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Army Entrapped
Athens, April 10.—(Thursday)
—The Oreek high command an-
nounce4 today that Qreak troops
cat oM in eastern Macedonia by
the Oermaa capture of Salonika
were still holding out last yester-
dsy afternoon.
These troops, estimated a t
SOO.OOO before the nasi offensive
began, “did not weaken their re
sistance on the frontier and held
their lines intact according to in-
tonnatlon received during the
afternoon."
The strong Greek fortress de
fenses are along the Bulgarian
frontier at Rupel pass end east
of there on the Nevrokop plateau.
AH this section was cut off by
the German drive down the Var-
dar valley to Salonika.
Genmaii troops, the communl-
qne said, entered Salonika after
delaying their advance Tuesday
night in the Kilkis district to
the north.
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jVOL.'
No. 6
Published Mondays and Thursdays NORTH .WILKESBORO, N.
m-’f*
SebSnitbe
V>APR, :
North WHki^boro
Junior Chainber of
ConunerceFormed
Rules Jugoslavia
Temporary Organization Set
Up Wednesday Night;
Meet Again Tuesday
Greafi^ Path-
To Your Church
By JOHX W. KINCHEI/IE, Jr.
(Pastor First Brptlst Church)
Broi^hton Barrel]
Politics In Schools
Phillips Named President of
State Association At
Asheville Meeting
Junior Chainber . of Commerce
in North Wilkesboro was formed
in a meeting at the city hall Wed
nesday night when a temporary
organization was set up to serve
during the oi^anlsatlon period.
Heading this organization are
W. O. Absher. chairman, and 1.
H. McNeill, Jr., secretary-treas
urer.
Members of the Lsnoir Jaycees
here last night to assist in setting
up an organization here were
Tom Broughton. Dal Greer and
Bill Wall, officers of the I enoir
club.
A committee to draw up a con
stitution and to make application
to the state and national organi
zations for a charter Is composed
of Chairman Absher, Fred Hub-
hard. Jr., and Barney Arthur.
The chairman appointed a
Ashe.ville. -April 5.—Governor , membership committee composed
Brougliton told 3.000 delegates
to the 57th convention of the
North Carolina Education associa
tion today that “I shall not tol
erate in my administration any
political practices in the admin
istration of public schools in
North Carolina."
The governor spoke at the
closing session of the convention
shortly before the elevation of K.
G. Phillips, of Winston-Salem,
from the vice presidency to the
presidency. He succeeded S. G.
Hawfield. of Raleigh.
John C. I.ockhart, formerly of
Wake county but now superin-
of Richard Johnston. Jamca E
Caudill and Hadley Hayes. It will
be the duty of this coonmlttee to
list prospective members and all
young men between ages of 21
and 35, Inclusive, who wish to
become charter members of the
Jaycees he.’e are a.sked to get
in touch with a menvher of the
committee as soon as possible
and to be present at the next
fleeting, which will be held at the
city hall on Tuesday night, April
15. 7:30 o’clock.
It was voted in the meeting
last night that the membership
fee. which will cover cost of se-
Mf ^
Seventeen-year-old King Peter of
Jugoslavia, who assumed power
from his pro-Nazi ministers, and
ascended the throne in a bloodiest
coup d’etat.
Commissioners
Draw Jurors For
Next Term Court
Judge Phillips To Preside
Over Term Beginning
Monday, April 28th
tendent of Mecklenburg county j curing the charter and the first
schools, was elected vice presi
dent.
Governor Broughton reviewed
education's march of progress in
North Carolina and pledged his
,4y.in^.tra»inn to conti4u%.ti?n of
the movemeiit. '
“In this moment of great peril,
■when democracy is on trial
throughout the world the duty
of school teachers was never
higher,” he said. “We are not
simply trying to improve democ
racy. we are trying to preserve it.
and public education is an indus-
pensable factor in this process.
