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One Killed; Six Hurt
Moberly, Mo., Oct. 80.—W. R.
, ^ Brockman, ](5, |ras killed and six
persons ware Inured ksre tonight
when kjUsaourl Power and
Light Company substation was
blasted by an exposlon believed
caused by an overheated boiler.
Force Vaccinations
Goldsboro, Oct. 30.—Dr. S. B.
•McPheeters, Wayne county health
superintendent, threatened prose
cution today for school authori
ties who permit attendance of
children who, because of religious
scruples, have not been vaccinat
ed for smallpox.
Hoover Raps Roosevrft
Denver, Colo., Oct. 30.—In a
, closing thrust at the new deal,
-,^rmer President Herbert Hoover
v/J^nlght asserted that most of
• ^ "Resident Roosevelt’s programs
had been suggested to him as
President, but that he had' re
jected each as the outgrowth of
a philosophy which is a menace
to the nation.
Bailey flays Landon Beaten
Gastonia, Oct. 30,—^Senator J.
W. Bailey in an address here to
night asserted “Alf Landon will
go down in politiical h.story as
the forgotten man of American
politics who tried to cut two
doors in the Republican party,
one for the progressives, the oth
er for the stand-patters.”
Landon Pledges Peace
Aboard Landon Special En
Route to St. Lt'uis, Oct. 30.—
Governor Alt M. Landon coupled
an assertion that "household
budgets’’ must pay for new deal
spending today with a pledge to
"wives and mothers” to keep
-\merlca out of war If elected
next Tuesday.
Ehringhaus In Ohio
Raleigh, Oct. 30.—Hoarse from
a bad attack of what he descr1>'“'’
as "orator’s throat,” Governor
Ehringhaus returned here tonight
after a two-week campaign tour
in Pennsylvania and Ohio with
the prediction that President
Roosevelt would roll up an over
whelming majority in both those
states and New York, West Vir
gin!* and MarylaudJiSjv^L,
FDR LamJjasts GOP
New York, Oct. 30.—President
Roosevelt asserted tonight that
the "Republican leadership,”
driven by sinister. forces” which
had opposed social legislation for
generations, is repudiating its
legislators in Congress and leav-
i n g them "looking positively
silly,” He spoke at a Democratic
rally arranged by the Kings coun
ty party organizatioin at the
Brooklyn Academy of Music.
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One Killed And
One hjured In
Auto Accident
EXPECTEl
Willie Dresling, of Elizabeth-
ton, Tenn., Victim of
Crash ITtursday
’Torn Faces Toward Home To Vote As Cjn^ Ends
Willie Drilling, age 28, was
killed and his uncle. Dr. H.
Hoffman, was Injured 'Thurs
day afternoon In an automobile
accident 11 miles west of this
city on highway 421.
The young man’s skull was
bupsted and he died soon after
he was carried by ambulance
to the hospital here. Tlic elder
man, a chemical scientist at a
large rayon plant near EUza-
betbtun, 'Tenn., was not ser
iously hurt, being thrown
clear of the car after It hit the
guard rail fence and a mall
truck driven by Roy Saunder.5.
The car, in the high priced line,
wa.s a complete wreck and de
scribed as beyond repair.
Both of the men involved in
the wreck were prominently
connected with the rayon man
ufacturing industry near Eliz-
abethton.
The accident occured on a
curve near the home of Dr. W.
R. 'Triplott, Investigating offi
cers attributed the cause of the
wreck to driving faster than
was practical around the curve.
The body of the young man
was returned to Ellzabcthton
for burial. He and Dr. Hoffman
were of Germany descent.
Duke Power Co.
Rate Reductions
Announced Thursday; Will
Mean Lat ge Saving to
Users In Carolinas
Raleigh. Oct. 28.—Stanley
Winborne, util'iies commissioner
of North Carolina, announced to
day that tha Duke Pojgr com-
tfl Now On Death Row
Raleigh, Oct. 30.—Vnless Gov
ernor Ehringhaus intervenes, five
of the It) residents of ‘‘death
row” at central prison here will
executed before New Year s
John Pressley, Gaston coun
ty negro convicted in April, 1935,
of murdering Voster Glover, is
scheduled to be electrocuted No
vember 13, and Brady Laurence,
Iredell negro who killed E. Clyde
Erwin, is due to die by lethal gas
on that date.
he
day.
