fair and sqaara
aad alC tbJa
U dedicated to
creaa of WAMa
Afe-^it.56 OUT OF THE sjjjff
^ NOTE TO BE i^NEWED
S. M,
?
Eastep Is Appointed
Special Police Officer to
Keep Bloodhound
Retention ot the county health
nurse was definitely decided up
on at the meeting of the board
of county commissioners In ses
sion Monday. An order was pass
ed to place the county’s part of
the nurse’s salary in the budget
for the coming year.
Mrs. Bertha Bell is health
nurse at the present time and
her serrlces will be retained
under/ the order passed by the
, boai^. An appropriation for the
' aalsty' Of'the health nurse will be
(pessary due to the withdrawal
the support of the federal
'fovernment.
All members of the board of
commissioners, N. B. Smithey,
chairman, C. C. Hayes and M. F.
AbSher, were present for the
June meeting Monday. Routine
business such as allowing claims,
releases, etc. was transacted.
S. M. Estep was appointed
Cecil C. Hayes Is Named
Night Officer; Fence To
Be Built At Fairgrounds
New Officer To Succeed Late James R. Grayson Is Native of
Purlear Community; Fairgrounds To Be Rented To
Great WUkes Fair Association
Cecil C. Hayes was appointed i ation for the year of 1933 with
night policeman to fill the va- ] the privilege of renting the
canacy created by the death of i grounds for one week each year
James R. Grayson at a meeting I for the next four years. The con-
of the board of city commission
ers at the city hall Tuesday eve-
Jimmie Mattem, of Fort Worth,
Texas, well known American avia
tor, who is now on trip around the
world in an airplane.
nlng. .Mr. Hayes is a native of
the Purlear community, but has
made his home in this city for
the past several months. The
salary is $90 per month.
Seventeen applications were
on file with the commissioners
tor the place.
The board voted to build a
new fence around the fairgrounds
here In the near future. This will
be completed in time lor the
! Great Wilkes Fair this fall.
It was moved and seconded
that the fairgrounds be rented to
Two Boards Failed To Name I fjrgat Wilkes Fair Associ-
Defer Election of
Welfare Officer
To Next Tuesday!
Officer At Meeting Mon
day Afternoon
tract to be entered into calls lor
an annual rental ot $100.00, the
rent this year to be paid upon
completion of the new fence and
on each of the succeeding years
on or before the 15th ot Sep
tember.
Mayor J. A. Rousseau, City
Clerk W. P. Kelly and all mem
bers ot the board, S. V. Tomlin
son, J. C. Reins, L. A., Harris,
Ralph Duncan and I. E. Pearson,
were present for the meeting.
The following resolution prais
ing the record of the late
J. R. Grayson and expressing the
.sympathy of the town authori-
{Continued on page eight)
FIVE VOTES WERE TAKEN
At their joint meeting Monday |
special police officer to keep the i afternoon, members of the coun- j
county bloodhound for a period j ty board of education and the j
of four months. The appointment board of county commissioners i
was made under the provisions I election of a 1
Canning Meetings To Be Held
In County By Miss Reinhardt
of the special act of the 1933 |
legislature. Mr. Estep filled bond j
of $500.00 and entered upon the!
duties of his office. He has been |
keeper ot the county bloodhound
for some time.
Preston Glass was admitted to
the T. B. Hospital.
A resolution was passed to re- i
new a revenue anticipation note i
of $3,600 for a period ot 90 ■
days. '
At their 'Tuesday session, the t
commissioners voted to reject the
State Senate Rill No. ISO, the .
Tax Sales Certificate Hefundiug;
Act, enacted by the recent Gen
eral Assembly, on the grounds
that It wo.lid be unfair discrimi
nation against taxpayers who |
have already paid penalties, cost,
etc. Whether the commissioners !
eliminate penalties on the un
paid taxes for those years is op
tional. There is no provisiotl,
however, for refunding the pen
alties and costs already collect
ed.
J. I. McGlamery was appoint
ed constable In Stanton town
ship.
O. F. Davis, a World War
county welfare officer until Tues
day, June 13.
Five votes vvere taken Monday,
it is understood hut no candidate
received a majority of the votes
of the two boards. The office is
now held by Mr.**. Valeria Belle
Foster.
The two board.s
will meet
Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock at
which time the election is expect
ed to take place.
The board of commissioners is
composed ot N. B. Smithey, C.
C. Hayes and M. F. Absher.
while the board of education is
composed of C. O. McNeill. R. R
Church, and D. F. Shepherd.
