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-tVOL. xxvn, NO. 102
Published Mondi^ys and Th.ursdays
NORTH WILKESBORO, N, C., THURSDAY, OCT. 25, 1934
fl.0aJ^ THE STATE—?1.50 OUT OF THE STATE
'.'ii ,I»r iitiiu' a. ■■■ — -Hg
Jenkins Named
Chairman of Red
Cross Roll Call
Boy Pursues Afideot Sport of "Falconry”
Organization Being Perfect-
^For Roll Call Beginning
>-'. November 11th
^COUNTY’S QUOTA 1,000
Halfacre is Chairman of Pnb-
Hcity Committee; Eshel-
man on Special Gifts
/
With 1,000 members as their
•goai officials of the Wilkes
t^hapter of the American Red
"Cross are looking forward to the
beginning of the annual roll call
tor members which begins on
^jtfgiatice Day, November 11.
|mr. W. A. Jenkins, pastor of
th^VNorth Wilkeshoro Methodist
Church, will be the roll call
chairman this year, it was an
nounced today by Attorney J. H.
Whicker, chairman of the 'Wilkes
chapter. Other appointments
made to date include W. D. Half-
acre. city school superintendent,
as publicity chairman, and I’.
M'ard Eshelman. president of
the Wilkes Hosiery Mills Com
pany. as chairman of the com
mittee on special gifts.
The roll call will end on
Thanksgiving and an effort is be
ing made to so perfect t ie or
ganization that the county s quo
ta of 1.000 members or more
j(l can be gained within the speci
fied time.
In asking for a liberal mem
bership this year attention will
be called to the large sums of re
lief in the form of food and
clothing that the Red Cross has,
within the past few years, fur
nished to the needy and destitute
people of Wilkes County.
Governor J. C. B. Ehringhaus.
in calling attention to the com
ing roll call, issued the following
statement Monday;
“Recognizing f h e Jieculiar
worthiness of this appeal by an
organization which has rendered
such signal and humanitarian
service to the state and nation in
both war and peace. I earnestly
hope that our citizens will heed
call and make adequate re-
V^jonse to the appeal which it
fflrttes. The opportunity for par
ticipation in such an enterprise
comes but once a year; let it not
go unheeded; let our response be
generous.’’
Rutherford Man
Named Successor
Of Dr.A.T. Allen
Clyde A. Erwin, Age 37, Is
New Superintendent of
Public Instruction
: m '
More Interest As Drive For
Votes Nov. 6th Nears End
IS EXPERIENCED MAN
Superintendent of Ruther
ford County Schools For
Nine Years
Governor Here
For Democrats
Los .\ngeles.—O. E. Cannot (above) is reviving a sport of “ye
goode olde days” known as falconry, the sport of kings. He is shown
here with “Eth^l,” a trained Cooper’s hawk falcon which he captured
in Mexico. Cannon takes “Ethel” on hunting expeditions for rab
bits, chipmunks and other small animals.
Hal Teague Named By M. S. Phillips
As Man Who Threw Him Into Vat of
Boiling Mash; Faces Serious Charge
J hope
this
Compensation
Cases Heard
Industrial Commissioner T.
A. Wilson Spent Tuesday
Tn This City
T. A. M'ilson. industrial com
missioner of North Carolina,
spent Monday in the Wilkesboros
hearing a number of cases in
v.hich workmen were applying
for compensation for injuries re
ceived while employed by firms
which are required by law to
jfc carry compensation in.surance.
W. r. Johnson alleged that he
had received a badly injured
knee while in the employ of the
American Furniture Company
and some compensation had been
paid by the insurance company.
Action on the claim for further
compensation was held up await
ing further evidence.
Final action was not taken on
a claim by A. U. Billings that he
suffered a hernia while employ
ed by Miller-Long Company but
it was indicated that some com
pensation would be allowed.
Ralph Davis alleged that he
4l;t£fered a hernia while employ
ed la erection of the new armory
here. The case was continued un
til it can be ascertained whether
j, he was in the employ of the
' town of North W'ilkesboro or
North Carolina.
In the case of Jesse L. Walsh
versus Foster & Allen it develop
ed that the insurance company
) had paid Walsh for the three fin
gers he had lost while working
for the insured firm. Further
compensation was not allowed,
k Mr. W’llson and his assistant,
Arthur Eve. left this city Monday
f afternoon to hold similar hear-
I Ings in Boone, Newland, Bakers-
ville and other towns in North
western North Carolina.
