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aaora Uiaa S3 cants a ^nnd
and vary HtUe turning of tags.
TOOWILUNG
,r— Indianapolis, Sept. 13.—A ban
dit pointed a rerolver at Margar-
«t SenttUag, 24, and said; "Drop
yoar pone and walk on.” Miss
SchUUng shook her bead but said
obiigiagdy; “I’H yo" ti*®
The robber turned and
ran away.
"i^l.LLS INTO WELL
Leaoir, 8^. 13.—LaMar Cars
well, l8-year-old youth of the
Cajah’s Mountain section, bad a
narrow escape from death when
he f«>ll 4t -teet to the bottom of
a well which be was cleaning at
the time. The accident occurred
when the rope to which he was
clinging broke, hurling him In
to six inches of water at the bot-
ton of the deep well. He received
no Injuries In the fall and was as
sisted out by neighbors.
Ass^^Iii
Socctd^ Meet
At Mt. Pleasant
All Churcliies of the Bruahy
Mountain Association
Represented In Meet
FARM INCOME TJP
Ba^gh. Sept 18 —North Car
olina was the only ?outh Atlantic
state WUch during the first seven
Konths this y^nr realized more
^from Its agricultural products
than for the same period In 1937,
Julian Mann, extension statisti
cian at State college, said today.
Total farm Income In the state
from January through July was
343,s77,000, compared with $41,-
899.000 for the same seven
months in 1937.
G.O.P. COMING BACK
Little Bock. .\rk.. Sept. 13.—
Alfred M. Landon declared to
night the Republican party was
r'^on Its way back” and predicted
Vmore Republicsn governors would
be olecfed this year than since
1980. The 1936 presidential nom
inee of the Republican party was
greeted by a roar of cheers as he
entered the hal’ of the state Re
publican convention for an ad
dress In which he urged Demo
crats to place “country above
party” and vo*e the Republican
ticket in Norember.
^INE ElECnON
PorCSnd, Me.. Sept. 13. Re-
lectlon of Governor Lewis 0.
srrows. Republican, and three
U. O. P. congressmen was Maine’s
*Mwer tonight to a suggestion of
Democratic Cbnirman James A.
Farley that the state elect Dem
ocrats and “get in step” with the
nation. Barrow’s victory margin
over former Governor Louis J.
Brann, Democrat, settled at 17,-
000. with an unofficial tabulation
of yesterday’s biennial election
Irtually complete. W. V. Tah
iti. Communist, also ran on the
gubernatorial ticke*^
By RBV. ETGENB OLIVK
Baptists art getting out of the
brush In the foushles. So it ap
pears to messengers and ytsltors
to the last annual session of the
Brushy Mountain Association
held with the ^ount Pleasant
church September. 3-9.
Every one ot the Association’s
twenty-eight churches, plus two
new ones received at this session,
was represented by letter and
most of them by messengers and
pastors. Five years ago only two
pastors attended the Association.
This year ten pastors and half a
dozen visiting ministers were
present, along with scores of lay
men and women.
Half a decade ago more than
fifty per cent of the churches
were rated at zero In mission con
trlbutlons, and only a few more
of them made offerings to the
Orphanage and the Hospital. Re
ports this year reveal but four
churches In the zero class and a
more general cooperation In the
others with the whole program of
the Baptists. One of the new
churches to unite with the Asso
ciation this year came from the
Union Baptists, a non-ralssionary
group.
These mountain Baptists give
cordial bearing to the Baptist
traveling fraternity, and those
gentlemen were at their best this
year .in presenting the work we
have commissioned them to do.
Superintendent Greer made all
feel specially f.avored ot provi
dence In being allowed to share
In the excellent ae''vice Baptists
are '•endering to the orphan child.
Brother M. A. Adams rekindled
the never-ijulte-extinmiished an-
ti-iiquor fires; general mission
ary ,1. C. Pipes in characteristic
fashion lamhwted—and made ns
like it—our two widespread Bap
tist lethargy toward the whole
Christian enterprise; “Jimmy”
Hayes was in his native hills a-
mong bovhood friends as he
spoke convincingly for Meredith
College and Christian Education
in genera!: Superintendent Haga-
man. scholar and gentleman, nev
er before presented with greater
effectiveness th" Christ-like min
istry ot onr Baptist Hospital; and
Biblical Recorder Terrell, suave
(Continued on page eight)
Untibcti^bt In P^iaw.
m
'1
Varsovie, Poland . . . Tour
ing Europe, tk>lonel and Mrs.
