A -if’,
' -^R8
^s BOUT ,
•‘IMfeee SMdlttm, N«v Tork,
JInne l^.-*-‘‘Ah'U knock Smeliln*
ont in two ronndB," solomnly an*
donnced sleepy-oyod, brown-
Aclnned Joe Louis the other day.
•then tonight he croeeee himselt
np and performs the'trii^ in two
mlnntes and tonr seconk of the
flrst round, before 80,000 as
tounded ?«POCta tors, to retain his
title of hearywelght champion of
yxa world. (Schmellng was In a
• hospital today suffering from an
Internal hemorrhage).
“UNWELCOME” SIGN
Koblesvllle, Ind., June 21.—
There’s an “unwelcome’’ sign for
sg^cultural adjustment adminis
tration representatives on the
farm of H. P. O’Neal, west of
Noblesville. It reads: “Govern
ment crop meddlers K,eep off this
place. We own this land and ex
pect to run our own business,
atay out.’’
LEHMAN FOB SENATE
Albany, N. Y.,,June 21.—New
■fork’s Democratic Gov. Herbert
H. Lehman announced tonight he
would accept the nomination to
nucceed the late United States
Senator Royal S. Copeland “if my
party desires me to be a candi
date.’’ The governor’s announce
ment came unexpectedly within a
few hours after funeral services
for New York’s late senior sena
tor who died Prlday night in
Washington.
HONEYMOON ENDS
New York, June 21.—Secre
tary of the Interior Harold L.
Ickes arrived on the He de France
tonight with his red-haired bride,
the former Jane Dahlman, 25, and
said, “I've never before come
back from Europe in such a hap
py state of mind.’’ The cabinet of
ficer, looking much younger than
his 64 years, affably paced the
desk with his bride while news-
rael cameras ground, but had lit
tle to say about state affairs.
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Anniiid f^eM Day
Of Dry Forces To
Be July 10th
Rallies Planned at Namber
of Places In County;
Obtain Speakers
Annual field day sponsored by
the United Dry Forces of North
Carolina will be held on the sec
ond Sunday In July, July 10, ac
cording to an announcement is
sued here by ,M. A. Adams, gen
eral Held worker.
He said that several widely
known speakers will be secured
to address rallies to be held
throughout the county. In making
the announcement he said that
“We have these days once each
year and great good is accomp
lished by them. A full program
of the services to be held on
July 10 will be announced soon.’’
Holiday Siiu[ing
At Courthouse
Monday, July 4th
All Singers Invited to Take
Part In the Program
For the Day
WOMAN DROWNS SELF
Columbia. June 21.—Mrs. Mol-
He Davenport, 6S, was drowned
rJmon^rn^rrr trfcoS:^; 7uTy 4 Vd Thanksgiving Day. W.
jjBiiiuiis ^ , ia appratarv of the or-
J. C. McCleese pronounced her
A semi-annual holiday singing
association will be held at the
courthouse in Wilkeehoro on
Monday, July 4, to which all sing
ers in Wilkes county and visiting
singers from adjoining counties
are invited.
Announcement of the singing
was issued by J. A. Gilliam, chair
man of the county-wide organi-
ration which bSB ■ftinctloned for
years and has held a singing
meeting .at the courthouse on
death suicide md held that no
inquest was necessary. She had
been in bad health for two years.
Mrs. Davenport, who lived in
Scuppernong township, two miles
from here, walked half a mile
from her home to the river shore
at Creecy’s landing. There her
-body was found in waist deep
water 75 yards from shore by her
husband. I. H Davenport, Sr .
and two neighbors, Wadey and
Thomas Davenport.
SIGNS SPENDING BILL
Hyde Park, N. Y„ June 21.—
President Roosevelt signed the
$5,750,000,000 lending and
spending bill today and asserted
that business is not and has not
been as bad as a lot of people be-
Ueyed it to be • The President, at
a press conference packed with
news developments, gave as back
ing for his statement on business
2 denartment of commerce esti
mate that the rational Income for
this year would be slightly above
$$0,000,000,000. Earlier govern
ment estimates were $55,000.-
000.000.
A. ritroud is secretary of the or-
"anization.
The services will open at ten
o’cloclc a. m. and continue
through the day. The singing is
expected to attract a large crowd
and many singing classes, quar
tets md others who render gospel
music will be present to take part
in the exercl.ses.
