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e- i,.fO^»(AL-t>AlnttOT HM - gjsaBBa . ;ii_ B=is “wagi^diii; rFt>B S&-; - . ite Stide-Nation Told Briefly far rn t' X M wma Mot«r of North dtroUhs. * »Xy ■I' 'L!>J-iJJ, •«? VOL. XXXII, No“ Fnbltehed Monday. .mH Th.in.daya. NORTH WILKESBOBO. N. C. THURSDAY, JAN. J9, 1939 81.60 IK THE SfAW^jW OOT Oi^j A. UASK 2c SALES TAX New Bern. Jan. 17.—Recom- mendatton that the general as- 'Minbly reduce the state sales tax to 2 per cent has been made to the legislative committee of the North Carolina Merchants asso ciation by W. F. THtwdy, presi dent, Such a reduction has been approved by the organization’s directors. BIG LIQUOR SEIZURE Lenoir, Jan. 17.—'Two hundred oases of tax-paid liQuor, valued at $3,000, were seized here this morning by state highway patrol men Nrho arrested J. P. Moore, of Charlotte, on charges of viola tion oT the prohibition laws and violation of the motor vehicle ys. Bond of $3,000 was filed Moore. The shipment was billed from Middlehoro. Kv.. to J. J. Allison, of Concord. Stockholders Of Bank of North Wilkeshoro Meet 1938 W^a Good Year For Bank; Resourcea, Depos its, Surplus Increase Bank President OFFICERS RE-ELECTED W. D. Halfacre Added Toj Board Of Directors; | Growth Is Cited NO PROCESSING TAX Washington. Jan. 17.—Presi dent Roosevelt made It plain to day that he was against reviving processing taxes to finance farm benefits and asked again for tax ation cf all public salaries and ►''public securities. The P'-esident told reporters at bis press con- ■fUjoce that processing levies consumers’ taxes and un- do^tedly would be depressing. LIFE sent^ct: Milwaukee. Jan. 17.-—Ernest John Mahr, 24. was sentenced to life imprisonment today. 36 hours after he entered the home of 16- yecr-old Ruth Scott and beat her to death with a hatchet Mahr pleaded guiily to first-degree murder, .\sked b y Municipal Judge Max W. Nohl if he had anvthing to say. the prisoner hung his head and answered. “Nothing, except that T’m sorry.” Previously, h ■ had confessed the ^me and expressed a desire to et legal formalities ‘‘('ver with as an as possible.” CONFIRM appointees Washington, Jan. 17—The sen ate today confirmed promptly and without a dissenting vote the nomination of Felix Frankfurter for Justice ofv the United States Supreme court, and later, after considerable debate, confirmed 'the nomination former Oov. 'Tmnk Murphy, of Michigan, for attorney general. In the latter cse seven Republican members cast dissenting votes. Senator "Vandenberg taking the view that his state had already spoken when it defeated Murphy for re- election. 'I^EACH FLYlNfi . Jh. Louis, -Ian. 17.-Between 17 000 000'and 20.000,000 Amer ican school children will be teught the theory of mechanical flight each vcar under a system roughly similar to those in vogue In Europe, aviation leaders de cided In convention here today. The .scheme fo- makin.v the coun try’s youth ecusclous of what Maj.-Gen. Frank M Andrews, chief of the aeucral headnuarters air force calb d the new role of air power in 'nternational affairs, will be dovetailed with the gov ernment’s projxram for teaching thousands of college students to fly WANTS MORE MONEY Raleigh. Jan. U - Scott, commissioner of agricul ture. today asked the ioint ap propriations committee to m- ^se hla funds $230,000 to pro- for expanded marketin.c and 'live stock disease control pro grams. and a closer check on weights and mea-sures. By rais ing the tax on fertilizer and feed from 20 to 30 cxtnts a ton, the assembly could enable his depart ment to help farmers market, crops at better prices, to make, improvements at te-st farms and to flgrbt the spread of hog cholera. , Mid Commissioner Scott. The tn-| eroaaed levy he estimated would an additional $H6.oon to the agricultural fund j PREDICTS MTA LAYOFF | Washington, Jan. 17. Presi dent Roosevelt said today tuat i 'WPA would have to lay off a mil-, W or more relief workers by j Jane if a proposed cut in appro priations is carried through hut his estimates were disputed im- 'aedlatoly in influential-congres- Blonal quarters. Chairman Adams, Democrat. Colorado, of the sen- ate Bubcommittee in charge of the Mlief appropriation told report- t the chief executive’s fig- pnveyed an inaccurate im- B.” As a matter of "sim- .thematlca," he said no 600,000 need be i from the ■irork relief Despite a slight business rece.s- sion at the beginning of the year, the year 1938 mUBt be classed as a good year for the bank. J. R. Hlx, president, told the atock- holdors of the Bank of North Wilkeaboro ,in annual meeting this morning. The Bank of North Wilkesboro. largest unit bank in this immedi ate section of the state, has grown remarkably during the past five years. On December 30. 