ypie Newt Of
^te ’ Nation
Told
Briefly
>.000 FUND
aTidaon. Jnna 4.—Troatees
, erf DaTldron Collage, on tlie ere
100th oommencement, to-
laid plans tor a drive for a
ii.000,000 cei^tennlal fund for
[ ;%m>an8ion of the college plant and
endomnent.
BEARD EXECUTED
Dallas, Tex.. June 4.—The
body of Augustus Dwight Beard,
Who died in the electric chair in
•tate prison at HdntsvUle, arrived
here today. Funeral services will
be held tomorrow. Board was
electrocuted for the slaying of
i John* Roberts, former Dallas de-
^tectlve.
NO RESIGNATIONS
Waahluigton., June 4.—No far
ther resignations from the Su
preme Court will be tendered
rdt^f'K hhe summer, leaving Pree-
Roosevelt with only one va-
edxmy appointment to be counted
apon next fall unless part or all
of hie Judiciary reorganisation
blU Is enacted, it was learned to
night.
PROBE LIQUOR DEAL
Raleigh, Jane 4. — Ci
^ Cutlar
Ifoore, chairman of the state H"
guor oensmlsslon, said today the
liquor store at Lawrence, In
■dgeeombe county, had been
placed on probation pending an
investigation of “where Its busi
ness Is coming from.’’ Ha do-
ellned to amplify the statement.
MORE LIQUOR
Washington, June 4.—Mrs. D.
Xelgh Colvin of New York told
fee Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union today that the na
tion's annual drink bill In 1935
exceeded the pre-prahibltion max
imum by one billion dollars. She
said there are 422,000 legal li
quor sellers today compared with
177,000 saloons in the old days.
For
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Mi^weet a Month
VOL. XXXI, NO. 68 Published Mondays and Tliursdayg,"NORTH N
Thousands Expected
Here For Safety Day
Parade On June 12
C.. MONDAY. JUNE 7. 1937 $1.50 IN THE STA.1^^?.00 OUT OF THE STAI*
^' " “ "
%en
Driverless Auto
To Be Attraction
In Safety Parade
Parade Promoter
Mayor and Civic Organiza
tions Lend Hand Toward
Making Event Success
LYNCH TO PILOT CAR
Over Eight Blocks of City
By Means of Remote Con
trol and Robot
All Is ready for the ‘big safety
day parade at North Wilkeaboro,
Saturday, June ISth, at 3:00 p.
ra. and one of the largest crowds
of recent years Is expected to
gather In the business section to
witness this great safety event.
The parade will form promptly at
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Sheriff Captures
2nd Jawbreaker
Charlie McGlamery Taken
Friday Morning at Home
Near Millers Creek
SENTENCED TO PEN
Raleigh, June 4.—Wade Han
ford, of Alamance county, drew
a four-to-seven-year sentence In
te superior court today on
_ trges of aiding seven Icng-tenn
^^oavtctsTsecapo fro* Om'DaMent
'la Prison Farm on February 15.
Hanford, who was accused of
j sm'ugK^ing pistols to the prison
ers, pleaded nolo contendere.
Charlie McGlamery, jailbreak-
er whose criminal record is fast
becoming lengthy, was recaptured
slid placed back in Jail at Wilkes-
boro Friday morning by Sheriff
C. T. Donghton. McGlamery was
located at the home of his par
ents near Millers Creek.
He was sentenced during the
March term of Wilkes court to
/hn '“'‘.■"’Y cniivtcr^n..
' KIDNA PTNG TRIAL
Forest City. June 4.—Solicitor
1 Clarence O. Kidiugs. of Forest
[city, said today he would call the
of Dufay Itlaekwell. Ruth-
Iwford county coroner, and C.
: 1, of Avoudalo, charged
kidnaping and as.saiilting a
_uttg Marion girl. ai the regular
®rm of McDowell county superior
Isourt whiob begins .Monday at
■Marion.
