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. SBfws- ••.=«b»^'-5C^- ?At-mTOIOT TRAIL 01 ;.^b'fwi F0l prr i:-*^ AnUnquiltd J ( ^ N = =■- - 1(5? P”'r^;+A|t ii VOL. YXYTT- NO. 73 Pablished Mondays and Thurada?a. ’ JKORTH WllA^lBQBQt y. C., MONI>AY» Adantt Announces Appointments For 'ays of i)rys S®- Jit For. do jroarlii?^ Wilkdt^c centar iif North m^! Silver Depository To Opra Socm Sunday, July 12th, Is Field Day For Wilkes County; Many to Speak Cincinnati, O. . , . Johnny Vander Meer of the Cincinnati Reds, entered the Baseball's Hall of Fame twice within a week by pitching two no-run, no hit gansM i~ a row, a feat nerer before equaled In the major ieagnes. lids is his first year In tbe majors. Late News Of State-Nation FUNDS INCREASED Raleigh, June ^4.—Old .age as- slata ice allocations ' next fiscal year will represent an Increwe of |ttf,»T0.5« qrer-the ^mgjjiF'dla- tulivted during' the .IS^tOSS pnl^c assislanM dW Rev. M. A. Adams, field work er tor the United Diy Forces of North Carolina, has announced a schedule ot dry rallies to be held in many communities in Wilkes county on Sunday, July IS. The first assembly of the day will be at 9:30 a. m. when Rev. Mr. Adams will speak at Roaring Gap Baptist church. At 2:30 in the afternoon he will speak at Walnut Orote Baptist and at tbe same hour Rev. J. C. Gentry will speak at Charity Methodist. Judge Johns-''n J. Hayes, feder al Judge of the middle North Carolina district, will speak at 11 o’clock at the First Baptist church in North Wllkesboro. Oth er appoiptments' throughout the county at the same hour follow: A. H. Casey at Fishing Creek Baptist; Rev. O. W. Sebastian at Bethel Baptist; A. S. Cassel at Harmony Baptist; Clyde Greene at Moravian Falla Baptist: Clyde Eggew at Wllkesboro Methodist; Ed Bingham at New Hope Bap- WEJST POINT N. Y.. . . The half-million dollar concrete warehouse the Treasury Department has built on the U. S. Military Academy reservation here will be ready to rweive a bilhon dollars worth of silver for storage on or brfore July 1st. It has 23 ▼h^lts, Mch large enough to hold 100,000 bars of silver, each weighing 70 to 80 pounds. p^d. ^e a*«‘a^^^^‘'itlst- Rev. J. C. Gentry at Millers vUton reported 5 todSy.. Offlctoi* t h whicker day night at The'project has been ap- school; Friday night at Moravian F'alls Methodist. TIMICHI rc|fw» ^ = bwigw-/.- ekM the rSdli^littutlon ol. funds WAS made on the basis of 31,405 ag»d ne^.v, 6.000 above the orig inal estimate. ELKIN CITY HALL Elkin, June 24.—A $15,000 municipal build’ng to house city offices, fire and police depart ments. to be constructed here as a joint city and WPA project, Is a possibility in the near future. Construction of the building was authorised by the board of town commissioners of Elkin at Its last meeting, provided the town’s share of the cost did not exceed $7,500. The project has been ap proved by district WPA officials and awaits notlficatfon at nation al headquarters. BUSINESS'^'frER New York, June 24.—l\hen the olosing gnn? resounded through the big trading hall of the New York stock exchange to day, the total quoted value of se curities dealt in there was some $4,000,000,000 higher than at the beginning of the week. Not since the spring of 1933, when prices surged upward after the banking holiday, has the marketplace at Broad and Wail streets seen such a sudden and rapid swelling of the prices of the shares of the na tion’s leading corporations. PRESIDENT SPEAKS Washington. June 24.—In the spirit of Philadelphia. President Roosevelt in his fireside chat to night re-enlisted for the duration of the war against real or fan cied enemies who are charged with resisting acceptance by the public of his liberal policies. He also gave notice that when the tide of battle moves in that direc tion, he will not hesitate to inter vene in Democratic primary con tests where liberals and reaction aries are array^'d against one an other. Frankly removing from the realm of speculation all doubt concerning his plans and purpos es. politically, tlie President serv ed notice: ".