North Carolina Newspapers

■ ■ , ^PubU^ed Mondays and Thursdays ^OR^ltvWnJKESBORO, N. C,, MONIUY, JUNE 17; 1^ ^tyifc State CommaiidN’ bi City Friday Night Joint Meeting of Legion'sad lAniBary Hdd; Comman der OHre Speaks URGES BONUS PAYMENT Says L^ion Has No Selfish Motives; States Reasons For Cash Payment [e nears (d State and Natkm- T See la-Oeet Oottom 'WaehbiKton, Jane 14.—Cotton »t It cents n^ponnt this yenr was fMMan today by Senator Bank- ttend. Democrat, Alabama, In an msalysis ot the world cotton slt- SMtion. • Spent For Lobbytng Ralelab, June IS.—A total ot aiOS,44g.29 was spent In lobby ing in the 1935 North Carolina general assembly, figures com piled from reports In'the office of Secretary of State Stacey W. "Wade rerealed. Neck Broken; Lives Burlington, JiHie 16.—Diving Into the shallow water of Back creek, east of Haw river, late to- ■day Paul Smith, 25, fracture* the fifth vertebra of his neck and is In a serious condition in Rainey hospital here |onight. Illegal Operation Lancaster, Pa., June 14.—Dr. H. C. Zimmerly, elderly proprie- j tor of the Mechanics’ Grove ■“House of Horrors,’’ was convict ed last night on two counts of an indictment which charged he performed an improper oper ation which cost a woman’s life. Drive Knds In Death# Morehead City, June 16.—A gay automobile drive along the aurf on Atlantic Beach ended in .tragedy early today as the car ’•crashed into the wreckage of a lashing boat and Phylls Morris, 50, of Croatan, Craven county, was killed. "The American Legion is not a selfish organisation,’* Hubert E. Olive, state Legion command er, stated in an enthusiastic ad dress at the Legion and Auxil iary clubhouse here Friday night as he defended the Legion for its stand for Immediate cash payment of the eoldiers* bonus and its other activities in be half of veterans, widows and orphans. Over 200 members of the Le gion and Auxiliary and friends gathered at the clubhouse here for the Joint meeting, which was featured by the state command er’s address. J. B. McCoy, com mander of the Wilkes post, pre sided at the dinner meeting. Of ficers ot the Legion and Auxil iary other than the speaker rec ognized were Mrs. R. H. Shum- way, department president of the Auxiliary, and her secretary, Miss Arelia Adams, both ot Lex ington. and Mrs. W. R. Absher, of this city, past department president and now national com- mitteewoman. Commander Olive stated in the outset that he was going to speak about the Legion and the Auxiliary, their purposes and what they are doing in the way of unseifish service. He stated that the Legion places God first, country second and disabled vet erans third in its constitution preamble. In his discussion of payment of the bonus he said the Legion was inspired by unselfish mo- Pow-WbwffHead GenBFftl OhainnAn Of G, - 0, P. Graas Roots Springfleiat, ftL V'^/^'^Above is Harrison E. Spangler oh'-Cedar Rapids, la., who was general- chairman of the mid-western states "grass roots’’ conference of Republicans, called to delib erate on 1936 campaign Issues. Ten prairie states were repre sented by 6500 delegates. Are Held For Murder Charlotte, June 14.—-Clifton ■Miller and Baxter Hunsucker, Kowan county youths, were held lor Superior court on a first de cree murder charge in the kill ing of Mace Hensley, 27, road house employe, alter a prelimi nary hearing today. Crashed In Wreck Morganton. June 16.—His body crushed from the waist down, WTarlick Allman, 26, local transfer company worker, is in ■critical condition at Grac© hos pital from injuries received this morning when he was pinned be tween two cars while repairing a tire on a highway near here. Planning For War Rome. June 16. — Premier Mussolini told 7.000 war veter- nns today “soldiers always pre fer action to words and we are a nation of soldiers.’’ The des tiny of modern Rome^ he de clared, may well be • - espial in greatness to that ot ancient Home. Elect Teachers ForWilkesboro Story Will Be Principal For 12th Year; One Teacher Added to Faculty In a meeting of th© commit tee for Wllkesboro central dis trict school held Friday evening Prof. T. E. Story was elected as district superintendent and Wll kesboro high school principal to serve his 12th consecutive year. The remainder cf the high school teachers are Miss Helen Bostic. Mrs. R. B. Pharr, Miss Lillian Stafford, Miss Ghlta Tut tle, Zeb Dickson, T. G. Perry, J. L. A. Bumgarner and B. M. Troutman. tives and only wanted the vet-’ ’ The elomentary faculty will be Mrs. Pearl Hartley, -Miss Elolse Starr, Mrs. Edith Hemphill, Miss Cynthfa Prevette, Mrs. Gertrude Steelman, Miss Luclle Scroggs, Miss Louise Melville, Mrs. Grace Edwards, Mrs. Zola Barber, Miss Jennie Harris. Of this number Miss Starr and Miss Prevette will be the new members. Miss Starr has been teaching for a number of years at Lemon Springs In Lee county and Miss Prevette was a graduate from Greensboro College this year. The only mem ber of last year’s faculty not in cluded in the list of teachers for next year is Miss Grace Blevins, vFho resigned to accept a posi tion in Mecklenburg county. Mrs. R. E. Prevette was re-elected music teacher. The central district committee is composed of N. 0. Sraoak, chairman, .1. T. Prevette, C. A. Lowe, T. M. Foster and D. J. Brookshire. erans treated with Justice and fairness as American citizens according to the yardstick used by the government in recogniz ing its obligations and that the bonus issue is not dead and that the Legion is still fighting for its payment. He repudiated the name of bonus for adjusted compensation certificates and said that he on ly used the word because of its adaption but that he did not mean bonus but a payment of something to which the recepl- ents would be Justly entitled. In his argument for immediate pay ment he said that the govern ment had paid during the past year nine times the cost of the bonus for other things. Continu ing in this lin© of argument he stated further that laborers were (Continued on page eight) Forced Down Agfaim Wichita, Kans.. Jun^ 15.— Wiley Post’s aging monopl'ane ■•‘Winnie Mae,’’ which has car ried him on two record-breaking Flights around the world, failed him today in his fourth\attempt ,o span the nation through the AT^stratosphere. Forced down jtf a broken piston. Post an nounced immediately that be will try again—but not in the -plane.to which sentiment has long attached him. Union Singing At Piney Grove Will Be Held On Fifth Sunday In June; All Singers Asked To Take Part To Stand By Code Boeton, June 16.—The Na tional Association of Cotton Hanulaci^urors moved today to jtolloe the Industry in the inter net of voluntary e^e compliance. Jlrnest N. Hood, president, nam- nd a committee of five charged with thv duty of seeing that xiorthem cotton mills make no changes in hours and wage scales ^lespite the demise of the NRA’s eottoa code. Southern mills al- I Mady have taken similar action. Killed By Train Rocky Mount. Jane 14.—Mary AJdlth Gurganus, eight-year-old 4toaghter of Mr. and Mrs. George Onrganus, was killed Instantly - Aoday when hit by an A. C. L. •onthbonnd passenger train, on TWr river bridge trestle near "hen. Uaxj Aldith, according to a Friend, had gone to get some jteaches from the stories told her lirothei’, Junes. She had stopped «a the trestle to watch some boys below fisUng. Her body ynM augled and carried fOF raoBM distance before the engine ,!