)T HAS BLAZESD TRAEi Northwestem 1 i I iwi 'I rr-X^^ iJ :V3»’ 1 D««9ii4i‘ .^tatinnl f ; 't/' 3*.. ■ ■ -l/x Jii#-- A» “ ' :---a*>ti-v -.'£. i. .^*>- left «i£i rOU jqcS NO. 19 Publi«h«d Pf" |i^ Neimpf KStateiiil»n ^^Toid BOY LOSES EYE Maxwell Smith, 18, who had one eye removed at Winston- Salem Sunday night after a firacracker exploded in his face, win recover from the injury, hos pital attaches though today. Researdi: Statioii Near Cnii^^oi^ Froit Growth To Meet On Monday TO FIGHT IN JUNE Now York.—Don’t breathe it to a Bonl, but Chicago has the Inside track on the championship brawl between Max Schmellng and Joe Lewis next June, with Detroit running a spirted second. 3T MILE on City, Mo.—Missouri’s gas chamber claimed btim last night—a 100- iig. rae pig died in three ihuiutes. The state legislature last spring substituted asphyxia tion for hanging as capital pun ishment. LANDMARK BURNS Snkin, Dec. H.—^Another old landmark,, the ancieBt James Oreenwoed home place, just west of,/onesirtlle,■w^BS^ thdnced to ashes this morning. ‘ The origin e the Ore which quickly con- ^I'ootned the two-story frame struc ture could not bo determined since the residence had been va cant some time. The property had passed from the Greenwood fan^ily having been owned for some time by J. G. Ray, of Jonesville. Head Of Horticulture Divis ion of State,College Will Attend Meeting ON HIGHWAY SIXTEEN Is State Institution Estab lished From Appropria tion This Year * / TO ABANDON ROAD Washington. — An examiner’s report to the Interstate Com merce Commission today recom mended approval of a plan of the Carolina and Northwestern Railway to abandon 23.5 miles of line from Lenoir to Edgemont In Caldwell county. The present and ra .future volums,,-. of faseffMent to snurvMt-' sued operation of the road, examiner found. FIRED IN DEFENSE Shanghai. — Three American p% survivors of the Panay bombing arriving here today declared the United States gunboat vigorous ly returned the Japanese aircraft fire and that the Panay was plainly marked with American flags. The survivors, two of them Imdly wounded and the third suf- f^ng from shock to such an ex- he could not tell of his ex- ence, were brought here by a ^anese plane from Wuhu. Brushy Mountain Fruit Grow ers will celebrate the completion of the state research station and laboratory at Kilby's Gap on highway 16- with a meeting there on Monday, December 20, two o’clock, it was announced today by Dan Holler, county agent. Carl E. Van Deman, formerly of New York and Vermont, was placed in Charge of the station by State College and the extension service. The station was erected and will be maintained by the state out of a $10,000 appropriation for the biennium. Land on which the laboratory was constructed was donated by Caney Lowe, of Pores Knob, and fruit growers have raised funds for furnishing the building In order that more of the appropriation by the state will be available for actual re search work. Arrangements for the meeting opening the laboratory were made jointly by Dan Holler, Wilkes county agent, J. P. Le- gans, Alexander county agent, and the fruit growers associ ation. It is hoped that all members of the association, non-member fruit growers and all others in terested will be present at the meeting. Refreshments will be served. M. E. Gardner, head of the huctMAMuiw, 4epa*$meat at CCHbgb; ing Monday. The 1938 Soil Consetwatlon program offers orchard men a particular advantage and any questions concerning this gram will be answered at meeting. u -..-r Can Sdll taugn Washington . . . Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace doesn’t seem troubled about ru mors that the new 27,000-word Crop Control Bill is slated for a Roman holiday in the Congres sional arena. Meanwhile, as Con gress lays plans for an orgy of speechmaking, rapidly rocketing retail food prices threaten to bring on a virtual consumer’s strike and Mr. Wallace’s Depart ment publishes figures that less than half of food-bbyer’s dollar actually goes to producers. 