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aaphalt plant a mile north of
Camden.
Alloto a MUUon
^ihshlngton, Jnly 14.—Presi
dent Rooseveit today allocated
91,000,000 to the works progress
administration to continue the
WPA nation-wide program of soil
•roaion prerention, flood control,
reforestation' and defelopment of
> COJlfMtlonal areas.- North Caro-
Uaa's share of the fund will be
9151,080.
Want larger Field
Chapel Hill, Jnly 14.—The ur-
gea| peed of legialation enlarging
the territorial jurisdiction of city
police and permitting them to ar
rest felons heyohd the town lim
its was voiced by law enforce
ment leaders here today for the
Institute of Government’s sixth
annual police school.
Support Landon
Topeka, Kas., July 14.—Henry
Breckinridge, Democrat who en
tered four state primaries against
President Roosevelt, announced
tonight after a surprise confer
ence with Gov. Alf M. Landon
that he will support the Republl-1
can presidential nominee. Arriv
ing late in the day, Breckinridge,
New York lawyer, conferred with
Landon at the Kansas executive
mansion.
Heat ToU 2,827 i
Chicago, July 14. — Striking!
heaviest even as relief in the i
shape of a cool rain bearing air
mass was rolling eastward 33
miles an hour, heat claimed its
longest list of vlct*ms today. The
total number of fatalities for the
12-day torrid spell which accel
erated a crop deterioration un
equalled previously in sections of
the farm belt, mounted to 2,327,
up more than 1,000 for Tuesday.
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Boniu Joyride
1936 Taxes Being
Taken On Baris
Of Higher Levy
Incresme Will Go Entirely
For Debt Service, Ac
countant Says
80 CENTS FOR DEBTS
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New York . . . Martha Vichnes,
17, (above), felt she must visit
Hollywood and meet Clark Gable.
When her fathers bonus bonds
came along she is asserted to
have taken them and boarded an
airplane for the West. Now she
is home, broke . . . and forgiven
by her parents.
Story Re-elected
President County
S. S. Convention
Large Crowd Attends An
nual Gathering Held at
Bethel Thursday
An inspiring program and
high interest featured the con
vention of the Wilkes County
Sunday School association held at
Bethel church near Hays Thurs
day. Three sessions were held—
in the morning, afternoon and
night, the night session being de
voted to young people’s work.
The principal speakers on the
prob’ram were Rev. Shuford Peel
er, of Salisbury and FYank Wat-
Other Funds Totaling 30
Cents to Remain at Pres
ent Rate
Wilkes county taxes for the
coming year are being collected
by C. H. Ferguson, county ac
countant, on the basis of a tax
rate of $1.10 on each hundred
dollars valuation of property, and
it is quite probable that the com
missioners will adopt this rate,
Mr. Ferguson said yesterday in
reviewing the county’s financial
obligations.
This rate represents an In
crease of 10 cents over the rate
of $1.00 last year and the in
crease, Mr. Ferguson said, will
go entirely on the debt service
fund.
The levy last year was 70 cents
for debt service, 15 cents general
county fund, seven cents poor
and emergency relief fund, five
cents public health fund and
three cents current school ex
pense funds. With the exception
of the Increase in the debt serv
ice levy to 80 cents the levy is
expected to be the same as last
year.
Mr. Ferguson, who has been
preparing budget estimates for
the commissioners, said that the
obligations to be taken care of
by the increase in the levy would
include $2,247.50 on the state
loan for the Mountain View
school buildings, $3,900 on the
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Cleveland . ' Mrs. Onu:e
Hatch (above), America's great
est woman howling champion,
will be the only woman member
of the American bowling team In
Germany for International and
Olympic competition.
knowledge^ with substantiation
by available medical re-jorda—
that he Is the tallest mar. In sci
entifically recorded history.
Young Wadlow, who gained one
inch in the past six nonths,
sUnds 8 feet 5 inches. His 425
pounds are supported in special
ly built shoes, size 35.
isougliton At Capital
Washington. July 14.—Repre
sentative Robert L. Doughton, of
the ninth .North Carolina congres
sional district, chairman of the
powerful House committee on
ways and means, arrived in
Washington today for a brief oL
ficial visit. Mr. Doughton said his
trip to the capital was made for
the purpose of contacting various
branches of the government and
other “departmental matters.’’
He probably will return to his
home at Laurel Springs the lat
ter part of the week.
