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Mfiiam, Fe
For Murder
Feb. ‘ 22.—TbomM
was sentenced
ly to serve three to ten
yaa™state prison in con-
nekton with the fatal shooting
ot^GMrge L King. Markham
>bad been indicted on first-degree
^ murder charges, but was convlct-
^^ll^'ed of manslaughter.
.A
Kidney, Stone Care
Cleveland, Feb. 22.—Discov
ery of a cure tor kidney stones
without recourse to an operation
was announced before the Clini
cal Society of Genito-Urinary
Surgeons here tO'day by Dr. C.
C. Higgins, of the department of
urology of Cleveland Clinic.
Police Chief Killed
Mount Airy, Feb. 22.—Police
of two states joined today in
^combing the fastnesses of the
Blue Ridge mountains in search
of Howard Delp, 24, who killed
Posey Martin, Galax. Va., police
chief, and critically wounded
Frank Dodson, another officer,
as he broke out of the Galax jail
last night.
Bill Ahsher Mentioned
Somers* Successor
SUES FOR GOLD
One Of Men Who Asked
For Court Test on Gold
Clause
Studcnt.s Want Peace
Wake Forest. Feb. 22.—Re
sults of a campus-wide peace
poll at Wake Forest College, re
cently conducted by the States
man’s Club, were announced
here today. Seventy per cent of
the students think it possible for
the United States to stay out of
another great war.
New York . . . F. Eugene
Nortz. who surrendered $106,-
300 in gold certificates to the
government for existing currency
and instituted a suit for currency
on the basis of the old price of
gold. Had the supreme court
ruled against the government
Nortz would have recovered
$61,334 additional in the pres
ent currency.
Pleads For Mt.\
Miami. Fla., Feb. 22.—Donald
R. Richberg opened the admini
stration drive for a consolidated
..^public pressure behind the new
• ^NRA bill tonight in a speech
arguing for a measure flexible
enough to allow a distinction
between "good
trusts.
Textbook Plan
Gains Interest
In Legislature
Raleigh, Feb. 22.—Interest is
trusts house awl
senate in the bills to set up a
I rental textbook system for all the
i schools of the state, as well as in
Presi- proposal in the house bill to
dent Roosevelt and Congress to- ^ change the method of .selecting and
"Hay led the nation in paying adopting textbooks so that the
state may buy them at better
Honor Wn-sliinglon
Washington. Feb. 22.—
in
homage to George Washington.
Mr. Roosevelt observed the an
niversary of Washington’s birth
day by motoring to Mount Vern
on. There he silently placed a
small wreath on the tomb.
Huinkinann Gef.s .Stay
Trenton. N. J., Feb. 22. -Bru
no Richard Hauptmann, sentenc
ed to die in the electric chair for
the kidnap-murder of the Lind
bergh baby, won an indefinite
Stay of execution Thursday, and
his four lawyers, once more in
harmonious relations, promised
to go ahead with the carpenter’s
appeal as speedily as possible.
Past Forctsl Down
Los Angeles, Feb. 22. — A
leaky oil line thwarted Wiley
Post, one-eyed globe girdler, in,
his attempt to dash through the
sub-stratospher© from Los Ange
les to New York today in less
than eight hours but he got a
taste of sky-high speed that
made him eager and confident
for his next attempt soon.
Pre«licts Bonus Pasage
Concord, Feb. 22.—Hubert E.
Olive, state commander of the
American legion, predicted be
fore an audience here tonight
prices, according to members of
both houses. It is estimated that
a rental textbook system will
save piirents and children at least
$4,500,000 a year as compared
with what they are now spending
in buying textbooks outright.
“I think a rental textbook sy.s-
tem will give more aid to the peo
ple of the state than any o'^her
one thing the general assembly
can do.” Senator L. L. Gravely, of
Rocky Mount, one of the intro
ducers of the senate rental text
book bill said today. “It will give
them the equivalent of a $4,500,-
000 a year reduction in taxes. I
believe this general assembly will
pass a rental textbook bill befiire
it adjourns.”
