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Wuhlngton, Jan. *3—^The Sen-
aUvAmmlgratton committee has morning shortly after eight o’-
Joakayad Senator Robert R. Reyn- continued until late
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VOL. YXYm, No. 40 FttbSi^
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Six High Schools; building AKD LOAN
In Wilkes County
Close Few Days
Heavy SnowfsJl and Low
Temperature Cuts School
Attendsuice Doam
Winter continued t o hold
Wilkes in Its grip this week by
sending the biggest snow In
years, meanwhile the tempera
ture stayed at a low level.
Snow began falling Tuesday
Olto into having to oppose a bill
bauring his own name. The North
Carolina senator has several
bills pending before the commit
tee dealing with Immigration. The
oommlttee has combined a num-
of these into one bill and In-
l^slvdlng other provisions to which
Reynolds is opposed. “I appreci
ate the conTmittee placing my
name on the bill bnt there some
provisions In It which make it
more harmful than good, the
tfNorth Carolina senator said. He
will deliver a speech in the Sen
ate f \la week In opposition to
the "lioynolds bill.”
McNUTT SPEAKS
Washington, Jan. 23.—Paul V.
McNutt, federal security admin
istrator, declared tonight he had
**no apology to offer’* for his la
bor record as governor of Indi
ana after John L. Lewis had as
sailed him as a “political sdven-
tuq^” Lewis, addressing the gol-
publlee convention of the
Jnlted Mine Workers Union in
Colnmbns, Ohio, referred to Mc
Nutt’s use of state troops during
a labor dispute at Terre Haute,
Ind., In 1935. The mine workers
chief, who also heads the C. I. O.,
described McNutt as a “political
adventurer’’ and said he was ac
companied by "a motley crew of
2 per cent bagmen which he
hoped would be able to buy
-enough votes to make him presi
dent of the United States. . .
DEWEY SPEAKS
Boston, Jan. 23.—Thomas E.
Dewey, candidate for the Repub-
/^can presidential nomination,
•■‘^charged,the new deal tonight
with “maladministration,” with
'■“unbridled and spendthrift
spending, and with “fostering a
4^^tist attitude on the whole
sSjwt of our economic future.”
In hla first Invasion of New Eng
land, the New York district at
torney concentrated virtually all
of his third major campaign ad-
4ireBs on an attack upon the ad
ministration’s fiscal policies.
Standing before a mass meeting
mponaored b y three state-wide
Republican organizations, he said
over a National radio hook-up;
“Seven years of maladministra
tion in Washington have tempor
arily held back the growth of our
country. But I deny that the
American people are finished. A-
merica Is at the morning of Its
deetlny.”
j/o TRADE TREATY
Washington, Jan. 2 3. — The
United States today informed Ja
pan that after Friday night when
the 1911 treaty of commerce ex
pires, trade between the two na-
Jlions will be conducted on a day-
to-day basis, without any tempor-
»ry agreement of modus vlvendi.
Thla was Interpreted as a tacit
■warning that future commercial
will denpend upon the
extent to which Japan ceases In
terference with the rights of A-
meitean business interests and
—uonals In China. The informa-
tioiL was conveyed to Kensuke
._^rinoncht, Japanese ambassa-
by State Department officials
wlio assured him, however, that
fnrtlie*’ developments
would be no serious dislo-
Mlton of U. 8. Japanese trade In
gg^io-treaty Interval.
Hazes Damage
Homes In City
Two homes were badly damag
ed In this city this week by fire.
' ^About 11 o’clock today fire
d^vered In the home of Robert
Parker on C street and was mak
ing rapid headway when the a-
•MHjerenUy cangkt in a, down-
room from the Dm ^d
$SSe w^«e the fire and
caught on the top floor of
•M. D Ward’s home Sunday
coMlderabl® damage, al-
tt with tho nee of chemi-
Tuesday night. The depth here
was about six inches and reports
from various parts of Wilkes
ranged from six to eight inches.
Frigid weather began last Fri
day and since that time the tem
perature has scarcely been as
high as the freezing point. The
lowest temperature roports were
for Saturday morning when the
mercury sank ^as low as two a-
bove in some places and since
that time has dropped as low as
five to fifteen above.
