North Carolina Newspapers

i leich i'S: TWO YJUm Ifitagi Army Packs Bul|faria*s' Ports tnato , jur buying LW^ilkesbOM^ iradi^g center c? No western North Carolina.' —12.00 rmsta f Soda, Bulgaria. — Oermany’s ^ field arm; la Bulgaria was eoo- ^'oaatrated tcxlay at Bkeck Sea *y porta aad on the Greek frontier aa-*tSe MaxU deployed for the .great Balkan war so long expect '«4 seemingly all 'but begun. I^Htdre Naal divl^ona—some . men —'were reported ataiadlng et Bulgarle s frontier ,wlg> Greece, with more on the wSgi There were no reports of MSpiJianitter of men Germany has MPt to the Black Sea ports, f. While the troops were taking ' thatr statione, observers said, German planes from the fourth air fleet of 1,700 eircraft based Bttl^ria already were busily photographing Greek and Turkish frontier defenaeo. Bulgarian a n'd southeaAern 1,'^ Europe were on edge, wondering what would come next. J,pdge Orders ’Comird Deportation? ' ii. -U- Pri^ess Mtl^ In Getting Steers For Hmne Guan? Strange Light Seen In The Western Sky On l^turday Night One t>f Hamby Twihs Age S5 DM Tuesday .'/S/01' Officer Will Accept Appli cations Friday £eehing and Night At City Hgll \ th^ Greeks Rejecting German Pressure II' Athens. — Greece rejected mounting German pressure for a saporate peace^with lUly last I night and announced she was ' standing firmly^ beside Britain, having “agreed on all aapects of .^the sltwaion” in Southeast Eur- ope with British Foreign Secre- Ury Anthony Eden. . Eden left Athens last night aft er three days of conferences. "C A Greek government communi- que said that Eden and General Sir John Dill, chief of the British Imperial general staff, had ivith King George II and Premier Alex- andros Korixls “eMmined very attentively the situation m he ■BalkBUS, vi-here they continued all efforts with a view of preven - Ing the spread of war.” (The “spread of war” from Woint could have but one - uisaBing—a German invasion Greece from Bulgaria.) I. The Greek high commiind de- • clared. earlier, in a communique ■ “Imy'snd tbe Greek peo- Harry Pearson, captain of Home Guard company to be form ed here, said today that a num. her of good men have already made application for member, ship. Captain Pearson. First Lieu tenant Malcolm Wyatt or Second Lieutenant Jo-hn Wells will be ot the city hall here on Friday, four until nine p. m., for the pur pose of taking applications of oth'jr men who will join. The authorized strength is SO men and the officers desire to hav3 than many acceptable applica- tlons. To be members of the hr me gu&rd the men must be between the ages of 18 and 45 but^ men who are subject to call u-.def se lective service cannot he accepted. Men between the ages of 21 and 26 who have dependents and for that reason will not be celled into federal service may join the Home Guard. Commenting on progress being made, Captain Pearson said that cooperation has been splendid and that he feels that a most creditable quota of men can be assembled for the North Wilkes- boro company, which the officers 9 determined shall be tl There was a strange light in the western sky Saturday night noticeable for several hours after sunset. It looked like light reflecte-l on smoke from a great fire and reached well up toward the zen ith of the sky. It could not have been >a fire west of here because several per sons saw it here and watched It as they traveled to other points and it could be seen ju.=,t as plain ly as here. It was Indeed a strange pheno menon, and while it resembled the northern lights, or aurora borealis, it was In the wrong po sition. being in the western sky. H. M. Hamby, one of twin brothers who recently celebrated their 85th birthday together, d.ed Tuesday night at his home at Wilbar and funeiwl service was held Wednesday afternoon at Union church with Rev. 'Glenn Huffman In chrrge. He wa^ a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hamby and the survivors ere: his widow. _ Mrs. Rebecoj McGuire Hamby, seven children, Edgar Hamby, North Wilkesboro; Bryan Hamby, Kan napolis; Henry Hamby, Lenoir; Mary, Edsel, Elmer and Calvin Hamby. Wilbar; and one brother, W. H. Hamby, of Lenoir. 