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jU>ektilcliun, Julr IS.—An
', tdestltled man tlUMi^t to be John
'Paul Me»*l»er,?^4Pl»lladoh>WA
16. died in the'RwnM bx>splt«l at
7:46 ©»elock tbla aioralng from
injariee anatalix^d seven hoars
earlier In a car wreck tour miles
sonth of Rockinirham.
LIGHTNING FATAL
Richmond, Va., July 13.—
Lightning killed two persons and
struck down a third in Virginia
today as electrical disturbances
accompanied showers that sharp
ly reduced the uncomfortably
high temperatures of the past
seroral days.
Answer
Filed Wednesday
In Swaringen Vs.
Poplin Utigation
Denies Failure to Protest
Election Returns Before
the Election Board
JUDGMENT IS CITED
^LL PROVES FATAL
Goldsboro. July 13.—Claude
C. Townsend. 41, fireman at a
sawmill in the Broadhurst Bridge
s^ion of Wayne county, died in
iS Goldsboro hospital Monday
"iight from injuries received when
he fell from a truck Monday eve
ning. the wheel passing over and
crushing his head.
Counsel Estimates 500 Wit
nesses Be Subpoaened
For the Trial
SHOWERS COOL AIR
Continued showers cooled the
country’s middle section yester
day, but weather forecasts indi
cated it was only temporary re-
•Mion in the high temperatures
that prevailed for a week. Dls-
oomfort from high humidity suc
ceeded the hot spell. Deaths at
tributed to the heat fell sharply,
however, and the fatality list
was almost stationary at 375.
BEFORE COMMITTEE
,V; Washington, July 13.—Presi-
it Roosevelt’s eldest son,
James, agreed today to disclose
his income tax returns in response
to a Republican demand. The
lanky younger Roosevelt, who is
one of his father’s secretaries,
appeared unexpectedly before
the senatehouse tax committee
when it renewed its study of per
sonal holding companies alleged
to be used as tax avoidance de
vices.
The latest development on the
Swaringen-Popiln election contro
versy in Wilkes was the filing of
a reply to the answer filed
Thursday by Poplin’s counsel. The
reply to the answer was tiled
yesterday, by Swarlngeu’s attor
neys.
The answer filed last week set
up a defense to the complaint by
alleging that a mandamus action
dismissed by Judge L H- Clement
soon after the election on No
vember 3 covered the case. An
other allegation was that Swar
ingen had lost his right to sue by
failure to prot«t the election
with the county board of elec
tions.
In the reply to the answer fail
ure to protest the count of the
vote w'hich left Poplin in the
lead for commissioner by a mar
gin of two votes was denied and
it wa.s further alleged that the
plaintiff and his party “protested
said election and count in the
favor of the defendant with all
the power that was within them
the first day of the returns,” and
that the election board adjourn
ed in Wilkesboro to meet in
-AMBETH SPEAKS
-Repre-
North Wilkesboro to canvass the
returns. They further alleged in
the reply that the result of the
election was never proclaimed at
the courthouse door.
The reply also referred to the
judgment of the supreme court
denylBS the demurrer In the caaej.
Seik Aid
Ages given In applications
for (dd ago assistance at the
office of Charles McNeill indi
cate that Wilkes is th« county
of longevity of life and that
many have passed the 65tii
birthday by two decades.
In fact the a)«>Ilcatlons liave
brought to light the fact that
tire county has one person who
has lived to the ripe old age
of 108. She is Mary Parks, of
Roaring River, colored woman
who has vivid memories of the
slave age in the south.
Her age was attested by Fe
lix Parks, who said he knew
that the colored woman Was
forty years old when he was
bom and that she was a slave
belonging to his father, Ckd.
Parks. Five aged colored people
who found difficulty in cstab-
li^iing their exact ages called
Monday to make application
and stated that they were
slaves before the 'VV’ar Between
the States.
It is interesting to note that
there have been few under 70
years of age eaUln^ to make
application for old age assist
ance. A majority of applica
tions are between 70 and 80
and thwe are more between
80 and 90 than there are under
70.