Cliarlee .4. Lindbergh are seen
leaving Okecle Airport here.
’They eventually went to Mos
cow to confer with Soviet Of
ficials.
North Wilkesboro
Is Takmg Part In
Municipal Survey
Goveniw
Old North State
In AddresS'Hm
State’s Cliief Esecuttwe It
Heard By Lvrfe'iCrowd
On Opentnc Day
vi,i’;
Headed For Another Pennant
V-i
V s^-r
thousands GatiiiM
For Gala Eve
to Close Satodair
-Automobile RMes' Si$teeiii4^
Afternoon Expected Te^t
Attract Large Crowd
EDUCATION STRESSED
Educational Opportunities
Throughout State Equal
In School System
WPA Research Workers To
Begin Collection of In
formation Soon
This city wi'l be one ot more
than 300 participating in the
■VyPA survey of municipal gov
ernment sponsored by the North
Carolina Leag".o of Municipalities
and the Local Government Com
mission, Mayor R. T. McNlel an
nounced yesterday.
The Mayor is a member of a
state-wide committee of munici
pal officials who will assist in
the survey, and has been appoint
ed Chairman of a local Adminis-
tratiie Committee.
City Clerk I. H. McNeill, Jr.,
(Continued on page eight)
Kiwaniaos Ta8c
Of Local Affairs
Interesting Program Given
By Club Members In
Meeting on Friday
WILL ASK R^’ ‘RIAL
New York. 13. — The
question which moved Supreme
Court Justice Ferdinand Pecora
to declare a ■ is'riai for James
J. Hines will h» repeated by Dis
trict Attorney Thomas E. Dewey
when the Tammany district lead
er st.ands trial azain on charges
he provided political protection
for the Dutch Schultz policy rack
et Dewey’s aides made this clear
today as they emphasized their
tw^rlction that the district at
torney had not erred legally in
asking the 14-word question
which Justice Pecora character
ized as “fatally prejudical” to
Hines’ fardamental rights.
Associational
W. M. U. Meet
Several members of the North
Wilkesboro Klwanls club in meet
ing Friday noon contributed to
the program with short talks
concerning local matters.
Program chairman S. L. Ay-
cock presented several members
of the club who made short talks
on current topics which proved
Will Be Held On Saturday,
Sieptember 24, With
Shiloh Church
Governor Meets
Committee Here
Telb Hospitality Committee
About Benefits of State
Advertising Effort
Follow'ng
fair; roun Is
his address at the
Woman's Missionary Union of
the Brier Creek Baptist associ
ation will gatr.er in all-day ses
sion at Shiloh Baptist church on
Saturday, September 24.
The session n-ill open at 9:45
a. ni with th? W. M. U. Hymn,
followed by ibc- watchword, de
votional I.y Rev. Grady Burgiss,
greetings by M^s. Sallie Madison
and lesponse by Miss Nina Hemb-
ric. Mr.s. J. M. Wright will recog
nize visitors and the Henderson
twins will render a poem entitled
“Since Fifty Years -4go.”
Miss Stacey Haynes, secretary,
will preside at the roll call of
churches and a report and short
talk is expected from each presi
dent. Mrs. J. P. Pardtie will give
a report on home missions, Mrs.
J. M. Wright on -state missions
and Mrs. Sam Holland on foreign
T".esd.ny Governor ■ missions. Rev. ,T. C. Pipes will
Clyde R. Hoey was honor guest
at a luncheon of the Wilkes coun
ty unit of the Governor’s Hospi
tality commlttpo at Hotel Wilkes.
GovMnor Hcov outlined briefly
the state’s advertising program
and remarked that it is already
reaping benefits in increased
tourist .travel in the state.
J, B. McCoy is chairman of the
Wllkee unit of the committee,
which has been functioning well
Blnee its crganlzatlon.
Lilacs Say Season
“• Spring, Not Fall
•*lBhr He bke thatF’
— bush at the home of
HbdlpM at Form
fall Uoom. mylnff
April wh«i It real-
disenss the cooperative program
and the offering will close the
morning session.
The afternoon sea-vion will open
at one o’clock with devotional by
Ray Madl.von. followed by recita
tion tiy Mary Lon Madison and
inspirational a;ldre=s by Miss
Mary Currin. I’resenf-ation of W.
