r
■*'4s«v
: ■‘mi
Pkee Of JtefiiKC
■Rwd«, Sept, 17.—TIk wim cel-
of popes "u^ kings in Ibe
at psUces of Rome nee to be
Into bomb-proof sbelt-
from sir sttscks, authorities
iecklel today.
R^ef Cost Drops
. WssUngton, Sept 18.—Relief
. eyadilures in North Carolina
aW»«d a sharp decline from July
': to Algost, it was reported today
il>y Eb^y Hopkins, federal relief
;^^OMfa|daistraior,
President Plans Trip
^fjHyde Park, N. Y., Sept 17.—
at Roosevelt tonight con-
' salted his two ablest political gen-
onds. James A. Farley and
Otarles E. Michelson, to plan the
trip that will take him to the west
coast.
Mann Act Violator
Eayett€ville, Sept. 17.—Perry
Simmons. Cedar Creek farmer
■who was convicted of violating
the Mann act yesterday, was sen
tenced to serve a year and a day
in Atlanta prison by Judge I. M.
Meekins in federal district court
here today.
VOL. XXIX, NO. 99 PuWished Mondays and Thursdays NORTH
N. C„ THURSDAY, SEPT. 19,1935
Pi^ IN STATE-:-?2.00 OUT OP'
WUk^ Fair Now in
AttendanceAt 11 Ma^a^firoMU |
Fair Is Highest
h Its Hikory
All Attractions Are Subjects
of Favorable Comment;
Saturday Last Day
RACES ON SATURDAY
Hoover Makes Attack
San Diego, Calif.. Sept. 17.—
Herbert Hoover lauded the Amer
ican bill of rights today in an at-
"tack on dictatorial governments
■with which he coupled criticism of
toe Roosevelt administration,
Family In Row-
Mount Holly, Sept. 17.—Mrs.
Jim Armstrong, wife of an over
seer of the Mandora Mill, was in
a serious condition at a hospital
here tonight as a result of bums
and wounds said to have been re
ceived at the hands of her step
children.
100 Out To Work
Raleigh, Sept. 17.—More than
100 men were added to the WPA
payrolls in the state today, mak
ing a total of 850 persons so far
employed in four districts for
which allocations of federal funds
have been made.
I Fewer In Default
. Raleigh, Sept. .17.—State Treas-
nrer Charles M. Johnson today
made public a statement showing
'that since June 30, 1934. defaults
the 58 counties in delinquency
' IM dropped to 46 and the num
ber of cities and towns in default
had fallen 16.
Is For Constitution
Chicago, Sept. 17.—Col. Frank
Knox. Chicago publisher frequent
ly mentioned as a Republican can
didate for President, tonight de
clared at a Constitution day cele
bration that a fight for the con
stitution was a battle for the
freedom “of the whole world of
the future.’’
2 Held For Death
Winton, Sept. 17.—Charles Per
ry, 50, and Joseph Terry, 55, were
held for grand jury action today
following a coroner’s inquest into
the death of Skidmore Nichols, 77-
year-old Hertford county fanner
found shot to death Sunday at
Terry’s home six miles f-om Ahos-
kie.
Raleigh Seeks Grange
Raleigh, Sept. 17.—Agricultural
leaders meeting here today voted
to invjtp the North Carolina state
■i hold its 1936 convention
'The invitation will be ex-
at the meeting of the
age in North Wilkesboro Sep-
lemSer 25 to 27.
Slash Relief Funds
Washington, Sept. 17.—'The re
lief administration announced a
new slash in direct relief allot-
-nents and chopped a third state
eff the receiving line today in a
drive to end federal doles by No-
T^^r 1. Vermont was added to
Alabama and Wyoming to form a
trio of states no longer getting
relief contributions.
. Doughton C C Camp
Albemarle, Sept. 17.—The CCC
camp in Ea*t Albemarle, which
bouses Company 3421, made up
mostly of boys from Florida, was
this week officially designated as
"Camp Doughton,” in honor of R.
L, Doughton, veteran congressman
from this district. 'The name was
chosen by the personnel over
several which were suggested.
