North Carolina Newspapers

ibte News Ctf State-Nation Told BiidBy NISGBO WILL DIE SaMcJ, Dec. IS. — Parolee Coaunleeloner Kd'wln Oil! an nounced tonight OoTemor Hoey woald not Interreno In fcohalf rf Jim Momo, 87-year-(^d Pender county neitro achednied to die Fri day In the Central Prison gae ehamber for ttmt-dogree murder. Moore wan conrioted of alaylnc ^n Robert Fennell; alias John .fttyi^RniinB, a negro, last July 4, don’t And any baala to luatlfr ehf interrenlng ■with the •entence.” Goremor Hoey said. ARE DOOMED Raleigh, Dec. 18.—^The otate htupreme court today found no er ror In the OOTi'riotlon of Shejuroee Holland, Dnotln county white man, of the Amt-degree murder of his three-year-old stepson, and dismissed aopeals by two negroes conTleted of both first-degree murder and first-degree burglary In Hoke county. The death date of the three antonurtlcally was set for December 89. The negroes are 'William Young and Nathaniel Bryant, conylcted of burglarising the sleeping aipartment of John Manltsby and of slaying Thomas Moore, who was occupying the room. The court held that there was no error In their conrictlon and that they had not perfected their appeals In the time allowed. [f-700 ARE DROWNED Wakkanal, Hokkaido, Japan, , Dec. 13.— The Wlszard-bllnded rVing of the Russian steamer "i^girka ott Hokkaido, northern most of Japan’s main Islands, was feared today to hare cost th* llyes MOTO than f>« RnsManas, many of then 'women and children. The hearily laden yeseel, built id the United Statee 19 years ago and sold to Russia iu 1988, was ope rating In the Sorlet fhddng serv ice when she went aground yes terday off the perilous Hokkaido coast Aboard were about 1,100 persons, flshermeu with their wires and children and a crew of ■89. The Japanese ship Karafnto Marn reached port today ■with 895 anrrlvors who knew nothing of the fate of their missing com rades. PENSIVE HINTED London, Dec. 13—Britain hint ed today of a great land offensive against the Germans once the Allies have added command of the air to their sea superiority. Lord ChalAeld, minister for co ordination of defense. Indicated that British and French strategy would the to bide their time pa tiently until they were sure of themselves In all branches of ar- . maments before taking the inltia- [f^tive with a carefully-timed big rush. The immediate Allied alms, he told a luncheon audience. Is to ■"retain command of the sea and gradually attain command of the aJr." "Then when we ha've done that,” he added, “we may have to win a big battle on land. ... It may well be that on the army finally the brunt of fighting will (’rest” ReportsProgress (b Raising Fimd J. R. Rouseeau, Democratic Jackson Day dinner chairman for WUkes county, said today that good progrese'ls being made to- ■ward raising the county's quota of 1176 for next year’s campaign load. Mr. Rousseau also stated that a number of 'Wilkes Democratic leaders plan to attend the Jaek- ■oa Dsy dinner, which will be held'in Raleigh on January 8. Tharpe Kill* ■ Biggest PfMrkcr oCBooda, recent- fed a foBr-jear-cld Tam- whleh Apped the eeales f23 poands efter it ■wee drase- bd cot ap. r, which exceeded one |iei^ by A ». Warren re- r by 88 pounds, probaidy set ^record Cor hog weight In sty. Sdiod Holkyi Larger County Schools Ex cept Two Wm Hswa Do- oecnber 19 to Janmry 1 Datee have been set for the school holidays In North "iWlkee- boro and the Wilkes county sys tem. The North WUkertioro city schools ■will close on the after noon of Thursday, November 81, and resume wKk on Tuesday, January 8. In the county symem all schools wUl close the fourth month and reach the half-year period before adjourning for the holiday vacation. All the larger schools with the exception of WUkesboto and Mul berry will close on 'Tuesday after- nooF., December 19, and resume work on January 1. Wllkefiboro and Mulberry schools^ which bad a day off for the Northwestern District teachers’ convention, ■will not close for the holidays until Wednesday afternoon. Unofficial reports of enroll ment in the county system indi cates that a new high record of school attendance has been set during the first half of the term and that the total enrollment for the county system Is above 10,- 000. N.C.S.E.S. Office Placements Gam During November Butter Boainesa CanditioDa Alao Reflected In Jobleaa Quima 'RepbiPb ' ■’*•*'* North WUkesboro branch of the North Carolina Bhnployment Service experienced a gain In Job placements last month, according to Ihlonnation gained from a re port of