CONDEMN BOMBINGS
Washington, Jun^ 3.—^Sumner
Welles, of the department of
state, called bombings in China
and Spain “barbarous’’ today. The
acting secretary’s statement, one
of the strongest the TTnited States
government has ever made on a
toireign aubject, was issued after
a’conference with President
K)0»velt. It referred to a series
dPa^al attacks which have kill-
L" -ed or Injured thousands of civil-
^'^ans, many of them women and
children.
SET MINIMUM WAGE
Washington, June 3.—A joint
congressional committee decided
today to make 25 cents an hour
the lowest wage allowed by law
In 4ntl(rBtate industries. The com
mittee,'’striving to reconcile dif
ferences between, the house and
senate wage-hour bill, voted also
'to ban “oppressive” child labor in
occupations linked to interstate
commerce. After agreeing to
make 25 cents an hour the “rock
bottom” tor wages, the conferees
turned to the task of erecting a
legislative stairway toward a sec
ond wage floor of 40 cents an
hour.
BOLT KILLS TWO
Kansas City, June 3.—Light
ning struck dead two spectators
and injured si.v others, one ser-
foasly, in g s^'ictaculsr storm that
blotted out the first round of
Kansas City’s $5,000 golf tourna
ment today. William D. Boyle.
60, widely known contractor, and
E. M. Critchfield. 38. a credit
manager, were killed near the
ninth green of the Hillcrest Couiir
try club course. Thomas J. Cun
ningham, a board of trade em
ploye, was severely burned. The
tragedy occurred midway of the
afternoon while the nation’s “big
names ” ''f golf were driving |
> ^^-through a downpour of rain. Play |
was suspended and tbe tourna
ment was curtailed to 5 4 holes of
competition tomorrow and Sun
day.
'W’ith air but 14 of-the 86 pre
cincts reporting, Avalon E. Hall,
of Yadkinville, was nominated
over Jlayor J. F. Jordan, of Wil-
kesboro, Saturday in the primary
contest for Republican nomina
tion for solicitor of the 17th ju
dicial district.
Unofficial returns from 72 pre
cincts gave Hall 3,096 and Jor
dan 3,389.
With three precincts yet to be
heard from Wilkes vote (unof
ficial) gave Hall 1.654 and Jor
dan 809. Jordan polled almost as
many votes in Avery and Mitch
ell counties as Hall but large ma
jorities in Yadkin and Davie
swelled the total of the vote cast
for Hall.
Sebastian LsnkI.s
In a three cornered rare for
Republican nomination for repre
sentative in the legislature Sebas
tian polled a majority of votes in
unofficial returns from 24 of
Wilkes’ 29 precincts.
The vote stood;
D. C. Sebastian . 1,202
A. Caudill — - 540
J. C. Wallace 47 6
Returns from the other four
precincts are not expected to
change the vote materially.
There were no other county
contests in the primary.
Dockery Citizen
Hangs Self Today
In Tobacco Bam
Death of Hardin Bowers Is
Called Suicide By the
Coroner, Myers
Stray Dogs'Will
Be Killed Here,
Says the Chief
Dogs That Are Not Vacci
nated Against Rabies To
Be Killed By Police
PASS RELIEF BILL
Washington, June 3.—The sen
ate passed the $3,723,000,000
spending - lending program to
night. The vote was 60 to 10. The
measure, carrying almost $600.-
000,000 more than a similar bill
passed by the house, now goes to
a joint conference committee for
adjustment of differences be
tween the two chambers. (Sena
tor Bailey did not vote but an
nounced against the bill. Senator
Reynolds was paired for the
measure.) Passage came after
Police Chief J. E. Walker said
today that dogs in North Wilkes-
boro which have not been vacci
nated will be killed on sight by
policemen.
The visit of a mad dog here
Saturday leaves room tor specu
lation as to how many other dogs
contracted the disease and for i when he found the body of his
the sake of safety all dogs run-[father hanging to a pole in W.
ring loose and which have not | \V. Gambill’s tobacco barn,
been vaccinated will be killed, the i Funeral arrangements had not
police chief said.
