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I.—Or«ek torees la han4.
■«I Inronat tlghUac UaTa
B«d a ‘Ttay TllUKa” on the
AH)aaian front la a tiro-
driTe aimed at the tIUI
I baaee of Vidona and Berat,
riovarnment spokesman roport-
Ikat at«ht.
; IpOTa than 180 Italian'soldlera,
'flaeladinc offlcere. were captured
Edition to “great food atores
•ad a large munitions dump
' ^iMah was Intact.” the spokesman
i.dud.
British W^n^on j Jujors Drawn For ‘No Rest for We%y’
March Session Of
Superior Court
rrMjer
To
tu
„ ih high command communique
:'/.aaid that Greek forces drlrlng on
?:';the AM>anian shaport of Viilona
^hfaad toward Berat, central Fhacist
haae, had seised “important posi-
^iona," manr prisoners and abun-
tnt war meteriais.
He spokesman said thet two
Italian counter-attacks in the
coastal sector had been repulsed
■by Greek warriors.
Will Convene In Wilkeaboro
March 3; Judge Phillipa
To Preside Over Term
' Aak_ Goi^niof
Appoint
nr
i-iighWay CouMniMion
kiivnnia Public Affair* Cam
mittee Sends Reaolukiona
To Repreaenfativea
Italian Retreat
Almost A Rout,
British Assert
Cairo, E3gy.pt.—The main body
of Italian troops in Libya, falling
beck upon Bengasi just ahead of
the pursuing British armored hat-
talione, was reported last night
to hare been pushed to a point
60 to TO miles from that strong
ly fortified bise in a retreat pro
ceeding at the rate of 30 miles a
day.
Elsewhere over the whole vast
area of the African struggle new
successes were claimed for Brit
ish arms and a military spokes
man thus summed up:
“The tempo of our adwjnces on
both fronts (in Libya and in Ital
ian East Africa) has shown a
marked speeding-up.”
In the running rear guard Ital
ian action along the Libyan const,
e British high command cn-
unced. 400 Fascist stragglers
ready have fallen captive, and
■^ere were indications that the
full shook power of the British
forces soon would be turned upon
Bengasi itself—nnd important
port tying 3J5 miles from the
Geerge Washington, of fbk British
branch of the family that fkta us
JOT first President, arrives in New
fork from South America, en route
'or the British army.
M_'BdUtalttand. the British land
offensive went on in co-opemt!on
\ with a British bombing offensive
d over thousands of miles which
was said to hove destroyed 24
Italian planes, aside from the
damage wrought to .many a
cist base.
Sanitation Work
In Wilkes County
Beii^[ Carried Out
Full Time Sanitarian Attends
To Va. ied Duli«a In In
terest Public Health
One division of the Wilkes
county health department which
has been very active in recent
ye?rs is that which deals in sani
tation.
H. B. Howie, of Monroe, has
been head of that division as
saniturian for the past two years,
devoting his full time to the
work. He succeeded G. 3. Odell,
(Continued on page eight)
WPA To Build
$55,000 Concrete Structure
Will Sprn New River
Near Glendale Springs
Wilkes county commissioners
in February session drew jurors
for the March term of .superior
court, which will convene in Wil-
kesboro on Monday, March 3,
with Judge Donald Phillips, of
Rockingham. .presiding. The
term, which will be in session for
I two weeks, will be for trial of
I criminal cases.
j Jurors were dniwn by the com-
Imissioners as follows:
First Week
J. D. Church, Jobs Cabin; Rich
Johnson. Reddle? River; Lin-
dolph Woodie, Jobs Cabin; S. A.
Rhodes, Rock Creek: W. H.
Diihling. North Wllkesboro; T.
A. Miles. Walnut Grove; W. I.
Bumgarner, Reddies River; H. J.
Ogilvie. North Wilkesboro; W. H.
Edminsten. Lewis Fork; Cuy
Pruitt. Edwards: C. C. Key.
North Wilkesrboro: J. G. Blevins.
Edward.s; Dent Woodie, North
Wllkesboro: Luther Wood, Rock
Creek; Noah Barker, Edwards;
John H. Warren, Mulberry; J. A.
Blackburn, Rock Creek; W. S.
Phillipa, Reddies River; J. Pal
mer Horton. North Wilkesboro:
J. M. Shepherd, Lewis Fork; I.
T. Riddle. Rock Creek; Albert J.
Church, Reddles River; J. M.
