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Vichy, Prance.—.The French
puhUc waa Informed officially yes
terday that the price they will
pay for the German army of oc
cupation of more than 2,000,000
men Is 400,000,000 francs a day.
At the official franc exchange
this is more than $8,000,000.
The expenses of the army of
occupation had been fixed by the
Germans at 20,000,000 reich
smarks dally. But since the Ger
mans also have a fixed rate of
exchange of 20 francs to one spe
cial reichsmarks, the bill thus
mounted to 20 times 20,000,000
reichsmarks.
EXCELLENT EXHIBITS FEATOBE N0RTffly|
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The big payment for tie up
keep of France’s conquerors is
only part of the price France
mttc$ pay for losing the war.
^feiWtfty destruction tn the in-
TSglons has not been com
peted but Is estimated at many
mtUlons.
An estimated 100.000 men
were killed. Pensions for the de
pendents will be required for
many years.
An estimated 2.000,000 pris
oners of war reduced the nation s
manpower, causing continuing
manufacturing and agricultural
losses.
The burden of upkeep of pris
oners held in the occupied zone
rests with the French people in
cities and towns nearest the pris
on camps. They are expected to
provide foodstuffs.
Germans- in the occupied zone
are spending their monthly wages
liberally, buying many things
they have not had tn a long time.
They are using the special marks
which the French must accept at
the rate of 20 franks for one
ma;k. .'storekeepers turn the
marks in to the Bank of France,
receiving francs in exchange, so
individuals are not losers.
The Bank of France has its
vaults full of these special marks
and no plan yet has been formu
lated whereby they can be liqui
dated.
Many think the Bank of France
will be forced to “hold the sack,’’
with the Franch people eventual
ly paying.
_. tVhiJe the govamment waa dla^r
closing the amount of money
■Which France must provide for
the occupation, it announced that
many French industries would he
put into fmmediate operation,
even though orders on hand
would not, from an ordinary bus
iness point, of view, warrant il.
The novel system arranged to
put the plan into practice a-
mounts to a government guaran
tee that an outlet ■will be found
for the products and a nromise
that funds will be advanced to
Industries sufficient to cover the
cost of continued production as
soon as any specific lot of man
ufacturers is completed.
Exhibits at the Great
Northwestern Fair last week
proved conclusively that
WiBtes county can sniduce
just as well as any county in
the state and in many diver
sified ‘ines. The picture on
the right shows County
Agent J. B. Snipes and two
4-H chib boys. Jesse and Rob
ert Hutchison, with three of
the finest baby beef speci
mens ever se«» in thl« vicin
ity. The calves on the right
and left were eight months
old last week and each had
a weight of approximately
675 pounds. The one-in the
middle was 12 months of age
And Wffl Leave Soon For,
South Cardina For A year (H Ti
Youn^ Democrats
Organization Meet
On Tuesday Night
A meeting of Young Democrat*
for the purpose of perfecting oi>
ganlzation of Yonng Democratic
clttibs In Wilkes will be held on
Tuesday night, seven o’clock, at
the Degion and Auxiliary club
house.
A fish fry will be held at the
meeting and a most enjoyable oc
casion Is anticipated. All are In
vited and It Is urged that Demo-
Hoiued fn Teats Oa Fnh>»- f
gonads; Company WOl
Have Full Streniftti
Company A of the 105th Eagt-
neerg of the National Guard, hw-
cated at North Wllkesboro aaS
which mobilized for a yearts
training today, waa the ffn*,
company of Engineers organises
tn Noi^h Carolina following tlio
World War.
Company A, which will have a
full time authorized strength at
106 men when It goes to Came
^ F. Barkei’s general farm and exhibit, showing that Wilkes officials as weK as thousands
® !,/ AK„», home exhibit which won the ''d can produce as many]of visitors at the fair, won
crats from e'ory precinct In the!Jackson for a year, was organised
county attend the meeting. jin April, 1921, and was recognle-
-ed as a empany of the National
School Heads To"’"*"
Ruffin Hutchison, of Absh- things as that of any in the by a small margin over ^o
^ week. The exhibit is one of country, enabing a farmer, other good onesL The first
vhe best examples of diversi- to produce all his ^jor prize on general farm exhib-
fied farming which has ever needs right at home. His ex-  it was $50 cash. ("Winston-
ers. The third boy,
Hutchison, was absent when
this picture was made. (Staff
photo by Dwight Nichols).
