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a spocUl Noronxbor session.
BABY SMOTHERED
tlwrille. Va., Oct. 9.—r»r-
diet (rf, accidental death 'was ro
tated today hy City Coroner H.
A. 'Wtaeman In the case ol Bar-
iMtra Bailey, tour months old,
iplio smothered to *>ed with her
(wioiita, Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Bai-
lejr.'at their homo.
BURNED TO DEATH
ifobUe, Ala., Oct. 9.—Falling
into the tuel door of a flaming
boiler last night, Mid Draughn,
28-yeet-old po-werliouso engineer,
burned to death. Draughn
checking steam pressure,
ler was poured Into the holl
er, but too late to preyent the
body from being consumed
HONOR FOUNDER
Durham, Oc^lO.—Duke uni-
yerslty honore^the mesnory of
Its founder James "B. Duke thin
i^attsrnoon In a brief ceremony on
the 12th anniversary of his
death. Following an organ recital
by Sdward Hall Broadhead, uni
versity organist, a wreath was
-placed at the Duke tomb in the
memorial chapel.
VQL, XXXI;N0; .108 -Published Mondawi igcl Thursdays
r; c.; MONDAY^: 00^ -ii, 1937
S.e0ypUTOFTi
Diphdi^ Cane
Sevml j)eedtt;Ki
CtHinty; Dr. EDer
Urges Vacemation
Health Officer Explains
How Three Serums Used
To Fight Disease
EPIDEMIC THREATENS
Children Over Six Months of
Age Should Be Immuniz
ed, He Said
Dr. A. J. Eller, Wilkes county
health officer, said today that in
the past two weeks there have
■been three deaths from dipther-
ia in 'Wilkes county and urged a
widespread use of immunization
In order to -prevent an epidemic.
D^htheria is easily prevent
able, he said, and added that no
parent should neglect such an
important matter as vaccination
with the child’s life at stake.
He said thkt in, his work as
health officer that he found
much misunderstanding relative
to diphtheria vaccination and use
of serums. Toxoid is used, he
said, for complete immunization
and should be given babies when
they reach the age of six months.
Only one dose Is necessary.
Anti-toxin is used to fight the
disease and proves very effective
SWARE OF DOGS
Baleigh, Oct. 10.—Kindness to
sals has its -place, but chil-
t ehQuid -beware of stray
and-tiogs. Dr. Roy Norton, j
It Is also
When War Is »Hell'
London . . . Most horrible of all war-fl^g fe^
ing. Here British airrsen test mbS^
demdemonstration. The fliers remained in the blaze for ttree minuted.
l^**®*®^®* director of the division 1 immediate Immunity for
■'of preventive medicine, warned
today. Rabies may be -present in
a poppy or kitten only six weeks
to two months old. he explained.
Po-
•bot and seriously wounded in an
Afurgument ihere last night. Hos
pital gttendants said he had llt-
rtla to recover. Police were
James Wright, 38, on
L charge. Police said the
" iM tlto. result of an old
those who have been in contact
with the disease.
But he stressed the use of im
munization early and before chil
dren have had any opportunity
to get diphtheria germs. From six
weeks to two months are neces-
.SJGRUDGE SHOOTING
* .Jfi^on, Oct. 10.—^Virgil
’Imi, 21, of East Marlom vas {qj. immunization to be es-
tablished after' vaccination is giv
en.
No public funds are available
for purchase of serums to- use in
fighting diphtheria and a charge
of 25 cents Is made by the health
ottiee. Hits covers actual cost of
th» aaram no ehyge i% made
Court Has $34,000 lo Pay
For Land In Bluit Park Area
GoodProgramForiJmfee Hayes
W.C.T.U. Meeting Meet Land %mers
On October 22nd
^CaseTri^
h First Week’^
- October. Court
Verdict In , Fkvw' df Pro-:
' pHiiMler Rendered In
^^nde Long Cnae 7
A. verdict la favor of the pro-
ponadajr. Mrs. Alice Hawkins,
was rendered In Wilkes court.
Saturday. — ^
The case in which a number'
of heirs were seeking to set aside
the wlirbt Shade Long, decaas^,
was the only, case of any eonse-[
qnence -to be tried during the
first week of the regular October j
session of Wilkes superior court
for trial of civil cases.
Tbday the court entered upon
its second week with Judge J. H.
Cleqf^, of 'Winston-Salem, pro-'
stdins MsDF cases renlain on the
calentbr. > ^
-Sought
Apples, Poidtry, .Jpom And
Gc^q^al Crops Vie For
State-Wide Honors
ughai, Oct. 11.—(Monday)
—Shanghai was heavily shaken
early today when the Japanese
armada on the Whangpoo river,
at the city’s front door, opened
a terrific bombardment of Chi
nese land positions in Pootung.
across the river from Shanghai.
