phone records of the parsonage and church.  Ms. Robinson felt that records did not exist because of the time period lapse, but pledged to look further into the matter and let Flash know.

After some weeks without a word, he called the secretary’s residence several times.  Finally on May 16, 1995, Ms. Robinson phoned the detective to inform him that she had located the records.  Nine days later, he returned to the church to peruse the phone data.  It was 10 a.m., Thursday May 25, 1995, when Detective Pruett walked into Shelia Robinson’s office at Wilkies Grove Baptist Church.

“She first brought the brown manila envelope containing the 1981 records. I found the telephone records up to just a few days before the homicide…All the bills were neatly divided into monthly packets showing the bill divided into personal and official categories. The itemized list of [long-distance] calls was attached to each monthly bill. There were many calls to the victim’s residence from the parsonage. The billing cycle caused the sheet I wanted to see fall on the January 1982 bill. I asked for the 1982 envelope. Shelia left the room and returned with it.”

As Flash examined the contents of the envelope, he was able to locate the main telephone bill but discovered the itemized long-distance phone call listing was missing.  He asked Ms. Robinson for the 1983 records and discovered the main phone bills; but, the itemized long-distance listings were missing as well. Upon requesting and perusing the 1984-1985 records, the detective found the billing information to be complete and accurate—like those of the 1980-1981 records.  

 “I called John Suttle and asked him to call the AG’s [Attorney-General’s] office.  John called several people, including our DA [District Attorney] and called me back at the church office.  He said everyone agreed the proper way to handle the matter…”

Against the wishes of the pastor and deacons, yet armed with the approval of his superiors, Detective Pruett seized the church’s 1980-1985 records.

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2019 North Charleston Arts Fest Judged Fine Art & Photography Competition Winners

Credit: Gavin Shelton

By The Charleston Chronicle

Fine artists and amateur and professional photographers from across the state were invited to participate in the 2019 Judged Fine Art and Judged Photography Competitions & Exhibitions, organized annually by the City of North Charleston Cultural Arts Department and presented May 1-5 as a component of the 2019 North Charleston Arts Fest.  A total of 309 fine art entries were accepted in the categories of oil, acrylic, watercolor, drawing, printmaking, pastel, and 2D mixed media.  Cash awards totaling $6,350 were made at the sole discretion of the judge, Hannah Shepard. Shepard is a visual artist and has been the Executive Director of the 701 Center for Contemporary Art in Columbia, SC, since 2017. She received her Master of Fine Arts degree in Painting from  in 2017. Awarded magna cum laude from College of Charleston, her undergraduate degree was a double major in Arts Administration and Studio Art with a minor in Art History. She has exhibited her work throughout Charleston and Atlanta, while also working as an assistant gallery director and interning for museums and non-profit spaces.

A total of 212 entries were accepted in photography, which were split into the divisions of Professional/Advanced and Amateur and categorized as color or monochrome.  Cash awards totaling $1,450 were made at the sole discretion of the judge, photographer Jeffrey Rich. Rich’s work focuses on water issues ranging from recreation and sustainability to exploitation and abuse. He explores these subjects by using long-term photographic documentations of very specific regions of the United States. Jeff received his MFA in photography at the Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, GA. His project Watershed: A Survey of The French Broad River was awarded the 2010 Critical Mass Book Award and was published as a monograph in 2012. His work has been exhibited across the US and internationally and is held in several public and private collections. In 2017, Watershed: The Tennessee River was published with Fall Line Press. Jeff also curates the weekly series Eyes on the South for Oxford American Magazine.

In addition to awards given by the judges, four pieces were selected for City of North Charleston Purchase Awards. These selections will be added to the City of North Charleston’s Permanent Public Art Collection, which is on display within North Charleston City Hall throughout most of the year.

Congratulations to the winners:

Best in Show – Fine Art: Sean Patrick, Revelation, mixed media (Goose Creek) Outstanding Merit – Fine Art: Trish Emery, Le Cormatin Red Dahlia, pastel (Moncks Corner) Best Oil: Brad Carroll, Uptown Social (Mt. Pleasant) Best Acrylic: Susanne Frenzel, At the End of the Day (Mt. Pleasant) Best Drawing: Bob Graham, Archie  (Mt. Pleasant) Best Pastel: Catherine Townsend, Dawn in the Swamp (Summerville) Best Watercolor: Bob Graham, Pals (Mt. Pleasant) Best 2D Mixed Media: Cheryl Baskins Butler, Rent in the Veil (Moncks Corner) Best Printmaking: Jamie Mular, Portrait of a Man (Charleston) Best Portrait: Cynthia Huston, Taylor II, oil (Mt. Pleasant) Best Landscape: John Meckley, Lowcountry March, oil (Summerville) Best Still Life: Susan Everitt, Some Gave All, drawing (Daniel Island) Best Animal: Rick Austin, Got My Eye on You, oil (Folly Beach) Best Abstract: Jan Kelley, Catch-22, mixed media (North Charleston) Mayor’s Choice: Vanessa Grebe, Storytime, oil (Mt. Pleasant) Honorable Mentions – Fine Art Suzanne Wolfe, Charleston Tea Dance Ladies, watercolor (Mt. Pleasant) Linda Wasiclewski, Distant Horizons, mixed media (Isle of Palms) Susan Irish Ellis, Ice Cream, acrylic (West Ashley) Tessa Pfeifer, Untitled, acrylic (Charleston) Shelia Thompson, Best Mom Under the Sun, oil (Charleston) Matt Cook, Looking for His Master, printmaking (Florence ) Kris Manning, North Charleston Skyline, drawing (Mount Pleasant) Sarah Michelle Harris, Weathered Elegance, oil (Hanahan) Gary Smith, Hummingbird Fractal, acrylic (Goose Creek) Becky Taylor, Faces of the Past, watercolor (Charleston)

City of North Charleston Purchase Awards Brad Carroll, Uptown Social, oil (Mt. Pleasant)

