North Carolina Newspapers

mmni i B^iAZED THI^AIL OP *;= -fc- kte i' HELD Ito^iS, 'tHUko, May 1&.^ ':Sh«rttt T^H*'^*!**' Holt B, ila. a-’iheap ih^aer, w«a ar^ nllM Sanday and placed In the nnty JaU for Wleot Jefferson k: a, anthoritlea. Bigler said Wdodle ■was ■wanted on a murder : eharg4'; WANTED PEN TERM AsherlUe, May 18.—A 24-year- confessed rum runner declin ed an offer of probation In fed eral court here and told Judge B- , Tates Welbb he thought he should ' "^“do tome time” to “get stralght- Med out.” The; Judge graciously sentenced t ih e man to nine laonths. til VOL. XX30i NO. 63 Published Mondays Am* Thursdayg, NOETN^ WHJglESBOBO, N. C., THURSDAY, MAT 20, r- \ State Officers h n«tdiBMMwtipi»« | Meetmg of Wilkes Grange; Fergoson Is Elated Master State Master Wilson and Lec turer Caldwell Address Gathering Tuesday MEMBERSHIP DRIVE Begins Now and Continues Until State Cmivention Meets In October '«s- ^OLD FATHER ILL - Hvw Aern, Majr lA— iailf^ »?.-■wi*o»twi«b'ho- eama a tather after his -Sfth birthday, regained consclovianm -.me^oday and rekindled .'hope-of hA hpailr that ha mlgh^ reoomr allnont which him hl^'in bod: recently. Only a dmoiw before, Dr. H B. ■'■Wads'worth had said: ‘‘It ‘3 the beginning of the end.’” IS FIT AT AGE 75 Mexico City, May 18.—Amerl- eam. Ambassador Josephus Dan iels celebrated his 75th birthday today “feeling as young as I did wibeo I was 25.’’ “I think these mathematicians must have made a mistake about my age,’’ the amtwssador said. “I should be 30 instead of 76. I can do almost snrsrytblng I could when I was many years younger. INJURIES ARE FATAL Crwnsboro, May 18.—Lloyd Bmerson Goodwin, 14, of 433 Williams street, Salisbury. ’ Md.; died late today Inj a local - hoepltal by reason of internal In- ' Jutes Inflicted a weak ago ■When , gainst the end of mona ymrda hncia LETTER MiX-LT " Washington, May 18.—James A. Parley, the Democratic chair man, made public today a letter signed “John Hamilton, chair man” which asked him to con tribute r^nlarly to the Republi can party. Aides to Hamilton, the /Republican chairman, said he had no comment. Such letters, 1* was added, were mailed early this month to a large number of per sons who contributed to the Lon don campaign fund. There the myatery or mix-up rested. STORM DAMAGE Chicago, Ma.v IS.—Blustering winds, rain and hail wrought widespread damage in the west today. The storm left at least \ seven persons Injured, felled Ai# trees, flattened crops, toppled communications and power lines and wrecked farm buildings. A freak tornado swept across six Iowa counties. Gilbert Jensen suf fered a fractured skull and Mar tin Mli'.er a broken back when they were catapulted from a tourist cabin at Graettingor. STACY MENTIONED Ralelgt. May 18.—President Roosevelt will have the name of Chief Justice W. P. Stacy of the Xofth Carolina Supreme court before him in a day or two, and the pcQposal to put bis honor In- t to the raeancy soon to 'be satmed by Justice 'WBlHs Van Devanler of the UttHed States Supreme fjieourt was made today. The Pres- ■’^•^tdent. Is rented to have a very ‘ -jhdgh regard for Chief Justice Btaey whose work on the board of arbitration, 'Which has dealt with labor controverelee, has pleased the President greatly. State Master Ben F. Wilson, of Alamance county, ^te Lecturer HaiTry B. Caldwell, of Greensboro, and State Secretary Miss Pearl Thompson, of Sall8b"jry, address^ ed an open-me^ng of 4he Wilkes county pbiiibnA Orango lu Wllkee- boro Tuesday iilght and urged ac tivity In the Grange membership drt»e begipnlngi now 'and ending with the slate Grange conven tion In October. Extotlng tiba 'benefits of organ ization to attain objectives for the social and economic welfare of rural people, the state Grange officers asked that each subordi nate Orange secure a minimum of ten new menrbers liefore the date of the state convention of the fraternity. The meeting was well attended" by Grange members and a num ber of other interested persons. In the meeting T. W. Fergu son yvas elected master of the Pomona Grange and other offi cers were elected as follows: Mrs. C. P. Biretholl, lecturer; T. B. Story, overseer; A. P. Poster, treasurer; J. ,M. German and J. M, Blevins, members of ‘.he execu tive committee; Paul Veetal, steward; Charlie German and Mias Luclle German, assistant stewards; Mr«. T. W. Ferguson, •B. CaU. Mr. Bwker, gatekee^wr.