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PuUishedi Mondays and lliursdays
NORTH WILKESBORO, N. C., ^HI^SDAY, DEC. 7, 1933
^ 11.00 IN THE STATB--|14iO OUT OF IBB
—I'
I M.Ahsher Is Named
£ ■ ' • I V _ ' * •
keper 0/ County Home
Again For 2- Year Term
Headquarters For
Christmas Cheer ^
To Be Opened Soon'
NEWS BITS
' The Schoolmasters Club will
- meet In the home economics
TOfMne at Wilkesboro high school
• Moaday erening at 6 o’clock for |
fri Its December program. An excel- i
1^: l^t program has been arranged [
-•hd a large attendance Is expect-1
6d.
County Board Of
sioners Re-elect Him To
That Position
BUSY SESSIONS HELD
Wallace Huffman Appointed
Constable For Stanton;
Routine Business
dirlstmas CSieer headqnart*
era will he opened In the Call
Hotel store room next Monday,
it was learned yehterday trom
Prof. W. D. Halfacre, chair
man.
i A meeting of the executive
'fibthmlttee will be held the lat-
Comoiis-I ter part of the week to formu
late' plans, Mr. Halfacre said.
The. hope of the Christmas
Cheer committee is that no
family in the city shall fall to
receive a visit from Santa
t'laus this year.
Acting Secretary Mor^nthau and the U. S. Treasury Staff
o
Audit of Coi
' Claims I
4 Ytars Rdeas^'
Robert L. Wilmoth Company,
Auditing Firm of Wiastoft-
j ^em. Finishes Job
ALL OFFICES CHECKED
Gcner*!^
Error In Tax Oillectoi^s R«-^
turn fa Found; Audit Or-
derdd By Board
iFixal
“Moative]
Food Sale December 22
A food sale will be conducted
nt 8palnhour--Sydnor’s store on
December 22 by the Young Peo
ple's Division of the Methodist'December meeting Monday.
J. M. Aosner, popular keeper j
of the county home for the past
three years, was re-elected for a ■
two-year term by the board of j
county commissioners at their 1
S. P. U. Workmen!
To Begin Streetj
Decorating Todayj
ohnreh. Tbe young people
already at work arranging
. the sale.
Mr. Absher has managed the j
Arrangements Made To Put:
Up Decorations On Busi
ness Streets Here
P.-T. A. Meets Today
5, ,The Wilkesboro Parent-Teach-
i,.- tr Association will meet this aft-
anioon at 3:15 o’clock in the
Shool auditorium. Every parent
.itron of the school Is urged
county farm In a very efficient!
manner and many improvements '
have been made about the build-j THIS IS SEVENTH YEAR!
Ings and on the farm. The coun- ^ ™ i
. ' , . J ' Southern Public Utilities com-t
ty home has almost been made i ^ i
I pany workmen wl 1 begin the job
to attend.
Play Tomorrow Xight
“When Man Plays Maiden’’
Will be presented by the high
school dramatic club In the city
school auditorium tomorrow eve
ning at 8 o’clock.
AuxUiarj- To Meet
The American Legion Auxil
iary will meet .Monday evening
at 7:46 o’clock with Mrs. Rus
sell Hodges and Mrs. E. L. Raw
lins as joint hostesses. All mem
bers are requested to attend.
New 1934 Ford
t Here Saturday
self-sustaining under his man
agement and his appointment for ’
another two-year terra was by ’
unanimous vote of the board.
Wallace Huffman was appoint- |
ed constable for Stanton town
ship by the board.
Much routine business such as
allowing claims, releases, etc. was
transacted .Monday and Tuesday,
the commissioners meeting on '
the second day to finish with a
number of routine business mat
ters.
t The audit of the claims passed
1 upon by county commissioners
I during the past four years was
; filed with the board by the Ro-
' bert L. Wilmoth company, audit-
ling firm of Winston-Salem,
j All members of the board, N.
I B. Smithey, chairman, M. F. Ab
sher and C. C. Hayes, were pres
ent at the meetings.
of placing Yuletide decorations
on principal business streets of
the city today.
