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^OTRNAT jMWP^Sn'BA? RIAZED THE TRAtt 6? PROGMSS W THE TteTE OP .WILKBS” FOB MOBE THAN THHOT : .JOURNAWyp^-BLAZED THE fV:.- W ' ^ ite News Of :l^e-Nation VOL. XXXI, NO. 87 Published Mondays and Tburedaya NORTH WILKESBORO, N. ^♦» DRUNK DtTilleiFeb. 16.—An ll- |3. lory. seDoiia in th« history ^ Oonnl^ «osrU, considered tj!Ta ««ii» in SaiSerier court here to^ i 4KyvWIien the 12th membw was Intoxicated and lodged burned to death Mownton, Feb. 1«. — Billy Reid ‘ Kelly, two-year-old son of lir. and Mrs. T. M. Kelly, of ’ Rutherford college, died Isie last Bight In the local hwjrit^ "frem hnrM received Friday when names from an open fireplace ig- ^ted •his clothing. The child’s CBrments were burned from his body before members of his fam ily observed his plight. Need For Larger Registration For NCSES District Office Is Apparen! Variety of Calls for Labor of Many Types Indicates More Employn*'*nt WANT SKILLED LABOR r ^EER IN HOSPITAL "iTiomasville, Feb. 16.—I. O. Greer, superintendent of the Mills . .|Jmne Orphanage, was taJcen to Burrns Hospital, in High Point, Monday evening, where he under went an operation for appendi citis. His condition today was re ported by bis physician to be as good as could be expected. Calls Also Received for Cot ton Mill Workers, Do mestic Help, Laborers KILLED YOUNG CHILD |f Cooperstown, N. "7., Feb. 16.— i. A 27-year-old truck driver who t authorities said confessed t o shaking to death a 19-months-oId 'I baby because “he bit me,’’ to night was held tor grand Jury ac- 1 tlon, on a second degree murder -- charge. District Attorney Joseph Mollnari of Otsego county, said the man, Clyde Proctor, of One- onta, waived e.xamination upon arraignment late today before Peace Justice Harold Carpenter. li DUST STORMS RAGE ^ Gnymon, Okla.. Feb. 16.—Grlz- panhandle farmers, stung by two successive “black blizzards, dug in tonight for a finish tight as a vast red dust s.orm swept toward the Gulf of Mexico. Re peating their blowlands philoso phy—“let ’er blow, it takes grit to live here’’—tho farmers as- f^'fled their engines of war— ant listeners, “chisel’’ plows terracers to groove the shift- In order that the North Caro lina Employment service may render a more complete service a larger registration of Job seekers is needed in tho five counties composing this district, it was learned today from Jame.s M. Anderson, district manager. The counties in the district are Wilkes, Alexander, Ashe, Alle ghany and Watauga. Too many people, Mr. Ander son said, have the erroneous idea that the employment service is some kind of relief or welfare organization and that its only purpose relative to employment is placing men on public works Jobs while as a matter of fact that office made as many place ments with private employers or industries last month as on pub lic works projects. IIo explained that tho employ ment service is set up to serve workers wanting Jobs and people or industries wanting workers. The local office is prepared to furnish from its files almost any type of labor, although at times there s some shortage of highly skilled la’jor. Those who need laborers for construction purpos- e.5, industrial purposes and any kind of labor about the home or farm will find the employment PJL3. Los’Angeles Miss/irrgaret Coberly (above), Uo#fA! igeles so ciety girl, is to become the bride of Allan Henry Hoover, son of former President and Mrs. Hoov er. Announcement of the engage ment was made by the girl’s par ents. No date has been announc ed for the wedding Senate Passes County -i: 'i easure — ■ -i-i Senate Follows Action Of Lower House m Defeating Referendum Plan; Counties To Vote Sooh. Clinard Jones Named Keeper Of County Home Will Succeed J. M. Absher On March 1; Board i'l Meeting Monday Wilkes county board of com missioners in recess session Mon day transacted two items of bus iness of genera! interest. Chairman 11. G. Finley and Leet Poplin were present at the meeting, M. F. Absher, Republl- jean member, being absent. On motion of R. G. Finley, seconded by Loot Poplin, that Clinard Jones be employed tho keeper of the county home, be ginning March 1, 1937, at a sal ary of $100 per month. That Mr. Jones shall be employed on a monthly basis and shall file a comprehensive report of monies received, expenditures and all other business with the county ' l)oard 080b Monday,. It Raleigh, Feb. 16.