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iVOL. XXX, NO. 101 Pabligh(6d M^on4ay8 agi^Thursdaya ‘NOfeTfl yiLK^BORO, N. 0,
of ItBCtlMWC^ ;
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^ Ahoakle, a«pt. 26.—Oorarnor
. ■hriniliAtta told 1,500 D^oerata
at a rally hete^ today that “we
. bar© In .North CarDilna a govem-
ment that is carried -on at the
I lowest per capita cost of any
state in the Union."
TOOVER 300 FARM HOMES IN
WILKES COUNTY THIS YEAR
SK> Licensee Revoked
Raleigh, Sept. 25.—Motor ve-
' hide division officials announced
today the revocation of 20 more
automobile operators’ licenses,
1 mostly for drunken driving, to
(make 5,655 revocations since the
i license law went into effect No
vember 1.
Patrolman Injurel
Salisbury, Sept. 25.—State Pa
trolman G. L. Allison, of Concord,
y in the Rowan Memorial hos-
^’pital as a result of his motorcycle
being in collision with an auto
mobile at Landis this morning.
He suffered a fractured leg, an
arm injury and lacerations.
Killed In Auto Wrecit
Goldsboro, Sept. 25.— David
•Jones, 60, was instantly killed to
night when the trrck of R. G.
Shipp, contractor, was in collision
with an automobile driven by
Luby Edwards at the corner of
highway 40 and Vinson street on
the southern edge of Goldsboro.
Fifth Woman .\ss;iultel
Chicago, Sept. 2 5.—Pretty Al
da Deery, 23-year-ol^ actress,
was beaten, choked and left near
death today in a mystery-shroud
ed attack in a loop hotel. Detec
tives, confronted with the fifth
savage assault on women hotel
patrons in the last five months,
launched a search for two unnam
ed men for questioning.
Quint.s tJet Playhouse
Callander, Ont., Sept. 25.—
Larger playrooms are in prospect
for the quickly growing Dionne
quints. Nurses, guards and house
keeping staff next week will
move to an eight-room house
which has been built near Dafoe
nursery. There removal will leave
several rooms in the nursery free
to be converted into larger play-
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Vice-Chairman
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Mrs. J. B. Spilman of Green
ville. who was elected Cice-Chair-
man of the State Democratic
Executive Committee at its recent
meeting in Raleigh. Mrs. Spilman
is perfecting an or.ganization of
Democratic women in every coun
ty in the State.
41'MILES OF NEW
LINES APPROVED
Begin ThU'Week On .J5-
Mile Branch' From WU-
kesbofo to Ferguson
CONGO LiNE"APPROVED
Bandlt.s Sentenced
Halifax, Va.. Sept. 25.—Cir
cuit Judge Needham Turnbull to-
day imposed sentences ranging
from five to 10 years upon three
of the five men convicted of hav
ing part in the holdup and rob
bery of $1,000 from the Citizens
•bank of South Boston in July.
Jeter Henderson, hank janitor
who confessed he left the door
unlocked behind employes so that
a bandit could enter, was sen
tenced to 10 years.
Coiigliliti -Not Reproved
Fhiiadelphia. Sept. 25.—Rev.
Charles E. Coughlin told report
ers tonight he expected no revoke
from the Vatican and planned “to
keep going” the same as he has
been. He made this statement
when his attention was called to
a dispatch from Rome saying pre
lates of the Holy See “wouldn't
be surprised'' it the Vatican were
obliged to give the Miehigan
priest a stronger warning " than
the one which appeared recently
in Osservatore Romano.
Burns S«-lf To Ihsilh
Goldsboro. Sept. 2.5. - .Mrs.
Nancy Seymore. "4. committed
suicide at the home of her son in
the .'\rbor section of Green coun
ty. adjoining Wayne Thursday.
Tlie act was attributed to des
pondency. For some time Mrs.
Seymore had been telling her
friends goodbye, saying that she
wouldn’t see more.
