Mi
iteNeyrsOt
State-Natron
Tdd Briefly
HH By Gm>« Dies
Tampa> n»., Dee. 1?.—J;. B.
^|tee*or, 63, of Marshallr N. C.,
died In a Ttunpa howital today of
« fractured ekull rccotTfed wbeit
be iras atmck by an automobile
wbUe crossing a street In the
realdential section.
Mother and CSifldren Burn
Akron, Ohio, Dec. 13.—Mrs.
Qeorge Thomas and her three
' --ehndr^ ■were"burned to death to-,
day Trhen th^ BW* trapped in
of a flaming duplex
' . iitise. Tbomap, 39. a rubber
■worker, ■was seterely burned
^ile attempting to save bis fam-
Held In Deatti
don, Dec. 13. — Conner
ITaliV and Adolphus Edwards
■were detained here pending an In
vestigation of the death of Aaron
Taylor, 3^ in their automobile.
Sheriff’s oKicers said a physician
had not been able to determine
^the canso of Taylor’s death Im-
Siately.
Killed At Crossing
Hickory, Dec. 13.—A Southern
' passenger train killed Fred A.
Cline, 42, his wife and two of
their children at a grade crossing
near here tonight. The Clines had
been visiting relatives south of
Hickory and were driving to theii
home, situated about 200 yards
beyond the railroad tracks.
Pass Dneinployment Bill
Raleigh, Dec. 13.—North Caro
lina state senators will start con
sideration tomorrow of the ‘‘ad- ^
ministration” unemployment com- j ChristmaS Carol
.pensatlon bill, already passed | * , P;-.* Ranfiaf
without a word changed by the At TlFSt tSaptlSt
T5T
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VOL. yyyt, no. 19 Publiahed Mondays and Thur-sdaya NORTH WILKj^BQRC). N. G., MONDAY,
ROO OlrtrC^tKEfTi
Traffic Officer
WiUGoOnDnty
Here Dec. 15th
James C. Shoemaker Em
ployed As Special Traf^
fic Officer ^
Police Chief 3. S. Walker has
announced the appointment of
James C. Shoemaker as special:
traffic policeman to the North
Wilkesboro police department to
assist in regulation of holiday.
traffic.
Mr. Shoemaker has had consld- j,
erable experience In this line of ■
work and is believed to be high
ly capable of assuming the du
ties as traffic policeman. He has
been well recommended to the
police chief.
Mr. Shoemaker will assume his
duties Tuesday, December 15.
The city council has proposed
the adoption of a parking limit
ordinance and if adopted will go
into effect on or shortly after
January 1. It is proposed that
parking time in th© business dis
trict, more familiarly known as
the fire zone, be limited to two
hours. If this step Is taken, au
thorities point out, it will great
ly alleviate congested conditions
in the city and prove to be of
great benefit to those who fre
quent the streets of North Wil-
kesboro.
House, with indications It will be
rushed through so th© special leg-
islative session can adjourn sinO
' die Wednesday or Thursday.
KUled By Train
• Mt. Airy, Dec. 13;—The badly
mangled body of a man Identified
as Robert McCraw, 50. who'
here last week from Ga-
was found on the At
lantic and Yadkin Railway tracks
here early today by WUl Hodge,
eSitrkhs’' ■'of' Ufo'TieSf'rtii,
hont 9 p. m. last nlghit.
To Elect Roosevelt
Washington, Dec. 13. — For
those who like a good, saf© bet,
tomorrow’s presidential election
[{ffers opportunity. The electoral
siege’s 531 members will meet
Tn their respective state capitals
to ballot on Franklin D. Roose
velt and Alfred M. Landon. If
custom—violated only once—is
followed. Mr. Roosevelt should
get 523 votes^to eight for the Re
publican nominee.
Preserve Wally’s Homo
Baltimore, Dec. 13.—The Bal
timore dwelling of Wallis War-
field Simpson is not to go the
way of the home of another fam
ous daughter of the city, Betsy
Patterson. The hous© where lived
the beautiful Betsy, ill-fated wife
of Napoleon Bonaparte’s brother.
