?10 w
EinJ Mrs.
ar-'
V. H. Cordell, of
spend ng Cbrls'
Wf
^ visitor itr'
^ •
‘ M. Dickerson
of Klkio, were buaU
; in this city Tuesday.'
Ii,n Wyatt, of Cullo-
1 s-,fmiing son^e time
liareiits. Mr. aild
of Halls -Mills.
Mrs.
I
Mrs. Cordell’s sister.
Stie TPornor.
"MK'Had J. W. Hall and
Walter wiryne. and dangh
Mr*. Glenn' tVyatt, of H-s'’
'Were vlaito^ in this city
SaUm^ofc^'*
hoKes.
|(£ay.
[any members of company >
lOSth EnKineen-'. Fort Jack
S. C., have arrived to spend
holidays at their respectiv'^
lall'h Heins returned,
^0 I'p.t Jackson afte^ Howard Pharr, v;ho under
^ ' I went an operation a' the Wilke
I hospital several days ago, rc-
hiinie -Mlfii. of Fort tuurned to his home in Wilkesho
.;vomiiiia the holidays ro today.
MtiiOi Cdrtntte' ilfcV^ Grace
Kitty, and Peggy Somersi?iW
spending ' the holidajm hefe’lis
their respective'homes, AnothiSf
college student. Mis® Jane Perry.
Is dividing the holidays at Ktttt
and here with her mo'her, Mb'
T. G. Perry. i
Mr. Robert Wood Finley and
Mr. Pat MMlliams, Jr., have re-
'urned from Orlando. Florida
where they spent the week-end
with Lieutenant Edward Finley
While here Mr. Robert Woo-'
Finley had his final physical rx
amina ion in anticipation of be
ing called into service as a sec
ond lieutenant in the army re
serve corps. He ha® been tran®
ferred from the Infantry to air
' porus and may he called to Mid
dle own. Pa.
his parents, *Mr. and
.\lli-n.
iiitiii'iiy. well known
liiila community,
it or in this
Miss Elizabeth AVilson, stu
dent at Erskine College a D' '
West. S. C., is here for the holi
days with her uncle  nd aunt
Mr. and Mrs. Joe E. Johnson.
Mr. Walter Wayne Hall, of
,^Port .Tackson. spen' several (lay '
Kii’n his parents. Mr. and Mrs
Li. \V. Hall, of Halls Mills. He re
pnictl AV’ediiesd.sy to Fort Jack-
■1.
^M.ss M.irgaret Faw. who i®
Hn kchool at the Universpy of
) North Carolina at Chapel Hill
kis spending the holidays here
iwith her parents. Mr. and,
C. Gabriel.
Mr. and Mr^ J. H. w*'
and son, Jimmy, Wt
Riy morning for .rret»
*'-?,«»here, tb.' '
-v:a
^nd Mrs. J. L.
^ ^ Miss Margaret Hubbard,
M' Richmond. Va., and Mrs. Frea
fs 'Loftis and little daughter, Alar
garet Susan, of Madison, are here
visiting their T.aren s, Mr and
?i>HMrs. Jamee T. Hubbard, m
I? Wilkesboro. Mr. and Mrs. H.
{li Banner and son, B. B. - °
^ Galax, will be here for ttirist-
mas with the Hubbards.
.At the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Howard McNeill near Millor-'
.Creek a birthday party was giv
en in honor of their little dangh
tor, Shirley .Ar.n. on her sixt’-
bir hday. Tho.se attending were
Virginia McGlamerv. Norris Me
Glamery. Ray TuHtert. Nancy
Ray. Max Riimgcrnor. Roy and
Raymond Delp. Raloh AtcNe 11
Janie, .‘^hiiiey .and Naie Clark
Genet Michael. Evehn Fnalehert
Billie Englehert, Jean Hayes and
Wade Fnrotter. She received
lUany .gifts and afior games' werr
played refreshments were served
O.P.M. fells For;
To Conserve Fue'i
Homeowners can eff-ct subslan
tial savings in fuel costs by fol
lowing a few simple rules in the
. opera'ion of coal burning fiirna-
Rvood I®®’- Harriet Elliott, as-oci. I
ate -‘Admlhistrator of he Office I
^er’ti i®*’ Price .'Administration and head
|Of the Consumer Division, said
today.
Householders are notorious eoa'
of wasters, heating men
if
JoanSlodman
jjV ^E’RE tired of the camp and
* * we*re ^ move on.
See?’*
Orrek Gordon lifted his head. “C^
Ing to walk out on me and quit?
Your wages are good here.”
The foreman of the luipber gang
sneered. "Say, money ain’t every
thing. We want to get back to .town
and we’re going.’’ He slouched back
to the tent and joined the crowd of
surly men around the great camp-
fire.
