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WKWCa: KILLS ELBVKNT f‘ StSTtoa, Mian.—^A. h«*d-on col- ^ Uitoa ot two aotomobtlea m ter- 'rtfie gaan. n«w oat of their start asses, took tho Ityeo ot eisT- oa yoaas parsons aaar hwa aar- Ir Saads7. Saraa UaA. iasUatlr. others ware lajai^, one pfohiilHT tstsUr- So Tlolent was iIm aot^ion that one ot the bo- 4IM was hurled 60 feat from the ^nskhsa. Othai^ 'wen etrawa on aearbr. Sareral were rtashad in the tangled wreckage. ■ CBCOfWSLL TO QUIT OMsfwa.^-^Utos -'Hv K. Croats ^.^wrtl said last Bight ha will resign " "wlthla the next month as (Jnited Statas atinlster to Canada, a poet to which he was appointed last January 1. to run for the Demo cratic nomination as U. 8. sena tor tor New Jersey. Cromwell said he "had to resign’’ in view of the statement of State Secre tary Cordell Hull at Washington Saturday that he expected the minister would relihaulsh his post here to contest the primary d»y 21. • JUNALUSKA FIRE Lake Jnnalnska. — A fast- ling fire swept through tree business buildings at this Methodist church center Sunday morning, caused a loss conserva tively estimated at $100,000. De stroyed by the blaze were the fin ishing department of the Caroline Hlil Billies Company, manufac turers of wood novelties, a frame building; the machine shop ot the same company, a brick building; and the two-story brick struc ture of the Junaluska Supply Campany. W P A Is Bdldiog i TrapyU Route Section of a Badly Needed Road to Be Graded and Surfaced; Work BefUn SWEDEN PREPARES Stockholm.—Sweden last night prepared for immediate general mobilization In event of attack and ordered a blackout in the Interior of the country after three German planes were reported shot down and others were fired on dwadirti anti-nircmft hattw- Work la iprogreaaing at a sat isfactory pace on a WPA road project -providing for gradint and sarfimlng of three miles of the Traphlll road from Falrplalns three miles n>rth of this city to ward Mountain View. The project, sponsored hy tl\p state higkiway commission, calls for grading and bituminous sur facing of three miles of roadway. One mile of the new grade, which eliminates many curves and will >be a mnch improved thoroughfare, has already been completed and work Is progress ing as rapidly as weather, condi tions will permit. The entire route of the Trap- hill road from Falrplalns to Doughton was surveyed about two yeare ago. The road goes through the largest section of the county which at present is not touched by a hardsurfaced highway. All the northeastern part of the coun ty north of highway 268 and east of highway 18 does not have a modern road. Surveying 268 Route Much progress is also being made on survey 'and plans for construction of highway 268 from Wilkesboro westward toward the Caldwell county line. Wilke.s’ portion of the fund re cently allocated to counties of the state for road construction will be used on that route, highway division authorities here said. Moravian Falls KOdllUt Tlmrsclay . ^ AndFridarHigkte Ik Issued Mm R. B. Prerette’a poplto in bMbp «nd vrte* wiN nppenr la 'iJSuiraday f and Tridaw 2S and- '2S,;.^ rtm in the WUknrtioro pehoM. ihrlnjn. The pulblle hie n eoi^ dirt invitation to attend both recitals. Here are shown three local candidates who are seeking nomination on ike Damcratlc primary to be held May 25. On the left is Cedi Howell, of Moravun Falli^ who is c«rtate ^ the Democratic nomination for register of deeds beoanse hd is unoppos^ In toe is J. BjMc^, of this city, who sedks the nomination for state senate m the 24th dstnct, with F. & (Tom) also of this dty, as his opponent. On the right is shown A. A. (Dick) Cikhio^ candidate for toe D«- ocratic nomination as legislature representative from Wilkes. His opponent for tho nomiiiattoli is At- tomey H. A. Cranor, of Wilkeshoro. ' Officers School Begins Here; G-Men In Charge Edward Scheldt Siqiport Fw : Pt^py Day Sale idld Throo^iuat Coanilbc..^ liar 4, at 2 P. M. ^ Sale of Memorial Flowera Aid Greatly in Benefita ^ For ISaabled Men Many Activities In WPA Library Project in County Reins-Sturdivant Directors Meeting Schools Get Much Help From Library Project and the PtjtbUc Library Annual meeting of directors of Reins-Sturdivant Burial associa tion was held -Saturday evening at Hotel Wilkes with an attend ance of about 65, including mem bers of the board and guests. i W. K. Sturdivant was toast-, master and the annual report was ^read by Johnson, Coders. Thp re-. Here Today For Opening Course Officers of the Northwertem Counties Gatherc For ln«lcni(^don.