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Club Has First
Meetmgof Year
Traphin Priadpal To Head Or-
.ganizatioB For Ensuing
SclM(#¥«ar
ATHLETIC PROGRAM
dob Win Again Sponsor Ath
letic Events In High Schools
4ji the Coonty
Wilkes County Schooijnssters’
club held Its first tpeeting of the
present school year Thursday
erening at the home of C. B. El-
J^r, county superintendent of
. ^Pflar to the meeting the school
principals and their^ wires were
entertained at a dinner given by
Mr. and Mrs. Eller and Mr. and
Mrs. C. O. McNeill at the McNeill
home. Those attending were Mr.
and Mrs. George H. Hill, of Ron-
da; Mr. and Mrs. R. V. Day, of
Millers Creek; Mr. and Mrs. D.
R. Wright, of Traphill; Mr. and
Mrs. E. R. Spruill, of Mountain
view; Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Cook,
of Roaring River; T. E. Story, of
Wilkesboro; and C. M. Dickson,
of. Ferguson. Attorney and Mrs.
A. H. Casey were also guests for
the occasion.
After the dinner party the
To Be Held In
Boji I LiimsTo
Priodptb and Scene in Uiicovtting of tiadbagh Hansom Maaef |
principals gathered at the home |
of Supt. Eller for a business ses
sion of the Schoolmasters' club.
Pr^ident C. M. Cook presided
ad’asked for the reading of the
niinutes of the last meeting held
in April.
Election of officers resulted
as follows: D. R. Wright, presi
dent; George H. HH, vice presi
dent: T. E. Stori, secretary-
treasurer; R. V. Day, program
chairman.
* Program of athletics for the
schools this year was discussed
at length and the president nam
ed C. M. Cook as chairman of a
committee to work out a plan for
systematic athletics this year
among the schools. Prof. Cook
^inted T. E. Story and R. V.
as the other members of the
^ pfie committee and they will
■R-ithin the next tew days to
work out the athletic program.
In the neantime they will appre
ciate suggestions from principals
of other iiigl. schools.
NEW YORK ... Aboro ii presented a picture review
e£ the uneotering of $13,750 of the Lindbergh $50,000
raaspm money and the arrest of the German carpenter,
Bmno Hichard Banptmann, in eonneetion with the
erfane. ... Above, the Hauptmann home on the ontskxrts
of New York 3ty. Arrow points to garage where money
was bid. . , , Below, loft to right; Welter Lyle, gasoUae
station manager who took Banptmann *$ aato Bcense
nnmbor when tendered a $10 guM eertilleate in payment
for gasoline, later resnlting in amrt of
(Second) Dr. John P. Condon, the famous
who aided CoL Lindbergh in turning over the
ransom money. (CSrtle) Bruno B. Hauptmann.
James M. Fawcett, New York attomqr retained to rep
resent Hauptmann by the carpenter's wile.
State Road Farmer
Is Killed In Wreck
Martin V. Smith Fatally Hurt In
Automobile Accident Near
Dobson
Interesting Meet
For Kiwanis Club
Humorou.s Talk Delivered By
Attorney B. T. Hender
son on “Folks”
North Wilkesboro Kiwanians
thoroughly enjoyed the program
lor the Friday noon meeting. A.
A. Finley wss in charge of the 1
program and he preseuted Attor-1
•ney Buford T. Henderson, who j
delivered a humorous address on
the subject of “Folks.”
Kiwanians were delighted at
Ae reading of a telegram from
J. M. German, at that time at
tending the State Grange con-
: Elkin, Sept. 29 — Martin V.
! Smith, 84. elderly fanner of the
[State Road communitjusuccumbed
I last night at his home vo injuries
I sustained on the previous day in
! an automobile mishap while en
j route from his farm, wivh his
I brother to Mount Airy to market a
I load of tobacco. The accideit oc-
' curred near Dobson when a defect
; in the steering gear was .bought
I to have caused the machine in
.which the two were traveling to
I leave th > road, crash into a tree
:and send the elderly man through
I the wire guard beside the road. No
' fractures were apparent when med
ical aid was summoned immediate
ly after the wreck, however, inter
nal injuries result'd in his death
Ia.st night.
