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XXX, NO. 6$ Published Moadays and Thursdays NORTH WILKBI^ORO. N. C,
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CENMMrd. Asril 7. —Concord
toiftiy api>roTed a tax «up-
ia«Swni ot not more than 10
a hundred to finance a
nhi^ msath for the city school
tern. The Tote -was 1,028 to 281.
Oeta Lone Sentence
New Bern, March T.—Bdward
Hughes, of Jasper, was sentenced
herw Monday to eight to 10 years
In the state penitentiary for
maiming :Httle Jimmy liftinning,
l^nrt^^^r-old sou of Mr. and Mrs.
Maitalng, of Jasper.
Mother 18 YeMPS Old
y»)p«(oit. April 7.—A IS-year-
pr, Mrs. Alberta Bren-
kd the seren-pound dangh*
to her in St. ^ Joseph
ey hoepital April 3 were "do*
■fine” today. The husband,
S^nnan, 17, is in Poplar
tt, Mo., whence the couple
' elq>ed last May.
Additional Fimds
Asked By the Red
Cross For Victims
Recent Tomadueo Mdke it
Neceaaary That Nevr Ap- -
peal Be Made Here
LARGE SUM IS NEEDED,
Borah Holdtaig Own
- MUwankee, April 7.—Indepen
dent Repuhlleans backing Sena-
Adw William £1 Borah and a. riwal
of unpiedged candidates
pported by the state pa^ or
ganisation were running neck and
neck in early election returns to
night in their race for control of
the Wisconsin delegation to the
Republican national convention.
What’s In A Name?
Kinston. April 7.—The Chris
tian name of a negro woman here
Is “Nearer My God to Thee." A
btHdaess man acquainted with her
Tooebed for the fact today. “She
is a woman of many virtues and
devoutly religious,” he said. “Her
friends call her ‘Nearer' for
short."
Pershing Caomht Speeding
Modesto, Calif.. April 7.—Gen
eral John J. Pershing was cited
;Xor speeding, three high-
strol officers who once
under the wartime com-
mtader as enlisted men. making
tha^«)large. Police Officer Cecil
Kllroy of/Ciirlock said he chased
tha general's luxurious. 16-cylln-
dw auton^bile as it. passed
Ihwd BealMv
on. April 7.—R. B.
tio^nck, of wHlmington. today
was the new president of the
North Carolina Food Dealers as
sociation. Formerly vice presl-
he was elected at a meet-
here of the board of direc
tors of the association to succeed
G. W. Brandt, of Spencei'. who
resigned because of his retire
ment from business.
Thouaanda Left Homeless By
Most DiseotrotU Storms
in History
3. H. Whicker, Chairman of
the Wilkes chapter of the Red
Cross has, received from nation
al headquarters renewed appeals
tor addi^tional funds to aid tor
nado victims i n Greensboro,
Gaines.Ule, Oa., Tupelo, Miss.,
and other points hit by the moat
distsarous storm in the history
qf the south.
Wilkes people '^ponded
promptly and generously to the
call for funds to aid flood vic
tims in the northtrn statds aid
to date $88.30 has been paid in
to the treasnrer, J. B. Williams.
A great part of this was donated
by business firms of the Wllkes-
boros, who responded generously
to the call.
The Red Cross is now asking
additional contributions for relief
of tornado victims and an urgent
appeal is thrown odt to people
throughout the couhty to donate
as freely as possible and to make
sacrificM if they feel that tOSy
should to help raise the quota
which was increased throughout
the country in an effort to raise
a sufficient sum to care for desti
tute and suffering victims of the
floods and tornadoes in widely
separated sections.
With more than 400 killed by
the tornadoes of the past week in
Greensboro, Gainesville, Ga., and
Mississippi reports each day car
ry accounts of untold suffering
and loss. In many instances whole
families were wiped out. In oth
ers menvbera of
IS«T6*CE’
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. . y
W.. Kerr Scott, of Athnmnce
county, past mas.ter of the North
Carolina state Grange, is an can
didate for commissioner of agri
culture, the office now held by
William A. Graham.
