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AshsTille.—Postmaster General
James A. Parley -will speak at a
Inncheon meeting of North Caro-
t Una PostSBaaters here May 2$.
FIVE MINERS SAVED
Stoyatown, Pa—Five miners
trapped for eight hours in a
* small domestic coal mine a mile
^d a half north of here were
' freed uninjured Tuesday night by
rescuers who tunneled 30 feet
through a rockfail to reach them.
PATE PAYS OFF DEBT
Winnipeg.—^Fate paid oft a
13-year-old deb|t here when Lloyd
Younkers, 13, saved Colin Camp
bell, 6. and his brother Peter, 3,
from drowning in the Assinlboine
River. Thirteen years ago this
month Lieutenant Colin Camp
bell, father of the rescued boys,
pulled a drowning fireman, Neil
MacLean, from the same river.
The youngsters were tobogganing
k when they crashed through the
r ice.
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SILENT ON 3RD TERM
Washington.—President Roose-
^ velt adhered to his policy of strict
* public silence on the third-term
question Tuesday despite the
heaviest barrage of press confer
ence questioning in more than a
year. He dismissed most queries
with the statement that he knew
nothing about this or that devel
opment because he had just re
turned from a 17-day trip to the
Panama Canal.
PRAIS0S HATCH ACT
Washington.—President Roose
velt stopped into the battle over
the Hatch act Tuesday renewing
his plea of last year that the
law’s prohibition against political
activities by federal employees
be extended to a large army of
state workers paid out of federal
funds. While the President voiced
his opinion at a press conference,
the Senate was beginning a bat
tle over legislation by Senator
N, M., to write such
M-Day Service
At Rock Creek
City Board And Interested
Citizens Discuss Plans
Tuesday Night
Proposal to development the
fairgrounds here into a municipal
playground was discussed at
length Tuesday night by the city
commissioners and a representa
tive group of citizens from sever
al civic organizations.
Following the discussions the
board directed Mayor R. T. Mc-
Niel to ask that the committees
from the civic organizations re
quest the services of the state
WPA recreational supervisor in
making a survey of the proposed
project, make estimates of cost
and report to the commissioners
as early as possible. It was ex
plained during the meeting that
the playground project might be
carried out with the city as spon
sor putting up about 25 per cent
of the total cost of the project.
The question of the lease which
tlie Northwestern Fair association
has on the grounds and which
will not expire until the end of
1541 was raised and J. B. Wil
liams. president of the fair as
sociation. explained that the fair
would surrender its lease provid
ed that the fair association was
allowed to hold a fair on the
grounds this year.
It was generally agreed that
the offer on the part of the fair
was satisfactory and that surveys
and preliminary work for the
playground project might proceed
immediately.
Sewer Project Survey
The city commissioners on
Tuesday night aithorized George
S. Rawlins, of Charlotte., to
WPA sewer project
the ibpard at a later meeting.
Mayor McNlel and four mem
bers of the board, W. K. Sturdi
vant, J. B. Carter, H. M. Hutch
ens and A. G. Finley, were pres
ent at the meeting Tuesday night.
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W3kes Delegation Calls On Governor Oyde Hoey
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Here i» shown the delegation from North Wilkesboro’s Commerce Bareaus in Governor Clyde It
Hoev’b' office in the state capitol Wednetiday as the Governor was being presented with a leather bound
coDV of the 32-page booklet advertising North Wilkesboro and Wilkes ‘county. Seated are Governor
Hocy, accepting the booklet from John R. Prevette, and J. G. Hackett, highway commissioner who led
the delegation. Standing, left to right, are A. A. Cashioiv C. B. Eller, W. D. Halfacre, J. R Williams,
John R. Prevette, J. C. Reins, W. J. Caroon, C. O. McNeil and W. P. Kelly. (Photo by Paul Harvel, Jr.)
