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mltted a 151,0^ tair bid to the
Iteturary today 4ov ediufTnctton ot
a pofltoWcd at Wltin, N. C.
I, 000 LEARN TO READ
ArtevlUe, July 20.—Mrs. Edith
J. Morgan, district supervisor of
yWA adult education, announced
today more than 1,000 illiterate
persons had been taugdtt to read
and -write in the post month in a
epeolal drive in 17 western North
Carolina counties.
PARALYSIS AGAIN
.Charlotte, July 20.—Dr. G. L.
Rea said today two cases of in
fantile paralysis had been re
ported here and ho advised par
ents to keep their children away
from the sick. He said, however,
the two cases reported constitut-
no indication of an epidemic.
PEDESTRIAN KILLED
Shdckshinny, Pa., July 20.—
Santl Modesta, 47, was killed to
day by a truck as ho walked a-
long the highway. The driver
booked as Arnold Clark, of Es-
eerville, Va., was Jailed in default
of bond on a charge of involun
tary manslaughter.
PARKER WITH MACK
Atlanta, July 20. — Manager
Eddie Moore, of the Atlanta
Crackers, announced today Clar
ence (Ace) Parker, Duke’s all-
American halfback, had been re
called by the Philadelphia Ath
letics to fill in for an injured in-
tielder. Parker has been ’:sed in
a utility role by the Atlanta club.
Court Beginning
Monday, August 9
Over 2,000 Names Placed In
Jury Box By Commission
ers Of County
CLEMENT TO PR^IDE
Jury Box Contains All Eligi-
bles Who Have Paid Tax
es For 1936
CUMBERLAND WET
Fayettevilte, July 20.—Com
plete unofficial returns fropa
Cumberland county’s 23 precincts
gave proponents of coiunty li
quor stores a majority of 1,004
vote« tonight. Wets mustered 3,-
209 votes and drys 2,205. The re
turns probably will be canvassed
tomorrow.
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New Box lor Term
KILLED IN WRECK
Hendersonville, July 20.—J.
Allen Scott, 64-year-old Belton,
S. C„ merchant, died at a hoepital
today several hours after he was
found in a dased condition in his
automobile near here. Hospital
attaches said death was caused
by a fractured skull. Coroner
A. Cox said he believed Scott’s
automobile left t’.ie road and turn
ed over.
LYE KILL^; CHILD
Greenville. July 20.—Dorothy
Chandler, infant daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. John R. Chandler, of
*^^T>iidley’s Crossroads, died Sunday
morning at Diik^ hospital, Dur
ham, -nhere she wa.s taken after
having eaten lye about two weeks
ago. Funeral service was conduct
ed at the home Sunday afternoon.
Bes'des her parents, sbfx i.s sur
vived by a brother, Robert Chan
dler, and a sister, Ducille Chan
dler.
SLEEPING DIVER
Statesville, July 2n.~Melvin
Stewart, 18, was severely shock
ed and bruised here about 3:30
o’clock this morning -when he
jumped in his sleep from a win
dow on the second floor of the
home of his parents. Mr. and Mrs.
J. H. Stewart. Since his early boy
hood. you.ig Stewart had been in
the habit of walking in his sleep
at night and on that account had
been sleeping in a room on the
first floor. Last night, having a
young man as his guest, he slept
In a back room upstairs. It seems
tkat he was dreaming of jump
ing from a high board into the
gwiimning pool when he went out
a wJndow on his bead.
Duke Power Co.
Staff Entertained
Wilkes county board of com
missioners in session this week
drew jurors for the August term
ot court, which will convene in
Wilkeaboro for trial ot criminal
cases on Monday, August 9.
The Jurors for the August term
were drawn for the new list
which was compiled during the
past week by the commissioners.
The list of 981 formerly submitt
ed was discarded and a list was
made up of all citizens of the
county who had at that time paid
their 1936 taxes. Included in the
list were more than 2,000 free
holders. Prom this list some were
discarded for lawful reasons and
the remainder made up the con
tents of the new jury box.
Following are the jurors for
the August term;
First Week
R. H. Johnson, Wilkesboro; B.
H. Barker, Edwards; R. L.
Wooten, Elk; G. D. Miller, Un
ion; U. G. Rhymer, Lewis Fork;
.1. S. Green, Jobs Cabin; James
W. Wood, Edwards; T. 3. Love,
Wilkeaboro; H. A. Adams, Rock
Creek; M. A. Bryan, Traphill; J.
