North Carolina Newspapers

Another Batch of ^'1 Gvil Works Jobs i' Given Approval Morning Mail Inaugurated Several Projects In City Are Included In List of Those Approved TO BE STARTED SOON Approval of Other Projects Expected Soon; Program WeU Under Way Another batch of Wilkes pro jects, calling for the expenditure ; of a large sum of money for; labor and materials, was approv- i ed the latter part of the week by | State Administrator Mrs. Thomas O’Berry, it was learned from Mrs.' G. O. Foster, civil works adimlulstrator for Wilkes, Satur day. Several North Wllkesboro street projects have been approv ed and will be started almost Im- I itiediately. list of Wilkes projects :ed since Thanksgiving fol- Straighten, widen, re-grade, S pain and gravel portion of Trog- on Road, cost $15,570.75. Road from Ronda to Iredell line by way of Clingman and Dr. Somers’ roAd, cost $5,544. Conatruction of 3 3 school privies, cost $6,300.81. A new morning mail service from this city to Winston-Sal em was inaugurated Friday. The new mail, carrying first class mail only, leaves the city at t0:30 o’clock and arrives in the Twin City several hours oarlier than the afternoon mall. 'Hie new mall will be of great convenience to business men who order by mall from northmi houses. liOtters must be mallel by 10:80 a. m. to make connec tion with the morning mail service. The new outgoing morning mail pouch is carried to WTnston-Salem by the C. & S. Motor F,xppess. Salisbury Guard , Company Wms In Match With Co. A Above are the men who will serve as ambassadors as the United States and Russia resume diplomatic relationship. On the left is William C. Bullitt, of Philadelphia, named U. S. Ambassador to Rus sia by Pr esident Roosevelt. At the right is Alexander M. ’Troyanovski, former Soviet ambassador to Japan, who comes to Washington as the Soviet ambassador to the United States. Frank P. Blair, Sr.j Seriously Injured b Auto Acddent ClAllilKIAlV loom IS^ TOLD BY m Prominent Local Man Is In Statesville Hoi^ital In Se- rioAs Omdition NEGRO CHAUFFEUR HURT Car Turns Over Near Taylors ville on Conover Highway and Hits Tree Thanksgiving Day Singing At Wilkesboro Is WeU Attended Visiting Guardsmen Win Vic tory By Margin of One [ Ti,e county-wide singing held i participating in the singing were Point Thursday Wilkesboro in the county the Big Ivey choir and quartet, led by W. A. Blackburn; Rock RHOADES IS HIGH MAN Rifle Match Ends With 1,446 For Company A and 1,447 For Company C Miss Clayton Is Taken By Death Company C, Salisbury Nation- iul Guard company, won a close I rifle match with Company A on the local company’s rifle range courthouse was largely and a most e.'ccellent was rendered. Called to order by the chair man. I.inville Bumgarner, the singing got under way Thursday morning and continued urKil late attended I Creek Nightengale quartet, led program Clarence Sebastian; Buffalo 'quartet, of near West Jefferson, led by Wallace Harless; Mt. Ver non quartet, of near Boone, Wa tauga county, led by W. J. Cook; Yellow Hill quartet, led ‘by Mr. Beshears, and the special quartet. Member of Local School Fac ulty and Popular Young Lady; Funeral Saturday Miss Ossie M. Clayton, a mem ber of the North Wilkesboro city in the afternoon. Mr. Bumgarner was re-elected | led by W. A. Stroud, on the Congo road Thanksgiving . chairman of the county associ- All the singing was of a high Day. winning the match by alation and J. A. Gilliam, of Hays. | character and in every respect one-point margin. The total score of the local company was 1,446 points, while the visitors scored a total of 1.- 44 7 points. The match was at first believed to be a tie, but an error was found in the tabula- was re-elected secretary-treasur- the singing convention was a ^tty, was claimed by; the "standing” position death Bt^brganton Thursday at j score. 