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VOT. XXXII No. 102 Published Mondays and Thursdays... NORTH WILKESBORO, N. ai l^ONDAY, AUGUSf 7, 1939 $1.60 IN THE STATE~|2.00 OUT OF THE STATIi'
UGHTNING FATAL
1^ ••■ Albemarle, Aug. 4.—Robert M.
,' ^cCrae, 47, lumber camp em
ploye, was Instantly killed late
yesterday afternoon when light
ening struck a tree under which
he had been seeking protection
from a rainstorm. Fellow em
ployes of McCrae, who v. as work
ing a logging site in Montgomery
county, said they saw lightning
strike the tree under which he
was sitting. A watch in McCrae’s
pocket stopped at 17 minutes un
til 5 o’clock.
Rules No Help to Him
INJURIES FATAL
BoonvillSi Aug. 4. Injuries he
received three weeks ago when
the limb of a tree slashed his
throat while he was walking near
his borne proved fatal today to
J^jk Henry Oakes. 5S. well-
kn?v.'n Yadkin county farmer.
Mr. Oakes died this afternoon at
S o’clock at Chatham hospital.
He had previously been discharg
ed from the hospital, hut return
ed for treatment last Friday after
the throat wound became infect
ed.
TIDINGS IN RING ’
Baltimore. ,\ug. 4.—Democrat
ic presidential speculation turn
ed suddenly to Marylanu today
when friends of Senator Millard
E. Tydings tossed the militant
new deal "purge" .survivor's hat
into the rare for the party's
1940 nomination. The 49-year-
old ex-arniy officer's name was
'added to tlie rapidly growing list
of presidential possibilities hy
Baitimore's Calvert I’luh, which
asserted already-printed cam
paign stickers and 'he clult’s pro
jection of his candidacy tmth had
Tydings’ "full approval.”
Western Wilkes Is
Hit By Cloudburst
On Saturday Night
Fall Creek Floods Hijrhway
421 Near Foot Of Blue
Ridge; Road Damaged
James B. Sadler, newly conscript
ed militiaman at Hounslow, Eng.,
barracks, faces quite a problem. I
Only four feet, six inches tall, Sad- |
ler found the rille with fi.xcd bayonet
taller than himself. However, he’ll
soon become accustomed to It.
Youth Who Was
Shot Improving
TOBACCO IS CENTS
liUmherron. .sitg. '. Contin
ued heavy .■j.iles an,I firm pr'.'-cs
'e^f-Ted the growers of the Car
denas' border tobacco belt today.
Report.? from the 16 markets in
dicated yesterday's opening day
average of better than 16 cents a
pound was holding up. and in
some instances a higher average
was quoted. Mullins. S. C.. biggest
marked in the belt, sold ni*arly
pon.i'iAfi pounds today. Lawson
Jordan, sales supervisor, estimat
ed the price average at 16 cents.
Paul Casey May Recover;
Ed Casey, Alleged As
sailant, Outlawed
2') FAf E CHARGEX^?
Philadelphia. A'.ig. 4--A nine-
month investigation of the fantas-
l^c eastern insurance murders
ended tonight ■ftith the commi'n-
wealMi ready to try 2 5 persons
for murder in two months. Di.s-
,trict Attorney Charles F. Kelley
y.il^re 1 'h., triais to start Sep-
pfllber - tl-. ' day af'er I.ahor
day. -As many a.s three may he
conducted simultan-ueusly in sei>-
arate courtreens. h.' said, additig
' that otherwis., it might take a
' whole year t ' dispose of tlie
CS.SC's'^- ‘ ‘ .A1 itU’ f lets 11 fP TK>\V
known." Kelley sa;d. " I ii(-y con
stitute one of the biggest trial
jobs ever giv-u thsp district at
torney's office."
Some iniiu-ovcment was report
ed tixiay in the condition of Paul
Casey. 1!', a AVest Virginia resi-
(leir wlio was alleged to liave
been shot on July 24 near Traji
hill riy a cousin, Ed Casey.
