r.-:
.Owifj
MM«h-34.—Al
a i package
1: pout- track. *‘TW«
to’try the fed-
•■^ T^apolee; t4|d ar-
draem. "The state pri-
»n giro Tery good care.”
^ev Ppoceeafaig Taxee
^ ^ ; WaaMttgtOB, March 24—sub-
ji^pieaaitttee decided today that
taxes, or new excises,
hare to be** included In the
program, on #hich hear*
—,) to be started Monday,
|Mh treasdry oMlciais tentatire-
schednled as the tlrst wit-
voc.^x;
^^Pul
fB NOETI
Ri^HiblkiUSTroiB
eg'
In State
AMtJher Iffatrtal
Jose, oaitf., March 24.—
^Wpelessly deadlocked, the Jury
f to. the third wife-murder trial of
■^itW a. Lamson was dlscharg-
today by Superior Judge J. J.
; Trabnoco.
lliTij!
. ”3
J. T. Proeadt* on Stiite Tick-i
e «a CaniHdMte For State
AtriBlor
MRS. JONES IS NAMED
Aa National Committeewom-
an For Statet Griaaom
For Goreraor
Release 1377 Workers
BaMgK^ Mandr P4i«^The state
/ywks progress administration ro-
13'77 workers last week,,
its gradual cortallment pro-
and on March 21, bad 41,-
12 men and women engaged on
.Tojects. This total compared
With 43,212 the previous week.
. HaU Allotment iiipeat
Washington, March 24.—Al
most kalf the 255,769,000 allot
ted to Itorth Carolina from 1935
federal emergency appropriations
today remaiaed to be spent. The
tf®as«ry department reported an
vnexpeMed balance of 226,415,-
00 0 credited to the state.
Asks Flood Aid Funds
Wilmington, March 24.—Mrs.
^Thomas J. Oanse, president of
I the North Carolina department
of the American legion auxiliary,
today appealed to women of her
^.©^anization to contribute funds
[SHirgHef of sufferers in the
flood-stricken areas of the coun
try.
Killed On WUhwny
Whltevllle, Mar^ 24.—M. J.
Rawles, 22, who lived near Atr
mour, met almost instant death
jak«a_ eaM..cl; this
struck a
driving
;w*avu%—_ —
eton creek and burned. Rawles’
body was burned almost beyond
recognition. The accident happen-
about 6:3S o’clock.
Two Wilkes RepuUlcans were
given po^ of high honor when
the state convention convened-
’Tuesday in Raleigh.
Mrs. John R,, Jonee was elect
ed national committeewoman for
the state over Mrs. Queen Bess
Kennan, incumbent, of Davie
county, and Mrs. Charles A.
Greene, ef BturnsViUe. Mrs. Jones
received a total of 649 votes in
the convention, Mrs. Kennan 170,
and Mrs. Green 272.
Thto^s the highest honor that
hsan be conferred upon a lady
member of the party In the state.
J. T. Prevette was named on
the state ticket as candidate for
state auditor. He was placed in
nomination by P. E. Brown.
Wilkes was well reprinted in
the convention by practically a
full delegation, thlrty-foor being
the number allowed, and Repub
lican leaders took a very active
part in the convention proceed
ings.
Meridns Indorsed
Judge Isaac M. Meekins, of
the eastern federal court dis
trict, was indorsed by the con
vention as candidate for presi
dent but only the delegates nam
ed by the state convention are
bound by this resolution.
Grissom For Gowemor
Gilliam Grissom, veteran party
leader, received the nomination
for governor over Irvin B. Tuck
er, of Columbus county, and on
motion of Mr. Tucker the selec
tion was made unanimous. Frank
Patton, of Morganton, was nom
inated for the'Gnited States sen
ate v^out oppo^on.
»■ Stgte c]^iiTgftfiJ?-.C._^31i2ki8ai
ReidsviUe, vice chairman, were
Colambia.'Mo. \ . she is an
exquisite blonde. She is ah Arts
and Science student at the Uni
versity of Mieipuri. Her name is
Miss Xouise Cgrroll . . . and
they’ve crowned., her the Tiger’s
most beautiful co-ed.
