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; ‘ Raleigh, Oct. 8.—The revenue •
Thffice has mailed out 60,000 drlv-
•^ers cards In accordance with the
new law requiring drivers to be
registered. 1
'Vvbacco Mart Report
Wllnston-Salem. Oct. 8.—The
Winston-Salem market today sold
1,068,746 pounds of leaf tobacco
for $161,24’.31, an average price
of $18.83^a hundred pounds.^
Wreck Claims Three
Lttmberton, Oct. 8.—The death
of Bill Stphens, of Parkton, in a
Fayetteville hospital yesterday
brought to three the number
killed or fatally injured Sunday
In an automobile-truck collision
near Parkton.
Talmadge Speaks
Philadelphia, Oct. 8.—Gover
nor Eugene Talmadge of Georgia
told the Philadelphia board of
trade today that “when the Su
preme Court gets after the brain-
trusters in the AAA we'll be back
to .-Wnericanism by Christmas.’’
Mixed Term
To'Begin November 11
Jail Cases Will
Be Disposed Of
Commissioners I>raw Grand
Jury; Jiidgre Phillips Will
Be On the Bench
.stabbed To Death
Raleigh. Oct. 8. — Vernon
Knight, 31, dairy supervisor of
the state hospital here, died in
Rex hospital today of knife
wounds ssld by Coroner L. -M.
'VVaiins to have been inflicted
Saturday night near Garner by
Beecher Patton, 30, a friend of
Knight.
Red Orosfl .Acts
Geneva. Oct. 8.—A relief em
ergency suddenly created b y
thousands of wounded scattered
upon Ethiopia’s battlefields mov
ed the International Red Cross to
decide tonight to send a mission
to Addis Ababa immediately.
Hacked Self To Death
.\ew Bern, Oct. 8.—James Ca
nnon. r0, who lived between
Crostan and Piney Grove, this
county, committed suicide Sun
day night, dying at a local hos
pital soon after he had shot him
self under the chin with a shot
gun and then hacked at his fore
head and head with wn axe at his
home. .No motive could be assign
ed for the act.
■Says F. R. Playboy
Mew Britain, Conn., Oct. 8.—
The Rev. Charles R. Brown, dean
emeritus of the Yale Divinity
school, said today that “with a
playboy in the White House,’
thoughtful people of nation
are considering the “importance
of having a more desirable type
to control the economic order.’’
Voulh.s To War on War
.New York, Oct. 8.—A group of
representatives of national
r
stu-
t v-'w - -
dent organizations voted tonight
I.) stage a nation-wide “student
mobilization for peace and elev
enth hour demonstration against
war’’ at 11 a. m. on armistice
day. November 11- Details of the
program were to be decided at a
meeting tomorrow.
KoosU-r Tries Hen's Job
.McDonough. Ga.. Oct. 8.
Soundly whipped and stripped of
his plumage in a fight with an
other cock, a rooster in the poul
try yard of T. J. Patterson has
ta'keu up a hen’s job. The roost
er is performing all the duties
of a mother hen for a brood of
qi5 chickens. Though the 1» are,
frying size, they refuse to part j
company with iheiv self-appomt- |
ed foster parent.
The November term of superior
court, first of the new fall terms
for Wilkes county created by an
act of the last legislature, will
convene lu Wllkesboro on Mon
day, November 11-
In a recent meeting of the bar
associatioif it was decided to de
vote the court to trial of civil
cases but due to the fact that the
law sets out that it is regular
mixed term it was found that it
would be necessary to have a
grand jury and try criminal as
well as civil cases.
The commissioners in regular
October session drew a full ros
ter of jurors sufficient in num
ber to provide a grand Jury. Jail
cases on the criminal docket will
be tried during the first week of
the teru and the remainder will
be devoted to civil actions.
Following are the jurors for
the term:
ICirst Week
1 I’. Call, Wllkesboro; Coy
Durham, Edwards; J. M. Nichols,
Reddies River: Timothy Elledge,
Rock creek: .Mansfield Green,
Elk: H. Y. Warren, Traphill;
Philo H. Rhoades. Mulberry; V.
