Qet-
py—tht
; to*
^ Ue:lt p. m„
tMitMtMK tta ««iobnd
Itrtf) Jtptwwn and
t«d States,
Criiniml
Of Fedefd Tftrm
ConqiletiiMi
BImIm a. Iteftw— 10
May J*.—0»T«raor
»y varolad • Joe
i^.:»iiuiiAgtoii yooth con-
' ta -DvoUa coanty for rob-
! a bank. Th«-goTMttor a)M
Joyd a negro,
i' n>ea0^i1K'’io to.
^'I^aiea.’Pteado
May SI.—Central
Sebool stndenta marched
0hartotte*8 dowatoem
tot'today In a peaoe parade.
Aehcratt. Resident of the
tent body, eald H was put on
the students without the help
^ tnaehers and In ho way con-
with school hours.
Bxports-Importa Up
^dahlngton. May S3.—An as
hy President Rooseyelt
hi the new boost in cotton
cloth tariffs does not conflict
with the reciprocal trade policy
today coincided with' an official
report that both the nation’s gen
eral imports and exports bad ris
en sharply in 1936.
r^'
ills
J, i iwwa ' ■ F" .t.ilIfli-■ yilWf Willili
YOL. XX^ m: W ^»«Wi^^ondM# «nd Thtowiaw"
TMgB'V. I"," teiffi'• ijj ihjj
Many Are Senteaoad During
May Term of Court Now
Under Way
CIVIL CASES NEXT
Pinee, Prison and Reforma-
twy Scntencee Given Li
quor Law Offenders
Killed In OdUston
Oxford, May 23.—Mrs. Mildred
Ulhrich, of Port Arthur, Tex.,
was killed this morning near Ox
ford when her automobile collid
ed with a truck on the Durham
highway. Mrs. Katliarine Bass,
mother of Mrs. Ulbrich, and Mrs.
'iJharles P. Wahl, of Port Arthur,
were seriously wounded.
Kidnap Sophomore
- Raleigh, May 22.—Freshmen
wied the campus at N. C. State
fc-asf-tnnirht. “kidnaping”
:e tonight,
^ yVlnk, o f Bladonboro,
preafitant of the sophomore class
on the ere of the annual fresh-
lomore ^ruf k. FclBh . dis-,
With Judge Johnson J. Hayes
presiding the May term of feder
al court in Wllkeaboro this morn
ing entered upon its second week.
Only a few criminal cases were
left for,trial after court adjourn
ed Saturday and it was expected
ttmt the criminal calendar would
be completed today or tomorrow.
A number of clrll cases are cal
endared for the remaining days
of the term.
Following are the cases dis
posed of Thursday, Friday and
Saturday of last week.
Sid Walsh, violation of proba
tion. year in Chlllicothe.
Fred Horton, violation of pro
bation, fined $100 and sentenced
to year in Chlilicothe.
John A. Lockhart, vioiatlon of
parole, fined $100 and sentepped
to year in Chillicothe.
Hobart Woife, temporary pro
bation untii next term of court.
Tyre Hoiioway, fined $100 and
sentenced to 18 months in At-
ianta.
Seymour Hoiioway, lined $100
and sentenced to year In Chllll-
cothe.
Edith Billings, six months in
jail.
Edgar Mastin, fine of $200 and
two years in Chillicothe.
Rufus Wyatt, six months in
jail and probation for two years.
Max Hanks, fined $100 and
seiMenced to year in Atlanta.
- Pritchard Shew, flh^ tiSft:
Memorial Day each year brings ever thinning ranks of bide to pay
tribute to and decorate the graves of departed comrades. The scene
above shows veterans of the Grand Army of the Republic, Lincoln
Post, Chicago, in Memorial Day tribute.
hterest inPcJitics is hcrea$iiig
As Date of June Primary Nears
Spanish'American
War Vets’ Picnic
Spanlsh-American war veter-
erans and members of the auxil
iary are asked to carry along
baskets well filled with good
eats to the picnic to be held at
the fish hatchery near Boone on
Saturday, May Sp. L. L. Mereh-
ri
Race for Democratic Nomi
nation for Governor H^ds
Spotlight in State
with the June 6 primary only
12 days in the future candidates
for the various nominations for
state and county offices are
netfling the home stretch and in
terest is rapidly Jncreasing.
Diplomas of high school gradu-
bflon were presented to a class
o'f 42 seniors in the final pro
gram of Wilkesboro high School
commencement Friday nfeht, at
.^hlch tilde Prof. Hoyt Blackwell
pf Mars Hill College, delivered
the commencement address.
