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VOL. XXXI, NO. 67 Published Mondayg and Thuradaya, NORTH WILKESBORQ, N
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IRIVING ASLEEP
BurtlaEtoa, June 1.—Palling
Mleep at the wheel of his auto
mobile about 6 o’clock this morn
ing after drWng most of the
night, R. P. Baumgartner, his
wife and seven children were in
jured When the machine over
turned.
Many Rural Electric
JUNE ^ 1987 $1.60 Sif THE STATIC—$2.00 OUT OF THE 8TATB
■■ M II—ija atMii—m
VICTIM OF RABIES
New Bern, June 1.—Six weeks
following the bite of a mad dog,
Spaight Hvman, six, died of hy
drophobia at the home of his
parents in the North Harlqwe
section of this county recently, it
has Just been learned here.
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UPSWING CONTINUES
Greensboro, June 1.—Eivldenc-
Ing a continued upswing which is
regarded as indicative of su
stained Improvement In general
business condUtons, Internal
nue doHectiolfii tn'Nfmfth Carolina
during the first 11 months of the
m m m w* ww w ^ ^ ... ,
Duke Power This Year
OverSOOHomeS | Scoua At .Janbocte ]
I|og v|@cmation
UW EnforcfMneiit
planned' Officers
To Ki Dogs Here
Reached by Lines
During Past Year
Lines Being Constructed
Where Prospects Favor
able For Investment
MAKE MANY SURVEYS
current fiscal year, which began, Seventy-Five Miles Of Lines
July 1, 1936, amounted to $281,-j Constructed In W^ilkes
017.19, It was Lamed here to- Laat Year
day. '
ATTACKS LIQUOR
Columbus, Ohio, June 1.—The
Presbyterian Church In the U. S.
A. struck at the liquor Industry
today, Its general aasembly ad
vocating the "most restrictive
legrislation which is in keeping
with public sentiment.” Deck ring
that “we see no evidence that the
‘ndustry has the intent or the
ability to regulate Itself.” an as
sembly pronouncement expressed
belief that It should be denied all
advertising privileges and exclud
ed from the malls, the radio and
the press.
TWO AUTO KILLINGS
Burlington, June 1-—Two men
were killed and another Injured
about aoon today when a car
driven by Cecil A. Baber, of
Reidsvllle, smashed into the rear i being studied.
During the pgat year the North
Wllkesboro brand'' of the Duke
Power company has constructed
approximately 75 miles of power
lines in Wilkes county and has
made the blsssings of electric
service avaifttWe to over 500 new
customers. It was learned today
from M. G. BUtner, branch man
ager.
This program of rural electri
fication is rapidly and steadily
progressing, Mr. Butner said,
with the Intention of constructing
lines into every community where
prospects are in the least favoiv
able for a reasonable return on
the inve.stment.
Surveys are now being mads
and a number of proposed lines
which would greatly expand elec
tric service in the county are now
Dr. Eller'Lists Dog Vaccina
tors For Town^ips And
Asks Cooperation
EPIDEMIC IS FEARED
Chief Walker Says Dogs In
This City Not Vaccinated
Win Be Killed
Be HeM h
Riding Bumper of Car Making 60 Per Horn
'Washington, fi. C
Scouts greeted Congressional
leaders who came to attend their
Jamboree breakfast at the capl-
tnl. More than 25,000 scouts
from every state in the Union
and 24 foreign countries were
present.
of a state highway truck on high
way 93, about eight miles south
of Graham. Roger Gardner, about
28. a negro convict, was killed in
stantly aud Baber died at Rainey
hospital shortly after 2 o’clrsik
this afternoon. He was nnconscl-
ou's when picked up alter the
crash and remained In that con
dition during almost two hours in
the operating room before his
deaths
NO EARMARKING
Washington. June 1. -House
members, deiatiug long past
their dinner time, ratified the
adm'::--' u .« 1 .:om,,oo0.iomi
work r- lief fund at ;i toriiiy ov.-r-
^Jk-4ime sioii loiiighl. then they
quickly stripped from ihe hill
amendments earmarking *:taa.-
000.00(1 for specific pro.ierls.