Have Conference;
Erwin Is To Speak
The first commanding officor
was Lieut. E. P. Robinson, who
was a second lieatenant in thm
been shown here. There were hibit, although excellent and [ Salem Journal photo by Paul
The photo helow shows M.' myriads of articles in the highly praised by judges and Harve’j, Jr),
Representativea Of Nine Ad
ministrative Units Win
Meet Here Thursday
World War and saw plenty off
action in Prance. He is now in
command of the company, al-
j though he hag not been in coin-
imand all the time since the com-
J pany was formed.
A few years after the company
was organized C. C. Smoot sne-
ceeded Lieutenant Robinson in
An educational conference for I command and after he left Nortk
school superintendents, princi
pals and representatives of class
room teachers in nine city and
county school units will be held
in the North Wllkesboro school
auditorium on Thursday, Septem
ber 19, 3:30 p. m.
Jule B. Warren, secretary of
the North Carolina Blducation As
sociation, and Mrs. Ruth Vick
Everett, field secretary, will con
duct the conference, which will
have as Its purpose the laying of
plans for local unit work during
the year on the professional and
public relations of the teachers
and schools in the northwestern
The greatest fleet of fighting
vessels ever put under contract
at one time, including seven bat
tleships and eiglit aircraft car
riers, has been ordered by the
navy immediately after President
Roosevelt signed the $5,251,000,-
000 defense appropriation bill.
Contracts were let for 200
fighting ships and one repair ves
sel to cost a total of $3,861.0.53.-
312. In addition to the battle
ships costing approximately
$100,000,000 each and the plane
carriers at $47,000,000 apiece
other vessels ordered and approx
imate unit cost were 27 cruisers,
$30,000,000. 115 destroyers $8.-
100,000, 43 submarines $6,000,-
OOo! and the repair ship of un
announced cost.
The construction program is
designed to give the United
States a two-ocean navy of ap
proximately 688 ships In 1945-46
or 47 depending upon the time'
necessary to complete building.
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Highway Forces
Making Progress
On Repair Work
Mrs. Frances Colvard Lovette,
age 81. died .suddenly laf« Sat
urday here at the home of her
I daughter, Mrs. Clarence Davis,
with •whom slie made her home.
Throng Attends,*^™ To
Closing Night Of Convene Soon
Fair On Saturday
"■ '■ ~ j Kuneral service waa held at the
All Highways Open Except teday. 10:30 a. m., v;ith
421 To Boone; Many
Bridges Built
Rev. Ed Hayes in charge.
She is survived by two sons
and one daughter: William Ivov-
ette, Jonesville; Samuel Lovette
and Mrs. Clarence Davis. North
New Ford Car Is Given To
Res'dent Of Pores Knob;
Tliousands Enjoy Fair
Wilkesboro.
Millers Creek
Enrollment 853
Old Time Singing At
Little Rock Sept. 22
With the exeertion of h'vhway
421 hetveen Millers Creek and
Deep Gap. practically all roads
in this division hare teen suf
ficiently repaired to he' opened
for traffic, it was learned today
from engineers of the division of
fice here.
Bridge crews from several di
visions are working in Wilkes.
j\she and other coun* es hit If
the flood on August 14 and much
lu'ogress has been made in re
placing structures destroyed. A
bridge has been placed across the (
Yadkin at Ferguson in western i , _ , , , ,
Wilkes and will be opened for, ^>'e'V d;strict schools, said to-
traffic today. Bridges on practlc- day that enrollment for the first
ally all the county roads have
The Great Northwestern Fair
closed its five-day exposition here 1 Association, as reported by
Formal Opening Of Large
School Held Friday;
309 In High School
R. V. Day. prliicir':’l of Millers
There will be an all day old
time singing at Little Rock Bap
tist church the fourth Sunday in
September. The singing will be
in charge by Mr. Jim Swanson,
of Lower Creek. There will he a
picnic dinner at noon.