^ . lall for every veteran of the World War and for all other pa triotic citizens to wear a memor ial popipy on Poppy Day, Satur day, May'25, was Issued today by L. M. Nelson, Commander of the Wilkes county Post of the Ameri can Legion. The Commander’s message stated: "Twenty-two years ago the American forces in France were beginning a series of great -bat tles which brougi t victory and peace to the United States and to the world. In those battles 50,000 young Americans gave their lives, and many thousand -more were wounded and disabled. Those sacrifices assured our country the peace, freedom and democracy we have enjoyed since 1918. "Bright red ipopples studded the fields wheye these men fell and were the only floyal tribute on their bare battle graves. In tribute to them we wear the pop py,, their meuuo^Ul irerh Mentlfied as German had vn over Swedish territory. 'i, C. FOR F.D.R. MOVE Raleigh.—The "North Carolina for Roosevelt” movement will continue Us efforts to pledge the state’s 26 votes to President Roosevelt at the national Demo cratic convention despite Govern- nor Hoey’s endorsement of Secre tory of State Cordell Hull. J. H. jnger, chairman of the move- ^nt said last night. However, Folger added, the organization’s plan for a "courtesy” vote for Governor Hoey on the first bal- will "necessarily be elimlnat- In view ot the chief execu tive’s expressed desire that his name not be presented. WRECK TOLL IS 30 Little Falls. N. Y.—The death toll in the derailment of the New York Lake Shore Limited was ot- ficlally set at 30 yesterday as au thorities planned three separate investigations into one of the nation’s worst railroad disasters. The crowded hospital in this.his toric Mohawk Valley community where injured were treated on mat-strewn floors Saturday, re ported 33 of the approximate 100 hurt were still under observation and that some were in serious condition. Local Nine Will Plays Taylorsville orth Wilkeshoro high school ^hall team will play Taylors- > at the fairgrounds here 'Tues- afternoon. be local team has improved b since losing to Taylorsville t close score several days ago the game here tomorrow lid prove to be very interest- to followers of the national one-third show the Importance of cot i the agricultural scheme of riculture points out that atlon, the U- S. Department r a third ot the farms in nlted States grow this crop. iv-- The -building committee for the Moravian Falls community house reported today that work on the building is progressing at a satis factory pace. The committee also asked that donations of ten dollars from Miss Thelma Laws, of Oxford, and five dollars from Miss Ruth Lax- ton, of Knoxvill. Tenn., be pub- lickly acknowledged and asked that others who are former resi dents of the community or who are temporarily away and who wish to contribute to the fund to mall donations to L. G. Critcher, chairman of the building commit tee, whose address is North Wll- kesboro, N, C. In order that the work may continue without delay, all who have subscribed donations are asked to pay as early as possible. Glee Club Gets Honor Ratine Glee club of the North Wilkes- boro high school made an excel lent showing at the state music contest held in Greensboro Thurs day. The chorus from the local high school received third honor rating in competition with district win ners from all sections of the state. The success of the glee club from the local school is a source of much gratification on the part of music lovers and is high'y de serving of the many compliments received. Allies Gaining Oh Fronts In Norway LATE toose of cold weather, to- pljutto in Craven . County bout three weoka late, re- Paul M. Cox, assistant farm of the SUte College Exten- torvlce. London.—Great Britain, pre paring to throw between $10,- 000,000,000 and $12,000,000,000 into the scales against Germany, asserted today that combined Al lied - Norwegian operations 1 n southern Norway had been “ex tremely successful” and had been carried out "even more rapidly than Allied tacticians had antici pated.” A spokesman refused to dis cuss Stockholm reports that Al lied forces had reca-ptured Hamar and Elverum, north of Oslo, but dismissed as false German intima tions that Norwegian resistance in that region had contacted them, the spokesman said. library project in Wilkes county for the month of March are in dicative of the work which is be ing continually accomplished by this branch of WPA. During the month 34 books were repaired, 348 books were serviced, circulation of the Wilkes county Public library was 9.303, there were 23 new registered bor rowers of books, books were loaned from the library to 16 schools, $18.40 was collected in rental and overdue fees, the book circulation in county schools was 6,666. Other facts show that the WPA payroll for the project was $421.20 and that the spon sors’ contribution was over $100. The library project is state wide. Its state sponsors are the North Carolina Library Commis sion'and the North Carolina de partment of public instruction. Local sponsors are the county commissioners, the county board of education and the county li brary board. Some of the purposes ot the WPA library project include; to give assistance for educational, professional and clerical people; to assist in organizing school and public libraries according t o standards set up by state depart ment of public Instruction; create county-wide