Le|^ Auxiliary’s Child Survey
3^or North Carolina Is Under Way;
Directed From Office In This City
Rachel Payne Sugg Is
Supervisor For L^ion
Auxiliary Project
Pi
PROJECT COMMENDED
Project Originated By Mrs.
W. R. Absher Gets Wide
spread Approval
State offices of the North Car-
^^Hna Child
Survey have been [
esUbllshed in the office former
ly occupied by Carl W. Steele’s
Jewelry Store near the postoffice
In this city.
The child survey is a project
orisinated by Mrs. W. R. Absher,
of this city, president of the
North Carolina department of
the American iLegion Auxiliary,
and will be carried out during
le next two months under her
Jirectlon at the office here
through Miss Rachel Payne
Sugg, of Hookertown. who has
been appointed supervisor of the
project.
The child survey will make a
census of all children of veterans
of the World War, all crippled or
deformed children and all blind
children in North Carolina.
In each county in the state
there will be a full-time worker
to gather this information and
their salaries will be paid from
Federal Emer.geney Relief funds.
The workers must be those who
are eligible for relief or in need
Tucson. .\i'iz. . . . Above is
June Robles, 6, daughter of a
wealthy Arizona family. who
was kidnapped as she left school
and held for $15,000 ransom. It
was in this town that John Dil-
linger and gang were captured
last year and It is thought by
some this was a Dillinger plann
ed revenge on local police.
Cotton Festival Week Proclaimed
To the People of North Wilkesboro and Neighboring
Communities:
Inasmuch as the merchants of North Wilkesboro
have set aside May 14 through May ly as Cotton Bar
gain Carnival Week, I consider the importance of this
event of sufficient significance to give it the stamp of
my official approval;
Because (1) We are admittedly in need of a loosen
ing of the purse strings of community and nation; our
President is calling for hoarded dollars to leave their
hiding place; unemployment would be insignificant if
everyone would buy their actual needs—now, for every
dollar spent helps to put some deserving man or wom
an to work.
(2) It is tnie that merchandise is lower today than
it will be in the near future and probably lower than
we will ever be able to buy again. I have every reason
to believe that the North Wilkesboro merchants are of
fering real honest-to-goodness values for this event, and
that the purchasing power of the dollar as exemplified
in this opportunity to put it to the test, should be taken
advantage of in the program of thrift that we are all
committed to at the present time.
(3) The entertainment features of the week are of
no little importance and our people will probably not
have occasion to witness such a program for so little in
many years. The benefits derived are two-fold, as what
is realized from these events will go for worthy work
among our citizens.
I, therefore, consider it a priviledge to proclaim
with North WTlkesboro merchants. May 14 through May
19, as Cottc>n Bargain Carnival Week for North Wilkes
boro.
J. A. ROUSSEAU, Mayor.
Parade, BandCoiicert, Baby
Show, Beauty Contest and
Street Dance Here M^day
'Other Events Are
COTTON KING AND QUEEN
Planned For We^
105th Engineers Band To
Lead Parade In City Mon
day Evening
Prize In Contest
♦ or employment. In the ’“''S®''! Won,--’- Club Of
counties there will be two on W Oman S V^lUO V/l
more workers. ' Wilkesboro Wins
The principal activity concern- i
the project this week has,
keen along organizatir»n^,lines. j
The actual survey will tinder |
■way within a few' days. i
H. P. Williams, representative;
ot the department of labor, vet-;
erans' placement division, was in
this cltv the first of fitt®
Itepre.sentatlves. Qjf, .Attend
Federation MecttoX In City
Of .Asheville
The Wilkesboro Woman’s Club
won second prize In the garden
1.1,1!, ...... .-c club contest, it was learned from
assisting in the work of organiz- j ppp^pg^ntatives of the club who
Ing for the project. I attended the Federation of
This project of Mrs. s Clut)s in Asheville Wed-
has received nation-wide nesday Thursday and Friday of
tion and she has received letters |
of commendation from national, Wilkesboro Woman's club
Legion and Auxiliary headquart
9.
In an interview today
was represented by Mrs. L.. B
1 Uula..Mrs. C.H. Hulcher and Mrs
an interview louaj Mrs^, j ^ Henderson
Absher asked the cooperation of;
•M civic organizations in the ^
vjpfe -The FERA pays tor only |
^r^rtain number of hours of la
bor and civic organizations may
render a great service by supply
ing much of the needed informa
tion, Mrs. Absher states.
Mrs Absher requests that
everybody in Wilkes county who
know of any children who should ,
included in the survey drop a, The annual banquet of the
Annual Banquet of
M. E. Bible Class
Banquet Meeting of Metho-
' dist Class Held On Tues
day Night
^ inrluded in me i * **''
If rd to the office of the super- ; Men’s Bible Class of the Metho-
C&rd A i Tl'vye. of fho A.
here.
