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 ^ . . 1 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 m - '‘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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