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VOL. XXXU, NO. 62 Published Mondays andlWdays. NORTH WILKESBORO, N. C. THURSDAY, MAY 19,
George Harrison, Chairman of
the Railway Labor Executives As
sociation, warns President Roose-
volt that railway labor will re-
Bist any reduction of worker’s
wages. Recently the Association
of American Railroads announced
Intention of a 15 per cent salary
slash to take effect in June unless
some workable alternative plan
was proposed to rescue the roads
from their precarious financial
plight.
Late News Of
State-Nation
Told Briefly
fc'^COME JUMPED
^ Los Angeles, May 18.—Ba
zooka Bob Burns’ income jumped
from $1,500 in 1934 to $400,000
in 1937, he disclosed today in a
deposition tiled in an Injunction
suit.
VannoyCaseTo
Be Concluded h
Court Saturday
Enters Plea of Nolo Conten
dre to Mail Fraud
Charges
Head B. & L. League
SEEK TWO OTHERS
Roscoe Church and Odell
Wyatt In Case With
Alleged Leader
DANIEI.S NOW 76
Raleigh, May 18.—Editorial
scissors in his vest pocket and
with requests that international
f matters not be discussed, Jo
sephus Daniels, fnited States am
bassador to Mexico, sat at his old
newspaper desk today and talked
of more than 50 years as a news
man as he quietly passed his sev
enty-sixth birthday.
TWO DiE IN FIRE
Vicksburg. Miss., May 18.—■
Two children burned to death to
day in the explosion of a can of
gasoline in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Francis Williams at Lorman.
Miss. The victims were Billie Wil
liams, 6-year-old son of the cou
ple and his cousin, Felix D.ozier,
ten months old, who was spend
ing the day in the Williams home.
IMPROVE PRISON .
Raleigh, May IS.—A prison im
provement project to cost close
to $1,000,000 was authorized con
ditionally today by the State
Highway and Public Works Tom-
mission. rhairman Frank L. Dun-
-uQhp, "W. Vance Raise, highway en-
finUr, and R. G. Johnson, direc
tor of prison.s, were instructed to
draw up details of the project,
which will be carried out if a
PW.^ allotment can be obtained.
R. L. (Diamond Bob) Vannoy.
who is alleged to have been the
brains of a gang which forged
and cashed more than $1,000 In
checks on Montgomery Ward &
company, has entered a plea of
nolo contendere in federal court
on charges of using the mails to
defraud.
Assistant District Attorney
Robert McNeill said today that
Vannoy’s case will be called on
Saturday morning. Meanwhile of
ficers have been dispatched to
bring in two of Vannoy’s alleged
conspirators, Roscoe Church, of
West Virginia, and Odell Wyatt,
who is serving a two-year term
in the state penitentiary tor pass
ing the forged checks in th-^ vicin
ity of Kannapolis.
It is understood that postal in
spectors uncovered evi d e n c e
which tends to show tliat Van
noy used some of the forgeries
through the mails.
Meanwhile the business of the
court, in session this week only
for trial of criminal cases, i.-; pro
gressing rapidly with Judge. John
son J. Hayes on the bench.
Yesterday the following were
placed on temporary probation or
regular probation for varying
terms for violation of liquor tax
laws; Blaine Sparks, Conley R.
Cox, who was fined $75, Joe Q.
Brown, John Miles. Paul Blevins,
Aldean Harris, Clinton .\dams,
Philmore Eller William Cleve
(Continued on page eight)
John B. Craven, mayor of Lex
ington, was elected president of
the Norih Carolina Building &
Loan League in the 35th annual
meeting at Pinehurst May 31. In
the convention J. B. Williams,
secretary of the North Wilkesboro
Building & Loan association and
president of the League in this
district, reported on activities in
this district.
Saturday, May 21,
WillBe Last Day
For Registration
Voters Must Be Registered
To Vote In Primary
On June 4th-
Attention has been called to
the fact that Saturday, May 21,
will he the last day for registra
tion to vote In the primary to be
iheld on Saturday, June 4.
Those who have reached the
age of 21, have moved since last
election or for any reason have
not registered in the precinct
where they reside will find it
I necessary to register or have reg
istration transferred oh Saturday,
j May 21, it they vote in the June
4 primary.
In the primary on the demo
cratic ticket are contests tor the
r.omination for U. S. s'-nator, rep
resentative in congress and state
utilities commissioner. There are
no contests for Democratic nom
ination for county offices.
