til-, ‘■if.'-a
^MHMI lIvMfced
May It.—Th« roToca-
Soia ot 17 slat* drtTer’s Mcenaea
bffpiy^ht to S(ST1 tbo BC2®*
6t ftfaiiU Ukan ap (rom |n-
jtiVidaals atnce last NoT«mber 'l
. under dtoreetlon of the North Car
olina highway safety dhrlslon.
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Oosrder’a Father Diea
Winston-Salem, May 12.—
"Oeneral” Alrln Crowder, De
troit American league pitcher,
aiTired here last night to attend
the funeral of his father, George
K. Crowder, who died suddenly
::8knday night at his home near
CW7J5
. - WWo JSK
.. ..
h 'Saiiry
lahie mobrief' of the
■-Karhia gang, today plead'
^ , g^“ioone^fa^ fn the
jBdward .O. Bremer kid-
nid^g and was sentenced to life
la prison.
HeUef Controversy
Washington, May 13. — The
senate today ptunged headlong
into a partisan controrersy orer
the house-ajlproTed 42,284,229,-
712 relief and datleiency bill,
with majority spokesmen leaping
up to defend the works progress
administration after a sharp Re-
pnblican attack.
Urges mgber Pay
Staiesville, May 12.—A new
deal lor state highway employes
was urged here tonight by Dr.
Ralph McDonald, candidate for
tor governor, who said, "the
workers bare been treated un
justly in the matter ot salaries.”
Easier Hum Names
Pasaaic, N. J., May 12.—The
New Jersey quadruplets, now
listed ae “A, B, C and D" In St.
Mary's hfispltal maternity ward
bulletins, continued t o gain
strength tonight on quadrupled
milk rations, although only one
showed an increase in weight.
OhUd ts Killed
Cary, May 12.—Maxine Up
church, four-year-old daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. P. F. Upchurch,
of Cary, was killed instantly here
to-
drlver of the car, was exonerated
by a jury summoned by Coroner
U. M. Waring, of Wake county.
Measure Held Invalid
St. Paul, Minn., May 12.^—-The
United States court of appeals for
the eighth circuit Monday ruled
unconstitutional one farm relief
measure sponsored by Senator L.
J._ Frazier and Representative
William Lemke as the house in
Washington voted to consider
another. Held invalid was the
amended Frazier-I.,emke farm
mortgage moratorium act.
Robinson Taken; Confes.ses
Ix)uisville. Ky., May 12. An
nouncement that Thomas H. Rob
inson. Jr., has "wlillngly admit
ted” that he kidnaped Mrs. Alice
Speed Stoll and that during the
20 months since he had spent
most ot his time traveling
tween New York and California
was made here tonight by B. J.
Connelley, in charge of the Cin
cinnati office of the federal bu
reau of investigation.
Includeg FuimI« Id- B« Ex-
p«nd*d Tlirouflt June 30
of TlJ» Ydy
$70,000 FOR ROADS
SixteoB Oth«r Mxjor Actiri-
ties CgjnrM Out; School
- BoiMiMt Akdfep Woy -
Director Jim Rivers, of tlto
eixth WPA'dl5tl*ti In which
Wllkea countjr 14 located, an-
r nooBced today that this county
had during the WPA program re
ceived a total of $146,877.85 ih
fadwal funds. I^hts money has al
ready been spent, or Is now be
ing used to catry on projects In
the county to give Work to unem
ployed. Under the present pro
gram WPA should continue until
June 30, acoording to Mr. Rivers,
and It is hoped that before Con
gress adjou^ suitable provision
will have been made for a much
larger and better Ffbgram for the
balance of the year.
Road building In Wilkes coun
ty received a greater portion of
the WPA funds, over $70,000.00
being alloted for this work. An
other major project was th® con
struction of the Mountain View
school, $7,231.00 in federal mon
ey being used for this work.
In addition to the above pro
jects the following were also ope
rated under WPA: completion of
school room, Wllkesboro; street
improvement. North Wilkesboro;
street improvement, Wllkesboro;
street repairs at North Wllkes
boro: construction school garage,
Wllkesboro; Community House,
privies. agricultural building.