—The Senate passed the county option liquor bill late today after adopting sev eral minor amendments to the measure. There was no record vote. The bill, previously passed by the House, was returned to the House for approval of amend ments. Legislative leaders said the lower body probably would act on the proposal tomorrow and that it would be ratified Into law by Thursday. Under the measure, each coun ty could call for elections on the creation of liquor stores. The bill was passed by the Senate after an amendment call ing for a state-wide referendum on the liquor question was de feated, 27 to 17. Amendments Adopted The adopted amendments, would: 1. Prohibit drinking at foot ball game.-? or at any other public assembly. 2. Cause stores to fix uniform prices. 3. Allow stricter supervision of stores and prohibit the placing of a liquor store in a township which voted dry although the county voted wet. 4. Require a 20-day notice of the opening of the registration books and provide for one baf- lot instead of two as previously etipulated. Other amendments resulted from typographical errors. Martin Leads Fight Senator Martin of Davidson, who led the fight for a state wide referendum, asked the adop- tkBB of amendments which would allow only those counties having liquor stores to vote on the mea sure, to prohibit any sort of ad vertising in a North Carolina publication, and make It unlawful to transport whisky anywhere In the state except In a wet, coun ty. They and three other propos ed changes were voted down. The roll call vote completed an af’ernoon of debate In which 16 senators took active part. Senator Rodman of Beaufort, who directed the efforts of the county-option forces In the ab sence of Senator Gravely of Nash, was supported on the floor by Senators Hill of Durham, John ston of Buncombe, Long of Hali fax, Gay of Northampton, Rowe of Pender, and Coburn of Martin. Three above i,aae Worth, Fla. . . . guesses, fans, who the baseball celebrity may be. . . . It Is none other than “Nap” La- Jorie, wintering here, who for 16 of the 20 years he was In the major league, batted over .300 and has his name in baseball’s permanent hall of fame. Oscar Martin Is Seriously Hurt; Negro Is Held Young Man SufiFering From Deep Knife Wounds In flicted On Monday ^^^77 Dmdttt b ^d^ try h jMardi Session Of Superior Court Judge Felix Alley, Wayn^ ville Jurist, Will PresidB At Regular Sessitm TO HEAR DEMURRER On Election Case; Several Homicide Cases are Cal endered for the Term Charlotte Man Taken With 84 Gallons Booze Leonard E. Horton Loses Car Banks Here Will Be Closed Monday Annonncenient has been made that both the Bank of North WUkesboro and the De posit & Savings bank ^^1^ closed Monday, Febro^^ Oscar Mastln, young man of WUkesboro, Is In a critical con dition at the Wilkes hospital be cause of injuries said to have been Inflicted Monday afternoon by Henry Bailey, WUkesboro ne gro. The colored man is said to have attacked young Mr. Martin without provocation near a store on highway 421 about two miles east of WUkesboro. The alterca tion took place about four o’ clock. Mr. Martin suffered deep cuts about his arm and chest. The negro Is being held In jail with out privilege of bond pending the outcome of Injuries Inflicted on' 1 4 1*1 A . More than 250 cases have docketed for trial In the March term of Wilkes superior court to convene on March 1, It was lear»- ed today from the office of L C. Hayes, clerk of court. The term will be two week* and will be for trial of criminal cases, and among those calendar ed are a number of homicide charges. Judge Felix Alley, of Waynes- vllle. In tho 17th judicial dis trict during the first half of thia year, will preside and Solicitor John R. Jones, of this city, wHl prosecute the docket. The number of cases docketed so far does not include many ap peals from magistrates, several of whom have not filed their re ports to the clerk’s office as they are required to do before the term of court begins. Officials are hoping that the majority of the cases pending may be cleared during the term. Outstanding among Interesting cases to face the court Is the hearing on the first day of court on a demurrer In tho quo war ranto election case in which coun sel for the defendant Is seeking dismissal of the action brought by D. B. Swarlngen, Republican, Poplin, Democrat, p^eREE 'ARR KnXED f* ^^dvance, Feb. 16.