H
Air. 18.-^F«a!ing
high here todey oter
of «n attempted
,*j!jejjlwU ojB feurye|ur-old ^ttie
daughter of Hr. and Mra. J.
. jBnton, who live near Lumber-
|; OB the Fiprroont road, by
r'Watson, negro farm hand,
SS years okL
^^^Uves Witheat Brain
New Yorki Aug. 18.—A baby
oy hved 27 days after birth with
floid in the cranial cavity
of a developed brain, it
[.(revealed today after an au-
.The chiM was bom July
>and died.^i^aiuL4?orning.
Tsa,i,|g^HtCiens ^
Raleigh, Aug. 17.-—With
‘of
piles
unopened and bushels
to be cett up on the
^sutchine, the state reve-
neat today found out
had collected through
ay 13,430.646.24.
Hi
•“Buir
KiBcd By Train ^
^g. 17. — Raleigh
22, is believed to
have been instu^ly Jjdled this
morning shortl/*iWir ■ midnight
!hm he was hit by an eastbound
ISbuthera freight train at the
24th street crossing, the scene of
w series of fatal accidents in re
cent years.
V5l. XXIX, NO. 90 Pub
l^c
IJORTH WILKESBORO. N.: C,, MONDA^^ AjtJG, X9, 1936 "SfeSO iS THE ^TA/TB->42.00 OUT OP
ToFimudiSite
City; ComnuasioRcrs Pass
Resoiation Offerfaig Hot
To State For Buflding
Reven^ ^jienUfBntertain. Chiefs By
mem CTn Raids Netting Eight
*"’* ' StiRs In Wilkes County In One Day
TO COST AIROCND $25,000
Building Site On Fairgrounds
Offered; Considered De
sirable Location
Auto Crash Fatal
Wilson, Aug. 17.—R. S. Wil
kins, 65-year-old Wilson building
’’contractor, was instantly killed
today when his automobile skidd
ed and overturned in a ditch be-
■ side the highway south of War
saw. An examination showed his
>kuU was fractured and his neck
broken.
Wrecks Off Coast
Hatteras Inlet, Aug. 17.-—The
three-masted schooner Nomis, of
New York, struck a reef fou"
miles south of Hatteras Inle*
coast guard station early today
and went to pieces in high seas
ift, shortly after her crew of six
jb. Were brought to safety by coast
K. gnsrdsmen.
North Wilkesboro city commis
sioners in recent session passed a
resolution to grant to the state
an adequate and suitable site on
which to construct an armory to
house Company A, 106th Engi-
jj^ers, located here.
'rAdjutant General J. Van* B
-Ifktts advised Captain Ralph R.
iB^ns, of Company A, that the
,v^ks progress administration
Ik^ould erect a $26,000 armory
building here if the city would
furnish a suitable location.
The city fathers decided that a
portion of the Wilkes fairgrounds,
property of the city, may be used
an armory site. This location,
it is presumed, will meet with
approval of all officials as the
fairgrounds will be ample space
for field actmties in addition to
the space for the armory.
The present armory, a wood
structure, is now located on the
fairgrounds and is used as an ex
hibit hall by the Great Wilkes
Fair.
The building to be erected will
be a handsome structure, accord
ing to General Metts and will be
i'.uch that can be pointed to with
pride as an asset to the commun
ity. It may be used as a com
munity hall for public gatherings,
he says.
Three federal fevenne agents
of the alcohol tax nnits eater-
' tained their superiors in WUkea
Thurfday 1^ taking them along'
in a aiding party and cuttfaig
down eight stills.!^
^W. N. Reddens, assistant dis-
tri:t superrisor of the Balti
more alcohol tax unit, in com
pany with T. E, Patton, head
of tha Charlotte office, came to
WUkea-Thursday in order to let
Mr. Reddens see first hand how
mwnshine stills are located and
destroyed by the officers.
Revenue Agents J. C. Fort
ner, C. a. Felts,,, Leonard Roop
and Deputy Mdrshal W. A.
Jones' took Mesars. Heddws
and Patton into the Windy Gap
vichdty and into southern
Wilkes, where they tramped.,
over the hills and mountaiila to*^
locate eight complete distillery
outfits that had a total capacity
of just so many hundred gal
lons per diem. ^
It was a big day’s work’ for
the officers and furnished plen
ty of entertainment A>r their
superior officers. Vast quanti
ties of material for the manu*.
facture of firewater were de
stroyed at the scenes of the
various stills. No arrests were
made, however.
