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Ero»(m b (^at Moiace to AfroiKHnist of Soilj Erosion Serrke Addresses Ki- wanians in City POINTS OUT >flLOaSES nmg Agiicoltoral Soil Call ed Greatei^t Asset To Any Community Pledmost soils of North Caro lina are given 1o,severe washing, roam hers of the Kiwanis club were told Friday by W. E. Bow ers. agronomist of the soil ero sion service. United States de partment of the Interior, guest -Speaker during the club’s week ly luncheon hour at Hotel Repotted Eogsgtid | Hope To-$ec^ Good Prices F oi Short Apple Crop Crowdlv Flock to See Nelnar’s BlindfeM Drive Buyers From Many Distant Pmnts Already Enga^g Fruit From Bnishies . TRUCK TRADE BIGGEST i Bnislty Mountain Apide Crop This Year Only 50 Per Cent of Normal nhere^ characteristics of soils to erode combined ending conditions of slop- _, heavy raintali, and ero- slon-ftiduclng practices of tilling and cropping make the area more subject to rainwash, perhaps, than the soils of any other sec tion, said Mr. Bowers. “The soil of any agricultural section,” he continued, "is that section’s most Indispensable as set. and its protection fronf im poverishment and wastage by unrestrained erosion is of mo mentous Importance If we expect to establish a more solid farming regime upon which to build bet ter economic and social stand ards. “Land deterioration in the past has markedly influenced, and even determined, destinies of na tions,’’ Mr. Bowers reminded those present. “Strong agricul tural soils, “he pointed out, “form a basis of national great ness. and wise utilization of them make for a sustained national se curity.” Soil wasting in the United States is tar greater than with any race of people, civilized or barbaric, in history. Mr. Bowers explained that it took nature upward of 1,000 years to build an inch of pied mont topsoil, while a farmer- tilling a cultivated crop on a steep slope under haphazard methods may lose It in only one --yX and in five years on a gen- tvS^^-pe.” ’The speaker, pointed out that erosion robs the soli of as much plant food in one year as the farmer takes from the soil in 20 years. “Already the nation has per mitted the destruction from ero sion of an area of formerly cul tivated land exceeding the com bined extent of Illinois, Massa chusetts and Connecticut.” the erosion specialist declared, "or the equivalent of 220,000 farms of 160 acres each, valued at I $500,000,000. In addition, ero sion has stripped off almost all j the topsoil from 1’25 million acres continued to he cultivated -but from which farmers hope lessly are deriving nothing more than a lot of work. “North Carolina farmers lose 66 million dollars annually from . efosion,” the speaker said, “and ^^at loss doesn’t include the stu pendous damage that aggrava erosion does to highways, and in silting up city water supply res ervoirs and the clogging of stream channels, causing great er and more frequent floods. Fifty to 60 per cent of the rich ^bottoms in North Carolina have been made unproductive due to (Contfc.*en on p&ge eight) New York . . . From Monte Carlo comes the engagement an nouncement of Miss Merle Ober- on (above), youthful English screen s t to Joseph M. Schenck, American Movie pro ducer and recent husband of Norma Talmadge, who just ar rived from France. Revival Mating In Progress at Cub Creek With Rev. X. T. Jarvis, well known Baptist minister doing the preaching the annual reviv al campaign at Cub Creek Bap tist church started Sunday night. Service w-ill be held twice dally throughout this week, the hours being 11:00 a. m. and 7:30 p. in. Song service starts each morning at 10:'30 a. m. The public is cordially Invited to attend the series of meetings, and much interest is expected to be taken during the meeting. Orchardlsts of the nationally known thermal belt on the Brushy mountains are hoping to obtain a fair price for their ap ple crop this year. Although the crop Is only about 50 per cent of normal the quality so far Is exceedingly good, ac cording to reports from a num ber of orchardists. The short crop and good qual ity should make for fair prices for apples this year, the orchard ists think, and truckers from dis tant points are already engaging shipments from some of the or chards. The national reputation of the thermal belt as an apple-growing country is shown by the fact that truck haulers and firms from such tar away points as Miami, Florida, have already been con tacting the orchardists in an ef fort to buy apples this fall at $1.00 per bushel in the orchards on the Brushies. The apple crop this year is not so evenly distributed. Some or chards have 75 per cent of a full crop while others have as low as 25 per cent of normal. Crowds massed the streets of Henderson the first of last week to witness the noted blindfold drive of Professor Nemar, who will make the same kind of ride in North Wilkesboro at 1 p. m. Friday, Aug. 31st. and 11 a. m., Saturday, Sept. 1st. The above picture was rushed to The Journal-Patriot from Henderson yesterday, showing a portion of the big crowds. Youth b Slaif' ArmtFu|itm Son of Defmty Sheriff W. Be Hall Shot During Scuffle With Damon Cox NEAR THURMOND Young Hall Died Yesterday; Alleged Slayer In Surry County Jafl E. B. Jeffress Has ] Attack Hemiplegia I His Entire. I.ieft Side Affected; Conscious At Brief Inter vals Sunday Super Sports Attraefion Promised In Boy Scout Baseball Benefit Game Work On City Waterworks Project Will Begin Early In September Brother Of Mrs. Gordon Finley Dies in' Washington Mr. Guy V. Barnes, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Guy V. Barnes, ot Kittrell, died in Washington. D C. Thursday .Augf 23, follow ing an attack of angina pectoris. Mr. Barnes is survived by one sister. Nlrs. Gordon linley, of this city, and three brothers, Mr. R. E. Barnes and Mr. Thomas M. Barnes, of .lacksonville, Fla., and Mr. Robei-t B. Barnes, of New York City. Mr. and -Mrs. Gordon Finley attended the funeral service and burial in Arlington cemetery Saturday morr.iiig at 10 o'clock. ’ ". Barnes '.vas a *'orld war vet eran and was liiirietl with mili tary honors. Representative of Contracting IMmi Was Visitor Here Thursday Calls Attention To State Taxes Deputy Collector Wnrns Tax payers To Avoid Further . Penolties Teachers’Meet ■y Will Ce Tuesday Teachers Who Have Not irted Work Are Request ed To Attend meeting tor all teachers in county who have not started r schools will be held in the tesboro school auditorium on sday, August 28, at ten nouncement of the meeting nade recently by C. B. Eller, y superintendent of schools. idance of all tMwhers who 9 be employed In the schools e county Is required, effort Is being made this to arrange the teachers ings on the basis of need in- of St regular intervals, the meeting to be held lay the teachers will dis- Bome of the nAjor problems ( faced during the coming , Including application of aw course of study and new KJdkft. J R. Roussenu, depu:y collec tor of stale taxes tor W’ilkes County, stated today that many state taxpayers are delinquent and unless they pay before Sep tember 1st an additional pen alty of five per cent will be add ed. “Many taxpayers have not paid their schedule B licenses and an additional penalty of five per cent will he added after Sep tember 1st. making the total penalty 15 per cent,” Mr. Rous seau said. He also called attention to the fact that many parties doing pri vate outdoor advertising have so far failed to pay the $1.00 due on each individual outdoor sign. These taxes. Sir. Rousseau said, must be paid at once. The state department of reve nue is demanding that every merchant who has not filed sales tax report for the year ending June 30th. 1934, must do so im mediately. Attention is also call ed to the fact that a yearly reg istration fee of one dollar is re quired of each individual mer chant or place of business. For those who have not paid these fees the penalty will be Increas ed after September 1. In this connection Mr. Rous seau pointed out that a copy of the new sales tax rulings had been mailed to every merchant and place of business and that they should carefully, read this pamphlet. Mr. Rousseau’s office is locat ed in the Deposit & Savings Bank building and he will be glad to assist any state taxpayer by giving any desired informa tion in regard to tax schedules and payments. Construction of the new wat erworks system for the town of North W’ilkesboro will begin early in September, according to information given out by contrac tors while on a visit here Thurs day. J. M. Setzer, a representative of the Elliot Building