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Ny,':;:,;,.';'.'..-.;;. v'l- jV ..J'-'V'.,,; - ' . ; .: . - . - --' 'I-':.- ) 4 V-'- -'- c The ' value derived from havin g a local paper in the home is inestimable. In addition to the local news carried in this paper, we give to our readers the important State and ' National YOL. V. NO. 52. THREE THOUSAND PEOPLE HEAR NOTED. EVANGELIST Kev. B.F. McLendon, "Cyclone Mack", Tells Of "Second Coming Of Christ." A Fine Sermon. Three thousand Wilkes people, it is estimated, came to North Wilkes boro Monday to .hear Rev. Baxter F. McLendon, noted evangelist, preach at 11 a. m,, on the lot xf the Forest Furniture Company. The evangelist chose as his theme "The Second Com ing of Christ." A few weeks ago it was announced that "Cyclone Mack" would come ov er from Kannapolis, where he is now holding a great meeting, and that he would preach one sermon in this city. This news was heralded all over Wil kes county, and people came from the most remote sections Mjoncjay and listened with eagerness to the great truths spoken by the noted preacher. Although he ; spoke for about an hour and a half, gladly would the people have stood and heard -him a great deal longer. Sunday afternoon Mayor T. J. Phil lips, accompanied by his young son. , motored to Kannapolis, and the next morning he brought Rev. McLendon to this city, arriving here at 11:25 a. m., only a few minutes later than the services were advertised to begin. Accompanying1 the evangelist was Choir Leader Jones. Mr. McLendon and Mr. Jones were given a warm welcome. The services opened v immediately, the vast throng of people joining in ' singing "Amazing Grace", followed by several other familiar hymns.Then "Cyclone Mack" delivered a forceful prayer. From the stand which had been provided, adjoining the west side of the factory, for the evangelist and the choir, the first words spoken by Mack conveyed the fact that he had more religion than ever, and that' he had ever been standing strong in the faith since his departure from North Wil kesboro last summer. Meetings had "been, held in Corbin, Ky., Pasadena, Calif., and Fort Worth, Texas, he stated. He is now holding a meeting in Kannapolis, which will close next Monday night. The evangelist took as his theme, "The Second Coming of Christ". Jesus said "that he would corae again"; James exhorted the peo ple to look for his coming; and Paul stated that in the last days men would be unfaithful, selfish, lovers of pleas ures, and unthankful. That these statements of the disciples are becom ing facts in this century, was the point stressed by the evangelist, and they are indications that Christ will come again in the not fan distant fu ture. According to the prophecies laid down in the Bible, in the last days men will be lovers of pleasure instead of lovers of God, and the times will be perilous, and there wU be industrial upheavals These facts were used by "Cyclone Mack" to warn the people that Christ is coming again, and) that no one knows the time, but he urged his hearers to be ready for the great reunion $n the future where "the flowers never with er, and where igraves are never dug." The evangelist an 1 Mr. Jones were canied back - to Kannapolis - in th afternoon by Mr. D. J. Brookshire. The service Monday morning mark ed another fjreat dr.y in the history f Wilkes county, and our people should be thankful for the generosity of, Mr. J. R. Finley, of ths Forest Furniture company, who t provided such a splen did location for holding the out-door meeting. GRAVES OF EX-SERVICE , MEN DECORATED TUESDAY The graves of Wilkes comity boys who lost their lives in the World War wera decorated Tuesday, which was - . . m!mm mmmmmm vmbm tm tmmm . 