Roaring RivSr Street improve
ment, commodities, recreational
activities, sewing room, book
mending and clerical.
UQife^ciate
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gfiBBI
Zi
4
m
Charles W. Miller, of Asheville,
who is asking support of Dema-
crats in the primary June 6. He
is a candidate for the Democratic
nomination for state auditor.
Draw Jurors For
June Session of
Superior Cot^
Judge Sink Will Preside
Over Civil Term to Begin ‘
First Day of June
June term of Wilkes superior'^''**®"™'^’
court for trial of civil actions
will convene In Wilkesboro on
Monday, June 1, with Judge
Hoyle Sink, of Greensboro, pre
siding.
The term will be for two
weeks. Due to the fact that crim
inal cases occupied the greater
part of the time In the April
^ Court
londay^
Many Lii|Uor Cases ScitSK]-
uled for Trial Daring First
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• ClViJ- CASES LAST
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Judge Hayea bo, ‘Preside^
Court Faces Heavy
Docket
Spring \erm of federal court
for cases originating In Wilkes,
Alleghany, Ash^ and Watauga
counties will convene In Wllkes
boro for a term of two weeks on
Monday, May 18. J'udge'Johnson
J. Hayes, of Greensboro and Wll
kesboro, will preside over the
term.
Criminal cases will be called
during the first week and the
docket is heavier than usual..
Practically all of the cases in
volve alleged ^violation's of the
federal llqu®*^ laws. , although
there' are a few cases In which
violation ot the motor theft act,
narcotic act or poi^r laws is
cJKarged. '
A calendar of civil cases has
,heen made out for tlve latter part
’^the term. A mnnber'of cases
are pending trial on the federal
^^valKe)roiM^^
k^$^otos'wlue1i
who 'Win- $bdhd'i>e
publican and DemocraMc ebUbentiiana ndd*r
wAy 'ddifng June. On the left is senator Alben Wi Pfiklay, Ken
tucky ,^who will be the 1986 Democratic keynoter at PhMade4>hia, June
2?, and on the right is Senator Frederick Steiwer Oregon, Rapobli-
can keynoter at Cleveland, Jane 9.
Seventh Grade
Out at
Saturday
• Sdh
IjouLsiana Governor
Baton Rouge, La.. May 12.—
Richard 'Webster Leche was in
augurated governor of Louis
iana today, pledged to carry on
the work of the late Senator Hu
ey P. Long and keep peace with
'Washington. , Both, Long and
j.Presldent'^RydseV^. wbs^^e at
, odds landed by
^4th* iWiyar-old attorney in a
tntqirBiaute speech.
JPobred Man 1$
IGUedByAuto
m By Car Dri^
nor Edmiaaten Near Wil-
keaboro Tuesday Night
JohnTIenry Barber; 48-year-
oW-stored resident ot near WU-
keshoro, died In the hospital here
early yesterday morning from In-
Jarles recced about eight o’-
aUek Tuesday night when hit by
a. car on highway 421.
Barber, aoeordlng to a witneaa
oxamiiied by tb® «>roJ»r’» iVT.
had jist itepped the ypnt
ot hta haaup .$0 Ih®
pasidMnt irttaa 'ha wt'f hlt^ the
vhlcli was meeting a car
traveMag weat.
In the Igduest It was f^d
that tha Md®
her-. Indicating that he stepped
B the automobile and, aecord-
to the report of the coronerM
aV, his death “was due more
bis own eatelossnett than any-
tktag stas.”
Seventh grade graduates of
schools in the Wllkesboro dis
trict carried out a splendid com
mencement program at Wilkes
boro school Saturday. The morn
ing program was devoted to lit
erary subjects and the afternoon
to field day events.
In the recitation contest Jule
Ferguson, of Ferguson school,
won first place. Cicely Laws, of
Moravian Falls, second, and Re
becca Gentry, of Wilkesboro,
third. In the declamation contest
Arvil Phillips, of Ferguson, won
first, S. E. Gambill. of Moravian
Falls, second, and McKinley
Moore, of Cherry Grove, third.
