H8VBS
WSMhliigton,' Feft>. 14.—Rear
Richard BI. Brrd report-
tue AnUurtie today that
ft# smith magnetic pole apparent
ly ha ahlCted U» poeiUoa. He
■stl In" a telegram recetyed by
ttf nary that obeerrations made
on February 7 had led to the be-
wr that the pole had moved
'Westward from at least three of
font positions "reported since
ON WESTERN FRONT
Paris, Feb. 14.-^A section of
German infantry made another
stab at French lines west of the
Saar river in subzero weather to
day but the French high com
mand said the thrust crui;^pled
before French counter-fire. At
the same time the French an
nounced that a German cargo
boat, the aame of which was not
given, had been captured by
French naval blockade forces and
escorted to a French port.
^SURRENDER URGED
Hongkong, Feb. 15.—(Thurs
day)—Japan’s invading forces
' have addressed a proclamation to
Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek
> ^I'brging him to surrender because,
' they declared, the Japanese now
have won “sufficient areas in
China for establishment of the
new order In east Asia.’’ As a re
sult of Japanese “victories’’ in
Kwangsi province in south China
during the past two weeks, “fur-
I ther Chinese resistance against
Japan is futile,’’ said the procla
mation, issued b.v the Japane.se
south China command last night.
VOL. xxxm, No. 46 Pabliahed Mondays and Thursdays.
NORTH WILKESBORO. N. C THURSDAY, FEB. 16, 1940 |1.60 IN THE STATEi-4S.OO OUT OF THE STATE
1 ■ I - — I I II I —~I j..i-L-!m
R^rt H. McNeil’
May Be Candidate
For Govemorshif
WHke* Native Cons’deringf
Entering As Republican
Standard Bearer
Finnish Women Volunteer in Country’s Defense
SHIPS. U-BOAl'S SUNK
London. Feb. 14.—The British
admiralty tonight announced the
sinking of two more German sub
marines, one of which was credit
ed with sinking the 7,684-ton
British freighter Sultan Star, en
route to England with 6,000 tons
of frozen beet from Argentina.
“Since the sinking of two U-boats
by one British destroyer was an
nounced February 9, three large
PeTSneiff, tons, an^
the Sultan Star, 12,306 tons, and
the Surtan Star, 12,306 tons,
* have been sunk, but two of the
U-boats concerned also have been
destroyed.’’ the admiralty state-
: i. ment said.
•"*
MORE WAR TALKS
Istanbuy, Feb. 14.—The Turk
ish press turned sudden attention
today to the strategic position of
Jj^iet Russia’s rich Caucasian
^il fields, lying along the Turkish
frontter, and openly discussed the
possibility of war over them “by
April.” One inspired newspaper,
the usually well informed Son
^'Telegraf. suggested that Great
Britain, France and Turkey, with
combined near eastern forces of
nearly 1,000.000 men. may be
considering an attack on these
flrtds. Several newspapers featur
ed reports that Germany was
sending a large number of troops
to the Caucasus to help Russia
defend the oil supplies.
Robert H. HcHeill, prominent
attcHmey and veteran Republican
campaigner, in a statement made
in Winston-Salem 'Tuesday night,
said he was considering serious
ly the thought of becoming a
candidate for the governorship in
the forthcoming Republican pri
mary.
Hoiwever, he said, he will make
no definite announcement on the
matter until he has had an oppor
tunity to think it over thoroughly
in the light of further expressions
of sentiment from Republicans
throughout the state.
He is a native of Wilkes and
has many friends and relatives
here who are interested in his
proposed candidacy.
McXelll, who attended the con
vention of North Carolina Young
Republicans and the Lincoln Day
dinner in Greensboro Monday
stated that “during all of Monday
morning and evening I was deep
ly gratified to be urged to enter
the Republican primary as a can
didate for governor.”
"My friends with whom 1 have
rendered party service for 40
years, and many of the young
'men and women, including college
and univer.vlty groups, joining In,
urging me to make the race.
These men and women who so
honored me literally, came from
Beaufort to Marshall, and from
Jefferson to the South Carolina
lina line.
“I feel deeply sensitive of the
honor these representative Re
publicans deeire me to have and
I feel it the more because our
party in 1940 ‘is on the march,’
and make ho mistakes in the se
lection of our candidates we will
carry *he state and thereby aid
in a great national victory.