The bombardment was carried
out in pouring rain. This, how-
jover, failed to prevent huge fires
Pootung. The Japanese said
16 bombardment was in retalia
tion for Chinese shelling of Hong-
kew, the Japanese district of
Shanghai.
NOT IN ARGUMENT
Raleigh, Oct. 10.—Georgia el
bow benders who believe the
south can and does -produce bet
ter “cawn likker’’ than the mid
west, were warned by North Car
olina's bone dry governor today
to “speak lor yourselves.’’ Clyde
R. Hoey, who likes soft drinks
and claims never to have tasted
liquor, said that so far as North
Carolina is concerned, the mid-
■west “is welcome to any distinc-
^lion which it may got” in tito
manufacture or consumption of
the potent beverage.
for each dose ol diphtheria tox
oid or serum.
Service Held At
Mulberry School
Bible And Flag Presented to
School by Juniors; Have
Good Program
STATE HAS ADOPTED
GAS SPECIFICATIONS
A very impressive service with
.pre.sentation of a Bible and flag
to the school was held at the new
Mulberry sOhool building Sunday
afternoon.
The Bible was presented for
the Junior order to the school by
Solicitor John R. Jones and the
flag was presented by Attorney
A. H. Casey.
Other speakers on the program
included Mr. Shuford. superinten
dent of the Junior Order home at
Lexington, who presented a por
tion of the orphanage hand,
■which rendered several numbers,
..nd B. C. Sisk, a former state
councilor of the Junior Order.
The service was well attended
by Juniors, patrons and friends
of the school.
Raleigh, N. C., Oct. 7.—Speci
fications establishing minimum
octane rating, and other tests, for
3 grades of gasoline in North Car
olina were outlined as tentative ,
and probably final, hero late ye*-
terday by H. L. Shankle, secre
tary to the State Gasoline and
Oil Inspection Board, following
'an' all-day hearing. According to
the apeciflcatlons. premium gaso
line must teet 75 octane; re.gular,
•8 octane; and motor, 60 octane,
at filling stations. Othed minima
are set for the various gasoline
tests used. Including evaporation,
corrosion, gum content, sulfur,
and obbers. '
' ^adee must be posted at the
pump from which they are served,
under the state’s grading law. An
.^altactlve date for the epeciflea-
'’r^'ttpns will ibe set within a few
* '
Service At
it> Tlie Pentecostal Church
-
Bev. D. D. Freeman, a retum-
'ad mlsalonary from Africa, "will
k at the Pentecostal Holiness
arch Thursday night, October
/
. Mf. Freeman has spent
thirteen years in. the work
Newton Too Much
For City Eleven
Visitors Run Up Score Of
41-0 In Second Game Of
Season Friday
The Newton high school team,
strong contenders for the West
ern Conference championship,
provided too much speed and
power for the Mountain Lions
here Friday and‘Newton won 41
to 0.
Hendrix was the big gun in
Newton’s offense as he invariab
ly made valuable gains in broken
field running and was accurate
In trys for the extra point.
At various points’ in ttbe game
the Lions offered strong compe
tition and fought their superiors
for every yard.
The Lions will be away Friday
of this week for the annual game
with Elkin on the latter's tteld
O. E. S. Meeting
of
Regular meeting of Wilkes
ne wuu plctarea chapter ^er 42 0 E. s. wdl
work. The public ia Invlt- he held ’Hinrsday night, 7.30
attend. The ehtin^ M ip. uH att«wdance of members
Several interesting (highlights
are revealed in a perusal of the
program for the state W. C. T.
U. convention to be held here
next week. The program follows:
Friday Afternoon, 2:80 p. m.
Meeting of the Executive Com
mittee.
Registration of delegates.
Assignment Of homes, Mrs^ B.
chairman-
' ProcMsibnal
King Eternal.”
Convention called toi order by
State President, Mrs. W. B. Lind
say, Charlotte.
Prayer, Rev. R. B. Templeton,
pastor ivl. E. church,
j Music, “My Faith Looks up to
Thee.’’
Crusade Psalm and Devotional
led by Mrs. Lem Gilreath, Char
lotte.
Greetings from the churches,
Rev. R. B. Templeton.
From the Missionary Societies,
Miss Mamie Sockwell, President
M. E. Missionary .Society: Mrs. B.
G. Finley, President Presbyter
ian Missionary Society.