In the spelling contest Gay
Phillips, of Moravian Falls, won
first prize, a large dictionary, and
Lorena Triplett, of Ferguson, was
second.
The three highest grades by
seventh grade students were Mar
garet Vestal, of Wllkesboro, first,
Ray Stroud, of Wllkesboro, sec
ond, and Jim Hendren, of Moun
tain Crest, third.
Twenty-six medals for seven
years perfect attendance were
awarded and one for eleven
years. There were 280 in the dis
trict making a perfect attendance
record for the year. .
In the field day events Moravi
an Falls school scored highest
with 19 points, Wllkesboro sec
ond with IT and Ferguson third
with 15.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, fam
ous American author, was a phy
sician by profession—literature
was merely a hobby.
term, a large number of civil ac
tions are pending trial. The fol
lowing jurors have been sum
moned to serve during the' two-
weeks’ tprn^:
'tVlpiett;^ Bodmer; 'Vlclofy Ad-
■nms. Reddles River; T. M. Fos
ter, Wllkesboro; L. E. Phillips,
North Wilkesboro; W. O. Bil
lings, Edwards; Kirt Sparks, An
tioch; R. F. Brown, Elk; Mar
shal Smlthey, Wllkesboro; J. H.
Davis, Stanton: Jaimes E. Haynes.
Somers; E. S. Ferguson, Boomer;
W. E. Blackburn, Lewis Fork;
Albert Baity, Brushy Mountain;
IVl J. Bason, North Wllkesboro;
W. A. Proffit, Elk; A. S. Absher,
Mulberry; J. P. McCarter, Som
ers; W. A. Caudill. Boomer: W.
E. Harris, Wllkesboro; H. , H.
Warren, Traphlll; J. M. Hutchi
son, Edwards; W. C. Stroud, 'Wll
kesboro.
Heeond Week
J. G. Rhoades, Reddies River;
C. D. Earp, Boomer; A. E. Spain-
hower. North Wllkesboro; T. H.
Sturdivaril, New Castle; Gentry
Adams, Mulberry; Austin Min
ton, Reddles River; J. E. Howell,
Boomer; W. C. Scroggs, Mora
vian Falls; J. H. Johnson, Wll
kesboro; R. H. Green, New Cas
tle; W. J. Templeton, Rock
Creek; Wi. N. Alexander, Rock
Creek; Theodore Barlow, Beaver
Creek; D. C. Casstevens, Trap-
hill ;J. W. Ferguson, Moravian
Falls; D. C. Whittington, Red
dies Rly$r; Dewey Wheatley.
Rock Creek!-Vance M4Uer, Un
ion; W. W. Ashley. Wllkeaboro;
C. L. -pomeV, Somers; Conrad
Jones, Lewis Fork; IftHln
Reeves, North iVJlkeeboro; j). H.
Brown, Traphill; R. C. Jarvis.
Man has increased more in
number during the past 100
years than during all the thous
ands of years he has been on
earth.
Firitenneii’a Club May Be Foijuitd
I ToStockWilkesSbreauisTfaisTear
Local sportsmen have started a
movement which will make of the I
streams of Wilkes county a fish
erman’s paradise If properly car
ried out.
' EntkBsiBstic supporters of the
"hook. line and sinker” n^rt are
proposing the organisation of a
Fisherman’s Club at North Wll
kesboro to Include all lovers of
the sport who ears to join.
The outstanding purpose of
such an orgaaintlon would be to
stock a number of mountain
streama in Wilkes coanty. Sports
men :ar® aware of the fact that
.nafnntl conditions are tavorabte
to trout 'an4 bass and thai the
streams are sadly atoeksd if
thars are those with Inftlatlve to
go ahead wtth the work.
