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^ ^ Athwii^ CTrcalt on J[»atiM''il^nt Imt* reaaptired ikHBtiiMa'^tflt k»d tMMk M IttUSB tMtk iu^ iBtBBtlT «|^.-.tt ^ MWtBd totey. Stoniitak Italian poattiana •r citMs th» italainaa Rtr«r> tha OrMka'In a datarmlned oonnter- attaek saptnred a bill which com- manda an important bridgehead, It waa reported. The Greeks, it was indicated, adranced under heary direct fire from the Italian lines to take a position which might embarrasa considerably the Italian drive for Janlna, their chief objective on the right. O^Jits W ^ International Young Man Killed Belgrade.—A Greek naval vic tory over Fascist Warships off Corfu was reported persistently today as frontier advices told of another advance into Albania by Greek airplanes, light tanks and infantry driving toward the Ital ian base at Koritxa. Messages received at the Jug oslav frontier town of Ohrid said that an Italian warship was be lieved to have gone down in flames after an hour-long battle with Greek warships. ' These reports, which were not confirmed officially, said that the Greek -warships thwarted an at- JP tempt by Italian naval units to enter Corfu channel and bom- |F bhrd the city of Corfu. The mess- ■ ages did not mention British nav al forces although It was believed generally here that British war ships and airplanes were in ac tion. When Truck Load Wood Overturns James Garnett Cardwell Is Victim Of Accident On Congo Road Saturday London.—British military in formants reported today that Greek troops in the Fiorina sec tor had thrown back heavy Ital ian attacks with the bayonet and hand grenades. The government admitted officially that British troops landed in Crete. Of the situation in Africa, it was said that the Italians con- tin»td to build up concentrations of stores and equipment in Libya but that there was no sign of im minent attack. Officials refused to disclose any details degarding the size of the British force landed in Crete, or to say when the men landed. It was admitted that British nav al officers had arrived at Athens. It was reported that the Brit ish were copaolidatlng Crete by- Funeral service was held this afternoon at Pleasant Grove Bap tist church for James Garnett Cardwell, age 2S, who was killed Instantly in an accident Saturday afternoon on the Congo road nine miles northwest of this city. Cardwell, according to infor mation obtained by Coroner I. M. Myers, was riding on a load of wood on a truck driven by John Wiley Minton. The truck travel ed too near the edge of the road when meeting another vehicle add the truck slid off an embank ment and overturned. Cardwell waa crushed beneath the wood and died in a few minutes. Coro ner Myers classed the accident as unavoidable and no one was held. Cardwell waa a son of the late Bynum Cardwell and Mrs. Mary Jenkins Cardwell, who survives. There are two brothers and two sisters. The accident occured about three o’clock Saturday and was near the home of Cardwell. On November 16 Announcement hae been made that a ne-w building for Bethany church In the North Wilkeaboro route two community la near completion and that a dedication service will be held on Sunday, November 24. The church building at that place was destroyed by fire which originated from lightning ob July 24. In the announcement given out today the church ex pressed appreciation to every one who donated money, mater.als or labor in construction of the new building. A series of revival .services will begin with the dedication service Not To Rol Because Of Extract PI HAS A yaaJABLE ROOT Race if SpotHgh^ Cl Result Is &pede« osti lery Now Danger Remains ’ Considerable Interest ShowB-i In Contests Fw Wilkes County Offices Eller Is Named Head Of Group C. B, Eller President Super- iatoiui«Bta DhrislM Of Organization For Bundle Day Event Nov. 17th Formed An organization meeting for the second annual observance of Bundle Day In Wilkes on Sunday, November 17, was held here yes terday afternoon. The three sponsoring organiza tions are the North Wilkesboro Kiwanis club, the North Wllkes- Woro Lions €lub and the North Wilkesboro Dokies club. John Kermlt Blackburn was named general chairman of the Bundle Day organization and committees were appointed as follows: Publicity — Lawrence Miller, Paul Cragan, D. J. Carter and John Stkea ils*. Because of tl^S^nger of floods j the Internatloaii J|Htoe company j will not rebuild. 