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FSUNE EXPENSES
WMbinaton, Aprii 13.—Presi
dent Reoserett reported disap-
potating tax coilections today and
ordered economiee in all govern-
^sifnt agencies to prevent this
year's dencit from being “far
atbater than was anticipated.”
pfeRTILIZER BILL
Raleigh, April 13.—North Car-
-elin* farmers, whose crops are
worth more than those of all the
England states combined,
^are spending approximately f20,-
000,000 a year for fertilisers, it
was revealed in a study of de
partment of agriculture figures.
A p r i I Session Of
Superior Court
T O' Be For Trial
Of Civil Actions
Act Passed In Last Legisla
ture Deoifnates April
Term as Civil Court
CAUNDAR IS MADE
Bar Association In Meeting
Monday Afternoon Ar
ranges TermCalendar
DOBSON, SUICIDE
Mt. Airy, April 13.—Bernard
Hutchens, 18, son of Mr. and Mrs.
John Hutchens, of Dobson, was
instantly killed this morning
when he propped a shotgun on
a posl In the yard of -bis home
and pulled the trigger, sending
a load of buckshot Into his chest.
Ill health was blamed for his act.
SECURITY ACT VALID
Washington, April 18.—The
Supreme court’s Wagner act de
cisions raised hopes of govern
ment attorneys today for a ‘broad’
Interpretation of the general wel
fare clause of the constitution.
This clause is involved In litiga
tion over the social security law,
which Is to be decided this ses
sion. The clause, never fully in
terpreted, says “the Congress
shall have power to lay and col
lect taxes, duties, imposts, and
excises, to pay the debts and pro
vide for the co'.nmon defense and
general welfare of the {tnlted
States: • •
Contrary to the opinion which
has prevailed for some time, the
term of Wilkes superior court to
begin on Monday, April 26, will
be for trial of Civil cases instead
of criminal cases.
The act Introduced in the last
session of the legislature desig
nated the April term of court as
for trial of civil cases and will
be used as such.
The Wilkes county bar associ
ation met at the office of the
clerk of superior court Monday
afternoon and arranged a full cal
endar of civil cases for the term
of two weeks.
Although a sufficient number
of Jurors have been summoned to
select a grand jury for the term,
it is understood that no grand
jury will be used.
Judge Felix B. Alley, o f
Waynesvllle, presiding over
courts of the 17th judicial dis
trict during the first six months
of this year, will preside over the
April term of Wilkes court.
Appeals Again For
Farmers to SignlJp
Commencement
County Agent Wants Farm
ers of Wilkea to Receive
Benefits Of Farm Act
• The coiba^tfi^sill^oi'till'ele
mentary schools of Traphlll dis
trict' will be held'Satm^ay, April
1% »t Traphlll high school, be-
gl^ng at. ten o’clock.
■? Kach school in the district will
give a program of about twelve
minutes in the following order:
(1) Austin, (2) Joyaea, (3)
Roaring Gap, (4) Mining Ridge,
(5) Stohey Ridge, and (6) Trap-
hill.
At the conclusion of the pro
gram, the seventh grade diplomas
will be presented to the forty-
five seventh grade graduates In
the district. After an Interval of
an hour. Mrs. Holbrook's music
class will give a recital. At the
end of the recital a series of field
exercises will b,. given on the
campus.
Completes Task As
Company Receiver
C. E. Jenkins, of Jenkins Hard
ware company, has completed his
task as receiver of Odell Hard
ware company in Greensboro, the
largest wholesale hardware es
tablishment in the state.
Mr. Jenkins was appointed re
ceiver by Judge .Tohnson J.
Hayee, of the middle district fed-
aml court, about three years ago
a&d his settlement was filed re
cently In court and has been ap
proved.
Under the settlement all credi
tors have been satisfied and the
large store has been returned to
Wei^ has been 'busily engaged in
distributing goternment checks
to over 900 Wilkes county farm
ers for participation In the farm
act last year, today again renew
ed his appeal for new signers
The goal thla year is 2,000
farmers cooperating In the new
program to improve their farms
and at the sanie time earn cash
payments offered by bho govern
ment for growing soil improving
and soil conserving crops In lieu
of cash crops.
Following is Mr. Hendren’s ap
peal issued today:
“For the benefit of the produc
ers who did not get an opportun
ity to sign up in the regular meet
ings that were held for that pur
pose throughout the county, every
farmer who did not sign a work
sheet in 1936 is urged by this
office to do so at once. Either see
one of the committee or come by
She county agent’s office.
