W. D. Halfacre, Fifth War
XjMB chairman, today released
the preliminary reports from dis
trict organisations in the Fifth
War Loan campaign and also the
first reports from retail and
drag stores, which are helping In
the campaign.
Mr. Halfacre emphasised that
reports are only preliminary
andJl^t It is expected that more
;ete reports covering more
res will be available In the
ear future. The preliminary re
port follows;
RURAL DiaTRICnS
Fwsuson Bistrict:
Mr. T. W. Ferguson,
CSialrman t 650.00
t^th District;
Mr. Ray Hendren,
chairman —
Hays District:
Mr. P. W. Grier,
chairman
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ci
1350.00
760.00
Lincoln Heights:
Prof. A. M. Overton,
chairman
Millers Creek District:
Mr. Guy Tulhurt,
chairman —
Boomer and Moravian
Falls District:
Mr. W. A. Jennings,
Cha|trman _—
Mt. Pleasant District:
Mr. T. O. Minton,
chairman —
Mulberry District:
Mr. Grady Miller,
chairman ..
Roaring River District:
Mr. G. M. Johnson,
chairman ——
Ronda District:
Mr: C. E. Thorpe,
^ chairman
100.00
3,175.00
There he goes a ::ain-r-out to pour more
destruction on the Axis—once niore to
face death of enemy fighters and ilak!
He won’t hesitate to go out on his fifty-
fifth or his hundred and fifty-si3^ misr
He knows he might not come back
sion.
3,575.00
300.00
750.00
175.00
28,025.00
urn .
'O. Bdwards,
chairman
10,425,00
fraphill District:
Mr. Charlie Miles,
chairman
100.00
Total for Districts |49,375.00
At the present time there has
'been no report from the Cycle
district.
CITY BLOCK LEADERS
.Mrs, Gordon Finley’s
District $ 3,450.00
Mrs. Edd F. Gardner’s
District 10.725.00
Total for block leaders J19,175.00
RBT.AIL STORES
Bare’s Fair Store 3 1,275.00
Belk’s Dept. Store 2,500.00
The Goodwill Store —. 25.00
Harris Bros. Dept Store 25.00
J. O. Penney Co 5,050.00
Tomlinson's Dept Store 2,625.00
Total for retail store8-$ll,600.00
DRUG STOKES
.J'Torth Wllkesboro Drug
'Company : $225.00
Red Cross Pharmacy 650.00
Wilkes Drug Company — 26.00
Ffc. Dale Cooper, son of Mr.
and Mrs. R. D. Cooper, of Pur-
lear, was wounded in battle In
Italy abont June 1. In a re
cent letter to his parraite writ
ten for him from an army hos
pital he stated that he “stopped
a mortar sheU" and wanted to
write them before they were of
ficially notified by the War De
partment. He anld however,
that he was getting along o. h.
Dale entered the army In Janu
ary, UM.1, and went overseas
In May, 1043.
CARRIER-BASED
AIRCRAFT SENT
AGAMST ENEMY
but he keeps on going—^giving mdre and
more until Hitler and Tojo crews call it
quits.
This is only your fifth mission—and a
mission which is mighty easy in compari
son with the ones he. makes every week.
INDIVIDUALS FAIUNG TO
PURCHASE ENOUGH
“E” BONDS
Sale of “E” bonds In
Wilkes county is lagging,
and more numerous and
TECHNICAL SERGEANT K. C. JENNINGS, JR.
— —-,o
Visits Home
Indacted In Navy
From Board No. 1
sunk or damaged 13 Japanese
warships In the naval battles
which were reported to be be
tween the Philippines and the
Mariana Islands. Planes car
ried out the attack and war
ships did not get near enough to
battle it out with guns.
Total for Drug Stores ....$900.00
Total sales from retail
and drug stores $12,400.00
Baptist
Revival
In Wilkesboro To
Begin On Sunday
ffc
J. Clyde Turner 111 and
Cannot Be Guest Minister
For The Services
The United States Fifth Fleet
hurled its carrier-based aircraft
against the Japanese Navy be
tween the Marianas and the Phil
ippines Monday evening, Adm.
Chester W. Nlmitz announced yes
terday In what may prove to be
the first round in a history-mak
ing naval battle for master of the
Pacific.
The Japanese force Included
battleships as well as aircraft
carriers. Whether, as Nimitz had
suggested, it might be the entire
enemy fleet, and the greatest
naval battle in history might re
sult, remained to be seen.
Reconnaissance planes of Adm.
