f
WtxS'r
> ■ ■ • '•f* *Ut ^
';,«"* pt «■«• ^'iiutlBf In
«Hnt»Mtny, Aah» nnd W«-
r^'.tC^'tniu* countlep-T»m ^nren» ^la
|'?ttn»»boro ilondax.^w May ■»• i«,
' ?wS^ Judge Johnson J.~ Hayes on
-the bench. • "
The court will face an un-
-'asnally heary docket of liquor
casM during the term, which is
expected to last two weeks.
Work of alcohol tax unit In-
Testigators during the past six
monthp has resulted in many ar
rests fof ■ manufacfure. transpor-
'TStlpn and sale of illicit liquor.
*15 With ’’a ■ tnajority of the cases
tnrolTlng Hqoor tax law viola-
;tlons, there will be a, few cases
charging auto theft and one or
more in which defrauding
through the mails will be charged.
Jurors as follows have been
'summoned:
Wilkes
Paul Church, North Wilkesboro
route 2; Mark Yates, Purlear;
Xmbms Johnson, Hays; John F.
Gaudill, Wilkesboro route 1; J.
Qlenn Mayberry, Hays; J. An
drew Blevins, Hays; W. F.
Blaokburn, ..^rth Wllkeeboro
route 2; J. Rich Parsons, Buck;
Ira D. Payne, North Wilkesboro;
G. McCager Alexant^r. Roaring
iU/ec; John McGrtJ&y, North Wll-
^kesboro Route 1; W. P. Bum-
ber, Wilkesboro route 1; J. B.
Church. Roaring River; W. Ham
Eller, Purlear: H. M. Phillips.
Wilkesboroi .W/n- M. Duncan.
WiUt^oi^'f^./W. Mtller, Call;
Davtd' Ctr,'lSefwH'''Wllkesboro; C.
C. GambllC Korth Wilkesboro;
P. T. AJ^cahSer, "fcol.J Wilkes
boro. ' " - •
Alleghany
Schooler Duncan, Edwards
Cross Roads; Colonel-G. Pender.
* Stratford; L. Carl Hampton,
Stratford; R. E. Black. Plney
Creek; Carl Cook, Furches; W.
Vance Blevins, Sparta: Wm
Estep. Whitehead: Rufus
Crouse, Glade Valley.
. Ashe
Victor Clark, Lansing: C. C.
Dixon, Jefferson; T. L. McCoy,
Hemlock; S. A. Hartsoe, Hem
lock: W. D. Williams, Fig; H. J.
Price. Creston; Eugene R, Duv
all, Grassy Creek; Horton N.
» Spencer, sTurr.iUs: William P.
Shoaf, Warrensville; T. A. Farm
er, Lansing; Jesse A. Reeves,
West Jefferson: Joseph Elliott.
Apple Grove; R. P. Blevins. Jef
ferson: Vance Miller, .\pple
Grove: J. S. Stevens, Trade,
Tenn., R. F. D.; Thomas Foster,
(col.) Jefferson.
Watauga
Roy Trivettc, Beech Creek:
Grant Greene. Deep Gap: Earl D.
Cook. Boone: J. Edgar Young,
-jySlowing Rock: Joe J. .Miller.
' iF^one, R. F. D. 2: Nathcn M.
Greene. Boone, route 2: J. M.
Brown, Meat Camp: Fred Lewis.
Zionville: Marvin Thomas, Ma-
ble; Wayne Miller, Zionville;
Marshall Ward. Beach Creek; T.
C. Baird. Valle Crusis.
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, rats Will
CoBvakioii
Satm^y, May 14
Will Organization
an4 Sdect Delegates ^
T:> State Meeting
B.
A.
Democrats of Wilken county
will gather In the regular bien
nial convention at the courthouse
In Wilkesboro on Saturday after
noon, May 14, two o’clock.
Call for the convention was is
sued several weeks ago by J. R.