1 " . mmmmmmmmmmmm nf ,l. Memorial Day. . The-vWilkes County Post of the American Legion, some weeks ago appointed' a committee to see that the graves of the "fallen heroes were made beauiifnl-and to again pay tribute to those who gave all for their country. : s . v. . . v ) ; y ' : . . . ... J- ; . ...... ." W . NEW BAPTIST PASTOR ARRIVED HERE YESTERDAY Dr. W. L. Griggs and family ar rived in the city yesterday grom North, S. C, and are now occupying the "parsonage on D street. Dr. Griggs was called to the pastor ate of the Fifst. Baptist church sev eral weeks ago, to succeed Rev. W. F. Staley, who is now pastor of the Central Baptist church, of Dayton, Ohio. "Sunday morning Dr. Griggs will preach his introductory sermon. TWO BANK MEN ASSUME NEW POSITIONS JUNE Mr. L. B. Dula, who has been cashier of the Bank of Wilkes. for sometime, has resigned to accept a position with the Deposit & Savings Bank of North WilkesBoro. Mr. C. B. Shulenberger, former cashier of the Ronda branch of the Deposit & Savings Bank will suc ceed Mr. Dula as cashier of the Bank of Wilkes. Mr. Shulenberger is a native of Landis, N. C, and has had a number of years experience in the banking business having been, cashier of the Merchants & Farmers Bank of Landis prior to entering military ser vice a few years ago. Mr. Dula is a native of the county and has been with the Bank of Wilkes for a number of years, andwill make a valuable addi tion to the D. & S. Bank. MANAGER STACY ISSUES CALL . ,TO BASEBALL,. CANDIDATES Manager L. E. Stacy of the Wilkes Twins, has issued a call for candidates for outfield positions on the local nine. He urges all baseball players to at tend practice every afternoon, at the rairgrounas. Manager stacv is ex-1 f 1 -m a- . - ceedingly anxious for every young man who has baseball ability to re port to him. JUNE -MEETING OF LEGION CALLED FOR MONDAY NIGHT All members of the Wilkes County j Post, American Le,gion, are especially urged to attend the regular June meet ing to be held next Monday night, the 6th. There is some very important business to receive attention and the presence of every member is needed. All ex-service men, not members of the organization,- are cordially invited to attend the meeting. The post meeting will be held in the Wilkes Commercial Club rooms. MERCHANTS' ASSOCIATION NAMES A PAY-UP WEEK Pay-Up-Week has been designated the time between June 1st and June 10th, according to announcement made by the North Wilkesboro Merchants' Association. This is the week this organization makes the appeal to our citizenship to put money in circula tion by paying outstanding accounts, or a least a part payment. Pay-Up-Week is indeed an import ant week if properly observed. If all those who can, would pay their bills, it would not only help the one to whom credit has been extended but the cred itor as well. It would make both feel better, and would give the local busi ness world a boost and conditions in general would be much iriproved. Think about this pay-up proposition, and then settle that account. Vaccination To Prevent Typhoid Fever and Diptheria, Dates Mionday, June 5, 12 . Mulberry Township Halls Mills, postoffice, 2 p. m. to 4 p. m. Mc Grady, postoffice, 4 p. m, to 6 p. m. Wednesday, May 31, June 7, 14 , Stanton Township Stanton, Isaac McGlantmpry'Sy 9 a. m. to 11 a. m. Parsonville, 12 m, to 2 p. m. Thursday, June 1, 8 Reddies River Township Unions School, near McNeil's store, 6:30 pAu' Congo, 7:30 "p.m, ' 's Friday, June 2 Millers Creek, 6:30 p. m. Pleasant Home, 7:30 p. m. J. W. WHITE, County . Health Officer. . , I- NORTH WIIESBORO; LIEUT. WILLIAM SYDNOR BURNED TO DEATH His Airplane Falls At Uncle's Home In Richmond, Va., And Is De---stroyed By Flames. News of one of the most deplorable and shocking accidents reached here yesterday afternoon when a long dis tance phone message from" Mr. E;B. Sydnor, of Richmond, Va., conveyfed the sad information of the. tragic death of Lieutenant William Sydnor, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. HSydiirr of this city, and one "of North Wilkea boro's most favored and popular sons. Lieut. Sydnor lost his life yesterday morning when an airplane which he was driving fell to the ground and caught on fire, the gasoline tank hav ing exploded. Lieut. Sydnor was un able to reach safety. The plane fell in the back yard of his uncle's home, Mr. E. B. Sydnor, which is, lo cated at Westhampton, a suburb vjbf the Virginia city. Lieut cydnor; body was burned beyond recognition, and it was necessary to have officers come to the scene of the tragic acci dent, who reported that Lieut. Sydnor was the driver of the machine bear- in er the number of the one destroyed. Lieut.