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-' Tgrning tbeir attention from
•gDargencr aM to plans for more
permanent rehabilitation, the
Anierloan Red Cross and co-ope-
ratlnc agendes are doing -what
local people call a splendidly
thorough Job of providing relief
- and aKist&iice to flood stricken
families in Wilkes coun*/.
' Miss Margaret Cornell Lespes-
tre, representative of the Ameri
can Red Croea in charge of flood
disaster relief In Wilkes, said to
day that families who lost heav-
_ tty in the flood August 14 are
^ continuing to arrive at Red Cross
headquarters here and register.
Some of them arrived today, the
first day they had been able to
reach North Wllkesboro because
of road conditions and bridges
being out across the streams.
Already the Red Cross has
spent over $4,000 In emergency
aid for 214 families.
nils amount does not Include
vast amounts of food contributed
by the Surplus Commodities Cor-
.poratlon through the Wilkes
county welfare department, cloth
ing manufactured In WPA sewing
^■rooms or materials donated by
^Individuals and co^-porations to
the Red Cross for aid of flood
f - victims.
' One individual contribution
•which Miss Lespestre said had
haved the Red Cross much money
was 200 beds given by American
Furniture company in this city.
The -beds had been sli.ghtly dam
aged by flood waters in the plant
of the company here but are very
useful in homes which had lost
all furniture in the flood.
Registrations daring the past
few days have inclndeci families
from on Stony Fork and' Elk
creeks. Red Cros- workers said
that in some instances homes had
been totally destroyed and fami
lies had been .separated and vis
iting among neighbors and rela
tives in the community since the
flood.
As plans lor rehabilitation
work progress, the value of co
operating agencies becomes more
apparent. Miss Lepestre said.
Farmers who lost their crops,
livestock or farm equipment are
w being referred to the Farm Se-
ft^^^^rlty admlnisti»ti*u here for
*loa.is. Emergency aid is being
given those who lost food by the
^ Surplus Commodities corporation
and the Rid Cross is supplying
emergency furniture. How'ever,
some families are being referred
to t.''e Disaster Loan Corporation
for help in rebuilding or repair
ing homes or purchase of furni
ture. J. E. Wilson, representa
tive of the DLC. has been making
this city his headquarters for
•*«ork in the flood stricken area,
” The loans are being allowed
only those who can not get suf
ficient credit through e.xisting
^^'linancial institutions. ho\\ever.
Hurtysl^e Pound
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Threat#^
Here On Frida]
Causes Affidety
' A ■ ’ V-
TPaWr Gall to Arms "for Uncle Sam
And County
aals, Othm
Heavy Rains In Mountains
Causes River To Rise To
Some Extent
Flood Cohitrol Dam, Ra3>
road Spur and Factory
Sites To Be Cmisidered
One of the many strange sights unearthed by the flood in this vi
cinity was the .“potato” shown here with Charlie Chambers, four-
year-old son of A. E. Chambers, who lives on Trogdon street. The .
giant tuber when found tipped the scales at 33Vi pounds, which al
so happens to be the weight of Charlie. Mr. Chambers has buried
the tuber, which is a variety of “wild sweet potato,” and hopes to
keep it alive and growing. (Photo by Dwight Nichols).
City Scfiools And 61 In
County System Opened
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First Reports
Indicate Large
I Only 16 days after the most
j disastrous flood in the history of
the Yadkin valley “Old Man Riv
er’’ began to appear amlous a-
gain on Friday evening and in-
j habitants of the valley btecame
I anxious for fear another deluge
was coming out of the mountains
and down the usual serene val
ley.
j Heavy rains after midnight on
Friday morning, continued re-
I ports of heavy rains all day Fri-
' daj- from the mountains west of
here and intermittent showers In
I this locality spread the feeling
of uneasiness.
On Jh-iday night this anxiety
was heightened when it began to
rain here with cloudburst propor
tions and the muddy Yadkin be
gan to overflow its banks about
eight o’clock.
