ion
- jPI^ Killed
^^rls, X«f,'^•li••Pr«noe's lint
lt«iph«r« «lrpM«e mk wnekp
I& « teit Ifonday klllilig|
pflot, likNel dosao.
SnuOl Bebjr Mef'
-New York, Aug. •.—An elfht-
ounce baby girl died toulgbit aft-
|r an all-day struggle by tire
L 'pkyolelaus and two nursea to
ep her alive.
Many Tislt Smoktee
datllnburg, Tenn., Aug. 6.—A
^^tal ot 8S.S63 persons visited
“ Great Smoky Mountains Na
si park in July, compared
"urlth 70,0*5 in July, 1934.
■ck
Aug. Wdlllam
*1, WUsoa county negro
I'Mar Lacama, alb^
from here, this^HtriiHiioon
krdered his mother - In - law,
itbhly fatally wounded hlA
and then committed snl-
In BtoChday Butt
Bton-Salem, Aug. S.—Cltt^
a residential district were
^^tkls vorning when -they
saw a you^i|^ratlreiyjiliiiclad non
chalantly pliSalSpiil^ a bicycle
4own the street.
aUrt
Kills Son, Suicide
Goddard, Kas., Aug. 6.—Wil
liam Whitby, 81-year-old farmer
In failing health, slew a crippled
aon of 40 “in mercy.’’ officers
said, and then shot himself to
death Monday.
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VOL. XXIX, NO. 87 ; Publiahed Nfonday«.«iid Thurajajg N(^PTH WILKESBORO, N, C„ THORSIVAY, AUG. 8, IC
Wv Insurance
^ Decided h
PImi^s Favor
Jury Decides ADeghany Coun
ty Man Was Totally Dis-
abled in World War
COURT ADJOURNS TERM
Case of Woodmen of Worid
vs. Ashe County Tried
Wednesday
An adjourned term of federal
court for trial of civil actions
closed in IVVIkesboro yesterday.
Judge Johnson J. Hayes, middle
district jurist, presided. The
term convened on Monday, July
29, with jurors of the regular
May term retained for service.
The greater part ot the first
fTeek was taken up with trial of
'war risk insurance cases. Attor
ney R. H. McNeill, of Washing
ton, D. C„ represented the plain
tiffs suing the government and
the government was represented
b y District Attorney Carlisle
Higgins and assistants.
Mrs. Etta Edwards, adminis
tratrix *6f the eatate of Alvin Ed
wards, late of Ashe county, was
given a verdict In a war risk in
surance case where It was alleg
ed that Edwards was totally and
permanently disabled while in
World War service. It was
brought out that he was wound
ed In the war and had lost por
tions of two ribs. It was also al
leged that he suffered permanent
injury by being gassed.
Woodmen ot the World, fra-
Washington. — Lawrence W.
Cramer, rae ne^ly anointed gov
ernor at the Vir^n Islands, pho;
Plane Crash Kills Two
Marietta, Ga., Aug. 6.—A fly
ing instructor and his student
were instantly killed near here
Monday night when the ariplane
In which they were riding went
Into a tatlspin and crashed from | ternal organization, won a civil
a height of about 2,0.00 feet. | suit against Ashe county where-
———- ^ , in the county was sued on de-
TOroat Sl^
yesterday morning.
W. Williams. 25. who three
weeks ago yesterday was slashed i ^ number of other civil mat-
across the throat, allegedly by [ ”“le or nd public Interest
Ether Rodgers, while at)out to | “P disposed of
take a plunge In a nearby pool, I during the term.
died at Memorial hospital Sun-1
day evening. He suffered av sud- ]
den relapse which brought with |
It a form of paralysis.
A] Pearson Died
Wedding Tragedy
Linden, Tex., Aug. 6.—Jack
Parton, 40, timber dealer, was
shot to death and a 15-year-oId
daughter who sought to aid him.
Kaybelle Parton, was wounded
in the head Monday as the after-
math of a wedding. Sheriff W.
D. Hardlgree said they were shot
by R. P. Gillespie, 45, and his
son, Wallace, 20, in a dispute en
gendered by the marriage of
Gillespie’s 17-year-old daugh
ter, Dollybell, and Clyde Ham
monds, 24, a brother-in-law of
Parton, in Texarkana Saturday.
Surveys School
Bus Routes In
Wilkes County
Prof. Sam F. Horton, of Cove
.Greek, Gathers Information
On Transportation
“Prof. Sam F. Horton, principal
of Cove Creek high school, has
been working In the county dur
ing the past few days with Supt.