The fact that the textbook lob
byists, aided by a good many of
the school lobbyists, are bitterly
opposing the Chei’ry-Bowie rental
textbook bill in the house, is caus
ing more and more sentiment for
that bill. The belief is that if the
textbook trust and school politici
ans are so opposed to it that it
must be a good bill. The framers
of this bill maintain that it not
only would set up definite machin
ery for a rental textbook system
but would also take the selection
that ‘‘the bonus will be paid.’’
.tils prediction was made at
Washington-^’ birthday celebra
tion staged by the local legion
post and was cheered by the sev
eral score ex-service men pres
ent.
and adoption of textbooks out of
the present text book commis
sions, which most observers agree
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Many Tax Dodgers
High Point. Feb. 22.—That
there is a vast amount of tan
gible property in the city of
High Point upon which the own
ers are at present paying no city
or county tax wa.s disclosed
Thursday by Joe Hoffman, coun
ty commissioner, who revealed
that at the meeting of the com
missioners last • night it was
learned that $1,5SO,000 worth of
such property has already been
uncovered in the county.
Layii^ Surface
On Approaches
Aggravating Gravel Patches
At Yadkin River Will Be
Eliminated Soon
Aid Potato Growers
Washington, Feb. 21.—The
potato bill today started its way
through th© legislative channels
of Congress with sponsors hope
ful of early passage. Introduced
by Representative Warren, of
North Carolina, the measure
would make potatoes a basic
commodity, provide for sales
-quotas and levy a tax of 75 cents
on every 100 pounds of potatoes
sold In excess of the allotments.
w.
for
the
be-
Porces employed by E.
Grannis, who has contract
laying concrete surfaces on
Yadkin bridge approaches
tween th© Wilkepboros. are bus
ily en."!iged in the work.
These approaches, w-htch were
gravel surfaced when the bridge
was completed, had become a
sourc© of much annoyance to
motorists and the news that the
aggravating patches of road are
receiving permanent improve
ment is a source of much grati
fication to all who pass over the
bridge.
The road is not barred to
travel and the contractor Is lay
ing th© surface one one side at
a time, keeping a lane for traf
fic open all the time.
Coffimemt In State Daily Says
Local Man Is Being Asked
To Run For Sheriff
rnder the heading of “Af
faire of State.” edited by Wade
Lucae in The Chariotte Ob
server, there ape«rcl yester
day the followljig comment
concerning W. F. (Bill) Absh-
er, popular young business
man of this city:
“WUliam F. Absher, the Re
publican son of Mrs. W. R. ,4b-
sher, ev-state president of the
-American Ijegioii auxiliary and
now leading wlmt apiH'ars to
be a futile fight for ratifica
tion of tile child labor aimnil-
ment. Is being urged by Wilkes
coenty Itepublicans (o run for
.sheriff next .year to succeed
Sheriff Bill Somers, who plans
to retire. Young Absher, who
l)clongs to the inner lU'pobB-
can councils in Wilkes, is a
nephew of Major Arthur L.
Fletcher, state lal>or comiiiis-
sionrr.”
In addition to the coiiuiient
regarding Mr. Abslier the col-
unm called attention to the
fact that Watt H. Gragg, of
Boone, cx-inarslial of tlio mid
dle district, is btdng groomed
a.s a Republican candidate for
tlie congress seat in the iiintli
district, now occupied by Hou.
R. Ij. Doughton, chainnan of
CJic ways and means commit
tee and a figui-e of national
pi‘oniinene'.
Juniors Have
DistridJMeet
Febfiaiury 22nd
Members of Several Councils
Gather at Lodge Hall
Here For Meeting
CLASS IS INITIATED
RaUies Held Thmout State;
Field Secretary Is ‘
Speaker Here
Linncy Slayer
Gets Sentence
Sy.stem of Renting Books j
Would Save Paients I
?4e')00,000 a Year l
Found Guilty of Manslaughter
and Scntfciiced To 30 Months
In Penitentiary
Taj.lftcsyille,
Reavis. tenant on the farm of
James C. Llnney, former post
master at Hlddenite, was convict
ed of manslaughter here this
afternoon in connection with the
death of Mr. Liniiey last October
22.
