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"T^ JdUM^AL^PATBJOT HAS "BLAZED"%Efi TRAIL OP^ PBO,GRi^ ik'THE “STATE OP^WIL^ PO^JHIRtY^^ Do Y Norfli _ -l^ngNMirt TliTm^lfchi tiUiT* ' Jicrawcii LateNe^^ Natkm - M.% X .r,... ♦• wix^^ ^4' Two Nogroo l^foefaed „ Columkns. Taim. Not. 11.—• -‘fV v'lfijQ. nacro yqatiu chargod with ^ . alay^g »; whRe woaaii October It -wore selied by a mob at Al- tair. 11 miles south of here to night and hanged to a tree a mile from the girl’s home. Two Die At Sea Manila, Nov. 28. (Wednesday) —A toll of two dead and two missing was reported in radio flashes today from rescuers at hho wrecked freighter Sllver- hnael along with word the 50 others aboard the craft had been -aavod after a four-day battle in raging waters. November Term Federal Court Begins Monday Larere Dodtet of Liquor Cases Pending Trial in Two Weeks’ Session JUDGE HAYES ON BENCH Continued Activity of Federal Agents Put Many Cases On Calendar November term o f federal court for trial of cases from four counties, Wilkes, Alleghany, ,\she and Watauga, will convene in Wilkesboro on Monday morn ing, November 18. Judge Johnson J. Hayes, of Greensboro, middle North Caro lina district jurist, will preside 851 pounds of tobacco or 17.9 ! over the term, which Is expected per cent more than on November | to consume the greater part of Pair W«M Matched? Miami, Fla., Nov. 13.—It was love at first sight, said George Hill, Jr., six-foot cowboy with Ringlfng Brothers’ circus, and Natalie Nackloy, 30-lnch midget. And so today County Judge W. P. Blanton married them. * • V. !*■« . I .* T-- ig#i' -~=- tik flic - Cttf at r Norfli Car^ VOIl XXXi NO. Published Mondays an^ Yhoia&iya HftiXESBORO, it. ' ' ' maJkwama UXfdtJTQP .... ^ •i.'v- ".'i. T.dirge Toba^-co Crop Raleigh. Nov. 12.—North Car olina tobacco producers through October 31 had sold 383,STS.- 1 a year ago, figures released today by the federal-state crop reporting service showed. Patrolman Injured Fayetteville, Nov. 13.—High way Patrolman J. K. Banner- man was carried to Pittman hos pital here tonight with injuries suffered when his motorcycle col lided headon with a car driven by Mrs. A. \V. .^uten on Hay street. Official Rtwigns Denver. Nov. 12.—Set i'tlary ; of State James H. Carr. im peached by the Colorado house of j two weeks. .Notwithstanding the fact that the docket is cleared at each term, a large number of cases are pending trial. Practically all of the cases are for alleged vio lation of the revenue laws in ’.iQuor manufacture and sale, although there are a few cases in which violation of the postal laws, motor vehicle theft act and the narcotic act are charged. Following the usual custom, it i.s expected that cases originating in Alleghany. Ashe and Watauga counties will be called first. Following is a list of the Father and Son Are Ok Trial For Killing Phin Atwood August Mtit I Proud Her Triplets Ipswich, Mass.—Anthorities on the subject say that triplets are born to cows “perhaps once in every million births.” Therefore this Guernsey cow' on the Argilla Farm here has a right to be extremely proud of these fine triplets of hers. *^1. " ^ ,1 Wilkes county jurors summoued representatives on 12 charges malfeasance in office, resigned; p Laws, Pores Knob; A. late today. He delivered his res ignation to Rev. Ed C. Johnson, his accuser, on the eve of his trial before seuai6. Dos Wrecks ralrolman Rocky Munt, Nov. 12.—-Siate Highway Patrolman J. C. Scar- borou.gh, injured last night at North Wilkesboro; Spring Hope when his motorcycle Blackbuin, Walsh, A. M’yatt, Halls Mills; Tom Walsh, Purlear; M’. E. Brewer, Hays: .Alvin Hincher, North Wil kesboro route 1; Sam C. Johnson, Traphill; B. F. Proffit, Maple Springs: W. C. Scroggs, Moravi an Falls; Emoat . C. -iWoodie, Walter A. Vickery M. jslruck a dog in the highway, late! Day, Ronda; O. K. Whittington, "this afternoon was reported bet- Wilkesboro; R. B. Pharr .Vi ter at a ho.spital here where heikesboro; Isaac Baity. North Wil- IL brought after the accident. kesboro; T. H. Brooksh re, was t.rougni | Boomer; Curt M. Wellborn. Cy- Killel By Train ! j.i^. p p. Tnlbmt, Benhani; AI- Hickory. Nov. 11.