WfflSeUSdr
To Aid Cripi^
rdkes (Mben
—-— Victi^ of Dig.w
Donblod Sifice Firet Cat
For Aid
QUOTA i^ISED HERE
National Chairman Aaka
WilicM Chapter to la-
croaee Firtt Quota
to
Seal Sale
Through SehooU; Will
Aid U( ■
Be Hstndled
—; W
faderpriTfleged
A sale of seals similar to the
tuberculosis seal drive at Christ
mas time will be launched in this
county next month for the bene
fit of crippled children who do
not have means to purchase the
equipment necessary for them to
use in the Struggle to overcome
physical handicaps.
For the past several years the
North Wilkesboro Kiwanls club
has extended aid to underprivil
eged crippled children by furnish
ing them transportation to the
state orthopaedic hospital at Gas
tonia, where their defects are cor
rected. y
However, in many cases pa
tients must wear braces and spe
cial shoee after operations have
been performed to cure idiysical
npt nave, pan
Hoffman Undecided
Trenton, N. J-, March 24.
Oovemor Harold G. Hoffman said
today he would not accept or re
ject the invitation of Dr. John
F. (Jalsie) Condon to interview
him ia his Bronx home until he
las conferred with Attorney Gen
eral David T. Wllentz. He made
no comment on Condon’s charges
that his Lindbergh case activities
were deficient in good taste and
adncerlty.
Raps The Sales Tax ,
Forest City, March 24.—Dr. |
Halph McDonald, of Winston-1
Salem, candidate for the Demo- i
cratle nomination lor governor,
hltterly attacked the state’s 3 per
eent general sales tax in an ad-
drees Kere tonight. ‘’’The sales
tax is the most burdensome levy
tkat conld possibly fall on busi
ness,” McDonald said.
Landon For Harmony
Topeka. Kas., March 24.—Gov-
«mor Alf M. Landon pictured Re-
pnblican harmony as transcend
ing personal preferment in re-
ondhig today to Inquiries from
movement to nominate him
' »'r President. Concerning the j
idedging of a slate of delegates
Id him in California, the gover
nor 'sald he would ‘‘neither ap-
' prove nor repudiate any delegate
la koy state” who chose lo run
«• a Landon-lor-Presldent candi-
datOi-
»5
BentonvIUe, Ark., March 23.—
Cirenit Judge John 8. Comhe to-
Qned himself and John
atiomey, 25 c*®!* *®r a
T^orkance In the Benton cottn-
Qtreait court room, halted on-
by the intervention of deputies
was arguing a motion in
■>* civil before Judge Combs
^-•■eAao tier disagreed on a legal
.; -Sit%nd their words became
Deputiee stepped between
as the argument reach-
a clljn«> but not before the
■ gavel was broken—wit
' ^■m2Se »»•* ** traveling
' through the air—and ^nce had
fBlieved of an inkwell,
eghn the deputies ended the
" fnrtr* Judge Comb# announc-
*^flnea against himself and
^,for contempt and ordered
proceed.
Eugene Trivette was
^ ^itnr to Greensboro
re-elected without opposition. ’The
state convention named as dele
gates to the national convention
Chairman Meekins, C. A. Jonas,
national committeeman, David H.
Blair, of Winston-Salem, and
Stuart W. Cramer, of Cramer-
town. Alternates are R. H. Mc-
Nlel, of Washington, C. J. Har
ris, of Dlllsboro, Mrs. J. I. Camp-
(Continued on page eight)
A. A. Bumgarner
Passes Suddenly
Well Known Local Merch
ant Found Dead In Bed;
Funeral Today
• Archie A. Bumgarner, age 50,
well known merchant of this city,
was found dead in bed Wednes
day morning at his home by his
wife.
Mr. Bumgarner suffered an at
tack of acute indigestion Satur
day and had not fully recovered,
although d'arlng the last two
days was not confined to his
room. He had also been suffer
ing from heart disease and high
blood pressure.
Mr. Bumgarner had been en
gaged in general merchandise
business here for several years
and was well known in the coun
ty.
He was' first married to Miss
Lizzie McNlel. who died several
years ago. Later he married Miss
Mintie Vannoy, who survivee.
