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Section One '’he Wilkes Pakist. v-- The Patriot Has a Larger Circulation and is Read by Ijre People than any Local Newspaper in this Section of the State VOL. xm. NO. 46. WILKESBORO, N. C. Thursday, March 6, 1919. Price 1 yr. $1; 6 mo. 50c. Plans Completed For Wilson's Re turn Trip. Hoad Cdiiuiusiioners Meet With The Board of Education. siers Union Jleethi: Paris, March 1.—(By Associated Press.)-As a result of an exchange of cable messages today between President Wilson and the American delegation, plans were completed for the President’s return to Paris and for the early assembling thereafter of the peace congress, with German del egates present. He will land at Brest March 13 or The good roa,d commission held a. meeting Monday,.and invited the pro? posed new road commissioners to meet with them and go over the road situation. Messrs, I E. Finley.” J: E. Caudill, W .S. Welborn and N. E, Par lier. four of the new commissioners, availed themselves of the opportunity and attended the meeting. Mr. U. G, Foster, the other new commissioner, not being at/town, :was not present. * Read. Law Passes Final Reading. The following telegram,was re ceived from Mr. F. B. Hendren. * who is in Raleigh, at noon today * “Road bill' passed final reading without change. B. HENDREN.” the business ' viz. laythe absence of the Chairman, C. M the monthly meeting of F. Fields, R. L. Proffit 14 and come direct to Paris. British prime minister will The reach Paris about the same time and with the others of the council of the great powers they will take up the prelim inary peace treaty. It is expected these sessions will last until March 22, when Mr. Lloyd George will re turn to England and President Wilson will go to Brussels and the devasted regions. The relation^between the old and' the new x-orpfessioners are entirely friendly and apparently the new ad ministration. will have the complete sympathy and cooperation of the old. The Patriot learns that the new commissioners will not dispose of the County’s' mules at present, at least, but will use them until they get the work well under way and if found profitable wills continue to employ Board; of Governors on Monday, March 3rd, the following chairmen of the various committees were appoint ed: » reach such a definite stage during the sessions in which President Wilson and Premier Lloyd George will take Red Cross Notes. Plans have been perfected by the The erection of Several Modern School Buildings Planned—Second Original and Supplementary Librar-' ies-Established. Tire County Board of Education At a regular meeting of The Wilkes County’s Farmers Union, held at t^e courthouse last Monday, the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: A. G. Hendren, President; H; Some Things the Leg: Last Week. hid met in regular session Monday, March jC. Kilby, Vice-president; R. BL Pharis Srd^and transacted the following ’ Secretary Treasurer: 'Church, Conductor; Rev. R. L. W. M. R. made the assembling of the peace congress, with Germans present, between April 1 and 10. The peace treaty will then be presented and will include mili tary, naval, financial and economic features, all of which will in the meantime be formulated. Besides the military and naval terms now before the'council of the great powers, they will also receive Mon day the report of the reparations commission on the huge sums enemy countries will be required pay for damages. the to The Ex-Kaiser Appeals For Money Live On. to Weimar. Feb. 27.—(By Associated Press.)—The former German emperor it is learned from competent sources, recently appealed to the German rev olutionary government for money. It was said in his behalf it was impos sible for him to continue living upon the bounty and good will of the Dutch nobleman, in whose castle he now re sides. Herr Hohenzolerrn, it is said, de clared he already had been forced to borrow. 40,000 guilders from his hosi and could not continue as a debtor. He asked to be allowed at least a por tion of his private fortune. The government, after considering the matter, agreed to his request and instituted a detailed investigation to determine what portion of the former jen^porer’s supposed, fortune really was his and what portion belonged to the government. Investigation showed the former ruler might legal ly claim 75,000,000 marks as his own, but the government decided to allow him temporarily only 600.000 marks to meet present indebtedness and fu ture expenses. American Red Cross whereby photo graphs of the identified graves of American soldiers in France will be sent to the relatives