>L. XXIXf NO. 54
Late Newi of
State and
Nation
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E!lkin Residmce Burns
Elkin, April 12. —Plre of un
determined origin destroyed the
• 7-^om resi4|iii^ ot Mrs. Abe
4S^drttfX, la' ^forth Elkin, yes
terday. All ot'jyhe furnishings
■wer© burned.
Negro ()ountr|rfeiter Caught
Charlotte, April 9. — Albert
Wertz, Spartanburg, S. C., ne
gro wanted for passing counter
feit money in Charlotte, Colum
bia, Asheville, Hendersonville
and other Carolina towns, has
been arrested in Richmond, Va.
KUminate Grade Crossings
Washington, April 12.—Presi
dent Roosevelt announced today
that the federal government will
spend between $100,000,000 and
$200,000,000 from works-relief
funds on a grade crossing elimi
nation program.
“Muddy Rain" I'alKs
Bluefield. Va., April 12.—
“Muddy rain’’ was the phenom
enon witnessed over the Clinch
valley area of southwest Virgin
ia today. It was due to precipi
tation ot moisture through heavy
dust- clouds that hung over the
region all day.
To Continue HOI.C
Washington, April 12.—A bill
designed to reopen the doors of
the Home Owners’ Loan cor
poration by dropping $1,750,-
(100,000 more into its coffers was
passed by the senate today with
out even the formality of a re
cord vote.
School llu-s Overtum.s
Siler City, April 12.—A. school
bus loaded with 30 children on
their way to Bell’s school, in the
eastern part of Chatham county,
was struck by a car driven by
Dalon Goodwin, of New Hope
township, this morning and
turned over. None of the chil
dren received serious injury.
Du-st Makc-s Jfil Wheat
Kansas City. Mo., .\prll 12.—
Dollar wheat came ba.’k to the
wheat pits today as the thin
backwash of a four-lay dust
storm hung over Western Texas.
'Throughout the rest of the
Southwest merchants and house
wives took advantage of a great
calm to clean away a grimy film.
Pics While Prayini^
New York, April 12.—Invited
as guest preacher at Trinity
Church, the Rev. Dr. Robert
Scott Chalmers, 53. of Baltimore,
arrived too late today to lake the
pulpit and knelt in a pew to
pray. When another clergyman
finished the prayer. Dr. Chal
mers was observed still kneeling.
He was dead.
Business Rises Sharply
New York. April 12.—There
was a complete transformation
ot business sentiment during the
week, according to the Dun and
Bradstreet trade review, “as the
hopes for a rather far-removed
improvement were replaced by a
realization that the immediate
future is to bring the sharpest
rise that has been witnessed in
business in the past quarter of a
century.■■
Geniiany V\'ant.s Peace
Stresa, April 12.—Germany
told Britain, France and Italy
t(^ay she is willing to tike part
til efforts to forestall w a r.
Specifically, she let it be known
she would enter an eastern non
aggression pact—something she
has heretofore rejected — even
though other participants "stipu
late among themselves accords
of reciprocal assistance.’’
Man Suing Officers
Statesville, April 12.—A civil
action has been started in Ire
dell Superior court by R. E. Mar
tin against four Mooresvllle offl-
-cers—Lester Boyd. Earl Rim-
mer, Cleve Eades and Sam Nes-
bit—the plaintiff alleging that
the officers, mistaking him for
•a bootlegger, chased him out on
No. 150 state highway, on Feb
ruary 25, 1935, and fired sever
al shots into his car.
Junior Order Meeting
North Wilkesboro council of
the Junior Order will hold a
most Interesting meeting Tues
day night, beginning at 7:30.
There will be degree work and a
delegation from Connelly Springs
win be present. All members of
: the local council and any visit
ing Juniors are aske^to attend.
Published Mondays and Thursdayai, )
Cash Premiums to
Be Offered Agam
the Fair Here
Work of Assembling Premiuta
List Is Now Going On;
Cash Is Offered
BUILD UP FEATURES
Special Eimphafiis To Be Plac
ed On Exhibits a*id Free
Acts For Fair
The Great Wilkes Fair will
continue to adher to a cash
premium policy this year, ac
cording to information gained
today from W. A. McNeill, pres
ident and general manager.
Work of assembling th© prem
ium list, offering prizes In liber
al numbers in all iepartments ot
the fair, are now going forward
and the list will be ready for
distribution in ample time for
farmers and housewives to plan
for exhibits for uie exposition
opening at the fairgrounds here
on September 17.