\s President of the United States, I am not asking the voters of the country to vote for Democrats next November as opposed to Republicans or mem bers of any other party. Nor am I. as President, taking part in Democratic primaries. Creek. Methodist: J. H. Whicker at Mount Pleasant: Rev. M. A. Adams at, Traphlll; P. J- Brame at Mount Pleasaht; F. J. McDuf fie at Stony Hill; J. F. Jordan at Fairplains; W. G. Gabriel at Pleasant Grove Rev. M. A. Adams will deliver a steroptlcan lecture at the North Wilkesboro .Nfethodlst church Sunday night at eight o’clock. Week night appointments by Rev. Mr. Adams. el?ht o’clock each night, follow: Tuesday night at Ronda Baptist; Wednesday night at Rearing River Baptist; Thurs- Mountain View Undercover Work Used to Trap 40 Alleged Violators of Liquor Laws Described By the Men Arrested Judge Rousseau To Hold First Court In 17th July 5th Judge J. A. Rousseau, of this city, will preside over ^he first term of court lu his home district when court convenes at Ne^vland in Avery county on July 5. Three weeks of court will be held in Avery, due to the fact that a spring term was adjourned due to the death of Mrs. John R. Jones, wife of the solicitor. Judge Rousseau will hold his Wilkes first term of court lUv county in,August, whlck^JIll be *Bev.. Mr. Adams salf^tkat A A A A » A a An » f offering Will be taken at each criminal cases, place to defray expenses and that everybody Is Invited. _L Say Ez-Bootlegger Used By Specisd Agent to Gain ' Their Confidence Brttam Deab,Dttecf North Wilke^oro Wins 2 and Loses 1 North Wilkesboro’s baseball team came back strong during the week-end t o conquer Elkin’s Blanketeers and a Woodmen team from High Point after losing to Boone Thsrsda;’ 8 to 6. Although Rhoades was effec tive loose fielding lost the game Thursday to Boone, which had suffered a defeat a few weeks ago at the hands of the North Wilkesboro team. .4’ Elkin Saturday Ece Mullis , pitched effectively tor North Wil- Tho new branch at Jefferson kesboro and held the Blanke- Northwestern Branch Opens In Ashe County W. H. Worth Accepts Posi tion as Cashier; Change Made On Saturday The Northwestern Bank, which operates in sov^ra] Northwestern Nortli Carolina towns, opened a brauen Saturday in Jefferson. Partially recovered from the shock of the “roundup” wwhich netted arrests of 40 Wilkes men on charges of violating the fed eral liquor tax laws, some among the number have related how they were trapped by the special agent using undercover methods. They said that the special a- gent, whose name Is M. A. King, used the name of Walker and went Into the Dellaplane, Roar ing River and adjacent communl- i.posing as a fertilizer sales- bootlegger business as a sideline. They also sa’d that he was ac companied by “Pete’’ Leonard, of Charlotte, who records show was a former newspaper man and who was convicted in the Novem ber term of federal court at Wil kesboro and placed on Probation. The charge at that time was transporting liquor. Pete, the alleged liquor men said, introduce'! Walker as being "O. K.” and he thus gained their confidence. Their first visit was was formerly The Bank of Ashe, whioli by decision of the stock holders was taken over by the Northwestern. W. H. Worth, the president of the Bank of .\she and with 35 years experience, accepted the position as cashier of the new Northwestern uranch. The Northwestern Bank took over the deposits of the bank, a- mounting to aoout $300,000, a- long with the cash on hand bonds, banking house and fix tures. No other assets were taken and the Federal Deposit Insur ance Corporation made up the de ficiency in the,.form of a loan to the Bank of Ashe. The assets not involved in the transfer will be liquidated and applied to pay ment of the FDIC loan, the bal ance to be turned over to the stockholders of the Bank of Ashe. The Northwestern Bank, with home office- here, now has branches in Sparta, Jefferson, Boone, Blowing Rock, Bakers- ville and Burnsville. The assets *total more than $3,009,000. teers in check. Here on Sunday the local team won nine