. L. ,
C0tle
ke Honors At
Fair At Hickory
itonMy J$mm*A, B«rk* nU
tl
thAt thr«e ToanK clrls told
klm tker had placed track spikes
on the Saqta Fe railruad tracks
Snnday, shortly before a freight
train was wrecked, but thought
.^they had remored them before
leaTing. Two men were killed in
the wreck. Burke said no action
ironld be taken against the girls,
who are sisters, because of their
youth.
$98 In Prizes Won At Ca
tawba Fair By Three
Wilkes Club Members
WANTS LABOR PEACE
Cincinnati, Oct. 3.—President
Roosevelt gave organised labor
leaders today a virtual White
Ho^se command to resume the
A. F. L.-C. I. O. peace negoti
ations, appealing to them to "put
pride and self-advantage in
pKrlottc service for national un
ity.'’ The President’s appeal was
made in a message to the Amer
ican Federation of Labor in na
tional convention here. "The A-
_ merican people want it,’’ (labor
qrd) he said, "and will hold
thonor those whose insight,
burage and unselfishness can ef
fect it.”
>• ITALY STILL ALOOF
Rome, Oct. 3.—Italy appeared
likely today to remain aloof for
the present from German-Rus-
sian peace maneuvers. Well-in
formed Italians said they expect
ed Adolf Hitler to make |ome
peace proposals in his relchstag
speech this week, but doubted
they had any chance for success.
These persons said Italy, sincere
ly desiring to have peace re-estab
lished, fears a prolonged war
would make Europe the prey of
bolshevism,'^ut she womld not,
however. Involve herself in pro-
Itosals predestined to failure.
rATOR STRICKEN
Washington, Oct. i».—Washlng-
took for granted tonight that
>v. A. B. Chandler womld be
come the junior senator from
Kentucky, succeeding 65-year-
ol^ Senator Marvel Mills Logan,
. who died unexpectedly, today. Lo
gan, a Democrat, succumbed to
a heart attack at his home dur
ing the night after he apparently
had recovered from an illness
which had sent him to a hospital
some months ago. He left the hos
pital recently, but suffered a
Blight heart attack Saturday and
was unable to attend the opening
* of debate on the neutrality bill j
by the senate yesterday.
Wilkes county cattle gained the
Limelight Wednesday when judg
es at the Catawba fair at Hickory
awarded 25 prizes totaling 298 to
three Wilkes county club mem
bers exhibiting purebred cattle.
This marks the first time that
Wilkes cattle have been so sig
nally honored. The exhibitors
were Dempsey Morrison and Faye
Morrison, son and daughter of C.
K. Morrison, manager of Dough-
ton’s Dairy, and Archie Mathis,
who are members of 4-H clubs.
The Wilkes club members took
three firsts, two seconds, two
thirds and several other prizes in
the open show and in the club
show made a more Impressive
record with four firsts, one sec
ond, two thirds, three fourths,
and a number of minor prizes.
A cow shown by Dempsey Mor
rison took the grand champion
ships in both shows while a sen
ior calf exhibited by Archie Ma
this took highest honors in the
club show and second in the open
class.
The full list of prizes won by
the Wilkes exhibitors follows;
Open show—bull, three years
and over, third; bull, one year,
seventh: cow, four years and
older, first and grand champion
ship; cow, two to four years, sec
ond; cow, two years, fifth; heif
er, senior yearling, third; heller,
junior yearling, first and sev
enth; senior calf, second; junior
calf, first; call herd, filth; pro
duce of dam, seventh; get i'>f sire,
fifth.
Club show—cow, three years,
first; cow, two years, third and
fourth; senior yearling heifer,
second and fourth; heifer junior
yearling, first and third; senior
calf, first and fourth; junior call,
first and fifth.
The exhibitors and their cattle
were accompanied to the show by
Jesse Giles, assistant county a-
gent. They will try lor high hon
ors next week at the North Caro
lina state lair in Raleigh.
