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collections In the district of North
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the first eight months of the fed
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VOL. XXXIII, No. 50 Publiahed Mondays and Thursdays.
PAIL TO CONVENE
Baton Rouge. La. — Rubber
stamp lf)ulsiara legislatures that
bowed to every whim of the po
litical dynasty established by the
late Huey P. Long ended Friday
night when state senators and
representatives failed to answer
Governor Earl K. Long’s sum
mons to convene for the second
lame duck special session.
CLEANED OUT PLACE
Chicago.—A young man walk
ed into a dry cleaning establish
ment Friday and asked of Miss
Helen Newman, the clerk: “Do
you clean things here?’’ “Yes,
we ,do,’’ she replied. “Well, sis
ter,” he said, taking a pistol from
his overcoat pocket, “then clean
out the cash drawer.’’ Sne handed
him $5
PRITCHARD IN RACE
Asheville.—George M. Pritch
ard. Asheville attorney, announc
ed Friday that he was a candi
date for the Republican nomina
tion for the governorship of
North Carolina. He issued this
statement: “I will be a candidate
for the nomination in the state
wide primary in 3Iay a.s the Re
publican candidate for governor.”
ORGANIZE WORKERS
Washington. — President Wil
liam Green of the American Fed
eration of Labor left Friday night
for Atlanta. Ca.. to open an or
ganizing drive for 500,000 new
members in the South’s textile
maritime, lumber, retail trade
and other industries. He said the
campaign will extend into 10
^iil^ina, Gwirgia, PTdfiaa^ liools-
lana, Mississippi. Alabama, Tenn
essee and Kentucky—and will be
formally inaugurated at Atlanta
tomorrow night with a conference
attended by 3.000 representatixes
of A. F. of L. unions in the
South.
bt
FRENCH RATIONED
Paris.—French civilians, tak
ing sto.ck of the government’s
new belt-tightening program. Fri
day night found themselves fac
ing sharp restrictions on what
they may eat and drink six days
out of every seven. The restric
tions. announced in 17 decrees,
will affect the Frenchman’s diet
every day in'the week except Sun
day—and even then there are
limits on the amount of certain
foods which may be consumed.
Executive Girl
Scouting Spends
Two Days h City
M»»s Helen Oppenlander As
sists In Promoting Girl
Scout Movement Here
Miss Helen Oppenlander. of
New York City, Girl Scout execu
tive and director of Girl Scouting
in the region composed of the
Carolinas. Georgia and Florida,
spent Thursday and Friday In this
city promoting the Girl Scout
movement.
On Thursday afternoon she met
with mothers of Girl Scouts and
with committee members at the
Pre.sbyterian Scout hut.
On Friday morning at 9:30
and afternoon at 3:30 she con
ducted a course for troop leaders
and committee members at the
home of Mrs. Robert S. Gibbs.
At noon she addressed the
North Wilkesboro Kiwanis club
and at 1:30 talked to girls of
Scout age at the North Wilkes-
lioro school.
On Thursday night a dinner in
honor of Miss Oppenlander was
given at the home of Mrs. W. B.
Jonesi with about 35 in attend
ance.
Local Girl Scout leaders ex
pressed much .satisfaction over
the visit of Miss Oppenlander
and feel that her conferences
have hieen very beneficial to the
Girl Scout movement here.
Off to Bomb the Reich—With leaflets ApplicutllHlS Fof
Pa3meiil
Must ^ S^ed
No Payment Will iBe Made
UnleM Applications Are
Signed Th s Month * I
All applications for payment
for compliance with the soil pro- U
gram In 1939 must be signed and''
forwarded to the Raleigh office
this month, Lawrence Miller,
I clerk of the Wilkes County A^-
cultural Conservation association,
warned today.
Unless ;the applications are
signed and In the Raleigh office
by iMarch 30 no payment will be
F0C6iv@d li0 flftid
British royal air force members "o*** » The importance of the matte!
propaganda leaflets before the start of a ^
occasion the bombers went as far as Vienna Pra^«’ fact that 1.500 aonllc
the leaflets over these capitals of formerly Independent nations.
• lies returned safely, according to the ministry of information.
Saposs Testifies
Grange Seeks Solution
Commodities Problem
Master Of State
Grange Is Speaker
At Kiwanis Meet
Wilkes county Pomona Grange
in meeting Friday night hoard an
address by State Master Harry B.
