By City Board At
Session Tbnrsday
W Day Set Aside
To Register For Nov. 7
Tax Rate of $1.70 On Hun
dred Dollars Valuation Is
Also Confirmed
NAME FAIR OFFICERS
W. E. Winkler Succeeds B. J.
Robinson On Regular Po
lice Force
The appropriations ordinance or
budg^et of the town of North
Wilkesboro for the year of 1933-34,
which was adopted on August 24.
was confirmed by the board of city
commissioners at a special meet
ing at the city hall Thursday aft
ernoon- The levy of $1.70 on the
hundred dollars valuation was also
confirmed.
The budget was published in
this newspaper and 20 days was
allowed fof protest. However, no
protest was filed against confir
mation.
B. J. Robinson, who was ap
pointed policeman to serve during
the absence of James M. Anderson,
who was named acting postmas
ter, tendered his resignation to the.
commissioners and the vacancy was [
filled by the appointment of W. E.
Winkler, a son of Mr. and Mrs. J-
E. Winkler, of Straw, who resides
at 412 “C” street, this city. Mr.
Winkler entered upon his new du
ties Thursday night.
The new policeman has been in
an employee of the South East
Public Service company for sev-
* eral years.
Nine special officers to serve
during the Great Wilkes Fair were
named by th® commissioners. The
men named are John Faw, J. V.
Baug^ess, Walter T. Colvard, J.
M. Bumgarner, H. H. Beshears. W.
B. Raymer. Mont E- Miller and “.
E. Valentine. The first three list
ed will be paid by the city, while
the remaining five will be paid by
the Great Wilkes Fair association.
An order for paint to be used on
the standpipe was authorized.
Mayor J. X. Rousseau and four
4^'*rco’mmissioners, J. C. Reins. S. V.
Tomlin.son, I. E- Pearson and
Ralph Duncan, were present at the
meeting.
October 28 To Be Day Reg
istrars Will Be At Polling
Places With Books
OTHER FACTS SET FORTH
Registered
Those Already
Are Not Required To Reg
ister Names Again
Postmaster General James A.
Parley. In addressing the nation
al convention of Young Demo
cratic riiihs of .\merica at Kan
sas City, said that repeal of pro
hibition, now at hand, would
lower taxes and make possible a
balanced national bud.get.
Formal Opening
Of School Held
Brief Talks Made Friday
Morning By Number Of
School Patrons
Some valuable information re
lative to the election which will
be held to vote on the question
of repeal of the Eighteenth
Amendment was obtained by The
Journal-Patriot from Mr. E. B.
Barkley, secretary of county
i board of elections, Saturday.
In the electoon of November 7
the voters will consider two ques
tions. The first first is the ques
tion as to whether they favor a
state convention to consider the
proposed adoption of the 21st
amendment to the federal constitu-
jtion, repealing the 18th or prohi-
ibition amendment. The other mat-
iter for the voters is the election
!of delegates to the state conven
tion. ^
' Each county is allowed one dele-
^gate for each member of the state
house of representatives. so
: Wilkes is entitled to one. In the
I event of a majority vote in the
state for a convention the conven
tion will be held in Raleigh, be
ginning Wednesday, December 6.
The dry or wet affiliations of the
I majority of the delegates will, of
' 4-l.«
The century plant in the New
York Botanical Gardens was due to
blossom, which is once in every
100 years. Great disappointment
was felt when the bloom failed to
appear. Ten days later it burst into
bloom, as shown above, and thous
ands of visitors went to see it.
Federal Jurist Left State Sat
urday For New Yoric To
Hear Case
TRIAL BEGINS TOPAY
Mike Stefanoff
Was No Amateur
Judge Johnson J- Hayes, of Uni
ted States district court, left
Greensboro Saturday mominy'for
New York city in order to preside
over the trail of United States
Senator James J. Davis, of Penn
sylvania, for alleged violation of
the federal lottery law.
The Davis trial was expected to
begin this morning. In the order
commissioning Judge Hayes to
conduct that term of court in New
Ad&ess By General MsflM
IVfcCMey To Fdlow At |
Use Fairgrounds - 3
FAIR OFFICIALS READT
Fairgrounds Scene of Activity
Today As Exhibits Are
Being Received,
Friendship Church
Will Observe Home
Coming Day Sunday
Former .MemlH-rs .\m(1 Residents
Of ('omimuiily To Return
l'’or This Event
Home Coming Hay will he ob
served at Friendship Methodist
church near Millers Creek next
Sunday. X suitable program on
which is included many former
members of the church has been
arranged.
