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^ , (©-W.Va.). ‘Wm Six T*rk, Jat.'6.~Robert G. KCQ7-bair«d man ; Um little black satchel, lie lari^ task of his ^rim tonlfht as the state’s of- I (kHil sxecationer. On Thursday at Sias Stas prison he will be upon t> pnt to d>ath in the'^iMtric chair. ; i WUe indaaped '--j^wyk. 0., Jan. 5.—Police a search tor an 18- yeaisold wife Monday 24 hours her haskand reported she abducted by a man ’‘was erasy about her.” The ^d, Wesley Wheeier, 24, dtrthur Spence, 32, as the abd^atars and Police Chief Curtis ~ ‘ said a warrant for kldnap- .'bpen filed. County farm agents, assistant aigenta and all Interested poultry- men in Wilkes and adjoining counties are invited to attend a poultry short course to be held at the courthouse In Wllkesboro on Friday, January 22, A, G. Hen- dren, Wilkes farm agent, an nounced today. Wilkes and neighboring terri tory are rapidly growing into poultry leadership in this part of the state and much interest is being evidenced in that particular phase of agriculture. It is expect ed that the short course will be largely attended. Many poultry problems will be ably discussed. Members of the extension serv ice who will be present include C. F. Parish, Roy S. Dearstyne, H. C. Gayor and C. J. Maupin. Miami . . . Mias 'i-tavis Harris, 23 (above), of LoulsTlllb, Ky., and Senior at the University of Mlfcnl, Is the new “Queen of Clnbs,” elected at a convention of sororities here. Several Wilkes People to Attend the Inauguration Special Train Chartered To Make Round Trip Fran Winston*Salem Kiwanians Have Good Record Of Activity In 1936 Oituf Sales Tax ^Mjpntgoraery, Ala., Jan. B.— Began New Year Friday By Installing Oljf&cera For 1937 hundreds of Alabama retail mer- ebadta prepared tonight to march ^on state capitol tomorrow to against a proposed 2 per ml sales-tax. Meanwhile ^r the consumer’s anti- clatlon filed a test A. A. Finley, a pioneer citi zen of North Wllkesboro and the town”s first mayor, was Install ed as president of the North Wll kesboro Kiwanls club In the meet ing held Friday noon. Other officers to serve through- ’iUiams, vice A number of Wilkes county people are expected to attend the Inauguration of President Roose velt In Washington, D, C., on Jan^ry 20, It was learned today from J. R. Rousseau, chairman of the Democratic party In Wilkes and from other interested per sons. Mr. Rousseau has received communication from the Wilson ian Democratic club in Winston- Salem relative to the special train to Washington that will be spon sored by that organization. The letter gave inforuatlon relative to round trip fares and Invited people of this section to secure reservations on the train. The train will leave Wlnston- at 9:30 p. m. on the night Those who park Acta moWIoi on tbe Ktn^-^ business section of kesboro longer than two buiuu after the parktog mince gbee Into effeSlMifs M^ day, January 11, w^'^ Jlaklo to ftaes In tlici city court. ' .'■'■’C- The ordinance haS iwi|||.-jg^. lisbed and It ia pre—diykbht tbe people have taasPiS# what streefa parking sr^ he limited to two hauts^ ’ dnfe. Penalty for the first vldlattan will be one dollar and ifibfts and subseqaent vtolationa to host not laaa and ttva dol- law and costs. The ordinance was pasiM fn order to relieve traffic apndi- tions and to provide pasktag space for peo^e who aiw pa trons of the buslneaa fMim the city and who oftesi. find parking & problem heeause of lack of space. City antboritiea aA fa|l co- q>eration on the part Of the petq^le. Twelve Depi^s By Sh«^ C. For Wilkes Are Ad Sberit Adopting a cash b»sis, WlUces cdunty board of commissioners in January AeOtieg Monday passed uiran a number of msttera per- tsdaing to ftaam^ of the county. motltas' relative to finan cial -affairs w«ry> inade and see- nnded hy R. O.JWiUv chglman, and Leet Poplin, Democratic mambers, U. F. Absher. Republl- enn; having tiled a blanket pro test last mtoOth relative to all matters upon which Poplin acta, bn the groundiK that be was not legslly elected. It was ordered county general funds coUeot;^ On K>r aft er December io be deposited ta a new account fn the Bal^A of North Wilkeehoro and that land ciolleeted on the Tti^>^es ,i>e deposited in tbe'-^Oposlt and' dav- in^ Bank in "tka “ikfS nnttls- t^uted tax abcoknijl nia ac count inus made subject to check by C. E. Ferguson, ooanty acy conntant, cbeOks to he sighed by some officer of the bank. The sheriff was instructed to accept no further county vouch ers in payment of taxes. It was also ordered that the county ac countant he instructed to issue no further vouchers unless flinda are on deposit in snfticlent a- mount to pay the vouchers. - By order of the board no conn-; ty claims win he approved until completion Of thd audit of the couBty'a affairs. 