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OFFICER PROMOTED
WasUngton, July 2.—John M.
Woodard. North XJarollna naval
officer •whose old home Is at
Black Mountain, was today pro
moted to Ueuteuant Commander.
SUED IN GIRL’S DEATH
Louisville, Ky.. July 2.—Brig.
Gen. Henry H. Denliardt was ac
cused in a S70.000 damage suit
today of pausing the death of
Miss Patricia Wilson. 25. whose
body was found atop an elevator
In a hotel here a year ago.
2 OFFICERS ACQUITTED
Raleigh, July 2.—Deputy Sher
iff Clyde H. Copipedgo, 4 6, and
Jesse R. Knight, 26, railroad de
tective, were acquitted in Wake
superior court today on charges
of murder in Wake Forest last
January of Ollle Brodle, negro,
-ex-convict.
BANDITS TAKE GEMS
New York, July 2.—Six gruff,
quick-moving bandits took two
'bracelets and two rings valued
at $48,000 from Mrs. Jo.sephine
O. Forrestal, wealthy broker's
wife, early today in front of her
Beekman Hill apartment after
waiting in a parked car for her
return from a hotel night club.
GIVEN PAY INCREASE
Knoxville. Tenn.. July 2.—The
Tennessee Valley authority an
nounced today salaries of 2,204
employes of the authority were
increased as of yesterday. The
announcement said the increase
affected more than “one-halt of
all employes who are now on an
nual salaries of less than $4,600.’’
Works Progress Administra
tion Would Furnish 37
Per Cent Total Cost
10 CLASSROOMS NEEDED
TO SPEAK AT II.N.C.
Chapel Hill. July 2.—James
Roosevelt, the President's oldest
son will speak at th© University
here in Htll Music hall, Wednes
day evening, July 14, according
to -Alex Heard of Savannah, Ga„
new president of tihe Carolina
Political Union, a non-partisan
organization which brings prom
inent political .leaders to the
campus. James Roosevelt Is ex-
epiUive secratgry to the PresldonL
TRIES W tSe LlR?&" ^
Fayettoville. July 2.—.Uncon
scious from a draught of -poison
ous disinfectant and with both
wrists slashed, Mrs. Anny Han
sen. New York and Miami wait
ress. was removed from a bus
here this afternoon and carried
to a local hospital. Her ccndilion
was considered serious, but it
-tt-as slated at the hospital tonight
t;-;at she was slightly improved.
No cause (-ould he ascribed for
her apparent attempt at cuicide.
Rotenone Dust
Checks Beetles
.Mexican bean beetles are raid
ing North Carolina’s gardens
and, truck patches a.gain this
year.
But the invasion can be stopp
ed with a counter-attack of ro
tenone spray or dust, said J. O.
Rowell, extension entomologist at
State College.
Although this material is sure
death to the beetles, he added,
it is harmless to human beings.
Also, it is comparatively inexpen
sive to use.
MTierever beetles are found on
•bean plants, or egg clusters ap
pear on the underside of the
leaves, Rowell said the grower
should start spraying or dusting
■wi'.’i derris or cube toot contain
ing rotenone.
To make a spray, use dust con
taining 4 per cent rotenone. Mix
1 1-2 pounds of dust -with 50 gal
lons of water, or 1 1-2 ounces of
dust In 3 gallons of water if a
smaller quantity is desired.
Spray the .plants thoroughly at
the rate of 90 to 100 gallons per
acre. To be effective, the spray
must reach the underside of the
leaves.
Or if dusting is preferred, use
finely ground derris or cube root
dust containing 3-4 of one per
cent rotenone, .making sure that
the dust settles on the underside
of the leaves as -well as the rest
of the plant. Aipply dust at the
rate of 15 to 20 pounds per acre.
Repeat the epraylng or dusting
©very few days until the beetles
have been eradicated, Ro-well
pointed out.
When making a spray, he con
tinued, use only a dust with a
diluent that -will mix readily -with
water. The label on the package
usually tells -whether it -wlH mix
-with -water.
Calcium arsenate and arsenate
of lead are ln^k>UB to plants
and are not recommended, Rowell
oMKlmded. ,.i: ■ '.
Detroit, Mich. . . . Waiter "'S.
Sugden of Slstersville, W.. V«.',
w-as niano head of the Shrin^ at
the annual conventioj heljp; .
