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Qt A»ry.—Work is schedal-
■t&rt liBiBOdtntely on the
■; ^tlUjllHrtlon of the dangerouB S-
''ajw^ on tho yodnt Alry-Dobson
*■ StWirl,* division
qwfa%&y engineer, said today,
winding stretch that has
' bmn the bane of Shrry county
motorists since the road was first
* paved some 15 yenr>; ago will be
replaced by a new route cutting
. straight ncross the valley midway
■ ^ between this city and Dobson.
WANTS LABOR PEACE
Washinerton.—A high adminis-
tqitlon official indicated today
tkirt 'President Roosevelt might
& act hefore spring to revive peace
talka betaeen the American Fed^
/■^r^aratlon of Labor and the Con-
■'j gtess of Industrial Organisations.
Mr. Hoost-velt and bis labor ad
visers were represented as hope
ful, however, that A. F. L. and
C. I. O. leaders themselves would
resume negotiations without out
side jnterference or presidential
Intervention.
Clear Right Of
Way For Section
(K H^hway 268
Teer Will Place Dirt Mov
ing Machines On Loca
tion In Few Days
Number of Prison
Sentences Given
In Federal Court
Court Continues Grind On
Heavy Docket; 20 Years
in Pen Terms Given
I
Christmas
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G.OJP. PLANS PLANKS
Washington.—The Republican
program committee disclosed to
day ;t Is "taking soundings” of
rank-and file ^*trty opinion in an
effort to gather material for a
1940 platform. Dr Glenn Frank,
program chairman, told the Re-
publ'Can hTational Committee that
his grouD would offer suggestions
to the regular o.uardrennial con
vention. Originally a mid-term
convention to draft party policy
had been suggested by several
Republican leaders, including
former President Hoover.
WHECK IN IMLKES
Elkin, Vov. 29—R. W. Davis
and Clarence Macy escaped seri
ous injury when, the automobile,
operated hy the former, overturn
ed and spilled the two occupants
on the Elkln-Ronda highway. Da
vis said the undimmed lights df
an approaching car blinded him,
and in an effort to avert a col
lision, he swerved his car into a
ditch, the machine crashing in'j
a bank. A wreck occurring here
this morning resulted only in
damage to the two colliding ma
chines, operated by W. H. Combs
The task of clearing the right
of way in preparation for the
construction of ten miles of high
way 268 between this city and
Roaring River was begun this
week, state highway officials at
the 8th Jlylsion office here said
today.
Nello Teer, who has construct
ed many of the leading highways
In this part of the ctate and three
sections nf ths Rlue Ridge Park
way, will place his giant dirt
moving machines o n location
within the next few days and
will rush the project to comple
tion.
His contract c.all.s for grading
and surfacing, making a com
plete road ready for travel when
completed. The price of his con
tract was $166,529.90, which, it
was iearned ucofficinlly, was low
er than engineers had e.xpected.
The contract c"!1s for an entrance
into highway IS at the northern
boundary of this city and a
branch en trance of more than
one-half mile ’.n length from a
point near the county home to a
point near the int''rsectinn of
Second aTid Mein streets in the
eastern ‘.nd of this city.
Work has been under way for
the east few week®' on structures
on the section of road, the con
tract being he'd hy Kiker and
Yount. oS Reidsville. Several of
the smaller culverts have already
been completed. The principal
stnietures will he over Roaring
jUver and Mulbcrrv Creek.