I Continued on page five!
quarterl.v dnes to the state and
national or.ganizatlon.s. will be
only one dollar per member. The
question of membership dues was
discussed and left open until the
ei, if*' tvas suggested
that one dollar per month per
member, payable quarterly, would
be sufficient.
Wilkes county board of com
missioners in -April session with
all members, present transacted
routine business. The board is
composed of M. P. Absher, Max
Foster and V, T. Walsh.
One Item of business of pui)lic
interest was a motion, which was
passed nnaniniou.i'ly, for the coun
ty to furnish one-half the cost of
dirill uniforms tor the Home
Guard company at North Wilkes-
boro provided that the town of
appropriated
“The greatest path In the
world is the path from your door
to the door of your church. If all.
of us faithfully used this path j
and were guided by its radiant'
influence, the nation would be
afe, crimes subside, burine.rs
nrosper. and all her.rts have
neace. For this path was made
by the' Son of Man for the sons
of men. that walking hnmhiy into
His holy presence in the church,
we might afterward walk to
gether as brethren in the world.
Are you using this greatest
prth?" This quotation, appearing
in a recent church bulletin, voices
a conviction which is very real to
many Christian people today.
Someone may say, however. “I
do not need the church. Why
honld I go to church to svorship
God? I can worship Him else
where.” It is true that God can
h e worshiped anywhere — at
home, store, shop, or in the fields
but the regular cttendance of
millioa-i of people at services of
worship in Christian churches
tliroughout the world gives con
vincing token and testimony of
the vital place and Importance of
church worship. Suppose the blaz
ing coals in a fireplace could
speak. .Maybe one of them would
s,-y. “I can burn just as brightly
and give oft just as much heat to
this room if I were removed from
the rest of these coals and placed
out there on the hearth all by
myself.” If. indeed, this piece of
coal was lifted from its fellows
in the blazing Gre-place and
placed on the cold hearthstone
all to itself, what would happen?
It would burn brightly for only a
few minutes. Soon Us light would
begin to glimmer and its warmth
begin to cool. Before long noth-
N«>f. wKh t)»e tongs,
sm'oalderlng ajn^
It Wck ■»*
Shook Hardware
Store Is
Live At Home Plan
Will Be Stressed
In Wilkes County
North Wilkesboro
funds for the remaining half the
cost. Drill uniforms, costing $3.95 (ng would be left but^a^^oulder.
each. Are liot fu rnlshed by^e '
'strte or ,,— ^ —.
The commissioners also drew gmokmg coal and put
jnror^i for the term of court to ,„ong the other,? in the fire-place,
hegi.i on Monday. April 2R. Judge The contagious heat and light of
F. Donald Phillips is slated to the fire causes the coal to burst
preside over the term, which will i„io warm flame again, and give
be for trial of civil cases. Jurors forth its normal light and heat to
were drawn for the term by the the room,
commissioners as follows.
First \Ve‘k
Vernon Church, Stanton: J. G.
This is a picture of
what happens to many a person
who forsakes the church and its
worship services. The spiritual
Earp.
Wilkesboro: J. E. DeJour- nfe cools, off. and there is only
Opened
(Workers Cuncil To Be Or
ganized; Meeting Called
For April 17th
E. A. (Andy) Shook Estab
lishes Business In For
mer Hadley Location
E, .A. (.Andy* Shook, well ex
perienced liardwa *e dealer. ha.s
established tlie Shook Hardware
company with a well stocked
store in the former locaiion of
Hadley Hardware company on
Main .street.
The store is well storked w'ith
new hardware throughout and is
now open for business.
Thirty-five years ago the late
J. W. Shook entered in the hard
ware business in what was then
the Wilkes Hardware and Fhirni-
ture company. In 1916 the late J.
R. Marlow purchased  n interest
in the firm and it operated for
14 years a-s Marlow-Shook Hard
ware company un>il .Mr. Shook,
father of E. A. (Andy) Shook,
purchased the Marlow interests.
A few yeers ago Hadley Hard
ware company established in the
same location and operated un
til recently.