People who had any movable
property In the valley where
flood waters -went on a rampage
August 14 were busily engaged
in moving it to higher grounds.
Factories moved materials rapidly
and storss cleared the lower
shelves as the rains fell and the
flood waters rose.
But came Saturday morning
and all was well e. ept for the
fact that the Yadklii was over
flowing Into the lowest bottom
lands. A feeling of relief was ap
parent on numerous faces when
It became apparent that there was
to be no immediate repetition of
the August' 14 deluge.
i But other sections were not so
(lucky, particularly aroUad'Ashe-
'ville, where some new high w^t-
er marks were set. Considerable
damage was also reported from
mountain counties nearer here,
including Watauga, Ashe and
Alleghany.
Hai.*Thoma* B. Woodbom at Govemort island, New York, with hli
latest poster for the U. 8. army, completed with the collaboration of hii
wUe, Margaret (shown) also a weU known artist. The poster is enUtle«
“Defend Tour Coimtry."
Young Man Shot fairgrounds
In Free For All
On Saturday Night
Good Shapt
Hobert Wingler Hit In Leg
By Shotgun Charge;
Four Are Indicted
Hobert Wingler, a young man
of the Liberty Grove community,
was seriously wounded in what
officers described as a free-for-all
which occured there Saturday
night.
The young man wag hit in the
right leg by a shotgun charge at
Officials of the Great North
western Fair, which will be held
September 10-14 on the fair
grounds here in spite of the re
cent flood, said today that the
grounds are in good condition
and that arrangements for the
gala event are practically com
plete. I
The river did not deposit mud |
on the grounds because of the
grounds being in the swift cur
The board of directors of North
Wllkesboro’s Commerce Bureaus,
Inc., met in the office of the bn-
reauB in the town hall on Friday,
August 30, at 4 o’clock.
This meeting was called for the
purpose of further considering
ways and means of rehabilitation
of properties recently damaged
-by flood waters and fires and for
the transaction of any other boa-
Iness that should come before thd
board.
Dam Proposal Talked
The proposed flood control
dam to be constructed on the
Yadkin River about two milee
southwest of North Wilkesboro,
which is a matter of vital inter
est to the people of this section
of the country, was again discuss
ed and letters from Congressmen
and Senators in reply to letters
heretofore addressed to them con
cerning the proposed dam were
read. On motion duly carried, a
committee was appointed to a|^
pear 'before the board of county
commissioners and the board of
commissioners of the town of
North Wilkesboro for the purpose
of asking each board to pass a
suitable resolution favoring the
construction of the proposed flood
control dam, sending a copy of
the resolution to Congressmen
and Senators.
Want Railroad Spur
volved anH ;S[iK''^e?ge wM^ ffne’c^^ltiM. 'officialV"wid'
80 hurt bnt not seriously wound-i
, Thp fptu»A around the s:rc
ed.
The field workers of
The regular meeting of fhe
American Legion for September
will be held at the Legion-.'\i’.xil-
iary Club room Friday uiTht.
Scpteriber 6th. at 7:30. A special
program has been prepared by
the Red j W. D. Haltacre. .A.ndre-w Kilby
Number Enrolled
A. N. Elledge, 72,
Claimed By Death
Sheriff C. T. Doughton and
deputies are busily Inveetigatlng
the affair but today were unable
to give any details of its origin
other than it started over atten
tions of some young men to a
group of girls returning home
from a church service.
