Al^PATRIOT- HA5^%iAZBD
ToM
PAI>DLINO BEARS
Kinston. Mnr 16.—Ed PhUItps.
1te«p«r of the small Kinston soo,
claimed tonight h« had tamed
two feroclons bears .by energetic
^se of paddles on them. He said
when he entered their den now
they bec'i away from him instead
of trying to claw him. “Nothin;
like a paddle to break a bear's
apirit,” the former policeman
Said.
MAY REVLSE TAXES
Washington, May 16,—A sub-
stanthil''majority of the House
ways and'means committee to
night swung behind a Senate
drive for tax revisions to appease
business, including removal of
the last fragment of the embat-
undistributed profits levy
simultaneously. President Roose
velt said at his biweekly press
conference that progress is being
made toward a new tax program
and that it will be discussed fur
ther with con.gressional fiscal ex
perts after they have acquainted
their colleagues with details of
yesterday’s White House meeting
the subject.
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Public Ai^rtanceAfc
Funds Foc.J^es In Att^a^e' 7
Total of 622 Checks Ta
Needy Aged, Children
and Blind Distributed
Pass $6,000 Mark Years/MjS^^^l
Cleared U^' Soon
on 1
4^ DEDICATE PARK
Washington, M.ay 16.—Plans
for formal dedication of the Great
Smoky Mountains National Park
in North Carolina and Tennessee
began to take shape today, but
one important detail remained
unsettled—it and when President
Roosevelt could attend. The Pres
ident has signified his Intention
of being present for the occasion,
with June 19 mentioned as a pos
sible date. Tentative plans con
template his stopping en route to
the San Francisco fair, a trip
which depends on what Congress
may he doing at the time and the
President’s ability to get away
from Washington.
—ftTUDY IDLE MONEY
Washington. May 16.--Presi
dent Roosevelt today.urged the
Joint committee studying monop-
olv to delve into the reasons for
the existence ef huge supplies of
stagnant money and sa'vings. stat
ing that if the United States' is to
^ave sound prosperity, it must
••bring together Idle men, ma
chines and money.’’ In a letter to
Senator Joseph C. O’Mahoney
*(D). Wyo.. chairman of the com-
A total of J5,61S.50 in checks
to needy aged and for dependent j
children have been distributed
for the month of April by Charles
C. McNeill, Wilkes county welfare .
officer, it was learned today.
Of this amount there were 472
checks for aged totaling 64,-
019.00 and the renuilnder was
contained in ll.S checks to aid
315 dependent children-
Checks for 35 needy blind, to
taling $476. are expected within
a few days and will he mailed
out on arrival.
Mr. McNeill explained that a-
bout 90 cases of needy aged and
six families of dependent chil
dren have already been approved
by the welfare board for assist
ance but have not been reached
due to lack of funds.
He said further that he hoped
that the amount allotted hv the
state and federal governments for
the coming year, and supple
mented by the county’s share of
the cost, would considerably re
lieve the situation in the ne.xt
fiscal year
*
Court Attaches Review Re
maining Cases And Ar
range For Trials
Fashion Show By
Economics Pupils
Mothers atnd Friends Ouests
At Annual Fashion Show
Held Wednesdky
Seventy students in Miss Eve
lyn Sharpe's home economics
classes i n North Wliiceshoro
schoohi appeared !«• tbe- asnqal
fashion show at the sc'iool Mfed-
nesday afternoon.
Mothers of the girls and other
r ■
i - I
, /
R. (j. OHlwell, son of .'Ir.
and JIrs. ,Tobn I'wdwHI. of
Purlear, righlfnlly clalm.s the
distinction of being the voiing-
esr. and mrtaJImt sTuoenr in
North Carolina with a I'erortl
•d seven ronseentive years of
perfect school alfcnd.onec.
He entered- school when he
was oniv fqnr yews of age and
has not yet reached his elev-
••nlh Iiirthday.
.-\t the eoiiipteneenienf at
Nfount Plen^.snt high school he
w.Ts awiiivlert a "old .•.^-'-l for
seven .■ei.is; n^'i'feet attendance.
To >av that he likes to attend
school wo*-ld he pntfing it
mildly. He lets no ohstaeles
stand in the way of answering
“present" when the school roll
Is called each mdrnijlg.
He Is smalt of stature as well
as young in age and becanse
he is smaller and yo«n;,'er than
many other ehlldren be has n^
taken a grade each year. Choos
ing to .lust keep abrea.st with
hi* playmates, — (1* I c t n r e
Judge Johnson J. Hayes in
federal court at Wilkesboro this
morning announced that the
court was going to clear up the
criminal docket "If It took all
summer.’’ The docket Is too large,
be said, and cases will not be
■ continued until next term It trial
is at all possible.
