'Ilf
rs
NatioB
L inGirrnj8rwtoji3*il
Petttloa > restraining order
. will be ftWd ln\ Yedkln ecfdi^.
If. tUs week ettort tb -;.belt
eonatmetlon bf.tbie d,500.000
High Point hytlroolectric power
project. It was ieemed last
night. W. A. Rejtnolds, ohalrman
of the YitdkM county board of
commisslonOTs. is expected to
•Ign the petition Tb-uraday or
PXday. It then will be entered In
Tadkla county superior court.
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HaWfh Jan. 10.—The possi
bility that capital felons may bo
“put te sleep’’ before they are
executed at North Carolina’s cen-
Ptral orison appeared today as
^ legislator^ prepared to consider
a bill which would substitute elec
trocution for asphyxiation. Gov
ernor Hoey disclosed that the pos-
aibUltiy had been proposed, and
that he believed “it is worth' look
ing into.’’
STARS INDICTED
New York, Jan. 10.—Jack
Benny, radio and screen comedi
an, was indicted today by a fed-
prai grand jury on three chargee
smuggling, the result of al-
purchases of Jewels' from
Jllbert N. Chaporau, soldier of
fortune "who yesterday was con
victed on a similar charge. Ben
ny was the second radio star and
the third person of Importance
to become involved in the case.
George Burns, straight man for
Grade Allen, and 'Mrs. Blma
I^uer, wife of a New York state
supreme court Justice, have
pleaded guilty 1n receiving smug
gled goods from Chaperau. They
are awaiting trial.
SLASH VTA FUND
Washington, Jan. 10. — The
first committee of Congress to
act upon any part of President
Koosevelt’s new spending pro
gram today slashed $150,000,000
from the fund he requested for
WPA and revolted against his or
der placing WPA administrative
employees under the civil serdce.
An appropriations subcommittee
composed of seven Democrats and
fonr Republicans recommended
to the House that it appropriate
$725,000,000, Instead of the
. $875,000,000 which Mr.
It is expected that the present
session of thb ioglelature will
have before It proposals to change
the dste of automobile reglstre-
tlon and purchae© of automobile
truck license from January 1 to
the first day of some fall or
winter month, probably Novem
ber 1.
While It Is easier to date reg
istrations by the calendar year,
purchase of tags at or about
Christmas time works a'financlal
hardship upon thousands of resi
dents of the state who would be
better .prepared to buy tags at
some other time of the year. Is
the opinion generally expressed
among motorists.
The proposal to change the
date Is now being considered by
revenue officials, it was learned
here today, and It is quite prob
able that the present legislature
will he asked to do something
about it.
November 1 has been advocat
ed because it is in a season of
the year when farmers are har
vesting their cro.ps and cashing
in on their year’s work.
The state revenue bill would
benefit, proponents of the change
say, because more cars would be
in operation and consuming gas
oline during the winter months.
Negro Is Killed In
Raid On Distillery
Bullet From Deputy’s 6un
Proves Fatal to Colored
Man In New Castle
velt had requested, to
Roose-
operate
the WPA until June 80.
Harvey Hague, negro resident
of eastern Wilkes, died in the
hospital at Elkin at 2:30 this
morning from a bullet wound said
to have been inflicted during a
raid on a still where he was re
ported to have been workin.e at
nine o’clock Wednesday night.
Coroner I. M. Myers this morn-
Frrnrh scene of the
shnotinj: and empaneled a jury
for an inquest.
Ti e coroner was told that
Deputies R. C. Jennings, Nath
This Martian looking character is
what the football player of the fu
ture wilt resemble if be dons all
the safety equipment demonstrated
recently at a football coaches’ meet
ing. The various safeguards are
designed mainly to protect the play
er in practice.
met this’week and Ire-iriected Dr.
A. J.’ Sfer health '^officer. All
ether mbinbere et the health de
partment peraoilnel wbre also re^
elected. ^ s
The Wilkes co^inty board of
health Is’now composed'of' the
.following: iM; P. Aiboher,' chair
man of the board 6f county com
missioners, chairman; J. P. Jor
dan, mayor of Wilkeaboro, sec
retary:'H. B. Smith, M. D.; P. C.
