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TALLOWS PENQL
Los A&gelw, Jvoa 8.—An op^
ration Into ■ yesterday Temorort
trom the lanr of It-year-old An
drew J. Blakeley Jr., a metal pen
cil cap he swollowed last Thurs
day.
LEE PRESIDENT
New Bern, June 8.—The North
Carolina Merchants’ Association
elected L. L. Lee, of Asheville, its
president and adopted a number
of resolutions at the closing busi
ness session of its 35th annual
convention here today.
September 14 to 18
Dates For Great
NorthwesteniFair
To Be Held Here
Car To Operate Without Driver In Saroty Par^e To Be Held
In North Wilke«boro On Saturday, June 12th, Three o^Cloch
Plans Laid For Biggest Ex
position in History of
This Section
ATTRACTIONS SIGNED
GET $12 AVERAGE
Raleigh, June 8.—Mrs. W. T.
Boat, State welfare commissioner,
said today she estimated that
needy aged would receive grants
averaging |12 a month in North
rollna after July 1 with needy
llldren getting an average of
I a month under the social se-
' curity program.
Premium List Offering Lib
eral Prizes Now Being
Made Up For Fair
PYTHIANS GATHER
WlUmlng’.on, June 8.—Organi
sation maslilnery for the 86th
aBB^ Biostlng of the Grand
of Nt^h Carolina, Knights
oi^)^has. wns perfected In pre-
limlnary meetings here today,
and the' approximately 125 dele
gates win begin buslnesr-sesslons
tomorrow morning.
WETS IN LEAD
Atlanta, June 8.—A 5,00h-vote
lead for repeal of Georgia’s 22-
year-old prohibition law was
shown tonight on returns from
413 precincts in 108 of Georgia’s
159 counties in today’s election j Hamid,
rtving; For repeal 27.052: a
gainst reipeal 21,908.
SEARCH FOR BODY
Wilmington. — Police officers
and volunteers today continued
searches for the body of Kenneth
Goodin. 20, of Malden, who
drowned yesterday while fishing,
three miles south of Fort Fisher.
H. C. Marlow, a companion, of
Wilmington, said a swift tide
swept Goodin into the sea.
Preliminary plans for the Great
Northwestern Fair to be held in
North Wilkeaboro on September
14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 were an
nounced today by officials of the
corporation.
Plans call for the biggest ex
position ever attempted in this
part of the state and contracts
have already been signed for the
major attractions.
The premium list Is now being
prepared and will offer cash pris
es with a 30 por cent greater
total than premiums at any prev
ious fair ever promoted here.
West World Wonder Shows, a
30-ear railroad carnival, will oc
cupy the midway with what Is
reputed to be the biggest carnival
to visit North Wllkeeboro.
A new line of grandstand at
tractions have been engaged from
internationally known
showman and promoter and an
elaborate display of fireworks
has already been contracted. Val
uable gate prizes will be given
each night of the fair, according
to preliminary plans.
W^es Comj^eted;
McNeiBRe-electi^
As Welfare Officer
Mrs. W. R. Absfaer, E. S.
Williams and Wm. A.
Stroud On Board
"JbOCTOR HOEY
bavldson. June 8.—^Henceforth
It’S Doctor Clyde R. Hoey, gover
nor of North Carolina. The gov
ernor, along with two former
Davidson college presidents, re
ceived a doctor of laws degree
today at the college’s centennial
commencement, at which 140 sen
iors were graduated.
WOMEN TRAFFIC
Washineton. .Tune S. — The
world W. f. T. T. urged the
of .Various today to in-
^^Slgate the “close relation” be
tween traffic in women and
drinking of ralcoholic treverages.
"Commercialized vice i.s largely
dependent upon the concomitant
sale and usp of alcoholic liquors
and drugs.” said a resolution
ndopted by the Women’s Christi
an Temperance Union.
To Give Tickets
For Parking In
Alleys In City
RATES REDUCED
Raleigh, June 8.—Dan C. Bon-
ey, state insurance commissioner,
announced today that a reduc-
t«m of 12 per cent in the total
premium ate for workmen’s com
pensation insurance would be-
Cijme effective July 1. The reduc
tion by classification of indus
tries. Poney said, will be: Manu-
Jl'lcturing group, 12.3 per cent.;
contracting and erecting group,
18 per cent: and all other groups,
7 per cent.