1933. the bank resources totaled $9r3,648.18 as compared to $1.- 731.526.69 on December 3 1. 1938. an increase of about $744,- 00). Despite the recession in the latter part of 1937 and the early part of 1938. the resources and deposits of the bank for the past year showed an increase. In five years the bank's sur plus has increased from $1?.000 to $75,000. the sum of $25,000 being added during the pest vear. The total of undivided profits and surplus is now $97,87 4.71 "s compared to $19,.'>sn.63 five years ago. Dividends .at the rate of five per cent .semi-annuany were paid during 1038, President Hix concluded hi re port to the stockholders with the following statement: "We have begun the new year in fine spir its. It is our opinion that a feel ing of optimism nrevalls. The fu- t ii r e for our manufacturing plants Is a decided improvement over the outlook at the be^kinnlng of the past year.” The stockholders added W. D. Halfacre to the board of directors and re-elected all directors as follows: E. M. Blackburn. Ralph Duncan. R. G. Finley. J. R. Hix. R. W. Gwyn, John E Justice. Jr., and S 1' Tomlinson. Directors in meeting following the stockholders meeting re-elect ed J. ): Hix president for the 17th ronsorUive year W. D. Halfacre, former superintendent of North Wilkeshoro schools who joined the hank during the past year and S. V. Tomlinson were re-elected vice presidents. R. W. (Iwyn. long associated with the hank as cashier, was rc-elecled to that po.sition and W. \V. Starr was re-elected assis’ant cashier. The report of the hank’s pres ident to the sfockholdm-s ■■onluin- ed a heantifni and deserv'uv tri- hiile tn .A. A Finley. whi> wa.s vice president, director and cliair- man of the executive and exam ining committee of tht' hank for ^py(,ral years until his death on March 16. 1938. He mentioned !he fact that Mr. Finley gave of his time and sorvices to the bank for a period of 4 5 years and paid high tribute to the sterling quali ties of character so much in evi dence over a long period of time. MackMoorb, Fann Logical. Location For Ya41tin Dam Army Engineers Complete Flood Control Survey of The Yadkin Valley Scieniist ExDlains Functions of Brain J. K. HJx. banker and iiniu- ufactiii'er, wlio was electctl presitleiit of the Bank of North Wilkt*«boro for the 17tli .year by the stockholders in meeting UKlay. Johnson Named On Legion Board Local Man Vice Chairman Of Committee For N. C. Department Legion rBRDlTD MOh^Y growers of Franklin gre received about $100,- M>tton adjustment pay- date and this is only 86 of paymoat* dne the The .Americanism activities of tile North Carolina Department of the American Legion will be co ordinated under an .Vmericaivsm Pomniission. Acting under authority granted by tho Department E.xeciitive Committee at the installation ceremonv in Asheville lust Oc tober. Commander Rurgin Pennell has named Dave Hall of Belmont as chairman of the .Americanism Commis.sion. Henry LeRoy of Elizabeth City, Roher: E. Stev ens of Goldsboro and Frank Johnson of North Wilkeshoro are the vice chairmen. Under this commission will be coordinated all the Americanism activities of the North Carolina Department including junior haseball. Boys State, Sons of the American Legion. ROTC, disaster relief, marksmanship, safety. Boy Scouts, community service and school awards. On© thing the shepherd should heed—^that when the lost sheep Is brought lu it should not con taminate the ninety-and-nlne that failed to Btray froA the fold. Surplus Products Help Many During I Month December ■ Report of State Authorities Show That 2,807 In Wilkes Were Helped ■ There were 532 cu.ses repre senting 2,807 persons certified by Wilkes county welfare authori ties a.s cllglhlc to receive surplus commodity products during De cember. 1938. Arthur K. Laii.g- ston. State director of commodity distribution with the State Board of Charities and Public Welfare, announced this week. .A state-wide total of 183,067 persons representing 39.893 cases were certified during the month, Langston said. Following i.s the number of persons certified tn adjoining counties and served to gether with Wilkes county from the distribution storeroom located j In North Wilkeshoro: | Alexander, 2,153: Alieghany, 736; Ashe. 1,036; Burke. 513; I Caldwell, 1,908; Watau.ga. l.