North Carolina Newspapers

raAZED‘^BB!oTI6AII; ffi », ite’Eiws (K i^>NatH«' *%■ BrieSf ■t>*. . - ■. --■HiOiiiiii|ii(|i^M|iiii* V(j& xxxm. ypi ia ^ WOir CONTINUES TowgBtewn, O., Oct. 17.—Ttom Oirdl«ri.ch»iraiui ot tbc R«- ' 9«bUe 8UW cocvpraUOB. asld -to- d»7 be expected tbe cnrreiit bnai- neee “booin'' to oonttnne iadef- IsltelT. ereditlns domeetic and export bnalneae rather, than erar |j^.M,ordw» lor tlje aptam- "Thia -wUl * hold vtfi" tbe at^I exeeotiTe as- aert;ied, “nnlen there la peace, and there la 'rery little chance pi any peaM." Bureaus Move To The City HaU Notv* Locsited In’Office Room In North WiOtUsImro’a New City Hall ■^-e :r OCT. ni|tSiraB*f*t»ie*,o(w^ — !i«f! '»a. '.fre m Ci^ llie h Inl0tinaative''B^ >1 Ass FINLAND IS SAFE • Waahbuton, Oct. 17.—Presi dent'Kalinin of Russia assured Prealdent RooeoTelt today that Russia's sole aim In nesotlationa with Finland was "conaolidation of ■ the reciprocal relations’* and •'stren*thenln« of friendly co-ope ration’’ between the two conn- This was his reply to Mr. tvelt’s message last week ex pressing “the earnest hope that the soviet union will make no demands on Finland which' are inconsistent wfth the mainten ance and development of amica- ile and peaceful relations be- - -wt* I v K tween the two countries, and the independence of each.’’ ’The North Wllksoboro Com merce. Bureaus, a ciooFeratlve ore I ganisation of the rarlons l^si- nesa Interests of North Wilkee- boro, has moved its office Into spacious puarters in the new city hall. , Since its organization and un til this week the office had been located in temporary quarters provided in th^ Northwestern Bank building. | W: P. Kelly Is executive sec-i retary of the central organisation, I which Is composed of the follow-j Ing bureaus; Manufacturers’,! Wholesalers’, Merchants’, Adver-|* tislng, Credit-Collections, and Better Business. BILLINGS IS FREED Sacramento, Calif., Oct. 17.— Nearly a quarter of a century of Imprisonment ended today for Warren K. Billings, associate de fendant of Thomas Mooney in the 1916 San Francisco Preparedness - day bombing cases. He stepped, Wyatt Caudle Knocks C. C, from the goTernor’s office, a free Tharpe’s Spikes From Lineman Is Saved From Live Wires By Fellow Worker man, his sentence commuted to time served. He left immediately for Sai. Francisco to meet the woman Pole To Break Current ^ Wyatt Caudle, lineman for the he announced he hoped Duke Power company, was paln- to marry. Miss Josephine Ran- fully injured Wednesday in a suc- dolph, a librarian whom he met cessful attempt to save the life while in prison. BIG DUKE PLANT Salisbury, Oct. 17.—The Duke Power company has started con- '•truction of a new power plant at ^ Dukeville. on the Yadkin river near here, that will cost $6,000,- of a fellow worker, C. C. Tharpe, of Roaring River. The two men were working on the same pole while constructing a line near Moravian Falls and Tharpe was immediately above Caudle and at the top of the pole. There some tools carried by . lUOXC Ot/UltS 000 and be larger than the Pres- contact with the ent Buck plant at Dukeville. It' will take until June, 1941, to complete the work already under way In its primary stages, ac cording to Charles Burkholder, chief engineer and vice president of the Duke Power company, who announced the gigantic construc tion project today. 