The graduation exer class
brought to a close quite a suc
cessful year for the Wilkeeboro
school. The enrollment this year
reached 781 'With the average
membership of 661 and an aver
age attendance of 606. Prof. T.
E. Story completed his 12th year
as principal of the school.
The class day program ou
Thursday evening was a highly
interesting and unique arrange
ment ^titled, "Centennial Broad
cast Station WHS Commemorat
ing Anniversary of Public Educa
tion in North Carolina.’’ The
general theme centered around
history of education in the state
and in Wilkes county, this being
interspersed with mnsical num
bers, readings and news flashes.
Prof. Blackwell’ address Fri
day night was on a subject with
.three principal phases of discus
sion, "Opportunity, Opposition
and Obligation,” and was deliver
ed in a most inspiring manner.
Program for Friday night in
cluded the juniors’ song to sen
iors, invocation by Rev. J. G.
Gentry,
R
ew York . . . Altred-JA. Sin:
Jr. (above), brought >bont the^
indictment of two men on his
complaint of blackmail of more
than $10,006 in cash, and In
which a yciung woman figured.
Smith claims to have also given
promissory notes np to $10,000.
Final Program
Commencement
Here On Friday
State Superintendent Public
Instruction to SpMik to
Clsms Friday Night
Dr. J. A. Cunningham, pastor
of the First Presbyterian chareh,
Winaton-^lem, deUvered an in
spiring message to the geiiok
:of;
Saturday of this week wltt
positively be- the last day tor
farmers to sign appHcatlon to
participate lU the new farm pro
gram which 1s to replsee ila
triple A, it was learned today
from A. Q. Hendren, W|lkes farm
agoat.
Tho proper proceedure for
any famer who wishes to parti
cipate in the new farm aid plan
is to get in touch with a mum-
ber of the committee appointed
to serve the township in which
be resides. The committeeman
will famish work sheets to be
filled oat and these work sheets
are equivalent to appUcations. Aa
has bMn pointed out, there is
nothing compulsory about the
plan but farmers who cooperate
will be paid for improving tbelr
soil and on a certain scale for
growing soil building crops' tn
lieu of soil depleting crops.
The following sta^meM woo
isoned today by Mr. RegAtuhi^ -
"We wish to ctlimip a$Hi
Wkshington, N. C., May 2$.—
Bight high school students cele
brated sebool closing today by
taking a Tide In a school bus—
Ich reaulted in a wreck in
.one was hurt and one
with theft of a school
reckless driring and opo-
l-' rating a motor vehicle without a
S Ueense. Miss Elsie Hodges was
I hurt but not seriously when the
fans overturned as It failed to
take a curve near here. The oth-
^ WU were shaken and bruised.
John Payne, fined $100 , ai^
(Contlnned on page eight)
Last Rites Held
ForThos.H.Faw
Fear Dronght Ahead
New York, May 22.—The wea-
- ther man is paving the way lor
> higher farm crop prices in the
jpdnlon of many commodity ex-
Mprte. Although the country as a
has had approximately
aiormal rainfall this year, weath-
■ «r bureau statistics from Jan
uary 1 through May 19 indicate
Xbat many of the great agricul
tural states of the middle west
huvu had considerably less than
normal precipitation.
Aged Member of Widriy
Known Family Died Sud
denly Noon
Two Die la Mishaps
Henderson, May 22.—Two fa-
antomobile wrecks occurred
p_^. here late this afternoon In-
' ^jyelviug a New York resident and
a Henderson man. John Briggs,
40, wag fatally Injured when his
gling from the truck on
was riding near Kit-
In the wheels and
"’^Hled off. He grabbed
Italnback, sitting by him,
^-pulled off and seriously
Burns, of Hudson.
■’ft,-*eae faUlly Injured when
“ llgaa off the highway north
and died in a local bos-
Meeting
Springs
n Saififif CmcrmoF
k Hava 9eniew Fifth
IKoiday iM May
. Kext session of the Blue Ridge
assoelatiOB will 'be hMd
; eprtngs Baptist c&ureh
Puitaar on the fifth Snnday
-May 31, aeowding to a
announceoMat by J. 0,
lldnel. ihafruMja ^ the aaaoei-
l^ograra irlll begin
ralaefc-with devoUoMd by!
adresf at welcoBte
[BuifuutB and roepouse
Jellborn. There will be
iBUf:'i>a the grounds at noon
ptteadiui are ^nteted
Funeral service was held Sun
day afternoon in the presence of
a large throng at Millers Creek
Methodist church for Thomas H.
