Tfe lOfjfeSAL-PAtmOT,
W.BpMcNeiUls
IKU EDITOR
PHONE SIS
Jiwcock
M Paarty
**1« Ro«e Wade and Mrs.
®**^**a, Jr., entertained a
>*f Of friends at their home
4oy evening honoring Miss
Hancock, of Lake Alfred.
^^0 Is their guest. The
meet attractive with a
|lth of garden flowers making
colorful 'background for the
Oames were enjoyed dur-
^ the evening after which a
duty lee course with salted nuts
-served by Mrs. Scroggs.
the Wilkesboro Woman's Club
would sponsor the sale in Wil-
keaboro. Following this most en
thusiastic session the hostesses,
served a delectable course of re
freshments. A fine attendance
was reported at this the first
meeting of the Auxiliary in the
hut.
Mrs. Dan Csurtor Is
Hostess Pretty Party
' Tbe lovely home of Mrs. Dan
Carter on Kensington Drive was
the scene of a pretty club party
j on Wednesday afternoon when
James O’Daniel ' Carter entertained the mem-
To Club i club and a
, , , few additional friends. Garden
^«®iflowers in all their colorful beau-
^ming hostess to the members , tastefully used in
rt^er bridge club and several as decorations. A hap-
aj^onal guests at her attrac-,
tWe home on Tuesday evening.'
tf, Amid a setting of lovely peonies
and other spring flowers three
tatdes ere placed for the game.
After a number of interesting
VTOgressions were played Mrs.
»
I tion and with needlework. At the
close of the afternoon the hostess
■ served delicious sandwiches and
t tea. Guests of the club on this
occasion were Mrs. J. W. Wil-
p^sstons were piayea .virs. - ^ ^,3. j.
Ja«^ Hix. Jr., and Miss Daphine I ^ MeDisrmid and Mrs. W. A.
spainhower were presented with
... . ‘Tucker, of Auburn. N.
aoveUy gifts as high score prizes, .
° . . . a visitor 111 the city.
among the guests and members.'
Y.
W. A.
who is
cuwvus but? tiuu iiirmutrig.
lAter in the evening a delicious; Reautv of Brushy Mountain
«nted C0Ur86 fftllowprt hv iPA w-« * a. i t»_.
followed by Ice
eraam and cake was served by l
tit* hostess, assisted ’ by .Mrs.
Frank Eller and Miss Mamie
.Witherspoon. i - -
Foreists Praised By Graeber
Fidalis Class Met
/[Vs veiling
The Fidelia Class of the First
j Baptist church held its regular
{monthly meeting Tuesday
(Continued from page one)
biossonis which equal, in the
opinion of many, the cherry
blossom beauty of Washington.
D. C. It is not easy to conceive
of a more picturesque scene
than ihe Brushies present when
the orchards are blooming anti
^'^■jpature breathes the nir of spring
alng at the home of .Mrs. I.mer there are the azalia and
KieNeil, with Mrs. McNeil. Misses ' ,logwood which abundantly
OMie Clayton and Sallie Outlaw sprinkle the mountain-sides with
M Joint hostesses. Miss Clayton ,j },^auty that is indescribeahle.
presided In the absence of Mrs. | j„ {an when the forer s go
A. H. Casey, class president. The through the range of natural
wsual routine of business was | tin,e when Mr. Grae-
transacted. followed by a delight- j j^pj. ggpg t^e Brushies in their
fnl social hour. Delicious straw- ,meqnaled beauty—there is also
mmm n as 4 VAArl VX'Oa t . ... A f
fcerry short cake and iced tea was
•CTved at the close of the eve-
aisg. Nineteen members were
present.