- . Indict Officials
Des Moines. la.. Sept. 17.—The
Polk county grand jury brought
ithe aurnber of low Democratic
l^le officials indicted since Jan-
'uary 1 to seven today. Number 7
'was Bernard E. Manley, state
• liquor commission chairman,
charged with selling 20,000 state
liquor seals to an alleged boot
legger for $1,000.
Piof. and Mrs. Horace Sisk, of
toriMUe, apent Toeaday -and
teaday in Nmrth WiUcaaboro
i-^frienda. Prof. Sisk is a £oi^
Btai^t^ tbe city
A crowd estimated at more than
15.000 attended the first day and
night of the Great ^Wilkes Fair,
which opened on the fairgrounds
here Tuesday and will continue
through Saturday.
Tuesday was school children’s , . . .
day and many of the schools ob-
served a whole or half holiday in
order to give the children an op
portunity to attend the fair. Tick
ets good for an admission Tues
day were distributed through the
schools.
The opening of the fair was suc
cessful in every respect and eve
ry department has fully measured
up to expectations and above the
usual attractions offered at the
fair here or many larger fairs,
according to the general opinion
expressed by many who have at
tended.
Excellent Exhibits
The exhibit hall is filled this
year with excellent exhibits that
reflect credit upon the farms and
homes of the county. Wilkes is
noted for excellency of its farm
and orchard products, many of
which take blue ribbons at the
state fair, and it is thought that
the exhibits at the Great Wilkes
Fair exceed those of any fair in
the state with the exception of
the state fair in Raleigh. The ex
hibit hall is attractively 4eoor«t-
ed and makes a beautiful setting
for the splendid array of exhibits.
Wagner’s Band Here
Wagner’s Band, which furnish
ed music for the fair here last
year, is furnishing the music a-
gain, much to the delight of the
thousands who are attending.
Free Acts Good
The free attractions put on in
front of the grandstand each
afternoon and night have been
the subject of much favorable
comment. The Dekohl and Jackson
troupes are living up to their rep
utation of furnishing thrilling and
exciting entertainment. The most
georgeous displays of fire works
ever put on here light the grounds
each night at the close of the
free act program.
Jean Jackson Troupe
The Jean Jackson Troupe of
cyclists, comprising four beauti-
(Continued on page eight)
Flower Show On
Thursday, Friday
Will Be Held In Postoffice
Building; Beautiful Flow
ers Expected
The flower show sponsored by
the local Garden Club will be held
in the old postoffice building on
Main Street ’Thursday and Friday,
September 26 and 27, it was an
nounced today.
A premium list for the show
was published recently and re
sulted in much interest being
shown in plans for the show.
Many prizes are being offered by
the merchants and business firms
of the city.
J. Frimk Moore At
Jenkins Hardware Co.
J. Frank Moore, who for many
years was connected with the
Jenkins Hardware company here,
has resumed his old position with
that firm after an absence of sev
eral years.
Mr. Moore is a native of Wilkes
county. When he left here he went
to Boone, where he operated the
Boone Hardware store for several
years. He has many old friends in
all parts of Wilkes county who
will be pleased to call at the store
here and renew acquaintance.
Want Home For j
Boy and a Girl
Charle»'T«icNeill, county wel
fare officer, is seeking homes
for a boy, 7 years oW, and a
giri, age 14.
These children are of good
famtty boi are homelesa. Any
one wishing to give a home to
either arc asked to g«t kkt«nclu-{ mother,
with Mr, MeNrill.
r ■■
Detroit . . . Mrs. Jeanette Jones,
14, with her two children. Baby
Barbara, 2 weeks, and Teddy Ver
non, 1 year old. Her husband, a
young truck driver, met Jeanette
at a local school playground and
they eloped to Indiana to be mar
ried. Jeanette was bom in Ken
tucky but moved here when she
was 4.