Arrangements for the decora
tions were completed fliis week
and if weather conditions are
favorable, the lights will he
[SecKSafy 1
ari presented the men who now
head the treasury depirtment at Washington,
a rialignment brought about when Secretary
Woodin was granted leave of absence in an
att.mpt to regain bis health. No. 1, Herman
Oliphant,' general counsel to the secretary; 2,
Acting Secretary Henry Morgentha'u, Jr; 3,
.Earle Bailie, in charge of fiscal affairs: 4 Wm.
H. McReynolds, administrative assistant: 6,
Herbert E. Gaston, public relation; 6, Rose-
well Mag'll, adviser on taxation.
turned on Saturday evening.
1 This is the seventh consecutive
Wilkesboro merch-
have co-operated in placing
' the decorations and local busi-
j ness men are to be commended
I for the progressive spirit shown.
Principal business sections of
Tenth, “B”, “C and Ninth
streets will be decorated
learned.
Yadkin Valley Motor Com-
"*.pany To Display New Mod
els In Showrooms
Auto Plates Are
Selling Slowly
Citizens Are Called Upon To Study
Governmental Program Next Tuesday
Minutes Ready
To Be Released
it was
J.
Cage Season
Begin Today With
Three Major Tilts
The new Ford V-8 for 19 34 is
to be put on display here Satur-
i Busines.s Very Quiet At Lo-
Wilkesboro Meets Mountain
View At Hays; Roaring
River Is Idle
day In the showrooms of the
Yadkin Valley Motor Co., Ford
t dealers, on Ninth street.
According to A. F. Kilby, man
ger of the local dealership, the
new Ford V-S has greater power,
more speed, quicker acceleration,
smoother performance, more
miles per gallon, especially at
higher speeds, and quicker start
ing In cold weather, plus refined
cal Office of Carolina
Motor Club
12 GAMES SCHEDULED
_ The basketball season for the
Despite the appeal of Cover-> seven WiTkes high school teams
nor Ehringhaus that motorists I entered in the tournament play
of North Carolina purchase their i'sponsored by the Schoolmasters
1934 automobile licenses plates j Club will get under w'ay this aft-
early and the warning that 1933 lernoon with three major games
L. Hemphill, Moderator,
Has Allotment For All
Of 28 Churerhes
Minutes of the Brushy Moun
tain As.sociation are ready for
distribution, J. L. Hemphill, mod
erator, stated yesterday.
The allotments for all of the
28 churches in the jj^soclatlon |
may be obtained by some repre
sentative from each church call
ing for them, he stated.
Mr. Hemphill has the minutes
in the office of the county board
of education.
Proclamation By
Governor Issued
People Requested To Assem
ble and Hear Governmental
Program Outlined
tags will not be tolerated after
sunrise on January 1, business
has been very quiet at the North
Wilkesboro office of the Carolina
Condition Of F. P. |-
Blair Is Improved
scheduled.
Wilkesboro meets Mountain
View at Hays, Rondr plays Mt.
Pleasant at Ronda and Millers
Local Business Man Wbo Was
Injured Sunday Api>ear:'ld
Stronger Ye.stenlay
Motor Club, it was learned yes- Creek will entertain Traphill at
body lines and a new built-in manager. Mr. J. | Millers Creek. Roaring River
system of dear-vision body ven-i ^ McDiarmid. i teams are idle today. The games
tilation. I Approximately 100 sets of; will be played at 2 p. m.
The improvements in pjates had been sold, Mr. .Me-i The tournament season con-
performance are the result of the. gtated. I sists of 12 games, one game
use of a hew dual down-draft , Intends to | with each team to be played at
intake j enforce the no time extension | home and the other six games
JoM^bich increase the engine’s,
and motorists I away from home.
