North Carolina Newspapers

: : SfeEEP WALKER^HUBT ' '^Uson. Mftidi 14.—John Cor- b^, nine>yMir-old son of Mr. mM Mrs. Allie Conbett, of Elm City, is recoTorin? at a hospital here of head Injuries he sustain ed at his home while walking in his sleep. The somnambulist, while onRBsed in a midnight walk through his home this week, fell and suffered a concussion of the hrain. Physicians said today he traa recovering satisfactorily. fcxTC MAN KILLED llktherfordton. March 14.— Mairton Hendricks. 51. of Bostic, was killed last night when struck by a pickup truck driven by ^larence Moore, of Forest City. The accident occurred near Bos- ■ tic. Hendricks entered Ruther ford hospital here and died 30 minutes later. In the truck with ! young Moore were his wife and Barnett Padgett. Moore is being held until officers make a thor ough investigation. \ ■ 1 \ k • HANDS OFF POLICY London. March 14.—(treat Bri tain .-.nd Fr.nnce. '.vho almost went war with Germany over •cho-Slovaki.a hast .^ftcr a recent private audience ! with Pope Pins XII, Cardinal'Mun delein of Chicago staled that the new pontiff “considers the faithful September. , back home among the dearest in the ipt strictly aloof today as the world.” The pope imparted his eaixfVfi t.''V4ra/ rvvaaat. xitv igvjytr ima little republic further crumbled apostolic blessing in English, speci- apart under overpowering press-| tying that it extended “to America urc from Germany. Officials in j nd your families.’ both London and Paris were he- j — lieved to be more interested in the possibility that Germany’s new moves oitstward would less en her interest in Italy's still un official claims for a part of the French colonial empire. bids s BIDS ARE RECEIVED Raleigh. March 14.—Low totaling ?1,53G.T31 on IS con struction projects were tabulated today by officials of the .state high'wav and public works com mission. Th“ full commission will ^meet here Thursday to canvass the bid.s and award contracts, subject to the approval of feder al road officia-ls. The Rea Con struction Company of Nashville, i Tenn., submitted a low bid of : $307,,321.40 on the largest sin-j gle project, which calls for ! celved -caneretteTavfng im •WsM' highway between Charlotte and Genoord. Health Officer Says Mad Dogs Playing Havoc Fears That Meiny Dogs Run ning Loose Have Been Exposed to Rabies Jury Finds Dula Guilty of Murder In Second Degree j So r.iany mad dogs have been j on a rampage In Wilke.s in the past several ■weeks that the sitn- ; ation has become serious. Dr. A. ' J. Eller, county health officer, ; said today. He said that he had just re- iatarMjL«.44»« naySa^ In the I Marley Ford community and that jin all probability it had bitten j many dogs during its ramhllngs. I He said he had also l)een inform- j ed that some dogs thought to j i have been bitten by the rabid ■ The grand jury which com pleted its duties in Wilkes court this -week and made report to Judge Wilson Warlick had no criticism for any officials or de partments but made many recom mendations relative to Improve- ineius in countj' property. ?omp of the impr. ements recommneded were also identical with recommendations of grand juries at terms of court over the past three nr four years. The grand jury again asked that the courthouse have a heat ing plant. The body also said that vatilts in the office of the clerk of court and register of deeds are too small for the proper keeping of record? and recommended that the vaults be enlarged at once. P'aster is in a bad state of re pair at the county home and the water system there, needs imme.