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6.—A 21-
^Qra|t died
^ i tc|wV M R ^dten neck
lliQteB'''after be bad fallen
",tlTe 'bjick of a mule on
1^6‘was rldin? witb a
d;The young man, Ralph
tki^tpe. of Llncolnton. N. C.. and
df^Kod|^plon were attempting to
orertake enothcr youth, riding a-
bead ^ them on a horse. The
dompaafob received only slight
bruise* and scstcbes.
HACKiS NEW DEAL
• Obainnan John L. Lewis of the
Cri.' 0. urged labor’s millions yes
terday to vote for “proven
fiiendst?^ of the new deal’s social
legislatioir. He spoke while the
national political campaign enter
ed its final phase. Tomorrow the
nation will choose 3 5 senators,
all but three members of the
house of representatives, and 32
governors. In the outcome, many
eipeot to find impo>'tant signs-—
Indicators of what the people now
think of the Roosevelt admini.s-
tratlon and hints of what may
happen in 1910, when a Presi
dent will he elected.
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Ladies To
My KitchiiilNext
Motion >^cture
Clingman School,
Wi£esboro City
Hall Are Started
WPA Workmen Start Work
Today On Two New
Public Buildings
CAMERA SHY
PROTECT AMERICAS
Washington Nov. 6.—Sumner
Welles, under secretary of state,
gave the w'orlo fresh notice to
night that the Tinned States was
preparing not only to defend it
self but to aid iij keeping the en
tire w'estern hemisphere safe j ^
from any threatened attack. In!
Workmen e.mployed hy the
Works Progress administration in
Wilk-'s county todav began con-
.stru.?tion of two public buildings.
One of the structures Is the
city hall in Wtlkesboro, located
opposite the courthouse square
on the northwest corner on what
is known as a part of tiie old
Wilkes .iail property. Workmen
for the *own have been placing
materials on hand during the past
several days.
The b-.-iiding will have three
floors, including a spacious base-
street floor and top floor.
, . V 1 I All ieDartments o£ the town’s
an andress prepared *’'-«^ -|povprnmont wiP be housed in the
casting over a nation wide net- ^
work and to South America. thelbu“aing.
statA denartment official appeal-| The co:i| of the dty hall budd
ed f 'r inter-American solidarity | ing is estimated bv the WPA at
at I time when "the doctrine of' approximately $16,000, with the
hatred b th’-eatening civiliza- cost shared about equally he-
thm;’’
GAI.LCP PP.EDHTIONS
N’aw York. .N’ov 6.—Nation
wide studies of politica'l senti
ment by the American Institute
BuMte Opinion indicate that
Tuesday’s election will register
an Imporfani and dramatic shift
toward the conservative view
point in national politics. This
tcepd, which
Democratic'losses In c«greSgfon-
al, senatoMai and governorship
races, began more than a year
and a half ago with the sit-down
tween th” tow;i and the federal
governmont.
Tbe other public building for
which ground was to have bwn
hrok-?n today v.-as a school build
ing at Clingman.
The Clingman b"'!ding. to he
of brick veneer construction, will
consist of four classrooms and an
auditorium.
The cqj^, of, the school building
:was-hv the WPA at 48.-
S64.75, divided about equally be
tween the federal government and
Wilkes county. However, mater
ials lalvaged from abandoned
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This lioness mother at Chicago's
Lincoln Park *oo carries her three-
week-oid cub to safety when the
photographer appears. It looks
dangerous for tbe youngster but
mother is mighty careful not to
scratch her offspring in transit. An
intruder would find the same jaws
merciless.
Wilkes Chapter
Of Red Cross to
Organize Friday
Annual Organization Meet-
i;ng Will Be Held at the
Hotel Wilkes Friday
striki^s and the Supremo will be applied as a part
proposal, acconIin.it to institute ,.(.tmtv’s share ef the
studies, and 'aus intensified by i ' ton-*
the bu.sine.ss rccessK'p of the past
year. The institute's final survey
Annuat meef^Wl, ^ the
county chapter ^ft*TKe- Aihe'nllliSf
Red Cros.s will be held on Friday,
November 11. one o’clock p. m.
ill the ball room of Hotel Wilkes,
Attorney J. H Whicker, chair
man of the chapter announced
, I striic'ion cost.
