MiA2ED TraE',TRA1
t^ES” fOl
Sonriae
wJU b« bald at St. Paul's
plU09aI cburcb on Ebister Day
arise, 5: SO a. m. This aer-
1a St. Paul's has been an
.kftalr lor the past seyer-
ra and each year more in
is manifested not only by
congregation but by the
hole community as well. This
^yhar prior to the service in the
_ rch, a vested choir accom-
pUfaled J>y llute and clarinet, will
;’''#dndw Easter music in the ceme-
ery ol the church grounds. From
-■the choir will march in
,^_slon, led by a crucifer, to
, tshancel of the church where
tto Ante-Communion will be
from the sanctuary by the
tor. Reverend B. M. Lackey,
en will follow the sermon, aft
er 'vrhich the Holy Communion
in be celebrated.
“The service will begin prompt-
.l^ly at -6:30 a. m. The public is cor-
invited to attend and with
r%t. Paul’s congregation commem-
I'Oi^fMe that most wondertul event,
Itlte Resurrection of Our Blessed
llibrid,’’ the announcement said.
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12.00 OUT brT^STATB
Is Teams Enter
[Junior Baseball
Egue In Wilkes
Communities Interested Are
Urged to Contact Legion
Officials Now
■'individuals from four Wilkes
cooununities have assured offici-
Is ol-Wilkes post of the .\meri-
n Legion that their localities
111 be represented in the junior
Uiasue in Wilkes county this
*' year.
■*The four entered so far were
from communities, who were rep-
; resented in/he eight-team league
last year. [They are: Moravian
■ Falls, last year’s champions,
champions, Traphill, Clingman
and Champion. Other entries are
expected soon.
^ ‘ One feature which has added
p^-Mntereet to organizing junior base-,
ban in Wilkes for the second year
Is the arrangement with the Ashe
county post for a playoff of coun-
jty champions in the fall.
Eight communities in Ashe
county eagerly took advantage of
the opportunity to have junior
baseball team.? under sponsorship
of the Legion post and each com
munity contributed $12.50 to
ward purchase of materials.
It is estimated that the junior
tgue in Wilkes for this season
cost the Legion post approx-
Tately $200. Due to the tact that
It -was necessary to cancel the
last scheduled Bingo party
post is in need of funds to begin
the league and contrUnitioiis
from people interested in train
ing youth in the national pastime
will be greatly appreciated.
Officers Destroy
Dozen Stilk In
Wilkes In Week
I
Two Large Outfits Located
Near Windy Gap; Wyatt
Youth Arrested
Federal and county officers
have ma,de very successful raids
on illicit stills in Wilkes county
during tne past week, having de
stroyed a dozen stills and va!st
quantities pf materials for liquor
manufacture.
Two of the largest outfits
found in the past few months
were destroyed in the Windy Gap
vicinity. At one of the -places a
youth by the name of Wyatt was
arrested and beer containing a-
bout 5,000 pounds of sugar and
ready for distillation was destroy
ed.
Federal officers raided other
stills in several communities and
on Friday Reputy Sheriff Wat
son. of Wilbar, destroyed two
outfits near Glendale Springs.
One was a small outfit and the
other was a large still. Mr. Wat
son said that indications were
that much liquor h',u been made
at the larger still.
J.
the J nines
.Miller.
Quarantiite Means
To Stay In Home
Health Officer Says Quar
antines Violated in North
Wilkesboro
Dr. A. .'. Eller, county health
officer, said today that many peo
ple have been violating quaran
tines against communicable di
seases.
-Q—rgTiUne means what it says.
Dr-®ler said.
At homes in the eastern part
of this city quarantine notices
posted because of an out
break of measles. In the after
noon when other children were
returning from school the chil
dren from the quarantined homes
■were seen mingling with the
«*ool children on the streets,
■violating the quarantine and de
feating its purpose in controlling
the outbreak of measles.
millers CREEK SOfOOL
TO PRESENT OPERETTA
An operetta, "The Wedding of
the Flowers," will be presented
itr the primary department at
Millers Creek high school audi
torium at 8 o’clock Tuesday eve
ning, April 19.
- About 75 school children wtl!
pari In the presentation,
„ i« being directed by the
'^.j 'tochers and assisted by
music, r-
= lim, _A^li« Hayes
ir Together
AM 8. Ferguson, age 87, re-
'Miwd to hi* home In Avery
Saturday after ^pending a
^ 4^ys near Adley with his son.