PoUce Chief JT. K. Walker
said today. Uiat tiift alloja la
the city will be patrolled and
cars found parked in alleys
will be given tickets;
Complaints have been heard
by business firms that they
Ii.Tve found U iiiu>os>ible at
times to get to tlie rear of
their places of bu-sinees for
loading or unloading becanse
of Cjirs parked in the alleys.
Coiiiplaiiits have also l>een
heard relative to difficulty In
getting to the rear of the |M>st-
(liTiee iM-eause of parktal ears.
.Molorist.s- are wariietl to re
frain from parking in the al
leys and save themselves cost
and emlMira-ssmenf of a |M)iiee
eourt ticket.
Farm Agent Calls
Farmer Meetings
Arrangements Completed For
Safety Parade Here Saturday
County Board
Conmiissioners
In June Session
County Accountant to Re
ceive Application Coal
Dealers' License
Wilkes county .board of com
missioners, composed of R. G.
Finley, Obatrman, M. F. Absher
and Leet Poplin, met in regular
first Monday session June 7 and
transacted routine business mat
ters for the county.
An order was passed authoriz
ing the county accountant to re
ceive applications for coal deal
ers’ and peddlers’ license under
an act passed by the 1937 gen
eral assembly.
Applications may be tendi
any lime tbfs^onth, adcbrapa
ied by cash or certified check
for the amount of the license,
and the board will pass on the
applications in its meeting the
first Monday in July.
.An order was passed allowing
the welfare department $35 with
■which to pay part of the cost of
ii sterilization operation on the
p\;rson of Eva .Nell Johnson.
Members Local
Unit Auxiliary
At Conference
To Discuss Terracing Ma
chinery in Six Meetings
On June 15 and 16
40 And 8 Wreck In
Twin City Friday
Headed by Wm. T. Dowd,
Grand Chef de Gare, La Soclete
dee 40 Homraes et 8 Chevaux,
commonly known as the Forty
and Bight, the playground of Le-
tjl^nsrles who have rendered dls-
^bctlve service to various Ameri-,
cjin Legion Posts, more than one
iMudred membors and candidates
•f 1^ trbk to Wlnston-Salom on
. .llMgay, June H, for one of the
Vwrecks” ever pulled off
Kbrth Carolina,
llbre 'Aaft 50 candidates will
put thfoogb the Initiation,
which In Voiture circles le known
M the "wreck,” before being
'tiikife -Into membership In the
Forty and Bight. Legionalres
will also be present from many
of the Voltures to participate in
the festivities. At least ten Vol-
turee have indicated their inten
tion of sending a number of can-
"^dldatee, who are known as *‘P.
O’s,” for the degrees and rituals
^vAleh are conferred as a part of
Initiation into the Forty and
Jl*ht.
l.'nie Voiture trf WJlkee county,
Which R. R. Reins, North Wll-
KMboro, is Chef de Oare, xrill
teve reffreaeutatives at the Win-
atoB^Salem trolio.
Realizing the great need of
more and betier terraces and sub
soiling to check the ravages of
erosion, A. G. Hendren, Wilkes
farm agent, has called a number
of farmers’ meetings for discus
sion in regard to secure machin
ery with which to do adequate
terracing.
Mr. Hendren announced the
schedule of meetings today and
said that O. F. McCrary, of State
College, and L. F. Brumfield,
Yadkin county agent, would be
present at the meetings to explain
the results of the use of terrac
ing outfits in other counties.
The meetings will be held as
Wilkes unit of the American
Legion Auxiliary was well repre
sented at the Fourth Area con
ference held in Gastonia Tuesday.
Those attending were Mrs. W.
R. Absher, Mrs. Ivey Moore, Miss
I.illian Stafford and Mrs. Rufus
riuirch. The Wilkes unit was pre
sented a national citation at the
conference.
A most inspiring program was
Safety Parade
Route Saturday
'Hie Safety Parade featuring
the drirericas car will form
on Ba.st B .s(i«et Hnlurday aft
ernoon, three o’clock. From
tliere the parade will go west
on B street to Tenth street,
right on Tenth street to D
street, right on D street to
Ninth street, right on Ninth
street to B sreet and left on B
street to point of beginning.
The parade is to stress saf
ety education and make people
.safety conscious but Inoldein-
tally the car piloted by remote
control is a rare attraction
and is calculated to draw
thousands to the city.
