Dr. i?o6eif Gribbin Will
At Commencement
igram Tomorrow Night
Office Of Clerk .
Stroud Is Found
Excellent Shape
Winston-Salem ACnister To
" Deliver Address To High
Graduates
llelldRAM ThS evening
Fmcty-eight Are Candidates
' For Diplomas; To Oose
Friday
An address by Dr. Robert Grib
bin, pastor of St. Paul's Episco
pal church. Winston-Salem, and
the presentation of diplomas to
the graduating class will bring'
the annual commencement exer
cises of the Norm Wilkesboro
schools to a close Friday evening.
"Ilhere are 48 candidates for j
diplomas. Prof. W. D. Halfacre. 1
superintendent of the city school I
system, stated yesterday.
■ Dr. Gribbin is said to be an
excellent speaker and a large I
crowd is expested to hear him. |
The class night program will ■
be given this (Thursday) eve
ning. !
Program This Evening I
Following is the full programs I
for this evening and Friday eve-1
ning. each program beginning at j
8 o’clock:
Processional — Fealty Song— j
Spooner, by Class. j
, Part I—La.st Class Meeting
Auditing Finn Filed |ts
Report With Judge Of
Superior Court
STATEMENT GIVEN OUT
Except A
No Discrepancies
Surplus Of $33 Is Locat
ed By Auditors
office
The audit of the office of
Clerk of Superior Court Wm. A.
Stroud disclosed no misapplica
tion of funds or any other irregu
larities in the conduct of the of
fice. according to the report of
F. G. Butts & Company. Winston-
Salem auditing firm, which was
employed by the board of county
commissioners to make the au
dit.
A report of the audit was fil
ed with Judge Michael Schenck
in Superior court at Wilkesboro
Monday. The only irregularity in
the funds was a surplus of
$.8.1,89.
A statement was also issued
this week by the board of direc
tors of the Wilkesboro Building
World Economic Conference, j and Loan Association to the ef-| g{ gchools and a.coun-
which opens at London June 12. feet that the report that irregu-j superintendent of public wel-
> -! • >o ' larities exist in the handling of I
Raleigh, May 80. — Some
23,000 North Carolina school
teachers Ibis week and nenf.
will receive 8630,000 from the
state as the final payment on
their, salaries for the slx-
months state supported 'school
term.
Dr. A. T. Allen, slate super
intendent of public instruc
tion, .said the checks for .the
last payment — representing
six days of Instruction—will
be mailed this week.
The six-months teachers
have been paid for 114 days,
the cost being about 8105,000
per day.
Night Officer J. R. Grayson Mort^y
Wounded Last Night; Glenn Wal^h
Held; Officer Died at 5 AM Today
Policeman James R. Grayson, who was shot and wounded in front of the Deposit and
Savings Bank building on Main street last night, died this morning at 5 o’clock.
The officer was ^ot twice, one shot penetrating the abdomen and Miother shot gou^
through his right arm. , ,
The shooting took place at 8:5.5 ivclock last night and a short tinle later Glenn Walsh,
24-year-old youth of the Summit section, was arrested on a charge of being implicated in
the shooting.
— —• Walsh, it is stated, was identi-
! fied as one of two men who had
Norman H. Davis official Eu
ropean representative of the U.
S. and President Roosevelt’s Am
bassador-at-large to the Geneva
Disarmament Conference and the
To Elect School
Head and County
Welfare Officer
A Nation Pays Tribute To Its War Dead
Election Of These- Officials
To Take Place Com-
ing Monday
MUCH INTEREST SHOWN
The election of a county super-
is an American very much in the
tiew.s today. Mr. Davis has held
many important posts since the
funds by Mr.
fare will be in the limelight when
World War. Me was a member of
the .Armistice Commission; Fi-; foundation,
nancial adviser to President Wil
.son. negotiating peace; Cnder
J Welcome. Jane Whicker; Clas.s ' secretary of State; V. S. member
-Aistory. Vonie Valentine; Gift to i of Intei national Economic Con-
Bchool. Alma Shoaf; Last will.
Jean Bare; school song. Class, i
Interlude. i
Music—High School Orchestra. !
Part II—I’irale Ship |
(A Few Days Later) |
CJiorus, Pirates; Violin solo, i
Grace Grissom; Quartet, Pirates; |
Medley. Class; Prophecy. Conrad
Kilby; Giftorian. Paul Cashlon:
Farewell Song, Class.
