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DROP IN WPA ROLLS
Wkshlngton, Sept. 8. — The
Worlm Progrees Administration
sS"' reperted a drop today In WPA
^ employment in practically all
etatM. The decline In the United
states between August 21 and
August 28 was 21,702.
VET WANTS PERMIT
Schaghtlcoke, N. Y., Sept. 3.—
Bdgar F. Fields, 93, who was a
drnaner with Sherman on the
CItII War march to the sea, ap
plied for an automobile opera
tor’s license today.
TO BE RECKONING
Washington, Sept. 3.—John
Lewis of the C. I. O., rebuked
|re8ident RooeeTolt tonight for
his attitude toward the recent
steel strike and warned labor’s
“so-cal|fld friends and politicid
benenjiU^es’' thpiA there will 1>e
a recw>nlng os?^ectloix day.
QUITS SECOND HME
Beaver, Pa., Sept. 3.—Mrs.
Bian^e Bolee, 31, who ibecome
housekeeper tor her divorced
husband yesterday for $5 a week
and "keep,” quit her Job' after
one day and returned to her
home in Girard, Ohio. Bolea said
she. “picked a fight” as soon as
she arrived at hij farmhouse to
care for their six children.
TOBACCO REPORT
Wilson, Sept. 3.—Sales on the
Wilson tobacco market through
yesterday, an announcement said
today, amounted to 3,397,804
pounds for $739,745.09, an aver
age of $21.77 a hundredweight.
Tihe announcement said that sales
for the corresponding ^rlod last
year totaled 5,437,656 pounds
for $1,314,590.16, an average of
$24.17 a hundred.
94 Publfahed Mondj^M
LrraJMfeua*., '.iS''' T.-iWg.gafe
• V kV;- '
Reveals a Number
Of New Victims
Twelve Active New Cases
Are Reported Among
Adults in Clinic
OVER 200 EXAMINED
13 Children Out of 26 React
to Tuberculin Test;
Four Suspicious
ILLS HIMSELF
JoUn-
1 AOjiaitnmisa tatsc'
In t*^hoerpltal. Coroner Wallace,
who said no inquest would ibe
held, quoted friends of Johnson
as saying he had been despon
dent over ill health, and had
tiireetened to take his life last
night.
Twelve new active cases of tu
berculosis were discovered in the
tuberoular clinic held in. Wilkes
recently, 4t was learned today
from a report of the clinic by
Dr. J. S. Denholm, examining
physician. Dr. Denholm is a
clinician of the North Carolina
sanltorlum extension service.
Seven, of the 12 iwsltlve cases
were classed as minimal and five
were classed as being far ad
vanced.
A total of 201 were examined
during the clinic, which was In
progress five days. »hln addition
to the 12 active new cases four
were classed as suspicious and
13 children out of 26 showed pos
itive reaction to the tuberculin
test.
A number of cases in which di
agnosis had previously been giv
en were also examined.
Dr. A. J. Eller, Wilkes coun
ty health officer, said that the
clinic should prove doubly bene
ficial in that those who have dis
covered they have the disease
may begin treatment and may be
isolated in order to prevent its
spread.
Some of the new cases found
during the clinic have already
been admitted to institutions.
m
BanOi^^
Bullets' l^tead
Of Money A&ed
Girl At Home of Vlrg^ CSinrch
FoUa Two M«n Deanaadlng
Gash In Houae
Visitors to this city today from
Harley, 20 miles west of this
city where highway 421 enters
the Blue Ridge, told how a girl
ati the home of Virgil Church
foiled highwaymen Sunday night.
Mr. Church, a merohant and
orchardist, and Mrs. Church had
left their home to attend churoh
service and left Miss Mandy
Green, hired girl, at home with
the children.
About nine o’clock, Mise Green
said, two men entered the iho.use
and demanded that she produce
Mr. Church’s money. She told
them to wait where they were,
that she thought Mr. Church had
about $200 in. Che house and
that “If nothing else will do you
I will get the money.”
She returned in a few minutes
but Instead of having money in
her hands it was a blazing re
volver pointed In the direction of
the two men. They fled and
neighbors said there was at least
one yelp of pain.
