North Carolina Newspapers

Mr. CurUW. StMl* wu a risi- t&T to Monat Airy today. Mr. and^Mrs. H. P. BUor, of this city, woro Wiaaton-Salem tIb- Itora Monday. Mrs, B. r. Prolftt, of -the Har ley commuaity, was In the cUy today. " Mr. and Mrs. D. Hill Carlton, of this city, spent yesterday in Win ston-Salem. Mr. S. Forester, Jr., was a bnstness ylsltor to Marion, Va., this week. Mr. Vance McGhlnnia, of Boom- ef, was here today looking after business matters. Mr. L. A. Harris Is able to be out again after being ill for sev eral weeks, we are glad to state. aL Mr. C. E. Jenkins. Jr., Is on a buying trip to northern cities In the Interest of the Smoak Furni ture Company. Work Is progressing nicely on the new home being erected for Mr. C. G. Day and family on “D" street. Mr. J. I>. Hemphill, who resides near the city. Is able to be out .Jjl^ain after being 111 for five weeks, we are glad to state. Mr. J. B. Miller, well known farmer of the Daylo community, was a Visitor to the city yester day. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Reavis and Mr. and Mrs. 7. C. Rea vis, of this city, visited the Luray Caverns in Virginia over the week-end. Mr. N, G. Landis Is having the J, T. Ferguson home in Wilkea- boro. which he recently purchas ed, remodeled. f r. C. C. Hubbard, of Farmer. hrtS been very ill, we are sorry to state. He is a brother to Mr. W. R. Hilbbard. of Moravian Falla. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Yarbrough - and little son. Joe. visited Mr. Yarbrough’s mother. Mrs. Wesley Yarbrough, in Burlington. Mon day. Miss Nell Rousseau, who has been ill In Winston-Salem for ’ gometime, was brought to the home of Mr. and Mrs. S. V. Tom linson this week. She Is a daugh- « ter of Mrs. Lila Rousseau. Miss Mildred Reavis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Reavis, of Moravian Falls, underwent an appendicitis operation Tuesday at the Wilkes hospital. Friends are glad to learn that her condition is reported as satisfactory. Mrs. C. T. Campbell and son. Ih^lllam, visited Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Cannon, of Boone. Sunday. They were accompanied home by Louise and Modeline Campbell, who had been spending some time with’ Mr. and Mrs. Cannon. Mtss Nancy Caudill returned Sunday from East Carolina Teachers College. Greenville, N. C. . from where she went on the college bus tour to Washineton. D. C.. Philadelphia and New York City, spending sometime at the World’s Fair. Rev. and Mrs. A. L. Aycock, Mrs. W. E. Jones. Mrs. R. M. Brame. and Mrs. Everett Pear son attended the Missionary con ference of the Statesville district - which was held at the Race Street ^Methodist church in Statesville Tuesday. James E. Pearson Claimed By Death ^oftnlar Locsil Youth Died Tuesday Afternoon; Fun eral Held Today James Everett Pearson, well and fsvora^>li..lWftwn young man fOt this city" died Tuesday after noon after an illness of • several weeks. He was 1» y;;ar8 of age and was a member oL a prominent family, being a ^s«uu of Eojn .H. and Mrs. Maude Holler Pearson.. He graduated three years ago ifrom the North WIlKesboro high school, where be was president of the student body during bis sen ior year and received other scho lastic and campus honors. Until his health failed recently he had been associated with his father and brothers In North Wilkesboro Grocery company. Surviving are his father and mother, three brothers, HarrV. Clyde and Russel Pearson, and two sisters. Misses Beatrice and *|Lucy Pearson, all of this citj\ ■js He was a nephew of !