Foreca-ts Good Business
Washington. Oct. 30..—-The A-
merican Federation of Labor
forecast today that the present
business upswing would continue
through next spring, regardless
of the presidential election re
sult. But, at the same time, in
its monthly business survey, the
federation warned “an eventual
shortage of buying power.’ It
said workers were not getting
their share of returning prosper
ity because lengthened hours had
been accompanied by "no sig-
gain” in average hourly
earnings.
Oyster Supper
Friday Evening
Legion Will Be Host to Aux-
iliiu-y at Cluh^ionse;
Good Program
Wilkes post number 126 of the
American Legion will be host to
the Wilkes unit of the Auxiliary,
all ex-service men and their wives
at any ojrster supper at the Legion
and Auxiliary clubhouse on Friday
evening, Nov. 6, seven o’clock, it
was announced today,
Speakers for the evening will
include V. F. Fields, of Moores-
ville, district commander, Marvin
0. Harwell, commander of the
Harris Turner post at Statesville.
^ Snd others. Also on the program
-win be group singing, sf^ial mu-
sieal numbers and a magician act..
“PUnty of pfnnpkin pi« and a -glad
welcome awaits everyone atten^
ing," Legion leaders said in the
announcement.
pany hSaTlRre^ to a eSiS^’fedne
tlon in electric and gas rates to
save an estimated 11,100,000 an
nually to Its customers in the two
Carolinas.
Commissioner AVinborne said
1 the reduced rates would become
effective “on meter readings”
throughout the Duke territory
after Sunday. November 1.
North Carolina customers of
the company ■will get the benefit
of about J733.000 of the total
reduction. The company is the
largest in the state, serving Char
lotte, Greensboro. Winston-Salem
and most of the territory be
tween Durham on the east and
Shelby on the west.
•Second Cut in Rates
The cut in rates is the second
by the Duke company since May
1. 1935. when it merged its sub
sidiary, the Southern Public Util
ities company, with the parent
concern and Winborne said the
new reduction brought to nearly
$5,000,000 the estimated annual
saving to customers effected by
the company In the two Carolinas
in four years.
Since 1932. Winborne said, re
duced rates ordered for utilities
in North Carolina alone have re
sulted in an annnal saving to us
ers estimated at more than $6,-
000,000.
"These new reductions are the
result of a gentlemen’s agree
ment.” Winborne said, “that the
company would pass on to its
customers in reductions of rates
the profits it made by its merger
and from increased sales at re
duced rates. Better business con
ditions in the territory and re
duced operating expenses have
aided the company.” In May the
Duke company filed its 1935 an
nual report showing net Income
for the year of $3,618,239, near
ly double the 1934 net of $1,-
94 4,064. The company had gross
1935 revenue of $21,829,889.
The new reduction gives an ag
gregate annual saving of $174,-
000 to residential electric cus
tomers and $197,000 to “small
commercial users.” Textile rates
were cut an aggregate estimated
at $507,000 annually, municipal
service $65,000, industrial power
$60,000, and small power users
$35,000. Gas users got reductions
totalling $62,000.
Concession to Textiles
"The big reduction for textile
service is designed to attract
business enterprises to the two
Carollnlas,” Commissioner Win-
borne said.
■‘The new reductions place the
rates of the Duke company on a
very favorable level with those of
the ’TVA ‘yardstick’ and I
very happy at being able to an
nounce them.”
Most recent pictures of Democratic and Republican P*-esidential candrdates with their wives as they turned
their faces toward home town voting booths to cast t'.ieir ballots in the national election next Tuesday.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt go to Hyde Park, N. Y, while Governor and Mrs. Landon go to Indepen
dence, Kansas. President Roosevelt may receive returns in New York City. After voting, Governor Lan
don will return to the state capital in Topeka, to receive the returns.
