■n'rLr’' ' -'.-Jt
MondsTB iiMi
10, N. C« il6m>At/ JAIf445,^?»
tOla'CUdress
iohn R. lones Is
jiS^liTestigatioa
iHto ttie Case
griLL IN JAIL'
_ Jl^ Opportunitjr To
LC^pope Is Sten aa P^t
In His Favor
stnnse OeMb ot mas Oda
irltoge 4tt«teM body
IMS’ at tlis borne of her
yareata. Mr. aad Mrs. W.
w. ’Utter, near Beniham, Decem
ber SO, fhM still shrouded in
aystery this moralac.
“Thwe bays been some new
deratopaents, bat there is noth-
tas yet for pabUeatioa.'* Solici
tor John R. Jones told a Joamal-
Pblrlot repreeentaitlye. “I believe
laystery will be remoyed
wttUn a tetw days and Jost as
soon as we are ready to act,
ervsry tact known to ns will be
Stsen^to the pablic,” he con-
ttaoMd-
bonbt has frequently been ez-
pSeseed that Smoot wrote the
ante which was found in the
het of the apron worn by the
girl. Solicitor John R. Jones is
not convinced ot Smoot’s inno-
esBoe. however, and is still hold
ing the reputed sweetheart of the
deiSd girl In the county Jail.
Tlhoee who hold to the suicide
theory say the “fact that Smoot
did not take advantage of the
oyportanfty to eecape from Jail
yesterday morning is a
point in his favor.
Solicitor Jones declined to
state JiMt what turn his investi
gations are taking. "We will
famish the public every bit of
Information possible in the near
fataro." he promised.
Roosevelt “BirlMiv
ToBeStogedHereJon.391^^^
Decision I« Reached At Meeting Hdd Friday Blor^g At
City Hall; Ccwamlttees Are Named To Arrange De- jg Anxious Pw’ It To. Run
tails; To Be Hrid At Local Armory Along Crest of Btae Ridge
A Roosevelt "Birthday Ball" to President Roosevelt’s address and Near Here
the galaxy of ^o staw who wdl HENDR^ -SPEAKS
aid in the endowment of the (Warm
Springs Foundation will be staged
in the city on the evening of Janu
ary 30, birthday of President
Roosevelt.
Decisimi to sponsor the ball
was reached Friday morning at a
meeting of dvic and' fraternal
leaders at the city hall at the call
of Mayor J- A. Rouaseau. The
vote was unanimous that the city
should join in the movement in
which more than 6,000 communities
all over the nation have manifest
ed great interest.
'The Warm Springs Foundation is
to be endowed as a national center
for the development of methods of
treatment of infantile paralysis.
Mayor J. A. Rousseau was made
chairman of the committee which
will be responsible for putting the
ball over. Jimmie Andmson, act
ing postmaster, was elected treas
urer.
The executive committee ap
pointed by Mayor Routseau fol-
.■ tr-
' i- ’4a
b*? assembled for the radio program
which will be broadcast over both
the National and Columbia sys
tems.
Following adjournment of the
regular meeting Friday, the execu
tive committee met and appointed
the following ^cial committees;.
House and arrangement—^A. F,
Kilby, Ed Vannoy and Ralph
Reins.
Entertainment—Ivey Moore, Ed-
'Vannoy, C. O. McNeill, Miss Tira
Crawford and Mrs. C. S. Sink-
Refreshments — Mrs. Russell
Hodges. Mrs. P. E. Brown, Mrs.
P. W. Eshelman and Edmund Rob
inson.
Ticket sales—J- B. McCoy, Prof.
T. E. Story, Prof. W. D. Halfacre.
Attorney Paul Swanson. A. S. Cas-
sel, Carl Coffey, Mrs. W. C. Grier,
Miss Frances Somers.
Floor and order—Jimmie Ander
son, John Walker and R. G-
ley.
EifyaoQif
^ (xnd By
Somers In D^eme ot
MhnbSiamAg
BankOfNorth
^M^esoro Had
Excelleiit Year
tlon ot the state.