Yielding lo appeals of Democratic
leaders to glvo President Roose
velt a free hand in expenditure of
the relief money, the House re
versed -'tvelf on previously ap
proved amendments which would
h»va set aside $300,000,000 for
PWA undertakings; $45,000,000
for authorized Good control pro
jects and $10,000,000 for con-
A struction of small lakes and
ponds in the Great Plains area.
Story Re-Elected
School Principal
To Hoad WUkoaboro School
For Fourteenth Year;
Name Teacher*
*r. E. story, for the past 13
years principal of Wllkeoboro
high a^ool, was re-elected »uper-
IntaadMit of Wllheeboro district
•Chool* la a recent meetiag of the
naval aoMBiUee. eosvpOMd'iot
Jf T. Prevette, N. O. Smoak, D.
J, Brookshire, T. M Poster and
C. A. Lowe.
Otiber teachers elected for Wll-
kwboro school Include J. L. A.
Bumgarner, Mias Helen Boatic,
Hiss Bllzaibeth Paw, Miae LdlUan
Stafford. Vaughn Jennings, Mrs.
R. B. Pharr and Miss Ghita T?t-
tla, home seonomlca. There Is one
vaeaaey In Khe high school fac-
nlty, there being no one eelected
BMilentary teacher* elected
were Mine Margaret Hansel, Mrs.
W. W. Barber, Mtsa Louise Mel-,
vllle, Mrs. Grace Bdwurd*, Miss'
Laeile Scroggs, Mist Cynthia Pre-
vette, Mrs. Sankey Steelman, Mrs.
Bay Hemuhlll. Miss Elolse Starr
and Mrs. Pewl Hartley. Mrs. R-
B. Prevette wa* re-eleeted music
teacher.
The central committee elected
the following teacher* for Mo
ravian Pall* school: Zbb Dickson,
principal, Mrs. *eih Wckton, Ben
Cotvard, Miss Alma Shoaf, Mr*.
Lectio Parmer and Ml*e Mary
JoMh
The longest line constructed In
Wilkes during the past year was
westward from Wllkesboro along
the Yadkin to the Caldwell coun
ty line. Th-iB line and its branches
total 21 miles and will place
electrIcityi«Rr=I^..L .. ,
An extension of 4 1-' ^
westward from Champlo _
been made, seizing SO homiS
the end of the line is over 20
miles from this city. A branch
pr,,. o'"itbvTrd from highway 421
..Mdleiv rreek has been
l■om: leleU. Tliis line, a distance
of 4 miles, extends through the
Pongo community and "ill also
.. ICC almiit :!(• liomcs.
)i;c e.xiciisiou has been made
from Mountain Vi'>w toward
Tiaphiil. wliile anotlior is under
coiisnai-tiou in a paiailcl direc-
tiou leading northwestward from
the Mountain View-Roaring River
road.
.\nother extension is hein.g con
structed ea-stward on highway 421
from near Wilkeshoro to the
home of V. A. Miller and vicin
ity.
Mr. Butner explained that al
though the company is construct
ing Vines in many communities,
an even greater program of ex
pansion could be accomplished if
ri'*ai people could better realize
the benefits to be derived from
adequate use of electricity with its
many labor saving and time sav
ing devices.
I In Bl i.s connection the local
' branch of the company is dis-
trtlwiting a bulletin from the
North Carolina State College en
titled “Using Electricity on North
Carolina Farms.” This bulletin
sets ont many of the advantage
ous ways In which electricity
can be used.
June 12 Is Last
Day For Seining
Farm Work Sheets
Special Otter
For Subscribers
JournRl-Patnot Ha* Worth
while Proposition to Each
Of Its Readers
Xluxiugfa special connection
with the largeet art studio In
the country. The Journal-Pa
triot thte week announced an
unprecedented offer to its sub
scribers.