After 'vhree days work on the
docket the. court this morning
reviewed the many cases remaln-
1 ing for disposition with the dis
trict attorney. Carlyle Higgins,
his assistants, and attorneys for
; defendants 8ri;anging cases for
I trial. Pleas of guilty were entered
' in many cases and jury trial dates
were set.
Following are the cases dis
posed of during the first three
days in which prison sentences
were meted out:
Eugene Church, violation pa
role. four months in jail.
TJewitt Martin, fine of $100
and year and a day In Lewlahurg,
Pa., prison.
Rainh Hague, fine of $100 and
year and day in Chillicothe.
Otis Rpregglns. fine of $100
and vear and a day each in two
cases, sentences to run concur-
reptlv.
Harvey Thomas Shores, year
and dav in Atlanta.
Coy Rove, year and a day in
Chillicothe
Ernie Brooks. 13 months In
Rewlsburg. Pa., prison,
■Ml of the above ca.ses were for
violation of the liquor laws. El
sie Fra-nccs Moore was sentenced
to year and a day 1" Industrial
insHtntion Irt ATnerson, W. Va.
Newsmen View New Low Priced Car,
, , Some defendants were^ placed
tbrongb court^’ WlB*14>83SMw^n f'empoedP!^ probation- until
em .Tonmal). j next term .court . while others
A new low-priced, two-cylinder car. designed for a top speed of M
miles per boar, aad g' fuel conamnption of 56 miles to the gallon, wag
recenUy 'praviewed l^^aewspa|mr mdi at the Indianapolia speedway.
The car, which will mH far s $656 tap I* **‘*y ** weigba
925 ponada. has a faa tamt af fonr-galloa capacity and the crankcaac
holds only two gnarts of oil. Hie engine la air cooled.
Boy, Age Ten,
Is Victim Of
* Unloaded'Cm
A ten-year-old boy was the
latest victim of an "unloaded
gun" in Wilkes county.
Grady Prevetto, son of C. G.
Prevette, was killed Instantly in
tyo.. V* — » Ai- V
mittec he said that he knows of . guests were present at the shoy.
“no more urgent” problems in which was followed by refresh-
the country than those involving j ments in the home economics de
nonworking money and savings,
and lauded the group for its in-
Local Photographers
Enter Pictures For
his uncle's home in Somers town
ship Tuesday afternoon when a
12-guage aagtSiMk
charged in the hands of hrs cons-
I>«XI I4*rm .ruuri . Y*iiiie uwicio-
were placed on -regular probation
i for varyirg term.s.
vestigation of “savings
vestment.” which was
today.
and in
initiated
^HOOT 'I'O
Hsrlan. Ky.. May 16.— Shoot
to kill” orders were given na
tional guardsmen patrolling Har-^
Ian county’s coal fields tonight as
union officials warned President
Roosevelt that bloodshed and
rioting may be imminent. Rriga-
dler-Generai Ellerbe Carter said
he had instructed the more than
800 Kentucky guardsmen under
his command in this strife-torn
area to “shoot to kill whenever
necessary.” He declined to ex
plain the order
United Mine Workers of America
appealed to President Roosevelt
to intervene to relieve the ‘ tense
situation which they said was
.fought about by the presence o*
i-*he troops. Tho President, at
Washington, said he had not re
ceived the telegram and told re
ports at his press conference that
b»-would not intervene.
partment. The show and disnlav
of products made by the girls won ^
much favorable comment. I'wo local people, in the annual N.
This was the first year of to-| C. Salon of photograph in Win-
cational home economics In the. ston-Saiem last week,
school and the largest classes in | Dr. J. H. McNeill entered four
history participated. In addition! pictures and Paul Marvel. Jr.
to the work during the nine commercial pholo.grapher. also
months term of school. Miss [ exhibited four. A portrait of Miss
Shame spends two weeks 'after Rose Wade Scroggs. made by Mi
L^riicr Jr iCLUi Co m \je » • rxf*ii ■
Annual Photo Salon Lions Vv ill Meet
Friday Evening
North Wilkesboro was repre
sented hy fo'*r photos e,ich from
the close of school lining up home
pro.iects and two weeks before
the beginning of the term, mak
ing a total of ten months. One
third of her salary is paid by
the city and the remainder hy
the state and federal govern
ments.
Miss Sharpe has just complet
ed organization of home classes
Officials of the I composed of out-of-school girls
and young married women.
Harvel, won honorable mention.
The North Wilkesboro I.ions
cliih will hold its regular meet
ing at Hotel Wilkes on Friday
evening. A good program, which
will include numbers by the new
ly organized hand sponsored by
the club, will be carried out and
a full attendance of members is
desired.
Coroner I M. Myers Inyestigat-
ed the death and without an in
quest pronounced it accidental.
