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->m;[elgh.—The sUte •apreme
oMTt, In &ni opinion which ha4
th* ofloct of u'piM>ldiug more than
% a score of local laws passed by
the last legislature, ruled Wed
nesday that the term of, the Har
nett county reglstar' of deeds did
not wcptre until Speeificlal-
ly, the court declared constitu
tional a 1939 law extending the
- terns of the Harnett register,
^cioM in 1938, from two to four
yean*.
PROVroE i PAYMENTS
- Washington. — The Senate
knocked a big dent In the con-
greeslonal economy program
Wednesday with a 63-to-19 vote
approTlng a 3212.090.000 appro
priation for “parity payments" to
.farmers. Administration senators
and others from farming areas
overwhelmed the economy forces.
The debate found Senator Taft
(R), Ohio, 'subjected to a sharp
Democratic cross-examination on
^fes fiscal views. The parity pay-
wPent item was added to the an
nual appropriation bill for the
the Agriculture Department
which the Se.iate is expected to
-Sks today.
FARLEY 1N~RACE
Boston. — Posunhster General
James A. Parley planted himself
solidly in the fight for the Dem
ocratic presidential nomination
Wednesday, asserting without
reservations whatsoever that his
name would be presented to the
Democratic national convention
at Chicago. The very posltiveness
of his statement magnified Its
political significance in view of
his previous silence over his of
ficial entrance tu the Massachus
etts presidential primary and be
cause of the widespread specula
tion as to whether President
Roosevelt “would seek a third
term.
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VOL; xixm. No. 28 PubU^
Meet|N% March %
or INscnsskm Oi
Celeimition Herr
Civic Leaders To Hear Of
Plans For 50th Anniver-'-
sary Pageant
A meeting of North Wilkes-
boro’s Commerce Bureaus, civic
leaders and all others interested
for the purpose of discussing
plans for celebration of North
Wllkesboro’s fiftieth anniversary
wUl be held at the city hall here
on Thursday, March 28, 7:30 p.
m., according to an announce
ment by W. P. Kelly, executive
secretary of the Commerce Bu
reaus.
It Is earnestly desired that all
memtbers of the bureaus, repre
sentative groups from all the
civic organisations, city officials
and other persons Interested in
the movement be present at the
meeting.
Myron Calvin, a representative
of J. B. Rogers Producing com
pany, will be present to outline
preliminary plans for the anni
versary celebration, which may be
in the form of a pageant.
Preliminary plans as outlined
by Mr. Calvin suggest a three or
four day celebration. It is expect
ed that all civic organizations and
the entire citizenship of the city
will back the movement and make
the celebration an outstanding
event for 1940 in northwestern
North Carolina.
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“Gone With The
Miss Ruby Jones Mfins Title
Of “Miss Scarlett O’-
p Hara” For City
In a colonial setting of spring
blossoms and candleholders Miss
Ruby Jones, daughter of Dr. and
Mrs. W. F. Jone.s. of this city,
W'’S presented as Miss Scarlett
.O'G.ra, of the Wilkesboros, by
4|bohard G. Finley, who was Mas
ter of Ceremonies, at the "Gone
Wtth the Wind" hall which was
held at the Woman’s Club house
on Trogdon Street Tuesday eve-
lljjing from eight until twelve o’-
whclock. The ball, which was spon
sored by both the Sen^r and
Junior clubs of North Wiikesiboro,
was quite a success from every
Standpoint. •
Miss Scarlett was picked from
a group of twelve girls. Miss Ruby
Jones, Miss Jane Jones, Mrs. Jay
Morgan, Miss Lilyan Miller, Miss
Margaret Gourley. Miss Grace
Frank Kilby, Miss Billy Barnes.
Miss Arlee Bumgarner, Miss Wan
da Kerley, and Miss Ruth Ahsher,
of North Wilkeeboro. and Mrs.
Paul Osborne and Miss Eva Lee
Guthrie, of WilkesL)oro. from the
Liberty theatre stage Monday eve
ning by a representative from M.
O. M. Around fifty girls had
been measured by a group of the
club members, aad from this
number the twelve were chosen
that represented' Miss Scarlett
oeuMt In measurements. Ivan
D. Anderson, manager of the Lib
erty > Theatre, also cooperated
the el«b» in the choosing of
Miss Scarlett.