—A steam boiler on a traction engine ex ploded near here today and kill ed Wiley Potts, 40, Walter Glenn Jarvis, 24, and Isem Potts, 17. Twenty-eight years ago, old resi dents recalled. Arch Pot s lather of tVlley Potts, and George Potts, brother, were blown to piBRi In a similar boiler explos ion. On July 3, 1935, the tractor which was snapped to bits today, ran down and killed a small boy. SPLIT ON PROPOSAL Washington. Feb. 16.—Events crowded one another today. In the struggle over President Roose velt’s plan for reorganizing the country’s Judicial system, there having been a break In the farm front, while there were reports of prospective federal activities—1? there is to bo any remodeling of the Supreme court—that would ftovltably result in the establish ment here of a centralized gov ernment unexampled in power and magnitude in any democracy. The annual operating cost of fi nancing such a government would .probably be. from eight to nine 3i’'.lions. Recently the office has been In receipt of a variety of Calls, some local and many from widely sep arate sections of the state. Calls have been received tor skilled mechanics in various trades and recently there have been calls for people experienced in cotton mill work. The office placed a local man last week In a resironslble position as a weaver for a mill in Raleigh which had Just open ed up. Attention, however, is called to the fact that the office does not set wages on any Jobs and that the question of wages in priv ate employment Is entirely up to the employer and the employe. lea Is required to pay into j the county treasurer all monies Work Under Way On New Building received and all expenditures shall be paid by county vouchers. That the keeper shall bo requir ed to fill a bond with some reput able bonding company in the sum of $1,000 for the faithful per formance of his duties and for the accounting of monies handl ed. Mr. Jones will succeed J. M. Absher, county homo keeper for several years. On motion of R. G. Finley, sec onded by Leet Poplin, it was or dered by the board that $600 be paid to Chapman & Strand for auditing work to date. The sum of $800 had previous ly been paid to the firm. Leonard Eugene Horton, young white man of Charlotte, had an unlucky day yesterday. Leaving Charlotte about nine o’clock yesterday morning, head ing for the Windy Gap section of the county, he was In the hands of federal officers before Victory Dinner Here March 4th For Cash Fertilizer - Seed Store; Will Enable Car rying Larger Stocks Seeks Support Of Court Flap Workmen are making much , progress on erection of a new steel I warehouse and storeroom for the Cash Fertilizer and Seed company near the present building at the corner of A street and Forester Will Be Under Sponsorship Democratic County Ex ecutive Committee Washington. — Administrative leaders slowed legislative action o^^tesldent Roosevelt’s Judiciary i.^Hjfcnlzatlon program, but In- a campaign for public . and congressional supimrt.. , Immediately after a natlon- ■ wide appeal by Senator Sherman Wnton (D-Ind) for approval of the President s plan. It was mado clear In authoritative sources that there was no desire for haste and that It was essential that full opportunity be given for public reaction. The House Judiciary commit tee, meeting this morning under •Chairman Hattqn W. Summers - (D-Tex), Is expected to confine Itself to a general discussion of ^he administration bill without taking any action. Leaders Indi cated that they anticipated no serious Immediate attempt to put the blU forcing a separate On enlargement of the sn- ^me court to 15 justices. It was considered significant that at least three Democratic senators, who have been reported mBto.vorable toward tho program who had Indicated' they would .declare their poslUons Im mediately, postponed Indefinite ly any announcements. avenue. Tl’.e new building, being erected by T. H. Settle, contractor, will be 50x00 feet, and will provide addi tional space for the wide variety of merchandise the firm will han dle this season. Cash Fertilizer and Seed store, for many years a well known firm in this part of the state, is to be enlarged to make it a complete store to fill the fertilizer and seed demands from the farmers in this section. The firm handles the popular Virginia-Carolina