Paul Leonard Says
Fair Tax Group to
Hold Meet Here
Anti-Sales Tax Group to Back
Dr. McDonaM For Gnvon—
nor; Clubs Organized
A meeting in the interest of the
North Carolina Fair Tax Associ
ation, similar to those held in ad
joining counties, will likely be
held in Wilkes county within the
next few weeks, it was stated by
Paul Leonard of Statesville, who
passed through North Wilkesboro
Tuesday en route to Ashe county.
The date for the meeting will be
selected by local members of the
Fair Tax Association, it was said
by Mr. Leonard, who is state sec
retary of the organization.
During the past several days
Mr. Leonard and other officials
of the Tax Association have been
quite active in Watauga and Ashe
counties, where strong local units
of the orgfanization have been de
veloped. Watauga county organiz
ed a local unit two years ago.
when the Asaociation was first
launched, and last week the Ashe
county unit was organized, with
Mr. A. E. McNeill, of Jefferson,
as chairman. A meeting of the
Watauga unit was held last week,
and at a subsequent meeting of
citizens of the county, the first
“McDonald-for - Governor Club”
was organized. The Fair Tax As
sociation appears to be lining up
behind the candidacy of Dr. Mc
Donald for Governor. Mr. Leonard
said here that his executive board
had not yet given Dr. McDonald’s
candidacy its official OK, but he
pointed out that the Forsyth can
didate was sponsored by the lo
cal unit of the Fair Tax Associ
ation in tWinston-Salem when he
made his spectacular campaign
which put him in the General As
sembly. "We really started Dr.
McDonald on his political career,”
said Mr. Leonard.
In the opinion of Mr. Leonard,
Dr. McDonald will run "strong”
in the mountain border counties
which are suffering the loss of
much business due to the sales
tax. Like the Fair Tax Associ
ation, the Forsyth college-profes
sor legislator is a bitter foe of the
sales tax.
Henry Lendennan Is _
Injured In Accident
Henry Lenderman, youth of
Wilkesboro, was seriously injur
ed on Monday afternoon when his
car collided with a truck in west
Wilkesboro. A colored man who
was doing the driving was not in
jured.
Mr. Lendennan was carried by
ambulance to The Wilkes Hos
pital, where examination showed
that he had suffered severe scalp
wounds. He is expected to recover.
Mr. J.^eT PhilKps «tumed to
RARflfO Aa IS
PUT ON HERE
Bill Williams Drives Speeding
Motorcycle Through Burn
ing Plank WaU
Bill Williams, dare-devil stont
man from Hollywood, Califor
nia, rode a speeding motorcycle
through a burning board wall
on the race track at the Great
Wilkes Fair 'Tuesday night. ’This
act, which held a large crowd
with breathless attention, was
loudly applauded.
On Thursday night at 8:15 he
will attempt a stunt that will
be a new one on his list. He
will drive a racing car at a
speed of 70 miles an hour
through a burning board wall.
This act will supplement the
regular free act progrrasn in
front of the grandst^ind.
Court Tt Convene
On September 30
Judge Phillips Will Preside
Over October Term For
Trial of Civil Cases
BidmpKeniTo \National Master Will
Preach In Citji
Friday, Sqit. 27
m
'■iPt ti'
Regular fall term of Wilkes su
perior court for trial of civil cas
es will convene in Wilkesboro on
Monday, September 30. 'This term
is usually called the October term,
due to the fact that the starting
date is most often the first Mon
day in October.
Judge F. Donald Phillips, of
Rockingham, who is presiding ov
er courts of the 17th judicial dis
trict during the last six months of
this jiear. will ^ on the bengh.
' The docket'for' the term is wt/tf
much congested with several hun
dred cases pending trial.
Following is the list of jurors:
First Week
B. F. Proffit, Jobs Cabin; T. B.
Eller, Moravian Falls: D. T. J)ear-
man, Rock Creek; E. H. Glass,
Somers; I. W. Pruitt. ’Traphill;
Colon Foster, Elk; J. H. Stout,
North Wilkesboro; B. J. Kennerly,
Wilkesboro: N. C. Andrews,
Boomer; B. C. Campbell, Rock
Creek: H. J. Ogilvie, Wilkesboro;
A. A. Bumgarner, Wilkesboro; W.
T. Kilby, Mulberry; W. B. Hall,
Traphill: W. C. Triplett. Lewis
Fork; H. S. Turner, Mulberry; J.
