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Ofv Salonika
Sofia. — Oarman -mechanlced
fMtJoa, sweeping down 175 miles
aoroas Nasl.oecuipled Bnlgaiia,
early today renched the vicinity
of the Greek frontier to enforce
a “peace nitimatum” which
Adolf Hitler is reiported to have
served on -the Greeks.
Anthorltatlve quarters .said the
German "Panser” vanguard was
dmwlng into positions along
Greece’s mountainous northern
border harely 60 miles from stra-
teflc Salonika at the top of the
Aegean.
The arrival of the German forc
es there, presumably at the Stru
ma Valley posses, followed re
ports in Naul quarters that Hit
ler has warned the Greeks thkt
unleM they submit to peace with
Italy within a few days they will
“suffer the consequencee.’’
An authoritative observer de
clared that “if the Greeks refuse
to make peace they are finished.”
However, he pointed out that the
presence of German troops in
Bulgaria removes the reason the
Greeks reportedly heretofore
have requested the British not to
land troops in Greece—danger of
provoking German action.
Asserting that Greece hos been
given a last chance to make
peace, this source said that the
highest Greek diplomatic sources
declare that Greece does not in
tend to agree to peace or sur
render but will fi.£;ht all comers.
British Forces
Take Strategic
Pass At Cheren
Cairo.—British soldiers closing
in on Italian forces making r
strong stand at Cheren. Italian
Eritrea, have captured an im
portant piss” coverin.g the aP- i
propch to that vital junction
point. British general headquar
ters announced yesterday.
The Royal .^^i^ Force aided the
besiegers of Cheren by attacking
“enemy positions” in the neigh
borhood. the R. -A.. F. said in .ii
accompanying communique. •
Cheren is the key to Asmarr
capital of Italy's oldest cvlony
and from the scene
the fighting.
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Triple A Flails I Winning Ski Jump
TalkedFri^y In
Wilkeslxm Meet
Cotton Stamp Plan And Im
portance Food And Feed
Discussed At Meeting
of
Peace Is Predicted
Between Greece
And Italy
Belgrade.—Rclirble Yugoslav
quarters, predicting an early en
forced peace between Greece and
Italy. 9.tid early today that Yug
oslavia probably will follow Bul
garia in joining the tri-power al
liance to escape ■•encircli'inent”
by the axis.
Yugoslavia, last of the Balkans
to cling to strict neiitnility in
the struggle between Britain and
the axis in Southeastern Ktirope.
apperred to be drawing rapidly
nearer to decision as to the coursp
of her international relations.
(The German rndio. heard >'
London, reported that Yugoslav
Premier Dragisha Cvetkovitch
had cut short a week-end holiday
at his country home near Nish,
hurried to Belgrade by airplane
and conferred >it length with
Prince .Yegent Paul.)
Representatives of the state
Organization of the Triple A, the
extension service and several
other agencies interested in agri
culture gathered in 'Wllkesboro
Friday to discuss the doubleibhr-
reled Triple A program for the
yeir.
The cotton stamp plan and pro
visions for paying farmer.5‘ who
grow and conserve adequate foot
supplies were given especial at
tention at the meeting. It was
suggested that township meetings
be held soon in order to acquaint
formers with the opportunitief
afforded by various provisions of
the Triple A program for the
year.
J. A. Avery, of the extension
service, conducted the meeting.
Other agencies represented in
eluded Soil Conservation Service
Farm Security administration
state and county Triple A org: n-
izations. County Health depart
ment. WI’.A luncliroom und fooi
project, the county age.ii. home
agent, ap'ple research special.st.
Slate Employment service, and
National Youth edministration
Civil Service Is
Seeking Skilled
Men For Jobs
Representative Of Civil Ser
vice At Postoffice Here
Today And Tomorrow
Proposal C(dd
Torger Tokle of the Norway Ski
club soars to victory in the F. D.
Roosevelt s ci tourney at Bear Moun
tain, N. Y. His poorest leap was
165 feet. His best was 180 feet,
which beat by 9 inches the mark he
established two years ago.
