.ZED* THE TR
P«i^al:^9n
Hr-
into Smolenak jmea.
Admitted
Oeman troops were reported
today to hare staUted to,within
110 lallM ^ sad to bs
adraBetng Lenlnrrsd
while Rnsslains;.. themselres ac-
kabnrledsed « dMp';Geraan thrust
to the Tlclnhjr of Smolensk, only
2S0 miles short of the capital.
A German news agency, DNB.
dispatch from the eastern front
declared that German speed
troops cleared a battlefield of
•ereral thousand Russians enclr-
ded in a forest near Gorodische
Published
lays and
In Dad’s Shoes
■ '• ■ fv
days ago and had swept on J
Alnminnm Drive
Is First Pro^t;
Scouts Don^Job
the east
.Anthoritative German Purees
■aid the village is near Rzher, on
the Rliga-to.Moscow railway, and
is about ilO miles west of Mos
cow.
Russian acknowledgement of
the German advance to Smolensk
—^ abrupt, unfavorable turn In
soviet fortunes—was contained
In an early morning Moscow com
munique which reported that hea
vy battles were in progress In the
Smolensk area.
Thus admitted was a German
break-througt j some 50 miles
deeper than jany previously ac
knowledged.
Farther to the south, on the
famed central front, the soviet
command reported, however, that
a nazl tank battalion retreating
from the vicinity of Rogachev on
the Deniper river had been en
circled and destroyed. This was
in an area where unofficial Rus
sian accounts claimed a continu
ing advance in a Russian counter
offensive.
A soviet reference to fighting
about Bobruisk—which for some
time had been behind and west
of the frnot—suggested that the
Germans had been thrown back
In that sector by as much as 50
^ miles.
. , Too, unofficial German claims
,\J|lhkt nazi troops In the north were
^^rapidly advancing on Leningrad
were in effect denied by the soviet
war bulletin with the declaration
that fighting in that sector still
was centered about P.-kov. more
than 150 miles southwest of that
important city.
ij. Similarly, the German drive
T on Kiev, the Ukrainian capitel.
was described i. 7’1 held up in
Wfco ’Of y,
W. H. McElwee Cbairnian of
Council; First Meeting
Held Wedneiulay
Na-
Sen. ^drew ■seston of Texas,
86, wfawzakes seat oconpied by his
father, Sam Houston, in 1846. He Is
shown (left) with Sen. Tom Conual-
ly of Texas.
Charlie Faw Held
In Default $5,000
Bond For Murder
130 miles to
Judge Hayes Witness In
Hearing Held Monday
Before R. C. Jennings
Charlie Faw, Reddies River
resident, was ordered held for
court in default of $5,000 bond
following a hearing Monday be
fore Magistrate R. C. Jennings on
a homicide charge.
Faw is charged with the death
of Hamp Eller, of the srme com
munity, in an altercation which
oocttp^
Wilkes County Council of
tional Defense, a unit of the
state council, has been formed
here and the first meeting was
held on Wednesday night et the
City hall.
W. H. McElwee, local attorney,
was appointed by Governor J. M.
Broughton a s chairman for
Wilkes county, who suggested
formation of a county council
composed of representatives of
several agencies and organiza
tions.
The council as appointed bv
Chairman McElwee follows: C.
B. Eller and Paul S. Cragan,
representing the schools; Max
Foster , county commissioner;
Mrs. Bertha Bell, public health;
J. B. Snipes, agriculture; J. B.
Carter, civic; Dr. John W. Kinch-
eloe, Jr., churches; J. ,E. Welker,
law enforcement; P. W. Eshel-
man, indur.try; A. F. Kilby, Amer
ican Legion; Dwight Nichols,
newspapers.
Dwight Nichols was named sec
retary at the meeting Wednesday
night.
The first defense activity to
be carried oi;t by the council will
he the collection of aluminum for
defense use.
Ii was announced in the meet-
(Continued on page four)
Wilkes Colinto
Rate Set At’
An hcreate Of
Cate’ Over Levy!
For Tke hot Year.
‘Iron’; Man
M^e Bond Mi^tantwo, Moi*
Funds For Welfare, and"
Building Improvements
Wilkes county tax rate for
1941 will be $1.38 on each hun
dred dollars valuation of proper
ty, M. F. Absher, chairman of the
Wilkes board of commissioners,
said today.
The 1941 rate will represent an
Increase of 33 cents over the rate
of $1.05 for 1940.