Hubbard, M. D.; C. B. Eller, sup
erintendent of schools: and R.
P. Casey, dentist.
The health department person
nel remains as follows: Dr. A. J,
Eller, .health officer; Mrs. Bertha
Bell and Miss Eloise Bennet,
county nursee; Miss Luclle Hayes,
stenographer.
OFFICERS f^|:LECTEp
IsS:
Ralph Duncan.;Added tpTH'
irectora;' Aaalat-
ant Cashier ot Bank
.
100 Treated In
Venereal Ciinir
In Wilkes County
Penal^ Will Be
Placed On Taxes
Dr. Eller Says Number Pa
tients Increased Since the
State Furnished Drugs
Net Paid On or Before Feb
ruary 1; Taxpayers Urged
to Pay This Month
The venereal clinic conducted
by the Wilkes county health de
partment Is progressing very sat
isfactorily, Dr. A. J. Eller, health
officer, said today.
The number being treated,
mainly for syphilis, is in the
neighborhood of 100, the health
officer said, although all of the
patients do not attend each week
as they are instructed.
The number of patients In the
clinic have increased considerably
since the state has begun fur-
A penalty of one per cent will
be added to all county taxes for
the year 1938 which are not paid
on or before February 1.
The laiw provides that the pen
alty be added on that date. How
ever, taxes may row be paid at
face value.
Sheriff C. T. Doughton has
mailed out tax notices and each
pei’son should know the exact a-
mount of taxes due the county for
the year.
Payment during the remainder
af thLs moAth will be doubly ad-
vairtageouB. 'There will be no pen
alty to taxes paid during January
and the county needs the money
Keith Morgan, Chaimun of the Committee for the Cele^tioa of
the President’s Birthday, pins the first March of Dimes button on
Arthqr Carpenter, Director of Organization for the states of Ten-
nessee, Kentucky and North and South Carolina. Mr-(^rpe|itw
received the first button during a call at national headjrnartera m
New York City. All the states under his direction are solidly awt^
in the March of Dimes campaign and ia celdteations which will ba
hiiM January 30 in honor of President Boosevelt’s 57th birthday.
Left to right, Arthur Carpenter and Keith Morgan.
Local Boxers WinjFederal Term Of
In Gloves Toumeyi Civil Court Ends
Irvin and Steelman Win at | Demurrer In Suit of Myers
A^eboro; Fighting This i Versus Snuff Company
Week at Charleston
nishing drugs without cost for to meet its obligations. Payment
those unable to pay, Dr. Eller will be appreciated.
WAR IS IMMINENT
Washington. Jan. 10.—Gener
.1 European war before summer
!v*er Italy’s demand for Frenrli |
■blonies was predicted today by
the American a,mbas»adors to
France and Great Britain in sec
ret testimony : Thame and R. G Spencer raided
President . New Ca.stle township near the
000.000 national Yadkin county line, -nie officers
gram. It was ^ at the still the negro and
unimpeachable source that Joseph P,n-Ane. who
P. Kennedy, ambassador to the
Court of St. James, and William
C. Bullitt, ambassador to France,
informed a joint executive session
ofthe House. Senate ^tid military
affairs committee that they be
lieved a general conflagration
inevitable.
Union Singing At
Mountain View 29
under
All* Singers of Wilkes and
Adjoining Counties Are ^
Invited to Take Part
Jrhe many singers ot Wilkes
hd adjoining counties are in
to take part in an all-day
Sunady singing to be held at
Jn View' school building
Due to the fact that a number
^ view scuuu. of tfe directors and stockholders
' Tannarv 29 J A Gil- of Dank ot North Wilkesboro
OB Sunday. January 29. J a uii
thii fiirnitiirA ftirno-
was arrested ami placed
bon,’,.
