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- ?> -i_v JoTjmal-Patriot has bjazed the trairbf progress in the “State of WiJkes” fan 29 years. i “s'* - • ■A. K-■ ■ ■-■ ts'-^ ' ' S,^ '■■■ ■ ■ ‘-^’ . ■ . ■ ■ -vr, ’■ - ■ i- ■'"'■{, •■ '* V -.rr-' .-/■ Late News of State and Nation 1t4* ■* Kaster Auto Fatalities The nation today counted 74 detid and more than 200 injured ^Pn highway traffic accidents over the Easter holiday. lor of the southern republic June 20. hV Quake Kills Thousands Taihoku, Formosa, April 21.- Nearly 3,000 persons were killed and 11.000 injured today in the Japanese-owned island of For mosa's most destructive earth quake of modern times. Three Burn In Plane New York. April 20.—After calling for help as their burning plane took a nose dive into a marsh near Jamaica bay. Queens, a pilot and two youthful friends were burned to death today be fore witnesses could extricate them from the wreckage of their ship. Plane tVash Kills One Wilson, April 20. — W. C. (Pat) Murphy, of 'VVYlson, was instantly killed and Tommy Moore, of Vineland, N. J., the pilot, was critically injured in an k airplane crash at the local air port about 6 o’clock this after noon. —^ Urges Bonus Payment Raleigh, April 19.—Frank N. Belgrano. Jr., national command er of the American legion, spent the week-end visiting legion Lpj6ts in North Carolina, made a plea for immediate payment of the bonus to world war veterans In an address here. Squabble Over 7-.\ Washington. April 19. — -A. heated dispute over whether labor’s collective bargaining rights should be guaranteed by the new NKA bill or by separate legislation was in the making to night at the capitol. “Put 7-A back into the new NRA legisla tion and let it go at that,’ said most of industry. Indictment Returned Charlotte, April 20.—Indict ments charging five former fatate prison camp officials with torturing, maiming and assault ing two negro convicts with in tent to kill were returned today by the Mecklenburg county grand jury after an investigation of 'alleged brutality to prisoners. I- Escapes PYom Inferno Mount Airy, April 19.—Over 4,000 gallons of gasoline went up in flames when a large tank trailer owned by the Quality Oil company overturned down an embankment at Bannertown, one mile south of here and caught fire about 5 o’clock this after noon. The driver, Zeno Mason, of Winston-Salem, escaped from ^t.’'^^urnlng cab with his clothes aflame and jumped into a stream nearby. Must Shun Politics Washington, April 19.—Fresh Instructions from President Roosevelt to keep politics out of relief tonight presaged now moves by the administration to aail the lid on public works and relief cotters in several states. Although he decliii?,d to com ment on various federal-state tangles over relief and work funds, the President at his press conference today reiterated his land against mixing relief and olitics. Had Bug In Her Eye Mexico, D. F., April 20. A ug got in her eye, Amelia Ear- art found to her sorrow today, ad prevented a non-stop flight •om Los Angeles to Mexico. A 'ny insect so blinded her, the uned conqueror of two oceans lid as she arrived here today 8 1-2 hours after taking off rom the California city, that ie could not read her maps and ad to land 6(T miles short of sr goal to get her bearings. Published Mimdays and Thursdays NORTH WILKESBORO) N. C., MONDAY, APRIL 22, 1935 ^ fl.00 IN THE STATB-11.80 OUT OF THE STATB Freedom of Two Escaped Negroes Is Short Lived DUST AND SAND SWALLOW UP FARM CROPS Many People Wear Dust Masks to Protect Lungs From Flying Particles of Sand As Disaster Sweeps Farming Country ' Commencement Program Gty Schools May 7 Defendants and Witnesses Murt Answer In Court Local Police Apprehend Two Escapees From Prison Camp In Watauga CHASED THROUGH CITY Mexico Highway Completed I^aredo, Tex., April 19.—A 765-mile strip of road, blasted Captured Within One Hour From Time They Made Break In Truck i fjrom Mexican mountainsides at 1 cost of Sll,600,000, will link the United States with the inter- by Congres.s Until .August Washington. April 20.--Nar rowing their "must” legislative list to six bills. Democratic con gressional leaders today planned a drive for speed which they hoped would let them end the session before August. James Green and Eugene Wil son, negro long termers in the prison camp at Boone, escaped at midnight Friday night only to learn that their newly acquired freedom lasted only for an hour. The convicts made a daring break from the camp, jumped into the highway panel truck and headed in this direction. The superintendent of the can-p called North Wilkeshoro police and a lookout was maintained until one o’clock, when the truck showed up from the direction of Boone and a short chase began. In an effort to get out of North Wilkesboro by an incon spicuous route the negroes drove the highway truck over East Main street and started to cross what is known as the lower Yad kin bridge. There the policemen Dr. W. A. Jenkina Wfll De liver Cemmencement Ser mon on Sunday, May 5 Solicitor Warns Those Who Have Business Before Court To Be Present CLASS PROGRAM MAY 6 WILL CLEAN DOCKET Associate Editor of Charlotte Observer To