• fteppeA-W^-; A union singing will be held at Piney Grove church on Sunday, June 30, according to an an nouncement today by J. A. Gil liam, chairman of the Stone Mountain Association. The day's program will begin at ten a. m. and continue through out the day with an hour’s re cess at noon for dinner on the grounds. All singing classes, quartets and other singers are invited to attend and have a part in the day’s program. Messenger Pigeon* Makes Fast Flight Flew From llila^ty To Fean- sylvania la UtA Lem Thaa Twelve Hours Bordeaux, messeager pigeoa loosed ia this city tm Tnebday moraing of last week at 6:40 a. m„ reached its home la West Grove, Pa., m the saaie day at 5:S6, it was learned to day from Paul Casbion, who released the pigeon. The ptgeoB covered a dist ance of ahdat 500 miles at an average of 47 1-8 miles per hoar. The pigeoa is owned by Roger Ewing, ia w;est Grove, who iaforraed the local yoath of wbmt it arrived back heme. Toaag Sir. CaahiOB, a SMt -of aiad Mrs- Dicfc CbMiioa, has parchasiH soam birds from tb« Fbnasptvaaia maa aad pects to raise aad' train rae» ALABAMA COMPANY ATTACKS AAA RULE -Birmingham, Ala., June 14.— Constitutionality ot the agricul tural adjustment act, keyston© of the “new deal” farm relief pro gram, was attacked today in District court here, where two previous decisions have been handed down against the admin istration measure. The Alabama Packing com pany filed a petition for an in junction to restrain the collector ot Internal revenue from collect ing the processing tax. The pe tition was.aot for hearing before Judge W. C Grubb on June 28. )W> BdktsCi h WilkeBboro Etortkn Affair Yet in Tan^ With Caaes Pending On .'Appeal VOTE IS CANVASSED Jordan, DonghtiMi, Header- son, Lenderman, Lowe Take Oath of (Hflce Judge J. H. Clement, Juet be fore adjourning Wilkes superior court Saturday morning, dissolv ed the temporary order restrain ing the registrar and judges of the Wllkesboro election from counting the 67 ballots cast out of a registration of about 400, all the votes ha'vlng been cast on May 7 while the polls were open to the voters of the town for about one hour. Contempt charges against T. S. Miller were dismissed by Judge Clements. Notlc© of appeal to the Su preme Court was entered follow ing the decision allowing the bal lots to be counted. Wllkesboro election matters are’yet In a tangle, it is said, as Judg© Frank A. Daniels, presid ing over the May term of court, held permanently on the morn ing of the election that the bal lots prepared by R. M. Brame, Jr., chairman of the County Board of Elections, were not the legal ballot to use, but that the ticket printed by the town board and carrying the facsimile signa ture of the town clerk, as re quired by law, was the legal bal lot. The 67 ballots cast during the short time the polls^ wer© open were the Brame ballots. The defendants In this case took an appeal to the Supreme Court and filed bond, and It remains for th© Supreme Court to say whether legal ballots were used in the Wllkesboro election. Tabulation of the votes cast showed the following: For mayor—J. F. Jordan 52, W. E. Harris 3. For commissioners — C. T. Doughton 53, J. R. Hendlafson 51, C. A. Lowe 50, C. B. Lender- man 26, L. B. Dula 7, Ralph R. Reins 6, Joe R. Barber 3. Immediately after the vote was counted by T. S. Miller, reg istrar, and FVed Henderson and W> O.. Johnson, judges, the high candidate for mayor, and the four high for commissioners were sworn in by Wm. A. Stroud, a notary public. On the other hand, the old mayor and the old board of com missioners have been advised by their attorneys to relinquish no books, records, etc., until their successors are duly and legally elected, and especially not until judgment Is rendered in the two separate cases that have been appealed to the supreme court. "The old board and the of ficials serving under them will continu© to carry on the duties of their office until the tangle is straightened out. RULING ON EMINENT DOMAIN TO BE ASKED Washington, June 10.