11 a. m. following a serious ill ■ I Private Joe Rhoades led both . .K mi cio.,,..,, vifle teams with a total of 221 ness of two months. Miss Clayton ^ ^ was taken ill a few weeks ago points. Sergeant Eaton was and had to relinquish her P®®*"! high man for the visitors with a tion in the city schools and "’as ooo. carried to Morganton for treat- inciil riflf team was com ment. Death was due to a . po.scd of Khoadcs. Captain Reins, J' of paralysis. Miss Clayton was a native of Hendersonville and had been a member of the school faculty here for six years, the present term being her seventh. Slie was Sergeant Goode. Sergeant Wal lace, I’rivale Shew and Corporal Steelman. Sergeant Eaton, Sergeant Bell, Sergeant Graham, Privates Kep- ley. J. E. Bell, Stewart and Miller er. i huge success. Plans were made Among the choirs and quartets for other conventions next year. Streets To Be Decorated Soon Arrangements Made To Deco rate Business Section For Yuletide Season Mother of Mrs. Olive Dies Here Mrs. Emma Pearson Dies Al most Suddenly At Baptist Pastorium Here Merchants are co-op«rating j Mrs. Emma Pearson, 61, moth- splendidly in the movement to ^ er of Mrs. Eugene Olive, was decorate the business streets of | eiaimed by death almost sudden- the city during the Christmas ’ , „ , , , .u , „ , . , ,, ly Saturday evening about 7 shopping season and the streets r> _ ‘ o clock in the Baptist pastorium Frank P.. Blair, Sr., prominent local business man, was seriously and probably fatally injured yes terday afternoon in an automo bile accident which occurred on No. 16 about three miles from Taylorsville. The automobile, driven by Kelly Horton, Mr. Blair’s colored chauffeur, skidded on the wet pavement when the brakes were applied and crashed into a tree. Both Mr. Blair and the driver were rushed to Davis Hospital at Statesville. An examination re vealed that Mr. Blair suffered severe head injuries and internal injuries which may prove fatal. He lost much blood and a blood transfusion was necessary. Little hope was held out for recovery this morning, according to in formation received here. Horton was also In a serious condition, having suffered a broken upper jaw and cuts on his chin. Mr. Blair’s automobile was al most demolished In the crash, it was stated. Late information from the hos pital was to the effect that Mr. Blair’s chances for recovery are slight. . Return Footsore and W€$Kf, After Absence of Three Days From Home' STORY IS QUESTIONED ‘ Say They Were Taken Into Virginia Where They Es-' caped Kidnaper Mis* Kathleen Byrne, 22, was sec- retary . in an Easter* Detective agency. Her experience there gained a movie job for her in a detective 61m soon to be produced. Dr. W. A. Jenldns Is Welcomed To City At Service A fantastic story of being kid naped and of'a daring escape warn told by Phllmore and Elmore’El ler, 14-year-old twin brothers, who returned footsore and weary to the home of their Barents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Eller, of "Wllke*- boro, shortly before midnight Wednesday evening. The two boys mysteriously din- appeared Monday and nothing I could be learned of their where- labouts until they straggled in I Wednesday evening, i According to the story related I by the two boys, they rode to Wilkesboro on the school truck jas usual Monday morning and j after getting out of the bus, they stood in front of the building for a few minutes. An automo bile came along and the man driving the car asked them where he could get some corn, they said. The boys said they told him they could buy corn at Smlthey’s. „ J . . The man Insisted that they got C. W. Robinson and At-,j^ -where Rev, tomey A. H. Casey Speak Two Local Churches Ithe store was located and reluct antly they did so, according to MANY ATTEND SERVICE I their story. After getting in the car. the Splendid addresses in welcome | ^oys said they had no thought of Big Tire Truck Burned Friday V. L. Billings, Driver, Suffers Painful Bums; Colonial Co .Truck a popular teacher and h.-td direct-; Salisbury team, ed several drr.matic pcrformanc- wa.s one of the clo.sest and es with ^gnal succe.s.s. She had interesting matches i n made r .y friends In this com- has engag- munity \Aid her passing brought widespread grief. She was a member of the ' First Baptist church of this city : and was a regular attendant at , church services during the school j sessions. The last rites were conducted from the Clayton residence in Hendersonville Saturday after noon at 2 o’clock by Rev. Mr. Ford, Baptist minister of Hen dersonville, and itev. Eugene Olive, of the First Baptist church here. Those attending the funeral from here were Rev. and Mrs. Olive. Mrs. Ira D. Payne. Mrs. Hoyle Hutchens and Miss Ellis. Liberty Installs NewSoundSystem New RCA Equipment Added At Theatre; New Metalic