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►plj^Ali-PATRIOT HAS BLAZED THE TRAIL OF PROGRESS OP WILKES” FOR'SvfiS THA2w dj % [% Ay M ! '« it^A^l^vrsOf State-Nation Told Briefly rWO ARE REPRIEVED * Raleigh, Feb. 23.—Governor Hoey said tonight he had grant ed a 30-day reprieve to Albertus Sylvester Grier, Mecklenburg ne gro, scheduled to die Friday for the murder of Waddell Massey. Robert Glenn Brown, scheduled to be executed Monday, will be reprieved lor ^0 days, the gov ernor said. DISCOVER BODY Cleveland, Feb. 23.—The dis covery of a woman torso-slaying victim—Cleveland’s eighth since September, 1934—sent police to night in search of a sex-crased, surgically-skilled maniac they be lieved responsible. A fireman came upon the torso, cleverly severed from the arms, head, and legs, on the shore of Lake Erie In Cleveland's East Side. GREER IMPROVING I. G. Greer, superintendent of Mills Home at Thomasville, who has been seriously ill following an operation for appendicitis last week at Burrus Memorial Hos pital, High Point, was reported to be resting comfortably last night. Attaches at the hospital said at midnight that Mr. Greer had a better day, than usual yes terday. MOTHER AT"i5” Charlotte, Feb. 23.—Mrs. Ed Freeman, who looks as if she should bo making doll dresses, takes without fanfare this thing of marrying young. She became a Wife at 13 years of age, and now at 15, with a baby on her knee, considers herself an “old j married woman” who likes to be 1 taken for “16 or 17.” \ NO caldmtuTelection Lenoir, Feb. 2 3.—A referen dum an whether Caldwell county will establish county owned and operated liquor stores is not ex pected at the present time, mem bers of the county hoard of com missioners say. Chairman Mark and Commissioner Wal- airponter both expressed the $, vote would not be -presented the board or a demand had been expressed otherwise. TO.HAVE CONFERENCE Raleigh. Feb. 23.—Members of the state highway and public works eotnmis.sion and the school commission will confer here Fri day on methods to minimize transportation emergencies of the sort that closed rural schools in more than 20 counties this wint er. Capua .M. Waynick, chairman of the highway commis.sion, said the n'ceting was arranged i'y Tay lor li. Altmore. of '\Vashingto:i. N. C.. chairman of the sc'iool commission's transportation com mittee. Townsend” hearing Wa.shington. Feb. 21. —Hr. Francis K. Townsend's coumsol argued in United States district court today that the California physician's “wal'.toul” on a house committee ins'eaMgating his old age pcn.sion plan was not con tempt. -Asking for a directed ver diet freeing his client of con tempt charges brought by the house;-Attorney Elisha Hanson said there was nothing in the statutes to sustain an indictment In view' of the government's own evidence. SrGGESTS~EXEMPTION Raleigh, Feb. 23.—Ur. Clar ence Poe, of Raleigh, chairman of the committee which success fully sponsored tax reform amendments to the state constitu tion last Novtober, said today he had written members of the general assembly asking for a $300 tax exemption on home steads. Although an amendment anthorlsed the legislature to fix exemptions as high as $1,000. ad vocates promised during the cam paign they would not request the full amount this year. ‘ niErtaal Mar bajrliic la lf(M$k KHboror thh nuT Of. Northweat Una, Kdia* mmrn F Nortjt CMbotf Safety Mobilization Program Launched Heads Merchants An Appeal Name Committees To Head Various Phases Of Drive Carolina Motor Club Spon sor of Organization to Promote Safety WILL GIVE AWARDS To Drivers Who Ha've Rec ords of No Accidents in The Current ear Towson, Md. . . . Joseph H. (Toots) Finkelstein, 17, has bean mi.-sing from his home here since Sept. 24th. ... His parents beg assistance in locating him. Jo seph is 5 feet 5 Inches tall, w'eighs 140 pounds, has dark browu curly hair, olive complex ion, freckles and hazel eyes. District Attorney Will Be Speaker At Victory Meet Carlisle Higgins Secured for Address at Democratic Meeting March 4th rarlisle Higgins. United Stales district altorncy in the middle -Vortli Carolina district, will be Ihe speaker at the Victory Dinner to bo staged tiy the Democratic organization at Flotel Wilkes on the evening of March 4, seven o'clock. .Announcement that the district attorney will be the speaker was felafy oF*TneWl^s Democra executive committee. Mr. McNiel is