D. Pruitt, Traphill; J. E. Wayne,
Union; P. E. Dancy, Union; J.
W. Walters. Traphill; Charlie
Harrold. Rock Creek; J. P. Ad
ams. Mulberry; Elmore Kilby.
Reddies River; C. B. Edminsten,
Beaver Creek; 0. R. Miller, Red
dies River; S. Y. Walker, Beav
er Creek; W, A. Payne, Jobs
Cabin; J. A. Cleary, Walnut
Grove; Eugene Billings, Traphill;
Walter Davis. Stanton; J. M.
Dula, Elk: O. M. Witfion, Jobs
Cabin; J. E. Deans. Sr.. North
Wllkesboro; Bryan Carter, Ed
wards; B. B. Brown. Walnut
Grove; D. B. Davis, Moravian
(Continued on page eight)
Woodrow Key In
Wilkes Hospital
For Treatment For Gunshot
Wound; Officers Seeking
John Lovette Here
Woodrow Key, who lives at the
home of his sister, Mrs. Carl
I.ivingstone, near Moravian Falls,
is in the hospital liere suffering
from a gunshot wound .and offi
cers are seeking John Lovette, of
near this city, who is alleged to
have fired the shot.
The affair took place near the
home of .Mr. Livingstone last
night. .According to reports given
to officers, the two had (luarrel-
ed sometime during the day, said
to be concerning domestic mat
ters, and Lovette went back later
with a pistol, called Key from
the home of a neighbor, ami tired
a bullet into his thighs. His
wound is not considered very ser
ious.
Slt^ S^r$ .,
; Gets Tax BooIk
OfCurreliftYefU’
Officers of Fodrteen Counties Tentative Settlement of Slier-
Pdke, ^ikriifs
To Gat^: Htre
In District Meet
Washington . . . The after math
of the meeting of Republican par
ty leaders held here last week,
is that the “strong man’’ today
in directing party affairs is Har
rison E. Spangler (above), of
Iowa, recent grass-roots confer
ence chairman. Some otrservers
are of the opinion that he may
be the Chairman of the Na
tional Republican Committee.
Last Rites For ,
Wreck Victims
Mrs. Canter Buried Tuesday
At New Hope; Miss Triplett
At Mount Pleasant
Funeral services were held at
New Hope Baptist church Tues
day afternoon 2:30, for Mrs. Hu
bert Canter, 23. and at Mount
Pleasant Baptist church the same
hour M'pdnesday afternoon for
.Miss Wilhelmina Triplett. 29,
who died Jrom injuries received
Sunday afternoon when Miss
Triplett’s automobile collided
with a Greyhound bus 15 miles
west of this city.
The services were largely at
tended by hosts of friends, rela
tives and acquaintances who
mourned the loss of the two high
ly respecteij ladies of the Purlear
communTty. Mrs. Canter was the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. P.
Elledge, of Purlear, and the wife
of Hubert Canter, who holds a
position with Tomlinson’s De
partment Store in this city.
Miss Triplett was a daughter
of Dr. W. R. Triplett, of Pur-
iear, and was a member of the
Millers Creek school faculty.
Rev. A. W. Eller, pastor, was
assisted in the rites for Mrs.
Canter at New Hope church by
Revs. Avery Church. Finley C.
Watts end G. W. Sebastian. Pall
bearers were uncles and cousins
and a beautiful floral offering
was in charge of cousins and
friends.
Among the out-of-county peo-
pie attending the service were
Mr. and Mrs. A. U. Church and
family and G. A. Canter and
family, of Greensboro, M r s.
George Canter, Mr. and -Mrs. Ed
Canter, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth
(Continued on back page)
.Arm.v and -Navy Grows
WashingtO ), Oct. S.—Fighting
forces of the United States are
growing at the rate of more than
7 000 a month even the na-,
Job seeks peace through i»s pre-1
codent-shattering neutrality poi-1
icy Latest recruiting figures dis-
chwed today that the army has
added 18,850 men to its enlisted
personnel since July 1. while the
has taken on 2,527.