1^ tannery here, i which was destri(^ed by fire in j the Yadkin floo4^'^n August 14, j unless there Is definite assurance that a flood control dam will be j constructed on the-river. / i;- Announcement the com- ] pany’s present PhlW was made j here by H. R. ^^cen, of St. j Mary’s. Pa., supertiUendenit of the J sole leather divialhjii of the com- j pany, and C. F. Vteider, another j representative of ,jthe com,pany. j The company’s piffa'relative to North Wilkesbortfcp^ere made known to R. T. MB|1, mayor of North Wilkesboro, ^o was auth- oribed to make pu]^ the an nouncement. Com.pany offlcianHid that the tanning e.xtract ^'U^ufacturlng plant here, which not de stroyed, will contlnA in opera tion and that the.^^^any will continue to buy ' oliaMnut wood and bark for the For many ^ ' ' ■ ■ ^ -iv V. years the company chased vast guan and bark, which come for a large pie in northwesti olina. Purchases of here have repi dltur«.o(.app has pur- tt>f wo(|>d [ed an Ijn- ir of peo- lorth Car- and bark an ezpen- JIJSO.OOO Probably the largest ginseng plant ever found in the Blue Rid^ Monntains is shown alMve. J, M. Hamptoh ®f Blowing Rock, R-1, is holding the plant wJndi he displayeH ti North WUkedhoiw. -He said the pl^t ^^ Jt^BWer^gg bb; demeatlk Bhgr^' Tommorrow America’s voten» fifty million strong, will march tw the polls to exercise a right which Is denied in many nations of tb* world—the right to choose their own leaders and form of govern^ ment. Today ends one of the most in teresting and perhaps important campaigns in the history of the country and tonight the princi pals In that campaign. President Roosevelt and Wendell Wlllkle, make their final appeals to Amer ican voters. Non-partisan observers are di vided in their predictions as to which one will emerge victor in Tuesday’s balloting and poll* conducted throughout the coun try predict an unusually cIom election but being careful' to say that while the popular vote may t'e close, a late swing in either direction can result in a big ma>- jorlty of electoral votes for eith er candidate. The Gallup poll as released for publication early this mornine indicated a lead for President Roosevelt in popular vote but made no definite prediction as to the outcome of the election. Lata summer reports gave Wlllkle a lead, then the poll said President Roosevelt fowled far Into the lead. More recent reports showed Wlllkle gaining in many import ant states to such an extent that he had serioosly threatened the able to dominate the entire Aegean Sea and strike at vital Italian positions along the way from the Dodecanese Islands off the Turkish coast to Naples. Advisory Group For Draft Board Appointed Here A. H. Casey Is Chairman; Members To Help Fill Out Questionnaires A.. H. Casey, prominent local attorney who was appointed by Governor Clyde R. Hoey to chair manship of an advisory board to serve draft board district two area in Wilkes county and ad vised to appoint the other mem bers of the committee, today an nounced the appointments. The duty of the board mem bers. Mr. Casey said, is to assist registrants in filling out ques tionnaires. which will be mailed out soon to those with small or der numbers. Mr. Ca.^ey said that a .meeting of the advisory committee will be held at the city hall in North Wilkesiboro on Thursday night of this week, 7:30 o’clock, to dis cuss their duties. The committee as appointed by Mr. Casey follows: A. F. Kilby. W. C. Grier, Dick Bason, W’. D. Halfacre, D. V. Deal, Mrs. J. Jones. C. O. McNeil, J. H. Burke, J. H. Whicker, Mrs. Mazle Johnson Church, Richard Johnston, J. B. Carter, Eugene Sebastian, Paul S. Cragan and R. D. Hodges, all of North Wilkes boro: John A. Holbrook, Trap- hill; John JoineST Joine-s: Evan Colvard. Wllbiar; Mrs. Edna Biv ins, Wilbar; D. C. Sebastian. Hays; Grady Miller, route one. North Wilkesboro; W. J. Temple ton, Hays; J- A. Gilliam, Hays; Mrs. Charles McNeil, route one, North 'Wilkesboro; Mrs. Neta Craven, North Wilkesboro; Coy Durham!. Benham; W. W. Gentry, Ronda; R- R- Crater. Ronda; Bertha McBride, Rcada; Miss Zell Harris. Roaring River; Den ver Holcomb, Roaring River; W. Ek Reynolds, North wilkesboro; ^Oeo. E. Blevins, Springfield; ^Square Hutchins, Abshers; Con ’ ’Tharpe, Ronda; Ralph Davis, North Wilkesboro. C. B. Eller, superintendent Of Wilkes county schools, was elect ed president of the city and coun ty superintendents’ division of the northwestern district of the North Carolina Education associ ation at Us annual meeting held Friday in Winston-Salem. There are 15 county units and 13 city units In the district. L. B. Pendergraph, of Mount Airy, I was elected secretary and Regin ald Turner, of Ashehoro, was named vice president. Wilkes county and North Wil kesboro schools were well repre sented at the district meeting and several .schools, including the North Wilkesboro city schools, observed a school holi day Friday