lored Woman
Celebrates Her
IDOth Birthday
‘Aimt” Diky Cowks Stifl
Active and Alert of Mind
At Century
HAS DAUGHTER AGED 80
of
She Thinks Younsfsters
Today Kick Up Their
Heels Too Much
in
By WBLIiARD G. OOLE
I Active in body and alert
mind "Aunt” Dilcy Cowles, an
ex-slave and one of the best
known colored women In Wilkes
coanty, celebrated her hundredth
Dlrthday Thursday.
Senator Bennett C. Clark, of
Missouri, son of Champ Clark,
has been invited by Senator Bai
ley to deliver the Jackson Day
renaay inursuay. , ^ . dinner address for the Young
Throughout the day, hundreds j Democratic organization
.March 31.
of friends, both white and color
ed, motored out on “The Ridge”
to th« home of "Aunt” Dllcy’s
son-in-law, Bob Denny, to visit
the aged woman and extend con
grstnlations upon the day which
BO few people ever live to see.
Charles H. Cowles, T. S. Mil
ler, Willard Taylor and the writ
er made our visit shortly before
dusk. And despite a day of ac
tivity that would tire a person
mnch younger in years, “Aunt”
DUey greeted us with a smile and
extended her hand in welcome to
her guests.
It was the first time any mem
ber of our party had ever looked
upon anybody who had attained
the century mark. We were
frankly surprised at her easy ap
proach from an adjoining rorm.
The cane was used ever so slight-
ly.
Before going ever to see ‘Aunt
Dilcy, I learned something of her
Doughton Wins
Fight To Take
Off Check Tax
Officers’ Conference Is Be
ing Held In Statesville;
Hayes To Speak
MRS. W.R. ABSHER THERE
legion
Officers of American
posts and American legion auxil
iary units from all sections of
North Carolina are in Statesville
for the annual post and unit of
ficers’ conference of the North
Carolina department, which op^
ened in Statesville yesterday aft
ernoon.
/Hosts to the two-day confer
ence are the American legion
posts and auxiliary units of both
Statesville and Mooresvtlle.
The two-day session will reach
Its climax in a Joint meeting at
the courthouse this evening at
7:15 o’clock when National Com
mander Edward A. Hayes, of the
legion, and Mrs. William H.
Biester, Jr., national president of
the American Legion auxiliary,
will Speak.
colorful event for today
ed January 1, 1935; Also
To Cut Postage
NEWSPAPERS
BENEFIT
Feb. 8. — The
Check Tax Will Be Eliininat-|^jjj parade at 4 o’clock in
• the afternoon. Ten out of town
musical organizations including
drum and bugle corps from High
Point, Greensboro, Albemarle,
Kannapolis, Charlotte and Gas
tonia, bands from Winston-Sal
em, Charlotte and Gastonia, and
a flag escort from Salisbury will
have part in the parade. Many
local business houses and organ
izations will have elaborately
decorated floats.
Washington
'louse ways and means commit
tee, after weeks of juggling the
figures and rates of the tax bill
to give the government more in
come, today trimmed quite a few
millions of revenue from the
measure by taking the tax off
from Charles H. Cowles.'hank checks and lightening the
^Tt^rTS^nran«*'-property of . postage for the persbn^wbo sends
Captain Andrew Carson, of north' printed matter through the
Iredell, when she was a little. Then, recalling the many dis-
child. captain Carson willed her agreements in committee tha
to his granddaughter. Miss Mar-, had sent rates scampering first
Iha T. Duvall, who was only a lit-! this
tie older than the slave girl. ! duently upset deliberated decls-
It was as a companion to Miss ions reached after days of study
It was as a compauiuu bv - . , .
Duvall that "Aunt" Dilcy learn- leaders considered plans to bring
fcxxBBv ^ uiii in flvA iinHor
JJuTEIl luat Auui-
ed those things which lifted her | the hi 1 up in e house
;^ve the average members of rules that would prevent mem-
hS race In fact, she was treated'hers from smashing the schedule
w well'that she wa.s a young| of rates prepared, by the corn-
woman before she realized she ^ mlttee.
waa different from the white | The bill, finished late today,
folL she told us Thursday. i he considered by the house
Miss Duvall became the first. next Wednesday.
