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: T8TBRAN SUICIDE
K&anapoUii, Oct. 11.—Henry
- Claude Reaver, 47, shot himself
at the home ■'' his sister her©
this afternoon Coroner W. L.
Tatom, of Rowsn county, pro
nounced his death a suicide and
said no inquest will he held. Mr.
Beaver, cmploved as a night
watchman at Cannon mills her©,
was a world war veteran. He had
been lu ill health.
LINDBERGH ACCUSED
Berlin, Oc* tl. — Colonel
Charles A Lindbergh silent on
Idtter charges made against him
i»y a group of prominent Soviet
ItBsstan aviato'-s, arrived today
^hy plane to attend the annual
meeting of the Lilienthal Society
for aerial research. The American
airman declined to comment on
the Soviet fliers’ accusation that
he belittled the Russian airforce
and thus encouraged Anglo-
French c;ip1tuHtion to Adolf Hit
ler’s demands for Czechoslovak
territory.
WANT TRADE PACT
Ankara. Turkey, Oct. 11.—
Walther Funk. German economics
mlnlsuer. announced tonight he
Intended to start trade negotia
tions wi'h th" I'nited States.
Funk left for Berlin after con-
clnding a trade agreement with
Turkey. “T am concluding bilater
al accords based on the barter of
goods between Germany and the
Balkan states,’’ he said, ‘‘and up
on my return to Berlin I will
start trade negotiations with the
Unltwl SC’.tes based on the same
method which is most adaptable
to present international condi
tions.’’
17 DIE IN FIRES
Four more d'^ath.® late Tuesday
brought to 17 the toll from the
northern Minnesota and nearby
Canadian brush and tore.st fires.
Provincial police at Fort Frances,
Ont., said several persons were
misstng in the area 5 0 miles
northwes* of that city where 1?
others were burned fatally. The
latest victims were Ma.\ine T.a-
belle, 11, who died in a Fort
Frances hospital: Joseph Pardis.
67, Tnternation.al Falls, Minn..
 who died of a heart attack while
aiding in rescue work, and Ben
ny Fults, 25. whose body was
found near his burned cabin in
Danes township. Ontario. .An un
identified man was found dead in
Dance township
martin MEET^: FORD
Detroit, Oct. 11.—Henry Ford
had a brief conversation today
with Homer Martin, head of a C.
T. O. union seeking to organize
Ford’s employes. Labor problems
were not discussed, hut after
wards Martin lunched and talked
•with Harrv Bennett. Ford person
nel director, about the union's at
tempt to obtam a :i2-hnur work
week In the an'omoiive industry
during periods of re-employment.
At the same nine other leaders
of the Tin ted Aufomobile Work
ers were di.srii-^’uc the shortened
with officials of General
Motors and f’hrysler corporations,
others of the industry’s '“big
three.”
MORE FOR DEFENSE
Washinirion. Oct. 11.—Presi
dent Roospveit lodav announced
that the I'nited States will speed
up rather than retard its nation
al defense program and that an
Increc.se of $15'i.000.000 will he
needed in next year’s naval bud
get. The proposed increase, which
Mr. Roosevelt =aid at his press
conferen- (■ is necessary to carry-
on new warship construction,
would bnng the naval appropri
ation for next vear to a record
peace-time high of more than
1700 000 000. The President’s de
cision to accelerate his “second-
to-noue” navy program -wa.s in
terpreted as an an.swer to Ger
man Chpncel’o’- Adolf Hitler's
speech at Saarhrucken last Sat
urday when the fuehrer warned
the world that Germany would
continue her armament program
because she can not trust Great
Britain and France.
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Wilkos Products,
Prized Highly In
N. C. State Fai'
Win First Honors on Com;
Apples and Poultry Also
Show Up Well
Claimed By Death"
lA”lkea county fanners, orch- j
ardis.s, poultrymen and 4-H club
members made an enviable record
of winning premiums at the
North Carolina state fair again j
this year. |
They held up the county’s repu
tation, in fact, they won a few
more premiums than a year ago.
