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LIBUT. MOORE HURT
^yatteville. Sept. 30.—Lieut.
K/ T. Moore, of the state high
way patrol, was In a hospital here
today recelTlng treatment for a
back Injury and bruises suffered
yeaterday when his automobile
skidded and ran off a highway
near Kinston. Hospital attaches
said the patrol officer would he
confined to the hospital for some
time.
RUMORS DENIED
Grand Rapids, Mich., Sept. 30.
—Speaking to the Democratic
state oonTention here tonight.
Secretary of the Interior Harold
L. Ickee said that, "if rumors in
Washington arc to be credited
tormog President Hoover has of
fered the 1940 Republican presl-
dsntlal nomination to Senator
Joslak W. Bailey (D). North Car
olina. This, Ickcs said, would be
an "Important union between a
reactionary Republican and a
more resustlonary Democrat.”
Bailey in Raleigh denied the ru
mor.
SHOW DOWN FIGHT
Houston, Tex . Sept. 30.—A
show-down fight in the T. S. Sen
ate with President Roosevelt over
his reappointn.ent o f Donald
Wakefield Smith to the National
Labor Relations Board was de
manded of the Ameiican Federa
tion of T.abor tonight by its in
fluential building trades depart
ment. The Chief Executive reap
pointed Smith to the labor post
on .‘Vugust 27. after the federa
tion’s executive council unani
mously had demanded his scalp.
The council accused Smith of be
ing unfair and of being biased to
ward the rival Committee for In
dustrial Organization.
CHAMBF.RI..MN HAILED
London Sept 30 - -Prime, Min
ister Neville Chamberlain tonight
delivered to his people the Mu
nich agreement for dismember
ment of C'zechcslovalTia and his
sealed and solemn pledge with
Adolf Hitler that Great Britain
and Germany "never will go to
war with one another again.”
The Angio-Gerr.ian pact of peace,
described by Chamberlain as the
prelude to a lasting settlement
"In which all of Europe may find
peace" carae like a bombshell. It
heightened the hysteria of crowds
rejoicing in the streets over the
11th hour success of Europe’s
four major powers — Britain.
France, Germany and Italy—in
nverting war because of the Ger-
man-Czech crisis.
LEAGUE’S TONE SOFT
Geneva Sept. 30.—The League
of Nations clo.sed its fall sessions
tonight with definite overtures
toward Germany. The a.ssembly
adopted a resolution to separate
the leagu“ covenan* from the Ver
sailles treaty, long the focus of
German indignation, and the
council . oted '.o send a copy to
Germany ns well a.s to the Cnited
States a n d other nonraemher
states. The ccunci' also decided
to send to Berlin and other capi
tals without representatives at
Geneva copies f'f ao assembly res
olution calling for closer co-ope
ration between the league and
nonmemher nations. The league
at the same t'Tue softened its
tone toward .Tapar. another of
the major powers which have
abandoned Geneva.
Shoemaker Will
Return To Force
Popular Officer Will Re
sume Duties Monday
Next Week
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VOL XXXI NO. 101 Pubii*i*6i Mondays .3, 1988
Club Members
j( yHjBffrATE^2.00 Opt J
200 Men Occupy
Laurel Springs
C. C. Camp
HAPPY WITH NEW FAMILY
Will Be Engaged In Devel
opment Work On Park
way Park Service
BUY SUPPLIES HERE
Lieut. Thomas C. Malone In
Charge; Lane Is 2nd
Lientenant
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Mother of Triplets
—Mrs. Panl Giuan,
of SteubenvUle, Ohio,
16-year-old wife of a
19-year-old track driv
er, gave birth to trip
lets, twV> girls and a
boy. The balnes, shown
with their mother,
weigh 15 and a half
Girl
Fw State Fair
Will Be Represented In Sev
eral Clasees at Exposi
tion Next Week
ported "doing nicely.’’
Company 34’>0 of the Civilian
Conservation Camps moved into
the newly constructed camp near
Laurel Springs this week to begin
development work along the
Blue Ridge Parkway
The company was not schedul
ed. to move In until October 15
but the camp was completed ear
lier than was expeiHed and the
parkway was opened for travel
after the surfacing job was com
pleted. making it unnecessary
that the company of youthful
workers delay the task of mov
ing in and getting ready for
work.