of heroes in this country. Several hundred of such photographs have already been for warded to Wie ■families of men who died in service overseas and an an nouncement frojn the American Red Cross Headquarters today says that the work of obtaining photographs has been speeded up to the point where production from now on is ex pected to reach about seven thousand every month. The photograph will be sent to the dead soldier’s next of kin. The American Red Cross has taken House and Auditing—J. R. Hix. Membership—P. : W. Eshelman. Finance—E. G. Finley. Civic Improvement— L. Vyne. Industrial—C. C. Smoot III. Entertainment—J. CL Reins. Railroads—J. L. Elements. Good Roads—J. G. Hackett, Publication—L. E. Stacy. Jr. Agriculture—-A. G. Hendren. Education—John R. Jones. Tobacco-E. C. Willis, Fruit Culture— B. C. Price. These chairmen will promptly point their committee and notify ap- the feecretaryof the personnel of flheir committee as it is important to start work in the club’s various activities chairman pro tom. /The minutes of the last regular meting were read and approved. A petition of certain citizens of Walnut Grove and Mulberry townships ask- ing/for the establishment of a new school district was filed and ordered to ^k heard at the meeting of the 'board on the first Monday in April. ! The petition of certain citizens of [District No. 13 of Edwards township (asking for an election on the question of loi-al school tax was ordered to be advertised and heard at the next reg ular meeting of the Board. A loan of $300.00 for the purpose of aiding in the erection of a new school building was granted to District No. 3 of Lovelace Township. An appropriation of $5.00 was made to District No. 5 Wilkesboro Town ship for the purpose of establishing a ■supplementary Library. Church, chaplain; C. M. Tevepaugh doorkeeper; J. J. Hendren. R. I^. Proffit and H C. Kilby, members exe cutive committee. . It was ordered that a meeting of all local unions in the county be held next Saturday night. March 8th, and that they decide how much fertilizer they will need this spring and advise President A. G. Hendren at once of the amount decided upon. Raleigh, Feb. 27.—Deciding . that further delay might prove dangerous, the Republicans today presented to the general assembly their bill pro viding numerous amendments of existing statutes pertaining to elect ions in North Carolina. This measure, in which the cardinal idea is purifi cation, was introduced in the house by- Minority Leader H. S. Williams, while Senator W. II. Fisher, of Samp son, offered it in the upper branch. Today the senate acquired a fair measure of speed and. among other things, passed the Burns bill requir ing health certificates as a condition precedent to the obtaining of mar- Recovered Goodly Sum He Had in a Hotel. To have slept peacefully in Lost the Carolina hotel for one whole night while $1,200 in cash and a $100 bond were hidden behind the dresser was the fate of two men who spen. Thursday night in that hotel without discovering the hidden treasure. The money was left in remote Congress Fails To Provide For Rail" roads. Washington, March 4.—Adjourn ment of Congress without appropria ting $750,000,000 for railways, left the railroad administration with practic ally empty coffers, about $381,000,000 back debts and no funds with which to finance the extensive program of improvements planned for this year as a measure to take up slack in. the materials and labor market. Immediate relinquishment of the roads to private management loomed as a possibility, but officials said this would be done only if it finally ap peared not feasible for the railroads to borrow privately the millons needed, or to have the war finance corporation extend large loans to the companies. This seems to be “moving day” in Wilkesboro. Mr. Dennis is moving to the Smith cottage which he recently C. H. M. Tulbert; Stroud is moving in east Wilkesboro, purchased from Mr. Clerk of the Court to the cottage near Mr. Sherman’s home, which is being vacated by Mr. Dennis, and Mr. Joe- Gaynor is vacating the home Mr. Den nis will occupy and will occupy the J. J. Hayes cottage, which Mr. Stroud is vacating. Just a case of “Fruit- basket turn over”, except none of players will be without a home. To Subscribers. over the graves at pajrtment authority task of photographing the the request of the war de- and is acting under the of Lieut. Col. C. C. Pierce of the graves registration service. The Hea d?ua rt^ D ri th is P9vv'rQ is' in Tours, France. ‘ Each photograph will be mounted in a cardboard folding frame one side of which contains data concerning the dead