Faw, aged and highly esteemed
member of one of the county’s
best known families. He died
suddenly Thursday.
Mr. Paw was probably best
known in the Miliore Creek com
munity, where he was born and
reared and where the Christian
influence of his life was felt by
the many who were numbered a-
mong his acquaintances. During
the latter years of his life he
made his home with his son,
Claude C. Paw, In this city. For
several years before his health
declined he owned and operated
a mercantile establishment at
MUlers Creek Following is an
obituary of his life and death.
"Thomas H. Paw was born in
Wilkes county, April 7th, 1862.
He passed away suddenly Thurs
day, 11:45 a. m., April 21st,
1936, at the home of bis daugh
ter, Mrs. John F. Caudill, at Mil
lers Creek—age 84 years, 1
month, 14 days. He was the son
of a Baptist minister, Rev. Abso-
iiun Faw and Mrs. Caroline Whit
tington Paw. He had ten broth
ers and sisters, all of whom bad
preceeded him in death, except
one brother, Bynum G. Faw, of
W)eet Jefferson.
"He was married to Mary
Elisabeth Rash, daughter of Rev.
and Mrs. J. W. Rash. December
7. 1873. To this union were bom
five children: Annie, Callie, Dora,
Thad f., and Claude C. Faw. His
wife preceeded him In death, hav
ing passed away Febraary 21st,
1»26. Of the children two survive
:the deoensed, Mrs. John F;- Cau
dill, of Millers Creek, ahd Claude
C. Faw, of North Wilkesboro,
also eight grand children and
eight great-grandchildren, and a
jiuiifber of other reiotivee. Mr.
Faw was reared, and lived prih-
cipaUy in the MiUere Creek «om-
muBlty sad In North WUkedboro:
“He was one Of the founders
of the Millers Creek Methodist
cbnreh, and a consistent member
and an official member of the
church during his Ufetkae. He
loved not unly Ms (dkurch, but all
ckurehee of the Christian faith.
*He was a devoted husband,
‘,!isifikhor. eitlsen, and a
to aM.^ He was a ‘
guests.
Dougbton Talks
At Kiwanis Meet
Impromptu Program Csurried
Out in Friday Meeting of
Local Organixation
Congressman R. L. Dougbton,
chairman of the Ways and Means
committee in congress, addressed
the North Wilkesboro Kiwanis
club briefly Friday noon, discuss
ing a number .of governmental
probleons that now confront the
nation. Much interesting informa
tion was contained in the ad
dress, which was delivered ex
temporaneously.
A short talk was also made by
Dr. R. B. Templeton, pastor of
the local Methodist church, on
“What Are We.” He explained
that environment and influence
have much to do with the de
velopment of youth and that the
citizens of a community are daily
obligated to the task of living in
an exahiplar ^nner.
Charles Crutchfield was a
guest of P. W. Eehelman and
Congressman Doughton was a
guest of his son, G. T. Doughton.
Large Number V
Attend Opening
Gaddy Motor Co.
Formal Opening Local Firm’s
New Quarters Last
Friday
A large number ol peoi^e at
tended the formkl^enlng of the
Gaddy Motor ' Company Friday
and Friday evening in celebru-
tioD of the company’s removal fo
Its new home at :311 Tenth
Street. :
Throughout the day many peo
ple visited the company’s s|iow-
rooms and enjoyed looking over
the new Chevrolet lide of ears
and especially the cut-away chas
sis on display at the time.
From 6 to 10 p. m. refresh
ments were served gneste, the
ladles rec^vlng roses as favors
and mer. cigars. Radio music had
talking pictures added much to
tke evening’s entertainment.
Both Mr. W. F. Gaddy, proprie
tor bl t^e company, and Mg, L.
L. Cafpanter, sales manager, are
highly pleased with the enthns-
iaatlc recaption of their new
qusrters, ahd sales and service
personnel by the general paWc,
and cordially invite - all to joy
them a visit iiigaln.
Rrfjffilfcbon
rofT0$CTi«yk?nor.
principals are Dr.
aid. of Winston-Salem. Clyde R.
Hoey, of Shelby, and Sandy Gra
ham, of Hillsboro, with John A.
McRae, of Charlotte, apparently
out of the running on the basis
of straw votes taken by various
publications.
There are also candidates for
the Democratic nomination to all
the major state elective offices
and each one who has opposition
in the primary is firing his big
guns in an effort to capture the
prize.
