North Carolina Newspapers

Crop J&stodf 80. — A' i>p In Twkatl. food price* 4ner*#w i« U* ^ M meet was reported.today; tfce labor deps^mAt' for' th* w weeks ended ^July J®. . ; 'lieacoe la Meettaif OiaeTa. July sai>—WItb peace Africa and possibly tbs tn- ^pf tbe League of NaViona at sfatoemen of many ne- gatoeied tonight tor tomor- I extraordinary session of Laagne of Natloas council. Give Drivers BIBLE READER New York M*b‘v Beads Bible Through S'/ Time^ six Oonylcts Escape I.—Six ne- . long- n',Surry camp.. fonr*^^iles Dobson, late yesWilay . Three had been %p- by officers today. e Liquor Store* lifiilhgton, July 80.- -FlTe stores in Now Hanorer will be opened not later fust ®^%he-board of al- ^bererage control an* Three of the stores wW.be in ’Wilmington, one each at Wi^htsTlUnJffcn^ Caro- "line beaches. I"* Large Seizure Wine Girfdaboro, July 30.—Fediral agents today seized 5,500 gallons Of homemade wine from L. B. ' Dali, farmer of the Mount Olive community, but leturned It to him whep he convinced them that he had made unsuccessful efforts to obtain the required government permit. 1 Girl Is Drowned Fayetteville, July 30—Search ers this morning recovered the body of Miss Ella May Panther. 18, of Gastonia, who was drown ed in Rockfish creek, near here, yesterday afternoon while swim ming with a party of friends. Coroner W. C. Davis considered an inquest unnecessary. j Yonkers, N. Y. . . . Dr. Wm. A. Woodward (above), printer and bookseller, is the all-time champion bible reader. During the last year he read the bible through six times for a grand total of 57 readings, finishing on his 78th birthday. He started it as a hobby in 1872. Key Positions In District Office WPAAreFiUed Two From District ERA Of fice Here Placed On Win ston-Salem WPA Staff Appointment of men to key po sitions in the district ’Works Progress Administration office in Winston-Salem nave been an nounced by J. B. Roach, district •sadauaiatrator. ^, at Winston-Salem jThggwJwUs' by ■'tlTe natloaal. serve a largo district com- Add To Forests Washington, July 30.—Almost 30,000 acres of North Carolina timber lands today were added ^hp_N&i4»bala and Charaiiafl. U forests through g' ptu^ >-xh^ office ^est service. The lands are in IHefokee, Macon, Jackson. Gra ham, Glay and Swain counties. Womaa Is Drowned ’Wilmington. July 30.—The body of Julia Burnell, 33, native of Cordele, Ga., missing since early Sunday morning, was found ftoatlug In the Cape Fear river here this morning. Coroner Asa W, Allan, who examined the body and investigated the case, said he was convinced the wo man was a victim of accidental drowning. Start Isfuanca lAt^In August Patrol To Be Reorganked Wth niree Troops When Recrd^ in Training Are Added Lieut. W. J. Groom, com manding officer of troop two of the state highway patrol, stated yesterday that tbe^^issimiice of state driver’s licenses will be supervised by the patrol. Under tbe new Set-up the state is divided into three sections with a patrol t.*oop over each. When the new officers ^e added following the compf^ion of their course of training at Ra leigh, there will be 40 officers in each troop. These will include the commanding lieutenant, four sergeants, four corporals and 31 patrolmen. Lieutenant Croom, who is as sisting In tbe patrol training school at Raleigh, stated that no definite date has been set on which the issuance of the driv er’s licenses will begin, but that indications are it will get under way about the last of August. Licenses will be issued free to private drivers who secure them before November 1. After that time there will be a charge. Chauffeurs are required to have special driver’s licenses for which an annual fee of two dol lars is charged. It was explained that the new state driver’s licenses will not be issued to drivers who have been arrested during the P&st 12 months On a major traffic charge without examination for the ap- pITcaut. A fee of One dollar is at tached in such cases. Columbus, 0. . . . K. M. Jamea; Lin (below), foster son of the President of China and a Chinese student at Ohio State U. liere, and his bride, 'Viola Brown, A- merican shop girl (above), are in a peck of trouble. Reports from home say Lin is already married. Barglars In Ellkin Elkin, July 30.