- (liate repair, the grand jury said. The body recommended that additional classrooms he con structed for Roaring River school. Seven one-teacher schools In Somers township are crowded and should be replaced with a consolidated unit, the grand jury recommended. ”010 text of the report as sub mitted by C. L. Parsons, foreman, follows: “We, the Grand Jury, beg submit the following report: "^Irnnher' Ti'ue bills Not true bills Number of bills continued for lack of evidence Presentments “We visitevi the County Home navo DeOTi imieii i»y mkf irtmui , animal are still at large and have and found everything,in good con- not been vaccinated. He advised that exposed dogs be killed and if owners do not L. r. l)ul« tolay was r tene«Hl to fi’oui -.t to 3« 'in state prison. sen- yetirs ikill them they are advised to j have them vaceinated and keep I them impounded until danger of •taking hydrophobia is past. L. r. Diilii. bald and bulky WPA foreman who shot his wife fatally and wounded his son Feb-j ruary 13. was found guilty In ] Forsyth superior court yesterday j of second-degree murder. j Dula blimted ■d's7“rtlv and got New Ca»«s t>f Mala- unstead’’- to h's feet as the , j cour' cii'!-d upon the jury for its ; dy Reported During the verdier. ns.sched in appr xiiivite-1 Past Few Days ly three hours. iFIn Epidemic Is Now On Decline dition and the inmates welt cared for. W(. ;; mme u! t’lat the w >- ter system lie repaired mmciii- ately. .Also found the plastering on most of the rooms in main building in nec'l of repair. We found 26 in.nates, 2 prisoners livestock, 2 horses, 2 mules, 26 cows, 1 bii'l. 6 calves and 14 hogs. We found 1' T. B. patients and ev- erv thing in ginid condition there. ‘We visited the county jail and Taking the battle to the floor of the senate. Senator C. I.Cowles lost Monday dlght la I fight against a blD Introdu^.^ ) the house by RepresentaMre Ini. ' T. Johnston, of A»be .countf» •which will change the method of electing the welfare officer of Wilkes county. By a vote of 22 to 6 the seo- ate passed the bill over Ccwlee' J opposition. The first visit ever paid to Canada by a reigning British sovereign will be marked on May 15 when Ring j The bill provides that the coun- George VI and his queen, pictured at the left, wlH arrive in Quebec. The royal couple will spend four days j (y hoard of welfare elect the in the United Stales, according to present plans. They will visit ail the principal cities of Canada, before re- ; county superintendent of welfare turning home on the battle cruiser Repulse. At the right is pictured a portion of the living room In the bungalow . instead of the ■welfare board and which the king and queen will occupy at the main lodge in Jasper National park, Alberts, for one of their , board of commissioners joint- periods of rest. j ly. Bs ’he law provides for ‘the ojher counties In the state. With several prominent Wilkes j Democrats appearing in favor of the hill, the measure was report- j ed favorably from a house com- J mittee several days ago and pass ed in that body. When it was taken up in the senate a committee hearing was held, at which Wilkes Democrat* 1 appeared in favor of the measure and Republicans testified in op position. ^ On the floor of the senate Bill Introduced In LeEisla- All Homicide Cases Contin-; Monday night I J n mil /- I asKed that the bill he killed be cause it would put iiolitics Into ! the welfare situation In Wilkes 1 .county. He also pointed nut that periods or rest. j Hampton Negro Gets Long PenJ^erm North Wilkesboro Would Enlarge ' | Sentenced 20 to 25| Bonds Sold at Low Jurisdiction Of : Years For Assault; Mayor’s Court On White Womanl Rate of Interest! Bank of North Wilkesboro Takes City Hall Bonds ! ture Tuesday PertaininfT at 2'A and 2^% the Court Here legislature ued But Many Cases are Removed From Docket was set Tue^ay w^en the Bank i gjyg added jurisdiction of North wilkesboro purchased • ■- ->'* Otto Hasooton, negro charged: wonld tak* Wilke* ^(flth criminal assault on Mrs.' oufTrora ^nndcr nrovlslons of th* A son. ('harlcs. who had assert ed vehcmtntly from Mm witnes.? stand that he believed his father insane, -went quickly to Dula's side a.s the jury foreman pro nounces! the verdict. Dula gave no indication it had registered upon his consciousness. Seats and aisles of the court M room Temalned packed through f the day as testimony ■was finish ed. the jury received its charge) and retired, and the court took ^ trial of minor cases.—await- .