It is to be an all-day affair,
starting with the Sunday school
at the regular hour. X special
service will be held at 11 o'clock.
Dinner will be served at 12
o'clock and the visitors will have
a ‘‘get-acquainted hour.” Every
body is requested to bring a
well-filled basket.
A splendid program has also
been arranged lor the afternoon.
Named 1’ti.stma.ster Xt Walsh
Washington. Sept. IT.—-Thom
as J. Walsh has been appointed
postmaster , at Walsh, Wilkes
county, North Carolina, to suc-
The formal opening of the
North 'Wilkesboro high school
was held in the school auditor
ium Friday morning and was at
tended by several patrons.
The brief opening program
was opened with a song, which
was followed by a splendid talk
and prayer led by Rev. Eugene
Olive, pastor of the First Bap
tist church. Mr. Olive used as
the text tor his sermonette,
“Know Ye the Truth.”
Among the other speakers
were Mrs. A. W. Horti nT repre
senting the Parent-Teacher As
sociation, Rev. C. W. Robinson,
paste;- of the Presbyterian
church, and J. R. McCoy and J.
R. Hix, who are members of the
local school board.
i;. the course of a few remarks
to the students, Prof. W. D.
Haltacre. superintendent of the
city school system, announced
that extra curricular activities
will be organized next week. He
urged the students to partici
pate in one or more of these ac
tivities.
Mr. Halfacre praised the stu
dents for their splendid school
spirit and stated the appreciation
of the faculty and the school
board for the fine manner Ic
which the boys and girls entered
upon the work of the new year.
effhrse. determine the question of
retention or repeal of the 18th
amendment, so far as North Caro-
|lina is concerned.
October 7 is to be the last day
United States supreme court, four
weeks are set apart for trial of the
Davis cases.
Originally these cases against
Senator Da-vis, for many years
head of the Loyal Order of Moose,
jwere set for trial, with Judge
i Hayes presiding, last February,
w> 1 li 1 ^ continuance was ordered
£\CCOrCl IVCVCSllS'''^" necessary for the
j defendant to have a surgical opera-
Solicitor Jones Hm Criminal j * “jj q
Record of Man from lo- ijjgy several years an intimate
ledo Police [friend of Senator Davis, is one of
[the lawyers representing the sena
tor in the case involving the
R. R. Lawrence, of Wlnston-
York city—in the .southern districti Salem, president of the State .^.pruer, uuc i,a»auc —.
of New York-as si^ed by Chief | federation of Labor and a mem-j trom of the grandstand at
JusSe CharL LuS^HugLs. ofl^er of the NRA State Reejery fairgrounds.
- . * RaapH- snnkA tn a larre audietico, nr»v»«» nt»nk
The Great Wilkes Fair, annual -
attraction for thousands i a
Wilkes and adjoining countiea,
will open tomorrow morning.
The five-day program will op
en with a parade, beginning at
the corner of Tenth and “D**
streets. From that point, the pro
cession will move down Tenth
street to ‘‘B'' street and theft
follow "B” street to the Blair
corner, the parade ending ift-
the
IS NOW IN DEATH ROW
Mike Stefanoff. one of the charges of lottery law violation
two men convicted and sentenced _ _ 11T*|1 Vl*
to die for the attempted robbery j I4 U||I| U||>p
of the Merchants and Farmers
26 Miners Entombe-d
ceed Walter A. Blackburn,
signed.
re-
Mukden, Manchuria, Sept. IS.
— (Monday) — Twenty-six Chi
nese miners were entombed in
an explosion at Pengchihu coal
mine southeast of Mukden. Three
bodies were recovered. The re
mains were feared also to have
been killed.
mpon which persons who wish to
become candidates for election to
! the state convention fnay fil^ their
^petitions and notice of candidacy
I with the county board of elections.
