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Pinch Of Imperials
I 'the tid^ of war appeared to
|'•%lZoH against the l(mg-victorious
Geman armies yesterday as re
ports from the major battle areas
-i]i Russia and Africa told of
aoanting Sorlet and Imperial
soccSsses.
The most confident British com
munique in the 13-day old battle
of Libya declared yesterday that
Imperial troops had thrust to the
Gutf^f Sirte beyond Bengasi, slic
ing across the axis’ supply line far
west of the main desert battlefield.
The trapped German and Italian
^..divisions were being mopped up
je a vast doable encirclement,
tCairo disiwtch said.
terrific countersmashei; on
iCoacow front the Russians
said they had recaptured 34 Til
lages in two directions and blunt
ed Hitler’s fiercest offensive
against the Soviet capital. Par to
the south the Red army was pic
tured in Rusisan dispatches—vir
tually uncontested by Berlin—as
driving the Germans before them
back from the Caucasus ap
proaches.
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NORTH WILKESBORO. N. C~ MONDAY, DEC. 1st, 1941 S2UMteOut b,
WILKES
IN TOWNS, ALONG HIGHWAYS—
Bundle Day Will Be On
Sunday, December 14
Civk Chibs To
Gather Material
To Help Needy
BEGIN NOW GATHERING—
BUNDLES FOR NEEDY DEC; 14
WILKES RECORD—
$1,748.69 In
Red Cross Call
Japs Declare Patrol
Plan Is “Hostile”
American-made planes flown by
American pilots under the Chinese
flag soon will be defending China’s
Road life line against Jap-
Ke attacks, it was learned last
lit as the question of war or
peace in the Pacific boiled toward
a fateful climax.
Blair Gwyn General Chair
man For Annual Event
In Wilkes County
December 14 was set as the date
for annual Bundle Day in North
Wilkesboro.
The date was determined in a
meeting of a central committee
from sponsoring civic clubs held
on Sunday. Kiwanis, Lions, Do-
kies, Junior Chamber of Com
merce and State Guard will spon
sor the event.
W. Blair Aryn was named gen-
This information came from , T^ j
Manila within 24 hours after the ! cral chairman for Bui^le Day^ and
Japanese announced their
first his assistant will be Robert Wood
raid in weeks on the Burma Road,
route for U. S. war supplies to
General Chiang Kai-Shek.
Coincident with the new Burma
" Road raids, the Japanese press and I Finley and Robert
Finley. Members of the central
committee from the sponsoring qr-
ganizatic^r\g follow:^^
Kiwanis—Paul C' c jne, Gordon
5.‘Git
libbs, Jr.;
radio declared the establishment of i Lions W. Blair Gwyn, N. H.
'Wagoner and Robert Wood Fin-
lev; Dokies—C. G. Day, Vernon
a U. S. air patrol over the route
would be “an example of the most
provocative armed aggression and
, a directly hostile action.’’
The Americans, already num
bering more than 100 veteran
fliers, are listed officially as mem-
Deal and Worth Tomlinson; State
Guard, Captain Harry Pearson,
Paul Haigwood and M. W. Greene,
Jr.; Jaycees—to be appointed.
Tentative plans call for collec-
bers of the Chinese air force. Most *ion of bundles from porches in
are former U. S. Army and Navy I North Wilkesboro, Wilkesboro.
.Aguiars. There also are some, highway
421 to Millers
'picked civilian pilots. — I Creek’, highway 1® to Mulberry,
.Officers and enlisted men were highwhay 16 and 18 to Moravian
f permitted to leave the American Falls and along the Oakwoods road
i'amusd'fbrCeS fob specific par-'’to OakWDods.
l^se of fighting in China; officers) The committee is asking that
Tota receipt* In the Wilkes
Red Crom roll call today had
climbed to- fhom 1,-
400 members. Tbia Is by far
the most saeoessfal roll call
and some scattered reports are
yet to be received.
Much credit ror success of
the roll call goes to county-
wide organization with work
ers in many rural communities
reporting substantial amounts.
The previous high was in 1930
when 91(1^ was given by
965 members.
FRIDAY EVENING—
Coble Field Man
To Address Lions
continuq to receive regular pay
and will not lose their rank or pro
motional files.
IN NEW HOME^
Gaddy Motor Co.
Has A Successful
fid, Opening Friday
KIWANIANS MEET—
Many Are Guests of Finn In
Spacious New Plant Fri
day and Friday Night
Gaddy Motor company’s formal
opening Friday and FYiday night
In the firm’s new plant four,
blocks west on the Boone Trail
was held very successfully.
■--All day Friday the company
was ho.st to a steady .stream of
visitors who called to extend
congratula’ions and to look over
the big plant and its facilities,
which were subjects of very fa
vorable comment.