StateMU
Of Disinet
Hare; SUta
SpaiJu To
m'-
Here are shown the Wilkes county delejsistion of’dtiienB who participated in .‘WifteS county day” sponsor^ by the^mbw of Com-
mercTin Whwton-Safem yedeX. ^ft to right seated are: jShn R.*^ Prevette. Harry ftoe^r. chdrman trf the Wtaaton-Sidem ^p-
Wednesday Wilkes County Day In Winston-Salem
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wai
SMUGGLERS WARNED
Washington, Oct. 3.—President
sevelt warned today that
gglers had better not carry
•applies from United States ports
td TT-boats on the seas. At the
President’s press conference, a
reporter called his attention to a
story in the Philadelphia Record
that government agents are
vestlgatlng reports that “erst
while rum-runners’’ and “un
scrupulous skippers of freight
ers" are ferrying oil, food and
drinking water to German sub
marines off the Atlantic coast.
The reporter asked the President
whether. In view of these reports,
was willing to say a word to
Rangers Will Be
AtWilkesborolSth
Second District
D. A. R. Meeting
Held Wednesday
Miss Lucy Finley Re-Elected
Director; State Regent
Is Principal Speaker
Popular Quartet Will Give
Program For Benefit Mo
ravian Falls Project •
In- ! dio
The Rangers, widely recogniz
ed as one of the outstanding ra-
and stage male quartets in
the south, will come to Wilkes-
boro for a personal appearance
and program of songs and com
edy on Friday night, October 13.
The performance will be given
in the Wllkesboro school audi
torium and is sponsored by peo
ple of the Moravian Falls com
munity. The profits from the ad
was willing to say a word to mumiy. «u-
6 wise. The President replied missions will be used In the erec-
that If anybody was 'doing that
Bort of thing, they’d better not.
UEES ALLIED \1CT0RY
New York, Oct. 3.—The belief
‘ that Brltlsh-French superlwlty
economically and at sea would
make their defeat by Germany
Ipapoealble was expressed today
fey Herbert Hoover in an inter
view with Roy W. Howard print
ed tfeLtiw New York Worid-Tele-
gram. The former President, who numbers
In a Beries of high official posi
tions saw much of the Inner
•trugfle of the world war at
flnt hand, thus summed up his
opinions: “If one surveys the
, vfeole front—sea, land, air and
eeoaomic resources—I am con-
' vineed the allies can defend their
empires. The end may be victory
for them. At wor# It might be
stalemate. I do not see any pos
sibility that It can be defeat.’’
tlon of a community house at Mo
ravian Falls and those attending
will be assured of helping a
worthy cause while witnessing
one of the most popular stage
perfonmances in the south.
The Rangers claim the highest
tenor and the lowest bass in the
south and their radio and stage
presentations have been widely'
acclaimed.
In addition to singing the
which have been so
popular over station 'WBT, the
Rangers will engage in exchanges
of gay repartee which adds vari
ety and spice to the program.
The show will begin promptly
at eight o'clock and admission
will be 16 and 25 cents.
Must Have Permit
To Bum Outdoors
Mrs. Eugene Davis, of ^Raleigh,
State regent of the North Caro
lina Society Daughters of the
American Revolution, made the
principal address at the meeting
of the Second District held In
North Wllkesboro Wednesday,
October 4, at the Woman’s club
house. The meeting convened at
10:30 o’clock with Miss Lucy
Finley, of North Wllkesboro, dis
trict director, presiding, and Mrs.
F. B. Ingold, of Hickory, acting
as secretary.
Mrs. H. O. Steele, of States
ville, state chaplain, opened the
meeting with prayer, after which
the group joined in the American
creed and the salute to the flag,
this being led by Mrs. C. Wayne
Spencer, of Wilmington. Mrs.
Claude Doughton, regent of the
hostess chapier. The Rendezvous
.Mountain, spoke words of wel
come to which Mrs. Karl Sherrill,
of Statesville, responded.
At 1 o’clock the Woman’s club
served a delicious luncheon to
the sixty-five women attending.
The club rooms were attractively
Friendship and mutual good
will between Winston-Salem and
North Wllkesboro were further
promoted W'ednesday when a
large delegation of representa-
Itive Wilkes county citizens were
guests of the Twin City.
The occasion was sponsored by
the Winston-Salem Chamber of
Commerce as one of a series of
goodwill ventures among north
western North Carolina counties.
The delegation assembled at
Robert E. Lee Hotel for a discus
sion of the day’s activities, and
were welcomed by leading citi
zens of Winston-Salem, including
William E. Ritter, secretary of
the Chamber of Commerce.
Traces Relationship
In conferring honorary mem
bership In the Wlnston-'Salem
Chamber of Commerce on each of
the Wllkes' visitors. Secretary
William Ritter traced the rela
tionship of the two counties back
to pre-Revolutlonary War days.