Judge Oglesby
T^en By Death
Widely Known Superior
Court Judge Passes In
Charlotte
Judge John M. Oglesby, age
69, of Concord, died late Monday
in a Charlotte hospital following
a short illness.
Jadge Oglesby, formerly a
ftscticing attorney at Concord,
• vnu appointed to the bench iu
1997 and 'had served since that
time. He was well known in
Wilkes, where h® presided over a
number of terms of court.
For the New Day.”
T. E. Story, principal of Wil-
kesboro high school and a prom- ” uemrmaking”atotlT
inent leader in church and civic
affairs, was re-elected president
of the association with Albert
Wellous. of Millers Creek, secre-;
tary. Vice presidents are J. F.
Jordan. T. W. Ferguson, Miss
Clara Ogilvie and Rev. John Bur-
cham. Miss Beulah Ferguson was
named director of leadership
training.
Division directors were elect
ed as follows: Mrs. James Perry,
children; .Miss Marie McNiel,
young people; Rev. Avery Church,
adult.
Banner for the largest attend
ance based on miles to the con
vention point was won by Pleas
ant home Sunday school in Ed
wards township with 38 in at
tendance and 20 miles from the
convention. Beaver Creek, 34
miles from Bethel, had 31 in at
tendance.
The convention was largely at
tended by people in the Bethel
community and by many dele
gates from Sunday schools in
many parts of the county.
under the refinancing plan now
going Into effect and estimated
cost of $2,000 for refinancing, all
of
$lt,360.70 to be raised by the
10-cent increase in the debt serv
ice levy.
The raise in the tax rate and
the refinancing plan was neces
sary because of the fact that
temporary relief w'as granted
taxpayers during several years of
the depression when the rate was
only 80 cents, which fell far
short of meeting principal and
interest on the county's indebted
ness.
Taxes for 1936 may be paid
now to the county accountant,
who will receive payment for the
new taxes until Sheriff W. B.
Somers completes land ■ sales for
the 1935 taxes and receives the
new tax books. A discount is al
lowed by law on all taxes paid
this month.
Com-Hog Signers
Receive Checks
For ’35 Reductions
Fifty Fanners May Get
Checks Saturday Total
ing $925.17
Wilkes county farmers who
signed corn-hog crop reduction
contract last year and complied
with their contracts will receive
checks Saturday of this week as
last reminders of the invalidated
triple A.
Checks have been received at
the office of County Agent A. G.
Hendren for fifty farmers and
the total amount is $925.17.
These checks will be given out
Saturday and the farmers to
whom they are made payable
have been notified through the
mails to call at the office in per
son and sign receipt for their
checks.
The checks range in value from
a low of $5.55 to $65, which is
the largest denomination check in
tory, there are 900 Wilkes farms
signed up for participation In the
1936 soil conservation act, which
will pay substantial benefits to
those who practice soil building
and soil conservation measures
and grow soil building crops in
lieu of cash crops and general
farm crops.
Asks People to
Be Vaccinated
Health Officer Wants Co
operation of People
Thruout County
Boys Will Attend
4-H Short Course
» I County Agrat Will Take
Home Commg at ’■'*
Pleasant Home
Will Be Observed With AH-
Day Program on Sunday,
July 19th
SeversJ Fannera In MeetiDg
Monday Name Tempo
rary Committee
KERCHER IS HEARD
A. ---- - • *■
Special Organixafiem Meet
ing Call^ For Friday,
July 84^ t -
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Organisation of a county unit
of the American Farm Bureau
Federation was begun in Wllkes-
boro Monday when representa
tive farmers from various sec
tions of the county met and
formed a temporary organization.'
In the meeting Monday objec
tives of the cooperative federa
tion which has a number of alms
toward ‘‘economic freedom for
the farmer’’ were discussed by
Otis Kercher, of Goshen, Indiana.
A temporary organization com
mittee was named as follows: J.
M. German, president; H. C. Ro
berts, vice chairman: L. Q. Bil
lings, secretary; and George A.
Key, of Ronda.
A permanent organization for
the county will be perfected in a
meeting to be held at the court
house in Wllkesboro on Friday,
July 24. In the meantime Coun
ty Agent A. G. Hendren has mail
ed letters to a number of lead
ing farmers, designating them to
organize their townships.