The chairman of the board of
commissioners listed three funds
where practically all of the in
crease will be used. Principally a-
mong these will be an Increase
of 20 1-2 cents on the levy for
debt service. This increase was
mandatory, Mr. Absher said, be
cause of heavy bond maturities
The army officially receives, at Aium, •«! 4Aad1H-
meter anti-aircraft guns ever made in the V. 'Plipth shomb i* . ®** the fiscal year which be-
Harvey Firestone Jr., Congressman Dow W. Hlirter‘’'(AkronlF,’'Brig.-Oen. g«n on July.l
Aid. L. E. Conpllo of St. Lonis to
Aiding real work pleasant. Because
be had grown flabby, CoupUn went
back to Iron working, his trade be
fore entering politics, and is mak
ing |79 a week. He stiU holds his
aldermanic Job at $i.s«o p-r year.
Charles T. Harris, and J. W. Thomas, president of Firestone. (Man at
extreme right nnidentifled). The guns were completed in Akron.
Boy, 15, Girl,
\3, Hitchhike
From Missouri
t Quits;
Predicts
A4 no
/lB«e:
Tpkyo C
Washing
On-The-f ence Policy
Tokyo. Thursday. July IT.—
The cabinet of Prince Fumimarn
Konoye. which allied Japan with
Germany and Ital.v and a few
months later entered a neutrality
accord with soviet Russia, an
nounced today it had resigned to
rmit formation of a government
fhore capable of ‘‘coping with the
ever-chcpging world situation.”
The premier journeyed to the
Imperial summer villa at Hayama.
on the seacoast southwest of To
kyo, to present the on bloc resig
nation to Emperor Hirohito last
nigut. The sovereign asked him
to remain in office until a suc
cessor could be chosen.
(Tokyo dispatchas give no clear
indication of whet direction Jap
anese imperial policy may take as
a result of a change in govern
ment. but there has been recently
a rising tide of sentiment in fav
or of siding with Germany against
Russia end increasing clamor a-
gainst what is called “the encir
clement of Japan’’ by the United
States. Britain. China and now
the soviet union.
(The British-Russian alliance,
the strengthening of British, A-
merican and Dutch defenses In
southeastern Asia and the possi
bility that United States aid
might reach Russia by way of
Vladivostok have been viewed
with alarm in Japan.)
The phrasing of the govern
ment's anno_uncement of its fall
Indiccted that Konoye, who al
ready has had two terms as pre
mier, might receive the imperial
command to assemble a new' cabi
net from which some of the re
tiring ministers would be omitted.
TOTtTnmny was t'o ”'Tfi^‘’'eTfect
that Faw, who had some previous
trouble with Eller, knocked Ell
er down and he was badly injur
ed. Faw put Eller into his car.
started to the hospital here and
wrecked the c r. Eller died three
days later with a broken neck and
Faw was charged with inflicting
the fatal injury when he struck
Eller.
Principal witnesses at the hear
ing was Judge Johnson J. Hayes,
of Wilkesboro, judge of the Mid
dle North Carolina District of
To Begin Revival
In
Dr. Mack B. Stokes, Brother
Of Pastor, To Assist
In The Services
Speakers; Kiwanis Cluh
To Meet With Fanners
will be held on Friday, July 25,
at Millers Creek school six miles
The Wilkesboro Methodist
church will begin a .-eries of re
vival services on Sundav morn.ng,
July 20th. Dr. Mf^k B. Stokes,
brother of the pastor, will be the
preacher. WliUe he holds the po
sition of Assistant Professor of
Christian Doctrine at the Candler
School of Theology of Emory
University, Dr. Stokes is an or-
W&=tern
feder,*:! court. Judge Hayes and j dained minister of the
Virgil Church were on highway North Carolina conference and
TG in a car on the evening of the served a pastorate for several
He comes to
Wilkes officers have in Wilkes
jail a boy, age 15. and a girl, rge
13, whose homes are in Cape
Girardeau, Mo.
George Cauhle, 15, and Betty
(Tiny) Evans, IS, were taken in
to custody early Mondav when r
Kannapolis man who picked them
up on a highway claimed that
they took $200 from him.
Hwntw&,8mtlvg»ri- toW ih* ■•tti-
cer.s that they were- brother and
sister who had left their homes
in Missouri. Sheriff C. T. Dough-
ton contacted relatives in Miss
ouri and lerrned that they were
not related. They left Missouri on
July 7 and traveled 1.3G1 miles
in one week 'before landing in
Wilkes jail.
