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. Kfs^% WU.. Oot, 18.—A 81-
soid doBUMtlc who killed Her-
IVJbiter to prawent him from
ftoUinc her hfwwl "boy trlend”
of their illicit loro attair, olead-
®d ciiilty today to tiret-degree
marder. The penalty is lite im-
piiaonment.
^ Hoey Rape liamdon
~ liOUlaliurg, Oct. -13.—Clyde R.
Hoey, Democratic nominee for
‘ goTomor, asserted here tonight
any one of the last nine chief
execntiree of North Carolina
.would have been “ashamed of a
like that of Qovernor Lan-
' Kansas.’’
Potent to Serve
Raleigh, Oct. 13.—H. B. Cald
well, of Greensboro, organization
of the state committee
kor tax reform amendments, an-
aohnced here today W. L, Po-
«teat, president emeritus of Wake
[Porost College, would serve as a
nber of the committee.
Union Party Re-enters
?ew York, Oct. 13—The Union
Party of William Lemke which a
few days ago withdrew all Its
candidates on the state ticket,
late today announced its re-entry
with a list of nominees. The nom
inees announced included: for
governor, Joseph F. Coufal, of
New York city.
Killed In Auto Wreck
Louisville, Ga., Oct. 13.—Ru
fus Davis, 21-year-old student at
Georgia Military Academy, was
found dead, and his 19-year-old
brother, Melvin, seriously injured
on a highway near here today.
Close by was the wreckage of
their motorcycle on which they
were returning to the military
ihool at Milledgeville from their
Tome in Charlotte, N. C.
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Jurors Draw For Parties Pttsk PoY
November Session — — •»-»,„ i
Of Federal Court
Pat>llghed Mondays and Thi^ays "NORTH vyUiKEffiORO,
Will Convene in Wilkesboro
on November 16; Hayes
Will Preside
MANY UQUOR CASES
Names of Four Colored Men
Appear On List of Jurors
For the Term
Fall term of federal court for
trial of cases originating i n
Wilkes, Ashe, Watauga and Alle
ghany counties will convene in
Whlkesboro on Monday, Novem
ber 16, with Judge Johnson J.
Hayes presiding.
There is the usual heavy dock
et of criminal cases involving
violations of the federal alcohol
tax laws with few cases charging
violation of the auto theft act
and narcotic laws. Three defend
ants are charged wIOj robbing
postoffices.
The names of four colored
men, one from each county in
the Wilkesboro circuit, appear on
(Continued on page eight)
May Register on
Saturday, Oct. 17,
Saturday, Oct. 24
Registrars Will Be at Polling
Places Two More Satur
days Before Election
Election to Be Held November 3
Democrats Will
Wage Campa^
In the County
Itinerary of Meetings and
Speaking Engagements
Will Be Announced
STRESS VOTE CANVASS
Plain of State Organization
Being Followed; Cam
paign Under Way
The Democratic campaign in
Wilkes county fs actively under
way and a special drive for votes
will continue until the election
Will Refund Taxes
Minneapolis, Oct. 13.—In the
Nrst voluntary action of the kind
Biaa^nvalidation of the AAA by
thIV. S. Supreme Court, Gen-
erial Mills, Inc., tonight announc
ed It will immediately offer to
make repayments to direct cus-
taxes col-
to:
8pon.«iOrs Dad Before Court
Washington, Oct. 13. — A
youthful, boyish - faced lawyer
rose in the Supreme Court today
to sponsor the admission of An-
B. Gunderson, 60, of Ver-
Uon, S. D.. to practice before
highest court. “I can vouch
^for this man because he is my
father,” said the young lawyer,
Harvey J. Gunderson.
Laying Crop Insurance Plans
Philadelphia, Oct. 13.—Roy F.
Green, chief of the finance divis
ion of the Department of Agri
culture. said today there was a
possibility the 2.400 mutual in
surance companies in the United
States might be the nucleus for
forming a Federal crop insurance
plan.
Insurance Policies Gain
New York, Oct. 13.—New lif" ,
’ Insurance production in Septem-,
I her was 10.8 per cent more than
i in September of last year, while
, total for the first nine months
fas 2.2 per cent less than in the
same 1935 period, the Associ-
; Btlon of Life Insurance Presi
dents reported today.
Saturday of this week and Sat
urday, October 24, are the only
two remaining dates on which
voters may register to vote in the
election to he held on November
3.
Attention to the remaining reg
istration days was called by
J. Milton Cooper, chairman of
the county board of elections.
