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NORTH WII^SBORO, n: t, THORSHAY, MAY 81, IS
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[ORIALDAY
SERVICEBELD
IN THIS CITY
Snerificed LiTes of Four Wars
; Honored In Service Here
Yesterday
DR. JENKINS SPEAKER
Says War May Be Ended By
Teaching Principles of
Ri^rhteousness
Teaching the 'principles of
tigihteousness vill end wars in
the world, was the thought ex
pressed by Dr. W. A. Jenkins,
pastor of the Methodist church
here, in an address at the Me
morial service held yesterday
evening at the Memorial marker
la this city.
Line of march from Hotel
Wilkes to the marker preceding
the service was as follows; color
bearers, firing squad of Com
pany A 105th Engineers, Wilkes
Post of the American Legion,
Wilkes unit of the Legion Auxil
iary and Boy Scouts of the three
local troops. •
The service was opened by the
singing of “America” by the as
sembly and prayer le^ by Bev.
C. W. Robinson. Ladies of the
Legion Auxiliary sang "Lest We
Forget.”
Dr. Jenkins lay particular
stress upon honoring the World
War dead who fell on the fields
of battle and the thousands who
died in hospitals in the terrible
influenza epidemic while they
were in the service. H© added
that people can keep faith with
those who sacrificed their lives
by hono'ring them on Memorial
Day and by honoring the moth
ers and fathers who gav© their
sons.
In his prediction of the day
and age when war will be out
lawed the speaker called 'tten-
tlon to the multitude of people
who are becoming more and
more discontent with war as a
means 6{ settling differences be
tween nations.
Wreaths were placed on the
marker honoring the dead of the
American Revolution, the War
Between the States, The Spanish-
American War and the World
War by Mrs. W. C. Grier, regent
of the Rendezvous Mountain
Chapter of the Daughters of the
American Revolution. Mrs. B. R.
Underwood, representing the
Wilkes Valley Guards chapter of
the United Daughters of the
Confederacy. Mrs. A. E. Spain-
hour for the Spainlsh-American
War, and Miss Toby Turner, rep
resenting the local unit of the
American Legion Auxiliary.
The firing squad fired a salute
over the marker and the assemb
ly disbanded after singing
"Star Spangled Banner.”
Thre^ S^ Projects In ^lk.es
¥S
Des Moines, la.'r. , John W.
Studebaker, supeilatandent of
schools here, has been appointed
U. S. Commisslonbr of Educa
tion for one year to succeed Dr.
George P. Zook.
Three road projects in Wilkes
county wllf b© let late in June',
according to a news dispatch
ffom Raleigh Tuesday.
The Reddies River bridge
here, five miles out on Elkin on
the Elkin-North Wllkesboro road
and six miles of number 16, are
the three projects in Wilkes to
be let some time next month.
The three Wilkes Tprojects are
not Included in the list to be let
on June 6 but are included in the
list for the letting later in the
7
month.
The bridge project calls or
the erection of a bridge and apr
proBchee over Reddies lUver oh
route 60 Just west of this city.
The project was scheduled^ to be
let last month but - was delayed
for a change of plans and com
pletion of the survey.
The project on number 16 calls
for grading structures and pav
ing of six miles, beginning at
Millers Creek and extending to
ward West Jefferson. '
The project on Number 268
for grading, structures and pave-
meni on flye miles of t^e Elkin-
North Wilkesbofo. TCMtd, begin
ning at Elkin and leading west
ward toward Honda and Roaring
River.
North Carolina’s allotment of
more than 19,000,000 from the
federal emergency fund for con
struction of highways will
be
practically used up, except for,
some odds and ends, with the 15
projects to be let June 5 and
the 27 projects the highway de
partment hopes to include in the
letting late in June, which will
involve almost a million dollars.
