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HI.OOO SEE HANGING
Kwine‘t, Mo., April 2.—A
crowd or 1,000 persons lammed
into an open-air sports arena and
silently watched 21-year-oid Fred
Aidams go to his death on the
gallows today for the hiurder of
a night marshal during a rob-
bery.
SUSPECT SUICIDE
Utica, N. Y., April 2.—Sheriff
Chauncey T. Williams, of Oneida
county announced tonight that
TYancis Leo Oley, 29, held in
connection with the O’Connell
kidnaping in Albany, hanged
himself on the Oneida county jail
to^ht.
GOtL, 19, IS AlAYOR
Sydney.—Miss Constance Clan
cy, aged 23, rankh as the young-
est mayor in Australia, if not in
wtha entire British empire. She
works aS a typist during the day
time an'’ in the evening performs
her duties as mayor of Padding
ton, a suburb of Sydney.
WILL NOT RETIRE
Santa Barbara, Calif.., April 2.
—Rev. James Clement Reid said
today he received a letter from
Justice Jnmes Clark McReynolds,
of the United States Supreme
court, in which the justice said
“it is not my purpose at present
to retire from the bench in the
'immediate future.”
ACCIDENT VICTIM
Elkin, April 2.—Fred Andrew
Windsor, 2 2, son of Mr. and Mrs.
J. R. Wlnd.sor, was instantly kill
ed this morning when the car in
which he was riding with Barney
Rhoads was in collision with a
car operated by Paul Walls, of
State Road. The fatality occurred
eight miles north of Elkin.
Rhoads suffered only minor in
juries and Walls escaped injury.
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VOL. XX!M; no. 50 Published MondurB «nd Thuradayg NQBTl
lORO. N. C., MONDAY, APRIL 6, 1937 |1.60
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S.OO OUT OF THE STATI
Miflers Creek
Commencement
To Be April 16th
Holatein-Guernscy
District Seventh Grade Com
mencement Will Be Held
Saturday, April 10th
SERMON BY REV. LINNEY
Baccalaureate Sermon On
Thursday, April IS, Fol
lowed by Class Night
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Soil Act
Portimi Checks
For Compliance
AreDisirihoted
MAXWELL REAPPOINTED
Raleigh, April 2.—Governor
Hoey today named Allen J. Max
well revenue commissioner to
succeed himself for a term of four
years ending January 1, 1941.
,rring the commission to Judge
* A. Hall Johnston a week ago this
was the first big appointment
I ^ A-ws
xm as
'n cams through resignation of
Judge P- A. McElroy of the 19th
district.
MAKE APPOINTMENTS
Raleigh, April 2.—Governor
Hoey srtd today he would appoint
the liquor and highway commis
sions and the new board of agrl-
cnlture sometime this month. The
~^NlweraI Assembly authorized an
11-man highway commission, a
three-man liquor commission and
a 10-member board of agricul
ture. At present, the agriculture
board has only five members.
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SUICIDE PACT
Washington, April 2.—Two 27-
year-old girl thespians whose as
pirations to stardom won them
only minor roles in home-talent
plays, w'ere found dead in their
apartment here today, victims of
a suicide pact. The girls, Adrien-
^ Courtenay and Dorothy Law
rence, left a four-page note say
ing, according to police, that
they were ending their lives by
gas for ‘‘reasons known only to
themselves.” They had been dead
Ince Tuesday.
[OLDING SUSPECT
Mount Airy, April 2.—A man
arrested in Mount Airy is being
investigated by department of
Justice agents fcr possible con
nection with the Mattson kidnap
ing in Tacoma, Wash.. December
2*’ local pi ice authorities re
vealed here today. The man, W.
t Bleney, about 40, who told of-
that was from South
jCvUue hut had been living in
New York for the> past several
years, is being held in the Surry
county'jail at Dobson, serving a
80-day term for drunkenness
While his record is being investi
gated by the federal agents, it
was stated.
Mt.-ViewY. T.H. F.
Present, Minstrel
rhe Mountain View Chapter Y.
H. F. is presenting a minstrel
ly at the school auditolum
eaday, April 6. Besides the
nstrel there will be a negro
•mon by one of the boys and
ek face song and dance by
tthw. AU patrons and friends
tgwi school are invited to bo
mt. A small admiwlon foe
be charged—6 and 10 cents.
