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(■ - A • •, ^ V M THE TRAIL Of 1*R -^4r ^ Of r*4s'5'i m~ V*tJ - w .'^4. 'O'! ..•i;lS;j!;. •■»■» Ai._S , F^jjiut5 do your w wlUcMl^r^ wiB 1 enter of Hivtilki efojitli Cityoiilna. , 9&m VOL. xxxm. No. 47 Publbhed Mpndays tnl; KN,e. pmo«tlmct *^'nitf WU,. AttbJecUng the .Mtlon'i ^ roa)^. i««ii|koo4 to coiwuUorf smitWT tninias. wu approTod . ftp Hm Swate iMt uisbt at the end of prolonged controrersy. A snu.ahlng rote of 58 to 31 •ent the nensure to the House. There the military committee was already deep in dlepate over a almllar hill. the Senate’s ■ reitiire» all male citizens hetveen 21 and SO IneloslTe to Sottth^ ikiy Be To CoAitnct Branch XH Tracks to Higher Ground leiiktier for the draft, some 12,- ^i?Sw,Oh0,O#O In alL All these vould - become liable to one year of training, to be spent at any point in the Western Hemisphere. By declaring an emergency to e^t. Congress could hold them in service for a longer period. In addition, all between 21 and 35 might volunteer for a one- rmr "hitch,” as the army men call it, of training and service. Ho more than 300,000 draftees inigh't be'in the service training at one time. -:' Caa Draft Plants -V Before passing the Burke- Wadsworth bill for compulsory ■Jlttary training of manpower, the Senate added to it an amend- tiiant providing tor the drafting of industrial plants as well if de fense officials deemed that neces sary. This provision was adopted by the overwhelming vote of 69 to 16 after a three-hour discussion in which advocates contended it was wrong to conscript men and yet let some manufacturers "hold up the government’' for excessive profits on defense contracts.’’ To this argument, several sen- > ators replied that the conscription of industrial units, with the con- '■ BCriptlon of men. constituted two long steps toward the abandon ment of the American economic system and the American form of government. Soon, they con tended, would come conscription of labor to man plants seized by the government. The vote on the amendment was 69 to 16. Ready For Operation Although the bill apparently .^•Wiil not become law for a fort- ' sMbt, f^lvttst, advocates said ’ the War Department had leng been ready with specific plans for putting the measure in ope ration. CompanyEngineer To ^ l^nt flere To Make Survey Fairplains Suggeated Aa A Logical Site For Indus trial Construttioo The Southern Railway com pany will consider a request to build a branch spur from its tracks hero to higher ground, pos sibly in the Fairplains commun ity north of this city, to serve in dustrial plants which may be constructed above the flood dan ger area on the Yadkin river, it was learned here today on reli able authority. Xorth Wilkesborc’s Commerce Bureaus wrote to executives of the company, asking that a sur vey be made to ascertain the possibilities of a branch line to higher ground. On Saturday G. W, Adams, of Charlotte, general manager for the Southern Railwa/ company, came to North Wllkeeboro to in spect the track which had been repaired between, this city and Winston-Salem following the dis astrous flood on August ’.4 and while here stated that the com- .pany would send engineers here soon to look into the proposal. Two Industrial plants. Home Chai- company and the main plant of the International Shoe company tannery, were destroy ed ty fire in the flood here Au- Examination For Postoffice Job At North Wilkesboro The Civil Service commission has announced that an examina tion will be' held soon for the po sition of substitute clerk-carrier at North Wllkesboro po.stoffice. Applications must be in the com mission’s office in Washington, D. C., not later than September i. .^1 air AM Geneni Munaf «r CHn Amount of Monoy Expend ed Locally By The Fair City Schools To Open Monday New Department Offers Stu dents Wide Vsniety Of Subjects For Study Everything is in readiness for opening of North Wllkesboro city school on Monday morning, Sep tember 2. Paul S. Cragan, superintendent, said today that elementary school children entering North Officials of. the Great North western Falr„ which will hold's five-day exposition here begin ning Tuesday, September 10, said today that arrangements are rap idly being completed and that a very successful event is anticipat ed. The grandstand was washed away by the flood but the free acts will be presented on a stage in view of all and the small gate admission will enable spectators to see the acta without grand stand charge. 