Thursday she went into the yard,
saturated her clothing with kero-
"sene, and ignited it. She was
found by her daughter-in-law and
removed to the house where she
died soon after without making
any statement.
Woodring .Api)oiiittl
Hyde Park, N. Y.. Sept. 25.—
President Roosevelt tonight gave
a recess appointment to Harry
H. Woodring as secretary of war,
temporarily filling the vacancy
caused by the death of George H.
Dern. Woodring, a former gov
ernor of Kansas, has been acting
as head of the war department
since Dern. a former governor of
Utah, died late last month. The
White House anouncement said
the woodring appointment was on
ly temporary, but gave no indi
cation whether he or someone
else would be given the post
permanently.
Marriage Licenses
Licenses to wed were Issued by
Old Wiles, register of deeds, dur
ing the past week to two couples:
Oliver Grimes, North Wilkesboro
- route 2, and Beatrice Rhoades,
Hays: Howard Bumgarner, Wil-
Par, and Hazel Yates, Jefferson.
Milk Production
In Wilkes County
On Upward Trend
Number Cows Increased
Over 2,000; Milk Produc
tion Was 3,241,035
Milk produced on North Caro
lina farms In 1924 totaled 138,-
speclal report of the 1935 Fed
eral Farm Census released this
w'eek by Director William L.
.A.u.stin of the Bureau of the Cen
sus, Department of Commerce.
The number of cows milked in
creased from 268,373 in 1929
to 352,7S2 in 1934. Buncombe
and Guilford were the two lead
ing rountics in the state in 1934
in the number of cows milked
and in the production of milk.
Milk wa.s produced on 64.5 per
cent of all the farms in the State
in 1934 as compared with 54.6
per een. in 1929. Butter churned
on farms in 1934 totaled 30,-
716.616 pounds and was report
ed on is:i.7 4 0. or 61 per cent of
all the*farms in the state.
Froni a series of state releases
giving figures for the number of
cows milked, the production of
milk, and the amount of butter
churned on farms, the following
i.s given regarding Wilkes and
adjoining counties:
Wilke.s county. Cows milked—
farms reporting: 4,891 in 1934,
1.258 in 1929; number: 9.952 in
19;14, 7.369 in 1929. Milk pro-
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Start Recreation
Project ThisWeek
Miss Lucile Hamby Will Be
Supervisor; Outline of
Work Planned
Complete Line From Moun
tain View In Round
Mountain Vicinity
Rural electrification by the
North Wilkesboro branch of the
Duke Power company completed
this year or now in process of
construction will include 41 miles
of new line extending power and
light facilities to more than 300
rural homes in Wilkes county.
This comparatively vast ex
pansion on the part of the utility
firm involved a large expenditure
on the part of the company but
will solve the light and power
problem for several w’idely sep
arated sections of the county.
The most important line from
the standpoint of size of territory
.served and number of homes to
bo made happy through the ad
vent of electric service is the line
between Wilkesboro and Fergu-
•r)!i, which will bn started this
week. The line will be fifteen
miles in length and will begin
serving 121 homes. Several short
branch lines have been approved
and will be constructed, extend
ing electric facilities over a large
section of the county and into
several good communities.
People in the communities a-
long the Yadkin between Wilkes
boro and Ferguson have for sev
eral years expressed a desire for
electric service and the announce
ment that work is to begin on
the line will no doubt be wel
comed with great intereat.
On a nine-mile ’ extension along
highway 18 from Meadow Brook
dairy to McGrady postoffice at
the toot of the Blue Ridge. This
line will be connected to 82
homes with possibilities of
greater expansion along the
route.
A line has also been approved
to extend from the summer cot
tage colony on the Brushies by
way of Gllreath along two coun
try roads a total distance of a-
hout five miles and will begin
service with 15 customers.
A two-mile branch line on a
country road east of Millers
Creek school will be connected
this week. Sixteei: homes will re
ceive electric facilities tihrough
construction of this branch.
