VOL.XXXIII
YADKINVILLE, YADKIN COUNTY, N. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1926
VOL. No. 10
PETER A. MEYERS DIES
AT HIS HOME IN WINSTON
Winston-Salem Journal.
Peter A. Meyers, employee of a
local tobacco manufacturing com
pany, died Tuesday morning at
1:30, 1022 White Street, after an
illness of several months. He
was confined to his bed two weeks,
and his condition was critical for
several days.
Mr. Myers was born in Yadkin
county. Surviving him are his
wife, formerly Miss Rachel
Spears; a sister, Airs. Robert
Rominger of this city; a brother,
Greenbury Meyers of this county.
The funeral will be conducted by
Rev. B. A. Culp at the home this
afternoon at 1 o'clock. Burial will
be in the Baltimore cemetery in
Yadkin county.
GRAND JURY REPORT
We the Grand Jury for Febru
ary term Yadkin County Superior
Court be? leave to submit the fol
lowing report:
We have passed on 42 bills and
made 11 presentments. A com
mittee of three of our number
visited the County Jaii and And
confined therein six County priso
ners and two Federal prisoners.
They claim they are properly car
ed for and we recommend that
the roof on Jailers house and al
so the Jail roof be painted. We '
also visited the ofhce of Register ;
of Deed. Clerks ofhce and Sheriff's '
ofRce and found all in good shape.
We visited, by committee the
County Home and find six white
women, four white men. three
colored men and one colored wo
man. They arc all well cared for
under existing conditions. The
building will soon need some re
pairs.
Respectfully submitted.
M. H. BRYANT. Foreman.
S. G. HOLCOMB, Secretary.
EVERY FARM SHOULD HAVE
A RADIO
Raleigh, March 17.—Figures
complied by the Department of
Commerce of the United States
show that there are only 1,363
radios in use on the farms of
North Carolina.
This figure is lower than it
should be, in the opinion of Dean
I. 0. Schaub of the School of
Agriculture at State College.
Dean Schaub states that every
farm should have a radio and
when the proposed state-owned
broadcasting station is put into
actual use, he feels that there
will be a tremendous increase in
the number of radios owned by
farmers.
"Last year," says Dean Schaub,
"there were 283,491 farms in
North Carolina. This was an in
crease of nearly 20,000 over the
number found in 1920 and when
we consider that only a little ov
er 1,000 of these farms have
radios, our standing is very low
indeed. This is due in part to
the fact that we have only one
radio station, WBT at Charlotte,
which sends out crop reports and
market news."
According to Dean Schaub,
there will undoubtedly be a great
increase in the number of radios
on the farms in the near future.
In some states, now, from 25 to
40 percent of the farms are equip
ped with this modern source of
information. As a general rule,
farmers have bought the best sets
available. In 1923 it was found
in a study made by the United
States Department of Agriculture
that on more than 1,000 farms
widely scattered over the country,
the average cost of the sets was
$175.00. Today better and more
easily operated sets can be bought
for half of this amount.
On account of the strides that
have been made in perfecting the
radio and the wonderful informa
tion and entertainment prepared
for the different broadcasting
stations, Dean Schaub urges
North Carolina farmers to give
more attention to this new hired
man and, where feasible, to put
in a modern receiving set.
If farmers of North Carolina
would plant early corn for hog
ging down, they would make many
dollars of extra proRt on the
corn, says W. W. Shay, swine ex
tension specialist.
FARMERS CALLED TO MEET;
NEW CONTRACTS OFFERED
A meeting of the farmers and
citizens of Yadkin county has
been caiied for Yadkinviiie. on
March 29th at ten o'ciock for the
purpose of organizing a new to
bacco growers co-operative asso
ciation.
Air. Jno. L. Bray, a member of
the organization committee, has
caiied the meeting, and he ex
plains that at that time the new
co-operative contract wiii be
shown, expiained and discussed,
and that the new organization wiii
be known as the Oid Beit Tobac
co Growers association of North
Caroiina and Virginia.
Mr. Bray says this new asso
ciation is in no wise connected
with the oid association and that
it expects to proRt by the experi
ence of the iater. Signatures wiii
be asked to the new contract at
the meeting here and also by
agents who wiii carry on the
work thruout the county iater.
