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' tteoahtoft
iffiTan toul^t
’ jijii' faHirt* th* a^tl*l3dicMi>r bill
irllt p«u In tbft preeent special
jMcaton ot Oongreu. “Tbey*re do-
ins a lot of tlllbasterl^ on ' it
ifisht now,” DoujAton nald. **Mity
I take Bomo Umo, bnt It'll go
tluongh.” The way things are
' igolng now indicates the present
MMtion may last until June, he
Mid.
mjRT IN CRASH
fiontkem Pines, Nov. 81.—Dr.
jr. U. Boldrldge, of Charlotte,
flying a Ryan all-metal mono
plane in the final event of today’s
dedicatory program of the Knoll-
,Wood airport, crashed up on the
final lap and was seriously in
jured. Attendants at the Moore
hospital said tonight that
flBAdOldridge, president of the
Carollnas Aero club suffered con
cussion of the brain, facial lace-
ratioaa ard minor injuries to the
right deg. “
iPPlP
SHOT TO PBATH
Sea Island, Ga., Nov. 21.—
Howard Elarle Coffin, textile
operator and form,^ automobile
nuagnate, was found shot to death
la a bedroom of his winter home
here today. J. D. Compton, gen
eral manager of the Sea Island
oojDpany ot which Coffin was
ho^^ chairman, said he found
tbf C4-yesu'-old Industrialist dead
on the floor of his bedroom a-
Bt 10 o’clock this raornine. A
5I0 bullet had pierced Cof-
■m’s head and his hunting rifle
was found beside him.
WORK ON BILL
> Washington, Nov. 21.—Farm
leaders on Capitol Hill resorted
to. extraordinary measures today
to get a crop control bill before
a congress which so far has had
attle work to do. Though Sun-
sy work is rare on "the hill,”
|agricull,nre committeemen were
kaummohed to labor all day on
Such prohlenia as ‘‘voluntary” vs.
‘‘compd^r^* ■ control, economy
|;vs. apendl^ and other questions
the drafting
HOUDAYTRADE
•^Ralelgh, Nov. 21.—Predictions
Of the man behind the counter
and th© tycoon in the counting
[>use—backed up by cold statis-
Jcs — indicate North Carolina
merchants will do a brisk holiday
trade this year. Despite the stock
market slump, curtailment of
textile production and low cotton
prices, ilnaucial conditions are as
good as they w'ere last year, if
not better, business leaders said.
sections, the chant of
th« tobacco auctioneer and the
clink of cash registers sounded a
, aymphony of ‘‘happy days.”
GETS TEN MILUON
Somerville, N. J., Nov. 21.—-A
girl became 25 at midnight to
night and got a handsome birth
day, present but was not excited
and would rather not talk about
It, which would be unusual ex-
,cept for these two facts: The
girl was Doris Duke Cromwell.
[The preeent was some ten to
ritighteen millions of dollars: ‘‘Yes,
[^1^ knows It’s a lot of money.”
»yjfl. R. Cromwell, author
“economist who married the
Duke tobacco heiress February
IS, 1935, said tonight, but she is
kind of young yet to decide what
lAe is going to do with It.”
SnaAlinimMr Get
Pimn SeiitdDces
In NovemberTenn
Of Feder^ Court
Court Began This
With Judge JohmoB^'J.
Hayea Pretiding
TO CLEAR CALENDAR
Judge Cecil Wycbe Held
Court Until Noon
Thursday
Alexander tToSlcott
, Toto Ciier Chrfc*ina8^^wfe
lORO, N. o:, M(^ATy H6V. 2*rM«7' • tl.ftO
emasusaUBrssraessHSBs:^^
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OFTiSWi
tor
Federal court In Wilkesboro
today began the second week of
the November term with Judge
Johnson J. Hayes presiding.
Due to Judge Hsyee’ being 111
with severe cold Judge Cecil
Wyche, of Spartanburg, S. C.,
opened court last Monday and
continued until ’Thursday when
Judge Hayes reeumed bis duties.
District Attorney Carlisle Hig
gins said this morning when
court convened that 'there are a-
bout a doen cases remaining on
the calendar. It was expected that
several would be jury' trials.
