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?;lhua«*town, l^r Y., July
•Td llk» to
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cafeh one mor* fiah
^ore I glTe tt* thls^sport,” ^zel
'millam Johnson, SO’', said' today
as ho stsTted on a' HshlnK trip. A
llttlo while lator he landed a 10-
Pdnnd muskellonge and then
dropped de^ of a heart attack.
CONFUSES KTONAPING
Tacoma,'»Wash.. July 12.—Wil
liam Cdh. chief of the Washlna-
state patrol, announced to
night a man giYlng the name of
Ftmnk Olson, 32, arrestod at
Rttsyille, Wash., yesterday, had
confessed the kidnap-slaylng of
Charles Mattson, 10, in Tacoma
Dacsmber 27,1»38. Later investi
gation revealed the confession
false. Olson was a Innatic and at
the time of the kidnaping was In
an asylum.
BUDGET ESTIMATES
Washington, July 12.—Presi
dent Roosevelt estimated today
that the administration’s spend
ing program and other govern
ment activities would cost $8,-
985,1E7,600 lu this fiscal year
and pile up a $3,984,887,600 defi
cit. The President made public a
revision of this January budget
estimates for the year which be
gan J’My 1, 1938. Saying the
January flgure.s were based on a
hope for a decided improvement
in business.
MILLIONAIRES LOSE
Washington, July 12.—Pierre
S. d'l Pont and John J. Raskob
lost a major round today In their
fight against government income
tax claims which they had de
nounced as "political persecu
tion.’ The board of tax appeals
found that they sought to escape
taxes tor 1929 through sale of
securities back and forth to each
other. The board did not mention
the exact amount due under the
decision, leaving that to be de
termined later. Government at
torneys said the figure for Ras
kob might be about $1,000,000
and for rlu Pout about $800,000.
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Fftbliab
ive Week
/MPddk Library
Begins On July 18
IncreaMti Circulation Makes
Additional Books Neces
sary at Prerfent
Thandar*. KQRTH.WILXE^qSp, N. T.T«t)fe®AV,' JUIrVli.fSlig
‘ Mill'Iji-.,, , , , II ir L
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LIBRARY HAS GROWN
Started With Total of Only
232 Books Donated; To
Date Have 1,655
The week of July 18 through
July it hss been designed as
"Book Drive Week’’ by the
Wilkes county public library.
The public library a year ago
had on its shelves only 232 books
which had been donated by per
sons interested in the project. At
present the number cf books do
nated Is 1,655.
But more books are needed due
to the growing popularity of the
library and the rapidly increasing
circulation. During the year end
ing July 1 the circulation of
books In the library was 21,965.
There is a great demand for
good fiction and donation of that
type of books will be greatly ap
preciated. The library Is also used
extensively by children and books
suitable for children would be a
great asset to the institution.
There Is also a need for addition
al reference books.
The library is open each week
day from 8:30 a. m. until 1:30
m. People who desire to wit
ness further growth of the libr
ary, which was formed by the
Council of Social Agencies with
many organizations cooperating,
are asked to carry books to the
library next wjek. Rooks which
have been worn or torn will be
repaired without cost to the li
brary by the book mending pro
ject of the Works Progress ad
ministration.
taken a great deal of interest In home demonstration work this year, the firU
^»**ul* ** work In the county. The picture above shows the county conucll. recently formed and composed officers
in^dS Ibf^ly are to rirtt front row^^ cirrie Lillie Whittington, Mrs. C. F. BcrthoU, Mrs. J. C. Critcher Jr.,
of the InUvidiml ^5. They are, leii lo Harriett McGoogan, home agent; Mrs. T. W. Feigu-
!5?wS?F.^ Moo^ Mrs Ruby Parsons, Mrs. S. F. Miller, Mrs.' S. M. Burchette, Mrs. L. L. Wiles. Miss Eva German, Miss Luclle Ger
man, Misa Anamerle Arant, district agent, and Mrs. Sale.
