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VOL. XXXIV, No. 78
Published Mondays a^v^jn^jys NOPTE Wlli^iSBORO. N-
Plans Complete To Raise $4y
FATAL ACCIDENT—
Emory C. Eller
Killed When Hit
By Car Saturday
>ie« Sunday Night From In-
'"' Jjuriea Received On Main
'■ Street Saturday Night
Emory C. Eller, ape 49, died
at the Wilkes hospital Sunday
evening from injuries rec^ved
when he was hit by a car while
crossing Main street here Satur
day night.
Eller, a citizen of the Falrplains
community, north of this cl'y.
was hit as he walked into the
path of a car driven by Willard
Reynolds, also of Falrplains. ac
cording to reports of ‘he accident
received by Police Chief J. E.
Walker and Coroner I. M. Myers.
Eller crossed the street toward
the »t,ath just as a car driven by
‘ Carring'on passed going
west and into the path of the
car driven by Reynolds going
east on the south side of the
street. Coroner Myer.s. after hear
ing accounts by witnesses, held
that Reynolds was blameless and
no charges were made against
him.
Funeral services for Eller will
be held Tuesday. 11 a. m., at the
Falrplains community church
wi'h Rev. S. L. Blevins in charge
He is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Golda Eller, and nine sons
and daughters, Vance, Greek.
Emory, Jr., Joe, Donald, Frank.
Bvon, Frances and AVave Eller,
and Mrs. Ruth W'ood, all of North
Wilkesboro route one.
FRIDAY NIGHT—
Banquet Given
Duke Power Co. Entertains
4-H Club Members Work
ing With Poultry
Duke Power company was host
Friday night to 20 4-11 club mem
bers from several Wilkes com
munities.
The banquet was given espec
ially for the club members who
have poultry as a project and
they were given a chicken din
ner.
* Accompanying the club mem
bers were J. B. Snipes, county
agent, and H. C. Colvard, assis
tant agent.
‘Those who addressed the group
included C. F. Parrish. pouPry
specialist; L. R. Harrill, state
club leader; E. L>. Ray. agricul
ii’.ral engineer of Duke Power
company; Robert S. GNtbs, Jr.,
and Gordon Forester, of Duke
Power company.
NORTH CAROLINA,
^^^^^Sie^?tlve*POwer and authority vested in the Mayor of Nogth WUkesbor^
the Su^fy Board of^opimissioners of Wilkes County, the Mayor (rf Wilkesboro, and
thi wSkes County Civilian Defense Council, all of the undersigned actog in,unity
iSLioim and Hpdieate to the interest of the American Red Cross dnve, the penod of
emending to eleven-five, A M., Tuesday, December 23.194L
wf re^nize the perU that faces our Nation, and the part the Red Cross ^ays
in mwtinl ®s National emergency. ‘To exist and ^rate efficiently the Red Cross
mnst Lve $50,000,000. AVilkes County’s quota IS $4,000. j ,
AVe thSore and each of us, desire to request each and every mdustoal piMt,
^ i «o+oWiciiinpnf and husincss house of every nature to cease all of its activ-
Sfs au1tfu“3e»^^^ D^emher 23! for a period of five
"’’"“wl further direct that the agents of the respective cities and. counties sound
sirens designating this hour. Coupled with the funding of these, sirens we ripest
that the church bells be rung, and the factory whistles be blown evidencing the initia-
‘‘°^ufomTarUX^and'desirethateach and every citizen «f Wilkes County
shar^in tHs contributit^n, whether that share be smaU or large, and do his and her
part to allerir snffering in the all important conflicts to come.
^ Done this the 22nd day of December, 1941.
R. T. McNIEL,
Mayor, Town of North Wilkesboro
H. A. CRANOR,
Mayor, Town of Wilkesboro,
M. F. ABSHER,
Chairman, Wilkes County Board of
Commissioners
W. H. McELWEE,
Chairman Wilkes County Civilian
Defense Council
Over $1,000 Contributed
ji4f Wilkes Hosiery Mills
Employes 100%
Company Gives
$200 to the Fund
Chairman Says Action At Mayors, Commissioners, De-
Hosiery Mill Challenge
To Other* In County
Robert Wood Finley
Is Called For Exam
As Air Corps Officer
Robert Wood Eititojt--j
Orlando, Florida, the latter part]
of the week to take his physical |
examination as a second lieuten
ant in the reserve officers corps
of the United States Army and
is expected to be called into ser
vice in the air corps soon.
He is a son of Mr. and Mrs.