company, of Hickory, was here Thursday looking after matters in prepara tion for beginning work, which ho said his company hoped to do by September 4. This company has the general contract for the installation of the system, with the exception of three tanks and towers to be erected by the R. D. Cole Manufacturing company, of Newman. Ga. The waterw'orks construction L'i a public works project, which is being financed by the city and the PWA, which allowed a grant of 30 per cent of the cost of la- and materials and has pur chased the city's bonds for the remainder of the cost of the project. The contracts call tor enlarg ing and improving the water sys tem to meet the needs of a grow ing city. Three additional wat er storage tanks will be con structed at such points as will best serve the city. A tank of 50,000 gallons ca pacity will be erected just above the filteration plant and will be used as a wash water tank. A 200,000-gallon storage tank will be erected beside the present (Continued on page four) Greensboro. Aug. 26.—Edwin B. Jeffress, chairman of the state highway and public works commission, and president of Greensboro News company, had a sudden attack of vertigo early Sunday morning at his home in Irvinfe park. He was removed to St. Leo’s hospital. Dr. Ralph E. Dees, the attending physician, said late Sunday that the patient was resting as well as could ha expected in the condition. The diagnosis Is hemiplegia. The entire left side is affected. During the day he was conscious at brief intervals. It is hoped that with absolute rest and quiet for a few days Mr. Jeffress may react quickly to wards recovery, as his general condition has been excellent. Meanwhile no one will he per- mittt d to see him. Doughton Will Open Campaign At Boone J. D. Kenerly Dies Suddenly Prominent Citizen of This City Stricken In Salisbury Thursday On Saturday, September 15, beginning at one o’clock, Hon. R. L. Doughton, candidate for re-election to Congress from the ninth district on the democratic ticket will formally begin his campaign at Boone. The meeting will take the form of a general pow-wow for the ten counties in Mr. Dough- ton’s district and delegations from each county will be present. DELAY IN SCHOOL OPENING WILL NOT AFFECT CITY SCHOOLS Delay in opening a number of schools in the county on account of difficulties In arranging the transportation difficulties will not affect the North Wilkesboro city schools, which will begin classroom work on September 10 as was formerly announced. H. V. Wagoner to Assemble Team to Play Home Chair Outfit Sept. 6 Mrs. Prevette To Open Music School Sept. 10th John D. Kenerly, prominent and widely known building con tractor of this city, died sudden ly in Salisbury Thursday after noon. Death was attributed to a Lions Club In Picnic Meetii^ Plans Are Made For Ball Game For Benefit of Boy Scout Troops Members of the North Wilkes boro Lions club and five guests «njoyed a most delightful picnic at the home of J. B. Carter on ,the Brushies Thursday evening at 6:30. Following the repast, spread on the lawn at' the cottage amid the refreshing mountain breezes, a short business session was held. In the absence of the president, Ivey More, first vice president. Dr. H. B. Smith, presided. Mr. Moore has been a patient In a Charlotte hospital for the past several days. Plans were discussed for the proposed baseball game between the players of the “old school” and the Home Chair company team. H. 'V. Wagoner was ap pointed to arrange for the game. Guests were Mr. an^ Mrs. Rus sel Hodges, Mr, and Mrs. C. B. Higggins. Jr., and Mr.s Shelton Bower. heart attack. Mr. Kenerly was in Salisbury looking after business matters and had walked into Kenerly and Parker Store. His liephew, Her man Kenerly, asked him how he was feeling and he replied that he was not feeling so well. He walked a few steps and fell dead. He was 55 years of age, a son of the late G. H. and Ellen Jane Walton Kenerly, of Woodleaf. While a young man he entered the contracting business and was most successful as a contractor in many sections of the country. He began his business career in Salisbury, later engaging in general contracting in Okla homa, Washington, D. C., Hen dersonville and Statesville. Five years ago he moved from States ville to North Wilkesboro and during his stay here he made numerous friends who were sad dened at his sudden passing. Several years ago he' was mar ried to Miss Jessie Troutman, of Statesville,^and there is one child, J. iT Kenerly, Jr. In ad dition to his wife and child he leaves the following brothers and sisters: Jim Kenerly, Win ston-Salem; Gray Kenerly, Salis bury; Dan Kenerly,-Greensboro; T. S. Kenerly, North Wilkesboro; Mrs. J. P. Banning, Greensboro; Mrs. T. E. Conrad, Salisbury; and Mrs. D, D. Pope. Woodleaf. A most Impressive funeral service was held Saturday after noon, three o’clock, at the First Methodist church In Salisbury. The services were conducted by a former pastor of Mr. Kenerly here, Rev. J. H. Armbrust, now of Hickory, assllted by Dr. W. A. Jenkins, pastor of the Meth-| odist church- here and Dr. New ell, pastor of the Salisbury First Methodist church. Many people from this city at tended the last rites. A bounti ful and besutlful Yloral tribute was offered/by the' many friends of Mr. Kenerly frojn this city and In Salisbury. n , L Mrs. R. E. Prevette announces the opening of her Music Classes in piano, voice and theory, on Monday, S^pt. 10th, at the Wil- ; kesboro high school, j Mrs. Prevette has had twenty- I six years successful experience ) as a teacher of music. She re- j ceived her early musical training I from a noted teacher, Jenny V. j Culver, a New England Conser- i vatory graduate and pupil of I Leschetizky. Mrs. Prevette holds teacher’s certificates from the University of North Carolina and from Greensboro College. She has studied with such outstand ing musicians as Marie Von ■ Unschuld, Austrian Concert Pi- 1 anist and graduate of the Vlen- j na Conservatory of Music; Hazel Gertrude Kinscella, eminent American composer and pianist; and Paul J. Weaver, now Direc tor of Music in Cornell Univer sity. Mrs. Prevette has had unusual (Continued on page four) One of the outstanding sport attractions for the remainder of the summer season here will be the Scout benefit baseball game, which Is being sponsored by the North Wilkesboro Lions club. It Is announced that Manager Ralph Bowman, of the Home Chair company baseball team, has agreed to use his players for one side of the big game. The cream of baseball players from the city and surrounding community will be assembled for the opposition. This game, for which the date has been set as Sept. 6, will be for the benefit of the Boy Scout troops. ' '■ H. V. Wagoner, representing the Lions club, has the job of getting the team together to op pose the Home Chair nine, which is one of the best teams in north western North Carolina. . In order to even the odds and make the game the super attrac tion that it should be. Crook and Pardue, of the Home Chair team, will play with the all stars. Battery tor tho Home Chair team will be announces later. William R. Hall, twenty-on*- year-old son of Deputy Sherlft W. B. Hall, of Thurmond, died at noon Sunday in the hospital at Elkin from a bullet wound said to have been Inflicted Saturday night by Damon Cox. Deputy iHall, his son and a neighbor, were called to the home of a Mrs. Holcomb to ar rest C. Combs and Damon Cox, youths of the Mountain Park community in Surry county, and were chasing the two men frofa the home. The two men were overtaken near the Wllkes-Surry line and the elder Hall nabbed Combs, delegating his son to go for Cox. In the scuffle wnich ensued Cox is alleged to have fired a shotgun Into the body of young Hall. Cox fled while Combs was be ing made secure by handcuffs but was apprehended a short while later and both were placed in the Surry county jail at Dob son. Combs and Cox were alleged to have been drunk and were shooting into the Holcomb home, according to reports of the af fair. , , The victim of the tragedy Is survived by his parents and sev eral brothers and sisters. DAVIS IS DEFINITELY , IDENTIFIED AS KILLER School Opening Date Uncertain State and County Still In Deadlock Over Transpor tation Budgets Exchai^e of S. S. Teachers ' Teachers of Three Bible Class- i es To Exchange Classes For Month Following a popular custom of recent years, teachers In the Men’s Bible classes of the Sun day schools in the First Baptist, Methodist and Presbyterian churches will exchange classes during September. The schedule of exchanges as announced today are as follows: Sunday, September 3—D. C. Dettor at Baptist; A. H. Casey at Methodist; W. D. Halfacre at Presbyterian. > Sunday, September 9—Teach ers will teach their rerHar classes as follows: A. H. Casey at Baptist: W. D. Half acre at Methodist; D. C. Dettor at Pres byterian. Sunday, September 16—^W. D. Half acre at Baptist; D. C. Det tor at Methodist;^ A. H. ^Casey at Presbyterian. Sunday, September 23—Class es of the three churches will ga ther In the auditorium at the First Baptist church to hear the lesson taught by Dr. W. Arjenk- ins, pastor of the Methodist lokurch. ' ' . Date for the opening of high school and elementary schools which are served by transporta tion of children on school buses Is still indefinite., there being no breaje in the deadlock between the county and state over appro priations for contract transpor tation. August 29th was the date set for the opening of all the high schools In the county and the elementary schools which have not already opened but on ac count of the fact that the state appropriated only enough funds to care for transportation on a basis of county-owned busses It was necessary for an indefinite postponement to be made in school openings. C. B. Eller, county superinten dent, and ^e county board of education have made every effort to get the matter arranged in time for the schools to open this week but so far have been un successful. Raleigh, Aug. 23. — Ralph Davis, 25-year-old outlaw, was "definitely identified” today by eye-witnesses as the man who killed Sheriff G. C. Kimball, of Iredell county, in a gun battle near Statesville last Friday, Dep uty 'Warden Bowen Dorsey, of state prison told newspapermen here. Davis is at the prison for safe keeping, having been brought In a tew hours after he was captur ed in Concord Tuesday. EXCELLENT MEETING AT PILGRIM CHURCH Seventeen were added to the /’Fiirch membership as the result of a revival meeting which came to a close at Pilgrim Baptist church near Congo Sunday. The pastor. Rev. A. W. Eller, was as sisted In the meeting by Rev. B. L. Minton. Fifteen were baptised by the pastor in a service held at Lewis Fork Creek Sunday after noon. Professions and restor ations totaled 25. The pastor and the church wish to thank everyone who at tended and helped to make the revival such a success. This week Rev. Mr. Eller is as sisting Rev. B. L. Minton In a revival at Mount View Baptist church In Watauga county. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Brown, of Winston-Salem, were guests in the home of Mrs. M. M. Dar lington, Sunday. P. M. Parker Is Taken By Death Delejfation To Confer On School Busses For Wilkes Raleigh, Aug. 25.—A Wilkes county delegation will confer with Leroy Martin, secretary of the state school commission, next week regarding the transporta tion of Wilkes school children during the comlaC term. Schools in that county were slated to open Wednesday, but a postponement was ' necessary due to a misunderstanding which left the county without sufficient school busses, v ' Wilkes was one of the coun ites which did not own busses when the state took over all schools, and the children were transported by contract carriera. Mr. Martin said be understood the county commissioners ' had declined to furnish 12,60.6 as the county’s part toward this service. Well Known Citizen of Straw Community Succumbed Sunday Afternoon P. M. Parker, resident of the Straw community and a mem ber of a well known family of this county, passed away Sun day at 1:10 at his home. Mr. Parker had been In feeble health for three years and sev eral days ago was taken critical ly til with pneumonia. He lived a peaceful and exemplary life vfat his farm home and was held in higlt^t esteem by his neighbors and friends. He was a member of the Baptist church. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Mary Emily Johnson Packer and flro children as follows: Mrs. J. G.': Galloway, of Wlnterrllle; Mta.i T.i M. Marlow, Elmhurst. note; Mrs. W. P. Kelly, North Wilkesboro; J. C. Parker, Wins ton-Salem; P. G. Parker, Patcho- ^ue, N. Y. Also surriring are eight grandchildren. Funeral & ^rvice will be held tomorrow aqoRioon, $ b’etoek at Arbor Church near . . h t i. 9 J r- 't.,, - • ■ .-..J, /
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