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RArLROAD STRIKE
Cincinnati, Sopt. 10.—Repre-
sentnUTes ot railroad unions
wore called today to meet In Chi
cago September 26 and a spokes
man said tbelr answer to rail
manacement’s proposal for a 15
per cent wage cut effective Oc-
■tober 1, would be to “fix the
the hour of a nationwide
YOUTH KIU.ED
Pilot Mountain, Sept. 11.—
■Roy O. Meadows, 21. of King,
died In City'hospital in‘Winston-
Salem early this morning as a
result of Injuries snstalned when
the motorcycle on which he was
riding with John Willie McBride,
24, .of Winston-Salem. cra.=hed
head-on Into an automobile early
yer-te.’day morning. McBride was
hilled instantly.
BUSINESS EXPANDS
Washington, Sept. 11.— The
i'>--aommeree department reported
ly that business activity ex
panded further during August.
Although the rate of increase in
important lines of Industry and
trade has slackened in recent
weeks, major lnde:.es averaged
higher in August than in July,
the department said in a month
ly survey of btisiness.
MAINE VOTES TODAY
Portland, Mo., Sept. 11. —
Maine political candidates tonight
concluded a torrid campaign with
pleas to the citizens who
elMtlon—the first in the nation.
While the old adage, "As Maine
goes, 80 goes the union,” met a
setback two years ago when the
state teamed with Vermont in Re
publican ranks during the Roose
velt landslide, political observers
will carefully scrutinize tomor
row’s election for possible trend
Indications.
Patrolman Reports Number
of Arrests Por Reckless
Driving In Wilkes
NONE BADLY INJURED
Car Wrecks While Csurying
Injured of Another Car
Wreck to Hospital
The past week-end was one of
an epidemic of automobile acci
dents Highway Patrolman Car
lyle Ingle said today.
In spite of the four accidents
in which property damage soared
into the thousands, no one was
badly hurt but several narrowly
escaped serious injury or death,
according to reports of the crash
es.
Billy Roberts and Buster Wil
liams were alleged to have been
driving cars which crashed head-
on about two miles east of Wll-
kesboro on highway 421. Mae
Jarvis and one other sustained
minor Injuries. Mack Edgar
Woodruff passed by and picked
up the injured and was bringing
them to the hospital when his
car left the road and crashed in
to a telephone role. The highway
officer charged him with driving
while under the influence ot
liquor.
Oeorge Herbert Smoak was
driving a new Ford near Wllkes-
horo on highway 16 and IS when
the car left the road and crashed.
No one was seriously hurt.
. Drivers figuring in all the accl-
il vote tomorrow in the state (jpnt.s have been arrested for
ANTS EAT MAN
Jasper. Ark.. Sept. 11.—Scant
"hope was held today for the re-
■l»vsry of Hartsell McCain. 20, of
Atkins, who lay naralyzed for
eight days without food at the
Ipttom of a canyon 28 miles
outb of here while insects fed
on his body. The canyon into
-which he fell from a 20-foot cliff
la in one of thr most remote sec
tions of northwest Arkan.sas. Mc
Cain was found late yesterday hy
Morlind Dodson, a woodsman.
IfyOain told his rescuer the only
• -^ter he had hcd was that which
fSll in Ms fa-'- during frequent
■mountain showers. Ants had eat
en ^he hair fro-u his head, some
skin from his side end even .some
of his clothing
reckless driving, Patrolman In
gle said.
On Sunday morning about one
o’clock Mr Ing'e arrested Harley
Pennell, ot Taylorsville route 2.
near Mil'ers Creek Pennell was
charged with driving while un
der the influereo of liquor.
Fiye-Diiyi Event This Week
FAIR PRESIDENT TELLS ORDER
OF BIG PARADE TO OPEN FAIR
J. B. W’lllams, president of the be used in the parade. Several
Northwestern Fair association
today announced final and com
plete arrangements for the elab-
orato parade which will open the well as other features and ex-
Tuesday, September 13, will be “Governor’s Day
North
^ f —- a X Vf wail v,* v •
Wilkesboro. Governor Clyde R. Hoey will review the parade of
Soldiers, bands and school children at 10:30 a. m., and will spsu
at the opening of the fair at 11 o’clock. Business ho.uses of the
city will be closed from 11 a. m., to one p. m., in honor of the
governor.
