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Rffi|il|» Ju«« |S.—Ora«uia of JjWOTtmont of conaer- an^deTalomneat said to- th Carolina l«d all othar t* wltk 5.404.814 neure cot- . spindloa laat month. A1 Capone Hart naahlncton, Jono is. Jaatlco dnpartmoBt said today that At Capone had been “alight ly Injnred” when struck with pair of scissors by another mate of Alcatraa prison. VOL. XXX, NO. 76 I ' I II A. G. Segraves KiOed On Tuesday By Rowan Deputy PnblMied Mopdoy. and TOnwa«>y» wWh WILKESBOBO. K. C„ rTOR8DA1“JPMB 26,1986 tl.§011f:THB *rr WILL BE RE-NOMINATED P -The|Wilkea Man Was Fleeing From Blocked Car When Shooting Occurred ‘n- HEARING ON JULY 1 hoa- hare '* Duke Alda Homritala Charlotte. June 23.—Six ^ of ' the Carolinas granted appropriations to- tallBg gZt.SOS to aid them with their 1885 charity work by the Bndowment, It was \aeed today. Deputy Clainu Self De fense; Funeral To Be Held Friday Morning Fi|d>ta Snatch Cha^^ee St. Paul. June 23.—^Ai».lh Kar pis, alleged ringleader ' of the Barker-Karpls mob blamed for „ •ortes of killings, bank robberies and kldnapings, moved today to ®St|^"*^rges that he engineered 1 Qthft>fl)oi000 abduction of Wil- ..JSamm, Jr., brewery head. ^ Work On Sanltorinm Sanatorium, June 23—Gratify ing progress has been made dur ing the past week on the con stra^ttions of the Western North Csxollna sanatorium being built about two miles from Black Oiountaln at a total cost of ap proximately 8645,000, according to members of the North Carolina sanatorium staff, who recently rlslted the site. In Hented Stage Greenville, June 23.—Politics reached a heated stage here last night following Ralph McDon ald’s speech at the courthouse and as a result four Greenville business men have been cited to mppear in mayor's court Saturday .xnprnlng to face chargee growing ~ '...of two altercations following liiments over politics. laeome Taxes Gain Washington, June 23.—^North Carolina income tax colleCtioqs [.during the period from June 1 to _20 totaled 83.451,882, an aately 870,- the corresponding per- 1935, when 83,381.265 * w*p»w«»fccted, according to tele- "»rapbf(? reports from the collec tor in charge of the state, made ablic today by ^W)«reau of ernal revenue. Trains Collide „„encer, June 23.—A dozen , ^arsons were slightly injured to day in a head-on collision of the Southern Railway’s southbound passenger train No. 45 and a shifting engine with cars attach ed. The cause was not known. The locomotives w-ere badly damaged, and traffic was delay ed more than an hour. Killel In Strike Riot Portsnioutli. O.. June 2 3.— Strike battle bullets killed a ,,.j;ugrd and wounded four other ' men today in a clash between wtrikers and company guards at the closed Wheeling Steel Corpor- '.ktion plant in nearby New Bos ton. Half a dozen other persons •suffered minor injuries during the Aicounter. A. 0. (Pete) Segraves, age 48. widely known citizen of the Del- laplane section of Wilkes county, was shot and killed by a deputy sheriff of Rowan county Tues day night. The shooting took place on the old Concord road near Bostain’s cross roads. Deputy Sam P. Ford, of Kannapolis, who fired the shot, claimed that he shot in self defense. Ford, in company with three other deputies, W. B. Demarcus. chief of police at China Grove. J. H. Bernhardt of Kannapolis, and J. G. Dayvault of Landis, was lying in wait for a rum car, and had parked automobiles along the road to intercept the awaited vehicle. Segraves’ car, according to re ports of the officers, was driven by Claude Bell. The car ran by one of the parked vehicles to a small bridge where two officers in another car blocked the road When the driver found the way blocked Segraves jumped and fled with Ford in pursuit. The deputy claimed that Se graves jumped into a ditch and yelled to him to “stop or I’ll kill you.’’ He further claimed that he saw an o-bject in Segraves’ hand which he thought was a gun, whereupon he fired. However, Segraves did not have a gun, ac cording to information gained here. The bullet hit Segraves high above his right eye and went out the back of his head. He died a few minutes later in a hospital in Salisbury. Claude Bell did toot leavS th4 car and was arrested, later being released under bond of $500. The officers are said to have found 7 2 gallons of liquor in the auto mobile. Deputy Ford was placed under arrest and filled bond in the sum of $2,500 for appearance at a coroner’s hearing in Salisbury July 1, two p. m. Funeral service for Mr. Se graves will be held at Antioch church Friday morning, ten o’ clock. He is survived by his wife and eight children as follows: Samuel Segraves, Rising Sun. Md.; Arch ie. Norwood. Howard, Wallace, Fern, June and Rex Segraves. at home. t © INtdhiiiii lists lldi Annual Fw IsOff dmPilsa AttrActire Cask Awards Of fered For Beit Exhibits “•In Wilkes Fair J /EIGHT DEPARTMENTS Visitor Here Has Passed IdOlMUtrk Interested Persons Urg^ to Secure Pflsmiuni Cata logue at-Earir Date : Roojrc^lt ct\d Gcirncr Democratic Speakers S Lamhast Repahlicms . a — i.ii Attendinsr Kiwanis International Meet W. K. Sturdivant, president, and T. E. Story, secretary, of the North Wilkesboro Klwanls clh'b are attending the Klwanls Inter national convention in Washing ton, D. C. this week, inspiring programs featured by addresses by internationally known civic leaders are being given daily. Messrs. Sturdivant and Story are expected to return to this city tomorrow or Saturday. Will Renominate Roosevelt Friday ’’ Senator Bau-kley is Keynoter and Another Address is By Robinson Premium list for the Uth an nual eixposltion of liie (IrMt Wilkes Fair to be held the week of September 16 Is now off the press and ready for distribution to farmers and housewives of .‘Wilkes and adjoining counties. Following the successful exam ple of recent years the fair asso ciation is this year again offering cash prizes in all departments and mahy premiums in various classes have been increased in order to attract more and better exhibits and thus build up an im portant phase of the exposition that annually attracts thousands of people from widely separated 'sections. The cash premium catalogue offered numerous prizes in vari ous classes of the eight depart ments, which are as follows: agriculture, cattle, horticulture, poultry, pantry, flower show, boys and girls agricultural clubs and district booths. The premium list was pattern ed after the one Issued by the North Carolina state fair and, al though on a smaller scale, com pares very favorably with the catalogue of that Institution. The attractive book which has been printed and which will be distributed by J. C. Wallace, act ing secretary, has 4 6 pages and In addition to a list of premiums gives comprehensive information about the coming gala event for northwestern North Carolina counties. The officers of the Great Wilkes Fair Association are W. Mr. O. O. Rcdlck, who as here several days last week vts- itfaig Mexdsv he* retme4 to hla booto at Obese City, Va. Ke Is 108 years of age,' 1' takviiig been Ixm In IMM. Mr. Bedlcfc has hem coiaiag to North Wilkesboro for a nnndmr of yeare, and apparent ly la still enjoying gdod health despite his advanced age. While here he visited the bar ber shop and had hlk hidr cnt and a shave, and enjoyed talk ing to the people, many of whom have known .him for sometime. Mr. Redlck was accompanied to North Wllkeshtwo by his granddan^ter, Miss Blanche Redlck, and Mr. and Mrs. John Pardue. Main Int^i^^ Centered i Race For/iKinrerttorsyp Farmers To Meet Saturday At Six Cei^r^ Points Will Name Committees to Administer Soil Conaer- vation Act Haggles Back Home New Bern, June 23.—George H Isaac Hughes. 96-year-old father, ^ was back at his home today after Co-operation In Parking Problem Is Appreciated Philadelphia, June 24. — A ringing summons to Democrats to “advance to the battle of 1936” with confidence that “the voters of the nation will not turn back . Farmers of Wilkes county who have s'lgned work sheets in prep aration tor taking part in the soil conservation act will meet at six places Saturday, June 27, to name community committees to administer the new farm pro gram. The committees who have been serving were appointed early in the year by the county farm Local Cars Off Main Thor oughfares Will Lessen Congestion Here Gives Data On Milk Problems Sanitary Inspector Tells Why Milk Ordinance Is To Go Into Effect his first trip to New York, where he went to appear on a father’s day program Sunday. Hughes. ..