\C"i
rownt
Are Attacked
^ Atows, Dee. 18.—Greek m«-
ehine funnere were reported rak-
. tn» the Albanten towns of Kll-
'«ir« and TepeJenl from surround
ing mountaU) peaks tonight In an
■t.*pparent prelude to a major ef-
a. fort to drire out the Italian de
fenders.
The Greeks declared that In
bringing the two nearby towns
under their guns their troops
seared a “brilliant victory” like
ly to have a decisive influence on
the' Albanian campaign.
Klisura is in middle Albania
on a cross mountain road leading
to'^Tepeleni, some 12 miles to the
west. It also provides an import
ant route to the lower Vlouaa
river valley.
Tell-tale flames such as those
seen before the Italians retreated
from Arglrocastro and Porto Ed-
da ■were said to be licking sky
ward at Klisura. indicating Mus
solini’s forces had fired the city
In preparing for withdrawal.
Bombless Period For
. British Capital
London. Dec. 18.—Bomb-wise
„>ndonere went into their second
Recessive night without an alert
tonight for one of their longest
raid-free periods since September.
The British capital had a simi
lar bombless period last week,
ending after 4 3 hours ^“1 51
minutes with a
from the nans the night o
cember 8. . „ the
Adding to the ^
luftwatfe’s absence was the fac
that the channel was clear o^ mis
for the first time in ^eeks
though the sky was cloudy.
lUUdA Oemtinue
Lt’night’s rain squalls to blast
the German f^^ra^ight
Mannheim for the second straight
ithrthe air ministry announc-
:^‘“cerm'’a:held channel ports
Ld airdromes also were attack
ed.
Some idea of the pretty atreet lighting in North
Wilkeeboro this holiday season can be gained
from this night picture of Main Street, looking
■west from near the rorner of Main and Ninth.
As shown by the picture, the street decorations
consists of brilliantly lighted streamers wfth si-,
over the center of the street The decorations
are of a permanent type, purchased at considera
ble cost by the merchamts, and may be used from
year to year in attractive arrangements. (Staff
photo by Dwight Nichols).
Moose From Three
Italians Retreat In
Africa
Dec.
•. ISA Libyan coast toward Dema^
Force observers
easternmost base left
fascists in their disastrous E.. P
“^ra'^Su appeared s«r-
T^nded and doomed to
fill to the British.
armored cars were reported to
have cut communications to tne
^vest From the east, thousands
i^f fresh imperial troops brought
In from Egyptian desert camps
stormed the other end of a clos
ing plncer which Imperiled sever
al fascist divisions.
The British command had but
a single seiiteiice in description.
"Operations in the Bardia area
continue.”
The reports of British pilots,
however, drew a picture of fas
cist flight over a vast area—from
Bardia to Tobruk, itself more
than 70 miles from the Egyptian
frontier and the strongest Italian
base In Libya, and on to the west
from there toward Derna.
while the British
Northwestern
Pays A Bonus
States Gathered
For Meeting Here
Large Class Admitted In A
Gathering Held In This
City On Sunday
May Come Saturday
Holiday Trade
Here To Reach A
New High Record
A well attended meeting was
held on Sunday. December 16. at
the Moose hall and a class of 25
was admitted into the Defending
Circle under the direction of
Membership Director A. Jack
North Wllkciboro office of the I
North Carolina Employment |
Service and Unemployment Com- I
pensatlon Commission has receiv- Merchants In This City Fre
ed word from Raleigh that every - — -- - • •
effort w^ill be made to have
checks for claimants who are
supposed to report' Monday. De
cember 23, in the office here for
pared To Meet Varied
And Exacting Demands
Holiday trade is
Mount. The ex^plicatlon of the
ritual was.JJ.nt tBa exeel-
Tent team of "ISaTSt.!^ Va.Lbdge
No. 733. The team was composed
of Dr. R. C. Bowie, governor:
Walter Catron. Junior governor.
Glenn J. Musser. past governor:
Golden Voss, prelate: Wilson
Ramey, sergfant at arms; H. H.
Williams, orator.
'Phere was some fine musical
entertainment by the Mno-^e Mel
ody Boys, of Gala.x. Very inter
esting talks weie made by A. V.
Nolan, who represented the class,
by Gov, Allen, of Elizabethton
lodge N’o. 3BP. Also heard were
n. W. Cardwell, also of the Kliza-
bethton lodge. Loyd Swann, o!'
