- Wilkesboro’s. Ramblers will
I meet Harmony high school elev
en on the fairground turf here
tomorrow afternoon at 3:15
o’clock in one of the season’s
outstanding local gridiron en
gagements.
NORTH WILKESBORO DRY Coach Bennie Troutman’s boys
are seeking their first victory
and are expected to put up their
strongest battle of the season.
Interest Is Shown By
▼oters As QnestioB of Re
peal Is Decided
Reddies River Is Banner Dry
Township on Basis of Un
official Returns
'Wilkes county piled up a ma-
yOdty of approximately 2,500
yokm toT T. E. Story, anti-repeal
dflieiste. in Tuesday’s election as
Unofficial Returns
.1
1
More-
Township house Story
.Antioch 131 41
U 7,600 voters went to the ggaver Creek
and recorded their sentl-poomgr
ments on the question of repeal- j Brushy Mountain
Ing the Eighteenth Amendment. (Edwards No. 1
.. f 1 Edwards No. 2
The preponderance of dry 1
tlnient was shown in the first j
turns received and the majority g
continued to rise as outlying Job.s Cabin No
townships gave news of the bul- Cabin No. -
. , .u Lewis Fork ..
loting. Even oefore the polls | j
closed, most of tiie repeal lead- Falls
ers conceded that the county bad j Mulberry
been carried by the drys. New Castle
Unofficial returns from all but North Wilkesboro
^three of the county s 26 precincts | Reddies River
give story about 4.300 votes Rock Creek
against l.TOu for H. H, More-1Souiers --
house, candidate for delegate tor 1 Stanton .... ..
the repea} forces. Traphill No. 1
^ On ,the basis of the returns re-ITraPhiH No. 2
2$
28
45
31
77
41
81
S6
no
4n
42
62
67
262
41
46
102
42
151
R. R. Lawrence, of Winston-
Salem, president of the State
(Federation of Labor, was a visi-
itor in the city yesterday.
59 j
140;
3.*> '
218 I
244 '
11,3 I
802 I
592 I
180
ported to interested citizens. Red-{Union
^ dies River township was the ban-I Walnut Grove No.
her dry township. Story piled up ^'alnut Grove No.
a vote of 592 to 41 for More- Wlkesboro .
house in that township.
North Wilkesboro township'
gave the drys a strong vote, giv
ing Story 802 to 262 for More-j
house. Wllkeslioro al.so turned in I
k dry majority of 4 48 to 160 for
Morehouse.
J^lhless the official return.-t
Bdch will he cast today show a
different vote from that given in
the early reports, Wilkes has but
19
Post Office Job
Will Be Sought
By Large Number
SOI
gg I Many Local Men Expected To
1411 File Applications Before
November 21st
RACE IS INTERESTING
113
131
99
160
Repeal of Eighteenth Amend
ment Is Ratified By Vote
In 34 States
CAROLINAS ONLY 2 DRY!
Pennsylvania, Ohio and Utah
Put Repeal Over By Vote
On Tnesday
Repeal of the Eighteenth
Amendment and conclusion of
thirteen years of prohibition in
America were accomplished facts
today, despite unexpected defeat
of the repeal cause in North and
South Carolina.
'The thirty-fourth and thirty-
fifth states ratifying the Twen
ty-first (repeal) Amendment,
were assured by wet votes In
Pennsylvania and Ohio. Utah, on
the basis of about 80 per cent of
total returns was the thirty-sixth.
But the antl-repealists had
made a sensational eleventh-hour
stand and the dry triumphs in
the Caroiinas broke a previously
uninterrupted swing of thirty-
three .states to the wet column.
Even with the approval of
thirty-six states, repeal cannot
become an actuality for almost
a month. Should Kentucky ap
prove repeal, the effective date
will be December 5. If it disap
proves, it will be December 6.
Indications are that there will
I be a large list of candidates for
448 '
I the North Wilkesboro postmast-
I orship which is expected to re-
; ceive the attention of Postmaster
General Farley and President
, Roosevelt before Christmas.
, After the announcement was
Dinner Meeting To Be
Tn Wilke-itlwro School I “ number of promi-
^ n -ilr f 7 P M I citizens were mention-
iiUllQing at i l . IVi. ied as likely candidates. However.
A dinner meeting of the 1 no definite information as to
Schoolmasters
To Meet Monday'
I SOUTH CAROLINA DRY
I
, Columbia, S. 0.—South Caro-
I Una stood with North Carolina as
I opposed to repeal of the Eigh-
■teenth Amendment today.
Incomplete hut apparently de
cisive returns from Tuesday's
referendum showed anti-repeal-
ists had carried the state by the
extremely close margin of but a
little more than 2,000 votes.
