North Carolina Newspapers

VOL. TTmi, No.®^86 PuMt^ ^days wid Thi I 1«.—Th« tint tru»> wt^ ms iiinoQQO- iramlrar 1id»nd in'tlia kB irat Bot dtoolosBd. tacy not candidate ^lABtai^B.. Mb. I.—Ebmot tk» laet IS months Mi North CbtoUbb JqMiMb anoetotlon, i ho tKMld not nn for Sor tMB tlBift tat tpoold Hke «ataf of th« aaxt cen- — ihly't* **hkT*- $n op- MattuUtr to In the adrance- MiMt mad SmitroTement In our »«ite BC^OOte.” 5(MHN) DESTROYED ',liUh the Fbudah Northeastern taaqr KMur the Rnasian Frontier. —Vtnnlah troopa In three main battles on the Snomasealmi front slnee, Oeoemiber 24 have almost w destroTed an entire Russian army ' ^eoips of about 60,000 men. The army corps, the 9th, was made up of ^e Russian 44th, 163rd and l€4th IntaatiT divisions. Victories over the 44th and 163rd have been rw>rted, and there had been somewhat vague reports of the deetmetlon of the 164th. HANES OPTIMISTIC A "snstalned period of good bnslness’ was predicted Monday night by John W. Hanes, former undersecretary of the U. S. Treas ury, as he addressed a Jackson Day dinner at Dallas, Texas. The former Winston-Salem man said that: “There are signs that. If the abnormal circumstances and con ditions abroad do not prevent, we have begun to enjoy what should be a reasonably long and sustain ed period of good business.” MAY AID FINNS Washington, Jan. 9.—^Presi dent Roosevelt said today that he was talking over with the etate department the Question of ex tending further American aid to| «nland.,Reporters reminded him of proposals in Congrees for loans of $60,600,000 to the Finns and lor making the new Garand army I rifle, available to them. Asked ■w'Wher he had anything to say, thJ chief executive said not now (. but that probably he would have ^ eomething next week. Credits of $16,000,000 for the purchase of non-military goods have been ar ranged for the Finnish govern- >»l6eht through the Export-Import C bank. COL. McNEILL DBIAD Fayetteville, Jan. 9. — Col. George McNeill, 57, one of Fay- ettevllle’s foremost business men ^ and political leaders, died at 6 o’clock tonight at his home on St. James square after a long period of 111 health. 'Colonel McNeill was secretary of the state board of elections, having been appointed a member of the board by Gover nor Hoey 'in 1938. This was his second tenure of membership on the state electi'^us board, he hav ing been previCN^ly appointed by Governor Gardner. He was a member of the house of the gen eral aseembly of 1919 and a mem ber of the senate of 1933. SAVED LIFE T^CE Hamlet. Jan. 9.—Police Chief John B. Fallaw and Officer E. B. Smith said they saved a man’s life twice today. When they came to «0rk this morning they heard a etnnge sound in the cell block. knveBtigation disclosed, they said, Roy B. Looper, negro prison- 1.1/t used bis necktie to hang * hfBUtelf. Dooper had not lost con- a^naoess. The officers out him down and left him in his cell. A ^rt while later, the officers "caaie back. The negro had tried to hank himself again, the offi- een said, this time using his belt Ijoaoer, a truck dylver, was ar te*^ last nl^t by Night Officer n«wltt Ormaby, who said the ne- cro ir** gtreete staging aa^^onUng. NEWYE^BABY After eaUlng the hospital and “several physicians. o^rlot had about decided that T^es who could claim the sav- Sfeoa«M=y and It til this utaspaper received a pos- tei nrd aBBOuncement of a New ITMra^T** JMterday that we fiSned dlff«®»tty- Mr. and Mrs. c Shoeta, of Heddlee River, i JJnounce the birth of a sou on l.?*¥Srsiadard Oil Compaq M MIsw $Hn a iavtag aoeourt at “ to baWoa bom ou Jann- . Twins get |160 each. O i^ortti Carolin*'. NORTH SBOBO. N. C. thi Exceeded By 5ffl In l^es baring 19^ StatiatiesJ RapMt R«we«k Much Activity On Part Of Health Departatahfc Births outnumbered deaths ta Vrakeo county by a ratio of al most tone to one, a sthtlBUeal re port rtieased today by the coun ty health department showed. During the year there were 803 births while deaths Wore on ly 264. During the month of De cember there were 38 births and 17 deaths. Other figures gleaned from the report indicated the activities of the health department for the year. In the