CountyWelfeire
Department Asl^
ForQuantityJSr$
House to House Canvass Is
Planned to Secure Jars '
For Needy People
All ladie.- of the Wilkesboros
and of Wilkes county who have
any type of empty jars, w-hich
they are not going to use, are
asked to donate those jars to the
welfare department. These jars
will be filled with vegetables and
distributed to the needy. They
will also be used in school lunch
es d'urlng the coming winter.
- The WPA gardening and can-
‘iilngr project Of WlricM county,
■which will till the jars requested,
have some very tin© gardens from
which hundreds of jars of pro
duce may be canned.
Arrangements for a house to
house canvas for till© .purpo.se of
collecting empty jars will he an
nounced through the local papers
at a later date.
Unlimited Number
Marine Vacancies
All uuliiiiitert nuniher of vacan
cies for service iii Uie United
States Marine Corps will he filled
from this di.strict during July, it
is announced hy Captain A. C.
Small. District Recruiting Officer,
with Headquarters at Savannah,
(!a.
Tho Marine Corps offers great
opportunities in education, ath-
letic-s and travel. Young men who
can pass the physical and mental
tests are selected for a variety of
duty and may be sent to a de
tachment aboard a battleship,
cruiser or airplane carrier, or to
duty at some barracks in the
United States or foreign station.
Others will have the opportunity
after the. usual training period,
which all Marines participate up
on entering the Corps, to be se
lected for technical schooling in
aviation, radio, motor mechanics,
etc.; all have the opportunity re
gardless of duty and station, to
enroll in the Marine Corps Insti
tute where they may learn free
of charge some trade, art or
science.
Young men in this vicinity be
tween the agest of 18 and 25,
ranging in height from 6 4 to 74
inches, single, "without depen
dents, fair education and of good
character, who desire information
as to enlistment may procure
same by writing or visiting the
Marin© Corps Recruiting Station
at Savannah. Application blanks
will be sent on request. Captain
Small stated.
County’s Part of Construe)-
tion Would Be Almost
$23,000 of the Total
A project calling for a ten-
room school building in Wilkes-
boro has been approved by the
Works Progress administration,
it was learned today from C. B.
Eller, Wilkes superintendent of
schools.
Under the project -wlhich has
been approved the building, which
would supplement the present
school property, would cost a
total of slightly over $36,000, .17
■per cent to be furnished by tSfe
WPA and 63 per cent by the
county.
,:.,The exact figures included in
fh© project call for a county ex
penditure of $22,917 and $13,-
396 by the WPA.
*^'Supt. Elier stated that the
ji^nty has available $11,000 of
^e $65,000 bonds issued to fi
nance construction of Millers
Creek, Mulberry and Benbam
buildings, along with a PWA
grant. By using these funds the
county -vs'ould still have to raise
approximately $12,000 to go a-
tiead with the Wilkesboro pro
ject.
The Wilkesboro building would
front West street and would con
tain ten classrooms, office, boiler
room, toilets, etc., and the figures
in the project call for a complet
ed unit, including plumbing and
heating.
The need for additional class
rooms at Wilkesboro has been
growing during tbe past few years
and there is not enough space In
the bnilding to.-«>eapmrti«tt*
large enrollment and provli
classes for the teachers th© e
rollment justifies at the presei
time.
The proposed new building
would be used for primary grades
it is understood, and would re
move the smaller children from
the unfavorable conditiona
iirought about by an enrollmeiyt
too large for the present buiUQ-
ing. Classes during the past
years have lieen crowded into/ ill
lighted basement rooms, flialls
and any other available space.
WPA projects liave also been
made up for additions to/Mount
Pleasant and Roaring j River
buildings, which are alstp badly
crowded. i

Booker Keiiy
Drowns inrond
D'Sath of Colored Boy Only
Holiday Fatality Report
ed In Wilkes County
Results Junior
Baseball July 3
Junior baueball teams In the
American Legion’s league played
some fast games Saturday and
created considerable interest in
the various communities.
Moravian Palls evened thei se-
;ies with North Wilkesboro by
winning 9 to 7 atiMorevian Falls;
Cricket defeated Champion 12 to
5 at dbempion; CHngman ran
away 'with Traphill at Traphill
43 to 6; Boomer defecUed Wi!>
■jkeiboro 17 to. 9 at Boomer.
