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Order Rwitnuning Sheriff C.
T. Doughton From Seiz
ing Mnchine* DiMoIved
NINE MACHINES SEIZED
Attorney Indicates Decision
May Be Appealed; Ar
gument Heard in City
Park Development
Work Fill Assure
Regular Payrolls
For Large Number
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Judge J. A. Rousseau, resident
Judge ol the 17th judicial dis
trict, Saturday dissolved an order
restraining the sheriff of Wilkes
county from seizing and destroy
ing slot machines.
Judge Rousseau held that the
'machines in question 'were gamh-
ly^g devices prohibited by law
and that the sheriff had a legal
right to seize and destroy them.
The order was taken out a-
hout ten days ago by two slot
machine operators and J. H.
Whicker appeared as their attor
ney. On the contention that the
law passed by *he 1937 legisla
ture does not go into effect until
July 1 and that it Immediately
Work Under Way in Devel
opment of 7,000-Acre
Park Area in2 Counties
RELIEF MEN PLACED
Project to Relieve WPA Of
All Available Relief
Labor Near Area
Development of the Bluff Park
area iii Wilkes and Alleghany
counties by the national park
service will take two or three
yeSTs, according to estimates, and
will provide jobs for about 200
men.
Under the rules and regula
^ UiJ Z. nuvs wastav *v — - —-l« »
repealed the slot machine law of tions of employment, only relief
1035, Attorney Whicker indicat
ed that Judge Rousseau’s decis
ion may be appealed to the su
preme court.
During the past several days
Sheriff C. T. Doughton and depu
ties have seized nine slot ma
chines in the county.
For the benefit of the uniniti
ated, it is explained that a slot
machine is a device which is fed
nickles, dimes, etc., and pays off
on lucky combinations of stops
on reels. The percentage,
course, being much against
one who plays the machine.
families may work on the jobs,
the exception to this rule being
that jobs may be given those who
reside in the area which the gov
ernment is purchasing for park
development.
The Bluff Park, au outstand
ing area of rugged scenic interest,
is one of the several park de
velopments adjacent to the Blue
Ridge Parkway and extensive de
velopment is planned, including
camp sites, mountain trails, a
samMoiiinp^ I Pomi Brotehood
J
All Women
For Assodation
In Men’s Meeting
At Fbhing Creek
Men of Baptist Association
Form Organization; In
spiring Program
STORY IS CHAIRMAN
Bayonne, N. J. . . . For thi
past eighteen months, Minnie the
Cat, has received a pay check of
$3.20 a montn as official mouser
for the refinery. She spends it
for milk and salmon to supple
ment her mouse diet.
Eight Churches Represented j
Superintendent of Hos
pital Makes Address
of j lake and several other rccrea-
the
Deal Denounces
FDR Court Plan
Winston-Salem Attorney As
sails Plan in Address
Before Kiwanis Club
Judge Roy
Deal, prominent
aW tUowj,
American form of government In
an address Friday before the
North Wllkesboro Kiwanis club.
The program was in charge of
Attorney A. H. Casey, who pre
sented the speaker. He said the
question is “Are you for the con
stitution or are you not for the
constitution? " He proceeded to
outllp© the progress of the gov-
'ernment under 150 years of con
stitutional rule, explaining how
the government was founded and
how it had been able to with
stand all assaults and serve what
is the leading nation in the
worl'/
According to the speaker's
viewpoint, the court plan to add
justices to the sMpreme court tor
all over 70 years of age who do
not retire is designed to destroy
the constitution of the United
States.
He did not directly attack the
president. Instead he praised his
leadership highly but classified
the court reorganization plan, as
a mistake and a move in the
wrong direction.
Robert Morehouse was a guest
of his father. H. H. Morehouse,
and Ixiwrence Miller was a guest
of A. G. Hendren at the meeting.
tional spots.
The area Includen about 4,000
acres in Wilkes, the greater part
of which lies in Walnut Grove
township, and about 3.000 acres
in Alleghany along to top of the
Blue Ridge and plateau area just
beyond.