Rousseau, chairman, and C. O.
McNiel, secretary of the county
Democratic ezacuUve committee.
At the convention Saturday the
county organisation will he per
fected, including election of a
chairman and secretary, and del
egates will be named to the state
convention to he held in Raleigh
on May 19.
Precinct meetings were held
throughout the county on Satur
day, May 7, at which time pre
cinct organizations were formed
and delegates were named to the
county convention.
No contests arose in the pre
cinct meetings and but tew
changes were made in precinct
organizations.
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,11,000 To Be Oiv«n On Hoi--
' tjeuttnre'andlHome
L Economies
Stung by bitter reverses from tlie reritalfenf
forces are fighting doraedly to reconquer
front. Here marines We “dug in" to
from destruction by guerrillas. The
been forced to abandon highly mechanm^ eMB*m|JI»J»_combat
with hand-to-hand fighting the Fabian tactiC8.^,S8»W«:*. “^P?i
Junior Baseball
Season Win Begin
Saturday, May 28
Eight Teams Divided Into 2
Leagues; More Funds
Needed for Work
Announce Revival
At MiUers Creek
Second year of American Le
gion junior baseball in Wilkes
county will get under way with
opening games ou Saturday, May
2S, Legion officials said today
foll'iwing a meeting with man
agers of the eight teams entered
for the county championship.
With but one exception the
teams this year will be from the
same communities as in 1937.
Champion dropped out this year
and was replaced bv a newly or
ganized junior team at Purlear.
The teams are North Wilkes-
b 0 r o,_ Wilkesboro, Clingman,
Trarhi'll, Moravian Falls, Boom
er, Cricket an-l Purlear.
Under the plan adopted this
year there will be two leagues
yith a play-off at the close of the
season for the county champion-
' ship.
Moravian Palls, last year cham
pions, Boomer. Cricket and Pur
lear will be one league while the
remaining four teams will form j
the other.
' I’ractice i.s alreadv under way
.in 'he communities where the
i teams are to play and Legion of-
! ficials are e.xp'-'cted to announce
! a schedule within the next few
I days. They estimate that more
than 150 boys in the county will
Wilkes County Youi^
Club Formed; PlimPp
A large crowd of
from all sections of Wilkes coun
ty gathered at the courthouse in
Wilkesboro Tuesday night to her
an address by J. Bennett Riddle,
of Morganton, chairman of Young
Republican clubs in tlie state, and
to organize a club for Wilkes
county. '
Following the address,. ,^.whlch
explained the organization o f
youug Republicans and the value
of such organizations to the par
ty, a Wilkes organization w;as
formed.
Airl'on At Triplett, Of WilRes-
boro, prominent younger mem
ber of the party, was elected
president. Mrs. T. R. Bryan was
named first vice president. Max
Foster vice president for North
Wilkesbojo township and Jim
Somers for Wilkesboro.
Attorney Ralph Davis is secre
tary, Mrs. Margaret S. Hayes cor
responding seertary. Gilbert Fos
ter treasurer and H. P. Eller was
named as the club’s member of the
county executive commitlee.
N. B. Smithey, Wilkes county
Republican chairman, explained
-
Republicans that it is the;qf the or-
ganizatlon to formation
of precinct clU^-li*d :ItopnbHcans
of the preciaC^' on
Tuesday for that
purpose. • -.a,
T. R.”8ryan;MW^^^
speaker.
was received Witt.interest.
Short talks, WOT; ^ C.' H,
Cbwles, . sen
ate; P. J. .
dan and
dates for
youngest
cltii'k of cot(i ^
dexter, candidate for .'slieflffi
Mr. Riddle said that during
the month of June the Y'oiing Re
publicans clubs will call for a
roll call canvass of every precinct
with a two-fold objective: to se
cure a good mailing list of peo
ple interested in their party and
to get a small contribution for a
campaign fund from each one
contacted. He said that there is a
great opportunity to elect Char
lie Jonas to the United States
senate and to make big gains
throughout the state.
