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SMNrnl verlod sreund Avgust A
to 19 soeording 16 print* Noi^
irvgtsii hdvtcee received here Ust
idght. ‘
These sdvlees, which usually
are rsUable, said that the Ger
man Torces In Norway have been
undergoing intensive training for
the attack on Britain for several
weeks. Ships have ibeen collected
and , Test numbers of flatboats
hoUl to carry men, horses and
equipment.
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Convened this Morning With
Judge Allen Gwyn On
The Bench
Mere Art
BrttiUa On Offensive
•‘iondon.—i-Brttalii Vnnged her
force into the offensive last
Bight a a hard-bHting raiders
brought back word of Nazi troop
an d equipment concentrations
JOgt'across the English Channel.
.One the eve of the August high
tides, which from today through
Friday will afford the Gormans
their best chance of sea-borne at
tack, British pilots told of ma-
chtno-gunning troops at Abbeville
aadl. bombing lorry convoys, an
armored train and 'larges near
Gravelines and Dunkerque.
t n air ministry communique,
ling German 4“tense weaker
less accurate, told of attacks
k'Baturday through Saturday
t ranging from the Nazi-held
to Industrial centers deep
hto Germany.
The announcement said naval
buildings at Kiel were set afire,
airdromes were pounded heavily,
and synthetic oil plants with
which Adolf Hitler helps feed his
war machine were hit directly.
Kniphasis on Offensive
Authoritative sources said the
emphasis would be kept on of
fensive in the air. taking advan
tage of the steadily lengthening
hours of darkness for harder
blows than ever at Germany.
Italian Reports
Rome, — Italy acknowledged
the loss of another submarine
and reported crippling air raids
yesterday on important British
military objectives in the widely
scattered ‘‘battle for Africa. ‘
(British sources said approxi-
mfilely 15 submarines, one cruis
er, three destroyers and one
Ij^Ataaa ^Ip of Italy’s MV/ have
destroyed since the war "in
the Mediterranean began May
.10. Britain has reported eight
Italian submarines destroyed
“east of Suez'’ where Italy sought
to cut British Empire connections
in the Red Sea area. Italy was
authoritatively reported to have
had 104 submarines at the start
of the ' onflict.)
The Italian communique did
not disclose any details of the
“one of our submarines fail-
3fto return to its base.” it said.
Haiya Is .Attacked
The high command said Us
libers aimed tellin.g blows
August term of Wilkes super
ior court convened in Wllkesboro
this morning and work was be
gun op a docket of more than 1(0
cases.
Following charge of the grand
jury by Judge Allen Gwyn, of
Reidsville, the court began call
ing cases on the docket and it
is expected that many actions
will be disposed of during the
two-weeks term. Solicitor Avalon
E. Hall, of Yadkinvllle, is prose
cuting the docket.
On the docket are four cases
in which murder or manslaugh
ter are charged and operating
car ivhile Intoxicated is the most
frequent charge, there being thir
ty drunk driving cases. Many of
the, cases involve only minor in
fractions of the criminal laws.
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’ Iot Iff
0eafedby FBI
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Buren Yates Home
Burned On Friday
' The attractive home of Mr. and
Mrs. Buren Yates at Millers Creek
was destroyed by fire on Friday
night.
Neighbors discovered the fire
while Mr. and Mrs. YaU« were
away from home and it had gain
ed such headway that but little
furniture could be saved. It was
a nme-room dwelling and was
well furnished.
Origin of the 'fire was not
known. The loss was only partial
ly covered by insurance.
Straining every nerve to aid the mother country in her hoar of need, Australian factory workers are toil
ing day and night taming oat tanks, ^ncs, gnns and ammimitlon that will be used In the defense of Great
Britain. Above Is a scene in a Melbourne factory where gtm parts are manufactured for shipment by sea to
porta in the United Kingdom where they will be assembled and tnmed over to the defending British army.
Probable Draft
Does Not Boost
Cupid’s Business
Many Planning To
Death Toll Is Four
In Wilkes County
During SkMmiIIs
Ten Automobile Accideants
Reported, Four Killed
and Four Injured
Annual reunion of the Bentley
family will he held on Sunday,
August II, at the home of Dr. J.
