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^eira(K -NitiOD rij Briefly : tw ««eiia SecBrity /BtebmoM, Va,, tS.-^ iuUMonisto wlU eUab OT«r social g^rity JM both Ooneral Asaemb- ^^[plQtsiii^orrow in what prom- i^'W^o Ot tie most latsDse days ot the m36 seaslon. hfay BetmUd Road Morcanton, Teb, 21.—Damage .ID from sesere s^eather may make iweeeaary the rebnlldlng of the TJIS-miles link ot highway 18 be- i"t«e*n Uorganlon and Lenoir, \now In process ot snrtaclng, it ss learned yesterday. S4 Lose Llceosea - ®^b. 21.—:Two dosen lost their’dfiyer’s licenses hy"^|^y’8 announcement trotn tg^^eemie department, drunk^ 'flrirers ottering in 28 ot the in stances and reckiess driving be ing an attront in addition. Sandy Graham Names Folger Raleigh, Feb. 28.—^A. H. (San dy) Graham, candidate tor ' the Democratic nomination tor Gov ernor, today announced the selec tion of A. D. (Lon) Folger ot Surry county as State manager tor his campaign. Is Killed In Wreck 'Athens, Ga., Feb. 23.—Eugene Barnes, Decatur. Ga., student at the University of Georgia, was killed and tour other young peo ple were seriously injured in an antomo'oile accident on the Ath- ens-Watkinsvllle highway tonight. Dell Richardson.’ rssideDt ^ of Boone, was held tor court under bond of $500 following a hearing here Friday oh aiding and abet ting in the dOath of Miss 'Wll- helmina Triplett end Mrs. Hubert Canter, who were killed in an au- tomobtle-bus collision 15 miles west of this city on the Boone Trail October 6. By. a number ot witnesses the state, represented by Attorneys Eugene Trlvette and Kyle Hayes, introduced evidence tending to show that Richardson was racing with the Greyhound bus toward North Wilkeshoro, passed the bus and crowded Miss Triplett’s car into the ditch. After she steered the car back on to the pavement the collision occured. Two occupants of the car who suivived the wreck, Mrs. Martha Wheeling and Mrs. Vena Watson, testified about the car and said the car owned by Richardson at that time and the car which crowded the car in which they were riding oft the road were identical in appearance. Other witnesses swore that Richardson was on the Boone Trail in Wilkes on that date, al though his counsel. Attorney W. R. Lovill, of Boone, Introduced a number of witnesses who said he was in the western part of Wa tauga county at that time. The trial, held l>^ore magis trate J. C. Wallace in the city hall, opened at 1930 and was con cluded at 3:30. John Jones, driver of the bus which collided with Miss Trip- , -—— _ I lett’a car, is unt^ bond for trial Mmmh ^vene on . i "Monday, March 2, with Judge ehanttenr, confessed tonight to' Police Capt. Bert Wallis that he killed a boarding' house couple •ith a hammer, strangled the pw-rot guarding their money box! and arranged a time clock device j to set the room afire. I Witnes.scs Name Hayes And An- 1 Patrol Car Stolen Columbus. O., Feb. 23.—Ohio’s highway patrolmen felt just a bit sheepish today. A thief invaded the patrol headquarters garage here last night and stole one of the patrol cars. Columbus police found the auto abandoned in the center of the chy. Bums Prove Fatal me, Va.. Feb. 21.—Mrs. C. Mattox, of Gretna, died last night in a Lynchburg hos pital from burns he sustained eight weeks ago at her borne. A stove she was attempting to coax into flame exploded and spread liquid fire over her, burning her about the body. HAS TJ Baa. VOL. XXX. NO. 49 Publteii MoaSSyI;^'riiur«iAyfl Np«Tp-1^I|pBaM^4 N, ^ '||■/^|| rillLlfl • ' ;'.V' " / "'^1;— M/fAU rAfi^2.oooigroF; WataaMMaals HdofwCiHirt h Wreck Case Charge Dell Rieh«rd«oii With Aidiat Abetting In Tw» PjMths OCCURRED OCTOBER 6 When MUn Wilhelmina Triplett lihd Mrs. Hubert Canter Were KUled j Wm Be 9asr | Cl'ewtgird ‘ ;*ii^rkn Lang ’(abo^e), secretary to the President of the G.O.P. Conven tion Visitors’ Bureau, is going to have some busy days next June. Her Job will be to get some 50,- 000 a bed every night. Hoyle Sink presiding. Identify Pair As Holdup Men Guilty Of Murder Mount Airy, Feb. 21.—Gabe McCraw was found guilty of be ing an accessory after the fact in the murder of Will Phillips in Surry county Superior court at Dobson tonight. The jury, which deliberated only 45 minutes, recommended mercy.' I Small Number Eecape.s Raleigh, Feb. 21.—The small est number of escapes for any month since the state took over eounty prisoners in 1931, only 31, was reported today for January, though the prison population on January 31 was within five of its highest record. rtrews As Two Who Commit- ted Wilson Robber}' Lenoir. Feb. 23.