Caldwell, elected officers for the
year and appointed a committee
to seek improvements in produc
tion, storing and marketing of
coonmoditles in Wilkes.
I In his address Mr. Caldwell
cited benefits of the Grange in
the state, which he said is ac-1 ed as follows:
Caldwell Says Lack Of Eco-
gera
Speaking on the subject
Challenge of Democracy,” Harry
B. Caldwell, of Greensboro, mas
ter of the North Carolina State
Grange, delivered an inspiring
address Friday uoon before the
North Wilkesboro Kiwanis club.
losing as a text a quotation
from Second John, “Look to
Yourselves that you lose not the
things you have wrought.’’ he
said “We won our political and
religious freedom from England
but our liberty today is in dang
er because we do not have eco
nomic liberty. . . . Ten Tnillions
are unemployed, forty-nine per
cent of our farmers are tenants
and the future doesn’t look any
brighter.’’
He listed three periods in
American development: “Our an
cestors came here and settled in
towns and villages, tilling the
soil around them; they left the
town for the wide open spaces,
became farmers and developed
rural life: later centralization
and consolidation have brought
us economic problems so far un
solved.’’
The problems, he said, were
caused by poor farming policies,
bad tax system, had legislation
and a lack of spirit of brother
hood. Improvement can be made
by: understanding problems, ad
justing legislation, making new
markets, and developing spirit of
hpotherhood, he declared.
George Kennedy was in charge
of the program and T. E. Story,
club secretary and former master
complishing good results even
with a limited membership. A
larger and stronger membership,
he pointed out, would enable the
organization to accomplish more
in the way of needed legislation.
He suggested the appointment
of a Com;
thus through better und'erstand-
ing to accomplish results.
Following U'p this suggestion.
Master T. W. Ferguson named
Lawrence Miller and T. E. Story
as a committee to meet with the
civic clubs and ask that each
name a committee of three to
work with a committee from the
Grange and by their combined ef
forts secure some needed im
provements in production, stor
ing and marketing of commodi
ties. The master, lecturer, secre
tary, executive committee and
masters of subordinate granges
were appointed as the standing
committee tor the Grange on the
proposed project.
Officers for the year were elect-
T. W. Ferguson,
master; Paul J. Vestal, overseer;
Mrs. C. F. Bretholl, lecturer;
Charlie German, steward; C. F.
Bretholl, assistant steward; Mrs.
J. ,M. German, chaplain; Mrs. T.
W. Ferguson, treasurer; T. E.
Story, secretary; Cerl E. VanDe-
ir; Miss Harriet
toy the
^ fact that 1,500 applications for
payment were today unsigned in
spite of the notices which have
been sent out asking that farm
ers call and sign immediately.
Mr. Miller also explained that
if there is any farmer wiho has
not been notified to call at the
Triple A office and sign and who
feels that he should recelvs a
payment, he Is also asked to call
at the office, In which evertt an
investigation will toe mads to
ascertain whether or not s pay
ment is due.
Students Here
Planning Debate
The meimbers of the North
Wilkesboro High School Debaters
club are hard at work in prepara
tion for the triangular dehate.s to
be held on March 29th. The de
bates this year are to be with
teams from the high schools at
Boone and Lenoir.
The debating club is under the
direction of Jack Masftey. of the
local school faculty. The six mem
bers who comprise the tef»m are
Betty Rhodes, Alice Wells, Wayne
Caudill. Billy Wade Estes. Paul
* Halgwood and Boh McCoy.
Veteran members are Betty | Wilkes Pomona Grange.
Rhodes. Wayne Caudill, and Billy . jj,troduced Mr. Caldwell.
Wade Estes. They engaged in the | o,i program was a talk
contest last year, debating against j,y Mjgg Helen Appenlander, of
.itoams from Winston-Salem and ^ York City, Girl Scout execu
Dobson. Two speakers will be
chosen for affirmative team and
two for the negative, with one al
ternate on each team.
Deadline On Tax
Returns 1$ Near
J. R. Rousseau, deputy collec
tor oP revenue for the state in
Wilkes, called attention today to
the fact that all state Income
and intangible tax returns must
be ia by March 15 In order to
avoid penalty.
