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■>*rtT»oe union here today that tte
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to teach teachers in state schools
■what to teach about the dansers
of alcohol.
v'OL. NO. 3
-SNOW STOPS RATTLE
Hendaye. France Oct. 28.—
Both Jihrernment and iitsnrgeot
torceg reported that fighting
’"ij^^ocjahout Spam tonight was
^pbitedi to exchaiues of rifle
Heavy snows followed by
aub-tero cold led tlie government
to Withdraw most of its troops
on the mouiiiaino\is northern
segre front to reinforce other
fighting lines.
New RegutratioB
For the Election Is
Heavy In County
tto-
rOilcBlast Rdcks^New Jersey Town
it' *
Both Parties Active In Each
of 29 Precincts In County
As Election Nears
BIG CAMPAIGN FUND
'W'ashi''gton. Oct 2 8.—The Re-
paibllcan national committee has
collected near'v halt a million
dollars In the la.st two months.
Treasurer C. M Goodspeed report
ed today. GooJspeed disclosed the
committee’s financial standing
,‘ln a statemen’ filed with the
prk of the house of representa-
res in ticcor.^ance with federal
law.
Unoffie'als reports from the 29
precincts in Wilkes county fol
lowing t.he close of the registra
tion hooks Saturday for the elec
tion to he held on Tuesday, .No
vember 8 indicate a Veavy reg-
istra ion of new voters.
Both parlies were active in all
the i)reclncts in the registration,
which indicates much interest In
the camiaign and coming elec
tion.
Saturday of this week will ue
challenge day and the * election
will 00 held on Tuesday of next
week. November 8.
GRANGE MEET ENDS
Oxford, Oct. 28.—The North
Carolina Grange termed over
crowding of school buses “de
plorable” and adopted an anti
liquor r,»solution at the closing
sessTn of its annual convention
here this afternoon. The liquor
resolution called on the state
legislature to “stop the legal sale
of liquor in accordance with the
expressed wi.sh of our people,”
JTie resolution wa.s offered from
ll^e floor by Rev, N, N. Fleming,
of Mebane, chaplain of the
Grange, and was adopted without
a dissenting vote. .Asheville was
tentatively selected for the ihris
meeting.
EXPANSION PROGRAM
Washington Oct. 28. -.A.mid a
display of friendline.ss which left
the capital guessinv. the Roose-
November Term
Of Wilkes Court
Will Begin 14th
Judge Rousseau Will Pre
side Over Mixed Term
Starting 2nd Monday
•velt administration and 14 large
utilities announeed today a far-
reaching pro.grum strengthen
national defemf and stimulate
'industry by expanding private
power facilities. I tMiiies e.xecu-
tives pledged I'leuiselws t,> place
Inunr^iate orders for ettuipment
to add .some l.:!:!0.i'oo hnrsennw-
er to existing gniierntiug capacity
They estimated that the “first
stage.” alone, of the expansion
prograjn w'ould mean an outlay
of 12,000.000.000 in the next two
years.
QLLED! RUN OVER
Goldsboro. Oct. 28.—-H. C.
Wiggins*, 21. was in.stantly killed
by electricity and 'hen run over
by a huge highway machine near
Teachey. Dupl'n county, adjoin
ing Wayre, this morning. .4 crew
of six men. er ployes of a con
tracting firm, in ch.srge of grad
ing the Hose Hill to Wallace
highway extension, were moving
a hug© crane w'th a S5-foot boom
Into position for crading work.
*Th© young man was walking be-
rhtnd the machine, using a power
ful searchlight to aid the opera
tor In sighting his way down an
unused road, when the tall boom
struck a high voltage power line
beside the road, sending 35,000
volts of electricity into his body.
Unaware 'hat Wiggins was shock
ed, Geor.ge Hensley reversed the
machine u few fee* in order to
■dear the boom from the line, and
backed the machine across the
body of the young man, burying
It deep into th“ road bed.
November term of Wilkes su
perior court will convene in W11-
keshoro on Monday. November
14.
Judge J. A Rou.sseau, of this
city, *s schedu'“d to preside over
the term, which will be for trial
of both criminal and civil cases.
