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iW
If
Primary Race
for Gerk of Court
4b^er, Swaringen And Dun-
can Lead In Race For
^Cmnmissioner
, MYEgS IS IN LEAD
. S. Bryan Leading Wi^ce
:|Aj^ AfcGhinnis For Leg-
Mature Member
•lete and' unofficial re
in Saturday’s primary
■W. B. Somers nominated
Aeirlff, C. C. Hayes leading
'?P- for clerk of court, O. F. Eller
nominated for register of deeds,
T. S. Bryan leading for member
of legtslatfre. M. F. Absher, D.
B. Swartngen, and Ralph Dun
can for commissioners, and Ire
dell M. Myers for coroner.
Official Caarass Tomorrow
The county board of elections
will meet tomorrow to make the
official canvass of 'the votes cast.
Until that time results in some
of the Republican races may be
In doubt.
Somers Is Nominated
Sheriff "W. B. Somers received
the highest vote of any candi
date in the Republican primary
with the exception of some of
the candidates for commissioner.
His total vote from 25 of the 27
precincts was 4.465 against 1,-
685 for Coyd M. Haiedge and
848 for W. K. Smlthey. Somers’
majority over both his opponents
In the. returns available today at
noon was 1,932.
Second Primary Probable
Hayes wm leading 3,
Ruff Henderson for nomination
for clerk of court by approxi
mately 381 votes, Hayes having
polled 3,365, Henderson, 2,984,
and E. Story 627. All twenty-
seven precincts are included in
the above figures.
Henderson stated this morn
ing that a second primary would
be necessary, stating his inten
tion to contest with Hayes for
the nomination in the run-off
primary.
O. F. Eller Nominated
Returns from all precincts ex
cept Elk number one and Jobs
Cabin number 2 gave O. F. El
ler a majority of 353 votes over
A. C. Walls with 1.626, M. F.
Bumgarner with 976 and W. E.
Linney with 663. Eller polled 3.-
618 vo’ss in the 25 precincts re
ported in this race.
Bryan For 1/cgialature
T. S. Bryan was leading in
24 precincts reported. His vote
was 3,024, J. C^. Wallace 2,3.50
and Vance McOiiVl/nis 988. Mr.
Bryan was lacking only 314
votes of having u majority.
Commissioner Rac« Close
Vote on the six candidates for
commissioner from all precincts
except Jobs Cabin number 2 and j
Lewis Fork was as follows: M.
F. Absher, 4,920, D. B. Swar-
Ingen, 4.232, Ralph Duncan, 3,-
365, Robert C. Meadows 3,120,
C. H. Colvard. 1.868, W. F. Rash,
63tjand F. G. Brewer 578.
Myers In Lead
Iredell -M. Myers holds a sub
stantial lead ovfr either Stephen
A. Rash or N. ( . Miller for coro
ner. Returns t Jay were too in
complete to as ertain whether or
not Myers had carried the coun
ty with a majority over the other
^ two.
Solicitor JohA JL Jones Car
ries Every County In 17th
District
MAJORITYARdUND 10,000
Lead In Wilkef 0ver F. J.
McDuffie MSay Exceed 3,-
000; Heavy Vote
Solicitor John R. Jones was
renominated over F. J. McDuf
fie in the 17th judicial district
by a majority of approximately
10,000 votes on a ratio of about
fire to one.
Wilkes county gave Solicitor
Jones a.majorlty of between 3,-
000 ar^,500 although the com
plete vote has not been ascer
tained.
Davie county was carried by
Solicitor Jones by a big majority
but figures on the returns are
not available here ui ibis time.
Avery county gave Solicitor
Jones a majority of approximate
ly 1,000 while his lead in Mitch
ell county has not been learned
here.
Alexander county gave Solici
tor Jones a votg of approximate
ly 1,850 whiio F. J. McDuffie
polled 67.
Complete figures will be avail
able for publication later this
week.
Oil Code Meet
To Be June 12
Be
Held At
«g
Courthouse Postponed For
Convenience Of Dealers
Oil dealers and dlstrlb itors of
Wilkes and adjoining * luntles
will gather for an oil ', ^alers
code meeting at the courthouse
in Wilkesboro on Tuesday eve
ning. June 12, instead of June
5, according to an announce
ment by F. C. Forester, chair
man of the district sub-commit
tee.
The meeting was postponed
for the convenience of many of
the dealers who would not be
able to attend on the former
date.
A representative of the region
al petroleum code committee will
be present in the meeting to
hear reports of violations of the
petroleum code in this territory
and to explain any points of the
code that may still be vague in
the minds of the dealers and dis
tributors.
