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MAMIE SOCKWELL, EiUtor
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3iis8 Bessie Lee Anderson
liMtre Party Hostess
Miss B«s}to L«« Anderson,
'dMeghter of Mr. end'‘Mrs: Ivan
Anderson, entertained at a tbe-
'«tre imrtr Monday evening cele-
4»ratlng her birthday anniversary.
The group went to the Liberty
theatre to view the pletnre "The
Return of Sophia Lang," after
wards going to Horton’s drug-
elore for refreehments.
Guests for the party were Miss
es Ruby Jones, Grace Frank Kll-
■‘hy, Helen Irvin. Jeanne Moore,
Betty Halfacre, Marjorie Gabriel,
^Mildred 'Williams, and Alice Cas-
.^•el.
•Fpesbyterian Circles
.Hdd Meetings Tuesday
Interesting meetings were held
by the Presbyterian circles Tues
day with Circles No. 1 and No. 2
meeting at night and the other
two In the afternoon.
Social hours and refreshments
followed each of the meetings.
Mrs. Dan Carter was hostess to
Ircle No. 1 with eleven members
and two visitors present. Miss
Elizabeth Finley taught the Bible
study and Mrs. W. J. Bason was
in charge of the business session.
Visitors were Mrs. C. L. Fisher
and daughter. Miss Elizabeth
Fisher, both of Jackson, Miss.,
being guests of Mrs. Fisher’s sis
ter, Miss Lucy Shook. Mrs. S. P.
Mitchell, of Wahington, D. C., an
associate member, was also pres
ent. Mrs. Mitchell is here visiting
ber parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R.
Finley.
HIbs Margaret Faw and Mlsa
Frances McNeil entertained the
members of Circle No. 8 at the
home of Miss Faw. Miss McNeil
gave the Bible study and In
charge of the meeting was the
chairman, Mrs. James Somers.
Ten members and one visitor,
Miss Sue Reynolds, were present.
Mrs. Leonard Vyne was hos
tess to Circle No. 4 with Mrs.
Archie Ogllvie presiding. Six
members were present. The Bible
study was presented by Miss
Frances McNeil, who is a member
of circle No. 2.
Circle No. 5 met at the home
of Mrs. C. C. Faw and was at
tended by seven members and
two visitors. In charge of the
meeting was the chairman, Mrs.
F. C. Forester and giving the Bi
ble study was Mrs. J. R. Finley.
Present other than the members
were Mrs. E. G. Finley, auxiliary
president, and Mrs. R. M. Pound,
of Charlotte, who is here visiting
her mother, Mrs. J. C. Smoot.
Mn- 'H, H. Morehonge. An eniof-
ftblb Bociil hour followediiythe
agedUtag during which, tlmei^de-
itolooa refreehments were served.
The meeting was well attended.
Ftnt
Id Ufoaimy nsvwtnK.^:
Twenly-two members and one
visitor. Mfn. g. O. Quinn, of Alex-
.andrla, Va., attended the Ahgnst
meeting of the First Baptist Mis
sionary ^Society which was hold
Tuesday evening at the home of
Mrs. M. L. Oilreath. Mrs, Quinn
was a guest of Mrs. Jack Quinn.
The usual routine 'of business
was transacted with the presi
dent, Mrs. R. P. Casey,’ presiding.
Members of Mrs. Gilbert Fos
ter’s circle gave the program
under the direction of Miss Lu
cille Hamby. Those taking parts
were Mrs. Harry Pearson, Mrs.
E. S. Cooper and Miss Lunda
Hendren. Devotional leader was
Miss Marie Haigwood.
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North Wilkesboro Auxiliary
In Monthly Meeting
With Mrs. J. C. Reins in the
chair the August meeting of the
North Wilkesboro Methodist Aux
iliary was held at the church
Tuesday afternoon and was at
tended by eighteen members and
two visitors. The visitors were
.Mrs. E. P. Albea and Mrs. C. E.
Blount, of Wilson. Mrs. Blount,
who is spending the week at the
Wilkes Hotel, made a most in
spirational talk to the group.
