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11P:T] f.' H V jiS OQNIHSATB -*» In. 14. — wnito attoniaj, mML to* U dstalMr tntoadMl to en- t«r tk« North ChroUiui coborno* *>*>•1 TMOh Mid. would xnako » •BMoaeonont “mot the •Bd of tho - Smiths ealnr 4N»ld atwall the ■BMkoT'od DeOMMiwUe oMdldatee td. tro, ^ lUCMt in the stnte’8 hkdorr. Tho nniMMUiMd candl* da|M .«ro i, M. JifoQchton, iUl- «4|E Itiwrer; U««L Gov. W. P. ^Hob. or Ptttoboro; tnrmer State Henmtor Iiee flniTel7> o* Booh Moviit, end Benrenue Com- taiHtoner ▲. J. JteanreU, of Rnl- eish. 7( BODiBSFWND Bnrttor. W. Va., .’an. 14.—Res- CM workers tod&y reached Uu eoiploslon center of the Bartley No. 1 mine ol the Pond Creek Poonhontae Ooel company, where tS men died In the nation's worst mine disaster in more than a deoado. Alter tour days nights of baok-'hreaklnc toil, me fatigued reeooe crews at last dug into the "main six'* heading, one of the many -work sections branching off from the main tunnel, 600 feet nndergronnd. Twenty-one 'oodles were recov ered immediately, bringing to >6 the numher located. Srf 'V 'oiirbayiiiffL IfdibdrQ, tbel Cfi|rter of Nqrthi tCortb Csrolinft. Mondh7* Tfaoraday^ N 10, N. C. Mom>4] ATTACK EXPECTED London, Jan: 14.—The British war office tonight anounced that rjl leaves for the British expe ditionary force in Prance were temporarily euaipendod. There was no immediate expla nation of the action. Observers noted .however, that the step was taken simultaneously with similar action by The Neth erlands in canceling leaves to all armed forces, and almost com plete mobilization hy Belgium. The two low countries appear ed to be alarmed by reports of a concentration of German attack units near their frontiers and nazi aviation activity. .i-. Here is shown the WUkebhlna Triplett Gymnst^ at WOocp Creek school, one of the s«tarkl;phyeical edneaUonal htaldtafe ew^ ed dnrinr tlie past two years’ at TTilkes sdiools as WFA iiiroiecto wNfc commc^tiee rairiag jlhe sponsors’ contrtetioM. . The tJ afford the sdieols onitataaity to' have phyrieal edoeattOB weU as pUeee for athlette Work Progressing! Cheek Exonerated On Waier WorksiOf Con(Jly D^di — - — tm mm M M W!v- SUEDE ISLE BOMBED StojkhO'lm, Jan. 14. — Rnssian planes bombed the Swed ish island of Kallaks. on the western side of the Bay of Both nia. near Lulea, it was reiwrted to the capital tonight. > Lulea is a port near Swedish ore mines In northern Sweden. Eight Russian planes were said to have dropped bombs at noon. Prince Gustal Adolf, son of Sweden’s crown prince. Inves tigated and shown bomb frag ments on which there were Rus sia letters. Residents said one bomb struck on land and eight on ice near the shore. The islet is about 100 kilo meters (about 60 miles) from the nearest Finnish territory, causing investigators to wonder whether the bombing could have been a mistake. Special Meetii^ Juniors Tuesday Council To Discuss Matters Pertains To Operation Children’s Home All raemibers of the North Wil- keshoro council number 51 of Jr. O. U. A. M.. are being urged to attend a meeting to bo held on Tuesday night. January 16. 7:30 o'clock, for a discussion of plans relattns to operation of the obUdren's home at Lexington. of the council said tfoTare eager to have all mem- |)am present in order to ascer tain the wishes of the council on the subject of the state taking ttnr the chfldren's home and malntalnlJig the institution. The inaUtutlon will be closed unless the Juniors of the state take It atlgr this sitnatlon being due to jatrencbment plan put Into ef- •mit hy the national organization. Aawoancement of the meeting aald thAt the state councilor, N. Sankey GeJther, of Harmony, is expected to be present to tlj 5lsB of organization of the children’s home to the Juniors. Mrs Martha Wellborn RitM Are Held Friday p^mersl services was held Trir ear at Temple Hill church for ’ ^ Martha M. Wenbom, wife of JJiSe_ WeObor., weR .ino^ of the Cycle community, ghe died Wednesday. ^ ^ ^ Jnrrlvmg ere her hnsban^ Tommie WeUborn. and the fol lowing children: Preeton Weil ls.