Screen Installed will soon take on the appearance of Yulotide. Arrangements have been made | to put up the decorations, it is ^ learned, and the merchants .xre | to he commended for the excel lent co-operation shown in their j matter. j For the past six years. North Wilkesboro has won tile title of "The Christmas City’’ and the Yuletide appearance to.gether with the liigh quality merchan dise handled by the merchants ! have brought many shoppers to I the city. To Present Fine Play On Friday Mrs. C. G. Poindexter, manag er of the Liberty Theatre, popu lar local movie house, announced this morning that the new RCA sound system had been Installed „ ,in the theatre. j Installation of a large metallic I screen was also made last week and the Liberty is now equipped with the latest in sound equip ment and screen. The "sound sounds better," hccording to those w-ho have heard the new equipment. In con- C. H. Ferguson Is on D street. Mrs. Pearson was reclining on ' I the day bed when she suffered a heart attack and died within a few minutes, I Funeral services for Mrs. Pear- I son were conducted today at I Dunn, native town of the deceas- I ed. The last rites were attended by a large number of local peo ple. I Since coming to this city, Mrs. I Pearson had made a host of friends and she was highly re- I garded by those who had made i her acquaintance. Mrs. Pearson I had resided with Rev. and Mrs. A large truck, owned by the Colonial Distributing company, gjjy j-g^jy jq co-operate with him to Dr. W. A. Jenkins, new pastor of the Methodist church, were de livered last evening by Rev. C. W. Robinson and Attorney A. H. Casey in the union service held at the local church. In welcoming Dr. Jenkins to the city. Rev. Mr. Robinson, who spoke especially for the Presby terian church of which he is pas tor, declared that the ministry is a noble calling and that the new pastor would find the people of the Methodist Church and the dealers in Murray tires and bat- in his new work. i Olive since Rev. Mr. Olive be- Injured In Wreck j came pastor of the First Bap- Popnlar County .-\ccountant Suf-1 fers Injury To Knee And Pace In .Accident tist church. White To Visit Wilkes Churches teries, was destroyed by fire Fri day night about three miles east of Yadkinville on the ’Winston- Salem highway. The driver, Mr. V. L. Billings, attempted to extinguish the fire, but was unsuccessful. In the at tempt, he received a very pain ful burn on the face under the right eye. The truck was carrying a load of batteries and tires. The loss, it is understood, was covered by insurance The truck and the load were a complete loss. U. L. Hafer And Family Move Here Moved Friday FVom Taylorsville; Occupying The C. N. Myers Home on “D” Street Attorney Ca.sey, teacher of the Berean-BIble Class of the First Baptist church, represented the Baptists in the absence of Rev. Eugene Olive, pastor, who was unable to attend on account of the death of Mrs. Pearson. Attor ney Casey declared that ‘we study the same Book, love the same Christ and worship the same God" and that really there is the finest sort of good will existing between all the churches of the city. The union service was well at tended and a representative con gregation heard Dr. Jenkins de liver an able sermon on the sub ject of "Love.” It was the second sermon of Dr, Jenkins since be coming pastor of the local church, he having conducted his C. H. Ferguson, popular coun ty accountant, suffered a i>aln- ful injury to right knee and | slight cuts and bruises on his | District Superintendent Will face Thursday evening when j Hold Quarterly Conference his automobile crashed into a j Wednesday Night telephone pole. , The accident occurred at the i White, of Asheville, first service Sunday morning. Mr. U. L. Hater and family A feature of the song service moved Friday from Taylorsville. last evening was a solo number where they have been making by Mr. John Kermit Blackburn. ing en route home at the time. , , , . . He said his car skidded slightly nVhen Man Plays Maiden” Is section with the jiew To Be Given In High School Auditorium Gilreath farm, Mr. Ferguson be- superintendent, will visit two Wilkes churches tomorrow and Wednesday. Tomorrow evening, ‘‘When Man Plays Malden” is the title of an excellent play which, will be presented by the high school dramatic