North Carolina Newspapers

F06tE QUITS :^ Bf»rttnarltt«, Vtf., June 2.— Pool^ mlUKer of tbe MkrUnsTllle Maautaetnreri: since tke opening ot thai current season ^tendered hts reelgitatlon to club otflclals, last night following the locals* victory over Bassett. No reason was assigned by the club officials for Poole’s actions, and he was uaavallable today for a statement. SUBIMER TERM SOON 'Boone, June 2.—^Appalachian State T^hers college has Just completed a program of physical and ourrlculuff renovation and stands ready for the opening of Its 36th summer session here Tjmesday, June 7. Over 1,000 en- ^j^ent is expected. The first se mester, June 6 to July 15, will find the curriculum expanded through the installation of sev eral new major courses and the addition of well known special ists. -I .VOL, xxxn. .'Jl mmci ivT^ederal^ourt Court Adjourns Saturday Ohess Of !8t Conscnption 9X JIUtiHilipiJW ^of«i vmmti _i] Ifc; ring mmmM ft- r QUEEN OF TKXTI|^ .'.>V ' RAPS LABOR SPIES Washington, June 2.—Legisla- * B to restrict the activities of lustrial police and forbla the use of labor spies and strike breakers won a hearty indorse ment today from Attorney Gen eral Frank Murphy. In testimony before a senate labor subcom mittee, Murphy expressed the opinion that some such legisla tion was "greatly needed" to in sure industrial peace. Senators La Follette. Progressive, Wisconsin, and Thomas, Democrat, Utah, members of the subcommittee, are authors of the bill. STATE^rOb OUT OP'! samnateiSitt - . WO^ Court Will Convene On July 10 For Judsrment On Convicted Defendant* J. L Chambers And Paul Wells CraA'^yktm {Car And Pickup Colli^^j Near Midnight On High' way No. 421 r7?^ WORLD’S SMALLEST? MORE FOR NEEDY AGED Washington. June 2. — The house ways and means commit tee. finishing work tonight on proposed changes in the social se- "Afiirity law. voted to increase the Maximum for federal old age as sistance from $15 to $20 a month. This assistance is match ed dollar-for-dollar with state funds, so that states may obtain the maximum only by providing $20 themselves, in which, case beneficiaries would receive $40 a month plus any sum above $20 which the states provide.- fOld -age assistance payments, which go to needy persons, are distinct from old age pensions, which are financed by taxes on employers and employesl. JAIL BREAK TEASE Morganton. June 2.—Five pris oners in Burke county jail ye.,- terday picked a lock on a cell jj^r, strolled casually downstairs ^irough an unbarred hallway and retreated laughingly to their cells when Jailer Ralph Thompson came rushing back in the belief that they were trying to make their escape. “'I think they did it Just to tease me.” the jailer re marked. in expressing doubt that the prisoners were seriously at tempting to make their getaway, since they were out in an open hall with their choice of two doors through which *bey could have easily stepped a few feet to the street. One of them was strumming a guitar as they walked downstairs and this, the Jailer feels, is not the usual ac companiment for a jail-break. Hiss Jessamine Boyce of Gasto nia. N. C., queen of the Jane Cotton festival r,t Gastonia, combed-yam center of America, is shown here with cotton in the form in which it is most important to her community. Naturally her clothes are of cotton. Severe Electric Storm In County Friday Afternoon 400 Transformers Blown; Cloudburst Hits Sectioi. West Of ThW - V ostmasters Of State Meet Soon Convention To Be Held In Asheville On Jane 8th and 9th Program for the annual con- Tontlon of the North Carolina branch of the national I,eagne of District Postmasters^ to he held In Asheville June 8'and ». was released today by Mrs. Mattie F. Greer, of Boomer, secretary-treas urer for the past several years. Hotel I>angren will be conven tion headquarters and the first sMsion will be on Thursday morn ing, June 8. beginning at ten o’ clock with a song serrlce. Rev. J. Berry, pastor of the First Chris tian church of Asheville, will speak the Invocation. Greetings will be by Wythe M. Payton, Asheville postmaster, fol lowed by address of welcome by Mayor Holmes Bry.son, also of Asheville. John A. Davis, post master at Waxhaw, will respond. After Introduction of guests ^minutes of last convention will be read and the president, Benjamin te. Bird, of Grover, will deliver 1^^ report. Following special mus- HV a representative of the central nKcountlng office will speak. Mrs. Flossie M. Davidson, of Derlta. win tell of ’‘Interesting Occurenc es and People at the National _^(Obntlnne4 x>n page four) One of the most severe electric storms in many years hit almost all of Wilkes county Friday aft ernoon. The electrical display was most noticeable through the heavy rain which began in some sections about one o’clock and continued for abotit twQ hours. Immediately west of this city and over an area of several square miles the rain was of cloudburst proportions and caused much damage. Two bridges were out on the Congo road between highway 421 at Cricket and Champion, High