The development work which
has just begun is expected to pro-
vido jobs for all men on relief
within daily traveling distance of
the development work and all
those within the park area who
desire employment. The Resettle-
Speaker Tells Of
Progress Millers
Creek Hi School
Twenty-Four Graduated In
Closing Program Given
Friday Afternoon
By WILIJUU) G. COI-E
millers creek. April 16.—
Millers Creek high school today
ended its sixteenth year as a high
school and its seventh as a stand
ard four-year accredited institu
tion with approprl-te exercises.
While the swan song of an
epochal year was being heard, the
saw and hammer of the carpen
ters outside heralded the early
completion of a magnificent 16-
room, brick building which will
write another significant chapter
to the history of school progress
here. j
Twenty-four graduates were
speeded on thetr way this moru
la
the gorertitoeht.
A crew of attorneys have es
tablished an office In the court
house in Wilkesboro and are ab
stracting titles to the lands which
were optioned some time ago by
the government.
April Court To
Begin Monday
Judge Felix E. Alley Will
Preside; Will Try Civil
Cases Only at Term
learning with the admonition that
they give thought to- developing
their bodies, minds and souls
uniformly.
This advice was given by C. C.
Faw, North Wilkesboro insurance
agency executive, who came
"back home” to “rejoice with
you” on the progress of the
school.
As chairman of the 'M'ilkes
county board of education 16
years ago. Mr. Faw looked across
the years and blazed the trail that
led to the remarkable progress
already made. A vision ■which
had become a reality was seen to-
! day by Mr. Faw as ho envisioned
Baptist Men’s Meeting of tho
Brushy Mountain association was
held Sunday at Pishing Creek
Baptist church with a good at
tendance and an inspiring pro
gram.
A highlight in the news of the
meeting was the reporc of J. E.
German, representing Zion Hill
church at Boomer, in which ho
stated that a number of members
of that church this year are join
ing in the “Lord’s Acre” move
ment, in which a farmer sets a-
side “an acre for the Lord." It
is interesting to note that Zion
Hill is the first church in the
association to report the begin
ning of the movement."
Following the program Attor
ney A. H. Casey, who was In
strumental in arranging for the
meeting and various program fea
tures, took charge and an organ
ization called “Brushy Mountain
Baptist Brotherhood’’ tvas formed
with T. E. Story, chairman, A. H.
C'a.sey vice chairman and Attorney
J. F. Jordan secretary. The offi
cers. togetner with J. E. Ger
man. W. O. Foster and C. B.
•Mayberry, were designated as the
executive committee.
The first feature on the pro
gram was an inspiring address by
Smith Hagaman, superintendent
of Baptist hospital, Winston-Sal
em.. In. the afternoon session T.
Brookland, Ark. . . . The band that rocks the cradle rules this
town. These five women polled S2 per cent of the vote against mas
culine opposition in the election for aldermen. As an all-feminine
town council, they will now select a marshal and other aopolntlve
officials.
Apple Orchards Of Brushies Present
Beautiful Scene While In Full Bloom
Apple orchards on the Brushy i The apple industry has grown
.April term of Wilke.s superior | even greater achievements in the
court will convene in Wilkesboro j future.
on Monday, April 26, with Judge! The auditorium was filled to
Felix E. Alley, of Waynesville. I capacity as the man, who with
pres'ding. | the late C. H. .M. Tulburt and M.
Contrary to the opinion which . F. Bumgarner, has been among
had prevailed for some time, the | the school’s staunchest friends,
April term is fixed by law for i addressed this year’s graduating
trial of civil cases and as such j class.
will be used. It was first under
stood that the term was mixed
but perusal of the law passed in
the 1937 legislature relative to
Wilkes courts showed that the
term was set for trial of civil
cases.
Reminding the graduates that
they should not forget their
spiritual development as well as
their physical and mental devel
opment. Mr. Paw declared that
"you can’t attain the great
(Continued on pnEe eight)
ed and short talks were made
telling of what each church is
doing. Mr. Hagaman again spoke,
using as a subject, ‘‘A Worthy
Program for a Baptist Church.”
The concluding address was by
Rev. C. .1. Allen, of Statesville,
on “Men Matching the Master Of
Men.” He said Christian men
should be men of courage, men
of faith, men of zeal, men of love
and men of sacrifice. The meet
ing was successful from every
sta'udpoint and the program was
described as being very interest
ing and beneficial.
