f*5iBkiiown oii^a
Mat«B«ch ^ tl»&
bfttta^cttcontained « t a r
w«^‘M f^a laaf tobacco.'ted-
^ daa aikM'd|tt^ liftTa pradmd
VIRirojSJlEWAI
6b, l^re.. '‘i^l^^M.-
_ _ ilUta dacidtd«''fr*B8-
’’ tar inj|^]^*8 saTing of $9,230
I to bank, bat lost the
Am BBldentitied man return-
^ock a|M) IBont?. Hera's Bal-
, J505^
“Fot‘ drunk,
nerar gat Ht ^tii,'alwa7s pay my
bills. Now, I got Shy money back.’’
Prize of $^.001$
Offered School
b Be$t Showing
A Royal Visitor
TO PROBE CHARGES'
Washington, »Anf. I|8. — The
sanats* campaign ex^ditftrea
committee directpd its inrestiga-
tions in Tennes.see today to check
j.on complaints-from Senator Ber
ry, Oamocrat. Tennessee, that
WPAr officials asseased relief
woirkeib|;ani|;,j|^|]^ID^ against
-Jklin when be inw mflfeated for re-
aomfnatlon Inlhe Angust 4 Dem-
atie primary.
Soldiers to Take Part In
Parade Through City
On Opening Day
GOVERNOR IS COMING
Governor Hoey Will Be In
Reviewing Stsuid On
Main Street
iT 12TH GRADE
Raleigh. Aug. 23.—The com
mission studying North Carolina’s
education system heard reports
from tour clUes today that a 12tlr
fc school yesfr seemed to.'justly Its
cost, brjiw%t a higher petdrot-
age ot pAmotlons and j>leas^d Jj4-
trons. The -reports came ^frnm
superintendents of schools In
Charlotte. Roanoke Rapids,
Rocky Mount .and Washington,
N. C„ which have nine-month, 12-
^ade schools.
BUSml^S UP
New York, Aua
from Detroit that
makers were preparing to spend
many millions of dollars for parts
and materials 'n speeding manu
facture of 1939 ears cheered Wall
street today and sent motor
shares to the head of an advanc-
Ing stock market. Nearly $100,-
000,000 was added to the mar
ket value of General Motors’ 4 3.-
500,000 shares in the rush to get
aboard automotive Issues. The
stock clo.sed $2 higher at $49.50
and touched the highest prices
.recorded this year. Chrysler rose
' but $3 to a new peak for 1933 at
I $75.62.
.HUNT MAD KIU ER
I Cleveland. Aug. 23.—Detect-
ilves picked up a 59-year-old junk
Idsalar tonight for auestioning in
'Icoancction with 12 butcheries
trc^ascrihed to a "torso killer.’’
^ action followed identificar
'of a quilt wrapped around
parts of the latest woman vic
tim’s' body found on a dump here
last' week. A harber gave police
description of the junk man to
The Great Northwestern Fair
will he formallv opened during
the forenoon of Tuesday, Septem
ber 13, with a parade over streets
of this city and before a review
ing stand in which Governor
Clyde R. Hoey will be honor
guests. W. A, ’VIcKiel. secretary
and general manager of thp fair
Association, said today.
In the parade, which will form
at the corner of 10th and C
street at ten o’clock, will be na
tional guard companies of North
Wllkesboro. Morganton and
Stat3.svllle, 105th engineers band,
the hand engaged by the fair, and
school chMdren from the fifth
grade up from schools of Wilkes
county. .Also Included in the pa-
22.—News rade will be floats and other at-
automohile tractions.
The reviewing stand will be
located on Main street at the in
tersection of 8th.
Mr. McNiel announced that the
fair association will give a cash
prize of $25 to the school making
the best showing in the parade.
•J. B. McCoy Is parade committee
chairman, he said.
After the parade reaches the
fairgrounds Governor Hoey will
deliver au address at 11 o’clock.
.All sctiool children will be
guests of the fair association on
opening day and will be admitted
on free tickets.
Fair officials report much in
state highway maintenance
forces are now bnally engaged In
covering up some old landmarks
in North Wllkesboro—the cobble
stone surface on fith and 9th
streets.
The badly needed work is being
financed through highway main
tenance funds due North Wllkee-
boro for the year, the allowance
being computed on the mileage of
state highways over the streets
of the city.
