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NORTH WILKESBORO, N. C., THURSDAY. APRIL 20,1983
t ikj
m w^mAf$^t^vT of the statk
inr Ei^ainhowet Will"
Race For Mayor; No
OpposiHon to Present Board
i^ill Oppose Mayor
Rousseau
Second
Hero of Akron Rescue
ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY
resent Board Of Commis
sioners Not To Be Oppos
ed, It Is Stated
IS Krt^ XT
E. Spainhower, former
l.jbayor of the city, yesterday aft
ernoon formally announced his
andidacy for mayor of Korth
/■ilkesboro and will oppose.May-
■V J. A. Rousseau in the hlen-
ilal election Tuesday. May 2.
I No opp^>sition to the present .
aembers of the board of city :
r^mmlfisioners who filed for re-
^ed Lady Beaten
Friday at Congo by
Unknown Party
CMnpcoD>\raltBic
Mrs. Mary Church, 77, Is
Treated Roughly When
Demand Is Refused
MONEY WAS WANTED
Fred Dancy Is Arrested But^
Is Not Identified By
Mrs. Church
..ectlon has been announced and i
Is understood that* they will be i
Mrs. Mary Church, seventy-
seveu-year-old lady of the Congo
section, who was beaten and
cuffed about last Friday because
she refused to tell w'here she had
her money hidden, on Monday
failed to identify Fred Dancy,
held in custody since Friday
night, as her assailant.
Officers who investigated the
affair, how’ever, declined to give
Dancy his freedom until he had
posted a bond of $500 for his ap-
Captain Dalldorf, master of | p^arance at a preliminary hear-
I'jiaopposed, Ithe (lerman oil tanker Phoebus, i He was ifeleased Tuesday.
Mayor Rousseau filed notice of 1 is to be honored in some be-| Some boy, unknown to Mrs.
Is candidacy with the board of | fitting manner for the heroic ■ (^'luirch, assaulted her at her
lections before the filing date : rescue made of the three surviv-' jionie Friday ^when she did not
|cpired. i ing members of the Akron crew. ^ i^II tjin. where she hud
Roosevelt Reforestation 0ogram Takes
On Local Signifimce As'Meeting Is
Announced; N. C. AllUted 6,500 Men
i.
I.
Spicer Was Slain
By Lonnie Royal
Minister To Denmark
Report That Artis RoyM
Kilted Him Is Mistake;
Artis In Hospital
Cannes, France, April 18.—
P'ormer Mayor James J. Walker
and Miss Betty Compton, an
some ' American actress, serious and in-
Mr. Spainhower issued the fol-1 Such is the order of
lowing statement yesterday re-1 Roosevelt,
rding his candidacy:
To The Voters of North Wilkes-1
boro;
“Having been requested in j
erson and by petition of more I
lan ten per cent of the quali- i
0d voters of the town to make '
Je race for Mayor I have decid-
to become a candidate for that ■
President money hidden. She did not yield
! to his demand, but suffereci
Seventh Month
Allotment Cut
i bruises about the face and body
! inflicted when be struck her with
bis fists.
I Dancy was arrested by Deputy
! Sheriff P. V. Turner and
f
duced By State In Wilkes
Schools
OTHERS NOT NAMED
itflce to be voted on the first
|onday in May.
“I served the town for one
farm as Mayor and feel that I i
Ln serve the citizens and tax-
iyers In a way and manner that
Ould materially lessen the hard- j
of taxes and if I am elected
pled^ myself to use all
my command to rr
^ " ‘ vuenses of •'Schools of Milkes county, while
no funds
was
[ held in jail until Tuesday. He
In 4 Districts land another prisoner were taken
jbiit the aged lady could not ideu-
Extended Term Fund Is Re- lifv either ns her assailant, ex-
Only seventy-five per cent of
the allotment for operating the j
the. first month of tho oxtondod ';rm
p.' has been allowed to four high
*»•/ *• *» ^ •*
..{lie operating exi
town. The operating expen.s-
mt the present time are en-
r'^'^too high and out of pro-
Hion compared with present
nditious of life. The operating
:pen3es of the town should be
lubstantially reduced to meet
ese conditions.
"I will appreciate the vole and
pport of every voter and
romlse if elected to be the May-
OF ALD THE PEOPDE.
“Yours very truly,
ARTHUR E. SPAINHOWER.”
for other extended
term schools have arrived, it
was learned Tuesday at the of
fice of the county hoard of edn-i
ation. ——— [
The four schools affected are ' Man And Woman Took Sev-1
Millers Creek. Unctriu Heights. enteen Hens Some Time |
Mt. Pleasant and Ferguson. Ex-i Monday Night *
si.stent upon complete seclusion,
were married in the Cannes city
hall today.
