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triliopii •tot’««4 kiul e»ptnred sSS
IfumBl—the etrongeat ItiUM. r
bM* to BgTpt—today and roQw'
^tmrd to araored cara to »
cipy contiderable additional
arena, general headQuartera an-
aonneed tonight.
Captured.-said the official com-
mnnlutte, were "a large nunrher’
of military prisoners. Including
three fascist generals, who went
Into British custody along with
more than 6.000 prisoners of
wal^tready Uken.
The lUliads put up a stubborn
resistance before the British fin
ally took Sldl Barranl. and late
tonight, on a 200-mlle square
desert battleground, lighting still
was going on between Isolated
groups, with the Italians holding
out desperately. It was generally
belleTed, howerer. that with the
capture of the base, the present
phase of operations Is concluded
satisfactorily for the British.
The fall of Sldl Barranl, the
greatest success yet reported In
the spectacular British desert of-
lenslre. and the continuing thrust
of British mechanized units to
the west along the luediterranean
coast Imperilled the entire Ital
ian force In Egypt.
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Greeks Victors In
Fierce Fighting
Athens, Dec. 12.—(Thursday)
—Continued advances In south
ern Albania were claimed for
Greek forces early today but in
the north, a spokesman Indlca:-
ed, picked Italian troops *^4
succeeded in slowing the Greek
offensive. .
On their extreme left, north of
fallen Arglrocastro and Porto Ed-
da, the spokesman said, the
Greeks pushed ahead without ev
en rear-guard action from an
enemy rtfreating toward the
Chlmara heights.
On snow-covered battle grounds
of the north and central sections
fierce fighting .with heavy losses
to the counter-attacking enemy
was said to have failed to halt
the -Greeks. ^
Associatiim
Be Formed Htre
Maas Meeting Called To Be
Held In The City Hall
Fridayt 7:30 P* M.
library Board of the WllkM
county public library has called
a mass meeting to be held on
Friday eTcnlng, December 18, at
the city hall here for the purpoae
of organizing a Library Associ
ation.
The meeting, which Will begin
at 7:30 p. m., will be fot the pur
pose of forming the library as
sociation organization, election of
officers and the carrying out of
a program designed to boost the
library and'to place 18 on a per
manent and sound footing.
All persons’interested in the.
growth and stability of the 11- |
brary as a public Institution *u
the city and county are urged to j
attend the meeting. j
The library Is being maintain- j
ed by WPA help and by public
appropriation and the Library
Association is calculated to be a
major step toward continued
growth of the Institution. The li
brary has grown rapidly since It
was organized a few years ago
with the donations of a few vol
umes of books and is now locat
ed in quarters provided for it m
the city hall building.
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Moose Will Hold
Big Gathering In .
This City Sunday Five Sentenced
''London. Dec. li.-^d«r*a
bombs fell upon London tonight
for the first time In the two days
and nights, at the end of the I
longest lull ever enjoyed here ^
since the begninlng of the air
siege. Olhpr raiders smashed
heavily at a west midlands town,
coming over in waves every two
or three miniitea. '
The nazis followed the old j
method of ni.ght as.sault, fiist ,
dropping incendiaries and follow
ing up with salvos of high ex-
plosives. .J, J !
In the town in the midlaiida a
bus was hit. several homes were ^
de.stroved and there were a mini- I
her of ca-nialties. some of them |
fatal. There were at least four,
instances of people trapped in'
wreckage. Many fires sprang up. :
hut were reported brought quick
ly under control.
There was a report that sever
al other west midlands areas
were under attack,
Morrison Pen
Offer Will Be
Withdrawn Soon
The Joiiriial-Patriol announces
that its offer to give away free
a genuine Morrison fountain pen
with a yearly subscription, new
or renewal, will be withdrawn
soon.
Since the offer was made a
f»w months ago large numbers
of Morrison guaranteed pens have
been given to persons renewing
their subscriptions and to many
new readers cf The Journal-Pa
triot. The pens have been highly
praised and hundreds are using
them very satisfactorily every
dsy*
By special contract with the
manufacturer Ihe Journal-Pa
triot has been able to secure
these pens at a cost which does
not make them prohibitive as
gifts but within a very short
time It will be neces.sary to dis
continue the offer.
Before that date hundreds
have the opportunity to secure
these high quality pens free. A
50 subscription to any person
North Carolina or $2 to per
is living ^outside of the- state
Itles the subscriber to a Mor-
jn pen. Those who wish to
il their subscriptions may do
but should specify men’s or
les’ style pen, which will be
warded by mall after receipt
the subscription payment.
Phe Journal-Patriot wishes to
ke It plain that the offer must
withdrawn an* to ask all
o will to Uko advantage of
thlto It la aUll to force.