Asks Bnr^ and j
Dean Withdraw!
D. C. Phillips Says He Be
lieves He Can Win In
November Election
MARK SOT^RES DE.\D
Lenoir. Sent 11- — Mark
Squires, 60. former member of
the state Democratic executive
committer and long prominent in
affairs of the we.stern section of
the state, died in'a Lenoir hns-
pltal tonight at 9 o’clock fol’ow-
yite an.illness ef leas than a week
paralysis. He had been in ill
health for several years and last
Tuesday suffered a stroke which
left him In a coma from which
he failed to rally. Long promi
nent in state politics. Mr. Squires
probably was b"3t known tor his
tight for enebllng legislation
•which assured the Blue Ridge
parkway for North Carolina. He
was a leading proponent of the
measure in the 1937 state legis
lature. Mr. Sqnire.s had been ac
tive for many years In develop
ing western Nerth Carolina, but
was widely known throughout the
state.
Offenng Water
Safety Courses
Claiming that neither could be
a true representative ot all the
people a.s the result of the hitter
election dispute t'nai has been
raging since the second primary
in July, D. C. Phillips of South
ern Pines call= upon both C. B.
Deane and W. niirgin to ■with
draw their names tor further con-
sid'-'rition and rave the way for
his mimination hy the congres
sional committee.
Mr. Phillips, ex-serviceman and
traveling salesman who has won
quite a reputation as an orator,
announced shortly after M r.
T.ambeth’s resignation that he
would he a candidate for con
gress from this district, but did
not tile when he learned that Mr.
Burgin #ould enter the race. It
was in the upper end of the dis
trict. and particularly in David
son county, home of Mr. Burgin,
where Mr Phi'.Pps expected to
receive his strongest support.
Mr. Phillips was a visitor in
North Wilkesboro Thursday,
where ho discussed his proposal
with several political leaders.
Business Houses
To Close Tuesday
11A.M. To 1P.M.
Governor ot.
In hoi^. of
NtmtkJ
at Ihe open^.g oSf thrflSlr,'’bus
iness houses of Nortli WUkes-
boro have been asked to close
from 11 a. ni. to one p. m. on
Tuesday, September 13.
.^nnonnoement of the two-
hour closing was made today
by the Wilkes County Merch
ants’ Association. The decision
to honor the governor w-ith a
two-hour closing in order (iiat
all employes might hear his
address was reuelied in the
lust meeting of the association.
Game Protector
Points 0«| Laws
Several ^eal4rs
Tom Brown Dies
In Fall From Car
Aged Colored Porter Alioost
Instantly Killed Between
Wilkesboros Saturday
Tom Browe, colored porter,
did not show up to work at Call
hotel on Sunday morning at his
usual time of five o’elock.
Homer W. Brookshire, Wilkes
county game protector, today
called attention to the open sea
son for taking game known to
this section and listed dealers
from whom hunting license for
the current season may be pur
chased.
Hr. warned that persons who
take game out of season or hunt
with-7i’t license are violating the
stale laws and v,riH he prosecuted.
Th'' open seasons are as fol
lows:
Squirrel. Sept. 15th-Dec. 15th.
Opossum and Raccoon, Oct.
15th-Feb. 15th.
Rab’olt, Nov. 20th-Feb. 15th.
Ruffled Grouse or Pheasant,
Nov. 26th-Jan. 1st.
Quail, Dec. 15th-Feb. 20th.
Trapping, Nov. 20th-Peh. 15th.
Anyone may obtain license
from the following:
Sheriff’s office, Wilkesboro;
Newton’s Cut-Rate Drug Store,
Wilkesboro: Horton Drug Store,
Great Northwestern Pair here
Tuesday, September 13, 10:30 a.
m.