C. Jones, Newcastle; A. B. Math-
erly, Elk; iW. A. Blackburn. Jobs
Cabin; W. F. Alexander, Mulber
ry; N. C. Huffman, Lewis Fork:
Smith Joynes, Wilkesboro; Jarvis
Powell. Stanton; and L. M. Jar
vis, Antioch.
Second Week
C. M. Elledge. Mulberry: F. G.
Holman, Wilkesboro; Willie E.
Gilbert, Boomer; L. A. Gudger,
North Wilkesboro;-W. W. Ander
son, Wilkesboro; John Q. Burch-
ara, Edwards; M. P. Brooks, Wal
nut Grove: J. D. Luffman, Ed
wards: F. F. Adams, IValnut
Grove; F. M. Swaim, Newcastle:
Jake iWellbom, Elk; J. C. Mc
Neil, Lewis Fork; Coy Eller,
Lewis Fork; G. W. iWellbom, Ed-
Grove; W. M. Eller, Reddies Riv-
wards; S. T. Gambill, Walnut
er; Manley Harrold, Mulberry; C.
R. Walker, Mulberry: W. W. Car
ter. Edwards; Jesse Bare, Union:
H. G. Howard. Newcastle; E. Y.
Yale, Traphill: W. R. Holbrook,
Traphill; W. L. Russel, Boomer.
District Meeting WBl Be Held
At First Methodist Church
At 10 A. M.
Methodist people of this district
are looking forward with great
interest to the coming to North
Wilkesboro next week of Bishop
Paul B. Kem, of Greensboro, pre
siding officer of the Southern
Methodist church in North and
South Carolina.
A district-wide rally has been
planneil by the Presiding Elder,
Rev. A. C. Gibbs, of Mt. Airy, to
be held at North Wilkesboro, in
the First Methodist church, Fri
day morning, September 2th, be
ginning at 10:30 o’clock. ’The Bi
shop will preach at 11 o’clock.
Bishop Kem is one of the three
younger Bishops of the Church
last elected to the Episcopacy.
And he is considered one of the
ablest leaders of the church. He
is now on a tour of the whole
State which keeps him travelling
steadily for some weeks, visiting
each district, and preaching al
most daily.
The public is invited to attend
the service next week, and hear
this distinguished churchman.
Rivers Takes
Appiwtment
As WPA Head
Watauga County Editor Ac
cepts Sixth District
Directorship
Winston-Salem, Sept. 18. —
•Jaiiieg rC.-IBVeTS, VVBtgnga
ty editor and publisher, has ac
cepted appointment as sixth dis
trict federal works progress di
rector, it was learned from ffPA
authorities here last night.
J. B. Roach, present director,
has been assig^ned to the state of
fice staff by Administrator George
W. Coan Jr. His duties, while not
definitely announced, are expect
ed to be in the engineering divis-
POMONA MASTER
Publictls Inyiltd
To Open Mnetinf}
Picnic Is^PlanwM
Wilkes People Tq Extend
Usual Hospitattfy td s
Dek^tes
PROGRAM
l^GIVpN
J. M. GtTraan, master of the
Wilkes P«nona Grange, which
will be host to the North Carolina
state Grange in convention here
Wednesday, 'Thursday and Friday
of next week.
Program
WEDNESDAY .MORNING
10:00 A. M.—State Grange
opens in full form in Sixth De
gree. Roll call of officers. Clos
ing in Sixth and Opening in
Fonrth D^jree. .Appointment of
Committees. to Com-
Cleveland, Ohio, last week
a visit of several weeka wth Mv ;day cohvoitiotn.
motberr, ^ Gennan.
Boomer.
Mr. Roach will leave October 1.
Mr. Rivers will arrive hereJThurs-
day to assume the directorship of
the district.
The Watauga county man has
served for several years as editor
and publisher of the Watauga
Democrat, one of the oldest pap
ers in the northwest, at Boone.