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For Barchette Death
Again Candidate
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I Commerce Bureaus Delegation Visits
I With Governor Hoey And Other State
Ofticialsin State Capitol Wednesday
5th Sunday Singing
iln This City March 31
Governor and Etheridge Pre
sented With Copies Of
Advertiwng Botdclet
iPleads Not Guilty:
Counsel Is Named|
Venire Summoned
Fir^ Degree Murder Trial
Is Set For Monday; Evi
dence Circumstantial
George Byrd, Fergueon man
charged with the murder of S.
M. Barchette at Burchette's home
at Ferguson on November 11,
was arraigned In superior court
at WSlkesboro Tuesday and enter
ed his plea of not guilty.
Byrd, whose age of 63 was
Identical with the age of the mur
dered man, was calm as he faced
the court and entered his plea.
In response to a question frO'm
Judge W. H. Bobbitt he said that
he had no counsel and the court
ap(po4nted Kyle Hayes, Eugene
Trivette and J. E. Holshonser to
represent him in the trial for his
life.
Solicitor Avalon B. Hall said
the case will ibte called for trial
on Monday, November 11. A
special venire of 50 men have al
ready been summoned. The jur
ors were drawn from the Wilkes
jury box.
The state with a net of circum
stantial evidence will ask the
death penalty. Burchetto was shot
in the chest and killed as he was
retiring for the night in his home.
The shot was tired by a shotgun
through his window.
Four Iron slugs, which appar
ently had been sawed from an
iron rod, were taken from Bur-
chette’s chest. Sheriff C. T.
Is A Candidate
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D. C. Phillips, of Southern
Pines, fifth candidate to enter
the race for the DMUOcratlo
nomination fn- congress in the
Eighth district.
PhillipsAunounces
His Candidacy For
Congress In Eighth
Southern Pines Man Is Fifth
To Enter Rate For The
Nomination
* A meeting of pascors and lay
men to discuss “The Program of
A New Testament Church” will
be held at Rock Creek Baptist
church northeast of this city on
Sunday, March 10. according to
an announcement this week by
Rev. A. B. Hayes, pastor.
The day’s program will open
at 9:45 a. m. with singing under
direction of J. A. Gilliam and
Walter Brewer and numbers by
quartets and choirs present. Rev.
Lester Johnson will lead the de
votional.
There will be four fifteen min
ute talks pertaining to “The
Church Teaching and Learning”
as follows: Ties between public
school and ch, uch, by C. B.
Eller, Wilkes superintendent of
schools: Some aims for the Slin
ky school, by L. \V. league.
Mountain View school principal,
The Woman’s Missionary Cnion,
by Mrs. Winfrey Luffman. of
Pleasant Home church; The Bap
tist Training Union, by Miss
Thomas, of Mountain View.
A sermon by the pastor will
conclude the forenoon program.
The afternoon session begin
ning at 1:30 will include devo
tion^ led by Rev. J. A. Blevins
and fifteen minute discussions on
the following topics: The Shep
herd of the Sheep, by Rev. Eu-
'gene Olive, of North Wilkesboro;
Some qualifications of deacons,
by Rev. S. L. Blevins, of Baptist
Home: Church members at work,
by Rev. C. M. Caudill; Financing
the church program, by Rev. C.
C. Hollanl: The church evange
lizing. by Rev. Jees Powers; Fun
damental principles of the church,
by Rev. E. V'. Bumgarner.
Child Is Badly
bjured By Fire
Arlee Wyatt, three-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Todd
Wyatt of this city, was critically,
perhaps fatally, burned yfterda,
when her clothing f
where clothes were being boiled
In the yard of the horn**
Her mother tore the burning
"clothes from her i>ody but at least
half her body was burned and
Physicians at the Wilkes hospital
expressed llUle hope for the
sbUd’s rocorery.