Wayne
_Gets 18sT» 25
Years. hP^
Convicted
of, Roy
Ridtardeen At CAudiB Home
at NeW^e in Det^ber^i,,
2ND DEGREE VERDICT
Court Adjourned Friday Aft-
«mpon ; Several Canes Not
Reached During Term
Head State WPA
'
Will Aid Students
P" Chapel Hill. Aug. 17.—Three
hundred and thirty-two students
Deep Gap Man Is
Taken By Police,
Forgery Charged
George Ws Coan. Jr., adminis
trator of the Works Progress Ad
ministration in North Carolina,
tells commissioners how (WPA is
to be handled. .
Cletus 'Welch Taken At Local
BaiA Thursday While Pre- ,
sentmg Check
Cletus Welch, resident of Deep
of 130 who applied for fed-, „ , j * 1 „i
■, , . ill I' • Gap, was arrested at a local bank
amH aid work at the Lniversity _, „ i- /-v r t -vr
Kr. ^ • Thursday by Police Chief J. M.
pof North Carolina for the coming . , ^ ^ •
r vear were selected for self-help ; Anderson on a charge of forging
f year were seiecieu lor seu «eip ^ Moretz, also of
' work, It was announced today. I v-v p
This list included both old and i
V J Welch was presentincr the check
hnew students. 103 of whom are ^
Coan Gives WPA
Pvegram For State
To Commissioners
Summer School
In Wilkesboro
Closed Friday
Approximately 100 Wilkes
Teachers Took Advantage
of Local Opportunity
A branch of Lenoir-Rhyne sum
mer school, in session for two
terms in Wilkesboro, closed on
Friday.
TTie enrollment during the last
term was 63. First term enroll
ment was 69, all of whom com
pleted the work and gained the
credits for which they studied. A
total of around 100 teachers were
enrolled for both terms.
Prof. V. V. Aderholdt, of Le-
noir-Rhyne, direiited the summer
school and during the last term
three Wilkes school men assisted
him on the faculty: W. D. Half
acre, superintendent North Wil
kesboro city schools; T. E. Story,
superintendent Wilkesboro dis
trict schools; and M. F. Bumgar-
near, of Millers Creek.
Teachers who attended the
courses were apparently well
pleased with the type of work of-'
fered in the first summer school
to be held in Wilkes during the
past several years.
— . . .u ■. f I for payment and while in the
«onung to the university for the | the bank* informed Chief An-
±iT8t time.
Congress To .\djoum j
Washington. Aug. 18.—Passage custody.
■\)f the tax £Hid utilities bills be
fore adjournment was projected
by Democratic leaders tonight
I after a conference with President
'Roosevelt. Upon leaving the
tWhite House, Senator Robinson,
[.the Democratic leader, said “it is
eved that work of the session
be completed this week.”
derson, who immediately appear
cd on the scene and placed him in :
Efforts Being IVIade To Speed
Program and Place Re
lief Cases On Jobs
Ball Attacks Auto
Danville. Va., Aug. 17.—L. ,W.
Lee decided today that it does not
pay to have- the family automo-
^ hile waxed and shined before go-
. ing to the mountains on a holi-
ly. He did so, parked his car on
lonely road and came back to
^find a bull attacking the car.
bovine had seen its own im-
reflected in the glossy sur-
ttd decided that a challeng-
irrived. Lowering his head
iJhe tShrged, denting in the door
jwaembly and ctherwise scarring
fvi|the polished surface with its
iclunms before it could be driven
Teachers To Meet
Tuesday, Aug. 27
Supplies Will Be Given Out by |
Principals On That Date j
In Wilkesboro ,
Teachers employed to teach in
Wilkes schools during the coming
term are required to attend the
teachers meeting to be held at
the Wilkesboro school building on
Tuesday, August 27, at 10 a. m.
This meeting will be on the day
before school opening on August
28 and supplies will be given out
at the meeting by district prin
cipals.
If the school textbook rental
proposal is adopted by the state
commission machinery for carry
ing out its provisions will be ex
plained in the teachers’ meeting
on August 27.
Raleigh, August 17.—In an ad
dress before the North Carolina
County Commissioners Associa
tion at Wrightsville Beach, State
Administrator, George W. Coan,
Jr., outlined in simple language,
the plans and purposes of the
Wgrks Progress Administration,
that his message might be car
ried back to the citizens of the
counties throughout North Caro
lina, that they have a complete
understanding of the gigantic pro
gram to transfer workers from
relief rolls to the security of a
job for the next twelve months.