Other meetings of the Brother
hood will be held and the Ridge
crest Brotherhood conference will
be held on July 4, 5, 6 and 7.
Mountains, probably the section
of the south best suited for the
apple industry, present a -beauti-
fnl scene as the trees are in full
bloom.
The trees are .ow reaching
their most beautiful stage as the
bloom on practically all of the
orchards has now reached its
greatest point and the mountain
slopes present a panaromlc scene
of georfeous beauty. Clothed in
' OM
to stir the soul of a poet.
to large pbr-portions in the Brush
ies, which, have a thermal belt
rarely visited by frosts at this
season of the year and each year
there are new orchards in bloom
to add to the beauty of the moun
tain scene.
So far this year it is thought
that the crop has not been ser
iously damaged by cold. Last year
some of the orchards suffered
from late treezea and there was
.
not a full crop.
Officers Average Better Than StiD
Per Day in R^^ds During Past Week
Find Dead Body
Clyde Hampton
Junior Play At
Wilkesboro High
On Tuesday Night
Junior class of Wilkesboro high
school feel fortunate in being
■*ble to secure permission to pro-
'’dttce “Lena Rivers,” one of the
most successful plays of recent
years, which will be presented by
the class in the school auditorium
on T’je.sday ni.?ht, April 2C, be
ginning at 7:45.
The play has l)een widely ac
claimed by riio.se who have seen
It as the best they have ever seen
produced and a large crowd is a'n-
ticipated.
Program Given For Presbyterial
Meeting On Tuesday, Wednesday
Data Relative To
Beer, Wine Taxes
J. R. Rousseau, deputy collec
tor of revenue for the state in
this territory, today warned that
all beer and wine privilege taxes,
state, county and city, will ex
pire on April 30 and that , all
dealers must have new licenses
' to sell either beer or wine after
that date.
He also called attention to the
fact that the law speclficallj pro
hibits the sale of any wine not
bearing the proper stamp or the
■torage by any dealer of wine not
'bearing stamps.., .
An inspiring program center
ing around the theme of “Christ
and His Church First,” has been
announced for the 13th annual
meeting of the Woman's Auxil
iary of the WinstonrSalem Pres
bytery at the North Wilkesboro
Presbyterian church Tuesday and
AVednesday.
Followins i.s the detailed pro
gram of all sessions:
Tuesday moTning, April 29,
11:00—Executive Board Meeting.
Tuesday .Afternoon
2:00—Convening of Winston-
Salem Presbyterial Auxiliary,
President, Mrs. Percy Johnson,
presiding. Hymn No. 345, verses
1, 2, 3. Worship period. Rev. W.
C. Cooper.
2:16 — Report of Program
Committee, Mrs. James Adder-
ton; Report of Spiritual Life Sec
retary, Mrs. Ellen Guerrant; Bi
ble Lesson, Miss Janie McCutch-
en; Hymn No. 352, verses 1, 2,
3.
2:45—Report of Officers: Vice
President, Mrs. J. M. Wells, Jr.;
Recording Secretary, Mrs. N. W.
Curl; Assistant Recording Secre
tary, Mrs. D. Coy Joyce; Cor
responding Secretary, Mrs. J. E.
McNeely; Treasurer; - Mrs. Dan
Carter; Auditing Committee, Mrs.
Wm. Neal; Historian, Mrs. R. L.
Rerry; President, Mrs. Percy
Johnson.
3:10—Report of Young Peo
ple’s Secretary, Mrs. Delphine
Brown; the Work of our Young
People, Rev. J. W. Witherspoon;
Echoes of Synodical Meetings,
Mrs. M. W. Norfleet, Mrs. R. L.
Berry; Announcements; Com
munion, Dr. C. W. Robinson; Re
cess.
Tuesday Evening
7:45—Hymn No. 345; Prayer,
Dr. Robinson; Report of Secre
tary of Christian Education and
Ministerial Relief, Miss Nell Wil
son; Minister’s Annuity Fund,
Mr. A. C. Port; Special music;
•Message — Wanted; Christians
with a Mission. Mrs. Alexander
Maitland; Hymn No. 381; Recess.