From the log bungalow beyond the
camp twinkled many lights. Orrek
stared at the Christmas candles.
Marcia had placed them there, say
ing they brought peace to the house
hold. And now, with his men walking
\out on him, Marcia would be lost to
him. /
A skimming sound on toe firm
snow aroused him and Marcia, a gay
‘ little figure in her white furs, caught
at his arm and came to a stand-
’.vsW-
' \ r f-
Fort
i^PAGE
A, gMlMtUAS
amount of fodtt Is JtetsjT assem
bled these days in .Fort. BraAl
Quartermaster w a r e h o uses.
»ot ru^e
ir-'tiil-'.;.'
attsmi^ to Sreiak
M^I^Korftrf j^ca.
psw Germisn olfoit ,'fo-jfSN'-,.
to^^riut hib
under way to put on a one-day
appeal January 12th, and give
our people opportunity to con
tribute 'o this great cause for
our boys.
A recent boy-fact survey In
Wilkesboro and North Wilkes
icker.
v«uai Loi uicwioi n d» c u ,/uDw». Scouts CouDcU budgof, fw 1942,,
Christmas is coming and^ there’s announcee that ..plans are well
!o be no stinting in Fort^Bragg’s * —* — -
culinary celebration. F
From the looks of things, many
a soldier will be nursing an "ov-
erstuffed’’ stomach.
Although approximately fifty
per cent of the personnel s'ation
ed here arc expected to be away
over Christmas, on furlough or
pass, the job of feeding the 30,-
000 odd remaining is enough t,o
stagger anybody’s imagination.
First of all there are the 60,-
000 pounds . of turkey which ar
rived here this week from Oma
ha, Nebraska. AVhen these.are,
stuffed,, trimmed and golden
brown, at least a pound and a
half will be available for edcH
man’s plate. Six tons of mashed
potatoes covered with giblet gra
vy are also bn the menu, as well
as nine thousand pounds of can
died sweets. And to round ou*
the main course, the mess halls
will serve sixteen thousand
; *P. W. Bskelmim,. ®n—...^
liie finance Mihinr
■Virilkes.colinVs ,*hara of the Boy j top mllifanr ebmmaBae«ii
'BHaU* Maralid^l . Vnn
Flrfd ■ Marshil Von BrtwchU^^'
and take^njwn ■’•hlmsmf. thA.re-'^
sppnBibllity of ' md.que-pewonal
command. 'V
His" frooLP movement through '
-weatern, France wag not large, go
far aa could be learned, and the
exact , nature of the equipment
was not ascertained. ~
There was • :
>r'.n wiiihoa*
boro schools only reveals that
343 hoys are feady to become tipn.might_be tj at e p P
Boy Scouts, if adeq.uate budget map from Spain to North Afrjca.
for Council administrator' and _ , rii , ?v-
leadership training is provided. LADOF OilOri«lfC ,.'V
Mr. Bshelman s'ates that ho' It Held Likely
is confident that the people of, -re.„
Wilkes will come to the opportu- New Y^k. The ,
nity of contribuMng liberally Instrlal Conference
and raising the $15,723 necessary yeeterda:^ a general
to operate the Scout Council next age- was .4n prospect, if nqt, Jm.
year and employ
executive.
■vhe budget includes
tration expenses as
a field Scout
adminis-
folloWs:
mediately Imminent.
The board figured. Oc'ober un-
emp).oyin«b»t at 1,71)0,000 personi
Thltf"'represents a considerable
i ail Scout committees. Two full-
pounds of other cooked vegeta-l secretaries will be employ-
Maintenance of daUy service of 7'°*”
the council’s headquarters office and wonfen w.thoutjobs to
to our Scoubi, Scoutmas'ers and tem.ber, ,l>ut
bies and seven thousand poun.ls
of Ic'tucc. V
This year, with the major part
of the post On “field rations”, the
Quartermaster has been respon
sible for planning the holiday
menu as well as furnishing it. It
will lie a Teal, old-fashioned
Christinas dinner all the way
through—from the oyster cock
tail and creamed celery soup to
ed. Salaries and traveling expen.
ses of the Scout Executive and
Field Scout Executive will be
necessary functional expense for
leadership training courses,
camping administration, pchitage,
telephone, and telegraph, office
'activities and National Council
and educational supplies, troop
participation, etc.
Business men have often said
that Scou'ing is the least expen- i
the board a'tribu-
ted this •' to a normal seasonal
drop-6ff An agricultural employ
ment.
the pumpkin and ipince pie, co
coaniit layer cake, cheese, nute I jjyg Qf gn American educational
and fruits, | programs. This budget will not
It is estimated that next Thurs- jpj^gg a limit to number of hoys
day’s dinner here would sell foi’lto be served. The program will
at least $1.50 in a restaurant. | gpgi, ;g all institutions and all
MaMybe some girls act silly so
that their friends won’t know
they’re old enough tb know bet
ter.