Wife of Calvin J. Cowles, father As it stands, the
of Charles H. Cowles, and that mated it would yield $235,000,-
^ae^how “Aunt” Dilcy took on | 000 compared with $300,000,000
the Cowles name. She was one of figure given out previously by
,e Cowles slaves until after the; committee members
Prevette Mo^ves
Stock of Go'o^
To Completely Remodel Store
In Which He Has Been Do
ing Busine.ss For 25 Years
^vll War.
^ The oldest of
seven children is
‘Aunt” Dilcy'b
"Aunt” Jane
Letter Rate Vp to President
Repeal of the two-cent check
stamp tax would be effective
i
Denny, who is 80 years of age.; January 1, 1936, u^er the idan
\ Not older than 65 In appearance, agreed upon today. This levy pro-
V rnnt’’ Jane welcomed vl^^^^ $38,000,000 In the 1933
^throughout the day at the door, calendar year.
Curious to learn what formula | Lowering of postage rates on
she had used to keep in good ^ second class matter would De-
health and thus lire to be 100. come effective on July 1. 1934. It
wa asked "Aunt" Dilcy a lot of would reinstate those in effect
doestlons, all of which she an-j prior to the 1932 act The com-
swered v^- courteously. She Is mlttee continued the present
slightly deht, but conversation
with her is not particularly dlffl-
enlt.
Is tobacco harmful In your
opinion?, we asked her. She
three-cent rate on first class mat
ter for another year from June
30.
President Roosevelt was voted
authority to cut the first class
didn’t know. She said she had! rate to two cents If the condition
been using snuff and occasional-1 of the treasury justifies the re
ly chewing tobacco since she was dnctlon
’that" high (seven or eight) and
WMnt ready to quit yet.
What about c3ffee? Some peo
ple think coffee is harmful.
Dilcy had heard some-
ttdirg about it being harmful and
took to drinking tea for a few
WMks, bnt had drifted back into
old habit. She said she still
4rb|ks three cups of black coffee
‘ cMfe day. No sugar or cream In
her coffee. She-prefers It straight
Mi dasioltfitAted.
your Idea of a proper
diet?” I asked. “Just anything I
(Continued on page eight)
The stock of merchandise
owned by J. T. Prevette, for 28
years one of the outstanding
merchants of this city and one of
the best known business men of
this section of the state, is being
moved across the street today to
the building between Belk’s and
Harris Bros. Department stores.
J. B. Pardue. local contractor, is
in charge of the removal of the
shelves, fixtures, etc.
The removal of the stock of
merchandise Is preparatory to the
complete remodeling of the store
builaiiTg in which M:'. Prevette
has been engaged In the mercan
tile business for 25 years. Mr.
Prevette stated this morning that
he expects to spend around $2,-
600 for new fixtures, decorations,
display cases. In fact, everything
that will be needed to make his
store one of the most convenient
and most complete to be found in
the state.
Mr. Prevette hopes to be hack
In his own building by March
5rh, and while his stock is locat
ed In temporary quarters all
customers and friends will re
ceive a hearty welcome. "Al
though laboring under conditions
that are only temporary, we hope
to be able to serve our customers
in the very best way possible,”
‘Mr. Prevette said.
LARGE AUDIENCE
‘‘Parent Education’* was the
j theme of an excellent address by
; Mrs. J. L. Henderson, president
I of the North Carolina Parent-
j Teacher Association, at the Foun-
) ders’ Day exercises of the North
Wllkesboro Parent-Teacher Asso-
I elation Thursday afternoon. The
j meeting was-held In the city
school auditorinm and members
: of the Wllkesboro P.-T. A.. were
j special Invited guests.
I 'The meeting was called to ord-
! er by Mrs. E. O. Finley, president
of the local association, who wel
comed the large audience. A
short business session was held
and Rev. Eugene Olive then sang
"Danny Boy’’ to open the pro
gram.
