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- Jouiial-Patriot h^l^lazed the trail of v^gteaa itfttie “State of for^8 Years. m “r- > ;.V' . Y t- niSiM ..u. ^PCIX, J «Paldi^ed Mondays and Thui^ys ' ~ NORTH WILKESBORO, N. C., TIfURSDAY, JAN. 81, 1986 mmmQ? Hope To Obtam BuildHigs Through Big Works Plan Both Drivers Blamed In School Bus Wredi Case Felt Hitler Wrath black bonds i£^|jd>ted at 11.456,- ttidar nies- School Authorities Investigat* ing Poflsftfilities For Bufld- ing Needs BUILDING^ NECESSARY .. littogurated-Impeached ■ I " ^auBBaaiig — ^ Held For >Inrder '‘linoir, Jan. 27. — Luther ■SSaHs. local negro who last night •Snendered to a city officer aft er allegedly shooting Marie Fer- gnaon. 20-year-old negress, to day faced an indictment for mur der. Much Work Must Be Done Before Schorfs Can Open Next Tertn Freeaes To Heath Wilson, Jan. 28.—With a tem perature of 4 degrees here early this morning, George Battle, 45, colored, poorly clad and half starred, succumbed to the cold and fell unconscious on Viola street, dying several hours later in the police station. Deserts Wife, .\ge «2 Worth Layton, 22, who was arrested on Freeman’s Mill road January 25 on a charge of im moral conduct, told arresting of ficers yesterday that he had de serted an S2-year-old wife in Dry Fork, Va. Funds RuiminK I.o» Washington. Jan. 29.—Relief administration officials reported today that funds to feed the needy would be "exhausted’’ by February 10. even as predictions arose that senate debate on the 84,880.000.000 works-relief bill would extend beyond that time. \egro Worth $12.-.,0O0 Danville. Va.. Jan. 29.—Thom as G. Jones, negro, who started life as a grocery delivery boy and who for many years ran a *l«jtcher shop, converting his profits into real estate, left an estate valued at $125,000. it was revealed today when his will ""was'"brobated. Fi.sh Fi’oeze To Death F Beaufort. Jan. 29.—Hundreds ^ of fish frozen to death during ^ ^the extreme cold weather sweep- ^7'^tig the coast for past several days have been washing ashore t in little Core sound fishing com munities, each of Beaufort, ac- cording to reports brought into f town by residents of the places. A Seamstress' .l«l> Kannapolis. Jan. SO.—Hollis ^ Jordan, who was cut severely in ^ an alleged altercation with S. T. i Jordan, a cousin, here Saturday ^ night, is given only a fair chance , of recovery by physicians at the W Mooresvllle hospital. A total of ^ 104 stitches were required in ? -treating the injured man for c puts about the head, neck and i face. Ask For More Funts Raleigh. Jan. 29.—Appropri ations greater by $864,166 than figures. recommended by the .^^udget commission were sought ^his afternoon by 10 charitable and correctional institutions of Xorth Carolina and one sute de partment as hearings were con tinued by the joint legislative committee on appropriations. School authorities in Wilkes county are investigatiAg the pos sibilities of securing school build ings and repairs through the work relief plan that has been proposed by President Roosevelt and which is now before the United States senate. It is a conceded fact that the county is badly In need of some school buildings and repairs on others. On account of fire haz ards a t Wilkesboro, Millers Creek and Mountain View a great deal of work must be done in order to place these buildings in condition so t'aat approval by state school and Insurance au thorities can be gained. At Sul phur Spring.s an entirely new building must be constructed and many other schools in the county are so badly crowded that the children cannot he taught efficiently and comfortably. Realizing this need Prof. C. B. Eller, county superintendent of schools, and members of the hoard of education have been looking into the matter of secur ing some aid for the county through the works-relief plan that is certain to be carried out, according to reports from the nation’s capitol. Although the works-relief plan that is to supplant the FERA is only in the making it is gather ed that relief in the future will be through work only and that many projects will be necessary in order that work may he fur nished the al)le bodies people now On relief rolls in Wilkes county. When a suiwgy is made mwH>T6 • projeftt^nrrlfiiffF »ec^ tion it is expected that a num her of projects calling for .school' buildings or repairs and alter' i aliens will be submitted. i As stated above, the plans of tile new set up are only in the making Imt Prof. Eller said to day that he intends to investi gate all possibilities of including school building work in the pub- (Contimied on page eight i Bus Driver-,iTakes Appeal To Couif • *1^ Hearing Hel^ Monday Aflfcir- - noon Before Mi^orMsrrkk ^ In Wilkei^fHO wmiston. N. D. . . . Thomas H. .