CwB. Eller on a survey of school
routes in Wilkes.
Prof. Horton is working as a
Tepresentative of the state school
ooimnisslon and has completed
tbo survey of all the routes.
The Information gathered by
tho survey Is designed to show"
tbo number of miles children are
tr^lMPorted and the cost per
, jyay survey, it is understood,
biM- failed i® show any oppor
tunity for any great measure of
.^■llhyrement over the routing of
® th» school buses by county auth-
and redaction of number
of lines or jniles for school bus
es .lo travel was shown to be
rirlully impossible-
Anhe County Man
l^uigled By Saw
Member of Prominent Family
Here Succumbs In States- 1
ville Hospital
A1 Pearson, member of a prom
inent and widely known Wilkes
county family, succumbed - Tues
day morning in a Statesville hos
pital following an Illness of on-
V a few days.
He was well known in local
business circles, being a son of
the late R. H. Pearson and Mrs.
Pearson. His father was a mem
ber ot the firm of Pearson Bro
thers, with which he was also
connected.
He is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Frances Wallace Pearson,
his mother, Mrs. Mary Jane Mor
gan Pearson, and -the following
brothers and sister: Tal J. Pear
son, WlUkesboro; Frank Pearson,
Boone: Claude Pearson, Pur-
lear; George Pearson, North
Wilkesboro; and Mrs. Marie
Bumgarner, Boomer.
He was 28 years of age.
tographed just before he departed
to take qver the job.
County Health
Department Has
Active Month
Immunizations Against Ty
phoid Total 2,160; 13 Cases
of Disease Reported
Report of the Wilkes county
health department for July
shows that the health officer. Dr.
A. J. Eller, and Mrs. Bertha
Bell, had a very busy month, es
pecially 1 n vaccinations and
regular routine work of the of
fice.
A total of 2,160 completed Im
munizations against typhoid
were administered. Appoint-
ments were filled in many com
munities in the .coun.’y for pur
pose of giving vaccinations and
in the main these were largely
attended. Fifteen were vaccinat
ed against smallpox.
A total of 245 people were
served in the health office while
93 visits to homes were made,
in addition to work in maternal
hygiene, infant hygiene, pre
school hygiene, sanitation, labra-
tory tests and distribution of
health instruction.
A report of communicable di
seases showed no epidemics. Di
seases reported total 13 classi
fied as follows: diphtheria 3,
gonorrhea 3, scarlet fever, 1,
tuberculosis 1, typhoid fever 3
and whooping cough 2.
Dr. W. K. Newton
Returns To City
Local Physkian Now Quali
fied Eye, Ear, Nose And
Throat Specialist
Dr. W. K. Newton, who left
North Wilkesboro about a year
Funeral service was conducted, jjg,, York Poly-
at Zion Hill Baptist church near
Boomer Wednesday afternoon
with Rev. A. E. Watts in charge.
Pall bearers were Robert M.
Brame, Jr., Bryant Teague,- Bill
Absher, John Cashlon. John K.
Blackburn, Glenn McNeill, Arn
old Foster and T. S. Kenerly.
A beautiful floral offering was
carried by cousins ot the deceas
ed and cousins of Mrs. Pearson.
Interment was in the church
cemetery beside the graves of
relatives.
Walnut Grove Has
A Good Revival
A senes of revival services
closed on Monday night at Wal
nut Grove Baptist Church. Rev.
C. C. Holland, the pastor, was
assisted by Rev. Finley C. Watts.
Large crowds attended the
services and much interest was
taken in the meeting. Baptismal
- services will be held on Sunday
I afternoon.
Delict Blevins, thirty-eight-1 JQ HONOR MINISTER
y#^-old resident of Grumpier.
Aslte county, was killed Mon-
lay^Vhen he fell into a saw at
gi'irmill where he was work-
Mb*5
B« was brought to The Wilkes
lossdUl Monday afternoon,
jiMta every effort was put
|prty» to save hl» Rf*- ®®
His left arm and shoulder
t>adly lacerated and there
cuts OB bis head,
occa^red at eleven p. m.
ON SEPTEMBER 15
All members of churches ot
•vhich Rev. N. T. Jarvis Is pas
ter or has been paStor are re
quested to gather at his home in
Autloch township for the purpose
of honoring him on the third
Sunday in September, September
15, Instead of the third Sunday
in Animst, as was' erronedusly
reported to The Journal-Patriot
recently.
clinic and New York Bye and
Ear Infirmary, has returned and
will establish an office In The
Wilkes Hospital In the next few
days for the practice of his pro
fession as an eye, ear, nose and
throat specialist.