Wednesday Morning
9:80—Hymn 363; Prayer, Mrs.
C. M. Norfleet; Reading of min
utes, Mrs. D. Coy Joyce.
9:46—Bible Lesson, Miss Janie
•MeCutchen.
10:16 — A Visit to Brazil
(Birthday Objectives), Miss Mar
garet Douglas.
10;25—Reports of Commit-
(ContlnueJ on page eight)
Coroner Invealigates Death
of Man in Call Section
of County Sunday
Coroner I. M. Myers was called
Sunday to investigate the death
of Clyde Hampton, age 33, who
was found dead in a broom sage
field near his home in Somers
township.
According to the report of the
coroner, Mr. Hampton had been
drinking heavily and lay down
in the field with another man,
who left him later and when
relatives went to av,aken him
they found him dead.
He Is survived by his mother,
Mrs. Minnie Myers Hampton, two
sisters, Mrs. Ora Lee Crater, of
Jonesville, Miss Marjorie Dean
Hamptpn, of Call, and one broth
er, Claude Hampton, of Concord.
Funeral service will be held at
Shady Grove chiirch Tuesday, 11
o’clock.
Wilkes Resideni.
Killed In Wreck
A message 'was received by.
I’elatives yesterday that Gar
field Eller, a resideni of near
Millers Creek, had been killed
in a car wreck near Mstooka,
W. "Va. Funeral arrangements
had not been completed this
morning. '
He was reared in the home
of the late Uriah and Almedia
Nichols and is snrvlTed by his
wife, Mrs. Polly Poe Eltw, and I
three children. |
Miss Mae Self, of Lineolnton|
U here for a -visit her sls'
Saturday Last Day
To Register For
Wilkesboro Election
Saturday, April 34, is the
last day to register for the
election to be held in Wilkes- •
boro. May 4th.
A new registration was or
dered by the town board and
everyone wishing to vote in
the coining election must reg
ister again, although their
names were on (he old regi.s-
t ration books.
PM Orysel is the registrar,
and if any who AVill not be in
Wilkesboro ne.vt Saturday,
may register any time this
week by presenting themselves
to the registrar.
j Find Four in Traphill Vici
nity; Two Destroyed
Near Windy Gap
Two Distilleries
Over Week-End
Sheriff C. T. Doughton and
d^uties held up their average
over the week-end by destroying
two still plants, one near Call and
the other near Hunting Creek.
The illicit plants were of average
capacity.
County and federal officers
have averaged at least one still
per day destroyed in Wilkes
county during the past month.
ADD NEW EQUIPMENT
TO COCA-COLA PLANT
The North Wilkesboro Coca-
Cola Bottling Company has just
installed a new cooling tank used
in the manufacture of that popu
lar drink, Coca-Cola. It has a ca
pacity of 800 gallons per hour
and takes the place of the old
tank which had a capacity of on
ly 200 gallons per hour and
which was not large enough to
take care of the growing business
now enjoyed by the firm.
The new tank was manufactur
ed by the Potter-Rayfleld Com
pany of Atlanta and is one of
the best cooling tanks that can
be purchased.
Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Pennell
and daughters,, Inez and Jane,
and Miss . Julia Pesmell, of Mo
ravian Falle, spent last week-end
In Charlotte, with , Mrs. Clifford
McLpfn. ^ irfst^.of Mr.^Pennell
and Miss Julia Pennell.
Eight stills during the latter
part of last week featured news
of liquor raid.s in Wilkes county
by federal, county and township
officers.
Federal officers raiding in
Traphill township Tuesday de
stroyed four average size moon
shine plants, along with the
plants were large quantities of
materials for liquor manufacture.
On the same day Deputy Sher
iffs Odell Whittington and George
Holland destroyed two outfits
and .about 2,000 gallons of beer
near Windy Gap. On the preced
ing day Deputy Whittington de
stroyed a 150-gallon still in Wal
nut Grove township, along with
about 1,000 gallons of beer.
There was evidence that the still
had been used to a considerable
extent.