Club members took the first
prize for coun'y exhibit of 100
ears of a’ngle ear w-hlte corn,
first on county exhibit of yellow
corn, first and sweepstakes on
shelled corn, third on county ex
hibit of prolific corn, and all the
leading prizes for individual ex
hibits of one-ear and yellow corn.
The predominant variety winning
the premiums was 'Wilkes Coun
ty White, a native product.
D. S. and H. M. Broyhill were
successftil with their exhibits of
apples, w'nnln.g a number of
first, second and third premiums
in the various classes.
■A full report on number of
preiiiinms won by poultrymen was
not available todav. although it
was learned unofficially that
Wilkes poultry was again in the
lead.
Miss .Mine Green. 4-H club girl
from Ronda. won third prize
a window treatment contest.
-Api^eidyHeaijyi For Trial By. .
Juiy Unless Setdement Is Maw
A . -
Superior Court
In Second Week
Considerable progress has been
made on the civil docket In the
present term of Wilkes superior
court, which Is now In the midst
of the second week. Judge J. A.
Rousseau, of this city, is presid
ing.
An account of court proceed
ings for the entire term will ap
pear in The Journal-Patriot Mon
day.
in
Formal Opening
Of Trogdon Park
Will Be Held on Friday, Oc
tober 21; Judge Hayes
To Be Speaker
O. O. Holconib. Southern
Kailivay freight agent who re
tired a year ;igo, died IhLs
morning at bbt lioine in tl’Js
cily.
Troop 35 Scouts
To Be Sponsored
By 2 Churches
Methodist and Bapt'sts Will
Sponsor Troop 35 Boy
Scouts Here
0. C. Holcomb
Succumbs Toda
iV
Retired Freight Clerk Died
At Home This Morning;
Funeral on Friday
Judge Harris Will Not
Order in Favor of Eit
er Party
ELECTION-DRAWS NEAR
Governor May Take Hand.
To Settle Dispute With- -
in Few Days
The North Wllkeshoro Wom
an's club extends a cordial invi
tation to the public to attend the
opening of the Trogdon Memorial
park on Frldav, October 21,
whic’a time Judge Johnson J.
Hayes, of Wilkesboro. will be the
speaker. Hour of the exercise will
be announced Inter. Sometime ago
Mrs. C. F. Sherrill, of Shelby, a
sister of the late 'W. F, Trogdon,
of this fitv. donated the plot to
the 'vVoman’s club in memory of
.Mr. Trog-lon and during the sum
mer mtici work has been done on
it. an improvement in the city
which cver>'ono .should he proud
of.
M.unbors of the club are very
anxious ‘!'at .a lano- number of
the pi'Bl'Ie he ore:-cut on the
opening ('ate to hear Judge
TTaye.s,
Troop Nil in her :l-5 of Boy
Seoiils nt .Am''’''ca will be spon
sored by both the Fir.st Baptist
church and the North Wilkesboro
Me'hadis: church, it was an-
11011 n'cd today
The pew organization •ill
i combine Troop 34 of the Meth
odist church and Troop 3.5 of the
Baptist church.
The newly organized troop will
he under the leadership of Scout
master Isaac Duncan and Effner
Eller, assistant. The committee
men are A. S. Cassel. Frank John
son. A. P. Kilby, A. H. Cqgeji
at and Cyrus McNIel.'
Scoutmaster Duncan said that
all Methodist boys of Scouting
age will he welcomed into the
troop.
The new troop headquarters
will be in the Methodist Scout
hut and meetings will he held
Oscar C. Holcomb, native of
'V'adkin county who came to
Norti Wilkesboro 33 years ago
and served as freight clerk for
32 years, died at his home this
morning.
Death occured at 12:22 a. m.
following aevenl days illness.
He was a son of the late Dr.
Dan F. Holcomb and Anne Amer
ica York, and a nephew of the
laic Dr. Tyre York of Surry
coup'y. He was born on Septem
ber 18, 1867, making his age 71
years and 15 days.
