R^ubiican ?ains i n every
bro«/ section of tho land—except
^he SoTith-^rtlred the expectations
•of party leaders for a successful
1940 preeldenMal campaign today
and broi'fht predictions of a
substantial opposition to new
•deal measures in Congress.
For Tuesday’s ballotting added
©lovan Republicans to the roster
•of tbo nation's governors, in-
■creased the party’s membership
In tha House by more than 70 and
gave at least eight additional
votes in the Senate.
In resume, the Republicans
elected their m^n to 1 7 governor
ships, 12 of them previously held
by Democrats and two by the
minor parties The Democrats
elected their candidates to 1.t
gubernatorial posts, including
three previous'y held by Repiibli-
•cans. I
The Republicans, in addition,!
■were siicoessfiil in eleven sena-]
jtorial co’'tests involving eight j
«eats now held by Democrats. The
democrats elected 21 .senators,
9lx of Whom are from the South. [
\ New York drew top election in- !
terest for its gubernatorial con- |
tOet IietW’ en Dohman and Thomas
B. Dewoy. spectacular young |
rackatbuster. .a big np-state plur
ality for Dewey was more than
offset by a bigger New York city
majority for Lehman, to give the
latter the victory hv some 70,000
votes out of the 4,700.000 that
were oast President Roosevelt
publicly espou.red 'he T,ehman
cause, as well as that of the suc
cessful New York Democratic
Senate ticket—'Senator Robert F.
■Wag.ner and Representative James
M. Mead
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Women Await the Cooking School
Public Invited To;
See Home Makings
Film Next Week!
Twentieth Century Siege of Jerusalem
WilkesCounty Cast Record Vote In
Tuesday Qection; Results Of Afl
Races Show Very Qose Margins
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'‘Star In My Kitchen” Will
Be Shown at Orpheum
Theatre 3 Days
NOVEMBER 15. 16, 17
Will Be Shown at 9:30 A. M.
Each Day; Expect Good
Attendance Daily
It’s tlif talk of tho town I
Women throughou; ih“ com-
miinily are plannlhc to attend the
frien ily class for home-makers,
t h e Motion Picture fooking
School, >chedu!ed to open at the
New Orpheum theatre on Tues
day, November t.'i, and continue
with a .^howinc each morning at
9:30 o'clock through Thursday,
November 17.
A welcome invitation to the
j wise is sufficient, and the only
Morehouies First
To Enroll In Red
Cross This Year
3lr. aiul Mrs. H. H. More-
I’louse, of the Brushy Monn-
tain.s, wer«‘ the first, to enroll
in the annual roll call of the
Aineric.'in Red Cross this year,
offieii'I« of the Wilkes diap-
tei- saiil today.
They coiitnbufed their mem-
be,rslii]> fees on Monday at
Hotel Wilkes as preUmlnary
work in preparation for the
.annua) roU call was under
way, altliou^ the roll call had
not. officially beyenn.
Tt is expected tliaf Uic
W.'lkes chapter tvUl have a
large membership again this
year ami that local people
will shotv their n«n}al willing
ness to coniribnte to such a
worthy cause.
I invi'ation needod Ku this novel
For t.he rea'on. too. tljUt Mr.! cook'.ng .school is that extended
Roosevelt had stepped into the] to every woman by The Journal
Rlchlgan situation, with a vigor
ous defense of Governor Frank
Murphy. Democrat, and unstinted
praise for his state adminstra-
tion. that stat» was a comer of
Interest. Murpkv’s victorious riv
al was former Governor Frank D.
Fitzgerald. Republican,
Ohio changed Its allegiance
from Democratic tc Republican.
It elected a Renublteati governor,
John W Prickor. and a Republi
can senator. RO’bert A. Tafi.
Flicker deteaivd Charlos Sawyer,
Democrat and Taft heat Senator
Robert .T Bulkier. Democrat,
afte- a campaign based clearly
upon the i.ssue of t'’e new' deal.
Taft's vlciory made him a pres-
ideU'-ial orospect. according to
general opinion.
Massachusetts shifted. '. o o.
electing T/evere;t Saltonstall. Re
publican. to the governorship and
defeating Jam“s M. Curley, vet
Patriot. There jg no charge to
see any (f the siiovings of “Star
in My Kitchen ”
fle.'ause this newspaper stands
ready to sponsor all progressive
develrpiiienls. pari icularly when
they ".ffec' the honies of the com-
miiniiv, i: is presenting this mo-
lion pic'uiV. romance of home-'
making "n'trelv free.