A black top asphalt compound
surface is being applied on top
of the blocks of stone, which were
laid more than two decades ago
in preference to asphalt or con
crete to prevent slippery surfaces
and were designed to assure
horses sure footing on the hills.
But the cobblestones became
uneven and were worn so slick
that they were more hazardous
than a smooth surface for motor
traffic or for the horse, which in
this age seldom Is .seen on the
streets.
Tlie workmen began putting
the surface on 6th street and are
working one block at a time
whi'e traffic ir detoured around
the block. It Is estimated that
abput two weeks will he required
to complete the surfacing job on
6th and 9th, depending on weath
er conditions.
The surface being applied Is
similar, to that placed over the
Pol'.ce Round Up Gang For asphalt streets last year and is
highly recommended for durabil
ity .and low maintenance costs.
Southwold. Knvlnnd. . . •
King Gconte, shortly after his
return to England after a
Sta e visit to Paris. sj>cnt a day
at the Duke of York’s cantp,
oi' ivhich be was patron before
his-accession to the throne.
Negro Holds Up
Storekeeper and
TakesCigarettes
F'obbery and Theft Of
Automobile Tuesday
Clinton Hackott, colored man
who had ju=t completed 12
months on the i-oac’.~. for stealing
an automobile, on Tuesday held
upr a country etr-re keepef at" the
point of a pis’ol and took some
cigarettes.
Dater in the day ho .stole Chris
Williams’ car from w'here it was
parked in this city and was cap
tured by North Wllkesboro po
lice on highway 18, Chief J. K.
Walker said.
A party of colored men com-
oiiiciaiE reui.M L iuuv;ii .
terest among farmer.s. orchards Posed of Hackott B.U McCon^^
whom he said he sold the qnilt.
Nerel said the tracing of the quilt
was A® “impor'.ant link'' in the
••arch for the mad man who
Km decapitated five women and
'aerou men in the last three years.
TANK EXPLODES
'West Jefferson, Aug. 23.—A-
bout 9:45 o’clock Monday night
J^ferson residents heard
;oslon that caused their
homes to tremble and a number
window panes to shatter. Some
thought an earthquake had
A large truck car-
and other in plans for placing
products on exhibit in competi
tion for the $2,000 in cash prizes
offered this year.
On the midway of the fair will
be a renovated West World Won
der Shows with 15 new rides and
shows. I’ollyanra Revue, so wide
ly acclaimed tor performances
last year, will return through
booking with George A. Hamid
and will have a sparkling new
revue. Other grandstand acts in
clude the Moreen troupe in sensa
tional acrobatics.
Georgeous fireworks each of
the five nights of the fair, Wil
son’s Hell drivers on the race
track one day during the fair
and automobile races on Satur
day afternoon rounds out what is
considered to he the foremost
aggr'>gation of attractions ever
offered the public in this section.
jl? »tnick town.
^ Tying a load of liquid tar belong-
“ ■ Construction
Ing Tvler
OWHSWiy twd caught fire and ex-
pKMHi at the govenimont -atock-
white being loaded from a
tnat car. Truck Driver Eugene
Cra«wl''and his companion were
■In the process of filling the enor-
mon» trnck tank when Craven
climbed on the top of the tank,
•trnolc a' match and peered In-
Mde to see If It was filled. It was.
hpbntTpe.\ks
]^,j>Mk. N. Y.. Aug. 23.—
"t Roosevelt asserted to-
p. Intefvention by members
tn „™'|mrty'ln the primary eleo-
ttoBpt another destroys a funda-
I aieotal principle .of the American
pMty system. The President dis-
•Maed particularly the Idaho
■Haation where Senator James P.
^^^the administration candi
date, was defeated tor
" ip'the DemocraUc
p. JWoTth Clarh^:|’t>pc»
Will Play Hanes
Cubs On Sunday
North Wllkesboro baseball
team will play Yadkin all stars
at El'kin on Saturday and on Sun
day Hanes Cubs comes to Uils city
Jor a game at 2; 3.0. The game
Sunday Is the second of a 3-game
series wiih the Cubs and a lively
contest is expected.
Car builders make certain high
claims for speed of their autos,
butr let them do the proving.
head. J. T. Little and Bozo Wil
liams engaged a taxi here to car
ry them to Roanoke, 'Va. Near Mc-
Grady Hackett asked the driver
to stop because they wanted to
get some cigarettes at a store and
service station operated by John
Miller. Hackett, McConniehead
and Little got out of the car and
went into the store, where Hack
ett drew a gun and demanded
cigarettes which Mr. Miller hand
ed him.