The club, adcorJIlnX tp plaas
Following are the names of
Wilkes county men summoned to
serve as Jurors In the federal
court, term:'
W. E. Bell, Newlife; Daniel
Key, North Wllkesboro; Ed Par
sons, Parsonvllle; W. C. Wink
ler, Wllkesboro; Archie R. Ogll-
vie, Wllkesboro; W. R. Hubbard,
Moravian Falls; Blair Gwyn,
North Wilkesboro; Arthur Sales,
Roaring River; W. W. Starr,
North Wllkesboro; Sam Welch,
Ferguson; J. T. Brame, North
Wllkesboro; Nosh T._ Jarv
lens
forth Wllkesboro; Odell 'Whit
tington. Reddles RlVer; Joe
Woodruff. Dbughton; B. Frank
Staley, WJlbar; Sherrod F. Mil
ler. Denny; Lee Hackett, Lewis
Fork.
now In the making^ wpnid ehargh'
an annual membership fee of a
small ambuBt and the tnnds thus
dwived would be nged-in defray
ing szpet^ of deektng a hnm-
ber of styuams eablr yuer.
Morem$dt dor tfee ^irganlxstiop
of a FttlMPUMtn^s Ulub baa galn^
ed to a qoaaWerable extent dur-«_
lag tbs past few daya and sonje:
Ume heat wi*k % aieetla» wlH'-bti
(tailed to peVtaet the oixahlnition,
and $st the work started as early
as possible.
Some of the shMams mmttlon-
ed as good Piaess tor stoeklng
fish ara RfiMios River, Roaring
Rhror, LefU " Fork, Bullhead
ersek, Blk ?»ek, IWl creek and
several others wln^ natural eon
dl|lens VUW - Ideal for; Miss orl
tio«L
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Poppy Day Will
Be On May 23rd
Memorial Flower to Be Sc^d
in North Wilkeaboro by
Legion Auxiliary Unit
Poppy Day will be observed in
North Wllkesboro this year on
Saturday. May 23, when memor
ial popples to be worn in honor
of the World War dead will be
distributed throughout the city
by the Wilkes County Unit of the
American Legion Auxiliary. The
Auxiliary women are making ex
tensive preparations for the ob
servance of the day under the
leadership of Mrs. Andrew Kilby,
Poppy Day chairman.
The popples, made of crepe
paper by disabled veterans, will
be offered on the streets by vol
unteer workers from the Auxil
iary Unit and cooperating organ
isations.' "Poppy girls’’ will dis
tribute the flowers in the busi
ness district throughout the day,
and will also work In the outly
ing shopping centers. Contribu
tions for the welfare of the dlit-
abled veterans and needy fami
lies of veterans will be asked in
exchange for the Dowers.
“Wearing the pop*y is a per
sonal tribute to t»- men who gave
their lives In the country’s serv
ice,” Mrs. Kilby said. "By having
a poppy on the coat on Poppy'
Day, all can show that they still
remember and honor the sacrific
es made for America during the
World War. The J«PPy 1* tl»e
flow.e»"W*i*®J^ bk)o’»ed on the bat
tle where they feH and on
Poppy Day It b^pfins oy®*"
the. patriotic heifts where they
are rdmenthered.
"Wearing the poppy the wearer
_ part in the vaat work carried
out by the" American Legion and
Aji^itanr for the waria living
Vtetlme; the disabled, their faml-
«ud the ’temilleg of the dead,
y penny contribu^4 for a
C®*® t® the iuhiwt of thli
wwi, the bulk of the moneit be
ing used here In Wilkes county
in 'the welfare actlvltlea of the lo
cal Imglon • Post and Auxiliary
Unit.”
Tharpe Issues
Announcement
Of Cmnlidacy
Prominent RoUda Citizen
Sedcs ReptAlman Nomi
nation for Sheriff
C. C. Tharpe, citizen of the
Ronda community and a promi
nent member of the Republican
party In Wilkes county, yester
day iskued a formal announce
ment af hi
Mr. Tha^ riled his notitee of
candidacy and required fee Sat
urday with the county board of
elections. His announcement, ad
dressed to the Republicans of
Wilkes county, follows:
"After careful consideration I
have decided to present myself
as a candidate for Shwrlff of
Wilkes county In the primary to
be held June 6 subject to the Re
publican voters of Wilkes coun
ty. If nominated and elected to
this high office, I pledge to the
voters of this county that I will
faithfully perform the duties of
this office to the very best of my
ability and to the Interest of the
tax payers ot this county, I shall
be glad if elected to this office,
to serve the people for the legal
salary allowed by law and turn
all fees received by me into the
general county fund.”
