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,, Cairo.—Italy’s base of Bardia
^ Ml in shambles yesterday to Brlt-
V aln’s inraation of Libya, after 20
' days of savase siege, and all its
«J5.000 defenders Including the
'Its cist commander were taken
^rtsoner In the first major Brit-
victory of the war on Italian
a^i.
■ i^.'lf’ifThe complete capture of Bardia
Joim K. Biadibun
Wilkes Chaihnar
Birthday Par ties
Drive Is Planned to Raise
1 p. m., after the rout of a sni-1 Funds to Fight Infantile
force of about 5,000 Italian | paralysis This Year
^orrlbili’’ holding out in defea-e i ^ _
to. the southeast, was announced
la a communique of the British
atlddle east command last night.
Our Newest Bomber in
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Civic OfiabSSk That Hai ^ ^
Be Retained On Commission
a—
John Kermit Blackburn, who
has been appointed Wilkes coun-
. {y chairman tor the organization
The hoisting of Britain’s Union I president’s birthday parties
Jack above the Bardia govern-1 funds to fight Infantile
house meant the complete i paralysi.5, said here today that he
jlfcrattering of Marshal Rodolfo . ,
^ ’ Grazlanl’s Italian army of inva
sion, which In September struck
75 miles across Egypt to Sidi Bar-
rani only to be thrown back in
one of the most disastrous routs
in military history.
70,000 l*ri.«ioncc» '
With the taking of the 25,000
Italian prisoners, in the final as
sault on Bardia, the number qf
Italian troops falling prisoner in
the sweep of Britain’s desert
blitzkrieg rose to perhaps 70,000
men—Grazianl’s entire invasion
army, it wa.s said.
General Bergonzoli. handsome
bearded commander who resisted mm « |V| i
valiantly within Bardia jflftlOr rl6lCD6r
Premier Benito Mussolini had i , j J
dered the base defended “at all |
costs,’’ surrendered to the Brit
ish conquest, led by wildly-shout
ing Australian troop.s.
Last night’s comnuiniace said
that Gen. Bergonzoli wa,s captur
ed along with a corps command
er and tour of his senior gener-. r,
land hour division for the Caro
“ Thus. Britain’s offensive has I Unas, has been called to report
L i 6 n 8 EndfM’se Power for Defense
HackettRerard
Highway Gtoi^l
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is perfecting a county-wide organ
ization to carry out the activities,
which may include a President’s
Ball in N’orth Wilkesboro.
Mr Blackburn said that he had
just received notice of his ap
pointment as county chairman
from Dr. Julian Miller, state
chairman, and that he has not
had time to complete the local
organization here.
However, he said that the drive
will he put on and that all people
of the county will be given an
opportunity to participate in the
infantile paralysis fund this year
Aak For HU Reuppointiaent:'
Judge Hayes Delivers Ad-'
dress Before (the' Club
I
Called to Duty
At Washii^on
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The newest and best of the D. S. medium bombers is B-26, shown
here taking off (above), and in the air (below), doring a test flight at
Baltimore, Md. Product of the Glenn L. Martin factory at Baltimore,
this high performance dealer of destruction will soon be rolling off the
production lines at mass production rate.
Raleigh.—-Major A. L. Fletch
er. regional director of the wage
inus. nriLain s» unriirvivci .
stripped Italy of at least 10 of Its j to Washington for act ve service
best fighting leaders in the past with the selective service board,
month.' according to official ac-' Major Fletcher ,s orders stipu-
I late service of a year or less. A
specialist on draft procedure, he
. ssr«ii will serve as assistant to General
Mazis Will Marcn \^is b. Hershey,;executlve of-
In Bulgaria Soon' flcer of the selective service sysi
tern.
Belgrade.—All Russian envoys
MWiilftJfl - have
By federal regulation, his
A'ood last night as reports spread
of an impending German “Peace
ful occupation" of Bulgaria per
haps within two or three days.
Usually well-informed quarters
said that Wednesday has been
fixed as the "zero hour’’ for a
march of German armed forces
Into Bulgaria from their new Ru
manian l)a.-es.
- - Nazi quai'ltrs said tliat Russia
•will not interfere in any way
“with any forthcoming German
action in Bni.garia.’’
"Ki-ee lliind’’ Sway
One German source went so far
as to say tliat. as result of the^
recent Berlin 4^it of Soviet I’re- ,
mier and Foreign Commissar |
Viacheslav M. Molotov. Russia •
■will give Germany “a free hand |
in Bulgaria. .
Ing his absence on military duty
and he is expected to return to
his post at the conclusion of his
service In Washington.
During his at.senro his duties
will be performed by Steiihen
MacRae. supervising in.spector
with headquarters in Colninlita.
S. C.. who will divide his time
between Raleigh and Colnm'’^.
