a
■ ri~ ~T'—'fn . 1^1 If -.• • ——»*• — - -.
iSiaWOT HAS blazed the trail OP
te Ikws Of
■ITafim
ff lea BFCDBUe
18. —Me«k»a
&> North CaroIl?)ft Increa^
Aiitai U*t ^reek, 896 new liiiec-
^tlOBs Mng reported as compared
' with 181 the week hetore, 221 in
the last week"^*l Noriather and
only 18 cases during the week
ending December 12, 1936.
HOLDS TAX INVALID
New Orleans, Dec. 18.—The
United States fifth circuit court
of appeals held in a far-reaching
decision today that the federal
gorernment had no right to col-
ieet the 10 per cent admission tax
to football games or other ath
letic events at universities ope
rated by a state.
KELLOGG VERY lU.
St. Paul, Minn., Dec. 19.—
Frank B. Kellogg, co-author of
the Kellogg•^Briand peace pact
former World Court Judge,
gravely ill today at his home
lis physician, Dr. J. A.
dd there was "virtually
no hope’ilor his recovery, and
added>'^ is Just a matter of
hours."
if her ft.'
PASS HOUSING BILL
Washington, Dec. IS.— The
house steam-rollered to passage
tonight a Mil designed to stlmu-
laU constracMon and sale of mil
lions of homes in the next iXy'i
years. The measure went to the
senate by a standing vote of 267
to 86. Later, on a roll call vote,
the house confirmed its accept-
of the bill, 326 to 23.
AMBASSADOR DEAD
Baltimore, Dec. 18.—Robert
Worth Bingham, United States
ambassador to Great Britain,
died tonight at the Johns Hop
kins hosplUl, where he under
went a diagnostic operation Tues
day. Bingham died at 7;'21 p. m.,
E.S.T. He was 66 years old. The
ambassador had been a patient at
the hospital since November 25.
ROBBED OF $5,000
Macon, Ga., Dec. 18.—The
theft of 86,000 of a 810,000
shipment of money from a Macon
["who was crltleal
hhdhd hy two negroes. The
Tclerk, W. Clyde Beacham, 43,
employed by the Southeastern
Express company, told police he
ieotras leaving his office early to
day with two packages, each con
taining 85.000, when the negroes
appeared.
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VOL. XXXHi NO. 20 Pabliflhed Mondaya and Thurad^
Appii^titms For
old A^e Help Are
Beii^ Taken DaOy
At Welfare Office
.NOBTH
JOBO.NxC. WBO. 20, 1937 ifliblBi THE WT4TE-4^ OUT
— ^ ~ '
— of _
=Nftth Carol
Welfare Officer and Case
Workers Facing Big Task
In Security Program
MANY ARE APPROVED
Original Estimate of Eligi*
bles May Be Too Small,
Welfare Officer Says
Something of the magnitude of
the work Involved In distribution
of relief and government aid in
various forms can be seen in tlje
fact that the Wilkes county wel
fare office now has 1,559 active
cases.
This means that this number
has been investlgsted. has been
found eligible and are receiving
some form of benefits.
This Includes more than 1,100
on general relief for food and
clothing, temporary aid from the
county, old age assistance, aid to
dependent children and aid to
the blind.
And in addition to the number
of present active cases they have
registered for application 891
aged people and 490 children
who have not been reached in
making out their applications.
Charles McNeill, county wel
fare officer, said that it is pos
sible for him to complete on an
average of four applications dal
ly and that the two cases work
ers can investigate about the
same number of cases in accord
ance with the type of investigat
ed prescribed by the social secur
ity law and Its administration in
the state.