WillAcceptMany
In C.C.C Ranks
About October 1
North Wilkesboro Muy Be
Recruiting Center For
Several Counties
With a large enrollment of
Civilian Conservation members
due on or about October 1. North
Wilkesboro may be selected as
Iji.i; .r' „.Gui, rnfm^rr
®a. N. ..MONgAY^ BEPTv 5, 1937 f
Farm Agent Dies
A. G. (Grant) Hendren, farm
demonstration agent In Wilkes
for 26 years, died Saturday
evening.
Schools of City
Begin tbe Term
Large EnroUmeiii|> liidicated
As 1937-38 Sej^^n Is
Started ifere
North Wilkesboro,city schools
opened this morning with a large
enrollment. - ^
Although a wmplete check on
enrollment was impossible at
the recruiting center for a num- Journal-Patriot prw time this
ber of northwestern North Caro- afternoon it was swlde^.tkat tfhe
Una counties, it was learned to- opening day eMq|Jg|8p|| j||» ttab
[etlL Wilkes
Served.Wi|kes' .
Fai^MDyFw
Past 26 Years
Was First and Only Farm
Agent in the County;
Began Duties 1911
FUNERAL HELD TODAY
Was Baptist, Mason, Grang
er, and Active in Many
Civic Affairs of Section
A. G. Hendren, the first
and only county farm demon
stration agent i n Wilkes
codnty, died Saturday eve
ning id the Wilkes hospital.
He was stricken while at
tending a farm management
meeting in Greensboro on
on August 19 and had been
critically ill since that time,
suffering from a complica
tion of diseases.
Funeral service was held at
Edgewood Baptist church this
afternoon.
Mr. Hendren, probalbly person
ally known by .more people than
any other man in the county, was
appointed farm demonstration
agent soon after, the extension
aervice was inatitnted In the
state in 1911. At the time of his
death he was dean of county
agents iu point of service and
throughout his useful career was
held in high esteem by his as
sociates, directors' of the exten
sion service and the people of
county.
Innii^^b^ duties
Si‘
R^i
if ’ Ai J.
O. C Holcomb, well known lo
cal citizen who on August 31st
was retired as freight foreman
at the Southern Railway depot
here. ,
0. C. Holcomb Is
Retired After 32
Years On Job
Local Freight Foreman Pre
sented Gift by Fellow
Employees at Depot
O. C. Holcomb, one of tbe
many railroad employes to retire
under provisions of the railroad
pension act, completed his last
day’s work as freight foreman at
thp-North Wilkesboro Southern
Railway depot on August 31st.
As a token of their esteem for
a fello(w worker the employes of
the local depot presented him
with a beautiful gold watch chain
when he was retired.
^ Further evlden^ Mr. Hol
comb’s spie|iUil4 flecofd i/L .
I ^o^n
SHOT KILLS MAN
Elkin, Sept. 3.—Lee Burch-
ette, 38. died this morning In the
local hospital from a gunshot
und in the chest said to hare
inflicted accidentally a wejk
ago when a shot aimed at a nub-
bit by his nep-hew, with whom he
was hunting, entered his body.
Pneumonia was the direct cause
of his death. He was a son of
Mrs. Elzie Burchette and the
late Mr. Burchette, of the Union
Cross community.
LIVING COST^UP
Wasihington. Sept. 3.—The A-
merican Federation of Laoor de
clared today that workers will
bo forced to a lower living stand
ard this fall unless uhoir pay
checks are at least 5 per cent
larger than a year ago. In its
.monthly survey of business, the
Federation said living co.sts in
July were 4.3 per cent higher
than uuring the same month of
19SC. It added that further in
creases in prices of foodstuff,
clothing, rents and other neces-
aKies are expected.
To Enroll Vets
In C. C. Camps
Charles McNeill, Wilkes county
welfare officer, has called atten-
^ don to the fact that there will be
flUXQther enrollment of veterans
in ttvillan Conservation camps
oaW about October 1.,
To be eligible for re-enlist
ment one year must have elapsed
since being in a camp and no one
wfltii-a diahonorable
can re-enllat. Any war veteran*
who desire employment in the
S may secure application
from Mr. McNeill at his
offllP® courUrouse.