M. U. pin and reading of min
utes will conclude the session.
to be a fine occasion.
J. C. Reins introduced the pro
gram with several stories and
he in turn presented S. V. Tom
linson, who talked about the
municipal building now under
consideration for North Wilkes
boro and the problem of farm
erosion. Pat Y/illlams continued
the discussion on farm erosion
and then L. L. Ray. agricultural
engineer for Duke Power com
pany, of Charlotte, spoke on
agriculture. W. H. McElwee dis
cussed farming in Wilkes coun
ty. Robert Flpiey and P. W.
Esheiman told a story each. Wm.
A. St.'oud. informed the club that
Wilkesbo'o would also have a
municipal building.
In the meetln.fr R. G. Grist was
a guest of A. A. Cashlon, E. B.
Vashurg was s guest of C. G.
Day, W. P. Greer, Jr., was a
guest of Paul S. Cragan, and L.
L. Ray, agricultural engineer, was
a guest of M. G. Butner.
Senator George
Winner In Georgie
District Meeting
Masons Sept. 23rd
Radio dispatches from Georgia
today said that Senator George,
a target of President Roosevelt’s
“purge” efforts, was leading with
about half tne returns in from
yesterday’s primary.
Former Govarnor Eugene Tal-
madge was trailing In second
place and Lawrence Camp, the
president’s avowed choice for the
nomination, was running third
and has conceded defeat.
The District meeting of Wil
kesboro District No. 33 will be
Quartet Singing
At Arbor Grove
Tha Blue R»d.ge quartet sing
ing association will convene at
held in the hall of Liberty Lodge ■Arbor Grove church near Millers
on. Creek on Sunday, September 18,
wWch w«
.No. 45 at Wilkesboro, N. C.
Friday. September 23rd. Officers j two o’clock.
[conference will be at 4:30 p. m., The announcement of the meet-
which all officers in the District ing, given out by T. A. Eller, sec-
' Me urged to attend. Grand Mas- ] retary, said that all quartets,
^er’a addreu Fill be at 8 o’clock ^ trios, duets and soloists are cor-
aafl 1^ Mwns urgently request-^ dlatly invited to attend and take
'to attend.
In an addresp before a throng
of people assembled for the
opening of The Great Northwest
ern Fair Tuesday Governor Clyde
R. Hoey in his usual eloquent
manner praised the state of
North Carolina and told In an In
teresting manner some concrete
facts about the state government
and what it is doing for the peo
ple of th--! state.
The governor spoke after he
hai .-evlewed a parade on Main
street here and after the North
Wilkesboro, Morgan ton and
Statesville com.panles of the na
tional guard had marched In
bata’iiion review before the gov
ernor in the fairgrounds.
J. B. Williams president of the
fair, called the assembly to order
and presented J. G. Hadkett,
highway commissioner, who
spoks briefly and presented Rep-
resentatlye R. L. Donghton, who
Introduced the Governor. ■
The state’s Chief Bxecntlve
said that he always enjoyed visits
to Wilkes county and in hla in
troductory regurks ptiAklgh trt>:
bute to this section
and Its peopi
day at the fair, he' appropriately
chose to talk prit/clpally about
education, reviewing briefly the
history of education In North Car
olina from the day of the three-
months’ term to the present eight
months throughout the state. He
said that he was a member of the
general assembly on one occasion
many years agu when the state
appropriated what was then con
sidered the la’^ge sum of $100,-
000 for public education. Now the
appropriation annually is $24,-
000.000.
Governor Hoey strongly en
dorsed vocational, or practical,
education, sayivg that there Is a
demand for people who are skill
ed to do work with their hands.
He said that training in the
schools should be practical as
well as cultural.
After saying that North Caro
lina is transporting more children
to school than any other state in
the nation and at an average
cost of slightly more than $5 per
pupil as compared with the na
tional average of over $34. He
also remarked that the great
number v^ere h.quled to and from
school hast year without a fatal
ity, and he gave much of the cred
it to student bus drivers.
After giving more interesting
facts about the schools he talked
In general terms about North Car
olina and the most casual listen
er could easily detect that the
Governor Is Intensely Interested
In the welfare and progress of the
state.
He told of his recent visit to
the monument erected where the
Pilgrims landed, calling attention
to the fact that on the four sides
of the monument were the words,
“Law, moralitv. freedom, educa
tion” and on top of the marker
was the word, "faith.”