—Burglarizing gangs have found Elkin and vi cinity fertile fields in recent days. Earl Monday morning the Sydnor - Spainhour department store, one of Elkin's most im portant business establishments, was entered and robbed of a considerable amount of stock from the men’s clothing depart ment and the ladles’ ready-to- wear department. Several tailor ed suits were included in tbe loot. Injuries Are Fatal t Unison, July 29.—Wright Nar- 'sJIrEim City youth, died in a j local hospital early this morning from Injuries sustained Saturday etternoon when he fell from a railroad trestle which he was attempting to cross on his bi- ;«ycle. .B. Clinic To Aug. 19 ppolitme i Needing Should Make A: (At Health Office tion ent A tuberculosis clinic for free ex ion of tuberculosis suspects be conducted in Wilkesboro for two weeks, beginning on Mon- Aagost 19, it was annouiwed iy by Dr. A. J. ESler, county 1th officer. The clinic will be conducted by tbe county and state slth dapartnaents and it is ex- that Dr. H. P. Easom, st from the state saniiSari- , .will make ^ examinations. 1 who wish to take adrant- of the opix^tonity for 'exami-' ahwdd make a^imntBMat connty health oflleek In or- ; an persons needing an ex- jmd diagnosis may be it is very necessary Btoaents he made in »d- ^Hnie-wUl be ncsilable who harm renscu to posed of many northwestern counties. The appointments by Roach are as follows: H. Walker Powell, former Stokes - Forsyth Era district works supervisor, ha.s been nam ed WPA supervisor of the divis ion of progress and planning. P. L. Withers, of Winston- Salem, is appointed supervisor of tile division of finance and re ports. Planning and analysis of pro gress service protects, under Mr. Powell, will be in charge of J. E. Ellerbe, Winston-Salem engi neer. I. A. Hines, of the Winston- Salem ERA district, will have charge of planning and analysis of construction and materials under the planning division sup ervisor, Mr. Withers, likewise, will have two assistants. T. Edwin Moore, of the Wilkes ERA district, will serve under him in charge of the finance- Guy R. Norman, also of the Wilkes HRA staff, will have charge of reports and research. Three other key staff appoint ments were announced by the administrator: George L. Burke, of Spencer, will be supervisor of the division of labor relations and Inventory. B. C. Thompson, of Sparta, will be personnel officer. D. M. Kreswell. of the Iredell ERA district, will be office man ager. Mr. Roach, whose assistant in the office is J. C. Cole, stated that his office has been permltt- Jd a personnel of 45 during Au gust. (Continued on page four) SblllWorkOa - Fairgrounds Here Work of Placing Grounds in Shape to Giet Under Way Soon; Attractions Engaged Debt Adjustment Committee Will Meet August 8th Blanks For Distressed Debt ors May Be Obtained at Ounty Agent’s Office Farm debt adjustment com- fair- the the Former Wilkes Man Being Held George MSarro, Prison Es- caipee, May Fight Extradi- dition FYom Kentucky Raleigh, July 30.—M. F. Alex ander, fugitive officer for the North Carolina prison depart ment, left for Mlddleboro, Ky., today to attempt, to return George Marro, alias Jesse ReecL who escaped from prison in 1921 after serving one year of a 6-10 years* sentence tor incest in Wilkes connty. Marro, who has been employ ed for the past nine years by the Louisville and NasbvUle Rail road company, has Indicated that be irUl fight extradition. Now tbe father of f(|re ehUdran, he is MlddIeli«o iaU In default "'‘‘’bond. Work of placing the grounds here in shape for tenth annual exposition of Great Wilkes Fair to be held on September 17, 18, 19, 20 and 21 will begin on August 15, it was learned today from W. A. Mc Neill, president and general man ager of the fair association. Several improvements are to be made on the fair property be fore the gala event opens this year. A new entrance will be con structed and turnstile meters will be Installed to record the admissions to the grounds. Meanwhile plans for the event are going forward at a rapid pace and all Indications point to the most successful fair in the his tory of the association. Premium List Out The premiums lists have been published and many have been mailed out lo former exhibitors. All who are