/iikesboro High
Finals Begin On
Friday Evening
Music Recital ^rst J"
Program Of High School
^ Commencement
Cdtamencement exercises will
begin at Wilkesboro high school
on Friday night ““g®
MiUl by pupils of Mrs. R-
aHifUe. This will be a mixed
^5ram by the piano, vloim and
JSSpupHs and the members of
church of North Wllkeshoro. will
Semer the baccalaureate sermon
the Bchool building.
^ most anlQue program of cIms
Xclses will be given by the
KiBlors on Monday night.
Rev C B- Rowele, pastor of
the First Methodist church in
[♦inoir will deliver the annual
^ JLi. iM .‘’1?'?”
rtiMdey night, at which time a
ruesday students
;IM« of tnore tnan
gill rewlve diplomas of hign
chool graduation.
Bach of the commencement
rograms will begin promptly at
' ht o’clock. T. E. Story, prln-
al, announces.
dist church was held at the A-
nierican Legion and Auxiliary
hut on Tuesday night. Reports
Reports from those attending in
dicate that the banquet was one
of the most enjoyable in the his
tory of the class.
H. V. Wagoner, class president,
was toastmaster. Mrs. J. C.
Smoot’s circle of the Methodist
Society furnished the dinner.
The assembly stood in .silent
prayer in memory of the deceas
ed members of the class, after
which Dr. W- A. Jenkins, pastor
of the Methodist church, spoke
the invocation.
Among the members of the
class who made short talks were
J. R. Hlx, and Genio Cardwel ,
who gave brief sketches of the
history of the class during recent
years.
Entertainment in abundance
was furnished by Mrs. H. 'V.
Wagoner, who gave a humorous
reading and was persuaded to
render another as an encore.
Spontaneous singing by a quar
tet selected by marked cards
(Continued on page four)
Pressing Clubs
Closed Wednesdays
VomhiT** Club To Meet
Ob Mondey Afternoon
■The North Wllkesboro’s Wqm-
g^dnh vrill meet on Monday
^noon at the home of
Reina. Air members are a«k^
be pfiaent.
In order to give the employees
some well-earned leisure time,
the pressing clubs in this city
will be closed on Wednesdays
until further notice.
Wednesday of next week will
h« the first day on which the es-
fkeblishments will be closed. The
publio Is asked to take notice
the arrangement in order that no
inconvenience may result.
North Wilkesboro has three
prpgresslve pressing clubs that
are'hD-0]{eraUng in the closing
arrangem^t — Teague’s, Quality
Cleaners,cand Redmon’s.
Commissioners Pass Resolution In
Regard to Settlement By Sheriff
For 1932 Taxes; Fees Not Allowed
MISS VIRGINIA TOMLINSON J. B. WILLIAMS
Above are pictured the Cotton King and Queen for Cotton Carnival
Week, beginning here Monday. They will be crowned with appropriate
ceremonies at the intersection of Ninth and D streets Monday evening
at 6:30.
Labor Leader To
Speak On Saturday
Board Say.s Sheriff Not En^;,
I -tffWtrTo Tax"*Sale^Cer-
Jaraes F. Barrett, editor of
The Hendersonville Tribune, will
address a mass meeting of wage
earners and farmers at the fair
grounds here Saturday morning
at 10 o’clock. He will speak in
the interest of the North Caro
lina Labor Voter’s League.
All wage earners and farmers,
regardless of whether or not they
are affiliated or in sympathy
with organized labor, are invited
to attend the speaking.
Alexander County Choir
Will Sing At Pleasant
Home Church May 20th
The singing class from Little
River church in Alexander coun
ty will sing in the eleven o'clock
service to be held at Pleasant
Home Baptist church near Mil
lers Creek on Sunday, May 20.
The public has a cordial invita
tion to atend.
Legion Meeting May 18
The Wilkes Post of the Ameri
can Legion will meet on Friday
night. May 18 at the Legion and
Auxiliary Club House. All mem
bers are asked to attend.
Following the meeting of the
Legion a square dance will be
held. Splendid music has been
engaged for the occasion and all
lovers of this ole time sport are
expected to be on hand.
All farmers who signed AAA
contracts are being given books
in which to keep accurate rec-
tificate Fees
$3,531.65 IS AMOUNT
Asks Sheriff Somers To Pay
In To County Amount
Claimed As Fees
ords of their production and ex-1
penses. This is an important
step forward in better farming. |
County commissioners in ses
sion Monday accepted the tenta
tive settlement of Sheriff W. B.
Somers for 1932 taxes but or
dered that he pay to the county
vithiii twenty days $3,631.65 in
fees on sales of land for 1932
taxes.
The tentative settlement of
1932 taxes was made in October,
1933, in order that tax books
for the year 1933 might be turn
ed over to the sheriff for col
lection.
