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N. €. State Fair
AMd^*^Corii and Other Ex
nihits Ftom Wiftes Ex-
^ pecfed To Win Again
GXNERAL FARM EXHIBIT
ORTord Moore Will Try For
Highest Honor At State
rExJiibition
When the 1*34 North Carolina
State Vaix gets under way In
Raleigh for a week’s run Monday
Wilkes County Is going to be
well represented In the exhibit
halls Vith many products of Its
^^iutstanding among the exhib-
it^t the state fair will be Clif
ford Moore’s general farm ex
hibit, featuring hundreds of pro
ducts of his farm located in the
Straw community. He is prepar
Ing a most attractive and worth
while exhibit for the fair next
week ■ and will personally super
vise its display in the exhibition
halls Saturday.
Last year Mr. Moore won the
Blue ribbon and the cash that
went with it. This year he and
those who have seen his pro
ducts expect him to repeat the
performance of last year and i
prior fairs. |
A aw»ber Wilkes orchard-1
isU, with th^ apples from the
iBdOHty Accountant Will Issue
Receipts To TlMwe Pay-
iiig Taxes
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Hyde Park, N. Y.—Th* above portrait of the Presiden’t mother,
Mrs. Sara Delano Roosevelt was taken at her home here on her 80th
ists, with th^ ,, I birthday, September 21st. The President, grandchildren and three
thr^^MWeT’wUl Tg^n try for ' great-grandchildren attended the birthday luncheon,
the highest horticultural honors!
and cash prizes in compeiltion |
with apples from all parts of the i
in At
tendance; Big Picnic Din
ner Served
state which the king of fruits
grown. !
Last year Wilkes County's |
members of the corn club had | Officers
plenty of competition but little |
difficulty in winning a blue rib- j
bon tor' Wilkes county. County i
Agent has this token of worth on | meeting of Jun-
display.in his office in the court-, Carolina
house and the corn club members j «ors of the .tb -North Carolina
confidently expect to have the | district held with \Mndsor Cross
1335- blue ribbon for the best; jj,>3(^3 chapter Saturday after
county exhibit to place along-!
side the present one at the close I
Juniors of Seventh District Have
Meeting At Windsor Cross Roads
of the fair next week. The conn
e.\!iibit will be madJ up of
^oar .?i>eciniens of the now
Sous Wilkes County White.
Moving Dirt On
ray No. 16
HighwJ
Contractor For (hading and
Gravel Surfacing Has
Men On the Job
Nello L. Teer. Durham , con
tractor. began work yesterday of
grading 5.6S miles of highw-ay
number IG leading from the iu-
terseciicn with the lioone Trail
at Millers Creek toward Glen-
‘^“ReSesentatlves of this con-'and the Children in the Home’
tracting firm called at the Xa- I'iaylet by a group of children
tioiial ' Re - employment office from the Lexington Home.
Tuesday for 2S men to begin Following adjournment ot the
work yesterday. One shovel, I ufternoon session one of the best
noon and evening was one of the
most successful in recent years
from the standuoint of attend
ance and intere.st.
Thp meeting was called to ord
er at 3:3'i by .1. Chaffin,
councilor of the Windsor Cross
Roads chapter, who introduced
Charlie Snyder, state field work
er. He was in charge of the pro
gram for the afternoon, which
was as follows:
Song. "My Country ’Tis Of
Thee"; prav'-r led by I). \. Rob
ertson. of Mount .'iry; address of
welcome. Sig M'allace. Union
Grove; respoinsc'. W. K. Sturdi-
van:. di.itrict deputy. North Wil-
kesboro; address. Monroe Ad
ams. .stal'‘ '-ice councilor on “Tlie
Youth of Today"; address by
Sunt. W. -M. Shuford of Lexing
ton, 0:1 "The Lexington Home
Revival In Progress
Rock Springs Church
A revival meeting in which
much interest is being manifest
ed is now in progress at Rock
Creek Baptist church located on
Highway No. 18 near McGrady
postoffice.
Services are held at 11 a. ni.
and 7:30 p. m., and are being
conducted by the pastor. Rev, D.
O. Cleary, assisted by Revs. Tom
Slie\» and Arthur Absher.
The public is cordially invited
to attend the meeting wh]ch is
expected to continue through
this week.