The stock of general hardv.-dre,
carpenter tools, farming tools,
paints and varnishes, roofing,
fencing, sporting goods, fishing
tackles and many other items is
completely new. The overhead of
J. B. Snipes. IVilkes farm
agent, has announred that a
Workers’ Council will 1)C formed
to promote the live at home pro
gram in Wilkes oounly and that
a meeting will he held April 17
for that purpose.
The statement cud announce
ment issued by tbe county agent
follows:
“We have been advised by the
state office that, due to the fact
that agriculture is facing a criti
cal situi’tion, and also recogniz
ing that this is not wholly a war
condition but a situation that
will cause constant and careful
attention long efter the war has
ended: that a Workers Council
should be organized in each
county in the state to meet
monthly.
“It is thought that such a
council will further coordinate
and unify our thinking and ac
tivities thronghout the state. One
of the first 'things to come be
fore a newly organized council,
according to John W. Goodman,
Extension Assistant Director, and
Miss Ruth Current, State Home
Demoiistratirn asent, will be a
nelte. Traphill: A. K. Moore and
W J. Moore. Brushy Mountain:
J, I. Elled.ge. Mulheny:
Carter. Edwards: .1. B. Mathis.
New Castle: George Bumgarner.
North Wilkesboro: Cleve Ander
son, Brushy Mountain: Frank
Huffman. Cnion: Adam Bowlin,
Union: Hester Huffman, Ed
wards: K. C. Whitley, Rock
Creek: O, O. Absher. .Mulberry;
.1. S. Gray, New Caslle; H. M.
I'hillrirs. Wilkeslioro: T. H.
S-pears, Union: S. C. Ellis. Wal
nut Grove: J. A. Owen.^, Reddies
River; M. D. Brown, Walnut
Grove: E. Jones Estep. Brushy
Mountain; Clyde Hin.shaw, Ed
wards: D, F. Coffey. Rock Creek:
C. F. Brown. Traphill; M. C.
Sheets. Cnion; D. -A. Holman,
Somers.
Second Week
Tyre Byrd, Edwards; J. B-
Mitchell, Somers; J. F. Lyon,
Traphill: J. H. Haynes, Mulberry;
Edward Huffman. Edwards; M.
N. Pinnix. Edwards; M. P. Mas-
tin. New Castle:' Walter M. Mor
rison, Edwards: J. C. Tedder,
Bru.'hy Mountain; Jessie Cleary.
Union; Cecil Kilby. Reddies Riv
er; S. V. Staley. Wilkesboro: A.
D. Cheek. Traphill; Spurgeon
Gentry, Edwards; I. A. Walsh.
Elk; Thomas Perry. Union; D. H.
Holbrook. Walnut Grove: J. B-
Pardue, FJdwards; J. S. Hayes,
North Wilkesboro; W. E. Hol-
spark of the former interest
„nd fervor left. But, by a strong
Honnie resolve, let this person return to
regular worship at the church
and congenial fcilivwship with
church-going people. The re.sult Is
nearly invariably the same. His
life will discover a new radiance
of outlook, and in bis heart there
will be kindled a new warmth of
fellowship toward others.
A recent writer ha.s expressed
the human necessity for Sunday
worsliip as follows: The proper
use of Sunday tor worship and
rest is as necessary to right liv
ing as nourishing food or the
proper cleanliness. The law.s' of
health the laws of happiness and
peace and the laws of God require
one day in seven for worship and
rest, for rebuilding tired muscles,
depleted nerves, and refurnishing
moral power. The heart of man.
-liled through contact with sor-
cid things, of life, needs the
cleansing influence of Christian
'worship. The most beneficial way
to worship God is by joining in
the church service.”