Urey W. Nichols
Hangs Himself At
Home Wednesday
Well Known Carpenter
Takes Own Life In Home
Near Millers Creek
Urey \V. Nichol.s, 40, for many
years a well known carpenter in
this vicinity, hanged himself
Wednesday afternoon at Uis home
near Millers Creek. Coroner I. M.
Myers said following investiga
tion of the death.
According to information given
the coroner by members of the
family. Nichols was charged in
court at Wilkesboro with driving
a car while under the influence
of liquor and was indisposed
wheu his case was calendared for
tiia. Tuesday. His son yesterday
told him that he would have to
go to court tor trial or they wo>uld
send after him and he remarked
‘‘They’ll never get me.”
The younger children were in
school and his wife and one of
the older children had come to
tow'n to consult w'ith a law'yer a-
bout his case in court and he
was alone when he took hi.s own
life. The children returning from
schcjl found his body dangling
from a rope tied to a rafter in
the home. He had apparently
jumped through an opening in
the overhead ceiling.
Coroner Myers deemed an in
quest unnecessary and pronounc
ed it suicide.
He leaves his wife, Mrs. Ruby
Parsons Nichols, six children.
Paul, Ned. Mack, Doris and Dean
Nichols and Mrs. Paul Cannon,
of Millers Creek. Also surviving
are his father and mother, Mr.
and Mrs. W. A. Nichols, of Millers
Creek, three brothers and three
sisters: Fred Nichols, of West
Virginia; W’infleld Nichols, of
Millers Creek; Coleman Nichols,
of North Wilkesboro: Mrs. Char
lie Faw, Mrs. Spencer Bumgarner
and Mrs. Parks Mash, of Millers
Creek.
Pureral service ■will be held
Friday, 11 a. m. at Pleasant
Grove Baptist church near Buck.
mM
W. Kerr Scott, foniier iiia.s-
ter of the \ortIi (larolina Slate
Graiigi- and now state eoiiiiiiis-
sioner of agrici'ltiire, is a i‘an-
(litLite for re-nomination and
ele‘tion to that offire.
Scott Will Run
For Re-Election
Raleigh. March 5.—W. Kerr
Scott, a practical and progressive
.•Maiiunce county farmer and
Commis-sioner of Agriculture, to
day announced he would seek re-
nomination in the Democratic
primary on his record as an im
partial administrator and aggres
sive servant of the State.
“The rigid enforcement of
North Carolina’s inspection and
regulatory laws will be continued
in the interest of our farmers as
well as the honest manufacturer
and we will continue our efforts
in hebalf of an adequate market
ing program to give our growers
.selling and gradin.g methods that
will put them on a parity with
their best informed cckmpctitors,”
Scott said. “We will continue to
consult with all agricultural a-
gencies on programs for the wel
fare of the farmers.”
Leap Year Baby
A son was bom on February
29 to Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Davis,
of Poree Knob.
Hinahawt Street Bapti'af cfcurch ^
this city on Sunday, March 31
beginning at 10:30 a. m., accord
ing to an announcement here to
day by J. A. Gilliam, of Hays,
chairman of the organization.
The program will begin with
devotional led by the pastor and
continue with singing by choirs
end other singers present who
wish to take part. All are invited.
A New Ordmance
Against Peddling
Before The Boan'
Would Make It Unlawful
For Solicitor To Enter
Home Uninvited
North Wilkesibpro board of
commi.ssioners In session Tuesday
night considered an ordinance
forbidding peddlers, solicitors and
salesmen from entering the home
or on the premises of homes In
the city without first being invit
ed.
The proposed ordinance ■was
put before the Hoard by a com
mittee representing the Merch
ants Bureau of North Wilkes-
boro’s Commerce Bureaus. The
committee was composed of W.
P. Kelly, executive secretary of
the Commerce Bureaus, L. S.
Spainhour and J. B. Williams, of
the Merchants Bureau.
After discussion the board re
turned the proposed ordinance to
the committee and asked certain
revisions in its provisions, among
them being an exemption for
farmers selling products which
they had produced in their own
homes andj on their farms.