\n epidemic of a mild t.vpe of influenza whlcli ha.s put many people in this section to bed is apparently subsiding, according to reports gathered from several jf.'uml same n excellent condition; {40 prisoners, 27 male and 3 fe- nuilcs. “We visited the prison camp -.■nd found it in excellent condition —i»8 colored prisoners. “We visited the various offices if the courthouse. We recommend \ that the vaults In the Register of Deeds office and in the Clerk’s of- be enlarged as it is impossi ble to keep books and recoi-ds as - • • of , they should be kept for lack The epidemic apparently reach-. recommend that this •qflBit the verdict. ed its height in this section last week when many were forced to stay in because of illness. However, the attacks In most cases have not been severe and there haa been few cases of criti cal illness resulting from the mal- l.'C Judge John H. Clement said he wonld sentence Dula today. hour before it finally reach ed Us verdict the jury came out 'of it* room. Believing a verdict adr. PEANUTS done at once. “We recommend that the Board of Commissioners have the toilet in the basement of the courthouse closed until placed in a sanitary condition, it being a menace to public health in its present condi tion. “As tc conditions of the schools ,of Wiilkes county, wc find that that s.--me are operated efficiently, but fu IV3 It now appears likely . of it* room. Believing a verdict Carolina farmers will plant iu several places there are not ad- had been reached, court officials Span sh type pea- equate classrooms. -At Roaring nuts this year and devote a larg- River there is an especially er acreage to the Virg’nia type. (Contiued on page four) ordered Dula brought from the detention cell In the courtUonse. But the jurymen merely a«ked review of testimony as to where > Dula picked up the pistol before he shot his wife. The jury fUPd back into Its room, and Dula tramped slowly back to th" deten tion cell. Dula’s trial wa.s begun Tues day morning. Judge Clement fin ished his charge to the ,’ury at 13:25. The jurymen were sent oUt*to lunch before beginning their deliberations. They return- * ed their verdict at 4:25. Mr®. Joyce Dula dfath from * wound in her abdomen, puncturing a large vein. She was > *|M wounded in the breast. Rtch- '»rd Dula '•’a* shot through his right lung and lower abdomen, bht recovered quickly. Th, riiootiBg occurred as break- 11 was helhg pmwred in the K*/:’home on OranvlUe Drive. r :■ Dal* cut hi* throat superficlaHy se-jtf.wiih a raxor In hip. home imm,e- f.after .the shootings, .but was glben «*»♦- '* “iJ, $14,000 in city of North Wilkes boro bonds at 2 1-4 and 2 1-2 per cent Interest. The Ixical Government Com mission at Raleigh sold the bonds and the money will be ii.'-j'i.-i )s lUe city’s ennfribution to the F’WA project for Hi" erection of the city hall. The first $7,500 of the matur ities were taken by the Bank of North Wilkestioro at 2 1-2 per cent and the Inter maturities at 2 1-2 per cent. tl^^he j Emma Mastin at her home in the mayor’s court in this city. Following account of the bill Roaring River community, enter ed a plea of assault with intent wa.s carried iu "The State Scene" to commit rape and a plea of til the 'Winston-Salem Journal guilty of second degree murder Wednesday: land was sentenced in Wilkes For second time Wilkes county! court by Judge Wilson Warlick had a bill introduced by a rep-1 to 20 to 25 years in the slate res. ntative from another county • prison. Tuesday. Introducer this time, like Johnston, of Ashe last time, by request of Wilkes Democrats w.as Representative Henry Doh- The offense took place several months ago at the home of Mrs. Mastin. a widow-who makes her ont'Trora ^undor provisions of th* state law. After he completed his argu ment Senator Jack Joyner, of Iredell, asked that the bill b» passed, saying that a commute* of which be 1? chairman bad held a hearing and gave a favorable report. Senator Joyner said that pas.v age of the bill would be no more putting the Wilkes welfare situa tion in polities than wonld ii be pen of '?nrvy. His bill would the hill introduced re- bv home with her children. Hampton j to kill the bill and put the Wilkf Republican Senator X-« l#»-» ■ WIIRP^ J\t-|JUU»JS *»•: These figures reflect the splen- ^ po.