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■;;'!' Stjj'^’“4''. ■uttsif.'§H^;‘s^y»*^- s-i-j-vir^'oti*,' ,'.i - '■'. , ,i' ;' La' le Journal-Patriot has blazed the trail ef progre^ in the “State of Wilkes" fon 29 years. ^ ' Ik ^ 4 :• - VOL. XXIX, NO. 59 Published Mondays and Thursdays NORTH WILKESBORO, N. C., THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1935 • $1.00 IN 'i:HE STATE—11.60 OUT OF THE STATE ^ Employment Conditions More Favorable Now Big Demand For Skilled Labor Commencement At Traphill To To Be Saturday ^ Director of Re-employment Office Here Wants Full Registration r ■ti Employment in. northwestern North Carolina Is definitely on fhe upgrade this spring, accord- in.g to information gained from R. L. Wooten, director of the re employment office he‘re for five counties. Calls are coming in frequently for sltilled workers, partioiriarly operators of highway machines, and the office has been unable to fill some of the calls from others parts of the- state and even some calls from Tennessee. There is also a demand for skill ed labor in other classifications. .Mr. Wooten stated that he hopes to have a full registration of all unemployed in his district, particularly, of skilled laborers, in order that the office can ren der the ma.ximnm of service to the unemployed and to industry. He also called attention to the fact that periodic re-registra tions are necessary in order to keep the application for employ ment in force. Cards are mailed to all applicants, telling them when their registrations expire and the only thing necessary to keep the application in force is to notify the office by mail or persoral call. i In order that the public may | have a better understanding of tUo re-employment service as a permanent ittstiiiuion, .Mr. Woot en sets forth the following tacts: i 1. Workers are referred to prospective jobs on the basis of their qualifications. 2. There is no red tape con nected with the use of the Serv- | ice. ;s. 1 ius office does not attempt to dictate or fix wage rates or set hours for work. 4. No charges are made for the service rendered by this of fice. either to employe- or em ployee. 5. The National Reemployment Office serves employers in all fields, commercial, professional, construction, agricultural and domestic, whether they be cor porations, partnerships or indi viduals. G. Registration is open to all persons who are not regularly employed, no matter what their trade, profession, training and education may be. 7. Registrants are classified by filing their applii%tiou cards ac cording to occupations which fa cilitates the selection of such workers as may meet the cm- ployers’ reQiiirements. 8. It is the aim of the Nation al Reemployment Service to as sist people in securing regular or permanent jobs. However, the office extends its service just as freely in assisting employers and applicants on temporary jobs. 9. The National Reemployment Service has no relief function. It Tenders a service of bringing em ployer and employee together that they may deal with each other freely regarding the em ployment. 10. You are invited to use the service of this office or call for further information at any time. For Alaskan Farms Will Direct Colonization Of 200 Families All Schools in District Urged to Take Part in AH-Day Program t » McbUFFIE TO SPEAK Morning Program On Liter al y Topics; Athletics in Afternoon Traphill district school com mencement will be held at Trap hill high school on Saturday, .May 4, according to a recent an nouncement by school authori ties. All .school.s in the district are urged to take part in the all-day program that has been outlined. The morning program will he devoted to literary and academic work and will be featured by an address by Attorney F. J. Mc Duffie, of North Wilkesboro. Following the address will be recitations, declamations and plays with students from all schools ill the district participat ing. The afternoon will be devoted to athletic contests and. a base ball game^ .All patrons of the schools in the district, and es pecially all teachers, are urged to attend the commencement. IVashington . . . D. I>. Irwin (above), W'yoming rancher, is the Director of Colonization who will take 200 families, or about 1000 persons, to a fertile Alas kan valley where -10 acre liome- ■steads will be built, financed by goverumenl loans of J3.U00 per family. The notes arc for .’tO years. Joseph Edwards, , Passes Away Mount Pleasant Finals