iTiATOirmL^
mala«ton, S»pt M.—Oeorsa
BwrreH, tf> ot Qoldtboro, iraa
^Idllwl and R07 CaTeoanKh. >7,
6f Wallace, was serlonaly hurt
here today when their airplanes
Collided during a race at an air
show. While a crowd ot 6,000
watched, both planes fell noae-
tlrat from a low altitude near the
airport. Gavenaugh’s plane burst
Into flames as it hit the ground,
but Carenaugh extricated himself
and ran from the flames. Harrell
was .pinned under the wreckage
of his craft.
SWEDE SHIP SANK
Oslo, Norway, Sept. 24.—The
1,510-ton Swedish steamer Ger
trud Bratt, loaded with wood
pulp lor England, was torpedoed
sunk today 15 miles off
angesund, southern Norway, by
a sub-marine identified as Ger
man. The crew of 18 was'landed
safely by a Norwegian torpedo
boat which saw the sinking. A
witness ot the attack said an air
plane accompanied the subma-
jMfie. The Gertrud Bratt was the
TOurlh vessel to be sunk In three I
days oft the southern coast of the I
Scandinavian peninsula. Indigna- '■
tlon swept Finland today in the
wake of yesterday’s sinking of
two Finnish freighters.
ASKSl RUSSIA’S STAND
London, Sept. 25.—(Monday)
—The British government was re
ported in informed quarters to
day to have officially requested
the soviet government for infor
mation On Its future policy in
view of the red army’s invasion
ot eastern Poland. It was disclos
ed that Lord Halifax, British for
eign secretary called Ivan Mais
ky, the Russian ambassador, to
the foreign office for an inten lew
Saturday night. Following a con-
vedrsatiou which lasted nearly an
^hour covering latest developments
in the European situation, Mais
ky was understood to have prom
ised to communicate with his
government and give Halifax an
early reply.
ITALY MAY ENTER
Rome, Sept. 24.—Fascist Italy,
Bob Hunter, baseball writer, dem
onstrates the new protective head-
gear for batters which may be man
datory next season in the Pacific
Coast league if President W. C. Tut
tle’s drive is approved by club owm-
ers. Simplicity of the lightweight
helmet may be seen in the lower
photo. 'The practical safety device
dts over the player’s cap.
Eleven Recruits
Will Be Accepted
mpaiiy'A’
German BatalHon Is Mowed
Down By Machine Gun
And Rifle Fire
ByCoi
Local Unit National Guard
Will Be Increased To
Maximum Strength
urging Europe to heed Premier I
Mussolini’s appeal that a general
war be called off, warned tonight
against the ^frightful and perhaps
world-wide" slaughter which it
said could be expected if there
Is no settlement now. Authorita
tive commentators said Italy did
not want to abandon her non
belligerent role but added that if
©vents brought her into the con
flict the consequences would be
tremely grave. “An Italian in
tervention would signify an im
mediate war upheaval in eastern
Europe and the Mediterranean
and from there to other conti
nents,’’ Virginio Gayda. often re
garded as II Duce’s spokesman,
wrote in his newspaper, La Voce
d’ltalia. Gayda thus indicated he
would envisage Italian entry into
the war on Germany’s side only,
foy of the belligerents only Brit
ain and France have military es
tablishments in the Mediterran-
Eleveu recruits will be accept
ed to Increase Company A, of the
105th Engineers, National Guard,
to a maximum strength of 75
men. Captain Ralph R. .leins,
who is in command, said today.
The quota ot the oompany had
been 64 men until the increase
wlilch has just been authorized
and which will increase the na
tional guard throughout the na
tion to its maximum.
Captain Reins said that men
between the ages of 18 and 45
will be accepted.
Authorization to increase the
company was in the form of a
telegram to Captain Reins from
the adjutant general as follows:
“You are authorized to begin re
cruiting your command to maxi
mum strength of seventy-five.’’
Paris, Sept. 24.—The French
reported late tonight they had
pinned German troops to their
advance guard positions and had
resumed the offensive themselves
to prevent development of a nazl
thrust on the western front.
Semi-official French military
sources said the French pressure
was resumed in the 60-mile front
between Saarbruecken and the
Rhine.
French planes roared out to
protect French advance opera
tions and fought back German
scouters.
Before the French started at
tacking they were reportad mow
ing down attacking German bat
talions with interlocking ma-
chinegun and automatic rifle fire
from nests on the forward slopes
of hills the Germans sought to
capture.