“There are too many children
in the city to treat this matter
lightly,’’ Chief Walker said, and
drastic steps will be taken if nec
essary to protect them from mad
dogs.
He also called attention to the
fact that .Andy Parker is dog vac-
senate leaders had blocked two cinator for the township and that
attempts to restrict “political ac- dogs vaccinated against rabies
tivities’’ by relief employes. I will be designated by a tag.
Babson Points To Building Boom
As Forerunner Industrial Pickup
B.v ROGER W. BABSON
Xew York. June 4.—New York
is still terribly blue. FViends here
point out that business is now at
the lowest level for any June
since 1932. Moreover, with that
exception it is the worst since
1921. particularly for the motors
and rails. I, however, point out
to mv friends that this is a coin
cidence and applies only to the
months of June. Takin.g the first
six months of 1938 as a whole
we find them materially better
than 1932. 1933, or 1934. In
fact, if business had gradually
risen from March, 1933 up to its
present level, we all would be
happy. It was the boom in 1936-
1937 and the rapid drop of the
past six months which have dis-
conrafed everyone.
~ ■ ecte foe the return of
asS hSTe long centered on
ie- mammoth building industry.
. swings, up and. down in
st 'as does business. But
cycles do not always coin-
For Instance, home building
Jitt Its alltlme top in 1925rand
declined steadily from then until
1M4. In 1926, however, business
mit0 only beginning its long climb
to New Bra peeks. Now
tto tiA* iMith to rannlas in.
The ggnduwatotnf of the
and business cycles tor the first
time in many years many give us
a prosperity peak never seen be
fore in America! • -
FRA Big Aid
The immediate business out
look is brightened by the fact
that home building has been able
to buck the trend of the recession.
Not even unreasonable labor
costs, bad business, and fear of
t’le future have prevented home
construction from making pro
gress. The new government mort-
t;ag-j plan, adopted by Congress
last winter, is a strong stimulant.
■\Iany up-and-coming banks,
lullding and loan associations,
and the like have snapped up
ihe government’s attractive of
fer and have co-operated whole
heartedly. The results so far have
been very encouraging and the
number of houses being built is
Increasing week?^.
^ da net claim that the new
mortgage plan Is perfect. But it
does make tbe billions of credit
lying idle in onr banks available
to good citizens for a sound pur
pose. Thousands of Americans
with a little money in the bank
should accept this opportunity to
build. Tbe only argument people
now bare in favor of contibsed
lOoBtfnaed m page eight) .
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C. B. Deane, left, and 'William 0. Burgin, right, were high men in
the primary Saturday for Democratic nomination for representative
in the eighth district. Almost complete unofficial returns gave Deane
a margin of about 500 over Burgin.
Mad Dog
Bites Two
Men Here
A rabid dog went on a ramp
age in North Wilkesboro about
6:30 Saturday morning, bit a
street worker and attacked a
man as he stepped from the door
of Hotel Wilkes.
Spencer Harrold was washing
the streets when a shabby look
ing white hound came along the
sidewalk and jumped off in the
street, snapping Harrold on the
wrist.
The dog proceeded down the
street and as_Jd. ’A., P?r/y, Ten
nessee man and overnight guest
at Hotel Wilkes, stepped out the
door the dog tried to bite his
hand. He kicked the dog away as
he felt its teeth on his hand.
Examination showed no break of
the skin.
Police were called and after a
brief chase the dog was shot and
killed. Its head was sent to the
state laboratory for examina
tion.
Harrold went immediately to
the hospital here for first aid
treatment after he was bitten
and began the Pasteur treatment
for prevention of rabies.
Begin Compliance
Work On July 1st
Task of Checking Over 5,000
Farms Will Get
Under Way
Hardin Bowers, 40-year-old
farmer of the Dockery commun
ity, hanged him.self this morning.
Coroner I. M. Myers said today
following an investigation.
