Sh«M
FVr CCC""
Sept, tt.-
w p^pv. »».—Po®e
eoip^nmuiifere awarded con-
_et» today for IU12470.W of
hoea for the iQiriUtai Conserva-
I^OQ corps.
To Famish Jobs
i:h. Sept. lS.-»The North
works progress admw'
I havias: filed Ijno pro-
Sappiications calling for total
ares of 188,000,000, pre-
today to enter a new phase
program, that of patting
ployed men and women to
Freshmen At State
^glUleigh. Sept. 13.i—With 615
Tnew students enrolled at N. C.
State college today, administra
tive officiaia^ (pressed confidence
feseiHMm^jqM this year would
i;vipM of tfae'^gest in history,
freslnnen are expected to
dl tomomor.
Death Ts ESesite
New York*. Sept, 13.—Grace
■Vollmer, 19, failed to find death
in a triple-hazard leap today. She
jumped from a Bronx viaduct and
barely missed striking high ten
sion wires which might have
hocked her to death. She landed
on the tracks 35 feet below, but
was not killed.
3-500 WPA Workers Strike
Birmingham, Ala., Sept. 13.—
Strike of approximately 3,500
■workers on WPA projects in
Walker county today brought from
labnr leaders here a prediction
that other walkouts woo'd occur
unless “early adjustments” were
made.
Warns of Black W''ar
Geneva. Sept. 13.—A. solemn
warning that “Africa will arise
and overthrow” if Europe fans the
warlike instincts of the black rac
es for her own purposes was flung
before the League of Nations as
sembly today by Charles Theo
dore de Water, delegate from the
Union of South Africa.
VOL. XXIX, NO. 98 Published
Thursdays ■ NORTH WILKESBORO, N. C., M03jn>AY,
1986
OVT
Seut
Lansing, Mich.—The famous Morlok quadruplaU, Helew, Wilma,
Sarah and Edna (left to right above) are now in school. Photo shows
them reporting at a local kindergarten, each tagged by th^r parents,
.Mr and Mrss. Carl Morlok, for the convenience of the teachers. They
are now five years old. Their father is a constable here.
Central Committee Making Plans For
Entertaining 500 Delegates At the
Grange Convention Here Next Week
People Responding Admir
ably To Call For Housing
Convention Delegates
PLANS GO FORWARD
The Wilkes Pomona Grange and
local civic organizations cooperat
ing are shaping plans for the en
tertainment of around 500 dele
gates who are expected in North
Wilkesboro Wednesday. Thursday
and Friday of next week to attend
the annual convention of the
North Carolina state Grange.
People of Wilkes county, the
home of the first county Grange
in the state, are making elaborate
plan to entertain the delegates to
this important meeting.
A joint committee composed of
representatives of the North Wil-
kesboro W^oman^s Club, the Wil-
kesborn Woman’s Club. Wilkes
post of the American Legion Aux
iliary and the Grange has charge
of placing the delegates in the
homes which are to furnish lodg-
r
The committee states that the
response to cards sent out asking
how many delegates can be cared
for in each home has been excel
lent and they stated appreciation
to all who have cooperated. How-
Wake Forest Opening
lege was officially opened Thurs
day morning with an address by
' J^dge L. R. Varser, of Lumberton.
former North Carolina Su
preme court justice reminisced a-
bout Wake Forest as it was at i learned from the com-
begnuung dieted' today that a few more | on the topic of “Spiritual Life
r\‘nn I^wfenrolled tTS >’-""'esareneededwhichcanhouse,and Evangelism.” It will be an
^noepUon of r/uSn «o or n,oro j olMay »..Ung with ,h. loot
JOHNSON URGED FC«
HEAD OF LITTLE NRA
Washington, Sept. 13—Appoint
ment of Hugh S. Johnson to head
the new bituminous coal commis
sion was urged tonight by a pro
ducers’ committee claiming to rep
resent more than half the indus
try. ;
In a telegram to President
Roosevelt at Hyde Park,
the committee said Johnaph worfld
be “an ideal selection” and that
his appointment would be “emi
nently satisfactory to the country
generally.”
