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I, NO. 40 Publiahod Mondayg aad Thursdays. NORTH WTILKESBORO. N. C. THURSDAY, DEC. 29, 1938 *1.60 IN THE STATE—$2.00 Otit-Of* THE STATI
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Late News Of
State • Nation
Told Briefly
One Killed And
One Injured In
Accident Monday
RO^ DEATHS DOWN
Chicago,
Eiirago , Dec. 28.—The Nation
al Safety council tonight predict
ed traffic deaths 'iH the United
States this year. W3uld total 31,-
^500 If the favorable trend of the
st 11 months continued until
M>88 Marie Pear8on Dic8
When Car PlUnge8 Into
Stream; Dayie Hurt
Seasoih's
Miss Marie Pearion, member
Wilke
FIRMLY RESOLVED TO RENDER A BETTER SERVICE,
THE PUBLISHERS AND EVERY MEMBER OF THE PER
SONNEL OF THE JOURNAL-PATRIOT SINCERELY EX
TEND GREETINGS OF THE SEASON AND WISH FOR
EVERY READER, PATRON AND FRIEND . . .
MILK RACKETEER
Ikes family,
Monday eve-
IiaI
'»i-Anuary 1. That would be a re
duction of 8,000 from the all-
time high of SO.500 recorded in
1937.
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SPEAKER RACE CLOSE
Raleigh, Dec. 28.—So close is
the race for the speakership of
the state house of representatives
that, apparently, only three mem
bers of the 1939 general assemb
ly are making predictions as to
Us outcome. Those three are the
candidates themselves — D. L.
(Libby) Ward, of Craven; Wil
liam (Bill) Fenner, of Nash, and
Victor S. Bryant, of Durham, all
of whom are forecasting victory.
MAY OVERHAUL LAWS
Raleigh, Dec. 28.—A thorough
overhauling of North Carolina’s
criminal statutes and enactment
of a strict antl-lynch bill may he
recommended to the legislature
by the attorney general’s office,
it was learued today. Attorney
Gen. Harry McMullan disclosed
that his staff had drafted an 18-
point program for legislative con
sideration. The program has been
mailed to all of the state’s solici
tors for additional recommenda
tions and possible revisloiis.
of a prominent
met instant death
ning when her ear Ueft the road
and crashed into South River
near Statesville on highway 115.
The accident, which occured a-
bout dark, was witnessed by two
people who were walking along
the highway. Mr. Davis wa.s re
moved from the flooded stream
first and was in an unconscious
condition. The dead body of Miss
Pearson was taken from the
stream several yards below the
bridge.
( Mr. I>avis. an employe of Hor
ton’s Drug Store here, was taken
to a hospital in Statesville, where
it was reported that he was crit
ically injured but may recover.
At the time the accident oc
cured they were on the way to
Statesville, where Miss Pearson
I a'.
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Power Line In
Eastern Wilkes'
Be Built!
German Army Recruits Circus Elephant
I was going to see her sister-in-
DEANE TAKES JOB
WaaMngton, Dec. 28.—C. 'B.
Deane, of Rockingham, the loser
In a, hotly oonteated North Caro-
lonal
law. who was a patient in a hos
pital there.
She was the only daughter of
the late Hamp Pearson, and Mrs.
Mary Jane Pearson, who survives.
The re,maining members of the
family are four brothers; Tal J.
Pearson, of this city; Claude
Pearson, of Purlear; George and
Frank Pearson, of Boone.
Miss Pearson formerly made
her home at Boomer but for somo
time had been engaged In the
beauty .shoppe busineas, being
owner of shoppee in Danville and
Martinsville, Va. She was well
and favorably known ^d news of
bar tragic death was an occasion
Five-Mile Extension In New
Castle and Somers Town
ships Approved
dn^ tp maaF
Aft«
’ to
name an nnchililleng^ Democrat-
candidate, a board of three
^mocxats ^oae W. 0. Burgin
who subaetiuently was elected to
succeed Representative Lambetihi
Democrat of the eighth district,
who was not a candidate for re-
election.