Representatives Of Lodges
In Three States Will
Attend Initiation
will close ifs' Palrlotl? CaSSpalgB
with a large class Initiation on
Sunday. December 15. 1:30 p m.,
at the Moose Hall, under direc
tion of A. J. Mount, membership
director.
The Exemplification will be
put on by the fine team from Ga
lax, Va. There will also be a
large gathering of
tives of many lodges in North
Carolina. Virginia and Tennessee.
The meeting i« being lield es
pecially to make plans for the
North Carolina conclave, which
will 1.0 held in North Wilkes-
boro August 30, 31 and Septem
ber 1, IS 11-
Announcement of the meeting
said there will be a miraher of
prominent speakers. including
District Deputy Supreme (gov
ernor Walter York, of High
Point. All members and candi
dates are asked to be present.
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Group Bisdcos Up
Wilkes First Quota For
Year Military Training
This picture shows Wilkes county’s first quora
of five men in the selective service program ss
they boarded the bus early .
in North Wilkesboro for Fort Bragg. Left ^ right
are feymohd Pearson and'Bclo Queen, of Wilkes
draft, board area number
Rcberts and Paul Reeves,
1; Rnfns Ellis, Ted
of draft board area
. Wilkes county’s first quota of
men in the nation’s first peace
time draft left here yesterday
morning for Fort Bragg for one
year of training.
All five men were volunteers
and it was a cheerful group as
they assembled at the bus station
to leave at 7:30 a. m.
There was none of the weep-
llng and walling which accompan
ied such scenes 23 years ago.
Without exception the enlisted
men seemed eager to go and all
thought “It was a good thing to
do.*' The few relatives present
concurred 1 n their expressed
opinion.
From Wilkes draft board area
number 1 were Raymond Pear
son and Belo Queen. From draft
board area number 2 were Paul
Reeves, Ted Roberts and Rufus
Ellis.
At the bus station to see the
first men from Wilkes leave for
a year of training In the selec
tive service program were O. K.
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number 2. The five were the firit volonUer* to Whittington, draft board member
I! a: kv Panl fftor- I i a
make application in Wilkes. (Photo by Paul Har-
vel, Jr.)
Duke Power Co.
Moves Monday
Will Be In New Quarters
On Ninth Street On
Monday, Dec. 16
For Failure To
BiU^nes
Clei^
ed Up Immediately
International Shoe Co. Employees To
Receire Extra Weie^k^s Pay On Dec. 20
International Moe
Company |
an
’Hila extra payment, which will
in area number 1, Wm. A. Stroud,
draft 'board clerk,, and Attorney
F. J. McDuffie, appeal agent.
For draft board area number
two were all three draft board
members—J. R. Hlx, chairman,
R. G. Finley and J. B. Williams
and Clerk W. P. Kelly.
After receiving such farewell
North Wilkesboro branch of
fice of the Duke Power company
will be In its new quarters on
Ninth street Monday, Decmeber
16, ROibei't S. Gibbs, Jr., man
ager, said today.
The company’s offices and
showrooma wll) be moved from
its present quarters on Main
street to the new building erect
ed especially for the company on
Ninth street between Rhodes Day
Furniture company and the Cen
tral Electric and Telephone com
pany building. The new ballding
has been leased to Duke Power
company by Attorney Kyle Hayes,
owner.
The street floor will contain
the firm’s offices, showrooms and
demonstration room. The base
ment floor will be used as a stock
and storage room.
The interior of the building Is
being modernly equipped for a
maximum of convenience and will
be attractively arranged and
lighted.
H. B. Howie, Wilke.s county
sanitarian, said today that five
residents of the Reddles River
watershed area have been con
victed of violation of the sanita
tion laws pertaining to the water
shed territory.
Todd Darnell, Denny Sheets.
.Nick Darnell, F. L. Dancy and
T. T. Church were convicted in
a hearing before Magistrate R. C.
Jeiinin.gs, who sentenced each to
30 days in jail. The jail sentence
was suspended on condition they
erect approved type privies and
pay casts of the action.
Warrants for the five were is
sued by Mr. Howie, who explain
ed that they had been repeatedly
notified to comply with the law
and had failed to do so. He also
staled that others who have been
notified to comply with the san
itation laws governing the water
shed will be prosecuted unless
they act Immediately.
North Wilkesl-oro derives its
water supply from Reddies River
at the water plant here.
Mr. Howie said that the WPA
•sanitation project continues to
function and that any person may
have a privy constructed by fur
nishing the required materials.
house, nnd owjk ehaployees with
continuous s^RtG'from January
1, 1340, throifeh November 30,
19'40, with a maximum limit of
$50 *
awlyWa very toV^e the fdaiii men wert
” _ _ • 1 •_ _ «• A/3 f Vi O f
the Company’s 30,000 employees.