Friday's luncheon meeting was
f’in- opened by the new president, R.
j G. Finley, and Oenlo Cardwell
Patrons and patronesses—Mayor j spoke the Invocation,
lows: Dr. H. B- Smith, R. R.jand Mrs. J. A. Rousseau, Mr. andj M G. Hendren, county agent
Reins, Mrs. J. C. Reins, Mrs- B- R.|Mrs. J- G. Haekett. Mr, and Mrs.: for the past 22 years, was pre-
Underwood, Mrs. A. W. Horton, I W. R. Absher, Judge and Mrs. T. sented to the club, and called at- _
Mrs. W. It. Absher and R. G. Fin-|B. Finley, Hon. and Mrs. Charles tentlon to the excellent workjj^poait Insurance Corporation
ley. j H. Cowles, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. done by the 4-« Club members of %„^ insurance went Into
Olive Announces His Program
List For Period Between
Now and July 6
The North WUkeaiboro Kiwanls
Club manifested its intstest in
the scenic highway which will
connect the Shenandoah National
Park and the Smoky Mountain
National Park by passing a reso
lution endorsing the Sparta, Jef
ferson, Boone and Lenoir route
at Its meeting at Hotel Wilkes
Friday at'noon.
The resolution requested Con
gressman ' DoughtoB, Congress
man Lambeth and other state jj^
leaders to use their Influence toj jjjj_ ijjj, annual report,
obtain a portion of the scenic gtat^jj that some important
highway for this northwest M*-j changes had taken place in the
banking structure of the country.
Among the Important changes,
Mr. Hlx referred to, is the temp*-
orary deposit insurance which
guarantees deposits up to $2,600.
Mr. Hlx pointed out the Bank of
North Wilkesboro had qnallfled
for membership in the Federal
Optimism Expr»sed By J. R.
Hix In His Aimual Re
port Thursday
DIRECTOI« ELECTED
'Ihe Bank ot North Wilkesboro
had a very successful yeay, J. R.
Hlx, president of thp^ hank, re-
poried to stockholders at their
annual meeting Thursday morn-
It was decided to hold the ball at
the armory of the National Guard
here. Prior to January 30, a radio
will be installed in the building
. j and guests on that occasion will
“' be given an opportunity to hear
Spainhour, Mr. and Mrs. P. W. i Wilkes last year. Mr. Hendren
Eshelman, Mr. and Mrs. P. E. I said the 84 members last year
Brown, Sheriff and Mrs. W. B- j made an average com yield of
Somers, Dr. and Mrs. F. C. Hub-j 84 bnshels per acre. He said the
bard, Mr. and Mrs. J- R. H'ic, Mr.
and Mrs. C. E. Jenkins.
/
McDuffie Out
For Sdkitor
Salesmen View | Furniture Men
New Chevrolet
highest yield was 96 bushels.
The prises won by Wilkes Cora
at the state fair and at the Inter
national Grain and Hay Show at
Chicago were cited as evidence
effect January 1.
In his report, Mr.'Hix said;
‘TThe business outlook is con
sidered very encouraging. While
all of our manufacturing plants
are not on full time basis, they
are hopeful of securing business
In a abort while that will enable
them to run the full amount of
4 ■■ 1 PI splendid progress made byjynje prescribed by-^ the
Attend ijDOWS - i codes.
Farmers Asked To
Register Needs
“A number of farmers who
have places to rent have reg-
iatetrM with us and we have
been able to find desirable
reaters," B. L. Wootim, mumi-
ager ot the local office of the
Natkmal Re-«nployBUnt Serv
ice stated this mondiig. "1 feel
smwt however, that many ex-
ocdleBt connections can be
mailn if both ttaose wfao have
places to rent sad those who
wish to locate on ftuw will
register at the office’' ^
Mr. Wooten said be had
more persons wanting to rent
pUeep than be bad places
which fanners want to rent.
He la asking that those inter
ested in the vegistntlon serv
ice register at once.
Four Prisoners .
Get Out of Jail
One Is Recaptured Here By
City Police; Smoot Passes
Up Chance
made
FN Ou'^Siia
IConm^s Jury. ExwMnte
SMeriH of Bfmne fie '
nectioa -With Deatli";
IkILLI^ with SHOTiG;^
Atwood Had Vowed He Wodi
Never Be Taken Alive,
Witnesses Said
Local Companies Represented
At High Point And New
York This Week
u
^Local Attomey.
