QUOTA INCREASED
- Raleigh, Sept. 19.—C. C. Mc-
t'Ginnis, state -WPA administrator,
announced today that Nrth Car
olina’s quota of rettef workers for
October would be 34,460, up some
S,500 over the September authori-
ration of 30,940.
Record Praised
WANTS TO F»GHT
Wilson. Sent. 19.—T.rf>st. O'trbt fl
netrro came into police headauar- j
ters here.
‘‘I wants to enl's*’ in the nrmv. |
Where does I zoV’ he asked of.
Serrt. L. F. Bames.
Barnes told him !'' couldn’t en-l
list at that time of nio’ht.—it wasj
nast 9 o’clock—^.snd then asked i
him whv he was in such a hurrv. j
“I wants to ejet in that war over,
(there.” said the ne^no “T wants to I
a crack at that Hitler fellow.’’
SfiPPFNDPP prciiccn
Budanest. Sent, to—Warsaw’s j
defiance of the German armv’s 1“-|
mand for surrender was hroe.-l-j
cast acain hv the Polish canitat’.S|
radio tonie-ht after a dav-Ion(r|
Jtoelline and bombardment. 'The
l^Winouneer in a tired voice recited,
In Fnelish a storv of devastation'
resultine from the two-dav-old j
siege. "Warsaw presents a veryi
pitiful sight,” he said. “Buildings, j
monuments, museums ami art gal-|
- leries are in ruins. We will fivhti
to the last drop and never surren-'
der.”
School Boy Dies
From hjuries In
Accident Tuesday
Everett G. Parson* Steps
Into Side Of A Moving
Truck At Millers Creek
Pnsoners w^ar .‘Somewhere in Poland’
CANADA PLAN*! HELP
Ottawa, Sep*. 19.—Defense Min
ister Ian .W..lken7ie announced
tonight two divisions of Canadian
troons would he organized to be
available as an expeditionary
force if and when they should be
required in the war against Ger
many. There are from 10.000 to
12.000 men in a division. The gov
ernment announced that other
measures for Canada’s immediate
program of co-operation with
^Britain would include doubling the
naval personnel, intensified air
force training and construction of
a large number of anti-submarine
craft.
AMERICANS RETUPN
New York. Sept. 19.—The rush
to escape Europe’s waf increased
in pace Monday as two more
United States ship.s brought in 1,-
892 passengers, most of them
Airtericans. !
Carrying several hundred more'
than capacity, many of whom|
slept in hastily-bui’t dormitories, j
in lounges and the swimming pool,^
the United States liner [Washing-,
ton arrived with 1,746, including
nianv celebrities.
The American Shipper of the
‘'’^United State.s lines docked with
146 passengers. Thirty-two were,
crew members of the torpedoed |
British freighter Blair Logie, res
cued from life boats 200 miles off
the Irish coast a week ago. |
Water Is Flowing!
At Millers Creek
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NYA Project Nears Comple
tion; School Gets 12 Gal- .
Ion* Water Per Minute ,
Water is flowing freely for the
first time at Millers Creek school.
Through an NYA project a wat
er system has been inst-alled and a
big supply of water is now being
furnished the school from a spring
on the farm of Lin Bumgarner, 3,-
000 feet from the school, which is
the second largest unit of the
Wilkes county system.
During unsuccessful efforts to
secure' a water supply two wells
were drilled to great depths on the
school grounds and during last
school term there was not enough
water to furnish drinking supply
for the 800 students, the heating
plant and the sewage system.
In order that such a desperate
situation might not hamper tho
school this year the county spon
sored an NYA project by pur
chasing the necessary materials
and labor was furnished by the
NYA. Although the project lacks
several days of completion, all the
pipe has been connected and water
is flowing at the rate of ^ut 12
gallons per minute, which is
deemed sufficient to meet all
reasonable needs at the school.
v^PATAiiots^oojoe
For High\^Projects
Rsl^h. Sepl-
Giants, state WPA administrator
anneunced today
706 to three projects pr
Wif coBstractlon, reconstruc-
and Improvements of state
H&vars and roads. The work
giro employment to U12
persons. Wilke* connty got ^3,-
nj^Xhe I12M48 and Iredell
r-v.c
Lawson Parsons
Injured In Fight
Lawson Parsons, resident of
rhe Reddies River community,
was reported resting better today
at the Wilkes hospital, where he
is receiving treatment for a skull
fracture said to have been receiv
ed in a free-for-all fight which
occured Monday afternoon near a
land survaying party.
