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TerriOc German attacka, de
scribed by the French aa launch
ed “irlUiout regard to lOMes,"
threw back allied troops to new
detenae poeltlons in the battle of
FUnders today and drove a
breach which Berlin aald pene
trated almost to the World War
b^tWaJd pf Tpres.
' OMl»tt«*lt« were "aim
ed l ■■panning French, British
■ml , Beteian armies—estimated
at between 5#0,000 and 1.000,000
strong—already encircled by the
Nad ptecer morement.
To the south, along the Alsne-
Menae River sector, the French
reported that their 75’s (3-lnch
gnns) were teking a tremendous
toll as German infantry battered
In vain to break the allied lines.
Stunned German soldiers wan
dering into French positions con
firmed reports that complete
companies of Nazi infantry were
wiped out, the French said.
Bodies of Germans were report
ed “piled high” between the lines.
“The first rush of the enemy
laa oo>me almost to an end,” said
inch General Duval.
ea
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Paris.—German armies are at-
.v-cklng the Allies in two sectors
-^f the western front with greatest
ferocity and with utter disregard
to frightful losses, a high mili
tary source said today.
It was admitted that during
the night allied troops had re
tired from their river Escaut line
in the Valenciennes sector after
Inflicting terrible losses on the
attacking Germans.
In the Menin sector on the
Belgian-French frontier, along
the Lys River, the allied troops
held against extreme German
pressure, e.xerted a.s in the Val
enciennes area with disregard of
loss, it was asserted.
In the English Channel fight
ing, it was said, the Allies still
held Calais this morning under
continuous German airplane
bombing.
Berlin.—The high command
- «ald today that mais Getnnan at
tacks, aided by devastating aerial
bombardment, squeezed the
trapped allied armies into a
smaller target in Flanders toda>
and splashed a deep wedge into
the enemy front near the famou.s
World War battleground of
Ypres.
The German advance north of
Menin approached close to Ypres
after making a ‘deep indentation’
In the enemy front west of the
r l,y8 River, the communique said.
This advance indicated Increased
pressure on the Belgian forces on
the enemy left flank In an at
tempted turning movement that
threatened to surround the
French city of LUle and push
the Allies back to the Yser River
in the Northwest corner of Bel
gium.
Following Is the unofficial vote
from 26 of Wilkes’ 29 precincts
la Saturday s primary on the
Democratic state and congression
al ballot:
For Governor
W. P. Horton
M. Broughton
j. Maxwell — —
Lee Gravely
J.
A.
L.
Thoe
Paul
, E. Cooper
Grady
.Arthur S'^nmons
1,607
1,100
962
434
209
46
19
Liewtenaat Governor
Ersklne Smith
Harris
W.
R.
1^ A. Martin
Dan Tompkins
2,240
754
379
333
Secretary of State
Thad Eure
Walter Murphy
2,831
1,077
3,045
613
r
■ Auditor
Geo. Ross Pou
Chas. W. Miller
Oommissioiier .Y^ri culture
W. Keyr Scott 2,240
C. Wayland Spruill 740
Insurance Commissioner
Dan C. Boney 2,613
William B. Oliver 901
Oongresa 8th District
W. O. Burgin
C. B. Deane
Bobi Steele, III, —
Giles Y. Newton —
D. C. Phillips
2,528
1,183
205
103
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Banks To Close
Here On Thursday
Both banks here. The Bank of
North Wilkesboro and The North
western Bank, will be closed on
Thursday, May 30, which will be
Memorial Day and will be observ
ed as a national holiday.
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Wilkes
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Story b jWilket
G.0.P.Ch(me
For Legislature
C. C. Sidden Has Lead Over
Carl Church For Reg
ister Of Deeda
J. B. McOOY T. 'E. STORY A. CASHION
Here are shown the Wilkes candidates who were victorious in Saturday’s ^im^ in rwM to nom-
natinns to state senate and house of representatives. Left to right are. J. B. M^y, Demwatic nom
inee for state senate- T. E. Story, Republican nom'nee for house of representatives; and A. A Cash-
rr DemoCTatlTnomiiiee to hou^ of representativ.s. Story and Cash on will oPPonents in the fall
election. McCoy’s opponent In the election will be Miles Shore, of Yadkin county, RepubUcan nominee
unopposed in the primary. '
Memorial Day
Services Here
Thursday Eve
Veterans and Auxiliaries To
Take Part In Service
At Marker
Memorial Day will be observed
with appropriate exercises at the
Marker o n MemorialAvoolfS
Thursday evening. May 30, at
7:15 o’clock.
