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I, NO. 45
JNblished Mondays and Thursdays
NORTH* WILKESBORO, N. C., MONDAY, MAY 1, 1933
]T-|i;(to :Bf TH» STATB-lli^UT OF THE STi
Mn:W.R.A^r
^dor^ Friday
By Kiwanis^dub
moria^oa^ '1 ffgiD Officers Great Wilkes
Fair Association Elected
Guh Approves Candidacy of
Local Woman For Head
. of Auxfliarv
MUSIC PROGRAM GIVEN
WiD Place Shi-ub at the
Grave of Late Colonel
H. C. Landon
I Definite Assurance Is Given That Fair Will Be Held This
Year As Association Is Re-organized; W. A. McNeiD Is
President and Manager; Two Directors Are Added
Plana for holding the annual president and general manager;
,Great Wilkes Fair this year are A. B. (Dick) Johnston, vice pres-
going forward. The definite news ident; H. H. Morehouse, secre-
ithat this annual event, which at- tary-treasurer.
i tracts thousands to the city, will Mr. Johnston and Genlo
' be staged s of Interest to all
The candidacy of Mrs. W. R.
Absher, candidate for president
of the North Carolina department
of the American Legion Auxili
ary, was given unanimous en
dorsement by the North Wilkes-
boro Kiwanis club at its weekly
luncheon Friday.
J. B. McCoy brought the can^
didaey of the North Wilkeshoro
lady to the attention of the club
and Kiwanlans voted officially to
r pprove her for the place. Mrs.
Absher was one of the charter
members of the local unit of the
Auxiliary and has taken an act
ive part In the civic life of the
city. She is now department
historian.
The invocation was spoken by
Rev. J. H. .•.rmbrusi to open the
luncheon hour ami Uev. Kugene
Olive led the club in singing.
“The More We Get Together. "
Secretary T.* K. Srory read a
letter from the secretary of the
Greensboro club urging Kiwaui-
ans to attend the meeting of Ki
wanis Division 3 in Greensboro
on the evening of May 4. S'-'-^ral'
members indicated that they plan ' Lv 1 r.ltrjM IlM,
to go. The Le,gion-.\uxiliarv ^ WTIkestjoi'o \oters will
Invitation to the fornial oponin
I this section.
j The Great Wilkes Fair associa
tion has been re-organized, two
I new inemibers being added to the
board of directors and new of-
jfleers being elected,
i Officers are W. A. McNeill,
* Cardwell are the new members
of the board of directors. Other
meniibers of thh board of direc
tors are C. S. Coffey, E. B. Eller,
A. R. Miller, S. V. Tomlinson,
Jack'Quinn, D. J. Carter, A. G.
Hendren, H. H. .Morehouse and
W. A. .McNeill.
"Klondike" lead dog on the
U. S. mail sleu team between
Nome and Point Barrow.s. ,Ala.s-
ka. stepiX'd i»to the role of radio
iTooner whi.r in (Miicapo. "Klon
dike" has served t.’ol. Lindbergh.
■\dmiral Byrd and Father Hub-
COliTV UGH SCHOOLS ARE NOW
IN MIDST OF FINAL EXERCISES
Three Brothers To
Be On Tickets In
3 Different Towns
hard on famous .-Uaska trekes.
Wilkesboro Will |
Elect Mayor and
Board Tomorrowi
Heaviest Vote In History of
Town Elections Is |
Predicted i
CAMPAIGN:
’ i to the polls tomorow
march
(Tuesday! |
not the most exciting election
campaign in in the town's history i
of the hut .Monday evenin.g
also read. j**"'’ “ mayor and four mom-j
Mr. Story also read a linancial, bors of the u. >d of aldermen to |
report which showed that thejsprve for the next bienniam. (
club had paid all of its ohliga-1 most interesting, ifj
ions and had a surplus in the
treasury.
rhe club \otd to accept come to a close with a-battlei
report of the directors who ap-,^^ predicted that the^
proved the plan of tlie toreslry ; _ , ,, ,
committee to plant a shruli at the
grave of the late Col. H. C. Lan
don, a former member ol the, i
Kiwaris club and a great en
thusiast for forest i-oiiservation
Approval wa.s given unaiiinioiisly.