OPEN HIGHWAY BIDS
Raleigh, June 21.—Low bids
totaling $852,725.37 on 14 high-
wAy projects were opened today
by the hlKhwa;.' and public works
commission. A total of $1,018,000
in state and federal funds ;,ad
been allocated for the jobs. Bids
will be canvassed and contracts
will be awarded, subject to the
approval of the federal bureau of
roads, by Frank L. Dunlap, chair
man of the commission, and W.
Vance Balse, chief engineer, with
in the next few days. Blythe
Brothers, of Charlotte, was low
bidder on six projects. Including
surfacing of the highway between
Taylorsville and Statesville.
reshaping plans
Shanghai. June 22. Japan’s
flood-ruined campaign for quick
conquest of central China is be
ing reshaped at heavy cost to
challenge steadily growing Chi
nese strength. Blocked by Yellow
river Inundation along the Lung-
hai railroad, ’he Japanese army
has been foroed to put most of Its
-.sfrength into a cross country
against Hankow, China s
>X)vi9ional capital. Troops and
_^ulpment are being shifted at
jrfgat expense from the Lnnghai
cone, where only two weeks ago
•Japanese were on the verge of
^capUiring Chengchow, which they
u had plant ad to use iis a base for
; dtlV» 30^ mHes south along the
FIVE VETERANS
OF CIVIL WAR
GET CHECKS
The line of Wilke.s county men
who wore the grey in the War
Between the States has thinned
to five, records of semi-annual
pension checks delivered from the
office of C. C. Hayes,
clerk of court, shows.
The five remaining soldiers
are Iredell Carter, I. M. Crouch,
R. P. Jarvis. Ralph C. Holloway
and Richard G. Phillips.
In addition to the veterans,
29 widows received checks and
one colored servant. Jeff Fores
ter, also received his semi-annu
al pension.
To Visit Wilkes
rrrr
Miss Frances McOregory,
top, assistant 4-H club leader
in the ^ate. She will assist in
organizing a club coancil for
Wilkes in Wilkesboro June 28.
Below is pictured Miss Ana-
merle Arant, district home a-
gent, who will a.s.sist in organ
ization of a '-ounty council of
Iionie dcmonstr.itIon clubs on
July 1.
Will Form County
4-H Organisation
Assistant State Club Leader
to Speak at Gather
ing Tuesday
In WIB^ Col
Tuesdaj
Sudces^nl
torr of R«
COUP NOT SI
Special Agent
Used Ea'I
Gain
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Described as the iBMt aaccoai^
ful roundup tn thOu south. '-J8
Wilkes county people were arreatf
ed Tuesday in a gathering of aL
leged liquor tax law violators
The mass arrest • was carrf^
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iW on ab'o'ttt Ti.^OOTttrnlrf ft?
i^o&hty itm wilder way
U:Was -today'from
Bg^Hollec, Qoqniy agent., -v
aettfgl ’^cbmplianch
wtd’k'rf'tltreo-dav short jedtirw for
sVwftkwrk fbe' held i-at the
^nurt^use on June 27, 28 and
8.3. This cour^'wlir lie conduct-
^ P- Davis, of the state
ibIA' offl'^e, assisted by .Mr. Hol
ler, Assistant Agent Jesse Giles
and Lawrence Miller, chief clerk
lot Uie soli conservation assocla-
tlpn for the county.
■’^Supervisors have been selected
hiit any ••'vho fall to pass the ex-
out swiftly and npothly as
culmination of what a high - ollk*
clal in the alcohol tax unR d^
scribed as “months of plaai^f,
diligent and tirriese efforts *y
special agents.’^ >(‘i’
The arrests began botore day
light Tuesday when eight wore
taken In a pre-arranged fJlrap” at
or near the home of W.'^, Black
burn at Roaring River, iaet under
cover agent, credited'-. the
success of the driVA’^4M#^eaged
liquor In wholesala qqipttes to
be delivered at that painty where
he said he wanted to hi^ an en
tire truck load at .A eoi|aln hour.
With that as-A hegtnalng ar
rests began In eamost and Depu
ty Marshal W. A. Jones, armed
with 47 warrants and aided fey
alcohol tax ld|a»tlgatoni4latlonod
in Wilkes, began pieM^ JIS ,n^
suspecting su8pect(|,-
two o’clock Taesdag-8
arrested and t
four .others ^hb
bond on UqU^
ers were
The -
the arrests a total of'1,667 gal
Ions of iHiclt liquor, practically
all of the sugarhead type, and the
confiscation of two trucks and
two automobiles
A total of 272 1-2 gallons of
liquor was found in the home of
a woman, Jettie Sale, In the Roar
ing River community, and she
was among the number placed
under arrest.