On the Republican side the on
ly contests are tor nomination for
solicitor of the 17th judicial dis
trict and the nomination for rep
resentative in the legislature.
Merchants Will
Meet Monday
Will Discuss a Proposal to
Close Saturday Evenings
At Eight o’clock
another probe
Washington, May IS.—-V dou
ble-barreled federal investigation
^by the Senate and the Depart
ment of Justice—was pointed to
night into charges that Mayor
Frank Hague of Jersey City and
his powerful political machine are
guilty of denying American citi
zens their constitutional rights of
free speech and free assembly,
■mniimt notice that the criminal
division of the Department of
Justice his launched an inquiry
Into the Jersey City situation was
made today by Attorney-General
Cummings.
congressional committee today set
the stage for an immediate in-
veetigatiou into the tempestuous
Tennessee Valley Authority as the
ousted chairman. Dr. Arthur E.
Singing May 29th
At Bethel Church
Stone Mountain Singing As
sociation Expects Most
Successful Session
Fifth Sunday session of the
Stone Mountain Singing associa
tion will be held on May 29 at
Bethel Cb irch, one mile south of
Hays postoffice. J. A. Gilliam,
chairman, announced today.
The day’s program will open
at 10:30 with devotional by Rev.
G. W. Sebastian, pastor. All sing
ing classes, quartets and others
who render gospel music are in
vited to have a part in the pro
gram, which will continue into
the afternoon. Mr. Gilliam said.
Allotments Made
On Tobacco Crop
Dan Holler, Wilkes county
agent, said Tuesdav morning that
all tobacco and cotton allotments
under the new farm bill have
been mailed to producers in the
county and should be received
within the next few days.
The total acreage for Wilkes
county is much larger this year
than the total under the Soil
Conservation program last year.
Mr. Hollar said that if any grow
er had not received his allotment
and wanted to cooperate with the
program this year, to call at the
ousted cnairman, lino 7-ni, — -
Morgan, took steps to challenge j agent’s office and make applica
President Roosevelt’s right to
fire him before the Supreme
Court. Friends of Morgan, stormy
petrel of the far-flung new deal
power and flood control venture,
disclosed Judge Samuel Seabury.
famous New 5iork attorney, has
been asked to handle the case^
Morgan indicated he will confe
With Seabury, ^vho is
with bringing about the downfall
of Tammany Hall.
tion for such allotments.
No allotment is available for
new growers, since the time is
past for making application.
nine DIE IN CRASH
Los Angeles, May 18.—With
all nine persons aboard dead, a
huge transport plane missing
, from Union Air Terminal In Bur
bank since Monday, was
day on a rugged hillside, 19 miles
northeast of Saugus, CaliL The
plane was a crumpled, bu^rned
iiass of wreckage. It was being
ferried, off the usual airlanes.
* . Paul, Minn., for delivery to
Northwest Airlines. Four
wmen, three men and two little
chOdren who were riding in the
SgO.OOO luxury liner, had a m^er-
elful Instantaneous death -when
th* flant skyliner crashed at an
. j^ngcoxlmate speed of 250 miles
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4-H Broadcast To
Continue On Air
Miss Harriet McGoogan and
Dan Holler, Wilkes county
home demonstration agent and
county agent, attended a meeting
in Winston-Salem last week rela
tive to continuation of weekly
broadcasts over radio station
WAIR by Wilkes county 4-H
Clubs.
Due to entlusiastic response by
letter and otherwise, it was de
cided to continue tha program.
4-H Clubs in the counties adjoin
ing Forsyth, in which WAIR Is
located, will participate in week
ly broadcasts which will begin
each Saturday at 12:15 fox a
quarter hour of music, discussion
or demonstration In line with 4-H
Club work.
The name of the program is
“4-H Clubs of the Air.”
.\11 merchants of North Wil
kesboro are requested to meet at
Relns-Sturdivant chapel Monday
evening. May 23, 7:15 o’clock, for
the purpose of discussing a pro
posal to close stores at eight o'
clock on Saturday evenings.
Announcement of the meeting
was made today by the Merchants
association but attention is called
to the fact that all merchants,
members and non-members, are
urgently requested to be present
for the meeting.
Home Coming Day
at Friendship 22nd
Day’s Program Includes Ser
mon and Some Special
Music By Groups
Program for the annual home
coming at Friendship .Methodist
chur(‘li near Millers Creek on
Sunday, May 22, was announced
today.
