m
To
Tost and
Miu Nor^
jV»N
North WQkettl^ro krill'be
■Mtnl and crownh^ -^' the
^ Ihga.tt the U3>ert7 Tlieatre Mon-
kir Btsttt frost a grOfW. of local
MUK ladles who have bees se-
and entered intq the page-
■■t hy local buetneea-Virma and
Mends. The young li-dy who Is
Shelared Miss North’ WUkesboro
•ffl go to the state btauty Page-
mt> and be the guest of the United
•teema Producers for two days.
Vhlle she is there ehe will com-
■rt* for iMisa North flarollna and
naetre a screen tost wUoh the
•sapte of North Wilfces.boro will
■tre-an o?>portunlty to see on the
Uberty Theatre serepn.
The other feature of the stage
^mw Is a Junior eue^n review
emposed of young girls In WIl-
kaMbovo in comipetitioa for the tl-
■a oeT the Junior Queen of North
WBkeaboro; The wiaaer will send
Mr ipletnre to the state picture
aanteat to compete for Little Miss
■Mh Carolina.
TBh third part of the stage
haw is the Amateur contest, the
Qukk Action
m
.^e in «te
i .-V
. Miaa Ru^ Crockett, direotresa
for the pageant is Jn town tkfa
week to organise the production
and is assisted 'b|y (Miss Frances
Cranor.
FOR RE?
SSt-
yURMSHKD APARTMJE.\T I n
WUkesboro for rent, three
Kioans, private bath; lights,
water and refrigeration fur-
nisbad. Phone 289-R. 3-11-tf
HTB-ROOM HOCffiB with bath,
baaement, good garden. Two
miles from city limits. Mrs. P.
3, Mitchell, WHkeoboro. 2-29-tf
FOR9ALE
yoi SALK: Om«(iJl»39 Lincoln
Zephyr; one 19J9 Chevrolet
Coach; one 1939 Dodge Coach.
Tadkln Valley Jintor Co. It
WK SALE OR TRADE: Pair
good work mules; also fresh
milk cow. See or write Wesley
>. WatUns* RoHle 2. North
WHteeboro; N. C. . It-pd
3ft»R SALE: Scraticli Pads, print
ed on one side. Ijpeclal, three
fS)' pounds for 5c.—Carter-
Hubbard Publishing Co.' tf
Byrd On Stand
h Court Today
(Cintinned ifrom page .w-.
knife which Sheriff Doiighton
identified as being Byrd’s. He
said that he found particles of
red fibre which were turned over
to H. W. Chadduck, FBI agent
assigned to the laboratory, for
examination and analysis.
Tiny particles of paper fibre,
enlargements of color photo-
graiphs made by the aid of a
microscope, track measurements,
shoes and various other articles
were introduced Into evidence in
Wilkes court Wednesday as the
state continued efforts to build
up a case of first degree murder.
Following completion of cross
examination of J. E. Murray, FBI
technician, H. W. Chadduck. FBI
chemical analyst and expert on
hairs and fibres, testified.
He said that he had made mic
roscopical examination and color
photographs of specimens of fi
bre found on the window screen
of the Burchette home around
the hole made by the shotgun
charge, samples of paper from
an envpty shell found in the home
of Byrd, and minute particles of
red fibre taken from a pocket
knife found on Byrd’s person
when he was arrested on the day
following the shooting. All the
samples, enlarged photos o f
which were exhibited before the
jury, were ’generally of the same
type and substance,’’ he said.
'Sara Tones, Ferguson resident
and deputy sheriff, was next on
the stand. He said that he had
once heard Byrd say that if Bur
chette ever crossed his path he
would “get him.’’ Jones, who aid
ed in investigation of the shoot-
in.g of Bjrchette, said that he
measured tracks found near Bur-
chette’s window and in a path at
Byrd’s home and found them to
have identical dimensions. He al
so described peculiarities of the
m
■
hte
Votes—at least a mllUon of them—can be thrown to the presidential candidate through hit “Ikydilaiim,''
according to 0r. Frank B. Bobfawon of Moscow, Idaho, founder of the religion erganbatlon wWdi nnmbera
bimdreds of thousands of fonowert. Eoblnson. right, met presidential aspirant Thomas E. Dewey in Boise,
Maho, while the latter was on a eampalgn tour. Pictured at center la Irring W. Hart, Boise aewnUn.