“It was the leader of the old i
Moravian . surveying party,’’ Rit
ter said, “that came through this
section of the country back In
1752, who said that after going
from one end of North Carolina
to the other, he considered the
sites where Wilkes and Forsyth
county seats now stand to be the
best In the state.
“These facts give us a common
bond that extends back beyond
the Revolutionary War, Into the
very pioneer period of this sec
tion of North Carolina. Qertalnly
the oldest records of our city are
full of references to. Wilkes coun
ty and its’ citizens.
“Forsyth county and Wilkes
county have come a long way
since the sites for both were ‘dis
covered’ by a surveying party,
searching not tor the assets of
man-made transportation, but for
an Ideal spot where people might
live and work comfortably and
(Continued "on page four)
Escaped Convict
Is Ts^en Here By
Officers Monday
Orchardists S e 11NYA Can Use 40
High Quality Crop
Of Luscious Fruit
Apple Crop Said To Be One
Of Best In History Wilkes
Fruit Growing
Boys And Girls
In The County
Opportunity Offered Out-of-
School Youth For Train
ing and Jobs
Orchardists of the Brushy
i Mountain apple growing country
decorated In blue and white flow- ^ busily engaged harvesting
ers, the D. A. R. colors, making selling one of the best qual-
a festive setting for the occasion, j ,^ppjg g^^pg the history of
State officers present besides I jppjt^grp.^ring In the now famous
Mrs. Davis and making short thermal belt,
talks pertaining to their phase of
organization
the work of the
were Mrs. C. Wayne Spencer, of
Wilmington, state vice-regent;
Mrs. H. O. Steele, of Statesville,
state chaplain: Miss 'Virginia
H6rne, of Wadesboro, state re
cording secretary; Mrs. E. A.
Branch, of Raleigh, state cor
responding secretary; Mrs. J. S.
Welborn, of High Point, state
registrar; Miss Helen Bryan
Chamberlain, of Kinston, state
historian.
■ Splendid reports were heard
from the following chairmen of
state committees; Mrs. George |
Moland, of Hendersonville, on
approved schools; Miss Elizabeth
(Continued on page four)
Health Clinic Is
Held At School
average of about 50 per cent of
a full crop but the quality of the
luscious fruit Is decidedly high,
orchardists specialists have de
clared after visiting a number of
orcha^B and apple houses.
While the prices are not all to
be desired, the crop is reported
to be moving fairly well with
truckers and dealers well pleased
with the fruit the growers have
to offer.
Apple picking time Is a busy
season in the Brushles as oreh-
srdlsts work in family units of
parents and children, together
with hired help. 1» the rush to
get the fruit off the trees at the
right time In order to Insure best
keeping and selling qualities.
A great part of the crop In the
Brushles and’ in the foothills and
^lue Ridge orchards is sold Im
mediately after picking and very
‘little fruit In this groat apple
378 Get Test And Vnccinn- growing center finds Its wsy to
tions At City SchooU Dur-
ing Clinic Monday ■ “r®^**^**®
Legion Will Meet
Friday Evening
■i-The October meeting of the
Merican Legion will be held In
|>gton-Anxillary club rooms
the city on Friday night,
ctobt^ »th at 7:30 o’clock. The
newly elected officers for 1940
. charge of the'meeting,
an
tall attendance Is desired.
Nelson, of this city. Is
lander of the WUkes county
[or onsulu^
Blanche Ferguson, of Fer-
tor many years a trained
ta Panama, wiU speak on
A. A. Triplett, Wilkes county
forest warden, today called atten
tion to the fact that persona who
burn brush within 600 feet of
woodlands must first secure a
permit.
The permits may be obtained
without cost from Mr. Triplett or
from the following deputy var-
dec_' In the county: H. T. War
ren, Traphlll; C. D. Holbrook,
Trapblll postofflce; Coy Eller,
Lewis Fork; R. L. Spencer, Ben-
ham; D. P. Ashley, Daylo; J. W.
Casey, New Castle; W. E. Beal,
Newllfe; W. C. Hall, Darby; J.