The snowfall was so heavy
Tuesday that on Wednesday a
number of schools In the county
closed for the remainder of this
week. School officials explained
that there had been much sick
ness and that parents did not
want their children exposed to
more severe winter weather at
present.
The larger schools closing for
the remainder of the week were
Mount Pleasant, Mountain View,
Roaring River, Ronda, Wilkes-
boro, Moravian Falls and Fergu
son.
Central and high schools re
maining open were Millers Creek,
Traphill and Mulberry.
Practically all the smaller un
its, except those with transporta
tion Interlocking with the larger
schools which closed, are remain
ing open.
In the sohools which are con--
tinuing to operate attendance
yesterday was reported much be
low normal.
However, school buses were
able to operate on all routes and
in a majority of cases made their
routes at or near scheduled time.
North Wilkesboro city schools
are continuing in operation with
fair attendance.
Democrats Will
Meet February 2
Convention Dates To Be Set
By State Executive Com
mittee At Raleigh
Henderson, Jan. 22.—A meet
ing of the state Democratic execu
tive committee has been called by
State Chairman R. G. Cherry, of
Gastonia, to be held in the hall
of the house of representatives at
Raleigh the evening of Friday,
February 2, at 8 o’clock for the
purpose of fixing the precinct,
county and state convention
dates.
Henry A. Dennis is member of
the committee for Vance county,
and was notified in a letter from
Chairman Cherry today of the
coming meeting.
The state chairman sets forth
the purpose of the meeting as
follows:
“The time and place of holding
the state convention shall be de
termined and duly published.
“A common day shall be fixed
on which all precinct meetings
shall be held for election of dele
gates to the county conventions.
“A common day shall be fixed
for the holding of a county con
vention in each county In the
state for the purpose of electing
delegates to the state convention.
“Transacting such other busi
ness as may properly come be
fore the committee for considera
tion at said time.”
Mr. Floyd C. Forester, of this
city, is a member of the state
executive committee from Wilkes
county and he stated today that
he expected to attend the state
wide committee meeting In Rar
leigh.
Harmonizer? On
2 Radio Stations
The Sonthern Harmonizers, wide
ly known group of singers compos^
ed of four men from the Rock
Creek community, may now bo
heard each Satur^y over two ra
dio stations.
They broculcast over WAIR,
Winston-Salem, each Saturday
morning at 8:46 and /WBIG,
Greensboro, at 12:80 Saturdcy af
temoons.
TH IBTy -
For nratosl
do yous buTisf dn
VFilkesbcHro, the tnu&lip
center «f NorthwssMlA:
North Carolina
js the state-42.oo out of the stact
J. O. REINS
J. B. WELUAMS
WUe Drdmitizes Suicide To Scare
f; Man H^os Huge Success
iCKficers Met At
ArebDraiil^
At Mamy Wares
Employmaiit., OMne Lirtit
CalU l^or Peoble In Sev>^
enl
Announcement has 'been made
that tho following openings are
listed through the North WUkefw
boro office of the North Carolina
state Employment Service:
Mechanical Engineer, Hotel
Cook, Barber, Archaeologlat, In
terior Deowratow, Meohaaleal
Draftsmen, Social Workers, Pas
try Cook, Detaller (Wood Mill),
Designer and Stylist, Shop Fore
man, Watch Repairer, Aircraft
and Engine Service Mechanics,
Society Editor (Newspaper), Hos
iery Loopers, Cost Accountants,
Librarian, Designers (Engineer
ing Layout Men).
These openings are in various
sections of the United States.
However, anyone interested In
applying may secure detailed In
formation concerning these posi
tions by contacting the local of
fice which Is located on the sec
ond floor of the Bank of North
Wllkeahoro Building.
The local office states the* ex
perienced cooks with health cer-
tlficiates are In great demand.
ftC., EL Institute
Here Postponed
; ^ in. J. S. Hiatt, superintendent
ofr the Elkin district of the Meth-
o^Mt conference, has amuninoedi
thait t. Woman’s Missionary In-
stttntc scheduled to be held af
the North Wilkesboro Methodist
ohfureh on Friday has been, poet-
jmiad .because of severe weather
and condition of the roads.