4-H Club Members To Meet Saturday At the Courthouse TS" One Hour l^arlang Limit priUnan^ Is Now In Erfitet X h e .orA«i«|U9 recently pflrr-ed byi the..bo«ca of dty oonunlssloners llmltltig pac ing on B street from Tmth to Eighth streete Is »ow In effect. pHlce Obitet f » E. WaUxT today said tbat. idi cars wfao violate the paridag mdinaiioe will be g^ven tideeto. Paiktaf iimita on other streets affected „ by the ordinance remains atT two hoius. Town' Or^iiaiiU^ '' Foriiicls DangM’ons Prnctico On Stroots ol’Citj ~ Takes USSR Post (.911o.ptlBS ,ot firecrackers, al- .wi^ a dangerous pjractice, will tolerated ih.North Wllketk «Oxb this holiday season, it was learned today from .Police Chief j. E.,-Walker. • . . liiere'' is a eity ordinance which makes if UBlawtnl to shoot firecrackers and the pdtee has served notice that the ordinance will be enforced. ■Xa- \ 0^' To J F/NL Until Giri&b^ ..--it Local Stores Make-SRhoppinc Center Claim''JttsHfiMl In This Soetkn i" ^ STOCKS - COMPLETE Street Decoratioaa ai»#.Wb- dow D^idajrs Add to'Hol- ^ , idaj Appearafteaa County Mentis As^ed To WiHies County After leading the Southern buster against the Antl-Lyuching Bill, Texas Senator Tom Connal- ly became the target of critics who demanded , that Congress “atop stalling on minor mattsn- and do something” to arrest the threatened "New Deal” Depres sion. Jease Giles, of Archdale» Begins Wtark This Week For Extension Service Five Confederate Veterans Survive Com Show, Luncheon And Movie Wfll Round Out Achievement Day Four-H club members in Wilkes county will gather at the courthouse in Wllkesboro on Fri day, December 17, ten o’clock to c^ebrate the annual Achievement Moscow . . . Mme.' Pauline Zhemchuzhina, wife of Premier Molotov, and former head of the perfume trust, who has been ap pointed Vice Commissar for Food Industries in the Soviet Union, first woman in history of present government to attain cabinet rank. Jesse Giles, whose home is in Arcbdale and who completed his course at State College Tuesday, •has begun work as assistant county farm demonstration agent in Wilkes county. He will be assistant to Dan T. Holler, young man who was ele vated from assistant agent to agent following the death of County Agent A. Q, Hendren., Mr. Holler said that Mr. ohes has a good scholastic record and came to Wilkes well recommend ed by the college and the exten sion service. A home demonstration ageni; for , Wilkes coWnty will be ^ap- Grey Line In Wilkes Rapid ly Thinning; Pensions Checks Arrive pro- thls BAD ADVERTISING Raleigh, Dec. 14.—Governor Hoey told members of the state advertising committee today that North Carolina should not seek to attract new industries by stressing "cheap labor.” “You cannot build a great state on pauper labor,” the Governor said. “In the past, we have probably gvited industries to our state be- of our advertisements of leap labor, but that is the type of industry we do not want. Making 2 Lines Hot This Week Pension checks to the rapidly diminishing line of men who wore the grey have arrived at the efflce of C. C. Hayes, Wilkes clerk of court, for distribution to the five remaining Confederate veterans. The five survivors of the con flict and the many - intervening years are I. M. Crouch, of New Life; R. F. Jarvfs, of the Adley community: Ralplt O. Holbr^k. of ftapklHr Rlcharjd «, The holiday shopplnr season is now in full swing and peopl* of Northwest North Carolina uw finding North Wllkesboro to - aa ideal place to trade. To more tboronghly Jnattty the claim of “shopping ceatav cC northwest North Carolina*' Jh«a stores have stocked heavily .^(or the holiday season with a wlAa variety of merchandise to ffl| the needs and demands of a largo clientele. And in order to be of maxi mum service and to make shop ping more pleasant and convea- ient during the holiday rush the Merchants Association memben have decided to remain open un til nine o’clock beginning Mon day, December 20, and continu ing through December 24. , An invitation is extended, to everybody in the trading terrt- tory of this city to visit Nbrth Wllkesboro and its bnslneao houses before Christmas.