BUYS rtKM>, CLOTHES
^ WashinKton, June 14. — The
government stepped Into the
country’s drygoods and canned
fruit markets on a vast scale to
day, for the purpose of buying
110,000,000 worth of clothing
and 500,000 cases of grapefruit
Jute®. The purpose. It was an
nounced, was twofold: to prevent
surpluses of the articles from
demoralizing the markets, and to
obtain goods to distribute to re
lief, clients.
HW.THM) DROWNED
shanghai, June 15. (Wednes
day)—The Yellow River swirled
over hundreds et square miles of
Honan provinoe today, threaten
ing one of the greatest flood dis
asters in China’s history. Japa
nese military e^frgineers reported
150,000 Chinese civilians already
had been drowned where the riv-
'er broke through a 50-mllc
stretch of weakened dikes on its
south bank. ,
election men fired
Greensboro, June 14.—^“Gross
iineglect or willful fraud.” either
In the way the voting was con
ducted in the primary June 4 or
y, in the way the results were tabu-
Pr^ited and reported, is charged to
officials of High Point precinct 5
in the formal summary of its
fiadings released to®teht by the
Guilford board of elections. 'The
board ordered the discharge of
Registrar Gleiin Calhoun, Judge
O. r. Petty and Clerk Jim Mc
Dowell, in precinct 5.
HaO Head Wilkes
American Legion;
Delegates Named
Officers For Year Begin*
ning October 20 Elected
In Special Meet
CHARGE VOTE FRAIT)
Raleigh, June 14-—State
_^oard of Elections today ordered
"^wo move® in an investigation of
charges of election irregularities
In the races for nomination for
solicitor and state senate in John
ston county. First, the board wi'l
conduct, in Smithfield tomorrow,
a recount of vote.s cast in the
two races in the .Tune 4 primary.
Then, on June 21. it will hold a
hearing in Smithfield to deter
mine whether, as charged by one ^
candidate, “illegal votes" were
counted; and whether, as another
alleged, incorrect returns were
At a special meeting of the
Wilkes county post of the Ameri
can Legion John W. Hall, who
has served as adjutant for the
past two years, was elected com
mander, succeeding Frank E.
Johnson.
Other officers elected for the
year were; Dr. M. G. Edwards,
vice commander; W. C. Grier,
adjutant and finance officer:
George P. Johnson, seargent at
arms; T. A. Finley, chaplain: J.
M. Quinn, historian; A. F. Kilby,
service officer; W. J. Bason, ath
letic officer; Gordon Finley, child
I welfare officer; W. D. Half acre,
Americanism officer; Charles
Leckie. graves registration offi
cer; Ralph Reins, employment of
ficer; Frank E. Johnson, mem
bership chairman: L. M. Xelson,
chairman Song of the Legion.
Delegates to the state conven
tion in Winston-Salftm June 27
and 28 are Frank E. Johnson,
John W. Hall and A. P. Kilby.
W. J. Basoh. M. G. Edwards and
Grady Miller are alternates.
The present officers of the Le
gion post will continue in office
until October 2J when the newly
elected officers will be iusialled.
The WMkes post is considered
one of the most progressive or- Changes
ganlzations in this section and Us
activities have attracted wide at
tention.
New
DiscoveredDarin^lmc
More Than 200
Are Examined
By A SpeciaKst
Sails For Conference
New York, N. Y. , . . Secretary
of Labor Frances Perkins aboard
the S. S. Washington before sail
ing for the International Labor
Meeting at Geneva, Switzerland.
Civil Docket Of
Court Is Smaller
Inroads Made During Pres
ent Tjerm With Judge
Pless Presiding
Friday Is Deadline
For Work Sheet
Filing In Wilkes
hanges In Farm Owner
ship Should be Reported
To County Agent
In the present term of T^Ves
roiirt now nearing its close many
'ises on the civil docket have
'• r>n disposed of and less number
of cases are now pending trial
than at any time in recent years.
ludge J. Will Pless, Jr., of
Marion, 's presiding over the
term.
Followinc; are cases in which
LINDBERGH’S GUARDED
'■ St. Brieuc, France. June i4. -
•' French gendarme.- today patroll-
•^ed the northern tip of the Breton
'coast guarding Charles A. Lind
bergh's island refuge after the
famous filer received what police
described as new menacing letters
from America, ‘^ey came a rendered;
week ago police said j versus Charles H.
rf»r^iv6d IcttBTS from persons * f tio9 in
^ev^g Suno Hauptmann in- Smithey, .ludgment of $192.5, in
nocent of the kidnap-killing ^‘\jinton versus T. B. Sugg.
Lindbergh's first son J J'| recovers nothing.
19^2. The writers, holding Lui'l-. Plamt^_^ ^ Roberson versus M.
bergh partly responsible Roberson and J. J.
