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Published Mondays and TKuni^Iaya
NORTH WILKESBORO, N, €., THURSDAY, MAR. 21, 1985
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[LA'FE NEWS OF
InWTEAND
NATION
Killed la Crash
Galax, Va., March 19.—Wiley
Ball, 19, of south Galax, was in
stantly killed Saturday afternoon
•when an automobile which he
was riding turned over on the
Law Gap road, four miles south
of town.
1.1,000 Left Homeless
Memphis, Tenn., March 19.—
As flooded tributary rivers en
gulfed new areas and threaten-
|. ,ed others today, 13,000 persons
INtfitfi Jionieless in the southeast
Missouri-northeast Arkansas sec
tion alone.
Hoover Heads Board
New York. March 19—Former
President Herbert Hoover was
re-elected chairman of the board
of the commission for relief in
ilgium Educational Founda
tion, incorporated, today at its
annual meeting. All other offi
cers were re-elected.
Veteran Is Killed
Hickory, March 19.—Dan W.
Cook, 62, a Spanish war veteran
and for years a resident of Hick
ory, was killed Monday evening
in an automobile accident near
Connelly Springs. He had been
making his home in the Connelly
Springs section for the past few
-^s>ears.
M'
KUled By Truck
South Boston, Va., March 19.
—Henry Anderson Elliotte, Jr.,
nine, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry
A. Elliotte, near Omega, was
struck by a heavy truck today
and instantly killed. Young El
liotte was playing ball and at
the time was running across the
ad after a ball when struck.
Would Speed Action
Washington, March 19. —
Word that President Roosevelt
proposed to use a special mes
sage to spur Congress to action
on the proposal to consolidate
a 11 transportation regulatory
agencies spread to Capitol Hill
today to Hood over reports the
legislation had been sidetracked.
4 Tiemds For ClemMicy
Jfeleigh, March 19.—Clemen
cy-li»rlngs for Owight Beard,
former North Carolina State col
lege student of Lenoir, and Cae-
*’^8ar Miller, 17-year-old negro
Atrom Craven county, each con-
^demned to die in the electric
chair at state’s prison for mur
der, were held today by Edwin
M. Gill, state parole commission
er.
Woman Is Suicide
Kinston, March 19.—The body
of Martha Wiggs, young woman
■who died of an alleged poison
lose, was held in an undertak-
^jg establishment here today
while search was made for rela
tives who reside In or near
Smithfield. She died in a hos
pital some hours after being tak
en from a house in a suburb
Bouth of the city.
Food Sale Saturday
Circle No. 1 of the North Wil-
hesboro Methodist church ' will
hold a food sale Saturday after
noon beginning at 1:30 o’clock
^ Belk's Store. . All kinds of
Hood will be on sale and anyone
desiring a special order please
: call Mrs. W. E. Jones, chairman
the sale.
MAYOR McNULL AND C!TY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
SEEK RE-ELECTION IN MAY
Baby Bonds S«dl
[p^aahintton, March 19.—The
KHnonnees that sales of
’'tllff^llil^w "baby bonds,’’ begun
aqioupted to $23,183,-
'63 dwlng the first 14 days of
the sal» campaign.
Utah Has Liquor
^ Salt Lake City, March 19.—
•The Utah legislature ended its
21st session Monday after enact
ing a law for state liquor stores
and package agencies to be ope
rated by a state liquor commis
sion of three members.
Anything Goes
Navajo Indian ApRarent-
ly Headed Toward
Wrestlmlr Crown
Idaho To Have Liquor
Boise, Idaho, March 19.—Gov
ernor Ross ended legal prohibi
tion in Idaho today when he
signed the state-owned package
goods liquor stores bill. It be
came effective at once.
Continue Tobacco Act
Washington, March 19.—Rep
resentatives from tobacco grow
ing states met in the office of
Representative Kerr today and
agreed to extend the life of the
Smith-Kerr bill for three or four
years.
New York . . . Someplace in
his “four letter” sports competi
tion at Uncl.e Sam’s Haskell In
dian Institute, Ben Tenario (a-
bove), a full blooded Navajo,
must have had opportunities to
perfect his now famous Indian
“death grip.” Anyhow he is
blazing his way through profes
sional wrestling ranks under the
title of “Little Wplf.”
