North Carolina Newspapers

yfcNimOi Stote'Natkm TJd ftiefly HEAT RATIONING ^eat rationing will «ffectlTe la Mtain today C flecroo adults to Wt, ali^ltiiK, 10 peno« (36 conts) worthjof meat weekly and cbU- dvka ^ imn to 11 pence (lS'_oents> worth. The reetrlo- Uona/do not appl^ to poultry, 8WM, kidneys, llyer, sausa^ce or oaqaed meats. It a|ao wlft ibe poe- "yik.'to obtain noMat In reetanr- 1 without ratio i tickets, alth- the '^rttons may be mailer -^tl^ui heretofore. R ttionlng; of ha- COT,’ butter and aftgv has- been i* effect since Jannary 8. STEAMER SCUTTLED London.—Interception of the 6,600-toa Gierman steamer Han- noTer by a British cruiser near Puerto Rico, in the strate^c heart of the Pan-American neutrality sone, was announced Sunday night In a communique which said the Nazi vessel had been fired and abandoned iby her crew to avoid capture. The admiralty said the interception had taken place Thursday night in Mona Channel, a 75-mile strip of water separating Puerto Rico from the Dominican Republic and a vital link in United States’ plans for defense of the Panama Canal, No. S2 M»ad«7.«md Thmiday.. NDBTHWlLKESBOHO, M. C MONDAY,'MAEGH 11, 1940,fUO M TUB 8TAn^jp;OOTi:pP THE STAIHI No Solution To Controversy Over Comty Agent Job Absher Writes Extension Service; MeanwhQe Of fice Remains Vacant REPORTS CONTRADICT Berlin. — Tie German high command asserted Sunday that 10 per cent of Britain’s tanker fleet had been destroyed in the War at sea. It placed Britain’s loss at 32 tankers, aggregating 230,125 ton.‘>, out of a total of 4 6 “enemy tankers and neutral tankers” sunk on the way to Eng land. (British in comment said the German figures were exagger ated. .■\n informed London source claimed that 19 British and ten neutral tankers had been sunk up to March 2. Total British tankers In July, 1939, were given as 435 in addition to which there were 6 3 owned by British dominions and colonies.) No aolution to the problem of appointment of a county agent tor Wilkes county has been reach ed, It was learned today from re liable sources. Meanwhile the office made va cant by the resignation of Dan Holler as county agent and the transfer of Assistant Agent Jesse Giles to Jackson county remains vacant, although the office Is be ing kept open for transaction of matters pertaining to the Triple A program under direction of Lawrence Miller, clerk and secre tary to the Triple A committee. The following letter written by ,M. F. Absher, chairman of the Wilkes board of commissioners, to the North Carolina Elxtenslon Service Friday explains the state of the controversy at present; Speidier At Miiitaiy Kin^t On Friday Ni National Guard Vital Part Of National Defenie, Ad jutant Gmeral Saya Jessie Simpson, besniy contest winner and photographers* model who lost her legs' in a train acci dent in 1937, has a “hair-do” for I the most important event of her “The Farm Committee of *« James Stew- Wilkes county met with us Feb-»“«ke“sack, N J. Miss Simp- HITLER’S PEP TALK Kwalcsiy,' Ilt- riiary 19, 1940, and we agreed to Investigate the applicants for farm agent submitted by your of fice. ■ We have made investigation of most all of the list of farm a- gents which your office submitted to us some time ago. From this list we have found that Mr. Mc- Casslan, of Murphy, N. C., comes nearer filling the I ill desired by the board of commissioners as he is a man of the age we would like to have, and on this information we contacted Mr. McCassIan, and during the interview he told us that he had been to the state of fice recently, and that he had been advised by your office to not accept the job for Wilkes county. This was a surprise to us, since the list was furnished by son Is proprietor of the Hackensack beauty shop. Health Officials Tells Kiwanis City Needs Incinerator Dr. Booker Speaks Here On Subject Of “Sanitation and Sewage Disposal” ler Sunday sounded a war cry of ■“on to victory” in the conflict he charged “imperialist England and France” had forced on the Reich. The fuehrer, in am eleven-minute speech remarkable for its brevity, vowed determination to press on to “the most glorious victory in German’s history ’ even at the cost of his own life if necessary. His gray militarv- coat, barren of insignia in contrast to the glit tering uniforms about him in the Zeughaus (military museum), Hitler spoke in a philosophical vein about soldierly sacrifice and with more emphasis about Ger- ■many’s will to victory. 