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DiiRidUeK W.. 8ept.’ *4—Thom-
ot D«n,
at- 4?^M9lbd at ^Stoart ear-
this morBlna from Injuries su-
&;t|^aed last night in an accident
.jon route 58.
Farmer Is Suicide
narle, Sept. 24.—^Charlie
Or^ Dry, 25, a farmer, died ear
ly today of a bnllet wound said
to Ikare been Inflicted with aui-
;ddal Intent at his home near
' kere.
,, f Aged Couple Die
Mawit Gilead, Sept. 24.—The
deaths of Hr. and Mrs. Alex B.
Deaton, both In their 79th year,
l^ooeniTod at their home here aiv
1^': praxtmately 24 hours apart. Mr.
SrDeaton died Sunday morning and
hla wife died Monday morning.
0^ had suffered from lingering
ill^^ses.
' Automobile Fatality
Whlteyllle, Sept. 24. — Four
persons were injured, one fatal
ly, near here today In a collision
of two automobiles. S. E. Humph
rey, Wtestern Prong township
irmer, died at a hospital here
ijio hours after the crash.
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State Grange ConventionNop In Progress Here
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Re^esentatives
Wilkesboro Unit
Win 2 Contests
Lions Not So Tame
Hollywood, Sept. 23.—Physici
ans fought tonight t o save
Charles Bickford, brawny he-man
of the movies, from infeetfon aft
er he was chewed and clawed in^
the neck by an enraged lion
while filming scenes for “Bast of
Java.’’
Called It Suicide
West Chester. Pa., Sept. 2 4.—
A coroner’s jury of six men re
turned a verdict tonight that hon
ey-haired Evelyn Hoey. torch
ainger, “died at the hands of
persons unknown." Miss Hoey
was found shot to death in the
country home of Henry Huddle
ston Rogers, III, September H.
Minneapolis . . . Jackie Grub,
20-.Months old. of Robbinsdale,
.Minn., has been stamped a “gen
ius" by Dr. Bryngelson, director
of the University of Minnesota
speech clinic. Jackie has a vocab
ulary of 1.100 words; rates 260
in the Binet-Simon test, when on
ly 165 donates genius: and has
passed both three and four year
old tests.
Collections -\re I'p
"Raleigh. Sept. 24.—An in
crease of $2,706,347 was shown
in collections by the state for the
current fiscal year through Sat
►■nrday as compared with the cor
responding period a year ago, G.
G. Scott, director of the accounts
f.4^hft state revenue department,
«ara today.
To Buy Scenic Spot
Raleigh. Sept. 23.—Linville
gorge, an outstanding scenic at
traction of western North Caro
lina and one of eastern America’s
most picturesque natural won-
■ ders, is at last to be brought into
public ownership. State Forester
J. S. Holmes said today.
Laws’ Lecture
On History Holds
i Intefest of Crowd
, _ j •„ of the most Interesting
Large Crowd Hears Moravian!
Miss Joyce Wellbom Most
Representative Grange Girl;
Debate Finals Held
STATE MASTER SPEAKS
Vanetta Suggests Grange
Fight For Food Exemptions
From State Sales Tax
Delegates of the Wilkesboro
Grange won the state Grange de
bating championship and first
place as the most representative
Grange girl in the contest held In
last night’s session of the state
Grange convention at the high
school building in this city.
Miss Joyce Wellborn and Lee
Settle won the trophy in the de
bate and Miss Wellborn received
the trophy as the most represen
tative Grange girl.
The convention opened on yes
terday morning with State Mas
ter E. S. Vanatta in charge. Or
ganization work consumed the
morning session. On Wednesday
afternoon the feature of the
meeting was the annual address
of the state master on the state
of the organization. Outstanding
among his observations on pub
lic matters was the suggestion
that the Grange fight for sales
tax exemptions on basic foods. It
is expected that this will be one
legisla-
Liquor I>aw Test.
Wilmington. Sept. 24.—Anoth
er phase of the New Hanover li
quor law headed toward the Su
preme court this morning as
Judge Alton A. Lennon found
French Lewis guilty of the pos
session of illicit liquor. He was
the alternative of paying a
’"flk of $3,000 or serving two
years on the roads. He noted an
appeal as a test case and was re
leased under bond of $500.