'Tents will house the exhibits and 32,000 is offer ed in premiums. W. A, McNlel, general manager of the fair, said in commenting I 'on the exposition that the fair annually puts out large sums of money locally and that the only money which the (air association spends which goes out of the community is for the free acts and fireworks. He said that the fair associ ation last year paid out over 36,- 000 locally, divided as follows: $1,151 for local labor, 31,547 In premiums, 32,115 for lumber and In taxes, and tele- X- .'I'. TfSffict^ 'Here&i^eS ^l^otebOTo WatfSr - S^ples A]^rpve4 Police Warn About F^Jlora To Report With Traffic VioIatkm'Tkkets Wllkesboro schools for the first , time are asked to meet in the'^^her mater als, 3445 school auditorium at 8:30 a. m., *^93 for electricity and all elementary school chll-, Ph»^es, 3157 to department sup- dren who attended school last i erlntendents, $ ^ or ex ra^ p^ year are askeTtoTssemble’in‘the *“1. watchmen, and 3256 they occupied lust same rooms year. High pchool students will re port at the high school .building for registration and organization of classes. Miss Muriel Coykendall. of .-TV' Chlorine Now Available For Treatment Well* H. B. Howie. Wilkes county sanitarian, said today that the county health department has 90 pounds of HTH chlorine com pound for free distribution to Wilkes people fo’’ 11^® purpose of Bturilizing wells which were flooded by recent heavy rains and swollen streams. One-half pound, he said, is suf ficient for t'tatment of a well and the same amount will also etfectivoly sterilize a flooded house. Mr. Howie has visited more than 100 homes which were flooded in Wilkes on August 14. Good Revival Held At Walnut Grove Greensboro, has been employed gust 14, and six other industrial ^ first grade teacher, succeed- plants were damaged by flood Sam/Johnson, who has waters. resigned on amount of illness of It is generally ^lleved branchIfwBi to' land above the highest water marks would be a distinct asset to the city’s industrial possibili ties, and would make addition al industrial construction "^nd de velopment more practical. Nix k Principal Traphill School graduate Of W. C Greensboro, and has been teach ing in Concord schools. The North Wllkesboro schools, fully accredited with highest rat ing by the state department ef education and a member of the Southern Association of Accredit- e d Colleges and Secondary schools, will operate a full nine months term and close on May 27. Many Improvements have been made during the summer vaca- All the .buildings have been for advertising. An advance representative of Mark’s Shows here today said that the personnel of Marks Shows ordinarily spend over 31,- 000 per day in the town where they are showing for hotel and boarding house bills, food, sup plies and Incidentals. Mr. McNlel said that a large attendance is expected every day 3oyk«daU ia"alMg n‘Kl»t of the fair and called ^UN c^TOWrUonr to the fact that school children will be admitted free on Tuesday, September 10. An automobile will be given away during the fair, he said. Further details about the free car will be announced next week. Graduate Of Wake Forest cleaned and furniture And Carolina Assumes Traphill School Job Willard V. Nix, who received his A. B. degree from Wake For est College Jtnd his M. A. from the University of North Carolina, will assume his duties as princi pal of Traphill school when the school opens on Monday. Septem ber 2. has been renovated. The element ary school library has been en larged and a WPA sponsored li brarian will be in charge. Public school music will be taught in all grades by Miss Mary Helen ZumBrunnen, Ihnd in struction will be by W. P. Grier, Jr., in enlarged quarters, W. Bry an Collins will head the newly added department of industrial arts and diversified occupations. Squirrel Season To Open Monday Game Protector Says Buy License; Regulations On Migratoi^ Fowl Having completed the multiirle tasks in connectloD with - the flood emergency period, North Wllkesboro police this week have turned their attention to normal regulation of traffic with an eu]^ parently renewed determination to enforce the traffic regulations In North Wllkesboro. So many motorists have failed to report to the city’s clerk's of fice with traffic violation tickets that it has become necessary to follow up each case to its natural conclusion and cite violators who do not report with their tickets to city court. Police Chief J. E. Walker said in commenting on traffic regulations. 