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•* Klehmond, Va., Feto. 25.—Vlr-
j^Tnla, the only state without an
old age assistance law, was as-
sored such legislation today whfen
1>oth houses passed relief bills
carrying appropriations for the
needy aged.
HOOVER NOT HURT
Arras, France, Feb. 25.—For
mer President Herbert Hoover es
caped injury In an automobile ac
cident today as he was motofiug
fittm Lille to Paris. The car in
yfhich he was riding and a truck
collided in Arras. The former
President stepped out, surveyed
the slight damage and proceeded
on his trip.
For Tenant Loans
To Purchase Land
Applications Closed On Feb
ruary 19; Will Approve
Five to Ten Loans
STUDY APPLICATIONS
ASHE G. a P. MEET
Weqt Jefferson, Feh. 25.—
Grant fl^ugutss, chairman of the
Ashe coTOty Republican executive
committee, has issued a call for
a county convention to be held in
the courthouse at Jefferson on
Saturday afternoon, March 12,
ijeglTinlng at 1 o’clock, for the
purpose of perfecting an organ-
.. Izatioa and electing delegates to
the district and state conventions.”
County Coniinittee Will For
ward Selected Number
to Raleigh Office
PAGE MR. RICH!
Gate City, Va., Feb. 25.—The
federal bureau of identification
! identified today a man found
'“dead^Oh a highway nine miles
from here February IS as Daniel
C. Boone, of Marlon, N. C. Town
Sergeant Clifford Davidson sent
fingerprints to the FBI in Wash
ington for Identification. Boone
..is survived by a brother, T. W.
Boone, of Marion, it was under
wood here.
AROUND THE CORNER
Washington, Feb. 25.—Presi
dent Roosevelt is looking for a
moderate upturn in husinoss in
March, it was learned tonight
after he conferred with his cab
inet.
The pick-up is expected to be
gradual and more pronounced
after the middle of the month,
following March 15 income tax
payments, and the fortbcoming
Interstate Commerce Commission
decision on increased railroad
rates.
ROW IN LONDON
London, Feb. 25.— Anthony
Eden shouted a prophecy of fail
ure tonight for the policy of deal
ing with dictators that forced him
out of the British cabinet. He
then washed Iiis hands of the bat
tle being waged for his foreign
policy by government opponents.
The resigned foreign secretary
defended his break with Prime
Wr Minister N-viUe Chamberlain at
a mass meeting of his midlands
constituents at leamington but
made clear that the libera! and
labor parlies would get no help
from him to overthrow the na
tional cabinet.
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STOKES MAN KILLED
Madison, Feb. 25. — Henry
Brown, 37, farmer, of Sandy
Ridge, route 1, who wa.s carried
to Leaksville hospital last night
after suffering a severe head in
jury during a fracas in the filling
station of his brother, O. T.
Brown, in Stokes county, died in
the hospital this morning at 10
o’clock. At an autopsy it was de
termined that Brown died of a
fracture of the skull caused by
being hit over the head with a
blunt instrument. This afternoon
Stokes county officers arrested
Jaaie Richardson, of the Sandy
Ridge section, ia, connection with
the death. They tfre looking for
his brother, John Richardson,
who for the past several years
has. made his home in Virginia,
they said.
Will Present Two
Plays March 2nd
At City School
The Little Theatre Dramatic
^ club of the North Wilkesboro
high school will present two one-
plays in the school auditor-
lam Wednesday, March 9, at
2:30.
A fantasy. Maker of Dreams,
” tttte story of pierrest and plerrette,
will be given.
A comedy entitled Elmer, will
also be presented. It is the story
of a thirteen year old boy whose
_jolder sisters annoy him and his
younger sister, Susan, no end.
L'The cast of the Maker of
- Oreams Is as follows; Maker of
-•'^"Btoams, Bob McCoy Pierrette;
[, Wanda Kerley,' Pierrpt, Henry
“ andon. The cast of Elmer is:
Rucker Turner: Susan,
orene Jones; Janie, Nell Rous-
^ Man; Jeanle, Bettie Rhodes; Hu
bert, Bill Turner: Russ Jameson,
Rnfus MUler, and Miss Pinney,
Louise Day. '
• A small admission fee will be
edkarged. THe pohUc is'most cor-
iavltM to attead.