jLoring Campbell
Will Entertain
On Friday Night
BEAUTIFY POADSIDEv«^
Raleigh Nov 29 -Members of
the state highvay beautification
committee today discussed legis
lation to he considered by the
1939 gen. ral assembly and ap
pointed f'apus M. Waynirk, of
Hign Point, as chairman of a .sub
committee to prepare a bill pro
viding for control and improve
ment of roadsides. The bill, as
outlined e' a meeting here, would
give the =tate highway rommi.s-
sion and ooniKv ermmi.ssionars
zoning power over roadside areas
beyond ^'ae iiigliw'ay rights-of-■
way. and would empower the |
state and eountv health authori-^
ties o presorihe sanitary rules for
roadside estaldi.shmeuf.s. |
Second Program Of Collins
Festival Will Feature
Entertainment
BARNHH.L T.FVDER
Raleigh. Nov 29 — Results ol
North CHroliua’r ivts elections
were written in*o the official rec
ord book today i.s Mie state board
of electlor.s wo’tud ”.p its affairs
and .adjourned siup ti'e tinlil the
spring of 1940 rev'ification of
the returns, whh'h were made
public last week was perfunctory.
As usual, all Deaio'-ratic candi
dates on the s-a'e-wuli ticket
were swept into office with sub
stantial msjorlMe.s lau'ding the
- ticket was .Associate .I '.wicp M.
V Barnhill, of the Supreme court.
who received 818 142 votes, to
168 S77 'dr hi« Republican op
ponent. H. F. Seawell. Sr. Sena
tor Robert r. Revnolds received
316 685, and his Republican op
ponent. Charles ■^■^nas l79r
650. The total vote of 487.419
fell learlv 15 000 short of the
1934 off-year election, and 3a-.-
000 shy of 1936. a presidential
and gubo’-natorial v‘tar.
Payne Clothing Co.
To Move Store Soon
Workmen have just about com
pleted the .iob of remodeling the
building next door to Carltons
Lrdware for the Payne Clothing
' Company which “^ts lew
' after the holidavs to its new
quarters. The Pavne store is now
- located next door to the G. P.
Stor3 where it has been doing
rtT, business ^-or a number of vears^
In order to facilitate moving.
' tke Payue ClotWng Co. Is now
^ running a big removal sale with
.luctlons on almost every ar
ticle in stock.
I.oiiiig ramnhell. famous ma-
gici'it:. VI ntril'ipuis' and enter
tainer. tcgeiher with able associ-
atc.s. will put oil the second pro
gram of tile Collius Festival in
'he Nort'i Wilkesho’o school atl-
I riiloriiitr. Friday night, Uncemher
2. 7:30 p. m.
I The Fi' tival cp' i'i d on Friday
Inigltt of last wock whi'ii the Tara-
! biiritza Serena.'lors pu* ou :i most
! p.vccl’.t'nt program.
There arc four weekly events
of the festival, each on Friday
jnigiif and the events are under
the .apoiuorslitp of the Kiwanis
jCltih. the Lions f’lui'. the Wom
an’s Clubs and the Hoy Scouts,
I each of the fo'ir organizations
ItenefiUine from the proceeds of
the, admission charges, which are
small in consideration of the high
type of entertainers liilled for
the events
The Coring '^aiuphell program
Friday night promi.ses to he a
new nigh in entertainment which
should have a most intense ap
peal to both oM and young.
Price of a -ingle adult admis
sion is only 35 cents and those
who purchased season tickets
for 'nly one dollar are certain to
P^^ive a big halite in entertain
ment. The program will start
promptly at 7:30 and everybody
is urged to attend.
Prison and reformatory sen
tences totaling more than 20
years and several fines have
been meted out in federal court
at Wilkeeboro to liquor law vio
lators during the past week by
Judge Johnson J. Hayes.
The court has been steadily
working on one of the largest
dockets In its history, practically
all being charred wMh some de
gree of federal liquor tax law
violations
Cases in which itidgment was
rendered during the past week
follow:
Burley Baugitess. fine of $100
and probation three years.
Clay B'uiguess (Yadkin coun
ty), IS months ’n Chillicothe re
formatory.
Dean V(file8, ye.sr in Chiili-
cothe; Josephine Coutbs, proba
tion, must go to school.
Ivery Glass, year in Atlanta
prisen.
Jess Shiw, ye.sv iu Chillicothe;
Simon Show, Edward Shew and
Dewey Anderson, probation.