To open the meeting Mrs. R.
M. Branie led the devotionals
with Mrs. J. C. Smoot offering
the prayer. An interesting article
on Cooperative Healing was given
by Mrs. P. J. Brame. Circle No.
1 and the .Mary Brame circle tied
for the attendance award.
Nancy Brown Is Feted
At Birthday Party
Little Miss Nancy Brown, small
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mack
Brown, of Wilkesboro, was hon
ored Monday afternoon when her
mother entertained at a chil
dren’s party celebrating her
fourth birthday anniversary at
the home of her grandparents.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Foster. The
children were directed in a num
ber of games on the lawn after
which they were led into the din
ing room by Nancy where an Ice
course was served.
The dining table was centered
by a white birthday cake topped
in four tiny pink candles, while
the room was attractively deco
rated for the occasion. The hon-
oree received lots of lovely gifts
and favors for the little folks
were whistles. Around twenty
guests came to celebrate the
event with Nancy.
Assisting Mrs. Brown in the
entertainment of the children
were .Mrs. J. M. Bumgarner, Miss
Helen Bumgarner, Miss Elizabeth
Neal, and Miss Rosalie Osborne.
Oldsmobtle Sal«s
and Service
. and Ae»tylMi* Wehitaft
aad Fento R«paiitec>
itor Retiring and General
AatOBiobUe Work.
Wrecker Service Day or Night.
Williams Motor Co.
T. H. WILLIAMS, Owner.
K Mile West, N. Wilkesboro
PHONE 334-J.
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always in your home
Among the necessities of home Is
a good, reliable laxative. Don’t be
without one! Do your best to pre
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when you feel any of Its disagree
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family ought to have in their home,”
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His where a good laxative or purga
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Mrs. J. B. Henderson Is
Missionary Society Hostess
The August meeting of the
Wilkesboro Methodist Missionary
Society was held Tuesday after
noon at the home of Mrs. J. B.
Henderson with twelve members
and one vleltor attending. Mrs. C.
H. Hulcher, the president, was in
charge of the usual business ses
sion. Program chairman for the
afternoon was Miss Kiter Bower
and with the assistance of several
of the members presented a very
interesting program on Coopera
tive Healing-Through the Union
Woman’s Medical College, i n
China.
An impressive devotional per
iod was led by Mrs. A. W. Lynch
and -Mrs. B. S. Call. Visitor tor
the evening was Miss Winnie Mc
Lean from the Union Missionary
Society. Tempting refreshments
were served during the social
hour.
Episcopal Auxiliary Met
With Mrs. Underwood
With Mrs. B. R. Underwood as
hostess the Episcopal Auxiliary
held a spendid monthly meeting
Tuesday afternoon at Mrs. Un-
ierwood's home on C Street. The
president. Mrs. C. H. Cowles, oc
cupied the chair for routine bus
iness at which time committees
were appointed to make plans lor
the centennial of St. Paul’s Epi.s-
copal church in September.
The devotionals were given by
Miss Edwinia Waugh Is
Hoste.ss To G. A. Group
Group No. 2 of the Intermedi
ate Girl’s -Auxiliary of the First
Baptist church held its monthly
meeting Monday evening with
Edwinia Waugh at her home on
the Brushy Mountain. Members
of Mamye Yates’ group gave a
splendid program on Home Mis
sions. Grace Dancy occupied the
chair for a short business period.
After the program the guests
assembled on the lawn where de
lightful refreshments were serv
ed by the hostess with the as-
istance of her mother, Mrs. Will
Wiaugh, and Mary Nichols.
EIGHT FLYING MARKS
RECAPTURED BY ITALY
Washington, Aug. 3.—Italy has
recaptured eight aviation records
from the United States, reports
the Federation Aeronautique In
ternationale at Paris to the con
test board of the National Aero
nautic association here.
The records are for large sea
planes for long distances without
load and lor loads up to 4,408
pounds.