Highsmith Talks
To Teachers In
MeetingSaturday
Gives Practical Discussion
Of School Problems ;
Was Well Attended
Dr. J. Henry Highsmlth, who
is prominently connected with the
state department of education,
address^ tea^^ . ,^f . Wjlkev
couhtg^Satiiridar ^ YSenisT coSn^
ty-wlde meeting since the begin
ning of the 1936-37 school term.
The meeting, which was held in
the Wilkesboro school building,
was well attended by more than
200 teachers. C. B. Eller, county
superintendent of schools, presid
ed.
Dr. Highsmith’s address was a
practical discussion of several
phases of school life and prob
lems that face the teachers daily.
It was calculated to be of prac
tical value to the members of the
teaching profession assembled.
Planning Another
Firemen’s Dance
Another Pumpkin Tale
J. E. Foster, of Fei^son,
grew a pumpkin this year that
inea.sures appro.vimately eight
feet in leugtit and girth com
bined and weiglis 02 pounds.
It is on exhibit in a show
window at tlie Jenkins Hard
ware store on B Street, in this
city. “It costs you nothing to
pas’.i by and look at it,” Mr.
Foster said.
Most Active Campaign
In History of the Natioi
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Name Officers
Ferguson P.-T. A.
At the October meeting of the
Ferguson Parent-Teachers’ Asso
ciation, held recently, the follow
ing officers were elected for the
year 1936-1937: preeldent, Mrs.
T. W. Ferguson; vice president,
Mr. W. A. Profflt; secretary, Mrs.
J. D. Stokes; treasurer, Mr. G. E.
Tester.
The president appointed the
following committees for the
year:
Membership: Mrs. V. T. Walsh,
Mrs. S. H. Jones, Mrs. W. A.
Profflt, Mrs. S. F. Miller, Mrs. J.
M. Ferguson, Mr. Roby Bishop,
and Mr. Hayes Walker.
Program: Mrs. Thelma Bar-
lowe and Mrs. Roxie Jennings.
Refreshment: Mrs. S. F. Miller,
Miss Addle Casey, Mrs. H. C.
Wheeling, Mrs. Roby Bishop.
Publicity: Mr. William D. ’Tra
der.
Thursday night, October 29,
found the school to be the meet
ing place of goblins and ghosts
and eager young folks as the an
nual Hallowe’en party took place.
—Reported.
Inspector Gives
Sanitary Ratings
Little Chsuige in Rating Of
Various Eating Places
In Wilkes Coputy
Townshqi S. S. ,
^onvmiti6nl58i|
Edwards Sunday School Con
vention Will Be Held
at Plesissuit Home
Los Angeles . . . When Chide
Elrod (above), graduated from
high school she started out look
ing for a job in the movies . . .
but in the business office as
stenographer instead of before
the kliegs. She showed such apti
tude in the casting office that she
has been made assistant casting
director.
One of the largest crowds ever
assembled In Wilkesboro in re
rent years gathered on the Court
house square, FYiday night, Oc
tober 23, at the Fireman’s Dance.
The crowd was estimated by of
ficials to have been two or three
thousand people.
At eight o’clock, thirty min
utes before the scheduled start
ing hour, it began raining and in
spite of this most of the cro'wd
remained. An enjoyable evening
was had by aK those in attend
ance and the committee reports
that with the obstacles they had
to overcome, the proceeds from
the sales of refreshments served
In the Rock Diner, which place
was donated, for benefit of the
Fire Department, brought in nice
returns.
Due to the weather conditions
only three of the twenty prizes
were given, the other seventeen
prizes being held over and will be
a'warded at the next event, which
is now being planned.
Since the committee consider
ed the first undertaking a success
and has had numerous requests
for another event of this kind,
they have secured through the
generosity of Messrs. Williams
and Erwin, proprietors of the
Farmers Livestock and Supply
Co., the use of their new build
ing which is now under construc
tion at the intersection of Wll-
kesboro’s Main street and high
way No. 60. The building will be
completed within the next two
weeks, and has a splendid floor
for dancing and spacious ground
for parking cars. The dance la
tentatively planned for November
20th, and the committee is lend
ing every effort to make this
event the most sncceesful one of
lU kind during the season. ,
Jackson county farmers will
feel conserve soil this winter by stop
ping gnltiee with small brush
dams. ■' .