Coroner Myers said that Tliarpt
told him that he fell and that
bis gun accidently discharged.
The bullet entered the negro’s
back, according to testimony of
a surgeon from the Elkin hos
pital, and lodged in the upper
part of his chest.
The coroner’s hearing was con
tinued this morning and three
o'clock this afternoon was the
hour set to hear te^stimony of
witnesses in the city hall here.
Postpone Meet
Of Stockholders
said.
In commenting on the subject
of venereal diseases, Dr. Eller
expressed t.ie opinion that
press is
Postpone Dokies’ Meet
Attention is called to the fact
the that the monthly banquet meet-
plena IB- rendering the cause of ing of the North Wiilkesiboro Do-
public hJalth a great boost by kies club scheduled for Friday
publicizing the venereal disease night 'has been postponed
menace and has been the cause Thursday. January 19, and will
for many people to seek treat- be held at the Community House
(Continued on back nage)
in Wilkesrboro.
Bill Irvin and Marchs Steel
man, North Wilkesboro youths,
came out victorious in a Golden
Glove boxing toiirnam^ent held in
Asheboro on January 6 and 7.
Steelman won the open 160-lb
class and Irvin won the open
175-1'b class.
Irvin and Steelman are fighting
a six-day tournament i n
Charleston. S. C., this; week.
in
Ix Overrule
MEMORIAL TO REV. C. W. ROBINSON RECENTLY
DEDICATED AT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH HERE
of the
singins
IJam, chairman
Mountain union
atlon, said today.
' 'The Mountain View glee flub
uikler direction of Miss Mary
Kliwey will open t.be day's pro-
'■ cram at ten a. m.. follewed by
i^qtlonal by Rev. S. L. Blevins
oiiii welcome address by T-. Vf-
principal of Mountain
!' 'Wew -klith school- Songs by all
' ' fCioups who wish to take part will
A form' the program for the n-
f-r nuMnder of the morning and the
.... afl«rn©on session, Mr. Gilliam
Stone are attending the furniture expo-
associ- sition in Chicago, the annual
' meeting of stockiholders of the
bank, one of the largest financial
institutions in this section, has
been postponed until Thursday
morning, January 19, ten a. m.
The meetin.g was originally sche
duled for today.
Federal Tax Men
Are Coming Soon
Growers, to
January 21
-''b]|xbb1 meeting of the
JiegBtBfai Growers
~ be mi at the
pie teboratory on the
fSnttm aatariay, January
IeMiRtunwitiffr*'the meMing....
■iratTf»f^^ ^ ^ att^d.
* ^ ate tovHed, 3>iMarBi^_
^ ‘ iBOt tkef,
C. H. Robertson, collector of
internal revenue in North Caro
lina, Mas asked The Journal-Pa
triot to announce that represen
tatives of his office will be at
Hotel Wilkes in this city on Feb
ruary 20 and 21 for the purpose
of assisting and advising persons
In filing their federal income tax
returns.
A revival meeting will begin
at Flint Hill church near the
city On the fourth Sunday in this
montdi. Rev. George Curry will
^ the preaching^ The public is
The recent memorial service
held in the Presbyterian
church to the niemory of Rev.
Charles Wilson Robin.son, ded
icating the organ chimes and
a bronze tablet given by his
friends, in appreciation of his
ministry in the town and com
munity. where for 43 years ho
had served the people so faith-
fufiy, being the only pastor.of
this church until the time of
his death January 11! 1938.
The tablet is placed just inside
the auditorium, -where he al
ways stood to greet his friends
and hears the following in
scription :
1848 — 1938
The organ chimes and this
tablet are given as a Memorial
to The Reverend Charles Wil
son Robinson, beloved pastor
of this church for forty-three
years, 1895-1938, as a tribute'
to his life and work and as an
expression of love by his peo
ple. “A polished gentleman, a
finished scholar, an able in-:
striictor of youth, a genuine
Christian, a faithful and af
fectionate pastor. In him were
beautifully blended and hap
pily united all thpse qualities,
of the mind and heart which
are naturally adopted to com
mand respect, conciliate es-,
teem, and beget pure and lasNi^
ing affection.’’