Baptiat Circle Met
Wnh Mra. Eller
Circle No. 2 of the
Hissioaary Society with
-harvest time for
the fruit crop
the orchardists.
j\n all-year-round attraction is
the mineral water
Baptist
Mrs. A.
would do more to give the
WUUiU 1AJW4X. C- - - -
Brushies and this section the ad- years perfect attendance were
C.' Dennis leader, met Tuesday | v^rtising that it deserves than Mane -nme, ——
«fternK>n at the home of Mrs. E.' anything else. The money would Grady Billings, Quentine Yates,
VI Till 1 *v\Aw\v,A««i TwnAQ_ m ,1 ^ V{gx 1 h Pilchard Sniith
WAa-cta uvx/u «>• yxa,; a*v**.v , a II > I ii I Uj; riOt. a
BHler with five members pres-; 1,^ well spent and would yield .viozeiie juimouu, ■
ent. .The meeting opened with de-^]arge returns on the investment, ey, Lawrence Phillips. . na
I— 1'. . iTfh.,1 nnviR. Kave .\dams,
large reiurua uu lue
votionals led by ;Mrs. Dennis f iscal people believe.
Which was followed by a brief! -phe letter which Mr. .McCoy
business period. The study course' received from .Mr. Graeber reads
book, “Talks on Soul-Winning.” as follows:
Prominent Purlear Qtizen
Died Sunday; Funeral '
Hdd Tuesday ■
WALNUT GROVE
SUNDAY SCHOOL
CLASS ON HIKE
.X. iSI ■
Boys’ Class Also
W. B. McNeill, prominent fiirm-
er of the Purlear community,
.died Sunday night following a
serious llness of about three
weeks. He had been In poor
health, however, for some time.
Mr. .McNeill'was born on Feb
ruary 11, 1876. and was, there
fore, 57 years of age. He was a
M
I ixlWLUTkm^ IS PASSED
"State olWilles”
CamidiiE Party At Lake
Monday'Night •%
PORES KNOB, May 10,—Sun
day afteraoon, May 7,-eleven of
the Intermediate ho;^, andHhree
of the Intermediate girls of the
Walnut Grove Sundhy school
■went on a hike to the World
Rocks, chaperoned by the. boya’
teacher, Ernest H.. Laws, and
David Lowe, the asslsUnt teach
er. The boys and girls of the
iKfensting Bulletin Is b-
' Sued By Bei^ibient A
At Raleigh
An Interesting bulletin, 'deplot-
. • i
LOCAL LECION
Following ic a copy of'- the
resolution paiised iby the Wilkes
County Post 12?, American Le
gion, at its meeting last Friday
evening: ' -v
'M|T; (Commander—Comrades:
son of the late Tom McNeill and elassea were Don ..Michael, T.
Jane Nichols McNeill.
Prank, and Toy Lowe,
a' member of New Hope Bap- James and Howard Frazier, Ken-
tist church, Mr. McNeill was a neth Broyhfll, Boyce Marlow,
Brock, Boonle Lane,
faithful church worker and al- Qulnten
ways took an active part In
church activities. He was a mem
ber of the New Hope Council, J.
O. U. A. M. He had a host of
friends In the county and else
where who were saddened to
learn of his death.
The funeral service which was
largely attended was held at Ar-
b o r Grove Methodist church
Tuesday morning at 10 o’clock.
Rev. Finley C. Watts, Rev. Avery
Church and Rev. E. P. Greene
conducted the service.
After the service the body was
interred in the church cemeterj-
with other members of the fam
ily who are buried there.
SurvivMig are his wife, Mrs.
Lou -McNeill, and eight children:
M. H. McNeill, of this city; Mrs.
W. E. Phelps, of Winston-Salem;
Charles, Woodrow, John, Annie,
Sue and Sallle McNeill, of Pur
lear. Two sisters, Mrs. O. F.
Eller and Mrs. L. Bumgarner, of
Wilkesboro. and one brother,
Arthur .McNeill, of Lenoir, also
survive.