Halt Attacks
The fire halted the German at
tacks, French reports said.
The French penetration into
German territory on virtually all
parts of the front row was re
ported to have reached German
fortifications so strong that there
were between 30 and 40 reinforc
ed blockhouses and pill-boxes dot
ting every square mile. j
That means the Germans are 1
able to cover every toot of terri
tory with withering machine gun
fire which even speedy French
tanks have not been able to brave
with impunity.
French divisional commanders
now are organizing the German
territory they have taken in
three weeks of warfare.
On this 100-mile front between
the Moselle and Rhine rivers,
Institution |Now Located
New City Hall BuHr.
ing{ EIooIcs Needed' ^
sJBoys Will Be Boya
Scene’s like this will be
plentiful Friday night when
tile North Wllkceboro Kiwan-
iaiis and i,ion.s moot In a Burro
Baseball game at the fair
grounds. One of the funniest
exhibitions in the history of
the city is In prospect'
To Surface 268
Highway In 1940
Stone Surface Cannot Bond
Sufficiently To Be Sur
faced This Fall
Burro Ball Here
On Friday Night
What promises to be more fun
than a barrel of monkeys will
take place at the fairgrounds un
der giant flood lights Friday
night when the North Wllkes-
boro Kiwanians and Lions play
softball baseball on donkeys.
The two clubs will put on the
Germany is believed by the
French command to have about
30 divisions, or approximately “«rac_«on„for the benem
600,000 men, concentrated. These
forces were understood to be in
addition to motorized divisions
^MAY COMPROMISE
Washington. Sept. 21.—Presi
dent Roosevelt was reported to
day to have given his congression
al lieutenants a tree hand to
compromise any portion of his
neutrality law revision program
except that calling for repeal of
the arms embargo. This move
was said to have been made by
the administration to counter ef
forts of an opposition bloc within
the apnate. This group has sought
to attract votes among the 25 or
motp senators who have not an
nounced their stand by emphasiz
ing the widespread presidential
dlseretion Involved In tentative
drafts of new neutrality legisla-
tloB. Operating under this conces
sion by the President, Chairman
Flttman, Democrat, Nevada, of
' the senate foreign relations com
mittee, already has added to his
bill a section prohibiting Ameri-
^ can ships from carrying any ma
terials to a warring nation.
The ten-mile section of high
way 268 between North Wllkes-
boro and Roaring River may not
receive black top surface until
next spring, according to infor
mation received from the highway
division office here.
The section of highway com
pleting the road between this city
and Elkin has been graded and
crushed stone surface has been
applied but engineers advised
that the final surface not be ap
plied until there has been suf
ficient time for the crushed stone
surface to properly bond Itself.
Surface work cannot be done
during the winter months, it was
pointed out.
Nello Teer, of Durham, has the
contract for grading and surfac
ing the ten-mile section.
Good Revival Held
At New Light Church
One Is Killed; Dr.
Holbrook Injured
lelgh. Sept. 24.—Harvey A.
sms, 36-year-old cotton buy-
' Swansea., S. C., died In a
gh hoapltal this afternoon
lorie* Buffered In an automo-
iccldent five mllea south of
early today.
roner Boy M. Banks said
xtrf.l ealg io collision I
ft.hr driven by Tommie S. ^
n, of St^vUlo- D*"- J-
look, .nlTO^ of atatsBTine,
r of the eeoond carj vfas ser-
f injured. OlUam was not
■What was described as one of
the best revivals in several years
was held last week at New Light
Baptise church. Their© were 20
additions to the church.
The pastor. Rev. Pervis C.
Parks, was assisted by Rev. W.
N. Hayes. The services were
largely attended and much inter
est was shown.
Kitchin Party At
Moravian Falls
A Kitchin Party will be held at
the Moravian Palls school house,
night, Sept. 29, to raise
money for the school lunch room,
mere will be an admission fee of
6e »t the door—games free, sand
wiches, drinks and candy to bo
sold. Games will
nese che«ke«, bridge and rook.
capable of striking with lightning
speed once the front fortifications
have been opened up.
Few Advance Guards
Advance guards who have been
striking at the French posltions-
number perhaps only 5,000 men,
however.
The French general staff re
ported the “reaction of enemy ar
tillery was particularly strong in
the region south of Deux Fonts’’
f Zweibrucken) which is about six
miles within the German fron
tier.