Low Bid On Construction Highway
16 To Ashe County Line Tendered
Nashville Firm Subpiits Bid ^}ew Trial Ordered
of In Ca.e From Wilke.
Opinion Not Handed Down By
Supn'ine Court In W’ilke.sboro
Election I’ases
navy
Accident Victim Die«
Winston-Salem. Oct. 8.— P. B.
Turner, 48. of Winston-Salem,
died here late last night as the
result of injuries suffered when
he was struck by an automobile
here Saturday, A warrant charg-
Mark Spainhour of King, al-
driver of the car. with
reckless and hit-and-run driving
war issued.
ing
leged
No Wonder He Diel
Rocky Mount, Oct. 8.—H. Eu
gene Collins. 22, of Castalia, was
freed under $1,500 bond tonight
pending trial October 19 on man
slaughter charges in connection
with the death of J. W. Sutton,
«2, Red Oak blacksmith, last
night alter Collins’ car struck
•»lni.,antton died In. a local hos-
' .*S»l ■ WttlT two broken legs, a
Inng, a’probnble frao-
qt tka aknll and a fraetnrad
Low bJS for grading, structures
and gravel surfacing on 7.3
miles of slate highway 16 from
the end of the new grade at Wll-
bar to the Ashe county line was
submitted to the state highway
commission last week.
The successful bidder on ihe
projMt was T. M. Strider Con
struction company, of Nashville.
Tenn., for $143,394.70.
The bid has been canvassed, it
is understood, and has been ap
proved by the state highway and
public works commission and
work is expected to get under
way wTthin a few weeks.
The Wilkes project was one of
15 lor road and street work on
the list lor letting last -tt'cek. Low
bids on all the projects totaled
81,171,766.73.
Highway construction is fi
nanced by public works funds
from the government ip grants to
states but the funds this year
are to i»e matclied with the gov
ernment furnishing only a part
of tjie funds.
Public work scale wages must
be.'paid and labor-is furnished
through the aatlonal ro-employ-
In the list of opinions handed
down by the state supreme court
yesterday a new trial w'as order
ed in the civil action of H. G.
Minton Versus T. W. Ferguson.
In the June term of court in
Wllkesboro Minton won a verdict
of $400 against Ferguson and an
appeal was taken.
A decision was not handed
down in the two cases growing
out of the Wilkesboro election
controversy. The next date on
which the high court will give out
opinions will be on October 30.
Oct. 11, 1»*6, at 6:00 p. m.
A stew and, accessories 3.5c
A fry and ae^j^rles 35c
DoMert .iLrt.-!/. . .;i— 5c extra
Bvarybody U cordteUy iavitad
to «ito«d. " -• -
Oyster Supper Friday
Night Wilkeabo ro School
The young woman's Sunday
school class of'the Wilkesboro
Methodist church, will sponser an
oyster supper in the home eco-
non'.ics department of the Wilkes- -lum .
loro high-school. Friday night, -noon under bond Or IS.OOO to ap-
To Gather Hire Feu' Gen
eral Conference
DATE IS OCTOBER 31ST
Safety and Crime Prevention
Will HoU Attention of
the Gathering
The law enforcing officers of
this and neighboring counties
will hold a district conference in
North Wllkesboro. Thursday, Oc
tober 31st, to discuss mutual
problems and lay plans for con
certed and continuous effort in
crime prevention and highway
safety.
A total of eight such confer
ences will be held throughout the
State In all. The counties forming
this district are Alexander, Alle
ghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Cald
well. Catawba, Davie, Iredell,
Rowan, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes
and Yadkin.
The series is being arranged
through the Law Enforcing Of
ficers Division of the Institute of
Government ty the leaders of the
city, county, state, and federal
a.gencies in North Carolina. The
district conference.s, plans for
which w'ere adopted at the state
wide School of Law Enforcing Of
ficers here last summer, will be
followed by city and county
schools.