Robert Lee Fills
Bond On Charge
Of Manslaughter
Blowing Rock Man Being
Held For Trial In Nest,
Federal Court I
Robert Lee, who was arrested
and placed in jail following an
auto wreck in which his mother-
in-la ', Mrs. J. G. Teague, was
killed several weeks ago, is at
Liberty under bond of $3,000 for
appearance at the next term of
Wilkes court.
He was given a hearing before
Magistrate A. E. Spainhower Fri
day. at which time probable
cause was found and the amount
of the bond was fi.xed.
Promotion Meeting
For Churches Stone
Mtn. Association
Will Be llchl At Baptist Home
fhtirch On Sunday Evening,
7 o’clock
group meeting of the pro
motion committee of a number
of churches in the Stone Monn-
taiii Baptist Association will be
held at Bapti.st Home church on
Sunday evening, Oct-.ber 2S. at
seven o’clock, according to an
announcement given nut this
week by J. .C. Oilliain, '•hairman
of the committee.
The following churches are
urgently requested to send a
number of delegates to thi.s meet
ing: Chestnut Grove. Flint Hill,
Fairplains, Mountain Valley, Mt..
Zion. Oak Grove. Rock Springs,
I’nion and Baptist Home.
All ministers, especially pas
tors of the churches, and all oth
ers intere.s!ed in church work are
also invited to he present.
Contract Will Be
Let On No. 115
Huntir.g Creek RooB Project
Reforrc.-i to WasP’ugton
For Approval
Attend Funeral Service
For Dr. Arch T, Allen
Among the people from Wilkes
attending the funeral of Dr. Arch
T. Alien, state superintendent of
public instruction, at Raleigh
Monday were hie brothera, J. F.
and J. M. Allen, W. D. Halfacre,
C. B. Eller, W. R. Absher, T. M'.
Foster and I. E. Pearson. Dr. Al
len died In Ralegh Saturday.
The Statesville Landmark on
Monday stated that H. E. Noell,
of Statesville, division engineer
of the state highway and public
works commission, was in Ra
leigh Thursday and brought back
the news that plans have been
completed for construction of
highway number 115, which is
the Hunting Creek road connect
ing North Wilkeshoro and States
ville.
The state commission, has ap
proved the project, it is under
stood, and plans have been for-
One of the principal .;ases of
interest to be tried at the term
of federal court in 'Wilkeshoro
next month will be the trial of
Hal Teague, Blowing Rock
youth, and other.s, on a charge of
throwing M. S. Phillips into a
vat of boiling mash at a still in
Lewis township several months
ago.
Phillips was aiding federal of
ficers to destroy the still and
apprehend a number of men on
the scene when one of them is
alleged to have grabbed him and
thrown him into a pond of 'ooil-
ing mash. Phillips was in a criti
cal condition for several weeks
before he recovered.
On October 19 Hal Teague
was arrested at Blowing Rock
by Deputy Marshal W. A. Jones
and yesterday was given a hear
ing before J. W. Dnla. United
States Commissioner at Wilkes-
boro. Mr. Phillips appeared as a
government witness and appar
ently was i>ositive in his Identi
fication of Teague as the man
who came very near to ending
his life.
After hearing the evidence
Commissioner Dula found prob
able cause and set bond for ap
pearance at court at $5,000,
which Teague has been unable to
fill so far.
To date six men have been
arrested in connection with the
affair atid are awaiting trial.
Hal. Ralph and Claude Teague,
of Blowing Rock. Glenn Hamby,
Morri.s .Matlmrly a n d Turner
Laws, of Wilkes County. Ralph
Teague is in jail at Boone in de
fault of $5,000 bond while the
others have filled bonds of $2,-
500 each. AVhile the c’.hnr.s will
face minor charges of illicit li
quor manufacture and aiding
and abetting Hal Teague, it is
presumed that he will be charg
ed with assault on an officer,
and I’csisting an officer.
Mr. Phillips, an ardent prohi
bitionist, .va,s not a federal offi
cer lint on that occasion was act
ing as their deputy.
Raleigh. Oct. 23.—Clyde A.
Erwin, 37, superintendent of
Rutherford county schools, is the
now state superintendent of pub
lic instruction, appointed tonight
by Governor J. C. B. Ehringhaus,
to succeed A. T. Allen, who died
last Saturday.
Selection of Erwin tonight end
ed much speculation throughout
the stale as to the probable ap
pointee of the Governor.
