North Carolina Newspapers

In ; pnn Stm nnd eritt oi|^.4» • r««lU of in nitrons acid tames ont n vnt at the h-fiaro- *^sy^^^5ntomobtle lies reached, a total of '’tMvs ot. plates today on th» |^t»4|k,yi^ SUte ^ 'djl^riiilon ottleials :a»w iajiitntion rec- huld b«.^ reached in late The present hish mark |lrlt.l7 sold last year .^rirafremaa it jhmswmd rails. N. To May 16.— vsaards ot the Toanrstown pen, a few mites north of watched the lower NiaKara ber tonicht for parts of a wo- ■ _ body which apparently had ^ dismembered hy last {(^ring’s i trash. Ilte widch was set aft rthe thishs of a woman were from the water near the YOansstown Yacht slab last Aitht.' , S7 Are Drowned .London, May 26. — Tragedy .•track today at a ferry boat fill ed .with gay cblldren and at a ' foc-^nnd fisherman in the Korth sea, with a toll of S7 dead. ferry, carrying a party of yoathfal pioknlckers across the Thaya rlrer near AusplU, Czecho- eioeakia, eapaised as the laugh ing thildrea crowded the deck, warbig to their friends on shore. Thirty eUidren and one man drowned; nine were saved. Travels Long Way Palmer, Mass., May 26.—A toy balloon which, according to an _lpUon on it, was sent into g' air in Kentucky came down la a tree here Monday. The hal- foae, about two feet in diameter, was found hy Miss Edith Nor- eross ntar her home. Attached to Crabtree, Ky. Ml rV . Memorial l^rvke Hm’e on Saturday fill Be Held at Marker on Memorial Avenue; Dr. Templeton Speaker As has been the custom for many years. Memorial Day on Saturday, May 30, will be appro priately observed in North Wll- kashoro by a memorial service under auspices of the American Legion and Auxiliary. The service will he a tribute to those who so bravely sacrificed their lives in the con flicts In which this country was engaged. The service will ha held at the memorial marker on Memorial Arenne at 7:SO p. m. but those .who atp to take part In the line of march are asked to assemble at Hotel Wilkes at 7:20. At 7:25 leave Hotel Wilkes for gnaroh to marker fci following or der: color guard. American Le gion, American Legion Auxiliary, Bey ScouU. Girl Scouts. 7; go—^Assebhly hy bugler at marker; song, “America,” pray er. .quartet, addrcas; placing of ir^ultin on auurker, sainte by .girlag aqnad, song, .‘‘Star Span- ' Jlimner.'' Return in line of T^^axch ^o starting point. R, B- TompJeton, pastor of roett Wllkecborp Methodist fc, will dMtver the address. ^ trthnte to those who died the f«*r wars will' be by the 'tag: Mrs. P. W. Eshelman itlng Daughters of Amer- Revolution; Mrs. Floyd M. Jem^ngs representing United Benghters of Confederacy; Mrs. fj. 'A. Miner representing Span- lsh-Aa>«noea W’ar veterans and auxOl^; Mrs. W. R. Absher for Region AnxUlarr. 22 Are CitfM to AttaaU -and 1€ to t^illicotke flefemuitorT adjourwed yesterday Number Cmm on Docket Diapoaed of by Conaent J«4|ttenta Thirty-eight received prison sentences and eight lail senteoods In the federal term of court which closed in Wllkeshoro to day. The criminal calendar was completed Tuesday and the civil docket was light with a number going off by consent Judgment or compromise router Judge John son J. Hayes presided over the term. Deputy Marshals W. A. Jones and Fred M. Lomax will ieave to day for Atlanta to carry 22 prisoners to Atlanta. Yesterday Deputy Marshals T. C. Blalock and John Current left for the In dustrial reformatory at Chilll- cothe with 16 prisoners. Eight were given Jail sentences. Following are criminal cases disposed of this week: Guy Billings, fined 100 and sentenced to year in Atlanta. Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Mastin, fined 1176 and placed on proba tion for three years. V. Cooper Pardue, fined $100 and placed on probation for three years. Andrew, Mack and Robert Benge, three years probation. Lee Vestal Pardue, probation and not to drive automobile or truck for 12 months. D. H. Pardue, three years pro- hation. CJjar., P«rt»LbWNm»- tvu» ..pro^ Ldu; 'iShai^e Bp|iH>urs^ flned $100 and sentenced to six months in Jail. Walter Sparks, fined $100 and sentenced to year In CWUlcothe. Frank Anderson, fined $200 and sentenced to 15 months In Atlanta. Fruit Growers To Meet on May 30th Will Discuss Ways and' Mesma to Secure Test Farm for Fruit Growers ■_ ■ ■ ■ ^ ^ ^ ~ - ,: . • . Interested Fanners Shonkl- F^l * 3 This Week For.jEknefit In - ” To Ijdprove Soil ^ New York . . . Major Helen Punrlance (above), of the Salva tion Army, is credited with ‘‘fry ing the first dougfannt In Prances' for . Farmers of Wilkes iSitt&ty who are’In any way intsr^ ed in the new :^u!m aid prcH gram should secure sheets and make apiihcs^bn to participate in the program this week, according to ad vice given by A. .G. Hendren, county farm agent. There is nothing. compuls ory about the plan. Mr Ren- ftfeh stated, and no contracts are being idgned but unless application is made by Satur day, May 30, no farmer can expett any bene^ts. After mak^ applioa^h the er may; opej^te h«. fans in accordance - with his own wishes and be paid>aeeording lowed is to seclae'.. sheets ei^er from ^ of the county or-comm^' ity coroinittees or by'iialling at ’the office of the county agent at the courtholue in wilkesboro but particular at tention is called to the fact that no application will be re ceived aft» Saturday of this week, Under the new fam,. act fanners will be pnid for building and soil cor‘’'*~^’‘“ pnmtices and for building crops in lieu oj or market enms. There will be fib hope for any fkrmer jwceivlBg benefits if dist -le does not make appli^ our aougnnoya aurmis u Jays of this week, Mr. Hen- for our aougUDoya aurms t- World War. She is now dean of ROTJOVed UHd^ the piM, a* *1,0 Armv Trainine Tile proceedRre - to be women at the Army Training Collage here and was given party last week. June Session of Superior Court Begins Monday Judge Hoyle Sink to Preside Over Two-Week* Civil Court Term June term of Wilkes superior court for trial of civil cases will convent In Wilkesboro on Mon day, June 1. with Judge Hoyle Sink, of Greensboro, presiding. Calendar fer- the term7 l^hFct nrlll be for tye weeks, w»s er- Wtikes Bar asefeatiofnT' Several hundred cases are pending trial and the calendar is made up In chronological order according to the date of starting of suit. The earlier cases date back three or more years. A number .of cases have been set by court order for trial on cer tain days of the term. BAR FOR COURT FACILITIES Send Resolution Asking A4dition to Federal Court Build ing to U. S. Senators and Representative of Eighth and Ninth Congressional Districts The Brushy Mountain Fruit special Qrowers association will gather in a meeting at the courthouse In Wilkesboro on Saturday after noon, May 30, at two o’clock to discuss ways and means of secur ing a fruit test farm and experi ment orchard In Wilkes county. Announcement of the meeting states that “Every fruit grower should be interested In a project so favorable to the progress of his buaine.SK and it Is urged that all fruit growers attend.” Arrangements will also be made for the annual picnic WBkaibow WjwaaB^Cftb ROT Meet Cta Jime 5 Remodel Plant of Local Factory Workmen Engaged in Re building Portion of Ameri can Furniture Co Building Work of remodeling a section of the American Furniture com pany’s plant began this week. A part of the old building Is being completely renovated and when the work' la completed the plant faculties win be greatly Improved. The remodeling of a portion of the plant Is not expected to ser iously hamper the usual opera tion of the factory or curtail its production to any great extent. The bar association of the Wilkesboro . court of the middle North Carolina district passed a resolution at federal court in Wilkesboro this week pointing ont the need of a larger court room and asked that congress men and senators use every in fluence to secure a second floor on the present building. _Tfie committee who drew the resolution was composed of Ouf- mrddle district; CT Bowie, of West Jefferson; Kyle Hayee and Milton ^Cooper, local attorneys. ■'Fh e resolution, copies o f which have been forwarded to Senators J. W. Bailey and Robert R. Reynolds, Congressmen Wal ter Lambeth and R. L. Doughton, sets