-| 285; Wilkes, 2,807. Total 10.438. j Boy Scout Court | Of Honor Meets| 1 Many Applications For Ad- vancenoent and Merit Badges Passed Regular meeting of the North Wilkeshoro Boy Scout court of lionor was held Tuesday evening at the Presbyterian Scout Hut, at which time many applications for advancement and merit badges were approved and eleven Scouts received merit badges and award ed formerly passed. Members of the court present for the meeting were; T. E. Story, obairman. J. B. McCoy. E. f). Finley. Frank Johnson and Cyrus McNeill. The court an-1 nounced that a puhiio program I for presentation of F.a.glc Scout ■badges may he held on February 12. Scoiitmasters present were Gor don Finley. Isaac Duncan and Paul Osborne. Twenty-fjve Scouts were in attendance. The following applications for merit badges and advancement | were approved by the court; j Troop 32—C. L. Kennedy. Jr.. | second class; Josephy Linney, i first class; O. K. Whittington ‘ Jr., first class. Troop 35—Dajiicl Hill Carlton, Jr., handicraft, architecture, hook binding and star rank; B. J. Rob inson. .second class; Robert Den nis, first clas.s; Thomas H. Oil- reath. handicraft; Lomax Kilby, woodworking; Oren Hudson, cooking and camping; Wayne Caudill, cooking; Effner Eller, cooking camping and eagle rank. Troop 36--Ward Eshelman. Jr., first class; Henry Landon, HI. scholarship and eagle rank, ! Army engineers engaged in a preliminary study of the advis ability of constructing a flood control dam on the Yadkin near here have completed their work and recommended that the most feasible and practical location for a dam of that type is at the farm of Mack Moore one mile west of Wilkeshoro, it was learned here today from unofficial sources. The survey of the Yadkin val ley for the purpose of determin- In.g the possibility of a dam for flood control was authorized in the general flood control net pass ed by congress several years, ago. in the fall of 1937 the Yadkin eached flood stage and caused much damage to crops along the valley, adding impetus to the movement to make the survey. In commenting on the location tor the proposed dam the chief engineer was quolerl as saying that the Moore farm is the most practical location, tho “dam be- j Inc. already half built” because of the land formation colloquially I known as a "hog’s back” extend-1 ing from the hills to a point near ' the river. The survey al.so included a preliminary appraisal of the lands above the site and on tributaries of the Yadkin which would be in undated in case a dam were con structed, including some of the most productive farms in Wilkes, county. The engineers were engaged In the survey for about six weeks. The chief engineer said his report would be sent to the regional of fices in Richmond, Va., and na tional offices in Washin.gton. * The size of this brain is not supposed to indicate haw some people led the morning after. It’s merely an oversized brain model being ex plained to Iv.o Ley Scouts by Joseph Bracco of the New,York ?duscum of Scienliric 7;:' jsl.-}. ^ Commanders And Presidents Night Will Be Observed By Wilkes Post of Legion And Auxiliary on Friday, February 3rd jro’s Head I| Badly Hart Again J Tlie Wilkes County Post No. 125 and Us Auxiliary of the American Legion, will observe “Commanders and Presidents Night" at the Ijegion Hut, on Friday, February 3, with a ban quet. program and dance. The program commute© has secured, as tho speaker for this occasion. Rev. Douglas L. Rights, of Winston-Salem, who is the chaplain of the North Carolina Department of the American Le- Rev. Mr. Rights’ subject OfficerS'Capture Big Cargo Liquor Here on Tuesday Phillip Yates and Branson Benton Held For Trans porting Liquor HpAil U of North- 11 CfflU 9 flCaU- 15 v,,j|(W^Nprth Carina.’’__AS ;?res- ’^^jident oftne WachovTa Hflitbrical Society and one who has made the history of this section his , hobby, he i.s well qualified to Millard Kelly Almost Killed | speak on this subject. In his re- While Digging Gfave for One Who Wa* Killed A serious injury to Millard Kelly, coIorel resident of near- Wilkeshoro, is surrounded by in teresting coincidents. While digging a grave for a negro who was killed, Kelly was almost killed and the near fatal blow on his head was within one inch of the spot where he re ceived a severe concussion of the brain in a car wreck several years ago, which necessitated remoral of a piece of his skull in an ope ration at the Wilkes hospital here. A piece of skull about the size of a silver dollar is missing fro.m his cranium. Kelly was engaged in helping dig a grave for Harvey Hague, who died from a bullet wound received in a still raid in eastern search, he has found records of 'the early history of the Wilkes Militia of Revolutionary days