Every effort is being made,
stated State Administrator Coan,
to speed the program and begin
work as early as possible. Organ-
(Continued on back page)
Robbers Enter
Two Local Stores
E. E. Eller’s and Radio Sales
Companv Entered Thurs
day Night
Wayne Caudill, youth of the
Newlife community, was sentenc
ed in Wilkes court Friday after
noon to not less than 18 nor more
than 26 years in the penitentiary
for the murder of Roy Richard
son at Caudill’s home in Decem
ber.
Judge Don Phillips pronounced
the sentence soon after the jury
returned a verdict of second de
gree murder, which was reached
after deliberating for a short
time.
Solicitor Jones did not put Cau
dill on trial for first degree mur
der but announced at the begin
ning Of the trial that a verdict
of second degree murder or man
slaughter would be asked as the
evidence warranted.
It will be recalled that Caudill
shot Richardson in a quarrel at
his home and that Richardson died
from the effects of the wound. A
plea of self defense was offered
in the trial.
Sentence of Grayson Dowell,
convicted of being a member of a
party that entered and looted
three Roaring River establish
ments, was reduced from two to
three years to one to two years
in state prison. Reece Jordan, con
victed in the same case and sen
tenced to one to two years in the
penitentiary, had his sentence re-
du-:ed to s|x months on the roads.
Wilson Shew, convicted of
bastardy, was ordered to pay $7
each month for support of child.
Two divorces— were granted
during the term. The cases were
Mary Brame Sloop versus U. W.
Sloop, and C. W. Church versus
Annie Church.
'Court adjourned Friday after
noon after being in session twt>
weeks. Although many cases were
tried the docket was not cleared
and it was necessary to continue
many cases.
ISGANPIDATE
'‘ww"
Plans For Jomt
Picnic Completed
lorth WiHtesboro Postoffice In
New Bdlding; Facilities Better
Kiwanis, Grangers and Or-
chardists To Gather For
Picnic Thursday
From Leased Quarters
ni^sd&y Night To Gov-
^ernment Owned Building
North Wilkesboro postoffice
>p^ied Friday morning in its new
^It^rament-owned building.
. ' ’ll** building had been ready
Icr occupancy for two months,
Rjere was indefinite delay in
tring the necessary furniture
fixtnies, order for which was
placed brfore the building was
ompleted. t r-
.Although Postmaster J. G.
, lutd orders to move as soon
« equipment arrived, it was
, a aorprifie to the majority
be people of the city Friday
bwi that, the postoffice had
Mil'Oveniight from its leased
en B street to the new
on C street. The fumi-
delivered to the new
fymn the depot Thurs-
noon and a great part of
' wight 'was spent in get-
on paiee ^ht)
ras
Wilkesboro Grsinge
Meets Tifisday Night
All members of the Wilkesboro
Grangre are asked to attend the
meeting at the courthouse on
Tuesday nigjht, eqght o’clock, it
was announced today by Prof. T.
E. Story, master.
Father And Son Die
High Point, Aug. 18.-^T h e
deaths of two members of the
same family occurred a few hours
apart here this • morning when
Sam R. Lane, 65, died at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. J. B.
Davis, 138 West Lexington ave
nue, shortly after 1 o’clock, and
his son, D. C. Lane. 37, died at
6:30 o’clock. The father had been
in declining health for a long
time, while the son died of a heart
attack, probably caused by the
shock of his father’s death.
A ton of water from the Dead
Sea contains *137 pounds of salt.
All plans are now complete for
the joint picnic of the Brushy
Mountain Fruit Growers, Wilkes
Pomona Grange and the North
Wilkesboro Kiwanis Club to be
held on August 22 at Perry
Lowe’s orchard at Kilby’s Gap on
tbe Wilkesboro-Taylorsville high
way.
The program will start at 10:30
a. m. and there will be an address
by H. R. Niswonger, horticultur
ist specialist from State College.
E. C. Bivens, prominent orchard-
ist from the Mount Airy district,
will also be on the prog;ram “ to
tell something of the orchardists’
problems in his community. A
member of the Brushy Mountain
Fruit Growers Association will
give an account of the ten years
the organization has been work
ing. this being its tenth birth
day anniversary. A .sumptuous
picnic dinner will be spread at
noon.
Colonel J. W. Harrelson, dean
of State College, will be the prin
cipal speaker of the afternoon.
The Kiwanis Club and the Grange
will also furnish speakers and
other features bn the program.
All fruit growers of 4his dis
trict, and all members of the
Grange and Kiwanis Club are in
vited to-attend.
Loot totaling around $5.00 was
taken by unknown parties Thurs
day night when E. E. Eller’s pro
duce establishment and Radio
Sales Company quarters were en
tered.