out that the courtroom fa cilities In federal court at Wil kesboro are so inadequate that there is not seating capacity lor the defendants alone In‘an ordi nary term of criminal court,' to say nothing of court officials. attorneys, witnesses and interest ed spectators. The courtroom seats less than 100-people. The reolution went On to point out that the business of the Wil kesboro court, which servos Wilkes, Alleghany, Ashe and Wa- tahga counties, la'second only to Greensboro in voium* and* that ■the conrtroom facUities ora below those of any other eonrt In the middle district. It 'hoo. hmn the of county terns fiisHKilif" th is frequshtly a conflict and both courthouses are in use at the same time. (}ongre8Bman Walter lAmbeth, of the eighth district, has con tacted the office of the supervis ing architect and he has reported that an addition to the present one-story building or the addition of a top floor is possible. The general opinion locally is that a second floor would be more ad visable as a courtroom and the Boston . r ,> Jjihii 'W., iJksa (above), 4J)-yeair-oId hardirood finisher of'Chelsea, Moss., hM |been nominated for fhe Pvesiden.-. cy by the Soclolfat-Lsbor Phrty. Head of School System Instate II^^iei^Here Dr. Clyde A. Erwin to Be Commencehioiiir St>e«kor Here Frid^ Might Dr. Clyde A. Erwin, state sup erintendent ot public instruetioB, will deliver an addrees on Fri day night in the ftnkl program of the North Wilkesboro high school commencement'.''' The Vio~ gram, which wUJ take place In the school auditorium, vHll begin at eight o'clock. The class night ptograun .'WiU take place at tba pobool on Than- day night, (tonight), eight o' clock, and win be in the Joisn of a cplehration of'tfi^ '%tlhtiinnlal ’in education. The North r WMkesboro^ Mm*, cm iFfinfJ . Works.: tion officials, supervisors of ^ 'ous projects under the WPA,' representatives ot many ci'ric business orgaulzations met ^ Tuesday morning at tha„ MsMa>-*^ diet church knt to dlseast bSM- ' fits from various projects -whlcji; have been maintained and to so- certain the sentiment lu regOr* to what activltlee abou}* be ooo- tinued under the new relief pro gram to be lattnehed after July 1. The point was etreeeod that people ahonld he contlderlnf now what they want in the way ot WPA projects and to make up sneh projects for. sabmisalon Jon* 1 Or as eayly thereafter os pos sible in order that the new pro- rtam might get under way wlth- ont delay. Among the WPA officials preo- ent were C. H. Smitbey, director of the North Wilkesboro broach office serving five counties;' MIm 11a Holman, field supenrlsor of woman’s work for the branch ot^ flee; Miss Euzelia Smart, dlatriet director of woman's'work; T. D. Heffner, field engineer; Miae Margaret Gilbert, field ropreeon- tative ot the library work; Miss Clyde Scroggs, head of woman’s division in Wilke* county; and Miss Lucile Hamby; —supmintap- dent of the recreation projeefts. The meeUng war spsaad' '■ by Miss* dolman and Misa Smart presided over tho eeaforoM^ present- cm.u;trpom could be used very IvetTfor' vavvau tww ». ■ \he grand Jury! Two Students Win AHtoPartsCo.in Trip To Raleigh Better Location In Spelling Match Double Credc Girl-and Giri From Maple Spring* Are County Winner* * Brushy Mountain Fruit Growing Industry Inventories Statistical Information Sup ports Move For Test Fruit Farm in Wilkes County In support of the movement to secure a test fruit farm or ex-, periment station in Wilkes coun ty D. S. Broyhill and B. C. Price, prominent orchardlsts, and A. G. Hendren, Wilkes farm agent, have gathered some Interesting Information regarding the pres ent status and prospects of the fruit growing Industry In WJIlkes and Alexander counties. According to the summary made there are more than a half million trees in commercial orch- . ards and the orchard* have a regular pro^m m^^ value of more than $1,250,- Wnkeshoro Womans lucludliig famUy ofeh- fow* »rf**y to lUy - w>fMr in Jnue The msettog Wm l*0^Sw-sd tlM bosM of Mrs. C. H. HsBirtsr, Friday evening, J«m htb «elgbi o'clock. Host^m will bs PUrn Hul^, Mr*. J. B. pd J- B, Hhu- pgram irill he to ffitTol Mrs. R. B- Pwvett^ dbtt of thh music depart- gent. AU member# are urged to present slightly Mereory ; flf «-)ged AsBOciationfU W. M. U. Meeting .