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VOL. XXXI, NO. 42
Pi.blished Mondays and Thursdays NORTH WILEalSBORO, ,N. C., ifel^AYi ^
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HELD FOR SLAYINGS
Clearfield, Pa., March 6.—Dis
trict Attorney Carl Berlin
brought a charge of murder to
night against the wife of a 41-
year-old coal miner who, he said,
beat her two daughters to death
with a hammer. She Is Mrs. Jen
nie Galley, of nearby Hawk Run.
PRESIDENT TOO BUSY
Edenton, March 5.—Marvin H.
. McIntyre, secretary to Preeldent
Roosevelt, advised officials here
It" , today that the President would
1^^ not be able to attend a “legisla
tive house party’’ to be held here
next week in memory of the time
when this was North Carolina’s
capital.
Resigns Air Post
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Dinner Is Held In
Celebration of the
Election Victory;
Largely Attended
Democratic Gnthwing Lis
tens to Address by U. S.
District Attorney
OVER $100 NET PPROFIT
Washington . . . Refusing to
resign for more than a year, Eu-
gen© L. Vidal (above), has now
vacated the post of Director of
the Bureau of Air Commerce be
cause of criticism heaped upon
the Bureau as result of recent
airline crashes.
Is Turned Over to National
Democratic Committee by
Local Organization
PURSE FOR McDonald
Raleigh, March 5.—-Members
of the house of representatives,
headed by Representative Bryant
of Durham, signed a petition to
day pledging to give $10 each to
a pursei to defray hospital ex
penses of Dr. Ralph W. McDon
ald, of Winston-Salem. McDonald
entered the Forsyth Tuberculosis
hospital yesterday. He served in
the 1935 house from Forsyth and
sought the gubernatorial nomi
nation last summer.
Kelly Named New
Accountant For
County; Begins 1st
1,300 CHILDREN IN WPA Nl^ERTfPl
at HaUbmmt
,,’fc
-a
Will Succeed C. H. Fergu
son, County Accountant
For Past 10 Years
DIES AFTER THREAT
Poplar Bluff, Mo., March 5.-
Deldis F. Teed, 4 0-year-old fed
eral relief administrator for But-
county, died suddenly iu bis
office here late today—the day
he was marked for death in an
abusive letter received a week
ago. The note w-arned Teed to
get out of towu within seven
days “or it will be judgment day
for you.’’ Today was the ’‘seventh
day.’’
BOY KILLS SELF
r'.'viilfioa^, March 6-—l uneral for
17, of
who
fects of a Belf-lnflicted gunshot
^ wopdil^wlU be conducted at Pin-
‘ ey-Grove Baptist church on Mill
Creek et 2 o’clock Sunday after
noon. The boy, annoyed by a
reprimand from his father, ac
cording to reports, retired to his
room Thursd.iy afternoon and
wounded him.-,i.lf with a shotgun.
He was broueui to a -Marion hos-
piial where li'.- di> d a few lnuii's
Board of Wilkes county com
missioners in recess session
Thursday appointed Walter P.
Kelly to the position of county
accountant to .succeed C. H. Fer-
gt son on .April 1. 1937.
The motion to appoint Mr. Kel
ly, Democrat. wa.s made by R. G.
Finley and seconded by Leet
Poplin. M. F. Absher, Republican
member, protested the vote of
Mr. Poplin, and cast his vote for
Mr. Ferguson, Republican.
.Mr. Kelly has been clerk of the
town of North Wllkesboro since
1931 Mr. Ferguson began his
duties as county accountant on
April 1. 1927. and will have
served ten years on the expiration
of his term on April 1.
Ldttle other business of inter-
IsTwaTl^riisacted’.*
Lee Johnson Is
Wounded in Leg
later.
FATHER AT 79
Tampa, Fla.. March a - -.Alfred
O. Knapp, reiii'.il printer who
waited 7 9 years to become a
"father, realized liis ambition to
day. A si.x and one-;ialf pound
daughter was born to .Mrs.