2,300 volts and SALES TAX TEST CASE Belief that the Supreme court live wire carrying Tharpe screamod. Quickly realizing what l^d happened, Caudle with "his hands knocked Sharpe’s cleats out of the pole so that he would fall un til the safety belt caught him and the contact with the live wire would be broken. TVhen the cleats were dislodg ed Tharpe's body fell a few feet of the United States is going to [ far enough for one of the cleats rtjview the Fair Taz a.ssociation’s | to penetrate the calf of Caudle’s MfVlCW me lX«l » «-»• V*—--w 1.- case testing the constitutionality , leg and wedge between the bones v*»v- « i--« — of the North Carolina sales tax There Tharpe’s weight was s’lp- was expressed Tuesday by Paul ported until other workmen got Leonard, of Statesville. -J^f the association and plaintiff the now famous test suit. Ques tloned about the suit as he passed through Greensboro en route to points in the eastern part of the state, Mr. Leonard appeared con fident about the outcome of the test suit and based his belief that the nation's highest tribunal is, going to hear the case on the fact • that he has been called on by | the clerk of court in Washington for payment of the docketing fee of $110. secretary | them safely to the ground. Both were carried to the hos pital and Caudle was released after his very painful wound was treated. Tharpe suffered from shock and remained in the hos pital for tri^tment. He was re ported today as recovering. HITLER IS BI^\MED London, Oct. 17. — Britain Extra Dividend By Northwestern made public tonight the “final report’’ of Sir Nevile Henderson on his ambassadorship to Berlin In which he recounted in plctur esque phrases the last days peace, the “tragedy” of Adolf Hitler and sidelights on “yes men’’ around the nazi chieftain. TTie 12,000 word white paper stressed repeatedly that Hitler a- lone made the decision to go to war. Sir Nevile writing that “though he spoke of his artistic tastes and his longing to -satisfy them, I derived the impression that the corporal of the last war was even more anxious to prove Extra Cash Dividend of Two Per Cent To Be Paid On November 15th .\n extra cash dividend of two per cent was declared by directors I of the Northwestern Bank in of i meeting here yesterday at the bank’s home office. The extra cash dividend of two per cent to be paid on November 15 is in addition to the regular semi-annual dividend of three per cent which will be paid on December 31, making a total cash dividend for the year of eight Shepherd, Edwards; per cent, plus a stock dividend s/iomo ona’ i. Rph. generallsslmo In the next.” of $25,000. With home office here, the Northwestern Bank has branches what he could do as a conquering . t Sparta, Jefferson, Boone, ©lowing Rock, Bakersville, Burnsville, and Taylorsville. The building for the new branch to open at Valdese early in November Is practically com pleted. In addition to declaring the extra cash dividend the di rectors in their meeting here yes terday discussed business mat ters In connection with the open ing of the new branch at Valdese. Golden Jnbdee Juniors Tuesday State Councilor Gaither Will Be Speaker At Meet ing Tuesday Night I Golden Jubilee reunion of Jun ior Order members will be held at the lodge hall In this city on ’Tuesday night, October 24, 7:30 o’clock, council leaders announc ed Uiday. If. Sankey Gaither, of Har mony, State CouncUor, will be the prlnslpal speaker at the meet- and mil Junior* are invited to J^ffttendJ Special entertainment fea ture* are also planned and sever- ^|| prlxee will he awarded. Re- VpMhments will he served at the jtwv of the meeting. Visiting Jfantors will be welcome, the nn- •Q^IMment said. -v-. :er Canal-'DefenBcs *: 12,000 People Reside