Aged Lady Dies
^three tractors and one roller, all
equipment, are being used
•' In moving dirt.
E. W. Grannis Construction
Company, holders of the con
picnic dinners one ever attended
was served by the wives and lady
1 friends ot the members of the
I Windsor Cross Roads chapter.
! At 7:30 the Juniors held an
vompauj. aoiuei» vi --- - -- i
tract for structures, began work | executive meeting. Devotional
Monday with about 20 men
Labor has been furnished the
contractors from the re-employ
ment office here, veterans being
given preference.
w'as conducted by Chaplain R. R.
Crater and reports were received
from each council in the district.
Talks were made by State Coun-
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Lambeth Defends President and NRA
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In Opennig Address of His Campaign
>five For Re-election Opened Yadkin Valiev Motor Co.
In His Hom^ County At ! Getting World Sene*
Lexington
Miss Julia .Mastin, age 8G, died
at her home in Kdwards town
ship Monday morning.
She was a daughter of the late
Harrison and Patsy Joine.s Mas-
tin and of the immediate family
there is one surviving brother,
Starling Mastin. of Roaring Riv
er.
Funeral service w a s held
Tuesday from White Plains
Church with Rev. Janies Bryant
in charge.
Will Serve as Tax Ollector
Until First Mmiday In ^
December
DISCOUNT IN OCTOraiR
Lucama Bank Robbed
Of $100 By Yeggmen
Lucama, Oct. 3.—Two robbers
engaged in forcing their way in
to the bank of Lucama vault
were surprised by Chief of Police
S. G, GUater early today and fled
with about. Jioe.
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City. Commit sioner 8
Have Short Session
Routinei Mattws Disposed Of tn
October Meetbig Tnesday
■Afternoon
The management of the Yad
kin Valley Motor Company cor-
■ Lettlngton, Oct. 2.—Declaring
that he came as an apostle of the, dially invites the public to hear
new deal “because I honestly and
sincerely believe in its philoso
phy and objectives, in a more
equitable distribution of the na
tional Income, the relief of un-
employment, th© feeding of the
hungry and clothing of the
, lutked; the, easing of pressure of
th* deflation which was not on
ly‘-eriptng out all persons In debt
hut relentlessly mowing down all
, property values,” Representa-
iVe Walter Lambeth, of the
litgbtb district, opened his speak
ing campaign In a rally of his
■ hotn* county folks here tonight.
Btr. Lambeth was presented by
‘rad O. Sink, Democratic candi-
sts for th© house, who lauded
record of the party in Dav-
county since Its return to
it years ago.
“No President has ever shown
ster deslr© to properly bal-
atlBuod OB |«*s ottht)
the world series games play by
play at tbelr show room. Ar
rangements have been made to
accommodate those wishing to
hear the games announced, and
it will be a pleasure for the lo
cal company to have all interest-
e d baseball fans a s their
guests.
The first broadcast was given
yesterday afternoon when the
first game of the series was wop
by St. Louis Cardinals 8 to 3.
The losing team was Detroit,
winners »f the pennant in the
American League.
Auxiliary To Meet
Regular meeting of the Wilkes
unit of the American Legion
Auxiliary will be held Monday
evening, 7:80, at the Legion and
Auxiliary Clubhouse. All meu»t|r
bers are earnestly requ
be ptreMBL
Only routine matters gained
the attention of the city board of
aldermen In a short and "quiet
session with Clerk W. P. Kelly In
the city hall Tuesday afternoon.
Members present for the meet
ing were R. T. McNeill, mayor
pro tem, J. C. * Reins, Hoyle
Hutchens and Ralph Duncan.
Radio Sales Company To^
Broadcast World Series
The public Is cordially 'invited
to "listen In" duripg the World’s
series baseball games between
Detroit and St. Louis at the show
rooms of the Radio Sales Com
pany on “C” street. •>
The Radio Sales Company has
its own loud-speaking equipment
In*operation and the broadcast
of the first game played yester
day in Detroit and won by St.
Louis 8 to 3 came in tine. For
ths past several years th© com
pany has ;fforded the public a
broadcast of the world series,
and again is delighted to invite
the public to come around and
ir the games play by play.
..
