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laUnbni, Turkey, May 18.—
Germaa quarters declared today
vlthut Runian “Tolunteers” already
are in Irftq-^-^iesptte preylous so-
Ttet SebHMMi-emd vexpressed an.
concealed satiataction orer the
proopectx of- joint Rnaaian.axle
interventioD against the British
In the n^iddle east battle for oil.
The Germans contended that
emon^ Tolunteers permitt
ed bjr M^ow to go to Iraq were
pllote-to join the Irrq air force,
already declared by the British to
hare been angmented by axis
planes and technicians flown a-
cross French-ruled Syria.
(Tass. soviet official news a-
gency, last Friday branded as
“fabrications*’ Iraq newspaper re
ports tbat Russian pilots were
joining the Iraq air force).
RAF Takes Offensive
On All East Fronts
Cairo, May 18.—Britain’s RAF
took the offensive on all fronts In,^
the middle east today, destroying^
22 axis aircraft, and damaging a
score of others while losing only
three of its own, the middle east
command announced in a com
munique.
Heavy British bombers raided
principal axis bases at Cyrenaica
while fighters suppoiced ground
troops harrassing columns of con
voys. destroying at least 20 ve
hicles and damaging others on
the Toibruk-Bardia road.
Six German war planes were
destroyed in rttacks on bases In
Greece and at least a score were
damaged, the communique said,
while the Germans lost another
eight aircraft in raids over Crete
and three more in the Suez canal
area.
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Fire Demon Takes Heavy Toll in East
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Damage estimated at about S2,OOO,000 was caused in the Ocean Bluffs,
Hass., area as the result of a fire that destroyed a church and leveled
more than 450 cottages. Only a timely shift in wind saved hundreds of
other houses. The above photo shows a row of cottages burning fiercely
when the fire was at its height.
HerlOni^ursday
'eligioua Education Building
Presbytonan Church Open r:
Houae From 8 to 10 [
Open House at the new religi.
ous education building of the
North Wilkesboro Presbyterian
church w’iH*. be observed o n
Thursday evening. May 22, from
eight until ten o'clock.
The building, which h.*s been
in use for the past few weeks, is
of native stone construction and
it- appearance has been the .sub-'
ject of much favorable comment. .
The interior of the building 1s j
well arranged to accomodate all j
departments of the Sunday
chooi. All fre invited to attend
the Open House and to be shown
throughout the building.
The Religious Education part
of the church plant was erected
at a cost of about $30,0o0 and is
adjacent to the church auditor
ium Plans of the church are to
replace the old auditorium with
new structure of the same type
construction as the Religious
Education building in the near
future.
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Atk?Brituh Term. At Club Meeting
Flood Control Is Pa-^kway^grimage
Theme of Program
A Cairo, Monday, May 19.—Brit
^ i.sh terms for the surrender of the
Italian troops of :he I>uke of
Aosta trapped at .Aml>a .■Uaji in
northern Ethiopia have been giv
en the duke’s emissaries, it was
reported nere early today.
The British last month de-
manded unconditional surrender
of the duke—viferoy of Ethiopia
hut the terms now given ft
the reported request of the duke
were not immediately divulged.
It was said the viceroy has
4 with him 7.000 Italian officers
and men in addition to an un
specified number o f colonial
troop.s.
4 Earlier reports said the Duke
of Aosta had given up and sought
terms for an entire force estimat
es. at 38.000 troops surrounded
at the mountain stronghold to
which he fled from Addis Ababa.
The stand at Amba Alija. 280
miles northeast of .Addis Ababa,
was the main poin' of resl-tance
in the duke's last ditch fight in
East Africa.
May 24 Will Be
Poppy Day Here
Poppy Day Chairman Ex
plains Purpose Of Pop
py Day Saturday, 24th
Local Men Tell of Efforts B'
ing Made To Secure Con
struction of Dam Here
Memory of -America’s war dead
in the first World War will be
honored here on Saturday. May
24, when everyone will be asked
to wear a memorial poppy in tri
bute to their service and si.cri-
fice.
Plans for the observance of
Poppy Day are being completed
by the Wilkes County Unit of the
American Degion .Auxiliary under
the leadership of Mrs. W. D. Half
acre. Poppy Day Chairman. The
memorial flowers, made by dis
abled war veterms. will be offer
ed on the streets throughout the
day by the Auxiliary women.
“This year, with the threaten
ing shadow of a new World War
falling across America, the me
morial poppy has new signifi
cance. It shows that America still
(Continued on page eight)
Flood control was the theme
of the program at the meeting ol
the North Wilkesboro Kiwani?
club Friday noon.