He pledged that the laws of
North Carolina would protect in
dividuals and property against a-
buse from individuals or groups.
PLYMOUTH CAR FREE
Will Be iGiven Away Fre«
to Someone at Fair On
Saturday Night
■W'
NEW YORK CITY . . . These are the men who are carrying on
the traditions of the New York Yankees this season. If they keep
up their present pace it will be another American League Cham
pionship and perhaps the World Series victory too. L. to R., Croa-
sett, Rolfe, Hendrich, Di Maggio, Gehrig, Dickey, Selkirk.Hoag
and Gordon.
Auto Races Saturday Assure Thrills
For Visitors at Northwestern Fair
Breaking all attendance rec
ords on epentug day. The Great
Northwestern Fair opened a five-
day exposition here Tuesday.
Fair officials estimated open
ing day attendance at more than
15.000 people.
Tuesdav was school children’s
day and all school children were
admitted on free tickets. It waa
also “Governor's Dav” and the
fair was opened by an address by
Governor Clyde R. Hoey.
With Governor Hoey in the re-
vie'wing stand while t^e parade
was in progress werej^ p.^esenta^
Many of Best Dirt Track
Drivers Signed For Par
ticipation In Races
With the announcement by
Bruce Thompson, directing man
ager of the Motor Speedways As
sociation, that approximately 15
drifers have already stated that
they plan to enter the auto races
to he held here next Saturday
afternoon. September 17,
Will Give Away
Plymouth Car On
Saturday Night
J, B. Wilthuno, preeldent of
the Great Northweeteni FUr,
h.ae'' announced that the new
Plymouth sedan purchased by
the fair asoodatikm from
Wilkes Ante Sales company
will be given away at the tahr
on Sattcrday.nigftv
live R. L. Doughtoii.\^ ,Ige John
son J. Hsyes, Highway Commis
sioner J. G. Hackett, Judge T. B.
Finley, Governor r. a. Donghton,
Judge J. A. Rousseau. Mayor R.
T. McNIel, Poetmaster J. C.
Reins, Sheriff C. T Donghton,
Ernest Gardner, J. H. Johnson,
and Captain H J. Hatcher. Other
prominent citizens of this section
of the state Joined the party on
the platform at the fairgrounds.
The feir has received popular
acclaim and In the throngs which
have been Attending the exposl-
were many people from ad-
aaetlon are anticipating the most
exciting race events ever to he
held in this city.
The race program will open at
2 o’clock with the qualifying ‘
time triple and, after four pre
liminary heats, will conclude with
the main race of 25 laps. Special
cars are matched in the prelim
inary beats but every car on the
track is entered In the main, as
the manner In which the majority
of the cash award is made is de
termined by the manner in which
the drivers finish in the main.
AM of the drivers are profes
sional auto racers and are veter
ans as the Motor Sueedways As
sociation does not encourage
newcomers unless they show ex
ceptional abilitv and coolness as
one poor driver on the track
might cause harm to several oth
ers. Among the drivers will be
the two who are now fighting for
the lead in the circuit, Dutch
Evans, of Martlnsvilie, 'Va., and
Wild Bill Rogers, of Louisville,
Ky., along with such other skil-
full speed pilots as. Fred Reid,
Jim Cashion, A1 Fleming, Slats
i Frerichs, A1 Fleming, George Fer
guson, Woodv Wright, John
Wh'tt. Johnny Grubh and others.
Doldes Donate
Milk at School
Local Club Furnishing Milk
For Underprivileged In
Nutrition Classes
Merchants Float
Is Praised Highly
The float provided through co
operative effort of a majority of
the business firms In this city
for the parade here Tuesday
opening the fair has been the
subject of much favorable com
ment.
Ths float, beautifully con
structed. was made by Ed 'Vannoy
and on the sides were the inscrip
tion, "Welcome to Key City.”
’Three attractive young ladles,
Misses Malvina WilliaBS,
Call . and. Brt4«o WsJHiuv^v'dM^-
On account of the
aeeting of the Wflkesbor^.T
North Wilkesboro Dokie Club
in recent meeting appropriated
the sum of $35 from the club’s
treacury to purchase milk for
underprivileged children in the
nutrition classes at North Wil
kesboro school this year and that
sum was boosted by an additional
$25 donated by individual mem
bers of the club, making the total
donation $60.