The company of 200 CCC mem
bers 'vill be used by thp National
Park Service for development
work along fne parkway, which
will include clearing away rub
bish caused by construction work,
landscaping, planting of shrub
bery. gra.ss seediiiit and other
beautification projects.
The officers in charge of the
camp are as follows: First Lieut.
Thomas C. Malone. Second lueut.
Patterson H. Lane. .Tr.. First Sear-
gent Joe Nabor' L. B. Mann, mess
steward! and Fred Scot*. com-
panv clerk.
The ca*np u: located near the
parkway about two miles east of
Laurel Springs and about 23
miles from this city, where a
greater i>art of the supplies for
the camp are purchased.
G.O.P. Campaign
In Wilkes Is Now
Well Under
Killing Frost
On Blue Ridge
This Morning
Way
Six Speaking Engagements
Announced Today For
This Week in County
Trogdon Park Is
Near Cinupletion
Desire Donations of Aidelia,
Spirea and Althea Plants
At Early Date
The Trogdon mciiiorial park,
located on Trogdon street in this
city, is near completion.
Development of the park is a
prolect of the .Vonh Wilkesboro
Woman’s Club and has heen pro
gressing splendidly.
It was announced today that
some additional plants are de
sired to tisc in the P'.irk. especial
ly aidelia, spirea and althea.
Those wiio have ope or more of
the plants mentioned and who
who will donatt them to the park
are asked to call Mr" t . E, Jenk
ins or Mr' A. H. Joiinsion. Some
one will call for the plants.
Me.anwhile, nians for celebra
tion of the opening of the park
are under way and will be an
nounced soon.
Masonic Notice
Special commnnication North
Wilkesboro Lodge No. 407, F.
and A. M. Friday evening at 7:30
p. m. Work in 3rd Degree. All
members are urged to be present.
All visitors from other lodges
cordially invited.
E. C. JOHNSON, Master,
IRA D. PAYNE, Secretary.
J. C. Shoemaker, who resigned
from the North Wilkeeboro po
lice force several days ago to take
his former position with Ameri
can Bakeries in V.'lnston-Salem,
will return to the force next
Monday night. Police Chief J. E.
Walker said today.
The hoard of commis.sioners ^
had never accepted his resigna-,
tion and has not employed any-
n„t of appli-
Distinguished Pair
one from the long Hs
cants . J .
M". Shoemaker said that the
reason fm his returning to the
force was that his family does
not wish to leave North Wilkes
boro and he does not want to
leave either.
Dr. W. A. Taylor
Returns To Work
Republicans of Wilkes county
will open the campaign in earnest
this week with a series of speak
ing engagements in several tow'n-
ships.
The campaign to dale has heen
confined to activities of the
Young Republican clubs in the
precincts throughout the county
with much organization but lit
tle discussion of issues. Party
leaders intimated today that the
campaign is now on and that
everyhodv is urged to attend the
various meeting® and speaking
engagements.
Tho meetings for this week
were announced today as follows:
Wednesday, October 5, 3:30 p.
m.. Shepherd’s school In Union
towmihip. A. E. Hall candidate
for solicitor, will be the speaker.
Thursday, October 6, seven p.
m.. Millers Creek school, A. E.
Hail speaker.
Thursday, Oc’ober 6, seven p.
m., at Clingman school in New
Castle township, R. Don Laws,
editor of the Yellow Jacket, to
be the speaker.
Members of 4-H clubs In
p o n n d B (comUned. WUkeo county are actively engag-
weight) and were reeled this week in preparing exhib
its for the state fair to be held
in Raleigh next week.
Miss Harriet McGoogan, home
demonstration agent, said tl
afternoon that a county-wide con
test 18 being held to select a con-
testont from Wilkes to enter the
window treatment exhibit at the
state fair. Ten other counties in
the state will have contestants.
Four Wilkea county girls will
take part in the state-wide dress
revue to be held In Raleigh on
October 7. The four girts in the
county who have done the most
outstanding work in clothing will
act as delegates from this coun
ty, Miss McGoogan said. The
names of the delegates will be
announced later.
Meanwhile the 4-H boys are
preparing corn and other articles
for exhibit and hope to bring back
the cash premiums and state
wide recognition for their efforts.
