a
i-v, i -i-
Ss^ALif^iLTIttOti HAS
•Glto FATALLY HURT
!»•' ^WlMton-Salexn, Feb. 7.—Betty
'Lou liUirreBce, 13, died in a bos-
here today of injuries suf-
:-t«rod Saturday night when struck
'by an-automobile. She was the
•daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S.
'l^mas Lawrence, of Wlnston-
'Shtem. The little girl and several
?' ..‘^layihates were crossing the
^7 ntreet when the accident occur-
Ted. Claire Martin. 14, who also
ajuA’tnrtkhlt by the car, is. expected to
^ *fPeW^er, hospital attendants saidi.
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T«^ Bri^
f'J
'MG CIGARETTE TAX
• Washington. Fob. 7.—Federal
receipts on cigarettes increas-
nearly 34,000,000 in 1938, to
total 3491.301.164. The 1937 re
ceipts were 3487,903,701. Feder
al revenue from chewing and
smoking tobacco and snuff was
361,789,570 last year, compared
with 360,816,330 in 1937. Tax
Income from cigars declined, the
treasury said. The 1938 total was
312,689,834. and in 1937 it was
313,328.025.
C&T
KING. QUEEN COMING
Ottawa. Ont., Feb. 7.— (-Cana-
n Press)—Prime Minister Wil-
am I,. Mackenrie King declared
'formally today that the Canadian
government “does not believe
that conditions in Europe or else
where are likely to interfere’’
with the visit of King George and
Queen Elizabeth ne.xt spring. The
prime minister issued a statement
in comment on a report that if
the European situation became
grave the British government
would advise the king and queen
against visiting Canada. Their
Intinerary also calls for a visit to
the United States.
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YOL. XXXII, NO. P«bli8h«d MoiuUj»
DROPS TAX PLAN
Raleigh. Feb. 7.—Uommission-
^er of .\griculture W, Kerr Scott
disclosed today that he had aban
doned his proposal to increase the
state (:ix on fertilizer to finance
a mar'-efing program. Scott told
the state board of agriculture
that "in view of organizations’’ it
appeared inadvisable to advocate
further an increase in tie tax.
am reversing my position tak
en recently in advocating a 10-
cent per ton increase in the ferti
lizer fax. which would furnish
^sufficient revenue to give farm
ers an adeiuate marketing pro
gram with immediate benefits far
in excess of the proposed increase
in tax. but I still believe such a
' marketing program is the para
mount need of agriculture to-
r,’’ Scott said.
County BiDs Must
Be Approved By
Purdiasii^ Agent
No Claim Will Be Paid Un
less First Approved, Say
County Commissioners
TANTS MORE FUNDS
Washington. Feb. 7.—Presi
dent Roosevelt flung the relief is
sue back in the face of Congress
today with an assertion that un
less more money is appropriated
for Wl’A. millions now dependent
upon federal a.ssistance may “be
stranded” U y early sTimmer.
Specifically, he asked for the
3150.000. 000 which Congress, in
an ecenoiny effort, lopped from
his estimates of relief needs tor
the present fiscal year. He urged
■“immediate consideration" o” his
request, but the t'wo key men in
the sitnation in the hou.se—Chair
man laylor. Democrat. Colorado,
of the appropriations committee,
and Chairman Woodrum, Demo
crat. Virginia, of the subcommit
tee in charge, made it plain that
no action would be taken for sev-
1 weeks.
^QU^BBLE OVER DE*BT
Washington. Feb. 7.—Secre-
tai^ Morgenthau told a congres
sional committee, it was learned
today, that the national debt
■w#vid reach 350,000.000,000
and c.ould do so without danger
" to the country’s financial struc-
: tore. Such a total would be $5.-
600.000. 000 in excess of the cur
rent limitation on the public debt
and informed house members
>said that would necessitate rais
ing the limit. Morgenthau’s state-
, ment. made to a house appropri
ations sub-committee considering
the treasury postoffire supply
bill, provoked considerable dis
cussion. Members said the secre
tary’s statement that the huge
' defbt should be assumed without
daager was challenged immedi
ately in the committee.
Good Program For
Kiwanis Meeting
Two interesting features are
planned for the Kiwanis program
Friday noon.
