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NORTH WILKESBORO, N. C MONDAY, IIARCH 18, 1940 $1.50 IN THE STA^
B.00 OUT OP THE STATB
2 MILLIONS ENLIST
liondcn. March 15.—The Min
istry of Labor tonight ordered
the registration of some 600,000
men In April for military service,
hooetlng the British army past
2,000,000 troops.
First Lady Sees First Jai Alai Match
71 MINERS TRAPPED
St. Clalrsville, Ohio. — Hope
virtually was abandoned today
tof 71 miners trapped since Sat
urday In the Willow Grove coal
mine. Nevertheless, rescue crews
continued their feverish efforts
to penetrate falls of slate blocking
the chambers in which the men
were caught by a mighty explos
ion. attributed by mine workers
either to gas or coal dust.
LOWER DEATH TOLL
Raleigh. March 15. — North
Carolina had the lowest traffic
death toll last month tor any Feb
ruary since 1933. Ronald Hocult,
director of highway safety, said
today that the toll of 52 deaths
■A February compared with 59 in
^^39 end that 114 fatalities In
the first two months of this
year were three per cent
^an 117 killed in January
A^bruary of last year.
less
and
SLAYER IN ASYLUM
Columbia, S. C., March 15.—
Mrs. May Walker Murleson, 51,
of Galveston, Tex., held here in
the fatal shooting of her divorced
husband's second wife. Mrs. Rich
ard C. Burleson, was conmmitted
to the State Hospital for the In
sane today for a .lO-day period of
observation on an order of Judge
G. Iluncan Bellinger of the Fifth
judicial circuit.
On Murder Charge
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Producing Agent | Hoover Sees Europe a ‘Starvation’ Spot
Tells Of Plans For
Celebration Here
Myron Cafl'vin Is Spo ikor At
Meeting of Ki'wranis Chib
Friday Noon
Myron Calvin, representing
John B. Rogers Producing com
pany. of Fostorla, 0., spoke to the
North Wilkesboro Kiwanis club
Friday about preliminary plans
for a celebration of North Wllkes-
boro's 50th anniversary this year.
W. F. Gaddy was program
chairman for the day and the
speaker was presented by John R.
Prevette.
.Mr. Calvin complimented the
city tor its decision to stage a
fiftieth anniversary celebration
and Indicated how his company
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt as she saw her first ]ai alai game In ----
Miami, Fla., where she spent her vacation. Pictured with her are Dr,,‘'"uld PUt on an appropriate pro
Frank Christian and Manager Richard Berenson, who Is showing her a duction without cost to the city.
baU and cesta, the “basket” which the jat alal player ties to his hand and He suggested that a pageant
In which he scoops up the baU before returning it against the waU. The be shown on a 130-feet stage, on
^ i_ ■ j. 11-KtnVv iVio Tilafnrv aTiH ihfll'Vpmiind
»r a W W ^ ^ — — U - ~
game U becoming more and more popular in this country.
RULERS IN confab
Brennei’o, Italian - German
' frontier.—-Adolf Hitler and Be
nito .Mussolini conferred secretly
for two hours and r’ minutes to
day on issues which may change
the course of the w'ar. The best
i’lformation was that they had
dip’ussed^ 1. peace offensive
W jointly by the two totall-
, ^ talb. ^Showers, or: 2. Some plan
for Cl. , Cooperation If Germany
,^intensifies'the war with the Al
lies.
GERMANS REPUUSED
* Paris.—German attacks with
the largest number of men put
into action since the war started
were reported by military quart
ers today have been turned bad;
by French machine-gun and ar-
tiliery fire. German patrols ope-
A,\ting Sunday in separated sec-
^;rs wesc of the Vosges Mountains
and FAst of the Mosdle River su
stained what military sources
described as “cruel losses in ex
tended operations.
