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1 I btjrhl , the iMd# Of edoeeBoail pre io m ^Mad t'bif'lbov ,”1. ... I-. *® “® wi!htoi^5^ovliie ta«^ so ■''ifc'itoiitics.'i-lf' of hN#^ ‘‘ »r on^r Md Brookelih^_ , ,, j& ■ alsopffq^iS. tt^irotfld scareeU'W; iHve' " *" ' ~i^ jhe^ a® ataiahe aeveBtlt trade itapi^on theZi^t trtpIeBlBg J^ahiea . _ . iirlH be to aee tbe booted and, w>w princlpst ®o»«t t »> ® I ‘ A? ^|«ettl%-d«MrlBf to ‘•tndr atilSP^V >■ Tbeae to tom nhoaW eelect|ta„ ■ .^mmerelal iibjaiip? Ini principals ami- teachers 1 ^ A lAwAsailAias MaearA^w /vIVAAA J - u motint it bnuibh optoton, snceees. tor the llontagnes & A. C. CHamberlain Is ss At Dinner-Bridge Mrs. A. C.' Chamberlain 'was kialtae at a charming dlnner- Mi^ce at her home on C Street nweday erenlng, haring guests Mlttlolent for four tables of ttMIge after the dinner. A two MMuree dinner was served at sev- M o'clock at which time the hos tess jWas assisted by Mrs. H. G. 9¥dcer. Mixed garden flowers, ivtth the colors of yellow and red predominating, made a pretty set- tliig for the guests. In the bride game the high and low score prizes were awarded to ]lrs. Kathrlne Lott and Mrs. R. O. Hodges. Mrs. John U. Taft and Mrs. Guy Lllllard, both June brides, were presented linen tow- •ia by Mrs. Chamberlain and to Mrs. W. M. McCulley, of Salls- Iwry, who was here visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Ell er, she gave a linen bridge set. Mrs. Talt is the former Miss Lonlse Vyne and Mrs. Lllllard, Miss Clyde Scroggs, both of North Wllkesboro. Wilkesboro Woman’s Club Met Friday Afternoon The July" meeting of the Wll- koaboro Woman’s club was held Friday afternoon at the Commun ity House with Mrs. H. A. Ora- nor, Mrs. C. H. Cowles, and Mrs. W. W. Barber as associate hos tesses. The program for the aft ernoon consisted of an Interest ing talk given by J. M. Smith, the NTA supervisor. Mrs. J. B. Henderson, the pres ident, presided for the usual rou tine of business. At the close of the afternoon a social hour and refreshments were enjoyed by those attending the meeting. -jMio tatiw ouwK -TV,’" ^ 8«|k0>ol raisjjli^: ha4,|mpiy tut ''people twit obey V Mudjow*. Awi" J ™ *■ — .—nw- — — Alwunitfoi* colWity 11 be to aee him bite the dtttt. 'bnd womeh, «w^ted ,to**nyrt|o- example with its exdl^ _fc» I,... department* in tbeae field*. . ;V.,^roWJE LEACH btJNCAJTi WliiMboro,,Jg^ q. Sodal Calendar The Methodls* circles are meeting as follows Tneeday. Mary Brame at the home of Mrs. Walter Newton _jrlth Mrs. E. W. Trogdon as co-hoetess. 3:S0 p. ni. Emma Horton at the home of Mrs. R. G. Hod^, 8:80 p. m. Frank SmoW will have a pic nic at the home of Mrs. Prank Johnson at 5:80 p. m. ine uarOner circle will meet for a picnic with Mrs. W. K. .veivton at itr. wntioara’s cottage on the Bmshy Moun tain. The annual picnic of the Franklin circle, and the Tonng liadies Bible class, which is to be held later, will take the place of the regular meeting of the Franklin circle. Mcethey God: ^ u I the aboti .. (ItobtoBOiU.^ H .. jn’t we have a grand ^ "Old Proiitler's Day," a flrat- cfama rodeo %ht here In Wllkeshbfot Wlik tktPa#'* nnrM .at Wil- kesboTO, M&lew Creek, ‘ Ronylb* cal or connty otflelai, who have bad eolbme tinning, bold a high irade ^certificate, dlaplay d&pnd qtmlltiea of ineUiEBneei pewMM a wMl halanced.per- 15; nil 1 -- r Wvir.' ind'Mount Pleasant. toT^Jty mention only.theflwxer trmihted|*'^“ beredltory.mentol de- areas. and ^ 4,'Patrona and citizens should ‘ Tb^fr^ou^^lon tl vanlTh «* possible to vaalsb teacher, and In the man- In thin air. ItJ«tf ‘“t® agement of the school, and should ”” r nnt* onnuA 'When i th®**’ sentiments by petition or many of ' otherwise to the local and county oppression became nnbearable to i " English subjects to the thirteenth i The Episcopal .tuxllinry will meet Tuesday afternoon at 4 ©clock at the home of Mrs. Hill