A^ARA sue BLAKELY
^^AIMEP BY DEATH
torbara Sue Blakely, age 6
daughter of Hobert and
Jnfia Sparks Blakely, died Sun
day Bight and funeral service was
held today.
in. addition to the father and
her one brother and four
ters survive.
them and those selected from
other nearby counties.
,Mr. McNeill said that appli
cants in Wilkes will be consider
ed on the basis of need and the
amount of aid their enrollment
will mean to needy families
which are now being helped by
the county through the welfare
department.
Applications for enrollment
will be taken from Wilkes youths
from now until the day before
the date for the examinations,
Mr. McNeill said.
Wilkes ybuWiia ■will ke' onrolfi
Regular Monthly Meeting oflat that time and that U. 3. Amy
Northwestern Bank Held I Vor
, here as an examining point for
Here On Saturday
Deposits of the Northwestern
Bank, with home office here and
branches in five northwestern
North Carolina towns, showed an
increase of $127,800 during the
month of August, according to
reports in the regular monthly
meeting of the bank held Satur
day here.
Included in the business trans
acted was the appointment of W.
J. Caroom as cashier of the home
office. He has been in Nortn Wil
kesboro for several months or
ganizing the branch system of
The Northwestern Bank and the
news that 'be is to remain here
will be received favorably by
those ■who have made his ac
quaintance. He is considered well
qualified for the position of
cashier and for the organization
work he is doing, having been
for several years assistant audi
tor of one of the largest branch
bank institutions in the state,
with IS branches.
In addition i.o the 'home office
here, the former Deposit & Sav
ings Bank, branches are main
tained at Bakcrsville, Boone,
Blowing Rock, Sparta and Burns
ville. Representative R. L. Dough-
ton is chairman of the board; R.
A. Doughton, president; Edwin
Duncan, executive vice president;
C. C. Hunter, vice president; and
L. Ij. Aycock, secretary.
$18,000 1937 Tax
Been CoUected
Discount of One and One-
Half Per Cent Allowed
On Taxes This Month
A total of approximately $18,-
000 in Wilkes county taxes have
been paid to date, it was learned
today from W. P. Kelly, county
accountant, to whom taxes are
paid until the books are turned
over to the sheriff.
A discount of one and one-half
percent is allowed by law on
county taxes paid on or before
October 1. Many tax payers are
expected to take advantage of the
discount allowed.
Police Department to Pull Speeders
Here; Enforce Other Traffic Laws
J. B. Walker, North \Vilkes- [ the time limit, method, of park-
boro police chief, issued a warn-j ing or double parking,
discharge j ing today to people who exceed' other pressing duties have
made It impossible for the po-
i lice force to keep close check on
were opewll
of confusion
. preposition, he traveled the
conrusion /i»r opening dsy. I joads of Wllkee with a
Formal oj^Blngs will b« and buggy and on. horse-
Wednasday "-nine a. m. for, the teH.-and ehow a dubious
were
tion to both/ programs.
Moravian Falls
County OiStmps
YVtTUiUKJua/ "AiAw •*. V ^ Dactc t
elementary*acliool and soma things whlcJi
nine a. m. for the bigA ech»L about agriculture
The public jJias a cordial invit^ ie dt profession.
Diurfiig his long tenure of of
fice he was a first hand observer
of progre^ 'ln his county and
was affiliated with practically
every forward movement. Al
though, advancing in years he re
mained'young in Spirit and kept
Clinch Title in Victory Over » newer and greater
advancements.
His civic career was varied. He
was a staunch member of the
Baptist church at Edgewood and
with the late 'C. C. Wright was
active in the Brushy Mountain'
Baptist association, working un
tiringly in Sunday school and
church activities.
He considered education as a
requisite to better farming and
was one of the county’s most ar-
(Continued on page four)
Boomer Nine Saturday
Afternoon by 7 to 6
Moravian Falls j union baseball
team clinched the county cham
pionship Saturday' afternoon in
the American Legion junior
league by a hard fought victory
over the Boomer nine 7 to 6.
The Boomer team put up a
strong fl.gh't in a futile effort to
defeat the league leaders needing
one game to make it a mathe
matical Impossibility for any
other team to win or tie with
only one more playing date re
maining on the schedule.
