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YOU XXXII. No. 98 Published Monda^ and NOBTE^aWlLKESBORO^N. 0. THlIBgOagf. JX?tY 6> 19^9 f 1-50 INjrHE OTAl1^»2.00 OUT Oy TOE STATF ;
200 Boys and Gvis
Get framing h
The NYA Program
Ea^oymeat On NYA Pro*
jmU In Wilkeo County
Reaches New High
Bmplores o t t b e National
Toatb Administration have reach
ed a new hl^h in nnmber, Mrs.
Lenience Miller, county superria-
the NTA,' said today.
►ya and slrls heing given em
inent and training on NYA -
projects In Wilkes now number
200, Mrs. Miller said.
Tlie five major projects on
which unemployed and out-of
school boys and girls between
ages of Is and 25 are now work
ing are conatruction, woodwork
ing, clerical, school lunchroom
and homemaking.
The construction project, under
direction of Seth Walsh, gives
boys training In erecting build
ings and on other conatruction
projects. A major project In ad
dition to erection of school and
community .buildings recently
carried to completion was the In
stallation of a water system for
Millers Creek consolidated school.
The woodworking project has
been in operation In Wllkesboro
several years and many pieces of
school and county office furniture
have been made. Experience gain
ed in the project has been of
much help to the boys in securing
Jobs in furniture and other in
dustries.
The clerical project has afford-
.ed experience to girls In office
work and this project has been
sponsored mainly by the county.
The lunchroom project Is car
ried out In conJuscUoD.. with a
number of schools In the county.
The homemaking project is
-carried out at the Wllkesboro
Community House, where 24 girls
are given employment and train
ing In the arts of home making
and house keeping.
Carter b Elected
To Head Office Of
Birjad Temple
Goerch To Speak
At Lions Meeting
Ladies’ Night Thursday At
Roaring River; Good
Program Planned
Here is shown A. B. Warren, who lives Vetween Fairplains
MonnUin View, with his 790-pound hog, which is thought to be the
largest porker produced in Wilkes this year. Neighitors ^es^d its
weight from 800 to «1400 and Mr. Warren guessed 800. The hog, a
Poland Chma-Berkshire cross, was 37 inches high and seven and be
half feet long. *lEnongh meat for our fami'y for two years, Mr.
Warren said. (Cut through courtesy Winston-Salem Journal)^
Entries To Close
Friday Evening
Expected That Many Homes
WiH Enter For $20 In Cash
Prizes To Be Given
Brjran GEreath Also Elected
To Dtdcies Office In
Greensboro Meet
J. ,B. Carter, former head of
the Pythian lodge here and a dis
trict deputy," was elected royal
vizier of Blrjand Twfiple 258 of
D. 0. K. K. at the ;jwnnal meet
ing In Greensboro yvlda^ night.
The North Wllkesboro Dokies
was well represented by a
large delegation at the meeting.
Other officers elected Include
J. E. Crowe of Winston-Salem,
grand emir; J. B. Gllreath, of
North Wllkesboro, sheik; R. W.
Orifflth. of Winston-Shlenn, me-
heda; C. L. Harlngton, of Win
ston-Salem, secretary; R. R. Kin
ney, Winston-Salem, treasurer; A.
Lee Forbls, of Green^ro, Sa-
trip; E. R. Brletz, of Winston-
Salem, sahib; and H. R. Gwalt-
ney, of Winston-Salem, Imperial
representative to the royal pal
ace
Approximately 100 Dokies rep
resenting Wln=-ton-Salem, Mount
.4iry, North Wllkesboro, Chapel
Hill, Durham and Greensboro at
tended the meeting.
Officers will be Installed at a
meeting ot be held at North
Wilkcsiboro Friday, January 12.
Late News
State • NadoD
The lighting contest being
sponsored jointly by The Journal-
Patriot and the North WilkesbonT
Woman’s Club is expected to add
zest to holiday decorations and
'Christmas lighting ot homes and
grounds in the Wilkesboros and
vicinity.