Briarhopper Boys
To Give Program
made diirinv the hist few clays
indicates a Republican gain of at
least 50 seats in r':ie house of
i-epce.sentat i ves with a gieatei
likelihood that the C,. 0. P. may The public wi’l be inlere.stecl in
gain as many as 75 seats. Tiies- an •uinouncemeiit 'bat the- Briar-
day's voting will show 'hat the ,(,;,ner Boys, radio artists who
Democrats have lost about half are hearct over WBT, will give
of the majority registered iu the ’a program at Wilkesboro school
1936 election. , on Thursdav nisrht. November 10,
It isn’t even- time that a fer-, The program is under sponsor-
tile brain wiil produce a prodi-: ship of the senior cla.ss and the
gious growth of hai’’. or that lots | admission will be 15 and ‘25
of hair will 'lol grow where it cents. .-V large attendance Is ex-
Isn't close to gray matter. i pe-cted.
Municipalities League Will Hold
Meeting In North Wilkesboro 15th
Mother Of C. G.
Day Is Stricken
Mrs. S.srah Jane Carter Day,
71^ wife of Fred F. Day. nf Fast
Klkln. died early Friday morning
at her home.
Mrs. Dav was a member of long
standing of Pleasant Hill Bapti.st
church near Flkin. Surviving bfr.
sides her husband are six sons,
Joseph Day. of Win.-'ton-Salen;
Charlie G Dav. of the furniture
firm of Rhodee-Dav. No th Wil-
kesboro; Herman. Clydt. Krnest
and Rev. Richard Day. of Elkin:
a number of grandchildren and
one brother. Charlie Carter, of
near Klkin.
The fun'^ral service wus con-
ducted at Plec.sant Hill Baptist
church Sunday morning at 11 o’
clock.
Call Meeting Of
Basketball Players
A meeting of all boys who wish
to play basketball this year has
been called to be held over E. M.
Blackburn and Sons store on
Thursday night. November 10.
7:30 o’clock.
It is recalled that North \N J
kesb-ro organized a successful
all star basketball team last year
and an effort is being made to
assemble the best talent for the
coming season.
North’Car^ina's 1937
croV was the state’s record crop.
However, the 252,000 acres in
Cultivation in 1938 an
increase of 5 P»r cent over 1937,
SSJS the State Department of
One of 18 Important Meet
ings of Officers Will Be
Held In This Oity
Mr. Whicker stated tliat offi
cers of the chapter will be elected
and .such other business as may
come before the chapter will be
trans.acled.
MeanwijBe plans are going for
ward for the roll call and it is
expected that Wilke.v people will
again respond in great numbers.
Singing Be Held
On Thanksgiving
Cooking School
Nov. 15,16,17th
Cooking School In Movie
Form Will Provide Aid
and Entertainment
The Journal-Patriot haa scored
again!
This newspaper has just hegn
successful in securing the new
Motion Picture Cooking School,
“Star in My Kitchen,” which will
he presented at the New Orpheum
Theatre on Tnesdav, Wednesday
and Thursday. November 15, 16
and 17.
Mark the days on your calen
dar because every , woman—and
man—in the community is here
by extended a cordial invitation
to see, absolu'ely free, this fas
cinating licture which weaves
helpful. Intelligent lessons on
cook*ng end home-making into a
humorous and romantic plot.
The Motion Picture Cooking
School is a brand new idea. J’irst
conceived last year, it has met
with acclaim from women
throughout the country, who like
the happy combination of spark
ling entertainment and close-up
cooking ir.strncHon. Seats in the
hack row are as good as those in
the front rbye—the motion pic
ture permits 'everyone to hear
and see evefyftrlck in frosting a
cake, making a pie, or cooking
bananas.
“Star in My Kitchen’’ was pro
duced in Hollywood, and the au-
dience.wijl rec&njM many of the
actresses
who tak" part In it. Women
young and old will appreciate the
humenness of *he romantic story,
in which homo problems are ap
proached from an »ntirely new
angle.
The Motion Picture Cooking
School has graduated beyond the
demonstration course in the wide
variety of household eauipment
assembled in eiear view of the
finds herself with a large home
to manage and .several mouths to
as a handsome
One of the Forie= of 18 meet
ings to be sponcired by the North
Carolina League of Municipali
ties to better acquaint municipal
officials with thc' state-wide mu-
riicinal legislat've program tor
the session beginning January 1,
1939. will be held in North Wil-
kesbero on November 15, at 10
a. m.