During the many years In th©
employ of the Southern, Railway
company here he carried out his
duties In such a manner as to
XThe commendation of railway of Lexington, G. B. D^ne
Raleigh, Oct. 12.—Hope for a|
legal settlement of the eighth dis-!
trlct election dispute faded today
when Judge AV C. Harris an
nounced in Wake superior court
that ,ie would submit the case to
a jury.
Attorneys for the two candi
dates who claim the Democratic
congressional nomination In the
district expressed Informal pro
tests to Judge Harris’ decision,
and asserted that the controversy
could not be settled In the courts
in time to have the name of
either candidate entered on the
general election ballots.
The judge’s iction automaticul-
ly would restrain certification of
either candidate
'The rase will never go to a
jury." said Attorney-General Har
ry M:MuUan, who represents the
state board of elections in the ac
tion. “The general election will
be history before a iury trial can
be arranged."
One Alternative Offered
Judge Harris offered one alter-
nativj to the trial by Jury.
“If you gentlemen can reach
an agreement," he said, "I might
sign a judgment.’’
But .counsel for W. O. Burgin,
of
each Fri-i-gy night
clock
at seven o'-
A
First Aid Courses
For WPA Workers
Foremen and Supervisors in
Red Cross Course Two
Nisrhts Each Week
~fA first aid course under aus-
. pices of the American Red Cross
« b«un for WPA supervisors
ad loremen in Wilkes county.
The first session 'was held on
londay night at the courthouse
1 ’Wilkesboro 'with 62 present,
isac Dur.can Is the instructor.
Session- will be held each Mon-
. and Thursday night and all
working fts lorBxnAn or
M soperrJeory capacity in the
Ifilver to
Lions Will Play
Cherryville Herr
Fans Asked to Attend First
Home Game of Season
Friday Afternoon
North Wilke‘^horo liigh school's
Mountain Lions will meet the
strong Cherryville eleven in the
first home game of the season
here Friday af'ernoon, 3:30.
Tlio L'ons .lie a vastly Im
proved team this vear under the
direc:ion of Poach Bernard
Lilien. a gridiron star of former
years at Elon.
The Lions were overpowered
in their first two games of the
.season, one at Marion and the
other at T.enoir but are expected
to m.ike a good showing in the
game here Friday, although re
ports from Crorryville Indicate
that the visiting team will have
•:ome advantages in weight and
t xpe’’'ence.
L'oich Mlien said his starting
linen 1 mav be as follows: Harri
son, end: Settle, tackle: Crook,
guard; Kenerley. center: Kiser,
guard; Craven, tackle; Steelman,
end: McCoy, quarterback; Shat-
ley and Hudson, halfbacks; Pear
son, tullback.
Some of th© players have been
suffe'ring from colds following
the night engagement at Lenoir
Frid.ny hu* none received injuries
sufficient to keep them out of
practice this week.
It is earnestly hoped that all
local football fans and friends of
th© s'lhool will be on the sidelines
Friday afternoon to add encour
agement to the Lions, who appear
to be a *eam capable of playing
some smart football this season.
Bicycle Safety
League Meeting
About 400 Bicycle Riders
Gather in School Audi
torium V'ednesday
officials and was presented with
a beautiful gold watch chain by
his associates on the occasion of
his volunteer retirement on Sep
tember 1. 1937.
Mr. Holcomb is survived by his
wife. Mrs. Ella O’Dairiel Hol
comb, amUfciur ©Mldren, Marshal
BfclifhBrtr,’ BIWn,
Wade Holcomb, of Hazelhurst,
Ga.. who hold responsible posi
tions with the Southern Railway
company, and Mrs J. E. Fowler,
of Flushing, N. Y. Also surviving
are ene brother, John Bascombe
Holcomb, of Winston-Salem, and
eight grandchildren.
Ha was a member of the North
Wilkesboro.' Methodist church,
whera the funeral service will be
held Friday afternoon, three o’
clock, with Rev. A. L. Aycock,
pastor, in charge. Burial will be
in the Presbyterian cemetery.
Have You Given
To Milk Fund?
The North Wilkesboro Lions
Club milk fund continues to pro
gress, aUhough collections this
week were slightly under the fi
gures for a week ago.