Reavis was tried on a charge
of murder before Judge W, F.
Harding in Alexander county
superior court. He was sentenced
to two and a half years in the
penitentiary.
Council for the defense
notice of an appeal.
Mr. Linney’s body was found
by the roadside one-half mile
from the tenant house occupied
by Reavis sometime after Mr.
Liuney and Reavis had fought in
the presence of two witnesses.
The body was badly bruised
about the head and throat, indi
cating the elderly man had suf-
fere severe punishment.
Reavis conviction was largely
as result of medical testimony
& L Ready To
Aid Homebuilders
tiled
to the effect that the shock and
punishment which Mr. Linney
suffered from Reavis were the
causes of Mr. Linney’s death.
Solicitor John R. Jones was
assisted in th© prosecution by
Burke and Burke and V. G.
Beckham. Council for the defense
was Hubert Whicker of North
Wllkesboro.
Former Students
Wilkesboro High
Are Making Good
.yiakiug Honor Roll .4nd Good
Records .^t Mars Hill, Lee’s-
McBae and A. S. T. C.
Former students of Wilkes
boro high school are making
good in higher institutions of
learning, a study of the honor
rolls o f various Institutions
where they are enrolled will dis
close.
At A. S. T. C. Mary Nichols
and Dorothy Stewart have been
honor students since their en
rollment a few years ago and
have made a splendid record. At
Lee's-McUae College James Ham
by is leading his class and is an
honor student every semester. At
Mars Hill College Lutile Hartley,
Ethel Davis and Warren Horton
are making the honor roll.
Lucile and Neil Hartley are
making quite a record for Mars
Hill in debating. On Saturday
night they represented their col
lege In a no-decision debate a-
gainst Lee’s-McRae College at
Banner Elk.
Supt. C. B. Eller, county sup
erintendent of schools, attending
to bueiness matters in connection
with hU office at Raleigh Friday.
On the occasion of Washing
ton’s birthday anniversary, Feb
ruary 22. Juniors from all the
councils in this district gathered
at the lodge hall here for a dis
trict class initiation program,
which proved to be highly inspir
ational for the fraternity.
There was an attendance of
120 members at the district in
itiation of 14 members. Juniors
were present representing North
Wiilkesboro, Elkin, Copeland,
New Hope. Clingman and Ronda
councils and rapt interest was in
evidence throughout the pro
gram.
Tde meeting was opened by
Bradley Dancy, councilor of the
local chapter. Rev. C. W. Rob
inson, acting chaplain, conduct
ed the devotional.
W. K. Sturdivant, district
deputy, delivered an address of
welcome, to which response was
made by S. 0. McGuire, of Elkin.
The highlight of the program
was the address of C. W. Snyder,
field secretary, who spok© most
interestingly concerning plans
for progress laid out by the
state councilor, Charles F, Tank-
ersley, Jr. He brought greetings
to this district, composed of
Wilkes, Surry and Yadkin coun
ties, from Councilor Tankersley.
Class initiations were held
throughout the stat© on Friday
night in observance of the com
pletion of a membership drive,
sponsored by the slate councilor.
John R. Jones MdyWCalled to Lea$
Repuhlkan State Ticdiet Next Year
Lfxal Financial Institution
Stands For Belter Homes
In Community
North Wilkesboro Building and
Loan Association stands ready
to help people in this community
to become home owners, J. B.
Williams, secretary - treasurer,
stated today in commenting on
the services the organization can
render to the people.
Tlie Building and Loan A.ssocl-
ation i.s in splendid condition
with a vast amount of resources
and funds available on short no
tice. The association has ample
funds to take care of any and all
acceptable and sound loans for
building purposes or for repair.
The 46th series is now open
and will b© through Thursday of
this week. Thrifty people are in
vited to subscribe during this
series.