’^^diiSesday'
wi^ «OBd
l^teTnoon, two 0'-
cfoek, at Boomer Baptist church.
R»v. A. B. Watts was in charge
of the service and burial was in
the church cemetery.
New Plates Must
( OLD CONTINUES
A new cold wave was forecast
for Ice-sheathed plains stales
yesterday while freezing weather
engulfed mo.st of the nation. 'The
frigid belt extended from the!
Rocklea to the Atlantic seaboard
and from New England to the
Florida border. Fatalities at
tributed to the wintry onslaught
and treacherous highways reach
ed 27. Exposure deaths were re
ported from such widely scatter
ed centers as Parson.s, Kas., Wat-
erbury, Gomi. and Birmingham.
Ala.
Be Used Sunday
Expected That Several Hun
dred Thousand Will Be
Purchased In 2 Days
RELIEF ( ONTROVERSY
Washington, Dec. 2 8.—Senator
Byrnes, Democrat, South Caro
lina. said tonight that he would
call * the senate unemployment
committee Into session next we?k I city at Western Auto
State officials in a statement
from Raleigh Wednesday warned
that 1939 automobile tags must
ho on vehicles operated on and
after Sunday, January' 1-
Althougih' sale of plates has
been more brisk than last year to
date, several hundred, thou.sand
yet remained to 'be purchased
throoig-hout the state when the
Raleigh report was made yester
day. A record number of 592 000
pairs were soldi during 1938.
The Carolina Motor club
branch office is located in this
Associate
A five-mile extension of exist
ing power lines' in eastern Wilkes
has been approved and will be
constructed soon, it was learned
today from M. 0. Butner, man-
' ager of the North Wilkesboro
branch of the Duke Power com
pany.
The new line will be south of
highway 421, a branch off the ex
isting line which leaves 421 at
Mathis store. The extension will
go through the southern edge of
New CasUe township and parts of
Somers township to Yadkin coun-
•lbo«t a
Ingfa ’
m homes sad
es of buiUnees.
During the past year the rural
expemskml work was necessarily
curtailed in order to allow time
for rebuilding many of the exist
ing lines to carry heavier loads
and thus render a more complete
power service, to rural areas. Sev
eral crews of workmen were kept
at work throughout 1938 in re
building the lines, which are now
ca,pable of carrying the desired
voltage.
During the year. however,
many surveys were made, includ
ing estimates of coat and antici
pated revenue on many line ex
tensions In every part of the
county. These surveys are being
given careful consideration and
it is hoped that many proposed
lines will be approved and con
structed during the coming year.
Officials of the power company
said that the people of the coun
ty have shown willingness to co
operate and have aided materlal-
I ly in the preliminary surveys,
' showing that they want the ad
vantages of electricity in their
homes and on their farms.
Adiday Seam #
Quietly
In This Vka
Police Depso’tment,
Office Have^Only Notbs-
«I Duties 3
Less ' disorder this ye&r thu
at any Christmas time we].li«ri»
evbr known, wasrtli^■if''
opinion as expressed by law en
forcement offie»s in Wtlkee dUS-
Ing the past week.
The police department here se-
norted only a slight increase 1m
the number of dmnks and thess
were no fights or general disor
der on the streets. "Bverybo^
3'jemed to enjoy Chnstmas asUl
most everybody behaved theOH
selves,” one officer said.
Sheriff Doughton reported that
Almost as contented as a cat In a
creamery, this kitten has learned tw
meet the London milkman at the
garden gate in this amusing fashion
and get a lift back to its home.
KeUy Voucher Is
I Signed But Board
I Cancels Payment
t/ Ihif ilng«nEeek
oot^dSi^ eiephanFVSo
hel^ an asmtred car screas n sfrsMB daring t croeial moment hi the
German army maneuvers near'MeUinghttrger, Silesia, Germany, recently.
