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LATE NEWS OF
STATEAND
NATION
THE SPIRIT OF THANKSGIVING
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Mnle A.tt»ck« Men
Tttrdinand Harman died in a
jfekpUal in St. James, Mo., Mon-
Saj from Injuries received^ when
a mule jumped Into his car as he
'was drhring^ along the road. The
•miile’s sh,oe fractured his skull.
War Clouds Horer
Trouble between Austria and
Jugoslavia over trade and pass
port treaties threatened to break
open the war clouds which-have
been hovering over Europe dur
ing the past few daj’s and throw
the world into turmoil.
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Cotton Farmers Benefit
^Washington. Nov. 27.—A to
tal of $75,969,192.46 has been
paid to producers co-operating in
the 1934 cotton adjustment pro
gram, the agricultural adjust
ment administration announced
tonight.
TMANKSGIVING-!
Protest Fridglit Increa.se
Strong protest against the
railroads’ proposed 10 per cent
increase in freight rates has
been filed with the Interstate
Commerce Commission at Wash
ington by Stanley Winbourne,
North Carolina’s utilities com
missioner.
.•Xlleged Kkinaper Held
If Oscar H. Robson. 30-year-old
dance hall operator in Tucson,
Ari., is. being held on a charge
of kidnaping Little June Robles
WC’ ■ 5'-‘
Futi^ From Sale of Tiny
Stickers Do Great Worif in
Fight On Tuberculo^
MONEY isljSED HERE
Woman’s Qub of Two Wilkes-
boros to Protmote Sale of
Seals Again
One of the first evlderjces of
the Christmas season will be the
sale of Christmas seals here next
week by the North Wllkesboro
and Wllkesboro Woman’s Club.
The little seals used on Christ
mas mall are just tiny stickers
but what has been accomplished
by the sale of the seals would be
astounding if all the results
could be tabulated. The sale’ of
the seals in Wilkes County is by
the Woman’s Clubs tfhder the
direction of the "State and Na
tional Tuberculosis Associations.
Just one cent each is the
price for seals and yet funds
have been raised in previous
years that have gone a long way
in the fight against the white
‘plague. The two organizations of
the Wilkesboros will retain
three-fourths of the money gain
ed In the sale of seals and the
other fourth will go to the state
association to fight tuberculosis
all over the state.
Mrs. R. T. McNeill is saloo
chairman for the North W’Slkes-
boro Woman’s Club and Mrs. L.
B. Dula holds the same position
for the Wllkesboro organization.
in Arizona last summer. Hand
writing experts say he wrote the
ransom note received by the
child's parents.
Waives Hearing
’• Lenoir, Nov. 27.—Rex Mar
shall, Burke county filling sta
tion operator, who Is under in-
I dictment for murdering R. M.
S. Loyd, of Mocksville, this after
noon waived preliminary exam:
h RStion when brought befori
Judge W. F. Harding.
Solicitor Jones Strongly Opposed
To Clemency for Greens and Black
Favors Sound Currency
Paris, Nqv. 27.—Premier Pier-1
re-Etienne Flandin declared pub-j
licly tonight in favor of sound 1
payency for France and aligned 1
hnself anew with forces fight-1
Ing devaluation of the franc or i
departure from the gold .stand-j
ard.
Cops .An’ Ki(liia|>e(i |
Paris, Tex.. Nov. 26.—Fear!
for the safety of two Paris po
licemen who were kidnaped and
carried away in their patrol car
by two men believed to be des-1
perate fugitives increased to-|
night, as searching parties fail-!
ed to find any trace of the miss-j
ing officers or their abductors. I
Confesses 2 Murders
Martinsville. Va.. Nov. 27.—
Dewey .Manns Vernon, negro,
self-confessed slayer of Curran
B. Fulp, Rockingham county
North Carolina farmer. today
confessed to Sheriff J. M. Davis
and- Sergeant J. R. Hensley that
he wa.s the slayer of Cora Alcorn.
Martinsville negre.ss.
Thanksgiving Prodamation
By Governor Ehringhaus
"Once more the President of the United States has desig
nated a day of thnnUsgiving tor the nation and has set apart
for that purpose Thursday. November 29. Once more in obe
dience to a time-lionored American custom official action
strives to center the hearts and minds of the people upon
the duty and privilege of grateful praise (or the great and
good that is our inheritance.
“For the inspiration that comes out of our past, (or the
blessings and privileges of our present, tor our preservation
against the dangers and difficulties that beset i)s and the
long way we have come along the highway of hope, for the
ideals which We have preserved and the dreams which we
still cherish, for the promises and prospect which we still
cherisii. for the promises and prospect which are ours (or the
future and for the chance that we have to play our part in
our day and generation, for God, for country and (or human
ity. let us each and all be thankful.