Medals Given For
Perfect Attendance
Following up the custom be
gun a number of years ago, gold
medals were awarded at the
county commencement Saturday
to students in the , schools of
Wilkes who have attended school
for seven and eleven years with
out missing a day.
Those receiving medals tor 11
years of perfect attendance were:
Cora Edminston, Goshen; Pan
sy Johnson, Spurgeon; Ralph
The suggestion has been made Durham, Ronda; Winnie Marie
that a forest festival, if one could Vannoy, Purlear; Estella Ya es,
llial B lUrcbt ^vaix^vv* ' ,
be staged at a reasonable cost, Purlear; Herman Higgins, eye -
Those receiving medals for 7
Marie Miller, Lucie Benton,
Mozelle Johnson, Richard Smith-
by B. Y. Mullins, was completed , "You will recall
at thi* meeting. A short social' e(,ni,„enied to you
hour was enjoyed after the inet-t-
IM and delicious strawberry
sake and coffee was served
by iMrs. E'iTcT.
that
on
I have
several
Circle 3 Meets
With Mrs. Coffey
Circle No. !?. -Mrs. C. E. .Teiik-
Ins leader, met Tuesday after
noon at the home of Mrs. C. D.
Coffey. An impressive devotional
exercise was conducted by Mrs.
Coffey followed by the usual bus
iness session. The study course,
taught by Mrs. W. R. Absher,
was completed at this
the close of study the
adjourned.
occasions about the scenic beauty
of the Brushy mountains in the
fall when the leaves are making
their chances in color. I cannot
see '.vby t!ie people of your sec
tion of
f the state don't do some-
Jones, Ethel Davis, Faye Adams,
Ann Transou, Jay Jarvis, Leon
ora Rrf^nks Harvey Williams, .
ard BrooKs. na y ,,„xine cherries before returning home.
Edith Crator. Ruby Gray, -Maxine
Tharpe. Paul Mathis, Bryce Dur
ham, Lucile Wiles, Nellie Wiles,
Bret Parks, Gwyn Nichols, Mabel
Baker, Edith Kilby, Vernice
Whittington, M’ayne Church,
time. -■\t
meeting
Brame
r'd their
and
hos-
Epworth League
Enjoys Social
Misfies R^'becca
Hazel Bush conihin
pltality in entertaining the mem
bers of the senior Ep'.voflh
League of the .Methodist cti:irrh
at a social at the home of Miss
B r a r> e on .Monday evening.
•-Caiwes were played during the
evening under the direction of
Miss Beatrice Pear.son, League
director. At the conclusion of a
delightful evening the hostesses
served delicious sandwiches and
punch.
i thing to call this beauty spot to
the attention of the people of
.North Carolina and other sec
tions.
i "I notice that each year thous
ands of people make a visit to
I the .Ma.giiolia and Middleton Gar
dens at Charleston, South Caro
lina, the railroads and bus com-
piiuies (iffering special iuduce-
ment.s to have people make this
trip. and. in my opinion, these
j var.h ns do not approach the
iheauty of the forest.s of the
Brushy .Mountain section at the
season mentioned. Due to the ex-
collent air drainage in the
Brushies. the leaves are permitt
ed !o go through their natural
range of colors without being af
fect e.1 hy frost, therefore you 1
Lestie Benton. Dora Caudill, Jes
sie Parsons. Katherine Shepherd.
tVorth -Miller, Zo Ruth Miller,
t-lueniine Nichols. Ralph Holdei,
Diana Templeton. J. V. Wallace,
Vallie Pendry. Hessie Wiles, .^r-
lee Pendry. Arnold Cooper, John
Hall, Corah Calloway. Paul El
ler. Edgar Alexander, Annie
Ruth Owens, William Hardin
Owen. Nellie Hollar, Charlie
Gregory. Edna Tedder, Lacy
Russel, Blanche Mathis, .Master
Page .oiKeal. Claude Church.