Dr. Henry C. Link, author of
Religion.’’ one
R. T, McK»iL mayor of North Wilkesboro, tod^
issued a prammatio i setting aside the week of April
14-19, inclDSiTQ, as Olean-Up Week in North Wilkes
boro, ' ' r' ■
In his' proclamation the Mayor urged coopera
tion from all ffivic groups and public spirited indivi
duals. His proclamation follows:
- P'R OCLAMATION
“Whereis,,it has been deemed appropriate each
year that a week be set aside for concerted efforts to
beautify our city and to eliminate undesirable condi
tions’ which are not attractive and are detrirfiental to
public healtk and public welfai%, I hereby proclaim
-the week beginning Monday, April 14, as Clean-,Up
Week in North' Wilkesboro.
“In this event I respectfully urge the cooperation
of all, that it may truly be successful, and that it may
accomplish its purposes with more thoroughness than
ever before. Let us all work together to put this
event over in such a manner that we will continue to
be impressed with the importance of attractiveness
and cleanliness, not only during Clean-Up Week, but
throughout the year.
“It is suggested that every resident, property
owner and those who are employed within the city
make special efforts to remove rubbish and improve
appearances and conditions about our homes, places
of business, streets, vacant lots and in all other
places in North Wilkesboro during Clean-Up Week.
The sanitary department of the city government will
cooperate fully and people of the city are asked to
have rubbish placed at convenient points for the city
employes to haul it away. ,
“Importance of appearance cannot be denied.
Impressions this city makes upon visitors day by day
can and may- play an important part in the future
erowth, progress and development of our communi
ty. In addition, it is respectfully suggested that this
season of the year is particularly adapted for paint
ing, decorating, repairing and carrying out other
work to enhance appearance of all premises.”
R. T. McNEIL, Mayor of North Wilkesboro
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Spools Boarib’ h
One Jailed For
Refusing to Take
SypUIis Doses
Dr. Eifar Eicptitnu Com-
pellmg Patients To
Take Treatment
the company. (Mr. Shook said, is
low and feakes it possible for him
to sell hardware of quality at low
prices.
Mr. Shook will be pleased to
greet the many with whom he
has carried on business transac
tions in his business career here
and cordially Invites all to visit
his new place of business.
State-wide live-at-hni’'p urografin |
being ?npn«p’“'' ’''intl.v hy the 1 brook. Walnut Grove; R. B. Sny-
Governor of the -tate and the ! ^er, Reddies River; Connie Ow-
gric”l”iva! -"Pn-’es. |gns. North Wilkesboro; Parks
“Our meeting has been set for ' gregory. New Castle; James I.
Thursday. April 17, at 9:30 a. m. | Woods. Reddies River: R. H.
in the county courthouse. The I j,jhn;!on, Wilkesboro; I. N. Pre
following agencies have a special'vette. Somers,^
Invitation to attend this meeting — * •
and any others wno are especirlly Qol#» ff’aster EfiffifS
interested in working with rural, Easier gg
people: white and negro workers, i
both men and women. In the Ex- i
Dr. A. J. Eller, Wilkes county
health officer, .said today that a
man had been placed in the
Wilkes jail for refusing venereal
disease treatments.
The man. whose name the
health officer did not make pub
lic, was placed in jail Friday aft
er he had refused to take syphilis
trei tments which are given with
out cost liy the health depart
ment.
In connection with the case Dr.
Eller explained that the law pro
vides that persons known to
have Venereal diseases and "who
refuse treatments may be jailed
for the offense.
The federal, state and county
governments furnish the treat
ments, which are administered
without cost by the health de
partment and the law compeUing
diseased persons to have the
treatment, either from their phy
sicians or the health department
Registration To
Close Saturday
No Contest Developed Here
So Far; Tuesday Will Be
Last Filing Data-
Registration books for the
North Wilkesboro primary ?nd
election will close on Saturday.
April 12.
James .M. Anderson, registrar
Snpt.b Re-Elected.
Supt. C. B. Eller To Heed
Schools For Fifth Terra;
All Committeea Named
■Wilkes county board of educa
tion in session this week re-elset>
ed C. B. Eller to his fifth tw«»-
year term as superintendent of
the county schools system and te-
pointed committees for the
schools districts of the county.