Pilots Mario Stoppani and
Amelio Novelli drove their giant
Cant. Z. 506 seaplane powered
with three Fiat engines over the
1,000 kilometer course (621
miles) at an average speed of
104.651 miles per hour. And over
the 2,000 kilometer course (1.-
242 miles) at average speeds of
190.954 miles per hour.
The feat greatly exceeds the
speeds of the former American
records which were 165.040 miles
per hour for the 1,000 kilometers
and 157.319 miles per hour lor
the 2,000 kilometer course. The
former 2,000 kilometer record
with and without load was held
by Col. Charles A. Lindbergh,
Capt. Edwin Miislck and Boris
Sergievsky, who flew a Sikorsky
S-42 seaplane.
NOTICE
Under and by virtue of an or
der of the Superior Court of
Wilkes County, made in the spe
cial proceeding entitled, James
Crawford el al vs. Suma Mays et
al, the same being a special pro
ceeding to sell land for division
among Tenants in Common, the
undersigned Commissioner will,
on Tuesday the 8th day of Sep
tember, 1936, at 2 p. m. at tbe
Courthouse door In Wilkesboro,
N. C., offer for sale to the high
est bidder for cash that certain
tract of land lying and being in
the Town of North Wilkesboro,
N. C., adjoining the lands of
Hugh Reid and others, and
bounded as follows, to wit:
Beginning at a stake on north
side of B street 125 feet east-
wardly from the North East
corner of fourth and B Street and
runs north 62 degrees 33 min
utes east along the side of B
street 60 feet to a stake; thence
north 27 degrees 27 minutes west
parallel with third street 140 feet
to an alley; thence south 62 de
grees 33 minutes west along the
south side of said alley 50 feet
to a stake; thence south 27 de
grees 27 minutes east parallel
with fourth street 140 feet to the
North side of B street point of
beginning.'' Contalnlhg 7,000
square feet, having a frontage of
50 feet, and being lots No. 19
and 21 In BlocA 31 in the Town
of North Wilkesboro.
This 4th day of August, 1936.
J. L. GWALl'NBY,
8-31-41'-'- CommiasloaM.
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Boaton, Aug. (Taaaday)—
li^gnrhU Paige Sfieimah, 87, dMl
lx the elwtrie chair In state ptis-
on shortly after midnight today
for the “Anierlcan Tragedy” slay
ing of his wife.
^'^Tfae 240-pound former choir
singer was pronounced dead at
18.99:17, seven minntee after he
Vas led Into the execution cham
ber. ,
He died without a word.
On July 20, 1935, in somewhat
the same manner as the leading
character in Theodore Dreiser’s
noted novel, he overturned a
canoe in Lake Singletary, near
Worcester, and shoved his wife,
Alice, 22, who could not swim,
to her doom.
He did it, he confessed, for
love of another woman, 17-year-
old Esther Magill, with whom he
worked.
Sherman shuffled to the chair.
His eyes remained downcast. The
Protestant chaplain of the prison.
Rev. William Bradley Whitney,
preceded the six-foot four-inches
tall doomed man.
As the chaplain Intoned the
23 rd Psalm, “The Lord Is My
Shepherd,” Sutton’s former
church singer was strapped In
the chair. He closed his eyes.
The elergymaji reached "He
reetoreth my so^” and witnesser
heard • humming note*.
The atife had exacted itg P«n-rf
alty. Sherman was dead. 'A ***
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EuUn Grim Prisom Fiir-"
San Frandaep, Ang. d,—-Alvin
Karpis, last Df the .goeaDed ."big
Idiot” kidnapers to go throng tbs
IpnSmnisn^s new etim»«ttaaUng
macidne, was locked np In grim
Alcatraz prison toniitt
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INDUSTRIES I» «TATE_
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Raleigh,'Aug. d,—Rdcortto ot
the state industrial hoounissial,
made public today, shoW 1,597 in*^
da8tries,‘''mh employiiw five Or.
more persons have been establish
ed in North Carolina sfnoe May 1,
1934.-
Ninety-seven industries, each
employing r.t least ilvn persons,
have registered with the comnds*
sion since July 1.