Champion f lots ^Hie llosin
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gta I Ji;-'M ■) I
Project For Wilkesl^ro School
Bnildiiig ApproT^ By WPA;
To Cost Appronmately $36,(
Chicago, 111. . . . Braddock attempting to rise after a punch
delivered by Joe Louis, during tbelr fight here. Louis finally won
tJh© World’s Heavyweight Championship by knocking out J. J. Brad-
dock in the eighth round.
1^ Aid to Dependent (MArra'
Nr W. Joinet Diet In
Wilkesboro Home
N. W; Jolnes, age 77, died Fri
day . afternoon at hU home in
WUkeiibOro following a lingering
JllneM.
Funeral service was held Sun
day afternoon, t-wo o'clock, at the
WHlkeaboro Baptjsf church and
burial was In Mountain Park
cemetery.
; iSirvlying are his -wife, Mrs.
Elizabeth Joines, and three chil
dren, Kersley, Ruth and Margaret
Joines. Also surviving are 'three
brothee, R. A. and Smith Joines,
of Wllkeelboro, and John Joines,
of Greensboro.
Dog Owners Liable For Damage Done
By Rabid Dogs Not Been Vaccinated
MR. ROOSEVELT WON’T
COMMENT ON 3RD TERM
Washington. June 29.—Presi
dent Roosevelt refused to com
ment today when asked about the
statement of Governor Earlo of
Pennsylvania urging him to run
for a third term.
A reporter then avked him the
direct question at a' press con
ference whether he would ^accept
another term. ’■« ,
The Chief Executive laugheifi
and told his questioner to get a
dunce cap and stand over in the
corner with his back to the crowd.
He also remarked that tih©
weather was very hot.'
Dr. Eller Says Situation Is
Serious and Dogs Must
Be Immunized
Dr. A J. Eller. Wilkes county
health officer, said today that he
had learned that many dog own
ers in Wilkes county have disre
garded the law requiring that
dogs be vaccinated against rabies.
This is a problem directly re
lated to the 'health office and Dr.
Eller desires that every dog own-
know that if he fails to have
ibis*’dogs immunized that he is
liable to »]^roBeoution and that a
dog owner J», Uable for any. dam
age done by "his , dog if it goes
m^ mqA 'tias not bbep immunized.
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r'WA'Ja.'isffiS
Representatives
Of Hosiery Mill
View This City
Penn-Carol Mills at Concord
Interested in Placing
A Plant Here
The only accident fptality in
Wilkes on Independence Day was
the death of Booker T; Kelly, 18-
year-old son of Roscoe and Laura
Kelly, colored re.sidents of Wil
kes'boro.
The colored youth drowned
while swimming in a email lake
owned by Bessie Harris near the
colored settlement known as
Cairo.
He was swimming with a party
of friends -when he sank and
drowned in water ten feet deep.
Efforts to revive him failed. It
was thought that 'he -was a victim
of cramp.
Will Lay Plans
Grange Picnic
Grange Master Announces
Pomona Meeting at the
Courthouse On July 8
Wilkes Pomona Grange "will
meet at the courthouse In 'Wilkes-
boro on Thursday oYenlng,^ July
8, 7:30 o’clock, it -was announced
today by T. W. Ferguson, Pomona
masiter.
One important Item of business
at the Pomona meeting -will he to
lay plans for the annual .picnic
on July 23, at which tftne'T;‘W:
Kerr Scott, commissioner of
culture, -will be the speaker.
All members are urgraUy re
quested to attend the Poinona.
pwfiinf Thursday evening.
Killed Saturday
Prominent Farmer and Live
stock Dealer Is Killed By
Tractor; Funeral Today
Funeral service was held this
morning at Buck’s .\rbor Baptist
church for E. Ransom Minton,
age 30, 'prominent farmer and
livestock dealer of Spurgeon. He
was killed Saturday morning
wlien his head was crushed un
der the ■wheel of a tractor.
According to reroris of the ac
cident here, Mr. Minton was mak
ing an adjustment on a tractor
pulling a threshing machine when
he was thrown to the ground and
the '.vheel crushed hi.s head. He
died shortly after reaching the
Wilkes hospital.
Mr. Minton, a son of the late
Joel Minton and Mrs. Charity
Minton, of this city, had been
engaged in farming and in the
livestock business for a number
of years ’and was widely and fav
orably known.
He is survived by his mother,
his wife, Mrs. Connie Minton, and
four children, Edna, Dorcle, Syl
via and Ransom, Jr., Minton.