Jerome, fell into decay and was
torn aw’ay. Its site is knovrn to
lew. Harry J. Green, an attorney,
?aald today no such fate would hc-
Tafl the Simpson house, childhood
home of the Baltimore belle for
whom Edward VIII gave up the
British throne to marry as the
Duke of Windsor. "Mrs. Simp
son," added th© attorney, "holds
a far greater place and will hold
a tar more prominent' place in
world hUtory than Betsy ever
thought at."
ro Men Land In
'For Larceny
Police Officers Instru-
menUl In Apprehending
^ Alleged Thief a
Leaving a service station with-
..out paying for gas led police of-
^flcera of North Wilkesboro and
a number of other cities Sunday
to the-capture of two youths for
stealing an automobil© in Tenn-
Early Sunday morning a pair
of young mer in an Oldsmoblle
sedan with a Tennessee *\ag
stopped at A. W. Triplett’s serv-|
dOe station fifteen miles west of
Hils city and ordered th© gas tank
flUed. Mr. Triplett pat in 12 1-2
'.'.^Upns and went into the bulld-
pg to *st cigarettes they had or-
when they started the car
headed toward North Wll-
^kMboro. H© notified police offi
cers here, who In turn notified
Iforganton and Lenoir officers.
In Morgaatott the officers spotted
«ar bnt U got away toward
, vrtiero they were captur
ed and turned over to federal an-
Cliorltlea. The names of the cap-
tsmd snen were not learned
:\J*ere,
"The Christmas Carol,” the
famous story of Charles Dickens,
will be read by the pastor. Rev.
Eugen© Olive, at the First Bap
tist church Sunday evening. De
cember 20. The pulpit will be
made to appear as" an old Eng
lish living room, lighted by can
dles. Christmas carols will bo
sung by the choir from the bal
cony between "staves.” “Plan to
come:. taU ypur, friends;
King Edward VTII of Etagland and Mri Wallis Spencer Simp^ of
Baltimore, Md., whose romance brought about the grMtest conrtita-
tional crisis ever known in the history of the British Empire. Ihe
whole world gave full attention to each minqt development in ^e
struggle between King and government ... ■urBether the King could
marry the lady of his choice and. remain upon the throne. He chose
Mrs. Simpson and abdicated the throne. ; ffls brother,. the Duke of
York, succeeded King Edward and is King-fleorge VI.
A1 Barnes, Brother
Of Tal Barnes, Dies
In Tampa, Florida
A1 W. Barnes, brother of Tal
Barnes, c' this city, died Satur
day In Tampa, Florida, and the
funeral service ■was conducted
there today. H© had been 111 for
several months.
The only surviving members of
his family are his wife, one bro-^ ^
ther and ow sister,, Tal, Ba'""^“
and Mrs.. Ruby EentlliwiCmid
uncle, L, BL “
_ron
Lamebes Sdety
Drive In Wilkes
Will Endeavor To Educate
People To Importance of
Safe Driving
Eariy Christn^
Urged’As
Vdume lacreases
Stores Will ^Remain Opron
Evenings Here Decern*
bei$17 Throngli 25
WIDE y^ETY MDSE
To Fill Needs and Deo^ds
Of'People In Expanding
Trade T&nhoey .
with holiday trade expected to
break alt;-T?revIoua records local
ly, buyers «r© being urged to do
their Christmas shopping as ear
ly as possible In order tthat there
may not be a rush during the last
few days before ChflBtmas Day.
in order , tb be of greater serv
ice to the -baying public the
■Wilkes County Retail Merchants’
■association in meeting Thursday
night decided that stores will be
gin remaining open evenings on
Thursday, December 17, On
Thursday and Friday, December
17 and 18, stores will remali
open until,pight p. m. anu there
after throng. December 24 will
remain until nine p.^m.
Manr stfepperSi .^have- ^ already
obeyed the’’urgej|o .shop early for
holidays tifts and nee^ and as
prcMPScts bewome brighter for an
,^. ItQf^iecedeb volume of holiday
hu^ng-advjce to prudent
shbpiwi^jb to fill their needs at
the earlleiit posSibl© date.
North Wilkesboro’s stores are
prepared as nev# before in the
history of the city tb fill big de
mands for all kinds of needed
merchandise in regular or gifts
lines and as a result the trading
territory served by the city is
constantly expanding. Being the
largest market in this section for
farm Pfo^.UctSr produce and raw
MU
OPPORENniESOFCiUiPi
- - '
Three Ballot* of 1,000,000 Votes Each, Of
fer Candidates Chance to SweH Vote To
tals and Protect the Work They
Have Already Done.
