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Noi^ti |ta(lfot;ftiraef,
. j ttliDMU todar at Us home
«B tTatioQ^4|^a'tawathlp, tiriaK
a .Z^canrariStna buOet through
his haart.
■i Revise Compensation
' Raleigh, June 4. — Revised
workmen’s compensation Insur-
‘ anee rates for 1935, which have
K beeii approved by Dan C. Boney,
>- insurance commissioner, develop
an average reduction of approxi
mately 6 per cent.
PobluAfed Monddyn niid Thursdays
—
iM
Plumbers Convene
Asheville, June 4.—Approxi
mately 200 delegates are expect
ed here tomorrow for the North
Carolina Association of Master
Plnmbers annual conyention
which will continue through
Thursday.
Continue Under Code
Rutherfordton, June 4.—The
textile plant of Rutherford coun
ty, according to a survey, will
continue to operate under the
code. The mill officials feel that
to make any changes now would
be unwise.
Collect I on.s Increase
Raleigh, June 4.—Commis
sioner A. J. Maxwell’s revenue
Smniner Sdiool
FtN-iTeadimb
Now Bding Hdd
EnnAment For Lenoir-Rhyne
Coflege Branch A^roxi- .
UNDER EXPECTATIONS
Second Term Will Be Held If
Demand Justifies Such
Proceedure
Although approximately 7 5
teachers have begi'^ work in the
Lenoir-Rhyne College branch
summer school which started In
Wilkesboro Monday, the enroll
ment is somewhat short of ex
pectations, it was learned today.
The school began Monday with
registrations and arrangement
of classes but no school was held
Tuesday in order that those par
ticipating might have an oppor
tunity to secure books and sup
plies. Classes began Wednesday
morning.
Prof. V. V. Aderholt, of Le
noir-Rhyne, is director of the
Wilkesboro branch. The other
members of the faculty are Mrs.
Brown, of Lenoir-Rhyne, W. D.
Halfacre. auperintendent o f
North Wilkesboro city schools,
and T. E. Story, superintendent
of Wilkesboro district schools,
and M. F. Bumgarner, of Millers
Creek.
Original plans called for a fac
ulty of six, based on an expres
sion by more than 100 teachers
CSpid Crashes
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Flies AUautic To Win
Hand of Sweetheart
- , 0f Fair I^Sqd.
Mexico, R. F. . . . J«^n Ignacio
Pombo (above), Spanish aviator
who flew the South Atlantic to
win the hand of Senorlta Marla
Rivero here, crashed In Brazil,
and lost his plane but saved his
life. Cupid minded folks rushed
to finance a new plane.
report June 1 showed for the ' to the effect that they wanted^ a
collections on the fiscal year to
date $6,051,662.27 more than
f' * was taken in for the same pe
riod in 1934.
Schools Ask $15,000,000
Raleigh, June 4.—Clyde A.
Erwin, state superintendent of
public instruction, said schools
of the state probably would ask
for $12,000,000 to $16,000,000
from the new public works
nnds for renovations, addi-
^ons, new construction and sani
tation facilities.
Mill To Continue Code
Fayetteville, June 4.—The
Puritan Weaving company here
will maintain code hours and
wagea, according to a statement
'made by the local manager, H.
, O. Simpler. The Puritan is own-
K ed by the Burlington Mills,
Drowned In Creek
Albemarle, June 4.—The body
of Andrew J. Hill. 82, retired
farmer, was found partly sub
merged in a small creek near the
home of his son in the Cotton-
vllle section about noon today by
two small boys. From all indica
tions Mr. Hill had been dead for
& day or more.
l-\)ur In Ten Months
Mayodan. June 4.—For the
' second time within 10 months
the stork has visited the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo Atwood
and left twins. Twin boys were
born to the couple 10 months
ago. On May 27 the stork re
turned with twins again. This
time it left girls.
summer school in Wilkes coun
ty and an enrollment of more
than 100 was confidently expect
ed. TLe present term will close
on July 12 and a second term
will be held if the demand Jus
tifies such course.
Lambeth Buys
Chair Plant
Roaring River Mamifaetuper
Buys Southern Chair Co.