Cfo-lton, Mrs, Ing:le, Miss Duncan Gave A Series of Parties A series of Interesting parties were given by Mrs. Carlyle Ingle and Miss Anne Duncan at the home of Mrs. Ingle on Trogdon Street, during which time beau tiful roses were used for decora tions. The first party which was given Wednesday afternoon hon ored Mrs. Isaac Duncan, who prior to her marriage -was Miss Anne Hartley. Six tables were arranged for bridge with the high •core prize going to Mr?. Henry Moore, aharlng honors with Mrs. Duncan was Mrs. Joseph Whick er, Jr., the former Miss Miriam Dnrrett. of Greenwood. Miss. To each of the brides the hostesses presented gifts and also remem bered Mrs. W. M. McCulley. of Ealisbury, who was here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Eller. On Wednesday evening six ta bles were made up again for bridge at which time Mrs The Missionary Society of the First Baptist church will meet at the church Tuesday afternoon at 3:80 o’clock. Circle No. fl of the First Baptist church will meet Mon day evening at 7:4.5 o’clock at (he home of Mrs. Dan Hud- Central DlsOTiit Committee did not oust Mr. Story but that ho and his -would-he friends wete the ones that were responsible for his not being re-elected. It looks to me very much like Mr. Story (poor fellow) was being used by politicians to make campaign thunder for next election. We need to continue to Im prove our schools, and uphold our teachers In the great work they are doing, but I think one of the greatest needs of Wilkes county is newspapW that will -'Hnt true facts unbiased by any personal feelings. Yours truly, H. H. BESHEARS. Walsh, N. C. Mrs. Duncan Thinks Wilkes boro School Badly Damaged Editor The Journal-Patriot: There is a thoroughly aroused public sentiment regarding our school situation, and Incidental ly a certain amount of muck raking. Family skeletons that have collected dust for genera tions have been dragged from their places of seclusion and pa raded up and down the avenues of public gossip; dainty morsels ' of scandal have been handled back and forth across back fenc es; old friendships have been broken and new ones made; nn- The Presbyti^an circle.s are • organized boycotts, on the one ~ ' hand, and increased adoration, on the other, have shifted centers of trade: local civic and rel'f.ious organizations have been crippled by the personal antagonisms of their members; but worst of all, the Wilkesboro school has been irreparably damaged for this and possibly for years to come. It Is unfortunate that purely personal matters have been dragged In end that public opinion has been influenced by these, but, like cement, beliefs have “set" and no “fixing” meeting a.s follows on Tuesday No. t, Mrs. IV. J. Bason, B p. m. No. a, Misses VTances and Margaret McNeil, 8 p. in. No. 3, Miss Margaret Fat.', 8 p. 111. No. 4, with Mrs. J. B. Mc Coy at Montreat, 3:30 p. m. No. 5, Mrs. A. E. Snelson, S:,30 p. m. No. 6, Mrs. Kuth Holder, 8:.S0 p. m. OPEN FORUM This is a column open to the public for free expresshm. THE JOURNAL-PATRIOT does not assume any responsibility for articles printed under this heading, and neither endorses nor condemns them. Please be as brief as po.s.slble. amount of last minute and futile hoping can stem the tide of public Indignation. " ' With the exception of a small copy of her cancelled check ap- group of neutral citizens,' chiefly peared In the Greensboro Dally professional prople.^'the public Is News (July 2, 1939). tii). They urge na to “cd^niw to go forward . . . to th«,«nd that our children’s needs'may best he served”. (C. 0., Mhy »6, 19S9) A few Montagues have wondered If by chance the "oof” could mean Prevette children and In laws and the “needs’.’ teacher’s vouchers. Certainly these .