May Yet S^ ’Up
For Participation
ip Soil Program
July 15 I« Deadline For
Those Wishing To Earn
Gonsnunent Payments
^ Wilkes county farmers who
not signed up tor partici
pation in the soil program y^t
hare an opportunity to sign,
Lawrence Miner, clerk of the
art
county committee, said today.
The opportunity to sign up for
participation will close on Satur
day, July 15, and any farmers
^who may hare neglected to sign
jfgf have lately decided to partlci-
~*^ate are urged to call at the of
fice of the county agent as early i
as possible and not later than
July 15 to sign a work sheet.
The county now ranks second
In the state In number of par
ticipating farms and it is earnest
ly desired that every farmer take
part and share in the benefits.
Tallie Barnett, aged it years,
and son of Mr and Mrs. W. B.
Barnett, of this city, suffered a
severe eye injury iMt 'Wtednesday
afteruqon when a spray pump,
near which he was working on
the J. M. Crawford orchard, ex
ploded.
Pressure on tha pump is said
to have reached 600 pounds, this
causing the pump to explode near
Barnett, parts of which struck
him in the eye.
Barnett was brought to The
Wilkes Hospital for treatment
and it is hoped that the sight of
the eye may be saved.
Many Will Try
For Tennis Titles
Late News Of
State - Nation
Told Briefly
Commissioners
Up Special
Wilkes To Have
Representatives
At 4-H Course
DIAMOND ARISTOCRAT
Sam Gray, of Rtmda, Getst
Scholarship As Outstand
ing Club Member
When the annual 4-H Short
Course is held at N. C. State Col-,
lege July 24-29, Wilkes County |
will have several representatives ^
from among its farm boys and
girls. One of these will be Sam
Gray, of Ronda, who was selected
Lions Tourney Gets Under
Way Today With 37 En
tries In Singles Play
North Wilkesboro Lions club’s
second annual Wilkes county ten
nis tournament began today with
37 entries in singles competition
and with prospects of entries to
taling tOO in all divisions, includ
ing singles, doubles, mixed dou-
and fepj’s singles and dou
bles.
All indications pointed to the
most successful tennis tourna
ment in the history of the cUy
and at the beginning of play In-
terest was high among those who
win compete for the trophies.
Pairing for matches this after-
V noon were as follows in the
men’s singles division; Archie
Tomlinsou and William Brame.
Richard Johnston and Frank Mc
Neill. C. C. Faw, Jr., and J. U.
Walt. William Scroggs and Phillip
Brame. Edward S. Finley and
Otis Keeling, J. H. Armfield and j
R. G. Browning. Jr.. Shine Kil
by and J. Rsin Doughton. Joej
Brame and Clyde Pearson, Frank j
Stafford and C. R. Higgins. Jim
Smith and W. M. Reece. Pat )
BUSINESS BETTER
New York, July 4.—Rising
business trends in the United
States during the next three
months, barring a European war,
were forecast today In Wall street
circles as factories and trade rest
ed In observance of the Fourth of
July. Some trend-watchers pre
dicted industrial activity for the
third quarter might average as
much as 15 per cent higher than
in the like period last year.
DOESN'T WANT PRAISE
Kinston. July 4.—One eastern
North Carolina novice at West
Point, a cadet of short standing,
has written hts paieuti*' “uvstn?'
that if his home town paper had
anything to say about his admis
sion to the military academy they
not send him clippings. Upper
classmen would require him to
memorize what was printed, he
explained, and it would be hu
miliating to have to recite what
the Bugle said about him, Lis
family and liis forebears every
time he met a group of his mili
tary betters. Papers containing
references to the youth and pre
dictions that he will some day
be chief of staff have been put
away by the family. The cadet
may see them on hi.s first fur
lough.
MT ST KEEP RATE UP
Raleigh. July 4.—The three-
Williams. Jr., and W. A. Punt
ley. I cent stamp must be retained if
Others entered in the singles the United State.s postoffice de
fer matches tomorrow are .-M.jert j partment is to continue as a self-
Garwood. Sonny Garwood, Law-, sustaining agency. M. F. Fitzpat-
rence Critcher. Arvil Phifer. Har- I rick, president of the National
ry Pearson. John K. Blackburn. I >«snciation of Postal Supeivis-
Ber.iard Campbeii. Paul Haig-’ pi s. told postal workers in con-
wood, Watson Brame, P. os vention here today. Fitzpatrick
jleeves. Rev. Watt Cooper. B. G. jsntd a ret’.irn to the two-cent
Gentry. Gordon Ogilvie. Frank
i^llen and Blair Gwyn.