JowSr awteoximately 12 per centf^^^ advised to buy their plates: The seven rural high schools
p’. and provide a remarkable im- eariv as convenient in order 1 are expected to furnish some
Vprorement-ln pickup. New water ' .excellent quints and sextets this
line thermostats enable the en- season.
glne to reach quickly and to j FORD DEALERS GO r. v. Day, G. H. Hill and D.
maintain proper operating tem- ' TO NORFOLK, VA.Ir Wright are members of the
peratnre. ^ *t,« I athletics committee which
“We are anxious to have the
public inspect the new Ford V-8
bacauee it is the best car tbe
FV>rd4Motor Company ever built.” | urayoeai, oi rue ^ Students
Bald Mr. Kilby. “Basically, It Is °l!! 11 ® ! To Go To Mars Hill
f Lucile Hartley and Arthur
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I Messrs. A. F. Kilby, of the, ,
I Yadkin Valley Motor Co.. A. B. ^'anffed the schedule for the sea-
3omers. of Elkin Motors, Inc., ■
I Elkin, and B. B. Graybeal, of the
Ashe Motor Co., West Jefferson, |
Srsame care'as the“hundreds of,^» ^ord dealers, left yesterday j
I _•»——- "" a brief business
incorporates I to the Ford plant at Nor-1
llkhonsands of other Ford V-3’s on ; afternoon on
• 1 - t r\ InA r
tbe road. It simply
M merous improvements In ea*
,e and chassis design, the new
V Dody ventilation system and re
finements in body styling and ap-
Pharr will go to Mars Hill to
morrow to represent Wilkesboro
I high school In the recitation and
I declamation contests which will
I be staged at the college there
‘When Man Plays Malden,” a! tomorrow and Saturday. They
folk, Va. They expect to return
to their respective homes late to-
i night or tomorrow.
polntments developed during the | ,jeiightful comedy, will be given j will be accompanied there by
past year.” | ti,e city school auditorium to
The new Ford ventilation sys-1 ujoj.pow evening at 8 o’clock,
sm, which Is built into the body, |
ermits clear vision, prevents,
drafts and provides the desired |
amount of fresh air in any weath-1
' er. individual control is provided i
for both front and rear side win-1
dows.
I Prof. T. E.
' the school.
Story, principal of
Wilkes and North Carolina Win
H^h Honors In Judging Contest
When ventilation is desired the' Edward Templeton, of Hays, Gets Sixth Place In Hog Judg-
window glass is raised to the top, 1 ing At Kansas City; Harvey G. Snipes, Camden County,
Then the handle is given an ad-1 Took Fourth Place In Livestock Judging
dltional half turn. This slides the j
Wilkes and
. .... North Carolina
class hack horizontally to form a i
narrow slot between the glass!scored heavily at the sixth na
if and the frame. Through this slotjtlonal convention of the Future
air Is drawn out by the forward j Farmers of America In Kansas
■ •motion of the car. icity recently, It was learned fol
lowing the return of the state’s
The distinctive lines of the
Ford V-8 have : representatives,
the 193.4 car by a newly-designed |
radiator shell and grille, new
hood louvres and new hubcaps,
renders on de^lnxe cars are now
tin color to harmonize with the
body colors. Interiors reveal new
-iKjtHftod upholstery and garnish
ipldlngs, a cove-type head im-
new instrument panel, aim
door pnlte and hardware,
visors are provided In nil
'r (Continued on page eight)
Edward Templeton, son of Mr.
land Mrs. W. J. Templeton, of
I Hays, who was a member of the
North Carolina Judging team,
took sixth place in hog Judging.
Young Templeton won the trip
to Kansas City by his excellent
Judging in the state contest at
Raleigh several weeks ago.
North Carolina’s highest hon
or was won by Harvey G. Snipes,
of Camden county, who took
fourth .place in all livestock
judging. Charles Beam, of Mc
Dowell county, took eighth place
In sheep judging.
More than 2,800 judges and
delegates from the 48 states were
In attendance at the convention
and the final rating showed that
the youthful ifarmers of Ken
tucky were the best judges of
livestock. Louisiana stood sec
ond, Illinois third and North
Carolina fourth. In view of the
large number jof judges, tbe
i^orth Carolina record Is con
sidered very good.
Young Templeton Is a member
Df Prof. C. R. Wright’s vocational
agricnltnre class • ot Mountain
View high school.
The condition of F. P. Blair,
Sr., who was seriously ^injured in
an automobile accident near Tay
lorsville Sunday afternoon, ap
peared to be considerably improv
ed yesterday, according to re
ports received from Davis Hos
pital, Statesville, where- he is a
patient.
His chances for recovery are
much better than at first thought,
it was stated.