1? ior'Coinl A«k Intlictmrat' For Failure To Make In^iroTeinents At Jail, Courthouse Bills of Indictment charging the present board of Wilkes coun ty commissioners aud-two form, er members the board with PlaM Tned This Week pi—» Longest Sentence Is 7 i o 10 Years On Charge Assault With Deadly Weapon City Fathers Talk Financing Plans For Storage Plant duties were handed^ the grand jury In Wilkes' court Wednesday by Solicitor Avalon B. Hall. , Vho solicitor was directed by Jiulge F. Donald Phillips to bring cherges against the commission ers, whom the judge said had failed to abide by an order is- ,sued at the Aufust, *1939, term of court by Judge Frank M. Armstrong. In his order Judge Armstrong had directed the commissioners '■mnn ■ n Ih 1- 1 Dciil^tlcto pfooeedhigt sgslnst BMHj; ‘Ridges, West cesst isber fesdsT ia^ve), have been erderei •f Attora^ General Jsckseii. Ba sis fer this action is the FBI repert liist Bridges Is a commviiBt. 1 Defense Works 'Council Formed Jo^n R. Prevetto Chairmun; Seeks Defense Industries , ' In West«re N.,C.; , " « . ' '9 ■ •- » M ^ ^ ^ DUrussc's to make certain improvements at Grange Committee Discusses including InstaUa- tion of a plumbing and heating Wilkes superior court conven ed in Wilkesboro Monday with Judge F. Donald Pliimp=!. of Rockingham, presiding, and after charge to the grand jury court began work on a long docket of more then 175 cases. Solicitor Avalon E. Hall, of Yadkinville, Is prosecuting the docket. Judgments have been rendered In the following cases; abandonment. Self-Liquidating Project With Commissioners Qdell l|id41e. A committee from the Wilkes boro Grange appeared before the North Wilkesboro board of com missioners in their March meet ing Tuesday evening to discuss financing construction of a cold storage locker plant • in North Wilkesboro. Financing .plans discussed by the committee, composed of C. F. BreGioll. orchiBdlst and farmer; Ton lymt •111 for their liberty and atructlons !n m.lltary training. T v»i)t.nd ’’ said a high physical education will be stress- fatherlan , ^ company. Captrin Pear- indicated son said, in order that lueinbers physical Iteiiefits command communique. •re,e announcement , . ^ j • ♦boGreeks are shifting consider-1 might derive GreeKs v^np-rkfliav and ' membei Iable forces to their Jugoslav ana I - Bulgarian frontiers in Macedonia and Thnace to meet the threat o mussing German divisions. Ethiopians Take Italian Fort Cairo, Egypt.—Native Ethio- nk-M have routed ■ n Italian gar rison of 20.000 in Gojjam pro vince and seized the fort of Burye 140 miles northwest of Addis Ababa in a levolt “spread ing like wildfire.” the Briti.sh an nounced last night. (A Reuters. British news agen cy dispatch from Khartoum re ported other rebels even had m- cupled Mansuka village, 8 miles east of Debra Markos, Italian headquarters 115 miles from the caplUl. Addis Ababa.) Prom Burye. near Lake Taii.i, ^ Italians were said to be fall back over a 50-mile moun- , talnous road to Debra Markos |(‘ with the dusky “patriots” in close pursuit. . , a The Ethiopkins were assisted in their capture of Burye by heavy- desertions of both native con scripts and Italian regulars in the garrison of 2.000 to men. said British informants. > Pi Contest Finals On Friday Night Will Be Held After Legion 'Meetinw; Square Dance Is Also Announced Wilkes county finals in the American Legion’s oratorical con test will te held at the Le.gion iind Auxiliary clubhouse here Fri day night. The Legion meeting will be gin at 7:30, followed immediate ly by the oratorical contest with students from North Wilkeshoro. Rond?, and Mountain View schools participating. After the contest a .square and round dance will be held. 'The public is cordially invited to the oratorical contest .-nd to the dance, and entertainment which follows. Austin Lovette Added To Force E^pialization Board To Meet Local Citixen Empiloyed By Commissioners Tuesday To Succeed David ’ WUkes County board of ^ua- lissUon. which is composed of the county commissioners and 1 tax att-pervlsors, will meet at the i courthouse on Monday. March 17 /to fear appeals from tax a-saess- menu for the current year, k- Por the sake of convenience, ' the hoard will “ear eweals fmm E all townships except North Wil- fi keehoro and Wilkesboro on March * 17, and a date will he set l^er ’.for North Wilkesboro and Wil Lkeeboro appeals City Board of CommLssioners in March meeting Tuesday eve ning added Austin Lovette to the police force. Lovette is a citizen of North Wilkesboro and for the past 17 