Also surviving are four daugh
ters, Mieses Vera. Dare, Arlee and
■Virgie Bumgarner by his first
marriage.
Funeral and burial services
will be held, at Pleasant Home
Baptist church near Millers Creek
‘Thursday afternoon, two o’clock.
Revs. W. L. Griggs, Eugene
Olive and Finley C. Watts will
conduct the service. Burial will
be to the church cemetery.
crippled seal sale will be launch
ed during the week of April 4
through April 6. Mrs. Bertha
Bell, county nurse who has been
very helpful In work among crip
pled children, is directing the
sale, which will be conducted
through the schools and an op
portunity will be provided for
everyone to buy some of the seals
and thus help a cause that all
agree is quite worthy of hearty
support and cooperation. The
plan has the backing of the Ki-
wanis Club and other civic organ
izations.
Many children in Wilkes coun
ty who were born with physical
defects or through disease and
other causes did not have normal
bodies have been treated at Gas
tonia and have been transformed
into normal individuals. In order
that the work may go forward
and reach still others, the spon
sors of the seal campaign are
asking people to purchase the
seals liberally when the oppor
tunity Is presented.
Daily^ reports from eleven
northern states which have' been
visited by a disastrous Hood are
almost unbelievable in that they
tell stariee of unparalleled suf
fering and disaster. Nearly a
half million pe^le are in need of
immediate relief and the Ameri
can Red Croes baa sent out an
other balletin throughout the
jpuntry urging that chapters In-
creass, their quotas,
Wjlkes’ original quota cf 2500
was, raised in two days but since
that tfffie J. H. WbIWter; chair
man of the Wilkes chapter, ku
received the following telegraln
from Cary T. Grayson, national
chairman;
■‘Since original flood relief
quotas were assigned number of
victims has been doubled. Latest
reports of our relief dlreet'ors
now in field place total number
men, women and children looking
to Red Cross for Immediate emer
gency^ relief at 387,000 with
every likelihood this figure will
increase as flood crests contlune.
To meet clear and essential Red
Crosa obligations to these snf-
fering fellow citizens now Im
perative We ask you make every
possible effort secure relief con
tributions exceeding your origin
al chapter quota by at least fifty
per cent as flood waters recede
some areas we must continue
feed shelter clothe homeless ref
ugees also extend medical and
nursing care in order prevent
epidemics. ‘This will continue in
definite period until Red Crosa
can aid to repairing damaged
homes and vlctime can return to
3WW1I F«el confident
New' Ydrl ... Above is Miss
Sonja Henle' of Norway, cham
pion figure skater of the world,'
who is now in Amerisa seeking a
movie picture contract following
her spectacular triumphs at the
winter Olympics in Germany.
Place Concrete
RoofOnriikes
BiotSe
Short Torm Prisoners Beinc
Guarded on First Floor
of Building.
While workmen are engaged in
placing a concrete root slab on
the 'Wilkes jail in Wilkesboro of
ficers have found it necessary to
arrange temporary quarters for
the few prisoners now In Jail on
the ground floor.
The jail population is at a low
ebb with a few short term prison
ers whose terms will expire in a
few days and who have no in
clination to escape and thus mar
their records. When a prisoner
is takcm charged with a felony
he Is usnatiy transferred to the
Jail of a neighboring county for
eafe keeping.
It : is estimated that the work
of constructing a concrete roof
on the county bastile will require
about 30 days for . completion.
However, officers arg hoping that
2ome of the cells ^ tued
MA At Si
Fatii« T«> Child’g J. M. Brow«?IUnwk
B«d«id*
in
Ivy jAeuflgld ardred ^ Tnoa- CCMIMITTEEIs N
Frcm City tonuttf
Tuiatira n
day
BLUE RIDGE SINGING
AT MOUNT PlLEASANT
Following Is the program of
the Blue Ridge Singing Aasoci-
ation meeting to be held at Mount
Pleasant Baptist church Sunday:
9:00—Sunday school with sup
erintendent to charge. .
10:10—Address of welcome,
Rex West.
10:20—Response, Miss Lillian
Kilby.
10:30—Assembly of' classes
and quartets.
12:00—Dinner o n. grounds,
everybody bring lunch.
l-OO^Reassemble for singing.