From the Woman’s Club, Mrs.
F. C. Forester.
From the local W. C. T. U.,
Mrs. R. E. Paw.
Response, Mrs. W. W. Talbert,
.'Ubemarle.
President’s address.
Music, Convention Song.
Report of corresponding secre
tary and membership plans, Mrs.
George W. Pressly, Charlotte.
Report of State Treasurer,
Miss Vera Herring, Raleigh.
Message from National Presi
dent, Mrs. Ida B.. Wise Smith,
Evanston, 111.
Appointment of committees.
Report of Executive Commit
tee by Recording Secretary, Mrs.
E. M. Herndon, Dunham.
Benediction, Rev. W. M. Coop
er, Assistant Pastor of Presby
terian church.
Saturday Morning, 9 a. m.
Meeting of all committees.
9:30 Convention called to or
der.
Devotional, Mrs. J. R. Hare,
Asheville.
Convention Song.
Reading of minutes.
Reports: Youths Temperance
Council, Mrs. W. B. Ramsay,
Statesville; Loyal Temperance
Legion, Mrs. Guy M. Beatty,
Charlotte; Information is Inspi
ration; The 'White -Ribbon and
General Publicity, Mrs. W. L.
Nicholson, Charlotte; Litera
ture, Mrs. Agnes M. Spencer,
Statesville; Assistant, Mrs. Chas.
M. Wakefield, Charlotte; Histor
ian, Mrs. EHlen J. Y. Preyer,
Greensboro.
■Election of officers.
Directors hoi^.
The CentenaiT'Staf'^^nts the
W. C. T. u.
1. To a SpMtnal Fonndatlon,
Mrs. liMn Gilreath, Charlotte.
2. To Aloohbl Edneation-
Hhrongh' (a) ScibaUfio.,’Fempw-
ance Instmotion, Ihz. I^d Ot>X,
Lexington; (b) Religions Edncfr-
tion, Mrs. D. (M. Litakpri,.' ChfU*^
' (Continued OP psgo eight)'
Meeting Will Be,^ H«W To
Explain How May
Apply For Th’Oj'JiJloney
TRACTS CONDEMNED
Proc^diUrtNRc
Tolu
tate
V
I i a statement issued by Judge
Johnson J. Hayes the -mlddla dis
trict federal court iurist stated
that the federal government had
deposited $34,000 with tho court
with which to pay for lands in
Wilkes and Alleghany optioned
for park use.
The 5,100 acres to be purchas
ed through condemnation pro
ceedings in federal court repre
sents all but about 2,000 acres of
the area called the Bluff Park,
outstanding wayside park on the
Blue Ridge parkway.
Some few tracts where good
titles could be established were
purchased by direct sale by park
service attorneys said that it was
impossible to deal directly with
the owners of the 5,100 acres
condemned because of the condi
tion of the titles, which would
not pass rigid requirements of
the department of Justice. The
options were taken almost two
years ago and the condemnation
action was taken in order that
the land owners may be paid
promptly.
Judge Hayes will be at the fed
eral building in Wllkesboro on
October 22, ten a. m.. for the pur
pose of conferring with the inter
ested parties. His statement fol
lows:
“I will be-at the federal -build
ing in Wllktebqio on the 22nd
day of Octoter 'to
confer with tte ownw and per
sons having any interest in any
part of the ^,100 acres of land
which was eoTidsfnnW by the
United Statej| on October 3rd for
the national park service*. This
land lies in Wilkes and Alleghany
counties and I am anxlons'for all
ozmeito ai!ld>iit»lmaDto. tQr aiiy in
terest in the, l)otiiifiary of land to
me|et me at^he. coiutbouse so
that I can explain to theA v^hat
steps they niiitii't take to draw nut
the money which has been paid
into the cleA’s office in Ureens-
boro. Also #hat they must do It
they are satisfied with the
amount paid:,nlnt> the court. The
government;kaa paid $34,000 tor
the benefit of those who own in
terest in thto laed. -but the mon
ey ehhi)iU7.^ paid ont nhtti we
can detormil^ who is entitled to
r^eive it a^^Ube pnrpcfe of this
iMOtlBg'hS^heairW la Wnkee-
hofo 1ft tbe‘o«iwrft to
posaSiSe, and" Wltboi
any unneei|||miY tfcpoase:
Products of Bruslby Mountain
orchards, hen houses and farms
will be competing for honors
when North' Carolina’s state fair
opens tomorrow in Raleigh.