^ , Attractive street demratiooa and beautiful window and Inter ior displays in various stons add much to the holiday atmospheva shd aid in. Disking the Chrtotmafs Line To Caldwell County And East on Boone Trail Are Now Completed BLAMES ROOSEVELT Chicago. — Tom M. Girdler, chairman of the Republic Steel Corporation, tossed the cause of the current business recession back to the federal government today with a| denial that capital is sti0ifisg a sltdown strike a- gainat "Its policies. In a sqieech before 2,000 industrialists at the annnni banquet of the Illinois Mamnfactur^’ Association, Gird ler declared American business is ready and willing to start up the road to prosperity again if ’ assured it will be let alone. M. G. Butner, manager of the North Wllkesboro branch of the Duke Power company, said to day that electricity is being turn ed on two rural lines in Wilkes county for the first time this week. The “juice” is now lighting homes on the line extension from Boomer to the Caldwell county line On highway 18 and the line on the Boone Trail east of Wil- kesboro is completed for a dist ance of about ten miles to Rob erts’ mill. That part of the line will be turned on this week. Meanwhile work is progressing on the line to extend to the Clingman community and into Windy Gap and will serve many customers. Another major extension to get under way is the line from Moun tain View to Traphlll. People of th^ Traphill community are meeting today to hear a rural electrification specialist from State College discuss farm home wiring. bave something to celeWiito. 5*111* year one of the oatstandlng achievements was winning two of th© three first prizes offered at the State Fair for county displays of corn and a number of coveted individual prizes. In connection with the A- chievement Day, which L. R. Harrill. state 4-H club leader, and O. F. McCrary, district agent, will attend, will be a corn show with prize.s offered for the best individual exhibits. There will also be prizes for the best individual records for the past year and the cash prizes are being given by the North Wllkesboro Kiwanis club. Following the meeting at the courthouse the club members will be guests of the Kiwanis club at a luncheon at Hotel Wilkes and in the afternoon will be guests of the Orpheum The atre at the matinee show. Achievement Day for Wilkes county club members was inaug urated several years ago by the late A. G. Hendren, county agent who .showed much interest in club work, and will he carried on by County Agent Dan Holler. Thoma* E. Winn On In*pec- tion of Government Agen cy In This Area . Thomas E. Winn, of Raleigh, state field engineer representa tive for the Works Progress ad ministration, completed his in spection of WPA in this area yes terday. Mr. Winn said that the WPA in this area has a very fine rec ord and has been doing some exceptionally good work. This, he said, is due in part to officials and to a very good corps of foremen who are ac quainted with the type of work to be accomplished and who are able to handle relief labor. At' Methodist Cfittrch Four Jumbo Policy Owners Of Life Insurance Here STACY APPOINTED .Rslelgh, Dec. 14.—Governor Hoey today appointed Senator J. Benton Stacy, of Ruffin, to suc ceed Oapus M. Waynick as direc tor of the division of purchase ■’>. and contract. He will receive a :^-«alary of $8,600 a year. Waynick, who also was receiving $6,600. d«eotIVe totaorrow - ip acflwt »D eweathro - editorial . ooeltioa with The SBgh Point 'iTtetorpgtoe. B^ore becoming pni^ ehnse and cpmract director, Way- iilalt was chairman of the Righ- nnd Public Works Commls- Traffic S^als Being Observed InfSnt Dies John Edward Mayberry, infant of, tor. and Mrs. JBmest May- .