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HMt Viir Aot(> 0te%^
Oastosla, Oet 18^1^ iC Por
ter,. drtrer ot;. *- - vraOl^. s -wblclt
•traek a eon^ct 'te*p|[ i|ear
Bhoala resterda!^^ tatal^ Injuring
Gaorse McCorn,. S8, ot Belmont,
remained in Jail tonight pending
decision ot Coroner L. E. Kin
caid on whether to hold an in-
Quest.
Veteran is Suicide
Raleigh, Oct. 16.—Fred R.
Boat, 45-year-old World Whr vet
eran of Concord, was found dead
in a hotel room here this after
noon. Coroner L. M. Waring said
^ “plain case" of suicide
^W^lsoning. Bost had been dead
some eight to 14 hours, the coro
ner said. Jiis body was discover
ed by a chamberhaid.
Accident Victim
Troy, Oct. 18.—James Saund
ers, 14-year-old sou of Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Saunders, of.Balfour
community, died at midnight Sat-
i i^riltiT in a local hospital from in-
|Hes sustained a few minutes
frlier when struck by a hit-and-
run auto driver on the highway
not far from his home. He w.as
accompanied by three other boys,
who said that the car did not
stop.
Local Associations
Hostess To P.-T.A.
District Meet
Is Described as
Very Successful
Visitmg Delegates Pleased
With Way Convention Ar
rangements Handled
ABOUT 500 ATTEND
Unde Sam Owns Homes
Washington, Oct. 18.—Despite
a very lenient foreclosure policy
Imposed upon the federal land
banks by Congres.s. the govern
ment has become the owner of
approximately 31,000 farms, with
the possibility of acquiring some
20,000 or more additional prop
erties under proceedings ordered
by the banks to be Instituted a-
galnst delinquent borrowers, it
was revealed here today.
Steady Rain Early Thursday
Cut Attendance; Guilford
Winner of Banner
(Jet “Conscience” (Jheck
Raleigh. Oct. IG.—^The State
Highway and Public Works Com
ission received a 22-cent “con
science" check today in payment
very splendid service.”
Th^^eck came from a resident
of Charlotte, who. on running out
of gasoline between Mount Airy
and BIkla st 1 a. m., Octobw IS,
One of the most successful
meetings in the history of the
Northwestern district o f the
North Carolina Parent-Teacher
conference was held Friday in
the Morth WJlkesboro high school
building. More than five hundred
were in attendance from 11
mountain and piedmont counties.
The sessions opened with Mrs.
D. S. Coltrane, ot Greensboro,
president, presiding. Mrs. Floyd
Wilson, of High Point, is secre
tary. After registration group
singing was led by Miss Julia
Woodson and devotional was by
.Mrs. J. B. Henderson. Greetings
were from Superintendent W. D.
Halfacre, of the North Wilkes-
boro city schools, and response by
Mrs. Ferree Ross. Lifs member
ship vas discussed by Mrs. J. W.
McLennan and a report on par
ent education was given by Mrs.
R. D. Rudd. Mrs. Lea Palmer
gave the report on the summer
institute and Mrs. Herbert Phipps
discussed the Parent-Teacher
magazine. Group conferences
were held prior to the lunch hour.
North Wilkesboro and Wilkes-
boro associations joined as hosts.
The feature addresses were by
New York . . . Col. Bernard
\\\ Kearney (above), newly elect
ed Commander-in-Chief of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars, an
nounces that the policy of his
administration will be an effort
to secure steady jobs for World
War veterans rather than lobby
ing for a pension system. Com
mander Kearney resides at Glov-
ersville. N. Y.
't
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Extension Men
And Farm Agents
Meet Here 23rd
Blanks Rdieived
By County ^ent
Some Forma Prepaured For
Signatures of Farmers
Signing Work Sheets
COMPLIANCE CHECKED
Growers Sowing Legumes
After Farms Are Checked
Should See Farm Agent
flon, drained a gallon oi
rgSs from a nearby motor-driven
water pump owned by the high
way commission.