The robberies took place some
time in the late hours Thursday
night or Friday morning and no
clues were left that promised to
aid police m rounding up the
guilty party or parties.
Entrance at both places were
made ,by prying open back win
dows. At Eller’s cash in an a-
mount between four and five dol
lars was taken while vhe loot at
Radio Sales Company votjdeil 75
cents.
Project Is Beii^
Worked Out For
City Playground
Supervisor of ERA is Work
ing Out Project For Works
Progress Setup
Project supervisor of the dis
trict relief office has been asked
by North Wilkesboro city officials
to work out a project calling for
construction *of a municipal play
ground for North Wilkesboro.
When the project is worked out
along plans that ■will meet ap
proval of the works progress ad
ministration it will be submitted,
it is understood, and no difficulty
in getting work started soon is
expected.
The proposal for a city play
ground near the branch between
E. and F. streets brought up
two years ago as a CWA project
but was started too late to get
on the list. The grounds for the
playground were' leased by the
city and this lease wiO be renew
ed on the same terms.
The playground will be, devel
oped into a recreational park for
children, it is understood, and
will f'Ul an urgent need in the
dty.
Yadkin country beemen rjiort
harvMtii^ from 60 to 100 pounds
of honey per colony Rds season.
‘NewBoard’Gets
PossmioB Books
.\motuer Developiment in the
Wilkesboro Election Con
troversy ; Appeal Taken
Another chapter in the long-
drawn-out cdhtroversy over who,
if anybody, were elected town of
ficials in Wilkesboro on election
date May 7 was written in Wilkes
superior court Thursday when
Judge Don Phillips signed a man
damus order compelling the “old
board” and officials to turn over
records and funds of the town to
a group who alleged they were
elected during 50 minutes of vot
ing on election day.
The “old board” has complied
with the order of the court and
the records and funds of the
municipality are now in posses
sion of those generally termed as
the “outs.”
Attorneys for the “old board”
immediately .gave notice of ap
peal and asked that bond to retain
the books and records be set,
but this was refused by the •court,
although he named bond for the
“new officials” at $1,500.
The election affair is by no
means settled, according to in
formation gained from interested
parties, because there are now
two cases over the election pend
ing in the state supreme court
and these will be heard during
the fall session. The first of the
two appeals is from Judge J. H.
aements’ ruling that the 67 bal
lots. declared illegal by Judge
Daniels, be counted and canvass
ed, and the second on Judge Phil
lips’ ruling Thursday. The first
ease on appeal will be argpied be
fore the supreme court about
September 26th. The appeal has
been completed and is ready to
be printed.
Woman Is Killod
Wilmington, Aug. 16,—One per
son ■was killed and two others in
jured late lak night near Bur^w
when machines operated by O. G.
Rowe, Burgaw, and Donald Fu-
tnlle locked wheels while.,moripg
W opposite directions. Mm Alice
Rows was the victim.
Dr. Ralph McDonald, who today
announced his candidacy for the
Democratic nomination for gov-
emor of ■ North Carolina next
year.
Is Candidate For
Governorship In
The 19% Primary
Dr. M'cDonald, On Anti-Sales
Tax Platform, Seeking
Democratic Nomination
Filin Atw
OfGifiittiM
Love Yoidh"
ConfeBMa to Shootii«Atppo4
in Altercation ia Jem Caffes'
Towns/hip
'."jt
1SELF DEFENSE PLEA
Fired Two BnOets
Victim’s Body;'X^foessM
Wsagree With Love ’
Winston-Salem, Aug. 19.—'Dr.
Ralph W. McDonald, of Winston-
Salem, leader of the anti-sales
bloc and champion of the schools
in the 1935 General Assembly, to
day announced his candidacy for
the Democratic nomination for
governor of North Caroline.
In his brief announcement Dr.
McDona.ld calls for a definite
choice between “machine govem-
Jnent for the benefit of the few”
and “genuine democratic govern
ment for the benefit of all.”
“The problems which North
Carolina faces center around tax
ation, government organization,
education, and the social-eco
nomic welfare of the people of
the state. My willingness to be
come a candidate for governor is |
based simply on the fact that my |
entire life has been devoted to a
study of these problems.
“I propose to make a clean,
open, and fair campaign, going [
direct to the people in every sec
tion of the state.
“For the men whom I oppose I
have only the friendliest of re
gards and the kindest of feeling.
When the campaign is over I
shall feel the same way toward
them as now.
“I am unalterably opposed,
however, to the forces which all
recognize as backing the two ma
jor announced candidates for gov
ernor. I oppose the type of gov
ernment for which they are oblig
ed to stand because of their back
ing.