-liutual SesstOB P6r Bmshy .Mountain. Association To Be Held Friday, June 5 ordi for home use where little or no attention is given the trees. The followtog prepared sum mary released hy the county farm ageat is self explanatory: The following is a anmmory ot the information gathered by D. 8. Broyhill and B. C. Price of the Bmshy MounUln FYnlt Growers Association; and, from the infor mation obtainable. In the opinion of the conunltteo gives a very conservative estimate of the ope rations of the fruit growers of Wilkes and Alexander counties. In arriving at this estimate, we l^iva. cansoli|ed .. the .^^Ifilkes (riakinnhd «i' Annual seeelon of the Wo man's' Missionary Union of the Brushy Mountain Baptist Associ ation will-bo held fSls.’yisr" at Fishing Creek Baptist church on Friday, Jub^ '6. Miss Naomi Behell, a former teacher at Mountain View and now a missionary-to Japan, will be the principal speaker. The morning session will open at ten o’elock and sessions -will' also he held in the afternoon end evening. Ladles from ell Baptist churches in the ossoeiatfon are urged to attend. A more detailed acconnt of the program will be published later. Among those attending ^e home-coming at Friendship Meth odist church .near Millers Creek Sunday ■were:, Mrs, R. J. Bullls, Sanford: Mr. W.:, I. Wright and sons. Clay aud Howard, of Rox- Imro; Mr. and Mrs. William 'W'ea- therspoon, Roxbora; Mr. Glenn Sparks, Roxboro; Mrs. W. T. Weh)^ar and son, Wayne, of StotWilie: ^rs. Blon^ Mon day S C. B. Eller, Wilkes county su perintendent of schools, yester day carried two students on a sightseeing trip to Raleigh. They were given the trip hy virtue of winning first and second places in a county-wide spelling contest IfcTheld in Wilkesboro Saturday. The plan of'‘the county-wide conteet included a spelltog match at ^h of the eight district seT- enth'jgmde commencements and and m the contest Saturday thee* winners contested for the county prize offered by Supt. Eller. Miss Mabel Hendren, of the North WBlkesboro school faculty, pronounced the words and Ger- ^ude Gambill, a student of Dour ble Creek school in the Hountoiil Vipw district., won. first place When all others were, .eilmlnate*., Ruth Barnett, «f Maple Springs school in Mount, Pleasant district, won second place and the right to accompany the winner on the trip to RolMgh. They were accompanied to the state capital by Supt. Eller, Miss Blanche Hutchison, teacher of •Miss Gambill. and Prof. B. R. SpratU, principal of Mountain View district schools. The contest aroused Quite much interest in spelling among seventh grade ,«tudenU In all parts of the county and many of tlfii pupils made excellent records to^Ae art of opelUng corrocUjr.^^ Miss Margaret Perry arrived Sunday from Winston - Salem where she has bden a patient to a hospital sine* receiving injurioa two months ago. in Oreenahote. Miss Perry was struck by a sor. Has.Moved to Former Hmne - or Gaddy Motor Co. on “C” Strert The Auto Parts company, wide ly patronized firm which has ope rated for several years on the corner of B and Tenth streets, has moved to its new .home on C street in the bnildlng until a month ago occupied by the Gad dy Motor company. The building on C street was purchased about a year ago by the Auto Parts firm, of which Ralph Reavis Is proprietor, but (Continued on page four) membership in the amociatiem -by virtue of maintaining a term of nine months and conttouing to meet all other requirements. The school has enjoyed a most suc cessful year. Following is the commence ment program for Friday night: Song—"America, the Beauti ful,’’ all, led by Miss Bllsaboth Zurburg; Miss Ellen Robinson, accompanist. Invocation, Dr. R. B. Temple ton, pastor Methodist church. Awarding of prizes and medals, Chairman and others. ! iMuslc—"O Sole Miol”, Di Ca- i pua. Girls’ glee club, Miss Elisa* betn Znrbnrg, director. Introduction of speaker, J; R. Hlx, Chairman