Dr. Newton graduated from
Virginia Medical College In 1931
and served as an Interne In a
Winston-Salem hospital for one
year before establishing an of
fice In this city for the practice
of medicine in 1932. Last year
he left a lucrative practice In
order to aquit himself with train
ing necessary to become an eye,
ear, nose and throat specialist.
He and Mrs. • Newton, the
former Miss Savannah Harris, of
this city, will make their home
here. His office in The Wilkes
Hospital w'il be opened as soon
as the necessary equipment can
be installed.
Fried Chicken Supper
The members of Circle No. 2
of the Presbyterian church are
giving a fried chicken supper at
the church hut Friday evening
from six to eight o’clock. The
small sum of twdnty-flve cents
will be charged for each plate
and the ifhbllc is cordially Invit
ed to attend. Mrs. E. A. Shook is
chalrma.i of the circle.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Fortner and
son,” John, of Po^ Knob, were,
in this city yhsteyday atta&ding
to business matters.
Comity Board* ^
Ik ^ssion On
Firti Mondii^
s.' «■ ■' -I ■■■■
.Fonnal Action bv Comniis-
soiners on BchoM Matters
Deferred Tm’ Few Days
ONLY ROUTINE MATTERS
Cornmissioners and Board of
Educatkm Transact Reg-^l
ahir Business Matters
The board of county commie-
sioners and the county board of
education held quiet sesaions on
Monday, the first Monday being
regular meeting time each
month.
D.'-B. Swaringen, chairman, M.
F. Absher and Ralph Duucan,
commissioners, received reports
of the various county officers
and audited the usual claims a-
galnst the ^nnty for the month.
There was no business of public
interest transacted.
Further action on the proposal
to secure funds for school build
ings was postponed until a recess
meeting to be held In the next
few days. As the matter now
stands the commissioners have
passed a resolution to ask for a
loan ot *60,000 from the state
building and literary fund, to be
supplemented by what aid may
be obtained through the works
progress administration.
The board of education, com
posed ot C. O. McNeill, chairman,
R. R. Church and D. P. Shep
pard, met and held a quiet ses
sion. A number of matters of
secondary Importance relative to
the coming school term were
taken up but nothing of unusual
interest was done by th® board.
Schools of the county wllj
open ®n August 28, according to
present plans. It was first decid
ed to allow schools In outlying
districts to open on August 1
but the date was moved up four
weeks on advice of the state de
partment of health, which advis
es schools to remain closed at
least until early fall. According
to present plans all schools will
have a uniform opening date—
August 28.
Oxford Class In
Concert In City
Group From Masonic Orphan
age Delights Large Audi
ence at School liuilding
A group of fourteen highly
trained children from the Ma
sonic orphanage at Oxford de
lighted a large audience In a
concert at the school auditorium
here last night.
The program, consisting main
ly of songs and drills, proved to
be highly entertaining and re
flected credit upon the Institu
tion and the type of training that
Is being given to the orphan c’hll-
dren.
The class, now on a tour of
principal cities In state, ar
rived yesterday in the orphan
age bus and were entertained In
various homes of Masons In the
city during their stay here.
M.50 II?
82.0(r^)UTOP'
Tb'^Two Convict of
Three Menay
Still C^tmd
ByReyomeMen
Raid Made in Tnphffl Yidni-
ty Tuesday; Seventy-five
Gallons Poured Out
Three men and an illicit dis
tillery were taken by federal
revenue agents > working in the
Traphlll section of Wilkes Tues
day.
Arthur Holbroolf, John A.
Lockhart and Walter Cox were
arrested near fhe irtlll'and hailed
before-U, S. Commissioner J. W.
Dula for prelimi&ary hearing.
Probabler' caule' was found and
the defendants were released un
der bonds of *600 each for ap
pearance at the November term
of federal conrt In 'Wilkesboro.
In addition to the arrest of
the three ften the raid netted a
large distillery, seventy-five gal
lons of liquor and considerable
quantities of materials for li
quor manufacture.
Officers taking part in '' the
raid were C. S. Felts, J. C. Fort
ner, Leonard Roop, J. T. Jones,
W. A. Jones and Clinard John
son.
To Play Chatham
Here Sunday 3:30
White Oaks. Will Play Here
Saturday Afternoon; Best
Week-EMd Game of Year
Services At Hinshaw
The pastor. Rev. R. F. Day,
will conduct services at Hinshaw
Street Baptist church Sunday at
11 a. m. and 8 p. m. The public
has a cordial Invitation to at
tend.
The North Wilkesboro (Home
Chair) baseball team has a week
end schedule of two games that
promise to be the hlgh’.^ht of
the baseball season, locally
speaking.
On Saturday afternoon White
Oaks, member of the Greensboro
circuit, will come here for a
game with North Wilkesboro at
3:30. The first game of the se
ries between the two teams was
played In Greensboro Saturday
with White Oaks getting the big
half of a 7 to 6 score.
Although a good game is In
store for Saturday afternoon. In
terest Is centered on the game at
the fairgrounds field here Sun
day afternoon at 3:30 when the
Chatham Blanketeers, of Elkin,
attempt a baseball Invasion of
the city. Keen rivalry exists be
tween the two teams and a live
ly contest Is always In prospect
when the two teams meet.
The first of a two ,pame se
ries between Elkin and North
llkesboro was scheduled to be
played at Elkin yesterday but
was rained out.
Local fans are expected to
turn out In large numbers to add
moral and financial support to
the team in the two week-end
games.
Attends Convention
Mrs. W. R. Absher, of this
city, attended the American Le
gion and Auxiliary convention in
Fayettville. Mrs. Absher is a past
president and child welfare
chairman for the department.
Mrs. Marvin Bostian and lit
tle sister, Barbara Ann Moore,
visited Mrs. B. P. Spalnhower In
Winston-Salem this week.
City Fire Department Will Be Raised
To Second Class; Playground Soi^ht
Commissioners of the city of
North Wilkesboro In session last
night voted to purchase the
necessary equipment and add the
number of men to the fire de
partment to meet requirements
for a second class fire depart
ment. This will mean,' according
to Insurance men, a substantial
decrease In fire Insurance rates
and a substantial saving to prop
erty owners of the city.
The fire department Is now in
third class and the items to be
purchased by a committee com
posed of H. M. Hutchens, R. Q.
Finley and S. V. Tomlinson In
clude a motor driven truck to
carry 800 feet hose, 35 gallon
chemicals tank with hose and
coanectiona. In addition to the
equipment It Is necoBsary that
the fire company be Increased
from 18- to 24-menf-C. O. Day,
fire chief, was authorized to se
lect 12 additional volunteer fire
men to bring to number to that
required for a second class fire
department.
Playg^und Project
In a previous meeting the city
fathers met and a committee was
named to investigate the existing
lease, on property between E and
P Streets to be used In construc
tion of a city playground. It will
be recalled that this property,
located near the center, of the
city, was leased to construct a
playground as a CWA project
but lack of time prohibited Its
construction. A coiiAlttee com
posed of Mayor R. T. McNeil, R.
G. Finley and H. M. Hutchens
are mow working ont a project
for construction of the play
ground. This project will be sub
mitted for approval by the works
pvoBvese administration and ear-
17 action Is anticipate^
. fMi
. Old Posrge, N. Y.—Mrs. Benja
min'Harrison (above)» ^dow of
former President Harrison, re
turned here this week after 38
jrears^ to boat again the ■ chain
of lakes where she'and hSr-hus:
band to row],
SiMpect* Shodd
Get Appointment
For T. B. Clinic
Tuberculosis Specialist To
Conduct Free Clinic in
Wilkesboro For 2 Weeks
All persons in Wilkes county
who have reason to suspect that
they are afflicted with ttfbercu
losls are urged by Dr. A. J. El
ler, county health officer, to be
examined In the free tuberculos-
Is clinic to be conducted in Wil
kesboro for two weeks, begin
ning August 19.
’The state department of health
will send Dr. H. F. Elasom, spec
ialist, to Wilkes to conduct the
clinic In conjunction with the
county health department. Dr.
Easom has conducted several
clinics In this county. .
The health officer, however,
emphasizes the fact that ad
vance appointment wlfl be neces
sary in order to secure an exam
ination and diagnosis. All who
wish to be examined are urged
to make appointment before the
clinic begins, if possible. In order
that the work can be arranged
for the greatest benefit and ef
ficiency.
In commenting on the clinic
the Importance of suspects being
examined was stressed by Dr.
Eller. Discovery of the cases
early not only affords an oppor
tunity for cure but enables them
to be isolated so that the danger
of spread of the disease will be
reduced to a miniipum.
The clinic will b® able to ac
comodate all persons who have
symptoms of the disease and
tbose who feel they should be
examined and suspect they have
already contracted the disease
are the ones who are urged to
take advantage of the ppportuni-
tles offered.