chairman of arrangements for 'he Viciory Dinner here and has tickets tor sale. Dinners will lie held through out the country on the evening nC March 4 in celebration of Democratic victories in the No vember, 1936, election. Demo crats from various sections of [he county are expected to attend t’lc dinner here and the invita tion is extended to any from ad- ’.lining counties. Mrs. W. B. Lentz, In charge of tho local branch office of the Carolina Motor Club, organiza tion sponsoring mobilization for highway safety in North Caro lina, has announced appointment of committee chairmen for the mobilization in the territory serv ed by the branch office here. The mobilization for highway safety is considered a forward •step in promoting highway safety and traffic accident prevention and is expected to gair. popular support and public approval. The intention is to have a live or ganization in the territory served liy each branch office of the club. Tho committee on highway ac cidents — their locations and causes—will be headed hy J. E. Crowell, siato highway patrolman whose business it Is in regular line of duty to scenrn such in formation. It will he ono of the duties of this committee to keep a careful record of all accidents and their causes as nearly as can he ascertained. J. E. Walker, North Wilkes- horo irolice chief, heads tlie com mittee on laws, ordinances and C. G. Day, president and gen eral manager of Rhodes-Day Fur niture company. He ha.s been elected president of the Wilkes County Retail Merchants’ associ ation for the coming year. Local Voiture Forty and Eight Is FonEsd Here Organization Composed Of Prominent Legionnaires In This Section A voiture of the Forty and Eight, which has a.s Its motto, "Fun. Fellowship and tue Ameri can Legion,” has been formed here wdth prominent Legionnaires of Wilkes, Ashe and Alleghany making up the charter member ship of 16 members. In a meeting held last week a temporary organization was af fected and a wrecking crew (ini- V,.- liation team) is expected here enforcement. A general study of g^riy jq March to put tho mem-. ]aW«I with O vIaw ...m. . «« . ' jJul ^ ,, tratllc Game Protector For District On Visit to I Farthing Savs Streams Being I Stocked With Fish; Com- j pliments Sportsmen WOULD REVISE ACT Raleigh. Feb. 2 3.—The House appropriations committee heard the first rumblings today of a storm brewing on proposed so cial security legislation for North Carolina as it v,oied for a redraft of measures designed lo permit state participation in tho federal prog.am of assistanco to indigent aged, depeudert children and blind. Chairman D. L. Ward of Craven stated he probably would name a subcou>mittee tomorrow to iron out ‘ ob jectionable fea tures” of the drafts that passed the Senate with only Senator Bell of Mecklenburg casting a dissenting vote. He said he "noped they would be able to work out a satisfactory substi tute.” j 11. Grady Fanhing, of I’oone, i L'amc jirotr'-tor in Ihi.s di.strict Icnniposod of scvvPtcen counties, ^aii! Monday that va”iou.s streams I in Wilke.-; county are being stock- jed with fi^h and that efforts are ■ being made to conserve and pro mote the development of game and fish in the county. Mr. Farthing spent some time I in tho county with Homer Brook- I shire, of Moravian Falls, who he- I .tan his duties last week as game I protector and forest warden in .Wilkes. Mr. Brookshire succeeds W. W. Barber as game protector and W. H. Nichols as forest war den. The district game protector said that many of the streams in the mountains ar^ ideal for trout vihilo other .streams are suitable .'nr bas.s iiml other types of fish. He paid high tribute to sportsmen in tile county, and pled.ged the cooperation of his office to their interests. should bo made will be one of the principal duties. W. C. Thomas, state highway patrolman, is chairman of a committee on en.gineering, signs, signals and markers. A careful study of tliose elements and con ditions with recommendations for additions, removals or changes is to be made. Tho committee on public edu cation Is headed by Dtviglit Nich ols. new's editor of The Journal- Patriot, whose duty it is to car ry on a constant and continual program o f safety education i through tho press and other j mediums. I W. D. Halfacre, superintendent j of Nortli Wilkeshoro city schools I is chuiriuan of the committee on cliild saf-ety education and is