_
of Mpt-'jrM|^ miii
%he plnavtn .had
Iiy n^UeadiB* camp.
-I'-^Aveaiw^Ui an Ameii-
eih phyaicalliy.' ijtiallfled,
and of gMd ^ikcter. He must
kayo rMched bU sovsnteenth
Mrthdaif,hy; he di^ eamp opens,
aiid not have passilj hte twenty-
ninth birthday. “ ’
A physical exami^tldi)t:,innoc-
ulation* against typhbM.i ahd vac
cination agains'. smallpox ’’ Bince
January 1, 1987, aVd a certificate
tit good moral character are re-
red. . • V
Prospective applicants may
write direct to the C. M.>T. C. Of
ficer at Fort Bragg. N. C., for any
information they desire, or apply
to the County Chairman of the
MlllUr'y Training Campe Associ
ation. The County Chairman will
furnish application blanks and
the names of doctors who will
give the medical examination
without charge.
There are nine ’vacancies for
enrollment In the Cltliens Mili
tary Training Camp for Wilkes
county.
Aim CRAVKL, good for
'hhl^Bg. etc. Also locust posts.
* ifdljlllli ~wr^Ti'~ 506 J street,
■iraone 464-M. 3-14-2t-pd
BALE: ’Two dcrea of land
near North Wilkf.sboro; beau-
tUul home sigbt:'*The price Is
right. See or write f>on Mel
ville, care Wilkes Plumbing
Company, North Wilkeaboro.
N. C. 3-18-4t
FOR SALE: Leripedeva seed—
Korean 5 l-2c; Koibe 7c per
pound. W. B. Morrison, Stony
Point. N. C. 3-ll-2t-pd.
imACroRS: Fia. pso, lo-ao,
U-36, Fordson and hish class
0~ed farm Implements. Cars,
1»S9 Bniek 41 Sedan, 1937
LBSalle Coupe. Trucks, 1939
lutemational and Ford Plck-
npe, 1938 ChevToiet 1 1-8 ton.
Ridieuiously low prices. Henk-
ePs, Statesville, N. C. 4-1-1 It
"NFSUAL BARGAINS In good
used cars and trucks, several
makes and models. Wilkes Mo
tor company, two miles west
on Boone Trail. rO-2-tf
WANTED
WANTED: .500 cortls of slabs by
the cord or in the pile. Austin
Lovette, 506 J. Street, Phone
464-M. 3-14-2t-pd
JANTED: To do your radio re
pair work on all makes and
models. Expert repairmen. Sat-
mfactlol guaranteed. — Day
Blectric OO., Phoae S28. 8-16-tf
/anted* Bring your typcwrlt-
ars, cash registers, ^^ding Ma-
ehlaes, computing scaW, check
■writers, clocks, and, aewlng ma
chines that need rearing and
Meaning to me up - ^lrs over
Carter - Hubbard ^p\ibllshlng
Company, Ninth W. G.
Harrison-
Easter Parade
—of—
Values
We have made extensive
preparations for spring
business—our stock is now
complete with the newest
styles for all the family.
FOR LADIES
Ladies’ Dresses .. $2.95 to $3.95
Ladies’ Coats .... $4.95 to $9.95
I>adies’ Suits $4.95 to $9.95
Ladies’ Shoes . $1.98 to $2.95
Millinery 98c to $1.98
FOR MEN
Men’s Suits $9.95 to $18.95
Men’s Hats 98c to $2.95
Men’s Shoes $1.98 to $3.95
Shop here for clothing
for the entire family at
lowest prices for quality
and style.
HARRIS BROS.
Dept. Store
tracks, saying that there was a
dia.gonal mark across them and
that there were other siinall mark
ings. K shoe identified as being
worn by Byrd was introduced in
to evidence and the sole and heel
had characteristics which could
have made the track marks,
Jones said.
State Highway Patrolman Car
lyle Ingle testified that he was
present at the Wilkes jail when
Deputy R. C. Jennings questioned
Byrd about the gun found in his
home and which was described by
a ballistic expert of the FBI yes
terday as having scratches on the
inside of the barrel as if hard
objects had iLcen shot. Tie said
that Byrd told them that he had
loaned his gun to a man by the
name of Triplett a few days be
fore the shooting of Burchette.
Ingle also said that Byrd told
them he had not 'btought any
shells recently and that he also
told that he took his gun out a-
bout three a. m. on the morning
following the shooting of Burch
ette on Sunday night and shot
twice because he thought he
heard something about his barni
It was Intimated that a later
state witness would he put on the
stand to tell of Byrd’s buying
shells on he day before Burchette
was killed.
Elisha Hamlby, a neighbor, said
that he and Byrd were planting
corn for Sam Jones last spring
and that Byrd .mentioned some
trouble he had had with Burch
ette over some plowing. Hamby
quoted Byrd as saying “I’ll kill
the son of a bitch of its the last
thing I ever do.’’
R. Ij. Jones also told of threats,
quoting Byrd as having said a
few weeks before the killing that
he would kill Burchette if he ever
crossed his path.
Roy Marley testified that he
had overheard a conversation be
tween Turner Watson and Byrd
on the day .before Burchette was
killed that night. Watson was
quoted as having told Byrd that
Burchette’s wife had had a hard
time keeping her husband from
killing Byrd one night when he
pa.sscd their house. He said that
Byrd replied “I haven’t got any
thing against the man but if he
ever comes at me he’d better
have two guns ’because I’ll make
him eat the first one.
Byrd was calm as he took the
stand in his own defense this
morning and related an account
of his actions through out Satur
day, November 11, that night and
the'toUowing day.
He told of some farm work he
had done on Saturday and about
taking Sam Jones’ horse home
near dark,that evening. He said
he stopped at Mack Minton’s store
and purchased a half box of shot
gun shells. He said he proceeded
to his home, ate supper and went
to bed. He also related that on
that afternoon he loaned his gun
to a 'person whose appearance he
knew but did not know his name.
He said that the man told him
his name was Sam Triplett. He
said he did not know when the
gun was returned but that he
found it on his back porch next
morning.
He went to bed about 7:30, he
said, but woke up after midnight
with a headache and took a dose
of salts. He went back to bed,
was still unable to sleep, and a-
rosc again, this time for a dose
of soda. About 5:00. he said fur
ther, he got up. put on his clothes
and built a fire. He said he went
to the porch, saw' his gun there,
heard a noise in the woods near
his hen house, got his gun and
fired once in that direction. A-
ibout 7:30 he and his wife left
home and walked about five miles
to the home of Robert Eller and
Glenn Walsh, brothers-ln-law, to
get a chicken he had contracted
for. ’There 'hfe" was arrested by
Deputy Sheriff Oscar Felts. In
response to questions by counsel
he said that he took five drinks
of whisky Saturday, one before
breakfast, one about noon, one in
the afternoon and two in the
evening. ’ He denied any knowl-
and said be ^'.d not Snow' ne_^N8d'
been shot and killed until he was
told »omA Sunday b>" hia
ner's speech and Parlla’ment con
sidered the ratification of the
treaty.
brother-in-law-
He was questioned
miscellaneous
BOST between WUkesboro and
Fnrlear Friday night a brown
leather handbag. Liberal re-
■wsrd for return to Miss Rachel
Nichols at Gaddy, Motor com
pany.
