•'T
teNe^of
i iUft^iiatt First 8«ow
Not. 16.—The sea-
aajor ..snowatotm
H04UUi the Middle West
tonight "V ho^n to -winter crops
and a menace to highway traffic.
. Sentences Commuted
Raleigh, Nor. 15.—Governor
Bhrlnghaas today commoted to
Ute taprisonment the death sen
tences imposed 14 months ago in
Rowan county on Lowell Massie
and Roland Earl Allen lor mur-
dar-:
,, -
Aged Peddler KUled
itonla. Nor. IS.—George
66-year old peddler of
Byman extraction, died in a hos
pital here last night of injuries
suffered earlier in the evening
when he was struck by a car
driven by Jack Wjlcox, Jr.
JOtMli^PATRlbT HAS BLAZEr>>ftfE|
^ ofcpRCWRESS^fN TH^ff“STATE OF WILKj^” ^®RfTHftTy Y^'
VOL. ixx, NO. 18
Pulled Mbnda:^ and ^dg|d^ ^,x:
WPA Now In Drive
Furnish Employment
_ A I I ■
.Alooe
^ Moi-e Drunk Drivers
Raleigh, Nov. 15.—Three hun
dred and seventeen persons were
arrested for drunken driving of
automobiles in North Carolina York . . . J. Barton Scat-
during October by highway pa- tergood (iho>e), retired mercli-
trolmen, a gain of 57 over the ant of Syracuse, N. Y„ is now
September arrest total, sailing out the ocean in a 34-foot
boat, named “Jean," in an at-
Hits High W'lte Costs j lempt to sail around the world.
New,York, Nov. 15.—The high' alone,
cost of wine was deplored by
Joseph' H. Choate, Jr,, former
director of the Federal .•Mcohol
administration, whc pleaded to-|
day for increased wine consump
tion.
First Women .lurors
Rutherfordton, Nov. 1-5. For
what was said to be the first
time in -North Carolina history,
two women sat on a Rutherford
county superior court jury this
morning to hear a divorce case.
They were Mrs. C. t'. Royster and
Mrs. C. O. Uityngs.
Largest Fur Buyer
In South Expects
Very Good Season
Many Relief Cases
Placed On Projects
Work Under Way On Moun
tain View School Buildkig
and Other Projects
Reports from the five-county
works progress administration,of
fice here today indicated that the
big drive to get all relief eligl-
bles to work immediately has
been very successful so tar and
that only a few whom they have
been unable to assign are now
on the idle list.
Plan for the \VP.\ call for
placing those who have been
certified as eligible for work
on projects at once.
Today work began on the
Mountain View school building,
probably the most important
project in Wilkes county. The
total cost of this project is less
than $100 under the tVPA lim
it, being $24,912. The WPA is
furnishing the labor, which
amounts to more than 50 per
cent of the Cost, and the county
is sponsoring the project with u '
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Many Liquor Cases To Be
Tried During Term; Judge
Hayes Presiding
The regular November term of
federal court for Wilkes, Alle
ghany, Ashe and Watauga coun
ties convened in WUkesboro this
morning with Judge Johnson J.
Hayes presiding.
Attorney Carlisle Higgins, of
Sparta, and his assistants are
here to prosecute a crowded
criminal docket, consisting main
ly of alleged violations of the
federal revenue laws in regard
to liquor manufacture and sale.
Continued activity by federal
revenue agents in raiding stills
and arresting violators of reve
nue laws has swelled the docket,
however, there are a few cases
tor violation of the postal laws,
the automobile theft act and the
narcotic laws.
Curt .M. Wellborn is foreman
of the grand jury, which faces
the (ask of examining 83 bills
charging violation of the revenue
laws, postal laws, narcotic act,
auto theft act and white slave
act.
Cases originating in Alleghany,
Do.JToar Fait
Nor^k wajtesbata/^
ProjrrecMdv* ' Cliy .
Noithwest Nor^ Cai^j
si®®
-
^ks-
NatidnalCOfO Hujddng Champion Breaj^ Recotti^
ilty"irf
Get Sent^es el*
.a
Carl A. Lowe Has
Representing Him in Sev
eral Southern States
Prohibition Kiid.s la Texas
Austin, Tex.. .Nov. 1,5.— Te.xas
ended 15 years of prohibition to
day. Gov. James V. Allred sign
ed a bill permitting liquor sales
in unbroken packages, and
became effective immediately.