Mrs F. C. I\>rester, president
of the Senior club, presented
Scarlett with a number of
Ptaautlfnl gifts from the following
lock! firms; Spainhours, Belks,
Jean Shop, Steele’s Jewelry,
Dean’s Jewelry, Rexall Drug
Store, Brame Drug Store, and the
Ideal Beauty Parlor.
Miss Scarlett, who was lovely
la her drop-shoulder “Gone With
the Wind” dress of white,
trimmed In bunches, of different
colored flowers and black velvet
^ ribbon, and Mr. Finley, master of
ceremonies, led the grand march
to music furnished by a local or-
• chestra, which Is composed of
# Mias Lois Scroggs. pianist Emmet
C Johnson, W. P. Grier. Jr Jack
K MMSoy, Thomas Du la, Thomas
P McLaughlin. N. W. Green. Jr.,
r. and Luke Leonard-
' -The town is very proud of this
i«w swing orchestra, who so
ciously donated their talent>
le success of the bbll.
naring the evening punch was
.rv^rom the dining ta.ble.
^cb was covered with a lace
jntu and decorated with yellow
oaqnlls. ^ ^
G.O.P, Nominee
Official^ (M rTeiii
Giimties To
Kt'
North Coroli^ Of
Municipalities Fonn a^f*
islative Program
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Hygiene Classes
Now l^onsoredBy
Wilkes Red Cross
Three Courses For 6-Weeks
Being Conducted By
Three Home Hygiene classes
operated by the Wilkes county
chapter of the American Red
Cross are now being conducted
in Wilkes schools, chapter offici
als said today,
Mrs. S. T. Colvard, of Wil-
ke.siboro. a trained Red Cross
nurse, is instructor for the three
classes. Two are in Wilkeshoro
school and the other at Lincoln
Heights.
The course will continue for
six weeks and following comple
tion certificates will be awarded
a 1 1 students attaining certain
standard .s.
The same cou.-ae will be offer
ed in other schools next fall, Red
Cross chapter ffoicials announced.
•Sponsors today expressed ap
preciation for the cooperation
shown by many individuals and
firms and especially to the Wilkes
hospital and Gray Brothers Furni
ture store for use of furnishings
and supplies for the course.
Several Donate
To Finns Relief
County Chairman Asks Ear
ly Action On Part Of Peo
ple Who Can Gii{e
A. S. Cassel, Wilkes chairman
for Finnish Relief, sqid today
that a number of contributions
have been made during the past
week but that the various town
ship chairmen who turned in the
contributions failed to give the
names of the individual donors
and a complete report was not
available today.
Mr. Cassel said that the need
for food, clothing and medical
supplies in war-torn Finland is
acute and urged that those who
will make their contributions as
early a.s possible in order that
there will he no delay in provid
ing relief for suffering war vic
tims and dependents.
He said that contributions may
be handed to any township chair
man which he appointed several
days ago or sent to him at North
Wilkeshoro.
Baseball Meeting
On Friday Night
All persons interested in the
formation of a baseball team for
North Wilkeshoro are asked to
attend a meeting to be held at the
city hall here on Friday night,
7:30 p. m.. It was announced to
day.
Preliminary plans call for the
formation of a good ama.teur
team here at an early date and
practice la slated to begin next
week.
P. D. B. Harding, 35, of Yad-
kinville, Republican nominee for
House of Representatives, 8th N.
C. District, Is a graduate of Yad-
kinville high school and Univers
ity of N. C., A. B. 1925, and stu
died law at University law school;
served as principal of Yadkin-
vllle high school; practiced law
in Yadkinville since 1929; is past
master Yadkin .Masonic I>odge;
member Clvitan Club; served
three terms as Mayor of Yad
kinville; is now prosecuting at
torney Yadkin County criminal
court; Is a son of the late Dr. T.
R. Harding, former member leg
islature; is teacher of adult S. S.
class Methodist church; is mar
ried and has one daughter, 3.
lan rails um
Tuesday Night
Ben Shorter Dies Suddenly;
Effortk To Locate Rela
tives Are Futile
County, city and town officials
of ten counties will gather In
this city on Wednesday, March
27, for a regional meeting of the
North Carolina League of Mu-
nlcipaUtles Jointly with the
North Carolina County Commis
sioners’ Association, according to
an announcement' of 0>fflclals of. ^
two state organlzatltMis.
- The counties In the region to
have Its meeting here are Wilkes,
Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Ave
ry, Caldwell, Iredell, Watauga,
Surry and Yadkin.