Mrs. Pauline W. Horton, asst./inl
regional director, will he in
charge of the Ra’.e'gh office.
Major Fletcher set up the In
spection Branch of the Wage and
Hour Division for tlie country
and served as assisiaiil adininis-
i trator of the Wage and Hour
Clark Baby Is | l ax Listi^ Begins
Winner Awards|To(lay In Several
Precincts of Wilkes
Son Born >n Night of Janu
ary 1 Is First New Year
Baby Bom uv Wilkes
; Division during it- incipiency. He
is an expert on wage and hour
I regnlations. He lias been an ac-
Itive .National Guard officer since
■IhlT. He organized and captain-
, 'ed a unit of the I’-SIh Field Ar-
Greeks Repulse ItiUerv and led it overseas. After
Italian Onslaught he world war No. 1 he helped
Athens. —Italian forces, rein
forced by .'lock troops rushed
reorganize the National Guard
and since 19S2 he has been n a-
jor and judge advocate genet al
^Vom Italy, have been driven hack on the State staff. About five
’uOOn the .■VIbanian Adriatic sea- years ago he was assigned to
port of Valona after surrendering make a study of selective service!
strategic positions to the Greeks land to draw up a State Selective
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and suffering heavy losses in
dead, wounded and. prisoners, it
was stated officially last night.
An official spokesman said the
Italian defenders of V’alona, try-
Service I’lan for North Carolina. ,
He W recognized as an expert on
selective service jiust as he is an
expert on the wage and hour.
Temporarily he will he witli llie
Cripple Clinic
January cripple clinic will he
held al the Wilkes hosiiital here
on 'rhnrsday morning, an an
nouncement from the Wilkes
comity he. lth department said. A
speciali.sl from Charlotte will
jniaite examination of cripples at
the clinic and efforts will he
made to liave as many a.s possible
there for free examination.
ty.
According to reports reaching
this office, a son horn to Mr. and
Mrs. Julius Clark, of North Wil-
keshoro route three, was the win
ner of the several awards offer- ^
'hshofB-htrerneWtli^Tdir
flrrfls to the first New Year Bahv.
Dr. G. T. Mitchell, attending
physician, said the son war- hern
to .Mr. and Mrs. Clark on January
1 al 11 p. m.
According to announced rules
of the hahy marathon, the eiitrio.s
honld have been turned in to
The Journal-Patriot office by six
o’clock on Friday.
Prizes await the first Italiy are
given by Belk’s. Emily’s Beauty
Salon, G. P. Store, Toralitison’s
dei>ai'tment store, Rhodes-Day,
Rrame’s Ding store. Rare’s Fair
store.
Duke Power company also of
fered a prize for the first baby of
the new year to a family on Duke
Power company lines. The Clark
baity does not (ittalify for that
prize and the conte-:t for the
Dtike Power cotnpany prize is
still open.
Appointments by Tax Listers
and Assessors Announced
By C. G. Poindexter
Tax listing and the quadren-
■Jl.l .aottoagiiffliajis. prnnertv for
'to^sy in ■HoM^'’’wlth
many townsalps is Wilkes coiin-
C. G. Poindexter, county tax
supervisor, said that the task will
be completed during the month
on January and urged early list
ing In order to avoid the rush ott
the last days set apart tor listing.
A.S a convenience to the per
sons required to list for taxes, the
county tax stj^vvisor has .an
nounced the B.'^wing appoint
ments tor list takers in practical
ly all of the townships:
Antioch, C. A. Spark-s. list tak
er—Dellaplane church January 6,
Lee Martin place January 7. R.
C. Segravea’ service station Jan
uary 8 and 10, Tom Mathis’ ser
vice station January 9.
Beaver Creek. G. H. Walker,
list taker—V, T. Walsh'.s store
(Continued on page four)
North Wilkesboro Lions Club
began the new year Friday night
with an enthusiastic, meeting, an
attendance of 43 and a splendid
program featured by an address
by Judge Johnson J- Hayes on the
subject of “Liberty.”
The club also discussed some
items of public interest and unan
imously passed a resolution ask
ing Governor Elect J. M. Brough
ton to appoint J. Gordon Hackett.
of this city, to another term on
the .state highway commission.
The resolution, identical with
the one passed by the Kiwanls
club earlier F’riday. cited Mr.
Hackett’s splendid record as a
member of the commission and
the progress made in highway
work during the past four years
while he has been a member of
.the commission.
The program Friday night was
in charge of Grady Church and
he presented Judge Hayes as the
speaker. The federal jurist deliv
ered a stirring message which
brought enthusiastic applause
from the membership of the club
and several visitors.
Included among the visitors at
the meeting were 14 members of
the Lenoir Lions clubs. Guests of
members here included Paul
Wiles, of Taylorsville, and Robin
Vernon Deal '‘and
Frank Stafford was d: guest of
Emmett Johnson.