B. Y. P. U. Worker
Rev. Eugene To Vkit Churches
On Board Truotees
For Wake Forest
Pastor North Wilkesboro Bap
tist Church Placed On
Cidlege 4oard
WAS ELECTED TUESDAY
of
Mr. Harry Miller, of Washing
ton, D. C.. was a visitor in this
city Tuesday.
Rev. Eugene Olive, pastor
the First Baptist church of
North Wilkesboro, was elected a
member of the board of trustees
of Wake Forest College in the
100th commencement meeting of
the trustees held at the college
Tue.sday morning.
The lodpl pastor will succeed
the late J. A. Campbell. The
board is now composed of Claude
Gore, of Rockingham, president;
Rev. T. H. King, of Clinton,
vice president; T. W. Brewer, of
Raleigh, treasurer: E. B. Earn-
shaw, secretary-bursar; Rev. Eu
gene Olive, of this city; and J.
M. Broughton, of Raleigh, at
torney.
The board of trustees author
ized its executive committee and
a Joint commlttee_ of faculty
members and alumni to proceed
at once with the construction of
a new gymnasium. The college
church auditorium will be used
as a substitute tor the college
auditorium until after th© gym
nasium is taken care of.
Wait Hall, the new adminis
tration building, was dedicated
yesterday.
CARRY DONATIONS
TO MILLS HOME
Intermediate Giris’ Auxiliary
of the First Baptist church mo
tored to Thomasville Tuesday to
carry a number of gifts to Mills
Home. The donations included
dresses made by the girls and a
quantity of canned foods.
The girls were carried by Mrs.
R. P. Casey. Mrs. Tip McNeill.
Mrs. Lincoln Spainhour and Miss
Lura Reynolds.
Men Captured At Still To Be Given
Preliminary Hearing On June 29th
M. S. Phillips Still In Critical Home Chair Company
^ -r "T-
Condition From "Bums
In Hot Mash
I.4iter Report
aaude TIague, alleged to
■ have been one of the men at
the stm where M. S. I’hiUlps
was thrown into boiling mash,
wa.s arrested by federal ^ men
in Blowing Rock Tuesday eve
ning. Hr' will be given a hear
ing with the others on June 9.
Morris Matherly and Turner
Laws, captured at stHl at which
M. S. Phillips was alleged to
have been thrown into a vat of
boiling mash Sunday night, will
be given a preliminary hearing
betore U. S. Commissioner J. W.
Dula on Saturday, June 9.
Meanwhile practically all
deputy marshals in the middle
district have been summoned
here to aid in the search lor the
three men who escaped from the
federal officers at the still, one
6f whom is thought to have been
the on© who pushed Mr. Phillips
into the mash, causing him to
be severely burned.
Coadltion of Mr. Phillips re
mains critical and it Is learned
that he has only a slight chance
to recover. He Is being treated
at the hospital here.
So far the officers have been
nnable to Identify or locate the
three men, who escaped. It was
intimated yesterday, however,
that the officers have Informa
tion that may lead to their cap
ture.
Mr. Phillips is a former con-
sUble of Elk township and on
■ several occasions had aided fed-
■ eral officers in destroying stills.
Team To Play Here
Saturday Afternoon
Home Chair Company’s baW
ball team will play the strong
team from Duchess Fabrics Com
pany in Statesville on the fair
ground
ernoon.
field here
on
Saturday
aft-
Sale of Poppies
NetsSuinpf $114
Legion and Auxiliary Extends
Thanks To Public and
Helpers
Sale of poppies oy the local
unit of the American Legion
Auxiliary here Satturday netted
the sum of 1114.06, which is the
largest sum ever raised here by
sale of the memorial flowers.
A total of 1.131 popples were
sold by the ladies of the Auxil
iary and volunteer helpers. To
every one who bought a poppy or ,
helped in any way the AuxiUary .
wishes to state Its appreciation
as an organisation. They wish to
thank the Wilkes Drug Company
for the poppy display window
and W. K, Sturdivant and Gor
don Finley for furnishing the
grass and miniature crosses.