The larger crowds failed on
PViday night. Music was furnlsh-
i-: ed as entertainment and refre=h-
L ments were served throughout
the day and during the night
hours of the formal opening.
The main • building of the new
plaisi^or the firm is 150 by 25.0
fset dimensions and is modernly
r**eulpped throughout to render a
maximum In service. I* was com
pieted only a few weeks and
the company
people give liberally of discarded
clothing, toys, articles of furni
ture, household and kitchen equip
ment, blankets, bed linen—any
thing and everything which may
be used to help needy and desti
tute families.
Attention is called to the fact
that materials collected will be
I used throuughout the county and
I county-wide support of the pro-
Ijvct is asked. Persons who live at
any point not covered by the can-
Ivass will be asked to bring their
bundles to the city hall here on
Sunday afternoon, December 14.
Much of the materials collected
will be used in Christmas cheer . u x- o i
work and for that reason a libeTal Major A. L. Fletcher, of Ral-
of toys, regardless of eigh, chairman of the N'orth Car-
Bundle Day on December 14 will mean elotltUi^ k^so
fumishings. imdJbuwjfar Hta aiid^
people of Wilkes county. All alie aakef dow to begin
preparations to place a bundle on, tbe frond porcb Sun
day afternoon, December 14. ’
Field Manager To Tell of
Benefits of Milk Plant
Coming To Wilkes
J. P. Brown, field manager
for Coble Dairy Products com
pany, of Lexington, will address
the North 'Wilkesboro Lions Club j
Friday evening, 6:30, at Hotel |
Wilkes, it was announced today
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Wilkesboro Is LocatioD
GETS DJkJt. MEDAi^
Miss Bettye Hill
Winner of Award
Chosen Most Outstanding
Student In North Wilkes-
born Senior Class
.Miss Bettye Hill, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Dudley S. Hill, of
this city, has been chosen the
most outstanding student in the
current senior class and will re
ceive the award given by the
Wilkes chapter of the Daughters
of the American Revolution.
The award is based on leader
ship, loyalty, .patriotism, schol
arship and popularity. The class
selec‘8 three candidates and the
winner of the award ts picked
from the three by the faculty on
the basis of their records in
work in school, home and com
munity
The school winners throughout
by W. O. Absher and James M. the state will make scrapbooks
Anderson, who will furnish the
program.
Mr. Brown will tell of the ben
efits which may be derived by lo
tion of the proposed dairy plant
in Wilkesboro by his company.
The address promises to be very
interesting and a full attend
ance of members with guests they
may wish to invite. Is especially
urged.
of their records for state compe
tition and the state wii-uer will
get a free trip to the D.A.R. na
tional convention for national
competition.
Miss Hill has a most excellent
record In all phases of the
contest on which the award is
based and Is expected to make a
good showing in state competi
tion.
qHN^C€H>ENTAliJT’P!3eilARf«S-^r
Major Fletcher
Addresses Club
Here On Friday
Story Helping To
Revise N. C. Code
moved from quar
ters Which it had outgrown on
Tenth street.
Gaddy Motor Gompany had us
^egHuiiiiA seven years ago when
•EF F Gaddy, who had previ
ously been In the au’omoblle
LlLss. came to North Wilkesbo
ro from High Point and purch
ased Hafer Chevrolet company,
which was then located on C
street It moved two years la er
S larger quarters In the Phillips
building on ’Tenth street.
Gaddv Motor company and
personnel extend thanks
1*8
all
for
the successful formal opening.
John^TulV# Father
I« Clahned Bv Deatb
a 5 Tull, father of John ’Tull
Wdrtaown local cittzen and «-
kttSr shop owner, died early Mon-
l-V’Pun’ Frankhnville
• an extended illness.
rv**nd Mrs. Tun left Satarday
^nkHircWe ^ ^
there until the funeral ser-
Head Unemployment Com
pensation Commission De
livers Inspiring Address
quantity of toys,
condition, is asked from as. many oiina
honie.s as have tnem.
Unemployment Compensa-
T. E. .Story, Wilkes represen
tative in the general assembly
and a member of the Wilkes bar, ^
was in Raleigh F^-iday attending
meeting of the commission
appointerl in the last legislature |
to revise the North Carolina law I
code. Representatives and state
senators present for the meeting
totaled 31. |
The code will be revised and |
published in four 900-page vol
umes instead of one.
to
ClinpaR Citizen Victim
Hunting Misliap Saturday
Legion Will Meet
On Friday Night
At Yadkin Valley
December meeting of Wilkes
Post of the American Legion
will be on Friday night. Decem-
Plans are | her 5. In the showrooms of the
have tlie code ready for sub-' Yadkin Valley Motor company.
