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SJp^aOT »A8 BliiZED ^E TBAJL''0P- PROGRESS W THE “STATUE OP WflaCffi” Nei 'Nation "T^rw Had OwBle lUjr Tn^ N. - Y..' Feb. 7.— lA etmly of fUm-BeHt jio la 1-1 miles lut 'i!a'4w stratosphere bal loon Bapbrer II of the National Oeocraphic society-U. S. Army air oo^ tore rerealed the tracts of eo^lc rays exhibiting the awe- momm force of 100,000,000 volts. ' ■' • u- [ X-. da Hmtest blotorist [oberly, Mo., Feb. 7.—High- Patrolman Paul Updegraff nrinced ther.» la at least one motorist in'Missouri. Today betfound a motor car abandoned In ditch near here. Printed in ehaik on ^the hood of the motor ms tbl^ confession: “Whiskey V|md.JBe lon’t mix.’’ r / ,-4 W-' 'V'' .T't -ji Itir nnrtiMl yow bKjhfaNi in: the'i!a#i*C. ■ o€ lier«hmstjLrfct|ftfc ' ' '-‘v^ m' VOL. XXX. NO. 46 ,.J^bliahed Monday! a^ Tburadaya, ‘NORtN ), .N. C., Many.Peoj At-Kkw Plant Fire .At Gastonbi Gastonia, Feb. 7.—Hampered >by a fierce north wind and driv ing sleet, Gastonia firemen were unable to bring under control a fire of unknown origin which -gntted the plants of the Gastonia Brush company and the Gastonia Roller, Flyer & Spindle company In Weet Gastonia early today. Aged Man Kills Another srney, Mo., Feb. 7.—Zenas kk -ilHburn, 88-year-old farm er and former town marshal, eltrt^dd a shotgun with tremb- liag'^nds today and killed the stepfather of his estranged 21- year-old wife. ‘‘He tried to choke me when we argued about mon ey,” the aged man told officer-. Aid Many Students Washington, Feb. 7.—The Na tional Youth administration is pa'ylng 2,265 needy high school students in North Carolina a max imum of $6 a mouth each in re turn for part time work supervis ed by school authorities, it was announced today by Aubrey ims, executive director, ithre to what the New Deal is doing in the state. Institution in New garters Open For Inspection on Thursday. . IS MODERN Plant New Building, a Fireproof Structure, Contains 30 Rooms, Operating Suite Many people from various com munities in northwest North Carolina visited the new home of the Wilkes hospital Thursday aft ernoon and Thursday night dur ing the hours when it was open fo inspection by the public. The building, which contains about thirty rooms, operating suite, emergency ward, kitchen and dining room quarters, was erected On the lot adjacent to the old building on Eighth street. It is a fireproof structure erected according to the most modern plans for hospital units. This building is connected by an arcade to the old .building, which has been brick veneered and renovated for physicians’ of fices. laboratory and X-ray rooms, a department for colored people on the ground floor and the nurses’ home on the top floor. The hospital, a private institu tion, was founded in 1923 by Dr. F. C. Hubbard. It is semi-open to the medical profession, any re putable physician being allowed the privilege of treating medical patients. A number of well trained, experienced and regular- W. I ly licensed physicians are on the re- ] hospital staff. k #• ..W- an A. / ANYW^^IBS* U. ;8. Aftf^ '.''AbOTC!l*i^j|tetiired the Bbstvit which is reputed to have prevailed tfirbitgwfn^ Uaited at regioul officM of the'Weterans Admiaiitretion, the dqr and wedi. jfolkiwiag the passing of the Baby Bond Boani Bill by congress. The pietare above was taken in New York where 9,j00 veterona twamied the o^ea fdr appUeatioa blanks the first day. f Central Schools Are Closed Due To Condition of Secondary Roads J. R. Rousseau To School Bus Travel Practical ly Impossible; May Re- Be Away 15 Days^ open Wednesday ’’.r Paid to R^rMenta Sinn ‘V^tkaa People Dnrhig -Last’ Year of -'AAA ^OPTHBOTA^I^ vi:SL U'YeM^d^Moclitt ' I Congreesmen Veteruns Washington, Feb. 7.—Of the 13 members of th© North Caro lina- delegation in Congress, six served in the World war, and ’ five will receive baby bonds in pai^ent Dan Anderson Takes Own Life Friday Morning sentatlves Graham A. Barden, third district; Harold D. Cooley, Munity Fires Shotgun Into Left Chest lour^h; Frank W. Hancock, fifth; *"***llam B. Uinstead of the sixth: "and J. Walter I.amlipth. of the eighth. In this newspaper Thursday an article stated that J. R. Rous seau. collector of revenue for the state in Wilkes and Yadkin coun ties, will be transferred to some ^ other point after March 1. ! As a matter of fact, Mr. Rous seau will be designated to assist in filing income tax returns in one of the larger North Carolina cities from March 1 to March 15 and will be back in North Wllkes- boro to resume his regular work after that date. March 15 is the closing date for filing state income tax re turns and those who want Mr. Rousseau to assist them or who wish to obtain blanks from him Hen.s Cio On .Strik.' Aberdeen, S. D., Feb. 7.