Woman’s Clnb Plans To Erect
anb Hoose On Bite Olveki
By Mr. Forester
Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Forester
has donated a lot on Hlnshaw
street to the North Wilkesboro
Woman's Club, according to a
statement given out by club
members.
The lot has a forty-foot front
age and is a very desirable loca
tion for the erection of the pro
posed club house for the organ
ization.
Thank Mr. Forester
The Woman’s Club has issued
the foUo’vlng public note of ap
preciation: “The Woman’s Club
wishes to take this means of
publicly thanking Mr. and Mrs.
Forester for their splendid gen
erosity in donating the lot to the
club. They. have ^own a fine
public spirit.”
Child Survey Is
Getting Support
Miss Staffed Asks Co-opera
tion In Making- Census
of ChildKn
The chl l welfare survey be
ing conducted in Wilkes county
by the American Legion Auxil
iary is progressing splendidjy,
according to a statement issued
by Miss Lillian Stafford, worker
for Wilkes county.
She states that so tar the sur
vey has been accorded the most
fne ettuini of ^Wlftes county
and that it is the purpose of the
committee to locate all children
of World War veterans, all or
phans and all children who are
plhysically handicapped, Includ
ing the blind, deaf and dumb.
Only six weeks Is alloted for
the survey, therefore the aid of
all public spirited men and wom
en of the county is solicited by
those in charge.
Headquarters for the survey Is
located near the postoffice In
North Wilkesboro. All who have
any Information that should be
included in the survey are asked
to communicate with Miss Staf
ford or the office.
Home Chair Co.
Takes 5th Game
liocal Team Won Over States
ville Duchess Fabrics By
Scorpi 4 To 1
Public Library
Is Established
Books For Children Will Be
Kept At Spainhour-Syd-
nor Store Here
Pomona Grai^e
To Meet Friday
Officers Will Be Installed In
Meeting Friday Night At
Courthouse
Wilkes Pomona Grange will
meet at thp courthouse in Wil
kesboro Friday evening ^t eight
o’clock, according to an an
nouncement by J. M. German, of
Boomer, master.
The Grange head states that
the meeting Friday night Is Im
portant and o«e that every mem
ber should be interested In to
the extent that he or she will at
tend. Officers for the year will
be Installed.
TTfr'and Mrs. A. A. Cacblon
wlU hare as their guests thisi
vsak, Mrs. Atlcs Bddttger and
Ahraa chUdrea, of Birmingham,
The long-sought-for public li
brary for this section is now es
tablished, The American Legion
Auxiliary, Parent-Teacher Asso
ciation and the Wqman’s Club
having succeeded In establishing
a library here with headquarters
at Spainhour-Sydnor store.
Miss Catherine McDiarmld
will be in charge of the library,
which will be open on Tuesday
and Friday of each week.
At the present time the lllyary
will carry only books for chil
dren. The books are provided by
the state library commission
and there will be, no charge for
reading them, although the bor
rower must return the books in
the specified time. In the event
a book Is not returned the book
must be replaced by the borrow
er. '
1
Miss Reba Dongkton Gets
Post, Young Democrats
Washington, Jnne 8.—The ap
pointment' of Miss Rebs Deagh-
ton, daughter of Representative
Doughton of North Carolina, as
an assistant to the executive
secretary of the Young Demo
cratic Clnbs of America, waa sn-
BonnCed today by Cflff Wood
ward, president of the orgsnlss-
tton.
Miss Doughton will join the
headquarters staff here Jooe 16.
Home Chair Company’s base
ball team won its fifth victory
here Saturday afternoon by tak
ing Statesville Duchess Fabrics
team into camp by a 4 to 1 score.
Crook, hurling for the locals,
did much toward winning his
own game by holding the States
ville team to five scattered hits
and hitting a long homei* with
two on in the second inning.
The lone score of the visitors
was a home run by Price In the
first inning. The local team was
aided by five errors on the part
of the visiting team while only
two boners were committed by
the locals.
Batteries were Home Chair
Company, Crook and Pardue;
Statesville, Money and Halibur-
ton.
So far this season the chair
company team here has lost on
ly one regularly scheduled game.
J. M. An^rson It
DemoaratkChoke
For Office Sherffi
Present Comity Board Of
Edneatioo Endorsed In
Primary Satorday
MlcNEILL~B~WINNER
Giets Majority Over Both
Frank D. Hadiett and T.
W. Ferguson
James M. Anddrson was nom
inated for sheriff over Ralph R.