Wreaths wil! placed by the
Rendezvous Mountain chapter,
Daughters of the American Revo
lution, honoring the soldiers of
the RevoIui.ion: bfy the Wilkes
Valley Guards chapter. Daughters
of Confederacy, in honor of the
Confederate soldiers: by the
Auxiliary of the Wilkes county
chapter of the Veterans of the
Spanish-American War in honor
of the Spanish-American war sol
diers: by the Auxiliary of the
Wilkes county post of the Ameri
can Legion in honor of the de
parted comrades of the World
War.
A special Invitation is extended
to all surviving, veterans of the
Confederacy, of the Spanish-
American War, and of the World
War to attend the exercise and do
honor to the memory of their de
parted comrades. It is hoped by
the comrades of the World war
that all parents who had a son to
give his life as a supreme sacri
fice for his country will be pres
ent.
A cordial invitation is given to
the friends of these organizations
to attend these services and to
all who love their Country to at
tend and do honor to those who
have made this country possible
for us.
An appropriate program is be
ing arranged by the committee
in charge.
Youth Critically
Hurt In Accident
Nominated
I Plans Complete
I For Federation
MeetHomeClubs
Wilt Be Held at North
Wilkesboro School On
May 30th
.Plans for the meeting of the
Third Federation district of home
i4dmdm»triifloa clubs aA newriagtehu^Ay a wifca«aatlal.
Attorney Robert H. McNeill,
of Statesville, native of Wilkes
and a member of one of north
western Ncwth Carolina's best
known families, led thronghoot
the state Saturday in the pri
mary for Republican nomina
tion for governor. He polled a
preponderant majority of the
Republican votes cast in
WUkes.
McNeill Leading
G. 0. P. Race For
The Governorship
Former Wilkes Man Has
Commanding Lead Over
Pritchard, Hoffmim
Robert H. McNeill, of States
ville, held a big lead over his op
ponents in Saturday’s primary for
the Republican nomination for
governor on the basis of Incom- jjrButu, «/■. —
nlete returns from many counties I yjgion of the North Carolina state
comi^i9^. l^gfStratlpn wtll bte-
gln at 9:30 in the North Wllkes-
boro school auditorium bn Thurs
day, May 30th. The meeting will
be called to order at 10:30.
The home demonstration clubs
In the county, headed by Mrs. F.
T. .Moore, president of the county
council, are assuming the respon-^
sibillty for this meeting as fol
lows; lunch, Moravian Falls and
Boomer: decoration. Mountain
View and Ferguson: favors. Roar
ing River and Pores Knob; cor
sages, Roaring Gap Club; ar
rangements, Gilreath and Pnr-
lear; programs. Ronda; welcome
coimmittee—Mrs. J. D. DeJonm-
ette. Roaring Gap: Mrs. Maude
Dobbins, Ronda; Miss Zelle Har
ris, Roaring River.
Pages for this meeting will be
4-H cluib girls from various coun
ties represented: Avery county,
Anna Mao Ledford and Jane Guy;
Caldwell, Margaret Carter: Alex
ander. Vestal Lall; Wilkes, Betty
Henderson, Naomi Broyhlll and
Edna Garwood.
Women from Wilkes county
serving on the Coanmlttee for the
meeting are: Registration: Mrs.
T. W. Ferguson; courtesy, Mrs.
J. G. Bentley; nominating com
mittee. Mrs. J. P. Pardue.
All Wilkes county women are
urged to be at^conventlon head
quarters as early as possible. Reg
istration will begin at 9:30.
A feature of the program will
be an address by Dr. Earnest
Branch, of the Oral Hygiene dl-
Anniversary
Committees To
Meet On Friday
Roy Huffoaan In Critical
Condition At Retult Of
Accident Sunday
Roy Huffman, age 16, was
critically and perhaps fatally in
jured Sunday afternoon In an un-
usial highway accident seven
miles west of this city on high
way 421.
Huffman, according to reports,
fell between the cab and the bed
of a dump truck. His clothing
caught on the revolving drive
shaft and was torn from his body,
which fell to the pavement and
was run over by a rear wheel of
the truck.
At the Wilkes hospital today
his condition was described as
critloai. He suffered severe in
ternal injuries as well as bruises
and lacerations. He was so badly
hurt that complete diagnosis of
his Injuries was impossible for
some time because of his shocked
condition.
