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VOL. XXIX, NO. 56
Published Mimdays and Thursdays
NORTH WILKESBORO, N. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 18,1985
3$L00 IN THE STATEMl.go OUT OF THE STATE:
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Will Clean Criminal
Calendar Next Court
Late News of
State and
Nation
Civil Cases To
Follow Criminal
Drown (Ml Body *Found
Manteo, April 16. — Coast
guardsmen recovered the body of
Collins Daniel-s. 2 4, of Elizabeth
City, in Roanoke Sound here to
day. Daniels had been missing
since Saturday.
Measure Passed In Legisla
ture Makes April Court
a Mixed Term
.Aged Man Convicted
Asheville. April 16.—A 74-
year - old farmer, William
Sprouse, of Buncombe county,
was convicted here today on a
manslaughter charge in connec
tion with the slaying of his
brother-in-law, John Clevinger.
Want S-0 I’er .Tump
N'orth Bergen, X. J., April 16.
- -Organized parachute jumpers
of America served notice on the
national air races managements
tonight that they won’t defy
death ami gravity for a cent
under $2o a jump.
A determined effort will be
made to clear the criminal court
calendar of the about 200 cases
pending trial in the term of
court to begin on Monday, April
29, Solicitor John R. Jones stat
ed here today in an Interview.
When a bill was enacted into
law in the legislature about two
months ago two additional terms
of court for Wilkes were creat
ed. one to begin on the eighth
Monday after the first Monday
in March and the other to begin
in X'ovember, in addition to the
regular March, June, August and
October terms,
A technicality in framing the
j act creating the two additional
] terms cau.sed the April form to
' be designated as a civil term
and another act was passed last
; week making the newU- created
RIDES THROUGH
Chicago District Attorney
Rides Through Hail
of Bullets
Chicago . . . Thomas J. Court
ney (above). State’s Attorney
tor Cook county, rode .safely
through a tussilade of racke-
teer’.s bullets while returning
home. Eight bullets hit the car
liut he was unharmed.
Clean-Up Week
Proclaimed By
Mayor McNeiU
Mayor Pleads For Clean and
Unitary Town In Procla
mation Today
I term available for the trial of
AVas Xot So HiJpful
New A’ork, April 16.—.M.nx
I/ightman’s iiolice dog today
blackened dogdom’s tradition as
"man’s best friend.’’ The husky
pup, straining at his leash dur
ing a walk, dragged hi.s ,6-foot
master under the wheels of a
laundry wagon.
Congres,s fJets Orders
Washington. April 16.—-Con
gress quickened its legislative
place tonight under pressure
from President Roosevelt after
Speaker Joseph W. Byrns bluntly
ordered the House to get to
work on important bills, pass
them and hustle home.
Probably -u(i Childhood
Des Moines, Iowa, April 16.—
John F. Baker,. 88, and Miss
Ellda Kis.singer. 84. were child
hood sweethearts. They are to
b» married Thursday at Baker’s
home in Newton. Baker’s first
wife, who died in 1918, was Miss
Kissinger’s sister.
Slugj^ed And Robbed
Gastonia, April 17.—Laden
Hoffman, 35-year-old Gastonia
Insurance collector, was slugged
by an unknown assailant in the
front yard of his home in East
Gastonia late last night and
robbed of approximately $150.
t)oth criminal and civil actions.
meeting of il'.e Wilkes Bar
.‘V.sKOciation wu.s luld la.st week
and it was decided I bat the first
week of llie term beginning on
.\pri'. 29 be devoted 'o trial of
criminal actions and that civil
cases would be taken up during
j tlio second week if the criminal i
I calendar can be cleared in the
! first week. Solicitor Jones stated
I that every effort would be put
' forth to clear the criminal calen-
I dar.
I The March term disposed of
all the jail cases and many oth
ers. The jail is empty and if no
one gets in jail and cannot give
bond between now and April 29
there will be no jail cases. There
are a number of defendants
charged with murder who are
out on bond but no cases in
w'hich the verdict of guilty
the first degree will be asked
is understood.