'RIBBENTKOP TALKING Rome.—^Premier Mussolini and Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbeutrop of Germany conferred for an hour and a quarter Sunday on what authoritative quarters indicated was the possibility of Britain and France sending troops to aid Finland in her conflict with Soviet Russia. Von Ribbeutrop, who hurried here at an especial critical time in European affairs, went into coiuerence with it Duce at the Palazzo Venezia at 11 a. m., just one hour after his arrival from Berlin. Italians close to the foreign ministry said that Von Ribibentrop did most of the talk ing, with Premier Mussolini lis tening in long silences. e all ellgSMh lor S4>paa^«ieni The others on the list are all young fellows and so far as we could learn are good fellows but we think that it would be a good thing for the farm program in Wilkes county to have an older man. We now are at a loss to know- what to do. If we should con.sider the election of another man In place of Mr. Brumfield, which we have already appointed, he would have to be a man of middle age or more. Please send us a list by return mail of eligi ble men of that t>-pe.’’ The commissioners last year made three appointments to suc ceed Dan Holler as county agent. The first two, Edward Speas, of Traphill, and Howard Colvard, of Reddies River, were rejected be cause of lack of experience. The third appointment. L. F. Brum field, former agent in ladkin county, was never rejected or ac cepted, according to the commis sioners. Citing progress made in public health during the past 25 years, Dr. W. H. Booker, of the State health department, concluded an address Friday before the North Wilkesboro Kiwanis club with the recommendation that North Wil- IwAiiiw TimiVlili for' nn'1nfiihnitnr|(,|||| fuAivs. arid extehfrton of WAter arid sewer lines to suiburban parts of the city. In 25 years the typhoid death lute in the state dropped from 800 to 4 5 per year, he said, but the state is threatened with a new health disturbance known as “En demic Typhus”, which i.s caused by rat fleas. The remedy, he ex- plaine'', is to get rid of rats and one ol the best ways is to properly dispose of garbage. jU the meeting Friday C. F. .\damson was a guest of P. W. Eshelmaii, T. A. Sikes was gue.st of John Sikes, Dr. W. Booker, Dr. A. J. Eller, H. Howie and H. M. Hutchens a H. B. were guests of W. K. Sturdivant, who was program chairman tor the day. Dr. Booker was introduced by Dr. A. J. Eller, Wilkes health of ficer. Use the advertising columns of this paper as your shopping guide. Two Injured In Collision Near City Two were injured today ■when a truck owned by the city and toeing used oh a WPA project col lided with a car driven by George Parker near the prison camp. Anderson, a WPA worker, su stained a skull fracture but is expected to recover, barring com plications. Parker was not ser iously hurt. Both are patients at the Wilkes hospital. G, E. Anderson Is Claimed By Death Funeral service was held Sun day, 10:30, at Fishing Creek Ar bor for George EJverett Anderson. 6?, who died Saturday morning. Surviving are his wife. Mrs. Amy Call Anderson, four chil dren, three brothers and four sisters. Rev. P. C. Parks conducted the funeral and menvbers of the Jun ior Order held an Impressive grave service. He had been a member fo the North Wllkeeboro council over 39 years. Mr. Anderson for the past 30 years had been an employe at thb tannery In thli city. Merchants Discuss Closing Saturdays At Seven P. M.; Majority Favors Plan Another Meeting Will Be Held Soon To Take Definite Action At a meeting of the Merchants Bureau held on Thursday night at the city hall the proposal to change the Saturday night clos ing time from nine o’clock to sev en was freely discussed and it was evident that a big majority of the meichants favor the early closing hour. The meeting was called by W. P. Kelly, executive secretary to North Wilkesboro’s Commerce Bureaus, and was well attended. W. G. Gabriel, vice president and head of the Merchants’ Bureau, presided. The early closing hour would not affect grocery stores, drug stores, cafes and service stations. Among those who made talks A committee composed of W. P. Kelly, L. S. iSpainhour and Carl W. Steele was appointed to set the date of the meeting. Slayer Receives Term Five Years Ralph Williams Enters Plea Of Manslaughter For The Death Dock Gaither Ralnh