TKerHand^Xaw^^
On Theft Count
Chief Deputy Sheriff Odell
Whittington and Bill Minton left
Tuesday morning for Peteraburg,
Va., to bring to Wilkee Richard
Shew, wanted on a charge of au
tomobile larceny.
Shew, who was released yes
terday from the federal reforma
tory at Petersburg, where he
served for violation of the liquor
taxing laws, is charged in a war
rant with having stolen a car
from Minnie Johnson in Novem
ber, 1935.
Saturday Last
Day to Sign Up
carried out and those attending
were well entertained.
Mrs. Absher responded to the
address of welcome.
Children's Party
At Armory Friday
follows and farmers are Invited to
attend the most convenient meet
ing:
Somers schoolhouse June 15,
one p. m.
Dennwllle schoolhouse, June
15, 3:30 p. m.
Mountain View schoolhouse
June 15, 8:00 p. m.
Benham schoolhouse June 16,
one p. m.
Traphlll schoolhouse June 16,
3:30 p. m.
Courthouse in Wilkesboro June
16, 8:00 p. m.
SOUTHSIDE SINGING
at pilgrim church
SUNDAY, AUGUST 29
The next session of the South-
eide Singing association will be
held on the fifth Sunday In An-
gnzt at FUsrlm Baptist ohnreh In
Alexander county near the Wllkaa
line. Instead of Harmony Baptist
chureh, it was r^rted here. ,
A “spider web” party which
promises to be great fun will be
put on at the armory Friday from
three to five o’clock by the WPA
recreation project.
Prizes will he given and an In
vitation is extended to all chil
dren in the city.
Among those going over to
Davidson College Tuesday to at
tend the graduating exercises
were Judge T. B. Finley, Mr. and
Mrs. Gordon Finley, Mrs. W. C.
Grier, Miss Kate Finley, and Mr.
T. A. Finley.
Closing Date For Signing
Work Sheets in Soil
Program Near
While the goal of 2,000 sign
ers for the soil conservation pro
gram in Wilkes county has been
virtually reached, there Is yet op
portunity for others to make the
first step in participation by
signing a work sheet.
'The closing date Is Saturday,
June 12, and any farmer who has
not signed a work sheet, which
is not a contract and which does
not obligate him in any way, may
sign by calling at the office of
County Agent A. O. Hendren in
the agricultural building addition
to the courthouse.
The soil conservation act, in
stituted and financed by the
United States government, pays
ca^ bemeflts for carrying out soil
i conserving practlcos and for
I growing soil improving crops in
I place of cash or market crops.
Driverless Auto
Win Be Feature
Attraction Here
Capt. Lynch Will Pilot Car
By Remote Control Over
the Streets at 3 P. M.
Arrangements for the “Magic"
auto safety parade to be staged
Saturday, June 12th at 3 p. m.,
sponsored by city officials in co
operation with the State Highway
Safety Division in the State-wide
effort to put a curb on “Murder
on the Highways and city
streets.” is about complete. ‘Wild’
Jim Lynch, dare-devil, ex-cov»hoy,
movie actor and stunt man, will
be on band to pilot the Driver-
lees “Magte” car over the parade
J, operatingTi by rszizottroim-
trol from another car some twen
ty to fifty feet In the rear. All
movements of th© drlverlesa ma
chine, will be governed with an
ordinary looking telegraph key,
which Capt. Lynch places on the
seat beside him to the second
car, which he also drives at the
same time, while tapping out
signals to the ’Magic’ auto, mak
ing It start, stop, turn corners
right and left and sound its own
horns. Just as though there were
an efficient driver behind the
wheel. Truly this is an uncanny
sight to see and has thrilled un
told thousands, in the United
States and abroad. Of course the
reason tor this parade, is to re
mind the motoring public as well
as pedestrians, to drive and walk
sensibly and carefully, and the
nse of the “Magic” driverless au
to is to make the thought “stick ’
in the minds of the thousands
who will view the parade as Capt.
Lynch certainly makes the ‘Magic'
car do its stuff. Says “Wild” Jim,
“if drivers of automobiles will
just realize that the car they are
driving Is no safer than they
{Continued on page eight)
■wnkes county board of com-
Piissloners and the newly formed
Wilkes county board of welfare In
a recent meeting re-elected
Charles McNeill superintendent
public welfare for the third
hoabacntive term.