I.ittle information could be
gained from those present when
the altercation took place, al
though It was learned that there
was no dispute relative to the
and survey In progress.
It was reported that Parsons
and his son. Everett Parsons, C.
D. Eller, John F. Eller and Will
3umgiirner were present when
the hi'.ting took place. C. D. Ell
er was quoted as saying that Par
sons was In tho act of drawing a
gun ou him when he wps hit by
some object on the head. He said
that he did not know who struck
the blow.
Parsons remained unconscious
for some time.
KEV. EUGEXE ELLER
Work Of Former
Wilkes Citizen
Highly Praised
Pelham (Georgia) Journal
Tells of Good Record of
Rev. Eugene Eller
The following article relative
to the ministerial work of Rev.
Eugene Eller, former citizen of
North 'Wllkesboro and now pastor
of the First Baptist church of
Pelham, Georgia, appeared Sep
tember 14 in the Pelham Journal:
“Rev. and Mrs. Eller entered
this week in to their fifth year’s
work with the First Baptist
church. During the four years of
this pastorate the church has re
ceived 126 members by profession
of faith and baptism, 91 by let
ter, 17 by restoration and 1 by
statement, making a total of 226
additions.
"The church and Us organiza
tions have contributed to all caus
es approximately ($21,000) twen
ty-one thousand dollars.
■‘During the four years Mr. and
Mrs. F'ler have made about three
thousand and three hundred vis
its into homes and hospitals.
"There has been an Increase in
attendance in ail rieoartments of
the work. The Baptist Training
Tnion which was not functioning
wa.s organized and has grown in
to fifteen Unions. A number of
new classes have been added to
the Sunday school.
"The pastor has preached In
eleven revivals in other churches
in which there were a total of
152 conversions and additions by
baptism.
“The new twenty-eight room
annex to the church has been
started and is well on the way to
completion and is paid for to
date."
Rev. Eugene Eller is a son of
.Mrs. \V. .M. Eller, of this city. In
192 5 he was ordained and enter
ed .Mercer unive'sity. After grad
uation in 1929 he was pastor of
the Baptist church at Fort Gaines,
(la., tor two years and then for
four years at Franklin, N. C. In
addition to being pastor of the
First Baptist church at Pelham,
Ga., he Is president of the Bap
tist Training Union in southwest
Georgia, which includes sixteen
counties.
Many friends here are interest
ed in learning of his success.
Everett G. Parsons, 14-year-
old son of Mr. and Mrs. Everett
Parsons, of Wilbar, died in the
Wilkes hospital at 1:20 Wednes
day morning from injuries receiv
ed when he was hit by a truck
at Millers Creek Tuesday morn
ing.
He suffered two skull frac
tures, brain concussions and se
vere lacerations. Little hope was
ever held for his recovery.
Witnesses told in a hearing
Tuesday afternoon before Magis
trate R. C. Jennings that Hie boy
stepped from a car driven by
Raymond Parsons when it stopp
ed on the right side of highw'ay
421 headed toward this city, Tlie
boy ran around the rear of the
car and into the side of a pickup
going west and driven by Fred
Nicliols. of Johnson City, Tenn.,
who was held blameless in the
accident. The boy apparently was
going across the road to the in
tersection of the road leading to
Millers Creek school building
nearby.
His head was first hit by the
rear view mirror, the door handle
and by the front of the pickup
bed.
Witnesses said that the pickup
was traveling at a moderate rate
Of speed.
Tho accident victim is survived
by his father and mother, four
sisters and two brothers.
Funeral service was held at
Wilbar today, 11 o’clock, with
Rev. Allen Staley and Rev. D. O.
Clary in charge of the service.
, Raoiophoto
In this photo, radioed from Berlin and passed by the Nazi censor, Polish prisoners are pictured, hands
held high, following their capture “somewhere in Poland” after opening hostilities on the Palish border.
Wman soldiers trot after the prisoners of war, their rifles ready for Instant use In case of attempted escape.
Resume Work On
The New City Hall
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Trim and Fixtures Being In-
I stalled In New Home Of
City Government
Weed Growers To
Attend Meetings
Control Plans Will Be Dis
cussed In Series of Meet
ings In The County
A serie.s of educational meet
ings prior to the referendum on
tobacco control hare been an
nounced by the Wilkes AAA of
fice.