years was employed at Forest Furniture comp.iny. On the force he will succeed Harold David, who has been off the force since January 11- The police force as now constituted consists of Chief J. E. Walker. Sergeant Cecil Hayes, Keller Ell er, C. G. Horton and Austin Lov ette. dltlon he mainUIn wife and Clay Greene Church, operating «r while intoxicated, *50 fine an.l cost, 12 months sentence sii- .speiided. Press Wingler, operating car while intoxicated. *50 fine, six months' suspended two years. James Adams, Charlie Adams and Numa Porter, affray. James Adams, 30 dvys; Charlie Adams and Numa Porter six months each. ugene Reynolds, ahindon- ment, 18 months suspended five years on payment cost and *15 per month for support children. Carl Redding, violation prohi bition law, four months and 18 months' suspended. James Gray, colored, operrling car while intoxicated. 90 days on roads. Sanford McKinley Hendren and Elsie Souther Hendren. violation prohibition law. suspended sen- tence-s. Clinton Anderson, operating ear while intoxicated, prayer for judgment continued on payment *50 fine end costs. The grand jury todry rteurned a true bill charging Tom. Absher with rape. Charlie (Son) Smithey, peep ing tom. six months on roads. Herbert Steed, operating cer while intoxicated, six monthh su spended on payment *50 fine and Sfcim Sesrraves, violation prohi- bition laws, eight months on roads and 12 months suspended. Coot Gllreath. colored, larceny from person. 90 days on roads; Dub'b Brown, colored. 30 deys on same charge. ™i,h Hilbert Ester, assault with deadly weapon, seven to ten years in penitentiary. A true hill was returned In, TW E.y).oW. ■>' Nortl. Wll. Sboro »l.h W lary Carl child. laPst. Including :hiSt«r«P»-r oh ’ Tnesd underwriting of system, provide adequate supply for the county home and tubercular hospital near North Wilkesboro, carry out sanitary measures at the courthouse and to secure estimates on the cost of a heating plant for the court- house. . u j Judge Phillips said that he had personally made an investigation and as far as he could learn the order of Judge Armstrong In Au- -gart,- I#**. Mountain Road Is Improved WPA Force* Are Regrading Parts Of Road From Oak- woods To Top Mountain Oh ’ Tuesday brought U'P the Judge subject itho cost by North Wilkesboro In court end referred to the order . X in_ order that the government may be able to legally lend financial assistance. of Judge Armstrong, which in eluded a clause that the solicitor indict the commissioners for hall Sisiaiice. U1U11-V , , ,, *uo.v The plan given attention would „re to execute their duty it iney . .t- _i • o . . - m-nvialnns for The Brushy Mountain rood be-’ tween Oalrwoods and the summer water resort colony on the Brushies Is ' undergoing much improvement. WPA forces are busily engaged In regnadlng that portion of the road and are eliminating many of the curves. Highway officials contected today said that im provements will he made on the grade and crushed stone surface will be applied when the grading is completed. The road is one of the most Important on the county roads in Elites and interested people are. ir&tug^at a“black top surface eventiMlly can be applied. The road not only serves the fast growing summer resort on the Brushies but traverses some of the best apple growing part.i of the county. A Wilkes county 'unit of the' ft .Westegh North Carolina Indus- ti-lal Council has been formed ■With John R. Prevette as chair man. The council -is an.orsanizatioa with regiresentatives from many western North Carolina counties torined for the purpose of pro moting industrial development and particularly for furnldiing the War Department with data relative to looatioa for defense Industrial In the western part of ’ the state. L. L. Scott, of West Jefferson, is chairman for this district and IPfamk Allen, of Hendersonville, Is executive secretary of the council. Mr. Prevette said that with him on the Wilkes board of the coun cil are R. T. McNiel, mayor ^of North Wilkesboro, S. V. Tomlin son, W. H. McElwee, end Sheriff C. T. Doughton. W. P. Kelly is secretary to the group. Mr. ScMt, district chairman, advised Mr. Prevette that a dis trict meeting of the council will be held in North Wilkesboro a- bout the middle of this month. The primary purpose of the dis trict meeting will be to assem ble data