rj&>PATRIOT HAS MAZHj ’^irroi^ OF
V . . .•/'
A tWaly-Telled 0«nnaD count
er to RuMtla** InTialon ■{ R«-
waa seen today In the re-
portod ifMhUisation of Hungarlatf
troopa oat the frontier of KlnK
Carol U’s little Balkan kingdom
—vital Bonree of ravr material
suppllea for Germany.
Hungary claims the full sup
port of both Germany and Italy
for any march Into Rumania In
the event Soviet Russia’s armies
overrun the limits of ceded terri
tory—Bessarabia and northern
Bokorlna—established In the a-
' fteement between Rumania and
Ruaala.
I^roBtler "Incidents” between
Rotnanlan and Hungarian troops
were aaid to have prompted the
Hungarian moMllzatlon.
Coincidentally, other dispatch
es said Russia demanded that
Turkey grant her a share In de
fense of the Dardenelles, key link
between the Black Sea and the
Mediterranean, while Germany
and Italy are concentrating on
the battle against Britain.
A Hurry of land and air fight
ing over the week-end on the
Llbyan-Eg^tlan border Indicated
a faster tempo to the war in the
Mediterranean area.
The Italian high command re
ported the capture of several
British poeltlons, with attacks by
British motorized units reported
beaten off. The clashes were of
ficially described as “consider
able."
London.—Nazi planes bombed
England, Scotland and Wales to
day In a continuation of raids
former Prime Minister Neville
Chamberlain termed “only the
prelude" to a German attempt at
invasion in full force that may
begin “at any moment.’’
This morning’s attacks were
met by intausive defensive activ
ity, both from fighter planes and
anti-aircraft batteries.
The German planes apparently
struck their heaviest blows in
northeast Scotland, where incen
diary bombs in heavily-populated
areas started a numibter of fires.
But a communique from the air
ministry and ministry of home
security announced “no serious
damage or casualties’’ from any
yf the bombings, with injury to
only one person repoHed.
Drys Elated Over
Johnston Victory
Raleigh. June 30.—Elated over
results of a prohibition referen
dum Saturday in Johnston coun-
^ ty. North Carolina dry leaders
1^ predicted confidently last night
that state-wide prohibition would
be re-established—perhaps by a
special election ordered by the
^/1941 legislature.
^ Johnston county was one of 27
units which had authorized sale
of liquor under the county option
laws passed by the 1935 and
1937 legislature. In its referen
dum yesterday. Johniton became
the first of the wet counties to
return to the prohibition ranks.
Cale K. Burgess, of Raleigh,
president o£ the United Dry Forc
es. issued a statement tonight de
claring that the Johnston vote
and other liquor elections held
during the last five years “.show
a definite change of sentiment in
our state."
The vote, he said, will have
“influence” on the 1941 legisla
ture. “where the drya ask again
for the state-wide referendum.”
A hint that the drys will insist
not only on closing liquor stores
but in banning sale of beer and
wine as well, wag contained in a
portion of the statement which
said;
“The rapid change of sentl-
Bient in the state should cause
the 1941 general assembly to
give the people the right to vote
in a state-wide referendum, so
they can close all the liquor stores
l^and set up a state-wide system of
law enforcement.”
The dry leader explained that
the tactics of the prohibitionists
would be to call for a vote to
ban "Intorlcating liquor." ’This
would force the court® to deter
mine whether beer and wine are
intoxicating, he said.
“The most significant thing a-
bout the Johnston county elec
tion is that It was the first con
test on the question of closing
liquor stores,” he said, “and that,
after seeing these stores in ope
ration for three years, the citizens
of Johnston county voted almost
3, two to one to close their liquor
\ stores.
"After the wets had lost ever^
jjfelection that they had called dur-
jTing the last three years, they
stopped calling county elections;
and the drys took the offensive
and called the election to close
the Johnston countr stores. This
daektive vlstory will Influence
other oonntles to call elections to
clneg tlr~1r atorM.” '
V«S
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■iK
For mutaiil a4v«ot«il
MStMT of NorthtTMton
droHnft. “O
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Willkie Drive Was Successful
Wl
Russel W. Davenport, who resigned his job as editor of Fortune
Magazine Ohly a few weeks ago to promote Urn Willkie for president
drive, is shown here looking at pictures of Willkie, who was nomi
nated for the presidency early Friday morning }>y the Republican
convention in Philadelphia.
CtmvenlioB Goes
^or WilUde In
Popular New York Mu Get
Unanimoua Nomination
On Sixth Ballot
Philadelphia, Pa., June 28.
—The Republican national con
vention nominated Wendell L.
Willkie as Its 1940 presidential
candidate early this morning on
|he sixth ballot.
A last minute unanimous break
by the big Pennsylvania delega
tion clinched the matter when un
official figures had given Willkie
a majority of the convention.