He is a patient at the hospital
in Elkin.
Ed Casey, who witnesses said
shot the youth without provoca
tion, is still dodging and has m
been taken, notwithstanding the
fact that he was outlawed Thurs
day of last week.
Sheriff ('. T. Doughton took
steps to have Casey outlawed lie-
cause Casey is described ,ts a very
dangerous character and h.is a
criminal record. He had just com
pleted serving a five-year tium
for slash’ng his wife's throat, of
ficers said.
Ed Casey is alleged to have
shot Paul Casey soon after the
latter has arrived from his Wes'
Virginia home, had inlroduted
himself ti> s(>nu‘ bystanders at the
home of Burt Casey, and had
stated that he had jUst arrived to
visit some of his relatives.
A rloudburst In the western
part of Wilkes county Saturday
night caused streams to rise to
flood heights and did much dam
age to reads and crops.
Fall Creek, a trihntarv of Lew
is Folk, was so high that it flood
ed highway 431 at the fool of the
Him- Ridge and traffic was block
ed for a 'nut two hours.
The creek, which flows down
the nine Ridge from the direc
tion of Summit, flooded the high
way -at times to a depth of two
or thret- feet.
Patrolman Carlyle Ingle wa.s
patroling the highway and dis
covered the flooded stream. He
went to the home of the highway
section foreman and secured dan
ger lamps, which wer-' nlaced on
the road near the flooded stream
iin'il th(- water recedi'l.
Examination rt'vealed that con-
sidcrulile damas e had i'cen done
to till- lilack t.'P pavement but
Ilia' ti'iivel was jiossihle over the
damiigeil section. The opinion was
cxiireised that if tlie Cnu'i I'.ail
remained in flood stage f('r a
short wiiili- longer that si-,-ei-al
yards of the highway .nrface
utid roadtied would have been de
stroyed.
Ill ports from that section of
the county indicated that the rain
was Ilf cloiidlutrst proportions
ami small streams swelled to
roaring torrents. Mncli damage to
(-nips and crup lands was |•ep■||'!-
0(1. Tlio storm was aceoniplatiied
Doomed Man Is Honored Guest at Own ‘Wake’
Court Begins WiA
120 Cases Pending;
Two-Weeks Term
Judfe Armstrong Presiding;
Many Cases Added Since
June Special Term
Death was an invisible gnest at a gay party given in honor of Claude Joseph Bradley, pictured at piano,
in a Brooklyn, N. ¥., club. The affair given by some 200 of “Brad’s” friends was an ante-mortem wake for
the gnest of honor. Doomed by a serious illness, he has only a few weeks of life left, according to bis
doctors. Undaunted, he Jests about his fate and proved his courage by being the “life of the party’’ at the
“wake.” The arrow in the upper right points to the honored guest.
Forty-Five Boyf
And Girls Leavf
For Week In Cam-
Wilkes Youth Will Begin Boat Trip
To Sea On Yadkin Tuesday Morning
l4-H Group Anticipates A
' Week of Training and |
Recreation At Camp |
bv mm-li lightning.
I'criy-fivc boys and girls frorn-
nino 4-H clnhs in Wilkes poiinly
c -nipo.si'd a happy group early
iliis morning as they left Wil-
ke-=lmro to sp-end a week at Camp
Mill.stone near Hoffman.
Lions Club Has
Meeting Friday
Trophies Presented Tennis
Winners; Miss Weaver
Sings Four Numbers
Seek Wilkes Man
On Hit, Run Case
Lang Speaker At
Luncheon Friday
:e Supervi.sor Of NYA
Tells Of Work Being
Done In The State
John A. Lang, of Raleigh, slat-.
I'A administrator, spoke at :■
icheon at the Wilke.'boro coiii-
jnity club building Friday a:
on. He was introduced hy J. M.
aith, XY.A area supervisor, who
d charge of the meeting,
Mr. I.ang was on his way to
ithel community in Watauga
unty. and stopped off here for a
sv hours to meet with local peo-
Warraiits for the arrc-il of Kay- .
mond .leiinings. young whi'c
I |■■|^'lllriv■■l- Ilf -lli;: City. were
I 'll! i! ti, Wilke-, nffii-ers toilav.