C. H. Ferguson, county ac
countant, was appointed tempor
ary tax collector Monday by the
board of county commissioners
In October session. The appoint
ment was made to continue un
til Decemberat which time
Sheriff W. B. Somers will have
completed sale of land for 1933
taxes and will be able to make
settlement. The law stipulates
that the sheriff or tax collector
must make settlement for the
previous year’s taxes before tak
ing over the new tax books.
It was Impossible this year for
the sheriff to make settlement
this month, due to the fact that
the commissioners ordered post-
ponment of tax sales.
Mr. Ferguson has the tax
books for the year 1934 in his of
fice and will serve as tax collec
tor, Issuing the regular receipts,
until December 1.
He calls attention to the fact
that the law allows a discount of
one per cent on 1934 taxes If
paid In October. Taxpayers are
urged to pay and save this dis
count.
The commissioners did little
other business of public interest
in the October* meeting. Routine
matters werp disposed of and
Ernest Laws was granted a ped
dler’s license, he being a war
veteran. The full board, compos
ed ot N. B. Smithey, chairman.
C. C. Hayes and M. F. Absher,
were present for the sessloil.
Tax Foreclosure
Suits Under Way
Large Amount of Back Taxes
Paid Prior To Time Suits
Were Filed
__ tf you. haven't Joined the P.-X
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In the latter days ot Septem
ber a large number of people
settled with the county tor taxes
for 1932 and prior years and re
gained clear title to lands sold in
tax sales.
On all lands sold for taxes and
bid in by the county tor years
previous to 1932'tax foreclosure
suits have been started in su
perior court by A. H. Casey,
county attorney. In cases w'bere
a land owner had defaulted In
his 1932 taxes along with taxes
of previous years foreclosure
suits- were begun for the full
amount.
According to information gain
ed from the county accountant
those whose lands are being
foreclosed may yet gain a title
free tax claims by settling off
now and paying the attorney
fee of $1.50 during October. At
torney Casey has graciously cut
his fee from the allowed amount
of $2.50 for each suit to $1.50
lor all who will pay up and stop
the suits during this month.
However, payment should be
made at once because summons
will be served right away and
this will be an added cost to the
owner of the property.
On Monday, last day on which
delinquent taxpayers could pay
and eliminate the foreclosure
suit, the county accountant col
lected around $2,000 ot back
taxes.
Food Sale Saturday
Attention of the public Is
called to the food sale to be
conducted at The 'Wilkes Drug
Store Saturday morning at 10:30
by circle number two of the
Presbyterian Auxiliary.
Profits from this sale will go
for the benefit of Presbywrlan
work In Ashe county, and es
pecially the Bible school baing
conducted by Rev. J. W. Luke.
Large cakes, cup cakes, dough
nuts and other delicacies will be
featured In the sale. The tele
phone may be used conveniently
for advance orders. Phone Mrs.
Gordon Forester at 328-J.
Three Restaurant EmplowM
Robbed of $10,000 Pay Roll
New York. Oct. 2.—Three em
ployee of a restauixnt Chain
(Longchampe),^ dellverlhg^PM,
roll packages to Manhattan BBtti
ot the company, ww« robbed, of
110,000 by three bandits late to-i
>e sure and join at oao*. • ' -
MeCrory, Ark. . . Joyce Short,
13, Is perhaps the world’s young
est locomotive engineer. She
drives the engine on the coun
try's shortest railroad, the one
mile Augusta Tramway and
Transfer Co., here. Ner grand
father taught her the trade.
Cox Gets 20 To
25 Years In Pen
For Killing Hall
Submits In Surry County
Court To Charge of Sec
ond Degree 'Murder
KILLED DEPUTY’S 'SON
Hall Fatally Wounded WhUe
Trying To Arrest Cox
Near County Line
Damon Cox, murderer ot Wil
liam Hall. Jr., son of a Wilkes
deputy sheriff, was sentenced in
Surry county court at Dobson
Tuesday to 20 to 25 years In the
penitentiary after he submitted
to a charge of second degree
murder. Judge McElroy pro
nounced the sentence.
Young Hall was killed on Au
gust 25 Vhen he attempted to
help his father arrest Cox near
Thurmond. According to reports
of the affair Cox and another
young man went to the home of
Mrs. Flossie Holcomb in a drunk
en condition and had participat
ed in such disorders as shooting
about the home and making
threats against members of the
family. Deputy Hall was called
to the scene and he, with his
son, chased the nieu through the
Thurmond neighborhood a n d
across the Wilkes-Surry line,
where Cox killed young Hall
with a gun.