According to information re
ceived from the office today, it is
expected that the referendum re
lative to control of the 1940 crop
will be held between September
30 and October 7.
In tho meetings to be held
County Agent Dan Holler and
Lawrence Miller, clerk of the
county A.AA office will give all
official Information available to
the farmers about the tobacco
situation and what to expect
should quotas be voted for the
next crop.
Meeting.s will be held on Mon
day. September 25, at Austin at
four o’clock and at Benham at
seven o’clock.
On Tuesday. September 26, a
meeting will be held at four n.
m. at Somers school and at Ron-
da at seven o'clock. On Wednes
day,, September 27, a meeting
will be held at four o’clock at
Clingman.
The meetings have been sche
duled in order to make it con
venient for practically all of the
tobacco farmers to attend one of
them and the importance of learn
ing about control plans was urged
In announcement of the meetings.
Relative to tobiicco control, the
following open letter from H. A.
Wallace, United States secretary
of agriculture, and addressed to
tobacco growers was released for
publication today:
To Flue-cured Tobacco Farmers:
As a result of the large tobac
co crop of this year and recent
withdrawal tram the market of
the buyers for the British trade,
growers of flue-cured tobacco are
confronted with what Is consider
ed by many to be the most seri
ous crisis they have ever exper
ienced In marketing their crop.
At the close of business on
September 8, the Imperial Tobac
co Company withdrew Us buyers
from the market. The European
war, which caused the Imperial
buyers to be withdrawn, also
caused other British companies
to withdraw orders for further
purchases of flue-cured tobacco
at this time. In recent years a-
bout one-third of all flue-cured
tobacco produced in this country
has been exported to Great Bri
tain.
Thus to the difficulty already
caused by the 200 million pound
(Continued on page eight)
Workmen are now engaged in
placing trim work and fixtures in
North Wilkesboro’s new city hall.
* The building was so near com
pletion a few weeks ago that the
various departments of city gov
ernment were able to move in, al
though finishing work was held up
due to inability to get the specified
materials on time.
The work now in progress in
cludes erection of the bar and
judge’s stand in the courtroom,
which will be of attractively fin
ished gnn} construction. Son»
lighting fhetares which had not
been installed are .also being put
in.
Auditorium .seats have been or
dered for the courtroom but have
not arrived.
Father, Son And
Grandson Injured
It was a tragic coincidence
that three members of one fami
ly, a father, son and grandson,
were violently hart and had to
receive hospital treatment with
in two days time.
Lawson Parsons, citizen of
the Wilbar community, was cri
tically hurt Monday afternoon
in an altercation in that cc«n-
munity whil* with a party en
gaged in surveying some lands.
He was allegedly hit over the
head with an axe by another
member of the psrty. In the
same altercation his son, Everett
Parsons, sustained minor injury.
On TnCteday mor’iing Everett
Grant Parsons, 14-year-old son
of Everett Parsons and a grand
son of Lawson Parsons, was hit
and fatally injured by a pickup
on highway 421 near Millers
Creek school.
29 Churches Are
Represented A t
Association Meet
Brushy Moiuitain Baptists
Have Successful Gather
ing At Beaver Creek
President Of N. C.
Praises North
Press Association
Wilkesboro Papers
“North Wilkesboro is one of
the most progres.sivo towns n
North Oarolina, and The Journal-
Patriot is a leader in its pro-
gres.s,’’ said W. E. Horner, Ban-
ford. president of the North Car
olina Press Association, who,
with Ed M. Anderson, publisher
of Syyiand Post, West Jefferson,
paid The Journal-Patriot office a
visit several days ago in connec
tion with its being reinstated as
a memlier of the Association.
Commenting on the newspaper
situation in the "State’’ of Wilkes,
both visitors expressed the opin
ion the town was well stocked
with good newspapers. “Besides
The Journal-Patriot, The Hustler
and The News are also operating
good papers. Few counties in the
state are blessed with three
I newspapers,’’ Mr. Horner said.
