Published Mondixs
)RO, N. C:T raUKSDAY* OCT.
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1987
After'Trip to West ^Co«»t
Pre^oit' Sa^ Needs of
Session Urgent
Washington, Oct. 12.—Preei-
dont Roosevelt called a special
session of Congress today to con
sider legislation wbkh he said
ectiora
Not Be Heard
Plaintiff Hat Not Put Up $250 Demanded
By Judge O. O. Efird, Referee
Of Action
Due to the fact that the plain
tiff in the Swarlngen versus
Poplin election snlt has not put
up the f260 In. advance on ret-
woald staibllize the Income of the | jgg aaked iby Judge 0
farmer and increase the Income > ajxpolnted by Judge J
of the lovrer-pald employee of
.AsaeHcan Industry.
To these tasks he added:
1. Land utilisation legislation
—^the spreading of the TVA Idea
to other sections of the country.
t. Reorganisation of the execu-
e branch of the government.
3. (Tentatively) anti-monopoly
legislation.
“J s^l ask this special session
to consider ‘Immediately," the
President said In one of his fire
side broadcasts tonight, "certain
Important legislation 'which my
recent trip through the nation
convinces me tha American peo
ple Immediately need.
"This does not mean that oth
er legislation, to which I am not
roCerrlng tonight, is not import
ant ‘for our national well-being.
But, other legislation can be
more readily discussed at the
regular soeslon.”
To Convene November 15
Congress will convene In speci
al session November 15 instead
of waiting until the regular ses
sion in January.
The PrMident announced the
signing of a proclamation calling
the special session at a two-min-
ute press conference late in the
afternoon.
In his speech tonight he declar
ed those who appose calling
Congress into session are fearful
of letting democracy operate, and
repeated previous assurances
that the administration is con
cerned not with abolishing prop
erty but Increasing the number
of property owners.
And, In addition, be referred
.Id'tw4mwlg« affalvut'with *
statement that America must
"actively’’ seek peace, and that
'Ihe Is doing so by participating
In the forthcoming international
conference on the situation re
sulting from Japan’s undeclared
war in China.
Citizens Discuss
Building Project
Many Attend Meeting Call
ed By Mayor in Wilkes-
boro Tuesday Night
To let federal authorities know
that local citizens appreciate the
appropriation for an addition to
the federal building in Wllkes-
boro and to urge that the pro
ject be started as early as pos
sible, many citizens' of Wilkes-
boro met on Tuesday night in
response to a call for a meeting
of Interested parties.
The meeting was called by
Mayor J. F. Jordan and many
leading citizens of the town tooji.
part in the discussions. Among
the speakers was J. G. Hackett,
of this city, highway commission
er who has always shown much
Interest in public improvements.
A committee was named to
draft resolutions to be forward-
e d to Representative Walter
Lambeth, who was instrumental
In securing the appropriation,
and officials In the trewury de
partment' In charge ot public
building plans.
Various other public improve
ments were discussed in the
meeting.
Clement to hear the evidence
and report to the court, the hear
ing is not expected to begin Mon
day.
Judge Efird, of Winston-Sal
em, asked that each side in the
election controversy put up 2260
each to apply on referee fee.
'The plaintiff, It was learned
unofficially today, has not com
plied with the request and Judge
Eifird has refused to begin the
case until the money Is paid In
advance.
It la understood that the plain
tiff takes the position that the
referee’s fees will be a part of
the cost of the case, for which
the plaintiff filled bond in the
sum of $1,000 at the beginning
of the action. 'They have offered
to Increase the amount of the
cost bond If asked to by the
court. It is said.
The defendant has complied
with demands that $250 be ad
vanced to pay on the referee’s
fee.
Supremacy Of Wilkes Products Is
Evidenced At State Fair This Week
Reqinre Permit
To Bum Brash
County Fire Warden Cites
Law Relative to Setting
Fires .(^ear Woods
Homer Brookshire, county
..gas* and forest protector, calls
attention to the state law require
lag any person setting a fire
within 600 feet of woodlands to
Urst secure a permit from the
county warden or a deputy. The
datee when a person must have
a permit are between October 16
and December 1.
Permits may be secured with
out cost from Mr. Brookshire or
the following deputlee: Coy EL
ler, Pnrlear; J. H, Stamper, Mb-
Orady; Shappard, Fergu
son; j. R. Calloway, Honda; H.
T.