Reins in the Democratic primary
in Wilkes Saturday. Returns
from^ many of the precincts in
dicated that his majority be
by a large vote, although any
accurate figures on this race are
not available at this time.
Wl A. McNeill received a ma
jority in the three-cornered race
for nomination for legislature
member from Wilkes county. In
complete and nnoffV^lal returns
indicated that he has a substan
tial lead over the combined vote
of Frank D. Hackett and T. W.
Ferguson.
The present board of educa
tion, composed of C. 0. McNeill,
R. R. Church and D. F. 8b^
pard, held a commanding lead
in early returns over the other
two candidates, J. L. Hemphill
and T. G. Johnson tor indorse
ment for members of th© board.
Work of Surfadng
Highway No. 18
Ii Bring
About Two Wei^ Will Be
Necessary To Cmnplete
Oil Treatment
Kiker and Yount, contractors,
will resume work of surfacing
highway eighteen from a point
five miles north of Fairplalns to
McGrady early this week, It is
learned her^'.
Surfacing the Laurel Springs
highway began a month ago and
ftv© miles were completed .when
the construction company was
ordered to finish a tourist road
in the Smoky Mountains Nstion-
al Park.
About two weeks will be
necessary for the completion of
number 18 between Fairplalns
and McGrady, Is the opinion of
those who have the work In
charge.
Square Dance
Tuesday Night
.American Legion' And Auxiliary
To Sponsor Another Dance
Here
AU Who Want Oontodorate
_ HeadsttBieB May Make Ap-
''' ‘ plication Now
Members of tha-WUkes Valley
Guards Chapter of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy
now have application blanks for
use by all who desire to get
headstones for graves of Coufed'
erate veterans.
The blanks are In the hands
of Mrs. W. C. Drier, Mrs. J. Q.
Hackett and Miss Nell Rousseau,
who will be glad to assist anyone
who wishes to seenre one of the
headstones. - -
The headstones ar© very ap
propriate markers for the graves
and the only cost attached to
getting one Is taking it from the
freight office and iurring It
placed at tie grave. The cost of
the monument is taken care bf
by the government.
Oxford, Jnne 8.—-**It was a
great victory for whidx any
man should, feel prond.” Frank
W.^Hanoock, renmnlnated
tor Cknmnaa freon the" fifth
disteiet by an osanftehwi^
majority, statod bare today
jnst before laaateg *Mr .Wasiie
inghm. Last nd^it it was esti
mated that the fifth diatnet's,
representative in Congress re
ceived a majority raagind be
tween 18,000 and 20,000. He
was opposed in the Den:ociatlc
primary by l^Irs. Lily M. M^
. baae, of ”
Charlotte, Jane V.
Long, of Statesville, for 11
years solicitor of the IBth
judicial district, was defeated
for retoomination in Saturday’s
Democratic primary by CSiarles
L. Coggin, of SalisboiT, by
nem-ly 4,000 votes, a tabnla-
tion of virtually the complete
vote .showed tonight.
Charlotte, June 8.—^Defeat
of Representative Charles Ab-
emdtfay was indicated late to
night in unofficial returns
from yesterday’s Dcanocratlc
primary for the third district
congressional nomination.
Uoyd Casey, resident of
Joynes comufunity,. was in
^ knife tight with Bill Teague
Saturday night about 8:80 at
Pleasant Hill voting pUce in
Walnht Grove toftohip.
According to the.'most reliable
information obtalitAhie here the
two men began talking to each
other in an amiable inanner and
soon were engaged in a heated
ailment over some liquor.
According to Teagne‘s state-
Uient of the affair both men used
pocket knives in the affray
which'followed and Teagne re
ceived two severe lacerations
abont his head and neck. Teagne
stabbed Casey in the chest, the
knife piercing his heart.
Both men were .placed in an
automobUe and stiurted for the
hospital here but. Casey died on
^ way. Teague’s .wounds .were
dressed and he wat’remanded to
Jail, where he is now being held
pending improvement of his con
dition and a preUJninery hear
ing.
Casey was 24 years, 11 months
and 1 day of age, a soa of I. B.
and Lon Emmie Casey, of Ab-
sbers. He was married to Bertha
'Byars Casey, who aupr^Tga. STiere
fa^ one cWM,‘
The funeral service'wto hi^
this afternoon, three o’clock, at
Plney Grove Church.