Visitors to this city today
from (he Blue Ridge country
reported freeging temperatures
and a frost of killing propor
tions this morning.
The first frost was witnessed
last week with the mercury
hovering near the freezing
point on Tuesday morning.
Natioiis
On PeaceMi
titling
October Session
Of Court Begins
h
Mount Pleasant school in -Lewla
Fork township, candidates and
prominent speaker to be present.
Friday, Ootoher 7, seven p. m.,
l. ,ewis school in Lovelace tpwn-
ship, prominent speaker to ad
dress meeting. Saturday, October
S, seven p. m.. Mine Ridge school
in T;aphill township, R. Don
Laws to be .speaker.
Saturday, October 8, seven p.
m. , Pleasant Hill school in Ed-
wards township. prominent
speaker to address meeting.
Members Election
Board Named For
Davidson County
lifter a ten months absence due
to'illness Dr. W. A. 7'
turned to his office on Ninth
. today to resume practice
eC dontlstry. '
Dr. Taylor, who has been pia.c-
Ucing here since 19'13. has many
Elands who are glad to learn that
hit rpeovery is complete. Today
he is "feeUn* «ne and
JEa to be bMk harness.
MIS Angeles, Calif. . . . B.
H. Blea'dale (left) of .Janes
ville, W*s., a former doughboy
with the A. E. F. in Prance
and his brother, Major V. F.
Blrasdale. of the U. .S. JIarine
Corps, ore the only two broth
ers in the I’nited States to
bold the coveted Distinguished
Serrloe Cross for rignal valor
ia Unde Ban’s service.
The state boa>-d of elections to
day appointed C. L. Harris, of
Thomasville, and M. L. Craven,
of Welcome, to the Davidson
c'.'un’.v board of elections.
Their appointment fills vacan
cies created last Wednesday by
the ousting of David Sink and
Ford Myers, of 1 exington.
Sink and Myors were put out
of office by the state board be
cause of alleged “unfair practic
es’’ wild ’’intense partisanship.”
Their dismissal climaxed the
bitterly contested eighth district
congressional race between W. O.
Burgin, of Lexington, and C. B.
Deane, of Rockingham.
Refused to Certify Returns
Sink and Myers refused to cer
tify returns . that would deduct
approximately 150 votes from the
Davidson total computed for Bur-
gin.
The three-man board was or
dered by the state board to cer
tify the returns as amended by
the state group.
The amended returns, if certi
fied by the new Davidson board,
will make Deaue eighth district
■ongressman.
Old returns give the primary
victory to Burgin.
The board announced today it
would send written recommenda
tions to the new Davidson board
concerning the returns.
Judge J. A. Rousseau Pre
siding Over Terna For
Trial Civil Cases
America’s Ideal College Girl
—Mary Grabhorn of Blue Ridge
College, 17-year-oid toU««e girl,
enjoying a cup of coffee at
luncheon which followed her se
lection as “America’s Ideal Col
lege Girl,” in a contest spon
sored h y Eastern Colleges.
Judges selected her from over
1,000 entries.
Democrats Plan
3
Additional Gains
Iii Business Seen
In Bank’s Survey
Big Rallies
In The County
Regular term of Wilkes super
ior court for trial of civil cases
convened i n Wilkesboro this
morning with Judge J. A. Rous
seau, of this city, presiding.
It is his second term in Wilkes,
he having presided over the Au
gust term for trial of criminal
cases.
The calendar which was made
out by the bar association for the
special term which was to have
been held last month but which
was postponed, is being used for
the term which began today.
Several hundred civil cases are
pending trial. c»r.--
Will Be Held Thursday
Night at Benham And
Millers Creek
Richmond, Va., Sept. 30.—The
Federal Reserve Bank of Rich
mond said today in its monthly
review that a survey of business
conditions daring .August and
early September showed more
than a seasonal improvement.
Nearly all indices for the fifth
federal reserve district, the bank
said, compared more favorably
with last year than they did in
the earlier months of this year.
However, the bank said, an un-
favorab’e comparison wa» noted
in t' . number of copune/rial fail
ures whjph rose
The Democratic organization
in Wilke® county will continue
their campaign started in each
precinct by meetings Friday night
with three rallies to be held the
latter part of this week, J. R-
Rousseau, county chairman, said
today.
