rirw
It
Kt jiiiij[i^d ladder-makiir
lowu & of at»pa while
I work. He ee^ped with mla-
irlea end returned to work
days later.
OttteaH) iajvred
ibury, May 1.—Oeorge 1*8-
Ikeleather, ot Kannapolis,
^psobably fatally Injured to-
-.when his small ear was in
on'" oolltslon with a street
fon North Main street.
StM« Parte t
(-Macon State Park, May 1.
abr BhHnghaas delirered
story addiWB as about
Otis citlMced in this old
sy to witness the fonna}
•of North Carolina’s first
rt:
PubUshed
and
}Are Shipping Ballots
sigh, May 1.—Raymond C.
H, executlTO secretary of
lite Board of Elections, said
tie shipments ot ballots
ilty Boards of Elections be-
ay in New Bern, where
being printed.
h,QOO Taken In Urtdop
olt, May 1—Michigan state
?:finng a line of highway
completely across
St Michigan tonight In an
Intercept five men who
up 150,000 in a swift
of a branch of the De
sk and escaped before nn
onld be sounded.
|,jUnMr Primary Da^
|b, May 1.—Attorney
"A. A. F. Seawell issued
today which, If foilow-
close liquor stores on the
the Democratic primary
county operating them
f^lhe terms of the Pasquo-
ti4ihOtrol act passed by the
ilature.
For “New Deal”
sn-Salem, May 1.—Bra-
37, came to the coun-
OHse to list for poll tax
Shle to write, asked a
pare his blank. ‘For
b^man s4;
School Finals To
Be Held May 22
Member Mars Ifill Faculty
to D^war Commencement
Addreea in Ctoeing '
DR. REAVIS PREACHER
Cmnmencement Season Bo>
. gan Friday Niidit With
Preaentation ol Play
Prof. Hoyt Blackwell, ol Mars
HiU College, will delirer the com
mencement address in the closing
bf the Wilkeeboro Mgh school on
Friday evening, May SS, at which
time diplomas of high school
graduation will be presented to a
class of about 40 seniors.
The commencement program
opened on Friday night With the
presentation of the Junior play,
('Hobgoblin House,” before an
appreciative audience.
On Tnesday evening, May 6, at
0:30, the last meeting ol the
school year of the Wilkes County
Schoolmasters’ club Will be held
in the Wilkeeboro school building
with dinner bel^ served by the
home economics classes ot the
high school. The junior-senior
banquet will be held at the school
on the night of Thursday, May 7.
On Thursday afternoon. May
14. 3:16, will be the last meeting
of the current school year of the
Parent-Teacher association. Of
ficers for the next year will be
elected in this meeting.
On the evening at May 16, will
be a music recital by pupils of
Mrs. R. E. Prevette’s music
classes and another recital will
be rendered on the evening of
May 19.
The baccalaureate sermon will
be preached at the Wilkesboro
Methodist church on Sunday even
ing, May 17, by Rev. B. C. Reavls,
pastor of College Place Methodist
church, Greensboro.
A unique program,of cla^ day
y*sauirMSew'wtH-
Trenton, N. J.—The New Jersey’s unemployed which took
over the marbled legislative i^lls in th» state capital to camp until'
“relief’ was voted, threw up W soup-line mess kitchen in %e senate
chamber. Photo shows someyd^ the women and children of the unem
ployed-“army" leaders auswiii^g first call for dinner.
Saturdaui Last Day
To Fue For_pffice
Six o’Clo^ Mily
9di Closing Tiine
Candid«tes For County, Leg-
ialative and Township
Offices Must File
Asks Rqi'Ort of
Seals and Funds
'A
Teachers Requited to T,nm
in Funds Derived Frdjm
Sale of Cripple Sealn
*,'?
Mrs. Bertha Bell, county nurse
who has been quite active, in
helping to promote sale of 6^1s
to raise a fund to aid .under
privileged children, reports : that
ahd refused to expand his answer.
So, on the tax books, Hayes works
for Roosevelt.
New School Buses
Raleigh, May 1.—State school
commission officials said today
delivery ot 400 new school
recently purchased on
^ntract basis, will begin around
July 1. An option permits pur
chase of 100 additional units,
Je' and several counties neediug new
‘^qulpnient are expected to take
advantage of the low rate secur
ed by the state.
school auditorium on the evening
of May 21.