R. T. McNIel, mayor of North
Wilkeshoro, said today that North
Wilkeshoro Is glad of the oppor
tunity to play the part of host to
the visiting officials and that the
meeting will ’be held in the cUy
hall.
Twelve regional meetings are
being held throughout the state
for the purpose of discussing and
forming a legislative program
and the two organizations are
meeting jointly because they "see
eye-to-eye on most state-wide leg
islative matters,’’" according to
the executive committees who met
recently in Raleigh.
Among other things it is ex
pected that the discussions In
the regional meetings -will In-
highway funds, road-side beauti
fication and control, and county
zoning; (2) local government fi
nance, including state restrictions
on sources of revenues; f3) a
retirement system for local gov
ernment employes; (_4) home
rule.
Tlie body of Ben Franklin
Shorter, age about 4.’>, who died
suddenly in this city about
8:30 Tuesday night, is being
held at the funeral home while
efforts were being made today
to locate any relatives.
Shorter, who hal been work
ing about the oremi-es of
Queen Trucking company, was
suddenly stricken and died in
the office of Gie firm.
Coroner I. M. Myers made
an investigation of the death
but did not hold an inquest.
He said tlat death was due to
a heart attack probably caused
by acute indigestion.
Shorter had been here .sever
al months. Efforts to locate
any relative .so far have proven
futile.
Lot Graded For
New Building Here
Workmen today began the task
of excavation for a new building
in North Wllkesboro’s business
district.
Attorney Kyle Hayes is having
his lot on Ninth street graded in
preparation for the erection of a
three-story brick building be
tween Rhodae-Day Furniture com
pany and the Central Electric and
Telephone company building.
Queen Trucking contpany’s
grading shovel has 'been making
rapid headway On the excavation
today.
County Election
Board k Named
E. **. Inscore, C. C. Staley
end J. C. Grayson Com-
pose Wilkes Board
The state board of elections In
meeting in Raleigh Saturday ap
pointed the boards of elections for
the 100 counties in the state!
Following recommendations of
the chairmen of the two parties,
F, P. Inscore, C. C. Staley and
J. C. Grayson were named to the
Wilkes board. Inscore and Staley
are Democrats and' Grayson Is
the Republican member.
The state hoard passed a reso
lution requiring precinct officials
to keep records of voters receiv
ing assistance In marking ballots
and a record of those who gave
such aid.
Chairman W. A. Lucas said the
resolution was passed In order for
further compliance with the 1939
law which drastically limited the
use of markers. However, the
board's action today excepted
near relatives.
The Wilkes county board
elections will meet Saturday in
Teachers Millers
Creek District '
To Meet Saturday
Teachers of the Millers Creek
district are requested to attend a
district teachers’ meeting to be
held at Millers Creek high school
on Saturday, March 23, 10 a. m.
The champion speller from
each school in the district will he
present to compete for the district
championship and the district
winner will represent the district
In the county contest to be held
soqn.
Committeemen
Meet Saturday
Duke Poweir Company
To Be Cosed Monday
Duke P0|vri^ conqpany office
will he ciosed'on Easter Monday,
krhlch Is a generally recognized
national holiday.
■
In the center An4 beaiiBi I*F*
deroen, who wo* the titW of Aho««ty
contest hdd Atj^ liberty jlWMw Mfl*jny nli^tAad who wffl
resent North Wttfessboro in the stetw €0BM «t Rtow^
the left is Miss Both Garris, s*^coad placo wbum* and on tqe right
is Miss Thetas Kilhyi third. •
Legion Cmitest
For 5th Dis^ct
Will Be Saturday
Ronda Girl Will Represent
Wilkes In Oratorical Con
test At Courthouse
Fifth district ittoerioan Legion
iohsTlB
Saturday afternoon, March 23,
two o’clock, Frank E. Johnson,
Legion Americanism chairman,
said today.
The fifth district is composed
of Wilkes, Ashe, Alleghany, Alex
ander and Iredell counties.
The winner for the district will
cojnpete in the regional contest
to lie held In Lexln.gton Thurs
day, March 28. 7:30 p. m.
■.Miss Ina Lee White, student of
Ronda high school, won in tjie
Wilkes county contest held Sat
urday and was awarded the medal
given by the Wilkes post and will
represent Wilkes in the district
contest Saturday.
Subject of the orations in the
contest is "How the United States
constitution benefits America and
its citizens.’’
