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r, Colo,, April 80.—Spon-
M>y k motherly, gnty-halred
leglcUtof *8 ' “protection
he «eak mnte at the »peetes,”
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Jott of Alfecttons ireached
'of Colorado’s Goyemor
; Ammons today.
XXXI, NO. 66 Published Mondays wid Tharsdays
NORTH WILKESROgO. N. G., THURSDAY, APRIL 22,
^
1981
?OF'
LN VICTOR
Beni, April 20.—Mrs.
'^ge T. WnUs detested John F,
Jr,, by le Totee in a run-
prlmery tor city tax colleotor
srd today after they bad elimi-
nlne other, candidates two
. efo. The count was Mrs.
miFllba 1,14C, Bhodes 1,136. In
Itte^Nrst primary he led by 395 to
»ER SENTENCED
Jisbury, April 20.—In feder-
}urt Douglas Haig Christian.
18-year-old white youth of Pln-
I necle,. was sentenced to six years
I 111 the United States reformatory
let Chillicothe, O., after he plead-
led guilty to robbing a bank at
I Dobson. He held up Miss Eva
iHaaeoeh, an official of the bank,
land took $433. All but $50 of
(the money was recovered.
(HOEY RAPS LIQUOR
Ealeigh, April 20.—Aligning
(Itlmnelf solidly with North Caro-
I Una’s dry forces. Governor Hoey
lasserted today the “defeat of liq-
|nor stores in the elections soon to
held would be most wholesome
sd beneficial to the whole
te.’’ The statement, issued at
ii .$«puest of Dr. M. T .Plyler of
arham, editor of the Christian
rocate, was the first the Gov-
|"ernor has made on the liquor
question since taking office last
[-January-.
Wbric Sheets Must
Be Signed Before
End of Month For
Benefit Payments
Departmenft of Acriculture
Wants All Work Sheets
Turned In Early
2,000 GOAL IN WILKES
H(^e to Haye 1,000 New
Signers to Roceiwe Ben
efits This Fall
|«RAND LODGE MEETS
Raleigh, April 20. — Grand
I Master J. Giles Hudson, Salisbury
barrister, who Is presiding over
the sesiiutcentenaial communica-
Ltloa of the Masonic grand lodge
korth Carolina, tonight told
fraternalists that his admin-
I ipi^ntioB has included the travel-
lialt of se.Sft miles, the resusci-
‘ et 3.000 Masons to the grand
|.-domain.
I^MURDERER ARRAIGNED
New rork, Apni 20.—Bight
I witnesseB were called before a
I grand Jnry today In support of
I theTitate’s charge that a 30-year-
|elA RusBian-born musician, Mis-
pss. killed his young woman
_ during a drunken fury
IsunS^y. The victim. Julia Nussen-
Ibanm, 25. violinist and dancer
who appeared in night clubs un-
er the name of Tanya Leelova',
as hammered to death in a
Bee Square rehearial hall,
vhere she allegedly had gone to
seep an appointment with Ros.s.
May 1 has been set as a dead
line for signing work sheets and
thereby indicating a desire to
participate in the soil conserva
tion act in which the government
makes cash payments for grow
ing soil improving and soil con
serving crops.
Although there has been great
interest shown by farmers who
did not sign last year but who ob
served neighbors receiving checks
for practicing Improved methods
of farming, the number of new
signers this year remains far
short of the goal of 1,000. Those
who signed work sheets last year,
about 1,000 in number, do not
have to sign again In order to
participate.
County Agent A. G. Hendren is
hoping that 2,000 Wilkes farm
ers will grow soil Improving and
consen-ation crops this year and
qualify for payments. By closing
the signup earlier this year than
last payments will be facilitated
and farmers will not have to wait
so long for their checks.
Total payments to Wilkes
farmers for 1986 was approxi
mately $30,000, and all but about
$2,000 has been distributed. A-
bout 100 checks have not arrived
from Washington "but are expect
ed soon and the farmers will be
notified as their checks arrive.
Those who wish to sign work
sheets are invited to call at the
le'dbm-
(tenTthouse or «e© any o
mltteemen who recently filled ap
pointments in various communi
ties.