2:00—Adjourn.
IBijah Brown Is
Claimed by Death
Well Known Citizen of Mul
berry Township Dies of
Pneumonia
Elijah Freeland Brown, Wilkes
superior court crier and a justice
of the peace in Mulberry town
ship for 30 years, died at his
home Tuesday at noon following
an lllnesf qf pneumonia.
Mr. Bfown was a well known
figure to tho county and was a
member of a very prominent
Wilkes family. »■ son of tqe late
G. Hamp^ahd Mathilda Blbvlns
Brown; He twaa^bctive to .jWttl-
cal circles, being a .member of
Ihe Republican party.
He was married on April 2,
1892, to Miss Rule Triplett, who
survives. Also surviving is one
brotber, Ambrose F. Brown-, of
Reddles River,'and 16 nieces and
nephews. . ’’
Mr. Brown was 'born May It,
1866, bis ife- being 69 years, U
months and 13.days. .
Funerai'-sdrVice'-will he hdtd at
Center Churcli today cnmrsdayj,
11 o’clock, and burial will follow
to Cross Roada-. cemetery.- Tte
Odd Fellows fraternity, of nhich
Mr. Brown was an octtve mem
ber, will 4»e to charge .of the
grave rites,
A, few miaates ftfter she had tes
tified in a case, 'Mrs. Sadie Baker,
71, of'dropped deaf of
heart di&gf
emergent human need be met.
Keep us advised.’’
Those who are not contacted
for a donation may mall any sum
to J. B. Williams. North Wilkes
boro, treasurer, or turn it in to
any high school principal in the
county. The principals are named
on a committee to receive dona
tions.
Following is a partial list of
those who have donated to the
cause so far:
Wilkes Hatchery, Wilkes Hos
iery Mills, T. W. Hlnshaw, Mrs.
M. N. Grist, Employees Interna
tional Shoe Co.. A. R. Miller, A.
T. Blackburn, L. P. Somers,
Clara D. Somers, Mrs. L. P. Som
ers, C. E. Shepherd. O. M. Wat
son, Clarence F- Hall, J. R- Par
sons, R. C. Meadows. R. E. Pre
vette, J E. Payne, Mrs. J. I. My
ers, M. A. Vickery, Joe Darling
ton, J. M. Absher, A. G. Hendren,
Ollfto,! Byyd, D. B. Swarlngen,
'romllnson Department Store,
Wilkes Plumbing Company,
Reins-Sturdlvant Funeral Home,
Mt. Pleasant Sunday school, Mrs.
T. E. Cochran, Key City Furni
ture Co., Glen Cox. E. T. Hack
ney, Bank of North Wilkesboro,
Coca-Cola Bottling C o., Auto
Parts Co., Home Chair Co., Ruth
Profflt, Mt. Zion Sunday school,
(Continued on page eight)
eartter. Inclement
It
^Cleveland,
Ohio, by ithuie to jb|f. at the bed
side of his 12-jrear-old danghtn.
Helen, who hu bggq very ill
the Wilkes hospitalT
Hr. Benfieid married Hiss Roby
Bendren, who died when tbe chijd
was six months (rf.gfe.^ Hr. sad
Hrs. Gilbert H«mi gdopted the
ehild and After Hr. Ha2%b 'died
four years ago Hrs. Rgyas was
married to Dr. W. S. Waddell, and
with them the child has been
making her home.
. Sevl^ days ago she ^a# tAken
deepezAtely ill. And -sm eperation
was performed.for niptnred i^rpen-
dix. to her illness thr gir} eoo-
stantly caUed for her real father
and he wait notified In Olevelmqd.
With rail and bos schednles un
certain beeaoee of the* flood to
Ohio and neighboring states, be
chsrteied a plane and arrived
Tuesday. The child, it appeared,
was happy to see its father and
some improvement is noticed in
her condition.