550,000 FOR NEEDY
Elkin. June 4.—Approximately
|J60,000 will be required during
|:he next fiscal year to meet the
Isost of old age pensions and as-
Ijtstance to needy children in Sur-
county who will be eligible for
Ifinanclal aid under the provis-
sl.f the state’s social security
flbna^
Iprogrsm. according to W. M. Al
lien, local member of the board.
|lr is estimated that around 586
(ywldents of Surry will be eligl-
Iwtt for assistance.
lAUTO SALE.S INCRHLYSE
Raleigh, June 4.—The State
iotor Vehicle Bureau announced
^ay the sale of new automobiles
trucks in North Carolina dur
ing May showed an increase over
lay'of year, but dropped be-
Agril, 1937. The month’s
,1c were 5,374 cars and 1.370
jtnioks, compared with 4.321 cars
laod 1.27^ trucks tn May. 1936.
cars and 1,951 trucks
of this year-
ImAKES RECORD
" Deartnetou. June 4. — Victor
atudent of Lexington Higih
|||ki$ipol, appears to be on the way
||p an attendance record of rec-
l^s. At the cloee of the term last
fweek he completed the ninth
,._de and then received his elev-
eonsecitlve perfect attend-
(sace certificate. Down the lino he
Ikad toi repeat two grades, hence
Itho eurplus of certificates.
tCourt Of Honor To
Meet On Tuesday
Scout Court of Honor will hold
a ^peeting Tuesday evening,
.at Hotel Wilkes. Scout
and troop members are
r.i to the meeting.
HOOUl
»v^n farmers sold 12,131.63
of fat hogs oo the flve-
^nty Mveatock mailtet at Na»w
Cin last VMk.
for forgery. He escap^ from the
county home and carried with
him a quantity of meat, which
he and his companion sold but
which was later recovered.
While in jail following his e.s-
cans from the county il>ome and
capture only a few days later
he and two other prisoners heat
har.s from a cell w'indow' W’ith a
Aindow \v>ight and escaped by
lowering themselves with blank
ets.
,James Wesley Hall, negro with
a lon.g criminal record, was re
captured about two weeks ago
at the home of a colored man in
east tVilkeshoro. Koonce Prevette,
w.ho was In jail for .shooting his
father and who was the third
mem'l)er of the jailbreaking par
ty, lias not been recaptured.
Wjully Y. Hosier, who Is pro
moting the Safety Parade to be
held in this city Saturday. June
12. 'Phe parade will be featured
by a “driverless’’ car.
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Few Short of Goalj Concord Conc^
Of 2,000 Signers Is Interested h the
For Soil Program
In Wilkes County
Expect 2,000 Witkes Farm
ers to Share In Benefits
Of the Soil Program
925 NEW SIGNERS
Others Have Until June 12
to Get In On Improve
ments and Cash
Number of work sheets signed
in Wilkes county for the soil con
servation program is 1,966, only
34 short of the goal of 2,000 set
by A. G. Hendren, Wilkes farm
agent.
In 1936, first year of th« soil
conservation program replacing
the invalidated triple A, there
were 1,041 work sheets signed
but the program paying cash
benefits for growing soil Im
proving crops proved to be so
popular that the number was al
most doubled this year and it Is
expected that that goal of 2,000
(Continued on page eight)
WPA Recreation Project To Use
Fairgrounds as Playground; All
Children of the City Are Invited
EstaWdiinent of
HosePlant Here
Merchants and City Com
missioners Hold a Joint
Meeting Here Thursday
Directors Meeting
HeldOnSatnrda]^
FDIC Approves
The OrganizatioD
Will Begin With Resources
of Approximately Three
Million Dollars i
ISSUE INVITATION
Officials of Penn-Carol Mills
to Visit This City at
An Early Date
HEADQUARTERS HERE
Branches at Sparta, Blowing
Rock, Boone, Burnsville
and Bakersville
Farmers To Meet At
Six Central Points
Various Games and Recrea
tion Under Supervision of
Mrs, Neal Pendley
Farmers of Wilkes County who
have signed work sheets in prep
aration for taking part on the
meet tor e' piirpo^~br'eTecfIng
Committeemen for the 1937 pro
gram.
County Agent A. 0. Hendren,
has written eaOh signer and has
' urged that he he present at the
meeting scheduled for his com
munity. It is also requested that
tenants attend these meetings, as
they are entitled to vote. ’Che
landlords, of course, are respon
sible for notifying the tenants of
(tie I me and place.