The girl, pretty and talkative,
told what she said was a true ac-
count of their adventures. She orange.
and Cruble. with Wllla Dean j Announcement of the picnic ty
Payne, age 16. who left them in (committee urged all farmers to
Birmingham, Alatbama, decided
There is an increa.se of five
cents on the combined levy for
welfare'administration. Welfare
MisceUaneou.9, old age assistance,
aid to dependent children and aid
to blind.
Chairman A'bsher said it was
necessary to Increase the levy in
order to match state and federal
funds, thus providing that those
eligible under the law may receive
.Jeter and Caldwell Will Be assistance. The county he said.
will receive leas funds from the
Farmers’ Picnic
At Millers Creek
Friday, Jidy 25th
state and the county had to make
up the difference.
Five cents were added to the
Ttrii, 7 1 1 levy for repairs to the courthouse
Wilkes county farmers picnic
and jail. The board chairman said
that the funds from the levy will
west of this city on highway 421. *"ake possible °
J. B. Snipes, county agent, of an order of Judge Phillips _re
latlve to the buildings. New
altercation between Paw and Ell-r years in this state
er. Seeing the man injured. Judge i Wilkesboro with high recommen-
Hayes volunteered to help Faw ] dations for his work with young
bring him to the hospital hut aft- people, and it is believed that his
er the car had traveled a short | nie-ssages will bo of interest not
distance Judge^Hayes got out. j merely to the Methodist constitu-
Faw started or jiward North W,I-!ency of the church, hut to all who
kesboro and t.' i car crashed at are personally interested in a vit-
high .speed inf a bank less thanjal rel g;on
Dokies Install
Officers Friday
a mile from the point where
Judge Hayes had Faw stop the
car and got out because Faw was
driving reckless.
Judge Hayes and Church pro
ceeded behind the Faw car toward
North Wilkesboro and at the
point where Faw wrecked picked
up Eller and carried him to the
hospital.
At the hearing Faw admitted
knocking Eller down. Solicitor
Avalon E. Hall represented the
state at the hearing. The case is
calendared for trial rt the August
term of Wilkes court.
Pythian Class To
Perform Friday
Will Present Plays At Lodge
Hall Over Reins-Sturdi-
vant Friday Night
Dokies clMb in North Wilkes
boro has installed officers for the
coming year.
Lawrence Miller, secretary of
the Triple A in Wilkes and for
years an active civic leader* is
president. Paul Cragan is vice
president; Vernon Deal, seere-
taryrPaui Church, treasurer; and
J. L. Wells, bazooka.
The club Is looking forward to
ther year of activity In civic
■.Ti^eU as fraternal activity.
r. and Mrs. Cyrus Brown and
OBlrtren, of Moravian Falls, vis
ited relaUves at McGrady Sunday.
Thirteen member.? of the
Knights of Pythias orphai s' home
at Clayton will present three one
act plays jp a program Frida?
night, eight o’clock, in the nev
lodge hefll on the second floor o'
the Relns-StuYdlvant building.
The group, which has givei
performances In many cities aiu
towns in the state, has a very en
tertainlng program, which give
the public an opportunity to ol
serve results of the high type c
training being given the childre
In the horn .
D. W. Huggins, superin tender
of the home, will be in chrage o
the class.
Admission charge will be on!
25 cents ind all who attend ar
assured of excellent entertain
ment.
Dr. Stokes will bring the mess
age at the Sunday'morning wor
ship hour, and—through the
courteous invitation of the Rev.
Sloan Guy, who wrs scheduled to
preach—at the Sunday night un-
flhfflr havTb ^ ^ heating plant is plann- most atlractive home for nurses
the occasion. Tlie Grange is active
In promoting the picnic and the ,, ' .
North WilkLboro Kiwanis club Total for operation of the coun
will be guests. , .Continued on page^)
An interesting program has
been arranged fe."luring add ess
es by F. H. Jeter, agricultural ed
itor at State College, and H. B.
Caldwell, of Greensboro, master
of the North Carolina state
U. S. 0, Closin|[
Drive In Wilkes
on July 7 to start ran.bling and
after packing a few clothes in
small bags began hitchhiking.
She seJd she was one of four
children, that her mother receiv
ed an aid to dependent children
grant of 30 dollars per month,
that her father had divorced her
mother and the family was having
a tough time making ends meet.
The real reason she left home, she
srid, was because she and her mo
ther did not get along very well
and she was afraid her mother
would try to place her in some re
form school.
