FINLAND STILL PAYS
S' , WMklnKton, June 9.—Finland
««}y iHur-debtor now honoring
obligation to this countir in
PS j full, ia keejidng up her record by
r ’ naklBg the regnlar Jnne payment
of $1(0,693. TTie Finnish min
ister, H. J. Procope, in a letter
to Secretary Hull, said the Fin
nish goyernment would deposit
tLe amount in the federal reserve
bank. New York city, June 15.
Life Friday Widi
Shot Thru Chest
Council Sh«pk«rd Commits
Suicide la ^iome of Father
BANISHED
Berlin, June 9.—East Prussian
-Jews and thousands of others
f. scattered throughout Germany
F » Who have been ordered to leave
*- or go to concentration camps, ap-
t pealed to their leaders in Berlin
' tonight lor help in finding homes
- ^utslde this nation. The Jewish
'‘'dBaders. who have been working
top speed lor months in ef
forts to get visas, said they were
practically powerless to act except
in a small number of Instances.
Neap Reddies River
FIGHT OVER DOG FATAL
Greenville, Tenn., June 9.—
Sheriff B. H. Rener said two
men he Identified as Samson
l^anders. 39, and Ross Mills, 35,
^ere shot fatally today in the
Paint Creek section of Greene
county. The sheriff said bis in
vestigation showed the men be
came Involved in an argument a-
bout a dog and that they sudden
ly drew pistols and began firing.
Four bullets struck Landers, he
said, and one hit Mills. Landers
formerly lived In Madison county,
North Carolina, Renner said.
Mills was a native of Greene
county.
MORE APPEASEMENT?
London, June 9.—Gestures to
ward Germany by both Prime
Minister Chamberlain and For
eign Secretary Viscount Halifax
were described by sources close to
'm-the government tonight as the
^•beginning of a vigorous British
counter-propaganda campaign to
offset nazi charges of “encircle
ment.” The purpose of statements
by the prime minister and for
eign secretary in parliament yes
terday that Britain was wnUng_to
3 discuss Germany’s claims for eco
nomic “living room” was not im
mediately clear and gave rise in
£ some quarters to suspicion that
*’ the government might he turning
hack toward its discarded policy '
of appeasement.
Council Shepherd, 23-year-old
youth of the Reddlea Rtver sec
tion, ended his life about 11 o’
clock Friday night at the home
of his father, Rudy Shepherd, by
firing a 12-guage shotgun load
Into his chest. Coroner I. M. My
ers said Saturday WpmihB
an Inquest was held.
Several witnesses testified at
the inquest, 'gylng that Council
and some others had been to a
church In the community Friday
night but no service was held due
to the absence of the preacher.
Council went to his home with
his sister. Beatrice Shepherd, a-
bout 11 o’clock. She said that he
picked up the shotgun and she
was afraid that he was going to
try to shoot her, hut he turned
the gun on himself and pulled the
trigger. The load went through
his chest. He staggered a few
steps and fell.
His sister’s screams awoke the
other members of the family,
who hastily brought him to the
Wilkes hospital here hut he was
dead soon after arrival.
Members of the family said
that Council had apparently been
drinking hut that he wms not
drunk.
His father said that several
months ago Council suffered a
skull fracture and concussion at
the base of his skull when he
fell from a truck and that he had
shown signs of being mentally
unbalanced when drinking. 0th-
erw'if.e he was in good health.
He is survived by his parents
and the following brothers and
sisters; Beatrice, Jesse, Numa,
Fidell and HalHe Shepherd. Mrs.
B, O. Dancy and Mr* U. S. My
ers.
Funeral service was held
Sunday afternoon at Perry ceme
tery.
0nF^7l%U
All Police Officers Except
One Re-Appointed For
Two-Years Term
Of WSked>oro ^
t**
The **Flaine of Friendship/* presented to the New York World's
fair as a symbol of the friendship between Japan and the United States*
was lighted by Mayor Keikichl Tanomoti of Tokyo from bnrninf fagoU
ot cypress wood brought from the liunio ftTand shrine* where* according
to Shinto mythology, the flame has been burning for more than 1.560
years. The flame was carried to New York by Miss Akiko Tsnkimoto.