B. G. Gentry, mauager, to day. During the month of November the office placed a total of 124 persons on jobs, 100 In private empl^menf and 84 on public Jobe. This compared with only 64 private placements and 147 public for October. Another good piece of news was contained In the report of unemployment claims, which have been steadily dropping In number here during the past few months. The trend at present indicates that December will be an excep tionally good memth for private placements, Mr. Gentry said. Power To Be Off Early On Sunday Bel Two Interrputiona To» Al low Time For Transfor mer Installation All patrons of the North Wilkee- boro branch of the Duke Power company are asked to take notice of the fact that the power wUl be off twice on Sunday, once early in the morning and again some time in the afternoon. Bnt customers may be assured that the current will not be off long either time and that It is ab solutely imperati've that the inter ruptions in service be made Sun day and that times have been se lected when it was thought that leiast inconvenience would result. The current will be cut of*^ for the purpose of installing an addi tional bank of transformers, which wOl insure less interrputions of service in case of trouble on any of the lines and will provide addi tional capacity for the system. The first time the power ■will be cut off Sunday will be early In the morning, probably just after day- night, and the second will be to the afternoon when the task of to- the transformers is com pleted. Tobacco Allotments Not Expected Soon Tobacco growers are asked to take note of the fact that allot- mmita ■will not toe Issued nntil a- boot January 16, due to the fact they m'uat toe approved in the Washington, D. C., of Ace, ac cording to information received today from the of Ace of Dan Hol ler, WUkes county agent grsemed by Me craw is one af the heavy gaas Qenaaay has pisiited in varioM defense bells briiind the Siegfried line te seppsrt a Ifermldsbie string of fortresses. The gm, of nknewn osiiber, is to a pit dag ent of a hiUslde. The gims are used te support the westwaS, and net necesssrUy as a second line of defense. Cooking School Has Good Session Today; Last Session To Be Friday Lectures Here Miss Florence Rogers De- ll'vers Lecture «nd Con ducts Demonstrations Mias Florence Rogers, auth or and lecturer, who Is con ducting The Journal-Patriot cooking schoed at the Woman’s Club house in this ^y. The first of her interesting lectures and demonstrations was given today and the Anal session will be on Friday afternoon, two o’clock. ■“ ■ Work Progressing On H^hway 421 Crushed Sttme Surface And Grading Comtplete For Over Two Miles Two miles of grading and crushed stone surfacing of ■widen ing strips on highway 421 west of this city has been forapleted since the WPA project started a few weeks ago. A strip three feet ■wide, except on curves where two feet are be ing added on the outside and six inside. Is being graded on both sides to add to the present six teen feet of concrete road. The average ■width of the road after the widening Is completed will he about 23 feet. After the crushed stone surface is settled and weather condi tions will pemnit a black top surface ■will toe applied. The project calls for widening the highway between this city and Millers Creek, a distance of be tween six and seven mllee. Long conaldered one of the most dangerous seotlons M hea'vy trafAe highway, the Improve ments being effected are expected to remove some of. the present accident hazards becansie of the narrowness of the road and Its many Aat enrvee. The Journal-Patriot cooking school held Its first session very successfully this afternoon at the North WUkesboro 'Woman’s club house on Trogdon street. The school, a cooperative com munity activity sponsored by thU newspaper, the Duke Power com pany and Lever Brothers mann- .facturers, will. have its last ses- Jklday afternoon, hegtantog It two o’clock. ‘A large crowd was present to- day'and every one In the audience was Impressed with the lectures and damonstratlons conducted by Miss Florence Rogers, noted aiu- thor and lecturer on food sub ject. She not only told how to make delicious cakes, pastry and other food dishes tout showed the ladies attending how to get equally good results in their own kitchens. She was assisted In the demonstra tions by Betty Jo Craven, and Lois Billings, pupils of Miss Bvolyne 6hani>e'B home economic classes In the North WUkesboro schools. Every woiman In the Wilkes- boros and the rural communities Is Invited to the session Friday afternoon. 