Clingman put up a strong bid
for second place by defeating
Cricket 8 to 6 and Wilkesboro
upset the dope by defeating
North Wilkesboro 9 to 5.
Complete results and league
standing will be published Thurs
day.
, Vies Florwic© OUreatb, of Mo-
has returned to
' Oneoaboro where sba will teach
latifiia this year. ,
t- •
‘he speed limit in North Wilkes- |
boro and who violate other traf-1
fic laws. •
City schools began today and
with the opening of school the
police chief i;» inaugurating a
campaign agaim't traffic law vio
lators. particularly speeders.
He sounded a stern warning a-
gainst any and all who disregard
to city’s speed limit laws and
more especially those wh/) drive
over the streets with reeklees
abandon, endangering the lives
of school children and other pe
destrians.
He also called attention to the
fact that cars are being marked
And tickets are being meted out
to those who violate any part of
the parking ordinance, including
cars during the past few weeks
but today the work of checking
parking was begun in earnest
and tickets were placed on. many
cars.
Wilkesboro P.-T. A.
Will Meet Thursday
All school patrons are asked
to attend tbe first meeting of
the Wilkesboro Parent-Teacher
association to be held in the
school auditorium on Thursday
afternoon, 3:30. Several matters
of interest to patrons of the
school will be before the organ
ization.
Associational
W. M. U. Meeting
At Roaring River
Woman’s Missionary Union of
Brier Creek Baptist association
will convene at Roaring River Bap>-
tist church on Saturday, Septem
ber 25. A delegation from every
church in the association is asked.
’The session will open at 9:45
and the program is as follows;
Morning
Hymn, “Come Women, Wide
Proclaim.”
Watchword for Year; “Not by
night, nor by power, but by My
spirit, saith the Lord of hosts.”—
Zech. 4:6.
Devotional, T. J. McNeil.
Greetings, Miss Gales Scroggs.
Response, Mrs. Roland Jones.
RecogTiition of visitors, by Mrs. Hayes,
J. M. Wright, president.
Poem, “Go^ Deeds,”’ Mrs. Eula er, Judge Johnson J-
Lyton. - •
BdU'csU of churches, Misis Stacy dress was^ fiU^
HayliMf secretary.',
(€oBiio!^ from page
7 l-iOi, . . j-
t,* * '• ff ,V -
ofttdo'ihOTe, dn
of Ur. Holcomb’s retirement. His
record was" practically wUbout
amttik
'— iS'
fault and the condition of the the beet available are schedoRpl
freight warehouse was Invarlab- i*' front of the grandstand
ly approved ilV railway officials afternoon and night. “The 'Wth^
upon Inspection. Mr. Holcomb ®r Garden Revue' will be oatf
left the service of the company
with a 'most enviable record.
Mr. Holcomb 'had been on the
job for over 32 years. He saw
fihe disastrous depot tire in 1913
and tihe almost equally disastrous
flood of 1916.
Local P.-T. A. To
Meet On Thursday
First meeting of the present
school year of the North Wllkes-
boro Parent-Teacher association
will be held in the schoo'i audi
torium on Thursday afternoon,
3:45. Superintendent W. D. Half-
acr© will have charge of the pro
gram. A full attendance of mem
bers and other interested patrons
is desired.
Large Crowd Gathers for Annual
McNeill Reunion at Millers Creek
A crowd estimated at 2,000
McNeills and Chose who carry
McNeill blood, gathered at the
new school building at Millers
Creek Sunday for the annual Mc
Neill family reunion, a growing
affair.
It was the largest crowd in
the history of the orgaulzation
and the program was of extreme
interest to members of the fam
ily and their friends.
Cars began to arrive about ten
a. m. and soon the hUltop was
covered with people renewing ac
quaintances and makSng new
ones. Yet they were kiusmen
with perhaps 90 per cent being
descendants of the late Rev.
George McNeill, a chaplain dur
ing the Revolution who settled
In Wilkes.
The program Sunday was
huilded on the theme of “Fam
ily, Church and State.”
C. O. McNeill, president, open
ed the meeting and presented
Attorney Robert H. McNeill, of
Washington, D. C., who presided
throughout bho program.
