r ’ m Cv Quartert New Mpv« Against Grebes , fcWHonf—Oermany^ full-fore*.' oaeVMttott of BuU»rla.' Mr ^Ktta todMT. aocorcMnc to to. ’ *orai*Uo» roaelrtuy authorttatiTe! BrtUA QMtfton, for the .purpose I of toretec Greece to subm'lt to | .a .42cteted peaee -with Ital^. ■ .t^ese quarters said they were cosTtaeed tbat the main. forces of Adolf,Hitler's Balkan army 'JMitUd bflSin {loarlnk Into Bulger- ' acroes tlie Danube this week 1 tiiat U woald be "not in the aorprisink'; If the bis push SsjaTt. today, /r."' 1 Balsaria, howerert was said to '^'only a “lOiBor staGos" on the tiw to. a Baach aio>^ fmiwrtant destladtion which Ifitier aopears ^ to hare fixed as his ultimate ob- jeottre. The German army and air force, ft was hellered in Informed British Quarters, will ip^aie In 'Bulgaria and fasten its tentacles firmly upon tiie nation of King Boris while Hitler gives Greece a "last chance’’ to come to terms with Italy. Sven if Germany invades and subdues Greece, it was speculated In london, and obtain strategic Gre^ and submarine and air bases the Nazi forces are to be expected to push on to even bigg er objectlv.38 at an early date. Turkey, ?yria and Iraq are be lieved in British quarters ‘o be the major goals .of Hitler’s Balk an thrust and, for obvious rea sons connected with the vast ap petite of the Reich's mechanized war machine, the Iraq oil fields may be regarded as “the No. 1 prize.’’ >;• rto^TRA^ OP ..tTS 1.11 BhrfmUip [laNoiW 'dr m: do your buj TTnirriit|iigl1>iTrTi irfut tradinfflPttV^l^ortli* western CaroUiM. Iv- fvv Mussolini Admits 10th Army Defeated Rome.—Admitting that Italy has suffered enormous blows in , Africa. Premier Benito Mussolini kyesterdiy told his Blackshirt fol lowers that German mechanized detachments as well as dive- bombers have arrived in both j , ,, Libya and Sicily to herald a “new l'i'5 season ot success for us’’. ' RrlUlii apoa will be .Italian iifng affd **ihle«§ify our hate" in order to achieve a final victory over Britain. He told the Italfrin people frankly that it may take "a long time’’ to obtain victory, but that an Itiilo-German triumph was cer tain. In a 4 4-minute exhortation to e Blackshirt rally in the Theatre JAdriano. II Puce said that "our ’tenth army has been destroyed’’ in Libya and the fifth F sefst sir squadron wiped out hut “we will fight to the last drop of blood against England. ’ Mussolini said It.ily’s ‘‘destroy ed’’ 10th army in Ubya number ed 10 divisions—about 170.000 men—includinjgp, native Libyan warriors. January XI. he said, a totat*4^'410,358 officers and soldiers fed been sent to Libya and organized into two armies, the fifth and tenth. (The Italian army shattered in Libya has been estimated by ‘ the British e-t about 250.000 men. I'of which the British army of the ^Aile is reported to have taken more than 125.000 as prisoners.) Hf asserted that the United States need not fear any Italo- Germ.in attack any more than she has cause to arm agrinst “an at tack by the inhabitants of Mars" and. in reply to rumor and specu lation abroad that Italy might soon be knocked out of the war. said: “To apeak of a separate peace fpr Italy is to speak idiotically. "It is ridiculous to count on Italy’s being more weakened . . . Italy has 2,000,000 men under arms now but before the end of the year, if necessary, we will have 4.000,000,” March Of Siipen^ Court Begins Mmday Over 150 Casas Afit Listed For Trial On Calendar Made Ay Solicitor Wilkes su-perior coart for, trial of criminal cases will convene in WUkesfcoro on Monday, iMarch 3, with Judge F,‘ Donald Phillips, of Rockingham, ffresldlng. Solici tor Avalon E. Hf’l, ot Yadkin, vllle, will prosec e the docket. The calendar as made out by ' Solicitor Hall lists over 150 cpses for trial during the term, which will he for two weeks, and it is expected that late reports will swell the total of cases pending to 175 or more before court opens Monday. However, there are only a few oases in which felonies are charged and many cases Involving misdemeanors only are calendar ed for trial. A full calendar has been announced for the first week and homicide cases ere set for trial Monday and Tuesday of the second week. The solicitor said that w.itnes8- es In cases from the preceding term of court are required to at tend court without being re-sub- poenaed. Witnessee in cases not reached on the day they are cal endared are required to remain in court until the case is dis posed of or the w-itnesses are dismissed by the solicitor. Cases not appearing on the cal endar, the solicitor said, are sub ject to call during the second week of the term. The court oilendar is publish ed elsewhere in this newspaper. 