“The basic interests of the peo
ple of North Carolina in recent
years have been tragically sacri
ficed in the service of a few
powerful special interests which
have bden dominating the
Phin Atwood, age 60, who twie$
made his escape from^thtHKHinty
home triiere he was senteqeed to
work, was shot and killed TkagB-
day by Omaville Love, thb culmi
nation of a fued of long standUic
between the two mpn. ...
Atwood was shot twice throogji
thc^ abdomen with a large calJlm
.pistol and both bullets went
throTigh and out at his ‘ back.-
Neighbors brought him to Rie
hospital here but an operation
and blood transfusions availed
nothing in the fight for his life.
The quarrel between the two
men dates back, according to re
ports drifting into this city, for
several months before Love wax
the prosecuting witness whddie'
testimorty caused Atwood’s «m-
■viction on a charge of assault
with deadly weapon. He was-sen
tenced in the April term' of
Wilkes court to serve four months
at work at the county home.
On the second nig^t at the
county home he ran away and
was recaptured in a "few days. He
was kept in jail for some tinle but
three weeks ago he was allo-wed,
after he had promised faithfuHy
to stay, to go back to the county-
home ' to finish his sentence. On
the second night he ran away'*^
again.
Love came to Wilkesboro and
surrendered to Sheriff W. B.
Somlrs. saying that he killed At
wood because Atwood had a gun
drawn on -him and was threaten
ing to shoot. ITie shooting took
place about three o’clock.
Sheriff Somers talked to At
wood in the hospital Thursday
night and he said that he was not
threatening to kill Love and that
he did not even have a gun. Two
eye witnesses of the altercation
are said to substantiate Atwood’s
dying statement.
Phin Atwood was a brother of
Ed Atwood, who was killed in
! Jobs Cabin township two years
ago by Sheriff |W. B. Somers in
a gun duel while the sheriff was
trying to affect his arrest.
He is survived by his wife, Et
ta, three sons, A. A., G. C., J. B.
Atwood, and one daughter, Miss
Zenna Atwood.
Sponsor Flower
Show In October
Many Attractive Prizes Tiy-Bfe
Offered in Elvent Here
EJarly in October
Garden department of the
North Wilkesboro Woman’s Club
will sponsor a flower show here
early in October, it was announc-
state i ed today.
and its politics. Government
should serve all the people, not
just a privileged few.
“North Carolina has reached a
point in her development when a
definite choice must be^made be
tween machine government for
the benefit of the few and genu-
(Continued on back page)
This will be an outstanding
event of the season and numerous
attractive and useful prizes ■will
be given by the merchants and
business firms of the.city.
Details about the arrangements
for the event and a complete list
of prizes will be publish^ in
Journal-Patriot Thursday.
Brushy Mountain Baptists To Meet
- At Lewis Fork Church August 23-24
'Birthday Dinner
A large crowd of relatives and
friends of R. D. Hayes met at
his home on route 1, Wilkesboro,
Sunday to Jionor him on the oc
casion of his 42nd birthday _ an
niversary^
The occasion was a
surprise to Mr. Hayes when peo
ple began to gather in -with plenty
of good eats and build a long,
table cm the lawn. Rev. James T.
Nichols made a short talk and
invocation was spoken by Rev.
John Kilby. The occasion was
very much enjoyed by all pres
ent. In the afternoon Rev. A W.
Eller conducted a short service in
the home.
Prof. S, B. ‘SmiUiey and chil
dren, of Raleigh, are visiting
Prof. Smithey’s father. Hr. R.
Sitaithejr, who resides oh Wilkes
boro Route 2. Prof. Smithey k a
member of the facu]^
city schools. '.'
Rev. Avery Church to I^readi’
Introductory Sermon; FuH
Program Given
Sixty-second annual session of
the Brushy Mountain Baptist aa-
sociation will be held on
and Saturday, August 23 and 24.
'•omnlet*4®* Lewis Fork Baptist church IS
^ miles west of this city on the
Boone Trail highway.
There ■will be sessions FndaF;
morning, beginning at 10 oM)o^
Friday afternoon, Saturday mm» V
oing and Saturday afternoon, fhe -
program will be rendered by
tist ministers and leadera tiira-
out the association wiRt..the. is-*
troductory sermon qb t^aaikg:
morning by Rev. Aveiy Cbnrelk
pastor of Wilkesboro Bapttet '
church. -
Following is the complete jpror f)i
gram:
Friday Mornuig^..
worn^ Bevr
10:00—^Piwlae and
“J
of J. E. HayeXi
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iy8,19.»AM)aAKE^A
TEAR, PtiW Horro A1
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