“The reason we are anxious to
do this at once is to get a base
established for the farm so that
payment may be secured tor im
provements made this year.
•'This money is appropriated
for the farmers and Is available
for payment to Wilkes county
farmers, as same as to the farm
ers in other sections of our coun
try. If the program Is not thor
oughly understood, anyone in tho
county agent’s office will gladly
go over it with the producer."
JTts original owners.
Burning Permits
Made Available
Homer Brookshire, county
game and forest warden, an
nounced today that permits to
burn brush or fields near wood
lands In Wilkes county may be
obtained from him at the sher
iff’s office and will soon be avail
able from the garden In the var
ious townships.
A new law requires anyone
burning brush or fields within
SOP feet of woodlands to obtain
a permit If the burning is to be
done at this season of the year.
Lutheran Services
Gin Scout House, R. E. Men-
sen, pastor.
7:30 Bible Hour.
8:00 p. m. Preaching service.
Rov. J. D. Summers, of Hickory,
will preach tho sermon.
Public cordially Invited.
Mr. J. R. Turner Is again ser
iously 111 at hU home in Wilkes-
boro, friends regret to leam.
London, Eng. . . . This hat em
blem Is being made by the Brit
ish Legion Poppy factory for sale
on Coronation Emblem Day, May
10. Proceeds of the sale will bo
turned over to tho British Legion
Fund.
Forces Unite To
Improve Several
Secondary Roads
Believed Work Will Be Of
Much Benefit to People
Of The County
Through united effort of the
state highway forces and men
given work through the Works
Progress administration, consid
erable progress has been made in
recent weeks toward Improving a
number of leading secondary
roads in Wilkes county.
Rock crushers are being ope
rated daily on the Hays-LIberty
Grove roa3 and the road leading
from the Intersection with high
way 4 21 near Cricket through
the Congo, Champion and Buck
communities.
Some work has also been ac
complished on the task of gravel
ing highway 268 ibetwoen Wilkes-
, •' ditoMwett oouatp^
of the uSBSAu-
I^eted state highways in Wilkes
county.
Many are hopeful that the
good work can be continued and
on a much larger scale than at
present.
During the winter school
transportation was Impossible for
several weeks In seven of the
eight cenfral school districts be
cause of bad road conditions.
11 Enlisted With
C. C. C. Monday
Makes Total of 48 Accepted
From Wilkes During
the Past Week
Eleven Wilkes county youths
selected on the basis' of need of
employment and the aid they
could render to neec.y families
were enrolled In the Civilian Con
servation camps in the enlistment
at Charlotte Monday.
These made a total of 48 en
listed from Wilkes during the
past week, 37 having enrolled at
Greensboro Friday.
Those accepted Monday were
James Oscar Ballard, Radical;
James Clyde Church, Wilkesboro;
Roscoe H. Church, Reddles Riv
er; John Paul Ferguson. Wllkes-
boro; Wave Handy, Radical: Wil
liam Parsons* Wilbar; Ted Rob
erts, McGrady; TTieodore Nichols,
Wilkesboro route 1; Raleigh
Church, Wilkesboro route 1; Fred
Parsons, WUbar; Warren Hard
ing Shumate, McGrady.
Fishing Season
For Trout Opens
Season On Bass Closed Un
til June 10; Many
Streams Stocked
Today the trout fishing season
opened and fishermen were bus
ily engaged in preparations for
trying their luck in the mountain
streams of Wilkes and nearby
counties, which have been well
stocked with trout during the
past few years and which are now
ready for the angler.
The state department of con
servation and development, which
stocked these streams are mak
ing an effort to make this sec
tion a fisherman’s paradise. Issu
ed a note of warning through
Homer Brookshire, county game
warden, asking all fishermen to
show real sportsmanship and obey
the laws governing fishing. Tho
trout are doing well in the
streams, which include headwat
ers of Roariilg River, Lewis Fork,
Reddies River, Elk Creek and
other mountain streams along
along the east side of the Blue
Ridge. Other streams in the
county with less altitude have
been and are being stocked with
bass and other suitable fish and
attention Is called to the fact that
the bass season is closed until
June 10, this being the season for
bass to siwwn.
Mr. Brookshire again warned
that any person allowing sawdust
to pollute the streams, killing the
fish, will he prosecuted to the
fullest extent of the law.
Mr. R. R. Gentry, representa
tive of the Texas company. Mr.