syphilis clinic a total of 6,163 treatments wore given, 686 being during the month of December. A total of 1,649 blood samples were taken for Wasser- man tests. Smallpox vaccinations and diphtheria Immunizations were plentiful during the year, there being 936 vaccinations against smallpox and 952 diphtheria. Other parts of the report In dicated much activity on the part of the health officer. Dr. A. J. Eller, and other members of the health department personnel. Ranger For Park Service Injured In Auto Accident B. T. Csunpbell Suffered Lac erations When Car Skids, Overturns B. T. Campbell, national park service ranger on the Blue Ridge Parkway, was painfully injured Wednesday evening when his car skidded and overturned on high way 16 about 12 miles northwest of this city. Mr. Campbell was returning to his home here from the parkway when the accident occured. He said his car skidded on some Ice on the pavement and overturned after hitting the ditch. He received treatment at the Wilkes hospital, where It was found that he suffered a painful cut on his right cheek, a scalp laceratl-in and a cut on his left leg. His car was badly damaged. Cosmic Ray-Photog^|rs^t^6Mlly Re^ption It was 38 degrees below zero near CUettgo reoently-tat ^aha i^tiire recortog was made at an mlUtuda of 29,100 feet A parly of photographers iTJhMograph cwmic rays. Perhaps Santa Claus’ whiskers serve a practical purpose. They help keep Wm warm. -> Wilkes County Receives 1,325 Acres Tobacco Allotment In 1940 Holland Begins His Pastorate Rev. O. C. Holland, of Taylors ville began his pastorate at Wil- kesboro Baptist church, Sunday morning, January 7, at eleven o’clock. This service was well at tended considering the inclement weather. Mr. Holland preached a most appropriate sermon on the subject: “In The Beginning God.” The schedule of services of Wilkesboro Baptist church fol lows: Sunday school each Sun day morning, 9:45; Preaching the first and third Sunday morning at 11 o’clock, and the second and fourth Sunday evenings at 7:30. Midweek Prayer service each Wednesday evening at 7:00 o’ clock; B. T. U. each Sunday evening at 6:15. The public is cordially Invited to attend these services. Visitors are always welcome. Home Demonstration County Council Meet On Saturday, January 20th, the county council of the Federation of Home Demonstration clubs in Wilkes county will meet In the office of the Home Demonstra tion agent in the courthouse, at 2:00 p. m. At this time the new ly elected officers will preside, and plans for the coming year will be discussed. A program of special interest wUl be given fol lowing the business session. It is important that every local club officer be present at thte meet ing. 2 From Wilkes At Jackson Day Meet J. R. Rousseau, chairman of the Wilkes Democratic executive committee, and W. A. McNlel, prominent party leader, attended the Jackson Day dinner In Ral eigh Monday night. They report a very enthusias tic gatherlug of Democrats taom^ all parts of the state. Despite the' Inclement weather, there were about 460 ta attendance. The principal address of thd meeting was toy Paul V. McNutt, a candidate for the Democratic nomination for president. A further account of hte ad dress may be found elsewhere In this newspaper. 2 Liquor Cars Are Captured By Wdkes Officers Sheriff Dough ton and Pa- trolnian Jordan Get Car Each Last Night Sherill Claude T. Doughton and State Highway Patrolman Carlyle Jordan captured two liquor cars Wednesday night. In both Instances the drivers escaped on foot but officers were investigating today to learn Iden tity of owners of the cars taken. Near Windy Gap Sheriff Doughton captured a late model car laden with a cargo of short- measure fruit jars which had not been filled with moonshine and on highway 115 Patrolman Jor dan overtook and captured a car with nine cases of fruit jajs fill ed with sugarhead liquor. ’The officer ibegan the chase on high way 421 east of Wilkesboro and caught the car about one mile from the highway Intersection on number 115. Wilkes In Line With Other Counties With Substan tial Reduction The final adjustments have been made on the tobacco