3 Women Taken
For Shoplifting
Will Face Trial November 16
For Taking Merchandise
From Three Stores
Police here during the past
week arrested three women on
charges of shoplifting and they
will face trial in city court on No
vember 16.
Mrs. Cora Whittington, Mrs.
Allle Keys and Mrs. Teater
Church, of nearby rural commun
ities, are the three who are said
to have confessed to taking mer
chandise from at least three lo
cal business firms.
The articles said to have been
swiped from the Goodwill Store,
Hayes Hardware company and
Belk’s department store include
stockings, knit goods, caps, axes,
flatirons, soap, snnff, matches
and other small articles.
The articles were taken from
the three stores, according to rer
ports and the three women pool
ed their recources in some card
board boxes.
■They have no criminal records,
as far as could be 'ascertained,
and It was believed that this was
their first offense in shoplifting.
Sunday school convention for
Edwards township will be held on
Saturday and Sunday, November
14 and 15, according to a recent
announcement b y Charlie R.
Byrd, J. Q. Rurcham and C. E.
Walls, township committee.
The convention will be opened
"by a session on Saturday night,
featured by a sermon by Rev. L.
E. Sparks.
The convention wUl be opened
by a session on Saturday night,
featured by a sermon by Rev. L.
E. Sparks.
The convention sessions Sun
day will open with devotional at
9:45 by Rev. Harrison Barker,
followed by Sunday school les
son at ten o’clock.
Following a report of Sunday
schools in the township Mrs. Ma-
ble Newman and Mrs. Conrad
Harris will discuss “How should
parents and Sunday school work
ers influence the rising genera
tion for Sunday school instead of
pleasure seeking.”
Dinner will be served on the
ground at the noon hour and in
Ahe afternoon session following
gongs by a number of classes T.
E. Story, principal of Wiilkes-
boro high school, will speak on
“The Moral and Intellectual Ben
efit of Sunday School to Society."
The public is invited to attend
the conYentlon and all Sunday
schools in the township are urged
to be represented.
County Board In
Brief Session
The Wflkes county board of
commissioners met this morning
for a brief session and recessed
until Wednesday, at which time
the regular monthly business of
the county wlH be transacted.
Work was halt^ on a WPA proj
ect at Wewahitchka, Fla., becaiue
a cow ate the blueprints. A new
project supervisor, was vmarked
“For refermjce, not fodder.”
G. S. Odell, sanitary Inspector
for Wilkes county, has released
sanitary ratings of eating places
for the J ^current month. Little
change is 'notstUw the rating tor
'^the previons month. The grades
follow:
Grade A
Hotel Wilkes 98.5
Pete’s Sandwich Shop 97.5
Bonnie Fay (Goodwill) 97.6
Wonder Cafe - 96.5
The Sandwich Shop 95
Princess Cafe 9^.5
Call Hotel - - 92
Broadway 92
Black Cat Cafe 92.6
Grade B
Moore Brothers — -—
Tryme Cafe 97
Liberty Lunch — — 86
Jim’s Cafe — 86
Rock Diner — 85.5
Grade C
Green Lantern 78.5
Snappy Lunch 77.6
Green Pig 73
Eller’s Cafe 72
CAMPAIGN MANAGERS
LIST “SURE” STATES
ON EVE OF ELECTION
Washington, Nov. 1.— With
the lines now finally drawn for
Tuesday’s battle of ballots, cli
maxing one ot the bitterest cam
paigns of modern history, leaders
of the two rival parties tonight
Issued clashing claims of victory
for their candidates.
Republican spokesmen came
forward with a rush of formal
statements forecasting a “victory
parade’’ for Governor Landon.
James A. Farley, chalnnan ot
the Democratic national commit
tee, countered with an *' assertion
that President Roosevelt would
"sweep” the country, and that
the Republicans had no right to
“feel hopeful” in any state other
than Maine and Vermont.
Grade D
Beeche's Place
Central Cafe (col.)
Southside Cafe (col.)
61
67
63
Work Started On
Surfacing Streets
Hardaway Construction Co.