“I would estimate approximate
ly 16,000 men and womoi have
been given jobs by the 1,697 new
firms,” Associate Commissioner T.
A. Wilson said. "The figures rep
resent the general trend of better
business apparent throughout the
state.”
San Franciseo bay went two of hte tiWF hi Kaneas.
bell and (%aslss i.
An iron-hamd raUdb^r
brought,^ Karpis
17 other fedml prtsebers-
ing tlnee men convicted in
tion with the Kansas CitF ,Bi
station jnsgsanw-into
this morning after a _
jdimwy ffott lisavenwortb psBitiiBr
Twenty-five men friends of C.
W. Skinner of Trenton, Mo., gath
ered at his home recently to give
him—as a prospective father—a
baby shower. What’s more, they
brought refreshments.
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The 1935 Session of the Legislature of North Carolina passed the following statute.
H.B. 174 CHAPTER 122
AN ACT TO PREVENT RABIES IN THE STATE OF
NORTH CAROLINA.
The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:
SECTION 1. That the following definitions shall apply to
this Act:
(a) The term "dog” shall mean dogs of any sex.
(b) The term "vaccination” shall be understood to mean
the administration of anti-rabic vaccine
ment of Agriculture, containing not less than twenty per c^
(80%) of ^ virus material. non-viral««t and
iftte “uSmd tests of the United States Bureau of Animal In
dustry.
SEC 2. That it shall be the duty of the owner of eveiy dog
to have same vaccinated annually by a Vhp
cordance with the provisions of this Act. And it shall be the
further duty of the owner of said dog to properly restrain s^e
and to assist the rabies inspector in administering the vaccine.
sac. 3 That it shall be the duty of the County He^th of
ficers of the several counties regularly empl^oymg Health of
ficeJ-s ^d in those counties where Health officers, are not em
ployed, it .shall be the duty of the county coinmssioners to ap
point and designate a sufficient number of rabies
Feast one to ewh township in each county, to carry out the pyo
idsions of this Act. the said rabies inspectors so appointed to
be approved by and to be under the supervision and direction of
the Department of Agriculture. Provid^ that in the designa-
Hon o?Ss inspectors preference shall always pven to
licensed veterinarians living in the township and the Board of
County Commissioners is hereby authorized in its °
appoint any licensed veterinarian as rabies inspwtor m any
township adjoining the one in which the vetennanan lives.
SBC. 4. That the vaccination of all dogs in the
Kpcrin annually on April first and shall be completed within
ninety (90) days from the date of beginning the vaccination m
the several counties.
SEC 5. That the Department of Agriculture shall give due
notice through the newspaper of the county and by
the Court House and at one or more public places in each
township of the County of the date on which the ^accinatiOT of
all dogs^shall be started in a county and it shall be the du^ of
the ownerof every dog in said County to^ve ^id dog or ^s,
at either of two or more points in the to^hip for the pu^se
of having same vaccinated, said points and date to be designat
by the Rabies Inspector.
SEC. 6. That the State I Department of Agricultere shall
purchase the proper rabies vaccine
supply same to the rabies inspMtor at a ®riallv
twenty-five cents per dose, and a uniform metol tag, senaiy
Sered and suitably lettered and to show the year issu^.
Said tag, together with a certificate, shall be given to the o^er
of ea^ dog vaccinated by the rabies inspector. .tsK
worn at all times by the dog to which issued, provided a certifi
ratTof vaccinTtfon issued by a registered veterinarian . when
nresented to the rabies inspector shall be satisfactory eviden
of the vaccination required under this Act and shall entitle the
owner to receive the metal tag and certificate of yacci^tionpro-
^ f this Act Said certificate shall be issued in dupli-
^tfand the rabies inspector issuing same shall
to the DS.artment of Agriculture. Duplicate tags may be is
sued by notifying the rabies inspector only when certificate of
vaccination is furnished by owner. The fee for dupUcate tag
shall be twenty-five cents (8.25).