Few have been sentenced to
prison during the term and many
suspended sentences with proba-
out by
^To'liidl Lotcs Millie Of {^imds
• - . .W.-> '.I.--
^ The popular anthor, critic, and comnientator, .^exand^ Wpollcott,
who generously donated a radio talk to the 1937 C^istmaaMil cam
paign, is seen above as he made the record that will be radio
stations throughout the country from ’Thanksgiving to GittifUlSSB.
ik
^ Trained In the old school *■ oi
eoMclentiquB honesty, Mrs, R. ML,
Plnloy, young resident ot this,
city despite her 87 years, pdr-
ehased a' hunting license so she
can go fox bunting ^th-.^ slsar
conscience. . . . , _ ^
When Mrs.’Finley ronid Ig sthtfr-
ment in l%e Joarnal-Fstriot to
the effect that the 'state" gtaao
laws, required fox hunters to ob
tain hunting license she purchas
ed license, over protests of rela
tives and friends who told her
that she did not have to buy a
license.
‘‘I can hear just as good as
ever and enjoy the music of th^
hounds as much as anyone andllR.
am going to buy a license,” she
said.
So if you should see state hunt
ing and fishing license number
72086 it belongs to Mrs. R. M.
(Continued on page eight)
MBS. R. M. FINIiBY
tlon terms were meted
Judge Wyche
Paul Armstrong, Charlie Haig
and Eli Grimes were eentenced to' losis the year
serve a year and a day in the re- round,
formatory at ChlUlcothe, Ohio, j
Coy Love, Glen Redman and
Romas Billings drew sentences In
jail during the latter part of the
first week of the term.
ZTZTr ChmfmosSealsl
December
budget. The
funds they
provide In
December
fight tubercu-
Buy and Uis Them
Officers Searching
For ^Diamond’ Bob
Sheriff C. T. Doughton and
deputies during the past few days
have been searching for "Dia
mond” Bob Vannoy, muited .
alleged leader of a .t^rji(||u '
been prlntfnt^^^Tflnt'traSsffrg 60 >r
more forged checks on Montgom
ery Ward & Co. Vannoy has not
b'jen located and the opinion has
been expressed that he has left
the state. Vannoy’s home is lo
cated near Vannoy postoffice.
1938 Auto Tags
On Sale Dec. 1
Mrs. Henry Landon Is In
Charge of License Bureau
For This Territory
Automobile license plates for
193S will go on sale on Decem
ber 1 this year Instead of Decem
ber 15 as in former years.
Mrs. Henry Landon is in
charge the Iicen.se bureau for
this territory and the bure.au is
Installing Traffic
L^hts on Comers
Hope to Have System Work
ing by December 1; Pre
liminary Work Done
Preliminary work on installa
tion of r;b*fflc lights la North
ddrtbg the past tow days and the
task, will bo pushed to comple
tion In order to have the signals
working to facilitate traffic dur
ing the pre-holiday rush, it was
learned Saturday from J. E.
Walker, chief of police.
Overhead lights will be placed
at intersections of Tenth and D,
Ninth and D, Sixth and D and
Sixth and B. Corner lights will
be Installed at intersection of
Tenth and B and Ninth and B.
Mrs. H. C. Walker
Is Taken By Death
Mrs. Nora Walker, wife of H.
C. Walker, died Sunday and fu
neral service was held this after
noon at Bethany church.
Mrs. Walker is survived by her
husband and the following chil
dren: Police Chief J. E. Walker,
located at Landon’s Super Serv-: of this city; L. E. Walker, North
Wilkesboro route 1; Mrs. W. H.
Tevepaugh, Gilreath; E. A. Walk
er, Union Grove; Mrs. Clarence
Hays, North Wilkesboro; Frank
'V\''alker, Noith Wilkesboro; Mrs.
Bonnie Easher, and H. C.' Walk
er, Jr., Gilreath.
Mrs. Walker was a daughter
of the late Mr. and Mrs. Elbert A.
Hendren and was well known in
this city where she made her
home for many years.
ice now occupying their new
building on Ninth .‘•.treet.
The license will cost slightly
less this year, due to a reduction
written Into law by the. 1937 leg
islature. The rate was reduced
from 40 to 35 cents per hun
dredweight.
Cards are now being mailed to
car owners by the state bureau
of interaal revenue.