L. C. Jolnes, Moravian Falls;
Noah Barker, Edwards; J. R. Kil
by, Mulberry; A. C. Walls, Ed
wards; David WYight, Wilkes
boro; C. T. Pllkenton, Stenton; C.
L. Morrison, Newcastle; James S.
Minton, Reddles River; John G.
EHerTStanton; ^“Yancey Harris., J
Newcastle; Counoil E. Royal,
Reddies River; L. E. Bobbins,
Edwards; John Wilson. Traphill;
C. C. Ingram, New Ca.stle; W. S.
Watson, Jobs Cabin: C. B. Bur-
i hett; New Castle; W. R. Rogers,
North Wilkesboro; P. D. Wyatt,
Walnut Grove; R. E. Hutchison,
Waluut Grove: G. T. Mitchell,
Wilkesboro; J. A. Hincher, Trap-
hil’.: John Wood, 3r., Rock Creek;
C. W. Culler, Wilkesboro; H. C.
Eller. Elk; G. A. IVIahaffev. North
Wilkesboro; Earl Holbrook, Trap
hill.
Second Week
C. E. Dunn, Elk; Coy Royal,
Union: W. A. Wyatt. Mulberry;
S. U. Reynolas, North Wilkes
boro; E. L. Martin. New Castle;
Talton Triplett, Elk; O.scar Faw,
Roddies River; Wateon Cheek,
Traphill; Edward E. Mayberry,
Somers; Ernest R. Eller, Red
dies River; T. N. Kirby. Moravi
an FalLs; Dewey Byrd. Edwards;
J. B. Russel, Beaver Creek; Bru-
ien Shell. Elk; John W. Johnson,
Lovelace; H. C. Norman, Somers,
Rome Ashley, Union; J. R. Bea
mon. North Wilkesboro.
Los Angeles, Cal. . . . George
Gershwin, master of jazz, and
writer of “Rhapsody in Blue,’’
died in Hollywood at 38 years of
age, after operation for brain
tumor.
eo/Racket In
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Misleading Propaganda
Many GuDiUe
Smoot Cottage At
Blowing Rock Burns
by
City Tentative
Budget $102,402
For Fiscal Year
The summer cottage belonging
to 'Mrs. C. C. Smoot at Blowing
Rock was totally destroyed
fire Sunday morning.
Mrs. Smoot, whose home is
Alexandria, Va., had been occupy
ing the cottage during the past
month.
In
Looking Forward To MISLEADS many people
Convention of Juniors Gets Money From People
General Fund $48,Q75;
Debt Service $46,175;
School $7,352.48
Many Children
Placed In Jail
Employees of the local branch
Of the Duke Power company were
antertalned Tuesday night at the
jMwne of Mr. Gordon Forester at
a dinner.
Followdng the dinner there was
k round table discussion of the
Kelvlnator campaign, which is
now drawing to a close.
More than $152,000,000 was ex
pended for the Golden Gate and
San Francisco-Oakland bay bridg
es and the 1939 Golden Gate In
ternational Exposition, which is
being created to celebrate the
completion of the two great struc-
tnres.
A total of 21,900 pounds of
r trtplo euperphoetphate waa re
leased last week to Macon coun
ty farmers who art cooperating
in the Agrlcalfnral Conservation
A report released recently by
the Division of Institutions and
Correction ot the State Board of
Oharities and Public Welfare
shows that during the first six
months of 1937 a total of 724
children lees than 16 years of age
were confined In North Carolina
jails on various chargee.
Of the offenders. 235 were
white boys; 38 were white girls;
410 were negro boys, and 41 were
negro girls. One negro boy of on
ly 7 years of age was jailed twice
during a single month on mis
conduct charges'. ,
The greatest number, 252, were
arrested for larceny; 124 for
highway robbery: breaking and
entering and larceny and receiv
ing; 25 for liquor law violations;
30 for fighting, carrying conceal
ed weapons and assault; 97 were
held for other agencies, and 196
were charged with various other
offenses.
Eighteen of the children—3
white boys, 14 negro boys, and
one negro girl—were less than
10 years of age; 29 were ten
The tentative budget, subject
to change and revision, for the
city of North Wilkesboro during
the present fiscal year includes
$102,402.58 for the three funds.
The general fund budget as set
up calls for $48,875. This in
cludes expenses of street main
tenance, salaries, sanitation, pris
on expense, general expense, sew
er repairs, street light mainten
ance, water department opera
tions, permanent improvements,
fire department, police depart
ment, miscellaneous expense, wel
fare work, tax discounts, school
insurance and contingent fund.