J. R. Finle>~'\vaT1if'‘charge ol
the progri'in. J. G. Uacketl was
his fir.it speaker, followed by .1
fj prevette. John E. Ju.slioe and
S. V. Tomlinson. It was argued
in the talks that construction of
the dam would he very lienetici-
al to North Wilkesboro and ail
the Yadkin valley.
Letters pledging their coope
ration to secure congressional ap
propriation for the d: in were
read from Senator Josiah W. Bai
ley, and from representatives of
the War department and the
North Carolina Department of
Conservation and development.
Local citizen-s were urged by the
spe.i kers to do all in their power
to bring this greatly needed im
provement about as early as pos
sible.
In the business session Dr. E.
|N. Phillips, inter-club committee
chairman, announced that North
Wilkesboro and Elkin clubs will
meet at Ronda on Friday evening
6:30 o'clock. The inter - club
meeting will replace the regular
Friday i oon luncheon meeting
here.
The second annuel Blue Ridge
Parkway pilgrimage, covering :
555-mile route, started ct Marion,
N. C. Wednesday.
The two-day trip took tlu
parly into the high altitudes amt
scenic ponits in Westerti Nortb
Carolina. Western Virginia and
Northeastern Tennessee on tin
route to Marion, Va.. and return.
About 150 cars were expected to
make up the motorcade.
McNeill Named
President Lions
Club On Friday
Officers For Year Named In
Meeting Of Local Club
Held On Friday
Negro Found Dead
Near Wilkesboro
Coroner’s Jury Verdict Says
Malcolm BroMm Died Of
Exposure, Intoxication
Home-Coming At
Friendship Church
Sunday, May 25. is homc-cnin
ing day at Friendship church
near Millers Creek. It is held
regularly on the fourth Sunday ir
May each year.
Sunday school will begin rt
10:00 o’clock, in charge of thr
superintendent. Gaither -A. Rum
grrner. .At eleven a former pastor.
Rev. S. -N. Bumgarner, will
.preach. ”,'uere will be a number
of special song features during
the mornipg services.
The noon hour will be observ
ed with a spread of dinner on
:the outdoor tables, and all are in-
I vited to bring dinner rnd partake
in this part of the day’s pleas
ures.
.At' about 1:30 the afteriioor
e.xercises will Itegin with a sons
service. The program will be var
ied. with talks from former pas
tors, roll call of charter mem-
l)er.-;. a brief l)uslness session, and
a memorial .service at the elo.se.
Visiting choirs ftid quartets ar_e
expected to take a part in the
afternoon program.
I. H. McNeill. Jr.. w?s elected
president of the North Wilkes
boro Lions club in meeting Fri
day evening. Mr. iMcNeill, clerk
and treasurer of North Wilkes
boro. has been active in civic
work here for several years.
Other officers elected were as
follows: E. G Johnson, first vice
nres dent: Dr. H. B. Smith, sec
ond vice president: Don Wadsley.
‘bird vice president: Paul Cash-
i o n, secretary; Vernon Deal,
treasurer: Bill Carrington, tail
twister; Fred Hubbard, Jr., lion
tciner: Dr. J. S. Deans and L. L.
rarnonter. director.
For the program Friday eve-
Representatlve
Ten Fronr^ Board Number
j One and Nine From Board
Number-2 Enter Tratninr .
I
I Nineteen W.lkftj men left here
Friday for Pori Bragg to begin a
jyear of training under provisions
of the Selective Servlet Act.
Those going from board num
ber one were: Martin R. Gray,
; leader, Ernest Walker, Maurice
Roberson, George Kilby, Henry
'Anderson, Warren Comibs, Cubert
I Huffman, Clint Call. Only Camp-
1 bell and Charlie Franklin Gam-
bill.
I From board number two were
I John Eustac Williams, leader,
Elarl Foster Johnson, George Her
man Owens, Jasper Cardwell,
Connie Kilby, Vaughn William
Brown, Manley Richardson, Al
bert Brooks and James Lex Mea-
dott‘.s.*
While bnddieTgathered round to watch and learn, members of the j Wilkes board numner two has
Fifty-eighth SlgiMi Battalion at Camp Forrest, Tenn., show off their pole-1 selected three colored men to
climbing prowess In exercises designed to school men in the fine art of fill the call on May 26. The three,
field communications. In actual warfare, soldiers of signal corp; most Sam Hall, Jr., Willie Henderson
frona ara, naaui I pikeg and Hill Gibson, are volun
teers.
