North Carolina Newspapers

y'j’-'V' IliA^ tAlI. • «« 9 - -?3l • ma mV >4m ACT dUUL^GSD rayetUfiSte, . 3ft.—The eonstitnt^watlKy ;6t the fair labor standarda' act It qi-estioned In the answer of Central Weaving I % and Spinning company to a suit filed hero by James Miller as a- gent for 44 employes nf the com- jiany. The answer denies allega tions that the employes did not receive proper wages, aud con tends that the application of the tragea and hours law to the de fendant would violate the fifth an4>10th amendments to the na- tlbnal constitution. McNUTT IN RI> G Indianapolis. June 30.—Indi ana Democrats acclaimed their favorite son for the 1940 presl- ^a^ntlal nomination -47-year-old, 3hjite-halred Paul V McNutt—in a feetlve homecomln-r celebration today on his return from his post as United States high commis sioner to the Phllipnine Islands. A cheering, flag-waving crowd, estimated by reception officials at 15,000, stood under a blazing sun in historic Monument circle ro hours to welcome the former avernor and hear him voice a plea for world peace. GIRL. 2 MEN DROWN East Rutherford, K. J., June 30.—The body of » 12-year-old girl, who was swept 'nto a culvert during a heavy downpour ot rain, and the body of one of two unit and men. who made vain attempts at) county system, was ■> ^ e: W ' StatV Mob 261 Wilkes Teachers; Increase Over ’38 Wr •vm' lUc ztaUim NorUii N. C. MOJiDAY,' JULY! frrrr Possibility Additions^ Teach ers II Enrollment High In Schoola N. WILKESRORO GETS 31 New High R^iord Number For State, 24,336, Made By Commission The State school commission through Lloyd Griffin, executive secretary, has alfbted a total of 24,336 teachers for the state, which represents a new record high. Wilkes county received’ in the allotment 261 .eachers, which represents an Increase of four over the final allotment of 25i for the 1938-39 term. There is a possibility that en rollment in several schools may justify additional teachers, it was learned today from C. R. Eller, .superintendent of the MHlkrs school system. North Wilkesboro city schools, which operate as a city charter separately from the allotted 31 ires Studied Estimated Rate Based on Valuation $14,- 671,150; Real Estate-Shows Increase; ' Personal Property Decreases Officers of the Older Rural \outh Organiiation for 1939-4C^ elMted at the third annual Older Tollege June 6-10 are shown above. rig =e!l Kv-vIob of ws-ds-^. R-1 B-'Oe County, Mms drid Mallard of Trenton. Jones Haigler of Monroe. The Ser^‘“rttractecT 129 utgest."* u’IL*HarriU rn7Mi£Tranc‘SS^eglr. 4-H Club leaders, directed the very successful event. Merchants Prepare For Em Sales Event rescue, were identified tonight two hours after being taken from a sewer. Mrs. Gertrude Kostonhil- Is hysterically told police the body of the girl wp« that of her daughter, Sophie. S"perlnteTident of Public Works John O’Connor identified one of the men as Wil liam Stlgleman, 46. an employe of the public works department. The third body was not identified'. rNO DIVERSION FITNDS Raleigh, June 30.—With gen eral fund tax receipts exceeding estimates, by 32.117,102.64, North 5 Carolina tonight closed out the I ~ t#1f8-30 fiscal year without dl- i verting money from highway S w-’-'lwrtes. Opjrpmor Hoey nuiuuRCUC' this afternoon that the “healthy condition’’ of general fund fi nances would make diversion un necessary. Under state law’, he ! . was authorized to transfer up to $2,000,000, it reeded, from the highway fund to the general fund during 1938-39. 'The diversion fia was not (yptemplated to balance the general fund during 1938-39. hut rather to provide a surplus of $2,200,000 in the fund at the ^tart of 1939-40. The fact that tf Voa receipts ran well above estl- '^Ihates. however. Insured the sur plus without diversion. DOG ALARM FAILS Wilson. June 30.