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"1 ii'ir'T" ■" ! w the state—^2.00 oirr of tSb stati , IMI Kflls ro Mtihan/Idaho, 0«t. (,—-A. mike oace. «t«^mietlng S90 feet afte^ a I^UtiBK e»^ broke, carried 10 miitera to daijClt aarly^ today in the Vorniofviblae " shaft near Britlaa WIU Rearm Bdlnburg, Scotland, Oct. 6.— The British labor party announc ed today its members had voted by a majority of 1,061,000 in a card poll to support an armament policy which would make the na tion safe against any "potential aggreesor.” i^ors Drawn For November Court; NameCaMWorker . Dice Ih Car Wreck -jutherfordton, Oct. 6.—Fred B. Thorpe, 41, was fatally Injur ed last night at 11 o’clock on Irtate highway 20, four miles west Ol^iJRtttherfordton. He was alone and drove the car off the high way to the left on a right hand curve. The car glazed a pine, ran several yards and turned over on him. .\lexander Man Shot 41 Taylorsville, Oct. 6.—WHliam Bowman, 26, died this afternoon as the result of an apparent self- inflicted bullet wound in the head. He is said to have gone to the home of a friend and borrow ed a gun and then walked to the back porch of the home and shot himself. Members of the family were unable to advance a motive for the act. Seeks S3,000 Damages Asheville, Oct. 6.—Virgil Kil patrick instituted suit in general county court here today seeking to recover damages of $50,000 from Sheriff Thomas Wood, Thomas Wood, Jr., and the Na tional Surety Company of New York for injuries allegedly re ceived while the plaintiff was a prisoner in the Transylvania county jail at Brevard. Sold Planes To Russia _ Washington, Oct. 6.—The sen- mnaltions committee tonight made public what it sgid was an affidavit by Anthony H. S. Fok- ker, former German airplane (tores stating be. bad Sheriff Ordered to Sell Lands For Taxes First Monday in December APPOINT MRS. ELLIOT Commissioners Havft Busy First Monday With Rou-. tine County Matters Wilkes county board of commis sioners with all members present met on Monday in regular Octo ber session and transacted the usu al routine of county business mat ters. The board ordered that lands for delinquent taxes be advertised by Sheriff W. B. Somers during the month of November and that the sale of land for taxes will take place on the first Monday in De cember. Mrs. J. S. Elliot was appointed case worker for the welfare de partment. In addition to receiving reports and auditing claims, the board drew jurors to serve during the November term of court. The jurors follow: First W'eek P. M. Houck, Union; W. L. Rus sel, Boomer; B. F. Woods, North Wilkesboro; Carl Cockerham, Ed wards; Zeb Davis, Wilkesboro; W. R. Brooks, Reddies River; C. S. Bumgarner, North Wilkesboro; D. J. Pardue, Moravian Falls; H. H. Rhoades, Mulberry; J. T. Johnson, Walnut Grove; J. R. Royal, Union; J. E. Brewer, Traphill; R. R. Church and Carl Bullis, Wilkes boro; Richard Hayes , Reddies River; A. E. Sparks, Edwards; R. A. Greer, Moravian Falls; I. J. Broyhill, Boomer; W. E. Parsons, Reddies River; V. T. Walsh, Bea ver Creek; G. W. Curry, Edwards; M. E. Felts, Rock Creek; T. H. Harless, Union; R. D. Laws, Mo ravian Falls. Second Week Cleveland ... To Nebraska went the honor for 1936 from the American Legion Auxiliary, In the election of Mrs. O. W. Hahn of Wayne, Neb., as president, and to direct the affairs of its 420,- 000 members. Qectibnllliu^ Prepar^^tB By Pol " ■ WofDDMtt; Imisenrii^ Made Up by Inatitate of Government; Compreben- sive Instructions Soil BnildhiB Clroj^w May Be ^ Planted _^y Time Dur ing Tbis Mcmtb MAXWELL APPROVES OCTOBER 31 FINAL DATE Is Distributed Thru Coun ty Boards to All Elec tion Officials WiU Also Be CloMOg to Csurry Out Soil Con serving Practices Change Hours of Re-employment Office In City Under New Schedule Office Will Open at 9 a. m.; Close at 5 p. m. Announcement was made this week of a change of office hours for the North Carolina Re-em- ployment Service office which is located on the second floor of the Bank of North Wilkesboro building. The office hours until changed The election officials of this county and all Its precincts are being urged by the State Board of Elections to secure and use copies of the 64-pagf Manual for their Instruction and guidance In the coming election, just brought out by The Institute of Govern ment in Chapel Hill. "The most valuable election guide yet made available,’’ com mented Raymond Maxwell, Sec retary of the State Board. "I hope that every registrar will be sup plied with a copy,” he wrote the Chairman of the County Board last week. “I feel that it will re sult In a more orderly election and will reduce the chances for contests and other troubles. These usually arise because of certain commissions or omissions on the part cf the election offi cials. And these are due general ly to a misunderstanding of their duties under the law.’’ The Guidebook for the coming general t'ectlon is the third The Institute has brought out since 1933. However, the new edition was completely re-wrltten and greatly expanded. In Its new form it covers all the duties and deals with every feature respect ing the conduct of elections by the State and County Boards as well as by precinct officials. NeW^York . . . Mrs. Alicia C. de Errazurlz (above), Is the only woman city officlEd In South America. She is mayoress of Provibencia, Chile, the most ex clusive residential city In that country. She Is here on a visit. In order that all farmers who signed work sheets to participate in benefits of the 1936 soil con servation act may have an equal chance, the deadlln® for plant ing soil buildings crops has been fixed at ^October 31, one month later than the date was first set —September 30. This Information was oibtalned today from A. G. Hendren, Wilkes farm agent, who had only recently received a special dis patch from Raleigh to that ef fect. Dry weather In some communi- tk and other conditions unfav orable to seeding certain crops had made It Impossible for farm- ^ Ann era to carry out the provisions Registrars Will Be At Poll Preparations Under Way for Fall Election - J Streets^ Cstlls For Surfiten-Ti On Approxjngifcrijr fwo , Miles ct Streets * WILL COST 11^600 City’s Part WUl Be $10,738; State Will Fnmisli $1,861.97 for benefits In the time limit for merly set. For this reason the month of October was also Includ ed In the time in which they could plant the soil crops and qualify for benefit pay ments. The same date will be a dead line for carrying out soil con serving practices for which bene- ing Places Saturday to Register Voters Registrars In all precincts building Wilkes county will be at ■- polling places Saturday of this week to open books for registra- streets will be the placing of .. A_ __i_ At-- .... - . Through the state blgbway and public works commission tbe North Wilkesboro board of alder- mne has let contract for resurfac ing approximately two miles of asphalt surface streets. The low bid of $12,600 for the job by Hardaway Construction company, of Columbus, Ga., has been approved and check for the city’s part of the cost has been forwarded to the state highway commission. The city of North Wilkesboro is bearing the cost of the work, although $1,861.97 represents an unexpended sum due North Wil kesboro by the state for highway maintenance through the city. This sum the state applied on the cost with the remainder, $10,738.03, being put up by the in city from the permanent Improve- the budget for the coming year. The work to be done on the held November 3. r With possibly two or three ex- fit payments will be made hy the ceptlons the same- registrars will In O H m 1T11Q tT A t f H11 Of av. . tlon to vote In the election to be mixed-in-place retread treatment, . .. . which slate highway engineers recommended as the best avail- government In administration of the new act. Committees—super- serve for the election who were appointed for the June primary. I^AJO ayyUlULeU tUl tuc «iunc visors—will inspect each of the -pijgjg ^ave been two or three res 900 farms in the county for . .. which work sheets were filled In order to ascertain what practices have been carried out and how Ignatlons but the vacancies will be filled In time for registration to begin Saturday, it was learned today from James M. Anderson, chairman of the county board of elections. The county board of elections cue Since the greatest benefits of meet within a few days to list of elections supplies and the qualifying for payments will be Judges lor the election and New features Include a four- much the payments will be on the page time-table, showing tbe du- scale set by administration au- ties of each official and the times thorltles. for their fulfillment and a check- .Jld*«t7liI^^®to8ion of IMO,- connection with tbe sale of ^Hilary airplanes to Russia. Approves PWA Projects Wlwhington. Oct. 6.