The day’s program will open at
9:45 with singing of two hymns,
“All Hail the Power of Jesus’
Nams’’ and “What A Friend We
Have In Jesus.” Then will follow
the Sunday school devotional per
iod. class period, special music
by .\rbor Grove quartet and a
sermon by Rev. A. W. Lynch,
pastor of Wilkesboro Methodist
church.
At noon there will be a picnic
stylo dinner and social hour. The
afternoon program will consist of
remarks by visitors, a business
session, and music by the Wilkes
boro quartet and Mt. Bothe! choir.
The song, “God Be With 1 on,”
will close the program.
All former residents of the
community have a special invita
tion to be present.
Report Theft Of
2 Good Milkers
Farmers In Northern Alex
ander County Sutler
Loss By Thieves
Remember The Vets —
“Buy a poppy, Buddy?’’—of course you will—and the Buddy Poppy
you wear may be one of these that have just been completed by the
ex-doughboys of the Menlo Park, New Jersey, Home for Disabled Vet
erans. ’I7iroughoul the nation more than six million poppies are sold
annually during Memorial Week beginning this year May 21 and end
ing with Poppy Day, May 28.
Extension 'Landscape Architect
Gives Four Demonstrations Here
John Harris, the Extension i than a limited number. Native
Landscape Architect of State Col- j shrubbery and plants were used
lege, last week gave four demon- for the demonstrations so far as
strations of landscape architec-j possible, tested for their adapt-
Wilkes and Watauga
Milk cows have been stolen and
hauled by truck from two farms
in the northern part of Alexander
I county, visitors to this city today
reported.
A cow was stolen from the
home of Lloyd Sinkler on Friday
night anJ about the same
one was hauled from the
of John Herman. According to
reports the cows were splendid
milkefs and werd 'of ^uCh valtfer
to the homes from which they
were stolen.
The reports recalled to memory
the epidemic of cow stealing in
two or more Wilkes communities
about six years ago when some
clever trailing led to arrest and
conviction of two parties from a
distance who had made a racket
of stealing milk cows in distant
communities and immediately
placing them on the beet cattle
slaughter block.
ture in
counties.
Mr. Harris planted the grounds
of Mrs. Charlie German, of
Boomer, Mrs. June Crltcher, of
Moravian Falls, Mrs. P. E.
Church, North Wilkesboro, and
Mrs. H. A. Pardue, of Honda.
Each demonstration was planted
as a model for other home-owners
of the locality to visit and study
, ma.y as obviously it will be impossible
time for him to personally plant more | vation
home
ability to the environment in
which they were placed, will cov
er a ten-year period.
In planning the gardens, Mr.
Harris made a preliminary chart,
showing the house, placement of
the shrubs and plants, with a
number for each. Footnotes car
ry the necessary information as
to the type of plant, time
planting, fertilization and culti
DblrictMcil
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No. Medm
Dr. Gilbert T. Rowe," Duki^ -.
University, Principal '
Speaker at Meet
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SERMON BY R. E. WARD p
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Various Phases of Church
WOTk Covered In Two-
Day District Meeting
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G.O.P. Organizes I Democrats Have
Ifiimber of CluBs Stale ConiVeiifioi!
Much Interest Reported In Several From Wilkes at the
Movement to Form Club
In Every Precinct
Sixty - Six Boys
In the 4'H Clubs
Assistant County Agent Has
Made Visits to Each
Club Member
Sixty-six boys in Wilkes county
have 4-H club projects under
way. Assistant County Agent Jes
se Giles said today after complet
ing a tour of the county which
included personal calls on each
boy enrolled in the clubs.
The 66 are divided as follows;
35 corn, nine poultry, five calf,
seven pig, four tobacco, five po
tatoes and one forestry. Records
show that this is the largest en
rollment of boys in 4-H clubs in
the history of Wilkes county.
This does not include the girls’
clubs. In which are more than
100 girls carrying out projects
under supervision of Miss Har
riet McGoogan, home demonstra
tion agent.
Incidentally, Mr. Giles traveled
700 miles in making a visit to
Music Recital On
Monday At School
On Monday night pupils of
Miss Ellen Robinson’s classes in
piano and voice at the North Wil
kesboro school appeared in a re
cital before a large and highly ap
preciative audience.
The pupils ranged from pri
mary to high school seniors and a
varied program was rendered.
The pupils taking part acquitted
themselves well and showed evi
dence of thorough training. The
recital program was highly com
plimented.