—A North Carolina hound that acted as guardian of a Wilson county li quor 8tiH and barked at the ap proach ot strangers and ofticer.s to let Us master know they were coming and give him time to get away .gave the signal too late yesterday and Jesse Page, Wilson teachers, the same number as were employed last year. Of the 261 aUotmeut for Wilkes county srhool.s, 4 2 are white high school teachers, 198 white elementary school teach ers. six uegro high school. teach ers and 12 negro elementary school teachers. The North Wilkesboro allot ment of 31 teachers has nine high school, 17 elementary, no negro high school and five negro ele mentary. Total allotment for systems of counties adjoining Wilkes are as follows: Yadkin, 147; Surry. 259; Ashe. 178; Watauga, 112; Caldwell. 181; Alexander, 76; rredell, 221. ‘ • New Organization Absorbs Merchant Association Here Merchant* Bureau and Cred it-Collection* Bureau To Perform Service* At a meeting of the board nf directors of the North Wilkes boro Commerce Bureaus, a newly formed organization of all types of business In North Wilkesboro designed to promote the city's growth and progress, the Wilkes County Mearchants’ Association was absorbed. The directors approved the proposal of the association. The functions ot the merchants association will be carried on by Sales Will Open Here On Friday ‘Quartet Singing At Baptist Home Death Drivers To Stage Thrill Shows at Fair- gro«!»d Friday Night county man was arrested on the Merchants Bureau and the charge of operating a still in the Credit-Collections Bureau of the Oldfields section of the county. Psge was placed under $100 bond pending a hearing on the charge ^tp county court in the near fu- fol- ture. According to Deputy J. W. Brown the dog bad been trained to bark at officers to let the moonshiners know when “ene mies” were around. As the offi cers waited at the still the dog came into sight and let up a howl but Page was apparently too dxjse behind him and was ar rested before he could get away. DAM IS POSTPONED The city of High Point, which has encountered many difficulties in Its persistent efforts to manu facture its own electric power, fVlday found a ,eal stumbling block in its way when Resident Judge H. Hoyle Sink, of Super ior court, after two months of special hearings, signed an order restraining t h e municipality "from any further activities, ope ration. development. advance ment or continuation of the pro- po*ed hydroelectric project.” Counsel for the city gave notice of appeal to the state Supreme court. The order was granted pUlntlffs In the two suits a- gainst the city after the court had found as a fact that “the Yadkin-Pee Dee river in North Carolina,” on which High Point proposed to build a $6,500,000 power plant, "Is not now and never has teen, either by Itself ,y uniting with other waters. ,ble of navigation for the mo- jt of trade and traffic In in state or foreign commerce. The ffia river, both in It* natural oojiditlon and in Ite present con dition. Is DO W and . *lw«y* I'** organization, officials said lowing ihe meeting. The vice president at the head of the Merchants Bureau, one of six in the North Wilkesboro Commerce Bureaus, is W. G. Ga briel. Other members of the Merchants Bureau on the central board of directors are A. F. Kil by and A. A. Cashion. The vice president at the head ot the Credit-Collections bureau is J. B. Williams. Other members o fihe bureau with Mr. Williams on the board of directors are R. M. Brame and W. P. Kelly. Many North Wilkesboro merch ants are busily engaged In prep aration for the city-wide July clearance sales event which will open on Friday morning, July 7, In the -sales event will sacrifice profits clear'stocks of sum dise in short order and low prices will be in opening day until the merchan dise is disposed of. As a special added attraction, the opening day of the sales event will be climaxed Friday evening, seven o’clock, by Thrill Shows to be put on at the fairgrounds by Tony Kivett and his “Death Drivers." The show, which was scheduled for the first time In North Wil kesboro by the merchants and at great expense, will consist of some of the most thrilling and death-defying stunts known to operators of motor vehicles. There will be crashes, smash es. chills and spills and In the midst of it all the man who has torn up scores ot cars will give a safety talk, telling how