“Good, progressive newspapers
are one of the most vital necessi
ties for community progress,”
added Mr. Horner. “I am glad to
see the people of North Wilkes
boro supporting these papers in
their endeavors to serve Wilkes
and neighboring counties. As
long as the people support these
papers, they can continue to keep
pace with community growth. It
Is always well to bear in mind,, prominent speakers for
too, that too great a division program, Judge John-
public support between a raft of t j Hayes and I. G. Greer, who
papers results in all of them be-j speak relative to the
ing forced to accept lower journ- j QrpUanage, were unable to be
alistic standards. In such events, i present and others ably substitiit-
it is the community which ulti-! .
With 29 of the 30 churches
represented by delegates and
church letters, the Brushy Moun
tain Baptist association held
what was described as one of the
best sessions In its history Tues
day and Wednesday at Beaver
Creek Baptist church.
The association embraces many
churches In Wilkes county, in
cluding the Baptists of the Wll-
kesboros. With the single excep
tion of Stony Hill every chtmih
was represented and one new
church. Welcome Home, was ac
cepted Into membership in the
association.
The total attendance of minis
ters was 20 and there were 15
present for the opening session
Tuesday morning. Tho program
was carried out in practically the
same form as planned with but
very few alternations because of
absences.
T. E. Story was re-elected for
the sixth year as moderator and
J. F. Jordan, also of Wilkesboro,
was re-elected clerk. The nomi
nating committee was composed
of F. G. Holman, Hayes Walker
and W. A. Proffit.
■ An inspiring message was con
tained in the Introductory sermon
Tuesday by Rev. Howard J. Ford,
pastor of the Wilkesboro Baptist
church, who spoke on the sub
ject. “Running the Race Of Life.
Shotgun >
Seif-Inflkt^, i
Fatal To John Faw
Local Resident Ends Life Bjr
Firing Shotgun Into Own
Chest On Wednesday
John V. Faw, 44, carp^toif (Did
World War veteran, was found
dead in his home in this city a*
bout 7:30 last night.
Coroner I. M. Myers'investigat
ed the death and pronounced it
suicide. Death was oansed by a
shotgun wound in the left side of
his chest.
The coroner said that all indica
tions pointed to a clear case of
suicide and no inquest was deemed
necessary. Faw had aparently
used a cane to push the trigger of
the gun and discharge the load
into his chest.
Death ■was thought to have oc
curred about mid-aftemoon when
neighbors said they heard a noiso
similar to that of a muffled gun
shot.
His body was found by Paul
Church and Odell Wya' t, who call
ed at the house to set Faw about
some work. Failing to get any
answer from knocking they used
flashlights and looked through a
window, seeing Paw’s body on the
floor. His family had been a^way
for a few days.
He served in the 30th division in
France during the World war and
■was badly wounded at the front.
His health had not been normal
since the war and only recently he
had received treatment in a gov
ernment hospital at Johnson City,
Tenn.
He was a member of a large
family of 17 children, a son of the
late Jake Faw and Mrs. Louise
Bare Faw. He is survived by his
wife, Mrs. Ellen Brown Faw, and
two children, Mrs. Grace Barlow
and Miss Betty Faw, of North
Wilkesboro. The fourteen surviv
ing brothers and sisters are as
follows: Monroe, Oscar, Doley,
Will, Ed and Vestal Faw, Mrs.
Carrie McGlamery, Mrs. Mattie
Griffin, all of Millers Creek; Mrs.
Minnie Nichols, Wilkesboro R-1:
Chal Fa"vv, North jWilkesboro; Mrs.
Hattie Pierce, Reddies River; Miss
I Chessie Faw, North Wilkesboro;
I Lester Faw, Landis; Mrs. Irene
i Osborne, North Wilkesboro. Two
brothers, Haggle and Crummie
I Faw, preceded him in death.
I Funeral services will be held
, Friday, 11 o’clock, at Gross Roads
church.
mately suffers,’’ he said.
Late Briefs
Of War News
Chamberlain declares Britain’s
war effort to be “the utmost of
which it is capable.”
German fighting plane report
ed shot down in series of ■west
ern front air battles.
Nazi commander announces
“operations 1 n Poland are
closed.” Semi-official denial that
Belgium is to be Invaded. High
command reveals Nazi-Soviet par
tition already mapped. Official
spokesman terms Czechoslovakian
reports “perfect nonsense.’’
Britain and France map strat
egy in war council, promise to
smash Hitlerism and give “rep
arations” to Poland. Western
front quiet. Admitted that Polish
front has disappeared bqt scat
tered resistance continues.