"In sincerity and truth and faitli and trust and confidence,
as well as gratitude, therefore, as CfOvernor of North Caro
lina. I call upon our people to observe this designated day as
one ot thanksgiving and on this day to render at their respec
tive places of worship or in tlie humbleness of their homes,
or wheresoever they may be, their thanks to a Providence that
has protected and provided the great in our past, the. good in
our present, and the security and hope for our future.”
Wants Le.ss Spending
Warm Springs. Ga., Nov. 27.—
The administration's determina
tion to keep normal government
expenditures (or 1935 within
the income, is the tonic that the
nation’s business has been wait
ing (or. Secretary of Commerce
Daniel C. Roper told President
Roosevelt today.
W. F. Gaddy Buys] Big Carnival
Chevrolet Agency] Friday N^ht
AVant Charted Cours«-
C. L. Bardo. president of the
-A^l^nal Manufacturers’ Associ-
called on President Roose
velt Monday and informed the
president that industry must
know what the government is
planning to do before confidence
leading to expansion can be
brought about. He reported,
however, that business is on the
up-grade.
Quintuplets .Age 6 Montlrs
Callander. Ont., Nov. 27.—The
Dionne quintuplets will have a
Six-month birthday anniversary
feast tomorrow—of cow’s milk
and cooked cereal.
Dr. R. A. Dafoe, physician in
charge of the five babies, said
they were "quite satisfied’’ with
that fare.
Two Girls Killetl
Covington, Va., Nov. 27.—-An
I Alleghany county grand jury to-
Iday returned murder indictments
P^galnst four negroes held in con-
OBCtlon with the death of Alice
B. Hill, 13, and Ellen Hill, 6, on
November 18.
The' girls were found murder-
A.td on the morning of November
on -tie farm trf PhttlR JoW:-
Clifton Forge.
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Hafei’ Chevrolet Company
Sold To Thomasvillc Au
tomobile Man
The Hafer Chevrolet Com
pany, owned by U. L. Hafer, has
been purchased by Wi. F. Gaddy,
formerly of Thomasville. The
trade, involving a considerable
amount of money, was consum
mated on November 21st. follow
ing negotiations which had been
going on between Mr. Hater and
Mr. Gaddy for only a few days.
The Hafer Chevrolet Company
was opened here by Mr. Hafer
Lions and Woman’s Club Join
in Sponsoring Thanksgiv
ing Gala Event
Everything is being made rea
dy in the upper story of the
Tomlinson’s Department Store
building to entertain a large
crowd at the Thanksgiving Car
nival to be held there Friday
night of this week.
This gala occasion of the hol
iday season is being sponsored
jointly by the North Wllkesboro
\^^man’s Club and the North
Wllkesboro Lions Club, two
sixteen months ago. and the wide-awake civic organizations
firm has enjoyed a splendid pat-1 that are desiring to raise some
ronage. Mr. Gaddy is an exper- ] funds for worthy objectives and
ienced automobile man. having ] at the same time be providing
during the past several years j amusement and giving away
served as Chevrolet's distributor
in both Kernersville and Tbom-
asville. He comes to the city
with splendid recommendations,
and a well-established business
career.
The new name of the Chevro
let agency here will be Gaddy
Motor Company and Mr. Gaddy
will give his personal attention
to the business. The same sales
valuable and attractive prizes.
The Woman’s Club will use its
part of the profits of the occas
ion to supujant their building
funds, with which |lhey exipeet
to erect a clubhouse in the very
near future. The Lions will con
tinue their compalgn for better
sight for underprivileged school
children.
The public is asked to patron-
force, with the addition of Joe j ize the carnival (or a good time
D. Welborn and Robert Hill, of j Friday night and to help the
Thomasville, will continue with worthy causes for which the oc-
the new company, it Is under- ■ caslon is planned. A small ad-
stood. and the same shop per-j mission of 10 cents will -be
soDjiel will continue to serve the | charged At the dopr itnd _ Efter
(ConDaned on page four) i (Coatlnued on pRge'tonr)
Three Face Chair
i)n December 7th
JoB’Cs Says Evidence in Case
in Direct Contrast to
Claim of Greens
Solictor John R. Jones of the
17th district made public in an
interview yesterday ' his unequi
vocal and unalterable opposition
to commutation of the death sen
tences imposed on Bascom and
Lester Green and R. E. Black,
w'ho (ace death in the electric
chair on December 7 for the
killing of Cashier T. C. Barnes
in an attempted robbery of " the
Taylorsville bank in July, and
described the crime as one of the
most horrible ever committed in
North Carolina.