With each snbscrlptiion for
one yenr, new or renewal, Tlio
Journal-Patriot will give at no
addlMonal coat a coupon, with
which the subscriber may oh-
tain a genuine hand painting of
any jdioto or portrait for wnljr
29 cents.
A sample of this beantifiil
work, showing something of its
qnallty and attractlveaess, is
on display in a Miow window
at The Jonmal-Patrlot office,
to which the attention of the
ptfille 1* dtoeoted.
According to a recent ruling
set by state authorities June 12
will positively be the last date
on which farmers may sign work
sheets and thus take the first
step toward iiarticipating in the
Mill fonservatiion program, which
,,ay.s cash benefits to farmers for
growing soil improving and soil
roii.serving crops.
Karmer.s who liave not signed a
work sheet and who wish to learn
more of the program are invited
to call at the offic.e of County
Agent A. G. Hetidren at the
courthouse in Wilke-shoro.
Rabid Dog Killed
Near Pores Knob
Hydrophobia ' Epidemic I*
Feared From Rampage
of Mad Animal
A mad dog passed through the
Moravian Palls community early
Monday, bit at least eight dogs
and an undetermined number of
cattle, hogs and other animals
and was killed by Phineas Mar
low at his home early Monday
morning.
The dog’s head was sent Im
mediately to the state_ labratory
at Raleigh and news was receiv
ed Tuesday that the animal was
affticted with hydropthobia.
The animal, peoade of the com
munity said, went on a rampage,
snapping at everything within Its
reach. It killed a small dog at
the home of Phineas Marlow and
carried it a distance of about a
quarter of a mile to the home
F. M. Jennings.
The occurence is timely with
an appeal Issued by Dr. A. J.
Eller, county health officer, urg
ing all dog owners to observe the
law and
nated.
TWO WET; ONE DRY
ties went wet Tuesday,
Washington oonntiy (on*
predaet uareporting)—^Por, MS;
For, Met; against, "t,t49.
With the threat of a rabies
epidemic in the county, officers
are planning rigid enforcement of
the law requiring that all doge
be vaccinated against rabies.
Dr. A. J. Blier, county health
officer, released a list of dog
vaccinators for the various town
ships and urged that all dog own
ers attend to the mattCr of vac
cination at the earliest possible
date.
In North Wllkesboro Police
Chief J. E. Walker Issued a stern
warning that all dogs not vacci
nated and upon which the tax is
not paid will be killed.
In view of the danger to human
lives. Chief Walker said, no
chances can be taken and all dogs
Boy which are not vaccinated will be
killed as fast as they can be lo
cated. People who have highly
prized dogs are urged to keep
them confined.
Following Is ^1» list of dog
vaccinators and some of the ap
pointments to^be filled:
-Antioch, Leonard Harris, Roar
ing River; Brushy Mountain, R.
C. Adams, Gllreath; Beaver
Creek, Dotson Watts, Boomer;
Elk, Sid Walsh, Denny; Edwards
No. 1 and 3, J. C. Newman, Ben-
ham; SMwards No. 2, Conrad
Durham, Roaring River; .Jobs
relSeit, A^rew John^
son, iBpaii6*on;t Moravian Palls,
Paul Sloop, Moravian Palls; Mul
berry, Morgan- Shatley, North
Wllkesboro Route; North WHkes-
boro, Andrew Parker, North Wll
kesboro; New Castle, Denver
Johnson, Cycle; Reddles River,
Sam Davis, Congo; Rock Creek,
D. C. Caudill, Hays; Stanton.
Wallace Huffman, Parsonsville;
Somers, R. P. Gregory, Cycle;
Traphill No. 1, Wlatson Durham,
Traphill; TrapMIl No. 2, Frank
.Johnson, Joynes; Union, Bverot
Parsons, .Wllbar; Wllkesboro,
Everet Jarvis.