5F - > Eighteeu rr jfij' - i' l.Yj Here are the eighteen young men who made up Wilkes county’s draft quota for Fe'bruary and ^o entered into trainin;; at Fort Bragg Friday. The front row are from Wilkes draft board arw num ber 1 and are all volunteers, left to right,_ Commie Guy Roberta, Raymond Earl Greene, Felix Luns ford, Ben Parrish, William Earl Estes, (Sarvey Huffman and Boonie Madison Lane. Back row, from Wilkes draft board area number two, left to right: Ronald B. Sturgill, Edward Lee Gregory. Robert Winfield Chnrdi, Ctinton Ray Smoot, Jemes Harvey Holler, Charlia Howaid Owens, Joseph Owens, Lawrence Alonzo Handy, Howard Cothren, Rufus Hall and Howard Rrasier. Al bert Bentley Parsons, who had been selected from board area number two, was unable to go because of illness. Six from area nimfber two were vol unteers and five were conscripts. _ 24, 194f ^ ot SUtU ‘Planned TdTi^ A;AJL'Pr^^:i^ February 281 Wilkes Date;^ Cotton Stamp Plan Will Receive Attention Against Associational S. S. Meeting (ill K Iflel^ WitK Maple Grove Church On Satur day, March 1 Sth MembersWp Drive 1 Measure To Pay Of Public Library At Moravian Falls Wilkes Deputy For Is Continued Here I® Passed All Are Asked To Join brary Association And Ho'.p Maintain Library Drive for membership in the Wilkes County LU)rary nssocia- :lon will continue this week, it was learned today from members of the executive committee of the Library Organization. The campaign was initiated iMt week In order to raise fnnd the‘llbr4ry~and''toweure mem berships in the association which rletemiines the policies of the 1: brary as a county institution. The drive was continued J. A. Gilliam, cha rman. ^as) announced that an '; opportunity to join ’i”* Sunday school meeting for Stone. , LMountain Baptist association will Funeral service was help this afternr-on at Moravian Falls Bap j tist church for H. J. Steelman. L;.'well known citizen of that com munit) who died Sunday morning at his home. Mr. St'jelman wts S6 yeirs of age. As long as his health per mitted he was active in churct and community affairs. He was a deacon of Moravian Fills Brp- tist church. He had been in ill health for the past few years, having suf fered with apoplectic strokes sev eral times. Lje^jytiree sons ..ani two'danglfters;'A. C. Steelmpn.| Yodklnville: M. G. Steelman North Wllkestoro: J. S. Steel man, Moravian F'alls; Mrs. Julia Burcham. Courtney; Mrs. Myrtle Tish, Clemmons. Funeral service which was largely attended, was conducted R. C. Jennings Will Receive $300 From County Un der Provisions Bill A county-by-county campaign to acquaint Ndrtll Carolina' tann- «cs. -witb prorlslotts ot the dou- ^b^barreted 1941 supplementary. jtrogriim begins this *week, anneunces John W. Goodman, as^ sistant director of the N. C. State College Extension Service. . ^ First of the meetings start Thursday in ten counties, as an equal number of teams of agrl- cnltnral specialists open the drive. Last of the meetings will be held iMarch 8. In the time in tervening, every county affected by the program will have been reached. In Wilkes county, a special meeting has been called for Fri day, Feb. 28, 9:30 a. m„ at the courthouse in Wllkesboro. Representatives of all farm agencies and organization and others Interested are asked to attend. As outlined, the new program will enable growers to take cot ton land out of production for which they iwill receive Federal sbamps exchangeable in retail stores for cotton goods manufac tured in this country. Then, too, Goodman explained, those who qualify for cotton stamps may also receive a pay ment for producing and conserv ing food supplies. A payment of $1.50 per farm garden is already Thonmnds of Eftlepfatni h*v» Jofaied Ihe Britiih forces in LAfs* This 14-yesr-oId boy of Bsrite bM boon wagliig war sgsiast tho Itsb- Isas for live years. Be is westfag tbs cap of an Italian silcer ad^ti during one of Us eueonnters wHb Ae enemy. Uons Win Help Needy Children Obtain Glasses $50 Made Available For Im mediate Use For Under privileged Children A bill introduced in the state i ■, ^ ^ _ ,,, . house of repre.sentativft^ jjyj allowed ^ ® , *•»* M’ilkes Representative T. E. Story j Carolina- Now an extra $3 ma to pay R. U. Jennings, deputy, > earned by growmg additional for seHous Injury sustained while in performance of duty has been passed by house and senate and ratified Into law, - garden produce, storing food pro ducts, or planting smell fruits to add to the family food supply. However, to earn this special be held with Manle Orove church on Saturday. March 15. The day's program will begin at ten a. in. and c,ontinue until three p. ni. A 11 pastors. Sunday .school leaders, teacher.s and workers ore invited to attend and take part and the Sunday School Board will send workers to assist in the pro gram, Mr. Gilliam said. Army Recruiters In Auto Accident A telegram received by The Journal-Patriot Saturd>iy Sergeant W. D. Montgomery, of the Charlotte office of the Army Recruiting service said that he rnd his associates who were sche duled to he here during the v.