J. B. McCoy will be in charge
. flj\nd will present T. E. Pickard,
^^xecntlve secretary of Governor
Oyde R. Hoey. He will discuss
•Ylio spending of 3250,000 to ad-
^Vertlse North Carolina.
J. B. Oampsen. resident engl-
of the survey party for a
|)r(iposed flood control dan on
The Wilkes county board of
commissioners in February ses
sion this week passed an order
that no claims will be paid unless
first approved by the purchasing
agent for the county. Old Wiles,
register of deeds and clerk to the
board, is county purchasing a-
gent.
The board appointed Pete Bar,-
cy constable of Union township.
His bond was filed and approved
and he took the oath of office.
Seven temporary aid claims of
two dollars each per month were
added.
All members of the board, com
posed of M. F. Absher, chairman,
Dr. W. R. Triplett and C. C. Bid
den, were present for the board’s
meeting, which continued through
Tuesday. Jurors for the March
term of court will be drawn at
a recess meeting later this moutii.
^N..q TPX]B8PAY«
isi
1939
-ChicA^ Paraly^d^X^Q Stormt^fikes
Will Preside’
Explanation On
Taxes Due State
Exemptions No Excuse Fo>*
Not Making Income Tax
Return to State
J. R. Rousseau, deputy collec
tor of revenue, for the state in
Wilkes, today called attention to
the fact that some persons who
are due to file state income tax
returns fail to do so because they
do not understand the law.
He said specifically that every
single person who earned as
much as $1,000 during 1938 and
every married' person wlrtf’- earn
ed as much as'32.000 must file
a return, regardless of whether
or not they have dependents for
which exemptions in tax pay
ments are made.
Mr. Rousseau exp'ained that
under the federal ta.' la'w joint
income tax returns are made by
man and wife but under the
state law both must file returns
if they have separate incomes and
if the wife had an income of as
much as $1,000 during 1938.
He also called attention to the
intangibles’ (ax diu? the state,
saying that the intangible tax re
turns must be filed by March 15
in order to avoid penalty,
■All money on hands, money in
deposit in banks outside of North
Carolina. account.i receivable,
notes, bonds, mortgages, stocks,
beneficial interests in trusts,
must he listed as of December .31.
1938.
However, the state rate is
small on intangibles, which are
not listed for taxation by coun
ties and towns.
Miss Frances MacGregor, as
sistant state 4-H club leader, con
ducted a school for adult 4-H
club leaders held at the court
house in Wilkesboro Wednesday
night.
The meeting was well attended,
there being 20 present and rep
resenting seven of the eight clubs
in the county.
.Adult leaders were selected re
cently for each club to assist the
young people in carrying out their
various projects in the communi
ties where the clubs have been
organized.
Miss MacGregor told much of
the duties and responsibilities of
4-H clubs leaders and gave many
suggestions about how they may
len(^' their efforts toward more
effective 4-H club work in their
communities.
(>'3k» Tndktn near 'WUkaaboro, wUI
T-nt ..Blttortsm persoolfied-—a
»n «n« will nSo' wMnM Ikft ‘ ‘
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DOCKETS CONGESTED
200 Case* W4i Be ^ Crim
inal Doedeet When the
March Court Begins
Judge WU.'fon Warlick. of
Newton, wlio tvill preside over
the March term of Wilkes
cojirt beginning March 0.
4 - H Club Leader
School Conducted
Seven Clubs Represented on
Wednesday Night; Miss
MacGregor Speaks
Judge Warlick to
Preside at March
Session of Court
Number of Cases Docketed
Passes 175; May Pass
200 By Msuxh 6
More than 175 cases have al
ready been docketed tor the
March term of Wilkes court and
there is every indication that the
total number of cases may exceed
200 before the term convenes on
Monday, March 6, it was learned
today from the office of C. C.
Hayes, Wilkes county clerk of
court.
The March term will be for
trial of criminal cases.
Judge Wilson Warlick, of New
ton, will preside.
While the number of cases
pending is large, it is pointed out
that only minor offenses are
charged in a majority of the ac
tions pending. Drunkenness, dis
orderly conduct, simple assault
and petty larceny constitute a
large percentage of the crimes
charged in the various bills, while
appeals from magistrates’ courts
are numerous on the docket.
Jurors will he drawn by the
county board of commissioners
in a recess meeting to he held
soon.