The coroner said that members
of the family told him that Bow
ers, who was intoxicated, fought
with his son-in-law, a Mr. Ab-
sUer, on Saturday night and that
the fight had frightened and par-,
haps caused serious injury to his
daughter, Mrs. Absher.
Bowers was arrested and
placed under bond for trial Sun
day. But he is said to have made
fee statement that there would
be no trial.
While still under the influence
of liquor. Coroner Myers said he
was told, he threatened to kill
himself yesterday and had gone
so tar as to get a piece of rope
and leave the house. Members of
the family searched for him last
night but while they were search
ing in the woods he returned to
the house and went to bed.
This morning he left the house
about six o’clock. His son, notic
ing that the well rone was miss-
in.g. began a search which ended
been completed today.
To Demonstrate
Electric Fence
Dan Holler, Wilkes county
farm agent, has issued announce
ment of an electric fence demon
stration ns follows:
“You are cordially invited to
attend an electric fence demon
stration, to be held at Mr. Mack
Moores’, 2 miles west from Wil
kesboro on Ferguson road, on
June 9th at 2 o’clock p. m.
“The electric fence is some
thing new in this county, but has
been used in the corn belt for
several years. It is proving to be
a very economical way of fenc
ing. livestock, in that’, only one
wire is necessary and only one-
third the post that is usually re
quired. The initial cost in secur
ing a transformer is the greatest
cost of all. One transformer will
make from fifteen to twenty miles
of fence. The cost, of operating
such a fence varies from 8c to 15c
per month, depending on the
make of transformer.
"I am sure that you will be in
terested in this type of fence and
we will be delighted to have you
attend this demonstration and see
for yourself just-how these fences
do operate.”
Plans have been made to begin
the task of compliance in the soil
conservation program on July 1,
County Agent Dan Holler said
today.
The total number of farms for
which work sheets were prepared
was 5,008, which represents
practically every farm unit in
Wilkes county and is an increase
of almost 3,000 over last year.
A training school will be held
for compliance supervisors and
only.„those who can pass a state
test "will be employed in this
work, the county agent explained.
Of the 5,008 farms for Which
work sheets were filed it is esti
mated that 75 per cent will qual
ify for payment under the act.
Revival Begins At
Moravian Falls
Missionary Will
Speak Wednesday
At Moravian Falls
Miss Woodie, a missionary to
China and associated with Rev.
Blalock in missionary work, will
speak Wednesday night, eight o’
clock, at Moravian Falls Baptist
church. The public is cordially
invited to the service.
Rev. J. C. Gentry, pastor, an
nounced that a revival will begin
tonight at Moravian Falls Meth
odist church. The pastor will be
assisted by J. Rector Robbins,
who will have charge of the .sing
ing. Special features of the aerv-
icee will be solos by Eugene
Moore and quartets. Services wtU
befilt oMh erenisg at 7:30 ^
tbe public la hiTlted to'attetfd;^
>
baseball results
BE CARl^I^HURSDAY
Due to the fact that T^ie
JoiH-nal-Pqtriot staff has been
I working* busily in collecting pri
mary returns it was impossible to
carry today results of the Amer-
1 c a n Legion Junior baseball
games Saturday.
George /Wallis, farm . superin-
tendent of the Biltmore ^ (toiry
Farms in Buncombe cqnhty,.Iu«,
70 acres of Sndia (liito'it
to pritoifto aommer gnmta$.
With practically aU precincts in
the eighth lllstrlct heal’d from.'C.
B. Deane, of-Rockingham, was
high man in Saturday’s voting
with a lead of approximately 500
over William 0. Bnr.gin, of Lex
ington, second high.
Beasley, Ross and Newton fol
lowed in that order’In the voting
according to unofficial returns.
WILKES VOTE
Unofficial returns from all
of Wilke.s’ 29 precincts in the
primary Saturday o n the
state, senatorial and congres
sional tickets were as fol
lows:
U. S. Senate
Reynolds 1,535
Hancock 666
Representative
Burgin 1,222
Rloss 338
Beasley 271
Deane 255
Newtoin - 90
The county board of elec
tions will meet Tuesday morn
ing to canvass the vote.