J. A. Rousseau to
Preside at Term
Court In August
About 150 Criminal Cases
Pending Trial In Term
To Begin On 8th
0.fficers Of County Council Home Clubs
U,
s. GOOD ENOUGH
Aboard Roosevelt Train en
Route to San Francisco. July 12.
president Roosevelt drew en
thusiastic cheers from a Pueblo,
Colo., crowd today with a state
ment that “we don’t want and are
not going to copy other {>rms of
government. Ours is good enough
for us." Mr. Roosevelt, speaking
under a glaring sun. made the
assertion after saying he thought
that If states could work out their
problems on the "common meet
ing ground’’ of the federal gov-
immont it would mean “we can
make democracy work.’’
HOLD POLICE CHIEF
Dunn, July 12—Police Chief
Les>*>r Parker, of Coats, Is being
held Jn the Harnett county jail at
Lllllngton charged with a murder
which he allegedly committed six
years ago In San Augustine, Tex
as The 2S-year-old officer was
arrested while on duty last night
by Sheriff W. K. Salmon and
liputy Sheriff D. W. Smith by
authority of a wire received from
Sheritf E. H. Marshall in San
Augustine. Parker t h e Httie
town’s one-man police force sub-
■ mltte4 to the officers and was re
ported to have confessed the
crime- shortly after be was taken
S into pnstody. He was iuoted ^
5 saving he shot Lawrie Abie in
^ * the itttle Texas village in 1932
fe- . S save hi. own life and the life
of Mifcjnother and brother who
tragedy
fnil Business
D^dedly Better
Four tocal Plants Repre-
nented at the Chicago
■ -'Fsfmiture Marfret
- Reports from the midsummer
^ toitnr« market now In progress
^‘toChteWO indicate that furniture
'“ihaslncss is definitely
'wMisneets we good for a decided
’ ST-:-Ant^nir the latter part of
WeHbom Rites
Held Tuesday
Father of Paul Wellborn
Says Sum of Cash Not
Found Since Death
during the latter part
gear.
to shows during
year when prdess were
.■bwseet ehow has been
W HVely interest on
'oi buyers, although no
pf bustness Is in Im-
**^^^Mboro men at the
J, B Hix and A.
■- thA - American.
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of For^
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C. M. Wellborn, father of Paul
Wellborn, said here today that a
sum of $50 In cash which his son
had r:i his person Saturday be
fore he was found dead Sunday
morning had not been found.
Paul Wellborn, whose dead
body was found in a small stream
in this city Sunday morning, was
secretary-treasurer of the North
Wilkeshoro chapter of Woodmen
of the World. HU f''t’’er said that
on Saturday and tor a few days
prior to that time he had been
collecting dues from the mera-
bers.
When pis body was found Sun
day his pocketbook contained
$2.86 in cash and a few checks,
Mr. Wellborn said, hut the a-
mouut was short about $50 of
what he had on his peipon Sat-
urday.
The coroner’s jury decided that
Wellborn died from drowning
and that the bruises on his face
were caused by the fsH from the
roadbank to the small stream
near the home of John Peden,
colored, on toll road.
Alrin Sloan, cripple whose
home address was given as West
Palm Beach, Florida, was releas
ed from jail following completion
of the Inauest Monday. He had
been held on suspicion be’cause
he was seen wUIl Wellborn about
one o’clock at a local cafe Satur
day night and had been insisting
that Wellborn allow him to car
ry him home.
Mr. Wellborn declined to com
ment on whether or "O*
thought his son had been robbed.
Funeral service for Wellborn,
who was widely and favorably
known, was held Tuesday at
Tempi; Hill. Rev. J. L. A. Bum
garner, assisted by Rev. Raymond
Templeton, conducted the service,
which was largely attended.
Wellborn U survived by his
wife and three children, Louise,
David and Curtis: also by his
fath-*r and mother, Mr. and Mrs.
C. M. Wellborn, of Cycle, and the
following brothers and sisters:
George Wellborn, />!■ ^mpton-
Ttlle- B. J- Wellfeorn, of Gfeens-
boro: Mack Wellb^H. of Win
ston-Salem: Miss NaniMe Well
born, Mrs. John Brew>ir. Misses
Ruby and Gsace Wdllborn. of
Cycle, and Mrs. Wla Hayes, of
North Wlfieahoro rent* 1.