interest in reading; to assist in school and county li brary work; to repair books; keep library records; make an nual report for department of public instiuetion. Library workers in Wilkes are employed at the public library and the foUowlng schools: Moun tain View, Millers Creek, TTap- hlll, Ronda, Ferguson, North Wilkeshoro, Mulberry and WIl- keaboro. Workers are also em ployed at the central bookmend ing unit, at the city ;.chools and on the WPA ibookmobile. Some of the duties of library workers are; help to create In terest in reading: ke«,p libraries neat, clean and attractive; assist •teacher-librarians In reference ,and clerical work; keep perma nent circulation records', assist in public library; ati^nd library training courses. Bookmenders clean, buff and mend book covers and sew contents, bind magazines and wa-'h, white ink and shellac books. In the Bookmobile division of the state-wide project 12 book mobiles with 1,800 volumes each service schools and rural com munities, offering free library service to the public. During its stay in Wilkes the county was divided into several (CiHitinned im page 4) jtr^sed the record oiT'tlie associ ation and Its rapid growth. Reins-Sturdivant Burial associ ation is now one of the largest organizations of its type in the countiY and has by far the largest membership among burial associ ations in North Carolina. Dr. Holbrook Is Kiwanis Speaker special agent in charge of the Charlotte office of the Federal Bureau of Investi gation, opened a school for law enforcement officers here this afternoon with a discourse on the subject of "Law Enforcement As a Profession.” The school which opened today was arranged by C. T. Doughton. sheriff of Wilkes county, and J. E. Walker, North Wilkeshoro po lice chief, for law enforcement officers of several northwestern North Carolina counties, and will be conducted through cooperation Wilkes County, Past, Presentiwith the FBI and Its agents. Present at the opening session and Future, Is Subject of His Address Dr. Sam Holbrook, a native of Wilkes and now a prominent phy sician in Davis hospital in States ville, addressed the North WII- kesboro Kiwanis club Friday noon. In the business session of the clubt meeting J. B. Carter was elected as delegate from the lo cal club to attend the Kiwanis International convention In Min neapolis, Minnesota, June 15-20. Boyd Stout was received Into membership In the club and the membership button was presented hy Rev. Watt Cooper. The Friendship tro.phy which is annually presented to one of the high schools of the Wilkes- boros was presented to North Wilkeshoro high school and was received in behalf of the school by Bobby McCoy, a member of the Hi-Y club. The directors meeting was an nounced tor Thursday evening, 6; 30. at Hotel Wilkes with W. J. Caroon as host. Program Chairman, Paul Os borne presented Dr. Holbrook, who addressed the club on Wilkes County.” His talk was divided into three parts as fol lows: Its Yesterday. Its Today; and Its Tomorrow. He recited In a splendid and Interesting way the history of the county, men tioning many ot the names of those men who paved the way fc r present progress. He enumerated the advantages and resources in the county, and predicted a con tinued progress for all its people. Masonic Notice Liberty Lodge number 4 b, A. P. and A. M., will hold special convocation Tuesdayevening, April 23, 7:30 o’clock. TLere,jyi be work in the first degree and all msimbers are asked to attend. today were sheriffs, deputies, policemen, and state highway pa trolmen from several counties. G-Man Scheldt pointed out in liie opening session this afternoon that law enforcement is the first line of defense against crime— that the courts would have no one to try and punish unless the officers first did their duty. Of ficers, he said, must have high standards of Qualifications, pro fessional training and high stand ards ot ethics. In this connection he denounced the third degree as unethical and barbarous and call ed attention to the FBI law en forcement officers’ pledge, copies of which were distributed to those attending. He also discussed ways In which the FBI can aid local of ficers, especially in identification ot criminals by fingerprints and also by use of FBI laboratory facilitlea. Sessions of the school will be held each afternoon, two to five o’clock, at the city hall here to^ day, Tuesday and Wednesday Of this week and Monday through Friday of next week. G. W. Carlson, firearms expert of the FBI In Washington, D. C., will conduct the courses Tuesday and Wednesday ot this week. In addition to instructions and training in the use of firearms, on Wednesday he will discuss the technique of arrest and show a motion picture dealing with that subject. On Monday, April 29, FBI special agent D. 8. Hostetter will take charge and conduct tho ses sions next week. Training and instructions will be given in such subjects as blood sUins, metals, firearms Identifi cation, moulag^'Castlng, how