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Wuldaiton, Marcb 80.—Pi’ee-
Ident RpoBev< waa beli«Ted. rea
dy toalght to demand the reeig-
aatioB of Chairman Arthur B.
: Morgan of the Tdnnenee Valley
/' Authority tomorrow If ho con-
ttnnoB his refusal to submit
proofs of his chargee of male-
feasance and bad faith against his
two co-directors.
66 AUTO DEATHS
Automobile traffic accidents
brought death to at least 66 per
sons in the nation during the
week-end. Lives lost by states in
cluded: Arizona 1, Arkansas 3.
'California 5, Colorado 1, Con
necticut 1, Florida 3, Georgia 1,
Idaho 3, Illinois 2, Indiana 2,
Iowa 3, Kentucky 2, Maryland 1,
Michigan 8, Minnesota 3, Mis
souri 4, North Carolina 2, Okla
homa 1, Pennsylvania 5, South
Carolina 2, Tennessee 2, Texas 8,
Wisconsin 3.
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Election Case 1 s
Court s Attention;
HearinglsOrdered
Judge Pless Orders Both
Sides to Put Up $250 De
posit By April First
REPORT ON MAY 15
Motion Denied For Dismiss
al Referee; Says Refer
ence Proper Course
I'W.f
BYRD FIGHTS BILL
Washington, March 20.—The
Senate may vote tomorrow after
noon on the question of giving
the country’s No. 1 auditor his
smlking papers. Senator Byrd
(D), Virginia and a powerful
iil bloc are bent on seeing that the
official—the comptroller general
of the United States—stays on
the job of scanning the govern-
:a book/ and saying “no,’’
cccasionally, to spending projects.
GIVES UFE FOR DOG
Greensboro, March 20.—Rob
ert Hill, 36, of Bessemer, was in
stantly killed this afternoon
when struck near Bessemer by
Southern Railway passenger train
No. 17, from Raleigh. Hill, in
C ompany with H. C. Jenkins and
/illie Mounce, also of Bessemer,
were walking on the Southern
tracks. According to Jenkins and
Mounce, as the train approached
Hill’s dog started to cross the
track in front of the train and
Hill made a desperate attempt to
knock the dog to safety. Both he
and the dog were instantly killed.
F.D.R. RECONCII ED
Washington, March 20.—Con
gressional leaders tonight indicat-
IpP^Ident Roosevelt is
’ to'the loss of the
basket” tax. but they ex-
jp^t him to insist that the skele
ton of the undivided profits levy
retained in the final draft of
the 1938 revenue bill. As passed
by the House, the measure ex
empts corporations earning $25.-
000 or less annually under the
earnings tax but continues the
application of its principles, with
sharply reduced rates, toward
ger income corporations. Bus
es leaders are demanding that
the revolutionary levy be elimi
nated entirely and that there be
sttbstitiited. if necessary, n high
er normal corporal.-^ income rate.
The Swaringen-Poplin election
suit, in w'hlch D. B. Swaringen,
Republican, is suing Leet Poplin,
Democrat, for title to office as a
member of the Wilkes board of
commissioners, gained attention
in Wilkes court last week after a
lull of several months.
The case was instituted in De
cember. 1936. and grew out of
returns of the 1936 election. Ac
cording to the count by the two
Democratic members of the coun
ty board of elections Poplin de
feated Swaringen by the margin
of two votes in a total vote of
approximately 15,000. In the
case Swaringen alleged that he
was credited with an even hun
dred less votes than he received
in Rock Creek township and oth
er irregularities were charged.
Counsel for Swaringen made a
motion before Judge J. Will Pless
last week to set aside reference
of the case made last year when
Judge J. H. Clement appointed
Judge O. O. Eflrd, of Winston-
Salem, to act as referee and re
port by Decemiber 15, 1937.
Judge Pless In his order deny
ing the plaintiff’s motion found
that Judge Eflrd had demanded
an advance of $250 from each
side of the case to apply on ref
eree fees and that the plaintiff
had refused to put up their $250.