Knapp, ‘■much younger, " at a
Tampa hospital. T parents met
and were married here two years
ago. Knapp came to 'I'ampa to re
tire after serving -3S years as a
printing machine operator on the
Boston ITanscript. ’'Isn’t it
great’/’’ beamed .Mrs. Knapp
Shot Saturday by Lonnie
Combs During Alterca
tion at Mtn. View
Marked by a good attendance
and much enthusiasm. Democrats
gathered at Hotel Wilkes Friday
night for a Victory Dinner in
celebration of the victory of
President Roosevelt and other
Democratic candidates in the No
vember election.
The dinner, one of many held
throughout the country, had a
two-fold purpose, to celebrate the
victories and to raise tiiuds for
the Democratic national commit
tee. From every standpoint the
dinner held here was a successful
affair.
Carlisle Higgins, trniled States
district attorney for the middle
district, was the feature speaker
and the number assembled were
held at rapt interest with his ad
dress, which expounded the prin
ciples of the Democratic party as
“equal rights to all and special
privileges to none.”
Judge Felix A. Alley, now pre
siding over superior court, spoke
briefly and in a very entertain
ing manner. Many local leaders in
the party responded to requests
for talks.
From a financial standpoint
the dinner was successful in
that more than $100 was raised
for the national Democratic fund.
Over 100 tickets were sold tor
the dinner at two dollars each
and one dollar from each sale
vent into -tlye. .fiUr.rt^ the resigi^-j.., .
ing dollar paying for', the dinner
and Incidental expenses.
C. O. McNiel, secretary of the
Wilkes county Democratic execu
tive committee, was victory din
ner chairman and was toastmas
ter at the meeting.
Co^ Is
Making
Into Docket; Many
Cases Dbposed 0(
Several Sentences Meted Out
May Go Into Effect on
Motion Solicitor
ALLEY IS PRESIDING
Prospects Good For Clear
ing Docket of Many Cases
Pending for Years
Pictured above i.s u group of happy children attending WPA nursery classes, which are being
ten North Carolina cities and towns. Thlq phase of the Federal works program
relief teachers, nurses and dietitians, and efghty-three NYA youths,
conducted iu
fords employment
to fifty-two
Grand Jury Recommends That Roads |W P A Nursery
Used By School Buses Be Improved
Officers Find
Distillery While
Chasing Youths
Also Puts in Word for Mail
Routes and Asks That
Buses Be Safe
Schools Train
Underprivileged
\VIiil‘ chiislng two bo.ys
wanted for offenses,
Sheriff (’. T. Doup’i'oii, Deputy
.Marsiml W. A. .,'oncs luid
(leoi’ge HoHuikI , r.linost ran
over n -still Siindii.v In tlic Cull
seel ion of Wilkes eounty.
The still was a. nicliuin size
outfit and had been In opera-
destroyed.
tion. The plant and nuUerials
for liquor manufacture were
Sign-up of Work
Sheets 6ow4)«lS
Checks Expected Soon For
Compliance With Pro
visions of Farm Act
Flames Damage
Hardware Store
Lee John.son. resident of the |
Mountain View lommunity. went
to the hospital .iMd Lonnie Combs Hadley-Moore Company Suf-
was arrested as ihe result of an, fers Heavy Damage By
altercation in the villa.ge of I Blaze Friday Night
.Mountain View Saturday night.
The men wrr > said to have
lieen drinking and in ihe affair
funib.s i.s said to liav,- shot Jolui-
,s(>n in the rial;! thigh, inflicting
a flesh wound. After the wound
was treated at the Wilkes hos
pital he returned to his home.
Deputy Sheriff Oscar Felts ar
rested Cnmb.s and he "as releas
ed under hpnd of $l,3u(i for ap
pearance in eouit to answer to
tvMj fharge.s.
INVITE PRESIDENT
Wa.sh'ii.gton. March 5. I’resi- - —
dent Konsevelt received today an ; To Organize 4-H
Club At Purlear
invitation to spend part of his |
summers a'. Fiat Rock, in the
mouutain.s of w, stern .North Car
olina. W.il-, r 1!. rimith. of Hen
dersonville, presented a t the
White House a letter from Mayor
A. B. Edwards, of Henderson
ville, asking the rre.sident to con
sider the use of an estate at Flat
Rock. Smith urged aides of the
President to look into the mat
ter when Mr. Roosevelt goes to
Warm Springs this month.
All in the I’nrlear community
wiio are interested in incoming
members of 4-If clii’os are re
quested by County Agent A. G.
