T^ED
^an. 2C.—Tha two^ory
nee of F, A. Llne-
VonesTlUe vu totally
By tire tonight. about
All contents 'were de-
10. Mr. and Mrs. Line-
Si^ to thO'EHUn bos-
l 'daughter and
!([Clto.gaiaUy was at home
tire was discorered.
CLUES
Jtoaa Justice de-
spolcesman s^ today
^dfghsiMnent was ’*withont a
.of the. identity of Charles
.iibduetor-alaya' and
: ndyfUwest efttsens t o
your neighbor—he may
Uhe kidnaper." The official
ttffed to permit use of his
’SMiDe but through an interview-
Mked the public tej help run
;^oMa the crimlnsi.
HIS SON
i'^ggllson, Jan. 28. — Stephen
^■jlbocn, 5S-year-old farmer, was
today on a iiharge of
sttng his 25-year-old son,
at their farm home. The
was brought to a Wilson hos-
where physicians said he
^kad an eren chance for life. WJn-
told officers he shot when
son rushed him wtto an ax
chopping out the doors and
Indows of the farm house.
®«STIGATE~PEATH
StatosTUle, Jan. 26.—Solicitor
Chaktes L. Coggins, announced
that resumption of the In
st' 'lato the strangi death of
Hennan Westmoreland, 20-
'oKf^-feside, had b^n post-
"yo«od until Tuesday. The^lnquest
to be resumed tomo^i^w, but
-thS’'ioHcltor said additional time
'Was needed to gather evidence.
.Weatmoreland’s body was
‘ a J a week ago at the' bottom
'>foot well on her fagher-
farm.
pawkiHa, Jan. H.
A. Wlseamn, elty coroner,’doday
penetrated the velh which sur-
ix>nnft the death of Edgkr,«i:ew8.
82, of PWlpott, in Henry cnhnty,
-who died in agony while 'to was
being brought to a local hospital
-pcalded all over. The corojtbr'.sald
witnesses brdu^il in
Henry county told him that
“ at a still In the Mill
itlon when he stumbled
anddenly sprawled in a dls-
-titlory vat filled with scalding
mash.
NEED TO MATCH FUNDS
Raleigh, Jan. 26.—Dr. R. Y.
-Withers, director of the North
Carolina agricultural experiment
station, said today Tar Heel
■farmers" are "seriously handicapp
ed" by the lack of adequate
scientific information on plants,
animals, soli types, fertilizer re-
.quirements and Insect and dl-
oease control. "The federal gov-
aent realizes the tremendous
for definite Information In
agriculture,’’ Winters asserted,
•‘and has offered substantial ap
propriations for research work in
-Kortb Carolina, but they must be
matched with state funds.’’
IONS NE^ RAIN
LB'hkUlngtcn, Jan. 26.—A. dra-
ihaUe struggle to conserve rain-
gall in a wide, dusty belt on the
plains continued today
Wljlle -iUiodB swept the Ohio river
-wgjldy. Sfcll conservation serrlce
Dtflpials Mid little rain had fall-
tSe,‘nation’s’ “dust bowl”
TT 'downpours that
tii and destruction
Dust storms and
tight are a possibility this
gi^mar, trfflclals said, unless the
plains states secure some
alh unwanted In the mid-
Sig[ned Bbfore
Fanners Are Paid
Benefits For Year
County Agent Urging All
To S’gn Application For
Payment Immediately
APPOWtMENTS HELD
Participating Farmers In
Edwards and Traphill
Sign This Week
A. O. Hendren, Wilkes farm
agent, today urged all farmers
who have not signed application
for payment under the soil con
servation act to do BO at once if
they have compiled with condi
tion under which payments are
made.
Appointments have been des
ignated la many parts of the
county for participating farmers
to sign the final applications for
payment but some few In the
designated communities were un
able to attend the meetings and
have not signed.
The last of these meetings will
be held on Friday and Saturday
of this week for Edwards and
Traphill townships. On FYlday
farmers may sign at Pleasant
Ridge school and Ronda between
the hour.'i of ten a. m. and three
p. m. On Saturday they may sign
at Pleasant Home school and
Traphill from ten a. to. to three
p. in.
Mr. Hendren emphasized the
fact that the applications should
bo signed immediately and for
warded to Raleigh in order that
payments may be received within
a' short time. Payments to Wilkes
farmers.are expected in February
and farmers will begin signing
work sheets for the ensuing year.
