North Carolina Newspapers

^" aOZED THi^ tM^HEr“STATi‘ •/■.- -i_. . > --^iVf-Vi-a. . . . , - .'ir 7^r. tcNews^ Tcii fei^y ■j^'' r£^ ' vri’ .ir f' m L 'je^ Caroldui. t- ^ ICB lABT flood'FEARED ciaaiBB«tt, r«i>. 11.—A. so- ^ kMd ot -w«.t«r dammed be- ^ Uad Ice at Madison. Ind., raised tiM Ohio rtT%r an arerage of 10 -toef along a 100-mile front to- I ddjr. Although resulting levels wore well below flood stage at ail (Mints, Lockmaster Graham Btmdunant at dam 39. Vevay, Ind., termed the situation ‘‘seri- I oua” and expressed tear for the apiln vest to Louisville and be yond should the Madison gorge give way suddenly. FOL. xxxm, No. 45 Published Mondays and Thursdays. ; WILKESBORO, N. C MONl sssoo; $1.50 IN' rATi )DT‘0FTHESTAT^ Tentative Court Calendar Is Made Solicitor Avalon E. Hall Was Here Friday Making Flans For Term Wflw Rti^MMj^^e North Wffleesboro Presbyterian Churdi € MRS. ROOSEVELT HEARD Washington, Feb. 11.—^Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt told the American Youth congress tonight. In reference to a proposed resolu tion to express sympathy for Fin land, that “I don't think you should adopt resolutions on any thing you don’t believe.’’ She ex pressed her view in answer to a question by her young second cousin. Archibald Roosevelt, Jr.. i?ho had attempted previously ib have the Congress adopt a res olution condemn’ng Russia's in vasion ot Finland. March term of criminal court will convene in Wilkesboro on Monday, March 4th, for a two w'eeks’ term with Judge W. H. Bobbitt, of Charlotte, presiding, and Solicitor Avalon E. Hall, of Yadkinville, prosecuting the docket for the state. Solicitor Hall was in 'Vl'^ilkes- boro Friday lor the purpose ot making a tentative calendar for the court so that proper sub poenas might be issued from the clerk’s office. At present there are about one hundred cases on the docket for trial, with the pro'bability that several others will he added be fore the court term starts. TWO KILLED IN WRECK k'l'Gastonia, Feb. 11.—James Wil liam and Wilbur Owens, Gasto..ia mill workers, were killed and four other per.sons were injured at 3 p. m. today when their car overturned on the Kings Moun tain highway. Clifford Owens suf fered a broken back and collar bone. R. L, Woody, a WPA time keeper, also had a broken back. Both were reported in a critical condition. Mart Huntsinger and Scouts In Charge Kiwanis Program Club Invited To Attend The Meeting At High Point To Hear Bennett Knudson Plans are rapidly taking shape for the construction of an entirely new church plant for the Presbyterian church of this community. For many months, committees have been at work raising funds and laying out plans for the needs of the congregation. A finance committee, headed by R. G. Finley, has been at work Raising funds while a finding committee, headed by A. A. Cashion, has work ed for three months develop ing general plans for the type of building to be erect ed. At a congregational meeting held recently the recommendations of the find ing com'mittee were adopted and a building committee was elected and instructed to proceed with the work. The building committee is com posed of E. G. Finley, Chair man, C. D. Coffey, Jr., D. J. Carter, A. G. Finley, and W. Blair Gwyn. This Committee is now working with the ar chitect and consultant and is expecting to complete the building specifications within a few weeks. Con struction will then proceed if ' sufficient amount of mon- ax CtAedioiis Sheriff amid City CleHca Take In Much Mo^y Penalty' Accruea ey has been pledged. Another splendid meeting of the N'orth Wilkesboro Kiwanis riub was held at Hotel Wilkes Friday at noon, with President W. E. Jones presiding. .4fter sing- Yates Owens, the other occupants ing "America", invocation was of the car were less seriously spoken by Rev. A. L. Aycock. hurt. The car overturned on a Guests presented were Henry The Presbyterian church of North Wilkeshroro has enjoyed a healthy growth. Organized in 1893 with 16 members it now has a member- shin of 234 All departments in the old building are meeting under crowded conditions. Sunday school facilities, especially, are very m- adeauate The Lw buiK sM enable all^oups to ei^and and carry on a much more effective program A genenal statement of Spudding