kDes^tledas ^HE -TRAIL 09^ s»»^ London. — Slvattered remnants of the British expeditionary force —A>lood - stained, , muddy, and walking like men asleep—began arrlrlng In British ports early to day. Most of the first arrlyals were wounded. They deecrlt)ed a con stant, pitiless German ibomibing and strafing bombardment of ttoJIYeahh from which Tls- ^ htte^tlog to save Ua^ ' dlTl^nsv T%e appearanbe of the British anrrtTort, of hsb IHandeca ibatUe was a ghastly token of Whht Britain may expect If A-dolf Hit ler^ legrlons attack these shores. B. B. r. casualties arrlTing to day said the shattered British forces were "sliding off a stretch of coast SO miles long.” They re- realed that some of the men had to walk Into the water to reach shallow draft ships. Others left the beaches In row boats and small fishing craft, and were picked up at sea by Allied ahlps. German bombs rained down 'coBttnaal^. eren o a hospital akips, th^ ^d. Quays and har- h«C works of the French ports Ufere under terrific German air ttecks which went on all through last night. Allied warships and the royal flying corps worked and fought like bearers to aid the rescue of the battered, betrayed armies of Flanders whose fate was teetered ■on the channel’s brink. Under a screen of Intense curtain fire from long-range naval guns the B. E, |R was backing out through the Ddhkerque area, pressed by a reckleUp German onslaught ne cessitating fierce rear - guard fighting. Wounded were being evacuated where possible. British naval engineers main tained quayside and harbor works as best they could under terrific enemy air attack. Members of the returning van guard were pitiful sights. None had shaved for many days and VOL. zxxm. No. 48 PablisltBd MoadaTs and Thawditfi^ >. ? - lilO. N. e T L-,.v!jeS m m jifjirj ■flhMbo M! m Urgent Appeab Mad^ 'or Red Cross, iMnmg Thousands May . Perish If Hdp Is Not Rendered Board Member.^ CHi^ With tInBraiB real $800 To Be Cpnaidered As Mmbnum For Wilkes Chapter To Raise aJi ■ thBtr boar^ were caked with mud_ Mi?oS^d. UnffdfliiB irgift ’^apters sh>Uld ffiennio «m •r «d and grimy. Many boou were soleless. Some men had one shoe. Those able to walk staggered as it they were in a coma—evidence of the nightmare of fighting and marching and fighting again without sleep or respite for days on end. The British wounded described the Germans’ reckless expenditure of manpower, hurling and sacri ficing thousands in mass attacks. "They came on like automatons ’ W moving to certain death,” a Brit ish soldier said. "They would be mowed down In hundreds and wiped out without gaining any thing. Then we would counter-at tack. “Piles of German dead blocked the bridges. We had to use them as sandbags behind which we es tablished machine guns.” A wounded German soldier brought out with the British sur vivors was Quoted as saying from his hospiUl bed: “\VTiat can we lo? We obey or die. We were brought up for this since we were children.” Officers Elected For Junior Council Officers For Next 6 Months Elected In Meeting Held Tuesday Night i> c In a meeting of North Wilkes- tooro council of the Junior Order held on Tuesday night Charles Leckie was elected councilor and other officers were elected for the next six-months’ period as fol lows: R. B. Church, vice councilor; C. A. Canter, recording secretary: P4«1 D. Hutchens, assistant re- cofding secretary: C. G. Day, fi nancial secretary; Bank of North Wllkesboro, treasurer: R. G. Halgwood, conductor; A. G. An derson, warden; W. A. Noah. In side sentinel: T. K. Waller, out side sentinel: O. K. Pope, Junior past councilor; A. A. Cashion, E. A. Shook and B. F. Bentley, trus tees; H. L. Mechem, chaplain; D. Sr- Blledge, assistant chaplain: B. r, Bentley and Paul D. Hutch- e n s, representatives t o state council; E. A. Shook and D. E. Bllledge, alternate representa tives. The council continues very ac tive and the membership Is stead ily Increasing. There will be five jandidatee for Initiation work at the meeting to be held on Tues day night, June 4, 7:30 o’clock, fns all members, eepeclally the degree team, are urged to attend. Wilkes county chapter of the American Red