Roby Elledge. constable of
Mulberry township, accompanied
by his sou, Claude Elledge. cut
down a 125-gallon old fashioned
copper still near Vannoy Thurs
day morning. About 1,200 gallons
of beer were destroyed along with
the plant and Mr, Elledge report
ed that the still had been in ope
ration for some time and appar
ently a run had just been com
pleted.
lemenbiry Umb
In Schod Syffm
Finish tlM TVrm;
One High Ckste
ohro|fjw*9%
School Year Considered Size-
cessful Despite Weather
and Road Conditions
HIGH SCHOOLS LATE
Millers Creek First to CoH
plete Term; Others Are
Several Weeks Late
With but few exceptions, ele
mentary schools In Wilkes coun
ty to which children are not
transported closed Friday, April
16. The exceptions are the few
schools which closed a month sgo
and thre© which were delayed a
few days for one cause or anoth
er.
Bad road conditions Interrupt
ed the schedule of all the central
schools with the single exceptioa
of Millers Creek, which was able
to operate continuously and
closed Friday, the date ■which
would have been uniform ■with
the system had roads been in-
proper condition for travel during
the Inclement weather of the psut
winter.
Notwithstanding the handicaps,
the school year has been consid
ered very successful in Wilkes
with the system functionlnc
smoothly in practically all cozs-
munities. Large enrollments and
good records of average attend
ance are reported from the
schools during the term.
High and central schools which
have from two to four weeks of
the term yet to complete include
Wilkesboro, Mountain View,
Traphill. Ronda, Roaring , River,
Mount Pleasant and Ferguson.
i
Inspection of Co.
A Tuesday
Public Invited to Annual In^
spection by Army Officer
At the Armory Here
A
Unusual Situation
In Cupid’a Business
The five marriage licenses most
recently issued by Oid Wiles,
register of deeds, were to grooms
and brides of Identical postof-
flces.
Incidentally, the situation is
very unusual and indicates that
childhood sweethearts and neigh
bors are uniting In the "holy
bonds of matrimony” and that
young men and women are not
without favor-in thelf own coun
try.
Names to whom licensee to
wed were issued during the past
few days follow: John Laws and
Grace Combs, both of North Wll-
keaboro; Paul Churoh and Nellie
Goforth, both of Purlafcr; Barney
Johnson and BlanchO'Owen^ both
of North 'Wllkeaboror •' "Vomon
North Wllkeabdro* .'ftrde couples
&
Annual in.spectlon of Company
105th Engineers, N. C. N. G.,
will bft held on th© fairgrounds
nd at the armory on Tue-sday
evening, April 20. Major An
drews, array corps engineer, will
conduct the inspection.
Beginning at seven o’clock will
be the inspection of the company
n ranks. The field drill will con
sist of school of the squad, school
of the platoon, riot duty forma
tions, first aid instructions, gas
mask drill, extended order drill
and musketry.
The inspection in the armory
will begin at 8:10 with engineer
tools, nomenclature, care and
use, followed by military sketch
ing. Demonstrations of rarioua
military tactics will feature the
inspection, all of which promise*
to be quite ‘ interesting.
Everybody is invited to bo
present and see what the boys
are doing in the way of military
training. Captain R. R. Reins is
head of the company.
103 Take Part In
Marble Tourney
A total of 103 happy young
sters, all under 14 years of age^
are thumbing marbles today in
the marblo tournament at tho
North ■Wilkesboro high school.
The tourney is sponsored by tho
recreational project of the Worka
Progress administration.
The tournament will end Tues
day afternoon, at which time *
prize will he awarded the winner,
who will participate in the dis
trict contest at Winston-Salem on
Saturday, April 24.
The public is invited to the lo
cal tournament.
String Orche$tra
At Roaring River
Announcement is made of u
public program to be rendorod
at Roaring River school on fW-
day of this, week, boginning.., zt
7:30 p. m., by D. F. Barlow; zzd
his Virginia-Carolina Liners, vrell
known radio entertainers. Admln-
sion will be 10 and 25 cents and
the public is inirited.
or noTvu **"• Smlthey is hAVtzg
Clonch and Eva; Owens', bollr of -ah attmtlvs resM«c* eonkftrwC-
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Foster property In
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