Will Be Held Dn May 11 Confederate Veteran And Be loved Citizen Answers Sum mons; Funeral Today .Junior Play Will be Given Sat urday Night; Rev, King to Preach Semon Eigliteen seniors will receive diplomas of high school gradu ation in the final program of commencement to he held on the Mount Pleasant high school Saturday, May 11. at 2 p. m., according to word received from school officials today. The first feature of the com mencement was the senior play, given before a large crowd on ■Saturday night. The junior play, ■‘Amy From Arizona” will be given on Saturday night, May 4. On Sunday afternoon. May 5, at 2:30 Rev, H. K. King, pa.stor of the North Wilkesboro Metho dist church, will preach the commencement sermon. The graduation exercises wil be on Saturday afternoon. May 11. The school has enjoyed a most successful year with i large en- rollmeiit and corresponding large average attendance in all grades. The public has a most cordial invitation to attend any and all the commencement pro grams. Joseph T. Edwards, aged and highly esteemed resident of the ! Koiida eomiiuinity. passed away ni Chatham Memorial Hospital in Elkin early Wednesday morn ing. He had been ill for several weeks. He had reached the age of ninety years. -5 At an early age Mr .-Edwards enlisted in the Confederate army and was a brave soldier through out the war, being closely asso ciated with Generals Eee and Jackson. In the Ronda community Mr. Edwards worked untiringly for the upbuilding of church, school and community life. He served for many years on the Ronda school board and was a devout member of the Baptist church. For several years he was clerk of Macedonia Baptist church. He had many friends outside of his home community and his death is an occasion of sorrow among a wide circle of acquaintances. He was married to Miss Vir ginia Petty, who died about six years ago. Surviving are three daughters arid three sons: Mrs. John Rickert and Mrs. Walter Holland, of Statesville; Mrs. Harvey Church and Ernest Ed wards, of Ronda; T. M. and D. N. Edwards, who are prominent ly connected with the R. J. Rey nolds Tobacco Company in AVin- ston-Salem. Funeral rites were conducted this afternoon from Macedonia Baptist church. C. C. Ford Gets a Position With TV A Commencement ' Sermon Sunday Sanitary Inspector For Wilkes Tran^err^ To Work at Burnsville Dr. W. A. Jenkins To Address Seniors At Baptist Church Sunday Morning Dr. W. A. Jenkins, former pastor of the Methodist church here and now pastor of the Methodist church at Chapel Hill, -will deliver the commencement sermon of the city high school at the First Baptist church here Spnday morning at eleven o’ clock. The class night exercises will be held In the school auditorium on Monday night and the final program will be on Tuesday night, at which time Dr. Howard E. Rondthaler, president of Sal em College, will deliver the com mencement address and diplom as will be presented to a large class of graduates. Services Sunday At St. Paul’s Episcopal Regular services will be held at St. Paul’s Episcopal church In mikesboro Sunday afternoon at four o’clock, with Rev. B. M. Lackev in charge. The public is cordially Invited to attend. C. C. Foard, sanitary inspector who has been working in Wilkes county in cooperation with the health department during the past five months, has been given a job in a similar line of work with the Tennessee Valley Au thority. He will be stationed in Burnsville. During his stay in Wilkes he spent the greater part of his time in inspection of premises about homes in rural sections and supervised the construction or remodeling of 216 sanitary privies. It was not learned to day whether a successor to Mr. Foard will be sent to Wilkes. He has already entered upon his new duties. Voting Place For Wilkesboro Announced Voting place for the Wllkesr boro municipal election Tuesday will be the W. C. Pearson build ing opposite C. E. tienderman’s store, according to a statement today by R. M. Brame, Jr., chair man of the county board of elec tions. Local Nine Will Play Appalachian Today and Friday Baseball Fans Invited To Series Of Games With College .Ag gregation The Home Chair Company baseball team and the college nine from A. S. T. C., Boone, are expected to provide a treat for local baseball fans in a two game series on the fairground field this afternoon and Friday afternoon, the games starting promptly at four o’clock. The games were originally scheduled for Friday and