Hauptmanns execution April ’ • i , {Rje to
1936 were said to have made no | P
direct threats, but the letters ^
an injurious tone. ^ Mathis, plaintiff recovers nominal
1 I sum of five cents,
' Mrs. Mattie ureer | w. l. Joines versus c. b.
I FrriTn State I Shulenberger and Clem W renn,
I Returns statute of Umii.ition bars recov-
Postmasters Meetjery from Thulenberger. according
I to findings of the court.
Mrs. Mattie Greer, postmaster
Boomer, ha® returned from
^.aWigh, wher® she attended the
Hendren.
lands in
Divorce® were granted in the
following cases on grounds of
two years separation: J. F. Dink
ins versus Eunice Handy Dinkins;
Tanby Brendle versus Maxle
Sto’ces Brendle; W. C. Beshears
versus Cl®mie Beshears: Pearl
annual convention of the North
Carolina branch of the Postmast
ers' Lea.gue.
Mrs. Greer has served as sec-, .
retary of the state organization 1 Linney versus Edgar Linney.
for a nil nber of years. She re-j
ported, a very successful conven-; Human cancer can be trans
.jjqjj j mitten to roses!
Federal Aid Road Program Continued
Dan Holler, county agent, an
nounced Mondav a meeting sche
duled for Friday of this week,
June 17th. at the courthouse, for
farmers who are willing to par-
ticip.ite in the soil conservation
program, but who have not as
yet tiled the proper applications.
This must be done or the farmer
will be declared ineligible for
payments, even though his farm
has been checked.
Mr. Holler stated that he un
derstood that there would be no
closing date on such filing, but
has learned that June 17th Is the
deadline.
It 13 necessary also that all
farmers participating in the pro
gram report any changes in own
ership if they want to comply
with rules for payment, though
it a farm is filed in the office
which is eligible for payment, it
need not be listed at the office
again, Mr. Holler said.
Wilkes county farmers will
soon be mailed letters from the
county agent’s office stating their
soil-building goals for 1938,
measured in units. The practices
listed below performed in the
county will count as one unit to
ward the soil building goal;
Construction of 200 linear feet
of standard terrace for which
proper outlets are provided.
Application of 1 Ton of finely
ground Limestone (at least 90
per cent to pass through a 30
mesh sieve and all finer particles
obtained in the process to be in
cluded).
Each acre of green-manure
(Continued on page eight)
C.C.Membehito
Work on Parkway
WPA Labor Will Continue
Development Work In
Bluff Park
Dr. Godwin Says District
Sanitonum ^adly Need
ed In Vicinity
The tuberculosis clinic which
was held here last week closed
on Friday, after examination of
238 persons. Sixieen per cent of
the total examined were found to
be actively infected with the di
sease.
Dr. G. C. Godwin, specialist
from the state sanatorium si
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rrom me state sanatorium si FIGHT IT, ’ on the White House Fence. The! members or me group
Sanatorium, N. C„ conducted the said they represented an AntisWar Committee, holding their National
niinin aaafofa/l hv Miaa Ttonnofi Conc^ess in WashincTton. The siima were immediatelv removed bv
Appointmeni! 0 f
Carlisle Higgins Is
0. K.’d By^nate
Sparta Attorney Gets An
other Four-Year Term
In His District
jlINGTOIN, *D. C.—Congressman Lindsay Warren, of North Car-
. intr number of the Roads Committee ^of the United States
House of Representatives, and Congressman Wilburn Cartwi^ht, of
Oklaboina, chairman of the House Roads Committee, watch Speaker
B. Bankhead sign his name to the new Hayden-Cartwright
J. f A Msywvana'fssl tlVlA fctT fhp COTltin*
Act brimrine to a successful conclusion the fight for the contm
of’ the federal-aid highway progr^ Sjgned by Presidmt
irhiweTrlt after passage by the Senate and the House, this act makes
the censtmetwn of better and safer roads. It authorises the
^Sfiture of for
Work is expected to begin Im
mediately on a new Civilian Con
servation camp to be located in
Bluff Park near Laurel Springs.
Army officers have selected a
site neat the Parkway about three
miles from the intersection with
state highway 18 and the bar
racks will be constructed under
supervision of army engineers.
It was learned today from of
ficial sources that the camp mem
bers will be used for work along
parkway instead of develop
ment work in Bluff Park and that
the park development work will
continue with its force of about
men from WPA rolls in
Wilkes and Alleghany counties.
The men in the camp will work
1 landscaping of the parkway,
including forestry cleanup, plant
ing of trees and shrubs and grass
seeding of slopes and shoulders.