Drily Five Marriage License Knob. All
I j _ _ . members of the family, their rela-
^ Issued In Wilkes During , ^ves and friends are invited to
The Past Month 1 attend. Basket lunch will be
! spread on the spacious lawn of
Annual Reunion
Bentley Family « rh
Sunday, Aug. H f ly roF Prenuums
At The Fair Here
Although it ha.s been proposed the home at noon and an enjoy-
that only single men without de- able occasion is anticipated,
pendents he subject to the first! - ^
military training conscript 1 o n ' Cm I spanCA
measure, the number of marriage * rtUvU 1.4l^vUdV
license issued in Wilkes since j
the proposal was advanced shows
no increase.
Plates May Be
Blr. kix llcenM. ta-«ad.!w:wer«4--.'-'
sshed hy ReglMer of Deeds Old
Wiles during the past month, in
dicating that ' the prospective
draft has had no effect toward
Increasing the number of matri
monial ventures In this section.
Probably jesting, one young
Ten of the 3,709 highway acci- nian was heard to remark while
dents in North Carolina during j jjjjcugsjng military service or
the first six months of 1940 oc-1 that “If the United
curred in Wilkes County, accord- states should get into a war !t
$2,000 Offered In Premium
List For Great North
western Fair
Farmers, homemakers and
orchardlsts have already begun
preparations to exhibit products
at the Great Northwestern Fair
herp September 10 to 14 In com
petition for the J2.000 In cash
prizes offerod ln the big premium
list which hss; alreate
county. _ ■
_ , o !• as Fair,officials have stressed the
Exchange At Carolina is made
tor Club Office Authoriz- |for exhibits an'd that all are in-
ed By State Officials .vited to try for the prizes.
Meatfcvhile, work of placing the
ing to a six-months summary just m.j|j gj,|j sometime, but marr.age
at
feiya. rail center
n^h of the border of Italian
Eritrea, and the towns of f?um-
mttt and Erkowit. all in the An-
glo-Egyptian Sudan.
released by the North Carolina
Highway Safety Division.
Wilkes County’s ten accidents
were classified as follows: tour
fatal, four non-fatal, and two in-
100 miles , solving property damage only.
is a lifetime proposition.’’
The license issued in Wilkes
during the past month were to
the following: Avery Johnson
aud Mae Church, of w:’!k“'=boro
route one; Hansel Absher, Halls
For the State as a whole, there ' ^nd Maud Vannoy. Mc-
Pershing Urge.', Aid
Washington.—General John J.
Pershing. World War commander
of the A. E. F.. urged last nighttraffic fatalities, these
that the United States make af|i,ging. Alleghany, Bertie, Cald-
least 50 of its over-age destroy- Camden, Caswell. Chowan.
were 317 fatal accidents, 1,418
non-fatal and 1.974 property
damage accidents the first six
months of this year.
Eighteen North Carolina coun
ties maintained clean slates the
first half of this year with re-
ers available to the British or Currituck, Gates, Greene,
Canadina governments as a means pij.^e, Jackson, Onslow, Perqui-
of safeguarding its own freedom. ■ Person, Randolph, Tyrrell
This should be done, he said, Yancey. Four of these coun-
‘if a proper
found.”
method can be
ties. Alleghany. Chowan, Hyde
Automobile and truck owners
may exchange their faded license
plates without cost at the Caro
lina Motor Club branch office in
this city. J. C. McDiarmld, man
ager, said today.
Owners of shiny new cars have
complained that license plates
have faded In color and contend
that pieces of tin so costly should
not fade before the year ends.
Mr. McDiarmid said that the
exchange of faded plates lor new-
ones Is authorized by R. R. Mc
Laughlin, director of the motor
vehicle bureau of the North Car
ol, olina department of revenue.
Car or truck owners desiring
1 to exchange plates must have
Ice Cre&m Supper Ubelr original registration cards.
Grady; John T, Caudill and Myr
tle L. Harrold, of Hays; Edgar
L. Rich, Mooresvllle. and ^.ois E.
Warren, Wilkesboro; C. C.
Tharpe and Ruth Johnsoi
Roaring River.
Woman’s Missionary Society of
Union Methodist church is spon-1
soring an ice cream supper to b'e
held at the home of E. R. Eller
Mr. McDiarmid said.
REVIVAL IN PROGRESS
Revival services are in pro-
three miles west of this city on gress at the Mission Home near
highway 421 Friday evening, Au- Lester Abhher’s home one mile
and Tyrrell, reported no traffic y;:st 9, 6:30 o'clock. The public east of McGrady postofflce. Rev.
buildings and grounds in condi
tion for the exposition has been
progressing rapidly and no detail
in arrangements for the fair is
being overlooked, fair officials
said.