club in the city school auditorium Friday evening. The lines of the play are clev er and the plot is full of action Mrs. Poindexter booked some of the very best and latest pictures. Today and tomorrow, howev er, the Liberty announces by poipular request the return of Norma Shearer and an all-star cast in one of the greatest screen productions of all time. “Smilin’ Through.” Those who failed to see this picture when it was shown several months ago will from start to finish. The young welco-me the opportunity to see man takes the part of his fi- it again. ancee’s governess and the merry | Wednesday is family night with situations which develop afford - admission at ten cents to every- plenty of entertainment. 1 one. The picture Is entitled, "Her The cast of characters follows: | Forgotten Past.” 'I’m No Angel,’’ featuring Mae Boots Boyd, Elizabeth John son; Prof. Boyd, Frank McNeill; Jed Harding, James Caudill; Bill West and Cary Grant, will be shown Thursday and Friday. An Thompson, King Spalnhower; j excellent western, "Fargo Ex- Percival Manners, Fred Hub-1 press.” starring Ken bard; Albert Stevens, Henry Bau- gnss; Mrs. Stevens, Sue Moring dements; Mrs. Audrey Herming- way. Ruby Tuttle; Mary, Mar garet Faw; Jane, Mary Gwyn ’Williams; Howard Nutz, 'Vern Irvin; Mandy. O’Lena Sprinkle. and his wonder horse, shown Saturday. Maynard will be Food Sale Friday Mrs. Lila Rousseau, Miss Nell Rousseau and little daughter, Nell Rousseau, Mrs. J. A. Rous seau and little daughter, Nell Rousseau, were visitors in Win ston-Salem Friday. I X’ and that in attempting to right it, his foot bit the accelerator with greater force. The car struck the telephone pole with considerable force and was dam aged considerably. Mr. Ferguson is improving. rapidly and expects to be able to 18"Pe*‘*"tendent’8 visit was made Rev. Mr. White will preach at PYiendship Methodist church a t Millers Creek and on Wednesday even ing, he will conduct the first quarterly conference at Arbor Grove church. Announcement of the district return to his office this week. Mrs. Absher Leaves For Area Meetings Friday by Rev. E. P. Green, tor. pas- BARS LIQUOR MAIL IN NORTH CAROLINA Au.vUiarv President To Visit Sev- Washington, Dec. 1.—Comply era! Points In State Dur- IngJ December i ing with the provisions of the [Reed amendment, acting Post- I master General O’Mahoney today Mrs. W. R. Absher, president j signed the poatoffice depart- of the North Carolina depart- ment’s liquor No. 3, listing the ment of the American Legion I states affected by the act of Auxiliary, left Thursday to be-March 3, 1917, which forbids the away for more than two weeks attending district and area meet ings throughout the state. Among the places she will visit are Washington, Edenton, Tarboro, Raleigh, Windsor and other central points. The Young People’s Division of Mr. and Mrs. Barnes (Campbell, local Methodist church w ill! and little son, James, of Taylors^ sponsor a food sale at Spain- ville, spent Thanksgiving Day, here lioiir-Sydnor’s store Friday, (her 22. De- with Mrs. Campbell’s mother, Mrs- J. R. Marlow. Wilkesboro P.’T. A. Will Meet Thursday The December meeting of the Wilkesboro Parent-Teacher Asso ciation will be held on Thursday' afteimoon at 3:15 o’clock. A large attendance Is desired. mailing of any advertisement or solicitation of any order for In- toxlcatln,? liquors when address ed to any point in any state or territory, the laws of which make it unlawful to advertise or solicit orders for such liquors. The states effected upon the repeal of the 18th amendment on December 5, 1933, include ■North Carolina. » ' Mrs. L. J. Blackburn, of their home for a number of years. Mr. Hafer recently secured the Chevrolet agency for this county, thus making it necessary for him to make dally trips to and from home in order to look after bis business affairs here. Mr. and Mrs. Hafer are occu pying the residence of Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Myers on “D” street. Since entering business here, Mr. Hafer has grown In the hearts of the people of Wilkes county, and his popularity among his business associates has in creased rapidly. The Journal-Patriot Joins with the many other friends of Mr. Hafer in extending a hearty wel come to him and members of his family. going farther than Smithey’s De partment Store. However, when