Tho plaintiff had taken the po
sition that the law does not pro-
CALM BEFORE STORM
Berlin, March 20.—Calm sr'i-
tled over greater Germany today
after a feverish week which sr.v.‘
Austria become a pvovince.
Outside the new. expanded n.i-
tion, Poles celebrated Lithuauia's
action in bowing yesterday to tl e|
Polish ultimatum for re-estab
lishment of diplomatic and other
normal relations. Polish troops
paraded peacefully in Wiino but
In Warsaw a number of Jews
I ~^’ere felled in disorders. German
Officials were occupied in oiling
the machinery for the April 10
plebiscite 0 n Austrian-German
union and in aligning Austrian
interests with those of the Fath
erland.
collecting' fees In advance and
had asked that bonds be Increased
to cover costs. In the beginning
of the case Swaringen posted
bond in the sum of $1,000 and
the defendant gave the nominal
bond of $200.
In denying the plaintiff’s mo
tion to strike out the reference
and for trial by jury Judge Pless
said that from information he
had in the matter that the case
in which there would be more
than 500 witnesses could not bo
tried by jury in less than three
weeks and that the cause had
been properly referred.
He further ordered that both
sides make a deposit of $250
each with the referee on or be
fore April 1 and that the referee
proceed with the hearing and
make his report on the matter to
the court on or before May 15.
He also ordered that each side
fill bond In the sum of $3,000.
Counsel for Swaringen and
Poplin excepted to the findings
and orders and demanded imme
diate trial by jury.
Holleman Gets
4 to 7 Years In
Homicide Case
NURSES ATTACKED
Montgomery, Ala., March 20.—
Two trained nurses—sisters —
were found beaten insensible on
the outskirts of Montgomery to
day and a phyvlcian said an at
tempt had been made to criminal
ly attack them. Surprised as they
looked for wild flowers 50 yards
from widely - traveled Vaughn
Road late yesterday, the two
women lay brutally Injured and
bleeding throughout the night in
a driving radn and thunderstorm.
They are Miss Eunice Ward, 48,
Montgomery county public health
nurse since 1921, and her sister,
Miss Lillian Ward, 52. Both are
widely known. Sheriff Haygood
Paterson said a “medium-sized
ne^o, wearing a blue (Sunday)
shirt and blue pants,” was sought
OB B description given hy LilUan
Word, three boys from nearby
sma Masonic Home, and a
ent of the .community.
Judge Pless Leavers Docket
In Fsur Condition At
End of the Term
Med for 50 Years
Here are shown Mr. and Mrs.
William Mastin, who recently
celebrated their fiftieth wedding
anniversary. Account of the oc
casion may be found on page
four. (Photo Courtesy Winston-
Salem Journal).
Ashe Man Ends
Life by Shogun
Charge Sunday
Glenn W. Miller’s Death
Near City Sunday Is
Called Suicide
Glenn W. Miller, 22-year-old
resident of Othello, Ashe county,
ended his own life about ten o’
clock Sunday by firing a shotgun
load into his chest.
The tragedy occured near the
home of John Call, who lives near
Reddies River about one-half
mile from this city.
According to results of an in
vestigation by Coroner I. M. My
ers, it was learned that the
vide for ajvBtew 4«i«iLdln£ and Uroiiy’iBBir'wpBnt^ the night at *■:
hotel here and was reportedly in
intoxicated condition. He re
ported the loss of $117 in mon
ey, which he said belonged to
his brother and that he could not
go home without his money. He
said that he did not know how he
lost the money.
He then went to the home of
Mr. Call, told him that he had
seen a fox and wanted to borrow
a gun so that he could kill the
fox.
Mr. Call loaned him the gun
and two shells. A small boy fol
lowed Miller to see him shoot the
fox but instead saw him shoot
himself in the chest. He died up
on reaching the hospital.