Thus it can he understood why
only a part of those who wish to
During Week
INJURED
dead
BLOODY RECORD
Raleigh, Dec. 18.—R. R. Mc
Laughlin, motor vehicle bureau
yector, announced today that
^persons died in Automobile
bnts In North Carolina dur-
^ovember lo push the year’s
ill to 999, which is 95 more
than in 11 months of 1936. There
were 841 accidents In which 844
persons suffered non-fatal injur
ies during November. For 11
raodths this year the toll in 6,659
accidents included 7,198 injured
persons. There were 113 automo
bile deaths In October and 101
in November 19 36.
been peached so far.
It was estimated that 315
aged people in Wilkes would he
eligible for old age assistance. So
far over 200 have been approved
and it is considered very likely
that the number of eliglbles In
the S91 yet to be investigated
will swell the total far above the
original estimate.
E. C. Woodie Is
Taken b Death
No soonec- had ex-Govemor Al
fred M- Landon called at the
White House to exchange pleas
antries with the President, then
announced to the press he would
not consider the 1940 Republi
can nomination, than GOP lead
ers saw a sudden boom for
George D. Aiken, Governor of
Vermont, as a possible candidate.
Governor Aiken (above), who re
sembles Landon slightly, modest
ly disclaimed presidential aspl-
raOons, said, ‘‘I don’t know what
!’ve done to deserve it."
Tag Baying Rush
Is On Tbs Week:
Many Being Sold
Rural Reaidents Take Big
Lead in Buying License
For Coming Year
With only nine days left In
which to buy automobile and
truck license plates for 1938 if
the vehicles are to be operated
On January 1, the big rush is ex
pected within a few days and mo
torists are urged to buy their
tags on the earliest possible date
and avoid the long waiting lines
Five Are; Hurt
b Auto Bfishaps
OverWeek-^d
Wrecks Near McGrady and
Curtis Bridge Put Five
In Hospital Here
Five persons were injured in
two bloody accidenU in Wilkes
county during the past week-end.
Earl Stamper, Clcaro Stamper
and Ted Roberts, all of McGrady,
were treated at the Wilkes hos
pital Saturday night tor injuries
sustained when a Car in which
they were riding overturned.
Earl Stamper had severe and
deep lacerations on his face and
back of his neck. Cicero Stamper
had a broken right arm and Ted
Roberts had a sprained back.
They returned to their homes
following dressing of their
wounds.
Charlie Church and James
Laws were injured Sunday night
when their car and a truck col
lided near Curtis Bridge best of
this city. Church suffered severe
lacerations of his scalp and is in
the hospital now but his condi
tion was described as improving.
Laws suffered a cut on his right
ear.
[fOI^rved
(b
Atdie CourdioiMi
Re^d CoidMt «nd OAm
Show Feuture Ooc«4ok
Held Aamudly
.Sk,
MEMBERS ENTERTAira^"
SHANGHAI . . . Reports of enmity between BritUh Tommies and Nip
ponefle soldiers seem to be discredited by pjctrare, taken dntmg
4-u^ /vF QYittrMvkai flTknwfnflr tnem BfiaKinff
GueaU at Luncheon at
Wflkea and- >t Mofla
the Aftamoon
ponese soiaiers seem to oe ancrefunea oy ywvwE?, ^
the recent Japanese occupation of Shang^hai, showing trom snalrog
hand across tnc barbed wire entanglements that sturo'und the inter-
' ' ' ' i-
Four-H elttb membata ..la
Wilkes county gathered at . tho
ntional Settlement.
LOCAL MAN HAS AN ORIGINAL
COPY WALLPAPER NEWSPAPER
During War Between The Statw Newsprint j
Became Very Scartie In Vicksburg, Miss.;
Frank E. Johnson Has Interesting Paper
Rides Bicycle 35
Miles To.THe Jail
.A 85-mile
by A. 'Tayldr, It
a bicycle
In Vicksburg, Miss., iii 1868,
newsprint became so scarce
during the seige by the Union
army that The Daily Oltlzem
was printed on scraps of wall
paper.
