The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-13
|SIDBURY'S PLEA
REFUSED BY BAR
Trials Of B. S. Burley, Of
Troy, And T. E. Bass, Of
New Bern, Ordered

for two attorneys charged with
withholding clients funds yer Or
dered today by the Council Of the
North Carolina State Bar, in a quar-
terly meeting here.
Edward L. Cannon, secretary of
the council, listed the two as Il. S.
Burley of Troy, and T. E. Bass of
New Bern. Trial committees will
hear charges against the attorneys,
and if the two are found guilty their
law licenses may be revoked.
A hearing on an application by
former Superior Court Judge J.. H..
Harwood Of Bryson City, for re.
s%toration Of his law license was on
tinued, at Harwood's request. The
license of the former judge was re-
voked in 1882, after he was cor.vict.
ed on charges Of altering certain
court records.
The council restored the license of
J. w. Hollingsworth Of Newton.
which was revoked in Forsyth coun-
ty in 1925. Hollingsworth's appiica-
ton was supported by letters from
officials and residents of CataWba
county. Cannon said Holiingsworth's
license had been revoked after he
had pleaded nolo contendere on
charges Of false pretenses.
The council refused, however, to
restore the license of K. C. Sudbury
Of Wilmington. Cannon said Sid
bury's license was revoked in July,
1888, after he was convicted Of oper-
ating a d%isorderly house and a pub
lie nuisance.
Appointment of the following com.
mittees was approved:
Executive Dickson Mclean Of
Lumberton, chairman, Junius D.
Grimes of Washington, Louis ].
Poisson of Wilmington, A.: Turner
Grant of Mocksville, ]. F. Milliken
Of Monroe.
Legal Ethics and Professional
Conduct-G. H. Hastings of Wins
ton-Salem, chairman, J. Laurence
Jones of Charlotte, Albion Dunn of
Greenville, Julius Martin of Ashe'
vile, John D. Warlick Of Jackson
vile.
Unauthorized Practice Of Law-B.
H. Perry of Henderson, chairman,
Albion Dunn of Greenville, R. P.
Reade of Durham.
Law Libraries - billiard Gardner
of Raleigh, chairman, Norman
Block of Greensboro, J. G. Merri-
mon of Ashville, Clayton L. Burwel
Of Charlotte, c. W. Bagby of Rick
DRY.
Grievance-Joseph B. Cheshire Of
Raleigh, chairman, K. D. Battle OF
Rocky Mount, R. P. d e
D. H. Bland Of Goldsboro
L. V. McLendon, Of Greensboro
George W. McAnally of High Point
Legislation and Law Reform -
Hayden Clement of Salisbury, chair
man, B. F. Williams of Lenoir, r,
l.. Phillips of Robbinsville, Dover R.
Fouts of huntsville, B. H. Perry OF
Henderson, P. W. GlideWell OF
Reidsville.
Board of Law EXaminers-L. R
Varsar of Lumberton, chairman. H
G. Hedrick of Durham, Kingslano
Van Wrinkle of Asheville, George B
Greene of Kinston, Charles w. Til
lett of Charlotte, I. E. Carlyle OF
Winston-Salem, K. o. Burgwyn OF
Wilmington, and Edward L. Cannon
of Raleigh, secretary.
No chairmen were designated fol-
these committees:
Pre-Trial Practice-L. P. M2Len-
don, Victor S. Bryant of Durham
julius Smith, Thomas W. Davis Of
Wilmington, D. E. Henderson OF
Charlotte.
Trial by Jury-C. ". Tillett, c
w. Weathers Of Raleigh, Buxton
Midyette of Jackson, Stable Linn OF
Salisbury, Stewart Smith Of Scot
land Neck.
Trial Practice - W. T. Joyner OF
Raleigh, Frank H. Kennedy of Char
lotte, Marshall T. Spears of Dur
ham, C. L. Shipping of Greensboro
T. Spruill Thornton of Winston
Salem.
Law of Evidence-Kingsland Van
Wrinkle, W. S. Lockhart of Durham
W. A. Lucas Of Wilson, ]. Elmer
Long of Durham, F. S. Spruili Of
Rocky Mount.
Appellate Practice-L. R. Varsar
Murray Allen of Raleigh, J. K. Will
son of Elizabeth City, H. e. Conner
Jr., of Wilson, Burton Craig OF
Winston-Salem
Administrative Agencies and Tri
bunals-R. H. Wettach of Chape
Hill, E. M. Land of Statesvillc, G
H. Cover, of Charlotte, Julius Ban
yet of Warrenton, John H. Ander
son, Jr., of Raleigh.
Legal instituted. J.. Poisson, OF