Class Officers
President, Bob McNeil; Vice
President, Grady Church; Secre
tary, Vonie Valentine; Treasur-
’‘■(Continued on page eight)
ference-'in 1927; and. is now a
the association’s
Stroud, who is its secretary-1 the board of education and the
treasurer, are wholly- without | board of comniissionei-s meet in
j monthly session at the court-
In commenting upon the an- (house in Wilkesboro Monday,
dit. Clerk Stroud yesterday made I The board of education, com-
the following statement:
“I regret this as well as other
episodes and esP'^cially the ex-
jiiember of the Board of Trustees I pense of the audC just made.
of the Carnegie Endowment
International Peace.
for
OLIVE SPEAKS
AT MT. AIRY
'Addresses Graduates Of Hospital
There; .Tohn Kennit Black-
bum Sings
hut on account of the false and
malicious statements made about
me and the attempts to secure
bill of indictment against me, I
felt that In justice to myself and
family and the position I hold
that the audit should he made,
and therefore requested it.
posed of C. O. McNeill, D. F.
Shepherd and R. R. Church, re
cently named by the General As
sembly, will elect a superinten
dent of schools from a list of ap-
pfoximateiy 35 applicants. The
man they name will succeed C.
C. Wright who held that position
for 34 years. Mr. Wright recent
ly announced that he would re
tire at the expiration -of his
j present term
I
.
Rev. Eugene Olive, pastor of
the First Baptist church of this
jcity, delivered the address at the
I cotumencement exercises of the
' Martin Memorial School of Nurs-
at Mt. ,\iry Monaay evening.
I The address was delivered to a
. I large audience.
Gilbert Pardue Is Elected! John Kermlt Blackburn, also
Councilor; Meeting Was iOf this city, popular vocal soloist.
Held Thursday 1 program and sang.
* Mr. Blackburn and Mr. Olive
Officers of North Wilkesboro accompanied to Mt. Airy by
Council, Junior Order of rnited|y]pg olive. Mrs. R. .M. Blackburn
Junior
Names —
American Mechanics, for the en-| g g Eller.
suing term were elected at the i
regular meeting at the lodge hall Dr. G. T. Mitchell Lets
Thiesdhy evening. Contract For New Home
The meeting was well attend
ed, much interest being shown in '
cction of the new officers. ■
"A copy of the audit of my of-1 There has been no "leak" as
flee has been filed with Judge] to the probable choice. Interest
(Continued on page eight) jin their selection Is keen.
In joint session the hoard of
education and the board of
county commissioners will elect
• * HP welfare superintendent. The
I Ainino' Ini ifir! position is now heW by Mrs. Gil-
V/UIillU^ I U Vllj I Fogtg.p_ formerly Miss
•,,7-n X T;.... ,, J . leria Belle Nichols.
Will Meet With Board of Di-
Lions Official
Vai
rectors Friday Evening
At Cafe
other Important business will
Icome before the boards, but these
i two matters are the ones In
The regular monthly meeting j which the public manifests the
of the board of directors of the [ greater interest.
North Wilkesboro Lions Club i
will be held Friday evening
stead of Thursday evening, ac-
! J. E. Spainhour Left On
Monday On Buying Trip
MEMORIAL
DAY... 1933
Wilkes War Dead Is Remembered
In Beautilul Service MemoriaJ Day
Rev.Eugene Olive Speaks On. Court Crier Is
* # Cost of War; Many At
tend Service
AT MEMORIAL MARKER
cording to an announcement
made by Secretary E. A. Shook.
The change was made so that
Clifford Wilson, a representative
J. E. Spainhour, of this city,
left Monday for New York City
where he will purchase merchan
dise for the Spainhour stores In
Pardue was elected
Ibert
councilor.
J, Q. Adams and J. M. .Adams
were elected delegates to the
State council meeting, with Clay
Pardue and S. I-. Pardlie as al
ternates.
In addition to the counciler,
the following officers were elect
ed: Charlie Horton, vice coun
cilor; C. A. Canter, recording
aecretary: Bradley Dancy, assist
ant recording secretary; C.
-Myers, financial secretary; Bank
of North Wilkesboro, treasurer;
J. M. Eller, conductor; A. 0.
Anderson, warden; N. G. John
son, Inside sentinel: Roby Dancy,
outside sentinel; C. G. Day,
trustee: H. L. Mechem, chap
lain.
Dr. G. T. .Mitchell let contract
last week for the erection of a
brick veneer residence on llie lot
which he recently purchased
from Ex-sheriff I’. E.^ Brown.
Foster and Alle)i. well known lo
cal firm, are the contractors.
The lot is located near the
residence of J. M'. Bumgarner l)i
Wilkesboi’o.
of Lions International,
tend the-meeting.
Secretary Shook stated yester- j
day that the meeting will be held
at the Princess Cate beginning at
7 o'clock.
may at- this section. He is expected home
I within a few days.