R. V. Day, principal of Millers
Creek central school district, to
day announced dates for th© dis
trict and high school commence
ments.
The final program of the com
mencement of Millers Creek high
school, the first large school in
the county to complete the term,
will be held on Friday, April 16,
when diplomas will be presented
to a large class of seniors.
The first date In the commen
cement will be the seventh grade
district commencement at th©
school beginning at 9:30 a. m.
On Saturday, April 10. In addi
tion to the various contests and
the field day program there will
be an address by Dr. W. Amos
Abrams, of A. S. T. C., Boone,
and presentation of seventh grade
diplomas. All school patrons in
the district are invited to th©
commencement.
The first high school com
mencement program will be the
sermon to the graduating class on
Thursday, April 15, at one o’
clock in th© afternoon and will
be delivered by Rev. W. E. Lin-
ney, a well known Baptist min
ister of Wilkesboro.
At 7:30 at night 09 the same
date will be class night exercises
and a unique program has been
prepared by the seniors.
Mr. Day, principal, said today
that he had not received final
word from the speaker asked to
deliver the commencement ad
dress on FYiduFs. ApcU
Over 1,000 Fmrau in County
.Under tWpric^iSheets
The Past Year
HOPE TO HAVE l,SOO
Farmers Urged to Attend
Nearest Appointment an^
Respond Promptly '
term earlier than any Other
school by reason of the fact that
it did not have to close on ac
count of bad weather and road
conditions while a number of
schools were forced to close for
several weeks.
Hinshaw Street
Troop Is Formed
New Scout Troop Is Formed
With 12 Members; Have
Applied For Charier
second shipment made this
ith, 28 Pitt county farmers sold
fat hogs at 10 cents a pound
QteenviUe, subject to WU at
plant.
Hinshaw Street Baptist church
has organized a troop of Boy
Scouts and has applied for a
charter with 12 charter members
as registered Scouts.
Frank Walker, an experienced
Scout, is Scoutmaster and the
troop committee is C. H. Dancy,
J. C. Prudtt and Clarence Hayes.
The Scouts who are charter mem
bers are as follows; Harrison Ab-
sher, Jessie Absher, Jenjamin
Blakewood, Charles Canter, Sher
man Canter, Talmadg© Fletcher,
Thomas Deal, Blak© HaiVes, Ro
bert Johnson, Charles Kelly, Lew
is Mead© and Ralph Whittington.
Much interest iL Scouting is
reported in the new troop and
any others who wish to join are
asked to se© th© Scoutmaster.
In connection with the organ
ization the Scoutmaster made
this comment: ‘‘Every boy who
thinks of becoming a Scout
should know just what he is get
ting into before he joins, what
Scouting really is and what the
two million Scouts in the world
stand for.
‘‘A troop of Scouts is a bunch
of fellows 12 years of age or
more banded together for fun
and service to others and in out
door adventure. They train them
selves along many lines of skill
in woodcraft and usefulness In
emergencies so that they will ‘‘Be
Prepared,” as th© Scout motto
says, to be stronger men and
more valuable citizens of their
country.
“More important than anything
els© is the Scout oath, which eve
ry member must take when be
joins. It is, 'On my honor I •will
do my best to do my duty to God
and my country and to obey the
Scout law; to help other people
at all times; to keep myself pJiya-
ically strong, mentally awake and
morally straight’. Unless ^ou feel
sure that you want to live up to
this oath, you should not become
a Scout."
SEATTLE, Wash Twins in the bovine world are_al»yt a^r^ aa
quadruplets or quintuplet human babies. ‘‘LadVj” a HoIaiiinfWtJeriiaey
cow, gave birth to twins here a week ago. They have bqen namw
“Jack and JiU." ..
Stanley Oakley | WPA Tefunen In
Is Shot In Leg! District Mteetug
Roe Sale in Jail, Charged
With Shooting Affray
On Saturday Night
Stanley Oakley was carried to
the hospital and Roe Sale to jail
as an aftermath of a brawl and
shooting altercation Saturday
night at Rob Segraves’ store sev
eral miles east of Wilkesboro.
Oakley received a serious
wound in his leg during the
shooting, which is said to have
created an exciting scene at the
store about ten o’clock.
Sale was charged with the
shooting and was placed in jail
at Wilkesboro by Sheriff C. T,
Doughton. who made an investi
gation,
fdrclan Files
As Candidate Mayor
Attorney J. F. Jordan filed
his name Saturday with L. L.