™ Mrs. Una Harris and Mrs. I0]ts'ia PteBlx, of Cycle: - Wenbom. of Oreensboro. Wilkesboro Town WPA Workmen Dig Ditcli: Materials Arrive For The Storage Tank Work is progressing steadily on construction of water works for the Town of Wilkesboro, it was learned today from Mayor J. F. Jordan. The project is being carried out by the WPA with the town as the sponsor. Much of the task of digging a ditch line for the six-inch math from the springs on the Brushy Mountains to the town has ibeen completed and materials have ar rived for the construction of a storage tank at a high point of elevation within the town. Cost of the project, estimated at about $00,000 is being shared about equally between the town and the federal government. The WPA Is using as* many li. Eight jab^jrers as necessary in order to I project as early as practical. BEST Soil conservationists, after re peated tests, are continuing to find that plain, old-fashioned grass sod is one of the best antl- eroslou measures. Here On Frkhy Found Not GuUty On Char ges Manslaughter And Reckless Driving Robert Cheek, resident of the Rock Creek community, was ac quitted on a manslaughter charge Friday afternoon in a hearing before Magistrate J. C. Wallace. Cheek was charged with man slaughter in a warrant sworn out by State Highway Patrol Sear- geant Carlyle Ingle for the death of John Conolly on highway 263 near Roaring River on December 25. Cheek was fined |10 and costs for operating a car without oper ator’s license hut was freed on a charge of reckless driving. He had previously besa absolv ed of blame Is the death ef Confli- ly by a coroner’s jury in an In quest conducted by Coroner I. M. Myers. Conolly, a resident of the Rocky Springs community in Alexander county and who had been working at a ^wraill in eas tern Wilkes, was killed Instantly when hit by a car driven by Cheek. To ^.lay Bb Sod n Here w® JB, lo a oUa throughout the r country, Jonmal-Rstriot iMB act m a dium for this toc^Uy InJCotarp^i^ tng any contrihgttbna. b«D- ple may.'wfc* to' th« P?it nish Rtilef ,Fui«a being, rabiejtf all brer Aaerita. , btewe^«!>eni, jhpoughont the couhtrr hre jb^flg ae a® agent fw those' wlBhl^ to make Elnntob Relief contlibntfbns and hU eon- tributions win he forthurded promptly to headquarteni of the frnd. ■ " The first eontrlbntion to the fund and f(>f#«nled to the Jour nal-Patriot tdi^^ sent In to beikt- quarteira coibta from M. J. Beardslta, of this city, accom panied by the following letter to The Journal-Patriot "Herewlthimy oontrlbutlon to "The FlnnbA Relief Fand.” I am glad you will assume the re sponsibility of offering to the community the oivortunlty of helping In this cause. 1 feel sure that many will' feel as I do that this is our affair and will be glad to help. “As yon prstobly know, The Charlotte Gbs40Ker started It’S list yesterday. What goes from this section had best go through one channel and I know of no better than the Joamal-Patriot” Mr. Beardslee’s check was fcAr two dollars and being the first sent in here will naturally bead the lUt. , i .... it. •£r: Mating !, The annual Congregatlqtoal Meeting of St. Paul’s Eplscolwl church will be held at the Wilkes Hotel on Tuesday evening, Janu ary 16th, at 7:30 o’clock. All members are requested to be present. T,, TA« WEEK’S NEWS ! * IO(i. airport charges visi tors—a le* ol ton cent* a penon i* choiqed at tko ob- ...vatlon deck oi ^ Juard;a Field, the new New Yoik City airport at North Beach. Author- itiet aUo Inaugurated a 25-ceni charge lor parking ^ by la54'J^ H«^m «lr raid. «» Helifald. Ikto^Oto ihowi cloorl, why whoa iho warning soamu. SAVED raOM SCUTTLED SHIP —Sons oi fit* 577 ioUor* horn the tenttled German liner "Co- hjjnbu*“ enjoy a govenunonl meed at EDIs Uand. The leKosd toUots expioeted amoiement ert the "woadetiul coiioo and bul- ter" Americans enjoy. It was only a few years ago that Wilkes aohools werd foreed to »ln— beeanso of bad road cmiditioiis. Despite the severe weathor of the past few weeks, school bnsca are operating on sdi^ole through- out the coa::ty, a fact which can be attributM to imitnorement of over S(M ntflea of county roeds in Wilkes by snrfadng them with cmshed stone. Hie shove scene shows e car on a section of