Milk Rating Is
Given by Service
Lack Only Fraction of One
Per Cent Being Perfect,
Latest Report Says
h MILLIONS IN TAX
Raleigh. April 20.—North Car-
plina’s unemployment compensa
tion fund, which will be used to
weekly salaries to discharged
Jokers who are unable to find
^oba, passed tTie $4,000,000 mark
ay. Charles G. Powell, chair-
nan of the state unemployment
Bcompensation commission, said
contributions from 3,431 employ-
'of 1.8 r-er cent of pay rolls
__ ;the first three months of 1937
(totaled $1,063,313.74. Contribu-
Itloas from 4.883 employers of
inlne-tenths of one per cent of
[1916 pay rolls totaled $2,949,-
021.15.
STRESSES ECONOMY
•: WSShtegton. April 20.—^PrOsi-
$|oo8evelt told Congress to-
that latest figures indicate
ovaStament will go $418,-
Into the red In the 1938
[{seal year—the eighth successive
rear of federal deficits. However,
le called for economy, said he
•oitld use “every means at my
nttmand’' to wipe out the threat-
deficit, and indicated that
lew taxes may be sought in the
lext session of Congress to close
he .gap between income and oiit-
•o. The President laid the figures
•fore legislators in a message
rhich called for $1,600,000,000
»r work relief In the 1938 fiscal
^r—which begins next July 1
The following letter from War
ren H. Booker, director of the
division of sanitary engineering
for the state board of health, to
Dr. J. Eller, Wilkes county
health officer, tells of the splen
did milk ratings for North Wil-
kesboro and vicinity:
“t am inclosing photostatic
copies ot the U. S. Public Health
Service milk ratings tor the
towns of Wllkesboro and North
Wilkesboro. A retail raw milk
rating ot 99.G per cent was
achieved. This is indeed a record
which calls for sincere congralii-
iations.
"We know that you intend to
exert every possible effort to
maintain this splendid record and
we wish just to call attention to
the fact that close supervision of
the dairies will be necessary to
accomplish this aim. On the next
federal survey, the state inspec
tor is required to fill out the re-
po-t upon enforcement methods
and to give an enforcement rat
ing. Of course, it Is evident from
the excellent retail raw milk rat
ing that the enforcement meth
ods must be excellent indeed, but
we would suggest that the vari
ous enforcement requirements be
studied carefully because we be
lieve that the quality of the milk
supply is directly related to the
Bisbee, Ariz. . . . Miss Dee Pat
rick wears the very latest In cop
per bathing suits. It is made of
copper as thin as cloth and was
exhibited at a style show here.
Tax listers Get
Ready (or Work:
Begin On May 1
Tax Superylior Distributes
Supplies; Township
Notices Posted
W. P. Kelly, tax supervisor for
Wilkes county, met with tax list
ers and assessors in meeting Mon
day at the courthouse.
The purpose of the meeting
was for instructions and distri
bution of supplies to those who
will list and assess property for
taxation in the 21 townships In
io Dlx Wsteni^Ttr the varlo
townshlpn "were . Instructed to
post notices of appointments at
which time listing will he done.
Listing and assessing will begin
on Saturday, May 1, and all who
have property to list or who
must list for payment of poll lax
are urged to attend to the matter
on the earliest possible date and
appointments posted for their re
spective townships.
Property will be listed as of
April 1. 1937, as required by law
and failure to list makes one
liable to penalties as prescribed
by the laws of the state.
The last revaluation was four
years ago and it is reasonable to
assifme that the total of taxable
property in the county will be
boosted a considerable sum this
year, due to the fact that values
arc higher and many improve
ments have been made on prop
erty and real esttfte.
RESUME WORK
RESURFACING LOCALSIiilrS',
COMPLETE JOB IN A FEW DAYS
WinstfMi-Salein
Prexbyterial h
Meeting Here
Two-D«]r Session Ended On
Wednesday; Attended
By 'Many Delegates
Winston * Salem Preebyterlal
held Us 13th annual session at
the North Wilkesboro Presbyter
ian church Tuesday and Wednes
day.
The meeting was described as
very successful and was attended
by approximately 100 delegates
from 25 auxiliaries ot the Win
ston-Salem Presbytery, which em
braces churches in several coun
ties in Northwestern North Caro
lina.
The opening session Tuesday
morning was the executive board
meeting and the general sessions
began Tuesday afternoon.
Officers were elected as fol
lows: Mrs. Percy Johnson, Win
ston-Salem, president; Mrs. J. M.
Wells, Jr., Winston-Salem, vice
president: Mrs. M. W. Curl, Win
ston-Salem. recording secretary;
Mrs. D. L. Pearce, Winston-Sal
em, assistant recording secretary;
Mrs. Dan Carter, North Wilkes
boro, treasurer; Mrs. Coy Joyce,
Winston-Salem, historian: Mrs.