way forces closed the road Fri day afternoon until the bridges can be repaired. Much damage to crops and gardens was reported in that sec tion. particularly along small streams which swelled to unusual size and flooded lands which had never before been jjnder water. The lightning played havoc with power lines in practically every community in the county. The local branch of the Duke Power company had eight crews at work from mid-afternoon un til midnight Friday night, when it was thought that practically all the damage had been repair ed. But Saturday morning reports of trouble continued to pour In and the repair gangs began work early and soon had all lines work ing again. ‘ Company officials said that a-: bout 400 transformers, represent ing 60 per cent of the total- Ip- the county, were blown during the storm. Workmen went over the system by lines, s repairing damage as it was found. Highway officials reported no serious damage to roads other than the bridges on the Congo county road, except for bad eros ion on some of the other dirt and gravel roads. Colvard Family In Reunion Sunday Enjoyable Occasion Takes Place At Union Baptist Church Near WHbar The third annual reunion of the widely known Colvard family was held very succesafnlly Sun day at Union Baptist church near Wllbar. More than 100 members of the family and relatives, including many from adjoining counties' and some from distant points, gathered to enjoy the occasion, which included a somptnous din- (Ctmtiaed on |>afe'foar) Federal court in Wllkesboro adjourned Saturday morning un til July 10 because of the illness of Judge Johnson J. Hayes, who was stricken ill following the court session Friday night. Members of his family said this morning that his illness was not considered serious but that he was confined to his room. The court held a night session Friday night In order to get through the last of several big conspiracy cases which have been before the court for the past ten days. In the five cases which origi nated from undercover work by M. A. King, on special assign ment from the Baltimore office of the alcohol tax unit, verdicts of guilty were returned during the tqjm against Coy Marley and sev eral associates, Robert Segraves and 33 others indicted with him. Chester Mathis and 11 associ ates. Daniel Mathis and several others, and a majority of those indicted in the Jim Byrd case. Judge Hayes has not passed judgment on any of the convicted parties and July 10 has been set as the date for court to convene again, at which time the defend ants were Instructed to return for judgment. The Daniel Mathis case was well under way Fiiday when pleas of guilty were entered by several defendants, ending the case. Pleas were also entered in the Jim Byrd case. Those in the two cases who were freed by nol pros or directed verdict were Florence Mathis, Mrs. Hazel Mathis, Mrs. Flossie Mathis and Lee Mathis. Turner Inscore and John (Rat) Sales were freed In the latter case because Judge Hayes held that since they had been convicted in a previous case charging conspiracy that they could not be tried twice lor the same offense. It was learned from Judge Hayes’ office in Wilkesboro that Judge Harry E. Watkins, of Fair mont. W. Va.. had been assigned by Circuit Court Judge John Parker to preside over the term of federal court scheduled to be gin in Greensboro this morning. June Tenn Of Courts Begins JuJ^e Warlick Presiding Over Civil Court; Crimi nal Term Follows Lions Name Officers Jasper Lee Cham-bers, 22, and Paul Wells, 23, citizens of New Castle township, were instantly killed shortly after midnight this morning when the car In which they were riding collided with a small truck about 12 miles east of Wllkesboro on highway 421. The car in which Chambers Members of the London No-Conscrip(lon league paraded in protest land Wells were riding was trav- recently In answer to Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain’s proposal j ellng west and was driven by Eli to bring a million Britishers under arms through conscription. Tontfas prevette, its owner, who was of conscript age, women and ex-service men took part in the parade. j ^ jg g patient at the Wilkes hospital. ^ The truck was going east and was driven by Vestal Pardue, who was only slightly injured. Chambers was a son of Sher man and Myrtle Wellborn Cham bers and In addition to his par ents leaves three brothers and three sisters. Wells was a son of J. M. and Darcus Day Wells. He is surviv ed by his parents, eight brothers and one sister. A double funeral service will be held at Temple Hill church Tuesday afternoon, two o’clock. The ministers will be Rev. N. T. Jarvis, Rev. D. J. White and Rev. L. C. Casstevens. Richard Johnston Elected President Newly Elected Officers Will Take Charge First Meet ing In July North Wilkesboro Lions club in meeting Friday evening elect ed officers for the year beginning July 1. Richard B. Johnston, who is connected with the American Furniture company, was named win Brown, of me muioerry umu. president for