Memorial Service
For Late Minister,
Rev. I. C. Woodruff
A memorial service in honor
of the late Rev. I. C. Woodruff
will be held at Mountain View
Baptist church Sunday night, Oc
tober 17. The service will begin
jat 7:30 and the public Is cor-
'dlally invited. Included in the
service will be talks by mitiisters
Woodruff.
and other friends of Rev. Mr.
Rev. W. E. Gmiey
Passes Suddenly;
Funeral Friday
Died Wednesday Morning
At Home In Wilkesboro;
Rev. William Ernest Llnney,
age 54, Baptist minister and au
thor. died suddenly at 9:30 a.
Wednesday at his home In
Wilkesboro. He had been enjoy
ing apparently good health and
death was attributed to a heart
attack.
He was born in Alexander
county, a son of the late Joseph
W. and Sue Smith Linney, a
member of one of western North
Carolina's most widely known
families. He graduated from
Concord high school and com
pleted his scholastic education
at Wake Forest College.
For 32 years he sen-ed vari
ous churches in this part of the
state as pastor and his ability to
proclaim the gospel from the pul
pit was widely recognized. At the
time of his death he was pastor
of Ronda, Zion, Flatrock, and
Pilot Mountain Baptist churches,
having served the latter church
22 years. Other churches which
he had served as pastor included
Wilkesboro 7 years, Jonesville,
Walnut Grove, Oakwoods, Little
River, Hiddenite, Bethany and
Yadkinvllle.
To his many friends through
out Northwestern North Carolina
news of the death of Rev. Mr.
Llnney was received as an oc
casion of sadness.
He was for 12 years postmaster
at Wilkesboro, retiring in 1933.
During the latter years of bis
life he devoted considerable time
to writing and his book, “School
of the Prophets,” has had much
distribution in this part ot the
State.
He was married in 1906 to
Miss Florence Poole, ot Alex
ander county. Mrs. Linney, six
sons and six daughters survive:
Ernest, Edgar, Douglas, Donald,
.Toe Baxter and Daniel Armfield
Linney, all of Wilkesboro, Mrs.
Herbert Wall, of Charlotte, Mrs.
W. K. Sturdivant, of North Wil
kesboro, Mrs. John Cashlon
Misses Lillian, Carolyn Sue and
Betty Jean Linney, ot Wilkes
boro. Also surviving are six sis
ters: Mrs. Claude Wllkerson,
Hickory; Mrs. T. P. Clendenning,
Taylomllle; Mrs. Eldgar Mears,
Clarkton; Mrsi. Cora Walton,
Duncan, Oakla.; Mrs. Jim Deal,
Rural Hall; Mrs. C. E. Mahaffey,
Stony Point.
Funeral service will be con
ducted at the home Friday after
noon, three o’clock. In charge of
Rev. E. V. Bnmgmmer, of Tay
lorsville, and assisted by Rev. C.
C. Holland, also ot TUylorsvUle.
All ministers ot Wllkea and ad
joining counties are invited to
attend the service In a body.
Burial will bo la Mountain
Park oemetery.
Apples, Corn smd Poultry
Take Major Honors At
State’s Ezposititm
True to form and past history,
products of Wilkes orchards,
farms and poultry houses evi
denced their supremacy In North
Carolina this week by taking
major honors in their respective
classes at the North Carolina
state fair this week.
The fair, operated by the state
department of agriculture. Is said
to be the greatest and most suc
cessful exposition in the history
of the state, particularly respec
tive to agricultural exhibits in all
departments.
D. S. and H. M. Broyhill sup
plied the bulk of apple exhibits
from Wllkeo at the state fair
and won the major premiums of
fered, Including firsts on com
mercial displays and five baskote.
Their prisM follows i
Dk'vA..
First on comma
$60.00; first on beet flv»d)riilliel
basket, $20.00 and sweepstakes,
$10.00; second on best five trays,
$10.00; First on best tray of
Bonum, $3.50; second on beet
tray of Delicious, $2.00; third on
best tray of Golden Delicious,
$1.00; second on best tray ot
Staymans, $2.00; third on best
tray of Wlnesap,i $1.00'; second,
on best tray of any other variety,
$2.00; first on best plate of De
licious, $2.00; first oc best plate
of Bonum, $2.00; first on best
plate of Starking, $2.00; first on
best plate of Golden Delicious,
$2.00; second on best plate of
Grimes, $1.00; first on best plate
of Staymans, $2.00; second on
best plate of Winesaps, $1.00;
first on best plate collection of
not less than ten named varieties,
$10.00.