The final commencement pro
gram, address and presentation
of diplomas will take place in
the Methodist church auditorium
on the night of May 22.
sold' throtfgh
Hold .Man I\)r Death
Darlington, S. C., May 1.—
W' An inquest into the death of Iris
I' Truett, ID-year-old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Truett of Dar
lington county, who was fatally
injured on the night of April 15,
^as held lac*, night, at which
time a coroners’ jury declared the
child cam© to her death when
struck by an automobile driven
by Camell Lide, 19, negro youth
of this county.
400 Placed On
* Jobs In April
ent Office Lo-
sted Her IS Quite Busy;
Activi^A Outlined
B,. ibsh, mansger of the
let re-employment office
tg five counties, re-
sy that his office made
placements of 400 during
-the%«tb ot April.
Of this number at least 100
0^ were those taken from
fellef projects and placed
ent poeltions at pre-
falling wages, one of the func
tions ot the re-employment serv-
loe Vh«g to work In cooperation
with the Works Progress admln-
aOstrstiiW in transferring those on
pfbJecU to a more perma
nent and profitable t-.-pe of em-
pioymsnt.
, At present 12 highway work
■ projects are under construction
‘la the dtatrict. This includes the
aix projects on the Bine JUdge
parkway. These projeeto have ab
sorbed aU skilled labor of con-
straction type s^ aU co^on
labor In .tih vlctttUy of the pro
jects ^
lib'^trict office is- qalte a
huay iSlce with tnt«rvlews with
Two Specialists
Give Advice On
Apple ProUems
Niswonger and Shaw Find
Proapects of Normal Ap-
pie Crom in County
An inspection was made of a
number of apple orchards in this
county On Tuesday in company
with Mr. H. R. Niswonger, exten
sion horticulturist and Dr. Duther
Shaw, extension plant pathol
ogist, ot North Carolina State
College.
The purpose of this inspection
was to examine the orchards of
Messrs. H. H. Morehouse and C.
F. Bretholl — where spraying
demonstrations are being con
ducted to determine the effec
tiveness of different spray ma
terials in the control of the scab
disease of apples. Other orchards
In the vicinity were visited where
the usual spray program is being
followed.
The scab disease was not found
in any of the orchards regardless
of the spray materials used. This
18 unusual because naturally
there is considerable scab disease
present on the fruits and leaves
at this period of fruit develop
ment.
An Inspection was made of the
Boone Trail Orchard, which Is
located at a considerably lower
altitude. The scab disease was
found in abundance in this or
chard on the foliage which has
developed since the pink bud
spray. These observations indi
cate that the development of ap
ple scab on tjie overwlngering
Imives and its spread to the new
growth is taking place later in
the season than normal, and will
probably occur during the first
few weeks following the colyx
spray.
Dae to this situation it seems
advisable for the orebardist to
keep the fruit and foliage cover
ed with bordeau mixture during
this period. Normally the first
spray following the clayx appU-
tisaa. Mr. Hash Invites the
■e to Tlalt the office and see
IlaiBs^ea to proceednre is
iiig, clsMifylng and om-
InCiAandreds of people.
Tb 0 ^f*T—. *
l,for the benefit of all
ful.
The seals ware
the school and some of the teach
ers have not tiled a complete re
port of this activity. All who have
seals or funds derived from sale
of seals are asked by Mrs. Bell
to turn them in to the office of
C. B. Eller, county supbrlnten-
dent of schools, this wbek.
The seals were sold for the
purpose of raising a fund with
which to purchase special shoes
and braces for crippled children
who undergo corrective treat
ments at the state orthopaedic
hospital, this fund, however, 1^11
be used to aid only such cases as
are unable to provide for them
selves.
The North Wilkesboro Kiwan-
is club has consistently made aid
to underprivileged children a ma
jor objective and has cooperated
In a splendid manner by fhrntsfi-
ing transportation for children,^
the hospital. The recent sale ^f
seals will make it possible that
this work be carried out more
efficiently.