They left almost immediately
by automobile for Rake Como to
.spend their honeymoon in the
Italian lake region.
"Oni,'' said the former mayor
of New York in a husky voice in
Mrs. Church’s home Monday, j j-esp-onse to the traditional ques
tions, all of which were in
French. “Oni, ” said Miss Comp
ton in turn and the ceremony,
w Il’ich lasted barely 10 minutes,'
was over.
Then, with the wishes of May
or (la/.Hgnaire that he be called
hack to official life in America,
perhaps “u.s mayor of New
York." ringing in liis ears. Walk
er charged angrily through the
crowd outside the city hall, iiis
hat pulled down over his eyes,
and drove off with his bride to
her villa. "Bt^au Ccste.”
From there they departed for
Italy.
pressing the opinion that if it
wore either, it was the prisoner
wlu) had been in jail 3U days.
Slicriff Somers and his depu
ties have been making an inves
tigation of the affair, but have
failed to definitely establish the
Hens Stolen At
Gambill’s Farm
A report was received 1iere yes
terday to the effect that Jack
Spicer, a former resident of the
Traphill section of Wilkes coun
ty, who was shot and killed early
this month at his home at Cody,
i Wyoming, was slain by Lonnie
Royal instead of Artis Royal.
Tjonnie is an elder brother of
Artis,
An Associated Press dhspateb
from the Wyoming town at the
time of the killing gave Artis
Royal as the slayer.
According to the report receiv
ed yesterday, Spicer and Artis
became involved in a quarrel.
Spicer is alleged to have shot the
hoy several times. Angered at the
treatment of his brother, Lonnie
is said to have drawn his gun and
shot Spicer through the heart,
killing him instantly.
Artis is reported as improving,
but not yet able to leave the hos
pital.
Lonnie Royal left Traphill sev
eral years ago and went to live
with Spicer, who was his uncle.
Artis finished high school at
Traphill in 192S and shortly aft
erwards joined his brother there.
North Carolina Is Alloted
6,500 Places For Urnnar-
ried Men
AGES ARE 18 TO 25
Ruth Bryan Owen, daughter of
the great commoner, is the new
U. S. Minister to Denmark, the
first woman ever named by an
American president to represent
this country at a foreign court.
>r
uctlv seven!v-fivc per cent of the
allotment was sent hy the slate. | Seventeen valuable hens^ were I
N'o word was received rej;anlina' Rtnlen from the (b (.ambill I
the other schools. : fa''”'-
While there has been no ot- of the Yadkin near here. .Monday j
ficial explanation of this distri- hy unknown parties,
hution. It i.s believed that the re- T’he hens
UNRISE SERVICE AT
ST. PAUL’S CHURCH
i The communion .services which :
j. vere held at St. Paul's ] n,o„th was as follows
luncolu
were taken from
mainiiig twenty-five per cent will'ti^i*^^ -different chicken houses,
he forthcoming as soon as state • indicating. Mr. Cianibill believed,
collections are sufficient. t that the thieves were familiar
The allotment for the seventh with the place and did not expect
[bhurch in Wilkeshoro at sunrise
(jEaster morning were well at-
llended. Rev. B. M. Lackey of
Lenoir conducted the services
Ind Mrs. Lackey directed the;
Ihoir. Several members of the:
f^noir Episcopal church choir ^
saieted with the Easter carols, f
White candles and Easier lilies
iiade this historic old church a
ijvely setting for the iieauliful
ind impressive services. »
Immediately following the sun-
service. the members U>-
Sether wdth their guests assemhl-
at the home of Mr.s. C
lori^son w'here breakfast
lerved. Mrs. Morrison was as-
flsted in serving by Mosdames
Ilarence Call. William Barber,
leorge Forester. Ryburn I'mler-
3d and Miss Elizabeth Barbur.
Fergu
son. ¥;iL’U.Ui: Dincoiu tltdghts.
Millers Creek. $864.85;
Mt. Uleusaiit. $947.01.
Death Sentence
of Ruth Judd Is
Stayed 1 Week
Next Tuesday Is
Last Day To Ask
Loans For Crops
Crop Production Loans Not
To Be Made After 25th
Of This Month
DELLINGER IS HERE
Present Oratorio
At First Baptist
Local Phases Of Program
May. Be Discussed At
Meeting Friday
President Roosevelt's refores
tation program began to take on
local significance yesterday with
the announcement from the of
fice of County Welfare Superin
tendent Valeria Belle Foster that
a meeting of welfare superinten
dents and heads of relief agen
cies will be held here tomorrow
(Friday) morning for the^ pur-
}pose of discussing the program
as it will affect counties in this
immediate section.