Tlhree representatives of Penn-
Carol full fashioned hosiery mill
in Concord conferred here Friday
with members of the city 'board
of couvraissioners and others rela
tive to the proposal to establish
a full fashioned hosiery hill here.
Repre-sentatlves of the firm in
cluded Gastave Straude, W. T.
Buck and Otto F. Smetana.
On Friday afternoon they met
with .Mayor R. T. McNeil, Com
missioners Ralph Duncan and T.
S. Kenerly, C. G. Day, president
of the Merchants’ Association,
Postmaster J. C. Reins, A. S.
Cassel and J. B. Williams.
On a previous date tbey had
Norik
Work Out System Whereby
AppUcjmU Will Mot Hev^
to Wait For a Long luna j
MANY SEEK TO APPLY fl
Applications Will Bo Fflet^
First For Thoso Alroady
Receiving Aid
Because hundreds were wsitls|B
to apply the first day and. in
der tlbat less Inconveniesice mlfM
result, Charles McNelli; Wllksd
county' Welfare officer, decldsif
that' applications lot old sge
sistance and aid to dependS|lM
children will be made by appoll^
ment.
. It was estimated that Detwosfjj
209 and 300 people called at tlM
courthouse on July 1, first ds|l
to make applications, and thay
the welfare officer and cas
worker working steadily wer
able to take only 35 application
during the day.
When that situation arose,
was decided that every person de
siring to mak© application leavti
their names and addresses, an
each one will be notified by mail
when to come to the office to file
application and that it would bfl
useless to come for that purpose
on any other date. This proceed-
ure, in the opinion of Mr. Mc
Neill. should prove convenleni
for those who wish to apply and
the office force.
He called attention to the faci
that applications will be made
first for those who have been re
celvlng temporary aid from ; th«
county but that the work wrtl -be
rushed as rapidly as practical and
that all applications will be tak
en as they can get to hhem.
After the applications are tak|
en the case workerHl
if - this Eifer
that no one knoww. bo'W many
dogs have been 'bitten or how
many will go mad.
In discussing the matter he
said that the most gentle pet may
be the most vicious and danger
ous animal once it becomes af
flicted with hydrophobia and
urged that pet dogs be immunlz
ed a.s well as hunting dogs of
the larger breeds.
In order to prevent a threaten
ed rabies epidemic among ani
mals and to prevent possible suf
fering and anxiety among people,
Dr. Eller urged that every dog
owner have his dog or dogs vac
cinated if they have not already
been immunized this year.
ini^!
a manufactufln# sllC.' ‘ '
They propose to establish a
mill with a working capacity of
j about 50 people.
Casey Speaker
AtKiwanisMeet
Gives Interesting and Enthu
siastic Report of Inter-
national Meeting
Today Observed
As “4th” Holiday
Business was practically at a
standstill today in thLs city while
a great majority of the stores
and other business houses observ
ed a holiday. Independence Day
was on Sunday and the holiday
was observed today.
Motor trips to resort spots and
visiting was the principal ac
tivity. Few accidents -were re
ported and the holiday season
passed quietly,
Johnson to Head
Le^on Post Here
Re-Elected Commander In
Meet’ng Friday Fight;
Name Other Officers
With today being generally
observed as a htdlday The
Journal-Patriot takes iJie liber
ty to Issue a smaller paper and
any wws and featnres not car
ried'.today, vrtli be^ln' Thurs
day's Issue, which wOl carry a
‘complete swmmary tbe news
idjA, an teator^
Liinp-less Madied Potatoes
np. sz; •* A t—
To *ms8h po'tAtoes /-without
luaips a potato
with a
lump huttw iia it. Then heat
them * hrfikly:. tor :, a .ndoute add
jpeort zaashed ipoUitiMS will he’
lunplem, ■ ..j*/
’s,‘. • ■ . --
Frank E. Johnson -was re-elect
ed commander of Wilkes Legion
post No. 125 in the meeting held
Friday night.
Other officers elected were as
follows: , Ralph Bowman, vice
commander: John W. Hall, adju
tant and finance officer; Charles
Porter, seargent-at-arms; W. G.
Ga/briel, chaplain; W. C. Grier,
historian; Andrew Kilby, service
officer; W. J. Bason, athletic of
ficer; J. M. Quinn, .program of
ficer; A. H. Casey, Americanism
officer.
Commander Frank E. Johnson
and Dr. E. M. Edwards were
elected as delegates to the state
convention, to be held at Durham
on July 25, 26 and 27. Andrew
Kilby and W. J. Bason are alter
nates.
county hoard
posed df E. S. WMliadus, chalH
man. P. J. Brame and Wm. a]
Stroud.