In Ra dius of Four Miles From City Hsdl Here 'f ’The decennial census may not i be taken nntll 1940 but North j'Wllkeshoro has taken the lead on I the head counters and the results show 8,221 for “Greater North - ' Wllkesboro.” I Miller’s city directory of North, j Wllkesboro Just off the prees list over 8,000 people In North Wll kesboro, Wllkesboro and immedl- iate environs. Approximately 12,-1 000 people reside In a radius of four miles from North Wilkes-. boro’s city ball, those In charge I of the survey for the director)’ jsaid. Population within the corpor- 'ate limits at present was csti- i mated by the compilers at 5.000. j Population of North Wilkes- boro In 1930 was 3,668 and Wll- kesboro 1,042. - ... •> ’ Both places have made big Blonde “1 •*** ^ gains In population since that ^rve*of**a>e*AnsWan '^rrol. Hav- greater gams have been ing milked a cow before, she took near the towns ^d along Sounds, 15 ounces of milk from the highways for a distance of Mary, blooded Jersey, to win flrsl *1* miles from North Wilkes- prize in the exposition’s milking con- boro November Term Wilkes Court To Begin 30th Jurors Drawn For Session Starting On Last Day Oc- '■ itAstT Mixit} Terui November term of Wilkes su perior court is scheduled to open In Wllkesboro on Monday, Oc tober 30, with Judge Frank Arm strong. of Troy, presiding. The term is tor trial of both criminal and civil cases. Jurors for the term have been drawn and summoned as follows: First Week Amos Brooks. Edwards; John Wood, Sr., Rock Creek; C. C. Parlier, Wllkesboro: Isaac Rich ardson, W’alnut Grove, J. C. Pa trick, Union: Ray Bumgarner, Reddies River: G. H. Bowdin. Union; Calloway Haynes, Trap- hill; Oliver Brown, Mulberry; W. B. Revis, Wilkesboro; Clarence Darnell. Edwards; Ben Hawkins, Elk; R. F. Imithey, Brushy Mountain: D. E. Turner and Ralph Miller, North Wilkesboro: J. M. Bauguess, Ti. nhill; C. C. McCann, Traphill; S P. Higgins, Walnut Grove: T. J. Canter, North Wilkesboro; M. L. John son, New Castle: Guy Welborn, Antioch; W. C. Adams, Rock Creek; S. T. Eskridge, New Cas tle; Worth McGrady, Mulberry; A. M. McGoe, Lewis Perk; P. O. Staley, Union; Cody Lane, Mora vian Falls; Cothren Harrison, Rock Creek; Mayberry Plnnlx, New Castle; K. M. Carter, Ed wards; J. D. ’Triplett, Elk; R. C. Bishop, Beaver Creek; Norris Sal mon, Edwards; H. M. Taylor. Mulberry; R. L. Barlow, Boomer; Sidney Royal, Union; 0. J. Wal lace, Moravian Palls: H. B. Steel, The cloth bound d’-'ctory, con taining about 250 pages, will be distributed to libraries, chambers of commerce and oth.er central points. In addition to listing of names and addresses, telephone num bers, places of business and oth er routine information, It con tains Interesting facts about tbe Wllkesboros and a miscellaneous governmental directory. ’The directory was coippilod. R«gii]«r Satektta Wtt - veiM For THbI Ctf S——- . In WniEMboro Jurors have been 'the November term^ fiourt which will oonveM In WH- kesboro on Monday, ~ 'NowinalMr to. . Judge Johnson J. Baye*. o€ Wqkeehoro, Middle Nqrtft'C*^ Una district Jurist, 'will preetdo over the term. There is a large doeket of criminal eases” pending trlSL However, pmctlc^y all of tho. cases involve-alleged violatloBn of the federal Ifqnor tax laam. ■' The Wllkeeboro circuit In cludes Wilkea, -AUeghany» Asito and Watauga counties. Jurors for the term were drawn as follows: ■ Wilkes County Finley C.- Watts, Purlear; J. A. Sebastian, North Wllkesboro, route 2; D. C. Caudill, Hays; W. P. Rash, Cycle; Sam T. Alexsn- ^ — - I der, Abshers; M. E. Cook, WB- Antl-alroraft troope of the Stxty^eooad coast artillery on board the 1 kesboro; J. C. Wyatt, Daylo; Bd z s nr a_ss aa..