Automobile Wreck Fatal
Kinston. April 7. — John I.
Sheppard. 36. Duplin county
farmer, died in a hospital here
today from injuries suffered in
an automobile accident near Ken-
ansvllle Sunday night. His skull
was fractured and he suffered
chest and abdominal injuries. A
reitort said a car in which he was
riding ran off a curve and w
wrecked.
Burglar locks Safe
Sanford, April 7.—This morn
ing when employes of Harris
Makepeace Hardware company
entered the store they found evi
dences of the visit of a burglar.
A check-up revealed a rifle, sev
eral cartridges and about $1 in
pennies missing. About $25 in
,casb In the safe "was not taken,
'aa In trying to work the combi-
4on. to unlock the safe, the
MKlar unwittingly locked the
which had been left unlock-
ed.’"
JlorrisiMiIs
byDeatb
.. -WUkeaboro Lady
at Hana ci DaHfh*
m Coltuid^
3li». C. T. Morriaon; prominent
■artfi^MSnro lady, died yeaterday
at the iMMBe of her danghtar, Mra.
Roy' Jones, in Columbia, S. C.
ShaM **''®'*'
Moadiu.
,Stn. Xarrison was well and
known by a widq circle
of fHaada and acquaintances. Un
til iar “
aidMo Itttwest in church and clv-
?* S|te.»a tb*
jRUtrriaen. * Wilkesboro hard-
gjg leaves three
,W. G. and W,. B. MoT-
,' of Wniteshoto, and Mrs. J.
Jones, of Columbls, S. C. One
Faal Morrison, died several
body wW arrive in Wll-
“today-^^MasawMle funsr-
sats have not been
nlleas aad sutIWfisg, befhaps dis
abled for life because of injutiee.
No words can paint a true picture
of the disasters with approximate
accuracy of the awful truth.
Wilkes people who are grate
ful for their safety and sense of
security and have a feeling of
sympathy for the unfortunate
victims are again urged to opeu
their hearts and contribute to
the Red Cross, which is bravely
trying to act as a mother, a com
forter and a provider for those in
distress. Contributions in any a-
moant may be mailed to J. B.
Williams, North Wilkesboro,
chairman of the Wilkes chapter
of the Red Cross.
Following are those whose
contributions were received by
the treasurer of the local chapter
since the last list was published:
P. J. Brame, Mrs. P. D. Forester,
Prevette's, Belk’s,' Dr. 6. T.
Mitchell. Oak Furniture com
pany, Meadows Mill company and
Mrs. Tate B. Gwyn.
Fanners To Hear
F a r m Aid Plans
Discussed Friday
Meeting Be Held In Court-
liouse at 1 o’clock Fri
day Afternoon
Hundreds of Wilkes . county
farmers are expected to gather at
the courthouse in Wilkesboro Fri
day afternoon, one o’clock, to
hear a team from the extenslofi
service and State College explain
the new farm program which Is
to substitute for the invalidated
triple A.
Wilkes county, having climate
jand soil conditions suitable for
famUleB
Of Bom
Sdiool
300 Now Employed
On Parkway Road
Aloi^ Blue Ridge
No Scarcity of Labor, Ac
cording To Reports to Re
employment Office
and It is expected that the soil
conservation program will carry a
greater appeal in that they will
be able to secure aid from the
government in growing soil build
ing crops on land formerly plant
ed to any one of a dozen or more
cash crops.
The farmers have already been
showing much interest by making
inquiries to A. G. Hendren, coun
ty farm agent, and his assistant,
concerning the new program and
those who would like to gain a
better knowledge of how it is to
he administered and the benefits
to be expected under the hew set
up are especially urged Ao be
present in the meeting.