fertilizers in any desired analysis, also nitrate of soda and other supplementary fer tilizers for farm crops and gard ens. A most complete line of field and garden seeds, featuring seeds from T. W. Wood and company, will be carried at all times. Work on the new building is ex pected to be completed within a few weeks. C. 0. McNiel, secretary of the Wilkes county Democratic execu tive committee, lias been named chairman for the Victory Dinner to bo staged here by tho Demo crat organization on March 4. Mr. McNiel today received a letter from A. D. Polger, nation al committeeman, in regard to tho dinner, which will be one of many In all parts of the country. According to the plan outlined the committee will endeavor to raiso a prqfit on one dollar on each ticket. Further details will be announced later. noon. Horton was driving a 1931 Ford Coupe and by using over load springs was able to transport 84 gallons of Wilkes blockade liquor, but Just as he entered state highway 421 from the country road leading Into the Windy Gap community, he was stopped by officers who had been on the watch for him. The liquor was In fruit jars, the load making 14 cases. All but one case was concealed In the rear of the coupe, one case being in the front of tho car with the driver. The car is said to be licensed in the name of C. W. Wood, Route 7, Charlotte. Horton was held In Jail last night In default of $l,O00 bond. viiliO bint UuliieM to Atiend to" with' tii«> banks should keep this In mind in order that tho holiday will not cause any uicoBvenlenco. Wilkesboro High Selects Debaters Will Meet Elkin and Mount Airy in Triangular De-, bates Again This Year Wilkes People At Lincoln Dinner FLOOD DANGER PASSES ON UPPER MISSISSIPPI Quarterly Conference Vicksburg, Miss., Feb. 15.— Major Raymond G. Moses of the Mississippi river commission said today the fight to get the Ohio’s flood water safely down the Mis sissippi before dangerous rises of other tributaries had been won. Major Moses said apprehension over the prospect of a dangerous flood of water pouring into the Mississippi from confluence of the Arkansas and Red rivers had been dispelled. The Moravian Falls Circuit win hold the second quarterly conference In Moravian Falls at Beulah church, £ inday, March 7, it 11:00 o’clock. Rev. J. W. Hoyle will bring a nessage at tho morning hour. Dinner will be .served at the ■hurch. The public is cordially invited Slight Slip CO be present. Nelsonvllle, Ohio.—Earl Green waa passing a subscription paper which stated be was a deaf mute. Police Chief George Bateman tapped him on the shoulder and asked: “Where do you come from?’’ Before Green thought, he replied: “Youngstown.’’ His sen tence was $10 and 30 days. Among those from Wilkes at tending the Lincoln Day dinner staged 1 n Greensboro Friday night by the state Republican or ganization were J. M. Brown and Kyle Hayes, chairman and sec retary of the county executive committee, Mrs. John R. Jones, national commltteewoman. Miss Mazle Johnson, Mrs. Demla Mc Gee, Miss Audrey Templeton, Mrs. Ted Yale, Mrs. Jim Somers, Miss Stacey Haynes, J. A. Hayes, G. G. Foster, Clyde Hayes, Old Wiles, T. R. Bryan, Orvella Blackburn, Boss Blackburn, W. R. Triplett, J. M. Absher, J. B. Sheets, Dave Mink, R. C. Miller, Perry R. Lowe, Coyd Elledge, Ed Pardue, W. T. Wyatt, R. Staley, C. G. Glass, L. G. Woodle, Rich ardson Morrison, Edward Crysel, R. G. Wyatt, Ray Kennedy, H. P. Eller, Buel Brooks, A. H. Casey, R. P. Casey, C. C. Hayes, J. H, Whicker, Floyd Jennings, Jim Somers, Granville Burchette, Walter GamblH, Sebon Gamblll, M. P. Mastln and two sons, Bax ter Mastln, W. B. Somers, Glenn Wyatt, James Osborne, Spencer Richardson, J. T. Prevette, Wil liam Prevotte, J. F. Jordan, Ar thur West, Paul Wiles, Boss Blackburn, C. C. Sidden, Clyde 'Tinsley, Wm. A. Stroud, T. B. Story, A. A. Triplett, Fred Hen derson and H. C. KUby, Wilkesboro high school, which during the past ten years has made an outstanding record in triangular debates, has picked teams for par ticipation this year. Twelve .students tried Tuesday in the tryouts for places on the affirmative teams to debate: “Re solved, that the government should own and operate all electric light and power facilities.’’ Baxter Davis and Jean Laws were picked on the affirmative with George Ogilvie as alternate. Vir ginia Miller and Flake Steelman are the negative speakers, with Pauline Mathis as alternate. Rev. A. W. Yync’n, Rev. Avery Church and Attorney J. F. Jordan were the judges. The other schools in the triangle with Wilkesboro are Mount Airy and Elkin. The debates will be held, each on neutral ground, on April 2. Seriously III Ballard Kelly, popular cafe manager In this city. Is seriously ill at his home here. H© left here early Tuesday morning and a telephone message was received Tuesday afternoon from a hospital In Knoxville to the effect that he had swallowed three bichloride of mercury tab lets and was In a serious' condi tion. Relatives went to Knoxville Tuesday night and last night brought him back to his homo here. Now Working On Registry Indexing Workers Employed by WPA Will Index 10 Years of Deeds for the County G. W. Bumgarner Funeral Is Held Esteemed Citizen of Millers Creek Community Passes After Long Illness The WPA clerical project In Wilkes county has completed the Judgment index in the office of the clerk of court and has beguu on the task of Indexing deeds in. the office of the register of deeda office, it was learned today from Mrs. B. R. Underwood, project supervisor. The regi.stry index will cover transactions recorded since Jan uary 1, 1927, or a period of ton years. The index will greatly to- cilitate finding records, it 1» understood. Labor tor the project Is fur nished by the Works Progresa administration, the county fur nishing cost of materials. Quantity Liquor Located in Home Sheriff and Deputy Marshal Raid Home of Herbert Hester Near Boomer Sheriff C. T. Doughton, Deputy Marshal W. A. Jones and Wade Gilbert raided the residence of Herbert Hester near Boomer Tuesday night and located 26 gallons of liquor, which was de stroyed. Hester ran from the home and made his escape hut officers are expecting to affect his arreet In a short time. Funeral service was held at Friendship Methodist church near Millers Creek today,; ten o’clock, for George W. Bumgarner, age 81, highly esteemed citizen of that community who died Tues day. He had been ill fur several weeks. Mr. Bumgarner, a son of the late James L. and Phoebe Hlnch- ^ er Bumgarner, was well and fav-1 orably known by his Christian character and Christian home, having reared a family of chil dren who are favorably known In their respective communities. He leaves eight children: Rev. J. L. A., M. P., G. A. and S. V. Bumgarner, of Wilkesboro route j 1; Mrs. A. C. Church, Wlfkesboro' route 1; C. S. Bumgarner, Lans ing; Mrs. A. M. Patterson, Chat ham; and Mrs. G. A. Berry, Ashe ville. To Conduct Pig School Feb. 24th Extensi''n Swine Specialist Coming for Meeting; WiD Show Moving Pictures H. tv. Tnylor, swin© specialist of State College and the extension service, will conduct a “thrifty pig school” in Wilkes on Wednes day evening, February 24, be ginning at 7:30. The meeting will be held at the courthouse in Wllkeebore and all farmers are Invited to attend, especially those who are interested, in producing meat for home consumption or market. There will he lectures on swine- problems and two Interestte* moving pictures will be shown. ClinKman Pie Slipper Saturday Lutheran Services qiri Scout House every Sunday jtloo p. m. Bible hoar. Preacb- atg service 7:30 p. m. Subject of sermon: "The Merclee of the Lord Are Sure and Bverlastlng." Lenten Servloee Every Wednesday 7:80 p.,m. the general theme of sermons: “Ohrtet’B Own Testimony Con; corning Hte Person and Work.*; ^ For the benefit of tho lodge and a baseball club a pie supper will be held at Cllngman school on Saturday night, Pebmary 20, sponsored by W. 0. W. camp 806. The announcement Issued reads as follows: “The girls are expect ed to furnish the pie—^the boys the money with which- to., buy. Yon can have a good time If yon come and try. Be sure to come or give a reason why.” I. E. Pearson Continues Very 111 From Poison Kiss Joyce Chambers Is makiRe her' home in i North Wilkesboro with her uncle. The condition of I. B. Pearson, prominent local merchant who In very 111 from taking s number of bichloride of mercury tablets 8ab- arday, remains about the ma». It was learned this morning. Mr. Pearson was carried taa- medlately to the Wilkes hospitnl Saturday morning after It' *■* “ .learned that he had swaHowoe the poison and treatment whs giv en on his srrtvsl^ ther^,
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