Winner? In Tire
Contest Announced
C. D. Coffey & Sons, whole
sale distributors for Fisk tires
in this territory, today announc-
The American Legion Auxil
iary will sponsor another old-
time square dance at the Legion
and Auxiliary club house tomor
row night. An excellent string
orchestra has been provided for
the occasion. , Pun^ from the
small admission charge will be
used by the Legion and Auxil
iary In various commendable ac
tivities In th© county.
—^ >1 . s*.
Debtor Nations Warned ■».
Washington, June 1.—Con
gress tonight ^plauded a Roosfr
Veit declaratM opposing any
legislation pn^ar debts at this
session anrf’felleratlng American
willingness to hear the pleas of
debtor nations for revision of
their payment schedules.
In a special message to the
national legislature, the Pr^i-
dent warned those nations, how
ever, that the American people
were ' In a just position” to etf
pect substantial sacrifices oh
Raleigh, June 8—^Harold D.
Cooley, Naeh county attorney,
will be the tonrth district’s
new congressman, succeeding
the late Representative Ed
ward W. Pon, who was dean of
the house at the time of his
death April 1. Cooley was
nominated in yesterday’s Dem
ocratic primary, receiving a
majority of about 800 votes
over four opponents, in binding
George^ Ross Pon, form ar state
prison superintendent and son
of the man who represented
this district iu Congress for
83 years.
Greensboro, June 8.—Judge
•A. M. Stack, of Monroe, run
ning for renomination in - the
Democraric primary in the,
ISth jndicial district, was de-
^cislvely defeated by 8dlcUar
Don PhilUpk, of Rookinghain,
the Daily News was intonued
yesterday by a local dtlaen
who had recrived a report
fri>m that district.
American Legion
^„ Will Play Lions
First Game 6f Playgtonnd Ba^
baU Of The Season ScheJ'^
dnled Tomorrow
ed the winners In the tire saler their part and would'surely he
contest for th© month of May.
The winners are J. O. Myers,
of Jonesville, first; D. B, ^Thir-.
ner, of Cricket, second; Key and
Church, North Wilkesboro, thtrdl
The three winners will be given
a fre© trip to Charlotte in Gtai
Coffey’s Stinson cabin plane.
The contest was based on
making the tire sale quota. It
being a contest among the Fisk
dealers. The three winners were
those Jnaking the higheat per
centage ot their quotas.
Influenced by the use Enrbpe
made of the funds at Its dispos
al.
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Mount Airy, June 1.—WayW
Greenwood, 12-year-old son, ol'
Joe Greenwood, local contrao^,,_
Mr. Greenwood's Infant son, and'
Wilkes post of the American
Legion and The North Wilkes
boro Uons ciub will .lock horns
In a game of playground b^I .^
the fairgrounds' Tuesday after
noon at 4:80. /
The gam© promitsee to be fuil
of Isngln and thrills and the
public la asked to attend. There
Mr. and Mrs.
West Jefferson,
here Sitoday. , :
C. M. Cranpr, of
visited relatives,
V:"
Miss Mamie Greenwood, who
were bitten by some nocturnal
creature while asleep' at the
Greenwood home just outside
this' city, are -believed by medi'
cal authorities to_
victims ot a Sputh
vampire, a %loodAiucking tat
rarely found In , thetemperate
-aoxwt-'' 1- 'SITiili'." ■■■_'.
for-the purpose of bpylng play-
aground equipment, •
MArriageUcenaea
Sinoe Tuesday only one mar-
have been the, ,ria^ Ucense lims WIM tfom the
Amerleanfoffice of Beglater of'Deeds T, H.;
settle; that being to
.Groas and '(.on Dyson, hovK of
Boomer.
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IS KII1£D|^
Walnut Grove Rerideni Sue-
ciMbB To BtaK Jn Ciiegt
Satnrday Night
TEAGUE JAILED
Fight Oceured At Voting Pre-
duct In Walnttt Gi’ove
Towiuddp
the
Late Returns Froin
Comity May
Eithcryny
ROUaSEAU 1^AI» JBSRB
Local Man W/kn
WPto
with various ruptoBpi^SMng
circulated as to re
ceived by J..A. RouSean and J.
H. Bnrke in the primary ^Sptiir-
iOB
court
dla-
to
Civil Term Court
Now Under Way
Judge Wilson Warlick Pre
siding Over Term For
Trial, Civil Cases
Regular June term of Wilkes
superior court for trial of civil
actions convened In Wilkesboro
this morning with Judge Wilson
Warlick, of Newton, presiding.
The docket carries a large
number of civil cases and it Is
doubtful whether or not It can
be cleared during the term.