Governor Brlcker, of Ohio, a
partisan of Senator Taft, came to
the platform in an effort to make
the nomination unanimous. Under
the rules he could only change
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GOODWILL STORE SAFE IS
BLOWN; MUCH MONEY TAKEN
Officers Busily Inveatigating Daring Robbery At Goodwill
Store Saturday Night or Sunday) Morning; Money
Of Saturday’s Sales and Papers Taken
Robbers blew the large safe
at The Goodwill Store, owned
by N. B. Smlthey, early Sunday
morning and made their get-a
way with all of Saturday’s
sales money and also some
money left on ivictid ^foe-eash-
ing checks. Valuable papers
owned by Mr. Smlthey were
aLso taken by the robbers.
The robbery was discovered
Sunday afternoon b y M r.
Smlthey when he went to Ills
store. He inunediately notified
both city and county officials
who have been making investi
gations.
It was thought Uiat the rob
bers concealed themselves in
tile .store sometime Saturday
and left through a back win
dow.
The robbers used a large
number of blankets and cloth
ing which were wrapped a-
round the safe to muffle the
noise of the explosion.
Officers .stated that an elec
tric drill was used to bore a
hole in the front of the safe
through which a high exidos-
ive was placed. The explosion
was so severe tliat the thick
layer of asbestos in the front
door was thrown about the of
fice.
Not only was the safe riflel,
but also several of the cash
registers in the store, and near
one cash register a time clock
was left on the floor by the rob-
bers.
Blood stains were found a-
bont the'Safe and it was
thonght that wie of the roWiers-
cut his hand while working a-_
bout the safe.
Police Chief J. E. Walker
.said today that agents of tlie
state bureau of Investigation
have been called In to assist in
investigation of the cri^
which was one of the blgiA«t
robberies to occur in this sec
tion in many .years
Exact amount oi the money
taken was not known, all hough
it totaled several hundred dol
lars,
t>n the same niglit persons
of unknown Identity entered
the offices of Gulf refining
company, where the safe was
not locked and did not contain
any money.
Another break-ln occured on
the same qight but officers do
not think iHSre was any con
nection with the ma,ior crime.
'The Tip Top Service station on
top of the hill north of this
city wag entered and some cig
arettes and other small items
of merchandise were taken.
To Clear Streeb fWillkie Club Is
For Big Parade
Police Ask No Cars Be P-
PaHced On Mam and 10th
Streets Thursday P. M.
Police Chief J. E. Walker to
day asked the cooperation of the
public in clearing portion.s of two
streets in North Wilkesboro’s bus
iness district of vehicles for the
parade to take place on Thurs
day afternoon. July 4.
He asked that no cars or trucks
be parked on B street ibetween
Tenth and Sixth or on Tenth
street between B and D between
the hours of two and four p. ni.
Thursday.
Cooperation in this matter will
greatly facilitate arrangements
and will give everybody an oppor
tunity to view all the parade, he
said.
State Merchants
Convene July 8-9
A num'ber of North Wllkes-
boro merchants are expecting to
attend the 38th annual conven
tion of the North Carolina Morch-
ants’ Association, which will be
held at Elizabeth City July 8 and
9. All merchants of the state are
invited to attend the convention.
Dr. John Q- Myers, of Char
lotte, spent the week-end with
reives in this cRy. . ^
Formed In City
and A. H. Casey Secre
tary Organization
Any doubt that Wllkps coun
ty Republicans are pleased over
results of the national convention
was dispelled here on Saturday
night by the spontaneous organi
zation of a "Willkie For Preel-
dent” club with a membership of
more than 100 in a few minutes
time.
A small group which rapidly
grew larger as the news spread
gathered in the office of Attorney
A. H. Casey and perfected the or
ganization.
P. W: Eshelman, president of
Wilkes Hosiery Mills company,
was elected president and Attor
ney Casey secretary. Today the
membership had passed 100 and
Mx. Casey said It is growing fast.
The secretary asks all who
wish to be charter‘members of
the club to notify him in person
or by mail :b«fors the first regu
lar meeting, which will be held
soon.
Om OF CELEBRATION
■ H-'-
• t
To Present Hoey
J. Gordon Hackett, of this
city, member of the state high
way commission and for sev
eral decades a personal friend
of Governor Clyde R. Hoey,
will introduce the Governor
when he siieaks at the fair
grounds Thursday afternoon,
four o’clock, as a special fea
ture of North WilkesbOTo’s
50th anniversBry celebration.
.4 ' 'Y
MI^ RERBCCA BRAME
MISS REBECCA BRAME ELECTED
QUEEN OF CTTY^S CELEBRATION
Received Highest Number Of Votes In
Queen’s Contest; Miss Peggy Church Sec
ond; 12 Princesses Chosen
Order Parades
For Celebration
Here Announced
Parades Will Be Carried
Out Tuesday, Wednes
day and Thursday
. Miss TTnhruni ifoqin an attrac
tive daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R.