Knox Johnston, -Thomasville. sec
retary home missions; Mrs. Del-
phiue Brown, secretary religious
education; Mrs. Paxton Davis,
Winston-Salem, secretary social
.service; Mrs. T. A. Finley. North
Wilkesboro. sporetnry Barium
Springs.
Highlights ot the program
Tuesday Included Bible lessens
led by Miss Janie McCutoheon,
which wexe contiBjted on
chatil
State Engineer Is
Visitor in County
of WinstoB'
the Presbytery’s committee of
ministers annuity fund; the com
munion service led hy Rev. C. W.
Robinson, pastor of the North
Wilkesboro Presbyterian church:
and messages by Mrs. Alexander
Maitland, who spoke a number of
times and led the Installation ot
Officers Wednesday.
On Wednesday Miss Margaret
Douglas, missionary to Brazil,
brought an inspiring message on
the subject of “Work In Brazil.”
There was also a splendid mes-
sa.ge Wednesday from Miss Louise
Clanton, synodical president.
The North Wilkesboro Presby
terian Auxiliary, hostess to the
meeting, was highly compliment
ed by the many visitors for the
splendid way in which all tea-
tiirftK were carried out.
Ninth And Sixth
Streets Blocked
PrMnised That Work Will
Be Handled With Least
Possible Traffic Tieup
IS BIG IMPROVEMENT
Surface Being Applied Good
For Several Years Wear,
the Engineers S.sy
The Hardaway Construction
company, which holds contract
for resurfacing the asphalt streets
in North Wilkesboro, yesterday
resumed the task which they were
forced to abandon last fall on ac
count; of weather conditions and
work is going forward rapidly to
day.
It so happens that the type of
work being done calls for - fair
weather and the wither will
prove to be the determining fac
tor In the progress to be made
and the length of time necessary
to complete the job.
When work was resumed yes
terday Sixth street between the
intersections of B and B was
blocked and the first surface
treatment was applied. However,
brisk shower ot rain fell last
night and now the workmen must
delay work on that street until It
is thoroughly dry again.
Scene of operations shifted to
day to Ninth street, which is
blocked between the intersections
of n and E stroets. The company
..uperintendent said today that he
hoped Ninth street would have to
be blocked for only a‘very few
days but the time would depend
t
der to tie uP traffic ’8 Httle 6*
possible but explained that with
the best prevailing conditions and
the best possible progress traffic
would necessarily have to be
blocked for a time on each as
phalt street.
Contract was let for the Job
last fall by the city with a part
of the cost coming from rnain-
tenauce funds owed the city by
the sUte highway department.
Engineers are of the Opifiloa that
the type of surface being applied
will serve for several years with
out maintenance costs. The move
was taken to save ihe surface of
the streets, which in places had
broken up, worn out or otherwise
reaching the point where very
expensive repairs or replace-
menti would have been necessary.
Dr. Hubbard On
Program 3-State
Hospital Meeting
H. M. EJIU AstiaU County
Agent in Surveying Sev
eral Gravity Systems
effectiveness of the enforcement
*resent Play At
Buggaboo School
Itud^ts of Somers school will
wnt a play enUtled “Nobody’s
Bag’’ at *Buggaboo school on
»day night, April 24, eight
ck. Music by a string band
supplement the program,
cseds from the admission
rge of 16 and 25 cents will
for the b«»efit of Macedonia
^•hatch. The public is In-
r jfii-* attend.
of the ordinance.
“It will be interesting to notice
the effect upon the milk con-
i sumption of this splendid Im-
prorement In your milk supply.
We anticipate a considerable in
crease in consumption because of
the improved quality.
“Allow me to congratulate you
again upon your splendid achieve
ment.’’
Attend Grange Meeting
J. M. German, of Boemer, mas
ter of the WUkee Pomona Grange,
and T. W. Ferguson, of Ferguson,
attended the Grange meeting at
Winston - Salem Tuesday night.
TOe feature of the program was
aia address by L. J. Tabor, master
ot the Nstioaal OrcAge.
H. M. Elils, engineer of Stale
College and the extension service,
spent yesterday in Wilkes county
with County Agent A. G. Hen
dren and surveyed a number of
gravity water systems.
This service Is available to
home owners who wish to take
advantage of natural conditions
and install gravity water systems.