The debt service fund, usually
the largest Item in municipal
govenunent, falls slIgtU;iyL.^uader
is incluJT^’ -oSSS "%i
bond Interest, commlsskm and ex
change, Interest or. notes, sinking
fund and notes payable.
The school current expense
fund, with a total of $7,352.58,
includes general control, instruc
tional service, operation of plant,
maintenance and auxiliary agen
cies.
Durham, July 20.—When the
47 th annual seseion of the state
council of the Junior Order con-
venea In thla city August 17 tor
a two-day session thq representa
tives will find an excellent pro
gram of entertainment awaiting
them. Under the direction of lo
cal Junior Commrtttees, the de
tails for entertaining the visitors
are rapidly being worked out.
The attendance by wives of the
Juniors Is being stressed tor the
Durham Convention and to assure
them ot ample entertainment ar
rangements are being made for
a bridge party, sightseeing trips,
and a dance as the major attrac
tions. Cigarettq factories and
Duke University will be among
the points to be visited.
Convention headquarters will
be established in the Washington
Duke Hotel where registration of
the representatives will be held.
Because of a number of very
important changes made in the
program of the national council
and as the result of the passage
of a number of new laws by the
recent national session In Wash
ington state council officials de
clare that Uie Durham Session ot
oha of
!h Importance to the entire
memberahlp ot the order in North
Carolina.
E. L. Gavin of Sanford, is
bringing a highly successful
year’s work to an end and his
report, to be rendered at the lo
cal session, is expected to present
a fine picture of the accomplish-
iments of his administration
J. B. Williams Is Re-Appointed
President Building & Loan Group
Come Coming At
White Plains 25th
The public is cordially invited
to attend tUe Home Coming at
White Plains church Sunday,
July 25, beginning at 10:00 o’
clock. Some good quartets and
choirs arc to be there and all
singers of any kind have a spe
cial invitation to attend and take
part. All former members and
Local Man Heads District
Seven of State Building
■& Loan League
J. B. Williams, secretary-treas
urer ot the North Wilkesboro
Building & Loan association and
president of this district ot the
state Building and Loan League,
has been re-appointed district
president and his territory was
, . enlarged by the executive council
pastors are ur.ged to be present; state league in meeting
and bring their friends with'
them.
“Come, bring baskets for din
ner, and enjoy the day with us,’’
the announcement said.
Judge Hayes Will
Teach Bible Class
Announcement has been made
that Judge Johnson J. Hayes will
teach the Men’s Bible class Sun
day morning at Wilkesboro Bap
tist church. All members are
asked to attend and visitors will
receive a cordial welcome
Announce Revival
At Oakwoods Church
Rev. Avery Church, pastor, has
announced that a ten-day revival
will begin at Oakwoods Baptist
church Sunday. Services will be
held each evening at 7:45 I and
the public U invited. Rev. Finley
C. Watts will assist the pastor
in the meeting.
Friends are glad to learn that
Miss Eleanor Crutchfield, who
underwent an operation for ai>-
pendicltift last week at a States-
ville hospital, is recovering nice
ly.
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years old; 25, were 11; 83 were {)e one rf the features found
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J T — ~ r ■ ■ — - w — — - naxt w vasv msv
I. A^ricalfnral Conservauon 12; 11.3 were 'l3; 186 were 14, in the Hall of Health and Science
fOT nno on legumes, pas- and 270, the greateat number, jat the im Golden Gate Intorna-
Monday at Wrightsville Beach.
His appointment was announc
ed by Nicholas Mitchell, who was
elected state president In the re
cent convention! held at Plowing
Rock. He will serve for one year.
In this connection it is inter
esting to note that district sev
en, of which Mr. Williams is
president, extends all the way
from Wilkes westward to Chero
kee county and containe 20 Build
ing and Loan associations, all of
which he Is expected to visit
during the coming year. In the
past year th© district of which he
was president Included only a
tew counties In Northwestern
North Carolina.
The appointment ot Mr. Wil
liams again to this post of lead
ership in Building and Loan or
ganization Is considered an hon
or to Mr. Williams and to the as
sociation he so faithfully serves.
Perhaps the splendid way and
manner In which h© handled the
district meeting here In North
his being re-appointed
president. The ^strict convention
here waa the source of much
praise and was freely deacrlhed
by stat© officials and visitmrs as
the best district Rnllding and
Loan assocli^n msetlng tliipy
had ever attend^.'
Mr. - V^Uaans'said ' today that
Persons Do^te
$1 To Greers
Circulars Sent Through
Mails Solicit Dollar As
Applicatiim Fee
Least Able to Lose It,
Says Welfare Of6cer
of
Since people have learned
assistance to the aged under the
social security law many aged
persons In Wilkes have contribut
ed, donated or have been fleeced
out of a dollar each by persons In
other states claiming to aid them
in securing old age pensions.