Gets Work Under Way
In This City
Hardaway Construction com
pany, which holds contract for
resurfacing the asphalt streets in
this city, has begun tbe work,
which is expected to be complet
ed within a few weeks.
A mixed-ln-place re-tread sur
face will be applied on all asphalt
streets and work is now under
way on B street eastward from
the intersection with Sixth street.
Highway engineers are of the
opinion that the surface treat
ment being applied will give at
least five years of satisfactory
service without maintenance
costs. The work will cost $12,-
600.
Increased acre yields of cotton
set of plans sent to R B. Pulghum, br reason of better stands are
^ " VV . • Umm v1a/\ fTAIkfCIfl
ported by those men who treated
-their seed last spring.
Five From Wilkes
In Berea College
People to Choose
President, State,
County Officii
Large Number New Regia-I
trations Co.tsidered Ba- '
rometer cf Intrest
URGE EARLY VOTING
Hope to Avoid Late Rush In]
Afternoon; Close Elec
tion Is Predicted
Tomorrow (Tuesday) the elec
torate will march to the polls
from sunrise to sundown to elect
president and vice president,
uenators, congressmen, governors,
other state officers, members of
the state legislatures, county and
township officers.
Throughout the entire day stea
dy streams of humanity will by
their marks on the ballots indi
cate whom they wish to govern
them during the next two years
or four years as the individual
case may be.
All records for regist,ratlons
of voters have been broken and
all indications point to the larg
est election vote in the history
of America.
It is generally conceded that
the national election between
President Roosevelt and Gover
nor Landon will be close, but po
litical prophets never fall to
make reservation for a posslblo'
last minute swing that may result
In a predominant electoral voto
majority for the winning cand^
There are also clrcumstaaceia
that add Interest and zest to the
campaign In North Carolina,
where the governor and all state
officers, cne United States sen
ator and all congressmen ar® to
be elected. >
Intense interest Is centered in
the race for county and legis
lative offices in. Wilkes and tho
campaign has reached what la
termed the “red hot” point with
every indication that both parties
by their efforts will roll up by
far the largest vote in the his
tory of the county.
For the first time both parties
have established full time cam
paign headquarters. These head
quarters are featured by meet
ings of party leaders from all
precincts and many of the rank
and file of the parties have
found their respective headquar
ters convenient places to meet
and talk over campaign methods
and drive.s for votes.
Polls will open at sunrise, a-
bout 6:45, and close at sunset,
about 5:25.
People are urged to vote as
early In the day as possible in
order that there may be no last
hour rush in the late afternoon.
The voting place for North
Wilkesboro will be at Landon’S
Super Servicf* on Ninth street.
College according to a statement
just issued by the administration.
Registered in the-coUege depart
ment are: Miss Sallie Yale, Trap-
hill; Howard Sparks, Cycle; and
Fin McNeQ, Boomer.
Misa Dorcas Sparks. Moravian
Fans, is enrolled in tbe acsdemic
Clande Sparks, Cycle, is a stu
dent in the jnnior Wgh school.
Council lo Talk
Social Security
Meeting Of Council (Social
Agencies to Be Held at
Home Mrs. Absher .
Berea, Ky., OcL 31.—Out of a
total enrollment of 1.708, five stu
dents from Wilkes county. North .
Carolina, are registered at Berea ent of the “*y whorfs. Miss M^
The {Wilkes County Council of
Social Agenceis in its meeting to
be held at the home of Mrs. W. R.
Absher on Thursday evening, Nov
ember 6, will be featured by a
round table discussion on the so
cial security topic. The meeting
will begin at 7:30.
The council of social agencies is
„ central civic organization made
up of lapresentatives from 30 civic
and public institutionB.
In the meeting Thursday eve
ning, W. b. Hidfacre, superintend-
Topping, member of the scheel
faculty, and Attorney J. Miltoa
Cooper will lead the sod^ set«'
ty discussions. ~ ■ ar
The program will be edneatio**
al and entertaining, and a full t*‘-
tendance of. the members is
pected. ’3-,*:.
Joining Mrs. AhriMr “ hostwgl:
will be Miss Toby Tnrtae, Mrs. A.
F, Kilby, Attmmey J. H. Wlddoir,?
.and' J M German. '