LIONS AND SCOUTS—
To Collect Paper
Again Tuesday
tion Commission, delivered an in
spiring address before the North
Wilkesboro Kiwanis Club Fi-iday
mission to the
for approval.
1943 legislature
All members
tend.
are urged ( to at-
COSTLY SIN OF OMISSION—
People Asked To Place Pa
per and Coat Hangers On
Porches Tuesday P. M.
Second canvass of North 'A'ii-
kesboro to collect waste paper
and old coat hangers will be on
Tuesday afternoon, starting ;u
three o’clock, members of the Li
ons Club, sponsoring organiza
tion. said today.
The paper is being baled and
sold by the Lions in order to
raise money to finance the cluli's
project of providing glasses for
underprivileged children.
The, Boy Scouts are collecUng
the paper in the canvass of the
homes on Tuesday afternoon. It
's especially asked that coat han
gers be given because the Scouts
have a very good use for them
In financing their activities.
If the people in the homes will
kindly place the paper, newspa-
oers, cardboard boxes, maga
zines. etc., along with coat hang
ers If they hav*e any on hand, on
'he front porches where the
Scouts can find them without an
noying the people wi'h ringing
of doorbells, etc.
Gaddy Motor company is fur
nishing trucks for the paper can-
va,ss.
noon.
Major Fletcher, who wa.s here
visiting his father. Rev. J. F.
Fletcher, was presented to the club
by A. H. Casey at the request of
Gwyn Gambill, program chairman.
Major Fletcher first related
many intere.sting incidents from
his early life in this communtU
and then discussed the uuemploy-
mentt compensation setup thru-
out, the nation.
He also spoke of national de
fense, urging all to put forth ef
forts of loyalty and ' sacrifice in
the national defense program.
In discussing unemployment
Duke tlclversity football team
'indefeated this season, has ac
cepted the Invitation to play Or-
,egon State in the Rose Bowl at
compensation and the employment' p^^adena. California. on January
Lack Of Farm Gardens
Costs wakes $27,140.00
Ranks High But
There Is Room
for Improvement
Duke Will Play
In Rose Bowl
Isil
FOOTB.4LL EXPLAINED
First Girl: How dO’ they ever
get the boys clean after a foot
ball game?
Second Girl: Didn’t you know
they have a scrub team?
service Major Fletcher gave the
following figures relative to ser
vice by those agencies in Wilkes
county since they began:
Benefits to unemployed, 3
years, $211,740.90; employer
contributions, 4% years. $230.-
961. 19; total wages paid, 4%
years' $9,387,892.00;. employers
covered, April 1941, 69; employ
ees protected, April 1941. 2,670;
initial claims filed, 3 % years.
9.782; continued claims filed,
3% years. 64,582; number of
checks Issued, 3% years, 34,225;
applications for work, 4 % years
13,789; placements on Jobs, 4’4
years, 4,967.
In the four and one-half years
ended last June 30, the 67 local
Employment offices received 1,-
419,031 applications for work
and made 499,694 placements.
At the ^iwanis meeting Friday
Mrs. Kahtryn Lott and B. 0.
Gentry were guests of W. H. Mc-
Elwee: P. E. Brown was a guest
of S. V. Tomlinsoa; E. C. Mc
Cracken was a guest of J. H. Rec
tor and J. B. Hi^mith was
guest of H. H. Horsboase.
January 1. Oregon State, by vir
tue of winning over Oregon on
Saturday became the West Coast
champion and Immediately Invi
ted the Duke team.
PATRIOTISM SERIES—
Hayes To Speak
At Moose Lodge
Census Figures Show 4,760
Farms With Gardens
and 590 Without
A series of patriotism programs
are to be carried out in Loyal Or
der of Moose lodge program.
The first will be on Tuesday
night, December 2, 7:36, when At
torney J. Allie Hayes will speak
on “Freedom of the Press and census-tokers by the^fara
Freedom of Speech.” A most ex- People themselves,
cellent program is anticipated and
Farm people of Wilkes count?
rob their pocketbooks, as well
as their health, when they fall to
grow a garden, says L. P. Wat
son. Extension hortlculturis* of
the North Carolina State College
To prov£ his point, the agricul
tural leader presents the follow
ing facts and figures: *
The 1940 census showed that
4,760 farms In this county had a
garden, but 690 farms in the
county did not have a garden.
The value of all the farm prod
ucts in the county, as ea'lmated
all members are urged to be pres
ent.
Increasing shipments of high
protein foods from North Amer.
lea are relieving the most press-
a I Ing food problem of the British
Ministry of Poods.
totaled $174,-
189. That is an average per gar
den of .$46.