Finish At Davidson
Absher Plant Farm Cuts
Prices On All Of Plants
Prices on all kinds of plants
been reduced considerably
N. I have
the Absher Plant Farm. A,n-
by
Two North Wilkesboro boys
i received degrees at the graduat-
! ing exercises of Davidson College
I Tuesday evening. They were Wil
liam Blair Gwyn and Lewis Vick
ery, both recelying bachelor of
science degrees.
Mr. Gwyn is the son of Mr.
iiouuccment of the reduction was | and Mrs. R. W. Gwyn, while Mr.
made .Monday and the new low Vickery is the son of Mr. and
prices are now in effect. I Mrs. M. A. Vickery.
Attends Birth
Of 3 Babies
On Tuesday
Dr. G. T. Mitchell, of Wllkes-
> boro, was the attending physician
at the birth of three babies Tues-
Perhaps one of the most
•nnusual features la that the ba
bies were bg^n in widely separ-
'ated sections of the county, ne-
eessitating considerable travel
for the Wilkesboro physician. •
A son was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Jake Eller, of near Wllkes-
^ ^boro, a daughter was born to Mr.
K«ii Mrs. Harrison Call, of North
mf^llras'boro, Route 1, and a girl
afas hors to Mr. and Mirs.
son Oakler. of Windy Gap.
Record-Breal^ Campaign On
Kelvinators Closes Saturday
Hal-
The record-breaking Kelvlna-
tor campaign which has been
staged by the North Wilkesboro
branch office ofv the Southern
Public Utilities company will
come to a close Saturday night,
June 3, at midnight.
During the past sixty days
during which the campaign has
been conducted all previous sales
records at the local office have
been broken, more people pur
chasing Kelvinators during this
period than during any two-year
period prior to this time.
The record-smashing campaign
is attributable to several factore,
among which are the present
low prices on Kelvinators and
the certainty of an advance in
the price in keeping with the
present trend. Kelvinator prices
are now ■ the lowest in history,
these low prices' being guaran
teed as long as the campaign
lasts. An increase is expected al
most any day.
The local office is being kept
open each night this week in ord
er tb^t those who wish to shop
at evening may inspect the Kel
vinators and check the present
low prices.
M. G. Butner, manager of the
local office, stated yesterday
that the office will remain open
until midnight Saturday night.
Members Of Lions Club
Invited To Morganton
Members of the local Lions
Club have been invited to attend
a “Ladies’ Night” program at
Morganton this (Thursday) eve
ning. The club is expected to be
represented at the meeting.
Stone’s Appeal
To Be Heard On
Tuesday June 13
New Date Is Set For Hear
ing Counsel For Convict
ed Slayer
A thirty-day rt^prleve liavlng
been granted Brjant Stone, al
leged slayer of Ids son-in-law,
Wayne Norman, Tuesday, June
13, has been set as the date
for a hearing before Governor
J. C. B. Ehrlnghans on the ap
peal for a commutation of the
death sentence.
Attorney J. Ht Whicker-and
Senator Jeter M. Blackbnm,
connsel for the convicted man,
win present the appeal to the
Governor.
Stone was scheduled to die
In the electric chair Friday of
this week.
Governor KhrlngtHUUi grant
ed the SlVday reprieve at the
regneat of Jndge O. -V. Oowpi^r,
who presided at Stone’s' triid
last Angnst.
Wilkes county’s World War
dead were remembered in a beau
tiful Memorial Day service at
the Memorial marker Tuesday
evening. The service was held
under the auspices of the Ameri- j
can Legion post and the Ameri-1
can Legion Auxiliary. |
The organizations partlclpat-j
ing in the service met in front I
of Hotel Wilkes and marched up
Ninth street to the marker. The!
procession was led' by members
of Company A, I05th Engineers,
North Carolina National Guard,
followed by the Legion members.
Legion Auxiliary, Boy Scouts,
Girl Scouts and the high school
band.
’■America” was rendered by
the high school hand and prayer
was offered by W. C. Grier.
The address of tne evening was
delivered by Rev. Eugeife Olive,
pastor of the First Baptist
church, who gave some astonish
ing figures on the cost of car
both in the way of money and
human life. He made an eloquent
(Continued on page eight)
Absent Third
Time in 45 Years
When Wilkes Superior court
convened In Wilkesboro Mon
day morning without T. M.
I'rysel announcing, “Oh, yes.
Oh, yes, Oil, yes, this honor
able court is now sitting for
Hie dispatcli Of business. God
save the' stale and this honor
able court,” it was the third
time this had happened in 4.5
years.