In High Point
C.J. Lambeth, president of the
Roaring River Furniture Corpor
ation, has purchased the South
ern Chair Company in High
Point for the sum of $15,000,
according to a news dispatch
from High Point Monday. This
was the amount of Lambeth’s bid
for the property, which can be
sold for that sum under an order
signed b y Judge Lewis E.
Teague. u ,
Mr. Lambeth is* well known
manufacturer in this section. He
was principal owner of the F.oar-
ing River plant, which wa‘o to
tally destroyed by fire a few
months ago. He is expected to go
to High Point this week to make
plans for operation of his new
plant.
Premium List Now In Process
of rForna^; Em^asis
> - Pteced’^On Agrtodti^
GABH PRIZES OFFERED
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Special Attention Being Given
To Plans Fot Free Acts ,
^,and Show Attractions
, C .*
• No department of the Oreat,
Wilkes Fair to be held in North
Wilkesboro during the week of
September 16, Is being overlook
ed in plans now being made, it
was learned today from W. A.
McNeill, president and general
manager of the Great Wilkes
Fair Association, Which has stag-
e d seven annual agricultural
and amusement expositions here
since its organization.
Mr. McNeill and the directors
of the association began early
this year to plan for the fall ex
position in order that there
would he ample time to compile
a premium list for the agricul
tural department and to arrange
for attractions that are calcu
lated to bring thousands to
North Wilkesboro during the
five-day gala event.
By offering liberal cash prem
iums Particular emphasis is to be
placed on the agricultural de
partment this year and the house
wives will not be forgotten In
the premium list, which will of
fer prizes for best specimens of
their work as well as the pro
ducts of the field and garden.
This premium catalogue Is
idis
STATE ANb'NATIONAL FIGURES ■
TO ADDRESS TAR HEEL OFFICIALS
M-
SEN.JOSIAH W.
Burke Declines
Job As Head of
Worb Pf(^[rain
Winston-Salem Man In Line
For Big Job, Washington
Dispatch Says
J. H. Burke, prominent attor
ney of Taylorsville, has declined
to accept the position as head of
the works relief program in
North Carolina, It was learned
here yesterday.
The Taylorsville attorney was
' recommended for the job by
' Senators Bailey and Reynolds,
Congressman R. L. Dougbton
and some other members of the
North Carolina delegation and
the position was offered him by
! the PWA.
George W. Coan Jr., former
I mayor of Winston-Salem and a
member of the original North
Carolina PWA allotment board,
is slated to be named works
progress administrator f.'f North
Carolina, it was lear.ol yester
day.
This means that Coan will be
the key man in expending North „
Carolina’s portion of the four repute and that attractions far
surpassing the usual acts for or
dinary fairs may be expected.
Efforts are being made to make
the fair tW^ear a well baUnc.
ed exposltlofi .that will reprift its
reputation of being the outstand
ing gala event for northwestern
North Carolina. The agricultural
MRS.IMCIMAS W.yBCtWV BPBT.L.POU&HTOH
H.&. BAITY
City and county officials from every Section of North Carolina
will gather at the 1935 sessions of 'The Institute of Government In
Chapel Hill, June 10-11, to discuss common problems, bear their
State and National legislators interpret new legislation, and listen
mis premium | ‘he State heads of the various federal agencies outline the pro-
now in process of formation and cedure for securing projects and appropriations under the new $4,-
will be off the press In ample
time for everybody to prepare
their specimens for the fair.
The same carnival that filled
the midway last year has been
signed again, mainly because of
the fact that it was considered
the cleanest aggregation of shows
obtainable. It is learned, how
ever, that aavexal attraftlnns Are
being added to the carnival this
year.
Although details of the free
act attractions have not been
learned at this early date, Mr.
McNeill stated that the free acts
this year will be staged by a
producing company of national
billion dollar work relief fund
Coan was in conference with
Harry Hopkins, national works
administrator. Hopkins has
known Coan for sometime.