Not only w'ill the fair associ
ation offer cash premiums but
the premiums will be paid to the
prize winners on the last day of
the fair, Mr. McNeill said. Speci
al emphasis is being laid on two
features of the 19,35 fair in mak
ing the early plans. The two
features to be enlarged this year
are exhibits and free attractions
in front of thp grandstand.
The large armory hall will be
tilled to capacity with the best
of farm and home products of
Wilkes and adjoining counties, it
present plans of the fair associ
ation materialize.
.A tt met ions ScH-ured
Contract has been signed for
the carnival this year and offi
cials of the fair stated that the
cleanest midway shows obtain
able were selected. The carnival
is expected to be on a higher
plane than many shows in that
line of business.
Free Acts
In order to th’rltl and entertain
the thousands who attend the
fair the fair association has se
cured some ot the most thrilling
acts on the market and contracts
have already been signed for a
skating act, a bicycle act that
ha.s gained the acclaim of all
who have seen it, high trapeze
acts and others that are calculat
ed to surpass any previous of
ferings in the tree act depart
ment of the fair.
viMg characters who FEATORE Niws
Negroes to Serve on Alabama Juries; Outlaw Will Die in Elec
tric Chair; Late Photo of Sergeant Alvin York " .
Dr. P. H. Gwyn Is
P.-T. A. Speaker
Davidson Instructor Delivers
Interesting Address Before
Local Organization
A large number of the mem
bers and friends of the North
Wilkesboro Par0nt-Teacher As
sociation attended the regular
monthly meeting held at the
school auditorium Thursday eve
ning to hear Dr. P. H. Gwyn, of
the department of education of
Davidson College speak. Mrs.
Palmer Horton, program chair
man, introduced Dr. Gwyn. who
spoke on Rethinking Education.
He is a versatile speaker and his
message was well received.
The meeting Tnursday night
was the concluding one for the
school year and was presided ov
er by the president, Mrs. T. A.
Finley. Splendid reports of the
year’s work were placed on file.
The attendance awards for the
evening went to Miss Elizabot'n
Zurburg’s room for the high
school building and to Miss
Elizabeth Finley’s room for the
primary grades.
FIRST MONKEY IS BORN
IN WILKES COUNTY
’rhe inena^tcria at Forester’s
Xu-AVay Service which has
provided the public with much
(‘ntertalnment since It was as-
.sembled by tlie owner, Mr.
Floyd C. Forester, has a new
addition that nuwle its arrival
Sunday morning. It is a baby
monkey, and now Sally, its
mother, is a very happy ani
mal, indeed, and Jocko is a
proud father.
Ju.st as soon a.s the little
fellow is old enough to be ex
hibited the public will have
the opportunity to gaze o® U*®
first monkey ever bom in
AVilkes county.
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Greene
and small son, Robert, were visi
tors in Boone Sunday.
Aaron Burr,
vice president
States.
was the third
of the United
Montgomery, Ala. . . . Gov.
Bibbs Graves (above), has in
structed court officials that the
nsmes of negroes must he placed
in state jury bo.xes. He also an
nounces that he will ask the leg
islature to enact legislation to
cover dumping and refilling of
jury boxes.
Huntsville, Tex. . . . Raymond
Hamilton (above), finds his
flashy career of outlawry at an
end. He is in a death cell here
and is expected to bo sentenced
to die in the electric chair on
Ma.v lOth . . . Thna will pass an
other "Public Enemy No. 1.’’
Pall Mall, Tenn. ... Do you
remember this man? He was
America’s greatest doughboy, ac
cording to General Pershing,
during World War days. It is
Sergeant Alvin C.-'York as he ap
pears today at his home here.
Town Officials
Have Filed With
Election Board
Present Officers in Wilkes-
boros To Run Again; No
Opposition So Far
As filing time for candidates
for town offices in North Wil
kesboro and Wilkesboro neared
its close today no candidates had
filed In' opposition to the present
officers, all of whom are can
didates for re-election.
The primary will be held on
-Monday, April 22, and the no
tices of primary and election re
cently published by the county
board of elections specified that
all candidates must file with the
county election boarA’— -cliBtiMWI'
not later than five days preced
ing the primary.
Mayor R. T. McNeill and the
board of commissioners, com
posed of S. V. Tomlinson, I. E.
Pearson, Hoyle M. Hutchens, R.
G. Finley and Dr. R. P. Casey,
have filed their notices of can
didacy for North Wilkesboro
town offices.