\loodie (above), was inaugur ate.! Democratic Governor of North Dakota on Jan. 7th and impeached by a hostile legisla ture on Jan. 18th. The charge is "corrupt conduct”: a political Place the blame for the battle which dates back to han dling of relief funds several months ago. In a hearing held Monday aft ernoon before Mayor W. E. Har ris in Wilkesboro King Prevette, school bus driver, and^A. vette, driver 0# a caA .Whftill $#1'' lided with the bus on January 15, were both adjudged guilty of j reckless driving. The hearing was held in the I office of the county board of j education. School authorities and state highway Patrolman Lentz, who investigated the wreck soon after it happened, were present for the investigation. Several witnesses were placed on the stand in an effort to j acci-1 dent which placed In jeopardy New York . . . Elsa Sittell, New York girl who served 10 days in a German prison for an alleged insult to Chancellor Hit ler, is now home but not very communicative about her run-in with authorities. Local B. & L. Held Meeting Monday Night PWA Purchases Bonds of City the lives of 42 school children $54^)00 Worth of Waterworfcs on the bus. Among the witnesses were Prof. E. R. Spruill, superinten dent of schools in the Mountain View district, a witness of the collision of the bus and automo bile at a side road intersection near the Midway Service Sta tion. He testified that A. L. Pre Report of Secretary-Treasurer The local government commis sion in Raleigh Tuesday an nounced that $5-.000 in water works improvemi nt bonds for the town of North Wilkesboro had been purchased by the Pub- j vette drove the automobile into j He Works Administration. I the hardsiirface highway from a I The bonds were sold at par. Improvement Bonds of City Taken By PWA Shows Association Enjoy ed Successful Year side road just in front of the i with interest at four per cent. Stockholders of the North Wil kesboro Building and Loan Asso ciation met at the city hall here on Monday night at 7:.70 in their annual meeting. The report of the secretary- treasurer, J. B. WJlliams. was highly gratifying. The associ ation paid in excess of seven per cent profit, it was stated in the report. The association now has ) oncoming school bus and his tes- j timony was corroborated by the I school bus driver. I A. L. Prevette testified that the school bus had faulty brakes and that its driver saw him in plenty of time to stop. He also (Continued on page eight) The city has splendid terms on the bonds and it is recalled that a public works grant of one- third of cost of materials and labor on the materials supple mented the amount of bonds sold for the water works im provement and enlargement. Mountain Lions Beat Morganton Local Team Beconie.s Real Threat in Western Confer ence; Girls Lo.se Game ( Byrd Soon To Return Santiago, Chile, Jan. 29. The United States embassy today an nounced receipt of a wireless from Rear Admiral /Richard E. Byrd, at Little Amer-j — ici Antarctica, saying he expect-1 Ice Cream Company . ed the Antarctic expedition w^ch: Enlarging Plant .North Wilkesboro high school's Mountain Lions are becoming a real threat In the race for the W'estern .North Carolina high .school basketball championship. On Tuesday night here they defeated a strong team from Morganton 21 to 19. As the score indicates.- the teams were evenly matched but the final whistle found the lions on top by the margin of a field goal. I^ewis Ervin led the Lions with 9 points while Odell Jones. Bill Day and Olin Jarvis scored four each. The North Wilkesboro girls, facing a more experienced squad, lost by the .score of 25 to 5. resources of over one halt mil- j . Ih. .»lch .a. wall at- ELKIN FRIDAY NIGHT tended and J. B. Williams served North Wilkesboro high school as .secretary. A most optimistic | basketball teams, boys and girls, vein was noted throughout the'will play Elkin’s teams on the jiroceeriiiigs. i high school gymnasium court Following adoption of the, here on Friday night, secretary’s report the board of directors were reelected as fol lows: J. C. Reins, S. V. Tomlin son, A. H, Casey. J. H. Williams. J. H. Rector, C. E. Jenkins. D. J. Carter, R. G. F'inley. C. P Walter. W. H. H. Waugh, J. Snyder and H. M. Hutchens. In the directors’ meeting the following otticei-s were re-elect ed: J. C. Reins, president; S. V. Tomlinson, vice president; J. B. jONE CENT INCREASE Williams, secretary - treasurer; IN GAS TAX SOUGHT and A. H. Casey, attorney. • - The 46th series of stock is now- Raleigh, Jan. 70. Proposal association is in I to increase the gasoline tax by Proclamation On Boy Scout Week February 3-9 Issued By Mayor Next Week Will Mark 2i>th Anniversary of Scouts; Special Programs The Boy Scouts of America, incorporated February 8, 1910. and chartered by Congress June '15, 1916, have during the past On Tuesday night Lenoir’s ? (wonty-five years rendered not- teams will come here tor engage-j ai,|p ser Mce to the Nation. They ments in the conference sche dule. The local boys are defi nitely in the western;, conference • race and they need the support R-1 of the sport fans here. Good games are expected Friday and Tuesday nights and It Is hoped that many fans will attend. he commands to arrive at Val paraiso, Chile, late in February, or early in March, on Us .home to the United States. way Milking l*i-e|)iii-nlioiis For Gomi Seu.son With .Moiiulain Maid • Ire Cream Boost Employes Pay Washington, Jan. 30.—Con- greW handed President Roose velt his second disappointment in 24 hours today when the House approved restoration of the'remaining five per cent pay cut. for all federal employees '" April 1- The Senate approved it ^ -j#/^ndav. Compared to the defeat) JKt the World Court resolution, ^ the pay cut restoration was a minor disappointment. oiieii. The and the tax splendid condition and great re-j one cent which extra money sponse to the present series is ex- j would be used to absorb county pppted. I highway bond indebtedness Following is the report of the i a hill designed to improve secretary-treasurer, as submitted j state’s justice of the peace sys- In the meeting Monday night. tem by reducing the number and As Secretary - Treasurer oti putting them on salary after the your Buildii.g and Loan Associ-j elections in 1978 were made ation, I wish to submit to you a | the senate session today, activities of the ling for the first time since the * general assembly convened in meet- report of the .\ssociation for the year of 1974., I am pleased to tell you that 1 more than an hour, we have just finished another; prosperous year for our associ- j (Continued on page seven) for 1 Kldnapi’rl uml Robbed Concord. Jan. 30.—Robbers kidnaped S. T. Forrest, store keeper near the Cannon Airport, and robbed him of between fifty j Us Bus Wreck Hurts 17 Wilmington. Jan. 30.—Seven teen occupants of a school bus, en route from Pender county high school, were injured, none seriously, this afternoon when the bus skidded and turned on side in a ditch near Rocky and sixty ning. dollars Monday eve- Point cross roads on highway 40 in Pender county. have done effective work in this community and throughout the country. During the war their efforts oil behalf of Liberty Loan and War Savings campaigns and other measures were outstand ing. In time of distress from flood, hurricane, tornado and other disasters they have demon strated the effectiveness of or ganized hoy service. During the period of economic stress through which the country has just pas.s- ed. they contributed in many ways to the relief of suffering, and on February 10th last, at the request of the President, they undertook as a National Good Turn collection of clothing and house furnishings for the relief of the needy that resulted in the alleviation of much distress and suffering throughout the entire nation. 1 The Boy Scouts have not only • demonstrated their worth to the ' Nation, but have also contribut ed to a deeper appreciation by the American people of the high er conception of good citizen ship. The objective of the present Ten Year Program of the Boy Scouts of America is to provide for the nation a citizenry in (Continued on page eight) f Fight Sales Tax Raleigh, Jan. 30. —Several hundred merchants, members of the North Carolina Retail Mer chants association, spent two and a half hours In the hall of the house of representatives this afternoon indicting aaiet tax for driving what Wil- rd Dowell, the association sec tor said was 1100.000,000 of -hWnelss away from the state’s ’^merisantfle houses annually. ’j'S:'d N. S. Forester. Jr., head of the Forester Ic? Cream Company, ha.s let contract for enlarging and remodeling his plant for the manufacture of Mountain Maid Ice Cream, a local product which has been widely acclaimed for its excellency. Contract wa.s recently let to W. A. Brown, refrigeration con tractor