which may be used by the War ,Departme.pt In choosing location for defense industries in this part of the state. Phillips In open be to construct the plant a'5 a self-liquidating project and would not involve the credit of the town- The proposal was discussed favorably but no definite rction was taken pending further inves tigation. The Wilkeshoro Grange i s sponsoring the erection of a cold storage plant here and its com mittee has been working on the proposal for the past several weeks. They report that much interest :i?s been shown and already many individuals and business firms have expressed a desire to rent cold storage lockers if a plant is constructed. Safety Campaign had not made provisions for complying with the order by the November. 1939 court. Judge Phillips on Tuesday asked Solicitor Hall to draw bills of indictment against the hoard of commissioners in 1939 an now. The commissioner.3 then were M. F. Absher, chrlrraan, Dr. W. R. Triplett and C. C. Sid- den. Absher is chairman of the present hoerd and Max Foster and Vilas T. Walsh have succeed ed Dr. Tripett and" Bidden on the board. Wednesday afternoon Judp Phillips called the grand jury m tor special instructions relative to the matter, tte read t? ‘•“e® the statutes which outline duties of commissioners relative to maintenance of county vroperty, irerd the order of Judge Arm- |_. - and eave his account of Juniors Banquet J'gilday Even^ Engineers Seeking LocationForTrack Additional Surveys Made Of Possible Routes For Spur Railroad Track The Local Organiration Will Promote Safety Campaign Wilkes Schools Colon Hayes, colored, ’’a^tardy, to pry cos*, doctor hill and *5.00 to Thankful church. March Clinic For Cripples Thursday 'U Loans On Poultry 1^. —^. 'warmers needing loans to fi ll nance poultry and other farm rStXts should contact local I ]^^«rs or the Production Cred- which has a repre erch county seat oat the South. Anyone „ loans of this kind must ad experience In oirlng for aad some security k the loin. Oftentimes com- loan* er® made on cnica- pome other farm, ebter t*aeh a*«otto“- corn, oo«». livo ykaier. Gorge Combs Rites Conducted Tuesday At Lewis Church Funeral service was held Tues day afternoon at Lewis church for George Combs, age 45, citizen of the liOvelBce comn^unity who died ,-t his home Monday morning. Rev. Noah Hayes conducted the service, assisted hy Rev. A. K. Baity. «nrvlvln« Mrs Leatha Barnett Combs, and four cbllSren: Homer, Cecil, Ruby Thomas CuatN|> March clinic for crippled chll- b. b.w .. tb. wik.. hospital on Thursday, March 13. the county health department an nounced today. Health authorities ?sk thi3t all crippled and deformed who wish free examination to he present at the clinic, which will he held a- bout 9:30 a. m. By'Eastern done as directed by the '•had '*^H^said that he had found con ditions at the jail “deplorably with no way for take a bath and no way to prop Sy h«t the building.” He men tioned the need of a heating sys- II™ in the courthouse, saying Ihat 22 separate lire^^were byiU The beginning of a safety oam- palgn in the interest of decreas. Ing traffic accidents and result ing injuries, especially among children of school aee, was an- Additional surveys hrve been made here during the past few days by Southern Railroad engi neers seeking location for a spur twek above • flood water marks. So far reports have not been made on the surveys ?nd location of the work has not been made public pending final results. Vast damage to Industries and other plants along the railroad here in the August, 1940, flood cansedT Interested local peo-ple to seek location for spur nllroad tracks to lands above the highest flood level In order that indus trial sites might be available. A number of preliminary surveys Aave been made since that time but^here have teeh no defin.te number 42, Order* of the Bastern Star, of this city. Tudge Phillips informed ^ *ji,ry that bills of indie - Will Be Held At Roaring River, 6:30 0*CIock; Kincheloe To Speak North Wilkesboro council -if Jr. O. U. A. M. will hold its an nual banquet Tuesday evening, M'frch 11, 6:30 o’clock, at Roar ing River school lunchroom. Principal address of in? eve ning will be by Dr. Joh i vV. Kincheloe, Jr., pastor of Uie First Bapti.