—Attor ney General Cummings will be asked to rule on the power of a state to exercise Its rights of eminent domain for the purpose ot acquiring lands to be trans ferred to the federal govern ment for park purposes, it was learned today after a visit by Representatlvea Doughton and Weaver to’ the Interior depart ment’s legal division. HAS TROUBLHS ♦i; ^ Ace Tulks Him- Into '’Plenty: Trwable St. Looli%*'if^«’6iiitt'“briey’’‘ Dean (above), talked a' great deal last winter after starring in the world series play, 't'hls year he lias had a hard time winning games for the St. Louis Cardinals, the climax be ing a near riot with his own teammates at 'Fittsbargh.' "Dls- zy’’ is troubled and meek now . . . and. says he*s sorry. Coifft Adjornns Two-We^sTenn Closed Saturday Morning Aft er Two Weeks of Trial of Civil Cases June term ot Wilkes superior court adjourned Saturday morn ing in Wllkesboro after being in session two weeks with Judge J. H. Clement, of Winston-Salem, presiding. The term was for trial of civ il cases and although a number were tried or settled by compro mise there are yet several hun dred actions pending trial. Some of the actions in which judgement were handed down follow: H. G. Minton versus T. W. Ferguson, plaintiff awarded $300 actual and, -^taa..annltlVa . ndam- ages; notice of appeal given. P. E. Brown versus B. Benton and R. G. Finley, plaintiff re covers $546.89. Notice of appeal given. Yadkin Valley Motor Company versus Rufus Sheets, plaintiff awarded judgment of $200. Yadkin Valley Motor Company versus J. B. and M. A. Elledge, plaintiff recovers $102.90. C. & C. Chevrolet Company versus L. L. Lewey, plaintiff re covers $287.76. To Play Ta;^orsville Here Thursday HoTi)!e Chair Aggr^ation In Fine Form; Making Good Record In Baseball Home Chair Company base ball team, which has won eight of its last nine games, will meet a strong teamfrom Taylorsville on the local field Thursday after noon at tour o’clock. The local team is in fine form now with an abundance of good material for all positions on the team. Full support of all base ball fans is solicited and a large attendance Thursday afternoon is predicted. Grange Meeting Boomer Orange will meet at Boomer Bchoolhouse Saturday night, June 27, at,eight o’clock. All members are urgently re quested to be present. --- --- MOVIE DIRECTOR MAKING ARRANGEMENTS FORFILMING “WILKES COUNTY^S HERO” Colonel Don O. Kwland, who is to direct the motion picture, “Wilkes County’s Hero," arrived in the City this morning and came directly to the office of the Journal-Patriot and Immediately started to make all arrange ments for the shooting of the lo cal picture. Colonel Newland Is a pioneer in the moving picture In dustry, having worked in the olden days witk such stars m Mary Plckford, James Kirkwood, Flora Finch, Johnny Bunny and others when ^th^y were making one-reelers in g New York office building. Having worked as property man, 'tinallr as direc tor and recently having- been connected with the famone Sen- nett, ha hw ao)ali^ conMder- abla. knowtedgh of beauty and acraen types from Ills plhse coo- neetlon ■with t^ beantlfol stars. George f4rd, wki| is to do tho camera work, was cameraman for Eric Von Stroheim, Hoot Gibson, Eva Novak, John Boles, and many others, hdvlng spent several years at Hollywood and Universal City photographing dramatic and comedy produc tions. The cast of tho movie, "Wilkes County’s Hero,’’ will ha made public MondaT, June 24th, the seven leading'^ roles in the com edy are: Mr. Henpeck, a henpecked husband. '' Mrs. Henpeck, the doTmlnatlng ■wife. Bill Brown, the. hero. Baby Bthel, 4ha leading lady. Rival, a newspaper^reporter. Kathclnka, a