SEC 7 That the Department of Agriculture shall notify
the Sheriff of the county of the date when the vaccination of dow
in said county shall begin and it shall be the duty of the Sheriff
and his deputies to assist the rabies inspector m the enforcement
of this Act.
SEC..8. That when the rabies iimpei^r hea
previBfons of this Act as to Section five in all t^sl
county. It shall be the duty of the Sheriff with the of
the rabies inspector to make a thorough canvass of tlm comty
and frequently thereafter to determine if there are anjr dogs that
are not wearing the metal tag provided for m Sesction six. If
such dogs are found the Sheriff shall notify the owner to have
same vai'cinated by a rabies inspector and to produce the certih-
cate provided for in Section six, within three days. If the owner
shall fail to do this he shall be prosecuted in accordance with the
provisions of this Act. If the owner of a dog not wearing a tag
cannot be found it shall be the duty of said officer to destroy
said dog.
SEC. 9. That the Rabies Inspector shall collect from the
owner of each dog vaccinated, as provided for in Section five,
not more than fifty cents for each dog, the same to be credit^
on the dog tax when certificate of vaccination is presented to
the Sheriff or Tax Collector of said County. The Rabies Insj^-
tor shall retain for his services the sum of twenty-five cents for
each dog vaccinated and remit to the Department of Agriral-
ture the remainder of the fee, which shall be used by the De
partment of Agriculture to cover the cost of the. vaccme and
other expenses incidental to the enforcement of this Act
owner who fails to have his dog vaccinated at the time the
Rabies Inspector is in the township in which the owner resides,
as provided in Section five, shall have said dog vaccmat^ in ac
cordance with Section eight and shall pay the Rabies Inspector
the additional sum of twenty-five cents to be retained by him for
each dog treated. The Department of Agriculture shall keep a
record of the dogs vaccinated and the funds collected.
SBC. 10. That it shall be the duty of the owner of any dog
born after the annual vaccination of dogs in his coifhty or any
dog that was not six months old at the time of said annual vac
cination to take same when two months old to a rabies inspector
for the purpose of having same vaccinated. The fee charged
in such cases by the Rabies Inspector shall not exceed fifty cents
per animal.
SEC. 18. That when an animal becomes vicious, and a
menace to the public health the owner of such animal or person
hariboring or having such animal in his possession shall not permit
sudh animal to run at large unless on leash in the care of a
responsible person, or muzzled with a proper fitting muzzle,
securely fastened to prevent such animal from biting a perron
or another animal.
SEC. 23. That any person who shall violate any of the pro
visions of this Act or any provision of any regulation of quar
antine established thereunder shall be guilty of a misdetneapor
and upon conviction thereof shall be subject to a fine of not less
than ten (810.00) dollars or more than fifty ($60.00) dollars, or
to imprisonment of not less than ten (10) days or more than
thirty (30) days in the discretion of the Court.
to the Department oi rt,g‘u,uivuic. —o
The following citizens have been designated as inspectors, in compliance with the
law to do this work:
McKinley William Blackburn, Traphill
Ed Crysel, Wilkesboro
- G. R. Eller, Reddies River
R. F. Eller, Boomer
J. R. Owens, Union
Hayes Walker, Beaver Creek
Barney Sparks, Moravian Falls
G. D. Wellborn, Elk.
Luther Prevette, Edwards No. 2
Jessie Jones, New Castle
Arlie Myers, Mulberry
Gwyn Gambill, Walnut Grove No. 2 ^ ^
The state authorities are demanding that this law. be strictly enforc^, CoKiperata,
^tryour inspector arid check Rabies in your community. .
aonerss
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Sol Byrd, Rock Creek
Vernon Church, Stanton
Lee Estep, Brushy Mountain
Jim Mastin, Antioch
T. R. Parsons, Jobs Cabin
P. M. Reid, Lovelace
A. E. Winglcr, North Wilkesboro
H. M. Wiles, Edwards No, 1
Oliver Holbrook, Edwards No. 3
W. T. Somers* Sconers ”
L. F. CandOl, WaUmt Grove Nov 1
L. G. Woodie, Lews Fort