to drive automobiles wlthoiit injury to drivers or others. There will be such stunts as auto collisions, turnovers, crash- , es. burning wall crashes and some hairrising stunts on motor cycles. The shows will represent the first time that such attractions have ever been scheduled tor showing in North Wilkesboro and are expected to attract a record crowd. \ quartet singing will be held •' Baptist Home church north of ’,K- city on Sunday, June 16, according to an announcement The singing will be the second or a quartet singing convention organized three months ago at Mount-.in View with J. A. Gll- H,t chairman and J. L. Gregory, secretary. All quartets, trios, duets soloist* Althongh no budget ha* been adoptexi and the tax rate has not been definlMy set, Wilkes county taxes for lOS® arc being, collected temporarfljr at Ihe eetiaiated rate of 91.06 Ob IknnO^ed didlars val- uatloii, a deereaae of one cent under the 1088 tax rate.' C. G. Poindexter, Wilkes county accountant who accepts prepayment of taxes, said that the board of county commis sioners had made a study of the budget and had authorized prepayment of taxes at the rate 91.05, which Is expected to be finally adopted. A three- cent railroad bond tax will make fJ>e tax rate for North AVilkesboro township 91-09 com)>ared with 91,00 hi 1088. Mr. Poindexter, who Is alab county tax supervisor, said that, the total assessed TaJnatlon .fbr the county will be approximate- .ly the same as last year. AN^ih some few adjustments to be made, the total valuation now stands at 914,071,150, which is, abont 95,000 under last yedr's flgfures but does not In- dude the corporation ' excess to be set by the state. Totaling the tax books for all townships in the comity showed an increase in real e» tate valuations of 9177,000 but there was a decrea.se In person al property of approximately 9186,000. Number of persons listed for poll tax showed an Increase of about 600. PORTABLE BIRD CAGE Postal Receipts Set New Record At Office Here First Six Months Show Gain Of $1379.23 Over Corres ponding Period Year Ago Postal receipts at the North Wilkesboro postofflce for the first six months of 1939 set a high record, figures released . C. Reis* Lid For HelpliWilk Fwitl* Allotted By State ffot Sufficient To Care For , ^ All Eli^les ' il' MORE CASES APPROYEDI' Countjr's Allotment Fmr Aid To Dependent Chikfarfifl’ T* Already Filled , According to Intonpstton 'fiMW state welfare anthortthA,’ ’’TfiMi stete allotment of pnblle A*ldi$>v ance funds for Wilke* countg-ejS. not be sufficient to pay. assistance and aid to depmAiat children to all eligible*, Ohortoa McNeill, Wilkes county (Uporlntendent, said after a 'con ference with state offldalp!';., ' The allotment wQl allAlr . 'an Increase In the old agp aa*l*taae» list of 72- for the fiscal" year" which began on July 1, Mr. Jfe- NslII said, hut this figure will still.leave many who have alrqgAg been approved by the welfarn board without provision for»a!d. With 108 already on the waft ing list, the county welfare board met last week and approved 4S more for old age assistance and ten additional families for aid to dependent children. According to Information given the county welfare superinten dent, the county’s allotment for aid to dependent children for the ensuing fiscal y ^ar Is already fill ed and no others can be added except as cases are terminated. When the 72 additional old age cases are added to the as sistance payroll for the year there will remain 79 who hare been approved as eligible for as sistance and for whom there will Mo- Wflkesboro School Library Now Open QUINTS ON DIET Story and Reading Hour For Children Each Monday Is Announced Callander. Onf.. June 30.