The meetings will be held at
the following places and dates:
Wilkesboro, June 15, 9 a. m.
Ait. Pleasant. June 16. 9 a. m.
Millers Creek, June 17. 9 a.m.
Mountain View. June 17, 2 p. m.
Benhara. June 18, 9 a. ra.
Dennyville, June 18, 2 p. m.
Federal Revenue
Agents Cut Still
IVderal revenue agents work
ing in the Roaring River section
of Wilkes county Thursday raid-
.'d a large still and arre-sted Roy
raudill, who filled bond for ap
pearance in federal court follow
ing a hearing before J. W. Dula,
United f?tates commissioner, in
Wilkesboro.
Included in the illicit outfit
was a comparatively large quan
tity of sugar and other materials
for liquor manufacture.
Funeral On Tuesday
For Mr. McCarter
Granville McCarter, citizen of
the Wilkesboro route 2 commun
ity, died Sunday morning ana fu
neral service will be held at An-
tioch church on Tiie.sdSV after
noon, two o’clock.
He is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Cyntihla McCarter, two chil
dren. J. W. and Mable Lucile, and
the following brothers and .sis
ters: Tom -McCarter, of Kansas:
J. M, McCarter, of Dover; Mrs.
Silas Johnson. Mrs. John John
son and Mrs. C. T. Anderson, of
Wilkesboro; Mrs. Florence Post,
of Kansas.
fairgrounds
used as a,
NorPhi Wilkesboro
this summer will
inn
*
ministration, U wav learned today
from Mrs. Ruby Pendley, project
supervisor.
In fact, supervised play under
direction of the project has been
under way for several days and
several items o f playground
equipment have been installed,
including swings, slides, croquet
equipment and various other
items.
Airs. Pendley said the fair
grounds are ample to accomodate
many game.s at the same time and
has issued an invitation to the
people of the city to make use of
the playground opportunity each
afternoon. All play is supervised
by Mrs. Pendley or he. assistants.
Wilkes County Retail Merch
ants’ Association, and other In
terested buBiness men met on
Thursday nigbt with the city
board of commUsionerB to con
sider extending an Inritatlon to
a corporation interested in eetsh-
llshing a full fashioned hosiery
mill here.
Penn Carol Hosiery Mills, of
Concord, bad written city author
ities relative to locating a mill
here and in the letter, wibloh was
read before the gathering Thurs
day night, officials of that com
pany offered to come to North
Wilkesboro to look over the city
and to discuss the matter with
(he board.
In the meeting, which was at
tended by a large number of the
business men of the city, the
decision was unanimous that the
company be invited to i place a
mill here and the asaembly was
of the opinion that every reason
able inducement should bo offer
ed.
Many of those present spoke in
a very public spirited manner re
lative to the establishment of in
dustries here and Mayor R. T.
,McNl(MjHi|^ ihat be would anewer
Los Angeles ... Sir Harry
Lauder, now 67, arrived here
from New Zealand on a round'
the-world cruise which he is fi
nancing with dimes saved during
his' long stage career.
American Legion
Junior Baseball
To Begin June 11
Formal Opening at the Fair
grounds Saturday, Mora
vian Falls vs. Clingman
clals^of the Interested company
set a day to visit North' Wllkee-
boro. A committee appointed by
the mayor. Including members of
the city board, merchants’ asso
ciation, Kiwanis club, and others
interested, will .meet the company
representatives, show them the
city and tell of Its advantages as
location for a hosiery mill.
Mayor McNiel and four mem
bers of the board, S. V. Tomlin
son, Ralph Duncan, Dr. R. P.
Casey and T. S. Kenerly, were
present. The meeting was attend
ed by representatives of a major
ity of the retail stores in the
city.
With auspicious ceremonies
and wiUi the fanfare similar to
the opening of major league Play
each year, American Legion jun
ior baseball will be ushered in
for the first time in Wilkes coun
ty on Saturday, June 12, at the
fairgrounds in this city.