—The man- Qreeii, Roaring River; Cice- gled body of Julius Everette parsons, Parsonville Heavener, 17-year-old son of Mr. and .Mr.s. John R. Heavener, of west Hickory, was found be tween t li e Southern railway tracks, hear the 2Sth street crossing about 100 yards from his home, at daybreak today. L Two Hum In Dairy Greenville, Nov. 12. —Flo>d Garrett. 22. and I. C Boykins. 17, were burned to death early today in a tire which .swept the Gre-^ Hill dairy near here. The youtl-s were trapped in their sleeping ciuarters shove the ma chinery room of the dairy, where the blaze originated. Beaten and Robbed Greensville. Nov. 11.—James Nelson, 70-year-old man who lives alone near the fair grounds just outside the city limits, was robbed Sunday night of about a^35 aflter his assailants had (Aaten him severely. .Nelson said three negroes entered his home about midnight and when he was roused by them, they beat him down on the bed. robbed him' of the money and fled. X. C.'s Share of WP.A Of the $4,800,000,000 appro- Father Of W. G. Gabriel Passes Funeral Service For James A. Gabriel Held Today In Lincolnton ■lames .Alhertus Gabriel, father of W. G. and Howell Gabriel, of this city, died early Wednesday morning at his home near Lin- eolnton. .Mr. Gabriel, who was 71 years of age, had been in ill health for several weeks and no hope w'as held for his recovery since lie was taken seriously ill about two weeks ago. He had taken a prominent part in business ai.d cluirch life of his community tor many years and leaves many friends who are saddened at his passing. He was secretary-treasurer of the High land Water .-ompany, of Oood- sonville. His son, W. G. Gabriel, is prominent in the business life ct North Wilkesboro. where he is manager of Belk’s store, and is at the'u leader in the Methodist church, priation made h> ^ongre. e ^ member of the board of last session for work-relief ac- ^ Another son. Howell ♦iirflies in the various sections I ste"a''as of the country, the amount which Dr. Eller Urges Sanitation In Wilkes Countyj Points Out Need of Pure' Water Facilities; Construc tion of Privies Associational B.Y.P.U Meeting On November 17 Win Be Held At Mt. Plea.sant Church; Good Program Is Outlined Dr. A. J. Eller, health officer ^ for Wilkes county, stated in an interview wit)i ,a .reDresentatlYe of this newspaper Tuesday that Wilkes county is in good con dition. speaking from the health standpoint, but there are some important iniprovenieiils and steps ill the right direction that can be lakon. He stated that tlia number of communicable diseases is con stantly on the decline and that so far there have been no epidem ics. However, there are some few isolated cases of diphtheria a- mong cliildr;!!! who have not been vaccinated and he again empha sized the urgent need of having all children over six months of age vaccinated if they are su sceptible to the disease. Vaccine is furnished for tlie small sum of 2.5 cents for each child and is administered by the health offi cer or comity nurse charge. Brushy Mountain Assoclatloh- al Baptist Training ITuton will meet at Mount Pleasant Baptist church on Sunday afternoon. No vember 17. The meeting will be gin at 2:30. This associational meeting in cludes the 28 churches in the Brushy Mountain Association and each church is asked to send as many delegates as tliey wish. B. T. U. Work in the association is progressing rapidly and an in- ■spirlng meeting is in prospect. Following is the program: Devotional, .Mrs. W. K. Sturdi vant. Special music. Rev. and Mrs. Eugene Olive. “How Intermediate B, Y. P. r. Makes Me a Better Church Member,” Miss Mabel Johnson. “How the Story Hour Builds the 11. A. U.”, T. E. Story. “The Influence of the Junior without i B Y. P. U. in the Life of the Individual.’' Fred Shumaker Tmn, Ornavffle Love Are Beii^ Tried For Lives State Is Seeking 'Verdict of First Degree Murder For Feud Slaying CLAIM SELF DEFENSI Defendants Go On Stand To; Say Atwood Fired First *' Shot At Omaville Tom and Ornaville Ijove* father and son, are on trial for their lives in Wilkes court for the killing of Phin Atwood in Jobs Cabin town ship on August 15. Today at noon the de fense had not completed its testimony and it may be to morrow before the case gets to the jury. Judge Phillips is presiding. Solicitor Jones is prosecuting the first degree charge. Attor neys Eugene Trivette, J. H. Whicker, F. J. McDuffie, of the local bar, and J. E. Holshouser, of Boone, are counsel for the de fendants. Trial of the father and son for Atwood’s murder began Tuesday morning, when a special venire of 100 men sumwoned Monday for the trial appeared in court. SeiStUbh of tl.