Whether Mr. Blair will lose the
sight of an eye will not be de
termined for several days even
though he continues to Improve.
Kelly Horton, Mr. Blair’s col
ored driver who was also injured
in the wreck, Is getting along
very satisfactorily, it is stated.
Doris Duke, world’s richest |
girl, likes her New York home |
best of all. She dislikes pom.p and
Show, living simply. On her 21st
birthday recently she came Into
a third of her father’s estate, the
remaining two-thirds to come to
her On her 25th and 30th birth
days. 'The Duke tobacco estate j
was appraised at 3101,000,000 In
1925.
Raleigh, Dec. 3.—All public
officers, students of high schools
and colleges as well as citizens
of North Carolina in general to
day were called upon by the In
stitute of Government and Gov
ernor Ehringhaus' to gather De
cember 12 In city halls, county
courthouses and
meeting places to consider “a
governmental program of imme
diate practical Importance” to
them.
Albert Coates, director of the
Institute of Government, releas
ed a proclamation issued by Gov
ernor Ehringhaus late yesterday,
which said:
“Whereas, the public officers,
the private citizens and the high
school and college student offi
cials have joined together in
The audit of. county .9l||4l>A
pald during the past foiir^yeara,
which was ordered by the board
of county commissioners several
weeks ago, was completed a few
days ago and was made publle
yesterday.
All eftnty offices were chok
ed, each claim being Investigat
ed, it was stated.
The audit was made by Robert
L. Wilmoth company, auditing
•firm of Wnlston-Salem.
Following la a copy of the
resolution which authorized,- th*
audit:
Inasmuch as the time taken by
the board of county commissioners
for the past four years and in aS
probability claims might have been
hurriedly passed and not according
to the statute of North Carolina,
and for this reason, we, the said
board of county commissioners,
have agreed to employ souse de
pendable and efficient person to
audit and adjust all claims paid
during this .period, and if any of
such claims have been lllegatly
paid or overcharges have been
made by the person presenting
same, the aforementioned over
payments, if any, shall be refund
ed by the person or persons to
whom same was overpaid. Same
shall be placed in the general
county funds.
The report of the auditors fol
lows:
ROBERT L. WILMOTH CO.
Accountants-Auditors
528 Reynolds Building
Winston-Salem, N. C-
Honorable Board County Commis
sioners, Wilkes County,
institutional I'Wilkesboro, N. C.
Gentlemen:
We have made an examination of
warrants or vouchers issued to the
county officers, viz. register of
deeds, clerk of superior court,
county accountant, sheriff and
New Management
At Green Lantern
Mrs. Lester Cox fa Now In
Charge of Popular Local
Lunch Room
Mrs. Jim Whittington and Mrs.
Mattie Jones, of Winston-Salem,
and Mrs. Ovid Jones and son, of
Long Island, N. Y., spent Sun
day with Mr. and Mrs.
Tomlinson, of this city.
FTank
Christmas Seals
Are Now On Sale
The annual sale of Ctorist-
nias Seals is now on and Mrs.
F. C. Hubbard, chairman of
the campaign In Wilkes, urges
the' people to buy as llberaUy
as possible this year.
“The approach of Christmas
again,” Mrs. Hubbard stated
yesterday, “brings the Uttle
Christmas Red Cross Seal,
which, with Its message of
health and helpfulness, has be
come an established part of
the happy season.
‘“rime was when It was neces
sary to explain the meaning
and purpose of the sale of
these Uttle stickers for Cbrist-
mas letters and packages but
year after year the ^lewapapem
have been telling the story un
til now hardly a person, cer-^
tainly no newspaper reader,
needs to be told that the funds
coUected in this manner are
used In the steadily gaining
fight against tuberculosis."
Mrs. Hubbard hopes that
the rnnUs from now on, will be
adorned with the Cbristmas
health seal.' ' - .
Mrs. Lester Cox, a former resi
dent of Warrensvllle, Ashe coun
ty, has assumed the management
of the Green Lantern LuUch
Room, popular local cafe. Mrs.
Cox took charge Monday, suc
ceeding Mr. and Mrs. Beach
Keller, who have moved to
Boone to make their home.