"We feet that if tbe League’s
legislative program for the com
ing .AASsioi. is to be a success, as
this session will be most import
ant to the municipalities because
of stu b question as homestead ex
emption, t>ome rule, uniform tax
laws, sharing highway funds, it
is absolutely ni cessary that each
municipal offieial is thoroughly
familiar with Hie program and
approves the program,” stated
Mayor R. T. McNeil, of North
Wilkesboro.
All mavors, city managers, city
clerks, city attorneys, city coun
cil men, and city employees of the
following towns are invited to at
tend the meeting in North Wll-
kesboro: Sparta, Jefferson, West
Jefferson. Boone. R'owing Rock,
Leno'r, Granite Falls, Statesville,
Wilkesboro, Elkin and Taylors
ville.
The rest of the meetings in
this series will be held in the
following towns. Sanford. 'Wades-
boro, Lunnberton, Goldsboro, Wil
mington, Morehead City, Wash
ington, Edenton, Weldon, Oxford,
Burlington, Winston-Salem, Shel
by, MoeresvUle, Spruce Pine,
WaynesvHle and Franklin.
The regular semi-annual meet
ing of the Wilkes County Singers feed—as well
Association will be held at. the young movie actor to Impress
Coun'y Courthouse in Wilkesboro What happens when she ti
on Tiianksgiving day, November to make a fliiffv lemon meringue
24th, beginnin.g at 10 o’clock a. pie or a marshmallow chocolate
m. All singers includin.g choirs,, cake? What happens when — presneni. ot iiui ^.-rAinui.v, .a
octets, sextets, quartets, trios. | “man of the hour” drops in for r Johnson, chairman of
duels and soloists, are cordially' dinner? • •
invited to attend this meeting. | To unravel the m.vstery in ad-
Proclamation by the President. vance would lie to rob this clever
of o’lr United .States and ourjlale nf its,novel approach. How'-
Governor will probably he issued j ever, the audience is due to shaie
soon requesting us to ob.servejin a rollicking good story and to
Thanksgiving day. Let us take Meavn much about home-making’
this day off and join in giving j at the same time,
thanks and singing praises to ■ Every listener will find a har-
the Lord, the giver of all good I vest of practical ideas among the
gifts, J. A. Gilliam, chairman, j suggestions for more efficient
and '\Vm. A. .Stroud, secretary, home-making, covecing such dai-
said ’n announcing the singing. I fContinued on page five)
FASTING PREACHPR
Reverend Lazar Kirichenkos of
Fabnerton, Pa., is shown at th*
typewriter on the twelfth day of his
fast, undertaken to induce yoonp
people to attend chnrch services.
Members of his congregation at St.
George’s Russian Orthodox church
opposed bis fast, charging that be
is “bringing shame to our church,”
and begged the pastor to give up
“this monkey business.”
Legion Banquet
Commemorate
Armistice Day
Judge Hayes Will Be Speak
er at Banquet to Be Held
On November 11th
The twentieth anniversary of
Armistice Day will be observed
by the Wilkes County Post No.
125, American Leeion with a
banquet ?nd program at the Le
gion hut on Fr'day night, Novem
ber 11th, at 6-45 p m. Auxiliary
members and wives of the Le-
gionaires are invited to meet with
the- nost iOTi this occasion. ‘
Judge Johnson J. Hayes will
be the guest speaker at the meet
ing. Hinging of the old war songs
will bring back the memories of
twenty yoars ago. Stunts and
other features will round out the
program.
Tbe menu for the banquet will
be as follows: Iced App!^ Juice
Cocktail. Cheese Sticks. Raked
Chicken, Dressing. Gravy, Rice,
,n ... Chicken, Dressing. Gravy. Kice,
audience. All of the practical creems, egg and beet gar- the Trap.iill cemmunty were de-
equinment is seen i” active use, Rmi^e Annie. Cottage -atroyod by fire Sun
and because ‘Veing i.s believing,”
the audience will soon learn that
pies and cakei and salads can
make them “stars in their kitch
ens.’’