YADKIN COUPLE GO TO
MOUNT AIRY TO WED
Mount Airy, March 15.—The
home of Mr. and Mrs. E. G'. Key,
on Rockford street, was the scene
of a pretty marriage last Sat
urday when Miss Ina Mae Helton,
of Yadkinville and Grady L.
Wagoner, of Hamptonville, were
united in marriage, the sister' of
the groom, Mrs. E. G. Key, pre
forming the ceremony.
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HOME OF W. H. LYNCH
AT COURTNEY BURNS
The home of W. H. Lynch of
near Courtney was destroyed by
tire Wednesday afternoon about
d o'clock, together with its entire
contents. It is partially covered
by insurance. ,
The fire started in the upper
story and the roof was almost
ready to fall in when it was dis
covered. Nothing was saved. All
nearby outbuildings, including
the well house where there was
stored the meat supply and corn
crib were also destroyed. Mr.
Lynch had been confined to his
bed with illness for a number of
weeks and the shock of the fire
and being moved to a neighbors
house has been hard on him.
GOLD DISCOVERED IN YANC
EY COUNTY, SAYS PRESS
REPORT
Asheville, March 12.—Great
excitement has been caused in
this section by the reported dis
covery of gold in Yancey county,
near Burnsville, about 40 miles
northeast of Asheville. A num
ber of geologists, option buyers
and those interested in mining
in other states have appeared on
the ground and samples of the
ore found show the presence of
gold in considerable quanties, ac
cording to C. W. Valentine, news
paper correspondent who is in
formed on the subject.
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE
Having qualified as administra
tor of the estate of W. J. Jester
deceased, late of Yadkin county,
this is to notify ail persons hold
ing claims against said estate to
present them to the undersigned
within one year from date of this
notice or same will be pleaded in
bar of their recovery. All per
sons indebted to said estate will
! please make immediate settlement.
This March 4, 1926.
J. A. H. JESTER, Adrm., of
estate of W. J. Jester, deceased.
Avalon E. Hall, Attorney. 3 4 6t.
ADMINISTRATRIX NOTICE
Having qualified as administra
trix C. T. A., of the estate of
Rachel D. Willard this is to noti
fy all persons having claims a
gainst said estate to present them
to the undersigned within one
year from date of this notice or
same will be pleaded in bar of
their recovery. All persons in
debted to said estate are request
ed to settle at once. This Feb.
16, 1926.
MRS. LULA SHORE
MRS MINNIE MARTIN
Admrx. C. T. A. of Rachel Wil
lard, deed.
Williams & Reavis, Attys.
PAYMENTS OF INCOME
TAX RUNNING LARGER !
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Raleigh, March 12.—Income i
taxes in the state revenue com
missioner's ofHce run those of
1925 a neck and neck race with
approximately 16,000 returns
yielding $243,770 last year and
approximately 12,000 returns pil
ing up $243,465.06 this year.
The total today went to $598.
167.85. The incorporation in
come last year at this date had
reached $250,000. about, and this
year $332,000. The money rushed
in today at a $162,175.83 clip. j
The ofhce of the department of
revenue will be kept open Satur
day afternoon for the convenience
of 11th hour taxpayers, accord
ing to the announcement of Stead
man Thompson, assistant to Com- j
missioner R. A. Houghton. After ;
Monday a 25 per cent penalty
will be added to the taxes of
delinquent payers.
ELEVEN NEW COUNTIES ASK
FOR SERVICE OF HOME
AGENTS
Eleven new counties have made
application <to the Agricultural
Extension Service of State Col
lege for the service of home
agents. Six of these counties
have made appropriations for the
work.
NOTICE OF SALE UNDER
DEED OF TRUST
By virtue of the power contain
ed in a certain Deed of Trust exe
cuted by W. N. Freeman and wife
M. L. Freeman, on the 12th day of
Dec. 1922, and default having
bee!) made in the payment of notes
secured thereby. I will offer for
sale to the highest bidder for
cash on the premises in the tow.t
of Jonesville, N. C., on Saturday
the 10th day of April, 1926 at 1 !
o'clock p. m., the following real j
estate in Knobs township, Yadkin
county and bounded as follows m
Beginning on a stake, Fred
Swaims corner on the south side
of Wilkesboro road, south 7*
west 2.62 chains to an iron pin
in Johnsons northeast corner
south 1.25 chains to iron pin in
Bob Parks line, south 87* east
1.85 chains to iron pin in Wilson
line, B. Mathis corner, north 16*
east 3.70 chains to Iron pin east!
of pack house, east 50 links to a
road north 1.80 chains to Wilkes
boro road, to the beginning, con
taining one and one quarter acres
more or less.