Very little other business was
transacted by the board except
the passing of the resolution and
routine matters.
The resolution was adopted by
a consenting vote of ail three
members of the board. N. B.
Smithey. chairman, M. F. Absher
and C. C. Hayes.
Following is a copy of the
resolution:
“BE IT RESOLVED—That on
October 3, 1933, C.H. Ferguson,
county accountant, had worked
out a settlement between sheriff
and tax collector, W. B. Somers,
for the year 1932, which this
board tentatively accepted, and
the 1933 tax bogks were ordered
to be delivered to said W.B. Som
ers. But after this happened It
was found that the sum of two
dollars and five cents ($2.05)
had been added to each land sale
(Continued on imge four)
Fails To Return
With Water For
Thirsty Prisoners
Bill Todd, trustie of the
xumhC-tJinWtr went to
the spring .Monday to get wa
ter for the other prisoners
working on tlie Windy Gap
road and liefore he returned
the prisoners were very thristy,
in fact, if he had been the de
pendence for water they might
have died from thirst because
he lias not yet returned.
Todd was sentenced seven
months ago from Aleghany
County for larceny and had
eleven more months to go. His
dxcellent prison record was the
reason he liad been allowed the
privilege of being a trustie.
Although a search has been
made of tlie country snn-ound-
ing the scene nf his escape he
has not been located.
Jury Drawn For
June Civil Term
Superior Court Will Convene
June 4 With Judge Warlick
On Bench
PWA Loan Agreement S^ed By City
Board; To Improve Water Plant Here
The board of city commission
ers of North Wilkesboro met on
Tuesday afternoon and signed the
loan agreement with the Public
Works Administration. By this
contract the city will sell bonds
in the amonnt of $45,000 for im
provement of the water system.
The $46,000 in bonds will be
supplemented by a grant cf $14,-
000 from the PWA.
The agreement has been for-
waded to Washington for final
approval and it is expected that
bonds will be advertised for sale
within a few weeks.
The agreement specifies that
the $(59,000 will be expended on
improvements on the present
water system to wit: Improve
ments and additions to pump
house and equipment, repairs to
filtration plant, erection of one
100,000-gallon elevated storage
tank, erection of one 200,000-
gallon elevated storage tank and
extension and replacements to
the present system. According to
plans worked out by the engin
eers one of the elevated storage
tanks will be so situated as to
improve the water system in the
more highly elevated parts of the
city.
The clmmlssloners agreed that
the Lions Club may use Ninth
street between C and D streets
Monday night for a street dance
as a" feature of the observance of|
Cotton Bargain Carnival Week.
One other item of - business
transacted by the board was au
thorizing the chief of police to
regulate curb parking add curb
service in the city where and as
he sees fit
The full board, composed ops.
V. Tomlinson, Ralph Dnncan,.' I.
E. Pearson, ■ R.. T. McNeill And
Hoyle Hq^hens, was present'Iq^
the^^meoni^ with Mayor J. A.
RouaseaqStnd W. P. Kelly, qlerk,
Board of county commission-
, ers in regular May session Mon
day drew jurors for the term of
superior court to convene in Wil
kesboro on Monday, June 4, with
Judge Wilson Warlick presiding.
The term will be for two weeks
and will be for the trial of civil
cases only.
The jurors were drawn as fol
lows:
First. Week
W. H. Jones, New Castle:
Robert McNeill. Elk: Lee J.
Church, Jobs Cabin; H. F. Tul-
burt, Edwards: S. C. Johnson,
Traphlll; W. J. Bason, North
Wilkesboro: V. C. Elledge, Lewis
Fork; W. W- Barber, Wilkes
boro: B. C. Gray, Newcastle; W.
N. Pardue, North Wilkesboro;
J. H. Holbrook, Traphlll; John
W. Hall, North Wilkesboro; E.
J. Phillips, Jobs Cabin; G. L.
Livingstone, Beaver Creek; J. C.
Rhodes, Mulberry; McKinley
Hanks, Walnut Grove; D. C.
(Continued on page four)
Thirty-Seven
Diplomas Are
~ Awarded Here
Dr. A. T. Allen Speaker At
North Wilkesboro High
School Closing
As plans for Cotton Bargain
Carnival week here beginning
Monday near completion it is
more evident that the event will
be one of outstanding signifi
cance In the commercial life ot
Northwestern North Carolina..
Cotton Bargain ’Carnival Week
is being sponsored by the North
Wilkesboro Lions Club in co
operation with the business es
tablishments and mannfacturers
in North Wilkesboro and imme
diate vicinity.
Not Confined To City
The event Is by no means con
fined to North Wilkesboro and
the general public at large is
asked to participate in the many
and varied activities for the
week, which is in connection
with the observance ot National
Cotton Week throughout the
land.