Rx’ierienced housekeepers will
thrill to the advenliire.s of the
of the Carolinas, and with the
thrill to rne aa¥einurc!5 exception of the rice and coffee, and tools at Baugue.ss h®"'®
young Dedee Abot. who suddenly j. almost entirely Wilkes burned first and the fire at Jack
i»- airlilA o Itiroro hnmA . O i*flQf$n's h. TUP VVRS S IPN\
ItUl. SU lIlilL Jll V i.-MlMl •• y * *i ,
made to care for everyone. They burning struetcres out the loss ai
can notify Mrs J. B. McCoy,
president of the Auxiliary,
the anniversary committee.
Wilkesboro P.-T. A
.i
Vote Drive
N.C.S.E.S. Office
To Be Closed Friday
Announcement wag made this
morning that the North Carolina
Bmpioyment Service office here
will be closed on Armistice Day,
Friday, November 11. Claimants
who are supposed to report on
Friday are asked to report on
Saturday morning this week.
North Wilkesboro
And Elkin Clubs
In a Joint Meeting
Pete Ivey Delivers Humor
ous Address Before Joint
Meeting of Kiwanians
Large Vote On
County Ticket
Now Predicted
Senate, Congress and Gov
ernorship Races In the
National Spotlight
Kiwani.s clubs of North Wilkes
boro and Elkin enjoved a joint
meeting Fridav night at Ronda.
The meeting was held in the
Ronda gymnasium and the ladles
ot the community served a delect
able dinner which won the ac
claim of every one present.
The m.eeting was called to or
der hy President Carter, ot
On the eve of the election to
be held tomorrow fTiiesday, No
vember 8 ) leaders in both politi
cal partle.a in Wilkes county to
day were feverishly engaged In
preparations tor the big vote
drive tomorrow when voters in
Wilkes will vote on county offi
cers, a member ot congress, a
United States senator, solicitor
of the 17th judicial district, state
.senate and county representative.
Interest in county races is ex^
pected to brine out a large vote
tomeirow
Polls will open at 6:51 a. m.
and .'lose at 5'23 n. m., Charles
Pearson, chairman of the board
of "lectioiis, said today.
The tickets are a« follows:
Rqpai'blican: solicitor, Avalon
E. Hill; state senate, Charles H.
der by President uarter, or ' cowIes; hou.se of representatives,
Elkin club, who turned over the ^ ^ Sebastian: sheriff. C. O.
chair to A. H Casey, president
Casey, president
of the North Wilkes'ooro club.
Pete Ivey, of Winston-Salem,
humorous lecturer, delivered the
feature address of the evening.
His address, which dealt with the
subject of journalism, was high
ly entertaining
There were 33 present
North Wilkesboro and 31
Elkin. The jomt meeting
very much enjoyed.
from
from
was
Barns Bum At
Traphill Sunday
Dean Burgess and Major
Richardson Are Held For
Destruction of Property
Ba-ns at the homes of A. P.
Bauguess and Jack Richardson in
Turnip ureems, egg ana oeei gar- - - -
ni.sh. Rouge Apple. Cottage -stroyod hy fire
Cheese Salad, Hot Rolls. Butter, >)0'D seven o clock. The fires
Pumpkin-Tarts with Whipped ""a"'"’
Cream, Coffee of Kaffee Hag.
' The menu was prepared with , * • u,
the idea ot using only products H'e repo’t last night
_ . . rvv 1^ n ^ nr AT M Z
The barn, together with feed
Richardson’.s h. nie was a feii
minutes later. A horse was stol-
county product^
Those who oxpeet to attend -
should notify the committee not en fiom 'he barn a aug ^
later than Wednesday. November farm. MDlh some nifficii.t}
9th. so that provision can he li
ivcslock was removed from the
both placer war es’imatcd at
or bout 82.(’(Ml.
Deputy Sheriff R. C. leunings
and Garlvie Ing'e. .state highway
patrolma’i investigated the fires
and on information obtained Bret
j Colhren. a deputy slieriff in that
I c.omniiinity, made the arrest of
Wilkesboro Parent-Teacher as-jpg^,, Bauguess. a nephew of A.
socia’ion will meet in the school ^ Raugr.e.ss. and Major Richard-
audi’')i'i’:m Thursdav afternoon, oppkew of Jack Richard-
3:15 o’clock. An Armistice pro-1 alleged lo have
gram by the students of the j |pft the rcene of the fires on the
grade will be a- feature of the .^Q|po horse.
program. All school patrons arc;
asked to attend. |
Poindexter; clerk of court; C. C.