A French communique tonight
said “a number ot aerial combats
took place with success tor our
pursuit planes in protecting our
observation missions.”
Late Briefs
WarNews
Basil — Germans report Nazi
troops won positions on French
soil near Rhine: French quarters
deny it.
Paris—^French report halting
Nazi attacks along 60-miIe front.
London—British Expeditionary
force reported officially prepar
ing to go into action on western
front; Britain notitlee trained
civilian flyers to be ready for air
force dmy.
Berlin—German high command
appears convinced that a full-
fledged war with Britain and
Prance is certainty.
Oslo—Submarine identified as
German torpedoes and sinks 1,-
510-ton Swedish steamer Gertrud
Bratt off Norway; crew saved.
Budapest—'Warsaw radio re^
ports more than 1,000 civilians'
killed in 24 hours of “terrific
shelling’’ by German heavy ar
tillery.
Moscow—Russia bars foreign
ships from strategic riVer Neva
flowing into Baltic.
Washlngtoif'—President Roose
velt reported ready to compro
mise on any part of neutrality
program except repeal of arms
embargo.
Rome — Italian commentators
warn against possible spreading
of European war. '
Panama—Inter-American neu
trality conference debatee stream-
be Bingo, Chi> lining procedure for speed in war
emergency.
school milk fund and the game
will start promptly at 8:30.
J. C. Reins, Kiwanis captain,
and Richard Deans. Lions cap
tain, have already been mapping
stategy for the event and unless
the don'iteys interfere with well
laid plans it appears that neith
er team can lose.
Postmaster Reins said today
that he had selected his team and
a list of substitutes who no doubt
will be needed as the first team
players become unable to proceed
for various reasons.
He said that he had made his
selections carefully an"! every
man had certain qualifications.
First, each one had to have the
understanding of a mule, and
second, they must not be afraid
of a lion. With such a team he
don’t see how he can lose.
Richard Deans is pilot of the
Lions team and has selected a
formidable first team and a sec
ond equally as good. He don’t see
how the Lions can lose with such
a team. If claims of rival captains
can be taken seriously. It appears
that local >people will have the
opportunity to settle once and for
all what would happen should an
irrealstable force meet an im
movable object.
The Kiwanis first team is as
follows: J. O. Reins, W. K. Stur
divant, Chat O. McNlel, BRl Mc-
Elwee, C. G. Day, George Ken
nedy, Dr. A. C. .Chamberlain,
Henry Landon, Dan Holler and
Carl 'VanDeman; sabstitntes—
Pat W^illlams, Bid Williams, An
drew Kilby, Bdd Gardner; Prof.
Paul S. Cragan,.J. R. Hlx, J. D.
Moore, Sr., R. W. Gwyn, 3. B.
Eller, Andrew Casey, and D. J.
Carter.
The Lions starting lineup will
have Captain Deans, L. L. Car
penter, Emmet Johnson,. Blair
Gwyn, Richa,rd Johnston, John K.
Blackburn, Bill Carrington, Carl
Crews, J. D. Moore, Jr., and Fred
J Hubbard, Jr.,; .substitutes—Paul
Cashlon,'Otarlee Jenkins, Clyde
I Pearson, Hampton McNeill, Lin
coln Spalnbour, Dr. H. B. Smith,
Edward Finley, BlH Prevette,
Buster Forester, Gordon Forester
and Gordon Gentry.
It Is respectfully cali-'d to the
attention of the public^ihat it
would be a swell show to see
those teams astride a group of
educated donkeys and when they
begin to play ball in such posi
tions a side splitting laugh is
assured every split seoond. -.
Adul^, will pay only 25 cents
each am., JhUdren 10 cepts to see
the show and a large^ i^crovd
should be bn'muiA, especially ; In
view of the tact thttt the money
will be used lor a good eanee.
The Wilkes county public li
brary board of trustees, library
officials and all who have had a
part or shown interest in the
growth of the institution are hap
py over the library location In
the well lighted and spacious
quarters .provided in the new city
hail building.
Formal opening of the library
in the new quarters was observed
Thursday afternoon and night
with many people calling to see
the library and in'spect the quar
ters and facilities. During the
hours for “open house” several
late volumes were donated to the
library.