Williams, Wilkesboro negro charged with the killing of Dock Gaither, brother-in-law, was sentenced in Wilkes court Fri day to five years in prison by Judge W. H. Boibbltt, who is pre siding over the March term of court. Williams entered a plea of at the meeting Thursday night guilty of manslaughter, which were S. V. Tomlinson, C. C. Faw, Carl W. Steele, Mrs. Zella Cul pepper, Mrs. R. J. Hinshaw, L. S. Spainhour, J. R. McCartney, T. S. Kenerly, C. G. Day, John Ker- mlt Blackb'urn, Ira D. Payne, Robert S. Gibbs, Jr., A. F. Kilby, A. A. Cashion, B. F. Bentley, J. A, Jones, John W. Hall. On motion of L. S. Spainhour it was ordered that the secretary canvass the merchants of the city and ascertain their wishes rela tive to earlier closing hour on Saturday evenings. After the can vass and within the next few days another meeting will be held to take definite action. was accepted by the state. He is alleged to have shot Gai ther after a fight developed over the proper time to kill a hog. The ailercation took i>l*ce at the home of the two men near Wilkesboro in Novemiber. John Porter and Arlee Lovette, indicted for assault, received 30- day sentences suspended on pay ment of cost and good behavior. For non-support of child Tom Ernest "^alsh was given a six months suspended sentence on condition he pay $50 for benefit of child within the next two months and five dollars per month continuously. Expressing his own ^personal opinion. Adjutant General J. Van :B. Metis, ot ’^e Nerili Carolina National GriaTd, told a baaqaiet of National Guard officers. Com pany A and invited guests Friday night that should the Allies lose the war in Ehirope and Germany and Russia gain control that they would Immediately establish a base in South America and this country would be forced to go to war alone. Tlie ball room of Hotel Wilkes was filled to capacity for the ban quet and Captain Ralph R. Reins, of Company A, 105th Engineers, of this city, was toastmaster. Captain Reins asked J. Gordon Hackett, highway commissioner, to welcome the guests and in a splendid way he cited the envl- able record of Wilkes county In military history from the Revo lutionary War down through the years and the World War. Officers in command of com panies of the National Guard lo cated at Charlotte, Morganton, Lenoir, Lincolnton and Statesville were presented by Captain Reins. Lieut. Col. Gordon Smith, of Ra leigh, and Major Gill, instructor from the regular U. S. Army, yp’Oke briefly. Colonel Hobbs, of Raleigh, commanalng officers of 105th Engineers, introduced the Adjutant General. General Hoggs praised the mil itary record of Wilkes county and stated that Wilkes was one of, if not the first, counties in the state to organize a company of the National Guard following the World War. He said high compli ment to the officers of the com pany and the leadership of ^ap- Gregory Ge^ 15-20 Years For Death Of Ag|M Mother G. 0. P. Leaders Discuss Convention Plant MlmdaiigliterPIea jetted h Cas^ 4^ \ I ■ Making big medicine for the Bepnbilomn party** 19M convention In mUdelpUa nre John D, M. Bamilton, eenter, chairman of the Bepnbll* can naUoiisl committee; Harold W. Hastm of Vermont, left, eecretary, and Henry Fletcher of Rhode Island, general counsel. The trio met in Washington, D. C., to discuss plana for the June convention. Prosecute Six For Violation Of Attendance Laws Cragan Injured By Baseball On Friday He said that It Is essentfal that a company have the goodwill and backing of the business men and employers as evidenced in North Wilkesboro. He explained that the National guard is a protection unit as well as a potential fight ing unit and a vital part of na tional defense. He said that the guard stand.s ready at all times to serve in protection of life and property and for service in times of disaster, floods, conflagrations, tornados, etc. He told of how the National Guard is financed, with the feder al government providing drill pay. transporlation, training expenses, equipment and supervision. He said that although it had not been officially ordered, the guard this summer will have 27 days of field drill instead of the usual 15 days summer camp be cause of war and unrest in the world. He expressed a hope that the training could be arranged so that as little inconvenience as possible might result for business men and employers and urged that they cooperate as fully as possible in letting men off for