Frank E. Johnson, a well
known citiicm of thW city, is
fortunate in that several years
ago he was able to obtain an
antograplted copy of the Vicks
burg paper printed on wallpap
er. His is a copy of the last
edition so printed and is of ad-
i>*erest because it was
printed by Union soldloWi 'after
the capture of the city.
The Union men found the
paper already set in type and
bearing thw. date Une Jam 2,
M08, a' '
somamed Grant—has express
ed his intention of dining in
Vicksborg on Saturday next,
and edebrating the Fonrth of
Jnly a grand dinner, and
so forth. When asked if he
would invite Gen. Jo. Johnson
to Join he said, ‘No, for fear
there will be n row , at the
table*. L'lysses mast get into
the city before be dines In it.
The way to cook a rabbit is to
first catch the rabbit, etc.”
'The note inserted by the
Union .soldiers said: “July 4th.
1863. 'Two days bring itoont
gTaat, changM. The banner of
the Unlbn flnato over Vldts-
burg, and he did bring htS'dins_
ncr with hlm.^ The "Citla«”
Uvea to see it.' For tito
courthouse Mday for their an
nual achievement day.
Present for the occasion
County Agent Dan Holler naA
others interested were the elnh
members and O. F. McCrary, dis
trict agent, and L. R. Hut0»
state club leader.
Outstanding features of Sr
chlevement day were a corn sliosr
and a contest for the beet reonNU
In the corn club. Attractive prto-
es were awarded the several win
ners.
Mr. McCrary made a short talk
in which he reviewed the history
of clubs in Wilkes under the lata
A. G. Hendren, county agent, and
it was suggested that achieve
ment day in 1938 be in the form
of a memorial to Mr. Hendrwi.
Cash prizes for the best records
were 85. 83, 81. and 81. donated
by the North Wllkesboro Klwan-
is club, and were presented in
the following order: Paul Bid
Church, John Robert Church,
Doland Gregory and Jes.sie Par
sons.
Prizes for the best corn exhib
its, donated by merchants of the
Wilkesboros, were won in the fol
lowing order: Faye Nic^ls, Don
ald Gregoir, s Joesie ‘ Par
^TH TOLL UP
anghai, Dec. 19.— (Sunday)
he cruiser Augusta, flagship
%f the United States Asiatic fleet,
today cancelled her scheduled
sailing for Manila shortly after
another American_died of wounds
received in the Japanese attack
on the gunboat Panay. Seaman
Edgar William Georges Hulsebus,
of Canton, Mo., died of wounds,
caused by bomb fragments, just
a few hours before surviving
membcCB of the Panay’a crew had
expected to leave war-torn China
on the Augusta. H1 s death
brought fntaittles from last Sun
day's attack to four foreigners,
three of them Americans.
KILLED: 5 HURT
Chapel Hill, Dec. 18,—Four
persons, two men and their wives,
were killed Instantly early to
night and five more passengers
of their light sedan were injured,
-♦■■gome gravely, when the automo
bile collided with a heavy fruit
track .abeat three souUl'-o^
the Ptttsboro road. All
’^ere fvo™- Bynum. A coroner’s
Joy was summoned to determine
whether charges would be placed
against G. W. Rogers, of South
Boston, driver of the truck.
BocttTs and his helper, Wood-
~ •'Bradshaw, also of South
were not injured. The
^._re Bernice Wicker, about
S6, owner and driver of the se-
eed wife, Mrs. Bess
Tekor; Reuben Johnson, broth-
kof/Mn. Wicker, and W» wife,
Bosle Johnson..'
E. C. Woodie, age 58, who
made his nome two miles weei,
of this city on highway 421 and
■who for many years held a po
sition in the wholesale house of
S, V. Tomlinson, died Friday, 11
a. m., at the Wilkes hospital fol
lowing a long illness.
Mr. Woodie was a son of the
late Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Woodie
and was well known In Wilkes,
leaving many friends saddened
at the news of his passing.
Surviving are seven brothers:
,T. A. Woodie, Rhoadhiss; L. E.