Since last November he had
served as chairman of the ele
mentary text book commission of
the state department of public
instruction.
Erwin has held the Ruther
ford county post since 1925.
Horn In Georghi
Born in Atlanta, Ga., he was
taken as a baby to Charlotte,
where he received his early
schooling. Erwin left Charlotte
after hi.s sixth year of school,
moving to Waco, in Cleveland
county. After completing gram
mar school there he attended the
Piedmont High School, from
which he graduated in 1914.
He continued his education at
the University of North Carolina.
On leaving the university, he
accepted a post as principal of a
school in Union, S. C. Later he
returned to W’aco and taught for
two years.
Cliffside, in Rutherford coun
ty, was his next post of duty.
There he was head of the city
schools for six years, ending in
1925 with his acceptance of sup
erintendency of the county sys
tem.
Others Mentioned
Others who had been promi-
(Continued on page five)
WCl Speak at School Audi
torium Tonight at 7:30
O’clock
Registration
For Election
Ends Saturday
Burchette Youth
Is Shot In Arm
Furches Pruitt Under Bond
For Altercation Sun
day Afternoon
Denver Burchette, age 15, su
stained a shotgun wound in his
arm and leg Sunday, said to
have been inflicted by Furches
Pruitt at his home on the Red
dies River near this city.
According to Pruitt’.s version
of the affair the Burchette boy
had been giving trouble about
his home and he ordered him
away. He did not leave and he
shot to scare him, tie said, but
liit him with a number of shot
in his leg and hand.
Pruitt was arrested and plac
ed under bond of $300 for ap
pearance at trial.
A. L. Grilfing Is
Psiffiey Manager
Royal Clan Reunion
A reunion of the Royal family j
will be held at the home of j
George M. Royal one mile south i
of Roaring Gap postoffice on:
Sunday, November 4, beginning'
at ten o’clock. All members of j
the family, by blood or marriage, |
a re invited to be present and,
j carry along a well filled basket, j
I An Interesting program with!
many of the prominent members |
I of the family participating, will j
be carried out. 1
A. L, Grifting. formerly of
Concord, is nov.- manager of the
.1. C. Penney Company Store in
North Wilkeshoro, succeeding W.
H. Clark, who had been manag
er here for two years.
Mr. Griffin comes to the city
highly recommended and with
an enviable record with the J. C.
Penney Company. He began his
affiliation with that company
ten years ago in Texas and has
served in a number of stores in
three stales. During the past sev
eral months he held a respon
sible position with the J. C. Pen
ney Company store at Concord.
He and Mrs. Gritting have
moved to this city, occupying the
residence formerly occupied by
Mr. and Mrs. Clark.
In a campaign characterized
by addresses by the best known
party leaders in the state, the
Democratic organization in
Wilkes County, headed by Chair
man D. J. Brookshire and Chair
man C. O. McNeill, is waging
quite an interesting drive for
support-of the Democratic ticket
in the election November 6.
The highlight of the campaign
this week will be the address of
Governor J. C. B. Ehringhaus at
the school building in North Wil-
kesboro tonight. 7:30 o’clock.
Democrats are looking forward
to the address of the governor
to he their greatest plea for
casting Democratic ballots and a
large crowd is expected to be
J) resent.
Clyde R. Hoey, Shelby attor
ney who has been in the lime-
I light tor the past year as his
j name has been linked with run-
I ning for governor in 193G, open-
I ed the campaign with an address
at the courthouse in Wilkeshoro
last Saturday.
The visit and address of the
governor will be of especial in
terest to people of this section,
who usually turn out in large
number to hear the state’s most
highly honored citizen. His per
sonal and first hand knowledge
of the affairs of the state, in the
hands of the Demoeutic party
for the past 2S years, is an added
inducement for the people to
travel many miles to hear his
campaign address. ■'
Lambeth To Spmk
Congressman Walter Lambeth
will speak at Ferguson school-
house on Tuesday night, October
30, at seven o'clock; also at
Roaring River schoolhouse on
Wednesday night, October 31, at
seven o’clock. It is expected that
large crowds will go out to hear
their congressman discuss the
issues of the day.
Other Speakings
The Democratic county candi
dates will fill the following
speaking appointments, to which
the public, and especially the la
dies, are invited to attend;
Friday night, October 26, D. J.
Carter, H. A. Cranor, candidates
and others at Joynes school-
house: Saturday night, October
27. C. C. Faw. W. H. McElwee,
county candidates at Austin
schoolhouse; Monday night, Oc
tober 29. H. A. Cranor. R. G.