Supt. Eller was first elected ia
1933, succeeding the late C. C.
Wright, who was superintendent
for several decades.
The board of education com
posed of C. O. McNlel, chairman,
R. R. Church and D. F. Shep
herd. Mr. McNiel was re-appolnt-
ed by the legislature this year
for a six-year* term. Terms of the
other members did not expire
this year.
District committees were named,
for each of the eight white and
one colored central districts and
advisory committeemen were ap
pointed for the smaller individual
schools within the central dis
tricts. The advisory committees
may recommend teachers for the
simaller schools and the district
committees employ the teachers
for all schools In their respective
districts.
The district committees ap
pointed by the btoard of education
follow:
(’omniitteenien
Wilkesboro School: Dr. M. O.
Edwards, T. M. Foster. J. T. Pre-
(Continued on page four)
will close April 15. so lar oniy t
one candidate for each office to ^ jjg ,yj|j i^ave on F'rida
be filled have filed. jng, ten o’clock, and all
Mayor R. T. McNiel has filed
tor re-election. Ralph Duncan
and Hoyle Hutchens have filed
for re-election as commissioners
rnd new candidate.s are -A. F.
Kilty, J. R. Hix and R. 0. Fin-
•• • ^ A-UlA/ftUI i/.t •«
ley. Three incumbent romnisaion- Marines
morn-
young-
men Imtween ages of IS and 30
who desire to enlist in tlie Ma
rine- may accompany him to Ra
leigh for enlistment,
The Marine corps is the most
colorful br.-nch of the service.
ers. W. K. Sturdivant, J. B. Car
ter and Gordon Finley chose not
to be candidates again.
Two will be elected to the
school board. E. C. Johnson and
Dr. J. S. Deans have tiled to re
place J. R. Hix and E. E. Eller
whose terms expire this year.
are s
I a t i o n e d
Dr. Eller warned,that the law | Miss Alice Ca.s«el is here to
compelling those known to have spend the Easter season her
venereal diseases to take treat-i parents. Mr. and Mrs. A, b. t.as-
meiu will be enforced in the in-; sel. She is a student of Greens
terest of public health. boro College.
throughout the United Slates, its
possessions and in several foreign
nations. Opportunities are given
membeis to study in many trades
and avocations. .Mcrines are not
kept at one place and any .mem
ber may demand transfer after 18
months, thus assuring a vaj-iety
in travel and duties.
Women s Defense
— Class Completed
White Folks Move Colored C . seventeen Receive Certifi-
and Trouble Starts In Elk Community
W. E. Horton, a well known
Wilkes majrlstrote in F.lk town-
“The Return To —- _
of the best sellers among recentship, say.s that when a white
non-fiction books, says in his f,„„t|y moves Into and takes
took that he stayed away from possession of a colored church
church for many year? of his life. trouble starts and >«arte fast.
In his clinical work, however, as | More tlian a score of outrag-
Dsycho-analvst, he was called I colored pe«n»te of the Elk
upon to fdvise treatmqpt for hun- Greek rotninunlty called on
dreds of people who were consci
ous of personal discontent, un
happiness, fear, weakness and
general la=s of interest in life. As
a physician. In assisting such peo
ple to a happier adjustment to
life, he’found that among his
pr.-ctlcal suggestions to patients
for overcoming pyschological pe-
•cuHaritles and unhappiness he
Invariably recommending
church and at
tension Service. 'Vocational Edu-
C J Ckl- Ani*{1 12 ISvdnor’s Store Sfturday, the
rood «pru l** committees, president of | twelfth. Eggs will be on sale all
The FMdelis class of the ’Wil- demonstration council. Grange, i jjj^lng the day. and any one wish
keeboro BrpUst chnrch is spon- Farm Bureau ?n" ’
soring a food sale Saturday, the nlng committees
twelfth, at Newton’s Drug Store
The Civic and Social Club, of; ^
North Wilkesboro, will sponsor a worship
sale of EaUer eggs at Spamhour-| ^ .purpose, of course,
Sv/lnnr’a Store SfitUrday. tu8, /»4role of
^ ^1J l. U, Air A” o— - (
in Wilkesboro. Tbe sale begins at tension Service will be present at i
I ing special orders will please call
-.° Mrs. A. C. Chamberlain or Mrs.