Begin Building
New Bridge Here
Representatives Bowers Con
struction Company Arrive
To Start New Structure
btertisti Pe(^
Committee WenU Njuncs of
Persons-Who Could Use
Lockmdn Plant
The committee appointed by the
■Wilkesboh)^ Grange' lo investigate
demand for constmetion and main
tenance of a cold storage plant
here has found that many people
are interested in the proposal.
The committee, composed of C.
F. Brethbll, County Agent J. B.
Snipes and Carl E. VanDeman, de-
.sires to contact all persons who
would be interested in renting
lockers.
Information on the approximate
number of lockers which would be
used will be used to determine the ■
size and cost of a plant. The
committee is now investigating
means of financing construction
and is i rpected to make a report
to the Grange in meeting early
next month.
In order to acquaint people with
the advantages of a cold storage
plant, which may be used for stor
ing family foods, commercial
foods, eggs, meats and apples, the
(ommittee furnishes the following
infoimation:
Briefly, locker storage consists
of a refrigerating plant with chill
ing rooms, a quick fieezing room,
and finally, a number of indivi
duals for the storage of their
meats and vegetables for long pe-
liods at low safe temperatures.
Economy and Variety
For the family, locker storage
niakes possible all the variety and
economy of diet that quick freez
ing has already brought to urban
dwellers through the medium of
quick frozen foods. It means that
small fruits, .nost vegetables, all
In Wilkes Considered
For Site Proposed
iriler-Ending Stream of Italian Prisoners Flood Control Dam
P A 1 VV ^ ■%!
And Defense PlaM
Considered Jointly
Ask Brown’s Ford
BridgeBeReplaced
Would Be Movable Type
Which Would Be Used
Elsewhere IP Dam Built
E. D. Collenm. Representative
of the Fourth ClviUSewiiea- Dig
trict. will he at the Post office
building on March 8 tn Alarcli r
from the hour.s nf 12:80 to fi: 0
He states that the need for w--
ers in National I'efense posiliniis
i.s very urgent. The sign “Men
Wanted” which is disiilayed i'
every first ; nd second cla-s post
office in .An'or’ca refers to rncle
Sim’s need for thousands of
workers in many trade positions,
such a.s machinists, instrument
makers, tool makers, lens grind
ers, machine adjn.-ters, set-iip
men, gauge checkt rs. tool design
ers riid ship fitters. Men are
needed for these positions at
Fn nkford .Arsenal. PliiUidel.pliia,
Pennsylvania and at Navy Yards
and -Arsen; Is all over the t nited
Stales. .Aircraft eleetrician.s, .lir-
craft engine meehanies and other
iaircraft workers are al.-o needed
at Patterson Field, Fliirfield,
Ohio, and Wright Field, Payton,
Ohio. Such workers are being put
to work In these establishments
immediatey if tliey meet the re-
(liiirements for the position.
Complete information as to the
positions available und the places
to which gipplicafions may be
made is posted each week in the
lobby of the local post office (
I may be obtained from Frank T.
Cri’nor, Secretarj of the Local
I Board of U. S. Civil Service Ex-
I aminers.
A seMolngly never-ending stream of Italian prisoners Is here shown
pouring over a bridge following the captnre of an important base during
the British sweep west through Libya, which was climaxed by the cap
ture of Bengali, an Italiau stronghold. In all, the British captured 106,006
Italians, it was claimed.
211 Workers Are i March Court Is
Referred To Jobs Convened Today
Local branch of the North' Wm. H. Duhlipg ForemMi ton, 3. C..
vice sent 211 workeiis to jobs in * ”
Cases Awaiting Trial
. ; D „ i meats can be a part of the family’s
Representatives of Boxvers Con-
struction company, of —com on the cob at
have arrived here and are making j Christmas, st^wberriea in Jaau-
preparations to begin vice senf^il workers to jobs
of the Lower \adk,n in F ge^ved by other
city. that locked storage offers you. It ,,td'lodav l,v B''g Gen' M-ch term of Wilkes superior
The Raleigh firm was awarded the abolition of slow and i>res relensed today by B. G. Gen- criminal case'
contracts for the structure a few laborious meat curing methods, ■ try anowen. , ' convened in Wilkeshoro thit
weeks ago by the State Highway feeing the householder of his de-| There were only l.i continue for
and Public Works Commission, ipendjnce on the season for his ments during the month but ^
The firm has been engaged in con- billing time; he can kill whc.i his larger number were sent °
struction of bridges on the Yad- ,tock is at its best without long er branche.s. particularly for
kin at Crutchfield and between feeding periods that w'ait on the Bragg and Holly Ridge defense
Winston-Salem and Moek.sville. reason; he can do away with cans, construction posts.
