North Carolina Newspapers

AtPAfBIOT'^HAS BLAZED THE TRAIL OF^i m IW'fl UCENSB OUT . i "V • RaJelgh, Jnly !S'.—The itw typ« of comMukUon huntin^-tUlK ptaf liconae wblck will bo »qul^ .-•d Atigust 1 for tbo ye*r 198f^ ,/?-1940 la being sent to the rarlon* tv (Bounty and dlatrtet ranae protec- ^tora, the game and Inland fishing dlTlalon of the denartraent of - /conservation said today. The 11c- I^ij,;'en8e will be on sale until August ( and will permit holders to hunt ‘or fish anywhere In the state. C WJNCOFBE VO'^'ER DRY ^ ‘ Asheville, July 25.—Buncombe county voted dry by a big ma jority In today’s balloting on es tablishment of ABC stores. With 43 of 53 precincts reporting the vote stood: For, 8,091; against, .^11,935. The missing precincts jigtre In dry strongholds. Indlcat- '*'|Pg a final majority against the stores of appro:timately 5,000 should a normal vote be cast. A campaign leading to the election was conducted In Buncombe for about a month, with many out- of-town speakers leading the fight for ABC opponents. »BACCO LOWER v,»TValdosta, Ga.. July 25.—Grow ers wgtched buyers move down '^row after row of bright leaf to bacco In the first 1939 bright leaf auctions today with bids that ran seven to nine cents lower than opening day prices last year. Some farmers “turned tags” and rejected first bids on their bas kets but most sellers apparently were expecting lower prices. Ear ly sales ran under 20 cents a pound, much of the bright leaf going at 16 and 18. This contrast ed with last season’s opening day range of well above 20 cents for an Initial average of more than 25. "W , .-Ti.*’ m VOL.'3iQC£E[»:i}6.‘ Published Mondiy* «|»tf .1 uiuMT LIKE Chant Upper Marlboro, Md., July 25. , —Tob^co growers want the K-chantlng auctioneer at the local market replaced by someone they can understand. “We can’t under stand that North Carolina fel low.” one leaf grower declared. “Let’s send him back home and get somebody who can speak English.’’ Members of the tobacco marketing committee of the Prince Georges county farm bu reau who voted unanimously to demand thi.t the auctioneer be ' replaced said their tobacco had been sold at prices they would refuse to consider if they were able to understand what was go ing on between the chattering auctioneer and the buyers. Pro^&^Owin^ For Giri^e Picnic Saturday, Jiily 29, National JuveaflA and State Master and Nation- al Overseer Coming T. W. Ferguson, master of the Wilkes county Pomona Grange, today announced the protram for the annual Pomona Orange pic nic, which will be held on Sat urday, July 29, at Pine Kldge pic nic grounds between Wllkesboro and Moravian Falls. A feature of the meeting and annual picnic will be an address by David H. Agans, overseer of the National Grange and Master of the New Jersey S>ate Orange. Mr. Agans. Mr. Fergusoh said. Is a nationally recognized auth ority on problems which confront the rural resident and It is ex pected that his address will be received with much Interest. The program will open at twelve o’clock noon with Mr. Fer guson presiding and delivering the address of welcome. The as-: sembly will sing “Carolina,” fol lowed by greetings from Mrs. Harry B. Caldwell, national sup erintendent of the juvenile Grange. At 12:30 Harry 'B. Caldwell, of Greensboro, master of the; North Carolina State Grange, will j speak and introduce Mr. Agans. | who will speak at one o’clock. | Following his address will he recognition of visiting Grangers i and the picnic dinner will be | served at 1:30. j At 2:30 there will be a sports; program, in charge of Miss Har-1 riet McGoogan, Wilkes home ; demonstration agent, and Dan F. Holler, Wilkes county agiicultiir- al agent. Prizes will be awarded the winners In the various con tests. The Grange Issues a cordial In vitation for all persons Interest ed to be present. -■ f- '' V’” b*T'ni» i(Bie ‘ if Here is a scene in the Wilkes county public library, which has benefitted exti-’sive'v ’. •’xpe^'diture of WPA flunds. The li brarian is paid by the WPA and many books donated to the li brary were repaired by workers on the WPA book mending project. Picnic Speaker 50 Club Members May Attend Camp 4-H Boys and Girls Antici pate Enjoyable Week