Linnie Woodie, Norris Huffman,
Clyde Shumake, Marie Eller,
Johnson Cooper, Thomas Reid,
Bennie Kilby. Ruth John.son.
Kred .Myers, Ina .Myers, John
Kilby, Ethel Hendren. Eula Hen-
droii, Major Minton, Zeh South
er. Freda Eller. Monie Lovette,
Leah Whittington. 'Walter West.
Marie Wooten, Dorothy Beshears,
O.
Warren Craven, Margaret and
Jessie F^rlier, and Madge Jen
nings. Others that enjoyed the
hike with them were: Edna
Brock, Dorothy Lajie, Ollle Fra
zier, James Ritchie, Jr., J. L.
Wayne, and J. D. Frazier, Bent
ley, Rayi and Lee Parller, Joe
AShley, Shatter Brook, Fred
Lowe.
It was a rather hard climb np
the mountain, ibqjt each one seem
ed to feel the thrill of spring
time, and enjoy the beautiful
scenery. The rocks, surrounded
iby rhododendron, made a very
beautiful picture.
Monday, the Intermediate boys'
class of Walnut Grove Sunday
school camped for the night at
the Hollywood Lake near Pores
Knob. The boys of the class, Don
Michael, Frank Lowe, Boyce
Marlow, Prhssley Laws. Kenneth
Broyhill, James . and Howard
Frazier, Boonie and Henry Lane,
Quinten Brock, and their teach
er, Ernest H. Laws, went to the
Lake in the early evening to pre
pare the supper. They were as
sisted in the preparation of the
supper hy David Lowe (assistant
teacher of the class), also by visi
tors, Fred Spurgeon, Shatter
Brock, Joe Ashley and Ray Par-
lier.
After supper was served the
boys enjoyed frog hunting and
fishing for awhile.
Visitors for the evening were;
Mrs. James Ritchie. Master Rob
ert Ritchie, Mrs. J. L. Frazier,
Margaret and Jennie Parlier,
Ollie Frazier, Mary Wiles, James
Ritchie, Jr., Henry and Rich
Lowe, Wayne and J. D. Frazier.
Ice cream and cookies were
served about 9 o’clock, and the
evening was immensely enjoyed
by all. Those spending the night
with the boys were, Mr. W. P.
Hendren, Shatter Brock and
James Ritchie, Jr.
The boys were up bright and
early the next morning to enjoy
a delicious breakfast of frog
legs, ham and eggs, weiners and
Ing the cbangiM that have taken
place In Wilkes county; during
the past three decades, was issn-
ed a few* days ago 'by the North
Carolina and United States' de
partments of A^ricttltare. It was
given the title, “Wilkes .'County,
the Long-Time Record Holder.’’
A drawing, showing C. C.
Wright, who-became superinten
dent of the Wilkes‘county school
system In 1899, visiting the
schools in a buggy, is of inter
est. It calls attention to the
long service—34 years—of Mr.
Wright.
Mention is also made of the
long record of service of A. 0.
Hendren, county farm agent. Mr.
Hendren has served in that ca
pacity for 22 years.
The following comment was
made:
“It was in 1921 that the Com
missioners of Wilkes County de
cided that the. farm Census •• re
ports were of doubtful value and
use. At the suggestion of one
member, a talk was made to
them. Since then, their reports
have been consistently excellent.
-“We deem It time to make due
ackhdwMgement of the servlcee
rendered hy tte Building Com-
mitiee and friends of this Post
flnreeSwi
Bees From'
Stmid In!9 Days'
1 iF-.
for the part they took In the
lor luo -Jiaii. V..W —- —
erection and completion of “The be haring good shccecr with their
Hut," and in making this ac- bees this year. We have already
knowledgement we offer the' fol- noted several good reporif In
The Journal-Patriot so here goes
another. '
Floyd Costner tells us of hav-
lowing resolution—
"Therefore be It resolv^:
That 'the members of Wilkes
lUnb VAio aaa^jsawvw.,. w- - —
County Post No. 126 of T{ie ing three swarms from,one stand
American Legion take this oppor
tunlty of conveying to the mem
bers of the Building Committee
D«rO UJL tliC “O —
A. F. Kilby, Mrs. A. W. Horton and thus far only five of his old
and A. G. Finley our sincere ap- stands have‘swarmed. Many oth
predations and gratitude for
their faithful and efficient serv
ices rendered in the fullfilment
of the task placed upon them by
this organization.
