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'^rv, if“ ‘■•.j^-.~^ • pwTtiaii^ .•■ I- ' . & OSro N«|^ KiHed iuronton, Aog. T.—Two *ie- BOB w«r» ktUod loBtantiy and .^r-Td fatally injnrad about 2:30 ^^iMk this . attsruQon when the oar^ which they were ridinx ' wwit oat .of control, and struck a tree about* ono mllo from bore. SaglBeer Hurt la Wreck dkln, Aug. 7.—^Robert L. James, local State highway «>ngl- oeer, suffered serious injuries last night on the Mountain Park road when his car struck loose 41rt piled by road scraper and left the road. I Auto Business Good Maw York, Aug. 7.—More mo- ^ tor arehicles were shipped from ti,-; '.^a^ctories of. Automobile Man- ' Wtagtnrers association members Ijfalfmonth than in any previous JUljT with the single exception of assoctl^n an- “ today. Toimcco Prices Up Waycross, Ga., Aug. 7.—Geor- I Sla tobacco markets ended their ^ tlrst week’s sales of the 1936 on today with prices averag ing above 26 cents and ware houses still unable in many mar ket cities to hold all the leaf of fered. *• Was Tough Hombre Litchfield, 111., Aug. 7.—Amaz ed surgeons removed 160 nails, pieces of barbed wire, chunks of glass and pieces of tin from the stomach of John Auer, wealthy New Douglas farmer, today. He went on this extraordinary diet eight weeks ago in an attempt to end his life. Poison Cau.^e Crash St. Louis. Aug. 7.—Carbon mo noxide poisoning was discussed today by a coroner’s witness as a possible'Cause for the crash which killed all eight occupants of Chi cago and Southern’s luxury air liner, ‘’The Pity of Memphis.” ^ Escapes With $9,500 Fall Rifer, Mass., Arig. 7.—A ' robber forced a girl clerk to open the. sate at the Shelburne Shirt jBomjfUtj ..plant today and seized t KAA '.C i : ' HUmicipal Park Inject TaBfed In CoimcO Meet County Council Social, A^n- cies in Mealinf on Fri day Night ACTIVITIES REPORTED Would Teach NY A Uborers Skilled Trades; Library Being Formed PLAN LARGER FAIR FOR WEEK0FSEPT^PER14 ,WiU G^er In the August meeting of the Wilkes County Council of Social Agencies held on Friday night it was decided that a delegation from i--—— — - -— that organization meet with the | t^buted for several weeks. In discussing plans for the 11th annual exposition of the Great Wilkes fair to be held here Sep tember 16-19, W. A. McNiel, presi dent and general manager, cited various reasons why people of Wilkes and adjoining counties may expect the greatest fair in the history of the fair association. He pointed out that the cash premium awards for eixcellence in farm and home products have been increased by $400 over the cov eted awards of last year and that the premium lists have been dis- An city board of aldermen and urge action on obtaining necessary land and funds to establish a city play ground in conjunction with the Works Progress Administration. One project now under consid eration is the purchase of the swimming pool near the Yadkin between the Wilkesboros as the basis of a Riverside park which would be developed through use of WPA funds. A report was made of an inspection of a municipal swimming pool at Newberry, S. C.. which is being operated by that town on a profitable and sound basis. In the discussion of the playg*round project, W. D. Half acre, superintendent of the city schools, stressed its importance and also the fact that character edu cation must originate with the chil dren. C. B. Eller, county superinten dent of schools, led an interesting discussion concerning the National Youth .udministration. He pointed out that of 400 men employed through governmental agencies in Wilkes county, only about'25 of that number can be qualified for anything but unskilled labor, em phasizing the fact that very few skilled laborers are unable to find employment and that they seldom ne^ governmental aid through jobs or other means. Possibilities of manual training wtb the NY A were overflowing exhibit hall is expect ed. On the midway this year will be Marx Greater Shows, much larger this year because of a merger with the Virginia Amuse ment company. The midway at tractions will come to the city by a 20-car train and fill all avail able space in the midway part of the fmrground. The grandstand attractions this year will be the best available and will cost the fair association twice as much as the excellent free acta pre^ted laat year. An excellmit band haa been engagCfd for the five days and five nights of the exposition. Ifr, McMel left this city