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TOWH 11 COUNTY NEWS
LOCAL ITEMS OF INTEREST
The Christian chatauqua com- The Wilkes Poultry Association
raunity singing was at the school t met last Friday at the Comnier
building in Wilkesboro Monday clllb K()0.,, M, , n lTom.v
and Tuesday nights.
The protactcd meeting closed
at the Baptist church Sunday
evening. Sixty-one joined the
First Baptist church.
Mr. J. B. Williams says they
have issued 13o0 automobile and
.truck license plates up to Tues-
f)n.. . T .1 i 1 C , 1
u"j morning, juiy nn, ironi mis
office, the total amount of mon
ey for these plates being 821,220.
Mrs. Whit. Williams who was
seriously hurt some time ago in a
jitney bus collision between here
and Winston-Salem has improved
after some time. Mrs. Williams
has perhaps lost part of the use
of one of her arms permanently.
A roasted pig that weighed one
hundred and twenty-five pounds
and two beef hams which all-told
made altogether 205 pounds of
meat alone aside from what the
baskets contained for the picnick
ers was not calculated to let any
of the crowd go hungry on the
Big Fourth at the picnic on the
Brushy Mountain.
Mr. Clifford Moore, of Straw,
is the first in the county to sell
ripe tomatoes this season. He
had a bushel of the fine vegeta
ble in town Monday morning.
In the Hustler's opinion he is
doubtless the youngest farmer in
the county who has produced so
early a crop of tomatoes to the
extent of an- quantity.
Mr. John J. Russell, of Boom
er township, and one of 'Wilkes
county's oldest and regular at
tendant of the annual re-unions
of the Confederate Veterans, suf
fered a slight stroke of paralysis,
latter part of June, his many
friends are sorry to learn and hope
that he is rccovcrying. He is be
ing attended by Dr. A. J. Eller.
Some of us bewail the effects of
dry weather in the county but if
we had rain only every few days
we would be perhaps sji-k of the
slime and weeds in thejerops. Ex
Sheriff Johnson said last week and
he is pretty well acquanted with
Wilkes, that good upland soil corn
has not been hurt by drought but
that poor upland corn would not
make anything.
You can get a Confederate Me
morial Half dollar by calling at
the Bank of North Wilkesboro.
Proceeds from the sale of these
coins will be used to help pay for
carving the great monument to
the heroes of G 1-65 of the South
at Stone Mountain, Ga. Read
on page eight a full account of
same as stated by the Bank of
North Wilkesboro.
In Mulberry township on the
Vickery Adams farm a panther
has been seen by several people
during the past three week, it is
said. Seventy-five men went on
a hunt for it one night last week
but failed to get it. The people
in that section arc very much ex
cited over the appearance of this
wild animal. Mr. J. C. Adams,
of that community, says that
few people in that section travel
after the sun goes down.
Mr. 1 E. Dancy informs us
that on July the 24 th the Nation
al Realty & Auction Company
will offer fo sale the farm pro
perty Of Mr. C. C. Gambill one
half mue east of North Wilkes-,
boro o the south side of the
Yadkin jier. This is valuable
properM and will bring a good
price. A Ford car is to be given
away$;the person holding the
lucky aumber at this big land
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auction fcale. The P. E. Dancv
Company is the local representa-,
V.J
tive fa? Jhe sale
POULTRY MEETING BUYING
UNO MARKETING DISCUSSED
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president of the association, pre
sided over the meeting.
Larger production, marl
chickens and eggs and buying
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chicken ieed in larger quantities1
was discussed.
At their next meeting, Friday,
August 7th, all members of the
association are expected to be
present and give an estimate of
kind and quantity of chicken feed
they will want for the next three
month, so that an order can be
placed at wholesale price. '
One member of the association
said that the demand for pure
bred chickens was increasing daily.
That Ashe count- people were
greatly enthused over the poultry
business. He urged all members
present to increase their flocks
stating that the demand would
justify it.
Pollca at Moaresville Capture Ransom Staley
and 85 Gallons.
Moorcsville Enterprise, July 2:
Chief of Police 0. L. Woodside
-put one over on the bootleggers
Thursday morning just after he
had eaten his breakfast, between
7 and 8 o'clock. He was coming
out Moore avenue . . . and
happened along when a hudson
coach turned from Broad Street
into Moore avenue. The car looked
suspicious and it bethought the
alert policeman that probably it
would not be amiss to see what
embraced the cargo. He ran to
the jitney station and
"Bunnic" Kimmons into service
with a fast car. The liquor laden
car turned into main st. just a
head of the chief. The jitney car
passed the Hudson coach after
passing the Moorcsville cotton
mill office and as it did Chief yel
led to the driver of the coach to
top. The driver was so frustrat
ed he did not know what to do,
but after running he turned into
New Town, and after a brief run
the street stopped and there was
no where for him to go. . . .