Mrs. Proffit Dies
Wyoming Home
Was Daughter Of Late Oli
ver McNeill; Body To Ar
rive Saturday
Splendid Tribute I»
Paid Slain Officer
By Business Houses
A splendid tribute wa.s paid
the memory of James R. Gray
son, a member of the local po
lice force who was slain while
on duty last Wedne.slh.v, hy
the business houses of Nortli
Wilkesboro when all of them
closed their doors during the
fiineral service Friday after
noon.
'I’his tribute was rp(|iicstcd
by .Mayor J. .A. Rousseau in
a proclamation issued FViday
morning. The resiMm.sc on the
part of the business hoii.scs
was splcmlid and the courtesy
shown was greatly appreciated
by the police department and
friends of the slain officer.
Schedule For Remainder Of
Month And Part Of July
Is Announced
2 MEETINGS EACH DAY
"Canning” meetings will
held
icounty
be
in various sections ot the
during the next three
! weeks by Mi.ss Edna Reinhardt,
! emergency home demonstration
; agent.
I The people of each community
are requested to announce the
cases
News was received yesterday
of the death of Mrs. G. H. Prof-
fit at Evanston, Wyoming, on
veteran, was granted a peddlers
license without cost. | Tuesday. Mrs. Proffit died sud
—• i denly, it was learned.
• 1 • f'* I .Mrs.
Alleged Slayer
Refuses To Talk
Holshouser and Trivette Re
tained as Counsel For Ac
cused Man
meetings and all “relief
are expected to attend. The pub
lic generally is invited.
Mi.ss Reinhardt is endeavoring
to contact the housewives ot the
county and help them preserve
their farm products for use the
coming winter. The elimination
of relief cases is the objective.
These meetings will begin
Thursday, June 15. Two meet-
lings will be held each day—8:30
I A. M. and,2 P. M. at school
I houses or churches.
Following is the schedule:
I Pattons Ridge. Thursday 15,
'8:30 a. m.; Summit, Thursday
I 15, 2:30 p. m.
I Maple Springs, Friday 16, 8:30
[ a. m.; Champion, FYiday 16,
'Wright Sings
His Swan Song
Glenn Walsh, 25. of Summit, in
'jail without privilege of bond on a 2:30 p. m.
Proffit was the daughter j charge of fatally wounding Police-1 Clingman. Monday 19, 8:30 a
of the late Oliver McNeill,
Champion, and was a sister
Mr. J. C. McNeill
of!man Jsmes R. Grayson last Wed-.m.
of j nesday, is still silent regarding
Writes Farewell Letter To
Teachers; Ends Up His
Work This Week
also of Cham-; the affair, refusing to make gny
pion. : statement whatever.
The body will be brought back | The law firm of Trivette and
Tuesday 20,
Hope, Tuesday
Prof. C. C. Wright, after
years of continuous service
superintendent
county school
34
as
of the Wilkes
system, retires to
to Wilkes county for funeral
service and interment. The fun
eral will be held SuncTay. accord
ing to temporary arrangements,
at Mt. Pleasant Baptist church.
' Holshouser, which is composed of
Eugene Trivette, of this city, and
Stone Hearing
private life at the end of this
week. His successor. Prof. C. B.
Eller, takes charge the first of |
the week.
The veteran superintendent
yesterday mailed out his fare
well letter, his swan song, to,
the teachers of the county, \
thanking them for their co-oper-
ation In past years. |
The letter follows; i
“Dear Teacher: |
“With this week I sever my'
connection with the educational
•work of the county and retire to ;
private life. In this retirement 11
carry with me fond recollections!
of the many years which most of i
H8 have labored together doing ^
our bit and out best to try to ,
make the good old county ot,
Wilkes a better place in which to
live. As head of the school sys' '
J. E. Holshouser. of Boone,
been retained as counsel for
Dennyville, Monday 19, 2:30
p. m.
Millers Creek,
8:30 a. m.; New
20, 2:30 p. m.
Springfield, Wednesday 21,
8:30 a. m.; Walnut Grove, Wed-
has I nesday 21, 2:30 p. m.
the I Joynes, Thursday 22, 8:30 a.
elected superintendent
Wilkes county school system tor j
the next biennium at the meet-i
ing ot the board of education i
Monday, arrived here late Tues- [
day evening for a conference |
. 'With school authorities prepara-1
alleged slayer. Attorney Tnvetteim.; Traphill, Thursday 22, 2:30 taking office,
stated today that no statement has ,p. m.