‘Whereas be it resolved; That
this Post Express to Sargeant I.
E. Yulentine its thanks for the
valuable service rendered In sal
vaging the old building in Wil-
kesboro# and for his time spent,
advice and suggestions given
during the construction of this
building. We also express to oth
er members of the American Le
gion and The 'Legion Auxiliary
our appreciations tor their assist
averaging 96.0 percent for elev- ance in this work.
en years. These surveys have
proven to be a paying Investment
to that county.
“This county hugs up against
the Blue Ridge Mountains on the
west and north, while the Brushy
Mountains border on the south.
The Yadkin River valley pro
vides fertile farming lands. On
the mountain sides are apple
orchards. Cattle and pastures are
common, though not nearly as
extensive as on the west s*'’e of
the mountains. The barn above Is
the outline of Wilkes county.
“Be It further resolved; That
this Post thank, both the City
and County Walfare Depart
ments, for the valuable assist
ance in making this structure
possible at this time. Neither
would we fail to remember those
individuals who have tolled so
falthfuUy in the erection of this
building, and have given us a
quality of workmanship far in
excess of the wages received.
“Moreover be it resolved; That
we greatfully acknowledge the
gifts of our friends in the City
Brown Moth Sewing
Club Met Tuesday
Girl Scout Troop
On Hike Tuesday
Troop No. 1 of the Girl Scouts
enjoyed a hike into the country
have more ' ivid colors
any place that 1 know.
•■.Mr. \V, R. -Mattoon of the B.
s, I'orest Service, visited this
section with me two years ago,
and made the statement that he
ha.d seen the change of color in
leaves in all parts of America
hut had not witnessed anything
that was equal to the Brushies.
■1 believe that it would be en
tirely practical and profitable
than at i Iris Sexton.
■MILLERS CREEK, May 10.—
The Brown Moth Serving Club
met Tuesday evening. May 9,
with .Mrs. Heggie Faw. A pleas
ant evening was spent sewing
and chatting together. Everyone
enjoyed the meeting very much.
Delicious refreshments were
served of sandwiches, cakes and
Coca Cola with the help of her
husband, Mr. Heggie Paw. The
club decided not to meet again
for a w-hile on account of the
spring rush.
Boy Faces Trial For Tying
Youth And Killing Him
Resolutions of Respect
Father
Whereas onr heavenly
»V Jtx-» .. 1
has seen fit to remove one of our | crime is death,
beloved sisters, .Mrs. F. D. Hack-
New York, May 8.—A 16-year-
old boy went on trial for murder
in Kings county court today,
charged with stabbing to death
a 12-year-old youth because he
alle.gedly was a “tattletale.”
While his mother wept, Harry
March, fair haired, blue-eyed and
chubby, and apparently uncon
cerned as prospective jurors were
asked whether they realized
that the only penalty for this
e outline OI Wiiaes couuiy. gifts or our inenus >11 iiic
“Mr. C. C. Wright has been ^nd County who have made do-
Superintendent of Schools for' nations to us, both for furnish-
about thirty-four years. This isjjng "The Hut” and for the beau
tification of the grounds. We can
another record. He is interested
in all practical and educational
endeavors. Including such basic
information as crop reports and
the farm census surveys provide.
His agricultural teachers have
long used these as a part of their
regular class work in addition
to their community talks and
farmer night classes. Mr. Wright
was one of the first ardent Boys’
Corn Club su'pporters.