Carl A. Lowe and Sons, local
firm which has the distinction of
handling a greater volume of
furs than any other dealer in
the south, is expecting a good
season during the winter of
1935-3G.
Mr. Lowe has been in the fur
it j buying business for many years
and this phase of his business
has grown steadily, indicating
that he always pays highest cash
prices that are satisfactory to the
trappers in the wide area in
which he does business.
Commenting on the ensuing
fur season. Mr. I.owe stated that
prospects are bright for good
prices and that he is ready to
lake care of furs this year in any
quantity.
Mr. Lowe has agents in vari
ous sections who make a special
ty of knowing furs and paying
! good prices consistent with the
tool*"' mai'tet. Tliose who do not
have access to an agent of his or
who find it inconvenient to bring
their furs in person to his es-
Stock I*rices Rise tablishment On Forester avenue
New York. Nov. 15.—Bullish; in this city may mail the furs
tenlancies continued in today’s'and be assured of accurate grad-
1 iiig and lily highest cash price
possible.
.greater part of tlie cost of ma
terial. I Ashe and Watauga counties will
The building, of modern de-j ijg tried first.
Agents'alSfi. contain twelve rooms
' and an auditorium and will i
greatly alleviate the crowded
conditions at the school. A re
cent relief project was the reno
vating of the o'd administration
building and the building to be
erected will assure a ^ modern
plant (hat will enable the school
Driver’s License
Easily Nulled on
Various Charges
Newton, Ind.—One hundred thousand farmers gathered here to
witness the national com husking championship which was won by
Elmer Carlsen, 26 (above), of Audebon county, Iowa. Elmer shucked
41.52 bushels of com in 80 minutes, pitching a gross weight of 2,996
pounds in so doing. The world record of 36.9 bushels was established
in 1932 by Carl Seiler of Oneida, 111. Five of the eighteen contestants
in this year’s championships, bettered Seiler’s old world mark
~ IS to 20 Yean
Court ‘ Betrin^t Wc
For Triid Ja3 Cases anf
Ciril A efions tvA
In Wilkes court this aft^-
noon, Tom an4 Ornaville Love
.were sentenced by Judge PhilUpu
to from 15 to 20 years at hiwi
labor in the state peniteatiary.
the largest strictly rural school in j Should Not Be Difficult To
the county, to he housed con-1 Reckless Drivers Un-
veniently and in a method pro-, Regulations
Woiunii .\nd .Son Die
Washington. N. C.. Nov. 15.—
’ .Mrs. Jodie Godley of Ernul was
killed, and her 15-year-old son,
Edward, was fatally injured
the automobile i'l which
thoy were riding failed to make
a turn at Hackney's Spring, near
here.
Youth Knd.s HiccougiLs
A Ottawa, Nov. 15.—-Alex Siver-
^sky. 19, of Haileybury. Out., end
ed today the first week of a hic
coughing attack that started
father said, after he ate
much cold goose. Numerous rem-;
edies have brought him no relief.
vided by the state.
Other projects whiili began
last week were erection of a
school bus garage in WSlkesboro,
street work In WUkesboro, con
struction of a log school room
in Wilkesboro, three street im
provement projects in North
Wilkesboro, and. work on the
Russel Gap road in the southern
part of Wilkes county. Work has
been under way tor some lime
on a number of projects on
farm-to-market roads in various
sections of the county.
stock 'market, and numerous
prices edged into new high terri
tory for the past four years de
spite considerable profit-taking
In some of the recently buoyant
leaders.
To Investigate Lyncliiiig
Austin. Tex., Nov. 14.—Gov
ernor James V, Allred requested |
the State Safety department to-1
night to investigate the recent ^
lynching near Columbus of two |
negroes who were accused of j
criminally assaulting a white
rl, then drowning her.