The big parade which will be
reviewed by Governor Hoey will
assemble on “D Street near the
intersection of "D” & 10th
Streets, where it wilt start, going
down lOlh to ' D” Street; then
down *‘B’’ Street to Sixth Street;
then via 6 th Street and Wilkes
boro Avenue to the fair grounds.
The parade will be reviewed by
Governor Hoey and other prom
inent and distingu*shed guests
from a revlev/ing stand on “B”
street near 8th street. In the
Governor’s party will be R. L.
I Doughton, congressman; J. G.
Hackett, highway commissioner;
Judge J- A. Rousseau, Judge
Johnson J. Hayes, Judge T. B.
Finley. Governor R. A. Doughton,
Captain H. J. Hatcher, of Mor-
ganton, member of the governor’s
military staff: Mayor R. T. Mc
Neill, Postmaster J C. Reins, J.
B. McCoy, chairman of the Gov
ernor’s Hospitalitv Committee,
and C. B. Eller, superintendent
Public Instruction o f Wilkes
county.
The parade will h'' perhaps the
most elaborate ever assembled in
North Wilkesboro. It will be
headed by the 105th Engineers’
neginMlMxl Band, of Charlotte,
_ . ^JSHton Co|Ht®y
“P>’ of 9tatesvllle, of the lH6th
Engineers regiment. The Boy
Scouts of the 1“cal units will al
so participate in the parade. The
school children of the county and a full account of the
town are also expected to march ernraents ■. finances, including
in the parade. Three bands, in '
beautiful will also be used.
Miss Pearl'^Haynes’ troupe of
drum majofA.wIll participate, as
hibits from the West World’s
Wonder Shows.
Captain R. R Reins, of the lo
cal National Guard Dnit, will be
In charge of the parade and It
is hoped that those participating
will cooperate fully.
Immediately following the pa
rade and oh its arrival at the
fairgrounds, the Governor of
North Carolina, Honorable Clyde
R. Hoey. will make an address.
There will be a large number of
dlstingiil-hed guests on the plat
form with the Governor, and It
Is regrettable that there is In-
sitff'cient room to invite all of
the honored guest? who will be
present to the speaker’s stand for
this occasion.
No traffic will he aljowed on
10th and ”B’’ streets during the
time of the paiade, and no dou
ble narking will be allowed.
Tuesdav will be one of the big
days of the fair. ^11 school chil
dren will be admitted free and
should secure ticket? from their
teachers.
Publish Financial
Statement Today
For Wilkes County
The statement of financial af
fairs of Wilke? county for the
yssT which ended Junej^,
pnbllshed in tlBs
Issue of The Journal-PatHot.
The statement, released by W.
P. Kelly, county accountant, gives
in the parade. Tnree oanos, in- revenue and expenditures. Airy, i,noiiBBuu!>
eluding the engineers’ band, will statement appears on pagejhree. fjfth grade up,
floats and other attractions.
SPEED PILOTS FOR RACES
Many Attractions^
Await Thousands
In Five-Day Event
Biggest Crowd In History of
City Expected On Opening
Day of Fair Tuesday
EXHIBITS PLENTIFUL
Many Compete For $2,000
Offered as Prizes For
Best Products
Final arrangements for open
ing of the Great Northwestern
Fair here tomorrow (Tuesday)
were completed today and tho
city is making ready to receive
one of the largest crowds in Its
history as school chiV’.'en will be
guests of the fair for the first
day.
Formally opening the fair and
greeting the people of this sec
tion will be Governor Clyde R.
Hoey, who wl'l speak at tho
fairgrounds at 11 o'clock follow
ing a parade through the streets
of North Wilkesboro.
Welcome signs were erected
over the street? here Friday, a
silent announcement that the big,
annual gala event for the people
of northwestern North Carolina
is almost here.
The fair this year offers a full
program of varied entertainment
calculated to Interest each and
every visitor.