Both parties have candidates in
tho field with contests assured
for nominations for coanty offic
es in Wilkes and interest in con
tinually on the upgrade.
Registration books for the pri
mary closed Saturday and re
ports from various sections of the
county indicate that many new
voters will participate In the pri
mary. However, the registration
in Wilkes was not unusually hea
vy. Satafday of this week will be
challenge day.
Beer Licen8e$,.j.^
Now Pa$t Dim
Coqjntjr Licenaea Muat Be Se-
cur^ Firutj Penalty to
ProcrogtinJitors
J. R. Ronssesu, dw*ty collac-
tor on Internal revenue for the
state, today Issued a statement to
the effect that all licenses to sell
beer have expired and it la high
rime to get neW licenses or be
penalized.
Beer dealers must first par
ch ise their county licenses before
a slate license can be issued, Mr.
Rousseau staled.
LOCAL GntLJyGBtPS
. IN CQ14^!S» ANNUAL
Meean. Fred
Richard' Jo^
K. Ch
A tiews dbp^k from W. C. U*
N. 0.> Greehsboro. in regard to
the publication of "Pina Kead-
lea,” this year’s college annual,
lists Mias Frances McNIet,. of this
city aa att asaltant on the buai-
UfSHB staff for the pnWfcatlon.
Miss McNleJ, a senior, la a daugh
ter of dira.W. H. ItoNlel.
THOMA&VHXN ,
WtTJ,Rn BT NACmNN
’rhooMarlllft.^'^iny
r. DielriiiMi.. shwf-4j6. :waia^^lMlBat
instantly killed about 6 . o’eloollt
this afternoon WKsftj^ek by
autmtjohlle ho was . ernsaihg
the atepM in irqul pt the jtartot-
flcejmildlBk hero. He died hefose
the ’R
rproinas
and mnslc certifitetes by Frot.
Story, song by seniors: (jordon
Forester. Jr., was class mascot.
The following awards were
made or announced: perfect at
tendance certificates to 96; sev
en-year perfect atendance medals
to Archie Mathis, Helen Roberts,
Ray Stroud, Alma Walsh, Mo
selle Turner, Willie Mae Teve-
paugh, Faye Hendren, Nola Broy-
hiU, EMna Andrews, Lorene Guth
rie and an 11-year medal to
China Johnson; eighth giade
citizenship medals went to Mary
Parsons and William Scroggs;
Mars Hill declaimer’B cup to Lee
Settle; Balfour key to Lee Settle;
scholarships—^Lenolr-Rhyne, Lo
rene Guthrie; Leee-McRae, Willie
Hamby; Wake Forest, Lee Settle;
Mars Hill, Eda Belle Phillips.
Seniors making honor grades
were Paula Craft, 94.36; Willie
Hamby, 93.60; Lorene Guthrie,
90.40; Don Michael 90.10; Lee
^ttle 90. The senior class gave
the school $21 for the purchase
of a bulletin board.
Senior Cteas of tOM
Jobn Anderson, Gaither Eller,
Lacy Ferguson, Wesley Gentry,
Willie Hamby, Boyden Johnson.
Clay Johnston.-Arthur Lowe, Don
dllehael, Stacey Pardue, Morton
Phillips, Lee Settle, Tom Story.
Larry Wiles, Homer Welborn,
Charlie Profflt, Marjorie Blevins.
Zepbla Brookshire, Mildred Cost
ner, Paula Craft, Lnelle Culler,
Maary Curry, Basel Bdmistoa, Iva
Fa-w, Mary Ferguson, Joy Belle
Foster, Mildred Gilbert, Lorbne
Guthrie, Mabel Hester, Anna
Laura Hnlcher, 'Grace Jolnes,
Pansy Kilby. Gertie Mathis, Ethel
Mathis, Edith Mayberry, Mary
Lou Mintee, Eda Belle Phillips,
Sadie Steele, Violet Walsh, Della
Watts, Annie Belle WUflon, Pau
line Gentry; receiving music cer
tificates—^Anna Lanra Huleher,
Arthur Lowe, Iva Faw (voice);
. insic diplomas—^Bda Bella Phil
lips and Tom Story.
flriTnuili Grade Gradnates
Wade Howard, Oacar Woruar,
James Harvel, James •^-aTcDutfl^
Frank Jarvis. Virginia ' Minton,
Faye Wright, Lucinda Anderson,
BlUabeth Welborn, Margaret
Vestal, Peggy Church, Mary An
derson, Stella Shew, Alms Wiifih,
Donald Linney. Carol Craaor,
Clyde Bumgarner, Billy ]%iUte.