A similar extra payment was
made by the Company about a
year ago.
Hours Determined For Stores To
Be Open Evenings Before Holidays
On their way, being assured that
many others will follow later.
The quota of five from Wilkes
for the first call did not take
nearly all the volunteer applica
tions and it is probable that there
will be sufficient volunteers to
fill the county’s second quota.
Bus Station In
This City Plans
' Moving January 1
Tlic bus station In this city
will iiiovi- about .January 1 to
the Hraiiie hiillding formerly
oeciipleil by Henderson Elec-
Ir'e eonipiiny on .Ninth street,
M. c. Woodie, agent, .said to
day. Tiie new loeation will of-
fcT mi're desirable faeilit-'es
tlian tlie present quarters on
Tentli strec't and there will be
less ccngestion of traffic.
jTo Remain Open Until Nine
Saturday And Open Even
ings After Dec. 19th
Rebuilding Church
On'Highway No, 421
Work is progressing on re
building and remodeling Lewis
Fork Advent Christian church 16
miles west of this city on high
way 421. The church will be en
larged and completely remodeled,
affecting many Improvements, on
the structure.
Five License To
Wed Are Issued
Only five license to wed have
been Issued from the office of
the register of deeds of Wilkes
county during the past two
■weeks.
The couples obtaining license
were; Wilter Baugiiesa and Ruth
McCarter, ibotb of North Wilkes-
boro; Robert Miller and Gladys
Williams, both of Wiiuton-Sal-
em; Roy Rose and Grace Kilby,
both of North Wilkesboro: Fer-
Larger Number Referred »o
River, and Vergie Pinkenton, of
53 Get On Jobs
Through NCSES
Construction Projects At
Fort Brags
placements of the North Wil
kesboro branch of the North Car
olina State Employment service
tor the month of November
dropped to 53, a report released
todays by B. G. Gentry, manager,
showed.
Of this number 61 were placed
Wllbar.
School Holiday*
Begin December 18
North Wilkesboro school will
recees for the Christmas holidays
on Wednesday, December 18, and
resume work on December 30.
Several of the larger county
schools will Observe the same
or tnis numuer t>i were piaceu hnlirtav
in private employment and two dates for the .phonls
on public works jobs. isesaon but some of the schools
However, the office here was
instrumental In placing a much
greater number on jobs during
the month because 130 were re
ferred to other branch offices for
assignments on jobs In their re
spective territories. Practically
will have a shorter holiday vaca
tion.
all of that number were skilled | Italian nliptohes had
—^ wiv X- ■ a Tfalv
laborers sbnt Ifi Fort Bragg to
work on army constmctlon
work work, MitrGbntry ; while totnp
During the month the office the,i}tallana
had » total of 171 new iregUtra- (Antboif
tiona-of Johtein aad ended the £0)119
month with ns Mtlre file of X,- had been d
023.
Stores In North Wilkesboro
have agreed upon hours of being
open evenings before Christmas,
according to news released by W.
,G. Gabriel, head of the Merch-
' ants’ Bureau. '
j Stores will remain open until
nine o’clock on Saturday night of
!this week, December 14, and will
1 begin staying open until nine
I each night On Thursday, Decem
ber 19, continuing on that sche
dule until December 24.
Merchants agreed that the
hours' set would afford ample
tijuA^ for shoppers who because
of !other duties would not find
time to visit the stores during
regular hours.
Mercantile firms in North Wil
kesboro have the most varied
stocks of. holiday merchandise In
the history of the city and trade
is already feeling the stimulus of
holiday buying.
With business conditions gen
erally good throughout this ter
ritory and with bank deposits at
a new record high. It is expected
that retail trade will set a new
record for volume during the hol
iday season In North Wilkesboro.
The streets have been attrac
tively lighted with lights of many
colors on streamers and with
decorative stars In the center of
the streets. The street decora
tions are of a permanent type
which may be used from year to
year in Interesting arrangements.
Water And Sewer
Project To B^gin
Early Next Month
Work on the WPA project pro
viding for extension of the water ^
Britain Places AirpT•ane and sewer systems in North Wll- j
T^issMk At 58; Italy 460ihe»boro and CDuatruetlon of a
air ««„. dl.p~l Plant ««
ministry said tonight that 4Wl4-"t-’’-
been de-
dwtroyed stoiee Italy’s entry In
to the European war last June,j
.Tetin«Ar- )
dUah ioasis against
put St 58.
|V«f aottrees to
i7 ''enemy ' planee
'ed againat aJM*
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“ALWAYS OUTSTANDING FURNIl
Defense Training
Classes May Begin
In This City Soon
Persons Age 17 to 25 Would
Be Given Free Training
In Skilled Trades
Defense training classes may
be started in North Wilkesboro
early . next month, according to
Informatioil/.'Tecelved today from
Paul S. Cragan, " superintendent
of North Wilkeshbro schools.