Part of the .money derived
fit windows of World War vet
erans and orphans. A pa^ will
go for the benefit of disabled
veterans at Oteen who do not
receive government compensa
tion.
Rallies and Study Courses
Scheduled For Stone Moun
tain Association
Percy Armsttoog Found
Miss Mabel Starnes, B. Y. P.
U. Held worker, will spend two
weeks among the churches of
Stone Mountain Baptist Associ
ation. beginning June 3, It was
annonneed here this week.
During the period between
June 3 and 15 an effort will be
made to revive B. Y. P. tJ. work
in all the churches. During the
latter week study courses will be
given in each church requesting
one.
On Sunday, June 3, at 2:30,
p. m., an Inspirational leaders
service will be held at Maple
Grove Church. District rallies
will be held at Felrplalns Bap
tist church on Monday night.
Mountain View’ Tuesday night
and at Roaring Gap Wednesday
night.
Spanish-American
Veterans’ Service
Department Commander Ad-
dre^ed Annual Memo
rial Gathering
Veterans of th© Spanish-Amer
ican War gathered yesterday
morning at the courthouse for
their annual memorial service
and picnic dinner. Veterans and
their wives from all parts of
Wilkes and several adjoining
counties were in attendance.
The gathering of veterans was
featured by the address of De
partment Commander Capers
White of Raleigh. Members of
camp 13 and visitors enjoyed his
address very much.
At noon a bounteous repast in
the form of a basket dinner was
spread in the courthouse.
AuxiUary Organized
The ladies with Mrs. Della C.
Garrett, past department presi
dent of North Carolina of th© U.
S. W. V., and Mothers of the de
partment, met and organized.
With Mrs. Maggie Bryant as act
ing chairman the following of
ficers were elected: President,
Mrs. Blanche Miller; senior vice
president, Mrs. Maggie Bryant;
junior vice president, Mrs. Mary
Crysel; secretary, Mrs. Angle
Henderson; treasurer, Mrs. Dor
othy Whittington; chaplain, Miss
.Margaret Belle; patriotic in
structor, Miss Annie Belle Min
ton; historian, Mrs. Delia Dancy;
conductor, Mrs. Louise Miller;
assistant conductor, Mrs. Maude
Miller; guard. Miss Ressle
Welch; assistant guard. Miss
Ruby Oarlton; musician. Miss
Caroline Belle; color team. Miss
es Vallie Minton, Lassie Minton,
Wanda Barnett, and Margaret
Mastin; Other members' being:
Mrs. Elizabeth Mastin, Mrs. Ve-
ora Shepard, Mrs. Betty ^arnett,
Mrs. 6oel Minton, Mis? Ruby
Carlton, Mrs. Ida Carlton, Mrs.
Alma Miller, Mrs. Myrtle Smith,
Mrs. Blanch ^utz, Frances Ker-
ley.
At 2 o’clock Mrs. Garrett gave
an inspiring talk to the group
followed by the installation of
officers of the Auxiliary.
President, senior vice presi
dent, Junior vice president are
ex-officio delegates to the state
at Fayetteville on
June 27, 28 and 29. Mrs. Angie
Henderson was elected, delegate-
at-large.
Clarksville, \Tenn. . . . Percy
Armstrong, Jr., 10 years old,
(above), is home here again
with his mother while his fath
er in Denver faced charges of
kidnapping the youth from
school here some time ago. Per
cy is. the grandson of a former
governor of Tennessee.
AppUcations for Jobs which
' have not been renewed during
the past three months will be
cancelled on June 1, states R. L.
Wooten, director of the National
Re-employment office In this
city.
’The offlc© here Is for five
counties; W11 k e s, Alleghany,
Ashe, Watauga and Alexander.
Under the new set np only
the applications that have been
renewed each 90 days will b©
kept In the active file. Renewal
for applications for Jobs can be
done more easily by letter than
by personal call, Mr. Wooten
states.
