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O GIVE THANKS UNTO THE LORD-PmJim"10S:1
Again we reach the ohe day set aside for Thanksgiving. -It is a holiday of Ameri
can origin, established by the early settlers as an Occasion to give thanks for the
blessings of a kind providence. Throughout the years it has been observed. Truly
it is a happy day, and especially for America. On this grand old.holiday it is fitting
to extend sincere greetings of the season.
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THE
JOURNAL-PATRIOT HAS BLAZED THE TRAIL OF PROGRESS IN THE “STATE OF WILKES” FOR OVER THIRTY-THREE
YEARS
IN WILKES COUNTY—
Farmers To
Exceed All
Food Goals
Wilkes county farmers will
more than double the requested
Increase In certain foods and
feeds in the interest of national
defense next year.
This information was contained
in a release of percentage Hgures
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For mutual advantage
do your buying in North
WHkesboro. the growing
trading" center of North*
western North Carolina.
VOL. XXXIV, No. 69
Published Mondays and Thursdays
NORTH WILKB6BORO. K. C.. THURSDAY, NOV. 20, 1941^
■MUM—*—. s—I
$1.50 In the State — $2.00 Out of State
AT FIRST BAPTIST—
Associational .
B.T.U. To Meet
Here Tuesday
from reports of 1,826 farms i
which have been visited by Trip-1 Officers Conference At 6.30
A committeemen to ascertain | and General Meeting at
le
what increases the farmers plan
iu production of milk, poultry,
eggs, soybeans for harvest, hogs
and beef cattle
The number of reports tabu
lated represents only approxi
mately one-fourth of tlie total
number of farms in the county,
but are indicative of the total.
Lawrence Miller. Triple secre
tary, said today.
Tliese reports indica'te that the
production of soybeans for har
vest will be increased almost by
500 per cent, that the number of
milk cows will increase 29 per
cent, milk production will be up
ped 19.6 per cent, there will be
22 per cent more hogs produced,
egg production will be up 22 per
cent and beef cattle for market
will be increased 10 per cent ov
er this year.
It is evident from the partial
I'SEort WHkea 00,^1^ J»rm-
ers will respond to the call for
increased food production in a
big way and that a record pro
duction of the desired food pro
ductions will be brought about
if present plans and intentions
materialize.
The canvass of farms in the
county is nearing completion and
a complete tabulation of the
county reports will be made at
the end of the month.
7:30 P. M. Tuesday
Baptist Training Union of the
Biushy Mountain association will
meet at the First Baptist church in
North Wilkesboro on Tuesday
evening, according to announce
ment by Rev. T. Sloan, Guy, Jr.',
associational B. T. U. director.
At 6:30 o’clock will be the offi
cers’ conference and at seven
o’clock will be the general confer
ence of all B. T. U. leaders, pas
tors and others who will attend.
Associational goals for the year
will be made and after a worship
.service the associational organiza
tion will be completed.
The group conferences will be
adult, young people, intermediate,
junior and story hour leaders.
Workers who will conduct the
conferences will include:' Miss
Charlotte • Tedder, of Nashville,
Tenn.; O. Lpng, Abbe;
1 ville7~Si*Cl’. ' T. Sloan
Guy, Jr.
Efforts are being made to se
cure the attendance of all B. T.
U. officers, leaders, pastors and
other church leaders from the
churches of the Brushy Mountain
Baptist asosciation.
TAKE MILITARY OBJECTIVES—
YADKIN BRIDGE IS “MINED
Pfc. R. S. Carpenter, of Fort Jackson, S. C., stands guard
at the. Yadkin Bridge between the Wilkesboros, which
has been mined, by tbe Blues^in the battle t^jG^aj^
linas wer ganaes to Ih^nred
forces of the Reds. Tlf^ bridge'was taken ^ver by me
Blues Sunday and the guai'ds will remain on duty until
all ‘‘danger” of an “enemy” crossing has passed. (Photo
by Dwight Nichols).