FIW VETEBNARY OTWC®, see
.Wesley O. Watkins' North Wll-
Kesboro Route 2, or tel^hone,
20-F-T4. SpoPteUsin^ In opOhat-
in*,'teeth ObatJoK- ’’®‘
pairing and dog vaccination.
• It-pd.
bATB-OF-ARMS: Am prepared
point them in any medium.
PHcea reasonaWe. Mrs. L. B.
Were Headquarters For
Field and Garden
SEEDS
We have ready for you a full line of Gar
den Seed, Cabbage Plants, Onion Seta,
Seed Beans, Seed Potatoes, Seed Oats,
and Lespedeza. Let us supply your needs.
Lowest prices for highest quality seeds.
STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES
FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
Wflkesboro — — — North Carolina
mss
about the
tools found In his home and the
piece of iron rod. He said the
rod was a piece of automobile
pump and that he had sawed the
rod in two v/ith his hacksaw in
order to make a hook to u.se in
handling a hog which he had
butchered that week. He denied
any knowledge of a shotgun shell
being reloaded with slugs.
It was brought out in direct
and cross examination of Byrd
that he had once before been
tried for murder. He admitted
that in 192 6 he was convicted
for second degree murder in Vir
ginia and that he served between
six and seven years of a ten-year
term.
Solicitor Avalon E. Hall, as
sisted by W. H. McElwee, Is pros-
eeutinig the case. Byrd is repre
sented by the law firms of Tri-
vette and Holshouser and Hayes
and Hayes, appointed 'by the
court.
ARMISTICE ENDS
RUSSIAN INVASION
(Continued from page one)
Moscow, March 13.—Soviet
Russia early today announced of
ficially the signing of a peace
treaty with Finland which wrests
as the spoils of three and a half
months of Invasion Finland’s de
fense tkstions on Baltic and Arc
tic seas and makes part of the
vast territory of the U. S'. S. R.
the whole fortified Karelian isth
mus, where uncounted Russian
and Finnish dead lie beneath the
trampled snows.
The treaty must be ratified
within three days, (but hostilities
will cease, under its terms, at
noon today—4 a. m., eastern
standard time.
Finland gets ipeace—a single
payment of 5.000,000 Finnish
marks ($750,000) in return for
a 30-year lease on her Hanko
“Gibraltar” at the mouth of the
Gulf of Finland and evaouaklon
of the Petsamo Arctic district by
Soviet troops.
She gives up:
1. The entire Karelian Isthmus
and Its Soviet-penetrated Manner-
helm line. - - •r- ‘--r’
2. The shell-wrecked city of
Vlipuri, once Finland’s third met
ropolis, and the Islands in its
bay.
3. AH the shores of Lake La
doga, largest in Europe, and
three towns. Both on the lake’s
stern isthmus shore and on its
lim^erh coasts thousands of Riis-
slil^ troops have been slain.
fj Hanko, naval base on the
M'tthwest, and the surrounding
peninsula, on a 30-year lease.
This area will form Soviet naval-
military bases.
5. Part of the Sredni and Ry-
bachi peninsulas in the far north,
on the Arctic ocean.
7. Certain islands in the Gulf
of Finland.
8. A great slice, of, northeastern
Finland, including Kuolajarvi.
9. A railroad, to be built during
1940, which will link the White
sea within northern Russia to
the Gulf of Bothnia, west of
Finland, the railway bisecting
Finland above her narrow waist
line.
10. Free transit for Russian
goods across the Petsamo Arctic
area from Russia to Norway,
duty tree.
11. The right to maintain any
Finnish warships, submarines or
warplanes In its (Arctic waters,
with the exception of small coast
guard vessels.
WILKES MAY ENTER
NINE IN C. M. T. C.
On a 'basis of recent prices of
cotton, a half-acre garden will
supply more monetary value than
two acres of cotton, seed and lint
conrbined. Such a garden will pro
vide five dishes daily (for the
average family of five people) for
each of the 366 days of the year.