11 Beauties Of The
Brushy Mountaut'
Scenery Painted
Dr. Robert Moore, Of Provi
dence, R. I., Portrays
Beauties In Essi^
IS MASTERFUL PAINTING
•fAA
An interesting photographic study of J. Pierpont Morgan, as he
conferred with his counsel, James J. Davis, during his days before the
senate investigating committee at Washington. In.sert is- of Junis S.
Morgan, son of the famous banker, also a member of the firm and at
the Washington hearing with his father.
State’s Veterans Contingent In
Conservation Work Will Consist
Of 650 Men; Must Apply At Once
Author Is Father Of Mrs. R.
L. Morehouse; Visited In
County Frequently
Must Have Names Of All
Contributors Of Articles
The Journal-I’ati-Iot wol-
cume.s contribution.s to both
its news and Public Pulse
rolunin.s. The.sc contributions
must, of course, be of gener
al interest if they are accept
ed for publication.
During the past few weeks
•seveinl e»)nfribufions worthy
of publication have been eon
sig'ned to tlie waste basket be
cause the eontrihutor's name
was oiiiitled. The .lournal-Pa
iriot must have the name of
those who submit news items
for publication before t h e
items will he considered. Jitst
rciiieml>cr lo sign the name.
The name will not Ik- us‘d ex
cept in the ca.se of contribu
tions to the Public Pulse col
umn.
Applications Should Be Filed
With R. R. Reins Before
Next Tuesday
CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS
The veterans' sontingeut from
North Carolina i n President
Roosevelt's emergency conserva
tion work will he composed of
C. B. Eller WiU
Take Office On
Coming Monday
!G50 men. R. R. Reins, command
eer of Wilkes County Post No.
j 125, American Legion was ad-
I vised this week by the Charlotty
.bureau of the Veterans’ Adminis-
I tralion.
1 According to information re-
'ccived by Mr. Reins there is no
j stated allotment for any one
I county; instead, selection of the
quota will be made from appli-
j cants from all over the state on
I the basis ot need.
1 Veterans as referred to in con-
I nection with the conservation
i work are those who saw service
with the armed forces ot the
United States dhring the periods
indicated: World War between
April 6. 1917 and July 2. 1921;
Spanish - American, April 21,
1898 and July 5, 1902; Phil-
lipine Insurrection, August 13,
1898 and July 5, 1902; Morocco
Expedition, August 13, 1898 and
XT Cl —j X 1-1 X July 15, 1903; Boxer Rebellion,
New Superntendent Coimtyij„„^ 20,1900 and May 13, 1901.
bchool SySiteni ArnVM | Applications should be filed
Here Tuesday jwith Mr. Reins by Tuesday, June
' 13, in order that they may be
I forwarded to Charlotte head-
Prof. C. B. Eller, who was quarters.
of the 1 connection with the selec
tion of the state’s contingent, Mr.
Reins gave out the following in-
SUCCEEDS C. p
formative statement:
"Veterans who meet the fol
lowing requirements and who
(Continued on page eight)
been authorized by their client.
Charlie Cornett, who admitted
that he was with Walsh on the
Attorney J. H. Whicker and , . x i-i. _x
Senator Jeter M. Blackburn. I night of the killing, is at liberty
i counsel for Bryant
'sentence of death for the alleg-
i ed slaying ot his son-in-law,
; Wayne Norman will go to Ra-
Stone, under 1 under bond of $500-
into custody as a material
ness-
He was taken
wit
next Tuesday to present
the case in behalf ot Stone to
Governor J. C. B. Ehringhaiis.
MATTEUX IS DOWN
Moscow. June 8.- -(Thur.sday)
— Jimmie Mattern, American
The governor has been appeal- \ round-the-world flier, was forced
ed to in an effort to save the j down yesterday at Prokopievsk,
Wilkes man from the death chair I about 350 miles east of Novo
and Tuesday was set as the date j Sibirsk, Siberia, it was learned
for hearing Stone's attorneys. ; today.
High School Journal Lauds Work
Of School Superintendent Wright
Austin, Friday 23, 8:30 a. m.;
Ronda, Friday 23, 2:30 p. m.
Dellaplane, Monday 26, 8:30
a. ni.; Roaring River, Monday
26, 2:30 p. m. xx.
Boomer, Tiiesday^^ 8:30 a.
m.; Beaver Creek, TOsday 27,
2:30 p. m.
Ferguson, Wednesday 28, 8:30
a. m.; Hendrix, Wednesday 28,
2:30 p. m.
