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f’ 9 Needy Famffies Gaamaak* Made Are Distri buted To Destitute Fami lies la Coolly jlUm IN th3 n 'V,.^ At Sasi m ^or ni .^yk l^i^Moyoi 'V^*. v». vvTmM„".l. P..KH.K..I Mn„.i.v .n.! Thm»l.7S. M0BTOWll^OBO.K.er*lferoAY,MATl^ifiifc.‘^;«!;ffiW*»^*^^3>fl*O*'TmgTW _ —-- . ,, '• — ■ — . ::..rr^-■ ' -. - ■-" ' •■'• • ~ ■- ^1.'^' ' -^;r _ tyiUcjSlfdilk r Mm Wnc Mach has hecn said abou' WPA sewing rooms but little can be learned about the project without a visit to one of the rooms and obeervation of what really goes on. In Wilkes county as In many otheta In the state, clothing from WPA sewing room? finds Its v/ay ■ ttrengh the welfare department and Into the homes of many fam ilies on relief. The projedt has a two-fold pur pose, giving employment to wom en eligible for WPA jobs and providing clothing for needy famlliee. The sewing room is a state wide project sponsored by the State Board of Charities and Pub lic Welfare and co-sponsored by the county commissioners. The purpose of the project Is to make clothing to be di.stributed to needy people, especially school P biidren and county institutions nd to give work to needy wom en, who are the wage earners of the family because they are wi dows or have disaihled husbands -dl^here is required a doctor’s cer tificate saying the man is dis abled). The Sewing project in Wilkes Is In one central unit located in the old prison camp In Wilkes- boro. It employs around 53 wom en. of course this number varies. The superintendent of public welfare makes an order to the sewing room as to the typ^ and size of garment he needs for the county. Then tw'lce a month these garments are picked up by the Federal Surplus Commodity Pro ject and taken to thl warehouse where they are distributed by tbe superintendent of public wel fare and case workers where they are. most needed. The material these garments are cut from is furnished joint ly by the county and WPA. All findings such as thread, buttons, snaps, trimmings are furnished r>—by the county. Also rent, lights, ^y?«ter and heat are furnished by the' county sponsors, the county commissioners. The machines are s. owned hy WPA. The line or commercial metiiod of sewing is done in the sowing rooms. That is tor instance when the cut dresses are received in bundles of 50 to 100 dresses. 10 are taken and started down a line of 10 or more machines. Each worker has just one step to do on each dress, doing this same step 1^: all the dre.sses until the 100 are completed. There is an inspector tor each line of 10 or 12 workers. She gives,the piece of the garment to the worker who does this particu- '"lar step. She sees that they have thread, bindings, bias and so on that they need. She goes up and down the line and Inspects each step as it is finished so if there is a mistake she can have them remedy it before it gets any fur ther and more of the garment would have to he ripped out. When the finished garment comes oft the line it is carried to a ta ble where it is given a final in- opection by the supervisor or foreman. It is then turned over to the finisher if there is any finger work needed such as buttons, snaps and so on, there is a work er who does nothing but this. From there it is ready to be pressed. There is a presser to press these garments and pack them in bundles of 10 to be checked into the stock room where they are stored until turn ed over to the welfare depart ment. Music Recital On ^ Tuesday Night ^ ' a recital will be given at the city high school auditorium Tues day night. May 14. at 8:00 by Plano pupils of Mrs. Ursula Blev ins Proffit. Program will be in four parts. In Fairyland, Folk Songs.Descrlp- pieces, and celebrated com positions of famous composers. Appearing on program will be: Noma Thompson. Dorothy Ga briel, Doris Ann Godbey. Betty Dancy. Janet Davis. Ella Mae Gambill. Klizabeih McNeil. Car olyn Llnney, Geraldine G^by, Mary Vee Gardner. Gladys Tem pleton. Gordon Finley, Betty Ltn- nev Vera Prevette, Elizabeth Louise McNeil. Richard Reins, Mary E. Crook, Clarice Snelson. Eller, M.rl. Bll.r, UW hnn Belsh. Kathleen Hayes, Mary ,:.lmore Finley, Katherine Finley, Agn.es Kenerly. Serving as marsballs. X»uls€ Jt)ay, Beth Jones Jonea, Dorothy