“Tne proffered honor involves
a great responsibility, but I would
gladly assume the heavy duties
and responsibility if I felt assur
ed the rank and file of the party,
as well as its splendid leadersihip,
desired me to do so. However, I
want to wait a few days before
making a final statement. The
matter is too .serious for ill-con
sidered action.”
Booklet
Be Distributed
Wilkes One Of 9 Bvmus Accept^
16-Year-Old-Giri
Held For Running
Moonshine Still
Saltie Benton Arraigned On
Warrant After Being
Caught At Still
NAVAL EXPANSION ^
Washington, Feb. 14.—Con
gressional economy and naval e.\-
pansion programs collided head-
on today. The house naval com
mittee unanimously approved a
two-year $655,000,000 fleet in
crease just one day after another
house committee had cut $111.-
699,699 from the navy’s funds
tor the coming fiscal year. Con
tending that the United States
mi^ consider the possibility that
“a number of potential enemies”
might join forces against It in the
fftture the naval committee in
dorsed a bUl to authorize con
struction within the next two
years of 21 additional warships,
,22 auxiliary vessels and about 1,-
kdeVmore airplanes. The measure
carried no appropriation. If It be-
comee law. Congress will be asked
later to provide the money.
' New Auto Supply
Store Opening On
Friday, Saturday
Located At Corner Of B and
Sixth Streets; Complete
^ line Of Acceasones
Motor Market, l^ated on the
comer of B and Sixth streets
-^announced formal opening
“ their Auto Supply Store on
irriday and Saturday of this
^'Tn'announcing the ^
T. rnffey Jr., owner, said that
store win ibe under the man-
nent of Ray
—111 be ably assisted by Glenn
K*ve many experience In
Mrvln* motorists in
(Continued on pa«*
To Paj AO Taxes
Dae Under Levies
72 Counties Owe State Al
most $700,000 On Ad Va
lorem Taxes For 2 Years
Wilkes county is among nine
North Carolina counties, which
have paid the state all funds due
under the 15-cent ad valorem tax
levied by the state for schools in
I 1931 and 1932, State Treasurer
Charles M. Johnson announced
I recently from flgpires compiled
0 'for submission to the governor
Members of the Lotta Svard, women’s auxiliary organization of Finland, are shown doing their pari In I and council of state under a 1939
repelling the Red invasion of their country. At the left a very young member of the highly trained organiza-1 statute authorizing “settlement,
tion prepares a ball of wool for knitting garments. Center: A cook presides over huge cauldrons in which adjustment, or compromise” of
soup is being cooked back of the front lines. Right: Potatoes mnst be peeled, and another woman aids her ^ suma due the state,
country by performing that necessary task. iSeventy-two counties still owe
approximately $700,000 from a
total levy for the two years of
nearly $9,000,000.
Mr. Johnson has been adverse
to make any recommendations al
though the 1939 statute contem
plated a full settlement of the
claims through compromise, be
cause of “inability of some coun
ties to pay.” The reluctance to
make recommendations grows out
of a study of the list, which showi
that some of the poorest couutlea
in the State have paid or over
paid what was due by them while
some of the wealthiest counties
are still in arrears.
The following nine counties
have paid precisely what was due
McCrary Says Farmers
Ask Holler Be Retained
i4s Wilkes Farm Agent
District ^ent
Cites Progress
|[eiF4ren/ium Ofi QKiSlation
County Agent Post
.Mi.s.s Sallie Benton, ace 16, a
daughter of Mrs. Minnie Benton
Call, of the Call community, was
placed under bond this week on
a charge of operating an illicit
still.
The girl was alleced to have
been found at a still by officers
Monday and she was arrested by
Deputy Marshal Walter Irwin.
She was given a hearing before
U. S. Commissioner J. W. Dula
in Wilkesboro and was released
under bond of $1,000 for appear
ance at the May term of federal
court.
No other person was found at
the still and she was charged
with being owner and operator of
the illicit outfit.
Local Boys Held
For Theft Metal
Fourteen-Year-Old Boys To
Be Tried Friday On Lar
ceny Charge Here
Police Chief J. E. Walker said
today that two 14-year-old boys
have been arrested for the theft
of about $40 worth of me'„’.J from
E. V. Williams machine shop In
the western part of this city.