• Everett f^^^Sseral service was held at ’ ihe North Wilkesboro Methodist ■ church this morning and barial • was In Greenwood cemetery. I I ■■ II II ■ ■ I I J- > ' City Schoobi Close Gooi} Year On Tue^ayjNigtt CommencemMit. Sbiynon (By Dr. Donald S. Stuart On Sunday Ni||)it 42 TO GET DIP?A)MAS Class Night McAday; Dr. Maaske To Speak At Graduation Exemses North Wilkesboro schools this week are putting the finishing touches on one Of the best terms in their history and are making preparations for the high s:hool commencement. The commencement will begin on Sunday night. May 28, when Dr. Donald S. Stuart, of Chapel Hill, delivers the baccalaureate sermon in a union service at the First Baptist church, beginning at eight o’clock. On Monday night. May 29, a Tuesday Will Be National Holiday Both banks In this city will be closed on Memorial Day, Tuesday, May 30, which will be observed throughout the country as a na tional holiday. The North W$- kesboro postoffice will also he closed on that date and there will be no mail delivery servec. S. . ,0v Former Head Cabarrua Schooh, WiU Sueceed Stor^ PETITION DlSREGARDEb Prevette, . Brookshire And . -Footer Answer Petitions In Statement To Open At '. ■., : (I Offieials of The NorftwMjtern j; Bank announced . this afternoon'^ that Oorney^ P. Hdodviatats bank connittsalijnep, . bad, approved tbs opening ^f a branck,tenk.^t VaL dese, N. a ‘Tb*'nw-'bj;an^.bj»bb will Diisii lust aii Sli meiits for a bulling baYe been completed,. Mr-y-Wi'JcQayeoni.sgoj- i retary of tbe- bahb, [dese yesterday looking over var ious locations for the new bank. The opening of the Valdese bank will make nine, in the ;:hain that Is now^ serving this, swtiqn of the state." 5" Saturday To Be Poppy Day Here Thousanda Of Little Flowers Made to Sell In Honor Of War Dead Bright red poppies bloomed out today at The American Legion unique program of class day j headquarters when the American exercises will be presented on the stage of the school auditorium. The final program of the com- Legion Auxiliary received its sup ply of the World War memorial flowers for Poppy t)ay, Saturday, mencement will be on Tuesday j May 27 The poppies, hundreds of night. May SO-, eight o’clock, carefully made replicas of the when Dr. Robin J. Maaske, of , famous poppies of pS^nce and Bel- the University of North Carolina, j-gium, ' came from Indianapolis, will deliver the commencement th»v were made bv disabled address and diplomas will be pre sented to 42 high school seniors and to a large class of seventh grade graduates. . The schools, operating .as a special charter unit, will have completed a ntne-months’ term and have maintained the high standards which justify its mem bership in the Sontbern Associ ation of Accredited schools. This term waa the first under the leadership of Paul S. Cragan, who succeeded W. D. Halfacre as superintendent. Duke Power Go. Cuts Rates Over Its Entire Systeip New Rale Schedule Will Mean Savings For Thous ands Of Customers Raleigh. May 21. — Ftllitles Commissioner Stanley Wlnborne announced today that the Duke Power Company had agreed to reduce Us rates in the Carolinas. saving customers $1,509,000 a year. The reduction, moat of which will become effective June 1. is the largest in the history of the commission, Winborne said. Duke rates in North Carolina will be sla.shed approximately $500,000. The company has 154.- wliere they were made by disabled war veterans. The Auxiliary’s Poppy com mittee. under the direction of its chairman , is puttmg in busy hours counting and arranging the flowers in readiness for the wo men who will offer them on the streets on Poppy Day, to be worn in honor of the World War dead. Preparations are being made to cover the entire city with the flowers,, with the hope that every one will join in the observance of the day and pay tribute to those who gave their lives in defense of democracy. 