IThe National Reemployment
office has charge of furnishing
list of workmen for all Public
Works projects.
E^hth Month
Teachen’ P^y
Expected Soon
Checks Being Mailed Out
From Office of State Re
lief Director
TO NOTIFY TEACHERS
WiU Not He (Necesary, For
Teachers 'To Inquire
About Checks
Eighth month pay for teachers
in Wilkes county Is expected
within the next few days. Super
intendent of Schools C. B. Eller
states.
The greater part of the teach
ers are to receive the last
month's salary from the Emer
gency Relief AdBilnistratlon in
stead of the state, the federal
government having come to the
aid of the state in furnishing
the money tor the last month’s
pay. . '
Only the teachers jvho are eli
gible to be placed on the relief
list will be paid from the office
of Mrs. Thomas O’Berry, state
relief administrator. Principals
and teachers receiving over 8100
per month will receive their pay
Irom the state in the usual way.
This class ol teachers will get
their checks .within a short
while, is the opinion of school
authorities.
The eighth month salary
checks will be sent from the of
fice of Mrs. O’Berry to Supt.
Eller, who will either notify the
teachers upon the arrival of tho
checks or mall them out as soon
as possible after the proper en
tries can he made on. the books.
It will not be necessary for the
teachers to call for their checks
until after they have been noti
fied.
Jobless Asked ,
To Re-Register.
Apifdicatiions At Re-Empioy
latent Office To Be Chn>
celled June 1
Miss Zenna Wyatt
Died Last Night
Girl Who Shot Self With Pis
tol Friday Nfeht Passes
Away Here
Miss Zenha Wyatt died at The
Wilkes Hospital at twelve o’clock
last night from a self-inflicted
bullet wound. She shot herself at
the home of her parhnts, Mr. and
Mrs. Lon Wyatt, who live near
this city, on Friday night. No
hope had been held for her re
covery.
According to an account of
the affair given by her father
Zenna and a girl friend were at
his home on Friday night. The
girl who was with Zenna told
her father that Zenna was play
ing with a revolver and had tak
en three of 'the cartridges out of
the cylinder. She then told her
girl friend that It would' take
four-snaps of the gun for it to
tire and stuck the end of the
barrel In her mouth. She pulled
the trigger and the gun fired,
lodging the .38 callbr© bullet at
the base of her skull. Her father
is of the opinion that the cylin
der of the gun,revolved in the
direction opposite what the girl
expected.
Sh© was 19 years of age and
leaves her father and mother
and the following brothers and
sisters: Mrs. Edna Woodie, of
Laurel Springs, Boyd*Ray, Tra
cy, Juanita, Bonnie, (Jnessie and
Anna Lee Wyatt, of North Wil
kesboro route 2.
The .funeral service will be
held at Peak Creek Presbyterjan
church late tomorrow afternoon.
Hits Sales Tax
¥l(a»fajjigtaii. May 29.—Cob-
gress today handed the sales tax
another blow when the House
„ — . ., committee rejected the Senate
from th© sale of popples wMl be bju designed to give sales tax
used In Wilkes county to bene- -- -- -
states the,right to tax merchan
dise coming into the state from
other states. ,
Miss Helen Abernethy, o f
Wilmington, is here on a visit
td her slstet, Mn>. E, M. LObg.'*’’’’'
R. F. D. Carriers’
Meeting Is Held
Animal CemYention Held At
Hiddenite Yesterday;
SroBoe Speaks
Annual convention of the Rur
al Lelter 3arriers AsBodation
for WUkea, Alexander and If*-
dell counties was held at Hlddo-kthe
nite graded school ^yesterday-
with each county in the asaoei-
atlon well represented. ?
. Ben L. Sronca, former editor
of this city and now editor of
the Statesville Record, was the
principal speaker on the pro-
pram. He used as his subject "Be
Open Minded." His address was
very much enjoyed by the car
riers and thetr wives.
In the business session all the
present officers were elected.