With some entries already in,
attention is called to the fact that
entries will close on Friday eve
ning, five o’clock, December 15,
and that those entering are ex
pected to turn on their lights Sat
urday evening, December 16.
The Journal-Patriot will give
In regular meeting held Fri
day evening North Wllkesboro
lodge number 407, A. F. and A.
M., elected George P. Johnson
worthy master.
Other officers elected were as
foVows: W. W. Starr, .senior war
den; .1 H. McNeill, Jr., junior
irarden: E. M. Blackburn, treas
urer: Ira D. Payne, secretary.
Record Of Month
Shows 120 Births;
Deaths Numher 22
haly^aids s:iNNs
Dee.' 10. — Relhin
•ourcwAere'today Mid'thM Ital-
lah army ‘ pllbfa .tuid gmuad
cMiWx had aeoothpeafted SO Italian
planes to Finland and that Pre
mier Mussolini proibaibiy' wdhid
give the “Finns all the aid with In
reason.” These sources said U
Duce took the same view of-the
Rnselan-Finnlsh conlliet that he
did of the Spanish civil war.
These sources said that the more
evidence the Finns gave of their
powers of resistance the more
Italian aid was likely to Increase.
CREDIT FOif^LANO
Washington, Dec. 10. — The
granting of a 110,000,000 credit
to Finland for the purchase In
this country of "agrioultural sur
pluses and other civilian supplies”
was announced today by the Re
construction Finance Corporation.
Jesse Jones, federal loan admin
istrator, said the action was tak
en by the R.F.C. and the Export-
Import bank “with the approval
of the President” and that “simi
lar credits to Norway were hav
ing consideration.’’ The Finnish
American Trading corporation,
described 'by the R. F. C. as “an
American corporation organized
by the Finnish minister with
paid-in capital stock of $1,000,-
000 and guaranteed by the Bank
of Finland .or the Finnish gov
ernment.’’
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URGES SAFE DRIVING
Raleigh, Dec. 10;—Ronald Ho-
■ontt, director of tnO highway saf-
Few Clmuikiinicable DUeaMi ety division, today urged North
Are Included In Report
Of Health Work
Wllkesboro B.&L.
Meet December 22
Carl Goerch. of Raleigh, edi
tor of The State Magazine, will
address the North Wllkesboro j j20 in cash prizes divided as fol-
lows: $10 first, $5
Lions Club and guests in Ladles
Night meeting to be held at Roar
ing River school on ’Thursday
evening, December 14, seven o’
clock.
In addition to the address of
second, $3
third, and $2 fourth. A committee
of judges to. be selected _by the
Woman’s Club will judge the en
tries. The prizes will be awarded
on the basis of artistic lighting
Annual Stockholders Meet
ing To Be Held On Fri
day, December 22nd
the magazine editor, who Is also I of exteriors of homes, lawns and
a versatile and entertaining j grounds,
speaker, there will be other fea-1
tures for the program. Including '
a dance following the meeting. [
Paul Caahlon and John Kermtt |
Blackburn will have charge of,
the program.
The meeting will be held at
Roaring River at the Invitation
of the Roaring River school fac
ulty. A large attendance of Li
ma, wives and lady friends Is
expected.
Iinikes 4-H Clubs
BeingReorganized
Big Increase In Number Of
Members Expected For
The Coming Year
Jesse Giles, Wilkes county’s
assistant farm agent, said today
that re-organlzation of the 4-H
clubs In Wilkes county for the
next year has beguii.
The clubs are organized at the
schools and Mr. Giles said that
meetings held so far indicate that
there will be a big Increase in
the number of members for 1940
and that the boys and girts are
■howlng much Interest In plans
for club work next year.
Cox Child Dies
iSherley Cox, four-year-o 1 d
daagbter of Tyre and Elizabeth
Spleer Cox. of Traphlll, died
Thursday and faneral service was
held Saturday at Union. There
are two stetersi, Iva Dean and
Mtldfed Coz.