-eek- end were prevented from being here on account of an auloniohile accident. No details of the Occi dent were given. tion and to have a part in pro- moting progress and growth ol • the library Those who the library are asked -V .'i . DLiymest, groweej must t^petAjte - Depute* Jelhrfffgk-^as criHcrtly cotton stamp plaiiT' hurt on 'September 22, 1939, “Because of the importance of when he was hit in the chest by a .-hotgnn charge fired by Silas this program to the cotton farm ers of North Carolina," Goodman srid. "we hope that every grow- i,,s -.---...I—« . - g[. affected will make a special Miss Toby Turner on the Brushy gffort to attend the meeting in Mountain Road as she was driv- - • . —. Higgins, whom he was apprehend ing for the attempted holdup of Wllkesboro early grrner. will join I to take their membership dues to the li brary. which is located in the city hall building here, or mall to Wilkes Comity Library Asso ciation, North Wllkesboro. The minimum membership fee was set at 25 cents hut it was , pointed out thiat no limit was placed on any contribution. ' The library was opened four Holiness Services Three Evenings Here Rev. C. A. Stroud, of Marion, superintendent of the Winston. Salem district ot the Pentecostal Holiness, chinch, will conduct services each evening, seven o’ clock, at the Pentpca^tal Holiness ill this citv Wednesday The library was through Stinday. The public has year.s ago as a Pi’o.ie ^ „ a cordial invitation to the ser- jointly by local c vlc organiza- his county so os to get full de tails of this new plan.’’ ing to North that morning. Higgins was Icter decLired in sane. The officer was badly hurt and was a patient at the Wilkes Hos pital for several days. The provisions of the hill as . passed by the legist ture in ker ischool auditorium on payment of $3ou by the county ’afternoon. 3:30 o’clock to the officer mandatory MUSIC RECIT.aL on THURSDAY AFTERNOON Miss F/tlen Robinson’s mnsir pupils will he presented in a re cital in the North Wilkeshorr Thursda.' The i.v,h- lic is cordially invited to attend. from lions and interested individuals, vices is G. O. P. PROP.AG.WD.A ? Teacher: “Harold, where the elephant found?’’ “But teitcher, the elephant so big that it couldn’t get lost." Without public .ippropriations it has grown rapidly and the asso ciation seeks to continue its growth and broaden its useful ness in Wilkes county Ity continu al additions ot de-lrahle books end n ading matter as it be comes aviailable. The membership fees are th- principal source of inco.ne and the success ot the preset t drive and response on the part of th people of the county will deter mine the future growth of the institution. Basketball Game On Tuesday Night Ersriiie College freshmen has ketb.’ll team will play Norl'.i Wilkeshoro high here on Ttie.^ day night in what should be the outstanding game of the seasor There will be a cake walk be tween halves and all pre invited. The game will begin at 7:30 p. m. Mountain View Girls And Millers Creok Boys Are County Champions Mount-in View girls and Mill- The teams were evenly matched ers Creek boys won their respect- in playin.g ability Imt size and ivp basketball championships of height were with the Roiid:t VtClkes county Thursday night in ! girls. finals of the annual Ooodwil' Millers Creek hoys nu de f Basketball tourm ment conducted four consecutive county cham- here under sponsorship of the pionships by coming from behind North Wilkeshoro high school for twice to defeat Honda hoys 20 to the other high schools in Wilkes. 14. The game wa.s not "in the Mountain View girls defeated bag” until Irte in the final qimr. North Wllkesboro Lions Club directors in February meeting voted to make $50 immediately available for purchase of glasses for underprivileged children in Wilkes and also appropriated $10 yearly to be used by the Girl Scout organization in North Wil- keshoro. Aid to underprivileged chil dren with defective vision is one of the principal projects of the club and this work ■will be car- . xtad 4>ut as thoroughly as,.pos sible. In the cluih meeting Friday evening Paul S. Cragan, school superintendent, and Emmet John son, instructor of the defense class here, addressed the clnh concerning progress being made in the defense class and exhibited .1 d-ill press and other objects which were made by the class. Entertainment at the meeting was furnished by Garley Foster, radio and recording artist, who gave delightful imitations and rendered musical numbers. Phillip Brame and T. 0. Mc- Liiughlin were in charge of tho program Friday evening. Several members of the North Wllkesboro club are planning to meet with the Avery county Li ons club at Banner Elk Tuesday evening. Defense Cleiss Is Program Subject Drill Press Made Bv Defense Class Is Shown Before Kiwanis Club Here Feature of the progntm Friday Friday, February 28, Will Be Observed As Day Of Prayer; Services Planned f Istaabul.