(j/iras born on December 2 OB Deeem *f ti. Funor- was lelS at Shady Police Chief J. E. Walker com mented today on the splendid manner in which local people and visitors to North Wllkesboro have been observing the traffic light system installed a few weeks ago. The system was installed at much expense to the city and of ficials desire that people use and observe them lor the sake of saf ety and to facilitate traffic. Chief Whlker explained that there had been some confusion relative to when to make right turns. The law, he said says go on a green light and that is the Four residents of North Wll- kesboro are jumbo policyowners of life insurance, each owning $50,000 or more, according to an analysis made by The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company of Fort Wayne, Indiana. The a- mount of insurance held by the local owners of large life insur ance estates totals $310,000. These snbstahtlal policyowners were reported in the prominent patrons number of the Spectator, Arthur F. Hall, president of The Lincoln National Ufe said. "The owners of these large policies are, for the most part, the business leaders of their com- mnaity,” said Mr. Hall. “This in surance guards the business in terests not only of the policyown ers but also of employees who know that the sudden death of their business heads would not seriously affect the establishment from which they gain their live lihood.” Sebastian ChiM Dies Patty Sebaatian. five-year-old regulations here. Rad means stop, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. UrtU he ,said, and no motortot shonld Sebastian, r dlad Tuesday and nuAe a. turn when, the light Is.neral wha-hsM .Wednesday, aC s^digfyd'etoafeli-Jfou sy- red. Welcome Home Baptist church. . ChrUtii^’Carol At First Baptist In response to many requests Rev. Eugene Olive, pastor of the On next Sunday aftenioon at five o’clock, the choir of the First Methodist church will present their annual Christmas program of choral music. It Is th© desire of the choir this year, as It was last, to make this a quiet, wor shipful period of devotion In the midst of the celebrations of th© Christmas season. Because of the nature of this short service and the music chosen for it, it is earnestly hoped that all who will come, shall be in their places well before the hour, as the church I doors will be closed when the I candle lighting begins at five o’ clock. The program is as follows: Organ prelude—Cantlqne De Noel. A French Carol. Call to Prayer—The Lord’s Prayer, Gregorian Chant. ■In Dulce Jubilo—14th Century German Melody, Choir. Th© Song th© Angels. Sang— Stults—John Kermlt Blackburn. Slumber Song of the Infant Jesus—Carol from Franco. Lo, How A Rose—A Carol vetomw t&ere widow* to' receive $150 each, two class B widows to receive $50 eaebi and one colored servant to be paid $100. The total for th« six-months’ period In Wilkes county is $6,062.50-. Laurel Springs Man Is Wounded John Msrer* Shot In Abdo men at Hi* Service Sta tion; Taylor Hunted First Baptist church, will read | from Germany, Womens Chorus. "A Christmas Carol,’’ by Charles Dickens, at the evening service Sunday at 7:30. Special Christmas music will supplement the program. The public is cordially invited. Whence Com© Ye?—Italian Folk Song, Quartette. Gesu Bambino—Pietro Yon— Women’s Chorus and Choir. The Prophecy—Isaiah. Choral Amen. John Myers, citizen of Laurel Springs, was shot and seriously wounded at his service station on highway 18 Saturday evening. Alleghany county officers are looking for John Taylor, alleged assailant. Taylor is said to have fired two or more shots through the window of the station and then started in. When Myers appeared he shot him, the ballet striking the front of his abdomen and ranging out toward his side. Myers was brought to the Wilkes hospital where his condi- tioni is Improving. He has many relatives in Wilkes who hope for him a speedy recovery. urged for the sake of their owfC convenience to shop before, thw' last minute rush. ’ And as the curtain falia on tha old year in the holiday season people of this great nation look forward with bright hopes for a good year in 1938 and the ad vent