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Hunting Season to
Close Wednesday
Will Be Unlawful to Shoot
Quail After February 16;
Many License Sold
The proposal to establish a
recorder’s court for Wilkes coun
ty is ^gain being seriously Jon-
side'reid and a bill to establish a
court for the county will prob
ably be.Wtroduoad In the present
sea^ojr'of -the legislature. It was
learned here today from reliable
sources.
Several years ago a bill was in
troduced to establish a recorder’s
court in Wilkes and after it was j
passed house was killed fn |
the senate,
Since that'tni^ the subject has
been revived at practically every
sesajpn of the legislature but no
action has been taken.
Yesterday thei Wilkes county
bar association held a special
meeting at the courthouse in Wil-
Ijesboro and the proposal to es
tablish a county court was dis
cussed.
No definite action was taken
except the voting'down of a mo
tion that the bar association go
on record as b^ng opposed to
the astablisbrneot of the court.
After the motion -wm beaten a
committee composed of Eugene
Trlvette, J. Allle Hayes and F. J.
McDuffie was appointed to study
the proposal for a court and have
a report ready at another meet
ing on Monday. February 1,8. at
which time the board of commis
sioners will also he in meeting
and will study the proposal.
Such questions as cost of the
court, provable revenue from
fines and forfeltur''s, jurisdictirn,
and effect on the docket of the
superior court are expected to be
discussed in the committee’s re
port.
Senator C. H. Cowles, of Wil
kesboro, who introduced the re
corder's court bill several years
ago when he wa.s a member of
the lower house, is reported to
be ill favor of a bill at this time
and would probably Introduce
silch a measure provided the peo
ple of the county wanted it, was
the concensus of opinion as ex
pressed . here today by interested
parties.
Those who favor a recorder’s
court contend that it could be
set up in such a manner as to
gair the approval of the people
of the county and that it would
result ill disposal of many minor
cases which at present congest the
docket of the superior court,
which now has over 175 cases and
may pass 200 before the March
term.
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Thousands of Chicago motorists found their cars buried deep in banks
ot snow recvcntly when one of the worst storms in the city’s history
crippled all surface traflic. Approximately 15 inches of snow, whipped
by high winds, marooned workers in residential areas. The blinding
blizzard resalted in three train wrecks within the city.
i2.MoirreFT»
C. C. Hayes Kills
Rabid Dog After
Exciting Chase
C. C. Hayea, Wilkes rounty
elepk of court, was in the
midst of plenty of excitement
during hLs successful efforts to
kill a mad dog at hi.s home
near Pnrlear Friday evening.
The dog was .small and with
wliite long liair, a member of
one of the breeds of small pet
animals. It was first discover
ed near Mr. Hayes’ dogs and
was sho'wing all famfliar signs
of hydrophobia. He lost no
time In getting' his shotgun
from the house and took two
shots at the dog running a-
crosR the field but failerl to
stop it.
Fearing that the dog would
escape and probably do dam
age elsewhere, Mr. Hayes and
his son, Billie, get out the car
and went along the road in an
effort to overtake the dog. He
got out of the car to shoot tlie
dog but as he and Billie got
oat of the car the dog jumped
in. Within a few minutes fliey
■succeeded in getting the dan-
gerou.s animal from the car
and ended its mad life with a
well directed load of shot.
The do^s head was forwnisl-
cd to the state laboratory at
Raleigh whore suspicions tliat
it had rabies were confirmed.
Mr. Hayes has had his dogs
vaccinated and is taking every
precaution to prevent them
from faking tlie disea-c and
causing fiu-ther damage.
Will Make Sales
Tai a Permanent
Pai^ Revenue Bill
JobPla
ShowG^OiM
Peri^,h
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Emplojrment Office- Rniin
Openinga For a Laryir
Number Job Seeker*^
While placements were not an
plentiful aa during late summer
and fall months, the job finding
record of the North Wilkeaberw
branch office of the North CbJW-
lina State Employment Serrien
for the month of January shownd
a substantial increase in’ place
ments over January, 1938, a re
port released today by B.
Gentry, manager, showed- today.
During the month of January
this year the service found joba
for 35 with private employers and
corporations and a total of 76
were placed on public works pro
jects. I
This compares favorably with
January. 1938, when there were
29 private placements and oily
28 on public works jobs.
There were 291 registrations
during the month of January
this year.