—H. H. Hayes and George Andrews were to night identified as the two men who committed the daring WiL son store robbery here three weeks ago when Tom Nofris was shot. Cusotmers in the store at the | time of the robbery Identified Hayes as the man who shot Nor ris when he said “You ain’t got j the nerve to shoot’’ and pointed out Andrews as the man who stood guard at the door. Wilkes Farmers Showi^ Interest In TVA Proposal Thirty Farmers Apply For Phosphate and Agree to Planned Farming Thirty farmers in Wilkes coun ty have applied for phosphate to carry on demonstration farms un der the proposal advanced by the Tennessee Valley Authority, it was learned today from W. J. Hanna, assistant county agent who is handling this phase of extension work for County Agent A. G. Hendren. The central committee of the Wilkes Soil Conservation associa tion, composed of J. M. German, T. W. Ferguson and H. C. Roberts, will meet soon to pass on the ap plications, which will be forwarded to Raleigh for approval before any TVA phosphate is distrib ute. In order to get the work started a car of pboaphate was ordered as soon as the organliation was per- fnctsd. 4M>d 1» bwwgMgtnnnd- local watehonae pending approvllf'' of the applications. The phosphate is being furnished free by the TVA. the only cost being freight from Sheffield, Albina, shipping point, and a small charge for stoi- age and incidental costs here, mak ing a total of slightly over $6 per ton. The phosphate is allowed the farmer in amounts in proportion to the number of acres he takes for cultivation of row crops for the purpose of soil conservation (Continued on page eight) WT^Ruriil Ele^frification In Meeting llfli To Be Hel^ in Coorthouse at . Wilkeekioro 2:30 in Aftornoon JONi^ IS SgpUCER EamA^ibif^SlMseiiiMt to Point V 0^ Mothodk to Obtain ..Lapin ' . •PflilWla )M WltlM co^unty rural eleetriflcation are: Mked^^td attend a meeting to be held fit'the courthouse in Wilkes- boro on Wedneadayr March 11^ 2:80 p. m. At that time D. B. Jones, as^ sistant rural electrification spe cialist of the extension service and State college, will be. present to explain- in a general way the rural elhctriftcatlon movement and CO point out methods to fol low to obtain “feasible’’ lines. He will also display a chart show ing the proposed lines and data concerning the communities which the lines would serve. Official representatives of the Duke Power company, which serves this part of the state, are asked to be present at the meet ing. The company Is now serving several rural communities with many miles of lines in the coun ty and with the interest being shown in rural electrification It can be expected that other lines will be constructed in communi ties where the line load will jus tify the investment. TO l^nton, .N. J.’. i Leth$miU (alwe), is Ui«-;'4$pted crimiOiU.. lawyer' whom Hoff man suggested be brou’gbt tn to talk to Bruno Hauptmun and learn if possible if others were involved .in the kidnapping and murder of the Lindbergh baby. Star Value Page In Paper Today Outstanding Values Offered Page Three by a Num- ber.of Firms On page three of this news paper a doxen business firms are announcing star values lor Wqd- • Wednesday star value page appearing a week ago created much Interest and it is expected that the second appearing today will be well received by the read ers ot this newspaper. The Journal-Patriot recom mends these values as being true bargains, in each instance repre senting a substantial reduction from the regular price. Items that you want and need are listed and each space should be "read thor oughly in order not to overlook any star value offered. Baptist Pastor To Resume Study Rev. and Mrs. Avery Church Will Leave Thu.'fsday For Louisville Oil Treated Roads Damaged By Cold Weather; Loads Over 5 Tons Barred Roads in This Section Not in | Dates Announced Bstd %ape as in East ern Carolina Due to the fact that intense cold and unusual precipitation ]UM greatly damaged the oil treat- ~ ' tar-gravel surfaced roads, v,^tate highway commission has all vehicle# over 5 tons r-wdlfht riom these roads for a J!pitp4,of thirty days. hough damage has been sOTere on some roads in this Ppa^^f the state, the ro^a are M'‘badiy damaged as in the aad eastern ’ sections. H^way officials estimate that thtoe million