The district office will be main
tained in Winston-Salem as one of
eight in the state. No other
changes in personnel, so far as
could be learned last night, are
contemplated.
The sixth district, under Mr.
Roach, is reported bf the state
administrator to have had one of
the best records for project plan
ning in the state.
The district office, submitted
projects involving the second larg
est valuation and the greatest
sponsor expenditure of the eight
in North Carolina.
The program as mapped for the
thirteen counties in the district
calls for gross expenditures of
more than $8,000,000 and federal
expenditures of more than $6,000,-
000.
To 'Entertain Grange Delegates at ^
Picnic Dinner Wednesday Evemng
People of the Wilkesboros and
many communities jn Wilkes coim-
ty will join in setting a picnic din
ner for the delegates who •will
gather here Wednesday of next
week for the opening of the 1935
state Grange convention.
The convention will open on
Wednesday morning with head
quarters at the North vWilkesboro
school building and the picnic din
ner will be spread at the armory
at the fairgrounds on Wednesday
evening at five o’clock. t-
All people of .^the Wlkeslwros
and every community in Wilkes
county are invited and^ asked to
join together in this imdertaki^
and bring baskets well filled with
good eats to add to the dimer
and the entertainment of the »p-
proxknately 600 delegrtes whi) Mfr
expected in jthe city for '
rangements for the pieme dinner
for the delegates, announced to
day that all persons who will
bring baskets for the dinner be
at the armory building here not
later than four o’clock Wednes
day- ...
Preparations for entertaining
the delegates, furnishing lodging
and breakfast, in homes of ^ the
two towns and rural commuriities,
are rapidly going forward under
the leadership of a joint commit
tee from the Woman’s Clubs of
the Wilkesboros and the Wilkes
Unit of the American Legion Aux
iliary.
Any others who have not !»■
port^ how many delegate* they
are willing to entertain ace. re
quested to get in touch with Miss
Toby Turner, president of the
AttriBary, Mrs. P. C. Forester,
oi the North WBkesboro
vj* 1 Woman’s Club, or Mrs.- C. H.
^ master of Wilkesf^iwles, president.of the ,WiDi»
Pomona Grange in «h«rge of ar-lboro Utah.
intttees. Rfli call of G)
(Subordinate ’'and -'-Pomona Dele
gates having resolutions will
state subject of same at roll
call), R(dl call of Juvenile Ma
trons. Roll call of Deputies. First
report Of Committee on Creden
tials. Adoption of Order of Bus
iness. Announcements.
15:IS Noon.—Recess.
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
l:SO P. M.—Reception Meet
ing. Program in charge of Local
Committee. Master’s Address. Re
port of Officers. Report of Execu
tive Committee, Report of Secre-
tarj’-'rreasurer Grange Mutual
Fire Insurance Association of
North Carolina. Special Feature.
3:30 P, M.—Address, R. C.
Carrick, Sccretarj' National
Grange Mutual Liability Com
pany, Keene, New Hampshire.
Rei>ort of State Juvenile Super
intendent. Juvenile Hour, i n
charge of Mrs. T. W. Ferguson,
Juvenile Deputy, Wilkes (jounty.
Announcements.
4:80 P. M.—Recess. Entertain
ment in Cliarge of Local Com
mittee.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
7:15 P. ,M. — Program in
charge of State Lecturer, Harry
B. Caldwell. Address, Hon. L. J.
Taber, Master The National
Grange. Finals State Grange De
bate. Finals in Most Representa
tive Grange Girl Contest. An
nouncements.
THURSDAY MORNING
8:00 A. .M.—Otmference for
Lecturers.
9:00 A. M.—Annual Meeting
Grange Mutual Fire Insurance
Association.''
9:80 A. if^^Electlon of Offi
cers. AnnotwjMpmn^-
18:15 Ntmff Recess.
THURSdi^ AFTERNOON
1:80 P. M.—Special Feature.