They went back to the car and
the taxi driver put them out when
he saw the gun and became su
spicious. Hackott is-alleged to
have returned to North Wilkes-
boro, where he stole Mr. Wil
liams’ car.
Miller Identified Hackett as the
negro who held him up for cigar
ettes and Hackett is now appar
ently headed for another stretch
for robbery and auto theft.
A hearing was given the ne-
gros yesterday before Magistrate
J. C. Wallace and Hackett, Mc
Conniehead and Little were
placed in jail in default of bonds.
Hackett’s bond was set at $1,200,
Little’s at $1,000, and McCon-
niebead’s at $500. AU three of
them have conrt records, police
said.
Bozo Williams, fourth member
of the party, was acquitted be
cause he was not in company with
the others when Mr. Miller was
held up or when Mr. Williams’
car was stolen.
Cricket Juniors Wm Deciding Game
And County Title Here Wednesday
City
Sh •'
;«nd R«x. C»ri Byers.
Playing their beat game of the
year. Cricket baseball team shut
out Traphill 9 to 0 here Wednes
day in the fifth and deciding
gamfe of the county series for the
junior baseball championship,
l^dnglng to a close a very success
ful year for Junior baseball again
sponsored and _ maintained by the
Wllkds LdRlon'post.
The live game series proved to
be as eiolttng and close as was
exjiected.-Traphill won the first
galhe. Cricket the next two and
Traphill came back to win 6 to
3 Saturday *®t stage for
the decUSSy ga™® yesterday.
the series by virtue of leading in
in the
gad B- C. - Paraona
»irt gwao «
he had to that one run.
Cricket posted four
HiylM-
more in the second and continued
the scoring at intervals with base
hits off Spruill and loose fielding
by Traphill. Parsons allowed only
two hits.
Cricket and Traphill went into reunion.
post to be hold soon.
Advance interest is
shown in the two-cdnnty
title
e deCllBBB sauiB • — - —• uvbui
Cricket op ^ leadi et and Grassy Creek, Ashe county
t^mpiona. . A five^gaine. jmries
w^th ^imes aiternating hiRween
wiin gsmea aiierDSUM owvweeu yMr. Cllnen^Wnt^ Of R-_^
North‘T^lkeghow ^lfragt Jef- iflreT, waa In thto city yc^f^
ferson ia planned. / ‘ i—i—— — —■
Ken Maynard
Enjoys a Visit
To This City
Ken Maynar.l. western screen
star and idol of millions of chil
dren as well as many grown ups,
came to North Wllkesboro Mon
day and thrilled large crowds in
his appearance at the Orpheum
Thea’re.
But his visit was equally en
joyable for himself, he said in
effect In f.n interview with a rep
resentative of The Journal-Pa
triot at his room in Hotel Wilkes
following the night performance.
The he-man star of the west
erns said that his plans,-were to
spend the night in WlnstOH-Salem
after the shew here but that he
had been treated so cordially,
liked the peopie so well and
found hotel accomodations so
good that he remained here un
til late forenoon Tuesday before
proceeding to Rockingham, his
next performance. . ..
With Ken Maynard were his gchool building,
secretary, property man, two
western actors who assisted in
his stage appearances and his
famous horse, Tarzan, which was
carr'ed, in a truck but stage ac
comodations did no* permit fhe
famous horse taking part in the
show. However, the street in
front of the theatre was roped off
and hundreds saw the horse
which has shared in the acclaim
accorded Ken Maynard pictures
over a period of several years.
That the people enjoyed his
show and that he enjoyed his vis
it to North W? keaboro was ap
parent. in conversation tbe screen
cordial, making a very favorable
impression and reflecting his
trern'"nduous popularity.
McNeill Reunion
Sept. 4 Will Be
Largely Attended
Judge Johnson J. Hayes, pro
gram chairman for the McNeill
family reunion to he held at Mil
lers Creek school on Sunday, Sep
tember 4, Is preparing a program
of- Interest to all who attend the
.no u, Attend.snce at. every reunion broken leg and other
the western and eastern leagues bas shown an Increase and it was , , . Tuesday when a road’oll
of four teams each. Cricket-had learned today that members of ^ ^
been undefeated In the regular fbe family from many counties
schedule? The county title trophy and from several states are mak-
wlll be presented the winning i^g plans to be present for the
team In a meeting of the Legion reonlin this year
"Tabs”, mother cat at the home of Mrs. J. W. Brooks, is shown
here affectionately looking after her mixed litter of three kittens
and two 'young rats. The collection representing an old freak of
animal behavior has attracted much attention since Mrs. Brooks
found the cat 'witk the newly born kittens and young rats in the
'barn more than a week ago. One of the rats died. (Photo by Cour
tesy of Winston-Salem Journal).