Lunn, town clerk, as a candidate
for mayor of the Tbwn of Wll-
kesboro. Mr. Jordan is a well
known attorney of Wilkesboro,
and was a candidate for the of
fice of mayor two years ago.
He is the first candidate to
file his name to be voted on
when the town election Is held
on Tuesday, May 4th.
Held in Mount Atry Mon
day; Plan fjor Dramsttzed
Exhibit in Bootie
Teachers in the WPA adult
schools in Wllkda. county are
ing plans for the^''dn9atlzed ex
hibit to be held in Bo»e on May
7. .**:
The exhibit was discussed in
a district meeting of'.WffA teach
ers held In Mount Monday.
Miss Faison, distrlct^lWlryisor,
presided and Rev. I. T jWoodruff
conducted the'daTotl^Bal. '
Those from: Wjjkes * atj^d'ng
the meetliyi^ wtsfd W.
project "upervi^, WrYt^Sirtey.
C. J. Jnbpa
with the arrive’ of a portion
o^yatg^bbecks in payment to
ynin^^mers for'aparticlpation
m tt^'Rhia act program last yea#,
County Agent A. Q. Hendren to
day announced appointments In
every section of the county to al
low farmers to sign work sheets
to participate in the program
this year.
That portion of the checks
which have arrived totals about
$15,000, representing less than
half'the total amount expected to
the more than 900 farmers who
are to receive payment. The bal-1
ance of the checks are expected
daily. j
In commenting on the sign-up,
Mr. Hendren said that those who
signed last year do not have to
sign to participate this year, ex
plaining that the' work sheet
signed last year still holds good.
However, th© act has grown more
popular and it is expected that
over 1,600 farms will be under
work sheets this year as Com
paq to th© 1,041 last year,
it is hoped that the* sign-up
b© compl©te4.,wltUB ^ taw;
Seeking A Better
Type of &oflon
Control Worif By
CC Camp Group
PetUiem Signed By Several
Hundred Farmers in ^e
County On Saturday
New York . . . Mrs. Amorette
E. Fraser, of Brooklyn; cuts her
birthday cake for th© friends who
helped her celebrate her 101st
birthday. Mrs. Fraser started th©
day with a long walk.
7th Grade Exam
Will Be Given In
SchooIsThursday
County Meeting
Four-H Club Meeting For
Seven Comities Held in
Wilkesbero; Friday
Represented In
Personality Meet
Final plans for the annual
I'ersonality conierence which will
be held April 9 and 10 at Lees-
McRae College lor more than 100
high school students from sur
rounding counties were completed
this week. Victor M. Davis, Exe
cutive Secretary of the Alumni
Association, of the University of
Tennessee, has accepted an invi
tation to deliver the third address
on the program.
Mr. Davis, who is also head of
the Bureau of Appointments at
the University of Tennessee, was
formerly connected with th© Re
ligious Education Activities of
the Y. M. C. A. in Knoxville. He
is a popular speaker, and has lec
tured at two personality confer
ences here in th© past. His sub
ject this year will be “Getting A-
long With People.” The theme of
the conference is “Finding the
Keys to the Boor of Success.”
North Wilkesboro is one of the
schools to be represented.
North Wilkesboro
P.-T. A. Will Meet
N o r t .hi Wilkesboro Parent-
Teacher assoclHtion wiill meet
Thursday, afternoon, 3:45, in
the school auditorium. An inter
esting program is planned and a
large attendance is desired.
Prior to the general meeting
the study course will meet at
three o’clock and a speaker will
discuss “Th© Influence of Home
on the College Student.” '
Mrs. Minnie Key
Funeral Today
Funeral service was held today
at Rock Springs church for Mn.
Minnie Key, age 39, who died
Sunday at her home in Mulberry
township. Rev. Monroe DUlard
conducted th© service.
She la BurvlTed by her has*
band, J[. B. ^y, two childri^n.
three brothers and two sisters.
County agents, assistant agents
and club workers from seven
counties gathered at the court
house lu Wilkesboro Friday to
attend the annual spring 4-H
club conference.
L. R. Barrel, club leader from
State College and the extension
seiwice, met with the agents and
outlined plans for club organiza
tion and activities during the
coming year. O. F. McCrary, a-
gent of the Northwestern dis
trict, wss also present at the
meeting.