Deply Recovers
Stolen Ham Meat
Community - Wide Meeting receive baseball training throu.gh
*._ t M A A A 11 le 1 fk f~t 4 4 V Cl
To Be Held at School
Building Soon
■- Announcement has been made
of a series of revival services to
begin on Sunday evening. May
22, in the high school building at
Millers Creek.
The revival is planned as a
community-wide meeting embrac
ing all denominations and will be
conducted by the pastors of the
various churches of the commun
ity, including Rev. J. C. Gentry.
Rev. Mr. Wall. Rev. A. W. Eller
and Rev. F. C. Watts.
The singing will be led by
Prof. J- Rector Robbins, assisted
by Miss Johnston as pianist.
Everybodv is extended a cordial
invitaation to attend the services.
Expecting Good
Game Saturday
North Wilkesboro Nine Will
Play Lance Packing
Company Team
the junior baseball project this
year. Boys who had not reached
their 17th birthday prior to
March 31 arc eligible to play. Le
gion officials said.
To launch junior baseball in
Wilkes county and to maintain
the league during the 1937 sea
son cost the Legion post in the
neighborhood of $350. Much of
the same equipment can be used
this year but the project will
probably cost over S200 for the
season. The post has been able
to clear up indebtedness incurred
last season but has only a small
fund on haiui. The organization
will appreciate contributions from
anybody who is interested in pro
viding wholesome recreation and
athletic training for boys of
Wilkes county.
In each community represent
ed by a team the I.egion has se
cured the services of some re
sponsible leader who is to man
age the team and train the boys
in baseball and the practice of
sportsmanship.
• of thff outstanding sport
year
Music Recital To
Be Monday Night
when the
Furniture bMeball team
wW- plar ihe stfOW team from
linc^^Padki«« cMapony, Char-
*®Tb»«u«»e, wbick will be played
''-A tb© fairgrounds, begin at
^^Vrtiftlng team be one
of the strongest collation of
niavers outside of organized base-
talu.and the game should attract
& largp crowd.
local team lain good
4lUon for ^
Music classes of Miss Ellen
Robinson in the North Wilkes
boro schools win appear in a re
cital in the school auditorium on
Monday night, May 18, eight o’
clock. The public Is cordially in
vited.
George Holland With Blood
hound Does Quick
Work Tuesday
By recovering three
hams and landing two
charged with the theft
Holland, speci'il deputy.
stolen
in jail
George
did a
piece of work Tuesday which lias
caused much favorable comment.
Holland took a bloodhound to
the homo of Charlie Goforth in
Bus Service Will
Be Started Here
Wilkesboro and
ni unities.
outlying com-
aiid Q. A. McNeill.
Members of the firm stated to
day that a city bus service ex
tending into neighboring com-
! miinities will he started within
I the next few weeks.
Somers township Tuesday morn-1 -wfith many details yet to be
ing. Three hams had been stolen worked out it was learned that
Emplo3mnient Office
Keeps Regular Hours
Mr. B. G. Gentry, branch man
ager of the employment office
here, said last week that office
hours are from 8:30 in the morn
ing to 4:30 fn the afternoon
through th© week ukWl Saturdny,
yhen the office eloeee at
from the smokehouse the prev
ious night. The hound trailed
readily for about a mile and to a
point on the road where it was
indicated that a car had been
parked. There the hound found
the end of the trail but ou the
way had discovered one large
ham hidden in the woods.
Neighbors helped the officer
identify the tracks as being made
by, a small car (skeeter) owned
by a young man who lived abpq^.
a mile away. visit to the home:
revealed that the car had left out
about two or three o’clock that
morning.
Then began a job of trailing
which led over several roads In
the northern pirt of Iredell coun
ty and finally to the home of B.