"He Walked 'With God”.
Mr. J. R. Finley, who was'
associated with Mr. Robinson
in his ministry In the churchy
from the beginning, said In'-'
his remarks: "For more than 40
years Mr. Roblnnon lived here
and to most of the people It Is
Following a bearing on a de
murrer brought by the defendant
in the case of Walter Myers ver
sus American Snuff company,
the term of federal court in pro
gress at Wilkesboro for trial of
civil cases-, adjourned Wednesday
afternoon.
Judge Johnson J. Hayes over
ruled the demurrer in the case,
wherein Myers is asking $40,000
for breach of contract and certain
other damages for alleged injury
to reputaiton.
The case was begun when My-
pj-s was discharged as salesman
for the. company in this territory
a tew years ago.
Myers i.s represented in his
action against the snuff company
by Trivette and Holshoiiser, J. H.
Whicker and John R. Jones. The
defendant is represented by Man-
ley, Hendren and Wonihle. ' of i
Winston-Salem.
The case of Reece Carter by
his next friend, Hugh Carter, ver-
su^the Southern / Railway com-
; was tried during the term
anfi verdict was rendered in fav-
^ the defendant, the plaintiff
[-Covering nothing.
Stockholders of the Northweat-
ern Bank in meetiug here
dsy beerd a splendid report-froBa
the consolidated bank’s praM-
dent, R. A. Doughton, of SpartB.
setting out the instltutioB’a
growth' and progress since It waa
formed on July 1, 1937 as a coa-
solidatlon of the Deposit ft Sav
ings Bank here, the Bank of Spar
ta, Watauga County Bank at
Boone with branch at Blowing
Rock, and the Merchants aad
Farmers Bank at BakersvIIIe with
a branch at Burnsville.
The stockholders re-elected the
directors and added to the board
Ralph Duncan, of this city.
The directors are: R. A.
Doughton, Harry Bailey, W. C.
Berry, W. B. Collins. W. D.
Farthing, G. W. Greene, M. A.
Higgins, W. W. Mast. J. T. Pre-
vette, M. B. Reeves, N. B. Smlth-
ey and Ralph Duncan.
The directors in meeting fol
lowing the stockholders’ meeting
re-elected the following officers:
R. A. Doughton, president: Edwin
Duncan, executive vice president;
John C. McBee, Sr., vice presi
dent; and W. J. Caroon, secre-
t»rjr.
In June, 1938. the Bank of
Ashe at Jefferson was added to
the system and in December the
Merchants and Farmers Bank at
Taylorsville became a part of the
Northwestern, making a total of
eight offices.
All mcmibera of personnel at
each office were re-elected and
Charles W. Myers, Jr., was added
to the North WUkeeboro branch
as assistant cashier.
The .personnel of the eisht of
fices follows:
North Wilkesboro: W. J. Ca
roon, cashier: Dudley S. Hill, as
sistant cashier: Miss Anne Dun
can. assistant cash;«r: Charles
W'. Myers. Ji-.. assistant cashier.
Sparta: Alton W. Thompson,
cashier: Mrs. Marjorie Ciioate,
assistant ca.ehier.
Boone: W. D. Farthing, cash
ier: G. P. Hagaman. assistant
cashier: Miss Bernice Gragg, as
sistant cashier.
Blowing Rock: Gurney D.
Brinkley, cashier: Boyd Jones,
assistant cashier.
Bakei'sville: \V. C. Berry,
chairman loan committee; E. H.
Poteat. ca.-'hier: Mrs. E. G. Miller,
assista'nl cashier: F. A. Black, as
sistant cashier
' Jefferson; W. H. W’orth. cash
ier: Joe Worth, assistant cash
ier.
Taylorsville: S. E. Little, c.ash-
ier; D. V. Deal, assistant cashier.
The report of President R. A.