—Aber deen merchants today reported; an eSg shortage a.s a result of; the snow and cold wave. One ' grocer reported receiving 4(i egg i orders, which he was unable to fill, within a few hours. Even storage ess® were at a premium, j The shortage was attributed to a i “cold strike” by hens as well as | to snow-blooked farm to market | roads. Dan Anderson, age 5-i, used a .shotgun fo end his life near his, home in the Woodlawn section 8’’°“*'' ^all at his office in ti e of Noilh Wilkesboro township I Savings Bank hui^^ Friday morning. ' ing between now and Marcli 1. Born 6 Weok.s latto Toronto. Feb. 7.—Doctors Toronto General ho.'-pital said to day a baby born six weeks late, six days ago, would live. They said the mother would live also. Only one baby in 5,000 cases is born under similar conditions. Pr. W. N. Lailcy and Dr. Jessie Gray, who cared for the mother and Infant, -said. For both the mother and child to live through the delicate operation is consid- extremely remarkable, they Fd. Coroner I. M. Myers, who in- vesti.gated the doatli shortly after the shot was fired, pronounced it suicide. .\nderson, witnesses told the coroner, and his wife had been j inirted for some time and she was staying at the home of Wiley Rhoades, a neighbor. Early Friday morning Anderson went to the home of Charlie Crow and bor rowed a shotgun, saying that he had found a covey of birds and wanted to shoot them. He procur- ed the gun, went to the home of ' Rhoades, called him out and said, i “Don't go down the branch today i because I do not want you to get in trouble. I have said that I will lose every drop of my blood over that woman and I am going to do it today. " Anderson proceeded over a pathway about 200 yards from the Rhoades home and ended his life. No inquest was held and Cor oner Myers passed on the case (Continued on page eight) Play 1$ Expected To Attract Crowds “The First Commandment” To Be Presented On Tuesday Night With school bus travel all but impossible On all secondary roads, central schools in "Wilkes county are closed until Wednesday of this week or until the tjme when buses can travel with some de gree of certainty and safety, it was learned this morning from the office'Of C. B. Eller, county superintendent of schools. Although the comparatively warm sunshine on Sunday melted several inches of the ten to twelve inch snow which tell Thursday night, the dirt roads were almost impassable today by light vehicles and travel by load- I cd buses and trucks was virtually impossible through the snow, mud and icc. However, the highway were abl© to efficiently clear the I main tii.ghways early Friday of I lie heavy snowfall from the bliz-1 zard the night before- and sec-1 (lonal foremen made a valiant ef-j fort to clear many of the lead-: in? secondary roads but the thaw- I ing of the snow made the din | cxiromely .soft. .Although there is I’o acute i shortage of fuel, local coal deal- j ; ers have been pushed to fill all TO FINISH PAYMENTS Faarmers in Entire State Received Over $17,500»* 000 During Past Year The final tabnlation of AAA benefit payments shows that North Carolina farmers received a total of 117,589,400.46 in 1936 for -co-operating in ^he crop ad justment programs. The total paid to farmers in Wilkes county last year was $19,154.41. The money was disbursed as rentals on land retired from the cultivation of basic crops and as adjustment payments to the farmers "who limited the produc tion of these crops. The payment in this state for 1935, according to figures an nounced by Dean 1. O. Schaub, of State college, were divided among the growers of various crops as follows: Tobacco growers $9,359,220.