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'atriot DfDEPENOBNT IN POLITICS Pvbliilied MoniiyB and Thuredays at Nortk WHkesboro, N. C. J. CARTER tai JULIUS C. HUBBARD. PaUislien SUBSCRIPTION RATES: iB Um State t OiR «f th« State ^1.00 per Year 41-50 per Tear Entered at the poet office at North Wilke*- kOM. N. C.. aa second class matter ond» Act «f March 4, 1879. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1934 Hair is to be parted in the middle, a London anthority on hairdressing dieclares. Her Hitler, who parts it on the side, and Signor Mussolini, who hasn’t enough left on top to part, will lead the revolt.—Hartford Courant. Why not write your congressman to suggest to the president that he appoint Hugh Johnson minister to Germany.—Minneapolis Journal. “France and England must not drift further apart,” says a politician- Channel-swimmers will endorse this—Punch (London). A New Industry J. M. Crawford, local business man, is to be congratulated on bringing to North Wilkesboro a new industry, his hosiery mill, which he is installing in the Palmer warehouse building. It has been several years since the in stallation of the last manufacturing plant here, but there is nothing that adds more prosperity to a tovm and community than new payrolls and ways for bringing mon ey in. Here’s wishing Mr. Crawford every success in his new enterprise. An Improvement The state board of elections in ordering that North Wilkesboro, Wilkesboro and Mulberry townships be split into more voting precincts is doing something that should meet with the approval of all citi zens w'ho are in favor of fair elections. This decision by the state board was rendered after lengthy investigations into alleged “irregularities” in the primaries held on June 2 and 30. North Wilkesboro township during the past ten years has had far too many voters for one voting precinct and plenty for three, into which the state board has recommended that it be divided. North Wilkesboro has upwards of 2,000 voters. This is too many names for one registrar to keep up with, too many voters for one crew of precinct officials to count on elation night, and, to make a long story short, too much work for anybody con nected with holding the election. Like wise, Wilkesboro and Mulbeny have too many voters for one precinct each and these are to be divided. Dividing the three townships will do much toward facilitating elections and remove some of the causes for the “gross irregularities” which the board of elec tions found were obvious in the county. Home Construction A large number of prominent indus trialists, along with an army of public of ficials and economists, are of the opinion that stimulated residential construction of fers the best chance of accelerating the pace of recover^’. Construction is a local industry. The money that is spent goes first to local peo ple to workers, contractors, building sup ply houses. Every busine.ss in the com munity is benefited, from the corner gi’o- cery to the electric utility. Every pocket- book feels the fattening effect of con- ■ struction dollars. The great drive to boom construction is getting under way now. Private capital that has been tied up in no-productiVe channels is going to work. A vast need ,3 for housing exists, in both urban and rural ^3 localities—there has never been so great a potential demand for better and more ' modem homes. ^So far as the individual citizen is con- "£cemed, he is now being offered an unpre- cedmted owwrtunity to build on extreme- '^,ly favorable terms. Almost all the costs involved—^from paint to interest charges ' __are well under previous levels. It is the ■ part of wisdom to make the fullest pos sible use of that opportunity. Hirfiway Number 16 After some delay by the state highway and public works commission and ipiite a .bit of anxiety on the i»rt of interested citizens, announcement is made from Rar leigh to the effect that the first section of highway number 16 between Millers Creek and Glendale Springs will be let on Sep tember 12. In justice to the state highway officials it is learned that the delay in letting the contract was not due to lethargy on their part or any desire to leave off the project. It took some time to work out the plans and to iron out difficulties with the fed eral bureau of roads. There is no cause for anxiety now be cause funds for this project have been allocated for several months and now that contract is going to be let this week, work should soon be under way. Number 16 