Heudren to meet at Purlear
church on Friday evening, March
12, at seven o’clock. Parents are
requested to bo present with their
children and encourage them to
join the clubs.
Fire of undetermined origin
did great damage Friday night
to the building occupied by Had
ley-Moore hardware company and
their stock of merchandise hero.
The fire was discovered and
the alarm turned in about eleven
o’cloc',: and was extinguished aft
er a long and hard fight by the
fire department. The smoke filled
buildin.g presented a difficult
job but tlie flames wore extin
guished before the building burn
ed to a groat extent.
However, much damage was
done to the stock of the company
by heat and smoke and the walls
and ceiling of the building were
also damaged, 'fhe loss is par
tially covered by insurance.
A recent telephone call reached
Akron, Ohio, the day before it was
made in Batavia, Java. The rea
son: It crossed the international
date line in its 8,500-mile course.
FIGHT COURT BILL
Washington. March Senate
Democrat.s oppo.siiig tlio Roo.se-
velt court bill answered the Pres
ident’s appeal for party support
tonight with an assertion that
they intend to match his every
move and “figlit it out to the
bitter end.’’ Predicting a new
party alignment by 1938, if the
bill passe.s. Senator Burke (D),
Nebraska, an opposition leader,
was quick to assert that he and
Court Action Started to Oust Absher
As Keeper of County Home for Infirm
.SiiK'i-. Friday two men have Absher forbid him to unload his
willing and wanting belongings. The truck stood in
bt-cM ready,
to be keeper of the county home
for ihe aged and infirm.
The boaid of county commis
sioners, by vote of the twe- Demo
cratic members, R. G. Finley and
Le«t Poplin, elected Clinard
tour of his Democratic colleagues : Jones, Democrat, to succeed J. M.
will speak against the program in
the next week and from differing
sections of the country. “That,”
he said, “is our answer to the
President. I do not look upon
this matter as a party issue.”
The lowest temperature ever re
corded was 93 degrees below zero
at Vhroyansk, Siberia. The cold
est ever recorded in the United
States was 65 degrees below zero
at Miles City, Mont., Janaary,
1884.
Absher. Retmbllcan, as keeper of
the county home beginning March
1.
The election of Jones was over
the protest of Absher and M. P.
Absher. the Republican member
of the county board of commis
sioners.
On Friday Jones loaded some
of his household furnishings on a
truck and journeyed over to the
county home .to take charge as
previously agreed, he said. 'When
he drove up to the home be said
front of the home for the greater
part of the day and Jones de
cided to take his belongings back
home late Friday.
Absher claims, it is said, that
he was appointed for one year
from August 19, 1936, and has
filled bond for a period of one
year and for this reason refused
to allow Jones to take charge.
On Saturday action was^ start
ed in Wilkes superior court in
a suit entitled “Wilkes county
versus J. M. Absher” by W. H.
McElwee and J. M. Cooper, coun
ty attorneys, citing Absher to
show cause why ha should not
allow Jones to take charge. The
mandamus action will be heard
Wednesday, March 10, two o’
clock, befora Judge Felix E. Al
ley, now presiding over court.
Checks to more than 900
Wilkes farmers in payment for
compliance with provisions of the
19 36 soil conservation act are
expected within a few days, it
was learned today from A. G.
Hondren, county farm agent.
Final applications for payment
were forwarded to Raleigh some
time ago and the checks will
wind up administration of tho
act for last year. Mr. Heudren
said that each one to receive a
check would be notified through
tlic mails when the chocks arrive
at his office.
In the meantime much interest
is being shown in the signup for
tills year and it is expected that
more than 1,000 farms in the
county will be included in the
work sheet sign-up.
Tliosc who wish to sign may
do so by a personal call at the
office of the county agent or by
callin.g on any member of tho
couuty committee. Appointments
are planned in various communi
ties of the county for the con
venience of those who do not call
at the office of the county agent.
The remarkable interest shown
in the soil conservation act,
which pays cash benefits for
growing soil improving and soil
conserving crops in lieu of cash
crops, indicates a growing reali
zation of the need of soil Im
provement and,erosion control.
