.i^illthorltlM Mky ^o^ta^oTemwit . pro- be «ver under- , :;tlie «&ronal derelop- , ,^XarUi CaroUaa faming, h^rantn coopnrate vhote- ^7 .With the program, said I. O. Schaub, oh fltate Col- |{;lt will elerate' agflcallnre. In r9taH,4o a higher jStene than iM6r». tee county tamers wilt iaa opportunity to iearn a- the new program in ji meet- s**» to bo h^ at the eourthonse pt.tV’Qfcesboro Friday afternoon, ' II 10, beginning at one ov . Jirery lamer in the, coun- l^jrhd Is interested in raising agrkultnrai status of his‘ smtinity and county should at> ■ the meeting. . . Phe" new gropram'- enibodles ^ the fundamental prln- 'adrocated hjr the soctM* on eerrlce for years, Schaub ltd, bnt it is much more eompre- ttrasire and far-reaching than anything that has gone before. nature of the new program aakee it applicable to every farm In the State, said the dean in urging all farmers to take part In it M they can share in its ben efits. The program will give the Camera direct financial aid In the form of payments for limit ing their production of soil-de pleting «rops and for carrying out various soil-building and con- ;; * serving practices. From 15 to 20 million dollar; wiil be available for distribution Sis year in soil-conservation i-to North Carolina farm- Kiwanig Club ig SMceor qC National Youtb Adbnmie* tration Project proct6r~giy^ plan Efforts Wai Be Made to Aid Youth in Ein^lbjrinent Aft- or Scho^ Oeses *? iodlrecUy, ft ■will aid mem fl- (Continued on page eight) Man Near Under direction of the Nation al Youth Administration in North Carolina and with, the North Wll- kesboro Kiwanis club as its spon sor a Youth Gnidanoe program will be attempted in Wilkes coan- ty. • • It a Proctor, director in charge cu student aid and guid ance in the NYA in ths State, was in Jfortb Wipceeboro for a meet ing of'the county NYA organiu- tlon on l%nraday night and at Friday noon outlined the youth guidance program before the Kb- wanis club, which passed a reso lution to empower the club’s vo- cationhl gni(Unce committee to attempt the plan, which embodiM the following principles: a survey of youth, particularly high school graduates, and compiling infor mation about their pland and prospects, either for higher edu cation or vocation; gathering this information by high school stu dents, probably those who are to receive aid through the National Youth Administration; investi gate available whole or part time jobs; make an effort to place youths who desire work. In speaking before the Kiwan is club Friday, Mr. Proctor out lined the objectives of NYA in the state and gave a resume of what is being done at-'^e present time. College stud^to''':!bhrntng $15 per month threugtf^^he NYA to help themdefracj'. expenses number 2,800' whll^^ high school students earning ..month mmmhm. Seattlft-r-Heie's (9e ot things can’t happen, but do. It is a tree-climbing truck, adtiev- ed by racing wildly down a busy street, narrowly missing pedes trians and automobiles, plun^g over a 50-foot embankmenb-^hes climbing the tree, without injury to any one. Ko tXelinquents On Sales Tax MTnst CSeur TMlluqaeat Salee Tax Bepocta Or Be Cited T6 Cbtnrt I, R. Roameaw, local tax -eoUector for the states todiqr gare oat a stalefnent which he aald was the Ihul notice to ^^hoae who are dcdinqueat in paying the satoa Uix. He said that he had orders from the jivnane department to cite those to coart who are dettU4(lient in maJdng sales tax reports .and who will have not mads ageit retain hr April 15. : J; B. Williama in Greenabord Night of Storm Attend ing Inaursmce Meet J. B. Williams, well known lo- insurance man, was in Greens- r^ro Thursday night when the ' ^^^ble tornado struck the south- era part of that city. Mr. Wll- Hams was only seven blocks from the path of the tornado. A meeUng of the North Caro- • Una Insurance Agency Associa tion had just been concluded at the King Cotton Hotel when the ‘ Inry of the tornado broke loose, ’ Mr. Williams said, and soon