Among the aims of the Farm
Bureau are parity prices, equal
educational advantages, low in
terest rates, cooperative organi
zations, the American market
for American farmers, enlarged
foreign markets, honest money, a
prosperous nation founded on a
prosperous agriculture.
The Farm bureau has legisla
tive representatives in , Washing
ton, D. C., and in each state
where it is actively functioning.
Its membership totals more than
200,000.
Following is the substance of
t^e lettat-mailed tn >
pieiiBte
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Home coming day will be ob
served at Pleasant Home Baptist
church near Millers Creek on.
Sunday, July 19.
The all-day program at this
widely known church will open
Funeral service was held Wed- J at ten o’clock with song service
oesday at Concord
T' Governor Ehringhaus has not
named a successor but said yes
terday that he would In a few
days.
House Speaker
Is Visitor Here
Grady Johnson, of Burgaw,
speaker of the T9 3 6 house of
roprossntatives, spent Wednesday
Bight in this city while on a bus
iness trip In this part of the
state. Mr. Johnson said he en
joyed the mountain climate dur
ing the summer but in the past
few days had found the weather
quite hot everywhere.
Mr. Johnson’s presence in the
city became known to a close
ebeerrer who noticed his auto-
noMle with license No. 3 parked
B street. The governor has
license plate No. T, lieutenant
gOTWtor NO. 2 and the speaker
■4>f tie house No. 3.
followed by devotional by J. C.
Whittington. ” ,C. Church Is on
the program l/t the welcome ad
dress and the sermon for the
morning worship hour will be by
Rev. Finley C. Watts.
At twelve o’clock a dinner will
be served picnic style and people
attending are asked to carry
along weir filled baskets to add
to this feature of the program.
The afternoon program will
start at one o’clock with a song,
followed by a talk by Lee Settle.
There will be other songs and
talks by Uev. O. F. Hawkins. M.
F. Bumgarner and by former
pastors and visitors.
Announcement of the program
for the occasion stated that every
body’s presence wifi be appreci
ated. The program will end at
2:30 In the afternoon.
After spending $10 to have his
car repaired, A. H. Beardsley of
Elkhart, Ini., found two quarts
of grasshoppers in the radiator.
Raleigh Meeting
A. G. Hendren, Wilkes farm
agent, will go to Raleigh next
week to carry five Wilkes county
Corn Club members to the annual
4-H short course.
The 4-H short course is an
ticipated annually by the mem
bers who are fortunate enough to
be able to attend. It will begin
on July 22 and continue through
July 27 with many recreational
and educational features on each
day’s program.
Following the short course will
be the annual farmers’ conven
tion and it is learned that a num
ber from Wilkes will attend.
Expects Many To Attend
N. C. Legion Convention
Raleigh, July 15.—Josephus
Daniels, Jr., State commander of
the American Legion, said today
he expected the department con
vention of the legion, to be held
in Asheville July 26, 27 and 28,
to be the biggest ever‘i#bnducted
in North Carolina.
Among the speakers will be
Admiral William H; Standley,
chief of operatives of the United
States Navy; Colonel Monroe
Johnson, assistant secretary of
commerce, and Frank B. Samuel
of Indianapolis, national adjutant
of the legion.
The last request of A. L. Mil-
burn of Logansport, Ind., was
that all peiMns attending his fu^
neral be awarded 10c each.
Dr. A. J. Eller, health officer
for Wilkes county. In announcing
his next Itinerary for the purpose
of vaccinating against typhoid,
diphtheria and smallpox, said
that he hoped the people of each
community would cooperate by
being at the vaccination appoint
ment on the day and hour an
nounced.
Church and Sunday school
leaders are asked to announce
the appointments in order that
the people may know when and
where to go to be vaccinated. A
charge of 25 cents is made tor
each diphtheria vaccination. This
is used to pay for the vaccine but
the other vaccinations are admin
istered without cost.
Following are the vaccination
appointments;
Monday, Jnly 20
Union school, 9:00 a. m.; Gai
ther’s store, 9:30 a. m.; Millers
Creek, 10:00 a. m.; Turner Nich
ols’ store, 11:00 a. m.; Claude
Pearson’s store, 1:00 p. m.;
Mount Pleasant school, 2:30 p.
m.; Dock Triplett’s service sta
tion, 3:30i p. m.
