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¥0L. XXVU, NOv 60 Piifalished Mondays, and ThursdaysNORTB WILKESBORO, N. C.
Gtjr Board Asks
Yadkin Bridge Be
Extended To 10th
Request Highway Comniis*
sion To Build Bridge
Across Bottom
BOARD MET SATURDAY
V-
Board Votes To Reject Pro
visions Of Bill Regarding
.. Tax Penalties
A resolution-memorializing the
atate highway commission to ex
tend the new bridge across the
-Yadkin River to Tenth street ■was
passed at a special meeting of the
board of city commissioners Sat
urday.
Under the present arrange
ment, the bridge is now com
plete on the north side of the
river. From the last span will
extend a fill, sloping to a point
near Forester’s Nu-Way Service
Station.
A similar resolution wa.s und
er consideration by the local
board, it is stated, at the time
the contract was let, but word
went out that the shortage of
funds would make it impossible
for the highway department to
build the bridge as originally
planned. However, now that new
federal funds are available, hoire
PR0F.CB:ELLERSW0RHINAS
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOL
(Took Oath of Office Yester
day Afternoon Before
Mrs. W. A. Stroud
TAKES UP WORK TODAY
Klliotl Roosevelt, below, son
of I’resident and Mrs. Roosevelt,
now in the we.st. will seek di
vorce from hi.s wife on the
icueiai luuus are ava.iau.r, ^ grounds of incompatibility. .Mrs.
is expressed that the bridge may j Elliott Roosevelt, above, is the
be extended to connect with former Elizabeth Donner, daugh-
Tenth street.
The commissioners at their
special meeting also rejected the
provision of the Senate bill
which would permit the commis
sioners to release delinquent tax
payers of the penalties. This view
was taken of the matter because
no provision is made for the re
funding of penalties already col
lected and it would be unjust, i’
was believed, to release some
from the penalties while collect
ing from others.
Mayor J. A. Rousseau and
Commissioners S. V. Tomlinson.
L. A. Harris and I. E. Pearson
were present for the meeting.
ter of Wm. H. Donner of Phila..
and owner of The Donner Steel
I Corporation of Itnffalo. They
; were married in January, 1932,
\ and have one child.
Lions Officials
To Be Installed
Meetinir Will Be Held .\t Ho
tel Wilkes Tonight; Smith
Is President
Grayson Memorial
Fund Is Growing
Officers of the Idons Club for
I the ensuing year will 1>e install-
I ed at the regular semi-monthly
I dinner meeting tonight (Thurs-
Iday) at TIotel Wilkes.
Delegates to the district Lions
Marker To Cost .Approximately meeting at .Asheville last week
, $55.0t; .Many Turn In Their jure also expected to make re-
IPonations [ports.
' , . . , ■ At the meeting tliis evening.
, The Grayson Memorial Fund. | ^ ^
Aponsored by The JoiTbal-i a-j director, will step down
Min favor of Dr. H. 13. Smith, who
i was elected president at the an
nual election of officers.
I The program begins at 7
; o’clock.
Sponsored by The Journal-Pa-
t|rlot. is growing and indications j
a^re that the amount necessary to
brect a permanent marker at the
sjrave of the slain officer will be ;
Contributed without any person
al solicitations.
It was learned yesterday that!
tlhe marker which will be the
lift of citizens of North Wilkes-
iro and others who wish to con-
ribute is to cost approximately
|:')5.00. .An exact layout of the
[•oposed marker is now on dis-
IV in The Journal-Patriot win
Ih-iiti.sts .loin Local Finns
Taking Half-Day Off
Each Week
In
Dentists of the city will close
Utlong with merchants and other
Anyone wno wishes to contri-. houses on Thursday aft-
,te should leave tlieir dona-I week tor the suin-
jn at- the newspaper office and months, it was announced
record of the amount and the. ypg(pj.(jgy statement advising
me of the donor will be made, their clients of the half-holiday
Following is a list of contribu-1 made yesterday by the den-
B. Williams,
B.
lists.
irs to date; J.