At ten o’clock on Friday morn
ing the county and community
commlttles of the temporary or
ganisation will meet for confer
ences witu the county agent and
members of the extension service.
Neil Hartley Wins
In Drama Contest
Wins First Mace In Make Up
Contest Held At Chapei Hill
Saturday
AkNemiMkmnra Pua Order
Autborixing Sale; la Pab-
liahed Today
AMOUNT~ir $65,000
To Eroct Modem Buildinga
At Millera Creek, Mnl
berry,. Aiutin
Wilkes county board of com
missioners in April session passed
an order stating that $66,000 in
county bonds shall ‘be issued for
the purpose of erecting school
buildings.
The bulk of the sum, it is un
derstood, will be used in the
erection of a modern school ^ant
at Millers Creek for the central
high and elementary schools, and
elem. ntary school plants in Mnl-
berry township and at Benham,.
These three projects are deehl-''
ed most essential to the school
system in the county. The M^n
Creek school is now crowded in
to two more or less dilapidated
frame structures that are inade
quate and the older buildiag of
the two has been condemned ex
cept for temporary use.
In Mulberry township a cen
tral district has been set up and
a program of consolidation of a
number of small units that are
now occupying dilapidated bnild-
ings is planned in one central
school. A school building is badly
needed at Benham.
The bond issue order passed by
the county board sets out that
the assessed valuation of the
county is $12,488,243.00 and
that the net debt for school pur
poses, included the proposed
bonds, is $187,460.00. The order
states further that any citiien or
taxpayer may protest against the
issuABee of the bonds at a
■.t. fr^ ■
emr
V'
Spanish-
Veterans To Meet
Deportmeat CoiwaiHler To .AA-
diwsa Meeting er-OiMap Aad
AuUiory Saturday
A special meeting of the Wilkes
camp of S;>aniah-American .War
veterans will be b^d at the 'eonrt-
house in Wilkeeboro; oh SatagdaK
April 11, 1:80 p; m.
Colonel h, U Merchant, of
Asheville, department oonMnaad-
will be present to lastoH !Bie
new officers and speak to both
the Camp and Auxiliary. A full
attendance is expecM^ '-
- Airst
l^nty
of the Jw^'season. She Is Miss
Annette Mahimelster as she in-
troddCes a rubberised white silk
swim suit which style Authorities
have approved. ■ -  '
Suorue Service
Eiuter Sundiy at
Episcopd'C^u'ch
Impressive Service To Be
Held For Fourth Conse
cutive Year Sunday
Call Is bsoed
For Dediocratic
Crayention IMi
Call For CnaveatiMi To Be
IMd la May laaoed By
Chairman, Seoretory
J. R. Rousseau, chairman, and
C. o. McNiel, seetetary, of the
Wilkes county Democratie exeen-
tlve committee, today issued the
formal call for the Wilkes conn-
ty Democratic convention to be
held on Saturday, May 16, 11
m.
The precinct meetings will be
held on Saturday, May 9, at the
various polling places at two o'
clock in the afternoon. At these
township meetings, a committee
of five, Inolnding one woman, will
be named and delegates wilt be
The. Baster sunrise service, elected to the connty -convsntipnl
with celebration of the Holy Co^ipW^wlng i_a the call for the e6n-
mnnion, will 'oa held at St. Panitg
Mai^ 4)^0 'a. m.
The bond issue order, which
will go into effect 30 days from
today, appears in full elsewhere
in this newspaper.
her
/is work has been getting bet
ter under way on the fifty mile
stretch of the Blue Ridge park
way from t^e Virginia line south
ward to Deep Gap the number
employed on the six projects has
Increased from 200 to 300 dur
ing the past week.
Inclement- weather has delayed
actual grading to some extent and
contractors were held up for a
period of several days on account
of the fact that they were not al
lowed to move heavy machinery
over bituminous surfaced roads
to beginning points on their var
ious projects.