Farguaon. While on the
' Tjie Sr hla grandchildren
Last Rites Held
For Mrs. Jones
Many from widely separated
sections of the state and several
from other states were in the
throng who attended the funeral
service at Wilkesboro Tlaptist
church Tuesday afternoon for
Mrs. John R. Jones widely prom
iner leader who died Monday
morning.
Rev. H. J. Ford, pastor, con
ducted the service, assisted by
Rev. J. M. Hayes, of Meredith
College, Rev. S. L. Blevins and
Rev. Eugene Olive. Words of tri
bute were spoken by Rev. J. M.
Hayes and Judge Johnson J.
Hayes. Burial was in Mountain
Park cemetery.
Active pall bearers were Dr. F.
C. Hubbard. J. B. Williams, J. R.
Rousseau. W. R. .\bsher, J. R.
Hix. W. B. Somers, N. B. Sraith-
ey and C. E. Jenkin=.
Honorary pall bearers were
members of the bar association
of the 17lh judicial district.
Flowers, beautiful in abund
ance and fragrance, v/ere carried
by t b following: Mesdames
Charles McXeill. Eugene Hester,
R. Hii-.shaw. Faye Hulot, John
Charl»s Pearson, Claude
Sherm:n Colvard. Frank
Cratior. Myrtie Freeland. .1. E.
Spainhour. K, M. Blackburn.
Claude Gentry, Florence Miller
Kenney, C. E. Jenkins. Ralph
Duncan. J. A. Rousseau. .1. W.
White, W. J. .Mien, C, E. Par-
lier. Eva Forester, B. S Call,
Louise Spruill, J. W. Neel, Wll!
Blair, E. E, Eller. Charles Smith-
ey. Misses Nell Smithey. Dorri.s
Brooks. Elizabeth Barber. Be
atrice: Holbrook. Nell Rousseau,
Mazie .Tohusoii. Helen Call. Ila
Holman. -Mary Finley, Manie
Brewer and Cora Caudill.
The following obituary was
written by Attorney J. H Whick
er and R. Don Laws:
Mrs. Rose McNeill Jones was
born March 15, 1SS3, daughter
of Rev. Milton McNeill and Mrs.
Martha G. McNeill, married to
Hon. John R. Jones June 25,
1911, departed this life April
11, 1938. at S:-»5 a. m.
tier father and mother, togeth
er with one brother. Attorney
James McNeill, of Washington, D.
C.. preceded her in death. She is
survived by her husband. Solici
tor John R. Jones, an adopted
son. Tack Jones and daughter,
Dora Jones. She is also survived
by t le following brothers. Hon.
Robert H McNeill, eminent at
torney of Washington, D. C„
Jesse M. McNeill, Winston-Salem;
and the following sisters: Mrs.
America West, Banner E!k: Mrs.
Sallie Prevette. North Wilkes
boro: Mrs. Mattie Holbrook,
Traphill; Mrs. Nell Dimmette,
Washington, D. C.; and Mrs. J.
B. Councill, of Jefferson, togeth
er with a host of nephews and
nieces and friends throughout the
entire state.
Mrs. Jones, known to her
friends as ‘‘Rose,’’ was an excep
tionally talented and ctiltured
woman, receiving her education
in the public schools and gradu
ating with honors from Meredith
College. After her graduation she
faithfully, efficiently and courte
ously assisted her father as Post
master of Wilkesboro and later as
Clerk of the U. S. restrict Court.
inmencemeiit
Mfflers Creek
pttwUi^rWay
ey. J. M. Hayes Will De-
irer Commencement Ser
mon Easter Sunday
DETROIT, Mich. . . . Again-Mi^ugwt ^
Throughout the state, strikers possessipn.-.rf KWWjg A minstrel show
electric plants threatened to turn:rft_JOWW WWdewl*Adi.
minute settlement after Governor nira nma ai^—
Florida vacation to take charge of ^
Screw Works, police charge into strikers
Rev.jyL
Drivers Without
Accident Are To
Be Rewarded
As part of a planned safety
campaign in Wilkes county, a
contest to determine the twenty-^
five persons in the county wbid
have driven automobiles the lon^
est period of time without an |b-
cident, will begin Monday, ApA'^
18, and close April 27, at noon,-^
All drivers who have neVOT
been convicted of reckless dic
ing, careless driving, dntnli^
driving or been responsible for ail
automobile accident that cattsAd;
loss of life, personal injury or
property loss in excess of twentj^
five dollars, and who will pledge
to obey the traffic laws of the
state, county and city,
ble to sign up. '..Vs
These drivers, both male fcnJ
female, are invited to register at
the office of The Journal-Patriot,
and the twenty-five drivers who
show the longest period of safe
driving will be selected from
those registering on or before
April 27, at noon, and their
names will be announced in The
Journal-Patriot the following
Monday, May 2.