R. \j. Finley brought the good
news of the day. pointing to re-|
construction work now in prog-
Mrs
Something iiiiiisiial, if nor
iinii|iie, is noted in (ho candi
dacy of the (hrec Reins broth
ers for incmbershi|) on the
board of commissioners in
tlirc(‘ towns of Wilkes and
Caldwel! counties.
Two of the threr* Itave defi
nite a.ssurance of eleeiion. J.
Reins; a lueinber of tlie
prrvsent North Wilke.sboro
hoard of coinniissioners, wlio
filed for lli- elr-etion Tuesda.v,
is unopposepl. Ralph R. Reins
was placed o^i Iroth tickets for
eoinmissioner of Wilkesboro
and will. Ihererore, be eleelcd
tomorrow. R. F. Reins, bet
ter known to his friends as
Rob, is a candidate for ineni-
bership on the I.enoir hoanl.
Tlie Reins brothers are na
tives of Wilkeslioro and are
outstanding leaders in coni-
muiiity affairs.
Number of Schools To End
Term This Week With
Fine Programs
WILKESBORO TO BEGIN
Coii^Cli^lbli'ii
Dies From'" Sting
Of Bees Friday
Young Unmarried Man of
Hunting Creek Is Victim
of Bees’ Attadt
DEATH CAME QUICKLY
Lived About Ten Minutes Aft
er Being Stung; Funeral
On Saturday
Finals At Part of High
Schools To End Early
Part Next Week
Comie Chambers, 26-year-old
unmarried man of the Hnnutlng
Creek section, died Friday after
noon at 2:30 o’clock, just fen
minutes after he bad been stung
several times by honey Ibees.
The young man had been 'plow
ing in the field, coming to the
house when the bees swarmed.
He was attacked by the bees. The
stinging on the neck probably
was fatal. The poison i acted
quickly, death coming In about
ten minutes.
J anji-'t, rrf:. •!
L(^(m-Auxiliary
Building Win Be
Opened To Pubfic
Former Governor John M.
Parker, of Louisiana, heads a
group of hls state’s citizens which
has filed charges with the United
States senate asking the remov
al of Senator Huey (Klngfishj
Long on the grounds of personal
dishonesty, corruption, etc.
vyn,
j Several high schools of the
I county are now in the midst of
I their commencement exercises.
; while other schools begin their
i exercises the latter part of the
! week.
I The Mountain View high school i
I commencement closed Friday j
I evening after being In progress
ilast week.
j The Tvaphill commencement
i began yesterday with the bacca-
' laureate sermon by Rev. Epli
j Whisenhiint, of Elkin, and will
continue through May 5.
) Roaring River’s commence-
' meut ends tonight with the ad-
Mr. Chambers was the son of
E. h. and Sena Foster Chambers.
He is survived by the following
brothers and sisters: Crawlle,
Mrs. Buel Brooks. Charlie. Bus
ter, Noble, Viola, Ina, ckv
Pratt and Roy Chambers.
The community was shocked at |
his untimely death and joined j
relatives In mourning his passing.
The funeral service was con
ducted Saturday afternoon at 2
o’clock from Fishing Creek Ar
bor church by Rev. James Moore.
Interment took place in the
church cemetery.
Construction of
New Armory
Gets Under Way
Formal Opening Tonight Be
tween the jflours of 7:30
* and 9:30 >
THE PUBLIC IS INV1TBI>
Everything Is In Readiness;
Mhny People Are Ex
pected There
New Home For Local Nation
al Guard Company To Be
At Fairgrounds
Wilkesboro High
Finals To Begin
Closing Exercises Open This
Week and Close Tues
day Night
dre.ss by Rev. C. A. .Milner, of
the com-
Wednesday
votini; will bc‘ unusually heavy
I \\'. R. Sniitliey is opposiXj
I Mayor W. R. Harris, incumbent ;
'and Gioigc .lobnsoii, Claude Ken-]
nedy ami W. ('. Pearson are op- '
I posing C. R. I.en'iernian. (). R. |
I Eller and .loe Barlier. Hie pres-'
' ent members oC the town iioard. 1
li. R. Kein.s is on liotli liikets
1 Guilford College.
! Ronda will begin
I mencement season
! evening.