The re-Amployment office here
reported today that it ■ is quite
probably that 400 men will be at
work on the project within the
next two weeks. There is no
scarcity of common laborers, the
office reported, and this type is
available from the Bine Ridge
homes along the ronte. Skilled la
bor, inelndlng operators of vari-
one kinds of shovels and road ma
chines, is not so plentiful but the
office hay been able to fill de-
mafids of the contractors so tar,
Uontraetors express the hope
that they will be able to make
considerable headway on grading
the parkway as aooa as spring
WiiRtiier opens np and that they
hiay ha aUa^to eom^ata grading
on a m*Jor MlLof
dwW the summer months.
Neil Hartley, former Wilkes
boro student now in school at A.
S. T. C., Boone, won first place in
the make up division 6f“fte North
Carolina dramatic contest held at
Chapel Hill Saturday, April 4.
J. C. Reins To Have
Charge Kiwanis Program
Postmaster J. C, , Reins will
have charge of the Kiwanig,
program Friday at noon. Argbod
program is anticipated and a fnll
attendance of members is expect
ed. ' .
County Boards In
Session Monday
Routine Matters Transacted
By County Bodies In
April Meetings
The board of county commis
sioners and the county board of
education held their regular
monthly meetings Monday, April
6.
The board of commissioner'’,
v/ith all members present receiv
ed reports of county officers, au
dited claims and passed on a
number of items of little public
interest.
The county board of education,
with all members present, met
with C. B. Eller, county superin
tendent of schools. In a quiet ses
sion and passed on routine mat
ters.
The board of commissioners is
made np of D. B. Swarlngen,
chairman, M. F. Absher and
Ralph Duncan with Old Wiles,
register of deeds, as clerk. The
board of education Is composed
of C. O. McNiel, chairman, R. R.
Church and D. F. Sheppard. Supt.
Eller is secretary to the board.
Claire Hayden, of Mishawaka,
InL. plfeading guilty to » *ar|^
of driven dri^ng, was senteac^
to spend 30 nights in jail He will
be given his freedom during the
day so he can keep his jbo.
?8 tfe fourth idhsecntlve
year the beautiful and impressive
sunrise service has beeti conduct
ed in r.he historic old church,
the attendance being larger each
year. It is expected that a record
number of people will avail them
selves of the opportunity to at
tend the service Sunday morning.
Special music has been arrang
ed and the public is invited to at
tend the service. Rev. B. M. Lack
ey, rector, will be in charge.
Floyd Clark, George Duhin and
Thomas Griffith, of Steubenville,
0., were arrested for stealing a
funeral wreath from the door of a ■
home
vantlon and proelnqt meetlnga:
.■Wilkes Con^
ty to at the .
In each Tbwbship, on SaturSay,
May 9, 1936, at 2 o’clock p. m.
The purpose of these meetlnge
is to elect a committee of five,
one of whom shall be a woman,
as Precinct Committee, and to
elect delegates to the Coupty Con
vention which convenes at Wil
kesboro on Saturday, May 16,
1936, at 11 o’clock a. m.
All Democrats are urged to
attend the precinct meeting in
their respective townships.
J. R. ROUSSEAU,
Chairman, Wilkes Connty Demo
cratic Executive Committee.
C. O. McNIEL,
Secretary.
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Jurors An
For AprB
Calendar
Homicide
.PendnfTM
SINK PMallk
EiQMetod That Major Part
Of rmW Win Be Used On
A mixed term of WUkee supar-
U>r court for trial of both erin-
Inal and civil cases will convene
In Wilkesboro on Monday, April
87.
Judge Hoyle sink, fn the 17th
Judicial district for the tint elz
months of this year, will be tha
presiding Jurist. The April ter*,
crested by sn act of the 1$8K
general assembly, ^ -r|p'^ijagnlar
mixed term and a graiid Jury will
•orve.