Beginning Aug. 7 Officers State i Kii^ Has Made Full Confession Prisoner Allegedly Committ ed Series of Crimes In Yadkinville Area 4, prS; I Yadkinville, July Over 50 Wilkes county hoys and girls have announced their intention to attend Camp Mill stone for 4-H boys and girls for a week beginning August 7. If was learned today from the of fice of Dan Holler, county agent. was returned to the Holy City and Club members the arms of his father today, just vised as to what they should take a week after he had been taken ' to camp and they will assemble captive bv a wandering Arab , at the courthouse in Wllkesboro band in the Moab hills. Describ- on August 7 at seven a. m. to Ing the experience, which ended ^ start for camp, arriving there in IINISTER KIDNAPPED Jerusalem. July 25.—Exhaust- ■^d and ill as a result of eating trlbr.1 food. Rev. Gerould Gold- ner, 29, kidnaped _Oh1o minister. the afternoon. Camp Millstone is located near To Seek Funds For Band; To Start Monday m in a friendship feast with his captors, the young pasto’- declar ed it was an adventure “I’ll nev-, Hoffman, er forget nor w-ant to do over |• ~ gain.” The overjoyed father. Dr. |L,10nS Jacob Goldner. also an Ohio min- j Ister, and the son made no men- | tion of a ransom payment, but it | i/a.s learned that the Bedouin , .,'mlssary who conducted the fiu- | Members of the local Lions al negotiations carried $2,500 on will start Monday to accept his trip into the hills—half the the funds which have been offer- amount that was originally de- ' pd py local citizens and merchants manded. for the purpose of buying uni forms. new instruments and new music for the local band. All contributions given by citi zens and local merchants will be greatly appreciated by the Lions club, as well as by the people in general. Since the band was organized It has attracted considerable at tention throughout this section. It serves not only to stimulate interest In music but also to ad vertise the town. David H. Agans, of Now Jer sey, National Grange Overseer, will h> tlie featu'^e speaker at the annual pienie of the Wilkes I’omena Grange to l>e lield at Fine Ridge picnic proouis near yioravian Fails on Saturday. July ’20. Masonic Orphans Class Coming 4th Grouo From Home At Ox ford Will Render Program At School Building ^id Troupe, Silver the Won- ^ ’'der Horse, and the Paramount Revue. On the midway Frank West will fill all available space with new shows and rides. Other feaUires of the fair have been arranged and already every thing is In readiness for fair opening. Workmen have lust completed construction of additions to the grandstand and the seating ca pacity has been doubled. A new fence has been erected about the grounds and other Improvements have been made, including altera A sin.sing class from the Ma sonic orphanage at Oxford is com ing to North Wilkesboro to ren der-a concert in the North Wil- keshoro school auditorium on Fri day night, August 4, beginning at 7:45 o’clock. 25.—Claude 1 Edward King, alias Jake King, i escaped convict, has confessed to jssheriff A. I sion-Salem 1 that he robbed the filling station ''' Garvey Peoples, six miles east of Yadkinville and the Auto Serv ice company in Y'adkinville. He also admitted stealing an auto mobile in Winston-Salem and breaking into Staley’s store at Roaring River, they reported. According to the sheriff. King also admitted stealing a set of license tags in Yadkinville, from the car belonging to Paul War den. 'It was a hroadcasr“desrTip- tion of these numbers that led to King’s arrest by North AVil- kesboro police. .Although King told the sheriff he got only two fires from the service company here. Charlie Vestal, the owner, says three were missing and also several t'lhes. five cases of oil and a flashlight. One mse of the oil and the flashlight were in the car when he was arrested. Also the money, $20 taken from the Roaring River store and the cig arettes. shirts and pennies taken from the Peoples store. Several packs of cigarettes were taken from the Roaring Riv er store. He told officers he sold the two tires he .eot from the Yadkinville place to a man near Brooks Crossroads for $4. When arraigned in Winston- Salem police