725 Children
Take Seventh
Grade Exams
Uniform Tests Supplied By
State Given In Schotrfs
On Wednesday
A total of 725 children sat at
their desks in schoolrooms of
Wilkes county yesterday and
worked on the uniform seventh
grade examination supplied by
the state department of educa
tion.
The stale test enables school
authorities to gain some knowl
edge of whether or not the child
is ready for high school, al
though passing the test does not
necessarily mean that the child
is promoted from the seventh to
the eighth grade.
It will be necessary, in order
for the child to be promoted, for
him or her to finish th© remaind
er of the school term and satis
fy their teachers of their fitness
to take up high school work.
The examination papers will be
graded and results will be made
known in time for awarding di
plomas to the successful appli
cants at the commencements this
spring.
79 In C^ity Scliools
The 725 in the county taking
the examination yesterday does
not include 79 in the North Wil-
kesboro city schools, who took
the test yesterday, this making a
total of 804 Wilkes county stu
dents who desire to take up high
school work next year.
Early Scho^ OvcI-
’This week will ^mark the end
of the 1934-35 sfpool term tor
the schools which started on
August 1 and have not had to
close or get off the regular sche
duled terra. The schools closing
this week or only a number of
outlying elementary schools
which were not interlocked by
transportation with any of the
central schools, which will close
later in the spring.
To Fill Posts
In V. C. Camps
Welfare Office Has Number of
AppUcation Blanks For
Veterans’ Camp
Between 150 and 200 war vet
erans in North Carolina may en
roll in the Veterans Conservation
Camps next month, according to
advice received by Charles Mc
Neill, welfare officer for Wilkes
County.
Wilkes county is allowed a
number of these placements and
the welfare officer has several
application blanks to be dis
tributed to any veterans who
wish to enroll in the camps.
However, any action taken must
be within a few days because of
the fact that applications must
be in not later than April 1.
Board of Electicuis Issues Call
For City Election To Be
Held On May 7
PRIMARY~OTrAPRIL 22
Mayor and Members Present
Board State Intentions To
Run This Year
Mayor R. T. McNeill and all
members of the city board of
commissioners will seek reelec
tion in the municipal election
to be held on Tuesday. May 7.
The following announcement,
bearing the names of Mayor Mc
Neill and the board of commis
sioners, co-mposed of S. V. Tom
linson. T. E, Pearson, Hoyle
Hutchens. R. G. Finley and Dr.
R. P. Casey, was given out to
day:
“Due to the fact that we have
much unfinished work under
way and having been requested
by our many friends to do so,
we, the officers of the town of
North Wllkesboro hereby an
nounce ourselves candidates for
reelection to the respective of
fices we now hold and believe
our official records commands
your hearty support.”
Resolutions calling the city
primary and election were pass
ed Monday by the county board
of elections, composed of R. M.
Brame, Jr., chairman, J. C. Gray
son, secretary, and Joe M. Pear
son.
The primary will be held on
■Monday, April 22. Keller Eller
was appointed registrar and
Glenn Cox and Jeter Blackburn
judges. The primary and election
will be held in the city hall,
which will be the one and only
voting place lor the town.
Registration books will be
open on Saturday, March 30,
Saturday, April' 6 and Saturday,
April 13. Saturday, April 20, was
designated by the election board
as challenge day. Registration
books will be open at the city
hall on tlie three Saturdays des
ignated for registration.
All candidates tor nomination
for town offices or members of
the school board must tile their
notice of candidacy at least five
days prior to the primary and
notice of candidacy must be ac
companied by a tiling _ fee of
$2. Notices must be filed with
the chairman of the county
board of elections.
Doughton Will Have
Charge Kiwanis Program
C. T. Doughton will he in
charge of the Kiwanis Club pro
gram for the luncheon meeting
Friday. An Interesting program
is anticipated.
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THE ST.
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OUT OF
Scout Leaders
Course to Start
Week’s Training Course For
Girl Scout Leaders Will Be
gin Here Monday
Beginning Monday night at
seven o’clock, a week’s training
course for Girl Scout leaders will
be given at the Little House,
Girl Scout headquarters, In this
city.