“Tf I "'juTd only see exactiyUow
slie mixes and har.'’)es her pie
crust ’■
That comment has been heard
from horlnners and from more
extamienced cooks u' mary cook-
in.c schools. Craning nechs and
anxious eyes, trained on tto’ stage
from tiie side.s and hack of the
demonstration ball have failed to
catch all of the important steps
in mistr.v-making and other cul-
inai”* ar’c. Only the early birds
in 'he verv front row have had
a close-up of the siace in the
British troops rcadv for action above the Suleiman road opposite the new gate of the French hospiUl
Jerusalem iluring the i event curfew of the Holy City which is under mUltery control. The British have m^e
a relentless drive against Arab rebels to pave the way for orderly Introduction of government reforms, "rae
Palestine question has plagued the British empire since the World war, with constantly recurring orisw aming
over disputes between the Arabs and the Jews who have attempted to establish and maintain the Jewish national
homeland and entourage immigration of Jews to the Holy Land. ,,
Democrats Have
Large Majority
In This State
j Owners Of Farms
j Not Checked Asked
To Notify Agent
Here Nov. mb'
Cripple Clinic
Is To Be Held
©ran Democratic campaiencr. | pas', and even they couldn't peer
who was tryinc for a political | clirv-tly into thr mixing howl.
comeback
Pennsylvania went Republican,
after four rears of Democratic
rule. Judge Ar'lr.ir H. .lames. Re
publican, seize') the gubernatorial
position, beatins Churle.s Alvin
Jones. Democrat. Governor
Creorge H Karl'", Democrat. lost
to Senator .ia’ues i Davis. Re
publican, ill a contest tor the
Senate.
California, too. was a focal
point for general interest. There
the Democrats were siiecessfiil.
Culbert i- Olson. Democrat, oust
ed Governor Frank F. Merriam.
and Sheridan Downey. Democrat,
won a place in the Senate over
Phillip Bancroft. Pepnhlican. II-
son la pledged to grant a pardon
to Tom Mooney. labor leader and
famed inmate of San Quentin
prison. Downey was an earl.v
backer o' the “■^.30 every Thnr.s-
day" pen“ion plan. This plan, on
the ballot as a constitutional a-
menlment. wa= apparently rejeci-
N >v the wizardry of the cam
era has solved 'he problem, mak
ing it poxsiblo lor every person
in the Orpheum The.atre to share
eac'i fa.si inatinu .stage of the
planning me.asiiring. iilending.
and mating in praotleal. iip-to-
the minute kitchens.
Koepin.a pace with the liaking.
All Crippled and Deformed
Are Asked to Be at the
Wilkes Hospital
I'nJer sponsorardp of the
North Wilkesbcro Kiwanis etui)
and through cooperation with the
Wilkes county eealth department
a cripple children clinic will be
conducted Saturday morning. No
vember 12. ten o’clock, at the
Wilkes haspita) in this city.
D' W. M. Roberts, chief sur
geon at the state orthopedic hos
pital in Gastonia, and Dr. O. L.
Miller, of Charlotte, will conduct
the clinic and will make exami
nations and will give advice con
cerning possible remedial action,
Dr, A. J. Eller county health of
ficer, sa'd
.Attention i.s called to the fact
AH fanners'on the'"(tenBerva-
tion program who have nof had
thoir farms checked the fir.st time
slio'i'd notify the county agent’s
office at once "o that arrange
ments can be made for a .siiper-
vLsor to check 'he farm immedi
ately, as the first compliance
check is over and ariangements
are being made to start the sec
Broughton Will
Speak at Club
Laches’ Night
Large Proportion of Light
Vote Thoughout State
For Dei’iocrats
Kiwanians Will Have Wives
and Lady Friends As
Guests Nov. 18th
I J. M. Broughton, of Raleigh,
one of tne state’s best known
1 men, will be the principal speak-
ond check in order to determine {er at Ladies’ night meeting of
whether 'he so.”beans pr peas I the North WllkesDoro Kiwanis
were turned or left, whether ter- j club to be held on the evening of
laces wtre built, whether lime | Friday, November 18.
or phosphate wus applied, wheth-j pr Broughton, a former legis-
er pasture wa>.- seeded, or wood-'
land thinned.