In some warrants actual pos
session of illicit liquor was
charged but in a majority of the
many cases growing out of un
dercover activities conspiracy to
violate liquor tax laws heads the
charges.
An assi.^tant to R. E. Tuttle, In
charge of the Baltimore district
(ConMnueu on page four)
1"Mv ..nu/ . y
j^nftstlon following the course
AA/vAntAfl flrh wArIr
;id3I not be accepted to- do work
checking the farms. Due to the
fact that the soil program and the
•.control act work together on
farms where tobscco or cotton are
grown there must be a high de
gree of a'wurany In checking, Mr.
Roller said. He also pointed out
that the checking must be com
pleted before poundage allot
ments can be given.
A special effort will be made
to complete checking .In July and
•August and the county ^gent Is
asking that farmers be present
when the supervisors visit their
farms and that they see that all
crops are listed correctly. Two
per cent of a!l farms will be
TMhccked by county and state
luporvlBors as an accuracy check
i(>n the work of ebupty^ supervls-
; nrs.-,
^ ■ thjrt several points In
- confusing to
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on
L. L. Carpenter, who
Friday Might was elected pres
ident of the -North Wilkesboro
Lions chib.
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for erdh iani
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Lions Sponsoring
‘While Cane’ Day
Funds Derived to Be Used
For Benefit of Blind
In This Section
^ county council consisting of
Wilkes officers of the 4-H clubs in the
county w411 be formed in a coun
ty-wide meeting to be held at the
courthouse on Tuesday, June 28,
Miss Harriet McGoogan, Wilkes
home demonstrition agent, said
today.
Miss Frances McGregory, as
sistant state 4-H club leader, will
be present to speak to the club
members and to assist in the or
ganization of the county council.
A county organization will in
crease efficiency of 4-H club work
in that the activities of the sev
eral clubs in the county may he
coordinated, extension worker
said in announcement of the
meeting.
In cooperation with the North
Carolina State Association for the
Blind, the Lions Club of North
Wilkesboro has declared June 25,
“White Cane Day,’’ commemorat
ing Helen Kellers birthday.
One of the major objectives of
Lions International is working for
the blind In the state and nation.
50 per cent of the proceeds realiz
ed timm this sale will be used lo
cally to meet the needs of the
blind, such as providing medical
treatment or glasses for those
suffering from defective vision
and who are financially unable to
care for themselves.
Any amount will buy a cane
and help make some less fortun
ate individual more comfortable
and useful to himself and his
community.
Charles McNeil, county welfare
officer, states that he heartily
endorses this movement. There is
an urgent need for assistance In
this work among the people of
this community. Of all the classes
Mr. McNeill denis with the blind
geem to he the most appreeiativp
nsK^koV' nUlWAT through a orgaxi-jmei
To Form Council
Of Home Clubs
County Meeting Home dem
onstration Clubs To Be
Held On July 1st
In a letter to members of home
demonstration clubs in several
communities Miss Harriet Mc
Googan, Wil'Kos county home
demonstration agent, has an
nounced that a county-wide meet
ing of cluh members will be held
at the courthouse in Wilkesboro
at two o’clock on the afternoon
of July 1 for the purpose of or
ganizing a county council of
clubs.
Home demonstration work was
begun early this year when by
special arrangement with the ex
tension service a home agent was
placed in Wilkes. Since that time
several clubs have been orgauized
and ate very active.
Miss McGoogan said that .^s
county council would make 1^6^
siMe the coardinatipB of.^ ac:
Merchants Fight
State Sales Tax;
Officers Elected
Blowing Rock, June 21.—The
North Carolina Merchants associ
ation adopted a resolution today
attacking the state’s general sales
tax and urging that It be repeal
ed by the general assembly when
it meets next year.
The hoard of directors elected
W. F. Dowdy, of New Bern, pres
ident; O. A. Swearineer, of Con
cord, first vice president; W. R.
Sellers, of Burlington, second
vice president; Willard F. Dowell,
of Raleigh, executive secretary;
T. C. Hinkle, of Lexington, treas
urer, and R. B. Tomlinson, of
Cary, field secretary.
Durham and Wilmington ex
tended Invitations to the associ
ation to meet there next year.