Demoirats Will
Meet&tu%
In Various Prectmets to }
fest Ohrganiawrioa
EiMt Delo^tfiM;
Democrats Of WHkas
will meet at the various
places Saturday afternoon t(^>j
feet precinct organisations ajjf
select delegates to the !ca
Democratic convention to
on Saturday,"'May lA. '
The precinct meetings 'nvV/J
held at. two o'clock, ‘ at
time a precinct commlttM bt.1
inclndlng one #oman,' is'tb|^
elected and a precinct orjn
tion perfected. Delegates au
ternatee will be chosen fim '
county convention accordini^
the vote of the precincts,
cratic leaden ft
cinct rabetlnga be iretl attes
•ir
appiieaata and oonfereneee with .
contractors taking a great part of- cation is mad© within a period of
two or three weeks and others
following at like intervals. It is
suggested for this reason—that
these. APiriiications be made at ai>-
proxlmately 10 days intervals.
ThcM experts say there is a
good procpect for a normal crop
of apples. In view of this, the.
(ContUned ea page eight)
North Wilfeoshdro vj
Wins Over
North Wtikesbpro. basebeir^nb
went on a hitting rsmpiMie here
Saturday afternoon to defeat'/the
Lenoir ell stars ten to six ;.>» e
game that vraa..nQt without its
thrill*. ^
Carmichael was on the mound
tor the local and worked
under prseenre and in the
ee. The team is showing impipve-
ment and some good gaaea'.hire
being scheduled for the next'iew
weeks.
Two tbonaiad Mack
seedlings w^ set last weeiif|on
fear TTenjlMaala fara|s^
James M. Anderson, chairman
of the Wilkes county board of
elections, in a statement today
reminded all who are interested
that six o’clock on Saturday. May
, is closing, time for oi^ndtdai
IjtpiiiTiii-iliiSii ■
The laws of North Carolina set
forth that all candidates ot what
ever political faith who aspire to
any county, legislative or town
ship office must file with the
county board of elections and
pay the fees prescribed by law.
A candidate Is required by law
to file nMlce with the county
board of elections for the pri
mary regardless of whether or
not be will have opposition In
the primary or election.
Registration books will be open
in the various precincts on three
Saturdays, May 9, 16 and 23, and
Saturday, May 30, will be chal
lenge day.
Full information may be ob
tained from the chairman or oth
er members of the county board
of elections. The board for Wilkes
is composed of James M. Ander
son, chairman, J. C. Grayson, sec
retary, and J. C. Newman,
Benham.
ProgridP^PIRi^Prauad bjr
Many Who Attendlad Fes
tival Friday Afternoon
MANY AtTEND FETE
Physicar^Education Depart
ment of SditoM Featmvdj
Is Wail Rendered
'■ ■ On Friday.., afternoon: for th(
first time in history p May Day
fostival was hel^ at the North'
ilkesboro high school.*
The program was carried out ip
a most impreasive. and heauUfnl
manner with nothing to mar the
beanty of the oc^lon. A "crowd
estimated at. moria than 500 peo
ple witnessed the coronation of
Mary Jo Pearson as May Qu^n
and the program which followed.
The program opened with en
trance of attendants^ •Who' were
Bessie Clo Rhodes) Agnes Crav
en', Mary Nichols, Anna Brtls
Pardne. Hayme Yates, Nina Sbw^
ley, Virgie Bumgarner, ‘Flrtlnia
Morrison, %ntie "Dee Anderson
and LucHle Khiodes. The flo'Wer
girti were Billie Moore and Pat
sy WaHer. Bshelman, Jr.,
wf.s herald, William Seckler
court jester and John Ellis Jus
tice crown bearer.
Next followed, the entrance of
the May Queen and coronation
by James Poafson, president
the student body.
Dances of different countries
made up the main part of the
program as follows: Irisb long
dance, sixth grade .'Iris; Swedish
gymnastics, sixth and seventh
grade boys; sailors hornpipe fold
English^, sixth and seventh grade
girls; jumping rope (typically
American), sixth and seventh
grade girls; Dutch dance, seventh
grade girls; Swedish gymnastics
and marching, sixth and seventh
r "Ufe
■ I "P
Cm
lew York ; . . ‘(The life span
ot hnmans is long enoagb" . . ,
and the o^eet of sitience should
be to make life happier, not long-
■er,*’ so' siTys Lord Ho^r (abovp),
Kbps B^ard Vlli’s ph)^(eian
wIm ti hwe on a visit.
Traffic On Tenffi
Street k Subj^
Mach DiscoMum
*■ . -j
Rumored Federal - , Hiah*
way 421 May Be Routed
Of Main Thorouchfwfw .