E. G. Finley of this city. He
graduated in the spring of this i
year from Davidson College,!
where he received his military
training, and in October vrhen he '
reached the age of 21 received
his commission as a second lien-1
tenant in the reserve corps. |
His brother. Edwara Finley,
is awArst lieutenant in the air
crops and was called into service
several months ago. He is now
stationed at Orlando, Florida. |
Banks Here Will
Be Closed 2 Days
December 25-26
Both the Northwestern Bank
and the Bank of North Wilkes
boro will be closed for Christma.?
two days this week—Thursday,
December 25th. and Friday. De
cember 26th.
Gov. J. M. Broughton, in a re
cent proclamation, set apart Fri
day, December 26th, as a holiday
for the banks, and this added to
the regular Christmas holiday
P*ill give bank employes two days
vacation.
I Both of the local banks will be
’ open tor biieiness as usual on
Saturday, December 27th.
Employment Office
Will Close 3 Days
North Wilkesboro office of the
employment service and Unem-
- plovment Compensation Commis
sion will close for the Christmas
holidays at one p. m. Wednesday,
December 24, and open on Mon
day, December 29, nine a. m.
Claimants who have been le-
por'lng on Thursday will report
on January 2 and those who have
been reporting on FYlday and
Saturday will report on Monday,
December 29.
GOOD PROGRAM—
Waggoner Speaks
To kiwanis Club
“Living For The Fun Of It”
Subject By Methodist
Pastor On Friday
AWtinONS
•nie National Forest Recreation
ipommission has approved the nur-
* pae of 112,88$ acres of land In
f^tlonal parks. InclniHng 12.-
aerea In” North Carolina’s
National Forest ^
Rev. A. C. Waggoner, pastor
of the North Wilkesboro Method
ist church, spoke very interev'-
ingly Friday noon to the North
Wilkesboro Kiwanis Club on the
subject, “Living For the Fun Of J
It’’. '
The program was furnished by
W. F. Gaddy, who was unable to
be present and was represented
by R. R. Church, who presented
the speaker.
Rev. Mr. Waggoner quoted
someone aa saying that “success
is a destination and not a jour,
ney”. Living Is a journey and al
lows for incoming joys along the
way. One in pursuit of a des‘lna-
tlon has little time for the Joys
along the highway of life. There
is much happiness, he said, along
this highway when It is pursued
as a journey.
He pointed out that the CTeat
inventions, the works of art and
many worthwhile things of life
were found when ^their discover
ers were in their leisure hours.
Prior to the program President
J. B. Carter commented on the
meeting of old and new direc
tors’ boards and said there had
been only two absences at direc
tors’ meetings during the entire
years.
At the meeting Dan Holler, of
Raleigh, was a guest of P. W.
Edwards. Mr. Holler is a former
Wilkes county agent.
THE RED CROSS AND YOU
The American nation faces the greatest peril in
its glorious._hi^fti:yj>;yySia:jgtMftHB§^SrJMPi4^»Jg30uJgear^
cbil^l^ %H;h tne united' e^rts of its great citizen
ship, must be used to overcome this peril.
The courageous men in the armed forces are
ready and willing to go whatever length is necessary
to victory, which Avill be for all the people.
This is addressed to all who are at home ’;o sup
port those Avho will do the fighting.
The American Red Cross, always the greatest
humanitarian organization, does its greatest work in
war times in alleviating suffering and need in our
armed forces. The Red Cross in our nation is asking
for a f’und of $50,000,000.
This goal is allocated fairly among the counties
in all the 48 states and Wilkes’ duty is to raise $4,000.
A. F. Kilby, a veteran of the first World War
and now commander of the American Legion, has
been chosen to head the Red Cross drive for war re
lief fund. He is working untiringly to raise this mon
ey as early as possible because the need is urgent.
He appeals for liberal response from all the peo
ple. He knows the value of the Red Cross in war
because he has seen it operate.
There are at least 400 people in Wilkes who
could give $10 each and never miss it. There are
thousands who could give', a dollar each. If a Red
Cross worker does not see you, why not mail or send
your contribution, the most you can make it, to W.
Blair Gwyn, Red Cross treasurer, at the Bank of
North Wilkesboro.
All should feel that it is a privilege to have some
part in this great fight for freedom and preservation
of the American way of life.
HELP IN VICTORY EFFORTS—
For humanity and victory!
Give to the Red Cross today.
Scouts To Make A
Canvass Of City
At Three O’Clock
People Asked to Put Metals,
Paper and Coat Hangers
On Front Porches
IN PHILIPINES—
Tanks, Cannon
.JeaskeJltFge.