Single persons with an Income
of $1,000 or more must make a
tax return to iboth state and fed
eral governments and the mini
mum Income for married persons
to report is $2,000 to the state
and $2,500 federal.
He also called attenUon to the
fact that state employes must file
federal returns and federal em-
ployee must file state returns un
der Uie new lawa
S’:* "' ■
German, pomona; Mrs. Rosa
Church, flora; Mrs. Lawrence
Miller, lady assistant steward.
On the executive committee are
J. M. German, M. F. Barker and
J, M. Blevins.
Miss Harriet McGoogan, home
demonstration agent, served re
freshments at the close of the
meeting.
Merchants Take Steps To Remedy
The Peddling Nuisance In This City
tive, who told of how the Girl
Scout organization furnishes op
portunity for building of citizen
ship. The club was urged to sup
port Girl Scouting in this com
munity.
At the meeting W. J. Bason
was a guest of J. B., Carter, J.
M. German with W. H. McElwee,
T. W. Ferguson with J. R. HIx,
Lawrence Miller with George
Kennedy, Mrs. Robert Gibbs with
Mr. Gibbs, .Mrs. T. A. Finley and
Miss Helen Appenlander with W.
D. Halfacre.
HEARS OF BROTHER
AND SISTER AFTER
26 YEARS SEPARATION
Jack Anderson, of Wilkesboro,
was one of three orphans of one
family who were reared in a
children’s home at Greensboro.
Until a few days ago when he
heard their names mentioned ov
er radio he had not know'ii the
whereabouts of his sister, Mamie
Anderson, and brother, Jim An
derson, for 26 years. They are
living in Lesley, S. C.. according
to the announcer’s statement ov
er radio.
Baptist Pastors
To Meet Thursday
Wilkes County Baptist Pastors’
Conference will meet Thursday,
March 7, 10:00 a. m„ at the
Relns-Sturdivant Chapel in North
Wilkesboro. Program—Morning;
Devotional led toy C. L. Johnson;
Bible Study led by E. V. Bum
garner; sermon by Finley C.
Watts. Afternoon: Devotional led
by J. M. Wright; discussion on
“Sheep of Many Shades, and How
to be a Good Shepherd,” led by
Eugene Olive; discussion on
“What a' Church Member Should
Be.’’ led toy W. C. Laney. All are
invited to take part In the dis
cussions.
Dokies Club Will
Meet On Thursday
North Wilkesboro Dokies club
will meet on TbUi-sday night, sev
en o’clock, at the Wilkesboro
community nouse.
Attention is called to the
change in meeting dale from Fri
day to Thursday, which was made
in order that members might at
tend a cereononJal Friday night
in Winston-Salem.
Dorothy Summers
Injured When Struck
By Automobile Here
Dorothy Summers, 13 year old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Summers, was badly injured when
struck by a car on “E” Street In
front of J. R. Finley’s home, Sat
urday morning about 10 a. m.
Dorothy in company with a girl
friend, were akatlng when she
was hit. She was rushed to the
Wilkesi Hospital where X-ray pic
tures disclosed a broken left leg
between, the ankle and knee. She
is also suffering with painful cuts
and bruises about the face, body
ib|oth hands and her right ,leg.
Will Ask Commissioners For
Restrictive Ordinance
For The City
At a meeting of the Merchants
Bureaus held on Friday morning
the organization began action
designed to rid the public of much
of the nuisance of solicitors and
peddlers In North Wilkesboro.
W. G. Gabriel, president of the
Bureau, presided over the meet
ing.
It was pointed out in the dis
cussions that peddlers and per
sons soliciting orders have in
many instances become a veri
that steps should be
remedy the situation.
A committee composed of L
S.
A cuiiiAilfLLt;k; vri. jlj. kj. — ^
Spainhour, J. B. Williams and Ira if "'a® impossible to
City Playground
Subject Will Be
Before Board
Persons Interested Asked To
Be Present At Meeting'
Of City Fathers
Persons interested in a play-
gro'nnd for th# children of North
with the city board of commis
sioners on Tuesday night, 7:15,
at the city hall.
Announcement that citizens of
the city would appear before the
commissioners on Tuesday night
was made today by a member O'f
thee Parent-Teacher association
who said the P.-T. A., along with
other civic organizations of the
city, is sponsoring the movement
for a municipal playground.
In the February meeting of the
city commissioners a number of
people appeared and asked that
the fairgrounds be made into a
playground and the matter was
deferred until the March meeting
of the board.