Game Protector
TeOs Of Seasons
Trout Fishing WHl ^ Per-
mlss&ble After April 15;
Others June 10
Sunrise Service At
St. Paul’s Church
Sunday, 6:00 A. M.
Public Invited To Annual
Service At St, Paul’s
In WOkesboro
.’Rts annu^ Eastc^,,^
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Tptaliahip AppointmenU S*t
. J, Fcf IfondayrTmeeday atal
Wednesday Next Week
.- Mbndaj^ Tnssdsy and Wedam
2B, 26 and 27. tave
ibOm^f^talgnatod as dates for
lojraitthl me^lhgs for the pen-
of gtrlBg ;WUkes. fa*a^.
sa opodirtintlty^to sl|^ op for
the 1940 farm pregram, LewrasM
MDter, clerk of the Trtple A or
ganization, said today.
He explained thet many hav^-
already Btfned up for the progrrias
this ytat bnt there are also maa*.
who have not signed and
the form Is reqnired it a pajiVM**
for eoaB^Uance this year ia to he
r^vad.
' A roprasentative of the TripSa
A otfloe WUI be at the foUowi**
plaoea in the townshlpe of the
.oohhtjr, On the dates designated
ahd thl^ets who have not signed
are fadeaeted to meet the re^w-
sentatlTa and sign at that tUno:
AhtiMhi Dellaplane Monday,
saitrftvee’ store Tneeday.
Beaver Creek: Walsh’a Store
Monday, Ferguson Tuesday.
Boomer: Boomer, Greer’s store
MMday aad Tuesday.
Brushy MonnUin^ Morris Hen-
dren’i store Monday, Gllreath
postoftlcS Tuesday.
Edwards: .Pardee’s Cafe Mon
day, Benbam school Tuesday, I»-
max ,postoffice Wednesday.
Elk: Ferguson Monday, Darby
postofflce Tuesday.
Jobs Cabin; Virgil Church’s
store Monday, Woodie’s store
Tuesday, Lee J. Church’s store
Wednesday.
Lewis Fork: Forester's store
Monday, Adkins Shop Tuesday.
Lovehsce: E. P. Inscore’s store
Wedaeeday.
tcopat’ church on Eaeter Day
at sunrise, 6:00 a. m. This service
in St. Paul’s has 'Ween an annual
affair for the past several years
and each year more interest is
manifested not only by the congre
gation hut by the whole commun
ity as well. Prior to the service in
the church, a vested choir, ac
companied by flute and clarinet,
will render Easter music In the
cemetery of the church grounds.
From there the choir -ivlll march
in procession, led by the crucifer,
Louis Dul:t, to the chancel of the
church where the Ante-Comraun-
lon will be read from the sanc
tuary by the Rector, Reverend li.
M. Lackey, who will be served by
Dick Underwood, a c ti n g as
acolyte. Then will follow the ser
mon, after which the Holy Com
munion will be celebrated.
"The service will begin at 0:00
a. m. The public is cordially in
vited to attend and with St.
Paul’s congregation commemor
ate that most wonderful event,
the Resurrection of our Blessed
Lord. Again the public Is invited
'to attend,” the announcement of
the service said.
With the advent of spring and
resultant longing to try for the
elusive fish, Homer Brookshire,
Wilkes county game protector, to
day gave out some Information
for anglers In Wilkes county.
First of all waa the good news
thAt some of the county’s streams
have 'been well stocked. Elk
of Greek, best hass fishing stream
elections in in this Immediate section of the
the office of the clerk of court in state, will fpmlsh many a
the courthouse. man’s thrill this sumnser. The
season will open June 10.
Dugger, Basin, Garden and;
Bullhead creeks have Ween stock
ed with trout and the trout sea
son will open on Apr!' 15.
Mr. Brookshire said that all
fishermen must first ■'quip thera-
Dr. Dougherty Will Address selves with fishing license, which
Friday night, March 22, 7:JU ° ‘ in standard first aid courses now
clock. It was announced here to- ^ nrogress In North Wilkeshoro,
are now on sale by several deal
er in the county.
School Committeemen
Of Wilkes County
A county-wide meeting o f
school committeemen has been
called to be held at the Wilkes-
boro school building on Saturday,
March 23; two o’clock, C. B.