Judges I^ve Difficulty Deciding On
Winners In L^hting Contest h City
GOLD MEDAL FOR HER Two Tie For First and Two
Tie For Second, Is Decis
ion of Committee
to discuss the desi-,-ability of im- store in Hotel Wilkes building,
mediate changes in. the adminis-1 Every motorist who applies for
^ . ..... ...1 lu oealrAcI /lOWWxr olitner
tratiwn of relief. The committee
chairman added that the group
wtHdd seek infornwHon on how
license is asked to carry along
the application card which was
mailedl from Raleigh. A license
mneh WPA money remains and j can be* issued immediately on the
the truth of reports that existing application card but If It must
funds will be exhausted February be issi ed from the title much
7.
FARMS ELECTRIFIED
Raleigh, Dec. 28.—The Janu-
time is necessarily consumed.
Attention is also called to the
fact that the office sells North
Wilkesboro city tags, which must
ary, 1939, repo’.-t to Governor; displayed on and after Jan-
Hoey by the North Carolina rural uary 1 on all cars owned by resi-
electrificaUon authority will show, jgnts- of this city.
that electricity Is now available]
rN'orc-S..'"": Claim Title A*
ooniipared to 11.558 farms re
ceiving power four years ago. ac
cording to Dudley Bagley. chair
man. Since tlte last census iiste
Champion Ho?
Killers For Year
Still Cut But
Owners Get Stuff
Mfimbers of the judging com
mittee reported today that selec
tion of prize winners in the home
lighting contest spomsored here
during the holidays by the Wom
an’s club was a difficult task.
•Mrs. W. R. Absher, chairman
of the committee of three said
that the judging was so difficult
that the judges finally decided
on ties for first and second plac-
e.s.
I Louis Hill Jeiikims and Betty
i Jane Turner tit-d for first place
while second place was a lie be-
Pipes, ves, Etc., Disap
pear When Deputy Re
turns After His Car
.Melvin Bumgarner, Granville
mail, .“c I .Meivin tjumgarner,
282,363 farms in the stMe witn ^ Arthur Haley,
occupied dwellings, electricity is .cricket, lay claim to the title
In o-VArV four. I . .. . . . ft .ft, ft
avallsble to one in every four. |
and one in each five farms is ac
tually using it. 'This compares to |
one In six for Virginia and onp tn
seven for South Carolina. j
killers’’ in
Ira Payne’s Store
In New Location
Payne’s store, for several
located next door to the S-
'w fltore, moved Monday to the
'I'
, rtom WbWi' handles men s
^ and ^oee. are asked to
—..Was the »W»oe of "[J'
be alK
of “champion hog
Wilkes.
From November 15 to Decem
ber 24 tbiey had killed, dressed
and delivered 263 hogs. ’They
rendered a complete service, go
ing after the hogs, dressing them
and returning the meat already
cut and ready for the pot or the
curing box. For the butchering of
263 hogs they were paid a total
of $293.00.
Charlie Faw, deputy sheriff
who lives near Millers Creek, de
stroyed a large, 250-gallon still
Monday morning one mile from
his home on fishdam creek but
that while he returned after some
tools to destroy the outfit tihe
owners had returned and carried
it away.
He located the illicit outfit
I while the snow was falling and
poured out 250 gallons of hot
' beer from the still. Not having
! the necessary tools with which to
I make the outfit of no longer use
to the owners he returned to ihls
home to get car and tools but
when he returned he found that
pipes, valves and certain other
pieces of equipment had been re
moved.
He followed tracks from the
still site to within 50 yards of a
house in that vicinity but the
name of the occupant of the
house was not revealed.
Banks To Be Closed
On Monday, Jan. 2nd
Both bank* her© will observe
Now Year’s holiday on Monday,
January-2. Those who have bus
ing to attend to with th© hanks
on tha^da^.should make advance
In order that no In-
Plan Dance Friday
Night In Wilkesboro
The Junior Woman’s club of
Wilkeeboro is sponsoring a dance
to 'be held on Friday night, eight
till twelvB, at the Wflkeelboro
Commuoity House. Admission
wUl be 26 emits and all are In-
rlted. The proceeds will be nsed
Miss Louise A. Boyd, explorer and
geographer, who recently returned
from her sixth expedition to the
Arctic, received the American Geo
graphical society’s Cullum gold
medal Cor 1938. She is the second
woman to be so lionired.
Local Residents
Will Attend Game
In The Rose Bowl
Four North Wilkesboro people
will be among the throng in the
Rose Bowl at Pasedena, Californ
ia, Monday when Duke University
and Southern California football
teams play.
Carlyle Ingle ant W. A. Mc
Neill left early this week and are
making the trip by automobile.
Miss Beatrice Pearson joined a
party of friends in Greensboro
and boarded the special train
there. Joe Bramehas also gone to
attend the game and is traveling
by train.
.'tween Judge Johnsou J. Hayes
l and Henry Landon. Mrs. H. P. El
1 Icr won third. Those who did not
roeelve prizes but who received
honorable mention were Mrs.
Dick Bason, Mrs. J. C. Reins,
Marvin Warren, last year’s win
ner, Mrs. M’. E. Jones and Mrs.
Coon Parflue.
With. Mrs. Absher on the judg
ing committee were Mrs. B. S.
Call and Mrs. L. B. Dula, of Wil
kesboro. The committee congratu
lated all entrants upon the effec
tiveness of 'holiday lighting of
homes and grounds and .said that
all were to be commended for the
interest shown.
Prizes for the contest, a total
of $15, was furnished by the
Duke Power company. First prize
was $7.50. second $6.00 and
third, $2.50.
Duncan’s Store
Here 1$ Entered
One or more persons
known identity forced
of un-
entrance
into Ralph Duncaq’s electrical
store on Ninth street Monday
night. A hole was bored into the
back door large' enough- for; a
person to reach, through and turn
the lock. So far as could ibe as-
esrtataied,^ aothCd^ Siras
from tbe atom ' No clues hsVe
4>een found which
ta the Ideatltr ol'
doiMttoa, ‘
1^ at.«i5v
lions Chib Milk
Fimd Closes 31st
Jars To Be Picked Up From
Business Houses Here
On Monday
Commissioners Order That
W. P, Kelly Not Be Paid
Sum of $966.66
Wilkee county board of com
missioners in recess session pass
ed a resolution and order direct
ing Ch)e Bank of North Wilkee-
-Eondiecjriii the
sum of $966.66, -which was autb-
oftaed by-the board of commis
sioners whose terra of office ex
pired; on December 5, and made
payable to W. P. Kelly, Wilkes
county accountant, tax supervis
or ^d purchasing agent for the
past two years.
’The voucher was authorized by
the old board in a resolution
which said in effect tlbat Mr. Kel
ly took the job with an under
standing that he was to receive
$250 per month—$200 as ac
countant, and $25 each as pur
chasing agent and tax'supervisor.
The resolution set up that he had
been paid only $200 per month
except for one month.
On Oh© grounds that the board
had never set the pay for Mr.
Kelly as tax supervisor and pur
chasing agent, Did Wiles, regis
ter of deeds, refused to sign the
voucher as clerk to the board
and i n a mandamus action
brought by Mr. Kelly before
Judge J. A. Rousseau he was or
dered to sign it but notice of ap
peal was given to the
court.
However, the case will not be
taken up to the high court t)e-
cause Mr Wiles signed the
voucher and tihe new board of
commissioners, all Republicans,
passed an order revoking the or
der of the old board passed on
November 22 and ordering that
the voucher not -be paid.