Mr. Crjsel, who has lieen
seriously 111 for several days,
is a patient at a Statefville
hospital and could not be pres
ent at court.
He has been court crier for
the Wilkes courts for 45 years.
Only twice until the present
court had he failed to be on
hand to perform this duty. It
has been more than 15 years
since he failed.
Mr. Crysel Is one of the
county’s most popular magls-
brendished a pistol at Beeches
place a short time before the
shooting. Notified of their bran
dishing the pistol. Officer Gray
son and his companion Night Of
ficer John Walker went to
Beeches Place on Tenth street
and chased one man up the
street. Officer Walker following
him down Tenth to where he
turned up Main street. Officer
Grayson went through the alley
back of Dick's Service Station
and met up with the man in
front of the hank building.
It is stated that when Officer
Grayson took hold of the man,
five' shots were fired, two of
which took effect. It is believed
that possibly the first shot struck
the officer in the arm, rendering
him powerless to use his gun.
The shots were tired from with
in a few inches possibly of Of
ficer Grai'son’s body,
i Mortally wounded, O ^f i c e r
Grayson walked a few steps in
the direction of Policema«'Walk
er, telling him he was shot. His
assailant fled through the alley
before Mr. Walker, who was near
the Boone Trail marker at the
corner of Main and Tenth could
reach the wounded man.
Mr. Grayson immediately en
tered a passing automobile and
was carried to the Wilkes Hos
pital.
Although be rallied at times,
the wounded man was so badly
! shocked that it was impossible to
j operate. Death came this morn
ing at 5 o’clock after friends and
relatives bad waited up all night
with a hope that there was a
chance for him.
Plans are to hold the funeral
at the North Wilkesboro Metho
dist church tomorrow (Friday)
at 2 p. m.
Walsh was arrested at C. O.
Bumgarner’s store on the Boone
Trail on top of cotton mill hill
by Deputy Sheriff Silas Reynolds.
Walsh is said to have told Mr.
Bumgarner that he wanted him
to carry him to Sommlt in his
(Continued on page eight)
Irates. He h-xs also served
county treasurer.
A
Miss JuliaFj^^jr'
CompletefCipttt
Outstanding Her
Class At‘Agnes Scott Col
lege In Georgia
There are professional
testers in New' York.
Rural Letter Carriers Held Meeting
At Moravian Falls On Tuesday
E. A. Shaver, of Taylorsville,
was elected president of the
Brushy Mountain Rural Letter
Carriers Association at the an
nual meeting held Tuesday in the
auditorium of t h-e Moravian
Falls schoolhoose.
Other officers elected were: J.
A. Gilliam, of Hays, vice Presi
dent; W. A. Jennings, of Pores
Knob, secretary-treasurer; R. S.
Kyles, of Troutman, chaplain; F.
L. Parks, of Rofirlng River, as
sistant chaplain.
Mr. 'Jeneings, In addition to
being re-elo^ ^faeretary-traas-
urer, was ttao aanad
at-larsB to the state
of rural letter earrtot8b;M|ranb
will be held In Charlotte on July
3-4 C. P. Lowrance was elected
DECATUR. Ga„ May 3I-L:ffll88
Julia Finley, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. E. G. Finley of North Wil
kesboro, graduated on Tuesday,
May 30, from Agnes Scott Col
lege, here.
Miss Finley, during her four
cheese I y®hrs here, has been ah outstand-
' lug member of her class. As a
member of the Citizenship Club
the Bible Club, the Y. 'W.'C.’A.
Cabinet, and as secretary and
treasurer of both K. U. B. and
of the Senior Class, Miss Finley
has shown an ability which
promises for her mnch success
in the future.
alternate.
The Brushy Mountain associ
ation is composed of rural car
riers of Wilkes, Alexander and
Iredell countlte. ^
The meeting got under way at
10 o’clock with the singing 6t
"America'’ ai^ the devotional
exercises were conducted by R.
S. Kyles and F. L. Parks. ’■
J. B. Henderson, of Wilkes
boro, in a few appropriate words,
welcthned 4be carriers of the
other counties to Wilkes. His
welcome ,waa responded to. by C.
(Centinned on pegs eight)
To Meet At G3nn
Boy
Scout ’Troop No. 84 WOT.
. Meet Mtmdsy Evmiiiig
The Monday meeting of Hoy ■
Scout Troop No. 34 will be beld.^
at the troop’s new -gymaaslnm J]
the building formerly occupied^'
by The, WHkeSj Joumid.
meeting will be opm> only to "
members oT the jbr^,;.F0Uoirtng
the cloM of the tseefing, re&rwh-
memts will be '•
. Members oY the troop are no^
at work’corapletinf the, gymaH?-
luai.