'Ihls order does to salartM and current t Death .^rn, Jan. 5.—Elizabeth Wrel. Morton, flye-year-o 1 d • ainghter of Sterling Morton, of J^Ktoonvllle and niece of Wesley * B.'pf New Bern, died this a local hospital of Ved this morning when ato an open fire at her ^ther persons were pata- fully hut not seriously burned in Hielr edforts to rescue her. Vtghts Security Act New York, Jan. 5.—An attack poci constitutionality of the so- >al aecurity act was filed in fed- ral district court today by Nor- lan C. Norman, the indefatigable eeaevalt administration foe ’hose nnsnccessful suit against ollar devaluation was the first a the • United States Supreme 3Urt*B gold clause case docket ist February 18. Find Body In Stream irganton, Jan. 6.—A 2 4-hour k for David H. Buff, 78, ng from his home in Lower township, ended Monday tlie discovery of his body in earn nearly three miles from estdence. The aged man, in ttlth for four years, is believ- ) have wandered early Sun- morntag into South Fork g' yeiv hundred yards from leMO. Tracks of his bare feet 0 the water’s edge. rectois la composed of the offi cers and W. K. Sturdivant, past president, A. H. Casey, D. J. Carter. W. P. Gaddy. C. O. Mc- Nlel. and J. C. Reins. W. K. Sturdivant opened the meeting Friday and after words of appreciation for cooperation extended him he pinned the Pres ident’s button on A. A. Finley, whe also spoke briefly. Rev. Eu gene Olive presented the retiring president with the past presi dent’s button. Secretary T. E. Story read a re port of the club’s record in 1936, which abounded with community service. Report of attendance showed SO per cent at the regular meetings with A. A. Finley be ing the only one with a hundred per cent record. He also read the report of Mrs. Bertha Bell, county nurse, which sho*..ed that 63 children .had been carried to the orthopaedic hospital tn Gastonia during the year. Of this number 22 were new cases and 12 received hos pital treatment to correct physi cal handicaps. Expense of the 63 trips made by Mrs. Bell to carry .hildreu to Gastonia was paid by the club. ■W. V. Eller, of Evansville, Ind., was a guest of his brother, C. B. Eller, at the meeting Friday. (Continued on page eight) I6n-^em at eight o’clock on the morning of the 21st. ’The schedule makes it unnecessary for those on the train to secure ho tel accomodations or lodging in the capital city and berths or compartments may be secured on the train. For further details anyone may get in touch with Mr. Rousseau or make reservations through him Or directly with the Wilsonian Democratic club In Winston-Sal em. Day coach round trip fares are quoted as low as $9.42 with berths or compartments at a higher rate. late doputleg Wilkes since ike has Appointed 12 he took office on December 7 Odell Whittington, who oj^os- ed Doughton in the prlmaryi for the nomination, was >nade chief deputy. J. M. Beshears is Jailor and the other deputies are C. B. Yates, R. G. Mathia, E. C. Sparks, R. L. Spencer, B. M. Matthews, Luther E. Duncan, L. C. Lowe, B. W. Blledgo, Oscar Felts and J. L. Holder. Sheriff Doughton is being as sisted in his office by Miss 'Helen Call. Manufacturers At Furniture Showinsr MIodel Planes Crash ji^amier Is Suicide *0, Jan. B.