'Valuable prizes which will be of much use In the homes were given a'way today and there are more prizes ’ for those attending Friday afternoon. The school has proved to be very IntereMing and sponsors were well pleased with the recep tion given the first session. At^^uHial Mfief J.SH. Whicker Re-Beeted CheiniMui; Kev. Eugene OUoe SecreUry At the an&nal meeting Of the WUkes coanty. chapter '■ of' the American National Red Gross, called 4^ chairmaL. J. H. 'Whicker Tuesday night of this week, ot- Acers were elected tor the ensn- Lj Ing year and a budget for the year’s work iwaa adopted. Reports! were received from the treasnrer j and from the several committee chainnen showing some of the ac tivities of the chapter for. the past year. Roll call chairman, Rev. Bn- gene Olive, expressed for the local chapter thanka to all thoae who rendered any service In the re cently conducted and enccessfnl roll call, and requests publioatfon of the following statement to the large number who responded both in making special gifts and in membership fees: "Slncerest thanks to yon from Red Croes and all those who will be helped by your contribution to a successful soil calL Yon. will be rewarded to the asaoranoe that yon have had a part In a program which "Will every day In the year be relieving somewhere those in distress.” Following are the names of of- fieetv wad oommlttee. chainnen elected at Tneedag night’s busi- session: chairman, -J. H. Whicker; ■vice chairman. Rev. Watt M. Cooper: secretary. Rev. Eugene Olive; treaaurar, Blair Gwyn; memhers executive com mittee (In addition to general of ficers), P. W;. Eshelman, Bdd Gardner, J. B. Carter, A. H. Cas ey. Committee chairmen: home hygiene, Mrs. W. D. Halfacre; home service, Charles MdNelll; (Continued on page eight) Local Juniors Get Commendation For Annual Offering J. M. Brooghton, ot Raleigh, who hi«e annoanced his candi dacy for the Denmevitte noml- nation for govmmor lii 1040. (Story on page ei^t). Much Interest In Lighting Gintest ToBe Held Here Entries Close Toenorrow; All Invited To Coto^ete For - Csteh C. O. Polndeecter, .Wflkes ty oficonntaat and tax nperriw has announced the list of tax ers for Wilkes county as appro*-' ed by the county beard of eoi mlsetonera. __ .j Ifr. Poindexter called attentMto^ ^to the fact that tax Itettog 4hli rear will be as ^ Jannary .1' toi?'' stead ot April 1 as to fortasr. years and that the task of Ustlngr property to all the townships wUl get under way on Tueedaar» January 8. The tax listers are obtaining the supplies and noticss will toe posted by ecmh lister at pobUs places giving apsxdittmsnts for their respective townships, Mr. Poindexter said, and urged that every person required to Uat prH>erty or poll for taxation at tend to the matter at the earUeat convenient dote and aippolntment of the lister. The tax listers for the varlow townships, together ■with thsir respective poettdAce addresses, are as follows: Antioch, Curds A. Sparks, Roaring River. Beaver Creek, Zachary Fergn-- Bon, Boomer. Boomer, Ralph Swanson, Boomer. Brnshy Monnxain, Alonzo An derson, Oakwoods. Edwards nnmber 1, G. C. Tharpe, Rondo. Edwards number 2, CUttoa Prevette, Roaring River route 1. Edwards munber 8, B. W. Smith, Benham. Blk. HiU McNeUl, Fergnson. Jobs Cabin, Tom Parsons, Walsh. Lewis Fork, A. L. Meeslck, Pnrlear. Lovelace, R. 'V. Wright, North. Alzeady.miich interest has been shown In the holiday lighting con test being sponsored by The Jonrnal-Patrlot and the North WUkesboro Woman’s Chub and it Is expected that evteriors of many ^ . homee ■will be aglow ■with holiday lights next week. The Journal-Patriot ■will give ten donors for the most artisticaUy lighted home and grounds, Ave dollars for. the second, thrra for the third and two for the fourth.^ j^^^h WUkesboro. Reddles River, Mrs. Moravlaa Falla, Edwin Jen nings, Pores Knob route 2. Mulberry, Arlie Myers, Hays. New Castle, C. W. Hanes. Roa ds, North WUkeaboro, T. H. Settle. A comsnittee from the Woman’s' Legion-Auxiliary Dance On Friday An enjoyable occaslonr ls as sured those who^vlU attend the American Legion and AnxUlnry’s square dance to be hMd at the Le gion elubhoase on Friday night, beginning at eight o’clock. The public is invited and all members of the Legion, and A'UxU- lary are especially asked to at tend. Gentlemen 'wUl be obatged 50 cents each and la#ss will be admitted free. " ; Rondii-Cliniiirlitii ' f; Juniors Bradley Dancy, disMct eonD^- or for the