When W, Bryan Oliver, coun
ty rural supervisor, Farm Secur
ity Administration, closed his
desk on February 19, h© had tak
en applications from 37 tenant
farmers who wanted loans with
which to buy the farms of their
choice. Oue of this number, only
from five to 10 will receive final
approval, as^ this is the number
of loans authorized for any coun
ty this year.
Ti!:e supervisor immediately
turned these applications over to
the County Advisory Committee
of three farmers which is review-
in.g each application. The Com
mittee expects to select about ten
or fifteen within the next two
weeks. From this list the commit
tee will send about six applica
tions to the regional office, Ra
leigh, N, C. for final approval.
The successful applicants will
then be notified that the loan will
be made.
Tenants whose applications are
approved may be lent the full ap
praised value of the land and
buildings, and may borrow- for
remodeling or construction of
buildings needed to make the
farm an efficient family unit. The
tenant chooses his own farm, but
it roust pass a rigid inspection
by the advisory committee.
Loans will run up to forty
years, at three percent Interest.
Payments will ho variable to
meet the crop and price condi
tions from year to year. Higher
payments in good years will be
made to offset low-er payments
in bad years. Each purchaser a-
gree.s to operate bis farm with
the advice of FSA farm and home
supervisors, using approved prac-
tice.s recommended by the Exten
sion Service. Bach farm will be
worked under a long-time plan
including live-at-home, record
keeping, and soil building pro
grams. I
Representative R. h. Doiighion,
who has announced that he will
be a candidate for another term.
“Farmer Bob’’ is on© of the na
tion’s most prominent men and
close friends say that he would
like to retire, but ha.s- chosen to
remain in the house at the in
sistence of President Roosevelt.
Representative Doughton is chair
man of the powerful Ways and
Means committee and holds many
other posts of honor and respon
sibility.
Frank D. Hackett
Died Saturday In
Raleigh Hospital
Had Held Many Posiitons of
Public Trust In Long
and Active Career
Renublicans Of
17th District To
Meet March 19th
J, M. Brown Calls Meeting
to Be Held at Courthoue
In Wilkesboro
Attorney J. M. Brown, of this
city, chairman of the Republican
executive committee of the seven
teenth judicial district, has call
ed a meeting to be held at the
courthouse in Wilkesboro on Sat
urday. March 19, one o’clock p.
m., for the purpose of nominat
ing a candidate for the Republi
can nomination for solicitor of
the district.
John R. Jones, who is now
serving his 12th year as solicitor,
has announced that he will re
tire at the end of his present
term. Announced candidates as
his successor are Avalon E. Hall,
of Yadkinville, and J. F. Jordan,
of Wilkesboro.
The district is composed of five
counties which normally have Re
publican majorities: Wilkes,
Yadkin, Davie. Avery and Mltch-
pll.
The call as issued by Mr.
Brown follows:
‘‘A meeting of the Republicans
of the seventeenth judicial dis
trict of North Carolina is hereby
called to meet at the courthouse
1 n Wilkesboro o n Saturday,
March 19, 1938, at one o’clock p.
m.. for the purpose of nominat
ing a candidate for the Republi
can’" nomination for solicitor of
the sevenUenth judicial district,
and to transact such other mat-
tei‘8 as nay properly come before
said convention.’’
One Thousand Trees
New York. — More than 1,000
trees, nearly all about mature,
were dug up, hauled miles and
transplanted jest to landscape one
part of the New York World’s
FaiTT-Hs 160,000,000 Central Mall.
Frank D. Hackett, age 80. who
for half a century took an active
part In county and state affairs,
died early Saturday morning at
a hospital in Raleigh. He had
been ill for three months.
Mr. Hackett studied law under
the late Maj. H. Bingham, of
Statesville, and was admitted to
the bar in 1890. He practiced for
two years in Stateaville, two
year.s in Bluefield, W. Va., and
returned to North Wilkesboro
where he established a law office
in 1894.
During his active life he held
many positions of public trust,
including being mayor of North
Wilkesboro, deputy collector of
inte-rnal revenue, assistant clerk
and later chief clerk of the house
of representative and senate of
the legislature and state bank
examiner for two years.