and I other interesting data. This should prove one of the most in teresting programs that the Le- were gion has ever presented. | bills Other announcements for “Commanders and Presidents Night” will he made at a later date. Perhaps the largest liquor haul in the history of North Wilkes- boro was made Tuesday night when Patrolman Carlyle Ingle, accompanied by Police Chief J. B Walker, captured a truck loaded with about $2,000 worth of tax- paid liquor. They arrested the driver. Phil lip Yates, and Branson Benton, who was accompanying him. Both are residents of the Purlear com munity. They were placed under bond. The truck was filled to capac ity. with cases , of the .. liquor, which the officers did not at the time take \lme to count. The truck and its cargo were stored here to await disposition by the courts. The seizure was made as the truck entered this city from tlie go is said fo liave come from Kentucky, although the officers not shown consignment I Date Is Set F(^^‘ ii January Dr. M'ller Will ExaMA Cripples Without Charge At Hospital Here IS SECOND clink: First Sponsored by Kiwaui Club Held Here Recent ly Well Attended ’The second orthopedic oUals In North Wilkeeboro will be Mi • at the Wilkes hospital, on SaMr- day, January 28, ten a. m. to 11. . Dr. O. L. Miller, of Chariots*, trill again conduct the cItalB. which is sponsored >by the Nottt Wilkeshoro Klwanis cluib throat the Wllkee county health depart ment. Health officials explained la making the announcement . that there is no charge for the ©zbuh Inatlon and adnlts as well a* children are urged to take ad vantage of the opportunity I* find out what may be done to a*r- ' rect physical defects and defovA- atorles. aties. Every cripple in the county la asked to be present. Whether ar not the clinic is continued her* with other appointments will de pend upon the attendance aad the apparent need for such serr- icee. The first clinic was held sever al weeks ago and many peraoua took advantage of the epportaa- Ity for free examination and ad vice. GOes Is Selecting ’39 Judging Team Assistant County Agent To Carry Four Boys to SeeJ Judging Contest Jesse Giles, assistant couaty agent for Wilkes county wha coachf-d the seed Judging team which won first p^a^e in the state last year, has nine 4-H club boys truck entered this city fiom tlie Traphill working earnestly for north over highway IS. The car- inam to take part School Buil^g Asked At Cricket * places on the team to take part in the state contest to he held ia Rocky Mount on .Iiinii::r’- 25.- On Friday afternoon of this week Mr. Giles will select u teeu of three and one alternate froj* the group of nin > and will aa- conipai’y them to the conte.'t t* compete with about 106 seed I judging trams from all parts of I the stale. f Local Club The boys working for places Anniversary Of Kiwanis Friday Petition CommisaUmers For Building To Replace Frame Structure I’nlroiis of Union school at Cricket, one of the largest ele mentary schools in the county, Wllkas Thursday. According to, -. the meagre reports of the affair [are petiUoi.ing the county com given to officers. Kelly and Wade.'missionors to erect a school Hampton, another negro, got into , building to replace the present an argument which quickly de-, frame stnictnn'. veloped into something more ser-1 in the petition ai.gned by u big ioii.s. Hampton is alleged to have : majority of the ^ brought his spade down with con-, school, it is s^ out the pr I sidera-ble force on Kelly’s head. | ent building is Inad^tmte Kelly was carried back to the house the children aud that re- liospital where his head was once lief from the situation is sorely opened and examination revealed needed. a slight fracture just above the, A report on the progrew o spot where the skull stHition was circulating the petition and the taken out several years ago. interest shown He has Improved rapidly and j January meeting of the will be able to return to his home Teacher association held at the soon, it was learned today at the hospital. Meanwhile, officers have lodged the Hampton negro in the county jail, charged with assault witli deadly weapon. Demonstrations in Control Of Borers Will Be Held at Home of H. G. Duncan and Mrs. J. B. Hall Friday 3e Present At Meeting Friday "The 24th anniversary of tlie founding of Kiwanis Inlernatioii- I the teams are John Jolnes, I Claude Billings. Glenn Hutchi ISOS, i John Alexander. Grady Holbrook, , Lloyd Holbrook. Billy CassteveuB. Dwight Blackburn and .Tiinier Brewer. I al will he celebratiKi by over] I-'m: yoar’s championship leaM lOLOOO Kiwanians Ihroughoiil "as picked from the Mounlais the United Slates and Canada, View dull and was compos'-d at this week,” said I). J. Carter, i John Robert Church. I’anl Bd president of the local dub today. Church and Charlie Wiles, witfc “In North WUkesbor9 all onr Claude Billings as alternate, members -are planning to join in this inter—tiWMil observance. "The first Kiwanis dub was organized in Detroit in 1915 and held its first meeting on .laniiary Mr. Giles said that to succeed in tho contest that a boy must know SO varieties, by both plnata and seeds and must l>e able te judge four pans of seed accurate- €** J .i • • thr !l'' iri om*. two. thr*^ and four or- school on Tuesday night. R. G. u«lt, president, presided and a number of matters of in terest to the school were taken up. A committee was n^med to contact highway forces and ask that f iveway from the hiKh^ iway to the schoo building be, ,.3,, -ravel surfaced. Plans were also i ^ ^ gravel SOI 10 1 the influence of Kiwanis 'lirough made for a nhrarv increasing our member.ship.” -aid books for the school : Mr. Hatfield. “Manv rommiiniiies It was : where Kiwanis clubs have never that patrons of the school would der. 21 of that year. Today in United States and Canada there are 1.992 clubs.’’ said Mr. Carter. In the North Wilkes,boro club the Committee on Kiwanis Edu cation will be in charge of the program. Members of this com mittee are: A. H. C^isey, sponsor. Genio Cardwell, chairman, and Rev. Watt M. Cooper. Plan .\ctive 1939 Year The Kiwanis club has a special I message from H. G. Hatfield, of | Oklahoma City. Okla., Pre-sident | —— of Kiwanis International. This i School tins drivers in Wiik greeting will he road to the local I county who complete the without accident and who Plan Awards For Good Bus Drivers Drivers With Best Rec*rJ Will Be Rewarded At End of School Tdrm rear eo- operate with ali phases of the school program will be awarded medals al the end of the presegit term, C. B. Eller, county suner- intendent of schools, informed I that patrons of the school would have ciuhs. i the principals in January meet- , appear before the board of county I inestim- ing. commissioners in .Tanuary session ; value,” he said. He urged that bus drivers be encouraged to operate buses ef- i flclently and economically and t« 1 and tell of the needs of a school building. A:’ fit- -e .,f - NCSES And UCC Offices Are To Be Closed 21st, 28th Branch offices of the North Carolina State Employment Serv ice and the Unemployment Com pensation commission here will be closed on Saturday. January 21. and Saturday, January 28. officials said today. ’The offices will be closed on the two above mentioned dates in order to allow em>ployes an oj>- portnnlty to take the merit exam inations, offlclato Mid. Demon-strations in peach borer control win be held at two places in Wilkes county on Friday, Jan uary 20. County Agent Dan F. Holler said today. J. O. RoWell, extension entom- Few Have Failed ^ „„ To Buy City Tags I well, chairman of Police Chief J. E. Walker today | today called attention to the fact that ^ —inrMl ologist. will conduct the demon- several North Wilkeshoro resi-j Lj0|jg iVlll Meet strations, which will be held at dents have failed to purchase ejty the home of Dr. H. G. Duncan j license piates Tor cars and trucks near Wilkeshoro on the Moravian for the new year. able value,” he said Tom Pruitt, of Hickory, former district governor pf Kiwanis, will. . be the feature speaker at tho j take good care of the vehicles. .* I meeting Friday noon, Genio Card-I good driver, he said, will hold the Kiwanis j operating costs down to a mial- Education committee, announced mum Palls highway at ten o’clock and at the home of Mrs. J. B. Hall at Gilreath at two o’clock in the afternoon of the same day. All peacti groiwers are Invltsd to at tend one or both of the JletnoBx ■tratioiu. ■ ■*. ' ■ The law requires that each mo tor vehicle owned'by a North Wilkeshoro resident must display the city tag and those ^’whd failed to atitde i»y tho law be cited to doart nqkaB they - cKil inmedlsMy, 7 V Friday Evening An interesting program has been arranged for the North Wil- Wborb Lions cluib meeting to b« ^d at Hotel Wilkes on Friday evening, 6:30 o'clock. The last nfeeting was well attended- and dab leaders utgjk a jtteod- aM» So far this year there have been no serione accidents in the sehool transportation systess, whdeh covers practically every section of the county. Rev. T. C. Jordan Dies Rev. T. C. Jordan, a former pastor of the Wilkeeboro Meth*- dtet chUMlb 'diad yeaterday In HeBdenoffdU^ He had baM ’lsi in iw jsa»d»hi ^ i