A line extending four miles
from Mountain View along the
Roaring River road in the Round
.Mountain community has been
completed and Is serving 30 farm
homes.
Lines have also been approved
by the company to be constructed
in the Pores Knob community in
soutliern Wilkes and in the Con-
.go community southwest of Mil-
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Benefit fPaymet^
Are C^red For
Woijk bi October
Dmo Schaub Points Out
How Fanners May Earn
Payments Under AAA
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Under the soil-improvement $»ro-
grarn, payment will be made f« a
number of soil-building practices
that can be carried out during the
month of October,
These practices will be especial
ly helpful to farmers who must do
more soil-building work if they
are to receive the full amount of
payments for which they are eligi-
bfle, says Dean I. 0. Schaub, of
State College.
Over the state, he added, 'there
are many farmers who have acre
ages of soil-conserving crops that
make them eligible for more pay
ments than they have yet earned
with soil-building practices.
These growers should check over
their farms at once to see what
else they must do to obtain the
full amount of 'tRhir payments, the
dean pointed out.
He also stated that the pay
ments are only an additional in
ducement for growers 'to do those
things which improve their land.
The soil-buiiding value of these
practices is worth far more than
the payments.
For this reason, he said, grow
ers will benefit themselves by car
rying out more of these practices
than they will be paid for.
The rates of payment for prac
tices that may be conduc'ced up to
October 31 are as follows:
Seeding alfalfa, $2 per acre.
Seeding red or mammoth clover,
$150 per acre. Seeding Alsike,
white or crimson clover, Austrian
winter peas or vetch, ?1 per acre.
Plowing or disking under the
following crops as green manure,
after at least two months’ growth:
Soybeans, velvet beans, cowpeas,
sweet clover, lespedeza, .or crotel-
a sutteieBt
amount of properly constructed
terraces to give adequate protfec-
tion again erosion, 40 cents per
100 linear feet of terrace, but do
not exceed $2 per acre. Liming,
$1 per 1,000 pounds up to $4 per
acre.
BoardM
BreMnofH
W86 $i;60 IN THFSTATB^2.00 OUT ©F/
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CHURCHES WILL BE DEDiCATED
Many people in North Wilkesboro and vicinity are interested in
the announcement of the dedication of two Presbyterian churches in
Ashe county this week. Above is pictured the Gillespie church,
which will be dedicated Wednesday.
Two Presbyterian Churches In
Ashe County Will Be Dedicated
Wilkes Court to
Convene Oct. 5
Judge Clement Slated to Pre-
s’de Over Fall Civil
Session
October term of Wjlkes super
ior court for trial of civil ca.ses
will convene in Wilkesboro on
.Monday, October 5, with Judge
J. H. Clement, of Winston-Salem,
presiding.
Calendar for the two-weeks’
term was made out in a recent
meeting of the Wilkes Bar asso
ciation.. Several hundred civil ac
tions, dating back three to four
years, are on the court docket
ponding trial. However, there are
no cases of great public interest.
One Church Named For Lo
cal Citizen Who Contrib
uted First Funds
People of North Wilkesboro
will be interesetd in the special
services planned in a group of
Presbyterian churches in Asihe
county. On Tuesday morning be
ginning at 11:00 a. m. the dedi
cation services of the Poster Me
morial Presbyterian church will
be held. This church is located 17
miles from Jefferson on Big
Horse Creek, almost within the
neatly five years ago and named
In honor of Mrs. Elizabeth Neal
Fo.ster. A sub-title for the church
is Cashion’s Chapel—-for Mr. A.
A. Cushion gave the first money
for its construction. The Cash-
ions are planning on attending
this service. Others of the Wll-
kesboros have had a share in
'he building.
Dr. E. E. Oillaspie, one of the
organizers, will preach the serm
on of dedication. Dr. J. R. Cun
ningham will bring an inspira
tional message. .Mr. N. W. Gra
ham will make the historic ad
dress.