The library, which was form
ed on a small scale two years
ago by various interested groups
who deplored the lack of public
library facilities, has shown
much growth and now has more
than 2,000 volumes. The library
was gathered principally by book
donations and with no public ap
propriation or income except from
the rental shelf, a phase which
has been built up to the point
where it now contains many of
the latest and most desirable
books.
Mrs. Frank Johnson, chairman
of the library board of trustees,
said at the opening that dona
tions of other volumes are ex
pected during the next few days
and that additional books .vre
needed because of the rapidly in
creased circulation as the reading
season approaches.
The WPA bookmobile with 2,-
000 volumes began Us second
itinerary Friday and will spend
the next several weeks in 'Wilkes
visiting the public schools of. the
eounty system. About 75 stops,
including the schools, are sche
duled on the regular itinerary. -
Officers Elected
For Grange Group
Wim obvlona delight, A. W. Gab-
rlo of the Grand Army of the Be-
'pnblle takes a few hot licks at an
ilce cream cone. Hr. Gabrio, 9S, of
'Haselton, Pa., was one of the yet-
jerans at the national G. A. R. en-
Icampment at nttsbargh.
Oakwoods Road
To Get Surface
Black Top Will Be Applied
Some Time Next Month,
Officials Say
Lawrence Miller Master Of
W Ikesboro Grange; Oth
er Officers Named
In a recent meeting the Wll-
kesboro subordinate Grange, one
ot the strongest units' of the rur
al fraternity in Wilkes, elected
officers for the ensuing year.
Lawrence Miller was elected
master and other officers are as
follows: Jesse Giles, overseer;
Paul 'Vestal, steward; Dan F.
Holler, assistant steward: Mrs. C.
F. Bretholl, lady assistant stew
ard; Mrs. J. M. German, chapp
lain; Miss Harriet McGoogan,
lecturer; Mrs. Lawrence Miller,
secretary-treasurer; Miss Lucille
German, flora: M r s. A. M.
Church, ceres: Mrs. B. S. r*>ll,
Pomona; Charlie German, gate
keeper.
The next meeting will be held
on October 17 and a full attend
ance Is urged.
The newly constructed Oak-
woods road will receive black top
surface next month, it was learn
ed today from J. G. Hackett, 8th
highway division commissioner.
WPA workmen have completed
the task of putting a crushed
stone surface on the new grade
and are now engaged in condi
tioning the stone for surface
treatment.
The road, described as the
most extensively traveled road in
■Wilkes not on the state highway
system, was regraded by WPA
labor and represents a big im
provement over the old and dan
gerously crooked grade. The im
proved section extends from Wll-
.cesboro to a point beyond Oak-
woods at the intersection ot the
road leading toward Moravian
Fails.
4-H Girk Dress
Revue Saturday
R. C. Jeimiii^^
Badty InjiDied ^
^t^ Fridi^
H«ld Far
Sias Higgins Is
Shooting Officer; Adittils
Firing Sh^ ^ ^
HAD TRIED HOLDUP/
Higgins Alleged To
’fried To H^dnp MbtoP^
ist on Bmshy Mountain ^
Winners In Dress
and Canning Contest To
Be Selected 30th
Jitterbugs Here
For Lious Meet
The North Wllkesboro Lions
club was well entertained In its
meeting Friday evening by four
who recently won the jitterbug
dance contest staged in Bowman
Gray stadium In Winston-Salem.
The performers who delighted
the Lions with their interpreta
tion of the now famous dance
were Miss Marjorie Weavll,
Prank Alspaugh, Shirley Smith
and Miss Lib Palmer.
The program, which was in
charge of Phil Brame and Fred
Hubbard, was well enjoyed.
At the meeting teams were se
lected to represent the club In
th Lions versus Kiwanis Burro
Baseball game to be staged ob
Friday night.
ATTEND FUNERAL
Mrs. D. Hill Carlton and daugh
ter, Anne, and Mrs. B. T. Rawlins,
her mother, returned to the city
today from Johnson Clt.', .TMin.,
where they attended the funeral
and burial services h^d for Mrr.
Rawlins' grandson,'• Mr. Laadis
Rawlins, aged 25, and the sou ot
Mr. and Mrs. A, L. Rawlltin. , .. j.
The deot£ of young .Mr. Raw^
llns was' aeddental and the tnnsa^■
'al serrices win held yeaterday;
Wilkes county 4-H club girls
will hold their dress revue on
Saturday, September 30, in the
office of Miss Harriet McGoogan,
home demonstration agent.