Mrs. Long, outstanding Girl
Scout leader of this district, will
be the instructor for the course,
which is open to any who wish
to attend. The importance of tak
ing the course is urged upon all
who are now connected with Girl
Scout work.
This course Is requisite to an
enlarged Girl Scout activity pro
gram for North Wllkesboro dur
ing the coming year and is for
the purpose of training leaders
for the responsibilities they will
face in carrying the Girl Scout
movement forward.
PRETTI^T
“Most Beautiful'' Girl In
Radio” Seeks Screen
Contracte * ,
DmersSh^d
ObfainLio^
Belwe Not. 1st
Licenses Will Begin To Be Is
sued About June IpPatrri-
" ’ men In Charge
BE CHARGE LATER ,
No WiU Be Attached ,To
Drivers’ Licenses Procured -
Before November 1
OKTHE^
Sei^ Fame
Antf’Fortbne Ih 'Movle
Capitol ,
^6- ,
Chicago . . . Miss Dorothy
Page’s great hour has arrived.
The titian-haired radio star (a-
bove), is on her way to Holly
wood to till movie contracts, aft
er being judged “the most beau
tiful girl in radio” In a national
poll of radio editors.
3 PRISONERS
IN JAIL AT
WILKESBORO
Smallest Number Behind Bars
In Many Years; Court
Cleared Cells
If the W'llkes county .fail
.should become empty of pris
oners that would be news anil
when the number gets down
to three It is still worth men
tioning.
Until yesterday there had
bry-n only three prisoners in
county bastile since Monday
morning, when several were
taken to the .state prison at
Raleigh and others wrt-e dis
tributed to the prison camp
and to work at the county
home.
Had Chess Shepherd not
run away from the county
liome, where lie was sentenc
ed lust week, the jail i>opu1a-
tion would have shrunk to
ttvo. Shepherd tvas caught and
lockeil up after he had run
away. The other two lonesome
occupants were Lawrence Hol
brook and Coot Gilreath, jail-
eil for assault.
The automobile drivers’ lic
ense law enacted by the present
General Assembly will go Into
effect on June 1st, and the State
highway patrolmen will be called
together at an early date to re
ceive full instructions in the pro
cedure of tiid administration of
the law, according to word, re
ceived from Captain Farmer by
patrolmen in this section.
Captain Farmer met with a
number of patrolmen, covering
the western part of the State, at
Asheville last week, at which
time gener«,l plans were outlined,
but the full scope of this activity
was not a'vailable at that time.
However it Is understood that
drivers’ license will begin to he
issued on June 1st, to all owners
and drivers of private vehicles.
Those who qualify and obtain
license prior to November 1, of
this year will not have to pay
for this privilege. After Novem
ber 1, a charge of $1 will be
made for issuing drivers’ license,
and every driver of a car will
have to have a license.
Car owners, it is said, will be
sent instructions covering thj
necessary requirements to obtain
a license. The patrolmen will be
charged with the responsibility
of examination, which it is und
erstood will not be rigid. ’The
driver will be required to have
at least one year’s experience
driving a car; there will be cer
tain requirements'as to eyesight,
physical and mental qualifica
tions, etc. These factors will all
be covered In the instructions
sent the car owners.
All chauffeurs and bus driv
ers are now required to obtain
license and these are being is
sued at a cost of $2.
It is important if the auto
drivers would save the $1 license
fee, that they take the examina
tion and secure their license be
fore November 1. •
Furniture Plant
At Roaring River
Burned Yesterday
Loss Runs Into Several Thou
sand Dollars; Soane Insur
ance On Property
Fire of undetermined origin
reduced the plant of the Roar
ing River Furniture Corporation
to ruins early Wednesday morn
ing and caused a damage said to
exceed $f00,000.
The fire was found about 4:30
and it had apparently started in
the finishing room of the fac
tory. People of the village turn
ed out in large numbers to fight
the fire hut to no avail. C. J.
Lambeth, president of the cor
poration, received two painful
lacerations on his right forearm
when he'fell into a machine
while fighting the flames.