Schoolboy Freed
Asheville, Sept. 23.—A grand
jury today freed Leon Brank.
Asheville schoolboy held In the
death of Emanuel Long. CCC
worker. Young Brank contended
shot to defend his mother
^’||ta*^nug struck her with his
threatened her w’ith a
piece of pipe on September 5.
Mrs. Brank had ordered Long,
who allegedly was intoxicated, to
" leave her house.
.day
Bandits Slay Two
Fork Union, Va., Sept. 23.
Two persons were killed late to
by bandits who attempted to
the bank of Fork Union. As
„. R. 'Thompson, of Columbia,
V^, k-year-old state patrolman,
grappled with one of the bandits,
another fired five bullets Into the
officer’s back, killing him in-
sUntly. Shortly afterward, Frank
Wicks, of Wellesley Hills, Mass.,
member of a posse trailing the
two desperadoes, was slain as
the searchers cornered John
Daugherty in woods bordering
the town.
Honesty Is Rewarded
New York,' Sept. 23. Albert
Correrl, 22. who earns $3.13 a
, -week, plus tips, delivering sand-
-wlehes and coffee in the financial
torict, found a $150,000 for-
Jae today. Delivering orders this
afternoon, he tripped over a pack
age containing 15 $10,000 fed
eral farm mortgage bonds. After
ibe finished his dellTeries Correrl
Itook the bonds to his employer
■bo called police and the broker-
buuee oI C-
whose name
pgn^ge. For hla honesty, Cortra^
' fiHr^*** assured there”s a much
Falls Editor On “High
Spots of History”
R. Don Laws, of Moravian
Falls, editor of the nationally
known “Yellow Jacket,’’ held the
rapt interest of a large crowd at
the courthouse in Wilkesboro
Sunday afternon when he deliver
ed his lecture on “High Spots of
History or Man’s Footprints on
the Sands of Time.’’
Mr. Laws displayed a knowl
edge of history that w'ould amaze
even the heads of universities, ac
cording to many who attend and
enjoyed the lecture, which cov
ered the history of the world
from “Adam and EVe to Amos
and Andy’’ in one hour and five
minutes.
The address was free from
politics and sectarianism and
dealt exclusively with the history
of the human race, although the
historical account was used to
show that civilization and pro
gress go hand in hand with 1
Christianity.
Mr. Laws, whose vocabulary Is
always ready to express clearly
and with effect the thoughts and
purposes of his mind, is an able
.speaker. He has delivered his
historical lecture in many towns
and cities throughout the south
and has been widely acclaimed
as one of the best students of
history in this part of the coun
try.
^f^bto tbe offta* and iX^-feoantlqs, which will be Immwse
iiniiifiiiMii hr that Imnortaa
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To Let Contract
On No. 16 Oct. 3
Is Included In List of 15
Projects For Next Letting
By Commission
Contract for grading, struc
tures and gravel surfacing-of 7.3
miles on highway number 16
from the end of the present grade
to the Ashe county line will be
let by the state highway and
public works commission on Oc
tober 3, it was announced in Ra
leigh Monday by W’. Vaace Baiso,
chief engineer.
Bids will be received on 15
road projecla and the estimated
cost of the projects is near $1,-
400,000. Included in the list are
a number of railway overhead
crossings and underpasses as . a
part of the public jworks admin
istration program.
News that highway 16 Is to be
constructed Is welcome! by the
people of Wilkes and Ashe
tive matters to occupy the atten
tion of the meeting today and to
morrow.
State Master Vanatta declared
that the sales tax exemptions
were removed over the protests
of the Grange, which he accurate
ly pictured as a growing organi
zation having 215 units in the
state. Ho called upon the Grange
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Flower Show Is
Under Way Here
Great Array of Beautiful
Flowers On Exhibit In Old
Postoffice Building
The abundance and beauty of
tho many flowers on exhibit in
the flower show today and to
morrow in the old postoffice
building in this city make it one
of 'the most successful events of
its kind ever attempted in this
part of the state.