Whether the main office of
the T^rogress administrator will
be located in Winston-Salem or
Cupid’s Business
Falls Off In May
some other city has not yet been \ department of the fair is open Only 14 licenses t6 wed were
, T. _.,i, a. j.,.„ ' (0 Wilkes and all adjoining issued from the office of Regis-
counties. ter of Deeds O. F. Eller during
Criticizes Constitution
New York, June 4.—Secretarr
Wallace intimated today that the
' federal constitution was too
; “firmly fixed.’’ His remarks re
called significantly that several
months before the NRA was in
validated he proposed that the
constitution be made amendable
at any time by popular referen-
. dam:
, Sentenced For Dlfc
__irgaiiton, June 5.—-Frank
VoBE&A. 2$, and J. D. Stllwell, 19,
ynf oentenced today to life im-
a^inouBeBt Bfter entering » plea
SflJlty as accessory before the
t-Siet of murder in the first de-
-,v free for the slaying of ‘Robert
Lowman, Icard night watchman.
In an aitempted holdup Febru-
»ry 1$.
: Body of Gerald
T. Hill Is Found
_neral Service For Brother
of Dudley S. HiO Held In
Maryland Monday
mil,
Local Nine Has
Tough Schedule
Play Statesville This After
noon; Conover Tonight;
High Point Sunday
Home Chair company baseball
team is facing a schedule of
three games for the latter part
of this week with the probability
of a fourth, being added.
This afternoon they play a
strong team from Statesville on
the fairground field and tonight
they go to Conover for a game
under the lights.
A game will be arranged for
Saturday either here or away
and on Sunday TomlRison’s
Chair company team will come
here for a game. This team is
one of the strongest In the High
Point Industrial league. All home
games start at four o.’clock.
decided. It will be the duty of
the office to see that persons on
the relief rolls are used on work
relief projects and to expedite
construction on all projects so
as to get the new work relief
program' under way in North
Carolina with as Ifltle delay as
possible.
The appointment of Coad is
being strongly urged by Senator
Bailey, Representative Doughton,
and S. Clay Williams. Reynolds
Tobacco Company official, of
Winston-Salem. Senator R e y-
nolds today gave his approval to
the appointment, and Represen
tative Frank Hancock, who is in
North Carolina, is understood to
have done llkeiwise.
Rural Carriers Will Meet
At Chapel Hill Next Month
Chapel Hill, June 4.—’The
North Carolina Rural Letter Car
riers’ association will hold its
annual convention on July 2, 3
and 4 in Chapel mil.
Among the speakers on the
program are President Frank P.
Graham, of the university. Sen
ator R. R. Reynolds and Lieut.
Gov. A. H. Graham.
The body of Gerald T.
who disappeared on the coast on
JLong Island, N. Y., on April 7,
^'when he went tor an ocean dwlm,
WBS found on Thursday, May JO.
autopsy was hold and it will hold Its June meet-
^ipeertBlaed that he died from . » —,— —■
. iMBrt attack.
Paneral servico was held at
Wilkes Legion Post
Meets Friday Night
Wilkes post of the American
Ing at the Legion and Auxiliary
_ uo.u — clubhouse on Friday evening,
brother of Dudley 8.
SBBonne^ by J. B. McCoy, com
mander. Inteieetlng matten will
r i«t of tts Ds- be before the posted .U mem-
Bask
bers are asked to be preseat.
li w i
City Fathers In
Session Tuesday
Lengthy Discussion On Sun*
dar Baseball Js Heard By
Bbard Oif AJdefmen
The North Wilkesboro board
of commissioners met in regular
June session Tuesday night with
all members, S, V. Tomlinson,
Hoyle M. Hutchens, R. G. Pin-
ley, Dr. R. P- Cuey and I. E.
Pearson,^ present with Mayor R.
T.McNelU.
Aside from -passing,on only a
few of the routine matters be
fore the board no’business was
transacted. /
A number of citlzeiw of the
city appeared before the board
to discuss the question of Sun
day baseball. After much argu
ment was heard pro and con the
commissioners went Into execu
tive session but action was de
ferred until a later date.
PREACHING SERVICE
AT REPPIES RIVER
Rcrr. J. R- WUson, of Martins
ville, Va., will preach' at Reddles
Rlrar church on Friday, June 7,
at 2:30 in the afternoon and at
nigbtl The public, lua. a cojdlal
invitation to-attend both serrlc-
et.
MISS MARJORIE FAW
GUILFORD GRADUATE
Miss Marjorie Faw, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Faw, of
this city, graduated with high
honors at Guilford College Mon
day. She was awarded a scholar
ship to Hartford Theological
Seminary, where she will enter
in September to take up study
for missionary work. ■ Mr. and
Mrs. Faw attended the gradu
ation Monday.