AimiMng •■e-time membersUy
ia file SocUlist party, David J. Sap-
e«» chief ecMNnnist for the National
Labor Belallons board, teotiflea ia
Waahington, D. C„ before the hons#
MOBinlttee investigating the labor
rdalitna board.
March Session
Superior Court
Now Under Way
Many Cases Before Court;
Byrd Case May Be Called
On Monday, March 11
Wilkes superior court conven
ed today and began work on a
docket of about 150 criminal
cases.
Judge W. H. Bobbitt, of Char
Phillips Residence
Near City Burns On
Saturday Morning
Fire of undetermined origin
completely destroyed the beauti
ful residence of Mr. and Mrs.
Prevette Phillips near Cricket a-
toout two miles west of this city
Saturday morning.
Mr. Phillips had left home to
work in this city shortly before
seven o’clock and Mrs. Phillips
es, and Solicitor .^.valon E. Hall
is prosecutor.
Following drawing of the
grand jury, J. C. Miller was
named foreman and Judge Bob
bitt delivered a most instructive
charge.
Practically all minor cases were
calendared for this week with the
homicide cases slated for trial
during the second week.
Solicitor Hall s#la tnis morn
ing that the case of George Byrd,
charged with the murder of S.
M. Burchette ai Ferguson Novem
ber 11, may begin on Monday,
March 11. The state will ask the
death penalty for the fatal shoot
ing of Burchette.
Few Contributions
For Finnish Help
Wilkes People Asked To
Contribute Funds As
Early As Possible
Robert H. McNriD
Is A'Candidate For
The Governorship
WSkes Native Announces A*
G. O. P. Candidate
For Governor
Robert Hayes McNeill of •
Statesville, with law offices -la „
'Washington, has annonnoed kto 4
candidacy for Governor on Um>-.
Republican ticket, subject to the
party’s first primary for this oP- -
flee.
Mr. McNeill has been active la ,
Repubilican polltiee in North Car- •
ollna for around 40 years, toot
this is the second time he has .
sought elective office, having ones -
sought election to the state Sn-
preme Court
He served as secretary to Unit
ed States Senator J. C. Pritchard .
and as secretary to the United
States committee on patents. Hs
was secretary of the North Caro
lina Republican state executtrs
committee two yeare. He has fre
quently addressed state conven
tions and other gatherings, and
has a large political following In
the state. He is a native of
Wilkes county, where his family
has been prominent for genera,-
tions.
Sends In Pee
In his announcement he de
clared that if he i.s nominated
"the candidate of the Democratio
party will be answered on every
stump.”
Part of his announcement fol
lows;
“I. hereby, announce my decis
ion to become a candidate for th#
nomination of Governor in tho
approaching Republican primary
election. I am today sending th# ;
required fee for entering the pri
mary to Raleigh.
“So many earnest and spoil-
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4orth lo^. Is pTMldlog ovar, 4®atoOM(s4»d«ttaem#aU of my m
aget ,g for trial of crimlnai cas- InaUon arid pledges of supphrt ilT 11
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Wilkes county chairmen for the
two funds to aid Finland both
many instances 'occoine a ven- seven u ciucn. »uu ...lo. . today asked those who will to
table nuisance to the public and had gone to the home of her son contribute as early as possible In
taken to nearby when a passing motorist that- vinianH anH Tcinniah
saw the home ablaze but the fire
had gained so much headway that
nishings from the building
The building, a brick veneer
D. Payne was named to go be
fore the city commissioners In - . .
their March meeting and ask that structure, was one of the es
an ordinance be passed making homes in the community and was
it a misdemeanor for any peddler well furnished. The los-s estimat
or solicitor to enter a home un- ed between $6,000 ^“*1 $■• ’
less invited. It is expected that was only partially covered by In-
other measures may be provided surance
to restrict and regulate activity
on the part of persons peddling
or soliciting orders for any type
merchandise.
was announced that the
Merchants’ Bureau will have an
other • meeting on Thursday,
March 7, 7:CO p. m., at the city
hall for the purpose of taking ac
tion on a proposal to close stores
on Saturday nights at 7:30 p. m.
Instead of nine as at present. All
merchants, regardless of whether
or not they are members of the
bureau, are urged to attend the
meeting.