Dui-ham was selected. The con
vention adjourned in midafter
noon.
The sales tax resolution point
ed out that the sales levy was en
acted In 1933 with the distinct
understanding that It wns an
emergency measure made neces
sary to save the state’s credit and
to prevent abandonment of many
necessary functions of govern
ment.
In 1933, the resolution said,
the state’s deficit was $15,000,-
000, its bonds were selling at
less than 70, salaries of its em
ployees had been cut almost 50
per cent and many functions of
government were threatened with
abandonment.
The state now has In excess of
$15,000,000 surplus Its credit is
good, its bonds are selling above
par. Salaries of employees have
been restored to pre-depression
i^els and b^nd, And tbjs^emer-
Carpenter Heads
Lions Club Here
For Coming Year
Officers Elected In Meeting
Friday Night; Good
Program Rendered
L. L. Carpenter, sales manager
for Gaddy Motor company, was
elected president of the North
WJIksshoro Lions Club in recfut
not excefeded and further provid
ed that the soil building goal Is
met in full. The goal is establish
ed by units or credits which may
be obtained by soil building prac
tices as outlined In the regula
tions of the program.
When the supervisors visit the
farms, he said, they will tell the
maximum payment available and
the number of units required to
obtain the maximum payment.
Several points are misunder
stood due to changes, he said,
and explained that for terracing
the program allows one unit for
each 200 feet of terrace with a
base of not less than eight feet,
having not more than 10 inches
fall per 100 feet and with proper
outlets. Diversion or hillside
ditches will not earn units.
Lespedeza left for re-seeding
and not seeded this year will not
county as units, Mr. Holler ex
plained, and credit for liming
land will he at the rate of one
unit for each ton of limestone
ground finely enough to pass
through a 30-mesh screen. Coarse
lime will not be counted as credit
toward the soil building goal.
Seeded red top or timothy will
count one half. Peas or soy beans
Interplanted with a soil depleting
crop, such as corn, will count one-
half provided the vines are turn
ed, although the seed may
harvested.
Mr. Holler expressed the opin
ion that threo-fourths of the
farmers in Wilkes will he eligi
ble for henefK payments under
the program this year.
Merchants Name
Committees Here
The organization of the Wilkes
County Merchants’ Association,
which has taken Its rightful place
as one of the leading organiza
tions of tuls city. Is as follows:
Officers — W. K. Sturdivant,
president; Ira D. Payne, vice
president; Mias Ann Hartley, sec
retary ; board o f directors—
George Kennedy, Bill Marlow, W.
G. Gabriel, Julius C. Hubbard, M.
G. Butner, L. S. Spainhour, T.
S. Kenerlv ahd C. G. Day.
Finance committe: S. T. Col-
vard. Dor. Metville. W. H. Tur
ner. R. R. Reins, W. H. Cooper.
Membership committee; Bill
Marlow, H. A. Buckner, Carl
Steele, George Kennedy.
Trade Expansion committee:
W. F. Gaddy, Jack Hadley, M. G.
Butner, T. S. Kenerly, R. M.
Brame, Jr. ’
Publicity committee: Julius C.
tsk'fn^ Its place In
the civic life of the city and coun
ty. Officers are elected for terms
of one year each, the year begin
ning July 1. Mr. Carpenter will
succeed Dr. H. B. Smith as presi
dent at the next, meeting to be
held on Friday evening, July 1.
Other officers elected for the
year were as follows: Lawrence
Miller, Jesse Giles and Paul Cash-
ion, first, second and third vice
presidents: Blair Gwyn, secre
tary-treasurer; John Henry John
son, Lion tamer: R. A. Manship,
Jr., tail twister. The president,
secretary and the following com
pose the newlv elected hoard of
directors; Hampton McNeill. L. S.
Spainhour, Phillip Brame and W.
C. Prevette.
An interesting program was
carried out in the meeting Friday
night. H. F. Bouknight was pro
gram chairman and he presented
two girls from Mecklenburg coun
ty who entertained the cluh with
songs, dances and recitations. The
program was snpplomented by re
ports of the state convention ren
dered by Dr. H. B. Smith, Paul
Cashion and Phillip Brame.
be
N. O. Landis.
The Auroral Curtalnsj^e
believed thaLfte sulesiall . th*. f.orm8 of ^Tortherti ' and|
shovid;^re{i«iJed.
t|j^thern
ToOver_.