The bridge here will be a con- jars, long hours over hot stoves at During tlie month there were
Crete .structure and will be located the summer’s hottest season—and 416 new registrations and 2. ■
about 100 yards upstream from .still have a wKIer variety and renewals
the present temporary bridge, more garden-fresh foods than any for work. The month ended with
War Department Maintains
Slecrecy Relative To Lo
cation In Western N. C.
News from the nation’s capital
that a site in Wilkes 's being con
sidered for location of a defense
industry .las created considerable
interest here.
Nothing definite has been learn
ed because of the policy of secre
cy on the part of the /War Depart
ment relative to sites for defense
industries until final decision has
been reached, but a news dis
patch did say that the war depart
ment is giving consideration to the
proposal advanced here that a
flood control dam and defense in
dustry be constructed in one pro
ject on the Yadkin about two miles
west of Wilkesboro.
There are several reasons for
hope that the proposal will receive
'due consideration. Flood control
cn rivers is under way the war
depai-tment, which also has au
thority to locate defense indus
tries.
War Department engineer.® have
already made extensive Siirveys
of the Yadkin Valley and selected
a practical location for a flood
control dam at the home of the
late Mack Moore near Wilkesboro.
The department is familiar with
the topography of the surrounding
country, transportation facilities
and other factors which would en
ter into selection of sites for de
fense industries.
Major Wilkinsoi, of the Charles-
office of the Wa
which slate highway forces laid
across the river on piers of the
old steel bridge which was destroy
ed in the -August, 1940, flood.
North end of the new bridge
will be level with the railroad
tracks and will intersect with east
Main street where the approach
from highway 268 enters the
street. A fill will be constructed
oji the south side of the river be-
;ween t.,e state highway machine
shop and prison camp property
near the river.
The bridge i.s on the ''short cut”
road which leads from the eastern
end of North Wilkesboro to high-
wiv 421 about two miles ea.st of
Wilkesboro. The highway tivision
maciiine shop and pri.son camp are
located on the road directly across
thd river from the eastern part of
this city.
(Continued on page four) an active file of 1,343 registnants.
Wilkes Retains Sunny Reputation
Despite Snow On All Sides County
King winter gave the country
a lanket of white ranging in
depth from one to ten ia.-hea
Friday, but Wilkes lived up to
its sunny reputation without
snow.
Clondn gathered quickly Thurs
day afternoon and snow fell
beautifully liere for more than
an hour but the temperature was
so high that it melted as it fell.
Since that time the sun shone
briliantly although northwest
winds from snow clad mountains
brought chilling temperatures.
On Friday and Saturday there
was snow on every side of
Wilkes but the greater part of
the county had no snow and re
mained in the sunshine. Wilkes
was the only place within 200
miles which did not have some
snow.
Snow clad mountains were
visible from here in several di
rections. The Blue Ridge on the
north and west was covered and
the Brushies on the south were
very; pretty in white. Local peo
ple hkd tfie privilege of seeing
snow without having to wade in
it.
Judge F. Donald Phtllips, o
Rockingham, delivered rn iii.
st'ructive charge to the grand
jury, outlining the various dutie
of that branch of the court. Wir
H. Diihling, a North Wilkesboro
business niiui. was appointed
grand jury foreman.
Solicitor Avalon E. Hall, o'
Yadkinville. is pro.secutor.
L: te magistrates' reports c
appeals and cases originating
during the pa.-t few weeks have
swelled the toh.l court docket t'
over 175 cases. Trials of majo
interest will take place during
the second week of the term.
ACXEPT APPLICATIONS
FOR HOME GUARD HERE
ON FRIDAY" AFTERNOON
An officer of the Home Gnare.
company to he organized here
will be at the city hall Friday,
four* until nine p. m., to accept
applications. It is hoped that
many good men will make papii-
oition at that time. Several have
already been received.
ago that if a high dam were con
structed ft could be used for Hood
control and for water power de-
j velopment. It is now pointed out
that sufficient power could be
generated to operate some type of
defen.se industry.
