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^ BUSSIA
r (^WRahfelgton, Jan. 18.—Secre
tary Hn^, receiylaj; word from
tljw. aoTi^ that Mrs.
;l^« Mbebli;|il^ Kew York city,
tMtd. teen arni^d in Moscow on
anaplelon of espionage, asked
-.ao^t aatkoriUes tonight to per
mit an American official to see
her. "
Fr D. R. INVTTED
^ DanrlUe, Va., Jan. 18.—Presi-
■ dent Franklin D. Roosevelt will
,be Invited to come here next June
dedicate Danville’s 83,000.000
,.hydroelectric plant in Patrick
connty and to press a key which
will send the first impulses of
water-made power coursing 60
miles over the transmission cable.
DEFICIT GROWING
Washington, Jan. 18. — The
^treasury reported today its defi
cit on January 15—after 6 1-2
-months of the fiscal year—was
$796,726,970. President Roose-
Tolt estimated two weeks ago
that the deficit for the fiscal year
WOirid.tpUl $1,294,345,300. In
i 1-2 months of the last
t^l;"^r. the deficit was $1,-
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^EN BURNED,
SevenCden charred bodies of chil-
’ dren and priests lay on Improvis-
volunteer
aa^Hkpr^saiiSettded their search
^ of t^^smoking ruins of Sacred
* Heiirt CoHege dormitory, seeking
at least 27 others believed trapp
ed when fire destroyed the build
ing early today.
^ CONDEMN LYNCHLNGS
(■k. Raleigh, Jan. 18.—A resolu-
tlon expressing “shame’’ and ‘‘dis-
r' ' .tr^s" a( the eight lynchings
f‘ which occurred in the south in
.■.'--IMif-was passed unanimously to-
■ ' a&s wt ’tbe second annnal conVo-
-'^Cdtoofqiiurch;8.,The resolu- bet ^ of school faculty.
tloB recommended that the coun
cil sponsor legislation to “eradi
cate the lynching scandal from
ihe'United States.’’
AMBASSADOR
Tokyo, Jan. 18.-The Japanese
ambassador to China was called
home today as indications
ually recognize the new Peiping
regime as the government of
regime as the government ot intoxlca
China. The recall of Ambassador
^ Shlgeru Kowagoe from Shanghai automobile inspec-
8^ t^ seal on the repudiation of automobile and
\the Chinese government of Gen-
■'Jeralissimo Chlang Kai-Shek made
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Will
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Many Students to
Obtain' license
To Drive Autos
R^d Story-,Toid by Prize Poster
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Practical Demonstration
Held Oh Fah-grounds In
Presence Patrolman
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TEXTBOOK IS STUDIED
Combination of Book Knowl
edge'ahd Driving is
Practical Course
A high school class which not
only teaches safety but teaches
children how to drive automo
biles Will be completed this week
at the North Wilkeshoro high
school. ,
■Probftbly^ AV first experiment
in actual driving Instruction in
schools of the state will close
Friday when the driving demon-
strstjOM are completed at the
fairgroiinds under supervision of
Carlyle Ingle, state highway pa
trol corporal.
The course, which has already
attracted much attention here
and from many places in the
state, was begun on November
29 and continued for six weeks,
the textbook part of the course
being completed on January 14,
Approximately; 5 0 students
from the senior and junior class
es who had a stfldy period avail
able Toluntspr^^ 'for the course
and. MiSs'MbiiS Topping, a raem-
was iB^Vihakgo Pf the class in
studying a textbook entitled
“Man and the Motor Car.” A
great volume of literature deal
ing with traffic accidents and
safe driving was furnished the
The course included studies of
leading accident causes, demon
home today as indications in-
creased that Japan would event- „.niinp consumntion
Ing power, gasoline consumption
at different speeds, tire strain.
in the Japanese government’s
statement last Sunday.
PROLONGED FASTING
Memphis, Tenn., Jan. IS.—The
Very Rev. Israel H. Noe, who has
been fasting for 17 days in an at
tempt to prove that man is im
mortal, cancelled plans to leave
tonight for Knoxville where the
convention of the Tennessee Dio
cese of the Episcopal Church is
fn session. Standing in the door
way of the deanery—weak and
white from liia fast—the dean
said the cancellation was caused
by Mrs. Noe’.« illness, and not be
cause of his own health.
FLAY CX)MMISSION
' Raleigh, Jan. 18.—The board
conservation and development
tonight charged the federal pow
er commission with overstepping
its authority in assuming juris
diction over the propo.sed $6,-
000,600 hydro-electric dam at
Tuckertowa, on the Yadkin river.