county rood which had Jari been surfaced as a part of the county-wide WPA projeri sponsor^ by flie state highway coaBniasion. Veteran Train Engineer TaSfs ToKiwanitChib Swift Ikioptar Inter- In Swift Hooper, votarsn engineer on the North Wilksaboro branch of the Bontiiern for the past 49 years, addressed the North Wil kesboro Kiwanls Club Friday and held the Interest of every person present by relating interesting in cidents which he has witnessed during almost half a century In this city. W. E. Jones, newly Installed president of the club, presided at the meeting and B. G. Finley was in charge of the program. « Mr. Hooper told of how he be gan on the Southern system fif ty years ago last Christmas day and that he had served on the line to this city all the time since then except for seven years on the main line. He recalled distinctly the date of Ajjgust 9, 1890, when he brought the first train to North Wilkesboro and remembered see ing J. R. Finley and some other memibers of the Finley family on that date. He related many ex periences, some humorous and others serious. Speaking of engineering, he said that he had been in a num ber of minor accidents but no bad ones, and recalled that he was the engineer on number 97 but was not on duty the day of the wreiA which has been made famous in song. Mr. Hooper said that he would be delighted to drive the train to North Wilkesboro from Winston- Salem to bring guests for this city’s fiftieth anniversary cele bration this Bummw. ^AN. 15, 1940 fl.OO IN THE STATE—ilUo OUT OF 1!HE 8TA1 Modit Aged Rendent (H Towndip Bmned To Death Cvegowr I« Viultalf- AftdreiyHGvet^ IW* rfle>Co0Brt A toroner’s Jury today onta*»- ed Andrew Gregory, 60-yesi*olt WPA worker, held fof tbs *sy»- tertous death of his mother, M*. Canzada Gregory, about 74: her home In Somers townshlir Sunday. •At the Inquest conducted thl* morning by Coroner I. M. Mynlri;^ neighbors told that Andrew wta# to their home Sunday about tiP^ o’clock and related that his motft- er was burned and was dssA They said that he waa In 0 ditaOr ken condition. Those who went to this hon^ said they found the aged womari lying on the flood badly humsA and dead. Her clothing was aB burned off. About four feet from where her body was lylaN near the hearth was a sploch oC blood on the floor and one pear- son told that Andrew GregoiM was seen wiping blood from hlS arm with a handkerchief. Gregory related to the coroosg that he was milking the cow about nine o’clock Sunday mom* ing when be heard his mother cream. He said he ran Into tlM house, saw her clothing afire s^ saw her fall to the floor. Hs said he dashed two or more buck ets of water on her body to pnt out the fire. Then he said kw sat by her until she died aftag two o’clock in the afternoon foPo notifying any of the nelgk* bom, although some lived wlthte caUli^ distance. WitnektaC s^d that the gene report throughout the oommniiB- ty was that Gregory abused Ua mother when he was drinking. A physician here made an ea- amlnatlon of the body of Mna Gregory and found that her nosw was broken and that there waa k bruise on the side of her head. It was decided, however, that neither injury was sufficient within Itself to cause' death and burns were attributed as tbn cause. Coroner Myers said that he was notified of the death Sunday af ternoon and reached the Gregory home abou'i. four o’clock. He said that condition of the body indi cated that she had been dead for some time. Sheriff C. T. Doughton and deputies helped in carryiug out the investigation and securing witnesses for the hearing. Bond for Gregory was set at ?2,000 and he was committeed to jail In default of bond. The woman was in a good state of health for her age but had been deaf and dumb since birth, home through sys.tematlc pay- neighbors said at the hearing to- raents to the building and loan; 3952 impobItamce OP enduring .