Raymond A. Sprnance’s Fifth
Fleet sighted the Japanese force
Monday afternoon. The order to
attack was given at once, and the
planes, taking off from their
crack, fast carriers, roared west
ward.
In an Implicit challenge to the
Japanese Navy to fight It out to
a finish in the waters between the
Philippines and the Marianas, Nl
mitz has made it plain that he be
lieved the United States had an
unbeatable force there.
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Hong Kong was ceded by China
to Britain in 1841.
The following Wilkes men were
delivered by Wilkes Selective
Service Board Number 1 for In
duction Into the navy on June 20:
Thomas Mack Brock
bVank Dee Weatherman
Robert Monroe Sparks
James Lawson Parker
George Astor Mathis
Cycle Clyde Hoffman
EUsha Elmore Hamby
Glenn Burton Cariton, Jr.
WUUam Allen Broyhill
L. B. Lowe
John Marcns Welbom
Rowe Connoly Dent
V. M. Day, Jr.
Venule OlaucUs Dillard
Robert lionis Irvin
Baxter Untchlns UandUl
Rnel Fantoe
(Sfiima VllUMd gapi en
T. SOT. JENNINGS IS INSTRUCTOR
FOLLOWING HIS RECOVERY FROM
WOUNDS RECEIVED OVER FRANCE
O. S6. Byers,
seooiid class,
in sew dnly «• •
An Eighth AAF Composite Sta
tion, England—Technical Sergeant
Romulus C. Jennings, Jr., (stand
ing) of Pores Knob, North Caro
lina, who has achieved a remar
kable record as radio operator on
B-17 Flying Fortresses on bomb
ing missions across the English
Channel, has been assigned here
as an instructor for new operators
recently arrived from the States,
who lack combat experience.
Sgt. Jennings has flown on
numerous missions against targets
in France, Germany and the Oc
cupied countries, but It was over
Nantes, France, that he ran into
the most desperate battle of his
career. He wounded in thei
Heads Legion
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TOTALSALES
OF $221,000 IN
5th WAR LOAN
greater purchases of bonds
by individuals is necessary
to reach the “E” bond quota
of $227,000 in the Fifth War
Loan.
The total of bonds sold to date
in the campaign is $221,000, but
that Includes some large pur
chases by corporations.
There must be greater bond
buying activity among individuals
If the county is to reach the '‘B’’
bond quota.
The total quota for the county
In the Fifth War Loan Is $990,-
000, which, of course, includes the
“E” bond quota.
The Fifth War Loan represents
an opportunity for every person
with monsy to back up the men
who are so bravely and sacrificial-
ly battling the nazls In France,
and who are carrying the war to
Japan’s back door. Bonds can be
purchased for as little as $18.75,
and there are thousands of people
In Wilkes county who can buy
bonds from that amount on up in
to the larger denominations, and
make sure that Wilkes people
again do thdlr part to back the at
tack.
“Buy More Than Before” Is the
slogan of this campaign, and very
appropriately it is, because the
great offensive actions which arc
to end the war victoriously and
bring back America’s men are
now well under way. The Fifth
War Loan Is the opportunity pro-
Mded ^ tho.PMgle %t home to do
wilHain Oo^ fidbDMxNriinu
Ernest James Johnson
James Monroe Dyer
ATUe Gilbert Hayes
Robert Oedl Morrison
Arthur Kay Hayes
John Ambrose Reeves, Jr.
James Albert Wooten
Lester Zelotes Walsh
BiUy Carlton
James Ernest Bnrchette
Lee Cornett, Jr.
LlnvUle Arthur Roberts
Namon Andrew Walsh
C. B. Mathis
Komle Albert Parker
Claude Albert Evans
Luther Hayes Johnson
John Alfred Parsons
'lYavls Lee Johnson
Leo Elwood Eller
Koy I«e Hamrlc
George Thomas Stroud, Jr.
Alvin WKey Pearson
Ambrose Dvanghn Mathis
Jene Clinton Bumgarner
Raymond Vanghn Eller
Kaynard Arnold Eller
Walter Lafayette Spears
Gwyn Welch Jones
Wayne Martin
Culey Kelln Mayberry
Don Ray Beshears
Eari Edwin Fairchild
Albert Ungh WOlbom
Ralph Mflton Bishop
R. J. Phillips
Mastlu Thomas Church
James Brace EUedge
Wade Terrell Walsh
Chester Bill Brown
Cnrtis OUfton Andrews
Alonzo Carl Greene
EUsha Hal EMmlnsten
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•evethdiiy leave wfihl US' par-
mits, Mr. and Ite O. E. Byers,
Of UHritot. He entered the navy
In Seirtember, 1943.