E. Robertson, where a party was
in progress and several people
were present. ’The officer said
they were dancing to tunes of
string music and were eating
country ham, having consumed
about half of one of the halaii
later identified as belonging
Goforth.
The officer learned that Roy
Coleman and Carlis Nicholson
were the occupants of the skeeter
and had hauled the meat. Farther
Investigation revealed tlmt they
had sold one ham at a store. It
was recovered.
Coleman and Nicholson wewi
lodued In iail at Wilkesboro td.
bus service will be offered within
the city and to Moravian Falls
five miles out on highways 16 and
IS to Millers Creek six miles out
ou highway 421, to Falrplaliis
three miles north on highway 18,
and to Cairo about tw-o miles east
of Wilkesboro.
Week May
KckUpMailHeK
Speeialj^Cacliet Adv«rti«bS'
North WiHwaboro W91
Be On ^ ^
OTHERS INCREASED
J.
B, 'Williams'' Re-Elected
President, and W. A.
McNeil Secretary
pirectors of the Northwestern
Fair, which) will hold its annual
exposition for Wilkes and adjoin
ing counties here In September,
hav© decided to increase cash
premiums to $2,0'00.
In the meeting J. B. Williams
was re-elected president and W.
A. McNiel secretary.
In announcing that the prem
ium list is now being prepared
and will be ready for distribution
early in the summer Mr. McNiel
said that the management of the
fair was planning to emphasize
the exhibits department and will
otter'all that can be reasonably
expected'as profits In premiums
42,000.
In increasing the premiums the
directors set up $500 for prem
iums on apples and $500 for
home economics. Cash increases
■were voted throughout all other
departments in one big effort to
attract the best collection ot ex
hibits .ever shown at an exposi
tion here.
The fair association has plann
ed wide dfatri'outlon of the prem-
luqi'catalogue in ample time for
farihers, orchardlsts and home
aftkers to .prepare excellent ex-
lt»'to,\deSidJol8 the attrac-
• •
Charged witbi mlsapptoprlatUig
$16,000 of the star’s monej^, San
dra Martin, former employee ' of
Simone Simon denied making a
confession to authorities, declar
ing her intention to contest the
allegations. Miss Martin added,
“There is a lot more to this thing
than has come out so far.’’
McGlamery Faces
Kidnaping Charge
In Sunday Scrap
E. D. Church and Edmond
Roberson Charge Kid
naping In Warrants
PLANE 19 - -xyL
Will Pick Up kt
Airport on ThwMlajr;'
Next Week
J. C. Reins, North WUk©s]bdW
postmaster, announced today that
his office would have a special
cachet which will hp used on all
s'- mall letters darliig National
Air Mail Week. May 15-21. Post
master Reins stated that all pa
trons of his office wishing a cov
er containing this special cachet
should address their letters to th©
right of the center of the enve
lope In order that the cachet caa
be applied without defacing the
address. The special cachet stamp
will only be applied during Air
Mail Week, May 15-21.
The local Postmaster stated
that the goal of Air Mail Week
is “One Air Mail Letter Each
Day From Each Citizen,” and it
Is hoped that the citizens of
North Wilkesboro will add the
additional three cents to all their
mail during Air Mail Week,
which will give a creditable num-
Charlie McGlamery. Millers, >f Air Mail letters from this
creek youth whose Sunday activi- by
ties furnished allegations for six a^v rtise wortn wiikMboro by
warrants, has been formally cachets distributed
charged with kidnaping in two
warrants, Wilkes officers said to
day.
McGlamery was arrested Mon
day afternoon after eluding a
deputy Sunday in a foot race
which twice led across the Yad
kin river above Wilkesboro.
B. .p. ObUfch gnd Edmond Rob-
T.
Announced
North Wilkesboro's newest bus
iness firm is Wilkes Transporta
tion company, incorporated, or
ganized for the purpose of in- ...
stituting a bus service for North largest possible number of people
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A tuberculosis clinic to provide
tree examination and diagnosis
to adult suspects will be held in
Wilkesboro during the week ot
June 6-11, Dr. A. J. Eller, Wilkes
county health officer, said today.