Woodie, Summit; H. A. Woodie,
Hickory; Marshal Woodie, West
Virginia. Everet and Emory
Woodie, Lenoir; Kermit Woodie,
Wilkesboro.
Mr. Woodie was for many
years a leader in the First Bap
tist church here and for a long
period taught a Sunday school
class.
The funeral service was held
at the First Baptist church Sun
day afternoon, in charge of the
pastor. Rev. Eugene Olive. Bur
ial was in the Yellow Hill ceme
tery near Summit.
Active pallbearers were A. H,
Casey, E. M. Blackburn, A. H.
Andrews, Ira D. Payne, E. B.
Eller, J. E. Caudill, C. B. Lomax,
C. B. Eller and C. O. McNIel.
Honorary pall bearers were the
board of deacons of the First
Baptirt church and the flowers,
beautiful in profusion, were car
ried by members of the Fldells
class.
»wr6r
territory is located this year at
Landon’s Super Service on Ninth
street and Mrs. Henry Landon is
in charge.
A checkup on tag sales the lat
ter part of last week showed
that about 1,200 rural residents
had purchased tags while the to
tal number of city and town resi
dents was only about 300.
North Wilkesboro city tags are
being sold at the license bureau
along with state tags and are
one dollar for each car and truck.
All resident owners are urged to
buy their city tags and have them
on the cars and trucks by Jan
uary 1 as required by law.
police oftlc6i|Khe(« to Wnteh
out for » rMilftg a bi
cycle, whldi stolen Friday
morning In
Local polke officers stopp
ed Taylor as he was coasting
down town hill Just before
noon. Taylor's home is in
Wilkes. He Bald he was at
Sparta, saw the bicycle and
decided to ride home and
that the bicycle rode so good
that he came on to totvn, a
distance of about 12 miles.
Sheriff Irnin came over here
.and took him back to Sparta
to answer theft chargee.
CkniliMkmta ‘aisttiment and was
of an (^Mthnistio note despite
the fact that defeat most have
been apparent. It told of fed
eral losses ontslde the dty and
bore such- statemetits as ‘Vicks
burg Is Not Defeated, Help
Will Surely Come.”
One note on the single page
said: “That the great Ulysses,
—the Yankee Gcneralisomo,
warriors to sneb diei hefv
more. HiIb is the last wallpap
er edition, and is, excepting
this note, from the types as we
found them. It will be valuable
hereafter os a curiosity.’’
In contrast to the speed of
rommnnication today, the war
news in the paper bore date
linos of June 21 and 22, elev
en days late.
Mountain Lions
Plan Cage T3ts
Mrs. Amanda Reece
Claimed By Death
Prospects Good for Success
ful Year for High School
Basketball Team
Christmas Party
For Kindergarten
By B.ALPH CRAWFORD
North Wilkesboro high school
cage team coached by Ralph
Barker is out for another suc
cessful season. The team has
been practicing steadily for the
past two weeks.
I The nucleus of the team will
be formed around three return
ing lettermen: Odell Jones, a for
ward; Bill Day, center: W. J.
Hudson, ^ard. Jones and Day,
high scoring threats of last year’s
team, will provide the offensive,
while Hudson, a demon of the
defense, will -back up their play.
Other candidates who are
seeking a varsity berth are:
Paul Haigwood, Ben Harrison,
Joe McCoy and Houston Steel
man, guards; Don Craven, Jean
Hayes and Ralph Williams, for
wards.
North Wllkeeboro’s Western
conference schedule is as fol
lows: 'January 14, Lenoir; Jan
uary 21, Morganton; January
25, N. C. S. D.; January 28, New
ton; February 4, N. C. S. D.; |
February 11, Lenoir; February
16, Marlon; February 22, Mar
ion; March 1, Morganton; March
8, Newton. Other games outside
of the conference are pending.