^ The Wilkes Pomona Grange is laying plans for a picnic to be held sometime In July. Detroit, Mich. . . , Here Is Paravon Baghdcdan, who out to’if* ers all match bullder-uippers with a record of 10,034 matches. "1 Contest Pictures Must Be Sent In By First of June Ten Dollars in Cash Prizes Offered by Kiwanis Club Of North Wilkesboro Escaped Negro Taken Monday James Wesley Hall Placed Back in Jail; Was Visit ing When Caught James Wesley Hall, habitaual criminal negro who escaped from the Wilkes jail last week wlti two white prisoners, "was recap- turned Monday night br Deputy Sheriff J. M. Beshears. The capture was made at a colored home near Wilkesboro, w^here Hall said he was visiting a “sick friend.” Officers have been .closely on the lookout for Charlie McGlam- ery and Koonoe Prevette, who escaped 'with Hall after boating bricks from bars at a cell window ■wttlh a weight procured from a ^ window. Hall was jailed on charge of attempting to steal an automo bile here. He had only recently served time on other larceny charges. McGlamery was waiting trial for stealing meat from the coun ty home and Prevette had been jailed for shooting his father. Pictures to be entered In the contest sponsored by the North Wilkesboro Klwanls club to se cure postcard 'views for public izing this section must be In by June 1. The pictures should be taken or mailed to J. B. McCoy at Ho tel Wilkes and should bear the name and address of the person entering the pictures. Tlie pictures will be judged ac cording to their ■worth as scenes to use on postcards and the sub ject matter will be tihe determin ing factor, although the picture must be sufficiently good from standpoint of photography for pH»rSfw for seconi, aniT one each for third and fourth. Any person may enter any num ber of pictures. Suspects In Alleghany Murder Case Sentenced In Illicit Liquof Case Parkmg Limit Laws Again To Be Enforced J. B. Walker, police chief, to day stated that the parldiig limit laws in North Wilkes boro will be strictly eoferoed. During the period when the streets were being treated and sections wer» necessarily block ed, the law limiting parking to two hours in the buslnees dis trict was not enforced in order to allow traffle all posslUe freedom. Marking of cars be gan yesterday and motorists are warned not to violate the parking ordinance. Will Begin Work Monday on Section Of HighwayNo.268 Employment Service Says Approximately 100 Men Will Be Given Jobs Many Pen Terms HandedDownh Fedml Session Judge Hayea la - FkMtiding; Large Docket bf Liquor Cases Before Court Work will begin Monday, May 24, at Honda on grading a sec tion of highway 268 between Honda and Boarln|.,Blver. a dlst- ance'^of'abontA’ 1-3'miles.' Contract for grading was let to E. W. Grannis and stnictures to Hobbs-Peabody company, •liave notified the employment service office here to assigned awn on Paul Edwards, EJvmrett Fort ner and Connie Wright, Alle ghany county youths who ■were regarded as snspects and ques- tione3 relative to the assault- murder nf ESra Brannock in Feb ruary, sfero sentenced In federal court at WJtikiieboro this week to a year and a day each In Obllll- cothe reformatory o n liquor chargee. Following the discovery of the slain girl and the Inveatlgatlott a number of Moonshine stills were cut in the Saddle Mountain coun try In the neighborhood of where the body was found several days after she was killed. The charge of murder was not brought agni”'* t vee yon- men who w*-!— (uirstionefl i y, . .'i ■" '. '.Wn and itlVior Allogli-’ .•M.;. I'oimiy ut'ficers. Federal offi-j ■: T4 !■! lie a ease against them for 1 moonshining at an illicit still and I they entered pleas of guilty. I Other cases dispoued of Mon day, 'Pneeday and Wednesday In Federal court follow: James I.,t)Onard Hamby and Glenn Hamby, fines of flOO each who and year in Atlanta prison. Lester Gentry, year In Atlanta prteqn.