Notice of the meeting was
sent here by Wm. Curtis Ezell,
district supervisor of relief work
for the federal government. It is
presumed that all the ten coun
ties in his district will be repre
sented at the meeting.
North Carolina has been allot-
^d the quota of 6,500 men for
the reforestation project. The al
lotments for the various counties
have not been announced and it
is understood that the meeting
tomorrow may have some con
nection with this phase of the
program.
Recruits are to be between the
ages of IS and 25. unmarried,
phy.sically fit for work and must
enroll for a period of six months.
They will be required to allot a
I Next Tuesday. April 25, is the
I last day applications for crop
1 production loans for the year of'major portion of their pay to de-
1933 will be accepted. | pendent relatives. The pay will
J. B. Dellinger, field inspector |$30 per month and each re-
Remarkable Traininp: And for the federal government with
Ability Shown By wSing- | headquarters at Statesville, is-
ers Sunday Night
Funeral Held For
William E. Joines
the theft to be discovered. Mr. .
(lamhill i.s proprietor of thei s lamming
Wilkes Hatchery and hn.s a large
j flock of poultry.
Tracks in the rtad where the
chickens w'erc loaded on a Iruck
or pick-up indicated that (he
theft was committed by a man
Florence. Ariz. April 18.—
Defense testimony that Winnie
Ruth Judd is insane and is not
her violent out
bursts was presented today in
her lunacy irial. while (he date
of her hanging was postponed
another week to April 28. She
was to have been hanged Friday.
T h e 28-year-old slayer of
.\gnes Anne Leroi, and Hedvig
and a woman. The track of the. . .
, J. , ,1 1 , Samneison. in the trunk inur-
: man leading from the road to the '* • , . ^ .
!chicken houses through a plow’ed j sioue no in eres
Victim Of Affray Saturday: noticeable, while
‘ ■ “ , . ■ , II (had granted her another re
the woman s track was equally'
visible on the roadside.
No arre.sts have been made.
Buried Monday Afternoon
Near Home
F.
was
Funeral services for William
E. Joines. 41, who was shot and
killed Saturday iiieht liy Partpf*
Davis at Ih^ home ttf the latter
on the Brushy Mountains, were
conducted from the home of
Pr*‘s.sley Jennings Monday aftcr-
VVinston - Salem. — F’onftious
Madison Kiger. 60-year-old resi
dent of the Arcadia school com
munity. died in a hospital today
I of an injury he suffered when
hit in the lu‘ad by a pitched ball
noon.
the
in i
Rev. Noah Hayes conducted
services, lulerinenf followed
Hen-: the Barker cemetery.
A. re- ' Flowerhuarers were J a n e I
Tar Heel Dead
Washington.—Brig. Oen.
min T. Simmons. U.
who during the world war Johnson. Anna \ah^ Deal. Oilia
mmanded the 19th division at Oidtz. Helen Opitz. Edith Wiles.
Iowa. died last .Mrs. Albert Baity. Grace Joines,
had granted
prieve.
She sat stociully in the court
room. chin cupiied in hand, as
a slate prison matron told her
about it.
Her counsel had a.sked for a
stay of execution until may 13
to allow ample time for com
pletion of the sanity hearing and
for possible habeas corpus pro-
ceediugs before the United States
j Supreme court. The week's stay
Tlie ball hit him above the tern-j was granted by the pardon board
])le. and he fell unconscious. He this morning.
Rev. I'ark.s Kolterson and ^vhile lie was playing in an East-
ler Monday game.
Kiger wa.s at hat when struck.
Ired
did not regain consciousness.
fgmp Dodge,
^gfht at the
^hospital.
Walter Reed
.Maude Joines and
Gen- Edna Joines,
> M'nnie Baity.
eneral Simmons was born in Pallbearers were Shafter
irfield N C-. August 27, Joines. Finley Joines. Don Joine.s.
l871 He had been failing for Jim Joines, Albert Jennings and
Ireral months, and was retired Edwin Jennings.
N*w York.—At a spot off the
New Jersey coast not far from
where the giant airsUiii AJiron
crashed two weeks ago. with the
loss of 73 lives, the navy located
today what searchers believed to
he all that is left of the dirigible.
disability Beveu years ago.