In the {arade which will form
_^.'onu)tly at J:en o’clock at the In*
terseefton of Tenth and C streets
will be three companies of 105th
Engineers — North Wilkesboro,
Morganton and Statesville com
panies of the national guard,
lOSt.i Engineer? band from Char
lotte, Wagner’? hsnd from Mount
Airy, thousands of school chll—
Driver “Death”
Car Is Arrested
I Nort.’i Wilkesboro; O. P. Eller’s
On Saturday even'ng he fell i store. North Wilkesboro; S. S.
from a truck between the Wil-! "’''ov®: W^ W.
ke.sboros and died of a fractured , Ronda; H. G.
skull at the hospital here with- -
in a few hours
Stony Fork Man Is Charged
With Death of Boy
Riding Bicycle
Harlev Jeffer.'^on Smith, a resi-
Tom, who had almost reached
the alloted three score and ten.
had worked as a hotel norter in
North Wilkesboro for 35 years
and was a familiar figure on his
job and walking to and from his
home in Wllkerhorn. His dally
Green’s store, Cllngraan; R. L.
Spencer’s filling station, Benham;
W. G. Simmons store, Thurmond;
Walt McBride. Traphill; Bret
Cothren, Traphill: W. E. Bell,
Springfield: Leonard Taylor. Mc-
Grady; I. R. Vannoy’s store, Day-
lo; Coy Miller. Wilbar; Gaither
- - Vanney, Wilbar; Lee A. Beshears,
walks between his job and home j Davis, Congo;
oc nnn ^ tvheeHng’s store, Ferguson;
totaled over 25,000 miles, or
more than the distance around
the world at the equator.
With the exception of two
weeks when he was sick he had ^
not missed starting work at five Cricket To Play
B. E. Greer’s store. Boomer: Jim
my Scroggs, Moravian Falls;
Floyd Hendren. Gilreath.
a. m. by five minutes during the
Will Be Given at Boone By
Red Cros? Representative
September 19th-23rd
dent of the Stony Fork section. | five years that I. M. Myers had
has been arrested on a man-1 been manager of Call Hotel. Mr.
slaughter charge growing out of Myers .said today. Everybody
Asbe Champions
Cricket junior baseball team.
accident in which Reely Smith, knew “Uncle” Tom and he was: Wilkes county champions for the
‘.if
- -it
Charles A. Mix, a representa-
ra of the NaMonal Red Crosi^
1 conduct a Life Saving and
Safety instructor course at
Wan State Teachers Col-
Boone September 19 to
Cross officials here were
•today In a letter from
hoadqaxtters.
tea to be eligible for
ali6a|i be over 18
w .oflsaisnhyelcal
ites.
any
age 16, was killed while riding a'sure to get the business of wait-, season, will play Grassy Creek,
bicycle. ing on traveling men who paid Ashe county champions, in a play-
Hlghway Patrolman Carlyle regular visits to the hotel. ■ off series to decide a two county
Ingl'3 made the arrest of Smith, But on Saturday evenin.g he championship and the series will
who lyas alle.ged to have been j did not walk to his home in begin! at West Jefferson on Sat-
driving the car which struck the Wilkesboro. He had flagged a; urday of this week
hoy. Smith claims that the boy
riding the bicycle was on the
wrong side of the road. He will
be given a hearing in Boone on
Tuesday, September 20, one o’
clock. the officer said.
ride from Elisha 'Bdminsten, who j Plans call for a five-game se-
was driving a pickup. While! rles alternating between West
standing in the bed of the pickup | Jefferson and North Wilkesboro.
he fell to the pavement near the
H„. .,e Fr^d Reid and
CTsrdriverrwhrv^ rbk their necks for g^d and glory in the
automobile races at the Great Northwestern Mb
e ureai ixornn»van=.i. » on Satuiday aft-
n^7 September 17. The races will start’at two o clock and
there will he no advance in fair admission prices.