court for .stealing the car. which belonged to John Maynard. King waived a hearing J. B. Williams Tails rangetaoents For Fair On j^ptamber 12»16th - - J. B. Williams, prominent lo cal business man who haa been re-elected president of tba G Northwestern Fair, - today dieted a most endbessfnl expos! tion to be held here Septembe 12 through 16. To substantiate hlb prediction he pointed out several forward Bte^s which have been taken ,to- nrard making the^falr a greater event’ for northwesteni' North:^ Carolina. :• ThA premiums for the fafr have been Increased to about |3,- 000, an amount which does not suffer In comparison with prem iums offered at many of the larger fairs. This step was taken to encour age the production of better pro ducts on the farms. In orchards and In the homes of Northwest ern North Carolina. The fair of ficials are anticipating a most ex cellent collection of exhibits and preparations have been made to arrange for -apace for all exhibi tors. For the grandstand attrectlons the fair has secured through George A. Hamid the be-i out door acts obtainable, including the daring “Great Peters.’’ The tlons and additions to the stage Miller said, and judges’ stand. J. R. Wllliiuna, who has been re-elected president o f the Great N’orthwestem diets another very sncceesfnl exposition, to be held Septem ber 12-16. Clifford Church Being Held For Murder Of Wife \ ——— Former Wilkes Man Alleged To Have Shot and Killed Wife Sunday Night West Jefferson, July 24.—A first degree murder charge was lodged against Clifford Church, operator of a filling station six miles from here, today following the fatal shooting of his wife last night. The woman’s body was found lying on a bed in their home with a bullet through her right eye. Dr. B. E. Reeves, Ashe coun ty coroner, said the bullet passed through her brain and death w-as instantanaeouB. The shooting took place about 11 o’clock last night. Sheriff Ed. Garwood, Gwyn Tennis Champs and bond was set at $1,500 which This will be the annual visit! he could not give. He will he Union Services Are In Progress Pastors Exchange Pulpits Here During Part of July and August A series of union Sunday eve ning services among the three leading churches of this city was begun on Sunday evening with "^Bev. A. L. Aycock, Methodist pastor, speaking at the Presby terian church. w On Sunday. July .30, Rev. W. M. Cooper, pastor of the Presby terian church, win occupy the pulpit of the First Baptist. On Sunday. August 6, Rev. Eugene Olive, First Baptist pastor, will ^ preach at the Methodist church. Other union services will be as tollows: August 13, Rev. A. L. # Aycock at First Baptist; August 5,-/ 20, Rev. Eugene Olive at Presby- %Jterian; August 27, Rev. W. M. Cooper at Methotflst. ’’ M,*.' NelV; Of this city, • Jliri, E. Kan- ;.»*re,gOa»^ Ni^ob, Va of the class, which i.s always an ticipated by members of the lodg es in this vicinity and by others interested. The concert, by the class and the visit of the children in the homes Of Masons affort's an op portunity for the public to learn much about the high type of training afforded the children. It Is earnestly hoped that many will attend the concert. People Moravian Falls Community Treat In Store For Boxing Fans Fivht Card Friday Night Has Ferguson-Bass State • Championship Bout BX «. '1' j I American Legion at To Meet luesday Fairgrounds; Friday, July A meeting of the people of the Moravian Falls community has Much interest Is being shown in the boxiiVg show ‘'to be staged the 28,’ starting promptly at ,.;30 p. m. The main event will be the ten- round bout for‘the championship been called to be held at the, of the state,..Jn the welterweight of James Gwyn and wife school building on Tuesday eve- class, which- brings together the jjgry Lenoir Gwyn. ning, August 1, 7:45. {present 'champion, "Country” The purpose of the meeting Is Ferguson, ’Wilkes county hoy, to discuss further plans for the and the challehger, “Ted” Bass, erection of a community build- of tVlnston-Baiem’. Both of these boys have Impressive records In the profeaslonal ring. Ferguson has won 42, iost 2 and 3 fights have been draws, while Bass has fought 35 times, winning 31, los ing 2 and fought two draws. With Finals in mixed doubles play of the Lions club’s Wilkes county tournament will be played on Friday afternoon, five o’clock, on the Pearson court in Wilkesboro, tournament officials said today. Participants in the finals will be derided in .semi-final play late today and early Friday morning. On Wednesday afternoon Blair Gwyn, of this city, and Albert Garwood, of Wilkesboro, won the men’s doubles title over John Blackburn and Archie Tomlinson 5- 7, 6-4, 6-3, and 6-4. Garwood and Gwyn entered the finals by a close match over Watson Braipe and B. G. Gentry 6- 3, 1-6. 