Tiio club also voted to furnish
ice as refrigerntlon for the milk
at the sc'iiool.
It was reporiod in the meeting
that a radio hos already been
purchased by the club for the
county tubercular hospital and Is
now in use. Bed lamps were fur
nished the hut by Individual
members.
Woman Victim of Acid-Throwing
To Ad( Fnfl hvestigation of Case
Miss Lucy Owen, Salisbury
Beautician, Denies Case
Has Been Solved
Miss Lucy Gwen, operator of a
Salisbury beauty parlor, who re
ceived burns about her face on
the night of August 23 when, ac
cording to her Gtory to police, an
unidentified person flung a
strong chemical into her face.
In u letter to 'Hi© Charlotte Ob
server that "the case is not solv
ed” and that s.ue intends "to see
that a thorough investigation is
made.”
Miss Ov/en wrote the letter
from Seneca,
wherj she we:
ter receiving treatment in a Salis
bury hospital for the facial bums.
Several days after the Incident
occurred. Chief of Police John D.
Poole of Sallahury and Sheriff J.
H. Krider stated that finger
prints on a bottle found at the
scene of the aliioged attack, cor
respond with those of Miss Owen,
whose fingerprints were taken
while she was in the . hospital.
The officers also , sUted that
handwriting In two, anonymons
Aojee reeolved. by Mla» Owei^
her home,
sJGiIp recuperate af-
descrlbed by a handwriting ex
pert as similar to that of Miss
Owen.
Miss Owen received the anony
mous notes, it was stated, after
she had reported the theft of
some money from her pocketbook
at the boarding house where she
resided, on the night of July 5.
After these disclosures, officers
announced the case had been
closed, and, when Informed In
Salisbury of Miss Owen's state
ment that she Intended to have
a thoron.gh investigation made,
stated that they had no further
com)uent tomake.
“Our findings were made aft
er a thorough investigation into
all .angles of the case, and our
files are closed in respect to the
letters and the chemical,” Ohief
of Police Poole was quoted
saying at Salisbury. “We baaed
our conclusions on findings ot
two fingerprint experts and |
handwriting expert, and, as far
as we are concerned, hare noth
ing further to say.”
.Meeting: Qob Postponed
fair 'the
e fair will continue throao'
Saturday nlghf with a fall pro
gram of entertainment. On Sat
urday afternoon a special feature
will he automcWle races with
many of the nation’s leading dirt—■
track drivers participating with
specially constructed race cars
capable of high speeds. It is ex-
(Oontinued on page eight) i v.
Gardner PraisO
Apple Exhibits
Credit to Fair and Tribute
to Gro’wers, Horticulture
Heads Says Here
M. E. Garuner. head of the
horticulture department of State
College and the extension service,
judged the fruit exhibits at the
Great Northwestern Fair, and
highly complimented the exhibits
of apples.
The largest and most beautiful
display of apples ever assembled
her© drew the following comment
from Mr. Gardner: “The quality
and condition of the fruit exhibit
ed is a cmdlt to the Great North
western FVilr, and a tribute to tha
growers who produced It. The
premiums offered exceed those
awarded by the state fair. For
this reason vour a pole display
should Improve In quality and
number of exhibits each year. I
congratulate the mnna.sement.”
The first prize of $100 for the
best commercial display went to
Mrs. D. E. Davis, second to Dewey
Broyhill, thira to H. M. Broyhlll,
fourth to H. H. Morehouse, fifth
to B. C. Price, and sixth to Clar
ence Fle’cher.
Other Prize Winners
First nrize of $50 for tie best
general farm exhibit went to C.
B. Settle, of Roaring River, sec
ond to M. F. Barker and third to
Lester Cockerham. Special dis
plays were exhibited by Wilkeo-
boro school. Little Mountain
Orange, prepared by Dillon Bark
er; Ronda schrol, by E. R. Spru
ill, principal; and Ferguson
Grange, by T. W. Ferguson.
J. W. Pou, Forsyth county":
agent, and J. F. Brown wmw *
Judges in the agricultural depart- -i-
jnent. Misses Ghlta Tuttle and
Evelyn Sharpe, horn© econmnlai
^sAchen In schools of the Wit*
kfi|b^m, were Judges la
wonjiM’s department and 0. J. -
ICAupin, extension , ' specialist,
Jndt^ the ponHry. ’ All Jadpa*’’
'’^pralwa
tire ^