-t church here, and there will be several other en tertainment features on the pro gram. Council leaders desire a large attendance and hrve announced that any members who do not have means of transportation to the banquet to notify Claude Can ter at the earliest possible date. Chickens Must Be Kept Up Here Advent Of Spring Accom panied By Complaints Of Chickens On The Loose T^en By Death grand Heading the campaign for the | nient against Eastern Star will be Mrs. Helen would be given ^ C-ashion. Miss Mabie Hendrqn. solicitor .td re. worthy matron, and Mrs. Ira Payne, assocli- te matron. The campaign Includes the dis tribution of safety rule hook marks to sclropl children, display of post and window display post ers at central points, and other mean,® to Impress the puhllc with the need for c refill driving, erre- fu walking and other precaution ary measures. . In announcing the Safety Cam paign the Eastern Star commit tee pointed out that nearly one third of the people killed in traf fic accidents last year were chil dren, and with hundreds of pupils in dally attendance it is timely that the attention of the motor ists be foiyisod upon the necessity for clrefu! handling of motor ve hicles. The -Eastern Star is call- Ing'UPon every one in the city of North .’Wllkeeboro end surrousd- Ing counties to cooperate with SOUClXOr «=*■'* re to examine the witneeses and re^ turn the bilte according to the evidence of proUhle cause of violation of the statutes he had Judge*^Phtlllp8 pointed out to at seveiwl terms of court h. made recommea'dations for Im Slovements as Judge Armstron ordered, before and »«er the ter when the,order was made anl that nothing had been When the hills are returned ir court depends upon when tht erand Jury refches them a .3 hSre the evidence. WUn««.» have been subpoaened by Solid tor Bali. W- H- D“W***’ ® North Wilkesboro business man. is ^remafl of the grand Jury at this term- ^ ; Police Chief J. E. Walker says spring is here, regardless of what the oalendar may say. The surest sign of spring here is complaints reaching the police department of chickens on the loose and scratching in newly pl^inted grrdens and flower beds. This week eomiplalnts have liL i erally poured in to the police de- ' partment and the chief has been out trying to bring about some relief for those damagei^ by chickens. In making the rounds of places front which complaints originated he could hear hoii.-e- wives Cfllinft chickens several houses ahead—getting the ch.ck- ens up before the cops arrived. Today Chief Walker snunded Funeral service for John Stacy Alexander, age 49, prominent Wilkes citizen who died at his home near Wilkesboro Wednes day rfternoon, will be held Fri day, 3:30 p. m„ at Wilkeshoro Prest'yterlan church. Mr. Alexander had been 111 on ly a few days and *>'? | his‘annuarwarnlng that chickens became critical only a shprt time, confined if before his death. GOT A DUCK „ Wichita, Ksnsrs.—Waiting fO'f • the campaign. - - a bus, on a street comer, Ray The Slogan, "Drlw Smith was hit on the shoulder hy|.frtti be the thought rt)pe#BMat'lb a mallard drake. The impact j the mind* of the'-local #8^*“**' kopcked'but the duck, which was star cbkifUr la the i^paigii thojaask-., " pniro and WATrat ■ -vr BurlingtonA.N. J», Ufit . iSnlilc. oa^ catuwd W"* •iii ki^Titirf He was a member of a well and favorably known family, being a son of the late W. N. Alexander and Mrs. Rachel Woodruff Alex- luider, who survives. Surviving members of his Im mediate family are his wl^w, Mrs. Lonlse Alexander, of WU- keeboro, his mother, three broth, era end five sisters- Christie Alexander, Roaring River; Cager Alexander, North Wilkesboro route one; William A. Alexander. Bocky Mount, Va.’, Mr*. J. liot, Wilkesboro route one; Mra Maggie Blackburn, Winston-Sal em; Mrs. John W. Goodman. ^ lei^; Mrs, Bruce Jones, SavSa- iHdtr Ov'.: and Mi*» Bna Alexsfl- North WUketboro rout# oM must be kept well confined within the city limits. A city ordi nance provides for punishment for those who allow their chick ens to run loose. Perry Bumgarner Claimed By Death Perry A. Bumgarner, aged citi zen of Reddies River township, died early Tuesday. Funerel ser vice was held Wednesday, two P. m.. at Friendship church with Rev. Edd Hayes In charge. Surviving are one son, John A, Bumgarner, and fo^sdan^torw. Mrs. Henry Bdmga^W.. >*”. J, A. Evans, Mrs. R. “• nnd Mro-'W. T, Ohttig^i^i ■ Fort Bragg-will bo Nortt V- oUnaM twrd