This March 10, 1926.
E. F. THOMPSON, Trustee.
NOTICE OF SUMMONS AND
WARRANT OF ATTACHMENT !
In the Superior Court.
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,
YADKIN COUNTY.
George Steelman vs R. A. Nee!y
and Mrs. Flora Neely.
The defendant, R. A. Neely, in
the above entitled action will take }
notice that on the 26th day of
February, 1926, a summons in }
the said action was issued against
the defendant by J. L. Crater,
Clerk of the Superior Court for
Yadkin county, North Carolina.!
Plaintiff claiming the sum of'
$5000.00 with interest on the
same from Jan. 1, 1925, by rea-}
son of a contract evidenced by
bonds, or notes, which summons }
is returnable before the said I
clerk on March 18, 1926. The de-1
fendant, R. A. Neely, will also!
take notice that a warrant of at
tachment was issued by the said
Clerk of the Superior Court on }
the 26th day of Feb. 1926, against{
the property of the said R. A. i
Neely, defendant, which warrant j
is returnable is before the said
clerk on March 18, 1926 at his
ofHce in the courthouse, Yadkin
ville, N. C.
The defendant, R. A. Neely, will
further take notice that he is re
quired to appear before the Clerk j
of the Superior Court, Yadkin }
County, on or before the 17th day
of April, 1926, and answer or de
mur to the complaint, or the re
lief demanded will be granted.
This the 16th day of March,
1926.
J. L. CRATER, Clerk of the Su- j
perior Court.
Avalon E. Hall, Attorney for
plaintiff. 3 18 4t.
ENDORSE JOHNSON FOR
ROAD COMM!SS!ONER
At a meeting of the Yadkin
county Republican executive com
mittee, held in the oflice of the
chairman. S. C. Williams here
Saturday afternoon, R. L. John
son. of Hamptonville, was endors
ed for the position of county road
commissioner, to till the vacancy
caused by the death of D. C.
Wagoner.
The road commission for Yad
kin county is composed of four
members, two Democrats and two
Republicans, and are appointed
bv the governor on recommenda
tion of the respective party chair
men, who in turn are guided by
the executive committee. Mr.
Johnson is a Republican, a farm
er and business man of the Hamp
tonville section. No other name
was placed before the committee
for recommendation.
Magnesium limestone under to
bacco will improve the yield and
quality of leaf this year, say in
vestigators of the North Carolina
Experiment Station.
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SALE OF REAL ESTATE
Under and by virtue of the au
thority contained in a certain deed
of trust executed by A. J. Pockett
and wife, Victoria Puckett to the
undersigned trustee on October
27th, 1924, which deed of trust
is duly recorded in Book No. 23
of Mortgages on page 71 in the j
Office of the Register of Deeds of ;
Yadkin County; default having!
been made in the payment of the !
note secured by said deed of trust,
and at the request of the holder ^
of the note, the undersigned trus
tee wiil expose to saie and sell
the following described property
at the Court House door in Yad-}
kin County, on Friday, the 9th I
d y of April. 1926. at 12:00 o'-j
clock Noon to the highest bidder j
for cash; subject to a first deed!
of trust to J. T. Benbow, Trustee
for $18,000.00.
