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REIDSVILLE NEGRO ON WILD RAMPAGE Fatally Stabs Wife, Shoots Wife's Friend Before Be ing Arrested REIDSVILLE, Aug. 31 —(U.R)— A drunken 55-year-old negro was jailed today after a wild night during which police charged he: 1. Fatally stabbed his wife. 2. Shot and wounded his wife’s friend. 3 Shot and wounded a fellow poker player who “done me outa four dollars.” 4. Shot and killed a stray dog. The negro was Willie Banks Enoch, former pool room employe and cigarette factory worker. Po lice Chief Richard W. Turkelson said he had confessed killing his wife with a pocket knife, shooting the dog, and attempting to kill the other two negroes. Early today a shotgun blast awakened negroes in the residen tial area and when police arrived they found Ida M. Jackson in a serious condition from shotgun wounds. She told police Enoch had accused her of “helpin’ fiis wife with infidelity.” A short time later, another shot gun blast was heard and police found the dying dog on the side walk. Then, about 2 a. m., Enoch angrily quit a poker game only to return and fire a charge through the window that wounded Wade McBride, Turkelson said. McBride was in critical condition at a local hospital. “He done me outa four dollars,” police quoted Enoch as saying. Patrolmen went :o Enoch’s home to arrest him and there they found his wife dead on the floor and an opened bible at her side. Enoch, under influence of; alcohol when arrested on the street • CLOSED ALL DAY LABOR DAY MONDAY SEPT. 2nd In Order To Permit Our Em ployees To Enjoy An Extra Day Of Rest. REGULAR WEEKLY PICKUPS WILL RE MADE TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY SUNSHINE LAUNDRY 135 Hanover St.Dial 2-3386 All Is Quiet On Firing Line In Battle Of Bingo . Judge Smith Will Uphold Law To The Letter In Gambling Cases Only two Shots were fired yester day, in the battle of Dingo, which raged in Wilmington last week when Attorney General Harry Mc Mullen issued a ruling terming the playing of this game a violation of the. state anti-gambling laws Judge H. Winfield Smith said yesterday afternoon that he will uphold the letter of the statutes in dealing with all persons brought up for trial in recorder’s court on gambling charges. Judge Smith reported that he was giving publicity to his chal lenge to the police department to bring in anybody charged with gambling and that justice would be administered in his court, say ing he was making his statement in attempting to reply to what he termed anonymous members of the police department who con tinually complained that he was not penalizing alleged gamblers. “If the police don’t believe that this court is ready to back up a drive on gambling, then let them bring in these gamblers to whom they claim they have knowledge.” Judge Smith asserted. Police Chief Charles H. Casteen, when questioned as to whether he had anything to say in replying to Judge Smith’s statement, said: “I have no quarrel whatever with Judge Smith or recorder’s court. In fact, there is the most friendly cooperation between the police department and the recor der’s court, and I have no criticism whatever of Judge Smith’s conduct about 3:30 a. m., said he had left the bible there. “I wanted her to read some of it,” he said. _ of his court. He is running his court, and it would not behoove ine to tell him how to run it." Judge Smith also said: “I have never failed to find guilty any man brought in for operating slot or pin ball machines, or punchboards;” and he added ‘‘What is more, there is no record that I ever failed to follow the law on any gambling violation brought before me. I will continue to uphold the law and that applies to bingo or any other gambling game coming under the statute.” County Solicitor James King re ported that he is ever ready to prosecute any person brought into court, and he added that if any police officer should be taxed with the costs in such cases, that he felt certain the costs would be paid from the pockets of court attaches. Chief Casteen said he had had nothing to do with published reports to the effect that police officials were reportedly declaring that ‘‘it is of little use” to pick up gamblers in view of a reputed dec laration made by Judge Smith that the recent arrest of four Negroes engaged in a private poker game involvin $1.45 was close to petty persecution.” Judge Smith, in the case involv ing the four Negro defendants, tax. ed them with fines of $2 apiece and ordered the costs remitted. He said yesterday that in his opinion this judgment was a far cry from toler ance of violations of the gambling laws. One authority, in commenting on the bingo ruling by the attorney general, pointed out that the sum mer season is about over at the beaches, so that now is hardly the time to bring up the question of en forcing the law in this respect Germans Held On Spy Charges Are Released FRANKFURT, Germany, Aug. 31 —(U.R)—Fourteen of 15 Germans seized for spying in the Ameri can zone of Germany have been released following the action of the Army’s counter intelligence corps in dropping charges against them, a top Army intelligence spokesman confirmed today. It was indicated that the lead er of the Germans, Walter Kaz marek, still was held. An intelli gence spokesman replied “strictly no comment” when asked about reports that one of the men in volved in the spy ring was a Rus sian national. The spokesman asked specifical ly that the press avoid speculat ing on reasons for release of the Germans, who originally were ac cused of spying for the Russians in the American zone. NEW RADIO STATION COLUMBIA, S. C., Aug. 31 —(A>) — Jules Lindau, vice president of the Palmetto Radio Corporation of Columbia, said today that the Federal Communications Com mission had granted the new com pany permission to operate a 250 watt standard broadcasting radio station here that should be in operation “before the first of the year.” This will make the fourth sta tion to operate in Columbia. London plans a World’s Fair in 1951 as a demonstration of Brit ain’s recovery from the war. WE ARE NOW MAKING... MONTHLY INSTALLMENT LOANS You are invited to take advantage of this newly inaugurated service for financing Home Repairs, Automobiles, Household Appliances, Commercial Equipment and Personal Loans. Monthly Payments As Low As $5. Up To 3 Years To Pay. 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Our soldiers must insist that ,only good Americans shall be on guard and that every gov ernmental agency shall be cleans ed of its Communistic adherents and no one should be permitted to remain in government service who recognizes allegiance to any other form of government.” Senator Hoey said that “it re quires just as much dedication and sacrifice to win the peace as it did to win the war. The contest is in a different arena and the. weapons are not the same and the mode of warfare is different. Yet we must keep before us the goals for which we fought and the re sults to be achieved, and never los ing sight of these, press forward daringly to the accomplishment of our high purposes. It is America’s high perogrative to lead in the winning of the peace, even as she led in the winning of the war.” SUNDAY BASEBALL WINSTON-SALEM, Aug. 31 — (IP)— A resolution asking 'legaliza tion of Sunday movies and base ball in Winston-Salem will be pre sented to the Board of. 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