„ .Registrars will be at tj^e poll
to ptoaiia Rc^he varlow
name*
those who expect to vote are
urged by leaders in their respec
tive parties to be registered as
early as possible in order that no
one may he disappointed.
Saturday, October 24, will be
the last registration day and the
Saturday Immediately prior to
the date of the election will be
challenge day.
The registrars who served in
the June and July primaries will
also serve for the general elec
tion with the exception of\ two or
three who resigned and who
have been replaced by the coun
ty board of elections.
Other election officials will be
appointed within the next few
days.
Particular attention is called
this year to the fact that under a
law passed in the 1935 general
assembly there will be no absen
tee voting for the candidates for
I I. ity offices in Wilkes except
and federal employes not in
the county on election date. How
ever, absentees may be voted on
the state and national tickets.
on November 3. J. R. Rousseau,
chairman of the county executive
committee, said today.
The county campaign will be
in line with that of the state
chairman, J. Wallace Winborne,
who is emphasizing a personal
canvass of the voters in the in
terest of national, state and
county Democratic candidates in
the election.
Mr. Rousseau said an itinerary
of meetings, dates end speaking
engagements for the various
townships will be announced in
a few days, meanwhile campaign
plans are being carried forward
by the county Democratic organ
ization.
District P.-T. A.
Meets Here Today
Wins U. S. Golf Title
New York . . . This British girl,
Pam Barton, 17, of London, has
lifted the U. S. women’s golf cup
and becomes the woman golf ace
of the world. She now holds both
the British and American titles.
Attoney Cooper
Named Chairman
Election Board
Succeeds Chief James M.
Anderson, Resigned, as
Head County Board
Grisson, Dixon^
Patton and Others
To Visit Wilkes
Republican Campaign to Be
Featured By Rally On
October 24
' U i5ri6n, ox ^auov«;,-. vx
DIXON TO SPEAK OCT. 28 York, has been acknowledged by
the British Crown as the rightful
County Candidates and Oth
er Party Leaders Have
Speaking Dates
North Wilkesboro and Wil
kesboro Join as Host to
District Meeting
NortbwMtorn dta^rict of the
r—p \ Pa«edt»Tito»ti>r to
sbeve “glSI.'' JFoMh Carolina is meeting to-
day in annual session at the
North Wilkesboro high school
with North W’Ukeeboro and
Wilkesboro associations Join
ing as hosts.
The theme of the conference
Ls “Home and School Coopera
tion” and a number of P.-T. A.
leaders; inclnding Mrs. D. S-
Coltrane, district president,
and Mrs. Charies E. Roe, of
Denver, Colwado, national
field secretary, are on the pro
gram.
Elaborate preparations Iiave
been made to entertain the 500
visitors from several mountain
and piedmont counties here to
day.
James M. Anderson, North
Wilkesboro police chief, has re
signed as chairman of the Wilkes
county board of elections and J.
Milton Cooper, prominent young
attorney here, has been named
as his successor.
Mr. Anderson submitted his
resignation to the state board ef-
feotlve yesterday and Attorney ■ nijum - tamo
Wer w nathtMl « a
to fill the vacancy.
Yesterday the board as now
constituted met and reorganized,
electing Attorney Cooper chair
man and re-electing J. C. Gray
son. the Republican member, sec
retary. J. C. Newman, of Ben-
ham. is the third member of the
board.
In addition to reorganization,
the board transacted a number
of business matters pertaining to
arrangements for the election on
November 3.
Lions Drop Game
To Elkin Eleven
Flys Before Drivuig
Rocky Mount.—Found, a man
' who learned to fly an airplane six
before he could drive an
nobile. Judge Ben Thomas.
Kirv Mount recorder’s court,
handle the controls of an air-
He learned while in the
llnring the World War per-
^37Wifter. “It »wa8 a-
’’ Judge Thomas said,
I learned to fly. In 1926,
"fliit learned to drive a car.’’
Wilkes Members
GOP With Knox
Accompany Vice Presiden
tial Nominee on Trip in
State'Tuesday
^iXen
R Roosevelt In Kansas
Kansas City, Oct. 13.—Presl-
Rooaevelt cut across the
S State of Governor lAndon
into Missouri tonight with
n^larations that he did not be-
[lleve that Kansas could have
“pnllfd through’’ the last four
.yazra without Federal co-opera-
gti.-w and assistance and that the
fachool “is the last expenditure
I upon which America should be
!&rllllng to economize.”