Fraternally he was a member
of the Odd Fellows and Masons,
being a past grand master of the
grand lodge of Odd Fellows.
Before moving to Wilkesboro sev
eral veal's ago he was an active
member of the North Wilkesboro
Methodist church, being a mem
ber of the board of steward.s and
was Sunday school superinten
dent. After the death of his wife
he moved to Wilkesboro and his
church membership at the time
of his death was with Wilkesboro
Methodist church.
A member of one of Wilkes
county’s oldest and most promi
nent families, he was a son of the
late Charles and Jane Sturgis
Hackett and was born on tlie
Hackett farm near this city. He
was married to Miss Alice Phil
lips. who died tieveral years ago.
The surviving children are
Mrs. H. A. Cranor, of Wilkos-
boro; Charles W. Hackett. of
Savannah. Oa.; Mrs. D.' W. Vin
son, of Raleigh: and Prank D.
Hackett, Jr., of Lumharton.
Funeral service was held Sun
day, 1:30 p. m., at Wilkesboro
Methodist church and burial was
in Mountain Park cemetery.
Rev. A. W. Lynch, Methodist
paator, conducted the funeral
service.
Active pall bearers were Paul
Vestal, Lawrence Laxton, Stokes
S. Hunt, Dali Barr, June Critch-
er and Mr. Payne. Honorary pall
bearers were Eugene TriVette, J.
H. Whicker, P. J. McDuffie, C.
G. Gilreath, J. F. Jordan, J. B.
Henderson, J. M. Brown, A. H.
Casey, Kyle Hayes, T. R. Bryan,
John R. Jones, W.i H. McBlwee,
Allie Hayes. Clyde Hayes, Jeter
Blackburn, J. H. Burke, C. H.
Ferguson, A. R. Gray, I. C.
Church, W. W. Barber. R. E.
Prevette, Wm. A. Stroud. C. H.
Cowles, Johnson J. Hayes, G. T.
Mitchell, W- P- Winkler, W. R.
Absher, G. -Biiet. Miller, N. B.
Smithey, C. E. Lenderman, P. L.
Lenderman, C. C. Hayes, A. S.
Cassel, J, e. Hubbard, J.
Reins, a C. Paw, W. B. Harrte;
C. B. BSler, P. B. Brown, R,
(Contlaned on page
WASHINGTON, D. C. .. . A subcommittee of the Senate Bantog and
Currency Committee studies the Bulkley Super Highway bill which
provides for the building of two billion dollar’s wortii of super high
ways, two transcontinental and four North-to-South routes, as an aid
to unemployment, and the national defense. The hiy^i-speed motor
roads would be self liquidating. Left to right: Senator John G, Toym-
send, Jr.y. Senator. Herbert E. Hitchcock, Senator Robert J. Bulklejt,
■sponsor of the bill; Senator Prentiss M. Brown, and Senator William
G. McAdoo.
Legion to Discuss |Tax Men Will Be
1938 Baseball Plan
March Meeting to Be Held
at Legion and Auxiliary
Clubhouse On Friday
V.’ilkes post of the American
Legion will meet on Friday night.
7:30, at the Legion and Auxil
iary clubhouse to discuss plans
for junior baseball in Wilkes
county this year and other im
portant business matters will be
taken up.
Legion officials desire that
every member of the post be
present and have a part in dis
cussing plans for the sponsorship
of the popular sport this year.
George Elledge
Funeral Tuesday
George EUedge, member of a
prominent Wilkes family, died
Sunday night, 10:30, at his home
near Hays.
Mr. Elledge loaves the follow
ing children: Shuba Elledge, of
Wilkesboro; Mrs. Mildred Blev
ins, of Jonesville; Mrs. Mack
Rhodes, of Winston-Salem: Mrs.
Joshua Blevins, of Statesville;
Homer, Luclnnia and Roscoe El
ledge. at home. Also surviving
are one brother, W, B. Elledge,
of Cycle, and Mrs. .1. A. Klledgc,
of Wilkesboro.
Funeral service will be held
Tuesday, ten o'clock, at Bethel
Baptist church.
iWhen one ceases to go forward
he automatically goes backward.