'!';! • warrants i-htirt-'e liit-aiul-ntn
I'rivi’i;’ ai 'l ilriviiiL' ami-r the
ir t" i;ei!i- ' Ilf liii nor.
.1-I iiiiivs’ iruck hit the car of
Cliarlie Thomas, it State highway
'foreman, in Taylorsvill,- abont 6,
o'cloi'k Satnniny nislit and ho
fail'll t'l stop following the acci-,
ri-‘ir. Chief Deputy Slieriff \V. R. '
Dram. Deputy Sheriff Clark
I Tliom;i.'on. .'Mexander officer?,
i and D. Millsaps, chief of the |
The North Wilkesboro Lion?
club held an interesting meeting
Friday evening at Hotel Wilkes.
W. T. I’tirks and Zeb Dickson
were in charge of the program,
which imlu'lcd the singing of four
number? h.v Mis? Geraldine W(*a\-
{'I', of Brooks Cross Roads. Miss
Brooks, wild has been studyin!.'
voice in New York City under il;-
reclion of a Metropolitan Opera
teacher, was enthusiastically ap
plauded.
Paul Ca.shion, who atlemlc ^ Hn
Lions International con.enlioii
held recently in Pittsburg, gave
an interested report of the con
vention, pointing to some of the
highlights of progre.?.-, of Lion'sm.
President Riehtird .lohnslon cr.ll-
od the cinh’s attention lo a lironze
pltuitie awarded the eluh hy Lions
Intel national for increase ir. mem-
bersh.ip. The plaque will he oi
display in I'.ie lobby of Hotel
Wilke.?.
John Kerinit Blackburn in he-
hiilf of the club presented trophies
to winners and runners-up c'f the
va-iotis divisions in the county-
wide tenrii.? tournament which tin
club very .succes.?fully put over a
few week.? ago.
The club passed a resolution
asking the eify board of commis
sioner.? to take steps to eliminate
strct'l noises late a.t night.
Taylorsville iiolice force, chased
Jennings to this city where local
)uring his short talk he told of
fine work the NYA is doing
the yyiuth of the state, stating
t “NYA fills the gap between
mess and employment.’ 1 .
ig stated that there are 8,000
■s and girls trt North Carolina
ag helped now by the N\ A
ich teaches cooking, sewing,
ning, and other worthwhile vo-
offtcer? refused to allow them to
take him in custody without a
warrant.
The warrants are returnahle
before Mayor Ray Jennings of
Taylorsville.
Dousfhton Reunion
Staged At Sparta
jns.
ther speakers at the meeting
; George -M. Suggs, Asheville,
rict NY.A supervisor, and Mrs.
Tence Miller, who is now con
ing NYA work in the county.
:ie luncheon, prepared by the
I girls, was a fine example of
splendid work they are doing,
was attended by a number 
esentatives of civic orgamza-
5 of the (Wilkesboros.
lae Demonstration Clubs
f-H Clubs, sponsored by the
College Extension Service,
to develop a better commun-
splrit, thereby benefiting
jhes, schools, and other com-
tjr organisatioui.
The annual Doughton family
reunion was held at Sparta July
30. with more than 150 persons
attendinz.
A picnic dinner was spread
under the oak grove at the home
of Dr. J. L. Doughton tor mem
ber? of the Doughton and Jones
families and friends.
Former Lieutenant - Governor
R. A. Doughton, of Sparta, acted
as toastmaster for the reunion
and read a letter from Congress
man R. L. Doughton expressing
h.is regret at being unable to at
tend due to the pressure of busi
ness before the coming adjourn
ment of congress.
V. D. Guire, of Lenoir, Judge
Padgett of Grayson county, Vir
ginia, and Dr. Waddell were prin-
clp?' speakers at the reunion.