Beniai’d Lilies
Elected Coach
At City School
All Candidates For Football
Team Will Meet the
Coach September 1
Bernard Lilian, honor student
and letterman In football, basket
ball and baseball at Elon, has
been elected coach and math
teacaer at the North Wllkesboro
high school, Paul S. Gragan,, sup
erintendent, announced today.
M r. Lillen succeeds Ralph
Barker, who resigned to accept a
position with Curti? Publishing
company in the Carolinas.
He is a graduate of Elon col
lege, whe»'e he made an outstand
ing record and In addition to be
ing a honor student he was editor
of the college newspaper, was a
football quarterback, guard in
basketball and plAyed shortstop
position In baseball. Before en
tering college he engaged in semi-
pro nlay of the leading sports.
'He has had extensive exper
ience as a playground director
and in summer seasons he has
been physical instructor at sum
mer resorts. 'While in college he
taught night schools and did edu-
catloaal work in C. C. Camps.
He will arrive in North Wil-
kesboro on Augtlst 30 and on
'Thuraday, September 1, ten o’
clock, he will meet ail candidates
for the football team at the high
Wilkes Man Dies
Of Injuries In
Accident Sunday
Clyde Hemric Killed Sunday
Night When Car Over-
turns Off Highway
Clyde Hemric, age 25. died in
the hospital at Elkin Tuesday
morning from Injuries received
Sunday night when bis car left
the highway and overturned sev
eral times off an embankment
Into a cornfield about five miles
east of Elkin.
Hemric suffered a skull frac
ture, broken ribs and internal
cheat injuries. As the machine
catapulted from the highway
Hemric was thrown many feet
from the demolislied car. which
is said to have contained about
100 gallons of liquor.
Hemric, who had been staying
in Winston-Salem for some time,
is survived by his father and
mother, G. M. and Rosa Gambill
Hemric, of the Wi^dy G.ap com
munity, his wife, Mrs. Nadine
Hemric, ihree brothers and four
sisters.
Funeral service was held to
day, 11 o’clock, at Macedonia
Baptist church with Rev. R. N.
Jarvis conducting the last rites.
Highway Commissioner J. G.
Hackett and Mr. W. A. McNiel
left yesterday for E.ienton, to at
tend the dedication of the large
bridge at that place.
Court Defers Decision In Election
Argument Over Deane Nomination
Faculty Millers
Creek Will Meet
Attorneys to File Briefs and
Judge May Render His
Decision Next Week
R. V. Day, principal of Millers
Creek district schools, has an
nounced that members of the
faculty of the central school will
meet at tbe school building Fri
day, August 26. two o’clock. All
Raleigh Aug. 24.—Judge W.
C. Harris ended late today a hear
ing into W. \). Burgln’s action for
an order directing the state board
star was extremely pleasant and other teachers In the
3iai rrao onhonl nn SotlirdaV
meet at the school on Saturday
morning, August 27, ten o’clock.
Elverv teacher In the district Is
asked to be present.
^ed Mari Hurt
In Auto Crash
F,. Henderson Critically
Ifijured When Truck
Hits His Car
C. F. Henderson, age 74, su-
There will be an all-day pro-
gram and a basket dinner at
‘“' noon. Complete program for the:
Ouvvvu an w ^as w.v vavaw QOOH. ava
series to be played between Crick- occasion will be announced peart
XVITVli wao « a.* -r ..7^
looking after bnetnees ouiltonk
truck atr’.ck and almost demol
ished his car us he was turning
on highway 421 near his home
abont two miles ^ oast of Wilkes-
boro.
Mr, Henderson was carried to
the Wilkes hospital, wwMife ex
amination .jshpwed that hW^ left
leg was broken and that kfeyant'
lered lovere laceratjoiiflg on,%,^;
of .^lections to declare him the
B.
tion if Burgin’s op.nonent, C.
Deane, as the nominee.
At one point coni’sel for Bur-
gin accused the state hoard of
having upset Burgin’s apparent
nomination because of a s'desper-
ate effort” to get rid of the ab
sentee ballot.