( Tobacco Prlcee Higher
Washington, Oct. 16.—Ware-
I house auction prices to producers |
I flue-cured tobacco averaged j
than three cents per pound |
higher in September this year
•than in the same month last year,
according to the price situation,
publication of the bureau of agri
cultural economics. Department
of Agriculture. During September
this year the prices averaged 21.6
cents a pound, compared with
18.5 cents in September la.st year.
Injury Uau-sed Death
Lumberton. Oct. 18.—W.
Kluttz. 4 4, of Gastonia, died in
a Lumberton hospital this after
noon of pneumonia following in-
f( juries received in a collision of
automobiles said to have been
driven by him and B. F. Collins,
[•of Lumberton, six miles west of
Lumberton Friday. Kluttz re-
Iceived a punctured windpipe in
accident and had been in a
PKjtical condition.
I '
School Clooperatlon,” which was
the convention theme, and Mrs.
C. E. Roe, national field worker,
delivered an inspirational mes
sage on “Finding the Way To
gether."
Feature.^ of the afternoon pro
gram included .special music by a
High Point group and a Mother
singers demonstration from
Cloverdale school. Mrs. Roe con
ducted a most interesting open
forum discussion. Mrs. Bess N.
Rosa, field worker, and Prof.
Charles Phillips, of Greensboro,
were also on the afternoon pro
gram.
-A nominating committee was
chosen as follows: Mrs. Charles
W. Phillips, of Greensboro, chair
man. Mrs. P. D. Rudd, of Reids-
ville, and Mrs. William A. White.
Jr., of Jamestown. Mrs. Raymond
Binford. ot Guilford College, was
chairman of the resolutions com
mittee expressing appreciation for
:•> entertainment by the two
(Continued on page four)
Meet’ng For Seven Counties
to Be Held at Hotel
Wilkes Friday
County farm agents and assist-
^from noi:Uiwaitef]
Hit-And-Run Driver Held
Laurlnburg, Oct. 18.—Hlgh-
fway Patrolman R. M. Brooks re
ported that Walter Covington, 31.
fmegro. surrendered to him about
ill o’clock last night and confess-
|«d that he was the hit and run
who killed R. M. (Mott)
Kv^^ 50-year-old cotton mill
pploye, - here just after dark.
I^n told Patrolman Brooks
'pot et^p because ho was
55pton" at the time.
Skilled Laborers
Should Register
Scarcity of Labor in Skilled
Trades, Re-employment
Office Reports
WHl Not Bap New Deal
Emmett, Idaho, Oct. 16.—Sen-
William E. Borah served
(yarding upon the Republican
arty tonight that it must not ei-
Bt hhn to Join in its attack on
he pew deal program. “I think
here is room under the Repnbll-
|»B flag for a member of that
srty to give credit where credit
due, and still remain a mem-
er of the party,” Borah said in
^ne of his re-election campaign
speeches here. Borah pointed out
St he supported many of
hew deal measures.
the
Last Chicken Dinner
lUlford, Fla., Oct. 18.—Four
sen doomed to die In the electric
sir at the Florida state prison
hmwow morning feasted to-
ht on chicken, their choice for
'last meal. Clarence D.
^ed) Casey wlH enter the death
rtteber Cut at m. After
L^K^iU .home hla pal, Jimmy
[jdllltyan. They were convle^ of
R. L. Wooten, district, man
ager of the North Carolina Re
employment service office located
here, today reported a pressing
need for men experienced In the
operation of road machinery and
stated that this particular type of
labor, along with other types in
the skilled trades, is very short
In this section.
Only a little more than a year'
ago the'"e were hundreds of skill
ed workers registered In the dis
trict, Mr. Wooten said, and now
the files rarely contain the regis
tration of a skilled workman
available on short notice.
Experienced" truck and tractor
drivers, concrete finishers, form
carpenters, shovel operators and
Jack hammer men are frequently
needed on the Blue Ridge park
way projects and there will he a
new need for these types of labor
when work starts ca the new
Laurel Creek goad project in Wa
tauga county.