Board number two has also re
ceived a call for ten white men
to be inducted at Fort Bragg on
May 27.
Wilkes board number one will
not have to furnish men on either
May 26 or 27.
The ten white men to go from
Board number 2 on May 27 have
been .selected as follows: Ivan
Wilson Luffman, Charles Roby
Spicer, Ira Callaway Billings,
Walter Lee Jolly, Everett Crrson
Holbrook. Raymond R a f f o r d
Pierce. Henry Soloman L.von,
Howard DeWltt Blackburn, John
Frank Day and James Homer
Zeigler.
The last named in the above
group has local order number
900.
be adept at tree^Umbing. Climbing Irons are used.
Music Recital On
Friday Night Here
Pupils of Mrs. A. F. Kilby’s
music classes will be pra-ented in
a recital on Friday night. May
123, eight o’clock. In the North
Wilkesboro school auditorium.
I An interesting program Is plann
ed and the public has a cordial
invitation to attend.
iFoy K. Cheatwood
Kills Himself At
Home Near Joynes
Wilkes Native Was Former!
Resident Of Winston-Sa
lem; 111 Health Cause
NavylVill Seek
Recruits Here
I
Officers Here Make Ar-
Office 3 Dtys T 2s Week
Representatives of the Salis
bury office of the U. S. Navy re
cruiting service were in this city
Friday making arrangements to
set up a temporary recruiting of
fice here.
They announced that a tempor
ary office will be maintained at
the city hall on Wednesday.
Ping Wilke.. Representative T. E. Friday. Mry 21. 22
Story delivered an Instructive and'_^ ,,, '
interesting address relative to
legislation of the 1941 legisla
ture. .Another feature of the pro
gram was a cornet number by
Mike Williams and Andrew John
son.
Nearly 4.000 persons were kill
ed while “jaywalking’’ in this
country I'i3t year.
Jaycees To Meet
Tuesday Evening
North Wilkesboro Junior
Chamber of Commerce will have
a (J'uner meeting on TuesAy eve
ning. 7:30. at Hotel Wilkes.
Election of officers for the
coining year will be the main fea
ture of the meeting and every
member is asked to attend.
In North Carolina last year.
331 pedestrians were killed.
Turning Out Tanks in Quantity Lots
Dance Revue On
Tuesday Night
With rehearsris daily, and the
fitting and finis''ing of all cos
tumes completed the Finley Stu
dio ofOance is ready for their
fifth annual revue.
Thirty-=ix students will take
part In this years recital which
will be given on ’Tuesday night
. kt 7:30 o’clock at the Liberty
iiTheatre. A news review and a
v4hort comedy will be shown in
the plcturee before the progrrm
grts. A full length picture will
shown after the revue. A sec-
on In the center aisle has been
lerved for parents of the chil-
(CoBttened on page eight)
Malcolm Brown, 27. negro, was
found in the woods dead near
Wilkesboro yesterday morning by
a searching party. He had been
missing from his home since last
Sunday.
.An inquest, s. w-cll ■« sn
topsy, w’as held here Sunday fol
lowing exani n''*’eu hv Dr. .A. J.
Eller, conpty heaph oft’cer. and
Dr. John 5'orris. the i-ry selected
by Coroner T. M. Myers rendered
a verdict that Brown came to his
death from exposure suffered
while in an intoxicated condition.
Following the disappearance of
Brown. Lester Higgins, white
mrn, and Jurn Williams, colored,
were placed in the county jail on
a charge of murder. Sheriffs
deputies reported, however. Hig-!
gins wa-i released from jail yes
terday afternoon under bond of
1100 pending further investiva.
tion. Williams had not filed bond
this afternoon.
Brown was 27 years of age end
a member of a well known color
ed family of the VUlkeaboro com
munity, his parents being Monroe
and' Belle Brown.
Funeral service was held Sun
day at Brown cemetery with Rev.
Horton In charge.
Foy K. Cheatwood, formerly a
I resident of Winston-Salem for
I more than 20 years, committed
suicide by shooting himself in the
I left chest with a shotgun at j^is
home ft Joynes. near Traphill.
Wilkes county, at 2:40 o’clock
rap «vement For Temporary yesterday afteimoon.
' - - Mf;'’6Wyrt^wd-wa8 an em
ployee of R. J. Reynold.? Tobacco
Company until his health failed
about the time of the death of his
wife last year. He went to his
former home in Wilkes county to
recuperate, but grew steadily
worse In health. It is believed his
continued ill health was the cause
of his suicide.