Byrd Hearii^ To
Be On January Stfa
George Byrd Faces Charge
of Murder Of S. M. Bur-
chette November 11th
Wm. A. Stroud, secretary-treas
urer of the Wllkesboro Building
and Loan association,, today Is
sued the following announce
ment:
"Regular annual ytockholders
meeting of the Wllkesboro Build
ing and Loan association will be
held in accordance with the by
laws in Wllkesboro on FYlday, De
cember 22, 1939, at seven o’clock
p. m. All stockholders are urged
to be present.”
The meeting will be held for
the purpose of hearing the re
port of the past year, election of
directois and officers and such
other business as may be before
the association.
There were 120 births and only
22 deaths in Wilkes county dur
ing the month of November, ac
cording to the monthly report of
the county health department.
The births were 114 white and
fly colored. Of the 22 deaths 16
Were white and six were colored.
The monthly report of the de-
Carolinians to strive to reduce the
number of highway fatalities this
month. The number of traffic
deaths this year is about the
same as In 1938, he said, and the
number of fatalities this month
“will tell the story of whether the
state will reduce its traffic toll
for the second consecutive year,
or whether part of last year’s
gain will be lost. "Sleet, ice, snow
and fog soon will .make highways
partment disclosed a healthy state doubly dangerous,” he continued. I phosphate
of affairs among the people of the ^ "Darkness comes earlier. Then aU be
county relative to communicable
diseases. However, there were
four cases of diphtheria and ten
of scarlet fever.
The syphilis clinic remained
very busy during the month, ad
ministering 299 treatments to
whites and 202 to colored pa
tients.
Various other routine activities
included many vaccinations and
immunizations and much activity
on the part ot the county sani
tarian.
there are the Christmas rush and
bustle, the spirit of conviviality,
the fever of excitement and the
natural tendency to be lenient to
ward traffic offenders because of
the geniality of the season.”
Preliminary hearing for George
Byrd, Ferguson resident charged
with the fatal shooting of S. M.
Burchette. a neighbor, on No
vember 11. has been postponed, at
the request of counsel for Byrff
until Friday, January 5, I. M.
Myers, county coroner wjio swore
out the warrant charging murder,
said today.
Byrd was formally charged
with the shooting of Burchette
City Schools Close
On December 21 '
For The Holidays
North Wllkesboro schools will
recess at the close of the day’s
work on Thursday, Decem'ber 21,
for the Ohristmaa holidays and
will resume work on Tuesday,
January 2, Paul S. Cragan, city
~r*>ool8 superintendent, said to
day.
25 Examined In
Clinic Thursday
Several New Cases Examin-
ed In Cripple Clinic Held
Here Thursday
A most successful cripple clin
ic was held Thursday at the
Wilkes hospital, members of the
county health department person
nel said today.
A total of 25 cases were ex
amined in the clinic by Dr. O. L.
Miller, of Charlotte. These In-
clu ed several pew cases and
some old ones who attended to
receive a checkup on treatment
previously rendered
NAZES AIDING FINNS?
Moscow, Dec. 10.—The qu'js-
tion of whether Germany la sap
plying arms to Finland was rais
ed today by the Russian presa
Moscow’s leading newspapers'
printed without comment foreign
reports that Germany wasi sending
arms to the Finns to aid in their
conflict with the soviet union and
also was giving facilities to Ital
ians who flew bombing planes to
Finland. The reports were under
Stockholm datelines and quoted
Swedish newspapers. Headlines
over the stories ended in a ques
tion mark. One diplomatic source
Interpreted publication of the re
ports as a warning to Germany a-
galnst supplying war materials to
Finland under threat that Russia
might break off her non-aggres-
slon treaty with Germany.
Sheriff dande T. Doagd>ton,
who has been prooihieiiUy men-
ttoned as candidate for Ooa>
gresB from El|d>tii Dl^rict, si^a
he will retire from office at the
end of his present term and
wlU not be a candidate for con-
greea.