Memorial Setvice, in charge of In
Memoriam 'Oonunittee. RepMl:
from Deputies’ Association. Re
port from Juvenile Deputies’ As
sociation.'' Report from Superin
tendent'' Home Making Depart
ment. Final report from Com-
nBttee on Gr^eotials. ;OmnLmit-
tee Reports.*'Selection of meet
ing place fo^ 1986 Session. Spe
cial feature. ^ Conferring of Fifth
Decree by Forsyth Pomona De
gree Team. Annonncemmits.
4:00 P. -..'M.—Recess. State
Grange Base^I Championship.
THUI^AY NIGHT
sfoo P. VilC.--Oonferring
Sixth Degred- hy State Officers.
The 1936 conventioin of'fte
North Carolina state Graage
will open at (he North Wil
kesboro school building in
this city on Wednesday
morning, September 26. '
The convention, ope of the
outstanding event* ^of "tte
year for North Wilkesltbro
and Wilkes county, will last
through Friday and it is #x-
pected that there will be'ap
proximately 500 delegates'in
attendance.
The open session, which
will be of much interest'4o
the people of this section
who are not affiliated with
the organization, will be
held on Wednesday night, at
which time L. J. Taber, of Ohio,
national master, will be the fea
ture speaker.
The national master is a very
able speaker and is one of the
nation’s outstandingspokesmen for
the interest of rural people. By
virtue of his character and ability
and the high position of leader
ship in the leading rural frater
nity, he is an outstanding figure
in the nation and his visit to
North Wilkesboro will be a sub
ject of much favorable interest.
The North Wilkesboro school
-building will be convention head-
s and schools will observe
a holiday during the thffb days
order that the Grange may have
free use of the auditorium for as
sembly and the class rooms for
committee meetings and confer
ences.
Delegates will be entertained in '
the homes of the Wilkesboros and
rural communities and lodging
and breakfast will be furnished.
Those who have signified their
willingness to entertain delegates
in their homes are asked to be at
the school building or hare a
representative there on the first
day of the convention.
On Wednesday afternoon the
delegates will be entertained at a
picnic at the armory on the fair
grounds. All who will furnish
baskets to add to the dinner are
requested to have them there not
later than four o’clock.
Dr. McDonald To
Be Here Friday
Will'Deliver Address Before
Kiwanis Club On Consti
tution Subject
Dr. Ralph W. McDonald, Win
ston-Salem man who is a candi
date for the Democratic nomina
tion for governor in 1936, will'be
in North Wilkesboro Friday and
address the Kiwanis Club in lunch
eon meeting at noon. ^ •
Announcement that Dr.
Donald will address the club was
made by Rev. Eugene Olive, Ki-
wanis program chairman. *•
Constitution Week is being ob
served by the Eiwanians and the
program Friday noon will be on
that theme. Following is a copy
of the telegram of Dr. McDimald
to Rev. Mr. Olive accepting the'
invitation to si>eak here Friday:
"Happy to accept your invitotioa.
to address Eawanis Chib' at 'nooa
Friday, September 20th, in observ*'^'
ance of constitution week. Am
greatly interested in discussion of
the constitution at this time.”
Group PresbyterifJ
Meeting On Tuesday
WiU Be Held In Jefferson At
Eleven o’Clock; Large Attend
ance Oesired
Announoemento.
FRIDAY, MORNING
‘ 9:80 A. 1^.( Spcciiil " feature.
Completion of Committw Re>
port*. ■'Misoellm^ baMnees. In-
stallatiMi of'^pKleor*. CSoetag
saagai gseeloB of Stitie Grange.f®“* here today.
Maaciog of HiBCBtiTe Oonutittee
of 8t«t» Qtaaaa.9
] (Oony&ned qn eight}.
A group conference of tijs IHd-
ston-Salem Presbyterigl will meet
at Jefferson on Tuesday, Septom-
ber 24. The meeting will ^>ei| at
eleven o’clock. *
A splendid prognn^ has been
anarged fq^ the oeeMdoa a
full attendance is. d^ied,' it waa
stated in the announcement gi'tett
SLu ‘
Mr. a B. Broi^.a^ fa
noident of
inesa riritor in tU*