Some of the dog vaccinators
have given the following places
at which they will be for the pur
pose of vaccinating dogs:
Saturday, June 6
Austin School House. 8:00 to
12:00; Saunders store, 1:00 to
4:00; Congo, 8:00 to 12:00; Mil
lers Creek, 1:00 to 5:00; Walsh
P. O., 8:00 to 5:00; Sulphur
Springs, 9:00 to 6:00.
Monday, June 7
Traphill. 8:00 to 12:00: Dough-
ton, 1:00 to 4:00; BlHs Woodle’s
store, 8:00 to 5:00; Wlnt Oa-
bornele store, 9:00 to 6:00.
Tueaday, June 8
Thurmond, 8:00 to 12:00;
Watson Durham’s, 1:00 to 4:00;
Dee J. Churoh'* store, 9:00 to
5:00; H. E. Harrold’s store, 9 to
5:00.
(Continued on page eight)
Wild Jim Lyncih shown In onq'-ef.'his former daredevil stunts of
riding on the front bumper of an automobile making 60 mile* per
hour. Capt. Jimmy Lynch was injured in one of these fool dare
devil stunts, and while lying in a hospital was converted to safety.
Capt. Lynch says that even now he would rather take chancea on
this stunt, than to take chances with some of these wild boys on
the iblghways. He will pilot a drlverlees car by robot control In
the Safety Parade here on Saturday, June 12.
TWO ITEMS OF
IMPORTANCE
Despite repeated n~.iminKS
that articles not liearing the
name of the writer will not be
published. The Journal-Patriot
Is each week receiving what
appears to be legflthnate news
through the malls but which
does not be«r the name of the
contributor. Such items neces
sarily find their vray to the
wastelMuket.
Another important matter
Is ladled to the attentfon of
sabecrihen !■ that they fre-
;yn^fj ~^lt a^*dr
bii^ do not give tbe sM
address to which the paper-hM
been going. In order to change
an address we must know the
old addrees.
N, C. S. E. Office.,,
Can Supply Labtn’
Number of Handy Men And
Lawn Mower* Registered
For Jobs In City
James M. Anderson, district
manager of the employment serv
ice office here, said today that
several men are registered with
the office to secure jobs mowing
lawns, trimming shrubbery, or
will do any odd jobs about the
home.
Some of these men have lawn
mowers and other tools. The of
fice will gladly refer a; man for
labor of this kind and a telephone
call will get a man on tl-.e way In
a short time. The matter of wag
es 1« left entirely with the cni-
ployer and the job seeker.
It la iwinted out flbat the of
fice le for the benefit of employ
ers and those in need, of Jo*hf a*d
the office acts as a medium
through which labor and Job*-
may. be obtained. No chargp la
made for She service to either
employe or em-ployer.
Sugar Found At Stills By County
(Httcers To Benefit Comity’s Nee^
Will be Turned Over to Wfig
Turn h Contest
Pictures Friday
tribution to Poor
Picture* entered for the cash
prizes offered by the Klwanl*
Club to secure views for poat-
B V.. card* must be turned In not later
have their dogs vaccl- than Friday of bhla week to J.
B. McCoy at Hotel Wilkes.
The first prize for the beet pic
ture of scenic Interest to adrer-
R. L. C. Meeting
Enjoyed Monday
At Gilliam Home
Dnveriess uff
Will Tako Part
Captain J. J.
lot Car Tkrotl(ll.,,
By Hmnot^iXontrol'-xd
EXPECT LARGE CROWD
‘Magic'' Car WBI MaU
Right And Lrft Tttms
and Obey Traffic
Arrangements have been con*-
pleted for a big Safety Parade^
wbloh win be held, here Saturday*
June 12, at 3:(j0' ti. ' In. ' Proa
Oharlotte, Raleigh, Winston-Bal*
em and numerous other Carolina
cities and towns comes the netwa
that large crowds of people have
Interested themselves In this big
Safety Movement, and North Wll
kesboro Is expected to hnv« on*
of the largest crowds of its hl^
tory.