Jennings. -.V ■ , Misses Ruby HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL TEAM Here are shown the members of North Wilkesboro high s«hool baseball team, which, has made an ex cellent r wo id so fii this season and will play its lasts game of the ywr h«e on Fnday aft«n«>n against Mooresville. Ueft to right, front row, are M Coy Rhodes, lb.; Zane poster, onUielde^ Waiter Call outfielder; George Robinett, shortstop; Don Craven, catcher; Jack Brookshwe, plt^er, ba^-row. Coran Rhodes, infield; Lynn Ket'baugh, infield; J. G. Elledge, outfield; Paul Haigwood, 3b; Charlie Shatlev, outfield; George Campbell, catcher; Ralph Brown, 2b; Billie Coaich'who has done exceptionally well with inexperienced material, is not shown in the picture. Two-Year-Old Child Foand After 25 Hours Search In Brushy Mountains; Officers Help Barnett Ciiild Is Found Friday Two Miles From Home Sheriff and Deputiec Lead In Successful Search For Lost Child ■tftor wandering for more than 21 hours throiigli the for ests and fields of the Brushy* .Mountain... (iwenriolyn Bar nett, two-year-old daughter of >lr. and 3lrs. Clyde Barnett, was femnd by a seai-chlng par ty two miles troll her home near Gilreath Friday afternoon. The mysterious disappearanee of the child from the home of its mother Tliursday afteimoon caused much excitement in the community and scores of neigh bor. joined Sheriff C. T. Houghton and tils deputies in a search which was carried out Thursday afternoon, all night and until the rhlld was found On a mountain road about 2:l.> Friday afternoon. Mrs. Barnett, who had been living apart from her estranged husbniid for some time, came to Wilkesboro Tliursday about noon and left the child whh an aunt, Mrs. Lizzie Dotson, .^boiit one hour after the mother left the child was gone and Mrs. Dot.son wa.. unable to locate it anywhere about the house or grounds of the home. The alarm was given and many people hurriedly joined in tlie .search. Two rainstorms Thursday afternoon and inter mittent showers Thurs day night hampered their efforts but the search was continued nevertlieless. V’arious theories about the child's di.sap|iearanee were pro- liounded by neiffhbors but of ficers could find no logical rea son for kidnapping or foul play and continued the search in the belief that the child would be found. (^oy Love and Jack Anderson were two of a party who found the child standing on a moun tain road. One shoe was gone. Its clothing was very dirty aft er the rain and from numerous falls but the child was in ex cellent condition considering the fact that it, had been lost in the mountains and subject to exposure for about 25 hours. The father and mother, grief stricken but hopeful, were a- niong the most active searchers for tlie child and It was a hap- py occasion when the two-year- old daughter was found alive. One interesting phase about the scarcli was the absence of a yellow hound dog throughout the afternoon and night on 'tliursday. It Is believed that the dog stayed with the child throoghont the nli^t. The dog returned to the hoi»ip Friday nioniinp: from the dirwtion in wlilch tlie rliild was found later in the day. Population Registration In Wilkes County Is Reported Heavy reet The population of North Wilkesboro la 4,501, aecording to the latest preliminary censu.s figures released today by A. S. Cassel, supervisor of the census in Wilkes county. The first preliminary figures released last week showed a count of 4.462 within the city limits but a recheck and count of a few who had been missed boo=t- ed the total by 39 to 4.501. Mr. Cassel said that the figures re leased today are unofficial and subject to correction but no major change is expected. The housing census shows that there are 994 occupied dwellings iu the city and five farms. A total of COO hours were spent in the population count in North Wilkesboro. The eniuuerators were Mrs. T. G. Perry. Mrs. Ralph Bowman and Miss Janie McDiar- mid. North Wilkesboro’s population in 1930 was 3,668. The Increase since that time, according to the preliminary figures for 1940, was 832. Mr. Cassel said that figures for the county may be available late this week and that the population of the county Is expected to show a large percentage