Mayor W. E. Harris and all
members of the Wilkesbont
board of commissioners, com
posed of Ralph R. Reins. Joe
Barber. C. E. Lenderman and J.
R. Henderson have also filed.
Saturday was the last day to
register for the primary and
election and Saturday of this
week will be challenge day. Reg
istrations in the Wilkesboros
have been light. The elections in
North Wilkesboro and Wilkes
boro will be held on Tuesday.
May 7.
Pretty Scenes In
‘World’s All Right’
Play To Be Presented In Lo
cal School Auditorium On
April 25 and 26
One of the most beautiful
.scenes of ‘The ’World’s All Right’
is the "Memories" group featur
ing Mrs. Edna Blackburn as the
Melody Miss. ‘The Song of Love,’
“Kiss in the Dark,’’ and “Kiss
Me Again’’ are the numbers the
Melody Miss presents and with
her appear the Misses Ruth
Fletcher, Hazel Foster, Ruth
Vannoy and Sally Hauser in the
stately minuet. The dancing
choruses formed by high school
girls appear with the songs “Old
Fashion Garden’’ and “Won’t
Wait ’Till the Cows Come Home.”
The finale of the first act is
formed by these, together with
the boys from the high school
Glee Club in the rendition of
the stirring march from light
opera. “Song of the Vagabonds.”
"The World’s All Right’’ will
be presented at the school audi
torium April 25th and 26th, at
8:15 under the sponsorship of
the American Legion and Auxil
iary.
Attend Grand Lod^e
Meeting In Raleigh
John W. Nichols. district
deputy, G. G. Foster, J. C. Adams
and W. H. H. Waugh, of the
North Wilkesboro chapter, Prof.
T. E. Story and Attorney J. F.
Jordan, 'of Wilkesboro, and Sam
Triplett, of Mount Pleasant, will
leave tomorrow to attend the
Grand Lodge Masonic convention
in Raleigh.
Brother Of Local
T ownsman ^ Drowned
Gersild T. Hill Disjipp bred From
lx>ng Island Shore Ijii.st W‘ek;
.Search Alade
.After a thorough inve.stigation
by iMilice, coast guard and a con
tingent of C. C. Camp members,
it was decided Saturday that
Gerald T. Hill, who disappeared
on April 8,. was drowned, ac
cording to information - gained
here today from Ms brother,
Dudley S. Hill, of this city. He
returned Sunday from Jones
Beach, Long Island, where hiS
brother was la.st seen.
Mr. Hill had been accustomed
to swimming in the ocean during
all seasons and while visiting
friends at .lones Beach he told
them that he was going to take
a swim and did not return. Offi-
fi»rt 8aitwfwff‘w*n»y
the undertow at that point was
very dangerous and considered
it quite probable that he was
carried out to sea. His body has
not been located.
Scout Court of
Honor Meeting
Merit Badges Presented To
Number of Scouts In Troops
of the Wilkesboros
Boy Scout court of honor in a
recent meeting presented 10
merit badges to Boy Scout mem
bers in the Wilkesboros and pass
ed a number of other* Scouts,
who will receive badges at the
next meeting.
Members of the court present
were Prof. T. E. Story, chairman,
J. B. McCoy and H. V. Wagoner,
who submitted his resignation
because of the fact that he was
moving to Philadelphia. The va
cancy has not been filled.
The Scouts receiving merit
badges were Ralph Bowman,
Douglas Llnney, Don Story, Joe
McCoy, Jr., and Robert AVood
Finley. Merits passed to be pre
sented at the next meeting were
Joe McCoy, Jr., WJlliam Gray
and M. G. Edwards, Jr. Don
Story passed as a first class
Scout and M. G. Edwards, Jr„
as second class.
To Hold Sunrise
Service At St.
Paul’s Episcopal
Bi.shop Robert E. Gribbin Will
Be In Charge of Special
Easter Service
A special Easter sunrise serv
ice will be held Sunday morning
at St. Paul’s Episcopal church in
Wilkesboro, it was announced
today. The service will begin at
5:20 a. m.
Bishop Robert E. Gribbin. of
the AVestern North Carolina Dio
cese, will be in charge and the
Holy Communion will be observ
ed. The public has a most cor
dial invitation to attend..
ub Hem
Affairs of Wilkes
County Attorney Tells Ki-
wanians Status of Wilkes
County Government
A. H. Casey, county attorney,
delivered a most interesting and
instructive address to the North
Wilkesboro Kiwanis Club Friday
at noon. His subject was “Coun
ty Government’’ and he dealt
primarily with affairs of AVlIkes
county. The program was in
charge of E. E. Eller.