Mt. Crest. Thursday 29, 8:30
a. m.; Cherry Grove, Thursday
29, 2:30 p. m.
Sulphur Springs, Friday 30,
8:30 a. m.; McGrady, Friday 30,
2:30 p. m.
Haymeadow, Monday, July 3,
8:30 a. m.; Fairplains, Monday,
July 3, 2:30 p. m.
/ J
The May issue of The High'service as county superintendent
Schjol Journal, published by thej®^ schools unexcelled in the an-
tem of our county I have done ' g^iiooi of Journalism, Chapel [ state. He has per-
T oTTitonv- 1 I formed a service for the people
Hill, carries a splendid editorial Wilkes county that is dlstin-
the best 1 could.
ored to discharge my duty as God
Equalization
Board Will
Meet June 19
has given me to see that duty., v ,
I have ever tried to discharge the 1 C. Wright, who retires aHer
me w-th- ' years of continuous service
on the work of Superintendent C. j guighed not only because It has
duty Incumbent upon
out fear or favor, free from par
tisan rancor and party bias. I
have ever tried to have that most
.Tslnahle of all assets—the an-
•er of a good conscience free
from sectarianism and politics.
“To those of you who have
me the burden and heat of the
,y with me I devoutly thank
'on, and shall always hold you
grateful remembrance.
‘And now with an effectlon-
fafewell and with kindest re
ds and all good wishes, I am,
t stocerely yhur friend.
“C. C. 'WRIGHT.”
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24
as I
head of the school system.
The editorial, which was pub
lished under the caption, “Veter
an Superintendent Retires," fol
lows:
"At the expiration of his pres
ent term of office on JuKe 30th,
C. C. Wright, venerai>e
tendent of the Wilkek.'
extended over a third of a cen
tury''Olit because ot its effective
ness In the Uvea of his people. A
man of the highest ideals of citi
zenship, modest and unassuming,
he has exemplified the noblest
Ideals of the teaching profession.
The educational workers of
North Carolina, as well as the
uperin- 1 people of the county he has serv-
county I ed so well, will deeply regret to
he I see^Im drop out of the ranks,
he I Nortli Carolina has had no more
schools, has announced that
will relinquish the position
has held for the past thirty-four /devoted servant than this man
years and retire to private life.
So far as the editor of the Journ
al knows Mr. Wright has estab-
who in season and out has given
the best that was in him for the
intfflectual and spiritual -devel-
lished a record for", continuous opment of his county and state.”
The Wilkes county board of
equalization will meet Monday,
June 19, instead of the coming
Monday, it was announced yes
terday. The announcement car
ried in M«mday’s *^88ue of The
Journal-Patriot was furnished
by Register of Deed^T. H. Set
tle, clerk to the boipr of coun
ty commissioners, and was based
on the (dd law which set the
second Monday ui June as the
date for tl|e meeting.
The boara will hear ail com
plaints regarding the valnation
which WM placed on property
by the boaiid of assessOTS*
Taxpayera failing to lodge a
comriJnf with the board af
eqoMizatioa will ha barr^ froBi
further adjostinato,
Prof. C. C. Wright, who re
tires after 34 years as superin
tendent, is making plans to leave
office Saturday. If Prof. Eller s
commission arrives from Raleigh,
he will probably be inducted In
to office Monday morning.
C. O. McNeill, chairman of the
board of education, stated yes
terday that while no definite ar
rangements had been made, the
new superintendent would prob
ably begin work by the first oC
the week.
Under the new school law, the
superintendent assumes office
the first Monday in June.
Prof. Eller was accompanied
Open Gymnasium
Now Gymnasium liocated In Old
Wilkes Journal Buildjng
Members of Boy Scout Troop
No. 34 opened their new gymnas
ium at the regular weekly meet
ing Monday evening. The gym
nasium is located In the old
Wilkes Journal building ' next
door to Belk’s Department Store.
Games and different forms of
exercise were engaged in and a
most delightful evening was en
joyed by all.
In addition to Scoutmaster R.
H. Reavis, Assistant Scoutmaster
M. P. Hunt and members of the
By Dr. Robert Moore
It Is difficult to write of the
Brushy Mountains and not use
superlatives entirely In praising
their beauty, their friendliness,
and all that goes to give them
permanent charm and lasting at
tractiveness.
They constitute what seems to
me the greatest asset that the
County of Wilkes In the state of
North Carolina possesses, and
they are an abiding treasure that
shall persist until time Is no
more.