Son
itePblrt
Senator Robinson
Majority Leader;
Dies in Capital
Had Been Democratic Lead
er In U. S. Senate For
the Past 15 Yen*8
Washington. July 14.
,the eighth North Carolina dis
trict. today warned that) govern
ment spending must be reduced,
and proposed that Congress pre
pare constitutional amendments
permitting taxation of incomes
derived from federal bonds and
the levying of taxes on incomes
paid county, state and federal
employes.
■^fcftLED AT SWITCH
^Wilson, July 13.—J. W. Smith,
46, engineer for the Wiluoii ice
plant, was electrocuted at the
plant this afternoon. Witnesses
said a bolt of lightning apparent
ly struck the power line as he
pulled the switch. High winds
that accompanied the thunder
storm were reported to have done
considerable damage to power
lines in varions parts of the coun
try. Some hall was reported.
^bOD FARM PROSPECTS
Raleigh, July 13.—Two State
college extension specialists join
ed today in forecasting improved
yields of farm crops and better
Mtonditioii.s for poultrymen 1 n
"^^orth Carolina this year. B. C.
Blair, exten.sion agronomist, said
rainfall 93 per cent normal in
April. -May and June had result
ed in the condition of pastures
and the corn crop being good
and this was considered “indi
cative of the general condition of
crops.” C. J. Maupin, poultry
specialist, said better corn and
wheat crops indicated for this
year are being reflected In lower
uXeed prices and "still further im-
^IJrovement is In prospect between
now and Noveanber.”
having contended that the case
should b© dismissed for lack of
cause of action and because the
election protest was not made be
fore the election iboards.
The case, according to statute,
i.s scheduled for trial at the Au-
gu.st term of court and counsel
for Swaringen estimated that a
total of approximately 500 wit
nesses will be subpoaened, Includ
ing 411 residents of Rock Creek
town.ship whom they said had
made afl'idavits that they cast
votes for Sw'aringen. Republican
incumbent candidate for commis
sioner, on November 3, while the
returns gave him credit for only
341 from that precinct.
County Board
Equalization
Performs Duty
ikluklMti, found dead Ta"iihi
bed today at the age of 64.
The sudden death of the Sen
ate leader shocked the capital and
threw the administration’s legis
lative program into turmoil.
Robinson who had been Demo-
craiic leader since 1922, was per
sonally in charge of the adminis
tration’s two major legislative
campaigns to enact President
Roosevelt’s bills to reorganize
the courts and the executive de
partments. His colleagues gener
ally had expected his appointment
to the Supreme Ce'Tt to fill
the vacancy created by Ihe retire
ment of Justice Van Devanter.
Although Robinson’s health
had not been quite as good as In
former years, his sudden death
was a tremendous shock to his
senatorial colleagues and all of
official Washington.
The Democratic leader had
been working with terrific energy
during recent weeks in an effort
to devise a compromise court bill
In Meeting Monday, Tues
day and Wednesday at
the Courthouse
EAILEY APPLAUDED
■Washington, July 13.—Senator
bailey concluded today the speech
begun by him yesterday In opposl-
tkm to the court bill substitute,
;*■ forensic effort of four hours
dBrstion. The North Carolina sen
ator, acclaimed again by his col-
leagmee, proclaimed the steadfasrt-
~nes8, and the fixed purpose, of
the members Identified with the
opposition, and in concluding his
address this high note -was
sounded: "And God helping us.
;^,wheo 'We shall have finished here,
tt shall be said that our .courU
are still Independent, that justice
Is - present in this land, thst the
untain is nnpollnted, that our
(lldren after us, as our fathers
|l'nd forefathers before 'ns, shall
_ave security in the knowledge
that jostlee ahall be done though
the bearena fall.
Wilke.s county board of equa
lization, composed of the county
commissioners, met- with Tax
Supervisor W, P. Kelly at the
courthouse in Wilkesboro Mon
day. Tuesday and Wednesday of
this week to hear complaints and
make adjustments on a.ssessment
of property for taxation.
Although the commissioners
experienced three busy days a
great many of those who appear
ed before the board were from
North Wilkesboro township. Bach
complaint was
approval. The substitute measure
now under debate was drafted
under his direction.
