46
FakUfllied Mondsyt tad Thvadan
NOBTH
N,
ITiester Wm
Ausffiary
OnFeklZ
I Presidoit To Attoid
'Post a«d Unit Ofneers’
Coafermce
^tONFEBENCE' OUTLINED
COMING TO N, C.
W. R. Abedier, ot Tliis
dty. Tv Pre^ At Aox-
^ iUi^ Sessions
iMn. William
H. Biester,
aatioiuti prMldent of tlie A'meii-
eaa £e«loa AwtlUary, will ,jid-
^rsH be post and unit oftlows’
ttmfefence of the North Carolina
depBi^ment In Statesyille on Feb
ruary 18, It was announced Sat
urday from the local office of
Ira. W. R. Absher, Auxiliary de-
>ment preeldent.
Mrs. Bleeter is a resident of
Philadelphia and Is widely known
,lor her services to the Auxiliary.
ilfembers of Auxiliary units
from all over North Carolina will
. V*^ther in Statesville on Sunday,
-..•ITBbruary 11, lor the two-day con-
ference and hear the address of
Mrs. Biester.
r:. Mrs. Absher will preside over
^*»he Auxiliary conference.
jft' "Thla aonference was called.”
phca. Ahcher states in the an- ^
louncement to Auxiliary units of
the state, "for the purpose ot re-
|^Si|fylU^«nd exchanging ideas and
during the best and most
f^lent means of carrying lor-
Mjkrd our great Auxiliary work.
We want to see how far we have
ifioise, if we are giving our best.
If we are workers or slackers in
the program of service to God
and country, as outlined by na
tional headquarters.”
The first sessions will be held
Sunday, February 11. at 2:30 p.
jn. The Auxiliary will hold a Joint
memorial service with Legion
jmet officers at 7:30 p. m.
The program for Monday fol
lows:
9:00 a. m. E.xecutive Board
Breakfast.
10:30 a. m. Auxiliary Confer-
-ence called to order by the De
partment President. (Broad
Street Methodist Church).
1:00 p. m. Dutch Luncheon.
27 00 p. ni. Unit Presidents'
and District Coramitteewomen’s
Conferences, Methodist Church
4:00 p. m. Parade.
5:00 p. m. Tea for Honor
Guests, home of Mrs. T. G. Shel
ton.
15 p. m. Joint Session ot The
LOCAL BABY NAMED
FOR THE PRESIDENT
I^Miday
City Expected To
DrawLa^[eCrowd
Joseph Delano la the name giv
en to the ten-pound eon born to
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Caahlon a
few days Everything Is In Rewhness
die name of the President, nis , — rwM^—v
full name being Franklin Delano
For Hg Affair; TMets
Are Now On Sale
Lumis Enter^
Lady Guests In
IDelightfuI Way
Roosevelt’s Address WIU Be
Heard Ov«r Radio; Piturty
For Worthy Caasv
On Charge pf
ildress; lailed This Mornii
ARMORY IS DECORATED WHITE HOUSE OF HEALTH AT WARJ| SPRINGS
. .«a.S_ A ^ -X WT1I1 n.A . .
One-Act Play Given Under
Directiim of M!fs. Wag-'
oner Is Feature
MRS. C. S.
SINK SINGS
their
Mrs. William H. Biester, Jr.,
National President, American Le
gion Auxiliary.
The Rookev.lt Birthday Ball
at the armory here tomorrow
night Is expected to draw a large
crowd, It being generally believ
ed that many of the adjoining
counties will be represented.
The worthiness of the cause
for which the local ball is being
given is cited as a reason why
I those who have not already-tpur-
I chased their tickets should do so
lady I at once.
The Peddlcord orchestra, of
Lions entertained
guests in a very delightful manner —
Thursday evening at Hotel Wilkes Winston-Salem, will furnish mus-
. 1 V ic for the occasion. Several other
ontheoccasionof their annual oh-, entertainment have been
servance of "Ladies’ Night” * arranged and this, coupled with
Dr. H. B. Smith, president of the address of President Roose-
the club, welcomed the ladies and'veil. wiH round out an excellent
guests to open the program. evening of delightful entertaln-
Although all of the program did ment.
not materialize, the meeting- prov- The armory has been decorat
ed to be a big success. * The mov- ed in a very attractive -manner
ing pictures of Lions showed up under the direction of Mr. Ed
blank and this feature had to be Vannoy and the Radio Sales com-
Conunittee of Three Is In eliminated. pany is Installing a radio for the
Charge of Erecting Build- ' Mrs. C. S. Sink delighted the reception of the nation-wide
ings In State I club and guests with a vocal solo, | birthday ball broadcast over the
'“The Old Spinning Wheel,” and Columbia and National chains.-
$50,600 TO BE SPENT j Mrs. Elizabeth Wagoner very Everything is in readiness for
Early consti^^^ of the new Charmingly gave a reading, "Vil-, the ball and now la the time to
Early Erection
Of Post Office
Is Anticipated
WNBddStad^
AndLuAer
HeldhOU
Mrs. TRtey Bdleveit T^
Writer of Note Foimi
AprMi Pocket '
HEARING ON SATUOTAt
Hearist To Be Given TOlqr
and Stanley Friday Bef*n^
Speinhower
is foreseen as the result of recent
developments In Washington.