In the resolution and order, in
troduced by C. C. Bidden and sec
onded by M. F. Absher, the new
board set out tliat the order em
ploying Mr. Kelly had not set
any .price for his services as tax
supervisor and purchasing agent
but had stated that the price for
his services as tax supervisor
would be set at the completion
of his duties.
liM' -resolution said further
that up to November 22 Mr. Kel
ly and those working under him
hsdMmeived a total of $6,583.85
for' -work which “he contracted
to do knd for which tihe commis
sioners contracted tp pay the sum
of $2400 per yepri” The order
said the -board was acting to
“protect funds of the county paid
by the taxpayers.’’ Old Wiles,
clerk to the board of commis
sioners, was directed to notify
the bank of the cancellation of
the voucher.
his office had experienced aboat
tre usual amount of work sad
that the number of calls was and
excessive for a week-end. ■
Notwithstanding the heavy traf
fic, possibly the hea-vleet koltdar
traffic in the history of Norill
Wilkeeboro and vicinity, thsta
were no disastrous accidents wltk-
In the. county during tbe boIIds|r
season.
There were several mlasr
wrecks and many humped fendSM
resulted from driving on
snow Monday but as far as could
he learned today no one was ser
iously Injured in the county.
However, there was one high
way tragedy la which local pee-
ple were involved. Miss Marls
Pearson was instantly killed and
Gems Davis was
when Miss Pearson’s ckf Jptmg^
into a stream near Statesville’ «s
highway 115 Monday enrening. .,
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Right To Employ
One Case Worker "Employ
ed** Bnt Not at Work; 2
"DUcharged** Worldng
The Wilkes county welfare of
fice today continued to have one
case worker wbicib' had been em
ployed but not at work and tira
others who have been notified
that their services are no lodger
needed but who are still working.
The situation arose over differ
ences of opinion as to who has
the right to select or employ the
case workers—the board of com
missioners or the superintendent
of welfare.
’Bhe new board of commission
ers, compo.sed of three Republi
cans. employed Mrs. Roby Pend-
ley, of this city, as case worker
and notified Miss Mai-y McNeal
and Mrs. Inez Bow-lee. who were
employed by the old board com
posed of two Democrats and one
Republican, that their service*
.supreme were, no longer needed.
Ttiat was ten days ago and
Mrs. F’endley has been reporting
daily ai the w-elfare. office for
work. Meanwhile Miss McNeal
and Mrs. Bowles have continued
working.
Charles McNeill, county wel
fare officer, contends that he
has Bhe right to select case work
ers and the commissioners have
been acting of the belief that they
have that right, since the county
pays almost t-wo-thirds of the ad
ministrative expense of the w^-
fare department.
Mr. McNeill contend.s| that the
law vested supervisory powers in
the state board of allotments and
appeals, which in turn, has dele
gated certain, pesponsibUltlee to
county welfare officers, among
them being the selection of case
workers.
The drive for funds with which
to purchase milk for underprlvi
leged and undernourished chil-^
dren in the nutrition classes of
North Wilkesboro schools will,
close on Satnjrday, January ^
L. L. Carpenter, president of Qip
club, said today.
The jars placed In various bus
iness houses for doontlons to the
fund will be collected « Monday,
January 2', and ,It In hoped th^
Unree Porkers Net
Pounds Meat
Yuletide Week-End
Fatalities Mounts
To Mofe Than 400
Chrlat-i'
with more'
its hoHday'
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n
’ A. R. Miller, prominent citl-
tea of the Vannojr'coaunimity
and champkm pork prodnoer,
recently butdiered three Uf
type O. L 0.’s wbicbi netted a.
total U flftSdS fBSWda of portc.
ftvwb^r ^ donat^^^,®'*® «Pf?« nratos
The nation paid
than 400 lives for
week-end.
A prevailing “green’’
mas, vrith Its attendant restric-'
tion of icy roads and snow, waiif
credited with a .smaller deaUf-
count than last Christinas, whrai
more than 500 per.sona.lo^ the(i&
lives. V - ~ " ’
Metropolitan New . and 4
other citiw
springlike weather, 'r . * ■
Fire claimed 17. llve%
gunshot wopunte If;
train accidents 10;
and miscelttmMhni;^
rest. >-