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Hiyes Killed
!■ Aetioi Mar. 1
In Italian Battle
Son of Mr. and Mr*. G. C.
Hayes; Memorial Service
To Be Held On Sunday
Prt. Henry Clay Hayes, age 22,
was killed in action in Italy on
March 1.
Prt.-Hayes’ parents, Mr. and
Mrs. G. C. Hayes, well known resi
dents ot Beaver Creek township,
were informed ot his death by an
official message from the War De
partment. No details were given
in the telegram, which was receiv
ed 'Tuesday.
Pvt Hayes entered the army in
June, 1943, and was in training
at Camp "Wlieeier, Ga., before go
ing overseas in November. He was
•■^ber of an infantry regiment,
%d been In North Africa be-
feng into Italy.
Wiving Pvt. Hayes are his
Mrs. Ila Pennell Hayes, of
mer, his father and mother
\he following brothers and
■b: Mrs. Arvel Smith,
er; Parks Hayes, Ferguson;
Raymond Walsh, Wllkes-
hro; Mrs. R. B. Earp, Boomer;
kvt. Earl G. C. Hayes, of Fort
fcClellan, Ala.; Mrs. Elmore
Eller, Mias Irene Hayes, Miss
Jaunlta Hayes and Peeler Hayes,
of Ferguson.
A memorial service in honor of
Pvt. Hayes will be held Sunday
April 23, 11 a. m., at Beaver
Creek Baptist church. The pas
tor, Rev. A. J. Foster, assisted by
Rev. B. F. Peeler, of Taylorsville,
will conduct the service.
The 32nd company of the North
Carolina State Guard will attend
the service and a short talk will
be rendered by Chaplain John L-
Wells, Jr., of the second regiment.
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Wounded In Action
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1942 Tax Liens
Be Foreclosed
J. Mack Reavls, county ac-
-countant, announces that all 1942
.tax liens now in his office'; for
Pfc. Charles Richard Joines
was seriously wounded in action
in Italy on February 25, accord
ing to official message received
from the War Department by
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John
Jolnes, of Pores Knob. Liateet
reports received are that Pfc.
Joines Is recovering. He had
been overseas 18 months, after
havln)^ received basic training
with a tank division at Port
Knox, Ky.
Democrats To
Have Precinct
Meets Saturday
County Convention Will Be
Held On Saturday, April
29, At Wilkesboro
Democrats of Wilkes county
will gather at their respective
voting places Saturday afternoon,
April 22, at two o’clock to per
fect precinct organizations.
Precinct committees will be
named and delegates will be elect
ed to the Democratic county con
vention, which will convene In the
courthouse at Wilkesboro on Sat
urday, April 29, 11 a. m.
Call for th« precinct me>^tinga
__ Sc© vftth~fh« tak
jjwB governing the various coun
ties of the state.
Mr. Reavis urges those who
failed to pay their 1942 taxes and
whose property was sold by the
sheriff to come in at once and
make settlement so that they will
save additional costs and penal
ties.
In the meantime, land for
taxes for the years as far back as
1928 will Boon be advertised for
sale at public auction, and all
taxpayers who have failed to pay
their tax for these years are urg
ed to visit the accountant's office
at once and make settlement.
Pressure Cooker
Clinic On Friday
In an effort to get equipment in
the best possible shape tor the
canning season, a pressure canner
clinic w'ill be held at the demon
stration room of Duke Power
. company Friday of this week.
Announcement of the clinic was
issued by Mrs. Annie H. Greene,
home demonstration agent, who
urged that those who have pres
sure cooker canners have them
inspected at the clinic.
Canners may be taken to the
Farm Security Administration of
fice in the Duke Power company
building any time after 9:30 a.
m. Phdday. The demonstration,
to which all are invited, will be at
3:30 p. m.
The world’s first commercial
lephone exchange was opened at
e# Haven, Conn., in 1878.
RATION NEWS
SHOES — Stanlp No. IS
book one) expires April 30.