^phnse nonagenarian paternity is oldest on official medical rec- PursuSTif to the date on which the r. S. milk ordinance is to go into effect in Wilkes county. G. S. Odell, sanitary inspector, has released the following statement dealing with proper handling of milk: ’In order to give the public a Wilkes County Retail Merch ants’ Association appreciates the response to its movement design ed to provide more parking space for customers’ automobiles in North Wilkesboro. In a meeting held a week ago the association decided that all merchants and local people em ployed in firms represented in the organization park their cars off B. Tenth and Ninth streets in order to allow more room for customers to park their cars in the business district. Much co-operation has been accorded this movement and in the meeting Monday night a pub lic declaration of appreciation was sounded, not only as to members of the organization but other public spirited people who are cooperating. 5^“ewrtoserama;em;;ra\^ ZlCTLt w., ritv and the being made by the health depart- Vacation Bible School Finals Sunday Night leadership” of' the Republicans, was shouted tonight by Senator Joseph T. Robinson to the Demo cratic National Convention. Addressing the gathering in his role as permanent chairman, the Senate leader of his party assail ed the Republican platform and presidential candidate, defended the DemocraOc record an4 as serted that Supreme Court decis ions “have had the effect of slow ing up national recovery.’’ Ignores Smith's Statement Robinson, the running mate of Alfred E. Smith in 192S, did not refer to the statement by Smith and four others urging the con vention to turn away from Roose velt and nominate a “genuine Democrat.’’ The senator obviously had his speech well in mind. Speaking with careful clarity, he frequent ly disregarded his prepared text and continued for lines without again referring to it, but with out departing from it. In a booming voice, the Arkan sas senator said that Governor Alf M. Landon, the Republican presidential nominee, had “indi cated a disposition to bolt on five or more subjects on which his platform had spoken.” He said this was the first time that had been done in Amer ican history and that “the prin cipal concern’’ of the Republican (Continued on page eight) 'manager, A.' B.-Jo&nBton,. vice president, and J. C. Wallace, act ing secretary-treasurer. Premium catalogues will be mailed to former exhibitors and others who may be interested are urgently requested to call or write for a premium list and to prepare the best exhibits possible for entry in any of the eight de partments. Rev. Robmson At Church Again serve -as a permaaent organisa tion. County Agent Hendren hae written each signer and has urg ed that he be present at the meeting scheduled for his com munity. The meetings will be held at the following times and places on Saturday, June 27: Boomer, nine a. ni.; Mount Pleasant, one p. m.; Somers schoolhouse. nine a. m.; Benham schoolhouse one p. m.; Millers Creek schoolhouse nine a. m'.; Mountain Viewt schoolhouse one p. m. Received Eight Members Into Presbyterian Church Sunday; Is 88 Today Steele Is Head of Merchants Here Rev. C. W. Robinson, beloved pastor of the North Wilkesboro Presbyterian church, attended his church Sunday for the first lime since October. Since late fall and until recently he had been con fined to his home by illness and his return to the church Sunday was an occasion of joy to numer ous friends. Today Rev. Mr. Robinson reached the age of 88 years and he has received many congratula tory messages from friends in widely separated sections of the state and from other states. His birthday anniverary is being ob served quietly at his home here. Elected President of Associa tion in Meeting Held on Monday Night of the big city and the lilghts of the buildings. jjhnrg-nl With .Aseault X4|golr, June 23. — Charged rlmJnally assaulting Elvie , 20-year-old Burke coun- ^ty girl, Hugh Starnes, 19, of near Omaite Falls, was lodged In the Caldwell county jail to- to await hearing of the case In recorder’s court next Tuesday. Jailed at the same time was Har- Yay Kirby, 25, who is charged ^^.■wlth attempted criminal assault ' ion Bonnie Childers, 24, sister of Style ChUders. Kirby alto lives sear Granite Falls. .