Lemer To Speak
To Lepumaires
Local Merchant To Telil Of
Poland And Conditions
In. Einrt^
Leon Lerner, local merchant
who came to America from Po
land in November, 1938, will be
the feature speaker tor the next
meeting of Wilkes post namber
125 of the American l,egion to
be held on Friday, February 2,
L. M. Nelson, post commander,
said here today.
Mr. Nelson said that other In
teresting features are planned for
the meeting and assured that all
who attend will enjoy the pro
ceedings. Sanka coffee and
doughnuts will be served as re
freshments.
8. V. TOMLINSON CASEY
Here are the officers of the North wMe^^^uilding and
associaUon who wVre re-elected in the annual
On^ top row kft to ri#!it are J,, C. Ret^
milSms, secretary-treiasurer. Below are S. V. Tossniison, vice-
president, and A. H. Casey, attorney.
Officers And Directors Of
Building & Loan Re-elected
The year 1939 was one of the
most successful in the history of
the North Wilkesboro Building
and Loan association, was the
concensus of opinion as expressed
in the annual meeting of stock
holders held at the city hall here
Monday night.
During the year the association
experii?nced substantial growth
with an increase of $61,126.4‘2 in
resources, making the total at the
end of the year $817,563.89.
The meeting Monday night was
attended by 30 stockholders in
person and a total of 110 were
i either represented in person or
by proxy, representing nearly one
half of the stock In the associ
ation.
J. C. Reins, president, called D.
J. Carter to the chair as tempor
ary chairman and J. B. Williams
as secretary. The temporary or
ganization was made permanent
for the meeting.
The report of J. B. Williams,
secretary-treasurer, covered the
year’s business in a comprehens
ive manner, setting out In detail
the condition and progress of the
association. The stockholders ap
proved action of the directors in
setting over from the earnings
the sum of $5,500 into the con
tingency reserve fund.
Several stockholders, repre
senting a number of professions
and walks of life, made short
talks, highly complimenting the
officers and directors for their
diligence during the year.
On motion of Jack Pardue,
seconded by Julius O. Hubbard,
the board of directors were re
elected as follows; C. P Walter,
R. G. Finley, H. M. Hutchens, D.
J. Carter, J. H. Rector, W. H. H.
Waugh, C. E. Jenkins, J. B.
Snyder, J. C. Reins, S. V, Tom
linson, J. B. Williams and A. H.
Casey.
Following the stockholders’
meeting the directors re-eltcted
J. C. Reins, president; ’S. V. Tom
linson, vice president; J. B. Wil
liams, secretary-treasurer; and A.
H. Casey, attorney.
Piemrer Business
Lreder Succumbf
L. A. Jarvis, Prommeiit Bus-
, in«M Man Here 35 Years
Ag^ Dies la Ssrfby
L. A. Jarvis, a native of Wilkes
county and for many years a
prominent business man here dur
ing the early history of North
Wilkesboro, died Friday in Shel
by.
Mr. Jarvis was born In the
Hunting Creek community. In
early life he went to 'Taylorsville
and from there came to North
Wilkesboro in the early years of
the town. He erected the first
brick building In the business
district, the building now occu
pied by Brame Drug company,
where he operated the largest
wholesale and retail mercantile
business here at that time. His
residence was on the corner of D
and Ninth streets. He went to
Shelby about 30 years ago and
for several years was in business
there.
Surviving are three children:
Mrs. Isabel Sanberg, of K-oxvlIle,
Tenn., Mrs. John F. Williams, of
Charlotte, and Chester Jarvis, of
Gastonia. He also has many rel
atives in Wilkes county.
Funeral and burial services
were held Saturday In Shelby.
7 Camps Woodmen
To Gather Feb. 2
State Manager To Addres*
Gathering To ^ Held
In Statesville
Local Woodmen anounced to
day that a meeting of seven
camps of Woodmen of the World
will be held at the Legion hut In
Statesville on February 13, 7:30
p. m.
The camps to attend will be
Statesville, North Wilkesboro,
Bradford Cross Roads, Moores-
ville. Harmony, Taylorsville and
Cycle.