is a very essential highway to two counties, Ashe and Wilkes. The road will benefit Ashe greatly because of the fact that it provides a direct outlet for that county to North Wilkesboro and the industrial Piedmont section of North Caro lina. It is Ashe county’s nearest route to market. It is a very important highway for Wilkes because of some of the same rea sons it is for Ashe. It passes through progressive communities fill'Od with farm products and raw materials for market. It is a great scenic route and will be one of the most direct connections with the Great Smoky Mountain scenic parkway. It is learned from reliable sources that it is very probable that the great scenic parkway will use a part of the new survey on number 16. Highway authorities are enthusiastic over the new survey on the Millers Creek- Jefferson highway, declaring that it is the best survey yet to cross the majestic Blue Ridge. There will be no blind cuiwes and no excessively steep grades, accord ing to the engineers. The Book the first line of which reads, •■The Holy Bible,” and which contains four great treasures. By BRUCE BARTON A CENTURY ROLLS BY So rapidly has the shado'w of the Cross ex tended that in less than a single century it falls arross the emperor’s throne. Let us turn back to the Bible record and trace the dramatic steps by which this incredible success was won. The book of the Acts of the Apostles opens significantly; The former treaties have I made, 0 Theo- philus, of all that Jesus began both to do and to teach. That sentence tells us first that the book was written by the same man who wrote the book of Luke and to the same man, Theophilus: and, sec ond, that the writer, in common with the other disciples, regarded the three brief years of Jesus’ public work as merely the beginning of His larger life and influence. So the events proved. Jerusalem of those days was a populous and crowded city, and the disciples were country men from an outlying province. Yet, after a brief period of bewilderment, they organized themselves and became immediately a center of power. Thousands of men, some of them prom inent in the city’s life, came out to their meet ings, confessed to the crime that had been done in the murder of Jesus, and became His trusted followers. Jesus and the original twelve had pooled their revenues in the “bag” which Judas carried, and he had paid all the expenses. For a time the Jerusalem community attempted to operate on this basis and, while there was no hard and fast rule, the sentiment was in favor of a common purse, and most of the group acceded to it. This led to the first tragedy. A man named Ananias and his wife Sapphira wanted credit for having given their all, but they kept back half of the price of the land they had sold. P"ter called Ananias to account, and he brazenly repeated his lie. Peter looked hard at him and said; Ananias, w,hy hath Satan filled f|iine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land? Whilst it remained, was it not thine o'wn? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power ? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart ? thou hast not lied unto men but unto God. And Ananias hearing these words fell down, and gave up the ghost: and great fear came on all them that heard these things. And the young men arose, wound him up, and carried him out, and buried him. Three hours later Sapphira came in and re peated the lie and met a similar fate. The in cident profoundly impressed the young commu nity. It appears from the narrative that the dis ciples were not required to give up their prop erty and that some of them did not do so and suffered no reproach. But the sham of pretend ing to do so met with tragic rebuke. Fall Accoont of M^oilFReamm Held At Milkrs Creek Sept*. 2nd The fastest runner in the world recently got married. It’s no use, boys.—Thomaston (Ga.) Times. Old-line Republicans want a new line.—^Atlanta Constitution. \ By JOHNSON J. BAYES At Millers Creek, N.