6-1 and 6-2. Blackburn and Tomlinson won by default over J. B. Doughton and B. T. Campbell, who was prevented from playing on account of ill ness of Mrs. Campbell. In the mixed doubles so far Richafd Johnston and Rebecca Erame won over R. G. Browning, Jr., and Lula Brame 6-3 and 6-4 but lost to Margaret Faw and Blair Gwyn 6-0 and 6-3 with Faw and Gwyn going Into the semi- Carolina, ■> will; finals to play the winner of the Dr. Carolyn Taylor-Blll Brame versus Iva Faw and B. G. Gentry match today. Frances McNeiil and Frank Mc- NeiH, twin team, are going Into given in memory of James W. ■ the semi-finals by virtue of wln- Calloway, Mary T. Barber, Mar-'njng over Mary Scarborough and lana W. Barber, Corrle L. Morrl-' phll Brame 7-5 and 6-2. Luclle son, Clarence Call, Buel S. Calljscroggs and Lawrence Crltcher and Isaac S. Call. Also there will | defeated Mrs. Lewis Vickery and be dedicated a bronze tablet In c. B. Higgins 6-3 and 6-3, and tried in Forsyth Superior court and then turned over to Y'adkln authorities who have three war rants awaiting him. King was sent up from Forsyth county tour years ago bn charges of storebreaking, being given a seven-year sentence. After serv ing one and a half years he es caped, officers said. Bishop Gribbin To Preach Sunday St. PauFs Church The Rt- Rev. Robert E. Grlb- i bin. Bishop of the Diocese of Western North preach at ,§t, Paul’s Episcopal chureff bn Sunday evening. July 30th, at 8:15 o’clock. At this I service the- bfshop will dedicate the new light fixtures which are Take Men’s Double Title In Church died Match Played Wednes day; Mixed Doubles On The sheriff quoted Church, who broke away while being question ed and was finally caught on a nearby bridge by Mayor Roy Ash- ~ . ley, of Warrensville, as saying his]five years ago. She riicovered. wife committed suicide. Miller said no weapon was found in the room where Mrs. ^ kd Citsey All«g«d Ta “ Shot and Badly" Hirt -r' Paul Cas^ Mooday .... Wilkes county offleen,' wttg bloodhounds, have been seayehfay tbi mountains of Northwestara WilkOs since Monday fbr M Casey, 25, of near Traphtll, wha It alleged vo have ahot and set'- ionsly wounded a youthfni cooa^ in, Raul Casey, 19, of MatoUnb W. 'Va., Monday afternoon. ^ Tbtilif Casey la In Hugh CIMJ » hani ’^morial Hoaidtal at Slkfs In, a itarjous condition. Report^ Ibptn the hospital indicated A hnHet went through his belt, shoulder just above the heart and punctured a lung. Officers said young Casey ar>- rived at the home of an uncl«^ Burt Casey, and was to have via- ited relatives. He makes his homo with his grandparents In West Virginia. Shortly after his arrival, th» youth met Ed Casey at the homo of "Aunt Jane’’ Casey Sykes. Ed was en route to the home of an aunt, Mrs. Plut'.na Cox, and paused at the home of "Aunt Jane’’ In the Doughton commun ity to wait for Bill Casey who was to accompany him. Delos Casey was preparing to get Ed Casey a drink of water when Casey, officers said, com manded Paul and Delos to leave. The officers said he fired a .32- callbre revolver and the bullet struck Paul. Ed Casey then fled. Officers were notified and bloodhounds were brought in to take up the trail. So far Casey is still at large. The hounds followed a warm trail, stopping at the Coot Mar tin home near Zephyr, but offi- f cers said they had Information that Cafley left that section In an automobile. Officers were told that there had been no quarrel between the two men. Ed Casey officers said they were informed, recently complet ed a prison sentence Imposed for slashing his wife’s throat about Ing. All people of the community