Here On Tuesday
Federal and State Deputy
Collectors Will Assist In
Making Out Returns
J. S. Atkinson, deputy collec
tor of internal revenue for the
federal government, and J. R.
Rousseau, who holds a .similar
position with the state, wll! spend
'Tuesday, March 1, in Mr. Rous
seau’s office at the state highway
division office here.
They will assist people in fil
ing state and federal income tax
returns. Attention is called to the
fact that they will be here only
one day.
Many Approved
Fw Assistance
Welfare Board Psisses On 34
Applications For Old
Age Assistance
Wilkes county board of wel
fare, composed of Dr. W. W.
Miles, Wm. A. Stroud and P. J.
Brame, met at the courthouse
Thursday and passed upon many
applications for assistance as pro
vided by the state social security
program.
The board examined 40 appli
cations for old age assistance
and approved 34. Three appli
cants for aid to dependent chil
dren were approved and three for
aid to the^'blind.
Finals In Goodwill Basketball Toumey
Will Be Played Friday N^ht, March 4
North Wilkesboro high school’s
third annual Goodwill Tourna
ment for the county schools got
under way Thursday, Friday and
Saturday with; seven first round
games and two second round
games being played.
Last year’s champions, Moun
tain View boys and Mount Pleas
ant girls advanced with ease in
their games and showed promise
of reaching the finals. Mountain
View boys won in a riot over
Traphill boys 41 to 14, while Mt.
Pleasant girls won handily over
Ferguson girls 35 to 13.
Ronda girls established them-
C. C. Hayes, who has announc
ed his candidacy for the Repub
lican nomination for clerk of
court. He is now completing his
first term.
C. C. Hayes Seeks
O^ce of Clerk of
Court 2nd Term
Former Commissioner and
Road Superintendent Is
First to Announce
selves as a threat in the tourna
ment with wins over Millers
Creek girls 51 to 21 and also a
win over Roaring River girls 25
to 22, after Roaring River had
beaten Wilkesboro girls 30 to 26
In the first round. Millers Creek ,
boys also showed up well in the ^
boys division with a first round
victory over Ronda boys 34 to 25
and a second round victory over
Roaring River 19 to 14, alter
that team had eliminated Wilkea-
boro boys 32' to 12.
Mountain Vletw girls scored a
hard fought victory over ’Traphill
(Continued on page eight)
Charlie _C. Hayes, for many
years a leader in the Republican
party in Wilkes county, has an
nounced that he is a candidate
for a second term as clerk of su
perior court.
Mr. Hayes was elected clerk in
1934. Prior to that time and for
several years he was active in
public life in the county.
For three years and until the
state took over the roads Mr.
Hayes was superintendent o f
roads in Wllkek county. In the
1932 election he was elected to
the board of ooanty commission
ers and served two years, being
elected clerk at the end of his
term as commissioner.
He was elected four years ago
by a majority of approximately
3,300, leading the ticket for
county offices. His friend.s point
out that he has made au excel
lent record as clerk.
Mr. Hayes also takes a most
active part In church, community
and fraternal organizations and
is personally acquainted with a
great part of the citizenship of
Wilkes county.
His announcement of candi
dacy follows:
“To the Republizan voters of
Wilkes county; Through your
generous support I was nominat
ed and elected four years ago to
the office of clerk of the super
ior court of Wilkes county. I now
announce ray candidacy for a sec
ond term for that office and
pledge you a continuation of the
prompt and faithful service
which characterized my first
term, and assure you of my sin
cere appreciation of your sup
port.’’
Mr. Hayes is the first member
of either party to announce as
candidate for any of the county
offices.
Twenty Years Ago—And Today
HiUer masses his armies at the AusteiaA bo^r the “Cold Aiu^
lua’ is bora. - la
SL'^ept Wme MudSw Nevflle Chambetlata’s pollw-3 senopi auu m %ao
raan on .their own tenriA iiCsqdiojitoraW .ltoSs aw Theologtoal eemlnanr
Rev. J. M. Hayes
Accepts Job With
Mere^ College
Former Wilkes Man Will
Begin Woric Inun^iately
With Baptist Institution
Raleigh. Feb. 26.—Rev. J.- M.