of increase over the 36,620 counted in 1930. Names On For Vote In Primary Reports from several Wilkes county precincts today Indicated that Wilkes has a comparatively large registration of voters for the May 25 pntoiary. Registrars were ttusily engaged all day Saturday in every pre cinct, with the result that in some precincts the new registrttion Is larger than the old. A new registration was called In Wilkes this year and persons who failed to register between April 27 and May 11 cannot vote iu the primary. In North Wilkesboro tow'nship the registration at closing time Saturday evening stood at ap proximately 2.775, which is about 90 per cent of the old registra tion. Joumal-Palriot To'II X AmMaiTP^^r Elected 10 Head Democrat ConVentkn HelJ Saturday b Very HarintMikNuEvett Edition Late In June lo To ComrneKionte' City's , I SOth Birthday The Journal-Patriot an- noaiK;^‘'(aday that it will issue a (tpaeial 'edition on Monday, June 24th, in co- memo ration of the fiftieth' anmyeraaiy of North Wil- kesbero. Plans for the edition, which have been under way for some time, are virtua’.- ly complete. In order that the city may derive as much pub licity as possible through the edition, a large amount of ^tra efrculation throughout the nation as well as in nearby counties is planned. The special edition ^11 be filled with interestLig articles which will portray in words and pictures the history and progress of North Wikesboro and much other matter related to the subject. Persons who desire to secure space in the editimi, cither news-feature articles or advertising, are ^ asked to contact the editorial and advertising departments as early as possible in order that space may be reserv ed. With the wide circ^- tion the issue is to receive, ' it is e.xpected that many firms will desire to use the coh’umns of the issue to car ry their message to a maxi mum number of interested readers. The anniversary edition wiD carry complete an nouncements foY Cwhrd'-" tion June 30 to July 4. Miss Robinson’s Classes Recital On Friday Night Pupils of Miss Ellen Robinson’s music classes In North Wilkes boro high school will appear In a recital In the school auditorium on Friday night, May 17, eight o’clock. The public has a cordial invitation to attend. To Speak Here PERCY #. FOOTE Admiral Foote To Speak Wednesday At Kiwanis Meet Distinguished Wilkes Native To Be Heard By Club Wednesday Noon Meeting Postponed Meeting of the Wilkesboro Grange has been postponed from Tuesday night. May 14, to Tues day night. May 21, becauie of the inability of several members to attend on May 14. A full attend- ance Is urged for the meeting ; Linney and graduated in 1901. Hay 21. ( (Continued oil page 8) Rear Admiral Percy W. Foote, one of Wilkes county’s most dis tinguished native citizens, will address the North Wilkesboro Ki wanis club Wednesday noon. May 15.. pf meetjy of tlie club was moved up froinl^fttaf to Wednesday in order that Admiral Foote could be present and speak to the club. The program will be In charge of J. R. Finley. It is expected that the full membership of the club, with many guests, will attend the meeting to hear the address of Admiral Foote, whose Illustrious career has attracted national and international recognition. H1 s subject will be “Our Navy and Its Mission In National Defense,’’ after which he will endeavor to answer any questions relative to the subject and propounded by those present. He was born in the Roaring River community of Wilkes coun ty and was appointed to the Unit ed States Naval Academy by the late Bopresentative Romulus Z. Southern Harmonizers Popular On The Air Fishing Sport To Be Promoti Lovers of the sp'zrt of fishi have Ween Invited to attend a' meeting to be held in the city hall on Thursday evening at 7:30 o’clock, at which time plans will be discussed for furthering the sport of fishing in this section, according to C. G. Pleaico, of this city. Numerous plans are being dls- cusseu, and the meeting is being called to take definite action upon them. One feature of the meeting will be to discuss the Importance of methods to be employed Jn protecting fish from being dyna mited, seined or othe.'wise trapp ed in unsportsmanlike fashion. At the meeting Thursday a