The man with the driver got a-
way. l lie Hudson coach and the
man were brought to the city hall
and an investigation was made
of the car. The back scat had
removed and in the space back of
the front seat there were seven
teen 5-gallon cans of liquor. The
man in charge stated that sixty
five gallons of the whiskey was
in the very best grade of corn li
quor, but twenty gallons was an
inferior or "sugar loaf" variety.
The liquor runner gave his name
first as that of J. B. Robson, of
North Wilkesboro, but upon in
vestigation the man proved to be
named Ransom Staley, of Wilkes
county, eight miles out from
Wilkesboro' on the Boone trail.
He was given a hearing Thursday
afternoon at 3 o'clock and sub
mitted. He was taxed with a fine
of $400 and the cost of $35. Of
course he forfited his Hudson
coach, which is a 1924 model with
special springs, etc. The liquor
was emptcd into the city sewers
in the presence of the defendant.
Ball Game Fisnished With a Fight One
Gut and the One Knocked Down.
Down at the fair grounds last
Saturday a fast game of ball was
played between the Twins and
Dobson at the end of the seventh
inning the score stood 5 and 5.
At this point in the game a fight
between young Norman, a player
of Dobson, and Alvin Minton, a
Wilkes man, occurred over a de-
cision in which Norman sustained I
a cut on the throat by Minton I
with a knife, it is said. Norman j
knocked Minton down with his
flst after being cut. The fight
ended the game.
North Wilkesboro, N.
Couttj Board if Confederate Veterans
Will Meet Again July 15th
The county board of Confeder
ate veterans held their annual
meeting at the court house Mon
day. The 3 members of the
board Mrs. Ceo. W. Sele, Frank
lin M. Adams and J. T. Fergu
son were present.
Monday was the first Monday
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111 J l" men is sei v v is me
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.uinuai iiieeunj;. rumor live ;ip-
plications lor pensions wen
made - four widows made appli
cation and each of them were ap
proved. The widows of veterans
who, as the law is, should have
married before 1S9S.
The board adjourned to met
again in special session July 15th.
At that time they will pass on
other applications to be made
then or between now and then.
State Institutions Will Have to Pay Their
Own Way.
Gov. McLean announced a few
days ago at a meeting of the Coun
cil of the State that a preliminary
report showed that same of the
institutions had exceeded their
appropriations hail exceeded their
appropriation during the past
biennial period and that others
had not spent their entire appro
priation. The two types of in
stitutions would about balance
each other, he said. He stilted
that the State Auditor wou'd
have the definite figures yester
day and at that time the Coucil
of State would decide whether to
pay the several institution deficits
out of the general fund or require
the institutions to repay them out,
of their appropriations for the
next bienniuin.
Wilkes Farmers Have a Chance at $375
Worth of Premiums.
The Winston Journal says plans
have been perfected for a bigger
and better fair at Winston than
ever before. The dates this year
arc October 0, 7, 8 and 9.
Special stress is laid on farm ex
hibits. The following will inter
est our farmers: Attractive pre
miums are offered to farmers of
the following counties: Guilford,
Davidson, Davie, Yadkin, Wilkes,
Surry, Stokes,' Rockingham, Al
leghany, WaViuga and Ashe. For
the best farm exhibit from farm-
of thosc aunties, the first pi
lnium is $200; second, $100; third,
$50, and fourth, $25.
Attorney J. II. Burke was in
htatesville last Wednesdav ap
pearing as a member of the de
fense of Arthur Fox, who with
Burley Warren, is charged with
operating a car while under the
influence of liquor. These unfor
tunate young men were said to
be driving the car from which
Miss Mattie Adams either jumped
or fell to the ground on the night
of June 15th, at which time she
reccivep injuries frpm which she
later died. The hearing resulted
ia the young men being bound
over for trial before the superior
court of Iredell county. Taylors
ville Times.
floath pf Mr Thne Croon of Clinrrmsn
K.HIll Wl It.MI WWW.) Wl V ' I.Q.l.ta.l .
Elkin Tribune: Last Monday
(June 29th) Mrs. Clarrissa J.
(.freed, widow of t he; late Thos.M.
Green, died of cancer, following a
lengthy and severe illness.
She was a consistent member
of the Pleasant Grove Baptist
church since childhood. She was
sixty-ninth year.
Surviving the deceased are four
sons, three daughters, three sis
ters, and one brother. The fun
eral was conducted Tuesday from
Pleasant Grove church by the
pastor, Rev. N. T. Jarvis, inter-
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m iomwnK in me cnurcn cem-
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Cf CQ WUfkT i'S
vuuu muni at my farm on
Boone Trail if not raining. All who
wan! seed wheat please be there.