Upholds Liceiis© Law
AafievHle, Oct. 13.—Judge F.
onald Phillips in Buncombe
my Superior court heore to-
sustained the revocation of
^ H. Knlghten’s driver’s
DM, and granted the state de-
^.ment of revenue a motion to
nl80 the petition pf the Ashe-
Lsan. Knlghten was arrested
1July «. 19*6.
eolUded with another vehicle.
I At a police court
[on July 8. 19*5. Judgment «a
[avithlield at the time, v - ‘ . „
Pour leaders in the RepubKcan
party in Wilkes county were spe
cially invited guests on the spe
cial train Tuesday which carried
Col. Frank Knox, vice presiden
tial nominee, on his speaking
tour from Chapel Hill to Ashe
ville.
Those from Wilkes on the
train for the entire trip were Mrs.
John R. Jones, national commit-
teewoman, and Kyle ITayes, can
didate for Congress. Others who
made part of the trip were J. M.
Brown, chairman of the county
Republican executive committee.
Solicitor John R. Jones and J. T.
Prevette.
All were very favorably im
pressed with Col. Knox and his
platform and main addresses de
livered daring the day.
Many other Wilkes Republi
cans including the county officers
and party leaders in several town
ships, greeted Col. Knox in the
crowds which heard him speak
'from the Train in Statesville and
Hickory and were in the parade
from Marlon to Asheville, where
he delivered a major address
Tuesday night.
Opposing a heavier and more
seasoned team the North Wilkes
boro Mountain Lions dropped the
second football game of the sea
son Monday afternoon tp Elkin
high by a score of 2 6 to 0.
The game was originally sche
duled to be played Saturday but
was postponed until Monday be
cause of wet grounds. The game
was on Elkin’s field.
The Lions were apparently oft
form as the Elkin team repeated
ly ran rough shod through the
defense tb score four touchdowns.
This week is an open date for
the Lions, who are being put
through a number of drills by
Coach Barker and assistants in
preparation for the game next
week and on future dates.
Mrs. A. S. Cooper
Dies in Wilkesboro
Some people are always
manding new laws, and at
same time the old ones are
used very much.
Mrs. Annie Call Cooper, age 73,
a member of one of Wilkes coun
ty’s most widely prominent fami
lies, died last night in Wilkes
boro at the home of her sister-in-
law, Mrs. B. S. Call. She had
been ill for the past two weeks.
She was a daughter of the
late Mr. and Mrs. I. S. Call, of
Wilkesboro. She was first mar
ried to Newton Prevette and after
his death married A. S. Cooper,
of Brownwood. Following his
death she made her home with a
son, Albert Cooper, at Brown-
wood.
There are three surviving chil
dren, Albert Cooper, Brownwood:
C. S. Prevette, Blowing Rock;
and Mrs. A. L. Combs, Burling
ton. She was preceded In death
by three brothers and two sis
ters: Clarence Cal^, B. S. Call,
and I. S. Call, of Wilkesboro.
Mrs. I. T. Prevette, of North
Wilkesboro, and Mrs. Frank
Davis, of Oklahoma.
Funeral arrangements had not
been made early today pending
arrival of relatives.
Although the Republican par
ty has been quite activ© In wag
ing Its campaign during the past
two weeks, the drive for votes
on November 3 will be climaxed
by a big rally and speaking to ibe
held at the courthouse in Wilkes
boro on Saturday, October 24,
and an address there on the night
of WJedneeday, October 2*, by
Thomas Dixon, famous author
and lecturer who is campaigning
in the interest of Governor Lan-
don’8 candidacy for the presi
dency.
Gillio.m Grissom, candidate for
governor. Prank Patton, candi
date for United States senate,
Kyle Hayes, candidate for repre
sentative, and W. C. Meeklns,
chairman of the state Republi
can executive committee, will he
on the program for the meeting
on October 24 and Republican
leaders in the county are expect
ing one of the largest crowds ever
to attend a political meeting in
the county.
The speaking on October 24
will begin at 7:30 p. m.
Arrangements for the big ral
ly on that date, however, does
not eclipse the interest which has
been shown by the announcement
'Wrote *;Tl»e .
Clansman” and “The Leopard’s
Spots,’’ will deliver his lecture.
“America at the Crossroads,’’ In
Wilkesboro. This speaking en
gagement is expected to draw a
large crowd from all parts of
Wilkes and from adjoining coun
ties.
On the same program will be
Robert H. McNeill, a native son
of
standing attorney in Washington,
D. C. His address in Wilkesboro
will be one of three major cam
paign speeches he is to make for
the Republican cause in the state
this year.
Meanwhile the county cam
paign is progressing with speak
ing engagements in every town
ship by county candidates and
other party leaders.