Rdb Tripktt Is
Captured b Ashe
One of Pair Charged With
Kidnap-Robhegy ^ Spur
geon Johnaon
**«:/• E- Brown and H . „
Kilby on Staie Execntiro
Jtob ’Triplett, Jonesville
dent and one
reei-
Kyle Ham, prominent young
attorney of tlllkes county, waa
nominated for congrasa by Re-
publicans of the eighth 'cdugree-
sionsl district la' eoBTentiaa
Monday at Sanford. " '
, The nomination of Attorney
Hayes for congress .jpas; h*.; ac-; > ■
clamation. Oth^t- whWA aanee
were placed before the. eoaven-
tlon but Who. asked that ■ their
names not be eoastdared vrere J.
P. Jackron. and T. B, McCrary,
both of Davidson county.
Avalon B. Hall, of Yadkinville,
and Colin O. Spencer, of Moore
county, were named detogatea
to the national eonrentf» . at
Cleveland. Ohio, with Attorney" J.
M. Brown, of thto city, and
Charles M, Wall, of Dayidsoif
county, as alternates. D. j. Ly-
brook, of Davie county, was nam
ed elector.
Wilkes was well represented by
several delegates who took an
active part to the convention
proceedings.
The convention Indorsed Judgw
I. M. Meekins for President, stt-
er a discnssion of the wisdom of ;
trying the hands of the OttiUca. ’
Tke original resointion' ? otferoft-
by T. E. MeCrary,.ot DavltencHj
county, instmeted '^e delega
It may be several diys
concrete can be poured.
When the roof job is complet
ed the floors will be treated. The
Improvements for which contract
was let recently by the commis
sioners are designed to make the
jail escape proof and fireproof.
Officers Fmd 80
Gallons in Home
Harrison Mastin, of Call,
Placed Under $1,000 Bond
on Liquor Charge
Harrison Mastim resident of
the Call community, faces trial
in federal court to Wilkesboro
on a charge of possession of 80
gallons of imclt liquor, which
federal revenue agents are said
to have found in his home Satur
day night.
Alcohol Tax Investigators Leon
ard Roope and J. T. Jones, Depu
ty Marshal W. A. Jones and Clln-
ard Johnson made the raid on
Mastln’s home and the artest of
Mastin, who was hailed before
J. W. Dula, United States com
missioner, who fixed his bond of
21,000 for appearance at tbe May
term of court.
Of pair aliiriwr
with the k|dnap^^obWy^of^W»rij„^“*,“yp*^
geon Johaso
“WllkeeH'ff.
son Saturday night and carried
him to the Jail at Yadkinville for
safe keeping, the Wilkes jail be
ing under repair while a new
roof Is being constructed.
Officers are now seeking “Pee-
wee’’ Pardue, of the Elkin vi
cinity. who Is said to have been
Triplett's accomplice to carrying
Johnson to a home near Dougb-
ton and robbing him of 2236.
wae.
North Wilkesboro High School
BasdbiJI Team to Begin Season
Bankers Attend GronjO
Meeting On Tuesday
R. W. and Blair Qwyn and
Glenn MoNiel, of th^ Bank of
North Wilkesboro, and Du^ey
Hill, of the Dwoeit Savliffs
Bank, attended tha^meettog pf
group 6 cf t^e North Carolina
Bankers’ Association, held
High Point Tuesday.
Preaching Setvices At
■
Whh Game Agauwt Ifno**’
Nine on Fairground Field
• Friday Afteirttodn
i n
;eshoro And Uniwr
Rev, A. W. Lynch, pastor of
the Wilkesboro Methodist charge,
announces .that on Sunday morn
ing, eleven o’cl«Kk, he will preach
at Union iohurcii and on Sunday
evening. 7:30, he
pulpit in A service at Mi,) Wilkes
boro Methodist church. The pub
lic is condlally invited to both
services. ^
^ EpiscoiKd Service .
'■ There will beTa celebration of
the Holy Coramtmloh at'- St.
Fh-Ul’s Episcopal choroh, Sunday
mowdng. March 29th‘.’'at tjlne o’-
>ioct. Rev. B. m; Lackey,
■in charge. ■' '
North Wilkesboro high school
baseball team will play its first
game of the season against the
J,enblr high nine on the toir-
•ground field here Friday after
noon, March 27.
Ralph.Barker, who for two
years was asslatant baseball
coach to Jack Coombs at Duke
University, has.l^n supervising
the pre-season ' practice among
the several boys.who are trying
for regular berths on the team.