interested in exhibit ing anything for the fair and do not have a list are Invited to call at the office of J. C. Wallace on C street' for a copy and entry blanks. The lists this year offers lib eral cash premiums, which were substantially Increased from what was offered last year. Good Free Acts The free act department of the fair is getting special atten tion this year and promises ,to be far better than anything prev iously offered. Some of the best acts obtainable have been book ed for the event. Automobile Races Automobile races, which prov ed to be so thrilling on the last day of the 1934 fair, will be here again on Saturday of the fair this year. Saturday will be a red letter day for thrills with stock car collisions, motorcycles crash ing through plate glass and oth er acts that have thrilled thous ands at many , of the largest fairs In the country. Ehringlmus for ; Wltkes county will meet In the district ERA of fice in this city on Thursday, Au gust 8, at ten a. m., ii was learn ed today.' Any debtor who wants to aid of the debt conclUatlon commis sion may have hi* cases consid ered by obtaining an application blank, which are.beteg given ont by A. G. Hendren, county farm agent, at his office in the court house in Wilkesboro. After the form is filled with the informa tion called for the applicant should carry it before the com mission in the meeting on Au gust 8. The farm debt conciliation committee works as a go-be tween for the debtor and credi tor in an effort to work out an arrangement satisfactory to both sides and is more especially for the farmer whose home is about to be foreclosed for debts or mortgages. The Wilkes commission is composed of T. W. Ferguson, C. T. Doughton, R. W. Gwyn, Gra dy Miller, T. S. Bryan, German and C. A. Lowe. J. M. Attend Furniture Show Mr. and Mrs. Avery Whitting ton, of this city, and Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Kirkpatrick, of Tay lorsville, spent Tuesday in High Point attending the furniture show and buytiug furniture for the Mark-Down Furniture store here and Smithey's store in Tay lorsville. Born to Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Ponnd, of Charlotte, Sunday, a sou. ^ Aderholdt Wai Speak h Union Service Sunday Will Be Held at Presbyterian Church Sunday Evening; .Everybody Invited Prof. V. V. Aderholdt. of Le- noir-Rhyne College, will be the speaker for the union service to be held at the Presbyterian church on Sunday evening. A series of union services are being held on Sunday evenings with-congregations of the First Baptist, Methodist and Presby terian churches uniting. The first was held last Sunday at the Baptist church with Rufus Mor row as speaker. . Prof. Aderholdt will supply Sunday evening for Rev. H. K. King, Methodist pastor, who is studying for a few weeks in the University of Ohlcago summer school. Auto Recovered A Plymouth sedan belonging to Ivey Moore, who is attendhig tbe forniturs show to ffigb Point M a represtotiiti've of tbe Home Chair company! was stolen from the stnets of Point thnrsday. The ear ww fooud ta^HUrling'- ton 'AssAK^M b^ damag ed very radio bad been taken » plhyMles’Oa BeUef Art For Jobs REPt^yNG AGENCY Re*-eiQployBieiit Service to Act as Refcning Agesky to Worics Progress Setup Around 80 per cent of employ- ;^tlle persons on relief rolls In ’WUlkes county have registered t the local re-employment of- f.'ce, it was learned this morn ing. Registration of relief cases at the re-employment office Is dne. mainly to the transition of re lief setnp. Into the works ‘pro gress administration’s plans for ending the dole by work-relief projects and persons heretofore cared for by the emergency re lief administration are being no tified that further government aid will be In the form of jobs and work projects. The national re-employment offices will serve as a referring agency and therefore It is neceS' sary for any person on relief to register in order to secure a Job on a works fellef project. Although getting off to a somewhat belated start the works progress administration is rapidly taking form and is at tracting wide attention. The fol lowing facts were released for publication today by national WPA headquarters. The drive to employ the coun try’s able workers on govern ment jobs and to direct them in to available private employment will not miss the country areas and small towns, Harry L. Hop kins, Works Progress Adminis trator, said today. That there is urgent necessity to care for the Nation’s rural amT'^toafl toifn ftngmploye?"