Honry Ander'^on. fine of $100
and year in Chiliicothe: Tliomas
Wil'ion, Steven Anderson. Odes
Anderson and Henrv Anderson,
probation
Paul Smith, year in Chilli
cothe: Ralph Holbrook, proba
tion.
Loiiiiic Lunsf; rd and Dexter
Nichols, vear each fn Chillicothe.
Glenn Sidden, Van Sldden and
Roby Jack Reynolds, year each
in Chillicothe.
Monroe Holloway, year in re
formatory at Petersburg. Va.
Milas Mfalker, year in Chilli
cothe.
Geno Prook.s. Pear’ess Miles
and Frank Blevins, year each in
Chillicothe ,
Warrci) G. Combs and Connie
Lee Rich; rdson. year each in
- -jcntttlcothur—'
Monroe Absher year in Chil
licothe.
Walter Mooro and Nathan
Moore, year each in Cliillicothe.
Stanlev Oakley year in Chilli
cothe.
The foHowin.g defendants were
placed on probation: Harold M.
Pendergrass, Spencer Pender-
gras.s, Walter Harris. Leonard
Harris. Ime .\nder=on. Eugene i
Church.
British Guiana to Become Jewish Refuge
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Holiday ShoMH^
Foniudir
Opened I n
yari-Colored Litfafo Glov
on Streets aiu) Winiows;; '
Christmao Reminders
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Pictured at the left is part of Stabroek market in Georgetown, British Guiana, where plans j
made by Great Britain to lease at least 10,000 square miles in British Gniana to provide homes £
,ve been
maac oy ureai oriiain lo lease ai least lu.wu square miles in oriiisn uniana to provide homes ok German
Jews seeking refnge from the Nazi regime’s anti-Jewish campaign. - At the right is an aerial view W.^aietenr
fails, of the same country, which is 6ve times higher than Niagara falls, and one of the hig
highest i^the world.
S
TO AID MEDICINE
Food Sale
T^v^Thp Woman’s BlWe class of
. yorth-Wilkeshoro Methodist
held a food sale at
hour-Syduor’f store
pecember 3. Various kinds
juttlm, and
mle. - ' "
“Squire” Lewis Dies
At Lovelace Home;
Last Riles Today
Appointments For
Home, 4-H Clubs
Women, Boys and Girls To
Have Demonstrations on
Christmas Subjects
Veteran Superintendent PraiseH ”
Facilities Of New Prison jCamp
The state highwa.y department’s, they do on the roads
new prisep camp, located just a-, ever see a bad prison
cross the Yadkin from the east
end cf North Wilkesboro and near
the short cut road to highway
421, ha.s been completed and is
now in use.
The new 125-man
iwe hardly
now,” he
.return to
.d, third,
les. fifth
camp,
with
con-
the
Mi.s Harriet McGoogan, W’ilkes
home demonstration agent, said
in .announcing meetings of clubs
to be held this months that dem
onstrations would center around
preparations for the holiday sea
son.
The home demonstration dubs
will have demonstrations on
Chri.stmss candies, cookies and
bever.ages It was also announced
that project leaders will be se
lected at the hrnip club meetings,
to he held as follows: Ronda.
Tuesday. Decemhe’’ 5, 2:45 p. m.;
Mountain View, Wednesday, De-
cemi.’er 7 2:00 p. m.: Ferguson,
Thursday. December 8, 2:00 p.
m.: Maple Spring'. Friday, De
cember 9 2:00 p. m.; Parson-
ville, Tuesday December 13,
2:00 p. m.; Moravian Falls, Wed
nesday. December 14. 2:00 p. ra.;
Boomer, Thursday, December 15,
1:00 p. m.: Gllreath Friday. De
cember 16 2:00 p. m.
In 4-H club meetings to be
Two rare Tarsius monkeys, said
to be the only ones ever imported
into this country, are now subjects
for medical research at Yale univer
sity. The tiny monkeys are about
the size of large rats.