and others interested are Invited to attend. Mr. and Mrs. Hilton Johnson ai d.children, Betty Ann and Jun- the state championship at. stake 'lor, and Mrs. Clay Pardue ac- tomorrow night, both fighters HmiOn^jcompani^ Mrs. T. B. Scott, who XlSiSUL* * ““ Soon To Advertise Property For Taxes - Due N. Wilkesboro I. H.'McNeill, Jr., North Wll kesboro city clerk and tax collec tor, today chlled attention to the have won the first set, 8-6, over Ross Reeves and Lillian Llnney. ''fhe winner of that match will play the McNeills in the semi- foreman,of A. G finals early Friday morning. fact that property on which 1938 city taxes have not been paid ’wUl be advertised according to law during the month of August and sold in September. Charged with assault with a deadly weapon, Stuart Nichols, 42, of Doughton, was committed Monday to Wilkes county jail In default of $1,000 bond. Nichols Is alleged to have fired several shots at Joe Johnson, Snow’s hosiery mill, at Doughton,' after striking him first With a pipe wrench, the Change Broadcast Time_ jjg.j,t yesultlng from an argu- For Southern Hannonizera' Saturday, —' 11 4 4. Jdhnson, who came-to Dough- Attention has been called to Lenoir,-had been asso- fact that the Wilkes quartet, dated with the small hosiery Sheriff Miller said Church. "'.lO was placed in a jail cell with dif ficulty. had been drinking. Neighbors declared the couple had argued together a great deal recently. A pistol, believed to have been used in the killing, was found beneath the Church home this morning. Sheriff. Miller said In searching the residence of Church, who operates the lA’ar- rensville service station officers last night found 72 gallons Local Team Will Play All Stars Selected Ru»-al Play'^ra To Meet North Wilkesboro Here On Sunday Rivals mauaeers were putting I their charge' through the workq j this week in preparation for the ! basetiall game here Sunday after- ' noon when .Vorth Wilkesboro meet? a select group of ail stars .CO. ...f,... .- o of picked from four teams In the moonshine liquor in a rear room. J rural sections of the county, the sheriff reported. j The all stars have been holding Funeral services for the fatal- j practice sessions and are deter- ly wounded woman, who was 33, mined to avenge a defeat handed will be held tomorrow afternoon them last year by North Wllkes- at 2 o’clock in Watauga county, where she was born and reared. In addition to her husband she is survived by her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Willet Miller, and two small children. Clifford Church is a son of Fletcher Church, of the Purlear roijla. 1 community In Lewis Fork boro. The starting Jineup for North Wilkesboro will find Templeton on second base. Jones s* third, Dula at short, Reavls. Wiles and Byrd In the outer garden, Wend- land on first base, Icenhonr catching and Rhodes pitching. The following all stars have township, and recently moved to, j,een picked from the rural county. {teams: Purlear — Cooper, ont- _ _ {fielder and pitcher; E. Eller, ’Atl Ic Church and Osborne. Inflelders; ^ ,U1I Ifiail kW|R. Eller, outfielder, and Nichole, JAIIpQ For Shots' Boomer—Russel and Watson, outfielders; Phillips and Atklne, Alleged To Have Fired At Foreman Snow’t Hosiery Mill At Doughton knovm as the Southern Harmoni- zers ’will (broadcast- .over statioa WAIR in Winston-Salem eaelj Sat- lold In September. , . . at four o'clock in- plant about toqr months. It was stated. The na^re of the argu- mmt and qaaolris was not learn ed. ■ MaglstraU D. H. m Inflelders; Price, pitcher. Moravian Falls—Hlx and Mol lis, pitchers: Miller, catcher;^ Pearson. Infielder; Parsons, out fielder. Rock Creek—Johnson, Effner Wiles, Cothren, Anderson and Wiles, Inflelders: Elmore, pitch er. The game will begin at 2:30. The game will really be one of the biggest sports events of the season and Interest will reach a high pitch. Advance sale of tickets Is now being carried on by persons af filiated with both teams. On'Saturday afternoon North Wilkesboro wHLflsy Elkin here. Hr. E. O. Walters, of' Oxford. Ps., and sons, Estes, of Mitchell ’ Field, N. Y„ and Kermlt, of Wesh-Point, spent sov^l' day* here last week la the hojae R. B. a Mr. B. O.