Rousseau, .A. B. Johnston. | pj. p Jones, who for the
!arlyle Ingle, Carter-Hubhard j jsi rnontlis has closed his
offices on Wednesday afternoon,
will Join the other dentists and
!»ublishing company (Journal
Patriot). Lieutenant L. R. Fish-
M.
in the future will he in his of-
er, James M. Amlersqn, W. ...
Morrison, L. .A. Harris, Ralph! (tj,y Wediiesda;'.
Juncan. S. V. Tomlinson, I. E.; ^
Pearson.
Ice Cream Supper
.Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Jones, of
Ibis city, left Sunday for a two
reeks’ visit in the home of Mrs.
lones’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. t.
Haskell, of Fairfax. S. C.
levival Now On
At Moravian Falls
Being Conducted By Pastor
At Methodist Church; One
Service Daily
1 The Young Ladies’ Bible class of
Wilkesboro Methodist church will
give an ice cream supper on the
I courthouse lawn Th’ursday evening,
' June 29. ,
String and band music and sing-
: ing will featuri' the entertainment
1 program, and a guessing contest
with a prize for the winner will
add zest to the evening-
Home-made ice cream and cake
will be served.
The revival meeting which be
gan at Moravian Falls Methodist
church Sunday evening is being
attended by large congregations
and Rev. R. H. Kennington. pas
tor of the church. Is preaching
soul-stliTlng Gospel messages.
Services are being held only at
evening, the hour of the service
being 8 o'clock.
Tkinlght (Thursday) he will
preach on the subject, “The Most
Popular Sin In Moravian Falls.’’
The' public Is invited to hear this
aermon.
Sunday ■ftemoon at 3 o’clock,
he will preach to women only and
on the following Sunday at the
same hour ha will preach a serm-
Hundred-Y ear-Old
Visitor In City
ITobably the oldest visitor
The Journal-Patriot has ever
had was here NIonday. O. C.
Biddlt-k, of Chase City, Va.,
who is here on a visit with
friemls, came in quietly, al
most without the use of a cane
despite the fact that he is
more than a hundred years
old. He was born May 8, 1833.
The nentui^on has visited in
the city on several occasions
during the past few years.
While here he and his grand
daughter, Miss Blanche Red
dick, wUl be a guests in the
home of J. Jf. Brewer, J. V.
Baugucss and Mrs. P. T. John
son.
C. C. Wright Leaves Office
He Has Filled For Past
34 Years
Three Arrested
In Myers Death
Case Yesterday
Herman Handy, Everett Bil
lings and C* E. Billings
Involved
MYERS WAS THE DRIVER
Thursday Afternoon
Prof. Chelsie B. Eller, who
was elected county superinten-i
dent of schools at the June meet-'
ing of the board of ’education,
was sworn in yesterday afternoon
before Mrs. W. A. Stroud, assist
ant clerk of Superior court, and
Prof. C. C. Wright, tired and
worn from thirty-four years of
.service in that capacity, left of
fice tor the last time.
The superintendent received
his credentials yesterday at noon,
his election having been approv
ed by the state school commis
sion and Dr. A. T. Allen a few
days ago. He takes up his new
duties today.
Despite his 70 years, Mr.
Wright leaves office in the full
vigor of his mental powers and
although weary tropi the strain
of 3-1 consecutive years in of
fice. he left the courthouse with
firm step and smiled as he turn
ed over the keys of his office to
his successor.
There was pathos in the scene
as the man whom even those
who tire up in years remember as
superintendent became a private
citizen. But there was the satis
faction which came to friends
and to Mr. AVright himself that
the quiet and peace of home will
add years to the venerable edu
cator's life.
Billings Brothers Not In Vi
cinity of Accident,
They Say
Three arrests were made yes
terday in connection with the
death of Hobart Myers, of Halls
Mills, who was killed on the
night of June 10 in an automo-
I bile accident.
Herman Handy, who was in
I the car with -Myers when the
I fatal accident took place, Ever
ett Billings and C. E. Billings
were the three arrested. They
were taken into custody by
Deputy Sheriff Silas Shumate on
a warrant issued by the solici
tor. • ».
