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WANT MARRIAGE EXAMS
RaleiiA, Jan. 7.—Enactment of
a law requiring strict he'altb ex-
amliiatlons for prospective brides
and bridegrooms will b« recom
mended to tbe general assembly
by the state legislative council,
an organization comiprised most
ly of women’s groups in North
Carolina.
VOL. yO- 43
INVENTOR
P..hH«hed Mondays and Thursdays. NORTH WILKESBORO. N. C. MONDAY, JAN. 9.1939 >1.60 IN THE 8TAT|;-»2.00 OUT OF THg
JUSTICE FRANKFURTER
- Washington. Jan. 7. — Prof.
Fellr Frankfurter tonight .told
the senate subcommittee investi
gating bis qualifications to sit on
the Supreme court that he would
prefer not to testify personally
unless developments necessitated
it. The committee voted today to
hold a public hearing Tuesday on
PTankfitrter’s nomination to the
court.
F.D.R. WANTS UNITY
Washington. -Ian. 7.—Presi-j
dent Roosevelt rautioned his par- .
ty tonight that internal dissen-1
sion now may mean Democratic
defeat in 1940. His words were
directed to thousands of Demo
crats gathered for a series of din
ners gathered for a series of din
ners commemorating .Andrew
Jackson’s victory over the British
In the battle of New Orleans.
Proceeds from the dinner go into
the party’s fund. Mr. Roosevelt
pleaded for party unity, asserting
that Republican gains in last
fall’s election should serve to
consolidate ’’'f. real Democrats’
and line np others “who also
preach the liberal gospel.
!$5M00IsPaidto
Workers Busy Building Americans Largest Ship
I During December
[473 Checks to Needy Aged
and 306 for Children
i Are Sent Out j
I
' A total of $5,280 ill checks to I
j needy aged and to dependent
children have been distrilnited
for the month of January by
I Charles McNeill. Wilkes county
welfare officer.
Included in this amount were
checks payable to 47S residents
of the county who had been ap
proved for old age assistatice.
totaling $3.8S0..5n. Checks for
dependctil children. iJOO in tiiini-
her. totaled $1,349.50.
The checks were received at
Professor Peter Kapitza. reia'iied
by the Soviet governmcnl. ha:: per- i t" e welfare office on January t
fected a new method of li.,. I;;g | and mailed out tlie same day, Mr
gases, only a few dctai.'s v. ii>!i McNeill said.
are known. His discovery will !: m ^
great sriontilic and imiit;trial im Theory dies when it fails
portance. link itself with practice.
to
LARGEST BUDGET
Raleigh. Jan. 8. What nrobably
will be the largest budget in
North Carolina’s history is slated
to be Introduced in the General
Assembly tomorrow night. Gov
ernor Hoey said today that the
tax-spending program recom
mended by the advisory budget
commission would he submitted
to the legislators immediately
after house committee appoint
ments are announced by Speaker
D. L. (Libby) Ward of Craven.
Barring a last-minute change of
plans. Ward will name his com
mittees as soon as the assembly
goes into session at S p. ni. Sen
ate committees already have been
appointed by Lieutenant Gorer
nor W. P. Horton.
Animals Develop Strange Friendship
Officers
Club Installed k
Meeting Fridafr-
D.^J. Carter, President, A
points All Standing Com
mittees For the Year
The .America, largest ship to be built in this country, is now under construction at the .N’ewport -Nows Ship
building company in Virginia. The new super vessel will be the running mate for the Manhattan and Wash
ington in the transatlantic fleet. Pictured at the left arc highly skilled mechanics blading the low pressure
turbines, a part of the America’s driving machinery. There are some 15,000 of the blades for the casing
plus that many for the rotor. At the right is a well-outfitted electric welder, dre.ssed in safety equipment.