These names will be chosen by
a committee of five, known as
the safety awards committee,
which committee will comprise a
member of the Kiwania Club,
Program for the commence-
lent season at Millers Creek high
(pol were announced this week
R. V. Day, principal.
The first program of the com-
.encement season will be on
Mrsday night, April 14, when
will be present
■The district seventh grade
l^mmencement will he held at
re the school on Friday, April
16» and will include a literary
igram and field day exercises,
in the district seventh grade
bmmencement the valedictory
Iress will be by Baxter Bum-
ler, who made the highest
tng on the state test, and salu-
second
the In-
yrogram will include reci-
r eontest, presentation of
and dlploonas and a spell-
In whleh the district
.^M the Jo«i^7^stiael
■j^r-bA selectaB. > n -'
To Delivw ^
Sennon; SeoiM’ Pkiy On'^pbtery by Bjvhrna Eller,
L. ”' /‘fl*
. Rev. aJu tiASUltlt,
[the NorUioWiillfi^m Ihithc
' 17. The aetylMfcwfll *■
Jdtiy iin 8aturd«>^-
Mr». U.
i Mr A
-liif'
tiie
,|aeta4e
Smoodify Darh^
H^-1938 Term
The United States Senate on
Tuesday confirmed the nomina
tion of J. C. Reins as postmaster
at North Wilkesboro for a second
four-year term.
Mr. Reins was recommended to
succeed himself several weeks
ago -by Representative Walter
Lambeth and the nomination was
sent to the senate last week by
President Roosevelt.
Trout Season To
Open On Friday
In This Section
All Trout Streams In Wilkes
Well Stocked, Game Pro
tector Says
Homer Brookshire, county
gamo protector, today called at
tention to the fact that the trout
season opens Friday and that
trout streams in the mountains ^f
Wilkes county have been -well
stocked with trout now ready for
the angler.
He also called attention to the
fact that closed season restrict
ions on other fis)i, including bSM,
■;havo,been lifted, for Easter. Sun
IS.
S 4 Monday, April' It"* imd
HengM ^0 kny un-
Imudn fish
-.9m!lsa.ltrA"nrt94 to re-
^ such
ri'Sh*-'
.gsrned —.
StatesTllle iidapft^i
Funeral service' ifilji bjfvbeld at
Mount Pleasant Ba^ist church
near her home Friday afternoon,
two o’clock. The'body will lie in
state at the church from one to
two o’clock. Rev. A. E. Watts,
pastor, will conduct the service,
assisted by Rev. G. W. Sebastian,
Rev. L. B. Murray and others.
Mrs. Foster is survived by her
husband and. the following chil
dren: Fulton, Garvey and Taft
Foster, of North Wilkesboro;
Mrs. Attie Fairchild, of Roanoke,
. . . I'Va.; Mrs. Jesse Church, Mrs. Rex
American Legion, city officials ’ .
, r„u , , . -11 West and Mrs. Dick Wellborn, of
and The Journal-Patriot will de-1 ^ .. tt
termine the winners. Each of the
twenty-five will receive a large
liaiulsome honor certificate from
the Gold Star Drivers of America.
The contest is being conducted
under the joint sponsorship of
the Carolina Motor Club and The
Journal-Patriot, in a drive to im
press upon operators of automo
biles the importance of observing
safety regulations to avoid high
way accidents. The ultimate pur
pose of this campaign is to aid
in a nation-wide program to de
crease fatalities on the highways.
Frank E. Fox, special repre
sentative of the Carolina Motor
Club is in charge of the cam
paign.
On the night of May 3, a rous-
ini, safety meeting wRl be held
at the courthouse, at which time
the honor recognition for the
safest drivers in Wilkes county
will be awarded. Satety talks will
be made at tnat time, by those
people in the county who are in
terested ill this movement.
North Wilkesboro;
Harris, of Congo.
Mrs Velta
life'ht o’clock,
will present an operetta.
Tte high school commence-
men'. will get under way on
Easter Sunday night, eight o’
clock, when Rev. J. M. Hayes, a
native of the community and
widely known Baptist mini.ster
now with Meredith College, will
deliver the commencement ser
mon.
The grammar grades will pre
sent a program of entertainment
on Friday, April 22, 12:30 p. m.
Class day exercises and presen
tation of diplomas to thirty-one
seniors will take place on Fri
day night, April 22, eight o’clock.