they passed by the store, the driver speeded up and drove rapidly through North Wllken- boro and up the Millers Creek road. The boys said they begged the driver to let them out near Millers Creek, hut their pieae were disregarded. They then passed West Jefferson and stopp ed at a place, where the driver sold some liquor which he carried in the car, the twins said. They continued into "some town in Virginia” where the man got out of the car, locked the doors and went inside a building. While he was gone, they said they broke out a glass In the rear of the car and escaped. They hurried down an alley, they said, and inquired the way to Sparta. On being told the way, they began walking and reached the Alleghany county seat Tuesday afternoon and spent the night in the home of I.,e8ter Cox, a neighbor when the Ellers lived in Alleghany county. The boys said they then walk ed on back home. Interviewed alone, each boy told the same story and stuck to it despite some very apparent flaws. Mr. and Mrs. Eller, who were greatly worried by their absence from home, were much pleased by the return of their children. Students To Go To Mars Hill Friday Mrs. N. B. Smilhey Seriously Injured j Prominent Wilkesboro Lady .Arthur Pharr and LucUe Hartley pai|g proiB Motor Car Near To Represent Wilkesboro In ! Moravian Falls Big Contest Arthur Pharr and Lucile Hart- NRA Violators Fined GrMnsboro, spent Thanksgiving kore 'With relatives. Brooklyn, N. Y., Dec. 1.—-Two men pleaded guilty to a federal Indictment changing violation of the national recovery act today in what attorneys: described as the government’s first criminal prosecution under the NRA. The defendants, David Lind and Moe Levins, were accused of working employes in their three gasoline filling stations at the rate of 66 hours a week instead of 44 hours provided by the re tail section of the petroleum code. In addition, they were charged with falling to post the various federal and state taxes Incorpor ated In the per gallon price of gasoline at one of their stations. They were fined $100 each and their corporation, the Her cules Gasoline filling stations, was assessed $200, ' ley will represent Wilkesboro high school in the declamation and recitation contests at Mars Hill Friday. “The Ultimate Tri umph of Peace” is the subject of young Pharr’s declamation, while “At Dawn’’ will be recited by Miss Hartley. Alternates for the Wilkesboro representatives are Helen Bum garner and Jim Bumgarner. WILKESBORO PASTOR IS GIVEN POUNDING Mrs. N. B, Smithey, of Wllkes boro, was seriously injured this morning about 7 o’clock when she fell from the automobile in which she was riding near Mora vian Falls on the Taylorsville highway. In attempting to free her clothes which were caught in the door of the car, the door came open and Mrs. Smithey was - thrown to the gro-und. The auto mobile was traveling at a reason able motoring speed, but she was hurled to the ground with con siderable force. Mrs. Smithey was rushed to An interesting Thanksgiving | the Wilkes Hospital where it was service, followed by an informal reception, was given by the Woman’s Missionary Society of the Wilkesboro Methodist church at the mid-week service on Wed nesday evening. The program, planned by the society, opened with several musical numbers di rected by Mr. MacBee and a song service under the direction of Mrs. R. E. Prevette. Misses Louise Melville and Helen Call gave a short playlet after which. Rev. Seymour Taylor, the pastor, made a talk on Thanksgiving. During the reception Rev. and Mrs. Taylor were"; given an old fashioned ppunding. found that she had suffered a broken left arm, severe eBti Mi the head and hands and painful bruises about the body. Unless there are internal injuries which haven’t been determined, Mrs. Smithey is expected to get along nicely. Mrs. Smithey and her daugh ter, Mrs. Kyle Hayes, and Mrs. Mabel Lottes and Mrs. Beulah Welch were on their way to Charlotte when the accident oc curred. Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Finley, M daughter, Julia, and son, Robert Wood, of this city, attended^e^^ Davidson-Wake Forest football- Mr. W. H. Foster, of Greens- game at Charlotte Thursday and '7^^ visited Mr. Edward Finley who la a student at Davidson., boro» 'waa k btadnass Tialtor In the city ThunMiAy and Friday. Vi: