il^st Rites Held
For Victims of
Airplane Wreck
Paid To Local Avia
tor By ^uadron of Nine
Visiting Planes
MATHIS RITES TUESDAY
DooUe Funeral Held Yester
day For Robert Green and
Lester Boyd
While nine visiting planes paid
a beautiful tribute to a fallen
comrade last rites vrere held
jjongpjf afternoon at the resi-
^ for Carl S. Coffey,
owner of the plane
ned Sunday afternoon
^^'tJIlngman. Others killed
ore Myrth Mathis, Robert
'Oreene and Lester Boyd.
\ A large concourse of friends
relatives of Mr. Coffey, many
?m distant points, gathered at
home for the service, which
conducted by Rev. Eugene
Jlive. pastor of the First Baptist
church, and Rev. C. W. Robin
son, pastor of the Presbyterian
church. Interment was made in
the Presbyterian Cemetery.
Business houses of the city
were closed during the time of
the funeral service as a tribute
the life of Mr. Coffey, who
as prominently connected in
business here and was a leader
In civic work, especially in Boy
Scout organization.
Following the service and in
terment a number of visiting
aviators, some of whom were
members of the North Carolina
Educational Air tour this .vear
along with Mr. Coffey, circled
the cemetery and dropped flow
ers on his grave.
Active pall bearers were D. J.
Carter. W. J. Bason. H. V. Wag
oner, F. P. Blair, Jr., W. M Allen,
Gordon Finley, A. C. Pickard
and Joe Taylor. Honorary pall
bearers were Albert Somers, Lin
coln Spainhour, Bill Spainhour,
W. B. Somers, Mr. Hinson. Henry
Landon, L. M. Nelson. Bill Mer-
^U,v Mr. McGhinnis. H. V. Ue-
■Witt.'^ilfus Call. Mr. Lalle, G.
Y. Booker, Bryan Gilreath, Ar-
I thur Finley, Dr. H. R. Smith. Dr.
F. C. Hubbard. Dr. J. H. McNeill.
A. F. Kilby. Eugene Spainhour,
^Bill Absher. Tom Church and C.
Day.
A massive and beautiful flor-
1 offering, a fitting tribute to
he esteem in which the life of
_^r. Coffey was held, was carried
by a number of the ladies of the
city, friends of the deceased’s
tamily.
Double Funeral
Wednesday afternoon at two
o’clock a crowd numbering sov
oral hundreds gathered at Pleas
ant Grove church near Clingman
to attend a double funeral serv
ice for Robert Greene, age 2 7,
of Ronda route 2. and Lester
Boyd, 26, of Yadkinville, both
^ot whom were well known and
^hefeln respect by their many ac-
quamtances in their respective
communities and by many
throughout the counties of Yad
kin and Wilkes.
Mr. Greene was a son of the
late J. C. Greene and Mrs. Elvira
Calloway Greene, of near Ronda.
' He was married to Miss Anna
Mae Mathis, who. with his moth
er and the following brothers
and sisters, survives: G. C. and
Harry Greene, Clingman; Wade
iCreene, Fort Benjamin; Harri-
fS.#on Greene. Indiannapolis, Indi-
h^n»> D. C. Greene, Pittsburg;
Maggie Mathis, Mrs. Fannie
t^Myers, Mrs. W. M. Wells, Misses
^Maude and Etta Greene, all of
EClingman.
Mathis Funeral
Funeral rites tor Myrth Wil-
on Mathis. 43. were held Tues-
afternoon from Cranberry
Bhurch. Rev. J. B. Ray led the
-Opening prayer. Rev. Noah T.
fjarvls gave the scripture reading
ad made a short tribute to the
ceased. Rev. W. G. Mitchell,
Ipaator of the church, read the
^hjjbary and spoke a few words
MiPiytnpathy. Rev. W. T. Comer,
bM Alexander county, brought the
Inieesage, using as a text I Sam-
l^el, XX, 3; In which David said,
|**There is but a step between
me death.” Both Mr. Jarvis
lad Mr. Comer, from a long ac-
{Uintance. emphasized Myrth’s
*tt»ordlnary kindness as a
^^bor and friend and the fact
S he never refused anyone a
' ,
vThe unusually profuse and
"Washington . . . Every day
adds a new name to the list of
Congressmen who announce
themselves a candidate for the
House Speakership but Joseph
W. Byrns (above). (D) Tennes
see, Democratic floor leader in
the House, is conceded best
chance for the seat of the late
Speaker Rainey.
Adult Teachers’
Meeting Called
Adult and Kindergarten
Teachers To Have Meeting
Saturday Morning
All teachers who expect to be
engaged in adult and nursery
teachers in Wilkes county this
year are a.skcd to attend the
meeting to be held Saturday
morning at the office of C. B.
Eller, county superintendent of
schools.
Announcement of the meeting
is made by Rev. A. B. Hayes,
chairman of the temporary or
ganization of adult and nursery
leachers in Wilkes.
These schools will soon get
iiiuier way and it is desired that
the teachers confer with the
county superintendent and the
county relief direcior concerning
plans tor the year's work. The
teachers, who are unemployed
people on the relief list, are paid
frot-i the North Carolina Emer
gency Relief Administration.
Several schools were main
tained in the county last year
and the results were highly suc
cessful, judging from the inter
est taken by the people in the
communities where the schools
were held.
EnroUment City
Schools Is Near
Thousand Mark
Schools Here Monday Opened
Smoothly; All Classes Are
At Work
955 ENROLLED FIRST DAY
Formal Opening High School
Department Will Be Held
Friday Morning
(Oont»aned on p*go four)
No School Books
From ERA Funds
Stale Director of Relief Says
There Are No Funds Ft\r
Buying Books
Relief authorities will not be
able to supply books for any
school children this year, it was
learned yesterday from Mrs. G.
G. Foster, director of relief in
Wilkes County.
Mrs. Thomas O’Berry, director
of the North Carolina Emergen
cy Relief Administration, has is
sued instructions to all county
relief directors to the effect that
relief funds cannot be used for
the purchase of school books,
not even to the most destitute
cases on the relief lists.
It had previously been report
ed that the most needy cases
would be furnished with books.
With the total for the first
day in the schools of the North
Wilkesboro City Administrative
unit 955 it appears that the en
rollment will reach the 1,000
mark by the end of this week.
The schools opened smoothly
Monday with a minimum of con
fusion and students in all de
partments registered for classes
and found their places without
difficulty.
On Wednesday morning at
8:45 a formal opening program
was held for the white element
ary school. Devotional was con
ducted by the superintendent, W,
D. Halfacre and Eugene Olive,
pastor of the FMrst Baptist
church, w’elcomed the children
back to school on behalf of tho
churches of th© city.
Mrs. J. B. McCoy spoke a word
for the school from the American
Legion Auxiliary and Mrs. T. A.
Finley, president of the Parent-
Teacher Association and Girl
Scout leader made some very ap
propriate remarks for the two
organizations she represented.
Formal opening for the high
school department will take
place at the school auditorium
on Friday morning at 8:45. Pas
tors of the three churches of the
city, representatives of the
American Legion, members of
the local press, representatives
of the Lions end Kiwanis clubs
have been invited, along with
members of the local school
board. This is a public program
and all patrons of the school
have a cordial invitation to at
tend.
Enrollment in the first grade
for the first two days of school
has reached 113, which is a rec
ord mark for the school at open
ing time. The number of first
graders may increase to 135 or
more within the next few weeks.
Last year the total enrollment
for the first day was 905, rep
resenting an increase of exactly
fifty over last year’s opening.
Buildings In Good Shai>e
Prior to the opening of the
.schools all buildings were placed
in first class condition, the best
in several years. All necessary
repairs were made and the en
tire interior of the high school
building was repainted.
Judge Hayes Will
Speak Sunday At
Wilkesboro Church
To Fill Pulpit .At Eleven O’clock
.Service Wilke.sboro Baptist
riiurch
Remodeled Brame Drug
Store To Open Monday
The widely known firm of R.
M. Brarae & Sons, wholesale and
retail druggists, has remodeled
its quarters on Main street Into
one of the most modern and up-
to-date drug stores in this sec
tion.
The walls have been refinish
ed, a new ceiling has been placed
overhead and the floors have
been reconstructed of durable
and attractive tile. In additions
to these changes new fixtures
have been_jnstalled to add to the
convenience and attractiveness
of the establishment.
The prescription department
has been enlarged and renovated
to care for increased business.