The Klwanls Club of Jackson-
Tllle is ♦onsoilng a 4-H rig dnl*
■in Onslow county and has placed
seven pure b»d date.
Judge T. A. Rous.seau, of this
city, will preside over hU first
term of court In Wilke.s when the
August term for trial of criminal
cases convenes on Monday, Au
gust 8.
Judge Rousspau was elortert in
November. 1931. He has held
courts in several districts and for
the second halt of tlii.s year will
be ill his home district, the 17th.
At present te is presiding over
Avery county court at Newland. j
About 1.50 cases are now mi i
the docket for trial at the August
term of Wilkes court and it is
quite probable that many others
will be added as magistrates’ re
ports are turned in.
Following is the list of jurors
for the term:
First Week
Jones Heiidren, Brushy Moun
tain; Zollle Hamby. North Wll-
kesboro; Z. A. Greer. Jobs Cabin;
G. G. Foster, North Wilkeshoro;
Grover Walker. Boomer: J. Mil
lard Brown, Mulberry; Jonah
Porter, Edwards: Thomas Ash
ley. Union: J. C. Triplett, Ed
wards; Ralph Duncan, North
Wilkeshoro: James M. Yates, Wll-
kesboro: J. F. Gregory, Rock
Creek; R. S. White. Edwards:
Thomas Barker. Edwards: H. E.
Elledge, Mulberry; Charlie War
ren, North Wilkeshoro: A. N.
Critcher, Moravian Falls; A. L.
Kiminer, Edwards: T. H. Elliot,
Reddies River; R. F, Brown. Elk;
J. W. Parsons, Reddies River: W.
C. Cothren. Edw^srds; Fiord
Green. Elk; V. C. Elledge, Lewis
Fork: A. L. Green. Lewis Fork:
R. C. Wood, Edwards: Columbus
Wells. New Castle: John D. Jar
vis, Somers: John E. Parks. Ed
wards; Walter Couch, Edwards;
J. Quincy Adams, Walnut Grove:
Wiley P. Rhoades, Walnut Grove:
J. M. Absher, North Wilkeshoro;
R. A. Pruitt, Mulberry: T. L.
Greene, Elk: J. W. Hall. Mulber
ry.
Second Week
J. B. South, Union: Soc. T.
Howell, Boomer: J. C. MTilttlng-
ton, Reddies River: E. W. Hol
loway, Traphlll: W. P. Warren,
Rock Creek; J. Blaine Ray, Anti
och; Wilson White, Elk; Dick
Sharp, Boomer; George G. Moore,
Elk; Elbert Cannon, Reddies Riv
er; .fullus Brock, Moravian Falls;
J. D. Kilby, Mulberry; John W.
Porter, North Wilkeshoro; J.
Clarence Davis. North Wilkes-
boro: Elbert Jobnoon, Rock
Creek; M. F. Blevins. Rock
Creek; J. Albert Walsh, Boomer;
Ed McGrady, Traphlll.
Housing Shortage
BecomingEvident,
Williams Declares
Official of Building & Loan
Says Shortage Can
Be Eliminated
Here are pictnr^ the officers of the Wiles eownty coufidi of home
demonstration clid^- Left to right are Mrs. C. F. Brethall, of Mo
ravian Falls, president Mrs. F. T- Moore, of Rondu, .vice president;
and Mrs. T. W. Ferguson, of Ferguson, secretary. ..(Photos by
courtesy of Winston-Salem Journal).
Lions Club to Re-open Riverside
■Swimming Pool BetweenTowns
0 —
J. W. Pardue Shows
Freak Corn Stalk
J. W. Pardue, of Wilkeshoro
route 2, brought to this city Mon
day an unusual corn stalk.
The stalk was found in his field.
In place of a tassel it contained
about 25 small ears in a cluster
but the ears were immature. The
silks resembled Santa Claus’
beard.
C. C. Camp Now
Being Erected
On the Parkway
Buildings Are Moved From
Abandoned Camps At
Other Locations
Pool Will Be Operated As a
Non-Profit Project and
Work Is Under Way
Dr. W. F. Jones
Re-Opens Office
Dr. W. F. Jones, who has been
out of his dental office here for
sometime en account of his
health, Is now able to look after
bis practice again, his many
frtbnds ttiroughout this section
wMi be glad to know.