“Mr. A. G. Hendren was the
original Farm Agent and has
served so for twenty-two years.
Here Is a third record. He, as
well as the educational forces,
finds the annual farm survey in
ventories ideal for farm outlook
plans, diversification, study town
ship projects and comparisons,
county analyses and for other i
helpful information.
“We are proud of the
of Wilkes.’ No difficuRy
perienced' in maintaining
tary crop reporters there,
have no appreciaible cash
in no way hope to repay you for
these valuable gifts, and we only
hope you to feel that you have
played an Important part in this
work, and ask that you accept
our sincere thanks.
“We respectfully submit this
resolution, and move you Mr.
Commander that it ibe placed in
the minutes of this Post as ac
knowledging the services render
ed by members and friends of
this organization.
“Submitted hy,
“W. C. GRIER,
"W. J. BASON.”
BEER’S RETURN HELP
AUTOMOBILE SALES
evi
“State
is ex-
volun-
They
sales provided by legalization of
3,2 beer was contained in the re
port compiled here today show
ing that Chevrolet dealers sold
crops, than 1,500 new trucks and
JO f j » V
• 1 itno to passenger cars directly to bre-w-
?heir"Bt7stock fruit. Vegetables ers and distributors during the
199 non'first twenty days of new beer,
and grain crops. Of the 122,oou
acres of plowahle land, 2,*) per
cent was idle last year, 16 per
cent was in Improved pasture
land, leaving 71,000 acres
crop land. This was divided as
follows: Corn 52 percent; wheat
15; hays 12; rye 8; cowpeas and
soy beans for seed 6 percent. Cot
ton and tobacco occupied only
Sales ranged from huge van-
trailer type trucks capable of
hauling several hundred cases of
of j the newly legalized beverage to
“Standard Six” passenger cars
for use hy salesmen and advance
advertising men. In the first
week dealers reported selling
549 trucks and 76 passenger
F^d Costaer [bBs of U«-
usiuil EYent; ^her News
>011158 KNOll Roate 1, May
.—(Most of the be« keepers mifst
within a period of nine days. Mr.
Elzle Campbell, who has eleven
old stands has bad' ten swarms
ers in this section are also hav
ing very good success.
Mrs. Floyd Hendren and little
daughter, Cathryn, visited Miss
es Florence and' Rosa Lea Moore,
one day last week.
Miss Winnie Childers, of Hld-
denite, spent the week-end with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Childers.
Mr. and Mrs. Odell Moore and
family were the welcome guests
of Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Parlier,
last Sunday dfternoon.
Flora Belle Anderson spent
Sunday evening with Annie Mea
dows.
.Mr. and Mrs. Charles Poole, of
Alexander county, spent Sunday
afternoon with M r s. Poole’s
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H.
Moore.
We were pleased to see such a
large crow^ at Sunday school
last Sunday. Over a hundred were
present and we sincerely hope
that the people will continue to
take advantage of the beautiful,
warm Sundays as they roll
around this summer and go to
church as much as possible. Our
presence means very much to our
churches and it is our duty to
attend these services. We are
always very glad to have visitors
with us and wt hope they will
come every time it Is conven
ient.
Miss Pauline Campbell, of
Alexander county, visited her
grand-parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Elzie Campbell, last week.
Miss Nita Parlier gla'dly enter
tained several girl friends at her
home last Sunday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Reavis and
little daughter, Bettle Joe, spent
Sunday with Mrs. Reavis’ par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. E. V. Hen
dren.
Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Moore, mo
tored across the Blue R^ge
Mountains, last Sunday, visiting
relatives and friends. They were
accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. H.
G. Moore.
The farmers in this section
Detroit, Mach. Concrete evi- getting along rather slowly
dence of the spurt to automotive their work due to
the hard, washing rains we have
had for the, last few days.