The state president was pre
sented by Mrs. Palmer Horton,
program chairman.
Mrs. Henderson recalled the
history of the founding of the
Parent-Teacher organization and
I then spoke interestingly of the
I need for parents to educate them-
I selves to understand children and
I to train them.
I others who talked briefly at
the meeting were Mrs. C. D. Cof
fey, Sr., who was the first presi
dent of the local P.-T. A., and
Mrs. W. R. Absher, president of
the North Carolina department of
the American Legion Auxiliary.
The local association joined In
an expression of regret that Mrs.
A. W. iHorton, Chairman of the
child welfare committee, is soon
to move from this city to Cali
fornia.
After the regular program, the
social committee, of which Mrs.
W. H. Clark Is chairman, served
refreshments consisting of coffee
and cake.
)ltitttor- JoMB Says New
Evfdence Has B«m Un
covered fai Case
The five members of tba ’Til
ley family, hel^ln Jail at Wilk^*"
boro for the alleged mnrdW
Miss Leota Childress on Decem
ber 80, will waive" a prelip^ry
hearing and await the flnflliiai of
the grand Jury at the next tern*
of Superior court which conveaea
on March 6, It was Isaraed tmm
a reliable source this morning,
gin, Kansas congressman, tonight; Eugene ’TrlVette, of the
at tue annual Lincoln Day dln-isel for Mrs. Luther TOley, s^
ner in Greensboro, according tojhe could not state posltlTOly t
Attorney J. M. Brown, secretary I a hearing will not be- hM^OT
of the Republican county execu- that habeas corpus proceed^®i
About 4C Republicans from
WilLes will hear Harold McQu
tire committee.
will not be Instituted, bnt said
an effort to obtain release , of
any member of the Tilled fatnllF
under bond was Improbable.
The March term of court te
only three weeks away and the
shortness of the time is believed
to have been the determining
factor In the decision not to go
to any special trouble to HMBi
bond.
J. Hayden Burke, of Taylors
ville, and A. T. Grant, of Moeka-
vlllei who have been employed
CONFER WITH MR. KING by ‘be Tllleys, were here over
I the week-end for a conference
official statement'
Believe Airport
For Wilkes WiU
ReceiyeApproval
Optimism Is Felt By Local
Committee After Confer
ence In Greensboro
Basement Local
Store Remodeled
W. H. Bellinan Supervising
Remodding of Spaidhoiir-
Sydnor Store
Local Girls On
G. C. Honor Roll
Questions A^ed
At lions Meeting
Class of Mrs. R. G. Fii;I$y
Entertains With Song and
Dance Numbers
While no
has been made, the belief is ex
pressed that the project for the
construction of an airport for
North Wllkesboro and Wilkes
county will receive the apqjfoval
of the authorities at Washington
in the near future.
Mrs. Thomas O’Berry, state
eWA administrator, has already
approved the project and the paj>-
ers are now In Washington.
C. T. Doughton, Ralph Duncan,
A. B. Johnston, Carl Coffey and
N. B. Smlthey, members of the
local airport committee, and F.
C. Forester and Walter Myers
were In Greensboro Wednesday
tor a conference with Benjamin
King, chief advisor of the aero
nautics division of eWA, who
The regular semi-weekly din- prospects for final ap-
ner meeting of the Lions Club nroval are excellent.
Edward Hayes, of Decatur, 111.,
(top) national commander of the
American Legion, and Mrs. W. H.
Biester, Jr., oX Philadelphia, presi
dent of the American Legion Aux
iliary, are the principal speakers
at the post and unit officers’ con
ference for North Carolina, being
held in Statesville today. Mrs.
W. R. Absher, of this city, presi
dent of the North Carolina de
partment of the Auxiliary , and
Miss Arelia Adams, executive sec
retary to the department, are
shown below.