in order that teach ers could attend the district con vention. ColhwtJoh — I^arry' Pearaoii; Harvel Howell and Frank Blair, Jr. Receiving—J. C. Reins and Dr. A. C. Chamberlain. The aponsoriag organizations are asking the full cooperation of the people In the Wllkesboros and along leading highways lead ing Qut into several communities in order that the event may be even more successful than the in itial observance last year. Bundle Day contributions will be used for relief of needy fami lies and for Christmas cheer in both towns and in rural commun ities. People are asked to save any clothing. furniture, household furnishings, toys and other items which they do not need and have them ready for Bundle Day col lectors on Sunday. November 17. possibility that Hie cb»pan/’'wirf rebuild the tarfnery plant here if a flood control dam is construct ed on the Yadkin. Company offi cials said their ibnsinees relations here had always been pleasant and that they found conditions here highly desirable for manu facturing. Fiddlers’ Meet Newlife School Newllte school near Spr.ng- field postof.’lce will Ve the scene of a fiddlers convention on Satur day night, November 16. accord ing to a recent announcement. Cash prizes will be given for the best performances and a cake walk will be an added attraction for the event, which will l;e held for the benefit of the school. iCdfli ^ain On Monday, Novemberllth M&ny Criminal Cases Dis posed Of During One Week Superior CtMirt Ddense Classes In N. Wilkesboro State Supeprisor Of Defense Training To Be Here Two Days This Week Mr. and Mrs. John Smithey and Mn. WllUnm, of Lenoir, and Mr. Henry Smithey, of Hickory, were visitors among relatives her© Sunday and attended church. Results of the kitchen im.prove- ment contest conducted in Wilkes county by the extension service have been announced by Miss Elizabeth Williams, home demon stration agent. Sixteen entered the contest in January of this year and the kitche.is entered were visited by a representative of the home management division of the ex tension service. Later this year the kitchens were visited and scored by Miss Pauline Gordon, home manage ment specialist. Five kitchens were selected for recognition and prizes will be awarded at the achievement day program to be held in November. The highest scoring kitchen was that of Mrs. B. F. Proffit. of the Maple Springs community. Mrs. Proffit carried out all the suggested improvements and add ed many more original improve ments which she especially de- ■!lred. A greater part of her kitch en conveniences and equipment were constructed in the home and at little cost, the home agent said. Included in Mrs. Prolfit’s kitchen equipment is ample built- in cublnet and storage space, a china closet accessible to either kitchen or dining rooms, a broom and coat closet, wood box on rollers, garbage can box on rol lers, kitchen utensil Hd rack and many other things for conven ience, labor saving and aUractive- ness. Mrs. M. S. Pardue, of Ronda, wins' recognltioi; for having im proved the greatest number of Wilkes October term of court closed OP Friday afternoon but a special term wiU open on Mon day, November 11. with Judge Allen H. Gwyn returning to the bench. During the single week of court much progress was made on trial of the criminal docket, which w’ill be continued in the special term. In the last two days of the term the following judg ments were rendered: Robert Nicholson, assault. 12 months imposed at former term placed into effect. Joe Reynolds, honseEreaking and larceny, two years on roads and additional two years suspend ed. Edgar Clonch, larceny, 12 months at county home and two years suspended; Bill Reavis, former suspended sentence of 10 months put into effect. Patson Thomas and Will Thomas, assault, SO days each. Turner Holloway, assault, eight months on roads. Jurors foB the special term be- I ginning on November 11 will be as follows: C. Hilton Johnson, North Wilkesboro; James A. ' Johnson, Lovelace; G. O. Ander sen, Lovelace; Ernest Parsons, Union; Larkin Jnro®8, Moravian Falls; J. W. James. Traphill; W. Q. E. Mathis, superintendent of defeii.