A Gain In Private
PlacementsShown
By NCSES Report
North Wilkesboro Brancjt
Office Found Jobs For
3,505 Past Year
SKEET CH.AMP
PUBLIC JOBS DROP
Registrations Show Gain Be
cause of UCC Regula
tions In State
CHANDLER SPEAKS
Raleigh. Jan. 7. -A. B i Hap
py) Chandler, governor of Ken
tucky, urged Pre:ident Roosevelt
and members of Congress loniglil
to reorganize the govmnment a-
long sensible im-^iness lines ;im1
to return to the states “those e.s-
sential state rights that never
should have been taken awny,”
Governor Chandler spoke at the
North Carolina Jaekson day ban
quet here to a group of Demo
crats who paid $27 each to at
tend. The stoiky Keiunekian. who
recently was defeated in a race
for nomination to the Vnited
States senate, also called on fed
eral leaders to )>ab-.'iee the bud
get and decrease the national
debt.
Something new in animal friendships has developed in Griffith Park
zoo, Los Angeles. Sparky, a nine-months-old mule deer, is unhappy un
less he is living and playing with Jimmy, a six-year-old kangaroo. The
strange friendship between the two animals started six months ago when
the keeper noticed that Jimmy spent most of his time against the fence
nuzzling Sparky. They were put together, and have been pals ever since.
Meat Canning Demonstration and
County Council Meeting Jan. 20th
morning, .laniiary i tion clubs, (iiuhidiiig all mem-
,..111 1,0 ' hei-s of home demonstration clubs
a. m. tlieie win ue
ciiiiniiig demon
fra-
COOLY REt'ElVED
Washington. Jan. 8.— Presi
dent Roosevelt’s Jaekson Day
plea tor a union of liberals un
der the Democratic banner and
warning that party dissension
would bring defeat in 1940 found
the more conservative Democrats
cold and unresponsive today.
Many would make no comment
whatsoever, but indicated strong
ly the speech had not pleased
them, nor in their opinion, ron-
trlbnted to party harmony. Sen
ator Bailey (D), N, C.. sharp
critic of many new deal policies,
commented tersely that it was
Just another of those speeches.’’
Among those asked comment who
declined to say anything were
Senator George ID). Ga.. and
Glass and Byrd of Virginia.
nil l■■ridll.v
211, ill linuu
held u meat
lion at llic Wilkeslioro Geiiimuu-
iiy HoiiSi'. 'I'his ilemomtration
will he given hy .Mrs. . Charlie
Cloainger. a representative of the
Ball Canning Co. Mrs. C'oainger
is a graduate of Winihrop Col
lege. has tanglit tiome economics,
has snperv'ised a school canning
kitchen and has given demon-
I throughout the county), will be
held with Mrs..Morris, Economist
ill Food Conservation and Mar
keting. as the principal speaker.
At this time, all home demon
stration club women are urged to
; he present for the discussion
j which Mrs. Morris will give on
Marketing.
• Tt is imperative that each club
I in the county be represented and
with as many representatives
sirations for the Ball Canning Co
ill cooperation with the F. S. .A. , from each club as is possible. All
in South Carolina Mrs. Cloainger
comes to M'ilkes under the direc
tion of the Extension Service in
this state.
Not only Home Demonstration
Club Women hut every woman in
the county who i:- interested in
officers and pro.iect leaders of lo-
I cal clubs are especially invited
' since this will count as the regu-
■ lar quarterly meeting of the
County Council.
This is a subject in which eve-
- I ry rural woman 's interested.
canning her home meat supply | since the marketing of farm and
is cordially invited to attend this , home products is the best pos-
deinon.stration which will he of i sUhle source of income tor the
an educational and not a com-; rural home-maker. “We need the
mercial nature. j cooperation of every woman in
All Home Demonstration Club our organization if the project of
Women are asked to bring lunch i a curb market is to become a re-
and remain for the afternoon j ality. We invite you to come and
meeting. ' express your opinion in the mat-
.At 2:00 p. m. on Friday, Jan-i ter on Friday, January 20,’’ Miss
uary 20, a meeting of the Wilkes 1 Harriet McGoogan. borne deinon-
Federation of Home Demonstra-' stration agent, said.
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Private,' placements during
1938 as compared with 1937 by
the North AVilkesboro branch of
fice of the state employment
set vice show , an unnsiially large
gain, a report released hy B. G.
Gentry, manager, discloses. The
total for the year wa.s 3..50.5.
During the year 1938 the of
fice here placed a total of 2.240
on job.s with private individuals
and corporations as compared to
700 in 1937.
However, the office fell off in
piililic placements during 1938.
there being 1.205 in 1938 as com
pared to 3,599 in 1937.
