North Carolina Newspapers

r tj^TNtUG FATAX iv; Moaatnin, Jnly 29.—One ,%^'man wm iaaUntly killed and thra* other penona injured, one Miriotuly. tato thin afternoon when lightning atruck a barn In which seven person? were string ing tobacco. Dallas Coon, 28, of near Shoals, was killed when the bolt struck and his father, Char lie coon, was hadly shocked and received serious burn about the chest but it is thought he will re cover Two girls, a Miss Fulk and a Miss Barber, were also shocked by th© bolt but are not thought to b© seriously hurt. Elation Board Report Delayed; Work Piles Up Chairman Says Report Of Investigations Expected This Week ABOUT THIRD TERM » Washington, July 29—A move ment to place the senate on rec ord next year i gainst a third term for the President got under way today. Senator Holt, Demo crat. of West Virginia, a frequent critic of the administration, start ed it, and Senator Vandenberg, Republican, of Michigan, predict ed that Republicans would join In. Holt said he would introduce a resolution similar to the one the senate adopted, 56 to 26, when Calvin Coolidge was President. ARMY FI.YER KILLED Varina, July 29.—A marine corps plane crashed in a tobacco field near her® today, hilling Sergt. Ernest S. Bo-wker, of Chi cago. whose parachute apparent ly tangled in the craft as it dived toward *he earth. Pilot Jens C. Aggerbeck, Jr., aviation cadet, escaped uninjured In a parachute jump. The plane, one of a squad ron of 12 en route from Quantico, Va„ to th© Parris Island, S. C., base, was destroyed by fir© after It had struck a telephone pole, knocked a tour-foot hole In the ground and somersaulted. PLENTY FISH BAIT Rochester, N. Y. July 29. plague of crickets " . . • beds, in our pajamas, In our flour bins, in our hair—” stirred a chorus of complains from sleepy- eyed housewives today. Health of ficials said it was the Invasion of the chirping bugs the City has known. Tw'enty women voiced protest reau. with Mrs. James Studley key-noting; “We can’t sleep. It s terrible.” Investigators located the headquarters of the inhar monious hubbuh in a ground, and a crew of men star ed spraying the spot with chem.- cals. the 26- tobacco prices Valdosta. Oa.. July 29.-Pric es remained steady or improved upon opening day averages of -a to 29 cents todav, as growers con tinued to push sales of bright leaf tobacco in south Georgias BK auction centers. Unofficial re- Fports indicated buyers equ al last year’s payment of ■ 275.02 which growers received m the first two sales of 193 >. o - ume continued heavy, most mark ets indicating Friday’s turnover would approach that of the prev ious day, when buyers took ■ - 462,718 pounds. Generally averages hovered near the cent level. knows numbers Rosehill. July 29.—Bill Bland, local citizen, -s not losing out on his record as 'onvenlent car reg- , tetration bureau. Holding now in ’mind the correct Jicen^ numbers and owners of 2.->0 Dup^ lln cars, just a few days ago the BUnd memory bureau again flicked right. Returning from a VPA work project m Mr Bland saw a lost automobi.e license number displayed in Rog- or’B filling station. Magnolia. PrompUy be told the propri^stor tiwj license number belonged to S ownei by Win..« T.« H.w...ot Ho..t.ra- Mr. feat of memorv ha.s for severa yeVrs interested local citizens. Once a well known Rosehill farm er had his car stolen wuh his Identification card and ^ben for- got his license number. He awoke TOiii Bland in the middle of the night to hear him chirp ^be right figures. He also remembers lie ewe numbers of last year. W. A. Lucas, of Wilson, chair man of the state board of elec tions, said Friday afternoon he had found his report of the find ings of the recent election board hearings in Raleigh would take longer than he expected and that he would not be able to report on them until “sometime the mid dle of next week.” Starting Friday morning early with a conference with Raymond Maxwell, secretary to the state board of elections, Lucas worked all day on the hundreds of affi davits and petitions and reports that were presented at the board hearings in Ra’elgh. Packed With Papers His office was packed and jammed with bundles of papers and petitions. Chairman Lucas pointed out they had all been read over by th© state board in Raleigh but admitted “I shall rea.J many of them over to see if it is possible anything was missed that should be brought out.” Asked about the number of the papers he would have to wade through the elections chairman said “hundreds.” Despite the fact many news paper correspondents wrote about “findings” of the board from the hearings in Raleigh, Chairman Lucas said emphatically “there have been absolutelv no findings of the state board in connection witn the election he.urings and will not be until the report Is pre sented to the hoard.’’ Deductions Printed He said what had been printed in the papers of the state regard ing alleged “findings” of the hoard at the hearing this week had been simply deductions by newspaper correspondents at the hearings. The state cfialrman would make no comment on the elec tion hearings end said he did not care to say at this time exactly how far he had gone in his in vestigations and in his report. He said he could not he definite as to when his report would be fin ished. The hoard will meet at an un determined date to certify the nominees. In the eighth congressional district, C. B. Deane, of Rock ingham, is contesting the appar ent nomination of W. O. Burgin, of I^xington. to Congress; in th© fourth solicitorial district, J. E. Young, of Dunn, is contesting the apparent re-nominat'cn of Solici tor C’. C. Canaday, of Benson: iu the sixth solicitorial district, Riv- D. Johnson, of Warsaw, is Squirrel Season Opens Sept. 15th to Attention has been called th© lact that the open season for Brevard, ^ rherd^of Hereford S^*«;rked slmllariyJo^Here- fMliVSoia. ‘rcurinV with a good color, era contesting the apparent nomina tion of J. Abn-r Barker, of Rose- boro, for .solicitor. Last Rites For Swan-son Friday Coroner May Further Inves tigate Death of Boomer Man Last Week Coroner I. M. Myers said today that he may call the jury in the Dula case into session next week to hear evidence tending to show that Dula threw a six-pound stone and struck Wade Swanson, Boomer citizen, on June 27 and that the injury resulted in Swan son’s death on July 27. Tom Dula is alleged to have hurled the stone against Swan son’s chest following a dispute about some chickens which Swan son Is said to have accused Dula of taking. A coroner’s jury here last week sa’i that the injury caused Swan son’s death. died exactly one n onth after ho was hit but had been in ill health. Physicians who conducted a post mortem exami nation said that a hemorrhage occured at the place of injury on the right side of his chest and that his lungs were flooded with blood. Funeral service for Swanson, who was 38 years of age, was held at Boomer Advent church Friday afternoon. Ke was a son of the late J. L and Flora Kend all Swanson, of Boomer, and Is Survived by hi.s mother, two brothers and one sister: P. F. Swanson, Wiifston-Salem route 3; Clyde Swanson, Boomer; and Mrs. Walter Williams, Charlotte. J. li. Joinee, of Pore© Knob, reports that he killed 18 cop perhead snakes In his orchard on EVlday. Twelve of the thirteen, which ranged In length from one to three feet, were IcUled Friday morning and one was killed Friday afternoon. Kiwanis Airs Public Affairs Several Matters Gain Atten tion of Directors and the Entire Club W. D. Halfacre, who has re signed as superintendent of the North Wilkesbero schools to ac cept a responsible position with the Bank of North Wilkesboro. He began his duties there today. Will Talk Plans For a City Hall Architect Is Expected This Week to Discuss Pro posal With Board A representative of the archi tect firm of Benton and Benton, of Wilson. Is expected here this week to discus'- with the mayor and members of the city board of commissioners plans for con- struedon of a municipal building. The city fathers have under consideration proposal to con struct a city hall either as a Pub lic Works project or through the Works progress administration. A committee composed of May or R. T. McN’iel. Ralph Duncan and T. S. Kenerley have been in specting available sites for a building but nothing has been determined, it is understood- j North Wilkesboro Kiwanis club : hold an interesting meeting Fri day noon and tor the program heard a discussion of “National Parks” by T. E. Story. He told most interestingly of the history and development of Yellowstone National Park. Iu a directors meeting held Thursday evening at the summer home of J. B. Carter on the Bruchies a repo'-t hy S. V. Tom linson, chairman of the Public Affairs committee, paid special attention to the interest being shown