Finley, candidates and others at
Parker schoolhouse; Thursday
iiiglit, November 1, C. G. Gil-
reath, Mrs. B. K. Underwood, W.
H. McElwee qnd candidates at
Maple Springs schoolhouse;
Thursday night, November 1, J.
G. Hackett, Eugene Trivette and
others at Temple Hill school-
house; Friday night, November
2. J. G. Hackett, J. R. Hix and
I W. J. Bason at Boomer school-
I house; Friday night. November
I 2, W. H. McElwee, J. R. Rous-
i seati, C. G. Gilreath and county
candidates at Benham school-
house; Saturday night. Novem
ber 3, E. G. Finley, W. H. Mc
Elwee, candidates and others at
Dehart schoolhouse; Saturday
night, November 3, H. A. Cra
nor, C. A. Lowe. C. T. Dough-
ton, county candidates and oth
ers at Roaring Gap schoolhouse.
When there are two appoint
ments on the same night the
county candidates will divide,
some going to one appointment
I and the remainder to the other.
Each speaking will be- at seven
o’clock.
Saturday of this week, Oc
tober 27, will be the last
chance voters to regfl^er
for the election to be held on
November 6. All whose names
are not on the registration
books by sun down Saturday
will not be allowed to vote in
the election.
Registration dates are of
particular Importance to peo
ple in North Wilkesboro, WII-
kesboro, Mulberry and Union
townshii>s, wliere a call for
n e w i-egistration made it
necessarj' for everyboly,
gardless of whetlier they hud
registered heretofore, to regis
ter if they intend to vote this
fall.
According to a comparison of
the number registered so far
with the normal vote, there
are hundreds who cannot vote
! this fall if they do not register
I Saturday. Any rclachlng the
I age of 21 in any township
since the last registration must
register if they want to vote
this year.
Mrs.C.W.TiIIet
Will Speak Here
Monday 2 P. M.
Democratic Women Invited
fo'Hear Their State Leader
At Hotel Wilkes
Mrs. Charles W. Tillet, Jr.,
Democratic vice chairman in
North Carolina, will address
Democratic women of 'Wilkes
j County in a meeting to be held
HaU Will Speak
For RepubBcaiit
Candidate for Congress To Be
Heard at Courthouse Sat
urday Night
I in the ballroom of Hotel Wilkes'
on Monday afternoon, October
29, at two o'clock. Announce
ment of the meeting was made
this week by Mrs. B. R. Under
wood, vice chairman for 'Wilkes
County.
Ladies of the party in Wilkes
have a full organization for the
first time. Mrs. Underwood has
appointed precinct vice chair
men and the organization is
complete.
Ladies from every precinct in
the county are expected to hear
their state leader here Monday
and Mrs. Underwood is particul
arly desiring that every precinct
vice chairman be present.
Mrs. Tillet is a member of a
family that is well known in
this part of the state, being a
daughter of the late Judge
Avery, of Morganton. She is a
graduate of W. C. U. N. C.,
Greensboro.
Politics in Wilkes county be
gin to "warm up’’ as Republican*
and Democrats make ready to
enter the home stretch in the
race for votes in the election to
be held on Tuesday, November 6.
This week the Republican
county organization, under the
leadership of Chairman J. M.
Brown and Secretary Kyle Hayea,
has been carrying on an exten
sive campaign of speeches in
practically all the precincts of
the county. In this campaign
leaders of the party and the
party's candidates for county of
fices have made a strong bid for
support in the fall election.
The Republicans’ drive thia
w'eek will be climaxed by a get-
together meeting and rally at the
courthouse on Saturday night at
7:30 when Attorney Avalon E.
Hall, of Yadkinville, candidate
for congress in the eighth dis
trict, will deliver his principal
address of the campaign for this
county. A large crowd is expect
ed to hear the Yadkin county at
torney discuss campaign issues in
a plea for votes to defeat the in
cumbent and Democratic candi
date, Congressman Walter Lam
beth, of Thomasville.
In Inviting everybody to hear
the address of Attorney HaU,
Republican leaders are laying
particular stress on the invita
tion to ladies, as an effort is be
ing made to enlist them in a
more active campaign than has
been their custom to make in
this county.
On Friday evening of thia
week, at seven o’clock, Republi
can speakers accompanied by
some of the county candidates
will fill the following appoint
ments;
John R. Jones and T. S. Bryan
at Millers Creek schoolhouse in
Reddies River township; J. H.