The deceased is survived by his
wife and several children.
The funeral rites were h»ld
Sunday at State Road church.
Weapon Found In Hauptmann’s Cell
Junior Order Meeting
Be On Tuesday Night
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(Continued on page five)
North Wilkesboro cbajiter of
Jr. O. U. A. M. win meet Tues
day night at 7:30. Due to the
fact that degree work will be
carried out all members of the
degree team are urged to be on
band. All members of the local
council and any visiting Juniors
New York, Sept. 28.—Sharp
ened to a knife-like edge, a me
tal spoon was found today in the
cell of Bruno Richard Haupt
mann, shortly after his counsel
said a psychiatrist would ex
amine the alleged Lindbergh ran
som extortionist, presumably to
determine the possibility of an
insanity defense.
To prevent any attempt at
suicide, or escape. Sheriff John
Hanley of the Bronx doubled
the guard outside Hauptmann’s
cell after finding the spoon.
Accompanying this spectacu
lar development, a close friend
of the German alien ex-convict,
Hans Kloppenburg, was picked
up and questioned by District
Attorney Samuel Foley.
Kloppenburg's picture was in
the Hauptmann album and he
has been sought for several days.
Asked what he thc'ight were
Hauptmann’s intentions with the
spoon, Foley said:
“You may use your own Im-
I agination.’
stolen from
j The spoon was
the h.-eakfast tray. It was brok-
6 Wilkes Pe^
Cany hi^tion
Grangre Recommends Broad
Prosrram of Legislation In
North Candiha
en into sections. The bowl had
been whetted down to a keen
edge, evidently by-' -rubbing it
against the steel slats of the cell.
Its absence from the tray not
ed in the kitchen sometime lat
er, the prisoner was taken to an
other cell. Search was made at
once. The sections we-e found in
the drain of the toilet and wash
j basin.
At about the same time. At
torney James Fawcett, Haupt
mann's counsel, disclosed he had
instructed a psychiatrist to ex
amine the prisoner.
“1 intend to call in a doctor
and a psychiatrist Fawcett said,
“to look over my client as a part
of our defense. The examination
will be made tomorrow . In the
jail. I am going to be guided by
their advice.”
Farmers Pleased
With AAA Checks
are Invited.
Checks For Com-Hog Crop
Reduction Being Taken.
Out Rapi^y
Work Pri^ressing Rapidly On City
Water Works Improvement Project
BoDding Company Has
m>loyed 60 Men So Far
On Water Works
I Local Legion Post
To Install Officers
Elliot Building company, of
,y, holders of the contract for
ling and improving the pre^
»ter wnrks system of No^
sboro. have used about sixt^y
taring tim post two weeks
ave made consid€r*able prog-
in the project.
(■ company is the _hokter of
tntni contract for the work
the exceotion of the erection
ree towers, which
I be built by the R. D. Cole
factniing company, of New-
Ga. Representatives of this
iny have been here ^d are
g preparation to begin work
m as possible, it was learned
October Meeting Will Bo Held
Thursday Night; District
commander Coming
shed
work- so far has been con-
, tiie laying of water lines
tallation of valves, which
eessitated cutting off the
n various sections of the
• short periods of tinde and
tag of portions of streets
ipes are bsing laid-
for the project is bring
by the national re-em-
offige and unemployod
of the city are bring
Jetsaams and ' -who
* • are being given
American- Legion Post No.
125, North Wilkesboro, will hold
its regular monthly meeting at
7:30, p. m. Thursday night. The
meeting is being held Thursday
instead of Friday to avoid con
flict with other affairs. The
meeting Thursday night is of
special Interest and will be well
attended, as new officers for the
Post will be Installed. In addi
tion to the regular membership
several visitors are expected. Dr.
C. L. Sherrill, National Commit
teeman, will be in charge of
installation ceremony. District
Commander Neeley Kincaid will
preside.
Farmers of V/llkes county who
were fortunate enough to be able
to sign contracts lor reduction of
corn and hog production are
pleased with the benefit checks
they are receiving from the Agri-
cutural Adjustment administra
tion department of the federal
government.
Last week the Wilkes Produc
tion 1 control association received
checks ranging from $6 to $200
for the first payment to 117
farmers in tbe county. The to
tal aggregated $3,542.50, repre
senting two-fifths of the entire
payment. The next payment in
November Will be- one-fifth and
the final payment about tbe first
of the year will be the remain
ing two-filths.
Expenses of the Production
Control association will be de
ducted from the final payment.
Most of tbe 117 checks receiv
ed last week have been called tor
by tbe recipients, who invariably
were pleased with the payment
for not growing too many hogs
or too much corn.
Civil Term Court
Is Now Under Way
MAN POl-ND DEAD ON
HIGHWAY 20
Judge Jdui M. Oglesby Presld-
tng: Mai^OBses Are Docket
ed RVw Trial
'A/'.' *'■ ^ *
an-
Gastonia, Sept. 28.-—William
A. Robinson, 20, of Belmont,
was found deM on highway No.
I. near here," early tpday,. and
near Mm- was Fred Hembree,
rirec-
J6. Belmont, unconscious.
Officers riipressed belief they
had been struck blti;$ad-
rU& BOtOKH^
Ootobef term, of^Wilkes
periqr oottrt trial of civil ac-
tloba; "'Bni'resbSnf this
morning with Judge John M.
Oglesby presiding..^' v.’^-
Cases numbptlri^ several- ban-
dred$ ace pending t$^ and.only
a comparatively small number
can be disp^d. of afetbls term,
wbicb will coiitiw#^ for tita-
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Home Coming Day
Friendship Church
North Wilkesboro -will be the
scene of the 1936 convention of
the Grange in North Carolina, it
was decided in the final Session
of the 1934 convention hold In
Lnmberton Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday.
Invitation for the Grange to
come to Wilkes county next year
was carried to the state meeting
by Mr. and Mrs. J. M. German^
Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Ferguson,
Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Cockerham.
delegates from the Wilkes Po
mona Grange.
The Grange is the outstaudlng
rural fraternity and wields a
great influence with a large
membership. Around 500 dele
gates gather for the annual con
vention of the state Grange.
Among the honors confered on
the Wilkes delegation In the
convention last week was the ap
pointment of T. W. Ferguson, of
Ferguson. • as a member of the
board of direc'.c.'j of the mutual
fire insurance company sponsor
ed by the organization.
A spirited discussion on mat
ters of state and national Import
ance featured the closing session
of the North Carolina State
Grange. Reports from the com
mittees on education and legis
lation particularly drew much
j fire from delegates, the Grange
I* taking a prominent stand on
I vital issues.
I Gn education, the following
! recommendations -were adopted:
placing salaries of teachers on a
par with salaries of other people
of the same ability and training,
revision of high school curricul
um to take care of vocational
agriculture and home economics
and asking appropriation for
them to match the federal ap
propriation; teaching effects of
alcohol; election of school com
mitteemen by people of the dis
trict; asking that representatives
of two major parties be Included
on governing board of state
school .commission, provision for
adequate library facilities. Reso
lutions for free text books.
The legislative committee ask
ed enactment of the principles
(Continued on page eight)
Program Featured By Address
By L. Bumgarner And For
mer Pastors
Baptists Have
Meeting Here
Camivfiiiiul
Win Begin Thnrsday, Oetokerf!
25, and Continw tW
Three Days
PLANS BEING FORMIC
Commanity Ounival WO Ik ^
Gala Eivent; Chib W9' .
Use PiBfita
Los Angeles . . . Mickey Roon
ey (above), with b Superior
Court judge looking on, signed
his name to a movie contract
calling for $1,000 per week to
“just be a boy” on tbe^ screen.
Quarter Price On
Automobile Tags
License Plates Now Being Sold
For Last Three Months
of Year
Price of 1934 automobile and
truck licenses was cut in halt
Saturday at the branch office of
the Carolina Motor Club here
along with all dealers in tags
over the state.
This means that tags are now
being purchased for the remain
der of the year at'one fourth of
the yearly price.