The Institute of Government, it
was announced today, has com
pleted arrangements for the
printing of 250,000 copies of its
new guidebook on Highway Saf
ety. These will be distributed to
every officer, citizens group, and
high school in the State, it was
said, and will form the basis for
safety instruction and promotion
by all three groups.
At (he district conferences the
morning sessions will be limited
to police,' sheriffs, and state pa-
trolmeir-toi“ thO’’ ’dttWltl. The
Judges and solicitors of the in
termediate courts will join in
the afternoon meetings.
Each district conference will
culminate with a buffet supper at
which mayors, members of the
bar. and members of the public
affairs committees of the various
citizens’ groups will meet with
(Gontinned on page eight)
^“silitByAiito
Funeral Service For Aged
Man Will Be Held This Aft
emoon At Union Church
James H. Pennell, age 76,
prominent citizen o f Wilkes
county, died Monday night at the
Wilkes Hospital from injuries in
flicted Saturday afternoon when
he was struck by a car while
walking along the highway near
his home at Cricket.
No hope wa.s held for his re
covery after the accident occiired.
One leg was badly crushed and
he suffered internal injuries.
Mr. Pennell was well and fav
orably known throughout Wilkes
county. He was a former member
of the WJlkes County board of
education, serving in that office
for about ten years. He took an
active interest throughout his
life in school, church and com
munity affairs and was held in
esteem by many acquaintances.
He was a member of Union Meth
odist church.
He leaves his wife and the fol
lowing children: Mrs. Ed Farth
ing, Boone; Miss Laura Pennell,
member of Winston-Salem cit3'
school faculty; James Pennell,
Cleveland: Miss Pauline Pennell,
nurse at the Presbyterian hos
pital in Charlotte; Harrold and
Howell Pennell, of Cricket. There
is one surviving sister, Mrs. John
Gaither, of. Millers Creek.
According to reports of officers
who Investigated the accident
that caused Mr. Pennell’s death
the aged man was walking on
the left shoulder of the Boone
Trail about four feet off the
pavement when a car driven by
Oscar Owens passed another car
and .swerved off the highway,
stricklng Mr. Pennell.
Driver Is Under Bond
Oscar Owens, driver of the car
which hit Mr. PenneU, was re
leased from JsiUitonday after
rereni
^ro88 Here (MiSi
iff Is Accepted By Coun
ty CMiiinissicmers
HAS 1935 TAg BOOKS
Geoixe HoBsnd Aii^iiited
Rural PoUeeman; Cfther'-'
Buriness Transacted
Wilkes county board of com
missioners in regular October
session accepted the tentative set
tlement of Sheriff W. B. Somers
for the 1934 taxes and turned
over to him for collection the
1935 tax books, with which he is
now charged and has tilled bond.
, Until Monday C. H. Ferguson,
county accountant, had been In
charge of tax collections' on the
new books and had taken in ap
proximately $24,000, represent
ing the largest sum paid on coun
ty taxes at this time of the year
In' five years.
'sheriff Somers now has the
1935 tax books and payments
hereafter will be at his office in
stead of the county accountant.
However, Mr. Ferguson continues
to receive payments on taxes for
1934 and prior years.
The discount allowed on 1935
taxes during this month is one
per cent.
The board had a busy session
Monday. All members, D. B.
Swaringen, chairman, M. F. Ab-
sher and Ralph Duncan, were
present. Routine business occu
pied a great part of the Monday
session.
George Holland, keeper of the
county bloodhound, was appoint
ed rural policeman and bond in
the sum of $800 was filled.
Ida Grove, la. . . .A royal re
ception greeted J. Ray Murphy
(above), Iowa State Insurance
Commissioner, upon hla arrival
home from the annual American
Legion Convention where he was
elected National Commander.
Two Fire Trucks
Being Used Here
Fire Department Warns Traf
fic To Be ,Careful When
Fire Siren Blows
Eight To
Mrs. E. K. McNiel
Member of Well Known Fam
ily Passes At Home Near
MiDers Creek
.Mrs. Emma Kilby McNiel, mem
ber of one of Wilkes county’s
best known families, died at her
home at Millers Creek Tuesday
morning following an illness of
several weeks.