^jr» Plan Big /Meeting June 30th - ' Bvery member of the North . WBfee^oro Junior Order council rfs aafedally urged to attend tte meetiac Tueiday night. :«t which time degree jott 1>e c«frte4‘0Ut and a largd- clw Isitiftted. This will -be one of tiAe meeUngs of the month and ggl latereatlng niatteni will jiken up. Any visiting Juniors he welcomed. menf to see that milk is produced right and handled right from the time of production to the time of CJnsumptlon by the public. “It is essential lo the public health that all who handle milk in any way he tree from germs, such as typhoid carriers, T. B. and many other diseases which, when they come in contact with milk, multiply very rapidly. Milk Is one of our best foods when properly produced, and on the contrary, when it is not properly produced it can serve as a me dium of spreading diseases, es pecially diarrhea, dysentery and colitis, among babies and chil dren during summer months. “Therefore it Is essential to have the proper egoipment, and sterilizing faculties to produce a safe milk, for the pnhUc.” The Sunday evening service at 7:45 o’clock of the North Wil kesboro Methodist church will be featured by a graduating exer cise of the pupils in the Daily Vacation Bible school which has been in session for the past two weeks. The exercise will consist of pledges to the American flag, Christian flag, and the Bible, and Other things they have learned. A splendid display of their work will be shown in the Sunday school rooms. Miss Beatrice Pearson is direc tor of the school and her assist ants are Mrs. A. L. Grlfflng, Mrs. Ira Payne, Misses Lpcy Pearson, Mary Douise Clements, Mary Hlx, Ella Joyner Brame, Rebecca Brame, Mary Joe Pearson, Dare Eller, Frances Cranor, and Mar County Sunday SduxJ Convention Wffl Be Held At Bethel July 9th MAN SHOT GETS SUSPENDED TERM The Wlkes County Sunday School Convention, for all de nominations, will be held in the Bethel Baptist church, on Thurs day, July 9, with morning, after noon and night sessions. The theme this year is A New Church For The New Day. There will be addresses, discussion groups, and special music at the morning and afternoon sessions. These discussion groups will be of interest to everyone and on every division of the Sunday school. ^v. Shuford Peeler, General Secretary of the North Carolina pupils Sunday School Association and Mr. Frank J. Watson, of the givwj-Georgis Sunday School Asaoel»> Mr. Guy Lyon w*s n bnnlaant ! to Wta»t«n4W«n Wtbto**- New York, June 22.—^Arraign ed before Federal JU(^e Caffey’ on a forgery charge, Ernest 0. von Moser, was asked today If he ever got In trouble when he was in the German army. "Yes,” said Von Moser, a for mer eeralry officer, “I was shot 18 tlmee.” Sentence was saspMd^; ianna Cassel. Sixty-six have enrolled in the school. The program they will prri'uiTsen to be one of much ki». ^on, wbo Is belong Mr. PeeleSr terest and the public Is cordially this summer, will be piwnt and invited to attend. ' take active parts. Local pastors and other* will parttdpat|» atto. There- wlB .he anff:te8Kraidil8S Mr. and Mrs. .T. G. McLaugh- ^ lln spent the week-end with relfg’: Bolislowi,-Dixmatiaatlon put on tires In Charlotte. They were ao- At nl^tii.The , night ssiBloh '’^*1 companled by Mrs. C. S. Pearson, be • eepeelaliy In ttio Intent of nn iw noCtthlsAl- mother ol Mrs. McLaughlin, and young people and young people^lAi* Cnmin^intffhtr June 2T Tho money will Mrs. B. M. Falls, who also rlsited Calotte. relatives people arW inrlted^ 1 R'^ls'Ifd^ thit every ■ehttali'ffrihliWBfs. LfT.-' V .. ...... in the county will send not less Carl W. Steele, popular local jewelry store proprietor, was elected president of the Wilkes County Retail Merchants’ Associ ation in a call meeting held Mon day night. C. G. Day, president of Rhodes-Day Furniture company, was elected vice president. Mr. Steele succeeds W. R. Absher, who resigned after serving the association through its organiza tion and first months of its exist ence here. The meeting Monday night was held for the express purpose of electing a president and vice president for the coming year, al though several other matters were discussed and quite much interest was shown in the affairs of the organization, which is making splendid progress and than six delegates. They are bids fair to become an outstand- urged to send more, if possible, for it will be a worthwhile meet ing.'" Between the morning and aft ernoon