’The flames spread to four
box C8r8_pn.\he railway, siding
and they were also burned.
The furniture plant was mod-
ernly constructed and equipped
and for many years had operated
successfully, employing from 100
to 200 men. Some insurance was
carried on the property, it Is
said.
PRIVIES GOING UP
THROUGHOUT COUNTY
C. C. Foard, sanitary inspec
tor working in cooperation with
the county health department,
reports that many sanitary pri
vies are replacing the old type
throughout the county. Any
home owner can have a sanitary
privy for the coat of material .
Labor will be furnished through
the relief administration.
W. C. Pearson
Badly Injured
Both Legs Broken When Hit
By Automobile In Wilkes-
boro Monday Evening
Wm. C. Pearson, prominent
Wllkesboro citizen, was serious
ly injured Monday evening about
seven o’clock when he was bit
by an automobile on the street
near hts home. Both legs were
broken below the knees.
Mr. Pearson, according to re
ports of the accident, has just
stepped from an automobile and
was crossing the street toward
his home when he Was hit by a
car driven by Morris Duncan,
wbo, it is said, was blinded by
the lights of the vehicle from
which Mr. Pearson bad stepped.
Mr. Pearson was rushed to the
hospital here, where his condi
tion is reported as well as could
he expected.
MOVEMENT STARTED TO FORM BASEBALL
AGGREGATION FOR NORTH WILKESBORO
A group of young business
men here have started a move
ment toward organizing a
baseball club for North Wll
kesboro.
The movement is coopera
tive, whereby the best talent
obtainable would be gathered
for a team that would be de
signed to hold up North Wll-
kesboro’s reputation in the
world of sports.
Those who are interested in
the movement stated that
funds would be solicited for
players and materials In order
that the team can be properly
gathered and outfitted. Should
their aim be reached the team
would be easily self-support
ing, according to plans laid
here.
To further publicize the
team an effort will be made,
it Is learned, to have the busi
ness firms declare a hall boll-
.,T «,
day (Thursday afternoon sug
gested) each week, at which
times the home games would
be played.
A meeting will be called
soon and an organization qf a
North Wllkesboro baseball
club will be effected. Follow
ing the organization announce-
f \ments will be made regarding
^^Wgnup of players and games
will be sought^ with many of
the leading independent,, base
ball aggregations in the state.
New York . . . Mias Benita
Hume (above), is the latest of
British beauties to turn her eyes
to the West, visioning greater
screen successes here in the
United States. . . . She arrived
this week, bound for' Hollywood.
Social Service
hstitute Held
Here This Week
Emergency Relief Case Work
ers of Two Districts In
Four-Day Session
A social service institute tor
the 8th and 11th BRA districts
will end »-Jour-day jwbbIobC ■' at
Hotel Wilkes here today. The
sessions have been conducted by
Miss Anna Cassatt, director of
institutes and records of the
North Carolina Emergency Re
lief Administration.
Monday and Tuesday -«-ere de
voted to social service -workers
of the two districts, which are
served from the district offices
at North Wllkesboro and States
ville. Mrs. W. J. Bason, head
case worker of Wilkes county,
has been in charge and the local
office has been host throughout
the sessions.
Wednesday was devoted to a
session of the key officers of the
two districts, including adminis
trators, field representatives, di
vision engineers, case work sup
ervisors and others.
A highlight of the four days
was the luncheon meeting held
Tuesday noon, at which time Dr.
Walter Cutter, of the ERA Pub
lic Relations Division, was the
principal speaker.
J. G. Hackett, of this city,
presided over the assembly. Oth
ers on the program were Rev.
Eugene Olive, pastor of the First
Baptist phurch here. Dr. B. B.
Dougherty, president of A. S. T.
C., Boone. Musical selections
were rendered by Miss Ellen Rob
inson, accompanied by Mrs. Lew
is Nelson.
Others Introduced at the lunch
eon meeting were Miss 'Victoria
Bell, administrator of the 8th
district: 'L L. Grier, field repre
sentative; Charles McNeill, wel
fare officer of Wilkes county; E.