Dr. J. O. Mann At
Presbyterian Church
Dr. J. O. Mann, regional direc
tor of the Syitnd of N'orlh Caro
lina, is supplying at the North
tVilkechoro Presbyterian church
during the first three weeks in
August, while the pastor. Rev. \V.
M. Cooper, is on vacation.
It has been announced that no
mid-week services will he held at
the Presbyterian church during
the month of August.
Revival Services
At Arbor Grove
-A series of revival services be
gan Sunday at Arbor Grove Meth
odist church near Millers Creek.
The pastor. Rev. J. A. Wall, is
being assisted by Rev. Dan Den
nis. of -Asheville, and services are
being held each afternoon at two
o’clock and evening at 7:30.
Everybody has a cordial invita
tion to all the services.
Miss Thelma Hunter, of this
city, spent last week in Winston-
Salem, visiting her grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Davis.
A large bus and two oars car
ried the hoys and girl? xvhile a
truck was used to carry the pro
visions. Each one attending camp
furnished certain food item? and
when all had been collected the
truck was filled to capacity.
The group, accompanied hy
County -4gent Dan Holler.^-Assist
ant Agent Jesse Giles, .Miss Har
riet McGoogan. home demonstra
tion agent, and adult leaders,
will spend the entire''week in
tlie camn and the time will lie
dirideo netween c.iiirses In vari
ous siilijeet? and reereation.
The list of eluh niemliers at
tending from the various cl.iiis
was a? follows:
rhanipion -- Ruth Harnett,
Sallie Chiircli. Charlotte Tliiff-
iiiaii. Maxine Huffman. Mozelle
MeGee, Sam Chiirci. and Jam“s
Wooten.
Miller? Creek —M. F. Biimgar-
iier, Jr.
Miilli.irrv -Dean Hayes. Kemp
Elledge and Humid MeGrady.
Moi!iila:n View -.lolinnie Mae
.Seiiastian. Mary Rulh Church,
Mary Aii"e Gentry. Raymond
Klevin?, fanl Ed Chureh. Don
Gregory. Uzzie Lee Wiles. Claude
Billin.g'.
Koml:i - I.oUiiine Tharpe Sam
Gray. Friiiik Marlin TtiaiTie.
Ilwighl Barker. Aileeii C.reen,
Thomas II. Green. D. J. Redding,
laitiier Byrd and Geor.ge Green.
Traphill - Beatrice Cassteveiis,
Naomi BiilinKS. Billy Casstevens,
Junior Brewer and Glenn Hutchi-
son.
Wiikeshorn -Itetty tienderson.
Naomi Broyhill. Archie Mathis.
Chelsie MeNeil. Clande Robinson,
W. H. Tevipaugli. Jr., Ross Rob
inson, James Hendren. Cicily
Laws, Gena Hix.
h’ergitson .Anna Walsh.
''llieri Minton, a yoyth of the
Buck community, will leave here
alone Tuesday morning on a
350-miIe boat trip down the Yad
kin lo the Atlantic.
Minton will attempt to negnti-
.ite fho stream in a 14-foo' skiff
and hopes lo complete the trip in
seven days, averaging aliont 50
miles per day.
Speaking of his plans for the
adventure, Minton said today
liiat he was not familiar with
the Yadkin over the entire route
but knew of no reason why he
cmiid not make it. He said he
did dread portage around the sev
eral dams on the river.
The rowboat journey is plann
ed purely as an adventurous va
cation trip for the youth, who
graduated last spring from the
Millers Creek liigli school. Inci
dentally. he said he intended it
lo he* as educational as possible.
He said that when he reaches
Georgetown, S. C.. he will pro
ceed along the coaast to Charles
ton provided the sea is not too
rough, for liis small vessel. He
will return liy bus.
He will begin the trip about
eight o’clock Tuesday morning on
the Yadkin between the Wilkes-
boros.
■Wilkes superior court for trtal
of criminal cases convened In
Wilkesboro today with Judge
Frank Armstrong, of Troy, pre
siding.