in the proposal for North Wilkesboro to erect a city hall in cooperation with the Public Works administration, which ■would furnish 45 per cent of the cost. His report asked an ex pression from the beard; which voted favorably on the proposal. Typhoid Reported In 2 Wilkes Homes Sec^ssd'fi FairlnSeptemiw ,?k- West Wonder Shows Send Enlarged Canural ‘ to Fair’s Midway MANY FREE ACTS High Acts, 'Hell Drivor%**^^: Revue, and Many Other r- Features Scheduled ATLANTA, Ga. . . . ’these Georgia convicts are ha^ as they teke the shackles from their ankles for the last time, liie chains hate b«en banned in Georgia in line with the State s new prison reform program. Chains cannot even be aised for punishment of convicts. May Call Special Aquatic School Session Assembly Well Attended Governor Hoey Says Session May Be Needed to Se cure WPA Funds Sponsored By the Red Cross Chapter; Isaac Duncan Is the Instructor In the club meeting Friday a ask go th© into Families Had Not Been Im munized, County Health Officer Says Tvphoid has occured in two families in Wilkes county this summer. Dr. A. J. Eller, county health officer, =aid today and added that “members of th© fam ilies had not been immunized.” He mentioned the cases in ord er to stress the importance of im munization and urged that people of the county cooperate with the health department in efforts to control *-nd eradicate typhoid, diphtheria and smallpox. He also mentioned that the law requires that children be vacci nated against smallpox before entering school During the past two months ap pointments for vaccinations have been filled In a number of cen tral communUies and several hundred have '■tteiided. The vac cination program will continue with another r.-o-ind of appoint ments soon, Dr. Eller said. Harold D. Burke Has Office Here -- Althougl. Sampson county to new pasture j^cco is sm»U and light, the leaf Junior Member of Burke & Burke Firm Opens An Office In This City motion was carried to city commissioners to the matter. W. J. Caroon. reporting for the Attendance Committee, said that attendance for th© first six months was 83 84 per cent, rep resenting an Increase over at tendance percentage for the same period last year of 2.71 per cent. Genio Cardwell submitted a splendid report on Kiwanis Edu cation. In the club niee|;^ng Friday Dr A. C, Cham’baiL'iln y question of Wilkes rot sharing in the Reynolds foundation fund for control and prevention of ve- nearal diseases. After discussion the matter was deferred for fur ther consideration. Guests were as follows: Bill Mitchell, of Alabama, and Dr. Pretson, of Chapel Hill, with J- B. McCoy; Dr. John Morris with Dr. F. C. Hubbard; John W. Da vis. of Florida, with J. B. Carter; S. P. Mitchell, of Washington, D. C. , with J. R. Finley. Mrs. A. T. Handy Rites Held Today Harold D. Burke, partner of J. Hayden Burke in the law firri of Burke and Burke, Taylors ville. has opened an office for the practice of law In the Dun can 'euilding on Ninth street. Harold Burke, junior member of th© firm, has been making his horn© in North Wilkesboro since his marriage to Miss Grace Dean Forester, of this city. He received bis A. B. degree at Davidson and his license to practice law in 1928 after study ing law at the University of North Carolina. Since that time he has been engaged in the prac tice of l?,w with his father and they have maintained offices in Taylorsville. While ,*n college Mr. Burke was a membir of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity. He is now a member of the Masonic and K. of P. lodge. Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Sykes, who have made their home here for about a year, have moved to Woodleat. Mrs. Susan Gamhill Handy, age 64, member of a widely known family, d'ed Saturday at her horn-.- at Dehart. Funeral service was held this afternoon at Baptist Home church and bui-ial was in the church cemetery. Mrs. Handy was the daughter of the late W. B. and Elizabeth Brown Gamhill. She is survived hy her husbar.iL A. T. Handy; and the following children: Mrs. .T T. Rhoades and Mrs. Glenn Williams, both of Winston-Sal em; Mrs. Evsrett Lowe. North Wilkesboro; Mrs. Nathan Gibson. Slab Fork, Va.; the following brothers and sisters: Mrs. O. F. Blevins, Wilkesboro: Mrs. T. H. Higgins .and Mrs. R. D. Higgins, both of Winston-Salem; Mrs. R. L Shropshire, of West Point. N. y'.: Mrs. C. P. McNeill, North Wilkesboro; Dr. Ira S. Gamhill, Elkin; and Lincoln Gamhill, of Newlife. Raleigh, July 29.