IJUCE END» IN DEATH
Chicaco, Nov. 21.—An-80-mlle-
^|0-hour automobile chase over
' ro^s ended today in a crash,
8bo1?^d the death of Warren
Bchtlr Stanley, 10-year-old stu-
Sent at the Missouri Military
fgcademy in Mexico, Mo. The pnr-
jpuers. Highway Patrolmen Wil-
im Hogan and Walter Healy,
»rted the youth’s car skidded
a light pole in suburban
yn. As they approached the
sped machine, they added,
jpy bsisrd gunfire and found the
‘‘slumped over the driving
a bullet wound -in his
lit temple. Beside him on the
Bt seat, the officers said, lay
Sp'.4S caliber pistol and in a pock-
was a note addressed to “Dear-
iirUBg.,aweetheart.” i
jCam. Damaged
iSunday
.Tw.j: cars, _ one occupied by
il^ and Sam Segraves and the
r by « Mr Absher, c'^llld'^-'
lujia Treat of tWa alty, te
421 Sunday. Both cars
damaged but no one
ly bui’t, although Mr,
Old Custom Revived
Will Present Bible
And Flag To Millers
Cre6k School Nov. 25
luatmliied minor injuriaa.
bvaa irare arreated fol-
aAM
I’j
pk for.tha if$7 Chriatmaa
.^win ka arrirlag aooa
Old Timers will remember with
many a fond yearning the old-
fashioned custom of kissing the
girl who found a r^ ear of com
at the "husking bee.” And ac
cording to the above, it’s an old-
tathjojied custom that’s being re-
3rd Month Pa^ll
In School S^em
Went Out F^y
Teachers And Other l^ohool
Employes In County
$30,000 For Monl
Accident Toll
In Wilkes County
During Past Week
INJURED
DEAD -
Third month payroll to
ers and others employed
school system for the third
went out Friday, it was hjlftod
today from C. B. Eller, dointy
superintendent of schools.
The third month payralkk^*
ed slightly over $30,0801 .fiMld
vouchers were ready for
on the day the school m( vras
same. date, facilitating p^olls
and reports, hut some few schools
have experienced minor interrup
tions in schedules due to the
roads being flooded during recent
heavy rains.
New Hope council number 278
of Jr. O. U. A. M. will present a
Bible and flag to the Millers
Creek high school on ’Thanksgiv
ing Day, Thursday, November 25,
in a special service beginning at
ten o’clock.
While the New Hope council is
in charge of the service the an-' Laughlln,
nouncement emphasized that Jun-) Russel Hodges,
iors from all councils are urged) In the business session of the
to be present and participate in | club it was voted to send Thanks-
the service. The public also has a | giving greetings and a turkey to
cordial invitation to attend, Rev. C. W. Robinson, aged mln-
As a special entertaining fea-! later who has not been able to
ture fife and drum music will be j attend meetings during the past
furnished by local talent. | several weeks.
Business Cycle
Subject Speech
Secretary-Treasurer Hosiery
Manufacturers Associa
tion Speaker Here
Speaking Friday before the
North Wilkesboro Klwanls club,
Taylor R. Durham, secretary-
treasurer of the Southern Hos
iery Manufacturers asBOclatlon,
said that the ‘'everlasting busi
ness cycle is inevitable, inexor
able and unalterable, like the ris
ing and setting of the sun and
that to undertake to correct the
cycle is like trying to change the
law of gravitation.”
He said that there are two
schools of thought relative to
business conditions. In 1927 the
principal school of thought was
that there will be nb. more de
pressions. In 1929 a 4>ad one be
gun which continued until the
upturn In 1934. He said that
those who would try to wipe
away the business cycle by pass
ing laws face an impossible task.
To support his contentions he
called attention to depressions in
1837, 1852, 1893, 1907, 1921
and 1929. He did not blame the
government or any policies of the
various administrations for the
business slumps.
P. W. Bshelman, who Is pres
ident of the Southern Hosiery
Manufacturers association, was
in charge of the program. Guests
of Mr. Eshelman were *r. G. Mc-
B. L. Blackman and
Everything In Readiness For lioiu-
Ramblers Clash Here on
Wednesday afternoon, 3:15,
is the time and the fairgrounds
Is the place for the annual
Wilkes county football classic,
the North WUkeelKwro-Wltkee-
Ikwo game.