of Charlotte, for instal- lalion of machinery that will en able a larger production to meet a fast growing demand for Mountain Maid Ice Cream. In ad dition the entire plant is being remodeled for greater produc tion and efficiency. The plant is modern in every respect and the work now going On will greatly facilitate oper ations. A good season is expect ed by the company, which fur nishes the product to many deal ers in Northwestern North C iro- lina. SCHOOL AUTHORITIES WANT PEOPLE TO CO OPERATE IN TRANSPORTATION PROBLEM Hchool authorities in Wilkes comity are asking the cooprr- ntion of the iK'Ople to the end tliat risk to school children being transport(vl by bus Tm- i-educed to a miniiuuni. “It Is tlie aim of the county school authorities to make transportation of school chil dren as safe as possible,” county supirintendent C. B. Eller .staled today, “and we want anybody who lias definite knowledge that any school bus driver violates the law or takes unnecessary risks to re port it to O.S,” he rontiniied. i4apt. Eller further stated that school authorities ore tak ing DO chances in cases where violations on the part of bus drivers are known to exist and that all county owned buses are being kept in such condi tion that dangi'r to the chil- ilren cannot be a material fault. When something i s found wi-ong vrith a bus that would make it in any way un- .safe it Is .sent to the garage aiul authorities wijl not allow It to cany school children un til the faults are corrected and until mechanics have pro nounced the vehicle in good condition. School authorities are par ticularly IntfTested in learning true reports of violations of the laws pertainingf to the operation of buses, and es pecially in rt^ard to speeding. All bus drivers have had It called to their attenthm that the state law ^teclfies that a feus carrying scliool children cannot exceed 2.1 miles per hour and Supt. Eller will ap preciate the cooperation of the people in i-eiiortlng any fast drivers. He has instmetsd the bus drivers hot to drive more limn miles per hour when no .school ehlldi’en are aboard. However, the county super intendent and the board of wlucation are not interfiled in receiving “kicks” by any per sons who want to get a driver fired In order that the job may be given to someone else but on the other liand definite knowledge of any violations will be deeply appreciated and the people wUl be cooperating in solving a problem of Interest to many parents and school ebUdiv'n. m OF TBB rans uo Cash Bonus '-i- Legion Wi|l ' On Fri4ax,Jfight Many Attend Mats __ Meeting^Held Hff® Becnlar jMiiiigiT; Meeting fo "' fled At caahhewe On FVMay Night-At 7.89 *y*tJ^kea poat number 125 of the American Legion will hold its January meeting at the Le gion and Auxiliary clubhouse on Friday night, beginning at 7:30. Announcement of-the meeting was made this week by Com mander J. B. McCoy, who urges all members to be present. H. Whicker Will Have Kiwanit Program Attprney J. H. Whicker will have charge of the program for Fridayrnoon’s luncheon of the North Wilkesboro Klwants Club. Attendance of all members is expected. METHODIST INSTITUTE FEBRUARY I Session Here Will Be One of Series To Be Held in Each District The schedule of missionary in stitutes for all the districts in the Western North Carolina Con ference of the Methodist Episco pal church. South, have been an nounced by Bishop Paul B. Kern. The Institute for Mt. Airy Dis trict will be held at the North Wilkesboro Methodist church at 1:30 p. m. on Friday, February 1. Programs of rare inspiration al value are in prospect for the sessions, the first of which was held Monday at Waynesville. The institutes in this state con stitute part of a systematic cam paign of inspiration and educa tional nature throughout the terj ritory of the Southern Metho dist church in the interest of miesions and evangelism. The project is not a financial one. Primarily the institutes pre sent the cause of missions and affor dopportunity for organized .study of the program of the church. They are open for all persons interested. Rev. J. H. H. Berckmaii. who has recently been in charge lOf Moore Memorial church, Shank- hai. the outstanding Protestant church in China, will address each of the institut?s in this state. Mr. Berckman will also preach at the North Wilkesboro church next Sunday at 11 o’ clock and in the evening service he will tell something about Chi nese customs and may relate some Chinese stories. card Oyer lie ings 'nuroaghiKit State In an enthulaatt^ij^5^!