.Irplane stamp No. 1 (book
bree) valid Indefinitely. An
ther shoe stamp, yet to be des-
ninted, will become valid May
gasoline—Coupons No. 9
1 A book good for three g»l-
jns became effective Feb. 9
nd will expire May 8.
OTGAR—Sugar stamps No.
0 and No. 31 (book 4) good
ar five pounds Indefinitely.
CANNING SUGAR — Sugar
tamp No. 40 good for five
onnds of canning sugar until
'ebmary 28, 1946.
^»RC>CESSBD FOODS—Blue
8 through K8 (book 4) now
slid at 10 points each, for use
1th tokens. Good Indeflnlte-
MEATS AND FATS—Red AS
irough MS (book 4) now
slid at 10 points each, for use
1th tokens. Good indefinitely.
1 stamps N8, P8. and Q8 be-
i« valM Aprtl 91.
Paul J. ■Vestal, secretary, of the
Wilkes county Democratic execu
tive committee.
Arthur K. Baity
Kill^y Horse
Funeral service for Arthur K.
Baity, age 65, citizen of the North
Wilkesboro route three communi
ty who (lied Wednesday evening
at the Wilkes hospital, was hell
today, two p. m., at Hunting
Creek Baptist church. Rev. Per-
vis Parks and Rev. J. P. Robinson
conducted the service.
Mr. Baity died on Tuesday
night of injuries received early in
the day while working on his
farm. -k pony which he was rid
ing became frightened and ran.
Mr. Baity was thrown from the
pony but hi.s foot was entangled
in the harness and he was dragged
for some distance to tho barn.
Mr. Baity is survived by his
wife, Mrs. Nancy Baity, and the
following sons and daughters;
Mrs. Lester Hayes and Mrs. P. M.
Prevette, North Wilkesboro route
three; .Mrs. R. S. McHone. Wilkes
boro; Mrs. Lawrence Marlow, Hid
denlte; Mrs. Wesley Marlow, New
Hope; Mrs. Dessie Worley, West
Gastonia; Mrs. Dossie Worley,
High Shoals; Boss Baity, North
Wilkesboro route three: Mrs. Lela
Farmer, Black Mountain
Now In England
Pfc. Lloyd
band of the former Mies Altue
McNelU, of MiUers CSreefc, and
son of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Palm
er of CSrlcket, is somewhere In
Ehigland and getting along fine.
Pfc. Palmer reorfved his basic
training at Fmrt Knox, Ky., af
ter being Inducted in January,
1948. Prior to entering the
nrrloe he held a poeltlan with
Wtikes tUMtery MOls Oo. .
U. S. PLANES
HIT ATAWAN,
BELOWTRUK
American Liberators, flying
boldly without escort from their
bases in the Solomons, hit Sata-
wan airdrome In the Nomoi atoll,
150 miles southeast ot Truk, for
the third time Monday, while
other American planes stacked
Woleal, Japanese bastion midway
between Truk and Palau Tuesday,
General Douglas MacArthur an
nounced today.
'The Satawan raid followed an
attack there Sunday which tore
up the air strip. Although the
Liberators came down to medium
altitude, there was no anti-air
craft fire or interception, it was
revealed that some Japanese
planes were sighted in the air but
offered no resistance. Craters
blasted' in the runway by Sunday's
bombing had been filled in, a
headquarters spokesman said. He
said there was still some evidence
of enemy activity there.
At Woleal, Japanese Caroline
Island base blasted March 31 in
the sensational naval task force
thrust at Palau, planes of un
specified types concentrated their
bombs on the Japanese runway
and supply areas, the communi
que reported.
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Annual Meeting
Is Under Way At
FI r s t Baptist
Dr. John W. Kincheloe, Sr.,
Guest Minister; Services
Daily At Eight P. M.
Annual series of erangelistlc
and will continue through Friday
evening, April 28.