$50.00 EXTRA CASH PRIZE THIS WEEK
Extension Subscriptions Will Apply on Winning Extra Fif*
ty Dollar Cash Prize, Also on Winning a “Protect
f You” Vote Ballot, Also on Winning a Major
Award on December 23rd.
Xt‘-
Saturday night, December 19,
is the end of the |50 Extra
Cash Prize Offer. The $50.00 ex
tra cash prize will be awarded
'*cr3S?
&avely HI
the. candidate who turns in the
largest amount of money for old
and new subscriptipns from Mon*
day, December 7,’'to and Wclud-
-aing Saturday, December 19,
The double vote schedule will
be in effect again for the weak
beginning Monday, December 14,
and ending Saturday, December
49. There la no time to loss
during this week as there will bs
a big drop in votes again next
week. From the beginning of the
campaign and continuing through
Saturday of this week, the "Pro
tect You” vote offer will be in
effect.
Th© "Protect You’’ vote bal
lots will be awarded at the end of
th© campaign. Three vote ballots
of 1,000,000 votes, will be given
the three candidates In the "Cash
Offer*’ campaign having to their
credit the largest number of votes
for subscriptions turned In from
th© beginning of the campaign up
to and including Saturday night,.^
December 19. There Is no doubt,
as the campaign nears the ond,g
the present "Protect You” balin'
’er will exceed
[wk In p«l^ ot sub
coUeettens th
w
READ THE FACTS
'.IlCICUJ vws*
(1) Excitement is running higher now than at any previous time locally, th© post plans to use the
. #c\11s'cvln(r wiArilnma*
in the campaign.
(2) —Only eight working days remain in which to win or lose the big
cash awards.
(3) —Saturday night promises to show best results of any week ti
date in campaign.
(4) —The First Award of Six Hundred Dollars in Cash has not been
won yet
(6)—There is an Extra Cash Prize of Fifty Dollars to be won by
some candidate this week.
(6) —There are three “Protect You” ballots of 1,000,000 votes each, at
stake this week.
(7) The “Protect You” vote ballot winners will more than likely
be the ■winners of biggest awards December S3.
(8) —Extensioi subscriptions carry extra votes and will play a big
part in deciding winners.
(9) —The First and Second Award in the campaign represents a to
tal of $1,000.00 in cash.
(10) —Effort, plus Extra Effort, plus Subscriptions, plus 'Votes equals
$600.00 in cash.
“SECOND PAYMENTS”
Second payments will help decide the big Award winners-
A subscription turned in by a candidate and is extended for a longer
period will have the same vote value as though the full subscription had
been turned in originally. Here is the way it works:
1st Payment Votes Due , 2nd Payment Votes Due
1.50 5,000 $ 1.60 7,600
6,000 3.00 17,500
6,000 4.B0 26,000
6,000 6.00 40/MK)
7.60 45,000 7.60 80,000
1.50 6,000 13.60 —: 120,000
Be sure to state on the subscription stub when turned in to the Cam
paign Manager when the Original Payment was made—^under the First
Period, the Second Period or the Third Period. The “Additional Pay
ment” NO"W counts under that offer. Get second and third payment
subscriptions. They will count on the big “Protect You" Vote ending
Saturday night. Remember—The Campaign Department ■will not be
responsible for extension votes unless the subscription is properly
marked as such when turned in.
1.50
1.50
1.60
LIST OF CANDIDATES AND VOTES ACCEPTED
FOR PUBLICATION
n.ame address votes
Miss Dare Eller N. 'Wilkesboro - 1.104,000
Mrs. Grace Cooper N. Wilkesboro — — 1,118,000
Miss Winnie Sue McLean —Cricket
Mrs. Verna Woodruff Hays
Mrs. B. A. Edwards Ronda —
Mrs. Russell Hendren Wilkesboro • —
Miss Chessie Edmisten Champion
Mrs. Jay Hartley ^--N. Wilkesboro
Mrs. A. J. Proffit Purlear, Route
Miss Malvina Williams ^N. Wilkesboro
Mrs. T. F. Greer Boomer
Mrs. Lois Jarvis Roberta —Cycle
Mrs. J. B. Church Roaring River
Ml'S Tal Pearaon _N. Wilkesboro
1
Mrs. W. B. Sparks
Mrs. Larry Brewer —
Mrs. Jettie Gamtril _
Miss Mary Insonre —
Mrs. Joe Palmer
Mrs. C. T. WQea
..Moravian Falla
_N. Wilkesboro
_Dock0iy
Miss Margaret Hendren
_N. Wilkesboro, Star Rt.