However, the actual opening of
the season for the eight junior
teams at North 'Wilkesboro, Wil-
keeboro, Moravian Falls, Cllng-
raan, Traphlll, Cricket, Champion
Friday,
Be TDSt^nr June ll, but the formal opening
will be at the fairgrounds here
on Saturday afternoon.
Clingman and Moravian Falla
requested to play the formal
opener ihere and it is understood
that these two teams are able to
put on a very creditable game for
the first effort. The other six
teams In the junior league, who
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Walter MiUer Is
Seriously Injured
Uve Million Received
Cannot Make Applications For Old
^e Assistance Until After July 1st
^ * __
Knife Wounds Sustained In
Altercation Saturday Eve-
n'ng With Albert Cannon
Walter Miller, of Cricket, ia in
the Wilkes hospital and Albert
i Cannon, of near the same com-
i munity, has been arrested and
j placed under bond as the result
t of an altercation between the two
men at Cricket Saturday evening
about five o’clock.
While fighting Cannon is al
leged to have Inflicted serious
knife wounds on the person of
Miller, who is being treated at
the hospital. His condition today
was reported to be ^ well aa
could be expected.
Colvard Appointed
Mayor By Aldermen
West Jefferson, June 3.—R.
W. Colvard, popular young busl-
ne.s8 man of this city, was ap
pointed by the town board of
aldermen to fill out the unexplred
term of Mayor James Allen at a
meeting held the latter part of
last week. Mr. Allen, who is em
ployed by the Nello Teer Con-
structiop. Company, has been
transferred from this county to
a construction project in Pennsyl
vania. and of necessity will he
out of the city for some time.
Mr. Colvard assumed his offi
cial duties this week. He is mo
dern and progressive and an ex
cellent bnsinees man. It is ex
pected that tfae town will con
tinue to grow and prosper under
hie guidance.
Welfare Officer Explains
That Applications Cannot
Be Taken This Month
Raleigh, June 5.—More than
If5,000,000 had been received a.s
contributions from employers of
eight or more workers in the
classifications included under the
act by the N. C. Unemployment
Compensation Commission
through last week, Chairman
Charles G. Powell announced. Of
this $2,980,000 was on 1936 pay
rolls and slightly more than $2.-
000.000 on 19.37 payrolls for the
first four months. Every penny
of this is due to go to workers
who become unemployed •through
no fault of their own. Payments
start Mrly next year.
Under the law no application,
for old age assistance or aid to!
dependent children under the so-J
cial security act cau be accepted:
at the welfare office, Charles Me-:
Neill. Wilkes county welfare of-,
fleer, said today. I
This statement was made be-1
cause of an apparent misunder
standing on, the part of many
people wtho have been constantly
calling at the welfare office and
asking to make application tor
the benefits under the social se
curity law passed by the last leg
islature.
However, the law provides that
applications be accepted after
July 1 and it will be needless
for any person to go U> the wa
fers office before tliat date to
apply, Mr.‘ McNeill said.
Work Sheets Must Be
Prepared By June 12
“Don’t forget that June 12
Is the last day to sign a work
hec4 for the soil conser
vation program,” warns E. Y.
Floyd, of State College.
.All growers who have not
signed up either last year or
(Ms year most deliver their
work sheets to their county
.soil conservation offices hy
Saturday to become eligible
for payments, he added.
Work sheets are necessary
*n helping plan a farm s pro
gram of sofl con;^atlon and
in determining"^liwF' *®eh
vendmi and soO bonding pay-
mento are earned, Floyd ex
plained. '
“If yon operated nnder a
work sheet tast year, bnt have
male a dumge to !«>«'■
since then, BOtIfjr yow
agent at once,” he pototed ont.
New Building Is
Started In City
Wii'kes Auto Sales Erect’ng
Building on Forester
Avenue In City
Wilkes Auto Sale.s . company.
Plymouth and Dodge automobile
dealer, has let contract for the
erection of a modern building to
C. H. Smithey. local contractor,
and work began la.st week.
The new building, which will
he 73 to 72 feet, will he located
on Forester Avenue at the inter
section with B street and will be
adequate to house all depart
ments of the company, including
show room, offices, and service
department.
It will be modern in every re
spect and will be of brick and
concrete construction.
