Admit Retii^ai^,
MQMaW.4r-Tb« R.asai»n Qsntn)!
tront torew^ reported k two - fiew
smuhlDs Tictoiies yeaterdar !n a
coBUnalng eonnter - offeo9lTe
which waa ■ declared to have
thrown the Germans back on
Smolensk with 10,000 dead _ or
The latest successes oHlcislly
announced by the Soviet com
mand in Its afternoon, communi
que, indicated clearly that the
jpewetion was spread over a wide
area.
In one sector, it was said, fiO
tJermen tanks, 24 field ^iins M
I . machine guns, ^3 mine'throwers
and great quantities of smaller
arms and munitions were cap
tured or smashed. In another.
Red artillerymen in da'y-long fir -
Ing reported smashing 46 Ger
man machine-gun pits, ten mi.'ic
throwers, 15 Nazi artillery hai-
teriei^ a series of infantry dugouts
and Mamunition dumps.
U. S. I* Convosang
Supplies To Britain
IK
Washington. — American war-
.ships are convoying as far as Ice
land shlp.s of all flFSs carrying
war supplies to Britain and lier
• allies, Secretary of the Navy
Frank Knox revealed yesterday.
It was the first official disclo
sure tha,t the U. S. Navy hrs un
dertaken convoying as part of
President Roosevelt’s orders to
protect merchant vessels of all
nationalities in American defonso
w'aters and to shoot on sight all
German or Italian warcraft en
tering tho.se areas.
Knox told a press conference
that t'le navy is using all known
naval means of protecting lend-
lease cargo ships, including con
voying. The disclosure came when
he was asked whether the navy
was convoying war shipments to
Iceland en route to Britain.
Said Knox:
“The escort of convoys by war
vessels is only one of the meth
ods that can be used and arc
being used in all our defensive
Legion Reverses
Stand On Conflict,
Favors All Out Aid
^^Inber 'Se|itMii>
\PrVO(^pI^, ...
Twentf^lg WIlltM then left
' here Tuesday for Port Bragg, to
be inducted Into the army as
selectees.
Wilkes -board numbec-inne fur
' nished 14 and boarfl hum-ber
sent li. ' ■
Those going from, board num-
i.her 1 were: Lester James Keaton,
dllaude Lester Spears, Prank
Alonzo, Pearson, Ernest Lee
Johnson, Glenn HarrlBon Shoe-
mr ker. Garland Frank Fairing-.,
ton, Thomas Woodrow Russell,..
Hugh Livingstone, James Virgil
McLean, James Washington HoWr.
ell, Isaac Curry, Armstrong Par-^ij
due, John Oscar Rob-inson and
Royal Edward Barnett.
Going from board number 2
were: Archie Franklin McNeill,
lerder, Barnie Reeves, assistant
leader, Carl Patrick, Carl Black
burn, Harvey Odell Holbrook,
Ancel Randon Gentry. StAey
Brewer, Albert Dewey Wood,
Chester Chelch Sparks, Granville
Fred Baldwin, Jasper Thurman
Walker and Weldon Robert Ho
gan, who was transferred from
McDowell county board to the
local board for Induction.
Wilkes board number one has
completed the task of mailing
questionnaires to all registrants.
Including the second reglsrfation,
■ Board number two is nearing the
end of the first registration list
and has mailed questionnaires to
many of the second registration.
The next call will -be on Octo
ber 3 for Wilkes boards. Board
f „ number one will furnish 16 and
Plere is shown the WPA Bookmobile, which will carry excellent lib^ry tacilities number 2 win send 21.
to every community in vVilkes county. The schedule of the Bookraobue ^may be j
found elsewhere in this newspaper. J
Hprse Show Will Be Feature
FVidily and Ford Wi)l Be
Given Away Satnrdhy
t j.
Governor .T. M. Broughton,
who stopped in North WUkes-
boro Monday night en ronte to
Lenoir, where he delivered an
address at the Caldwell Oen-
tennial celebration Tuesday.