Cross, through Its chairman, J. H. Whicker, has re ceived another appeal from Nor man H. Davis, national chairman, for Red Cross war relief funds. Wilkes county’s quota of the original request for ten million dollars was set at $800. In the appeal from Chairman Davis for funds It was urged that the orig inal quota be considered as a min imum in view of increased needs for funds to aid war sufferers. The telegram to Chairman Whicker follows: “When Ameri can Red Cross asked minimum war relief fund ten million dol lars no one could foresee that In two short weeks greatest tragedy in all history would be unfolded. Impossible to describe pitiful plight millions refugees 1 n France. Sick, wounded, hungry and homeless, they cry out to us for help. Will need much more than ten million dollars, there fore quotas originally assigned should he regarded only as min- tor- many the Ferguson ’ at. the ‘ Wilkes Tuesday eve-’ wonhd which ^^n self-in i',early Tuee- mid s^qaii^jl#iiig Friday Outfro Sdriunittee Duties 4ay:: Dr. J. G. Bentley, of Pores Knob, a weU fcnojrn member of the medical profession in Wilkei^ has been elected to jnemberphip on the H'ilkee count.y board of welfare and w4ll succeed Wm. A. Strond on the board June 1. The other members are P. J. Brame and W. E. Smithey. mA Ing in, fli An M. My( and coroner selMttfll was tou) coroner, from J near thd was a $ ■Mr. hospital 111 heal cause of He is dren, ley, all broth^rh, boro, and ,t ner, Vs- - Funep^ 11' o’dl^ iimllyj^. ^d| the b6^- ' rd; and vent : on the 'floor. Sd Cmner I, to the home _ igatlM. the I the ‘wott^ was Vhtfllai^, which the head ^tib» Aar to : .the-Wjialde. It to the PUns For Annirersary Cele bration Jme 30-Jnly 4 Taking Form Farmers where poestble double their quo tas. In fact, only limitation should he iiie maximum generos ity of American people. Wire re- port.s Wednesdays and Satur days.’’ Chapter officials feel assured that Wilkes people will respond to the call in their usual liberal iClr^ted as the chll Hart- aad two of Wllkes- ot Buck- ^ hsj^ today, ip*^eek Ad- Effner Eller, a troop Scout master hiTo tor several yenn, will be Scoutmaster at Camp Lssater this summer (See storj’ elsewhere on this page). Student Pribram Commencement Gams Approval Keith Oingles, promotional di rector and ipageant master for the John B. Rogers producing company, of Dayton, Ghlo, arrived here yesterday a few days ahead of schedule to begin work on the historical pageant to be staged as a part of North Wllkesboro's 50th anniversary celebration June 30, July 1, i, 3 and 4. Glngles, who recently put on outstanding productions at Pine Bluff, Arkansas,'and Atlanta, Ga., said that be was enthused with the evidence of cooperation and the apparent desire on the ipart of the people of the city to stage a celebration in observance of the city’s 60th anniversary. He Inspected the fairgrounds, selected as the scene of the pa geant to be staged each night of the celebration, and was enthus iastic In his praise of the place as a “natural” for the purpose. On Friday night. May 31, 7:30 o’clock, he will meet the committees appointed for the celebration and arrange to out- Ipcrease 6426 ~ I Over 36^ Id'^ County h IIW Popnlatioa Two Towiu Am Inipnodialio Viciaky Eo- timated At 11,148 I The population of Wilkes coua- ty, according to the first pro- limlnary figures released today by A. S. Cassel, census snpandsor for the county, is approximately 43,446. This represents an Increase ot about 20 per cent, or 6,826, over the 36,620 as shown by tho 1930 census. The 1940 preliminary figurso are ibased on completed reporta of all enumerators except one and a reliable estimate on that town- ship. The figures as released aro subject to change and are unof> ficlal. The 1940 censns shows that Wilkes county has 8,732 occopled homes and 210 houses were thrtad under the census classification oC vacant homes, although a largp number of the vacant ones arp not considered snitable for habi tation. The enumerators found 5,131 farms In the county. The census lists three acres or more as a farm. . The papulation of North WIV- kesboro is listed for 1940 at 4,501 and Wilkesborff