The flower show was sponsor
ed by the North Wilkesboro Gar
den Club and hundreds of valu
able premiums were offered by
local business firme and merch
ants. These prizes arc on display
along with the flower show.
Potted plants were Placed in
the building yesterday and the
show was made complete this
morning when many exhibits of
cut flowers were put on display.
This afternoon the show opens to
the public at three o’clock and
will continue through Friday. To
admis
Washington . . . A. E. Mercker
(above), former secretary of the
Interstate Early Potato Commit
tee, is the new head of the Po
tato Section of the Agricultural
Administration.
Inspection Tour
Among Apiaries
Brought to Close
Drive Made to Eradicate Dis
astrous Disease Among
Bees; ER^ Project
B. L. Johnson.Na bee keeper
with 40 years of experience, has
just completed an educational
and inspection tour among the
bee keepers of Wilkes county, an
area famous for the production
of sourwood honey.
The work of Mr. Johnson was
sponsored by County Agent A. G.
Hendren and Miss Victoria Bell,
district ERA administrator. The
project was instituted because of
the fact that American Foul
Brood, a disastrous bee disease,
had been discovered making its
ravages among many apiaries In
the county.
Mr. Johnson, by virtue of much
study and long experience, can
qualify as a bee expert and his
work among the bee keepers is
calculated to be of much benefit
to the industry, which is conced
ed to have great possibilities as a
source of Income in the famous
sourwood region.
' He visited a large number of
bee keepers but -was only able to
scratch the surface, owing to the
limited time in which he had to
work. American Foul Brood has
destroyed a large number of col
onies from Wilkesboro east to
Roaring River and ‘.rom the Yad
kin between these points to the
top of the brushies, he said, and
some cases of the disease were
found north of the Yadkin from
Roaring River to Shepherd’s
Cross Roads. Bees in other parts
of the county were not infected.
He also reported that bees are
very short of honey this season,
due to tlje ralnly summer season,
and that bee keepers will suffer
heavy losses unless they feed
their bees through the winter.
He further stated that the bee
keepers were appreciative of the
services rendered through the
Pre$ident Allot$
Funds To As$ure
Buildii^[ Parkway
STDd(S MADE COMPLETETOr
FILL DEMANDS FROM PE(to-
^ ADJOINING A8IA
Six Millions Allocated In Or
der That Work May Go
Forward Rapidly
Washington, Sept. 25.—Repre
sentative Robert L. Doughton of
Laurel Springs, chairman of the
Governor’s State committee to
further construction of the Appa-
’lachian scenic parkway, announc
ed after a conference with the
President this afternoon that the
Chief Executive had signed an
order restoring four and a half
million dollars to the parkway
fund, so that work might proceed.
The ninth district congressman
reached Washington and met
Governor Bhringhaus, C a p u s
Waynlck, chairman of the State
Highw'ay commission; Charles
Ross, highway counselor; and
Construction Engineer C. G.
Browning of Raleigh by appoint
ment, who had given the veteran
congressman the distress signal
on information that the entire
scenic highway project was block
ed lor lack of funds.
This situation developed last
winter when action on the emer
gency relief appropriation bill,
from which additional funds were
to have been allotted for the
parkway, was delayed over the
McCarran amendment demand
ing the prevailing wage on pub
lic works. Money was diverted
from the six million dollar park
way fund lor general relief.
Funds AH Expended
The sum that was taken from
(Continued on page eight)
Two MenTgken
At StiH Monday
Revenue Agents^ Make Suc
cessful Raid In Parson-
viOe Community
Walter and Cicero Whitting
ton, residents of the Parsonville
community, were taken in a dis
tillery raid in that community
Monday night by Revenue Agents
C. S. Felts, J. C. Fortner, Leon
ard Roop, and J. T. Jones. An
average size still and consider
able quantities of materials were
destroyed.
Bonds of $500 each lor appear
ance at the November term of
federal court were filled follow
ing a preliminary hearing before
U. S. Commissioner J. W. Dula.
ly,b«Mqtted by that
defray expenaes a small .
sion fee of only ten cents is be- cooperation of the county agent
ing charged. 'and the relief administration.