eoanuir tIApper. Bxra Fetlock, a rnbes Besides there will be a nnisdMg of ethers who take part la the differeht roles, hut the abera, 'S'--'—"" y \! .I'-- - ■ ■■ ■ are the major parts. As th© plot and story are to be somewhat of a surprise, the movie editor Is pledged to kfeep the secret for a few da'ys more at least, but he assures the movie "fans’* of North 'Waikesboro and vicinity that It will be highly Interesting and original, .and all can bo certain that they will be interesting every minute. No doubt few persohs in North Wllkesboro and Wilkes county have seen exterior or outdoor scenes taken for a talking pic ture, but It la cerUin that very tew have had the privU«e of -witnessing the «n*Wng or "shoot- ;in^ of interior scones, which Is t£ most Intwestlhg and fascinat ing pwt of the motion picture industry. - fbr this reason tho ConsoU- aated nr*. hri6g- Of S^ierift Soniirs AlMted 111 Fcrirs3rtli BxventM -BeM WUkM . Sheriff Was Properly Served; Mat ter Polly Explstted No dtaUoB to show eaase why he should not be adjndf- ed tai contempt of unit before F. P. Omn^ asslstent. derk of the Fonyth snperlor oonrt, ■Was served on Sheriff Somers, accoMSigt W a statement ssade by lidfeil M. Myers, eoroner of WlIkM eonnty, to whom the papers were sent. A letter re- qnesting that tbe ettatkm be retaned to the Forsyth'"cletk wdre received before Coroner Myers had time to serve it. FUea ia the office of Attof- ney J. H. Whicker In this city show that he mailed a check to « Winston-Salem attorney to cover cost against his rUent, T. H. WtUtams, for which the exeentjon tras made out. A duplicate copy of tbe let ter which Attorney Whicker enclosed with the check bears the date of Fdirnary 8, 1984, settfiig ont that the check was with the letter and that it was to cover cost charged a- gainst Mr. Williams. The a - mount of the check was $15, which was the sum agreed np- (Continued on back page) Young Democrats Meet June 28, 29 Youngest United States Sen ator Will Address Cmven- tion In State Capital The North Carolina Young Demncratte Ciuba wW^. Annual Convention In Raleigh, on June 28th -and 29th. The State Executive Committee will be called to convene, together T/ith the Committee on the Con vention, at the Hotel Sir Walter on Thursday evening, June 27th, at 8:30 p. m. The principal speaker ot the occasion will be the Honorable Rush D. Holt, the “Baby’* of the Senate,->^f West Virginia. Sena tor Holt ft one of the moat out standing young Democrats, not only in the South, bat in the entire country. He was elected, defeating an old line politician and outstanding Statesman, be fore be had reached the age of 29. He will attain the constitu tional age of a United States Sen ator between now and the State Convention. Senator Holt has had office space in the Senate Office Building assigned to him, as well as desk space in the Sen ate Hall, but may not b© sworn in until he attains bis 30th birth day, on June 19th. He is said to be a speaker of rare charm, is a thorough pro - administration Democrat, and will undoubtedly have a singular appeal to the Young Democrats of the State. A number of red-hot contro versies will in all probability be slated for deliberation. . Scout Court of Honor Meeting June Session Held At Hotel Wilkes; Ten Bcouts Pass To Higker^ daases In tbe June meeting of the lo cal Boy Scout Court of Honor ten Scouts passed tests, two advanc ed to first class and eight to sec ond class. • Chairman T. E. Story presided over the meeting, which was at tended by E. G. Finley, Gordon Finley, H. F. Bouknight, John Casbion, Rev. Avery Church, Dr. M. 0. Edwards and eleren Scouts. Merit badges were presented by B. O. Finley to William Gray and Douglas Llnney, of the Wllkesboro troop, who passed to first