Parsons. Jobs Cabin: Holden
Bire. rnlon: M. S. Walker. Wal
nut Grove: W. C. Childress. Rock
Creek: Will Combs. Edwards: J.
Monroe Wyatt. Union: W. A.
Gregory. Somers: W. O. Barnett.
Elk: J. R. Smlthey. Wllkesboro;
A. E. Cess, Somers: W. F, Wat.
ers. .Tobs Cabin: D. E. Elledse.
North Wilkesboro: J. F. Sheets,
rnion: .Tames N. 'Wvis'ht. Somer.= ;
M. W. Green. North Wilkesboro:
wards; 0. D. w«'h. Reddies Rlv-
*>•• Commie Williams. Antioch:
ruBP^ circulated
Kas-
British Hit Nazi
Targets In Long
Dav and Night Raid
Work
Monday.
i.s schcHitleii
Fehrrary 1i.
to
on
liecin
con.
C. F. Blackburn. Rock Greek: D.
W. Johnson. New Castle: Van
Sidden, Tmphill.
Second Week
W. E. Smtthev. WMlkeshoro:
,ndon.—.If'er sweeping of-
isive • ct'en- that ru’i Ivice
„,und the clock, the British tah-
ilated last night a series of aerial
blows at Germany’s war inrins-
tries. transport, airfields, poten
tial inv: sion bases and Picilities
for the counter-blockade of Brit
ain.
It was the R. A. F.'s major
action in recent weeks. T'':--”tnh
darkness and daylight, het'. il>-
laden Wellingtons and BU'hheims
criss-crossed the Engli.sh Clvm-
nel, the so-called invasion co-.st
^f France and Belgium. the
torthern French interior and a
IRtal Industrial section of western
Germany, emptying their bomb
racks and then ground.,^ti-afing
with their guns.
(The intensity of the daylight
phases of the . ss iilt was empha
sised by a German report that 1"
stniction of a new bridge across.Noah C. Souther. Lovelace, B. L.
New River ou highway Ifi in | Hubbard. Moravi-n Falls, R.
.Ashe couiity lietweeu (ilendale Vannoy. Union: W. T. Beshears.
Springs and Jefferson. WPA and Jobs Cabin: Alonzo South. Union;
state highway officials stild here James C. Hubbard. Wilke.=iwro:
j Percy Prevette, Edwards; J. T,.
The bridge, to be of concrete Waters. Jobs Cabin: D. E. Tread-
construction, will replace a temp- w v. Moravian Falls; Arthur
orarv S-ton limit Iiridge which
W' s hastily constructed after the
flood on Augu.st 14. 1940.
C. M. Crutchfield, area engi
neer for WPA. .-a:d here today
that the bridge will be approxi-
ni’tely 2.30 feet in length and
that there will he improved ap-
nroaches to elimiin te some of
the hazards of the curves, es
pecially on the west side of the
river
Church. Jobs C-hin: Grayden
Raker: W. C. Bishop. Reddies
River: Lester C. Smith. Brushy
Mountain: W. B. Steelman. North
Wilkesltorn; L. E. Anthony, Ed
wards: Wellborn Steele, Ed
wards: Sam Purdue. Antioch: U.
M. Mvers, Mulberry: E. E. Mon
ey. Edwards: W. H. Trnltt, Wal
nut Grove: R. L. Sebastian. Mul-
berry: John Yates. Stanton; John
H.-Ve stin. Edward.': C. W. T^r.m-
Contrary to
in at least one lt|i(er county* in
the division. WIUimIO etUl hiek.’
Ing J. Gordpn Hfiokett for high
way commissioner tor auothw
term and the cuinpaign tor his
re-appointment le gaining mo
mentum.
His record in office and pro
posed re-appolntraent have been
,endorsed by the boards of com
missioners end other influential
Jiiaho Matsubashi, who has not | groups and citizens in eight of
lain down to sleep for J5 years, ar-Ujje ^en counties in the division,
rives in Los Angeles, from Jr pan. j North Wllkesboyo Kiwin-
Vlce archbishop of the Shingon Cur jg Lions Club, the North
I vVllkesboro board'of commission
many others
He movement to secure a
flood control dam on the YadkiB
iRlvcr near WiHcesboro has b««a
given addeJ* momentum by Um
I nuggeetion *tbat the propoaed
Bain could be combined in om
Ifiational defuse project with a
inanitions ptent or some other
.-..rii-.x;:
dhist sect, he fas's 4‘
Many Are Finding
Work On Defense
Projects In Stale
Over 400 Sent From
ployment Service Office
Here Dui'ing Month
er.y and many others here have
endorsed his record and have
earnestly urged Governor J. M.