A.F.L. ASKS A(^ION
Washington. March Id.—The
American Federation of Labor
suggested concerted action by
business, labor, and consumer
groups tod-^y to boost the nation
al income 10 billion dollars in
1940 by eipandins industrial pro-
duction and creating 2.700,000
jobs for idle workers. In its
monthly survey of business, the
federation said that such an ex
pansion might be brought about
by an agreement of the three
groups on a course of action.
“Such an agreement." the survey
added, "would have to .safeguard
against ririce increases and estab
lish measures to assure compli
ance.”
Much Progress Made
On Widening No. 421
Scheldt To Address
Kiwanis Club Here
Edward Scheldt, head of the
Charlotte office of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation, will ad
dress the North Wilkesboro Ki-
kanis club Friday noon. It is ex
pected that his address will be re
ceived with much interest. Dr. A.
C. Chamberlain'will have charge
of the program.
Many Examined
In Cripple Clinic
Thirty-Five Given Examina
tion By Specialist At
Wilkes Hospital
Crushed Stone Is
Laid On Highway
Widening Strips
Improvement On Six Miles
Of Highway To Miller*
Creelr WPA Job
The clinic held Thursday at
I lie Wilkes hospital was highly
successful from the standpoint of
the number who wore given ex-
umlnations. it was learned today
from the county health office.
Thirty-five were examined by
Dr. 0. L. .Miller, orthopgdic sur
geon from Charlotte, and among
the number were several new
cases who had never before taken
advantage of the opportunity to
obtain free examination atul ad
vice relative to treatment. j
Tile clinics are held monthly
under spon.sorship of the North
Wilkesboro Ki ranis cltih and the
health department.
With the advent of spring wea
ther much progress is being made
on the WP-A widening project tor
highway 241 between this city
and Millers Creek.
Uiiring the winter montlis a
large crew of workmen were bus
ily engaged every day wlieii wea
ther permitted iii grading the
slioulders and the application of
suih-hase materials on the widen
ing strips, which will be three
feet on each side and up to six
feet on the inside ot the numer
ous curves on the six-mile section
of highway.
The task ot placing the crash
ed stone on the strips to a depth
equal to that of the present con
crete pavement has been com
pleted and now the work of plac
ing the finer stone on the strips
in preparation for the black top
surface soon is well under way.
The project will result in a
Aged Resident Of
Millers Creek Is
Claimed By Death
NEGRO EXECUTED
Rkleigh, March 15.—Robert
Williams. 20-year-old negro sen
tenced in Cumberland county, was
g»ssed at Sute’s prison today for
the criminal assault of a white
woman about three times his age.
Williams, also known as Robert
McNair, had admitted his guilt,
^He had done odd jobs around the
home of the woman he attacked
Mrs. W. W. Bullard, and had no
previous criminal record, wit
nesses said. The negro entered
the death chamber at 10:01, gas
was started at 10:02 1-2 and he
was pronounced dead 13 minutes
leatr. He was the -iOth person
executed here for criminal as
sault, the 62nd to die by gas. the
189th negro, and tne 234th exe
cuted.
Moravian Falls*
Sunrise Service
Announcement of a service to
be held promptly at sunrise at
the Moravian Falls cemetery wa-s
made today. 'W’. G. Lowe will be
in charge. The public has a most
cordial Invitation to attend.
\ PASTUKES
More permanent pastures will
be seeded this spring in Martin
county than in the past several
years. Interest has been In
creasing steadily, says Assistant
rttrm Agent John Eagles.
Mrs. I>aura Ann McGlamery.
S2. died early Sunday at the home
of her son. G. E. McGlamery, of
.Millers Creek, where she made
her home. She had been in ill
health for several years.
Funeral service was held at
Charity Methodist church today,
two o’clock, with Rev. J. L. A.
Bumgarner in charge, assisted
by Rev. A. W. Eller.
She leaves three children: G.
C. McGlamery, F. C. McGlamery
and Mattie V. McGlamery, all of
Millers Creek.