Kris Manning, North Charleston Skyline, drawing (Mount Pleasant)

Matt Cook, Looking for Master, printmaking (Florence)

Tracy Gansraw, The Dreamer, acrylic (Granite Falls)

Professional Photography – Color 1st place: Raymond Colin Murray, Sunrise On Capt. James and the Steel Mill (Charleston, SC) 2nd place: Justin Falk, Lightning on Folly (Charleston, SC) 3rd place: Larry Gayle, The Red Bridge (Mount Pleasant, SC) Honorable Mentions

Sean Hartman, Washed Out II (Summerville) Raymond Colin Murray, Precious and Vulnerable (Charleston) Richard Amble, Coal Plant (Summerville) Angie Bridges, The Samba (Summerville) Leah Sparks, I’m Available (Charleston)

Professional Photography – Monochrome 1st place: Sean Hartman, Reaching (Summerville) 2nd place: Gloria Welch, View of a View (Charleston) 3rd place: Christine Jones, Still Motion (Goose Creek)

Honorable Mentions

Nicole Robinson, Reflecting (Charleston) Raymond Colin Murray, Dauntless (Charleston) Marcie Daniels, Nature’s Prayer (Summerville)

Amateur Photography – Color 1st place: Jessica Ballard, Lowcountry Marsh (North Charleston) 2nd place: Guenter Weber, Dancing Great Egrets (Summerville) 3rd place: Michael Summer, Untitled (Delzel)

Honorable Mentions

Amber Dillo, Blacksmith’s Fire #1 (Charleston) Jess Greaux, Delicious Fruit (North Charleston) Roger Buengon, Untitled (Chapin) Jess Greaux, Life on Hold (North Charleston)

Amateur Photography – Monochrome 1st place: David Dial, Dock of the Lake (Columbia) 2nd place: Heike Helbig, Narcissa (Summerville) 3rd place: Atri Amin, Long Tree at the Point (Mount Pleasant)

For information about additional exhibition opportunities offered by the City of North Charleston Cultural Arts Department, call 843-740-5854, email culturalarts@northcharleston.org, or the Arts & Culture section of northcharleston.org. For details on the North Charleston Arts Fest, visit NorthCharlestonArtsFest.com.

This article originally appeared in the Charleston Chronicle. 

Source: https://www.blackpressusa.com/2019-north-charleston-arts-fest-judged-fine-art-photography-competition-winners/

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Leaders working together in hopes of keeping violence out of 18th and Vine District

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Leaders in the 18th and Vine District are getting creative. They want to keep patrons safe, and keep violence out.

A key committee met Tuesday to discuss options. They talked about urgent changes they hope to make. Business owners especially came out to make their voices heard and said violent crime is a cycle they are done with.

“I live here, and I see it,” said Shelia Johnston, owner of Gangsta Goodies Kitchen.

“I’ve been let down,” said Tiarra Taylor-Dixon, owner of Smaxx and Velvet Freeze Daiquiris. “I’ve been let down by the community, by Kansas City. It’s a little disheartening right now.”

“The business owners are doing everything they can to try to revitalize this area, and then we have those few bad actors. They ruin it for everyone,” Johnson said.

Business owners and residents said the crime rate in the district needs to stop rising.

The 18th & Vine Development Policy Committee is working to get off duty officers on the streets on weekends from around 9 p.m. to 3 a.m. There was also discussion of blocking streets and improving lighting in the entire district.

“Eighteenth and Vine is a jewel in this city, and it needs to be treated as such,” Third District City Councilwoman Melissa Robinson said. “People from all over the world — we are known for jazz and barbecue, and all of that happens on the Vine.

“What I hear stakeholders saying is that if we’re going to be responsible for elevating the city, the city also has to be responsible and do their part as well.”

The committee wants to work toward becoming a community improvement district before the end of the summer.

They also created two sub-committees, one aimed at property and business ownership, and another for community involvement. Taylor-Dixon was appointed to the business ownership committee and said she will do whatever she can to help.

“We see value in this area because most people do not we need to see value, and we need to appreciate the things we put down here as black owners and working together,” Taylor-Dixson said.

Committee chair and councilwoman Robinson said many of the ideas and concerns gathered at the meeting will head to the city council.