Dr. Jobes Mas practically re
gained his normal strength and
health, and announces that be
will keep hk regular hours which l^ vipp
pe 8 to 12 In the' morning and pnBn.
from 1 to 4 in the afteraoon.-;' lwo|^
Workmen are busily engaged In
construction of barracks and oth-
ef bowings for the'’ctvlliah Con
servation camp in the Bluff Park
on the Blue Ridge Parkway near
Laurel Springs, It was learned to
day from officials of the National
Park Service at the office located
in Wilkeshoro.
The bu'ldlngs are being moved
from abandoned camps. The type
of construction now being used In
C. C. Camps Is such that the
buildings can be taken down In
sections and moved to other
points.
Park service officials were un
able to give a definite date when
the camp will be occupied. The
camps are under supervision of
the army.
The camp members will be used
in development work along the
parkway. Shaping and seeding
shoulders, clearing waste wood
from the right of way, planting
shrifbs and ether landscape Vork
wMl be carried oht to assure max-,
tmuin scenic beauty along thi
roadside. ^
■ The camp membm will net b#
used in deveVoomenf work in the
Bluff Park and the mrasent -force
WJPA work
An outstanding activity of the
North Wilkeshoro Lions club this
summer will be re-opening and
operating the Riverside swim
ming pool between the Wilkes-
boros.
Tae pool was constructed by
prlva'e individuals a few years
ago but was operated for only one
season.
The pool is of concrete con
struction and is still In good con
dition with but few repairs neces
sary. The club lias work of re
pairing the pool under way pre
paratory to opening for business
In the next few days.
The pool will be filled with city
water and the city officials have
offered the club every coopera
tion In the project.
Officials of the Lions club said
that a minimum fee for use of
the pool win be charged and that
it will not be operated for profit,
the club seeking to raise only
enough revenue to pay operating
expenses.
Depth of the pool will vary
from a wading compartment for
small children to water deep
enough for moderate diving.
William Myers
DrowiK In Creek
“Since the first of the year
natural forces have been operat
ing to cause renewed interest in
home building,” J. B. Williams,
secretary of the North Wilkeshoro
Building & Loan association, de
clared.
‘'During the past several years,”
he said, “a tremendous shortage
of homes has accumulated, and
some residential construction must
take place to fill the gap. No one
knows exactly just how many
homes are needed. All sorts of
experts have tried to accurately
fix the shortage and have pub
lished many widely varying fig
ures. but the truth of the matter
is that nobody knows.
“The shortage of homes depends
upon demand, and the demand in
turn depends upon the economic
condition of the people. When
employment is steady or condi
tions improving, people are no
longer satisfied to live cooped up
under the same conditions as when
employment is uncertain. So the
shortage of homes rises and falls
with changes in business condi
tions as well a.s with actual in
creases in population.
■‘Added to this factor is the
question of costs. During the ear
ly part of the past year many new
homes were being built and new
ones planned. Unfortunately,
building costs took a decided up
turn, and this increased expense
caused many people to postpone
starting construction, causing a
building slump. Building materi
als have declined in price in the
past few months, and interests in
home building is now increasing.
More people are planning to build
now than at any time within the
past 10 months.
‘"There is no shortage of money
for financing on reasonable, pay
ment terms,” he said. “Despite
the many plans, schemes and bal
lyhoo the building and loan asso
ciations of this section last year
financed by far the greatest part
of the new home construction,, and
financed it under plans and terms
that were entirely satisfactory to
home buUders.
“Home building is now picking
up, and this trend should continue
unless the cost of building again
reaches the point where the pros
pective builder feels that it is too
high.”