Eller, Wilkes superintendent
schools, said today.
nr^T^^B Dour bVuV Ridge Parkiray lends . In
program vrill ^ Dr. B. B. Dou,^- ^ adjoining counties.
erty, president of A. S. ir, C Dodge s|ld that new
Boone, who will speak on Qual- ^ highly, acenrate and not
Ificatlons of A Go^ TBMher. the' iocatioa of laads
Various phases of the duties of ^ ®
New Parkway Maps
Furnished County
^ Major J. P. Dodge, of the state
highway commission, has just de
livered to the Wilkes register of
deeds’ rfflce a new sot of mapo of
me : , ^ a*.
a school commltteenlan will he
discussed at the meeting. '
acquired by tho' goTemment for
parkway and park purposes but
also show location of holdings of
adjoining propmdy owners. The
'nwipe ‘were fttrnlfhed the ednnty
A ten-iponnd daughter ,was
ib{»ii to Mr.'and Mrs. Jack i BIl- t— — — -
more, .of Knottvllle, on tMonday ; without coot and-eaey be inivect^
night. . ' -ed by any IntereiS^ partly
Claaa To Render Enterti^-
ing Program At Mountain
View Friday Ngiht
■The adult education class will
render, a program of entertain
ment at Mountain View school on
Friday night, March 22, 7:30 o’-
day
; The program will consist of
recitations, declamations, read
ings, spelling, instrumental and
vocal music.
Features of the program by the
class will ibe supplemented by
num-bers by the Southern Har-
monizers, well known radio per
formers. and sponsors assure all
who will attend an interesting
evening.
Proceeds from a small admis
sion charge will be used to pur- (
chase supplies and defray other
expenses of the adult, education
class.
Mulberry: Halls Mills poetof-
flce Monday, A. R. Myers’ store
Tuesday, Mulberry school Wed
nesday.
New Castle: Green’s store Mour
day and Tuesday, Mathis’ stores
Wednesday.
North Wiikesiboro: J. W.
Jones’ store Monday.
Reddies River: Millers Creek
postofflce Monday, Congo post-
office Tuesday, Cricket po.stoffice
Wednesday.
Rock Creek: Hays postofflce
Tuesday, Knottvllle postofflce
Wednesday.
Somers: Myers' store Monday,
R. C. Jarvis store Tuesday. C.
L, Comers’ store Wednesday.
Stanton: New Hope school
Monday and Tuesday.
Traphill: Charlie Miles’ store
Monday. J. Z. Adams’ store Tues
day, Thurmond Wednesday.
Union: Wilbar postofflce Mon
day. A. R. Miller’s store Tuesday.
Vannoy postofflce Wednesday.
Walnut Grove: Holbrook’s
store Monday, 0. C. Rhoades’
store Tbiesday, W. W. Gambill’s
store Wednesday.
Wilkeshoro: county agent’s of
fice Monday, Tuesday and Wed
nesday.
Adult Education
Program Planned Two First Aid
Classes In Cify
Red CroM First Aid Chai
man Says Mach Interest
Being Shown In Classes
'Much interest is being sho'wn
Marriage Licenses
. y .'t. ,
Only two license to wed have
been issued in Wilkes daring the
past two weeks. On March 11 a
license was issned by OU Wiles,
Wilkes register of deeds, to Mont
NelsoCjtod Polly Darnell, both
of miis ifniB. on March 20 a
llOitaS^^ tirta Jseaed Ito Ruaael
.CataTi^ Rtada, and Irene Day,
■’i^b^inkin, ^
L- ^ -V V -J.
In progress In North Wilkeshoro,
Isaac Duncan, first aid chairman
for the Wilkes chapter of the
Red Cross said today.
Two courses are now under
way in this city. Mack Reavhj and
Oren B. Triplett, Red Cross first
aid examiners, are conducting a
course for dinployes of the Duke
Power company. Miss Pansy Fer
guson and Effner Eller are coin-
ducting a course for Wilkes Hos
iery Mills employes. Both claasea
are well attended.
There Is a growing Interest In
first aid training in Wllkee and
Mr. Duncan said that he will be
glad to talk over plans with any
organization desiring to conduct
first aid courses for their em
ployes.
The WUkee chapter, Mr. Dun
can said, la fortqnate In having
a number of qualified first aid
examiners, who gladly volunteer
their servfeee to ttie Red Cross to
henduct these coaises.
I
.. Mr, and.lfna
Gycle. spoit liondar In title cttT^
loekl^ after traslneN matter*.
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