Jurors were drawn by the
board of county commissioners
for *he t"'rm as follows:
First Week
Royd b. Kller. Reddies River;
Dam;, r H:iii'''U>n. North Wil-
kestiero: \lex Osborne. T'nion;
r. Ha:'ls. Tiapbill: H. C. Mil-
er. I'nion: Morri- E. Kerley,
.brushy Mountai?i: Clvde Swan-
•sou. IhM>mer: Fitz” Richardson,
Walnut Grove- O. T,. Pennell.
Elk; R E I’revette, Wilkesboro;
L, i). Wellhor" New Castle: Z.
G, tl'ood, Roek Creek; W. N.
Whii ing'on. Pranton; H.
WelD-orn. New Castle; Howard
l.yaii. C'.i'on: !,. \V. Curry. Wil-
kesli'ivo: F. F, .\iiderson. Wilkes-
hoi'o Tomi Miller, rr.inn.
Su-»nd Week
\V. .M T. Kilby, Reddies Riv
er, (-. I. Ca’Cer, North Wilkes
boro; M;-rc;is Plackbiirn, Ed-
'’wards; \V. C. Pii.ch. Rock Creek;
I. S. Hai'v North Wilkesboro; H.
D. Hum,g..riier Reddies River:
John P. .xicho's. Reddies River,
John H. Holbrook. Traphill; Ar
thur C Marlow. Brushy Moun
tain- W. A. Gregory, Somers;
Youn.g Bowers. Walnut Grove;
John W. Hamby, Elk: J. C. Ted
der, B.-u-'hy Mountain: .Ambrose
Rob-'-.-ts, Cniou: C. D. Coffey, Jr.,
Noriii Wilkesboro; .1 o h n S.
Souther, Love'see; W. E. Hen-
dren Brushy Moumaln; S. U.
Blac'tburn, Beaver Creek.
This remarkable air view shows huge clouds of black smoke and flames blliowing from Cities Service
Oil company plant after 1.5 gigantic oil tanks exploded at Linden, N, J. Fed by millions of gaUoni of petre-
lemn, the flames did damage estimated at $1,QW,000»
$132,034.25 Is Paid
0 u t In Benefits
By U. C. C. Here
Football North
Wilkesboro School
Tuesday Be Last
Day Of Discount
Five-County Office of U.
C. Handles 5,990 Or
iginal Claims
C.
the \
sation
rcK-erit
fo.
I'
Bnrgin Visitor
In This City
Candidate For Congress Is
s*;? Speaker at Democratic
. ' Meeting Here
William O.
ton. reteontly
Thursday visiting friends and
* - on Thursday night addressed a
a?/' Democratic ca-'niuiii.- >v.. —
■ erees In the eighth congressional
■ICiL- ' t- o fcinr Krmrs In this
Burgin. of Lexing-
selected as the
candidate for con-
..gruwf 111 ^
district, spent a few hours in this
XflA • “
'jtttherlng of enthusiastic Demo-
' :— head-
i*.
ft at count.'- campaign
- ouarters on C street.
^ Mr. Burgin, delighted over his
' - jtioD as candidate in a con-
t -with C. B Deane, expressed
(ihlrfldance in the outcome of the
eloerton during his visit here
SS on many party leaders.
►There shoulo be no scarcity of
rkin pie at the home of 0.
r^jjaigarner at Thanksgiving
Mr Bumgarner recently
\ pumpkin -which tipp
at" 81 pounds.
County Accountant Calls
Attention to Last Date
For 1% Saving
Tuesday. November 1. will be
the lust date on which a discount
of one per cent can he allowed on
payment of county taxes for
1938. W. P. Kelly, county ac
countant, said today.
Permanent receipts are now
, iven those who pav 1938 taxes
and r.ll who can are urged to pay
while a discount of one per cent
is iillow-ed by law.
Merit Examinations
Announced by U.C.C.
Durham.—Competitive exami
nations for -ipproxiinateh- 638
positions under the North Caro
lina Unemployment Compensa
tion Commission weie announced
today by Dr. Frank T. de Vyver,
Bupeivisor of Merit Examina
tions.