He also had given close per
sonal attention to the government
reorganization program. TVo or
three weeks ago he personally in
troduced a compromise hill to
carry oat the Chief Executive’s
reorganization program and had
called his comunlttee to begin
work on it today.
Some of the Arkansas Sena
tor’s closest friends, however, had
been disturbed by his physical
condition.
He had missed several days
from the Senate during recent
Old Christiana Hundred, Del. . . . Mr. and Mrs. Franklin D.
Roosevelt, Jr., immediately after the wedding ceremony. They are
■going to spend their honeymoon abroad.
Commissioner ^riculture
Grange Leaders To Speak July
23 At Picnic of Pomona Gratae
I Delightful AS»b Is to Take
PlaM at Coin's Picnic
j Grounds at Moravian
new teleiphoire-' receiver " and
transmitter assembly, ^th hands
are free when using this instru
ment.
Lmid>^ Is To &
Advertised Soon
Those Who Have Not Paid
Taxes for Year 1936 Are
Urged to Pay at Once
Real estate on which county
taxes have-not been paid will be
advertised during the month of
August and sold on the first
Monday in September.
The town of North Wilkesboro
will advertise during the same
month and sell one week later.
The county board of commis
sioners has directed Sheriff C. T.
w uoY.oo o. Doughton to proceed with levies
f^r'whi7h°hrcou*ld obUln Senate and garnishee process to collect
personal taxes for the year 1936.
Addresses by Kerr Scott, state
commissioner of agriculture, state
Grange leaders and prominent
local people 'will feature the pro
gram for the. abnual Wilkes coun-,
ty Pomona .^Grange picnic to be
held at Cain’s picnic grounds one
mile north Of Moravian Falls on
highways 16 and 18 Friday, July
23.
T. W. Ferguson, Wilkes Po-
monav-gjaster, will preside a*d
the piswc meeting will open at
10:3fli^itb the Singing of Amer
ica aria' Invocation by Mrs. J. M.
German, Pomona chaplain. The
Address.
Iverett’’At.Aj9:40 by J- M- ,Oer-
wiab'r yomoBA master snd
one of the master farmers in- the
state last year.
A. G. Hendren, Wilkes farm
agent who Is sponsoring the plc-
nlq occasion, will introduce Ben
Wilson, of Raleigh, state Grange
master. Mr. WUson will present
Wi. Kerr Scott, commissioner of
agriculture, who will speak at
11:10.
The address of Mr. Scott will
he followed by addresses by B. G.
Finley, chairman of the agricul
ture committee of the North Wil
kesboro Klwanis club, and an
address by J. Gordon Hackett
8th division highway commission
er. The address of Harry B
Caldwell, of Greensboro, state
Grange lecturer, will conclude the
program.
But another big feature follows
the addresses—that to be the
picnic dinner as only the good
women of Wilkes can prepare.
The dinner l.s scheduled for 12:50
and a sports progran^ under direc
Hon of Miss Rosa Billings and
Dan Holler, assistant county
agent, will follow.
considered and weeks due to the .strain on
his
passed upon in executive sessions
following the open meeting each
day.
City Schools Will
Open September 6
Buildings Being Cleamed and
Made Ready for Another
Year of School Work
North Wilkesboro city schools
will open on Monday, September
6, it was announced today by W.
D. Halfaere, superintendent.
In preparation for opening of
schools *the buildings are being
thoroughly cleaned and any nec-
essaxT-'repairs will be made.
SdMol authorMlaa are antiripat-
ing another successful year.
Rapid Decrease Noted b Number Of
Men In Wilkes County on WPA Rolls
Dropped From Peak of Over
800 to Only 249; Many
Find Better Jobs
physique.
After attending a strategy con
ference with his chief lieutenants
on the court bill yesterday morn
ing. Robinson ret-urned to his
home Instead of Attending the
Senate session 'because he did not
feel up to par. There was no In-
dlcatiou, however, that his ’ ill
ness was serious.
Robinson’s homt where he was
found dead today, Is directly
across the Oapltol plaza from the
Senate wing of the CapRol. He
was temporarily living alone as
Mrs. Robinson had gone home to
Little Rock, Arkansas.