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Last rites for Deaconess Maguerita Ferguson age 69 of Georgetown, Exuma and formerly of Rolletown, Exuma will be held on Saturday 21st March, 2020 at 11:00AM at St. John’s Union Baptist Church in Georgetown, Exuma. Officiating will be Rev. Daniel Morley, assisted by Rev. Lynden Clarke and other Ministers of the Gospel. Interment will follow in Rolle Town Public Cemetery. She was predeceased by her parents Wilmore and Sylvia Rolle. She is survived by her Husband: Pastor Emeritus Rev. Dr. Clemon Ferguson; Children: Elvis, Palma (Brian) Strachan, Idena Rolle, Shanikia, Anwar, McDonald (Sheena) & Ashford (Jaqueline) Ferguson, Siblings: Esther Johnson, Linda, Wilmore Jr., Timothy, Jenny, Duke, Rollins (Boston, Massachusetts), Michael Rolle, Sarah Robinson, Elizabeth Knowles and Christine Rolle. Adopted Sisters: Theresa Black, Mrs. Shelia Brown,  Sharon Beneby, and Zilpha Musgrove, Adopted Children: Patrick Davis, Michelle Cutris, Vincent Adderley, Michelle Armbrister, Karen Deveaux, Octavia Ferguson, Allison Bowe, Machquel Outten, Sherek Taylor and Whitfield Munroe, Grand Children: Raul & Reheem Ferguson, Lexton, Alden &, Alexia Strachan, Tyler Rolle, Gio, Dyontae & Jamal, AJ and A’sha Ferguson, Clydia & Anfernee Tate, Great-grand child: Raniyah Charlton, Sisters-in-laws: Lucia and Betsylee Rolle, Berthamae Bowe, Monique Romer, Sambriana Walkine, Andrea Ferguson, Vanderlyn Stubbs (Atlanta, Georgia), Bertha Bullard, Martha Ferguson, Betty Romer and Ledoris Ferguson, Brothers-in-laws: Edmund Johnson, Charles Robinson,  Philip Knowles, and  Prince, Derek, and Stanley Romer, Gladstone & Nathan Ferguson, Sunny Walkine and Adrian Stubbs, Niece and nephews: Kelson, Elton, Shonell, Antonio, Erica, Monique, Stephen, Kevin, Darren, Nicoya, Lorraine, Ashton, Ashley, Ajanay, Jeremy, Denise, Sophia, Kimberley, Melissa, Nya, Kyanna, Michael Jr., Keanna, Kyle, Courtney, Ryan,  Brenda, Kenny, Keenan, Bradley, Omar, Sheena, Gia, Adrian, Vanessa, Magnolia, Nelda, Etta, Simone, Colette, Tyrone, Hollis, Wade, Emitt, Garvin, Eula, Avanell, Madonna, Jacquelyn, Blanch, Tiffany, Mannx, Lindsey, Vasco, Winifred, Iris, Norma, Kimberley, Hilda, Katina, Aileen, Monique, Alicia, Trinette, Sandy, Teresine, Kristen, Nita, Stephanie (Rev. Wilton McKenzie), Daphne, Arthur, Sonia, Jennifer, Cleotha, Nyoche, Jarred, Kelvin, Kenneth, Patrick and Darrell, Aunt & Uncles: Henrietta, Mildred, Frances & Aaron Rolle, Cousins: Norma, Frances, Jacqueline, Lamar, Flavia, Rosetta, Stephen, Hillary, Devon, Soloman, John, Maurice, David, Dentry, Elmore, Hilton, Wilton, Samuel and Jason, Sheena, and Nell, God-children: Teeka Thompson, Elton Johnson, Michael Taylor, Veronica Smith-Jarreth, Cleave Bowe, Renyelle Romer, Pedro Minnis, and Sammyah Smith, Caregiver: Amanda Robinson, A host of other relatives and friends: Rev. Daniel Morley& Family, Mr. & Mrs. Black, Mrs. Shelia Brown, Maxine Curling & Family, Mr. & Mrs. Vincent Bethel & Family, Mr. & Mrs. Willard Cunningham & Family, Mr. & Mrs. Theophilus Cox & Family, Mr. & Mrs. Randy Musgrove & Family, Rebecca & J.T Thomas & Family, Ferne Miller, Steve Ampleman & Angelique Guerlin, Stephane Blouin & Marie-Claude Ratte,  Mark and Stephenie, Rev. Garth Rolle, Rev. Franklin McKenzie, Rev. Lynden Clarke & Family, Rev. Kendal & Juanita McKenzie, Rev. Hueton Rolle, Rev. John Rolle & Family, Rev. Adam Brown & Family, Retta Dames & Family, Jeannymae Rolle & Family, Jessie Rolle & Family, Priscilla Morley & Family, Shirley Marshall & Family, Clifford Strachan & Family, Milton Strachan & Family, Mary Dames & Family, Angela Bethel & Family, Mr. & Mrs. Kendal Mcphee & Family, Linda Johnson & Family, Lerlean Mckenzie & Family, Deaconess Elisemae Smith & Family, the entire St. John Baptist Church Family, Mount Carmel Baptist Church Family, & Mt. Hermon Baptist Church Family and the Rolle Town & Forbes Hill Communities. The body will repose on Friday at Curtis Memorial Mortuary – Ramsey, Exuma at 1:00PM and at the church on Saturday from 10:00AM until service time. The post Maguerita Ferguson | Funeral Service appeared first on The Nassau Guardian. source https://thenassauguardian.com/2020/03/19/maguerita-ferguson-funeral-service/

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38th annual Folk Festival was another success

The audience at the 38th annual Natchitoches-NSU Folk Festival held on July 14-15 was entertained and educated about the rich and diverse cultural offerings of the state. The Festival featured traditional Louisiana foods, Kidfest activities, music, traditional crafts, narrative sessions, musical informances and cultural exhibits. This year’s festival theme “Keeping Tradition Alive!” was a great success, with a very happy audience.

 The festival opened with a rousing dance, beginning with Cajun dance lessons, followed by classic country by Gal Holiday and the Honky Tonk Revue, zydeco music by Gerard Delafose and the Zydeco Gators, and Texas swing by the Caddo Creek Band. Side stage performances included Natchitoches gospel group Joyful Sounds, Ed Huey and Natchitoches favorite Hardrick Rivers and the Rivers Revue Band, as well as an open bluegrass and country music jam led by Marcy Frantom and Max Turner.

 Saturday’s events included performances in Prather Coliseum by the Back Porch Band, Nathan and Eva, bluegrass by the Clancey Ferguson Band, Zydeco by Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience, Creole la la with Goldman Thibodeaux and the Lawtell Playboys, country by Gal Holiday and the Honky Tonk Revue, cigar box guitar music demonstrations by Mike Snowden, blues music by Cane Mutiny, Hezekiah Early and the Houserockers, the Wayne “Blue” Burns Band and the Snake Doctors, American roots music by the Hoodoo Papas and the Hoochie Digs, Cajun music by Ray Abshire and Friends and Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys, Texas swing by the Caddo Creek Band, special appearances by Mariachi Jalisco US and the Winnsboro Easter Rock Ensemble, a jam session with Max and Marcy, as well as Cajun dance lessons.

 In addition to stage performances there were narrative sessions and music informances, including conversations about Delta bluegrass, preserving French culture, Choctaw wedding traditions, Choctaw-Apache foodways, country music history in the Delta, blues music in the Delta, preserving Delta material culture, St. Joseph’s altars and Zydeco traditions. Outdoor activities included cattle dog demonstrations, the Red River Smiths and a maypole for children.