Mrs. McNiel was 52 years of
age, a daughter of the late John
and Martha McNeil Kilby. She
leaves five children; Howard,
Gwyn. Clyde, Irene and date
McNiel; also surviving are five
brothers and three sisters: A. F.,
H. C. and T. J. Kilby, North Wll
kesboro; Elmore Kilby, Millers
Creek; J. H. Kilby, Washington,
D. C.; Mrs. Cora Eller and Mrs.
J. C. Whittington, Millers Creek;
Mr.s. Richard Stout, North Wil-
.keshoro.
Her husband. Clinton McNiel,
died several years ago.
Funeral service.s were held at
Pleasant Home Baptist church
Wednesday, eleven o’clock, in the
presence of a host of friends and
acquaintances.
This being fire prevention week
the local fire department issues
a warning to traffic to be ex
tremely careful in case of fires
and not get In the way of either
of the two fast trucks now being
used.
It has been the custom, it was
pointed out, for people to get in
their cafs, hack out into the
street and follow the fire truck
as it goes to a fire. Now there
are two trucks and if people In
sist on getting into the traffic
lanes of the street Immed'ate
*4.b^ted"Hie first truck thero will
be danger of being hit by the
second.
A second truck was added to
the fire fighting equipment to
raise the department from third
to second class, making it pos
sible that $20,000 be saved each
year in fire insurance premiums
by the property owners in the
city. .The small truck carries a
ton load of hose and other equip
ment and is capable of quick get
away and fast speeds.
Therefore the fire department,
in wishing to promote the cause
of safety, is asking that people
keep their cars parked in case of
fire until both trucks have gone
to the scene of the flre.Tliis is
also asked iu order that the fire
men may be able to reach the
scene without difficulty.
Attention Is also called to the
fact that the Hre truck weighs
seven tons and if anything is in
the way an accident could easily
be tragic. Hereafter both trucks
will go to fires i
Representattre, iif Ni
To Speak; Attor
ney Whieker Chairman
A regional Red Cross ''confer-'-,
cnce to be held In North Wllkes
boro on Tuesday, October 22,
will be one of eight to be held is
North Carolina prior to the bo-,
ginning of the annual Red Croaa'
roll call, it was announced from
national headquarters today by
the news service of the Amerieaa
Red Cross.
“Details of the accident proven-J
tion campaign just launched bf‘
the Red Cross will be given
this conference’’ said William.
Carl Ifttnt, assistant manager of
the eastern area of the Red Cross.
“Maurice R. Reddy will be the
national speaker at the confer
ence. He is a veteran Red Croed
worker, familiar with all phases
of the disaster relief, health and
safety education progiaui of the
Red Cross, and is a foro-ful and
effective speaker. The topic for
his address at the luncheon se.s-
sion is Devise and Carry On’, iv-
ferriiig to the provision in ll)'»
I charter which .gives Congressiou-
al authority for Red Cross pre
ventive measures against di.suster,
accident and disease.
Attorney J. H. Whicker, of this
city, regional and local chapter
chairman, will also be on the pro
gram and will preside.
“District and local Red Uro.ss
leaders will lake part in all the
programs and discussions. Past
achievements of the state’s chap
ters, and economic and welfare
conditions that have arisen to
affect the program for the com
ing year will be outlined at all
the conferences, and plans will
be formulated for the roll call
which begins in November. Last
year for the first time in six
years Red Cross enrollment iu
North Carolina showed a loss in
stead of a gain. We plan to mak»
up this loss this year and enroll
a membership more nearly com
mensurate with North Carolina’s
standing as th" largest southern
state.
“.Yt each of the conferences
there will be a showing of the
Red Cross film. “The Greatest
Mother.’’ Issued during the sum
mer to depict Red Cross activi
ties, the film has had a success
ful reception on many motion
picture programs at tlieaters all
over the United States.”
Farms in Rockingham county
on which no lespedeza was grown
four years ago now have from 5
to 25 acres each.
Lutheran Services
Services over Moore’s Market
on B street. Bible class at 7:00
m. Preaching by pastor. Rev.