Several members of the club
here plan to go to Lenoir tonight
to attend a meeting of the club
there.
Kiwanians Pass
ResoIuticHi Here
At Fridiiy’s Meet
Splendid Record of Comiiu»*
aioner Hackett Is Pointed
Out In the Resolution
Story Leaves For
Raleigh Tuesday
ing to stem the Greek push upon | Army and the Selective Service
^ - X ..a 1.-.* xcriti Via Urn
Bombed!
the port, used large numbers of
fresh troops but "all Italian at
tempts were repulsed with heavy
losses.’’
i Farther north Greek forces
stormed and captured a 4..500-
foot peak in fierce fighting, add-j
ing a mountain of “considerable |
strategic importance” to their |
line pushing upon Valona, the i
Greek spokesman said. j
l.'U) I’rl-ioiiers Taken " |
this fighting, the Greeks
Division hut lie will only he a-
vay on leave and a.s soon as he
is released from military service
he will again become the Director
of Region VI for the Wage ami
i Hour.
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T. E. Story, who was elected
to the legislature a-s Wilkes
county's representative, will leave
for Raleigh tomorrow in prepara
tion for opening of the 1941 leg
islature the following day.
Mr. Story, for many years one
of the best known educators In
this section of the state, will be
one of six Republican represen-
♦ atives in the legislature. He was
elected by a majority of 1,473 in
Wilkes. This senatorial district,
composed of MHlkes, Yadkin and
Davie, will also be represented
by a Republican, Miles T. Shore,
of Yadkin county.
North Wilkesboro Kiwanis club
in meeting Friday noon went on
record requesting Governor-Eleet
J. M. Broughton to appoint J.
Gordon Hackett, of this city, U»
another term as member of the
State Highway and Public Work*
Commission.
The resolution, presented by
W. H. McElwee. was unanimous-
; ly and enthusiastically passed by
the'efub, membership of which 1*
composed of many of the best
known and most influential men.
of the city and immediate coi»-'
munlty.
“More progress has been made
in the 12 counties located in this
division in road work during the
past four years than at any time
during the history of North Car
olina: which progress, in onr
opinion, has been due, in a large
part, to the erfergy and untiring
^ - service of Mr. Hackett,’’ the ree-
and rifle, is shown at work in hta ojutlon said.
model shop at the Sprlngfleld, ,jjg business session of the
Mass., armory, where his grand gnn luncheon meeting the list of cons-
ia in mass production to arm our ^y
defense forces. _ secretary, who called atten-
Ition to the duties of the chairman
I of each committee.
J. H. Rector was received Into
membership in the club and waa
given the induction ceremony by
^ . A. H. Casey, who also prosentoi
41 art- 1 him with the Kiwanls button.
About rebniaiy-H- j -b. canu«, who
* (as president of the club at UUK
Machinery Installed In New '^'^’^’s meeting, delivered his in-
... ¥ . II I i augural address, which received
Plant; Offices Installed
J\
John C. Garand, Inventor of the
army’s famed semi-antomatlc Gar- *
Home Chair Co.
Begin Operation
In lO'Room Building
Annual Report Of
Clerk Is Published
Funds Held by Clerk of the
Court Listed on Pages
Three-Six Today
The annual report of the Clerk
of Sitperlo’’ court of Wilkes coun
ty, which shows the fiind.s being
held in court actions and other
matters by the clerk, is published
in this issue of The Journal-Pa
triot on pages three and six.
Publication of the report is
required by law.
Persons who have funds being
high piaise from tlie member-thip
of the club.
The Resolution
Text of the resolution asking
another term for Mr. Hackett on
the Highway Commission was as
follows:
"This Resolulion, made thin
Hie 3rd da.v of January. 1941. by
.the North Wilkesboro Kiwanln
gu.st 14 the company purchased |
The Home Chair company will
begin mamifacturing operations
at Its plant at Rnnda alioiit Feli-
riiary 1. i( was learned today
from an official of the company.
After Hie company’s plant here
was destroyed in the flood on .4ii
the Honda Cotton Mills plant and ‘
transformed it into a niodern
fitrniture factory.
New and modern macliinery.
inclitding conveyor systems, lias
been installed and workmen are
putting the nnishing toiiclies to
remodeling and enlargitig of the
factory huildings.
Plant offices have Ijeen moved
to a ten-room building in Ronda,
but the postoftice address of the
company will remain North Wil
kesboro.
Twenty-two dwelling houses,
which were included in tlie sale
of the cotton mills property, tiave
been renovated and placed in
111) in
a iiieeling duly assemW-
held for them by the clerk are
reqtiested lo make notation of the
judgment docket number t^’fien eondition.
calling for the money at the j
clerk’s office This information I Twenty-six North Carolina cities
Is essential in order that records are listed in the 10.000 and over
can be looked up without excess- population class in the 1940 ceii-
ive delay.