Raleigh, Nov. 9—.-Mowlv count
ed returns tonight continued the
trend of earlier reports showing
that North Csrolipa Democrats
claimed overwhelming majorities
for their candidates for state and
national offices in yesterday’s
general election
It apparently was the lightest
vote since the 1926 off-year elec
tion. County boards in a few
areas continued the count for
several days.
Senator R. R. Reynolds de
lator and lay leader in the Bap
list denomination, i s widely
Tills work w'll go forward at known throughout the state and
once, as the office is making a is being prominently mentioned
speeial effort to get the applica- as a Democratic candidate for
tions for payment for this year | gove);nor in 1940. He will have
filed at an earlier date than ttiey j a message of much interest to
have been for the past two years. | those present.
*» -' J'***.- I'**' — • vv .-w- - - -- -■
roas’ing and f-vin:’, a series of i that all persons who have bone
(Continued on page eight)
ed.
Legion Banquet
Armistice Night
malforma''ons. hairiips or other
deformities are invited to be pres
ent and take advantage of the
facil'Mes of the clinic without
co.st. There is no age limit •and
Report Of Red Cross Chapter Is
Given Out By Treasurer Williams
ladiU s a:; well rs ciiildreii may he
I examined.
Will Be Held at Legion andj
This "Ml U-. the firs! clinic
held her.' since mor“ than ten
Auxiliary Clubhouse; i year.; avi and .-ino’i after 'he Ki-
Wives to Attend , warns cl,M- w.as .irvinizcd. when
ja ctn ic "as mainteii'.ed for some
time
II tht’c i.' gri'iit l•e'I)('ns^. to
the •,’liiiic Saturday and if llicre
J i.'lg,' Tohrso.a J. Hayes will
be 'he guest sneaker at the ban
quet to he held on Friday eve-
In the farrr belt. Hepuhlicans
scored striking successes. They
elected gevern'irs ii. low.i Gcorcc j .K’lo
A. Wilson, and Kaiwa.s. Bayne H. |
Rainer, as well as in 'Visca'isin '
and Minnesota. .Vddi'ior’al)?’.
Clyde M. Reed ReinihlicaII. won.
a Sena'e seat from k'aii--as. over'
Senator George McGill. Democrat, j
co-author of the current crop con
trol law. Tn Iowa, former Senator
I.©8ter J. Dicki'isoii, implacable
foe of the new deal, was running
so closely behind Senator Guy M.
Gillette, Tiemocrat, 'or the Sen
ate that the outcome was consid
ered in doubt.
Indiana was the .scene also of
an Indecisively close farm-belt
contest lor the Senate, between
Senator Frederick Van Nuys,
Democrat, who has been at odds
with the new deal, and Raymond
Willis Republican.
. 11 c. 1C in n)i is apparent nr.od for a clinic it
n ng. Novemhe- 11 h,4f>. in 01)-,’ “v' ....
servance of the 20th anniversary b’ niam'.uned permane,.tly
of the close of 'he World War. ! ' " Bl' re.gulanv appointed
Members of the Auxiliary will,
. , . . * vnars thi* Kiwams More has
the T/escionr.aires at. the ban- •
J ‘ i- taken eaio ol transnortation coat
iiiiet. an^ a dinner made up al-p“ . , ^ >-u * n u.ia
, . X e A ot crippled children to clinics held
oxcMi^ivnlv of delicious na-, ^ * * 4. i.
^ * Ml hi Ttenoir and at tne state hos-
!jvi> nrodiuts will be served. ... . .