Zone Meetii^ To
Be Held Thursday.
Local People On Program of
Meeting To Be Held At West
Jefferson Church
Znna meeting number 3 of the
ilethodi^ Mis«^^SocMt|.'aNl
be held at /West Jefferson M6t
dist church on Thursday, Septem
ber 19, according to a program
released for publication here to
day.
Program for the morning ses-
.sion beginning at 10 o’clock will
Dana Triplett Is
Freed of Charge
Hearing Held Friday Before
Magistrate P. L. Lender-
man In Wilkesboro
Dana Triplett, resident of Elk
township, in a hearing Friday
morning before Magistrate P. L.
Lenderman in Wilkesboro was ex
onerated on a charge of slaying
Charlie Horton, colored, at the
Triplett home on September 6.
Self defense and defense of his
home was the plea and eye wit
nesses colloborated his account of
the affair.
According to the evidence pro
duced in the hearing Horton went
to Mr. Triplett’s home, started a
tfight with a colored laborer there,
■jllfc when Mr. Triplett tried to
jtop the row he turned on him
and threw a number of rocks,
I barrV missing him and one of
his children. Mr. Triplett shot him
in the abdomen and he threw two
more rocks and walked some dist
ance before he fell.
three day convention and they are
asking that any others who will
; eiftertain delegates to call Mrs. F.
C. Forester, president of the
North iWilkesboro Woman’s Club,
Miss Toby Turner, president of
the Auxiliary, or Mrs. C. H.
Cowles, president of the Wilkes
boro Woman’s Club.
The Wilkes Grange is making
I plans to entertain all the dele-
I gates on one afternoon at a pic
nic dinner.
Jones Recovering ,
Solicitor John R. Jones, who re
cently underwent a minor opera
tion in a Statesville hospital, is
well on the road to recovery and
will be back in his office in a few
days, it was learned today.
Rocky Mount, Sept. 12.—The
kick of a mule was ascribed here
tonight as the cause for the death
of Clinton Vanderford, three, near
here, who died at 6:30 o’61ock in
a local hospital.
Clinton, who received a kick in
his face which crushed in one side,
of his head this afternoon at his
parent’s home was brought to the
hospital I'ut lived only about an
hour and a half.
Forty-Four Added To Church In
Meeting At First Baptist Here
^^ries of Evangelistic Serv-j Kindergarten Class
ices Very Successful; Jes- Good Opening
ter Does Preaching
Forty-four were added to the j
church as the result of a two-
weeks’ series o.f evangelistic serv-,
which closed at the First j
' Baptist church in this city Sun-j
day night.
Dr. John R. Jester, a former
pastor of the First Baptist church
in Winston-Salem, led in the serv
ices and delivered inspiring mes
sages each evening. Following the
j[)ai^rvices Sunday he left to hold a
{viueeting in Manning, S. C.
Thirty-fcmr of the 44 who were
taken in as members of the
church were candidates for bap-
^-tism and the baptismal service
. will be held on Wednesday eve-
^^siag, 7:30.
" j^Xhe aeries of services was at-
i and H is frit that the meet-
wae very soecessfol in ^
„ of the Christian eanse ih
aid vidaity.
Eixteen Enrolled For Opening Of
Term In Mrs. Clements’ Kin
dergarten Class
Sixteen children of pre-school
jige were enrolled in Mrs. J. L.
Clements kindergarten class at
her home on Sixth street this
morning. Others are expected to
enroll within the next few days
and a successful year’s work is in
prospect.