The public has a cordial invi
tation to attend.
week re^iched 853 in the central
been “replTced'"eariier' than many school, of which 309 were high
had expected and traffic has re-i school ...tudents.
sumed a state of near normalcy
prenching Dflte Changed
Announcement his been made
of a change In the preaching
/date at Pilgrim Baptist church
l^Urday before the «rst Sunday
and the first Sunday to the third
Sunday In each month at 11 a.
I
A 7 n m The public Is cor-
Sallr l-^-lted to remember the
change
sorvics*
In dates and to attend the
in the divlsicn.
Foot bridges have been thrown
across the Yadkin at Roaring
River and Ronda to accomodate
school children and traffic bridg
es will be placed at those points
soon as practical.
Enlarged WPA crews and
maintenance forces have been
working ,;onstantly on repairing
roads damaged Ihy «oods and
slides and all the major routes
with the exception of highway
421 have been opened as far as
roadbed conditions are concerned
Roberta: “Did you count with
a daisy to see If Jack loves you?”
Ruth: “No, Indeed: it might
have turned out wrong. I used a
three-leafed clover.’’
The school is progressing
splendidly, he said, with school
work going ahead on schedule.
A formal opening was held
Friday morning. Devotional was
conducted by Rev. J. L. A. Bum
garner and Prof. -M. P. Bumgar
ner. The remainder of the pro
gram was composed of songs and
short talks. Many parents were
present for the opening.
New teachers in the central
school are as follows: Mrs. 'Va
leria Belle Foster, fourth grade;
A. V. Nolan, business education;
Mrs. Paul Cashlon, home eco
nomics.
Work Is progressing nicely on
the new apartment house being
built by Mrs. W. M. DeBerry In
Wllkesboro.
Saturday night with many thousj-
ands in attendance.
Many favorable comments were
made concerning all departmentis
nf the fair, which operated suc
cessfully under handicaps due
destruction of buildings and
equipment by the flood August
14.
A splendid collection of exhib
its In all departments were
housed in tents, replacing the
armory building which had for
merly been used for an exhibit
hall. Many declared that the ex
hibits excelled those shown at
previous falrS'.
Apples, livestock, farm exhib
its, community exhibits and flow
ers drew enthusiastic praise from
judges and experts as well as
spectators.
John 'Marks shows with the
largest coRpetion ever a.ssemhled
here played on the midway with
out many objectionaihle features
which so often accompany carniv
als. New rides provided m'Uch en
tertainment as well as the 'Usual
shows and attractions.
'Three splendid free attractions'
were presented pn the grounds
with the Bllettl troupe of high'
wli^e artists as hea/. liners. How
ever, the trapeze acts and John
Robinson's mUltary elephants
shared the spotlight. Aerial fire
works were enjoyed at the close
(Continued on page eight)
The 94 th annual session of the
Roaring River Primitive Bap
tist Association will 'be held at
the Meadow Ford church, locat
ed two miles south of Laurel
Springs, on Friday 'before the
4th Sunday in this month, it was
announced this week.
There are five churches In the
the
Minute.s of last year—Meadows
F’ork, Rock Springs, Pender’s
Grove, Double Creek, Mulberry.
Elder S'. G. Caudill is modera
tor; J. A. Miller, Laurel Springs,
Clerk and F. T. Miller, Wagoner,
assistant clerk.
Mount Airy, Watauga, Yadkin,
Wilkes and North Wllkesboro.
North Wilkesboro has been
chosen the place of the meeting
because of Its position of leader
ship in the educational affairs in
this section of the state.
Evening Dinner Meeting
In addition to the afternoon
session, a dinner meeting will be
held at 6:30, it was learned to
day, and many educational lead
ers will attend.
The feature of main import
ance will be an address by Dr.
Clyde A. Erwin, state superinten
dent of public instruction, who
will outline tor the first time his
legislative program for the state.
Others who will 'be present in
clude Jule V*arren, secretary of
the N. C. E. A.; Miss Ruth Vick
Everett, field representative of
the N. C. E. A.; Dr. Roy Morri
son, of the University of North
Carolina; S. G. Hawfield, state
director of adult education and
president of the N. C. E. A.; K.
G. Phillips, of Winston-Salem,
vice president of N. C. E, A.
Local arrangements will 'be in
charge of Miss Rebecca Moseley,
president of the North Wilkes-
boro unit of the N. C. E. A.; and
Mrs. J. B. McCoy, president of
the Parent-Teacher association
here.