Pursuant to law, notice of ex
aminations was sent to iiew-spap-
ers, postoffices, clubs and profes-
..siona'. groups, colleges and unl-
versiUes, labor organizations and
employment bureaus.
Reque.sts for applications
should be mailed to Dr. Frank T.
DeVyver, postoffice box 2332,
Durham, not later than Novem
ber 26.
Raleigh — More than th.-ee
million weekly continued claims
had been hand'ed on the 342.1.52.
original claims that had been
filed for unemnloymeiit benefits
in the nine months from January
through September, 1938. Dr. W.
R. Curtis, director of the Divis
ion cf Se>-earch and Statistics of
C. Unemplovment Compen-
Cominission shows in a
report. The weekly con
tinued claims numbered 3.090.-
6 2.5.
In the same period. 949.137
checks were issued for a total of
*7,076.086.79. while a break-
dow-n shiws the amount of mon
ey. numbers of checks, and num
bers of original e.lairas and con-
tinufd clrlms bandied through
the 55 district and branch offices
in the state.
The North Wilkesboro office
received 5,990 original claims
and 45.733 weekly continued
claims during the nine months,
and delivered 17,554 checks a-
mounting to *132,034.25.
The Charlot'p district, embrac
ing nine counties, topped the list
of the ten districts in amount of
money distributed with *1,627,-
935.82. The Winston-Salem dist
rict, with eight counties, was sec
ond, with a distribution of *1,-
174.992.93. The Greensboro dis
trict. with five counties, distribut
ed $1,021,908.34, The other sev
en districts w-i'h numhers of
counties and amount distributed,
follow: HickO’-y. nine counties,
*,556,024.39; Raleigh, nine coun
ties, $644 308.72; Rocky Mount,
ten coun'ies, *501 482'.68; Wil-
liam.don, 14 counties. *115.-
632.15: Asheville. 16 counties.
*811.485.45; Fayetteville, nine
counties. .*373.565.71; Wilming
ton, nine counties, $232,032.35.
The Gastonia local office, em
bracing Gaston and Lincoln coun
ties. topped the 'ist In amount of
money distributed by one office,
with *532,116.47 in benefits paid.
The Charlotte w'hite office dis
tributed in Mecklenburg and
Union countie.s $383,237.39. The
Wins'.on-Palem white office, serv
ing Forsvth, Stokes and Yatjkin,
distributed $297,79x.84. The
Reidsville office, serving Rock
ingham county, distributed $285,-
558.27. The Durham white of
fice. in Durham, Orange and Per
son counties, delivered $240,-
681.25 to unemployed workers.
The Rutherfordton office, serving
Rutherford and Polk counties,
distributed $240,089.29.
The football game scheduled
with Morgauton. here for Friday
afternoon has been changed to a
night game at Morganton Tues
day night. Cleveland plays here
instead on Friday afternoon.
Tickets printed for the Morgan-
ton date will be good for the Fri
day game with Cleveland.
Archie Shepherd
Killed In Wreck
Resident ofScottville Dies
Here; One Other Is Se
verely Injured
Archie E. Shepherd, resident
of the Seottville community, died
early this incri'ing in the Wilkes
liospiial from injur.'cs received
last night in an automobile acci
dent on highway 18 between
Laurel Springs and Whitehead in
Alleghany county.
Details of the accident could
not be learned here today. Con
nie Richardson was critically in
jured in the accident and little
hope is held for his recovery.
Will Hoppers, another occupant
of the car. wa.r painfully injured,
receiving a nuniher of lacerations
and bruises.
Funeral service for Shepherd-
will be held Wednesday after
noon, two o’clock, at Cranberry
church in Alleghany county.
District Rally Of
Democrats Tuesday
Deinocralic party
have received notice
Democrats of the
gres-iionat district '
San Old on Tuesday.
11 a. m.
State and district
will be on hand and
occasion is assured
attend. Barbe"ue w
to all visitors.
leaders here
of a rally of
eighth con-
o be held at
November 1,
“Why doesn’t your husband
take a day off now and then?”
- ‘‘He works in the weather Bu
reau. People can’t do without
weather.”