The state first asked for a
verdict of first degree
but ill view of the evidence that
Cox. was
bccured, accepted the defendant’s
plea. ‘i-
The Surry county Jury
day afternoon returned a
bill against Arthur Wright,
charged with first-degree murder
iu connection with the slaying of
Frank Potts, Pine Ridge farmer,
at Wright’s home two months
ago, and the trial was set for
Thursday morning. A special ve
nire of 50 men was summoned
from certain eektlons of Surry
county from which to draw a
Services Beins Held
At Melodist Cbiircb
A series, of services which be
gan Sonday are in progress at
the ‘ North Wllkesbdro Methodist
church this nOek and will con
tinue through tomorrow evening.
Dr. W» A. Jenkinsfothe pastor,^
is preaching Jn the eervlces on
the themel^ •%Bpreniaey of the
Spiritual.’’ Inspiring messages
and large attendance are featur
ing the services,'svhich are held
each evening at 7:30. The pub
lic has a cordial Invitation to at
tend. ♦
Finid) Grading
Postoffice Lot
General Contractors For Erec
tion 'df Building Will
Begin Work
Gilbert Engineering Company,
of Statesville, is putting the fin
ishing touches to the grading of
the postoffioe lot on C Street In
preparation for the erection of a
government - owned postofflce
building.
In addition 10 making the ex
cavation for the building a depth
of several feet, th© lot has been
graded for tb© driveways and
landscaping. S. V. Tomlinson’s
steam shovel was used In moving
the dirt, which was hanled to a
point near the proposed site of
the Reddies River bridge.
Lundberg-Rlchter, general con
tractors for the erection of the
building for the sum of $45,800,
have been here during the past
few days In readiness to begin
laying the postoffice foundation
as e^rly as possible after com-
pletfon of the grading.
Is NDvel Plan For Peyciy i
meat Of Iiutiati'r! And' ^
Leadersbip
EtECTION HELD TODAY
Studjmts’ Organization WIH
Have Charge of Extra Cur
ricula Activity
One Case Tried
In Civil Court
Suit of Mrs. Hattie Morgan
Versus C. D. Coffey Is
Completed
First three flays of the
tober term of civil court in Wil-
kesboro was used mainly for the
trial ot Mrs. Hattie Morgan, ad
ministratrix, versus C. D. Cof
fey and others, in w'hlch the
plaintiff sought to gain damages
for the death-of her husband, J.
Something entirely new" anS
unique for schools of this sec
tion of th© state Is the orgaaL-
zation during the past fav AKfm.
of a Students’ Actlvltleil’'A*eodk,;
ation In North Wllkesboro |M|gk .
School.
This organization has as its
underlying purpose the develop
ment of Initiative and leadersUp
among th© students because up
on them and their organization
will rest the responsibility of the
management of student activi
ties outside of the regular school
room work.
Under this classification comes
clubs because of interest In spe
cial work and study by various
groups, bulletin board, advertis
ing and promotion of attraction*
sponsored by the school, athletic
program, recognition of services
to the schools and probable pub
lication of a school newspaper.
Organization of the Students.'
Activities Association has no r»-
latlon to student government hBt
merely places the management
of extra curricula activities In
the bands of the student body,
which is at all times under the
supervision of'school authorities
and the faculty.
The organization will be com
posed of a student council and a
president, which forms the exe
cutive body.
The president is being elected
today by th© students in a regu
lar Australian system election
with booths and all the necessary
paraphenalia in jnst the same
form as an official election In
North Carottina, The county
board of elections loaned the stu
dents four election booths and
tickets have been prepared and
are being voted today between
the hours oi 8:25 a. m. ami 3:40
I p. m. Sevetal can;iidates ar© in
I the race for president of the as-
Oc- i sociation. These candidates were
nominated by the students with
out suggestions or help from the
teachers.
The president elected today
will be the official representa
tive of the student body at all
school functions and will have
the highest honor that can bo
lui a W. Morgan, who was killed in an ^
murder automobile wreck at the highway. conferred on a student.