Pairings have not been com
pleted for the doubles, which are
scheduled to get under way the
first of next week and will be in-
.tOTSpersed with the singles
aaatches on the various courts in
the city.
Posters showing the results of
alt the matches and time and
place of matches to be played are
on display at Brame Drug store,
where the trophies are also
shown.
Farm Compliance
Cheekily Begins
Sapervisors Making Good
Progres* Checking Farms
On Soil Program
V-
The task of checking about
1,900 farms in Wilkes county Is
well under way. it was learned
today from the office of the coun
ty agent..
Supervisors, who were given a
. course and an examination before
^they were passed as eligible for
' work, are busily engaged through
the county checking the individu
al farms with the aid of aerial
maps made by government planes,
maps greatly facilitate the
;k and account for a reason-
degree of accuracy.
The work is progressing rapid
ly,' and much more progress has
, been made than at the same time
stamp would cause an annual
lo.ss of $190,000,000. Ha asked
Carolina postal supervinors to
support the present rate for first
class letters. The convention of
500 postal workers and members
of their auxiliaries closed with a
banquet here this afternoon, fol
lowing the election of new offi
cers and the acceptance of an in
vitation to meet at Chapel Hill
next year.
as the outstanding 4-H Club boy j
in the county for IP.’t.S. The honor
carried with if a scholar-'hlp to
the State College event, given by j
the Chilean Nitrate of Soda Edu
cational Bureau, of which A. G.
Floyd Is State director. I
Others who will attend the 4- j
H short course from Wilkes will |
be as follows: Champion. Saliie
Church and James Wooten: Mul
berry, Frances Elledge and Cur
tis Sturdivant; Ronda, Mary Jane
Burchette and Thomas Rumple;
Traphill. Junior Brewer and, Te
resa Mc.Menamln; 'Wllkesboro,
Betty Henderson and Chelsle Mc
Neill; Millers Creek. Eda Mae
Crysel; Mountain View, Arwona
Sebastian and Glenn Dancy.
The 4-H Short Course combines
education, recreation, and in
spiration and offers farm boys
4t»d girla.an ..opportunity to, ex
change ideas, receive the latest
information on agricultural and
home-making developments, and
engage In programs of entertain
ment and games.
One of the features of this
year’s event will be a pageant
depicting the 25-year history of
4-H Club work In North Carolina.
I., R. Hsr>'Ml state 4-H Club lead
er. and Miss Frances MacGregor,
assistant state club leader, have
s^lectod several county groups to
act out in pantomine and song
the various phases of the youth-
training organization.
The annual state 4-H health
contest will be another highlight
of the program, with the crown
ing of the 1939 health king and
queen to be a part of the Pageant
of Progress. Health kings and i
queens have been selected in each
of the five districts of the State
and they will compete for the
State honors.
The State rlnals of the Dairy
Demonstration Team contest also
will be held during the Short
Course, with the winning team
of two club members receiving a
trip to .he National Dairy Show
in California later this summer.
Charley (Red) Raffing, star pitch
er of the New York Yankees, Is
shown hokUng a trophy given him
by bis wife after recording his 209th
big league victory recently. Only
four other present day hurlers are
In this select circle of 200 game
winners.
Under Provnions
State Wide Act Qf
Genertd As^Ujr
C. G. Gilrenth Favor^ Of
Bar For’'Judge ; firyah'
Named As Solicittur
SALARIES ARE FIX.ED
Judge Tu Receive $2,400,
Solicitor $1,200 And
Clerk $400 Yearly
Company “A” Is
In Summer Camp
At Jadisonvffle
Entrained Here "Saturday
For TTio Weeks Camp
Training
L.S.U. HEAD HELD
New Orleans. July 4.—Smiling
and composed. Dr. James Mon
roe Smith, president of Louisiana
State university until nine days
ago. was returned to Louisiana
late today to fate charges of em
bezzling $100,000 of the school’s
funds. Noted on the university
campus for his geniality during
his nine-year term there. Smith
appeared mllrlly anused as Sher
iff N. H. de Bretion, of East Ba
ton Rouge parish loaded him and
Mrs. Smith, held as an accomp
lice. into an automobile. They
will be taken directly to Baton
Rouge, seat of the state capital
and university. "I’m glad to he
back. I’m sorry I went away. I
was ill-advised to leave.’’ Smith
said when a microphone was
shoved before him. Dr. and Mrs.