I .Millers Creek high school
I ends tonight with the literary ad
dress by Prof. A. B. Hurt, of
Nathans Creek.
I Mt. Pleasant high school com-
Dr. McNeill and Dr. Smith i pleted its closing exercises pn
Had Program; Seek To [Saturday when Attorney \V. B.
Keep Local Trains Austin, of Jefferson, delivered
: the literary adlres3.
A broadcasting station, sped-
tions Club Hears
Radio Broadcast
ally set up for trie occasion. | Kridav of
Ferguson high school closes
Jane Johnson
Claimed By Death
j evening at Hotel W'ilkcs.
used to provide the entertain-, j will .be the commencement
ment at the semi-monthly meet-interesting play
ing of the Lions club Thursday, presented.
. I
Dr. H. B. Smith and Dr. .1.
ress. I
Kev. J. H. .Xnnhnisl, general
program chairman, was in charge ,
of the regular program. .X raiisi-1
cal program, featuring Rev. Eii-■ Mrs. .lane .lohnsoii. of
gene Olive. Prof, and .Mrs. K. F. ('reek township, was taken by
Rhodes and .Miss Lois Scroggs,! deaf h Wed nesday ami funeral and ■ •"‘'•''•'■ill. program chairmen for,
was given. .Mr. Olive led in sing-[ burial services were lield at 1evening, were in the inoail-,
ing "Builedrs We, " as his con-j Rock Creek c hurch Thursday at booth, stationed outside,
tribution. -3 P 'll Rev. Rd (). Miller was in Hhe l.amtuet hall, and spoke
Mrs. Rhodes sang very delight-I diarge of Hie service,
fully. "Spring Is a l.cively l.ady." | Mrs .lolinson was born August
“Alhambra" and "Have You 22. IS'cl and was. therefore. 7,S
Forgotten." ”.Xye. -Xye. Aye." was years. S months and 5 days of
rendered heauti.ully sy .Mis.s age.
Scroggs on the piano, "l-wo violin ] s irviviug are thrc'e childivn '
solos, 'Xeiielian Love Song and .idbii.soti. G. Johnson ami,
.Treallv Johnson.
this week. R. Don
Wilkesboro begins its closing
program on Thursday evening.
Plans for commencement exor
cises at W'ilkesboro high school
are complete and the first pro
gram will he given Thursday eve
ning. May 4. At that time a
music recital under the direction
of .Mrs. R. E. Prevette will be
given.
The baccalaureate sermon will
he preached by Rev. J.C. Story, of
.Marion, Sunday evening. Rev.
.Mr. Story is a well known Pres
byterian minister.
■Glass day exercises will follow
Monday evening, with the liter
ary address by C. W. Phillips,
principal of Central high school.
Greensboro, on the closing eve
ning, Tuesday. Diplomas will bs
awarded to approximately ^0
graduates.
MATERIAL IS PLACED
Everything Is in readiness for
the formal opening tonight of the
Legion-Auxiliary building which
was recently completed. The
formal opening will be held be
tween the hours Of 7:30 anjl 9:30
p. m. and an invitation for the
public to visit and inspect the
new home of these two organiza
tions has been extended.
The building Is located on
Highway 18 just north of the
Texaco service station on "top
of the hill.”
Surrounded by shrubbery and
flowers, the building presents a
very attractive appearance and
the Legion and the Auxiliary are
to be congratulated upon its com
pletion.
Members of the two organiza
tions are busy today making
Construction of the new
mory >tor the local company of final arrangements for the open-
the National Guard was begun Hundreds are expected to
the latter part of last week.
Material is being placed on the
grounds and the building will be
rushed to completion. Men are
now at work laying the founda
tion.
The building Is being erected
on the opposite side of the ent
rance to the fair grounds from
where the old armory stood.