However, the grand Jqiy^ the
March term was able to CUar* vr
the work of that body to-date aad
it Is not expected that the grand
Jury for the April term will be la
seMion more than two days.
Due to the fact that Judge
Sink became ill . and was not able
to preeide over conrt daring the
second week of the March tern,
the docket is somewhat congest
ed, there being seven homicide
cases pending. It is expected that
a greater part of the April term
will be taken up with trior' of
criminal cases and_Chat.fSrw civil
actions will be '
The board of county commih'
sionan in session thlsjyeek drew
Jnron for the t^nfi
First UFeCk
Week of September 15 Set as Date
For 1936..Expotition o1 Fair Here
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Drt^’^rrmdmger**
Class Meets April 20
Dr. Derrlndlnger's extension-
class will meet on Monday, April
20. The last meeting was cancell
ed on account of weather condi
tions.
Special Meeting Of
Legion
ing U1
jPrida
ly Night
Every member of the Wilkes
post of the American Legion Is
urged to attend a special meeting
tO'be held Friday night, eight
o’clock, at the Legion and Auxil
iary clubhouse. Matters of Im-
pt^snee and of interest to eveini
member will be taken «P and a
fnll attendance of members is es^
peelally urged.
loans ARE BEING MADE
Rehabilitation loan activities
of the Resettlement administra
tion, which have shown a marked
increase each week since the
first advances for spring planting
were made gome three months
ago, shot to new heights Satur
day when 18 new loans were
made for the month.
“These loans are being made
for seed, fertiliser, livestock,
equipment and other snpidles
needed lor making a crop, to
farm families in Wilkes county,
deemed eligible for rehsbllita-
tlon-ln-place," said Wade.R. Mc-
Hargne, Rural Rehabilitation
snpervisor for this cofttty in
making the above annoattoement.
Each farm fftnliy «1^te4 a
rehabUltoUon-in-ptjjpe IciM ytftua-
tarlly agrees tA folfcw'^iMirorod
fans a n4 ;. h9
plans worked qnt >r JBIBB'Uf
the county rural Rehabilitation
supervisors in cooperation wltk
the. conaty fa^iq^ agent. Plans fov.
food, feed, Inoiudhiy a garden,
to meet the needs of .the family
are stipulated, as well as many
crops, the supervisor said.
“We^isel that every rehablU-
taURin loan made opens the gate
pf bPPvri'ihitF some stranded
fanner, vcho, denied such credit,
would bo.deprived of a chance to
get on hh feet again. However,
we must be aMured before ad
vancing a loan that the family
has snltable land, that sound
farm plans ore provided snd that
the loan and. aaparvislon extend
ed will piwMfc-' an
tor'th*
lief
menitfi
committees, who have a practical
knowledge of local conditions,
and are better able thean anyone
else to make the selertion. In
passing upon the qualifications,
net only need, but character and
willingness to work are consider
ed. Usually tha rehabilitation
client has no tsngible asset but
if it is’ considered ^that he will
respond well to supervision, he is
oMepted on the basis that; the
tom and home plan superrislon
that can be given him plus ,hM
wllUngnesB to work will Justify
opportunity
t of
Contracts Signed for Major
Attractions; Premium
List Being Made
At a meeting of the directors
of the Great Wilkes Fair Associ
ation held On Tuesday afternoon
at Hotel Wilkes the week of Sep
tember 16 was agreed upon as
the date for the 1936 exposition
of what has become known as the
outstanding gala event for north
west North Carolina.
W. A. McNiel was re-elected
president and general manager of
the association and there Is no
change I® tbe organisation. The
Great Wilkes Pair is held ^
nually and is open to the peo;^
of Wilkes and adjoining coun
ties.
Success of the fairs in recent
years has spurred the manage
ment to greater efforts to make
the exposition even more ont-
standlng this fall. The premium
list will be off the press by June
1, according to present plans,
and win offer cash prises in an
amount exceeding by $600 thg
premiums given last year for ex
cellence In farm and borne pro-
ducts.
