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I » fW*rV MjknfAllr Fnwi Waahingfton, June 20.—^fresident Forty-two per cent of the banks FoljfCF Takes
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newal was far.lMSk - ' 'ii''.
The average number of new
mortgage t loans mad«'per bank
was 49 and the average new 'QOrt-
gage made was $1)383.
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Woman Guilty Whipping
Young Man
Camdenton, Mo., June 19.—A
jury of Ozark menfolk convicted
school teacher Aldythea Keeth of
common assault today for her part
in the cat-o’nine-tails flogging of
23-year-old M.^s Caldwell. Cir-
Oath In House
Washington,'June 20.—John
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Roosevelt warned oazi Germany, in North Carolina made more than
effect but unmistakably today, that 256,000 loans totaling $336,OM,000
if it persists in such acts of “pir- to business firms and individuals
acy” as the sinking of the S. S. throughout the state during the y^iger of Mount Airy today
Robin Moor, this nation wiU resist second half of 1940, according to ^ I
with force. I the seim-annual su^ey of bank Representa-
The destruction of that vessel lending activity made by the Be-
must be construed, he said in a > search Council for the American district.
special message to Congress, as es-' Bankers Association. I ^ot planned to
23-year-old M.^s Caldwell. Cir- sentially part of a German plan A..B.A. loan survey was par- take the oath dntll next Monday,
cuit Judge C. H. Jackson fined her i for world domination, a first step by 80 North Carolina but upon reaching his home yes-
$100, then set July 23 for hearing j in an effort to grasp CMitrol of banks, or 42 per cent of the 191 terday from a trip to Washington
of a motion for a new trial. the seas. ^ b?"ks in the state. to attend the memorial service
The jury deliberated two hours j Serving notice that Oeri^ny reported that for his‘ brother, the late A. D.
after hearing the 26-year-old would be expwted to iftake ^ bisi^”®’' hfirw..Pn ' '
teacher relate that she struck
Caldwell ‘‘only three or four times,
lightly” and then only because she
feared Dr. Robert Murrell would
shoot her if she did not obey him.
She said the Eldon, Mo., osteopath
handed her the whip and told her
to “give him (Caldwell) a few
lashes for the sake of woman
hood.”
On cross-examination, however,
the prosecution elicited from Miss
Keeth that at no time during the
whipping had Dr. Murrell actually
threatened her.
Miss Keeth was tried on a
charge of felonious assault.
The state accused her and her
roomate. Miss Hilda Rhoads, 25, of
whipping Caldwell for 45 minutes
in their Osage Beach cabin home
this spring while Dr. Murrell, Miss
Rhoades’ fiance, held a pistol
pointed at the Gagnell, Mo., resort
guide.
N. C. Veterans
To Hold Meet
Diirhi'm, June 20. Again-t a
backdrop of national prepared
ness. North Carolina veterans of
the first World war and their
wives will gather here this week
end for the annual state conven
tion of the .\merivau Legion and
its ."uxiliarv.
Civilian defense in the event of
an enemy invasion is almost cer
tain to l>e considered hy the I.e-
gionnaires. and the organizalion
proha.hly will take a firm stand
against .strikes in defense indus
tries.
Candidates for (lepaitmeiit
eetnrnander. to sncceed K. Dave
Hall of Helmont. are U. L. McMil-
liaii of Raleigii and Victor 11.
.lohnson of Pittsimro.
Tn the auxiliary. .Mrs. Waller J fighter wonUi get
Craven of Charlotte is seeking re- I
election, and is opposed by Mrs. j
Z. X. Conyers of Greensiioro. j
Ads. get attention—and resulta. |
. . , . trney mane rmiw-.ii July 1 r mj Folger, he found his certificrte of
reparations, he summarized his I 1 election which had been mailed
^ ' H8-514 new loans totaling $114,- him from Raleigh and thereupon
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the United States not to resist the mortgage loans Iptahng 5 393,994 ^
iiazi movement of world conquest. I me survey snowea inai oust | ,
It is a warning that the United ness firms in the state used only olina d.sU.ct.
States may use the high seas of half of the ‘‘confirmed open lines | STALMOv"
a.=slstant farm
would inevitably submit to world 21 banks in the larger centers of agent in Wilson County, says R.
Tm irion ^ he nands^o the state reported that they carri- A. Pierson of Wilson. Route 1,
present leaders' of the German jed nn their books $15,042,200 in i has imported the first Percheron
“M’e are not yielding and we do and kept available for regular bor- Tennessee.
not propose to yield.” * owers for use as needed by them. ]
As the President’s communica- Of this amount $7,077 062 or 47 j ^ CHECK
tion went to the capitol, state de- P®*" ®®P‘ “seil. |
partment officials wiere busy pre-j The average number of new j
paring a formal protest to be for- loans made per bank during the
warded to Berlin. But it was plain, [six months period under review
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nevertheless, that the chief execu
tivc’s message was intended as
much for the attention of Berlin as
of Congress.
Lou Nova May
Gel Fall Bout
With Champ
N’ew York, —Lou N'ova or Cali
fornia win I)’ I lie next opponent
of Hea>-yweii:ht ('hamnion Jot-'
Louis, it wat reiior .d in fight
circle.s today
Louis* mail'govs, .luliuii Ttlac’s
and .lohn Rori'omiigh. were said
to prefer Xo\‘a over Tlill.v Conn
for a projectfd Septen.aer .bout
under Mike J leolr’s .sponsorship
for two reasoms icirsl. Nova proir-
ahly would demand a smaller per
centage of the pate than Conn.
Seeond. they fig ire—ri,ghlly or
wrongly IhVt Ni va would !•“ the
easier t.*rget for . hiifniu' .loe.
.Taeotis had givt n Ray Carleii's
manager, an oral promise that h:.s
ilie SeiilemJier
assignment. But there was a pos
sibility he would change his mind
in view of Conn’s fine showing
Wednesd- y night.
"I won't annoMUce ’he Seytem-
!ier match until after •’ciizie Zivie
at'd Prmmy Davis fiatit on .Inly
was 1.841 and the average size of
loan was $968.
Tne average number of loans re-
Wilkes Laundry
J. A. J9NES,
Proprietor
FUNERAL SERVICES
COMPLETE IN EVERY DETAIL '
SYMPATHETIC ASSISTANCE-
FROM FIRST INSTRUCTION
TO FINAL SATISFACTION
Reins-Sturdivant
WE, LIGHTEN VOUR TASK
I He .-ad lie h.ad (irriiDidy dis-
rariled liis ■—r'i-'r • '.an t > pit la.m
I is agaiiet B’'ddy '!aer or ;e
Simon ill .lii'.y. Ti'*' ■ nr-io>
i wr n t l e really -y laal time he
'e'-i-eii Pis riglil urisi ;ii I'.ie
Conn fight.
I!:uk; \TioN
Marion D"a!. a demon-.iration
fariaer of .'.icon county, jiarlly
oi'ereame d.y «eathei- hy Uiriiing
a ereek into his garden In irri.
gate his vegetables, say. T. 11.
Kagg, assistant farm agent of the
State College PLxtension Service.
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Baltimore, Maryland
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Wilkes Hotel Building
North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
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Living Room Suites — Studio Couches — Odd
Chairs and Rockers — Lamps — Bedroom
Suites — Springs*— Mattresses — Breakfast
Room Suites — Tables — Rugs — Wood, Coal
and Electric Ranges.
Westinghouse and Philco Refrigerators, Irons
and Washers — Ironing Boards and Radios.
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Comer B and 10th Streets
R. C. Goodwin, Manager