'Awabsammittee was instructed
.tov^raft a resolution supporting
*Q0(iemor Hoey’s assertion that
commission had no control
4wer the Montgomery county dam
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G-MEN GET MAN
Chicago. Jan. 18.—Scowling
Pater .Anders was rushed east-
* wtGrd >t6day in the custody of fed-
' era) Kunts who seized him in
Jor the ktdhap-slay^
^^InlT of WMlthy Charles S. Ross.
i^Hla captors cloaked their move-
—T since J.
f »Sw Htoovef, mrector of the
^ goT^rnm^t’s bureau of investi-, course before the scrut-
4 .Inlsing eyes of the patrol officer.
BpM 'Sfv the - Ulne ;! remaining five students'
included in a complete course.
The course was instituted by
W. D. Halfacre, city schools sup
erintendent. In discussing the
course Mr. Halfacre said that no
other agency offers instructions
in driving and the duty falls up
on the public school system to
afford this practical instruction
so badly needed. The course is
only a part of the broad safety
program inaugurated and stress
ed in the city schools here.
Tli^i firi^t step ill setting up
the driving course was a physical
examination, which resulted in
eliminating eight .students be
cause of defective eyesight which
school authorities deemed in need
of correction before being allow
ed to operate an automobile.
In the class at the close of the
textbook course were 30 students
■who do not have license to drive.
Actual driving demonstration be
gan Wednesday at the fair
grounds with Corporal Ingle in
charge. The fairgrounds were
laid off in courses with regula
tion signs and the driving course
represented a facsimile of sec
tions of highway and city streets
with accident hazards and af
fording ample opportunity for
students to demonstrate the
teachings ot the course. If the 30
who do not have license show
sufficient proficiency in handling
an automobile they will receive
license at the end of the course
5^day.
* Also in the class are 15 who
already have license to operate
an Automohlle. They will demon-
strato-tMr k&o-wledge of driving
by obseiwing all laws and signals
oter the course before the scrut-
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The nation’s road builders have chosen the po^r above as best
more than 200 submitted by art stwients of the Clcvehmd, Ohio, pil^
lie high schools. Charles M. Upham,.right, e^jneer-dirwtor Ame^
can Road Builders’ Association, Washington, D. C, will ^ard a $300
Road Builders’ art scholarsh^ to Clarence Van Duxer, 17, left, when
25,000 road builders meet in Clevelantf^ during the week of January
17,’ the association’s 35th annual convention.
Officers Continue to Meet With
Success In Raiding Illicit Stills
Hams Stolen Here
Found In Lenoir
Police Uncover Evidence In
criminating Two Local
Youths For Theft
Two Men Arrested and Sev
eral Plants Destroyed in
Wilkes During Week
Despite continued raids by of
ficers, arrests, bad weather and
low mar.kets the moonshine in
dustry cohtinuM to-'flourish, ac-
cnrdmg to. inforwation gained
from officers and ' others who
should know what they are talk-
investigation by North Wilkes
boro police has apparently solv-p^i? about
Ta two cases of meat stealing in | n‘'rmg the past week federal
this city.
Seven hams' sold to a
I>enoir by Troy Reynolds and
Paul Lambert, local youths, have
been dentitied as meat belong
ing to Will Johnson and a Mrs.
Lovette, of this city. Their meat
has been returned and the boys
have been . indicted on theft
charges.
Reynold.s is now serving a road
sentence imposed Monday morn
ing on a charge of stealing chick
ens. Lambert has been released
from jail on bond.
Sid-i^Uted killing
And'^.his comrade in crime,
: Mi^ood Gray.
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Msaonic Notice
F. MarQueUft,' Assistant
^r»nd Lecturer
will be at North
\ViUeaboro Lodge
No.. 30 r A. F. & A.
M. ea«4t ~‘ evean^,
Jatfuary 24tii' to
?:|0
and county officers have destroy-
a
‘ arrested two Alleged operators..
In the Windy Gap vicinity
Tuesday federal officers Bennett.
Williams, Felts and Deputy Mar
shal W. A. Jones raided a still
and arrested Coy Bell and Otis
Johnson, who will face trial in
the May term of federal court.
In order that their arrival
might not be heralded to the
operators of the still via shotgun
and car horn telegraph the of
ficers loft their car on highway
421 aud walked through the
mountains to the still in the
Windy Gap vicinity.
Op Saturday Sheriff C. T.