At Two Points
Manila.— Hard-fighting Ameri
can and Filipino soldiera are
more than holding their own
against a swarm of thousands of
soldiers unloaded from 80 (rans-
ports off the Llngayen gateway
to Manila, it was announced offi
cially today.
The Far Eastern command de
clared tanfcj were being used in
the heavy and bloody fighting
along a s‘retch of sheltered coast
line some 100 miles northwest of
the Philippine capital. The Amer
icans long have anticipated the
Japanese would a’tempt a major
landing there and were waiting
for It.
The Japanese invaded the Lin-
gayen Gulf area of Luzon Island
In force this •'afternoon, only to
meet stiff oppoi^ltlon from '.he
Americans and Filipinos in that
strategic area, which constitutes
the northern gateway to Manila.
It was announced officially that
at one point the Japanese attemp
ted to land forces from the trans
ports under the guns of destroy
ers but they were driven off by
heavy guns of the U.S. Far Eas
tern army and a landing in tha*
sector was prevented.
Has “Good News”
Spokesman for General Doug
las MacArthur, commander of the
U. S. Army in the Far East, In
giving supplemental advices to
this correspondent remarked. “I
have good news for you.’’
He said the American and Fil
ipino forces engaged In the crash
ing battle were “behaving well.’’
Some of these same Filipinos
were In the division which wiped
out a Japanese landing party in
the same area during the first
week of the war..
of the city and troop 36 working While the fighting went on un.
the western half. abated on the shore a spokesman
People of the city are asked the Far Eastern command
to place any copper, tin, bronze, headquarters said rumors were
aluminum, zinc and other needed heard of the sinking of a apa-
metals on the front porch along nese transports in the Llngayen
!wlth the waste paper and coat Be added, howeyer, tha
the rumors had not been verlned
Over $1,000 was raised today
at the Wilkes Hosiery Mills here
for the Red Cross war relief fund,
It was learned tonight from P. W.
Eshelman, president and general
manager.
Of this amount the company
donated $200, and the remainder,
over $800, was given by the ap
prozlmately 700 employes.
Because the mills will close
Tuesday for the Christmas holi
days, it was necessary to make
the war fund appeal there today
and the response was 100 per
cent among the employes in ad
dition to the $200 company con
tribution
When the matter was explained
to the employes today the re
sponse was instantaneous and
every employe expressed a patri
otic desire to have a part in the
giving. Mr. Eshelman described
‘he response as wonderful and
praised the employes highly for
their patriotism.
A. P. Kilby, Wilkes chairman
for the war fund drive said the
response on the part of the hosi
ery mill employes and the com
pany represen‘ed a challenge to
all other people in the county to
go heyPBfl. thp^ wt*
Red Cross.
Red Cross Drive
to Begin Tuesday
At 11 O’clock
fense Council Issue A
Proclamation Here
Miles’ Relatives
Tell of Stabbing
Says Monroe Shumate Insti
gated Trouble With John
Wesley Miles
To Collect Metals, Paper,
Coat Hangers on Tuesday
Canvass of North Wilkesboro
will be made Tuesday afternoon
for me'als needed in the defense
program as well as for scrap pa
per and coat bangers. It was an
nounced today. ■
The canvass 'wUI 'be made at
three o’clock by ,Bpy Sconts ■with
troop 85 workiBf Ute esetem part
papjsr
hangers they can Vha‘ there had been no new
A liberal response is asked and northern front,
all are assured that the metal
contributions will be sent for use
In the manufacture of war mate
rials to assure victory.
advicee from the northern front.
A communique issued at Gen
eral MacArthur’a headquarters
said:
“This afternoon heavy fight
ing developed in the north, In
cluding tank combat..
"Our troops .more than held
their own.
“At one point Japanese destroy
ers and trtnspors were driven
The Bed Cross Is the people’s off by. our heavy guM Md that
arm of humnlty. Give'to the Red landing Fas prevent^._^ .
Cross War Relief campaign now.} “Our troops are beha^g weU.'
The Red Cross lapel badge Is a
badge of honor. Wear It proiid'v!
For human!'y and defense give
to the .Red Cross War Relief
campiugli''today.
Relatives of John Wesley Mi'e-
who died December 13, of a stab
wound Inflicted by Monroe Shu
mate, here today said they wan‘-
ed to make some “corrections of
false statements” published ear
lier about the affair.