H. 3tam?>«r, McOrady; or from
the office of clerk of court in
, Wllkesboro.
i have well constructed apide hous-
A total of 378 children were'es which serve in lieu of cold
served in the health clinic con- storage *or limited ^rioda of
ducted in the North WUkeshoro and the better houses are
city schools Monday. ^«> f
'ties for storing apples without
The clinic, ’«^blch was conduct-
ed by Dr. A. J. Eller, county , , .
health officer, and county nurses,' Brushy mounia ns ave
neailll Ollicer, aua C/UUijr AAA fs-nnn
was sponsored by the local Par- »M«>xlmMely 300,000
ent-Teacher association. i number of toees In other ^m-
Schlck tests wore administered merclal orchards would greatly
to 289 children. A member of the
health department staff today | Apple crop failures In the
checked the tests for diphtheria Brushles are Indeed rare because
immunity. Infants diphtheria of the absence of frost In tks
toxoid was given to 19 and 70 spring at aipple blocsom time. At
school children were vaccinated times when the temperature foils
against smallpox.
The clinic was described as one ^Yadkin and In. th* .valldys tl^
of the largest In the history of lempeiWhlVon. the Braafeiasr
the school. ' fpften ton degresg
Mrs. Lawrence Miller, supervis
or of the National Youth Admin
istration program in Wllkea coun
ty, said today that the NYA in
Wilkes Is In position to offer em
ployment and training to 20 boys
and 20 girls.
Girls from the home making
project in Wllkesboro may be
transferred to a lunch room pro
ject at Boomer school and the
transfer will make It possibly to
give employment and valuable
training to 20 girls In the home
making project.
The home making project la
carried out at the Community
House In Wllkesboro, where 20
girls under the superrlston
Mrs. Alleen' Godfrey Upchurch,
project supervisor, learn the nirts
of iome making and house keep
ing.
A project calling for painting
the gymnasium and repairs to
furnishings of Ronds school has
been approved aito the NTAjeau,
use 20 boys who wish to ew%
patnV
Negro Serving 15 to 20
Yeara For Murder Was
Hobo On Local Train
Iredell connty prison camp of
ficials came here yesterday and
carried back to camp one Vandon
Johnson McLean, colored, long
term convict who ran away from
the camp on Friday and was cap
tured here by Pctllee Chief J. E.
Walker and Corporal Carlyle In
gle, of the highway patrol.
Police here were tipped off by
telephone Monday through the
railway station agent at Ronda,
who Informed the officers' that
there was a suspicious looking
hobo on board the train. The oL
fleers met the train as It arrived
here and the negro ran when he
saw the officers. After an exciting
footrace he was taken between
the tannery and the Yadkin riv
er by Chief Walker.
Records showed that the ne
gro was sent up from Durham to
serve 15 to 20 years in 1932 aft
er being convicted of second de
gree murder. He denied being a
convict until Chief Walker start
ed to take his fingerprints to
send to Raleigh for identification.
Then he gave the officers what
was later learned to be a true ac
count of the facts.
Bank Resources
Show Increase
Northwestern Bank State
ment Shows Resources
Near Four Million
Resources of The Northwest
ern Bank lacked only $18,000 of
reaching the four million dollar
A'skir, the condensed statement of
as of October 2 and re
leased by officials of the bank at
its home office here today
showed.
'Resources October 2 totaled
$3,983,079.82, representing sn
inpraam of $219,900.52 over the
vt $3,T«2.179.40 as of June
SO this year.
I'AliPia tank was formed as a con-
lio^dalden ei the Deposit ft Ssv-
and banks st
and
and
MlUer' BornsvUle on July 1, 1937. At
that time resources were approx*
something while learning
Isg. -and woetd i'
under adequate BUpervlBlon. J - ^
. The NYA offers employment, ings bank, here
and training to boys and girls be- Boone Sparta Bak «j»®’
tween the ages of 18 and 25 who ! branches at Blowing Bock
are out of school, Mrs.
said.
^Bradley Dancy, bf’^Nortk'r^fW-
kwhoro, was named digtrt(ilP||li‘^
uty state councilor of the 41& AH-- .
trict at a meeting of dlstr
resentatlves of the jnniqr
held here Tuesday erenliV- ’
Bufehett of ClingihMi^wgs
district councilor,
George W. Wreniu flqlil shw**
tsry tor the 'Westdhi.fwth
okna section, presided-Ovdr • this
organization meeting ahd - prlar
to the election of Officers ' "'iz-
plained the purpose of the to-
alignment of districts. la -thw
state, explaining the need 'for
closer coordination of the didtrlek
organiutlons -with the state gor-
emlng body.
