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Belgrade, Ymfoelavia.—^Ten di
visions of perhsps 200,000 Itslmn
tiioops were reported driving into
Greece today all along the Alban
ian frontier in an attack timed
with Italian naval blows at the
Greek island of Corfu.
Skirted Greek troops battled
with the invading motorized forces
In the border mountain paMes.
Details of the naval action at
Corfu, off the Greek-Albanian
Coast, were not known immediate
ly but observers here wondered
Whether Britisli naval units, back
ing up England’s guarantee of
Greek independence, had reached
the scene.
The reported firing, however.
Strict Akptee
BaDot|lMtM
ForTheEle^on
Application Must Ba Made
In Writing To Chairman
County Section Bosotl
All voters In this county and
Jn North Carolina who desire to
vote by absentee biallot because
of absence from the county on
the day of the election, Novem
ber 6, or by reason of sickness or
other physical disability, must
WILL SPEAK HERE^
R^tl^'Men
Wilkes Gdunty
CacottBA;-;1&
i.-i
make application In writing to
might have been between Italian j chairman of the county hoard
Ship To^doeiP-Bat TheyVe^Here!
Draft Boards Cpmplete Num
bering Timk; Drawing in '
Capitol Tuesday
warships and Greek shore bat
teries on the island, they said.
Waters Mined
Greek waters off Corfu in the
northern Ionian Sea were reported
mined last August. The Greek fleet
had scheduled “Naval maneuvers"
•k there today.
Meanwhile, Yugoslavia quarters
Wsaid the Italian attack on Greece
_ violated the Yugoslav-Italian pact
‘9-, of 1937 because Yugoslavia was
not informed in
move.
advance of the
London. — Great Britain, re
sponding to an appeal by Greece,
will make good its pledge to de
fend Greek liberty and the admir
alty already is dealing with the
problem of assistance, it was made
known today as the war cabinet
met to consider the outbreak of a
Greek-Italian war.
It was believed that British
man-of war already were racing
to Greece from their Egyptian
bases and that Britain’s naval and
air forces soon would be in the
ght.
Britain said that Italian charges
tjof Greek “provocations” and fa
voritism toward Britain were
“merely part of the familiar axis
routine preceding aggression.”
of elections 'by Saturday, Novem
ber 2, according to the require
ments of thi new absentee ballot
1ft w.
The new law that Is designed
to eliminate abuse of the absen
tee ballot. Is rigid In its provis
ions.
The applications must be made
in writing and on a blank form
as prescribed by the statute and
the application must bte delivered
to the chairman of the board of
elections by the voter, or by a
member of his or her Immediate
family or mailed to the election
chairman.
Upon receipt of the ap'plica-
tion. the election chairman certi
fies the receiptt of the application,
issues ballots that are specially
marked and numberud, gives tihe
applicant a container envelope
that has an affidavit which the
voter must sign .before an offici
al officer, such as notary pu-blic
and clerk of court.
The ballots nvust be marked by
the voter in front of this officer,
folded and put into the envelope
Charles A. Kirby, regional di
rector of Moose, will speak at
the Mooseheart celebration here
Wednesday evening. Mr. Kit'by
is a well informed speaker and
colorful character. He spent 20
years in the U. S. Navy and
nearly two score years ago was
in Admiral Dewey’s fleet on that
memorable trip around the world.
Mooseheart Day
Will Be Observed
Here Wednesday
’The two draft boards in Wilkes
county have completed the task
of assigning numbers to cards of
men who registered for the draft
cri October 16. |
The board for Wilkes district
number onei with headquarters at
Wilkesboro, has 2,003, with the
possibility that a few cards from
other districts might come in.
The board for district two with
headquarters here has 2,609 for
the high number.
Drawing of numbers will take
place in the nation’s capitol Tues
day. Secretary of War Stimpson
will draw the first number.
The first draft call will take
only a small number from each
draft board area. It has been esti
mated that the first call will not
take more than an average of five
men per board.
However, there will be other
calls frequently as the army gets
into position for additional train
ees.
The Journal-Patriot plans publi
cation of the entire list of regis
trants and numbers for Wilkes
county in Thursday’s edition.
hAutoAccidiM
Mrs. Mack Griffin And Tvpb
Griffin Children Killed
Near Winston-Salem
Cspt Thomas Stewart of the British freighter, Corrientes, in Phila
delphia tslfclng with the M members of Us crew who were saved after
their vessel, part of a Norfli Atlantic convoy, 4uid been torpedoed whOo
6M miles off the British coast. The men took to lifeboats and were
picked np foqr bonrs later by a Swedish freighter.