The remodeled establishment
will open Monday and the public
has a cordial invitation to at
tend. "Visitors will be presented
with a package of Biltmore Ice
Cream between the hours of 2
and 8 p. m.
Judge Johnson J. Hayes, mid
dle North Carolina district fed
eral jurist, will deliver an ad
dress in the eleven o’clock serv
ice at the Wilkesboro Baptist
church Sunday morning.
Judge Hayes is a very able
speaker and it is expected that
a large crowd will attend to hear
his message.
Partee Davis Gets
In Toils Of Law
Arrested By Federal Agents And
Placed In Jail On Default
Of $500 Bond
Partee Davis, of the Brushy
Mountain section of the county,
is again in the toils of the law,
this time on a charge of manu
facturing liquor.
Davis was arrested Tuesday by
federal agents and given a pre
liminary hearing before U. S.
Commissioner J. W. Dula. He
was placed in jail in default of
$500 bond for appearance at the
next term of federal court.
Two weeks ago his brother,
Floyd Davis, was arrested on the
same charge, they being alleged
to have been operating a still at
the time federal agents made a
raid in the Windy Gap vicinity.
Miss Rebecca Brame left yes
terday to enter Salem College at
Winston-Salem. She was accom
panied there by her mother, and
sister, Mrs. R. M. Brame and
Miss Ruth Brame.
NRA Storm Center
Washington . . . “Robbie,”
who is Miss Frances Robinson
(above), secretary to General
Hugh S. Johnson, around whom
a row is centered in NRA set
up, the charge being that “Rob
bie’’ frequently acts for the
Chief and Is his constant advis
er.
Execution Stay
For R. E. Black
Convicted Slayer of Alexander
Banker Has 30 Days More
To Live
R. E. Black, sentenced to die
for his part in the fatal shooting
of T. C. Barnes, Taylorsville
bank official, was granted a 30-
day reprieve Monday by Gover
nor Ehringhaus.
Black had already received one
stay of execution which had
postponed h',5 death until Sep
tember 21.
Commissioner of Paroles Ed
win Gill announced that the re
prieve w'as granted because tlie
appeal of B. G. Green and Les
ter Green, also implicated in the
shooting, had not been acted up
on by the supreme court.
The Governor wishes to con
sider the cases of all three de
fendants together, Gill explain
ed. The three claim they did not
fire any shots in the attempted
robbery of the Taylorsville hank.
Evidence was presented at the
trial of Mike ‘^tefanoff, who has
been electrocuted, that he fired
the shot which later ended
Barnes’ life.
Surry Man Held
For Killing Hall
Damon Cox Facing First De
gree Chai’ge For Killing
Deputy’s Son
Elkin, Sept. 10.—In a prelim
inary hearing in the court of
Justice of the Peace J. A. J. Roy-
all in Bryan township, Damon
Cox, held for alleged killing of
William Hall, son of Deputy
Sheriff W. B. Hall, of Thurmond,
was remanded to Dobson jail
without privilege of bond. Por
ter Combs, who was with Cox on
the night of the fatal shooting,
and who with 'Jox had been held
in jail since the tragedy was re
leased since the only charge
against him was the possession
of whisky.
This charge of illegal posses
sion of whisky perhaps will be
preferred later. It was during
the effort of the deputy sheriff
and his son to arrest Cox and
Combs who were alleged to have
been creating a disturbance in
the Thurmond community while
Intoxicated, that young Hall lost
hla life.
Gridiron Squad
Being Assembled
Number of Boys Report For
First Practice To Coach
Ritchie Here
Football squad of the North
Wilkesboro high school is being
assembled as rapidly as possible
by Coach C. A. Ritchie in prep
aration for the first practice
workouts.
Mr. Ritchie, who is beginning
his first year here, stated yes
terday that he had barely met
the prospective members of the
squad so far but believed that
prospects for a good team are
bright, notV'ithstandlng the fact
that the team will necessarily be
light.
Light workouts are being held
each day this week preparatory
to scrimmage and heavy 'work
within the next few days.
Five-Day Exposition Expected
To Attract Great Crowds Here
HIGHUGHTS IN FAIR PROGRAM
The Great Wilkes Fair will
open Tuesday at ten o’clock,
according to the program an
nounced here today by ftUr of
ficials. The official program
for opening day follows:
8:00 a. m.—Gates open,
10:00 a. m.—Opening
fair.