^ U shown by the fact that approxi mately 40 per cent of the 6,000,- 000 families on relief are to be found in the open country and towns under 5,000 in population, Mr. Hopkins said. “The city used to be a giant magnet drawing unemployed la bor from the country,’’ Mr. Hop kins pointed out. “This is no longer true. For a while, after the beginning of the depression, the flow was reversed, going from city to country. Now even this movement has slowed down. Unemployed needy people are in both city and country.” “Work is largely the answer for both areas.” he said. This is borne out by the fact that, contrary to the general be lief, a majority of the families on relief in the open country are those whose economic heads, whether men or women, are not farm operators. They comprise a group of workers who maintain ed themselves in the past by working at a great variety of trades and jobs. “It is plain that the country and small town problem is not predominantly a farm-operator problem but essentially one of finding work for non agricultur al workers, just as it is in the city,” Mr. Hopkins declared. “Plans are being made under the 84,009,000,000 Works Pro gram to take care oi the rural unemployed who were on relief rolls as of May, 1936,” he con tinued. "One of the main fea tures of this program will be an extensive secondary road-build ing program. A substantial sum will be spent by the Works Pro gress AGmlnlstratlon for this purpose.” About two-thirds of the roads in tbe United States are not State highways subject to Feder al funds. It Is these roads which will come under the Works Pro gress Administration. FOR LOTTERIES Would MaiBtAiii-Ji o8 pitals With Lottery Funds . , M4- New York . . . “People are be ginning to see that we’ve been building hospitals in Europe . . . while this tall 100 hospitals In N. Y. state alone will close for lack of funds,’’ says Mrs. Oliver Harriman, prominent social lead er, (above), who is helping lead the fight for legalized national lotteries In the U. S. Court To St^ M^dayMoniii^ In Wilkesboro Judge Don Phillips Will Pre side Over Criminal Term; Average Docket For Trial Judge Don Phillips, of Rock ingham county, will preside over the August term of Wilkes su perior court to convene at the county courthouse^*”in WHlces- boro Monday. tD^LDueT Fear Of R State Health vises Stronidy Hariy Opeidiif' Schools. JT -f Although 12*’8ch^bfir bt Wilkes county had planns# to open today, there will hm none opening until 28, according; to ' a sft|w ment this morning by B. Eller, county superinfoi*' dent of schools. Action in holding-up HtA- ly opening of any of Hte schools was taken by cc ty school authoritfes they had been advised the state board of healthvfe The term is for two and ^lU be for trIA:.,ofcsSsB9K[t cas- There will be around 125 cases docketed for trial, which is considered about an average docket when the court calendar is not congested. For the first time in many years court will convene without several hundred cases pending trial and with eight additional weeks of court yearly for Wilkes it is expected that the criminal docket can be kept at a comparatively low lev el. There will be a grand jury for the term beginning Monday, al though the number of bills fac ing.Uixt body will be somewhat small as compared with the crop in several court terms during the past five years. Solicitor Jones warns all de fendants and witnesses be on hand when the cases in which they are Interested are called for trial. Failure to be at court may prove very costly neglect. Only by promptness and cooperation of all concerned can the busi ness of the courts be carried on efficiently, is the general opinion expressed by court officials. Club Leader Will Visit In County WILL PLAY HICKORY HERE ON TRIDAY North Wilkesboro baseball team (Home Chair) will play Hickory here Friday afternoon in the second game for the home team to the Charlotte .Observer’s semi-pro tenrney. Tbe first game went to Hick ory 9 to 5 but