Mrs. Amanda Reece, age 78,
died Saturday in this city at the
home of her niece, Mrs. H. M.
Hutchens.
Mrs. Reece, a former resident
of Yadkin county, has made her
home for several years with Dr.
and Mrs. Hutchens and during
the last few years had been an
invalid. She was the widow of the
late Evan Reece.
Of the Immediate family there
is one surviving sister, Mrs. Sa.l-
lie Ann Vestal, aged resident of
Yadkin county.
Funeral service w’as held Sun
day afternoon at Union Cross in
Yadkin county.
Sunday Schools Planning Special
Christmas Programs During Week
h*rnli&»d.
lollom':
pen and pencil setr Wilkes Dnii’
company, fountain pen; J. •
Penney company, fountain pen
and pencil; Spalnhour-Sydnor,'
tie and handkerchief set: Mar
low’s Men’s Shon, tie: Prevette’s,
tie; Newton’s Cut Rate Drug
store, billfold; Smlthey’s depart
ment store, two pairs socks.
Following the gathering at the.
courthouse the club membera
were guests of North Wilkesboro
Kiwanis club at a luncheon at
Hotel Wilkes and were guests of
the Orpheum Theatre at the
matinee show.
Sunday schools in North Wil
kesboro and many In rural com
munities are planning special
Christmas programs for this
week.
On Wednesday night 7:30,
there will be a special program
and Christmas tree at the First
Baptist church.
On Thursday evening the
Methodist church Sunday school
will have a special Christmas pro
gram and treat at the church.
The program will begin at five
o’clock.
On Friday evening at five o’
clock the Presbyterian Sunday
school will have a Christmas tree
and special Christmas program
at the church hut.
Adults as well as young people
are Invited and urged to attend
all these programs.
W. Frank MiDer
Passes In Boime
Promlnert Business Man la
Boone Was Former Citi
zen of Wilkes County
Well Directed Youth Makes Hit
With Kiwanis Club Here Friday
A Kiwanis club meeting and 1 tains, Mary Louise Clements,
JAY ANDERSON IS^
HEARD OVER RADIO
Jay Anderson, son of Mrs.
Annie Anderson, of this city. Is
heard three times weekly over
the radio station in Greenville,
S. C. His broadcasts are with the
Hammond Organ, for which he is
company representative in South
Carolina.
Three Deliveries
In 22 Hours And
22 Apart
Faarl Bamgamar, •
nt-tk* aity school faculty
at tUgh returned home
Mrs. J. L. Clements will glveta
Christmas party for her klntler-
garten classes at her home Wed
nesday evening, seven o’clock.
Mrs. Clements has a large class
this year ft°d has made an in-
tereetlng window display o f
CbrisUnss toys and other articles
whlcli are now on display in a
window of the Oarter-Hubbard
TmhtMdBg company building on
MBtk atTMt;
Christmas Program
Three bablea :ttsilTercd(- !!■
22 hours and 32 itilles Is
the nnoOTal teooA vt Dr. W.
W. MMew of Chaj^j^tot
The first wsd Anaial’ hlgln.
Deoembef 12, ’a
girt at the hoBM^ «*■
A Christmas program will be
given |tt the Pentecostal Holiness
church Wednesday night at sev
en o’clock.
The program will consist . of
songs, reoit^ions and a play.
‘‘The Promised Messiah", a man
ger scene and -pantomlne ..the old
Rugged Cross. Every one will be
welcome. r
Cbarch, ta tUe
vldnlly. The
day aftenw^"
four yrtodE,/a
|fr;aiiiaHm
■
to Mr.
:pt CWrtM6.'3tJ
fr
program that drew unusual com
ments from club m'’mbers took
place Friday noon at Hotel
Wilkes when W. D. Halfacre,
superintendent of city schools,
presented VS8 Hazel Sherill,
music tfr' .ner, with a chorus of
36 girls, and 4-H club members
and extension workers were
guests of the club.