Warrants have been issued and
served on Guy Call, Clint Elledge
and Com Wingler and It was in-
A. N. Elledge, 72. prominent dicated that Hobert Wingler may
citizen of the Hays community
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I Ten Schools Unable To Open ^gj.jj, ggrvice was held Saturday,
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died l*hursday at his home. Fu- others said to have been Involved
Cross
who have been visiting the j and Dr. M. G. Edwards, and a
most enjoyable evening
ticipated.
is an-
Neck Stabbed In
Fight On Sunday
homes of families registered are
MiS.s Julia Gaitskill and Miss
Claire Dearkiu. They and Miss
Lespestre have highly compli
mented Wilkes people on their
frankness and integral honesty,
finding conditions which e.xist are
often identical to the slightest
detail with the reports filed at
time of registrations.
Miss Lespestre said that they
not only find the people willing
and eager to help themselves but
are anxious to render help to an
unfortunate neighbor.
Cme man S4 years of age waa g„nday afternoon and offi
ed into Red Cross Q looking for Stamen Jar
barefooted because the L^ brother-in-law, who i.s al-
hls shoes away. They | the
wound.
Witnesses told officers that the
Today Due To Condition
Of Roads and Bridges
North Wilkesboro c''*y schools
and all schools in the Wilkes
county system with the exception
of ten began the 19 40-41 term
today.
Jim Hensley In 'Hosp'tal
Here and Officers Look
For Stamen Jarvis
Sixty-one of the county schools
opened today and first prelimi
nary reports indicated a larger
enrollment than last year.
The schools which were not
able to open today on account of
damage to roads and bridges in
11 o’clock, at Haymeadow church
Surviving are his widow. Mrs.
Martha J. Elledge, and the fol
lowing children: Mrs. Isadore
Wiles, Hays; Spencer Elledge,
.\orth Wilkesboro route one; Mrs.
Nora Rhoades, Mrs. Docia Brooks
)and Ransom Elledge, Hays; Mrs.
Ada Rhoades. Winston-Salem;
Winfrey Elledge, Wilkesboro
route one; Ira Elledge, Millers
Creek; C. W. Elledge, Hays.
Jim Hensley was stabled in ' ° flood August 14 were Millers
neck in an altercation near Wil- Crie'Ket. Whittington, Oak
floated
promptly gave him an order to go
to a merchant and buy himself
some shoes and another order for
some articles of house furnishings
which were essential to continued
extatence. He did not go home
wnill he returned to Red I badly hurt, walked away after
secured Hensley was carried to the Wilkes
hospital here. Physicians said he
suffered great Io:-js of blood hut
barring complications may recov
er.
town men fought desperately for
about five minutes and that the
trouble was said to have begun
over a woman. Jarvis, who was
headquarters, ^
of the three workers and told
them he was going to thank God
.j-lor them every night and remem-
^jfcr them in his prayers.
Grove. Roaring River. Mount
Pleasant. Fergu-on, Hendrix,
Maple Springs and Conge
Accident In City;
Hickory Man Held
Vernon Smith. Hickory man
employed here, was taken to the
Wilkes hospital and later to jail
apie oprings un i — . , i
C. B. Eller, countv superinten- Sunday evening lly oca o
tendent of schools, said today following an accident in which
that'MllIers Creek. Cricket. Whit-[Smith’s car crashed into Stokes
Call Meet Wonaan s 15uj^ke.OwningParson
Club To Be Friday Murder Charge
A picnic call meeting of ihe | piige Bowling, a preacher of
North Wilkesboro Woman's Club ^ Hyden. Ky„ is under $5,000
will be held on Friday. Septem- j pending grand jury action
iber 6. one o’clock, at the club-jon ^ murder charge in the death
iber 6. one o - luu a —
house. Lunch will be served on £,f jjrg clark Napier. 40-year old
the grounds and members will be woman, mother of, seven chil-
called alDut 'vhat to bring. A full who was bitten by a rattle-
attendance is asked because mat- s„ake in a religieus meeting near
ters of Importance will be taken nyden last Thursday night.
UP and work of the coming year ^ Bowling was fined $50 before
will be discussed. jMrs. Napier’s death on a charge
of violating the 1940 state act
PDFAT grandmother banning usc of snakes in religious
f AT 55—WED AT 14 services. Deputy Sheriff Herb
_ Iwootton said five snakes alleged-
tlngton and pro-bably Roaring
River will open on September 9.