allot ments for Wilkes county and ap proved by the State Committee with a final allotment of 1,325 acres for Wilkes County. This will put Wilkes county In line with the other counties 'with a substantial rsduction from acres ot tob(>oco that, was p$ai>tBd in the cotmt r ta “The promises that were made by the Secretary of Agriculture, Henry A. Wallace in a letter, sent out to all tobacco producers, was upheld in as much as he promised no reductions being greater than 20 per cent, and as much as 20 per cent given back to small producers. Wilkes coun ty is fortunate Indeed in securing cuts that were so nearly the same as was received In 1939. There were no great reductions and every producer received a small reduction. It Is believed that all of the farmers In the county will be pleased with the allotments that they received,” Lawrence Miller, chief clerk of the Triple A in Wilkes said today. All producers who planted to bacco without an allotment In 1939 came within the same class with those who were old growers, and had to take a five year aver age, which In a single year would i amount to 1-5 of the planted acreage in 1939. This type of producer was the kind that was cut the most. AnniralMeetii^Of The Northwestern Bank Is Held Here Directors And Officers Re- Elected; Bank Has Pros perous Year Fruit Growers Meet January 20 Will Be Held At Research Laboratory On Highway Number 18 Annual business meeting of the Brushy Mountain Fruit Growers association 'will be held at the L. S. Lowe, member of one of Wilkes most widely known fami lies and for many years a promi nent merchant here, died sudden ly Wednesday morning at eight o’clock; Death occured at his home. . He was bom near Moravian Falls In Wilkes county, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Lowe. His family and brothers are well and favorably known In this sec tion of the state. For the past several years he apple research laboratory on-operated the North Wilkesboro highway 16 Saturday afternoon. Hardware company of C street ta January 20, two o’clock, officers this city and was also a farmer said today. ' jand orchardlst, having property Officers for the yw ■will toe In the Moravian Falls community, elected and other bustaess oC in-j He is survived by his widow terest to all fruit growsra will be and four children: James 1* transacted. A tall attendance of Lowe, Mrs. F. H. Crow and Mrs. Annual Meeting Surveyors Soon Raleigh.—-The annual meeting of the North Carolina Society of Surveyors wlUi be hiMd at N, C. Bngtaserlng Building. ^ ’ fralt growers, memtoera and non- members, Js urged, Included on the pfogna will be talks ^y M. a Gardner and H. R. NtowQBgsr, of the ^ektenslon service, who. will show -^morlBg pictures taken ta Brashy Moun tain orchards and ta Hsnderson county dnrtag ths year. 'Carl a iFanDeman, ta charge eute College Jan. 24, with reg-to* the laboratory, wUl gl^ * istratlcn scheduled to start at'16 revleV of research work during ,the past year and^'lell ptans for 4940.- ; Officers and directors of the Northwestern Bank were re elected ta .the annual meetings of stockholders and directors held at the bank’s home office here Tuesday. R. A. Doughton, of Sparta, president of the. bepk organised ta 19J7 and now serring with branches in eight counties, said ta his annual report that the bank has experienced a good year and that the Institution looks forward to the coming year with H)tlm- ism. He commented on the earnings for the year and a sMtostantial In crease ta the bank’s surplus. While we are not boasting,” he said, “we have every reason to be proud of our present position.” Directors re-elected for the coming year- were as follows: R. A. Doughton, Sparta; W. C. Ber ry, Bakersvllle; R. L. Doughton, Laurel Springs; J. T. Prevette, North Wilkesboro; Ralph Dun can, North Wilkesboro; M. B. Reeves, Laurel Springs; W. W. Mast, Valle Gruels; George Green, Bakersvllle; W. D Boone; M. A. Higgins, Eunice; Harry Bailey, Penland; N. B. Smlthey, Wilkesboro; W. B. Col lins, Boone. Officers were re-elected as fol lows: R. A. Doughton, president; Edwin Duncan, executive vice president; John C. McBee, Sr., vice