has 1,320. Tba total for North Wllkesboro town ship, which Inclodes the clty» was 7,066 and Wllkeeboro town ship total is 2,565. On the baslg of the township figures, tho popn-- latlon of North Wllkesboro and surrounding area for .a dUb way, W. Blair Gwyn, chapter treas urer, is receiving donations for the fund at the Bank of North Wllkesboro in this city. Dona tions may be delivered to him in person or sent through the mails. Eller Scoutmaster For Camp Lasater Local Man Promoted To More Important Post Of Leadership This Year Effner Eller, local Boy Scout leader, who for the past two years has been serving as a leader at Camp Lasater, near Winston-Salem, has received no tice of his appointment to a more important place of leadership this summer. During the regular council training camp, Mr. Eller will serve as camp scoutmaster, and will be In charge of First Aid work, and will be resident camp director during the period for troops and individual camps. Camp Lasater Is located near Winston-Salem, and serves all Scouts i n the Winston-Salem Council, which Includes several counties in Northwestern North Carolina. It has been in opera tion 15 years, and offers a splendid program for boys. Mr. Eller will assume his du ties on June first. AciJaimed Success Farmers and business men of Wilkes county gathered around the banquet tables at the Ameri can Legion and Auxiliary club house Wednesday night in a fel lowship meeting designed to bring about clo.ser cooperation between agricultural and business inter ests. Farmers and ousiness men guests whom they had invited filled the banquet hall and the gathering was described by E. Y. Floyd, state executive officer of the Triple A. and Flake Shaw, of Greensboro, member of the state committee, as the most successful held in the state so far. J. M. German, chairman of the Wilkes county committee, was toastmaster and the principal speaker for the evening was E. Y. Floyd. The program opened with sing ing of “America,” followed by' invocation tiy Rev. R. R Crater. J. M. German told of the purpose of the meeting and guests were introduced. Mr. Floyd, who was presented by Lawrence Miller, clerk of the Triple A in Wilkes, sPOke of the progress of the Triple A program, especially la encouragement of (Continued on page 8) oiF tion Tuesday Night Follovflng Is the official vote 6r.st In Wilkes county Saturday In tall primary raeffl not'tabulated else where on this page: For Governor Robert H. McNeill (R) 3,115 Pritchard (R) Hoffman (R) 163 93 Lientonant Governor Ersklne Smith — Dan Tompkins R. L. Harris — L. A. Martin Witten (R) Leavitt (R) 2,478 362 836 445 1,416 1,210 Secretary of State Thad Eure — ^ Walter Murphy 3,142 1,184 3,422 696 State Auditor Geo. Ross Pou Chas. W. Miller Oommissloner Agriculture W. Kerr Scott — 3,227 C. Wayland Spruill 802 Insurance Commissioner Dan C. Boney 2,821 William B. Olivet’ 1,123 Episcopal Service Vesper service will he held at St. Paul’s Episcopal church Sun day afternoon, June 2nd, at four o’clock, mends and visitors are cordially Invited to attend. With the seniors carrying out their own program, the finals for the school year were held at the North Wllkesboro high school ’Tuesday night and diplomas were presented to a large class of graduates. A large audience by frequent applause showed its approval of the new type of commencement program which did not Include a commencement speaker other than members of the class. The program was opened by three numbers by the high school band, after which the seniors ocenpied the stage had had full charge of the proceedings. Walter Call, a senior and president of the school student body, opened the program and Invocation was spoken by Cora Pruitt, a senior. Paul Halgwood extended greet ings on behalf of the class and Introduced each senior, after which M. W. Greene, Jr„ presi dent of the class, took charge. Pour numbers by the high school glee club were delightful ly rendered and four student* (Continued cm page eight) Mother: Why, Joany, dear; po lite people don’t yawn in pnihllc. Little Joany: But mother, po lite people don’t notice It. In discussing the pageant writ ten for