.Aged Negro To Die
Oxford. Nov. 15.—John
Grand Jury Has
A Short Report
Was In Ses.sion Only One
Day; 25 Bills Examined;
K. G. Finley Foreman
Grand jury for the present
term of court in Wilkesboro was
in session only one day, Monday
I of last week.
j q’he brand jury report made by
Kin-' R- G. Finley, foreman, showed
yon 70-year-old negro, was con-! that 25 bills had been examined,
y°cted in Granville superior court, lo true bil s, J not true bills, ,
Lday of criminal assault and was; eontinued^^for Jack ol witnesses
Sentenced by Judge Henrj A.
P.-T.A. Organized
At Millers Creek
Officers For Year Elected in
Meeting Held On Wednes
day Afternoon
Grady to be executed by lethal
gas on December 27. Kinyon
was charged with attacking a
young white woman of the Creed-
section.
Two Women Die In Fire
Tampa, Fla., Nov. 15. Mrs.
Jennie Griffin, 64. and Mrs. Ola
® Hayes. 49. were Burned to death
in a fire which destroyed a small
single story, four roomed dwell
ing on the outskirts of the city
this morning, and police were
questioning two men and a wo
man they said were at the house
a few hours before the fire.
Rockefeller Indoors
Daytona Beach, Fla., Nov. 15.
John D. Rockefeller, now in his
97th year, is understood to be
!ind presentments.
grand jury was necessary in
order that bills might be exam
ined for trial of jail cases dur
ing the mixed terra and exami-
iiiitioii of county property, a pro-
ceediire twice yearly, was not
carried out due to the fact that
the regular grand jury in the
August term had performed that
duty.
Duke Upsets U. N. C.
In Football Game
I. 9 I tu /XL«***, -- - , veaa
pToating quietly at his Casements; «
Many football fans from North
Wilkesboro and other parts of
Wilkes county went to Durham
Saturday to witness the Carolina-
Diike football game, which re-i
suited in an upset victory of 25
to 0 for Duke over a team that
greatly favored by sport
A forward step was taken at
.Millers Creek high school Wed
nesday afternoon when a i’arent-
Teacher Association was formed
and officers named for the pres
ent school year.
Considering that it was the
first meeting and tliat the H.-T.
is comparatively new in the
community, tliere was a fair rep
resentation of school patrons
present.
Mrs. Raymond Binford, field
secretary of the slate organiza
tion of P.-T. A. was in the com-
ninnily during the preceding
week and laid the ground work
for the organization.
Mrs. Julius C. Hubbard, presi
dent of the Wilkesboro Parent-
Teacher Association, and Mrs. J.
B. Henderson, also of Wilkes
boro, were present and address
ed the gathering, telling of the
advantages and opportunities an
organization of that kind gives a
school and community.
The following officers were
named for the year: Mrs. M. F.
Bumgarner, president; Mrs. R.
Don Nichols, vice president; Miss
Mae Anne Church, secretary;
Mrs. H. D. Caudill, treasurer.
Regular meetings will he held
on each third Thursday after
noon at 3:15. The time of next
meeting will be on January 19.
Persons who operate motor ve
hicles on the highways of North
Carolina would-do well to read
the provisions of the license law
regarding grounds for revoking
drivers' licenses, which were
easy to get and which are going
to be nuicli harder to keep.
The license of any driver can
be suspended immediately before
tr.dl and conviction on any of
the following charges laid down
in section 11 of the drix'ers' li
cense law passed by the 19 35
legislature:
1. Manslaughter or negligent
homicide resulting from the ope
ration of a motor vehicle.
2. Driving a car while drunuk
or while under the influence of
narcotics.
3. The commission of any fel
ony in which an automobile is
used.
4. Failure to stop and render
aid in the event of a motor ve
hicle accident.
.5. Perjury or the making of
•J false statement under oath to
the department under this act or
any other law relating to owner-
sliip of motor cars.
6. If the driver has been in
volved in any accident resulting
in the death or personal injury
of another or serious property
damage, which accident is obvi
ously the result of the negli
gence of the driver.
7. If the driver is habitnaly
reckless or negligent.
5. If the driver is incompetent
to drive a motor vehicle.
9. If the driver Is an habitu
al violator of the traffic laws.
10. If a driver has permitted
fraudulent or unlawful use of his
license.
11. If a driver has committed
an offense in another state which
would be grounds for suspension
or revocation in North Carolina.