Draft Boards Of
Ten Counties In
Meeting Friday
Captain Charles R. Jonas In
structs Boards Relative
To Their Duties
Charles' A. Kirby, Of Su
preme Lodge, To Ad
dress Joint Meeting
Loyal Order of Moose lodges
unHeaTed o“n th^ other'side of here and at Lenoir will join in
hv the celebration of Mooseheart Daj
Day on
Church Pastor
At Wai^htown
Captain Charles R. Jonas con
ducted a meeting of draft board
members o f ten northwestern
North Carolina counties at the
courthouse in Wilkesboro Friday.
AUTHOR HERE
' ‘ y, -Hi/
the of October SO by a joint meeting at
name of voter and
election
the application,
precinct of voter.
These ballots must be returned
to the election chairman before the
day of the election and he is re
AycockToRemain
lethodist Pastor'g^‘i"H'°"'T“J^’t
In N. Wilkesboro
J. C. Sfokes At Wilkesboro;
Other Pastors in Wilkes
Are Returned
Rev. A. L. Aycock was returned
to North Wilkesboro Methodist
church for his fourth year by the
^Methodist conference last week in
-4Bligh Point. !
Rev. J. C. Stokes will replace
Dr. W. J. Plint a.s pastor of the
Wilkesboro church, which includes.
sent to Raleigh, one to each pre
cinct election official and one
posted at the courthouse.
The ballots can be returned by
mail, by the voter or by an im
mediate member of his family.
On the day of the election, ap
plications for sick absentee ballots
can be made in the same way, as
outlined above, and must be voted
by three o’clock, if they are to be
counted.
The penalty for violation jf the
law s fine of not less than $100
or imprisonment of for not less
than 60 days, or both.
A number of people have al
ready made application to Chair-
the lodge hall, 910 C street in this
city. 'The program will open at
7:30 p. m.
Large classes of candidates of
both lodges will be admitted into
the defending circle under direc
tion of A. Jack Mount, member
ship director. Ritualistic wiork will
be exemplified by the degree team
from Charlotte lodge 1113. ’The la
dies chapter will also be guest at
the meeting. The visiting degree
team and ladies chapter will be
headed by J. H. Fullerton, govern
or, and Goldy Dean, who is state
dean of the Women of the Moose
of North Carolina.
Local Moose leaders said today
that delegations from several oth
er lodges have been invited to join
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Wilkes Minister Extended A
Call to Waughtown Church
In Winston-Salem
’The meeting was one of several
held in the state to instruct draft'
boards and advisory board mem-i
hers concerning their duties in the
draft. Captain Jonas outlined du- j
ties of the boards in detail, after
which a round table discussion
is was held with the officer answer !
Rev. Avery M. Church, who
taking a post graduate course at ing questions raised by members.
Southern Baptist Theological Sem- While all board members in the
inary, Louisville, Ky., has been
given a call to accept pastorate
of ^ughto«m Baptist in
Winston-Salem.
Rev. Mr. (Church is a native of
Wilkes counfy, being a son of Mr.
and Mrs. N. C. Church, of Wilkes
boro route one. He was for seven
years pastor’ of the Wilkesboro
Baptist church and is now working
for a Ph. D. degree from the sem
inary, where he graduated some
time ago.
If he accepts the call to the
Waughtown church he will succeed
ten counties specified for the,
meeting were not present, each
l^d in Wilkeay Wattusa,. Yad
kin, Al^andm*, Ashe, Davie, Cald
well, Alleghs . ’, Avery and Surry
counties was represented by one
or more members.
Various board members reported
that the boards were making good
progress on numbering cards and
preparation of lists for posting,
publication and forwarding to
state headquarters.
Mr.
W. W. Harris,
Rev. J. F. Carter, who died sever- River, was a North
al months ago. business visitor today.
of Roaring
Wilkesboro
■Wilkesboro and Union churches. |
Rev. J. L. A. Bumgarner was re-‘ McElwee for absentee
turned as pastor of the fillers; offire is in the North
Creek circuit and Rev. J. M. Green'building, second
will serve another year as pastor;
of the Moravian Falls charge. R., Q^airman McElwee said that he
M. Dellenger is supply pastor of • aj,y jnforma-
I tion and assistance to persons
the Traphill charge.
Rev. A. C. Gibbs replaces Kev.
J. S. Hiatt as superintendent of
the Elkin district, of which the
Wilkes churches are a part. H. F.
Duncan is the district missionary
secretary.
ATTENDS CONFERENCE
Girl Scout Week
Being Observed
Service Held In Wilkesboro
Sunday; Sermon By Rev.
P. W. Townsend
Girl Scout Week is being appro
priately observed this week. Sun
day at 11 o’clock, an impressive
r- Girl Scout Service was held at the
Wilkesboro Methodist church, fea
tured by a splendid sermon deliv
ered by Rev. Paul W. Townsend,
^jpastor of the Boone Methodist
^Anrch for the past four years.