HELP FOR NEEDY—
$8,799.69 Pmd Out
In The County For
Public Assistance
l',050 Persons Helped Di
rectly By Grants During
Month Of November
-4most $8,800 was distributed
from the Wilkes county, welfare
office tht? month in public assis
tance grants and other relief ex
penditures for needy people, ac
cording to Information contained
on the monthly statistical report
released today.
Of that amount $6,893.50 went
to 700 needy aged; $2,1J5.50
went to 156 families with 304
dependent children and $582 was
in grants to needy blind.
In addition to the pubic assis
tance grants totaling $8,591, 19
ca.ses received hospitalization
and medical care in the amount
of $192 and 26 cases received
188.69 in general relief ex)?endi-
tures. .
BHie Circle iSatidwich
Shop Opened Here
FOR VIOLATION LIQUOR TAX LAWS—
rVPI% ▼ ivrtsi-b *
Thirty Sentenced
To Prison Terms
7 Marriage License
A record number of marriage
license—=- seven—jwas issued dur
ing the past week by C. C. Bidden
Wilkes register of deeds.
The couples were: Frank Staf
ford and Lilyan Miller, both of
North Wilkesboro: Mack Taylor,
North Wilkesboro, and Stella Ed
wards, Whitehead; Clyde 'Watt
and Josie Church, both of North
Wilke.sboro: Ernest Miller and
Florence Laws, both of Millers
Creek; C. G, Marlow, Traphlll,
and Eddie Caudill, Joynes; J. C.
Wood and Susie Bauguess, both
of Wilkesboro: L. G, Goforth, Jr.,
and Martha Crutchfield, both of
Statesville.
Federal Court
Makes Headway
Into B^ Docket
Many Cases Are Tried and,
30 Sentenced During
The Past Two Days
ANOTHER NOVERBER
Local Resident
'Thirty defendants were given
prison sentences in federal court
in Wilkesboro ’Tuesday and Wed
nesday by Judge Hayes, who is
presiding over the November term
which opened Monday.
With but few exceptions, the
'cases called to date were for al-
9fi leged violations of the liquor tax
laws. Court adjourned this after-
'noon until Friday for Thanksgiv
ing.
Sentences of defendants , 'Tues-,
Auto Fatalities
In Wilkes County
Increase In 1941
HALL IN WILKESBORO—
Solicitor Studies
Docket for Court
Eleven In Ten Months Com
pared to Seven in 1940 Pe
riod; Increase In State
Raleigh. — With North Caro
lina countie,? reporting for Octo
ber the greatest number of mo
tor vehicle traffic fatalitie.s ever
recorded in a single month. 111.
the yearly total deaths skyrocket
ed to 1.001 for the period frrn
January through October, 1941.
according to figurc-s released by
the Highway Safety Division.
During the ten months period
Wilkes county reported 11 fatal
ities as compared to seven dur
ing the .same period of 1940.
The three types of accidents
In which the greatest number of
persons have been killed this
y»r are pedestrians with 288
dead, colUsion of two motor ve-
hlclea with 251 dead and ran off
roadway with 244 deaths.
Bicycle deaths for the ten
months totaled 39 against 14 for
the same period last year, an in-
treaee of 25 fatalities for a per.
centage increase of 17 8. Collision
deaths 111 right of way disputes
between automobiles and railroad
trains have reached 39 for this
year, for an Increase of 38.4 per
cent over the same period of la.st
year.
North Carolina’s 1,001 deaths
this year compare with 738 for
1940. an Increase of .263 dead
for a percentage increase of 36.6
compared with a national in
crease in deaths of approximate
ly 16 per cent.
The ten leading counties ■with
the number of fatalities in each
county follow: Mecklenburg. 44;
Onmherland, 41; Wake, 41,
Guilford. 37; Robeson, 32; Bun
combe. 27? Columbus, 26: Gas
ton, 25; Harnett, 24; and David
son, 23.
Avalon E. Hall, of Yadkinville,
solicitor of the 17th judicial dis
trict, was in Wilkesboro today re
viewing the docket of criminal
cases pending in (Wilkes court.
This work was in preparation
for making out the calendar for
the December term of court to con
vene in Wilkesboro on December 8^
I with Judge Hoyle Sink, of Greens- |
I boro, presiding. !