.'^li(he welfare board Is composed
of Mrs. W. R. Absher, who vraa
appointed by Mrs. W. T. Boat,
state welfare head, B. S. Wil
liams, of Ferguson, who was ap
pointed by the 'board of commis
sioners, and Wm. A. Stroud, ■who
was named by the two.
Outstanding atncng the duties
of the county hoard of welfare
vklll be that of passing upon ap
plications for old age assistance
and aid to dependent children
under the social security laws of
North Carolina. Another duty Is
to sit in joint meeting with the
county board of commissioners
in the election of the superinten
dent of welfare. Heretofore, the
welfare officer wi- elected In
joint meeting of the board of
commissioners and the board of
education.
Members of the board of wel
fare will serve without pay.
WILLIAMS CHAIRMAN
Met With County Commis
sioners in the Election of
County Welfare Officer
Edneatkil
Accepts leachcn
For RIany Scho^
In Wilk^ Coi^
Six High Schozrf Principals
Re-elected for 1937-1938'
School Temi Yanr.
SPRUILL TO ROIH^
L. W.
Teague Prindpid at
Mour.tain Vias|^j
Teachers Ap^m^
■ V,'V*-- *
Wilkes county
cation in June session
Number Cases
Tried In June
JermofCi^
Judge Alley Presiding Over
Two-Weeks’ Session For
Trial of Civil Actions
Several civil cases have oeen
tried In Wilkes snperior court
since the June term opened on
Wednesday of last week.
Judge Felix E. Alley, o f
Waynesville. Is presiding over the
tern', which is for trial of civil
cases. Some of the cases In which
judgments have been handed
down follow:
C. & C. Chevrolet company
versus F. A. Lowe, plaintiff to re
cover $104 and interest.
Lloyd Phillips versus Shade
Curry, plaintiff to recover $675
damages.
Eunice Scott versu.s James R.
Clayton, compromise Judgment of
$250 In favor of plaintiff.
Mrs. Nell Hendren versus Bank
of North Wilkesboro, compromise
Judgment of $100 in favor of
plaintiff.
Margaret Bates Finney versus
Valk Finney, divorce granted.
'Violet Brewer versus Walter
Brewer, divorce granted.
Violation of Law to Work Minors
Without Certificates After July 1
Mrs. Greer Helps
To Form-Program
State 'Convention
Mrs. M. F. Green of Boomer,
secretary-treeanrer of the Sta^
branch of the National League of
District Postmaste'rs, met recent-'
ly with officers of the League In
Morganton to comflplete the an
nual convention program.
The convention -will he held In
Winston-Salem, June 17 and 18.
Supreme Court Upholds Decision of Lower Court
In Election Litigation Arising In WMtes Comity
The supreme court of North
Carolina in a decision handed
down yesterday uphelp the decis
ion of Judge Felix E. Alley in
the Swartngen versus PoipHn elec
tion suit from Wllkea county.
Judge Alley at the March term
of coart denied a demurrer fIM
by Poplin's counsel asking *tiiat
the case ibe dismissed and appedl
was taken from his decision hold
ing that qlio warranto was - the
proper remedy at law.
r».
Under the statute providing
that all quo warranto proeesdlngs
must he expedited in the courts
counsel (or Swai^ea eucoeeded
in moving up t^ appeal >b^re
the high court frew the tall tem
to the sPrinC and argumeaU
were beard on May, 19, ■. ^
^The ease »ffllnitted; out -oC a
coutroverey over^j retnnu Irom
Bock Creek precinct to ,Uie Ho-
vembw election, to -vniek Bwar-
ingen. former Repnbtliian ehato-
man of the board of coanmlaeion-
ere, contended that a mistake of
100 votes was made in the re
turn# from'^ Rock Creek townehlp
in that ho waa credited with 100
votes lees than he received.
The next step to the case is jm-
pected to bs tiltog of anaww-tp
MOe tronld he tried dnrhig tfe»
Angnsi term of Wilkee smleHdr
oonit.’^^—• . ’
Certificates May Be Had
From Charles McNeill,
Welfare Officer
Because only a few certificates
.have been issued to minors since
k previous announcement, Charles
•IjfcNelll, welfare officer of Wilkes
county, has again called attention
to the fact that under the child
labor law passed by the 1937
general assembly It will 'be unlaw
ful after July 1 for any employer
to employ a child under 18 years
of age unless a permit or certifi
cate has been issued by the wel
fare officer of the county In
which the minor resides or is em
ployed.