Ralph Lyall and Buell Kilby,
both of this city, have confessed
the crime and will be tried Fri
day before C. C. Hayes, Judge of
the juvenile court.
The boys are alleged to have
ta.ken a considerable quantity of
aluminum and brass, which they
tried to dispose of at junk yards
and other machine shops here.
HoUer Resigns
To Accept Work
At State
Triple "A" Comihil,
Commiasioners and State
Men to Reach Agreement
Dan F. Holler, Wilkes county
farm agent for the past two years,
today began his dutie.s in a new
position with the North Carolina
Extensiion Service in Raleigh and
the office of Wilkes county agent
is vacant.
The vacancy has occured as a
result of a controversy between
the Wilkes county board of com
missioner;-: and authorities of the
Extension Service over appoint
ment of a county agent.
I>ast year the commissioners
appointed Edward M. Freas. of
Traphill. to succeed Mr. Holler as
county igent but the state au
thorities, who pointed out that
the services of 'Mr. Holler had
been most satisfactory, would not ^ _
approve the change. Later thejgg county agent totaled 1,594 to
commissioners appointed Howard
Colvard, of Reddies River, and he
likewise was not approved. State
authorities also failed to approve
the appointment of L. F. Brum
field iby the commissioners.
Today the office of the coun
ty agent was open for business
as usual with Assistant Agent
Jesse F. Giles and Miss Harriet
McGoogan, home demonstration
agent, remaining on duty.
Yesterday the Triple A com
mittee of the county met at the
courthouse and the matter of the
disagreement which exists be
tween the commissioners and au
thorities of the extension service
was discussed at length. O. F.
(Jontinued on page five)
\
Many Republicans
From WiUkes Hear
Taft On Monday
Wilkes G.O.P, Has Large
Delegation At Annual
- Lincoln Day Dinner
With the largest delegation
ever to attend a Republican meet
ing in the state, Wilkes was well
represented at the annual Lin
coln Day dinner held In Greens-
MO
In a referendum conducted by
the North Carolina extension
service on the question of reten
tion of Dan F. Holler as county a-
gent 82.4 per cent of the farmers
voting answered “yes” to the fol-
low'ing question: “Do you wish
Mr. Dan F. Holier continued as
county agent in Wilkes county,”
according to a statement received
here today from O. F. McCrary,
district extension agent.
Mr. McCrary stated that about
the first of November the ballots
were sent out to farmers who
are participating in the agricul
tural conservation .program.
Those voting "yes” to the ques
tion of Mr. Holler being continued
Maxwell Talks At
Brotherhood Meet
Commisaioner Of Revenue
Gives Many Interesting
Facts About State
Use the advertining colomiu of
this paper aa yoor shoppiiuc Koide.
Allen J. Maxwell, state com
missioner of revenue and one of
the announced candidates for
the Democratic nominat’.on for
governor, delivered an interesting
address on Tuesday night at the
regular monthly meeting of the
Methodist Brotherhood held at
the church hut.
Forty-five were in attendance
at the meeting, which was de
scribed as one of the heat in
many months.
Mr. Maxwell’s address, devoid
of any hint of politics, was rilled
with interesting facts about North
Carolina, past and present, and an
outline of some of the outstand
ing needs of the state, piullcnlar-
ly Improved highways. His ad
dress was received with much in
terest.
339 who voted “no’’.
Other information contained
in the^ statement released by the
district agent cited growth of ex
tension work in many phases in
Wilkes county from 1936 to 1939.
The referendum conducted by
the extension service is presum
ably an outgrowth of the county
agent controversy which has been
in progress between the state ex
tension service authorities and
the county hoard of commission
ers. The commissioners employed
Edward Freas. of Traphill, to suc
ceed Mr. Holler as county agent
and the appointment was not ap
proved at Raleigh. Later the com
missioners appointed Howard
Colvard, of Reddies River, who
tailed to get approval of the state
authorities and L. F. Brumfield,
former county agent in Yadkin
county, was the third appointee
by the county board.
,Mr. Holler continued the work
as county agent until this week,
although Mr. McCrary said In his
statement that the county has not
furnished Its part of the salary
of the office since September,
1939.