to three with Rhoades again on the mound. School Buildings : Here Renovated ■ BeinE Sanded and Re- finisherf Preparatory •- • Fd»* Seat Term Mexico City . . - F. W. Rick ety B(4Ush pmmotor who ae-. : jglintril aa oit contract vHth beforctdte Italtaa cob- oiiMk. boa oenferred at lABgth wto Preat*Biit Cardeoaa and odMT hick Meatcaa officials for iBdimalftratlm Cor by the The North Wilkeoboro school iHilli^Jnga are being renovated and ■wjH be In good condition for the- 1938-89 term to begin about the first Veek In Steptember, Included In the work under way Is the task of refinlshlng the desks, many of which have been In use since the buildings were greeted. Tbe doska are being sand- .^^aud F» Jbe^ entirely , rei^toh- Dokie Club Names Officers For Year At the Dokie Club’s regular monthly meeting held at the com munity house in Wllkesboro, Fri day evening, June 24th, the elec tion of the following officers took place: J. B. Carter, president; J. B. Williams, vice president: W. E. Reynolds, secretary-treasurer; T. E. Story, chaplain, and Dr. A. S. Cassell, Prezooka The Journal-Patriot is inform ed that the North Wilkesboro Dokie Club is one of the largest located in any small town in the state of North Carolina, it hav ing been organized In July 1937, and was beaded by J. B. Gilreath, president. Only members having attained the rank of knight In the Pythian Order are eligible to^ join the Dokies. Most of the mem-1 hers af the local club have their j membership in Blriand Temple No. 258, of the Dramatic Order, Knights of Khorassan, Greeas- boro, N. C. The North Wllkesboro club Is very active and takes its place along with other service clubs of the city- encouraged liq’ior making and had been responsible for a bigger output tlian had there been no ready cash market for the pro- would benefit. ducts of the stills The undercover work culminat ed last Tuesday In the roundup and all of the 40 placed under ar rest have filled bond for appear ance in the November term of federal, court in Wllkesboro. t w’W’ .w w ^ May Remain Same Tax Rate Is Objective Of County Board County Eiqseriences Heavy Loss In Total Valua tion For the Yesu’ 1 LOSS OVER $750,000 New Intangible Law Is Big gest Factor In Lower Valuation Following a full day’s work Friday on budget estimates for the coming fiscal year, R. G. Fin ley chairman 6t the Wilkes coun ty board, of commissioners, said that the hoard will endeavor to hold the county tax rate at the 1987 figure of $1.06 on the hun dred dollars' valuation of prop erty. Ha said that the new state law exempting intangibles from coun ty taxation had resulted In a loss In the valuation of over $760,000 and that that hoard is basing es timates on a valuation of $14,- 600,000. Bluff Park and parkway lands are In possession of the gov ernment this year and are not listed for county taxation, this adding to the net loss In property valuation on which the county tax levy is based to meet budget estimated. Mr. Finley expressed the opin ion that balance.^ from the levy of 1937 may en.able the board to hold the tax rate at $1.06. How ever, there is a three-cent addi tional levy, or railroad bond tax, on North Wilkesbotb township. This levy Is expected to remain tbe same as last year and the tax rate»for North Wllkesboro town ship Is expected to remain at $1.09. Budget estimates are about the Publishing!company. Mr. Barker, Budget estimates are aoouc .ne « same as last year’s appropriations ^ In many departments. The gener al fund has a balance, if all 1937 taxes were collicted, of about $4,- 000, Mr. Finley said. Budget estimates on some ac counts run slightly under the a- mount for 1937 but additional funds asked for the welfare de partment and for school capital outlay are expected to balance Prepayment on 1938 taxes is being accepted at the rate ol $1.06 by W. P. Kelly, county ac countant. about tour months ago. _ . . The visits of the special agent the savings affected, and Leonard became more fre quent and apparently the “side line’’ of fertilizer business dwin dled in favor of bootleggln.g and the man whom liquor men thought was "0. K.” was getting farttier and farther on the Inside and .gathering information about the illicit liquor business until he was described as being a li quor man wanting to be a “big shot” in the moonshine business. The persons arrested who re lated how they were trapped said that the man whom they later learned was the special officer and Leon.ard had bought much Washington, June 26.