am- ■' bnlanees and fire trucks were K racing through the streets of the bjfclty and all lights were out for If'7i: nearly two hours. i Mr. Williams visited the scene j of devastation Friday morning before he returned to the city. Will Build Roads Somi as Practical, CJI-WaynickSays Highway Chairman Replies tQ Mayor’s Request Roads Be CHnpleted Ifcompletion of the North Wilkes- baae-kiikin and Wilkesboro-States- viUe highways will be as soon as practical, Capus »L Wa^k. Ti of th€ stfttc hiptwBy coBlidaBion, said in a recent let- B. T. McNeil, mayor of Jforai Wnkesboro. “ ■ liver McNeil wrote a letter to - 1 Waynkk on March 28, lintiiur OHt that Ihe two roads are bSy needed and urped that thay he eonstrocted as soon as pniiih’* in order to serve the cHBmamtie8 along the ^atw and that they might be iMed sa ero«B-caintry highways. cWwnan Waynfck said he rea- f Uyd the hnportance of the roads sad preaent plana call for hn- “ "jg anrteciag on the sectioiiB , have bein constructed. Jim h WHkesbwo-ESkin road haa graded and gravel surfaced ,~Bond» to and cmtract ^ this month for bitumin- bce on that link. , Wilk«*aro-Sta*esville high- has been graded and gravel •d from Statesville to- >a, the fradell-Wilkea line cotrtract has been let for Jteasa are oampieted ^ Ubdroa tidU^ not haro a *i. #jf^ in school are being given woA- on numerous projects. The oth er phase he discussed Included apprenticeship training ahd voca tional guidance, which is better explained as the plan theJClwan- is club agreed to sponsor. T. E. Story, who is chairman of the Wilkes NYA Organisation, was program chairman at the meeting. E. R. Spruill and W. L. (Continued on page eight) NYAMeetingHeld Thursday Night Youth Aid and Guic^ce Ex- plained in Meeting of NYA Organization T. S. Bryan, 72, Dies Saturday at HomeatTrap^ Represented Wilkes in Leg islature For Two Terms; WaSi Widely Known T. Sherman Bryan, t W ice Wilkes county’s representative in. the general assembly, died Satur day. pxwning at his home in .the Traphlii community. He was 72 years of age on March 18." Death caroefollQirihg aevataL Before a meeting of the Wilkes county National Youth Adminis tration organization held at Ho tel Wilkes Thursday night Dr. Walter Cutter, assistant director of the NYA In the state, outlin ed the plan of the organization and said that it was a challenge to all public spirited citizens to get behind the program and to promote a Youth Guidance pro ject for the county. Dr Cutter laid the responsibil ity for the success or failure of the measure squarely at the feet of interested cltlxens of the county whom he said could rend er a great service by going at the youth problem with determina tion and enthusiasm. Others who addressed the meeting were R. S. Proctor, di rector of student aid and guld- anoe, and L. W. Teague,, district snpervisor of the NYA. Attend ance at the meeting was some what curtailed by the storm /nwraday evening. Fanliain Hdps To D^orn Cows Dairy ^leciaKat Viaita Nuu’ bar of Dairy Farma in County F. R. Famham, dairy specialist of the extension service, wm te the qonnty Friday and 'aisfiisted a number of farmers in dehorning cows. V, . He aod (bounty Fam Agent A. a Hendren, visited a. i^ber of dairy fanners and advised them Bn several problems of import-: ance relative to dairy farming. Mr. Faraham is. vrell known in the county, where he visited many farms and homes, in orgaidring routes f«r the Scott Cawese and Butter company. confined tb-hls Death WaU ■attributed to heart disease and complications. Mr. Bryan was one of the county’s ouUtonding clUzens and was known through the county and by many people in widely separated sections of the state. He was a son of the late J. Q. A. Bryan, a general in the Union army and known far and wide as the “Red Fox of the Mountains,” His mother, who died several years ago, was Mrs. Martha Bry an. He was educated at* Fairvlew College at Traphlii and at the age of 18 held the position of deputy collector