Governor Broughton had din
ner at Princess C.afe and sev
eral of hi.s friends greeted him
there Monday n*ght.
Local Lady Gets
Fifty Dollars On
Appreciation Day
Ai r Obse
Operators Are Named
Milwaukee, Wis..—The Ameri-
can Legion yesterday reversed i
23-year stand a.gainst creation of
a .second American expedition«ry
force and demanded repeal of the
neutrality law in an all-out effort
Ten Posts Set Up
in Various Parts
Of Wilkes County
Rev. L. B. Murray
Suffers a Stroke
to defeat Hitler. ^
Resolutions pledging .-:r.pport ^ Operators and Chief Assis
4^of the administration and “con
fidence in our President” went
booming through the annual con-
vention without d&bate amiil up-
roarious approval of 50,000 non
delegates attending the session.
tants Get Instructions;
May Get'Practice
W. H. McBIwee. chairman of ■
the Wilkes county committee on 1
i;"rsu"rpreTct;:rt::'"s:itt Civman Defense, said today that
^ *r trt nTAnrtr> warning observrtion post ob-
for convention leaders to prepare j - i
opposition to it, a proposal was servers and their assistants for
rSi°d r«om™"a.n.  1. - ■>“«> Wdto
resignation of Secretary of La have been appointed and have le-
bor Frances Perkins and it was celved their instructions,
passed by unanimous voice vote. The ten posts in Wilkes will
Delegates entered into pro- be pert of on air warnin.g service
longed debate on a minority reso- throughout the country and op-
lution condemning lend-leas^ aid erators will be instructed and
to Russia but after an hour’s trained to render valuable service
bitter discussion the propo-’-n! wa, in case ol
tabled by a vote of 804 to 604. ■ It is expected that tl e> lull
Atter the Russian issue hrd get their first real prac ice dur-
provoked an exchange lietween ing army maneuvers next month
Rev, L. B. Murray, well known
Baptist minister, who has made
his home in Edwards township
for a number of years, suffered
a stroke of paralysis at his home
Sundry night.
j Rev. Mr. Murray was reported
' as being unconscious last night,
and his condition serious.
The well known minister ha=
served as pastor of a number of
Baptist churches in this section
of the state.
Christmas Seal
The W. P. A. Bookmobile will
begin a , demohStkMjba . 4 Rural
Qyer 30 &itri^
Forty*Nine MU* Award* Be-
cau*e They Were Not
Pre*ent Wedne»day
Miss Dessie McNeill, of North
tember
equipped
A. owned
about
and each month
row books akis. to.be sent from the
state office to be added to the col
lection now m the county.
Suiiervisbr’s Statement
The Bookmobile is to be spon
Eleven Bigr Events Planned;
Very Successful Show
Is Anticipated
i.ic V- — -r—; Over 30 entries have been re
sored by the Wilkes County Li- (.givgj foj the horse show to be
__ .a a. n —I-.,.*-
brary Board and the -.Wilkes Coun
ty Board of Education. C. B. El
ler, superintendent of schools,
through demonstrating to these
groups-wishes to establish a per
manent rural library service for
the people in Wilkes county, one
which will - serve the schools and
the coipmunities far and near the
county library. A library service
which will give the books to every
one, everywhere. They want a li
brary service which would give
you books and a Bookmobile of
your own, and one that will serve
all the people all the time.
The books on the Bookmobile are
being, “goodwill ambassador
during the next week In North
Wilkes boro.
The award was made Wednes
day afternoon,, four o’clock, dur
ing the first “Appreciation Day’’
celebration. ^
“Appreciation Day’’ will be a
regular Wednesday feature here
provided by cooperative effort
among many North Wilke^oro
merchants.
In addition to the cash award
each Wednesday, details of which
can be learned froni partlclpaltng
other
! The Great Northwestern Pair’s
1941 exposition is progressing
very successfully on the fair
grounds In this city.