Scout Court Of
Honor Meeting
District Boy Scout court of
honoc haliMj;
ing TgftakjTmghFat the Sletho-
dist Scout hut.
Ralph Crawford and William
Covington, of troop 34, Paul
Haigwood, of troop 36, Joe Mc
Coy, Jr., of troop 36, Don Story
and William Gray, of troop 37,
were presented merit badges.
Want Materials
For Scliod IMdg.
Persons Having Materials To
Sell Should Get In Touch
With Supf. Eller
C. B. Eller, county superinten
dent of schools, is wanting to
contact any persons who would
like to sell building mat* rials to
be used in the construftion of
the school building at Mountain
View.
The works progress adminis
tration is furnishing cost of labor
and $2,000 on the materials
while the county is furnishing the
remainder of cost of materials.
Those who would like to sell
materials for use in the building
should get in touch with Supt. !
Eller this week. |
Jilurder in the second de
gree was the verdict return
ed at ten o’clock Friday night
in the case of Tom and Omarllle
■Love, father and son who were
tried for their fives for the slay
ing of Pbin Atwood in Jobs C»-
bin township on August 16.
The trial began on Tuesday
with selection of the jury and
the state closed its case Wednes
day afternoon.
The state introduced evidence
to show that the Loves, both fa
ther and son, had threatened to
“kill Atwood on sight’’ and that
they would not think more of
“killing him than a rabbit.’’
There was some evidence tend
ing to show that conslderabls
enmity existed between the two
families. Atwood, it is recalled,
had escaped from serving a sen
tence at the county home only a
short time before he was kllljed
I and that the Loves figured as
witnesses in the trial that result-
in his conviction tor assault,
irnaville went on the stand
1 ;—; andSnade a plea of self defense.
Community Building Located gaying that he shot Atwood after
Opposite Methodist Church , the latter had tired at him and
WPA Project missed.
—'—— , The case was hard fought and
Oroun^as broken in Wilkw- ^^ ijot receive the
- ijjbfo for the exca^-j^gg^ until after noon Friday,
tion for a community house to be 1 The mixed term of court re
erected by the works progress | sumed this morning for the re-
administration. j mainder of the week, a calendar
The lot. tegzated almost oppo-j for which was made out some
site the Methodist church, was, time ago by the bar association,
a gift to the town of Wilkesboro
by Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Holman.
The project has been sponsor
ed by the Wilkesboro Woman’s
Club, who have shown much in
terest and initiative in getting
the project for the town and com
munity approved and under way.
'The building will be available for
public fuctions and will be quite
an asset to the town
ConstnictioB of Community House
In Wilkesboro Commenced Today
Kilby Named On
N.A.D.A. Council
Appointment Is Recognition
of Devotion To Trade In
terests, Official Says
A majority of the members of national
the Woman’s Club were present
this morqing when ground was
broken for construction of the
new edifice.
Thirty-tour men are to be
given work on the project.
Plan Sing^ For
Thanksgiving Day
County-wide Singing To Be
Held At Courthouse In
Wilkesboro Nov. 28
L-winter home In Ormond Beach
pendants and friends of the
,511 millionaire and philanthropist
t jnsist that he is in unusual good
IlieaUh, but residents of Ormond,
l.wlio for the last several wee*»
lytaYA been accustomed to seeing
klm'Uke daily automobile rides,
■ not seen him since Armis-
,Day.
writers.
REV C W7ROBINSON
SLIGHTLY IMPROVED
Some improvement was noted
Dramatic Club To
Present Two Plays
In North Wilkesboro School
Auditorium Friday Night
at 8 o’Oock
Dramatic club of the North
Wilkesboro high school cordially
Leonard Michael, for the past jj,yj(gg ([,g public to attend their
lix/xol ocront fnr the ... _ _ _
Rev. B. H. Vestal,
Begins Meeting
In Old Postoffice Building in
This City; Services Well
Attended
LEONARD MICHAEL
NOW MANAGER OF
R. & O. STORE HERE
sex'eral years local agent for the
Greyhound Bus Company, has
resigned from that position and
today entered upon his duties as
manager of the R. & O. Grocery
stor© on the corner of B and
today in the condition of Rev. C. ■ sixth streets.