'This, he said, will mean addi tional expense to those who vio late traffic regulations, .because court costs will be added, along with fines for the offense for which they were given tickets. Tickets are being issued for double parking, parking overtime, parking within 15 feet of fire hydrant, parking acrose lines and running by stop signs. H, B. Howie, Wilkes county tuinltnrian, said today that la-bora- tbiTj tests have approved sample* of Wllkesboro’! water supply and have pronounced them O. K; WUkeeboro’s new .water system piping water from springs on the Brushy Mountains is now fully in operation. Spndal Service At Presbyterian M^s CtMmneirf: ravorii^ Dam Near Wikesboro -,k Says Appropriatioa N« Mad* Although Surrey Finished 2 Years Ago Washington. — With . raging rivers, debris and death still giv ing tra^c testimony to the need for flood control works in North Carolina, Senator Joalah W. Bailey yesterday served notice he .would vigorously seek enactment of a long-delayed flood contred Arranged By Auxiliary For program College Students And Teachers Here A special service for young people who are going away to college and for teachers, of both North Wllkesboro and Wilkes- boro, will .be held at the North Wllkesboro Presbyterian church Sunday night, September 1, eight o’clock. The service is being sponsored by the Woman’s Auxiliary of the church and everybody is invited. Special music will feature the program for the service. 61 Schools Will Open In Wilkes September 2 Destroyed Will Earn PairmenU Prior to coming to Wilkes he was principal of the Kenansville and a modern commercial depart- Thirty' were added to the church as the result of a series of revival services held last week at Walnut Grove Baptist church near Pores Knob. The pastor. Rev. 0. C. Holland, was assisted in the revival 'by Rev. Grady White and the ser vices were well attended with much Interest being shown. Thir ty-one were baptized Sunday. high school for seven years and of the Walstonburg high school for four years. Before beginning his career in the field of education he and Mrs. Nix were missionaries to Japan for a period of four years. Mr. and Mr.s. Nix and their daughter have moved to Tra.p- hill. ment is maintained for those wisihing that type of training. Third year ho^me economics class Ho'mer Brookshire, ■ Wilkes county game protector, today called attention to the fact that the squirrel season in Wilkes will open on September 1, 15 days earlier than usual, but that hunt ers should first arm themselves with hunting license before ven- turning into the woods after the elusive squirrels. Hunting license and state com bination hunting and fishing lic ense are on sale by several deal- wili be added this year and music'ers in Wilkes, he .said. l^ilkesboro School Will Open Monday Vacancy In Post Office .‘\t Conejo, Wilkes County Washington, Aug. 2G.—Repre- scnia'ive William O. ]’.iir::iu of the Kiglith North Carolina dis-1 trigt has been advised liy the | Post Office department that a! instruction is available fer those iesiring It. N o r t li Wllkesboro colored .schools, a part of the city char ier sy.stem, will also open on Monday, September 2. Five teachers composed the colored school faculty. Calloway-Hartzog Reunion Put Off Mr. Brookshire also called at tention to regulations about mi gratory wildfowl, knowing that many sportsmen here take off at least once a year on duck or geese hunts. The duck and geese season will open Novemhei 2 and close December 31. So.iie of the re strictions Include: illegal to hunt waterfowl without $1.00 duck stamp if over 16 y'ear? of age, il legal to hunt waterfowl or doves on or over baited.areas. Illegal to use live decoys. Illegal to take migratory game birds from or by % The Calloway-Hartzog reunion : vacancy exists in the posi-naster-j at Idlewild will not te held this [ship at Congo, Wilke.s connly. An'year, on account of the damage qj automobile, airplane, slnk- examination for applicauL.s will [done to roads and bridges, by the' Announcement has been made be scheduled in the next few days, [recent flood, that all schools in the Wilkes- » boro District, with the exception Perguson, will open on next Monday. September second, at nine o’clock. The following announcement and directory of the i>ersonnel of Wilkesboro district school was i.isued by Wm. T. Long, district superintendent: There will be a meeting of all tchool bus drivers in the Wilkes- horo school Friday morning, Au- gnst 30, at