Many homes are so situated that
they can have ample supply
of pure water within the home
with no cost except installation
of the system, those who have
given the matter sufficient study
have learned.
I Dr. F. C. Hubbard, head of
j Wilkes hospital,’ left today for
I Kaleigh, where he will attend a
I meeting of the Hospital Assocl-
I atlon of North Carolina, South
Carolina and Virginia today, Fri
day and Saturday.
Dr. Hubbard will- appear on
the program for a paper on “The
automobile, its victims and effect
on the hospital .budget.'! He will
return to this city late .Sathrday.
Representative
Social Security
Office Is In City
Marvin Shirley From Salis
bury Confers With Num
ber Employers Here
MARBLE TOURNAMENT
HAILED AS SUCCESS
Warning About
Trash Dumping
Along Highway
Many complaints have be^
heard recently concerning the
damping of trash alcmg hi^-
way 18 In the northern part of
the city. i
It seems from ii^nlry that
no one knows who has been
following the lanctice of dan^>-
ing rubbish along the highway
and when It la done bnt neter-
thelesa an unsightly appearance,
has been created. CHy officials
warn that the practlfe must be
•topped. ■'•■■'h:-
Gilbert Anderson, son of Mr.
and Mrs. John Anderson, won
first prize in the marble-tourney
here Monday and Tuesday and
will represent North Wilkesboro
In the play-off at Winston-Salem
Saturday.
The tournament was sponsored
by the WPA recreational project
under direction of Mrs. Ruby
Pendley and judges were W, D.
Halfacre, Bill Miller,, and Mrs.
Pendley. Prizes were a pair ot
shoes and a shirt, donated by
Prerette's. The second prize, the
shirt, went to Lee Jackson
Hutchison, son of Mrs. Maggie
Hatchison. Over 100 children en
tered the tournament.
Steubenville, O., April 13.—\
tO-ton ladle of white-hot ateel
oveftnimed accidentally today'' at
the Mingo mill 6f th« Carnegle-
Illlnols Steel company, buiming
10 men, five of them seriously.
The m^teo metat ^BraS" being Uk-
en from a furnace to the nsonvert-
er room •where it is *66led and
•prepHr^ Ih#Golfing
Marvin Shirley, field represen
tative of the Salisbury office re
cently set up for administration
of the social security act in nine
counties, spent Monday in this
city with headquarters at the
poqtoftice.
During his stay here Mr. Shir
ley was in' conference with a
number of representatives ot the
various industries in the city and
no doubt .many confusing points
in regard to tie technical provis
ions of the act were cleared up.
Mr. Shirley said that it was his
first visit to North Wilkesboro
and that his office was consider
ing settiAg aside a number of
days each month for a represen
tative to spend in North Wilkes
boro. However, he explained that
such a plan would first have to
jbe approved by the officials in
(Washington, D. C.
In an Interview with a repre
sentative of thfz newspaper, Mr.
Shirley commented on the secur
ity act in general and offered to
write a number of articles for
The Jbornal-Patriot to appear
serially in the near future. These
articles, he said, would be eduw-
tional In acquainting the peO]^e
wiith'thg'generil provisions ot tWe
eompaiwtWely' new iegislaUon
providing old' age pensions and
uhemptoyw^" eoiftp^j^ton. r
Jodie of
CoiiiH°WilI
M Gosing
WSkesbrnroSchoid
BP
Judge FeKx Alley Accept*
luTitation to Deliver The
Cmnmencement Address
FINALS ON MAY 24TH
Rev. F. C. Hawkins Will
Preach Commencement
Sermon on May 23rd
fi..
Bbnne Terre, Mo. . . . Only 28
monlis old but' smarter than
most grown-ups. Little , Mary
Christine Dunn has a vocabulary
of 3,800 words and the intelli
gence rating of a genius.
Dick Cashion Is
Chairman Wilkes
Board Election
Appointed by jState [Board
, To Fill Vacamey by Res
ignation J. M. Cooper
A. A. (Dick) Cashion, for
many years a well known busi
ness man of North Wilkesboro,
has 'been appointed chairman of
the Wilkes county board of elec
tions.
The appointment of Mr. Cash
ion fills a vacancy caused by the
resignation of Attorney J. Milton
Cooper, who recently accepted a
position In Washington. D. C., as
,, Synopsis of the commencemeet
of North Wilkesboro high sehaal
was released today by W. D-
Haifacre, snperintendenV of th»
school system.