—^Adminis trator Harold L. Ickes today an nounced presidential approval of >even PWA allotments to North Carolina totaling almost a half- million dollars. The total cost of the projects is estimated at $823,632. The North Carolina projects are part of 146 allot ments to communities in 4 0 states and three possessions tor pro jects for a total construction cost of $18,129,500. NeRl, Elk: J. N. Souther, Somers: John Alexander, Walnut Grove: Lonnie Moore, Brushy Mountain R. S. Church, Jbbs Cabin; J. C Billings, Mulberry: M. A. Cocker- quested to ham, Edwards; J. F. Gregory, Rock Creek; Ellis Woodie, Jobs Cabin; L. F. Adams, Edwards; D. A. Hol- leman and G. W. John.son, Som ers; Felix Staley, Antioch: N. M. Bumgfanier, Reddies River; Walter Sheets, Union; C. C. Bidden, Trap- hill; C. H. Cowles, Wilkesboro; J. H. Wagoner, Mulberry; J. T. Red ding, New Castle; Roscoe Black burn. Beaver Creek; ^V. H. Se bastian, Mulberry. , Bombing Sus|MHts Mount .Airy, Oct. 6.—Dr. H. R. Hege, 47. prominent Mount Airy dentist, and Ed Banner, 52, also | of this city, were arrested last night at Hillsville. Va.. as su spects in the "bombing" death of Curry Thomas. 4 7, wealthy. Vir ginia farmer, and the wounding of his bride, Mrs. Elsie Salmons Thomas, 35, near Eastville, Va., last July 22. The two were car ried to Eastville to face first de gree murder charges. Licenses Law Upheld Washington, N. C., Oct. 6.— Judge J. Paul Frizzelle, revealed in Beaufort Superior court this afternoon he had upheld the right of the highway safety division to ^ revoke the automobile driver’s ease of M. B. Simpson, Ellza- .City attorney convicted in Va., of operating a car under the Influence of in- ating liquor. Simpson served = ^nkice of appeal to the Supreme court to test the law. Young People to Meet Here 10th Many Churches in Winston- Salem Presbytery to Be Represented The young people of Winston- Salem Presbytery will hold their Fall Rally. Saturday, October 10th. beginning at ten o’clock, in the North Wilkesboro Presbyter ian church. Young people from Winston- Salem. Mocksvllle, Coolomee, Mt. Airy, Lexington, Jefferson, West Jefferson and other churches in Ashe county are expected. Robert Wood Finley, president of the young people of the North Wilkesboro Presbyterian church, is a member of the Presbytery Council. Tobacco Market Opens# |/Iore than a million pounds Jf .^oco passed through Wlnaton- ^alem warehouses Tuesday in the second day of the 1936-37 selling season, bringing an average price of $20.77 per hundredweight. The break of 1,110,360 pounds of Tnesday, added to Monday’s sale, sent the two-day total for the market to 2,474,270 pounds. Farmers received a total of $230,- 661 for the weed marketed there Tnesday. Shot His Wife; JaUed - Roanoke Rapids, Oct. 6.—Offl- cere today quoted Allen Thomp son, laundry employe, as saying he accldenUlly shot his wife In the side last night. Thompson was ‘locked op without privilege of bqpd after carrying Mrs. Thomp- K aott in his arms to a hospital. She tras wounded severely in the side with • shotgun charge. The ' Thompsons had been married six montiub .PoUce said M». Thomp- »on>rwaA'expectant mother. Wilkesboro Tax Books In Hand Of Collector Board Orders New Books Turned Over to P. L. Lendennan; 1 Per Cellt Discount The board of commissioners of the Town of Wilkesboro met Tuesday night at the mayor’s of fice with Mayor W. E. Harris, presiding, and Commissioners C. E. Lend^rman, Joe R. Barber and L. B. Dula in attendance. 'The tax book for the year 1936 was ordered turned over to P. L. Lenderman, tax collector, and all who pay their 1936 taxes this month to him will receive a dis count of 1 per cent. The tax rate was reduced by the board for the coming year from $1.50 to $1.00, and this reduction In the rate is expected to Increase collections and be a boon to erection of new hsmes. ' The board • ordered a street light placed near the home of Charlie Bumgarner and ordered various monthly bills paid. in force the office will open at nine a. m. and close bi five p. m. People who have business to attend to with the office are re take note of the change of hours in order that there may be no Inconvenience. The office has been a quite busy place during the past few weeks, due in part to the many placements being made on the Blue Ridge parkway and other major public works projects in the five counties served by the office. The district is composed of Wilkes, Alexander, Watauga, Ashe and Alleghany counties. In order that the office may render the greatest possible serv ice to jobless and to people de siring any class of labor, full and up-to-date registration of unem ployed, especially people skilled in any trade, is urgently request ed. forms used In elections and not farmer to carry out every provls- tumished by the State Board has ion possible In order that the To Receive Bids For Installation Of Heating Plant Wilkes county board of educa tion will receive bids until ten o’clock a. m. on October 15 for installation of a heating plant at Mountain View school. Specifications are given in an advertisement elsewhere jn this issue of The Journal-Patriot. also been added. Beginning with the quaiu.