A. Brewer Is
Taken By Death
Was Former Member| Board
of Commissioners; Funeral
Held At Rock Creek
at
Funeral service was held
Rock Creek church this morn
ing at eleven o’clock for A.
Brewer, prominent citizen of
Rock Creek church who died
early Sunday morning.
Mr. Brewor had been in ill
health for 4 years and during
the last several weeks had been
very ill. He was 76 years of age.
Mr. Brewer was a member of
a widely known family In the
county, being a son of th© late
Jim and Matilda W^les Brewer.
He took an active interest In af
fairs of his community and coun
ty and for six years was a mem
ber of the Wilkes county board
of commissioners.
Mr. Brewer is survived by his
wife, Mrs. A lie© Brewer, and the
following children, all of whom
are well and favorably known:
Mrs. Nancy Wiles, J. N. Brew
er, J. W. Brewer, E, O. Brewer,
Mrs. Bertha Sebastian and A. C.
Brewer, all of North Wilkesboro
and vicinity.
A large crowd attended the
last rites today, which -were con
ducted by Revs. J. A. Blevins, L.
B. Murray, Rev. Mr. Burcham
and Rev. Eugene Olive.
Denver, Colorado, received its
named from an Ohioan, (kneral
James W. Denver.
JONES MAY SEEK GOVERNORSHIP
Sevtiiteenth District Solicitor is Bfeing Touted To. Heswi
Republican State Ticket.
Solicitor John R. Jones, w’ho today stated that he has the matter of
running for governor next year under consideration.
Joint Committee Is Expected To Vote
Against Sales Tax Substitute
Receives Many .
Requests From:
()ver the^iite
Record as Solicitor of 17tk
District Attracts Atten
tion in State
STATES HIS PLATFORM
Tells Things He Would Advo
cate If He Should Seek
Governor’s Office
Advocating what appears to be
‘sweeping reforms’ in state govern
ment, Solicitor John E. Jones, of
the seventeenth judicial district,
today answered queries from many
people in the state regfarding his
views on becoming a candidate for
governor in 1936 on the Republi
can ticket.
It is no secret here that the only
Republican solicitor in the state
has been prominently mentioned to
head the Republican ticket in
North Carolina ne.xt year and from
the impression gained by a repre
sentative of The Journal-Patriot in
an interview with him today it
appears that he has the matter
under serious consideration and
commented on the question long
enough to state his views on at
least a dozen questions of state
wide interest. He stated, however,
that his duties at the present
time lie with being solicitor, the
office to which he was elected in
November last year without oppo-
stion, and that he had given the
question of becoming a caididate
for governor only passing thought.
Others prominently mentioned to
run for governor on the G. 0. P.
ticket are Gilliam Grissom and
Charles A. Jonas, who, it is un
derstood, is looking forward more
to a fight with Senator Bailey for
the senate seat than the governor
ship aspirations.
Today Solicitor Jones, who has
just completed prosecuting the
docket in Alexander county court,
discussed such state questions as
highway maintenance, better
schools and higher salaries for
Raleigh. Feb. 22.—The Mc-
Donald-Liimpkin substitute for
the sales tax, proposing increas
ed corporation franchise and oc
cupational ta.xes, will be voted
down in the joint finance com
mittee beginning with ballots on
the amendments the first of next
week. Little resistance to the ac
tion of the committee will be
shown by the anti-sales tax
group, much in the minority, it
was learni.d this afternoon from
Dr. McDonald, who hopes to
make his big showing on the
floor of the assembly.
"We don’t care whether our
amendments are oven voted on
in the committee,” Dr. McDonald
told Chairman Cherry and Har-
ri.ss Newman in the presence of
two newspaper men following
this afternoon’s session of the
committee.
“The chairmen have shown
themselves to be uninterested in t^«che>;.s, but devoted much time
our plan We offered the amend-!to cnticismg the law-making and
ments in committee for the pur-1 law-enforcement branches of the
pose of having hearings on them | state government, a subject
and that is about all
on
that wc
could expect to accomplish there.
We are chiefly interested in get
ting the bill to the floor as
quickly as possible.”