of a prosperous era with more force of stability than at any time in recent history. Few Accidents In Wilkes Despite The Sleet On Highways Notwithstanding the fact that a solid surface of ice placed roads and highways in a most treach erous condition Tuesday momiag only minor accidents were re ported in Wilkes. Early Tuesday morning high way forces scattered sand on some of the curves and no doubt this accomplished something In prevention of accidents. Chains were resorted to by many motorists as a safety meas ure while others without chsdns showed good judgment by travel ing very slowly over the ice. Dented fenders were about the worst casualties of the day. Commissioners In Resolution Pay Beautiful Tribute to A. G. Hendren Wilkes county board of com missioners in December meeting unanimously passed the follow ing. resolution of respect for the life and services of th© late A. G. Hendren: “ “Resolvedf'’rhat we, the board of county --.commissioners, al- thounb. tacdjkJn. j^ing expression to our thbi^ts and sentiments, are neverthalee* deeply grieved at the recent passing to the great bOfoiiid efficient former county agen^ A. Hendren, and we take thft- opportunity to ex press and'i^|peadr on these min utes our. rvi^tod and nppreefation for his goo&^'work in hto'^ds^rt- ment over itjong period .of time. Grant, ^ as known'hr and aeqi those q: sessefb.^ was, afte^ibiMtely hosts of friends icea, was. a man of that ato only pos- of the 'pnre in ^ .mons^SvaUe to Mme in and agricultural opportunities for Wilkes. In his passing we have lost a noble and faithful worker whose place will be hard to fill. His energetic and diligent efforts have wrought wonders in Wilkes and will live long after him and be a monument to his memory, far better than any of stone or granite. Above all, he was a no ble, gentle, sympathetic Christ^: Ian man whose life was so lived' that his reward in the world be-' yond is assured. ■' “Resolved: further that a cer- tiflM copy of these resolutions be ttail^ by the cl^ of' this board to his family.” A resolntlon whs also adopted as^g all county (rfflciato to re frain (run irorUng.. at night It possible. The jrea4^on was to^ the sake>f economy and fire pre-, ventlon. Carolina Blw Prtntora were a-' warded eontiMt'for i^hoto^tliig, indenln& and htadlng qll utopa In the regtotor-crf dded’e oftlee' at a eoat fttd. ■' , ^ je Local People In Successful Hunt Venison should be plentiful in at least four homes following a successful deer hunt near Fort Bragg. Beech Blankenship, Birse Bow ers, Roscoe Nichols, Grady Hold er and Ernest Eller returned from the hunt Monday night with four deer. The largest dressed 175 pounds. Public Library Hours Changed J. The Wilkes County Public Li brary is now observing the fol- tqwlttg open hours: 11 a. nt. to one P. m.; two p. m. to 5 p. m. , The library is open five days pM week and to closed on Wed nesdays andThoradays. gseftit'MairiSKeB to iw^ iherb ' toan^ the past few days by Reg- toth^L Deeds Old WUes to the tol&ftmSbt P r an k 1 In., CandOL Lawhi Springi^ and 5^ ' BI1-; Ungh, MoGtoad)^ ton,' Nhsr Hopii and-^Pi Otireath: B. J. ' Jdnnlnga 4bS Kagglf BnteUioa, both of NWtil WIHcMboro. . % Lightiiig Contest Judges Selected Outdoor Lighting Conteit to Be Staged Here; Wom an's Club Sponsor ' Mrs. B. S. Call, Mrs. A-'-^R. Gray and Mrs. L. B. Dula havw been selected as judges for Uft outdoor lighting contest - .Wng staged in North WllkehborO' .ttg- der sponsorship of.* the''. '.QjrillK. Deipartment of the Woniah's ClilK The contest is open to wftEWft > and the homes ’Will - the evMlng of December'ttiCilf’ the Judgosv - A toUl of $16 in' e«|A: jniwB ' * was furnished by the local hfaiMli of the DiAo Power conuUBlg and the priaea wBl far ftaCt IJS.OO for second ami $$•$$ for third. ' “v-j, Mrs. C. 6t McNlei la sha$$aiaw , of the conUfst oommttlaa be dad tofnrdib^-rphainiiatg centaJntodlll^Atoil'.tqd^^’ outdoor 1ti^ dt'Mjpto.:Whd dow dtoi^ %M liil£ idv noao. who booled aiU'-' totoiihom 1ft. •J- L,-.r= ii-i ■■