— (Canadian Press)—Dr. Allan Roy Dafoe announced today that a month of dieting had achieved its aim in reducing the weights of the Dionne quintuplets. Dr. Da foe, deciding the little girls were too fat reduced Speaker Friday At Kiwanis Meet Commend* Bank* For Co operation and For ^und Financial Condition Gurney P. Hood. North Caro lina state commissioner of banks, addressed the North Wilkesboro Klwanls club Friday noon. -Mr. Hood made a very inter esting talk before the club, tell ing ot the progress of banking during the past ten years. M’. J. Caroon, cashier of the Northwestern bank, was i n charge of the program. He pre sented J. H. Bell, of Lenoir, who introduced the speaker. In his address Mr. Hood com mended the banks for their fine Bird fanciers and hat deatgiier* •like picked ap a few new Um* when this Zurich, Swliteriaad, teM* appeared wKh her ewu pet la * cue* atop her new sflminer hsaiiei. The bird tisag quite happily- , Mrs. P. A. Lomax Is Taken By Death Last Rite* Held Today For Member Prominent Local Fsmiily; Died Saturday cOrrespoadittig period in 1938. The net gain for the first half year was $1,379.23. to 1)0 approved federal appropriation for aid to j dependent children will be In- j creased January 1 and this will There has been ,a steady i enable paying all eligible cases, because state and county contri butions will be smaller. crease in postal receipts at the North Wilkesboro office for the past several years and If the present trend continues the in- ... J J I a crease for the entire year of 1939 } Wednesday LA9t ^ le expected to be approximately Day For EntHcs $2,500. Win Mete Out Sentences 17tb In Tennis Tourney Mrs. Sarah E. Lomax, wife of the late P. A. Lomax and a mem- 75 Convicted Of Conapimey To Defraud Government To Be Sentenced According to Information re ceived from the office of Judge I her of a prominent and well known Johnson J. Hayes, who will pre- • family here, died Saturday even-: side over the special term of fed- ■ ing, six o’clock, at the home of her oral court to convene In Wllkes- eral court to convene In Wllkes- cooperation during the crisis of daughter Mrs. J M. Quinn. 1932-33 and for their progress Mrs. Lomax had been in ill and sound financial condition 1 Health for sevenl years and be- sliice that time. He also talked came seriously ill Wednesday, about the growth in number and i She was 77 years of age. resources of Morris Plan banks. Her husband, who was well and ,uc u-riciiuamo He spoke In very favorable j favorably known in this section of or either entered pleas of guilty terms of Federal Housing Loans [the state, died ten years ago. She os the result of work of an under- which are made by banks and leaves four children: C. B. Lomax, j cover agent. M. A. King, who other financial Institutions for Mrs. J. M. Quinn, Mrs. A. F. Kil-,operated out of Charlotte and building and purchase of homes, by and Miss Gladys Lomax, all of bought various quantities of 11- this city. boro on July 10, the task of sen tencing about 75 who were con victed in four mass conspiracy cases In May will be taken up on Monday, July 17. The defendants were convicted Such loans are made on a long term basis and are guaranteed by the federal government. The cjub received the address with much Interest. put them on a diet of j Guests of Mr. Carcon at the starches and sugars on I meeting were a number of bank- May 28. Potatoes were banned, ers from adjoining towns. * Bon-B»ri**bl» Irtirer v>,4* i’Awt.1 Beginning Monday, July 10, there will be a story hour for children at the Wilkesboro school library. 'T’he story and reeding hour will begin each Monday morning at ten o’clock and parents are -jsked to encourage attendance of all children from the first through the fifth grades. The school library is being kept open for the convenience and use by the public on Mon days, Wednesdays and Fridays from nine a. m. to four p. m. Some of the latest flcUon books have been added to the library. In addition to the many volumes which were on hand, and the li brary Is also serviced by the WPA bookmobile now tonring the ooanty- In- Today’s weights, with the change' eluding J. H. Bell and A. G. from last month, were announo- Ford, of Lenoir: Garland John- ed as follows: Mare, 49 1-2,son, of Elkin; and Edwin Dun- pounds, 1-2 pound loss: Braille, can, of Sparta. J. H. Johnson was 51 3-4. 