Smith were brought back here by
commercial air lines directly
from New York, where they were
flown this morning from iSyra-
cuse. Dr. Smith surrendered three
days ago at BrockvlUe, Ontario,
after a wide search. Two law of
ficers. sent from Baton Rouge,
accompanied the prisoners.
Thrills Shows
Friday Night
On Friday night, July 7,
promptly at eight o’clock Tony
Klvett and hla “death drivers”
will put on an nnprrcedentej
show of hairrising automobile
and motorcycJe stunts at the
falrgronnds.
The show Is sponsored by
the Merchants Bureau as a fea
ture of the opening day of the
July rieamiice Sales event and
Is expected to attract an nn-
nsnally large crowd.
in© unvero will IWt .thetr
machines through a number of
death-defying stunts, including
collisions, turnovers, jumping
irom speeoang automowies,
bnming wall crashes, smasiiaps
and other thrills calcnlaied to
be dangerous even for specta
tors with weak hearts, to sty
not'ning of those who parflei-
pato. -
This will be the first show
of Its kind ever held in North
Wllkesboro.
With every member on hoard.
Company A, 105th Engineers of
the North Carolina National
Guard entrained here Saturday
for summer encampment, which
this year is at Jacksonville, Flor
ida.
For the first time the full
company of fi4 men were all able
to go to camp, which will be for
fifteen days.
The officers of company A aro
Capfein R. R. Reins. First Lieu
tenant E. P. Robinson. Second
Lieutenant W. G. Staley. First
Seargent. Fred M. Wyatt, Sear-
cents Claude C. Caudill. James I'.
Hail. James E. Hayes, Alvin
Kiihy. Tyro C. McNeill. John V.
Wallace. T.nnnie H. While and
Malcolm Wyatt. Corporals Roby
0. Bumgarner, Lawrence A. Crav
en, Barney E. Harrold, William
C. Maness and Ira E. Tyndall.
Privates in the company are;
Paul J. Bumgarnor. Howard W.
Burke, Richard Byrd, James C.
Dockery, Oliver E. Gant. Lester
H. Glass. Domer J. Huffman,
i Ralph A. Haynes, Paul H.
Haynes, Russell L. Jarvis. How-
I ard B. Meade. James L. Pierce.
Carl C. Sebastian, Ira C. Shep
herd, Warren G. Staley, Robt. H.
I Wagoner, Herman J. Anderson,
Wilfred W. Bumgarner. Charlie
S. Bauguess. Glenn S. Beshears,
Joseph L. Cohee, Fred W. Chil
dress, John W. Craven, Herbert
C. Dockery. Charlie W. Elledge,
Ernest Faw, Tyre L. Hall, Rufus
Hall. Walter W. Hall, Benjamin
A. Harrison, Tracy P. Huffman,
William H. Jones, Brice D. John
son. Everett E. Johnston, Gaither
E. Kilby, Frank T. Livingston,
Ernest R. Marlowe, Earl I. Miller,
Albert L. Minton, Harvey W.
Mahaffey. Ruinten Parker, Ray
mond R. Pierce. Willard R. Por
ter, James R. Parsons, Herman
M. Sprinkle, Warren A. Sebastian,
Ralph O. Shumate. Rudd M. Wad
dell, Norris R. West.
The Wilkes county board of
commissioners this week took the
first step toward formation of a
Wilkes county court when the
board unanimously passed a reso
lution establishing a special coun
ty court in accordance with pro
visions of a state-wide act passed
by the 1939 legislature empower
ing county boards to set up such
courts in their discretion.
In the resolution passed by the
board, composed of M. F. Absher,
chairman. Dr. W. R. Triplett and
C. C. Bidden, Attorney T. R. Bry
an was appointed solicitor. The
duties of clerk fall upon the of
fice of C. C. Hayes, clerk of su
perior court.