This is ea.sily accounted for by
the fdet that a .greater portion of
the public' works construction
jobs in this vicinity were under
way in 1937. including grading
of several- sections of the Blue
Ridge Parkway.
Ill registrations the office here
showed a big gain during 1938,
there being 6,378 as compared to
2,532 in 1937.
A great portion of the registra
tions were due to the fact that
persons making claims tor unem
ployment insurance were required
to register with the office, the
claims were first tiled under the
law on January 1, 1937.
The gain in the number of pri
vate placements is attributed to
the tact that private employers
have iheconie more acqiiafrited
with the service and can hotter
understand its function and serv
ices, to both employer and em
ploye.
I Public Library
 Grows Rapidly
I During the Year
' Circulation In 1938 Total#
24,210, Report of the
Librarian Shows
Phil Miller, French Lick Springs,
Ind., Bkeet and trapshoot expert, is
three-way national champ. He
missed qnly 31 out of 3,050 targets
in 1938 to win high average honors.
He is also Class AA champ and
head of the Class A doubles group.
Circulatioi of books in the
Wilkes county public library dur
ing 1938 was 3 1-2 times the cir
culation during 1937, the llbrar-
I ian said today.
I The library was rormed in
April 1937 as a project rusuTtitig
I from the combined efforts of a
intimber of civic organizations.
Books were furnished principally
hy donations and by loans from
the state library commission.
The circulation during the nine
months of operation in 1937 was
7.190 und the growth of the insti
tution is more evident hy a com
parison with the 1938 circuliil ion.
I which reached 24,210.
-An inventory of i-ooks in the
library as of Janu.-iry 1 slinwed
tliat the library now owns 1.725
volumes and also ha.'i the tise of
175 hooks from the library com
mission. Seventeen popular bocks
are being used on the rental shelf
I to raise money to meet incideiit-
Etta Gray Mayberry, D. Jj a) costs of library operation.
„ jj. .. . I Main- volumes from the piililic
to tlie sc! (lols. a service whicli is
appreciated by teachers and stu
dent'. Tbe circnlalinn )« also
boosted by rural book exchanges.
Miss Harriet McGoogau. home
demonstration agent, is using
boo,ks from the library in seven
clubs throughout the country.
Miss McGoogan reports that tin-
women greatly appreciate the use
of the books, which offer enter
tainment and diversion in farm
home life.
Officers Of 4-H
Council Elected
Eda Mae Crysel Officers
ilLL AMEND
■Washington, Jan. 8.—tongres-
ional sentiment appeared to he
lining today for some adminis-
ratlve changes in the national
ibor relations act, hut no fiin-
fmental revision. There were
nmlstakable signs that the A-
iMdcan Federation of Labor had
instered strong support for its
amand that the labor board be
arrived of discretionary power
» craft or industrial
nlc-na as bargaining agents. A.
of It. leaders said they expect-
d leglstotion covering this de-
laad would be Introduced this
,aek. ■ declined to say who
'onld sponsor it. Proposals that
ke law be amended to permit
inployen to wbmlt labor dis-
ntaa to the board, a practice now
4>yf administrative rul-
sf, racalved support in ex-
raaatoaa from iome members.
a vomon
•mnttttr man,** let
' f Oi^ tbs otHatcn aoM.
Annual Report Of
Clerk Is Published
Persons Due Money Should
Use Judgment and Case
Numbers In Applying
Wilkes county hoard of com
missioners in regular .'anuary
meeting transacted routine mat
ters of county business and there
was no action of public interest
taken up in the meeting, which
Today’s issue of The Journal-j was attended by M. f'. Absher,
Patriot carries the report of C. C. | chairman, and C. C. Sidden.
Hayes, Wilkes clerk of court, of
funds held by him for various!
parties as of December 1, 1938.
Persons who find by the report
that they are due money are
i Former Resident
Of Wilkes Passes
asked when calling for the money
to give the judgment number
and the case number, which
greatly facilitates the task of
finding the correct records.
The full report, which is being
published in accordance with the
law, aj>pears on pages three and
six of this newsqtaper.
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^ A •o.tU fifri ' be-
Mrs. Andy Marley, a former
resident of the Wilkesboro and
Moravian Palls communities, died
at her home in Winston-Salem
Friday.