Hamptonville Man Dies
Swimming Hole Near
Hunting Creek
In
William Myers, age 18, a son
of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Myers, of
HamptonvUle, ^ drowned Sunday
afternoon . In Hunting Greek in
thb northern part of Iredell ooun-
^Styei3b,. wof^ *
n^ntming hole with other^.noys
fhieii be went li^ the dfcep part
of the hoitt .and'wan-unable to
swim. Divers reooveted .hli body
Wilkes Marriages
abont 4« mlnnjen . after be ®
Mrers katwrii ip ■fiwiire.boro;
Licenses to wed! have been is
sued daring this month by Reg
ister of Deeds Old Wiles to the
following: Percy Blackburn and
Velna Church, both of North Wll-
kesboro; Paul Rafewln, of Dock
ery, and Mae Johnson, of Stony
Point; Spurgeon Bell and Velma
Church, both of Nofth Wilkeshoro
route U Blbert Paddue and Clara
Soots. %th of Wllkeeboro; Ray
Jolbes, of North ‘WSteel*™- "*d
Ernestine Mitchell, of WflkesBoro;
Paul Ceffey and Grace .Watkins,
both (rf^srih Wllkesbord; DgUa^
Npva BSIings, both ^
no”
Begins Lengthy Inqt^qf-' bi
Allegations of
In Primnrfcti ' '^T^
BURGIN IS LEADtNG'j;
Vote As
LexingtOtt1>^itjifcyiiiyj^^,
100 In ^e.J^|•d.
Raleigh, July r 12.'^Yh» ante
board of elections today postpon
ed Jodefinitely certificate^ ^ice-
turns from the second bemo^tle
primary of July 2 and begasilts
Inquiry into alleged election Ir
regularities.
C. B. Deane, apparently the
loser in the race for congression
al nomination in the eighth dis
trict, was given a week in which
to prepare evidence supporting
his request for a detailed check
of absentee voting In Davidson
county.
(County board’s returns gave
his opponent, W. O. Burgln, of
Lexington, a majority of slightly
more than 100 votes. State board
members said, however, that
Dean-» contends enough absentee
ballots wore Illegally cast in Dav
idson to change the outcome of
the primary).
Muse Count Ballots
The Union county board of
elections was instructed to deter
mine if it can positively identify
ballots not counted because they
were placed in wrong boxes.
Those which can be positively
identified will be county .unless
they show other signs of Irregu
larities.
Hearing an unprecedented ar
ray of charges, the state board
stayed In session all day, adjourn
ing just before 6 o’clock.
Counsel for Deane, In a petition
asking time In which to prepare
his case, charged that 23 per
cent of Davidson’s vote was cast
through absentee ballots. Thirty-
four absentee ballots were chal
lenged by Deane for defects, it
was said, but the challenges were
denied.
It was stated that “although a
diligent inquiry fails to disclose
an epidemic of disease in David
son county,’’ records show an
"enormous percentaee" of Dav
idson voters was ill.
Deane contended that though
the Davidson board did chwk;i
some absentee ballots, the check
ing vas done too swiftly for u
thorough investigation.
Former Governor J. C. B. Eh-
ringhaus, Burgln’s counsel, de
nied the Davidson county charges
and .asserted Deane and his repre
sentatives were given access to
absentee ballot records there.
Sam H. Lee, chairman of the
Union elections board, told the
state board that for years it had
been the custom in his county to
discard ballots placed in the
wrong boxes. He estimated that
25 to 30 ballots were voided be
cause they were misplaced, but
added he did not know how many
of them were cast In the congres
sional race.
Ehrlnghaus vigorously protest
ed the board’s ruling In the Union
(Continued on page four)
NationalSecfet^
Grange to Speak
At Pjcnic Tuesday
Pomona Grongo
Friday Night and Lay
Plans for Picnic
Wilkes county Pomona Grange
will hold a meeting at the court
house In Wllkeeboro on F^day
night, July 16, to lay plans rby
the annual picnic to be held oh
Tuesday night, July 19.
The picnic Is expected to be an
occasion of much Interest to mem
bers of the Grange and others in
terested In the organisation. ^
Pomona Grange officials have
been informed that Harry B.
Caldwell, of Oreeneboro, master
of the North Carolina State
Grange, will he present and will
bring with him the principal
speaker tor the occasion, Ha^
A. Caton, of Coshocton, Ohio, sec
retary of the National Grange.
The vialt of the nationally
known leader in tto leading nuM
tratemlty will aftract much IB-
tirest locally ripUtt !• «xp«tod
ind the'^hlcnis wnl ho largrir at-
«hded. ■ 'V''7
'> pkee^ tbe n-
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