W. H. mnd
Watson Brame Are
McDonald Managers
Raleigh, May 12.—Headquart
ers for Ralph W. McDonald, can
didate for the Democratic nomi
nation for Governor, today an
nounced appointment of W. H.
McBlwee and Watson Brame. of
North Wllkesboro, as co-manag
ers of the anti-sales tax candi
date’s campaign in Wilkes coun
ty.
Conunencement
At Mt. Pleasant
Draws To Gose
Graduation Exercuse* and
Presentation 6t Diplomas
Saturday Aftkmbon
Only two events remain in tbs
close of a very successful year at
Mount Pleasant Mgh school: the
8(>phomore play to be presents^
May 18, at 8:ftO,'P. ta.
Smith Stays At Home
New York. May 12.—’The Her-
ald-’Trlbune says, it had learned
that former Governor Alfred B.
Smith has decided to rmnath ar
way from the Democratic nation-'
al convention in Philadelphia.
plays given at Mt. Pleaslit' tbli
year. Tb« parts are ably poriipy-
ed by Hazel- V. Church,
Greene, Wanda Barnett, LucUje
Jones, Ettle Lee Triplett, Hasel
R. Church. Chalmer Dyer, Her
bert Tomlinson, Boydo Church,
Hoke McNein, Harold Proffit,
and Pul Eller. It is directed by
Chas. C. Elledge, and assistant
director, Ruth Huffman, and the
stage technician is Robert Mc
Neill.
Following is the high school
commencement program: presen
tation of seventh grade diplomas
and awards of merit, by C. O.
Eller: song, by senior class; salu-
tatorian, by Ruby McNeill; his
torian, by Valeria Blevins; pesst-
(Continued on page (our)
Several Given
Road Sentences
During the last few days of the
April term of court which ad
journed Friday a number of sen
tences previously handed down
were changed and other defend
ants were sentenced.
Claude Ingram was sentenced
to tout months on the. roads for
forcible trespass. Garfield Eller
drew four months on the rosds
for false pretense. Hade Mallis
eight months for carrying con
cealed weapon, and Frank Wad-
kins, colored, five months on the
coa(lB^or larceny.
Jolm Cashlon was freed of a
charge of Carrying concealed if®a-
P®R ® verdict of not guilty
aftdir a plea of nolo contender®
was entered. *
Character Education Conference
Held At Presbyterian Church Here
of the Methodist church herf «n#
now at Hickory, was the flrst-.^b
the program for an address. lUnr.
Jdr. sArmbrust has become
widely" known in recent me®^
for the success of bis juvesU$
delinquency work in Hlrt^,’
where he said 97 wayward Juv^’
nlles have been before hidi
he has found It necessary to
Bwlng MlUsaps, county agent
of Randolph County, Is ewtato-
Ing tl» new tarm progrs* by *y
nifhL ^ I J. H. Amhvmt, pamor
One of the most Interesting
and most Impressive meetings la
recent years was held here yes
terday when representatives ot
six counties gathered at the
North Wllkesboro Presbyterian
church to engage In a Character
Education conference under the
auspices of the North Carolina
department of education and
sponsored loyWr Av the Na$h wnly « to corrective
wsikeshako and Wfflwntaro Wo
man's clubs.
The meeting began with a
luncheon at the church hut and
the assembly following WW in the
chnrcb auditorium. Tlie program
began wfth a solo by Jehh Kermlt
Blackbnrn and whrfs of wrteome
by Mrs. F. C. fVaiitBr, prsaldent
Todxy;-
Sdries
Testerdhy; and totey x s®r
ot meetings wm'hiild throiigl
out the county to acquaint far
ers with provfslons of the »-
farm aid measure which is to re-vj
place the triple A.