More than 900 farmers in tbp.
gunlMtid
meats this year and the only li».
quisite act to early payments iS
signing the final application for
payment.
It is expected that the signup
for the coming year will include
more farmers than participated
this year. The soil act has been
very popular In the county for
various reasons and has awaken
ed an interest in soil improve
ment and soil conservation.
48CF X 104 DL
WASHINGTON DC 426 P JAN 26 1987
J HUBERT WHICKER CHM WILKBS CO chapter .ARC.
FLOOD SUFFERING HAS ALRJBADT UNPRECEDENTED
PROPORTIONS WITH REaLJEF'NKEipS STEADILY MOUNTING
STOP UNDER THESE CONDITIONS IMPjWEIBLE NOW NAME
FINAL GOAL FOR FUNDS ONLY LIMIT RED Cni€^ ASSISTANCE
MUST BE MAXIMUM GENEROSiTY AMERICAN PEOPLE STOP
EVERY POSSIBLE MEMBER NATIONAL RED CROSS STAFF NOW
ASSIGNED TO FIELD FOR REUBF DUYY STOPi I CALL UPON ,
ALL CHAPTERS TO ASSUME FlHl. iNlTrATlVB THEIR
RESPECTIVE JURISDICTIONS AND MOBILIZE EVERY
COMMUNITY RESOURCE OF PERSCffil^.tr AND ORGANIZATION
TO RAISE PROMP^Y LARGEST POSSIBLE AMOUNT STOP
REPORT DAILY AMOUNT RAISED STOP P6R TOUR
INFORMATION IN VIEW PRESENT KNOWN NEEDS YOUR
GOAL SHOULD BE NOT LESS THAN FIVE TIMES QUOTA
ORIGINALLY ASSIGNED YOU.
(COPY)
CARY T GRAYSON CHAIRMAN
627P
Here As Rood Relief Seeds Increase
Electrification
Talked In Meet
Held Wednesday
More Than ipkp
Homdess biFkidd
:«a4oh . . . Ann Uardtng, asn«-
hlon4^ beauty of the Amerleaa
;scMn’'’^l«bove>., is the bride of
Werner iansMn, famed American
con^uptor and composer. They
w€dSe‘qiHetly married In a «uf-
priae, MWddlng. It is the second
martia'ge^cr Both. ’
Progrwsg in
Erecting Lines
red.
13 AND SELF .
grtUe, Jan. 26.—Ed Mize,
and killed his sweet-
IQm Frances Grogan, 27,
her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
^Dgan at the Grogan home,
: miles north of here, this
end then shot himself
"home on the Mayo river,
MorUiisTine, Va., within the
t^O hours. Ml*e left the bo-
Lot hto Tiettms lying In tBe
hut after a futile at-
triSLy Thomas Grogan,
of the yOang -woman
^hom he quarrelled before
staylAg.
Service
geuviU be a oMebtatlon of
..Communion *t St-
ehqrcti Sunday
81st, at nine
B; M. Dhckey, reo-
School Buses Are
Being Inspected
Will Be In Qood Condition
When Schools Re-Open
After Holidays
During the past two weeks
when Wilkes schools had an en
forced holiday because of bad
road conditions special efforts
have been made to place all the
buses in safe condition.
S. F. Mastin Is mechanic for
the school buse.s and an e.Ttra
hand has been used in. order that
all nece.ssary work on the buses
might be rushed to completion.
The work has included a rigid
Inspection of brakes and other
Important parts of the buses that
would Insure sa'ety. All defective
or badly worn parts have been
replaced and the buses have had
a general overhauling.
The Inspection has also In
cluded contract buses, although
individual owners made the nec
essary repairs.
Road conditions during the
last two years have been very
hard for the buses and quite
much wear has been the result.
Although the buses arc believed
to be In safe condition, school au
thorities believe that over-crowd
ing, a condition that cannot be
immediately remedied, .(s the
greatest fault of the transporta
tion system in the county.
W. H. H. Waugh Kills
Extra Large Hawk
Wl H. H. Waugh, well known
local business man, Is earning a
reputation as a marksman,
YesteiTay he killed a large
hawk with a well placed rifle
shot o’f about 200 yards on his
f&rm near Oakwoods. The hawk,
which had a -vrtngspread of ex
actly four feet, had been looting
ahickeif lots and considered par
tridges a delicacy.* Unable to get
any closer than 200 yards, Mr.