Ronda Singing At
Shady Grove 29th
The Ronda Singing convention
will be lield at Shady Grove
church about 4 miles southeast of
Wilkesboro on Sunday, May 29th,
beginning at 10:00 o’clock a. m.
All choirs, quartets or any
gospel singers are invited to be
present and have a part in the
service.
W. H. Jones is chairman and
R. R. Crater is secretary of the
organization.
James W. Brooks
Funeral Wednesday
A. A. Triplett, chairman of
Young Republicans of Wilkes
county, said today that much in
terest is 'being shown in organi
zation of precinct clubs.
On Tuesday night clubs were
organized in several precincts
and the meetings were largely at
tended, Mr. Triplett said. Some
of the precincts did not hold or
ganization meetings and are ar
ranging dates to suit their con
venience.
Following are reports from
some of the precincts:
ReddiCij River
Representatives from all parts
of Reddies River township were
present for the organization meet
ing at Millers Greek Tuesday
night and the following officers
were elected; Clyde Hayes, pres
ident; Glenn Reeves, vice presi
dent; Lawson Eller, treasurer;
M. M. Bumgarner, secretary.
The club went on record as
favoring a big Republican rally
for Wilkes county this fall. Meet
ings of the club will be held on
the first Thursday night in each
month, the next meeting to be
held at Buck schoolhouse.
Jobs Cabin
At a meeting held at Yellow
Hill schoolhouse Tuesday night
a club was formed with the fol
lowing officers: Z. Baker, presi
dent; Spencer Blackburn, vice
president: Wiley Carrol, treasur
er; O. M. Watson, secretary.
Friday night. May 27, was set
as the next meeting date, at
which time a prominent speaker
will be present to address the
meeting, Mr. Triplett said.
Rock Creek To Organize
There will be a meeting of Re
publicans held at W. J. Temple
ton’s store at Hays, In Rock Creek
township. Friday night, May 20,
for the purpose of organizing a
State Meeting Being
Held In Raleigh
Wilkes county Democracy is
well represented today at the
state Democratic convention in
session at Raleigh.
In the county convention held
Saturday authority as a delegate
was given every Wilkes Demo
crat in the state capital today and
many made plans to attend.
Raleigh, May 18.—Harmony
prevailed tonight as Democrats by
the hundreds did last-minute gos
siping before tomorrow’s biennial
state convention here.
Hand-shaking was the order of
the day on all sides, hut there
were also little and big conferenc
es held throughout hotels and
other places as maneuvers were
under way tor different posts of
honor.
The Democratic state commit
tee members held a short session
to nominate Associate Justice A.
A. F. Seawell for the unexpired
term on the Supreme court of the
late Judge George W. Connor.
Attorney Gen. Harry McMullan
was nominated to enter the No
vember elections for Seawell’s un
expired term. Governor Hoey re
cently appointed Justice Seawell
and Attorney General McMullan
to office.
By >USS MAMIE BOCKWEIJ) .
John Wtesley’s “hea^t warm-^
Ing” experience was a keynot®':?\
sounded throughout and empha- ^
sized as a great need of the
church and its members today at
the Statesville District conference *
which convened at the North Wil
kesboro Methodist church Tues
day and Wednesday. Rev. John
W. Hoyle, of Statesville and pre
siding elder of the district, was
in charge while Rev. J. B. Tabor,
Jr., of Statesville circuit, served
as secretary.
Around 300 were present for
the first day and about 150 the
second. Both days a plate lunch
was served by the ladles of the
church at the church hut.
To open the meeting Tuesday
Rev. J. S. Hiatt, of Lenoir, led
the devotional period, after which
roll call was made by Rev. Clif
ford H. Peace, and committees
were appointed by Rev. Hoyle.
Rev. A. L. Aycock. pastor of the
local church, spoke words of
welcome to the group, which was
followed by introducing a num
ber of visitors from other con
ferences, and the pastors wives.
An outstanding address during
the conference was the one given
by Dr. Gilbert T. Rowe, of Duke
University, who gave the Spiritu
al Life message.Dr. Rowe related
a number of incidents and exper
iences in the lives of John and
Charles Wesley.
The sermon for Tuesday morn-
ling was delivered by Rev. R. E.
a former’resident tSfNOWli
Wilkesboro and pastor of the Mo- ’
ravian Falls circuit, and who is
now serving on the Bethel-Falr-
grove charge near Hickory, and
for Wednesday by Rev. J. C.