Satur day but were moved up one day. The home team will go to Brook- ford for a game Saturday after noon. The ten-inning victory over Brown and Williamson here last Saturday proved that the locals have a fighting team this year that threatens to take the lead In the national pastime in this part of the state. A. A. Finlw To Have Charge Kiwanis Program A. A. Finley will be in charge of the program for the meeting of the North Wilkesboro Klwan- Remember the banana. Every time it leaves the bunch, it gets skinned. is Club Friday at noon. A full attendance of members Is de sired. Difectors of the local club held a meeting Tuesday night at Hotel Wilkes. A number of mat ters pertaining to the club were taken up and committee reports were heard. “Public Enemy” High Priest Of Gangdom Faces Federal Court Syracuse, N. Y. . . . “Dutch” Schultz (above). New York City’s A1 Capone, seemingly is at the end of his trail as he faces the government’s suit on income tax fraud charges. Court Works On Criminal Cases Much Headway Made To ward Clearing Docket During Present Term Around 100 cases have been cleared from the criminal court docket since the April term con vened Monday morning with Judge F. A. Daniels, of Golds boro, on the bench. Solicitor John R. Jones is prosecuting the docket. .^mong the cases disposed of were: Hiiey Martin, as.sault, 30 days in jail or on roads. Jake Earlier, operating motor vehicle while under influence of liquor, fined $50 and forbidden to drive car in f'- .r months. Dewey Anderson, manufactur ing, six to eight monMis at work at county homg^ " Albert Byrd, larceify'^nff’*: ceiving, prayer for judgment con tinued on payment of cost. Larry Brookshire, assault with deadly weapon, fined $25 and cost. Early Speaks, assault with deadly weapon, three months on roads. Lawrence Call, operating mo tor vehicle while under influ ence of liquor, four months on roads. George Harris, assault wlUi deadly weapon, six-months sen tence suspended on condition that he be of good behaviour and refrain from use of liquor. Garvey Burchette, aiding and abetting in larceny and entering, six months sentence suspended. C. V.. Mullis, abandonment, sentence of 15 months suspend ed on condition he support wife, be of good behaviour and stay sober. Hade Mullis, assault and drunkenness, sentence suspend ed on payment of cost and con dition that he be of good be haviour. George Upchurch, assault with deadly weapon and operating car while under influence of liquor, fined $51) and cost and not to drive car in four months. Bill Rousseau, breaking and entering and larceny, two years in penitentiary. Cases against the following defendants have been nol press ed with leave to put cases back on calendar at any time: Jim Wood, Chal Ellis, Howard Eller, Charlie Faw, Russel Jarvis, Ber nice Ellis, Fred Royal, L. A. Carlton, Mrs. Everette Call, Ran som, Andy and Tomy Brooks, Thelma Moxley, Roy Cardwell, J. A. Hall, Jesse Darnell. Luther Hackett, Albert, Adam, Everett, Albert and Janie Wiles, Russel Bauguess, William McCreary and Sam Edwards. Luther Morrison’s Home Is Destroyed Wilkesboro Residence Total Loss In ITre On 'Tuesday Night; Partially Covered The home of Luther Morrison, located in what is known as the new development in West Wil kesboro, was totally destroyed by fire about 7:30 Tuesday night. The fire is thought to have originated from the kitchen flue. Only a part of the home fur nishings were salvaged from the flames and all efforts to extin guish the blaze failed. The loss is estimated to exceed $2,000 and was partially covered by In surance. Good Advice If you want to live to be 80, don’t look for It on th© speed ometer. Postoffice Here Will Be Ready For Occupancy May 30 Workmen Putting Finishing Touches To Interior of Postoffice Building ARE PAVING DRIVEWAY Present Plans Call For Mov ing Postoffice Last of This Month North Wllkesboro’s new post- office building Is nearing com pletion and will be ready for occupancy by'May 30, according to information gained from offi cial sources here. Liind'berg-Richter, contractors, are putting the finishing touches to the Interior of the building this week and the painting has just been completed. Work is also going forward on the concrete driveway and it is expected that construction work will be completed by the con tractors by May 15. Some of the fixtures have al ready arrived and have been in stalled. Orders for the remain ing fixtures have been placed and should arrive