OUR CHRISTMAS GIFT
TO YOU! -
5 Afaryitn f
EOIER SUUAVAN
repor
principally because they haven"
kept up with the latest techni
qiies in furnace opera ion. Wast
age of coal amounts in extreme
cases to one ton out of every
three consumed.
For instance, many misguided
shovelers cover their biirnin'
coal completely when adding ne'
fuel. They shouldn’t. Coal shouh
be added ‘his way:
1. Set dampers so that coal is
burning brightly.
2. Add new fuel in one section
of the firebed.
3. Leave a “bright spot” of
glowing coals on the surface t®
tgni'e gases given off by the new
$4t>ly
4. Leave the exposed "bright
spot’’ at the left, right, front or
hack of the firebox on successive
firings to keep 'he top of the fire-
bed reasonably level.
If the firebox isn’t big enough
to add sufficient lal in this man
ner, burning coal may be piled up
on the sides of the firebox and
new coal added in the center.
Take rare ‘o disturb the firebox
as little as possible.
, Another great American fur
nace room superstition is that a
little coal in ‘he firebox goes a
longer way than a lot of coal. It
doesn’t. By keeping a five-inch
thick fuel bed, and by bringing
the level of coal right up to the
tiring door. hoit.seliolders will
save the most fuel, providing they
use the dampers properly.
The experts lay down the!-;e
broad rules as a starling point:
1. Set the turn damper (also
called the “butterfly” or ’pla'e’
damper) to a position giving the
most obstruction to the hot air
going up the chimney consistent
with the maximum amount of
heat needed upstairs.
2. Regulate the furnace or
hoile^ -between banked position
IBS'full steam ahead by movin^
the check damper and ash
damper. (The check dai
should be open when the
damper Is closed, and vice-v
Firing door slots usually sh
be open af'er adding fuel
long as the flames are swirl
high above the fuel .bed, an
closed when the small, pei
flames appear. Never opeiWiP
firing door to bank the fire.^a'
wastes fuel. If the fire _fon’t
bank pro’perly, use small^sized
coal, of keep the thicker liver of
ashes on the grates. Shake the
grates less frequently to permi'
the ashes to accumulate on 'hem
If this fails to hold the fire, have
furnace or b-oiler checked for
leaks and smokepi^ cliecked
with a draft gauge.*
Proper maintenanFj of boi ers
and furnaces will save coal. Hues
and heating surfaces should be
kep' clean with a wire brush,
boiler water tree of rust and
scale, cracks which permit air
to leak into the furnace or boil
er sealed with furnace cement.
Dampers, grateo or doors thal
are detective should he replaced
In many furnaces, use of the
smaller size domestic coal will
result in fuel economy. These
burn more slowly, therefore less
heat goes up the chimney. They
jare particularly good for banking
a fire, or may be used in combi-
na lon with larger sizes if better
I ires are needed.
"Why stay out here when I want
you?”
still on her skis. “Why stay out here
when I want you, Orrek? We’re
making up a bridge table.”
A bridge table when his future
career was toppling down!
“Orrek, what’s wrong with the
men?” she asked. “My maid told
me there had been a row there."
Orrek’s eye? blazed as he tucked
toe small hand under his arm." How
he loved her! to a few brief sentences
he told her of the discontent among
his men. “It’s toe loneliness that
gets them,” he finished, “the lack of
amusement.”
"If they walk out you cannot keep
your contract. That will queer you
with the owners." She turned and
left him in silence.
Back at toe bungalow Marcia tum
bled the contents of her clothes closet
while talking rapidly to her maid,
Ninette. “Isn’t it lucky that I taught
you those chords, Ninette?”
The camp men, grumbling around
the fire, fell into a sudden silence
as toe gay pUnk-a-plunk of a banjo
sounded in toe clearing.
Gebert, surly gang leader, jerked
out his pipe. “Listen, boys!”
Down toe hill Marcia came gaily,
her fingers bringing joUy notes from
toe strings. The frosty air echoed
and re-echoed as Ninette joined in.
“I know that," declared Gebert.
Carried along by memories, the
men joined in, forgetting toe loneli
ness of the Christmas eve, forget
ting their fancied troubles.
Marcis had come to toe very edge
of the ifr«t fire and stood there
pickinAi^he strings. Above her
tower'jHfcJ man she loved, just be
yond J^^^ood the men in a semi-
circI^^Bir unshaven faces lighted
by i^ffitual love of music; •
"How many of you play small in- j
Fort Bragg soldiers of course will
pay nothing. It will bo on Uncle
Sam.
boys.
Special Service
At The Methodist
A ,-nee'n1 qprvlre vHIl be held
the North WtlVesbnro Meth-
’!®t ch’Tch S'’nd»v -'ven'ng.