to cunfully investigate and recom mend tiio best plan of bringing safety to children in scliools. A. F. Kilby, president aud gen eral manager of Yadkin Valley .Motor company, heads the Im portant committee on enrollment with variou.s duties including ef- fort.s to mobilize all industrial concerns and organizations In the cause of highway safety and to get individuals to enroll in the mobilization for safety with a promise to try to operate motor throughout the year without accident. Mrs. Lentz will be chairman of tho committee on awards and will pass upon qualifications to re ceive recognition as an honor able driver and arrange for ap propriate ceremony for presenta tion of these awards. Joseph R Edelln, principal of Lincoln Heights school, will head tile committee representing the colored people. le 6 ,. . name from capacity fnscrlptlons- nn box cars in France during the World War, “40 hommes at 8 Cheviiax” meaning -forty men and eight horses. nie officers of the charter or ganization here are as follows: R. R. Reins, chef de gare; Ed ward Barr, of West Jefferson, chef de train; A. G. Finley, com- mis.saire Intendent; J. M. Quinn, correspondent: A. II. Casey, con- duetcur; Charles Porter, card de la porto: E, P. Robinson, lampr. isle; W. J. Bason, commls voy- ageur. The other members are R. P. Casey, Don Coffey, T. A. Fin- *tcy, L. M. Nelson, W. B. Somers, P. Wright, of West Jefferson, C. AV. Higgins, of Sparta, and A. F. Killiy. jtomhership In the voituro of North Wilkeshoro is not restrict ed to any given territory and it i; expected that many prominent Legionnaires from several posts will join. Momber.ship Is by invi tation. W. T. Dowd, of Sanford, Unit ed Slates marshal. Is grand chef de gare in the state. Local members are awaiting with fearful anticipation going through the “wreck” (initiation) but they say they have something to look forward to because the organization promises each fatal ity a full military funeral. Day Is Elected I Head Merchants Association Directors Name Furniture Dealer to Head Organiza tion In County gabriel”alsc) named Mana.®rer Will be Vice President; Sunoort Prom ised Officers Charles G. Day, Sr., president and manager of th© Rhodes-D?.y 'nrnlture Company, was elected orcsident of the North Wilkes horo Merchants Association for the ensuing year at a meeting of the board of directors held In the •'ssociation’s office Tuesday aft ernoon. W. G. Gabriel, manager of Belk’s Department Store wa.s elected vice president. Mr. Day succeeds Carl W. Steele, local jeweler, who served the association well during the past year, and Mr. Gabriel suc ceeds Mr. Day who was vice president last year. Action on the election of a secretary for tho coming year was deterred until a later meeting of tlie board of directors, and W. C. Marlow was elected a director to succeed J. B. Williams, resign ed. The director's’ meeting was an enthusiastic one and all present voiced the need of having a wide awake association fn the city, and pledged more active support to tho officers and entire member ship. Within the next few days, Pres ident Day Is expected to name several committees and work of the nevz year will be started with the aim In mind of promoting North Wilkeshoro as tho shop ping center of this vast territory and to make the association worth even more to each individ ual member. The board of directors for this yeaL Is composed of W. G. Ga- C,' Hubbard, W. C. Mariow, S. Cass el, Tal Pearson and A. F. Kilby. By virtue of being Imme diate past president, Carl W Steele is a member of the new hoard. Employment Service Will Be Able To Refer Many Men to Jobs Soon Pearson Impronng The condition of I. E. Pearson, prominent local merchant who has been very ill from swallowing 1 number of bichloride of mer cury tablets, is described as bet ter at the Wilkes hospital, where '.o B convalescing. Tax Collector Is Coming Tuesday Federal Income Tax Man to Spend Tuesday at J. R. Rousseau’s Office A deputy collector oi Internal revenue will spend Tuesday, ed labor included With calls now being received and with jobs soon to be opened tho North Carolina State Employ ment Service office located here and serving five counties is in position to refer many workmen to jobs, it was learned today from James M. Anderson, district man ager. Skilled laborers In various trades are much In demand at the present time but there Is also calls occasionally for unskilled labor from able bodied mature men. Tho most recent calls for skill- skilled ma- March 2, in North Wilkeshoro for chlnists and millwrights at 78 to the convenience of people who de sire assistance in filing income tax returns. 85 1-2 cents per hour. Skilled federal pipe fitters with Industrial exper- enco at the same wage, pipe weld He will maintain headquarters ers at $1.01 per hour, electricians R. with industrial experience, ex- C'il Is Recovering The ccnrlition of Miss Ethel that day at the office of J. .. ^ ’-’rooks, young Indy of the Dehart j Rousseau, deputy collector for pcricnce In poaver house and COIt; 'oniinunity who is said to have j revenue in the state. His office dull work. The wage offered the' located In the Deposit & Sav- hot horself in the chest with a t rifle about ten days ago, is re- oorled a-s favorable at the Wilkes iiospital, where she is being treat ed. Ings bank building and those who latter class Is 85 1-2 cents per hour. Any In the district, com- desire assistance In filing state posed of Wilkes, Ashe, Alleghany, income tax returns may see both Alexander and Watauga counties coiieclors at the same time. who are qualified for these po sitions are asked to call at the office here for an interview If they are interested. Work suspended on the con struction of the Blue Ridge park way two months ago because of weather conditions will be resum ed soon and a full registration of people accessible to the projects Is asked. Work will also get under way In rock quarries a- long the route from which stone will be mined to use as surfac ing on the parkway grade. Rock quarries are now opening at Glendale Springs and Laurel Springs and any desiring employ ment at either point should reg ister at the office hern or if their registrations is more Ilian three months old should re-register. Various calls aro being receiv ed for industrial workers with . "eyperlence and there aro occas- ' Ytf&l calls for domestic help and day laborers. A full registration of people who do not have Jobs Is requested by the employment service. March Term Court Will Open Monday Held In Shoodng 1 Hundreds Cases Pending Trial In Superior Court Two-Weeks Regular Term Will Be for Trial of Criminal Cases Snow Hill, Md. . . . Mrs. Jean nette Trader, estranged wife of the late Clarence J. Trader, elec tric utility owner, is being held on an Indictment charging mur der. She claims her husband shot himself when, she refused recon ciliation. Is Convicted For Violating Health LawonWatersher Wiley Johnson Tried Wed nesday; Sanitary Inspect or Issues a Warning JUDGE ALLEY PRESIDES Solicitor Jones Will Pros^ cute Lengthy Docket; to Make Out Calendar May Enter Photos For Cash Awards ..Amateur photographers — In fSit anyone "who likes to take pic tures—-have a chance at the ten dollars in cash prizes to be giv en by the North Wilkeshoro Kl- wanis club for the best pictures to u.se On postcar4 views to ad vertise North Wilkeshoro and Wiikes county. The first prize will be five dol lars and there will be three oth er prizes. The contest is open to all and those who enter pictures should keep in fiilnd that scenes of general Interest which would favorably publicize this section have the best chance of winning one of the prizes. Pictures will be Judged on this basis, although It should be kept in mind that the picture should be suitable for re production. Pictures entered at the contest may be left by personal call at Hotel Wilkes or mailed to J. B. McCoy, North Wilkeshoro. In a hearing yesterday before a magistrate Wiley Johnson, a citizen of Reddies River town ship, was convicted for failure to comply with health laws. He had refused, the county sanitary inspector said, to construct a privy. Johnson lives on the wat ershed of Reddies River, from which North Wilkeshoro and Wll- iro deriy® their water eup- - Johnson was fined fTlf and cost, suspended on condition that he comply wth the laws in ques tion within six days. G. S. Odell, sanitary Inspector, explained that the law provides a maximum penalty of $50 or 30 days in Jail and that the law will be strictly enforced relative to sanitation on the watershed. He warned that those who do not liavo a satisfactory method of sewage disposal should arrange for such at once. Through a Works Progress ad ministration project labor is be ing furnished without cost, the only cost to . the property