Beginning on the west bank of
Yadkin River at Henry Shore's
corner running with his line north
89 degrees west 3863 feet to a
branch; thence with the meander
ings of the branch the 14 follow
ing courses: North 31 degrees,
east 47 feet; north 2 degrees 30*
west 61 feet: north 55 degrees
30* west 100 feet; north 43 feet;
north 40 degrees 30* west 153
feet! north 12 degrees west 79
feet; north 15 degrees east 100
feet; north 1 degree 30* west
137 feet; north 7 degrees west
249 feet; north 10 degrees 30*
west 87 feet; north 24 degrees
east 132 feet; north 18 degrees
30* west 41 feet; north 20 de
grees east 40 feet and north 28
degrees west 53 feet to stob;
thence west 207 feet to a stone;
thence north 4 degrees east 607
feet to pile of stones, Myer's cor
ner; thence north 83 degrees 15*
west 3367 feet to stone; thence
north 3 degrees east 770 feet to
stone; thence north 7 degrees east
1166 feet to road; thence with
the road the 14 following cours
es: South 46 degrees east 263
feet; north 81 degrees 45* east
160 feet; north 48 degrees east
100 feet; north 43 degrees east
241 feet; north 74 degrees east
100 feet; south 80 degrees east
100 feet; south 47 degrees east
634 feet south 70 degrees 30*
east 500 feet; south 83 degrees
east 100 feet; north 81 degrees
45* east 100 feet; north 70 de
grees 30* east 364 feet; south 89
degrees east 625 feet; north 59
degrees 30* east 100 feet and
north 27 degrees 15* east 309
feet to Bettie Shore's (colored)
lot; thence east 62 feet to stones;
thence north 82 feet to the road;
thence with the road the 3 fol
lowing courses: North 42 de
grees east 138 feet; north 55 de
grees 30* east 170 feet and north
73 degrees east 100 feet; thence
north 85 degrees east 354 feet;
thence south 86 degrees 45* east
3250 feet to stone, John Shore's
corner; thence south 2 degrees
west 118 feet to branch; thence
with branch east 231 feet and
north 48 degrees east 132 feet;
thence south 85 degrees 30* east
726 feet to the aforesaid river;
thence down the river as it mean
ders 4350 feet to the place of be
ginning, containing 575 and 83
100 acres, more or less. j
This the 9th day of March,
1926.
H. G. HUDSON, Trustee.
3 11 4t.
COUNTY COMMENCEMENT
WILL BE APRIL 10th.
County Supt. of schools J. T.
Reece is busy making out a pro
gram and other arrangements for
the coming county commencement
which for years has been one of
the main features of the country
schools in this county. It will
be held at Yadkinville, Saturday,
April 10.
One change will be noted this
year, the elimination of the high
schools of the county from parti
cipation in the exercises. Pre
paration for the extra work among
high school teachers has been a
burden on them for some time,
and it has been decided to let
them devote their time to their
own commencement programs and
confine the county commencement
exercises to the elementary grad
es.
The group center commence
ments wiH be he!d at the main
centers for the purpose of elimi
nation and securing a program to
be presented at the county meet
ing. These group center exercis
es will be he!d as follows: Boon
ville, April 5th; Hamptonville,
April 6th; Yadkinville. April 7th
and East Bend April 8. AH 7th
grade examinations will be held
this year at the group center com
mencements, and diplomas award
ed at the county commencement.
Teachers and educators have
placed considerable value on the
county commencement at a stimu
lus to education of the elementary
grades. It creates, they say. a
county-wide sentiment for equali- !
ty of educational opportunity with {
the coming together of the peo
ple and students with a common
interest in the work and the suc
cess of the schools is a demon
stration of the efficiency of the
teachers. Teachers this year will
be allowed to select many of their
subjects, especially in the sing'ng
contests, they choose their own
songs.
Prof. Reece has not yet selected
a speaker for the occassion, which <
is always one of the main featur
es of the county exercises, but !
will do so shortly.
NEAR EAST RELIEF
CAMPAIGN A SUCCESS
The campaign which was laun
ched in Yadkin County about the
first of January by the Golden
Rule Society for the purpose of
raising this county's quota for
Near East Relief is just draw
ing to a close, and the campaign
was a complete success.
The idea was conceived by the
chairman Dr. J. G. Marler of the
G. R. S., to place this campaign }
in the hands of the school child
ren of the county and request
that they do unto others as they
would that others do unto them,
and by the aid of many of the
teachers the children got on the
job and carried the campaign to
a successful consummation.
We are informed by the chair
man that a check has already
gone forward to the State Treas
ury Near East Relief for the sum
of $250.19 and that small con
tributions continue to come in
the daily mails. The county's
quota was $360.00 and it looks
as if every penny of it will be
raised immediately.
This speaks well for the child
ren of Yadkin county, who have
never been in a campaign like
this before.