He is assisted in the coaching hy
R. p. McKee.
The team has aelected
(Shine) Kilby as manager and
the hoys are showing
enthnslasm, an indication that
interest in the natlonti pastime
will be at a, high pitch as the
sesaon progresew.
Although TB»ny of the bo^
are lljgbt andrlMk dxp*^“®®
coaches are', ifiring
ralunble ^
kt^‘ tn
Board Of Stewards To
Have Oiarge Service .
On Sunday Evening
Board of stewards of the North
Wilkesboro Methodist church will
have charge of the evening serv
ice Sunday evening at 7:80. A
special musical program and oth
er interesting features are plann
ed. The public has a most cor
dial Invitation to attend.
Miss Paula Craft
In Essay Contest
Wilkesboro Student To Rep
resent 'County In Keealer
Memorial Contest
Miss Paula Craft, a student of
Wilkesboro high school, will rep
resent Wilkes county in the dis
trict Keesler Memorial contest to
be held to Lenoir on April 1.
Should she win there she will
represent this district in the
state contest to be held soon.
The Keesler Memorial essay
contest Is conducted each year by
the state association of Building
and Loan organisations. J. Bid
Williams, is essay contest chair
man for Wilkes county.
I^ast year Miss Annie Lou Fer
guson, student of Wilkesboro,
represented Wilkes In the district
contest and won first place.
eonni
resointion, d« ^
strong for Juoge luedllTlB for
President but that it should be
left to the state convention for
action. Mrs. Queen Bess Kennon,
of Davie county, national com
mitteewoman. also cautioned the
convention to go slow to in
structing the delegatee. She prais
ed Judge Meekins.
A McNeill, of Lee county, waa
made temporary chairman, after
B. C. Brock, of Davie county
called the convention to order.
Mr. McNeill was made permanent
chairman, with Walter Zachary,
of Yadkin county, and L. L. Mof-
fitt, of Montgomery county, sec
retaries.
Mayor W. Bankd Wilkins, of
Sanford, welcomed the delegatee
and visitors, with the response by
B. C. Brock. The keynote address
was delivered by Arch Coleman,
of Sanford, former first assittont
postmaster general, who said
“this Is to be a Republican yeer.”
He stated that in recent travels
through several southern states
he found sentiment expressed hy
Democratic friends, “that their
party had been betrayed.” He de
clared that a “third party Is In
control to Washington with isms
contrary to Democratic or Repub
lican principles and many Dem(»-
crats will vote the Republican
ticket this fall while fithers will
not vote at all.”
The convention selected a s
members of the state committee
A. T. Grant. Davie county; C. M.
Hoover and J. P. Jackson, David
son; D. C. Holier, Lee; Mrs. H.
F. Seawell, Moore; M. A. Nlchol-
soil, Montgomery; Claudius Dock
ery, Richmond; H. C. Kilby and
Mrs. P. B. Brown, Wilkes.
SURRY FAARMER TOUW
dead from EXPOSURE
Elkin, March 23.—Dead from
exposure, the body jot WJllIam
Seagars Lane, 66, was discovered
In a field late :^tertoy less than
a mile from his home, four miles
northeast of Elkin.
I,eavln& home Friday morning;
expecting to board a train here
for 44 baslaesB trip to North WII-
kesboro, he decided later not to
go and left here for his h^eiife
noon, He JSAB seen by two
'neighbors at 4:80 o’cfock.
Subject ,to asthmatic attacks.
It to presumed, that he bewme ill
and fell to a muddy ditch, irom
whicS he parUally merged.
• soaked with water
,.No JtofiiAt WM held.
: Sf- A*
3 Alleged Still
Operators Taken
Federal revenue Investigators
raided a still and arrested three
alleged operators in the Roaring
River vicinity Tueeday.
The officers discovered the
medium size moohshlne plant
Just as it was being made ready
to begin operation and asvssted
Wayne Staley,.' Lowell Mon^a
and Dee Wdbd. whe- flUed boBln
of 2500 each tor aPI
the May term ,ot federal
at W]llkdsbp«5. Tke pre
hearing was before J. 'OKH
United States' commt
Wilkesboro.
.. Officers' making tto
'Hohle,
Leonnrdjl