The sudden death of Robinson
gave rise immediately to q>eoa-
lation over his successor os Dmn-
ocratlc leader. Wlhen talk of -hls'
possible appointment to the 8u-
premee Court began, three major
(Continaed on page eight)
The fact that the relief load
in Wilkes county as shown by
WPA rolls has decreased from a
peak of over 800 about two years
ago to 249 at the present time Is
considered as an evidence of Im
proved business conditions and a
willingness on the part of a great
many relief .clients to accept Jobs
from other toutcos.
T. D. Heffner, division engi
neer, said tojday that the relief
load has been steadily and rapid
ly decreasing during the past
two years, that many who worked
on relief projects have. returned
to farming, that many others
have found jobs from private em
ployers sad that some trere cut
off from the work prgjeets.
Of the M irbo at
work on the
cent toll'^r’s
work
would ft ;l»
believed,. «P
their i#i*A jobs tte«i 1^1
iiot . be aM» Ao
‘employoBent.
It Is Interesting to note .that
Wilkes county, has a much lees
per cent of men' on relief rolls
than many Other counties, figured
In proportion to population.
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Atristemce
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Giuther Bretlion
On Rescue Ship
Gcdden Bear Freltfitec^Savoi 7S0
People From Oertaiw ihmi -
On IToIcano Maiuf
The American freighter .Golden
Bear lost one crew member bat
by heroic measures rescued 760
persons from imminent' disaster
when two great volcanic' orap*-
tloDs deetroyed the town of Ra>-
bula, New Britain, New Guinea,.
May 29.
Captain E. M. Olsen of the
Golden Bear described the cata
clysm and rescue upon arrival to
day of the Ma'Uon line freight.
Risking envelopment of hla
ship amd all bands In the lava
flow, Olsen said hls men made
their way ashore to lead 750 per
sons, mostly •women and children,
out of the doomed city.
"Victor A. Costner, the Golden
Bear’s radio man, dlsapeared, Ol
sen said, as crew members groped
their way ashore in pitch dark-
noas, through downpours of vol
canic ashes and pumice.
‘ 250 Perished
Olsen said more than 260 per
sons perished under the searing
lava. He said hundreds of others
would have perished had they not
received warning and a chance
to escape on the Golden Bear.
Other accounts of the disaster had
estimated th© dead at 600.
Gaither Bretcholl, a son of Mr.
and Mrs. C. F. BrethoU, of Mo
ravian Falls, was a member of
the ship’s crew.
Welf«re Of ficer Telk Uniur
What Cfi
sistance
9 Is to Be PsM.'
'A*.
IS NOT A PENSiOff
People Lackiiig Ipoomm
Commissioners
Win Make Ust
Eligible Jurors
981 Names of O&eM Who
Have Paid 1936 Taxes
Compiled by Kelly
Obtain Bare Na45*e^l^"
Will Be Ones Help^ /
Wilkes county board of com
missioners in recess session Wed
nesday received a list of 981 citi
zens of Wilkes county who have
paid their 1936 taxes. The list, to
'bo used as eligible jurors, was
compiled by Accountant W. P.
Kelly pursuant to an order of the
commissioners.
’The commissioners will meet
again on Friday of this we4c to
pass upon the names to go into
the jury box and are expected to
draw jurors for the March term
of court.
Other business transacted by
the board Included an order au
thorizing the accountant to exe
cute a contract with the state to
provide for fire protection In
the co'unty, at a cost of not more
than $500 to the county for the
ensuing fiscal year.
Coal dealers’ license were is
sued to Wilkes Milling company.
North Wilkesboro Ice «nd Fuel
company, and Bob’s Fuel Yard.
Approximately 1,000 -WJUms
county people bav© called'ht tte
office of Charles McNeill, conaty
welfare officer, to make appltesr
tlon for old age assistance and
aid to dependent children nudor
the state social security act.
And the sad part of it is that
it an these people are sincereljr
expecting to receive aid hundreds
are doomed to disappointment.
The general trend of conversa,-
tion on th© subject Is relative to
“old age pensions for persona
over 6B’’' and the mistaken idea
that all people over 65 are to re
ceive monthly checks has hoea
going the roends.