The total sum reported today
was ?39.’2, but did not Include
the amounts which have been de
posited ir jar- at several busi
ness places, w'hich will l>e taken
up iidxt week.
T'le new individual contribu
tors were as follows: Friend,
$2.00: Mr. Johnson, $1.00; out
of town friend. *2.00; Friend.
$1.00. The total amount prev
iously reported was $33.42.
Tbs following appeal was made
for I he club this week through
its president, L. L. Carpenter:
“While interest has been some
what off this week In the fund
we feel that there are those who
are planning to give to this im
portant work, and will come for
ward thW and next week with
ship of the league, which will be ^,(,nfrji,utlonB. Help us to have a
organized, and will have regular ^ext Thurs
day—help ua to provide proper
Approximate'-.' 4 00 school chil
dren whq are bicycle riders gath
ered in the North Wilkesboro
schoi'l .Tiditociiim Wednesday
afteniooi’. to form a Bicycle Saf
ety League.
Tiio children, ranging from six
years of ago to seniors, listened
intently to safely talks by Car
lyle tngU’. of the state highway
patrol, Police Chief J. E. Walker
and J. C McDiarmid, local rep-
resen'aiive of the Carolina Mo
tor club under whose auspices
tlie loagiie is being formed.
Among the 4 00 present who
know how to ride a bicycle, a
check showed that there were 90
who own hicye'es.
Aniilication blanks were hand
ed to the children to take homo
with them and show to their par
ents, who will sign them along
with their chtidre.n.
Those who sign the appllca-
lions will compose the member
ship of the league, which will be
Rockingham, and the state board
of elections, indicated that th©
dispute had become far too in
volved for a legal compromise.
“In that case," Judge Harris
said, ‘I’ll sign an order, probably
tomotpow. calling for a jury trial
and **ntering this case on th^reg
ular civil -doelret of
court."
Democratic leaders, fearful
that a _ Republican will win the
election unless they get together
on a nominee, debated ways and
means of ending the bitter con
troversy, which has been waged
since the run-off Democratic pri
mary of July 2.
Withdrawal Talk Revives
Talk was revived of asking
both Deane and Burgin to with
draw. and drafting some third
cand'date—possibly Congressman
■Walter Lambeth, of Thomasville,
the incumbent or State Senator
Pat Taylcr, of Wadesboro.
Governor Hoey Indicated again
that he may take a hand in the
matter, in the interest of party
harmony, as soon as he is con
vinced that the case has bogged
down hopelessly in the courts.
The dispute, at this stage,
hinges almost entirely on the le
gality of returns from Davidson
county, iiome of Burgin. One set
of returns, certified by the orig
inal Davidson board of elections,
gave Burgin th- lead.
A later set, certified by a
hoard, gave Deane a majority.
The state hoard of elections
has asserted that the original
Davllson returns were b-Ased par
tially on fraudulent absentee bal
lots, .and that Deane is the nom
inee.
Mnneapolis. Milin. . . . Patty
Bersf, 20 years old, rekuraed
to Hie I'nlverslty of Minnesota
after winning the 42nd annual
women’s national solf tonrney
played in Winnetka, lU. Bhe is
shou-n proudly ditfpla.vlni; the
trophy which she won.
Wilkes Man Dies
In Truck Crash
On Highway 421
Levi Beshears Killed In
stantly Whenr Truck Over
turns On Curve
Levi Beshears, 29-year-old res
ident of the Summit community
of Wilkes county, was killed In-
stant’y early Monday morning
when a truck -which he was driv
ing iverlurned on a curve a few
miles east of Brooks Cross Roads
on highw-oy 421 In Yadkin coun
ty.
Beshears was dragged several
feet ’)y the tr'ick. His skulj was
fractured, one leg was broken
and there were several bruises
and lacerations. He died within
a few minutes.
W. J. Mttlaiv o*nML._-Of
thw - Wakeftptfggf^an^a
occupants escaped
without In
jury. Another occunant suffered
lacentions on his head.