He is a son of Mr. and Mrs.
Tom Huffman, of Purlear.
in the state.
With 483 precincts reported
McNeill had a vote of 2',950 to
1,975 for George M. Pritchard,
of Asheville, and 950 for John
R. Hoffman, of Burlington.
Leavitt and Witten were run
ning very close for the Republi
can nomination for lieutenant
governor on the Republican tick
et.
McNeill, who Is expected to be
the Republican nominee If late
returns continue in the trend of
precincts already reported, Is a
native and former resident of
Wilkes county, being a son of the
late Rev. Milton McNeill, of Wil-
keaboro. He received a big ma
jority of the Republican votes
cast in Wilkes Saturday.
Junior Order To
Name Its Officers
On Tuesday Night
North WUkesboro council of
the Junior Order will elect offi
cers Tuesday night for the next
six months and will also have
Initiation work. A very interest
ing meeting is anticipated and a
large attendance of members Is
urgently requested.
board of health.
Lunch will be served at 12:30
In the school gymnasium.
In the afternoon will be a bus
iness session and reports from
the counties In this district, which
includes iCaldwell, Alexander, Wa
tauga, Avery, Ashe and Wilkes.
The club women of Wilkes
friends to attend the meeting.
Tuberculosis is largely a
man’s” disease.
On the basis of unofficial re-’’
turns from 25 of Wilkes’ 29 pre
cincts, J. B. McCoy defeated
Floyd C. Forester for the Demor
cratlc nomination for state senate
by a ratio of more than two to
one in Saturday’s primary.
A. A. Cashion defeated H. A.
Cranor in the race for Democratic
nomination to the lower house ot‘
the legislature by a greater ma
jority, the vote in 25 precincts
being 3,438 for Cashion and 1,-
262 for Cranor.
McCoy’s vote in 25 precincts
was 3,228 to 1,595 for Forester.
The Republicans had two con
tests for county offices.
T. E. Story won over A. Cau-j
dill for the nomination to the
legislature by a preponderant ma
jority. Twenty-two of 29 precincts
gave Story 1,960 to 356 for Can-
dill.
On the basis of returns from
all precincts except Edwards
number 1. Lovelace and Beaver
Creek, C. C. Sidden apparently
won Uie Republican nomination
for ^gister of deeds over C^rl
3. WBLVUilM BROUGHTON
'iNranty-slx precTnete gave Bid
den 1,914 to 1,338 for Church.
Political observers expressed the
opinion that returns from the re
maining three precincts will not
change the result.
Repreaentative Of Producing
CompanF To Meet With
Celebration Commifteea
Plans for putting on North
Wllkesboro’s 50th Anniversary
Celebration are well under way.
The celebration organization has
been completed, as announced In
a previous Issue of this paper.
Notice has been received from
the John B. Rogers Producing
Co.mpany that their representative
will arrive in North Wilkesboro
on Friday, May 31st, to start
promotion work on the Mammoth
Historical spectacle and request
ed the North Wllkesboro’s Com
merce Bureaus, Inc. to S;rrange
for a meeting of all committees
on that date.
A letter has been sent to every
one appointed to serve on com
mittees notifying them of their
appointment and asking them to
be present at a meeting to be
held In the City Hall auditorium
On Friday, May 31st, at 7:30 p.
m. for organization meeting with
the promotion manager of John
B. Rogers Producing company,
who win at that time outline the
various committee duties. It is
very important for all who have
been appointed to serve on com
1 fttc ¥V W***W*»
county cordially invite their mltteos to become thoroughly ac
quainted with their duties and
every one is urged to be at the
poor meeting in the city hall on the
date named above.
Wilkes County’s Quota Of Red Cross
War Relief Fund $800; Need Urgent
The American Red Cross has
set the quota of the Wilkes chap
ter for the war relief fund at
$800, according to a telegram
from Norman H. Davis, national
chairman, to Rev. Eugene Olive,
secretary of the local chapter.
Chapter leaders today express
ed full confidence that Wilkes
people will respond as always to
the urgent call for funds to the
relief of suffering and sUted
that donations may be made In
person or by mail to W. B.
‘ : 5 v-.V
Gwyn, chapter treasurer, at the
Bank of North Wilkesboro.