Our New Author
Milton Propper Author
Of Many Mystery
Stories
800,000,000 public works and relief act.
Some of the headline speakers are pictured above. Senator Bailey
and Congressman Doughton will be heard at the session on Feder
al Legislation next Monday evening. Mfs. O’Berry, Director of the
North Carolina ERA, and Dean Baity, State Engineer for the PWA,
will app*ear on the same program.
A. A. P. Sea well, Attorney General, and Chas. M. Johnson, Direc
tor, and W. E. Easterling, Secretary, of the Local Government
Commission, are among the ulalii allliihjlgijg^
lead discussion and give opinions In person' at the sessions oh s^tate
Legislation Tuesday morning and afternoon.
Another aid to local officials will be the summaries of new laws
affecting each office and of new Local Acts affecting each town and
county which are being prepared by The Institute’s staff and which
win be distributed at th© meeting, June 10-11.
Department Officers of Legion and
Aimlnay To Speak In Meet Here
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Local Post of I^ion and Aux
iliary To Have Joint Meet
ing On June 14th
Hubert Olive, department
commander of the American Le
gion, Jim Caldwell, adjutant,
Mrs. H. M. Shumway, depart
ment president of the Legion
Auxiliary, and her secretary.
Miss Arelia Adams, all of Lex
ington, will attend a joint meet
ing of Wilkes post of the Legion
and the local unit of the Auxil
iary at the Legion and Auxiliary
clubhouse In this city on Friday
evening. June 14, at seven o’
clock.
Announcement of the meeting
was made today by J. B. McCoy,
commander of the Wilkes Le
gion post, who urged that all
members of the Legion and Aux
iliary be present.
The meeting will be of a so
cial order and the department
officers of both the Legion and
Auxiliary will speak following
t© dinner.
Jidivt Wlli ^
FrM^^lfofnilng T«' Ni
Of0^ For BicMia
REGULAB^B^IONB Hi
Con^missioiiers Work, On ipS
List, Bndjget EstliihittB pii
Routine MattensjR&'
Thb- Wllkes county board of
eomm'lsBloners and
board of education-! vlU meet la
joini session at the -eonfthasmv
In Wilkesboro Friday aoraiaiia
lor th© purpose of electlaC' - a
county welfare officer
next biennium. '
Charles McNeHl, who wa.»
elected two yean ago, is a ea»-
dldate to succeed hlM9«v .
The board of edncftf
posed of C. O. McNeilU *
R. R. Church and D. H. . .
pard, held a quiet Beasto#Hi pm
Monday with c. B. Eller,
Intendent of schools and cMk
to the board. No buslnesa oC’
pnblic Interest was transacted!
Th© county board ot^^oiaiala-
sloners, composed of D. BL
Swarlngen, chairman, M. F- AK
sher and Ralph Duncan, met fp.
-Monday to transact the jaadai
routine business of the Bumtfc
and have held a number of re
cess sessions this waek. Rerislam.
of the Jury lists, discussion oC
budget estimates and reflaaad-
Ing of the c''unty’s bond94.^debk
have gained their attention.
Election Case ‘
Argued In CooHf
J. H. Clement PresidiBfOwHf
June Qvil Term In wHr
kesboro This WeA
Judge J. H. (yes
ston-S
.01“ Win-,
the month of May, according to
records of that office. This rep
resents a low figure for a month
during recent years.
Policemen Here
Will KiU Dogs
Rabies Epidemic Feared If
People Do Not Keep Their
Canines Confined
All dogs running loose In
North Wllkesbord will be killed.
Authority for this statement Is
the North Wilkesboro police de
partment, which Is taking extra
precautions to prevent an epi
demic this summer.
Mad dogs have been on ramp
ages in various sections of the
county and already a number of
people have resorted to the pain
ful Pasteur treatment to be on
the safe side and immune them
selves against the , dreaded di
sease contracted from mad dogs.
Attention is called to the fact
that people who have valuable
dogs will keep them 'confined for
their own protection and the pro
tection of the public. Dogs rnn-^
ning at large cannot b© tolerat
ed, says the police.