ten o’clock. Methods of safety in school transportation w,ll be emphasized at the meet ing. All of the buses are in good .mechanical conditloq and it is i believed that an efficient group of drivers has been employed. All of the Wllkesiboro district teachers will meet in the Wilkes boro high school 'building a*- ten o’clock Saturday morning, August 31 All who teach in the Wilke^ boro school win meet In the high school building at two o clock, (Continued on pa*e eight) Mayor M’NeO Expresses Appreciation To The C. C. Boys And The W. P. k. box, battery, power boat or sail boat, illegal -to shoot waterfowl before sunrise or after four p. m., shotgun must not be larger than 10-guage and must not have ca pacity of more than three shells. I am very grateful for the fine work the WPA and the CCC boys from Laurel Springs have render ed the town of North Wilkes- woro during the great catastro phe which we have gone through. They have done everything pos sible to clear our streets of the mud and debris which was wash ed in by the high water. We have also used the CCC boys on traf- flce duty and they were very ef ficient. The citizens of North iVll- kesboro, and the city commis- en and eyery citizen who helped to assist the needy I am thankful. The Red Cross officials have re sponded in a most efficient man ner to relieve the hungry and clotheless families and without their help the burden would have been unbearable. I shall not for get them. I ulso desire to express my ap- prec/Ation to the officials who mads it possible for the CCC boys ahd 4he 'WPA to give us this Roaring River Faculty Listed Farmers will he paid for com pliance with the government’s triple A farm program although the crops seeded to earn units may have been entirely destroyed in the flood August 14, Lawrence Miller, secretary of the Triple A in Wilkes, said today. Authority for the statement, he said, came from H. A. Pat ton, compliance supervisor in the state. However, at least one person of the community where the crops were d'estroyed and the county committee must certify that the crops had been seeded in order for payment to be made, Mr. Miller said. Important Rulings Made In The State ^ittorney General Harry Mc- Mullan lias handed down several opinions of interest to the' peo ple of Wilkes county. These were carried in the September issue of Popular Government just issued. Following are the rulings: B. Matters .-Vffecting Tax Collec tion. II. Delinquent taxes—require ment of advertising. To C. T. Doughton. Inquiry: Who has the power to select the newspaper in which unpaid taxes .shall be advertised—the County Commissioners or the Tax Collec tor? (A.G.) This is the responsibil ity of the governing body, since Section 1715 of the Machinery Act charges them with making a contract with the newspaper, and requires the Sheriff to^jpub- llsh the list in the newspaiier so II. POLL TAXES AND DOG TAXES, B. CoUecilon of Poll Texes. 1. Peimltlee. To F. J. McDuffie. (A Gi) Poll taxes are to be treated aa all other taxes prescribed in the 1939 Machinery Act in sp far as Interest and’penalties may be as sessed for hon-paymeht. sioners, are greatly .indebted to these fine young men. I am also grateful to these WPA men which have done such a fine job and are always ready to respond for the betterment of their town; and for services of the fine wom- greikly needed help; and the of ficers and' foremen I want to commend for their interest and cooperation, and that It will not r forgotten. Yours very truly, R. T. McNIEL, Mayor. C. P. Farmer, principal, has announced the faculty of Roaring River district school for _ the 1940-41 term, which will begin on Monday, September 2. In addition to the principal the B. CX*Ilectlon of LIceiMB Taxes, high school teachers are Miss 25. Pees for collection. Chloe Michael. O. J. Evans and I To C. T. Doughton. (A.G.) We Richard Rogerson. Ido not think a Sheriff can set ITie elementary teachers are! off money which the county ones Turner Crater, Miss Rath Shatley, him against ^moneys' wihleh' he. Mlsa Zelle Harris. Miss Niita ■Se-!fcolds ,ln trust for the county as hastian. Miss Anne McNefll, Miss {tax collector. He ml^ly has a Della Bumgarner, Miss Erie Gil-1 claim against the ebunty which ''em, Mrs. Helen Heudren, Mrs. jhe can enforce by a mandeaus to Minnie Pardue, Mr*. Lena pt-_ require the tlomtuMoners. lingaand Miss Myrtle Norris,fssue^a voucher la jpyment. VH'^. - to Not Open Before September Ninth Authority has been jiendiog for two years