Dr. John W. Kincheloe, Sr.,
pastor of the First Baptist church
at Rocky Mount, and father of
the local pastor. Dr. John W.
Kincheloe, Jr., is the guest min
ister. Subject of tho message de
livered laiit night to a large con
gregation was “Absorbing the
Shocks of Life”.
Services will be held each eve
ning at eight o’clock except Sat
urday, when no service will be
held. There will be two services
Sunday, at 11 a. m. and eight p.
m.
Rev. Earl Robinson, of St.
Paul’s is leading the music for
tho revival,, and Mrs. Robinson,
who Is piano accompanist, also
helps in special music numbers.
Miss Elsie Nichols is church or
ganist.
On Wednesday evening the lo
cal Hi-Y club members were
special guests and were seated In
a body at the service.
The church issues a cordial in
vitation to all to attend the serv
ices.
Many from outside of the local
community have expressed an In
terest in the annual meeting and
Tuesday evening, April 25, has
been designated as "Wilkes Coun
ty Night’’, at which time it is
hoped that many from outside
the Wilkesboros will be able to
attend.
In 46 States
Sgt. Boscoe J8. Brooks, avia
tion engineer, Vpa a* home on
leave for three days Easter. He
said he has been in 46 of the
states since entering the army
a year ago the 16th of this
month. His wife, who was Miss
l*la Pierce, is with him where
lie is now stationed at Pope
Field. He is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Bnel Brooks, of Wilkesboro
route two.
REBS CAPTURE
LOCAL POINTS,
BUT NOTOWNS
Rnsslan troops, led %y veterans
of the 260-day seige of Sevastopol
in 1941-42, yesterday captured
several powerful German strong
points guarding' the approaches
to the great port city, while in
Southeastern Poland the First
Ukrainian Army stemmed strong
enemy counterattacks in the
Stanislawon area on the road to
Lwow.
Moscow’s broadcast war com-
^munlquee, indicating that enemy
'resistance had stiffened on the
I! twelfth day of the Crimean cam-
[ paign, failed to announce the cap
ture of a single town by troops of
General Andrei I. Yeremenko’s
Maritime Army or General Feodor
L. Tolbukhin’s Fourth Ukrainian
Army, who had won more than 2,-
300 communities in the previous
eleven days. It was the first time
since January 15th that the Mos
cow bulletins did not announce
the capture of any towns.
Now In England
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If the figures on the address
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whlrii means May 1, 1944, yon
d« that yon wffl not miss say
copies of The Joumal-I’atriot.
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Apply For Lime Now
Wilkes county Triple A office
is urging farmers who intend to
use lime any time between now
and next fall to put in their orders
immediately. With transportation
difficulties in view, orders should
he placed far In advance of the
anticipated need.
Pvt. O. m:. GUreath, Jr., Is
now In England, according to
news received by his parents,
Mr. and hirs. O. M. GUreath. He
writes home that he likes Eng
land fine. Pvt. OUr^h was ha-
ducted a year ago.
Now In England
Cherry to Speak
Before KIwanis
And Lions Clubs
R. Gregg Cherry, of Gastonia,
one of the leading canciidates for
the Democratic .nomination for
governor in the May 2'7 primary
will be In North Wilkesboro Fri
day.
Cherry will address the North
Wilkesboro KIwanis club Friday
at noon and the North Wilkesboro
Lions club Friday evening, seven
o’clock. The clubs meet at Hotel
Wilkes.
It is expected that a large at
tendance of members and guests
will hear the gubnatorlal candi
date.
PvL Worth Miller
Missing In Action
Pvt. Worth R. Miller has been
missing in action in Italy since
February 28.
News of his being missing was
received In an official War De
partment message recMved hy his
parents. Mr. and Mrs. Revere
MOIer, of Hillen Creek, -
EGGS ANB POULTRY INCOME IN
WILKES COUNTY OVER MILLION
DOLLARS DURING YEAR OF 1943
KIWANIANS HEAR POUL-* Wanted: Volunteer
Fvt. Phlll A. Taylor, son of
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Taylor, of
HaUs Mills, is now in England.