M'hen completed the new ar
mory will be very similar to the
one which was destroyed by lire
early this year. It is to be
50x120 feet. These are the same
I dimensions as those of the old
j armory except the new building
j will be five feet shorter in length.
. K. R. Reins, captain of Com-
i pany "A”, stales that the build-
I ing will he complclod as soon as
! possible.
Return of Beer
Welcomed Today
eve-
visit the home during the
ning.
Ex-service men and Legion
memibers from all sections of
Wilkes are expected to be In
attendance.
A delightful evening Is plann
ed and the 1-egion and .Auxiliary
welcome a visit.
TRAINS 3 AND 4 MADE
FINAL RUNS SATURDAY
Southern railway trains Nos.
3 and 4 made their final runs
Saturday. The order discontinu
ing these trains became effective
at 12:01 Sunday.
Trains Nos. 13 and 14 are now
the only trains operating between
this city and Winston-Salem.
CONDUCT CAMPAIGN
ON ROLLER SKATES
to
Wilkesboro Wins
6 To 0 Victory
Sloop Pitches Good
(Jamc; Defense of Vis
itors Weakens
“Liebesfreiid' iKrcisleri. were
given iiy l“rof. Rhodes.
R. P. Bryan, of Philadelphia.
Pa., was a guest of K. G. Finley.
the Lions. The station was given;
as LION. Fred
The hroadca.sting anangementj
V as set up by A. G. Kenerly. of |
ti n. & -M. Elec’ric company,]
who was a guest of the club at'
the meeting. James -Xllen was
also a guest. i , , ^ i t j
W. .1. Bason, president of the afternoon defeated
Pennies Are Used
To Buy Fertilizer
Farmer Gives Seed Store 9i>0
Pennies In Payment For
His Purchase
The excellent pitching and
hanf-hitling of “Dickie” Hix wa.s
insufficient and Wilkesboro high
Wright Wants Names of ■‘‘'ad an invitation from the
the Moravian Falls nine in a
Those Meriting Medals I-egion and the Legion Auxiliary
seven-inning contest on the Wil-
DRY OFFICERS
ARREST THREE
Jim Foster, Willie Anderson
and Earl Pruitt Caught
At Stills !
Prohibition agents arrested
three men in raids staged in the
county Thursday and Friday.
Jim Foster 'an i Willie Ajider-
Bon were taken into custody
Thursday by .Agents Homer A.
Smith and W. T. Kennedy when
they were found at a distillery in
the Call section. Bond of $500
for their hppearance at the May
term of federal court wa.s set by
Commissioner J. W. Dula follow
ing a preliminary hearing.
Agents D. C. Dettor, R. E
Prevette and H. C. Kilby arrest
ed Earl Piuitt. young man of
near Roaring River, Friday
morning. Bond of $500 was re- [
qulred.
I'lilcvs the tiaiiics of tliosc
who arc emit led to gold med
als for perfect attendance for
seven years or ele\en years
are sent in soon after this is
sue reaelies I lie suhserihers it
will be iiiipossildp to award
the medals at Hie eouiily eoiii-
meiieeiiienl next Saturday,
Prof. C. ('. Wright staled this
morning.
Less than one-third of the
nunilH-r reeeivirig these medals
last ,vear will get medals this
year unless oilier names are
forwardeil in Mr. Wright's of
fice. Mr. Wriglit requestetl
The .loiirnal—Patriot to call
this to tlie attention of the
teachers so that tliey may act
at once if tliey have students
who are entitled to the medals.
the
evc-
6 to 0.
to attend the opening of
Legion^.Xnxiluiry hut this
ning. ;
A committee composed of B.j
j'l', Henderson, J. H. .McNeill and j
W. F. Abslier was named to con-1
i for with a committee of Hie Ki- j
i wanis
kesbnro field by the score of
Fred Sloop, Wilkeshoro's star
hitrler, was given strong support,
in the pinches and Moravian
Falls was unaflde to send a man
Local Citizens Sample 3.2 In
Quiet and Orderly Fash
ion After 12:01
Watsonville, Calif., April 30—
.Adam Barber, attorney and can
didate for mayor on a strict econ-
omiy platform, is riding about on
i roller skates to hand out election
cards. He announced he had sold
his motor car.