'The statement released by the
district agent relative to pro
gress of extension work in Wilkes
since 1936 follows:
(Continued ■ on page two)
Harvey Greene Dies
At Deep Gap Home
Harvey Greene, age 82, well
known citizen of the Deep Gap
community, died at his home
Tuesday night. Funeral service
will be held Friday, 11 a. m., at
the family cemetery.
Hla children are: Porter, Mans
field and Gesty Greene, Mrs.
Janie Goulds, Boyd, JudSon and
Manie Greene and Mrs. Pearl
Hamby.
ea the hant(a|^'
able space neartir In the
air
Cotton Hotel to attend the an
nual rally and to hear the key
note address delivered by .Sena
tor Robert A. ’Taft, of Ohio, one
of the'leading candidates for the
presidency this year.
Several Wilkes Republicans
were also among the number who
attended the convention of Young
Republicans held earlier in the
day. Attorney Kyle Hayes was a
u.ember of the resolutions com
mittee for the convention, along
with J. M. Baley, Jr., chairman,
and Carl Greene.
Resolutions prepared by the
committee and adopted by the
convention praised Republicans
in congress for their effective
opposition to the New Deal, con
demned many policies of the na
tional administration, condemned
the Democratic legislature for
interfering for partisan purposes
wiith self government by Republi
can counties, condemned state au
thorities for permitting coercion
of school teachers and bitterly
blasted the 1939 election laws
whi h abolished absentee voting
in primaries but retained the
method for general elections.
Among those from Wilkes who
attended the Lincoln Day dinner
were the following:
Mr. and Mrs. N. B. Sradthey,
Mrs. W. H. Foster, H. P. Eller, H.
C. Kilby, G. G. Poster, Dave
Mink, Olen Watson, W. B. Som
ers, Fred Eller, D. W. Miller, G.
H. Walker, George Miller, W. A.
Payne, J. G. Billings, C, C. Can
non, Alonza Anderson, M. R.
Cook, Old Wiles, J. Allie Hayes,
C. O. Bumgarner, Raymond Mc
Duffie, I. M. Eller, Mrs. Virginia
Sprinkle, L. M. Bumgarner, M.
M. Bumgarner, Shafter Laws,
Bruce Combs, Bruce Pardue,
Charlie Pardue, Ed Pardue, Ar-
vin Pardue, Presley Myers, Lloyd
Philli'ps, Harrison Baker, T. N.
Royal, John Walsh, S. M. Shu
mate, H. E. BllUngs, C. W.
Haynes, Baxter Payne, Ernest
Watson, Luther Hendren, Russel
Hendren, Burlle Foster, A. A.
Triplett, Ulla Royal, Rhby Royal,
Josephine Royal, Ed Crysel, D.
R. Parker, T. R. Bryan, J. C.
Grayson, Coy Segraves, R. Staley,
Vonley Church, R. G. Bumgarner,
P. E. MoQlamery, Carl Church,
Vernon Church, Clyde Hayes, Mr.
and Mrs. Boss Blactobum, Mr.
and Mrs. Jack Hoots, Mr. and
Mrs. Christie Alexander,
King Wilkes.
478: Currituck. $44; Durham. t**®®*"®
$2,366; Edge combe. $2,467; north and west as a b^
Gates, $1.60; Graham, ,227;
Madison. $129; Mitchell, 515; ithe three highways leadlug fro«
Northampton. $.01; Transylvan- North Wilkesboro to the Bl^
ia, $.60: Warren. $4,454; and I
wiiaon SOI 't*tis cltv Is Called Key to th»
The’act of the General Assem-1 Blue Ridse Parkway.” The bwk
hly made no reference to relief ' contains two beautif.G park-
of these counties, but Treasurer! »«enes near North Wllkes-
Johnson will recommend that re-l^°to.
funds be made to them in fuT at
the time of any general settle
ment.
The remaining 78 counties owe '‘vie. church ai'd recreational ac-
sums ranging from 10 cents due tivities.
by Dare to $71,086 due by Bun
combe.
Episcopal Service
Service will be held at St.
Paul’s Episcopal Church on Fri
day evening at 7:30 o’clock, also
Sunday afternoon at fjur o’
clock. The public is invited to
attend these services.
Every subject in the booklet
is illustrated by photographs of
actual scenes and present to th«
reader a comprehensive cross sec
tion of life in North Wilkesboro
and Wilkes county.