Class, and to Ted Hnlet, Frank Cranor, Bobbie Schaeffer, Bobble Hatheock, Russel Pear son, IftiTT Schaeffer, Wllllatn Covington and D. T. Bosh, of North Wllkeaboro, who passed to second class. |failben7|.Ktii..yi Owek, BwIhui SCHOOLS ARE CROTOgf: Wllkssboro, Rondjain. ftim ant, Roaring I^r Bofld- ings Inadeqni^ "W|lkes county 'ighumw in need of five n«ir ra in$s ahd additions'u snt bnlldings,'* O. B. Eller, eeii^ ty snperintendentif^ qf A wiioMk sUted today ia 'kn MehWwf’ with a newspaperman. sS ' The need for aCkool baOdliim was pointed ont. J«r>a« ilui*iiiaai of the cq»portnnlty that may hn afforded through tbe P6|ikl Workh admioistraMeay^wrlMk- would loan th© mojay- county at four peii^ht. lutajNil' and supplement the amodnt loaa- . ed with a grant of 45 per eaot' ot the cost ot labor and maesr- iaft. . The need for new bnlldlnga In imperative in three ceiitrik dln- tricts. Mountain View,' Mntbnrry and Millers Creek, while th« need for new buildings is qaite urgent in Clingman and Bra- ham (Cool Springs), Individ^ school districts. Wllkesboro, Mount Pleasft, Roaring River, Honda and Lta- coln Heights (colored) bnitdbcn are badly crowded due to a pto- gram of consolidation affeoMI during the past few years aad the urgent need for additions to- these central'high schools ft ap parent. The buildings to krblch additions ar© needed are mod ern in every respect but are in adequate in size, ■ Prof. Eller stated. With tbe date for beglnniag' the next school term less than three months ahead an effort will be made to get work startad 4iWal ha the very near future. It Is ex pected that a joint session., of the county board ot edneatioa and the county commiseionera will be held in a few days in an. effort to work out a plan to se cure funds as early as possible. Prof. Eller stated further that tho school buildings named a- bove are -not the only ones need ed and that many of the othera are in a bad state of repair and many are in a somewhat Tlilapi- dated condition. Will Consolidaty^' Two Mail Rouftex Puriear R. F. D. Will Be Merged With Wilkesboro Route 1 July 1st Effective July 1, 'Wilkeeboro- R. F. D. number 1 and Puriear R. F. D. will b© consolidated aad ,'ii* patrons now served by both routes will be served on Wllkaa- boro route 1, according to receat orders issued trom the postofffeo department in Washington, D. C. R. G. Vannoy, letter carrier en the Puriear route, will be carrlw for the consolidated-.route -wwA- J. B. Henderson, who has com? ■ pleted ovtir thirty years of ser^ ice, will b© retired, ■'aocordiafpt^lf the information received heit% When consolidated Puriear route Wilkesboro rodra one will serve an' .uniuqalhr larg© number of patsona aad wSK. be one ot the longest routes fa this section of the state. , The route con8pJjd»ity?l;: hi keeping with the'policy ot tb» postotfice department in th© In terest of economy.^ t Messrs Buei, Blh^ Gwyn . and Albert Gambtll returned from a week-end trip to Blackstone, 'Va., where they visited their brother and unele, Mr. aad Mrs. Hobert Oambfil' and ML and Mn. J. 8. Handy aad taaOly. , , ; GEORGE A. WIflTE ^ERE FRQiy’iDAHp Mr. George A. White arrived Saturday from Idaho Falla, ho, where he has- resHUnK for a nunfber of yeaiWi’^He-'la ■a brother to th© late Dr. J; W White, of Wilkesboro, and Pnd. .. Charles White who ft now mak ing his home in Europe. ■ ^ ' Mr. White was . a(«ompanb|d' from Idaho by Bishop Leonard Ball who visited ' relatlvea ' Brushy Mountain townsldp>. tore returning ,today to hta; home. ARhough having been ill tiN^3 some time, Mr. White wa»(«hli? to make the trip splen^J^ly from Idaho, and his friends and elsewhere entprtala that his health will soon much improTed.0 Mr. W. H. Worth* iDn, daughter, Anne, of - J were North WUkesbora Monday. '