— The liqu-ir and had at Intervals con- works progress administration or- tracted liquor before it was made dered today pay increases averag- and as far as 20 days In advance, about $5 a month for all a proceedure which they said had WPA workers in 13 states, main- Reins Honored Ralph R. Reins, oaptala of CompAHT A, was elected grand guard le la )>orte of the North Carolina Grand voltnrb Of La Societe De.!, 40 Hommes et 8 Ohevaux (Forty and Eight) In the bnsineee «ession of the con vention held in Wlnstoa-Salem. ^ . — Three Teachers In City Schools Have Resigned Ralph r^arker, Minsea Foy Topping Will Not Teach Here Next Year STi ——_ V. ,v-’f-' C. B. Deane and W. Or i gin Aak Nooahifltfdlii For Congreag" Three members of ‘h’ North Wllkesboro school have resigned since the year closed. It was learned today from W, D. Halfacre, superintendent. Ralph Barker. ma|b JasteipiS$o'' and athletic coach, has resigned to accept a lucrative position In the educational division of Curtis Increase In WPA Salaries Ordered Boost of $5 a Month Is De creed For 13 States, In- cludin;). North Carolina ly in the south. The WPA estimated that 500,- 000 In the lowest wage brackets Penalty On State Privilege License J., R. Rousspan, collector of state revenue is this vicinity, has callad attention to the fact that a iienalty of five per «ent will be added to aU unpaid privilege lic ense taxes due to state after July 1. Any information relative ,to state taxes will be gladly by Mr. Rottss.eau at his of the TiHBllnsoiiij.department .•4 and vUI.I»^«i*drely relish- Toddlnsoilij.department Mflpldv jWWlBnH oLm^ slab dik ^ Wbelord tta «oj|ool $er« tombMnam ^ technical workert. “White Cane Day” Is Successful Here Project Sponsored By Lions Club Nets $32.62 For Benefit of B&d “White Cane Day.” sponsored here Saturday by the North Wll kesboro Lions riub to raise funds for benefit of underprivileged blind, netted the sum of $32.62, officials of the club said today. Of this amount one-kgU -wiU be retained by the clnh for Iscal nse andi the other half goes to the Noirih Carolina Alpoelatlon for aid to blind. Work^ among uadorprivjleged blind laj, one.' of ttM» major aetivltlee of the^lnb. fba Ltone.clpk will puM Pri- Maklng the announcement. Ad- minirtrator Harry L. Hopkins said; “The new minimum wage rates created for these half-million workers receiving the lowest monthly security wages, while still inadequate In my judgment, give these people something near er to an income which will assure a minimum standard of living.’’ The increase was ordered at the direction of President Roosevelt, the announcement said. ‘ The states are North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Ken tucky, Florida, Arkansas, Ala bama, Seorgla, Louisiana, Tenn- esee. Mississippi. Texas and Okla homa. Hopkins sahl the new scale meant that no WPA worke* would receive Jess than a dollar a day In aay region. Comparative monthly wage scales announced for the .varions states Included: North Carolina and yirglnta— Old scale $21 in oommunltleB school here, was selected from many applicants in North and South Carolina. Miss Julia Belle Foy. a first grade teacher, has resigned and the third resignation was Miss Mable Topping, high school his tory teacher. This vacancy will probably be filled by an instruc tor who can reorganize the high school orchestra, tbe superinten dent said. It is expected that the vacan cies will be filled 1)}' the school board this week. 23 Entered In lu luia U4^b»*v.. TennisToumey Vacati^i^We Democratic voters of th« eij congressional district, of' wh VWl'iteg Is a part. wtH 'ga to polls again on Saturday, Jaiy to name the| nominee foT re sentatlve In eomp:ea5. The candidate are C. Bi Deami^^ of Rockingham, and WltUan O; Burgdn, of Lexington. There will be no other second primary raea to .gain attention of voteri ' lu Wilkes. V,:. Deane was high man la .’