'’n T win he “Stoient Rocog
•Mon’’ ®pTvlcp for stiidpnts,
’-toh 1" held anni’nlly on the
-t Snn'iov to the year.
Nlqa NePe Pn>’®®e.®u, student
• S'. Mair’e. ■RalPtoh, will suealt
S'”d“nt Movement
' Our Ch"rch”. Mis® Marele Oa-
'o). of 'W. C.'Tl. N. C.. and Miss
tty Halfscrp of Marv 'Wash’ng-
n r'oIlP"’e "'t’1 ruoak or. "Re-
-lou® On O’lr Cam-
■I'”. Scrinture reading and
•ayer will be bv Miss Gwenrio-
u Hiibbsrd. s udent at Hollins
allege. The choir will be cora-
ased of young noopic and young
■ople will be uphers at the ser-
ce. All are invited to attend.
Lnndlv
^ Talks
Washington. — Congressional
-•aders Monday night heralded
he arrival of British Prime Min-
'er Winston Churchill and Lord
teaverbrooV as a long step to-
"ard uniting the efTorta of all
'ations aliened against Germa-
V, I aly and Japan.
Senate Majority Leader Alben
'V. Barkley (D), Kentucky, pre-
'icted the visit would result in
loser cooperation on all Iron's
■etween the British and Amcri-
-an forces.
NEXT BIG PUSH—
Germans Gather
Forces In France
London. — The long-expected
German push into French North
Africa over the protesting but
pmstoate figure of Old Marshal
Pe ain, is imminent or already
to progress, a variety of reports
from the continent of Europe in
dicated strongly 'oday.
A Reuters, British news agency
dispatch from “somewhere in •
Europp,” said Petaln bad re-1
signed to angry but futile pro-
tea- against German pressure.
His nro-Nazl "heir,” Admiral
’je^n Darlan, was reported to
have taken over the rule of the
enfeebled and Intemaily torn re
mains of France.
'Proops Move South
Compe'ent informants in
Switzer said even prior to this
report that fresh German troops
already were moving down to the
Spanish border across 'he Atlan
tic coastal strip of occupied j
France and it thus appeared that'
HOLIDAY PRICES
CHRISTMAS
DAY
Show Runs Continuous
Christmas Day
andFriday
ALLEN
WITH
THE
S. To Influence
a string-band,"
‘and I need vol-
maybe two or
flute,”
interrupted
g- ' •TPrinijt'—and result.
/The answers broughf^a quick smile
her lips. ”1 thou^ there would
,AJe many of you to imp me out,” she
cried.
"I want
hurried on
unteers.
three. A
“I play
Jdf quest.
“And I the piccolo.”
"At home I have an accordion,”
came a wistful voice, “but—”
“Fine,” interrupted Marcia. “1
have, tonight, made out an order
that should have been mailed soon
er. It is my Christmas gift to our
men. The order is for musical in
struments. I wish each man would
write down his instiument and
give it to me. With luck we should
have toe order filled in three days
and we’ll practice hard so that New
Year’s day may find us ready. How
about it?
There was an instant response as
hardened palms came together.
Just beyond toe pines a wolf
howled, but Marcia was looking up
into her lover’s eyes.
(Associated Newspaper*—WNU Sendee.)
Wrapping Small Gifts
An unusual way to wrap a num
ber of smaU gifts that are to be
given in a good-sized Christmas box
is to tuck each one in an envelope
made of either plain red, holly, sil
ver or gold paper. Wrap each gift
first in plain white tissue paper,
folded in envelope style, and seal
toe flaps of both the inner and outer
envelopes with contrasting seals.
Patterns for toe envelopes can be
cut from ordinary envelopes by
tearing one apart and either enlarg
ing^ on it or trimming it down.
iJs^ 'olumna e
^ p^r *hoPPHW imW'
Writingr Of Peace
■Washington.— Diplomats last
' night regarded British Prime
Minister Winston ChuchlU’s trip
here for conference with Presi-
jdent Roosevelt as further proof
that the United States will influ
ence peace terms that bring
World War II to a close.
It also was seen as a clear
sign of the extent to which Brit
ain is depending on America's
armed might to assure an ulti
mate allied victory over the
axis.
BEST Of GOOD WISHES
FOR CHRISTMAS AND THE NEW YEAR,
FROM EACH OF THE MEMBERS OF THIS
FIRM TO EACH^ YOU.
Wflkes Barber Shop
I. T. Church
Guy Mahaffey
P. E. Sprinkle
“Red” FelU
Jake Church
The spirit of the season prompts us to
express to you oppVeciotion of our pleasant
business relotions during the post year and
to most heartily wish-^u g very Merry
Christmas and Hqppiness chd f rosperity
for the New Year. ^- 4
The RecreaHonf Center
Claude Buchanan, Manager