- Sydnor was stationed jat Langley Field, at Hampton Roads, Va. For sometime he had been studying aviation. The latter part of last yer he came home, spending sometime here with his parents. However, jin January, he re-entered the service acdjto the Davie county line Work will buiiuiuBMtmcu a rKuiiitrcTicrrntanf He was to have been honorably dis charged from the service on the day of his death. His death comes as a great shock not only to close relatives but the citizenship of the Wilkesboros as well. 1 The young man was a faithful member of the North Wilkesboro Presbyterian church. The remains will arrive tomorrow. Funeral to be held in the afternoon. CHAUTAUQUA OPENS HERE 0N NEXT TUESDAY NIGHT One of the foremost institutions of America, one that ranks, next to our churches and schools the chautauqua comes to North Wilkesboro next week, the first day being Tuesday, June 6th, and thereafter for one week programs will be given daily, and you can take it all in for only $2.50, the price of a season ticket, and if you are under fourteen years of age ail you need is $1.00. A committee has already distribut ed programs to the homes in the Wil kesboros and surrounding communi ties. All who have not secured a pro gram may obtain them from Mr. J. B. McCoy at the Bluemont Hotel. This week a committee is selling season tickets. The Wilkesboros have been divided into districts, and each district will 4 canvassed thoroughly before the opening of the chautauqua. Should you not -buy a season ticket and should you attend each concert or lecture you would expend the sum of $8.00, whereas if you buy a sea son ticket the cost will only be $2.50, and $1.00 .for a child under fourteen years of age. Another reason for buying a course ticket is that after the opening night all door receipts go into the treasury of the Swarth more Chautauqua Association, and no credit is given the guarantors for money raised by this means. Those selling tickets are meeting with much success, and people are buying them right along. IThe course tickets will be sold the remainder of this week and on Monday. Let s keep buying them until all financial obli gations ' are met. ; ! Mr. David TSAtby, one of the county's most substantial1 and highly respected citizens, died Monday night of pneu monia at his home about eight miles north of this place. . He was 70 years a'leaves a wife and nine children.lTuneral -and burial services were conducted "yestWay.' the body being laid to rest in the iQlby burying ground. Mr. Kilby was a good, christ ian man, a fine neighbor, and his death is aidss to the community. THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 1922. NEW ROADS TO BE BUILT IN THE SEVENTH DISTRICT Many Projects Contracted For By State Commission, Says Gov. Doughton Contracts for the ' completion of many important highway projects in the Seventh District were let by the State Highway Commission in session in Raleigh this week, according to Hon. R. A. Doughton, who was in Winston-Salem a few hours yester day returning to his home in Alle ghany. Bids were received for two big pro jects that have been authorized by the commission in Forsyth county. The bid on one was accepted, but was rejected on the other because, in the commission's opinion, it was too high. The contract was let for the con struction of a hard-surface highway from Hanes, near Winston-Salem, to the Yadkin river beyond Clemmons at the Davie county line. The cost of this road will be $286,045. This in cludes everything except the expense of engineering work. The bid on the highway from Rey nolda to the Yadkin river at the Yad kin county line was $399,556. It was this bid that the commission rejected It will be readvertised and bids will be received again about the last week in June The Hardaway Construction Co., of Tennessee will build the Forsyth road oeommncea oti tms project-arTwieev Governor Doughton did not think there would be more than thirty days delay in commencing construction of the highway to Yadkin county line, as he believed the commfssion would get a satisfactory bid on this work at its June meeting. Other contracts let at this meeting of the commission for road work in the Seventh District were as follows: Ashe county Soil or gravel road from West Jefferson to Baldwin in the. direction of Boone ,a distance of about 7 1-2 miles. Wilkes county Re-grade of the pre sent road from the point where work was suspended near McGrady post office to Mulberry Gap. Caldwell county (1) A