Following are speaking ap
pointments in the county for the
next several days:
I*. E. Brown and R. Don Laws
will address the people at Mc-
Grady schoolhouse o n Friday
night, October 16th, at 7:00 p.
m. (Mulberry township).
Solicitor John R. Jones, Mrs.
John R. Jones, national commit-
teewoman, and Kyle Hayes, can
didate for congress, will address
the people at Pleasant Hill school-
house Friday night, October 16,
at 7:00 p. m. (Edwards town
ship).
Solicitor John .R.
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TIV^A U Sp$*DMK
Survey U Under Oireetloii of
State CommiMion Pdr
the Blind -
FIELD WORKERS NAMED
MUa Janie McDiamid '
signed to Wilkesj Com
plete Neat Month
New York
O’Brien, 31
1 Raymond M.
(above),’"ot ,New
Earl of Thomond and will attend
the coronation of King Edward
in May. O’Brien did not learn un
til 1932 that the late J. D. O’
Brien of* Pittsburgh, was his step
father.
N.Y.A. is Aiding
Over Hundred
Pupils in County
Part Time Work is Givein
Needy Students to Defray
&hool Expenses
The National Youth adminis
tratlon is aiding more than 100
students of high and elementary
schools in Wilkes county. It was
learned today from a report of
NYA activities in th© office of C
B. Eller, county superintendent
of schools.
The students were selected on
a basis of need from the many
applications at the beginning of
the terra. Through the NYA the
students receive part time em
ployment on work projects, thus
receiving funds which will enable
them to property continue thrtr
education.
As a general rule the students
are given work on beneficial pro
jects In connection with the
schools In which they are enroll
ed. Each one is allowed a maxi
mum number of hours per month
and are paid on a wage scale ac
cording to the type of work car
ried out. Applications were ap
proved for as many students as
the county allotment would per
mit.
The State W. P. A. has pnt In
to operation in the various dis
tricts of the state, a Survey for
the blind for North CaroUna,
sponsored by the State Commis
sion for the Blind.
Federal funds in the sum of
314,484.00 have been allotted for
the work In the state. Dr. Roms
8. Cheek, Executive Secretary of
the Commission, is snijerrlsinc
the project and Mr. William C.
Smithson is directing t^o flol*
supervision and tabulation.
The study Itself will assembls
in unit form all records which
are filed with the public and priv
ate agents within the county of
persons with defective sight.
From these records future follow
up work may he continued by re
habilitation workers for the Com
mission of the Blind.
The project has gotten under
way in District Six in the past
two weeks, and is making rapid
progress. Mr. T. P. Apperson, Jr.,
of 834 Jersey Avenue, Winston-
Salem, is directing the work in
District Six. This project falls
under the. supervision of the Wo
men’s and Professional Projects.
There are thirteen (13) field
workers, one in each county, in
this district who are endeavoring
to do a thorough piece of work
for the WPA and for the state.
Miss Janie McDiarmid Is field
worker for Wilkes county and the
work has been under way for
two weeks. The survey will b«
completed within the next
The work Is under the su|i^
'^vision of Miss Ila Holman, direc
tor of the women’s division of
the Works Progress administra
tion at the branch district office
here.
Legion Officers
Installed Here
Fire Department
To Be Organized
Wilkes Post Very Active
With Increasing Mem
bership; Plan Meeting
For Town of Wilkesboro;
Meeting Called For Fri
day Night, Oct. 16
Jones and
Mrs. John R. Jones will address
the people at Friendship school-
house (Union township) Satur
day at 4:00 p. m. and at Shep
herd’s Schoolhouse at 7:00, p. m.
Saturday.
Columbus county growers re
port an excellent crop of sweet
potatoes this fall. The season has
been unusually favorable for the
sweets, they say.
The citizens of the town of
Wilkesboro are requested to meet
in the Mayor’s office, Friday
night. Oct. 16th, at 7:30 p. m.,
for the purpose of organizing a
fire department, and discussing
plans to raise money to purchase
a fire truck. Due to the rain and
inclement weather the meeting
called for last Tuesday night was
postponed.
The members of the board of
commissioners as well as the rep
resentatives of the companies
writing fire insurance in the
town will be present. This meet
ing will be to the interest of
every citizen and property owner
in the town and all are requested
to be there.
Plans for raising the necessary
money to purchase the fire truck
are already underway, these in
clude liberal donations by sub
scription and a street dance is
planned for Friday night, Oct.
23rd, at which time it is hoped
considerable funds can be raised.