I III ■ ■ • -S.A
It has been rumored during
the past few weeks that federal
highway No. 421 (the Boone
Trail), may be routed off Tenth
street on account ot congested
traffic.
This report has not been traced
to road authorities, but it is re-
that the state / highway
commission has rooeived. epm-
Trial Jmo.
of Two
CourtrTkM'M^'^km
. Jnlius Minton- -was convietaA
in Wilkes conrt tor the doath cd
Jack McClain in an^' awtoamtilik^-
motorcycle collision several
months ago on the Boons Trail
highway near Millers Creek.
The trial was completed Fri
day, afternoon and when the Jury
had failed to return a verdict
Friday night Judge Hoyle Biak
instmeted them and allo'wisd
them to go to their homes aad
report this morning, • at which
time the verdict of aallty ot
manslaughter was returned. Bea-
tence had not been passed this
morning.
The court began the trial of
. John Jonee, Greyhound bus driv
er who is Indicted tor the dostha
of Miss Wllhelmina 'Triplett and
Ifrs. Hubert Canter in an auto-
ipobile-bus collision on the Booaa
Trail highway, west of this city la
October, 1936.
The case of Dell Richardson,
Boone resident, indicted for the
same offense, is also scheduled
for today. It is alleged that
Jones and Richardson were rac
ing and that Richardson’s car
crowded Miss Triplett’s oar from
the road, causing the eollision.
A number of other homicide
cases are pending trial this .yeak.
It was decided Friday ,tliafa^
this week would
trial of criminal cables and; the
ot
Confederate Vets
Reunion May 9th
Veterana Will Be Served
Dinner at Cafe in Wil-
kesboro Saturday
The Tanks of Wilkes
wore the gray in the
War Betsreen the States Will reas-
ieadiie in the annual renaitm to be
held In Wilkesboro mi Satordayi
May 9th.
No formal program is idnnned
for toe entertaiAttent of ,thm agtsd
veterans but the ItoHed Datigfators
of toe (tohfbdevwy will serve din
ner for them at the Wonder
Cato at noon.
£iach veteran whq attends the le-
onioii is expected to be aeeoniMai-
tod by one iwlative who will also
be .torved. Those expecting to
be present shoold notify W. E.
Pharr in Wilkesboro. However,
anyone,not knowing definitely in
advanice that he can attend, may
be present gt toe tonner and be
ser^.
(^oKuuittees
feet On Thursday
Community committees named
in connection ■with admlnlatra-
timt of the new farm aid pro
gram will gather In a call meet
ing to be bold at the pourthonse
in %llk«b^bro Thursday morning,
ten b’olook, it was announced to
day by A. O. Hendren, county
farm agent.
The director wat
tmde Gilliam and MIW Ellen
Robinson and Mary Louise Clem
ents ■were pianists.
The festival was the source of
much favorable comment from
many of those who attended, it
being compared In a most fa-vor-
able light with May Day festivals
witnessed at large colleges.
Will Present The
Senior Clast Play
On Friday Night
“The Black Derby,” the senior
class play, May 8, will.be the
first part of the North Wilkes
boro high school commencement.
This is a mystery play in three
acts with five senior hoys and
four senior girls playing the
characters.
Tb© story Is about the myster
ious death of the Bronson’s gar
dener, on-a country estate near
Wellington. Ted Bronson and his
sister Jane are at home by them
selves, with the exception of the
recently hired servants, when the
murder takes place. 'Riere ap
pears weird notes written hy the
“Cobra”; ligkts go off and on
unexpectedly; and several mem
bers of the household are kid
naped and leappaar wltknnt
knowing what has hwauaned to
them. A Wellington detoctlve U
onltod in to help sbtve the mnr-
44r mystery. He is unsuccessful
in guessing the real identity of
the ('Cobra,’’ Just as the whole
audience will be.
Both children And grown peo
ple will enjoy emery .atonto of
"The Black Derby.” This .4s one
of the most toteresting plays that
has been given »t the North WIJ-
kesboro high school audltorinm
in several years. It is just as full
of clefer comedy as it is of
weird mystery.
A matinee for school children
will be given Friday afternoon,
for the admission of 10c. Friday
night, at 8*00, the admlsaiou
will be 26c tor adults and 10c for
children. The proceeds will go
towaid the payment ol the velour
curtain for the school audltorinm
which will be the gift Cf the Sen
ior classes of 1934, 1986, and
1986.