The return of beer, outlawed
for many years, was w'elcomed
in the ciiy early riiu morning in
a quiet anil orderly fashion, po
lice reported
B. T. Henderson Will
Deliver S. S. Talks
.Attorney Buford T. Hcniderson
will deliver addresses at two Sun
day schools during the next two
Sundays. -Mr. Henderson is sche
duled to speak at Stony Hill
One often hears the advice.
“Save your .pennies." Evidently
one Wilkes county farmer did so.
for he gave Mr. Glenn Greene. .
manager of the Ca.sh tertilizer! ^ ,
and Seed Store, exactly 950 pen
nies in payment for fertilizer
The crowd which remained up ^ church at 11 o clock Sunday, May
after midnight last night to sam-]7. and at .Maple (irove church
pie the new 3.2 beer was smaller on Sunday. -May 14, at 10 a. m.
than police anticipated, but large Tlie Sunday schools have an-
cliih
, V*m tui i At'rr Kjv iiic jv»-
relative to the dis- Wilkesboro team.
! continuance of
railway trains «>ached by R. V. Day
here and to decide upon a course
is the most consistent high school i
which he purchased a few day.s
ago.
The farmer makes his crop
with the V.-C. Beef, Blood and
Bone brand of fertilizer which is
handled exclusively in this sec
tion by the Cash Fertilizer and
Seed Store. He does not miss a
year and the large number of
pennies were given in payment
quite a busine.ss rush for about
an hour and a half. Most dealers
closed their places of business
about 1:30.
' The week-end was quieter than
' usual, police reported, the beer
celebration 'being in the nature of
quiet greeting to a new variety
of drink.
I of action.
outfit in the county, having been
of the 1933 supply.
•A discussion of the matter of
] obtaining a federal number for
defeated only by Taylorsville.
itlie JVinston-Salem- North Wil-
J kesboro-Lenoir route to Ashe-
I ville was held and plans were
I made to go into the matter in
; more detail in the near future.
! Mrs. (). F. Eller, of Wllkes-
, boro, is much improved following
i an illness of several weeks,
friends will be pleased to learn.
Voters of City
Should Cast
Vote Tomorrow
“A Husband For Sale” Is Title of
Play To Be Given Friday Evening
“A Husband For Sale" is he-, characters:
ing presented by the Senior class Imogene Atniore, a young wl-
, Idow, Jane Whicker: Evelyn Par-
high school' hrntiVior'.. A
Attempt To Break Into
Chicken House Is Made: of North XVilkeshoro broth^^’s fiancee. Ade- ,
An attempt to break into the i evening. May 5. at eight | Jemes: Sophraina Clampitt, j
chicken house on the farm of De-j o’clock. The class is very anxious an old maW. Virginia Harris: j
cstUT .Minton near Purlear was to have all friends present' at | Julia Clampitt, her spinster sist-j
made about 2 o’clock Saturday that feature of their commence-ler, Malvina Williams: Minerva j
■morning. The county blood- ment. The class piay is an annual j White, the Clampitt maid, Mary |
hosnd was taken to the scene by I event fostered by the class as a ■ Ruth 'VX^ail; Emmet Hunting, a
a M. Eastep and a trail led to | benefit performance, the pro- [ millionaire’s son, Dean. Shep-
taie home of a neighbor, but no
grrfist had been made up to this
ttB.ie. The attempt to steal the
a tokens 'WM thwarted when Mr.
• lUnten was awakened by the
neiae and frightened the would-
ha thief avar-
ceedk of which is used for paying
for their gift to the school. Con
sequently. they are not only In
terested in entertaining their
friends but in helping their
school. »,
The. following is the cast of
herd; Phillip Clampitt, Emmet’s
college chum, Charles Day;
Cleramet Hunter, Emmet’s valet,
Edward Finley: Doctor Benedict,
a minister, Oscar Owena; Obolden-
rod. Mills. Sophania’s ehauftenff
Tam Hutchinson.