The accident victim was a son
of Jo© and Maggie Beshears hut
was adopted 'nto the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Ellia Woodie, mak
ing his home there since he was
a small child.
Funeral service was held Wed
nesday morning at Yellow Hill
Baptist church near Summit.
Frank Huffman
Taken By Death
Postmaster at Purlear Suc
cumbs Wednesday Fol
lowing Illness
meetings. A parade of bicycle rid
ers is planned lor the near fu
ture, Paul S. Cragan, superinten
dent of schools and one of the
sponsors of the movement, said.
Th" purpose of tne organiza
tion is to teach safety and to fa-
mtliarlze bicycle riders with traf
fic rules and regulations.
nourishment for under-fed chil
dren In our city schools. We
know every citizen in North Wil
kesboro wants to have a part In
this work. Today is the
tune time to help."
Raleigh, Oct 11.—Th© Deane-
(Continued on page eight)
May Make Paint
For Outbuildings
County Agent Gives Formu
la For Low Cost Paint;
Oil and Mortar Color
Hamp, Lynn, Mae. Quincy,
Claude, Edgar and Coy Huffman,
Mrs. Tom Huffman and Mrs. Tal
Huffman '—
Funeral service will be held at
Mount Pleasant Baptist church
this afternoon, two o’clock.
Saturdajtr
R^istrars Will
' ious Polling Pm
Serve Votera
OPEN THREE WEM
October 15, 22 and
Saturdays When Boolsa
Will Be Open
Registration - hooks- Vi, .
opened on Saturday. Octette 19,
and will b© open on
lowing Saturdays, OetobOtflllr'SiBBi^j
29, Charles Pearson, chalnpaa
the Wilkes county board of elee-
tions, said todav.
The registrars will be at tha ^
voting places in the 29 ilPWlnctU':
in the county on. th© thriW Sat- .
urdays mentioned above for the
purpose o^ rostering vfrttfs for
the November election.
Person® who have never befor*
registered and who wish to vot#
In the November election must
regis.er before books are clos©4-
in order to be lawfully ©Hglbl© tr->
vote. Transfer of registratloim
from one precinct to another r
must also be done within tha
time specified by law.
Few changes have b©eiv.J(na(Ia
by the county board of eloctlona
In appointment of registrars.
With hut few exceptions, tha
registrars will he the same wha
served for the June primary.
The registrars are as follows:
Antioch, R. G. Mathis.
Beaver Creek Sam Walsh.
Boomer, Don Russel. ^
Brushy Mountain, Coy Parker.
Els No. 1, Philo Blankenship.
Elk No. 2, Willie Horton.
Ed'wards No. 1, C. A. Riirch-
ette.
Edwards No
ham.
Edwards No
ter.
Jobs Cabin No.
'i9ht Crtm No.
Poster.
Lewis Pork.
Walsh.
Lovelace, G. H. Hayes.
Moravian Palls, Walter Reavki,
Mulberry No. 1, Muncle Ah-
sber.
.Mulberry No. 2, Will Brower.
New Castle, Rich Pardue.
North Wilkesboro, Hyde Wal
ler.
Reddies River. C. F. .McNolll.
Rock Creek, Paul Church.
Somers, Albert Mvers.
Stanton. Vernon Eller.
Trapliill No. 1, Wesley Jolnes.
Traphill No. 2. John Joines.
Union. B. F. Staley.
W-alniB Grnv" No. 1, Willi©
Ho brook.
Walnut Grot" No. 2,
dore Hall
Wi’ke.shoro No. 1, W.
ner.
Wilkeslioro No. 2.
Winkler.
2, Conrad Dur-
3.
Alton B.
1, Odell
Car-
2,
Commodor©
Commo-
B. War-
Buster
B. Frank Huffman, age 65.
well known citizen of Lewis Fork
township, died in the Wilkes hos
pital early Wednesday morning
folio .ving an illness of pneumonia
and «;omplications.