Girl From WilkeSjMens AndBoys^
Receives Office In Tennis Tourney
Youth Conference! To Begin July 6
Miss Lorraine TTiarpe Elect
ed Historian Of Older
Youth Conference
NEGRO EXECUTED
Raleigh. June 9.—The use of
masks in executions may have
taken the “sensationalism” out
of seeing men die in the Central
f gprison gas chamber, Warden H,
H. Wilson said today. Dave Bur
ney. 47-year-old negro, had just
been put to death for murder,
and for the second time In recent
weeks, the warden had had to ob
tain witnesses at the last minute
to meet the legal requirement of
six. Since last spring, masks have
been placet on the faces of the
pas chamber victims. Before then,
the witnesses—and there was
never any difficulty about having
the required six—were able to
Escape Convict
Is Captured Here
Prison Camp Officials Pick
Up Long Termer Who Es
caped At Boone Tuesday
Two boys and two girls from
Wilkes county attended the third
Older Youth Conference held at
:State College from June 6th to
June 10th.
Those attending from Wilkes
County were:' Lorraine Tharpe,
Ronda: Alene Greene, Ronda;
Lonnie Somers, Ronda; • John
Joines, Traphill.
There were 43 counties repre
sented at the conference with 129
members in attendance. The p’Jr-
pose of the conference is to W‘:Tk
with the boys and gprl®. Vr'ho hive
finished high school and are on
the farm, to become leaders of the
young rural people. The boys and
girls hac' classes in the morning
and afternoon dealing with the
problems which confront young
Sponsored By Lions Club,
Attractive Trophies To
Be Awarded Winners
The second annual Lions club
tennis tournament will begin
July 6th with handsome trophies
going to the winners and run
ners-up in men’s singles, men’s
doubles. Junior boys singles, and
mixed doubles.
At a meeting of the board of
I city commissioners held last night
' at the city hall, all the present of
ficers and employees of the city
were elected for the remainder
of the term of the mayor and
board of commissioners.
'Mayor R. T. McNlel, and Conir
missioners Ralph Duncan, A. G.
Finley, H. "I. Hutchens, and
K. Sturdivsat, and City Clerk T.
H. McNeil, Jr., were present for
the meetln,'. J. B. Carter, one of
the three new commisslonelr^
elected at the recent city ele^'
tlon, was absent on account of
llInesB.
On motion of H. M. Hutchens
seconded by Ralph Duncan, ((IpP
the police officers and other eip
ployees of the city, were re-elecfc
ed at their present salaries, prt#-'
vidert their services and conduct
is satisfactory, with the exception
of Harold’ David, a policeman,
and Mrs. John Lovette, garbage'
remover, who were re-elected for
30 days.
Voting for the motion were
Commissioners Hutchens and
Duncan; against the motion.
Commissioners Finley and Stur
divant. The tie was broken by
Mayor McNiel voting for the re-
election of the present employees.
On motion of A. G. Finley, sec
onded by Ralph Duncan, the
board authorized W. K. Sturdi
vant to have circulars printed re
lative to collecting garbage, and
Mr. Sturdivant was alro authoriz
ed by the board to work out the
best plan possible for handling
the gargage situation here.
Play will bj^ogen tp
df coJMy^'onl^ ft Is ex
pected that a much larger entry
list will file this year than that
of 1938 when the first tourna-'
meni was run off successfully.
,4n especial invitation is Issued
by the sponsors to those players
from outside North Wllkeshoro.
yet residents of Wilkes county.
The new Junior hoys division
will be open to boys 17 years of
age and under. Should a junior
wish to. he will he eligible to en
:er
1—
At Kiwams Meet
Head Of Employment Ser
vice Here Tells History
and Duties Of Service
ricultural in Washington, led the
, discussions.
Because a long term negro who | ^ distinct honor was won
escaped from the prison camp at j^y wilkes county in that Miss
Boone Tuesday caught a ride with Lorraine Tharpe, of Ronda, was
the kind of man who doesn’t like [ pleated historian for the Older
fov long termers to be running Youth members of the State,
'.nose, he is again behind the | iphe conference ended with a
^ W 1911 t.l», lic n ill sw
people on the farm. Dr. Merritt, both the men’s and the junior
from the U. S. Department of Ag- divisions of play.
bars.
Tam
,411 entries must be filed with
William Brame. at Brame Drug
Store, by noon on Wednesday.