Addres^ Graduates May 7 • KANSAS CITY ... The Increased violence of the sand and dust storms sweeping the plains of Wyoming, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas and affecting all mid-western states, brings succeeding stories of tie great damage done to farms and agricultural lands. . . Upper photo shows a ridge of blown sand and silt as high as the bam on a Westera Kansas farm. Lower left, women shoppers of Alva, Okla., braving the duat stono. Lower right, two residents of Boise Sty, Okla., wea^g fte newly de signed dust masks to protect health as the storms continue. overtook them but found it necessary to shoot down the tires on the truck before the negroes could be stopped. The truck lurched off the road and over turned but the occupants were not badly hurt. Prison camp of ficials arrived shortly and car ried them back to Boone. Patrol men J. E. Walker and M'. E. Winkler made the chase and the arrest. Green, age 14. is a native of ■Winston-Salem and was a color ed preacher before he was sen tenced three years ago to from 7 to 10 years for murder. Wil son, 28, is from Mount Airy and had served about five years of a five-to-eight year sentence for roj^ery. . ^ ^ State prison officials and tne 108 Families In Wilkes Are Taken From Relief Rolls By Rural Rehabilitation Present “The World’s All Right” Thursday, Friday Play Sponisored By Legion and Auxiliary Is M^ter Stage Production The American Legion and ^i^Ukfv 'fii'fggtty tttmm superintendent of the camp at Boone highly commended local police for their swift and effi cient work in apprehending the escapees. Crop Loans Are Now Beii^ Made Applications Taken For Elmer' gency Crop Loans At Fed eral Building in Wilkesboro Many farmers who are finding it difficult to finance the plant ing of crops for the coming sea son are making applications for government loans at the emer gency crop loan office in the fed eral courthouse in Wilkesboro. v--.- Loans are made to farmers shut off the electricity because their new radio station WAR in the North Wilkesboro school au ditorium Thursday and Friday nights at 8:15. Station WAR i.s the scene of the master stage show “The World’s All Right.” The story of the play is concerned with Jim my Wadell’s (Howel Gabriel), troubles to keep his station on the air. (Jimmy 'conceives the idea of hiring the best of Holly wood and Broadway talent to put on one big show and invit ing in a lot of national advertis ers to hear the program so he can sell them big contracts. The night of the big show not an ad vertising man shows up; half the talent walks out because Jimmy can’t pay them; the hill collector, (Tip McNeil) comes to with a first lien on the coming jimmy hasn’t paid his bill. But crop as security and with inter- with the help of Jane, (Joyce est rate at five and one-half per- Wellborn), Jimmy finally gets cent. Loans are made to farm- jjje program on the air, and Joe, ers who own their land or to office boy, (Joe Brame) pre tenants provided the landlord ggnts his act of the Harlem High signs a wavier. Steppers, featuring Gertie Gr Several applications have been (Marcella Pendley) and sells a taken and other applications can contract to Dinkle (H. V. Over- be made at any time. J. Boyce cash) and saves station WAR. Dlllinger is in charge of the of fice. Narcotics Taken From Drug Store The dancing choruses are beautifully and iprofesslonally costumed. There will be a special chil dren’s matinee Thursday at 4:00 in the school auditorium. Horton’s Drug Store Entered S^etime Friday Night; No Clue Uncovered Thieves of unknown Identity forced entrance through the back door of Horton’s Drug Store here Friday night and stole narcotics estimated to be worth about $30. Local police have been work ing on the case but so far have found no clue that promises to lead to the apprehension of the guilty party or parties. This was the second narcotic theft here in the past few months. Wilkesboro Grange To Meet Wednesday Interesting Program Planned For Meeting To Be Held At The Courthouse Regular meeting of the Wil- kesboro subordinate Grange will be held at the courthouse In ’. 'llkesboro on Wednesday night, April 24, at eight o’clock. An interesting program has been arranged and all members, together with any other* inter ested in rural people and de velopment of rural eectlons, are asked to be preeent. Mrs. C. W. Carlton Is Taken By Death Aged and Respected Lady of Goshen Community Passes; Funeral This Afternoon Funeral eervices were held this afternoon at Goshen Bap tist church for Mrs. C. W. Carl ton, age 80, who passed away in a Statesville hospital at 12:20 Sunday morning. Mrs. Carlton was a highly re- Goshen spected resident of the community and a member of a very prominent family. She made her home during the latter years ° of her life with a son. Homer Carlton. She had been 111 for some time preceding her death. aiC OUIVSVIUS, V14SOX7 ovuot TT*»awv-a Carlton, of Winston-Salem, who holds a position. is president of the Turner-White Casket Company, Lawrence and Homer Carlton, of Goshen. Also Watts, In the presence of a court to pieaa loi- luo mo no - - large crowd of friends and ac- has helped direct since