Broughton to appoint him to an
other terra. .
The entire highway commission
offered their resignation soon aft
er the inauguration of Governor
Broughton and et his request
Em- fhey arc continuing to serve un
til the new governor makes his
appointments. The resignation of
the commission in a body was
construed to meal)' a. coopen'.tive
gesture on their -part in order
that Governor Broughton might
have a free hand In edminlstra-
tlon of affairs In that part of the
state government.
News notes from the North
Wilkesboro branch of the North
Carolina State Employment Ser
vice here today revealed that
many have been sent from this
point to defense projects for em
ployment.
During the month of January
a total of 418 people had been
referred to Fort Bragg and Holly
Ridge to work on construction
projects. The report showed only u . ~
19 plucements In the area served warned today that arrests will be
by the office here, which was a made soon for failure to purchase
nL' low and was due in part to North Wilkesboro automobile and
. the demand for wor^s al Fori
During -
had 445 new
Some Car Owners
Have Failed To Buy
City License Here
Police Chief J. & Walker
w vehlcftfi ,WltIr
had 445 new that action must be taken
work and ^5S^renewed- previous compliance with the law.
appHcatlons. The month ended _ _ u o»-cro
with a file of 1.135 oppl
on the active list.
B. G. Gentry, office manager,
said the following were wanted
now at Holly Ridge: 20 linemen
at $1.25 per hour; 50 sheet met
al workers at $1.00; 8.000 car-j
penters at 90 cent.*': 8,000 labor- ^
ers at 40 cents and one civil en-
Geerge F. Mitchell is a membet
of the U. S. board of tea experts
which m let . February 1 In New
York. This board sets tea stanfip
ards for 1941 to go into elTeci
throoghout the country on May L
FarmersPayments
In Wilkes County
berease $30,000
Payments For Compliance
With Soil Program In 1940
Will Set A New Record
Government payments under
the Agricultural Conservation
program In Wilkes for 1940 com
pliance will set a new record and
will exceed the amount for 1939
compliance by more than $30,.
000. Lawrence Miller, secretary
of the Triple A in Wilkes, said
todoy.
The sti'te office has estimated
that Wilkes farmers soon will
have received $81,000 for the
year 1940, which is an increase
of $30,000 over the $51,000 for
1939. He 1938 figures were ap
proximately $56,000.
type of industry dealing In vital
national defense work.
y
Western North ^yoUna.t8 'oe.
ing considered as a ideation for
a plant of that type jatid Wilkes
is ideally situated, it is pointed
out.
The matter was discutsed ia
the North Wilkesboro Kinraefaz
club at its last meeting and the
Public Affairs committee was ia-
stmeted to draft proper resoln.
tlons to be forwarded to the
senators and representatives reU
atlve to the proposed dam proj
ect.
It is understood that war de
partment engineers have complet
ed their preliminary survey of
the Yadkin Valley and have re
ported that construction of a
flood control dam one mile west
of Wllkesboro Is- feasible. Hey
pointed out thnt a dam of suf
ficient height could be used for
flood control and for development
of water power.
Kiwanis Program
Paul Cragan was in charge of
the Kiwanis program Friday
noon. After leading the club in
singing several, numbers, he pre
sented A. H. Casey, member of
the club and past lieutenant gov.
ernor, who delivered an inspiring
meesage on Kiwanis Educatioa
topics.
President J. B. Carter an
nounced that beginning Friday
, . J. C. McDlarmld, In charge of
.the Carolina Motor Club license
bureau here, also sells city tags,
which sell for one dollar each.
Grange Will Meet
1 On Tuesday Night
glneer at $1,800 per yeir.