Whicker and W. F. Absher at
Mt. Sinai schoolhouse In Love
lace township; F. J. McDuffie
and R. C. Jennings at Windy Gap
school house in Somers town
ship; C. H. Cowles and A. H.
Casey at Hay Meadow school-
house in Mulberry township; P.
E. Brown a t Double Creek
(Continued on page four)
Teachers To Meet
On November 3rd
M. E. Conference
Now In Session
Dr. W. A. -Icnkins .\iifl Rev.
Seymour Taylor Represent
Wilke.s ('hurdles
warded to Washington for ap
proval by the federal bureau of i
roads. Mr. Noell expects action
in Washington immediately—in
time tor the next road letting by
the state.
ADVERTISING PROGRAM
FOR BANKS STRESSED 1
Washington. Oct. 22.—The
necessity for a consistent and
informative advertising program
for banks was stressed at the an
nual convention of the American
Bankers association here today
by William H. Neal, vice presi
dent of the Wachovia Bank and
Trust company of Winston-Sal
em, N. C.
As that gala time called
Hallowe'en approaches, .Wed
nesday, October 81, The North
Wilkesboro Lions OI n b is
shaping plans for Ute commun
ity carnival to be held on that
date in the Call building at
the comer of Main'and -Ninth
8trer|ts.
Arrangements made *o far
call for a full evening and
early night of genuine amuse
ment for the people of North
Wilkesboro and vicinity, giv
ing the people a chance, to en
joy themselves at little ex
pense and still help the clnb
to carry on its worthy activi
ties.
The building wHl be decorat
ed appropriate to the occasion
and visitors will be asked to
pay a small admission to see
the attractions and have a
chance at the many prizes to
be given away. Good music
will fumisbed throofl^hout
the evening.
Those who are so inclined
may try their luck at bingo,
chuck-a-lnck and several oth
er games.
Arrangements are going for
ward rapidly for the carnival
and the clnb is hoping to be
able to offer the visitors a
gennlne good time of clebn en
tertainment. Later ^ news of
the attractions to be offered ia
the'caralTal will be givea in
Monday’s Joamal-Pntrlot.
Forty-fifth annual .session of
the Western North Carolina Con
ference of the Methodist Episco
pal Church (South) convened in
Greensboro yesterday at West
Market Street and will continue
through Sunday night, at which
time appointments of pastors
will be read. Bishop Paul B.
Kern is presiding.
Dr. W. A. Jenkins, pastor
whose return has been asked by
the local church board, is repre
senting the North Wilkesboro
Methodist Church. Rev. Seymour
Taylor, pastor, is representing
Wilkesboro and the other church
es of that charge.'
Locals Will Play
N. C. S. D. Friday
will Face Strong Team On Lo
cal Gridiron Tomorrow Aft
ernoon, 8:45
When the Mountain Lions of
North Wilkesboro high school
play a team from the North Car
olina School for Deaf on the lo
cal football field tomorrow after
noon at 3:45 one of the best
games of the season can be wit-
neesed by local football fans.
Coach Ritchie has been en
deavoring to get the local squad
in shape for a number of day*
and should be able to give the
vlisitbrs plenty of opposition.
All Teachers in County Re
quired to Attend Meeting
in Wilkesboro
Next meeting of the Wilkes
County Teachers .Association will
be held on Saturday. November
3. C. B. Eller, county superinten
dent of schools, announced to
day.
The meeting will be held in
the Wilkesboro school auditor
ium and will begin at ten o’clock.
Attendance of all teachers in
the county is required.
Supt. Eller does not call meet
ings of teachers this year period
ically but on the basis of need,
eliminating any unnecessary ex
pense to the teachers.
ERA Administrator#
Have Meeting Friday
Relief Directors Prom Twewly
Counties To Gather In
Statesville
Relief administrators and their
assistants from SO counties will
gather i n Statesville Friday
morning for a conference with
Mrs. Gertrude Gates, field relief
supervisor and a representative
of the office of Harry L. ifep-
klns, national relief director .
The meeting will be held at
10:30 a. m. and Dr. Ray M.
Brown, director of the
service department of the
Carolina Emergency Relief Ad-
minletratioa, will also be
program. - ■ '
This gathering was annonneed
a few days ago to be held fa
North 'Wilkesboro but a maaaisa
was received from heidMartan
yesterday chaagiag the'MMM: Ui
Statesville.
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