some time this month, it was learned to day. Present plans call for moving the postoffice from the leased quarters on B Street to the gov ernment owned building on C street on May .30, which will be Memorial Day and a holiday for .government employes. This date was selected for moving in order that no mail service would be seriously curtailed, it is said. The new building will ade quately and conveniently house all departments of the postof fice. It was constructed on plans similar to those being used for new postoffices throughout the nation. Wlorkmen have been engaged during the past few days in shaping the grounds about the building in preparation fw grass ' hlkiTtfeg Classes To Give Entertainment Will Have Work On Exhibit at Number of Places in the County The classes in adult education will give entertainments and have on exhibition samples of things made at a number of places in the county, it was an nounced this week by W. R. Craft, adult education chairman for the county. The public is cordially invited to attend any or all of the pro grams, which will 'be rendered according to the following ap pointments. Haymeadow school May 3, 7:30 p. m. with five classes par ticipating. Oak Forest church at Della- plane on May 11 at 1:30 p. m. with three classes participating. Millers Creek school May 10 and 1:30 p. m. with three class es participating. Pleasant Hill school May 11 at 7:30 p. m. by two classes. Boomer school on May 18, at 7:30 with two classes participat ing. Commencement at Ferguson May 10 Dr. J. B, Cotner Will Deliver Address at School Qosing; Other Programs Commencement at Ferguson high school will be held on ’Thursday and Friday. May 9 and 10, according to an an nouncement by C. M. Dickson, school principal. The commencement exercises will open on Thursday afternoon at one o’clock with exercises by grade children and at 2:30 high school students will compete for medals offered in the various contests. On Thursday, May 9, at eight o’clock the high school will pre sent a play, “Be Yourself.” A small admission of 5 and 10 cents will be charged. The seventh grade graduating exercises will be held on Friday morning, May 10, at ten o’clock. At eleven o’clock Dr. J. B. Cot ner, professor of agriculture at State College, Raleigh, will de liver an address. Th© public, and especially all patrons of the school, is Invited to attend the commencement exercises. The school, a junior high school, has enjoyed a most successful year. Donghtow Decides Not To Ran For Governor ^ NOT TO RUN Bob Doughton Will Not Seek Governorship In 1936 Above is a characteristic pho to of Congressman R. L. Dough- ton, chairman of the house ways and means committee. He issued a statement this week say ing he will not run for governor in North Carolina next year. Seventh District Juniors To Hold Meeting Here 7th Past National Councilor Will Deliver Address In Gather ing of Fraternity On Tuesday, May 7, the spring meeting of-district No. 7, Junior Order United American Mechan ics, will be held at North Wil- wesboro, with North Wilkesboro council No. 51 as host. There will be a business ses sion at 3:30 p. m., at which time the district degree will be con ferred on new members, and district officers will be elected for the ensuing year. At 7:30, in the hall of North Wilkesboro council, there will be a public meeting. Past National Councilor, E. A. Llewellyn, of Cincinnati, and other prominent Juniors will be present and participate in the activities of the day. W. K. Sturdivant, of North Wilkesboro, is Deputy for the 7th District which is composed of Surry, Wilkes and Yadkin coun ties in which are located 15 councils with a membership of 1250. Every council in the dis trict Is expected to send repre sentatives to this district meet ing. The officers of District No. 7. in addition to the district deputy. Include the following; junior past councilor, C. E. Burchett, of Ronda; councilor, D. A. Rober son, of Mt. Airy: vice councilor, Bradley Dancy, of North Wilkes boro: recording secretary, C. A. Canter, of North Wilkesboro: as sistant recording secretary, N. P. Bryant, of Yadkinville; finan cial secretary, L. W. Cook, of Copeland: treasurer, J. R. Cal loway of Ronda; conductor, Kyle Hayes, of Wilkesboro: warden, R. J. Doss, of Copeland: inside sentinel, Claude Howard, of Wiivi^or Crossroads; outside sentinel, E. D. Byrd, of Ronda; and chaplain, R. R. Crater, of Ronda. 