Judge Felix B. Alley, ot
Waynesvllle, will deliver the comr
mencement address in the final
program on Monday night. May
24, when lyplomas will be pra-
sented to the largest class o(
graduates in the history of tka
school, there being 58 eandidataa
tor graduation.
Judge Alley, now presiding ov
er courts of the 17th Judicial dla-
trlct. Is widely known fbr kla
ability as a speaker. He has an
enviable reputation on the boBCk
and has been prominently me»-
tioned for appointment to tkm
snpreme court. -
The high school commencement
will open on May 21 with the
class night exercises at tho
school. On Sunday. May 23, Rev,
FrC. Hawkins, pastor of the Fiiat
Baptist church in Statesville, wiH
deliver the baccalaureate serzaasi
in a service at the First Baptist
church In this city.
The school is nearing the else*
of another very snccessfal tarn
with enrollment reaching a atsr
high ihark of more- than
The system has funettoned vszy
smoothly.
The hoard is now composed of
SfV.' CaiMilen, J. C. .Newnuin, oF
Benham, and J. C. Orayzon, of
this city. Republican member and
secretary. ■ (’
The board in its first meeting
since the appointment of Mr.
Cashion dispensed with the pri
mary preceding the North Wilkes
boro city election on May 4. The
primary was to have been held
on April 19 bnt only the present
officers had filed for the primary
and a primary was deemed to be
unnecessary. There are no con
tests for any of the city offices In
the .May 4tb election.
Planning May Day
Festival On May 7
At North Wilkesboro High
School; Select May Queen
And the Attendants
Plans are going forward for
the second annual May Day fes
tival atj North Wilkesboro high
school, the initial effort a year
ago proving so successful and
stirring enthusiasm on the PUft
of those who are preparing for
the event on May 7.
, Miss- Annie Belle Pardue was
selected May Queen by popular
rote of the high school student
body. Attendants will be Mickey
Bryant, Virginia Alexander,' Vi
vian Kerbaugh, EHzabefh Neel.
Gwendolyn Hubbard, Vlrgle Bum
garner, Chlce Church, Edna Ab-
sher, Mary Lois Frazier and Ma
bel KUby.
The festival this year is work
ed out from a paragraph of sug
gestions found In “Old English
Storlee and Pictures” and prom
ises to be very beattUful and im
pressive. No admission charge
will be made and the public is
invited.
^^Buck” Icenhour
Joins MooresYille
For League Play
Kenneth (Buck) Icenhour,
hardworking catcher, who played
with the Home Chair baseball
nine here and who was very popu
lar with the fans because of hto
cotttotently good playing, has
joined the Moorasvllle baseball
?lub in the Carolina League and
wUl do the backstopping there
his adason. Buck, baa many
riends here •who wish 'Mm every
ossible success in organized
.aseball
Hera
County Public Library Gn
ing; Total Vdumag
Now Near 1,000
The Wilkes county public li
brary, youngest ot local pnUie
institutions, is growing steadily
and is increasing in popularity.
The number of books in the li
brary has grown to almost
as many people have joined the
library association and paid their
membership fees with book do
nations or cash. The membership
fee is not less than 26 cents cash
or donation of some book suit
able for use in the library. How
ever. use of the library is not re-
.strlcted to members of the li
brary association. ^
Since the library opened a
month ago the book circulation
has exceeded 700 and is becom
ing more popular as the instttu-
tion grows. Books donated and in
need of repairs will be placed in
good condition by the WPA li
brary pi eject at no. cost. With
this in view no one should hesi
tate in donating a book becaus*
of its condition.
The library is located in th»
Reins - Sturdivant building on
Main street.
A larger collection of referanaa
and historical books Is needed
and donations will be appreelatad.
Key City Co. (s
DouUing Space
Erecting Lnrge Addition Ti
Present Factory naad
On East Main Street
The Xey City Fumttnre cont-
pany has excavation under way
tor an addition to ita'fa^ry «s
Main street .
The addition wlH provide 2L-
000 feet of floor space and dec-
tie the space In the taetory at
present. ' r
The company was established
ten years ago by J.. S. CaudiU and
has grown rapidly and ste^Uy
from a small beginning. The ad
dition now under way to the sec
ond expansion, each doubling Ute
factory space.
6
Jfr. and Mrs. 8. T. Taylmr, af
the Crest et^M. located - in
city and Boone, returned
from a buying trip tdftlew^
City. ■