Whether seen In spring, when
clad in the leafy costume of
variegated green, or In summer
when the foliage and the flowers
make of the slopes and summit*
a land of enchantment and high
dreams, or in the Autumn, when
like an army with banners and
in dress whose high colors lend
a splendid glory, the hills march
across the sky,—or In the still
ness of winter, when the trees
stand In naked strength, and the
crests loom plain in thh clear
air, the Brushies are unlike any
mountain range in America.
If one would see the beauty of
Western North Carolina, let him
climb as he will if a real moun
tain lover, the lofty Pores Knob,
and looking westward at sunset
gaze on the vast prospect that Is
before him. He will know what
beauty is as never before, and
stand dumb and entranced before
the radiance of sky and the ma
jesty of earth. Words and com
ments will be out of place as he
makes his obeisance before the
splendor of the heavens, and the
strength ot the everlasting hills.
Goethe once said “On every
height there lies repose,” but
some cloud crowned peaks are
bare and solitary and forbidding;
(Continued on page eight)
L. P. Somers Will
Case Is Setded
Caveator Is Given $4,750
In Addition To Money
Already Advanced
here from Warsaw where he has j troop, the troop committee, corn-
made his home for the past five | posed of H. V. Wagoner, H. M.
years by Mrs. Eller. They will j Hutchens and H. F. Bouknlght.
more to the county within the, attended the opening,
next few days. It Is understood.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Ulrich, who
Presl- i have been making their home at
Washington, June 7.-
dent Roosevelt today launched a j Fort Lauderdale, Fla., are spend-
campaign to wind up the special j Ing some time In the city. Mr.
session ot Congress by next Sat- and Mrs. Ulrich have many
urday. friends In • the city.
S. D. Gordon; Famous Ledurer, WiU
Speak At Presbyterian Cburch Here
S. D. Gordon, world famous
lecturer and rellgiois writer,
will speak at the North Wilkes
boro Presbyterian church Sunday
morning, June 11, at the 11
o’clock service. ,
Mr. (jordon has traveled 'prac
tically all over the world and has
delivered lectures on- religious
snhjeots In many dtfferast parts
iGJlIBIlBraiS* 'RlobBs H0 Ifl tb® of
the well known series of books,
“Quiet Talks.” u
At the present time, Mr. Gor
don Is making his home to 'Win
ston-Salem and he and Mrs. ,Ooi^
don and their niece, Miss l^th-
ryn Kilgore, will spend the week
end as guests of Rev. C.
Robinson a^ Hiss; Ellen Robin
son. __ -A.':
The pubUc is hordlally^ikmts^
to hear 'Mr. Ooirdoa.
.. fr?..',..-;.
The L. P. Somers will case,
one of the most important to
some up during the term of Su
perior court now }n session at
Wilkesboro, was-e^jed, a com
promise judgment render-
ed.
The Issue as to whether” the
will that was probated was the
last will and testament of the
late Dr. L. P. Somers was an
swered In the affirmative. Under
the terms of the settlement, Mrs.
Della Dimmette Somers, wife of
the late George Somers, a son of
Dr. Somers, was allowed $4,750
in addition to the monies from
an insurance policy and the mo
nies already advanced. The suit
was instituted in the name of
Clara George Somers, daughter
of Mrs. Della Dimmette Somers,
now deceased.
Judge Michael Schenck is pre
siding over the term which Is for
the trial of civil cases only. The
term ends Saturday, although
adjournment may be reached to
morrow afternoon.
Following Is a list of cases dis
posed of: '■
S. V. Huffman vs J. N. Nich
ols, motion for judgment of non
suit allowed, plaintiff appesb.
General Motors Acceptance
Corporation vs Stanford Church
and Henry Reynolds, judgment
of $160.00.
State and Delta Y.' Yates vs
Haze Watson judgment-of $200
In favor of plaintiff. Delta *"'Y. ’
Yates. '
W. E. Colvard, Administrator ^
of B. H. Colvard, vs B. J. Black-''
burn, plaintiff recovers $000.00
of defendant. "
Alice Helen McOrary vs CfarteU
B. McCrary, ^orce granted.
J. A. Johnson vs Minnie' Joltn-
son, divorce granted. ' , .
Mrs. Ola C. Tharpe vs Robert!;:
E. Key, Judgment of $100.00 In ^
favor of plaintiff. 'F
.O. C. .Walsh vs State ^hway
Commission,'^ plaintiff recovers
$550 damages. -'■xr?,"-
^ J. T. Inin vBjio. B. ; ^
and G. Bx Btotiey, JndmeMi
$160.00 iri^^^tenat^froa
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