State Councilor N. Sankey Gai
ther,’ of Harmony, presented thu
work program of the order tor
the year. Mr. Gaither stated that
never since the Order was found
ed more than a hundred yeara
ago, had there been such a need
tor cooperation among patriotle
institutions than is fonnd in tto
United States today. Americana
today have .plenty to be concern
ed about at home, jiu stated,
withoqt busying themselves wltk
the problems of Europe. There la
a type of war. International war,
he said, going on right here tn
this country. ;
“We are right now beginning
to learn,” said Mr. Gaither,’’ just
to what extent alien organisa
tions, operated by foreign govern
ments, are undermining the great
principles of our government. Re
cent revelations of the actlvitlea
of these groups, such as the Ger
man Bund, by the Dies Commit
tee, show us that they are operat
ing undea false flags and that
they are tearing away at the very
vitals of American freedom. Blr.
Oalther closed his remarks wltii
the prediction that within a few
weeks America would be astound
ed by the prominence of the peo
ple who would be named as mem
bers of these organizations whicn
are trying to force this country
Into the European conflict.
Secretary Wrenn told the cono-
cll that It was largely throng*
the efforts of the Junior Order
of Buncombe county that William
D. Pelley and his so-called “SU-
ver-Shirts’’ were exposed and
brought to trial in Asheville. Hn
stated that the propaganda being
diffused by that group was so
Insiduous that they even attempt
ed to work their way into the
Order in Buncombe and tried to
Influence Juniors there to work
against the government of thla
country. Their attempts weiw
brought to naught when mem
bers of the order brought charges
which led to indictment of Pelley
and finally his conviction in F«*r •
eral and State courts.
The plans oi me pumlclty de
partment of the state conkeO
were briefly explained by Doeg-.
aid Coxe, Red Springs, who urged
each local council to set tor it
self additional projects of eirfo
and community nature.
The next meeting of the Fonrt* •,
District, which is comprised
the councils located In Ashe, Al
leghany, Wilkes, Surry and Tad-_.
kin counties, will be held Jn Apkll^
1140 with Council No. 446
OHngman. ' i’, .
Other officers elected at
meeting include R. C. Pardue.'OC
North Wllkesboro. dUtrlct vfc»
councilor; G. C. ^Cooper, Elkta,
secretary and treasurer; T;; 2C,
Oamhin, Elkin, and Brady ^na-
gardner, Mt. Airy, sentinels; D.
A. Robertson, Mt, Airy, GkaP;
lain; J. R. Calloway, Clingmuidw^
condnetor, and 6. C. Wright, MR.
Such training afforded youth
’imately $2,600,000.
oi tb.m b.iM
nent employment, NYA
said.
officials
Joines Reunion
To Be Held Sunday
The annual Joines reunion wUl
be held on Sundny, October 8, »t
the old Joinea plantation at Pores
Knob, an announcement here to
day aald.- -J ” ■
All raembera of the fomlly are
eapedally urged to attend and
$36,000 to stockholders of record
September 20. This represented
a 13.88 per cent stock dividend.
Since Its establishment the
hank has added two branches,
takfog over banks at TaylOrsvUlfc
and Jefferson.
^ A new branch of the hank udll
opotted at Valdese the il®t®>'
part of this nwmth. A newtatone
asitrlMick traildlng which wUl
konse' the new branch fov now
under construction uid will be
oonpleted soon.
»ie - '
to freezing and below-along the the pnblk *• **T*^®^. naa^'ii*B>>-T>llarlm’a^
Yadkin and In the valleys tfee |MW -w® uefTed_Plc«^ style rt
tMnsted.'
is anticipated/
M-
Alry, warden.
Mariiet LotJs
EstablisheiH^
Police Chief J. E- Walker ,
toduy that the vacant lot adjaoMit
to the new city hall Is befoK
cleaned off tor use ae n markUk ^
uit. ■
^Use of the lot for market pu^;
ppaea has been demated Gy -'S. ^61
.^toatllpsott and J. B, IfeOojr,'
prs, and will be ready for
:{^9aee on the lot will ^
IS^gto termera and ^ek^ta a^
Ug il^. caJ»W»,. p^pdii^ eft*
f'prodh^. Betlfog tr^
-will hot bo ailoweg
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