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G.O,P, Sweeps Wilkes
Democnib Win
Natioial Met
Big Majority
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County Winners
Repubiicans Get
Commissioners In
All Of 3 Districts
Republican Candidates For
County Offices Get Ma
jority of About 3,700
T. E. STOBV
Representative
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TROY FOSTER
Register of Deeds
All Republican candidates for
county offices in Wilkes were
elected in Tuesday’s voting.
Election of Republican candi
dates for commissioners in all
three districts came as a surprise
to local political observers.
In district number one, C. C.
Bidden, Republican, defeated Wil
liam S. Tomlinson, Democrat, oy
a majority of .^64. The official
total gave Bidden 2,824 to Tom
linson’s ^,260.
In district number two Paul J.
Vestal, Democrat incumbent, lost
to I. J. Broyhill, Republican. The
unofficial vote was 1,529 for
Broyhill to 1,360 for Vestal.
M. F. Absher, Republican in
cumbent in district number three,
was reelected without opposition.
■ In a total vote of almost 15,-
000, Republican candidates for
other county offices received a
majority of approximately 3,700
votes, the largest Republican ma
jority in Wilkes in the past 24
years.
Representative T. E. Story, Re
publican, defeated C. C. Faw,
Democrat, by a vote of 9,180 to
5,450, according to unofficial, but
complete, returns.
Troy Foster, Republican candi
date for register of deeds, recelv-
jjJmilarly largo mlortty. the
totals being 9,136 for Foster and
5,513 for H., H. Beshears, bis
Democratic opponent.
I W. B. Somers, former Republi
can sheriff of Wilkes, led the
county ticket in the balloting and
won by a wide margin in the race
for State Senate for the 24th dis
trict. Somers’ opponent was Dr.
H. A. Branden, of Yadkin county.
In Wilkes Somers received 9,190
to 5,440 for Branden. Substan
tial majorities were also accorded
Somers in Yadkin and Davie
counties.
T. G. 6asey, Republian candi
date for county surveyor, was
elected without opposition.
Republican majority in Wilkes
for the Dewey-Bricker ticket was
over 3,500 and the voting for the
state ticket was '-n approximately
the same ratio.
Election of all members to the
board of county commissioners
changes control of the county
government from the Democrats
to the Republican party. The
present board of commissioners,
elected two years ago, is compos
ed of two Democrats and one Re
publican.
In district number one two
years ago F. D. Forester, Demo
crat, was elected by a majority of
285 votes. In district number two
Paul J. Vestal, Democrat, was
elected by a majority of 45 votes.
PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT- ELECT
Roosevelt Credited With 417
Electorial Votes; Popular
Vote Is Very Close
On the crest of a tremendous
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT
MARRY S. TRUMAN
Democrats Bring
Governorships To
ITyani of Three
N. C. Thanksgiving
Set November 23rd
FARMERS OF WILKES COUNTY TO
ELECT LEADERS AAA PROGRAM
of Wilkes county will
oils during the week of
20-25 to elect leaders
A farm program.
I operators, share-ten-
lare-croppers in Wilkes
be eliglhls to vote in
n, provided they are
g in the Agricultural
in Progran under the
jnd soil conservation
or if they are particl-
the Federal Crop In-
ogram. Persons who
ted or elected as com-
mmltteemen must be
10 are members of the
ociatlon and who re-
community for which
omlnated. They must
'led during the current
nservatlon materials, a
snt, or services under
ration •program.
■ounty to comprised of
nltles, for which the
nmlUee ha« designed
[ng polling places and
jjo. 1, Antioch
k Forest church,
■gt 4:00 p. m.,
i^re. chairman '
No. I, Beaver Creek
; .D. .iNWshto etore,
P. V-
Walsh, chairman.
Community No. 3; Boomer
Township — Boomer school, No
vember 22 at 4:00 p. m., Ralph
Swanson, chairman.
Community No. 4, Brushy
Mountain Township—Morris Hen
dren’s store, November 22 at 7:30
p. m.. Junior Costner, chairman,
j Community No. 6, Edwards
.Township No. 1 — Shepherds
{cross Roads, November 20 at
7:30 p. m., J. B. Edwards, chair
man.
Community No. 6, Edwards
”rownshlp No. 2.—Ronda school
‘gymnasium, November 20 at 7:30
p. m., Irvin Key, chairman.
I Community No. 7, Edwards
.Township No. 3—^Benham school,
November 20 ,ut 4:00 p. m., W.
