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VOL. I. NO. 34
Almeta Walker Is
Given Sentence
In Prison
Slayer of Mr. Haley
Convicted Manslaughter
Charged with murder, Aim eta
Waller, of High Point, was convicted 1
of manslaughter in Guilford Superior
court Friday in the July 11 Icepick
slaying of James Haley. Negro, and
Jodge . Frank 31. Armstrong Rentes
ced her to serve 10 to 20 years
In prison.
The one-week criminal term was
adjourned shortly after noon, the
docket having been cleared except for
a few cases which It was neceqpary
for ooe reason or another- to continue.
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Solicitor H. L Koontz had asked
for a second ' degree murder" conviction
in the case of the Walker
woman, while Tom Gold. Jr., her
counsel, I hk<^ contended that ahe
stabbed the -man-tn"de!f-defense In
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a light io which be struck her first
with a Are shovel and then drew a
knife in the ensuing tussle. ' I
' The slaying took place at the defendant's
" borne on Klvett drive,
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Robertson Warns
About Car Stamps
: Collector of Internal Hevenue
Carles H. Robertson made the
l^^tal-ment Friday that all persons
who v^ire subject to the automobile
use stftlnp and have not made pur^;?.aia>eTbA^re
August 1 may secure
.'stamps from -local pootofflees. After
- August 1 they v^li be required to
purchase the stamp Vf'xun th$ collec
tor's office. Collector Robertson also
t. called attention to the faet^that any
person operating a motor Vehlcfeun
the highway without the use stamp'
if subject to a penalty of <20 fine or
3P days imprisonment ? for- failure' to
V'icbpiply with federal i law. jt la the,
j Intention .*bf>;.tbe . Internal - revenue
! "Service to enforce-this iawT j
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v "At New. Army Hotel
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Torpedo Boat
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Presenting *n impressive sight u
' part of ths way on ber journey b;
playing increasingly important rt
? Department, which >ua| rel
Directors for
l raining War
Workers Meet
Policies for the
Year Discussed
Director* of Vocational training of
war production workers beard Sidney
Marsh, representative of the
state employment service; George
Suggs, representative of NYA, and
Carl W. WUson. representative of
the WPB," all of Raleigh, Saturday,
in their meeting which began at the
King Cottoi^ hotel at 11 o'clock.
The two-day session of the group
whjch' -consisted.. of local .directors
from about 80, cities, opened Friday
with a discussion" of policies for the
new"fiscal "year, including forma for
records"and reports. ...... ' * ,
{Continued On Fage Three ) '.: New
Cottage /#-?Burned
To Ground
Before Occupancy
I Claude Williams, a farmer of the
Sumrnerfletdt section, lust week conijpleted
a .two-story, six-room bouse
and Thursday be aDd Mrs. Williams
and. their three children began mov
in* into tneir new home.
Putting one load of furniture Into
the house, Williams made plans on
the morrow to go to Greensboro ar?l
tube ont insurance on the place,
valued at around $4.1*>0.
Then, wirh his family, Iip went to
lila mother's home, nearby, for lunch. I
While they were at lunch, the!
houae burned down ? a total loss,
along with, all content*.
A neighbor, In . Greensboro Saturday
to solicit aid for "the family, sat J
the Origin of'the fire"* was not known.
The house had been wired for electric
light*'but the current had not
been switched on, and ,np to the
time of the fire the.kitchen-stove had
not beeen need, he said.
Members of. the family, who' had
been making their'home with Williams'
mother, went back to her
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SBORO. N. C. SATURDAY, AUGUST
s Escort a U.S. A
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l' >* '-? I ad ? - - l
bv f?cuii majeracauy eut 10 aea, UlU
r two speeding torpedo boats. Carriers,
ilea in keeping open oar far-flung, mnnei
eased the photograph, did not re-reel the
Husband Tries To i
Smoke-Wife Out}
Lands In Court' . r; . ,
Joseph Paolillo, of JJew* York,
thought his wife had taketi' tbelr
two children' and gone home to her
mother.
So he started a fire at the front
and back doors of his mother-inlaw's
house when his Insistent summons
at both entrances remained
unanswered.
"I. thought Td smoke them out. 1
wanted to lalk to my wife,** Paolillo
told the-court when arraigned on
arson charges. He was held without
hall for a future hearing.
Soldier Dies ....
Private James A. Smith died In Ft.
Bragg Saturday of Injuries suffered
In.'an accident Friday near Monroe
while on maneuvers. His next of kin
was given as Alxee Clark, of l.a
France, S. C.'