The State Highway department
will have representatives head
ing the parade and city offlciala,
local police, fire department, civ
ic and fraternal bodies, local
merchants and citizens Interested
I t J- - in safety are expected to partlcL
Over 200 people, including rur- o . , i
pate. Safety Da.v promises to O*
a gala day In North WUlkesboro.
al mail carriers, their families
and invited guests gathered at
the picnic grounds near the home
of J. A. Gilliam at Hays Monday
for one of the most delightful
picnic meetings In the history of
the Brushy Mountain Rural Lat
ter Carriers association. The as
sociation is composed of carriers
in Wllkee. Alexander
counties.
The meeting was opened by de
votional by the eh»pI*lB, Mr. Wil
liams, of Iredell county, the ad
dress of welcome was from J. A.
Glllam, of Hays, and response by
B. A. Shaver, of Taylorsville:
The feature addresses were by
J. ' C. Reins, North Wllkwboro
postmaster, who talked In an In
teresting manner relative to the
postal system, and J. Gordon
Hackett, of North Wllkesboro,
eighth division highway commls-
•sloner. Mr. Hackett’s address was
filled with historic Interest con
cerning North Carolina and the
development of the postal service.
Dr. Gaither, of Harmony, also
addressed the meeting.
The crowd was entertained by
music by that widely known team
of Dock Walsh and Garley Fos
ter. recording artists.
R. G. Vannoy, Purlear carrier
and president of the association,
presided over the business ses
sion, at which time officers were
elected as follows for the coming
year: R. O. Vannoy. pre.-)ldent:
DeWltt Hoover, of Iredell coun
ty, vice president: W. O. Bow
man, of Taylorsville, secretary-
treasurer; Mr. Williams, of New
Hope, chaplain.
All Healing Springs in Alex
ander county wo* selected a* the
place of meeting on May 30,
1938. The president wa* designat
ed as delegate at large to the
state convention in Greenville
July 4. 5 and 6 and any others
from the association who can at-
Pollowing the meeting a boun
teous dinner was eerved picnic
style and the dinner wa* a hlgh-
lly enjoyable featup*.
eu}uy.>w»» . Hnster “a* it tMrt*lns to tfriinfc-
fare Dep«rtme«t For ‘ women’s ^ en drivers who cause a lanfe
mmoclatlon also held an Interest-
Ing meeting.
A driverless car. The Msigi*
Car, piloted by Capt, J. J. Lynch,
will be the feature attraction. Be
hind this drlverless car will b*
the control car, In which Cn.pt.
Lynch will ride and from which
he will operate 'both cars by re
mote control. This driverleq*
In the parade will pass fhroiigif'
city streets, go In and out oC
service stations, make right and
left ihBud turns, obey traffic laws
and blow its horn for safety,
when need be. A small Robot,
Iron Man, placed In the driver-
loss car, will guide the maohina
on Its Journey. The parade is ex
pected to prove of much Interest
to. not only the people of Wllkea,
bat of surrounding counties.
Walter Y. Hosier, Safety Bhi-
gtneer will speak on “Murder on
the Highway,” in connection with
Safety Day. Mr. Hosier Is partt-
cnlarly interested in safety work
with the school ehildron and h*
ha-s spoken in scores of Mgh and
grammer schools In the stat&
.Mr. Hosier told 'The Journal-P*r-
triot today, “that so few opei’*-
tors of automobile knows that Itle
a violation of the law to pass *
standing school bus, when ap
proaching from either directloo,
and he requests drivers to stop
wten a school bus stops, regartl-
less of the direction In which
they are traveling. -Mr. Hosier
pointed out that already seven
children have lost their lives In
this Slate by being struck Tiy mo
torists who failed to stop whil*
the bus was "nloodlng. T^e*#
children walk .. from behind thn
bu# and wc.e kiiUed, Had tk**h
motorist obeyed tbs law ' and
stopped, these UMle people would
be alive today. Mr. Hooiof added
“that 4,009 school children
would be' killed” under
wheels of traffte fhl* yeajf- " It
from the association wM Wi«- ^ ohU4 or minft,'next,
tend will he considered delegates. ^ J car«u11y.