Walter Tidline
Injured In Fight
Walter Tidline, colored resi
dent of this city, was badly in
jured Saturday afternoon In a
fight which opcpred near Central
Cafe on Ninth street.
Tidline’e face and head was
badly cut and bruised. NU^
Parker, me alleged sssallant, wto ■
arrested and placed under bond,
charged with asganlt.
party leaders
an enjoyable
all who will
ill be .served
Two Children Are
Badly Hurt While
Playing On Road
Bobby Jarvis and Archie
Henderson Hit By Car
On Friday Night ,
Two children who narrowly es
caped death when hit by an au
tomobile one mile east of Wil-
keshoro on bi.ghwey 421 Friday
night were reported today to he
apparently on the road to recov
ery. '■ . -
The children are Bobby Jarvis
and Archie Hendeinon. According
to reports of the accidents told to
officers, 'he children were play
ing with a coa.ster wagon and
were on the pavement when hit
by a car said to have been driven
of “Judie” Royel, of Jonesville.
One of the children was riding
the wagon and the other was
pushing when two cars approach
ed going in the same direction.
The car in front pulled toward
the center of the road but the
driver of the second car, appar
ently not seeins the children,
went straight ahead and both the
children were hit.
Exuminr.tion at the Wilkes
Hospital showed that Jarvis had
sustained a skull fracture and
and ..he worst injury suffered by
Henderson was a broken arm.
Ga.'lyle Ingle, highway patrol
officer who investigated the acci
dent, said tha' Roval had been
charged with assault.
However, tl’o officer today
took opportunity to make a re
quest to parents that they not al
low theie children to play on
highway.s. pointing out the great
danger of acc'deiit.
According to reports of the ac
cident F’iday night, the children
were on 'he pnvement of the main
highway and their wagon, of
course, carried no light.
President Roosevelt declares he
will take no part in the election
[contests between parties.
tl.60!
M OW
Now Open For
Surface On Scenic
Father and Son
Banquet Succe^;
L^je Speaker
139 Fathers and Smis Join
In Banquet Held On
Friday Night
The Father and Son banquet
held Friday night at tlte Legion
and Auxiliary clubhouse was a
decided success from every stand-
poin'.
A total attendance of 139, in
cluding 40 Kiwanians. 29 Lions
and ”0 hovs. listened intently as
Dr. Walter Lingle, president of
Davidson College, delivered an
Inspiring message.
Rev. Watt Cooper. Presbyter
ian paster, was toastmaster and
A. H. Cssey, Kiwanis president,
presided. Rev. A. L Aycoflk M>oke
the Invocation Mr. Cnsey gave a
toast to the boys and Henpr Ijan-
don, Jr., gave a toast to the dads.
Blair Gwyn. secretary of- .the Li
ons t;iub. introduced the speaker.
Dr. Lirgle delivered an address
very app. opriate to the occasion.
Interspersed with interesting 11-
lustration.s from life, the first
part of his address was directed
toward the father. He satd that
“finer dads make finer $ons.”
His -vords brought to the fathers
a realization of their reepoBslbU-
ity and the Importance of setting
a good example before their sons.
The last part of his addreu
was delivered to the sons. He
told them of the love of a father
and of the sacrifices he makes for
his ’hildren. He urged that they
appreciate the efforts of their
fathers and that they always re
spect his advlC" and counsel.
Those attending report that
the tiainquet was a veiy enjoyable
and inspiring occa«'ion, the' fTr'sT'
of its kind ever held in North
Wilkesboro.
Highway ^qilk^
A Del^htful-Drive
Autumn C4ors Beautiful Ii
Mountains and Attract
Countless Visitors
WARNINGS ISSUED
Park Service Asks That the
Road Surface Not Be Dam
aged By Vehicles
Fire Threatens
Summer Resort
Fox Hunter’s Fire Causes a
Big Forest Blaze Near
Town Blowing Rock
A forest fi’-e dnr’iig the Past
few days ha.s biirne'' over thous-
and.s of acres in northwestern
Wilkes, Caldwell and Watauga
coil nties.