Orpheus Music
Club Recital
Program Given By Miss Ursula
Blevins’ Class On Friday
Evening
COK
ON
Wynnowood, Pa. . /■. A nation
wide search'has'been started to
find Miss. Eleanor LaRue Vsn-
sant {abov^. 27, socially prom
inent here and student at Uni-
AUvUh AACS X9 ssAsvx qww —' ochvUAUCa/> caAfcOBAAVvras w
verslty of Pennsylvania, who dia- June 9, at the regpy|r^j-voting
appeared from an
hotel on April 5.
Atlantic City
Regular Term of
Ciril Court To
Begm Monday
Several Hundred Gvil Ac
tions Are Now Pend
ing Trial
WARUCK TO PRESIDE
June term "of Wilkes superior
court for trial ol civil actions
will bejgin in Wilkesboro Mon^
day morning and continue for
two weeks.
Judge Wilson- Warllck,. of New
ton, who is presiding. over, courts
in the 17th district at this time,
will be oh the bench.
The calendar for the term was
made out two weeks ago by The
Wilkes Bar Association but it is
doubtful that many of the cases
calendared can be tried in the
two-weeks term. There are sev-
eval hundreds of civil actions
pending trial, many of which
have been on the docket for
years.
Rites Are Conducted
For Mrs. R. F. DsJton
Funeral service for Mrs. Rob
ert Frank Dalton, long a promi
nent resident of Greensboro,
whose death occured Sunday
morning at her home, 203 Fish
er Park circle after lllnesS of two
and one-half years, was conduct
ed at the residence In Greens
boro at 4 o’clock Monday after
noon.
Mrs. Walton was well known
In "Wilkes county, having
several summer seasons at, the
cottages on the Brushles.
F'arm women are no longer
content as mere housekeepers,
but are utilizing their vast "wo
man power” to create ' better
homes and better communities.
Chainnaii D. J. BroobAlfe
Issues Can For OigaBi0- ’
tion Meeting ^
PRECINCT MEEnN#HKm
State
, Convention Wffl
Held In Raleigh On
June 21
Be
Cali for the annual Democratic
convention for Wilkes county
was Issued yesterday by D. J.
Brookshire, 'chalrmaa, and C, O.
McNeill, secretary.' The bobwcb*
tinn will be held at the Murt-
house In' Wilkesboro on tioinday,
June'’fl, heginnlarfat l:S9-p. a.
Th© precinct tneetlnga for the
election of delegates to the . coun
ty convention will be hel4 : on
Saturday, afternoon t-wo. o'clock
places in the county, ^
Following is the call isro^ Sy
the chairman and ot
the county Democratic exoMtive
committee:
"Ajt a meeting of the '■gtste
Democratic Executive
tee in the City of Raleigh N. C.
held in April 1934; setting June
9th, 1934 as the date for the
Democratic Precinct meetings to
be held in the rarlona epnntieo
of the State and
11th, 1934, for the County Con
ventions of the Democratic party-
for the various counties la. the
State of North Carolina, for the
purpose of electing townahlp and
precinct committees compoeed of
five members in each township
and precinct, and for the furth
er purpose of electltg delegates
to attend County Convention for
the various counties to be held
June 11, 1934, at which county
convention delegates will be
elected to attend state conven
tion to he held in Raleigh, N.
C., June 21, 1934, and to trans
act any furtjjer business that
may come before the County
Convention.
"It is hereby ordered by Chair
man and Secretary of the Demo
cratic Executive Committee of
Wilkes county that the town
ships and precinct meetings in
the county of Wilkes will bo
held at the polling places of tho
(Continued on page eight)
Schenck Sworn In
Raleigh, May 28. — Judge
Michael Stfhenck, successor to
Justice William J. Adams, of the
Supreme court, today took tho
oath of offlc© and went Immedi
ately into conference to work
out with his lour issdSMiW* “the
law Involved in the appeals.