This afternoon’s further hear
ings from the Pullman company,
represented by James Pou, and
the telegraph companies, repre
sented by W. C. Little, closed the
case made by the corporations
against the McDonald-Lumpkin
proposals.
To Hear Maxwell
A. J. Maxwell, commissioner
of revenue, has been invited to
address the committee Monday
afternoon on what effect the
Lumpkin-McDonald amendments
would have with respect to his
(Continued on page eight)
Radio Artists
Appear In City
“Crazy Mountaineers” Frotn
WBT, Charlotte, Put On
Program To Large Crowd
The “Crazy “Mountajneers,
who broadcast a popular r .dio
program over station WBT In
Charlotte each day, appeared in
person here Thursday night in a
program sponsored by the North
Wilkesboro Athletic Club at the
high school building.
The program was well render
ed and thoroughly entertaining
to the large crowd that almost
filled the auditorium to capacity.
Arrangements are being made to
secure a return engagement
within the next few weeks.
Prayer Services
An evangelistic prayer meet
ing will be held at the City
Blacksmith Shop near the South
ern Railway station Friday night
at 7:30 o’clock, according to an
announcement made today by
Carl S. Bumgarner. The public
is cordially invited to attend.
Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Corbitt,
Jr., of Henderson, spent several
days her© last -week with Mrs.
Corbitt’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
A. E. Spainhower.
Pearson Brothers
Secure Agency For
Hy-Mark Fertilizer
which he has found ample oppor
tunity to gain first hand infor
mation during his nine years as
.solicitor. He regarded many of
the major statutes of the state as
falling far short of the aim to
protect life, property and. liberty,
and recommended rewriting many
of the law.s to remove loopholes
and technicalities.
He gave out the following state
ment in the interview:
“I was re-elected solicitor of
the 17th judicial district without
opposition, and my first duty is to
the citizens of the district without
regard to political or religious af
filiations or without future as
pirations. I have had a great
many outstanding Republican lead
ers to insist on my making the
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Officials Of Company Here Last
Week Making Arrangements
W’ith Dealers
Alexander Negro
To Die In Chair
Pearson Brothers, widely
known local wholesale and re
tail firm, has been appointed
agency in this territory for Hy-
Mark Fertilizers, manufactured
by the Hy-Mark company in
Winston-aaiem.
E. D. Taylor, president, and
T. C. Hailey, district sales man
ager of the company, were
this city Thursday making
rangements with Peanson
Sentenced In Court At Tay
lorsville Friday For Capi
tal Offense
in
ar-
Bro-
thers and associate dealers to put
in a fresh stock of this depend
able fertilizer, whi^^ifc pow on
hand and ready tactile people
in this section.
Officials of the company stat
ed that Hy-Mark fertillkeTs con
tain no sand or dirt filler but
that in case a filler Is used the
company always uses Mascot
dolomitic limestone, which Is
considered very beneficial to
practically all soils.
In addition to Pearson Broth
ers firm here associate dealers
will be T. O. (Rossie) Brown, at
Hays, R. S. Carlton at Kings
Creek and J. L. Parsons, whose
place of bnslness is located one-
halt mile west of thie city.
Thomas Gray, colored man of
Alexander county, was sentenced
by Judge W. P. Harding in court
at Taylorsville Friday to death
in the electric chair on a charge
of breaking into the home of J.
H. Robinett recently, and for
malicious assault on members of
his family.
The evidence was overwhelm
ingly against the defendant and
the jury deliberated for only a
short while Thursday before re
turning a verdict. Solicitor John
R^„ 4es was aided in the prose-
clftibn by Attorneys J. H. and
Harold Burke. The court ap
pointed Attorney John Lewis, of
Statesville, for the defendant,
who was not represented by
counsel when the case was call
ed.
The conviction aqd sentence of
Gray makes a total of live sen
tenced to the chair in Alexander
county since Mr. Jones has boon
prosecuting the docket. The otli--
ers were the four men who paid
with their lives for their parte'
in the Taylorsville bank robbery
in July, 1933.