|v Keep Up With the Tim Fin VOLUME IV, NUMBER 37 Ronda Man Dies; Five Others Hurt EL.KIN, Aug. 1.?A collision of a Greyhound passenger bus with a passenger car occupied by the family of Walter Hunt, of Ronda, Tuesday at 8:30 p. m. ' at Ronda, brought the six occupants to Elkin hospital, one fatally injured, three others seriously injured and the mother painfully but not seriously injured. No passengers on the bus were hurt. , I The collision occurred near Ronda Baptist church in Wilkes county, where a service was in progress. The collision is said "to . i "have turned the automboile ' around and hurled it over an em% "bankment in wreckage. Mary Ellen, five-months-old "baby of Walter Hunt, died early i. mis morning; i^eroy, five, and Bobby, two, are In critical con- dition and still unconscious, and i Josephine, 11, is seriously in jured, each of the children suf- ; fering leg fractures. The father i suffered only minor injuries. James D. Thomas Heldfor JuryTrial i Probable cause was found in . the case against James D. Thorn. 1 as, 612 f)lxie street, tried in municipal-county court Monday on a charge of attempted rape on Icie Mae Henderson, 214 Down- I ing street, High Point, early Sun. day morning in the 400 block of Chestnut street. Thomas was ordered commit, ted to Guilford county jail for trial at the July term of Superior court, and bond was set at $200. j The offense allegedly occurred, according to testimony of ^ the Henderson woman, after she j had left a party in the vicinity to return to her home. She said she | saw Thomas and asked him the 1 way to the bus station and that he was supposedly showing her i there when he allegedly attacked her. The High Point woman told the court that'she came here to see a cousin but upon arrival was invited by a group of women to ^ / attend the party, which she said she left because it was getting rough. | MAN'S LEG INJURED WHEN PINNED BY CARS William Chambers, of 6 27 Bennett street, was reported to be Improving at L. Richardson Memorial hospital from leg Injuries sustained when he was pinned between two cars knocked together by the automobile which police satd was driven by Louis Edwards, 35, of 160 Johnson street. Officers charged Edwards with careless and reckless driving, and trial was set for Monday in municipal-county court. The accident occurred, according to police, about 1 a. m. Wednesday, near Obermeyer street on East Market street. r L, es! [ DDI . GREENS East White C $485.00 E Members of the East White 0 July 29. The Sunday school was aginst the other. A total of $4sl raised $226.19. Shown in the pi perintendent; left to right, Mrs. Ill pant, secretary of Blue side, Mi dent of the Jackson Sunday scliul superintendent of A. M. E. Zion day school. C. Gant, captain of W pastor, A. M. E. Zion church, and I? JOHN1 C. M<0 " ~ V- W4?. J oiJiib \J It a Uj/uuvj ao IU the outcome, and the betting is free and wild on both squads. All-Star supporters are singing the praises of Smokey Joe Williams, who will get the call on the mound and recalling the 6-4 shellacking plastered on the Ma. lines last year in the fifth of the annual encounters. Equally rabid Marine enthusiasts foresee a return of the brilliance first displayed here two years ago by the Leathernecks who won that time and pointing to the assortment of hurlers now available for duty. Local fans can see some of their own diamond stars in action as well as the "cream of the crop" from other vlclnltios, said Hammonds. From among the several score applicants, the promoters have taken Bud Alston, pitch, ing star of the Goshen Red Wings and Charles Herbin, third baseman of the Greensboro Black Yankees. While nine other squads are represented In the lineup, these Read >T 4, 1945 -J ? i j|f% 4^: VV'.-v. - f-? : urch Raises S. S. Rally a six-weeks drive, which ended is and Whites, each competing ng witn szsk.si, while the Blue ed in front), Sunday school su:tary of White side, Mrs. Laura '.ary, W. J. Maxwell, supermten. captain of Whites, A. H. Kerr, lerintendent of Gethsemane Sunlue side, Rev. J. W. J. Turner, Cast White Oak Baptist church. *NUAL RGAME j NDAY will provide local color. Among the other teams sending players are: N. C. Grays, Chicago American Giants, Philadelphia Stars, Winston-Salem Pond Giants, Durham Red Caps, Raleigh West Virginia Clippers, Spartanburg Sluggers, and Martinsville, Va? Cardinals. An Imposing list of notables from North and South Carolina and Virginia are expected to be in the stands. A veteran base, ball fan, 68-year-old W. B. Johnson, of Richmond, Va., is heading a delegation from the Old Dominion. Johnson has been des. ignated "Fan No. 1" of the AUStar game and will b,e making his tfclrd annual trip to the classic. To throw out the first ball will be Charles G. Irving, state president, "Division B," American Legion, Raleigh. Additional color to the diamond event will be furnished by a pin.up contest to determine the game's beauty queen of 19 45.' STALEY MAN DIES IN WRECK OF TRUCK SILER CITY, July 26?James Smith, of near Staley, was instantly killed today when a lumber truck in which he was riding overturned near Staley. Smith , was pinned beneath the lumber, , Chatham County Coroner J. A. . Dark, said. ( Officials of the Farm Credit ' ! Association estimate that land f prices have risen one per cent ' each month in the last four years, t The Future Outlook! | PRKJE): Bo Three Arrested In Theft Case Plainclothes officers arrested three men Tuesday in connection with the theft of 300 pounds of sugar from Jones Brothers Bakery, incorporated, 104 East Lee street, Saturday night, July 21. A charge of larceny and receiving on the three 100-pound bags was preferred against Lincoln Eugene Valentine, 28, of 1406 Spencer street, an employee of the bakery, whom officers quoted as admitting he took the sugar. Oscar Floyd Brown. 47. 805 Sevier street, and Sam Smith ,41, Reidsville road, were both charged with receiving stolen goods. According to police, Valentine said he sold the sugar, which was valued at $12.75, to Brown for $60, who allegedly sold it to Smith for $9 0. A bag containing 100 pounds was found on the premises of Smith's home, five miles out on the Reidsville road. Officers reported finding a well vat which gave evidences of having had what appeared to have been mash in it. One half pint of white liquor was confiscated from the Smith place. The sugar was allegedly stolen from the bakery storage basement between 5 p. m. and 9 p. m. July 21, and the case had been under investigation shice that time. Trial for the three is scheduled for Friday at 9:30 a. m. in municipal-county court. Smith, who was arrested on a justice of the peace warrant, waived preliminary hearing and was bound over to municipalcounty court. He was released on $300 bond .while Brown made $100 bond, and Valentine was held in city jail. Child Injured When Struck By Truck A five-year-old boy was slight ly injured Wednesday when, police said, he ran ,in front of a truck driven by Lewis H. Hoy, Greensboro, route 6, and owned, offrcers added, by South Atlantic Bonded Warehouse, Greensboro. The child, Lewis Wright, 1319 Payne street, was struck at the corner of Laurel and East Market streets, officers said. He was taken to L. Richardson Memorial hospital, where he was treated for minor injuries to the legB, arms, and head and released. Officers said no charges were preferred. DURHAM EAGLES The Durham Eagles baseball team has. been chosen as one of the participants in a state-wide tournament to be held in this :lty August 8, 9 and 10. The Eagles ' have improved greatly since the beginning of the sea. ion and they hope to go far in ;he tournament.