Saturday for Toron to, Canada, where he will see a number of the free acts he has en gaged for the fair here. Several of the tame acts are on the stege of the great Canadian exposition. The full fair program will be carried out during all five days and nighto of the fair, including exhibits, free acts, midway and a gorgeous display of fireworics. On Saturday afternoon the program will be supplemented with profes sional automobile races. The grandstand will be enlarged to allow space for a larger band and to increase the seating ca pacity. ^ Announci^nt that a new Ford car will be given away as an add ed feature of the fair has already aroused great interest and today Mr. McNiel announced that three other prizes would be given, in; eluding an electric refrigerator, a Philco radio and a bedroom suite. One prize will be griven each night after Tuesday night of the fair. ■ . II- I ■ .III! I 1 I ■ II II ^ Emmet Lawim blDr.H. hh^nklin D. Booa^elJ;* (Diknocn^) Old Glory at Berlin Baptist Young People Workers ^ In Association f was ■’mat Got Hot On Roof W Houston, Texas, Aug. 7.—A hotel guest who sought the roof and nudity to avoid the heat to day was forced to return to his pom by Policemen C. R. Batten A._ Supple. Complaints liad beei^iuade by office man agers iihfll cotton exchange ad jacent ioSfk- hotel because they couldn’t get their office staffs away from the windows. Auto Ucgi.'^ralions I'p Raleigh. Aug. 7.—Automobile registrations in North Carolina for this year reached 500,041 to day, compared with a total of 612,076 Issued during the entire year of 1935. Motor vehicle bu reau officials predicted a new total of 550.000 would be reach ed. The registrations are running more than 43,000 ahead of the similar date last year. Governor In .Accident Norfolk, Va., Aug. 7. Gover nor J. C. B. Ehringhaus, of North Carolina, Mrs. Ehringhaus and their chauffeur, Nissen Aldridge, narrowly escaped serious injuries at abo'-t 10 o'clock last night "when the automobile in w'hich they were en route to Norfolk from Edenton, N. C.. was side- swiped hv a truck near Sligo. N. C about 30 miles from Norfolk on the road to Elizabeth City. The : -i^tlver of the truck. Bailey D. a farmer of Riddle, N. C., also was unhurt. Service ^ Union Church Will Be Held August 16th; Splendid Program Is Arranged Laymen’s Day will be observed for the Wilkesboro Methodist charge in an all-day service to be held at Union church near Cricket on Sunday. August 16, it was an nounced today by the pastor, Rev. A. ,W. Lynch. Laymen from all churches of the ehargo will be in charge and a splendid program has been ar ranged for the service. Dinner - be spread picnic style at ■, The service will be the begin ning of a revival at Union church. Which will continue for several days. The public is cordially in vited to all services. The pastor, r. Mr. Lynnb, -wifi d® aciBng In *be revival. ~irs. Flossie ,H. Lockhart, of ?tWs «ltr. k«r coasln, Mias tjfty Hendren,' ot CaiL dday for an extended visit to - people to Cli»ton,'Tsan. ‘ propoB training departments of schools train NYA labor in the various skilled trades. Motion was made that a survey be made to ascertain proper placement of these youths where they will receive apprentice ship training in some skilled trade. Mrs. J. C. Reins, chairman of the library committee, reported that presentation of a minstrel is being planned for the latter part of September to raise funds to further the establishment of a pub lic library. She also reported that a great many volumes could be purchased at small cost and a let ter was read from Miss Margaret Beal relative to the distribution of books by truck in co-operation with the state library commission. The August mcet\ng_ of the council was held at i’ne Legion and Auxiliary clubhouse and was pre sided over by Mrs. >W. R. Absher, chairman. Much interest was shown in the discussion of all the major projects now under consideration. Stone Mountain Singing Aug. 30 All-Day Program Will Be Carried Out at Bethany Church 5th Sunday Next session of the Stone Mountain Singing Association will be held at Bethany church, it was announced this week by J. A. Gilliam, chairman of the or- .ganization. The church is located 1 1-2 miles east of the Roaring River-Mountain View road. The program will start at ten a. m. and those attending are asked to carry lunch and spend the greater part of the day in singing. All singing classes, quar tets and all others who enjoy gospel music