A^iJIhlldren and o n * For jwron years prior to her mar-
fourth fonoratlott. riago she eminently filled the po-
•' (ContiBued OB pago eight)
Goldston Smith Wins
In Suit In Court
The North Carolina Sunreme
Court yesterday upheld a Verdict
in Wilkes Superior Court giving
Goldston Smith damages in the
sum of $2,000 against A. F.
Phillips.
The suit grew out of damage
Smith alleged was dofle to his
building on Tenth Street when
excavation was under way for the
building erected by Mr. Phillips
for the Gaddy Motor Company.
Attorney C. G. Gilreath and
Eugene Trivette represented
Smith in the litigation, while
Jones & Brown, and Judge T. p.
Bowie appeared for Phillips.'
Wilkesboro High
Beats Woodleaf 2-1
Wilkesboro high school base
ball team, ,which suffered a hu
miliating defeat to Woodleaf high
at Wilkesboro several days ago,
went to Woodleaf Monday and
played like major leaguers to
win 2 to 1.
Boony Lane, star hurler of the
junior league last year, was al
most complete master of the
Woodleaf nine and behind good
support held Woodleaf to two
hits.
“Our Bob” To Be
Kiwanis Speaker
Senator "Our Bob" Reynolds
will address the membership of
the North Wilkesboro Kiwanis
Club tomorrow at its', weekly
■hincheon at Hotel Wilkes.
’ The -program will be in charge
x>f Kiwanian H.' McBl'vr^I‘lii.
Music Recitals
April 19 And 22
Pupils of Mrs. R. E. Prevette’s
music classes will appear in re
citals at Wilkesboro high school
next week, it was announced to
day.
The juveniles will appear in a
recital on Tuesday night, April
19, 7:46 and’-'Tlft ‘ school
music pUpHs 'on Eriday night,
April 22, 7:45,, The public has a
cordial invitation to both recit
als. ^ ■'•'
“Eyes Qf^Love” At
Muli^rry School
"Eyes of Love’’, a farce comedy
in three acts written by Lillian
Mortimer, will be presented by
the Millers Creek Play Grafters
in the Mulberry school auditor
ium, Friday evening, April 15 at
8:00.
Marriages
License*;, to wed were Issued
during the'pMt weak -by Register
of Deeds Old Wiles to the fol
lowing: F$«eiBaffi'Smoot, Moxley,
and JuHaiA Holbrook,. Lomax;
Willis" R«#iM4>. Donlse Wil
son,, boU^qf !j$orth Wilkesboro;
Harley Ifargle Bau-
guesB, l>H|^r
Many Neglecting
To List For Taxes
With only a few days left in
which to list property for taxes,
many have neglected to list so
far, it was learned today from W.
P. Kelly, county tax supervisor.
This is especially true in
North Wilkesboro. where only a
fourth of those required to list
had listed through Monday of this
week.
Saturday is the last day for
listing at the city hall for county
and city taxes and taxpayers are
urged to list as early as possible
in order to avoid the last day
rush.. ■ ^
Heavy penalties are prescribed
for failure to list.
Institutions To
Observe Holiday
Banks To Be Closed Mon
day; Employment Service
and Schools to Close
Announcement has been made
that both banks here. The Bank
of North Wilkesboro and the
NorthwAt^ Bank, will be closed
on Eas«R;[|^day, April 18.
The V Wilkesboro city
schools * close this afternoon
and resume work i on Tuesday,
April 19.
G. B. Gentry, head of the em
ployment service office, said that
the office will be closed on Mon
day and that applicants for un
employment compensation who
are reporting on Monday may re
port on Tuesday.
They Learn
Some people are born suckers,
sont* try to get something for
BOtbii^, and some go gaga when
told t|^ first payme&t is only ft.
ny. (Ore.) 'Democr*t-Her-
iprfv'c-*'' •->
fo
res
Transportatim Prove* Preo-
tical For First Time In
History Here \
RURAL ROADS BETTER
Larger Enrollmmt Featiim
School Year Throughout
County
Final examinations are in pro
gress in the high schools of
Wilkes county, which are looking
forward to closing successful
terms next week.
With a variance of only a few
days the eight high schools in
Wilkes county will end the term
next week, having operated suc
cessfully on a uniform schedule
throughout the term.
However, a few of the element
ary schools which gained a few
days in holiday periods have al
ready completed the term and
many will close this week. C. B.
Eller, county superintendent, said
today.