Those who pian to attend are | f
asked to iiolifv Mrs. J. B. McGov
president of the Auxiliary, i,i
^ R> .1. IJ. WII.LIAMS
I'rreasurer. Wilkes County Gliap-
'iir. Americ-in Rer) Cross, l
A - Tri- isurer of Wilkes County
Chapter, American Red Cross, I
feel it ii- my tuitv 'o I'eporl to j mt'ii's from 'hat
tile iiiemhershii) of Wilkes county (vein! ’I’ 7. IP2S.
the activities of mv office, which ! In iiuB.ing 'h's report I am. on
covers til- period from Novemlier My giving you the actiiul cash
8. 1929 !', Xovemher '7. 1938, ! lhat was bandied by nii. treas-
ind'c-ite that I accepted the
treasnrrrsiiip of Wilkes County
Chatiier on November 8. 1929.
and. as Mated, this report will
include all rec«ipt.s and dishiirse-
date iMilil No-
■wliic'' is nine years. My records i (Continued on iiat.e four)
Find $1,500 in Phone Books
fcated his Republican opponent,
Charles A. Jonas, of Lincolnton, over
bv a safe majority. Returns from chairman ot
I'lSO of the state’s 1,877 pre- county Democratic executive c
cincti gave Reynolds 197,666 mittee.
voles and Jons.s 94.627, or well
Sheriff Doughton Leeds
Democratic Ticket Bj a
Substantial Margin
HAYES BEATS ROUSSEAU
Sebaatian-Johnsdn Race Waa
Close; Republicans Naase
Commissioners
Wilkes county people, 1(,9(9
strong, marched to the poHa
Tuesday in one of the most eloee-
ly contested elections in the eo»a-
ty’s history.
They re-elected to office Sher
iff Claude T. Doughton, Deate-
crat, who went into office twe
yearr ago in wliat was consider
ed an upset victory.
Sheriff Doi’ghton’s majority
was 85 votes.
But the Republicans, staging a
comeback in comparlBon witfc
1936 election n^sults, elected tka
remainder ot the county ticket
by varying majorities, defeatlnc
the two Democratic 1ncumbents,
R. G. Finley and I>«et Popiks,
commissfoners. who were eleeted
along with Sheriff Doughton twe
years ago.
The election was featured kf
tense iuterest and fererisli 90-
tlvity on the pari of both parttss,
who were apparently well organ
ized in their efforts to get nit
the vote
In spite of the lieated rtyalry
there were no glaring disordern
to mar the peace of election
which passed off q'jiotly throngl^^
out the county.
As unofficial returns began tn
trickle In Tuesoay night it wan
evident that the voting was vetr
neariv evenly divided between thn
candidates of the two parties and
it was not until late in the nigkt
that any definite news of t.kn
election could he obtained.
C. f. Hayes, Republican in
cumbent clerk .pf srperior coart,
won by a .substantial majority
his opponent. J. It. Roas-
the Wllken
C Hayes' majority for clerk
over 100.000 majority. Reynolds was 436
of
has oeen a firm supporter
iieiv deal measures.
Cengreiaslonal Contests
The 11 Democratic congres
D. C. Sebastian, Republican,
held a sjoaller mao-gin of votee
over .1. H. Johnson. Jr., Deme-
1- crat Republican candidates for
Hioiisl candidates aDmirently were commissioners, coroner, surveyor.
Sj
of
Fraiiii E. .lolittson. chairman
(he anniversavv committee.
Annoii'icemenr has been made
that as an ad'^od ( nter’ainment
feature 'hat a square dance will
begin at nine o'cloclt. immediate
ly following the banquet, and
that the ptiblin is invited. There
will he no admission charge.
Junior Order To
Have Open Meet
Judge Hayes to Speak At
Gathering to Be Held
Tuesday Night
E.
Dancy Child Dies
Clara Dean Dancy, age six
months, daughter of Bill and
Roth Miller Dancy, of Vannoy,
died Thursday Funeral seFvtee
WM coadocted Friday and biirial
WM m Miner cemetery. Sur-
rtnng t)» t*ther and mother
f and one atffer*
A. Nathan Wyatt
Claimed By Death
SO-year-old
Mills eom-
A. Nathan 'V/yatt.
citizen of the Halls
munily, died Friday.
Fune.ra! service was conducted
Sunday and burial was in tho
Halls Mill.“ cemetery.
There are five surviving chil
dren. W. D. AVyatt and Mrs. A.
L. Reeves, of Halls Mills; Mrs.
Lu H. Shumate, of Reddles River;
Mrs. W. M. Absher, of Halls
Mills and J. M. Wyatt, of Poca-
huntos, Va.
North Wilke''hor'> council of
the Juni.-r Order will 'told an
open mB.-'tlng Tuesday night, No
vember 19, 7: 1(1 o’clock.