2:00 p. m.—Beginning ol
free act program in front ol
grand stand.
6:00 p. m.—BaUoon aseen
slon.
of
8:00 p. m.—Fireworks.
8:30 p. m.—^Preo act pro
gram in front of grandstand.
The prof^ram for the rew
mainder of the fair will be
similar with the exception of
Saturday, at which time the
professional automobile races
will take place on the track.
School chlldreta will be ad
mitted by free tickets Tuesday.
These tickets, however, will
not be good on any other day
of the fair.
Contract For 5.68 Miles of Highway
16 Is Let By Highway Commission
Nello L. Teer Gets Contract
For Grading and Surfac
ing For $50,956.20
Included in the list of projects
let to low bidders by the state
highway and public works com
mission yesterday was grading
and surfacing c:i 5.68 miles of
the Millers Creek-Jefferson high
way, beginning at Millers Creek.
This is the first section ol this
important highway to be let for
contract and it Is understood
that the remainder of the road
between Millers Creek and Glen
dale Springs will be let at a not
far distant date.
The contracts on the 5.68
miles call lor grading and gravel
surfacing and structures. After
it is completed a crushed rock
and oil treated surface similar to
that used on other mountain
highways will be applied.
Nello L. Teer, of Durham, who
is remembered here as the con
tractor who constructed a great
part of the Boone Trail between
Millers Creek and Boone, was
the successful bidder on grading
and surfacing for the sum of
$50,956.20. The contract for
structures was awarded to E. "W.
Grannis, of Fayettville, for the
sum of $16,818.60.
Work on the project will get
under way as soon as the con
tracts are approved and the con
tractors can get on the jobs. La
bor must be furnished through
the National Re-employment of
fice here under the direction of
R. L. Wooten. His office is lo
cated in the city hall.
DOUGHTON WILL
OPEN CAMPAIGN
The Democrats of the Ninth
Congressional District will hold
their district meeting in Boone,
next Saturday, September 15. A
number of local Democrats ex
pect to attend along with others
in the county. This will be the
occasion for the opening of Con
gressman Robert L. Doughton’s
campaign, and his address Satur
day will most certainly outline
the issues of the campaign in
“Farmer Bob’s” characteristic
aggressive style.
P.-T. A. Watermelon Feast
On Friday evening at 6:30 the
North Wilkesboro Parent-Teach
er Association will give a water
melon feast at the grandstand in
the fairgrounds. All members of
the association, other patrons of
the school and all teachers are
invited to attend.
Jim Phillips Killed
Ft. Payne, Ala. . . . Wallace
Sharpe, Jr., 8 years old (above),
whose left leg was amputated
after a clash betVeen health au
thorities and members of a Holy
Cult who insisted upon a faith
cure. The boy suffered for more
than two weeks.
Ray Pierce Ends
His Life With Gun
Millers Creek Resident Re
ported To Have Committed
Suicide This Morning
Ray Pierce, well known resi
dent of the Millers Creek com
munity. is reported to have end
ed his life this morning by firing
a revolver bullet into his chest.
The tragedy occured at the
home of his wife’s father, Mr. I.
G. Faw. He had gone there with
the intention of going squirrel
hunting, according to reports
here, but had decided not to go
but to return home.
Before going he said he want
ed to see his wife, who had gone
to the spring. Ha proceeded to
the spring and shot himself
through the heart. He was rush
ed to the hospital here but died
on the way. No funeral arrange
ments had been made this morn
ing.
He was a son of Philmore
Pierce, of near Millers Creek. He
is survived by his father, his
wife and one child and several
brothers and sisters.
Singers To Meet
At Stony Fork
Successful Session of Blue
Ridge Singing A^ciation
Is Anticipated
Jim Phillips, well known citi
zen of Oval, Ashe county, was re
ported killed last night In a
truck wreck near Charlotte. De
tails of the tragedy could not be
learned at Journal-Patriot press
time today.
Mr. Phillips married Miss Min
nie Hayes, sister of Judge John
son J. Hayes. C. C. Hayes, J. F.
Hayes, and Rev. J. M. Hayes, all
of whom are well known here.
He leaves his wife and several
children.