-JMQOr«llMBa- fiUB't isfiM was sevhatbsd hy P* & Wenesw, white bad poial ««pe(l.iaaddNts taloie AMrieoa tacbqr. ei A«ri- enharal gegh BCMs io CUeago. •iff* wm the CmZA, lieadwar oi fekre. which teMwiieiag leads^ t» ptari^iMH|.bi «he ItagwsbbraUaii j - otito MOO* owdveiiam ri Japan, Pitofltaltariam eitadMpdiriuiied kKpiefleSli Awerlcee 1 The local building and loan as sociation is in a position to fi nance any demands which may be made for .home construction this city and expect to use the surplus funds which they have on band for financing the many new homes which ■will he ^bought or constructed during 1940. Dr. Bundy Opens Office In City Physician Establiikes Office At 220 TenA Begins Pratj^fee Dr. Wm. L. Bundy !»• opened an office In thlg c«T tor the gen eral practice of medlsisa Dr. Bundy Is a son of Bov. J. D. Bundy, pf FsyottriHe. He studied at the UnlveisHy oI North Carolina, Duke Unlveifltjr and Is school of medicine. Bp served as an interne In Bmvgsnw howl* tal In ■Washington, D. O., and In a Chicago hoepltil. ' m« office sntte is located at 220 Tenth *street on toe yeet floor two doom from- Bad. Cross Pharmacy- Tke quarters knvo bSen-aitracUvelyirwoVated and his office Is weU ea^lpped. - He ifhd Birs. Bundy will m^e their home In this city, ‘" 1939 Was Home Building Year In Hus Section Building and Loan Secretary Says Buirfing Trend Will CoBtintie In 1940 . 1939 has been a home building year, according to J. B. Wllllama, secretary of the North Wilkes boro Building and Loan Associa tion. "The upward trend of build ing here Is going to continue through 1940,” he added, "be- cause of the shortage of homes in. this city despite the large building program which was carried on in 1939.” Many rproapective builders rea lize that material prices are not Ukely to go any lower. In fact, there Is a strong possibility that they will Increase because of war conditions, taxes, etc. A vast amount of information is now available for those inter* ested In home building through the newspapers and their local building and loan associations. This has resulted in making the average citizen more home con scious than ever befofe. A great many are saving in the building and loan asBociations for a down payment toward their contem plated home, while others are looking forward to a debt-free Business Census Well Under Way EnmnjerattMw Report Good Cooperatitm From Bus iness Finns •The businesB census in North Wilkesboro and vicinity is pro gressing splendidly, it was learn ed today from A. S. Cassel, one of the two enumerators ftwr Wil kes county. Robert L. Huffman, son-in-law of J. T. Prevette, Is the other enumerator. Mr. Cassel said that business executives are offering Isplcndld co-operation by giving the Infor mation caUed for In the census and emphasized. the fact that all the enumerators will bo kept strictly confidential and availalNe to ho one except the bnreau of census in WashlngtoD, D. O. The tmsiness emuns la bolng taken as an inventory at business aetlTlty and the Intonnatlon thus guinAd will Iw used eoneetiTety bj' the gorernment. aa sa aid Ia fennttlotlM future pellqy to deoL. tng witb mattem pertaining to haihwtai ' ";Js,. , day. Andrew was her only son. Surviving brothers and slslem are: Frank Gregory, Jouesvllle; Hnk Gregory, West Virginia; Mol Gregory, Cooleemee; Wiley Gre gory and Mrs. Sarah Harriat Greensboro, Miss Maude Gregory, Cycle, Funeral will be held Thursday at 11 a. m. at Union church. Calls Attention To Town Taxes, Tags For Ensuing Year J. R. Henderson, clerk aiid tax collector for the Town of WHkee- boro, today called attention to the fact that many have not paid their 1939 taxes due to town oC Wilkesboro and urged early pay ment before penalties are added according to law. He also pointed out that the law requires every resident own er of automobile and trucks te display town tags, which may be secured at his office in the Wil kesboro town hall. 4 li Federal Tax Men Come Next Month In a letter to Tbe Journal-Pa triot, 0. H. Robertson, collector of internal ravenna stated thet a reproeontattve of kls offlee wfll be at Hotel WUkes In tUe elty on, February 19 and 20 for the pnr- poee of assisting taxpayer to-flia income tax retams. ' Intermted partlea ||»f keep the dote to mlndjHIlLiM tlCj representative. of iir. ! offlee ion. one dt the.4*^ . .tloned shove. ir.
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