All nu'inbers of the council,
their families, friends and others
interested in me fraternity arc
cordially invited and a good time
is assured, D. E. Pllodge, coun
cilor, said in making announce
ment of the meeting.
Poature of the program will
(be an address by Judge Johnson
J. Hayes. Also on the program
Will be music by a well known
S uartet and after the program
ght refreshments will be serreik
ll
elecied. Seven bad Republican op
position. The two opposed Demo
cratic candidates for state Sii
Itri'i’ie court also held .safe ma
joiities.
Two of tlie Democratic candi
dates tor Congress had Repnbli
can opponents who advocated the
Townsend plan of old-age pen
sions
R. L. (Farmer Bob) Doughton,
iiii urtbent of the ninth district,
lid abon' two to one over his
Hi pitbiican and Townsenditc op-
po'ient, Monroe .Adams.
Likewise in tho 11th district,
the other advocate of the Town
ee id plan Vonno G'ldger. Repiib-
!i''uii. trailed far behind the Dem-
oiratic incumhe.nt. Representa-
!!ve Zch Weaver.
Write-In Fails
A “write-in” ap’reared in the
s'xtli district for Oscar G. Bar
ker. of Durham, but the district
committee-approved Carl T. Dur
ham, C’-.apel imi druggist, won
the nomination. Durham was
named by the committee after tile
ileat'-. of Judge Lew's E. Teaguej
of High Point, who died recently,
and bad no opposition.
The scene of a recent Demo
cratic party squabble- -the eighth
I dis'vict—came through in favor
■ of the Democratic candidate. W.
' 0. Burgin. and against his Re-
I publican opponent. Solicitor John
R Jones, of North Wilkesborn.
Marriage Licenses
1 i
n.
Licenses to wed were issued
during the past ten days by Oid
Wiles, Wilkes register of deeds,
to the following couples; Brady
Cheek, Lomax an'^ Merle Haw
kins, Traphill; Harless Triplett
and Ethel Pardue, both of Hon
da; .Tay Anthony and Epsie Alex
ander, both of Roaring River;
Duel Brown and Mae Walker,
iir eia airectory oy mr. aao mr». jona ^ ^ Dehart; Leonard Mar-
throndi 75,090 of the 100.000 ^L«-llow and Ona Fllncham, both of boro, Toieran legtolator, ww .
mv a«Qf foima the money. The taw7, *U In HOi i™, otateavlll© rente 5* Walter KU- a email maJt^Ur mtr Dr.'
jewin'.1 IMUMU.. u «>. --
la the directory for ufe«MfiaK. J Mllte.
Paco by page, aearcbers go through old phone hooka looking foe
‘ Mheir old directory by hir. aad Mra. John West of ABiUa, HCa^
stat-' senate and .solicitor
by varrine m.'>inrities Ies.« than
500,
Avalon E. Hail. Ilepublicaa
i-andidate for solicitor, won over
W. H. McElwee, of this city. Dein-
ocra;. by a major'tv of several
hundred votes in the 17th judi
cial district and wiM succeed So
licitor John R. Jones, who is re
tiring from o'fice and who op
posed \V. O. Burgin Democrat,
for con.grcss in the Sth district,
in Tuesday's election.
The county board of elections,
com nosed of Charl^'s Pearson, F.
C. lohnsen and J C. Graysom,
met lodav and canvassed the
AViB.es vote as follows:
Slitaaff
Doughto'i (Dl .. .... 8.666
Poindexter (Kt 7,971
lliwl: of Court
Hayes (P, i
Rousseau (D)
«‘o in I III SSI oners
Trip)-'lt (R(
Bidden (I! I
Absher (RI ..
Finlev (D) ..
Poplin (Dl
Snt o:i k (i) I
Stut^ Senate^
Cowlp.s 'Hi ''
Shore (L) -
lto|>resent3tive
Sebartiau (R)
John'on (D) —
.Sollcitoi*
Hal! (Ri
McElwec (D) 7,S89
.Surveyor
Caudill 'R) 8,0iS
Dula (D) 7.003
Ooromer
Myers (R) 8,'♦89
Phillips (D) 7,030
8.203
7,717
8,214
8,027
8,077
7,827
7,677
7.696
8,SOS
Cowles Leading In
State Senate Race.
Charles H. Cowles, of Will
(ContlBtied 6m li^k PMO).
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