of internal revenue. He served as brandy guager in sev eral northwestern North Carolina counties for a number of years. During the administration of President Garfield he served as private secretary to Congressman Romulus V. Linney. In 1916 he was elected to the legislature and was again hon ored by that office 20 years later in 1936. He was very prominent in~the Republican party and at tended every county convention (Continued on page eight) Most Dogs And dii^ens Up Police Warn People to Keep Animals Coi^aed Accord ing to Law The North "Wilkesboro police de- fArtment today issued a public warning for people to kpep their chickens and dogs confined. Con^laints have reached the police- department that some resi dents of the city have been care less the matter of keeping tlMir chicked confined and it is a gen erally known fact that chickens at large c«i wreak havoc on newly started gardens. There is a state-wide law com pelling cMh dog owper to. have his or^her dog vaccinated against and thm is a city ordi- Moot Ho. McDUFFlR IS Davie Attorney Had No pMition and Nomination '^Was Unanimous dog divnera the loss of their anhnals.' StaMy dogs imd dogs running at large are cbntoually a nuisance, it is pointed out. and there is danger of rabies from such animals. iavest^ate Hre, Intend Forest Fire Srt at Five Points Near Highway 16; Burn ed 10 Acres Be Shown h Ci|y Moving Picture Reproduc tion of Origuial’M>hrain- mergau Play Mjere 22i$d The Life of Christ, a dramiatic pioturixation of the world's great-- eat of all Passion Pl^s the Itfe story, of Jeens-Gfirwh’-’™' be shown at the First church hme on Wedneadajri»‘A1jH 22at?i« ipii9^ ' ti 1888,' the villaifs mergau, in a terrible plague, 'ftaulh* ems^- ^on, the entire p«g|uls^n ataw a vow to perform the Pa|ni®n Plhy of our Saviour every ttoth year out of .gratitndd; .a vow which hak ever since been faithfully obrorved. The Imi^ewomAor of Christ consid ers his part an mrf'of worriup. He and all the rest who are to par ticipate in the enacUnent are se lected for thmr holy life. It is truly Oberwnmergau over again, and almost unconsdonaly one is carried to the place made Sacrosanct by tha piety and devo tion of those who portray the characters that eucunutsuced the nfe, passion and death of our Lord. If in all your life you could SM %ui one i^ture, let It he this one, A silver offering will 5e taken ^at the door. ■ W. K. Beicbler, of Lenoir, dis trict forester, was in Wilkes Fri day conferring with W. H. Nich ols, county fire warden, in regard to investigation of a recent forest fire and other matters In relation to the forestry program. The county has been fortunate this spring In having but few forest fires. The most recent one was on Tuesday, when ten acres along the old highway 16 in Union township were burned over. The fire was of incendiary ori gin, according to all indications, and had been set at five points along the road. Officials have been investigating a number of clues that may lead -to the appre hension of the guilty party. Attorney B.> C. Brock, promt: uent OxTip county R^nbllean, was named aa the Republican candidate for state senate in the 'x>arentfoa of Republicans of the 24 th. senatorial district held Sat urday i^teraoon ia Ysdklnv^e. His nomination ;iras nnanimous, there being no opposition. The district is coutfoa^ot WHkm> Darie and'Yadkin conntiM. After hlV- nomination Mr. BrOck, -who was Davie oeunty's representative in the 19)6 gen eral assembly, made quite ah en- thuBlaaflc BddreiM,-In which he stated his stand on a number of issues. He safd that he favors’ abolition of the absentee ballot, which he helped refteal for Da vie, Yadkin and Wilkes; lowering price of automobile tags to $3 and making up difference by economy in administration and gasoline tax; against sales tax and "favors passing burden of taxation upward,” and deplored almost impassable roads while the state highway fund haa $12/ 000,0(io surplus. The convention, which was well attended by delegations from the three Republican counties, d gated to Mr. Brock -'the prlvlL_, of naming the district orgau^Mi.