^ AJ.® iN THB IBTATE-A2.00 OUT 01 BzeeaiiiqiiieaeiealbBZ^ Comii^ To City Noel W. Ellis, of Wduston-Sal- em. Royal Vlaier of Knights of Pythias, will come to North 'Wll- kesboro Friday to conduct the D. O. K. K. ceremonial. Over 160 Pfthlans, including 40 candi dates, are expected. Registration will be at the armory at four o’ clock and an Impressive parade and street work, to which the public is invited, will be carried out at the intersection o( B aifd Ninth streets. Demurrer Appeal Is Argued Before Supreme Court State Supreme Court Gets Appeal On Firat Litiga tion in Election Case The supreme court of Carolina yesterday heard oottxuii North argu- City End TermM(Miiy With'Presentatmn Of Many ffiplomac^ Claa« Night Exarcisea at Om School on Friday Night; Intereating Program SERMON SUNDAY,MAY 23 Judge Felix E. Alley to De liver Commenoement Ad dress on Monday Nif^t North Wilkesboro city schools ■will close the most succeastol year in their history Monday night wUh graduation of a large class of seniors and the oont- mencement address by Judge Felix B. Alley, of Waynesvilla. ITie commencement will begla on Friday night of this week by a unique and interesting claoa night prt^ram at the school. On Sunday night, May 23, Raw. F, C. Hawkins, pastor of the First Baptist church of Statee- ville, will preach the commence ment sermon In a union servica. Pastors of the churches here ■will take imrt in the service. The program will begin at eight o’clock. Detailed programs of tho com mencement follow: Class Nlgbt Friday Part I Processional, Clafis: Vivian Korbaupli. Part II Historian. Greek Heralds, Greek Maids, Roman .Soldiers, Handmaids of Education. Christianity, Phoeni cian, Monk, Babylonian, Crusad ers, Egyptian, Columbus, Spirit of Greece, Pilgrims. lnterpy»t|fire Dancea, JW prologna^ Atheletea^ Elducation. Gleno Riggs Dies Of Knife Wounds Killed in Fight Near Win ston-Salem Friday Night; Funeral Held Tuesday v^ HAS 200 ACaDEN’TS Dmmettebnrg, la.. May 18 — James Oeelan, 61-year-old farm er, has had more than 200 acci dents tn the last .35 years. He has narrowly escaped death sev eral timee. has been on crutches W dlffM^nt times since 1931 and recalls how he fooled the doctors who repeatedly gave him “only a slight chance to live”. His more serious accidents In- - elute almost severing Ms foot wftb an axe, telling from a load ” of bajfrand breaking two arms, gottjnc blood polabaing from a D iwdtnA ttgi^ - a erusbed ebsot when an anto- htt Mm. Hatcherymen In Meeting Friday Held at Blue Ridge Hatchery In Wilkesboro; Was Well Attended The North Carolina State Hatchery Aasociatlon held a bus iness meeting Friday at the Blue Ridge Hatchery In "Wilkesboro. The meeting was well attend ed, there being nine hatcheries from widely separated sections of the state represented. Various problems relative to hatchery operation and management were dlscuaeed and much Interest was shown. TTie association wUl hold an other meeting with state blood- teoting officials In Raleigh Fri day of this week in an effort to wurk oQt a more efficient sys- tedi hi bloodtesUng, a phase to wfdch-lidtm'est Is directed. It is Chat many hatcheries from the western port of the state Wlil he represented. „ . .-.1 ,;,^i . . Glenn Riggs, age 28, a former resident of the Millers Creek community who had been making his home for several years near Rural Hall, died Sunday night in a Winston-Salem 'hospital from knife wounds said to have been Inflicted by R. T. Bi-yant In a light on Reynolda road near Winston-Salem Friday night j Bryant, who treated for facial wounds in the figh?, was released from a Wlnatof .