training duty. Following his address a num ber of local industrial leaders spoke briefly, staring their appre ciation for Company A in’ this community, and offering to co operate fully. Those who spoke were Frank Johnson, superinten dent of the International Shoe company plant, P. W. Bshelman, president o t Wilkes Hosiery Mills: J. P.. Hix, secretary of American, Furniture company; J. R. Finley, secretary of Forest Furniture company; R. G. Fin ley, president of Meadows Mill Company; and Jack Quinn, of Home Chair company. Following the banquet an offi cers’ ball was held at the Ameri can Legion and Auxiliary club house north of the city. The complete list of officers present for the banquet and ball was as follows: Gen. J. Van B. Metts, The Ad jutant General; Col. Graham K. Hobbs, Commander 105th Engi neers; Lt. Col. Gordon Smith, U. S. P. and D. O. and Capt. Burnett, all of Raleigh: Lt. Col. J. H. Trescot, Executive Officer 105th Engineers: Major R. F. Gill, C. E. p. S. Army; Capt. Pars H. Lemmonds, Tech.; Sgts. I. E. Valentine, S. T. Shoirllng and Linker, all of Charlotte; Capt. H. J. Hatcher and Lts. J. W. Amos and A. L. Shuplng, Morganton; Capt. W. M. Pickens and Lt. Earl Reece, Lincolnton; Capt. Geo. Field and Lt. Benton Leinster, S'tat^ville; Capt. R. R. Reins and -Lts. E. P. Robinson, W. G. Staley and E. B. Finley, North Wllkfeaboro. Parents Must Keep Children In School Or Face Char ges Before Court Charles McNeill, Wilkes county w'elfare superintendent who also has the duty of enforcing the school attendance laws, said today that six parents have been con victed during the past few days of failure to send their children to school. 'WTth Improved weather condi tions, parents have no reasonable excuse for not keeping their chil dren in school, Mr. McNeill said, and other prosecutions will follow immediately unless the law is complied with. Home Coming Day Is To Be Observe At Wilkesboro Methodist Church On Second Sunday In April Dr. W. J. Plint, pastor of the Wilkesboro Methodist church, has announced that Home-Coming Day will be observed at the church On the second Sunday in April. All former .as well as present members of the church, and also all former pastors and presiding elders are requested to attend the home-coming. An all-day program is being arranged, and those attending are requested to bring a basket of good things to eat with them as dinner will be spread at the church. The program will be an nounced at a later date. At a meeting of the board of trustees of the church held Tiles'- day night at the home of the chairman, J, L. Garwood, it was decided to make some needed re pairs on the church, and J. R. Henderson was named as a com mittee of one to get an estimate of the cost of the proposed work which will be presented to a church conference at an earljj date. The board of church trustees is composed of Mr. Garwood, chairman, Charles G. Gilieath, J. R. Henderson, and Julius C. Hub bard. 35 Examined In Crippled Clinic Paul S. Cragan, superintendent of North Wilkesboro city schools, received a fracture of his collar bone Friday afternoon while as sisting the high school baseball squad in practice on the fair- .grounds. A ball struck Mr. Gragan di rectly on the collar bone. He was treated at the Wilkes hospital. Death Rate Up During February Death Penaltj Aakad Far.. Perfiuon Man Qiavied With Borchette Death Andrew Gregory, SO-yoer bM WPA worker charged with tke death of his mother, Canzada Gregory, at their farm home la Somers township on January 14, was sentenced in Wilkes court to day to servp 15 to 20 years Is state prison. Gregory, who never admitted being guilty but offered te shoulder all blame In connection with the death of his aged moth er, entered a plea of gallty oC manslaughter. Reviewing the kno^wn facts la the case, officers testified that Gregory, in a drunken condition, went to home of neighbors on that afternoon and told them that bis mother had burned to death. He said that he found her cloth ing afire that morning, that he put out the fire with a bucket of water and sat by her until she died. Later he said that he was so drunk he could not recall what happened and what he did. A physician -who examined the body found her nose broken and bruise on her forehead. Blood Seventy Births; 37 Deaths In Wilkes County Dur ing Past Month Wilkes county experienced a slightly higher death rate in pro portion to the number of births during the month of February, rtatlstics released today by the county health department show ed. In February there was a total of 70 births, 6 6 white and four colored. There were 37 deaths. 