Soots Child Dies;
Funeral Tuesday
Funeral service will be held
Tuesday, 10:30 a. m., at Edge-
wood Baptist church for John
Soots, nine-year-old son ot.Har
rison and Ina Fletcher Soots. He
died early Sunday morning fol
lowing a brief illness.
Surviving are the father and
mother, residents of North Wll-
kesboro route 3, and six brothei;?
and sisters; Julius Soots, of Den
ver, Colorado, Paul Clarence,
Henry, William, Joe and Pansy
Soots, all of North Wilkesboro
route 3.
Easter Dance
The Wilkesboro Junior Wom
an’s club is sponsor of a dance
to be held at the Community
House on Tuesday night, March
26, nine o’clock. Admission will
be 50 cents.
which the history and background
of the 50-year-old metro,polls of
northwestern North Carolina
could be adequately displayed.
His plans would call for program
of three or four days. He discuss
ed a Queen’s Ball feature, sale of
season tickets, the wooden nickle
device and other features for
making the occasion an elaborate
and far reaching affair. The mem
bership of the club heard ot the
preliminary plans with much in
terest.
In the business session of the
club meeting J. B. McCoy called
attention to an inter-club meeting
in Greensboro on March 28 and
five meraibers indicated they
would attend.
Soi^siters'Appear
On Station WBIG
Former Prcsldeat Herbert Heover M be appeared before the booM
«.— 11.-1 •^onti-’
foreign aSalra committee recently t* tdl members that the whole oonL r u.iuwmg Lue GutirKO vy j uu^
nent of Enrope wonld bo "a atenratlon apot” after ttie war. Hoover nrged w. H. Bobbitt Saturday aftemotm
A *Awmwil 4b* DrOKTftB fViA liipv fb* />oaa fnv‘
“Not Guilty” b
Verdict Rendered
h Wilkes Court
Jury Decide* After Twre
Hoars aad Forty Min
ute* Deliberation
A Jury In Wilkes court late
Saturday deliberated two hoars
and forty minutes and returned
a verdict of not guilty in the
first degree murder trial of
George Byrd, charged with the
fatrl shooting of S'. M. Burchett#
at Ferguson on November 11.
Thus ended one of the longest
trials In 'Wilkes court and what
was considered by court observer*
as one of the most Interesting
cases ever tried in the county.
Following the charge by Judge
BCHi tn HKlUvyxi nrw w ' — -w—
that congreoa make a otart toward the general European reUel program
by appropriating 9M.M0.tM to 920.tM.aM. Eep. Sol Bloom, eommittoo
ohalrman, holds a paper as Hoover make* notes.
Ten Are Seeking Fanners Asked
Governor’s Job In
North Carolina
Seven Democrats and Three
Republicans Are Candi
dates For Primary
To Apply Soon
For Crop Loans
Early Action On Part Of Far
mers Desiring Govem-
Loans Asked
Local Quartet Gets Audition
And Quarter Hour On
The Air Sunday
Key City Songsters, local quar
tet of talented singers of gospel
song.s. made their radio debut
from tile studios of radio station
WBIG in Greensboro Sunday aft
ernoon. 5:15 to 6:C0, rendering
an attractive program ot hymns
in keeping with the significance
ot the Easter .season.
The group, composed of R. R.
Cliurch, first tenor, Zeb Dickson,
second tenor, Dew’cy Minton, first
iiass. and J. B. Henderson, second
bass, with Mrs. Mack Protfit as
accompanist, was given an audi
tion at 1:15 and invited by the
station director to render a pro
gram on the air at 5:45.
Following the audition and re
sultant radio debut, Major Edney
Ridge, director, said that the Key
City Songsters may be heard 'a-
great improvement for the high
way and will eliminate some of
the accident hazards. The road,
the first hardsurface laid in
Wilkes, had become outmoded _ .
and wa.s too narrow and crooked gain shortly over WBIG.
to safely accomodate the great
amount of traffic, it being a sec
tion of the famous Boone Trail
highway and one of the leading
interstate highways connecting
North Carolina and Tennessee.