^' tions and requirements for vot ing, the Guidebook takes the elec tion official through each step In his duties from registration through conducting the election to canvassing and reporting the results. Special sections are de voted to the rules tor absentee voting and to the penalties in the Corrupt Practices Act for voters and officials. The Institute of Government is also going ahead with plans, apopted at a committee meeting of outstanding local officials last week, for training schools for the chief groups of city and coun ty officials in this state. The in struction will vary from one- day conferences in the case of tax officials and attorneys to a two to three weeks’ police school, which will train instructors for district and local police schools to be held in each city and coun ty. Other groups for whom pro grams were formulated at the .time include city and county ac countants, and purchasing agents, sheriffs, clerks of court, registers of deeds, and welfare officials. The program will be expanded as rapidly as possible, announced Albert Coates, Director of the Institute, to embrace every group of city and county officials. Brushy Mounl^hi Association Will Meet On October 15-16 at Oakwoods Quarterly Conference Rev. J. C. Gentry, pastor of the Moravian Falls Methodist charge, has announced that the fourth quarterly conference will be held at Moravian Falls Sunday at three o’clock. Every official is requested to be present and the public Is invited. Service will be held at Char ity church at ten a. m. instead of the regular .hour. Marriage Licenses Licenses to wed were issued during the past several days by Old Wiles, WllkjM register of deeds, to four couples: M. E. Shumate and Bessie Prlott, both of Union Groya; H. L. Staley, Wllbar, and Ruby feae Mastln, Call; Robert Treadway, Oak Inspiring Program Announc ed For Four Sessions in Two Days The 1936 session of the Brushy Mountain Baptist association will be held at Oakwoods Baptist church, October 15 and 16, ac cording to an announcement by T. E. Story, chairman. An interesting program cover ing every phase of | church work has been arranged. It Is hoped that every church will be repre sented. The program follows: Tlmrsday Morning Praise and worship. Rev. Avery Church, pastor: enrollment of messengers and appointment of committees; Religious literature, report by Rev. C. C. Holland; Biblical Recorder discussed visiting repreabntaUTO; Charity J(^an; mission llteatature dls- out. because of iDldties. woods, and Elmira H»y®8- Wll- cussed by Mrs. _ Eugene Olive: kesboro route $; B. M. DeShazo, Greensboro, and Pauline Church, Roaring River. / - orphanage,, report by Rev. A. B. Baler; October 28, X D. Moori; Watts, discussion by Rev. S A. youth Is R exj^ wm ^ _ (CoBtfaMd’‘bn page jl|^) able for the money expended and which can be expected to require no maintenance cost for from five to six years. Word from the successful bid der on the project is to the ef fect that work can be started some time in October, possibly within three weeks. Another phase of the project is expected to provide welcome news to the people of the city and surrounding communities ls_ 1^ r&agements that the work'can be complet ■ AAiall .. . . . « rv%t— tnral autn^tlM are nf^ng each farmers may realize a two-told -‘Suit — soil Improvement and cash payment for same. Wilkes People To Greet Col. Knox for the biennial voting. Tickets are being prepared for distribu tion to the various precincts. This year the names of the nominees will appear on the na tional ballot in thi.s state and the voters will cast theij: votes di rectly for the nominees instead of electors. or W. C. Meekins( chairman of the Republican party organiza tion in the State, is asking that a large number of Wilkes Repub licans be in the motorcade that is to greet Col. Frank Knox, can didate for vice president, on his trip in the state on Tuesday, Oc tober 13. Col. Knox will speak at Chapel Hill iu tbe morning and go by train to Asheville, where he will speak again in the evening. He will make platform stops at Statesville, Hickory, Marion and other towns. Republicans of the western counties are asked to greet him at Hickory at three p. m. on that date. Home Comii^ at Moravian Falls in a very short time—two three weeks after beginning. Need for street improvement and repair has been in evidence for the past several years and in creased revenue during the en suing fiscal year from water rents and an increased valuation of property made it possible for the street repair cost to be in cluded in the budget without raisir.g the tax rate above that in effect last year. Held Sunday; Interesting History of jCommunity Given By Mr. Laws Wilkesboro Will Play Lansifig High District P.