dollars will be re- qulfed to put these roads in as good condition as they were be fore the severe winter set In and In many instances sections of highways will have to be entirely resurfaced. Probably the worst damaged roada In this section are highway If from Moravian Falls toward 'nayleniTille and highway 18 from Roravian Falls to Lenoir, theee bRng damaged to the extent that motorists mtut use caution to prevent aecidests or damage to autemobitee. Some pasta of't the Wkhway from about Mt of Wilkeeboro to ^^Cross Topds are daawged daauga to reported on frpp MOlen owssd Romo. aces al(Bs 1m>v« Lob these rpada pro of Vshtoiss saur irsitbt. B(rwsv«r> (avM affaet tooMh For Registration For Parkway Work J. B. Hash, district manager of the N. C. State Employment serv ice, has announced that a repre sentative of the employment serv ice will be at the following places for the poii>ose of registering any persona who have not already reg istered and who are interested in securing employment on the Blue Ridge Parkway: Laurel Springs. Wednesday, February 26Ui. Glendale Springs. Thursday, February 27th. Idlewild, Friday, February 28th. | The hours for registering at each place will be from 9:30 a. m. until 12:30 p. m. Mr. Hash states that it will not i be necessary to re-register if those' desiring work have registered | with the employment service with- i in the past six months. Rev. Avery M. Church, pastor of Wilkeeboro and Jonesville Bap tist churches, will leave Thurs day of this week for Louisville, Ky.. where he will complete two years of study in the Baptist The ological Seminary. Rev. Mr. Church completed one year of study there before ac tively beglnning’hls ministry and since that time has studied for two intervals of two or more months each. He will return to Wilkesboro about May 1. During bis absence pulpit com mittees. qt both the WilkehbOTo and Jonesville Baptist churchea will arrange for supply ministers on the regular service days. Rev. Mrs. Church will be accompanied to Louisville by his wife and small son,. MtUon, Lowe. Mrs. Church will continue her study in the regular seminary course. Is Retnnied For Vi(datiiig Parole PRAYER MEETING AT CITY BLACKSMITH SHOP A prayer meeting will be held at the City Blacksmith Shop south of the depot in this city on Friday night, 7:30. Rev, C, B. Bumgarner will speak and those present will engage in oongrega- tional wiaglng. The public n cor dially invited to attend. Ftoumen of Pocahontas, Va., wm« rooted out uf thdr shunbers to &id that it vras thdr own fire- hoose ofii ftoe. - - ’“’l. •• Clay Church Arrested by Deputy Marshal Last Week} Taken to Jail Olay Church, a resident of Pat tons Ridge, 'was arrested last week by Deputy. Marshal W. A. Jones on a chafge’^Of violating his parolsr from-the OhHllcothe, Ohio, ilefomiatory, aad' was taken Sat urday to Rockingham county Jail. Church, a young man, was serving a ssstqnce in the indus trial reformatory when the pa role was cniated. On the way home on the train he Is said to have torn un his parole with which no was to report tdl local authpidtlss, and threw, them out the Window. Other offenses nre also charged in parole violation;'- V .-: Farmers’ Groups Meetings Are To Be Held This Week The Mountain View Farmers’ group will meet in the agricul ture class room Wednesday eve ning for the discussion of the subject "Corn-—Its Growth and Improvement.” It is hoped thu'l the discussion will bring out methods which will show how to Improve the quality and yield at no added eiipense to the farmer. Ground should be broken as soon now as the: soil conditions will permit, and should.be put into a thoroughly friable condition. The cultivation before planting is the most important cultivation that is given corn or any other culti vated crop, - The Hay Meadow grdup will meet at Hay Meadow school Thursday evening for the discus sion of “Minor Diseases Of Cat tle, Their Prevention and Treat ment. TheMr wiiieirs’, groupe continue to grow h^itoe and interest, U. to ert trill ayaU.thbitts^ves‘of the Opportunity tor l^r^ction to. lm-, ^prove their farming practices,'^ thus cutting doivn on their ex penses. The farmers are reminded that the bait to be used in the rat eradication campaign is avail able at the present time. Anyone Interested in getting rid of their supply of rats sh^ld see Mr. Thornton at the ^school building at Mountain View. Price is SOc for the bait. - NYAMeetiiig Is To Be Hrid