July 5th. The trophies and a-
wards will he on display in win
dow of Brame Drug Store after
June 20th.
There will be a small entrance
Beshears, a resident
I banquet at which Governor Clyde Ijpp jjj] divisions except junior
R. Hoey was the speaker. They' jj^yj,
the Blue Rid.ge section west of accompanied by Jesse F.!
here, was approached for a lift by assistant county agent.
Wednesday.
tne requiieu =■»—-v,.- , g qegro man early »»
observe all the facial contortions i Bggj,ears gave the negro a lift but ’
of the condemned as they , before he reached North Wilkes-i
ed in the gas. boro he became suspicious of hlsj
Play will he on the following
courts in Wilkesboro and North
B. G. Gentry, manager of the
North Wilkesboro office of the
North Carolina State Employment
Service, addre.^aed the North Wll
keshoro Kiwanis club Friday
noon.
The program was In charge of
H. H. Morehouse, who first pre
sented Miss Ellen Robinson,
music instructor. She delightful
ly sang “Drink To Me Only With
Thine Eyes” and “Home on the
Range.’’ Mr. Morehouse then in
troduced Mr. Gentry.
He explained at some length
The Employment Service. He
stated that in I860 the only two
cities in The United States hav-
ROYALTY HOSTS ^ ^
Washington, June 9.—Guests
of the nation for two bustling,
resplendent days. George and
Elizabeth turned host and hostess
tonight to entertain President
and Mrs. Roosevelt at a sparkling
state dinner in parting appreci
ation of honors nnstlntingly heap
ed upon them. The scene of th
feast was their own “four acres
of England in America.” the
spreading, square British embas
sy on Massachusetts avenue,
which by the curious dictates of
diplomatic protocol has been their
official home throughout their
stay in this awestruck capital.
Within its bare-hrick walls, the
pledge “to the king.” heard daily
throughout an empire that runs
around the world, was drunk in
heady old-world vintages. And to
that toast there was added anoth
er strange to new-world ears and
palates: "To the President. ”
Fruit Growers In
2 Good Meetings
Held Tuesday At Home of
Floyd Hendren and Per
ry Lowe On Brushies
passenger and decided to report
the incident to officers.
He carried the negro to a point
near Broadway service station
one mile east of Wilkesboro and
about a mile from the state pris
on camp near this city. 'Phere he
let the negro out, drove to the
camp and told his suspicions to
Captain E. L. Hight. who is In |
charge. |
Accompanied hy Captain Hight
and a guard, Beshears drove past Hendren Tuesday after-
the Rervice station and started
Walter Call
Heads Students
Two very successful orchard
nicpting" were held in Wilkes
during the past week. County
Agent Dan Holler reported today.
Fifteen gathered at the home
east on 421. In a short distance
the negro was found and Be
shears .stopped and offered him a
ride. But instead of contlnnlhg
toward Winston-Salem Beshears
turned around and hrough' his
party hack to the prison camp.
He was returned to Boone.
Prison officials here said that
they did not have a record of the
ne'-'ro’s name but they under
stood he was sentenced in Cum
berland county and was serving
25 to 30 years for burglary.
GREYHOUND BUS LINES
CHANGE BUS SCHEDULES
noon to hear H. R. Nlswonger,
extension horticulturist, give
some facts about diseases and in
sects. The same topics were aiso
discussed at a later meeting held
at the hone of Perry Lowe with
15 preser*.
In addition to the lectures by
Mr. Nlswonger, Carl E. VanDe-
man, research worker In charge
of the laboratory on the Brush
ies, told of the results of some
spray liming demonstrations he
has carried out.
inkesboro; Harry Pearson. Ed- inp. employment offices were New
ward Finley. Blai” Gwyn, North
Wilkesboro high school and B.
S. Call.
Prizes will be silver cups, ten
nis equipment, and mounted sil
ver tennis figures.
The committee on arrange
ments is composed of Blair Gwyn,
Harry Pearson, .Tohn Blackburn,
B. G. Gentry and William J.
Brame.
Child Hurt When
Hit By An Auto
T. C. Plexico Hit By Car On
Saturday While Cross
ing Main Street Here
Walter W. Call, an outstanding
member of the junior class during
the last term, was elected during
the closing davs of the North
Wilkesboro high school as presi
dent of the student body during
ft the coming year.