' Solicitor Hall said efforts would j
1 be made to clear' the docket of as j
many cases as can be tried during;
me term. I
RED CROSS NEEDS ARE GREATER-
Ridge Cafe Pupchased
R. 8. liongmlre and
H. P. Burton.
Red Cross Roll Call
Soon To Be Finished
Workers Asked To
Report On Residts
By End Of Week\
SHORT ON NERVE
; The Blue Ridge Cafe, located
j next door to Tomlfnson’s Depart
ment Store, has been purchased
I by Messrs. R. S, Longmire and
H. P. Burton, and the name chan-
I "Rd to the Blue Circle Sandwich
j Shop.
The new sandwich shop has
-' been newly decorated and new
I pouipment has been added to give
the piitlic better service. The
On Wednesday
J. Johnson, fined $100; Albert Ce
cil Clegg, Dante Lanzone and
Frederick Smith Sipe (Moore
county), two years in Chillicothe,
Ohio, reformatory; Bemie Lang
worthy and Frank William Mor
gan (Richmond county), Lang-
worthy two years in Chillicothe,
Morgan two years in Lewisburg,
ii. Pa., prison; Lloyd Graham Ander-
Mrs. W. W. son. two years Lewisburg; Roy
happy recipient of a Brannock (Alleghany county), year
ciation Day” award Wednesday ^ Chillicothe; Grover
Mrs. W. W. Pegram Was
Eighth Name Selected for
Goodwill Ambassador
and a day in Chillicothe; Grover
Lewis Dezern, year and a day in
Chillicothe, Tom Brown, 18 months
in Lewisburg; Alfred S. Frizzell
_ (Moore county), three years in
The crowd, which filled training school; Warner Benton
afternoon. Mrs. Pegram lives at
613 F Street in this city.
A record large crowd attended
the weekly celebration at four
o’clock.
'the put lie better service. in*- ociock. auc — training scnuoi, Yramti
1716 commanding officer of B' 3^,^ cirdc specializes in all'the vacant lot and sidewalk near- j^ghe county), 18 months in Chil-
mr\XTivp ofATWko/^ inf/\ '-1C t^Tlf t:n 1 _ . • 1 -I- 1 cxi4 of ■mrtPA tllflU i__—i.1 Ciwirkc^n 151
; I Blue Circle specializes lu ai
D ^ A D U stepped into :'.is tent to,^ ^^^ .sandwiches, light lunch
KCPOrt 'Un KCSUltS short-sheetmg his Lg and western steaks.-
* — - I Messrs. Longmire and Burton
Reports May Be Mailed To
Headquarters Or Blair
Gwyn At Bank
by, was estimated at more than ],(.othe; CJernie Jes.se Simpson, 18
1,500. months in Chillicothe; James
I ivie-srs c..- , Names of seven persons were se- Howard Foster and Rasper Dowell.
‘‘I wa.sn’t going to leave it that ' whom are well known lo- lected for the award before one yg^r in Petersburg, Va., prison;
\ .(ay. sir.” sai.-l the orderly. "I greatly appreciate the was found present. Any one of the Corbett Wiles,_ year and a day in
[just wanted to see how it would ^j^onage of the public, and they following would have received a Chillicothe; Robert Staley, year
look in case I had a littJe more pledged themselves to give cash award had they been pres- gnj ^ day in Petersburg; Conrad
nerve.” ^heir patrons the very best ser- ent; C. H. Ross, Laurel Springs, ggn^ years in Atlanta; Dor-
... . _xi (continued on page four) wi#>n Cqh/HH in
Join the Red Cross today.
vice pOk^^sIble at all times.
NEW TAGS DECEMBER 1
McDiarmid Gives
Information About
1942 License Tags
Join the American Red Crose.
New Tags, Black On Yellow,
May Be Purchased And
Used After Dec. 1st
J. C. McDiarmid, manager of
the Carolina Motor Club here,
said today that the 1942 license
plates for motor vehicles will go
on sale at hte office in the Poin
dexter building (entrance on
Gordon Avenue) on December 1
and may be used immediatcl,y.