Judge W. F. Harding,
Charlotte, is now presiding over
courts in the 17th district but
had been assigned to a special
term elsewhere before the extra
Wilkes court was made by act
of the legislature. Governor Eh-
ringhaus lias designated Judge
F. A. Daniels, of Goldsboro, an
emergency jurist, to preside over
the Wilkes term.
Refinancing of
Wilkes County’s
Debts Is Planned
Two Representatives of Local
Govemment Commission
In Wilkesboi’o Yesterday
C. C. Camp K.xpaji.sion
Washington, April 17.—A to
tal of 39 civilian conservation
corps camps, designated for op
eration in North Carolina during
the April to June quarter, will
provide the nucleus for expan
sion of the program in that state.
in
it
of
Urge Installation
Of Water System
Tarheel Flier Killed
Cristobal, C. Z„ April 16.—
Captain G. M. Daniels, 45, Canal
Zone pilot in the marine divis
ion, and Josephine Dunn, 15.
were killed today in a plane
crash at Fort Davis army post.
The machine burst into flames
as it struck, burning the bodies
beyond recognition.
County Agent Points Out Pos
sibilities For Rural Homes
In County
George H. .Adams and L. D.
Moore, representatives of the lo-
c a 1 government commission,
spent Wednesday at the court
house in Wilkesboro mapping
plans for a refunding proposal
on Wplkes county’s bonded in
debtedness.
After going over a statement
of the county’s indebtedness
with C. H. Ferguson, county ac-
countanYT TSey conferetT wfOT'
members of the board of county
commissioners and learned the
county’s financial status at the
present time.
If present plans are followed
the county officials, with the aid
and approval of the local govern
ment commission, will work out
a refinancing plan that is calcu
lated to lower the burden of tax
ation and at the same time re
store the credit of the county-to
the point where default in pay
ment of principal and interest
will not be imminent, although
a low tax rate is maintained.
A refinancing plan whereby
the bonds would mature over a
longer period of years and with
a possible saving in interest is
in the making and will be sub
mitted to the bondholders soon.
• Deaths Decrease
Raleigh, April 17.—Only 3,-
102 deaths were recorded in
^orth Carolina last month com
pared with 3,498 for March,
1934, the state board of health
reported today. The death rate
aiecreased from 12.8 to 11.1 per
1,000 population.
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Girl Burned
Lexington, April 17.—Four-
year-old Betty Carol Tysinger
set fire to a clump of -broom
sedge across the street from her
home here this morning. Missing
the child, her mother went to the
door to see her running home
ward in flames. The parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Dermont Tysinger,
rushed her to the local hospital
where death resulted this after
noon.
"There are upwards of a
Itiousand lioines in Wilkes coun
ty that could have the conven
ience of cunning water at a very
low cost,’’ County Agent A. G.
Hcndren stated today in discuss
ing some of the imporvements
that are within reach of the
home owners.
' Mr. Hendren, who makes a
i survey of water lines for gravity
! system at any time he is called
upon to do so, states that fre
quently the cost of installation
and fixtures for a gravity system
does not exceed $100 and that
several home owners have in
stalled such systems within the
past two years.
Water from the mountain
springs can very often be placed
into kitchens or bathrooms and
afford the convenience of city
water systems in remote rural
homes. On Tuesday Mr. Hendren
surveyed a gravity water line
for Bob Ferguson, resident of
Goshen.
WILKESBORO P.-T. A.
WILL CONDUCT AN
EASTER FOOD SALE
The Wilkesboro Parent-Teach
er Association will have an East
er food sale at the New Spain-
hour’s Department Store Friday
and Saturday. The food sale will
begin Friday afternoon and
c o n 11 ii e through Saturday.
Calces, candles, dyed eggs and
other Easter dainties will be
WOid.
National Guardi
Group bspected
Company A, 105tU Engineers
of the North Carolina National
Guard, underwent the annual
army Inspection on Tuesday
night at the armory hall in this
city.