3-Family Reunion at Oakwoods Sunday The Jones-I^ws-Transou fam ily reunion will be held Sunday, May 28, 1939, at Oaliwoods Bap tist church. Tlse road from Wil- keaboro to Oakwoods is under construction but will be open to traffic. Go to the Federal build ing in Wilkesboro and take that | road and there will be no dlffi-' culty unless it is muddy.—An nouncement. Wilkesboro district school board in adjourned meeting Tues day by a vote of three to two fail ed to jfe-elect Supt. T. E. Story and six members of the faculty of 24 teachers. To succeed Supt. Story, for 15 years head of the school, the bdsrd elected S. G. Hawfleld, for 12 years superintendent of rural schools in Cabarrus county. One. of tbe biggest, gatherings of Democratic Trbfeem In the southeast closed last night when Faculty members not re-elected , the regional conference at Wln- »ri„ , I adjourned after a most successful meeting. Highlights of the closing ses sion were pledges to work dili gently for party victories next year and New Deal Policies were strongly endorsed. Outstanding parts of the pro gram were addresses by Senator Albert W. Barkley, of Kentucky, senate majority leader. Mrs. Flor ence Kerr, assistant WPA admin- Judge Hayes To Sneak Sunday At Friendship Church The annual home coming a_t Friendship Methodist church will hp held On Sunday. May 23. The ...V. . event is annually anticipated by 275 electric customers lin North | many people and a large attend- Carolina and 43.814 in South Carolina, he said. 35 Cent* Per Month The immediate effect of the reductions, so far as the average consumer is concerned, will be a ance is expected. Judge John^pa -J. Hayes will speak in the morning session at 11 o’clock and dinner will he served picnic style at noon. — - - Singing classes and quartets will cut of about 25 cents in monthly furnish music during the day’s Duke electric bills, Winborne program. Ail are invited to at- added. The company’s present rates, and -Lhe new rates, are ident-ieal in North Carolina and South Car olina. tend. The new residential scale follows: mlnlnrium cents electric '■ Advertising For- School Bus Bids Tifiwday were Miss Margaret Hansel, Mrs. Robert Henderson, Miss Dorothy Lashmit. Miss Lou ise Melville, Miss Helen Bostick afid TIiss Hilda Akers. New members elected were Miss Selma Roblnett, Mrs. Wil liam Prevette, Miss Kinsey, Miss Helen Bumgarner, Miss Wrenn Duncan and Mrs. S. G. Hawfleld, wife of the newly elected super intendent. - Facility members re-elected were: high school—V. E. Jen nings, R. E. Caldwell, J. L. A. Bumgarner. Miss Margaret Faw. Mrs. R. B. Pharr, and Miss Ghita Tuttle; elementary—Mrs. Wil liam Barber, Mrs. Grace Edwards, Miss Lucille Scroggs, Miss Rul^y Martin. Mrs. Willie Felts. Miss Cynthia Prevette, Mrs. Gertruds Steelman, Mrs. Edith Hemphill, Miss Eloise Starr. Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Moore and Mrs. Pearl Hartley. The school hoard Is composed of.N. O. SmoSLfe,^.5fesijca»p. C. A. Lowe, aecretary. J. T. Prevette, T. M. Foster And D. J. Brookshire. Messrs. Smoak and Lowe vig orously protested the action of the other three members In fall ing to re-elect Supt. Story. Wlien Mr. Hawfleld was elected super intendent Mr. Lowe said that he was resigning from the board and left the meeting. Mr. Hawfleld went before the board at that time and as provid ed by law recommended teachers to be employed lor the coming -term. Each position was taken up and filled by vote of Messrs. .Pre vette. Brookshire and Foster, the chairman going on record as fav oring the re-election of the entire faculty. The Wilkes counter. board of education in meeting .Wednesday morning approved the action of the district board. The county board is composed of C. C. Mc- Niel, chairman. R. R. Church and D. F. Shepherd. Members of the citizens’ committee appeared be fore the board and asked