- 81, cotton growers $6,717,981.06, peanut growers $813,904.11, cprn-hog producers $634,489.68, and wheat growers $63,804.81. Although this includes all the checks distributed during the year. Dean Schaub stated, it does not include all the money due the growers tor their part in the 193h AAA programs, as some of the payments are still due. Henry A. Wallace, secretary of agriculture, and other high gov ernment officials announced short ly after the supreme court voided the AAA. that some way would be found to complete all payment* dUe farmers under crop adjust ment contracts. Payments to farmers in coun ties adjoining Wilkes In 1936 were, as follows: -Alexander- $4fi,$"64.fi2; AH*-- ghany, $11,809.71; "Ashe, $12,- 324.25; Caldwell, $14,552.11; Iredell, $167,380.CT: Surry, $200,- 162.05; Watauga. $7,425.94; Yadkin, $143,574.63. Johnston county farmers re forces i ’ai’Best amount, their Tex. POST ABTl Daniel Goualee, _ ,. the record of hdlf Aawri«a’« yonngert aaethir. On Jnmtr she gave birih to a Intfkjr 7 po«a4 boy. The father -of tho boy ii .20 years old. Phdto id>oro. Mr*- OoBxales and h«r iaiant aoa. DiBpnty Collector Internal Revenue Coming Feb. 25th Will Be At Hotel Wilkes To Assist Filing Federal In come Tax Returns A deputy collector of Internal revenue for the United States government will be at Hotel Wilkes on!l2Hfl«^. February 26. J on g 13 ^ for theAdfrpose of^SSBflMta^o- Veterans Urged To Bring Papers In Making Application For Bonus Bonds Many Filing Application at I Methodist PastOY Bureau in Charge of A. F, Kilby Here ^ I Many veterans who have been cal'ir,jfon A. F. Kilby to file ap- On Florida Trip plication for bonus payment fail ed to bring along their discharges and the slips showing the ariDOunts borrowed on the ad justed compensation, Mr. Kilby said today. It is very important he added, that vererans making application bring these papers. Mr. Kiloy is assisting veterans In making application. He has been designated by the Wilkes post of the American Legion and the Wilkes chapter of the Ameri can Red Cross to aid the veter ans in making application and this service will be continued for one month free of charge. Bx- serytee men are showing consid erable interest in filing appllca- ^8 expected all of them will file during K the service Is main- r. Kilby may be found ce at the Yadkin Val- pompany on the corner kid C streets. will be paid in baby , about July 1. The ^ appraclmatsly 900 j Wilkes county Is MiMs of Dv. and Mrs. Rufus B. Tem pleton, with Miss Peggy, left this morning for a visit of two weeks with relatives and friends in Florida. They will visit their daughter and family. Judge and .Mrs. W. Marlon Hendry, of Tam pa, and Mrs. Templeton’s brother and sister, Mr. John W. Davies, and .Mrs. E. D. Loper, and fami lies, at Miami. On their way they will be entertained at Lake City, Fla., where Dr. Templeton Is scheduled for an address before the Kiwanis club, and the Metb'* dist Brotherhood, Tuesday 11th. During his absence the Wednes day evening services are in charge of Prof. W. D. Halfacre. On next Sunday, February 15, Rev. A. C. Gibbs, of Mount Airy, presiding elder, will preach at the morning hour, and in the evening the Department of Religious Edu cation, under the direction of A. S. Cassel, superintendent of this department of church activities, will be in charge of the service. I orders during the near-zero and weather. Farmers without an "The First Commandnieul,’’ a | Biblical dr.tma of the highest tyr-"e. will he presented Tuesday 1 arte,,„ate supply of firewood ga- afternoon and night in the Wil-1 (hered before the cold wave have kesboro school auditorium under* found hauling wood in.the snow quite a laborious task. Streets over which highways are routed in North Wilkesboro I were dragged by highway forces tho admission charges of 30 i but snow and ice on other streets cents for aduRs and 20 cents for i remains quite a pcoblera Mean- children i motorists are urged 19 use This is the first opportunity pre- extreme caution to prevent acci dents, there being the au.spice.s of the Wilkesboro | Parent-Teacher association, which ^ will share in tho proceeds from no serious highway accidents or casualties reported in this section so far due to weather or road conditions. Many To Attend .Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gaither an nounce the birth of a son, Fred, Jr., at The Wilkes Hospital on ^Satnrday morning. sented to local people to see a drama of this type portrayed on a local stage and it is expected that large crowds will witness the performance Tuesday night at 7:30. A matinee for chlldrdh will be held Tuesday afternoon at ' two o’clock, admission 10 cents. The cast is made up of well known people of the Wllkesboros, who play the prarts of Biblical ; characters and are members of ' the choir of 24 voices. The play Is quite unusual in its appeal ^ and the message it carries. It has j, learned today from J. an Interesting story, a world for I Brown, chairman, and Kyle its background, and there are no Hayes, secretary of the Wilkes dull moments during its prese.n-1 Republican executive committee, tation. that the G O. P. in Wilkes will furnish a large delegation to at- j tend the Lincoln Day dinner to be i j held In Greensboro Wednesday ^ ; night, February 12. I Any who do not have means of I transportation are asked to call ! either Mr. Brown or Mr. Hayes. ‘ Senator L. J. Dickinson, of Iowa, will he the feature speak er of the evening. Senator Dickin son stands high in the Republi can party In •’he nation and has meen mentioned as a candidate tor president. A. C. Davis will be toastmaster. Others on the program will in clude Mrs. Queen Bess Kennen, national committee woman; Mrs. Eugene Hester, state vice chair man; Mrs. Worth D, Henderson, regional commltteeWOman; At torney Baxter M. Llnney, chair man of the young Republican clubs in the state; P.nd W. C. Meekins, state chairman of the Republican party. State party leadetra are predict ing that 800 or more will attMd share being $879.3.81.33. while Craham and Swaiin were lowest with $06.32 each. Seeking Bids On Jail Repair Job To Place Concrete Roof Slab, Composition Roof and Floor Treatment pie liv'filing federal income fill reiitiTO. ' Notice of the local appointment for the deputy collector says “No charge will he made for this serv ice. The matter of filing your in come tax return should l)e given immediate attention, in order to I avoid penalty and interest. “If your net income is $1,000 or over or your gross income 1 $5,000 or over and you are sin- 1 gle, you are required to tile a . return. If you are married and i living with husband or wife and i your net income is $2,500 or over i or your gross income is $5,000 or over, you are required to file a return.” iOii&WiDAidMiidi^, ICC VrgM That Children Witii r PoaitiTe Reactiofu Be . Examined Often ../j 'CUNIC IS PRDGltE]SS|Na I Small C«pt bf.^hB» /'dren Tetted SIww PoB-* tive Readtiona .; , V ' i if ■ Examinations ot. tuberculoaia. suspects in the schools of "Wtlkm county is now going forward la the clinic being conducted by tha health department. - Dr. H. F. Seay, clinician from the state sanitorium, has com pleted preliminary arm teats ip a number of the schools, and'exam inations of suspects!'^'In Nortk Wilkesboro and Wilkeaboro schools. A surprisinyly small number of children reacted posi tively to the tests. Dr. A. J. iMler, county baatth officer, stated in an interview Friday that the.clinic should prove to be of inestimable benefit te the people in warding off the di sease. “It will not only enable those who have the disease to learn of their plight and begin measures for recovery, but it will enable those who have the germ and who are not really af flicted to take precautions and to build up their health to the point I where the disease can he thrown oft.” “Tuberculosis is one of the major problems of the health de partment and the clinic offers an effective means of combatting the disease,” he continued. He further added that alt students who reacted positively to the arm test are being advised to consult their family physicians for fur ther advice and treatment. He specifically urged thorough and periodic physical examinations for these ehiidren. Mm. iMnNi'fB 'tiie’ county as possible, although lack of lime may not allow th© clin ician to visit all. the schools. Many of the children in the smaller schools in which the clinic is not being held are visit ing the central schools on clinic days ■" order that the opportun ity for examination withou. cost '8 i may be a.s w idespread as possible. Dr. Eller remarked that the clin ic. generally speaking, is receiv ing good cooperaTion from school patrons, there being only a few who refu.Se to allow their children to have the examinations. WIlkt.H county board of com- mi.ssioners is again advertising for bids for repair and alterations to the Wilkes jail. The board called for bids some time ago tor construction of a concrete roof slab, composition roof, repairs and floor treatment but due to a misunderstanding acceptable bids were not sub mitted and it was necessary to again call for bids, which will be received at the courthouse in Wilkesboro until two p. m. on March 2. The Improvements to be made .SL.WERS OF N. C. MAN SENTENCED Balboa, C. Z., Feb. 7.