To Receive Bids
On the City Hall
Building Dec. 15
ntractud'bythe WPA
I state as 2ponsor. is supervised by
Capt. E. L. Hight. who is round
ing out ,iis 37th vear in prison
supervisory work for the state.
He ha.' just mov“d his prison
ers from the c!d 'tockade camp
in Wilkerhoro to liie new camp,
which hr says is the last word in
convanieurp ar.d safety.
The c.srap consists of a large
barracks building, a mess hall
largp enough for 12.5 to eat and
with a kitchen spotlessly clean, a
store room, officers’ ouarters, two | sary.
! guard towers, and a small, stock- ' i’art of the .store room building
ily t-ailt enclos”re in the center j is for laundry ppruoses and the
of *l:e lot I prisoners best s’-itod to that typo
“That,’’said Capt. Hight. is the j of work .are kept busy there,
solitary .nonfit.nment cells, but I Those who can cool, continue in
we '’o not have to use them oft-! tiieir exnericneo in that line,
pf, ” i Capt. Hight 'aiil that the
said, but many of the
the camp for the se
fourth d n d somet:
term.
Capt. Hight said thaUln all his
37 years of experiejic^that he
had never seen a came so welt
constructed and so o^veniently
arranged "Many of the prisoners
have'better quarters,' get better
food and have better .diving con
ditions here than thD- had at
home,” ho said ^
The barracks- 'ire snj^ious, with
two rows of dniihle dt^k cols fit
ted with mattress and heavy
woolen u’ankels. The barracks
are also well equipped with iso
lated sick room, two liath rooms
and all ether equipment neces-
MERCHANTS ARE READY
Largest Volume of Retafl
Trade In History for Hol
iday Season Expected
! grounds about 'he Imildings and
jtist lar.ge enough for j in the enclosure will he .grassed
theje are four very
III ”sel
smal- cel’-
tile nccuinnts to Ite down
maticess on 'h" floor. The
aie '-f hlsck ‘tee!, there
.small sk'lighi and two
on a
walla
is a
small
as soon as gr.'’ding is finished
j and weather conditions will per
mil.
I The camp pe’sort’ei includes
With miilti-colored lights glow
ing on evergreen street decora
tions, with show windows and
counters tilled with rift packages,
and with a spirit of goodwill
permeating the whole atmosphere.
North Wilkesboro has made reatly
for the holiday season.
T'p Christmas season is now
open in full blast In this «lty,
which is rapidlv becoming ^ the
commercial mecea for a largs
area of Northv/estern North
olina.
On Wednesday night the .lights
were turned on the street dec6ra^
tions, which corsi'ts of evergi^gew
roping at regu’ar intervals a^sa
the .streets, T-
Dttring thd entire week Iwirth
Wilkesboro merchants have Jim
f^iishly active in unpajfklng
ai# i^p'aying merchandise,*.sng-
of the Christmas time and
new all is ready for what te 'ei-
Ijl^ted te be the greatest holl-
dlilr business in the history of
SfWth Wilkesboro.
'"Wirh the business trend con-
steadjly upward, pfCapIe
hhv^ more raison to look forward
to J^lie Great Annlyersarjr of tke
birth' of the .Frlnce of Peace with
added good feeling and opti^aisia.
which Is certain to result In an
increased volume of gift buying
and givi'i)'. emulating those who
took gifts to the Infant whoso
hirtliday uiiniver.sarv is so joy-
fullv cehlirated once each year.
■North Wilke>-horo and all ita
people extend a cordial welcome
to all visitors thi.s vear--not 1*
mercen.ury manner hut with a
spirit of Goodwill and brother-,
hood.