“A representative from the
nalrzn QnrvInA will Ka nroaont at :
ten o’clock.
this meeting.”
Keep edged tools sharp.
forsake Not The Assanhling 01Y
b’elng to'enlarge the circle of
their interests rnd to get them
to think in' terms of others in
stead oreelf. He finally realized
that he was guilty of a great In-
ConsU-tency In life—he -was ad-
CGnOeinnoe on nniro fW»‘
M.
on
’.Squire HortOn one day last
week, and were tliey luigry.
The crowd was ipade up of
women and men, InelujHng the
de.aeons of the cliurch. In ex
cited tone.s they told the iteac-e
officer that Larkin Pipe.s and
Ms family had moved into their
cliurch building and so.nctlilng
had to be done about It and
done quick 1 /
They asked the magistrate
for a warrant against Pipes
and his family, which conetst-
ed of his mother, wile and one
child, in order to force them
to vacate tlielr place of wor-
.sliii).
Tlie colored brethem and
vlsters let the magistrate know
In so many woeda that the
wliite folks family had to lie
out of their church In time for
scrvircs to be helil Saturday
and Sunday and it the law
couldn’t get fbeni «it they
would resort to force, pur*- and
stiiiple.
The magistrate went to work
on the problem, a suring the
colored people that the law
could handle Hie situation. A
warrant was issued for Pipes
and a Iior>e and wagon was te.
cured to haul hLs house fur
nishings. A temporary location
fer them to move to was found
in a hnlldlng near Pergu-son,
whicli was obtained for SO
days.
The family wa.s moved out
and peace was once more re
stored. The colored people were
so well plea.sed with the resets
that they recalled the wantmt
and the magistrate was so hap
py that he did not charge any
costs. “In iny 13 yea« being a
magistrate I • have never had
so much trouble,” 'Squire Hor
ton said. • . -
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Marine Corps Is
Recruiting Here
Sergeant Harris Taking Ap
plications For Enlistment
At TTie City Hall
Sergeant C. M. Harris, of the
Raleigh Marine corps recruiting
office, Is spending a few days in
North Wilkesboro taking epplica-
tions for enlistment in the Marino
said today that new registrations branch of the service,
have been few since the books
wore opened.*
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I
Sergeant Harris arrived Mon-
?rc iipcii.:.!. day and set nip headquarters at
I^ate of the primary is April ] ,j,g gjjy j,a[] since that time he
21 and filing date for candidate-el interviewed several appH-
" So far only
I-'':
Seventeen Receive Certifi
cates In Women's CTass
Conducted Here
Women’s defense ela=s here has
completed its course and certifi
cates were presented to 17 who
attended four or more of the six
sessions. Miss Evelyn Sharpe, In-
i structor. said todry.
I The clas.=€s were held in the
home economics department of
North Wilkesboro school and
many subjects pertaining t o
health, first aid and care of the
sick were studied under direction
of Miss Sharpe, assisted by a
niimiber of local people eng: ged
in those vocations.
Those who attended all six
sessiions were Catherine Reynolds,
Jettie Transou, Alma Souther,
Mrs. Guy Llllard, Mrs. Floyd Per
ry and Mrs. Clemmie L. Snow.
Those attending five of the six
sessions were -Mrs. A. E. Snelson,
Mrs. Edward 0. Finley, Lucilts
Ivey, Jane ^rter and Bielr Cof.
fey. Those who attended tour
were Lucille DuBose, Mrs. Jamra
Henderson, Janie McDlarmM,
Betsy Ross, Mrs. D. J. Carter and
Mrs. Glenn McNeill.
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