The reports as received here
and puiblished in newspaper ac
counts were gathered by officers
who investigated the affair and
tolked with people at the Shu
mate home and o'hers. It was
reported that .Miles went to the
Shumate home, ran his car into
the house, backed It away and
continued the same procedure
until Shumate came out of the Gross
house with an axe, chopped the
tires and cut a hole In the radia
tor. Miles was also reported to
have run Shumate’s family from
home.
Account of ‘he affair as given
•by relatives of Miles, and related
here by hU brother. George
Miles, said: “Miles did drive
down near Shuma'e’s house, ap
plied his brakes, and the groun.-l
being wet. slid slightly no
against the house but no damage
was done to the house. Shumate
in a mad rage started raising
trouble with occupants of
the car. They tried to pre
vent having any trouble with
him. Shumate threatened Mile”
life He went into the house, got
his gun and asked for his shells.
Members of his family told him
that he did not have any shells.
He repeated again to get his
shells or he would ‘kill the last
d n one of them. His family
Immediately left home and Miles
had nothing to do wi'h running
them away from their home.
Then Shumate came out again,
got his axe, chopped the tries on
the car and hacked a hole In the
radiator. Ho then went and made
the false ata'ementg for Miles ar
rest and on his way home he
stopped at Reynolds store, where
the stabbing occurred..
Miles was stabbed by Shumate
In the neck with a pocketknlfe
and died on the way to the
Wilkes hospital here.
.. p’aneral service was held at
Dehart Baptist chupch Tuesday
morning at 11 o’clock. He was
(CoBtiinMd bn Pnse EigU)
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At a meeting of citizens of
Wilkes county In the North
Wilkesboro town hall Sunday
afternoon plans were completed
to raise Wllkee county’s quota
of $4,000 for the American Red
Cross war fund. J. H. Whicker,
Wilkes county Red Cross chair
man, presided at the meeting.
Needs for the fund at this time
were graphically described to the
group by Rev. A. C. Waggoner.
The drive Is to begin Tuesday
under direction of A. F. Kilby
War Fund chairman. A commit
tee met with Mr. Kilby following
the mass meeting to draw defiir-
Ite plans for the campaign.
At eleven o’clock on Tuesday
morning, December 23, all bus
iness houses in North Wilkesho-
ro, Wilkesboro and throughout
the county will close for five min
utes at which time the proclama
tions of the mayors and commis
sioners of the towns and county
will be read.
Shoppers in the stores and on
the streets will be given an op
portunity to contribute to girls
sent out by the Red Cross chap
ter at this hour. Employees and
employers in all the industrial
laS
contributions to this much needed
fund.
Throughout the day on Tues
day, workers who served in the
annual roll call will solicit homes
and businesses. All of the more
than 1800 Red Cros,» members
in Wilkes county will be expected
to double the .imoun'. of their
roll call contributions.
Blair Gwyn, Wilkes county Red
Cross treasurer, will he glad to
accept contributions a' the Bank
of North Wilkesboro. All organi
zations. religioub, civic and fra
ternal meetings during this week
are urged to announce with em
phasis ■ he great need facing our
American Red Cross at this
time.
All funds donated to the Red
Cross at this time will be used
for the armed forces of ‘he Uni
ted States now engaged in actual
combat. Our soldiers, sailors and
marines are giving their all to
our country. We who are at home
can do our share in helping them
by contributing now to the Red
Units Push Toward
Attack On Benghazi
Cairo.—A British “1ob“‘ col
umn has swept 150 miles into Trl-
politania. the greatest advance In
two years of African fighting,
while mobile uni's mtshed for
ward rapidly for a final onslaught
On Benghazi, a communique said
today.
The advance apparently had
been made by the “lost’’ column
which had not been heard from
for weeks. The column had cut
wes'ward,, south of the coastal
advance, and moved rapidly, us
ing American made equipment.
The communique made no spe
cific mention of the point reached
by the column. The farthest ad
vance yet made by the British
was when a unit under Gen. Sir
Archibald Wavell reached Ageda-
bla, 275 miles south of Bengha
zi. In the last Bri'lsh offensive
before the fall of Greece.
CaiiAelif$ht Service
At St Pauls Church
On Christmas Day
A candlelight service will be .
held in St. Paul’s Episcopal
church on Christmas. Day at five
o’clock p. ®a. This service Is
growing more popular thnmgh-'
out the church, symbolizing as It",
does, Christ,, the light ot the
world. Christmas carols will he
sung by vested Miolr and congre
gation. ffliere •will be $rayets AaCi..
a short talk by the reotoi’.
dial welcome ts exUn'fted'dtt!. ^
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