HOME COMING AT
4:OOL SPRINGS SUNDAY
The annual Home Coming will
,be obsetred at Cool Springs Bar-
tfat church In Edwards township
■Wilkes County, next Sunday,
June 9th; This Is regular month-,
ly meeting time. An* InvRBtton
Is extended to all who would
care to come—also a request for
a well-filled lunch basket. . The yyimeg romona urange, wuck
afternoon sfn^n will, be fMtur- starting a membership drive "cbMl building on
.. 1C * A IM A
New York . . . Milton Prop
per, author (above), entered the
University of Pennsylvania when
he was 16 and at 21, aa a stu
dent In '.he Law School there,
Mary Young.” Propper has been Key, ““ ^®^2L***by^^Iy
wrlUng ever since, each aucceed- Salem, and gia^ng ^ M^ly
Ing mystery thrlUw a »nre Are Branch choir.—Reportedy
anooees. He Is the nnthor of “The to Mr. and Mnk C. .*•
Everybody Invited
To Hear Lecturer
Several Hundred Expected to
Hear Farmer At Court-
lioiise Tuesday Night
•Every person In Wilkes coun
ty has a most cordial Invitation
to hear James C. (Sunny Jim)
Farmer, lecturer of the Nation- oldent fatality In
al Grange, at the courthouse in
Wilkesboro Tuesday night, June
11, at eight o’clock.
The National Orange lecturer
has a nation-wide reputation as
a speaker, and entertainer and clinic To B«
he win have a message ol Inter- rWi Satartlav
eat .to every person who, takes
advantage ol the opportunity to . _
hear him speak. Hto address wlUv officer, will hold a clinic
be under the anspices of the^
WUlkes Pomona Grange, whiebt . , .
kesboro. ibe term began
day morning and will contlane
throughout next week.
Several cases calendared lor
trial have been disposed of by
trial or compromise. However,
no cases of -much public interest
have held the attention of tb»
court.
Tuesday afternoon a c t i o n a
growing out of the Wilkesboro-
munlclpal election on May T
were beard but no decision had
been banded down this motnliUf
by the court.
The first part of the heariac
was devoted to argument of th*
question of legality of the elee-^
tion, in which 67 votes were east "
on what Judge F. A. DsbW*
ruled was an illegal balldt aad
It war contended that the poUa
remained open for voting only
about an hour and thirty "inl*-
utes.
Following argument on tbat
issue a hearing was held on dt»-
tion of T. S. Miller for cont«Bpt
of court, it being contended that
he acted in contempt by nalnff
ballots contrary to a restraining
order signed by Judge Daniel*.
Judge Clements has not ruled on
the contempt charges.
The plaintiff in the cas© wnn
referred to as the “Ins” and Aw
defendants the "outs.” The ‘1n«“ ,
were represented by Attorneya
Eugene Trivette, J. M, Brown
and C. G. GilreatU. The "onW*
were represented by Attonmy
Fred Hutchens, of Winston 8BJ
em, Attorneys R. C. JennttiMa
and J. H. Whicker, of the bM*l
bar.
Hit-Run Victiaa
New Bern, JunW '•^S9*-Wgnr‘
Connor, 26, was instantly. UBMI -
early thla morning when atturib
by a hit and run driver
way 10 five miles east 6^ ' j
Bern. He -was walking aloUb
long th© highway when hit, Uem-
tity of the driver is unknown.
This was the second motor'a»-
thJb«-;$M(Ub
daring the week-end, Amom
Mitchell, negre, being killed la n.
collision early .Sunday mornfas
on highway 10 three miles went
of Fort Barnwell.
Held On Sati^ay, IMk'
Dr. A. J
with
the WUke$bdra>|^
Sataxdbn
;in preparation for the state con
vention here la Sm^tember.
-i-C-'-.
Jnne 15^ at • a. m. AH midi
are ask^ to be present for
v: ~aod Jtra. R. K. IQn^^jre*.
yefetMday from Duke
iand instractlons.
,. ___ Mr. and Un. 9’
dty. ’wkere they attended. Jk>A chlldrea, of Elkis,
conuBeacement over the ganday at Pjorlear^
bk-ead.,; - - Mr. and Hm.’C. C.
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