Unemployed piay register at
any time at the district office
here and Mr. Wooten will be In
Boone on Friday, October 23, for
the convenience of any unemploy
ed in Watauga county who may
wish to register. Appointments
are made at frequent Intervals for
registrations of the other coun
ties In the district, which is com-
ther In this city on Friday, Oc
tober 23, to outline extension
work in this district during the
coming year.
O. F. McCrary, district agent,
will have charge of the meeting,
which will begin at nine a. m.
and continue until four p. m. Ho
tel Wilkes will be headquarters.
Counties Included in the dis
trict are Stokes, Surry, Forsyth,
Yadkin. Alleghany, Wjlkes, Alex
ander, Caldwell, Avery, Watauga
and Ashe.
The district agent will be ac
companied here by the extension
specialists from State College and
after the general meeting the ex-
ten.sion men will be assigned to
separate rooms and the county
agents will have conferences with
each, mapping out the program
of extension work and making
! dates for each county for the
coming year.
Tills arrangt'ment, which has
been successfully carried out dur
ing the past few years, works
very efficiently in that each coun
ty agent knows far i* advance
when the specialists are coming
and has ample time to notify
farmers to see certain specialists
tor solution to their various prob
lems. The arrangement also
works efficiently because of the
ability of the county agents to
so arrange their duties as to be
able to spend certain days with
the extension men on their visits
to the county.
W WUkea Alleghany. A^
JWataugih and Alexander countiea.
hnttlon in
Forms on which North Caro
lina farmers will apply for pay
ments under the soil-improve
ment program have been distri
buted to county agents over the
State, said J. F. Criswell, of
State College.
Some agents have already
started preparing the forms for
signature; others will start as
soon as all the necessary data are
available, he pointed out.
When the forms are ready, the
agents will notify the growers. It
will be several weeks or more
before all the forms are prepared,
Criswell added In urging all farm
ers to wait until they receive no
tice before they go to their a-
gent's office to sign.
He also pointed out that on
each form will he required the
signature of every tenant who
will share in the payments to be
made.
Data to be placed on the ap-
lication blanks will be assembled
fi'om information gathered in the
recent check made on growers’
compliance with provisions of the
program.
Since the checking of compli
ance has been practically com
pleted in every county. Criswell
stated, growers sowing winter le
gumes during October, or after
their farm.s have been checked,
should notify their county agents
so they will receive credit for
these seedings.
After the applications have
been signed, the paymisiiU,
= ^ ■ * M-'
Baptists
In Associatidn
ThursdayJ^rimy
T. E. Story Reflected Mode
rator; Promotion Com-'
mittee U Appointed
HELD AT OAKWOODS
225 of 28 Churches Repre
sented hy Delegates or
Letter in Annual Meet
slble.
In the East Central Region,
which Includes North Carolina,
the initial payments will be on
a basis of 90 per cent to avoid
the possibility of a deficit In the
AAA treasury.
Later, if it is found that suf
ficient funds are available, pay
ments to all growers will bo in
creased accordingly, Criswell
stated.
October Term of
Superior Court
Closed Thursday
May Establish A
Stave Plant Here
White' Oak Timber, Ideal
For Barrel Making, Is
Plentiful In Wilkes
Intere.sted persons during the
past several days have been dis
cussing the advisability of estab
lishing a stave manufacturing
plant in North Wilkesboro and
report that prospects are good
for such an enterprise.
It is a known fact that White
Oak timber abounds on the east
ern slopes of the Blue Ridge, in
the foothills and in the Brushy
Mountains. This wood is describ
ed as ideal for stave making.
M’Uions upon milUons of, ^ feet
of White Oak timber'have
cut into railroad ties and since
the market for that particular
commodity has been lagging
somewhat during the past decade
it is thought thay timber owners
would welcome a new outlet tor
that variety of oak, which re
produces easily and rapidly.