At the county jail yesterday
afternoon, Everett Billings said
he was at a local movie house the
night of the accident an-d knew
nothing regarding the tragic af
fair. C. E. Billings said he was
at the home of a neighbor.
Handy admitted that he was
with young Myers and said he
escaped death by jumping from
the car as it left the highway.
Myers, a comparatively inexper
ienced driver, was at the wheel,
Handy said.
The car plunged down a 30-
foot embankment, killing young
Myers almost instantly.
Railway Officials
Pass Through City
Two Weens- dpeaai^i em m§ffwr
Coart For Trial of Criminal Docket
Is Requested; Would Begin My 24
SPEAKERS AT GOVERNMENT INSTITUTE
Law Observance
Would Run hto
t
Regular kagaxt
Term; Many Cases
Governor Ehringhaus Petit
ioned To Call Term By
County Board
SEEK ONE GRAND JURY
Ten or Twelve Murder Cases
Would Come Up During
Four Weeks
.f’
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In keeping with the sen
timent expressed at the
county-wide mass meeting
at the courthouse Sunday,
Wilkes county’s board of
commissioners met Monday
and passed a resolution re-
^ questing Governor Ehring-
Great Northern Officials Vis-!
ited D. H. Waters Tues
day Evening
Township Committee Chair
men To Meet With Arm
brust Here Friday
C. O. Jenks, James H. O’Neal
and Ralph Budd, officials of the
Great Northern Railway com
pany, passed through the city
Tuesday evening en route from
.Atlantic City, N. J. to Hot
Springs, Arkansas, by way of
.Asheville.
The party, ten in number, was
composed of the officials, four
chauffeurs and three secretaries.
In Wilkesboro they called upon
D. H. Waters, an old acquaint
ance, who was associated with
them on the Great Northern
twenty-five years ago. and Mr.
W’aters accompanied them as far
as Asheville.
Mr. Budd is general manager
of the entire Great Norther i
Rev, J. H. Armbrust, chair
man of the newly formed coun
ty-wide organization for law en
forcement and law observance,
on Tuesday announced the ap-
ponitment of members of the
executive committee for the var
ious townships of the county. Al
though announcing the appoint
ments, the list was not released
for publication.
The chairman from each town
ship has been requested to meet
at the office of Solicitor John R.
Jones Friday morning, June 23.
at 10 o’clock.
Rev. Mr. Armbrust was em
powered to appoint the commit
tees at the time of his election
haus to order a special t'wo
weeks’ term of Superior
court for the trial of crimi
nal cases.
The commissioners asked
the governor to set the
[term for the two weeks im
mediately preceding the
i regular August terra. If
I called, the term would be-
igin Monday, July 24, giving
( Wilkes four consecutive
[weeks of court,
j The governor will be re-
*1- . , [quested to order a grand
Invited To Attend State Institute which win replace the
[regular court grand jury.
Group Will Meet| Local, City and County Officials
V 1 nn A .. 1 ■ Y
Governor to Open Program at Chapel Hill Friday; Main.The grand jury would thus
Theme of Meeting Will Be Interpretation and Discus- , pass upon bills of indict-
sion of Legislation Passed By General As- '
sembly and Congress
I ment sent to it by the soHci-
1 tor for both the special and
City and county
Wilkes county have
to attend the 1933
the Institute of
In.iy and the National Congress of Tegular terms. In this way,
been invited 1933, for the ’ ■’* ^ ‘ ^
officials
iji.Toa, lui me benefit of govern-
sesslons of ■ mental units and all groups of
Government | officials affected thereby
which are fo be held at the Uni-j The formal opening of the In-
versity of North Carolina on Frl-|sl1tute will be held in the Gra-
day and Saturday of this week,; ham Memorial Friday night at 7
June 23 and 24. I o’clock, when Governor J. C. B.