the ear- clal term In Mecklenburg coun- Works On Brains Noted Surgeon Points Out Improvements In Surgery Cleveland ... Dr. Wlnchell M. Craig (above), of the Mayo Ro chester Foundation, told the American College of Surgeons that the technique of operating on the brain has been so im proved in the last 10 years that with proper equipment the skull can now be opened with com parative safety. C. E. Jenkins, Jr. Seriously Injured Was Unconscious This Morn ing From Accident Injur ies Sunday Night Charlie Jenkins, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Jenkins, of this city, was seriously Injured about 11:30 last night in an au tomobile accident in Greensboro. The young man was driving his automobile and was alone when the accident occurred. Cause of the mishap is neces sarily conjectural, although it la thought that his car struck a chain stretched across a drive way and the chain struck him across his face. There were se vere lacerations and bruises a- bout his face and body. This morning he was still un conscious and the extent of his injuries had net been thorough ly determined, although his con dition was recognized as quite serious. His father and mother left be with their son. Mr. Jenkins Is with their son. Mr. Jenkins is head of the Jenkins Hardware Judge Finley Assi^d Company here and Is receiver Of the immediate family there ^he Odell ^rdware Com are surviving, three sons, Walter Pany in Greensboro, w ere e To Plead For NRA xiv/uic. Washington. April 17 surviving are ten grandchildren, the life of NRA In the balance, . The last rites today were con- Donald RIchherg today arranged week term in Clay county, begin- ducted by the pastor. Rev. 3. I. to appear before the Supreme nlng on May 6, and oa May 20 a court to plead for the agency be be will begin a two-weeks spe- qualntanoes. Best blue eagle days. Termed Solution To Relief Problem In Rural Sections Closing program of the North Wilkesboro high school com mencement will take place in the school auditorium on Tuesday night. May 7, when Dr. Julian S. Miller, associate editor of the Charlotte Observer, will deliver the commencement address to members of the graduating class and diplomas will he presented to a large class of graduates. The preliminary announce ment of the commencement ex ercises was made today by W. D. Halfacre, superintendent of the city schools. The first program of the com mencement will , he the com mencement sermon on Sunday, I May 5, at 11 o’clock, by Dr. W. A, Jenkins, former pastor of the Methodist church here and who is now pastor of the First Meth odist church at Chapel Hill. The service will be held in the First Baptist church. On Monday night. May 6, class night exc'clses will be held in the school auditorium. The school this year has been very successful froni every standpoint. School work has progressed smoothly and with a minimum of friction In all de partments. Attendance has held up well throughout the term, there being nothing to mar the record for the year. Families Given Every Oppor «*.|| i f|*|i tunity To Gain Status of WllKeSDOrO Dill Self Sustenance Rural Rehabilitation Corpor- atlon hag so far this, year,, taken lo'g Wilkes county families from relief rolls and placed them in homes where they can be self- sustaining and earn a creditable living. The rehabilitation work Is the most far-reaching activity of the district relief office here and is carried on under the supervision of C. A. Miles, rural rehabilita tion supervisor. Rural rehabili tation is seen as the answer to the question, “When will this re lief business stop?’’ A total of 622 families are be ing rehabilitated in this district, which is composed of Wilkes, Watauga, Ashe, Alleghany, Sur ry and Yadkin counties. The Rural Rehabilitation work is carried on through a corpor ation hy the use of a revolving fund and must be self liquidat ing. Nothing is given to the families and everything advanc ed must be paid back by the fam ily rehabilitated. The corpor ation is protected on funds ad vanced by a note, which is re corded and registered. The corporation has leasei with option to buy. farm homes on which the families have been placed. Included In the supplies advanced to them and which are to he paid for are work stock, seed, fertilizer and chickens. Fifty-six mules and 11 yokes of oxen comprised the work stock advanced to the rehabilitated families In Wilkes. Pay for the seed, fertilizer and less expensive Items is to be made to the corporation this fall, although the families have two to three years to pay for the stock. Rural rehabilitation is design ed to ultimately remove the ne cessity for relief to a majority of the now destitute families. As these funds are paid back they are used to put other families on their feet until all worthy fami lies now on relief are helped to A basis of self-sustenance. Should the option to buy the homes be exercised they will be sold to the rehabilitated families on long and easy terms, eventu ally making independent home (Continued on page eight) Passes In Senate Measure Taking Wilkesboro Out of Wmary Law Rati fied On Saturday A measure introduced in the house of representatives several days ago