The Public Works administra-
Kariy construction oi me new- '> . =• . - ■, ^
... XT ,1. Tir.ii, V iase Orator," a satire on gossip- purchase a ticket,
post office for North Wllkesboro. wmoen. One dollar of the purchase
A feature of the program was price of each ticket will be SMt
the one-act plav entitlCl, “The to the Warm Springs Foundation
Light Went Out,” which was pre- for the treatment of persons af-
.0 r.Tt
~ ! Sh-ol.. .E. Hero, W. A B,„„. the - ov„ It. To, .M.
cal Sitldlng will soon be started. 1 vilhan; Ivy Moore, the mother, | worthy cause.
rt announced last week' and J. D. Moore, Jr„ the daugh- Sponsors of the ball here arc
It was announced last week, » lurgin,; everybody to co-operate
that an interdepartmental com--'*'^- . . , ^ ^ extent In seeing
- Guests at the meeting includ»d.to the fullest extent in seeing
Dr. and Mrs. C. S. Sink, J. D.' that it is a success and that a
Moore, Jr., Mrs. Elizabeth Wag-1 substantial sum Is raised for the
oner, and W. N. Wood. I foundation.
niittee. composed of L. W. Rob
erts. Jr,, assistant secretary of
the treasurer in charge of con
struction. Silliman Evans, fourth
assistant pdstniaster general, and
James A. Wetmore, acting super
vising architect, will have charge
of construction ot the North Car
olina buildings, including the
North Wikesboro office.
The sum of $.50,600 was allot
ted for the local office.
The site, which is located on
“C" Street, was selected a year
ago.
With its imposing white pillars reflecting the bright sunlight of a
perfect day, Georgia Hall, one of the main units of the Warm Springs
Fpundation for Infantile Paralysis, reflects the cheerfulness always
apparent at this great health-restoring center in Georgia. Recognizing
ty invaiuasle assistance which the Foundation has rendered to Presi
dent Roosevelt in his fight for health, a national committee of prom
inent leaders, headed by Colonel Henry L. Doherty, is staging on Janu
ary 30, Mr. Roosevelt’s fifty-second birthday, 5,000 Presidential Birth
day Balls in honor of the chief executive and as a means of raising a-
Mrs, Luther Tilley, 3$-year-*l* ■
wife of Luther Tilley, was arresfr-j
ed last night on a
charging her with the murder
Mias leota Childress an^
placed In the county Jail at
kesboro this morning at 1 o’eloofc.
The sister-in-law ot tho slat*,
girl was arrested by Deputy ®
iff Tyre Barker. The warrant ok
whiqh ghe was taken'into cu8to#f
was sworn out by Hill Cox,. K
brother-in-law of Miss OhlldraM,.
Solicitor John R. Jones staln.
this morning that he was not
ready to disclose the findlagi at, -
the experts who have been stndr^
Ing handwritings which haaa ^
been collected in the case, bgk It'
Is believed that Mrs. ■ -TWoT'n
handwriting was found tf •- hfc
very similar to that of tUe4W»
purported to have been left' by
O
permanent endowment fund for the Foundation to carry on and ex-
. Miss Childress and said to hava
pand its work.
Local Airport Project Approved
By State CWA Ayiimstrator and
Is Sent To Washington Officials
Reins’ Name Is Mrs. Ervm
Sent To Senate- Speak In City
! —
i Confirmation of Mr. Reins as
Postmaster Expected
Within Few Days
Union Service Will Be Held
New Course Will
Be Started Sdon
Dr. Derendinger 11 feer
Course' In “History Of Amer
ican Paintings
Wednesday Evening At
Baotist Church
7
American Legion and the Ameri- Parts Firm
.can Legfon Auxiliary.
Dance.