Members of the North Carolina I Ehringhaus. Lieut.-Gov. A. H.
delegation in Congress and rep-
Graham, and Speaker R. L. Har-
resentatives of city, county, state, iris will address the gathering
and federal officials will partici-j Presidents of 8rm.ps of off.cers
pate In the sessions. ^nd citizens affl ated with the
The main theme of the two-1 Institute will outline the work
tees at the time ol ms eiecuon|day program, which has been an-,done during the past year and
Sunday at the mass meeting atinounced by Albert Coates direc- Indicate the program for e
the county courthouse. However. | tor of the Institute, will be de-
members of the committee will; tailed interpTetation and discus-1 Preceding
the expense of two grand
juries would be saved.
Ten or twelve murder
cases are included in the
criminal docket which is
clogged with several hun
dred cases. Court officials
are of the opinion that one
week of the term will be
required to dispose of the
jail cases, several alleged
murders being in jail with
out bond pending trial.
01 me enure Uieat 1 niemoers Ot me comniiuee >vMi;Laiieu niLciiJiciatiA/« . noht^nn
system, while Mr. Jenks is super-1 approve organization ! .sion of legislation passed by the,"’* e a u
. •••• ... ^ a i A . . - . « * _4,__ V4 _ ^ — 1 A Vx. I T
meeting in
BVIJLHUI, -Ml. ailU cljliuuvr! v.-'l x/i ^ . X • J S4-\
iiitendent of the division east of i pij„g a„(i map out a program for North Carolina General Assemb-1 (Continued on page eigut)
Board Of Education
Asks For Estimates
Havre. Montana, and Mr. O’Neal carrying on the work,
is superintendent of the division
west of Havre.
At the time Mr. Waters was
conductor on the run between
Havre and Wilson. N. D., Mr.
O'Neal was conductor on anoth
er train operating between the
same points. .Mr. Waters was as-
ociated with all three of the
men who have risen to important
positions with the company.
From Hot Springs, Ark., the
officials will go to St. Paul, Min-
nessota.
Fishing Laws Are
Cited By Warden
Blanks Mailed Out Yesterday
FYoni Superintendent’s
Office
Blanks were mailed out yes
terday from the office of the
county superintendent and the
board of education to chairmen
of the old school committees
asking for information
will be 'necessary in making out
the budget for the school year
of 1933-34.
The information requested
Fire Threatens Reddies River
Blithe; Firemen Extinguish It
Date For Dancy
Hearii^ Not Set
Fire threatened to destroy Red-1 The fire department acted
dies River bridge yesterday ajt-1 ^^'^^Ycals^trevtnfed^''
ernoon about 5:30, but was dis- ^ . ,—,j —
i Members of Brjwn Party Re-
; ported to Have Rocked
Dancy s Home
Date of a hearing for Crom
destruction Dancy, who is charged with fa-
of the bridge. ; shooting Noah Brown In
covered in time to prevent any I rp,,g Reddies River bridge is i the Haymeadow section Sunday,
damage o"® of the few covered bridges | had not been set yesterday aft-
When seen by a passerby, the [ in use today. Practically all | ernoon Dancy is still in jail
QittG6s * ij ui r\f the i hrififfpa of this tvDG havG bGGH • without 'bond,
which '"Sish uLler-i replaced hy steel structures, but! The best information obtain-
'‘"fth t^e bridge was' smoulder- sentimental’r e a s o n s together | able tends to sho"’
nrt ready to burst Into- with economical reasons have i shot in defense of his home and
mg and ready service. I that Brown was an innocent yic-
flames. — jtira of trouble which members of
T. .\. L'inley I.ssues
Relative To Basket Fishing
.A nd Seining
.Statement . must he supplied and the blanks
T. A. Finley, county game
warden, issued a statement Tues
day relative to the f^hing laws
/rrVs.
The state-
for Wilkes county
ment follows:
“Residents of Wilkes county,
who have purchased a 1933 coun
ty fishing license, will be per
mitted to seine in the Yadkin
River, during the months of July
returned to the office by Monday,
June 26. No funds will be ex
pended on any school which does
not comply with this request, it
is stated.
Reavis Will Take
2 Scouts On Trip
Elder E. A. Long To Preach
At Rock Springs Church
Elder E. A. L^g. of Laurel
Springs, will preach at Rock
Springs Baptist church Sunday
evening, June 25, at 7:30 o clock.