Mr. Gentry explained that em
ployment has. been on a decided
ly up'B'ard trend during the past
several months, the rise dating
back to the spring of 1938.
City Fathers In
Regular Meeting
Plan School For
Domestic Workers
Woman’s Clubs Have Plans
Under Way for Course
For Servants
Raleigh, Feb. 6.—The General
Assembly’s joint finance com
mittee gave its official approval
today to the policy of continuing
North'■ Carolina’s three per cent
retail sales tax on a permanent
basis. The tax was enacted as an
emergency measure in 1933.
By an overwhelming oral vote,
the committeemen adopted the
greater portion of the sales tax
article in the 1939 revenue bill,
which is expected to become
North Carolina’s permanent tax
law. Only a scattering of “No’’
votes was heard.
Left open for further study was >
a section of the article allowing
exemptions and providing for the
diversion, if needed, from the
highway to the general fund of
an amount equal to the applica
tion of the sales tax on gasoline.
At present, certain basic foods
are exempt from the sales tax.
and the pending revenue bill also
would exempt ice and medicines.
Considerable pressure has been
■brougti to exempt, also, all food
for home consumption, horses
and mules, farm implements cost
ing less than $25, fishing twine, j
and certain basic buildincr ma- |
terlals. Stilwell
Slot Macliine Tax Boost .Adopted
The committee also approved
an amendment to increa.se license
taxes paid by operators of “a-
musement’’ and “vending’’ slot
machines. Representative Uzzell,
of Rowan, member of a subgroup
which drafted the proposal, said
it would produce between $200.-
000 and $300,000 annually.
Also adopted were gift
North Wilkeslioro hoard of
commissioners met in regular
February meeting with Mayor R.
T. McNiel Tuesday night. Routine
matters -were tran.sacted, there
being no business of public inter
est before the board.
The board is composed of S. V.
Tomlinson, Ralph Duncan, Hoyl*
M. Hutchena, Dr. H. P. Casey and
T. S, Kenerly.
WILKES COUNTY
GIRL CONFESSES
ARSON CHARGE
Morganton, Feb. 8.-—Police Of
ficer J. P. Stilwell of Valdes© said
that lX)rene Curtis, 17-year-old
Wilkes county girl, admitted to
day that she set fire to the home
of Everett Berry near Valdese,
where slip wa.s employ>i as a
cook, after stealing dot lies be
longing to .Mrs. Berry.
The girl pleaded guilty to lar
ceny and the fire charge l>efor*
Magistrate T. Earle Franklin this
afternoon and was ordered held
under $3,000 bond for the Feb-
term of Burke superior
said that the detesd-
ant, who was arrested in a Hick
ory hotel Tue.sday night with tw*
suitcases and a box filled with
clothes which police said Mrs.
Berry identified as hers, admitted
that she intended to burn the
house.
Mr, and .Mrs. Berry were at
their work Tuesday morning in a
I hosiery mill when their liome was
I damaged by flames. The girl, who
T’ne quail season which will
close on Wednesday, February
15, has been perhaps the most
successful season in recent years,
according to information gained
from sportsmen who frequent the
fields in search of quail.
Sale of hunting license in
Wilkes county this year set a new
recoi^d, Homer Brookshire, coun
ty game protector, said and hunt
ers have found the supply of quail
to be about normal.
If weather conditions are not
unfavorable it is expected that
many hunters will take to the
fields during the few remaining
days ('f the open season in an ef
fort to bag a few more quail.
Mr. Brookshire has warned all
hunters that It will be unlawful
to hunt quail after February 15.
W. M- Holbrook
Rites Wednesday
Funeral service was held Wed
nesday at Knob church for W. M.
Holbrook, 61-year-old resident of
the Traphill community who died
Monday nlg.ht. Rev. L. E. Sparks
conducted the last rites.
He is survived iby his wife, and
one son, O. G. Holbrook, of Trai>-
hill.
“Kitchen Party
At Moravian Falls
irttlh aa "hUh* Snaidi'’ in
S' ifam ‘In
A “Kitchen Party,” which
should result in an enjoyable oc
casion for all present, will be held
at Moravian Falls school build
ing on Friday night, February
10, seven o’clock.