The nomination of J. C. Reins i Mrs. Mary B. Ervin, national
a.s North W’ilkesboro postmaster' secretary of the W. C. T. U., will
, was transmitted to the United i deliver an address at a union
Fninv* Cood Year iStates Senate for confirmation'prayer service at the First Bap-
ILnjOyS VxOOQ * | recom-,Ust church Wednesday evening
Ralph Reavis, Owner, Views mended by Congressman Walter at 7:30 o’clock
Lambeth on January 4. All churches of Wilkesboro
Confirmation by the aenate is : and North Wilkesboro are anticipation
Ralph H. Reavis, owner of the 0jp0^g(j within a few' days and [in? in the union service and thej hoppi
’ggHt gasiii^pd that there will be a ,Parts and Electric Com- - - ■■■ ... ,!
WASHINGTON SILENT Mr
k/- ON FEDERAL OFFICES I0;l4 with Much Optimism
r WashWton
Dr. E. Derendinger, professor
of art in Catawba College, will
open his class In the “History of
.American Paintings” at Wilkes
boro on February 5.
Some of the most famous paint
ings will be shown and studied
and the class, which recently
completed a course In "American
Art and Sculpturing,” Is looking
(forward to the new course with
Jan.
-It
Anxious Mother Never
I Hears Of Son’s Disgrace
^ — , ^— -- — expectea wunin a lew nays aiiuj*iis ■“ —— jjy Derendinger is a native of
gglir gasdnlpd that there will be a parts and Electric Com- probably succeed ’ members are urged to attend and | g^jt^eriand and his lectures have
epnrt in the middle judicial dis- pany, Statesville, and Auto Parts ^ postmaster Jimmie An-1 hear Mrs. Ervin. attracted considerable attention.
trlct. and that it will be properly Company, this city, after recent ,,p,.gon ^arly in February. I .
olfii'ered. The department of completion of Inventory here and *—’ ax-*!-
Jostice has failed for some weeks, t^e Installation of a perpetual In- Monetary Bill Passes
P?rs*dent The'^^SSmenl” eith-' Sfacto7/‘yrar’^fori93^ Both Washington, Jan 27,--Chief|
or . „ j- r.T.ruu ’T2,000 Acn»
S*^nw. Hlsgin>, 0! .Tlleshany ;”“'TW,h“nre th.„ doubl- -'.thorU, lor .be Pre.ldeb. to | HB„.r.y-bb. .b. lbrb,»..lo»
•--#nty. has the Indorsement of|ed any prevloii.s year. Mr. Reavis devalue the dollar, by cutting the f came 24 hours too late^
^tor Bailey for district attor-j attributes this increase to the S°ld content from the present For his mother, Mrs. Man
attracted considerable attention
A number of teachers are expect
ed to take the* new course. Col
lege credits are allowed for this
work. It is announced.
been found in the pocket of the
' apron worn by (he girl at th»
I time of her death.
I Additional evidence supporting
I the charge of murder agatnat -
Mrs. Tilley will be offered at
:the fourth coroner's hearing*
which will be held in the court
house at Wilkesboro Saturday
.morning at 10 o’clock.
1 Luther Tilley, husband of th«
C. T. DfWghton, Chairmaa of alleged murderess. Is still in the
"'Xocal Committed Is Ad- county jail on a charge of mur-
■' vised By Letter 'dering Andrew Eldrldge whw
dead body was found In a lake
LEADERS- ARE HOPEFUL on the Klondike farm near Elkin
in 1927. Winfield Stanley te In
Jiey, but. while‘J. O. Carr has (bat the two .stores combln-1 23.22 grains to
been appointed to perform a carry the most complete stock j between 11.61 and 13.93
lar service in the east, no action „£ genuine and replacement parts |Sratns or from 50 to 60 per cent
has been taken on the Higgins, available in the state. He is very | present gold
nppolntment, for the reason, it is; enthusiastic over the outlook for! Creation of a $2,000,000,000
of stock stabilization fund to permit the .a nurse was:
ilmain a' secretary of treasury to stabilize seph here. J want to see him be-
Haggerty, died Friday night In a
Philadelphia hospital without
word of him. She had hoped po
lice could reach hlin.
The last thing she whispered to
m vviuiieiu xh
Th- North Wilkesbpro airport the same charge. It being
project, calling for the expenditure alleged that Stanley and TlUny
of between $60,000 and $100,000 strung Eldrldge up to a tree and
for the construction of an airport i j^jned him. Later they hid the
near here, has been approved by body in a log, It was stated, ant
Mrs. Thomas O’Berry, civil works fearing discovery, threw It In the
administrator for North Carolina, lake.
and sent to Washington for final j The two men will be given a
approval. hearing in the Eldrldge case Fri-
This information was received day before Justice of the Peace
in a letter from state headtpiarters ^ a. E. Spainhower. •
in Raleigh 'Thursday by C. T.j Solicitor Joi^es in an Intervld#
Doughton, chairman of the local;this morning made It clear that
committee which is handling de-|ail others who have been investl-
tails in connection with this proj- gated In connection with the
ect. j Childress case are being hpld ta
Final approval by Washington, tbe county jail on other char^ks
officials is dxpected if sufficient' and while they are desired as me-
funds are appropriated by con-1 terial witnesses, none other than
gress to carry on CWA. Mrs. Tilley Is directly charged
The D. J. Brookshire property, with the Childress murder.