‘ C., on Sunday, Sept. 3, members of the McNeill family from v Wilkes, Ashe, Watauga, Caldwell, For syth, Guilford and other counties met for the first reunion of that family ever held In Wilkes coun ty. The meeting was called to or der and presided over by John son J- Hayes, a son of John and Sarah (McNeill) Hayes, who stated that the purpose of the meeting was to bring together all data for the purpose of pre serving the records of our an cestry and their descendants; to make us better acquainted with each other, and to know our re lationship. He said he thought our ancestry worthy to be re membered and preserved, and that their deeds would inspire all of us to nobler action. The principal speaker of the day was Honorable Robt. H. Mc Neill, 'attorney at law of Wash ington, D. C., but he is the son of the late Rev. Milton McNeill, who was the son of Larkin and a grandson of the original Rev. George McNeill, our first ances tor to settle in Wilkes county. Rev. George McNeill was born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1720, came to America, and as a Bap tist preacher helped to establish many Baptist churches through out this section. He died on June 7, 1805, and was buried on what is now the Powell place across the creek from Geo. Welch’s at Parsonsville. Robt. H. McNeill, in a master ful style, presented the historical background of the name, calling attention to the outstanding ac complishments of the McNeills in England, Scotland, Canada and the United States, In the ministry, in law, in poetry and in art. The hundreds of people present were visibly delighted to know that their clan had accom plished such noteworthy deeds. James Larkin Pearson, the poet laurete of North Carolina, whose mother was a sister of Rev. Milton McNeill, and who has worked quietly for 25 years on the family history, spoke very entertainingly and instructively on the early McNeills, giving us all available Information con cerning Rev. George McNeill’s children, there being eight of them. He said some of these chil dren went to Tennessee and some to South Carolina; that he was unable to furnish authentic in formation concerning them, but he demonstrated that James, Thomas and Joseph, sons of Rev. George, were the ones to trans mit their blood into the thous ands In North Carolina and Ten nessee and with whom those present were akin and from whom they descended. The McNeill women of this generation demonstrated they still knew how to cook and to present a real picnic, for the 200 feet of tables were loaded with chicken, roast beef and Iamb, boiled ham, pies, cakes and pick les, and enough of it to feed everybody. The principal speeches in the afternoon were made by Senator Peter Thurmond McNeill, o f West Jefferson, Mr. Augustus (Gus) Eller, of Blna, Ashe coun ty, Eugene Shaw, attorney at law of Greensboro, N. C., and Rev. Seymour Taylor, pastor of the Methodist church of Wilkes boro. Each of them is a lineal descendant of the McNeills and each presented interesting data concerning his particular branch of the family. Senator McNeill is a son of Gaither, former sheriff of Ashe county, who was a son of Peter McNeill. Peter was born in Wilkes county but set tled in Ashe and raised a large family, Mrs. E. E. Eller of North Wilkesboro being h 1 s daughter. Peter McNeill was a son of John and Rachel Eller McNeill. Rachel being a sister of Capt. Simeon Eller. Peter was a grandson of James and Mary Shepherd McNeill and a great- grandson of Rev. George Mc Neill. Mr. Gus Eller was a son of James Eller and a bi'other of A. H. Eller of Winston. James Eller was the son of Capt. Sim.eon El ler and Fannie McNeill Eller. Fannie was a daughter of James and a granddaughter of Rev. George MqNeiU. The marriage of Fannie McNeill to Simeon Eller makes the lineal descendants of Simeon Eller akin to the Mc Neills. Mr. Eller told many in teresting things concerning the early Wilkes people of which he had personal knowledge, for he lived with his father at the place where Charlie Hayes now lives on Purlear Creek. Interesting accounts of Frank lin, Jesse, Laura McNeill Canter, Alfred McNeill, William (called Big Billie),. Peter, Emallne, Car oline and Susan (wife of Jimmie D. McNelU), and Polly (wife of David Eller who died daring the CivU War), all sons and daugh ters of John and Rachel Eller McNeill, were given respectively by Kyle Hayes, lawyer. Glenn McNeill, Claude Canter, Poatal Service, all of Nortk Wllkeaboro,. Senator TharmpnA McNeill Dr. dis- Eli and J. J. Hayes. George McNeill who married Snsan 'Yannoy had as large g family as his brother John. Rev. Seymour Taylor, a grandson, told the outstanding faicts concerning this family, while specific Infor mation concerning'George’s chil dren and their descendants was furnished by H. C. Kilby of Wllr kesboro on James H. (Jimmie D.); James Larkin Pearson, of Boomer, N. 3., on Jesse A. (Tess); Rev. Seymour Taylor on Rebecca who married James Taylor; Eugene Shaw, lawyer of Greensboro, N. C., on Polly, wife of A. B. Miller, and DelUah, wife of Rev. W. W. 