^[i||^ on Tuesday night in i,l can'Legion and houBe In this city World 'i. War veterans went on recard • a*--ttv- oring the immediate csBh..Mo ment of soldiers’ adjusHid com pensation certificates. ; - The meeting was called tiader the auspices of the state depart ment of the American-. and the local call was issued by J. B. McCoy, commander of the Wilkes Poet. Many veterans from all parts of the county were pres ent to let their views be known regarding the much disdussed bonus question. Although a number of' Tater- ans addressed the gathering the highlight of the occasion was the radio address by State Com mander Hubert E. Olive, who was on the air over WPTF, Ra leigh. The state commander made a very forceful address. Reception of the address was possible through the courtesy of the Radio Sales Company, which furnished a Philco radio in the Legion clubhouse for the occas ion. Meanwhile the bill calling for immediate cash payment is hang ing fire in the national congress and the house of representatives Is expected to pass the measure. Its passage is also predicted in the senate and President Roose velt has indicated that he will veto the measure in the present form. Further developments in regard to the bonus question may be expected within the next few,weeks. Veterans’ mass meetings were held simultaneously throughout the state on Tuesday night and reports from many of the mset- ings indicate that the sentiment in favor of bonus payment is al most unanimous. Around 170 mass meetings were held in North Carolina on Tuesday night and the address of the state com mander was heard at ivTactically every meeting. Orchardists To Hear Niswonger To Meet With Fruit Growers’ Association and Give Demonstrations H. A. Buckner Is Rose’s Manager R. E. Ijuighter Transferred To Store In .Albemarle; Change Aladc Ye-sferda.v ■ H. A. Buckner, who comes to North Wilkesboro from being a Rose’s store manager in East Radford, Va.. is the new man ager of the Rose’s 5 and 10 cent store here. He succeeds R. E. Laughter, who left today to take up his duties as manager of the Rose’s store at Albemarle. Mr. Buckner was for two year.s manager of the store at East Radford. He has had much experience in the retail trade burine.ss. He began his duties as manager of the local store yes terday. N. B. Rose, superintendent of Rose’s stores in the western dis trict, was here yesterday on a visit to the local store. MYSTERY SURROUNDS DEATH OF 2 BABIES H. R. Niswonger, horticulturist of State College and the exten sion service, will meet witii fruit growers of Wilkes and Alexander counties In a meeting of the Brushy .Mountain Fruit Growers Association to be held at the courthouse in Wilkesboro on Monday, February 4, begin ning at two p. m. Denionstrat ioiLs On Tue.sday, February 5. at 10 a. m. a demonstration will bo given by Air. Niswonger aX J. .1. Hendren’s orchard and at two p. m. on the same day at H. S. Deal’s. On Wednesday. Februard 6, he will conduct a demonstration at B. C. Price’s orchard and at two p, m. on the same day at I. J. Broyhill’s. All fruit growers are invited to attend the most convenient demonstration. Thomasville, Jan. 29.—Infant twins, Carroll and Bobby, four- months-old, children of Mr. and Mrs. Howard T. Ridge, of Thom asville, route seven were found dead in bed Monday morning. The boy was heard crying by the lather about 3 o’clock and was dead in few moments. The girl was already dead. A year ago a child of the same parents died In the same man ner. A jury was called Monday afternoon by Coroner R. B. Ter ry, of Lexington, and examined- Ridge and his lather, but found no cause for holding the father or grandfather. Attorney A. H. Casey Will Speak Sunday At Wilkesboro Church Attorney A. H. Casey, teacher of the Bereau class of the ^irst Baptist Sunday school here and a speaker of widely known abil ity, will speak at the eleven.,Q’- clock service at the Wilkesboro Baptist church Sunday morning. During the raoutlvs... thtU the pastor, Rev. Avery Church, is attending the Baptist Semi nary in Louisville, Ky.,. well known speakers and laymen will fill the pulpit at the regular service appointments, for the evening service will be announced on morning. Speaker Sunday Sunday Kidnaper Sentenced Clayton, Mo., Jaiu.30.—A. jury in Circuit Judge Nolle’s court "to night found Felix McDonald, con vict now serving a tea«year sen tence, guilty of kidnaping Dr. Isaac Lee Kelley, St. Louis phy sician, and sentenoed,Jdm to 65 years Imprisonment. .lOew’-v*’ it'
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