3-4 loss: Cecile, 52, 1 1-4 a guest of George Kennedy and loss; Annette, 52, 1 3-4 loss, and R. M. Rrame was a guest of Yvonne, 49 3-4, 1 loss. Genlo.Cardwell. Advertising Bureau Answers First Inquiry Relative To Industry Here The advertising bureau of North Wllkesboro’s Commerce Bureaus answered Its first In quiry about North Wilkesboro Tuesday. The Inquiry was addressed to Mr. H. C. Landon, who was once head of a Chamber of Commerce here and was directed .to the Commerce Bureaus for attention. The • Inquiry and reply, as written by the advertising bu reau and forwarded through W,' P. Kelly, executive secretary the central orgtnlsatloa, tol^>W[| June 22, 1939. Mr. H. C. Landon, ), Chamber of Commerce. North Wilkesbon, N. C. My dear Sir: I will sincerely appreciate the courtesy If you can find It con venient to mall me literature bearing on the conditions- In your section. If a list of Ihdiiatrlos Is available It will be helpful. I particularly desire to - aatteftain the number and the class of in- dsstry In'North 'Wilkesboro. .^.,- (COhtlattefctrt 4^)^ Funeral service was held at 11 o’clock today at tlie residence of Mr. and Mrs. Quinn. Rev. Eugene Olive, pastor of the First Baptist church, of which Mrs. Lomax had been a member, v/as in charge of the service, assisted by Rev. A. L. Aycock, pastor of the Methodist church. Burial was in Greenwood cemetery. Pall bearers were C. G. Day, Dr. „ R. P. Casey, [Claude Canter, Q. A. I way on Tuesday, July 18 McNeill, P. E. Brown, P. J.! Brame, Edd Gardner and A. H. Casey. Flowers, beautiful in profusion and a fittiyg tribute to the life of Mrs. Lomax, were carried by many friends of the family. quor from residents of the mid dle eastern section of Wilkes, meanwhile gathering evidence In the cases. About 50 cases remaining on the criminal docket will be tried during the week beginning Jhly 10. Practically all of the defend ants are charged with violation of the federal liquor tax laws. Trial of cases on the civil cal endar is scheduled to get under Sam T. Johnson Funeral On Sunday Funeral servee was held Sun day at Lewis church for Sam Thomas Johnson, age 62, who died Friday at his home In ^re- lace township. “ Surviving are hi* wife, 14 chlL dren, four brothers and two alli- tere, ■ 'l ' ^ ' * Mr. SAto Associational W.M.U. Meeting Missionary Union of Brushy Mountain Baptist Asso ciation To Meet Woman’s Missionary Union of the Brushy Mountain Baptist as- Boclation will hold its annual mOetlng at Fishing Creek Baptist church on Friday, July 7, begin ning at ten a. m. ^ Mr*. Eari’C. James. Of. SUkin, ’xirili'lM the feetnre speaker on ...j'lrtSkh at *l4M| ,as« a fqpture of . th? , ^ mWti :M96onl:wiU' A pfOl Wednesday. July 5. will be the last day to accept entries in the county-wide tennis tourney to ba sponsored by the North Wilkee- boro Lions club and play will be gin on July 6 after pairings are made. Notice of entry may be made to William Brame at Brame Drug store. Much Interest has been ex pressed since the tournament, the second to be conducted by the club, was announced and a very successful event is anticipated. Many have already given no tice of entry and many others are expected as the deadlln* nears. The entries so far include many of the best known tennis players in the Wilkeshoros and some from tne rural sections of the county. Among the entries are Watson Brame, Rev. Watt Cooper, Dick and Blair Gwyn, Ab Garwood, L. G. Crltcher, William Scroggs. John Kermlt Blackburn, WH- 11am and Phillip 3rame, J. M. Smith. Otis Keeling and mnny others. The tournament will have men’s and boys’ divisions, bIu- gles. doubles and mixed doilhlee. To Bejnn Revival At Purlear Chur^ Announcement ha.s been made of a series of revival services to begin on the third SnndkX.... te July at Purlear Baptist church'.'* Rev. Vilas Minton, paster, be assisted by one or more otter ministers. Everybody is cordially Invited to attend the serrlee*. Mrs. Alva Diuricy,. Is Taken By Mrs. Alva Dancy, age .94,' on* of Wilkes county’s oldest resi dents, died this moruing at her home in the Reddies River com munity. She was the wife of tte )tho.-program for the .mornlag fe*-. 0,.P. .Dancy ud is snrrtvii a . 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