soldier. While all requests for such photographs should be for warded to the bureau of communica tions of the American Red Cross and not to the graves registration service of the Army, such requests are not really necessary and will not hurry the receipts of the photograph. Neith er will special requests receive any special consideration. Every identi fied grave in France is to be photo graphed under the plan worked out. by the army photographers and they will not be permitted to deviate from this arrangement in order to take a picture of "any particular grave. The American Red Cross will forward the photographs" to relatives as soon as they are received at headquarters. Ferguson Items. last as soon as it is possible. The report of the treasurer .is sat isfactory considering the number of members that are in the army or have been in war work. -A number of these have already returned and as three new- members came in unsolicited during the past week the club’s mem bers feel encouraged and are confi dent of the future success of the drive. , Mr. P. W. Eshelman, the new mem bership chairman will arrange a drive week in the near future for new members, This is but following the lead of progressive cities like Gr^ens- A loan of $250.00 was- made to Beaver Creek School for the purpose 'of buying patent desks. An appropriation of $5.00 was made to the school at Oakwood's for the purpose of securing a Supplemen tal Library j for the school at that place. An appropriation of $5.00 was made to District No. 2 of Beaver Creek Township for the purpose of aiding in the erection of a new school build- ing. ' '' ^ hero ard. Charlotte, in a city in Wn«t Virginia of abcilt 15.000 popfilaiion the Commercial Club raised the mem bership initiation fee from $10 to $25 and putting on a drive secured over 400 new members. Our rates will re main $10 but the club’s membership should never be less than 150 mem bers in order to properly advertise the county’s resources. Advertise North Wilkesboro. Wil kesboro, the Scenic Brushies and the Yadkin and see the County develop her resources. Moravian Falls Items. Mrs. C. D. Harris left last Satar- day for Winston-Salem where she will visit her daughter, Miss Pearl Harris. Miss Carrie Pardue of Adley is vis iting relatives here this week. Mrs. B. A. Ferguson left Tuesday for Statesville where she will take treatment at Dr. Long’s Sanitorium. big dance was given at Elkville Wednesday night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Horton. A large crowd was present. Music was furnished by Miss Gray Greene, Mr. Randolph Carter and others, after which cake and candies were served. Singing by Mr. W. S. Wellborn of Wilkesboro was greatly enjoyed. Af- ^er the dance, Mr. W. E. Horton fur nished teams for a straw ride and carried the guests to their homes. Mrs. W. G. Meadows left If st for a visit to her daughter, Mis. Jennings of Winston-Salem. Mrs. R. L. Pearson who has week R. C. been An appropriation of $5.00 was made to District No. 1 Colored Race of Tv M.’D township for the purpose of corner by E. Call, of Alaska, who was successful in finding a room there when others were full the day pre vious. The following morning he was in a hurry to catch a train for Wilkesboro, his old home, and it was not until after he had reached that place that he discovered the loss. He telephoned to friends in thiscity. and a careful search yesterday morning revealed the money, all of which was intact. Mr. Call recently returned to Amer ica from Alaska, and was en route to his old home in Wilkes county. The money was kept in a money belt which is worn by residents of the Yukon, although he did not wear it riage licenses, while registers of deeds will not be permitted to issue license to prospective bridegrooms who are unduly intimate with John Barleycorn at the time of application. The four general health bills, which had been prepared by the state health department and introduced by Sen ator Joe Brown, of Columbus, also were adopted by the senate without material opposition. These bills con template the abatement of certain nuisances, embodying a definite de claration of war against venereal disease and prostitution. Machinery is provided for their enforcement, the aid of doctors being specifically en listed, while penalties are provided . for offenders. One of the most significant events of the day was final passage by the senate of the bill presented by Sena tor H. E. Stacy, of Robeson, provid ing equal pay for equal service, in the schools of the state. which is strongly backed This bill, by Miss Julia Dameron, of the faculty of State Normal, Greensboro, and the North Carolina Educational sociation, is designed to bring an the by as- end to discrimination to women teachers, .ppA.LL./.'