'tehlte; Miss An nie McNeill, teacher, Wilkesboro route 1, on Thomas Winslow. Mc Neill (father of Mrs. L. Bnmgar- ner and Mrs. O. F. Eller of Wil kesboro); Nancy who married Jesse H. McNeill was Included with bis descendants, and John G., father of Banner, was given by J. J. Htyes. Mr. Chelsie Eller, county superintendent of schools, sup plied the data concerning Re becca McNeill, sister of James and George, who married Rev. John Humphrey 'Vannoy. Their, daughter, Louisa, married Mr. James Eller, the father of Albert Eller; Chelsie also cussed Rebecca’s brother, McNeill. Mr. Rufus Eller, Wilkesboro Route 1, reported on Oliver (Ol- lle), brother of John McNeill, and hl3 children, among whom were Calvin, father of Chal’s mother, and Alpha, who married Anderson Eller, the parents of Rufus. J. J. Hayes supplied the infor mation concerning John Mc Neill’s brother, William (Squire Billie) and his sister, Nancy, who married Edward J. Dancy. Esquire Billy still has one child living, Mrs. Evaline Nichols, aged 94, whose mind Is very active and whose memory Is excellent. Nancy Dancy was the mother of Mary, whg married Calvin Mc- neill, and of Amelia, who married Joseph Nichols, and of Rufus Dancy. Joseph McNeill, a son of the original Rev. George , and Jo seph’s descendants, were furnish ed by T. J. McNeill, of Roaring River. This Joseph was the fath er of Larkin, who married Nellie Ferguson, and of Rev. James Mc Neill, and of William McNeill, (known as Little Billy). This William was the father of Geo. Bartlett, James Oliver, Thomas Irvin and Mary Evaline, wife of W. H. Stout, of Texas; while Larkin’s children were John Mc Neill, who married Rebeca Fer guson, the late Rev. Milton Mc Neill and Louisa, wife of William Pearson, and mother of James Larkin Pearson. Rev. George McNeill’s other son, Thomas, who married Mary Hanna, daugh ter of Rev. James Parson, and his descendants were discussed by J. Hayes. His children were Polly, wife of John Parsons (the father of Franklin and Gordon); Sally, who married William Blackburn (father of Adolphus, Finley and Adelaide, who mar ried Calvin Tomlinson); James, who married Fannie Dula (fath er of Eda, who married George W. Bradley; Mary Ann, who mar ried Bennett Welch; Fannie, who married Joe Jones; Martha, who married - John Thompson, and George, who married Mary Mil ler); George W., Senior, who married Levisa Triplett (father of John, who ma'Vried Frankie, sister of Scott Yates; Sally, who married Alfred Proffit, the fath er of R. L. Proffit; Salina, who married Wesley Green; Albert, who left this country, and Thos., who lives in Caldwell county; George William, Jr., who mar ried Sally Messick; James, who died in Alabama; Rufus, of Boomer R. F. D., who married m Tir^ In Town READ! COME! SEE! Williams Auto & Radiator Shop Phone 334-J — N. Wilkenboro Route 60 Radiator Repairing, Body Re building, Motor Blocks Rebored, Extensions Welded in Truck Frames, General Repair Woik TKE 29x440 $4.20 a Specialty. T. H. WILLIAMS. Owner. Texas Lady Tdls How Black-Draught Laxative Helps M Her Family Here’s haw Black-Drau^ (Qls the needs of a family laxative in the home of Mrs. J. 8. StcAer, Fort Wostb, Texas: m>e grown-npa In my fkmfiy,” she irrites. *7un» always taken powdered Thedfdrd’s Black-Dnosht for blllousnesB. haadaciwis acd other aUmcats (doe to constipation} and found tt a x»> Iiid>ls xmedy. Z was Tsty pleased wtiea I si^ 8ynq> ot Blade* Draught advertised. Z boi^it tt and gave tt td my Uttto daugfaterg agMdaadd. Thayatededacme* thing to cleanse their ^atems and Byrop at Btawto-DnoidA Mted wen.” ... Your druggist adlB this niiahte laxative in both terns. %lbilitren fits SmB.” MOTOR OIL 49c PER GALLON TIRE 30x3 >/2 $4.00 ~ia ■ 13-PLATE BAHERIES a95 EXCHANGE M; CAR WASHED AND GREASED $1.25 LOW PRICES ON AUTO REPAIR WORK ALL WORK GUARANTEED Motor Service Store WILEY BROOKS—PAUL BILLINGS f ' Ninth Street North Wilkesboro, N. C. Cora Poster: Alice, who married Jackson Wilson, of Zionvllle, N. C.; Mary, who married Joe Good man, and Alverta, who married Senter Stansbury, of Zionvllle. By unanimous vote, the re union will be held next on the first Sunday in September at Millers Creek. A permanent or ganization was effected. Johnson J. Hayes was made chairman, Chal O. McNeill, of North Wil kesboro, was made vice chair man, James Larkin Pearson was made secretary, and T. J. Mc Neill, of Roaring River, was made treasurer. Female Of The Species “Well, I must be oft. 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