^ Annisfice Day - ^ 1933 if
til6 early reports, uaa out; amut;i tueetiug wi LUO I I4V x*%,a*a**vw —
■even or eight townships which wilkes School Masters Club w'ill those ^'ho will file applications
J i*.r />nn1H Ha nhtflinAd.
ARMSnCEDAVPROGRAMTOBE
GIVEN AIWUISE FRIDAY
J. B. McCoy, Rev. J. H. Amibnist and Mrs, W. R. Absher
Will Speak; Program To B« Given On Friday Instead
of Saturday; Quartet Is On Program
be held in the rooms of the Wil
kesboro high School Home Eco-
gave a repeal majority.
At the same time they were
electing T. E. Story as their dele- , „
Ji^e, the drvs nuUified that vote; “omics department Monday eve-
and gave him no place to go as i ning, November 13, at 7 o’clock,
they also voted ‘‘No Convention“ Secretary T. E. Story announced
which means that North Carolina | yesterday.
will not call a convention to vote Those eligible for membership
on the question of repeal. in lUe club are all male high
{school teachers and principals of
I all elementary schools. All of
! these are Invited to attend the
11 meeting. Those who plan to at-
^tend must notify Secretary Story
by noon Saturday. Plates will be
I ,
3 ' C61lfs 6flCu
Orders county basketball tourna-
Ssle of One Building and Inient win be arranged and other
One School Lot j school and extra-curricular ac-
In session Monday, the board; tMties will be discussed at the
of education ordered that tiie ^ meeting.
Oak Grove schoolhoiise in Trap
^0 Sell School
Property Dec. 4;
could be obtained
Applications wi.. be accepted
by the post office department un
til midnight of November 21.
Blanks may be obtained either
from the department at Wash
ington or at the local office.
Candidates are now required
to assemble for scholastic tests,
but merely fill out the applica
tion blanks and answer the re
quired questions. The appoint
ment is then made by the Presi
dent.
County Board b
I Session Monday
' Renews Contract With High
way Authorities For Pris-
I on Camp Site
i The county board of commis-
{sioiiers in session Monday re-
new'ed the rental contract with
•d of education'.s se-ssion was : ;yjupjj jjgjp jjas Been Given Highway Commission
.Jken up with routine matters. j gy (;-j,OSg During the ' property on which
O. McNeill, chairman, and j Year lust Pased I pnson camp is located
B R Church, member, were i YearBased jin Wilkesboro. This was the ont-
wesent for the meeting. I The annual Red Cross Roll call i standing transaction of the one-
I in Wilkes county will get under day session.
♦ W. Nichols In way Saturdav and will continue! Routine business, such as al-
Business ■ Thanksgiving Day. Rev. | lowing claims, releases, etc. was
hill township and the old Hurst.
Mhoolhouse lot be advertL«ed for
^ie. Seal bid.s will be received |
fntil 2 p. m. on December 4.
fbe greater portion of the!
Red Cross Drive
Starts Saturday
Abshers Stage
“Buy Now” Sale
Unusual Values To Be Offered
During Big Event An
nounced By Firm
Abshers, well known clothing
firm of this city, announced to
day a “Buy Now” sale which
promises to surpass anything the
store has ever-staged in the way
of sales.
Prices that are below the cost
of replacement have been placed
on the merchandise. “We have
not advanced our line with the
market,” a member of the firm
stated this morning. ‘‘We are
giving the public the advantage
of the same low prices offered
last year and our customers can
save a considerable sum by pur
chasing their needs now.”
Abshers is one of the leading
clothing stores for men and boys
in this section and the sale is
expected to attract many buyers.
Interest In" Bine Ridge
Hnt^duvy; Is Manager Of
The Bnsiness
Eugene Olive, roll call chairman
is now busy getting his workers
ready for the special drive which
will be made Monday and Tues-
day of next week.
A.nnouncement was made yes- j Attorney J. H. Whicker, chair-
i^l^y that Mr. J. W. Nichols,, man of the Wilkes Red Cross
(hrmer local business man who, chapter, stated this morning that
hita been residing at Purlear for j much help had been given Wilkes
the pMt several months, had pnr-
fljuuied an interest In the Blue
Ittdge Hatchery here and has
jteken over the management of
thh katehery.
■ itr. Nichols U well known to
people of Wilkes and adjoln-
cooBtles. He was the Demo-
nominee for register of
ds In 1932 and was In busi-
• here for a number of years,
he Blue Ridge Hatchery Is
|Mw bnying eggs and will have
Ijkks for sale about November
16.
be local hatchery handles the
Pratt'S feeds and a car
•hlinnent was received a
days ago. The hatchery to
• better prepared than ever to
the people of this section. J Whicker sta^.
by the American Red Cross dur
ittg the past year since the last
roll call. The summary shows
that 206,790 pounds of Red
Cross flour has been distributed
to needy cases through the wel
fare office and that 330,000
worth of clothing has been given
by the Red Cross to Wilkes. As
sistance has been given to more
than 1,000 counties through Red
Cross aid. Mr. WTileker said that
238 pounds of yeast had also
been distributed In Wilkes by
Red Cross.