 This year the Festival continued a series of free workshops for festival attendees. Festival goers attended a highly popular Cajun accordion workshop led by musicians Ray Abshire and Steve Riley.

 The annual Louisiana State Fiddle Championship was also held on Saturday in the Magale Recital Hall as part of the Festival. Fiddle Championship judges included fiddlers Joanna Calhoun, Steve Harper, Andrej Kurti and Leo “Buddy” Terzia. The new Louisiana Grand Champion is Joe R. Suchanek of Fields, with second place going to Mary Elizabeth Harris of Breaux Bridge, followed by Ronald Pace of Alexandria in third.

Harris won the 21 and under championship division and Suchanek took first in the 60 and up championship division, with Pace coming in second. As the new Louisiana State Fiddle champion, Suchanek also performed on the main stage in Prather Coliseum.

A noted Louisiana crafts person, two drummers, a blues musician and an eminent Cajun music artist were inducted into the Louisiana Folklife Center’s Hall of Master Folk Artists: Traditional doll maker Barbara Franklin, blues performer Ed Huey, who also served as Honorary festival chair, drummers Ganey “Pop” Hymes and Sammy Nix, and Cajun musician Steve Riley. NSU President Dr. Chris Maggio and Dr. Shane Rasmussen, director of the Louisiana Folklife Center, took part in the induction ceremony. Dignitaries also included Natchitoches City Council members Sylvia Morrow and Dale Nielsen, Kelvin Porter from the office of State Representative Kenny Cox, and Matt Howerton from the office of U.S. Representative Mike Johnson.

 Fifty-four craftspeople displayed their traditional work on Saturday. These craftspeople demonstrated and discussed their work with those attending the Festival. Craftspeople displayed accordion making, alligator and garfish jewelry, beadwork, baskets, bull whips, dolls, Creole furniture, Czech Pysanky eggs, filé making, flintknapping, folk art, knives, music instruments, quilling, quilting, pottery, saddle making, spinning & weaving, tatting, toys, walking sticks, whittling and needlework, wood carving, and more.

 Food vendors provided a cornucopia of traditional Louisiana foods to the Festival audience. Featured foods were alligator sausage, boiled peanuts, boudin link, fry bread and Indian tacos, chipped beef, cinnamon roasted pecans and almonds, fried cornbread, jambalaya, meat pies, turkey legs, hot wings, gumbo, red beans and sausage, barbecue chicken and ribs, mustard greens, crawfish pies, cracklins, hot tamales, peach cobbler, po-boys, and smoked sausage.

 Support for the Festival was provided by grants from the Cane River National Heritage Area, Inc., the Louisiana Division of the Arts Decentralized Arts Fund Program, the Lower Mississippi Delta Initiative of the National Park Service, the Natchitoches Historic District Development Commission, the National Endowment for the Arts, the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival and Foundation, and the Shreveport Regional Arts Council. Much needed support also came from the City of Natchitoches and the Natchitoches Area Convention and Visitors Bureau.

 Support for the Festival was provided by generous sponsorships from many local and regional businesses, including Ackel Investments LLC, Acme Refrigeration of Baton Rouge, Bank of Montgomery, Brookshire’s #27, Brookshire’s #29, City Bank and Trust Company, Cleco, CP-Tel, Domino’s Pizza, Elite Broadcasting, El Nopal Mexican Grill, Family Medical Clinic, Georgia’s Gift Shop, Grayson’s Barbecue, the Harrington Law Firm, Jeanne’s Country Garden, Johnny’s Pizza, Little Caesar’s Pizza, Magee’s Patio Café, Morning Star Donuts, Patrick-Miller Tractor Co., Pioneer Pub, Pizza Hut, R.V. Byles Enterprises, Red River Midway Marina, Ronnie’s Auto Glass and Collision Center, Save-A-Lot, Sonny’s Doughnuts, Trail Boss, UniFirst, Walmart, Waste Connections, Weaver Brothers Land and Timber Company and Young Estate LLC.

 Numerous radio and TV stations sponsored the Festival by generously airing free promotional PSAs. Radio media groups include Baldridge Dumas Communications, Cenla Broadcasting, Delta Media Corporation, Elite Broadcasting, Red River Radio and TV stations KALB 5 Alexandria, KAQY 11 Monroe, KATC 3, KETK NBC EastTexasMatters.com, KNOE 8 Monroe, KSHV 45, KTAL NBC 6, KTBS 3 ABC, KTVE NBC 10, and WNTZ Fox 48. Print and online newspapers supporting the Festival included The Current Sauce, The Natchitoches Parish Journal, Shreveport-Bossier Fun Guide, and Shreveport Times.

 The success of the Festival was made possible due to the many volunteers from NSU’s faculty and staff, who gave generously of their time and talents. Thanks are due to Dr. Lisa Abney, Debbie Adair, David Antilley, Ashley Briggs, Dr. Patricia Brown, Kay Cavanaugh, Matt DeFord, Curtis Desselles, Mike Doty, Seth Douget, Heather Salter Dromm, Pam Dyes, Bruce Dyjack, Terry Fruge, Det. John Greely, Dr. Hiram “Pete” Gregory, Dr. Greg Handel, Det. Carey Hargrove, Hovey Harrell, Capt. Wesley Harrell, Blayne Henson, Kristie Hilton, Twana Hoover, Leah Jackson, Dr. J. Ereck Jarvis, Lt. Travis Johnston, Dr. Marcus Jones, Phyllis Lear, Lori LeBlanc, Charlene LeBrun, Dr. Chris Maggio, Coach Mike McConathy, Byron McKinney, Ashley Mitchell, Shadana Palmer, Erick Payton, Officer Terrance Petite, Bob Rachal, Charles Rachal, Kyle Rachal, Sheila Richmond, Leonard Sarpy, Christina Shields, Sgt. Bruce Speight, Stephanie Stanton, Officer Tim Swim, Charlotte Thomas, Emily Windham, Mary Linn Wernet, David West, Shirley Winslow, Dale Wohletz, Loletta Wynder, the Red River Sanitors, and Louisiana Folklife Center student worker Alexis Turner, and administrative coordinator Shelia Thompson.