Wllkesboro Captain Ralph R.
Reins was placed in commaxA
and was the commanding officer
until he ■wa.s promoted to 'tto
rank of major on August 13 thie
year. First Lieutenant E. P. Rol>-
inson was again placed at the
head of the company. The other
commissioned officer Is Second
Lieutenant Fred M. Wyatt, one
of the younger members of th»
company.
Major Reins is now head of
three companies, North Wilke*-
boro, Morganton and SaUobttiT,
He Is also a seasoned vefegiua at
cojnbat, having been a sergauft
eera
caAW
Contract Will Be Let
On Road Into Park
Bumgarner Is
Now Postmaster
At Wflkesboro
Contract for the first section
of the Soco Gap-Ravensford
stretch of the Blue Ridge park
way into the Great Smoky Moun
tains national park is expected to
be let about November 1.
Officials of the department of
conservation and development
explained that this additional
section of seven mllee will pro
vide a second and much s'horter
route to the parik from Asheville
^nd Waynesvllle.
’The second and last section
will be let In the spring.
The entire stretch from Soco
Gap to Ravensford will he 14
miles long and will coet approxi
mately $1,420,000.
Succeeds Mrs. N. O. Smoak;
Mrs. Pearl Benton Is
Assistant
New Highway Open
The new highway 29, Lexing
ton to the Yadkin ri-ver, has haen
opened to traffic. It only has a
very short detour around the
Sink Inn, home of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Oscar Sink. That ■will he
removed in a few days.
Millard P. Bumgarner, of Wll
kesboro route one, is the new
postmaster at Wilkesboro, taking
over the office yeeterday.
Mr. Bumgarner, who was ap
pointed on recommendation of
Representative W. O. Burgln,
succeeds Mrs. N. O. Smoak, post
master for the past several years.
In an examination held recent
ly the three eliglhles were David
Wright, M. P. Bumgarner and
Mm. Smoak in that order. Mr.
Bumgarner’s appointment war
recoiqnieDded to Representative
Bnyghi by J. R. Rousseau, chair
man of the Wilkes county Demo
cratic exeentive committee. He
was also actively suin>orted for
the appointment by Representa
tive R. .L. Doughton, of the
Ninth congressional district.
AH three ellgibles are regls-
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out three times during Its historp
for state duty, once to guard a
prisoner at Bakersville and twice
On strike duty at Marion. One
each year the company went off
to camp for two weeks exc^iC
this year, when the period wae
increa-sed to three weeks for -war
maneuvers in Mississippi and
Louisiana.
When the companj /etumed
from training camp this summer
they found that the flood Augoak
14 had washed away the armoiJV
which was located on the fal^
grounds, and all the equipment
which the company did not tak«
to camp.
Major Reins made a survey of
the losses by the com'pany, wbicli
reached almost $10,000, includlns
$3,114 in arms and munitions,
$5,4 33 in clothing and similar
supplies, and $1,060 in engineers’
equipment and tools.
Temporary headquarters w«r»
immediately established 1 n a
building on Main street and when
the guard mobilized today at th*
fairgrounds here the men wer*
housed in tents. Major Reins said
that he expected that the com
pany ’W'll remain here for a we^
or ten days prior to going ta
Camp Jackson for a year bat
that definite orders had not been
received.
The company’s present strengtk
is 69 men and will be increased
to war ttrne strength of 106 nten
with ten excess, making a total
of 116, before leaving for camp.
Lieutenant Robinson said ha
has on file a substantial list of
applicants and it is expected that
the desired number will be reach
ed with resorting to conscription
to fill the ranks. Several married
men with dependents have been
allowed discharges in accordance
with the law as passed recently
empowering the president to call
up the guard for more intenaa
training.
The recruits will be examined
by medical officers here early
this week and it is expected that
the men accepted for duty will
be received into the company
Tuesday, September 17.
The officers said today that
there had been no Inclination on
the part of the men to try to
evade going to camp for a year
and that they generally agree that
the training will hie highly bena-
ficial to themselves as well aa
being a major step in national
defense.
T’he complete roster of tlio
company is as follows: Major
R. Reins, First Liedt. B. P. RpIk
lasoB, Second Uent., Fred M.
Wyatt.
Sergeants James
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