On Friday Night Representative Ckizena to Hear National Youth Ad ministration Explained L. W. Teague, field representa tive of the National Youth Ad ministration, will send a represen tative to explain the administra tion of a national youtb aid fund to a gathering of representative citizens of Wilkes in a meeting to be held at Hotel Wilkes on Friday, February 28, at 7:30 p. m. Mr. Teagpie designated T. E. Story, superintendent of Wilkes boro district schools, to act as chairman to call the meeting. In calling the meeting, he Bsid, “There is opportunity for further participation on our part in the NYA program and its latitude makes it necessai-y that a general discussion and common under standing be reached about ? the matter.” . * , ^ JgpUywipg in a itnlnmwrr , oiit tor pubficatiun by Mr. It explains briefly the purposes of the National Youth administration: What Are You Doing For Our Youth? Wilkes county has her youth problems together with the rest of our nation. Our government rea lized this in the fact that during its reconstruction work it included the National Yonth administra tion. When we realize that ap- (Continued on page eight) Drunks Choosing Tax-Paid Liquor Majority of Those Arrested Locally Have Stsunped Bottles in Pockets Picture Qity , Jail In 191^14 . Was DUa|#iF«l ITtpme Near .Wqtwiia ' Ida Station,- *'"* James N. Aatosoa, di|rt ol police^ has a ptokto* *t> the North WOkesboro jsU ia lOlB and 1914. ^ » The iaU. • dito|Mated wood en shack, was toottod near Um Wataaga and TwUdB depot The pietnre shows (list ttlwas of weatherboard.-Myle with aa old-fashioned i^t hoard v«ef. Above the woodoi doors were upright bars wifli open spaces between. A wagon wheel was propped against one of the two doors to the bnildijig. Despite the fact that Wilkes county corn in liquid form is said' .3 have considerable notoriety, those who imbibe firewater In this vicinity prefer that it come from bottle with government stamp.s. At least this statement is borne out by what local police men find on those arrested for drunkenness. They usually find a pint or half pint labeled and stamped bottle on a :drnnk. and bottles of moonshine liquor are becoming scaracr .alt tbe Ums.:^.- • In the meantitk^flie graiH^|(M telegraph says tlm: bootleMWiw Carry their vast gallonage of 'Il licit liquor into Tennessee and Virginia, wet states. Four From: Wilkes Swanson Freed Of Attempted Arson Chaise Former Wilket Attorney Is Found Not Guilty of Try ing to Bum Own House High Point, Feb. 21.—^A High Point municipal ooui-t Jury today acquitted Paul Swanson, Winston- Salem attorney and Kernersvllle publisher, on a charge Of attempt ing to set fire to his own house in this city. The verdict waS returned after the jury had deliberated only 26 minntes. The trial bad its dramatic mo ments when f^^4lf^^^t*tes dii- ffy for-thsi' iMISnda: was' ejmmoa on aocoiflit death oihiS father during the summations by tbe attorneys. Judge Johnson J. Hayes, of Greensboro, a native of Wilkes, gave Swanson an excellent charac ter, relating how the young at torney had worked his way through high school and college by delivering newspapers.' The jurist said he had known Swan son all of his life and that as a youth and a man he had never heard anything against his char acter until t^e charge of attempt ed arson was brought by the High Point tenants of the bouse Swan son owns. A number of prominent citizens in addition to Judge Hayes gave the lawyer a good character. A- mong these were Captain David L. Hardee, instructor of the 322nd infantry, organized reserves, in which Mr. Swanson is a second Ifentenant; Charles W, Snyder, field secretary of the Junior Or- (Continued on page eight) Maay Roads Stfll InBadCoiditiDn Maple Springs and Mfllore Credt Only-Schoola Re opening In County Today With the exception OtJ Milton Creek and Maple Springs, ichoota in WiUcee county^where tnasppr- tation is used will not-raopem-ms- til Wednesday, Febitiaiy 28. Millers Creek and' Maple Springn reopened today. Central schools were dosed ox Thursday,-February 6, on accouit of a heavy snowfall that ■ made the secondary roads impeaMhle and since that time the weather has been qnite rough, making it impossible to get the dirt roads in condition for safe and certain travel. It was announced last week that the schools would open to day but two light snowfalls, rain and cold weather last week allow ed very little Improvement in the roads. As