Mr. Huffman, a member of a
widely known Wilkes family, had
been postmaster at Purlear for
the past four years. , _ ^ _
He Is survived bv the follow- Quail reason Opens U©«em-
ing children: Daniel. Turner,
Make Changes In
The Open Seasons
ber 1; Rabbit Seaaou
Thanksgiving Day
Child Taken By Death
Dan Holler, Wilkes farm agent,
told today of how paint can be
mads for outbuildings at a cost
oppor- a yery cents per gal
lon.
He said that a very serviceable
paint can be made bv adding on©
Edward G. Eller, five-year-old pound of mortar color to on©
^ of Garfield and Polly Poe gallon of burnt motor oil which
Eller, of the Millers Creek com- has served Its usefulness In car
rrmay ivigm- ^led Wednesday and fu
neral service was held today at
court- Arbor Grove Methodist church. — —
Friday Surviving are the parents and two little or no cost and the mortar
o’clock, sisters, Nina Faye and Eula Mae color may be purchased from
W.'..vne®vllle. Oct. Ifl.—Recom-
mendiitions of the game commit
tee 'jailing for changes fu th©
opening dates tor huntiiB',
North Carolina were apprbved
here lodry at ,■> meeting at 4h©
state boar'i of conservafio* and.
deve,'opm"nt. •
Sciicdnlc .Announced
Under the revised schedul©,
the opening d.'ttes will be as fol
lows; ,
Quail and turkey. advaMed
from December 1.5 to December
Next session of the Blue Ridge 1= closes 16. -
t.ij Rabbit, moved from November
Singing association ^11 be held November 24; close. F.b-
at Mountain View school on Sun-'
day, October ?0. J. A. Gilliam,
Singing Ort. 30th
At Mountain View
Stone Mountain Association
Planning All-Day Event
At School House
Republican Rally
Republicans will gather In a
county-wide rally at the court
hous't i n Wilkesboro
night, October 14, 7:30
to hear an address by L. L. Wall, Eller,
proniineiic Wlnston-Saler.i attor
ney and talented public speaker,
of
and truck crankcases.
The oil, he "laid, may be
talned from service ''stations
ob-
at
hardware stores from 6 to IF
cents per pound In red, brown
_ who will discuss issues
The admission charge for sin- campaign.
gle games will be 20 cents for
children and 40 cents for adults.
the
W A Davis, of near Clayton, and green. He said, however, that
th© Johnston county. Is conducting the green cost more than either
some research" work with hybrid of the wlors.
The rally Is being sponsored by com In cooperation with Dr. Q.
't’oung Republicans clubs dt K. Middleton'of State. College.
chairman, announced today.
The program will open at ten
o’clock with devotional by Rev.
A. B. Have®, followed by address
of welcome of L. W. Teague,
school principal. Singing by the
classes and quartets preeont will
iBsk©' up the program for the re
mainder of the morning and the
aftefiioon session. Everybody Is
invited and all singers are es
pecially urged to be present and
take part on the day’s program.
Mr. Holler spplM a coat.^ of
the home made paint on an oht-
Students k'ave been selling sea- Wilkiieboro, North tVllkesboro The hybrid varieties I wllL yield buUd-M a and
,son tickets for all home games at and Moravian Falls and a oor-|tn>Ri 14 to 24
lower pricee than tickets for all dial Invitation '■ —
ladlTldual gaimee would «o©t. everybody '
Because of the excellent'-grow
ing conditions, the lespedea© srop
in Cleveland comity ha^.nitd© :©
gmwth thi© ^
ig nad ^
ruary 15.
Grouse, changed from Novmm-
ber 20 to January 1 to from De
cember 1 to January 16.
Opposum and raccoon hunting
with dogs, October 1cloe^ Fpb-'^
ruarv 15.
The turkey season aet'from Wo- •
vember 20 to February 15 ■kA'-.’i
Halifax, Northampton, Bertie^ ^
Washington and 'Msirtla eounti©©^ >
The deer season was fixed fromz'^
Novetnber 15 to December 5
Yancey county.
Hunting with flrearau whilw
snow ig on the
bidden In Cataiw^wnty.
deer aeaaoA wm elowd ’tbip'
yews in