^three men with such limited education al qualification are not compe tent to set up standards and ob jectives In education, a subject many of us after years of gradu ate study feel inadequate to han dle. Machlavelli advocated unscrup ulous methods If the situation demanded; so have our Capulets. Almost every day one hears of threats that have been made to holders of federal and WPA Jobs. No doubt this phase has been ex aggerated, but It Is a matter of public record that Mr. Story and other teachers were threatened with loss of position If they did not pay Caesar’s tribute (J.-P-, June 1, 1939, and dally papers of the state). Not being versed In law, I shall let others pass upon the legal aspects of such threats. Not having before me a copy of the Democratic Chairman’s record of expenditures, as re quired by law, I must guess at the amount of money extracted from the Wilkes county teachers. The state allots 261 teachers, and the amount set for extortion was 25 per cent of the teacher’s checks for la.st October. (Greensboro Daily News, July 2, 1939). Not krowing the average salary or the extra amounts required of those who had not opened wide ti'.e purse previously, we can es timate that a “voluntary” contri bution of some *7,000 was ex pected. Denials of such a levy appeared in The Journal-Patriot (Nov. 3, 193S) under the names of the Democratic chairman and the chairman of the county school board, with an article by Ruth Unney, stating she had been levied upon. A photostatic century, the mighty barons took old Joh® -o ^ “ i make and execute some very def- Hall, there made him sign the now' famous historical docu m d n t 5. The county superintendent Btfant 1^ 4H Former % j Wilkes Resi^SPt Dies Martin Van Buren, Infant son! Of Mr. and Mrs; Von S'. Shatlejr, of Canton, Texas, bom and died July 18th, Funeral services were held at the home of J. F. Stouts the former father-in-law with Rev. J. I. Heddln, of Edgewood, In charge. Burial was in old Beth- ^ el cemetery. Surviving are h 1 s parents, , and one halt sister, Jessie Frank known as the Magna Charta, In which he granted freedom from | those oppressions and was held | to his promises by a clause pro- ] vldlng for an enforcement com- j mlttee of 25. Just a few days ! ago Congress passed the Hatch, bill, designed to enrb the polltl cal peMvltleq of Federal employ ees. With these precedents, one i ancient!, and the other current, | before us, I am making a few i suggestions which I hope will I help In wresting onr school from the grasp of political greed. Iron- | leal as It may seem, 1 am now i fighting certain evils resulting \ from an educational reorganiza tion, which, as a former principal,! I fought to bring about. I knew j that OUT profession, unlike the' medical, had no Hlnpocratlc oath to define Us ethical standards,' but at that time I did not forsee that a pythonic monster—politics ^ would rush In and crush in Its folds the right of taxpaying citi zens to run their schools for the benefit of their children. I have not consulted my former profes sors of education and sociology , at Woman’s College (Llndeman, Cook, Hlghsmlth). Columbia Uni versity (Bagley, Plntner, Dunn, McCall), the University of South ern California (Stormzand, Rau- benhelmer, Young, Case, Bogar- dus, Hull), and the University of. North Carolina (Trabue, Odum, | Groves, Bernard), nor anybody | for that matter, hut I believe i they would approve In general my suggestlPns. 1. iVe should Have for- our county superintendent and board j ON STAGE AND SCREEN T uesdayOnly TEX BBS B SONO--- XMD A TBRILI. FOR TORI VjSSitOV TEX UrTTBit divided Into two factions. These I shall designate as the Monta Machiavellian lorce Is a power ful weapon when U Is employed gues and the Capulets, after rival under cover, in the dark, and - ■ from the rear of unsuspecting WalSh Citizen Explains Wilkesboro School Situation Editor The Journal-Patriot, North Wilkesboro. N. C. Please allow me space in your Ivey' paper to say a few words about Moore won the tor score prize. I the