for the construction oC a flood control dam on the Yad kin River just above North Wil kesboro, where flood damage was' mqst severe, Bailey dis closed. Despite this authorization, he said, it bas not been possible to secure the necessary appropri ation which might have pre vented much of the flood’s toll of life and property. "These floods call attention afresh to the urgent need for e flood control program on the Roanoke and Yadkin rivers and on a number of streams in west ern North Carolina,’’ the senior North Carolina senator stated. Bailey, who is chairman of the Senate commerce committee which handles flood control leg islation, reported that both the Yadkin and Roanoke rivers have been surveyed by army engineere and that , reports on needed dams and other flood control works County Superintendent Lists Schools Which Will Open Monday C. B. Eller, Wilkes county sup erintendent of schools, announc ed today that 61 Wilkes county schools will open the 1940-41 term on Monday. September 2, and that ten schools. Including said, have discounted the urgeikiy of these proposed works, sa^ag that a few large cities, were threatened by potential flooda. The recent flood, however, g’ree ample testimony to the danger and destruction that can be wrought again unless action 1* taken. Asserting that he has been dis couraged by the delay in securins administration and congressional approval for a flood control pro gram, Senator Bailey said he waa determined to press forward with the legislation in the hope of oh- Laining action at this session of four high 'schools, will not be j “t'Sress able to open until September 9 or later. Wilkee county schools were originally scheduled to open on August 26 but postponement was necessary on account of road.^ and .bridges being washed away in the flood August 14. The schools which Mr. Eller said will open on September 2 are: Wilkesboro, Arbor, Boomer, Cherry Grove, Gilreath, Gqshen, Lewis, Lovelace. Moravian Falls, Mountain Crest. Mount I’isiah. Mount Sinai. Oalcwoodt. Osboin- ylUe, Parker, Piney Grove. Som ers, Shady Grove, Spurceon, •Win dy Gap, Big Ivey. 'u'.'e | Ridge, Stony H.ll. B ..r-;. te Oak. Shenherd, man, Imggins, Harmon. ’ Ridge, Miller, Mulberry, Burke. Rock Sprln.gs. Friendship, Moun tain View, Flint Hill. Dehart, Double Creek, New Life, Cane Creek, Traphill, Austin, Min" Ridge, Roaring Gap. Stony Ridge, Joynes, Ronda, Pleasant Hill Benham, Pleasant Ridge. Denny- vllle, Clingman. Colored—Lin coln Heights, Thankful, Parks Grove, Rock Creek, Traphill and Ronda. The schcols which will be de layed in opening due to condi tions of roads, bridges or because o f interlocking transportation with central schools are Fergu- aon. Mount Pleasant, Hendrix, Maple Springs, Congo, Millers Creek, Union (Cricket), Whit tington, Oak Grove and Roaring River. ’These schools, Mr. Eller said, will open Just as early as road eohditions will permit. Sev eral of the schools will open on September 9! N. C. S. E. S. Office To Be Closed Monday 1 Offices of the North Carolina State Emplo>Tment Service and I the Unemployment Compensation 'commission here will be closed on Monday, September 2, which is Labor Day and a national holi day. Attend Convention Firemen This Week C. G. Day, chief of North Wil- kesboro’s fire (!f '’r‘.inen*. and C. W. BuIlU, chief of Wilkeslioro’s |;i,e fie.partn’eat, ami Joiin Henry Lenderman, a member of the lat ter department, attended se:ision of the North Carolina state' fire men’s association in Salisbury this week. Bax^s Will Be : Closed Monday Attention is called to . the fact that lN>tb banks in North Wllkes- Vill be closed on Monday, 3. which' will be )a- ;hpr day and observed jm a holi day'thrbughoit th* nation. Gainer Funeral Held Wednesday Funeral service for Mrs. Ethel Smoak Gainer, of Elkin, who died Tuesday afternoon in a Morgan- ton hospital, was held yesterday afternoon at four o’clock at the residence of Mrs. Gainer’s broth er, Mr. N. 0. Smoak. The serrlce was conducted: by Dr. W. J. Flint, ■ paster of the Wilkesboro Metho dist church. Pall (bearers were J. B. Hender son, L. 3, Dula, Julius C. Hub- hard, C. B. Lenderman, Cbas. H. Cowles, and E. L. Hemphill. ’The beautiful floral tribute was .«er- ••■Cv, •tu Moe»; ried by a number at the of the town. Interment followed la tain Park cemoterjf, ' - ’ The following 0:M$aetT . JW read at the "Ethel Belie 8nMi^.,'*5rhd»% at Wllkesttoro'Jnjy She. was the daughtw ' (Contlnsea ee K
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