Captain Gordon C. Day, of
Charlotte, guard Inspector, made
the inspection and was very fav
orable in his comment In regard
to the company. Out of a total
membership of 63 members only
one was absent from the inspec
tion. Ralph R. Reins is captain
of the company.
New Candidates
Seeking Office
En Wilkesboro
Will Be No Contest In North
Wilkesboro Primary To Be
Held On Monday
Before filing time closed Tues
day for candidates in the muni
cipal primaries to be held on
Monday, April 22. a new candi
date for mayor and three new
candidates for commissioner en
tered the race for Wilkesboro
offices.
The new candidates are Attor
ney J. F. Jordan for mayor, C.
T. Doughton, C. A. Lowe and L.
B. Dula for commissioners. Can
didates who had previously filed
were the present officers: Mayor
W. E. Harris, Ralph R. Reins,
Joe R. Barber and C. E. Lender-
man, commissioners, and J. R.
Henderson, who filed with the
present mayor and board several
weeks ago.
In North Wilkesboro there
will be no contests. Mayor R. T.
McNeill and all members of the
present board, composed of S. V.
Tomlinson, I. E. Pearson, Hoyle
M. Hutchens, R. G. Finley and
Dr. R. P. Casey, are candidates
for re-election and have no op
position. There will be three
members elected to tho board of
school trustees, B. E. Eller. J. R.
Hix and W. E. Jones. Mr. Hix
has filed for reelectlon while
Messrs. Eller and Jones will suc
ceed W. W. H. Waugh, who has
moved from the city, and Genlo
Cardwell, who retired from the
board and did not seek re-elec
tion.
Contest In Rondn
For Ron da town election S. P.
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PROCLAMATION
To the Citizen.s of North
Wilkesboro—Greetings:
The week beginning
April 22 has been designat
ed as “Clean-Up Week”
and we earnestly hope that
every citizen of our town
will take an active interest
and make a special effort
to show visitors and tour
ists that Ave have one of the
cleanest and most attrac
tive towns in the state, as
well as one of the best for
business interests.
There can be no better
advertisement for a town
than cleanliness '— clean
vacant lots, clean places of
biusiness and clean residenc
es.
If everyone would have
the proper civic pride there
would be no necessity for
“Clean-Up W e'e k” and
cleanliness would be a
watchword the year'’round.
However, ‘Clean-Up Week’
is a good reminder of our
civic duty.
We want to assure the
citizens that the mayor and
town board will cooperate
full> with John Lovette,
superintendent of the sani
tary department 'during
“Clean-Up W’eek” and all
the time. All rubbish should
be placed in convenient
places in the alleys behind
business houses and homes
so that it may be loaded on
the town trucks and carried
away free of charge.
Trusting that full cooper
ation will be extended this
movement by all citizens.
•Yours for a clean and-
sanitary town.
R. T. McNEILL,
Mayor.
Government Proposes To Buy
Vast Area of Wilkes Lam
Easter Dawn Services To Be Held
Easter Sunday Will Be Observed By Sunrise Services
Throughout the Nation
Easter dawn and Easter sunrise services •will be held this year
throughout the United States on April 21st. Photo above is a general
view showing part of the crowd of 50,000 people who gathered at the
base of a gigantic cross set up on Mt. Davidson, near San Francisco
last year.
Doi^[hton Will
Decide Cour^
By April 30th
Will Let Friends Know By
Then Whether He Will
Run For Governor
Washington, April 16.—In a
formal statement of the press
today. Representative Robert L.
"Farmer Bob” Doughton set
April 30 as the deadline for a
statement from him setting forth
whether or not he will be a can
didate for the Democratic nomi
nation for governor of North
Carolina in 1936.
The North Carolina congress
man, who has represented his
district in Congress for a quarter
of a century, said he thought in
justice to his friends who are
urging him to run he should
reach a decision in the matter
and make it public.