The service was attended by the
Girl Scout Troops of the Wilkes-
boros and their leaders. 'The fol
lowing program was carried out:
Prelude; hymn, '“Battle Hymn
of the Republic’’: Apostles’ Creed;
prayer. Dr. W. J. Plint; Doxology;
Scripture Reading; Gloria Patri;
offertory: solo, “Bend Low Dear
Lord,” Lucile Casey: sermon. Rev.
Paul W. Townsend: hymn of
Scouting—Girl Scouts; benedic
tion. Dr. W. J. Plint; postlude.
'The Girl Scouts will have a bon
fire at their hut Thursday evening
at 7:30 o’clock, and everybody is
invited, especially the Girl Scouts’
nts.
A conference of national farm
association presidents in Colum
bia, S. C., was attended by Vice
President B. L. Johnson, of the
Moravian National Farm Loan As-
! sociation.
A(j this conference operation
methods of the national farm loan
associations, policies and other
topics of mutual interest were dis
cussed, according to Mr. Johnson,
who said that he had found the
conference quite helpful. The Mo
ravian National Farm Loan Asso
ciation serves Wilkes county. The
conference in Columbia was also
attended by 0. H. Bracey, secre
tary-treasurer.
I
A parade through the business
w session this afternoon by the Girl
J Scouts and Brownies, led by the
I North Wilkesboro high school
f band, also focused attention to
Girl Scout Week, and the atten-
iW tion of the public is also called to
the attractive display preparrf by
the Brownies in the show window
of the Duke Power Company.
Patriotic Dinner
At Woman’s Club
Judge Hayes ^And G-Man
Are Speakers At Ban
quet On Thursday
The North Wilkesboro Senior
Woman’s club celebrated its twen
tieth anniversary at a patriotic
dinner and program given at the
Woman’s clubhouse on Trogdon
street Thursday evening, October
24, having as guests speakers Mrs.
Clyde Price, of Hickory, district
president; Judge Johnson J. Hayes,
of Wilkesboro, N. H. McCabe, of
Charlotte, a FBI man, and C. B.
Eller, superintendent of Wilkes
county schools. A turkey dinner
with all accessories was served at
seven o’clock.
Sixty some guests were present
to enjoy the dinner and the fol
lowing program, over which Mrs.
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SAMPLE BALLOT
Official Ballot for State Senator, House of Representatives
and County Officers
INSTRUCTIONS
1. To vote a straight party ticket, make a cross (X) mark in the circle of
the party you desire to vote for.
2. To vote a mixed ticket, or in other words for candidates of different
parties, either omit making a cross (X) mark in the party circle at the
top and mark in the voting square opposite the name of each candidate
on the ballot for whom you wish to vote; or, make a cross (X) mark in
the party circle above the name of the party for some of whose candidates
you wish to vote, and then mark in the voting squates opposite the names
of any candidate of any other party for whom you wish to vote.
3. If you tear or deface or v'rongly mark this ballot, return it and get
another.
Ray Wood, author of “Amer
ican Mother Goose,” is spending
several days in Wilkes gather
ing material for a third volume
of “Mother Goose” rhymes and
original Amerijan folk lore.
44
Mother Goose”
Author Is Here
Ray Wood Spending Some
Time In Wilkes In Search
For Folk Lore
Ray Wood, of Ray Wood, Texas,
author of ‘‘Mother Goose in the
’Three Wilkes persons were kill- l
two others were seriously im-
juied and in City Memorial Hoo-
pital, while five others were
leased from the hospital after fink
aid treatment following an ante-
mobile crash Saturday aftemotok
at Reynolda and Polo roads near
Winston-Salem.
'The dead are from ChickeS,
Wilkes county. They are Mnu
Pauline Ross Griffin, wife of Mack
Griffin; her two-year-old daugh
ter, Anne Griffin, and Jean Grif
fin, age 3, sister of Mack Griffin.
Funeral service for Little Jean
Griffin will be held Tuesday, ooa
p. m., at Welcome Home ^ptist
church. Last rites for Mrs. Pauline
Griffin and child will be held at
the Clary home at Reddies River
at 11 a. m. ’Tuesday. ,
Injured are Mack Griffin, 24,
driver of one of the cars; his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Griffin;
Blain Griffin, 20; his sister, Cece
lia Griffin, 5; and W. P. (Grubbs,
1812 Johnson street. High Point,
driver of the other car, and Mrs.
I Grubbs.
Mack Griffin and Blain Griffin
[remained at the hospital. 'The con-
• dition of neither was regarded cri
tical. '
Mack Griffin sufered an injury
to his left shoulder.
Blain Griffin suffered injuries to
his head and face.
J. T. Griffin sustained internal
injuries. His wife and daughter,
Cecelia, were shapen up.