Miss McGoogan said that dress
es will be judged for entrance In
the state dress revue to be held
soon. Ail 4-H club girls are asked
to bo present with their outfits
for inspection.
Miss McGoogan also announc
ed that all girls wishing to enter
the Ball canning contest should
bring tt(elr canned goods, consist
ing of one quart of fruits and
one of- vegetables. The winner will
exhibit her samples at the state
fair on October 10, Miss McGoog
an said.
FisMns:, Loitering
On Bridges Banned
state Highway Patrol Corporal
Carlyle Ingle today called atten
tion to a new ordinance passed
by the state highway commission
which forbids fishing and loiter
ing on bridges in the state.
The ordinance was quoted as
follows: "Fishing or loitering on
any bridge on the state highways
or county roads is forbidden.’*
Instructions given the local of
ficer by iileut. W. B. Lentz sald^
that the ordinance is for the par-*
pose of eliminating hazards and
strict enforcement is expected. ^
R. C. Jennings, Wilkes deputy v
sheriff and jailor, was shot and
seriously wounded about ^ght o'
clock Friday morning near Oaic-
woods as he was trying to arreat.
Silas Higgins, who according
reports given the officers had on
ly a few minutes before tried to
hold up Miss ’Toby Turner as sho
was going along the Brushy
Mountain road in her autoniobOo.
The officer was hit by several ■
shot from the gun, a 410 gnago
single barrel, and several of tho
shot penetrated deeply, injuring
his right lung. Physicians at tho
Wilkee hospital described his
wound as serious but said he was
resting satisfactorily and may re
cover, barring complications.
Miss Turner, superintendent of
the Wilkes hospital wbo makeo
her home on the Brushies, said
that she was on her way to North
Wllkeeboro Friday morning when
a man with a shotgun dashed in
to the road and ordered her
stop. She speeded up and stopped
a short distance ahead, where her
car was overtaken by one drive*
by Lieut. Edmond Robinson, who
also stopped to learn what the
trouble was.
Lieut. Robinson proceeded to
Wllkesboro and Informed Deputy
Jennings of the apparent attempt
on the part of a man to hold up
Miss Turner. Deputy Jennings, ix
company with Lieut. Robinson,
proceeded to the place where tho
holdup attempt was made and
nearby found Silas Higgins with
a shotgun in his hands. Mr. Jen
nings said that he got out of tho
car to take the man into custody,
that he started to walk away and
turned around and shot, several
shot hitting Mr. Jennings. Tho
deputy then shot a number of
times and it was later learned
that one bullet hit the stock of
the gun which Higgins held lx
his hand.
Mr. Robinson then carried
Jennings to the hospital and no
tified other officers of what had
happened. The sheriff and other
[deputies immediately began a
Content I search for the alleged assailanL
Lieut. Robinson told otficera
of the shooting, saying that Mr.
Jennings was getting out of Mi
car when he told Higgins to halt
and that shots were fired. The
officer continued to shoot after
he was hit.
Higgins was found ^ on the
Brushy Mountain road about tire
hours later by J. R. Roussean,
who was accompanied in his cMa
by Marsh Horn, highway prlso*
superintendent of the 8th dlvto-
ion. They said that Higgins acted
suspiciously and they offered hisn ,
a ride In their car to North Wll
keeboro. He readily accepted and
accompanied them and they tunn
ed him over to Police Chief J. B.
Walker, who carried him to tte
hospital for identification by MIh
Turner, who said she thought
was the man who tried to hold
her up.
Police officers said that His^
gins acted strangely and at tiras*
did not talk with any sense, cor
roborating reports that he is meal-.
tally unbalanced.
They .carried him to the jiiiV
where be admitted that be
some man but conld not ,give
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clear account of what happen^
other than saying that he ai|d ^
somebody, he did not know who,
had shot at each other.
He went with officers to tha
home of J. W. Hayee near Oafc-
woods, where he saTd he left hia
gun. There the Kun was foOMl
and it had one empty dhel' still la
the shajpber and a ballet bote
the atock. - ^
' Higgins was described as b^ac
mentally unbalanced at times.
‘boat 20 yean .ago to waa a^ecat
io. Have killed lilf brother-1ndkf«;
;%jtortie Hntchtoon, after whiMf Jto
fl^ trim, tto' county anS ' iaisr
to* tried. oehvlelsA
served a aboH pttaoa ittm.
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