Mooie To Meet
Thursday Night
The North Wilkesboro Lodge
No. 243, Loyal Order of Moose
will hold its first meeting in
their new lodge hail Thursday
night, April 8th. 'Th© interior of
the hall has been especially ar-
rahged^ifof the'Mbos'e putfcoses by
L. S. Lowe, owner of the build
ing. '■ ~
A class of twenty local appli
cants and about fifteen oh tiren-
ty from Lenoir, Hickory, and
other adjoining towns will be
taken into the fraternity at this
meeting. The Initiatory work
will be in charge of .‘the High
Point degree teanT. Charles A,
Kirby, Regional Director, will al
so official.
All loral member^ are urged to
be present at this meeting.
Mrs. StMan McLean
Died Saturday
Funeral service was held at
her home in Wilkesboro Sunday
afternoon, four o’clock, for Mrs.
Susan McLean, wife of the late
W. A. McLean. She died ^Satur
day.
She was 79 years of age and
left many friends who were.aad-
dened at thei news of her
ing. Surviving membeW of
inrmed&te io^^ude
brothers, W. V. Woodlo, pf
J^efferson, and !>.;%W._Woodle, o|
Reddies Rtveyi
She was a menitar of the WIL
t-w.
jasbr. Rev. A
in^4he
Ui Cricket
Rev. A. Lynch, Mn
aewF
lily cemet
^^ppointdwnt S««W‘t*^^||-’tiudents who take
action is especially requested.
The following appointments for
this week were announced by Mr.
Hendren:
Tom W. Ferguson, Thursday
at Beaver Creek church; Friday
at Moravian Falls at Scroggs &
Co. store.
J. M. German, Boomer school
house on Friday.
C. J. Hendren on Thursday at
Maurice Hendren’s store; on Fri
day at County Agents office at
Courthouse.
R. L. Profflt on Thursday at
Mt. Pleasant Masonic Hall and on
Friday at Claude Pearson’s store.
H. H. Beshears, Thursday at
Summit Postoffice; Friday, at
Walsh Postoffice.
G. D. Welborn at Mt. Zion
church on Thursday.
H. H. Jennings, '“hursday at
his home.
W. M. Absher at Wint Os
borne’s store Thursday, and Fri
day at Haymeadow school.
A. R. Miller on Thursday at
Millers Creek Postoffice, and Fri
day at Vannoy Postoffice.
Paul B. Church. Thursday at
Mountain View at Templeton’s
store, and Friday at Knotlville
Postoffice.
Lonnie Billings. Thursday at
Dockery Postofflce and Friday at
Lonnie Holbrook’s store.
J. M. Blevins, Thursday at
Springfield Postoffica and Friday
at Dehart Postofflce.
J. A. Poplin, Thursday at Hon
da at Leet Poplin’s store, and
Friday at Roaring River at W.
W. Harris' store.
L. o Murray, Thursday at
Pleasant Ridge school house and
Friday at Austin school house,
,J a c k Hoots, Thursday at
Shepherds Cross Roads and Fri
day at Maple Springs school
house.
Coy Durham at Pleasant Home
school house on Saturday.
W. W. Gentry at Doughton
Postofflce on Thursday and Fri
day at Traphlll Postofflce!
J| R. Calloway, Saturday at
Clingman school honse.
C. M. Welborn at Dennyvlltei
school house on Thursday and
Friday at Qua Myers’ store.
H. C. Robert* at Press Isiseore’s
store on Thursuy and oa Friday
at, fMlapIane.
Students -to Gather at Rjb*
spective Schools for
State Test
The state examination for stu
dents of the seventh, grad© will
be given, at the high schools in
Wilkes county on Thursday, April
8, according to an announcement
by 0. B, ,BUef. county superin
tendent of/Schools. ‘Hie date for
the tests will gather at the high
schools in the respective central
districts, where the examination
will be administered under com
petent supervision. With but few
exceptions tests will b© given at
the high schools. In some few of
the smaller schools the tests will
be given but in those cases the
proper announcements will be
made In the schools.
Attention is called to the fact
that the test will serve only as
an aid to teachers in deciding
whether or not a child should be
promoted to high school but will
not be the sole determining fac
tor.
Several small schools in the
county have dosed the term and
many others will close next week.