I Only one day, October 28, is
! provided for registration. On that
day all registrars are to be at
I their respective polling places in
the county to register new voters
I and electors not now properly reg-
jistered.
j November 4 will be challenge
[day. On that day from 9 a. m. to
j3 p. m. all registrars are to be at
their polling places with their reg
istration books, which during that
time ‘‘will be open to inspection of
the public for the purpose of chal
lenging electors registered.’ No-
vcm'ner 4 will also be the last day
I for the distribution to the regis-
|trars of the official ballots, sup-
iplipc and ballot boxes by the
! county board of elections.
! For the purpose of making the
county canvass of the precinct re-
j turns the county board of elections
'will meet at the courthouse at 11
^a. m. November 9. All registrars
I must attend the canvass and take
iwith tiiem their returns-
i Special attention is being called
Ito the fact that the a-t of the
11933 legislature providing for this
ielecfon limits the registration to
one day. “This,” says Mr. E. B.
Barkley, secretary of the Wilkes
county board of elections, “does not
mean, however, that everyone wish
ing to vote in the election must
register on October 28. The old
registration books -will be used and
anyone now properly registered is
'entitled to vote. The registration
[books will be open on October 28
I for the purpose of registering
■those who are not now properly
Bank at Taylorsville and the j
murder of the cashier, T. C.
Barnes, was no amateur in crime
when he participated *ifi the at
tempted robbery at Taylorsville,
according to information obtain
ed from the office of Solicitor
John R. Jones.
The solicitor, who prosecuted
Stefanoff and R. E. Black, both
of whom w-ere sentenced to death,
has on file In his office the crim
inal record of Stefanoff as fur-
Addressing a large audience at
the city scllbol auditorium Thurs
day evening, R. R. Lawrence, of
,Winston-Salem, president of the
North Carolina Federation of La
bor and a member of the state
NRA recovery board, urged the
. _ 4,1™ [co-operation of labor.and cipltaT
Legfion Convmander Asked To president Roosevelt’s program
Enroll Jobless Ex-Service
5,000 Veterans
Board, spoke to a large audience
here Thursday evening.
Labor Is Backing
NRA To Man, R.
R. Lawrence Says
Winston-Salem Man Address
ed Splendid Audience In
City Thursday
HE IS, labor" LEADER
Men For Ford
Detroit, Sept. 16.—Rex Hum
phrey, commander of the Wayne
County (Detroit) council of the
American Legion, announced Fri
day that the Ford Motor com
pany had authorized him to em^
nished by the department of Pub-1 pjQy 5^000 war veterans for the
”5 safety of Toledo, Ohio. j company‘s
Starting with August 23, 1919, |
He safety of Toledo, Ohio. j company‘s Detroit plants.
Starting with August 23, 1919, j Humphrey said 300 veterans a
the record shows that Stefanoff. be hired -by him, begln-
was arrested in Detroit. Mich, on \ ning Monday, until the quota Is
a charge of breaking and enter-j fjUgj Tbe Ford company declin
ing. No final disposition of the -q make any comment on the
furnished the Toledo I employment.
to bring back prosperity.
Mr. Lawrence, who was in-vited
here by the North Wilkesboro NRA
committee, spoke strictly on the
national recovery program during
the first part of his address. How
ever, since so many members of the
local labor union were present, Mr.
Lawrence was asked to speak as |
!a representative of labor and re
sponded by stating the position or
ganized labor is taking and -will
take during the drive for econo
mic rehabilitation. ^
The Winston-Salem man ex-‘
The parade
10 a. m.
will start about
Admission To Fair Is
Fifteen And 25 Cents
Twenty-five rents will be
the admission charge to fllft
Great WUkes Fair for adults.
The admission will be the
same at both day and night.
The admission for children
between the ages of 6 and 12
years will be 15 cents.
Company “A”, 105th Engi
neers of the North Carolina Na
tional Guard, commanded by
Captain Ralph R. Reins, will
march to music furnished by the
Regimental Band of the 105th
Engineers, of Charlotte, and
many others will join in the
parade.
General Manus McCloskey,
commanding officer at- "Fort
Bragg, will deliver an address
formally opening the fair about
11 o’clock. He will be Introduced
by Congressman R. L. Doughton.
The five-day program has
been completed and everything is
In readiness for the great event.
Thousands are expected tomor
row, which will be “School Chil
dren’s Day.”