F. Gilliam, chairman.
Community No. 8, Edwards
Township No. 4—Pleasant Ridge
school, November 20 at 7:30 p.
m., F. W. Norman, chairman.
Community No. 9, Elk Town-
ghlp—I. w. ’Triplett’s store,' No
vember 24 at 1:30 p. m., W. p.
Barnett, chairman.
Community No. 10, Jobs CaWn
Township—L. E. Woodle’s store,
November 24 at 2 :00 p. m., H- H.
Beshears, chairman.
Community No. 11, Lewis Fork
(See Fsimeirs page fonr)
Washington. — Democrats in
creased their net gain in gover
norships to three last night when
late returns from Tuesday’s elec
tion gave Senator Mon C. Wall-
green a decisive lead in Washing
ton State.
Wallgren defeated incumbent
Republican Governor Arthur B.
Langlle.
Ohio, Massachusetts, Missouri
and Idaho swept Democrats into
top state office^ previously held by
Republicans.. Except In Ohio,
Tuesday’s voting reflected sup
port of Roosevelt in the presiden
tial ra'ce.
Republicans won governorships
in Indiana and North Dakota from
the Democrats.
A sea saw race in Ohio finally
turned in favor of Democrat Frank
J. Laushe, bidding for the seat of
Governor John W. Brlcker, the
G.O.P. vice-presidential nominee.
Lausche, Mayor of Cleveland, had
in 9,037 of Ohio’s 9,306 precincts
a vote of 1,525,261, while his Re
publican opponent. Mayor James
Garfield Stewart, of Cincinnati,
had 1,439,677.
In Indiana, one of the 22 states
which had Democratic governors.
Republican Ralph F. Gates won
over Senator Samuel D. Jackson
in a race not decided uniil late
yesterday.
Massachusetts Democrats .elect
ed as Governor 43-year-old Mau
rice J. Tobin, Mayor of Boston,
who turned back the bid of Re
publican Lieut. Gov. Horace T.
Cahill. Tobin’s margin was more
than 120,000 nearly complete.
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Raleigh, Nov. 8. — Governor
Broai^ton
claimed Nov. 88 a« T’MWMglv- '
Ing day in North Carolina and
urged that “earnest prayer be
made on tliat day for an early
peace throughout the world,
based on justice, freedom and
democracy".
“The day should be set apart
for religious and patriotic con
secration’', his proclamation
said. „“I call upon the people of
our state to renew their alle-
giance to the ideals and princi
ples upon which onr republic
was founded, to reconsecrate
themselves to the cause of popu
lar government and free Insti
tutions, to acknowledge anew
our dependence upon almighty
God, and to rekindle their devo
tion to everlasting spiritual
values’’.
The date is Oie traditional
fourth Thursday In November.
President Roosevelt, pursu
ant to an act of congress, has
also proclaimed November 28,
the fourth Thursday In Novem
ber, as Thanksgiving Day in the
nation.
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Election Results
Nearby Counties
Lytle Howell Dies
Mottoiiirj
fourth term victory wave Presi
dent Roosevelt rode to enhanced
prestige and power today in Amer
ica and a warring world.
While nations watched and Al
lied capitals applauded the results
of America’s voting, it was appar
ent that soon the Chief Executve
must bring into use his newly
strengyiened power In Interna
tional affairs. Another meeting
with Prime Minister Churchill of
Britain and Premier Stalin of Rus
sia is in the cards ■within a matter
of weeks—^for a look at the war
and plans are already generated
for assuring lastng peace.
Latest returns built higher and
higher the barrier of ballots be
tween Republican 'Thomas E. Dew
ey and the iWhite House chair for
which he battled so strenuously.
There was even a chance that
final counts would leave Dewey
■with fewer than the 10 States and
82 electoral votes which Wendell
L. Willkie captured four years
ago
For, with Ohio and Michigan
still a toss-up, the Roosevelt win
added Up like this late yesterday:
For Roosevelt: 35 States with
413 electoral votes. For Dewey:
13 states with 118 votes.
And, of 43,666,292 popular votes
thus far tabulated, Roosevelt took
23,247,599 to Dewey’s 20,439,596.
New Jersey had loaned its sup
port and 16 electoral votes to the
defeated Republican for a time but
snatched them back in a hurry,
in the GeMiey eoIttBui al-
tion, shifted to Roosevelt with a
Injuries Received In Auto
mobile-Truck Collision
Sunday Prove Fatal
Two Injured In A
Fight On Tuesday
Beldon Adams and Ed Ash
ley Receive Cuts On Neck
and Face; Two Jailed
Two men were injured In^i post
election altercation Tuesday
night at the courthouse In Wllkes-
boro.