pro^rm irfou^nd o^^^ four, ^m all memliers and friends of the church the plans are meeting with enthusiastic re sponse and all groups are looking forward to this progressive step wnth keen expectation. Wilkes people were unusually thrifty In paying their 1939 eoasr ty and city taxes, tax officials rs- jiorted today. Tax collections had been ndk' er alow during the months 'o( November, December and Jan uary On account ot no'dlseonat being allowed, and due also to, the fact that the penalty did not ■ start until after February 1st. Sheriff C. T. Dougbton stated today that collections' through the month of January and through the first six days of February amounted to approxl- raately $42,000. Approximately $12,090 of this amount was paid by the S'outhern Railway Com pany, one of the county’s largest taxpayers. I. H. .McNeill, Jr., tax collector and clerk of this city, and J. R. Henderson, clerk and tax collec tor of the Town of Wilkesboro, also report good collections on 1939 taxes. With the penalty on both coun ty and city taxes increasing to 2 per cent if payment is not made on or before March 1st, It fa ex pected that collections will con tinue good during this month, placing the county and municipal ities In position to meet their ob ligations promptly. curve. FARLEY-LANDON TALK Springfield. lU.. Feb. 11. Abraham Lincoln was praised to night as a first rate politkal lead er by both Postmaster General James A. Farley, national Demo cratic chairman, and Alf M. Lan- don, 1936 Republican presiden- same platform at a banquet here, where Lincoln lived for many ’ ^ years before becoming President, Farley termed the great emanci pator "a tlrst-class political lead- t r’’ and Landon called him “a Tactical politician’’ and “a man who is remembered, not only for victories won, but for humanity served.” KJDNAPING CHARGE ^Asheville.—^Tillm.an McAllister, arrested Sunday by Asheville and New York police, was returned late Sunday to Rockland county, New York, to face a number ot >/harges. Including kidnaping and first-degree robbery. McAllisters wife and a man whose name was not given were taken in the same raid on the McAllUter resi dence here. Both were released a few hours later, however, with out charges. Participating in the raid were William Sterns, New York city detective; Sheriff Ed ward Dorman of Rockland coun ty, Chief ot Police Dermid. and several Asheville plainclothesruen. JOHN BARRYMORE ILL New York, Feb. 11.—John Bar rymore Isn’t ill: he merely went to the hospital and canceled six performances, of his Broadway ,how “My Dear Children” to get some rest. At least, that’s what his manager said today. I can t y»v».»eoDle understand that he s not gfch because he stays in the hoo^tal,” his manager, Capt. Pierce Power-Waters, explained. *‘t9* l«"t to keep him away from people. When he’s in a hotel, peo ple ahways are sneaking up at all times of the day and night to see A«m he can’t get any reet. was said to be suffer ing from vitamin deficiency. TO BUY TOBACCO Washington. Feb. Jltarv of Commerce Harry L. Hop- I'lS predicted tonight early re- T sumption of British purchases of ‘American tobacco, relieving a ser- , lous crisis in the American tobw- I ’co market. He said, in a state- l' ^nt, that his experts had advls- ^ ^hlm that Britain would resume ,^ylng American tobacco s^n be- Aaoe British preference for A- the tariff revenue derived JroT ^porting it- Britain, for- „„ began. ^ttly after Landon. Jr., guest of his father; O. F. McRary guest of County A.geut Dan Hollar; Blair Gwyii guest of Member Gorddn Finley. Mr. Gwyn spoke on the program. The secretary, T. E. Story, read a letter from Lieutenant Governor Charlie Barber of this Kiwanis district and interclub chairman of the High Polqt cJuX. lu wu. IWilkesboro’s Pipe W, P. Watts Found „ —n“?r Many Wilkes Republicans U Being Laid Dead At His Home Jobs Open ror Unemployed At Lincoln Dav Dinner Senator Taft, of Ohio, T Make Address At Celebi^,- tion Birth Of Lincoln A tai North Hkh lesboro Mayor J. F. Jordan, ot Wll- kesboro, stated today that work of laying pipe tor the water line began several days ago. The line starts at the Intersection of High ways 16. 