' “-We should show our appreci
ation of the generosity of Red
Cross by enroBbig the largest
Itod Cross membenhip in 3ka
history of ths eonaty," iCr.
transacted
All members of the board, N.
B. Smlthey, C. C. Hayes and M.
F. Absher, were present.
P.-T. A. To Meet
Fathers To Be Honor Guests At
Meeting This Evening
Fathers will be honor guests at
a meeting of the Parent-Teacher
Association in the city school au
ditorium this evening at S
o’clock.
A special program, arranged
by the faculty members, will be
given and all parents, particul
arly the fathers, are urged to at
tend.
Wilkesboro P.-T. A'
The November meeting of the
Wilkesboro Parent-Teacher Asso
ciation will be held in the school
auditorium this afternoon-, at
S:80 o’clock.
• AH parrata and patrons of the
sehDoi are cordially Invited to
attend the meeting. ,.
Auxiliary To Meet
The American Legion Auxil
iary will me?t Monday evening at
the Club House at 7:30 o’clock.
Mrs. T. A. Finley, Mrs. A. G.
Finley, Mrs. L. M. Nelson and
Miss Lillian Stafford will be joint
hostesses. '
A program in observance of
Armistice Day will be given at
the Legion-Auxiliary Club House
tomorrow evening by the Ameri
can Legion post and the Legion
Auxiliary unit.
The regular November meet
ing of the Legion post will be
held at 7:30 o’clock and' 30 min
utes later the special Armistice
Day program will begin.
Among the speakers for t^e
evening are J. B. McCoy, Rev.
J. H. Armbrust and MVs. W. R.
Absher. Mrs. Absher is state
president of the Legion Auxiliary.
The public Is cordially Invited
to attend the program which
starts at 8 o’clock.
The visitors will be welcomed
by J. M. Quinn, commander of
the Legion post.
Following is the program:
America—by the assembly.
Prayer—Rev. C. W. Robinson.
“Origin of American Legion,”
address by J. B. McCoy.
“Lest We Forget’’ by DeKaven
by quartet composed' of Mrs. J.
I H. Armbrust, soprano. Miss Bl-
1 len Robinson, alto. Rev. Eugene
! Olive, tenor, and Russell Hodges,
j bass. Mrs. L. M. Nelson will be
1 the accompanist.
Brief address by Mrs. A. W.
Horton, president of the Wilkes
county unit of the Legion Auxil
iary.
Negro spiritual, “I Ain’t Going
to War No More,” by quartet.
Address by Mrs. W. R. Absher,
president of the North Carolina
Department of the American Le
gion AoxUlary.
Group singing by assembly, led
by Rev. Eugene Olive.
“The Flag,” address by Rev.
J. H. Armbrust.
Raspberry Acreage
Campaign To Close
Meet ing To Be Held Next Wed
nesday Night To Discuss
Results Of Canvass
The canvass to ascertain whe
ther a sufficient acreage to co
operate In the growing of rasp
berries on a large scale can be
obtained will be completed with
in 8. few days. A meeting to dis
cuss the .possibilities will be held
at the Adventist church at Beav
er Creek next Wednesday eve
ning at 7;'30 o’clock.
J. ‘Wr-Goodman and M. B.
Gardner, who are connected ■with
the state extension dlvtoion, were
here yesterday working with
Connto Agent A. G. Hendren In,
tke raepbeiry acreage Campaign.
■ In order to co-operate In the
marketing of ngpbeurtto: *•
lined recently, ten acre* mhst be
, planted In raapberrlee. v.
Jenkins Is Named Dry Chairman Is
Receiver For thej Pleased At Vote
OdellHardwareCoj Cast InDection
Greensboro Firm To Be Ope-{Rev. Avery Church Expresses
rated By Local Man Under | His Appreciation To All
Receivership | Pry Workers
NAMED BY JUDGE HAYES | VICTORY YET TO BE WON
C. E. Jenkins, prominent local ^ “1 am highly nleased with the
hardware dealer, was appointed oiRcome of the election Tuesday
temporary receiver of the Odell >^e«-y grateful
Hardware company, of Greens
boro, by Judge Johnson J. Hayes
In an order signed Tuesday.
The Odell Hardware company
Is one of the largest hardware
concerns In the Piedmont section
and the temporary receivership
and am very grateful for the
generous support accorded the
anti-repeal delegate,*’;-Rev. Avery
Church, chairman of the United
Dry Forces of Wilkes county,
stated in an interview yesterday
afternoon.
“I wish to thank every indl-
— vidiial who entered dhto the cam-
was allowed' when a petition of pgjgn ^nd helped to make this
the Reconstruction Finance Cor
poration was presented to ‘ the
jurist.