W. Robinson, venerable pastor of' Mr. Michael is well and favor-
the Presbyterian church. He has | ably known here and Is expected
been seriously ill for several to be quite successful ^in his new
day.s. t position
first presentation of the season,
which will be in the school au
ditorium on Friday night, No
vember 22, at eight o’clock.
This program will consist of
two one-act plays; “Spreading
the News,” and “Boarding Out.”
A full program of good entertain
ment is assured and the admis-
sipn charges will 1^ children 10
cents, and adults 26 cents.
Rev. B. H. Vestal, of Win
ston-Salem, an evangelist who has
conducted a number of successful
revival campaigns in this city
and many communities in this
part of the state, began a re
vival meeting yesterday after
noon in the old postoffice build
ing here.
'rhe first service, held at 2:30
in the afternoon, was well at
tended. The evangelist extqjids
a cordial public invltaion to mem
bers of all denominations to at
tend the meeting, which will con
tinue for two weeks with serv
ices each evening at 7:30.
Miss Vivian Johnson
Member Poetry Society
Miss Vivian Johnson, a daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Will John
son, of Wilkesboro, has been ac
cepted as 9 member of the
North Carolina Poetry Society,
with headquarters at Charlotte.
Poetry written by Miss Johnson
met requirements of the organ
ization
L. Bumgarner, chairman of the
I county-wide singing association,
announces that the next session
will be held at the courthouse
on Tlianksgiving Day, Nov. 28.
The day’s program will be.gin
at ten o’clock and continue
throughout the day.
Singing classes throu.ghout the
county are asked to prepar© for
the occasion and be present to
take part in the exercises tor the
•lay-. .
SCOTT CHEESE AND
BUTTER COMPANY
WINS FIRST,PRIZE
A first prize on butter and a
second prize on cheese won by
the Scott Cheese and Butter
Company, of this city, should be
added to the list of prizes won
by Wilkes people at the recent
state fair in Raleigh.
The samples which won in
competition with products from
other sections of the state were
taken from the regular stock on
ly a few days before the fair
started.
LENOIR YOUTH DIES
IN FALL FROM AUTO
Lenplr, Nov. 17.—Stanley Set-
zer, 13-year-old dellvely boy for
the Asheville Cltlzeii-Tifnes, was
killed almost Instantly this morn
ing when thrown" from an auto
mobile, as It rounded a'curve in
a residential section. ’ —
Announcement was' received to-
headquarters
In St. Louis of the National Au
tomobile Dealers Association baa
appointed A. F. Kilby, president
of Yadkin Valley Motor Co., of
North Wilkesboro, as member of
the National Activities Council of
the association. A letter Inform
ing him of tile appointment states
that his name had been recom
mended by L. A. Raney, prfsident
of .North Carolina Dealers Aaso-
ciation. of Wilmington, member
of the Board of Directors of N.
A. D. A. for this Stale, and
“comes as a recognition of your
devotion to trade interests, and
your consiant williugiiess to sac
rifice your own personal gain fov
the advancement of the trade as
a whole,’’ and that "it is an hon
or both to yourself and to the
other dealers in your trade terri
tory.”
As member of the National Ac
tivities Council Mr. Kilby,' will
bring to the automobile dealers
the activities and policies of the
national organization, reporting
to and advising with local deal
ers occasionally on national de
velopments and thus promoting
united action and support for ma
jor endeavors. Also, through him
national headquarters states it
will be ke^t constantly inform
ed of local group thought and
desires.
The thorough organization of
automobile dealers throughout
the United States by similar ap
pointments of key representa
tives of the National Activitlsn
Council, one in each city of 2,000^
population or more, is now un
der way.
Hy I Qd/a. I pUoXlivU* C&DlSr dlsU aUUlilp aO CcllUS*
^aTR^ Cross Roily Call Is Now:iJnd€immmm
Negro Bound To Next
Term of Federal Court
. —
Carl Harris, cole
bound to court in Ing be
fore U. 8. CommlBSlipaer J.
Dnla last week on a^riWcn^vf V
possessing non tax patt.u Uqiior-' ^ '5;-
He was arrested on a ,w\rikat
federal offices. J