Methodist District Institute Held At
North Wilkesboro Church Tuesday
“The Methodist Advance” \ras
the theme of thought stresied
throughout at the Missionary In
stitute of the Elkin dlftrict. wh ch
was held at the North Wilkesboro
Methodist church, Tuesday,
March 5, convening at 10 o’clock
in the morning, with Rev. J. S.
Hiatt, district superintendent,
presiding. The Elkin district is
composed of the following coun
ties, Surry, Davie, Ashe, Watauga,
.\Ileghany, Yadkin and Wlikes.
'The devotional talk was given
by Rev. P. W. Townsend, after
which Mrs. Lucille Farmer sang
“Beautiful I^and of My Dreams’’
being accompanied at the organ
by Miss Lois Scroggs.
Inspirational messages were
and Dr. W. J. Pllnt. In helping
“The Methodist Advance” Rev.
Mr. .Sprinkle said four things
were necessary; An undoubted,
clear, personal experience o f
Christianity; Go tell the story or
witness for Christ; Dedicate our
substances to the interest of the
Kingdom of God; and a come
back of the Church to an under
standing and need of prayer. Rev.
Mr. Pllnt chose for his theme, a
continuous Christianity.
Presentation of different iihas-
es qf the work In the Methodist
chujjch was given In a most in
teresting manner. Rev. Herman
Dnnpan told about the church’s
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Raleigh Wednesday
with Governor Clyde R. Hoey
R. Bruce Etheridge, director of
the department of conservation
and development, and other state
officials, soliciting their coopera
tion in the advertising campaign
for North Wllke.sboro and Wilkes
county.
They presented Governor Hoey
with a leather-bound copy of the
new 2 2-page advertising booklet
for North Wilkesboro and Wilkes
county and left with the advertis
ing l)ureau of the depattiment of
conservation and developtrent
several hundred copies for distri
bution.
In the delegation were J. G.
Hackett, highway commissioner,
John R. Prevette. head of the
advertising bureau and editor-in-
chief of the booklet, W. P. Kelly,
executive secretary of the Bu
reaus, Postmaster J. C. Reins, W.
D. Halfacre, C. O. McNiel, C. B.
Eller, J. B. Williams, W. J. Ca
roon, A. A. Cashion and Paul
Harvel. Jr.
Mr. Hackett led the delegation
into Governor Hoey’s office at
11 a. m., where John R. Pre
vette presented the Governor with
the booklet. After looking over
Its contents Governor Hoey paid
high compliment to the booklet
and to those who had a part in
its publication.
Following the conference with
Governor Hoey the group confer
red with the director of the de
partment of conservation and de
velopment. Mr. Etheridge praised
the booklet very highly and as
sured the delegation that his de
partment would cooperate in eve
ry way possible.
The advertising program for
North Wilkesboro and Wilkes
county was discussed at length
and Mr. Etheridge said that he
would send J. T. Anderson, de
partment industrial engineer, to
North Wilkesboro next week to
make a survey Of industrial op
portunities.
While In Raleigh members of
the delegation also called on
bl'gised a» frndcnce,
^ including a piece of Iron rod
which matched, in size the slugs
taken from Burchette’s chest, a
hacksaw, a shotgun with marks
on the inside of the barrel, a file,
hammer and steel dust which
they said had been made with a
hacksaw. The articles were exam
ined in Washington, D. C.. in the
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Laboratories and it is expected
that a F. B. 1. expert will be a
star witness for the prosecution.
Byrd, who has teen in Wilkes
jail since November 12, had made
little comment except to deny any
connection with the crime.
me ueicfittnv**
brought by Rev. H. C. Sprinkle gjatg q reasurer Charles M. John
son, .
Eure, Superintendent of Instruc
tion Clyde Ehrwln, Carl Goerch,
editor of The SUte. end J. M.
Broughton, Raleigh attorney.