In addition to beiii8f,the big
sporto event j>f the season tt is
homecoming day for both
schools and an nniisiially large
cronrd^is expected. '
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Both teams wwe reported to
be In good condition
all players ready to He tbeir
utmost In ihoifameithat la .Ufc
waya feattWd br^^wotlUNf-
ing.and -keen rfyakU^..
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pa0B s6t J> W
Man Found Dead
.Sunday At StiD
Coroner’a Verdict That Mc-
Kialey Jarvis Died From
Drink and Exposnre
McKinley Jarvis, ago 83, was
fonnd dead at a still on the
Brushy Mountains Sun day
wt» loqn* to %
■ ',’«e"n4s»*
to people of the comninatty
and Ooroner I. M. Myers was
called. He noUfled Sheriff C.
T. Doughton who went to de
stroy the laiT^ still and 8,000
gallons of beer within 20 feet
of the dead body.
The Coroner said that the
man had probably been dead
for several hours and since
there was no evidence of foul
play he decided that he died
from the effect of drink and
frmn exfiosiire. Jarvis had last
been seen on Saturday morn
ing.
Althougli several people had
gathered at the still officers
fonnd the usual lack of knowl
edge of distilleries among the
bystanders and at that time
were unable to find out on
whose land the illicit plant was
located.
Ranks 51st
AmongCountiesof
Natitm In Apples
R^ort Of Fsu-m Census
Gives Interesting Infor
mation About Orchards
Wilkes county ranks Slat a-
mong all counties In the nation
in number of apple trees, a report
of the census department at
Washington, H. C., shows.
The 1930 census showed thSt
there were 806,691 apple trees
In Wilkes and at that time the
county ranked* 49th among coun
ties of the nsUon.
The farm Census taken In
1936 showed. Rilkes to have
263,976 apple trees.
The pj^uctloa of ,
1M6, ewnms 'Ahewed,
MJevefS
Pfi^gramFor
CountP'Agen^ And Qtl^P*
Wni Riptain Proviskma^
^ of Co^nf
TO BE
Each' FamMF
What To i>o >Td,
Maximum PagrmMlitf-^^
‘‘The 1938 fjim progmm will
)>e much ditfsmpt^ifrDnL iMo-
gram this year .and we-wiM sva-
ry farmer in 'WiTkes codnfy wko
is eligible ta^^i^ra hto mSirimpas
payment and jh so doing improve
his farm,” Co^ty Agent Dna
Holler said tway,'in announdag
meetings in central commnnltlw
for the purpoMi' ot explaining tbs
program for next year.
Talking farther about the 1988
plans the county agent said that
the office Intends to go over
plans with each farmer In a sp»>
cial effort to help him plan"
his farm operations so as to earn
the maximum payment.
A goal will be set for each
farm and every- farmer 'will ho
given every encouragement to
reach the goal;- which will carry
the maximum payment. The 1988
program will be more simple, he
said.
Mr. Holler and Lawrence Mil
ler, who handles the technical
end, will fill appointments at the
following places and ask every
farmer to attend one of the meet
ings; Mount Pleasant school No
vember 29; Millers Creek school
November 39; Mountain View
school December 1; Traphin
school December 2; Ronda school
December 3.
All meetings will be held at
7:30 p. m. ^
meetlu8|:;^.wklcli^
my.
about 18,000
hushels less than In 1930.
Yakima county In the state ot
Washington ranks first with 1,-
802,977 trees and production ot
almost 13,000,000 bushels.
Will Hold Singing
Thanksgiving Day
County-Wide Singing Will
Be Held At The Court-
' house in Wilkesboro
Several singing classes, quar
tets and others who render gos
pel music and like to bear it are
expected to gather at the court
house in Wilkesboro Thanksgiv
ing Day for the semi-annual coun-
Jarvis was a son of the late ty-wide singing.
—V. n I.V L. Bumgarner, chairman
the organiation, said that a suc
cessful singing is anticipated and
invited all singers to attend and
take part.
Sessions are held twice yearly,
on the fourth of July and on
Thanksgiving Day.