At a recent meeting of Wilkes
post No. 125 of the American Le
gion officers for the coming year
were installed as follows: Frank
E. Johnson, commander; John W.
Hall, adjutant; Charles Porter,
seargent at arms: A. F. Kilby,
service officer: W. G. Gabriel,
chaplain.
Plans were discussed for a
joint meeting with the Auxiliary
to be held in November, at which
time there will be an oyster sup
per. All ex-service men, regard
less of whether or not they are
members of the Legion, will have
a public invitation to attend this
Joint meeting.
'The post liere is very active
with the membership steadily on
the increase. Being more fully
aware of the helpfulness of this
organization and the many servic
es it has rendered veterans, and
its broad principles of American
ism, leaders in th© Legion are
asking that every veteran Join
and take a part in the organiza
tion’s activities.
Association
Meeting Hdd
WILKES FARMERS, ORCHARDISTS AND POULTRYMEN TAKE
FIRST PRIZES AND SWEEPSTAKES AT N. C. STATE FAIR
Primitive Baptists Closed
Splendid Session Sonda^
at Cross Roads
The early settlers no doubt had
’their trotbles, hut they didn’t
^ve to mow their grass with a
dull lawn mower.
Wilkes county farmers, orch-
ardists and poultry men took top
bqppra on exhibits at the North
Cao'ollna state fhir this week, as-
. snming the leadership in three
major branches o. agriculture In
the state.
D. S. Broyhill won fifteen first
prizes, sweepstakes and three
seconds on apples and H. M. Broy
hill took first honors In one class
and ten seconds in others.
In the 4-H corn club Wilkeii
won both first prizes on 100-ear
displays of white one-ear and
prolific, although Yadkin county
made an excellent showing by
winning both seconds on white
displays and both firsts on yel
low. Wilkes boys won fourth on
yellow.
Sweepstakes was awarded to a
ten-ear exhibit by Don Nichols,
Jr., of Purlear and first prize on
prolific to Leon West, exhibiting
Wilkes County White and N.ch-
ols’ Prolific.
Sherlll Gregory, of Hays, took
wheat honors by winning first on
Fulcaster and Leap’s Prolific
wheats.
Wilkes poultrymen made al
most a clean sweep of chlckqn
prizes In all the major class**.
Exhibitors included C. C. Gam-
bill, James Pennell and John W.
Nichols. A deUiled report of the
winnings were not available to-
day..i' - “ ;
Detailed list of prises won by
C. C. Gambin on utility barred
rocks at the state fair was learn
ed early today. He won first and
second on cockerel, first on hen,
first and third on old pen, first
and third on cockei’e!. second on
pullet, first and third on young
pen.
The apple prizes won by D. 9.
Broyhill Included firsts on com
mercial display, best five trays,
best tray Bonnms, 'best tray De
licious, best tray Golden' Dellc-
Idks, best,tray any other variety,
pikte Delicious,-'Plate Bonui^
pfat^ Golden' DeUcious, plate
Ortm^rPlete Staymens, plate any
ofSiei'’y8rlety, .best:', plate ,ten
vi^blies, best pl^te pears: s^,
-onH^riiy five bask^s, sMond tray
' . 'i-'i rn -.. -iv*
Staymens, second tray Wlnesaps.
H. M. Broyhill won first on
tray Staymens, second on com
mercial display, five Uays, tray
Bonums. tray any other variety,
plate delicious, plate Bonums,
plate Grimes, plate Staymens,
plat© Wlnesap, plate any other
variety.
Total amount of prizes won by
D. S. Broyhill was 1127.60 while
H. M. Broyhlll’s winnings were
163.50.
Win At Ghteaco
- At the International Horticul
tural' exposition held' rMently In
Chicago D. S. Brdyhlir won -a
,^rize of , 111.00 on 40 apple#, spe
cial dla%nd shaped copipert-
iiient' end five plates'. -C
Annual session of the Roaring
River Primitive Baptist associ
ation closed Sunday at Cross
Roads church.
A splendid session was report
ed, there being 14 ministers pres
ent and an unusnally large crowd
from the Cross Roads community
and from many other churches in
the association.
Elder J. M. Cronse, of Austin,
was elected moderator and J^. A.
Miller, of Laurel Springs, clerk.
DR. ROBERT S. MOOSE.
ON EIWANIS PROGRAM
Dr. Robert S, Moore, rf Frovl-
dence,. R. I., who Is vUiltlnjE.,Us
daughter, Mrs. Robert Moj^oSse,
will have th# Biwanis .
Friday noon to C.;B. BRer,
tram chairman for th^ day. An
inspiring Itrogram is entkdpatod.