He was a son of Mr. and Mrs.
W. M. Miller, of Othello, and in
addition to his parents Is sur
vived by his wife and the follow
ing brothers and sisters: Jones.
John Henry, Arville, Mamie,
Frances, Edna, Dana, Hazel,
Blanch and Ruth Miller.
Funeral service will he held at
a church near his home in Ashe
county Tuesday.
4s CaiSdate Fw
For SSii^or’s Job
ITth'^udicM Diatric.*^ ,Uon-
ventioii Hdd Saturday
In WflkMboro
Republicans of the 17th Judl-'
cia! district in convention at Wli-
kesboro Saturday afternoon In
dorsed Avalon E. Hall, Yadkln-
ville attorney, for the nomination
for solicitor, to succeed John R.
Jones, of this'City, who will re
tire at the end of his present
term.
Chairman J. M. Brown called
the convention to order and call
ed J. V. Bowers, of Avery county,
to the chair. Solicitor Jones ad
dressed the convention and ex
pressed appreciation for loyal
support during the 12 years he
has held the office.
A resolution offered by John C.
MoBee, of Mitchell county, that
the* nomination for solicitor ro
tate among the five counties of
the district with a one-terra lim
it, was defeated on a roll call
vote, 57 to 50. Joe Williams, of
Yadklnville, placed Hall’s name
In nomination and he received all
of the vote of the convention.
It was explained that Wilkes
delegation of 43 votes went into
the convention instructed for J.
F. Jordan, of Wllkesboro, but his
name was not placed in nomina
tion and the chairman ruled that
the delegates could not vote for
anyone whose name was not be
fore the convention.
W. E. Rutledge, of Yadkinville,
was named district chairman,
Louise Stroud, of Mooksvllle, vice
chairman, and T. R. Eaton, of
Yadkin, secretary.
’Two members from each coun
ty compose the executive commit
tee as’follows: Davie, Taylor Bai
ley and Mrs. Queen Bess Keenan;
Yadkin, Joe Williams and Mrs.
VIENNA . . . Acting on orders, Austrian troops fell back before
the German forces who rumbled across the border in motori^d imits.
Simultaneously, JOO huge airplanes flew 3,000 heavily armed soldiem
to the Capitol where they immediately took possession of all pubhe
building
ngs, newspBpers an^ communication offices. Here a squad
rams the prate to the Ravarr baildmg which houses the radio broad
rasting company while Vienna police stand by.
Makes Calendar
For April Court
Cases Instituted Prior
July 1, 1935, To Be
Tried In Order
To
■cannon and Mrs. Eugene Hllerf*
Mitchell, W. C. Berry and Miss
Lydia Holman, and Wilkes, L. M.
Jarvis and Miss Audrey Temple
ton.
A resolutions committee com
posed of C. P. Brock, D. L. Kel
ly, John C. McBee, Jr., F. W.
Hughes and W. B. Somers drew
resolutions in appreciation of the
services rendered by Solicitor
John R. Jones during 12 years In
office and resolutions of sym
pathy and good wishes to Mrs.
Jones, who has been very ill for
several days.
Last Rites Held
For A. A. Finley
r^usineas Houses Close As
Tribute to Pioneer
Business Man
Negress Held
In Death Of
Baby Friday
Marie Barnes, colored girl who
lives near Boomer, was lodged in
Wilkes jail Saturday on charges
of concealing childbirth and mur
der.
Neighbors reported to Sheriff
Dongbton that a baby had been
born to the girl and that it was
not at her home. ’The sheriff noti
fied Coroner I. M. Myers and he
proceeded to the home of the col
ored girl to make an Investiga
tion.
He found the girl sitting on the
porch and in reply to a question
concerning the baby she said
that she had given birth to a
baby in January but that It was
dead and that she had' buried it
Endorse Cowles
As Nominee For
lie State Senate
it was his duty to investigate and
liors To Meet
Tuesday Night
®very member of the degree
-team and all other members of
tbo council are asked to attend
this Jr. O. U. A. M. meeting Tneo-
day night, 7:80. An InteresUng
Is aatle^ed.