Nip and tuck battles raged in
the congressional districts last
night as belated returns revealed
possible run-off primaries.
'With ballot boxes impounded
in High Point’s 12 precincts, call
ing for an Investigation of elec
tion irregularities, the sixth dis
trict contest offered to take the
spotlight.
Over the Eighth district, an
other run-off primary loomed as
191 of 202 precincts left C. B.
Deane of Rockingham and Wil
liam O. Burgin of I,exington out
front of their three other oppon
ents. Dean wa.s leading with 12,-
861 and Burgin was at his heels
with 12,153. In the backwash
were George Ross with 8,057, Ro
land F. Beasley, 9,278 and Giles
Y. Newton, 1,363.
It seemed as complete unoffi
cial returns were reported that
there might be a run-off primary
between High Point’s Lewis E.
Teague and Durham’s Oscar
Barker. They were far out front
of their six other opponents.
Teague had polled 10,360 bal
lots and Barker 8,970.
In the fifth district, A. D.
(Lon) Folger, of Mount Airy,
continued to increase his major
ity and was assured of victory
over Marshall Kurfees of Win
ston-Salem and George Fulp of
Lea'isvllle.
With 136 of 141 precincts re
ported, Folger had 22,234; Kur
fees 11,683 and Fulp, 5,445.
Precincts unheard fromi included
four In Granville and one in
Stokes.
Senator Robert R. Reynolds,
who on Saturday was re-nominat
ed by a majority of about 100,000
over Frank Hancock.
Pleads With D(^
Owners to Have
Dogs Vaccinated
Health Officers Urgj^ji^y^R^
quest Early Action OA
Port Dog O^ers
Dr. A. J. Eller, Wilkes county
health officer, has issued the fol
lowing public appeal to dog own
ers in Wilkes county;
•“The Wilkes County Health
Department extends heartv ap
preciations and thanks for the
fine cooperation of so many of
the dog owners of the county for
their efforts in having the dogs
immunized against rabies.
100,000
Stanley Winboume Wins By
Big Majority Over
Paul Grady
U. S. Stenator Robert R. Rey
nolds tucked another political
scalp under his belt last night
and headed back to Washington
as^ belated returns tricked in
from North Carolina’s “off-year’*
Democratic primary election and
pushed his majority toward the
100,000-mark over Representa
tive Frank W. Hancock Jr.
In the only state-wide race be
side the Reynolds-Hancook con
test, Utilitlea Commissioner Stan
ley Winborne consolidated his
crushing victory over Paul Grady,
of Kenly, a former legislator, pil
ing up a 50,000-vote majority.
A sweeping victory for Rey
nolds was conceded by Hancock
late yesterday. From his home at
Oxford, Hancock, who has repre
sented the fifth district since
1930, made public a telegram
congratulating the senator and
pledging him “active support . nd
sincere-co-operation in your e\ 'ry
effort to advance the social and
economic welfare of our people.”
When the vote In Saturday’s
primary had been tabulated from
1,600 of the state’s 1,856 pre
cincts, Reynolds had 272,051
votes against 180,011 for Han
cock.
The contest developed no ma
jor issues of policy between Rey
nolds, now completln.g his first
full term, and Hancock. Both ran
as supporters of the Roosevelt
administration.
Reynolds ignored his oppon
ent, so far as any public mention
of him was concerned, but Han
cock criticized the Incumbent for
traveling a great deal in foreign
countries, charging that he was
apparently more interested In the
affairs of ofner people than ip
the problems of the United States,
and terming him a “play boy.’’ .
Reynolds had expected his ma
jority to run from 145,000 to
1.50.000.
Winborne, opposed by Grady
who ran for lieutenant goyprnor-
We are surprised and worried jn 1936 and who is being talked
Tinsley Body To
Return To Wilkes
A brief funeral service was
held Friday in Santg Monica,
California, for DeWltt Tinsley,
former Wilkes man who died
there .Sunddy from Injuries su
stained when he was hit by a
train. He was riding a motorofcle
at the time of the accident and
died from tetanus Infection nine
days later.