—^John Bow- 40, farmer of Duplin ■■trtiM found dead near his 4 raison Sunday. His death •enounced suicide by Coro- iri L, Smith. According to iSheritf R. M. Byrd, who gated the case, Mr. Cates )4it depressed for some ianday afternoon be walk- ^pot about 800 yards from ^e, sat down by a stump, e barrel of his saotgun in nth and pushed the trigger forked stick. Notes written tivaa by Mr. Oates were Yoath KiHwI TO—Floyd Duke, 22, of shot and- killed in ,rx back room of a here last night. W. *• Bardin quoted fairvFi prop*4etor of the he shot Duke after 4^1ed him into the , attacked him a apparently wtthoat raa- Wm. T. Kilby To Be Buried Friday Widely Known Citixon of Millers Creek Passes After Long Illness : released Warren on his ace to appear in i rtnr* Monday, after ; sritaiBSies eorrob- Wllllam T. Kllhy, influential citizen of the Millers Creek com munity died at 12:30 Wednesday at his home following a lingering illness. He was 73 years of age. Mr. Kilby was a son of the late L. D. and Nancy Harrold ICllby. In addition to his wife, Mrs. Jane Kilby, he leaves the following children: C. C. Kilby, North Wll- keeboro, and Q. O. Kllhy, Millers Creek; Mrs. R. B. Vannoy, Daylo, and Mrs. Gusa Darnell, Holden, W. Va.; also three sisters, Mrs. T. J. McNlel, of Millers Creek, Mrs. Jeffie Watts, of Wllkesboro; and Mrs. H. C. Kilby, of North WllkeshOrs rente 1. Throughout his life Mr, Kilby had made many friends who are saddened at the news of his pass ing. Funeral and burial soloes will bo held at Pleasant Home Baptist church Friday, one o’- cldpk. R«v. Finley C. Watts and JR A A. W;, a»er will conduct the story. Three Local Firms represented On Chicago Furniture Show This Week Three North Wllkesboro man ufacturing firms are repreeented this week at the annual furniture show in Chicago. The outlook is reported good for the furniture industry in 1937. N. O. Smoak is representing the Forest Furniture company while the American Furniture company Is represented by J. R. Hix and A. B. Johnston. Jack Quinn and Henry Moore repre sent Home Chair company. Richmond, Calif. — Police emergency cars and an ambulance clanged to a vacant lot here aft er a telephone report that two airplanes had crashed In midair. Neighborhood hoys today repair ed their model planes Involved In the crash. With which is m$ll ont'lSi notices was approved. Leonard BJler, appointed Jani tor for a period of one year be ginning May 1, 1986, by the former board, filed notice of pro test of the appointment of Will Brown as Janitor by tbe new board in December meeting. In so doing he protested the vote of Leet Poplin, commissioner, in the appointment of Brown on the groanda that he was not a legal ly elected member of the board and filed notice, that he weuld serve as Janitof and present claims for services- Jintil May 1. '■ The -written protect filed by Eller was overruled by the board by a vote of two to 1, Finley and Poplin voting to overrule the pro test and M. #. Absher voting "no.” The board passed on routine matters, including reports of var ious county officials. James M. Anderson, head of le employment office for Wilkes, ^Alexander, Allegheny, Ashe and Watadw counties, has announc ed that all applicants for Jobs with the employment office will be dropped unless the applicants have re-registered since October 1, 1936. The move is taken at regular intervals in. order to clear the ■of fice’s flies of names of persons who have found employment ^se- W'here, moved out of the district or for any reason have lost in terest in getting a Job through the office. Those who keep their reglstra- tloas ta force by periodic renew- . in the active WMtoaen Jor vmcinas Jobs the employment Legislature Takes Up Important Business On Opening Day Session Dula Infant Dies Hampton Rich Is Visitor In This City Bobble Louise, Infant daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Dnla, died Tuesday night, a week after its birth oh December 29. Burial services were held Wednesday afternoon at the Episcopal cema- tery In Wllkesboro. , Hampton Rich, director of the Boone Trail Association, was in the city Wednesday. Mr. Rich re ports many activities proposed for his organization for the year 1937. A tablet of Davy Crockett has been modelled and cast for the Boone-Crockett-Housten Trail to the Alamo injlan Antonio Tex as. T'ae first of these tablets was unveiled and dispatched by Dr. Geo. Truett last August from the Crest of the Blue Ridge. Judge Johnson J. Hayes made