The firm -will operate ('under
the direction of Mr. Jenkins un
til final disposition is made of
the matter. As manager of the
Jenkins Hardware cO’^pany here,
Mr. Jenkins has been one of this
section's most successful hard
ware men.
Congressman Robert L. Dough-
ton, of Laurel Springs, was a
business visitor in the city a few
hours Tuesday.
Mr. f .. T. MoNelll, of West
rJetferaon, passed through the
Mty yesterday on routs to fireena^ number, ot-short Mks u
victory possible,’’ R e Vi Mr.
Church continued. "A ■victory at
the polls is not a oomhlete vic
tory. The (battle against liquor
and its attendant e'ylto must be
waged dayjn and day out and 1
hope that all citizens will co
operate to the fnllest extent in
curbing th« lifiudr traffic.^'
Shook To Have
At lioaa Cltth
The semi-monthly meettog of
the UoUs Clnh' will he held this
evening at 7 o’clock at Hotel
Wilkes. The program will be la
charge of E.,A. ShiMk, secreUry
et the dob; who pliins to have a
boro.
tum.d‘^.^v'
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Afleghanjr Goes For lfopmd'iu»
It Is DeoertoAfir AB Ad^"l "
joAiing OkNliities
Charlotte. — North CaroBn*.
one of the first states ^to adopt
prohibition, stood totoy as. ja»|,
first state of the union to
definitely recorded; its opposM^
to repeal of the Eighteeatfc,
Amendmeri. ' '
By a vote of approximately t’WQ
and a half to one. the votggs'
Tuesday refused to sanction tk#'
calling of a convention to act
upon the proposed, 21st (or re
peal) Amendment, and thus
brought to an end the prevlonS{H*«
uninterrupted march of states^'to
the anti-prohibition band ws^l^
Unofficial returns from 1,B(H
precincts of 1,831 gave 110,333
votes for repeal and 260,
against. Every county was rejire-
sented in the tabulation, with 36
pf the 100 complete.
Prohibitionists took the lestf
In the first returns and saw it
mount steadily and swiftly as re
ports rolled in frdm the moun
tains to the sea.
Two hours after the polls clos
ed at 5:30, Cale K. Burgess, di
rector of the dry campaign, issu
ed a statement claiming a victory
of “landslide proportions,” and
within the next hour, the man
ager of the repeal campaign,
Walter Murphy, conceded defeat.
The prohibition sentiment man
ifested Itself In every section.
Repeal speakers had predicted
the eastern counties would vote
heavily against federal prohibi
tion, but the returns proved them
poor prophets. In the western
counties, where the Republican
vote is normally strong, the ma
jorities against repeal were
overwhelming.
The resul of the election was
declared by Senator Josiah W.
Bailey, who advocated repeal, as
"In no sense a revolt against
President Roosevelt.’’
'I think the people of the state
are just as enthusiastically for
the President as ever and that
he would carry the state today
by an even larger majority than
the 310,000 given hto last.yeaf-”
he said.
Bishop Edwin D. MottWlfr of ■'
the Methodist Episcopal Church,
South, a n active campaigner
against repeal, hailed the result
in a brief statement.
“The proud flag of indepen
dence floats tonight over th»
State of North Carolina,’’ he said.
“T o lovers o f righteousness
throughout the nation we send
his greeting: ’We have Just be
gun to fight, and' in the end wa
will once more roll back the wet
tide.’ ’’
Former Senator Cameron Mor
rison, who was a big gun In the
prohibitionists’ final offensive,
asserted:
“That North Carolina kept th*
faith and adhered to its prinel--
pies under all the circumstances
which surrounded It will become
one of the proudest chapters In
the state’s history.’’
He paid tribute to Manager
Burgess for the success of f£e
anti-repeal drive. %
“I think the people of NoiW
Carolina just voted their convitf
tlons,’’ was Burgess’ comment.
In every county, delegates
were elected to sit In the con
vention, if the state-wide ballot
had favored the assemblage ot
that body.
In the late returns, the repeal
forces had the lead In only fif
teen counties, and were In a tto ■
with the drys In Washlngtoh,->
four ont of five precincts giving
each side 446 votes. The thirteen,
counties wars: AUeghany, *1^
fonr of sevek hones repdrtaAf'
■Beaufort, with 24 to 27; Cnrrl-
tnok, with 9 of 12; Onsloatf^
of 23, and ^ven, Durh4i)|^.
Edgecombe, HaUfax, Martin,'Ifew-
Hanover, Pasquotank, Dare, Lea
and Wilson. •
Senator Reynolds, who returto
ed from Russia a few weeks ago
and conducted a g^de agiaad
speaking campaign^^.^hehklf ot n
repeal, saw hto'aa^ Jiacinetoat ^^
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