News releases from -Washington
also indicated that two other pro
posed sites in western North Caro
lina—one in the vicinity of Old
Fort and one farther west—are be
ing considered.
The site board for munitions
plants makes selection of locations.
Factors determining the location
1 include the following; Facilities
for early production; space, sites
must be reasonably safe for long-
range bombing operations; dispo
sal of refu.se and by-products; geo
graphical distribution of plants;
labor supplies; and avoidance of
congested areas.
N.C.S.E.S. Office
Has New Service
People May Call Employ
ment Service For House
Cleaners and Workers
I
J. Gordon Hackett. highway
romissioner, said here today that
he has asked that the Yadkin
bridge at Brown’s Ford site in the
Adley community west of Wilkes
boro be replaced.
It is one of two bridges de
stroyed in the August, 1940 flood,
which have not been replaced on
the Yadkin. The other is the Mar-
ley Ford bridge.
Action had not been taken on
the Brown’s Ford bridge eailier
because it is in the region which
would be in the water area of a
flood control dam.
Ommissioner Hackett said that
he had asked for a removable type
bridge at Brown’s Ford site which
could be removed in case a flood
control dam is constructed and
such a bridge could be used else-
wbcr6.
The Curtis bridge across the
Yadkin xnr the wuntry road be
tween the west end of Wilkesboro
and Cricket was replaced several
days ago. It is about one mile
below the proposed flood control
dstn site.
'&XL you tell IH6 ths Quickest
ia Mala atreet my boy?’’
the driver of* the ram-
»^kle oW car.
The tK>y looked the car orer
“ -,b* replied.
MITCHELL COLLEGE A CAPELLA CHOP TO SING HERE SUNDAY, MARCH 9tb
North Wilkeshoro branch of
the State EmploymeiU Service
has inaugurated a new service to
the public ond to persons seeking
work.
Persons available for house
cleaning work and for yard work
and miscellaneous duties about
homes are 'being registered at the
J employment service and ere sub-
Iject to call by any person desir-
I ing thet type of work done.
I The employment service has
[asked that anyone desiring i)er-
jsons to help with house cleaning
' or yard work call the office be-
I tween 8; 30 and 9:30 a. m. daily.
(This service, although with rll
I other services by the office, is
; without charge to the public or
I the regirtered workers,
j The employment service office
, has nothing to do with wages to
ibe paid, that being left entirely
[ up to the employer and employe.
The Mitchell Cktilage A Capella
Choir, which is in its ninth year
of service, will sing Sunday,
March 9, 8 p. m., in a union ser
vice at the First Baptist chnrch
'in North WillceBboro. Hie Aoir
for the work done in this field of
religions mued:. The group nura-.
bered ^xty eight voices at the
'beginning of the year bat it has
been carefully triauned down to
Re present membership of fif-.
under sponsorship of churches
of North Wilkesboro end.North
W8)tesb(M>o: ech'bola. A freewill
offering will bs;.|ehei|';to defray
’fAttrbt*;
Bredd-’df Life (1940) lease-'
Christianeen; A Morning Pr»yicr
(Fipleiulih). Sibeiins; When Cnr-
Chrietiaaecn;
IDayapring of Biomity; Chris
tiansen; Lost in the Night;
Chrietianaen* Solo Selected; A
Prsver. Bamea; Deep . WiHiin,
'So .Sol^y. and
. riee; BWlehli*
Etandel; Benedict ton.
W. Scott Beshears
Claimed By Death
Funeral service was held Sun
day, two p. m. at Big Ivey Bap
tist Church for W. Scott Beshear*,
age 86, who died Friday at hi*
home in the Walsh community.
Rev. Edd O. Miller conducted tlio
service.
Surviving are five sons and two
daughters: M. F. Beshears, Chl-
cagOk G. G, and J. L. Beshears.
Portland, Odell Beehean*
Waish^ H.”?. Bashear* and Mr*.
Ella Reddiiig. Yel&inviHe; Mrs.
Laon Chaz^ Concord.