Clyde Holleman, 20, resident of
Somers township, was sentenced
in Wilkes court FViday evening to
from four to seven years in the
penitentiary for killing Sam Jol
ly at a still near the Wilkes-
Iredell county line on February 1.
In the process of trial earlier
in the week Holleman entered a
plea of manslaughter.
According t o .testimony o f
witnesses Holleman shot Jolly in
the back hut that there had been
no quarrel and no ill feeling.
They considered the shot an ac
cident.
A statement made by Jolly in
a Statesville hospital before he
died said that he did not believe
that Jolly intended to shoot him
and that there had been no trou
ble. . *
'the Holleman case was the on
ly homicide case tried during the
two weeks term which adjourned
Friday afternoon.
Judgments were pronounced in
the following cases during the
latter part of the week;
Charlie Boyd end Carl Boyd:
Charlie, six months sospended;
i Carl, six months on roads.
(Continued on page eight)
Judge J. Will Pless in Wilkes
court last week issued an order
relative to the calendar of the
term to be held in April for trial
of civil actions.
Judge Pless ordered that the
calendar be composed of all cas
es instituted prior to July 1,
1935* and that the cases be tried
in chronological order.
Continuances, he said, will not
be allowed except as provided by
law.
In cases where the plaintiff
does not appear the cases will be
non-suited. Cases will be tried In
the absence of the defendant.
Mrs. J. E. Cockerham
Is Claimed'By Death
Funeral service was held Sat
urday at Pine Ridge for Mrs
Mary Elizabeth Cockerham, age
28, who died ’Thursday at her
home in Wllkestoro. She was the
wife of J. E. Cockerham.
She is survived by her father,
W. A. Brown, husband and four
children: Robert, Clyde, Joan
and Barbara Cockerham.
- Rsv. Ed O. Miller Conducted
the funwal service, assisted 6y^
Rev. Lee Miller.
'■ 'T
A large crowd gat’nered Friday
afternoon at the North Wilkes-
boro Presbyterian church for the
funeral service for A. A. Finley,
pioneer leader who died Wednes
day evening.
The service was conducted by
Rev. Watt M. Cooper, pastor, as
sisted by Rev. R. H. Stone, of
Jefferson, an Intimate friend of
Mr. Finley.
Pall bearers were E. G. Finley.
T. A. Finley, R. G. Finley, W. C.
Grier, L. M. Nelson, Jim Clem
ents, Pat Williams and M. A.
Vickery, nephews of Mr. Finley.
The flowers, a beautiful tri
bute in evidence of the esteem In
which Mr. Finley was held, were
carried by the following nieces:
Miss Mary Finley, Miss Eliza
beth Finley, Mrs. Don Coffey,
Mrs. W. C. Grier, Miss Kate Fin
ley, Mrs. P.. M. Williams, Mrs. E.
G. Finley, Mrs. Fred Finley, Mrs.
Richard Finley, Mrs. T. A. Pin-
ley, Mrs. Carl Coffey, Mrs. Robert
Brame, Mrs. Will Blair, Mrs. W.
J. Bason, Mrs. W. M. Cooper,
Miss Ellen Robinson.
Prior to the funeral service
and while the body lay in state,
hundreds called at the, home, a-
mong them ^being the employes
of the Wllkesboro Manufacturing
company. They visited the home
in a body in an Impressive tribute
to their employer.
Business houses in this city
were closed daring the funeral
hour.
Oi^-of-town visitors included
the following: Miss Kate Finley,
of New York City; Mr. and Mrs.
J. B. Clements, of Greensboro;
Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Pollard, of
Marion; Mr. and Mrs. Hcnter
Beall and two.dknghters and Mrs.