Wilkesboro school disturb- Honor guests this time being Mrs. ;ance. T have read so much in John U. Tail and Mrs. Guy LIl-! your pap^r about the V,ilkesboro Hard both recent brides. At the . school that I decided to investi- close of each party a salad and ■ gate and see Just what was done groups In Shakespeare’s “The __ 'Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet.” victims, and the greater fear It The Montagues represent the citl- ^j,u generate the greater Is its zens and patrons that are fight- " * ing the domination of the local board. They have set forth their from success that they are em- purposes *u meeting and newspap- boldened to attempt its use In ers. Briefly, they protest the dis- fh charge of Superintendent Story and six other teachers, condemn , the part politics has played, ask standing In the county, well edu cated, genuinely Interested in our schools as institutions of learning, unimpeachable In Integ rity, and courageous enough to ^ keep our schools out of politics. 2. These should appoint as iMiS&U. rORIWMB ON THE SCREEN Tex Ritter in his newest picture “THE MAN FROM TEXAS ’ ON THE STAGE AT 2:45 — 7:30 — 9:30 —ADMISSION—' - Matinee 20c-25c Night 25c-35c Children o”“eSucirn -en .who are o«t-’ THURSDAY ‘’TrJlU i«een‘M".LT^e«?* Greatest Screen Masterpieces FRIDAY FRIDAY Of Our Times! kKiUAl goodbye, MR. CHIPS’’ ROBERT DONAT MISS GREER GARSON A Brilliant Newcomer «weet course was served by the hostesses. Four tables of bridge were in play at the party Thursday eve ning, and the count of scores gave Mrs. D. J. Carter the award for the highest number of points. Refreshments in two courses fol lowed play. at the meetings of the Wilkes boro Central District Committee. The following is what I found: On April 14th. the board met and elected Professor T. E. Story unanimously and all of the old teachers except six. Professor Story and two of the members of the committee, Mr. Smoak and weu - - ... I The hostesses entertained at a ' Mr. Lowe, protested the non-elec dessert-rook Friday evening hav- tion of tLe six teachers that were Mrs. •core, Mrs. not elected, and petitioned the School Board for relief. The Crawford for high i school board met and rescinded A. B. Johnston, the jail that the committee had done Ing guests sufficient for four ta bles. Those receiving prizes were J. M. low score while the honor a of ward went to Mrs. Ira Payne. I at the meeting on the 14th j April. The Central District commlt- I tee met again on April 20th and I tried to come to some agreement. FALL SEEDING After planting lespedeza serl- _ Cea at different seasons for the j Mr. J. T. Prevette tendered the past several years, Emmett Da-1 resignation of his daughter, Cyi a demonstration farmer of ] thia, and withdrew the applica- TlS Marshall, Madison county, says ; tion of his daughter-in-law, Mrs. fe«. secures the best stands from Rni Prevette. Then, Prevette tor the resignation of all offief als who were a part in raising campaign funds from teachers and pledge a continued and con stant effort to put the “interests of the school children “above any other interest.” (Journal-Patriot, June 26, 1939). This group num bers over 80 per cent, probably 90 per cent of the citizens and patrons of the district. A petition bearing over 1,000 names and asking for the re-election of dis charged teachers was published in full (J-P. May 22, 1939) and bitterly assailed by Prevette, Fos- te and Brookshire as being melavolently misleading. (Char lotte Observer, May 25, 1939). A few timid Montagues, whose relatives stood a fair chance to lose WPA jobs, were silenced, and a few of the opposing faction crossed over to the Increasingly popular opponents. Otherwise the membership has remained about the same. 