Buildings are nearing comple
tion for the CC camp being locat
ed at Rocky Knob Park near
Floyd, Virginia. It is expected
that, the camp will move In and
that actual work will get under
way there by July 1, Park Service
ofUclals said. The CC camp |h.
Bhjtt Pa.rk should taf readx
ocei^HW^ by
clinic, assisted hy Miss Bennett,
state nurse, and Miss .Beil, coun
ty nurse.
The greater part of the total
were old cases, but nine new ones
were found. Dr. Godwin stated
last Thursday that the need for a
district ®anatorium in this sec
tion was obvious, and that citi
zens in the mountain section
should lend every effort to
securing it. Such a project
could be launched with adjoining
counties participating, and would
undoubtedly receive state aid.
“'Tuberculosis Is a serious di
sease, requiring special handling
by a well-trained staff of special
ists,” Dr. Godwin said, “and one
of the chief causes of its spread
is the inability of institutions,
because of inadequate facilities,
to take in all those who apply for
sanatorium treatment. No place
for isolation of Infected patients
will naturally infect others in
the family If every precaution to
prevent it is not taken, and
doubtless accounts fo? its preval
ence In the world today”.
■‘All Active
to undergo sanatorium treatment
if possible,” Dr. Godwin said,
"and we will send some following
the close of the clinic. However,
limited space will prevent taking
in all applicants. A waiting per
iod is necessary now before re
ceiving them.’’
On the inside cover of the spe
cial bulletin No. 61, issued by the
North Carolina State Board of
Health is this quotation by Dr.
McBrayer; “Every person in
North Carolina who has tubercu
losis has a right to know it, to
be properly treated for it. and to
be so supervised that he will not
communicate the disease to oth
ers.” Following this is a wealth
of Information which every citi
zen in the state should have,
whether he is infected with tu
berculosis or not. Included in the
list are the most frequent symp
toms — continued weariness,
hemorrhage of the lungs, sub
normal temperature in the morn
ing, with a rise, in the afternoon;
pleurisy, low blood pressure, a
cough that lasts more than three
weeks.
Early diagnosis is stressed by
specialists in the disease, since
the earlier the diagnosis is made
the greater the chance of recov
ery. Examinations for tubercu
losis are made ty appointment at
the North Carolina Sanatorium
every morning between the hdurs
of 8 and 11, without charge. Per
sona are advls®d if they have
any of the above symptoms not
to wait, but to have their physi
cian write for an appointment. Wa» Pr^ri«tor of
Necessity for an apiwintment is
imperative since the staff is busy
at all times and might not be
able to make the examination
without the appointment.
The extension department of
the Sanatorium also employs
three traveling specialists who
hold free diagnostic clinics in
counties and towns wherever au
thorities request their services.
Persons are invited to write the
extension department of North
Carolina Sanatorium, at Sana
torium, ^N. C„ on how to prevent
tuberculosis and how to get well
of the disease.
Congress in Washington. 'The signs were immediately removed by
United States Park Police.
The renomlntition of Carlisle
W. Higgins as United States at
torney for the middle district of
North Carolina was confirmed
Monday by the United States sen
ate, according to an Associated
Press dispatch from Washington.
District Attorney Higgins was
appointed to his present position
by President Franklin D. Roose
velt four years ago, his commis
sion beginning July 1. 1$S4. At
that time he succeeded J. R. Mc-
who had held the position since
March 1, 1932.
Mr. Higgins was born in Eu
nice, Alleghany county, October
17, 1889. In 1908 he was gradu
ated from Bridle Creek academy.
Independence, Va., and in 1912
he received his A. B. degree at
the University of North Carolina,
where he obtained his LL. B. de
gree two years later.
He began the practice of law at
Sparta and continued in that
practice until his election in 1930
as solicitor of the 11th judicial
district, a position which he held
until his appointment as district
attorney.
In 1925 Mr. Higgins was a
member of the state house of rep
resentatives, and in 1929 he was
a state senator From 1914 to
1918 he served as chairman of
the Democratic county executive
committee in Alleghany county.
Appointed with Mr. Higgins
four years ago were Bryce R.
Holt, of Greensboro, and Robert
S. McNeill, of Mocksville, assist
ant district attorneys, who are
still serving In that capacity, and
Miss Edith Haworth continues as
assistant district attorney, a po
sition which the beld prior to the
original apipqlnitment of Mr. Hig
gins.
Combine
Harvester
In Wilkes
Glenn and Robert Johnson, of „„„
at a total coat oi tzz.vaz ana tut
the Cycle community, have pur- -county's share would be $7,584
chased a combine harvester, the
first one owned in Wilkes county,
Dan Holler, county agent, said
today.
A demonstration of the com
bine’s work will be held on the
farm of Luther Johnson 1 1-2
miles from Mathis store on Mon
day afternoon, June 20, at two
o’clock and all Interested farm
ers are invited to he present, Mr.