president; W. J. Caroon, sec retary. Local boards of managers were elected for the nine branches of the bank as follows: North Wilkesboro—C. A. Lowe, C. 0. McNlel, A. H. Casey, J. H. Pearson, Ralph Duncan, J. T. Pre vette, R. L. Doughton and George S. Forester. Sparta—R. A. Dou*diton, D. C. Duncan, A. F. Reeves, M. A. Hlg- gins and M. B. Reeves. Boone—W. W. Mast, G. P. Hagaman, Gordon H. Winkler, W. D. Farthing, 8. C. Cragg and D. A. Green. „ Blowing Rock—H. P. Hol- shouser, G. C. Robbins and C. S. BakersvIUe—W. O. Berry, J. C.' McBee, Sr., W. F. Hughes, G. W. Greene and Harry Bailey. Bums'VlUe — B. R. Penland, Robert Presnell and O. M. Bailey. Jefferwn—VT. B. Austin, John F. Scott and Dal BUnabury. 'TaylorielHe—Dr..;, A*a Tbure- ton. 8. B. UtUe. X A. White, O. M. Kirkpatrick, J. P,- Bcherd and A. C. Payne. Valdeee — John D. Onigon, John y. Benfleld, Ben Ponm. J. D. Brtaklejr, O. J), Carpenter end Benjamin Qreer. ^ ' The bank like grown atesdUy since tbe merger on July 1, 199T, and resonroea on December 9.1, 1929, totaled $i.l«M»0.8*. ’ • No changes were made to tbe personnel of Hie'''0entral -organl- satfcm or any of the nine nntta ,ot the bank, • ugene u»vo , Mls» Vanta >r'^n to t^nd- wae Itf tag a few friew Bi^more, Mi. Merchant Dies . Suddenly Here L. S. Lowe Stricken Wednee- day Morning; Funersd Service Held Today . WillcM Council 4-H ’’CIiiIm Moeto Jan. 13 The first regular meeting ot 4-H County Oowieil wUl lie held at ,10:06 o’clock on Saturday, jianaiy itth li^the offlee oC th#' Home' Demone^ation Agent, et tae Oonrthonali?' Tbia meeting la most Imjwrtant aince County Connell Otflemri wm be eleeUi for 1940. AH-newly elected club otfieen are urged to ettend thii meeting. ftmfoiinitf Get! Two Years For Set^ForestHres itate Foreeter Commenta On Sentence Given W8kea County Man A news release of tbe state department ot conservation add develoiiment said Lloyd Anderson of Wilkes county had been ees- tenced to two years ta federal prison following con-vlction on a charge of “deliberately starting” two forest fires. By Information obtained here today from A. A. Triplett, 'Wilkes forest warden, It was learned that Anderson had been accused of burning a building in addition to setting forest fires and that be had been hailed into conrt for violation of terms of probation and given the two year sentence by Judge Hayes at Wilkesboro. “A few more sentences like this one of two years to prison for starting forest fires and we would not have so much trouble 'with incendiary fires,” commented As sistant State Forester W. .C Mc Cormick. “■Whenever a man Is arrested, tried and convicted in a county for setting a forest fire or for any other violation of the law with regard to forest Ilres, es pecially If he Is given a stiff sen tence on the roads by thn JndM we always have a decided de crease ta forest fires ta that area.” Building & Loan Meetb^ Jan. 22 North Wilkesboro Bafldinf And Loan To Have Annusd Meeting Nmnbar Yicthns During I Regular annual meeting of the North Wilkesboro Building and Loan Association will be held In the city hall here on Monday night, January 22, seven o’clock, according to a notice sent out by J. B. Williams, secretary-treasur er. q«iie meeting will be held for Farthing, purpose of electing directors ” ' for the ensuing year and the transacting of any other business which may come before the meet ing. Directors will meet follow ing the general meeting and elect officers for the year. The association has just com pleted one of the best years In its history and the annual report will show a large Increase In the as sociation’s business. Hm Yaar's Total UoaM# kaP Wilken Um Than Half 9 0# Number la 1938 Kuialier ot marrtace UowMe liiiiiM til Trikes county dulag tbe year t»$9 dranfed ebalir under the ■total tor too piavlalp year, aocorftoy brieeorde te, liie- otftee of OK WHe^ Wlttee regto- tar of deeds. Only 91 Ucenaee to wed totoU iiwned ta WUkee throoghont Itff as compared to 217 in 1999 ia# 267 In 1937. ' Much of the decreaao is ato trlbuted to the marriage tau«^ which went Into effect during 4be^ . year, requiring blood testa aegu^ physical examtaation. During tba-« year many couplea from Wilkea - were . married in neighbortag^ states, particularly Virginia. ^ Since Christmas license to 'we# - were issued In 'Wilkes to three conples as tolloWK Harold Baae> gamer, of Millers Creek, and Le» die Seckler, of North WIBmS' boro; Clarence Sebastian an#' Doris Parker, both of North ^ keeboro; Gridley Prevette, Nwdt—;; Wilkesboro route 3, and Gladye^ Waddell, Wilkesboro. Install Officen Birjand Temple D.O.K.K. Friday Buamesa Meeting Will Bel Held At Wilkesboro Com munity Bnilding tj Birjand Temple n'umber 268 Kb'■ D. 0. K. K. will Install offloeteW, in a basineBS meeting to be heUL-.