Mr. Virgil Moore, of Gilreath,
was the welcome guest of Ray
Parlier, Sunday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Frazier and
little son, Finley, spent Satur
day night with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs.' Gordon Hubbard..
Murch, according to a state-
ett, from our midst; and j ment in the hands of the police,
•VVhereas Mrs. Hackett was an admitted killing 12-year-ol'd Wil
„ „ 1.. for Wilkes and Alexander coun
on Tuesday afternoon. Games ^ . . • ,
..M ...p» ,r“:
eooked hi the open, enabling the ^
,, . . ... i aether in puttnig on some ainu
'*lrU to pass cooking tests. Missis®*"®* , .i, i„ ,
5“ -- ° qf a forest festival the last days
flertrude Gilliam, leader of the, ^ .
' ■ J .«• T> 11, 'of October, to attract people to
troop, an'd Miss Ruth Nelson, \. , ,
. this section. As a means of giv-
vrere chaperones^ i ^
Legion Auxiliary be done perhaps on a
In Meeting Monday , smaller scale, I am enclos ng
The American Legion Auxil- herewith a booklet issued hy the
'lary met Monday evening at the Mountain State Forest Festival
Laglon-Auxiliary hut with Mrs
A W- Horton and iMrs. W. D.
Halfacre Joint' hostesses. The
lpi«0ident, Mrs. Horton, presided
the business period at
of Elkins; W. Virginia. After you
have looked this over and have
conferred with other interested
parties, I would be glad for you
to return this booklet to me. If
active and devoted worker in the
Woman's Christian Temperance
Union; and
Whereas we wish to pay tender
tribute to our departed sister;
therefore, be it herein resolved
hy our Union:
First: That, although we bow
in submission to the will of God,
we feel and lament the loss suf
fered by our Union in the death
of Mrs. Hackett.
Second: That we are grateful
for her services as a member of
our LTnion.
Third: That we hereby extend
our sympathy to her bereaved
family.
Fourth: That a copy of these
■fBT the iDusiness perioo ai i “ 7
riiich time splendid reports werej^bere is any as.sistance that I
Urd. The poppy sale was dis-:®°“'5 ^ive you In creating inter
fused' and Mrs. W. R. Absher, j ‘bis line It would be a
lOftpy chairman.
announced that I Pleasure to have you call on me.’
GET YOUR
Crystals
‘ —AT— ■'
>11 Store
I New Yorkers are, however, go
ing places. By the hundreds of
thousands they go away on week
end trips. By the thousands they
take cruises. But get a New
Yorker off Manhattein Island and
11am Bender with a carving knife
he had taken from the Murch
kitchen. The Bender boy disap
peared on January 31, and 'al
most two weeks later his body
bound with rope was found in
one of a row of partly completed
houses by a building Inspector.
Learning of ill-feeling existing
between young Bender and
Murch, police questioned the lat
ter and he confessed, they said.
Murch, acording to the police
statement, said he lured' Bender
to the vacant house on the state
ment that he wanted to show him
how' he was going to tie op a
peanut peddler he planned to
hold up. Bender, however, was
resolutions be recorded in our suspicious so Murch said he also
minutes and a copy sent to the took with him another hoy, John
bereaved family, and also a copy Miller, aged 10, and tied him up
sent to the local newspapers and
to the North Carolina White
Ribon, for publication.
MRS. R. E. FAW,
MRS. W. P. HORTON,
MRS. M. M. DARLINGTON.
Crickets as pets is one of the
new things in New York. A man
— In Maine has devetopad quite r
he’ll start counting the minutes mall order hnalnesa selling the
until he gets hack horned 'creatures to New Yorkers.
first. He then released Miller,
tied up young Bender and stabb
ed him in the heart, it is charg
ed.