^AA tee etkWi Xvr.; An appropriation of $25.00 made for the purpose of aiding in the erection of a foot bridge across \the Yadkin River at Brown’s Ford connecting the two portions of Adley School District. A loan of $500.00 was made to the school at Goshen for the purpose of aiding in the erection of building. After the transaction routine business of the a new school of the usual board it was on motion adjourned to the first Mon day of April. Death of Mrs. Rebecca Elledge. Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Hartley- turn today after an extended New York, Miss Effie Allen and Mr. will re- trip to Wesley Martin were married at Winston last Thursday. Miss Allen is an attract ive young lady of Elkville. Mr. Mar tin is from Eclipse, Va., at which place they will make their home. Miss Docia Allen, the bride’s sister went down to be present at the marriage, ^returning Friday. Misses Louise and Mary Greene of (Roaring River have returned to their home after visiting at Ferguson. Mr. W. J. Simmons has sold his large truck to Mr. Tom Coffey of Lenoir. Mr. W. E. Horton will drive the Please look at the date that follows your name on the label on your paper every week, and, if you are not paid in advance, send us remittance. Our list is corrected to date. Any errors reported will be cheerfully corrected. THE WILKES PATRIOT. injUlis country muney k w ed Wilkesboro, am Chases. He is pleasantly ^ch-; bdequate than is provider' wv several* pur- men who are performing the same work. The house now will be asked to concur in the senate’s action, giv- remembered here by a number of old friends, who will learn with pleasure that he was suc cessful in having the savings found. —Greensboro Daily News. (Mr. E. Call is a son of Mrs. Sarah ing its blessing to a measure has evoked general approval out the commonwealth. Shortly before adjournment which thru- of the Williams—nee Call, fice, and left Wilkes ago and traveled in bout 10 years, then of Call postof- County 35 years the west for a- went to Alaska, ill for sometime went to Statesville last week where she will take treat ment at a hospital there. The latest reports from Mr. Carl Lowe who was injured in a railway accident, does not show any improve ment. His condition is giving his family and friends much concern. Mr. Felix Holder of this place made a business trip to Lenoir last week. Mrs. Rebecca Elledge died at her home near Hays postoffice Tuesday. She was 88 years of age on the day of her death. Four sons and three daughters survive her, viz: Mrs. L. M. Jennings, of North Wilkesboro; Mrs. G. V. Brown, of Cross Roads; Mrs. J. A. Elledge, of Hays; J. P. Elledge, of Hays; Center Elledge, of Hays; Win. Elledge of near Ronda, and George Elledge the youngest son with whom the deceased made her home. She was buried today at 2 o’clock P. M. in the family burying ground. Mrs. El ledge was the grandmother of Rev. S. S. Jennings of North Wilkesboro. spending 25 years in that rather iso lated region. Mr. Call has purchased a farm in Florida and expects to go there soon, so The Patriot is inform ed by a relative of the wanderer.— \The Patriot.) house today a beautiful bronze tablet in honor of the memory of Daniel Boone was presented to the general assembly, the speech of presentation being made by Chief Justice Walter Clark, while Representative Rufus A. Doughton accepted it for the - body. The flags of United States, Great 'Britain and France were held aloft Mr. Late Locals ■. Prevette one day last week. Mr. A. L.‘ Reeves, was in town Monday was in Raleigh of Halls Mills, on business. The condition of Mr. J. M. Kunkel who has been very sick for sometime is slightly worse today, so The Pa triot is informed. Messrs F. B. Hendren and L. E. Stacy remained in Raleigh this week to watch Wilkes County’s road legis lation. Cold Wave Coining. Ex-Sheriff E. R. Edwards of ghany Dead. Aik- Ex-Sheriff E. R. Edwards, of Laur- iel Springs, Alleghany County, died of heart failure at his home in Laurel Springs, Tuesday night. He was a- bout 60 years of age and leaves a wife and two children: Dr. B. O. Edwards of Landis and a daughter who is the wife of Dr. O. R. Black, of Landis. He also left several brothers and sisters and was a prominent man in his county having h^en sheriff there for six or eight years, several years ago. tlie truck to Clover, S. C., today and be with Mr. Coffey a few days. Lecture at Methodist Church. On Saturday night at 7:30 o’clock at the Methodist church at Wilkes