Various games. Includlng^ilu'iy
go, OhinMe ch«^|Bn ao4 otnerg,
will he fil«r^ilnd ratrpgliineo3j|i
wiu te 'iwirvl4'is£ FinaU~^.
wIB'te-
Bill Would Stop
Beer Sale Near
Mountain View
Raleigh, Feb. 7.—^In house
Tuesday Representative David C.
Sebastian of Wilkes introduced a
bill to forbid the sale of wine or
beer or any alcoholic beverage
within one mile from the Moun
tain View School at Hays, Wilkes
county.
The bill would make violation
a misdemeanor, with fine not
over $50 and Imprisonment not
over 30 days as pe’nalty.
Asked about the bill. Repre
sentative Sebastian said that it
was-Introduced by request of the
school auth'Dritles and other citi
zens of the Hays community, near
which he resides.
The hill was referred to house
judiciary committee No. 1.
Spanish War Vets
To Meet Saturday
A f r.
; fpaatoh War , Vet^na Cwa®
i6 vwUi msht aC th« ^nri-
'hauBe. WlIkoAord on Satnrdnjr'
\t.: if-
AR metnhers uryed .tbflK'
smi
The need for a school for do
mestic servants here has been
apparent for the past several
years and such a school will be
held if plans under consideration
by the Junior and Senior Wom
an’s clubs of North Wilkesboro
are carried out, it was learned
here today unofficially.
Several authorities on various
phases ot cooking and house
keeping would appear before the
training school. It is understood,
and it is expected that such
courses would prove to be of
much value to all ■concerted.
Demonstrations In
Pruning February 14
■ T^-r
H. R. Nlswonger, horticulturist
of State College and the extension
service, will hold two pruning
demonstrations in Wilkes county
on February 14, County Agent
Dan Heller said today.
The first demonstration will be
heJd 'S.t the orchard of N. C.
CniTen .at nine a. m. and
enuKyi meetiitg 'wfll bo at . vW^
Waugh’s oTrehard .beyond OUi
.portoffloe. All persoiHWi«*P?l
ti:nU grosi^og' MS ««
;dimoiirtiSUoa»,' tin
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Wilkes 4-H Club
Group on Radio
and general administrative ar-1 been employed as cook asd
tides of the revenue bill. Articles j ),„ysekeeper for .several weeks,
taxing beverages and intangible | Rp-ry chll-
property were left open. ' ^ neighbor’s home, and
The committee acted after j child out with
Senator -Taylor of Anson, co- - ^ad been seem,
t chairman of the group, declared i pjrft„,en extinguished the blaz*
I that he was “reliably informed ^ serious damage was done
that ents being made by the ap- building.
propriations committee, in thej ^
final analysis, will not amount
to a great deal.”
- Taylor said that expected in
creases in appropriations to the
University of' North Carolina
probably 'would consume all but
about 318.000 of 3500,000 In cuts |»Home Be*utl-
effected by an economy bloc. | ,
ficat’on With Native
Shrubs” Saturday
A radio program in the form
of an interview between Couaty
Agent Dan Holler and Ciclly aaJ
Bo,b Laws, of Mqravian Falls,
members of- the Wilkesboro 4-H
club,.will,be broadcast over sta
tion WAIR in Winston-Salem da
Saturday, February 11, 12; 46 p.
m„ it was announced today;
1116 topic to be discussed in the
interview will be “Home Beauti
fication at Minimum Cost With
Native Shrubs.”
The program will, be one of a
series put on -by eight couBtles
in northwestern North, CaroHaa
with' a program by 4-H club mam-
bers of each bboaty os ,
every'two motiths.
Boi^ Of Education
In Meeting Monday
Wilkee county board of educa
tion met in regular February
meeting Monday and transacted
routine business matters pertain-
rni; t» operation of the sehools.,
The board is composed ot C. O.
McNiel, chairman, R. R. Church
and Si P. Shepherd.
MUler Child Dies
At Millers Creek
Ites were conducted Tues-
Friendship Methodist
for Clinton Miller, ten-
aoa of Mr. and Mrs.
UiUar, of Millers'CrMk.
MMiday.
way to tha'^
'im4 a
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Sit^Tltig are bis father and
h had five hrathma and
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no nso. to- piae. ‘OfBt
see. mOkJlhat’n wUt tjr water tyi^
■dU flM^ovW the-Wlbid—«le whatW ei; If! '4M6 W
- /The highest and ■ the' jowaK
piMM k ihe Philad Statea^ are
both in
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