Will fJo To Chicago In August
To Take PAt In Scout
Celebration
Dr. Gordon To Speak,
To Men’s Bible Class
R. H. Reavis, Scoutmaster of
Methodist Boy Scout Troop No.
3 4, and two Boy Scouts will leave
August 1 on a four-weeks’ tour
; his party had started.
I Dancy’s home furnishei evi
dence, it is reported, that Other
Will Uecturr~XrPresb,-terian;®e™be^«.°f Brown’s party had
'engaged m rocking the house.
Hut ^ ‘ ! Brown was slain apparently when
■■ i Dancy attempted to shoot • Pet
Mr. J. C. McDiarmid, president I Hayes, who is said to have a
of the Men’s Bible class the'court record.
First Presbyterian
of
church.
the
an-
• • The public is invited to hear him.
and August. No other streams in * ** .
the county are open for, seining
this year. Drabbing fish Is un-
lowful at any time. It is now
lawful to use trot lines and bas
kets In Wilkes county, provided
permission is secured from the
land owner adjoining the stream
In which the baskets or trot
lines are placed.
“The county warden has been
advised by the Raleigh office
that trot line fishing would come
under the olassiflcation of the
Anglers’ Act and would require a
county fishing license, when said
line or lines were placetj on
property belonging to another
person.
“There is no license require^
ment for the use of fish basket^
I in Wilkes county."
Cheaper Local Postage Is
Authorized For July First'
Wa-shington, June 19.—An
order restoring the two-cent
local rate on first class post-
>age on July 1 was signed to
day by Postmaster General
Parley.
The reduction from the
present three-cent rate is be
ing made under a recently en
acted law and Parley hopes
the volume of business wUl be
Increased to a point where
work Will be*'provided for
tbonsands of postal employes
who otherwiie might be fnr-
lougined ,
August 1 on a four-weeks yesterday that Dr. S. D.
which will take them into e g i Winston-Salem, noted
^‘m?. ^Re^v^s "announced yester-[ lecturer and author, has been se-
day that the winners in the Scout cure^ to make an address before
contest for the privilege^ ol mak- yjg Men’s Bible class at the Pres-
ing the trip were Fred Hubbard | gunday morning at
and Lewis Irvin. Young Hubbard
Mr. McDiarmid urges all mem
bers of the class to be present Sun-
stood first and is expected to
make the trip. Young Irvin will
be unable to go and Bob Ford,
Ross Scroggs and Vaughn Beeson
day moriiing to hear Dr, Gordon,
are alternates, the former being I ^j^tends on behglf of the
the one expected to accompany j ^ hearty invitation for visi-
1?aavfa. . « j.
Must Apply For
Federal License
To Handle Beer t
Mr. Reavls.
The route of their trip will
take In Washington, D. C., Balti
more, Philadelphia, New York,
points In Canada,^ the World’s
Fair at Chicago, Indianapolis and
Cincinnati. ' ' , _
In Chicago they will spend
some ! time attending the - fair.
On August 24 they wlll^ partlcl-
nate in -4he World Boy*5:
tors also to be present.
celebration which Is to be a part
of the World’s Fair and which
will be attended by Scouts of all
natlonalltleB of the world.
V Scoutmaster Reavis and his
two’ boys win be accompanied
by one other person who will as-
stsr in drivtoK.' -.*4
Deputy Revenue Collector “ Cttea.)
Law On This Point
■^( 3
W. M. Thomas, deputy ooUi^|
tor of revenue for the-, federal^
government, while In ths^
Tuesday called altentloa io the
law regarding the handling of
beer and wine. ■ 'iH. ,
Dealers must apply for a fed-'
eral license within, ^tho month
they start buslafiSE anii .failw^
to do so will rwalt 1« a speefBo i
fine of |5.«0 which nojond''ha!»s
the privilege- of refunding. - Ap-1^
plication, .ahonld ha made to tk
ooUootar "of . revenue at Ral^
’The! tedeyal tax tor handl
while thw-dac
'beer and^wfner li't26.
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