club will be formulated, consist ing of fishermen from this sec tion. Cards have been mailed to many, requesting attendance, but there may have been tome who were overlooked. Local promot ers are anxious to Include any who desire to join in the project, and help build up an ample fu ture supply of fish and the result ing fishing sport. Glaring headlights caused 180 fatal accidents in the United States last year. Here is a new picture of the Southern Hnrmoiiize s, four young mim Uf ing a reputation on radio as the “South’s best harmony. tian, first tenor; Earl Wa«, second tenor; Eugene Sebastian. Wilkesboro business firms are sponsoring the quartets program eyh J*' ThoniMon sUtion WHIG, Greensboro. They are Eed Cross Pharmacy, ewnpw, Wompw RetreadiDg company and Gaddy Motor company. Taey iota with the people in thto awSiii of the state to hear mm ever/ Saturday. They are ate heard over radio statiM WAIB, Wiutoa-Sakni, each Saturday monJdf. Many Reezrfutiofis Pasaadi 3rd Term Endorsed; Re apportionment Asked By JULIUS C, HUBBARD One of the largest and meet harmonious conventions ever held by the Democratic party of Wilkes county took place Satur day afternoon in the county courthouse. A few minutes past two o'clock the convention was called to order by J. R. Rousseau, chairman of the county executive committee, and C. O. McNlel serv ed as secretary 'iiendlng the elec tion of a permanent chairman and secretary of the convention. Mr. Bousseau called to the chair as temporary chairman. At torney W. H. McElwee, and R. B. Pharr, Julius C. Hubbard, and John Sikes, local newspapermen, were named temporary secretar ies. On motion, duly seconded, the temporary organization was made permanent, and tbe conven tion was ready for business. On roll call of precincts, eve ry one of the twenty-nine In the county was represented. The convention was fortunate In having John C. Bower, former solicitor and practicing attorney of Lexington, present to make the malp address of tbe day. Mr. Bo#er, in his usual able and in teresting manner, lauded tbe Democratic principles, and gave a 'brief sketch of the period through which the country went during tbe He fda^TIeuirtchdS^K*' Ing of the elecUon in 1932 when that great statesman, Franklin D. Roosevelt, was elected to the presidency. "He helped everybody and saved everybody,’’ Mr. Bower stated. Then came another elec tion and again the people of this country went to the polls and Mr. Roosevelt carried every state in the union with the exception of Main and Vermont. 'Iliere has been progress In the nation under the guidance of Franklin D. Roosevelt, and progress In North Carolina under the guidance of our governor, Clyde R. Hoey. Mr. Bower, in closing stated that he was proud to be a North Carolin ian, and ipointed with pride to the fact that western counties of the state have turned Democratic whole or in part during the past tew years. Following Mr. Bower’s able address, Postmaster J. C. Reins announced to the convention that his name had been inadvertently placed on the North Wilkesboro delegation, and that due to the Hatch act forbidding federal em ployes to attend conventdona as delegates, he asked that the con vention release his name from tho delegation. This waa done. Chairman McElwee then asked for motions and resolutions, and* Floyd C. Forester presented to (Continned cm page eight) Roaring River Company Winner Roaring River Casket Com pany Awarded $2,500 Insurance Verdict "rhe case of major Interest tried during the May term of Wilkes superior court was that Roaring River Casket com pany against six insurance com panies. For property damage in a fire several years ago the company was awarded a verdict of |2,S00 pro-rated against the six com panies. A divorce on the grounds of two years separation was granted in the case of Iva Mae Collin* Versus James Collins. Meadows Mill company waa awarded a $50 judgment against R. S. and J. C. Armstrong. In the case of Adam Johnson versus I. M. Eller, Sr., and I. M. Eller, Jr., a verdict of 3450 ■waa awarded the defendant against the plaintiff. Another term of WUkes supers ior court for trial of clvU ca^ will begdn on J-ane ’S'.*^ Judge W. H. ‘Bobbitt, fit Ohartette, wHI a- galn be the presiding Judge.