The old age assistance for
which appIleatioDS are being
made is not a pension and age 65
is only one of the many qualifi
cations tor eligibility. It Is mere
ly a form of assistance to those
people over 65 whose incomes are
Insufficient to provide subsistence
compatible with decency and
health.
In other words only the moot
needy and those unable to pro
vide bare necessities or who have
no relatives In the state able to
assist them will be helped. Those
to receive aid must in »
the county one year.Mlpr.^ Ill all
ing appllcal^ and Vanst 'hanre
been residents of the ^ate during
the five of the past nl^ yean.
Some of the same regnlotlanA
apply to aid to dependent All-
dren. 'The children must be IMar
ith father, mother, hrother.iOiis-
untsl'e er aunt "who are. aaahle to
glre them proper care and ' wto
have no near relatives able to pro
vide for them. If thej father to-
living efforts must first b© mate
to compel him to support ther
children.
From citing a . fewi o^v'-nlbh
rules laid down by the state it to
evident that not all who have mo-
plied will be eligible for aid, Mr.
M'f-Neni said. In fact, it .Is esti
mated that only 315 will be eUgi-
ble for old age assistance and
300 children for aid to children.
The welfare office has . >besB
unable to fill applications as tost
as people call at the office and
their names and addresses hare
been registered. They will 'bo no
tified by mall on what date to
call to complete the application,
and it will be useless for them
to call at an earlier date for
that purpose.
Officers Capture
Men And Numbor
Srills b County
Last Rites Held
Outfit Is Destroyed Monday
Burchette 13th ^ ^reek;
Funeral service was held at i Several Arrests
Pisgah church Tuesday for Gran- j
widely !
ville Burchette. age 35,
j Sheriff C. T. Doughton, Deputy
known citizen of the Dockery; George Holland and federal offt-
To
Oh Monday,’
Scouts under direction of XSbitlon
Finley, Scoutmaster, will canvass
North Wilkesboro for the purpose
of collecting empty jars, which
the ladles of the city have been
asked to donate to the county
welfare department.
The jars collected will be filled
by the WPA gardienlng project
and be returned to the welfare
department for distribution to
destitute'families and for schod
lunches during the coming wlnt-
Any sissb amount and kind'Of
jars which esn be sealed dill 'to
greoiUy appreciated hf toe
fare department. ?
If those" who have
they will donate-
the front porok |
bg'i Boy Stoat
time durtii#
C. Forester, W. B. Somers, S. 'V. | nquor
community. He died Monday at
th© Wilkes hospital.
Mr. Burchette leaves hls wife
and several children.
Pall bearers at the
were Albert Alexander, Seabon
Gambill, Jesse Jolnes. Cline Gam
ble, Paul Brown and Hubert Bil
lings.
Honorary pall bearers were P.
. cers made a successful liquor raid
I in the Hunting Creek vleinity
I Monday, destroying an, outfit on
I what is known as Little Mountain
Hineral | c.'-eek. No arreet was made.
During the past week federal
officers made a general roundv
of stills in various sections of O*
county, making flv© arrests and.
j destroying over 400 gallons of tt-
Tomllnson, C. T. Doughton, Paul
Billings, Wiley Brooks, Rob
Hayes, Judge Johnson J. Hayes,
0. C. Hayes, Old Wiles, J. M.
Brown, Beech Blankenship, W.
W. Gambill and Ross Brown.
Revival Meeting At
Mt. Carmel Churdi
Vaccination Dates
Announced Today
Dr. A. J. Enier, county health
Offlcsr, has snnouneed hhe follow-
It^ vaccination dates for Monday,
HIT 1»: ,
Mountain View,,•: 10 a. m.
'paymeadow,'.lS:tO a. m.
L.^>: OandlU’s dtors:, ll:t0/A.
A revival meeting will begin
at Mt. Carmel Baptist lAnrch thn
third Sunday in Joly with th*.
pastor, Rer. P. G, fhahton
charge of the
s senf^. ;
by Rev. John Wetotor,
I ville. Bveryons ft
ed to ottond'i^:.....^.
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