are invited to at tend and take part in the day’s program. Berlin, Germany . . . Here is picture of the American flag. Old Glory, as she was run to the top of the pole in the American section of Olympic 'Village, which houses Uncle Sam’s champion athletes to the world’s greatest sport festival. Miss Mabel Starnes and Ten Workers to Be Among Churches Next Week Miss Mabel Starnes, state B. Y. P. U. secretary, with ten trained workers will spend the week of August 12 through 22 among the churches of the Brushy Mountain Baptist Association. These workers, trained In Bap tist institutions and seminaries^ will conduct study courses, or-' unions la oth^ t' promdte the uaptist Young, People’s organization among the churches. Any churches who has not al ready secured one of these work ers and which would desire this service are asked to notify Mrs. Helen Cashion, 'Wilkesboro, who will make the necessary arrange ments. ICE CREAM SUPPER ON TUESDAY NIGHT Senior and ' Junior Woman’s clubs of Wilkesboro will sponsor an ice cream supper on the court house lawn Tuesday night, 7:30. This event was announced for last Saturday night but was post poned on account of rain. Profits from the sale of ice cream, cake and other delicacies will go to the Community House fund and it is hoped the occasion will he largely patronized. The public is cordially invited to at tend. Reports Increase In Wheat Yields J. .A. Gilliam, prominent farm er of the Hays community, re ported a slendid increase in wheat crop following one year of les- pedeza and peas, two soil build ing legumes. In 1934 he sowed six acres in wheat and realized a yield of 101 bushels in what was considered an excellent wheat season in this part of the country. Last year the land was planted In peas and lespedeza and again in wheat this year. Although the general wheat average was considerably off due to a dry May the same six acres yielded 122 bushels of good wheat. I Alfred M! London (B^Ucsb> President Roosevelt and Gov ernor Landon, of Kansas, will meet In a conference soon to con sider drought relief. The presi dent is calling a conference of governors of all drought stricken states and Kanpas is included. Landon has accepted the invita tion as "governor of Kansas.” State Meetii^ of Jr.0.U.A.M. Soon Annual Convention To Be Held in Asheville Aug ust 18 and 19 August Term Criminal Court Began Today; Dave Cook First Defendant Wilkes Drug Co. In New Location Moved Last Week To On ('orner Next Door To Jenkins Hardware Co. Splendid Yields Sourwood Honey Several beekeepers are report ing splendid yields of sourwood honey, that famous table delicacy that only grows in the sourwood belt on the eastern slope of the Appalachians. Yields have been reported as high as 600 pounds from eight colonies. Fair weather with in termittent showers provides an ideal season for sourwood nectar and allows bees time to gather the honey. Mr. R. M. Yale, of this city, and Mr. Claude Pearson, of Pur- lear, were In Lynchburg, Va.,' laat week buying new fall merchan dise for their r«pectlve stores. The Wilkes Drug company, which since its opening in t*»is city several years ago was locat ed on the southeast corner at the intersection ot B and Ninth streets, moved last week across the corner to the building on the southwest corner next door to Jenkins Hardware company*^ The building now occupied by this well known firm, of which A. S. Cassel Is manager, has been reflnlshed and presents a most attractive appearance. The new location affords ample space for the complete drug store stock and convenient display ot mer chandise. The many eflstomers of the store In Wilkes and adjoining counties are asked to take note of the change and to visit the store In Its new location at their ear liest convenience. The offices of Dr. H. B. Smith, physician,, are located in an of fice suite In the rear ot the drug store and mnylbe enttfcd either throngk ^he itore^oir threkgh. %lde entrance from Ninth'ntfuet Judge Clement Charged Grand Jury This Morning; J. B. McCoy Foreman With Judge J. H. Clement, of Winston-Salem, presiding, A u- gust term of Wilkes superior court for trial of criminal cases began this morning and will con tinue for two weeks. The morning session was taken up by routine court opening mat ters and by an Instructive charge to yie grand jury, of which J. B. McCoy, of this city, is foreman. According to the court calen dar made out .by Solicitor John R. Jones, who Is prosecuting the docket, the first case called will be that of Dave Cook, who faces trial for the killing of John Rob inson here several months ago. The most recent offense of which he is charged is assault on a fe male. Several homicide cases are pending trilv^On Wednesday the first case calendared Is that of Dock Anderson, charged 'with the murder of Dink Love In Decem ber, 1934, and more recently jailed on a charge of arson, It being alleged that he burned bla own com crib "and about ,^?69 bushels of corn. It will be ed that Anderson Is facing,. Ids second murder count, fi® Imring nerfie>:«aaai»l ?!