Sunday School
Teachers Will
" VI*it Sunday
Dr. Dougherty to Speak at
County Finals For Colored
i Dr. B. B. Dougherty, of Boone, j True” is the title of the play
(president of Appalachian State j which will be presented hy the
1 Teachers College and a member | department on Monday
! of the state board of eqiializa-j.
evening. On Tuesday night, the
intermediate department ' will
'T^ers ot the men’s Sunday
Uool classes ot the three ead
shurches of the city will ex
je classes Sunday
W D. Haltacre. teacher
Men*8 Bible class of thejthe county-wide oommencemeni | juvenile band also performing,
church, will teach the [for colored schooI.H which will be j On Wednesday evening, May
Bible class of the Presby-^ at Lincoln Heights high 3. the Home Economics Depart-
Andrew H. Casey,: school on April 29. Announce- ment will give a play entitled
will deliver the address at merionette circus with the
icher
en’t
in church.
of the Berean-Bible j ment of his coming was madef“OirI Shy.” Thursday night class
'of the First Baptist church. ; yesterday by Prof. W. Burt Harp-i day exercises will be Jield.
tn teach the class at the Meth- er. Graduating exercises wi
IfBt cbnrcb. while W
C. Grier.
Iminedialelyy folio wmg
**heV*ot'Men's Bible class | county commencement. ^Lincoln
Ih® Presbyterian church, will [Heights will enter upon the com-
. the Berean-Blble class at. mencement program. Rev. D. G.
yUei “ I Garland, of Winston-Salem, will
LAm onttea^ly large attendance deliver the baccalaureate sermon
the to
irebM
of the on Sunday, April 30.
"The Land of Dreams'' Come
ith Dr.
the I (». H. Ferguson, assistant direc
tor of the Negro Division of the
state department of education,
delivering the address, will take
place on Friday evening. At that
time diplomas to the 16 mem
bers of the graduating class will
be awarded.
Mrs. Judd has shown symp
toms which complete “a perfect
picture of dementia praocox.” a
form of mental derangement.
Dr. Harry E. Pinkart, ('oolidge,
Ariz.. testified.
' Both he and Dr. George F.
Huffman, Florence, who were
summoned by Mrs. Judd’s law
yers, expressed belief the con
demned woman is not “sham
ming.” »
Both alienists said also that
usually a per.son pretending to he
insane mimics only the symp
toms of the last stages of ment
al derangement.
Dr. Piiikert testified M r s.
Judd's emotions are deteriorated.
Two alienists for the state,
who testified before Mrs. Judds
conviction that she was sane, re
ported after a 38-minute exami
nation of her# today that she
would not “co-operate” with
them in determining her present
condition.
Neither of the alienists, Dr.
Joseph Catton, San r Francisco,
and Dr. Paul Bowers, Los An
geles, would express an opinion
as to whether the blonde young
woman Is insane now.
Mr. and Mrs. John Miller-
two sons, from Alexandria,
visited relatives tore and in* the
ooon^s during the week-end. .^
sued a statement to that effect
while in the city yesterday.
To a capacity audience the | Tlio.se who hope to obtain loans
splendid choir of the First Bap- for crop production this year
tist church presented last Sun-j should act at once. All applicants
day evening the beautiful Easter 1 between now and Tuesday should
oratorio. “The Holy City,*’ by I bring with them proper | families most
Gaul. A Higiiificant fart about the! to sign waivers, Mr. Dellinger
presentation was that it was; said.
done without the aid of visiting | Although the number of farm-
solists or other helpers. Few lo-jers asking for loans this year is
cal church choirs undertake with-; larger than in '31 and 32, the
out outside assistance a program j average amount of the loans is
so heavy, but the audience Sun-1 much lower,
day night felt that none was
needed.
The chorus work showed re
markable training and ability. ^
Mrs. Andrew Kilby, regular di-j
rector of the choir, was ably as- 1
Plans Completed
For Scout Course
• emit will be supplied with ade-
iqiiate housing, clothing, feed,
. medical care and transportation
from point of enrollment to
I camp and return to home, all
I without charge.
] Preference will he given to
i young men of good character and
industrious habits from those
in need of having
sons placed in profitable em
ployment.
The developments locally will
be announced soon. It is under
stood that enrollment of a part
of North Carolina’s allotment is
expected to begin in the near fu
ture.
sisled in the trainltiK of the | puring
chorus by Mrs. Rhodes who di-1
rectod all the chorus numbers in 1
the performance Sunday night. |
The soloists, all members of the
local choir, rendered the difficult
numbers of the oratorio to the
entire satisfaction of the large
audience. Soprano solos were
sung by Mrs. C. S. Sink and Mrs.