The boy’s uncle, Gaston Pre
vette, said that on a previous
night th-'i he had loaded the gun
when ho heard something disturb
ing his chickens and that he must
have put it up without lowering
the hammers or taking out the
cartridges. The boy who was
playing with the gun when the
boy was killed said he thought
that it was not loaded.
(Continued on page eight)
Road Treatment
Under Way Now
Highway 18 Completed And
Open; Part Of Highway
16 Is Now Closed
of highways. for treatment
qummer.
The work of treating highway
18 from Moravian Falls to the
Caldwell county line toward l>e-
Herchants
les
Tarreli Flying Serrica
Woodmff Wallace To
Put On Air Show
Motorists planning to use high
ways, ill this Immediate part of iftg their fast planes
the state are glad to learn that North iVllkeshoro a .
there will be no extensive closing west Of the city. In addition to
North Wilkesboro Trade Daya^
a trade expansion event spoMoe>
ed iy The Journal-Patriot'teseo-
'(Iteration with a great numter. dll'
the merchants and other htiallleiir
eatabllshments of North WUkei^
boro, began today and will eoa-
tlnue through Saturday, Mar 26.
With complete stocks and with
•pedal values offered in alt da-
partments, merchants this mom-
ing were prepared to reader •
complete merchandise serrlee te
the many who are expected to da-
business within the cU:( during
the erent.
rhe purpose of “Trade Daya"
is to allow people of all north-
weetern North Carolina a good
opportunity to visit the city, to
become better acquainted -with
the business life of the commua-
Ity and to gain first hand knowl
edge of why shopping In North
Wilkesboro has so many advant
ages and why the merchants and
business men can render a super
ior service.
As an added attractlen and en
tertainment feature, the Terrell
Paying Service and Woodruff
Wallace, local flying ace, will do
sensational stunt flying, operat-
from tha
North Wilkesboro airport just
noir has already been completed
and the highway is again open for
travel, highway officials said to
day.
This week highway 16 is
closed from Millers Creek to the
Ashe county line and next week
will be closed from the county
line to Glendale Springs, a dist
ance of about four miles. Through
traffic to the Jeffersons is de
toured by way of Laurel Springs.
Highway 88 from Ore Knob
to number 18 at Laurel Springs
will he closed for surface treat
ment from about May 19 to 24,
the dates depending on weather
conditions. Highway 221 in Ashe
county from Jefferson to Twin |
Oaks will he closed from about
May 24 to June 1.
No other hlehways in this part
tb^ stunt flying they wUVmnke
aBjMr^^llghts at
ffbir^g aq opportBotty. for fh»
‘air minded” to get the thrll! of
an airplane ride at low cost 'with
well experienced pilots
Mayor McKiel and civic lead
ers of the city have joined in tho
invitation issued b y busineao
firms and others to everybody In
this part of the state to vUlt this
city during Trade Days.
Landscapiiqr Of
Troifdon Park
Bes^n In
Is
City
Landscaping of Trogdon Me
morial Park and the grounds »-
bout the new community house io
this city has begun, members of
the Woman’s Club, sponsor of th*
nrojeet. said today in mgklng tho
following announcement:
“Will you who promised to de-
for the Trogdon
Meeting Of Ford
Dealers, Salesmen
Held In This City
On Monday night Ford deal
ers and salesmen from Ford agen
cies in Wilkes and adjoining
counties met at Yadkin Valley
Motor company In this city for a
very interesting and helpful
meeting. Twenty were present.
Mes-srs. Lacy and Barrett, from
the Ford company branch in
Charlotte, addressed the dealers
and salesmen in the meeting.
Good reports of present business
and prospects of future business
were heard.
Home-Coming At
Friendship Church
Siindav. May 28. will be home
coming day at Friendship church,
near Millers Creek. The exercises
; win begin with Sunday school at
9;45. Judge Johnson J. Hayes
-will be the speaker at eleven o’-
ck. A music schedule is being
anned for both morning and
_rnoon programs.
L\s usual, refreshments will be
spread on th© church tables, and
everybody Is invited to bring dln-
aer and join in the soefal hour
en'the grounds at noon.
S. S. Convention
At Traphill Soon
Stone Mountain Sunday
School Convention To
Convene May 27-28
The Stone Mountain Sunday ^
school convention will be held at,
Traphill Bapti.kt church on Satur-.
day and Sunday, May 27 and 28-
The program for the convention'
follows;
Saturday, May 27
10:00 A. M.—Devotional by Rev.
C- M. Caudill; sermon by Rev.
Grant Cothren; organization and
appointment of committees:
“What should be the qualifications
of a Sunday school teacher?”, C-
C. Blevins; ‘Methods of increas
ing our Sunday school enroll
ment,” Mrs- V. M. Huffman; “The
.Sunday school’s responsibility in
intraining the child for mission
work,” Rev. A. B Hayes;: “The
church’s responsibility in placing
a Sunday school within reach of
eveiw child,” Mrs. J. E. DeJour-
nette.