Parade Monday Evening
Cotton Bargain Carnival Week
will be auspiciously opened
Monday evening at 6:30 with
the coronation of J. B. Williams
as Cotton King and Miss Vir-
,s.|^glnia Tomlinson as Cotton Queen
for the week. Mr. Williams and
Miss Tomlinson were elected by
popular vote of the people here
PRIZES ARE PRESENTED
Parent - Teacher Association
Awards Prizes For Var
ious Projects
Board Education
In Qidet Session
Members Of District 0(|p|nltteee
Are Named In Three pUeee
In The County'
Thirty-seven diplomas of high
school graduation were present
ed to students of North Wilkes
boro high school in the final pro
gram of the commencement on
Tuesday night, at which time
Dr. A. T. Allen, state superinten
dent of public Instruction, de
livered the address to the grad
uating class.
The program opened with the
singing of "America. The Beau
tiful’’ and invocation by Rev, C,
W. Robinson.
C. B. Eller, county superinten
dent of schools, presented a med
al for eleven years perfect at
tendance to Lola Foster and
medals for seven years perfect
attendance to Mamie Yates and
Ben Raynolds.
Mr.s. Ross Scroggs, president
of the Parent-Teacher Associ
ation. presented the home eco
nomics class achievement medal
to Mary Jo Pearson. The award
for the most progress in type-
writin.g was given to Elsie Nich
ols. Prize of two dollars for the
best essay by a tenth or eleventh
grade student on “Why the
people of this community should
trade in North Wilkesboro" went
to Elizabeth Jennings, second
(Continued on pgr* four)
last week. Following this one ot
the biggest parades ever to
trample the streets of North
Wilkesboro will start at the in
tersection of Ninth and D streets
and go through the business dis
trict of the city to the fair
grounds.
105th Engineers Band
The Lions Club and the city
of North Wilkesboro feel fortun
ate In that they have been able
to get the assurance that the
band of 105th Engineers from
Charlotte will lead the parade
and render a band concert at the
(Continued on page four)
W. E. Smithey Is
Candidate For
Sheriff’s Office
Prominent Merchant and
Farmer Seeks Republican
Nomination In Primary
Wilkesboro Home
Damaged By Fire
Residence Occupied By Rus
sel Hendren Almost A
Total Loss
The board of education had a
quiet session on Monday at^tUe
office of the county superintend
ent of schools. Very few matters
of Importance out of routine na
ture were taken up.
Members of the adylsory school
committees were named in three
dlatiicts: B. F. Yarborough,
Pleasant Hill district,' Curtiss
Lnifman,PleaBant Ridge district;
Leonard Haynes,, Mine Ridge dis-
tnet. ■; >
mu
The home of the McNeill heirs
in Wilkesboro was badly damag
ed by fire Wednesday morning.
The dwelling is the property of
the children of the. late Rev. and
Mrs. Milton McNeiu.'^
.Mr. and Mrs. Russel Hendren
and Mr. and Mrs. Bonchelle were
ocupying the home. ..
The fire was thought to have
started from a detective kitchen
flue about eleyen o'clock. The Are
had gained sheb headway that
the facilities ot the 'Wilkesboro
fire department were inadequate
in fighting the flames and the
North Wilkesboro fire truck -waa
summoned to the scene.
The ^ 9At oat but it was
estimated that $1,606 damage
was done to the residence. The
lees Is partially coverejl by
ance. , ,; .
W. E. Smithey, prominent Re
publican leader who filed for the
office of sheriff and who will
seek the nomination for that of
fice in the June primary, today
issued for publication a formal
announcement of his candidacy.
Mr. Smithey is a son of the
late W. A. (Boss) _ Smithey and
a memiber of a widely known
family. During the past several
years he has served as manager
of the Smithey’s Department
Store in Wilkesboro.
His announcement follows:
“To The Republicans of Wilkes
County:
"Having filed and paid the re
quired fee with the election
board as a candidate for sheriff
of Wilkes county, snbject to the
wishes of the Republicans, I
take this opportunity to further
announce m y candidacy and
earnestly and sincerely request
your support, and assure ?you
that if nominated and elected,
as 1 am already convinced that
I will be, 1 will indeavor to per
form the duties of tt(e -offjee
fairly, impartially, ecp|iq0tiiMliy
a^ efficiently and ther^liy. re
flect credit to myself and the
RepnbMcan fMirty. ^
"It have, b^n a life Re-
p^iean and have given the
Mrty my loyal snpport. ' have
never held a eonnty office
neither have any my relatives, !
except N. B. Smithey who has, J
served as your county comoilpp
sloner for the past six yean,
who will retire at the exptnrtton
ot this term.
"Thanking you in advance Cor
your anticlp^ed enpport and
hoping tor the enixm of the
Grand 01^.4
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