The fairgrounds are the scene
of much activity today as fair
officials make final preparation
for the opening of the exhibit
hall tomorrow morning. Exhibits
are being received and placed on
plained the purpose of the con-! display,
isumers’ pledge cards and the Blue The public wedding scheduled
case was ..... . -
police. In the same year he was Humphrey said that all men Eagle driver*He spoke briefly also ^ for Wednesday evening between
returned to Toledo from Detroit hired must produce papers to ' . . .
for larceny of an automobile, but; ghow that they have “a fine war
the grand jury did not return a j record
bill on the charge. At the offices of the Ford
Two months later, however, company today It was said the
he was arrested by Lorain. Ohio,
authorities for grand larceny
riSgie urive. rwj spuKt: uxieiij ai»u lui »vcuucou.aj c*v.***«o —
on the purposes and duties of the j 7 and 8 p. m. is expected to at-
' compliance boards which are now tract one of the largest crowds
-- — __ _ , urjfoiui&cu muuif j
-.addition of the 5,000 men to the clared that labor is backing
' employment rolls “has nothingcontinue to
being set up.
Speaking as a representative of
organized labor, Mr. Lawrence de-
and
support the na-
— °|Wiu continue to support tne na
an automobile. He p ea e gu | whatever to do with the NRA. jgcovery program one hun-
ty to receiving stolen property i,„j .^jjij t]jg expansion of Pr°-' dred per cent-
and was sentenced to from one - ,• -•.■->-1 -» .i-- _ . .
to seven years in Mansfield Re
formatory by Judge Reddington.
He was paroled 14 months later.
The apparent attempt of Stef
anoff to leave the impression
that he Is crazy is ridiculed by
the authorities. Solicitor Jones
pointed to the criminal record of
the man as evidence that he had
long been engaged In crime.
Stefanoff is now occupying a
cell In death row.
duction.” One official of the
company said that with the ad
ditional workers the total Ford
employment In the Detroit area
will be approximately 50,000.
AUTO JUMPS HIGHWAY
TO SINK IN LAKE LURE
of the fair. Fair officials today
declined to divulge the names of
any couples which may have
filed application with them.
’Twenty-five dollars in gold and
a large number of gifts, estimat
ed to be worth $75, will be given
I (Continued on page four)
Name Anti-Repeal
Delegate Tonight
Dry Forces Will Select Candi
date at Meeting To Be
Held At Wilkesboro
Nutrition Class In City Schools
Is Again Sponsored By Lions Club
Undemouri^ed Children Will Again Receive Help From
Club; Eye Clinic Will Also Be Continued By Lifms;
Business Meeting Is Held
• TTie Wilkes county organiza
tion of the United Dry Forces of
North Carolina will name a dele
gate to be voted upon in the re
peal election at a meeting at the
S ourthouse In Wilkesboro tonight
t 8 o’clock.
The delegate, if elected, will
represent this county in the con-
1 atitntlonal convention In the
event a- convention is called.
Re-peal forces have given out
no word as to when they expect
to name their delegate. They
have nntil October 28 to make
the selection. As yet those favor
ing repeal have not announced
an active campaign.
The North Wilkesboro Lions j
Club is again sponsoring a nutrl- 1
tion class in the city schools, it I
was learned Saturday from B. A.
Shook, secretary of the club.
The information that the und
erweight children will receive
the attention and help of this
progressive civic organization is
most welcome news.
Students in tb^ class will be
supplied a graham cracker and
a bottle of milk at some conven
ient time during the day. ’Those
who are able to pay a small
charge’ will be required to do so,
but those who are unable to pay
will bring milk from home or be
supplied at the expense of the
Lions Club.
The club will also continue Its
eye clinic and will supply glass
es for those who are absolutely
unable to purchase the glasses
for themselves. An investigation
will be made of each caw to de
termine the need and the merit
of the request. The eye clinic is
not limited to North Wilkesboro.
Last year glasses were fitted for
a number of needy children.
A business meeting of the lo
cal Lions Club was held Thurs
day evening. ’The program was In
charge of Jule Deans.
The discussion of the NRA
program was continued from the
last semi-monthly meeting.
Whicker Speaks To Boys
At C. C. Camp At Purlear
Attorney J. H. Whicker and
Mr. D. L. Minton, of this city,
conducted a service at the James
Civilian Conservation camp near
Purlear Sunday afternoon. Mr.