Children should b* »•«» »bd Ob«
hurt. “We want a new deal hnc«w
(the steering whwl.'*’ “ *»Wb~- Mr.
On the fact of unofficial rs- Use tWs section will ‘be five dol-
turns, two North Carolina coun- lars, the second ^^fne *nd the
but a
third and fourth one dollar eadh.
The contest i* tor tb* purpose
third, Meokleobiirg, elected to —
remain under prohibition. Wayne of securing suitable pictures end
and Waslhlngton followed 18 of all entered may b* used by the
their sister oountlee in the east club a* It eses fit-
and voted liquor stores tor them-
— HighwuW, mpunUlns, pr*d-
selves. All return* were unotftel- pices, orebirtl*>'^Au!rlee, poultry
al. The vote: Meckteuburg conn- farms,7*ttl*,“flowers,
ty—^Por, 7,777; against, 8,688. bird**-ey»^ "
ibulMlngs,
. watsrfalla or*
«B«11 only »t*« nMrgMfloB*. The prto-
et wlO kte «P«i^ «e;9acdla« fo
agninst, 288. W*yu* eoniity-— y,e scenic luteregt of the pMaiw
4»
vain* *■ pn^Hcifp
By a special arrangement augiif "
confiscated at moonshine still* In
Wilkes'county will be turned ov*
to the county welfare officer to
be administered to needy people,
it was learned te’day from the
Sheriff’s office.
It so happens that It is a mat
ter of major Importance In that
confiacated sugar 1* freqnsjRly
not meaeured In pound* or-bug*
but In ton* and on one occasion a
number of trucks were employed
to haul sugar to this city from an
lJUeft outfit which had Just been
destroyed. , ,
The most recent compiratliyriy
big haul wa* In the vicinity of
Wlndif Gap, w'her* county .w4
fedwnl' offtcerd found 1.IM
pound* of'sugar at g stnL iMll*
quantUiss oC ««tir confiscated by
federal offioMe 4e usually adran-
tleed and sold nt auotion.
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Officers Locate
Four Big Stills
Sheriff C. T. Dooglhton. Depu
ty Odell Whittington and C. S.
Pelts, federal officer, located
and destroyed two dtetlllorle* In
the vicinity of Windy Gap. In
cluded In the materteU w^ 1.-
000 gallons of beer ai.' 1,100
ponnd* of sogar.
On Saturday the offieen found
and destroyed a plant war Doefe-
e^i together with about 800 gal-
loha of beer and,other material*
-tor Hquof manuteetur*. ,
Ou the anne day .they out
down • lonig need outffl north of
■PwphUL -
' . V’-.-V-v. ... T.
v"--
centage of our deaths on?' tte
hiighway. Wo can’t get the correct
figure* because tibw hit and run.
They are- too • yukrtr to' etop. Itt*
this fellow we -Want lat'^ff- ani
off the highways. “If you drivw
don’t drink and If you driidk
don’t drive.”
It’s vacaUoa time watch " tb*
youngsters on skates, and bic|a'
dee and playing ball on our
street*. ’’Let’s live and 1st Mto.’*'
Ice Cream Supper ^
Saturday Nigkl
There will be an Ic* eream snp-
.per on the Boon* Trail Hlghwar q
two mUes west of Mlllen Crsek,
near the home of Buniel m*r,
Satnnday night, June II, at elghg
cfOoiik. The praeeedi win ha
by the Lridle* did of AiOmp
dpove ehnreh. n* puMlC Is e*^
ttifly iBvtted.
at;-