Lenoir lodge No. .385. and W. C.
reaching a
distribution on Saturday, Decern-1 peak in North Wilkesboro with
,igj. 21 ' the climax expected Saturday
Claimants who are supposed'and a late rush on Tuesday,
to report Monday may call at North Wilkesboro stores, an-
their office Saturday for their; ticipating the high peak in hnsl-
checks If they choose to do so. B. ne-^s this week-end. begin tonight
G. .r«ttl»il»l?Jr..«PM evenings
o’clock. in3"'vriR contigiW
open evenings until that hour
through Tuesday, December 24.
With only four more shopping
days until Christmas, retail busi
ness is gaining rapidly in mo
mentum here hut niercanlile es
tablishments have prep-ared for
an increa.se this year and were
stocked heavily at the beginning
of the season. A large nnmlier of
C. O. Poindexter, WUkds
ty accounta^nt aim tax
or, today, announced that
task of assessing and listing propr
, erty for Uucatlon jrtU '
Wilkes on MondAjfi- tab
1941. -y-o. •
He also released the names o(
list takers and property assessors
for the various townships in the
; county and urged that all prop
erty owners and others required
to list for taxation attend to the
matter on the- dates which will
be poiited for each township.
This is re-valuation year in
Wilkes and the assessment board
for each precinct will consist of
the list taker and two assessors.
Mr, Poindexter has announced
the following appointments, the
first named being the list taker, .
(the second a Republican assessor
and the third a Democrat asses
sor:
Antioch—C. A. Sparks, Robert
Segraves, B. L. Johnson,
j Beaver Creek—Hayes Walker,
Chap Ferguson, Charlie J. West.
Boomer—Mrs. John Andrews,
Ralph Swan.son. J. M. German.
Brushy Mountain—Alonzo An
derson. J. P. Hayes, W. H. Teve-
paugh.
Edwards No. 1—John K.
Tharpe, H. A. Hanks, E. F. Ed
wards.
Edwards No. 2—Jack Hoots,
Rev. John Burcham, J. B. Church.
Edwards No. . 3—O. P. Hol
brook. W; ,L. Draughn, J. F.
Fields.
Elk No. 1—S. P. Miller, Colon
(Continued on page eight)
,3 Hoineless Toti'Q* ]] Jp ^
The Wilkes county welfare de
partment has suggested that no
tietie| Ghristmas gift could be
children the welfare
le now has in its care than
;gobd homes.
The welfare officer, Charles
McNeill, is looking for homes for
a seven-year-old girl and two
hoys, ages five and three years.
They are Intelligent children and
are badly in need of good homes.
Persons interested' in taking one
or more of the children are ask
ed to get in touch with the wel
fare office as soon as possible.
lb Ar^ No. Tii|o
Volimtewn ll«i;e
To^Foi Qubtt orii^^
For Secomi CsJl
Empty Stockings
Fund Solicited By
Welfare Officials
Persons Who Will Care For extra .-ales people have boon fJOi
1,002 Persons In
^ jCou^ On
)Iic As^tance
WPA Project
For City Talked
Include Armory
Armory, Athletic Field, Drill
Field, Stadium And Re
creation Area
Interested citizens here are
talking of plans for a big WPA
project to fill several needs of
North Wilkesboro.
Included In the project would
be an armory building, the arm
ory here having been destroyed
in the August 14 flood. '
There would also ■be an athletic
field, a drill field for the armory,
a recreation area and seats along
side the athletic field.
It has been estimated that the
total project may be secured for
j8s little as $20,000 for the spon
sors part, not Ipoludhig the cqst
of the situ.
Wilkes ceunty's quota for th«
second .selective sbiwtee call tn
eleven men on January SO and.
unless there are additional voluh-
teers someone is going to bu
drafted in Wilkes draft board
area number two, according' to
present indications.
Wilkes draft board area num
ber one, with office in'Wilkw-
boro, has ten avallabla . Totals-'
teers, which will 'fin" the^'tWiifr jla
quota of six unless an unnsnnBy.
^ large percentage fall to pass tlM
J physical examination. ‘
Wilkes board number twx
which has office in the city ball
building here, now has a muxi-
mnm of four available volunteers
and a quota of eleven men to fill
on Janu.'.ry 20.