Attorney A. H. Casey, who rep
resented the North Wilkesboro
Kiwanis club in the Klwanis In
ternational convention held a
week ago in Indiannapolis, Ind.,
told the club here Friday about
what a splendid convention was
held.
Those who had been affiliated
with Kiwanis International for
many years described the conven
tion as abe most successful in the
history of the civic organization.
Mr. Casey spoke very forcibly
Splendid Reports
From PCA Unih
Winston-Salem Associatic
Serving This Territory
In Good Condition
Splendid records are belt
made by all production credit
.sociations in this section, accord
ing to Paul J. Vestal of .Moravia
Fall.s. member of the board
directors of the Winston-Saie
Production Credit 4ssociatloa
who h,as just returned from Bio
ing Rock where he attended
group meeting cf directors of
number of the.se farmer cooper
tive organization.s in tihis sectioa
At this meeting, Mr. Ve«t
•said, corapleta reports were sa
and gave one of the best
ventlon reports ever heard.
Friday was a; 'big day for the
local club in that three hew mem
bers were enrolled. They were C.
G. Day, J. B. Carter and A. A.
Cashion.
Guests Friday were W. R. For
est, guest of C. O. McNiel; Wayne
Eller, guest of A. H. Casey; H.
H. Beshears guest of R. G. Fin
ley. Jim Pou, of Hickory, was a
visiting Kiwanian.
Aged Resident Of
Somers Stricken
Last rltee were held Sunday at
Shady Grove Baptist (Ahrch for
■Mrs. SalUa Prev^ejage 83^ -who
died Saturday at her home in
iSomere township. Rev. J. M.
Wright -was In charge of the fu
neral Bervlce.
Surviving are four children:
Mr*;’Battle Pai**, Hairtedn Pre-
vette, N. W. Prevette aUd JM:
Ma^; WUliama.-.
Flea beetle aUaeke in liVirayth
oordfng to' R.'
farm agent;
W. Po«, coMdijr
Indianapolis, June 24—-F. Traf-
ford Taylor, of St. Boniface. Man
itoba, Canadian lawyer is the
1937-38 president of Kiwanis In
ternational. His election was an
nounced today at the closing see-
slon of the 21st, annual conven
tion of the service organization.
He was first elected to the in
ternational (board of trustees In
June 1934 and at the Washing
ton, D. C. convention in 1936
was elected to tihe office of vice
president. He is a charter mem-
'ber of the St.‘ Boniface clnb and
was its first president In 1924.
Mr. Taylor becamB a lieuten
ant govenior of the Weetern Can
ada district in 19S0-S1 and was
elected district governor tor the
year 1.93S for thia district.
He J^racticed law . in ths
cltlM tof 9t Roaitoea and ^n-
tt^iec aihce 1914. In lt*4 ’lh«f vfi^
atipointed His Majesty's KioglA.
eoutiV haTMitotofflid, and Ooohsel. He la a g^ate ^
’to haa in«dM«d eonsldeiraWy, Bar r«»to
L-Tsi;(q|r of M’Baltoba. ‘ ^ 4
., (CtotfBMi oi'ipage Biitw)
con- i milled on all of the associatioi
1 represented showing volume
.business done 'by each, costs an|
methods of operation, etc., in
der that the directors might
rive any possible benefits thro
this exchange of information
The statistics indicated thi
the Winston-Salem Produc
Credit Association occupies a
complimentary position am
the associations represented,
has the greatest per centage
increase in the volume of h
ness during the year of 1937.
increase is 26 per cent. It tied
having the lowest per centage
class B stockholders listing
stock for transfer which Indii
that those who have borroi
previously and who, fortun
do not need to borrow during
year are well satisfied with
permanency of tbe service.
Association had the lowest
centage of papers returned' fi
the Federal Intermediate C
Bank for adjustment which
cates that accuracy is stn
and practised. This
was one of the tew associatl
represented that had not
fenced either a ehatfe-oft o:
foreelosnre daring the entire
led oi operation. .
The reports Indicated toat
of tbe associations have sh
SMh year aa Jneraue in nn;
of xnombers and volwne of
BMP done^ llr„ Vestal said,l
tjto Sf^I^CiStiM of
ffhtjiMis for tW skwtee
*■ (Coatteaed m pose
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