—The gener al assembly will be called into special session if it is found that new laws are necessary to enable North Carolina to get its share of federal projects, Governor Hoe/ said today. He explained that a study of needs must be completed before It is known what legislation Is necessary. “I will not hesitate to call the legislature into special session,” he sold, “if it appears after we have threshed out the matter that it is necessary to Have a special session to enable the state to get money for necessary public im provements.’’ Becond In Two Year-s If th©ii;ovca;nor decides to call wottia b© th© second time m two yrars that a special session has been held. Th© last extra term conven ed in December, 1936, to pass the unemployment compensation &ct. In an unexpected move, that special session enacted a law to permit state institutions to get federal funds for huildings. “W© no^'fied state institutions a month ago to find out what they needed and what they would probably ask the legislature to provide,” Governor Hoey said. No Time Lost “They are working right now On PWA applications, so no time is being lost. We would not want iust to build something because we could get 45 per cent from the government. We would want it to indispensable.” He added that he understood applications must PW.^ funds by September . work must begin on approve projects by January 1. Conferences Held He said he had discussed the matter with some legislative lead^ ers and planned conferences with °'¥he governor and Treasurer Charles M. Johnson estimated that the state could issue up to Tetn bonds now without a Vote of the people, issue would provide 55 per cent of the huil'ding program. The new debt limitation section of the constitution allows the state to Issue bonds to the extent Red Cross aquatic school open ed at Hollywood lake near Pores Knob Thursday afternon with a fine attendance and much en thusiasm on the part of the stu dents. Isaac Duncan, instructor, reported today. The aquatic school is sponsor ed hy the Wilkes chapter of the Red Cross and is open every Thursday afternoon from two to six o’clock. Those taking courses are admitted free at the lake. For Thursday afternoon, Au gust 2, the following schedule will be in effect: two to three o’ clock, swimming course; three to tour, beginner course; four to six, junior life saving course. Mr. Duncan requests that all interested in the above courses register not later than ttaia^ir August 2. He said it will be the last opportunity this year for persons to better swimming skill under supervised instruction. All age groups are welcome. Contracts for a long list of at tractions for the Great North western Pair to be held hero in September are rapidly being com pleted, W. A. McNlel; secretary of the fair association, said today as he predicted th© most successful exposition ever staged hfre. The cash premium list of $2,- 000 Is attracting much interest from farmers and housewives, ho said, as they are already making inquiry about means and meth ods of placing products on ex hibit in competition for the lib eral premiums. The fair will open on Tuesday, September 13, and close Saturday of that week. West World Wonder shows will return to the midway with an enlarged carnival consisting of 15 shows and 15 rides. Hamid, Inc., who furnishes at tractions for many large exposi tions, will furnish the grand stand acts here. The free act pro gram will consist of two hours showing of major attractions, in cluding a new show hy Pollyanna and her pals in a georgeous revue similar to the show which caused so much favorable comment last year. This will be Interspersed with acrobatic and trapeze acta, Mr. McNiel said. Special added attractions will be the “Hell Drivers” with their thrilling acts or. Thursday after noon and automobile races by Motor Speedways on Saturday afternoon. With contracts for the major attractions ■'already signed, prep arations for the exposition ar® going forward in anticipation of record crowds and the public may expect other announcements of interest, the fair official stated. Local Team Wins Two By Shutouts The bond the state’s federal-state Hear Plans For Soil Program For The Coming Year which Its debt was reduced dur ing the preceding biennium North Wilkesboro baseball team had a most successful week end. winning Saturdav 7 