The children were asked to
raise $3.00 each and were offered
as a reward for this service their
choice of one of a number of
newspapers and magazines, and
more than a hundred subscrip
tions have been sent in.
The chairman also offered as
the Grand Prize to the library
of the school raising the largest
amount a twelve volume set of the
Century Dictionary, Cyclopedia
and Atlas, in an oak escritoire,
and this valuable set of books
was won by the Jonesville school
of which Mr. M. R. Haynes is
principal.
Deputy O. G. Sills, of Harmony,
and Prohibition Officers Demar
cus, Trexler, Moore and Hall, of
Salisbury, were in Davie last
week and, near the Iredell line,
destroyed a distillery. They also
caught a Rash boy at the plant.
He gave bond.
RWUCAD MUNtY
caxYEicmnuHtiY 5
Notice is hereby given that the
Yadkin County Republican con
vention wii! be held in the court
, house at Yadkinville, on Monday,
Aprii 5th, 1026, at 1 o'clock p. m.,
tor the purpose of electing a
chairman and delegate to the
: state convontien and such other
business as may come before the
committee.
The primaries will be held at
the various voting precincts in
the county at 2 o'clock p. m., on
Saturday, April 3, at which time
delegates will be elected to the
county convention and the pre
cinct organization perfected.
The various precincts of the
county are entitled to the follow
ing number of delegates to the
county convention:
Boonville 13
N. Knobs 10
S. Knobs 8
N. Buck Shoals 13
S. Buck Shoals 7
Deep Creek 14
N. Liberty 10
S. Liberty 7
Forbush 7
Little Yadkin 2
E. East Bend 5
W. East Bend 8
N. Fall Creek 8
S. Fall Creek 8
S. CARTER WILLIAMS, Chair
man.
W. E. RUTLEDGE, Sec.
NOTICE
XC-RTH CAROLINA
TAbKlXHOUXTY
Having'[U.:!i:ledasadministra
t(n* of the (state (M*rT.Ca'!;erine
.Mster. denased. late of Yadkin
county. N. U.. m.tice is hereby
giventhatal! persons having
claims against the said estate to
hie same with the undersigned on
or before February 19th, 1927. or
this notice will be pled in bar of
their recovery.
AM persons indebted to said es
tate will ])lease make settlement
at once.
This the 13th day. Feb. 1926.
W. L. KELLY, Administrator.
Avalon E. Hall, Attorney.
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NOTICE
By virtue of the power contain
ed in a mortgage deed executed
on the 4th day of February, 1924,
by A. H. Crews and wife J. A.
Crews and recorded in book 52,
page 219 and default having been
made in payment of note secured
thereby, I will otter for sale to
the highest bidder for cash at the
court house door m Yadkinville,
N. C., on Monday, March the 22nd
1926, between the hours of 12 o'
clock M., and 2 p. m. The fol
lowing described lands beginning
at a pine bush in the Kirk line and
runs East 12 chs to a stake;
thence South 17 chs and 50 Iks to
a hickory; thence East 4 chs and
50 Iks to a stone; thence South 18
chs to a pine bush in Gray Nor
man line; then West 17 chs and
50 Iks with Norman's line to a
pine bush; then North 35 chs and
about 50 Iks to the beginning, con
taining 43 1-4 acres, more or less.
This Feb. 13th. 1926.
J. W. CRATER, Mortagee.
F. W. Hanes, Atty. for Mortagee.
SALE OF PROPERTY UNDER
DEED OF TRUST
Under and by virtue of the
power contained in a certain
Deed of Trust executed by C. J.
Holcomb on the 2nd day of March,
1923 to the undersigned trustee,
and default having been made in
the payment of notes secured
therebv. the undersigned trustee
will ofTer for sale to the highest
bidder at auction at the court
house door in Yadkinville, Yad
kin county, North Carolina, on
Monday, April 3th, 1926, between
the hours of 12 o'clock ^*oon and
2 p. m., the following described
real estate; lying and being in
Yadkin county and more particu
larly described as follows:
Bounded on the west by W. D.
Holcomb and D. B. Holcomb, on
the North by J. H. King, on the
east by V. L. Long and on the
south by V. B. Holcomb, contain
ing 48 acres, more or less and
being a part of the L. C. Holcomb
old tract.
This March 3, 1926.
H. H. BARKER, Trustee.
3 4 5t.