(,.jury was com pleted from the special venire about three o’clock Tuesday and taking of testimony began. Witnesses introduced by Soli citor John R. Jones told of how Ornaville Love had admitted shooting Atwood and claimed self defense, saying that Atwood was drawing a gun on him at the time of the killing. Rud Cornett, who lived in Vir ginia but who had been working for the Do.‘“« only a tew days before the Iioniicide, told of how the Loves had repeatedly threat ened to kill Atw'ood on sight. He said that they showed him a tree behind which they said they waylaid .Atwood and came very near killing another person by mistake. On cross examination defense attorneys questioned him at length for the purpose of im peachment. On Wednesday morning a wit ness testfied that he saw three men, two of whom appeared to IS CANDIDATE ' ■ yr .. t '}. A. B. Alderman, of Snow Hill, candidate for the Democratic nomination for state superinten dent of public instruction in the 1936 primary. He commended the work dur-j “How the Senior B. Y. P. U. ing recent years in the construe- should Serve the Ghurcli." Lee tion of sanitary privies and stat- ; settle, ed that this phase will continue j inspirational address. Rev. C.! i,g defendants, and Atwood to be emphasized as a sanitation ■ ^ Holland, pastor of Taylors- ^ together and heard a shot fired, measure. He al.so urged that peo- j yjUg Baptist church. [lie guard their water supplies | Special music. and keep them pure. The Schick test for diphtheria | Attend is being given among the schools 1 _ and a considerable number of | chikireii who have never been vaccinated are found to be su sceptible to the disease. "•Nprth Carolina has had ear marked up to October 15, 1935.“ totals $40,721,000. Senator J. W. Bailey states. The statement obviously is designed to remove confusiofi existing in the minds of a number of people m regard to the amount of the fund allot- ed or earmarked for this state. Representative Of FHA Coining J. Marion Bolick. of Greens- ► boro, field agent of the Federal Housing Administration, will be In this city today and tomorrow for the purpose of assisting any who may be interested in pro curing a federal housing loan. . Mr Bolick will maintain head- ? quarter? in the office ney W. H. McEiwee. Considerable aterest has been shown in the _tHA during the past few months !• expr-cted that many ITrlll ifMl confer with Mr. Bo- Gabriel, also holds a responsible position with Belk’s store here. J. R. Hix. R. W. Gwyn, Genie Cardwell and W. D. Halfacre, representing the board of stew ards of the local Methodist church here, visited in the home near Lincolnton Wednesday aft er noon. i Misses Annie Pennell and I Clara Eller. Mrs. Nell Hendren ( and Joe Branie left this morning (Continued ou page eight) Seven Wilkes Students Enrolled At W. C. U. N. C. Greensboro, Nov. 13.—Among the 1,528 students enrolled at the Woman’s College in the Uni versity of North Carolina are seven students from V* likes County. Five of these girls are from North Wilkesboro. They are Misses Helen Louise Bumgarner, Sue Moring Clements, Grace Eliz abeth Jennings, Frances McNeill, and Izetta Sralthey. The other girls from Wilkes County are Misses Mildred Ger man, of Boomer, and Flora Ennis Haynes, of Hays. Dr. C. M. Richards To Preach Sunday At Presbyterian Dr. C. M. Richards, of David son College, will preach Sunday, eleven o’clock, at the North Wil kesboro Presbyterian church. Dr. Richards is considered an excel lent minister, having preached for a number of years at Davidson. State