35 white .and two colored. Th^^^'atio or births to deaths had been aibout two and one-half to one for several months. A very small number of com- unicable diseases were reported to the county health department during the month. There wis on ly one case of diphther'a and one of scarlet fever. Other activities of the health department included Wasserman blood tests for 72 while and 21 colored. Syphilis treatments to taled 484, of this number 284 were to whites and 200 to colored cases. Placements Off During February was found on Gregory’s clothing' and on hi$ arms. A large splotch of blood was on bis back. Investi gators from the state bureau at investigation said it was human blood. Neighblors said that Gregory ^Juu} . bai^ abusing his when lie was drunk and that when he was sober he treated her well. She was deaf and dumb bnt was an industrious and active woman despite her advanced age. She and her son operated a small farm and he worked on 'WPA dur ing winter months. This afternoon the case George Byrd, a first degree mur der trial for the death of S. M. Burchette at Ferguson on Novem ber 11, was called for trial and the ta.sk of selecting Jurors from a special venire of 50 summoned last weak was begun. Jurors selected before court adjourned this evening were Fred Shoemaker. T. M. Holcomb, J. J. Pierce, Isaac Roten, J. S. Bum garner, J. A. Broiwn, Andrew Nichols, N. O. Hendren, J. D. Jarvis and T. G. Cooper. The special venire of 50 and the supply of regular Jurors were all examined and Judge BobbRt ordered additional men summon ed to appear Tue.sday morning. The state is asking the death penalty for Byrd, charging that he shot Burchette through the window of his home as he was re tiring for the night. The investi gation and subsequent revealing of accumulative circumstantial evidence has been a subject of much interest. Employment Office Also Re ports Decrease In Num ber Of Jobless Claims Clinic Held At Wilkes Hos pital Thursday Very Suc cessful; Next April 11 Thirty-five were examined In the cripple clinic held at the Wilkes hospital Thursday. Mrs. Bertha Bell, public health nurse, said today. The clinic was one of the most successful held here in several months and a number of new cases were Included among those examined, Mrs. Bell said. Another cUnIc will be held on April 11. The clinics are sponsored by the North Wilkesboro Kiwanis club in cooperation with the Wilkes county health department. B. G Gentry, manager of the North 'vVilkesboro blranch of the state employment service, said today that his office placed 35 in private employment and seven on public works jobs during Febru ary. Severe weather making outside work impractical is attributed as one of the major causes for a smaller number of placements. There was also a decrease in the number of claims filed for ! February as compared to the cor responding period a year ago, in dicating that employment has held up well in the territory served by the 'office. However, there was an Increase in the number of applicants for work, there being 347 registra tions during the month. muM Eastern Star Meeting Wilkes chapter number 42' of the Order of the Eastern SUr will meet Thursday evening, March 14, 7:30 o’clock, in the lodge hall. There will be election of officers for the ensuing year and other important business will ■toe discussed. A full attendance of members is requested. Lovette Child Fatally Burned F'wo-Year-Old Boy Falls In to Tub Of Boiling Wat er; Funeral Saturday Funeral service was held Sat urday at Baptist Home church for Charlie Calvin Lovette, two- year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lovette. The child died Friday morning from bums received Thursday when he fell into a tub of boiling water at their home la the Fairplalns community. . Surviving are the father and mother and three 'brothers. Measure Girls For “Scarlett OHara” North Wilkesboro Woman** Clubs, sponsors ot a "Gone With ’The Wind” ball to be held soon, are asking all girls of the Wlllteo- boros to go to Spainhouris Store Wednesday and Thursday, two t» six p. m., to be measured in order that the "Scarlett O’Hara for the Wilkesboros’’ may be selected. The ball will be held on Tue*--' day night, March 19. -i.v .