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THE WAYNES VILLE MOUNTAINEER
(One Day Nearer Victory) THURSDAY, MARCH 18, l94j
Bethel Commencement
Starts Sunday P. M.
Forty-three seniprs are to re
ceive diplomas from the Bethel
high school on Friday, March 26,
at eight o'clock, it was announced
yesterday by W. P. Whitesides, su
perintendent. The bacculearurate sermon will
be the first of the series of com
mencement activities, and will be
held at the school auditorium at
three o'clock Sunday afternoon,
with Rev. H. G. Hammett, pastor of
the First Baptist church bringing
the message.
On Thursday evening at 8, the
senior class will repeat their class
play, "Absent Minded Professor."
Reba Burnette is valadictorian
and James Mathis is salutatorian.
Members of the graduating class
are;
Frances Blaylock, Francis Boger,
Clara Brown, Lorena Burnette,
Reba Burnette, Wilson Caldwell,
Ava Chambers, Billie Cogdill.
Norvelle Deaver, Howard Don
aldson, Manuel Grant, Jane Greg
ory, Ruby Huskey, Louise Knight,
Ray Lanning, Norman Maples, Em.
st Mathis, James Mathis, Krankie
Mease, and Way Mease, Jr.,
Edith Morris, Edna Parker,
Carroll Pless, Cody Pless, Doris
Powell, T. J. Powell, Lillian Press
ley, D. B. Queen, Hilda Revis,
Evangelean Robinson, Retha Rob
inson, Mark Russell, Floyd Sharp,
Audrey Sherrill, Velma Swanger,
J. T. Taylor, Maurice Trull, (',. L.
Warren, Edith Welch, Edith Wells,
Thelma West, and Bertha Wil
liams. Mascots are Ted Wells and Mar
garet Sherrill.
Brother Of
Mrs. Allen, Dies
Mrs. W. C. Allen has been no
tified of the death of her brother,
Samuel Walter Wilkinson, 81, who
died at his home at Wilkinson Sta
tion Sunday morning at 7:30
o'clock following a heart attack.
Mr. Wilkinson was the son of
the late George and Mary Jane
Wilkinson, of Belhaven, and was
born on March 2, 1862. He re
ceived his education at Pantego
Academy,
Mr. Wilkinson was a master
farmer and for many years had
been interested in the development
of swamp lands in Eastern Caro
lina. It was through his interest
and that of his brother, the late
John A. Wilkinson, that what is
today Terra Ceia was developped.
In recent years he had become in
terested in potato and onion farm
ing and at one time had under
cultivation the largest acreage of
onion for shipping purposes in
the United States.
Surviving are his wife, two
daughters, Mrs. W. D. Boschen,
of Terra (Via and Freehold, N. J.,
and Mrs. Luther Raper, of Rich
mond, Va.; two sons, Ralph Wilk
inson, of Belhaven, and John A.
Wilkinson, of the Coast Guard,
stationed in Jacksonville; three sis
ters, Miss Lida Wilkinson and Mrs.
Maggie Yaekil, of Behaven, and
Mrs. W. ('. Allen, of Waynesville;
one brother, George Wilkinson,
Washington and 8 grandchildren.
Next Year You Must Give An Accu
rate Record of Expenses When
Making Out Tax Returns
KEEP YOUR RECORDS
ACCURATE
We have a large assortment
of
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LEDGERS JOURNALS CASH ROOKS
Also
Loose-Leaf Ledgers
Ledger Sheets Indexes
(Several Sizes)
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Stationery and Supplies For Office, Home and School
Seed Potatoes
We have just received a car of
Seed Potatoes. Certified Coolers and
Green Mountain. .
Buy now while you san save at
least a dollar on a bag.
Onions and Garden Peas
Garden Potato Fertilizer
Baby Chicks
Book your orders now for baby
chicks before the Spring rush.
Farmers Federation
ROGER MEDFORD, Manager
Phone 344
At The Depot
51 Davs in Lifeboat
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VICTIM OF A TORPEDOING off West
Africa, Mrs. Margaret Gordon, an
Australian, spent 51 days of hun
ger in a lifeboat She witnessed the
drowning of her husband and the
deal'" if 16 others. Mrs. Gordon
and the ship's Third Officer were
the "nl.v occupants i II lifeboat
at time ol rescue.
Nathan Green, Jr U. S.
N., Stationed at Richmond
Nathan Green, Jr., U. S. Navy,
17, son of Mr. and Nathan Green,
of Fines Creek, is taking a motor
machinist course in Diesel engines.