Board of Educa tion. Commencement address. Dr. Clyde A. Erwin, state superinten dent public instruction. Music—“At Parting”, MacDow- ell. Misses Mildred Bryant, Annie B, Pardue, Gwendolyn Hubbard, Mary Nichols. Announcements, W. D. Half- acre, superintendent city schools. Class valedictory. Miss Sarah Pool. Presentation of 7th grade cer tificates. J. B. McCoy. Presentation of high school di plomas, D. J. Carter. Benediction. Rev. Eugene Olive, pastor First Baptist church. Preparations Under Way For Jnne 6 Primary; Much Interest Shown Hard Softball Game Expected Here Saturday j TiwMc Utah TeMn From Wins- too-Saleoa to Play Smamers’ AU Star Oottit On© of the highllghU of the current sport season hi North Wilkesboro will be the softimll game here on Saturday aftwnoon between Summers’ all stars rep- resenUng North Wilkesboro and th* Traffic Glab team from Wto- stOB-Salem. The Traff olnh aggregation are city champions in Twln-C.ity'and they boast an undefeated record so far this year. Odell ^PP. etor football and baskethall ptayer of U. N. C., is the leading*' pitcher L^or the Traffic club team, which MISS Jrerrj 'WPR mj m V-'; -« * * while crossing the'strsot. ShojiglL R. Jo^ »h, Bov^. no* at thw .Of her-.-#Mttfc “^Adijarii« ehm r*t_y»w has an offensive at the bat wltt State Absentee Ballot ApaU* cations May Be Obtained From Registrars [ WLllo candidates for the Tyi- ous. nomlnatlona by both port^ are bhsy working for their o»n interests, the county hoard .of elections bos been quite hipif making preparations tor the ev^ SUte hoUoU have been recelT* e* by Jamas M. AndenNm, ehoifw man of the WUkes bear* ot elee- tlons. and also the oheMtee W- loU which nmy be vote* on «•)$- dldstes for SUte'off ieea Under the new law goveratog absentee voting in WTlkea gjjtoty a persoa who 1* out o# ty or pKysfeaUy unable to ottud the prtoiary may vote abeeatee *a thesUte ticket hut there vrifrbjh; tor dinner. s« to liSi ' commnnitieB and the ti ^ forded those who were on^ oris now employed in such work. Tfea.j peat help that the sewfng roosn have been to welfare departments In furnishing garments wa* men tioned, also the fact that the book mending project has saved qnito a tidy sum in repairing books ot school and public llbrarioB. Miss Gilbert spoke especially concern ing hook mending and-in conaec> tlon with this suggeeted the maintenance of libraries ter sum mer reading as a helpful project. Mr. Smithey spoke briefly and explained that nnder the new set up it is expected that the sponsor of projects will be re quired to famish 30 per cent of the toUl cost. Rev. Eugene Olive, representing the committee to ae- cerUin prospects for a city play- pound, spoke briefly. Representatives of various edu cational, civic and bnsinese v»r- ganizations who spoke in the cow- ^ ference Included: W.- D. Stof-- acre, superintendent of. Noftjh Wilkesboro schools: C. B. BUer,. superintendent of Wilkes county (Continned on page four) Letter Carriers To Meet May 30 Aanual Coo'vwatioa WBI Be Held at Experiment Sta tion, Stotesvdle, Saturday Annual meeting of th* Btoghy. MounUln district of the -Mor$lt CatfoUna Rural' Letter -Cawitob^ft association and the ladles' igiy will he held at the We Itxperiment sUtion at SUt Qn Saturday, May 30, acoordlag to an announcement this week m- ssed by the officers of the or-, ganisation. The meeting will open at t0:S0. e. m. with Dowltt Hoovsir'itterid- Ing and the order of the morai^ yrogram will be os folfcwb: df^ng song, ‘‘A.merica”; invw- eqtion,. devotton*) service, by ritoplato; addrees of welcMue, iO Wi. Atwril, of autesTiUe; m- •pe^, W. O. Bowman, of Toy- loj^lle; onnonneements: ree^ aiiion of new carriers aad idoriers; add.reas^ Rev. J. . ygialdMr, of Cool a»ri{a; a»- pelilttxtot of eommitui^ •bgri hulaaoB sesrion;' otj on average of SIS. Summers’ lineup Uk* this; Wallace Ih, Horton *b. D»l* rf, Cqpn .Templeton ef, nSar las, O. AdmiaetoB eho^ ^ '.iritt.' be toad*, bit iipp, -r no abeentee voting ttern eaiiBpt hyi estoibyee;'|tt^f^‘} the - ^ Aftomooa , •.»,.^^Stoatag at two ' (dltoraom th*,ardto‘;«fcf^' ' Ptoiftoi'wm is: