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ihlngton, March *.—PresI*
^4e*^ Roosevelt got o4t a big blue
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' rd*b and mapped a tarpon ftebing
■ trte tor himself for late April.
^CRFnCIZES BAILEY
P Raleigh, March 2.—The State
I Fim Bnreau federation passed a
,resolutloa today^criticizing Sena-
_tor Josiah W. iiailey for his op-
^posltloa to President Roosevelt’s
^Supreme court reorganlaation
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VOL. XXXI, NO. 41 Published Mondays and Thursdays NORTH WTTiKESBORO, N, C.,
Demurrer Denied |Un|jjjjjjjjW Court Works To Di^t0^
In Election Case HmBI Large
Long Sentences
ACCIDENT FATAL
S. V
' Winston-Salem, March 2.—D.
'H. Andrews, 25, of Banner Ellc,
was killed instantly and Charles
'iL McKinney, 23, of Linville City,
■ injured today when a truck
I l%n which they were riding crash
ed into the truss of the Yadkin
^iver bridge on t’\e Yadkinville
road, 14 miles west of here.
CHILD KILLED
Lilllngton, March 2.—Four-
year-old J. C. Brantley, Jr., son
of a CCC camper here, was killed
near here today when run over
t>y ah;automobile whi(A police
said Was driven by Orgdy hlart,
of Pbgnay Springs. Eart was re
leased nndtf {5,000 bond. Brant-
dey said his sen was stfuck when
lie went to the rescue of a bull
dog which had been run over.
AUTO WRECK FATAL
Raleigh, March 3.—Mrs. Eliza
beth Holt Peirson, of Raleigh,
died tonight of injuries suffered
this afternoon In an autonobile
accident on United States route
__l,-about a mfle south of Youngs-
vllle, Franklin county. Officers
"aaid her car collided with a ma
chine driven by William Gaffin,
of Camden, N. J.. who Is held
without bond pending the out
come of an Inquest, scheduled for
tomorrow morning.
New York . . . Norma Parker,
New York’s girl cafe bandit, con
cluded a brief and spectacular
crime career, when a cashier
grabbed her . . • and learned he
was being held up with a toy pis
tol. Police identified her as the
girl who had successfully held up
several cafe cashiers recently.
Spring Conference
Of Pastors Will Be
Held in This City
FIRE LOSS SIVIALL
Raleigh, March 2.—The state
ir'^^'partment of conservation and
.development reported today the
iciss caused by forest fires In
Jfertk^ CaroUna during January
^.Ig.xeeeiU mouths.
^ ™ occurred In tbsr60
'uouwwn^ganlzed for forest fire
protection, officials said. The
: damage was listed at $4,662. Wet
weather was said to have been
tho principal factor in curbing
blazes.
'RELEASES WIFE
^^^phville, N. C., March 2.—
Nsjf Henry Fogleman. arrested
Friday in connection with the
alaying ot hei husband, was re
leased from jail here todt.y. Sher
iff C. V. Faulkner said he had
no evidence against tho wife of
the prosperous 4 0-ycar-old farm-
dr. Tho sheriff announced yes
terday Melvin Coggins, 41-year-
'old tenant farmer, who also was
arrested Friday, had confessed to
the killing.
LARGE SUM PAID
Raleigh, March 2.—The unem
ployment compensation commis
sion reported today it bad receiv
ed $2,474,106.60 in tax contribu
tions from employers on 1936
payrolls In North Carolina. The
records showed that 3,559 em-
Cn March 9 and 10 at First
Baptist Church; Expect
Many Will Attend
A pastors’ conference sponsor
ed by the state Baptist conven
tion will be held at tho First
Baptist church in North; Wllkes-
boro on Tuesday and Wednesday,
March 9 and 10. according to an
annouticcmenl by Rev. Eugene
Olive, pastor.
The two-day gathering to bo
held here is one i>t recehretf-tmT
conferencee for Rdpflst pastors to
be held in western North Carolina
this year. All pastors are Invited
to attend.
Tho conference w-ill open at
ten a. m. on Tuesday and close
at four P. m. on Wednesday.
Lodging and breakfast will be
Ei’.rnislud free to all pastors who
remain in tho city overnight.
"Tbe Impending Revival” will
be the theme ot the conference
and the purpose being outlined
as "study, meditation, prayer and
fellowship."
• The conference hero is not con-
confined to any prescribed terri
tory and many pastors in north
western North Carolina
are expected to attend.
counties
Mountain View
Selects Speakers
Swaringen Wins
First Court Tilt
In Controversy
Judge Alley’s Decision On
Motion to Dismiss Case
Handed Down Today
APPEAL INDICATED
Swaringen Suing Popiln For
Title to Office as Mem
ber of County Board
D. B. Swaringen, Republican,
defeated for commissioner by a
margin of two votes on basis of
the canvass of the vote In tbe
November election, won his first
tilt in court In quo warranto pro
ceedings to try Leet Poplin’s’ ti
tle to office as a member of the
board when Judge Felix A. Al
ley in Wilkes court today denied
a demurrer in the action.
Tho demurrer was filed by
counsel for Poplin asking that
the case be dismissed because the
complaint did not allege that the
controversy upon which the ac
tion was brought was heard be
fore the county board of elec
tions or that a contest was filed
before tho state board.
Argument on the demurrer was
heard Monday and counsel on
both sides filed briefs ot their
contentions. Judge Alley’s decis
ion was given soon after court
opened this morning. Counsel for
Poplin Indicated that his decis
ion will bo appealed to the su
preme court.
The election case grew out of
tho count of votes in the Novem
ber election in Rock Creek town
ship, where 4t was alleged Swar-
ffidre" vote's
than showed oh the returns that
were certified by the two Demo
cratic members ot the board.
Sivaringen lost the first move
to regain title to office in a re
straining order and mandamus
proceedings before the; quo war
ranto case was instituted.
Commissioners In
Regular Meeting
Little Business Transacted
On First Monday; Recess
Meeting Held Today
ployers paid Tilni'^tenths of 1 per
. pay roil tax lo the Btate and j
"^e-tenth of 1 per cent to the'
government. penalty of 1 per
cent a month on delinquent pay
ments became i-ffective at mid
night last night.
FOR AND AGAINST
Washington, March 2—Senator
Vandenberg, of Michigan, a lead
er In the senate’s regular Repubr
jlconewlng, swung into the battle
ag^nt tio Roosevelt court reor-
ganlxatlon bill tonight. He de-
neuieed the proposal as “a de
vice that can choke the life out
Ct free American institutions.”
His radio address was made at
the close of day which saw Sena
tor Logan, Democrat, Kentucky,
Indorse tbe presidential measure
and Representative Sumners,
Democrat, Texas, assert, in the
iiouse, that the way Is open for
Much interest was taken by the
students of .Mountain View high
.school in tile deimie tryout held
la.st Thursday to sflrct the tri
angular debating t.-'ani. Eleven
students entered the tryout.
Those selected to represent the
school are: Rosalce Pendry, An
nie Cohee. Margi;; I’end y, and
Sherrill Crt'gury. Tho aUeniates
are Inez Camphell and John
Brooks, The schools making up
the triangle in addition to Moun
tain View are West Yadkin and
Westfield. The question to be dis
cussed is: Resolved, that the gov-j °
ernment should own and operate j
Wilkes county board of com
missioners met In regular March
session Monday and transacted a
j number of routine matters. All
. members of the board, composed
of R. G. Finley, chairman, M. F.
Absher and Leet Poplin, were
present.
An order was passed allowing
Mi.ss Mary McNeal a salary of
$125 as case worker for the
month of March.
Mrs. Ruth Forester Holder was
allowed the use of the commis
sioners room for vrork by the
WPA library project when the
room is not being used by com
missioners or the grand Jury.
After a number of minor mat
ters were taken up the board ad
journed to meet in recess meeting
By temperance in all things, we
all electric light and power util-: achieve the balance necessary for
itieg.
the full enjoyment of life.
Meat Sfiflen, Recovered and Guilty
Parties Sentenced to State Prison
Mountain Lions In
Victory On Tuesday
members of the Supreme bench j
tb retire and thus be "co-operat
ing with their government."
^rabtree Joins
Gaddy Motor Co.
T. N. Crabtree, who has had
jp&rs of experience In automo-
salesmanship, has joined the
Oalee jiersonnel of Gaddy Motor
company, local Chevrolet dealer.
Mr, Crabtree, who comes to
dty from Durham, will have
dflfae of the used car depart-
tnent L. L. Carpenter will con-
tlBue In this capacity of general
• •alea v&iuiger.
North Wilkesboro Mountain
Lions played a fast cage game
here on Tuesday night to defeat
Newton, strong title contenders
who apparently were on their wa$r
to a conference champiowhip.
The score was 20 to 17.
At the end of the first half
little scoring had been done but
Newton was resting on the hfg
end of a 4-6 coant. In th© latter
period the Lions asserted them
selves and played furiously to
gain the victory. Strong defen
sive play was In evidence
broughout the contest.
Every going business, small tho
it may be, contains the germ of a
bigger business.
Officers Recover Ruel Ma-
haffey’s Hams and Land
Two YoaBia' in Prison
Three hams and one shoulder
ot meat were stolen from the
home of Ruel Mahaffey, the roe..t
was found and returned and two
were sentencBd for th© crime all
in one week.
The theft of Mr. Mahatfey’s
meat was reported to Sheriff C.
T. Douglflon and deputies who
began an investigation.
Various developments in the
investigation pointed to I. C.
York and Dave Gregory. One Is
reported to have turned state’s
evidence and recovered the meat
for Mr. Mahaffey.
They were hailed before Judge
Alley for trial and were given
sentencee in state prison.
Sheriff Has Busy
Week smd Liquor
Violators Losers
Six Illicit Plahts Destroyed
Last ' Week by Sheriff
and His Deputies'
SO GALLONS LIQUOR
And Over 5,000 Gallons Beer
Destroyed in Raids of
The Past Week
Washington . . . Mrs. Ellen S.
Woodward (above), of Jackson,
io as»'stgnt AVPA Adminis
trator in marge here of the wo
men’s division ot work
activhiei. Mri. Woodward has
has been in thiis key position since
193.5.
Special Services
at M. E. Church
to Begin Sunday
Mrs. C. L. Steidley, of High
Point, Will Assist Pastor
In Series Services
Dr. Rufus B. Templeton, pastor
of th© First Methodist church in
North Wilkesboro, announces spe
cial evangelistic services com
mencing Sunday, March 7.
As special speaker and worker
he has secured the services of
^«-Cr1b. steiffey, jjnMBrPori
Frank A. Stith, of Winston-
Salem, in speaking of Mrs. Steid
ley has this lo say: "In my thir
ty-five years of church work I
have never seen any one who did
a bettor or more lasting job. She
is a woman of tine common sense,
very tactful and very forceful.
“We have used her three dif
ferent times at Burkhead In the
last ten years—one time for thir
ty days—and in cacli case she
was Instrumental In bringing in
from seventy-five to one hundred
members and leaves the church
feeling good and without any re
grets.”
"I believe you could not find
a more consecrated, effective
worker in a meeting. She is cap-
alilo as a preacher, song leader
iind altar services.’’
Such is the estimate of a great
Christian leader In one of the
churches in Winston.
It is urged that every one at
tend and take advantage of these
services.” Wq are very happy to
know that we have the hearty
and sympathetic co-operation of
the other pastors in the city;
services each day 7:30 p. m., the
morning hour for services to be
announced later’’, the announce
ment said.
Higgins Speaker
Victory Dinner
In City Tonight
Carlisle Higgins, of Sparta,
United States district attorney,
will be the feature speaker at tho
Victory dinner this evening, sev
en o’clock, a Hotel Wilkes.
. Sheriff C. T. Dougbton and
deputies have bad’ a^busy week
and at least six moonshiners
have bad a very uoprbfitable
week in their lllieii bhilin^.
Six plants for'ihannfacture of
moonshine were, destroyed dur
ing the week by feherlff_ Dough-
ton and his de.,utje8. ,
The largest and apparently
most used of all- the plants was
found near the Wilkea-Iredell
line In the Union Grove R. P. D.
vicinity, where a plant, a quan
tity of liquor and 2,500 agllons
of beer for distillation were de
stroyed.
Other stills at which smaller
quantities of liquor and materials
for manufacture were destroyed
were found in widely separated
communities in the county, in
cluding one in the Patton’s Ridge
vicinity, one near Windy Gap and
one in Somers township.
Would Abolish
Fees, Clerk Hire
Measure latroduced by Ashe
A measure was Introduced in
the house of representatives at
Raleigh yesterday by J. B. Hash,
representative from Ashe coun
ty, relative to compensation of
Wilkes officers.
Although copies of the bill
were not available her© today It
is understood that th© measure
would not allow the sheriff to
retain fees of $2.05 for land sale
certificates and would repeal the
act of 1935 allowing extra clerk
hire of $50 pey month for the of
fice of clerk of court, register of
deeds and sheriff.
Fruit Growers to
Meet On Friday
Will Hear Niswouger in a
Meeting at Courthouse
Friday Afternoon
The victory dinner is being
sponsored by the Democratic or
ganization and profits from the
sale of tickets will go to tho Dem
ocratic national campaign fund.
C. O. McNlel has tickets for
sale. The price is two dollars each
with one dollar going to the na
tional Democratic fund and the
remaining dollar pays for tho
dinner and Incidental expenses
Incurred. A large attendance is
anticipated at the dinner tonight.
Radio facilities will be provid
ed for the reception of an address
by President Roosevelt.
Ladies are especially Invited.
Brushy Mountain Fruit Grow
ers, an association of prognadT*
orchardists of the Bruaay luuuu-
tains, will hold a meeting at the
office of A. G. Hendren, county
demonstration agent, Friday aft
ernoon, beginning at two o’clock.
H. It. Niswonger, state horti
culturist of the extension service,
will be in attendance and discuss
orchard problems with the grow
ers. All members are urged to
attend and also any interested
fruit growers who are not affiliat
ed with the organization. Mr.
Niswonger will remain in the
county through Saturday to con
duct a number of demonstrations.
St. Paul, Minn. . . . Rep. J. O.
Melby advocates pension for dis
abled tuberculars under the So
cial Secur*if:^ct. His plan would
reduce cfet taxpayers and low
er presi^L^i^th.rate of 70,000
each yea^'lroda this disease.
County l^arden
Is$iies Warning
To fire Setters
Explains Law Relative to
Burning Over Lands;
Cooperation Asked
With the weather opening up
and allowing space for various
farm activities, farmers will soon
be engaged in burning off “new
grounds” and there will be a
constant danger of forest fires,
Homer Brookshire, county game
and forest warden, said this week.
Mr. Brookshire. urged people to
take evei^^pre^ution to prOTent
thma anS ported out tita/bfir
quiring landowners to notify ad
joining land owners and a war
den before setting fire. People
who by their neglect and careless
ness allow forest fires to get out
of their control will ho prosecut
ed by th© state forest service, he
raid.
Mr. Brookshire will maintain
cadquarters at the courthouse
in Wilkesboro and may b© reach
ed by telephone at the sheriff’s
office. People are urged to report
to the county warden or some
district warden In the county.
Those who may be reached by
telephone Include W. H. Nichols,
cf Purlear, J. H. Stamper and
Norman Dancy, who may also be
reached by calling Mr. Nichols.
J. R. Spratt, district forester,
and E. P. Simmons, district rang
er, of Lenoir, spent Monday with
Mr. Brookshire in the county.
Given Negro On
Burglary Charge
Odell Valentine Gets Miu^
mum 25 Years After See-
on Degree Is Pleaded
SEVERAL NOL PROSSED
Jail Cases Tried Mcmday
and Tuesday; Several
Cases of Larceny
U. N. C. Alunmi
To Meet Friday
Dean R. B. House to Ad
dress Alumni and Guests
at Banquet at Hotel
Alumni of the University ot
North Carollnt will meet on Fri
day night at a banquet to be held
at Hotel Wilkes.
Dean R. B. House will be the
principal speaker and will be ac
companied by J. Marion Saun
ders, executive secretary of tho
alumni association.
All alumni, wives and friends
are Invited to the banquet. Cost
of pfi|Res will be 75 cents each.
Schedule of Baskethall Tourney Is
Interrupted; Finals Monday Night
University Dean
To Address Club
Dean R. B. House, of the Uni
versity of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill, will bo the principal
speaker in a meeting of the North
Wilkesboro Kiwanla club Friday
noon. All member# are expected
to attend. '
Due to a misunderstanding
Mount Pleasant did not meet
Roaring River Saturday night In
the Goodwill tournament here
and on Saturday night Mount
Pleasant will play the winner of
the Mountain View-Roaring Riv
er games Friday night of this
week.
The finals were originally
scheduled for Saturday night but
the revised schedule calls- for
finals on Monday night, when
caps will bo prekfented the win
nings boys and girls teams as
baskethall champions of Wilke#
county.
This i# the third annual good
will touniey sponsored by th«
North Wilkesboro high school'for
tha higk^hools in tbe county
aad haa'^iVed to' be very inter-
The interrupted school sche
dule of the rural schools, caused
by inclement weather and bad
roads, did not allow the teams to
practice as usnal but some very
good high school teams have been
developed in th© last few weeks.
Much interest was shown In
the tournament daring tbe elimi
nation games last week and large
attendance Is expected at the
semi-finals tonight, Frida3»« and
Saturday night and the cham
pionship contests o n Monday
night.
Failure of Mount Pleasant
and Roaring River to meet Sat
urday nlirht was not caused by
forfeitare on tbe part of ML
Pleasant, tn was erroneously stat
ed Monday, bht was due to a mis-
u ndbrsUhdln*.‘-f Y. ■ •
Disposing of cases with r»-
markable speed, much headway
into a badly congested crimlaol
docket was made during tbe tint
two days ot Wilkes superior
court Monday and Tuesday. Jadva
Felix A. Alley, ot Waynesvllle, fa
presiding and Solicitor John B.
Jones is prosecuting the dockst
The longest term meted oat
80 far was to OdeL' Valentiasw
Greensboro negro who recently
entered homes of a number ot lo
cal colored people and who was
charged with first degree bnrg-
lary, a capital offense. He sok-
mitted a plea of guilty to second
degree burglary and In one caoo
received a sentence of from 15 to
20 years. In another h© was sen
tenced to from 10 to 15 years In
prison to begin at the expiration
of the first sentence, making a
minimum of 25 or a maximum of
35 years In prison.
Other sentences follow:
R. S. Green, operating motor
vehicle while under influenco sd
liquor, fine ot $25 and sentenen
ot 90 days on roads suspended.
Like all . other sentences suspend-^
ed by Judge Alley In WJP'''
ynryjd. i(Pi^ir^*bn nentaisK—
iit» &itin etbMk oir nddMs ad
solicitor at any snbaequent
of court where it Is shown; that
the defe tlMT
Gurney (jbtirch, operating mo
tor vehicle while under influence
of liquor, fine of $50 and sen
tence of six months suspended
five years as in above case.
Charlie Roberts, assault with
deadly weapon, fine of $25 and
cost and six months sentence su
spended.
Linville Brown, drunkenness,
fine of $25 and cost.
Numa Porter and Charlie Mc-
Glamery, forgery, sentence of six
months on road in one case and
sentence of IS months on anoth
er count suspended five years.
Ernest Ashley, larceny and re
ceiving, six months on roads.
William T. McQuage, larceny,
six months on roads.
Alfred Shepherd, assault, 36
days in jail or on roads.
Ralph Williams, operating m®-
tor vehicle while under influence
of liquor, six months on roads.
James Hampton, embezzln-
ment, six months on roads.
Chester (Chat) Billings, lar
ceny, two years in prison.
■Mr. Wilson Davis, keeping dis
orderly house, three mouths in
jail.
Harrison Dillard, possesion ot
liquor, sentence of 18 months su
spended.
Claude Bumgarner, Brack
Bumgarner and Wayne Pierce on
a charge of breaking and enter
ing were sentenced to 12 months
each on roads.
Carl Shaver, abandonment,
sentence of two years In prison,
suspended on condition he pay
cost and five dollars weekly to
wife.
1. C. York and Dave Gregory,
larceny; York 12 months and
Gregory 15 months.
Roland Eckerd, reckless driv
ing, $25 and cost and sentence of
90 days.
A divorce was granted in the
case of J. 0. Lytton versus Laura
Lytton.
A true bill of murder was re
turned against Buster Staley for
the death of Jim Watts.
Oscar Owens, driver of the oar
which hit and killed J. B.. Pen
nell on the Boone Trail hlghiray
about three miles west of this
city over a year ago, plead gniltr
to involuntary manslaughter and
prayer for judgment was con
tinued.
Robert Lee, charged with man
slaughter ot Mrs. Teague,
taxed with cost and a prison
tence ot from 18 inonUu to tm
y^rg was suspended 9$^ etMdW
(OOBUnood ua