After completion of the training
he will be given the rating of sec
ond class petty officer.
Young Green was first stationed
at Norfolk and after finishing his
training there, he was transfer
red to the naval training school
in Richmond, Va.
He has been in the service for
the past three months and at the
time he entered the navy he was
a student in the Fines Creek high
school.
Show you are proud of the
Men In Service from your
home by displaying a Service
Flag. Available in one, two
and three Stars at The Mountaineer.
R. E. A. Offices to Close
Each Wednesday at 1 :00
The offices of the Cruso Elec
tric Membership Corporation will
be closed each Wednesday after
noon beginning at 1:00 o'clock, it
was announced this week by the
officials.
The action wag taken to con
form to the closing hours of the
other business firms on Main street
at this time.
Cpl. Woodrow Arlington
Stationed At Moultrie
Corporal Woodrow Arrington,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Will Arring
ton, of the Dellwood road, is now
stationed at Moultrie Field, Ga. He
has been in the service for the
cast 22 months, having volunteer
ed for the air corps.
He was stationed for sometime
with the 3rd Air Force on Tampa,
Fla., and from there was transfer
red to his present post.
Cpl. Arrington is very anxious
to get overseas and be on the
fighting front.
Named to New Pos
DfFIATB) in tt Nornbr timetimm.
Representative James M. Bmm
(D) of Illinois, baa been named by
President Roosevelt as one of bis atx
idminlstrative assistant at a salary
if $10,000 a year. Barnes was for
merly a county judge of Morgan
County, niinoia.
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V-MAIL
Stationery
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In Beautiful Rayon
AT
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Some qiMMcfiuii.s and answers of intereMt
to every palriolie college woman
first at all, is the WAAC really needed?
t Kmphatically yes! Already the President has authorized the
Corps to expand from 25,000 to 150,000. The Air Forces
and Signal Corps have asked for thousands of WAAC mem
hers to help with vital duties. Both Ground Forces and
Services of Supply are asking for thousands more. Members
of the WAAC may be assigned to duty with the Army any
where some are already in Africa and England.
Van the WAAC really help win the war?
The whole idea of the WAAC is to replace trained soldiers
needed at the front. If American women pitch in now to help
our Army (as women in Britain, Russia and China do), we
can hasten Victory and peace.
What ran my eollege education contribute?
Coljege training is important equipment for many WAAC
duties too long to list. Cryptography, drafting, meteorology,
laboratory work. Link trainer and glider instructing, for ex
ample. If you are a senior you may enroll at once and be
placed on inactive duly until the school year ends. See your
WAAC faculty ud iT for more details.
Hut run I lire coin fort abltj on WAAC pay?
There are few civilian jobs in which you could earn clear
income, as W AAC enrolled members do. of $50 t S1.1H a
month with all equipment from your toothbrush to cloth
ing, food, quarters, medical and dental care provided. WAAC
officers earn from 150 to $333.33 a month.
The drilling mounds mo strenuous
Nonsense! The most beautiful women in America today
are the girls in khaki! Some calisthenics and drilling are
vital to general good health, discipline and tuned-up reflexes.
After a few weeks at Fort Des Moines, Daytona Beach or the
new Fort Oglethorpe training center you'll feel better than
ever in vour life.
Maybe M wouldn't like the work?
People are happiest doing what they do well. Every effort
is made lo place you where your service will count most
toward final Victory. You may have some latent talent that
will fill a particular need for work interesting and new to
women such as repairing the famous secret bomhsight,
i i uti i i ill parachutes, operating the fascinating new electronic
devices or driving an Army jeep over foreign terrain.
Then M hare a chance to learn something new?
t ,s- Ami the list of WAAC duties grows constantly.
Vf The training and experience you get in the WAAC may
equip you lor many stimulatin
lor women.
g new careers opening up
What are my rhanees of promotion?
What
an
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Excellent. The Corps is expanding rapidly and needs new
officers, both commissioned and noncommissioned. Those
who join now have the best chances. All new officers now
come up through the ranks. Tf qualified, you may obtain a
commission in 12 weeks after beginning basic training.
is the age range and other requirements?
Very simple. You may join if you are a U. S. citizen, aged
21 to 44, inclusive, at least 5 feet tall and not over 6 feet,
in good health regardless of race, color or creed. But the
Army needs you now don't delay. Total War won't wait!
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Linguist needed. If you speak and write Spaninh,
Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, French, Cerraan
or Italian, see your local Army recruiting office now! You
are needed for interpreting, cryptography, communications.
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tT tnl It Hff V nEcnuiTiN
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