He was a former resident of
North Wilkesboro route 1 and
had served In the U. S. air corps
for over four years. Following
the service Friday the body left
California by train and will ar
rive for funeral in Wilkes Thurs
day.
over the fact that there are still
a large number of intelligent,
good people who are unconcerned
about this all important matter.
“We want to warn this class of
our citizenry that they are play
ing with a very dangerous mat
ter. No one knows when a pet
dog, a good clog, a no-accoin't
dog, or any dog may develop ra
bies, and bite the dearest, swee t-
est, prettiest little children. Then
the regret would remain as long
as the dog owner lives.”
as a 1940 gubernatorial candi
date, last night had piled up
217,469 votes while his opponent
chalked up 163,925 with 1,565
precincts reported.
All counties were included in
the senatorial figures except Alle
ghany and Graham, from which
no reports were available;
Five Will Attend
Youth Conference
Wilkes 4-H Clubs to Be Rep
resented at the State
College Meeting
Wilkes county will be repre
sented by three boys aud two
girls at the older youth confer
ence to be held at State College
June 7 through 11, County Agent
Dan Holler said today.
The young people selected are
4-H club members and are high
school graduates, Mr. Holler said.
They are Hoke McNeill, of Cham
pion; Charlie Wiles, of Mountf.ln
View; Hugh Kilby, of Millers
Creek; Arllne Green and Lorraine
Tharpe, of Ronda.
Stolen Property
Recovered'Here
Car Found Friday Night;
Other Property Found
By the Police
Police here have reported the
recovery of some stolen property,
including an automobile.
Highway Patrolman Carlisle
Ingle found an abandoned car a-
bout two miles east of Wilkes
boro on highway 421 at ten o’
clock Friday night. The car had
been stolen from Edwin and Fred
Jennings at Moravian Falls ear
lier in the evening.
Police here found an electric
motor, battery charger and valve
grinder stolen about two weeks
ago from Auto Salvage company
on Forester Avenue. The stolen
property, had been hidden In an
I old building on A street.
WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT WILKES COUNH?
An interesting program featur
ing a questionnaire about Wilkes
county was carried out at the Kl-
wanls pieeting Friday noon under
direction of C. B. Eller, county
superintendent of schools.
Sixteen questions about Wilkes
county were asked and the two
scoring highest were C. O. McNlel
and M. 6. Butner. Also on the
program wag. a brief summary of
statistics stowing school progress
in the'cohnty.
• The questions follow and answ
ers will .Wtdnnd on page eight
of this aewlpupev:
1. ^to.AW thto territory be-
pdpi^ioii
'Williga MubtyT
3, What is the area of Wilkes
County In square miles?
4. How many automobilee In
Wilkes County as of July 1, 1937?
.5. .How many miles of rural
electric lines in Wilkes County?
6. How many miles of hard
surfaced roads in Wilkes County?
7. JHow many miles of second
ary roads in Wilkes county?
3. What Is Wilkes County’s
chief crop?
9. How many acres of tobacco
planted in Wilkee county lagt
year? ‘
10.. How many bushels of ap
ples grown In Wilkes county tok
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‘il{,}i.:‘Wlw): Owns the,largest sln-
kb poultry tom In ■ the
■ "■■■ ' -ir. : ■
South?
11-A. Where Is It located?
12. How many farms In Wllkoe
County?
13. Approximately, how many
churches do we have in our conn-
ty? ‘
14. How many public schools In
this county?
16. What governor of Nortk
Carolina lived In Wilkes Countyt .
16. How many new honffe ham
been built on the Falrpiains road
during - the last six v monthst
18-4 miles distance)
16-A. How many homto »
idaeea of bnsineBS hare hetoi ttaBs' -
on the lUUers creek toM dwBll
the toet six montl^p-f mllea dik'