—Two I United States navy sailors who ; pleaded guilty to the voluntary j manslaughter of James S. Aus- j horn, of Henderson, N. C., were I sentenced today to serve 90 I months each in the penitentiary. ; Ausborn died of an internal I cerebral hemorrhage after the j sailors—Clyde M. Welborn, of I High Point. N. C., and George R. j Cuinningham, of Port Carling, I Ont.—beat him with their fists and a club. Rocky Mount Production of Gold Hits Hitrh Mark Padgett Stages Another Holdup Man Want^ in 'iVilkes Robs Service ' Station of $25 Near Lexington Charles Padgett, wanted in Wilkes on a charge of holding up Lawrence *Gray. taking his auto mobile and $75 in cash, is alleg ed to have held up and robbed the employee of Dorsett Service station on highway 29 near Lex ington Friday afternoon. Padgett and two associates staged the service station holdup, taking $25 from the establish ment, and fled in an automobile. Padgett, who Is also wanted by federal' authorities on a number of . chargee, la a -Iorner resident of Davidson eonaty. j it escape proof. Practically all of ! the escapes have been made » • I Y\* i through the roof and the cen- Lincoln Lliiin6rh''^‘e ** ! remedy that defect. — » I. ^ u I Interested contractors may se- To Be Held in tireensboro^yj.^ pmns from Benton and on Wednesday Night; j Benton, architects, Wilson, N. C., Dickinson Speaker ©r plans may be examined in the office of Old Wiles, register of deeds. Union ^rvicc On Wednesday Night At Methodist Church Here; Prof. J. Mark Me Adams To Be Speaker In obaervance of Scout Week, the 25th anniversary of Scouting, The First Baptist, Presbyterian and Methodlet congregation will gather for a union prayer service at the Methodist church here on Wednesday night, beginning at 7:30. Prof, J. Mark McAdams, of El kin, a former principal of the North Wilkesboro high school, win be the speaker for the serv ice and the public has a cordial invitation to attend. -iu Denver. Feb. 6.—Gold produc tion in the Rocky mountain re gion in January—valued at $4,- 478,476—reached the highest monthly mark in many years, Mary A. Skinner, superintendent of the Denver mint, said today. Football Conference News Richmond. Va., Feb. 8.— (Sat urday)—The Southern conference toniglit voted to admit six new .schools to membership. They wer© William and Mary. Univer sity of Richmond. Citadel, Fur man, Davidson and Wake Forest. The telepboihe rang while two gunmen wer© holding up Harry Wood, a Ghicago hotel clerk, hud the bold-np men mshed away without ^|«$lBg.hiir ;W»eY/ It was the stmugiu^hAer. Seek To Have Funds Earmarked For Construction of Armories In N. C. Re»ident^7crhio ‘” „ , . Building Here Through S^king [News Ur l WPA; Site Furnished DlSStppe&red Son Local peopl© interested In the erection of a modern armory for Company A of the national guard located here have written to the North Carolina delegation in congress asking them to use their influence toward getting funds for armory construction earmark ed. Under a proposal announced some time ago, the Works Pro gress administration had planned to use about $75,000,000 for the construction of armories through out the nation but apparently tb* plan has been sidetracked at least for the time being. Approx imately $1,000,000 would have been expended in North Carolina for the construction of 26 armor ies. The projects were approved by the Wtorks Progress administra tion engineers and the WPA now needs only the earmarked funds to say the word to start work. ' In accordance with the propos al submitted by Qoperal J. Van B. MetU. head ol the nattonal g^ii}.in the etste/.ike.tomt 9$ NNta. WJlkeelxve ta Bob Cranor, Wilkesboro police chief, has received a communica tion from A. E. Greene, of Duke Ohio, concerning the whereabouts of his son, Billie, who left Peeb les, Ohio, on January 16 with the intention of- going to Florida. The description says he is 15 years old. weighs 126, has blue eyes and light hair and that he is probably hitch hiking to Flor ida. Any information as to his whereabouts should be given to Pollea Chief Cranor if he been seen in this locality. has WILKESBORO P.-T. A. meeting postponed UNTIL FEBRUARY 20 It was announced today that the Wllkeeboro Parent-Teacher Association will meet on Febru ary 20, 3:15 p. m., instead of Thursday, February 13. All who are interested are asked to tak^ vote ot the change in data gnd plaii tb' httead. "' An interestlpg program ia hoidg formed, ' a lot as ad habdtak
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