At Fort Bragg the listed open-
ings included; 25 sheet metal
workers at $1.00 per hour; 20
electricians rt *1.00: 1,000 col
ored sewermen at 40 cents: ten
linemen at $1.00; four male ste
nographers at $1,440 per year:
two first cooks at $840; one trac-
tor mechanic at $1.25 per hour;
10 na II hole builders (bricklay-|
The bridge construction will he 'beth. Reddies River: Willie Gil
a WP.A project s,pon.sorpd by the
fO.te highway commission. Total
cost is estimated at S.55,569. of
which $33,804 will lie federal
funds and $21.76.5 -;tale highway.
Five concrete .'iians of feet
each will constitiite Ibe 1 ridge,
over which highw: .v 16 from
North Wilkesboro to Jefferson
and the highway from Laurel
reath. North Wilkesboro.
d Dy a uermaii itriruii imoi *. .
(Continued on page eight) i Springs'to Jefferson are routed.
Legion Will Meet
On Friday Night
Willses post of the .Amer;can
Legion will meet on Friday night.
7:30. at the Legion and Auxil
iary cInhhou.se north of this city.
.All members are asked to attend.
Wllkesboro Grange will meet
on Tuesday night, 7; 30 o’rlock.
it was announced today.
Mrs. C. F. Rretholl. lecturer,
has planned an Ijitera-ting pro
gram for the meeting and some
important committee reports re
lative to activities and proicetr
sponsored by the Grange will he
heard. A large attendance of
members is desired, the an
nouncement said.
Registered nurse= desiring em-1 Itltcm&l RCVCUUC
ploynient at Fort Bragg should
write the Corps .Area Surgeon,
hpadniiHrier. fourth aror. Allan. A rapreseiifatWe of the otflre
L S Mr Cenlr, «,ld. To he of C. H. Roherfoo »;; «
’ ■- internal revenu.e, w.ll be in Noitl
Man Coming Soon
elielble tlie nnrse.s must he grad- am
uafes of a nursing school with a Wilkesboro February 2«
hospit.tl of not less than 50 beds, for the purpose of assls inn. tax
irna™ hU ..,h..,a.n, .rrlhlh, nr.er.- In
in an approved hospital. They ‘^x returns. He ill hexe head
must be between 21 and 40 years quarters al the city hall and will
rie and be single, widowed or be gl- d to give any information
divorced. The pay ds $88 per and help possible to thos aho
(Continued on page eight) must file returns.
diwRfie that
compliance o'n an average among
thewe participating.
Mr. - Miller estimated that
Wilkes farmers could msily earn
$150,000 this year and ct the
same time affect great improve
ment on their farms as a result
of compliance with the practices
for which payments are made.
He pointed out tliat in order to
pirticlpate in the progr:,m farm
ers must sign blanks now indicat
ing their plans to participate this
year. These blank.-f are ready in
the office of the county agent and
farmers who )r ve not siened are
urged to do so before M'.rch 1.
To date, about 1,600 have signed.
The total nnnilier of signer'
last year was about 4.2on. aii
increase over previous years 1 nt
fijll a few hundred below the
: ctnal iinmlier of eligible ti rms
in the county. Air. Miller said.
He also pointed out that the
deadline for filintr appliciitieu for
cotton allotment under the Triple
\ will be Fe’'ruary to and asked
that any 0 rmer who w.she.t to
apply for cotton ■ lloinicnl do so
at once or i'efere the deadline for
such applications. Cotton in
Wilkes Is grown prlnc'piilly Ir
tile southeast section of tlie coun
ty.
ing the tunapeos.
•■s-V-'
Require Permit
To Burn Bra'i^
Permits May Be Obtained
From County Or Town
ship Wardens; No Cost
A. Trinlett, Wilkes county
forest warden tod ly tailed at-
tent'on to the fact that it is nn-
lawfiil to burn lirusli. broom
sedge or rubbish wirhin 500 feet
of woodlands in Wilkes county
w ithout first * olit: ining a permit.
N'o charge i-f made for the per
mits. he saitl. which may he se
cured froip liim. from Ihe office
of the clerk of court, from any
lown-ihip wi iden m from Rarker-
Triplett Electric conii any in
Wilkesiioro.
The period during which per
mits are renuiced for herning lie-
gan on Feliriiary 1 and the law
is effective in every county which
cooperates wilii the siste in
tirevenlion and control of forest
fires.
.All criminals are not in jail.
There 'wn clis-i-- of peo
ple -caught  nd nneaught.
Class Here Training Boys In Skilled Machinist Tra^