18 and 431 in# tnnajo Was Resident Of Mulberry Township; Funeral And Burial Held Saturday Funeral and burial services for Wyatt,, resident of ^ B. G. Gentry, Manager LoesJ Employment Office An nounces Openings an Interclub meeting in that city Friday night, F'ebruary 16th. at which time the International President, Bennett Krudson, will oe the speaker. Several members of the local club are o.rpecting to attend this mectin.g. Boy Scouts, under the direction of Program Chairman Gordon Finley, were on hand to give a scout program as part of the cel ebration of National Boy Scout Week—February Sth to 14 th, and a demonstration ot the Scout work in this community was giv en by several scouts. The program was as follows: Twelve Scouts recited the Scout Law led by Bob McCoy. The His tory of Scouting was given by Blair Gwyn. A.ssistant Scout Mas ter. He stated that Scouting began in America 30 years ago. It be gan in England in 1908. with Baden Powell as the leader and In 1910 William DeBoise began the work in -America. There are now more than 1.000.000 Scouts in American and in the 30 years more than 9.000.000 Scouts have received training. Gordon Finley then gave the history' of Scouting in North Wil kesboro since its organization in 1914. There have been as many as four troops in this community in that time but at present there are only three. He stated that at the present the following Kiwan- ians are playing important part in Scouting: P. W. Eshelman, deputy Scout Commissioner for the Northwestern District; T. E. Story, Chairman of the Court of Honor: J. B. McCoy, A. F. Kilby. E. G. Finley. Pat Williams, who were members of the District Court of Honor. Mr. Finley and Paul -Osborne are Scout Masters. Boys who did demonstrations were: Richard itelns, tied knots: Thomas Nelson, tied knots; Carl Coffey, tied knots; BilF Gabriel did a head bandage; Sloan Hill, made an arm sling; Joe Clements and Mike Williams did Morse Code Signaling: Carl Coffey and Grant Stewart did signaling with lights; Ward Eshelman, demon strated how to get respiration after injury; Henry Landon made fire from flint and tinder. The program closed with Henry Lan don leading the gioup In the Scout Oath. tically every section of the coua.' high" ty, have been going to GreeiW- boro today to 'be present at one of the biggest meetings the G. O. P. hold in the state each Febru ary, the celebration of the birth ot the famous American, Abraham Lincoln. Several members of the G. O. P. delegation from Wilkes coun ty went to Greensboro yesterday to make advance iplans for the entertainment of the large num ber ot party leaders' and workers that will attend the dinner to night. Those looking after ar rangements here stated today that Wilkes would be repiesented by an even larger crowd than at tended the dinner last year. Senator Robert Taft, of Ohio, will deliver the principal address at the banquet, and Attorney Worth D. Henderson, a leader of the party in the state, will be toastmaster. prime Bt04>p«d Committee Members 51 quint overwSel&ed the vvBlkin high school baaketballers here Friday night 'by the score of 30 ot 9. Accurate shooting and close guarding on the part of the lo cal basketballers account for the wide margin' in the score. Rob- Inett, North Wilkesihoro’s center led the locals In scoring with 14 points, while Norman, of Elkin, scored 4 points of the nine points chalked up by the visiting team. F'ollowing are the lineups and .scores of the two teams: N. Wilkesboro 39 Steelman Dancy Crook 8 Foster Robinette Craven 2 Kenerly 7 Campbell Williams 2 Haigwood 6 Hunt 14 Elkin 9 Transou 2 Windsor Powers 3 Norman 4 Burch Burgess Pipe laylnx was held up several weeks on account of de fective piping, it la stated, but this Is 'being repaired and most of the pipe can be used, engineers say. With favorable weather condi tions much progress is expected to be made on the new water sys tem for the town. “April’s Fool” At Millers Creek Hi On Friday Night To Meet On Saturday, Emergency Crop And Chairmen Feed LoansAvaiUble Democratic Precinct Called Into Session aty Hall At Members of the county Demo cratic executive committee have been called to meet at the city hall in this city on next Saturday afternoon, February 17th, 2 o’ clock by J. R. Rousseau, chair man, and C. O. McNlel, secretary, of the county committee. A number of the precinct chairmen, members