A I located three miles east of Wil-’ (Hyde Tilley, a brother of Lu-
Wrion I kesboro on the Boone Trail high-1 ther Tilley, is being held in JhJt
I way, was selected sometime ago on other charges. He was arreat-
Elkin, Jan. 27.—Forest fires'g ^},e site for the airport and ajed a few days ago for investlga*
Elkin, Jan. zi.—roresi iireB,j,g site for tne airport ana a;ed a lew aays ago lor
are raging on the Blue RldS® i [ease and option wen; negotiated, tion in the Childress slaying,
mountain side from near Dough-1 by city and county officials. | Mrs. Luther Tilley was qpaa-
underetood, that the appointing 1934, “The new method ^
powers have been Informed that I enables us to maiuiaiu 0.1 — • 1 - ,,
Mr. Higgins failed to develop a! more complete stock thereby, the value of American currency ^ fore I go.
aatteftkCtory degree of diligence; ^lore satisfactorily serving our and the market price of govern-! She died believing he
. VX/SAASWJ —- . I - .
ton across to the Mitchell’s River 1 Log^j Jeaders in the movement 1 tloned at the time ot her. hua-
country. Apprciximately 2,000 hopeful that the project will I band’s arrest, but developmaate
acr# have been burned, includ- I bg approved and that work will be! had not been sufficient at tfat
^sae wQispciBu portions of a huge tract J jp the near future. Itime to warrant holding her on
’Please bring *'®" 1 maintained as game reservation j —^——— the murder charge.
Solicitor Jones said the investi
gations were being contlmiod
and stocked with variety of game
T including deer and pheasants.
WR8 ill » I— .a— ^nv*i*{/xA
some distant city reeking em-
In prosecuting men in Surry customers,” Mr. Reavis said. | ment securities. ,
county charged with elecUon irre- j Following is the personnel at Provision for the treasury to, Iployment. Haggertj dlsapp^red
antorltie®. It is explained that Lhe local store: including;six months ago. Before he left he
Ala Objection to the Higgins ap-1 Mr. J. B. Himdiaw, manager; almost $4,000,000,000 worthjtold her he was sure he would
Dotetment has not yet progressed Mr. J. T. Kenerly. salesman; owned by the federal reserve sys- find wort." Bpt he never wrot^
' Miss Sallle Hauser, stenographer- ‘em- Thursday Mrs. Haggerty
bookkeeper; Mr. J. M. Kenerly, 3old certificates will be given became setlously 111 and police
_^uld like to do the prosecuting parts man; Mr. R. C. Jennings, 1 th® reserve system in exchange agreed to use every available
m the federal government in jr„ assistant clerk. jfor the gold.
wtk middle district. ! Devaluation of the dollar will From the chief of police at
... — j almost double the value of the | Savannah, Ga., last night came a
gold, giving the government a I telegram to Philadelphia police
'profit from which the stablllza- explaining why Haggerty had not
tion fund will be created. jcome home or -written. The mee-
The profit will depend upon [ sage said he is in a Georgia state
itbe extent of devalnation.
High winds today carried the
F. P. Blair, Sr.,
Is Brought Home
to -the point of filing formal
•l^jinrges” against the man who
ould like to do the prosecuting
the federal government in
middle district.
The -W. T. Dowd appointment
for marshal in the middle district
was scheduled to come through,
necording to his supporters, Wed-
gmiday, but the week, while an
'.nvnntful one, did not profit Mr.
^‘-fiowd anything. Senator Rey-
nolds was at the department of
Jwtlce again yesterday on this
o&tosloiiy and once more appears
confident that the man from San
ford will get the call.
County (^cers
Cut Large Still
flames extensively, and the Chat
ham Manufacturing company dis
patched squads of fire-fighters.: , t»__
Forces are working at Long gtoinds Removrf Ftohi Hos
Creek lodge, new development! pital Splendidly; Is Now
under way by Dick Reynolds, of; Resting Well j
with the hope of filling lu'
missing links ip the chain
evidence which has been a»-
sembled.