As the fair played host to
school children a record opening
day attendance was set on 'Tues
day and Tuesday night.
In addition to the regular fair
program with many features, two
added attractions were scheduled.
Today "Suicide Bob Hayes’ Hell
Drivers’’ thrilled a large crowd
with daredevil acts on the track
in front of the grandstand and
on Friday afternoon a horse .show
will be an added attraction.
Exhibits of exceptionally high
quality in many departments
have been subjects of much fa
vorable comment. Brushy Moun
tain communities again demon,
strated their leadership in qual
ity apple production as orchard-
ists placed a dazzling display of
apples On exhibit which H. R.
Niswonger, extension horticul
turist and judge, .said could not
be excelled. He was high in his
praise of the apples at the fair
this year, as to both quality and
quantity.
Nrthaii Davis, of Pores Knob,
took first place and his mother,
.Mrs. D. E. Davis, second on com
mercial display. Several others
were also of very high quality
and appearance.
J. W, Brown and Ralph Brown,
Of Traphill, were first end second
with general farm exhibits
-- t^AlllUllS of
received., .high meHt mmwt eoa
hAlnir. **erAodwilI amb&AfiAdOf'* tfllziod innM YnTT
talned more tliaii llfil^ products
which were all produced, on their
farms.
Meeting Oct 2 an subjects, the doctor,
t\e lawyer, t'’e preacher, the mer-
held Friday afternoon, 3 o’clock,
at the Great Northwestern Fair,
T. S. Kenerly, manager for the
horse show, said today.
It will be the first horse show
ever staged here and -promises to merchants, there will be
be very successful in every re- entertainment features which no
spect. In' addition to entries of one will want to miss. The award
Wilkes animals, there will be will be made at the corner of
some excellent horses from other Main and Tenth streets Wednes-
points. Including polo ponies from day. four o’clock.
Winston-Salem. Miss McNeill, who said she was
The parade of entries, which going to tne 850 to dress
will be preceded by the North up" and was going to spend it
Wilkesboro high school band with North WUkeshoro’s friendly
around the trrek. will be at two merchants, was overjoyed with
-'’cloek and the first of the 11 in- the $50 awrrd. , , j .q
teresting events will get under She was the 50th selected. 49
DU-ir> M-ling Will B»--s y»» fi"-* » WJ J , J ^ Na„e. ot m. «. Ic.m., .ni.
H,M A, Worn,-.-.’, Club -- ,>■.« ."L.T bal
House In This City !■ i. team or horses or mores, emnor,toem_ o , _
serve those who are nut neai — i, , i a ia r
The Christmas Seal Sale meet-fenough to come to the county li- ’’ace and for bes a y r e .
1 T'ho hrrrce ahoW' IS expecte
not near
Senators Tom Connallj- '!)■. Each operator appointed ha.s a
(Continued on page eight)
Te^r'and Bennett Cham'p Clark telephone and the posts were
(D) Mo the convention recessed distributed throughout the cou i-
until this afternoon. ty as much as possible where
Connally. chairman of the Sen- telephones '®.. ;
»te foreign relations committee, | Operators and their chief as
ing of the northwestern district i brary.
will he held Thursday. October; These Books Are Free “"T“ ‘“lfr,,t?rre‘hrine”made 4.n .• .11
2, at the North Wilkesboro Worn-j for old and books for entertainment in addi- At BsiptlSt HOHlC
an 8 club. The meeting will be young, fiction and non-fiction, jjjg regular features of the ^
S6SSiOn, I hfNnlrc am) ni/»hirA hrknlris ’fnt* _ .
,«ld the opposition^ to_ Russian ,sistants haje been appointed as
li^would Ue the administration’-’' follows: A. T. Nichols and Mrs
hands in pursuit of its declared'A. T. Nichols. Wilkesboro route
foreign policy. Clark denounced j one: C. K. Morrison and Mrs C.
