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.THE I ' f- R» A»' F«" ^ m Ti F UTI. ■ V.' ■ftv r-^ vs .-r. "1' 5‘'f^ it fT Loadon, Not.. 84.—la one 6t the mlchttost attacks yet in ' emr>broadeBlnK oftenslTa, the l|,. vJl F. droTe home slashiBg ove^ at(ht blows at both ends of Rome49«rlln axis from Turl Italy, to the nazi-held contlnenUl coast by way of Berlin, the air ministry announced today. Another heavy attack opened OB the coast tonight In the Bou logne area. Aa-iho attack spread, the coastline was lighted up for miles by anti-aircraft fire and by flares dropped by the R. A. F. as they searched out their targets. An honr after the raids started the fighting was still going on and England’s shores were lined with men and women watching the distant battle of planes and anti-aircraft guns. Biasing Destmction Prom yesterday’s dusk to to day’s dawn British bombers kept at it and returned home with ac counts of blazing destruction left , in such vital obioctives as Ber lin’s Pnlltistrasse and Lehrter freight yards, Beseji’s sprawling Krupp works and the royal Ital ian arsenal and the Flat works at Turin. C. aiONPAWI^^h. 1940 S1.SD In th« SU1 =iap===es*e of RdO Calli ! (MTheRe#Cr(^ Here Under Way D^ye For Membership Will ^ Intemified TbU Week{ To Close Noirember 30 Open Chrifttnuis^ S^l British Soldiers Are Aiding Greeks Athens, Nov. 24.—British sol diers, forced from Europe last summer by the fall of France, have regained a continental foot hold on the Greek mainland. It was disclosed tonight as Greek troops pushed on into Albania^, British warships transported an undisclosed number of soldiers a- crosB the Mediterranean without interference from Italian planes or warships, it was reported, and landed them at Greek ports same time ago. They were welcomed enthusia-stically by the populace and since have been aiding the Royal Air Force In its battle a- gainst the Italians. Reach Pogradetz In the Greek-Italian fighting, a Greek spokesman said, advance units of the Greek army have reached Pogradetz, about 2 5 miles north of Koritza, the base which was captured last week The annual ■’roll call Of mem berships In the American Red Cross here is well under way and the drive will be Intensified this week, it was learned today from W. K. Sturdivant, roll call chair man. 4 ■Various commlltees are arrang ing their part of the activities tor the final week and the drive is scheduled to close on Saturday, NoVhmher’SO. Canvass of North Wilkesboro and Wilkesboro for memberships will be made this week but roll call leaders emphasize that per sons who are not reached by can vassers are also asked to join and may carry or mall their mem berships to W. K. Sturdivant, roll call chairman, or W. Blair Gwyn. chapter treasurer. Publicity materials' were dis tributed last week by the Boy Scouts. Chapter officials have express ed a hope that the roll call this year may be the most successful in the hUtory of the Wilkes chap ter, especially In view of, the fact that the National Red Cross spent more than $10,000 for flood re lief in Wilkes after the August 14 flood disaster and the people in this section of the state had an opportunity to see the Red Cross in action in providing speedy and adequate relief in times of stress. With all committees and parts of the roll call organization or ganized for definite action. It is expected that the membership drive will be put over very suc cessfully this week. I In Ad* 1.0. INFLUENZA 8J.PNCUM0NIA ia2.TUSERCUUBK 'the Greeks have occupied Mas- chopolU.. about 11 miles north west of Koritza. Other reports said the Greeks have occupied the rocky heights above Argirocastro, main Italian base in southern Albania, in the general drive which has carried some units 19 miles forward. (A Reuters. British news agen cy. dispatch from Belgrade. Yug oslavia. said reports reaching lhal capital declared Greek ad vance forc&.s had entered the out skirts of Argirocastro.) The Greek high command said 1.500 Italian prisoners. 12 guns, many howitzers and other mate rial were captured in mopping up operations in the Koritza area. The Italians were reported try ing to reorganize their retreating forces to form a second line of defense but the exact position of the line was not known here. Turkey May Be In War Soon Rome. Nov. 24.