It was learned from Solicitor
Jones that the note left in tho
Eldrldge death was not slmlUr
ed, and game on the reservation; from Dav s hospital at Statw ^ beUeved to hUT.
the fire-swept' vine to his home here Lyritten the note found in the
Approximately 2,00 Gallons
of Beer Found At Place
Near Purlear
I prison.
Libby Hobnan Reynolds Js.
. StMying In Dramatic Class
Philadelphia. Jan. 2§.—Libby
Bolipm, “torch singer,” who was
aiidbwed by the bullet which Idll-
fi Z. Smith Reynolds, heir to to-
,. bacco i^lkms, is studying dram-
what is believed to be an
Broadway comeback.
„ a select class of JL2 pupils,
r is tnsding the path which has
bfist^ to the door of the
theatre, in the bestxtiM
1 Valley, S5 soUec
da. i■ ■
A large steam distillery outfit
was destroyed three miles south
of Purlear Thursday by Deputy
Sheriff G. R. Eller andd R. D.
Nichols.
Despite the fact that the place
gave the appearance of having
been the scene of manufacturing
on a big scale, the operators
were absent when the raid *was
made. Around 2,000 gallons of
beer was destroyt-d along with
the still.
In
Mr. J. A. Cothran, Miss Mary
Mary Cothran and Mrs. Emma
Richardson, of Lomax, were visi-
ton in the city a few bonn Fri
day.
Forest Fire Raging On litde
Grandfather On Highway No. 18
I. tie.1.1 !t«» ... H.
“^The fire, is said to have orig- U fast recovering his strength
inated from a saw mill several;and Is resting wel.
dan ago High winds spread the | Mr. Blair was serjously injur-
flames last night and today.
Roaring Gap resort section, close
by, Is not serlonaly endangered
ed in an automobile wreck on
the TaylorsvUle-Conover-rroad
several weeks ago. He lost the
sif^t of his good eye and sustaln-
written the note found in the>
Eldrldge home which read: “No
tice—I have gone to Elkin tn.
work. Will be back Bunduy-Aux-
drew."
On the other hand, the not#'
purported to have been lef^^^hp
the girl is rumored to be In the ■
5'?-J
unless eparis are blown by the si^t of his good eye and Miss ChUdrees
wind. Fire fighters can make ffvej® cuts and brulaes In the ^ ^ -t
tie headway nntll the wind ceas^ j accident
es.
Fire originating near Horse-1 The fire was found burning
shoe Bend on State Highway 18 Saturday morning and rapidly
1. J V J spread across the face of the
had burned over several thous-, ” -
, mountain and adjoining terrl-
and acres of foreet land on Lit-1
tie Grandfather Mountain 151 Damage estimated at several
miles north of the city up to this j thousand dollars had been done
morning, according to reliable j by the flames up to this morning,
reports received here. j No report, has been received since
A contingent ot about 60 mem- early this morning.
hifniit Dies
Vumetta Will Sp^ At
Pomona Grange Meeting
hers of the James Civilian Con
servation camp at Puriear were
carried to the scene of the fire
this morniug to fight the flames
and endeavor to bring the r fire
nnder control. •
un-
The origin of the fire ^
determlued.
One repprt was to the-[effect
that an area abont five milee
square luid been bvmM over,
most of this bdog.timbw ^d«.
Virginia Lee Bell, six-day-old
Infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur Bell, of Wilkesboro.
Route 2. died yesterday and fu
neral and burial services were
held this morning at 11 o’clock
at Antioch Bapitist church, Inter
ment was medc In the church
cemetery.
Wilkea Pomona Grange mem-
bera will hear State Master A-. S.
Vannetta, of Orange county, at
their spedal meeting at the eo«t-
house fa Wilkesboro;tomorroiw afti |
emoon at 2 o’cloA. *nie pablfc fa
invitetKteJiear hira.' He wiB ,vimt
tlM BwSoer Grange tqmortow
eveafag at 1 o’clock. _
^"GhTSGSlsa. s«
The BpWorth League ol tan
local Metbodfat church
a food sale at Sparnhbur-S^,n^»
store Saturday momtiiS at K1211 •
o’clock. The league solicits , 8te
patronage of the pobllig,.
Mr AllwHi^ who fa a law Mr. giyde Hayes, a student at
stnd^ at Wake Forest coM*», fa j Wake.Forest ^
mpther^i.lllfc ot \ parent^ Mr. and Mrs. C. CyHayes.
Pnrlear. '
of;.
InsttU Wilhent’
Athens, Jan.
abdot Samuel InsuU’s
wlM he is deported a
faduded the conjectnre!
the 7d-jrear-old forinBr.
operatdr. may have
remafafag yeM ^
an unwaated'-'man