Doughton and Deputy Odell
Whittington and C. S. Felts, fed-
I eral officer, destroyed a large
still above the forks of Roaring
River. They cut down 900 gal-
Jpna of beer and found evidence
that plenty of liquor had been
made.
Several days ago federal offic-
Fifty teachers in WP.^ area 10 ers arrested Arvil Pruitt at
altended an adult ediication con-1 still in the ’Traphill community,
ference held at the courthouse In i Pruitt, convicted in federal court
Wilkesboro Tuesday. Mrs. Marion', two years ago, was alleged to
G. Faison, of West Jefferson, have been the leader of several
supervisor of adult education in moonshiners who produced liquor
At
On,
U Anaiwl Event fe Raise
Funds Used ni' Fighting
Infantile FmJcyu*
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CRANOR IS CHAIRMAN
Committees Named to Head!
Local Orgalnizati|pki;
Tickets Offered
Adult Teachers b
Tenth Area Meet
Halfacre Addresses Group
in Meeting Tuesday at
the Courthouse
With Attorney H. A. Cranor as
chairman, organization has been-
completed for the President’s
Birthday Ball, which will be held
In the spacious armory hall here
on the night of January 28, be
ginning at eight o’clock.
Others on the organization j
committee include C. T. Dough-
ton, J. C. Reins, C. B. Eller, May
or R. T. McNiel, J. R. Rousseau,
.1. B. Walker. T. S. Kenerly and
D. J. Carter.
Mayor McNiel is aecretary-
treasurer, C. T. Doughton is pub
licity chairman and J. B. McCoy
is chairman of the committee on
arrangements.
The ball to be held here will be
one of thousands held through
out the nation for the purpose of
raising funds to fight infantile
paralysis, the treacherous disease
which annually takes such an
alarming toll in lives of children
and leaves many of them cripples
for life. Leaders here emphasized
the fact that it is non-political
aud is a great crusade for a most
worthy and commendable cause
which everybody is asked to help.
’Tickets to the ball here are
now on sale at one dollar each
and the organization has been
fortunate in making arrange
ments for the ball which will not
entail a very great expense, leav
ing practically all of the proceeds
from the sale of tickets to go in
to the benefit fund.
However, the ^romiU^ has
arranged for orchCTtra music" ami
everything necessary to round out
a program of good entertainment.
Tickets may now be obtained
from any of the following: R. T.
McNiel, C. T. Doughton, H. A.
Cranor, C. B. Eller, J. B. McCoy,
George Forester, R. G. Finley, O.
K. Pope, A. A. Cashion. H. M.
Hutchens and T. S. Kenerly.
Further announcements of the
ball will appear Monday. In the
meantime all who are interested
in this great undertaking are
urged to make plans to attend the
ball and to keep the date closed
from other engagements. Those
who do not wish to attend the
ball but who wish to aid the
cause may do so by purchasing
a ticket
Furniture Shows
Now Under Way
Encouraging Reports Come
From High Point and
New York Markets
No Meetmg P3rfhiftns
Monday, January 24
It has been announced" that
there will be no meeting of the
Pxthian lodge here on Monday
night, Ja.nuary 24. ’The lodge is
omitting the meeting next week
in order that any who- wish may
attend the Masonic lectures.
Pythlans meet the followlug Mon
day night with second d'egree
work..
Cookin|[ School 1$
Successful Event;
Over 809 Present
To Enjoy Picture
ApprMiation Expressed To
Co-^rating Firms Mak
ing Event PoMible
SCHOOL IS ENJOYED
Held at Liberty Theatre On
Tuesday, Wedneeday,
Thursday Mornings
The Journal-Patriot cooking
school which closed this morning
was a decided success from every
standpoint.
Despite inclement wea t h e r
which made it very desirable to
stay Indoors, more than 800
people gathered at the Liberty
Theatre for the three-day school
furnished as an additional serv
ice to the people of this section
by this newspaper.
Speaking for the sponsor, we
are appfeciative of the many
complimentary remarks concern
ing _the ptj’tiirp ^ whicK ^i^pla^fd
the "aft"" of * preparfni loodTfn a
most appetizing manner.
The picture was very much en
joyed each day.
TotdiValiKjM
Ctmsfruetioah
-ei- -
Estimated That tQQ ifaiBW
Were Erected
Duruf Ptek Y«wi
MANY BUSINE^;HO!^i|^^
Two Indastrial Ptaata^ilEire^,
Large Ad^Uomi' ^
New WaniiMiwii': .