Dinner will be served and the
program will Include an address
by T. E. Newton, of Kinston,
state manager. The Llncolnton
degree team will be present.
Four Year Scholarship In University
To Be Awarded By American Legion
Persons Injured
In Auto Accident
Today Improving
Those Injured in an auto acci
dent Sunday night seven miles
east of this city on highway 268
were
S. E. Matthews’
Rites Tuesday
Former Principal Mt. Pleas
ant School Died Sud
denly Sunday
Funeral service was held Tues
day at Prospect Church at East
Bend for S. E. Matthews, member
of a prominent Yadkin county gu ttlUUfi. A IID ucj/m-ico wv;
family and for 12 years principal Oscar Felts and R. L. Spencer.
of Mount Pleasant school in '—*■
Wilkes
Door By “Victim’
On Ture&y Nijdft
Five Officers Make 21-MSe
Trip In Snow Bat
I^d; No Corpso
Five offleers, including tee
members of the state departmeai
of investigation, two dspnttss
sheriff and the coroner, went 21
miles through the snow Tneadag
night to Investigate a ropnrta4
suicide and when they antroA at
the mountain cabin where the snW
cide was supposed to have oocur-
ed they were met at the door by
the supposed victim—alive and
well.
James Church, 51-year-old resi
dent of the Blue Ridge country
three miles north of the Mapla
Springs community on what la-
known as “Pnnkln Run creek,’*
came to town Tuesday night veijF
much disturbed because his wife
had “killed herself.”
He told otflcera at the WQkaa
jail that he went out of his honss
about 5:30 p. m. to get a bucket
of water from the spring, that ha
heard a shotgun tired at tha
house, that he ran back to see
what had happened. In his owa
words this is what he saw;
“I looked in at the door and
there lay the body of my wlfa
with the shotgun lying on the
floor beside her. It looked like
blood had run out of her cheat
on the floor.
“It scared the fool out of me.
I thought sure she had shot her
own heart out. I run to L. G.
Crane’s house where our 12-year-
(dd “my had gone after mfik. t
told the folks there what I
thought had happened and Mr.
Crane told me the thing to do
was to go to town and have an in
quest held. I wanted him to go
back to the house with me bat
he said it was not the thing to
do.
“So his boy and another neigb-
hor brought me to town. I didn’t
know anything alse to do.’’
Officers at the jail said that
Church had been drinking. He
admitted taking a couple ot
drinks but said he was not drnnk.
The officers at the jail notified
Coroner I. M. Myers and tho In
vestigating party was made up.
Guy Scott and Jennings Powell,
of the state bureau of investiga
tion, who were In Wilkes Investi
gating the Gregory death, vednn-
teered to go along, not knowing
what might be found. Powell re
marked that he had been connect
ed with several Investigations 1*-
the division of identification bat
that he had never visited the
scene of a violent death before
the corpse was moved or anything
disturbed. He said he would like
to go along. The deputies were
which he suffered Sunday after
noon while visiting in the home of
Dr. W. W. Miles at Champion.
Mr. Matthews was a former
student of thO University of North
Announcement has been made
of a nation wide Oratorical Con
test, sponsored by the American
Legion and with a Grand Prize of
a full four year scholarship, with
all expenses, to any university
chosen by the winner. Other priz
es and medals to winners in pre
liminary contests. *1116 first prize
scholarship Is made iweslble
through a fund established by
Leglonalre Eddie Cantor of radio
and movie fame.
The Wilkes- County Post of the
American Legion is making It
possible for the hoys and girls of
this county to try for these fine
prizes and are arranging for con
tests to be held i n the various
high schools and a county wide
contest.
The subject to bo used will be
How the U. S. Constitution Ben
efits America and Its Citizens’’
and the contest will be open to
any boy or girl enrolled In tho
9th, 10th, 11th or 12th grades
of any accredited high school.
Judging will be based on (1)
Poise and Personality, (2) Acenr*
acy and Effectiveness and (2)
Power to thrill, qnlcken and com
pel. The oration will be composed
of two parts, (1) A prepared ora
tion of not less than 10 minutes
or more than twelve, and (2) An
ex-temporary oration of not less
than four minutes, or more than
six minutes.