^v^es to give Wilkes Mayor Tip did credit of the city, which bas | jurisdiction in motor ve- .... . .. never defaulted on its debt obli gations and has a most eycc-llent credit rating and reputa’iOn in financial circle.s. CountyBasketball Awards Are Made Trophies Pire*entel AVinnmg Tesmna In Meeting City School Student Body Silver trophies were presented th> girls’ and boys’ basketball championship teams and bronze hide and other minor cases. Also it would broaden Mayor McNeill’s powers as a judge, extend his court to cover all cases below rank of felony, who probably will show opposition at a hearing on it Wednesday, March 22. before house judiciary No. 2 committee. Billy McCulley ’ To Naval Academy Billy McCulley. son of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. McCulley, of Salis bury, and a grandson of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Eller, of North Wilkes boro, has received an appoint ment to the United States Naval cnampionsilip aim - - i,o» •basketball awards were made to academy, at Anna^lis. he has beeir informed by Repr^entative Robert L. Doughton. McCulley is n graduate of the Boyden high Lions Club Has Number of Civic Activities Under Way In This City I will be selected soon and will get under way. Tlie board also discussed work lihr- An address by Solicitor Avalon E. Hall, of Yadkinville. and a re port of activities discussed in the directors meeting will feature the T-lons Cluh program Friday evening, 6:30, at Hotel Wilkes. In the directors meeting held this week tentative plans were ^ made to sponsor a hand for the 1 t:on of welcpme signs on citv of North Wilkesboro. jways leading into the city. Richard Johnston was appoint- The membership of the clqb ed to complete arrangements for j has grown to 44 members. hay- the hand, which will be composed j ing started’with 30 membm. several outstanding players in a meeting of the North Wilkesboro high-school student body, sponsor of the goodwill county touma- i-ent, Wednesday afternoon. The teams ■winning the trophic* in the county cage tournament held a few days ago were Millers Creek boys and Roaring River girls. Joe ,.’»lcCoy, Jr., presided over the meeting of the student body, which was held In the school au- dlfcrlum. Scripture reading, pray- PublUh Rea- r.nses is said to have driven her chil- dnn from the ^onse before at tempting the assault. None oj the homicide were triedj during the term. The case against Gwyn Pierce for the killing of Robert Minton and the cases against Cecil Pierce for the death of Carl Minton were continued. Illnesa of was the cause for postponing the Cecil Pierce case. ( Folio-wing are proceeding.s of ^nrt Monday, Tuesday and Wed nesday of this week: 1 Theopolis Yale, six months su spended on certain conditions of support and good behavior. ^ Lincoln Kelly, abandonment, sentence suspended. Rstel Hayes, 12 months sen tence suspended on payment of $125 and cost. ] Pervis Hege, reckless driving. not guilty. Tyre Holloway, abandonment, sentence suspended on condition school) Salisbury, with- th support family. of 1938 and is .Jame.s Shoemaker, reckless hir freshman year at The Citadel, Charleston*. S. C. ■ ^ ■ j Archie Carlton, assault with deadly weapon, 60 days. , on Wiilkesboro Toivn Election Is Called July 1 this year. Mr. Brjtm* was aroointed hv the state hoard and wa.s reappointed. He will serve until .Tnlv, 1941. Mr. Stroud was .appointed by the two first named members of the 'boord and hip term w'tll expire on July 1, 1940. Clinoman School In New Bnildiiig er and iano polos by Alice Wells nnd Billie Moore preceded the awards. C. B. Eller, superintendent of county schools, delivered a brief addl-ees, pointing out the value olution Relatingr to Pt-i- mary and Election Mayor and commissioners of ^ , . the town of 'Wilkesboro have local movement of athletics in schools and stat- caiipd the biennial town election inn appreciation to the North he held on May 2. j Wilkesboro, ^ ' The resolution as issued . ^^""^oAths 'e'ach' suspended on ! Ronda moved Into iU newlj epo- sponsonng the basketball tourns-,p„hHeat!on according to aw sets! atructed brick veneer bnlldia* ment to promote goodwill ‘‘"d date of the primary (If nece.s- an^^ther^on^^U^^^^^^^^^^^^ . . sportrmanshln. , saryl on April 10. „ tence nut ihto effect. The new building, er^etj a* a Margie Gabriel presented' the: j r. Henderson, town clerk.i^ . . j ary week, which the club is hacking with I its full support. j The club has just completed a j commendable project, the erec- bigh- C.