Juniors, said here to day that a meeting of the Honda and Clingman councils has been called to be held at Clingman on Saturday nifdit, 7:80, He describ ed the meeting os highly Import ant and urged atteadanoe of all members of both conncUs and any other Junkm vriio may wish to attend. ENTRY BLANK HOME DECORATION CONTEST Name Address — •a Fill in and leave’ at The Jouma-Patriot of^e not ^ later than five p. m. on December llJ/ North WUkeaboro council of the Junior order has just receiv ed a letter from W. M. Sbnford, snperlntendent of the Lexington. ChUdren’s home,' tlmt the conncll here had the beet Thankeglvlng offering in tiie state thto year. The Juniors hero are very active and deserve high praise for their activities. Branson Benton Case Is Hfistrial Jury Unable To Agree} Fed- etal Court Busily Engag ed With Jury Triak Federal court to wnkeeboro has been Busily engaged this week la jury teiaJs on the court cal endar and H is exjwcted teat the remainder of the week wUl be taken up with other criminal eas es remaining-to be tried. The extra term will conttone Into.next.■wMk with trial rfm ae^ns, pending. Judge Johnson J. Hayes 1s preeldlW- Steve Browh, of Durham coun ty, was sentenced to 18 months In the rrformatory at Chlllioothe fw violatloh of .probation in a' former case. "' A conspiracy liquor case a- gatost Branson Benton, Npah Benton, Warner Benton, Bran son D. Yatea and Millard Cnriy resulted in a. mlatrial when the Jury -was nnatole to agree uplm a verdict. It 'was one.of the most cloody contested cases dnrlng the Club wfll as Judges^ Bum'^raer,* WUke*^ra roSto L* awards v^ 1» m^o toj ^reek, W. J. 'I^mpleUm. how artikncally they are lighted and not m the basis of their be-l“^' , mg elaborate or costly. Attention Is called to the fact that the ellghting contest is not limited to North Wllkesboro and Wilkesboro bnt ■will inchide all homes along high'way 18 to Mnl- beny school, highway 421 to Mil- lesr Creek and highways 16 and 18 to Moravian Falls. Penons desiring to enter are asked to use the entry blank else where in this newspaper or to phone notice of entry to l%e Jour nal-Patriot ofAce. All who can are asked to have their holiday decoration lights turned on by Saturday evening and certaifdy not later than December 20. *nic lights are to remain on through the Christmas holidays. W. Robbins, Cycle. Stanton, Carl Church, Puriear. Traphill number 1, John H. Holbrook, Traiphlll. Traphill number 2, G. W. Brown. Union, Pete E. Dancy, Reddle* River. Walnut Grove, J. Monroe Blev ins. WUkesboro, Charlie Pardnsk Wilkesboro. C. I. Watkins will be 'olored list taker for North Wllkeeboiu township. Broadway to New Yo^ Sty is said to be the longest city in the world; it is Afteen and ' half miles lmg. Merchants To Remain Open Eveui^ Next Week To Acetnnodate Custmners term. Clay Johnsoil^ who was coKriet- ed of aiding tad abetting to oto* ration of a still, was sentenoedto a ysgr'and a day to Aie OhlllK eothe refonBotory. Arlie Brown, otdorad, inui plao- ed on temporary pittoaflon and _ , bla son. Robert Breiwn. . received. gfWMh hoBny; a day to. pi^tm for Ulktt,.llqnor|%0ite ia * ■* 0pm Unt3 Eight First Three Day*} Nine (FCIbdc Thurs day, Frfday, Saturday At jTmedttog ot the Merchants Botean: of No^ Wakeetwro's Commerce'Barsaiis held yesterday mowilng honrs were set for stores to remain open eventoge to ac comodate holiday shoppers. It was decided' that stores wOl remato open until'eight ., o’dock Monday, Tnesday aari Wednesday i n«t wndt^miMn ' Thnrsday, and .^WlSlmay of next week they wffl ^ nine o*ek>dc. . ■■ _ The'meeting ■ WMe dUIOd by W, p. Xditorex4tottvf aecvetary of ^ CMimerce BuNkus. He open ed the meeting and Gabriel, heaid of the mevritants borean,. predded. After brief diseoisienn «ho heoyg fer.,. ijufipfntog open evdntoe.jgwe Ax^^'motion of C. a Da#? fat JK PajT^aaf theyptewnd mourn;- v togs all next week ■was made JwC the merchants to order to sfcoma -• date their enstomers to WilkM and adjoining coonnties and to allmr th^ greater time to shop and make selections. North Wflkesboro menrfiairta am ■well Stocked for the holiday tradn with a ■wide variety of gift munj- ^ chandise in addition to ngirinr stocks, making it nnnScessary ioK holiday shoppers to make eb^MU- alve trips to larger dties tod** their Christmas baying. As a friendly reminder, aS^ tiuM# uho poaaObly can are tovitet to do their shop]^ as early m~ poestola whfle aelectkms miqr W nmde with leas inconvenience 'anC-. baste. IT Kill* Four Growt' W"" a yea?- Lewii£ |TWnj..ClYEm