A two-hour show of outstand
ing outdoor attractions have been
hooked to appear each afternoon
and night in front of the grand
stand. George A. Hamid, Inter
nationally famous producer, will
furnish the acts.
Marks Shows with a “mile long
pleasure trail” will fill the mid
way. The fair association offici
als have expressed satisfaction
over being able to obtain the ag
gregation of shows and rides,
which includes some Innovations
in entertainment, for the fair
here.
A georgeous display of fire
works of military design will cli
max the performance each of the
five nights of the exposition.
Fit* Will Go Into Red
'Cross Fond Being Raised
By Wilkes Chapter
Automobile races for the bene
fit of the Wilke? R6d Cross war
relief fund and sponsored by the
North Wilkesboro Dokies Club
will be held at the fairgrounds
here on Saturday afternoon, Au
gust 10, officials of the club have
announced.
Profits from the race, which is
expected to be an outstanding
event for northwestern North
Carolina this summer, will go to
the Red Cross chapter’s war re
lief fund.
Promoters of the racing pro
gram have assured club officials
that many of the outstanding dirt
track drivers from several states
will participate in the races. The
one-third mile oval, which Is al
ways the scene of many thrills
when speed demons take the
wheel. Is being conditioned for
the event.
Due to the fact that the race Is
being promoted in the interest
of a humanitarian cause and that
many of the best drivers In the
southeast will participate, the
sponsoring organization is ex
pecting a record crowd to witness
the event.
C. V. Donnelly, race promoter,
said today that between 15 and
Carl Byoir, New York public i
Rons coensel who was cleared eS
charges made by Bep. Wright Fat-
man of Texas that he bad engaged
in nn-American activities. The de
partment of Justice declared that SB
FBI iavestlgation “dlscleaed no ctS-
denoe whatever” to sopport the a^
legatlim.
under way at 2:30 p. m.
A list of some of the early en
trants for the races includes some
of the beat known dirt track driv
ers, Including: Arnold Charles
and Fred Reid, of Winston-Sal
em. with Miller sp'jcials; Woodie
Wright, of Greensboro, Riley spe
cial; Tommie Thompson, of Salis
bury, Fronty special; Cliff Under,
of Charlotte. Windfield special;
Bill Trott, of Richmond, Va„
Trott special.
Dr. A. C. Chamberlain, presi
dent of the club, said in an
nouncement of arrangement for
the race that the North Wilkes
boro Dokies Club assumes no re
sponsibility for any accident or
injury to any person at the races.
Mr. G, F. Barnett., well known
citizen of the Hendrix commun-
Pershing. speaking on :fatalities in 1939. Eighteen other ),as a cordial Invitation to attend. Roby Johnson Is In charge and
wide radio hookup of the three reported only one fatal proceeds will be for the benefit the pnhllo has a cordial invitation Ity, was in this city today look-
major networks, asserted, fioy* accident each for the first six- of the new church building fund, to attend every service. ing' after business matters,
ever, that he believed it
be “absolute folly even to
,, accident each for the first six- of the new church building fund
months period. [
„„ . I Forsyth led the state in total
elder sending another expedition-accidents reported,
led in
Guardsmen Leave
For 3 Weeks Camp
Many Farmers
Have Not Earned
Maximum Benefit
stoDe On Field
Company “A
For Hattiesburg, Miss.,
and Louisiana
arr* force** to Europe.
Pershingr
warning that number of fatal accidents
morrow may be forever too late ^o. , |
t.-rtteep .Americas, j hundred and seventeen j
said if there is anything the accidents I
United States can do to help save „„ roads in rural areas, |
the British fleet during the next in towns of less than r»00 |
lew weeks and months, “we shall § in towns from 500 I
jUfailing in our duty to .Amerita^^^ population, 19 in towns
do not do it.’’ rirom 1,000 to 5,000 population,!
■— _ --«• •! 110 in'clties from 5,000 to 10,000
rioan Wnilp
A/C1a1 ft USSV yyp 25,000 population, four m ]
• ^ p I ctiies from 25,000 to 50,000 |
Al4annl11(X rUn6r£U population and 30 in cities from
/illCllUlUg t ““V- 150,000 to 100,000.
'with 348, and Guilford
Democratic Nominees Plan Campaign Strategy
Arcf.n"|Dokies Club Will
O. Frida, 1 Qjj
Funeral service for Albert J. I
Sturgill. 44. Wilkesboro
citizen
North MMlkesboro Dokies club
who was fatally stricken with a meet on Friday evening, Au-
hMrt attack while attendii^ Roaring River.