Teachers To Receive
20 Per Cent Salary
Boost For 8 Months
Schedule Established By Educa
tion Board; Based On Past
Term
Raleigh. Aug. 7.—The state
board of education today estab
lished a salary schedule for
teachers providing a 20 per cent
increase for the full eight months
of the 1936-36 school year.
The board eliminated a provis
ion recommended by the state
school commission that teachers
be given a 20 per cent raise for
seven months with pay for the
eighth month dependent on such
amounts as may be available to
be determined for each teacher
and principal on a pro-rata basis.
The 20 per cent increase for
each month of the next school
year will be based on the salary
schedule tor the 1934-35 session,
and In addition the present sys
tem of increments and raised
certificates will be preserved.
No statement v^as made by
members of the board as co
where the additional money to
make up the full 20 per cent
boost for the eighth month will
be derived. The state school com
mission has estimated that a
minimum shortage of..-it, $237,000
will exist for the eightk month,
LeRoy Martin, secretari said.
Judge T.- C. Bowie, of West
Jeffeaon,. was a business visitor
in the WUkesboros yeeterday.
CrojunalT^^
’ Court
fr-r.
Grand Jury Bntiirni'DniB:
Against WOltiMn H.
In Foster Case
Penitentiary term*r^MrK.m
ont in conrt in WlTkesboro-
day by Judge Don' PhiOlfd^ tSk .
Grsyson Dowell and Reeed>
dan, convicted ot breaking
entering two Roaring Rj|Tj
tablishments a few weAa
Dowell drew a term ot^two te>
three years at bard lakOff I* tW
state penitentiary while’ JorSaia
drew a term of one to two yeai|S.
on similar conditions. . ti:
Millard and Ira Green wew>
convicted on a charge of assaaltr
ing Willis Benge, aged man ot
the Stony Fork vicinity, abMft
two months ago.' Sentence wan
not passed pending the outeOUSS
of a similar case In which thsK
are charged with assault on aa.
aged lady near Denny.
’ Joe Pearson, of Horaviaa
Falls, was convicted ot aasaaJt
with deadly weapon and also
the charge of carrying concealeA.,
weapon. Sentence has not bean,
passed.
A true bill charging murder
was returned by the grand Jnnr
against William H. Wood. ItHfUX
be recalled that he Is allege
hare been the driver of a trad*.*
that struck and killed Roy Fo*-
ter as b(, was walking alojqg MSS’.:
Boone Trail highway abon^'i^Ck-
mlles east of Wilkesboro s
months ago.
Conrt Is moving along wltlr^i
considerable degree of efflciener
andTprospects are good for clear
ing the docket before the end of
the two-weeks’ term. SoUeitoi;
John R. Jones is prosecn^g tba
docket.
Cases disposed of not men
tioned above were as follows:
Erwin Shephard, a. with d. w.,
30 days on roads*.
Will Pardue, prayer for judge-,
ment continued.
Hade Muills, cost, 30 days oa
roads.
Mitch Reeves, violation prohi
bition law, 30 days on roads.
Robert Cardwell, cattle run
ning at large, prosecution by J.
(Continued on page eight)
Inspector of
Measure* and.,
Weight* Hefe‘
Representative of Department
of Agriculture Makes In
spections in City
O. L. Yates, special represen
tative of the state department of
agriculture engaged In the i»-
spection of weights and raeu-
ures, was in North Wilkesboro
the first of this week inspe^iin
scales and measures 'of gaaollnoi
and oils.
This service is provided by.the
state for the protection of .ftotM-.
the dealer and consnmer in or
der that neither may be cheateds...
by improper weights snd-> mea
sures.
Gasoline measuring devioee '
out ot -adjustment were prompUy'
corrected and all scales Utak
were off were condemned wlAk.,*^
red tag. Scales approved by me
inspector were marked with “ Sk
green seal of the department - of*'’
agriculture. ‘
Periodic InspectlOB* will bsf '
made, Mr. Tates saldJ-' Anotbar*. :
Inspection trip will be made-
through this section of th® stater: .
Land Advertiseid^^v
For County Tuj»^
Sale ot_.real estate for uhtmdd .
1934 taxes djie W|lkss r couety.vA.,
will be by Sheriff W-. B; BoaNce -
on Monday, September 2. .,*■ ^
‘ All lands on which 1*34 conn-*
ty taxes have not bean will
be advertised for four weeks In-
The Journal-Patriot, th® fibst^
sertion being today- , -
The law requires that laidfK
taxes be advertised durlnlfwiVi
and sold oh the flrat Mon-'
day In September,
‘id
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