The body was returned to
Wilkes for burial at Moravian
Falls Saturday afternoon.
Neither gun* nor Hftstick—nif j ty'n wjft
brtlhr-l8 A lor ^ ^
ta be.m
Cowles On Fifteen
Of the Committees
Senate Committee Appoint
ments Made Last Week;
Lower H(ou®e Today
Charles H. Cowle.s, of Wilkes
boro, state senator for the dis
trict composed of Wilkes. Yadkin
and Davie countie.s, is a member
of fifteen senate committees, a
list of committee appointments
by Lieut. Governor W. P.' Horton
last week revealed.
The 24th district senator is a
riembei: of the following commit
tees: Appropriations, Public
Health, Trustees of the t'nlver-
slty. Institutions for the Deaf,
Immigration, Interna) Improve
ments, Justice of the Peace, Ll-
b r a r y. Consolidated Statutes,
Propositions and Grievances, Pen
sions and Soldiers Homes, Water
Commerce, Salaries and Fees,
Mining rlntlng.
Mr. Oowles, accompanied by
Mrs. Cowles, Is residing at, Man-
^on Park hotel ln_,Raie!gh while
the legislature la in aeaslon.
* gentian to .Wllkaa ooun-
The monthly me>ting of 4-H
club Council was held Saturday
morning at the Apple Research
I,aboratory. Thirteen mem tiers
were present reprpsputin.g seven
of the eight o.ganized clubs of
the county. Officers for the year
were elected wiiicti are as fol
lows: President, Etta Gray May
berry; vice president. D. J. Red
ding; secretary-treasurer. Mar
garet Vestal: reporter. Eda Mae
(’rysel.
The County Council is made up
of officers from each organized
club in the county. The council
meets monthly and decides just
what type of demonstration
should be presented to the clubs
for the following month. At these
meeting.s a demonstration Is given
by the county extension workers
and county extension workers and
members of the clubs are assign
ed definite parts to have on the
next program to l>e presented.
Questions are brought up which
might improve the functions^
the clubs.
The meeting^ for this month
was held at the Research Labora
tory for the purpose of examln- „ .
ing the shrubbery there as well I tlonal committee. Reports
as observing some of the pruning | all sections of the country indi
which Is being done by Carl Van- cate that the movement was a de-
Deman. who is the Apple Re-1 cided success.
Wilkes Democrats
At Jackson Dinner
County Hb8 Raised Greater
Part of Quota Toward
Wiping Out Deficit
Wilkes county Democratic or
ganization was repr'esented in the
throng which gathered in Raleigh
Saturday night at the Jaclfson
Day dinner, at which Gov. Chan
dler, of Kentucky, -was the prin-
df cipal speaker.
Jackson Day dinners were 'leld
throughout tbe country to raise
money with which to pay off the
canrpaign fund deficit of the na
tional committee. Reports from
search man for this and Alex
ander counties.
Demonstrations were Put on at
Those from Wilkes' who attend
ed the dinner in Raleigh were
Sheriff C. T. Doughton, George
Offi«%rs who will guide the d«*-
tines of the North Wllkesbor*
Klwanls club were installed In tli»
first meeting of the year held M
Friday noon. The meeting was
featured by a large attenda***
and reading of the achievemeut
report for the past year by T. B.
Story, secretary.
Following the report A. H.
Casey, the outgoing presldeit,
spoke briefly about the club’s
work during the past year as4
highly comylimented the rarloss
committees for their fine work.
He urged that the membership
support the new officers enthaa-
iastlcally
He presented the president’s
button and gavel to D. J. Carter,
newly elected president, wh*
asked W. K. Sturdivant to pr*-
sent the past president’s button
to A. H. Casey. This be did“w1th
commendation for the record Mr.
Casey had made as head of tkn
club.
President Carter’s inaugural
address contained a statement of
hK- purpose to have the club con
tinue to go forward In the same
fine way it has In the past. He
'made the a.ppointment of all
standing committees and desig
nated the chairman of each, giv
ing to each chairman a booklet
of instructions for the year’s
work. He said that the record of
the club, good or bad. will he in
terms of the efforts put forth hy
each of the committees. He em
phasized the importance of func-
tioning by the entire committee
Instead of the chairman alone.