-T. A. To Meet In City State Priesideht To Be On Progfr^m.pF Meeting Here ^ October IS A meeting of the-. Northwest district of the Parent-Teacher as sociation will be held in the au ditorium of the North Wilkes boro graded school on Thursday, October 15. The meeting will open at 10:00 o’clock a. m. Mrs. D. S. Coltrane, state pres ident. and Mrs. Roe, a national field worker, will be present. A farge county-wide attend ance Is desired as a Sliver Loving Cup is to be given to the county having the largest attendance based on mileage. Peo.ple of Moravian Falls com munity and many from widely separated sections of the state gathered Sunday at Moravian Falls Methodist church in cele- brallon of a home coming occas ion for the entire community and especially teachers and students of the old Moravian Falls acad emy, where many of the leaders in I he past and present genera tions secured their scholastic education. It was a happy and enjoyable occasion as friends and neigh bors, of bygone days, many of whom had not seen each other for years, renewed acquaintances. .An interesting program was car ried out during both tbe morn ing and afternoon sessions In the church and at noon one of the most delightful and abundant dinners ever spread in the com munity was placed on a long table, which was made even long er in order to hold the large quantity of such good quality food. The feature address of the forenoon program was by W. D. Halfacre, superintendent of North Wilkesboro city schools. In the afternoon J. F. Spainhour, a former teacher at Moravian Palls academy and who now lives in Morganton, spoke very interest .After shutting oue Taylorsville Friday 12 to 0 Wilkesboro Ramb lers will take on a tougher team Friday of this week when they play Lansing on Wilkesboro’a field. Lansing, located in Ashe county, has the reputation of producing better athletic teams than any other school in the nearby mountain counties and a good game is expected. Other games for the Ramblers this year include South Winston high there on October 23; Mocka- ville there on October 30; Tay lorsville here on November 6; North Winston high here on No vember 13; North Wilkesboro here on November 23. October Court Term Under Way Two Cases Have Been Tried Since Session Opened Monday Morning With three days of the October term of Wilkes superior court for trial of civil cases already gone, two cases have been tried and verdicts rendered. However, a number of matters wbicb did not' require a jury trial have been heard. Mountain Lions In the case of C. D. Coffey, .worganion, spoae very luieresi- Jennines the ingly. Attorney Eugene Trlvette, f!” "rt?. f' Will PIfkV Flkin afternoon program. ^ nf f>iA m/\af ^ tngiy. Attorney Eugene iriTOw of this city, also spoke durtn« ^ ^ North Wilkesboro high school features of the program wjis a football team will go to Elkin history of the community, writ- tomorrow for the second game of ten and delivered by 6 afternoon program. .. awarded the nlaintiff In the case Mabel Bristol. tomorrow for the second game of ten and delivered by R. Don Charlie Hoiuid the current season. -The first I^ws who Is considered an_.out- yesterday. Anderson to T.o.,0. TTriSov rnaulted In a standing historian. The history ‘v. . . ■.. Retrial of the case of Sherpian 3 game here Friday resulted In a 6-6 tie with Lenoir. Although. Elkin is not a mem- pear I n Monday. prepared by Mr. Laws wiH- ap- her of the conference, they have - a good team down the river and ’’y the Lions will have-a Job keep- Ity ing ahead. Two players, Ralph and Children dlacussed hy,J. P. Crawford and Pail Halgwood, y Mr. i^wa w,n ap- J" recover danugae aild The Jeurnal-Uptrlot wlm operated by Andeipon and Hol land coihd^ on old highxrt7^q - east 'of Wilkesboro.' rT ' Kiwanis Prqgrnuns 'Mr. and HrsV'Iviui D. An^Mr* Another abjection to 'flamlhg Following will be program — — - 7- chairmen for the KlFanto ehiB are «pecMd to return meetings this month: October », tomorrow - B. McOoy; October 1S; 0. B. to which pjw they ware body else to fumtoh the faM. Orto^ SO, J. R.'Hlx. baltM eh aoManl of fllMaa of vj MI rM**” tthdereoh** motW, T-^IC.TsI: if
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