Mr. - Cragan was in Raleigh
Saturday and discussed the mat
ter with state officials. On Tues
day Q. E. Mathis, superintendent
of defense training classes of the
state department of vocational
education, was in conference with
the city board of education here
and other Interested parties.
He said that defense training
classes can be established here
under joint supervision of the
city schools and the state depart
ment of vocational education and
that classes would be open to
persons between the age of 17
and 25 without charge.
Instructors would he crafts
men and skilled workers In local
Industries and shops where the
management offers cooperation
with the plan.
Cost of the classes will be
paid by the federal government.
The object of the program b'
to train young men for work so
badly needed in defense Indus
tries. particularly airplane con
struction, shipbuilding and mu
nitions manufacturing.
The courses here would In
clude training In machine opera
tion, acetelyne and electric weld
ing, carpentry and sheet metal
work.
Thirty hours per week for 12
itltute a course
.\llna State Em-
jrlll accept reg-
ns desiring tc
courses. Job
[upon comple
hut the em
^11 endeavot
xho receive
i the eounee.
iek«To«alBf $791
Dis|^k«tod To F«r»
akn Of .WlkM
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At loMt „4'7 WUkea cwutf
fermwik* wBl receive th^
ineat for eompllenee with tfep
X34I1' fir*)' program in time tor.
ChriitluM shopping.
Forty-Ohren checks totsltotk
I79X have been received by Ms* ’
Rosa B. Church, treasurer of tfefe-
Wllksa County Agricultural Co**
penraHou association, represent*
ing the first checks received for
1940 compliance with provision*
of the farm program for whMk
the government pays cash. Th*
total represents 'the balance do*
that number of farmers after d**
ductlons had been made for Uma^
superphosphate, austrlan wiBtar
peas and rye grass seed pnrehao-
ed under the “grant of aid’’ pUkS
at contract price.
The first batch of checks ar
rived at least twe months earlier
this year than during any prev
ious year. Usnally, the first onea
arrive In February for compli
ance during the previous calendar
year.
Early payment was made pea-
sible by rapid work on the pari
of Lawrence Miller, the secra-
tary of the Triple A, and offleo
assistants.
Mr. Miller explained that a-
bont 2,000 Wilkes farmers map'
receive payment soon if they will
call at the office of the county
agent and attach their signatux*
to applications for payment which
have been completed and aia
ready to send off when signed.
He urged that all farmers who
have received notice that thatr
applications for payment ara
ready to Big)i to cal) at the-q*-
ers have eai ned jSSTmment ■pay
ments out of a iiossible total of
4,098. More than 2,000 applica
tions have been completed aad
work is progressing rapidly qA,
the remainder.
It was explained, however,
that It will be luseless for a farm
er to call for his check unless he
has received notice that his check
has arrived. Notices are mailed
promptly when checks arrive.
Interest ^own
In Plans For An
, Armory Building
Possibilities Of Securing A
Building As WPA Project
Are Being Studied
City officials and otliers inter
ested are studying plans for
construc'iion of a new armory
building in this city.
North Wilkeslioro has been
without an armory since the one
located on the fairgrounds wa»
destroyed in the flood on August
' 14. Without an armory the city
would face the probability of los
ing Company A of the National
I Guard when it completes Its year
of training at Fort Jackson, 8.
C., next fall.
Adjutant General J. Van B.
Metts has been contacted by par
ties here and he expressed inter
ests in plans for construction of
an armory, pointing out that
North Wilkesboro may secure an
armory now as a WPA project
and with a large part of the coet
furnished by the federal govern
ment.
It is expected that definite pro
posals will be ready tor consid
eration in the next few days.
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Reminder To Buyi
Christmas Seals’
"In the holiday rush you may
hare forgotten to send your moa-
ey for the Christmas Seals thst^ ''
were mailed to yon,” said Mrs.
Boyd Stout, Christmas seal, side 4
chairman. “If yon have, we feel
sure that yon would like to helyt.
Tuberculosis germs never take e
holiday. They keep ns tnal^ell
the year, every day, he^ aavto* -
preciona lives.'>6ci pleue gtoa,
what yon can—^ve tjgoiBtap every;
dollar wfll h^ to praUM yoer ’
home and yon lihAher'a
this needlew. Alneem^