Waugh took careful aim and let
fire. The bullet went ttarongb
the center of the hawk.
Progress of the rural electri
fication movement i n ' Wilkes
county was reviewed and prosr
pects described as bright for fur
ther extension of lines in a rural
electrificatlo a meeting held Wed
nesday at the courthouse la Wil
kes bo ret
The meeting was called for a
general discussion of the subject
of electricity in rural homes and
was attended by a number of
people from several communities.
Mr. Jones, RB specialist of State
College and the extension service,
c.-:nducted the meeting.
M. G. Butner, manager of the
local branch ofl the Duke Power
company, was present and ad
dressed the gathering. He ex
plained that slncp the last rural
electrification meeting was held
In Wilkesboro several months ago
more than 40 miles had been add
ed to power lines In the county
and that a number of other line
extensions had been approved and
some were now under construc
tion. He expressed a hope that
the electrification movement
would continue and described
prospects as bright lor more
line extensions and new lines
during the ensuing year. Expres
sions of appreciation of Mr. But-
ner's splendid cooperation wefe
made by several of those present.
Some discussion was also cen
tered on use of electricity In the
home, telling how electricity can
be made to lighten, drudgery and
perform many disagreeable tasks.
Wayne Eller In
Evansville, Ind.,
In Flood Region
Wayne Eller, a son of Dr. and
Mrs. A. J. Eller, was one of the
many in Evansville, Indiana, who
were forced to vacate their homes
because of the flooded Ohio river.
Mr. Eller,-Who bolds a position
with the R. J. Reynolds tobacco
company, lived within three
blocks oC the river and on Sun
day left his home becans® of ris
ing waters. However, messages
received Tuesday stated that he
and Mrs. Eller ware staying at
the home of a friend and were in
no danger.
Miami,'’; Fli. . . , BrySn M,
“Bitsy" Grant (above), mighty
miniature Atlanta Atom of ten
nis, is spilling cl amplon net stars
all over the South In winter play
here, twice defeating Donald
Budge, ranking No. 1 U. S. star.
There are wore thau 18«000 sep
arate parts in a piaao.
Southsid^ Singing
Meeting Postponed
p. J. McDuffie, chairman of
the Southside Slnglnit Assoei-
atloQ, has annonucM that there
will not be a slaglng on the fifth
Sunday in jauuary hut has been
postponed until the fifth Sunday
in May because of weather con
ditions and bad roads. The sing
ing -will be held on May 29 at
Boomer ebuireh.
Fioal Approval Is
Given Project For
Repairii^ Armory
Project To Cost About $1»
225; Work Expected To
Begin March 1
T. D. Heffner, division engi
neer for the WPA in this braneh
district, 'vi’as notified today that
approval had been given a pro
ject calling for improvement of
the armory located on the fair
grounds here.
The project calls for aiy neces
sary repairs ^nd -Improvemento
!’«>n the building, including paint
ing the exterior and Interior.
The project is sponsored by
North Wilkesboro and the total
cost was set nh at 41,224,84, of
which the sponsor’s contribntlon
was listed at |&82.
However, duo to weather con-
dtlons, it is expei^d that work
will not begin until March 1.
Audit Of Comity
Books Under Way
Chapman and Strand, Char
lotte Firm, Will Soon *
Compile Audit
Chapman and Strand, Char
lotte accounting firm, 1» now en
gaged in a complete Audit of
Wilkes county offices and Mr,
Chapman stld. Tuesday tl^ ipm*-
progropa has been mad^ on tbs
Under torm# of the ^ . auditing,
oodtfiict the- a*dltors;;;wlli;make
two reports to the oonimlssioners,,
one covering the poiriod np to
offieen
yesterday} Moi^^giUd'S:
J Forward^
■f Citizens of North
and Wilkes county basjhV
any solicitation, except ’tfton;
newepape>*8 and radio, responded
quickly and with generosity to
the emergency appeal inide by
the American Rod Crosk^'fOf ret
lief of the many tbonssibds drift
en from their homes by the
devastating floods in the Ohio
and Mississippi valleys.