James and Fannie Prevette
Jarvis, of the Windy Gap sec
tion and Is survived by his wife
and six children, Oolnnibus,
Reba, Joseph, Effie, Gurney
and Fannie Jane. Jarvis. Also
surviving are six brothers and
sisters, Marcus, John, .4Ians-
fleld and George Jarvis, Mrs.
Nettle Anderson and Mrs. Mary
Johnson.
Fnneral service was held
this morning at Mt. Mnat
chnrob.
To Begin Revival
At Union Church
Mrs. C. L. Steidley To AsaUt
In Series Of Services,
Pastor Announces
Revival services will begin at
Union Methodist church on Sun
day night, November 28, it was
announced today by the pastor.
Rev. A. W. Lynch.
Mrs. C. L. Steidley, of High
Point, evangelist who spends all
her time assisting in meetings In
the Methodist conference, Wl)l.:
assist the pastor in the revly^t
and do tjie preaching.
Mrs. Steidley assisted in revly-r.
als at the North feukesboro ailff
Wilkesboro Methodist churches
last year and was enthusiastical
ly received -by the cOBgrogsUons
here and In all the’’ meeting
where she has helped- u
met with exceptional success to
,evangellstlo work..
The meeting B . ginning Su'na^
will continue through the FdA
and the public'has-a cordtol^'to*
rkatlon to »11. oerrifle#;
. ' .u.t' • - ' -- —
■"^TlutolmUWln* I>*y marlai the
bwij™ «' ttlrv-llnt W-
8Mal sale to this eountrys
-a.
of
As Fury Mounts
Shaoghsi,r. Charges, and
counter-charges ire'lietog hurled
thick and fut ai^ Japiciflese aceuM
Ghliiese, Chliu
nese, of uiriiur
a BOldto# of 'toe
leaf Warfare Dei
ing what Is alli
woe gas shell
mortar to a reeel
rue. ■ ■ ®
.sieeas^ J apar
Ida; gi^ Hei^ is
IlpponsM Chem-
examto-
be a Chl-
a trench.
others - famiHsr wfth ' the ^ hfrtt
plan for 1938 will be prasflsigi
will be held as follows: Boomer,-
Ferguson and Moravian Falls. De
cember 6; Parsonvllle, Wllbar
and Vannoy, December 7; Mul
berry, Walnut Grove and Austin,
December 8; Pleasant Ridge.
Benham and Roaring River, De
cember 9; Clingman, Temple IDU
and Mt. Sinai, December 10.
The series oL educational meet
ings will be climaxed with a
county-wide gathering to which
all farmers are urged to attend.
The county-wide meeting will be
held at tb-e courthouse in Wilkes
boro on Saturday, December 11.
ten o’clock.
It is very important, the coun
ty agent said, for all farmers to
attend one or more of these
meetings.
Man Is Robbed
In Hotel Lobby
Negro Porter Tells Tale Of
Money Being Taken
From Sibilee Turner
Police here have been isvesU-
gating the report of a robbery en
Friday night in the lobby ef- Ho
tel Wilkes. -
SIbllee Turner, Wilkesboro
man, said thst he stepped into
the lobby sometime after mid
night and went to sleep In ,a
chair. When he awakened, he
said, $27.50 was gone from his
pockets.
Leroy Davis, colored porter,
told a tale of how. someono stepp
ed into the lobby, went through
Turner’s pockets and started out.
The porter said he called to him
but the man ran and Davis- fol
lowed him to a point near toe
railroad crossing.'Davis said'he
caught the man and after sohie
blows were exchange that- he'
made his escapp, 17101. .portec
the thief was n-Ytoite fsaa >qt he
did not know isho he tjras,'■
Jail Condemned: In
Summer Approv^
‘ By The Inspector
The IVilkes county ]ai1,_ eoV
demned about three ntpatto
as a place
eii,. ■waa approved
speetlon one daOut '
jOU -irasn^lbiiddiBgd -1|hr ;
vafri«|u;reaaoiia^l|i^'Uieto|pHib-
tlra' qras .mate '^nir^ fto* ritjUr
mer but toe iWietoir te'litf tost
rislC M theli^" -'Wtosr
'^d. Jhfd; ou^tul’ toe
psoyemantB. Uadibaen. mads, tap
painting ths Intarkw. p
Shanghai bat-fltoputy Wtaflald HkMo hum-
charge nf toe Jau ^
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