Traphill Farmer
Stabbed In Fight
John Harris Is Patient
Wilkes Hospital; Vernon
Spicer Is In Jail
Misses Mary Sink and Vir
ginia Harris On List For
Fan Semester
'Two North. Wllkesboro girls
are included in the list of tbirty-
Local workmen are engaged In
remodeling the basement store of
Spalnhonr-Sydnor’s under the dl- three Greensboro College stn-
dletr- I asxea. - jubi * rectlon of W. H. Bellman, of dents who attained the academic
happen to Have on tbe taWe. Richmond, Va.. expert decorator, honor roll during the fall semes-
repHed laaghlngly. sne sam sne i.—
she wants and can
get and had never spurned a gen
erous helping of meats. She has
nenrer lost her appetite.
One thing "Annf’ Dilcy Is con-
Vlaced has addled to her chances
for a long life: She chews her
food thoroughly, takes plenty of
time to eat. Her "Maater" always
taaght her that, she said.
And finally we asked her di
rectly how she came to live ao
Mr. Bellman arrived this mom- ' ter.
Ing and the work of modernizing I The two local girls are Miss
the basement store Is already lM«ry 81“^, daughter of Dr. and
well under way. The work will,Mrs. C. 8. Sink, and Miss Virginia
require about a week. Harris, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
The basement will be com
pletely modernized, the manage
ment of Spalnhour-Sydnors stat
ed this morning. The depart
ments win be enlarged and other i®“tlro semester.
departmenta added. Postmaster
Mr. Bellman said a color'
John Harris, 44, is a patient
at the Wilkes Hospital with a
knife wound in the aibdoraen r.nd
his alleged assailant, Vernon
Spicer, is In the county Jail at
Wllkesboro as the result of an
affray at Traphill Saturday.
The cause of the altercation
was not learned here.
Harris was brought to the hos
pital and althongh the knife
was held at Hotel Wilkes Thurs
day evening. W. J. Bason was In
charge of the program.
A delightful feature of the
program was the song and dance
num'bers given by the class of
Mrs. R. G. Finley. The members
of the class present were Mary
Parker'Kelly, Mickle Bryant, Em
ily McCoy, Elizabeth Cashlon and
Peggy Forester. Each of them
gave a recitation In addition to
the group song and dance num
bers.
An Intelligence test was also
given by Mr. Bason. The test
consisted of ten questions and
[Secretary E .A. Shook, who re
corded the grades, positively re-
I fused to release the figures. At-
jtorney B. T. Hendereou made the
high score. It was learned.
It is an interesting list and
In kigh school students should be
able to answer at least 60 per
cent of them. The Journal-Pa
triot secured the list for publica
tion and doubtless many readers
proval are excellent.
The D. J. Brookshire property
was selected some time ago as
the airport site and the cky and
county have already obtained an
option to lease the property.
Epworth League
Union h Meeting
Miss Emily Worth, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Worth, of
Jefferson, is a leading student at
Greensboro College, according to
reports from Greensboro.
Miss Worth, who is a Junior,
will play a leading role 1® “Skl4-
W. G. Gab^ffa Appointed !•*»*«.” «
Adult Coimcaor; Meet L
..A 1 nlA.vl^PR. SuE Wwi
Next At Friendship
I
penetrated deep Into the ahdo-_'intiona
win test their knowledge of or
dinary facts. The answers to the
list of questions will appear In
Thuriday’B Issue. The list fol
lows:
1. What counties border Wil
kes?
2. What cooties comprise this
this congressional district?
S. What counties comprise
Ijudid tl district?
What officer of the Revo-
War reernited men
men, be is expected to
unless
, a^y
recover from Iwkeo County and where?
W. G. Gabriel, of this city, was | fall semester,
appointed adult. councilor of the
County Epqrorth League Union
at the firstt regular meeting of
the new oifgacization yesterday
afternoon at-F’^'o’cloek. The meet
ing was held In Wllkesboro Meth
odist Church.
Grady Church, president, pre
sided at the meeting. The devo
tional exercise was conducted by
Miss Flora Bnmgarner.
Hie principal discnsalon was
led by Miss Louise Melville who
talked on "Planning a Program department.
of Social Development.