Chairman J. H. Whicker, of
the local chapter of the Red
Cross, and J. B. Williams, treas
urer, report over $1,300 sub
scribed. Special mention should
be made of the fact that employ
ees of industrial plants have con
tributed well over half the ’a-
mount raised locally, including
WUk^ Hosiery Mills $3S4^25i;
Forest Furniture' Co./» $228.60;
International Shoe Co,, $165,00;
G H e r- Cotton Mlliu, W 20,0.0;
American Furniture Co., $82.60;
Home Chair Co., $60.
. Other groups have also re
sponded with generosity, as have
numerous individuals. At a lat
er date the names of contributors
will be published in The Journal-
Patriot.
Since the needs are so much
more urgent tbgn was thought
when the first call for assistance
was sent out, it St suggested that
all who have not yet, dona so,
both in the Wllkesboros and
throughout the comity, bring or
send their contrlbntlons at once
to J. B. Willlama, trewrer,
the office of th© $forth Wilkes
boro Insurance Agency, Bank of
North Wilkesboro building. Many
millions of dollars sre needed
now for emergency relief and
will be needed for months, to
come^ In^ the work oF rehabllita-
tioB. It Is hoped that the Wilkes
county chapter ■yill contribute
well over $3,000.06 to assist in
this time of unprecedented dls-.
aster, ,
The report of'^contrlbutlons al
ready made Includes all snlwcjrip’;.
tions and . ca^‘ Tteeiypi ' tfija
chattinan-And trwurer ; hp to
Bldefo’clock today. ^ fAtw con
tributions will be aeltiioiitodged
te order that the pnblto may
the fuU' amount contribut
ed by the J>eoPle,Pf
dollar received for. flow relfef:
1936 Banner Year
For N. Wilkesboro
BoiUBng and Lotta
Stockholders I n Meeting
Monday Night; OfficeMf
Directors Re-Elected
Tsfo North Wllkeabor’’ Build
ing A Loan asBodiatlon held its
annual meeting at the city hall
in North Wilkesboro on htoPday
evening, January 2Sth, at which
time the president, J. C. Reins,
and; secretary-treasurer, J. B.
Wlliiams, submitted-their reports
to the stockhofdon for the year
of 1936. Mr. Reins itaade a verbal
report which was intereatii^ and
in which be advised the stoek-
I holders that the year ba^beeh
one'of the most prosperous- the
association had ev^ enjoy^ R.
G. Finiey -was made -chapinab
and J.^. Willlama, secretary of
the sto^holders' a^ual m|«t‘
lag-i .
The si;ookboldera re-^epl
itoii-'-Ai'
. i Toml
j. ’il.. Rtotor, C. W. waiter,
Cartei‘i;H. ..J|.. H4t«**ns, Ji ^
Shydef;'-1l((E; lft ■'h.''^a»|*,||p
JenWni^ R;
Casey^and X B. WUjlams. A .1
Tip- secretary’s -rejmrt wt^
most ijiteresting and n b^g
carried- in this Jfsue of,„ TOO,
i !;Jonn)al-PaMot. In view of thq
tact _that the weather has been
very bad, a large number of
stockholders were^ not present
and Mr. Wtlllams ^Is eepecinlly
anxious for all the stockholders
to know what the aasootetton
has done throughout the year
and calls their attention, to his
report and trusts that they -will
read and analyze same for their
owff'henefU.
Immediately after the stock
holde.*s’ meeting the board of di
rectors met and re-elected the
old officers to succeed themselves
to serve for the year 1937, name
ly: J. C. Reins, president; S. V,
Tomlinson, vice president; A. H.
Casey, attorney, and J. B. Wil
liams, secretary-treasurer.
The secretary’s report follows:
As Secretary-Treasurer of your
Building and Loan Association,
I wish to submit to you a report
of the activities of the Associ
ation for the year of 1936.
I am pleased to tell you that
Dtontinned o-u page eight)
WANT BETTER ROADS
Asking That Lending
Roads B« M«de'AU.Wo»v
ther Travel Routes
Ctetral schools in Wilkes coun
ty plan to re-open ozr :■ Monday,
February 1, if weather condlttosa
peytnitl
Several of the schools have
been closed for two weeks or
more and have operated only spas
modically since the middle of De
cember on accounl^of bad , road
conditions.
However, no rain tell on ‘rnss-
day and Wednesday of this wosk
and although th» weather was
not fair much water bad drained
from the rain soaked mud.