(^>pose Jones In Primary
This Year
Representatives of Hafer
Chevrolet Company Are
Very Enthusiastic
J. H. Alexander and R. R. | Local furniture manufacturing
Church, salesmen of the Hafer! companies are represented at the
Chevrolet company, 1(^1 Chevro- High ^Int and New York furni-
let dealers, represented the local’ture expoeitlonT this week.
, I The general outlook is
development of dihelr variety of bright and the great majority of
corn. Most of the winning com - gg|. people are grad-nally assum-
was the Wilkes County Whitea more hopeful attitude to-
varlety developed near Purlear. .^ard return of normal condl-
flrm at a pre-showing of the new
' „ ..... '1934 Chevrolet In Charlotte Sat-
Atterney F- J. McDuffie, of
cRy, is almost certain to opi»se| ...pbe new car is everything one
Solidtor Joto R. Jones^ in the ^agj. {gf jg the way of sale
able product,” they stated en
thusiastically following tv„ir re
turn here. "The new Chevrolet
will, we feel sure, again prove
the most popular car in its price
class this year,” they continued.
The new car will be placed on
display here In the near future.
Announcement of the date will be
made soon.
publican primary for the nomina
tion for solicitor of this district, it
was learned this morning.
The local altorney said he was
planning- to become a candidate,
knt would not make a formal an
nouncement at this time-
' Questioned today, he said he was
in the running and that he appre
ciated the numerous pledges of
siqiport which he has received.
Legion Auxiliiti7 To
Brunswick Stew
■ A BrnnMrick stew will be g;iv-
eai by the Legion Auxiliary at the
Legion-Auxiliary club house Fri
day evening at 7 o’clock. Mem
bers of the Legion and Auxiliary
will be the invited guests.
Tf. O. Smoak Is representing
th'i Forest Fhirniture company at
High Point, while J. R. Finley
will leave late today to represent
the same nrm at the New York
show.
John E. Justice, who is now
attending the High Point show
for the Oak Furniture company.
As a result of Mr. Hendren’a
address, the Klwanis Olnb may
offer corn prizes this year,-'The
matter was referred to the agri
cultural copimltt^ f^ Investi-
gatioo.
J. R. Hlx had charge of the
program and called upon Rev.
Bugene Olive to lead in singing
“The Old Oaken Bucket." He
then presented Dr. W. A. Jen
kins, pastor of North Wilkesboro
Methodist eburCh, who spoke of
his observations of 12 years of
civic club work. Dr. Jenkins
praised the civic clubs for their
tlons.”
The bank’s finances were
shown to be in excellent condi
tion. A substantial profit was
Four Wilkes prisoners
their escape from the county jail
at Wilkesboro yesterday morning
by prying loose the bars from a
window on the north-east side of
the bastlle and lowering them-
varions geives to the ground by means of
blankets which they tied togeth
er as a substitute for a ladder, j made a
TTie break was made about 4
o'clock.
George Ballard was captured
by city police early yesterday
morning, hut the other three are
still at large.
The three who have thus far
factory business last year when
opndltions ware not so promis-
made by the bank aqd_tlsg_aati|!(;, nvada goQd..tKBlf~6Bdape ara. Hpw-
Bd Atwood, an escaped coavtat
from state prison at Raleigh, wa»
shot and killed about •;$$
last night by Sheriff W. B. Sola-
ers, who shot in defense ot, ms
life.
The killing took place near tha
home of Mrs. Cletus Byers, ona
and one-half miles north ot the
Wade Harris Bridge on tha
Boone Trail Highway,. when. Air
wo6d ran from tte oftteen- wto-
sougbt to arrest him and turaaS
upon Sheriff Somers with a Skot^
gun. Sheriff Somers tired tinffe .
and fatally wounded Atwo^L; .
A coroner’s jury, assemfbted. hF'
Coroner Stephen A. Rash, heli^
evldenee last night and exonpi*^
ated Sheriff Somers of .all blfkia
i n connection with Ati$ood%
death. Their verdict was that tha
officer did not use uaneciiuagy’
force and that be shot in defetam
of his own life.
Solicitor John R. Jones, urho
went to the scene ot the slaying.
thorough investlgatfim
came to the conclusion that
Sheriff Somers had used no un
necessary force.