Coming Week-End; Stuck
ey Coming
United States Off
Of Gold Standard
Washington, April 19.—The
United States abandoned the gold
standard tonight,
j Shortly after I^resident Roose-
I velt, in a hold, dramatic coup,
I had withdrawn support of the
I American dollar abroad, Secre-
I tary of Treasury Woodin said
this nation had deserted the
I gold standard.
Questioned by newspapermen
whether the President's action
{definitely meant abandonment of
Plans are complete for the en
tertainment of Scouters of the
Winston-Salem Council of the
Boy Scouts of America during
the coming week-end. Scout
'Commissioner C. S. Coffey said
Rhodes; tenor, John Kermit |
Blackburn and Rev. Eugene Ol-1 committees have function-
ive; baritone, Rhodes and Rev. ^ satisfactory manner
Eugene Olive. One of the uiosti^^j^^ prospects for a very success
pleasing numbers, a duet, training course are bright. ,
sung by Rev. and Mrs. Eugene j from the four western |^old ‘^tanUard. Woodin sai^d.
Olive. Miss Ruby Blackburn Pf6-; council will be'
.sided at the organ, playing’
throughout the chorus numoers oai.u.u.»* a..u
' standard.’'
g ^ I The President’s action today
?nsTn.ctors include Henry
Stuckey, of Atlanta. Ga., deputy j
, regional Scout Executive, W. languiuhtug trade abroad,
i Vaughn-Lloyd, executive of the
Rhodes, j winston-Salem council and oth
ers from the Winston-Salem and
Cherokee councils.
and accompanying all the solists.
and Mrs. Charles Hudson played
the piano.
Following are the names of the
entire .'hoir:
Soprano: Mesdames
Sink. A. F. Kilby, E. F
R. P. Casey. Eugene Olive, W. K.
Sturdivant, A. C. Dennis.
Contralto: Mesdames Tal S.
Barnes. 0. N. Myers, Tip McNeill,
Jake Caudill. Miss Grace Gris-
we are off the gold
given a Tr^l'ni^g^ c'o^rn'e 7artin"g If " f f f
at 2:30 p. m. Saturday and con-abandoun.ent ot the gold
tinning through Sunday night at.
The White House announced
this would he done iJy maintain
ing a tight embargo on export of
gold. Actually, it means the
Mrs. J. R. Henderson,
son, Tony Emerson, Mrs. J.
‘Aniei*ican dollar is to be allowed
grand- (to seek its natural level in world
B, exchange. Later it wquld be re-
som.
J. K. Blackburn, J. H. Whick
er, A. H. Andrews, Eugene Olive.
Bass: E. F. Rhodes, D. E. El-
Henderson and children, Frank, | valuated on a basis in natural
Bob, Jack and Betty, of Wilkes- relation to other currencies,
boro, spent the week-end at | The President's daring stroke
Asheville with Mrs. L. T. Cor-; startled the world and brought
ledge, B.T.Henderson.A.C.Dennis, dell.
Wilkeshoro Prepares For
Battle of Ballots on May 2
j quick approval from congression-
tal leaders favoring inflation.
I Stocks and commodity prices
rose sharply.
Senate administration leaders
moved quickly to give Mr. Roose-
: velt pow'er to take what further
With the primary scheduled to
be held Monday called off be
cause only two tickets were In
the field, Wilkeshoro voters are
preparing for the battle of bal
lots on Tuesday. May 2.
Not in years ’ has Wilkeshoro
had a more exciting contest.
Friends of the various candi
dates have been campaigning
with more or less constancy
during the past several days^fnd
indications are that the;
vote in the history of Wllkwbofo
town elections will to^cast. ;
It is understood that Rel|di
Reins will be listed on both tick-
j steps he regards necessary to
carry on his new battle to check
the course of deflation in the
ets for commissioner. R. B.j United States.
Pharr, who la a member of the They completed the draft of a
Wilkeshoro school board, decld-.sweeping bill giving President
ed to remain on that board rath-1 Roosevelt power to accept $100,•
er than seek^ the place of com
missioner. '
The ticket headed by Mayor
W. E. Harris will carry the
names of C. E. Ig^nderman, O. F.
Eller, R. R.^ Reins and Joe Bar
ber for commissioners, while the
opposing ticket/ headed by W. E.
Smithey. will carc^'the names of
W. C. Person, Claude Kennedy,
9, R, Reins and Johnson
eomthUslftnegj.
.^w..
000,000 in silver from any for
eign nation for 'payment on. Its
debts. The silver would be^ ac
cepted at a price not exceeding
60 cents.
The measure, which U to to
presented as an amendmekt* ^to
the pending farm^ bfR, em
powers the President
the gold dolUr bn hit^oifil
tire or In agreement wHb
nattoae, aM to issue «r«en backs,'