- J.-JLJ. Cks Attorney F. J. McDnfl^ who todey tumounoed that he "ifea cim- didate for represeotatin: m the general asaembly ou Ike RaynUi- cah tiricet. The (binary will be held ba June 6. F. J. McDuffie, well .kno-wn Wilkes attorney, today announc ed that he is a caUdldate for the Rep'tiibUcan nomination as Wilkes -fepresentative in the legislature. The primary will be held on June «: ^Attorney McDuftle'ls, favorably known in Wilkes and- has taken ,intar^ In , effsira »f..| PLAYING WITH PISTOL, «1 BOY SHOOTS MOTHER -Mich- gram- Passaic, N! J., April 3.- ael Koroteff, li-year-old mar school student, shot his mo ther to death today with a revolv er he' was playing with In their home. Detective Sergeant Thomas Mc- Canu said the iboy admitted he iired the shot pf ter-his mother, L^/bitoisetta; had-'told -him to put the gun away, f . - ^ Michael at tirijt^lasMted ahe Bho$ herself, McCaSh>h&id, bat changed his story. Undw qhestlon- .:' —^ '^1', tee aa-followsj WTlkeh, IrheiHfi B. Soinera, D#ight Nichols ihd Mrs. Claude McGee; Yadkin, Joe Williams and Mias Ruth Hall; Davie, J. N. Beauchamp and Mrs. J. H. Robertson. The other principal address be fore the convention was by At torney F. J. McDuffie, of Wllkes- boro, who spoke enthusiastically and in a most entertaining, man ner. "W. E. Rutledge presided over the cunventlon and Walter Zach ary served as secretary. The nom ination 4 Mr. Brock was by R. V. Alexander, of Davie, seconded for Yadkin by Senator Joe Wil liams and for Wilkes by Attorney F. J. McDuffie. The convention stood in silent tribute to the memory of Representative T. S. Bryan, who died Saturday morn ing, and a commltteo was named to draw up resolutions of respect. The committee is composed of B. C. Brock, ol Davie, A. B. Hall, of Yadkin, and J. M- Brown,-of Wilkes. The convention was qult« har monious throughout the proceed ings. It is customary for the three counties to rotate in rfanflng'cail- dldates for state senate. The pres ent senator is Joe Williams, af Yadkin county, and according to the time honored, custenr, the nomination went to Davie coun ty man this year. In-1938 it -w41l again bo Wilkes’ Gmo to name the candidate, Jeter - M. Black burn' I>elng the last senator olept cd from Wilkes In 1982. Wilkesboro P.-T. A. Will Meet ’niurtdiiy I Wllkesboro ParMt-Teacher Ah- AiplaUbn will meet at. the achool building Thursday at 3:15. Annual election of offlwra win be ohe of the major Items d* l>ds- Ineaa and every member and oth er Interested school' patrons are asked to be present. '.. - F.J.McDofBe Announces For RepreseatatiYe Se^s Nomination om Repu^ lican Ticket in Primary to’ Be He4d June 6 ^|*REClNCT,^i„» Call ^DkyT i. Romin Hhujuis.stt, of the WHkes 'county Deinoefatio ^ecotive committee, annbanqed today that Ue WUkes countr . inoeratic convention will held on Saturday,, May 16, II a. m. In the announcement he. also stated that the precinct meeting* urill be held oa Saturday, May 9. two p. m., one week preceding tba oouty eonvention. The prertnet meetings win bo held for the purpose of perfeetiag the prechiet organisations and Bsmlng delegates, to the connty eonvention. The state eonventioa win be held o» radar. June 12. Mr. Rousseau said that the formal call by the ehalrmah and C. O. McNlel, secretary, would be issued in a few days. ,^mpalga tor nbipJhatlon lllcitor, "Ailng-fhe nomine Solicitor Joh-n^ R. Jones. He is the -first iw either party to announce candidacy for nomi nation for office in the June pri mary. His notice of candidacy issuld today reads as follows: At tie request of a goodly number of my friends, I have .de cided to enter my name as a can didate for the nomination as a member of the next general as sembly of North Carolina, sub ject to the Republican primary to be held in June, 1936. I will appreciate the support of the Re publicans of Wilkes county for this office.’’ North Wilkethtno P.-T. A. To Meet North Wllkeeboro Parent- Teacher association will meet Thursday afternoon, 3:45, in the school auditorium.' All members and other inteiested school pa trons ire urged to attend. Prior to the P.-T. A. meeting the mothers will meet Miss Sam Johnson’s room for the atn- dy course period at three o’clock. Supt. Halfacre will disenss ^"Home Play and Recreation.’’ Help For Hmidreds ol Lives Lost In Tornado b 3 States Today Houdreds dead aad property daniage ranatng hiio' kevenl rnilllm was tte report from scenes of a tomwda wWrfi swept over seotfams frf :tbree states esidy this nspridiig- - Bsdio reports’estimated the dead at tram. akd f. property In erty damailB was .heavy.- ^em- ty t» were Injim. U PeaMo, MisSn the toruada took Us largest toll, -tlmio-be- teg 45 daid ahd ItS ; Ifagpflrts jbumrsmsiQer «4t|l4 %here the mam akiattnoa Hg imdo In mgpy wnl Gaddy Motor Co. Wffl Move Soon Into' New Building on Tenth Street; Finishing Touch es Are Made The. Gaddy Motor Co., (5hev- rolet dealers, are putting the fih- al touches on the modern build ing they have leased at 10th Street, and will move in shortly, W. F. Gaddy, president 'of 'the company, announced today, TTie company’s new home .is o.ne of the largest and most ebih- pletely ep nipped autonroblle deal- eralilps iri this section of the country. It is of brick, two stories in height, and has 16,090 square feet of, floor space; With, ample facilities for new and used oar disiriay and for a l&rge, up-to- date service department with lat est tools and equipment for serv icing Chevrolet passenger cars and tracks. "Steadily - increasing buslnes? has made expansion necessary,” Mr. Gaddy, discussing the move. "Each month has'seen 6M1 increase over the corresponding period for last year. Demand for the new ■ models is so kron that greater display space is an urgent need -today. Everythin* certainiy points, to a prosperous automobile year.” ^ F. R. PUTS OFF FI^^5^„ TO GO OVHt HIS MAIL Miami, Fla., April 3.—President Hbagevelt recriv^ a new bun^ of this afternoon and pot ^ faja fiMttsg until late today ffrar- his eorrespondsDce. ' Two naval planes carried the mafi to the U.a.8. Patomac a®r id off Middie Kght, Awtret lie anival^ of- the Than $2,000,000 Bdney Ridge, director of ra-* 'dlo station WBIG, Greensboro, in a wire to The Journal-Patriot asks that a Red Cross disaster relief fund be started for victims of the tornado which swept over a large section of Greensboro Thursday night, taking more than a dozen lives, injuring many others and making homeleas literally hundreds of people In this city. The tornado was the worst ever to strike In the state and the damage In Greensboro was estimated to exceed $2,009,- 000. The Red Cross was Immediate ly on the job and has been caring for the injured and those render ed destitute by the tornado. Re lief funds may be forwarded to station wiBIG or N. 8. Calhoun, treasurer Red Cross disaster re lief committee, Greensboro. Plans Laid For Sckoid Survey In dK.Couidy Rapresen$ativea • ojf. Yadkio, . Surry, AHeghaay, Aah« and Wilkes Present ■ " '.l—4 ■ Plans were laid .tor the begin ning of a comprehensive school snrvey In a meeting of school au thorities of five counties helA at the North ^llkesboro school oa Tuesday afternoon. North Carolina is one of tea states in the union piekad for a federal 'survey of schools, whteh is to l>a sUrted soon. The coua- tiee in this district of the survey are Wilkes, YadUa, Alleghany, Ashe and Wilkes and John Mc Intosh is district supervisor of th« survey. The survey will, gather lulpr- mation eonoerning achool piauts, number dt students und dtstanae from school, transportatton fa#l- Itias, qunUfioaUbnB of thach^ig penonnel, and other facts ^ that would miuta tba survey a .OOte' plets tabttlatipa' of school facts. Fiddlura' CtmwDtion At UBMtt GirMMi ^kb.iuevuiitk. anoudl’i^ diipibte ';d* 5^ ^

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