In the absence of Rev. J. M.
teristics of the McNeills in this
part of the state thfooigh the
past century and a half. He
brought out in his address that
Rev.- George McNeill was the
founder of the Baptist church in
Wilkes. He paid a beautiful tri
bute to the women of the clan.
The next number on the pro
gram excited unusual interest.
MacNeal of Barra, hereditary
chief of the McNeill clan for 45
generations, was presented.
The chief and his family came
about a thousand miles to attend
the reunion, his home at pres
ent being in Malboro, Vermont.
His address was of the inform
al type but was highly Interest
ing to the members of the fam-
hlstory of the clan as far In the
past as the year 300 A. D.
The McNeill clan, he said,
migrated westward along the
Mediterranean Sea and finally
settled on the Isle of Baixa, off
the southern Coast of Scotland.
In the clan, as in other clans of
that age, the ruling power-V«s
tihe- chief named by the p^le.
who was on the program 'The office of chief waa
for the annual sermon/
er, Judge Johnson J. Hayee» ahly
enbstituted. Although his ad-
with moral iis*
■lie'told intei^ncr accounts of
:tiW''llv«i. of the clansmen.
Crireat Nmthwwlam
- peeked to A’toaei
Throngs "
- BEGINS ON TUESDAy^
Firrt Day
Children’s Oay'^at
Expositioa Jill^
—4^:
With the dacte foe!
of the Great NiJriJi^l
Fair only one : w^k
North Wilkesborti’ig
ready for the visit of'
crowds during the
exposition. '
The far will open on Tues
day, September 14, and con
tinue through Saturday. Sq>-
tember 18, with a grand gal
axy of attraetions scheduled
for each afternoon and night.
During the past several days
workmen have 'been 'placing the
fairgrounds in condition for the
big exposition and comfort and
convenience for the thousands of
fair visitors has been ktpt in
mind while the grounds, exhibit
halls and grandstand have been
reconditioned for the event.
Tuesday will be school ohll-
dren's day and school children
will be admitted bn free tickets
being distributed by the teacher*
to the students.
Fair officials call particular
attention to the fact that school
children’s ticket will not be good
after ’Tuesday evening, si* of-
clock. After that hour legnlor
admission rates will prevail ta
children and adults.
are to' bei piaoc^ cm
to ih»lp in display of e^lMtik
Several' acts considered.
one feature of the performanosL'
West Wonder .Shows ^filU^.
the midway and geoi^cbnsj'
works each night rouhI''out .Mb
unexcelled program of mitertain-
ment.
The fair will be climaxed with
automobile races on Saturday
afternoon with some of the na
tion’s famed dirt track drivM»
piloting speedy machines In mad
das/hes for gold and glory. .,
Gives Account Of
Attempted Holdup
Eugene Reavis, wiho lives oa
the Brushy Mountains, on Satur
day related the story of how he
was held up with a shotgun and
rifle on August 27 near his
home.
He said that his son, Coolidge,
age 13, was accosted by Johnnie
Dock Rogers Gregory when he
went several hundred yards from
t/be house to get some Hamaas.
The Gregorys, the youth said,
drew guns on him'and /he ran te
the house to tell hfs father.v’'*''
Accompanied by, Mrs. Rqav^
and their daughter,' Mr^ "Redi^
eald he went to the place of the
alleged holdup aUem'Pt in bfe-M-
tomobile, got out and fonhf
two men the boy had described.
He said they drerw their gans'^on.
him but he escape in his auto
mobile and informed ’■ Alexander
county authorities, the allegM
holdup attempt having takm
place in the edge of Alexander-,
county. The Gregories were' a^
rested and placed under bonds
of $600 each for hearing at Tay>
— lorsvllle Saturday afternoon of
lly in that he t/hrew light on the week.
It was learned from Mr. Reavis
that some enmity had existed be
tween the two familieB fOr tte
PMt few years.
Kinderj^arten Will"
Opeiiy^3»^t Ijgt
h^so
Mrs. J. l», - ■ r ■
heredf-/j successfully
yiem, has
is owpn ’. |hV i
sAJier honK): ^
WA’ vsasw* VI r «- ,, ,
hereditary chief waa ten. classes Jie^ foV AVnii