sessions, there will be a fellowship dinner. Everyone is urged to come and bring baskets. Further information about the ing organization in the business and civic life of the city. Jt was decided that the July meeting will be devoted to the sales topic hnd that salesmen and clerks of all member firms will be Invited to attend. TICKETS^_ Absentee ..i^Mi^Iot tion* [IBUTED Appliea^ . May^lM Obtained Fronr v^gistrar* Preparatione aj® under way for the second [iriiniary to be held on Saturday, ^uty, ,4, at which tln» Democratic; 1“ North Car olina will vij^a the run-off pri mary for canmibtes for nominn- tions to thtee hiajor state office* —governor^ lieutenant governor and secretary of state. James M. Anderson, chairman of the Wilkes county board of elections, has received from th» state board a supply of tickets to be voted otC July 4 and the tickets, along with other supplies, will be distributed to the regis trars of the 29 Wilkes precincts Friday (tomorrow). Due to t^vtiiot that many vot ers will the holiday on week-end trto, etc., it is expected that the ab^tee voting will be quite heavy and applications will be in the hands, of the registrar* tomorrow or may be obtained from Chief Anderson, chairman of the election -board. It is common knowledge that many absentee voters failed to properly prepa.ce and sign their ballots in the first primary and they are warned to follow in structions carefully in order that their votes may.be counted^ Further iniormauon aooui lue ——— miventlon may be secured from REW^^GlNb -r w. fltftpv. Wllkeahoro. the, PENTECOSTAL UHJKCM Mr.’ T. E. Story, Wllkeahoro, the county president and Mrs. M. F. Bumgarner, the county secretary. A series of rerlvtl swrlces be- - • Wednesday evening at Pente- At the cloee of the night bm- Holiness church in thi* Holiness cnnrcn in mu sion, a pennant will be given to ^ continue lor ten the Sunday school making the . ' beet record ol attendance based on the number ol mllp ]Uavel^. 22.—^Kan- days or more, u Rev. J. F. Joints, a former P**- tor, la d«dng tlMl PMackiBK a»^ wcvtoea a» heW . each, evening, gt- .:45. The pabUe I* cdrtlially in vited to the revival. ■ . -i'' Topeka, Kas., June S ICE C^.ILVW:™ Erealdent aooBevelt,wl^ a deja- t^tratlon Saturday lilght on the State Capitol ground*, -where Gov Alf M. Landon will be formally Ctarllo urard** ATT CHARLIE WARD'S .Ik. ■ — Everybody i* invited to an Ice eream supper to be-] given at Bh^ist- chnrch. 0 there being no Repnbliean run off races county ticket, and the ra^b lor the gnbernator- lal nomination is holding the spotlight. . Clyde R. ■ Hoey. of Shelby, topped Dr. McDonald, of Win ston-Salem,' by 4,468 votes on June 6, for governorship nomina tion but lacked a majority, Sandy Graham polled 126,782, and John A. McRae 6,606. The campaign is already under way and has warmed up to a high pitch of interest as each seeks votes on July 4. In the race for lieutenant gov ernor Paul 'Orady led the second high, W. P. Horton, by 22,590 votes but was likewise far short of a majorHy,. George McNlal. who was eliminated, receiving 128,661. X The other rqce to be decided on July 4 by the Democratic vot ers of the state will be between Stacey Wj. Wade and Thad Eure for nomination for secretary of state. In the^.^T8t primary Wade led Eure by lacked a majority ove£> Wit’s and Mike Dunnagan, .irhio with 55,192 votes, was eliminated. The ballots will bear only six names as follows: Fay Governor Clyde R. Hdey Dr. Ralph ]^i\McDonald For Uenleannt Governor Paul Grady ,'’ Wilkins P. Hprton For SeerejUtty of Suite Stacey W. Wkde Thad Eure - Find TwMen In DistiQery Raid Federal A'|^ni> Apprehend Cswl Mootrd jukd Sanford JohttHiMg tueeday Carl Moore and Sanford John son were an;|iM^ *n » ndll by federal Tneedgjr. I* the Brushy ■dbhteln*. A niediiim sited outfit' fdr mnnutMtnre of inidt llgnor wndJdestrored. The men .'Sw given preUmi-, nary trial hdMfe J. W. Data, United flthtei dommiaMoBer, vfeo fixed thMr'bph^s hi 1600* eMh tor nppoli tsiftt' 'ef' f Iforb. Offieer* and . tha Npvpgilwr odYt it WUiSiH W. Hunt, J.: f-- part in the raid arresta wAr* J- / Fortner and C, J. Nutter. (S' ^Into »ei*b«m 'aatwrdajrJnouBtjr have bt Madtsen . AImImK- era and tbrei inU «Gv^> pure bred *lBee laid OMi - tember. . '' / .0-
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