With five dishes served dally at
five cents a portion, the five
servings per day at five cents each
will come to $91.25. This does
not Include tips nor extra help
ings. The most common charge at
cafes, hotels, etc., Is ten cents per
portion, o r twice a s much,
$182.30.
j:-. oil
On Santfar,
Muaiber of MaodA 'tdfl
of W. H. Fair ■«* •$ Wfc- !
wIhUe ha wu goM to Mo**
Valley to church tMnriem,
prepared a largo table 'wWefc.
filled bopntJfully with ‘U
When Mr, Faiw and famUr. '
turned home he iwaa" greatly k«r-
prlsed to see so many ' of Ms
friends there. The dinner wai
enjoyed. Mr. Faiw was 47 years
old and hopes to enjoy many mqpB
happy to'rthdays.—Reported.
Come on boys and get ’em. Wa
got plenty of all kinds of saeoe
for yon. Save money by boytog
from ns. PEARSON BROTHERS.
2-26-U
~N(mCB^ SUMMONS BY
PUBUCA-nON
The defendant, Charles Robert
CartCT, will U&e notice that an ae
tion entitled above has been con^
menced in the Superior Court of
Wilkes 'Cocufty, North Carolina,
fbr an absolute divorce on ^
g^rounds of two years separation
luid that the defendant will te
ther take notice that he is requir
ed to appear at the office of the
Clerk of Suprior Court of said
Coonty in the ComrthooM in
Wilkesboro, N. C., on or before
the 14th day of May, 1940 and
answer or demur to the complaint
in said action now on file
Court, or the plaintiff will
for the relief demanded i^said
complaint.
'This the 14th day of March,
1940.
c. c. hates.
Clerk Snperior Couw
John C. Sharpe, Att^
Statesville, N. C.
4-4-4t(t)
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2L
century.
time in the early 18th
had been signed.
An hour later Tanner made
the first of a series of stpeeches
by national leaders—b'tter, sor
rowful but resolute spei'qhes—to
tell the nation why a humiliating
peace had been made for them.
Not Prepared
“We were not prepared be
cause we had believed in trea
ties,” Tanner said. “. , . . There
was a lack of all sort of equip
ment, and a noticeable shortage
of certain special important arms.
... We had not got guarantees
from other quarters. . . Our army
did well and fought with all lU
might, and It did well beyond all
.ejqtectatlons. I will not use the
^O.pMBohplace "word, heroes. I will
they fought like men. We
had many great victories and on-
jjIftfMthe main, frontier wdre'wA
(Continued rrom page one)
common basis of equality, young
men from all walks of life; and
by supervised athletics, military
drill, and instruction in citizen
ship to develop them mentally,
morally, and physically; promote
wholesome respect for American
ideals, teach the value of team
work, fit them for leadership, and
impress upon them the O'bliga-
tions and responsibilities of true
American Citizenship.
Young men attending these
camps 2^e no more likely to he
called to the colors Jn-time ot
war than other men. Through the
training received .at these camps
they become ro re able to defend
their country In a national emer-|
gency, if they should volunt^r
or W selected for service.
Tl|«.^f«[ilthwlhg named candl-
aat&a%ere tfie first young men to
be accegrted for enrolLment in
thelr^,iiii§l|»(^e courses: The Blue
Coarse, Mk. thlUp Jackson
that they became tired. . . .
“We asked for help from Swe
den. ... Its neutrality policy did
not permit it, which rendered the
position still more difficult.’*
Both the cabinet and Parlia
ment had met during the morn
ing. 'fhe cabinet
force! to withdraw somewhat. . . — -
"Biif ^ SM g .small ....Jiflaplflr
c.,.who Is enrolling
Cfu vho is enrolling
ite^th ^ear. The "White
Course. Mr. FVanklln Durant Bell,
226 West Second Street, Wash
ington, N. C., enrolling ^,forV the
third year. ’The Rod Cq^e, Mr.
William — •
Ayden,
r^The first eatif^fh
year. ’The Rod course, mr.
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n. N. C.
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from
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MALLORY and
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