Directed to .Submit Briefs
Judge Harris directed the at
torneys to submit briefs to him,
and indicated that he would not
reach a decision in the case natll
late next week.
Burgin’s lawyers said they
might auhmit a brief by Satur
day, arift'Xttorneys for the state
board said they might have theirs
ready.by Monday.
Rdjg^^i^ortginally certified by
“’^'icials showed Burgio
me by abont 100 votes.
TEACHERS EMPLOYED
Many Buildings Have Been
Repaired Durimr jthe
Vacation Months
About' ten thousand children
in Wilkes county are looking for
ward with anticipation to Mon
day morning, August* 29, when
the school bells will again- sum
mons them to the class rooms and
playgrounds for the opening of
the 1938-39 term.
Year by year the "little red
school house on the hill” is dis
appearing in Wilkes and Is being
replaced by the modern consoli
dated school.
Last year three modern build
ings were used for the first time
and when schools open Monday
another new building will house
school children. The ten-room ad
ditional building a( Wllkesboro
will be in use, although much
work remains to be done before
it is pronounced finished.
Two small schools. Edgewood
and Miller, will be consolidated
with Wilkesbofo this year ,
Teachers for the schools of the
epunty have been employed and
are now ready to begin anot’oei
eight months work in their chos
en profession. A majority of the
teachers will be teaching in the
^-■sohools where they taught last
year.
School bus drivers have been
employed and are now awaiting
the opening morning when they
will make their first trip and
with a determination that noth
ing will mar the success of school
transportation d’iring the term.,
This will be the second term
of f(ee s.chool hooks to children
in the elementary grades and the
books have been distributed to
the schools in proportion to the
expected enrollment. High schools
books will be rented- or-said at
the schools, the same system of
distribution used last year.
North Wllkesboro city schools
will open one week later on Sep
tember 5 under direction of Prof.
Paul S. Cragan, formerly superin
tendent of Ruffin consolidated
school in Rockingham county. Ho
succeeds W. D. Halfacre as bead
of the schools here
Following is the list of teach
ers as released yesterday from the
office of the county board of
education:
Wllkesboro: T. E. Story. Helen
Bostic, Mrs. Jessie Pharr, Vaughn
Jennings, Lillian Stafford. Ghlta
Tuttle. J. L. A. Bumgaroer, R. E.
Caldwell. Dorothy Lashmlt, Mrs.
Pearl Hartley, Eloiee Starr, Edith
Hemphill Cynthia Prevette, Ger
trude Steelman, Lucille Scroggs,
Louise Melville. Mrs. Grace Ed-
wawrds, Mrs. Zola Barber, Mar
garet Hansel, Ruby Martin, Mrs.
Grace Henderson, Mrs. Willie
Felts
Arbor; S. C. Hutchinson, Edith
Church.
Boomer: G. ,T. Earp, Luclle
German, Eva German, Eunice-
Walsh>
Cherry Grove: Mvrtle Smithey.
Ferguson: G. E. Tester, ■-Mrs.
Mrs Ray Bum-
winner of the congressional nom
ination in the eighth district.
The end came after opposing Winnie Stokes,
counsel had attacked and defend- garner, Mrs. Ro.xie Jennings, Bas
ed the state board’s investl.zation si® Brock, Addle Casey, Bernice
of the eighth district second pri-
mary and its eventual certifica-
Bertha Hodges.
Mrs. Frankie
Wll-
-the state board’s In- , Windy
rill'ei^ irregularl-
~ rotarnb
r on W*
Gilreath:
Goshen;
Hams.
High Rock: .Annie Howell.'
Lewis: Burris Day. -
Loyelace: Bertha McBride.
Moravian Falls: Zeb Dickson,,,^
Mrs. Janie Howell, Mrs. Maa^Hen^^
dren, Mary Louise Jones, Mrs.
Wlille Dickson. -
Mountain Crest: Lillian Lln-
ney.
Ml. Ptagah; Mrs. Katie Pelts.
Mt. Shial: M. P. Mastln, Mrs.
Alma Parks.
Oal^woods: Mrs. Valeria Foster,
MrsT Faye Davis.
OsbornTille: ’lismle ProTotte.
Parker, Margaret, Earnhardt.
Plney Grove: Mrs.
S'nady Grove.!;, Nol#^
Spurgeon: -
Delia Bumga^ei*'’--' - ‘
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Mt. PleaiMnt
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