Whicker made a splendid talk,
while Mr. Minton conducted the
singing.
Members of the Wilkes Evan
gelistic Club have been holding
services at the camp each Sun
day afternoon for the past sev
eral weeks.
Stockholders of
Hotel WiU Meet
dred per cent- eu to oc — =-• —
He declared that unfair compe-lthe couple selected. Applications
tition had caused much of the dis-'should be filed with W. A. Rous-
tress and suffering, which came eeau, Willard G. Cole or Miss
about when men either lost their Gail Bumgarner. They will be
jobs or received a wage that was received until 6 p. m. Wednes-
inadequate even for the necessities i’day.
of life. The automobile race between
J. C. Reins, chairman of the;ten professional drivers will fea-
Lake Lure, Sept. 17.—An an- local NRA committee, presided |-ture Saturday’s program. The
tomoblle, believed to have been during the meeting and called upon'face will begin at 2 p. m. and will
occupied by only one person, i Albert Beck, of Lenoir, to present i continue until the 250-mlle
plunged from a highway 20 feet the speaker of the evening. {course has been completed.
In the opinion of fair officials.
Into Lake Lure near here today.
Shortly afterward a suitcase
appeared on, the surfin'3. In it
was a letter addressed co Morris
Dominetz, Blltmore, N. C., route
five. The water is 40 feet deep
at the spot.
Using a brassie for a secondly greater number of attractions
shot on the 18th hole of a golf never been offered before
match, John T. Russell, of Win-i^^^^ record-breaking attendance
Chester, Mass., sliced into a expected.
brook the other day and killed
a two-pound rainbow trout.
Dr. D. C. Blevins, Son of Wilkes, Is
Named President Maryland Dentists
Gabriel Elected
As Club Leader
Centerville Man Is Son of Giiorge E. Blevin^ of the Spi^g-
field Community, Wilkes County; He Is ^
Maryland’s Outstanding Professional Member
Officers of Wilkes Evangelis
tic Club Elected At Meet
ing In City
re-eleeted
W. G. Gabriel was
president of the Wilkes Evange-
(Baltlmore Sun)
For the first time
half a century the
The honor has particular slg-,llstlc Club at the regular mwt-
itiff nf the club Thursday evening.
North Wilkesboro Hotel Com
pany Shareholders Will
Meet Tomorrow
A meeting of the stockholders of
the North Wilkesboro Hhtel wm-
pany, owners of the- Hotel Wilkes
property, will be held at Hotel
Wilkes tomorrow evening at 8
o’clock.
An important session will be
held and a notice urging all stock
holders to attend has been issued
by the secretary of the company.
State Dental -Association, at Its
annual convention In Baltimore,
elected an Eastern Shore presi
dent when Dr. Denzell C. Blev
ins, of Centrevllle, was unanl-
moTsly chosen to head the or
ganization for the ensuing year.
Dr. Blevins In 1928 and 1929
was vice-president of the Associ
ation.
Other officers of the Associ
ation are Dr. Noel Smith, vice-
president; Dr. Walter . L. Ogges-
sen, secretary and Dr. Walter B.
/i-oan tvAiuiiirep- all of Baltl-
In exactly r nlficance In that the Association
Maryland 1 yggr selects the most out
ing of the club Thursday evening.
Other officers named ^ere: C;
0. GamblU, flRst vice P5(eldent;
standing professional m^oer m ^ ^ Raymeiu^second vlop prasl-
Its president, and Is a tribute Dewey L. Minton, secre-
Dr. Blevins’ achievements and
regard and esteem in
the high
which he Is held by leaders of his
profession throughout Maryland.
Sentiment had been crystalii-
Ing for Dr. Blevins tor more than
a year and when the convention
assembled his election was the
unanimous action of his associ
ates.
Dr. Blevins Is a charter mem
ber and former president of the
i
tsryrtreasurer; C. C. QamWll,
captain of Team No. 1, and W»
O. Gabriel, assistant leadsr; a7
S. Cassel, capUin of Team No-
and B. C. Jeimlngs, assistant
leader. ^ ,
The club has been doing some
very effective work durlag the
imst several years and any church
or reUglous group anywhere de
siring the assIsUnce of the club
Is requested to get In touch with
• II - Hill aril