Gentry, pastor of Moravian Falls
circuit. Rev. G. R. Stafford, of
Jefferson, preached at the eve
ning service Tuesday.
Reading the 51st P.salm and
using as his text, Hebrew 6:1,
“Therefore leaving the principles
of the doctrines of Christ, let us:^.
go on to perfection,” Rev. Ward
pointed out that Wesley’s “heart
warming” experience is not
enough, but we must go out and
beyond.
Preceeding Rev. Gentry’s ser
mon the meditation period con
sisted of a violin solo by his
daughter, Miss Rebecca Gentry,
prayer by W. M. R. Church,
and a vocal duet by Mrs. Ed
Broyhill, of Lenoir, and J. Rector
Robbins, an evangelistic singer,
who is assisting Rev. Gentry In
his revivals. They sang "Be Still
and Know That He is God.’’ Rev.
Gentry chose as his text Matthew
(Continued on page eight)
R.L.C.A. Picnic
To Be May 30th
At All Healing Springs; J.
C. Reins and S. G.
Poole to Speak
* James W. Brooks, age 59, well
known citizen of the Hunting
Creek community, died at his v„ aii
home Monday night following ^oung Ropuhlicans c ub. and all
several days Illness. Funeral serv- Republicans are Invite
ice was held Wednesday, two o’- present and take part in the meet-
clock, at Hunting Creek church ing-
with Rev. J. N. Binkley and Rev.
P. C.
tev. .. «. auu .1.., A. A. Triplette, president
Parks conducting the last the Young Republicans club
rites.
He leaves his wife, Mrs. Roxie
Brooks, and the following chil
dren: Quincy Brooks Mrs. Tyre
Billings, Robert Brooks and Mrs.
Ralph Settle, of North Wilkes
boro. Also surviving are his moth
er, Mrs. Sallie Anderson Brooks,
seven sisters, three brothers and
six grandchildren.
Wilkes county, and Attorney T.
R. Bryan, will speak and help or
ganize a club in the township, C.
G. Poindexter, Republican candi
date for sheriff of Wilkes county,
will speak to the people.
Lewis Porit Club
A large number of Republicans
met at Mt. Pleasant Tuesday
night. May 16, at 8 o'clock, for
the purpose of organizing a
ivv U...CS .1. » ..—v — The first twenty-one mile-posts
the home of each boy enrolled In in a man's life seem long, but aft-
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the clubs.
er that he passes thwa'n^kRy.
Annualplcnlc of the Rural Let
ter Carriers’ association embrac
ing Wilkes, Alexander and’ Ire
dell counties will be held at All
Healing Spring? six miles west of
Taylorsville and one-half mile
from highway 90 on May 30, be
ginning at 10:30 a. m.
Announcement of the picnic
was made by W. O. Bowman, sec
retary, who said: “There will be
an address by J. C. Reins, North
Wilkesboro postmaster, and At
torney S. G. Poole, of Taylors-
a jolly good time is expected. All
carriers—regulars, retired, sub
stitutes—and their families are
urged to attend.”
" ^®“/„®p^lbrRbvrBugane Olive, iritb’ _ _
Young Republicans club In Lewis inclined to ^ of his recent trip
Forrtownshlp. A. X Triplette, bto to faU backward as she is,to \ud sDecinl
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ms
(OonUansd on ptf* alcU)
Colvard Reunion
Will Be June 5th
The annual reunion of the Col-
vards and Colvard descendants
will be held at Union Baptist
church on Sunday, June 5.
For the benefit of those who
did not attend last year, this
church is located ou N. C. High
way No. 16, approximately four
teen miles from North Wilkes
boro, near Wilbar postoffice.
It is hoped that all Colvards
and Colvard relatives will attend
this reunion. Also family connec
tions and friends are especially
Invited.
Several interesting facts con
cerning Colvard history have
been revealed since the reunion
last year and an enjoyable time
is planned. A picnic dinner will
be served and everybody Is asked
to bring a basket.
Lions To Meet On ^
Friday Evening
North Wilkesboro Lions club
will hold Its regular meeting Frl-
luiuuj -- - rtny evening, seven o’clock, at
vllle. Music, entertainment, and •vynkee.
J.11.. 4o SlTnO/tfAd All
Plans for advancement of the
club, recently organized, will be,
discussed and an InteresUng pro-
gram Is planned. Included In the ^
continent and speeW