.People who havft.'White Oak
timber for market are asked to
leave their names iwa. hAAreBsfg
at The Jonmal-Fatrlbt'bfH;Ci»r“ '
October term of Wilkes super
ior court for trial of civil cases
closed Thursday afternoon. Judge
J. H. Clement presided.
Little interest was shown in
the court during the term, there
being only a small number of the
several hundred cases pending,
disposed of and none were of
major interest. The term opened
on October 5.
In the case of Artha Richard
son versus Burette Richardson
the plaintiff was awarded $10 per
month from the defendant. J. W.
Baity and Albert A. Baity were
awarded judgment of $173.07
against Ernest Sylvester Gar
wood. S. Malcolm Fox and I. M.
Eller. Notice of appeal was given.
In the case of Mrs. Ed O. Miller
versus Clifford Vannoy the plain
tiff was awarded judgment of
$150.
Citizenship was restored to Lu
ther Redmon, colored.
A mixed term of court for
trial of both criminal and civil
cases will convene in Wilkesboro
in November with Judge Clement
again presiding.
Teachers Millers
Creek District To
Meet Thursday
R. V. Day, superintendent of
Millers Creek district schools, has
announced that a meeting of the
teachers in the Millers Creek dis
trict will be held at the Millers
Creek high school building on
Thursday afternoon, October 22,
beginning at 8:30 o’clock.
Attendance of all teachers In
the Millers Creek district Is com
pulsory.
The meeting will be derot^
largely to a study ot the'. .North
.Uarotlha state c6nrUe.> of-' itndy
and reiortjoms. '
. Teachers who havn^
turiied in their health cei
Brushy Mountain Baptist asso
ciation closed Its 1936 session
Thursday at Oakwoods Baptist
church and a successful year was
reported by the churches.
Although a steady rain both
Thursday and Friday lowered at
tendance at the annual gathering,
25 of the 28 churches in the as
sociation were represented by
delegates or reports.
In the closing session Friday
T. E. Story, Wilkesboro school
principal, was re-elected modera
tor and Mrs. Floyd Jennings was
re-elected clerk with Miss 'Vir
ginia Johnson as assistant. Mr.
Story, Revs. A. E. Watts and F.
C. Watts were named delegates
to the state convention, -which
will meet in Dur"ham on Novem
ber 10 and 11.
Two important committees were
named to serve during the com
ing year. Rev. Eugene Olive, pas
tor of the First Baptist church of
North Wilkesboro, Is chairman of
the Promotion committee. The
other members are the officers
of the association, all pastors and
Srnday school superintendents in
the association. ^Th© Order of
Bn.sinees committee is composed
of Rev. Eugene Olive, J. F. Jor
dan, J. C. McNlel. Rev. A. E.
Watts and Mrs. G. G. Foster.
Using as his text, “And Every
Man Stood In His Place,” Rev.
N. T. Jarvis delivered an inspir
ing message as the Introductory
sermon Thursday. Others on tbp
'NPi
Holland, W. R. Beach, J. F. Jor
dan, Mrs. Eugene Olive, Rev. A.
E. Watts, and Rev. J. A. McMil
lan.
A feature of the Thursday aft
ernoon program was a historical
paper by T. E. Story dealing with
t h e Baptist denomination In
Wjlkes and adjoining counties as
early, as 1765 and on down to
the present day. This history,
which will be of decided interest
to a majority of the people in
A. A. Finley, who on Friday
was elected president of the
North Wilkesboro Klwanis
club.
A. A. Finley Is
Named President
Of Kiwanis Club
North Wilkesboro’s First
Mayor Will Head Im
portant Body
Flood Propb^ilDS
Clearing 8kies Friday Aft>
emoon Welcome Sight to
People of Wilkes
YADKIN ON RAMPAGE
Rose at Rate of Foot Each
Hour AH Day Friday;
Com Crop Damaged ,
A. A. Finley, dean of Industry
in North Wilkesboro and prob
ably ithp Oiliest nstlva ettlpeu ^
Three to four inches ot rain
Thursday night and Ftlday in
Wilkes and Caldwell counties
sent the Yadkin and Its tribu
taries on a rampage that threat
ened a million bushels of com
and other farm crops along their
fertile valleys.