'The North Wilkesboro coun cil, acting as host, hopes to have every member present for the district meeting. The local coun cil is growing rapidly, according to reports of the officers, and much interest Is being taken in the order. Five new members were taken in in the meeting held Tuesday night. Roscoe Johnson In Toils of Law Father of Glenn Johnson is Placed Under $2,000 Ap pearance Bond Roscoe Johnson, father of Glenn Johnson, in whose home 7083 gallons of liquor wero found by federal officers, was ar rested Tuesday by Deputy Mar shal W;. A. Jones on ohatges of violating the revenue act. He waives preliminary hearing and filled bond of $2,000 for ap pearance at the term of court to begin on Monday, May 20, Coi^ressman To Stay In Cijpitfj Issues Statement in Washing ton; Leaves Gubernatorial Race Wide Open Washington, April 29.—^Rep resentative Robert L. Doughton, dean of the North Carolina dele gation in Congress, does not choose to ask the Democrats o the state to nominate him for governor next year. The decision of Mr. Doughton, formally an nounced this afternoon, was ar rived at only after much travaO, for there was on th© one hand the wishes of a host of loyal friends, plus his own personal predilections, and on the other hand there was the clearly re vealed attitude of the adminis tration supplemented by the de sire of the colleagues of the North Carolina member and of numerous people in the state, that he remain in the exalted and nationally useful position of chairman of the ways and means committee. It is understood that the Pres ident in a letter expressed to Mr. Doughton the hope that ho would not relinquish the chair manship of the tax and revenue committee, and Mr. Roosevelt this afternoor. invited the chair man of the committee to the White House to reiterate his ex pression of hope that he would remain li’er© to give his undivid ed attention to his congressional duties. Only last week the Presi dent expressed to Mr. Doughton his appreciation of the manner in which he had handled th© so cial security bill in the house. No Easy Decision It was, therefore, no easy de cision to make. Mr. Doughton, at the last moment, concluded that he wotild‘remain at his present post out of deference to the wish es of the President, and out of respect for the judgment of personal friends and advisers. Mr. Doughton. who is 71, has been a member of Congress 24 years. That the decision of Mr. Doughton was no easy one is clearly indicated by the subjoin ed statement which he handed to the press; “After mature consideration on my part, and consultation with the highest administration leaders, I have decided not to become a candidate for governor of North Carolina. My position as chairman of the ways and means committee makes it neces sary tor me to consider other duties rather than my own in clinations. Reached Reluctantly “I have reached this decision reluctantlv. For the past several months so many people in North Carolina have urged me to be come a candidate for governor that their insistence has become a pressure which seemed impos sible to decline. I hardly need say, however, that my decision not to make the race is no evi dence of the lack of interest in tlie welfare of my state. I have merely been convinced that my best field of service at the pres ent time, it I am to remain in public life, is with the Congress and for the nation. “There is no way for me to express adequately the deep ap preciation I feel to those thous ands of friends and fellow citi zens of North Carolina who have evidenced their confidence in mo by wanting me as their governor. I am profoundly grateful for their generous expressions and deeply sensible of th© trust they would place in me.” licaves Field Open While members of the North Carolina colony were very glad to hear of the announcement of Mr. Doughton, it occasioned no little surprise, since a number of persons had taken it for granted he would make the race. Some said it now left the gubernatorial field wid© open. Others think the state is likely to get another surprise or two before matters settle down, as they have their doubts on the point of whether former Representative Clyde R. Hoey, of Shelby, will announce for governor. They say he cer tainly will not do so In the pres ent confused state of the public mind, that only the crystallia- tlon of sentiment behind his can didacy, In a way that would obvious to all, would interest him. ■| Attorney Parks Hampto^V oC Elkin, attended court in VUlcea- boro Monday and Wednesday.