boro, Rev. R. M. Courtney will give an illustrated stereoscopic lecture relative to the work done and show ing the needs of the Mission work of our Church. This is in the interest of the Centenary Movement. The public is invited to be out at this time? Members of this church are earnestly requested to be present. Death of Mrs. A. J. Marley. Thursday night of last week, Mrs. A .J Marley, of Purlear, died of can cer of the stomach, after about three month’s sickness. She leaves a hus band and five children, viz: Coy Mar ley. of Elk Township, Floyd Marley of Purlear, Mrs. Clinard Jones, of Elk. Mrs. Harrison Adkins, of Purlear and Mrs. Frank Anderson, of Fergu son. Mrs. Marley was about 60 ’years of age and was buried Saturday at Triplett’s graveyard, rfear Ready Branch. . on Speaker Brummitt’s "desk the ceremonies. Chief Justice Clark recited that while Daniel Boone was during' briefly Washington, March 5.—Cold wave warnings were issued today by the weather bureau for Kentucky, Tenn essee, the Carolinas, Georgia, Miss issippi, Alabama and northwest Flor ida. The fall in temperature has been very decided over the Mississ ippi valley and west gulf states and 1 abnormally low temperatures con tinue over the Plains States, reaching to the freezing point as far south central Texas and Arkansas. President Returns io France New Wilson voyage speech York, March sailed today on as 5.—President his second to France determined, as ho here last night, “not to come back ’till it’s over over there.” The transport George Washington, bear ing the presidential party, left the Hoboken pier at 8:15 a. m. , Lewis Fork Creek to be Bridged. An .across providing for a bridge Lewis Fork Creek, near Champion, either below the fork or across the two prongs above the fork, has been passed by the legislature. Mr. Steelman’s bills for bridges at Brown’s Ford and across Mulberry, east of North Wilkesboro, failed to pass the senate. Mrs. of the where D. F. Shepherd spent the first week with friends in Winston, she was joined by Mr. Shep^ herd on his return home from Raleigh. The Willing Workers Society of the Presbyterian church met at the home of little Miss Florene Forester afternoon. After the meeting hostess served cream and cake. this the Mr. A. Caudill, Sr., is very ill at his home in Rock Creek and a tele gram has been sent to his son. Mr. A Caudill, Jr., at Keysville, Va., to come to his father’s bedside. Mr. David Bower, of Lenoir, was the guest of tfis -aunt, Mrs. W. C. Winkler this week, while en route to Raleigh on business. Pvt. Charles C. Parker, of Wilkes boro, Route 2, who was discharged general, nor distinguished man of his- day. he exemplified the ideal of man hood which ever carries a strong ap peal and in him patriotism was a shining virtue. Virginia, Pennsylva nia, Kentucky and Missouri had hon ored the great pioneer and now North- Carolina pridefully does homage to his name and works. “He was every inch a man,” said the chief justice. Representative Doughton referred feelingly to the old pioneer and fron tiersman as “a maker of history, a patriot, a legislator, a man of cour age, a bold and brave pioneer,”’ whose “acts have interwoven many happy traditions handed down to us.” . Raleigh. Feb. 27.—At 11 o’clock to- night the senate, by a vote of 35 to 12. adopted the municipal suffrage bill. The vote was taken after a de bate of three hours, in which oppon ents were greatly outnumbered by ad vocates of the biil. which gives North Carolina women the right to vote in. all municipal elections except where bond issues are involved. Au amend ment offered by Senator Scales, of Guilford, providing that women will not have to pay poll tax in order to vote, was passed. The measure is yet to come up in the house. Rev. from military Ky., recently, and will informed leave for duty at Camp 'Tayler, was in town Monday The Patriot that he Moline,-III,, the last of Courtney Will Be in North Wilkesboro. the week, where he has employment in the railway service. Wilkes Casualty List. . Wounded slightly: Franklin Carlton, Buck; Wilkesboro; Roaing River; Wilkesboro. Wounded John Snyderf R. 1, Bowman .Staley, William B. Somers, degree undetermined: William W. Miller, North Wilkesboro. Rev. R. M. Courtney will preach in the North’ Wilkesboro M. E. Church next Sunday morning and night. Mr. Courtney os the' one who helped in th/revival meeting at that church last spring. The people will be glad to hear, him again. Dr. Ware received a letter from him this week saying hd would be' sure to be here by day/ • March term.of Wilkes court begin next Monday and last Sun- will two 'weeks. Judge Webb will preside.