A few of these cases have
spent come down from Judge Schenck's
own courts in which Instances of
course h© will not sit. But the
great bulk of appeals over which
he must work will be decided on
briefs submitted and the new
justice will read these. The date
for the final opinions has not yet
been set.
Voters Will March To Polls Saturday
To Select Candidates For Election
Fly Across Atlantic
New York, May 28. — The
French aces, Capt. Maurice Rossi
and Lieut. Paul Codes, conquer
ed the Atlantic by air again to
day with new honors and, para-
dWtlcally, shattered hopes.
Mut^ Interest Being Show*
In Coining Primary By
Both Parties I
Juniors In City
Qect Officers
Jr
Miss Ursula Blevins presented
her piano students in. a^ piano
recital at the Wilkesboro^ school
auditorium on Friday evening.
Parents and special friends of
the students made np the au
dience, which was very apprecia
tive. The students played with
mnsieal nnderatanding
and talent. John Kermit Blaek-
burn. of this city, rendered a
aelo selaetioB and an encore.
The Btndenta taking part on
-the program were
Neal, Marjorie Dnla, Peggy Som-
on. Lento Dnla. Jr.. Nonna' *""
Smoak, Irene Phillips, Rosalie
Osborne, Bda Bello Phillips, Vio
let Johnson, Paulino Church,
Marjorie Blevins and Helen Dn-
la. Marshals were Carol Cowles,
Bess Stnart and Vivian Johnson.
Cheering spring thought: "He
that tllleth his land shall bo
satisfied with bread," Proverbs
12:11. : \
North Wilkesboro council of
__ O. U. A. M. met Tuesday
night for the purpose of electing
officers for the six-months term
beginning July L
Attorney Paul Swanson was
named counselor. Other officers
were eloste^ as follows: Bradley
Dancy, 'v&e counselor; C. A.
Canter, recording secretary; B.
F. Bentlejr, assistant* recording
secretsryj Bank of North Wil
kesboro, tasasurer; H. L. “Me-
cheam, ehaplalBc A. O. And*t-
Bon, wariten; Dr. W. K. Nowton,
outside naiitinfil; .M, G> Steel
man, insido- BMtlneJ; W. K.
Stnrdlvapt, trustee; O.ejo.rge
condnctor: Monroe
Eller and Clay PaMue,"w*r*
named as repreMntgtlvefl ~to the
state convention with G. O. Mc
Neil! and Jack Pardue as alter
nates.
. All members of the degree
team are asked-to be present
next Tneaday nlgW to out
degree work. Membership 0|1 the
local council and attendance .at
the regular jfaeetings to steadily
on the Inctease. “ ' '
Wilkes county’s electorate will
march to the polls Saturday to
nominate officers for the elec
tion In November. The polls will
open at sunrise and Cldhe'V^ sun
set.
Both'political parties -will par- ■
tlcipate in the pr&»ary»" Which
will h© conducted in tea 'tame ‘
manner- as an electlon.-t- Voters
will vote by the Austradtofi 'bal
lot system, a separate ttoket be- ,
ing provided for> the tw0
because of the fact that w iotw' ^
can vot© in the primaj^ only for
tee candidate of tite 'pai^'with
which be or 'she is atflHafe'd.
Interest In the prima^ • in
Wilkes has reached a high piteb. ^
there being contested 1^lti|||pffiia-^
tions in both the .Repithll^ and;
Democratic parties. *
In addition to eoanty' oftloeaj
tee votera ndU-'lace tee ofj
taming a capd_^
the Democratte^ ticket
etafUdate for sdlicttoY-
pobilean ticket.
’With close "oentostoi ,
variona nominattoiM in]
ties an unprecedented
pected in the primary
The Jonrnal-Patriot
Itohing on*''pages fpur
the ^sample ballots for"t£e'
mary, both Democrat
publican. The reader’s ia^
is called to th© ballot^
mation as to whojs ’
itations and tor whd
least their votes
- a