The concert band from Indian
Trail, North Carolina is expected
to be present and will play for
the occasion.
On Tuesday evening the Lans-
i n g Presbyterian church will
celebrate its tenth birthday in
the nature of a home coming. At
6:30 a sacred band concert will
be held on the lawn of the
church. The address of welcome
will be given by Mr. J. R. Weav
er. Addresses will be delivered by
Dr. E. E. Gillespie and Dr. J. A.
Cunningham. Rev. J. W. McFall
and Rev. J. W. Luke will par-
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Wreck Victims
Are Improving
George Palmer, of Wilbar, ser
iously injured in a wreck near
that place on Sunday, September
20, was reported today at the
Wilkes hospital to be steadily im
proving.
Hazel McGlaraery and Ada
Williams, badly hurt when a car
driven by Miss McGlamery over
turned in a chase with officers
on the same date, are also appar-
ently on >he
Meetii^ W.M.U.
Held Thursday
Interesting Program Render
ed Throughout Day;
Officers Re-elected
%n Coirivaa Fq
Benham Bt
^ • . T;
Low Bids Approved on
lert Creek and Manb^rri^ '
School Phnifta
TOTAL COST $76»781
Contracts Will Be Let
County Obtsuns Funds
From Bonds
Wilkes county board of comm
sioners and board of educat
met in joint session Thursday
awarded contract for conAructio
of an elementary school building i
Traphill township at Benhmn,
At the same time bids for co
struction of a school plant at H0-|
lers Creek and a larg;e element
unit in Mulberry township werel
canvassed. The low bids on thesel
projects were approved and con-l
tracts will be signed as soon asl
funds are on hand through thal
sale of $65,000 in county bonds!
and public works'grant of 149,-1
090.
Low bids on the three projects I
totaled $76,781. The Benham con
tract calls for erection of a build
ing with four classrooms, anditori- |
um, principal’s office and teach
ers’ room. The low bidder was
Fowler-Jones company of Win
ston-Salem, for the sum of $13,300
and work is scheduled to begrin
within a short time. Highest bid
of the 14 submitted was $16,000.
Low bid on the Millers Creek
building, which will contain an au
ditorium, 15 classrooms, prind-
pal’s office and teachers’ rooms,
was $36,881 submitted by Ervin-
West company, of StstosviUsk:
submitted the low 'bid of $^,600
for the Mulberry building, to con
tain nine class rooms, auditorium,
principal’s office and teachers’
rooms. Highest bid submitted was
$36,000.
Total of the highest bids sub
mitted on the projects was $100,-
950.
Contracts for erection of tho
Millers Creek and Mulberry build
ings will not be executed until the
county receives' funds from the
sale of the proj^ed $65,CM bonds
issue and a pi^c works ^ant of
$49,090 is rec4wd. Delay in rte
bond issutf was^encountered wjm
it was discwerid that a technpti”
error was a^em the first advto:-
tisement add notice of the idsoa
was revised. ,
Schoolmasters
To Meet Friday
First Meeting Of Current
School Year To Be Held
At Wilkesboro
Big Guns Expected To Boom In World Series
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The recreational project suspen
ded two weeks ago in 'Wilkes coun
ty will be resumed by the Works
Progress administration next
week, according to information re
ceived today from Miss Ha Hol
man, director of the women’s di
vision of the WPA for five coun
ties.
The project under which the
work was being carried on expired
and it was necessary to tmpo-
rarily suspend the work until a
new project was approved. The
new project was given approval
last week. The new project is to
cost approximately $6,000.
Miss Lucile Hamby, who was
supervisor of the project until its
suspension, has been working in
Winston-Salem but will be re
called to resume her former duties,
it is understood.