She said she had helped run!
the family by picking
attend end with well filled bas
kets for the picnic dinner. It was
explained that the picnic will be
held regardle.ss of weather condi
tions because the gymnasium may
be used for the picnic and the
school auditorium for the pro
gram in case of rain.
Following the speaking a pro-
grem of recreation has been
planned and a most enjoyable oc
casion is anticipated.
Additional Donations Need
ed to Reach Quota, Chair-
Carpenter Says
man
Wilkes Hospital
Modern Home For
Nurses Is Open
Lpcated Next Door To Hos>
pital; Hospital Capacity
To Be Enllacrged Soon
Nursing staff of the Wllkea
hospital today moved to the high
ly modern Willies Hospital Nurs
es Home, which has just been
completed.
The nurses home is just across
E street from the north side of
the hospital and Is conveniently
located.
The large building was entire-
Attendini? Bankers*
Meet at Chapel Hill
Both of North Wilkeshoro’s
potatoes I progressive benking institutions
bankers’
L. L. Carpenter, clmirman of
the United Service Organization
for Wilkes county, said today the
drive would be closed this \?'vek.
The amount raised to date is
considerably under the $1,000
quota for the county but the chair
man expressed the belief that con-
tributiona during the latter part of
this week may raise the quota in
full.
He urged that those who have
not contributed to the fund, which
is being raised in order to main
tain places of recreation and so
cial activities .n the vicinity of ar
my'camps, not delay sending their
donations to him or to one of the
ion service which will take place!ten hours per day and that it wa.s are represented at the , . wn i,
at the Methodist church.^ ^, M to
win'’brferv'iLs each^morning^It r^She said she had completed the representing the Bank of North | the fund in any amount theV
rl m and e^ch evening at 8 p. eighth grade in school and George Wilkesboro. and W. J. Young and I -r'e a-'H donations will, be
had graduated from the ninth. Miss Anne Duncan, are represent- gladly received through the mails,
(Continued on pa^e eight) ing The Northwestern Bank. Mr. Carpenter said.
ni. A cordial invitation is extend
ed to all who desire to attend.
with every modern convenience
for health and comfort.
The three floors of the build
ing, all of which has been at
tractively refinlshed, contain ten
bedrooms, living room, reading
room, kitchen, dinette. Each floor
has a bathroom with tubs and
showers.
The entire building is attrac
tively decorated and furni-hed.
The furniture, which was man
ufactured in North Wilkesboro, to
"if solid maple construction. Com
fortable, upholstered chairs, beau
tiful curtains, innerspriiigs mat
tresses and dnmble materials ar»
furnished throughout every room.
The building has a central oil
heating plant, ga.? stove and elec
tric refrigeration.
The new nurses’ home was
the subject of much favo-rable
comment today from many visi
tors.
.Moving the nurses’ home quar
ters from the building of the hos
pital plant will increase the bed
capacity of the hospital material
ly. The quarters formerly occu
pied by the nurses home will be
remodeled and an arcade will be
constructed to connect with the
new hoepltal building.
Army’s Newest Bomber Comes Out of the Clouds
Ju^e Mackstock
To Preside Over
Superior Court
New Judge Will Substitute
For Judge Sink Fir«t
Week August Term
Judge Clarence B. Blackstock
of Asheville, one of the three
new special judges appointed re
cently by Governor Broughton,
hr8 received his first assignment.
Judge Blackstock will hold one
week of superior court opening
August 4 in Wilkes coun'y.
Judge Hoyle Sink, of Greens
boro, wae scheduled to preside
over the Wilkes court but a sub
stitute was named for the first
week 'because of some Important
matters which had been set to be
heard before Judge Sink at that
time. Judge Sink will preside ov
er the second week of the term.
Ice Cream Supper
This big aerial dreadnaught coming [The Fo^d Motor Company, under gov-JUSv,',
An ice cream supper sponsored
i by Union Methodist church will be
held at Charlie EllloUe i»t6re at
■)ut of the clouds for a landing at Ford
\irport is the new Consolidated B-24.
f is regarded by the U. S. Army as
'he world’s most formidable bomber.
ernment contract to-produce sub-as-j
he br.mb'er weighs 56,000 pounds cricket on Saturday night, T:SO
cream*
semblies and Darts for five complete loaded and carries four tons bf bombs o’clock. H^e made ice
B 24D bombers a day^ i» erecting an j at a speed of 306 miles an hour. The cakes, etc., will be sold “^all
flMVSM pUnttoth“job%6lil«j.lup . ta cruMng range of 8,0001wo.g. wul b. .prr«n.»d.
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