The first call of five men from
Wilkes,.»two from area numbw
one and three from number two.
was filled on December 11 ■with,
volunteers. However, one of the
men from board nnmber one,
Belo Queen, of Gilreath, was re
jected at Fort Bragg when ho
failed to pass the physical exam
ination there. A man to fill hi*
place will be sent with the Jan
uary quota.
K'-dlXi>fg%evwra|r-yiwr8—ttrere
■ been agitation for a municipal
: playground and the flood’.« de
struction of the armory building
Both hoards hare claaslfied a
sufficient number of men intw
class 1 to fill any reasonable call.'
Draft board number two here
mailed out an additional bait I
hundred questionnaires Moadavw-
to registrants whose. loMi .hydit.
'were^fro'fa ■'iW’to iSh, '
inclusive. Another fifty will bo
mailed out next week.
Approximately $8,000 Paid made the erection of another es
In Monthlly GranU To
Wilkes People
Families At Christmas
Time Wanted
One thousand and two persons
in Wilkes county this month re
ceived public assistance funds
■ , totaline almost SS.OOO. records of
ployed to accomodate the increas- welfare office showed,
ed unnG -r of holidav shoppers in , $7,983, of
■ North Wilkesboro, which is the
, J itradii'tt e. nrer tor an expanding
■ r ly end eoiiniy ve'fsre
Ipartmonts and cooperating organ- in t ns pai o • .
lizations are makina every effort M’-’^hants here
Pemberton, of the High Boint j from honght mere lan ise
Iteing an em'*v stocking Ynle- Previons
y e a !•
ereater
lodge No. 693.
W. H. Dnhling. secetary of
lodge No, 2t:t and president of
the North Carolina Moose asso
ciation, presented a very timely
talk. H. Way Rnssell, vice pres
ident of the North Carolina
Moose association followed Mr.
Duhling at the rostrum.
The principal speaker was Pil
grim District Deputy Supreme
Governor W. 1.- York, of High
eing
tide in nee.ly homes.
I tn North Wilkesboro Poliee
1 Chief J. E. Walker, who i.s also
city welfare officer, and Mrs. J.
L. Clements have a list of needy
: families whose children’s hearts
\ will not be gladdened with
Christmas toys. cs'idies. fr>er|.
and clothing unless someone
helps. Persons who will agree to
this
of
volume than for any
i holiday -enson in order to meet
'the demands lOf a growing pat-
ro'ia 'iid to f'fVther promote
this city as a trading mecca.
B. & L. Meeting
On Friday Night
which $5,4 22 was paid in grants
to 631 needy aged.
The next largest amount, $2.-
062, went to 1.69 families with
333 needy and depender. chil
dren.
Thirty-eight blind persons re
ceived $4 99 in grants for the
month.
Grants for December set a new
record total tor the county for
any one month and vouchers
were mailed out early as possible
sentiai if North Wilkesboro is to
'continue to have a military com
pany. There is also a recognized
need for an athletic field conven
iently situated.
Those who have been studying
the combination proposal agree
that it is a splendid opportunity
to secure several badly needed
improvements at small cost and it
is expected that further detail.--
concerning the proposal may be
aired publicly within the next
few days.
H. G. Minton Is
Claimed By Death
Widely Knoxm C'tizen Of
Ferguson Community Died
Tuesday; Funeral Held
Banks Announce
Holidays Closings
Death claimed one of Wilkes
county’s best known characters
when ftoraee Gree'v Minton, of
Ferguson, succumbed Tuesday
niorning in a Statesville hospital.
A foot infection was the im
mediate cause of his death. He
carried to the hospital on
Friday.
Mr. Minton was 68 year.s of age
Announcement has been made
that both banks here, the Bank and was a member of one of the
of North Wilkesboro and the ' best known families In this see-
Northwestern Bank, will h^ tion of the state. For many years
In order that the receinients closed on Wednesday and Thnrs- he had been active in community
might use the money before day. December 25 and 26. and affairs and
Christmas holidays. on New Year’s Day, January 1.
in polities. He was
(Continued on page eight)
Governor W. -• ■ ” matre a donation for anv fsm"'’ Wilkesboro Building & Loan'
Point, who outlined North Wilkesboro are urged To Have
ful workings at Mooseheart, the with Chief Walk- Association To H
“Child City.”
