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For mutual advantage
do your buying in North
Wilkesboro, the growing
trading center of North
western North Carolina
Contribute
Bed Cross war relllrf
fund. Help the men jJ
who are fighting for
Freedom.
VOL. XXXIV, No. 79
Published Monday.^; and Thuud.tiis
NORTH WlLKh^P,OUO, N. G„
rd 1
THURSDAY, DEC. 26, 1941
^ard Battles On
Philipine Islands
ijapanese Land
I Big Forces On
$1.60 In the State \ $2.00 Out of SUte
^ —
Captured by Axis
Group Islands
No Major Developments In
The Fight for Signapore;
Hongkong Still Holds
Gsdfrr y Anderson, of the Associ
ated Prei s, who was among the pris-
•ners captured by Axis forces in
Libya. Lndwel! Denny of the New
Twk Times was also captured.
BY THE AGENTS—
Extension Work
In Wilkes County
Japanese t roops have landed
in heavy force 7» miles soii h-
east of Manila, it was announced
officially today.
Startins a pincers land drive
on the Philippiines capital from
the north and sou h, the Japan
ese, according to an army head-
Quarters comniunidne, “landed
j in heavy forte last night along
I the coast in the vicini'y of Alt!-
monan (the southeast coast of
'Luzon Island opposite Liicena'
(and heavy fighting also continues
, in the north with the enemy ex
erting great pressure.’’
Altimonan is on the main nor h
south network of highways lead
ing to Manila, and is only ten
miles from Malicboy, a town on
the Manila railroad.
Pr«Mi On 'Two Sides
The Japanese are now press
ing on Manila from
k
froKt of fiitaris actm t^e nlg^t,
anb oiuj k mrgUtttring toitf) ligfjt
about tije riit. a gong that pielbg
3tg gtpeUing beaW in tbe fieftg
Were g^epbtrbg liiatcb tbtir fiaebs. anb get
fKUe toonber of a mpgterp.
mitbin a gtablt'i rotb=btUjn toallg
^ Cbe flitfeer^^ iampUgbt goftlp fallg
®pon a motber, pountf anb fair,
^on a iBabe teitb jibining baic.
Red Cross War Relief fuiiid
Campaign Well Under Way
$500 Raised At
APFFAL IS MADE—
Red Cross Heads
Write Letter To
People Of County
D
Heads Campairn
Jpes County Agent,
Colvard, Assistant
lun'ty Agen
for \ Freedom is the
iMsme ?■’*' 194?.
w.sh to
We to express our appre-
^jl,nnn '0 the farmers, to the lo
^ »nd 5ta*e newspaper agencies,
men, firms, organiza-
both the
northwest and southeast. Here
tofore, the beatry flgWing
been at the head of • the Pam-
pagna Valley, some 100 miles
northwest of here, where the
Japanese landed in force two
days ago. American bombers,
‘anks and artillery had been re
ported taking a heavy toll of
the Japanese in the northwe't.
There were reports from San Funeral sendee was held at
Jose of a civilian disaster in ‘he Rock Creek church today for Mrs.
northwestern war zone when Sarah .•\nn Brewer, age 6S, who
Japanese planes ravaged an diod Tuesday at her home
nb gfill tlje gtar pointg out iW toa^'
(5:bat kabg into tbe Cbrigtmag 23ap.
iSibotle t|)e bibeoug gbriek of bombg
We gong tbe iSngelg gang gtiU tomeg,
JEliging jn goaring faeautp far
^epotjib tbe ebil oounbg of toar.
^be art rolleb up, one bp one,
^ 10nb illarp bolbg btr little ;&on
Sgaingt ber btarL Catb neto=faom crp
liftg like a praper tofcoarbg tbe gfep,
Mbile wunttegg iWarpg gtnile tbrougb^Jtarg,
.forgetting for a jime, tbeir fearg
3n )op that a cbilb ii|; born
fSIpon another Cbiigtmag
" 1 "ifliity'SBl&iMdfinir
I in”'
Whicker and Kilby Ask Full
Supnort of Red Cross War
I Vf Fund Drive
.1. ’I. Whic’'pr. clmirman of the
Wilke" chanter of the .American
Ped Cro"s. and A. F. KiP’y
chairman of the wa- repef f"nd
drive, on Tne day eddre- "'t the
following open let er le t»-e ci‘i
zenship of Wilkes county:
An Onen Letter tn 'he
' ship of Wilkes Conn y;
In evorv emergency. • ' et'ter
local nr national, the cit’/'mshi t
of Wil’ ps county ha, i”' p" >>.,
occasion. During the Oh e Flood .