a resnlt Wilkesboro, Mount Pleasant, Ronda, Roaring River, 'Traphill, Mountain View and Moravian Falls schools will remain closed until Wednesday morning, at which time they will reopen if weather permits. School authorities are hoping for good attendance when the central schools reopen, there be ing no epidemics of disease or other things to cause a tow aver age of attendance. Shmdd Clerical Help Will Be Avsul- able at Mr. Kilby’s Office ThU Week World War veterans who have not filed application for bonus payment should do so this week in order-to take advantage of tbe free assistance being offered through tbe Legion and the Red Cross. A stenographer is employed at the office of A. F. Kilby to fiU out the application blanks and this service will be available on ly until March 1. At noon today 225 veterans had .filled out applications there for bonus payments and it is thought that there are many yet in the county who have not filed. They are asked to do so this week and bring their discharge papers and statement of indebtedness on adjusted compensation when call ing to obtain blanks. Calendar For Mar(Ji Term of Wilkes Court Made Out By Solicitor Jones Mrs. Joseph Simth Died On Saturday Mra. Blltxbetb Smith, wife ot Joseph Smith, ot Sion/' Fork, died Saturday morning. Funeral and burial aenrieM were held Sunday afternoon with Rev. Roe Payne In charge. _ j:' Surririag-.^ are . Oefollowing pi^ankahU^mi Felix, Heitoy, leaa^ Rl»- ' le, Onmle aad Stanley SmiOi, Mrs. V. O. Oreene, Mrs. L. C.’ ,4}ree^ Mn. J L. Winebarger, Mra. J 0. Todd,and Mre. N. J, -‘Churyb,'--^. * To Opornte AatonM^Uea on the Hii^waya; Were Driving Drunk Driving licensee revoked at Raleigh last week brougut the to tal of Wilkes men losing their driving licenses to four. Tbe new ones deprived of ope- ^ting a motor vehicle are Rich.- ard Whittington, ot Reddiee Riv er, and Herbert Jones, of Hays,, both of whom were con'vieted in mayor’s court here for driving whll£ intoxicated. The lieeiyeoB of Tyro Bumgar-; ner, of 'WUkeehote, and ■ Cfanrch, of'thin city, were rovOk^ ed some ttaie age on the saUlft I— HP HIP . Ol ^ Nowe tren the bedside of Rev. C. W. RoMnson today indtea^ that sllgh? improTemeint was no- tice#in Mi eodtftton aUlKmg1r:1(4 Sales Tax Removal Advocated byMcRae John A. McRae advocated repeal of the sales tax "at th^ earliest possible opportunity” and enact ment of a state local option liquor law in an address in Charlotte Tuesday night fonaally openjag his campaign for .'flw Democratic nominatSon for governor. ittor- ney alw declared for rapeil of the absentee ballot law which he clu&acterized as "a ballot box cof' rnylor," for economy ifi govern- menfc'for a redaction in the emd of antomobilc license tags and for' a strengthened puMk school sys tem. In his discussion of the satow tax, McRae pointed out that the governor could do nothing more 'than use his influence with the general assembly In connection with Us consideration of the ques tion, but said the tax was a^pi- ed as an emergency measure "imd should be aboUMied at the earitoatj possible opportunity,” Judge Sink to Preside xk Criminal Term-Beginning On March 2nd SeerHuy Alhl^ Aasodatkm GwdBsboro CoBcgc MUs Margaret Faw, doubter of Mr. aad Mre. .O. C. Few. mitt eieeted seeretary^ of the athleUe assodiaUon at Oroensboro ooUggK when the annual etndept (»tee-' tleaiL^^ held reoently. Ite w^omoro, to very, oat*; ' ^ sUdtet. a«tW^,;|A Solicitor John R. Jones today released for publication the cal endar for the March - term of Wilkes superior court for trial of criminal cases. ^ The two-weeks’ term irlll open on Monday, March 2, with Judge Hoyle Sink presiding. FoBowfilg to the calendar: 7 “ t ”‘-V" Monday, Marsh 2nd., iW®’*' No. ’’ 1 Annie Wllllame .tcoet) ’ No. 2 Dwlte Wadell, Glen Bow ers (cost) No. 3 George Harris ■4coStl '’‘ ' No. 4 King Prevette (cost) Ko. 7 Lanna Floyd (eoet) No. 8 Gaither Wyatt, Pros, of Floyd Dancy (cost) No. 9 J. A. Faw, Froeeeutor ef Robt. Cardwril (cost). No. lO Ted Ray Nichols (cost) No. 11 C. V. Mullls (cost) ^o. 12 H. H. Warren, Proeeen- tor of J. P. Pruitt (cost) No. 1 Jack Jonea v(Good Bebar- lor) JaU Osaea q No. $1 Don Sprinkle ’ »( No. 8* Den toelaKte!,“Rob Pawl Skatlmr, Tom Sprinkle 1ft LeoMurd Shutoatb " „ 61 Bd Tbylor “ $4 Btonore Coble and Robert Jones Mo. ... Bob Orlntbn, col. No. Lee Orinten No. MoMlle Owns No. Robert R^e li^. 72 Bmeet ' ....
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