General McClo»key
Will Attend Fair
Brigadier General Manns
McCloskey, conunaadlng offi
cer at Fort Bragg, will be here
for Ute opening day of the
fair Tuesday.
General McCloskey, one of
the high officials of the army,
will accompany a"* reglmeiital
band to this city.
Next session of the Blue Ridge
Singing Association will be held
at Stony Fork Baptist church
near Deep Gap, according to an
announcement given out yester
day by J. C. McNeill, chairman
of the association.
Date of the coming session
will be the fifth Sunday in this
month, September 30. The asso
ciation convenes each fifth Sun
day and attracts wide interest,
not only in "Wilkes but in Ashe
and Watauga counties as well.
Mr. McNeill states that the
singing this year is going to be
held In the section noted for
good Gospel. singing and that a
most successful session is antici
pated.
All choirs, quartets, soloists
and all other singers are invited
to attend and take part in the
program. The morning program
will begin at ten o’clock and the
afternoon session at one.
Mr. and Mrs. David Lowe and
imie daughter, Ina Jean, spent
the week-end In Qalax, Va.
Tuesday School
Children’s Day
All In Readiness For (H>eiimK
of Ninth Annual Exposi
tion In City
After Monday next week then
will be Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday and Saturday,
which are the dates for tUa
Great Wilkes Fair’s ninth an
nual exposition at the fair
grounds in Norm Wilkesboro.
After eight successful years ot
fairs the fair association, headed
by W. A. McNeill, president and
general manager, and J. C. Wal
lace, acting secretary, are plan
ning an even greater fair this
year with the expectancy of at
tracting record crowds from all
over Wilkes and the other coun
ties of Northwestern North Caro
lina. Five big days and five big
nights of entertainment are In
store for the visitors.
No detail has been overlooked
in the plans for the fair. Every
phase has been cared for in the
various departments of the ex
hibition. The fairgrounds and all
property of the fair have been
placed in excellent condition to
insure safety, comfort and con
venience of their visitors.
Auspicious Opening
To the tunes ot music from a
military band, the first ever to
visit North Wilkesboro, the 1934
Great Wilkes Fair will be usher
ed in with a big parade Tuesday.
In the parade will be a regiment
al band from the U. S. Army
camp at Fort Bragg, a regiment
of li.ght artillery from Fort
Bragg, the James C. C. Camp at
Purlear, floats by business firms
and hundreds of civilians.
Children’s Day
To give the school children •
chance to take in the fair, Tues
day, opening day, had been des
ignated as children’s day, when
all school children will be ad
mitted on the special school
children’s tickets, which are be
ing distributed through the
schools which have already open
ed. The children will also have
special tickets for the rides and
shows, requiring only five cents
in cash to enjoy the rides on
the midway.
Prospects For Exhibits
No doubt the exhibits are go
ing to b© more plentiful and
better this year than in previous
years at The Great Wilkes Fair.
In order to build up this import
ant part of the fair the associ
ation this year is going to glv»
something quite useful—cash—
in all departments. The offerings
of liberal cash premiums prove -
interesting to prospective exhib
itors.
And incidentally, J. C. Wal
lace, secretary, is asking that
exhibitors bring or mall in en
tries at once in order to avoid
the rush. Exhibits must be dis
played in the exhibit hall on
Monday before the fair. Superin
tendents have been named for
every department and they will
be on hand to help exbibito'rs
place and display their exhibits
to the best advantage. The read
ers attention is called to the pub
lication of the premium list else
where in this issue for the prem
iums or the list in attractive
book form may be obtained from
the secretary.
Midway Attractions
Marx Greater Shows will fill
ail available midway space in
the fairgrounds with ten thrill
ing rides, a large number of
shows and concessions. This is
by far the best midway attrac
tions ever engaged for the fair
here.
'The Free Acts
The fair officials have spared
nothing in contracting the best
possible attractions to be given
free in front of the grandstanA
Billy Senior will present a com
bination of comedy and acrobat
ics that are calculated to pleaM’"
the hardest critic of entertaid-
ment. There will also be tbe
Reckless Recklaws in a series of
difficult bicycle acts. Reckless
Recklaws have been b e r •
before but they have such good
new acts and the old ones wait
such popular acclaim that anoth
er engagement here waa hr
popular demand. The balloon aa-
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