Attorney Casey has had am
ple time to learn about the af
fairs of the -county during the
several years he has served as
county attorney and his address
was authoratatlve and interest
ing. He told about the finanlcal
condition of the county govern
ment and suggested that the slo
gan of “pay your taxes” be
adopted by the people of the
county.
Home Chair Team
Plays First Game
AA’eather Too Cold Saturday For
Good Baseball; Adanis-MUlls
Team Winner
Home Chair Company’s base
ball team suffered defeat to the
tune of 11 to 7 in the first game
of the season here Saturday a-
galnst Adams-Millis team from
High Foint.
Cold weather handicapped all
the players and the game was
rather erratic, although the play
ers at times demonstrated pre
season style. Some good games
are on the schedule for the next
few weeks.
CITY TAX LISTING
WILL BEGIN FRIDAY
Listing of property and -polls
for taxes in the municipality of
North Wilkesboro will begin Fri
day, April 19, at the city hall
and continue through April 30,
W. P. Kelly, city Ux lister,
stated today.
All citizens and property own
ing residents of the city are urg
ed to list early In order to avoid
a rush during the latter days of
the month, Mr. Kelly said.
Services At M. E.
Church Goii^ On
Evangelistic Series Will Con
tinue Through This Week;
Pastor Is In Charge
The series of evangelistic serv
ices which began at the North
Wilkesboro Methodist church on
Wednesday will continue
throughout this week with serv
ices each evening at 7:30. The
pastor, Rev. H. K. King, is doing
the preaching and inspiring ser
mons are :heard at each service.
Sunday evening the subject of
the message was “Jesus and Ju
das.” Topics for the services
through Friday night this week
are as follows: Monday, “Jesus
and Caiaphus”; 'Tuesday, “Jesus
aud Peter”: Wednesday, “Jesus
and Pilate”; Thursday, “Victory
Out of Defeat”; Friday, “Beyond
the Veil.”
The public has' a most cordial
Invitation from the church and
its pastor to attend all or any of
the services. The series of meet
ings will close Sunday.
Guard Inspection
Regular annual inspection of
Company A. local contingent of
the National Guard, will take
place Tuesday night, 7:30, at the
armory. Any citizens interested
In witnessing the army Inspec
tion are Invited to be present.
Mr. C. C. Foard, sanitary in
spector in this county, spent Tues
day in States’ville.
Scouts To Attend
Dogwood Festival
Troops Of Wilkesbdm To Be
AVell Re^esented In Big
Gathering
’This section will be well
represented at the state wide
meeting of Boy Scouts in
Chapel HUl next week by from
six to eight Scouts from each
of the four, troops in the AVll-
kesboros.
Thd Scout gathering is
planned in connection with
Dogwood Festival April 25 to
28 and it is exiiected that the
number of Scouts attending
will nunilier around 1,500.
Each troop may send as
inan.v .Scouts as can make ar
rangements to attend. The
cost is low and the gathering
is clxpected to create niucU ad
ditional interest in Boy Scont
work througfhont the state.
Art Exhibit At
Teachers’ Meet
Wilkes Teachers and School
Childt^n Make Good Show
ing In Assigned Work
The teachers’ meeting held in
Wilkesboro Saturday morning
was featured by an art exhibit
prepared by the teachers of the
county and by school children in
the various schools
The exhibit, highly pleasing to
school officials, was the culmina
tion ot work assigned to Wilkes
county by the state department
of education. Heretofore, the
policy in , adopting course of
study has been for education
0“^ I^oject of wide int
that id vijlnin? nftAfltif
state to follow. Under the pres
ent plan each county was assign
ed some part of the course of
study on which to conduct re
search and art was assigned to
Wilkes. The findings of the
year’s work in -this department
wilt be a guide in adopting the
art division of the course of
study hereafter.
The exhibit was varied and in
cluded quite an assortment of
art specimens of many types. It
was declared to be on© of the
outstanding accomplishments of
the year.
The program, although deal
ing with ordinary problems of
school life, was varied and In
teresting. The meeting was well
attended.
Local High Nine
Will Play Newton
In Baseball Game on Fairgrounds
'Tuesday .Afternoon; Good
Game Expected
North Wilkesboro high school’s
baseball team will face the
strong team from Newton on the
fairground field Tuesday after
noon at 3:30 in what should be
one of the best games of the sea
son for the school.