the year. Mr. John- From thd first Utter from that pig'ston. a graduate of the University one will he given to another club ^ of North Carolina, has been an member and so on until ail have active niember of the club since 4-H Pig Project Is Now Expanding The Kiwanis club’s 4-H club pig project is progressing nicely, Dan Holler, Wilkes farm agent. I said today. The club purchased a purebred Berkshire pig for breeding pur poses and the county agent as signed it to Paul Ed Church. Of the first Utter one pig was to be donated to another 4-H club hoy and of the second Utter two pigs. The first litter has arrived and the best pig was assigned to Dar- ■win Brown, of the Mulberry club. been supplied breeding stock. with purebred June term of Wilkes superior court for trial of civil cases open ed In Wilkeohoro this morning with Judge Wilson Warlick, of Newton, presiding. The calendar is made un of all civil cases pending with old and recent cases alternated In order •that the court may have some ca?P ready for trial at all times. Fallowing the present civil term which will last for two term for trial of crim weeks, a term for trial or j g > Profflt, Maple Sirlngs: Inal cases will open on June 19 ,, . o unr. and Judge Warlick will again be Curb Market To Begin Saturday Market By Home Demon stration Clubs Will Be Open 4 Hours Each Saturday Miss Harriet McGoogan, Wilkes home demonstration agent, today announced that the curb market to be operated by the home dem onstrations clubs of the county will open for the first time In North Wilkesboro on Saturday, June 10. The market will be located in the building adjacent to Reins monument works on B street and will be open each Saturday for four hours, from eight a. m. to 12. It will be the 4 3rd organized home demonstration club in the state. Miss McGoogan said. The advisory committee for the market Is composed of E. G. Finley, Mrs.'A. G. Casey, Mrs. B. S. Call. Mrs. S. C. Stewart, Mrs. C. F. Bretholl. Mrs. Clyde Miller and Mrs. T. W. Ferguson. The market committee is com posed of the following from the nine clubs in the county: Mrs. Bart Pendry. Hays; Mrs. Clyde Miller, North Wilkesboro route 1: Mrs. R. H. Greene. Ronda; Mrs. Ralph Swanson, Boomer; the Judge. The special term tor trial of criminal cases will be in session for two weeks and there will be one week without any court In session before federal court be gins again on July 10. Junior Baseball Started Sa^day Cricket Defeat* N. Wilke*- boro and Clingman Beat* Temple Hill American Legion junior base ball opened the 1939 season Sat urday with two games. ^ Cricket, last year champions, defeated North Wllkesboro in the opener here nine to 5. Cllngman defeated Temple Hill, a new team in Junior base ball in Wilke*, by a *core of 2.4 •to 11. Mrs. Margaret Cocke.rham, Pur lear; Mrs. R. A. Greer, Moravian Falls; Mrs. C.. F. Bretholl, Pores Knob; Miss Janie Spicer, Fergu son; Mrs. Ophelia Parsons. Par- sonville; Mrs. W. H. Tevepaugh, Gilreath; and Mrs. T. W. Fer guson, Ferguson. During 1937 40 organized markets in the state did a total of $337,681.08 In business. The curb market will be reselling' will be McGoogan said. allowed. Miss it was organized in April, 1938. He will succeed L. L. Carpenter, who has successfully headed the club during the past year and under whose direction many civic activities and projects have been carried to completion. Other officers elected were as follows: John H. Johnson, first vice president; Charles E. Jenk ins, Jr., second vice president; Edward S. Finley, secretary- treasurer; Paul L. Cashion, lion tamer; J. D. Moore. Jr., tail twist er: Jesse F. Giles and T. G. Mc Laughlin, directors. The other members of the board of direc tors will be the immediate past president, officers, and Phillip 3rame and I. H. McNeill, Jr., who were elected i year ago for a term of two years. Paul Cashion. chairman of the committee in charge of the swim ming pool, gave a good report, saying that the pool is being re painted. a boe.rd walk is being constructed, repairs and alterna tions are being made to the bath house and other Improvements are being made in anticipation of the opening of the pool for its second season in the next week or ten days. Members were urged to attend the state convention to be held in Winston-Salem June 11, 12 and 13. A delegation was named to represent the club but all mem bers who can are urged to be present at the convention ses sions. Richard Johnston, chairman of the band committee, reported that the'North Wilkesboro band, which was organized recently, is making splendid progress and is now able to make public per formances. He said that efforts are being made to_ secure hand uniforms and that hiisineas hous es of the city are donating funds for that purpose. The club has met with out standing success In carrying' to successful completion everv ma jor project attempted since it was organized and ha* several pro- Net much taUer than the erdiBMT telepliene be Is osing, Paul Cd If. blaims to be the Bmaliest i la the world. He was born hi