Opening of the other six schools,
be said, may be delayed until
September 16.
8.K* Enroll Here
Enrollment today in North
Wilkesboro white schools reached
S50 with 550 in the elementary
grades and 300 in the high school
department. Total enrollment is
expected to reach 900 by the end
of the week.
New courses to be otferej in
the high school department this
year include Industrial arts, di
versified occupations, third year
home economics and vocal music.
Students were registered today
and will begin work on the regu-
1 a r school schedule Tuesday
morning.
car on Ninth
Hunt’s parked
street.
Doth cars were badly damaged
and Smith was slightly hurt in
the collison. He was later releas
ed under bond on a charge of
operating a car while intoxicated.
Three Robberies
Occur In City
Service Station And Two
Homes Entered Thursday
And Friday Nights
Police Chief J. E. Walker has
reported that a number of thefts
I have been committed In North
cXred school enrollment to- Wilkesboro dnrlng the past
few
day was 135 and may reach 160.
Miller Child Dies
'Raymond Odell Miller,
four, son of Maynard O.
age
and
A . I WOOLLOU oaiu Oiian.xra
IW,ogan, W. Va.. Aug. 25.—Mrs. jy [,y Bowling and used In '''
Mellie Irwin was married at four- services have been destroyed. Mamie Dillard Miller, of near thw
t«!n became a mother at fifteen I .. city, died Thursday. Funeral
* d ' randmother at thirty. North Carolina had 37 pedes- service was held Saturday at Wel-
Md a g . g{j0 Is an-'trlans under 16 years of age ‘ come Home church. Surviving are
^^ow, w ^ ^ ^at grand- k-;iled the first six months of this Uhe father and mother and one
Sr”at fifty-five. (year. 1 brother.
days.
and entered Textile Service sta
tion near WilkeB Hosiery Mills
on F street. About $40 in money
was taken.
T. Bare on ^inrsday night.
also face charges if he survives.
In one way or another include
Fred Kilby, Claude Elledge, Clif
ford Vickers, Nannie Wingler,
Rosa Lee Wingler and L. T.
Mitchell.
A hearing will be held Satur
day afternoon, two o’clock, be
fore Magistrate R. C. Jennings
in Wilkesboro.
6,000 People In
Wilkes County
Are Immunized
Health Department Works
To Safeguard Health FoL
lowing The Flood >
Since the flood on August 14
the Wilkes county health depart
ment has Immunized over 6,000
people against typhoid and has
carried out many other activities
to safeguard the health of the
people during the critical period.
H. B. Howie, county sanitar
ian, and J. C. Bost, representa
tive of the elate board of health,
visited 111 homes in rural areas,
finding 87 water supplies dam-
The fence around the grounds
has been rebuilt and a stage will
be erected for the show of sev
eral thrilling acts originally sche
duled to be presented in front of
the grandstand. The grandstand
washed away in the flood and all
attending the fair will get to see
the Ug circus acta without grand
stand charge.
The armory which was used for
an exhibit hall was also washed
away but exhibits will be housed
in tents on tlie grounds. Ample
space vNill be provided for exhib
its of all departments, for which
$2,000 in cash ■premiums is of
fered.
Marks shows with a galaxy of
attractions in the form of shows
and rides will fill the midway
and georgeous fireworks will cli
max each night’s performance.
School children will be ad- i
to idlfid etfgfneers at their tefll
convenience to make a survey to
ascertain what practical points
suitable for manufacturing sitea
can be reached with spur tracks
above the high water mark. It is
believed that points on top of tha
hill In the lower section of town
can be reached or perhaps as far
out as the County Home or points
near Falrplalns. Therefore, th*
committee appointed to appear
before the two boards of commis
sioners in regard to parsing res
olutions concerning the proposed
dam was also appointed to find
out from the county commission
ers what their sentiment -would
be in regard to donating some of
the County Farm land for manu
facturing sites.