Tue fire wh'ch originated from
a fox hunter’s fire on Tuesday
night, has caused great damage to
forests and before it was finally
under control had threatened the
destruction o* mowing Hock,
famed suiniuer i-esnrt town.
Reports early today indicated
that the fire may be put out pro
vided winds do not r’se from the
opposite direction, i" wliicji event
the town would again he in dan
ger.
Homer Brookshire, county fire
warden, took the opportunity to
day ') urge that people he care
ful will! fire and warned hunters
to obey the law and he sure fires
are extinguished before leaving
them.
Pifty-e'ght miles of the Blue
Ridge Park wav from the Vlrglx-
ia-Carolina line southward t»
Deep Oai between this city and
Boone has been surface treated
and is now open for travel.
A bulletin from the national
park service catried the Informa
tion that the final running Bw-
face is now in place and many
people express delight at driving
over the roadway.
Driving over the parkway la
more pb]i«lar than at any time
this year, this being due to two
reasons; because the surface haa
been applied and because the for
ests of the Blue Rlige present a
scene of resplendent autnmn col
ors i'll all their variety and glory.
Motoring along the scenic boul
evard is Indeed a pleasure at thii
season of the year. Although
there are Invigorating chills In
the of earlv morning and
evening, the atmosphere during
the sunnv hours of the days Is
pleasant end beautifully clear, af
fording unexcelled panaromlc
vlew:s.
The bulletin issued hy the Park
Service cautioned people .ilong
the varkway not to abuse the sur-
4ece of the roafl and particularly .
called attention to 'he fact that
tractor cleats arc barr -d The
bulletin nointed out that there
are laws covering use of the
parkv.'ay by tractors, horses with
shod hooves, ir.-m wheels, etc.,
but they are as'einv volunteer co
operation on tre part of people
who must use nr cro»s the park
way.
For the proiectio.n of natural
beauty of the i.nndscape of park
lands and for the protection of
wildUfe, the Da*-k service is ur-
gentl/ asking that all be careful
with file. It is asked that all
fires be reported Immediately to
forest raneers.
Hobart Morton
Rally Speaker
A Prominent Albemarle At
torney to Address Re
publicans Saturday
Barton proposes cutting size of
Congress by half and increasing
members’ salaries.
Dog Adopts Cat and Rabbit as Her ^Children
Althoai'h Works! l»*montlMld G«msn*poUce dog. has nevir been a ^ther.h« instinct
and weakw sidWdXhns resulted in the ndoptlon of n «aeer pair of ”^dr^ rh^ntriih
vMwka aid natf%ttss. s Wild bsby JncknbMt, allow tbewiselves to be matbwed by the d«y. PhnieftM"
’^0^ tbc JacimbUt and the mother ef the kftte^ wb* dear net ebjeot te the sharing sf matenal
d«Mes.',lll^'hi«»e la in W Angeles. :;'7!V.-.. . ...
R.-i)uhlicaii lenders announced
today th,st Hohert Morton, of Al
bemarle. will aildres'- the county
wide rallv to he held at the court-
hou.se in Wilkesboro on Saturday
afteiiioou, two fi'ciock, Novembec
5.
Attornev A. H. f’esey. a for
mer county Repuhliciui chairman
and county atlerney for many
years, wi'! be the first speaker
on 'he program, to lie followed
by Morton.
In making 'he ennouncejnent
party leaders said today that
Morton is an outstanding orator.
He is a former as'-istant district
attorney under Gavin and Mc-
Crar;-. A large crowd is expected
to, attend the rally, which will
come as e. climax to a mo-'t active
campaign
Leg Broken In
Auto Accident
Arthur Call Is Badly Hurt
When Car Crashed Into
Pole Near Wilkesboro
Arthur Gall, a resident of the
Hunting Creek community, re
ceived a broken leg Sunday night
when the car in which he was
riding failed to make a curve on
highway 421 a short distance of
Wilkesboro and entsHbd Into a
telephone pole, cutting It down.
Call was more severely injured
than any of the other five occu
pants of the car, who were not
badly hurt and whose names were
not learned here this morning.
There is jmit oa« teanoh why
a dog Is wagged by his tail—h*
tall ’SMB’ ths. hMTler.