The new tags will be yellow on
black.
For the first time a “Farmer
Truck” tag will be sold and the
price of all such tags will he $19.
The tags will be restricted to
farmers who haul their own pro
ducts.
Office hours at the Carolina
Motor Club branch this year will
be nine a. m. until four p. m., lii-
,nead of five p. m., and these
hours will be rigidly observed.
Mr. McDiarmid said.
As there are between 9,090
and 10,000 owners to be .served
from the branch here, it is urged
that applicants purchase plates
early to avoid the rush during
the latter days of the mont’o. Op
erators who fall to display their
(Continued On Page Three)
Efforts are being made to com
plete the Red Cross roll call in
Wilkes county this week. Dr.
John W. Kincheloe. Jr., roll call
chairman, said today.
Reports which have been re
ceived by workers have been very
encouraging and indicates excel
lent response on the part of the
people to Red Cross needs fo’
greater funds this year.
Although all the reports have
not been received, the reports
thus far point to a successful
roll call. Reports from industri
al firms which have not reported
are expected at the end of the
current pay period.
Mrs. Gordon Finley, bouse to
house canvass chairman for
North Wilkesboro, has asked all
workers to complete their can
vass and make their reports this
week. The same request Is made
of workers in rural communities.
Reports may be mailed or carried
to Red Cross headquarters in the
Hotel Wilkes lobby or to . W.
Blair Gwyn, chapter treasurer, at
the Bank of North Wilkesboro.
AFTER BURNING OVER BIG AREAS OF LAND—
WATAUGA’S BIG FOREST FIRE UNDER CONTROL
BE PUNCTUAL
Fond Mother (writing to her
soldier son): ‘‘Wess, son. I hope
you have been punctual in rising
every morning so that you haven’t
kept the regiment waiting for
you.”
Mr. Effner Duncan and family
are now occupying their new
seven-room home which was
built on the site of their former
home destroyed by fire some
time ago. Mr. Duncan and family
reside Just south of Wilkesboro
'in the Oakwooda com'manity.
man Abner Caudill, 18 months in
Petersburg; Frank Harris (Yad
kin), 18 months in Petersburg;
Leff ' Alley (Alleghany county),
year and a day in Chillicothe; Dd
jWellbom, 15 months in Chillicothe
suspended; Claude Pearson, viola
tion raw materials regulations,
$500 fine and probation two years;
■William Banks Davis, year and a
day in Chillicothe: Woodrow
Joines, 15 months in Chillicothe;
John Arms, year and a day in
Petersburg; ’ITieodore Arms, year
and a day in Petersburg; Warren
G. Combs, 15 months in L«wis-
burg; Lonnie Combs, 16 months in
Atlanta.
The following defendants were
placed on temporary and term
probation:
Walter Eldwards, Elmer James
I^ortefp.Stoy Carpet Parks, James
dsc'ar','Valentine, McKinley Stike-
leather, James Arthur Moeie,
Winfred Andrew Blackburn, Edd
M. Jarrell, Omie Henry Pendef-
grass, Carl Charles Bakfwsif
Grover Cleveland Chnrch, Oli'vwr
Franklin Davis, Edward Gwyn
Staley, Benjamin Nicholson, Her
man Britt, James* Ford Mastin,
Clay Church.
This picture, taken from Grand View e^*t of Boone S^day^er-
noon, shows a big forest fire on the mount tm between Elk ^ ^ony Fork Cr«^s
shortly after it got under w,y. The fire burned big
did much damage to forests. Reports toUy J® ***** the fore is dy
ing down and was under control. (PL-^ hf Owight NichoU).
Jaycees Dance On
T'hursdav Nirht
North Wilkesboro Junior Chsm-
ber of Commerce is sponsor of a
Thanksgiving dance ’Thursday
night at the Legion snd Anxiiisry
clubhouse. Jack Yancey and his
excellent orchestra, which made
such a hit at the last Jaycaei::
dance here, will famish the ansie;
A most pleasant oeeasien is sis-^.,^
sure., ail wno will attend. ItehMiil
may be purchased from any Jayongj
member here.