Heavy rainfall began about
nine o’clock Thursday night and
continued without ceasing until
after four p. m. Friday. The Yad
kin’s banks were filled at seven
o’clock Friday morning and rose
steadily during the day, reaching
the highest point about ten o'
clock Friday night.
Quite much crop damage was
done I>y the flooding waters, al
though an estimate was difficult
to make. About half of the fer
tile bottom lands along the Yad
kin were inundated by the high
water, although the actual crop
damage was confined to the low
est lands along the river’s banks.
Small areas of crops in horseshoe
bends of the river were demolish
ed while corn on the average
height of the valley was only
slightly damaged.
The raging waters washed" a-
Wilkes, will be reproduced in The
Journal-Patriot within the near
future. Others on the program for
reports and discussions included
Rev. A. W. Eller, Rev, Eugene
Olive, Mrs. W. K. Sturdivant,
Rev. J. A. McKaughan, Rev. H.
A. Bullis and Rev. M. A. Adams,
who gave » .splendid discussion
on a report on temperance and
public morals by Vance McGhin-
nis.
On Friday morning D. E. El-
iedge, of North Wilkesboro, gave
a comprehensive report on Sun
day schools. Mi.ss Marie McNlel
on B. T. T'., Mrs. G. G. F'oster on
W. .M. U. and a report on the di
gest of church letters was given
by Rev. Mr. Olive. Rev. J. P.
Jarvis, of Yadkin county, deliver
ed a stirring me.ssage on the
"Cooperative Program."
On the program Friday after
noon were Rev. Vernon Eller for
devotional and Rev. Avery
Church, Mrs. Will Johnson and
Mrs. R. P. Casey gave reports on
the three phases of mission work.
The 'Time, Place and Preacher
committee composed of R. L.
Proffit, Rev. S. I. Watts, J. F.
Jordan and Rev. Eugene Olive
fixed the time for the 1937 ses
sion on Wednesday and 'Thursday
before the third Sunday in Oc
tober at Liberty Grove* church.
Rev. C. C. Holland was designat
ed to preach the introductory
sermon.
The nominating committee,
whose report was accepted with
out alternations, was composed
of Rev. Avery Church, Frank
Walsh, C. C. Holland and W, P.
Carson. U. G. Foster, Pearl Jarvla
and Rev. H. A. Bullis composed
the resolutions committee.
Raleigh, Oct. 16.—W. W. Mills,
60, of Raleigh, was killed tonight
when he was knocked down' by
what police described as a Ut-
and-rnh driver and. run over. hF
street. J. W. Stancill, Jr.,, also «)E
Raleigh, rushed to Mills' side aft
er he had been knocked to. the
it^tyemenl'-hnt wn* 'unaWe to'' MgMc'hF leadii^
ettnaal Sylvester Major, driver of
.trwk,-Jn^ time for .;hlffl. te
J hla. vehicle.' City pirtlee ■ . tor
siilklit.were seeking the|..driver of
. 4^ ear which first 8tru;k MUl*'
are -mivlTBiL Vf do - ao At, 4e«rli»tloB of the m«*
medtti*/ '"' only clue.
Ident of the North 'Wilkesboro
Klwanis club, a civic organize-,
tion in which he has been a most
faithful and valued member
Mr. Finley was a resident ot
this place before there was a
North Wilkesboro and was one ot
the founders of Wilkesboro Man
ufacturing company, of which he
is president.
When the town was chartered
Mr. Finley was named mayor and
since that time has been one of
the city’s m(^st highly esteemed
citizens, giving of his time, means
and influence to those things
which he considered beneficial to
tlm growth, progress and morale
of the, city and community.