.'tUiF five cornered race for homina^V- tion for congress ill'the finrt pii>' mary held on June 4. His iiiargll$ over Burgin was between $1# and 600 votes and the other threa candidates polled many votes. George Ross and R. F. Beasley', were not far behind Burgin and Deane while Giles T. Nqwton wa*> - the low man in the voting. Both candidates and their friends have been busily sngagsd in lining up snpportsrs since tba first primary end while it Is not expected that the second primary will attract a large vote, an h»- ' terestlng contest Is forecast. In the second primary Demo cratic voters will be choosing be tween two men prominent in public life. * Deane, an attorney In Rocking ham, is known throughout the state as a churehmairand for the past four years has been record ing secretary of the Baptist state convention. He has also, spent some time In Washington, where he is compiler of the eongresslon- ql directory. Burgin is an attorney in Lex ington. He gained state wide at tention in the legislature, where he served two terms In the senate# and was known for his liberal policies. Both candidates are avowed : "Roosevelt men” and no nations^ significance is attached to the contest. The county board of elections will name another Democratic judge for each precinct, the new ly appointed judge to take the place of the Republican judge at the second primary due to the fact that there will be no Re^- publicans in the primary. Polls will open at sevgn o’clock a. m. and clo.se at seven p. mJUf' accordance with changes made la the primary law by the 1937 legi.ilatiire. A revival in interest in the sec ond prim.ary contest is expected this week as the two principals and their supporters near the home stretch and the nomination, j which is tantamount to election In this district. Much interest In Sport Fol lows Announcement of County Tourney Unusual interest was reported today in the Wilkes county tennis tournament to begin, on Tuesday of this week. Ralph Crawford, secretary of the tournament, reparted 23 en tries In the singles with doubles yet to come. It Is expected that all matches will not be played this week and that the finals will be some time next week, at which time attractive gold and silver trophies will be presented the champions. ■ The Hat of qntriee. first round byes and pairings for Tuesday (Continneu on page four) %iH(es Man Gets Paroled By Hoey Raleigh, June 34.—Henry Wil liams, sentenced In Wilkes county In March, 1929. to 16 years for second-degree murder, received parole today from Qovernor Hoey. Twenty-three clemency r o- quests were denied and tour oth ers were granted as follows; Henry Johnson and.Qaeen Vic toria Harrell, sent up from "Wake county last May to serve a three months each tor. eonceellnc the oia scale vs* '»• w—rdead body o.f a elMld; Sllaa HoUI- nnder 5;0#0 population to $3$ in (i«4di convicted | In Rntbeffdrd School 1$ Begun Vacation Bible School began today at the First Baptist church with an enrollment of about 125. The school will continue through this week and next. The sessions lasting from 8:30 to 11:00 each morning. Pupils ranging in age from 4 to 16 are in attendance. No new nupllB may enroll after Wednesday of this week. those over 100,0(W) t«r unnldHnd workers, ranging up to tit ^ ___ to thone ovw forirdito' HotoLWB^ andlnlonal oad..,^tOBfttorti, swakonfB %w neato, l$S $f> to to $T$ idi Wi county last November dt Mgahiy and. sentsnepd to two to three cpmSiSitUs""nnders.OdO 'to ^ a n d ' Sykes eonvieted In Ontlfoyd Jtoaiity hut Febtonry of driuikm diHiitos jmd, sSBtenped ' to, six. meji^a snspraded on nayindat at a ftoe which he failed to meet Many Craven county farmers have replanted their corn crop three times due to heavy insect Fit For A Queen ? « tog bwwl of ChiMi’b fvrwlto S?^-,2P33t*USKf’ tee “Wee held to assMg irattsra Ustote if .