Solicitor Avalon E. Hall, of
Yadkinville, said prior to open
ing of court this morning that
120 cases are pending trial and
among the number are 70 which
I have been added since a special
term was held in June. He said
that the docket would be cleared
during the present two-weeks
term Is practical.
On the calendar are six homi
cide cases, four of which grew
out of highway accidents and no
first degree cases are scheduled
for trial.
Judge Armstrong delivered an
instructive charge to the grand
jury, placing emphasis on viola
tion of traffic laws, including
drunken driving and reckless
driving. J. A. Jones, of this city,
is foreman of the grand jury.
After the charge the 4S coat
cases on the docket, and which
were continued from former
terms, were called. Sentences of
some defendants which were .sus
pended at former term? on pay
ment of cost were ordered into ef
fect when records showed that no
costs had been paid.
Add Department
To Ronda School
Club Talks Of
Local Subjects
Ask City Council To Prohi
bit Loud Night Noises;
Doughtery Speaks
Visit Orphanage
Class Successful
Sum Of $243.50 Raised For
Masonic Orphanage; Ap
preciation Elxpressed
The sum of $24.3.50 was realiz
ed by the Masonic orphanage at
C|xford through the visit of the in
stitution’s singing class here Fri
day, it was learned today from
lodge officials.
This sum was raised through do
nations and by sale of tickets to
the concert.
The concert, which was held in
the high school auditorium on Fri
day night, was described by per
sons attending as the best ever
given here and gave evidence of
splendid training given the chil
dren at the orphitnage.
Speaking for the lodge, offi
cials today expressed appreciation
to all business firms and indivi
duals for the splendid cooperation
and for donations. They also ex
pressed appreciation to all persons
who aided in any way.
I.i'cal siiiijocl? worn (li?ciis?ed
in III'' riieeling of the North AVil-
ko'l'or'' Kiwani? cliili hold Friday
noon at llotr-I Wilkos.
In thf business session J. B.
Mefoy briefly di.sc issed the sv.h-
ject of noises on the streets at
late bonis at night and the club
voted to ask the secrel.ary to
write a letter to tlie city council
askinz tliat efforts he made to
have less distiirhinz noises at
ni.alit in the city.
A motion was also carried that
tlie city council he reminded that
the dull still favors the marking
of streets in Hie city,
r. O. McNeil announced that
the Lenoir eliib will meet with
the .North Wilkesboro dull on
.Atlgll.?t 11.
John I’revette hroiigbl t h e
news item for the day. answering
the statement recently made that
the South is the nation’s nnmher
1 eeonomie problem, he riled pro
gress whldi has been made in
the south and particularly in
North Carolina. Dr. F. C. Hub-
hard was named to give the news
item next week.
A. II. Casey was program
chairman lor Hie day and he
presented Dr. B. B. Dougherty,
PTCsidcnt of A. S. T. at Boone.
He spoke about 4 0 years of pro
gress in North Carolina, pointing
out that North Carolina is one of
the most progressive states.
lie said that the number 1
problem just now is getting an
A-1 road from North Wilkesboro
lo Johnson City. Tenn.
Clifford Cburcb
Is Still lu Jail
Business Education Will Be
Taught; Home Economic*
Has Ne'w Building
No Date For Hearing Has
Been Set—Still Contends
He Did Not Shoot Wife
West Jefferson—Clifford Church
of Warrensville ami formerly of
Wilkes county, is still being held in
the Ashe county jail on a fir.?t de
gree murder charge of .shooting
and killing his wife on Sunday
night, Juno 30, and yesterday no
arrangeiaent.? had been made for
a hearing. Sheriff Ed Miller stat
ed.
Churc'-. it i.s understood, has
employed Attorney Ira T. John
ston. Eugene Trivette. of North
Wilkesboro and Bowie iV Bowie
law firm to represent him, but
due to the present session of the
Ashe superior court, no definite
plans for holding a hearing have-
been made.
Sheriff Miller said yesterday
that Church continues to state that
he did not shoot his wife and
Willie Creer, in discussing the
case, said that in his opinion, al
though he was not at the scene of
the shooting, that Mrs. >.'hurch
shot herself.