to forward evld(|g^4»~ laboratory, how to take fingerprinU, search es. The last seimon wTI include instructions on testifying In court and 1 1-2 hour* will be spent in (Contlmind on 'paga fo^) Demdcratle precinct meetlajpa will be held in Wilkes county OA. Bay 4 and the county conventltfs will bb held on liar 11, aotordtaR to the call Iwued by J. R.'Rona- seen, chairman of the Wllkeis ceuftty Democratic executive coin- mltlee. The precinct meetings, which will he held at two o’clock at tha various polling places, wUt ' he for the purpose of perfecting the precthet organizations and elee- tioh of delegates to the county convention. The county convention will be held at 1:80 p. at. on Saturda$r,* May 11, Mr. Rousseau said. At' the county convention the county organization will he .per fected and delegates will be elect ed to the state convention, which will meet in Raleigh on Friday, May 17, twelve o’clock noon. Millers Creek To Close April 30di Dr. Amos Abrams To Deliw- er Commencemeot Ad« dress At Tbe School The lollowii S'wO'frff'aveSti have hrbu^ht home to ns forcefully the value of our American heritage, the poppy will have Increased meaning to America. Wearing that little flower will show that we still are devoted to the ideals tor which our war dead gave their lives so gallantly twenty-two years ago. I am calling upon every mem ber of The American Legion to wear a poppy on Poppy Day, Sat urday, May 25, and I urge all other citizens to show their pa triotic remembrance for the dead in a like manner. While remem bering the dead, do not forget those who sacrificed health and strength in the nation’s service and the families left in need by war death or disability. Contri- 'bute for your flower as liberally as your means will allow and help make the poppy a symbol of hope tor the living as well as of honor for the dead.’’ Navy Recruiter Here This Week Representative Salisbury Of fice to Be Here Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday Chief Machinist Mate R. T. Carroll, of Salisbury, a represen tative of the navy recruiting of fice there, will be in North Wll- kesboro Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of this week. April 23, 24, and 26, for the purpose of interviewing young men wno are interested in enlisting for service to the U. S. Navy. He will have headquarters at the city hall. Young men betweeen the ages of 18 and 31 may enlist for naval service, which offers many ad vantages for training and which should be attractive to young men seeking travel, education and ad venture. Lewis W. Higgins Claimed By Death Lewis W. Higgins, 88-year-old resident ot the Hays community, died Friday afternoon at his home. Funeral sertrlce was held Sun day, 11 a- m., at Round Moun tain church with Rev. Andrew Blevins in charge, assisted by Rev. Bd Hayes. Mr. Higgins leaves three chil dren: Thomas Hisgias,rot Hayg: Mrs. Mary Jane Brown, ot Haya; and Johnnie HUgins, of Hertford. hoonofd hy.R. V. Day,' The aniMial commencement tor the Millers Creek district will ha- gln Thursday night, April 25, 7:30 p. m., with a piano recital to be given under the directloa of Miss Hannah Teiehman, by th* students who have been receiving piano instruction in her • elaseea during the school year. Seventh tirade Program Rev. W. M. Cooper of North Wilkeshoro will speak to tho com mencement audience on Friday, April 26, at which time the sev eral schools of the Millers Creek district will participate in a va riety program in recognition of the accomplishments of grades one to seven in the district dur ing the year. Sermon The commencement sermon will be delivered Sunday, April 28, 2:30 p. m. by Rev. Paul Townsend, of Boone. Senior Cla.ss Day Program The Senior Class will give a program Monday, April 29. 7:30 p. m., representative ot the abil ities interests, and achieveraenta of the members ot the graduating class. Graduation Exercise The final commencement pro gram will be given Tuesday. April 30, 7:30 p. m. At this time Dr. W. Amos Abrams, professor of English a t Appalachian SUte Teachers’ College, will be guest speaker. All the commencement pro grams are free and the school pai- trons, and public are cordially in vited to attend. Candidate With Sound Truck Here William B. Oliver, of Fuqnay Springs, who is seeking the Dem ocratic nomination for Insurance commissioner, was in this city Thursday with his sound truck. He was accompanied by his 16- year-old son, Alfred, as campaign: manager. Alfred, although 18 years ot age. Is a comparative midget and tips the scales at on-, ly 55 pounds. Their visit was U' occasion ot much interest. J Eastern Star Meetiiij| . Wilkes chapter number 42, Order of the Elastern Star,'- wBl meet Thursday ervening, AprR 26, eight o’clock, at the lodge halt. ADVANCE The general level of fann gaf* rates advan^*^ abouttwlee^ A* much as usual' from Janoarf''1 Ala* April 1, according to the U, A Agricnltnral Uarketliig SorvtOrt .4. 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