The program of Christmas
songs by the chorus and num
bers by various groups and in
dividuals was termed exceptional.
One member of the club . was
moved to make the following
comment:
“It was one of the best pr^,
grams we have ever had. You
can’t beat properly directed
youth. Thirty-six pretty young
girls singing those' beautiful
Christmas carols of the Holy
Night tend to warn the heart
and the sd^ of man.
; .“Then .thDft;4itt?eItA boys and
girls. WhP
had the futura.
luHxira 'iief4#jwiy, ^w»
know In
their
"Are r-.—-
' How Reftatitiil 'the UMpT
. -iS ■ - ■' r\ ‘
5.
Vivian Kerbaugh and Choir.
But Thou, Bethlehem, Choir
and Obligato Solo.
Barth’s Weary Waiting Done,
Gwendolyn Hubbard, Mary Lou
ise Clements and Choir.
In The Watches of The Night,
Gwendolyn Hubbard.
Good Tidings, Choir.
Let Us Go Even Unto Bethle
hem, Mary Louise Clements, Vi
vian Kerbaugh and Choir.
Jesus, Our Lord, Alice Wtells,
Billie Barnes and Choir.
The Star in the Eastern Sky.
Choir and Obligato Solo.
Ihe I^rd is Born Today, Choir.
'■ 'YitUirH club members as
guesto of the club were John
Robert Church, Paul Eld Church,
Clande' Billings, Sherill Gregory,
Charlie Wl^, Raymond Blevins,
Quentin. Nichols, Kermit Nich
ols,. Jessie Parsons and Mary
Rnth Church. Club guests from
the extension service and the of
fice of the bounty agent and soil
^ottsepratlon ' association , tWMw
Dilirirt Aceat O. Fr WeOi^,
0|nb Le^er L. R. ‘Harrlll, Conii-
iy. Agnat Dan Holler, AubUiBt
Agent‘Jeaw^OilM, Lawrence Mll-
Iw,' Rosa Billings, Habl»_ Hon-
'4haa. Nelte RiUlngs. Mrs. ^nde
Miltor . and .Cteeio- ^TSoni;|f ^
-.f Bt iti .Aixtlnrtck, of RGnstoa-
ISaMsai^^ cnest .of ^ P. ,W.
jMiln3a0r}' J..S. Deant, gaeet
(CotUaaed OB paga eight)
W. Fh-ank Miller, age 62, died
Sunday afternoon at his home la
Boone.
Mr. Miller, a native of Watas-
ga county, was a resident of
Wilkesboro for many years and
during that time was well and.
favorably known here, where io
was associated with various bus
iness interests, Including the
Henry-Miller Shoe company aa^
Mlller-Pharr company,
He also took an active inter
est in county a>>d community at-'
fairs, serving for some time pa
the board of commissioners of-
the town of Wilkesboro.
For the past several years he
and bis family made their home
in Boone, where he was manaoili
of the North State Canning com
pany. He was a former memhiw
of. the Watauga county board of
commissioners, and ' rpj>i
Watauga county
ialftture. He was a Rortt
Mason. ^ j.
Besides his wife, Mrs!
Spalnhour Miller, Miller is snr-
vlved by one son, W. F. Jr., .aadi
six daughters: LncUle,
lt^ Frances, Caroline and Jooe-
phlne Hiller' and Mn. ^ H. H.
Hamilton Jr., of
Funeral servleea 'WHI he" '
„ „ ■coitj*
ducted Ufas^ iBiaiiaiigHWi-'
o*eh>ck af the Bap^eharetf''^
Rev., J. C.. Cuiipe. -Rartal wtt ^
M. a. MlQer. age. ?6., residaBk*”
Norte 'WSktehorb . roato 1,
itfteit. Wedaeedar. 'Vto fnaeiBl B'
MTrtee waa keU FrtdajrJ^at
PI«aaiBt Borne BapUrt ehoMk
of