After talking with some of the
county and town officials, it was
decided the most satisfactory
way to arrive at an early decis
ion on these matters would bo
OvlIUUI vixiX's*'-** T. ... . iua Ull llicac ..
mitted free on Tuesday, Seplem-1 [(jg county board of commls-
ber 10.
Fair officials also announced
that a new Ford automobile will
be given away to someone at
tending the fair.
Accident Occurs
On Ninth Street
Two Young Men Injured
When Car Hits Loaded
Freight Truck Here
Two voung mon were badly
hurt here late Fridav night when
the car in which they were rldin-
c.-ashed into tne back of one of
Queen Trucking company’s truck '
parked on Ninth street near the
home of W. K. Sturdivant.
sioners, the town board of com
missioners, the Commerce Bu
reaus and all citizens of the town
and county who can and will at
tend to liold a joint meeting.
This meeting has been called to
be held in the town hall in North
Wilkesboro on Wednesday, Sep
tember 4, at 4 o’clock p. m. All
county and town officials, offi
cers, directors and members of
the Commerce Bureaus, civic or
ganizations. religious and fratern
al organizations, manufacturers,
merchants. bankers, farmers,
lumber dealers and in fact all
citizens and taxpayers of th»
town and county are invited to-
attend the meeting.
Draft Reiiolutlon
The directors of the Commerce
Bureaus authorized the secretary
to draft a suitabile resolution to
be sent to the International Shoe
Company, ,Saint Louis, Mo., ei-
on his head and Higgins’ injur
ies were less serious. They were J
completely washed away or de
stroyed, 57 rural dwellings dam
aged and 25 rural homes com
pletely destroyed. 'carried to the Wilkes hospital
These figures do not include j ^ model F
North Wilkesboro, where 30
dwellings were destroyed and
many others flooded and damag
ed. The homes which were flood
ed here and which were to be re-
occupled were visited by repre
sentatives of the health d^art
Lyu. scutnAaToo vr* —
On Friday night persons of un- „ent and Instructions were given
known identity broke a window relative to cleaning and steriliza
tion.
EXHIBITS
u) uiiwcu. - Cleveland County 4-H
The home of I. H. McNeill, Jr„ members are tr.klng mneb inter-
. I , ■
The car, a 1940 model Ply
mouth, belonged to Raymond D.
Barnes, of Langley field, accord
ing to papers it contained. The
car was practically demolished.
Whitley Child Dies
was entered Friday right but est in preparing Individual exhlb-
nothing was stolen. An undeter- for fairs this fall, reiports U.
UUVUlUB waso- OKwaw/a** w
mined sum of money was taken £j_ Thornton, assistant farm a-
in a breakln at the home of G. gent of the State College Eixten-
sion Service.
Funeral service was held Sat
urday at Maple Grove church for
Ennlce Whitley, five-year-old
daughter of Glenn and Gena Shu-
Clnbimate Whitley, of Hays. She died
Friday.
Surviving are the father ant
mother, one brother and one sla
ter.
Rev. a L. Blevins conducted
ihe last rites.
pany and its employees on ac
count of losses caused by recent
flood waters and fires, express
ing our desire for the rebuilding
and continued operation of the
tannery in North Wilkesboro and
offering any assistance the Com
merce Bureaus can render.
Committee Named
A committee was appointed to
call on J. D. Moore, Sr., to talk
to him relative to, his future
plans for the operation of the
Home Chair company, of which
he is president, and to offer aar
assistance the Commeree ^BureaB*
can render.
MASOIQO irOTKS
Important meetiv jtt North
WUkesboro chapter Neu' 7A ^ A.
M. Thursday, 8^
All companions iB’ged to attenC
jip'jrtant business'to