Friends of Church’s contend tbttl
he ran because he was under .sus
pended whiskey sentence. They
said he made no attempt to run
until the whiskey in the house was
discovered.
As yet no public explanation hus
been made as to how or by whom
the pistol with which she was .shot
was placed under the adjoining
hou.se.
Church was born and reared in
thi.s section and his father is a
prominent Wilkes county citi'zeD,
it is stated.
A business education depart
ment has tieen added to Ronda
high school, E. R. ilpntill. dis-
Itric' principal, said today.
The school will open on Aucust
28, along with the other schools
in the Wilkes county system.
Mitch interest is lieinz -hown
in the addition of hitsine.HS in-
'struetion lo ihe srhoni curricu-
. liim. The home economic? liuild-
in.z will be occupied for the first
time this year and tlie girl? will
find the course much more at-
, tractive.
The central school faculty has
'added a leaclur Hii? year, a.s
'Shown liy the faculty list given
out tiy Mr, Siiruili:
Hich sciinnl: E. R. Ppn.iill,
principal: G. A. .Inhns'in, math
and hoy?' allilelics: ,Mr?. Mae B.
Pardiie. Engli?!i and '-'irl-' ath-
iletics: Mrs. Ktiiel Davi?. science
and French: Mi?? Rachel Kelley,
homo ecnri'inii*s: Me ' Kathleen
Henson. Iiiisiiiess eduiatioti,
Elcni'‘nlary: Mrs. R. 0. Pop
lin, SI veil'll grade: Miss Edna
Bray, sixth grade; Mrs. C. B.
. Hill' ll' r, fi-'lh grafie; .Mrs. Della
'f'lirt'r, foiirih .grade: Miss Louise
lEiiry, third gradi-: A is.? Bertha
McBrid'". second grade: M'?? Jen
nie I'i. Harris tiiwl Mis? ’ '".ian
Liniicy, first grad'': .Mr?. Edith
McRae Biirclielte. special .sub
jects.
Work Started On
New Bank Building
For Northwestern
Dynamiter of Fodder
Stack Is Given Parole
Raleigh. Aug. 2.—Grant Wiles,
serving five years imposed in
Wilkes county in March, 1938,
for dynamiting a fodder stack,
receix'cd a parole today from
Governor Hoey.
Also paroled were I,ewis Oak
ley, convicted in Alamance in
February of assault with a dead
ly weapon with intent to kill
and serving two years; Maxine
Hall, who had been on tempor
ary parole from a sentence of
eight months for assault Imposed
in Wilson county; and Wilbur
Hendrix, serving two years after
conviction in December, 1938, In
Buncombe for assault on a fe
male.
Audit Of County
Now In Progress
Officials of The Northwestern
Bank announced today that
I ground was broken last w?ek for
the new bank building at Valdese,
N. C, Just as soon as the new
building is completed. The North
western will open a branch bank
there. The Valdese lirmch will
make the ninth branch of the
chain serving the northwestern
part of the state.
Sheriff’s Audit Completle;
Accounts and Records
In Good Shape
Maaske To Head
Western College
E. W. Smith, Lenoir accountant
who has been employed to audit
the various departments of county
government, has completed his
audit of the office and records of
Sheriff C. T. Doughton.
The audit shows that the ac
counts, funds and records of the
sheriff’s office are accurate and in
good condition.
Mn Sinith is now engaged in
audit of the other county offices.
Dr. Roben J. Maaske, professor
of education at the University of
North Carolina, has accepted the
position as president of the Eas
tern Oregon College of Education
at La Grange, Oregon.
Dr. Maaske, who came to Chapel
Hill in 1937, is recognized as one
of the foremost authorities on ru
ral and adult education.
The news concerning his elec
tion as president of the Oregon in
stitution will be received with in-
jterest here, where Dr. Maaske de
livered the commencement addres.'i
at North JVilkesboro high school
on Hay 30.
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