—A new mili tary offensive in southeastern Europe was hinted today by the authoriUtive fascist editor. Vir- ginio Gayda, as a follow-up to Rumania’s formal alliance with the axis. A demand 'or a showdown with Turkey, backed by the might of German, Rumania and Bulgarian armies, appeared to observers as the only event Gayda could have had in mind when he wrote in La Voce d’ltalia: “A new chapter in axis politi cal action which will shortly be followed by Important new pages and normal warlike events shows that axis initiative continues in the political conduct of the war.” With the entrance of Hungary and Rumania into the axis mili tary pact last week, Gayda point ed out, only Turkey and Greece remain outside the axL orbit. Boomer Citizen Recovering From Injuries In Crash James T. McNeill has returned to his home near Boomer after several days treatment in the ■Wilkes hospital for serious In juries received la an automobile accident on highway 18 near Boomer on the night of Novem- ber 16- , , j Hla car was hit as it entered the highway by a truck driven by a colored man of that com- mnntty. McNeill received a skull fracture, cuts and bruises, and Mrs. McNeill, who was with him. was less seriously hurt. The driv- the truck wm placed under bond. ‘ iilanjr Aymtd* muil Gadk«riiif In WilkMtiora Friii«7 t . ... (T „ A very succ^sful achievement ^ bay was' obi^ed Friday night by the honi^ ddnionatril^iNll cLi^s I of WRkes county. TtM)'galliArlng, Ian annual affiilr, 4r«s the I Wilkesboro school bundiiiltg' with a large attendance, there' being ,ten of the 11 clubs In the coun- I ty represented and taking part In ^ the discussions. Mrs. F. T. Moore, ' of Ronda, president .of the county council of home clubs, presided. Discussions were led by Mrs. C. F. Bretholl, of the Moravian Falls I club. Six awards of merit for two years home Improvement went to the following members: Mrs. Glenn Carlton, Boomer; Mrs. T. iw. - ».■»» T Sriinr"'"?--,”""- help protect them against tabercnloels. Ibe annaal Mie wiD begiB No* | ’ WonrnaAn • Min vemlM^ As shown in the sbeve chsrt, tabercoletfe stUl lends as the 't. W. Ferguson Ferguson. Mrs. greatest klUer of persons between the sgen of 8re nng twenty. The U« J- E. DeJournette, Roaring Gap. Christmas 8«U wss designed by Felix L. Msrtinl, (up^ tight.) Awards for kitchen Improvement. ^ which were announced some time “ ~~ ago, were also presented. Moravian Falls club won the award for greatest amount of newspaper publicity. The following perfect attend ance awards were made; Mrs. T W. Porgnson. of the Ferguson club; Mrs. J. N. Gentry., Mrs. N. R. DeJournette, Mrs. J. E. De- Goal This Journette and Mrs. W. N. Callo way, of the Rearing Gap club; Mrs. Paul Church, Mountain View; Mrs. C. F. Bretholl, Mora vian Falls; Mrs. J. M. Costner, Rosalee Moore, Kate Parker and Mrs. W. H. Tevepaugh, •ilreath; Mrs. Glenn Carlton and Mrs. Ralph Swanson, Boomer; Mrs. Minnie Pardue, Roaring River. MIbb Anamerlo Arant, ..district BDtDh AHye After Bku^ Approval Is .Given Mrs. St^ Is Head Water And Sewer Project For City Calls For 6H Miles Sewer Lines. 1 Vi Miles Water Lines, Disposal Plant Of Christmas Seal Campaign LocaPy Wilkes CoDDty’s Year To Raise $450 To Fight Tuberculosis Mrs. Boyd '®w! Stout has been appointed Wilkes county chair man of the IHO Christmas Seal Day In State Thirty - two states observed Thanksgiving on November 21 but North Carolina is one of the 16 states which is sticking to the traditional la.st Thursday in No vember as the date for the an nual holiday. Thanksgiving Day will he ob served locally and throughout North Carolina on Thursday of this week, November 28. It is expected that practically all business will observe the day as a holiday in the state except those which by the nature of their business find it necessary to remain open on that date. Both banks here will be closed on Thursday. The employment service office will be closed and claimants who have been reporting on Thursday are asked to report on the fol lowing Friday. Thanksgiving services, turkey dinners, hunting, football games, motor trips, visiting, etc., will be some of the turkey day activities in the state. Presidential approval was giv en in Washington Saturday to North Wllkesboro’s water and sewer extension project, which-Campaign, was submitted by city officials j This will and the WPA here recently. North Wilkesboro is sponsor of the list of tliose'appr for North Carolina Saturday. t The project ca ls for approxi;* j mately six and one-half miles of 1 sewer line and about 1 1-4 miles i of water line to parts of the town not now receiving water and > sewer service. _ The project will al.