^ ^ KhnaaAWMm T /'71 am«>rr TITl• T ZZ Oeasw army tog “Major Nonnoyle*' oa the drat leg of their trip to the Paaaaaa Canal Zone, where they wOl holster this eoantry’s defenses. The troopa later transferred to a U. S, army transport off the Brtwklyn army-base. Drive To Enlai^e Teachers Of The Baptist Hospital NorAwest Group Is Launched Here Regional Meeting Of North west Connties Held Here Wednesday Evening More than 60 enthusiastic Bap tists from ten associations In northwest North Carolina gather- ed at the Woman’s Clubhouse In . .. - ’The directory was w^piled. this city last night in one of the 3. ^ddaadpnteshed-hrsithera re'glonal njeetlngs t^ be^a tr^Sins. Directory company, .of Asheville, copywrlght publishers, and copywrlght Oc tober, 1939, by Charles W. Miller. The North Wilkesboro Com merce Bureaus has copies of the new city directory for sale at Its office in the new city hall. Wilkesboro Town Votes Bonds For A Water System campaign for the enlargement of the Baptist hospital In Winston- Salem. T. E. Story, widely known Bap tist and moderator of the Brushy Mountain association, presided over the dinner meeting. Associ- a t i o n s represented included Brushy Mountain, Ashe, Allegh any, Surry, Stony Fork, ’Three Forks, Caldwell, Yadkin, Alex ander and Winston-Salem. Rev. Eugene Olivo, pastor of ' the First Baptist church here, was one of the speakers. He stat- generosity I ed that through the „ . Election Today On $32,000 of the late Bowman Gray, of Win Issue Carried By Vote Of 273 to 2 No Preaching At M. E. Church Sunday There will be no preaching services at the North Wilkesboro Methodist church Sunday morn ing or Sunday evening either due to the fact that the pastor. Rev. A. L. Aycock, will be In Greens boro attending the annual West ern North Carolina Conference. The -Sunday school will meet at 9:46 a. m. as usual and it Is hoped that a full attend^ce of the members will be preMUt. N. W. Adams and Coy L. Sea- graves, North Wllkesboro; J. S. Deflhaugh, Edwards; Fletcher Pardue, New Castle; W. H. Pipes, Elk. Second Week S. h. Pardne, North Wilkes boro; Roon Eller, Lewis Fork; C. M. Roop, Rock Creek; W. A. Bumgarner, Reddles River; E. P. Ix)we, Moravian Falla; Ovid Stone, Rock Creek; Charlie Fos ter, Antioch; M. A. Ellis, Walnut Grove; M. F. Barker, Eklwards; C. L. Royal, Reddies River; Sher man Nance, Lovelace; W. M. Dun can, Wilkesboro;. T. G. McLaugh lin, North Wllkeeboro; Commie Taylor, Mulberry; M. E. Broy- hlll, Moravian Falls; P. R. Lowe, Moravian Falls; C. C. Kilby, North Wilkesboro: E. B. Hayes, Reddles River; J. M. German, Boomer; P. W. McNeill, Elk; Rueben Adams, Walnut Grove; Chester Billings, Edwards; J. L. A. Bumgarner, Reddies River; Sam Curry, Antioch; R. L. irch, Rock Creek. Citizens of the town of Wllkes boro cast votes today on the question of whether or not $32,- 000 in bonds shall be Issued tor the purpose of constructing a water system. The results were; 273 for; 2 against. A WPA project providing for the construction of a water sys tem for the town was approved several days ago, with the spon sors contribution of the approxi mately $60,000 total cost estimat ed at $32,000. The town registrations books Meet On Nov. 3d T. E. Story, President, Out lines Program For An nual Diat. Meet Seventeenth annual convention of the northwest district ’Teach ers Association will be held in High Point on November 2 and 3. It was learned here today from preside over the meeting. The convention theme will be “Evaluation — Quantitative and Qualitative—How good are our schools? How caa we make them better?’’ The first general session will be In the senior high school au ditorium, beginning at ten o’ clock. Committees will he ap pointed and officers will be nom inated for the coming year. Dr. J. Henry Highsmith and Dr. Charles E. Griffith will be the speakers. Friday evening session at eight str”-Salem, that Wake Fofest College will be enabled to erect a four-year medical school at W^inston-Salem, thus with the) Baptist hospital creating a medi cal center that will be unsurpass ed in the state. The gift carries with it an endowment fund of approximately one million dol lars. It was pointed out that the Baptist hospital Is suffering from very badly overcrowded condi tions Dr. D. R. Wilcox, of Winston- Salem, regional chairman of the campaign, spoke of the necessity L. Cleary, Wllkesboro; J. M. C»»- ter, Oakwoods; Rudy Shepherd. Vannoy; Ed Foster, Fergusouj Carl S. Bumgarner, North Wll kesboro; Paul Lenderman, Wll kesboro; J. H. Davis, Purlear, route 1; Granville Green, Cycle; R. Don Nichols, Purlear; Paul Vestal, Moravian Falls; Rom H. Pearson, North Wilkesboro; Zachary Ferguson, Boomer, R. I“. D.; C. C. Harris, Wllkesborot ronte 2. Alleghany County Letcher E. Edwards, Stratford; H. J. Estep, Stratford; J. A. Crouse, Sparta route 2; R. D. Gentry, Glade Valley; Leonard Shores, Sparta; Garfield Lyon, Cherry Lane; G. L. Duncan, Spar ta, route 1; Robert Joines, Spar- Ashe County Fred Krlder, Todd; F. L. DoJ- linger, Sturgills; G. C. Davie, Grassy Creek; H. C. Tucker, West Jefferson; John Goodman, West Jefferson; Marion Jones, Crumir- ler; T. M. Hayes, Nathans Creek; G. H. Stanberry, Todd; E. S. Bastrldge, Clifton; E. A. Wad dell, Jefferson; Upton Blevins, Obids; Jesse Miller, Obids; E. E. Roland, Warrensville; D. W. Weaver, Smethport; H. A. I.ow- rance, We.st Jefferson. Watauga County Horace Greer, Boone route; Conley Glenn, Vilas; Fred Hart- ' ley, Shulls Mills; H. C. Beach, Walter Hampton, Tom T. o’clock, following group meetings in the afternoon, will be featur-1 zionville; .. ed by an address by Dr. Elbert! Blowing P,ock, route, .v,— K. Fretwell, of teachers college, I shook. Banner Elk, route; John Columbia University. | Smith, Matney; J. J- Mast, SOgar Divisional imeetings will be Grove; Chas. Trivett, Beach held as follows: ! Creek; D. J. Boyden, Blowing Agriculture teachers—2:45 to Rock; C. G. Hodges, Boone, 5:00; theme, "Out of School ' route; J. Y. Walker, Sugar Grove. Youth”; addresses Marion S', j Justice, supervisor state depart ment occupations; and T. E.! Browne, director vocational edu- 1 cation. of enlarging the hospital to re- - lleve over crowded conditions and were used for the tfpeclal election., provide a hoepltal to I jjjg splendid gift by a The plans call for piping spring from the Brushies by grav ity to a storage tank In the town. For many years the town has been purchasing ‘water from. North Wllkesboro. ? Town offlalil® Stated that} the revenue from the use of wat-' er will pay the principal and In terest on the bonds and that no Methodist for this Baptist pro ject. He spoke of the need, op portunity, and challenge to the Baptist of North Carolina. Ernest C. Mulvey, of Boston, .Mgsg., explained the mechanics of the campaign. Volunteer workers will carry out a state-wide appeal. terest on tne oonas ana «n,ng on prospects In all denom- tax money will be needed for that contribute- “to tlu purpose. $200,000 