of the com mittee by virtue of their precinct office, are expected to attend the meeting. The Emergency Crop and Feed Loans are now available to farm ers ot this county. Those who are interested should call at the iCourt House as early as possible so that their application can be forwarded to the Regional Office, and given time for their checks to be mailed back in time to plant their crops. There Is a receiving agent in each county seat who will take your application. The Millers Creek 'Senior class under the direction of Miss Mae Church presents “April’s Fool.” a comedy drama in three acts by Jay Tobias, in the Millers Creek school auditorium on Friday eve ning, February 16, 1940, at 7:30 o’clock. The following well train ed and talented people compose the cast: Amarilla Pennypacker, the Duf fy’s hired girl, Judena Cooper: Mrs. Daggs, a neighbor, Iris Bum garner; Elbert Phipps, a young preacher, Grover McGlaraery; 'Martha Duffy, "Grandma’’, Vir ginia Reeves; Hezlkiah Duffey, "Grandpa”, Henry Craven; Ted Carter, “April’s Fool”, A. G. Fos ter, Jr.; April Trevls, a beloved granddaughter, Beryl Myers; Elizalbeth Trevls, her mother, Frances Brookshire: Homer Duf fy, a 'business man, Billie Hayes; ut(UQr shernoon at 1 Mf fof Wyatt was found dead In his home about six o’clock Thurs day afternoon by neighbors. Shortly after the body was found, Coroner I. M. Myers was notified and he went to Mr. Wy att’s home for an investigation. •It was the opinion of those pres ent that Mr. Wyatt died of natur al causes as there were no evi dences of foul play. Surviving Mr. Wyatt, who was 69 years ot age, are three sisters, Mrs. A. T. Shumate, ot Reddies River; Mrs. 'Venie Hall, of Radi cal: and Mrs. 1. O. Myers, of Win ston-Salem. Two brothers also survive: W. L. Wyatt, of Halls ! Mills, and Hardin Wyatt, of Win ston-Salem. The deceased, for many years' a farmer ot the Halls Mills com munity, was a son of the late Leonard and Susan Wyatt. Use the advertising columns of this paper as your shopping guide. Pythian-Dokie Ladies’ Night Banquet Friday Evening Was Delightful Affair Eighty-Eight Present At An nual Social Meeting Of Fraternal Orders the war began, “h^‘ necessity to conserve riaytng power for d^ionsandal^t^ben^^ ■'of ewnentlBA It* Turkish alll- .buying Turkish tohacoo. 15 rr. ^ advertising eohunns ol Wilkesboro Grange To Meet Tuesday Lawrence Miller announces that an important meeting of the Wilkesboro subordinate grange, of which he Is master, xrill be held Tuesday night February 13th, 7:30 o’clock at the county courthouse. All members are urged to attend. The annual ladies’ night dinner meeting of the local Pythian and Dokle orders held FVlday eve ning at Hotel Wilkes was one of the season’s most enjoyable and successful social events. Eighty- eight persons "were present— Pythians, Dokles, their wives, and friends. The banquet started at 7:30 o’clock with Lawrence Miller, chancellor commander ot the Pythian lodge, toastmaster. Mr. Miller called upon W. K. Sturdi vant to speak the invocation, aft er which J. C. Reins delivered a short address of welcome. Mrs. W. J. Bason responded. A. S. Cassel, president of the local order of D. O. K. K. an nounced that the next meeting of the club would be held in Wilkes boro on March 15th. J. B. Carter, who was recently elected Royal ■Vizier of Birjand Temple of Greensboro, made an interestirig talk about the order and the work it is doing. Following the dinner. Prof. T. E. Story, chairman of tho enter tainment committee, presented a group of Girl Scouts of this city w'ao rendered an interesting pro- g'.'am under the direction of Mrs. Carl E. VanDeman, Mrs. E. H. Helms, and Mrs. A. E. Snelson. The children gave a delightful program, demonstrating tho var ious phases of Girl Scout work, which embraced several skits and humorous parts. ?diss 'Harriett McGoogan and Dan Hollar presented Valentine favors to everyone prewnt. Gant; Meredith Van Courtney, April’s wealthy suitor, Wllford Bumgarner. Final arrangements nave been made for the golden wedding cele bration of Grandma and Grandpa Duffy. The Duffy’s stage one of their amusing tiffs during the ceremony. When 'the young preacher, who gets a former me morized burial service hopelessly mixed up with the wedding serv ice, gets a