to 0 over a Wilkes county all-star team and on Sundav defeated Hutton Bourbonnis from Hickory 8 to 0. In the Sunday game Rhodes pitched effectively Hut allowed seven scattered hits. Dula led in hitting. On Saturday Mullis pitched a good game against the all-stars from several rural communities. Moravian Falls Wins On Sa'.uraay Moravian Falls played a .good game of baseball at Moravian Falls to win over West. Yadkin 8 to 2. Because of the game none of the Moravian players were aMe to participate in the all star game mentioned above. Wilbar Citizen Must Build Privy Or Go To Roads Lee Johnson, a citizen of Wil bar, was fined $10 and cost and state to issue nmiua tu given a road sentence of 30 days nt two thirds of the amount by suspended on payment of fine and .. , -aa.iEoH dur- ■ ftiat he com- County Farm Agent Dan Hol ler, Lawrence Miller, clerk of the soil conservation association, and W M. Absher and H. C. Roberts, member of the county commit- tee, attended a dUtrict meeting in Salish.iry Friday. The meeting was held for th© purpose of discussing plans for the government's farm program next year. Fire Department Meets First Test Fire at Home of Bernard Walker Extinguished Friday Morning Wilkes Marriages License to wed were Issued during the past week from the office of Old Wiles, register of deeds, to three couples: Hackett Dyson and Thelma Cardwell, both of Walsh; Robert Glenn Wy att and Lilli© Boll Sheppard, both of Reddles River; Odell Higgins, of Cycle, and Myrtle Johnson, of North Wilkesboro- route .. - '* f? 4 Wilkesboro’s fire department with Its truck recently purchased from Winston-Salem received its first real test Friday morning a- bout six o’clock when the home of Bernard Walker caught fire. When the fire was discovered the roof was burning rapidly and the truck answered the call. In spite of the fact that it was neces sary to lay and connect 1,100 feet of hose and that a car ran over and bursted one section th© fir© was put out In time to save a great portion of the homa. Carl Bullls is chief of the vol- untoer fire department and Po liceman Arlie Foster is, asslsUnt and truck driver. The equipment worked we4I, firemen Aald.. „ on further condition that he com ply with demand of the health department that he construct an approved type privy G. S. O’Dell, county sanitarian, said today. 'The hearing Saturday was before R. C. Jennings, justice of the peace. Mr. O’Dell said that warrants have been Issued for other people who have failed to erect privies In accordance with sanitation laws. Landon Rites Held Saturday Morning A brief service, was held Satur day morning at the Presbyter ian cemetery In this city for I^redorick Landon, who died on Monday In Philadelphia. A heart attack was attributed as cause of his sudden death. He was a son of the late H. C. Landon and Mrs. Landon, who makes her home in Philadelphia, and a brother of Henry Landon, of this city. He was a former res ident of North Wilkesboro. Freak Accident On Picnic Trip Ashe Boy Suffer# a Broken Leg While Riding Truck s, With Other Picnickers A Sunday school trip by a group of boys and girls from OW Fields section of Ashe Sunday was marred by a freak accident which resulted in a broken l©g for Roger Jones, one of th© par ty. Riding on a truck they wer© returning by way of Laurdl Springs after a visit to the zoo at Forester's Nu-Way se'vice station here when the accident happen- ed. The children were seated on boards which reached through the frame of the truck bed and extended a few inches. The truck met another truck which struck the end of one of the board seats. The board struck the Joues boy a leg near the knee and resulted In a painful injury. He Is receiving treatment at the Wilkes hospital. Improvement In Cafe Sanitation Sanitarian Report Reveals None Under Grade “B” For Month of July For the first time since caf© ratings wer© begun no Grade C ratings were given for the month of July, G. S. O’Dell, Wilkea county sanitarian, reported to day. The ratings for July by Mr. O’Dell follow: Grade A Hotel Wilkes. — — 9«.0 Tip Top Soda A Sand. Shop 92.5 All criminals" are not in jail. South Sid© Caf© (col.) Moore Bros. Cafe Princess Cafe —— Green Lantern Cafe - Eller’s Cafe Beeches Place Groon PiS 92.0 91.0 91.5 90.6 90.6 90.0 90.0 Omde B Black Cat Caf© -—— Rock Diner Snappy Lunch Try M© Caf© - Little Grill Wonder Cafe . . —- Central Cat© (col.) Matthews Caf© 'a. MV?/ Jr