The circulars received by some
of the aged through the malls tell
how president Roosevelt favors
old age pensions and goes on to
state that no pensions should be
under $30 per month and for all
persons over age 60. ’They say
that laws allowing less than this
amount must be changed, there
fore they ask a dollar to aid in
making the change.
The racket appears more prof
itable for the instigators when it
la considered that they ask each
person receiving one of the cir
culars to get five other friends
in sympathy with the movement
to send in one dollar each. And
every one of the five are asked to
get fiv© others.
Charles .McNeill, Wilkes wel
fare officer, said he did not know
to what extent aged people , in
Wllker have been flMced by this
method but ho said ho knew of
several who had called at the of
fice to make application for old
age assistance and had told about
sending in their dollar.
In fact one aged lady approach
ed one ot the welfare office work
ers with a circular, said that she
came to town to see about her
pension .but. guessed that It was
not necessary to do so inasmuch
as she had already sent in her
dollar.
Mr. McNeill stressed the fact
that it is not necessary for any
one to pay any fe© of any amount
to anybody to get old age asadst-
anc© and that any person who
promises to help them get the
old age help if a fee is paid is a
racketeer. Not one cent is neces
sary in order to make application,
which will bo considered solely
on a basis of need and eligibility.
Eklmisten Reunion
A number of the Edmistens
and their descendants from Cald
well, Watauga and Wilkes met
Sunday, July 18, for an all-day
outing and picnic at the Edmisten
Tourist Camp at Moravian Falls.
John B. Edmisten acted as
master of ceremonies and it waa
unanimously voted to make the
affair.
Edmisten, Matney, was appointed
to select the time and place for
the next meeting.
Among those attending from a
distance were Mr. smd Mrs. G.
H. Edmisten, and Mrs. Roibert
Edmisten, of Rufus, Mr. and Mrs.
John S. Edmisten, of Lenoir, Mr.
and Mrs. R. D. Edmisten and
famUy, of Matney, Mrs. Farther
ing Edmisten and famdly and Mr.
and Mrs. D. G. Edmisten and
family, of Boone.
Mary Ann Phillips
Claimed By Death
nisiravt iuwwix© Funeral service was held yte-
Wilkesboro had much to do with terday at the home cemetery for court.
.. . . ^ district Mrs. Mary Ann PhllUps, ago 89.
She died ’Tuesday at her homo In
the dletriot msotln* wmild pfok* ot
ablyt be held ’ at Mmo” omteal
point among tho 26. aSso^iaUona
Jobs Cabin township. Rev, Bdd O
Miller and Rev. T. J. . Walsh con
ducted the funerid -service.
Surviving are the following
^children:
■Mrs. Bare, of OMds;
Miner, of
Charch, of Pnrtoar; ap»'JIwM*
For CooD^’
For"
OI$218k2^mYe^
Aiken, S. C. . . . Grtyhound,
th© great American trotter, in
workout before his first race of
season at Goshen, N. Y. He Is
scheduled to meet the European
Champion, Muscletone later this
Summer.
Dr. W. W. Miles
Named On Board
County Welfare
Physician In Lewis Fork
Township Succeeels E. S.
Williams, Deceased
Dr. W. W. Miles, of Champion,
was on Tuesday appointed by the
board of county commlsedoners on
the Wilkes county board of wel
fare.
Dr. Miles, a well and favorab
ly knowu physician, succeeds E.
S. wmiiams, prominent Ferguson
citizen who died two weeks ago.
The board, which has among
its many important duties the
task of passing upon applications
for old age assistance and aid to
dependent children, ia now com
posed of Dr. Miles, P. J. Brame,
of this city, and Wm. A. SUoi^
of WUlweftoro.
The iboard was originally com
posed of Mrs. W. R. Absher, of
this city, appointed by the state
welfare office, Mr. Williams ap
pointed by the commissioners,
and Mr. Stroud, appointed by the
former two members.
Mrs. Absher resigned because
of pressing civic and business du
ties and Mr. Brame was named
by the state officials.
Is Esthnate To Expob^mt
DoriBK Fiscal Yaal*
ginning July 1 -
FIGURES TENTATIVE
Subject To Revision,'Amend
ment and Change Before
Final Adoption
350 Empty Jars
Given Welfare
Appreciation Expressed For
Generous Response And
For Aid by Scouts
The Welfare Department, of
Wilkes county wishes to thank
those who so generously donated
jars for use in Ih^ WPA garden
ing and canning project., They al
so desire to thank the Boy Scouts
of North Wilkesboro for their aid
in collecting these jars.