black eye when grand ma aiming at grandpa hlto tho young preacher Instead. Interwov en with the story of the loveable bat .peppery4ongued, grandpar ents is the romance between A.pril and Ted Carter, bashful bank clerk, who is known, because of his blind devotion to her as “April’s Fool.” Thla play presenU real characters in a flue story wnbraclng pathos, drama, ro mance, and comedy. Everyone is heartily invited to come and bring bis friends to this the only student play of tho school year. Admission, adults 25c, chil dren, 10c. iot Vn- Fidelis Class To Meet Members of the Fidells Class of the First Baptist Sunday school are invited to attend the regular monthly meeting to he held Tues day evening, 7:30 o’clock, at the home ot Mrs. Ray Barnes, with Mrs. Tal Barnes and Mrs. Wade Wallace as co-hostesses. Joe Faw, Jr., Dies Joe Faw, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Faw, Sr., of this city, died yesterday morning at 8 p. m. ly, a iDUSmCBB UlOll, Dime J'"' ■’ . .. . Etta Duffy, his nervous wife. Nell was born on October 30th, employed, with pay for electrie- lans, battery and generator men as high as $1.44 per hour, and salaries paid on other jobs as high as $235.00 per month. Following Is a list ot the o.pen- Ings given out 'by Mr. Gentry to day: Electrician, Battery and Igni tion, $1.44 per hour; General Maintenance Mechanics', $235.00 iper mouth; Draftsmen, $168.75- $270.83 per month; Nurses, grad uate (male and female) $168.75- $206.25 per month: Graduate Pharmacists, $166.60-$216.16 per month; Physical Education Di rectors, $168.75 - $185.00 per month: Laboratory Technicians, $131.25-$208.33. Other openings: Machinists, Cable Splicers, Water-Tight Riv eters, Electrical Designers., Asso- clate Engineers (materials), Shipwrights, Drill Runners. Loco motive Cranemen, Marine Engi neers, Construction Foremen, R. R. Car Painters, Grainers and Letterers, Electric Welders, Tug Masters, Ship Fitters, Wiremen, Structural Designers, Sheet Metal Workers, Boiler Makers, Black smith, Pipefitters, Construction Engineers. Girl Injured In Fall From Car Near Elkm Elkin, Feb. 8. — N'/U Sua Hutchens, five-year-old da ghter ne was uoiu uu . qj jyjj. gjjd Mrs. J. B. Hutchena, 1939. Bhineral and burial services sustained serious injuries when were held at Mountain. Valley church near Millers Creek. Mlsees Lola Belle Pardue and Gladys Lomax visited relatives and friends in Charlotte the pnat week-end.^Thoy saw "Gone With The Wind” Saturday. State Weather For January Sets Record Raleigh, Feb. 11.—The weath er In North Carolina last month was the coldest on record—and records have been kept for the last 54 years. H. E. Klchllne, - weatherman here, said the state’s average .mean temperature, .-:om;puted from readings at 71 stations, was 29.7*degrees, 11.8 below normal. The temperature was below normal every day exc,ept January 14 and 17. The highest readings were 66 degrees at Wilmington and Monroe January 14 and at Southern Pines. January 17; the lowest official reading was 18 be low zero at Cullowhee January 26. The highest monthly mean was 37.6 at Beaufort; the lowest was 14.3 at Miount Mitchell. The year 1939, Klchllne said, was the warmest since 1933. Temperatures for the state as a whole averaged 1.2^degrees a- bove normal. the child Is expected to recover. this lig pg^ W TdV dwpptot nwiMTJ tiis^ads. ifrt yoo moH ttr It 1. she fell from an automobile ia which she with her parents was riding on a recent afternoon. The accident occurred on the Elkin-North Wilkesboro highway west of Ronda when the little girl suddenly opened the car door while the car was moving at 46 miles per hour, falling with force against the pavement. At Hugh Chatham Memorial hoap i t a I, where she is being treated for severe bruises and lacerations. Miss Margaret Faw, and Mess rs. C. C. Faw, Jr., Richard John ston, and John Henry Johnson were among those attending the Duke-Carolina basketball game in Chapel Hill Saturday night. MASONIC NOTICE George P. Johnson, master oil North Wilkesboro Lodge 407, A. F. and A. M„ states that a special communication of 4he lodge wOl be held on Friday evening at 7:30 o’clock. There will he work in the first degree, Mr. Johnson etatas, and all members are urged to at tend the meeting. > 4 ,. . .. .r -r'