Lenten Service At
Episcpal Church
Service will be held at St.
Paul’s Episcopal church Friday
evening at half paa* seven, In
charge of the rector,' Jleverend B.
M. Lackey. The puiblic is cordial
ly invited to attend this service.
The kitchen garden supplies
three fourths of our needed vltar
mins.
D. O. Phillips, of Southern
Pines, has announced his candi-
dfcy for ,the Democratic
tiny.
He is the fifth to announos.
The other candidates are W. O.
Burgin, of Lexington, the incum
bent: C. B. Deane, of Rocking
ham; Giles Yeomans Newton, of
Gibson; Robert L. Steele, of
Rockingham.
The announcement by Mr. Phil
lips follows:
To the Voters of the Eighth
Congressional District:
I can all bfut hear you say
“Now here comes a brand new
Bull calf jumping into the re
nowned Congressional arena.’’
Yes, I realize you have already
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Evangelistic Services At Presbyterian
Church Here To Be Held March 10-17
To Order Another
Carload Phosphate
Lawrence Miller, clerk of the
county 'Triple A, said today that
a number of additional orders for
phosphate are needed in order to
complete another carload and
farmers wanting to use phosphate
■should place their orders Imme
diately.
Man Is Held For
Officer Assault
Wilson Shew Said To Have
Fired On C. S. Felts,
Federal Officer
Sought since December 1938
on federal warrant charging shot
gun assault on C. S. Felts, a fed
eral alcoholic tax unit agent, Wil
son Shew, Wilkes county man,
has been arrested in Salisbury
and is being held in jail at Albe
marle in default of f2,500 (b)and
pending in H, S. ,(district court,
states Marshal 'T; Dawd.
ireasuier — The warrMriJitosgtOd Shew fired
Secretary of State Thad on Felts wbea'jv^eral agents
raided a diatlliery; Felts was pro
tected by a tree and was not
wounded.
.Shew fled the scene and had
been at liberty until the Salisbury
arrest.
Dr. Edward N. Caldwell
Be ViskinsT Minister For
The Service
Marriage License
'Three license to wed were Is
sued In Wilkes county during the
past week. The couples were as
f(rflows: George Hall and Mae
Yates, (both of Purlear; Phellx
Monroe Swain, of Cycle and Sadie
Aline Mathia, of Joneevllle; Cor-
bia ShoOB and Alice Spears, both
of ParaoBViUe.
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Beginning Sunday morning
March 10, and continuing through
Sunday night, March 17, there
will be held in the Presbyteriaa
church here a series of evangella-
tic services. The Feverend Ed
ward N. Caldwell, D. D., of 'Tal
lahassee, Florida, will be the vis
iting preacher. Service.s will begin
each evening at seven-thirty o’
clock and all are invited to at
tend. Dr. Caldwell will speak
three times during the week to
pupils and faculty of the dty
school and on Saturday, Mardi
16, he will address the Young
People of Winston-Salem Prea-
bytery at their meeting in WIh-
ston-Salem. Unless otherwise an
nounced there will 'be no other
day services.
Dr. Caldwell is one of the out
standing ministers of the South
ern Presbyterian church. For
more than twelve years he han
been pastor of the 'Tallahassee
students in the Woman's College
of the University of Florida. Born
in China, a son of two outstand
ing missionaries, he has had ex
perience In all phases of evange
listic work. For six years he ‘wm
pastor of the Graham Presbyter
ian church, the home church of
Rev. W. M. Cooper of this city.
There ItfiF‘work was outstanding.
uvw|iV.-OT^niii he went to Rick-
Richmond to Tet-
He has been the Dlroe ^
tor of'Young People In the SykoA
of Florida for a number of yeftm %
and to the youn| people of thig’
community he should have a spe
cial appeal. It ts hoped that any*--;
one who desires to do so will tAT
advantage of the
have a personal IhtervWw Vtttit:
Dr. Caldwell.