Recommendations that school
bus and mail routes in Wilkes coun
ty ,J»g*placed in condition for all-
wci.tlier travel and that school bus
es be kept in safe condition fea
tured in the report of the grand
jury to Judge Felix E. Alley, pre
siding over the present term of
court.
The grand jury recommended
surfacing with crushed rock or
such other surface materials to
make them passable throughout
the year.
The grand jury examined 126
bills of indictment, finding 92 true
bills, 29 not true bills, and con
tinuing five for lack of witnesses.
.{mse, Jail>
hospital and pAmB
camp were inspected and recom
mendations were made for a num
ber of minor improvements and
repairs.
The report in full follows:
“We the Grand Jm-y of Wilkes
count, do hereby respectfully s\ib-
mit 4o his Honor Judge Alley, the
following report of our proceed
ings: We have found 92 true bills,
29 not true bills, and continued
five bills f^ lack of witnesses.
Our forejhan appointed separate
committees of six or more to visit
the various county buildings and
institutions.
Our comnu’ttee to the State pris
on camp found 95 colored prison
ers well cared for except, ’we rec
ommend them in contagious dis
eases that means be provided to
keep sick prisoners separate from
the well.
At the county home we found
.seven patients at the T. B. Hut; in
the home 27 inmates and six pris
oners. So far as vve could tell
they arc well care;! ’. ..c
buildings and equipment are in
good condition, except we recom
mend that the basement of the T.
E. Hut be properly cemented, and
necessary repairs to be made to
(Continued on page eight)
Nursery School Being Main
tained Here Gives Pre
liminary Training
Servies Begm
At M. E. Church
Mrs. Steidly, of High Point,
Assisting ^ Evangel
istic Services
A series of evangelistic servic
es began Sunday night at the
North Wilkesborb Methodist
church and will contlnuo for sev
eral days with services each eve
ning at T:'30.
Dr. Rufus B. Templeton, pas
tor, will be assisted In the servic
es by Mrs. C. I. Steidly, of High
Point, recognized as an able min
ister, singer and altar worker.
Announcement of the meeting
emphasizes that people of all
churches, regardless of denomi
nation, will receive a cordial wel
come at any and all of the serv
ices.
Pastors Gather
For Conference
Baptist Ministers to Have
Two-Day Meeting at
First Baptist Church
Baptist pastors from all parts
of Wilkes and from adjoining
counties will gather at the First
Baptist church in this city Tues
day and Wednesday of this week
for one of the spring conferences
for pastors, which are being held
at central points under auspices
I lot the state Baptist sonvention.
The first session will open
Tuesday at ten o’clock and the
conference will close Wednesday
afternoon. "The Impending Re
vival’’ will bo the theme and all
pastors are Invited to attend.
P.-T. A. Will Meet
llere On Thursday
>R4rth
Wllkesboro,, Parent-
Teachers Association wHl' meet
Thursday aftemoc-=, 3:45, in the
school audltoiinm.
The P.-T. A', Study course will
meet In the aBdltorlum.at three
o’clock and SuW. Haifacre
lea4 the discussion on the sn^'
Ject of '‘Hobbles.”
Raleigh.—Thirty tots, ranging in
age from two to five years, are en
rolled in North Wilkesboro’s ’WPA
Nursery School, which has been in
operation for the past several
months. These figures were re
vealed this week in a report is
sued by Miss Rose L. Mills, Act
ing Supervisor of Nursery Schools
and Parent Education, North Caro
lina Works Progress Administra
tion.
W. R. Craft, Wilkes County Su
pervisor of the WPA Education
Program,- State Department of
Pt^e In8tnustion,-is in charge of
the' nursery project, and reports
an average attendance of twenty-
three children during the month
of February.
The sponsoring board of the
North Wilkesboro Nursery School
is composed of the following civic
leaders: W. D. Haifacre, superin
tendent of the North Wilkesboro
schools; J. B. Williams, secretary
of the local Red Cross chapter
J. M. Anderson, of the City Wel
fare department; Mrs. W. R. Ab
sher, chainnan of the Council for
Social Service; Mrs. Folyd C. For
ester, president of the Senior
Woman’s club; W. R. Craft, .su
pervisor of Wilkes County Educa
tion Project; Miss Lois Scroggs,
pro.sident of the Junior |Woman’s
club: Miss Elsie Nichols, secretary
of the Merchants association, and
Miss Inez Absher.