’The next regular meeting will
be held at Friendship Methodist
church at Millers Creek on the
second Sunday in March.
Find life Doll
Ballarat.-
—In h letter written „ ---■ ,
before she committed suicide, a war department announced today
relative to the case. It Is under
stood that they decided against
a preliminary hearing lor their
clients. ^
Solicitor John R. Jones and
Detective F. G. Sides stated this
morning that'cohsTJSrdhte 'addi
tional evidence In support of the
state’s case against the Tilleys
had been uncovered during the
past week and that when tho
time came, the state will be able
to break the alibis offered off
the record by the defendants.
The state will refute the state
ment by Rev. Levi McCann tliat
he was with Luther Tilley all tho
time during thc'/’Jtant the morn
ing of the’ killltri:,''Detective Sides
said. This will partially destroy
Luther’s alibi and may lead to
a complete change in the case.
Ashe Girl Scores
Honors At College
Miss jEmily Worth To Play Ik
Play This Week; She Is
On Honor Roll
boro College players. She wa»
also on the' honor roll toy tho
Frank Allen Is
With Hosiery Co.
Voang Son of Mr. And Mrs. W.
3. Allen Accepts Posltkm With
WUkee Mills
Frank Allen, of this city, has
accepted a position with tho
Wilkes Hosiery Mills Co.; taking
up his new duties today. He will
be employed In the production
Mr. Allen Is the. son of Mr.
and Mrs. W. J. Allen and since
finishing high school two years
ago has been employed nt the
Orphenm Theatre.
WOI ContiniM C C. C.j
Washington. Feb. Ifi.—The
6. In What town and state is
L. A. Harris.
In order to make the honor
roll, a student must average 90 1
or better In their studies for the
compUeations develop. _ . , _ . ...
, ^ ^ .. I Daniel Boone hurled?
Spicer was brought to tho conn- • ^ ^ commonly known
ty jail yesterday by officers.
Rose’s
Visit This City
T. B. Rose, vice president of
Roee’s 5, 10 and 25 Cent StcMres,
Inc., with headquarters at Hen
derson, visited tho Rote's store
- „ . . . scheme of black and green wUl be I Mrs. Rena Dougherty was ap-
long. I reekon,^^ y ® J carried out. Modem fixtures will! pointed postmaster at Clifton,
.IMW tried to InstaUed. Ashe coanty, Saturday by .the in this city Friday. H^was ao-
***”*.1 didn't! * complete^ tho new hase- poet olHoe~departmsnt at Wash-icompanlod here by N. B. Rose,
” own axiazTB I something entirely ington. She succeeds Carl Bast- Inspector of stores for Rose’s
(Continued on MMln aigM) | new for this section. - i | chain' —
as North Carolina’s umli^ ‘root?
7. What thr^ towns k*»a
been the capital'ot North Caro
lina?
8. - What is the largest town
In North Carolina not Incorporat
ed?
9. What three leading high
ways cross North CaraOita from
the Atlantic Seaboard to U»
Tenneasw Unaf a
10. What is North Carolina's
19-year-old girl' here stated that
she was takliig her life because
she was dlssEmtated In love and
had found Ufh dull. She was mar-
I that orders providing for the
Unoance of*the cl'riHmK. conssr-
vatton corps at He wiwm*^
strength of approximataly' *06^®
Tied at 11; dlvmrced at 18, remar-!000 men hays been asrt o«t to
rie at 14. She was a widow at W, the commanding generate of all
prods
married again at 17, at 18 her
hnshand rdn away from her.
army oorpa areaa.
Jndgb E, B. Barildey
Able To Be Oat A«am
Friends will be pleased^ to
learn that Judge B. B. Barkley Is
much inqjrored from a recent ill
ness and is sAile to he np again.
He-was confined to hte room for
some time, Sis pJtysMIu haT*«*.
Sal|4»ir Springs ,
Lodige How Is
W, B. ^wwr, mastaif
phnr Springs Mssants
560, sjutonnoed this
that the hosr^it
meeting has
2 p. m. to 7:l|
meetings an^
duF in- eneh
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