The school system In Wilkes
has operated smoothly during
the term. -Less severe weather
conditions and vast improvement
of m^dary road* hare given
traBwortntion of sebool children- —s,
h smniblacce of pnctlcabill^ bt
ikisnj^rl«on with the
tevwhra Wtikee stdteel*
.close fof - twA,. mon|iiM
had roAda or ti^ of
JT '
C. M. T. C. Exam
J. B. McCoy, of this city,
Chairman of the Military Train
ing Camps As.sociation for Wilkes
county, announced yesterday that
the following physicians of this
county have volunteered to assist
local j-ouths to qualify for at
tendance at Citizens Military
Training Camps this summer;
Dr. H. B. Smith. North Wilkes
boro: and Dr. G. T. MitcheU. Wil-
kesboro. |
Since these physicians are serv
ing without charge, it is now
possible for young men of Wilkes
county, between the ages of 17
and 29, to attend camp th's sum
mer without any expense whatso
ever.
While these camps are support
ed by the Federal Government
tor the purpose of giving military
training to those who volunteer
for it, every effort is made to
make the camps as attractive as
possible. Afternoons are devoted
to athletics and games, and en
tertainments of various kinds are
offered in the evenings.
The camp this year will be held
at Fort Bragg, North Carolina,
for the young men of this coun
ty and will last for one month
beginning June 16th. Persons in
terested may secure further in
formation from the local chair
man of the Military Training
Camps Association or by writing
to the C. M. T. C. Officer, Fort
Bragg, N. C.
In the schools of 'Trikes
during the term now drawing to
a close. Favorable weather con
ditions and absence of serious
epidemics of disease have also
boosted the average daily attend
ance.
Local Nine Will
Play Hanes Here
- - r
Urge Large Attendance Of
Fans For Opening Base
ball Season
Mrs. Creed Adams
Is Taken By Death
Funeral service was held Wed
nesday at Pleasant Home Bap
tist church' for Mrs. Almedla
Whittington Adams, age 62, who
died' at her homo in that com
munity Sunday. Rev.- A. W. El
ler, pastor, conducted the service,
assisted by Rev. Lee Minton and
Rev. Glenn Huffman.
' She was a daughter of the late
James and America Absber Whit
tington. She was married on Oc
tober 9, 1904, to Creed Adams,
who with the following children,
surviveB: Spencer, Presley and
Allen Adams, Mrs. Odell Rash
and Mrs. Abe Brown. Also snr-
viving are tb« following brothers
and sisters: Mrs. 'Vickery Adam*,
Wilkesboro route 1; Mrs. W. H.
Hayes, Mrs. John Miller, Noah
and Ambrose 'Whittington, of
Halls Mills; John Whittington, of
Osj^toOsa, Iowa; and H. A. 'Whit-
tingtoli/of Hayfleld, Minn.
.'":lB^'-tumral service was large
ly -jui^dsd. ^ Paltb^reys werO
a&d[^ tiower*' were car-
'nlecso: •
Forest Furniture baseball team,
composed of baseball talent from
all parts of Wilkes, will opon the
season here Saturday aftern- 'n,
2:30, against Manes hosier-.' team
from Winston-Salem, champions
of the city league there last year.
Buck Icenhour. catcher and
player manage- , said today that
15 men have been selected from
practice sessions to compose the
team.
Mullis will probably get the
opening assignment against
Hanes and the other pitchers are
Nichols and Reid. On the infield
roster are Wilies, Dula. Ker-
baugh, Sheets and Jones. Out
fielders are Smith, Reavis, Meade,
Templeton, Jarvis and H. Meade.
All baseball fans In the city
and counmunity are Invited to the
first game. Admission will be 25
cents with ladies admitted free.
Rufus Love, 66,
Taken By Death
Rufus Love, age 66. resident
of Antioch township, died Tues
day afternoon. Funeral service
was held at two o’clock Wednes
day at Mt. Sinai church with
Rev. N. T. Jarvis In charge.
He leaves his wife and the fol
lowing children: Richard and
Henry Love, Mrs. C. P. Smith and
Mrs. C. M. Joyce, of Winston-
Salem; Rufus, Jr., Ralph, Leory
and Catheline Love, of Wilkes
boro route 2; Mrs. Casey Money,
of Ronda; and Mrs. N. E. Mon
ey, of Wilkesboro route 2.
Easter Dance At
Legion Clubkduse
The Junior Woman’s club of
North 'Wilkesboro will sponsor an
Easter dancejft'the Le^on plub-
boi^ Monday evening, April 18„
beglnnl^ at; 9: S# o’cloSll[and
cbntlna^: until liSOi .Mtisie will
be^fur^^-biyTOmA^M^
orchestra -from The
.proeesds of "dahA74«twi^iiI of
whlch^l..jbe to.
th«. work of the mi