Ted fi«ipKBnwr>'Maust, H '
Ju^ Michati,
Lpnlse SfeLain, Auka Bus
ih^. Nosh; James. ^H|
^ned gs a
Jesus' admonition to the fisher^
men: “Come ye after me and I
will make you . . He asserted
that there is no other power,
force or organisation that can
assure a person that it will make
them except Christ. In the dis-
cnsslon of his text he showe4
wherein ambition, pleasure, edn-
cation, money and otber objec
tives, though they may be com
mendable, tall short of being
able to make an individual.
Congregations of all the
eburohes in the city joined for
the convmencement sermon Sun
day night and the church auM-
torium was filled to capacity.
The commencement will con
tinue Thursday night with the
class day program in the school
auditorium, beginning at eight
o'clock.
At the same hour on Friday
night the final program will take
place In the school auditorium
with an address by Dr. Clyde A.
Erwin, state superintendent of
public instruction, presentation
of awards and diplomas to a
large class of seniors.
Theme for the class day pro
gram Thursday night will be
“Centennial In Education.” Fol
lowing is the program outline:
Processional, Class.
Welcome, Rose Wade Scroggs.
Port 1
Indian Love Call, John Kermit
Blackburn.
Spirit of Time. Maycella Pend-
ley.
Voice of Aspiration, Ivan Stan
ley.
Dances ol the Brave#—Jean
Moore, Nell Rousseau, Peggy
Forester, Elisabeth Wilkinson,
Bessie Lee Anderson, Grace
FYank Finley.
Spirit of Education, Rose Wade
Scroggs.
Attendants.
History of Education In the
U. S., Mary Xo Pearson.
Pale Moon,' Marcella Pendley.
Vocations.
Histo.ry of Bdecatlon in N.
Deoiln Clo Rhodes.
Donee of Loyalty and PurRy,
Peggy Foreetor and, Beasie tee
.Andmon.
History of Sducafion In Wilksp
County, 8erok;Pool«.
RamonaP'Aose Wade Scrogga.
Pertll
Berriee., Mayme Yatetjj
Joyner
uKern'wh'a sibnld fill ddi wertt'
sheets. There is nothing compsils-
ory abont the program, yeC ww
ean receive benefit if we will e»-
(4>er8te, but it Is certain we wOl
not receive any benefit unless 'wa
do co-operate. Wle are giving a.
list of the committeemen—end
suggest that farmers who hovw
not signed and are interested la
the program see some of the eoaa-
mltfee or come to the Conaty
Agents office at the Courthonea
before June 1, 1936."
The Coanty Commltteeniea
are: J. M. German, Boomer; H.
C. Roberts, Cycle; and Coy Dor-;,
ham, Lomax.
The Community Committeemam
ere: T. W. Ferguson, FerguMo;
Paul J. Vestal, Moravian Falls;
C. L. Comer, Union Grove; H. H.
Bosbears. Walsh; R. L. Prbtfit,
Goshen; A. R. Miller, Vannoy;
Lonnie Billings, Dockery; L. B.
Murray, State Road; Walter, 0«a-_,
try, Lomax; C. J. Hendren, Pore*
Knob; C. M. Welborn, Cycle;.-J.
R. Calloway, Ronds; G. D. WeJ-
born, Mt. Zion; W. M. Abshur,
McOrady; J. M. Blevins, Spitag-
(leld; Wiley Brooks, North WO-
kesboro; Jack Hoots, Roaring
River.
Spraal Benefit
^wHnir$di7
Fir» D^Murtmeat SpoosorimR
B«neNt Siow at Liberty
Tbenire
The North Wilkesboro fire de
partment will sponsor' the show
ing o f Metro-Qoldwyn-Mayert
’’Robin Hood of Bl Dorado” at
the Liberty Theatre on Thursday
at this week.
T^ picture is splendid enters
teiament snd stars Waraer Bas-
ter.. The share of ihd -profits' re-
oeived by the fire deportmeiM
be used for the pnrchsse of
life saving equipment.
DEX>RAT!»^
AT CENTER CHUI
decoration awvice will.
at Center Baptist "jCJiqiuif;';
aiOptax SprioBa aciadl, ^
June 7th, at ten oDOloek.
ho^ta’ invited to "" attend '
Rilr StrowLi
PUmxJ,
'and HeU
Mc^rfiMLr
Att who
J*-'-.