«*» to More than 400 men, officers and representatives, will attend the annual convention of the State Council, Junior Order Unit ed American Mechanics which will be held In Asheville August 18-19. Plans tor the session are rapidly being worked out and Monroe Adams, Statesville, head of the State Council, predicts that it will ibe one of the biggest and best conventions held by the organization in several years. Battery Park Hotel will be convention headquarters and re servations have already been made by many of the delegates for the duration of the conven tion. With the meeting Mr. Adams will bring his successful adminis tration to a close and E. L. Ga vin, Sanford Attorney, is slated to succeed him. Mr. Gavin was elected state vice-councilor at last year’s meeting. Ernest H. Miller, Asheville, Is chairman of the committee on arrangements for thq convention. Practically exery county in North Carolina has a council of the Junior Order and during the year now ending the’ state coun cilor has visited every section of the state in presenting his con structive program. » Election of officers and selec tion of the 1987 convention city will be importaut features of the business sessions. A number of men have announced themselves as candidate for State vlce-conn- cUor. Durha'm has announced its decision to heelc’the conTfiuitoa for»ext y«r.. ■ ''V' It Is expected th^t thp Norto Wilkesimco conpsH yill be represeni^v^,^^. ^jr"■** ^ u. ■ iJa§t .K«n*ir. ¥rs. Id-1»«» sister frosa Bsilti- -m: . u-\- - r. Shot By Officer On Snn^y N^t Serious Wound InfUcted By Highway Patrolman; Self Defense Claimed Emmet Lawson, resident of the woodlawn section of this city, was shot and seriously wounded Sunday night .by State Highway Patrolman J. J. Johnson, accord ing to the officer’s account of the affair, he fired In self defense. The highway officer, It Is said, was apprehending Lawson for driving while drunk and had stopped him on a side street in the northwest pcfftlon of this city. Lawson, according to the report obtained today, turned on the officer, who .thought he was pulling a gun from his pocket. Johnson fired and t'ue shot took effect in Lawson’s abdomen. Lawson was immediately taken to The Wilkes Hospital, where examination disclosed that the bullet had punctured his liver and serious hemorrhage had result ed. An operation was performed and transfusions were made In an effort to boost his strength. Lawson, police officers here say, has a lengthy criminal rec ord and has been before the court a number of times on charges of larceny and receiving, drunken ness and other minor crimes. No charges have been preferred a- galnst the highway officer so far. Murder Case At A^ville Sdjxed Negro Hall Boy Confesses Sfaymg of Pretty Hotel Guest July 16 Asheville. Aug. 9.—The myster ious hotel room murder of Helen Clevenger, young vacationing co ed, was solved today. Sheriff Laurence Brown s.'iid, with the ar rest and confession of Martin Moore, 22. a negro hall boy. Moore, after hours of grilling, made a signed statement that he crept into the girl’s room at the fashionable Battery Park hotel the night of July 15, bent upon rob bery, and brutally slew her when she cried out and he became pan- icky. The negro youth said he did not expect to find the New York uni versity student in her room, since the door was unlocked, “but when I got in there she screamed, and that’s why I shot her.” “She screamed some more,” he added, ‘‘and started to run out. I .struck her with the gun. When she fell on the floor I struck her several times more to stop her screaming, as I was scared and did not want to be caught.” Moore denied he made any at tempt to ravish the girl. The question of whether the girl was assaulted was never definitely de termined. At first the undertaker, the coroner and a physician said she was, but later three physicians who examined