There is a company in New
York which proposes to place on
the market a radio device which
makes it possible to open the
garage door 'without getting out
of the car. You 'atmply .press a
.imttoD.
miltivat- cars, mostly to distributors, in
half of 1 percent of j a^much as most established brew
ed land. Fruft cows'eries already had fleets of trucks
/Togo and r 0^1'! and passenger cars in use for
numbered 7,000 and all J , , transportation of by-pro-
7.000. but only 716 sows j , ,he long dry
their 5.300 farm owners. j ‘. f ,
“This and other mountainous officials said,
mis ana omc considerable volume of ad-
counties °^/f“®:!dltional business was done with
‘°noT onfy^r th7 F^m eries. sucir as sugar suppliers,
Hemp, May 8.—Fire of unde
termined origin destroyed five
store buildings here early yester
day and before it was brought
under control threatened to wipe
out the entire business section of
this .Moore county town. The loss
was variously estimated at up
wards of $50,000 or more.
surveys — , „
Agent enabled to "diagnose
problems, hut other counties and
states may also appreciate its
advantages. Thus, an advertising
service is performed. Instead of
pretzel makers, bottle and cap
manufacturers and kindred line.s.
it was stated.
Stake and platform bodies
mounted on the regular Chevro-
s ‘."rrs
far as an outlet tor:his products
Is concerned. Yes, It has become a
township and even an Individual
farmer aid in Wilkes county.
ADULTERY IS CHARGED
Lenoir, May 8.—Six years ago
Garfield Nelson, furniture fac
tory employe, and Ella Glenn be
gan living together on route No.
5 as man and wife^ but today
Nelson ,was in Jail pending the
posting of $500 bond for adul
tery because, the woman says, he
falwrto go through with the
ceremony of a wedding. They
have one child.
while van bodies are preferred
by jnany wholesale bottlers be
cause the closed body keeps out
rays of the sun, reduces possibil
ity of theft In transit, and pro
vides an opportunity for advertis
ing display on the side of the
body.
A noteworthy feature of the
report was that sales In volume
resulted only in those states
where beer was immediately leg
alized, distributors in states with
pending legislation preferring to
wait until they know where they
stand before making automotive
commitments.
DID - DID - DID
You ever hear of a successful
business man who did not carry
heavy Life Insurance? Think
it over and see
C. N. MYERS. Agent.
WANTED—Work on lawns and
gardens in the afternoons.
Andy Alexander 3-13-tf
NOTICE—Now is the thne foi^ a
check-over of your car. Auto
Parts ii^r. -City.
When suburban New Yorkers
miss the last train for home they
can go to certain hotels where
pajamas, tooth brush and razor
are supplied at no extra cost. No
baggage is required to register.
There is a man in New York
who owns a parrot with a vocab
ulary of 224 words.
There has been little winter-
fcilHny of Small grain noted in
^edmont Carolina this season and
wheat espididly ia frowing
Of the 33,000 acre sof cultivated
land in Burke county, 31,000 acres
are being used for food and feed
crops this season, says R. L.
Sloan, county agent.
GET
MOTHER’S DAY CANDY
—AT— •
Horton Drug Store
FOR !*7>'ver8 for Moth-
er’i^ttiay'—Cut flowers, 'peon
ies, etc.—Mrs. Archie Ogllvle,
Oakwoods, N. C. 5-11-lt
NOTICE—Spring is oil filter
time. Have your oil filter changed
every ten thousand miles,—Auto
Parte Co- ^ 4-ll-2tp
BRAME’S RHEUMA-LAX
FOR RHEUMATISM
Quick Relief
R. M. BRAME & SON
North Wilkesboro, N. C.,
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At this store you pay no ax-
neressaiy expense. It's a con
stant shift of merchandise direct
from, the factories and prodne-
ers, haiiled by our fleet of tracks.
It’s a saving m every band. Im-
provemeata and effidency vrill
continne, and thia store will re
main a good place to trade.—
nw Goodwill Store, llw Flaee ,
tor-BaigslM. Jj