While the work is in progress
the highway is being kept open
at all times and the work is so
distributed that as little conven
ience as possible will occur for
the many motorists using the
highway.
PresentAwardsAt
School Tuesday
Trophies And Individual
Awards Will Go To
Tourney Winners
A public presentation of a-
wards won in f?orth Wilkesboro
school’s annual goodwill basket
ball tournament recently will take
place at the school on Tuesday
afternoon, 2:30, Paul S. Cragan,
superintendent, said today.
Trophies will bje presented to
Millers Creek boys and Ronda
girls, tournament champions, and
individual awards will be given
to outstanding players chosen
from all the teams.
Also on the program will be
numbers by the North Wilkes
boro high school band and other
features. The program will be giv
en in the school auditorium and
all are invited to attend.
A deer’s weapons are not
antlers—like a Frenchman,
fights with Its feet.
its
it
Miss Gordon To
Be In The County
Will Conduct Demonstration
On Refinishing Furniture
In The Home
Miss Pauline E. Gordon, state
extension service specialist in
home management and house fur
nishings, will be in Wilkes at an
early date to conduct a demon
stration in refinishing of furni
ture, .Miss Harriet McGoogan,
Wilkes home dem. nstration a-
gent, said today.
The demonstration will include
removal ot old furniture finishes
and application of new finish
materials and should prove to be
very instr'jctive. Miss McGoogan
said. Home furnishings projects
leaders of all the ciubs in the
county will be asked to attend the
demonstration and report t o
their respective clubs in the next
regular meeting.
Easter Egg Sale
North Wilkesboro Junior Wom
an’s Club will conduct a sale of
colored Easter eggs all day Sat
urday at Spainhour-Sydnor com
pany store. Orders for eggs may Lexington, Gilw
be placed with any membt r of the
'UC yikSUClk Tvavaa
club this week. The club will ap- ham. Bob Steele,,
predate all patronage extended.
Old trappers agree that one of gaged tn a
the hardest animals to out-smart struggle for
Is a common house-rat.
Raleigh, March 16.—Forty-sev
en Democrats and 23 Republicans
will seek nominations tor 21
State and Congressional offices
in the May 25 primaries.
Those numbers qualified before
the arrival of the 6 p. m. filing
deadline today, v'hen W. A. Lucas
of Wilson, chalrmsn of the Stttte
Elections hoard, raised his hand
and brought it down to signify
that the preliminaries were over
and the races should start.
Two aspects of the list of can
didates are unusual.
First, there is an unprecedent
ed number of Democratic candi
dates for the gubernatorial nom
ination. Seven are in the race,
wliereas previously no more I’mn
tour had ever entered. (Two
men. Bryant Thompson of Ham
let and Edwin P. Hale of I.a^aks-
ville. announced they would run
■but did not file.)
Second, three Republicans are
seeking the gubernatorial nomi
nation, and the Republicans have
at least one candidate entered for
each office except that of United
States representative in the Sec
ond district.
The presence of three Republic
ans—Robert H. McNeill ot States
ville, John R. Hoffman of Bur
lington and George M. Pritchard
of Asheville—in the gubernator
ial contest has given rise here
to speculation that the party may
have a second primary for this
office.
Two Republicans, J. Forrest
WIten of Salisbury and H. B.
Leavitt ot Asheville, are seeking
the nomination for Lieutenant-
Governor. The winner will be pit
ted in the general election against
the winner among four men seek
ing the Democratic designation—
R. L. Harris of Roxhoro, L. A.
Martin ot Lexington, W. Erskine
Smith of Albemarle, and Dan
Tompkins of Sylva.
The Democratic gubernatori'
candidates are A. J. Maxwell r
J. M. Broughton, both of Ralf
Arthur Simmons of Burlin
W. P. Horton, of Pittsboro, '
as E. Cooper ot Wilmington
Grady of Kenly, and L,
Farmers who wish to make ap
plication for an emergency crop
and feed loan from the govern
ment should do os at once as It
is time tor farmers who are un
able to finance their farming this
year to make arrangements, J. E.