H. M. BroyhJll. $71.00
Second on commercial display,
$30.00; first on best five trays,
$15.00; first on best tray of ap
ples, $5.00; second on best tray
of Bonums, $2.00; third on best
tray of Staymans, $1.00; first on
best tray of Winesap, $3.50; first
on any other variety, $3.50; sec
ond on best plate of Bonum,
$1.00; second on best plate of
starking, $1.00; second on best
plate of Stayman, $1.00; first on
beet plate of Winesap, $2.00;
second on best plate of any other
variety, $1.00; second on beat
plate collection of ten named va
rieties, $5.00.
In the 4-H club department ex
hibits supplied by Wilkes club
members under supervision of
County Agent Dan Holler won
the county prize on display of
ten 10-ear exhibits of one-ear
variety, first on county exhibit
of yellow corn, and third on coun
ty exhibit of prolific corn. Quen
tin Nichols, of Pnrlear, won first
individual prize for the third
consecutive year. Several Individ
ual prizes were won by other
members.
Complete reports on prizes won
by Wilkes poultry were not avail
able today.
Date
Witt
1937
I Cities^ In
’fc.-
Farmers Urged To Plant
Soil Conaerring Crop* to
Earn Paymepts
' &■
CHECKINp. COMPUANCE
Supenrifora Have Viait*
ed All Fantia Within
FevkWneka
Unless th^ plant soil conserv
ing crops bebveen now and Oc
tober 31 a few of the 3,000
farmers In Wllkaa county who
signed work sheets to participate
in the soil conservation program
will not he paid, it watl learned
today from the '4tlee ot the coun
ty demonstratiou agent,
They may divert^ their .acreage
from soil d^letlng' crops but un
less they plant toll conserving
crops they will not get their di
version paymaut.
The deadllaa?? for complying
with the proviMcins for payment
Is Octo^r 91 and farmers are
encouraged to earn every ^ pay
ment possible^ .TT,
Work ot checklag compliance
has been progressing rapidly dur
ing the past several'‘5 days but
supervisors have, not visited all
farms. However, those who have
not been visited will receive a
call from the supervisors within
a few weeks.
Aerial maps of Edwards, Trap-
hill, Somers and parts ot New
Castle townships have not arrived
but are expected In time to pre
vent delay' in checking. .
Meanwhile the work Is pro
gressing as rapidly as possible
and payments, are ^expected, ear
lier than last yisii*.
Shoulder To
Chicago . . , Alfred M. Landpn (left) and Herbert
“in agreement on every essential problem, both of the county ana of
the parly,” declares former Illinois Governor Prank 0« Lowden after
a conference of all thiw at Lofwdcn's home recentiy, A second get-
together is rumored to be, scheduled for the near future.
Frank Hancock Enters Senatorial
Race Against Bob Reynedds in 1938
StaoeMcamtain
Oyster Supper And
Weiner Roast 15th
The Episcopal church will
sponsor an oyster supper and
welner roast Friday evening, Oc
tober 15, beginning at 6 o’clock
at the Community clubhouse In
Wilkesboro. The proceeds of sup
per to go to t'ne upkeep of the
. old cemetery around the church.
The public is cordially Invited to
attend. Price of supper, stew 25
cents and plate 60 cents.
WoridTrehsarer
ley
Grove
i
Announcement was made this
week of the Union Stone Moun
tain Singing association meeting
to be held with Plney Grove Bap
tist church near Dockery on the
fifth Sunday, October 81. ’The
announbeuihnt was made by J. A.
Gilliam, chairman.
The day’s program will open
at ten o’clock with devotional by
the pastor. Rev. L. E. Sparks.
All singing classes and quartets
are invited to attend and take
part. A successful event is antici
pated.
Doughton Is Out
Of Senate Race
Veteran Solon Says He Will
Not Enter Race Against
Senator Reynolds
LABOR IN CONFAB
Denver—Organized labor’.s an
tagonism to the wages and hours
bill which failed of passage lu
the last session of Congress
emerged today as the issue I of
the third day of the American
Federation of Labor convention.
Labor chiefs her® privately , ex
pressed dissatisfaction wlth'‘’^tlie
measure, and there were detirite
indications that It would be the
target of vigorous attacks at the
Representative R. L. Doughton,
who has been widely and promi
nently mentioned as a candidate
for the senatorial seat now held
by Senator Robert R. Reynolds,
said, in Washington, D. C. Wed
nesday that he Is not a candi
date.