Tv/o rallies will be held on
Thursday night October 6, at
7:30 o’clock. One will be held at
Benham schoolhouae ^and the
other at MUlera Citm* twjibol.
r^Uy ta "frlWinetf :
Secretary-T reas.
Of Mutual Group
Attorney T. R. Bryan was elect
ed secretary-treasurer o f the
Wilkes and Yadkin branch of the
Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance
assoc'atioin in a meeting of the di
rectors held in Wilkesboro Thurs
day.
He succeeds C. Harvey Fergu
son. who died recently and who
for 2.5 years served as secretary-
treasurer of the association.
J. M. German, of Boomer, is
president of the association and
the other directors are as fol
lows: Mr. Hobson, of Boonvllle,
vice president: Mr. Spear, of
Yadkinville; Mr. Brandon, of
Hamptonville; Mr. Brindle, of
Boonville; W. M. Absher, of Halls
Mills; E. F. Edwards, of Ronda;
R. F. Eller, of Boomer; Clarence
Hendren, of Gllreath.
Mr Bryan stated that the af
fairs of the ar-'oeiation are in
splendid condition, that all claims
have been paid and that a sub
stantial reserve is on hand. The
office of the a«sociation will re
main In the Ferguson building
near the courthouse in Wilkes
boro.
Wilkes Granted
Road Funds
Local Football
Teams Blanked
Mountain Lions Lost to Mar
ion; Ramblers Bow To
cairtidates and'other" .prbmii^nt
speakers will be present at the
rallies to speak and Issued a cor
dial invitation for everybody to
attend.
He said that the precinct meet
ings held throughout the county
on Friday night, Seplem’oer 30,
were well attended.
Adolf Hitlar
• ‘ l*fV-
umphaat Esfarf
detentoad
OTHER DISPUTES W"
Czechoslovakia
Agrees To 'KuoiM
Terms With Hmsfaiy
Since tension in Europe
greatly reliered by the foUP-poe
er conference in which Oerriaa
received a part of the.-^simte
Sudeten area of Czeohosloyaki
other disputes are being' settle
by peaceful means and the hoi
for world peace is much bright!
than a week ago.
Latest developments in Bu
ope’s controversiee were repor
ed early today as follows:
Prague--Armies of German
and Poland pour across Czecht
Slovakia’s receding frontier.
Eger—Egerlard tensely awaii
triumphant arrivaJ of Adoif HI
ler, announced by provUiom
Sudeten German government f
1p.m. (7 a. m., e.s.t.) tomoi
row.
Bayreuth—Hitler to cross hot
der at noon.
Toschen — Flower bedecke
Pollsii troops make first enti
into Teschen region relinaulshe
by Czechoslovakia: greeted, b
thou.®ands of “Ilber»ted” Poles.
Berlin—"Little Fuehrer” Koi
rad Henlein ro’.iirns triumphantl
to S'ledetenland; church bell
throughout Germany toll tribut
to German occupation which pr
ceeds with clock-like precision.
London — Prime MlnlsU
Chamberlain gives new pledge
Britain’s unlbn with France
personal message to Premie
Daladier; King George praise
eubjeita (or “calm resolve dm
Ing ttee^o critical days’J
Cbi^berlaln tor. “inacpttl^t
toward peace. Ghaniberla!
'Icqiibtto to parlfaoie^ tomo:
'X,
Mocksville 6-0
North, Wllkesooro’s Mountain
Lions and Wilk.f-sboro’s Ramblers
came out second best in their re
spective high school football en
gagements Friday.
North Wilkesboro dropped the
opening game tn Marion at Mar
ion by a score of 26 to 0. The
Marion team completely outplay
ed the Lions, holding them each
time they threatened to score.
Wilkesboro lost a hard game
to Mocksville t'lere 6 to 0. The
lone touchdown occiired in the
last quarter when a Mocksville
back made a successful end run
after, a drive down the field.
Stor/, center, and Phillips in the
backfield were outstanding (or
Wilkesboro.
North Wilkesboro will play Le
noir Friday of this week while
Wilkesboro’s game for Friday is
yet to be arranged.