W. Cole, division engineer: Miss
Toby Turner, president of the
Wilkes post. American Legion
Auxiliary; Dr. E. C. Ashby, may
or (rf Mt. Airy; Mrs. E. M. Land,
administrator of the 11th dis
trict. ■
WILKES
INSEPTENffiER
Animal Event For Nortkwert-
em North Cartriina To Be
Held September 17-21
CONTRACTS A^ SIGNED
; *.
Fair Assodatkm Seeks ^ger
and Better Attraetions For ^
Exhihitiem Here
At a meeting of th© director*
of the Great Wilkes Fair Associ
ation held here last week, Sep
tember 17, 18, 19, 20 and 21
were set as the dates tor the
193B exposition of the Great
Wilkes Fair.
W. A. McNeill, president and
general manager, stated that he
has made arrangements for the
fair association to secure the
main attractions for the fair this
year and the attractions have
been picked with the aim In view
of enlarging the gala event to
such an extent that It will be an
outstanding exposition In the
state.
Especial emphasis will b o
placed on exhibits this year and
work on the premium
begin In a few days. TBfif prem
ium list will be issued
time for the people to prepare
for this phase of the exposition.
The Great Wilkes fair Is'irilen
to Wilkes and every adjoining
county, and thus it becomes a
Northwestern North Carolina Jn-
stitution serving as a gathering
place for people of nine ccnin-
ties. —
Arrangements for the fair are
starting early this year, officials
of the fair association state. In
order that no feature of the ex-
poAtlon will be slighted for lack
of time in preparation. Further
announcements will be made at
frequent intervals regarding de
tails of fair plans this- sear.
Semi-Finals In
Tourney Today
Eight Teams Will Fight For
Chance To Play In Basket
ball Finals Friday
This afternoon and tonight
will mark the semi-finals in the.
Wilkes county basketball tourna
ment sponsored by the North
wllkesboro high school at its
gymnasium here.
The afternoon pairings will
Millers Creek versus Roaring ‘
River, girls; and Millers Creek
versus Roaring River, boys.
The games tonight will be
Mountain View versus Mount
Pleasant, girls, at 7:30; and the
last game of the semi-finals will
be Ronda versus Wllkesboro,
boys.
The final and championship
games will be played on Friday
night and trophies will be award
ed to the winning boys and girls
teams.
Much interest has been shown
in the tournament so far and In
terest is expected to reach a high
pitch tonight as the semi-finals
are played.
Three Men Must Give
Lives, High Court Rules
Raleigh, March 20.—Convic
tion of three condemned mur
derers was upheld by the state
supreme court in two opinions
handed down late today.
Booker T. Wjntson, Nash coun
ty negro, Vander Glover and
Houston McMillan, Cumberland
county negroes, are the three
prisoners who lost their appeals
today. Unless granted clemency
by Governor 'Ehringhaus they
will die in the electric chair
April 6.
B. A. U. Announcement
The following announcement
was given ’The Journal-Patriot
this morning; “Come to the
Flpt Baptist church Sunday eve
ning, March 24, at 6:30 to B. A.
U. and hear an out-of-town
speaker's'dhiCUBslon of a serious
: I,
City Teams To
Debate Friday
North Wilkesboro In Triangle
With North Winston and
Lexington
North Wllkesboro high school
debating teams will compete
with Lexington and North Win
ston schools on Friday afternoon
in the annual triangular debates
sponsored by th© University of
North Carolina.
The debate here will be held
at two o’clock and the pablic is
invited to attend. North Wilkes-
boro’s affirmative team, connfM-
ed of Ella Joyner Brame and
Rose Wade Scroggs, will debate
against* Lexington’s .neg
here.
North Wllkesboro’s ne
team, composed of Elizabeth feK-
nings and Ralph Bowman, will
go to North Wtinston high, "’ra*
The query this year Is "Re
solved: That th© United States
should adopt the policy of ex
tending aid to education.”'*^
PRAYER SERVICE
FRIDAT NIGHT
An evangelistic prayer servlee
will be conducted at the ' City
Blacksmith Shop near the depot
on Friday night at 7:30 with
Rev. J. C. Pruitt in chargsw The
public la invited. .