an ad dress and a large crowd attend ed. An army plane carried the tablet to tbe Alamo at San An tonio.. Texas. Another activity proposed by the organization is opening some Indian mounds In Western North Carolina, the findings to Eo to the Great Smoky Park Mnseum. Two Arrested b Distillery Raids Wading immediately Into con- troversal matters even before the inauguration of Governor Hoey, "the North CaroUna. ' legislature ophneej yMterdaY I® Raleigh with promise Of much activity during the next few monthtr. Hugh Call And Lester Gen try Fill 'Bonds For Ap pearance In Court Despite rainy Board Educ|ttion January Meeting weather that makes many dirt roads practical ly impassable, federal revenue agents working in Wilkes Wed nesday made two successful dis tillery raids. Hugh M. Call, of Call, found himself In tolls of the law after Offlcert C. C. Noble and A. R. Williams raided ap Illicit plant In that part of the county. Fol lowing a preliminary hearing be fore Commissioner J. W. Dula in Wiikesboro he fUled bond of $60d'l for appearance in 0» May tenn*^^ of federal conit. Leater Gentry was erreeted in Bills Designed to Reform Elections Introduced; Want Electric Chair Lumpkin, who is remembered as tU tomorrow. itiuBisn on siouuaa/ «« w ' Cbservere see an alignment ot j^iort eonree will be aonductad by ;E^:McDoniild supporters ta the i^slature that may mean a New Ydfk . , . Wallace Ford (above), film actor, .was Placed In a foundling homo la England when 3 years old. He arrived la Canada at 7 and first went on the stage at IB. Now, after a 21 ywr search, he has found his mother in England where 'he is buying a home lor her. ' Applicants Most Register Agam At District Office Whose Registrutiooa ]Were .Prior to October First Aflbcted ' Washta^on, Jan. 6.—gpeUihtg to the 76 th Congress but obylo^i^ ly aiming his words at the service has to ttll. The office receives calls daily for some kinds of labor, especial ly for men skilled ta building trades, and It Is considered very Important that those wishing to gain jobs keep their registrations’ up to ^ate. Recent calls have asked tor brick masons, carpen ters, operators of road maohlnee, skilled'machinists, electric weld ers, etc. ‘ Each morning from nine to 12 o’clock is set aside for registra tions and those who desire to re register. by personal call should call at the oWlce, located on the second floor of the Bank of North Wllkesboro hulldlhg, between those hours. However, it Is not absolutely necessary to call at the office to register as a client may request that his registration ho renewed by mall. Any changes of address or location should be given to the office In order that the appli cant can be located If a Job is found. Emphasis is placed upon keeping In touch with the office In order that means may be had of informing the applicant of any available Jobs. preme court. President Roosevelt' today demanded a ‘'Itberal” pretatlon of the ooimtltntl^ ■ an opposed to a ‘‘narro^ one, With the rebel y^ of . & Democratic hosts resounding :i in the-lucked honse chamber, - tlta president who had been over whelmingly re-elected since the Supreme court struck down hJa NRA and other laws, spoke tl& pointed sentence: > “The proceas of onr damoeracy must not be imperilled by the dbtiial of essential powers of tree govmmment.” There is no vital need to a- mend tbe constitution, he argued, but there is need of an “enligh tened view" of it. He appealed 'to the courts to permit “legitimacy implied” powers of government to be made “effective Instrumeiita for the common good.” Justioee Ehijoy Lnash The Justices of the high eonit, who are soon to rule on constttw- tlonallty of other new deal aoto. did not hear' hlS words, were in their private dlaigg room- eating lunch at theHUn^s^^ba- cause of thel.* tradiyongl $Uj>nw there was no way of teHta|f liow they felt. Before both houses of Coav gress, gathered in Joint session to receive his annoal message, tbf#’- chief executive reiterated faith ta NRA’s broad ejitoaftid that it too much and the*«t.