 NSU students included Justin Burr, Brittny Jacob, Erica James, Katelyn Marchand, Ashley Ortego, Addison Pellegrino, Jasmine Poe, Steven Sheerin, Nicholas Small, Randi Sheppard and Gennadiy Vavrenyuk. NSU alumni included James Christopher Callahan, Angel Lewis, and Greg Lloid.

 Thanks also go out to Melanie Braquet, Sherry K. Byers, Don Choate, Jr., Helen Dalme, Dee Fowler, Ted Fowler, Lena Green, Diane Gunter, Dr. Don Hatley, Sue Hatley, Lani Hilton, Isabelle Jones, Peter Jones, Michael King, Henry V. and Nita Maggio and family, Charity McKinney, Jerry McWherter, Lana McWherter, Theresa Morgan, Sheila Ogle, Chris Presson, Jewel Presson, National Center for Preservation Technology and Training interns Richa Pandey and Alison Rohly, Audrey, Gidget, Susan, and Wyatt Rasmussen, Jeri Ray, Clettis Self, Dr. Susan Roach from Louisiana Tech University, Elvin and Betty Shields, Idell Snowden, Lorie T. Speer, Lori Tate, Leo “Buddy” Terzia, Floyd Turner, Mark Weinzettle, Krewe of Excellence member Ralph Wilson, and Angela Robinson with the LSMSA Foundation. Natchitoches Area Convention and Visitors Bureau staff members included Jean Carter, Arlene Gould, Anne Cummins, Katherine Johnson, Hammond Lake, and Madeline Matt. City Bank and Trust Company staff members included David Guillet, Emily Jordan, and Kenneth Thomas.

 Participants from Cane River National Historical Park included Dustin Fuqua and Rachel Thatcher. Participants from Fort St. Jean Baptiste State Historic Site included Tommy Adkins, Justin French, and Rhonda Gauthier. A special thanks goes to the Natchitoches Parish Detention Center trustees and Sgt. Fred Young for their help in setting up the Folk Festival.

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Great Bardfield and the Beeb

Before television, the radio was the main media for the nation. The British Broadcasting Corporation was free from advertising and their early aims were to ‘educate, inform and entertain’. It was the education element that lead to leaflets being produced as a visual aid to the radio. The public could send a stamped-addressed envelope off and receive guide to the content in the radio show, from photographs of master paintings as part of a series of lectures on art to song sheets.

All of the artists from the Great Bardfield group would at one time or another work as commercial artists, many illustrating books. Here is a selection of works made for the BBC.

 Eric Ravilious - BBC Talks Pamphlet, 1934

Published in 1934 this booklet was to follow six lectures on art, there are seven pages of text and 30 pages of black and white illustrations. The cover design is a wood engraving by Eric Ravilious showing a Bewick style wood-engraving, an artists pallet and oil paints and some beautiful graphic devices hand carved around the vignette. This booklet could be bought as a softback at seven pence or a hardback at one shilling. 

 Edward Bawden - Dust Jacket for the BBC Year Book 1947

This cover by Edward Bawden shows Broadcasting House and All Souls Church with musical faeries flying around. The BBC Year book started as an annual review beginning 1928. In the mid 50′s it became the BBC Handbook and in the 80s merged into an Annual Report. The focus of the publication would range from statistics of people with Radio Licences, to essays on Opera, Art and even Foley House, the building that Broadcasting House replaced. But this gives me a wonderful excuse to share a picture of this magnificent building so you can compare it to Bawden’s drawing.

 BBC Broadcasting House, London, 1932.

Many of the other works in the rest of this article are simple two colour illustrations made for various children’s educational radio programs. The way each of the artists went about solving this problem is interesting but mostly it is based on technique and time. Inside the covers is usually sheet music, lyrics and an illustration for most of the songs.

Many of Shelia Robinson’s illustrations are black and white pen drawings or her cardboard-prints, but rarely is there much colour and when there is it looks to be the printer flooding the image around her illustration with it. It’s a shame because her art prints are extraordinarily competent. 

Bernard Cheese’s works have a more interesting use of colour and layering for those interested in printmaking and use of one colour with black, as is the work of Walter Hoyle.

 Shelia Robinson - Sing Together - Rhythm & Melody, 1955

  Walter Hoyle - Rhythm and Melody, 1961

  Walter Hoyle - Illustration from Rhythm and Melody, 1961

 Shelia Robinson - Singing Together, 1961

 Shelia Robinson - Rhythm and Melody - Summer, 1963

 Bernard Cheese - Time and Tune, 1963

In a break from BBC radio pamphlets comes the BBC Book of the Countryside. A hardback book with a compilation of the BBC Countryside programs set out in a month by month calendar. For fans of Great Bardfield and East Anglian art,  one gets work by both Walter Hoyle and Shelia Robinson, but also six illustrations by John Nash. The drawings from the book by Walter Hoyle I am delighted to own as part of my collection.

 Cover to the BBC Book of the Countryside, 1963

 Walter Hoyle - Page from the Book of the Countryside to the left and the drawing to the right, 1963.