Those who have enrolled so far
are Gordon Finley, Jr., Billie Ba
son, Eddie Shook. Blair Coffey,
Ann Carolyn King, Marjorie New
ton, Dickie McNeill. Jo Ann
Jones. George Forester. Jr., Corin-
na Finley, Buddy- Hubbard, Julius
Rousseau, Jr., Jack Gaddy, Harold
'Turner, Jane Carter and Bill Ab-
sher, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy
number on the program being the
message of Rev. A. C. Gibbs, pre
siding elder,, at 2:15.
Following is the program an
nounced by Mrs. B. S. Call, chair
man and Mrs. J. B. Henderson,
secretary:
10;00i—Hymn; devotional, pas
tor. West Jefferson; welcome ad
dress, Mrs. E. B. Graybeal; re
sponse, Mrs. J. L. Inskeep.
10:30—Is our Missionary Soci
ety Deepening the Spiritual Life
of the Members? If not why?.
Mrs. J. D. Rankin; Is the church
or Layman Organization meeting
with the needs of the men?. Lay
men W. D. Half acre and W. H.
Worth.
10:50 — Hymn, church choir;
Evangelism—Our great objective
in our church, Rev. Widenhouse;
In our Missionary Society, Mrs.
Gentry; playlet, “T h e Magic
Turn”, West Jefferson.
12:00—Lunch.
1:00 —' Afternoon Devotion,
hymn and prayer, led by Jeffer
son pastor.
1;10—Taking invoice of our fi
nances and spiritual life. Auxil
iary Reportei's. .
1:40—Social relations as relat
ed to movies and intemperance.
What can the Missionary Society
do?, Mrs. W. P. Horton.
2:00—District Secretary’s mes-
I sr.gc. Mrs. WoJtz.
2:10—Life members: world out
look. Miss Mamie Sockwell.
j 2:15 — Presiding Elder’s Mes
sage, Rev, Gibbs.
Singing Meeting
At Rachel Church
Stone Mountrin Singing Associ
ation will’convene in its next ses
sion at Rachel church five miles
north 01 Roaring River on Sun
day, September 9, according to an
announcement this week by J. A.
Gilliam, chairman.
Program for the all day singing
will open at ten o’clock by devo
tional and at 10:80 singing by all
classes and quartets present will
commence. At 12 o’clo^ there will
be one hour intermission for lunch
and the singing program will be
resumed at .j^’jlock th®
emoon. All iingipg classes. Quar
tets and othsrf tatarwted in pio-^
itiou of goiptl are in-
PatcolmenlVill
Cirtek Down C&
Many A|otoi^
Anc^ of A.H Drivers Invdv-
ed bi AeeUeMs Ordered by
Fs^Head
BAD LIGHTO^ BANNED
Drivers of AntonoWles With
out Prooer Lights Will Be
Arrested By Patrol
Patrolmen here will begin mak
ing arrests for bad lights on
Tuesday night, it was learned to
day from Sergt W. B. Lentz, in
charge of division 3 with head
quarters here.
The move to “crack down” on
drivers operating cars with one or
more lights out or with improper
and insufficient lights here is in
accordance with a drive all over
the state. Hundreds have been ar
rested by the patrol in widely sep
arated sections and this phase of
ti e work will be pushed until
completed.
Sergt. Lentz and Patrolman
John Crowell are necessarily de
voting' some time to giving out
applications for drivers’ licenses.
For this purpose a patrolman is
stationed at police headquarters in
the city hall from 10 to -li a. m.
and 5 to 6 p. m. Applications may
also be obtained at the license
bureau at the Yadkin Valley Mo
tor Company, Gaddy Chevrolet
company, Wilkes Auto Sales com
pany or from C. T. Doughton at
the Deposit and Savings Bank.