the body were un able to decide. The last of the suspects was re leased this afternoon s^r Moore made his confession. He was Daniel H. Gaddy, 26-year-old hoel night watchman, who had been detained for questioning almost since the cWme. Previously* Sheriff Brown, the chief investigator of the murder, had regarded Gaddy as the “key to the whole mystery” and said that “when Gaddy gets ready to talk well break this case wide open.” Today he released the night watchman and said he was “completely exdnerated.” The pajama-clad body of the 18- yearK)ld student was found in her second-floor room at 8 a. m. July 16, by her uncle. Prof. W. L. Clev enger, of North Carolina SUte col lege, with whom she was travel- tog. vA bullet had pierced her flMtt atod lo^Eed to her back and her face had been mutilated by a severe battering with -somehe»yy to- stnuaent. Her legs thwwn toider her body, and cMears lNdd ^ pqsition indicated she wm'co her knees iduadtog for her life when she wsa slain. - ^4 A. to Mr. and Mrs. Roby Kilby, oi Norik WUUbboro. route 3; a sob. Sbby Bill, on Thnrsday. . MW ■ Examine Clinic Win Be ' Throughout Tl^ and IS WITHOUT Suspects Urged to Taice Ad vantage of Opportuni ties Afforded i' A clinic for examination ot adult tuberculosis suspects wlU begin In Wilkesboro to day, August 10, and continue two weeks, according to a recent an nouncement by pr.-.A. JBllIer, county health ofttcer. ->'7 This year one of the best known authorities on tuberculosis In the state 'will conduct the clin ic. The clinic will be conducted by Dr. H. L. Seay. Dr. Seay advises that he can examine a large number of suspects daily and he carries with him a portable flouroscope to aid in making diagnosis. The examinations will be conducted In the Wilkesboro school build ings. It is expected that a large num ber of adults from every section of the county will take advant age of the opportunity to be ex amined free by one of the state’s best known tuberculosis diagnos ticians and the county health of ficer is urging all who have rea son to suspect they have the di sease to make an appointment at his office and be examined dur ing the clinic, which 1s one of the numerous services the health de partment offers the people with out cost. The adult cUnlc star day will to a certain low up the chifdren’s clipic held In the schools last winter, when several children were found to have the childhood type of the dreaded disease. Parents from these homes, or older brothers or sisters, are especially urged to take advantage of the opportuni ties afforded by the clinic. How ever, any adult- who feels that an examination is needed or advis able may be examined during the clinic by making an appointment at the office of Dr. Eller In the courthouse. It is the general opinion of health officials and others inter ested in public health that tb» people of the county are very fortunate In that an adult clinic is to be conducted this year and they feel that the people should accord it their full cooperation. Temperance Field Day August 16th Noted Speakers Will Occupy Pulpits in Churches in Wilkesboros The United Dry Forces of North Carolina, of which organ ization Dr. W. L. Poteat of Wake Forest is president. Attor ney Cale K. Burgess Of Raleigh is first vice president, and -Rev. M. A. Adams, of Rutherfordton Is district director of iWilkea and adjoining counties, has 'planned with the local sounty organisa tion to observe a Temperance Field Day In several of central churches. Laat week sixteen churches observed this day In Ashe and Alleghany counties. Ef forts have been made to _ reach nearly all the counties of 'the state in the last few weeks.' Attorney Cale K. Burgess, of Raleigh, will speak ,at the. first Baptist church hi North Wilkes boro at eleven o’clock Sunday, August 16, and Rev. M. A. Ad ams, of Rutherfordton, will speak at the North Wilkesboro Metho dist church on the same date'and at the same hour. ' Thomas H. Steele, of States ville, will speak on the wme date, 11 o’clock, at the Wilkes boro Baptist church in a unkm service for all the ebnrehes to wilkesboro. - -if--': Tbs public Is cordtallF to uiy and aU " . I - Mrs. Arnold CAAto* bpr of a housaMMfdfc' suKtoJ MountalAflito wiwk.;^^ moag those atMibitoC. the koi^^ party are Nr- • Jto- R*, ** Corbitt. Jr., of SeftMlikoa. theta Mre. KeafiV 'iria §n'- 3a Hendersoh. fior aJirdika riatt %ttlt her slater, Mra. Oorjttkt, D
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