The election was by ballot with
irpractically all students partici-
^ The newly'flocted president is
- a SOB of the late W. W. OsU and
Mrs.'Vede Call Poindextw.
New schedules went into effect
tffdav for several of the Grey
hound’s lines running through the
city. Those wishing latest infor-
m.stion in regard tc schedules may
obtain same by calling the local
Union Bus terminal.
Of the 37.887 North Carolina
prisoners in 1937-38, 575 were
sentenced on charges of homicide
or rape, and of this number cnly
one—a negro man convicted of
homicide—was demoted to “C’’
grade. - J'*
Driving School
Opened Here Today
Thomas ,A. EaH.v, former
lieutenant In the state high
way patrol, opened a driving
school here this afternoon. '
The school Ls carried ont as
a WPA project and all are in
vited.
The classes will be held at
four and  seven o'clock p. m.
in the city hall and enroUm mts
will be taken through Tuesday
evening. The course will con-
tinne for tbren weeks and will
be repeated if sufficient Inter
est Is shown.
■ .
T. C. Plexico, ten-year-old son
of Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Plexico,
was painfully hurt Saturday aft
ernoon when he was hit hy a car
while crossine Main Street 1)»
front of his fatluir’s place of bus
iness. the Right Way Shoe Shop.
The bov had just left the side
walk In front of Rexall Drug
company and walked around a
double parked automohile when
he step, id in front of an auto
mobile driven by F. C. Folger, of
Mount Airy. The hoy said that he
had looked both ways hut did not
see the approaching car, which
was driving around the double
parked car.
He sustained painful Injuries
but examination disclosed no
broken bones or critical Injuries.
He returned home after treat
ment at the Wilkes hospital. .
York and San Francisco. In 1890
the State of Ohio introduced
such a service: and in 1918, the
entire United States undertook
to direct the matter of public
employment.
In 1933, in June. The Wagner-
Piser Act provided for employ
ment offices throughout the Na
tion. Under this Act, North Car
olina is now receiving $75,000.00
per year. In 1936, The United
States Social Security Act provid
ed further for relief of this na
ture. There are now forty-six of
fices for white in the state and
ten for colored.
In the business session Presi
dent D. J. Carter appointed Rob
ert S. Gibbs on the Boys and
Girls committee and J. M. Ket-
chie on the Underprivileged Child
committee.
At Friday’s meeting Judge
Wilson, Warlick was a guest of
W. H. McElwee and Robert
Morehouse was a guest of his
father, H. H. Morehouse.
THEREBY HANGS A TAIL ^ }J
declines
Board Met
Jang Kirshmui, ll-year-«ld Hliidn
boy, who has a six-inch tall, is
shown with an immigration inspec
tor When he arrived In Los Angeles
harbor recently, en route to the
New York World’s fair. Ho is to
become part of a sideshow. He was
accompanied by a private tutor and
nurse.
N. WOkesboro
Seniors Rank
High In State
. BLopor* ^Of-JCoHege. Genfovr
ence Shows Local Stu
dents Above Average
North Wilkesboro High School
Seniors rank high in the State
High School Senior Examination,
according to figures just released
by the North Carolina College
Conference, sponsors of the ex
amination.
Forty-five seniors from the
city high school took the exami
nation. Of these 7 scored In
Group One. 12 in Group Two and
19 in Group Three. Out of the
total, 31 members of the class
were above the state average
score for high schteol seniors.
A total of 23,856 pupils were
tested in the state and were
ranked as follows: Group I. 2.-
427: Group II. 3.698; Group III.
12.068. Group IV, 4.416; Group
V, 1,247.
Dr. M. G. Edwards And
Mack Moore Snccoed
Smoak and Lowe ,
The Wilkesboro dtetrtot school
board, incIudUig twa^MW, mem
bers appointed by the Vomri' of
education this morning^ met to
day and elected 'WlllUiii T, _Long
superintendent of ttte 'school,
which Is the largest In 'the Wilkes
county system.
I The Wilkesboro dtotrtof board
jls now composed of JJr. Sfc 6. Ed
wards, chairman, J.'T; PrieVette,
secretary, T. M. Foster, -'-D, J.
Brookshire and Mack Moore.