Atwood was a man * of  bad
reputation and is said to have.
committed numerous robberies in
the county since his escape from
prison after he waa-seaLi^
ard iBller, Clyde Coffey and Clatelfrogi Watauga county to serve
Church, the latter a federal prls-jfrom three to five years for
Ing gives rise to the hope that|ggg|., of them ate charged jjiousebreaklng and lafceny. The
1934 win be one of the best In
the history of the bank, Mr. Hlx
said.
with minor violations of the law.
Five other prisoners, inelnding
Andrew Smoot, held in connec-
The stockholders elected theitjon with the death of Miss Oda
following board of directors at I Quidress, passed up the oppor-
the meeting Thursday morning: Itgnjty to escape. There were nine
MissScroggsls
New Case Worker
will leave the middle of the week'service and fori the opportunity
for New York. J. B. Carter will I rive for fellowship,
take his place at High Point. ! Rev. Eugene Olive, permanent
J. E. Caudill and his son,]Program chairman, announced
Bryce, are representing the Kevii^ia Program list until July 6. The
City Furniture company at High Iof program sponsors as an- j poned.
jnounced follows: |
Henry Moore is at the High! January 19, W. E. Jonw, | Silo MeetillRS To
'■ " February 2, J. E. _ ,, , 1
A. A. Finley, R. O. Finley, B. M.
Blackburn, S. V. Tomlinson,
Ralph Duncan, John B. Justice,
J. fe. Hlx and R. W. Gwyn.
Because of the absence of sev
eral members of the board, the
directors’ meeting was post-
A. Harris Dies
At Home At Ferguson
laura A. Harris, 79, died
Thursday at 10 a. m. at her home
s4 Ferguson. Funeral service was
coadacted Friday at 3 p. m. at
•Wplett cemetery.
l>orothy Richardson Dies
Diur^y Richardson, 4-months-
Old liUwlfhter of Mr. and Mrs. J.
.HlqbardBon, of this city, died
>niartday afteraoon at 6 o’clock
.body was taken to Ashe
■tF'tor burial Friday.
Endorse
Krikday BaO
Oab Votes To Hold “Ladles’
NMrht” Next Meeting;
;. S|4^tkUd Program
-Lfanis ehib gave its i-ndorse-
to the. Idea of holding a
‘fBirtixlay Ball” here on
_ , 30 and pledged its sup-
i at tiie regular dinner meeting
*tbe etub Thursday evoiing at
Wilkes. Dr. H. B. Smith,
admit of the elnb, was in
of the program for the
Is Recommended By Waller
Wynn, District Supervisor;
Subject To Approval
Miss Clyde Scroggs, of this city, jP,-T. A. ScGlcmST
was recommended for case worker MoF6 RoomS FoF
for Wilkes county by Waller Wynn,
district supervisor of emergency;
relief and CWA, last week. 1
The appointment is subject to;
the approval of the state adminis
trator
Upun her confirmation. Miss
Wilkesboro High
I
Committee Appointed To Go Into
Matter, Excellent Meeting
Hdd On Friday
The (Wilkesboro Parent-Teacher
Airy And Farnham To Aid
Holding DemonstraticMis
In County
Point show for the ,
company and J. M. Quinn left J- R-
yesterday to represent the com-jJ®®klns; 23, Miss Lois Scroggs;
pany at the New York show. March 2, Eugene Olive, 9, C. W.
Most of the local representa-1 Robinson; 16, D. J. Carter; 36, j
tlves returned only last week' T. E. Story; April 6, J. R. Pin-i
from the Chicago show. J- McCoy;.20, W. K. Trench silo
Sturdivant; 27, Oenlo Cardwell; meetings will be
May 4, E. E. Eller; 11, A. O.
Hendren; 18, J. C. Reins; 26, M.
G. Butner; June 1, S. 'V. Tomlin
son; 8, A. A. Finley; 15, J. D.
Moore; 22, Dr. F. C. Hubbard;
29, P. W. Eshelman; July 6, J.
H. Whicker.
Be Held Thursday
prisoners In
whom made
away.
the room,
no effort
five
to
of
get
In
Scrog^ beTsi^eS te ii^rst!