Si-'' ■
. More than 100 new hon^
about 50' industrial huUdWli
and additions were erected" ••■tX
Wilkes county daring 1*3?, fig
ures obtained from anthoKjtt^tTe
sources today revealed. ? J .
In North WUkeeboro,. faring
the year L937 22 new TtOSftfm
were erected while new bulling
in the business and comniere^jU
field consisted of 17 new build
ings, six major repairs and addi
tions. 'The cost of conatrnctioa
during the year In North "Wllkes-
boro Is estimated at $160,000.
Outstanding among the indus
trial construction were the ad
dition of a veneer plant'.-W Amer
ican Furniture company;, ;jtectory
and a spacious additio% Jfo the
plant ot Key £ity Furnitdr« com
pany. The largest structures In
the merchandising field were
warehouses erected by H. V. Tom
linson, C. E. Jenkins and N. B.
Smithey on A street. A spacious
new building was erected by
Wilkes Auto Sales company on
Forester Avenue.
The past year was probably the
greatest one in the history of the
county from the standpoint ot
construction of new homes in the
rural" sections. The greatest part
of the new building was on the
state highways leading through
the county but there" were many
leu cav;u uaj. * j i j
'The Journal-Patriot wishes to j new homes constructed on lead-
express a deep sense of appreci
ation for all firms whose coope
ration made the showing of Jbe
picture possible andwappreciatlon
for the cooperation of Ivan I).
Anderson, manager of the Liber
ty Theatre, for his important part
ill arrangements for the event.
Among those who attended the
ing secondary roads.
The fact that many of the new
homes erected within the past
two years are of modern type
construction has attracted favor
able comment from people of this
section and from many from dist
ant points who come this way.
During the year desirable real
showing during the three days, estate was sold readily with the
the ten counties in the area, nre
sided.
The principal address wa.s by
W. D. Halfacre, superintendent of
North WSlkesboro city schools,
on “How an Adult Teacher Can
Be Helpful to Public 'Schools.”
The meeting opened at ten a.
m. and devotional was conducted
by Rev. A. B. Hayes, one of the
12 adult teachers In Wilkes. Mrs.
Ethel D. Moore, ot this city, is
supervisor In Wilkes county.
Mrs. J. M. Day, field repre
sentative from the Raleigh office,
attended the meeting and pre
sided over a number of con|*r-
ences during the day. »■
The program of work being ac-
coDBPlished by the adult teachers
in Wilkes has been widely com
manded.
on a surprisingly large scale. He
was paroled after serving part ot
bis sentence in the industrial re
formatory at Chlllicothe.
nie remaining five students
in'’ the class have successfully
passed the complicated examlna-
tioB oh the classroom part of the
coMfse but do not have snfticl-
enrlcnowledge of an automobile
to drive. They will be given
leatners’ periidts. •
^ilkee Aufe Sales company
furnished a Plymouth automobile
tor driving demonstrations on
rpf Mitchell coun-
hblem of succu-
b; dairy cows by
of stock beets
lire ot land.
May Put Aside
Anti-Lynching
Bill In iSenate
Washington, Jan. 19.—South
ern senators said today they
would attempt to sidetrack the
anti-lyncblng bill early next week
to clear'the way for other legis
lation.
Southerners have carried on a
filibuster against the bill for 1;$
days. The fight has preveatM
Senate consideration of President
Roosevelt’s legislative progra$ii ’
Senator Connally (D),
and other opponents of the
contended they have been picklpi
up strength steadily.
Wilkes Unit O.E.S.
To Install Officers
Will Celebrate First Anni
versary of Chapter on
Thursday, Jan. 27th
.On Thursday. January 27,
■Wilkes chapter of the Eastern
Star will celebrate the first an
niversary of its institution by in
stallation of officers and a spectr
al program.
^ , Guests from other chapters
from all parts of the state are ex
pected and several Grand offlceira
will take, part In the installation
Ceremonies.
The chapter was chartered
with 26 members and the mem
bership has increased to 42 dur
ing the year. The Wilkes chapter
has been very active and has been
commended',, by Grand Officers
and leaders'In the order at many
places in the state. '
■ 50 Wounded In Land
Jerusal^,, Jfin. 134—fifty per-
; ^oiis were reported wouiiAed to-
day , Ji fluting betwO^'Syrian
^iandtob .ahdi aeparimats
Two outstanding furniture ex
positions are under way this
week and reports encouraging to
the industry are heard from the
southern" market in High Point
and the market in New York city.