He entered the army in 1939
and for four years was station
ed at Fort Bennlng, Ga.
At Fort Meade
Pfc. Meoriee A. MHtor, son of
Mr. and Mira, canence Miller, of
yiiy, wM recently promoted to
Mm preaent rank and has been
transferred frof«,Oanip 'WolterB,
jtaxsa. to Fort George «.
Mesde, Md.
TRY SPECIALIST TELL
* ABOUT PROGRESS
Income from eggs and poultry
in Wilkes county last year total
ed over one million dollars, C. F.
Parrish, poultry specialist of the
North Carolina Elztension Serv
ice, told in an address before the
North Wilkesboro KIwanis club.
The speaker’s aubject was ‘‘Rise
Countr’, and he held the atten
tion of the club with rapt inter
est as he told of the splendid prog
ress which has been made.
The four hatcheries In Wilkes
county, Mr. Parrish said, now
have a total- capacity of one mil
lion and the incubator capa
city is near that number. Broiler
production last year was 1,900,-
000, more than double the 900,-
000 production in 1941. The num
ber of hens of laying age in
Wilkes also more than doubled In
the past few years, rising from
76,000 in 1934 to 178.000 last
year.
Mr. Parrish stated that the
great need for the poultry indus
try now in Wilkes is a process
ing plant. He urged that the club
give the matter its attention. The
program was in charge of J. B.
McCoy.
Prior to the program Pa.,1 Cra-
gan, chairman of the Easter seal
campaign, reported that the funds
from sale of seals had passed ?1,-
000, with other reports to be re
ceived.
J. B. McCoy reported that pigs
donated by the club to 4H club
members had been inspected by
him and the chairman of the agri
cultural committee; They found
10 registered sows, one register
ed boar and 47 pigs eligible for
registration.
Guests Friday were as follows;
C. F Parrish and James Rollins
with J. B. McCoy, N. M. Faison
with Paul Church, Rev. A. C.
Waggoner with J. B. Carter; Dr.
Yelton and Dr. Zimmerman with
C. B. Eller.
Wilk^uii^
Alabama Sale Net
Average of $345
Three purebred Hereford 'bulls
from the Briarpatch Farm near
this city were sold in the recent
Alabama State Hereford sale.
The bulls were sold for a total
of 81,036. an average of 8346
each.
J. B. Snipes, Wilkes county
agent, said today that according
to his information the Herefords
were the first ever sold from
Wilkes at a state sale, and ex
pressed delight at the good show
ing made.
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5th Sunday- Singing
At Harmony Ghurch
The fifth Sunday meeting of the
Blue Ridge Singing Association
will be field at Harmony churefi
near Millers Creek on April 80th.
•beginning at 1 p. m. All ofiotra,
quartets, etc., of the assoclatlon,-
as well as visitors are invlt^ sad
urged to be present.
Workers to Make
Surggical Dressings
Wilkes chapter of the Red
Groas is dreadfully behind on
the quota for making surgical
dressings. Scores of volunteer
workers are needed immediate
ly.
Those who wish to help in
headquarters over Tomlinson’s
Department store as early as
possible.
V
Draft Boards In
Meeting Tuesday
Jobs for Returning Veterans
Discussed by State Selec
tive Service Officials
Selective Service officials from
state headquarters met with Se
lective Service board members.
Clerks and representatives of the
U. S. Employment service from
several counties here Tuesday and
discussed ways and means of
placing returning veterans on
jobs.
Officials present included: Lt.
Col. Thomas H. Upton, assistant
to the director of Selective Serv
ice in North Carolina;; Ernest
Page, Selective Service coordina
tor; Captain Page, of the marine
corps. Charleston, S. C., and R. C.
Godwin, head of the veterans em
ployment division of the U. S. Em
ployment Service in North Caro
lina.