oiir people P'' o"i " '''• 'ro r
heart, "nsolicited donaf.' ' more
than $2600.00 through v ,r I.'
cal Red Cro.ss Chapter to
'he severing of o”r t’'or
When Finland was a tac’ 'd and
her people suffering fhT ^-am
generous spirit, donated ’’P'”gh,
your local Red Cro e "'■( •r/tar
more than $1800.00, During onr ]
•Toeent-
A, P. Kilby, World War vet-
en • -nd coninmnder of the
W‘I'-es po.st of the American
r ... -r- jc ^var relief fund chair
man for the Wilkes Red Cross,
jf,' ••-!«.» the vali’e of Red
Ooss work among the anneil
forces, (thairman. KlRiy urges
liberal reapoue to the appeal
for funds.
the Mirror Plant;
Many Contribute
flood--when-«>mn
own suffered the loss of home
‘Wit eaa «lRr”«H», 1. tWIUK
Mrs. W. S. Brewer
Is Taken By Deatb
|n work as It was carried
' e agents In 1941:
in
A. I?.
ently thinking it was a mili ary Hayes conducted the servic". nr-
sisted by Rev. Charles Richard
son.
as, aafl all, for their fine spir- ,
during the past (evacuee camp last night, ap.par- Rock Creek township. Rev
and ^ wish for each of you —it was a mili ary Haves conducted the servi
Pto.sperous New Year,
is given a summary of
December 31st 1$
_si Day To Sign
’ '2 Farm Program
quarters.
Wake Feared Lost
Indications were that the U. S.
. Marines on Wake Island who
days -vere spent in the , j,ave held on* for more than two
I22..'i days in the office. 1 .^eeke against repeated Japanese
visits were made by j attacks may have been finally
business men asking . oyerwhelmed.
and assistance ^ g Navy communique
1.248 telephone . W’ashiugton admitted tha
ed asking for in-. Japanese forces landed on the
farm visits were pacific sandbar this morn
the County and AssiU- i jj,g Japanese naval spokesman
' e Who Have Not Sign-
1 ivged To Do So At
'’ounty Agent’s Office
Workers Wanted
For Pearl Harbor
W'ashington.— The government
is seeking skilled workmen -o
go to Pearl Harbor, the great
American naval base in Hawaii
which was bombed by the Japan-
Farmers who have not signed
a form indicating their intention
to participate in the farm pro
gram for nex‘ year in Wilkes
rr.- ■ ‘ ■ '1 ‘ do ‘ o before the end
of this month in order to receive
a payment tor compliance ne.xt
ia«^
ese last December
Civil Service
7.
and proper y, National Ho'’di "or
ters of the American Red Cross
contributed to our needy more
thsn fio.no'' on.
We are now in a mighty strug
gle. srid bnnOr'd" "
'-rys orn marching under ’by fiag
which has never been det°i'ed,
fighting to defend our sacred pri
vileges and to see that thie Lov-
oruiTi.-ui nf -b" neo’tu
people and by the people shall
Tipri h from tbu ea>“h ."lui
:• It hough .our recent roll call
membership was the most suc
cessful in Hih history of he
chanter, for which all of us are
grateful to Almighty Ood and
our people, we are now called
■•non by National Headquarters
of the American Red Cross to
donate our proportionate part of
a War Fund of $50,000,000.00.
our quota being $4,000.00. As
soon as the campaign was an
nounced. contributions began 'o
^ H*5 TRXIWING—
Craven Has Good
Marine Record
Commissioner
Akpus for the pur-;i„ shanghai claimed that thejArthur S. pnemming specifically qYipig a in the county, who ex-
This sta'ement was made in.lay ' telephones have
by Lawrence Miller, clerk of the ■ t,gpj, busy all day, merchants.
fi'g the farmers j Japanese forces won control ofjnamed electricians, electric and
Lproblems. 21.114 |the island. *gas cutters and shipfitters.
^ven in performing , ■
farmers of the
iW
•X
fhe'
lers were mall-
Jtnral informa-
125 news ar-1
led in our local
We feel that
»te news press
Canada Keeps ’Em Rolling
plained that some who have been
on the program have not signed
and that there may be some new
ones who will want to participate
during the coming year.
Forms for signa’ures await any
interested farmers at the Triple
A office in the cour'bouse.
Word ha,! just been received
that Donald W. Craven, of North
Wiikifboro has completed his re
emit 'raining at Parris Island
S. C. Private Craven entered "he
f
Marine Corps in the early par
of November and is now at thr
time ready ‘o be sent to his sta-
* j/'n
Private Craven excelled in the
use of the Infantry weapons tha'
he was Inutruc ed in. His greatest
accnmnlishraent was ,'shooting a
possible 222 out of 250 points
when he used the service rifle
and qualified as a sharpshooter.