Jolnes.,. field sttperrteor for th#;.
Emergency Crop arid Peed Loan
Office of the Farm Credit admin
istration, said here today.
Farmers wishing to make ap
plication for such loans are asked
to see Mrs. Aline Hayes Yates at
the office ot the clerk of superior
court in Wilkesbriro, Mr. Joines
said.
Scarlett O’Hara
BallTuesdayNight
Woman’s Club Here Spon
soring Event To Be Held
At Woman’s Clubhouse
“Miss Scarlett O’Hara” of the
Wilkesboros, who will he picked
from twelve girls that have been
chosen to represent her the near
est at tile Liberty Theatre Mon
day evening following the beauty
pageant that is being staged
there, will lead the grand march
at the “Gone With the Wind
Bali’’ to be given a( the Wom
an’s clubhouse on Trogdon Street
Tuesday evenin*aL^eight o’clock
Miss O’lHara'v’^^^^KBr.ot be
revealed ut#
day evenir
Both *
Woman
boro e
the jury received the case for de
liberation at 3:50 and returned
1 Its verdict at 6:30. The court
room was tense as the jnront
filed In, took their places In the
box and announced their verdict
which freed the man whom the
state tried to prove had killed
his neighbor by firing a shot
gun load of steel slugs through
his window as he was retiring
for the night.
Following adjourn m e n t of
court a member of the jury said
that on the first ballot eleven
were for acquittal and one for
conviction and that the concensus
of opinion was that the state’s
evidence was not sufficient to
satisfy the jurors beyond a rea
sonable doubt that Byrd was
guilty.
The trial began Monday after
noon with selection of jurors from
a. siiecls}_iSBire>..,
Uceriiirtefrid ■ It* - evt"
dence Thursday. Highlights of the
evidence were that in Byrd’s home
officers found a hacksaw, a piece
of threaded bolt indicating that
slugs had 'been cut, a shotgun
with .scars in the barrel, red shot
gun shells and an empty shell.
They also brought out that on
the screen at Burchette’s home
were found particles of red paper
nine which a F. B. I. technician
said was similar to fibre of the
shells and particles of fibre taken
from Byrd’s pocketknife blade.
Tracks were found near Byrd's
window which witnesses said ap
parently were made by Byrd's
shoe.s.
Byrd took the stand and stead
fastly denied any knowledge of
the crime or any connection with
Burchette’s death.
His wife testified in corrobora
tion of his testimony and in re
buttal the state put up Deputy
Sheriff Sam Jones, who said that
Mrs. Byrd told him three days
after Burchette's ds|Dj^hat b'’’
husband came '
11 abou’ ‘
his jring you sensational styles at
ere fair low price of $3.98—Gaber
dines, alligators, patents, aU are
here in styles by Paris Fashion—
Famoua,^Spainhour Exclusives at—
$3.98
SHLE AT A PRICE
SPAINHOUR’S
OWN SMART SHOES
Gravely of Rocky Mount. J
Democratic incumbent®
will be unopposed for n
tlon are:
iState Treasurer Ch|
Johnson, Labor Con
Forrest H. Shuford,
dent of Public InstrucI
A. Erwin, Attorney Gel
ry MoMullan, and Rep”^
Lindsay C. tVarren of
district, John H. Kerr
ond, A. D. Folger of j
Bayard Clark of the '
A. L. Bulwinkle of
Five Democrats
their party’s deslgt
Eiighth congres^Y
Well constructed stylish
dress and sport shoes, pat
ents, gaberdines, blacks,
beiges in shoes you’ll believe ,
impossible at this price.
$2.98
Footwear First Floor
the inenmibent,
Gibson, C. B.
inhott^'
Sydnor
bam, and D. C. i
ern Pines. Burg)
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