soil road from Lenoir to the Wilkes county line via what is known as the ridge route,. a distance of about 12 miles. (2) Re grade of steep portion of the Lenoir Blowing Rock turnpike on the Blue Ridge, a distance of about four miles. (3) The construction of one bridge on the highway between Lenoir and Hick ory. Watauga county (1) A soil road from Boone to Caldwell county line via Blowing Rock, using all the pres ent grade that is practical, a dis tance of about ten miles. (2) Surfac ing of Boone Trail Highway with gravel or crushed stone from Boone westward to the Tennessee line a dis tance of about 15 miles. Surry cpunty (1) Hard surface road from Mt. Airy to Virginia line in the direction of Fancy Gay a dis tance of about 5 1-2 miles. ( 2 ) Re- grade of road from Mount Airy to Stokes county line where practical and necessary via Pilot Mountain, includ ing a hard-surface road from point of intersection with Old Westfield road with the Mount Airy and Winston Salem highway. (3) Hard-surface road 16 feet wide from the Yadkin river through the town t of Elkin to the point of intersection with the Dob- son-Sparta road near (Grouse's place, a distance of about 3 1-2 miles. Stokes, county Governor Doughton announced that the contract will be let in June or July for the construc tion of what is known as the gap road leading- from Quaker Gap to the new school building to be erected by W. NV Reynolds of this city. TYrmchton savs WOrK 19 now going on in every county in the Seventh District, and that this pro bably Closes all the projects that will be authorized during the present year, He declares that the projects now m progress of instruction and authonz ed will require for their completion at least ninety per cent of the total a- ' I . a - . YADKIN VALLEY LEAGUE STARTS WITH A RUSH The teams embraced in the Yadkin Valley League have played their sec ond game of the season, and each club is out to win the pennant for the 1922 season. These clubs are the Wilkes Twins, Elkin, Roaring River and Grier Mill teams. , Saturday, last, Grier and Roaring River played at Roaring River. In clement weather shortened the game to seven innings, and a muddy field made the game a slov one. The Grier boys came out victorious, the score being 11 to 7. On the Grier field, west of the city, the Wilkes Twins andElkin played cn a wet diamond, and the game was featured by hitting and errors. The game was a close one notwithstanding the large number or runs made by each team. During the game the score was tied on several occasions. In the ninth inning Elkin protested a decision at the home plate, at which time a run was made by the Twins which tied the score 11 to 11, and they left the field, therefore forfeiting the game 9 to 0. However, in a confer ence Tuesday, it was decided for the good of the league and without the Twins conceding any points, that the game be pLayed again at some future date. Howell pitched for the Twins, and Hendren received. The Elkin bat tery was Eidridge and Gross. W. A. Rousseau was umpire. Next Saturday. Elkin and, Gner play oh the Grier "grouhdsndlthe'TTyins and Roaring River play at Roaring rRiver. Standing of Clubs Club W L Pet Wilkes Twins 1 0 1000 Elkin 1 0 1000 Grier 1 1 500 Roaring River 0 2 000 FEDERAL COURT ADJOURNED LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON May term of federal court ended late last Thursday afternoon. Since the last edition of this paper the fol lowing cases have been disposed of!: T. C. Caudill. Fined $500. Granville Church. Fined $250. Foote Fletcher. Fined $100. Marshal Smithey. Fourteen days in jail. Pritchard Shew. Thirty days in jail. J. C. Smith. Fined $100. Joshua Pruitt. Three months in county jail. Walter Smoot. Fined $200. Riley Moore. Fined $100 at last term of court; judgment suspended upon payment of $50. R. L. Cheek. Four months ire coun ty jail. John Glass. Fined $200. Sheriff Martin, colored. Not guil ty. William Soarks. Fined $300 and costs at last term of court. Discharg ed upon payment of $50. Ranse Luffiman. Eight months in jail. Bob Wellborm Six months in jail and fined $250. Lonnie Johnson. Fined $250. Elvira Johnson. Not. guilty. Henrv Brooks. Nol pros with leave. Millard Bell. Not guilty. Jason Call. Not guilty! Buck Lowe. Fined $250. W. F. Byrd. Fined $200. - .Mrs. Roxie