The wa.v and miiutier in which
local hiisiness firms hau'e mad*
■c-adv for the holiday seoson
leave no (‘xciise,' ’or people of
this section to make expensive
rip:- to distant points to do
Clirisim.i-; shopping. Here the
storts are full;- stoctred and with
stocks so planned as to he able
to 'I'.i the IPOS' discriminating
demu lids
Squirs ’ N. C f.ewis, one of
WilKes cninty’s bps' known mag
istrates, died Tuesday morning at - * t-,...,,.m
his home in Lovelace township, l^eld during the month of Decern
•,sS. Isewis.” us he was af- bor demonstrations on Hom^
.■5quin. la; , | Christmas decorations will
be given. The meetings will be
held on the following dates;
Ronda. December 6, 9:15 a. m.;
Champiop, December 7, 9:35 a.
m.: Wilkesboro, December 8,
10:00 a. m.; Mulberry, Decem
ber 9. 9:30 a. m..: Mountain View,
December 13, 8:40 a. m.; Millers
Creek, December 14, 8:35 a. m.;
Ferguson December 15, 10:30 a.
m. Traphtll, December 16. 9:15
a. m.
Miss McGoogan also said that
Wilkes county was represented in
the Ball canning contest held re
cently at Raleigh and that Mrs.
S. F. Miller, member of the Fer
guson club and winner in the
Wilkes contest, won seventh
prize, $10. among the 40 contest
ants from all parts of the state.
This was the first time that
Wilkes women had entered In the
eonteet
fectionately called during the
many yeur.s he servpd as a jus
tice pf the peace, wa' one of the
best known men iu 'nis commun
ity and look an active part in
civic and community affairs.
. Ha leaves only two children,
Mrs. T. W. Chatham, of Union
Grove, and Mr.s. L. T. Barnard,
of Cricket.
F’aneral service will be held at
Lewis church Thursday after
noon, two o’clock, with Rev. Noah
Hayes In charge.
Legion Will Meet
On Friday Night
All members of Wilkes post
No. 125 of the American Legion
are asked -to attend the Decem
ber meeting to be held at the Le-
gicn and Auxiliary clubhouse Frl-
preserves day alght. December 2, 7:30 o’
clock:.
The Ci'v of Noitli Wilkesboro
has called for bids for construe-, , .
tioii of a city ball, the bids to be ! are color'd and are o''_r°ad
rooei.'ed until December 15.
Tee ci'v ha!!, a three story j
structure to be erected on a por-1
tion of Eighth Street a n d I
fronting Main street, will he j
erected as a Public Works pro-1
ject, with the federal government I
givin.c 45 per cent of the total
cost estimated at about $33,000.
The city board of commission
ers has approved the plans as
drawn by Benton & Benton, of
Wilson, architects, and it is ex
pected that the contractor will be
required to begin 'vork immedi
ately after the contract is ap
proved.
The ground floor will house the
police denartm.eut and the city
jail, as well as space for storing
suppi'ies. Tile second floor will
contain the office of the clerk
and treasurer and the fire depart
ment. The top floor will consist
of a courtroom with a seating
capacity of 300. and conference
rooms in rear.
Plans for the city hall here
have met with earnest approval
on the pert of the citizens of the
city. City officials have estimated
that funds now used to lease
quarters for the various depart
ments will retire the indebted
ness incurred Ir. financing the
city’s 56 per cent of the total
cost of the building.
Plans and spwlflcations, to
gether yrith contract forms, are
now open to pirWir^fnapectlon at
the office of the city clerk or
copies- may be obtained hy -pros-
^eetive bidders frtim the firm of
Benfon and Befiton." ■*’ ■
opo i.c in the door through j Cap' Hl.glit. siinorinfendcnt; E.
whic'i a - mill' amount of li.ght . H. Rjshe':rs. steward: W. .1. Btu-
can _-of in iche'le, J. W. P’tllis. T. M. Huff-
'I'iir cn’iiii is for short term 1 man. .AL F. Carlton. C. R. War-
pri.soiiers Slid all of the pi-isoncrs j ren, Charlie Forgu.son. J. W.