H. E. Russel, manager of the Au
to Supply and Service store in
Winston-Salem, were here yes
terday looking after business
matters.
Mr. John Paul Lucas, sales and
advertising manager of Duke
Power Company, Charlotte, was
In this city today on a visit to
the local 'branch of the company.
Percentage of Private Plac^nents Shows
Gains Over Previous Years; Call For
Workers For Duty^on Parkway
Durfac the past two yef^ the
North Wilkesboro district of the
North Cartdlm^; Sthtq .j^Kjnploy-
ment Service hu pla^ a'total
of 6,-791 'apd* women on
jobs, it was leaitteif imlat from
a report by James M. Anderson,
manager of the service In the dis
trict composed of Wilkes, Alex
ander, AUe^ny» Ashe and War,
lauga counties with headquarters
In tbls dty. .
The placements were deelgnat-
. (Oontlnswd on pace' tour)
District Meeting Bu3£i% & Loan
League Held Here We^esday N^ht
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Officers Of City
Are Not Opposed
In May Election
Mayor R. T. McNiel and the
board of commlsdonen of
North Wllkeebwo will have no
opposition In the election to be
held on May 8.
\The filing time expired last
night and the present officers
wer© tile only ones who had
filed for the election. The com
missioners are S. V. Tomlin
son, Hoyle M. Hutchens, Dr.
R. P. Casey, Ralpli Duncan and
T. S. Kenerly. J. B. McCoy and
1). J. Carter have no opposition
as members of the city board of
education. Terms of tb© other
members of the board do not
expire this year.
Officer Locates
Cache of Liquor
Discovered White On Way
to ^rve Civil Process in
^ the Mutberry SeetioB
A deputy sheriff located liquor
Monday afternoon while ' driving
along a highway north of this
city.
Deputy J. M. Beshears was on
his way to serve a civil process
when the liquor was spied by tho
roadside. It consisted of a five
gallon can and a number of glass
jars, all filled with Illicit spirits.
The discovery of the liquor
was shortly after a raid on Rob
Hayes’ house nearby, where C. T.
Doughton found a quantity of
liquor.
Juniors Will Meet
At Ronda Tonight
There will be a group Junior
meeting tonight with the Ronda
council, beginning at 7:30.
Leaders in the organization de
sire a large attendance and those
of the. North Wilkesboro council
who can attend are asked to ga
ther at North Wilkesboro Drug
company at 6:30 p. m.
Described By State Preei*
dent As Best District
Meeting He Had Seen
Described by the state presi
dent as the best district meeting
he had ever attended, representa
tives of ten of the 13 building
and loan associations In this'dis
trict gathered at Hotel , Wilkes
last night for the district Build
ing & Loan League meeting.
J. B. Williams,, secretary of
the North Wilkesboro building
and loan association, district
president, presided at the dinner
meeting and had prepared a pro
gram of unusual Interest.
The speakers Included J. F.
Stevens, of Greensboro, secretary
of the North Carolina Building
and Loan League; George Crone,
of Raleigh, deputy insurance com
missioner; O. K. LaRoque, pres-
ident of the Home Loan Bank,
Winston-Salem; and Fredrick
Willetts, of Wilmington, presi
dent of the state league.
W. D. Halfacre, superintendent
of North Wilkesboro schools,
spoke the invocation and Attor
ney A. H. Casey welcomed the
visltofs t» the city. B. F. Allen,
of Lenoir, very appropriately re
sponded. ’
In the'Kcesler Memorial essay
contest f$ur counties were repre
sented, 'Vt^lkes, Watauga, Cald
well and, Alexander. First prise
went to Miss Helen Hoover, of
Iienoir, who spoke on “Saving and
Investing.;’ Second to Miss Sarah
Comer, ert Stony Point; third to
Miss Mary Parsons, of Boomer,
a student of Wilkesboro high
school; add fourth to Miss Kath
erine Smythe,..of Boone. The es
says were welf delivered and were
the source of much favorable
comment.
Mr. Crone in his address out
lined the legislation passed in the
recent general assembly relative
to building and loan associations.
One of the laws, he said, allowed
associations to make loans on
recommendation of an executive
committee of not leas than three
members In order to facilitate
service. Another act permits the
making of direct reduction loans
(Continued en page five)
listingW
Get Under Way On
May 1; listers Ai%
Named for County
Revaluation Is Ordered Thia
Year by Commissioners;
Boost Is Anticipated
It
Pueblo, Colo. . . . State High
way Patrolmen wear dust masks
while working In sojith^tem
'Colorado. They sometimes fright
en tourists who mistake masked
police for gangsters.