Dr. Goodwlu, a specialist from
the state sanitorium at Sanitor-
ium, will conduct the clinic and
will use the Floroiiscope in mak
ing examinations.
Dr. Eller urged that all per
sons who have been In contact
with the disease or have reason to
suspect that they may have con
tracted tuberculosis be examined
during the clinic.
In order to accomodate the
the examinations will be given
by appointment and those who
iiniucs. “.f ,
The incorporating stockholders desire to be examined are asked
were W. A. McNiel, H. P. Eller to make appointment at the coun-
jn the
ty health office located
courthouse.
S. S. Convention
Benham Church
St. Cecilia Music
" Club Hf^red At
, Sfcptte Convention
The St. Cecilia Music Club of
Wilkesboro was the recipient of
three distinct honors during the
meeting of the State Federation
of l^usic Clubs held In Asheville
last week. In view of the fact
that the Saint Cecilia Is the old
est federated junior club in
North Carolina. Miss Constance
Smithey. president, was asked to
give the response to the address
of welcoip^ which sTie' did In a
most gracious mannpf.
To Miss-Elizabeth Neel, vice
Resident of the clnb, was award
ed the prize for having made the
best musical scrap-book In' the
state f^erstlon this year. The
St. Cecilia (Ilub was also award-
e d a beautiful achievement
plaque for having made a 100
per cent rating in their club work
this year.'* Of th© .on© hundred
■W9lnn criminal court.'
ioa«sa lu J«i. federated Junior music clubs In
avriU trial in the next tenn oi£ state, onv slz received a4««
per cent
Stone Mountain Sunday school
convention will he held at Ben-
ham church near Benham postof
fice on Saturday and Sunday,
May 21 and 22, it was announced
today.
The Saturday program will op
en at ten o’clock with songs by
Benham choir and devotional by
Grant Cothren. The remainder of
the Saturday morning program
will consist of introductory ser
mon by Rev. C. M. Caudill, or
ganization and three-minute talks
by representatives o f Sunday
schools.
Following lunch the afternoon
program will begin at one o’clock
with a discussion by Rev. J. A.
Blevins on “A Graded Sunday
School, and Why.” Rev. O. 'W.
Sebastian will discuss “The Pae-
tqr’s Part in the Sunday School.”
Mrs. J. B. DeJournetto’s subject
will be “Teachers and Their Re
sponsibility.” How to increase en
rollment will be told by Mrs. V
W. Luffman.
All ministers and Sunday
school workers in the association
are expected to attend and take
part In the convention!
The Saturday night program
will consist of a' sermon and on
Sunday morning John McOrady
will speak on “The Song Service
in Sunday School,^ ' Mrs. J. li.
Gro|[ory wllL tejwli tho^. Sunday
kool leMon’ and a aefmbn will
ineloda tb«
ed IcidiapTnF Me-
Olamery. They said that he
forced them at the point of a gun
and with threats against their
lives to carry him to several
points in Church’s car.
After being prodded in the ribs
with the revolver, a ^S-calibre
gun, to such an extent that se
vere bruises rosulled. they were
able to spring a surprise attack
on McGlamery and take the gun,
which they threw into the Yad
kin.
Ill a warrant charging as.sault
Willard Davis alleged that Mc
Glamery fired several shots at
his car.
Hardin Davis lodged charges
of assault with intent to kill a-
gaiiist McGlamery. He charged
that McGlamery fired several
shots at him with the revolver.
Two women, Marie hlintoii and
Lucile Minton McGlamery. charg
ed McGlamery with assault with
intent to kill. Minton said that
McGlamery fired shots at her and
the other woman charged assault.