The local -team lost 6 to 1 to
Statesville Saturday hut weak
spots in the nine hav© been bol
stered up for the game tomor
row. All baseball fans are invited
to witness the contest.
WILKESBORO JUNIOR
PLAY FRIDAY NIGHT
Annunal junior class play of
the Wilkesboro high school will
be presented at the courthouse
on Friday night, beginning at
7:30.
The play this year is a most
entertaining comedj^ entitled,
“When Jane Takes a Hand.’’ Re
hearsals are now In progress and
the presentation is expected to
be of a high order. Admission
will be 10 cents for school chil
dren and 15 cents for adults.
Bowie Announces Intention
Of Opposing Bob Reynolds
Tam C. Bowie, Ashe county
representative in the General As
sembly, has announced his pos
sible plans for the year 1938 in
opposing the junior North Caro
lina representative in the Senate
of the United States, Robert Rice
Reynolds. The announcement was
made last week by the newspa
pers of the state after having
conferred with Mr. Bowie.
Judge Bowie makes his an
nouncement with the reserva
tion that he does not know what
the future will bring forth,
Completed For Seefkm
From Virginia Line To
* AirbeOiWYS Gap * i
^ ^
with location work progress*
ing at a satisfactory rate and
public works expenditures as
sured again through the gigautlo
works bill, construction on the
Shenandoah - Smoky Mountain
parkway can begin early In the
summer, according to advice re
ceived from official sources.
According to present plans
construction will be carried on
simultaneously on different .sec
tions of the great scenic route.
The route from where the park
way enters North Carolina near
Mount Airy to Airbellows Gap on
the Blue Ridge between Wilkes
and Alleghany counties has been
located and is practically ready
for construction.
Little difficulty has been ex
perienced in securing the right
of way in the sparsely settled
mountains through which the
parkway will go but some ob
stacles have been found In get
ting the right of way through
small towns and settlements, it
Is learned.
According to information re
ceived here, practically all prop
erty owners along the route from
Roaring Gap to Deep Gap have
signed right of way papers.
The route as flagged by engi
neers will traverse the main for
mation of the Blue Ridge In Alle
ghany. Wilkes, Ashe and Wa
tauga counties to Blowing Rock
and will be unequalled for pan-
aromic scenery. From vantage
points along the route the travel
er will he able to gaze far into
piedmont North Carolina.
The Blue Ridge section bids
fair to l>e developed as a tour
ists’ paradise and several points
along the route will be develop
ed, according to present plans.
that is gaining attentioii
present time is further develop
ment of Rendezvous state park,
located near Pnrlear In Wilkes
county. The historic Rendezvous
is a peak in the Blue Ridge foot
hills and will be leas than ten
miles from the scenic parkway
if it Is constructed along the
flagged route. A truck trail built
by the James C. C. Camp now
connects the Rendezvous with
the Blue Ridge and improve
ment of this road in connection
with development of the park is
planned.
Wilkes Debaters
In State Contest
Wilkesboro Team Reaches
Semi-Finals; Beaten By
Greensboro
Wilkes county’s representation
in the Aycock Memorial debat
ing contest at Chapel Hill Thurs
day and Friday gained consider
able recognition. Wilkesboro and
Mount Pleasant were the teams
from Wilkes who won in the
triangle debates and gained an
opportunity to compete in the
state-wide contest.
Wllkesboro’s negative, com
posed of Lillian Linney and Tom
Story, won over Seabord, Troy
and Weldon and reached the
semi-finals, where they were
eliminated by Greensboro, the
runner-up to Goldsboro, the win
ning team. WSlkesboro’s affirma
tive, composed of Paula Craft
and Lee Settle, won honorable
mention in competition with
Bakeraville. Belwood and Au-
relian Springi, the winner in
that group.
DIVERSION OF FUNDS
DENIED BJ TREASURY
Washington,’’’April 12.—Secre
tary Morgenthau today scotched
rumors widely circulated in the
capital that the treasury’s $2,-
000,000,000 currency stabiliza
tion fund had been used to peg
utility security prices.
In a one-minute telephone con
versation with Chairman Ray
burn, Democrat, Texas, of the
house interstate commerce com
mittee, the treasury head flatly
denied that the fund had been
used for that purpose.
“I just talked with the secre
tary of the treasury,” Rayburn
said as the committee reassembl
ed for tbe afternoon hearing on
the utility holding company bill.
“He said if he had done this, it
would have been a violation of
tbe law—^and of course he didn’t
do It.”