Messrs. Edwards and' Moore
were appointed by the Wtlkee
county board of edneation In ses
sion this morning to fill vacan
cies caused by the resignation of
N. O. Smoak and C. A. Lowe, for
mer chairman and secretary.
In its meeting today the board
organized by election of a chair
man and secretary and proceeded
with the election of a principal.
Members of the beard said fol
lowing the meeting that the new
ly elected principal has Just com
pleted his sixth year as head of
Cleveland schools In Rowan coun
ty and had been elected for an
other year but Is giving up hto
position there to head the Wilkes
boro district schools. He holds a
B. A. degree from the University
of North_Carolina and will receive^
his M. A. degree there this sum
mer. He is recognized as an out
standing school man in the state
and his record stands near the
top. board members said.
Mr. Long was elected to suc
ceed Prof. T, E. Story, who baa
completed his 15th year at the
school and who was ousted by
the board at a former meeting,
at which time S. G. Hawfield, un
til this year superintendent of
Cabarrus county schools, waa
elected superintendent for Wil
kesboro. Mr. Hawfield, however,
has declined the position.
The school board’s first meet
ing was held before the term end-
(Contlnued on page eight)
Doldes Planning
Ceremonial 30th
Swimming Pool Is
To Open Tuesday
Street Work,. Parade, Band
and Barbecue Planned
For Coming Event
Lions Club Again Operating
Pool; Many Improve
ments Are Made
There were 1186 prisoner* In
77 North Carolina county jails on
April 1. 19»>. vTisfc:
Clerk Of Court’s
Office To Close
Saturdays At Noon
Complying with a request
signed by 15 members of the
Wilkes bar association. Judge
Wilson Warlick in Wilkes court
last week signed an order per
mitting the Wilkes clerk of court
to close hto office at noon each
Saturday during June, July and
August. ' '
The- lawyers pointed out In
.Umto request that the clerk and
onfee help are required to Work
long honre and that they heed a
The North Wilkesboro Lions
club will again operate the Riv
erside Swimming pool which they
operated last year near the Yad
kin between the Wilkesboros. The
pool will open Tuesday. June 13,
and remain open during the sum
mer.
The club will operate the pool
as a non-profit project as part of
the club’s boys and girls work.
The club cordially invites the
public to use the pool during the
summer months.
Many improvements have been
made this year in the pool and
surroundings, designed to make
It a clean, attractive and sanitary
place for recreation.
The pool has been painted with
a beautiful "ocean green” paint,
a new diving board has been
erected, the dressing rooms have
been rearranged and made more
comfortable and convenient and
unsightly weeds and trash near
the pool have been replaced with
beautiful flowers. A successful
season Is anticipated.
In renovating the pool and
buildings the club worked'In co
operation with the"" Naticnal
Youth Administration, which fur-
*:mr-
jJm summer months in Interest nt
nisbed part of the labor, ^
long hours and that iney neeo a >irat
haK day «H on Safurdaya during pwi^cent tlw
In. North „-CsroUn$^ .C
on to l«r 4^ IfjW-,
.iSH
Et'A.
The North Wilkesboro Dokles
club is planning a gala event to
held here June 30 when ser-
eral candidates will be Initiated.
The ceremonial will include
.street work, a band ooncert. a
barbecue at the fairgrounds and
other features. It is expected that
there will be 12 local candidates
and many from other clubs In
western North Carolina.
Fiirther news of the event will
he carried in future Issues of Ths
Journal-Patriot.
Fifty Examined'
In Cr^tde CFinic
Many Take Adv^hg^lOf
Opporttinity For Tkft Fc®®
Examination
Fifty crippled " alli'd?*'3siopiisd
were examined by a speedaitot to
the cripple clinic h^ld at .y^llkes
hospital ThuT^y>
ed today from the county health
department.
The clinics are tfeld regular sa
a service of the health depart- r
Blent and are sponsored by the ^
North Wltoeeboro Klwanto CInb.
Of the fi^ ■drhr We(*-«*to»’
ed by Dr. Robertt; rf. Ch*i*toRA ^
many, were nBW-'ttaaea ^
never before thhen flaomto^r tb
find out wither or not ^
eonld be to sortoct .their
^ystort handicaps. ^.^Othera-; In
cluded Romewho had recelrnd
treatment and .'hn™, ***
a’fe>cheA. ;
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