Conna^ly^s position a, comfort to K. Morrison.
fifth columnists in the United I F. L. Parks and Mrs. F. I- Parks.
The horse show' is expected to
attrret a large afternoon crowd
and arrangements are being made
S. S. Association
The 4-H corn exhibit with 24
ten-ear trays is one of the best
to be seen anywhere. The entire
exhibit, which won community
display first prize in addition to
individual awards, was made up
of “Wilkes County White.’’ The
exhibit is attractive and of high
quality.
Hutchinson boys from Abshers
iisT-o rnomc excellent baby beeves
which will go on to Raleigh for
competition at the state fair next
month. ■
divided into a morning
States, but his words were shout
ed down by boos.
WPA Supervisors
In Meeting Here
Supervisor of Woman’s Pro
jects In Eight Counties
Here Tuesday
Rorring River; Mrs. J. W. Flet
cher and Clarence Fletcher,
North Wilkesboro route three: B.
C. Roop and Mrs. B. C. Roop,
North 'Wilkesboro route one; F.
F. Bumgarner and Mrs. F. F.
Bumgarner, Wilkesboro; Dr. J.
G. Bentley and Mrs. J. G. Bent
ley, Pores Knob; Mrs. Jennie
Vannoy and Miss Ora Vannoy,
Reddies River; J. B. Bell and
Mrs. J. B. Bell, Ronda; G. H.
Walker and Mrs. G. H. Walker,
Boomer.
Supervisors of women’s pro
jects of the WPA in the western
half of this district met at the
city hall here Tuesday for an
all-day conference.
The meeting of supervisors
from eight counties was called by
Miss Euzella Smart, head of the
women’s division of WPA In the
district of 17 counties.
Subjects dealing ’with admin-
oration of the projects and tech-
al matters were discussed dur
"ing the day.
Kenerly Is Page
In House Congress
Jesse Ward Kenerly, son of
Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Kenerly. has
been appointed as page in the
house of representatives in Wash
ington, D. C., and assumed his
duties there Monday.
He received his appointment
from W. O. Burgin, Eighth dis
trict representative In congress.
beginning at 10 o’clock, and a
luncheon session at 12:15. The
morning program will be devoted
entirely to seal sale technique
and will be conducted by the staff
easy books and picture books for
Children.
Books that you like to read,
murder Story, western story, trav
el, light fiction,''etc.
aiiu "111 oc -J — I The Bookmobile will make a
of The North Carolina Tubercu- cQnjpigtg circuit *of this county
losis Association. every three weeks. Watch for the
The luncheon session will fee- notice in the paper of the routes
ture a talk by Dr M. D. Bomier, and the approximate time it will
superintendent of Guilford Conn-Ireach your community, and school,
ty Sanatorium, Jamestown. His Where and what time It will stop,
subject will he “Protect Your' There are books m the Boo^o-
Home From Tuberculosis as a i ^.on for the Home Dem-
Part of the NaUonal Defease Pro-
gram.’’ This will be 0* interest. of hobbies
Good Stage Acta
On the stage a two-hour show
features some of the best attrac
tions ever to visit North Wilkes
boro. The lady contortionist, the
New York Rythmettes, Captain
Happy and his crazy Fords, the
Whooper horse and other fea
tures furnish a show which would
cost much money in larger cities.
Mark.-i .Shows Rigger
The midway is literally filled
with John Marks Shows and
rides, featuring former World’s
Fair attractions and the mo.-’t
popular in thrill riding devices.
Fireworks GorgeoiLs
Every night the fair presents
a climaxing display of fireworks,
being one of the few exhibitions
anywhere to boast a good dis-
I play of fireworks this year after
fireworks materials had been re-
Church Plaintitf
In $100,000 Suit
In Wilkes Coinrt
_ J I stricted for manufacture of de-
Stone Mountain munitions. The fireworks
School Association Will
Meet On Sept. 21
W. J. Church Ask* Big Sum
From Three Companies
and Two Individual*
stone Mountain Sunday School
association will meet with Bap
tist Home church, six miles north
of North Wilkesboro on Highway
18. Sundry, September 21. at 2
(old time).
for the fair here were made be
fore the materials were needed
for dsfense purposes.