Although Doughton declined
to even indicate today what his
decision would be, the best guess
is that he will be a candidate.
It he announces on April 30
that he will be a candidate hO‘
will continue with bis work in
Congress as chairman of the
House ways and means commit
tee and regardless of his decision
intends to serve out his present
term which expires December 31,
1936.
It Is well known that Dough
ton is getting strong encourage
ment from North- Carolina to
make the race. On the other
hand there are some in the
Roosevelt administration who do
not want him to quit his present
post. President Roosevelt has
discussed with Doughton the
speculation that he would run
for governor in a. passing man
ner and a further conference
may be held.
If Doughton leaves Congress
he will be succeeded as chairman
of the ways and means commit
tee by Representative Sam B.
Hill, of Washington. Hill is a
high protective tariff man, hav
ing voted for the Smoot-Hawley
bill. This does not set well with
those in the administration who
hope to pull down tariff ’oarriers.
There is no doubt that during
the last few months Doughton
■has been pulled between two
forces and at the same time has
had to carry on his heavy work
as chairman of the ways and^
(OoBtinmed on ptft foar)
Special Features Planned For Easter
Services In Churches of Wilkeshoros
Mountains Snow
Capped April 16
Blue Ridge Blanketed With
Snow In Middle of April;
Weather Unusual
On Tuesday morning, April
16, the Blue Ridge on the
northern and western boun
daries of Wilkes was covered
with a beautiful blanket of
.snow and people went about
the streets hem. With over
coats for protection from the
cold breezes fresh from the
snow-capped mountains.
Yesterday morning thete
were heavy frosts and light
freezes in several parts of the
county, doing considerable
damage to fniit. Temperature
throuf^iout the tlitvmal belt
on the Brushies, however, re
mained well above the freez
ing point and no damage was
done to tlie bulk of the pros
pective fruit crop.
Sunrise Service Will Be Held
At 'Eplsco]^ Church
Sunday Morning
Urges Farmers To
Take Care of Land
County Agent Issues Warn
ing Against Plowing Land
While It Is Too Wet
County Agent A. G. Hendren
is issuing a public warning for
farmers not to plow their land
too wet this spring.
The almost Incessant rains oi
the past few months have made
farmers anxious, Mr. Hendren
states, and there is a grave dang
er that they will plow their
land too wet for fear they will
be late in getting their crops
planted. Plowing land too wet,
he said, will result in it remain
ing in a cloddy and congealed
condition throughout the year
and perhaps for several seasons.
Postponing planting corn un
til the first of June, he said, is
better than plowing wet land in
order to get the crop in at the
usual time.
In order to properly pulverize
the soil he recommended waiting
until the land is dry and discing
the surface before plowing. Ac
tual tests have shown that this
proceedure greatly improves the
soil to be cultivated.
SAW MILL MAN
KILLED BY TREE
Statesville, April 17.—Robert
L. James, 37, farmer and saw
mill operator, was injured fatal
ly today when a tree, which he
had been cnttlng, fell on him
near hta aaw mill in Alexander
county.
Special features commemorat
ing the resurrection of Christ
will feature the Easter services
to be held in the churches of the
■Wilkeshoros Sunday.
On Sunday morning at 5:20 a
sunrise service will be held at
St. Paul’s Episcopal church in
Wilkesboro with Bishop Robert
B. Grlbbln. of the western North
Carolina diocese, in charge.
At the First Baptist church
in North Wilkesboro Rev. Eu
gene Olive, pastor, will deliver
an Easter sermon and there will
be special music appropriate to
the occasion.
Rev. C. W. Robinson, pastor
of the Presbyterian church, an
nounces that the Sunday morn
ing service will be appropriate to
the observance of Easter. Speci
al music and an Easter sermon
by the pastor will feature the
service.
The Sunday schools and rural
churches throughout the county
are planning special Easter serv
ices and each one extends a wel
come to all members and visi
tors.
Following the special services
each evening during Lent which
are being held at the First
Methodist church, tw'o inspiring
services are being planned for
Easter Sunday.