Miami Trip Called Off
Washington, Jan. 10—^Unable
to obtain an army plane for con-|
demonstration
held at two
I places in the county Thursday,
j County Agent A. G. Hendren an-
;nounced this morning.
{ The first demonstration will
I be at the county home in the
'morning at 10 o’clock, while the
j second will be at the C. C. Hayes
:farm at Purlear at 1:30 p. m.
State Dairy Specialist Airy and ri 10
Church Leaders
To Visit City
Methodist Institute To Be
Held At Local Church
On Wednesday
Miss Lucy Stout and Miss Mary
Ella McCredie, who are the present
case workers.
possibility of securing additional
rooms for the school building at
its meeting Friday afternoon.
A committee was designated to
Girl still Sleeps ; go into the matter and give its
Chicago, Jan. 10.— Patrlcja co-operation in every way possible.
The school is . handicapped for
the lack of sufficient rooms and
the P.-T. A. expressed a hope that
be made to
F. R. Farnham will assist Mr.
Hendren and Assist County
veyance, the house mllltaiy »*-jA^ent W. N. Wood in giving the
Maguire today had one ot her
most restless days since she eank
Into a coma nearly. two years
ago. It was a restlessness that
encouraged her family to con
tinue to hope that the 27-year-
old Oak Park girl, a victim of
sleeiping sickness, may be ap-
prtwOhing closer to conscious
ness.
fairs committee today Posti>on«d i demonstrations
a proposed air trip to Miami,
Fla., where It was to study the
site for the wfojected $11,314,-
500 army air base at Chapman
field.
About 100 representatives from
Methodist churches In the Mt'.
Airy district are expected to come
here Wednesday for the district
Kingdom Extension Institute
which- wilt be conducted at the
North Wilkesboro Methodist
church. Rev. A. C, Gibbs, of Mt.
Airy, presiding elder, will be In
charge.
The first session will be held
a. m. An afternoon ses
sion will also be held.
The public Is invited to attend
the institute.
Uons voted to make their
on January 26 “La-
t" and appointed Dr. J.
S. B. Richardson and
I a committee to
the proi^sni;
ay evening’s meeting was
, by some very intgreeting
h on B n|fr~’ snbji&s. The
subjects were:
“Pigs"; B- T.
H.Y..Wkr
Willard Taylor
In Charge Of
Circulation
Mr. Willard Taylor, son oi
Rev. and Mrs. Beyntonr ;tay>
hw, of Wilkesboro, has been
l^aiced in charge of the etrea*
lad«m departmmt of The Jo«>
aal-Patrlot and la now
in soUrtting sabecrlptiens for
the paper.
Mr. Taylor is the airtherised
represeatattye of the pt^per and
he will appredata year sab*
■cri^iaaa.
SidMecibers are reqaeaOed to
note the date oa the label of
ttdb’ pi«er aod at the ttaoe of
the expliatioo, ettfaer give
5: their leaewpl to Mr. Ta^or or
W briiv it to 4(hem>.
arrangements could
relieve this situation.
Mrs. Archie Ogilvie, president
of the association, presided at the
meeting. T. E. Story, principal of
the school, conducted the devotion-,
als.
An interesting feature of the
meeting was a program- by the
fourth grade, under the direction
of the teacher. Miss Grace Blevins,
which emphasized the idea of clean
foods.
The treasurer. Miss Ghita Tuttle,
read her report for the year which
showed that the association haa
kept within its buddet and has
money in the treasury.
Teadben’ Loana Profitable
Kanaaa City, Jan. 10.—^Tbere’s
« pndit and no lossw in lending
to one another, Kansas City
teeelien have found. Participants
lii a Teacberu' Credit union,
formed to bdp one another dror
the depression’s tougb spots;
have been paid a dividend of
$ 1-2 per cent on their loyest-
ment for last year, A;
not a doltar Iuui-bM«y;Iosri on
Asks Vocational Pnod
'Washington, Jan. 10.—Sena
tor George, Democrat of Geor
gia, Introduced a bill today ask
ing $3,760,000 for vocational)
training, to bo allotted among
tbe states according to the i»er>
centages of fam, rural and non
farm population.
All farmers are invited to at
tend these meetings which are
being held for the purpose of
showing an economical way- tb
build trench silos and to point
out the economy they offer cattle
raisers.