Officers said that prior to Sun
day McGlamery was under bond
on two counts and that a deputy
in the northern part of the coun
ty has three warrants which
have not been served, making a
total ot eleven charges which Mc
Glamery will face in the August
term ot Wilkes court.
Asking $40,000 In
A Case On Trial
throughout the United States.
Postmaster J. C. Reins said
that a plane will stop at the
North Wilkesboro airport on
Thursday, May 19, for the pur
pose of picking up outgoing air
mail and it is especially desired
that a large number of letters .hO
ready for the outgoing air mall
at that time. '
’'TTh© plane will arrive 'et ‘ t:'25
p. *m. and will leaVe at 1:40.
Those who wfSh to dispatch let
ters by the plane should have
them in the postoffice by one o’
clock. Mr. Reins also said that
other postoffices may carry lock
ed pouches directly to the plane.
Mr. Reins said that he had se- '
cured a limited number of enve
lopes which will he given free for
air mail letters - dui'ing nir tWriU"
week.
It was also aiiiioiinced today
by J. li. -McKenzie, stale ^ cheir-
man of the N.ational Air Mail,
Week Program, that 131 towns
throughout North Carolina have
secured special cachets for use
during Air Mail Week. ChalPman
McKenzie stated tliat ' the re
sponse and cooperation that ho
has received from the postmast
ers and citizens throughoVt the
state is most gratifying. The re
sponse from postmasters and ■eltl-*
znns in the smaller communities
indicated to him that the public
generally is becoming more con
scious of the advantage of tho
use of the Air Mail Service in all
sections of the state.
Juniors District
Meeting Friday
Will Be Held With Elkin
Council; Many From
Here to Attend
Tyre Bowers’ Widow Seek-
-ing to Recover From
S. C. Hutchisen
Mrs? F. S. Bowers, widow of
Tyre Bowers, shot and killed by
S. C. Hutchison at Hutchison’s
home near Dockery in 1931, Is
asking $40,000 from Hutchison
In a damage suit now on trial In
Wilkes court.
■ Mrs. Bowers, administratrix,
has charged wrongful death of
her husband and asks $30,000
actual damages and $10,000 pun
itive.
It Is recalled that Hutchison
was tried in a criminal action and
was acquitted on the grounds of
self defense.
Today the civil actlou will
reach the jury. Counsel for Mrs.
Bowers are Eugene Tvivette, Kyle
and Clyde Haves; Hutchison is
represented by T. C. Bowie and
J. M. Brown.
Th© civil term of court will
end this week. Judge J. Will
Plesis Is presiding and more than
260 cases hav© been removed
from the congested docket.
cotton htoBkifigi
^i^never sees a nuiBse,
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Spring meeting of district 7 of
Jr. O. U. A. M. will he lield with
Elkin council on Friday, May 19,
Junior order leaders said here to
day.
District seven is composed of
Surry, Wilkes and Yadkin coun
ties with 15 councils and a total
membership of 1,388.
The business session of the dis
trict meeting will be held in the
council hall at three o’clock At
7:30 In the evening SUte Gonn*
cilor 'Victor R. Johnson, of Pitts-
boro, will speak on a program
which will also Include special
music by a quartet and string
band. The evening session will bo
open to the public and a large at
tendance is expected.
F. E. Bass, of Slloam, Is district
deputy state councilor and -.will
be assisted in the district meet
ing by the following officers:
Bradley Dtncy, of North Wllkee
boro, district past contiellOB4 A-
F. Graham, of Copeland, diatriot
vice cohncllor; N. P. Bryant, of
Tadklnville, secretary; ‘ L. W.
Cook, of Copeland, fluanttel a©©-,
retary-treasurer; Rev» p. Ro^
ertson, ot Mount Alry/cha^ttfak'
District D^nty'Bum'said thsA.
he expects a'full rOpi^^ttMtoa
from eaeh'coun^^ d!strtet i^|
and a racord. attaBdaQC«>,at. tte' ’
-pabiio meattog la the arMtag.
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