With the exception of Millers
Creek, which will close on April
16, all ot the larger schools were
delayed several weeks on account
of bad weather and bad roads
and will not close until some time
in May.
Legion to Meet
On Friday Night
Important Business Matters
and Barnyard Golf To
Feature th© Meeting
Wilkes post of the American
Legion will hold its April meet
ing on TTiursday night, April 8,
postponed from Friday night of
last week because of conflicting
engagements. Some important
business matters are to be taken
up and attendance of every mem
ber is desired.
Entertainment for th© evening
will consist mainly of barnyard
golf (horseshoe pitching) and
some exciting matches are antici
pated.
kesbbro Methodist- cbarch, . aad
last ritw'^w^«;>6o^«t»t .hirif fork
Ifra. BltajBrown, ‘ age : jrho
died Fri^F at bar' home in
Isbs Cablh township.
MEETING IS HELD
Large Crowd Hears smd Seea
Best Methods of Erosion
Control Ezplsdned
A large crowd ot farmers from
all parts of Wlkes county gath
ered at the courthouse in Wilkes*
boro Saturday to attend a sod
erosion meeting.
Increased interest in this vital
subject was evidenced by the
number attending the meeting
and the attention given the lee-
tures, which demonstrated the
best methods of soil erosion con
trol and prevention.
In connection with the meet
ing was a petition directed to
Representative R. L. Doughton,
which requested that be use his
influence toward securing a bet
ter type ot erosion control work
b y the Civilian Conservation
camp 'which is to be re-ea-
tabllshed. Th© petition, which
was signed by several hundred
farmers in the county, asked that
th© CCC members be used to
light erosion on co-operating
farms in this part of the state.
Heretofore the camp was used
in forestry work but when re-es
tablished it will be set up aa
a soil erosion camj>. The farmers
who signed the petition are ask
ing that the camp members be
used on co-operating farms to
the best advantage in erosion con
trol.
InspecbHr Gives j
Some Improrement Noted In
Grade* Given Out By
Inspector Odell
LAST RITES FOR
ROY PIERCE, 26
Funeral service was 'held at
Mount Pleasant Baptist church
Friday, afternoon for Boy Fierce,
age 26, who dM nnndagTitorh-
Ing from buraa rweived Monday
whan gas IgalKid at h trucAc on
wHch he 'VV woriting. Rhr. O.
W. Sebastian conducted the Ual
Tllnjr, which were attended by^ a
j^irfC,numfeer|,ot fritepd^c.^^i. t
* isnmrrivod^hr ^ iriiSk mx$.
^s^EttaiBiown
S ^ Rites Conducted
tites^ w^ conducted " Werce, two cbBdrM,
rdl^ and Dorothy Anne, two hro-
thefs and one ststvi Raetord and
-Von pierce and Mrs. Nola (H»g-
ory.
G. S. Odell, county sanitary In
spector, last week released san
itary ratings for cafes and hotels
and much improvement was no
ticed over the grades received by
a number of establishments for
the previous month.
The March ratings follow;
Grade A
Hotel Wilkes 97.0
Goodwill Lunch —, 94.5
Black Cat 91.0
Broadway Tourist 90.5
Call Hotel - 90.5
Southslde (Colored) 90.6
Grade B
Princess 88.0
Try me - 86.0
The Little Grill 85.0
Moore Bros. Lunch 84.6
Wonder Cafe — 82.5
Green Pig - 82.0
Liberty Lunch 81.0
Eller’s Cafe — 81.0
Snappy Lunch 81.5
Rock Diner 80.0
Grade C
Jim’s Cafe 71.0
Beeches Place 70.0
Schools Engage
In Debate Friday
For the first time in the past
12 years Wilkesboro high school
debating teams lost both sides in
the triangular debates held Fri
day with Elkin and Mount Airy
schools.
As a result Mount Airy will
represent the school in the state
wide debate at Chapel Hill, hav
ing won both sides of the ques
tion: “Resolved, that th© gov
ernment should own and operate
all electric utilities.’’
MILLERS CREEK P.-T. A.
WILL MEET WEDNESDAY
Last meeting of tiie current
school year for Millers Creek
Parent-Teabher - association will
bo held at the school Wednesday
afternoon. I:3f0. , v
Qfflcors will bd elocled tor the
coming yev end pleys will 'be
presented by th© first end tenth
grades. All membeifs end other
intended patriae ere caked/'t»
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