B. F. Reid, of Xienoir; Mr. and
rCnetlitnisd' nh.nese ntchll’
told her that he must see the
body.
She went with him to a spot
about 300 yards from the house
and pointed out where she said
she had burled the ibody. He fail
ed to find anything at the spot
and told her to see if she could
not get the .body out. She did not
find anything.
Mr. Myers went hack to the
house and questioned the girl’s
mother. She told the officer that
the girl had given birth to a
baby on Friday instead of two
months ago as the girl had
claimed.
The girl then admitted that the
baby was born on Friday while
her mother was away and that
she had hidden the body. At the
insistence of the coroner she di
rected him to the place about 200
yards from tha house where he
found the lifeless body of a boy
baby concealed under an old well
bucket.
He brought the girl to jail and
the body of the infant to a phy
sician here who said that it had
evidently bled to death within a
few minutes after birth.
24th Senatorial District Con-
vention Held By G. O.
P. On Saturday
Republicans of the 24 th sena
torial district composed o f
WUkes, Yadkin and Davie coun
ties met at the courthouse in
Wllkesboro Saturday afternoon
and endorsed C. H. Cowles, of
Wllkesboro, a former representa
tive in congress, as nominee for
state senator.
W. B. Rutledge, of Yadkln
ville, presided over the conven
tion and each county had a full
delegution present.
The name of Mr. Cowles was
,laced J&.BiMtlnation by N. B.
'Sinlthey, chairman of tho l^hh-
llcan party In Wilkes, and there
was no opposition, tho vote being
unanimous.
The district organization was
perfected with the election of
Former Senator Jeter Blackburn
as chairman and he was desig
nated to select a secretary.
Members of the district execu
tive committee were named as
follows: Davie, A. T. Grant and
Mrs. Taylor Bailey; Yadkin, J. G.
Ray and Mrs. L. H. West; Wilkes,
T. R. Bryan and Mrs. Deema Mc
Gee.
Committee Of ■
Democrats Meet
County Executive Committee
Holds Meeting On Sat
urday Afternoon
Sheriffs Locate
Three Illicit Stills
Two Near Traphill and One
In Call Section Raided
During Past Week
and
de-
the
Sheriff C. T. Doughton
Deputy Odell Whittington
stroyed three stills daring
past week.
At one email still near Traphill
the outfit was running and there
were three gallons of hot liquor
but the ope;rators had fled. A
larger still and 1,500 gallons of
beer were destroyed on the same
day and In the same community.
On Saturday the officers de
stroyed a large outfit and 1,200
gallons of beer In the Call com
munity. No one was taken.
At the call of Chairman J. R.
Rousseau members of the Wilkes
county Democratic executive com-
nMttee met Saturday afternoon at
Hotel Wilkes with members from
20 precincts in attendance.
Included in the business trans
acted was recommendation of
men to be appointed by the state
board qf elections as members of
the county election board. The
names of F. D. Forester, F. C.
Johnson and J. C. Newman, the
latter a member of the present
board, were recommended. The
state board will appoint two
from the list of three recommend
ed.
FfnrSd
House tlieCydnm
Additions Needed at
ing River and Mount
Pleasant Schools
NEED 2 NEW HOUSES
At Boomer and Clingmaaj
County Property'Roie-
ommendatiens Made
Grand jury at the prooent term
of Wilkes court mads Inspection
of school buildings in four com
munities and made recommend
ed that adequate buildings be
provided.
The schools vigit.'d werj Boom
er, CBngman, Roaring River and
Mount Pleasan*.
The report of the grand jury
by B. M. Pardue, foreman, said
that the four-room, two-story
wood building at Boomer has
served its purpose and is inade
quate to house tiio chiidvon.
At Mount Pleasant they found
crowded conditions with classes
in the audltorliim, library and if
temporary building on tho school
lot. They vecoraraendel an adJi-
tlon of at least five class rooms-
At Clingman Hie grand Jury
said they found .i vi-ry poor wood
building inadequate to house the
children.