The message from Norman
Davis to Rev. Mr. Olive follows:
“With several million men
locked in mortal conflict on
French and Belgian soil, the re
lief needs of Belgian and French
peoples are reaching staggering
proportions. Already five million
pitlful rofuges are clogging every
road Into central France trying
to escape bombing and strafing
(Continoed oo pag* 4^
W. O. BURGIN
Is Alrea^ CaBed
On Number Races
Inconqilete Returns Show
Brouffhton-Le&d Ahosrt
40,000 In State
Charlotte.—J. M. Broughton,
Raleigh lawyer, plied up a big
lead over his six opponents la
Saturday’s Democratic primaiT
for governor but, ou the face of
nearly complete returns last
night, he will have to meet Lieu
tenant Governor Wilkins P. Hor
ton in a run-off June 22.
State Revenue Commissioner A.
J. Maxwell was in third place,
several thousand votes behind the
lieutenant governor. The latter
announced Saturday night that he
would begin an aggressive second
primary campaign today.
With 1,791 of the state’s 1,913
precincts reported, the vote of the
three leaders was: Broughton,
141,700, Horton 101,878, and
Maxwell 97,739. ^
The other aspirants, in the
same precincts, recelvjed: Mayor
Thomas E. Cooper, of Wilming
ton, 32,435; Paul Grady, of Ken-
ly, former legislator, 15,050; L.
Lee Gravely, Rocky Mount busi
ness man 59,588;
Simmons 2,430.
4- «M4rparto«
and Arthur
■ WILKINS P. HORTON
Here are shown 3. Melville
Broughton, (top) Raleigh at-
tomeya and Lieutenant Gover
nor W. P. Horton, who ran
high and second high in Satur
day’s primary for the Demo-^
cratlc nomination for governor
and will be candidates for the
nomination in the second pri
mary June 22.
^ also -in the DemocnHiT ~n
for lieutenant governor, where R.
L. Harris, of Roxboro, and W.
Brskine Smith, of Albemarle,
were high men in a field of'four,
and in the eighth congressional
district, where Representataivn
W. O. Burgin had a comfortable
lead but lacked by several thous
and votes a majority over C. B.
Deane.
The standing In the contests for
state offices was:
Auditor, 1,642 precincts —
Charles W. Miller, of Asheville,
106,123; George Ross Pou , In
cumbent, 224,146.
Secretary of state, 1,624 pre
cincts—Thad Eure, incumbent,
230,993; Walter (Pete) Murphy,
of Salisbury, 120,296.
Insurance commissioner, 1,625
precincts—Dan C. Boney, incumb
ent. 226,790; William B. Oliver,
of Fuquay Springs, 100,729.
Commissioner of agriculture 1,-
642 precincts—W. Kerr Scott,
214,419; C. Wayland Spruill, of
Windsor, 128,636.
C. B. DEANE
Another interesting rmce wtu
be between Bepreseatattfe W..
O. Raiglii, of Lexlngtoii, (top),
a;td C. B. Deane, of
bMa, in the second prtnMiey.
3mmo 22, for the Democrattc
BOmination for congre^ in tte-
eightb district.
DEANE ENTERS SECOND
BALLOT FOR CONGRESS
C. B. Deane of Rockingham,
trailing Congressman W. O. Bnr-
gln of Lexington by 2,719 votes
with only 4 precincts to be heard
from in the eighth district, last
night Issued a call for a second
primary with his foe in a bitter
battle of two years ago.
Before leaving his home for
Wake Forest to attend the com
mencement and meeting of th*
board of trustees. Deane said he
would return Tuesday to “enter
actively Into the new campaign.”
With only four precincts miss
ing and they from Wilkes county,
acknowledged as a Burgin strong
hold, the unofficial returns from
Saturday’s primary in the eighth
district were:
Burgin, 18,787; Deane, 15,7*8;
C. D. Phillips of Southern Piaoe,
1,327; Robert Steele 3rd of Rock
ingham, 3,666, and Giles Y. New
ton of Gibson, 3,096.
Deane said he was confident of
the outcome of the second pri
mary and that he was expecting’
the support given Phillips, New
ton and Steele in the first pri
mary to turn to him.
Deane supporters pointed out
that the utmost friendliness pre
vails ibetween Deane and the
three candidates from the lower
part of the district and that
Deane will receive their support
the same as he would have pledg
ed his support to any one of the
other three. .
Meanwhile, no statement had
been Issued by Burgin or any of
his supporters concenring the out
come of the primary.
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