Many of his friends through
out the state had urged the vet
eran ninth district representa
tive to enter the senatorial race
and he expressed the opinion that
he might run It there was no oth
er opponent to dehator Reynolds.
His statement saying that he will
not be a candidate followed the
announcement of Representative
Frank Hancock’s candidacy.
Action Dbinissed
By Si^reme Court
The unit entitled W. E. Harris
et al vs. J,. F, Jordan et al, taken
to the supreme court on demur
rer at the fall term,'was'dismiss
ed by the high court and Judge
J. H. Qiemeots who overruled the
dMenda^t's demurrer in superior
court was reversed.
'■ It was not learned' tod^
wbethei^'a new action will ibe
started or net. BmiHrmced in the
snlt Is claim tor' salaries dne old
offieiala ot the town who were
oat of offie» by ddeteions of
Judges Olements and Phillips,
hands of the big metal of. whogi reversed, by
and building departments; ^
Indicated That “Farmer
Bob’’ Doughton Will Not
Enter Senate Race
Asheville, Oct 12.—Congress
man Frank W. Hancock of Ox
ford today announced his candi
dacy for the Democratic nomina
tion as United States senator.
He issued his formal announce
ment in Asheville—the home city
of the incumbent, -^nator Robert
R. Reynolds, who has revealed
his Intentions to seek re-election.
Cjb.ngreesman Hancock’s brief
ani^ncement follows:
“I ami a candidate for the
Democratic nomihdtion a». ,'^nited
State W. C. T. U. WUl Con-
vene Here Friday, Sat
urday and Sunday
The national temperance edu
cation fund plan will be present
ed by Mrs. Margaret C. Munn,
Evanston, 111., national and
world treasurer of the Woman’s
Christian Temperance Union at
the annual meeting of the North
Carolina W. C. T. U., which will
he opened in North Wilkesboro
Friday. Mrs. W. B. Lindsay, of
Winston-Salem, president ot the
North Carolina organization, will
preside at the sessions.
She said today that loading
features of the convention will
be, in addition to the address of
Mrs. Munn, a state medal con-
bjst. a memorial service for mem
bers who have died during the
past year, reports of department
heads on work of the year and
formulation of plans for the en
suing year.
Mrs. Munn is scheduled to
make three addresses. One will
be an inspirational speech on
Saturday night and she will
speak at services at the First
Baptist church in North Wilkes
boro Sunday morning at 11 o’
clock.
The closing address at the con
vention will be made by Rev. G.
L. Kerr, of Winston-Salem. Mrs,
R. E. Faw, of North Wilkesboro,
is general chairman for conven
tion arrangements.
1,851 Letm
Placed
Plane oh iw^y;
Event ^Sn^
Firit and Pfeoent'^oitninnt*
First inril"
er.
Mayor At Pin—
the past seven yean.
My campaign will be an aggres
sive and vigorous one bat always
maintained on a high plane In
keeping with my concept of the
dignity and responsibilities of the
office.’’
Goes to Shelby
The congressman, who has
made an enviable record as State
and national legislator, spent
several hours in the dty today
and released his announcement
shortly before his departure for
Shelby. In Shelby, he is the guest
of B. W. Royster; his roommate
while a student at the University
tof North Carolina. Mr. Royster
accompanied him to Asheville.
The entry of Congressman
Hancock Into the race as an op-
.ponent ot Senator Reynolds is
expected to eliminate Congress
man Robert L. Doughton and for
mer Senator Cameron Morrison
as potential opponents of the
Asheville legislator. Unless there
are developments not now appar
ent, Senator Reynolds and Con
gressman Hancock will fight it
out for the Democratic nomina
tion at next June’s primary.
Both men are aggressive cam
paigners—and have youth in
their favor. Hancock will be 43
years of age on November 1, and
Reynolds is about nine years old
er.
Wilkes Chickens
Take First Place
Barred rock chickens entered
by the Wilkes hatchery at the
Carollnas Agricultural fair' I»
Charlotte last •week took a large
number of first and second prizes
and was acclaimed the best ex
hibit In the poultry, show.