The Roaring River h“iok build
ing, the grand jury said, is about
one-half large enough to house
the children and at present five
rooms are biag ien'.'«1 in the
old building trom an individual.
They recommended an addltloa
large enough to house the chil
dren.
'The body recommended that
provisions be made as early as
possible to relieve the conditions
set forth and that it should be
done In a period of two yean
with two bnildings each yesr, the
ones considered by the "board of
education as most needed to eome
first.
The regular report of tho grand
jury, exclusive of school building
recommendations, follows:
To the Honorable Will Pleas,
Jr., judge presiding at March
term Superior Court of Wilkea
County, 1938, beg to submit the
following report.
Number of Bills examined ., 135
'True Bills 103
Not true Bills 19
Number of Presentments .... 2
We visited the County Home
found everything in good condi
tion. Inmates well cared for, pris
oners doing fine and not giving
any trouble. T. B. Hut (colored)
was in good condition, T. B. Hut,
(white), We recommend that a
plumber be employed to fix water
system in Hut.
County Home had not been re
paired a.s recommended by last
Grand Jury, as to fix plaster and
walls. Some of the glass was out
of windows, water when raining
runs in basement. Smoak honse
needs recovering and repairing
and made safe to keep meat in.
We found 26 inmates, 3 prison
ers; Livestock, 7 pigs, 13 hogs,
2 mules, 2 horses, 1 bull, 3 heif
ers and 28 cows.
We visited the Jail found 52
prisoners, 2 women, one juvenile,
10 federal prisoners, and 42' state
prisoners. Dining room and kitch
en was nice and clean, appearing
(Continued on page eight)
Bank Resources
At H^her Level
R^jafoorees and Depoaits
Show Substantial Gains
During First Quarter
Kin McNiel Editor
Of College Paper
Berea, Ky., March 14.—Kin
jSDior St Bsna GoU^e,
has been elects editor of the
Chlmee> .the student's annual
pnblieiMon! He will serve during
the school yaar, 1088-89.
McNiel Is ^ memher Of the Ihra-
matlc Club, YkfCA, KU Delta Lit
erary Society, and la sports edi
tor of the Pinnacle, the college
newaheet . ■« . .
mn Is the a>n of Mr. sod Mrs.
Rufus 8.’McNiel, Bowner;'North
CaroHn*:"’’?*!*'??''
Statements of local banks pub
lished Thursday and today tell
an interesting story of progrees.
Resonrcee and deposits have
continued their steady climb, de
spite what is termed a “reces
sion” thronghont the. country. ’
The stuteraent of the 'Iforth-
westem Bank d>lbUahed Thurs
day showed resources had climb
ed to 88,845,141.70, repreemitlng
an Increase of approximately
8’^0,000 over the reeonreas on
December 81.
The Banh( of North WUfcee-
boed’fl statement'puhUshed.today
Baptist PastcH’s
Hold Conference
Ministers of Wilkes and the
Adjoining Counties Gath
er at First Baptist
Baptist ministers of Wllfcea
and adjoining countiee gathered
Friday at the First Baptist
church In this city tor a confer
ence on the theme of “Living
Religion.’’
The conference was one of
many being held at centers
throughout the state under aus
pices of the Baptist convention.
Oeaerul Secretary M. A. Hug
gins, of the Baptist state coavsa-
tlon; WjHbur Buteheas, studaak
in Duke dtrlaRy school; Hogrk
Blacking of Kars Bm eonege;
Bev. W- H. WUUama, of Char
lotte; Roy. R.. E. Hardagsy, ot
Lenoir; Sot. M. jp. AleanMur and
SOT. J. O. of ttih statn
mission staff.'were
8howe% resourees at . .
fit8’.76, or an laeraase of aboatitook ipart In thg progtiam;
^^41,000 during tiie past two I abOaM at tea o’clock and
’' ‘at four o'clock Friday attHnboikw:
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