Governor Set* October 7-11
For Fire Prevention Week
Raleigh, Sept. 23.—Governor
Ehringhaus today proclaimed the
week of October 7 to 11 as fire
prevention week in North Caro
lina and urged that mayors of
cities and towns also set aside
the week by proclamation for the
purpose of correcting fire haz
ards, promoting public and pri
vate fire protection and "arouse
the people generally to the need
for habits of greater care.”
FOOTBALL TEAMS OF WILKESBOROS TRAINING
FOR FIRST GRIDIRON CONTESTS OF SEASON
San Franplsco . . . Mrs. Jean
Lawrle Hobson (above), takes
great pride In the fact that she
learned to swim this summer and
now on her 98th birthday Is en
rolled In the high school here. Its
oldest pupil ever to receive hopie-
work.
Civilienn of
Wilkes Court To
Convene Monday
C!ourt Faces Congested Dock
et Daring Two Weeks’
Term; Phillips to Preside
Regular fall term of Wilkes
superior court will face a con
gested docket when it convenes
in Wilkesboro on Monday morn
ing, September 30.
Several hundred cases are pend
ing trial and the Wilkes bar as
sociation has made out quite an
extensive calendar for the term.
.Many of the cases calendared
have been pending for several
days.
Judge F. Donald Phillips, of
Rockingham, who is riding the
17th judicial district this fall,
will be the presiding jurist. The
term is for two weeks and will be
for trial of civil cases only.
An effort will be made to sub
stantially reduce the number of
cases pending trial during the
two-weeks term. An act of the
last legislature calling for four
additional weeks of court has
made it possible to practically
clear the criminal docket but the
civil docket remains large.
Win Further Develop NmHi
Wflkeshoro As Tradkig ~
Mecca of This Section
Candidates for places on the
North Wilkesboro and Wilkes-
boro high school football teams,
Wilkes county’s contribution to
the gridiron game, are working
hard for positions on the squads.
North Wilkesboro squad this
year .yill he undfir the tutuor-
ship of Prof. Ralph Banker, serv
ing his first year as director of
athletics here. He stated today
that it is a bit early to make pre
dictions and that mucluwork re
mains to be done before the team
Is rounded Into shape for dpen-
Ing of the season, ■which will be
at Lenoir on October 4.
First good workout of the
team candidate# WM on Monday
afternoon. SorifttmagauIiaTO
delayed for sbnHI time-on accpWxt
of the lair grouiida ;b*lag occu
pied but pra^lo* 1# In lull, sway
this week. With the exception of
four lettermfen, Jones, Kllby^
Deal and Gentry, the remainder
of the team suffers some from
lack of experience but time will
enable the squad to get over this
difficulty. The schedule this year
is mainly among teams of the
Western North Carolina high
school conference with games
with such teams as Lenoir, Mor-
ganton. North Carolina School
For Deaf, Marlon and Newton.
Games with teams not in the
conference Include Boone, Elkin
and Wilkesboro. The annual
Wilkesboro game, tewned the lit
tle football classic of Wilkes, will
be here on November J7,-Tweu'
far. jc- ■
Wilkesboro boya m
training nlncOithe begtonlng
school under the direction of
Coach Benny Troutman and will
open the season today against El
kin at Elkin. Eight lettermen are
out this year and 12 others, mak
ing a total of twenty trying for
positions. The team will be a-
bout the same weight as the
squad that represented the school
last year.
Following is Wtlkesboro’s sche
dule: Boone at Boone October 4;
Mocksville pending October 11;
Taylorsville at Taylorsville Oetob-
er IS; Northslde at Winston-Sal
em October 25; Southslde (Win
ston-Salem) at Wilkesboro .. No
vember 1: 'Harmony pending No
vember 8; November 15 open;
Mrs. J. S. Fanner
Comi^ Oct. 1st
Former Missionary to Japan
Will TeaA Her Book to
Mi^ionj^ Societies
Mrs. J. S.-Vtomer, of Raleigh,
who for nine ^drs was a Baptist
Missionary to Japan, will he at
the First Baptist church here on
Tuesday and 'Wtednesday, Octob
er 1 and 2, for the purpose of
teaching her book, “At the Gate
Of Asia,” Rev. Eugene Olive, pas
tor, announced today.
Mrs. Farmer was a daughter
of the late Livingstone Johnson,
editor of the Biblical Recorder
and the wife Of the present edi
tor, to whom she was married
while serving a missionary.
She was first '.jharrled to a Mr.
Willingham, wjp died while she
D0 U®r© on, iMUTClAiww* w*' vOulOtU o, r-
ty-tlve »re l^Ioiwrllle at Wllke#boro N^
»2; Wilkesboro - Nortk'
game Novom-ber g7
was In Japan.
iMrg. Farmerr^ill give ber first
lecture here on Tuesday night
and ,tke course, will continue on
Wednesday morning and Wednes
day afternoon. iWomen of all the
Baptist charchtor.tb the connty
have a cordiaU fntitation to be
present. Mrs. |®l|^mer Is widely
known as a wimy and speaker
and will have!/ very inspiring
messages for all irbo attend.
’' Mr. Rlebafd' Henuti. of Le
noir, was a business visitor in
tJiis city yesterday. ^
CO-OPlSlgmVE MOV?
With the li^roach of the
fall seaaqjp^jpHU what ia pre
dicted the best season
of retail wade in six years,
local merchants are coope
rating in a movement * to
promote North Wilkesboro
as the logical trading center
in Northwestern North Car
olina.
North Wilkesboro is geo
graphically situated as a
natural nucleus and center
of transportation and com
munication. From its begin
ning it has been a market
center for products of fanns
and for natural resources.
Being a market center it has
also developed into a trading.
center to fill the demands of n.
population of approximately 106,-
000 people in Wilkes and adjoin
ing counties.
North Wilkesboro business
houses this year are increasing
their stocks to 'the point where
all reasonable needs can be fill
ed and at a great saving to the
people of the trading territory.
No longer will it he necessary for
customers to make expensive
trips to distant point to fill their
needs." .
In anticipation of a large vol
ume of fall and winter trade
representatives of North Wilkes
boro stores have spent much time
in New York City and other
northern markets; selecting a-
wide variety of merchandise to
fill all needs and demands. Buy
ers selected carefully and after
duo consideration at prices that
will mean savings passed on to
a buying public.
Stocks of local firms have nev
er been more complete and up-
to-date than they will be during
the coming fall and winter sea
sons. Tins Lpplies to all merch
andising lines.
Local firms are planiiiug an ex
tensive advertising campaign In
Wilkes and adjoining counties
during the fall and winter mer
chandising season. promoting
North WIilkesboro as a trading
center and working with the aim
01 bringing about an expansion in
the local trade territory that, wiU
be of mutual benefit to consumef
and seller.
Trade Expansion Bureau
A group of progressive busi
ness firms of the city have start
ed the trade expansion move
ment and have organized into a
Trade Expansion Bureau.
Bank of Ashe Is
Robbed of $3,000
The Bank of Ashe, located in
Jefferson, county seat of Ashe
county, was entered and robbed
of $3,000 in cash by parties of
unknown Identity Monday night.
The theft was discovered early
Tuesday morning by Abe Medly,
janitor, who found that the-bank
safe had been moved to the rear
of the building, where it had
been broken by means of an
acetylene torch, which apparently
had melted a bole in the back
side large enough for a person
to put his hand through. Water^
had been used freely to cool tho Ahi
safe.
According to reports here', W.
H. Worth, president of the' bajnk, •
checked the loss to be $3,000 in
cash. It was not learned hero
whether or not any bonds or so-
curitiee were taken.* The loss
covbred by insurance.
As providence would have , It
there was $4,000 in tho'" malls'
addressed to the bank which had
not been received. This sum had
been mailed from the Bank- ot
North Wilkesboro to ,thd Baok tf
Ashe and arrived In \^ost'Jdt^or-
son on the train* Monday.
over.. tho train was late
gigU did not" arrive in Uhw for
the cash to bo daUvmK^^Ksfora
closing Ume tor the bf^