Roxie Billings
Rites On Saturday
Miss Roxie Billings, 77, resi
dent of Walnut Grove township,
died Thursday evening at her
home and funeral service was
held Saturday at the residence.
Burial was in the family ceme-
Mrs. Susan Brooks
Is Taken By Death
Mrs. Susan Brooks, a member
of a well known Wilkes family
and one of the county’s oldest res
idents, died Friday morning,
4:30, at the home of a son, Wiley
Brooks, prominent local business
man.
Mrs. Brooks, who had remain
ed in good health for several
years prior to her death despite
old age, was 91 years, nine
months and 27 days of age.
There are four surviving chil
dren: Wiley Brooks, of this city;
Mrs. John Warren, of North Wil-
keshoro route 1; M. F. Brooks, of
Crews, Va.; Eugene Brooks, of
Tarboro.
Funeral service was held Sun
day, 11 o’clock, at Pairplalns
Baptist church and Iburlal was In
order that Finland and Finnish
people may receive immediate
aid.
A. S. Cassel, Wilkes chairman
for Finnish Relief, Inc., collecting
contributions to aid war sufferers
and civilians, reported a total of
seven dollars' had been contirbut-
ed. The contributors to date have
been M. J. Beardslee, W. E. Par
sons, C. W. Hendren, Noah Mich
ael and “A Friend.’’
Mr. Cassel said that he will
name a chairman for each town-*
ship later this week. Funds may
be sent to him or the local news
papers, he said.
J. B. Williams, county chair
man for “Fighting Funds of Fin
land,” reported conrtibutions to
date totaling twelve dollars from
Pat Williams, Walter Reavls and
M. J. Beardsl^.
Contributions to this . fund,
which is 'being used to buy war
materials for nnland, may be
sent to Mr. Williams, deposited
in either local bank or through
the newspapers.
Shie leaves one brother,
Blllliw, and one stater. Miss L, Blevins and A. B. Hayes
Blleni BflMngs. conducted the laet rites. *
P.-T. A. Sponsoring
Showing Of Picture
The North Wilkesboro Parent-
Teacher Association Is sponsoring
the picture “Seventeen” which Is
being shown at the Liberty Thea
tre, Tuesday, March 5, for one
day only. U is hoped that a large
number vrU! attend the showing
of this picture, and therelby help
the P.-T. A.
•u; ■
the primary have come to me,
from every section of the state,
that I enter the primary with full
confidence of success.
“I do not enter this contest
lightly or thoughtlessly. I am
sure that my closest friends ?-nd
Republicans generally realize how
seriously I have deliberated be
fore declaring my candidacy. I
have delayed my announcement
chiefly for two reasons:
"First, I wanted to be sure (as
I now am) that there existed a
real demand from Republicans,
with whom I have worked so long
in party affairs, that I seek the
nomination and that they would
vigorously support me and see
that I was successful in the Pri
mary.
Duty To Party
“Second, I wanted to so adjust
my personal affairs that, if nom
inated, I could throw my utmost
mental and physical strength in
to making a campaign of which
the party would be proud and by
reason of which I might render a
distinct public service to my be
loved native state.
“I have thought especially of
the decision I have now reached
since February 12th (Lincoln’S#
birthday) when I was privileged
to address 500 party leaders in
Greenabbro, after which I was
urged to stand for the governor
ship nomination, not only by par
ty friends of 10, 20. 30, or even
40 years standing from every sec
tion of the state, but as well by
groups of college and university
students, who were preparing to
cast their first votes. These earn
est requests from s o many
thoughtful leaders of the party
did much to persuade me to the
task and privilege of entering
the primary. It would seem thak
entering the primary has not on
ly become a question of duty to
my party but also to my state.
If nominated in the primary.
I promise the Republicans of the
s'tate,—and I mean from all sec
tions of the state—that I will de
fend the sacred and historic prin
ciples of our party, and that the
candidate of the Democratic party'
will be answered on every stump.
Entire Parkway
May Open Soon
West Jefferson. — Plans are
now being made to open the 149-
mlle stretch of the Blue Ridge
Parkway, from Roanoke to Deee
Gap, according to information re
ceived here from parkway offici
als.
Several sections of chis linic
were open last summer, but offt-
eials are now planning to com
plete all nnfintahed sections early
this spring and have the entire
route oirien to traffic by June U