-Salem hospital to Forsyth couity offi cers and he l» being held In jail on a murder charge. The two men ciisaged in the knife battle at/a filling station on tile P-eynnlPA Road, near Mud dy Creek. Witnesses said they had 'become involved In an argu ment of growing heatedness over some obscure point, had walked together a short distance In front of the filling station, and had suddenly grappled, their knives flashing, according to arresting officers. They stumbled apart ^nd Riggs, badly wounded over the heart and with blood guahing from a severed artery, fell. Bry ant was bleeding profusely from facial wounds, officers said they were told by witnesses. Both men were rushed to the hospital In Winston-Salem and placed under treatment and snrveillanee. Transfusions failed to bring Im provement In Riggs’ condition. A native of Wllkee county, he ■was bom June 2D, 1908, a son of Ix)tt and Maggie Burke Rdggs. He bad resided at the present home near Mlspah Church for the past ten years, moving there from Millers Creek. Surviving are the parents of Rural Hall Ronte J: five sisters, Mrs, H. A. Bumgarner of Wll- keaboro, Route I; Mrs. I. L. Me- Nelll of Wilkesboro Ronte I; Mrs. L. A. Bumgnrnor of Wilkesboro Ronte I; Mw. W/B. McNeill of North 'Wnkeeboro, and Mrs. Q. A, McNeill of North Wllkeeboioj;’; and three "bfothers, R. M*** of Oonoord; R. A. Riggs of Mil-; (Contltttted on page ei^t) .... 'signed to Jobs, be^niHiA day, and when Aorl- l!^t# under way It Is expected that ap proximately lOO will he used. Jamee M. Anderson, district man ager of the employment'service, has requested those within travel ing dlsUnce of tho project to reg ister with the office ho« If they desire Jobs. Laborers will be paid 25 cents per hour and a jimlted number of skilled -workers. In cluding form builders,■'’can bo ■placed. Mr. Anderson further stated that any whose registrations with the employment service are more than two months old should re register by personal call or by mail If.they desire employment. The highway was completed a- hout a year ago between Elkin and Honda and the section to be started Monday will carry the highway westward to Roaring River, a distance of about Mght miles from North Wilkesboro. Wiltlaffl MPSWtt, yaar la At- lantgr.itjrhKlfll'' ‘ Chester Shepherd, year In At lanta prison. . George Anderson, year In At lanta prison. Clarence Brooks, year In At lanta prison. Matt Sheets, fine of |100 and six months in ail. Lee Royal, 80 days in jail to begin on October 16. Coy WllHanw. Ralph Williams and Berlie Foster, mistrial, di rected verdict of not guilty. Harrison Billings, fined $100 and year in Atlanta prison. All of the above were charged with violation of the federal li quor laws. Judge Johnson J. Hayes is Bishop’s Crusade The Bishops Crusade of the N.orth Wilkeoboro Methodist church Is in full s'wlng. Tho Junior board of stewards are sponsoring the canvaes, with the assistance of the senior board. ‘‘Please every Methodist coope rate and encourage these young church workers, we want every one that can, to help in this worthy cause.” presiding over the term, which will prohal)ly extend Into next week. District Attorney Carlisle Higgins is assisted in the prose cution by his assistants; Bryce R. Holt, Robert S. McNeill and Miss Edith F. Hayworth. Marshal W. T. Dowd, of San ford, Is aided by Deputy Marshals W. A. Jones, of Wilkesboro; Fred M. Loma-x. Lawrence Huffman, Robert A. Stafford and Miss Ad dle Morris, of Greensboro; John S. Current, Durham; Thomas C. Blalock, Salisbury. Other federal court officials attending the term include Clark Henry ReyitoldB and Deputy Clerks Mis* LlUlan Harkffoder and J. 8. Beamon. lenv PTHx B. Alley iiiii thw sleottim Ifiiii it Swarlngen vsAms Poptta, in whicb Swarihgen, RepnSIIcan, la aneing Poplin, Deimoorat, tat title to office as a meinber of the county board of commissioners. A motion by the plaintiff to dismiss the demurrer appeal on grounds that It was not filed in time and that k was frivilous and apparent attempt to delay trial of the action was denied by the su preme court last month and the court decided to hear the ap.ueal, setting May 19 as the date. Counsel appearing before the supreme court yesterday for Swaringen were C. G. Gllreath and F. J. McDuffie, of Ahe Wilkes bar, and Marlon Allen, of Elkin. Poplin was represented by Eu gene Trivette and W. H. McEl- wee, of the Wilkes ‘bar, and J. E. Holshouser, of Boone. A de cision is expected before court recesses at tJle end of the spring term. TASK'OF RESURFACBIG STRtt 1S Sister Of Mrs. J. C. Smoot Dies News was received by relatives here of the death yesterday In Alexandria, 'Va., of Mrs. George R. Hill, a sister of Mrs J. Clinton Smoot. Mrs. Smoot is In Alexandria now and hw danghtMB, Mrs. E. O. Finley, of thtt cky, and Mrs. R. M. Pound, of Ohariotte, will go there tomorrow to attend the funeral service at three o’clock. TAKES 168 STITCHES Hickory, May 18.