 Shelia Robinson - January, 1963, illustration from BBC Book of the Countryside

 Walter Hoyle - April, 1963, illustration from BBC Book of the Countryside

 Bernard Cheese - Singing Together, 1964

 Bernard Cheese - Singing Together, 1968

 Bernard Cheese - Illustration from Singing Together, 1968

To see more illustrations from the Bernard Cheese Singing Together 1968 book, click here as I dedicated a full post to them

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May 31- 2017

Okay here goes: Screen on my phone is messed up so having to type blind. The menu is too big-sooo having to type blind as I said. Well it is official: TA is pregnant! She made some post over a couple of weeks and now she has a pic on FB with that black dude with a beard with his head on her belly. I first found out he end of April that she was pregnant from Cpl Johnson, over a phone conversation when I was in RPU 5 I think. Didn't get the Grievance Officer job. I might get the disciplinary job but who knows. Hardin told me I was "liked" for the position and he was told by CPL Powell. I hope I get it. I am Sooo broke. Had to borrow money from Cousin Shelia. Paid her back when I got paid but she is having a hard time getting it from Western Union. Didn't get my Viola out of Pawn shop but did make payment on it. Car says maintenance is required. Cpl Booker- half Hawiian and Half black chick from HAB- is on vacay. Cpl Robinson saw Cpl Booker and she said she is going to try to come back. Called Cpl Fronte down to RPU 4 yesterday and he brought Arnold with him. Hayes and Curry got into it. Curry is a bitch. I don't like him. Vera locked up. And Arrendo is a scrub. Golden State and the Cavs in finals. I haven't seen GOG 2 or Logan. Hope I can see Wonder Woman. Mom is starting to like new priest. But she seems to never be satisfied. I pray our relationship gets better. Called my son twice Sunday but I think his heart is going cold. I pray for our relationship also. I think Kim Jones is in love! That is good. Misty Walker is having a baby. I had to split my rent this month. I hope I can pay rent this month. And get a second job. I read 5 chapters of Psalms a day and 1 chapter of Proverbs a day this month. That was good. I finished Psalms yesterday and Proverbs today! Brother has a new job as a computer analyst-so proud! The Finn boys are coming up! Miles and Tucker and Kirk retired this month. Songs: Drake-free smoke, Jeremiah-I think of you, Beyoncé- shining, Kendrick- be humble,Wale - Fashion week. Been having a crush on S. Johnson. And c. Nelson-S. Nelson's sister. Dyer quit over that mess Simmons got him in in HAB. Henderson walked out Monday. Nash may be gone. Jones put in for police job. Hawthorn gone-good riddance. On the Harvey show they talked about the back of your ear stinking, like why it do that?!?- I thought it was just me -lol! Series on prayer from Turning Point has been good and they even did a segment on journaling which got me more into this. Haven't heard much from Dunbar- just write a paper on Ruth. Went through a 2 week binge on wanting to be a nurse and ending up as nurse executive of CNL. Still not sure. Side bar: I talked to Ms Caldwell on FB for her birthday. That gave me the strength to get big that I sprayed and ran under my couch when we had a tremendous storm at the end of April. Mr. Howell left them came back. Thank you God for all you have done for me. I pray I suceed in my endeavors and make it out of this hole and rut that I am in. I love you and cherish you. I have relapses that I know I do willingly but please be merciful to me and my family. God is great!

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Commissary opens at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida

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FORT LEE, Va., 2017-Feb-10 — /EPR Retail News/ — On a crisp, cloudless morning service members and their families at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida, lined up as early as 4 a.m. to be among the first to shop in their new commissary.

The day began with Defense Commissary Agency Director and CEO Joseph H. Jeu and NAS Jacksonville Commanding Officer Capt. Sean Haley greeting customers during the ribbon-cutting ceremony.

During his speech Jeu highlighted some of the new features in the store – the most unique being the Living Well Corner.

“There’s something totally new. It’s the Living Well Corner, the first thing you see when you walk in the door,” said Jeu. “More than 1,500 items, from frozen and chilled to dry and fresh, make up the Living Well assortment.”

The Living Well Corner includes organic and natural-labeled products; it also includes non-GMO, Free-range, gluten free and no-added hormone products.

In his remarks, Haley told the crowd their new commissary was well worth the wait and thanked them for their patience during construction.

“I assure you it will be worth the wait,” he said. “Built entirely from commissary surcharges, this new facility rewards one of the strongest markets in the DeCA industry.”

That sentiment seemed to extend to the patrons as well. Ray Carter, the first customer in line, had arrived at 4 a.m., and couldn’t wait to get into the new store and see all the displays.

“It’s great to see them using the money we give them,” he said, speaking of the surcharge. “The old building was nice but this building brings everything up to 2017 standards. It’s a beautiful building and I’m looking forward to shopping here.”

The new store more than doubles the sales area of the old store at 68,831 square feet. The store features extensive produce, meat, frozen, chilled and grocery departments, an international deli-bakery, a sushi-to-go station, prepared rotisserie chicken and a customer service kiosk with two check outs. The store includes 18 regular checkouts and eight self-checkouts and a stock assortment of 18,000 line items.

Cmdr. Billy Bushman, noted that thanks to the commissary’s Living Well Center his wife would have more choices when it came to choosing gluten-free breads.

“My wife would shop this,” said Bushman. “I’m excited that the choices for gluten-free options have been expanded. This means more options for my wife.” He also noted that they can save a significant amount on their gluten-free products versus shopping outside the gate.

Shelia Fortson, whose husband is retired, drove an hour to get to NAS Jacksonville to shop the new store. “This is a privilege. I have a lot of friends who wish they had this benefit,” she said.

Both Carter and Fortson said this store was more convenient than shopping outside the gate.

“The savings and convenience are what bring me back,” said Carter. “They are open early in the morning and I can get the things I need. I’ve been doing it for years and I wouldn’t change it.”

Fortson also said the layout of the store was appealing. “I’ve shopped a lot of commissaries and this one is well-stocked,” she said. “I can find what I’m looking for.”

About DeCA:

The Defense Commissary Agency operates a worldwide chain of commissaries providing groceries to military personnel, retirees and their families in a safe and secure shopping environment. Commissaries provide a military benefit and make no profit on the sale of merchandise. Authorized patrons purchase items at cost plus a 5-percent surcharge, which covers the costs of building new commissaries and modernizing existing ones. By shopping regularly in the commissary, patrons save thousands of dollars annually. A core military family support element, and a valued part of military pay and benefits, commissaries contribute to family readiness, enhance the quality of life for America’s military and their families, and help recruit and retain the best and brightest men and women to serve their country.