After reading Bascom Green’s
claims that Stefanoff forced him
and the others into the hank
raid Solicitor Jones reviewed the
evidence in the case, which he
said showed that all four men
were armed and that they came
to Stefauoff's home near North
Wllkesboro with five pistols and
a shotgun, tradln.g one luger gun
for gasoline in North Wllkesboro
and insisted that Assistant Cash
ier S. E. Little’s testimony as to
the men being armed and who
did the shooting should be be
lieved. He pointed out tbat|
when the sheriff arrested Black
in Wilkes County on the day of
the robbery-killing that he was
armed with an automatic pistol
and that he was in the Taylors
ville bank, was armed, and had
in his possession paper bags in
which to place the loot.
The Solicitor insists, on the
testimony of Little, that Stefan
off was on one side of the bank
enclosure, Lester Green was at
a window on the opposite side
and that Bascom Green was at
the center window. Stefanoff and
Lester Green both shot Barnes,
one from one side and the other
from the other and that both
bullets went entirely through
his body in opposite directions,
in direct contrast to the state
ment of the elder Green that his
son was not armed, and that
Bascom Green shot Little as his
hands were uplifted in surrend
er.
In the interview today Solici
tor Jones said. "Stefanoff, an
uneducated alien who knew but
little of onr laws, customs and
traditions, has been electrocuted.
Black and the Greens are Amer
ican citizens with reasonably
good education and intelligeucr
and who knew our laws am
customs. (The attempt of tbes;
three men to place all the blam
on Stefanoff is repulsing.”
After stating, his belief the
Black "furnished the brains it
^ (Contloned on page fonr)
The seals will be sold through
the schools, throufeh the malls
and by the Boy Scouts between
now^ and Yuletlde.
j Daring the past few years the
Woman’s Clubs of the Wilkes
boros have raised enoug'-
through the sale ot seals to fur
nish the county tuberculosis hos
pital and purchase a radio for
the enjoyment of the shut-in in
mates. In ad’dition to this they
have purchased equipment (or
tile North Wilkesboro high
•school gymnasium and have car
ried out several objectives, all
of which have lieen directly or
indirectly connected with the
great drive civilization is direct
ing against tuberculosis.
This year the funds will be
used in similar commendable
activities and the sponsors of the
sale of Christmas seals will ap
preciate the support of the pub
lic.
Shipping Corn
; To International
Grain, Hay Show
Wilkes County White to Com
pete in Big Exposition
Starting Dec. 1
After winning sweepstakes at
the North Carolina State Fair a
group of Wilkes farmers of the
Piirlear community are seeking
larger fields to conquer and have
sent their specimens of Wilkes
County White Corn to the In
ternational Grain and Hay Show
in Chicago.
The International is the larg
est exposition, of farmers pro
ducts in the world and is open
to all nations. However, the Unit
ed States is divided into regions
according to climatic and soil
conditions.
The farmers have shipped to
the exposition a number of ten
ear exhibits to compete in the
ten-ear single ear class, the ten-
ear prolific class and the 4-H
Club department. Quentin Nich
ols, who won sweepstakes at the
State Fair, made only a few sub
stitutes in his ten-ear exhibit
and will put North Carolina's
best against the rest of the
world.
During the past several years
that the Wilkes corn has been on
exhibit at the International show
it has not (ailed to win prem
iums and on three occasions has
won Blue ribbons.
The International show build
ing was destroyed in the disas
trous fire last year but has been
replaced much larger than be
fore.
North Carolina will send a
judging team from State College
to compete in the judging con
tests and W. H. Darst and Dr.
J. B. Cotner will look after the
exhibits from the state at the
'xposition.
Reports from alL.„ parts of
astern North Carolina Indicitte
'aat- a heavy "acreage of oate,
arley and wheat Is being pUnt-
j5 this fall. ■' V
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■3 :
tnet to Be S€tt[
Up In This City
6 Counties Are - ’
IJfwihftrph NacSttUttd
Grinipedlnl^
With Office Here
Relief Offices in State jQiit
From 104 to 33 for S^e ^
of Economy
GREATER EFFICIENCY
One Administrator WiM Serve
Entire District; WiD
Save $180,000
Trenton, N. J. . . . Betty Gow
Effective December 6 The
North Carolina Emergency Re
lief Administration will work
through district instead of coun
ty offices and a district office
(or six counties will be located
in North Wllkesboro, according
(above), nursema’id to the Lind- information given out from
Mrs. Thomas O Berry, state re
lief administrator.
bergh baby at the time of the
kidnapping. Is returning from
Scotland to testify in the trial ot
Bruno Hauptmann (or the child’s
murder.
County Officers
Will Be Sworn In
On First Monday
Sheriff and-One Member of
Board of Commissioners
Will Remain in Office
December 3rd will be first
Monday and the day (or the
newly elected county officers to
take office at the courthouse jj districts wtlf-ho
Wllkesboro. The officers wlIL be „„„. , , , _
Wilkes has been selecteo Us
the district office (or Watauga,
Ashe, Alleghany.'" SirtiT a.Rd
Yadkin counties and the Offfee
will be located in the Bank of
North Wilkesboro building.