objecUve. “Cur Ideal,” Advertisement was placed to- ^ gstAbllsh campaign day for bids on ^ committees I n every Baptist an elevated tank ^'church In North Carolina and to for pipe and other materials. ^ opportunity for every • 1 M Baptist to contribute to the wor- Keviyal Now Un .thy cause.” In WllIrPSnAFn iod of t^ro years and each com- 111 ff UlhVoMVt V, niltteo -wUl endeavor to secure do- —. , nations from those most able to Baptist Pastor Being Assm- ^j^g ^j,gjp respective communl- ed By Rev. C. C. Holland ^,gg have a general sollcl- In Series Services f tatlon on Hospital Sunday, Oc- to1>er 29. On that date through- X: H. O. Parsonsi, of the Pur lear section, was a hi tslness^'visi tor to this olty WediiLsday. Revival services are In IMTO- grese this week at WUkesboro Baptist church. Services are being held at 2:45 p. m. and 7:15 p. m. The pastor,:Rev. Howard J. Ford, Is being assisted bjr^ Rev. C. C. Holland, of Taylorsville, and much Interest Is being shown In the services, yhlch.. have .been well attended. A eoi:dl^,,-lBvl{aj^I)T:''''F. aim' U extended hj^ the tlinseh^TO tat all to attend th* serrioag. out the stole there will be a message on the "Ministry of Healing’’, together with peftlaeut facts relative to the campaign ef forts.' *' Mrs. Pamll*. Davls^ of 'Yadklttr vine, spoke briefly; toUlng ot a rally to be held there'00 the aft ernoon of October 29. Art teachers-p-2:45 to 4:00; address, Miss Grace Sabotka, of Peabody College, Nashville, Tenn. Business education—2:45 to 4; 00; address Vance T. Little, of W. C. U. N. C.; round taible dis cussion led by Miss Anna Lula' Dobson, of R. J. Reynolds high school. Class roam teachers—1:46 to 2:45; address. Dr. Elbert T. "Fret-well, of Columbia University. Dramatic art and English— 3:00 to 4:00; address. Dr. Fred erick Kotch, of the University of North Carolina. Elementary principals — 2:45 to 4:00; disenssions on various topics; dinner meeting at 6:3p with Dr. Charles Griffith speaker. (Continued on page five) Elijah Baity k Accident Victim Died From Injury Received When He Fell Froni Automobile Sunday PimemJ f«rvlce wa* b^d Wednesday at Hunting Greek efrarefa for Elijah Baity, age sm, resident of that community who died at the hospital hflse late Tneaday al^t from fBjnr* fee received Snndaj nig^t (rtmn he leO from a car to t*-e iMttt "of the ihtghway. dw .Arm estd to .have beem'drlym by* JSSi'-ifolUlSOBU 1-.V '«« hi*.' The remains of Irving Glenn Wyatt, age 36, arrived here by train Wednesday after a Journey by land and sea half way around the world. Wyatt, who was completing hln 20th year of service in the U. £L Navy, died on the U. S. S. gun boat Tutllia at Chung King, Chi na, On September 1; Heart di sease was attributed as the causa of death. The body arrived In San Fran cisco, California, on Friday, Oc tober 13, and came by train to North Wllkesboro, accompanied by Roy Walker Bateman, naval escort. The funeral will be odd Thurs day, two o’clock, at Peak Creak church near Laurel Springs with Rev. Gilbert Osborne Ip c . e of the service. Burial will he to the family plot at the ch .rch cemetery. He waa a son o, che late Eliza Wyatt, of Laurel 8p' .**- There are three surviving broth ers: Lonnie Wyatt, of Morth Wll keeboro; John and Lawrence Wy att, of Cleveland, .Ohio.. Fipr the past twelve yeaf gtt hsd beea' stationed on -U- K- sh^la at or near ObtA.. Hts 1a$A rtslt here was elghi yean aim ^ BodyArrivesFrom Capital Of China Native Laurel Springs Com munity Dies While In Na val Service In China ’ kir, vr. H. Cooptf undFfW***