-o provide I f:: a in p a 1 g n this for construction of a modern ■ Home From ’aat opens On No sewage disposal plant. | Tuberailotit vember 2.5 and Total cost of the project as set:extends through Christmas, up was estimated at $145,222, of Wilkes county’.s goal is $450. /the thirty-fourth iphrlHmss season •tate and local tu- berkulosis assocl- atiofis t o raise funds to carry on the nation - wide campaign against the disease. The * Kale Sandor, employee of Um Baited Railway Signal oorpwatiw e( Weedbridge, N. J., shown In ho** (fllld after the explosion whidi Stoeyed the plant. Work Progressing O^omeChairCo.; BiifldmgsAtRonda Plant May Be In Production By First Of Ye^r; Install Modem Machinery Work Is progressing on the Home Chair company’s recently acquired plant at Ronda at an accelerated pace but it will be early in January before the fac tory can begin production, it was learned here today from com pany officials. 201—262, William Turner ChnreJl The plant of- the Home Chair 202—1189, Carl WiUiam Clanto ——»,i- 208—399. Samuel Reid Oglhrln A t d ri e Two From Wilkosboroi BomM Are Ghren Phyocal Ev . aminations Today . F’rst volunteers for one yen^ of training under prorisiona sR the Selective Service ‘'act was* given phyalcal examinations berg, this morning. They were: Raymond Pearst-,^ or Millers Creek,'land Belo QtieesC'' of Oilreath. Both are registered; ' In the draft board area with headquarters at Wilkesboro and were first and second, respective ly, to fill out applications da volunteers for that draft boaad area. They were examined this morn ing at the Wilkes hoepital by Or. F. C. Hubbard, exj^mining pkyaS* elan for draft board area number one. • Be said this afternoon that boUh apparently had passed the exatat* nation. , The Wilkesboro board haa D call for two men early in Decna* her. 'The quota for the first call for the board with headquartant in North Wilkesboro is thraas. Both boards have volunteers suf ficient to fill the first call. Following are listed the local order numbers for the third haa- dred in both Wilkes boards, tha first and second hundreds hariBg, been published in previous issue of this newspaper: District One which $94,871. or 68 per cent, will be federal funds. Thanksgiving Day Service Thursday St. Paul’s Church Thanksg’'''’np service will be held at St. Paul's Episcopal church on Thankspiving Day. No vember 2Sth, at 9:30 o’clock a. III. The offering at this service will go to the suppf rt of the Thompson Orphanage There will be a celebration of the Holy Com- •”l'iiherculosis still leads causes of death between the ages'ot 15 and 4 5. Christmas seals have Helped fight a good fight, but as an enemy the disease is far from be:ng vanquished. Th.s is the time to pile up more ammunition for further attack.” "Wirh-e.s County, like all other commiiiiities. has its tuberculosis pro'ilem,’’ said .Mrs. Stout, "and at least once a year we should in- ensify our efforts to help solve the problem.’’ The 1940-41 world’.' cotton Home demonstration work has made much progress In Wilkes since it was started two years ago. “Golgotha” Will BeShownTuesday Talking Movie Of Passion Play To Be Shown In School Auditorium munion and sermon. The public crop is placed tentatively at 30.- is cordially invited to attend.' 1500.000 bales as compared with 28,900,000 last season, reports Christmas Seals help the sick Uhe U. S. Department of Agricul- o n n.'4hl1 Ll^rO. “Golgotlia.” first and only talking motion picture of the famous Passion Play, will be shown Tuesday night, November 2 6, 7:30 o’clock, in the North Wilkesboro school auditorium. Ihe now famous movie, made at a cost of $800,000, will be shown here under auspices of The Woman’s Society of Chris tian Service of the North Wil kesboro Methodist church. Spokesmen for the organization expressed delight at being able to show the picture here and de scribed the opprotunity to see it as a rare opportunity. Congregational Singing Dec. 8th Will Be At Mount Pleasant Church; Judge Hayes Speaks In Morning NEW YADKIN BRIDGE AT ROARING RIVER Announcement was made today that the congregational singing scheduled to he held at Mount Pleasant Baptist church on the third Sunday in December had been changed to the second Sun day, December 8, because of con flicting engagements. The congregational singing will be held on the 8th at Mount Pleasant and will begin at two o’clock in the afternoon. Judge Johnson J. Hayes, of Wilkesooro. will speak at .Mount Pleasant church on the morning of Sunday, December 8, 11 o’ clock, in a special service. The public has a cordial invitation tr attend the morning service and the singing in the afternoon. Ferguson Grange Will Meet Tuesday Ferguson Grange will meet at he school bulldlhg on Tuesday night, seven o'clock. Officers will >e elected and other important business will be