I John T. Finley.
C, July 8, 1925
FOURTH OF JIM BARBECUE-!
PMC k MOUNTAIN CREST'
in s
Belwton five and Su Hundred Attend j
A. 6. Hendrea Furnished 205 Pounds!
of Barbecue Meat.
The big crowd of people
attended the Fourth of July
who
pic-
nic at Mountain Crest will carry
with them the memory of a most
pleasant day. The weather was
ideal for t lie occasion, there w.as
no unpleasantness or disorder, en
tertainment in the form of inter
esting and instructive speeches
filled in the time before dinner,
and there was a dinner bountiful
ciiougii io sair-ty the picnic
coinplex'' of the hungriest guest.
Participants began to arrive
about ten (clock in the morning
and by eleven, when they were
called together by Mr. A. G. Hen
dren .to hear the speakers of the
occasion, there were between five
and six hundred people present.
The speakers were: Henry Rey
nolds, representing (he Commer
cial Club of North Wilkesboro:
J. G. Hacked, represent im? the
Kiwanis Club; A. B. Hays, of Mt.
View, principal of the Mountain
Crest school; II. I. Niswonger,
state extension horticulturist.;
Mr. Fornham, state dairyman; J.
C. Henry, president of the Wilkes
County Poultry Association; and
Judge T. B. Finley. Mr. A. G.
Hendren presided and introduced
the speakers. The State experts
gave some valuable suggestions
on ways of improving farm con
ditions by more attention to the
county's principal money-making
industries, namely; fruit-growing,
poultry and dairying. Mr. Forn
ham point.'d out the significant
fact that piftifi.ts from dairy cows
would be incensed by the use of
stock beets, soy bean and til fa fa
hay and silage for feed, and omis
sion of grain feed for cows.
Judge Finley said thai in one
mouth $90,000 was sent out of
the county for automobiles and
automobile supplies and oxcesso
ries. He emphasized the fact
that some money-crop must make
it possible for Wilkes to get this
money
oac
k if the county is to
prosper.
After the
speaking was over
lid out on a long ta
lad been nrenared.
dinner was 1
ble which
The excellent barbecued meat,
pork and beef, was served with
bread, pickles, sandwiches, pies,
cakes and other good things from
the baskets.
Tj Dsidicaie Gordon Baptist Church First
Snnday in August.
Gordon Baptist church at the
Greer cotton mill will be dedicat
ed the first Sunday in August.
Dinner will be served on long
tables which we expect to erect.
People of the community are ex
pected to come and bring baskets.
Everybody is invited and especial
ly every Baptist minister in the
county. Special music for the
day by one of the livest little cor
net bands in North Carolina. -Charley
Coleman, North Wilkes
brro, N. C. ,
A 5-passenger automobile was
stolen off the main street, (B
street) Monday 29th. It was
traced to Winston-Salem by John
Roop and Deputy Sheriff Will
Baugiiss and E. M. Hutchison.
They learned that the parties sold
a new chain for a quart of oil and
5 gallons of gasoline at Roaring
River and learned who the parties
are and that teey had hid the
Ford there and stopped with a
relative probably intending to
leave for West Virginia. No ar
rests were made just then and the
officers retured to Wilkes that
night.
Messrs. V. A. Johnston and J.
L. Godfrey, of Mooresvillo, were
in the city Monday.
A Town Builder.
Agriculture Herbert Huovi r
said nut manv daw .i' is :i 1 h
tcr tr,n builder limn indusiiv.
Thi remark, says the x. c. Coi-
ton Grower, deserves more than
pacing noi ice and adds that Am
erican towns (hat are now strain
ing their su ponders in an effort
to pull factories in their direction
will make more healthful progress
if they forget the factories and ex
tend a co-operative hand to the
fanner.
Agriculture is the backbun
average American small town
is especially true in North (
ol
It
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hna. It is true of North Wvcs -
boro. When we are pulling for
more industries for our town, we
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''iiigni iuko a little time olt to I
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ip oiu me lanners oi me coun
ty in their problems.
If our folks, business and
fessional, wou'd pound the id(
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into their heads (hat the prospen-j
t.v of (he farmers of the county is j Attorneys F. B. Hendren, J. A.
inseperably linked with their wel-: Rousseau and Solicitor Hayes at
farc and then get down to busi-1 tended the meeting of the bar
ness and help the farmer solve his Association at Asheville last week
problems. We need to co-operate
in the full sencc of the word.
Ve need three or four times as
many acres in grass and clover
-more dairy cows and better
farming. Then you will see Wil
!.es blossom like a rose.