He became an expert with the
bayonet, pistol, and also the use
of hand grenades.
Craven, who is 22 years old.
graduated from North Wilkes
boro high school, and will most
likely be assigned to aviation as
Hosiery Mills, al- that seems to be his greatest in-
farmers, business men, doctors,
lawyers, calling to make dona
tion. Wilkes - .
ways loyal to the local chap'er, f terest at the present.
and to human needs, through its | ;—-— .
(Continued On Page Four) Ada, get attention—nd wwlto
Guardians of Our Western Coast
hgencla
ral
ce by carrying
information to
bulletins were
ilrmers. 158
d with 8,47?
At these meet-
toplcs, such as: Food and
Program, which includes
lomy. Dairying, Animal Hu."
|-■^ndry; Poul'ry. Swine, Fruits
•ad 'Vegetables, and Home Gar
dens and Soil Conservation, wer^
dlsctissed with the farmers, The
Food for Defense Program was
•ko explained at these meetings
Special subjects such as Dairying
end Poultry prodnc'lon were dis
cussed and explained to the 4-H
^elnb members.
^After having gotten our agri-
■Itcral slogan. Lime, Legumes
Livestock, established an't
Into practice on the majority
farnw we feel that the
—in Fo fn better position
(4/2 to produce more food and
nn et-oj. before,
ko feel sure thu* the far-
going to do eveiythin"
*ower to carry out our
hr freedom program,
want the farmer> jf the
rlo fool free to call im u=
that we c.sn he of
'w*r,m of your ipSti
the event.
In spite of the rain many girls
from the North Wilkesboro
schools very successfully solicit
ed contributions on the streets
and among employes of business
houses.
The ac'ion Ci the Carolina Mir
ror Corporation and employes
was highly praised hy many here.
Edd Gardner, head of the com
pany, called the employes to
gether, commended them for
'heir generosity in the annual
Red Cross roll call and explained
o them the great need for Red
Gross funds to relieve need and
"iifferlng among the armed for-
cee who are fighting for the very
'Ife of the nation. He asked no
certain amount but urged that
'he employes give as liberally as
they could.
A short time later the fore
men, one by one, reported at the
office that their men had unani
mously agreed to give one day’.s
work to the fund. The company
matched the contrlbu'ion of the
employ!,j dollar for dollar, mak
ing a total of $500 raised there.
Meanwhile, there have been
other eubstantial con'ributtons
but at press time today it wee
'mposslble to get a full report of
the early part of th.s drive.
It is emphasized in the appeal
all people of the county
should do their part in this pat
riotic cause and all the Red
Cross workers who served
'hroughoui the county during the
Red Dross roll call are urged to
carry the appeal for war relief
funds throughout their respec
tive communities.
F. R. Proclaims
Day Of Prayer
Washington.—President Roose
velt yes’erday proclaimed New
Year’s Day as a day of prayer.
“We are confident in our de
votion to our country. In our love
of freedom. In . our inheritance
of courage,’’ he said. "But our
strength, as the strength of all
men everywhere, is of greater
avail as God upholds ns.”
Therefore, he said, he was set
ting aside the first day of 1942
“as a day of prayer, of asklnr
forgiveness for onr shortcomings
of the past, of consecration to the
tasks ot the present, of askinr
God's help ia days to coma."
I Mass-produced in tbe Angus shops at Montreal,- CaaadSt these In
fantry tanks have trundled off the assembly line and are being fltted with
a powerful two-pounder machine gun, flame-thrower and other equip-
! ment. Known as “valentiaet,” the tanks weigh about 20 tons. They
have a top speed of 25 miles per hour.
Christmas comes mly ones a
year so Bnrely,^ Fe can take tbs
time to spell It out Instead ot
curtailing it "Xmas”.
-t
Day’s Work By Each Caro>
lina Mirror Employe Is
Matched By Coippany
r;
'X
Five hunderd dollars for the
Red Cross war relief fund was
the sum raised at Carolina Mir
ror Corporation by the employ
es. and the company as the drive
to raise $4,000 in Wilkes got un
der way Tuesday.
With the more than $1,000
raised Monday at the Wilkes Ho
siery Mills and the many smaller
contributions made as the drive
was formally opened. Chairman
A. F. Kilby said the opening day
was very successful.
According to a proclamation
issued Monday by the mayors of
North Wilkesboro and Wilkesbo
ro, chairman of tbe board of
county commissionera and chair
man of the civilian defense coun
sel, the drive was formally open
ed Tuesday at 11 a. m. when all
business actlvl’y ceased for flva
minutes, the fire siren blew,
church hells were run and facto-
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