=e training in North Car olina, will be in North Wilkes boro Thursday and Friday of this * week, according to word received here today. His purpose will be to consult with .school authorities and busi ness men relative to the estab lishment of defense training classes in mechanical trades. The opinion was expressed ty leaders here today that such classes will be formed if suffici- lent intere.st is shown in that part of the defense program by local people. This picture shows an interior scene in the kitchen of Mrs, B. F. Proffit, of the Maple Springs community. In Wilkes county. Mrs. Profit’s kitchen scored highest in the kitchen fanprovement contest in Wilkes this year under the direction tii© extend service. The phtrto shows Mrs. Proffit seated at her "bwineas dnit”, which home management specialists recommend M an essential pert of a modern kitmen. (Staff photo by Ewighf Nick^te). Vandals Destroy Football Property Bleacher Sea.ts And Goal Posts Brcdten To Bits Dur ing The Week-End Some time during the week end vandals destroyed the bleach- jer seats at the football field on I the fairgrounds here. Goal posts had been torn down cal school authorities paid little attention to it but the vandalism over the week-end represented . - I destruction of property badly T. Shores. Somers; W. R. Handy,; the school Rock Creek; Joe R. Godby, North considerable pride Wilkesboro; Cling Johnson, Low- lace; Lew’ls R. Shepherd, Love lace; J. T. Call, Wilkeoboro; J. R. Kilby, tlnlon: Talton Triplett, Elk: Thomas Mathis, Antioch: E. D. Trogdon, North Wilkesboro; i. C. Norman, Somers; Bill Pen- dry, Rock Creek; Webster Hen- lerson. New Castle; Uriah A. Miller, Wilkesboro; J. J. Wlalker, Elk; C. A. LuftniAn, Edwards; C. B. Lewis, . Edwi*^; Edwards Harrold, Rock flOWk; John M. Brown, North s'M|^boro; Rob ert Teague, StanWn; E. D. Brook- •ihire. Reddles River. The industrial arts department erected the bleacher seats to ac comodate the school* band and others and the seats were con sidered k very good job and were highly useful on the field. The seats were not only dis- lodgisd but were broken into piec es aujtable for kindling wood and Ai^'^ispports' were demolished. i^Hiliofltiee said that every ef- fo8 will bo made to apprehend tlfie vandals. points. For good cabinets and doing well with the' facilities she storage space built in Mrs. W. H. Tevepaugh, of Qilreath, had the best grade. Mrs. T. W. Ferguson, of Ferguson, won recognition for bad and Mrs. J. C. West, also of Ferguson, was the fifth > club member in the five ^regbCnised, for awards. . ^ Gallons Liquor In School Toilet , Meosrs.'Adolph Stelnits and A. Deputy Sheriff Sam Jones, of L. Frflfffb; - UriuiuaT, Bout* Eli township, reported today that AmaiW ware her* this week he fouad 2« gallons of liquor In bbylng mhcl^ery from Mr. E- V, the girl's toilet of the Ferguson WlUiWie.-^PSl^irtetor of the Wll-i school Sunday. The liquor was ijilhai* l3o* - t destroyed toy the d^uty. Neither of th^ North Caroliw senators are up for election thi* year. Representative W. O. Bnr- gln. Democrat, is opposed by F, D. It. Harding, of Yadkinvllle, Republican. On the state ticket the candi dates for governor are J. M. Broughton, Democrat, and Rob ert H. McNeill, a native of Wilkes, Republican. On the county ticket this year T. E. Story is Republican candi date for representative and his opponent is A. A. (Dlckl Cash- Ion. M. F. Shore, of Yadkin county, is Republican candidate for state senate and J. B. McCoy, of this city, Is the Democratic candidate. For register of deeds the Re publicans offer C. C. Sidden to succeed Old Wiles, who did not seek re-election. The Democratic candidate is Cecil Howell. Earl Caudill, Republican coun ty surveyor, is unopposed for re- election. County commissioners will be elected in three districts. In dis trict one C. E. Lenderman, of Wilkesboro, Democrat, and Dave Mink, also of Wilkesboro, Repub- ’ can. are the candidates. Vila© Walsh, Democrat, and Grover Hamby, Republican, are canttt- dates in district two. In district three M. F. Absher, Repubfllcaa and chairman of the present board, is opposed by W. W. Har ris, of Roaring River. Meeting of Member* Of Foreign War* There will be a regular meet ing of post Number 1142, 'Veter ans of Foreign Wars, In the mu nicipal building in Wilkesboro, Thursday night, November 7, at 7:30 o’clock. All members_are asked to ibe there that night as there is some work to be taken up that needs attention. C. M. Crutchfield will be in charge of the meeting as Commander Buss- garner will not b© there. Through an error the notices were mailed for meeting on Tuesday night 1»- stead of Thursday, and some of the notices ihay have been receiv ed. It 80, all members will take notice that the meeting will b* the first Thursday of each month, at seven thirty o’clock, until the members change the time date in regular meeting. Funeral service was held Fi*- ds7 at Sandy Creek tor DeWKt Parks, age 29,vTYa()hiIl eolan* Parks, age z»,v'iTa(pnui ooioraw ^ resident who died Us home. Sttrvtvftkg yuid'hto' > dow, one child, hie **!** t'' brothore and five •!«!«, !«
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