The following news article con
cerning the state wide drive to
correct bad lights was issued from
state patrol headquarters at Ra
leigh;
Raleigh—Arrests will be made
^by the highway patrol in all acci-
sdeuts. nc matter how trivial, and
the courts will be allowed to de
termine ■ which driver was to
filame. Captain Charles D. Farmer
of the state highway patrql said
^ay. Patrolmen have also been
ired to arrest all drivers of
eyed cars and of all cars with,.
either defective head lights or tail
lights, on the basis that the driv
ing public has had plenty of warn
ing and been given ample oppor
tunity to get the light of their
cars in proper order.
With regard to the instructions
to patrolmen to arrest one or both
drivers involved in all accidents,
Captain Farmer said:
both of the drivers involved in an
accident, if it is a collision acci-
SckooljBt^ks Are
Being i^stributed
AH Elementary And Part Of
High School Books May Be
■ Rented This Year
“The textbook rental plan insti
tuted by the state this year will
prove to be satisfactory, in the
schools of Wilkes county,” was
the essence of opinion expressed
by C. B. Eller, superintendent of
schools, today.
All high schools and central
units in the county began the
1936-36 term on Monday, Sep
tember 9, with the exception of
Mountain View^ which was delay
ed one week in order to get a
renovated building ready for use.
Distribution of books for rent
and sale to the individual schools
has been an arduous task for
Supt. Eller and the principals of
the central districts, but books
have been placed in all the
schools as rapidly as possible.
Complete distribution during the
first few days of school was im
possible due to the fact that all of
the books to be supplied by the
state did not arrive in time.
Reports from some of the
schools indicate that at least 50
per cent of the students are
choosing to purchase their books
this year while in other schools
the trend is very much toward
(Continued on page eight)
Traphill Girl Is
Seriously Burned
Miss Bessie Spicer Badly In
jured When She FeB Into
Scalding Water
FlnalChecfc
Ing MMe _
Befiatef.
Baton Rouge, La.—Aboye Is one of the latest pictures of U. S,
Senator Huey P. Long and family. It was taken In New York shortly
before the Louisiana dictator was shot and fatally wounded In the
corridor of the Louisiana state capltol by a disgVuntled political ene
my, Dr. Carl A. Weiss, Jr., who In turn was mowOd down by machine
guns in the bands of Senator Long’s body guards. In the photo are:
Senator and Mrs. Long, daughter Rose and son, Palmer Reed Long.
11i6iisands;Expected To Mend lOlii
Annual &:iposition of Wilkes
Fair Here tiiesday "flirou^ Saturday
* -
TEXTILE WidttKERS TO
DEMAND. HIGHER PAY
New York, Sept. 13.—At the
conclusion of a three-day session
of the executive council of the
United Textile Workers of Amer
ica, President Thomas F. McMa
hon announced today that the or
ganization would demand higher
wages because of increased liv
ing costs.
He warned that any “cldseling”
tactics by employers would be
met with strikae. •
LastRM^Tor
G. G. Elledge
Held Sunday Ih Presence of
Large Throng At-Center
Baptist Church
Funeral and burial rites for
visitors to Winstoa-Satem Friday.|^^ to attoul and take part.
“In 99 cases out 100 one or (jfgnt G. Elledge, a former sher
iff of Wilkes county, were held
Sunday afternoon at Center
church in the presence of a large
throng of people.
Mr. EUlegev.passed away Thurs
day morning in a Statesville hos
pital, where he had been a patient
for three weeks. Goitre and other
complications were attributed as
the cause of his death.
He was 63 years of age, and
was a member of a family long
prominent in Wilkes county, be
ing a son of the late Alfred and
Elizabeth Rhoades Elledge. He
leaves his wife, Mrs. Gertie Jen
nings Elledge, and the folio-wing
children: Coyd M. Elledge, North
Wilkesboro; Otto Elledge, Win
ston-Salem; Mrs. Carl Jackson,
Fort Bragg; Alfred Elledge and
Mrs. C. B. Hayes, North Wilkes
boro; Mrs. David Miller, Hickory;
Miss Nannie and Claude Elledge.
North Wilkesboro: also surviving
are two brothers, T; C. and L. O.