Although only one ticket i.s
in the field, North Wilkesboro
voters .should go to the polls
and fnlfill their oliligations as
gooI citiz«‘ns by casting a- l)al-
lot for the nieh Who are to
administer their government
during the ne.xt biennium.
While it is not expected that
the voting will be as heaxT a.s
it would be if there were a
conte.st, it is hoped that a con
siderable number of people
will vote. Everyone jvho con
veniently can should visit the
voting booth and east a ballot
sometime during the day.
Mayor J. .A.'. Rousseau, in
cumbent, is a candidate for re-
electlon. Commissioners to be
voted upon are ii C. Reins, 8.
V. Tomlinson, L. A. Harris, I.
E, Pearson and Ralph Duncan.
3. R. McCoy, Genlo Cardw^
Olive To Address Woman’s
Club Here On Wednesday
The North Wilkesboro Wom
an’s Club will meet Wednesday
afternoon at 4 o’clock at the
Girls Scout “Little House” and
will hear Rev. Eugene Olive, pas
tor of the First Baptist church,
apeak on “Co-operation.” The at
tendance of every club member
is urged.
nounced that the public is invited
to hear the Doimluf local attor
ney on these occasions.
Wilkesboro P.-T. A. Will
Hold Final Meet Of Yei^r
The Wilkesboro Parent-Teach
er Association will hol'd its final
meeting of the school year in the
school auditoriuln Thursday aft
ernoon at 3:30 o’clock. Miss
Ghita Tuttle and her Home Eco
nomics class will entertain ^the
group and will offer a fashion
display as one feature of the
program. The P.-T. A. has had a
COIMIY FINALS
The annual county-wide com
mencement for graduates of the
very successful year and the i,e held In
fleers are anxious for every one
wtho possibly can to attend.
Grade “A” Dairymen To Increase
Price of Milk Effective At Once
The “A” Grade dairymen of; Wilkes county has made won-
Wllkes County held a meeting | derful strides In the dairy In-
Monday morning with view of [ dusfry. The city of North Wll-
population of
improving the supply and qual
ity of “A” grade milk. It now ap
pears. that the North Wilke^oro
milk supply as furnished by “A”
grade dairies Is given the,second
highest rating of any city in the
state. The following rating for
several towns selected at random
gives some Idfea of North Wllkes-
boro. Asheville, has a rating of
94.4, while North Wilkesboro has
_ a rating'Of 94, Charlotte, Dais
and 3. B. WUUanu wlll.be vot- Iham and otiher cltiee having a
Slip-- _ *.
ed upon for membonr of this mtuch lower
board of echoed .tfusteea. ' , Asheville or
rate than either
Wilkeshoro.
keehoro now has a
about 4000, and !l is the only
town in the State of its size that
has four “A” Grade Dairies.- The
four “A” grade dairies are now
planning to install new capping
add bottling machines which will
make It poissible to place' the
city In the forefront in ■whole
some' milk and it is predicted
that within 60 days the city will
lead the State In highest rating
fo^ clean milk. ’Taking into ctm-
sMa^tioii Hie unusual work that
United Daughters of
Confederaev To Meet
The United Daughters of the
Confederacy will meet this after
noon at 3:30 o'clock with Mrs.
John Tevepaugli and Mias Mae
Foster.
Rev. J. H. Annbrust To IM»
liver Address; Many Fea
tures To Be Given
Wilkesboro high school auditor-
Ftim Saturday, May 6. Prof. C. C.
Wright, superintendent of the
Wilkes' school system, has com
pleted arrangements for this an
nual event and hundreds of sev
enth grade graduates and school
patrons are expected to be on .
hand.
The program will get under
■way at 10:30 a. m. Rev. J. H.
Armbrust, well known Methodist
minister, will deliver the address
at 11 o’clock. '
Glass exercises featuring the
youthful grajiuates *wlh (be held
in the afternoon. Following -this
diplomas ■will be awarded,, ‘.y., .
Medkls will be glvoilHto
students who hare.perfeist .“f-
Iful aI.
tendance records for seven umI
eleven years.
Tbla V annual.- commencement
'#irka the 34th year whi^-]Mr>
Wright has served ■» ooi
mi
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