‘The Olympics of Aviation’
Resources Grow
At Northwestern
i*
In lllio L.eu-.-r,. - I
took 150 prisoners and much war i Resources Grow Over One
material, it was said. More than j Qne-Half Million In
100 prisoners, including officeis, n . t
iere captured in the fighting a-^ the Past Two Years
*^“An*^ffi'cial^Rx'yaV"'Air Force Resources of The Nortliwe-t-
communique reported that Brit- ern Bank, which has home of
ten planes had carried out a dev- fice here and branches tn eight
Mtariiig raid on Ttal.v’.s major l other north.we.stern North Carn-
mld-Albanian base at Elbasan.
■where many fires were started.
Reports from the southern
front also told of Greek warriors
•inhshlng one of the fierce enemy
tanks assaults of the war in Al
bania.
Carolina Trio
> , At Roaring River
rh« Carolina Trio and Dwight
BaU -h&d his Dixie String Band
render a program at Roaring
ftirer aeliooi on Saturday night,
Janoary 11, seven o’clock.
Una towns, have Increased by
more than one and one-half mil
lion dollars in the past two years.
A statement from the bank to
day listed resources at the close
of business on December 31.
194C, at $5,247,548.41, which
represents an increase of $1,-
514,429.11 over resources total
ling $3,733,119.30 on December
31, 1938. The total on December
SO. 1939, was $4,361,820.32.
Annual stockholders' meeting
Will be held at the bank’s home
office here on Tuesdayr January
1 11 a. m.
Fox Caught In Barn
And Chicken House
On The Same Day
Brltfarii fircmeii pearlng a atream
of water ea the atUl amonlderlBg
8t« Janua chntxdi, blsteile Landea
laaamartt, tallewiag a Qenww ar
;»M an Old Mtah Ihib pie-
I Itare it^proved if Brltlah oeatata.
':t'
Maybe the man who - when
cauglit In a chicken house said
he was opossum hunting was
not so badly wrong after all
because a fo.v was caught in- a
harn and a cliicken house on
the same day.
On Friday niomng Mrs. Ma
tilda Eller went to the home of
a ntdglibor, Mrs, IV. T, Eller,
ill the P“--lear cominnnlfy, and
told the boys there that there
was a wildcat In her ham.
t'lyde and Ernest FSIer went
tliere with their dogs and
caught the fox in the bam.
Later that day the fox was
turned loose on Little Moan-
tain with all the fox honnde in
^ Pnriear oommwnity looeed
on it* tnll. It t>o . tftB'
home of Vemon Cfrtkidit where
the women folk* caaght .the
- ftxk oad tcMbeil. It into Ihe' hen
ho»ie to ke(« fbp .dw fNm
boro. North Carolina, Wltpesseth:
“Thsl. Wherca.’!. The North
Wilkesboro Kiwanis Club has in
the past and will in the future
be very vitally and intensly inter-
e.sled in Hie promotion of the
welfare of the State of North Car
olina. and more particularly that
section of North Carolina ia
whicli is situated Wilkes County
and ihe 'fown of North Wilkea-
boro; and
“Whereas. The North Wilkea-
horo Kiwanis Club has done all
things in Hie power looking to
ward the promotion of the inter
est of the people residing in thia
the Northwe.-^t .Section of our
State: and
“Whereas, During the past
fn”- (4) ''ears the Honoral.Ie J.
G. Hackett, as a member of tho
State Highway and Public Works
Coiiiniission of . North Carolina,
has given unsparingly all of bin
time and efforts, and has render
ed unselfish service to the Stata
las a whole and to this highway
I division particularly; and, where
as, as a result of his efforts, mote
progress has been made in the
twelve (12) counties located in
fi his division in road work during
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the past four (4) years than at
any time during the history of
North Carolina: which progress,
in our opini^i. has been due, in
a large part, to the energy and
untiring service of Mr. Hackett.
“Now, Therefore, Be It Resolv
ed by the Kiwanls Club of North
Wilkesboro, North Carolina, that
Governor J. -M. Broughton, of the
State of North Carolina, be earn-
eslly 'requested, in the Interest
of the welfare of the residents
of the State of North
to reappoint for an ad^
term of office the Honon®
G. Hackett as a memb^ ^
State Highway & Public
' Corami.sslon of North Uarollwn?*.
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Feari* pinIkaMittr tHla 'MMiMfe puiM M
Grange Will
' On Tuefday
r- £5-
WllkMboro Orange ,
on Tuesday ; ,»j
7>3fl p. mgyA epeclal *•’-
being prepw^
BrelkoH and a latjje at
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