Elledge, of North Wilkesboro. and
one sister, Mrs. Bill Elledge, of
Newcastle.
Since early manhood he had
taken an active interest in church,
community and public affairs. He
was during the greater part of
his life a member of_Center.BfP*
tist church. He also "took a gredt
interest in the schools of his
home township. Mulberry, and
served for many years as a dis
trict committeeman.
For twelve years he held the
office of county surveyor and in
1922 he was nominated by the
Republican party and elected
sheriff of the county. He wqs
twice re-elected, his last term
ending in 1928.
He was a member of, the Ma
sonic and Odd Fellows fraterni
ties and was a valued member of
the chapters of these organizations
in his home commumty.
The last rites were conducted at
Center church in the presence of
a throng estimated at more than
2,000 and friends and acquaintanc
es from all parts of the county
and distant pointe marched by the
casket for one hour.
Beautiful tributes were paid
the life of Mr. Elledge by thoM
who conducted and participated in
the service. Those who participat
ed were Revs. D. M. Dillard. A.
B.. Ed and Noah Hayes. S. S. J«-
ninga,^Jndge : Johnson J. Hayes.
and Solicitor John R. Jones, '
fit the Masonic . lodge
' «B page elgkt)
3*:
i3*jr
Exhibits Pouring In Today
For Gala Event; Many At
tractions Offered
MARKS SHOWS HERE
Tomorrow the gates will swing
open at the fairgrounds here for
the opening of the tenth annual
exposition of the Great /Wilkes
Fair, oustanding gala event of the
year for northwestern North Caro
lina counties.
A galaxy of amusements never
4kefore offered fair goers *-'Ht'
Wilkes and adjoining counties will
greet the visiting thousands
year during the five days ' and
nights that the fair will be in
progress. »
Today the exhibit hall is being
filled with a great array of ex-
hibitg. in every department. Ex
hibits of general crops, fruits,
farm_ displays, poultry and other
departments are declared to be
exceedingly good. The exhibits
are coming in rapidly today, show
ing appreciation to the fair asso
ciation for increasing the cash
premiums offered this year.
Marks Greater Shows are filing
the midway to overflowing with 30
rides and shows. Many new fea
tures have been added and some
have been changed since the group
occupied the midway last year.
The DeKohl and Jackson
troupes, headliners in the free
acts, have arrived with their para
; l¥6jed^br Gonstruclioii of $25,000
Annify In This City Is Approved
Miss Bessie Spicer, age 16,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Coy
Spicer, of Traphill, is said to be
in a critical condition at the hos
pital in Elidn as the result of
'bums received when she stumWed
and fell into a boiler of scalding
water at home.
She suffered severe bums on
her body from h« shoulder^
down. Physicians jttoted that slpi
has a,fighting chni^to recover.
for the first thrilling performances
Tuesday afternoon.
will put on the greatest
show of fireworks ever attempted
in this pert ^of the state each
night during the fair.
Finishing touches are being
made on the track for the profes
sional automobile races Saturday,
last day of the fair. The track
will be kept in prime condition
% Octoi^
TAX RATE OWE DOLLA*
AH 4>f increase Goes Fnr Pajr-
ing Ob County Indebted
ness, Rece^ Shows
Woric of making out tax books
to be turned over to Sheriff W, B.
Somers next month has been prac
tically completed by Oid^ Wiles.
register of deeds. 'J' '.
' Only checking for errors x»-
mains to be completed = beforal ttw
books are ready for the sheriff,,
who will make seUlement for
1984 taxes on thb' first Mooday
in October.
'The tax rate this year b («a
dollar, representing an increaae of
20 cents over the ^-cent rate laak
year. The increase goes entindy
for paying on the county’s bonded
debt under a refinancing plu'rar-
ranged by the county and
approval of the local govemlwnt
commission of North Carolina.