and passed at the re quest of T. S. Bryan, Wilkes leg islator, passed in the senate Fri day and was ratified and be came a law Saturday. The new law takes the town of Wilkes boro out of the state-wide pri mary law and the town primaries and election from the jurisdic tion of the county board of elec tions. The measure when Introduced in the house was passed and sent to the senate, where it was re ferred to the committee on elec tions and was reported favor able before It reached the floor of the senate. The measure will become ef fective on July 1 and will not affect the 1935 primary and elec tion for the town of '^Ikesboro. To Two Terms Of Court Judge T. B. Finley, of this city, emergency superior court jurist, has received word from Governor Ehrlnghaus that he has been assigned to hold two terms -With of court In the near future. He will preside over a one- SfJioolmasters To Hold Last Meeting Tuesday Evening at Wilkes boro High School Building; Want-Large Attendance Last meeting of the 1934-35 school year lor the 'Wjlkes Coun ty Schoolmasters’ Club will be held at the Wilkesboro school building on Tuesday evening, April 23, at seven o’clock. It was announced today. A program of special interest and benefit has been arranged and attendance of as many prin cipals and teachers as possible is desired. All who can attend the meeting are requested to notify Prof. T. E. Story at the Wilkesboro school building not later than Tuesday noon. It will be a dinner meeting and plates will he served by the home eco nomics department of Wilkes boro school at fifty cents each. Miss Jane Whicker Elected Secretary College Glee Club Mias Jane Wlhicker. a daugh ter of Attorney and Mrs. J. H. Whicker and a student of Greens boro College, was recently elect ed secretary of the college glee club. Greensboro College has a splendid glee club this year and It has been the source of much comment In the towns where It has given programs. Miss 'Whick er stated that the glee club la planning to give a program here in late spring. Bondsmen Should Be Interest ed In Getting Defendants to Trail, Jones Says Defendants who have cases pending in Wilkes superior court and witnesses who have been subpeonaed will be well to be present tfhen their cases are called during the term of court beginning Monday, April 29, ac cording to advice received from Solicitor John R. Jones. Solicitor Jones states that he is going to make a determined effort to clean up the criminal docket in the term beginning Monday and he is warning those who have business before thd court to be present In order that no time will be lost in issuing and serving capiases. It will also be a good policy. Solicitor Jones said, for all bondsmen to see that the defend ants are in attendance. Cases will be tried as they come, he stated further, and every effort will be put forth to ward the end that every case pending may be disposed of dur ing the term. Town Primary Is CaUed Off Candidates For Wilkeshoro and Ronda Offices to Com pete in Election May 7 The primary called to be held in the Town of Wilkeshoro today and ordered according to law by publication for four successive weeks, was called off by the h 4i board of electWIrt^irt k-ffieetfirr’ held Saturday, the board at this meeting passing a resolution to that effect. There are contests for the of fice of mayor, two candidates having filed, and seven candi dates for commissioner in Wil keshoro. In Ronda seven candi dates filed tor office of commis sioner, and one candidate for mayor. After discussing the necessity of calling primaries, the board of elections ordered Saturday that a primary is unnecessary In North Wilkesboro, Wilkesboro or Ronda for the reason that not more than two aspirants to any one office had filed and the as pirants who filed were certified to be voted upon in the election t' be held on May 7. Only one full set of candidates for offices for mayor, commis sioners, and school trustees filed for the primary in this city, and they are, under the law, auto matically certified as the nomi nees. Tax Listing Is Now Under Way Tax Supervisor Urges People to List Property For Taxes During April In a statement issued today T. R. Bryan, county tax supervisor, is calling the attention of every taxpayer to their duty to list property and poll for taxation during the remainder of this month. Only a few days are left for tax listing and all who do not list their taxes will be classed as delinquents and will be subject to the penalties prescribed under the law. Tax Listing Date# For North Wilkesboro T. J. Frazier and S. L. Par- due, tax listers for the county, and W. P. Kelly, city tax lister, will be at the city hall the re mainder of this month for the purpose of listing county and city taxes. Property owners and those who are required to pay poll tax are urged to list as early as pos sible in order to avoid a rush during the latter days of the month. Wilson, April 20. — Morris Brlckhonse, 34, of Elizabeth City, died In a hospital here this morning at 4 o’clock, an honr after the truck he was driving crashed into a filling sUtlon lour miles north of here.
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