-—James Gulp required 1(8, stitches across his eltest aud.hsck after s figl^ The uegTO pidli ha remamhM’ed little fthottt the fta^t saM«^ thrt he wao Cut bf * *rtiiirihiilii?'^Tlg oeu extended from the sbevlde^ down the length of one aritt. ■ , -a TRAmeopi Sections of Stroeta Trontc In FftU of, 1936 Have Been Reworked Contractors have ibeen pushi operations on reeurfaclng asphalt streets of North Wllkeeboro and hope to ha re the job completed and all streets open before the end of this week. It was learned today. The project was started In.Uie tall of 1936 but was aibandoned until three weeke ago because of cold weather, the type of work being pecularlly fitted to ■waJm weather. All asphalt surfaces have been top surface deMgned to gli*^ a last asreral years without main tenance i»st. Before tho woarlt Mia, . done some sections had become pMdy » powhle. badly worn and .broken and ex- tensivs repairs were considered tonarrs repaiis were b, .oftaned very neoeaaarr I® order to avoid a dean cloth (Ooxtlavod 01 page s4((hi) ^ Will Add Story To Building Coca-Cola Bottling Company Plant to Be Enlarged and Remodeled Contract has been let to Foo ter & Allen, tontractors, for a second story addition to the Coca- Cola Bottling company plant on the corner of Tenth and C streets. ' In addition to the coostmotlon of a second stpty to tho bonding, the entire front of tho plant will be remodeled and the company wdll occupy all the ^>ace of the building, including the storeroom now being used by Tenth Street Cash and Carry grocery store. Increased business of the firm has mad^ necessary the Increaso In floor space for office, boUllng plant and storage capacity. A plate glass front will be In- atelled and various changes will bo made that -ylll greatly enhance dhle appearance of the building. The addition of floor space and storage capacity will enable the firm to more efflclmitly care for the rapidly growing patronage. Although the work has been commenced, extenslvo operations will not beglit until Jun* 1 sad vtOL be rushed to ooinH>letion aa Issues Appeal For Wearing Poppies Poppy Day Will Be Observed On May 20; Is a Me morial Flower Shredded eoeoanat timt ku tv An :tppeal for general wearing of tho memorial TH>PPy In remem brance of the World 'War dead oa Poppy Day, Saturday, May 3t. was ISHued today by Mrs. V. R. Absher. President of the Wilksa county unit of the American Le gion Auxiliary. iShe asked every person in. the county pay honor to the men of the county and of the nation who gave tbetr lives In defense ot the 'country by wearing a popy on Poppy Day. “The poppy is the individnal tribute to the memory of the mex who died in World War servloa,** said Mrs. Abehea “Everyone cam wear a poppy to show that ha remembers and is grateful for the gallant sacrifices mads for: America's security and demos- racy. Every patriotic citixaa will' take part in the observance of ■ Poppy Day. “The poppy Is ths symbol jfe j (be supreme sacritjpe.. It for tbe blghMt we can concetvs^ ’Wearing i ‘ tlo flower awakens In our hs a defter conception of our'dnt to onr country. It reminds as life itself Is not too much to gti^^ if our country Is In, danger gives ns inspiration to serve Is^ peace with tbs same upirit of triotlc devotion that insplr thoee who died among ths psp^^ piss of Francs.” MembNV of the Anxilla^ distribate popplei^ on thx;j all day Satorday. reeshrlng sxohangs for them eontrjbnt for ths Lsglott , and As welfgrs work among dli vsterana and : vsterana. , mad'^by 4bntbl Otsen ■ idsat. !li^tstion, 'ltaii4- of Edneation, Indust^. Invs^oB, ProgMas.' Knowte4gSb song, (9ss8. yjtiUw oCfkm: iNPStide^, Helen K^y; vies preeldbut, /Gwyn. 1^ by;, secretary, Mary Nichols: tret^rer, Grace Dancy. l^ragrani Bondayr May 28 Ojfgan Prelude, Miss Ruby Blackburn. Processional: Call to Worship, Choir. (Continued on page eight)