^oc^bldm liavc AppnitMdl
Action;
ThuW««k
The Northwestern Bank has
taken over the Bank of Ashe at
Jefferson and will operate
branch at that place, W. J.. Cs-
roon, secretary, said today at th»
bank’s home office here.
Stockholders of both banks
have approved the merger, which
will be completed by the actual
transfer Friday or Saturday.
The merger of the Bank of
Ashe, which has operated success
fully InAshe county for about 35
years, with the Northwestern will
Increase the Northwestern’s assets
to more than $3,000,000.
Changes In personnel, officers
or organization as a result of the
merger have not been made, al
though It was learned that W. H.
Worth, for many years president
of the Bank of Ashe, has been
approached by the Northwestern
and asked to remain as cashier of
the Jefferson branch. He had not
made known his decision today,
however.
Joe Worth, cashier of the Bank
of Ashe and brother of ^.- H.
Worth, will retire, it Is under
stood, because of 111 health.
Officials of the Northwestern
Bank today expressed satisfac
tion over the action to take over
'the Bank’of Ashe, saying that
If.
hoflSuHdated'Rahk - ’"JeifSwdfr
will enable It to expand its serv
ices In northwestern North Caro
lina.
W. T. Milne, a representative
of the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation, has been at the home
office of the Northwestern here
and at the Bank of Ashe assisting
in plans for the consolidation.
The Northwestern Bank will be ■
one year old on Julv I. It was
formed by merger of the D.epOiR
& Savings Bank here. Bank of
Sparta, Watauga county bank at
Boone, with a branch at Blowing
Rock, and the Farmers and
Merc'nants Bank at Bakersville
with a branch at Burnsville.
Since consolidation the North
western Bank has experienced a
gradual and continual Increase In
deposits.
Directors of the Northwestern
Bank In recent meeting declared
a semi-annual dividend of three
per cent payable on .July 1 to all
stockholders as of June 15.
Elledge Heads
Junior Council
Officers For Next 6 Months
Elected in Meeting On
Tuesday Evening
D. E. Elledge, prominent citi
zen of this city, was elected coun
cilor for North Wilkesboro coun
cil of Jr. O. U. A. M. In the meet
ing held Tuesday night.
Other officers elected for the
next six-months’ period beginning
July 1 were as follows: Newland
Campbell, vice councilor; C. A.
Canter, recording secretary: Paul
Gresne, assistant recording secre
tary: C. G. Day, financial secre
tary; Bank of North Wilkesboro,
treasurer: B. P. Bentley, conduc
tor: A. G. Anderson, warden;
Charles Leckle, Inside sentinel; Brevsrd June 12-22
Hoy S. Canter, outside sentinel;
Paul Hutchens. C. O. McNiel and
B. Eller, trustees* Paul Hutch
ens, Junior past councilor; Chap
lain, H. L. Mechem; R. B. Church,
assistant chaplain.
Bradley Dancy and C. A. Can
ter were named representatives
to the state council with C. O.
McNlel and E. A. Shook as alter
nates.
Tlie next meeting will be held
on Tuesday night, June 28, at
whlcn time degrees will he con-
to be present.
•1 call my girl a HRilf ^
“For
“©'a her mbIHWo» to gejwpwp
^ili -as, little
Red Cross Plans
Safety Program
To
Stress Water Safety;
Isaac Duncan Passes
Instruction Course
Charles A. Mix, a representa
tive of the national headquarters
of the American Red Cross, will
spend Wednesday, June 29, with
the Wilkes county chapter and
assist In the organization of a
Life Saving and Water Safety
campaign for the summer sea
son, J. H. Whicker, chapter chair
man, said today.
Another announcement of In
terest today was that Isaac Dun
can, a former -Scout leader and
son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Dun
can, had successfully completed
courses in Firct Aid Instructor
and Life Saving at the aquatic
school conducted by the American
Red Cross at Camp Carolina at
Tnls is a distinction not here
tofore attained by a resident of
this section and It Is expected
that young Mr. Duncan will he
used to much advantage in the
Life Saving and Water safety
campaign sponsored by the Rod
Cross chapter.
Discount On Taxes
Attention Is again called to
the fact that a discount of three
per cent ’ wUI^ he allowed on.
county taxes for 1>88 paid on: ori
before July- I. “ Taxp^m are
urged. to take advan^iige of thft .
isavftg^ Payinent* on 1938 taxea
are being.made,to Ketiy,'
county„acodttntant