Names of all the individual ex
hibitors from Wilkes could not
be obtained today but it was
learned that Brushy . Mountain
apples, Wilkes poultry and
Wilkes corn (grain) were on
their way to the state’s largest
fair.
Reports from the state fair
grounds indicated that the fair
wfll be-.the largftftt In (history of
the state end that> ’Wllkee pro-
ta wlU to he good to
’.thi^^TSfetotlon'd* exeeh
■ - —--7 ... 1—0 CT-SiP’
ience fh cdmpdtftloh iwlttf^wAfhfth^jfaY ^ DaVls, sdn of
from all comers of the common
wealth. Especially keen compe
tition was expected in poultry
and corn exhibits.
Fathers’ Night
AtP.-T. A.Here
Will Be Observed Thursday
Night of This Week With
Splendid Progrsun
-hffrfc •
her home-
dtur
, pltfttr
' hsift -tetHmed to
.an atppeiKU-
E:kt Wlltto^ho*-.
North Wllkesboro Parent-
Teacher Association will observe
Fathers’ night on Thursday night,
7:30.
A very Interesting program
has been planned and it is sin
cerely hoped that every school
patron who possibly can be at
t*he meeting. A special invitation
is extended fathers of children
enrolled in the city schools.
WadKfigton . . . Warnings to
Japan bluntly rojeeted by Prem
ier Prince Fumimaro Konoye
(inset). Secretary of'State Cor
dell Hull now awaits an oppor-
tttoe “incident” for stronger pro
test, possible reprisals for dam
age to American persons and
-property during^ Jap air raids on
Chinese cities. This week finds
Japan fearful of similar action by
Russia.
Badly bjured In
FootbaJl Contest
Clegg Davift, Wilkeftboro
Player, Suffers Injury To
Spine; Others Hurt
Wllkesboro high sohool’s foot
ball team is badly crippled by the
loss of three players for the sea
son as the result of a -bad injury
to a.player for-eahh ot tho three
games so tar.
sustai^fd id 'YnMfotofiMftm Frt-i
m
and Mrs. Mitch Davis, of Qll-
reath. H© received an injury to
his back which was first thought
to (have been a fracture of the
spine but was later diagnosed at
a Winston-Salem hospital as an
internal hemorrhage into his
spinal column. However, his left
leg remains paralyzed and he
will be disabled for some time.
The accident occurred in the
last minutes of the game against
the Hanes team, which won 64
to 0.
Eddie Adeiman broke his left
forearm in practice preceding
the game against Lansing and
Jay Brookshire sustained a col
lar bone fracture in the .game a-
gainst Lenoir.
Oyster Supper And
Weiner Roast 15th
REV. ROBERT S. MOORE
TO PREACH AT ST.PAUL S
The Episcopal church will
sponsor an oyster supper and
weiner roast Friday evening, Oc
tober 15, beginning at 6 o’clock
at the Community clubhouse in
Wllkesboro. The proceeds of sap
per to go to the upkeep of the
old cemetery around the church.
Regular vesper services will be
held at St. Paul’s Episcopal
church in Wllkesboro Sunday aft-
ernoon, four o’clock. Rev. Ro'bert i The public Is cordially invited to
S. Moore, of Providence, Rhode attend. Prlc© of supper, stew 26
Island, will preach. I cents and plate 50 cents.
Home Coming And Junior Order
Service at Mountmn View Oct. 24th
District Conference
Of Parents-Teachers
The first annual conference of
.distri^ two of the'NoKh Caro-
llna,'WBgress of parent# and
teachers ■will he held at Marion
on OctobM- 20, .The conference
themV' WlU be ‘"nhe Child—^Not
My Child.” All school patrons in
the;o district, which Includea
Wilkes, -have a cordial Invitation
t'o attend.
AGAINST BOYCOTT ^
London, Wednesday.—The In-
fluetotol London Times in an
editonU clearly reflecting the
govemment’a view* on President
Rooaevelt’e Chicago speech today
warped against hasty adoption of
a boycott. “It is not lightly to
be assumed that an International
boycottyconld easily be eetabUsh-
ed or titat it would be certain ot
anc#eft a w^^l-i>repared
po»i#roi'-‘*Satoi aucctos-
fnl.. whether it woold se^e the
nltimate parposes of peato,’’ t*®'
Tbttto «ald.
Ss,-,.
Attorney Archie Elledge
Will Head School Home
Coming Program
A home coming and special
Junior Order service will be held
at Mountain 'View -high school on
Sunday, October 24, it was learn
ed today from C. B. Blllw, county
snperintendent of schools.