Coanty Agent A. G. Hendren
and his assistant, W. J. Hanna,
attended some ot the meetings
and at the others members of the -
community committees were
presMit to explain the provisions
of the act whteh is to go into ef
fect this year. Much taterest was ^
reported at many of the meet
ings.
The series of meetings endins
today was purely for the pur
pose of telling the farmers a-
bout the plan and will be follow
ed by another series of meetings
beginning today. In these meet
ings applications will be taken by
the community committeemen for
participation iU the soil conserva
tion benefits.
County Agent Hendren and his
assistant statsd that applications
will be handled by the commun
ity committeemen for the aix
communities In. the county and
that interested farmers must get
applications from . them and not
at the county agent’s office.
Following is the schedule ot
the second series of meotilsgs, at
which tls^ application fprsw wtM,
the others bsisc handtld it
Bstisfaetory mannsr without
storing to such measures.
main point of his address,
that “some adult
directly or indirectly,
one of the 97 Juvenile
qneots. rr -0 ,,
f ]' Miss Mabel Hendren wa^ 4
the prodtnm to;
(
address xtfl
is respoaei^'
stly, for fHn'
nvenile d^fW.
’Bs'hionilings on' tliw'
dates named at eight o’Cleck':
Thursday,' May 14—Lewis Foiic
voting place and Ellis WcKxjls’a
store; Friday, May 16—at Lewis
Fork church and Stanton voting
place; Saturday, May 16—at the
voting place in Elk township,
Beaver Creek, Boomer, Brushy
Mountain, Moravian Falls and
Wllkesboro townships will havo
meetings at eight p. m. as fol
lows: Monday, May 18—at Little
Rock church. Scroggs’ store at
Moravian Falls. Hendren’s store;
Tuesday, May 19—;;At 'T. W^ei]^.
guson’s home, county courfSAse
at Wllkesboro and at Bobbltf’S
store.
Walnut Grove, Rock .Creek and
North Wilke^ro toWnshlW will
have meetings as follows at -
eight a. m. unless otherwise spdo-
ified: FridaJT^ay 15—A. M.
Holbrook’s store, Dockery (ons
p. m.); Sattfday, May 16—at
Rock Creek ^voting place; Mon
day, May 18—iat J. W. Jones'
store, Springfield, Liberty Grove
(one P- m.)^ Tuesday, May 19—
at Motor sAlce store In Nftyth
Wllkesboro'Bid at C. D. Hall’s
store at
Union, tpBdies River an d
Mulberry townships will have
meetings ax/'f^tows at eight a.
m. on days JMfmed unless other
wise specified, Monday, May 18
— Whittington voUng ptace;
Wlngler must’s store (one p.
m.), A. G. rtwter’s old store;
Tuesday, May 19—Vannoy, J. F.
Bumgarner’s filling station. Mil
lers Creek, A. R. Miller’s store
(one P. m.), C. B. 8hepherd*a
service station (one p. m.>^ '
Antioch. New Castle, Lovelace
and Somers townships will have
meetings as follows on the dates
named at eight o'clock a. m. un
less otherwise stated: Monday,
May 18—J. C. Green’s store,
DenneyvUle school. Jarvis and
Inscore store. Oilliam’s store
(one p. m.), C. L. Comer’s store
(one p. m.), Ons Myers store
(one p. m.): Tuesday, May lb—
A. H. Roberto store (one p. m.),
Dellaj^aue, Vance Wright’s, Mt.
ginal seheel (one p. m.).
Traphlll and Edwards town
ships will have meetings at eight
I’olock a. m; on dates named m-
im otherwise stated; FtMay, *
16—^WhUe Plains schoeL
Bgtoe, Ptaihsant
Mountain (on* p. m.), Ooet
one p. m.l;
faoedonin, Ronriag
nUn (one p. m.),^-
p. m.
rredl^K
§nt eFf^