-, ^ word a s^i^p, sUecatb emp&Mir'O asserted: “The statute of NRA hSb bean outlawed. The problems have not They are still with us.” At the same tlnm, the- ■'mti executive called for “an addltim to the existing neutrality act to cover specific points raised - by the unfortnnate civil strife . fia Spain." CoWress responded With rush, bnt too late to halt n ship which steamed out of Kaw York with a cargo of alrphUMk for the Spanish loyalists. Kiwanis Directors Hear Good Reports North Wiikesboro Will Play Maiden North Wiikesboro high school basketball teams will meet their second tests of the season Fri day night when both boys and girls play the rtrong teams from o neii lew mouimr. Malden on the North Wllkesboro 7\i start the fireworks I)onal4 iicbool gymnasium court - . V w « 4 Prospects ar® bright tor one of the leader who directed the cam- the best beeketball seasons ta palgn of Dr. Ralph McDonald for recent history o! the local school. ycai^u -Wfc ^ SWVWMV m -- tr the governorship nomination, Ih- in the, first game of the season, troduced a bill to abolish the ab^ played .before the mid-term holl ■The gamea Friday night will start promptly ft 7:30 and ad mission will be *6 cents. A large sentee voters act and followed days, NWh WJilkeshoro boys de- wlth another to abolish markers feated Huntersi^e ^0 to nine and to prohibit those not voting —-i-i.* from entering voting places. Another act which is under fire la the law passed in 1935 chang- attendance of basketball fans is tag method of execution of felons anticipated, from electrocution to execution by gas. A hill has been Introdno- ed to reinstate the electric chair method. Ttoday Governor Hoey will be Short Course On TtAiacco Announced vooa7 uturoiuui iiwoj — Several tobacco ; growers in inaugurated with auspicious cere- •spjutee county are planning to ™iv«. with monies and little more action Is ^ttond tbe tobacco short tourse J® Wilkes conremnr vnu expected from the legislature un- bo, held at State College in “*■* — ’* ... — 1 Raleigh on January i» to 22. ’The Finding no urgent bnsinees nendlng the county board of edu- another raid to the same part of^Mtter fights on some of tae more cation did not meet on Monday, * ‘‘ C. O. McNlel, ehairmau, being confined to his home by iltaees. The baslness of operating the schools is moringL ftang quietly and without mtach friction. icgismiure many uungs ok luwiwi. prolonged seeslOB with somewhat importance to tobacco growers #lre1o«a /v« MAmSk Af ihft _Lj»ea' Ma /ivaneMfv AflSAnf tbe eohnty at an average sise plant. Officers C. C. Noble, W. P. Lance, A. R. Williams and J/ C. Fortner made the raid. Gen-, try filled bon^k pearane® in fed®ral court. *■ controverssl Issnee, parttcularly election laws and changes ta the sales tax. ’The BepnbUcaas amn- ber only eight, among whom are Attorney T. McDuffie, of ilkea. ' U ’ Y. Floyd, tobacco specialist, and many thinga of interest and ■Bw will be taken op. County Agent A. G. Hendren wIB attood the OOOZMk Old and new boards of dlree- tors of the North Wllkesboro IQ- wanis clnbs held meeting on De cember 31 at Hotel Wilkes with 13 In attendance. Features of, the meeting wer© reports by vari ous committee chairmen and sng- gestions for the new year. The financial report showed that all dues had been paid, all bills were paid and that a con siderable balance was leit in the bank. KIWANIS PROGR^^^^ CHAIRMEN ANNOUNCED Announcement has been made that; the following members will have charge of Kiwanis program* during the remainder of this month: R. W. Gwyn, January 8; H. H. Morehouse, January 15; Eugene Olive, January 22; W. A. Ctroud, January 29. J. M. Gorman, of Boomer, of North Carolina’s eight Itastar Farmers, will uddresa the clnh Friday In a program under direc tion of R. Wi Gwyn. Rep’esrtitative Of FHA Coming J. Marion Bolide Will Spond Friday Hmre In Intor- est Loans Marlon BoHek, field represen tative of the Federal Housing administration, will, spend Friday .||r. and Mrs. , A. U Jins announce the bi|th Eoht'l V 26. ., I 'who are Interestod lj» ohtatoUng FHA losto- He wlU mslpl^ headquarters in-thwolHee of A*"' tornoy W..M, MciHwj^-- During the pi^ scv^|]^ there has ' to.hohsto,1 ^jsonnty and It |a ■ Abliek will ^ bdsy dayJz for tStas.
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