Court adjourned at noon to
day du© to the inability of many
of those connected with the cas
es on today’s calendar to at
tend.
Want Postoffilce
On Present Plans
%
Kiwanis Directors Ask Lam
beth To Use Influence
To Retain Plans
the
day for' Democratic^j?
for judge of the iifp
ot the sevent^th
trict, it wmr‘iUtflcttlt.^
ascertain wkick, of the tweiTean-'
dldites pon4)Atl1^.'targi^ vote. I
At five’o’etock thwattemoon
returns from Mitchell county
bad not been received hera%nd
it Is the general opinioa 4hat
the vote from Mltokell . may
switch the lead to'either Rous
seau or Burke.^
Unofficial and incomplete re
turns from all of the 27 precincta
in Wilkes coitoty hkoNad Rous
seau with a msjortty of Jutland
2,300 and It was geneiaiiy ^ 're
ported that his majority over
Burke in Yadkin and Dari*
counties will he ,around 666.
Bnrke is rspoytad to have an 82-
rote lead over Rbnaaeau in Avery
county and In his home county, ;
Alexander, it is said that hia
majority from complete retnmf
is 2.M6.. ^
If the above reports are toi-b*
considered reliable the reported
vote as it now stands Is so close
that If either of the two candi
dates received a fair lead over
the other in Mitchell County the
vote there wil^ .he the deciding
factor ; ta xhieh oC
ttaAwo meqj^.aa jWgk, ■ ^ j .
John W. Raglaud. fait third
the rae* with only a nomtnal rota
outside of Mitchell and Avery
counties, where he is reported to
have polled several hundreds of
votes. The vote of Ragland will
b© suffleienr, to keep either Rous
seau or Burke from receiving *
majority.
With D. J. Carter as host di
rectors of the North Wilkesboro
Kiwanis Club met at Hotel
Wilkes on Thursday evening.
Various matters in regard to
projects the club has under way
were taken up in the meeting.
The secretary was asked to
write a letter, to. Congteesman
Walter Lamtath asking him to
use his every influence to get the
postoffice department / tp con
struct the postoffice building at
North Wilkesboro according to
present plans and, (o raise the
appropriation if necesssfy to
meet the present plans instead
of.changing the plkns to coincide
with the; appropriation.
The- chairman of the agrlchl-
tnral and forestry committee re
ported that he had made a Visit
to scenes ot recent Jires In thej
county aWd that the damage was j
inestimable. He urged that the
he b-ad kU^a.
corral FWlay ai
club make an effort to get this carcass. The
area included, in the proposed
forest reserve. He fnrChar sug
gested in his report that a get-
to-gether meeting of. farmers is
planned by his committee some
time this summer.
Miss Mary Ella .MeCreddie
spent the week-eUd in Barntmig,
8. €., with relatives and friends;
MM8 MoCreddle la a «*ajprork«y;
of the Bmerlenh#-Relief Admin-
latraHon.
Board Education
To Discuss Routes
Win Meet On June 18 ^*Heac
Reports For School Bus
Route Changes ,
Wilkes County Board of Edu
cation will meet with Prof. C. B. ^
Eller, county superintendent of,
schools, on Monday, June 18, for ‘
the purpose ot giving any citi
zens interested In a bearing on:
charge of school bus routes a1
chanc© to express their views, j
Very few changes In school ^
bus route are anticipated by thej
hoard. However, there may bej
just causes to make certaisN
changes lor the better accome??
dation of students to the varioua
schools and for this reason the
board has set aside a date tor a
hearing.
BURNED BODIEST qC.
TEXAS PAIIt^ ‘
IN ASI
■ ——
Van Horn, Tkx..'
Their skulls craa^d..,®e fmd
of Riley Smith, well-to-do '
breeder, and bis wife wer© tons
today in the ruins of theit bur
ed house near here. ’ . ® ;
Police, who arrested lAnt'onici
Carrasco, a ranch and|
rushed him to El Paso for s*f
keeping, found Ijji^datalni
sand in a oorral 100 yarib fro
the ranch house, and ' hloqAVl
stains on a wheelbarroto'.Atouiiqi^
They expressed tbw
Smith had been killM ‘0,1
ral and his body carried into
house before the bnikjillf-
set afire. g
The ranch band, hoi
they were unable to
aahee.
The Smith ranch
a lonely sectieit
Horn and Marf»—-rtlA^
neighbors Uvn id;
Smith, 60,.
among' the
era of Cnlb«rUDa;'i
widely known
of %0hland HM
and his wife, 6*,^
d*ta- _