that the action of the district board In failing to re-elect Supt. Story and the six ousted teachers be nullified but the county board up held the district board’s action in its entirety. The Wilkesboro school contro versy began before the end of the school term last month when the {Continued on page five) InStQBeQuany orklRIanyFaceC In W^C8 Comity Defraud freas^ Stone For Construction And Surfacing Purposes Mined Near Highway 421 As a. ijsrt of the Wilkes coon- ty-^wl^^rpsd 'projMt the WPA' .O.U .uo ^ ]“ *«deral court at WlIklAg.; bds'^pBbM S big rock quarry oft \ ‘m-roai leading from highway conspiracy toward Windy Gap about ten * are Indicted for alleged TioUt ot the liquor laws was tindSr Tbe trial began Wedaesfsg miles east of Wilkesboro. The location for the quarry which will furnish stone for sev waicii Will xurniBa siune xw* sct* - " eral purposes in road work, was afte^oon and It was annMi^_ decided upon after highway eng)- the remainder of neers had examined the large •>« consumed In the supply of stone available af the -of feetlmony in tbe- «sg^ |ln point and found it to be of ex cellent quality and texture construction purposes. The WPA in cooperation with which 38 are charged with efm- {jjy splracy to defraud the govern ment of liquor taxeq; ^ Tht cases orig^iMdd"lk eight miles eastward from WU ,=..,.0 —— I kesboro. In crushed stone surfac- ifltrator,, and. Mrs. May T^mp- ing for secondary roads and for son Evans, assistant director of other purposes as needed. ‘ — Yhe project will provide em ployment for many workmen on WPA rolls. Women’s division of the Demo cratic national committee. Those from WUkes who at tended part or all the sessions in cluded Miss Zelle Harris, Miss Ruth Shatley. Mrs. W. R. Absher, Mrs. Frances TTnderwood. Mrs. F. 0. Forester. Mrs. J. A. RoUsseau Mrs. D. J. Carter and Mrs. R.^ J- Hinshaw. Big Increase In Loan Applications Is Reported Here The loan committee oJ the North Wilkesboro Building and Loan association on Wednesday afternoon'" had applications- for a total of $27,800 in loans. Thsi amount represented 18 appli*iH/>ns, ranging from $350 to $7,000. Thp amount represents a big increase in applications in a short time and is considered an indica tion that ibusiness activity, par ticularly in the building and as sociated lines, is positively on the upward trend in North WIl- keshoro and vicinity. of 80 I The board of education is gd- tci.ii. for the first 10 kilowatt j yertlsing for bids on contract hours: threp and a half cents per j gjinjoj .jjuj routes in Wilkes coiin- kwh. for the next 40; two centsty_andrjthft',btd|’will he opened in for each kwh. over 50. [the beard’s office An the eourt- The old scale was: minimum of^;j|ti^se on Monday. June 5. Bids 80 cents for the first 10 kwh.; |will be received until ten o’clock four cents per kwh. for the next . ^^at day." ‘ i •iO: two and a half cents perl A deji^j^tion of the routes Is- kwh. for the next 80: and two contained in ttf? hoard’s adver- wi; rnr'aii in e^eesn. elsewhere In this news paper. cents per Iwh. for 'all in e;c6S8 of 130. Home Remain Same The special residential electric (Continued 'on page four) State Privilege Taxes Will Be Due On June 1st J. R. Rousseau, state collector of revenue in Wilkes, today call ed attention to the tact that privi lege taxes to the state will be due on June 1 and that a penalty Is provided bV law for those who fail to pay. Rome changes have been made in privilege taxes, he said, and those who do not thoroughly un derstand the taxes may see. him for the desired Information. His office is on tbe second floor ot the Tomllneon Department Store bulldi'Jg. *' More Penalty On Taxes Next Month Attention Is called to the fact, that as provided by law addition al penalty will he added to un paid county and town taxes for the year 1938 if not paid on' or before June 1. Those who can are urged to pay before the additional penalty Is added. Dance Monday * Night The Junior" Woman’s club of Wilkesboro is sponsor of a dance to be hrjld at tbe community house on Friday night, May 2«. Admission charge will be 50 cents each and refreshments will be served free. 33 Are Saved From Submarine; 26 Believed Dead Portsmouth, N. H„ May 25. I (Thursday).