Wednesday, July 22
Mountain Crest school, 9:30 a.
m.; Elstep’s home, 10:30 a. m.;
Hendren’s Store, 1:00 p. m.;
Plney Grove, 2:30 p. m.
’Thursday, July ^
Whittington school, 9:30 a.
m.; Dancy uehool 10:30 a. m.;
Shepherd’s school 11:30 a. m.;
Concord school, 1:30 p. m.; Pine
Ridge, 2:30 p. m.
Friday, July 24
Flint HU! school, 9:00 a. m.;
Rock Creek church, 10:80 a. m.;
Roaring River cotton mUl, 11:30
a. m.; Roaring River, 1:00 p. m.;
'Vnifte Plafns'church 1:80 p. m.:
Shepherd’s Cross Roads, 2:80 p.
m.; Stone Ridge, 3:00 p. m.
These-appointments will cover
a great portion of the county not
covered in previous appointments
aed it'la.eixpeetod that^W WHt ^ipr the hoote.
take tie vaccinations,.^., Ubran
Hendren and Mr. German, chair
man of the temporary organiza
tion:
“At a meeting calfed in Wil-
kesboro Monday, July 13, by the
American Farm Bureau Federa
tion. the following men were
chosen as a temporary county or
ganization committee for the pur
pose of organizing a county Farm
Bureau; J. M. German, chair
man; H. C. Roberts, vice chair
man; L. G. Billings, secretary;
Geo. A. Key.
"This committee has appointed
you as chairman of an organiza
tion committee for your township
and ask that you select three oth
er men to serve with you as a
township organization commit
tee.
"A siecial organization meet
ing has been called at the court
house, Wilkesboro, at 9:00 a. m.
Friday, July 24. Will you accept
the appointment and attend this
meeting and bring your township
committee with you? All farmers
are urged to attend and wish you
would help us advertise the
meeting.
"A special representative of the
American Farm Bureau Federa
tion will be here to discuss or
ganization with us.
"We are depending upon you
to select a township committee to
serve‘“With you who are in sym
pathy with the farm program now
being carried forward, and that
you and the committee will sure
ly be present.’’
Washington . . . William W.
Holmes (above). Is now acting
Postmaster General to fill the
vacancy brought about by the
resignation of Postmaster Gener
al Farley. Mr. Holmes was first
assistant postmaster general to
Mr. Farley.
C. L. Sockwell
Passes At Home
Here Tuesday
Was Superintendent of
Meadows Mill Company;
Funeral Today
Charlie L. Sockwell, age 69,
widely known and highly esteem
ed citizen of this city, died Tues
day morning following an illness
of several days. He had appar
ently rallied from an emergency
operation for appendicitis when
he was taken seriously ill Satur
day.
Number Tearimrs
Allotted Is 2291
Tentative Date>i- Set * F o r i
Openinc of Cefalral Dis*
ti^ Seboerfs
AUGUST 27 IS DATE
Would Enable Schools T»
Complete Half Term by
Christmas
liWMpi
son of the late Robert Msdison
and Hannah Wagoner Sockwell.
At an early age his family moved
to Olbsonville in Guilford coun
ty, where he lived the greater
part of his life. In 1914 he moved
to North Wllkesboro, where he
became connected with the Mea
dows Mill company as superinten
dent and part owner. In this con
nection he served as designer for
the company and Invented and
designed many improvements on
the various products manufac
tured.
Mr. Sockwell was recognized by
all his acquaintances as a kind
hearted Christian gentleman
whose influence will tar outlive
his span of years. At the age of
12 he joined Friedens Lutheran
church at Gibsonville and for 30
years served as a deacon of that
church and for a number of
years was church treasurer. When
he moved to North Wilkesboro
he united with the Methodist
church and remained one of its
most faithful members until
death. He served for a number of
years on the board o£ stewards
and was regular and faithful in
attendance at bis church.
He was twice married, his j
first wife’s name being Mrs. Su-
die Sockwell. To this union were
born four children, all of whom
survive: Miss Bertha Sockwell,
Greensboro; Miss Ella Sockwell,
Greenville; Mrs. H. C. EJwlng,
Newport News, Va.; and Miss
(Continued on page eight)
The state school commissloa
has tentatively alloted 229 teacb-
ers In the white schools of Wilkes
county for the 1936-37 term, it
was learned today from C. B.
Eller, county superintendent of
schools.