Media Contact: Kevin L. Robinson (804) 734-8000, Ext. 4-8773 kevin.robinson@deca.mil

Source: Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA)

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Gt Bardfield Now & Then

The print and the studies used in this post are by John Aldridge for the Festival of Britain, 1951 lithographs distributed by the Artists' International Association and Lyons Tea-houses. The series featured prints from Edwin La Dell, Keith Vaughan and Shelia Robinson. The artists all chose different views and ideas but Aldridge used views of Great Bardfield. 

 John Aldridge - Studies for the Great Bardfield Print, 1950

The process of the print is rather interesting, I like the study doodles for the print made out by Aldridge using different colourways and grids. Below is the final gouache he would have sent off to the prints to transcribe into a lithograph (note it is backwards). It looks like he was using a bit of the wax resist effect that Bawden was so keen on. 

 John Aldridge - Study for the Great Bardfield Print, 1950

The final print I think is a bit of a disappointment, the texture to the edges of the print have been lost and it’s a very scrappy looking thing with cut and pencil makings that have made it into the lithography. The yellow slashed edging would have been black ink that has been made into a negative with the photo-lithographic technique, it only works for the text areas. The painting above has more vigour - the lack of colour used means the absence of red, the buildings look faded and without blue the sky is apocalyptic like a John Martin painting.

 John Aldridge - Great Bardfield, 1951

Using the painting as a guide I am showing how the village looks now compared to John Aldridge’s paintings in 1950 using Google street view.

 John Aldridge - Pant Place, 1950

Named after the river Pant in Bardfield, the house today has had its door moved and replaced with a rosebush. The railings have also been lost as has the stylised garden for something simpler to deal with. There is a driveway now as the motorcar rules the roads today.

 Pant Plant, Great Bardfield today.

 John Aldridge - Crown Street, 1950

Crown Street has only changed with the prevalence of the dreadful curse of the UK, the UPVC Window. The shop has gone and now is a house front. 

 Crown Street today.

 John Aldridge - Brook Street, 1950

Brook Street today too is so similar it might not look to have changed to a time traveller. The railings around the island in the centre of the village and War memorial have gone, maybe they should come back. 

The house to the left of the picture is Buck House, home to Stanley Clifford-Smith, one of the most unusual Great Bardfield artists. Thanks to a Fry Art Gallery booklet by Olive Cook he was written out of Great Bardfield history and was considered less important than he was. It was a myth started in 1988 and perpetuated until quite recently with the writing of Under Moon Light by his son Silas Clifford Smith highlighting his role in the Great Bardfield exhibitions in Bardfield’s 1950s.  

 Brook Street today.

 John Aldridge - Northampton House, 1950

The Gardens of Northampton House have been sold off to make an estate called ‘Northampton Meadow’ though it looked to be a rather lovely garden it makes me wonder - in an age without the television and with less transport were gardens the main entertainment and way to show off to your neighbours? 

 Northampton Meadow today, a 1990s estate.

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The Killing of Rhonda Hinson Part 24

Detective James “Flash“ Pruett, formerly of the Burke County Sheriff’s Department, and his dog, Paiute.

By LARRY J. GRIFFIN

Special Investigative Reporter

For The Record

 When presented with competing hypotheses that make the same predictions, one should select the solution with the fewest assumptions. – Occam’s Razor

 It was in mid-December 1994, when 44-year-old Detective James “Flash” Pruett of the Burke County Sheriff’s Department began to look into the killing of Rhonda Hinson.  

Arguably the most perspicacious of all the investigators to scrub the case, Detective Pruett commenced his inquiries subsequent to an order from Sheriff Richard Epley.  “…Sheriff Epley instructed all investigators to look into the Rhonda Hinson homicide,” he wrote in his extensive case notes.  

Immediately, he located Rhonda’s grandmother, Julia Price—Judy Hinson’s mother—and interviewed her on Monday Dec. 19, 1994, six days after what would have been her granddaughter’s 32nd birthday. At the time, the 89-year-old lived alone in a home located on Rora Avenue in Valdese, approximately a mile from the Hinsons’ residence on Hillcrest Street.  

During the interview, Detective Pruett mainly listened as Ms. Price talked.  She provided little more than biographic information about her granddaughter; but Flash did inquire as to Rhonda’s confidantes.  “…I did ask who Rhonda would confide in or tell her innermost thoughts.  Julia said Rhonda was very close to Chris Price [Dr. Christina Hardin], her first cousin who is a schoolteacher in either South Jefferson or North   Augusta, S.C.  She said Rhonda told her problems to her during a family visit.  Another friend of Rhondas’s, Jill Turner [Mull] is married and living in Charlotte, NC.”

Additionally, Ms. Price did confirm that her granddaughter “spent a lot of time with the McDowell Family, would go to church, eat lunch, and come back home on Sundays.”

On Tuesday, Jan. 3, 1995, Detective Pruett purposed to locate a blue Chevy Nova that the McDowell Family owned in 1981. His objective:  to examine the automobile for any traces of Rhonda Hinson’s blood.

Flash contacted Shelia Robinson, secretary at Wilkies Grove Church, to inquire after a similar car belonging to her father-in-law, Jack Robinson.  She recalled observing a vehicle matching the description at his house but averred that he had sold it a year earlier.  

“I decided to talk with Jack today, and I located him at East Burke  High School.  He is a teacher there, and I was able to talk with him in a conference room near the front office.  Jack said he indeed had a blue 1969 Nova, but he had purchased it new.  It was never owned or used by the McDowells.”

Mr. Robinson confirmed that he had sold the automobile a year earlier to a Harold Cantrell; and, he had no recollection of a similar car being owned or utilized by the McDowells.  [Note:  In 1969, Mr. Robinson was teaching at Drexel High School.  He taught mathematics and physics to this writer who graduated in the same year that he purchased his blue Nova.]