Publication of the booklet, tho
first advertising material put out
here In many years as a coopera
tive endeavor, was financed by
* the city government, by the coua-
I ty and by private smbscriptions itr
Use the advendaing columns of|raong members of the Commereo
thi« paper as your shopping guide, i Bureaus
W. S. Fletcher, Dale Cooper, Wil
Ham Fletcher, BlUle C. Hayes,
Miss Audrey Templeton, Mrs.
Dema McGee, A. H. Cahey, Tyre
Casey, R. P. Casey, A. P. Kllhy,
Miss Era Templeton, R. S. Ogll-
vle. Mack Smltdiey, C. M. Elledge,
(Continued on page five)
Guilford, Hertford, Watauga and
The following counties have ov
erpaid In the amounts stated;
Cabarrus, $1,024; Columbus, $1,-
Rnal Pnxrft (S'
Attractive
Contaiiu 32 Pages Devoted
To Advantages Offered
By This Section
A committee of North Wilke*-
‘boro’s Commerce Bureaus met
on Monday night and formaSy
accepted final proofs of the 3>-
page publicity pamphlet which is
to advertise the industrial ad
vantages, scenic attractions, na
tural resources and other attrac
tions which North Wilkesbors
and Wilkes county have to ofCer
prospective industrialists, touriste
and home seekers.
'The committee, composed of
W. P. Kelly, executive secretary
of the Commerce Bureaus, Joha
R. Prevette, head of the advertis
ing bureau, R. G. Finley, W. D.
Halfacre, E. G. Finley and J. B.
McCoy, formally accepted tha
final proof and the pamphlets
will arrive from the printing
house this week.
Mr. Kelly said today that the
task of first distributing copies
to Chambers of Commercs
throughout the country may get
under way the latter part of this
week and that the booklets wfil
be distributed as rapidly as prac
tical to central distributing poiata
in order to attain the greatest
coverage possible among peopla
who might ihe interested la Noitil
tm
stSte.
The booklet baa an attractivs
cover printed in colors and ths
front has a panaromlc view of
■the business section of NortJk
The subject matter is well ar
ranged and covers all phases of
business, industrial, agricultural.
—- J ^
46.9 Miles Power Lines Approved For
Construction In Wilkes County Duriiig
Year; Will Serve About 300 Famihet
Eight New Extensions In Ad
dition To Fifteen Miles
Under Construction
The Duke Power company,
which already has about 300
miles of rural lines in Wilkes
county, has approved for con
struction during this year lines
almost equaling the new construc
tion during 1939.
Robert S. Gibbs, Jr., manager
of the North Wilkesboro branch
of the company, said that eight
rural lines with a total mileage
of 46.9 miles have already been
approved for construction as com
pared to 48 miles actually built
In 1939.
The lines approved for con
struction and contained in the
total of 46.9 miles do not include
the 15 mile-extension now under
Wllbar and
construction in the
C. Q. Polnderter, R. D. Cooper, Reddles River communities of
Union township and which will
make service available to .100
families. The eight new exten
sions to be constructed this year
will serve 300 families. The new
ly approved lines are as follows:
Dehart conununlty of Mniberry
toiwxwfclp, 14-2 miles to serve 90
customers.
Nine-tenths of one mile in CaiS-
ton-Hayes community in BotMuer
township to provide seven taisA-
lies with electricity.
In Beaver C.^eek community
2.2 miles to serve 11 families.
At Elk Creek. 1.5 miles ts
serve five families.
In Hunting Creek community
of Lovelace township, six miles
will make electric service avaO-
able to 35 families.
A six-mile extension in Congo-
community o f Reddies River
township to serve 40 famlllee.
Three-tenths of one mils
Moravian Palls community ts
serve five families.
Eight-tenths of one mile is
Boomer township to serve five
families. •; vi>
In several of these cases, where
surveys showed that the llnee
might net prove profitable, tits
customers have worked wp vei4-
ous schemes to make the projejte^'^
feaslMe, Mr. Olbibs ek^aiaed-'
Some down the cost of oSK'
structlon by clearij« the rlghkjgl
way, some by furnishing .loeipigh
poles and others by msijnlng j
cash contribution
(Contlnaed on