Sunday, May 28
9:30 A. M—Devotional; “Pas
tor’s relation to the Sunday
school,” Rev. H. V. Hicks; “Dea
con’s relation to the Sunday
school”, John McGrady; “The lay
man’s relation to the Sunday
school”, Mrs. Hattie Brown;
special musii; sermon at 11:30
A. M.
A large attendance is qxpected
and all Sunday schools in the as
sociation are asked^ to send dele
gations to all sessi^s.
. - • . wf. ....
“Trigger woke me by biting
my hands and face,” Glenn Col
lins. who was saved from a burn
ing building in which he was
sleeping recently by his dog. said
today as he related the harrowing
experience in his very narrow es
cape. . ■
Collins, a young bachelor who
lives alone and makes his living
as a well digger, was occupying
an old store building near hlrb-
way 16 north of Millers Creek
when the old building burned and :
would have burned him with It i
h.id If not been for the loyalty of 1
his dog. j
Trigger is a fox terrier two
years old. Collins admired the!
dog before It saved his life ard
now admiration is no adequate
word to express his devotion to
that little hit of the canine fam
ily. His story follows:
“T lav down on the bed and
s^ent to sleep about nine o’clock
Mint night.” Collins said, and re
iterated that there was no fire
about the building at that time.
“About midnight I felt some-
th'u" scratching my hands and
something bit me, firmly but not
viciously, on my face
ISO o(ue. nate shrubbery
of the state are scheduled for sur-, Park amt grounds about the com-
'tace treatment during the next ’ miinity house please communicats
several weeks, highway officials. with Mrs. C. Forester and If
said today, and efforts are made ' convenient deliver the shrubbery
to provide good detours adequate
ly marked for the highways
which are closed for a few days.
Camp Lasater To
Open On June 14
Many Local Scouts Expected
To Take Advantage Of
Camping Opportunity
to the park, where landscaping
has begun. Any donations of rhe-
dodendron. spirea. althea or any
other kind of shrubs will be
greatly aopreciated.”
Min* Emily McCoy
Y.W.C.A. Secretary
At Salem College
was trigger jist as soon as I open
ed my eyes and I knew something
was badly wrong to make him act
that wav.”
"I lumped up from the bed
and the room was filled with
smoke so that it would have been
Imnosslble to have seen two Inch
es before my nose had It not been
for the light of th© fire which
seemed to be burning all over the
house.
“Just as th© roof began to col
lapse and when chunks of burn*,
ing wood had already set fire tp
t|ie bed on which 1: had kMU
altep^.m sonn^, only ai
Local Scoutmasters have been
Informed that Camp Lasater. the
Boy Scout camp of the Winston-
Salem council, will open on June
14.
Beginning on that date th©
camp w'ill be open for four one-
■week periods and will close on
Ju'b 12
Scout officials have secured a
splendid staff o f experienced
campers as counselors and many
improvements have been planned
in the camp program for the year,
I knew it Fees are very low for each week
1
period.
It Is expected that members of
all Scout troops here will take
advanUge of the opportunity for
training and recreation which the
camp will afford.
Music Recital To
^ Be Monday NififHt
Miss Ellen Robinson’s musid
pupils wdll give their recital Mpnf
day evening. May,22,. heglnnl»
At ei«h$ o’clock ln_ the
Wilkeshoro-, school * iindubf^lie
Tte prate'has s in
tu totsnd.'S.-' ‘
Miss Emily McCoy, daughter of
Mr and Mrs. J. R. McCoy, of
North WilVeshoro. is a member
of the incoming junior class at
Salem College in Winsfon-Sslem,
North Carolina. .
Besides being elected stfcretary
of the Y. W, C. A., one of the
most responsible positions held, by
1 iitnior. Miss McCoy has bee*
eh'jsen a class rerresentative to
the student council for next year.
Miss McCoy is one of the most
outstanding members of her clas^
having taken an active nart lii
extra-curricular affairs since ako
entered Salem last year.
Harrison Porter ,
Is Taken By Doatihi
Funeral service was held Wed
nesday afternoon at Hn.vtrieadew
church for Harrison •Pnrtefi -JA*
died Tuesday at the hb«e pi Ml
brother, John Porter. ln
He had been In 111 bealtk f(»^ S66-
eral years and had sptet BMh
time in government htiapitais . B*
was a World War vote^.^
' SarvlTipr Mr. Porter are OM
daughter,'one sister,, Mrfc 14k.
R^lds, bf'Ibis’.iW.’r#.
Polite. «*.Wnoton^i^ • 0.
Potter, of oity.JS^