—An undersea "ele- vator’’ completed the rescue of r33 .survivors of the submarine Hqualug disaster early today after four anxious hours during which the last eight to be rescued were trapped 150 feet below the sur face- In a diving bell which h^ came fouled In Its lines. Navy authorities said the other 26 of the 59. who went down Tuesday morning In- the unfortun ate submersible wore I'andoubt* edly dfiad’-’liut they planned to carry out a thorough search of tho'craft as'* soon as possible on the remote chance that some might still be alive. „ The rescue wa»,tsompleted aft er the Squalns had' beefi on; the bottom approximately 39 hours, t Ocmmuuider le Rehcaed In the laet group to break through tho surface In the rescue tug Falcon’s 10-ton diving boll was Lieutenant Oliver >. Naquin, Mmlnaadar 'pi thO-. Sflnhlps Music Recital Is Held Monday Night Pupils of Miss Ellen Robinson’s music classes appeared in recital Monday night at the North Wil- kesboro school auditorium. Twenty-eight took part on the program, which was well received and which reflected evidence of good training. The program was the subject of much favorable comment. Miss Robinson, who has taught in her studio in the school build ing for several years, will con tinue her work there next term. Memorial Display In Spainhbur's Wihdpw Memorial Day Service Tuesday Is Planned Here MemorUl Day Service Will Be Held At Market On Memorial Ave. The American'Legion Auxiliary (has had a fltting memorial display placed In the wlndoF of Spaln- hour-Sydnor Company as a fitting tribute to those who were killed during the World War. The display is attracting much attentloV, and” is most appropri ate at the time the people of ob serving Memorial Day. MASONIC NOTICE The program for tbe Memorial Day exercises on Tuesday, May 30, was announced today by the Memorial committee of the Wilkes county post No. 125, American Legion. Tbe assembly will be at the monument at 6:45 p. m. and all veterans. . whether members of the American Legion or not. are invited to participate in the.se exercises, honoring the memory of their departed comrades. Oth er veteran, auxiliary and patri otic organizations are also invited to join with the Legion in this service. The newly organized North Wilkesboro hand will open the program with "America” and other selections. This will he followed by the American Legion memorial service in charge of Past Commander Frank E. John son. The hand will play “Dawn", after which a squad from the 105th Engineers under command ot Capt. R. R. Reins will fire a salute to tho dead and the pro^ gram will close with "Taps.” The program will close in am ple time to allow those who wish to attend the high school com mencement exerci.ses to do so. As announced before the me morial sermon will be delivered ! by Rev. A. L. Aycock at the First Methodist church Sunday morn ing, May 28, at 11 o’clock. The public is invited to attend these services. Wilkesboro M. E. Church To Begin Revival Sunday A series of revival services will begin at the Wilkesboro Metho dist church on Sunday morning. Regular communication North'May 28, 11 o’clock. Rev. A. W Wilkesboro Lodge NO.