It is hoped that many boys and
girls will participate in this con
test and who knows hut that the
coveted scholarship prize will be
awarded to a Wilkes County con
testant. Last year this prize was
won by Fletcher Padgett, Jr., of
Saluda, South Carolina,
reported today at the Carolina and graduated from Elon
Wilkes hospital as Improving. College with the class of 1927. He
Charles Day, Jr., who suffered taught in the schools of Yadkin
a kidney Injury and a broken and Wllffes for 20 years. He es-
leg, was most severely hurt but tablished the high school at Mount
has shown considerable improve- Pleasant and was its principal for
ment. Condition of the others in- 12 years, reUring from that posi-
Jured, Including Trent Parks,
Miss Mary Scarborough, and W.
Loudermilk, was also reported
as better.
Mrs. Jannie Wood
Is Taken By Death
New Telephone
Directory Soon
Mrs. Jannie Bell Wood,
69, died last night In Wllkes-
boro. Funeral service will be
held Friday, 11 o’clock, at Wal
nut Grove church with Rev. D. 0.
Clary In charge.
She leaves the following chil
dren: J. C. Bell, of North Fork.
W, P. Bell, of Thur-
onrt t«iL mond; H. 8. Bell, of TraphUl;
ana leie- Tedder, of Wilkes
boro; also one brother and one
Speedway,
W. Va., and one sister. Miss A-
mella Bell, of SprlngfleW.
George Kennedy, manager of
the North Wllkesiboro branch ot W. Va.;
the Central EJlectrlc
■phone company, said today that ^
the new telephone directory for gigter. D. S. Bell, of
North Wilkesboro and vicinity
will be printed next month.
Those who ivlah any changes
made In the new directory
Ton can’t telL , Ifaybe a fish
goes home and lies aboat the tire
tion last year.
In May, 1922, he was married to
Miss Mary Pardue, of Roaring
River, who preceded him in death
four years. Surviving is one
daughter, Ruth, a student at
Greensboro College, two brothers,
Walla.ee and F. P. Matthews, of
East Bend, and a host of relatives
age)and friends.
Mr. Matthews ■was a loyal and
faithful meMber of the Prospect
Methodist church, and was active
in all emc organizations and ac
tivities of his home community and
the communities in which he work
ed.
Rev. John Greene conducted the
funeral service Tuesday, assisted
by Rev. Ellis Norman and Rev. A
E. Watts. Pall bearers were Paol
Vestal, H. C. Landieth, C. B. El
ler, Avery Church, Dr. W. W.
Miles, Parks Hampton and Her
man Matthews.
asked to contact a^niiNnttMiye of the bate he rtde.
of the company at thely offlce'on A petrol wagon fartmodi of »
Ninth street as early as possihlA ear, bat IWl do In a pinn.
• t - ^ . . r: .
‘‘Sammy,'* oAsd the teadier,
“how many a milUont**
"Not nany," imtwered Swnmy;
qoieUy.i*. I .‘'n-
■ "Tt ■. ;
The snow was about six inchca
deep and still falling in snow-
He died of a paralytic stroke storm proportions. The officer*
were planning the Investlgatloa
and Inquest and even carried
their plans so far as to say they
would wrap the body in a sheet
and carry it out on poles over the
mile of mountain country where
a car could not be taken.
But when the officers arrived
in the community they found
many people had heard of tha
suicide and were on hand to meet
and assist the officers, althongli
they had not gone about the
bouse.
The officers advanced on the
house calmly and In a mood flt-
(Continued on page eight)
56th Series B; & L
Here Is Now Oper
Offers Good OpportmiitF
For People Of Wilkoe
To Practice Thrift
The 66 th series of the North
Wilkesboro Building and Loea
aaeociatlon is now open.
The series offers another op
portunity for people of North
Wilkesboro and vicinity to seve
systematically and profitably.^
Any person Interested la Miked
to call at the office at the aeao*
tary, J. B. Williams, whieh Is lo
cated on Ninth street te.. tho
Bank ot North WUkeshofo boUd-
..iJ i. ‘2^.