Holler sqidj,
pected thait the cbmbihe'*" wl
prove popular in Wilkes, partial
ly due to the fact that the latest
models are adaotable to small
fields and are as practical as the
binder. In addition, he said, the
combine may be used for harvest
ing all small grains, grasses and
legume seeds.
More Funds Ne«fM Fo^Af4 ^
to Aged and to Dep«iMin V ^
ent Children^
Budget estimates of the Wilkes '
county department of weltore tor ,
the fiscal year to }>egln JnlY’. l
total $2b,728, Charles Xf^ejlL
county Welfare otfl^r, Skid tods^.
This said, ren^ents.an tttr
crease of approzltnately |S,4S6
over the budget tOf the '
year ending on JuaiS'SO. ^
Increases were set up in
budget estimates, he said, ko-
cording to the estimated number
eligible for the various forms of
assistance, including old age as
sistance, aid to dependent chil
dren and aid to blind. However,
the allotment from the state un- -
der the present state appropri
ation of state and federal funds
is not expected to be sufficient
when matched with the county’s
required share to care for all
ellgibles in the county.
According to the budget esti
mates there are 690 aged people
in the county eligible for old ago
assistance and should all the eli-
gibles get help the total cost
would be $66,240 according to
present averages and the coun-
ty!s part would be $16,560. The
welfari board*estlmated that 474
children would be eligible for aid
at a total coat of $22,752 and the
Discount On Town
Taxes For 1938
I. H. McNeill, Jr., clerk of the
Town of North Wilkesboro, an
nounces that he Is now taking
pre-payments on 1988 town taxes,
and that those wishing to pay
their town tax may do so now atd
receive a discount of 3 per cent.
Valuation and rate Is based on
the figures for 1937.
It Is expected that » nnmbwj;^
of firms Md Indirlduals .will
rtf of the 4Hswut oil, '
W. B. Absher Is
efimed by Death
Absher
Plant Farm Near North
Wilkesboro
W. B. Absher, proprietor of
Absher Plant farm and tin shop
at Fairplains, died at his home
at three o’clock Wednesday morn-
He was a member of a widely
known Wilkes family and was
well'and favorably known. He had
operated his business at
plains for several years.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Clementine Absher, and two sons.
Mack and Robert Absher.
Funeral service will be held at
Fairplains Baptist church near
his home Friday morning, 11 o-
clock, and burial will be in Cross
Roads cemetery. Rov- A. B. Watts
will conduct the last rites, assist
ed by Rev. Mrs. McDaniel.
Juniors win have charge of the
rites at the grave. Members of
the order, are requested to meet
at the hall Id this city at ten o’
clock prior to the funeral hour.
■ -lat
nur.'
that .
name i* Louis.’
3 Stills Raided
Near Windy Gap
Sheriff and Federal Officer
On Successful Raid
On Tuesday
Siieriff C. T. Doughton. Deputy
Odell Whittington and • Federal
Investigator Reece located and
destroyed three stills and arrest
ed one man on a raid Tuesday
afternoon in the Wuly Gan vioin-
ity.
The arrested Odell Billings at
one of the still sites and he was
placed under bond following a
hearing before U. S. Commission
er J. W. Dula in Wilkesboro.
More than 3.000 gallons of
beer and other materials tor man
ufacture of illicit liquor were de
stroyed at the still sites.
The quota of blind to receive as
sistance, 34 in number, has al
ready been filled and the county’s
part of the cost Is $1,494.
Tha remainder of the budget
estimates includes administrative
expense and the many other de
partments of welfare work. The
other departments include tem
porary aid, emergencies, hospital
ization, etc.
Waen aid to dependent chil-
dfen was raised to an average of
n tot Ok#
jHL
fewer childrM than was ant
pated could be helped with pres
ent state and county appropria
tions, Mr. McNeill said.
Blanketeers Will
Play N. Wilkesboro
The Chatham Blanketeersr
baseball team which needs no in
troduction to harehall players and
fans in this part of the state, will
face the North Wilkesboro team
on the fairgrounds here .Saturday
afternoon. 3:30.
The North Wilkesboro team
has experienced a very successful
schedule so far and has won a
large percentage of games play
ed with other amateur and semi-
pro teams in western North Car
olina.
Evereadv Quartet
Will Sing Sunday
The Evereadv Quartet, com
posed of T. A. Eller, Hobert
Reeves, Balraor Hayes and R®*
West, will sing at Arbor Grove
Methodist church Sunday evening
June 19, 7:30 o’clock. The nubile
has a cordial Invitation to at
tend.
Canned Crow Meat Comiag (?)
Eating crow? Not
time. ‘6?ow meat was the diah «t
Pooi Marketing. Confereiga o7 the
ft) and'3^1
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