BUY MORE WAR BONDS
RATION NEWS
On Sea Duty
VISITORS MAKE
Revival at the Wllkesboro Bap-
!st church will open Sunday,
ne 25.
J. Clyde Turner, pastor of
the First Baptist church lu
Greeneboro and who was to be^
the guest minister tor the revival, j
' Trill not be able to come to Wllkes-
boro for the week because of 111-j
ness. I
The pastor, Rev. Howard J.
Ford, said that he had learned I
that Dr. Turner’s physician had,
advised that Dr. Turner should
rellqulsh his work untU the con
dition of his health Improved.
|r Rev. ‘ Mr. Ford will do the
Miiinrtilnr for the revival and the;
*Msic for the serricee will be In
►^ aiarge of Eev. T. Sloane Guy.,
^ Jr., s former pastor of the WUkee-
boiro Baptist church who Is now
dapply pastor of the First Baptist
fa W«^h Wnkesflwro.
ffeTTicee will he held at eight
'clock each evaalng and a i»r
invitation is extended
to attend.
FUND OF YMCA
the
Edward P. Joaee, petty UIl-
oer third class, has returned to
New York after spending a tew
days leave wifli his porento, Mr.
and Mn. g. A. Jones, of North
Wllkesboro. Bdmtrd has been
on sea dnty toe the pact four
toanths,
Dr. and Mrs. Wiley H. Mock, of
(Jreenvllle, Miss., called at The
Journal-Patriot office Wednes
day and left a donation for the Y.-
M. C. A. building fund now being
raised here.
They are here on a visit to rela
tives of Mrs. Mock In Wllkesboro.
Mrs. Mock was the former Miss
Pauline Klnlaw,
(In making the donation they
stated that they had been Improes-
ed with the articles and editorials
In The Journal-Patriot relative to
the need of a Y. M. 0. A,. In North
Wllkesboro. They also stated that
Greenville, Miss., has a splendid
Y.. M. C. A. and they knew the
value of such an organization to a
town.
A campaign is now under way
here to raise the T. M. C. A.
building fond of IldO.OOO. A site
for the T. U. C. A. building, on
the ^eomer of Eighth and F
strestsi has already been Jidlfdias«^
ed*'
SHOES — Airplane stamps
No. 1 and No. 2 (Book 8) val
id indefinitely.
GASOLINE—Coupons No. 10
In A book good for three gal
lons became effective May 9
and will expire Angnst 8.
SUGAR—Sugar stamps No.
30 ani No. 31, (book 4) good
for five pounds Indefinitely,
Stamp No. 32 becomes good In
definitely June 16 for five
pounds.
CANNING SUGAR — Sugar
stamp No. 40 good for five
pounds of canning sugar nntll
February 28, 1946.
CANNING SUGAR — Home
Canning Sugar for the second
period applications are to be
made as follows:
1. Persons who have not ob
tained any sugar for home
canning since March 1, 1944,
may apply for the amount need
ed during the canning season,
not to exceed 20 pounds per
person.
2. Persons who have obtain
ed sugar for home canning
since March 1, 1344, may apply
for the amount needed during
the canning season, not to ex
ceed 2 0 pounds per person.
2. Persons who have obtain
ed sugar for home canning
since March 1, 1944, but not a
sufficient amount for their
needs during the entire 1944
canning season, may apply
again at the same board for the
amount needed, not to exceed
the difference between 20
pounds and the amount pre
viously obtained. In this case
“SPARE” stamp No. 87 need
not ho submitted, bat the con
sumer must state on the back
of the application whether he
has used the sugar previously
granted for canning or preeerv-
teg fmlta and vegetables for
home bse, and If not whether
he (1) still has the coupons Is-
sned to him, or (2) still hss
tbs sugar obtained with the
coupons.
processed foods—'Bine
AS through X8 (Book 4) now
valid it 10 potats each, for use
with tokens. Good IMeftnttely.
KEATS ANID FATS—>Bed
AS fiurongli W9 (Book «) now
valid at 10 pofafa each, tor lua
with tokOM. Good iadaflalfa*
IF-
the Air Medal besides.
“The 'Jerries’ certainly let
loose on us over Nantes that day’’,
says the sergeant, “and wc
thought our time had come when
a barrage of flak almost tore oft
our left wing. We landed at a
British base four hours later,
miles away from our airdrome
with our compass gone and our
Fortress, the ‘Loma Lee’ in such a
shape it was two months before
she could be repaired for another
trip 'upstairs”.