_N. Wilkesboro —
_N. WUkeeboro -—:—-
_N. Wilkesboro _—-—
1,108,000
1.115.000
1.105.000
1.118.000
1,110,000
862,000
1.114.000
1.113.000
318.000
1.112.000
4.116.000 «
1.118.000 ■
012.000
1.107.000
1.110.000
1.109.000
1.116.000
85>,00‘)
168,000
jllevlni that a sa'thty educa-
tfcn prograhi ■will make the peo
ple of North Wilkesboro and all
Wilkes county Ilf© counsclous and
thereby reduce the accident toll
following mediums:
1. Distribution of a booklet on'
safety to every school child.
2: Distribution of safety book
lets to every automobile driver.
3. Distribution of safe walkers’
booklets to pedestrains.
4. Sale of thousands of "Drive
Carefully’’ seals which the pub
lic will use for th© furtherance of
a local safety program.
5. The showing of safety mo
tion pictures in theatres.
6. Distribution of pole and win
dow posters.
7. Publicity through newspap
ers, schools and every means pos
sible to carry safety messages to
the public.
In commenting on the safety
drive, Frank B. Johnson, com
mander of th© Wilkes post, point
ed to the heavy holiday traffic as
extremely hazardous and that th©
drive Is being pushed no^w In or
der that it, may have Ita effect at
thia-iflinei. Jn 1084, he' sald. acci
dents on the high^qsiys and
streets took a toll ot 35,00i) lives
and 36,050, or an Increase of
two per cent, in 1936, caused by
a lack Qf safety educatipn. "It hy
means of this educational "proi-
gran ■we can savia* the life otdne
child during the cemlng year our
efforts ■will* be highly rewarded.”
Mr. Johnson said. "Will you not
accept, with us, the challenge
this' problem presents?. Any sug
gestions you may have to offer
are welcomed. Added features
■wIU bo brought out as the pro
gram progresses. Let us all ac
cept the American slogan, 'Keep
Pit To Drive’.” the pbst coua-
mander concluded in comlnent on
the opening of the safety educa
tion drive.
IKf^^SeebraHons %*e ' initoed iWS^hwoptljnHW
beaiitifnT and suggestive of that the'Rateran Treaties With Italy,
M M *
Joyous season when cares are
forgotten. A welcome awaits
everyone In North ’WSlkoBboro.
Mountain Lions
Play Huntersville
Mountain Lions ot North
'W^dkeeboro hljd» schoA ■will
o]^' the baakotbail season
Thursday nlgdit,“7:80. In a
^une with .Hnntetevttle at the
h4(b scLool gymnashun hero.
Prof^ects ..a r e nimsnaUy
bright for a jdaivng local team
and local fans are urged , to at
tend Oie game and' support the
Lions ha thehr firtt con
tent. AdmMon will be 10 and
25 cents.
Faraers . at Henderfjbw and
Tninsylvwtie coimties hayp ezigajg-
Leper Helps In
Mapping Program
Will Etfend WPA Work On
More. Important School ’
Bus .and Mail Routes
Upon the egplratlon of the
present founty-wlde road project
a new project will have been
formed to extend "work on lead
ing secondary roads, It was learn
ed here from T, D. Heffner, di
vision engineer of the branch of
fice of WPA.
Particular attention will be
given to roads over which school
buses and mail are routed and ef
forts ■will b© made to place them
in condition for all-weather trav
el with a, surface of gravel and
crashed atone.
A mor© nearly permanent type
of Improvement through VfTA
work was made possible during
tlfe past year by better coopera
tion on the part df the ,jitate
highway department, which has
tamiahed troaka and bthsr eguip-
meot for crushed stone, surfacing.
Highway Engiheer Leper was
In the county Friday and confer
red with WPA and school offi
cials In regard to roads that will
be Included In the next program.
22 From Wilkes
In A. S. T. C.
Enrollment Winter Term at
Boone Reached High
Mark of 933
TWenty-two Wilkes county ’ooys
and girls are among the 983 stu
dents enrolled for the winter
term at Appalachian State Teach
ers College In Boone, according to
the statistical report Issued last
week by J. M. Downum.