^ at the community house In WB keshoro^ on Friday, January seven o’clock. It was learned day from officers of the temple, J. B. Carter, of this city, ftir-'-J mer district deputy, was eleeteC royal vizier In a recent meeting, of the temple held In GreenabOTPL--^ | Other officers elected at that tlipw-, and to be installed in the meettag^ Friday night Include C. L. Har—■ rington, of Winston-Salem, secretary, and Bryan Gllreath, this city, as shiek. Plans for an early ceremony^ ' ■will be formulated In the meetlny' Friday night and a large attend- -^| ance of members is desired. No Flu Epidemic In Wilkes County School Attendance Holding Up Well In City And County Systems Carl Buchan, of North Wllkeo- boro; and Mrs. Guy R. Duncan, Morganton. Also' snrirlvlng are the following brothers and sisr ters: C. C. Lowe, Wlnton; 'W. O.. Lowe, Moravian Falls; C. A. Lowe, wakeoboro; Rnfns and Edgar Lowe, Texas; Mrs. Connie DeHitt, CsUfomla. Fnneral serrieas^M held at the home today, two d^loek, with Her. Eugene Olive ta ettaimaand imilal ■ tery. H. L. Houck Dies In . City Tuesday Father Of Mrs. J. One Of City’s Oldest Citizens School attendance figures an released by city and county school authorities today attested to the fact that there Is no serious epi demic of flu or other contagioua diseases in the county. Paul S. Cragan, supermtendoat of the city schools, said today that attendance this morning ■waw better than 90 per cent, which to ^ considered unusually good te the D. Moore j raw winter weather. Illness to H. L. Houck, one of this city’s oldest citizens, died at 1:40 Tuesr day morning at the home of his dangfater, Mrs. J. D. Moore. He had been In 111 health for the past year and seriously 111 for a -week. •Mr. Houck, who came to North Wilkesboro 20 yeara ago from Lenoir, was 90 years, 11 months and 2 0 days of age. He 1s surviv ed by two children, Mrs. Moore, of this city, and R. M. Houck, of Lenoir. Also surviving are the following brothers and sisters: Mrs. J. A. Poovey and Mrs. W. A. Lalever, of Hickory; Mrs. Avt gustus Lsfever, of Rutherford College; Mrs. Lurs Curies, of Gastonia; W. K. Houck; W. E. Houck, ’Venture, OsUtomla; 8. C. Houck, Ojai. Callfomla. He had been a member ol the Mtahodlst chttteh for 95 yeeai sad was a member of the Ms- stmle Lodge at liraoto- Rtor. A. L. Ayeoek. jMStor. of the North WU- .hoebota Nefthodlst o^rch. - eon- (toeled the fnneral serN^ sairiet- sd by Bar. Bngeas OUte, tot the, ome of Mrs. Moors 7FedflMdsy« three o’eloek. and bnrial was ta .....jnw'ood cemetery. Matonle eoadugto# at tha grara. not prevalent among the stndento and those not in school were re-, ported to have common colds ta- Btead of flu. ReiKirts from the office of C. B. Eller, county superintendent of schools, Indicated that the at tendance in the rural schools to holding well, around 86 per cent for the system. Fin illness has not seriously affected at’endanoa Regular Meetings Of Clubg PostiMned The annual stats agents’ ference for extension workers to being held at State CoUege la Raleigh January 8th through 12th. All extension agents In thac^j s.tate are requested to attosd thto ''”*| meetiug, therefore, 4-H club and home demonstration slab meed tags eebednled from 8th throng l2th—'wlU be poatponet; 4-B dob meettogi win begin on Tnea- day, January 16th and 'will fV through IVlday,. January 26th. Home demonstratton dsh ana lags win htoHn. on Moadigr. Jaa-.; nary 16th, and will oonf ‘ through Wedneiday, Ji 21ft NoUoee Wllli^he aiirto^ tadlyldnalmembert of ^ gWng eatatf iaW e*' ■ ij,