Another section of the child
labor law makes it unlawful for
any child under 16 years of age
to ;be employed to a manufactur
ing plant under any circum-
stancee and employers 'who hire
or keep children on factory pay
rolls -who have not reached their
16th birthday irlll be liable to
indletment. However, this . aee-
ivptSee only to employmeitt
the complaint and attorneys „
Swartoeen said U>d*r ttod thelte^iUiaiwtoctnrliig planto and c^
dren may be enirtojred *t otkaf
trades R a vermit or oertlfloate la
leaned by the welfare depattmsrtt.
approved the election of teaekiis
for many of the schools in the
county.
Under the school law the ele^
tion of teachers must be appror-
ed by the county board. ’Thoaa
approved Monday were thow
whose elections were reported
from the various >precincts, to-
ciudlng a majority of the schoola.
Six of the high school pri&e^
pals were re-elected, Inelndtoc
T. E. Story at Wilkesboro: S. I.
Matthevra at Mount Pleasant, H.
V. Day at Millers Creek, C. P.
Parmer at Traphlll, W. H. Davla
at Roaring River, G. B. Tester
at Ferguson.
L. W. Teague, of TaylorsviUSb
succeeds E. R. Spruill at Mons-
tatn View and Mr. Spruill win
bead Ronda school.
Teachers approved Monday
were as follows:
Wilkesboro; T. E. Story, Helea
Bostic, Mrs. Jessie Pharr, Vaughn
Jennings, Lillian Stafford, Ohita
'Tuttle, Elizabeth Faiw, J. L. A.
Bumgarner, Mrs. Pearl Hartlsy,
Eloise Starr, Mrs. Edith Hemp
hill, Cynthia Prevette, Mrs. Ger
trude Steelman, LvcHe Scrom
Lonlse Melville, Mrs. Grace Ed
wards, Mrs. Zola Gage Barber.
Margaret Haneel.
Arbor: S. C. Hutchison, Bene
MeLean. ’
Boomer: G..U Ptmoee, Ms*.
Mattie Pardite, Eva Gannan, ■am
ice Walsh.
Cherry Grove: Myrtle Smithay.
Edgewood: Della Bumgarner.
Ferguson: Grady E. Teetw.
Mrs. G. E. Teeter, Mrs. Wtonl*
Stokes, Marie Haigwood. Mm
Thelma Barlow, Bessie Broch.
Addle B. Casey.
Gllres.th: Mrs. Bertha Hodgeo.
Hunting Creek: Mrs. Janto
Howell.
Lewis: Mrs. Katie Felts.
Loivelace: W. P. Rash.
Miller: Mrs. Lora Shore.
Moravian Falls: Zeb Dickson,
Ben Colvard, Alma Shoaf, Mary
Louise Jones, Mrs. Luclle Parm
er. Mrs. Zeb Dickson.
Mt. Crest: Charlie R. Byrd.
Mt. Pisgah: Carlos Prevette.
Mt. Sinai: M. P. Mastln.
Oakwoods: Mrs. Faye ,^dame
Davis.
Os.l)ornville: Burris Day.
Parker; Nellie Staley.
Piney Grove: M. F. Bumgarner.
Somers: Nell Rash.
Shady Grove: Nola Howard.
Spurgeon: Sherman Sebastian,
Beatrice Seha.stian.
Windy Gap: Florence Mathis.
Mt. Pleasant: S. E. Matthewa,
Charles C. Elledge, Mrs. Grace
Elledge, Uoyd Hendrix. Chesaia
Edminsten, M r s. Anna Weet
Miles. Mrs. Marie Hendrix. Verna
(Continued on page eight)
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ToTheFUhenneii
Baaa Season Opens Todayj
Elk Creek Is Best Bass
Stream In Vicinity
The seasou is now open far
fishing in all streams in Wllkaa
county, it was learned today from
Homer Brookshire, county gam#
protector.
The season opens today .oa
bass after being closed for a
month during tho spawning tm-
son. Trout fishing has been pet^
mtssable under the law for #•#-
eral weeks.
Elk Creek to tb* western eaC
of the county is the happy hnafc*
ing ground for base tlshenMM
and is one of the best baa
streams In this part of the
according to accounts given
(oUowen of the aport.
Seven! ■tranma on the eaatam
atopa of the Blno lUdeo troani>
8oaxtoc~0ap aualbwtoMradl ta
Deep Gep haM
tipnt aad aia 'jiMr. ot
alM tor good
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