' A**^® ^1®^6®> a native of the
Moantain View community and
now a prominent attorney in
Winston-Salem, will head Kite
home coming program beginning
at 11 o’eloek. iUl former students
of Mountain-^ew-.-'iesideats and
former resident ol the commun
ity and all friends of the school
al^ Wfged to attend th© all-day
servlea and be prepared for the
picnic dinner at noon.
The afternoon program will .he
featured by the .preeentatlon of a
Bible and flag to the eohbol by
the Junior Order. Anpt. iSiaford.
of the Junior Order hom©'a{ Uk-
tngton, wilt he pree^wlth a full
band from that InstitnUbn'. '
AirMaBWedf
Being (HMorved*^
Throi^^rt State
Letters Mail Plan* Tuee- .
day Must
By~9A.M.
*■
EXPECT LARGE NUMBBK
Will Be Mailed From NoiA
Wllkesboro;’Special Ca^fcs
ets Available ^
Tomorrow (Tueeday) will ho a
red letter day'for North WiUme-
boro becanse It wijl mark '(hec;
first time in tho history of the
city that a mall plane -^lU make
an official stop at the local ato-
port. ,
’The visit of the mall plshe to
pick up mall from the North WH-
kesboro postetfic© Is -part of a
state wide observance of “Air
Mall Week” inaugurated to bet
ter acquaint the people with this
fast service provided by the fed
eral government.
Postmaster J. C. Reins advised
this afternoon that all letters to
be dispatched on the mail piano
should be In the postoffice by
nine o’clock a. m. and it is hoped
that the people of the city and
surrounding communities will
patronize the air mail. liberally
before the visit of the plane, -ftto*- •
Dial cachets are available at tho
postoffice.
However, it is pointed ont that
“Air Mall Week” will conttou*
through Saturday, October: It,
and it is believed that -North
Carolina, birthplace of avtatioa.
will observe the event ■with'ffloro
patronage of the air mall than
ever before.
North Wilkesboro Is on ; route
number two in the state* and tho
plane which will step (hero'wIU
make stops at-.-$hs^’’^tDllQwiig
points: Charlot^'#tJi. .
cSeit^fJ' ft?3
tain 11:55, and back to Cbap-
lotte 12:25 p. m. '
This afternoon approximate^
1,000 letters had been deposited
in the North Wilkeaboro postof-
flce to be dispatched on tb© plana
Tuesday, and it is hoped that
Tuesday morning letters will
swell the total to 1,500, threa
times the estimate given by Post
master Reins when he was first
contacted relative to a visit of a*
air mail plane here.
J. B. Williams is Air Mall
Week chairman tor North Wilkeo-
boro and has devoted much time
and effort in securing support for
the event.
Eugene Sloop
Funeral Service
Funeral services were held
Monday afternoon at two o’clock
for Eugene Sloop, young man of
ttbis city 'who was fatally injured
in an auto accident last Sunday
morning on highway 421.
Eugene Sloop was born April
30, 1916. Surviving him are his
wife, Mrs. Beatrice Blankenship
Sloop: father and mother, Mr.
and Mrs. W. M. Sloop; six broth
ers, Arlle, Pilmoore, Alvin, Clyde,
Dean, John Sloop; four sisters,
Mae, Inabelle, Rosalie and Kath-
rlne.
Pallbearers w © r e; Maurice
Walsh, Loyd Phillips, Paul OH-
reath, Donal Patterson, Ira 6k»-
make, Ed Gregory.
The beautiful floral trltpito
was in dbarge of Mrs. 'W, R. Jgto
Hargue, assisted by .Ruth-,CXWIJV'
ford, Mamie Hays,-Glean;Craw
ford, Dare Bumgamer, Mrs. Im
Shnmake, Verda Roop,, DeliMa
Roop,. Elmoala Soop, , Oorqlky
Blankenship, Eva iCranford, Doro
thy Cranford, Mrs. Paul GlInath.V.
Irene Walsh, Hasel Eller. , Opal^“
Holbrook, Mrs. R. LJTinfstoaJdf;
Mrs. Rnssel Lackey, Mrs. Nora .
Shepard. ^ - t
Friends from out-of-town -pres
ent were: Mr. and Mrs. J. C.
Woodburn, of , Gresashoro; Mr.
and Mi*. J. P. Walsh,- Mt. Pleas- :
ant; Mr. and Mrs. Prank Claa-
ton, IHkln; Venfi|a
Greensboro,
Hamptpnvilto
A. Crawford,*
Glean CrawfiiA^
aid' Mrs, Dt 0, ’
tonvllle, Mr,, and i
i^ili««eb oC- l
Dorothy Blanks