According to Mr. Pruett’s case notes, it was during his first interview that Charles McDowell confirmed owning a blue four-door 1976 Chevy Nova.  Burke County property records, reviewed on Thursday, July 12, 1984, corroborated his claim.  Previously reported was a statement by Tonya Benge [Featherby]—who worked with Rhonda at Hickory Steel and attended the Dec. 22, 1981, company Christmas party with her and Sherry Pittman [Yoder]—in which she averred that she saw Greg McDowell picking up Rhonda Hinson at noon on the same day. The car was parked next to the building at Hickory Steel at lunchtime when Tonya and Rhonda exited the building together.

Before he concluded his interview with Mr. Robinson, Flash asked if Greg had ever “target practiced” around the church’s parsonage or near Jack’s home.  The pedagogue indicated that he was unaware of any firearms or target shooting by the neighboring McDowells.  

In an interview with Detective Pruett and—eventually—this writer, Judy Hinson maintained that Jack Robinson and student, Greg McDowell, were close.  Initially, Flash delayed talking with Mr. Robinson because of the alleged relationship between him and Greg; however, he decided to proceed.  

At the inception of his investigation, James Pruett was partnered with Detective Gene Franklin—the assignment was made by Richard Epley, Flash recollected, when asked about it over the weekend past.  In fact, on Friday Jan. 20, 1995, the sheriff issued an official case reassignment memorandum.  It read:

“On today’s date, Sheriff Richard Epley, Major Robert Lane and Lieutenant Greg Calloway assigned Detective James Pruett to be the lead investigator in the thirteen year old [sic] homicide of Rhonda Annette Hinson. Major Lane will assign Gene Franklin to assist Detective Pruett in the continuation of the investigation.”

Flash’s first mention of Detective Franklin, in his copious notes, was dated Monday, Jan. 30, 1995—10 days subsequent to the reassignment notice.  

“I met with Gene Franklin today to discuss his opinions on the case and to plan the re-creation of the crime scene…I was curious if Gene would come to the same conclusions I reached…. Gene’s conclusions were almost identical to mine.  He and I felt the previous investigators did an outstanding job, but were constantly under pressure to prove they were creditable.”

After a brief discussion of possible suspects and noting that the McDowells had credible alibis because “each member verifies where the other was at the time of the shooting,” the detective duo turned attention to re-creating the crime scene, aspiring to ascertain from which location the fatal shot had been fired.  They first visited the office of Norman Long in the county Tax Office.

“…[We] requested him to plot a rough field of fire from the angles I obtained from the photographs.  He made a large copy of the area and plotted the angles supplied. The 70-degree horizontal angle would have placed the gunman on the east side of [Hwy] 350 [Eldred Street] in a wooded area between Perkins Road and the off ramp at I-40.  The five-degree vertical angle was not plotted because of the lack of topographical maps.”  

After observing Mr. Long completing the map by marking off 25-foot increments from the exit ramp and extending north on Eldred St approximately 250 feet, the two detectives drove to the crime scene where they verified that it would be almost impossible to shoot into the vehicle on the 70-degree angle—the terrain was too steep.  They concluded that the fatal shot would have had to come from the eastside of Eldred Street.  

In 1995, Gene Franklin’s ex-brother-in-law, Jack Andrews maintained a surveyor’s office at 113 West McDowell Street in the city of Morganton.  Flash and Franklin visited the office to request that a survey team meet them on-site to plot the field of fire—a task that Mr. Andrews and his crew averred would be easy to complete with a scant few measurements.  It was agreed that all would meet at the location the next afternoon at 3:30 p.m.  

 The detective duo decided to meet the next day, in-advance of the crew’s arrival, to re-create the crime scene.  They also planned to wear off-duty casual clothes to conceal the renewed interest in the Hinson case.  There were two objectives to be attained:  First, determine the location at which the weapon fired the fatal shot; and two, to extensively comb the area for a shell casing that could have potentially been ejected from a rifle.  

Detectives, Pruett and Franklin arrived the next morning to stake-out the crime scene per their plans.  They also devoted some time to listening to motorists change gears as they navigated the incline of Eldred Street, after turning right off the I-40 Westbound exit ramp.

“We determined most of the time the drivers changed into third gear near the old torn down home driveway or near the power pole [where] the crime scene measurements were taken.  Gene and I feel the victim was in motion and changing the gears from second to third; but the shift was not complete when the projectile immediately killed the victim.”  

The survey team-of-three arrived at approximately 3:38 p.m.  The crew sprang to work immediately taking measurements from a previously located control point. Then, a moment of disappointment for Flash.  

“I immediately became disappointed when the vertical angle cleared the southern-most bank near the exit ramp.  I was wanting to completely discount the random-shooting from I-40 [theory].”  

The crew and the investigators left the scene approximately 5:14 PM, after deciding that they needed to reflect upon their angle logic.

Flash and Gene drove east on I-40, exited via the Rutherford College off-ramp before returning to the I-40 westerly direction from whence they came.  

“We were discussing the angle problems when suddenly Gene realized no one had compensated the six-percent grade into the formula.  We rushed to the surveyor’s office in Morganton and caught [two of the surveyors] in the parking lot.  We informed them of Gene’s finding, and they agreed the corrected formulas would lower the trajectory at least six-feet from the stake of the control 00 location. Due to that fact, it would be impossible for the projectile to have been fired from either Elmer Buff’s [located on a ridge south of the I-40 W off-ramp toward Mineral Springs Mountain and on the opposite side of the road from Hazel Street and Holly Hills] or I-40.  The angle would indicate it was absolutely possible the shooter could have ambushed the victim from or near the old logging road.”

For all intents and purposes—over 24-years ago—Detectives Pruett and Franklin eliminated the possibility that the killing of Rhonda Hinson was a random act.  

On Feb. 10, 1995, Gene Franklin wrote a synopsis of the Rhonda Hinson case, that not only questioned the efficacy of the investigation, but cast doubt upon its solvability.