Mundy and Mrs. Tom Kerley. Fined $100 each. J. C. Adams. Forty-five days in jail for violation of postal laws. " Greeley Prevette. Three months in jaiL Letch Vestal. Four, months in the county jail. Blum Salmons. Two months ra Yadkin county jail. - Thomas Eeroy Salmons. Six months in jail and tfned $500. Elbert Brown. . Fined $200. mount of State and Federal funds al located to the Seventh 'District for highway work. Winstota-Salem Journal, May 17th. - Every newspaper should have a ,par 1 pose, carters WeeKlr is published in the interest and welfare of Western North Carolina; it is devoted to the development of Wilkes Count and this section of the State. - $1.00 A YEAR TEN PER CENT DECREASE IN FREIGHT RATES GIVEN New Schedule Is Effective Under The Order Of Commission July 1st. Means Big Saving. Washington, May 24. Railroad freight rates will be reduced on July 1 by amounts equal to ten per cent, of their present levels under a de cision of the Interstate .Commerce Commission announced today. Prac tically all classes and commodities of traffic are affected by the decision which marked the conclusion of. the investigation begun last autumn by the commission, on its own iniative, into the reasonableness of existing freight levels. . v..- Agricultural products in all sections of the country outside of NeV Engr land, livestock and western grain and grain products are the chief commo dities excluded from the reduction, these comprising the freight classifi cations upon which reductions have been recently put into effect. Passen ger charges and Pullman fares also are left unchanged. The Commission announced also its determination of 5.75 per cent, as the reasonable annual return which car ries in the future will be entitled to earn on their actual capital invest ment. This compares with six per cent., the reasonable return lexel fix ed under the transportation act for the priod expiring March 1. Railroads were required to signify wnemer tney -woum voiuntantyTmajce new schedules complying with the de - r I-n T 1 X 1 . 11 " -I 1 cision, or require the commission to issue its formal and detailed order for the alteration. On the statement of the commission that rail freight revenues . in 1921 approximated $4,000,000,000 today's decision will reduce the jfeatiohal freight bill by $400,000,000 prr year. As stated in technical language1 lo the railroads, the commission said that rafter July 1 it would hold un reasonable rates "including more than the following percentages of' increase over the rates in effect immediately prior to August 26,1920," -and set "up the territorial schedules as follows: "In the 'eastern group, also between points in Illinois territory, ana; be tween Illinois territory and the east- ern group, 26 per cent, authorized, in the decisions last cited. .(Increased rates of 1920). "In inter-state-territorial traffic,ex cept as otherwise provided herein, 20 per cent instead of the 33 l'-Sper cent so authorized." ,; . BOONVILLE AND WILKES : TWINS TO PLTf iTOPAY One of the best games oJflSeball to be played here this season' isfsehe duled for this afternoon, the game to begin about 3:30 at the fairgrounds, when The Twins get in action against the Boonville, Yadkin county, nine, one of the strongest in this section, of the state. This team, it is understood, has played both Mt. Airy and Elkin, shutting each team out. Although the Twins have played only two games this season, it is expected that they will put up a stiff fight, and with J. A. Rousseau or Bob Lane twirling for them a close and exciting game" may be expected. Be sure you attend the game, and help the home boys defeat one 6f the strongest amateur teams in the State. ' ' THE WAY SOME ABE TAKING EPWORTH LEAGUE DELEGATES Mrs. J. D,, Moore takes 7 an4 necessary wilRtake 9. ' ' - Mrs. P. J. Brame takes 6. Mrs. J. C. Henry takes 6. if , Mrs-. M. T. Smathers takes 6.' , , Mrs. T. R. Colvard takes 8. - r If we house ,hem all of 'you will lhave to help us.. . " I i Put several beds ; or pallets in the same room. -They expect it. You will never regret encouraging these chris tian young people. , We are expect ing five hundred. -Phone Miss Ruth Colvard. " - - m m ; V . :I1 1 - s 1 -ft-' f. JK !: Ml r, -it i I r t -. 2 t T t :1 V
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