-.407 A. F. Lynch, pastor, will be in charge a id A. M. (tomorrow) Friday evening. May 26, 8:00 o’clock. Every member urged to be pres ent. Visitors welcome. EPISCOPAL SERVICE Sunday, May 28th, being White Sunday, there will be a celebra tion of theiHoly Communion at St. Paul’s Episcopal church • at nine o’clock a. m. ; Services will be held morning and night during the coming week at ten a. m. and eight p. m. The public has a cor dial invlUtion to every service. Baseball Games For Week-Elnd In City Scheduled The North Wllkeeboro base- 3. 'B.' McOOy, head #f the liro- Curement eommlttve tor ^the Cltl- tens’ MlilUjfy . TYalii|»g'. Camps, for wnjito'county, said toduy that the numbef of Wilkes ■[yontba seeking the month’s free! tralntog at Port Bragg as provided by govmnment lias not I»ton"Mfftcl^ enb to fill the ftnota and (bSt Of Conspiracy Cnaca Originated From Jaa- veatigations of Uadarcovpr Agent In Wilkea.X^oeRl^ ' the - state highway commission was called an will use ths stone in construction and resultant mass arreata M of a four-feet concrete strip to al bionths ago In Antioch, lUk- widen highway 421 a distance of wards and Lovelace towjieWp* Those indicted In the eaed anr on trial are Robert C. SegnMee, Frank Mathis, Qlenn R. BiUr guess. Coy D. Sale, Hugh Sale^ Robert Sparks, Woodrow Matb- is, Minnie Johnson, Clay Chni^ch, Wm. O. Blackburn, William Dfm- mette, Charlie Love. Ransom‘O. Staley, Pearlie Bauguess, Carl.O. Mathis, E. R. Staley, Banner Bil lings. Wm. J. Bryant Math!*, Thurmond Sparks, Clyde McDan iel, Clyde Hemric. Wm. T. Bil lings. William Porter. Odell Mathis (not taken), Gilbert John son, George Sale, Jetty Sale, Joba "Rar Sale. Robert Hackett, Jnr Davis,, Eugene Davis (m>VlyF9>* George Morebead. J. R. Matbla, Jr., John Robert Byrd. John Thomas Byrd, Julius John^n, Jessie M. Byrd. Ivory Glass anC Woodrow Mathis. Jr. W. P. Lance, an alcohol Investigator who made some lin- vestigations following the arreatn as the result of work on an un dercover agent, was the first wit ness and his testimony had not been concluded when court ad- , journed Wednesday evening. In response to questions propounded by District .\ttorney Carlyle Hig gins he told the location of home® of several of the many defend ants and told of finding a still near one of the defendants’ homen and with paths leading in sevemi directions. A verdict of guilty as to tmi defendants in a smaller conspir acy case was lendered by a juiT late Wednesday afternoon. The defendants convicted and who were ordered to return to court on next Thursday morning for judgment were Coy Mariey, Tom Heater. Herbert Heater. Carl Hester, Don Lovette. Cling Ifln- ton, W. C. Heims, John Huff Cairie Workman. The jury failed to agree as to Green Rhepherd and a mistrial was ordered. TM»I of the case consumed a great part of the court’s time Wednesday. George Leinbach. violation, of (Contiued on page four) » Hickory-Lansbf Bus Route Soni|4 Newly Orgaiuxed Local Fi Wants Franchise On Proposed Bus Route The Grey Rabbit Coach efm- ^ pany. a new firm recently ized by North Wilkesboro bnill- ^wh petltionlpg.tbaj Utilities Commission for S.l, chlse to establish a inrongb direct bus route ' Lansing in Ashe cduitfy. .-.L, Beginning at Hickory .C^’' route would he by.. V 6 r. Taylorsville, ^ S Falls, Wilkesboro, North' kesboro. Millers Creek. Jefferson to Lansiu'g, Ho ters of the company ball team will play,* strong team maintained In Nor^-WUta^t^ from Valdese here‘Saturday aft- A public heariat) « ernoon and on Sunday afternoon Will play Kinney Educators, from Winston-Salem;;'.4. U'.' . local tedm showed up well In Iftpt ’expeeted’-' » iltoi Mi n)mnaBaer nhUnt hme and It. is .ana will be tr^.Vitneia.tha quest will be beld* bA>re Utilltlea Commlsslppor^tar Ri on June 7. m Much sentiment heroR t favorable to • tbe .prepoeal,- Wbhfc weald piwldo dtiwet baP ; toirtan |qr tbe ttimt time betw^ poiaU on pcopoeod