transacted. All members are asked to be present. company, which has been promi nent in furniture manufacturing business for many years, was de stroyed by fire in the flood here on August 14 and the company purchased the Ronda cotton mills At, ww^ich is being converted td the main Suild- tdts ihe plant and a modern dry %tln is in process of construc- ItM, The power plant was found to he adequate and In good con dition and all the duties connect ed with changing the property into a furniture manufacturing plant are being carried out with satisfactory progress. When completed the plant will he one of tne most modern in this section and will he equipped for efficient and rapid manufac- . ture of furniture with a degree j of precision heretofore not prac tical. I Most mdoern type of machin ery, including a conveyor system. Is being installed and the entire plant Is being equipped according to high and exacting standards. The conveyor system, which prov ed its indlspenslbility in the au tomobile and tire industries, is comparatively new in furniture plants but its effect on produc tion and working conditions will be revolutionary in scope. The factory equipment is being as sembled with a view toward mak ing working conditions as pleas ant as possible as well as for ef ficiency in production, member.- of the company said. Twenty-three dwelling houses included in the purchase by Home Chair company are also be ing renovated and placed in liv able condition for company em ployes. Education is our “vaccine” a- gainst tuberculosis. Christmas Seal money finances the ediica tional work carried on the year round by the North Carolina Tu berculosis Association. 204— 217, William Greene 205— 103, Woodrow Huffman $06—220, Roy Barber ,407—1364, Carl Johnson Vs ill fttluKrt_n. 210— 753, Owen Stephens ^ 211— 1946, James Waiter Spsrka 212— 1071, Arlie Otto Bullis (Continued on page eight) District Meet Lions OfKcers Is Held In City Presidents And Secretene* Of Several Clubs In Meet ing Here Wednesday Advisory committee of Lions clubs in this district held their quarterly meeting at Hotel Wilkes in this city Thursday eve ning. The advisory committee for the district is composed of presi dents and secretaries of th« clubs. The meeting here Wednes day night was well attended with representatives present from Val- dese, Boone, Hickory, Newton, Lenoir and North Wilkesboro clubs. Ijocal Club Meets A humorous address by Henry Reynolds, of Greensboro, clerk of federal court, featured the Fri day evening meeting of the North Wilkesboro Lions club. The pro gram was in charge of Hadley Hayes and I. H. McNeill. Jr. The speaker kept the clnh members in an uproar for 20 minutes as he related one humor ous incident after another. Two new members have been added to the club, Dr. J. S. Deans and Attorney Elmer Rouzer. Wilkesboro Defeats North Wilkesboro in Annual Football Classic On Friday Typical of the structures being ereem rapidly state hignway iorces to replace bridges detdr ed in the August 14 flood is this eae acroao Yadkin at Roaring River. The bridge, of Ktantial type construction and adequate to aeco- sodate the traffic, was built in a few days. A ■jadlar stTO-ture haa been placed aerosa the river at Ronda. (Photo by. Dwight Nkhoh). Wilkesboro high school’s foot- hall team rose to superb heights here Friday atfernooii to over- nower and outpplay North Wil kesboro 19 to 0 before a record crowd gathered to see Wilkes i>ounty’s football championship decided. It was a fast and hard charging team, outweighing their rivals an average of ten pounds and out playing them by an even 'greater margin, that carried off the vic tory. For Wilkesboro the game meant a successful season. ' North Wilkesboro played val iantly and deserve every word which could he said of a game hunch of boys who wanted victory bnt were a little outclassed by a more powerful aggregation. The Lions showed flashes of good football but never seriously threatened. Extra power and speed were on the side of the Ramblers from the south side of the Yadkin. North Wilkesboro received on the opening kickoff and when three plays left the ball two yards short of a first and ten EU- ledge went into punt formatiom. Before he could get the kick off green shirted Ramblers tisd fiUnd the Lions’ backfield and the poBk was perfectly blocked by PhB* Ups about the 25-yard Une. plays made a first down an(l Oar*' wood swept around his Ihtt 16 yards to score. AdteoRUS the extra point an^ _ was out In front J.' %4 0 halt the first period‘had' (Continued on pags
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