The salary of the Judge was
fixed at $2,100 yearly and salary
of the solicitor at $1,200. The
clerk’s remuneration for the ex
tra duties was set at $400 per
jmax. _——
Power to appoint the Judge of
the county court under the state
wide act lies with the governor.
It is understood that a majority
of the members of the Wilkes
bar have expressed themselves as
favi'fing the appointment of At
torney C. G. Gilreath as Judge
and will petition Governor Hoey
to that effect.
The bar association by major
ity vote favored the estaolish-
meiit of a Wilkes county court by
special act of the legislature and
a local measure giving the com
missioners power to establish a
Wilkes court’ was introduced in,
the general assembly this year
by Senator C. H. Cowles but was
defeated in committee hearing
when some local opposition de
veloped. Later the state-wide act
gave commlssionen. of any coun
ty power to set up a court.
,,The next session of the South-
side Singing assoclntion will bo
held at Little Rock Baptist
church on highway 18 near the
Wllkes-Caldweli nne July 30, At
torney F. J. McDuffie, chairman,
asnonneed today.
The day’s program will begin
Of ten’'o’clock end dinner will he
:'serTed picnic style at noon.
. ,.AU singing classes, qnartots
and others who render gospel
mnsic are invited to attend and
take part in the day’s program.
City Receives
AMtional Grant
For the City Hall
Many Stores Partieipii£|w
In Biggest iMerdM|p||i|^
ing Event Of Suiiu^iir*^
J
THRILL SHOW
Total Coat of Building To Be
Completed By Augnst
1st, $36,900
The city of North Wllkesboro
has just been notified of an ad
ditional grant of $1,755 from
the Public Works administration
for completion of the city hall.
Request for additional time
has been granted the contractors
but the deadline when the city
hall must be finished is definite
ly August 1. Work Is being push
ed to complete the building by
that date.
The additional grant from
PWA will make possible comple
tion of the building according to
the original plans.
The total cost of the city hall
will be $36,900, of which 45
per cent was granted by PWA
Jack Massey Is
Named Coach For
High School Here
funds.
Tony Khrett and
Driverj” Will Parftirm i-'
On Friday.
Doors of many North ’Willb^
boro stores opening at
clock Friday morning, July
will mark the opening
the biggest merchandising eVoiibi
in the history of the city.
4
/p '•“■'l
It will be opening day^ofYSa
July Clearance Sales eypnt, wUd|l
Is sponsored this year as
wide occasion by the MerchasV
Bureau of the North 'Wllkesboro
Commerce Bureaus.
Participating stores have mark
ed prices down unnsually low,
even for clearance sales, aag
thousands are expected to avail
themselves of the opportunity to
secure merchandise at money-
saving prices.
The event, which Is usually
staged during the month of July
by Individual stores, Is for tho
purpose of reducing stocks of
seasonable merchandise In prept
aration for the next season.
To accomplish this purpose
prices are reduced to the point
where It is distinctively to tho
advantage of the prospectlvo
customer to buy in order to sara
money and to get greater values.
'feil!’'fS4 Tralecn^il^ficed by cl^ '^'Tlferckant* hareTieen'prOpaHS*'
433 Jobs Located
By NCSES Here
During Last Month
Job Placements Show Sub-
stantlial Gain Over May
and June Year Ago
Halfback At Erskine Will
Train Athletic Teams For
City High School
The state employment service
through its North Wllkesboro of
fice placed a total of 4 33 per
sona on jobs during the month
of June, a report released today |
by B. G. Gentry showed.
June was one of the best,
months of the year in total place- j
ments? showing a gain of 163 |
over the total placements tor the
previous month and a gain of
233 over the 200 f r June. 1938.
Of the 433 placements during
the past month, 101 were on
private jobs and 332 were on
public works projects.
It is interesting to note that
placements exceeded new appli
cations for work, which number
ed 205, during the month. 'The j
for the event during the past
several days and employes of
mercantile firms have been busily
engaged in arranging stocks and
marking down prices. 'The prices
have been lowered with the in
tention of removing the merch
andise and early shoppers will
have the advantage of selections-
from complete .stocks.
Opening day of the sales event
will end with presentation of
Tony Kivett and his "death driv
ers’’ in a big thrill show a* tho
fairgrounds. beginning Friday.