—-A warning that Tur key might be forced to go to war : against Bulgaria if the German “• army is permitted to use Bulgar- sf ian territory as a base for aggres- ' 8lon was seen in informed quar- tors last night in a statement by ^7 Foreign Minister Sukru Saracog- ’%arrcoglu said that Turkey is oreFired to back up her alliance ■J. Great Britain and “cannot k' 1b any way remain indifferent to «:«Drelgn activities which might oc In her zone of security.’ ' Baracogln, whose ststement ap- ik^naaredJn the semi-official press TjiTnSt state wlvft limits Turkey stecM'On her “zone of security i wfiw that the Turks will “de- k ISCurartre. If attacked." fkiah poliUcal quartern said '^consWer Saraaofla’a- ztate- BBd hla tmpliod wanUng to ’.tetanria ^^Bld CfaB^aiw, tbit T»rk^ mm tb* ^ -.y-s Friday, February 28, will be observed in Wllkesboro and North Wilkeehoro as a Day of Prayer for the world. It has been the custom for the past years of celebrating the World Day of Prayer in North Wllkesboro by a nrogn'm held in one of the churches in the afternoon. This year an hour for prayer when v progrrm will be "presented wll' be held In the First Baptist church in North Wllkesboro at 2 p. m. and at the Baptist church in Wilkeshoro at 3:30 p. m. Be sides the special hour for prayer there will be cottage pmyer meet. Ings at 9:45 a. m. In North Wil ke*.oro and at 10 a. m. In Wll kesboro. It is hoped that these prayer groups will be well at tended in each neighborhood. Special attention to the World Day of Prayer will be made et the Ki-wanian meeting and at as sembly hour in the high schooh of Wllkesboro, North Wllkesboro, and Lincoln Heights, also at the colored graded school in North WUkenboro. . Ilin program for this year has J,. bMB (prng»r4d by a committee at Siwittaituftal, China. This commit. SCOUTS DO GOOD JOB ON \^D0W DISPLAY tee. composed of women of eieht or ten different nationalities, has chosen the theme “Thy Kingdom Come." Christians of more thru fifty countries of the world w4I' be praying together for God’- mercy, guidances and forgiveness. The world and all its neople without regard to color or race, or geogpjiphical position need this prayer. Beginning at the day break of February 28th. (which will be the night of the 27th here) in the Fiji Tslrnda the first prayers will be made. The close of that day will hear thr j same prayer being made (thirty miles from the International date line oft the Alaska coast). Let us he present at the meetings in our town snd join our -peritions to the many that will assend to God, our Father. Prayer groups will start in North ViaikBehoro on Thursday night and will he held at the fol lowing places and times: Thursday, 7:30 p. m„ Mrs". A. M. Handy; Hipahaw Strwt. Friday, B:46 a. m., Mrs. M. L. Gllrewth, 8 Street; Mn. A;, B. Johnston, B Street: Mn. Carl B. (Oontiauad on page «lglitl Dr«f alo# ■ t ■'J , Mountain view gins aeieainn uag uuin t.*:; ^ ^ \ * r»i u Ronda girls 18 to 14 in tho fast- ter when Millers Creek succeed-. y,oon at the Kiwanis Club meeting est girls’ game on the loc,il court. (Continued on page eight) Uas an account of progress being ® ® - I made in the defense class main tained here. Paul S. Cragan. superintendent of schools, B. G. Gentry, manager of the Employment Service office here, and Emmet Johnson, in structor of the defense class ing conducted at Meadows Mill company, talked concerning the class t*nd a drill press made by tl e boy.s in the class was ex- li lited before the club. They ex- - that the 13 hoys in the class are Cast developing me chanical akin in the course and iiave made many useful objects, which will be placed in the In dustrie! arts department of the school here and in other schools in the state. Another feature of the progn m was vocal and instrump-" ' ..libers by Ruth Mouney and Prof. Frank Parker, of u.s loc.,i colored school. Dr. John W. Kincheloe, Jr., new pastor of the First Baptist church, joined the club and re ceived his Kiwanis button at Fri- day’s meeting. Fe(bru»ary meeting of the board of directors will be held ob Thursday evening, 8:30 o’clock, with Dr. F. C. Hubbard as boat. A brlcktorer working o* U» top of a higb building aeddentaS- ly dropiied A brick ,eu tli*(ftc*# pi a

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