Presbyterial Will
Meet Tuesday and
Wednesday Here
Witt Be Hidd With North
Wilkesboro Presby
terian Church
Thirteenth annual meeting of
the Woman’s Auxiliary of the
Winston-Salem Presbytery will be
held at the North Wilkesboro
Presbyterian church on Tuesday
and Wednesday, April 20 and 21.
The executive board will meet
On Tuesday morning at 11 o’clock
and the general meeting will con
vene at two o'clock In the after
noon with Mrs. Percy Johnson,
president, presiding.
Tuesday evening’s session will
open at 7:45’ and sessions will
be held Wednesday morning, be
ginning at 9:30 and Wednesday
afternoon at 1:45. An iniplring
program has been prepaired' for
each session and a lili^d '(K%Biid-
ance Is anticipated.
Officers Recover
Stolen Propert
Three Prisoners Jailed On
Charge; Sold Meat to
Two Parties
Liquor Raids During Past Few Days
Place Several In Toils of Liquor Law
A. G. Hendren*®
Brother Stricken
John Elbert Hendren, age 80,
a brother of County Agent A. G.
Hendren, Rufus Hendren and
Mrs. R. C. Hendren, died Friday
at his home near Turnersburg in
Iredell county.
Funeral service was held Sun
day at Hebron church, of which
he had been a charter member
since its organization . 31 years
ago and clerk continuously over
that period. He was a consecrat
ed Christian and until his health
failed a year ago he had missed
only three regular churoh servic
es over a period of 30 years,
which is considered a most un
usual and remarkable record.
He was a son of the lute Jesse
and Emily Hendren and by trade
was a blacksmith and mechanic.
Besides his two brothers and
sisters In Wilkes he leaves one
son and four daughters.
Among those attending the fu
neral of Mr. John Elbert Hen
dren In Iredell county Sunday
were Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Hen
dren, Mr. Bradford Hendren, Miss
Mabel Hendren, Mr. Luther Ken-
dren, Mr. arid Mrs. R. B. Hen
dren and children. Miss Margaret
Hendren, Mrs. R. C. Hendren, hir.-
Fldesle
Rufus Hendren, Mrs.
Lockhart and Mrs. Florence Ken- small quantity of liquor
ney, -
Federat Agents Gel T’"'» and
Sheriff Places Two In
Jail For Trial
Federal and county officers
during the past few days have
continued to meet with much suc
cess ;n liquor raids In Wilkes
county, putting a crimp Into the
moonshine Industry on several
fronts.
The home of Claude Bell, who
lives about ten miles east of Wil
kesboro, was searched by federal
officers J. C. Fortner, J. T. and
W. A. Tonee and Deputy Sheriff
Odell Whittington Tuesday. They
found a quantity of liquor and
Bell filled bond in a hearing be
fore Commissioner J. W. Dula In
Wilkesboro.
Another case was added to the
docket of the May term of fed
eral court in Wilkesboro when
Federal officers raided a distill
ery on the Brushles Monday, cap
turing Roe Gregory. He filled
bond following preliminary hear
ing.
Officers making the raid were
J. C. Fortner, A. R. Williams,
Leonard Roop, J. T.: Jones and
Depnty Marshal W. A. Jones. '
. Sheriff C.- T. Doughton raided
Rob Hayee’ place in the Mulberry
sectlen Monday . and found ,, a
, Hayee
and his wife were placed In Jail.
TO MEET ON MONDAY
List Takers and Assessors to
Meet With Snpe:rvis-
ar at the CourtkosSse
tv-
Sheriff C. T. Doughton and
deputies have recovered a num
ber of hams and shoulders stolen
Saturday from the Wilkes coun
ty poor home farm.
Suspicion pointed to three
prisoners who were working on
the farm, Charlie McOlamery,
Numa Porter and Ernest Ashley.
They ran away and became drunk
before officers picked them up
and placed them in jail at Wil
kesboro.
Investigation revealed that the
three had sold the meat, part to |
Tom Johnson, a taxi driver, and 1
the remainder to Carl Wallace.
The meat was recovered and re
turned to the county home farm
as a part of the provisions for
the inmates.
The prisoners, who were grant
ed leniency in being placed at the
county home instead of on the
roads, are expected to be trans
ferred to the roads during the re
mainder of their sentences.