dtid, Spain, weighs only 12 and is 19 inches tall. Except (or I sntaU stature, Paul is perfectly ni mnl. He Is touring the United Stote “Young America” Program Friday Khruniaa* Entertained By Group Who Appeared On Radio Progrram The North Wilkesboro Kiwanis club was entertained Friday by a group of local young people who recently appeared in a "Toung America” radio program over station WBT. Program Chairman C. O. Mc- Niel presented Mrs. R. G. Finley and a number of her class who rendered the program as follows; Betty Gwyn Finley, a reading: Anne Wells, toe dancing doll; Hilda Johnson, song. "Alexander’s Ragtime Band”; Ruby W. Par- due, song: Anne Wells and Hilda Johnson. "Three Little Fishes”: Ruby Pardue. song, "Deep In A Dream”: Bettie G. Finley, a dancing golf player. In the business session the mat ter of an inter-club meeting with Lenoir was taken up and action N.C.S.E.S. Office Locates Jobs For 270 During Month North Wilkesboro Office Rank* Eight In State In Number Placement* With a-total dr 270 p3 ments d,urlng the month of May the North Wilkesboro office of the North Carolina State Employ ment service retained its high rank among the offices in tha state, there being only seven of fices with a great number of placements for the month. B. G. Gentry, manager of the office here, said that 62 were placed on private jobs and 208 on public works during the month. New applications for work totaled 292 and the total num ber registered in the active file of job applicants on May 31 was 1,553. The number for whom jobe were found by the service in May represented a big increase over April, when there were 52 pri vate placements and 61 public. The May total also shows a hi* increase over the record for May, 19.1S. when there were 51 • pTt* vate placen.ents and llS.puhUc. Since July 1. 1938. the North deferred because of conflicting | Wilkesboro office has »' meetings ofBca* George Ward, of Wallace, was with a greater accumulatlv* ^ a guest of Pat Williams, and Ray j tal during the present fiscal Spaulding, a member of the Ashe-1 were Asheville. f'!»*>'1)tte ville club, was a guest of J. B. ham, Greensboro. Raleigh, Wla- WiUiams. Iston-Salem and Kinston. Several Citizens Of Purlear Take Part In Successful Bear Hunt Friday Make No Apologie* For Killing Bear Out* Of Sea*on; S«y They Rid Community Of Dangerous And Undesirable Visitor Game laws or no game laws, to tempt to keep the news of 1 IIU UUi u ua«*i »v.v ... ww -- - stricted to products of the homes jects under consideration for civic of members and no buying and improvement during the coming year. ^ Eugene Pardue Graduate U. N. C. Eugene Pardue, a son of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Pardue, of Roaring River, received his science de gree Tuesday at the University of North'Carolina. He made a good record during ' his four ymr* there. Hi* parents, accompanied by ihls sister, Mr*. Vanq* Cook, Wd Ur, Opok, „p* Huskoty, attended tkb gradoatliig eteifei*^ ' MAWNIC NOOTCB ' Regular 'communication North Wllkesboro Lodge No. -407 A. F. and A. M. Frl^y evening. June 9. 8:06 o’clock,\t which time our District Deputy Grand Master will be installed. Bro. J. P. Marquette, of Statesville, AB*lBtan.t Grand Ledturer of.North CaroUia, yrlll be In charge. W# are aiu^n*. to have good attendance. (UdOibfe J?. Jptfl^N„:jl^r, ral D. PAtNB,'(Secretary' kill a bear is to accomplish a feat that is too good to keep sec ret and several citizens of the Purlear community were wonder ing today what the game law au thorities were going to do with them. A black hear was seen near the home of Richard Vannoy late Friday and the alarm spread rapidly. Several citizens with the dogs and firearms joined In the hunt and after several hours the bear was treed and killed a few miles from where It was first seen. It weighed 96 pounds when dressed and the meat was divid ed out among participants of the hunt. '” After the hunt those who par ticipated learned With regret that killing e bear’is * violation of the game le** a“d that there is ho open season for bear hunting. ^ ■Wilkes.! Homer Brookshire. ty game protector, this mertH*i got* in toncta with ddlOllpt and state game wjitiL «agr*e he aboriM purebe«5-. the bear hunt secret and took pride in the fact that they had rid tke community of a dangerous and undesirable visitor. Law or no law, it Is under stood that they took the position that bears-at large have no pla^ in thickly settled communltlee and as such are dangerous shonU be shot on sight. The bear hunters, L\ Ll''vJRe- Nelll, Stuart Canter. Will ranter, Wrenn Cooper. Blake Cooper,, end W. W. Kilby, submitted today to charges of violation of the game lavs and were taxed a total of $50.38 in penalty and coats. , DeBorde Reunion Sunday, June > II '7 The DeBorde reunion, will ^ . held at the home of W. Rt tle- Bohde, five miles ^ north of Ronr- ittg Rtf or on Jurio, JlV.All rele- lIveiTwthof by flood W mnrrtdi^ «ttd *11 friend* of tho family ere ^MvdlnUy invited•{■ to ...atUMd. ring n well filled biMlkct,-iPOtM all day and :