Convention Rev. and Mrs. Eugene Olive, Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Eller, of the First Baptist church of this city. Prof, and Mrs. T. E. Story and J. F. Jordan, of Wilkesboro Bap tist church, are attending the Baptist state convention in Ashe ville. Reports from the convention indicate that the past year has been a successful one for the Baptist dencmination in the state. He stated that he saw no weapon on Atwood and that he did not find one at tlie scene of the shooting. The state concluded its tes timony Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 and around 30 defense wit nesses were sworn. Ornaville Love, who confessed killing Atwood, went on the stand first to lay a foundation for his self defense plea. He claimed that he was carrying his gun for no particular reason when he met Atwood, who threw a gun on him and fired. The younger Love further claimed that he pulled his own gun from under his belt, fired from the hip and hit Atwood in the stom- ' VMContinued on page eight) Rev. S. Taylor Fatally Stricken In Mooresville Heart Attack Fatal To Meth odist Minister And Lead er Early We^esday Rev. Seymour Taylor, who was transferred by the recent Metho dist conference from Wilkesboro charge to Broad Street church in Mooresville, died suddenly at the parsonage in Mooresville Wed nesday morning. A heart attack was the cause of his death.- ->-• - On Tuesday he spent the greater part of the day Visiting homes of members of his con gregation and getting acquainted with the people of his church. Apparently he was in good health and news of his death is an occasion of sorrow among the people he had served as pastor in many communities in western North Carolina and among his many personal friends. He was 67 years of age. The fpast lorty years of his life were spent in faithful and consecrated service for the Chris tian cause in the Methodist church. He was liorn in Watauga county and while a young man he entered the service of his church and was a beloved min ister throughout the conference. His Christian character and u.n- stiuted spirit of faithful service won for him the esteem and re- spe:. and a host of acquaintanc es. Several years ago he was ap pointed presiding elder of this (.Mt. Airy) district and made his home in North Wilkesboro dur ing the four years he served liis church in that capacity. After Drive T(r Have Relief Cf^At Work Under Way. Work Win Dc^i Monday oa Moontfrin View School BuBdins; OTHER PROJECTS B^IN Effort Will Be Made To Pot Eligible Relief Cases On Jobs By Mmday The works progress ad ministration is now in the midst of the big rush to sup ply jobs to all eligibles on relief by Monday, it was learned today from C. H. Smithey, branch manager for the WPA in five coun ties. In coordination with this drive to place relief cases at work are orders from the district office to begin work in the next few days on several important pro jects in Wilkes county. The largest project approved for the county, erection of & modern school building at Moun tain View, will begin on Monday morninf,. Forty-six people have been assigned to this project. The school building will con tain 12 classrooms and an audi torium. The total cost of the pro ject will be $24,912. Work began yesterday on a street repair project in this city with 31 men assigned to work under J. W. Forester, foreman. The allotment for the project is $3,579. - Work began today on a street improvement project in this city to cost $3,612. Twenty-five men were given jobs under J. V. Bau- guess as foreman. The Trogdon road project will also get under way this week with 31 men under A. U. Bil lings. This project is to cost $4,771. Work is slated to begin Fri day in Wilkesboro on a street improvement project using 31 men with O. K. Whittington as foreman. The allotment for this project is $4,447. Work on the Russel Gap road project is also .slated to begin Friday. Tom Greer is foreman and 40 men are to be employed. Improvement of the road be tween Wilbar and Shew will al so be started Friday with 31 men under John Dancy as fore man. The cost of this job will be $5,872.10. .Members of the office force here face the problem of assign ing all relief cases to jobs and getting them notified. Any who have been certified as eligibles and do not receive notice of as signment should call at the of fice on the second floor of the J NORTH WILKESBORO AND WILKESBORO TEAMS CLASH IN GAME FRIDAY, 3;30 Wilkes county’s annual foot ball cln-ssic, X’orih Wllke-sboro versus W ilkeslioro. will Ih^ played Friday of this week on the fairground field in this eity. Kickoff will be promptly at 3:.'to. Keen rivalry Hurt always exists between the high school teams of the two towns assures a Kanie of inspired and desper ate football that is not deter mined by the comparative strength of the two teams or thedr records prior to the time the game is caUed. Friday will be homecoming day and it is eqiected that all the former students of the two schools who can wUl l)e on the sidelines rooting for their alma imiters. Those w h o follow liigh school s|K>rts in this section concede that the game is a toss iip with neither eleven having any great odds. The record of the Wilkeslioro Ramblers is somewhat better tlian that of the Mountain Lions but It Ls pointed out tliat North WU.kes- boro, being In the western con ference, has a much stiffer schetlule. Both teams are comparative ly light in weight with neither having any great advantage on that point. Neither teamhas’ nmeh' advantag© In expsftence and a well balanced gridiron If', scrap is in prospect. roach Ralph Barker, of North Wilkesboi-o, has an nounced the following tenta tive lineup: Reynolds, end; Grayson, guard; Gentry, cen ter; McXiel, back; Day, back; Deal, back; Joneg, back; Hud son, back; Kilby, back; Pos ter, tackle; Fraxier, guard; Finley, t^kle; Crawford, end. Coach Benny 'Troutman’s lineup is as follows: Lowe and Blevins, ends; Michael, tackle; Anderson, tackle; Story and Walsh, guards; Ferguson, Gar wood, Y. MlUer and J. MiUer, backs; Brock, Settle and Wiles, sttb^tates. . Admission will be IS S5 serving as presiding elder for | Bank of North Wilkesboro bulld- this district he served the church- | ing. es at Tbomaaville, Walkeriown | and for four years was at Wil kesboro, being transferred to j Mooresville at the last confer- j ence. | Surviving are the wife and the ■ following children: Joseph Tay-, Known Evangelist To lor, of Hartsville, S. C.; Wnlaraj a tii x* t.. (Continued cm page eight) ! Conduct Meeting In Old Vestal To Hold Meeting in City Olive Chairman Red Cross Drive Po.stoffice Building Baptist. Pastor Will Direct Roll Call In Wilkes Coun ty This Year Rev. B. H. Vestal, Moravian minister and evangelist, of Win ston-Salem. will begin a revival in North Wilkesboro on Sunday. November 17. The first service will be held at 2:30 p. m. The revival campaign will be conducted in the old postoffico „ ' „•' building on B street. Rev. Mr. Rev. Eugene O ve, p s i Vestal Is well known in this part the First Baptist the state, where he has con- oh.p“L “ “ »-»'■» man, to head the 1935 Red Cross occasions. Roll Call in Wilkes county. The drive will get under way actively Monday and an effort will be made to give every per son an opportunity to join be fore the roll call ends on Thanks giving Day. The Red Cross has been very active during the past year in disaste; relief throughout the country and has been able to an swer every call fbr relief In times of stress and peril. It Is hoped that the American people will show their appreciation for “The World’s Greatest Mother’’ by contributing freely to ltd treasury In order that It may gd.«iorw»d The evangelist stated tl’.tt the services will coiitinuo c3ch eve ning, 7:30, for a period of two weeks. In speaking of the service Sunday afternoon. Rev. Mr. Ves tal stated that all Christians, and especially all ministers of all de-. '' | nominations, are', invited to^'be- presenl at the bellanlng of revival. - — - tlons and with all th^humaniurlan p^c^ problems with a Ples''lt Graeber hr R. W. Graeber, eN ester from State Colli Monday and Tues^ ty conducting dtsonsMJSgj s'.-- .^ape^ 1 ooni^ itr»>,
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