Every Fanner
May Earn $20
On Soil Program
New PrMru*aas Provide
More For Persons Oper
ating Small Farms
EJvery farmer will be allowed
to earn at least $20 In soil con
servation pagBMiUAASxt year, ac
cording to Information received
by Lawrence Miller, chief clelk of
the Wilkes AAA, from E. Y.
Floyd, head of the government’s
program In the state.
This will be' a great help to
the farmers who own only a few
acres and heretofore have been
limited to only a few dollars In
farm paymeni earnings. Mr. Mill
er also explained that farmers
may secure phosphate for use In
1940 without advancing the cost
of freight as formerly. The cost
and freight
deducted from
the soil payment for the year.
He also called attention to the
fact that farmers may file appli
cations now for lime to be used
during the coming year and that
deliveries of lime at the govern
ment contract price of $2.20 will
begin about January 1. Pa3rment
for the lime will be deducted
from the soil payment earnings.
Kiwanians Talk
Of City History
John Prevette Calls Atten
tion To Fiftieth Anniver-
ssury of City In 1940
Not To Make RaS
For Coogr^ Seat”
Wnkes SheHff Hluf BSm
Prominendy MentioMd'Ao
^ CoagreMional CaadidolSii
Sheriff Claude T. 'DougWiMi^,,,
'Wilkes coanty's first Democnrtfe
sheriff In 40 yecra, will sot eater
the coBft'iesefoiisJ race flraei tin
eighth district, ^and wilt rstire i
from pnbtte ofti^ ottw bis pree-
ent term as sheriff, according to
a statemest he made to a repre
sentative of The Jounial-Patrfotb
Sheriff Doughton, in his cam
paigns for sheriff of Wilkes boan-
ty, held up the Doughtoa tradi
tion of not ever having been de
feated for public office when he
defeated Sheriff W. B. Somers la
1936 by approximately 500 votes,
and when he nosed out C. O. ,
Poindexter In the 1938 election
by a majority of 86 votes.
Sheriff Dougbton, on account
of his two strong races In UUg
county, has been prominently
mentioned as a candidate for CMi-
gress from this district. 'With
friends throughout the district,
and being a son of Congressnuux
R. L. (F'armer Bob) Doughton. t
who Is a nationally known figure
as chairman of the powerful wayn
and means committee, It could
well have been expected that he
would have polled a large vote In
the district had he decided to
enter the race next year.
Sheriff Doughton, after iiie
present term as sheriff expiree,
will probably devote much of hie
time to Improving his large dairy
farm near this city, where he is
now building a modern dairy
barn.
T.B. Clinic Is
Begun In County
520 Tests Administered At
North Wilkesboro Schools
On Monday
-- , . The clinics are held regularly
after Sheriff C. T. Doughton and ‘MyStSiy at Midnight’| and are sponsored by the North
! Wilke ' oro Kiwanle club In con-
Given T'WO Nights with' the health depart-
deputles had collected what ap
parently Is a net of Incriminating
circumstantial evidence.
Burchette was killed with fo 'r
iron slugs which were fired by a
shotgun through his window as
he was undressing to retire for
the night about eight o’clock.
Coroner Myers had the slugs re
moved from Burchette’s chest and
Sheriff Doughton and deputies
found In Byrd’s home a number
of articles which they said Indi
cated that the slugs were pre
pared on his work bench.
WOBK8TOOK
In line with a State-wide pro
gram, farmers of Harnett county
are showing considerable Inter-
“Vystfci-y at Midnight,’’ a de-
ligh^ui m: sical comedy, was pre-
;ented ?. v/ilkeaboro school au
ditorium oh Thursday and Friday
nights.
The play was given by talent
ot* the Wllkeaboros under spon
sorship of the Wllkesboro Wom
an’s Club for the benefit of the
Community House fund.
In the baby contest held In
connection with the play Anne
Hall Lowe, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. James Lowe, was the win
ner among the girls and Billie
Mack Stephens, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Owen K. Stephen, was the
est In brood mares and In the!boys’ winner. Both received valu-
ralslng of their own workstock. ‘able gifts.
ment.