it is expected, tbrt the home team will play saj svm. better game cm its boflM grounds. One of the torgssk crowds of the seasem is expected to witaesB the omtest. A stisag team win be engaged for the, 8inday afternoon game here, H was leaned today. C. C. Mr. and Mrs. Rom H,''Pearaon|lB spending thli week ,a|. Pnrlear are spending a week st Myrtle L. R. Harrell, North Carolina 4-H club leader, will be In Wilkes county on Wednesday, August 7, for the purpose of ob serving progress being made by 4-H club members. It is expected that he will visit a number of the homes where 4-H club pro jects are under way and render any advice or assistance possible to the members in carrying on their work. FORMAL OPENING OF BOWLING ALLEYS ON FRIDAY NIGHT HERE Formal opening of the City Bowling Parlor in the Poindexter building neixt door to the Rexall Store will be on Friday night at eight o’clock. George S. Walton, new manager, announced this week. A special occasion is planned for the formal opening and Mayor R. T. McNeill will throw the first ball. Ladies are especially invited and .will be allowed to bowl free. Flowers will be given to the la dies and grand prizes - will be awarded for the highest score by ladies and the highest men’s sciwe. An added attractimi will be a match betwemi a team from Hick ory and a*gronp of North 'Wilkes- boro’s best bowlew. • "Bowl ■ for health’s ^ slogan , of tea estahUjlpsnt. . I ; Mrs. C. A. McNeill, of EUkin, vrith her brothers/ and J. F. Hayes. delay opening of. Mjr schools until early fall. Two school opening datep' had been planned for . tiM county. Any. outlying school without transportation to be allowed to open'^ A August 1 and all cemMii schools and others haFil^ interlocking trsnapoTt|MipHt- system were to open on 'Joh gust 28. This system of unf* form dates for school open ings was fixed for conven ience and efficiency in riP*' ports, schedules and trass- portation facilities. Although there have beeij. no cases of infantile pa- fa lysis reported in Wilkea this year it was deemSd best by school authorities to follow the advice, of tlte health department and' » - cooperate in its efforts 'lo prevent spread of the ^ sease into this immediate section of the state. Supt. Eller expressed the hope that all th^ schools nray be able to start oh’^Ais- gust 28 if infantile paralys is continues on the decline throughout the state and if no cases are found in Wilkes. Ransom Mastin KiUedmW.Va. Wilkes Resident Victim rf Automolnle in Mayberry, West Virginia Ransom Mastin, a former tmK dent of the Call section of Wilfas county, died in a fhospital at May berry, Wi. Va., on July 21, after he was hit by an automobile there on the previous night. Mr. Mastin was 55 years of age and was well known in his home community in this county, where he was a member of Fishing Credz Arbor church. He was a son of the late Mrs. Cynthia Mastin, who died two months ago. He leaves a wife, three children and three sisters. Funeral service was held Toea- day, July 22, at Fishing Creek Arbor church with Revs. J. A. Foster, George Curry and Purvia Parks in charge. ) AGED RESIDENT~OF PORES KNOB DIES John A. Smith, aged and res pected citizen of bis commaidte* died at the home of a daughter, Mrs. E. P, Lowe, at Pores Kabir Tuesday evening at 7:30. He waa 85 years of age and had been to' ill health for several weeks. Funeral service was held te. Walnut Grove Baptist church tUa. morning in the presence of- large crowd. ^ i Among the surviving children who are well known in this..sec tion are Mrs. £. P. Lowe and Mn. Margaret Rerley, of Pores Knob, and a brother, Lewis Smith, alio^ of Pores Knob. TENNESSEE REFUSES TO REPEAL DRY Lai^ Nashville, Tenn., July ■ ' Observations of a prohibfiUwt leader that "numbers of beaatle'’ . ful young girls” drank boc^lte^' liquor in Nashville “speakeapf^Hf*^ were seized opon by repeall^^*! today in a vigorons bolT cessfnl effort to put tbratmll-tha*.'^ Tennessee ^house of TrijfripsHi tlves a proposal to ieghUn li quor. TW The House voted 49 to fg’ta table the vroposal, whtob waa, ef- .. tered as an amendment to. .ail ‘ old-age peasioB bilL-Tks.. bill later was pasised over^ minglf.^ Repe^ .^ropenaiets; they would, mate anathei '' ation attempt sMd seaioa lore tesid