Beldon Adams received a knife
wound on his neck and Ed Ashley,
a na'vy man home on leave, sus
tained a cut on his cheek.
Russell Anderson and Sam Se-
graves were charged with Inflict
ing the wounds and were arrested
and placed in jail.
Officers said that Anderson and
Segraves attacked Adams and that
Ashley received the knife wound
on hto face as he got between the
men and stopped the fighting. The
two injured men received treat
ment at the Wilkes hospital.
Their wounds were not described
u serious. ^
BUY MORE Wr AONDS
Davie county—Republican can
didates received majority of ap
proximately 1,000.
Ashe county—^Republican can
didates received majorities rang
ing from 40 to 300.
Alleghany county — Democrats
received majorities of 200 to 5Q0.
Watauga county — Republican
candidates received majority of
400 to 600.
Yadkin county — Republicans
received majorities ranging from
1,800 to 2,000.
Surry county — Democrats re
ceived majorities ranging from
2,000 to 3,000.
Caldwell county — Incomplete
returns show majority of about
500 for Democratic Candidates.
Avery county — Incomplete re
turns give Republicans majority
of about 2,200.
Iredell county — Democratic
majorities about 3,500.
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Lytle Howell, well known citi
zen of the Moravian Falls com
munity, died early today at the
Wilkes hospital from injuries re
ceived Sunday noon when the
small truck he was driving collid
ed with a car driven by C. E. Wil
son on highway 421 near the
Wilkes Yadkin line.
Mrs. Wilson was killed almost
instantly in the accident and Mr.
Howell received a severe skull
fracture and concussion. He
never regained consciousness. Mr.
Wilson was not seriously injured.
Mr. Howell was a son of the
late W. L. Howell, and Mrs.
Howell, Of Moravian Falls. For
many years be worked as a brick
layer and more recently was In
business at Cherry Point.
Surviving Mr. Howell are his
wife, Mrs. Frances Laws Howell
and six sons and daughters: Bud
Howell, Mrs. Zane Foster, Frances,
Caroline, Breta.Anne ana Virginia
Belle Howell. Also surviving are
his mother and the following
brothers and sisters: George
HowelL with army engineers over
seas; Harvel Howell, North
Wllkesboro: Clyde Howell, Oak
Hill, W. Va.; and Mrs. R. Don
Law’s, Jr., Moravian Falla.
Funeral service will be held
Saturday afternoon at Moravian
Falls.
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Baptist Pastors
To Meet Monday
Armistice Day
Dinner Hov. 10
American Legion and Legion
Auxiliary will have an Armistice
Day event in the form of a dutch
dinner Friday night, November
10, 7:30 p. m. at the Legion and
Anxiliary clubhonae.
Major E. P. Robinson, comman
der of the Wilkes Legion post, *s
asking a large attenduee at the
dinner In observance of the 28th
anniversary of the Ond of World
War 1.
November session of the Wilkes
Baptist Pastors Conference will
be held Mondav, November 13, be
ginning at ten o’clock, in Relns-
Sturdlvant chapel.
Rev. Gilbert Osborne will lead
the devotional. Rev. Glenn Huff
man and Rev. A. W. Eller will dis
cuss the subject of “Christ and
His Preachers’’. Rev. Ralph Mil
ler will deliver the morning ser
mon. •
In the afternoon session Rev.
Howard Ford will lead a discus
sion on the New Testament and
Dr. David B. Broiralng will dis
cuss "Minor Prophets’’
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Rev. W. A. Lippard
Will Preach Sunday
TTie public 1s cordially Invited
to attend the service which will
be conducted at Relns^Stnrdlvaat
Chapel by Rev. A. W. Idppard.
Imtl^eran minister pt Morganton
8anda]r> November ISth, at 8; SO
o’clock.
Nea^.Govemor
B, GREGG CHERRY
Democrats Have
State Offices By
Large Majorities
Cherry and Hoey Win Easi
ly; Oiher Democrats On
State Ticket Elected
third of the precincts still out.
Democratic inroads into Repub
lican seats in Senate and House
bulwarked the President’s position
in dealing not only with foreign
affairs but also with domestic
problems.
While buttressing their ■working
majorities. Democrats bounced out
of both branches some of the men
on -whom they had hung “isola- j
tionist” labels during the cam-1
paign. j
Out of the Senate went such |
Republicans a's Gerald P. Nye of !