Rev. Mr. Green
Annointpd Tn A
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l Governor Broughton
| Establishes Precedent
According to information from Raleigh,
received Tueeday, Governor
Bronghtfwi e?tabll*hed precedent by
appointing two Negri*** to the hoard
of trnsteea of A. and T. college.
;The governor said It was the firm
time In the hlatory of the Iriatlrutlon
thaf^Kegroea had been named to the
board,'and added that their api?olntmeat.
wan recotnmended . by many
prominent cltlxena of North Carolina
and aprovod by .virtually the entire
board of -dlrectora of the college.
-.The governor.appointed Iter..Jobu
J. Green, utn Kplacopal minlirter of
Greenaboro, who In a graduate of
Shaw unlwanUty. In Raleigh, and w?a
In (rreraeaa aerrlce during the world
j/;' (Continued On Page Six)
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1, 1942. - "
ircraft Carrier
"..- .. OOefaJ C. & N??T Fboto
D. S. aircraft carrier Is escorted
since the battle <xf Midway, are
roue m? supply line*. The Navy
name at the giant tmmL
Oliver and Ireland
Charged With
Stealing Tire*
Burlington Men To Get
Hearing In Alamance
Two farmer' employee of the Cole
Motor company, of Burlington, both
Negroes, are in the county Jail in default
of $500 bond to await trial
which Is expected to be held in the
August term of Superior court on a
charge of stealing tires and tubes
from the motor firm over a period
of several months.
Max Morris, sales manager of the
firm, stated that he had been mlaaIng
both new and used tires ' and
tubes on numerous occasions, bnt
that all attempts to solve the thefts
failed until M. M. .Gerrlnger. Burlington
township constable, arrested
Rufus Oliver near bis home on the
Glencoe road last week. The arrest
led to the capture of Odell Ireland
(Continued On Page Two)
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l. and T. Board
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! Haunted House V:
Attracts Crowd .r'rag
Near Marion
Strange Goings-On
In Home of Mr. Forney
Reports aliout h "haunted -house"
near Union Mills, close to 'Marlon, have
gained enough credence In Marlon
to attract residents to the acene
by the carload.
Some return swearing to the truth
of tall tales about supernatural "goings-on"
at the home of Claude Forney,
while others confess their Inability
to substantiate-the reports.
According to accounts fast becoming
legendary, stones rain down on
the home from clear skies. stove wood
walks out of the house, Irish potatoes
fell with the rain, and fire
burns through water.'
The more skeptical visitors theorize
that some prankster may be
playing a joke on tbe Forneys or
trying to scare them through malice,
or that some one is trying to run
them off so; the property , can .be. - '
purchased cheaply. . < J
Others say that woods near the
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Just Blind Leading ' ' ^
Blind?It Appears
A 37-year-old man and a 19-yearold
girl, <rf High Point, both occupants
of the same automobile, were
charged Saturday ' with drunken
driving.- Y
The girl was convicted In municipal
court and the charge against the f, -j
man was continued, j . " * %
Police quoted the man as Baying
at the time of the apprehension that
he was teaching the girl to drive.
Onslow Dies After
Rattling Existence
I Onslow,' a diamond back rattlesnake
who has been a fixture in the
state museum, Raleigh, for the last
15 years, died Friday.vy, ' /#.
The snake was coiight by - Pat-,
Matthews 1^ Onslow .county in "October.
1027. The snake was an adult
at the time of hl8 capture, and when'
he died he'measured five feet long.
| A plaster cast will be made of Ons!
low and will be on display in the
'museum, H. T.' Davis, museum d livelier,
said. ' * __ T *
'New Denfpncp
Offered At A. and T. ^
A new defense course, mathematics
for high school teachers,' will
I be offered at A. and T. college, beginning
August 15, It was announced
.Friday by Dean J. M. Mnrteena.
The mathematics course will train
prospective touchers of high school
|matbe<natlc8 and students who wish
to obtain civil service. Industrial and
governmental >>bs. - It will be 'open . ; i
td college seniors, high school {teachers
'? and prospective hlgb,~schoolX *y
teacher*. Prospective ^teachers of 4
high school mathematics-are especially,
urged'to take the course, r r
-C?he ' tultUm for the mathematics ' j
course and several "other defens? 'if f '
oourse?,;K such as basic alsytlc
chemistry, radio cotnmuniratlcfoa and t. it "&
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