Prizes In the exhibition class
Included: first on ceickereU sec
ond on ihen; first on old ' pen;
first cockerel and sw^petokeo
award (ellver cup bjrf Amwtean
Poultry Association); second
ynilet; first yowM
■ Barred prbdnetfon^i^ class
prtns.; first a>^ ^ second - cock;
fiflit and seebiid ken; -Bret and
t^nd old p^r first' 'cdckant;
first and second pallet; \ first
EXPECT OTHER UETtiSRS
“Air Mail Week’’ CentiDoea
Through Siitiirdky lA
Thig Steto
As in other thtogs ln^i^kIeh lo
cal people are Interested,, Nortk
Wilkesboro really did set a mark
for others to shoot at in observ
ance of "Air Mall 'Week,’* whlok
began Monday and ebnUnaea
through Saturday In the state.
When the mall plane came to
this city Tuesday morning at
10:10 to pick up mail for the
first time In history a total of
1,851 letters were placed aboard
In the presence of North Wllkes-
boro’s first postmaster, J. R.
Finley; present postmaster, J. C.
Reins; first mayor, A. A. Finley;
and present mayor, R. T. McNlel.
Thus a city with a population
of approximately 6,000 evidences
Its rapid progress In that Its pi
oneer cltlezns >are present and
active along with present leaders.
Johnny Crowell, who has won
tame as a stunt flyer and who
had visited this city on other oc
casions, piloted the small biplane
which picked up the mall on
route number twoi In the state.
A crowd of about 400 iitierest-
ed people were on hand at the
airport as history was made In
the city Tuesday morning.
Included In the 1,861 letters
placed aboard tbe skip here were
27f brought here by gostmortar
Grmksm fnm EUtis —
Soi6De»w
letters from the Nor^k y!tkss»
boro office and' ImmCdlste vicin
ity. - -w;- .
J. B. Williams Is local "Aair
Mail Week" chairman and^ his ef-.
forts to arouse public interest In
the event evidently met with suc
cess. Although complete reports
from other cities were not avsil-
able, it was thought that Nortk
Wilkesboro’s air mail for the
plane visit exceeded the volume
for many of the larger cities la
the state and probably was great
er than the volume mailed in
any city of twice North Wilkes
boro’s size.
Observance of the week con
tinues through Saturday and peo-j
pie are urged to use the fast air i
mail service freely during the I
week. It only cost six cents to I
mail a letter by air mall Unlesa [
its weight exceeds one ounce.
Many Divorces
In October Term
Six Divorce Judgments On
First Day of Court; Oth
ers Follow
A total of nine divorces have
been granted daring the October
term of Wdlkea court which Is
now In progress with Judge J.
H. Clement presiding.
The divorces granted follow;
Lona Callaway versus John Cal
loway: F. O. Austin versus Meda
Austin; L. P. Shumate versus
Cora Shumate; Jessie. "Walker
versus Thurman Walker; W. 8.
Hensley verens Minnie Hensley;
E. D. Jennings versus 'Verda
Jennings; 'Maggie Hutchens ver
sus Tom Hutchens; Nettie Comp
ton versns J. D. Compton; Lwter
Hayes versus Bdvs Hsyes.
ivo years separation was
grounds tor eaoli| divorce.
-^l A fnll account "bf judgments
^ieadeced in conrt wiO be pob-
liohed In Monday’s -Josnal-Pae-
triot.
Kiwanians ToM
About Furaitun
North Wllkeeboro Kiwanians]
and several guests listened ii
tently Friday noon to an addre
by James Ryan, of High Pplnt,j
who told about progress In the
furniture Industry In Amerlc
and especially In North Catolln
One fourth of the bedrooiu'M
dining suites manufactured
America are made In North
olina, Mr. Ryan said,; and :
on to state that New York Is ■
only state making more furnlt
than North Carolina.
Tracing the history ot to
ture making hc| said that fnf
ture wag made' eBtire)y Is boms
until 1848, when Bsws,,lsys'
other wood cutting maching
came into use. It whs np^ unt
1914, however, that-jtarnl*
making In North Carolina re
got under way on a cemmer
scale except foV honic lase..
tobacco and textile Industries
the only ones bigger thsB
furniture Industry In North
Una, be said.
Several tarnitnre makers
guests of clnb membeca frid
They Included Henry Moore,
Quinn, Frank Buck, N. 0. Smo
W. C. Grier and A Ji
M. B. Mdiean was s' EMft.
Spencer l^hsVdsoa.
In the ckibk buslne
A. H. Cnseorf- Jl'. B. Sto»T 4
C.' Reins w«s' nametf
to the'Ldlstirlet
GhsrlofUl 'Qcii)te ft;'
P. M,i,WsBi^
imd; J. B. Cartairai!i(sl
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