By reducing the number of of
fices and units from 104 to 33
in the state it Is expected that
$180,000 can be sliced from the
cost of relief administration.
The consolidation move will
be the first important alteration
of the relief administrative set
up since its organization more
than a year ago. Virtually every
county in the state will be af
fected by the change, Mrs. O’
Berry said.
The consolidation plans pro-
Wllkesboro
sworn in at that time.
Sheriff W. B. Somers and M.
F. Absher, member of the board
of county commissioners, are the
only incumbents to remain in
office, none of the other officers
having been seeking renomina
tion or reelection.
Following are the officers to
take the oath of office .Monday:
W. B. Somers, sheriff; C. C.
Hayes, clerk of court; O. F. El
ler. register of deeds; Ralph
Duncan. M. F. Absher and D. W.
Swaringen, commissioners; Ire
dell M. Myers, coroner; W. E.
Fletcher, surveyor.
The retiring officers are Wm.
.A. Stroud, clerk of court; T. H.
Settle, register of deeds; N. B.
Smithey, commissioner. C. C.
Hayes, commissioner who is
elevated to clerk of court. Al!!
county officers taking office'
Monday are Republicans, having
made a clean sweep in the elec
tion on November 6.
Inspector Is At
Work In
County
Making Survey of Sewer Sys-! maintained as relief units
terns and Water Supplies *themselves; Wake
of Schools in County
Sanitary Inspector C. C.
Foard, formerly of Statesville,
has begun his work in the coun
ty in cooperation with the coun
ty health department and his
services are now available to the
public.
At present Mr. Foard is mak
ing a survey of the sewer sys
tems and water supplies ot the
schools of the county and will
make recommendation for any
changes that he deems necessary
to keep the best of sanitary con
ditions and to safeguard the
health of the children.
He urges the construction of
sanitary privies tor private
homes and will gladly assist any
one in giving them plans approv
ed by the state board of health.
He calls att^ntldn to the fact
that the PBRA will furnish labor
for the erection of a sanitary
privy and the only cost to the
owner is what expenditures may
be necessary for materials.
each under the supervision of a
district administrator. E a'c h
county will continue to have a
branch office, hut clerical assist
ance in these offices will be
eliminated.
District administrators have
not been announced, and those
not retained as administrators
may be employed in other relief
jobs. Mrs. O’Berry said.
"Increased efficiency with re
duced expense is our aim,’’ Mrs.
O’Berry explained.
“Enough case workers will
be added to staffs of each dis
trict to provide one worker for
each 100 families on relief.
"More thorough investigation
is expected to reduce drastical
ly the number of persons on re
lief rolls and the savings can be
used to provide adequately for
those qualified (or relief.’’
I Under the new set-up. each of
the 33 districts will be staffed
with the following key person
nel; district administrator,-case
work supervisor, disbursing offi
cer, project supervisor, rural re
habilitation supervisor and sta
tistician. This staff will serve
also as a planning board
Only four counties will be
with-
county
with headquarters in Raleigh,
Mecklenburg with headquarters
in Charlotte. Dare with head
quarters in Manteo, and Carteret
with headquarters in Beaufort.
Rev, E. 'V. Bumgarner
Is Zion Hill Pastor
Rev. E. V. Bbmgamer, widely
and favorably known minister of
Tsyolrsvllle, has accepted the
pastorial call of Zion Hill Bap
tist church at Boomer. The
church and community are de
lighted with his acceptance, he
being - considered a most able
‘^fnister. V -I’ ^
Services .are held each fourth
3nn4ay afternoon and evening
NewGroceryFirm
To Open Saturday
vrnjcwy
North Wilkesboro
Co. Will Be Located in
Philip Building
The North Wilkesboro Grocery
Company, owned by Rom H.
Pearson, will open for business
Saturday, December 1st. In the
Phillips building on Tenth street.
The firm will carry a complete
line of groceries, flour, feeds Slid
fertilizer. »
Mr. Pearson is well and
ably known by hundreds oNUmn-
ple residing in Wilkes and ad
joining counties. former
ly a member of the firm, of TMt-
son Bros., one of the city’s best
known firms. 45 --
The new company will chtfry
on both a wholesale and retail
business, and merchants ara,.in-
vlted to get whojesaje prlce^as
all merchandisewill be sold’’at
a very narrow margin ot proSt. .j.
The grocery store own^ :hyi
Mr. Pearson ai^ located aAhMt
distance west of i;Uef citythe'
Boone Trail Highway wlll'eon-
tinue to be operated nnd^,
management of Mr. W. M. Green.