The purpose of the nursery
schools, as outlined by Miss Mills,
is to encourage proper nutrition
of growing children, afford under
privileged tots a program of su
pervised recreation, and to teach
the proper care of teeth and body.
In the meantime, three relief
workers and four NYA youths are
given gainful employment in the
school.
Local merchants ha\’e contribut
ed liberal donations of food, etc.,
public service companies are co
operating by furnishing free light,
water and ice, while a number of
civic organizations have made cash
contributions. A well - balanced
lunch is served to the children each
day, followed by a rest period.
Games and simple craftwork en
gage the students during t!;e re
maining hours.
, “Every effort is being made,”
continued Miss Mills, “to give
these underprivileged children phy-
(Continued on page eight)
With Judge Felix E. Alley pro
siding, rapid progress has been
made In Wilkes superior court,
which opened for the second
week of the March term this
morning.
Cases have been disposed of
rapidly and it is expected that
only a nominal number will be
left on the docket when court
finishes its work this week.
Among the cases disposed of
was a honiicidel charge against
Horace Hayes for the death of
Marcus Moore more than a year
ago. A plea of manslaughter was
accepted and he was sentenced to
sir months in the penitentiary.
In the account of the follow
ing cases sentence suspended
means that the judge passed sen
tence not to go into effect except
on motion of the solicitor upon
proof that the defendant has vio
lated the laws of the state. The
cases tried since Thursday fol
low:
Royal Warren and Willard
Porter, larceny, six months sen
tence suspended on payment of
cost and $9 et ch to W. S. Soots
to pay for stolen chickens.
A true bill of murder wa»
found against Joe Williams for
the murder of Eugene Ferguson.
On a charge of resisting an of
ficer Walter Love was fined $50
and costs and given a six months
suspended sentence.
Glenn Staley, carrying conceal-
weapon,.!^. -ip..fejl or_oia
roads.
Cloma Ladd and Mrs. Ottls Dsi-
vis, affray, taxed with cost and
placed on good behavior.
H. C. Daner, driving while
under influence liquor, fined $50
and cost and six months sentence
suspended for period of five
years, driving license revo’aetl.
On another charge for speeding
he was taxed with cost and placed
(Continued on page eight)
Love Gets Into
Federal Court
Fathers’ Night At
Wilkesboro P.-T. A
Will Be Thursday
Walter Love Arrested By
Federal Officers; Car
and Liquor Taken
Walter Love was arrested Sat
urday by federal officers after
they found 5.5 gallons of illicit
liquor in his car parked near his
home. Following a hearing be
fore Commissioner J. W. Dula he
filled bond for appearance in fed
eral court in the May term at
Wilkesboro.
The officers were said to have
discovered the car a.s it was be
ing loaded with the liquor and
captured it after a short chase
about tho home. Love was tried
in Wilkes superior court last
week on charges of resisting an.
offider and on other, counts. He
was fined and given a road sen
tence which may be placed into
effect on motion of the solicitor.
Legion Is Asking
For Membership
Wilkesboro Parent-Teacher as
sociation will observe Fathers’
night Thursday, 7:30 p. m., and
all members, especially fathers,
are urged to be present and hear
a splendid program -which has
been arranged.
7%e devotional will bo conduct
ed by Rev. W. E. Unney and a
dutch program -will be presented
by pupils Of the second and third
grades.
The theme of the program will
be “Health” and Dr. G. T. Mitch
ell wlll talk on “HaaponalbUity
for the SchoolB Health Program.”
Prof. T. B. Story will talk on
"Health Condition of Our School
Plant.” '
Interesting Meeting Held on
Friday Night; Horse Shoe
Pitching Is Enjoyed
The March meeting of WUkaa
post of the American Legion held
Friday night was -a-ell attended
and very much enjoyed.
Following the business session
the members busied themsel-vea
with interesting games of Indoor
horse shoe pitching.
The 'Wilkes post Is making a
special drive for memberabipa be
fore March 15. The post would
like to have the memberships of
any who weald like to Joia a* 7^
early aa possible.
Any member of the post wh»-
is not r^tving thh' Legien aagav ,j|
zine Is asked to ia ^ tondk^
with John W. ^11, 'adja’taat.'
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