Grubbs received a cut and eztcfk-
sive abrasion over the right ey«
and Mrs. Grubbs was bruised and
suffered slight cuts.
Mack Griffin was driving west
on Polo road and his automobile,
light coupe, was in collision witk
the club coupe driven in the di-
f’*%eiftteh ■'of BetJuaiU by Gmbbs.
'The impact sent both automo
biles tumbling diagonally up onto
the banks of the highway, scatter
ing occupants of the Griffin auu>-
mobile like ninepens.
Jean Griffin was killed instant
ly. ’The two others who were fa
tally injured survived only a mat
ter of minutes. There was no time
to admit them to the hospital, al
though ambulance service was
made available.
Dr. D. C. Speas, whose clinic is
located witRTh a half city block
from where the cars crashed, wax
on the scene within a few momenta
and gave emergency medical as
sistance.
Eight members of the Griffin
family were crowded into the
small coupe. It is understood that
the driver and his parents were in
the driver’s seat, Cecelia and Jean
were seated on the ledge just be-
DEMOCRATIC
REPUBLICAN
FOR A STRAIGHT TICKET
FOR A STRAIGHT ’TICKET
MARK WITHIN THIS CTRfXE
MARK WITHIN THIS CIRCLE
For State Senate, 24th Senatorial District:
For State Senate, 24th Senatorial District:
□ J. B.McCOY
□ MILES F. SHORE
For House of Representatives:
For Honse of Representatives:
□ A. A. (DICK) CASHION
□ T. E. STORY
For Register of Deeds:
For Register of Deeds:
□ CECIL HOWELL
□ C. C. SIDDEN
For County Surveyor;
For County Surveyor:
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□ EARL S. CAUDILL
For (bounty Ommissioner:
For County Commissioner:
Division No. One
Division No. One
□ C. E. LENDERMAN
□ DAVE MINK
Goose,” is spending several days
in Wilkes collecting material for
his third “Mother Goose” book.
His latest edition, “American
Mother” goose, has been going
like wildfire and
are now printing
Grifin, Blain Griffin and little J»
Anne Griffin wore in the rumbla
seat.
Grubbs indicated he and Mrs.
Grubbs were on their way into the
the publishers' Bethania community where they
the second edi-iwere to pay him for some luraber-
tion. Mr. Wood was brought up on ing work done on their farm near
American folk lore. He is a former Walkertown.
miner, blacksmith, printer, cow-| The Griffins were looking for
hand, soldier of fortune and coun- the home of Mrs. Verna Dixon, a
try newspaper editor. 1 relative, in Montview. Apparently
He Has collected rhymes and rid-^ they were confused in their diree-
dles which stir almost forgotten tions, as the Dixon home is sev-
Eleetion November 5,1940.
Chairman Wilkes County Board of Ejections,
(NOTE: The above sample ballot carries the names of candidates flor
commiuioner in divuion one. In division two the DemocratiCvCnndidate
for commisaloner is ,Vilas Walsh and the Republican Grover Hamby,
In dhrision'three die Republican eandidnte is M. F. Absher and the
Denu^ is W. W. Harris).:;;|S^^f^ , "
memories. His publications have
won acclaim from many of Amer
ica's most prominent statesmen
and writers.
Because so many people of his
native part of the country wen
west from North Carolina, he has
come here to get tne original in
folk lore and folk music for his
next and larger book. He will be
here this time for only a few days
but will return for a more extend
ed stay in thi.s part of North Car
olina.
Telephone Line
Being Rebuilt
Company Makes Provisions
For Expansion Of Sys
tem West Of The City
Work of rebuilding telenhone
lines along highway 421 west of
this city a distance of six miles to
Millers Creek is progressing sat
isfactorily, it was learned here to
day from officials of the Central
Eiecbia and Telephone company.
The line will have heavier poles
to accomodate .expansion in Uie
system plannned soon for the com-
mmrtties along tiw route. />nii
line be a
eral miles east, on Tise avenue.
Sheriff Ernie G. Shore and sev
eral deputies were on the scene •€
the accident within a few minutes
after it occurred. The sheriff saH
Mack Griffin, who had no driver's
license, would be charged wite
manslaughter. Grubbs was pre
pared to make bond, but was per
mitted to go without surety.
The bodies of the three who
were killed were removed to Reibs-
Sturdivant Funeral Home, North
Wilkesboro, pending completion of
funeral arrangements.
Wednesday Is
Blood Test Day
Dr. A .J. Eller, coun*w '■—’♦h
oficer, announced today that ’Wed
nesday, October 30, has been desif-
nsted as the date for men who
registered for military service on
October 16 to receive blood, teats
••t the health office in the eourt-’
house. '
Many have already received
tests but those who have net are
asked to call on teat date, prowU
they have not secured the ser
vices at their re^tiettve
in having the teats made.