Franklin Circle Will
Meet Tomorrow Evening
The Franklin Circle of the
Methodist church will meet to
morrow evening at 7:46 at the
home of Mrs. Ira D. Payne. All
members are requested to attend.
Chicken Tkieves Leave Onlyv
3 Roosters to Mr. PldIli|M
Elkin.—Sparing the owner three
slim roosters only, chicken rogues
who raided the yard of A. C. Phil
lips at his farm north of Kkln last
night made off with 60 bens. No
noise was he^ in the fowl quar
ters although the thieves used a
pick' from Mr. Phfllips’ blacksmith
shop to force til* lock of tha gate.
Three sizeable men’s tracks lead
ing from the poultry quarters intll-
catod the number of men taking
Associatioiial Sunday Schod Meet
To Be Hrid AtlWapte Grove Chi^
Sheriff received a report, yeetet^
day afternoon about S o’olook
that he was in that neighborhood
and immediately went' In teawk
ot him. Sheriff Somers was ac
companied by Deputy Sheriff H.
O. Kilby and J. H.‘Alexander.
They surrounded the . Byers
home, where they understood 1^
was in biding. Atwood ran froat
the building and almost into tha
arms of Deputy Kilby, who com
manded him to halt. Deputy Kil
by fired Into the air without at
tempting to hit the fleeing mau.
but Atwood did not stop. Sheriff
Somers followed Atwood's move
ments with tbe" aid ot a powerful
tlaehllght. Atwood ran acroM a.
branch bridge and turned qdiofc-
ly with his shotgun and only th*
alertness of Sbediff Somers pre
vented his death. Sheriff Somei*
fired, the shot taking effect fu
Atwood’s chest. Atwood fell
mortally wounded and died al-■
most inOtantly.
Atwood was a native of 'Wa
tauga county, but is said to 'hare
been (hiding in the edge of r.
Wilkes since bis escape from
prison.
D. H. Wood and L. A. Wood,
who 'Were at the Byers home,
and Mrs. Byers testified at tha
coroner’s bearing last nighi that
Atwood had vowed that he'would
die before he. would submit to
arrest. Tbey quoted him as hav
ing said a nomber of times that
he 'would be arrested only "wliea
his toea were sticking up."
'riiey said he had come into ike
Byers home with his shotgun ia
his hands and had kept it be
tween his knees w^e sitting in
the bouse. ' V -
Earlier in the day, Atwood ,14
said to -have drawn his gun o& J.
W, Greene and threatened
take his me.
The evidence disclosed Id^.
part in the thievery. Produce deal- ,
m of outside eftfes are being com- t® effect tbat^
municated with by officers.
An assoeiational Sunday .^ool
meettog will’ be held at- Maple
Grove Baptist cburch on Jan
uary 2A, J,, A. Gilliam, of Hays,
announced this meflihig.
7%e general theme of the
meeting will be ‘‘Sunday School
Management.''
Fallowing ia the program fer
the meeting,'^ which will heglii at
2 p. m.;
2:06 Song service. >
2:16 Readisyg of 'the
tare*.
super-
tetration Defined”, B
intendeut.
Three ten-minute talks:
1. Tbe Pastors Work in Sun
day School Mani^ment,. by a
paator.
2., Tbe Qeneyal Superinten
dent’s Work iis a'lmaitf of all
the forces, by a ■n^iinteodent
3. The Teacher’s Flees,1a. Sub-
day School Adulniafri^ui'tF, a
tsacher. g
JijpBfidy
(trood was a dgngerous cliai
j Solicitor-Jones stated tiSr
yirginia MdWe Is liag. The crlmlaal ^eo:
Sfnidr Of Aatomobiie slain man was
Virginia . McDuffie, V-year-old
daughter of Attorney and Sbn. F.
J. McDuffie, of .WOkesboro, nar
rowly eseap^ death last qjgkf
when she was stncek
mobile driven by IbdeYrdBl^ IK
Goti^ 5he-«n* k»»ilwriw«e
on tiM^ ibvrii ani 4N
tie 'll £moit Amtiy in
the priti
not
svallable, but it is
has been.involved-in'
erimra :4wth before
ms jgpleneH
At the.
wood
a ntor
ia saM
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