the celebration be talked briefly today ot some of the scenes to be depicted, among them being: a scene of Cherokee Indians, first white settlers here, the wedding between Col. Ben Cleveland and Marjr Graves, a church scene at old Mulberry Fields, trading post at Cross Creek, early schools, War Be tween the States, farming In Wilkes county and many other scenes of historical and progress ive Interest. Hundreds will be Included In the cast of the pageant, he said. It was also learned from offici als of North Wllkesboro’s Com merce Bureaus, sponsor of the celebration, that (Jovernor Cl( fe R. Hoey has accepted an Invita tion to deliver an address here one day during the celebration but at the present time is unable to name the exact date. Mount Olive To Have Home Coming Pocwlatlon of nearby towhrtfjM ^ showed-a big Increase dniiag tbb- past ten years. The Reddlae Mvar enumerators found 3,256 Individ uals. Mulberry 2,579 and Rock Creek 2,497. The enumerators in the conatr spent 6,291 hours gathering census Information. Three Sentenced ; In Federal Court James Holbrook And Twtf Wilkes Men Get Prison Terms Wednesday i A home coming service and singing will be held at Mount Olive Baptist church In northern Alexander county on June 9. There will be a sermon at 11 a. m„ dinner on the grounds at noon and class singing in the aft ernoon. All are Invited to attend. OFFICIAL VOTE FOR GOVERNOR. CONGRESS, COUNH OITICES Mystery Hinted In Capitulation London.—Admiral of the Fleet Sir Roger Keyes, who as a speci al British liaison officer was with King Leopold until late Mon day night, issued a statement to day hinting that there were cer tain Important facts not yet gen erally known attending the Bel gian monarch’s sndden capitula tion to the Germans. ■While the majority of the Brit ish press was bitterly denouncing Leopold,, Sir Roger Issued a state ment requesting that judgment be “suspended on a very gallant sol dier until all the facts are know? ” ANTIOCH BRUSHY MOUNTAIN EDWARDS No. .1 EDWARDS No. 2 EI)WABDS No. 3 ELK No. 1 ELK No. 2 JOBS CABIN No. 1 — JOBS CABIN No. 2 __ LEWIS PORK LOVELACE MORAVIAN FA.I.US — MULBERRY No. 1 MULBERRY No. 2 , fr- NEW CASTLE NORTH WILKESBORO REDDIE5S RIVER R(X!K CREEK SOMERS STANTON TRAPHILL No. I TRAPHIIiL No. 2 UNION WALNUT GROVE No. 1 WALNUT GROVE No, 2 WILKESBORO No. 1 WILKESBORO No. 2 83| 6 8 5 W 7 63 2 72 9 44 IS 21 22 15 8 — 70 27 8 6 30 77 80 6 46 17 18 9 33 6 86 11 , 64 0 29 0 51 9 6 0 , ' 32 26 3 4 66 28 10 23 9 6 51 0 81 32 74 22 44 26 11 0 81 20 43 • 0 68 >« 66 5 86S 884 107 148 in 18 19 ir 68 6 34 5 ft ^ 0 '■ r' -v« 11 86 88 .'S8 5 60 2 18 U i»6 6 16 sa 8 82 20 ■iM >31 1 0 166 96 , ■ 84 20 William Wade Merriraan, of Forsyth county, James Holbrook, of Traphlll, and Marvin Phlllipa, of Forsjrth county, were convict ed in federal court at Wllkesboro Tuesday and yesterday were sen tenced to terms In prison for vio lation of liquor tax laws. Merrlman, who was charged with buying a load of liquor from Holbrook and transporting It to Wlnston-Salem, received a year and a day In Chillicothe whfl» Holbrook received 18 months la Atlanta prison. Marvin Phillips, whose charge of influencing and. intimidating a witness was con solidated with the cases of Mer- riman and Holbrook for trial, was sentenced to 12 months in Petersburg, Va. i Today the tril of a number oC defendants on s liquor conspiracy charge was in progress and many cases on the criminal calendar yet remain to be tried. Pastors, Wake AlunmiToMeet Meeting Wake Forest Alum ni and Baptist Pastors Will Be Held Tuesday ’• A joint meeting of the Wilkes County Baptist Pastors’ Confer ence and Alumni of Wake Forest College will be held at Princess Cafe in this city on T^iesday, June 4, 12:30 p. m., It was an nounced here today. ’The pastors will meet in the morning, ten o’clock, at Relns- Sturdlvant chapel and following that meeting ■will join the Wake ainmni for the joint meeting, at which time M. A. Huggins, gener al secretary of the Baptist state convention, ■will be the speaker. If the rest cure Is properly car ried out, practically alj cases of'

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