The recreational work will con
tinue in much the same manner as
formerly. Those in charge state
that they hope to provide facilities
of the project to as many people
in the county as possible but at the
same time will centralize efforts in
central communities in the cause
of efficiency. Definite recreational
programs will be arranged for the
01 MAGGIO .. . Yanheet'
•4-?/ GEHRIG . . ,
New York.—^Above are players whose names are on baseball fans
lips here almost hourly as the World Series games are awaited. Gehrig,
the iron man: Hubbell, the mound master; DiMaggio, sensational firrt-
year man; and, veteran Mel Otti—still in his mid twenties, but a briU
co^^Rks'inVhicrthe prejMtjl«"t slugger in the Giant Uneup. Will they ^
vrill function. (World Series fame? The world senes will begm Wednesday.-
The second annual meeting of
the Woman’s Missionary society
of the Brier Creek association was
held with New Prospect Baptist
church, Thursday. September 24.
The morning session began at
10:30 o’clock with the president,
Mrs. J. M. Wright, presiding.
The program was opened by two
congregational songs, “The King
dom is Coming’’ and “All Hail the
Power of .Jesus’ Name.” The
watchword of the year, “Jesus
said, as the Father hath sent me,
so send I you,” was repeated in
unison. In the absence of Rev.
Clarence Gwaltney, the devotional
was led by Rev. J. M. Wright The
address of welcome was made by
Hobart Weisner, vice president of
New Prospect Women’s Mission
ary society. Response was by Mrs.
J. M. Wright. Inspirational reci
tation, “The Unanswered Call,,”
was given by Miss tfirginia God'
frey.
'Visitors ware recognized and
asked to stand. Welcome greet
ings were extended to them. A
report of the work of the W. M. S.
of tne Brier Creek association was
given by the assocLational supei^
intendent, Mrs. Wright, with brief
remarks.
To the roll call of the churches
by the secretary, six churches re
sponded. Four of these churches
were represented by a delegation
from their W. M. S. Each presi
dent brought forth a report for the
past year and made a short talk
about her respecti've society—the
work the members are doing and
methods by which they are doing
it.
A duet, “Must I Empty Handed
Go?” was rendere«n>y New Pros
pect girls. A very interesting ad
dress was given by Miss Currin, of
Raleigh, young peoples’ secretary,
using for her subject. “State Mis
sions.”
The societies were then given an
opportunity to contribute to the
associational expenses of corre
spondence for the'past year. The
officers of the society u^e a 'do
nation. of their expenses and the
entire collection 'was contributed
to the Lottie Moon CSuristmaa of
fering. Rev, Mr. Ckzter closed the
morning session with pia^r. At
,12rt6 Innch was served by the
wommi of New Bzosp^.. ,
The afternoon sesaiem was opmu! burial was in the Baptist
ed by s hymn, "I fWsnt to Be ai ^ B. B.^ Templeton, MethoMk
First meeting of the Wilkes
County Schoolmasters' club for
the 1936-37 school term will be
held in the Wilkesboro high
school building on Friday eve
ning, October 2, beginning at
6:30. I gr
The schoolmasters’ club dar
ing the past several years has
been very active in promoting ex
tra-curricula activities among the
high schools of the county and
plans for the coming year’s work
will be discussed Friday evening.
All teachers intersted are asked
to attend.
It will be a dinner meeting
with dinner to be served by the
home economics department of
Wilkesboro high school. Plates
will be fifty • cents eaoli and
those planning to attend are
asked to notify T. E. Story, WJl-
kesboro principal, not later than
Thursday.
Coy Billings, 22’
Gaimed by Death
Coy Billings, age 22, member of
a well known local family, died
Saturday morning at 10 o’clock-at
the home of his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. A. U. Billings. He had beett,
ill for about a year.
In addition to his father aai
mother ha. leaves six brotiwrs: J.
V., John, Herbert, Lonnie. Gail
and Rd>ert BilUn^ ' y,
? Funeral service was hdd Sunday
afternoon at 2:80r-at the Nortk
Wilkesboro Methodist, dhnndi and
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eoodneted fte lagt rites.