This is three less than the fln>
al allotment of 231 white teach
ers used during the past term
but Is In excess of the first allot
ment last year. It is expected that
in the final allotment the num
ber allowed Wilkes will equal
that of last year;
A misunderstanding has oc-
cured in allotment of colored
teachers and the number has not
been fixed for the coming term.
Although the enrollment for
the 1935-36 term exceeded that
of the previous year, the average
attendance was slightly off, as in
practically ail counties in the
state. This drop in average at
tendance is greatly due to the
severe winter weather and inter
ruptions in the school schednie
which invariably lower attend
ance.
The tentative date for opening
of the central school units and
many of the smaller schools this
year is Thursday, August 27.
This date would enable two
Individual schools, eepecially
those in the mountain areas, may
open one month earlier if the
people deelre the earlier opening.
By opening earlier practically all
of the term could be completed
before the severest of the winter
season, and would be a boost for
regular attendance.
School authorities hope to be
able to arrange the two starting
dates for the schools in order
that there will be uniformity in
starting and closing. This means
regular pay days for all the
teachers and more efficient work
on the part of county school of
ficials in that the business of all
the schools may be transacted
with regularity.
First Day of Book Roundup For
Public Library Quite Successful
Drive for book donations tor
the establishment of a public li
brary for Wilkes county began
in this city yesterday and will
continue for an indefinite period.
Employes of the W?>A library
project called at many homes in
the city yesterday and many vol
umes were donated at various
homes. The calls today are ex
pected to result in the collection
of more than 100 volumes.
Meanwhile the sponsors of the
project, the Wilkes County Coun
cil of Social Agencies, a central
civic organization, continuing
its work on the library;, project
under the'directioh «f Mrs. J. C.
Reins, chairman of the public li
brary committee.
Mrs. Reins announced today
that books would he caHed for
again tomorrow and.' t^ i^-
one who h>8 one or more kctorioe,
to donate sbonld cidl , . -t. ■« ».
Hauser, who will PMB the wbr« ,elRnInatlpn projects wUl he re-
An to the^girlB who are to dBTiriTbd and opened at thence
_ of the State Highway and Public
The' ubrary will not be, con-'* Works' commission tomorrow.
fined to North Wilkesboro but
will be a county institution and
people throughout the county are
asked to donate volumes as liber
ally as they see fit. Various plans
are being considered to secure
additional volumes from outside
sources and within a few months
the library should have at least
1,000 volumes.
People who have books to do
nate are asked not to hesitate
because of their condition be
cause the WPA library workers
will mend any books in need of
repair. _
Temporary quarters have been
obtained for the library and-s
librarian will be employed bjr the
WPA.
OPEN ROAD BIDS „
CAROLINA Tra^Y
^ l«.—Bids riitai-
“ imatoly $860,000 . op
iWay and grad«'- croAAla*
Favor Burke to
Succeed Oglesby
Wilkes Bar Asks Governor
to Appoint Alexander
Attorney [
Wilkes County Bar association
I in a called meeting yesterday aft
ernoon endorsed Attorney J. Hay
den Burke, of Taylorsville, to
succeed Judge John M. Oglesby,
of the fifteenth district. Judge
Oglesby died Monday.
Alexander county, until the
last session of the legislature,
was in this (17th) judicial dis
trict but was changed to the 15th,
of which Judge Oglesby, who
lived in Concord, was the resi
dent judge.
Mr. Burke is one of the beat
known attorneys 1 n western
North Carolina and is intimately
known by members of the Wilkes
Bar.
Considerable enthusiasm was
evidenced among the members of
the local bar for Mr. Burke and
the resolution endorsing him to
succeed Oglesby was signed by
the members in the meeting and
wired to Governor EhrlnghaBs
yesterday.
ATTEND FUNERAL OF
REV. C. GREEN LOWE
Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Lowe and
son, Muncie, of Moravian Falls,
and Mr. Frank Pearson, oC
Boone, returned Monday from
Rocky Mount, N. C.^ irtiWA jUMiF,
attended the funeral of Mr.
Loire’s brother, Rev. 3. Greea.
Loire. Rev. Lowe was well an4i]
favorably known in this. eoMt^
where he made hlsi' bomsi lor
number of years and has
in revlvnl meetings , nt his ho
ch^h Monvkns VnUg la
cent years.. He saffefed *
atuck Satnfdny moiiidag
succumbed a tew hours later.
-iV.