E. Mennen, at 7:30; also com
munion service. Public is invited
to attend.
Laws Will Speak
At Ronda Sunday
History J^ecture To Be Deliv
ered in School Building |
Sunday Afternoon
Mrs. W. R. Absher Is Child Welfare
Chairman For Auxiliary, Area C
New Brand Flour
Being Introduced
.North Wilkesboro Grocery Co.
Now SelllnK “Snow I'rt'am"
Flour Here
Is
pear In a hearing scheduled to be
held before Jlaglstrate J. C. Wal
lace ilimday-,"'”.'>''\
Funeral amle«:;for Mt. Pen-
Messrs. Green Casstevens and
Andrew Cowles, representatives
of the Statesville Flour Mills
Co., are in this city and surround
ing territory this week introduc
ing the new high patent “Snow
Cream” flour which is now be
ing featured by the North Wil
kesboro Grocery Co. as whole
sale distributors, and in a num
ber of leading grocery stores in
this section.
There is a valuable certificate
in each bag of "Snow Cream”
flour which entitles the holder to
ten pieces of 22k china by pay
ing only the small cost for han
dling.
“Snow Cream” flour Is one of
the finest brands ever manufac
tured by the Statesville mills
and is already being warmly re
ceived by the buying public of
this community.
Attorney Buford ,T. Henderson,
r uu«.» — — o* WiMtpn-8#leiai;.;.liM been »b-
will be bel* ifiUqu ebg^ jjan.yng court tn -yj^iae^ro^^^
^ iMo o’clock.
week.
Will Head Welfare Work For
OrgMiization In 10 States,
Two Territories
Mrs. W. R. Absher, of this city,
former president of the North
Carolina department of the Amer
ican Legion Auxiliary, has been
appointed by the national Auxil
iary president, Mrs. Melville
Muckleson, as child welfare chair
man for division C.
Division C is composed of nine
southern states and two terri
tories: Texas, Oklahoma, Louis
iana, Alabama. North Carolina,
South Carolina, Georgia, Florida,
Arkansas, Panama and Port!
Rico.
It will be the duty of Mrs. Ab
sher to direct the child welfare
work of the Legion Auxiliary
throughout the division by means
of a bulletin service. She stated
here today that a division meet-
Ign will be held in Shreveport,
La., at an early date.
The record of Mrs. Absher In
the Auxiliary Is on* of valuable
service.' T’*o years ago she was
president of the Auxiliary in the
state and she is now vice chalr-
m5ti Q{ national detunse. Last
yen efc% Mrved as child wpUaro
” ' ■’kkd natioB*l commlt-
the statP; v Sie is
■ ■ ■
R. Don Laws, Yellow Jacket
editor and history student of en
viable reputation, will deliver his
address on “High Spots of His
tory’’ in the Ronda school audi
torium on Sunday afternoon, Oc
tober 13, at two o’clock.
I The lecture, which many local
I people have heard with much In-
' terest is described as “being a
diagraphlc picture and lecture on
the history of the human race,
including creation, pyramids of
Egypt, the flood, great wars,
great warriors, philosophers and
poets, birth .jf Christ, founding
and fall of empires, dark ages,
wars of the Crusades, great in
ventions and discoveries, develop
ment of the Bible and a recapitu
lation of man's activities and des
tinies.”
The discou’ se is devoid of sec-
terianism or politics and is a lec
ture based on a comprehensive
nowlcdge of the history ol the
world. The public is cordially in
vited to be present and no ad
mission will he charged.
Football Teams
To Play Friday
While North Wllkeshoro’s
•Mountain Lions are playing N: C.
S. D. in u conference game at
Morganton Friday aftetraaop Wll
kesboro high will play Mocke-
vllle on the fairground field. A.
good game is in pirMt>qi9$iiand a
large attendance of football taka
is expr.sted for the fIVat gbBM on. ^
the local field. ' ■-
The fio^t bonce
Wilkaaboro trill bd
18 trb^~iia: MOOBt^ >icu
;6T*’^co**ar«»ca
play
Vaat-