Mr. York emphasized the fact
that the motivating i eas o that there will no' be
er or Mrs. Clements at once
m ,
I
Annual Meeting
for and
that there will
Deliveries
. • Annual stockholders meetins
45 Employes Of Bank Re
ceive Bonus Of Five Per
' Cent Of Year’s Pay
will be of the Wilkesboro Building and i
Loan association will be held In |
the association’s offices on Fri
day night. December 20, seven
o’clock, according to an an-
Northwestern Bank, which
has home office here and branch
es In eight other northwestern
North Carolina towns, has paid a
(^ristmas bonus to all its 4 5
'^ployes, it was learned here to
day from an official of the bank.
The bonus payment, which
equalled five per cent of the 1940
salaries, was paid to all employ
es of the home office here and
branches at Sparta. Jefferson,
Boone, Blowing Rock. Bakers-
TUle, BurnsTille, ^ Valdese and
Taylorsville.
Moose home for the young and
helpless are sc donations,
in the social structure that they
have been the sole guide for the I For the r-r-l snon,---. ,|,o
formation of forms r.f .socia, se- countv welfare denartment has a
Lrity insurance .-nd benefits to list of needy families, which in-
7 ... eludes 16 ill dire circumstance^. ,
PreVminary arrangements for Th^ famil'es are lifted as oppor-1 nonneement by lAm. A. Stroud,
the North Carolina Moose as-o- tunities one to sixteen and were, secretary-treasurer,
ciation conclave, which will con- briefly described by a .-pokesman | ^ report of the year’s business
vene in North Wilkeshoro the j for the welfare department as , given and directors of the
30. 31. of "Y°MoTher and four children at association will be elected. The
Sections were made to Boomer: father and mother and directors will then elect officers
hold the mid-winter conference five crippled children. North Wil- for the coming year,
of the I.egion of tbe Moose of keaboro route one; orphan boy. | Stroud said today that the
North Carolina in the middle of age 14. needs everything. Millers association has enjoyed good bus-
February The Legion is the sec- Creek; mother and six children. ‘ inggg. throughout the year.
nnd degree of the Moose. Dates North Wilkesboro route one; mo-
will be set later as to the conven- ther and four children. 1
ience of the director general, who lains; mother and one daughter,. x UMfCl V/U*
Rev. H. J. Ford
JWill Preach Here
On Two Sundays
is founder of Moo,seheart. Senator
James J. Davis may be here at
that time, also past commander
of the Legion. Senator Robert R.
Reynolds, of North Carolina.
In New Location
Only 2 Marriage
License In Week
Oak woods; mother and four chll-,
dren. Buck; mother and four chil- j
dren, Wilkesboro; mother and |
five children. Summit; mother!
and seven children, Wilkesboro; j North Wilkesboro branch of
mother and two children, Wil-1 t.Ue Duke Power company has
kesboro route one; mother and I moved its offices and showroor.is
two children, North Wil'••esboro• j from the Hotel Wilkes building
iRev. Howard J. Ford, a former
o f wilkesboro Baptist
arch and now a student of
atlieasteim Seminary, will «11
PQlpU of the First Baptist
Tch 1* this city at both morn-
Xifl aTenteg sehices on Snn-
fj DMenber 8t,. and Sunday,
her 19. The public is most
Sy iBTlted to all services.
^D«peaiber
Only two license to wed '■•er
issued during the past week by ther and two children.
Register of Deeds C. C. Bidden River,
but the decrease is considered
only as a lull before the holiday
storm. The two couples were:
Elmer Harrold and Nora Teague,
both of Hays, and Gaither J.
Burch, of Elkin, and Irene Coe,
of Boonvllle.
grandfather and one grandson, j on Main .-.ireet to the new bulld-
North Wilkesboro route one: fa-jing recently'erected adjacent to
• Roaring I Rhodes-Day-Furniture company
on Ninth street. The office moved
Faith in a real Santa Claus j Monday.* ^
was proved by requests of needy I The firm extends a cordial In-
families that, their names bejTitation to its thonaands of pa-
plaeed on the Christmas list.
Tea, ft .«ai|
when T. over oM times afd old fri
I trons in Wllkee and to others In-
The welfare department also [tereeted to ristt the office and.
reported that H kM recently bad ^ showrooms in their new and at-
(CoatiBU^'en page eight) [tractive quartere.
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of VernSMi. ..
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m
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5*^**?^' rhrod at BoiShix’s hoote
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