350 cans of assorted sizes were
collected. Several dozen more
have been promised but not yet
collected.
If anyone who wishes to donate
jars but was overlooked, will call
the welfare office and leave
“get-together’’ an annual — - ...
A comraittee composed of John their name and address, their jars
W. Nichols, Wilkesboro, John S. will be collected and appreciated
Edmisten, Lenoir and R. Dallas
very much.
Wilkes Man Is
. Returned Here
Coot Ellis Brought From
West Virginia To Face
Charge of Assault
Deputy Sheriff Odell Whit
tington returned a few days ago
from Princeton, W. Va, bringing
with him Coot Ellis, wanted In
Wilkes on a charge of assaulting
his brother.
Ellis filled ‘bond for trial in
the August term of Wilkes euper-
Barkleyls Named
Leader In Senate
21.—Senate
Washington, July
Democrats, by a vote of 38 to 87
today chose Senator Albcn W.
Barkley, of Kentucky, to be their
majority leader, charged with dis
posing of President Roosevelfa
battered judiciary presrom and
attempting t.) restore j ariy har
mony.
Barkley, who defeated Senator
Pat Harrison, of Mississippi, had
generally been regarded as the
candidate of the adniinistratloa
and on© of the moat enthusiastic
supporters of the court bill. The
White House, however, emplte-
sized its neutrality.
As a rtisuli of the election,
supporters of th© judiciary pro
gram! appeared to have won back
some of th© ground ’.ost in a e»-
ries of smashing blows during
the last few days.
Selection of Barkley left the
future of the measure and the
question of speedy adjournment
of Congress, as demanded by op-
iponents of the court bill, uucei*
tain.
The one-vote margin by which.
Barkley was selected emphasited
the closeness of the division ot
Senate Democrats. The vote ot
each of the 75 Democratic sena
tors was recorded, including that
of Senator John H. Bankhead, of
Alabama, who voted by proxy
from his home in Jasper, Ala.
By agreen'snt of supportera of
both Barkley and Harrison tku
vote was cast by secret ballot;.
Harrison supporters had desiioA
the secret vote while Barkl^T
backers generally favored an oi^
en roll call.
Tho outcome of the leadersMF
election was disclosed alter a 45-
minnte session which ended In &
burst of handclapping In the can-
CU8 room.
Noah N. Prevette
Funeral It Held
tewt rites were conducted yes-
MrsT caartk'HlffSr aftwnoon at a».
Ubnnib ekiireli for Noah N. Prsvetta, 58-
PWaijis. of Hlckow
tJtr'wliO died Monday.
Surviving use three; ehUdrea
Bow Lumatord, Giddy a^
Prsvatte ■ '
Marnage Licenses
1
The tentative budget prepant
by W. P. Kelly, county account
ant, and adopted by the county
board of conunissionera calls tor
a n estimated expenditure o f
$218,234.84 during the fiscal
year 'beginning July 1, 1937, and
ending June 30, 1938.
Included In the budget for the
year is $23,423 under the head
ing of county welfare funds, a
greater part of which will b© used
in paying th© county’s part of
old age assistance, aid to deiien-
dent ohildren, aid to blind, and
for administrative expense.
Another interesting item in the
budget this year is the estimated
cost of a heating plant for the
courthouse, $3,600. Grand jurlea
on a number of occasions have
recommended that a heating plant
be installed.
Levies for debt service, includ
ing interest and $16,000 sinking
fund, total $96,673.27.
The sum of $11,869.67 waa set
up as school current expense
fund and the budget for school
capital outlay is $20,000.
The total for general county
expense, not lr."iludlng tho bud
get for the welfare department,
was $67,368.92. This sum in
cludes the he€dth department and
th© county home as Tell as aU
other departments of county gOT-
ernment.
Licensee to wed wer® i(
during th© past two woeku ? by
Old Wllee, Wilke* register^ c«
deeds, to th* tollowtog: 1. ' T.
Bussel and Miaig.Waett*,
North WUkebbote; ICMk-lnllar
Parks and tla Anthony, both of
Roaring, River; Charles Hu*
fOioeiBsJter.'Cdago, and Oltdy» ;
Bumgarner, NorNi WUkMtRMt ^
rm^ Rayaw, Banaony, aad
igdfc. Haniw, HaapteerriM:
atn’ Beatout Oalk g»f WD-
Botilar