Doughton to the stockholders in
(■Continued on page eight)
:||jkesboro Scout
Fifth Meeting Of
P C A January 28
Sponsored By School; I^aul
Osborne Is Scoutmaster
Of the New Troop
Expected Large’Attendance
at Meeting In WinstMi-
Salem This Month
only necessary to mention y his
name to recall the memories of
hie many deeds of Igve, sympathy
and cheerfulne(» that character
ised his life, to everyone in ^'this
VtUsa-BdUft Brown la a patient coainBaltj' without retard to,
UMt- Ufee his Lord ud Bfastor,
whom he loved and- ae^od ao
long, anyone In heed of Kelp or
comfort and call
that he. alwa;:^ Jiijirwered. Hla
heart was alws ‘yodngf^'ifltho’,
past 4 score yean of age, I would
ask that! wheaewW yon eee-Hiis
tablet aad-haVv^ tAtmiu irhihi
hto mem '
-wo.-
onrj yohr heart bg^i
and iq'iHlffcUiy Jsr:
need, so that our Uvea to some
extent may conttnueJUila - btesl^
infInence that he started in ' ttifa
oomiBnnlty.h'-.i;'
JU Mr, Finloy^cicpea hlS '.ri^-
mafln Mrs. Nelson jdayed; witK
cUttee Mr. Boh-,
inaoB’s favoi^ ht03|IU"MeaT«r
God to Thee," “Dulto Street"
with'ghd “Btfw Firm a Teund»tk%?^
Wilkesboro Scout Troop Num
ber 32 sponsored by the high
echoed was recently reorganized
Yt'lih'®© following scouts as mem-
Preeley Bleyins, Stuart
[ns, Don Culler, Louis Dula,
'Jr,,-Clyde Elledge, 'C. L. Ken
nedy, JOB^h Linney, R. S. Mil
ler, itnd O. K. ■Whittington.
. - 'The committee of the troop
consists of T. E. Story, chairman,
jttliua- C. Hubbard, and P. B.
Browff The scout master Is Paul
.Osborne.-
y^t.the meeting held on January
i.^memibershlp cards were pre
sented to all of the boys by the
committ^ chairman and they
were notified that each''^l8 a sub
scriber for “Boys Lifei’ fCtT the
coming year;:'1 ' j
A numbec^f the -boys wBl be
ready for aJfaneement at ^tbe
hart meeting ot the court ot hon-
^ January p. .j, ‘"'' . -.'fM:'
V. the winter month8>4|ie
ii^p mQI , hoM' Ba |iMietliig(|.''l^
.the coumunitr hot ^ In . WUhe#-;
. .r"'* ' -a ■
•d» power of rtM u
■ -'.'. I -"•
oloMiig >wlth ‘^asteg 'the
JG
_,._'hy -the
dmafitai
.. .f: ]
The fifth annual meeting of
members of the Winston-Salem
Production Credit Assoclatioa
will be held in the Forsyth Coun
ty Court House in Winston-Salem
on Saturday afternoon, 2:00 o’
clock, January 28, 1939, apeordv
ing to an p.nnouncemeit by Paul
J. 'Vestal, president, and B.
Francis, Secretary-Treaaur.er of
the Association. 'v'
Copiplete and detailed reports '
will be mad© by the officers of,
the Association on Us operaUpm^-r^^
for the past year aUthis meeting' I
directors will be elected add oth
er highly important business -will
be attended to, according to Mr.
Francis, w.ho says it-' is. desired
that every member shall be pres
ent. iv ij-i
The WiastMi-Salem Produstlea
Credit AssociationssneW' AUe-' '
ghany, Ashe, Caldw^, David-
SOB, For^ri^ Stokes, Surry, Wa-
UMh, hild Yadkia coun-
tiflp and ix -IftlSJpadp.Tir lowm »
thtiOfuS nNWiU.M. In. Wilkes
ssmily,.|0 loans .were ipade In
the amount.of'$S41h-M, o
Mr; VTmn^ sal^ it was hoped ^
^.4tttsQ4anse at'this
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