By mnltlplylng the average
value per garden hy^ the number
of farms without a garden, it
can be seen that the loss to the
county due to *he failure of eyery
farm family to have a garden,
(Continued on page five)
Lester Pardue Is
Killed By Charge
From A Shotgun
New Gun Under Arm Of H.
H. Brooks, Hunting Com
panion, Goes Off
SecuTBig Of KGIk
Plant Major Ste^
hCountyProgress
People Will Reap Many Bern—
eflta From Unlimited
Milk Market Here
Location of a large dairy pro
ducts plant in Wilkes by Coble
Dairy Products company, of Lex
ington, was assured Saturday by
acquisition of tb» H. A. Cranor
property In the weetem part of
Wilkesboro as a site for tho
plant.
Interested citizens in the
Wilkesboro^ have been active 1b
efforts to secure the plant for the
past several weeks and their suc
cessful efforts are considered a.
major step in the progress of
Wilkes county.
The site for the proposed plant
Includes the Mayor H. A. Cran-
nor residence and land back of
his home, which company offlcL
als aald was an excellent locatioB.
Construction of the plant ia
expee'ed to begin within the next
few dayo and it will be rushed to
completion.
Excellent priorities rating*
have been given the proposed
construction, giving asanrance
that construe* lon will not be de.
layed by lack of materials. The
plant will manufacture dried
ftiTlff'tTid' dniSp 'Hairy pfddubt4 ‘
supplying a vital need in the de
fense program and for shipment
to England.
The plan* will provide a mar
ket tor an iinlimiteJ quantity of
milk from farms in Wilkes and
adjoining counties and is expec
ted to be a means of making '
Wilkes county the outstanding
dairy county of North Carolina.
For the past few years, Coble
Dair>* Products company ha*
maintained a milk receiving sta
tion in N'orth Wilkesboro. where
highest market prices have been
paid. Relations between the com
pany and the farmers in this sec
tion of the state have been excel
lent.
The company will provide field
men to work with farmer,' in aa
effort to build up the dairying-
branch of agriculture.
The plant itself will furnish
(Continued on Page Five)
Funeral service was held thi.'
afternoon at the Pleasant Grove
Baptist church near Clingman
for Lester Virgil Pardue, age 22,
victim of a hun*ing accident near
his home Saturday afternoon.
He was killed by a shotgun
load from a new repeating shot- |
gun which H. H.. Brook.s, a Occupy Building Gaddy
IN NEW LOCATION—
North Wilkesboro
GroceryCo.Moves
hunting companion, was carry
ing under his arm. Coroner I. M
Myers, who investigated th(
death, said it was accidental.
Pardue and Brooks had fired at
a rabbit and Brooks had just re
loaded his new g«n and placed
it under his arm when it acci
dentally discharged. The full load
truck the right side of Pardue’'
'ace and head about 15 fee'
away.
Brooks, a middle aged citizen
of the same community, said it
was his first time hunting in r
few years and he had bought the
gun only a few days before.
Pardue was the fourth accident
vlc'im from the same section It
three weeks. On November 8
Qdell Hemrtck and Blanche Johr
son were killed In a highway
accident on 421 and Noah Wag
oner, of Swan Creek community
died last week from burns re
ceived when he fell into hot wat
er prepared to scald hogs.
Pardue was a son of Conner
and Leila Soots Pardue, of Cling
man, who survive. Other sur
viving members of the immediate
family are Ves’al, Burton, R. T
Phillip, ■William, Ardie. Edith
Easter and Minnie Sue Pardue.
Rev. R. R. Crater, of Roqda,
conducted the funeral service this
afternoon. i
' Only 20 more
nntil Christmas.
shopping days
Motor Company Moved
From On Tenth
North Wilkesboro Grocery
company moved today next door
from its old .stand to the building
formerly occupied Ly Gaddy Mo
tor company on Tenth street.
The move represents a big ex
pansion for the firm because tha
floor space will be almost double
the former location.
R. H. Pearson, head of *ha
firm, said today that the new
quarters will make possible car
rying larger stocks for wholesale
and retail trade, of groceries,
feeds, etc., and the building af
fords ample facilities for all de
partments.
Business of the company has
rapidly Increased since 1* was.,
established by Mr. Pearson In
1934. All are cordially Invite*
to visit the big 8* ore In Its new
location.
The building from which the
North Wilkesboro Grocery com
pany moved today will be oern-
pied by Wilkes Pumltnre Ex
change, J. G. Chlpman, head of
the firm, said they would move
as soon as the bulldnlg is made
ready. The move ^will also mean
a big improvement tor this firm
and the building to be oecupled
will have more than twice the
floor space the present location
has.
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