In speaking of his new assign
ment, Jennings asserted, “Flying
In the European Theatre of Opera
tions Is far more difficult than. In
the States, because of the numer
ous frequencies used by the Allies
and the enemy in a limited amount
of space. Unless the new opera
tors learn the proper methods and
codes their Instruments would be
useless when they tackle the
Luftwaffe.”
Before entering the Army al
most two years ago, Jennings was
employed by the Auto Parts Com
pany, North Wllkesboro, N. C.
The son of Mr. and Mrs. Romulus
C. Jennings, Sr., of Pores Knob,
N. C., he arrived overseas nine
months ago.
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FIERCE BATTLE
FOR PORT CITY
NEARS CLIMAX
George K. Snow, of Mount
Airy, was elected commander of
the North Carolina department
of the American Legion in the
annual convention hold in Ashe
ville June 17-20.
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Wilkes Represented
Legion - Auxiliary
State Convention
to a Bttcoebsful conclusion at the
earliest possible moment and with
the least cost In lives of American
men.
Those who have been buying
bonds regularly are asked to buy
an extra -bond during this cam
paign, and those who have not
been buying are earnestly request
ed to begin now by Investing their
funds in the safest Investment on
earth, an investment as safe as
the nation itself, and which does
triple duty In providing a safe
place for savings, preventing in
flation and furnishing the finan
cial punch for the blows at Hitler
and Tojo.
American troops pressed the
battle of Cherbourg to a flaming
climax early today and were re
ported driving through the
suburbs in fierce street fighting
with German rear guards who
were covering a withdrawal of the
main garrison to bleak Cap do la
Hague.
An Allied spokesman said the
Tanks’ momentum promised to
win them the prize port by noon;
that It all depended on whether
the battered Germans could hitch
up their morale for a last stand
that might delay Cheibourg’fl fall
another day or more.
Radio France said that Ameri
can troops were piling into Cher
bourg’s suburbs In fierce house
to house battles and a front dis
patch said they had breached the
city’s second defense line by cap
turing Sldevllle, two miles south
west of the ontaklrta. From that
point the Yanks were .ponnding on
against the city's last fortifica
tions—file twin forts d’Octevllle
and DnRople,'the latter.oiUy half
a mUe from the vratertront.
At hMl4;|iiwrter9, ft was Imliev-
ed theliin e&^ reaidi£as rU^t
the edfo of ;tOIidrtnafi$> had bemt
Wilkes county was well repre
sented at the state Legion and
Legion Auxiliary convention which
was in session from Sunday i.o
Tuesday at Asheville.
Those attending were Mr. and
Mrs. W. C. Grier, Mr. and Mrs.
A. F. Kilby, Major E. P. Robin
son, and Miss Toby Turner.
One of the O'Utstandlng results
of the convention was the pro
gram adopted for the readjust
ment of veterans of World War II
who are now returning home and
who will return home In the fu
ture. During the coming year,
Legionnaires expect to see a
readjustment program for benefit
of these men placed in operation
in North Carolina.
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Money can fight, buy bonds.
Home On Furlough
Truckers to Call
For Gas Coupons
After June 30th
since announcement was made
in The Journal-Patriot Monday
that truckers are to call for the
third quarter gasoline coupons at
the rationing board office In
Wilkesboro many have called
thinking that the coupons are to
be delivered now.
The third quarter does not be
gin until July 1 and truck gaso
line coupons for that period can
not be delivered before that date.
Truckers must carry Ihelr ODT
certificates to the rationing board
office in order to get their third
quarter coupons.
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Overtime Parking
Ordinance Being
Enforced In City
I^olice Department Began To
Mark Cars Tuesday; Tick
ets Are A Dollar Each
Police department here this
week began enforcing the parking
limit ordinance.
Although traffic is not as heavy
as in pre-war days, local people
have been taking all the parking
space on downtown streets, ac
cording to recent complaints, and
people coming Into the city have
been experiencing difflcnlty In
finding places to i>ark their cars
while attending to hnsiness.
Cars are being checked at two-
honr Intervals on Main street.
Tenth atre^ and parts of C and
Ninth streets. Oars remaining
parked over two hoars are gtvra
tickets, which the op«r«ton most
tato to the elerk’s otfioe fa the
town halL The Initial overtime
parkfag chsrga Is oa» dollar and
tbowost may ho tnereased kor s«6«
sebvMqent ;ottsngss. Ths poHCi "
depi^flot asks eompMa,kabi>
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