Second Crop Of
Red June Apples
"Btidapeat^—Hungarian gorarr^
mMh receives Czechoslovak not
volunteering "peaceful’’ sotth
ment o f Huiigarv's minorlt
claims.’’ ^ '
Hendaye—Insurgent Generalhj
simo Franco is®ue.s proclamatiojj
promising “vietcrious peace;’’ ba
lieved forerunner of impendinj
new action on niiiet Spanish civ
war front.
Rev. R V. Horton, colored
Metiiodist minister, reports seeing
a second crop of Red Junes on
an .onple tree on Brown Hyler’s
farm near Yadkinville. The tree
had produced a normal crop of
apples which were harvested in
June and now has a second crop
which is maturing.
Ashe Resident, j
93 Years Old ;
Gets Baptizei
n
Prepared Exhibit
Raleigh, Sent. 30.—State WPA
Administrator George W. Goan
Jr., announced allocation today of
$328,842.43 (or four projects em
ploying 701 persons.
Included was a $172,965 road
repairing and improving project
for Wilkes county for roads not
in the federal aid highway sys
tem.
Other project®:
Carteret county, *43,837, road
improvement: Bessemer City,
$65,458, to improve town streets:
and Concord, $46,582.43, to in
stall water mains.
Democrats Open
County Campaign
Headquarters Here
Democratic headquarters have
been opened on "C” Street, op
posite Post Office over L. S.
Lowe’s store. \ meeting of all
Democrats in North Wilkeeboro
township is called for 7:30 o’
clock Thursday evening, Octobw
6th, at Democratic Headquarteix
OB C Street.
OFFERS EYE FOR $5,000
Richmond, Va. — Answering the
plea of M. 0. .Warner, blind store
keeper of Richland, Va., for an
eye, John Carlson, of Brooklyn,
N. Y., said he would be willing to
sell one of his eyes to him for
$5,000.
Interested In improving his to
mato crop, C. H. ^lee of Salis
bury, Route 1, Rowan county, has
developed a new tomato variety
which promises to be of great
value to North Carolina garden-
art.
The Rockingham county farm
terracing unit was used three days
recently to grade the Williams-
burk school grounds and pull out
stumps.
R lias been requested that the
names of the individuals who pre
pared the booth exhibit for the
Wilkes eoiinty council of home
demonstrations clubs at the Great
Northwestern Fair lie published.
The committee who prepared the
exhibit was composed of the fol
lowing; Mrs. C. F. Bretholl, Mrs.
S. R. Laws and .Mrs. R. A. Greer,
of Moravian Falls; Mrs. T. W.
Ferguson and Mrs. S. F. Miller,
of Ferguson; Mrs. Glenn Dancy
and Mrs. Jones of Hays; Mrs. H.
A. Purdue, of Ronda.
Seminoles Pick Beauty Queen
MiamL Fla.. . . lltolMr Qay, wiw«r of th* first Psmtopls besnty
fro*
diw tttm
West Jpffersop, Sept. 30.—Re
R. G. Stafford, pastor of the Je
ferson Methodict charge, probal
ly holds the record in Nort
Carolina for haring administerc > i
baptism oy immersion to the oli? ||
est person. ; *1
A short time ago Mrs. Rhocj is
Owen.®, 93-yearr-old, who liv| * ]
near hero in the Baldwin coi^ ,
munity, joined the Bethany Met!} ^
odist church, of which Mr. Stai j
ford is pastor, and last Sundi^ ;
she was immersed during a pr !
vate baptizing service at tK ’
Boone Baptist church, it wt/ :
learned here today. i
“.4,unt Rhodn ” as she is t) J
mill.iriy known by a large nuzS ■
her of Ashe county people, ha'
never joined a church before. Hy |
husband, it is stated, did not b; i
lleve in attending church servlcif,
and she never took any Intcre'^j
in church work until after hj i
death a few years ago. ^
Tne Methodist church providfj
that the choice of baptism is
up' ‘-0 the individual, and she pr^
terred Immersion.
Merchants Turn
Down School And j
Church News A
1
At a recent meeting of
secret advertising committee
the Wilkes County Merchants’
sociation the committee voted
reject all school paper ar
church bulletin advertising. '
decision is made public in
hope that it may save Ineonve
ienco on the part of those
sell that type advertising.
State Gets Grant
Of Half^
80.-
■i’
Washington, Sept,
seenrity boarS
Carolina fofJT
dent chlldr ‘
day. A
en tor the'
,d«peodeat