W. P. Kelly, county accountant
and tax supervisor, has anhoune---v
ed appointment of tax listers and '
assessors for the 21 townships in
Wilkes county and has set Satur
day, May 1, as the beginning date
for tax listing.
A board of three consisting oT
the list taker and assessors baa
been appointed for each of the SI
townships in the county and they
are to meet Monday, April IS,
with Mr. Kelly and other county
officials at the courthouse to re
ceive instructions and supplies.
Those who are required t»y law
to list for taxes are urged to at
tend to it as early as possible
after tax listing and assessing be
gins on May 1.
Following arei the names of
tax listers and assessors for each
township;
Antioch: Miss Ruth Linney,
Robert Anderson, L. B. Mathis.
Beaver Creekr Alfred Foster,
Fred Walsh, Chap Ferguson.
Boomer: J. M.'Oerman, Gaither
A. Eller. Seth Walsh.
Brushy Mountain: Clarence
Hendren, William Tevepaugh,
Pressley Jennings.
Elk: E. S. Williams, W. A.
Proffit, Dallas Triplett.
Edwards: A. C. Walls, John
Edwards. Ernest Edwards.'
Jobs Cabin: H. H. Beshears,
Lee J. Church, A. J. Taylor.
Lewis Fork: Conrad Jones, J.
M. Sheppard, Com BUedge. _
Lovelace: Freeland Johnson,
Ella Hayes. Johh Johnson.
Moravian Falls: Dewey Broy-
hill, Lytle Howell, James A.
Ritchie.
Mulberry; Grady Miller, H. H.
■Tennings, Muncie Absher.
New Castle; James Pardue,
Granville Green, Wlnt Gray.
North Wilkesboro: J, M. Craw
ford, W. A. McNIel, J. I. Myers.
Reddies River: Charlie Canter,
Cicero Nichols. Mrs. Percy Bum
garner.
Hock Creek: Paul Church, S.
M. Shumate, Robert Johnson.
Stanton: Rom Church, Turner
Parsons, J. M. Yates.
Somers: J. W. Robbins. Albert
Myers, Isom Coleman.
Traphlll: J. W. Joines, Bret
Cothren. Edwin DeJournette.
Union: E. L. Parsons, B. P.
Staley, lien Osborne.
Wilkesboro: R. E. Prevette, D.
Brookshire, Wm. A. Stroud.
J.
Highway Safety
Sunday, April 18
Walnut Grove: McKinley
Hanks. John Alexander, Hardin
Hutchison.
McCoy Chairman
For C. M. T. C.
Offers Splendid Opportunity
For Military Training;
Camp at Fort 3ragg
Sunday, April 18, has been
designated as “Highway Safety
Sunday” by the Carolina Motor
Club and Rev. J. C. Gentry, rep
resentative In Wilkes county, has
issued the following announce
ment:
“Pastors of all the churches
in the two CaroHnas are request
ed by the Carolina Motor Club to
use In their messages on Sunday,
April 18, some fhets that should
help to make the highways more
safe for our people.
"Let’s do our best to attend
these services, and give our co
operation In helping to make our
travel more pleaiaat and safe.’’
Ice Creaitt Parlor
' Miss Jack Hart is manager of
People’s lee Cream Parlor, which
now open for hosiness In the
is
building next door to rIAberty
Theatre.
Catai^ba ice emra is being:
serred -in:
^popular
will be appreciated.
J. B. .McCoy, manager of Hotel
Wilkes, has been designated by
Col. J. W. Harrelson as chalrmaa
to secure enlistment from Wllkea
county in the Citizens’ Military
Training camp, which will be at
Fort Bragg again this year from
AUrTust 3 to September 1.
Tne month’s training offered
students and others Is free ot
charge and enrollment is usual
ly sought by a large number.
Those who are interested shoi^
get in touch with Mr, McCoy aa
soon as possible and secure a
formal application blank. Stu
dents fust furnish a certifleate
of character signed by thair
principal. Other information may
be gained from Mr. McCoy.
W. H. Staley, 58,
Claimed By Dieatli
Funeral sdrviM was held today
at Harmony Baptist sBareh tlf
miles west of thig olty^lor W. H.
tBnd) SUley, ag*,^68,’«ho dlai_
Tuesday at kia home ta Reddlsa-'^
Mtct towBshkii. B*t. y. C. Watia
conducted tha-fhaeroL
He 'waa a pofi-et- the*lata Will
and Serry 8d9» ^
known by «iS^>oj» »- tXh
county.; »ar> hr ^
wile, Mrs. »«tW*’^na