'The Capulets represent the Pre vette, Foster, Brookshire com bine, and are backed by the fkll seedlngs. Brookshire, and Foster agreed to county board of education and put back Miss Tuttle and Miss R MC* baV asaln m anrti to ffil tbE mirluK at it i!id two Ttan afo. Ladr» cuppoM 1 Ipcrratf fl tha coat of atrv- 1cm t^t wayl Me Power Go. Bo.stlck, high school teachers, two of the .old teachers that were not elected on April I4th. Mr. Smoak and Mr. Lowe said, “No, that they would not agree to anything except to elect all of the old teachers,” so no agreement was reached. Then, on April 24th the District Committee met and fecessed until May 23rd. I have been reliably Informed that Professor Story was ap proached by different parties with the Idea In view to see what he would do In a “give and take” proposition. His answer was that the only thing he knew could be done was for Prevette, Brook shire, and Foster to come Into a board meeting and acknowledge that they had done wrong and, then, elect all of the old teachers back. I suppose the majority com- mlttea did not think they could do that, so on May 23rd, Mr. Hawfleld was elected Principal and all the teachers w,enj^ leeted; I have .been toKl. .. «!l^ lid VM the county superintendent. In strength of numbers they are de cidedly In the minority. In the first stages of trouble the county superintendent gave the Impres sion that he would use his Influ ence to settle the matter satis factorily to the patrons and citi zens of the school district, but hlB soothing promises to several individuals he found more diffi cult to fulfil than to make. Con sequently, when the top rail di viding the two groups became un comfortable, he climbed down on the side of the Capulets, aLd has there remained Ignoring Invita tions to attend the mass meeting called to straighten out the af» fair. This faction has an obsession that the tempest will soon blow to the aaaurance, ”Yea, It’a goto* to jn* pennlee tor camwlfa- w® .. *M. .a- ^*.J« ^ wbaiA aIMMaW M sunlight of publicity! Then an enraged public opinion de- ’ ’lops and force as a weapon, liKP the boomerang of the native A'.istralian, recoGs upon the very persons who throw it. The Capu lets may threaten and rail a- galnst a few Montagues who have fought for ethical principles ^nd sound practices In education, they may say that one, two three, or possibly a dozen are respon sible for the wrecked school in Wilkesboro, but public opinion, the strongest weapon ever used by civilized man, says that the blame rests on those county and local officials who hav© permitted Wilkes teachers to be exploited for party gain; who have allowed teachers to become so frightened that they dared not fail backward pupils lest they Jeopardize their positions: and who have placed some teachers In such a situation that they had to resign or else .’ompromise their sense of Inde pendence and honor. Within the past few days two such members of the elected Wilkesboro fac ulty have returned their con tracts unsigned. Under these troubled condi tions a newly elected principal comes to us. According to reports, he has admonished us not to worry him, because “he will take care of the situation." I shall certainly take him at his word; I have neither time nor Inclina tion to worry about mortals who rush In where angels fear to tread. Whether he comes as a hull In a china shop or a Gandhi In a loin cloth, 1 am confident that the situation will take care of him. The community will be hostile to him: children will have freedom from restraint In criti cizing the teachers and work of the school: the parent teachers association In condemning the procedure that put him In office cannot support hls princlpalshlp; and he will create problems In whatever church, lodge or organ ization he enters. I ut chief of his •) wp liRe a KINGSDOWN inncR'TPwnc mfliTRCiT This fine mattress is the perfect ed result of years of experience and research in mattress construction. f ^ e \r . over. 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