Dr. A. C. Chambterlaln, presl-
tes for a nephe^ in a cemetery
here Friday, was held Sun-
ten a. m at Bullls cemetery
'■t idles River township.
W hen he was suddenly stricken
ill persons nearby rushed Stur
gill to the hospital here but he
es dead before they arrived.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs^
Slssl Brrwn Sturgill, and
children.
dent, said that an excellent pro-
I gram has been arranged for the j
I meeting and that a large attend
ance of members is expected.
John, we
Customer: “Come,
are ready to go.”
Milliner: “Pardon, Madam,
four here’s the hat you bought—that’s
the box you’re wearing.” ^
Company A of the North Car
olina National Guard left here
Sunday afternoon for three weeks
encampment and training.
The company will spend ten
days at Camp Shelby near Hat-
tlestiirg. Mississippi, and will
then proceed to a point near
Alexander, Louisiana, to partici
pate in wrar maneuvers with de
tachments 'of the regular army.
The company is expected to re
turn to North WilkeslK>ro on Au
gust 24.
Company A as it entrained here
Sunday was composed of three of
ficers and 67 men. Captain Ralph
R. Reins is in command and the
other officers are First Lieuten
ant E. P. Robinson hnd Second
Lieutenant Fred M. M'yatt.
Superintendent Eller
Resumes His Duties
Uidike 3NpoMleu pre*UniUle§il;
Nary iVba ttel Moro '
and Henry
years. PreM^toM and
for the oCUBlkltf
C. B. Eller, Wilkes county sup
erintendent of schools, has re
sumed his duties after hoepital
treatment for Injuries sustained
^'in an automobile accident sever
al days ago on highway 18 near
Hklls Mills when'an antomobile
fdriven by Herman Woodie collid-
;. ed with 'Mr.'Eller’s car.
Mr.- Eller’s left arm was broken
at two points and^ he suffered
’severe shoulder Injurieet Treat
ment was rendered at the Wilkes
hospital, where he was a patient
Jor several days.'’ ■*:
"Mr.^ Woodie was cited to court
on a charge, of reckless driving
IttYestlgsted the ac-
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The Wilkes AAA Office an
nounced today that it is learned
from the check of the farms that
are being worked in that offico
that quite a few of the farmers
in Wilkes county have failed to
earn the maximum payment tbat-
can be earned on the program.
In case the producers have not
planned any additional seeding
practices, or earning units in any
other manner, the county commit
tee is anxious that this tyne of
farmer secure limestone through
the association for the amount of
units that are yet unearned by
the farmers.
The farmers are reminded that
this material is not free, but ac
tually costs the farmer 12.20 per
ton; but, the fanners are also
reminded that if this material is
spread by the first day of Oc
tober that this will assure a prac
tice that will repay them T2.00
Left Sunday per ton. The amount that the
farmers will actually be out will
be the 20c per ton and whatever
delivery charges that might be
Incurred for delivery of this ma
terial from the- railroad yard in
North Wilkesboro, Ronda, or
Roaring River.
Any producer in the county
who has not earned all of hls-
units and who has not planned"
to finish ea,rnlng the maximum
payment that is assigned to his
farm, Is invited to the county a-
gent’s office to file an applica
tion for limestone in the amount
to finish out his payment.
During the past two weeks 21
Wilkes farmers placed orders for
three cars of lime totaling 150
tons for delivery August 1, Au
gust 5 and September 18. The
largest single order was by D. B.
Swaringen, of Traphill, who or
dered 25 tons. Others whose ord
ers were included In the three
cars follow: John W. Martin,
Ronda, five tons; R. W. McBride,
Ronda, five; J. S. Jolnes, Trap-
bill, five; Joel F. Mathis, Jonee-
vllle, ten; Elstell Dobbins, two:
J. M. Anthony, two; W. O.
Blackburn,- eight; C. C. Alexso-
der, ten; L. W. Smithey, eight;
McKinley Wood, two; J..P. Par-
due, sixteen, all of Roaring Riv-
erj B. Martin Harrold, Hays, five;
B. M. Hutchison, North Wilkes--
boro, five; Sallie Hayes, Withes-,
boro, eight: C. R. Key,; Shya,
eight; S. M. Shumate, Bi«a,
eight; li. A. Blerins, ^ncingtteid,
ten; Mae Myers, Dodwy, two;
C. R. Spears, Parsoai^Ue; thm,.-
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