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HIGH COURT CASES
Raleigh, Dec. 10.—Five cases
Involving the fate of eight men
now On death row at Central
prison will *4)6 wgued before the
state Supreme court this 'week.
Faced with 36 cases—one of the
heaviest dockets ever^ scheduled
for a single week—the court also
win bear oral arguments In hi^-
ly controversial suits -io decide;
1. Whether the city of High Polit
may construct a hydroelectric
plant. 2'. Whether a constitution
al amendment Increasing the
terms of sheriffs from two to
four years became effective with
the elsetloh of 1938, whether
It wUl not became effective nntlL
N^rth WHkesfboro Klwanls club
on FVlday enjoyed a program
dealing with the forthcoming flf^
tleth anniversary of Nwth WII-
keeboro next year.
Program Chairman John Pre-
vstte tntroduced hla program by
stating that as next year is the
fiftt^b anniversary of the found
ing of'the town of North Wllkes
boro he had thought It proper to
have'several members to-discuss
ways and means of woiklng out
such a program. He read from
the acts of the le.glsJature pub
lished In 1891 at chapter 198 and
page 1069 authorizing the charf
terlng of the Town of North
Wllkesboro, which charter wati
granted on March 4, 1891. The ,
copy of this act shows that A. A.
Finley .was the first Mayor wid.
that the lollowilng men constitut
ed the first board of commission
ers: B. 8. Blair, M. Jolnes, 0. A.
Allteon, W. A. McLean, and Lit.
Finley, llie first ^ constable ^ wits
Jrfm U. Gant, . ^
•Mr. Prevetto read selectlonf
A tubercular clinic among the
school children of Wilkes county
began today with giving of tu
bercular test to 520 children of
the North WiJkesfboro schools.
The clinic will continue with
tests In the other high schools of
the coun.y, including Wllkesboro,
Ferguson, Mount Pleasant, MllL
ers Creek, Mountain 'View, Trap
hlll, Roaring Klver and Ronda.
Tests will be given to all students
12 years of age and up and other
children from homes where thers
are or have been cases of the di
sease.
The tests will be read two day*
after being given by Dr, G. C.
Godwin, specialist from state saa-
itorlum, and examinations wilt
be given all reactors.
Federal Court
SessioB Begun;
Extra Term UaderwaF Ear'
Trial Of Criminal aiMi
Civfl Aetions
A special term of federal >■
called to clear up the crimhiai
docket and to try a number of ci*^
11 cases pending convened In Wti-
kesboro today with Judge JohsH
son J. Hayes presiding. .. •- •
As court adjourned this
noon the trial of Branson Ben't^-t>
of near Purlear, was in progreap,
Renton plead not guilty to
charges of manufacturing UllCtt,
liquor.
'Several criminal cases yet re
main to be tried.
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Quartet Singing
At Harmony Churdb
. V
election ot 1940. 3. Whether the . ,
use tax—which Is a smrt of sa^/mSm earty cbples. ot the Norttl
tax on goods bought outside
North Carolina, froi^ sampteal dls-
North carouna, from samples uia- xovs, avauu*; :■
played In this sta^-lo conatltu- ot the town In ,l$ll was 48, wad’ jer, ebaiwnwfi,^ anaoun^ today.
' ■ j* A11 -A intrlrofi. lA u
Wonal. 4. 'Whether W. T. Wilson,
former mayor of Winston-Salem,
innsk'go to prison for alleged dm-
benlement. 6. Whether the oos-
inetologist low is obnstitational.
Wilkesboro News,of the yea*
The Blue Ridge/Quartet Stag
ing aaeoelatioh will hold ItS' nMt
meefing at Harmony Bagtish
ohtttah five mUes west tkta
'city on Sunday, December .17, $♦-
M92, srtattoa that’the W«ls4i6li jglpnUw .at one a’dook, T. A-^
hylted to 'Jiear
ye^ was redd an advertisemen.
or the FInI&' .fibers ^tbr^
' "’on'lnttfid- fm flre.j.SUwaald
the
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