The morning service will be
gin at 11 o’clock with a proces
sional from the choir, and will
include other Easter music.
Methodists who live in the city
but who have not transferred
their church membership here
(Continned on page fonr)
Junior Order In
Good Meetup
35 Visiting Members Attend
ed Meeting Tuesday Night;
Eight New Members
North Wilkesboro council of
the Junior Order held one of its
best meetings of the year on
Tuesday night when eight new
members were taken in in the
presence of a large crowd of lo
cal and visiting members.
The attendance totaled 100
Juniors, sixty-five members of
the local council and 35 visiting
Juniors, who were from Fair-
view, Icard, Morganton, High
Park, Hudson, Piedmont and
Rhoadhlss chapters.
Another interesting meeting
is planned for Tuesday night, at
which time the oriental degree
will be conferred upon a numiier
of candidates.
Would Create a
Forest Reserve
Other Areas Would Be
chased For Colonization',
and Sale To People
FIELD AGENT HERE
Proposes To Buy Land Be
tween Highways 60 and 16;
To Develop Property
The federal government
has proposed to buy a vast
area of Wilkes county land,
totaling a r 0 u n d 30,000
acres, and develop it into a
forest reserve.
This proposition, regard
ed as one of the most far
reaching ever extended to
this section, was discussed
in a recent address by At
torney A. H. Casey before
the North Wilkesboro Ki-
wanis Club.
The proposition, briefly
speaking, is for the federal
government to purchase
that area of land in Wilkes
county lying between the
Boone Trail highway and
highway number 16 lead
ing from Millers Creek to
Glendale Springs. .
The suggested area consists of
approximately 30,000 acres, of
which only about 2,000 are in
cultivation, the remainder being
forest, cut-over and abandoned
lands. This area has an assessed
property valuation of around
$220,000 and the survey made
by government representatives
shows that there ar© 273 prop
erty owners. 200 families, of
which 50 are classed as tenant
residents. It also. JihflvUL that apt;
proxlmately 200 persons in the
area are on relief lists.
It is interesting to note fur
ther that of the 273 property
owners 75 are delinquent in pay
ment of their county taxes and
that the delinquents own around
12,000 acres of the 30,000 in
the suggested area.
Two other significant facts
are that the area includes 26
per cent of the watershed of the
North W’ilkesboro water supply
and that the James C. C. Camp is
near the center of the area.
It is learned unofficially that
the government proposes to buy
this land, or approximately the
area described, at a reasonable
price, reforest the entire area
and perhaps locate a second C.
C. Camp, erect fire towers and
stations at vantage points, cut
out dead wood and worthless
trees, grade roads, and otherwise
develop the property along the
lines of a forest reserve.
Some of the proposed benefits
enumerated by Attorney Casey
in his address were: opportuni
ties afforded some distressed
land owners who would like to
sell, clearing up of a large a-
mount of delinquent taxes due
the county, placing of a largo
number of unemployed and re
lief cases at work in developing
the government property.
J. M. Pleasant, a field repre
sentative of the government, has
established an office here and
has contacted a number of prop
erty owners in the .proposed area.
His office is located on the sec
ond floor of the Carter building
on Ninth street where he will be
glad to divulge any information
possible to thos”: who have land
in the area.
There is another phase of the
proposal which Attorney Casey
discussed to some extent and
that was the arrangements that
would be made for those who
sell to the government in case
the project goes through as
planned.
Some other areas in Wilkes,
now in a- comparatively poor
state of development and culti
vation, would be purchased by
the government. Homes would he
erected. Small farms would bo
alotted and sold to the people on
a long term payment plan. This
area would be developed under
the puperrlsion of the govern
ment and every conceivable op
portunity would be afforded all
to whom the farms are sold.
Tho far-reaching qualities of
the government’s proposition and
the tremendous possihilities Ita
presents at the present time are
expected to create unpa -ailed In
terest among the of th*-
entire oonntjr.