Mrs. Cox has had considerable
experience In the restaurant bus
iness and solicits the continued
patronage of all old customers of
the Green Lantern. Prompt and
courteous service will be given
and Mrs. Cox Invites the public
to pay the lunch room a visit.
The Green Lantern is located
on .Tenth Street (between “A”
and “B” streets.
“When Man Plays Maiden,” a
delightful comedy, will be given
in the city school auditorium to
morrow evening at 8 o’clock.
j building the Institute of Govern-
I ment to carry on continuous com-
'parative studies of the workings
of their government in the cities,
the counties and the state of
North Carolina and to bring
about closer co-ordination of the
efforts of officers and qlH2**bs In
governmental administration.
“Whereas, this program has
met with uniform and sustained
support from the people In all
sections of this state, from gov
ernmental leaders and adminis
trators in 44 states of the union
and from the President of the
United States.
“Now, therefore, I, John C. B.
Ehringhaus, governor of North
Carolina, at the request of the
accredited representatives of the
officers, citizens, and students of
this state, do call upon (1) all
public officers to assemble In
formally On 'Tuesday, December
12, from 1:30 to 2:30 o’clock in
the city halls and county court
houses of their respective towns
and counties, (2) all groups of
citizens and (3) all high school
and college students to assembly
In their respective meeting places
where state and local leaders
will present for consideration a
governmental program of Imme
diate practical Importance to the
.'people of North Carolina.”
(Continued on page eight)
Local Hatchery
To Enter Fowls
In Annual Show
Blue Ridge Hatchery Has Taken
Many Ibrlzes In Competition
In The Past
Eighty-Nine Boys Are Received
At James Civilian Camp Tuesday
New Men Are Brought To Camp From Fort Bragg To Bring
Number Up To Quota; Captain Larry McHale Re
places Crane as Commanding Officer
Elghty-nlne boys were brought
to the Thomas J. James Civilian
Conservation Corps camp near
Purlear from Fort Bragg Tues
day, bringing the number of boys
in Company 438 up to the quota
of 200.
’This Is the largest contingent
of boys to arrive at the camp
since the Wilkes camp was lo
cated. '
Captain D.- L. Crane, who has
been transferred to Fort Bragg,
win leave today. CapUln Larry
McHale, 171h Field ArtUlery,
Fort Bragg, has replaced Mr.
Crane as commanding officer at
the Wilkes camp and has already
taken charge.
Captain Crane made innnmer-
able friends While in the county
who regret to see him leave.
The camp boys are engaged In
bplldlng fire trails, roads^, and
other work In the forests'' and
great headway has been made
The Blue Ridge Hatchery plans
to enter a number of fowls In
the annual poultry show of the
Southern Poultry Association at
Charlotte on December 12-13-14,
Mr. John W. Nichols, manager,
stated yesterday.
Entries of the local hatchery
have taken many prizes In com
petition with some of the finest
poultry in the south, the records
show.
Latest honors won by Blue
Ridge Hatchery exhibits were
those taken at the state fair this
year when their entries received
six out of a possible eight first
prizes. With eleven entries, six
first, four second and one third
place were taken by poultry of
the local hatchery.-
At the mid-winter show In
Charlotte in 1931, Blue Ridge
Hatchery poultry won first for
Barred Rock Baby chicks, sec
ond on cockerels and young pen,
fourth on cockerels, cock and old
pen.
School Properly
I Sold By BowtlS
Board Of Education 'Transacta
Much Routine Business At
Session Monday
i —t
In addition to transactlngccon-
siderable ;~outine bnsines|3, the
board of education at its month
ly meeting Monday disposed of
two pieces of school property..
The Oak Hurst schoolhortse lot
in Lewis Fork township was sold
to C. M. McNeill tor ItU.OO,
A conditional pale ot the Oak
Ridge schoolhouse in TraphlU
township to the people of that
community for a church whs also
made.
C. O. McNeill, chairman, R. R.
(Minrch and D. F. Shepherd were
present.
^ since the camp was' establlshed.
"When Man Plays Maldeti.” a
delightful comedy, will be given
In the city sehool aadltMlam to
morrow evening at 8 o'clock.
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