New Ford Free
On Saturday night the fair will
give a' new Ford automobile ab
solutely tree to someone at the
fair. The new Ford, purchased
from Yadkin Valley Motor com-
o’clock p. m. ,—
The devotional exercises wii! pany. Is on display all this week
be conducted by Rev. A. B. at the exhibit tent at the fair.
Hayes.
not only to the seal sale work- - « .i. i> ■ _ u-i
... o„A «Toi want on the Bookmobile, we can
ers. but to the health and wei-1 ^ t , ..l at i- t •
fare workers of Wilkes county.^t « N^^h
All interested citizens are invited ^ u„i
If you cannot* find what you
to attend this luncheon. The cost
of the luncheon is 5C cents. Please
notify bfrs. Boyd E. Stout, seal
?ale chairman of Wilkes county,
if you plan to attend, the an
nouncement said.
ONE \^CE PRESIDENT
Books belonging to the Wilkes
County Library will be ai^d to
the W. P. A. collection and will be
circulated throughout the county.
Following is the itinerary of the
Bookmobile, giving time of arri
val at points designated for stops.
Monday, Sept. 22.—-Mt. View
school, 9:00; Dockery P.
W. J. Church, North Wilkes-
boro business man and barber,
ha? filed suit in Wilkes superior
court against three Insurance
comprnlee, their agent, and a
First subject: Can we impreve,
our churchea by improving our
Sunday schools? Speakers, T. E
Story and C. C. Gamhill.
Second subject; How can n
Superintendent go a-hout Imnrov-
Seniors Going To
U. N, C.‘Saturday
deputy Insurance commissioner ing his Sunday school? Sp^kers
for $100*000 damages because of J. A. Blevins, Rev. A. B. Ra.-^es^
a prosecution of Church on aj Third s“Wect: ’The store of
charge of arson In Alamance knowledge gained hy the Sund. y
Office Boy: ‘I think I know
what’s wrong with the country.’’
Bank Executive; “What s that
son?’’
Office Boy; “We .are trying to
run the country with only one
vice president.’’
county.
Actual damages of $60,000 and
lew punitive damrges of $60,000 are ' oIa a
O asked in the suit; one of the larg- progrwslve Sunday school aid a
® . pastor in his pastorlal work?
school. Speakers, J. A. GlUiam
and John R. Jones.
Fourth subject: How does a
10:00; Absher, 10:46; Double'est Urtal amount evpr naked in a
Creek school (Book,,St.),-’ 11115; j damage atstlon la thia ipart of
Joynes P. O.. 12:00; Traphill the state. '
school, 12:30; Roering Gap Complaint in the * a^on has
school. 1:30; Pleasant Ridge been ffl^ tiy Banaaa_'iyrette. of
school. 2:46: Benham P. o' 3:80; Nwlh Nmeeborq, J-• »•
(Continued on page eight) ^
Speakers, Dr. John W. Klncheloe,
Jr. and Rev. 8. L. Blevins.
Fifth subject: My experience as
a Sunday school teacher. Speak
ers, Mrs. W. V. Luffman and
Mra. J. U 'Oragory.
Many seniors of Wilke? high
schools will be guests of the Uni-
yerslty of North Carolina’s
“senior day’’ Saturday at Chapel
Hill.
Seniors from North Wilkesboro,
Wilkesboro and several of the ru
ral schools In Wilkes will be
among the 25.000 expected at the
Univeslty Saturday. The festiv
ities at Chapel HiU will begin at
10 .a. m. and there will be a fall
dey's program. Including the
Carolina - Lenoir ^ Rhyne football
game in the afternoon.
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