Many of Country’s Best Drivers To
Compete In Automobile Races Here
Motor Speedways Sponsoring
Auto Races at Northwest
ern Fair On Saturday
ptates wittv. Slats Frerichs. ot
Cedar Rapids. Iowa, probably be
ing the furtherest away from his
home base: Th»^y all drive regula
tion racing ears and are protes-
The management of the Great gjonal speed pilots, all being vet
Northwestern Fair is expecting | Qj-ans of their profession,
some unusually exciting auto rac-'
es in the six events that are be
Inf offered next Saturday after
noon, September 17, as a feature
of the concluding day of Fair.
Thes.'? races are being given under
the supervision of the Motor
In order iha.t the public may
be kept better informed through
out the P.’X events, a public ad
dress system v ill be used to ac
quaint the’fans with the names
of the drivers, the make of cars
the supervision - .. they drive, and various in-
Speedway? Association and the the drlv-
Announcement has been made
of postponment of the meeting of
the North Wilkesboro Young Re
publicans club from September
16 to September 30 on account
rf the fact that the fair will be
te progtsss here on tho'lOtb.
intersection of highways 421
and 16 and 18 in Wilkesboro. He
never regained consciousness.
Tom, who had numerous
friends of both races, Is survived
by his wife and two children, Wil
liam and Bernice Brown, both of
Wllkeeboro. Funeral service will
be hold Rt Denny .Qrore ebnr^:
Tuesday. -
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FOR GARNER
United States Senator Edward
R. Burke, Democrat of Nebraska,
la out for John N. Garner u the
Democratic candidate In 1940.
directing manager. Bruce Thomp
son. states that approximately 15
cars have already been secured
for the program here.
•These driver? will Include some
of the best In the South, such as
Dutch Evans, Wild Bill Rogers,
Al Fleming, Slats Frerichs. Dub
McLeod, Johnny Grubb. Bayard
Tewksbury, Woody. W r I«Itj#,
ISeorge , Ferguson, and othe^' 1
He describes the Vice _ President
as a “Progressiva, f^M^lookhr
terestlng sMellghts on the drlv
ers and their profession. It has
been found that Information of
this kind increases the Interest of
the public two-fold in the evenU.
The first event, the qualifying
time trials will start at 2 o’clock
and the other events will follow
in rapid succession with the main
aad’^fin^ evMii. to consist of 26
7^ around the track,'or aM>roxl
milsf
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■'i
Today the exhibit hall was be
ing (illofl by the largest collec
tion of exhibit? over placed in
competition for prizes here. The
addition to the exhibit hall, a
building 24 x 60 feet erected dur
ing the past few weeks to take
care of the exhibit overflow from
the armorv ha'I, proved to he a
very necessary addition.
West’s World Wonder Shows,
under direct snnervision of the
owner, ih'ank V.’est. were filling
the midway today with tents and
equipment being unloaded from
the speci.Tl train which carries
the large aggregation of new and
unique rides and shows.
A preview of the large collec
tion of amusements and informa
tion from Mr. West and other
responsible member? of the or
ganization disclosed that the mid
way shows and ride? have been
practlcallv made over and greatly
Improved over the midway at
tractions presented hy Mr. West
last year here.
The free acts performers were
arriving today and have been get
ting equipment in order for a
most varied program of attrac
tions. Headlining the show of al
most two hours will he the Polly-
anna Revue aga'n this year, a de
lightful open air musical and
chorus featuring several highly
trained young ladie® under direc
tion of Miss Pearl Haines. They
were highly acclaimed for per
formances here last year and will
have an entirely new program for
the fair this week. The Moreen
troupe of acrobats, high pole and
trapeze acts from the ’’big top,’’
will round out tne regular pro
gram.
On Thursday Wilson Thrill
Shows (Hell Drivers) will put oa
a program of chilling entertain
ment featuring auto collisions,
motorcycle stunt riding, burning
wall crashes and other acts In
which the performers risk their
necks to entertain.
A brilliant display of fireworks.
Op the gcounde and high In tho
air, T/lU conclude the prograin
each night.
On Saturday afternoon Motor
Speedways will • put on a roarl^
program of ante races with > ijf'SM:-
find event of 26 laps arodnd ^
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