Wilkes Coroner I. M. Myers
investigated the death and pro
nounced it suicide. He had shot
hlm.-:elf with a 20-guage shotgun
which stood neat his bed. Cheat-
wood had been ill with no hope
held for his recovery.
.Mr. Cheatwood was born Sep
tember 4, 1901. in Wilkes coun
ty. the son of A. Cheatwood and
Sarah Kennedy Cheatwood. He
vva.^ married to Miss Sallie Blev
ins In 1922. She died April 10
1940. Mr. Cheatwood went to
Winston-Salem to reside in 1917.
He was emiployed by the R. J-
Reynolds Tobacco Company for
about 19 yeers. He was of the
Baptist faith.
Immediate survivors include
two sons, Boyce and Voyce: two
daughters, Rosa Mre and Maxine.
The funeral will be held at
Round Mountain Baptist church
at 3:30 o'clock Tuesday after
noon. Rev. Max Brooks will be
ip charge. Burial will be in the
church graveyard.
The body will remain at Wall
Puner 1 Home in Winston-Salem
.intll this afternoon when it will
be removed to the home of Har
din Kennedy, uncle ol the deceas
ed, at Joynes, Wilkon county, to
await the hour of funjral.
and 23.
They will' interview all inter
ested in enlisting in the navy for
the regulation term or as re.serves
to serve only during the period
of national emergency. While
here the naval officers stressed
the opportunities afforded re
cruits, regulars or reserves, for
trade training, s; ylng that they
1 especially wished to contact high
school graduates Interested Ir.
continuing their education while
.'lerving their country.
Food Sale Friday
The Woman’s Society of Chrif-
tian Service of the Wilkesboro
Methodist church will have r
food sale FYlday. May 23, beg..!-
ning at 10 o'clock, ft Newton’.
Drug Store. Wilkesboro.
Cakes, candles, salted nuts
plea, salads and rolls will be sold.
Improvement At
’Phone Exchange
Additional Facilities Makes
Possible More Prompt,
Efficient Service
Federal Court .
Convened Today
Begins Two Weeks Term Ir
Wilkesboro For Trial Of
Criminal Cases
Centrrl Electric and Telephone
company ha? made extensive im
provements here, it was learned
today from George Kennedy,
manager of the North Wilkes
boro branch of the company.
The inwrovements at the ex
change. which involved an expen
diture of about $5,000, lu^s made
possible a- greatly improved and
more efficient service.
A fourth position ha.? been
added on the switchboard and
four operators now handle the
calls of all types with a maximum
of promptness end with a min
imum of errors.
The circuits have also been
changed, Mr. Kennedy said, to
make It possible for either opera.-
tor to handle long distance or
rural calls.
He also explained that during
the installetion of the fourth po
sition thrt it was necessary to
have one of the three positions
at htat time “killed” while
the work was in progres.? and
that service was necessarily slow
ed down during that period. New
operators have also been trained,
he said.
Better service I? now availal)le,
not only on local calls, but on
long distance and rural telephone
service.
One of the targe cogs in the U. 8. defenae machlaery ta thta prodocttom|^rf
company at Berwick, Pa., where tank* are tamed oat by ihaas ptodhcaowmeawd*- ^
with reaohtag a* far a* the eye can oee. while
leaving the plant for their ifcot road teit. ' ' ^ ...t... ,
May term of federal court fo-
the Wilkesboro circuit of the Mid
die North Carolina district con
vened In Wilkesboro today with
Judge Johnson J. Hayes presid-
^“8- , • J ,
Activity on the part of federal
alcohol tax unit investigators
during the past six months re
suited In many cases involving
alleged violations of the liquor
tax laws being docketed for trial
It is expected that the greatc
part ot two weeks will be re
quired to dispose ol the cases or
the criminal docket.
Twelve counties In North Crr
oUna averaged a bale or more o
cotton to the acre In 1940, re-
porta the State Department of
Agriculture.
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Robbers Make Big
Haul Friday Night
Over $350 In Merch«ndi;e
Taken From C. A. Lowe
and Sons Store Here
Police Chief J E. Walker said
here today that over $350 in
merchandise was taken in a ro'b-
bery of C. A. Lowe and Sons
wholesale house on Friday night.
Entrance to the building was
gained from thje back. Five and
one-half cases of cigarettes and
a quantity of chewing gum were
taken. There were signs of at
tempts to open the safe.
On the same night Gulf Refin
ing company’s plant was entered
and several tires were taken ont
of the building but apparently
had been abandoned on the
grounds. So far no cine* which
oromise to lead to the identity ot
the thlevew have been found.