Studenb: are attending the col
lege from 70 North Carolina
counties and from 14 other states.
Watauga with 143 and Iredell
with 48 have the highest namber
of students enrolled at th© col-
:168B. ..
The ■winter term at A. 6. T. C.
will close Fcbrnary 18 the'
spring term ■will open on SWbtn*
aty 1: A
freeing the Popes from their vol
untary imprisonment In the Vati
can,. Pope Plus XI is reported
gravely ill.
Work Fill Begin
In Few Days On
Three Buildingf
Rainy Weather Preventetl
Contractors From Work
On Schools Last Week
As soon as weather permits
work will begin on the Millers
Creek, Mulberry and Benbam
school buildings. C. B. Eller coun
ty superintendent of schools, said
'today.
Work would have gotten under
way last week had weather con
ditions been favorable. Contrac
tors plan to work every day pos
sible in order to complete the
projects by late spring or early
summer.
Labor for th© three buildings,
Public Works projects, will be
furnished through the North
Carolina State Employment serv-
loe offee here and a full registra
tion of those skilled in the build
ing trades and not at present
gainfully employed Is asked. How
ever. It Is pointed out that those
registering as skilled In various
lines of work may b© asked to
furnish references from reputable
previous employers. Public Works
wage scales will be paid by the
contractors.
The three buildings are to be
constructed through issue of $t>b.-
000 in Wilkes conuty bonds and
a supplement cf $49,090 granted
th© county by the Public Works
administration.
On Friday titles to the sites
for the new buildings v are trans
ferred to the county and all de
tails rfeqnlslte to beginning -work
have been taken care of by coun
ty and PWA officials.
The new building- at Millers
Creek, with 15 classrooms and
an andliorlum, will bo erMted
dlreetty "in front of the present
elementary frame structure,
which was condemned by the
state tosurance department on
account pf Hre hazards. The'lot
Will contain all the lands from
tke^sohool building to highway
421.
The Ijlnlherry building, a town-
atemeutary unit, srill be ad
ed in a coin growing conl^ this largely on the condition of the roi-
season and are now measuring onlea «| they entgr w 'winter;
their land and wei|J>in|f iQro cornlaaid 0. L.,.Sams, State Cwlega ex-
'Sulphur. Springs bonding on high
way 18 ’and tba Benbam buU^V
is w^ on the road toward doi&:.
,.,^r
biggest awards it Is Important to
win one of the three big ballots
offered.
It is an even race among the
contestants and will be a nip and
tuck battle to see who will win
the "Protect You” vote offer.
Counting the hours fhat re
main of the big "Cash Offer”
campaign and making every hour
mean results, members seeking
to shar© in th© gigantic gift dis
tribution which will be decided
by the results accomplished be
fore the end of the campaign are
now rushing through the home
stretch at a furious pace. Votes
are piling up In substantial num
bers and for so many members
that th© outcome is as much •
mystery as ever.
The vote ballot goes on
throughout th© wide territory
served by The Journal-Patriot
and the members and their
friends are in a turmoil of excite
ment as the race is reaching the
final stage.
Those who are assuming the
attitude of having enough votes
had better step lively as th© Uto
starters ar© coming to the front
(Continued on page four)
Extra Cash Prize
Winners
The 925.00 Extra Ca^h Prize
offered in ';he “Cash Offer”
Campaign for the largest Or
mount of money tamed in for
subscriptions for th© week end
ing Saturday, December 12,
was won by Mrs. J. B. Church
of Roaring River.
The eight 95.00 Extra Casli
Prizes were won by the foHow-
ln(^ named workers, but nothin
the order in which they are
listed.
Mrs. Grace Co9er, Mm.
Verna Woodruff, Mrs. Russell
Hendren, Miss Chessie tklmis-
ten, Mrs. A. 3. Profflt, Mrs.
Joe Palmer, Miss Malvina Wil
liams, Miw. Tal Pearson.
The eii^t $5.00 extra cash
prizes were made .possibly
thrtnigh the conrtesy and co-
operatioB of the foUowlnf: lo*
cal citlaeiis and bnslaeaa fsnnst
Prevette’a, 3, C. Fenney Co.,
Dr. E. 8. Cooper, Sami’*
ry Store, Braae'a Drag
Balk’s Departjaent Store,
son Brothefg aaS CeMMd
oe StaliCB. -' '
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