So far this year the local of
fice for dispensing tags has sold
approximately 4,150 tags, J. C.
McDiarmid, manager, stated Sat
urday morning. The approximate
figures in classifications- are 3,-
150 automobiles, 930 trucks and
70 trailers.
Licenses plates for new cars
in this territory have far exceed
ed the sales of last year, Mr.
McDiarmid stated.
A big community canitvak '
with the gaieties and anttlB-
ments of a county fair, will te
held In North Wilkesboro Cir
three days, beginning October
Plans for this gala occasloto
were discussed by the NortU
kesboro Lions club In regritor
rqeeting Thursday evening,
which time Spencer RichardaoK
was appointed chairman of tb»
community carnival committoK
Present plans call for holdtag
the carnival in the Call buildtag'
at the corner of Main and Nintb
streets, where there will b*
myriads of entertaining devleas
and games, including the chnek-
aluck wheel, bingo, musical con
certs. fortune tellers, and Vhak
not.
No admission will be charged
for entrance to the carnival but.
the club expects to make some
profits because many of tha
prizes are going to be presented
by public-spirited business fines.
All profits from the carnival will
be used in promoting some of
the club’s commendable activi
ties.
The Lions’ meeting Thursday
evening was characterized by &
j good program under the direct
I tion of W. J. Bason and spirited
I interest in the discussion of plana
for the carnival. Features • of
the program were vocal selec
tions by Miss Ellen Robinson, ac
companied at the piano by Mlse
Myrtle Norris.
Singers Gather
At Bethel Church
Four Choirs And Children’s j
Clas.ses Featur- Succes.sful
Sinking
Welfare..0ffice
Needing Bo^
A large crowd of people from
widely separated sections of
Wilkes and many from distant
points gathered at Friendship
Methodist church near Millers
Creek Sunday in observance of
the annual home coming day at
that place.
Sunday school was carried out
at the usual hour and then fol
lowed an inspiring address by
L. Bumgarner, of Wilkesboro,
who used* as his subject, ^’What,-
soever ye sowest that shall ye
also reap.’’
At noon a picnic dinner with
an abundance of good eats for
th© large crowd and then some
to spare was spread, near tbe
church.
In the afternoon Rev. S. N.
Bumgarner and Rev. David
White, former pastors of the
church, addressed the congrega
tion.
It was decided that hence
forth home coming day would be
oteerved on the fourth Sunday
In May. The following were ap-
,pointed as a program commit
tee for next year: Rev. E. P.
Green, pastor, chairman, Rob-
Brooks, Mrs. Fred Gaither, Mrs.
N. M. Bumgarner, M. F. Bum-
gamer. *^ •
Give Pastor Poimdinf
Bpworth League of Aybor
Grove Methodtet church-jaVe
pdstor, Rev, E.- ^*. Greeii. *
poinhUuk-'On Suadi^ night, I Many
useful 'gifts WAW prteented by
the members df the oggai^iMtjlo^
The peach aarisnt fruit
and H aeen^ singular no
*ntentian.,la'h>ade of it . the Bible,
.
menti^
tor It'4 known Co
tcoduced ioto .iuly ,M
time of
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Delegrates From Mt.
Association Churches
Hear Morgfm
of
Delegates from a number
churches In the Brushy Mountain
Baptist Association gathered at
the First Baptist church here
Wednesday evening to hear dis
cussions on the promotion and
enlistment campaign In the Bap
tist State Convention.
Hlghlighte of the program
were talks by Rev. J. R. John
son. pastor of the First Baptist
church of Mt. Airy, and Perry
Morgan, Sunday school secretary
of the Baptist State* Convention.
On Thursday aad Friday Rev.
Eugene Olive, ..pastor of the
First Baptist church here and
chairman of the state Baptist
committee on promotion and en
listment. accompanied Mr. Mor
gan on a speaking tour to Boone,
Spruce Pine, Bakersvllle, and
other points In Northwestern
North Carolina.