. . - i ILAkmIv InfAi-Aof 4a Vvol
intersection between the Wilkes-
V*. v**w
drunk when the killins horos several years ago.
The Jury’s answer to the is
sues allowed the- plaintiff $200
Tues- for damag6s to their car. How-
true ever, judgment had not been
signed and motion were to be
argued this morning.
Several other actions have
been taken up and continued or
settled by consent. Judge John
M. Oglesby is presiding.
Jury for the case, expected
consume several days.
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Board Of Education
Has A Quiet Session
Routine Matters Disposed Of;
Few Delegations Appear Be
fore Board
Wilkes County Board of Edu
cation met in a very quiet ses
sion Monday for the regular Oc
tober meeting. Routine niatters
wer© disposed of and little of
public Interest was taken up.
Few delegations from over
the county appeared before the
board, indicating that the busi
ness of running the schools is
progressing smoothly.
Members of the board present
with Siipt. C. B. Eller for the
meeting were C. O. McNeill,
chairman, and R. R. Church.
Killed By Car
PayettevUle, Oct. 2.—Virginia
Hubbard, eight-year-old daugh
ter of J. H. Hubbard, was killed
instantly this morning when she
fell from an automobile while on
.her way to the Stedman school
in the eastern part of this coun
ty. • -I
Thinking the school bus fouTd
not call for hery VlrglnU started
(or school with twin other chil^
dren In. a roadster driven hy her
cousin, Wesley Gainey. Rounding
a curve at moderate speed, the
car door came open,' '’Bnd
chad was thrown out i2:*
Six Killed in Plane Crash
Abridge, England, Oct. 2.—^Al.
berb Deasano a Philadelphia manu
facturer vacationing is England,
was killed today with six other
passengers aboard a London-Paris
express plane, which exploded in
the rain over the English Channel.
Much Interest is being taken
in the plan, which has been ap
proved by larger schools and
which has Invariably been suc
cessful in developing leaders
among the children.
Girl, 15, Killed
Thomasville, Oct. 2.—Mary
Sophia. Traver, 15, was* killed
and two of her brothers were
seriously Injured tonight when
their automobile crashed into b
parked lumber truck on a high
way near here.
Her brothers, Allen and James,
were badly hurt, but were ex
pected to recover. A third broth
er, Joe, escaped unhurt, white
their father, Charles, who was
driving, was cut about the face.
TwdMenandlOZG^onsof Liqiior ,
Are Taken by Officers In Lovelace
WILKES ELECTRIC CO. .' Granville Goforth and Judson
BROADCi^jNG GAMES I MitcheU Are Bound To
The Wilkes Electric Company,! Federal Court
located on Main street, Is broad
casting each of th© games being
played during the 1934 World
Series by Detroit and St. Louis.
The first broadcast was given
yesterday afternoon and the re
ception was splendid, those
"listening in” state.’
The manager of the firm,
W. M. Day, will be pleased to
bare the public as his guests
during the series, and cordially
Invites all to hear each game at
his place ot business.
P.-T. A. To Give Play
North Wllkesboro Parent-
Teacher Association gave out an
advance announcement today of
a play to-b© given on Friday
night, October 12, at eight o’
clock. By this means the organ
ization will raise funds for the
.1934-*5 budget And a large at-
teddaitee is expected.
this , splendid etaga production
out iM week
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Federal officers swooped down
on a still In Lovelace township
Tuesday afternoon-, the raid net
ting them two men, 102 gallons
of liquor, a largo still, and
plentiful supply of materials
ready for illicit manufacture.
The men falling Into toils of
the law were Granville Oofortk
and Judson MitcheU, who 'lasre
released from custody after they Tr-
had filled bonds of $50* each for
appearance at the' Novenrtter
term of federal cpurt-'In WiltoP-
boro. The preliminary hoiuiii^'
was held before J.r W. Dhte,
United States CommlssloBhf, tn
Wllkesboro. -
Officers taking part Jh the raid
were J. W. Huwt, C. F. KJrksoy,
J. T, Jones, Leonard'Roope, W.
A. Jones and CltBkfd Jondst.
The aUll was operatlOB
when the stalking.^ officers ap-
DuBuCo s®
maWiji* uirthe caatproicfeed a&d ot
that large qnantlties ot
had hee»- mautaotured.