Board members and clerks from
Selective Service boards in Wilkes,
Ashe, Alleghany, Watauga, Surry,
Yadkin and Alexander counties
were present for the meeting.
GoMfititiMAid
ByUwsYMCA
HenJIre 0.K/d
Charter Granted Newly Or
ganized Wilkes Y. M. C.
A. By Secretary State
Charter has been granted the
newly organized Wilkes Young
Men’s Christian Association by
the State of North Carolina.
Board of directors of the
Wilkes T. M. C. A. met on Tues
day afternoon with J. Wilson
Smith, of Charlotte, Interstate Y.
M. C. A. secretary, and. approved
the constitution) and by laws.
, The Wilkes Y. M. C. A. was or
ganized recently in a mass meet
ing here by the election of a board
of dlrectora of 24 members, who
were Instructed to make applica
tion for a charter and write the
constitution and by laws.
Immediate plans call for raising
a building fund to erect a Y. M. C.
A. building.
V
Shoplifter Gets
Term On Roads
R. E. Gibbs, Penney Mana
ger, Catches Howard Gibbs
With The Stolen Goods
Howard Gibbs, who said his
home was in Tennessee, was sen
tenced in city court here to four
months on the roads on a charge
of shoplifting.
Gibbs was caught Saturday at
J. C. Penney company store by the
store's manager, R. E. Gibbs.
Howard Gibbs was wearing an
overcoat and R. E. Gibbs, store
manager, saw him take a pair of
men’s pants and two pairs of
socks, which he concealed under
his overcoat and started from the
store. R. E. Gibbs caught the
shoplifter and after a scuffle held
him until cops arrived.
Police aald that Gibbs, who had
been in this city frequently, has a
record as a professional shop-
Money can buy bonds.
Milk Subsidy For
Two Months to Be
Paid Next Month
Wilkes Triple A office an
nounces that milk subsidy pay
ments for both March and April
will be paid after May I. Milk
producers are asked to hold their
receipts of milk sold until May 1
and then make application for
payment. The new rate on the
subsidy is 80 cents per hundred
pounds a.s compared to the former
rate of 46 cents.
Gpl. Ray M. Footer, who was
recently promotod to his pres
ent rank at Fort JaAson, 8. C.,
. was met In Mdrth Wilkesboro
by bis wife, th© former Miss
Aleaoe Dolan, of Washington,
D. O., and their son.' !niiey spent
the Easter holidays with Gpl.
fihflter** pwvBta, Mr. and Mrs.
B. jr. Foster, of North WOkee-
State Road Man
Killed^ a Wire
Unusual Accident Takes Life
of Young Man North
Of Elkin Monday
Walter Andrew Richardson, 21,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Monroe
Richardson of State Road, was
killed almost instantly at 6 p. m.
Monday when he picked up a guy
wire which had been broken from
a power pole by a frightened
horse and become charged when it
fell across a transformer.
Deputy Sheriff James Irvin re
ported that the tragedy occurred
almost directly In front gf the
postoffice at State Road, some
five hours after the horse, hitched
to a wagon, had run into the wire
and broken It.
Guy wires are used to support
power poles, and do not carry a
current, but Irvin said that the
wire was in such a position that
when it was broken by the horse
it fell against the transformer,
charging It with a high voltage.
No reason for yo'ing Richard
son’s picking up the wire, other
than “curiosity’’, was assigned by
officers. At least two persons
were said to have witnessed the
accident.
Richardson was reported to be
dead upon arrival at a hospital.
The owner of the horse was not
identified.
Richardson is survived by his
father and mother, Monroe and
Sarah Billings Richardson, of
State Road, and the following
brothers and sisters: Sfirah Anne
Richardson, State Road; Mrs. Vlr-
gle Wrycroft, Elkin; Mrs. Lucy
Money, Cycle; Annie Mac, Myrtle
and Gene Richardson, of State
Road.
Funeral service 'wa* held Wed-,
nesday at Elkin Valley church.
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