Mr. K'inley a modest and un
assuming gentleman and his pres
ence adds dignity to any organi
zation or assembly. A year of
successful activity for the Ki
wanis club is predicted under his
leadership.
The other officers elected in
clude J. B. Williams, vice pres
ident; T. E. Story, secretary-
treasurer; D. J. Carter. J. C.
Reins, C. O. McNiel, W. F. Gad
dy and A. H. Casey, directors.
'The officers and W. K. Sturdi
vant, under whose leadership as
president the club carried out
many objectives and activities
during the past year, are also
members of the board of direc
tors.
'The program Friday was under
direction of C. B. Eller.
The speaker was Dr. Robert S.
Moore, of Providence, R. I. He
chose two subjects, “Religion”
and "Politics." These subjects he
described as outstanding and hav
ing their tremenduous effect on
the life of the nation and its in
habitants. His address was devot
ed mainly to the theme of their
Importance and urged that all
take an active Interest In each
according to what he considered
best. 'The address was intensely
interesting and was interspersed
with bits of human interest and
humor.
Plan Big Street
Dance On Friday
Plans are rapidly taking form
for tho’tlJA street dance to take
place on Bridire stre^ at Court
house in Wilkesboro Fri-
4ay night nn^er auspices the Wil-
truck as he lay helpless ty\4hqt
win be treie aM evwyhrty » l*r
Vltyd to h4 p««»Bt and t^oy^tte
ocension to’’ tin utmost.
K»5
OTCheStTM
has been arfhiidod
1 nntf there krill
he two or more nwUo entertaln-
srs from radio atnftHL 'WBT "In
Chwrlotte. . Seiwshl kalt(»l>le AJl*
W Will lie rim .ddrlnAJko .erfr
tilag and: 80 bsaatRiri glrUr -wlA
serve as hosthases.
f-'
and small shocks of hay, v^ilo'
yellow pumpkins could be spied
often as they floated down the
swirling, muddy waters.
The Yadkin’s tributaries were
in almost every Instance out of
banks and the rainfall was re
ported heavier in Western Wilkes
and parts of Caldwell than near
North Wilkesboro. Low bridges
on creeks at several points were
flooded so deeply that traffic was
necessarily suspended. Consider
able damage was reported on
(ITrt roads in mountain areas.
Between the Wilkesboros the
Yadkin spread nearly all the way
across the valley and on the
North Wilkesboro side reached
the menagerie at Forester’s Nit-
Way station before it began to
recede. Travel along the avenue
by the fairgrounds Friday after
noon and night wa.s impossible
because parts of the road were
covered in from two to four feet
water.
Funeral Service
For Mrs. Carlton
Held Here Today; Was A
Member Widely Known
Wilk«« *^'»mily
Mrs. Lou Ferguson Carlton,
age 78, wife of the late J. A.
Carlton, died Sunday morning at
the home of her son, Dr. R. L.
Carlton, in Winston-Salem fol
lowing a weed’s illness.
Mrs. Carlton was born at Fer
guson on May 29, 1858, a daugh
ter of the late Captain Lindsay
and Lois Ferguson. After her
marriage she and Mr. Carlton
resided for a number of years in
the Boomer comtannity. He died
14 years ago and she spent the
greater part ot the last years of
her life fn Winston-Salem. She
was a member of the First Bap
tist church there and was highly
esteemed^ by a wide circle of
friends and acquaintances.. '' ^
She leaves three sons. Dr. R'. L.
Carlton, Winston-Salem; Llndtey"
F. Carlton, Houston, Texas: taA
D. Hill Carlton, local hardFanf
merchant Also surviving are Ohe
sister, Mrs. Eliza Parller, of thir
city, and three halt-eMte|« jyidr
four - half-brothers •
Miss Blanche Fergusoav
MJm Beulah
M«r;"i 3. R. -
boro; T. W.’Feftnson,
Clyde Ferguson, Tekur'
gusoh, -! Richmond;
Ferguson, PaaiUBS.,
- A' tUBMid serv^ was c
ed ihte (^^ecnoon Hi*;
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