! night, eight o’clock. The show';,
I was scheduled here by the met-
I chants as a feature attractiao-
and is expected to be largely
tended. ,■>
Holiday Sitting
Held On Tuesek^
Annual Gathering Is HeU
Wednesday At Court-
House In Wllkesboro
Mrs. D. L. Wooten, daughter,
Mary Jane, of Wineton-Salem,
Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Brown, of
Boonvllle, and Mrs. Paul Warden,
of YadklnvUle, are guests 'this
week of Mr. and Mrs.
Wright in WlUrasboro.
Cookie Sale By
Girl Scouts On
'niroughout Week
announced today that ball practice well nndw „way by.
Jack Massey, who played half
back on Erskine college’s football
team, has been employed as
coach for the North Wllkesboro
high school, Paul S. Cragan, sup
erintendent, said today.
In academic work he will
teach history and English.
Mr. Massey, whose home is in
Mooresvllle, is 24 years of age
and is not married. His athletic
record consists of basketball and
baseball In high and prep schools,
halfback on the college football
team and three years of college
baseball as an outfielder and
pitcher.
He graduated in the spring of
this year and although he has no
practical experience teaching, he
will come to the city highly
recommended.
He said here today following
his election by the school board
that he intends to come to North
Wllkesboro before the beginning
of the school term end have foot-
It was
the cookie sjle which haa ,
conducted by the Girl Scouts
be continued.
Persons who.are interested in
the Girl Bcout ' movement --anf
who wish to afd In raising th#
Annual budget of - the ovgantaation'
the time school wofk beglDS.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl.,B. ’VanDe-
man, whe were married In Char-
Tuesday ot laat.week, have
returned from' their wedding trip
and will be at home during the
E. R.i^ar© kindly asked,to bi^ oooklea summer In a cottage on the
j iwhffli.theglrta 'Brnahioo, ■ >.
month closed with an active
of 1,487 applicants.
The annual fourth of July
sineing convention for Wilkan
county was held at the court-'
house in Wllkesboro Tuesday
file ' with a good attendance and some
I excellent singing.
J. A. Gilliam, chairman, presid
ed for the day’s program, Whleh
C * J M* Ua ’•I'olnded a number of imprompfn
Un 1" riCiay iNlRtlt' talks in addition to the singing.
Quartets which took part wero’
Wllkesboro, Everre*dy and the,
, V. Hendrqn family, consisting ^
1 n the Legion-Auxiliary club , f^j^^ence Hendren and three chft-'
dren. TTie singing was the subject
of much favorable comment.
Legion Will Meet
The regular July meeting of.
the American I.eglon will be held
rooms north of the city, Friday
evening, July 7th, at 7:30. W. J.
Convention In Raleigh as a ren-
resentatlve of the post, will ren
der a report of the activities of^
the Legion. >
'' ,T ■
BEWARE OF WAR
lions Will Hear^,%
Dr. A. M. Ormi^
A theme of warning—"beware Dr. Allison M. Ormond,
of war”—ran through Fourth of; dent physician at the
July orations and other pro-' North Carolina sanltoirtnni 5
nouncements Tuesday as the na- Black Mountain, will addrl«s'’^8p|^
tlon celebrated Independence day J North Wllkesboro Lions cldlf^^p
joyously, but ■with a note of anx-, meeting Friday evening at ROM
lety about the situation in Enr-|wilkes. ■
ope. Leaders all agreed that this i w. O. Absher and T. H. Thompr
country should keep ont of,war, will be in charge ot thp'pfo-
but there was marked conflict- as | gram. • ,
to the best way to achieve that
end. Declaring that the objective
1b to'stop war abroad before it
starts, President Roooevelt, - at
Hyde Park, called iot action on
the administration neutrality MIL
The measure ironld scrap
arms embargo provision of
eidstiag-law and thus preni
be of assistance to the nafi
oontrolUng tha seas .in ^ cafe
•war abroad.
A full attendance of w
is desired in that the clnh
fortunate in being able to seettimu
Dr. Ormond for the addrees. k;
, Attention is called to the taet
that the club will meet at sevew
of 6:30 as fop-
tlie,|^Q>ri^ Instead
A: Bles|las and
U thu’iiitr '