North Dakota and John A. Dan-1
aher of Connecticut. The House'
dropped, among others, New
York’s Hamilton Fish and 1111-
Stephen 0. Day.
Furthermore, in Missouri, Ida
ho and Massachusetts, Republican
administrations took a licking and
Democrats elected their guberna
torial candidates.
It’s the Senate which has to ap
prove treaties—for peace or any
thing else—by a two thirds ma
jority. Republicans never had a
chance at control of the Chamber,
but figured they might whittle
down Democratic streng;th.
But late yesterday the Demo
crats had a net gain of one seat.
In the House, where the Demo
crats had a shaky margin of con
trol, they netted 18 seats and
breathed more easily.
The complete picture of Amer
ica’s first wartime presidential
election since 1864 ■will not be
drawn until Dec. 6, when the final
votes from foxhole and fos'l are
known. On the basis of isolated
tallies in widely scattered areas, it
looked as if the men and women
in uniform balloted about 6 to 3
to keep their commander-in-chief.
As the ballot tabulations piled
up, it became more and more ap
parent that Dewey could claim on
ly the Middle West as his own.
That was where he got most of his
States and most of his electoral
votes.
(See Democrats—page five)
Raleigh. — President Roosevelt
and the entire State Democratic
ticket clung to their lopsided ma
jorities over Gov. Thomas E. Dew
ey and his Republican colleagues
as late returns were compiled yes
terday from the general election
in North Carolina Tuesday.
Reports fiom 1,434 of the
State’s 1,922 precincts gave 433,-
681 votes to the Roosevell-Trn-
man ticket, and considerably less
than half that number, 189,697 to
Dewey and Bricker.
nt-the voting wejre
so ‘evIBent’ that election officials
apparently made little effort to
make a full count of the ballots
cast, but it appeared that the to
tal vote was well above pre-elec
tion estimates of around 700,000.
With almost 500 precincts still to
be heard from, ballots passed the
616,000 mark.
Still another result of the one
sided vote, which left nothing in
doubt, was a seeming lack of in
terest in the total vote cast for
Senator, Governor, Congressman,
and a long list of State offices. The
partial returns indicated that all
Democratic candidates were elect
ed by as great, if not greater, mar
gin than Roosevelt ran up over
Dewey.
In the Senate race, former Gov.
Clyde R. Hoey polled 293,932
votes against 111,466 for A. I.
Ferree, Republican, with only 1,-
008 precincts tabiiiated. For Gov
ernor, Gregg Cherry received 203,-
356 votes in 1,062 precincts as
compared with 115,308 for his G.
0, P. opponent, Frank C. Patton.
Mrs. Paul Brooks
Takes Own Life
Young Wife and Mother
Shoots Self At Home Of
Sister In Yadkin
Workers Needed
To Make Kit Bags
Volunteer workers of the Wilkes
chapten of the American Red
Cross are now asking to make kit
bags for navy men.
Materials for the navy kit bags
have arrived at Red Cross head-
(inarters and chapter officials
said the chapter hM a rnsh order
for the hags to be shipped by De
cember 1. Because of the short
time and the urgent need for the
kits, prompt action on the part of
volunteer workers, to essential.
’Those who Bo noti Imn sewing
machines may use the machines
at Red Cross heaflauarters. '
Mrs. Zella Mae Sale Brooks, 20-
year-old wife and mother, ended
her life by firing a bullet into
her heart at the home of her sis
ter, Mrs. Reece Sparks In Yadkin
county near Cycle late Tuesday
night.
She and her husband, Paul F.
Brooks, who live near Hampton-
vllle, were visiting in the Sparks
home and were preparing to re
turn to their home ’/hen the
tragedy occurred. The Yadkin
county coroner pronounced the
death suicide. Relatives were
able to tell any cause for the act.
Surviving Mrs. Brooks are her
husband, one son, Larry F. Brooks,
her father, Monroe Sale, and the
following brothers and sisters:
Mrs. Stuart Johnson and Mrs. Coy
Staley, Roaring River; Mrs. Reece
Sparks, Cycle; Mrs. Clayton
Swaim, Cycle; Mrs. Bruce Brooks,
North Wllkesboro; Mrs. Eddie
White, Hickory; Miss Virginia
Sale, Roaring River.
Fnneral service will be held
Friday, three p. m., at Cranberry
church.
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Doldes Will Meet "
On Friday Night
North WIlkeebOTo Doklee Club
will meet Fitday e^nlug, seven
o'clock, at White Pine farm ob
highway 481. Ah lateraetlng pro-
Ptonned and .ell neabers
hid adked to attead..