The Northwestern Bank, form
ed by consolidation of four
banks and two branch banks ia
five northwestern North Carolina
counties, will open on July 1, It
was announced here Saturday
following a meeting of the board
of directors.
At the meeting here Saturday
Gurney P. Hood, state banking
commissioner, approved the set
up of the institution and tbn
Federal Deposit Insurance Corpo
ration admitted the bank to menir-
berahip In its insurance fund.
The institution was organized
through consolidation of the Do-
posijt A Savings Bank here, whlcb
will be headquarters, the Bank
of Sparta, the \Yatauga county
bank with a branob at Blowing
Rock, and the Farmers and
Merchants Bank at Bakersville
with a branch at Burnsville.
The bank will open with ro-
sources of approximately $3,000,-
000, capital stock of $150,OOf,
surplus of $75,000 and undivid
ed profits of approximately $25,-
000.
The officers are as follows; R.
A. Doughton, president; R. I*.
'Doughton, chairman of t h •
board: C. C Hunter, vice preaX-
dent; Edwin Duncan, executive
vice president; L. L. Ayco^
secretary.
The board of directors are R.
I,. Doughton, J. T. Prevette, N. B,
Smithey, W. C. Berry, P. A. Cof
fey, W. D. Farthing. G. 'W.
Greene, W. A. Higgins, John C.
McBee. W. W. Mast and M. M.
Reeves.
The local board of ■ anagern
for the North Wilkesboro branch
is as follows; C. T. Doughton,
chairman, J. T. Prevette, R. L.
Doughton, George S. Forester,
Ralph Duncan. C. A. Ixiw® and
C. O. McNlel.
Local boards of managers havn
been elected for the branches U>
he maintained at Sparta. Bcon^
Blowing Rock, Bakersville and
Burnsville.
Bank Commissioner Hood ban
expressed the opinion that the
bank will reflect great credit, not
only upon this section, but on the
state as a whole.
Dr. R. E. Hardaway Assisting b
10-Day Revival WHkesboro Baptist
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Standard Oil Representativa
Makes Good Talk Before
Local Kiwanis Club
Dr. Richard E. Hardaway,
pastor of the First Baptist
“-church at Lenoir, is assisting
in a revival at Wilkesboro Bap-
Altlht church, of which Rev.
Avery Church la pastor.
The revival began Sunday
night and will continue for ten
days with services in the after
noon at 2:30 and In the eve
ning at 7:46. HJverybody Is In
vited to any and all the servic
es.
Dr. Hardaway h a $ Juat
closed eight years as pastor of
the First Baptist church at
Lenoir, where ha Is held^ In
highest esteem by his congre
gation and the people of the
town. Prior to going to lonolr
he was pastor of Sonth Main
im. R. E. HARDAWAY
:rStreet oburoh In Greenwood, 8.
C. Before that ho served four
.yean n t ‘Shandon Baptist
cOmroli In Colnmibia, S. C., ai^
three yean at Allendale^ Re to
a gradnate Of Mercer and the
Soothwn Bapttot HMOio|lca5
Semlaaiy.at Lontorfll^ Ky,
E. G. Finley, D. J. Carter,
Genio Cardwell' and J. B. McCoy
wer© appointed Friday as judges
in the contest sponsored -by the
Kiwanis dab to secure suitable
photos for postcard pictures to
publicize this section.
J. B. McCoy reported to the
club that many fsCctlent plctnnn
had been aubmUted In oompett-
tion for the three cash prizes to
taling ten dollars. The results
v.ill be announced in a few dayn.
The program Friday was fur
nished by S. V. Tomlinson, who
presented R. T. Hammett, a rep-
resenUtlve of the Standard OU
company. Mr. Hammett spoke on
“History of the Oil Industry,”
giving many Interesting facta *•
bout the phenomlnal growth od
the Indnatry.
A committee composed of J. B.
Williams, D, J. Carter and A. H.
Casey 'wae appointed to rspnMaft
the club In obeervance of “8^-
ety Day” on Jnne IS.
4-3. H. Colvard was a guest of
Genio Cardwell ^ tho meeting.
Randolpb farmers report
excellent small grdtn crop thongk
qntte a 4>K of r«atJ|toB
In low 'and fielda.