owner being materials necessary. March term of Wilkes superior court, one of the two two-veeka’ terms each year devoted to trial of criminal cases, will convene la Wilkeshoro on Monday, March 1, with Judge Felix Alley, of Waynesville, presiding. As time for court opening nears the docket is increasing with reports from magistrates and It Is expected that a docket of more than 275 cases will be be fore the court. However, tbera are no cases of unusual Interest, although a number of cases in which homicide is charged are pending trial. T'iio first matter to face the court following the regular pro- ceedure of charging tho grand jury will be a hearing on a de murrer brought by the defendant in the Swaringen versus Poplin election case in which Swaringen, Republican, is suing I’opiin, Dem ocrat, for title to office as a mem ber of the county hoard of com missioners. No formal calendar has been made out and Solicitor John R. Jones is expected to arrange a calendar on opening day of court. All defendants are required to be in court on opening day In lat they may leajn. whwi ses' are fo^“mledt ~ Following are jurors for ths first week; G. S. Johnson, Walnut Grove; Sylvester Hutchison, Traphlll; Special Scout Service Sunday At Church Here Three Will Be Awarded Eagle Badges at .Service First Baptist Church At a special service to be held at the First BaptI h church in this city Sunday night, Eagle Scout badges will be awarded to three Scouts who have attained Eagle rank, it was learned to day from T. E. Story, chairman of the local Scout court of honor. The three Scouts are Paul Halgwood, Robert Wood Finley and Pat Williams, Jr. Their mer its were passed in recent meet ings of the court of honor. A special program is planned for the occasion with an address by H. Bank Newman, of Win ston-Salem, -Scout commissioner for the Winsto«-Salem district. W. E. 'Vaughn Lloyd, also of Winston-Salem, Scout executive, will be present and take part In the service, •which will begin at 7:30. The special service Is of special Manley Harrold, Mulberry; P. M. Baity, Brushy Mountain; Walter Jones, Union; 0. A. Byers, Lewis, Fork; R. T. Wood, Elk; C. W. .Mahaffey, Reddies River; U. L. Johnson, Antioch: J. A. Alex ander, Rock Creek; M. W. Walls, Edwards; O. H. Carlton, North Wilkeshoro; J. B. Giireatli, North Wilkeshoro: J. M. Reid, Spur geon; Thomas W. Hayes, Reddies River: W. C. Shoemale, Elk; Alonzo Anderson, Brushy Moun tain; J. W. Joynes, TTapliill; J. E. UcJonrnette, Traphill; John P. Steele, Moravian Falls; W. M. f-wansnn. Wilkeshoro; D. C. Mil- I Icr, Rock Creek; C. D. Hall, Wal- ■ niit Grove; E. E. Huteliison, Wal- |nut Grove; .M. P. Mastin, Wilkes- jiioro; i’. 0. Triplett, Jobs Cabin; Perry C. Laws, .Moravian Falls; I J. A. Long, New Castle: H. 3. Dodson, North Wilkeshoro; Jack. Hoots, Edwards; C. L. Byrd, Ed wards; E. F. Parsons, Union; N. .\I. Felts, Somers: J. W. Martin, Reddies River; H. M. BroyhiU, Moravian Falls; J. R. Parsons, Reddies River; W. E. Parsons, North Wilkeshoro; N. M. Myers, Mulberry; W. l.Iackburn, Ed wards; C. R. Triplett, Jobs Cab- in; McKinley Hanks, Walnut Grove; Green Earp, Boomer. Warns People Of Milk OrdbtiJice Is Violation of Law to Deliv er Milk Without Obtain ing Proper Permit G. S. Odell, county sanitary In spector, has called attention to the fact that some few people are disregarding the public health or dinance passed by the county and are delivering milk to customers • In without a permit as required by significance to those interested in i ” . n law. The punishment, Mr. Odell Scouting and everybody Is Invit ed to attend. Only two other Scouts have attained Eagle rank in the history of the organization here. Did Not Take Poison The report that Ballard Kelly, local cafe operator, had tak en poison In Knoxville, Tenn., on Pehruary 16, proved to be er roneous and although ho has been .very 111, he Is recovering at ''Is home 'here. It was learned to day. said In Issuing a warning to peo ple thus engaged. Is a fine of $50. Those who desire to deliver milk to customers as a regular baslncBs must have a permit, which may bo obtained hy meet ing certain santtatlon require ments for producing grade A milk. The ordinance does not pro hibit one neighbor from furnislir ing milk to another. Miss klter Bower la. apondlnr' some time In Hickory 'with M*- and Mrs. 'W. B.‘ Miller. J
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