Hayes has been engaged as field
secretary for Meredith college,
Dr. Charles E. Brewer, president,
said today, stating that the new
field representative will begin
work Immediately, representing
the college in the high schools of
this and adjoining states. Rev.
Mr. Hayes, who has been in the
Baptist ministry for the past 15
years, was pastor of the Baptist
Salem.
A native of WUkee county, he
is-a broths of Jndge Johnson J.
Hayes, of Greensboro, and is a
ipaduate. of the Wake Fowt law
itohOol and of the Sontkera Bap>
tnw .vriik
Nad
Explained jiSiaet
Of Massilileettigs'
Farm Act Passod 'hy''Con>
gross Will Apply to 193ft
Tobacco, Cotton Crops
WILL VOTE MARCfr"12
Meetings to Be Held to Tell
Farmers Pro*i§ioBe of
Newest iFartt '
Dan Holler, Wilkes farm sgeat,
today announced a sertM of-
meetings to bo held soon, Uf the
purpose of explaining provisions
of the farm act passed recently
in congress.
'The farmers "will vote for or
against marketing quotas for to
bacco and cotton on March 12.
By attending ’ the meetings they
will learn about the act arid may
decide for themselves whether or
not they wish to be bound by
marketing quotas.
The general mass meetings will
be held at Ronda schebl on
Thursday night, March 7, 7:30,
at which time J. Alvin Propst, of
the state AAA office, will explain
the act.
Other meetings at which Mr.
Holler and Lawrence Miller will
explain the act, will be held a»
follows. Each meeting will be
held at 7:30 p. m.: Traphill
school, Friday, March 4; Benham
school, Monday, March 7; Pleas
ant Ridge school, Tueeday,
March S; Clingman school, 'Wed
nesday, March 9; Dennyvillw
school, 'Thursday, March 1 0;
Somers school, Friday, March 11.
E. Y. Floyd, AAA executive of
ficer at State College has an
nounced the complete schedule of
farmer meetings to be held in con
nection with the cotton and flue-
cured tobacco referenda.
Eighty of North Carolina’s 100
counties will be affected. The re
maining 20 counties are located in
the mountainous section of the
State where either little or none
of the two crops is grown.
Floyd explained that office wqrk-
er.s connected with the county
agent in administering the pro
gram will meet d'jring the room
ing previous to the mass meeting
to' have provisions of tlic new act
explained to them.
'File cotton and tobacco referen
da will be held March 12. On that
date farmers will vote for or
against marketing quotas on the
two crops. If two-thirds or more
of the farmers vote favorably for
quotas, restrictions will be clamped
on the crops this year.
For flue-cured tobacco, the quo
ta will be set in pounds. North
Carolina’s allotment will probably
be between 400,000,000 and 500,-
000,000 pounds, Floyd said.
Cotton will be handled different
ly. North Carolina lint growers
already have an allotment of 902,-
525 acres, and they will be al
lowed to produce all the cotton
they can on these acreas without
penalty.
Former Resident
Of Wilkes Passes
Roby J. Bullis. former citizen
of the Millers Creek community
who moved to Lee county sever
al years ago, died at his home
there Saturday afternoon. He had
■been in ill health for several
months.
Mr. Bullis is survived by his
wife and the following children:
Carl Bullis, of Wilkesboro; Ray
and Conrad Bullis, Mrs. E. O.
Nichols and Mrs. Hayee ilcDuf-
fie, of near Sanford.
Mr. Bullis had many rolativea
and friends in Wilkes who were
saddened at news of his death.
Funeral service was held today
at Buffalo church near his homo.
Episcopal Lent Services
The Reverend B. M. Lackey
will conddet evening prayer and
preach on Tlrarsday evening,
chnn^ of Beckley, W. Va., prior March 3rd, at half ^^t
to coming to North Carolina eight clock in ""
months ago. Since that time he church. _ , ,
has been actively engaged in will conduct service each Thsro-
ovaageltetic work In this state day evening at the same hoar
with 'headquarters In Winston- throughont
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Visitors and liiends are eordlaRir
Invited to attend theae serrleaa.
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