Contracts have been signed for
the major attractions, which Mr.
McNiel said would be doubib
those of the 1*36 fair. The ex
penditure for the grandsUnd at-
tracUons this year wlU exceed
that of last year by $700.
The fair will wen en Tuesday,
^Member If, and run tor t«ve
dais and nights through Beptam-
20. Fireworks wlU ha dls-
ployed on aU five nlghta instead
.of tour as In former years. AU
indications, Mr. McNiel said.
Clreek; BRIie BilTings, WaSi..
Grove; H. T. Stout;* Roddies Riv
er; Harry Prestwood, Jobs Cabin;
Rom Eller, EHk; E. M. Huffman,
Lewis Fork; Parks Glass, North
Wilkesboro; A. S. Hayes. North
Wilkesboro; Bryant Wyatt, Un
ion j T. G. Haigwood, North Wil
kesboro; Roy Reins, Wilkesboro;
/. H. Gregory, Lovelace; W. J.
Allen, North Wilkesboro; E. R.
Lowe, Wilkesboro; George Camp
bell, North Wilkesboro; J. Lee
Edsel, Moravian Foils; J. R. Bry
ant, Edwards; D. L. Call. Wllkee-
boro- E. M. Blackburn, North
Wilkesboro; G e n 1 o CardwrtI,
North Wilkesboro; T. B. Smith.
Wilkesboro; J. M. Handy, Wal
nut Grove; C. E. Jenkins, North
Wilkesboro; W. L. Church. SWn-
ton; H. M. Lockhart, Mulberry;
O. G. Phillips, Boomer; C. H. Kil
by, Moravian Falls; J. N. Neal.
Wilkesboro; S. T, Alexander.
Walnut Grove; J. R. Foster, Lew
is Fork; George E. Blevins, Wal
nut Grove; R. E. Paw, Sf., North
Wilkesboro; D. C. Hayes. Rock
Creek; J. M. Harrold, Mulberry;
J, H. Leckie, Wilkesboro; A. R.
Gray, Wilkesboro.
Second Week
L. S. Spalnhour, Wilkesboro j
J. R. nnley. North Wilkesboro.
R. E. Sebastian. Mulberry: S. F.
Caudill,
Nichols.
Lovette,
PhilHpe.
Walnut
Reddies
Reddles
Reddles
Grove;
River;
River;
River;
his selMtion.
If thery make good,' rehabilita- — -
Upn-in-place cllentt whojg now the moat sucoessful tor
into may Jwiegan & hlitery here. B ' ft -
' oftiw-'.aa ■ wo^fih^
MVhi^wlU
SS-i/’S
agii aombui* aad
Cockerham, Edwards; J,. B.
8hec‘s, Union; Jj. R.,^ Ha^.
iNorth Wilkesboro; W.'L.'^lyjjjSh.
^Stanton • 1. P. Blledge, MultenTl
V. D. Pruitt, Traphill; A. L. Mar
low. Lovelace; C. F. Brown,
Traiphlll; H. L. Gray, New to-
tla; T. M. Boop, ROA Urtlek; R.
D. Nichols,-Reddto IUV«r; S. H.
Lsdbotto, Traphill; Claud An
derson, WUkesboro; J. F. Math-
to. New Ceetle; W. H. Faw, Red
dies River; 'V. McOhinali, Beav
er Creek; Roby Burgees, Union.
Federal (peers
Get Tvi9 at Stffi
Federal revenne agents raided
» still in Antloeb township Tnea^
day and arreaMi two young men.
Walter Sparks aad Ivory WU-
Uams.
Agentg Leonard Roejpa and J.
T. Joaee made ifld-Mid.wItot
they approached .the atUTtSa .1*®;
yonng men lost In a footriee
the officers. Bonds
for i^pearaace to. the
ef fedofal court at
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