The tax receipts this yeat bear^
the foHbwing levies fo^ the con»-
ty funds;
County general fund AS
County poor and relief fund .07
County health fund JtS
County-wide debt, service.—-.53
School debt service fund .14,.. .JA!
School capital outlay fund — .08
School current expense fund _ .08^
All of the levies for 1935 are
the same as in 1934 and 1933 witb
the exception of the le'vies for
debt service, where 20 cents was
added in the 1935 levy to take
care of the county’s refinaodag'
plan, which has met the approval'
of all the county’s bond headers.
During the past few months C.
H. Ferg;uson, county ucconntantr
has collected several thousand doL
lars in 1935 taxes, during which
the law allowed di^ounts of
2 to 3 per cent. Many large tax
payers, advantage ft the dis
count, wluwi decilGises one-half of
one per cent each month.
Man Attempts To
Commit Suicide
James Eller, of Ronda, In Crit
ical Condition In Hospital
At Elkin
Jones Eller, 26-year-old resident
of Ronda, is in a critical condition
in the hospital at Elkin as the re
sult of an attempt to take his own
life.
Mr. Eller, according to repots
from that community, went to hb
bam on bst Sunday morning and
fired a pistol bullet into his cheat.
acts, have arrived with tne.r para- The bullet entered above h^;
phaMlia and will be in readiness and ranged downward m }»?
- .. «... mon paused serious inmry to
men and caused serious injury to'
his spine. The lower portion of hls
aesday ariemoon. - - ...
The fireworks have arrived and body is paralysed and his
experts in pyrotechnic display tion b regarded as very cntieal
with little hope for his recovery,-
No motive for the act has bceit
advanced except for reports that
he was despondent over “not be
ing able to make any money.”
Hit-And-jjlun Death
Kingstree, S. C., Sept. 13.—
'Traxler MpGGe, 35-year-old
SL?hoTihrweKr Tdotan mev'of Cades, .-^s instantly
drivers of sp-icialiy built racers! this af^enioon when mk ^ a
who will spin around the track at car at C-ides
average speeds of 70 miles Per He stepped into the ro-1 from
hour in races'for the cash prizes hind his automobile which he ^
to be offered by Gray Auto and parked. The driver of the
(Continued on page eight) I which struck him did not stop.
13 HAS NOf FEARS
FOR ELKIN YYOUTH
Elkin, Sept. 12.—The “13” jinx
has no terrors for Robert Palmer
Brewer, who is entering the
freshman clasp of the University
of North Can^a.
He was boni on the 13th of the
month; he is regbteriag at the
university on Friday, the-13tii; he
was assigned 'group 13. Hb
room b nnmb^l-13. “
Heal dU 'Wounds
Sharpsborg, aid.. Sept. 13.—A.
grandson and 'k'-son of the Con
federate ^d tlhion commanders
who fought at' the Battle of Au-
tietam have be^ invited here Sep
tember 17 form (diimer maridng
the' 73rd anni^^)JK^ of thq con-
teet.
Mr. Henry ’^hore and son.
Wade, with hb ''buidly> of Boon
ville, were guests b the home of
Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Holman Snn-
i*y-
WiB Be of Brick and Concrete
Construction; City Fur
nishes Site
A $25 000 armory building for
North Wilkesboro was included fU-
the list of 47 approved armoiy
construction projects by the wottar'-.
progress administratiem Saturday,,
it was annoimced from Raleigh
by Adjutant General J. Van BJS
Metta, of the national guard.
'The buildings, to be constmetad j
of brick and concrete, will .be a*--^
ranged so as to be adaptable
community, social and civic UOr ‘ -
tivities. Elaeh will contain a large,
assembly rdom and stage.
Cities and towns, ip which the
armories will be built will- do
nate land for the stritetares aal
the state will be giv^ title to
property.
Metta expected to”appoint - »
site committee within a tew-dmu--
to select locations.
It was said coa
(G«itinN| on