M. Brame, of this city, was se
lected as Queen to rule through
four glorious days of North Wil
kesboro’s 50th anniversary cele
bration today through Thursday,
July 4.
Miss Brame won the coveted
honor by having received the
largest number of votes in the
contest which has been under
way for the past several weeks
and was declared winner by the
Queen Contest committee follow
ing a complete tabulation of
votes, which were cast In connec
tion with sale of tickets to "On
WinTs of Time," historical spec
tacle to be shown each night of
the celebration tonight through
Thursday night.
Over 50 girls and young wom
en of this city, Wllkelboro and
Mveral from rural commnnlties
of Wilkes were entered in the
contest.
Miss Peggv Church, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Church, of appropj-iate
Wilkesboro. received the second ‘
The 50th anniversary celebra-
' - , tlon parade committee, of which
W. Eahelixuui Preaident cnpt_ n, r. Reins is chairman.
Library Will • Gose
On Thursday Afternoon
The Wilkes Connty Public li
brary will be closed on Thursday
afternoon, July 4, after'one o’
clock. _ ,■
announced today the order of the
three parades' to be carried out
on the streets of North Wilkes
boro .'Ibiesday and Wednesday eve
nings and Thursday afternoon.
Elaborate preparations' have
been made for the parades, which
will be carried out with all the
pomp and splendor which goes
with a celebration to give it that
certain color and gaiety so essen
tial.
The Tuesday evening parade
will form at 6:30 at the corner
of D and Tenth streets and the
order will be as follows: massed
flags by ^oy Scouts, high school
band. Mayor R. T. MtNlel on
horseback. Queen’s float. Queen
(Miss Rebecca Brame) and at;
tendants. Town of North Wilkes
boro float, town commissioners,
Kiwanls club float,
float, marchers, riders and com
mercial cars. The parade will end
at the fairgrounds, 'where the
historical spectacleiisgoant, "On
Wings of Time," will be staged at
eight o’clock.
On Wednesday evening, July 3,
a unique and-interesting pet and
novelty parade will form at the
coroMT of Tenth and D streets at
6ik0 p. m. ChildreB with pets,
dogr, nonles, uttle cars, decorated
wagons, btcycles, 8cooters,'> In
fact,, anything novel and differ
ent, are.asked to be In Wednee-
'-•a.Ml* iliitt.-
‘On Wings (rflnne’
Heatb Attractioiis
Cdubratioo Opelied Simdaif
Surmesi"'
By Dr. J. Clyde Turner
GOVERNOR TO SPEAK
Big Parade and Addreee Of
Gowemor To Take Place
Thnrsday Afternoon
North Wilkesboro’s 50th anni
versary celebration opened here
on Sunday evening with an ad
dress at the fairgrounds by Dr. J.
Clyde Turner, pastor of the First
Baptist church, of Greensboro,
before a large audience.
The subject used by Dr. -Tur
ner, who is recognized as one of
the outstanding ministerg in the
south, was “Vision,” and he spoke
in an inspiring manner as the
large audience listened very at
tentively. Other ministers of the
city and a choir representing the
churches of the city took part In
the service. A colored chorus al
so sang splendidly.
The celebration will continue
through Thursday, July 4,' with
interesting features every day
and evening and the staging of
"On Wings of Time,” historical
spectacle with a cast of ove^ 509.
at the fairgrounds each night at
eight o’clock.
’The first showing of the pa
geant was carried out tonight be
fore an audience who showed un
stinted appreciation of the per
formance Its accurate parade
of the progress of northweqterw^
North Garollna from the, coming
of the first white settlers to the
present day.
The scenery and coatumes, each
highest number of votes and has
the title of “Miss Columbia.’’
She will be the Queen’s escort in
the pageant.
The twelve prince.saes to the
court of the queen were determin
ed by the next twelve highest in
the voting. They are as follows
with their names in order accord
ing to number of votes received:
Misses Nell Rousseau, Mary Park
er Kelly, Bessie Lee Anderson,
Annie Ruth Gudger, Holt Hudson,
Betty.' Halfacre. Alene Greene.
Breta^Poe Scroggs, Janie McDlar-
mld, Jeanne Moore, Elizabeth
Cashion and Helen Phillips.
Want Veterans
§ In Parade 4th
All Veterans of the Spanish
American War and the World
War Veterans of Wilkes coun
ty are cordially invited and
urged to march in the Fourth
of Jnly Celebrathm parade.
•The parade will form at the
comer of 10th and D Street at
2:30 p. m„ July 4th. It Is
hoped by the committee - In
chaitie that all veterans of the
SpanMi American War and
the World War will be prewnt
to participate hi the parade:
PARADE OOMBOTTEE.