Reports from High Point in
dicate a decided revival in fur
niture buying as compared with
the exposition In Chicago a few
weeks ago and leaders in the in
dustry are looking forward to a
more rapid climb out of the re
cession than was formerly an
ticipated.
Local manufacturers are rep
resented at the shows as follows:
Forest Furniture company—J. R.
Finley at New York, N. O. Smoak
at High Point; Home Chair com
pany—Jack Quinn and Henry
Moore in New York, R. I. Moore
and J. D. Moore, Jr., at High:
Point; American Furniture com
pany—J. R. Hix and A. B. JohB*^
Bton at New York, Richard John
ston and Dick Gwyn at High
Point: Oak Furniture company—
Jobs B. Justice, Jr., at New
York; Key City Furniture com
pany—J. E. and Bryce Caudill at
High Point.
Paul Casey, a member of ,a
widely known Wilkes family. Is
genera) man,ager of the High
Point Furniture exposition. He is
a brother of Attorney A. H. Cas
ey, and Dr. R. P. Casey, of this
in
ftonomous
dated ter
Fairplains, "visited Mr.. Dupesn’s -— ..
mother, Mrt. 0, D. Dnncam, SflV ol^n^
day. Jot tie Wealthy Chicago Slwli'M^ Xrgii^
were home economics classes of
a number of the high schools in
the county.
The services of the ushers,
members of the home economics
classes of the North Wilkeshoro
high school, were appreciated.
The ushers Tuesday were Wanda
Kerley, Edith Craven, Metu
Joines and Fay WHliams. Lshe^ j
Wednesday were Helen Phillips.!
Nellie Gabriel, Frances Craw- ^
ford and Betty Halfacre. Nelle
Rousseau, Betty Rhodes, Ina My
ers and Frances Bowman were
ushers today.
Believing that the event vas
worthwhile and beneficial The
Journal-Patriot will endeavor to
stage another cooking school in
the fall of this year when a new
picture is released.
Play Friday Night
At Millers Creek
Mountain View high school
faculty will present a very enter
taining three-act play, “Mama’s
Baby Boy,” at Millers Creek
school on Friday night, January
21, 7:30.
This play promises to be one
of the high lights of the year
and a large attendance is expect
ed. Proceeds from the 10 and 25
jent admission charges will bo
used for the Millers Creek li
brary.
G-Men Hold Anders
Depart Mytteriou»ly
St. Paul, Jan. 19.-^Federal
agents holding Peter Anders for
the kidnsp-slaylng of Charles P.
Ross embarked upon a mysteri
ous mission today.*
Several carloads of the F. B. I.
men left for an undisclosed desti
nation amid indications they were
seeking the bodies, ot Rom and
the prisoner’s alleged.* confeder-
James Atirood Gray, er at-
. Wte,
Mr. and Mrs. Clato Duncan, pfljtempUng to. find a eashe con
taining the bulk of t%s $60^00
best home sites getting first con
sideration in the real estate bus
iness. Several desirable tracts
were subdivided and sold very
successfully.
Dealers in huiiding materials
reported much activity during
the year and *\ hile it is conceded
that 1937 w.as a banner year for
are bright
holds forth
promise of even greater progress.
Outstanding among construc
tion o f public buildings i n
Wilkes county during the year
1937 was completion of Millers
Creek consolidated school build
ing, a large elementary school
building in the Mulberry com
munity north of this city and an
elementary unit at Benham. Tho
three buildings were erected
jointly by the Public Works ad
ministration and Wilkes county
at a total cost of more th*a
$100,000. Late in 1937 work was
begun on an addition to school
building at Wilkeshoro. The new
structure will contain ten otuss-
rooms and is being erected by
the Works Progress admfuUitrti-
tion and Wilkes county.' V./
Total value of all new hulld-
ings completed and in proemu of
construction In Wilkes ' COi|»tT
daring 1937 is estimated et mam
than half a million doUan/
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Physical Educa^k^
I^ertoi*
At MUI^
Eugene Garbee,' difOiW^-AiPt
physical education at A. C.
in Boone, will addreas tKo RlUon
Creek Parent-Teacher
in meeting on 'IlmredW;
January 27, seven.o’clo^'5', , ^
Mr. Qarbe»v'aAtwal8!Aii'Jt|Awia^^
of a GyinnaBlain,5|.'J
appropriate whop
commnity; Is
retoo'^jla^for^
tka
or not they
of Ilia P.-'T^A r
It. ’ ■4*