CjaiJ of Couiity Commissioners First Mon
dayBoard of Appraisers Next Monday
The board of county commis
sioners in session Monday and
Tuesday besides transacting or
dinary routine business of approv
ing claims, etc., the board select
ed the jurymen for August term
of court, now next month.
The board will be in session
again next Monday, July 13th, as
the county board of appraisers
io adjust over-charges and under
charges of taxes.
A portion of the board's time
Monday was settlement of claims
of the lax listers who have re
cently completed their jobs in the
various townships. The amount
of each list-laker's claim was any
where from twenty-live or more
on up to sixty-two in Edwards
and 81 15.80 in North Wilkesboro
which has the largest valuation.
The county board of commis
sioners keeps up its membership
in the Stale Association of County
Commissioners.
The constable in Edwards town
ship having been declared vacant,
A. L. Prevette was appointed.
Two cases of mad dogs were lie
fore the board.
Should Gardens Be Watered
The hot weather of the past
weeks, along with the period of
drouth, may have encouraged
many to try to save a parching
garden by watering, which is all
right if done properly, but wrong
if done improperly.
To get beneficial results from
watering in hot weather the fol
owing directions should - be fol
lowed: 1. Water only in late after
noon or on cloudy days.
2. Open a shallow furrow by
the side of the row close to the
i iuoIs ol tin plants.
3. Water only in furrow, ap
plying abundantly and being care
ful to keep as much off plants as
possible.
1. When watering is complet
ed cover wet furrow with dry
dirt,
Where people live on hillslopes
and have (own water they can
ditch it to the garden by cutting
a very small ditch no larger than
a 2-inch piping and hose is un
neccessary. If you have no spig
ot in the yard merely get it out
of the house and stait it.
This one watering should
last for several days even in the
hottest weather and should lie
vegetables over the most trying
drv seasons.
Established July 1896
?mm coming and going
LOCAL AND COUNTY ITEMS
Miss Mary Gordon Greenlee,
of McDowell county, is visiting
kinspeople here.
Mr. Thos. Hubbard, of Wash
ington, i). C., is visiting relatives
in the Wilkesboros.
Mrs. C. U. Davis, of Winston
Salem, spent Thursday to Friday
visiting her mother, Mrs. E. M.
Welborn, west of Wilkesboro.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe. M. Prevette
and children, of Raleigh, spent
i Sunday in Wilkesboro with his
1 grand-parents, Rev. and Mrs. M.
'McNeill.
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Mr. and Mrs. Cal. Spencer and
l two daughters, of Marion, are
j visiting Mrs. Spencer's sister, Mrs.
P'";A. G. Hendren at their home on
W ii,.,.i. .:
returning home last Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. David Welborn,
of Winston-Salem, spent a few
days lat week at the home of her
mother, Mrs. Williams, west of
Wilkesboro returning home Fri
day afternoon.
Statesville Landmark, June29th :
Mr. and Mrs. S. (). Lazenby, Mr.
E. T. Lazenby, of Cool Spring,
were at Moravian Falls, to at
tend a reunion of the scholars of
Ceo. W. Green.
Mr. J. C. Reins went across
the mountain first of the week to
solicit orders for t he Reins Mar
ble Works. Mrs. Reins left Sat
urday for Richmond, Va., to visit
her former home.
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Parlier
and little daughter, of Montgom
ery, Ala., visited Miss Lola Brown
at Moravian Fall Monday and
Tuesday. They left this morning
for Charlotte to visit relatives a
few days before returning home.
Mrs. Floyd J. Strupe, who had
been visiting in Stokes county,
returned last week their home
here where they have rooms in
the new Central office . building
where also Dr. Strupe has office
succeeding Dr. McCabe, chiro
practor doctor.
Against Law in Scotland County to Sell
Gasoline on Sunday
We read in the Scotland coun
ty Exchange that it is against the
law to not close all filling stations
Sundays:"The Sundaylaw was en
acted after repeated efforts on the
part of citizens of (he county to
get some means of control over
the situation. It took a special
act of the legislature last year to
give the county commissioners
authority fo close.. They debated
the question a long time, and aft
er all the evidence had been con
sidered carefully, concluded that
the only practical plan was to
close the gasoline filling stations
absolutely on Sunday. They de
clined Monday to alter that de
cision in anv way."
This does not mean that the
towns keep open filling stations
on Sundays but that it is regulat
ed by the town's aldermen and
not the county commissioners.
Some say it is against the law
anyway.
Special Meeting of the County Board.
The county commissioners held
a joint meeting with the county
board of education June 24th.
During the last week in June,
Monday, the 22nd, it revised
the list of freeholders in the coun
ty available for jury service.
New and younger men's name
were p-.it on and o'-'.er taken off.