Hayes: county commissioners.
Dr. W. R. Triplett, C. C. Sidden
and M. F. Absher: corner, I. M.
Myers; surveyor, Earl S. Caudill.
Democratic: solicitor, W. H.
McElwee' state senate. Dr. W. T.
Shore; hnuse of representatives,
J. II. Johnson, Jr.; sheriff,
Clai'de T. Doughton: clerk of
court. J. R. Rousseau; county
commissioners, R. G. Finley. N.
0. Smoak and Leef Poplin; coro
ner, Dr. E. N. Phillips; surveyor,
Harry L. Dula; member board of
education. D. F. Sheppard.
Much attention throughout the
district is being given the race
betw'een W. O. Burcin, of Lexing
ton, Democrat, and Solicitor John
R. Jones Repnhiican. for con
gress. Senator Roiiert R. Re^
nold“. Democrat, is opposed for
thp I’nited ,‘^tatcs senate by
Charles /' Jonas.
Voters in the nation will elect
ail representatives in congress,
one third of the aenators and
manv governors. There are sever
al conspicuous races.
Markers .Apfiointcd
Foilowi-’g !; the list of mark
ers as releasetj today by Charles
Pearson, chairman of the 'Wilken
county hoard ef elections. The
first iiamcd are Democratic mark
ers and those named following
semicolon are Republican mark
ers:
Antioch: .Ar'hiir Rale. Demo-
crai: Georve Roark’-. Republican.
lhavei- Crei-k: Wade Walsh,
Democral; .Mi'a. Wake I’ayne^
Repu ilican.
Tom Greer and Gaither Eller,
Dem-jcrais; R. J. I’h'llips Repub
lican.
Br ishv Moinilain: W. H. Teve-|
jiaiigh. Democrat: Carrie Rober
son. Repuhliea’i.
Edward-- No 1; Don Poplin, I
Democrat- G. W. Vannoy, Repub-|
Mean.
Edwards No. i: .lim A. Tharpej
and Finnie Anthony, Democrats;
Rom Wood and ClUlop Prevette,
Dedicate Memorial to Beloved Humorist
iiii
Officers said, today that Major. j^pp..j,ijp.,n(^
Richardson had confessed to the 1 Rewards No. 3:
_ borough. Democrat:
also said to have implicated Dean
Bauguess. Both are being held in
jail at Wilke*boro.
Home Coming At
Mountain View
SUndiDE »ti>p » lonely ““
held Friday, November 4. -
Former students of
View Institute and . ,
View high school gathered in an- i Republican
Cap Yar-
Brady I,ew-|
is. Republican
Elk No 1: S. H. Jones. Demo
crat; Mrs. Sandford Fairchilds,|
Republiccn
Elk No. 2: Clyde McNeill,!
Democrat- Join. M. Diihi. Repub-j
licaii.
Jobs Cabin No. 1: Jeb Be-I
shears. Democrat: Hub Owens,|
I Republican.
Mountain I Jobs Cebin No. 2: Ravmondj
Mountain Foster, Democrat; Will Church,|
nual reupion 'Sunday.
'The feature of the morning
program was an address by Re'-
Walter Whittington, a former
student and now nastor ot the
Baptist church at West Jefferson.
A sumptuous dinner was served
picnic style at noon and the after
noon program was informal, in
cluding a business session in
which the following officers were
elected: Clarence Blevins, presi
dent: Mrs. Glenn Dancy, vice
president; Mr°. Grady Miller,
secretary-treasurer.
The assembly voted to set the
first Sunday in October as the
annual home coming date. The
home coming Sunday was -well
attended and those attending re
ported a most eSjoyable' occasion.
Lewis Fork: Jessie WalshJ
Democrat; Taf: Foster, Republl-|
can.
Lovelace: Mrs. Annie InscoreJ
Democrat: Reuben Johnson,
publican.
Moravipn Falls; Paul Vestall
Democrat; John Walsh, Republil
can.
Mulberry No 1: Everett Haye
Democrat: Dewey Jolnes, Repal
lican.
Mulberry No. 2: Gordon StaM
and Elbern Brown, Democral
L. H. Shumate and WUlle
rold. Republicans.
New Castle: Fred Pardue
Eugene Jones, Democrats;
Redding and Tom Jennings,
publicans. ' , ,
(Continued on page fire)'