Motor travel has been prac
tically impossible on many of ttie
leading dirt roads in the county,
twd of which are numbered as
a part of the atsta systma, •
highways. Three or four days of
fair weather would aTIow the
roads to be placed in conditioa
for travel.
Millers Creek high school re
mained open this week, all'bases
being able to make their raam
TbS askool, only one with tnias-
portation facilities remaining
en, .is located on fedSM^ highway
4 hi near the Intersection with
state ^hway 1$ ' seven mBss
west of this city;-fawt .t^^didjl..
Jon^ two bus routes
iYUfOs-
'over dirt
Loiit 4 Ycara In
The Wilderness,
Dog Is'Returned
December 7; •#hen new
toofe-etfice; and onO covering'the ^ being put 'at tto dleposnl
file American Red Cross
zatloh for Its Immediate use.
Messrs. J. H. Wihlcker and J,
JB. Williams, chairman aaft. treas
urer of the Wilkes county chap-
(Oapitsiagd OB SPSS Soar)
year,
Eastern Star ^
, Has Meetmg Tc^t
WUkea ehaptor U. H.;df_ O.
B. 8. -wlH.«Met;hllttg^,’t-lAd, «t
the Nortk 'Wilkeeboro
- ■ "‘■'.Wt...'
Aftw fonr years wandering
in the wilderness Kenneth
Brooks’ boll dog was returned
to him safe and sonnd Batnr-
day.
It’s -a long story. Four years
ago the dog, of female species,
left its ownrn* when it was a-
bont eight months old. Where
the dog had gime remained a
mystery for some time until It
was learned that a wild boll
dog was roinnJng In the hills
along Reddles River. Dogs
wonld run her like they would
a fox or wolf.
Mk. Brooks recently ottered
a reward for safe^retnm of the
dog and an enterprising hunt
er cnii^ the aninud, as wild
as any bMMs of the forests, in
S' baitoti opossnm trap. On Sat
urday.-^ tnmed the dog over
to its owner after fonr years'
He Is taking no chances M
the dog yielding to the wander
lust temptathm again* and is
keetong her tied hscidsMBWy
_ by the samo eoBar the dog were
ibiShfaB It strayed away fonr
- yeani -ago to live the life of
-mfvM of the fil
she nMst have been fik
icesehqols Mok opened sar-
lifer t^ aa'tIMpated el-
forts mil be made to Inform tlM
pappto^f re-opedihg date In
deiFlh’^ there may be no dlsap-
polntment Ot confusion.
In the meantime plans. arO igtH
Ing forward td secure. If posslbln
a more permanent type of' Imr
provement on leading secondary
rosds betore another winter. Ik
is recalled that schools were .qw-
able to Operate in'“Wilkes regal-
arly last yeak on account of ron*
conditionsv
Find Stolen Car
Near This City
Automobile Stolen From
Rural Hall Physician Re
covered Saturday
Patrolman J. E. Crowell was
instrumental Sunday In recover
ing an automobile stolen Satur
day night from a physician whrile
visiting a patient at Rural Hall.
The car stolen at Rural Hall
was said toj have been abandon
ed in the Mulberry vicinity ■> by
two young men whose identity
was not learned. The stolen a»-
tomoblle bad stalled in the mud.
which probably caused Its aban
donment by the thieves.
Christian Home
Theme Of Sermons
The second sermon of the spe
cial Sunday night series being
delivered at the First Baptist
church on the general them^
‘"rhe Christian Home In Onr
Times,” will be preached by
Pastor Eugene Olive next Sunday
night.
Last Sunday night the sermon
topic was, “A Frank Look At the
Family.” Th^ second topic wfll
be, “Is the Modern Home the
Center of Society?"
The attendance at the service
last Sunday night was larger than
£be usual Sunday evening con
gregation. despite the rainy wea
ther. Rev. Vit: Olive is extending
an urgent Invitation to parents,
young people and children to
come together every Sunday
night for a consideration of thto
very important subjset. Uis sstv-
icee begin at sevan-thlrty.
Infant Girl Is
Found l>ead ln
Mtle Dnvls, infant dsagbtsr
of Howard and Cloma Ladd Bak;
vis. of WUkosboro, was foMil -
dead Is bod yestwdi^: nu>ntiB
their home.
Funeral^orvlce ’
^5ranberry%*pUst-4
o'clock.
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