^ P. Bedding and Mrs. Elmer McBride. F. and A., mistrial and conMnuc'i. Mack Bustle, driving cur while ith^r influence liquor. tour months suspended two years on payment "ost and $60 fine. i j Dave Pbores. six roeu*'": su- iVfoderr' ''^rick Veneer Strue- ! mended on payment of fSTt to ' Miss Velma Johnson and five dol lars per month for support of child. —' t Ernest SpioeFaiid Ro-bert Nich-1 C'intman elementary scj'ool lo- iolson, larceny: Spicer, f o u r • cated in the eastern part of' Nicholson, six months; ,'Wilkes between highway 421 and ture Renlaces D'lantdat- ed Frame Building Wilkes welfare work in the-hands of the Republican county com- nitssion. Senator W. B. .AiiHliii of Ashe also spoke In favor of the bill. In a standing vote, the senate p.issed the hill bv 22 to 6, Thu* ending one of t)»g--bitl,e«.-t kxml fights before this assembly. Witnes,sps ^ welfare ' officer will he elected by the Wilkes countv I>oard of welfare, which at present Is composed of Dr. 'VV. W. Mites. P. J. Bram* and Wm. A. Stroud. ~ The welfare board is composed of one member appointed by th* county board of commissioner*, one appointed by the state board of charities and pnbllc welfare, and the third member being named by the two thus aiPPointed. Dr. Miles was the member ap pointed by the hoard of commis sioners and bis term will expire- 'TV. T”.■ ITv .ni"’u I W"* 't». i ■ «..uin. to., .p. llltC JfUV V**v.xcv. ».»V .s — » i Jack Martin, Iqrceny. eight .WP A project wlth„t»*.. coanty - ) yeifLy^'-: - A V.-l Jbhh'Blackburn. wiho sertred as referee throughwit -the ^tourney, , thp individual awards, of local people. 'The club will em- ( Meetings are held twice each ploy a director for ten weeks, ac- month and many , etfje- prajwta fording to present plans, and It {for the bettelTnont''6f the ediff- i* expected that the task of or-,murJty and adjacent territory ganljlng the band, a much need-1 have already bpen carried ed unit here, will begin within.i notably among* them-belpK . ;,4he: OP of the next feiw days ., 1 raring of funds to purcba.sq'rallV’ww* :,The directors also discu.ssedi^tdt underwel|ht and -^ndw^orisluIaBaatStBainriilP- Tbieyrww;! ioxfltoMd toprovepichta on the i I^ed cWldfeii. '' •" ■'^■ «g*nhifQefs aruniid I *irlnuattg”POol which the- elabj All members of the Mi tS^Lnaanother^rt^nt WlplOM to rert)pen>,June. Perion-1 asked to j»e preset at^to firSt wftAt operation oT the pool ing.Pri4*x eTedUU-. j jOe MCMJy., Jr., lu WUi 0P«n ai vn© uvw civj • - Millers Creek boys, cmlnty chSfia- hall on March 1$ and'be opf» the adduction $175 plons.fpr the second ; successlye n„t two Saturdays. wangh. seduction, veifr.ife' - . •' ‘T*? ■ ^,.1 It Is onderstood th It Is understo^ that Mnygf J.. F. Jordan and «te. tour ^ A?--'5, nel for the (Operation oT the pool ing.Prl4M ©TetlflU-, j V ' .'tv lip, 'ThieyVwhTe F. J4)rdan ana me lour r ^ ^ town-'commtoslonera will he^ap- ^ ^ISSLSpg dldat** for re-hlecHoh. Vtm ! - VHmlssfoners are Jit. 0, X- I hndf^fe.’A; Strobd.;W.'18, Slid' Ja;afeie*lg>#e •ft. Panr-A. Hdard. Vl^Ong h«>- , , „ hlbitton Iqw, on IPteoauw Island. 80$' p»- i*d «>h ®ayfAhirt*^4|iPWi?«: w iered InMd ^jidwr-oald^ sponsor, cowtaina four speciona classrooms aid pa auditorium. It replacee an old and dUapl;- dal^ fratae hufli^ wUelii inad^note 4o -*f^Wi|' school and wSWr, >l|iW badly otowdsd i» wlW' yelidr 4: The .hd»r tmUdlim Hifh* eraotad ^ oM -4h* '.ielJefllhiMiBitf#tN»f»®’ •*- whioh- t» Itew ih^tb.'eMWa aaterMs communr I BtHpi,