Pre8b3fterian Meet
Glendale Springs
Will Be Held On Friday Morning
At Glendale Springs Hotel;
Many To Atte^
Several ladles of the , iTorth
Wilkesboro Presbyterian church
and the other Presbyterian
churches in the .o«».“ty are «g-
PUPted to attend the gronp ooa-
friience to .be ■ held at Glendale
Springs on Friday morning at
eteven o’clock.
This conference Is for all
cli^chea In WBYea, i>he. Alle-
ghaoji and, .-®Uier north'westenr
connUeayi
The most successful sessio.n in
th© history of Stone Mountain
Singing Association is the way
the singing at Bethel church
yesterday was described by J. A.
GiUIam, chairman, and others at-;
tending. |
There were four well trained i
singing classes who raised their
harmonious voices 1 n Gospel |
songt Bethel, Hay Meadow, Rock
Creek and Harmony. There were
classes made up of children from
Hay Meadow, Harmony and a
class led by Rev. Elbert Jen
nings, of Fairplalna. Singing by
the children was marked by evi
dences of training and singing
ability.' A quartet from Harmony
added to the program for the
day.
People Who Have Discarded
School Books Asked To
Donate To Charity
The population of the earth
has more than doubled since
1800. '
There is a distressing need
among the people of the county
for school books, accordin.g to a
statement today by Charles Mc
Neill, county welfare officer.
Mr. McNeill Is asking that aU
families who have discarded
school books to donate them to
his office if they can conveniently
do ,80. These books wlU .JftB dls-
tributed to the teachem ifl, the
schools where need is tlld* greut-
est and will be returned to U*
office after the school year closes.
Any kind of eehool readers or
elementary schori text books wB
be- appreciated by the coaaty
"welfare department and the peor-
pie who wish to. donate swell
books: are assured tbagiiho books
will be i placed where the need is
most apparent.
Work Begins Today aiid
Culverts For First SecHoh'ld It
Democrats Attend ^
District Meeting
Organixation leaders Of Eighth
Congreseloani District Have
Banquet In Troy
Members of- the Democratie or
ganisations la the several comi
ties of the eighth congressional
dlrirlct met in Troy Friday eve
ning for a banquet and organi
sation meeting. ...
Democrats from 'Snikes attend
ing wore J. H., Reusaean, D. J.
-Brookshire, J. O. Hackett, R. M.
Brame, Jr., J. M. Pearson, C. -O.
McNeill, D. J.. Carter, >Attortey
and Mrs. J. A.. Rousseau and
Julius Rousseau, Jr.
Congressman. Walter Lambeth,
who is opening ..his. campaign for
reelectlon, was toastmaster. Wal
lace Winbenrne, state? Demo
cratic chairman, and other lead
ers of the party in the state,
were honor guests and. speakers
for the oocasion.
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'i—About a dpiien persons w.ere
klUed aad 46- were lijured 'to-
nighj:; in a, colltalon bsftTveen an
express train from Lohdon and
a slow locil train. «
The cxinag tra.lp, bound mt
Grannis Goiutniction Co. k
'‘Crew Ob Job; T«er To
Start Smn
ReprbbeBtatiVes o f
Grannie Constrnction ConpipTi
of .Fayetteville, were in
Satiurdar makingarrw^WtaMa
to begin work on bridgsd aaS
eulverts on 5.68 mll^ of hifb-
way number 15 Isai^ng Mbx
Millers Creek toward GleWAdn.
Springs and Jafferson.
In a September letting bgjtha
»ubnq. '1
state highway and pnbBq.'w«)g^:
commiiision E. 'W> Granii^
structlon Corapany was.awwjilaS
contract for atruetures ‘for thn
sum of $15,818.60.. Contract for
grading and gravri snrfiMng Rag
let to Nello L. Teer, xit. Durham,
for tbe sum of $50,95$.20. ’nUa
firm Is gathering equipm^ ^
preparation for beginning w$b4b
In a short time. .
GrannlS i Constroetlopii Cori*
pany eall^ on the Natiohal Jig-
employment Office here .
day* for 44 men to begin
todays all labor-on labile W«|
FtajectS being fwrdM&ed
that pfftoe, aad-'tlw m$a
bd this mornlnf.
Dub ty«.
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