Tony SdilpMer and John Thomp-
Mon^of TsMbum, Cumto,. etgh-
tee^ys ft
taOnr shop - * .
«lotii, weiv
aad sentenced to
JriL
..
Masanic MectfaMfc^
There 'wtil be a regular oom-
municatioff of North Wilkesboro
4 lodge NO. 407, A. F. A A. M., at
^the lodge hall Friday night »t
tao o’clock/Tl» degree toimns of
to* WUkeeboros confer , the
e. Members of sll lo-
I'^topcs are cordially invited
I®..
C ;■ : ■
city board of commissioners to
lodge complaints and that efforts
have been made to remedy the
situation with some degree of im
provement.
In this connection it is pointed
out that re-routing highway 421
throngh the city would mean that.[.]
it would miss the business dis
trict and tiierrtiy jeopardize busi
ness latorests who profit hy tour
ist travel and are patronized by
toe general motoring public.
A Candidate For
Sheriffs Office
WOkea Dmm-
dWt raes Its Candidtote
With Etoettoos B^rd
Odell Whittington, prominent
Democrat In Wilkes county poli
tics, has tiled his notice of can
didacy with the county board of
elections and will be a candidate
in the June 6 primary for the
Democratic nomination for sher-
tlff.
He has issued no formal no
tice of candidacy but it was learn
ed today from Janies M. Ander
son, chairmnn of the election
luaitU *("*t "he had tiled his notice
of Candidacy and the required
toe..'.:,- ■
He is the second Democrat to
file tor office, W. A. McNiel hav
ing announced last- week that he
is a candidate for nomination tor
representative In the legislature.
in the state prison . ... .
'had returned a veidict of- gok-^
ty ot sednetion.
Many Present Ob
Home Coining Day
HeM at Wilkeaboro Bsqitist
Church to Celebrate Addi
tion to Building
W,m. S. District
Meeting May 6ffi
Organization in MMint Airy
Dutriet to Hold All-Day
Spaaion Wednesday
A capacity crowd attended the
home coming day program at
'Wilkes'boro Baptist church
day In celebration of the com
pletion of 12 additional Sunday
school rooms and other improve
ments on the church plant.
Rev. Avery Church, pastor Wlo
recently returned fr^ addltioa-
al study at the Ba'ptSt Seminary
in Louisville, Ky„ preached a
very impressive sermon In tho
morning session on the subject of
“Love” with “Love one another’'
as his scripture text.
Dinner was served picnic style
at noon on the church lawn.
The afternoon address was by
Rev. Eugene Olive, pastor of the
First Baptist church ot North
Wilkesboro. He delivered a
thought provoking and interest
ing sermon that was quite appro-,
priate for the occasion.
Special music was turnlsl]^
during the day by the Wilkes
quartet, composed of W. A.,
Stroud, R. R. Church, A. C,
nls and D. L. Minton. Seveirsl
numbers were also rendered by
the Chambers Brothers quartet
from Winston-Salem, in both th»
.morning and afternoon sesslona.
The program for the day was
also supplemented by a number
of short talks by members of the
congregation.
Woman’s Missionary Conference
of the Mount Airy Methodist
district will hold its next sessioij
at the Wilkesboro MethodhR
church on Wfednesday, May Y.
An all-day program beginning,
at 10:30 u. m. ha* been outlin
ed and It is, ?)xpof^ted that prae-^
Ucaiiy every church in- the dis
trict will b* represented in the
meeting.
Mrs. J. L. "Woltx. seereUry of
PRAYER SERVICE AT
CITY BLACKSMITH SHOP
Prayer xerviee will ■be held at
the pity Blacksmith shop soutk
pf tk« depot here on Frltoy eve
ning, 7:30. Dr. A. 8. Cassel azil
other members of the Wlikaa
HhrungaHstlc. club will tm ba
charge and the public has a meat
cordial invitation to attend.
any complicity ia . .
llw Hoant Airy dtrtrict, uid
be present «M participate in the
prograns.
n -
Rtttehsriteh,
to Mnp
•0, tpho
Wemdel Is Cleared
Flcininston, N. J., Itay.t,,—
Hunterdoa county giMd jhi^. ^
V cleared Paul H.
that toe grand-jury.'
biU” on the
Anaa HnupteuuMi ‘
S ; hto »