Polish radio says Warsaw is
grimly holding out; wounded
horses ordered taken to butchers
f'r food.
German army officers arrive in
Russian capital to discuss divis
ion of territory in Poland; high
sources report complete partition
plan has already been worked
out.
Reports of heavy gunflro for
seven hours yesterday cause
Danes to believe a second battle
of Jutland was being fought.
Driver Of “Death
Car” Files Bond
Luther Greene, Of Leno’r,
Files $1,200 Justified
Bond For Court
■Various reports from the
churches of the association indi
cated a successful year with many
churches taking an active part
In the cooperative program and
the various phases of church ac
tivity.
One of the principal addresse:"
of Wednesday morning’s session
was an address by Dr. Olin T.
Binkley, of Wake Forest College,
Luther Greene, Lenoir resident who spoke concerning Christian
said to have been driving the car education. He stressed the splr-
I from which Fonnie Higgins, also itual birth and said spiritual
1 of Lenoir, fell and was fatally in- growth should b e cultivated
; jured Sunday, filed, bond of $1,200 through the homes, churches and
I following a hearing held before schools.
t Magistrate R. C. Jennings. I Rev. M. A. Adams, field work-
' He was held on two' charges, ©r of the United Drys In North
manslaughter and driving a car Carolina, substituted for Cale
while under the influence of liquor. I Burgess for the temperance ad-
The other occupants of the car, | dress, delivering a forceful mess-
Gus Phillips, of Lenoir, and Don age.
Lovett, of Moravian Falls, were! The address relative to the j
released. | Baptist hospital was by Rev. J.'
Higgins died Monday from in-(a. McKaughan. Many ministers
juries received in the accident, took part on the two-day pro-
which occured about seven o’clock p.am.
n 1 l^inpTitzrav A.PA rrru..
Jitterbugs Will
Entertain Lions
Something special is in store
for the North Wilkesboro Lions
Club meeting to be held on Fri
day evening, seven o’clock.
Phil Brame and Fred Hubbard,
Jr., will be in charge of the pro
gram and they have secured as
a special feature the tour win
ners of the big jitterbug contest
recently staged in Bowman Gray
stadium in Winston-Salem hefors
an audience of 15,000. They are:
Miss Marjorie Weavil, Frank Al-
spaugh, Shirley Smith and Miss
Lib Palmer.
Reunion Of Three
Families Sept. 24
Annual reunion of the Royal,
Miles and Brooks clans will be
held at Roaring Gap ch’irch in tfae
eastern part of Wilkes county on
highway 21 on Sunday, Septem
ber 24, it was announced today.
The program ■will include an ad
dress by a prominent speaker, ser
mon by Rev. George W. Milee,
special music by the Sunshine
quartet and a quartet from Mil
lers Creek. The public has a cor
dial invitation to attend ■with
good eats for the picnic dinner at
noon.
Sunday evening on highway 421
on Gordon Hill west of this city.
Food Sale Friday
The North Wilkesboro Wom
an’s club will sponsor a food sale
at Spalnhour’s on Friday after
noon, two o’clock. The proceeSs
will be usel for purchase and
planting of shrubbery at the
clubhouse and all patronage wllf
be appreciated.
girls who are easiest on the eyes
are the hairae*t..o»ithf'!^rte*
The association will meet in
1940 at New Hope Baptist church
on Tuesday and Wednesday be
fore the fourth Sunday in Sep
tember. Rev. B. V. Bumgarner
was designated to deliver the In
troductory sermon and Rev. F.
C; Watts was named ae alternate.
The committee on time, place and
preacher was composed of R. L.
Proffit, H. I. Shoemaker and W.
Oi Barnett.
The ordw of business oommlt-
Don’tfool -yourself, brother; =«e, a group, tacomp^
ed of Rev..Bageas OUvfc' T. B.
(Contia’iied on page eight)
Baptist Pastor
Announces Topics
For Two Services
Rev. Eugene Olive, pastor of
the First Baptist church, has ai$-
nounced that he will speak on tim
subject, “Christiana and the
World Crisis” at the Sondar
morning service at the First Bap
tist church.
The topic for the aermon in Bie
evening service at 7:90 wiQ fa*
“An Exp^oee nist Detennfaua
Dentiny/’ The pofalie has a car
dial Invitation to the aervioaa.-"' -