Garfield Foster
Taken By Death
Member of Widely Promin
ent Family Dies Sunday;
Funeral On Tuesday
Wilkesboro Meeting
To Close Wfednesday
The series of meetings which
have been in progress at the Wil
kesboro Methodist church during
the past week will come to a close
Wednesday evening, it has been
annonneed.
The church pastor. Dr. W. J.
Pllnt, is being assisted during the
meeting by Rev. C..,W., KlnWy, of
Winston - Salem’. Sendees have
been held at 9 a. m. and-S p. m.,
the morning service being held
especially for the children of the
Merchants’ community.
Rev. Mr. Kirby is a forceful
preacher and his strong messages
have been heard by good congre
gations.
The ipubllc is most.cordlally In
vited to attend the* remainder of
the meetings.
Tdr. and Mrs. Hqbart James
abd son, Thomas, of Richmond,
V*., are here on * visit with rela
tives and frirads. .In coanty.
Hr. James is the son of Mr. T. J.
jnmes of Ashe 'connty «nd n si»-
W* WUUk/ •4MI m ••vress—wv— — w.. a
l«r AO Hie. Vein Wretj of Hods, tb take part to the oarade.
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Funeral service for Garfield
Foster, who died Sunday at his
home near Congo, will be held
'Tnesday morning, 11 o’clock, at
Mount Pleasant Baptist church, of
Mr. Foster, age 58, was a mem- I
drew many favorable comments,
as did the performance of the
members of the cast themselves.
The pageant is supplied with im-
ipressive narration, which is car
ried over an excellent amplitylnn
system to all parts of the grounds
and grandstand occupied by spec
tators.
Some of the scenee Include:
Cherokee Indians by a campfire;
Daniel Booue, Ben Cleveland's
wedding, first church service to
Wilkes, old time school days. War
Between the States, first train to
North Wilkesboro, first city coun
cil meeting and numerous other
Interesting and historical scenes.
The North Wilkesboro town
band furnishes music for the pa
geant and also plays in concerts
prior to the performances each,
evening.
The city has made elaborate
plans to care for record crowds
during the celebration, which has
also encompassed the home-com
ing theme for former residents.
Tuesday evening’s festivities
will open with a demonstration by
the North Wilkesboro fire depart
ment at 6:15 p. m., followed by
formation of a parade on th*
corner of Tenth and D streets at
6:30 and the second presenta-
On Wings of Time” at
the fairgrounds at eight o’clock.
On Wednesday evening at 6:39
her of one of Wilkes county’s I
most widely prominent families n^ygity parade, whiob
and was well and favorably v- vnrv a.iniiRinz. will
known throughout Wllke.g coun
ty. Throughout his life he had
taken an active interest in church
and public life and had a wide
circle of friends.
Surviving are his widow and
the tollowing children: Gilbert
Foster, North Willkesboro; L. A.
Foster, Washington, D. C.; Ray
mond Foster, Wilkesboro: Vin
cent Fosrter, Washington, D. C.;
Mrs. Norman LeBarr, Boston,
Mass.; Miss Coletta Foster. Hon
olulu; Wayne Foster, Sanford;
Hazel Poster, Winston-Salem;
Hope, A. G. and Dorothy Dean
Foster, Congo.'
The body will lie In state at
thq church for one hour 'preced
ing tbe funeral service.
’Assembly Called
Blue l^dge Post
V.F.W. July Fourth
All members ot Blue Ridge
Feet No. 1149, Veterena of Por-
eigB Wan is asked to aaamble
nekf the marker on “D^i ateert
in Nortk WUkeHioro. next
day afternoon at two thirty o’-
.^.guaon
of the Commiuider.
promises to be very amusing, will
form on ;he corner of Tenth and
D streets. The pageant will be
shown at the fairgrounds at eight
o’clock and tic Queen’s Ball will
be held at 8:30.
.Thursday afternoon program
will feature a mammoth parade,
forming at 2:30 and beginning
at three, after which Governor
Clyde R. Hoey will speak at the
fairgrounds at tour o’clock.
Henry Steelman
Funeral Saturday
Funeral service was held Sat
urday at Harmony Baptist cLureh
for Henry Steelman, age 85, Who
died Thursday at the home of
his son, John Steelman, near Mil-
lere Creek. He lived jnet eight
days {ollotTing the death ot hto*
wife.
There are fo'ar sarriTing chil
dren: Mm. Beesto Paraona, of
No r t h WUkeeboro; Thnrman.
Steelman, o f Malberry; John *
Stoataniui, of MlU«i» Creek; u«
lira. MniBih Date, of WhitnH.
Mlaa Kata Rotoj', of Maw York
City, la . ham vialttojr her barteta,
Mr. and IM. J.
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