'd and are used on road Canter. .A. \. Wirglc-r. M. D.
worl- in Wilke» eounty. General-1 Wal.s’n a'’d E. S. Pchrson. guards.
1.x speaking. Captain Hight is Prisouers in the camp at present
pleased with the way prisoners total 89 but the number varies
work and the amount of work from week to week.
Two Long Sections Of Parkway Will
Be Officially Opened h Spring of ’39
Official opening nf about 50
miles of :he Blue Ridge Parkway
in Viiglnia and 58 miles in North
Carolina will be in the spring or
early summer 1939 but the
scenie road id surfaced and now
open for travel “at your own
risk,'’ the bulletin 1-ssued hy the
national park service in Roanoke,
Va., said.
The official opening is being
delayed until spring in order that
a number of Itams of work may
be finished, which will he requir
ed before the psrkway is consid
ered safe, inclndlng placement of
traffic and infomnational signs,
construction of log guard rail and
guard wall, and painting the cen
ter stripe on the road pavement.
Also during the winter and early
spring, work will go’ forward in
landscaping the parkway roadr
Comple'ion of this work wul
mean’ that by “pring portions
the parkway now surfaced will be
very near'y a completed sample
of what the final roadway of a--
bout 500 miles will be, the bul
letin explained.
A O. C. Cam? with a working
force of 200 men Is now locat^
near Laurel Springs In Allegbamr
county .and is engaged in land-
•scape work along the parkway.
Much nrogres.s will have been
made by next spring in develop
ing three recreational centers, or
wayside parks, along the Psrk-
way. The largest of these in
Bluff Park of about 6,000 acres
in Alleghany and Wilkes counties.
The others are at Rocky Knob in
Virginia and the Cumberland
Knob park in Surry county.
In order to make the parkway
and park lands a game and wild
life refuge, no hunting is allowed
on those lands and adjoining^
landowners are asked to cooper
ate by pointing nut to visiting
hunters ’he boundaries of the
park and parkway lands.
Fruit Growers To
Attend Meeting Of
Virginia Society
■A number of Wilkf county
fruit .trrowers are plan. Ins to at
tend the 4 3rd enniia! meeting of
the Virginia State Horticultural
Society to be held in Winchester,
Va., on December 6 7 and 8. A
progiam of v'tal interest to
orch' rdists has *'eer planned for
each session. Anvone wishing to
attend is asked to call Dan Hol
ler. Wilkes countv a rent.
Lions Will Meet
Friday Evening
' North Wilkesboro Lions club
,-^iaB an Interesting program ready
for the meeting to be held Fri
day evening, 6:30, at Hotel
Wilkes.
The program will deal wit'n .sub-
Ject.4 rel-itlve to the blind and
soipe out oMown people will take
part. Every member Is asked to be
present.
Mrs. Clint Beshears
Passes Suddenly
Mis. Martisha Cordelia Be
shears, age 55, wile of Clintoa
Beshears. of Wllbar, was found
dead in .cml at her home Tuesday
morning. After invstigatlon but
without -in inquest Coroner I. M.
Myers said she died of a heart
attack.
She is aarvlved by her husband
and the following children: Clark,
Fain Arn and Marvin Beshears,
of Wilbar: Bob Beshears, of
Cricket; Mrs. R S. Englebert, of
Wilkesboro; Mrs. Howard Mo-
Neill, of Millers Creek; Mrs.
Clyde Michael, of Cricket: and
Miss Vannia Beehears, of Wilber,.
Funeral service was held at
Stony Hi'l chnrch with R®v- ^
0. Miller In charge, assisted ky
Rev. A. W. Eller.
•Stj-
Amateur Pr^prani ' -
At Roaring River
Some excell'*nt entertalnmAst
is in store for (hose who
the umafenr -rt"
Saturday nigit ^ fc '
Roaring River «duxd..Admla'
will be to aid 15 "cewta.