Program Chairman Eugene
Olive announced a schedule .of
program appointments for the
first nine months of the year,
each member having the resp,on-
slbility of providing one program
during that period.
The committee appointments
hy Dresidont Carter follow;
A.grii iilnire: T E. Story, spon
sor. K. (! Finley, chairman. W.
A. Stromi. H. H. Morehouse. Dan
Holler. Carl Van Iieinan.
Aitemlance: S. B. Ridiardson,
.-lionsor. VV. .1. Caroon. iJiairman,
\V. II. .VIcElwee. W F Gaddv. .1.
r. Tail.
Achievement: 1). J Carter,
siionsor. T. E. Story, (■'•airman,
C. B. Eller.
Hoys and Girls Work and Vo
cational Guidance I’ W. Eshel-
man, siionsor. W M Cooper,
chairman. I’aiil S Cragan. E. O.
Finley, J. R. Ilix. Pal Williams.
Business Standards and Pub
licity: K. K. Eller, sponsor. J. B.
McCoy, cliairman. A F. Kilby,
Gen. Ki iinedy.
Classification and Membership:
D. J. Carter, s])onsor. J. B. Car
ter. chairman. J. C Reins. .A. C.
Chamberlain.
F’inance: R. G. Finley, sponsor,
W. D. Halfacre, chairman. C. O.
Day. .1. R. Williams.
(iiter-Cluh and Woodwill: Bd
F. Gardner, sponsor, C. O. Mc
Neil, chairman. J. D. Moore. T.
B. Finley.
Kiwanis Education: A. H. Caa-
e sponsor, Genio Cardwell,
chairman, W. M. Cooper.
Program and Music: P. W.
Eshelman. sponsor. Eugene Olive,
chairman, f.ois Scroggs. J. B.
McCoy.
Reception and House: T. ■.
Story, sponsor. C. G. Day. chair
man, W. E. .Tones. A, C. Ch.am-
berlain.
Public Affairs: R. G. Finley,
sponsor. S. V. Tomlinson, chair
man, .1. R. Finley, J. C. Reins.
Support of Churches: A. H.
Casey, sponsor. W, K Slurdlvauit,
chairman, A. L. Aycock. L. M.
Nelson.
Under-Privileged Child: A. A.
Cashion, sponsor, J. B. WilllauM.
chairman, M. G. Butner, F. C.
Hiibhard, R. W. Gwyn.
ueraouBirniiuiia ^ j
the meeting on pruning of grapes. Forester and G. M. CrutchD.ld.
peach trees, apple trees, andJ. R- Rousseau, Wilkes Demiv
shrubbery. The newly elected of- ] cratlc chairman who was also
fleers will take charge at the: named Jackson Day dinner chair-
next monthly meeting of thA 4-H [man ^r the county, said totay
county council and the outlook la that FiUte® Democrats had paid
bright for a arery succeeeful year | a greater part of the quota o
of 4-H club worV In this county, i $175 assigned to the county and
! expected that the remainder
MOONEY PAiqKJNBU
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Sacramente, dalff(, Jan. y.^.^
Thomas J. Mooney, tobofl^s
Imprisoned symbol of "class- pAPt
aecution," went fiee today op a
"anbernatorial and dadWat'.
od tfa» rest at kto life to' tfcejdttri^ thejsprinE of ,?
' ‘ ■ MW-'-and
the
would be raised soon.
N The number of pigs mwed from
.sprfog farrovrings in Narttt C^ro-
Ifaia. hi 1988, estimated at 7ffifip0,
S^. 10 per cent more tlMB-llie
Wilkes People o a.
Return From GaiM
Pour North Wilkesboro citlzeos.
attended the Rose Bowl gamti hi^' .
tween Duke University apjl. JgM-^y
versity of Southern Califhrt^'
Pasedena. Callfomla, e« #aiUJ|*T,;{|
2 ■ *■ -A a!,’.• * r
W. A. McNM, local hu^ees '
man/ and Carlyle litgle,. etata
Mghwal’ patrol' 'made
the trip ^ )aatobMb^e; They n-
port a moat tnterssCfiMt: ^ asd
enjoyed the game Immeite.
BeibleA Fearsen tMMreted
ITtxomifi oti