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Robert Settle Member Of
Crew Of Tu«caloosa, U.
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County Tax Supervisor Ghreif^
List Of; All ^t Takers’
Appointments
Robert Settle, a comparatively
young recruit In the United States
navy, had .plenty to tell hla rela
tives and friends while here
spending the Christmas vacation
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. T.
H. Settle.
Young Settle was a member of
the crew of the U. S. S. Tusca
loosa, the boat which pioked up
,e survivors of the scuttled Ger-
lan liner Columbia off the coast
of Norfolk.
The Tuscaloosa had trailed the
big German ship for some time
and was nearby when she went to
Davy Jones locker. Settle got to
see all the action.,
“We were close enough to see
GREETINGS
We appi-o&ch the new year
1940 as a new opportunity
and with a firm resolve to en
deavor to render the fullest
possible service in our field.
And with the new year greet
ings, we take great pleasure
in ajn expression of appreci
ation to each and every one
for their cooperation and pat
ronage during the'year
drawing to a close and in
wishing for all a happy and
prosperous new year. Carter-
Hubbard Publishing c o m-
pany, publishers of The
Jour^-Patriot, and every
member of the firm’s person
nel join heartily in greetings
of the New Year season.
everyfihlng all >lght and saw the
Britlah destroyer come In sight
over the horizon. The German
crew wasted no time in evacuat
ing the ship and not over three
minutes passed before the crew
was making ready to leave,’’ Set
tle said.
“W^e saw' the crew get into thd
lifeboats and saw f.-.mes shoot
300 feet in the air from the scut
tled liner. It made a whale of a
fire.
“We were about three hours in
picking up the survivors. Mean
while the British ship was circling
about the scene. The Columbia
sank out of sight when we were
about ten miles on our way to
ward New York.
“I talked with a number of the
men of Columbia’s crew who
could speak English. They said
that two men remained on board
to open the liner’s hatches and
pour out and set fire to the ben-
slne. Hiey went down with the
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Holiday Business Sets
A High Record Here
Junior Order To
Install Officers
All members of the North Wil-
kesboro council are asked to at
tend the Junior Order meeting to
be held on Tuesday night. Offi
cers for the nes» six-months per
iod will be inst illed.
1 “Men|ber8 of the Gennan crew
expressed a desire to stay on this
side of the Atlantic. Some of
them expressed a desire to go to
Mexico and remain there, any
way until the end of the war.
None seemed anxious to return to
the “fatherland’.
*■ ft’e accomodated the German
crew as best we could until we
reached New York, ’ Settle said.
He explained that the rescue of
so many by the Tuscaloosa made
things a bit crowded on the ship
but that bunks were finally ar
ranged for those who wanted to
sleep and rest.
Settle wouldn’t take anything
for his experience and his ring
side seat with a full view of one
of the most thrilling sea dramas
of the war.
Total Receipts By
Red Cross Annual
RoU CaU $1,111.80
2,050 Children
In The Coimty
Business Houses
Express Pleasure
At Trade Volume
Large Crowds Throng City
During Last Days Of
Holiday Shopping
Holiday trade set a new record
in volume in North Wilkesboro,
according to information gained
Iv^rsay of many ’ j>f
Diaperiperby I Man Killed Instantly
Near Roaring River
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John Conolly Is
Accident Victim;
Hit By Automobile
Banks To Close
New Year’s Day
Robert Cheek Driver of Car;
Conolly Died Instantly
When Hit
Both banks In this city will be
closed on New Year’s Day, Mon
day, January 1. The announce
ment is made in advance in order
that ao inconvenience may re
sult.
John Conolly, age 32, was hit
and Instantly killed by a car one
mile east of Roaring River on
■hyraj 2®8 a^i^^OTea o’cl^
Building & Loan
In Wilkesboro In
C. G. Poindexter, Wilkes opUB.' ’
ty accountant and tax sapervisw,
stated today that tax listing lx
Wilkes county for 1940 will bs^
gin on Tuesday, January 2. ^
iMr. Poindexter also announced^
a complete list of appointments
for tax listers in all townihlpo.
are urged all persons who are r*'
quired by law to list property or
poll for taxation to meet their rs^
spectlve list takers on the earliest
possible dat&
Attention , is. called to the faot
that tax listing was moved op
from April to January by act of
the last legislature.
Names of list takers and ai>-
ipolntments in each township fol
low:
Antioch Township
Curtis Sparks—At Dellaplane,
January 2", at Lee Martin’s, Jan
uary 3; at R. C. Segravos Servic*
Station, January 4; at Tom Math
is’ Store, January 5; at Ourtl»
Sparks, January 6.
Beaver Creek Township
Zachery Ferguson—^At G. L.
Livingston’s Home, January 2;
at Beaver Creek Baptist church,
January 3; at Genio Walsh’#
store, January 4; at Gaither
Walsh store, January 5.
Boomer Township
Ralph Swanson — At Greer’s
Store, January 2; at Filing Sta-
tion (Little Rock), January 3; at
Goshen, Jim Caudills, January
at High Rock school, January
6; at Avery Russell place, Jan-’
uary 8; at Walshes old store,
Jajiuary 9; at Greer’s store, Jan
uary 12.
Bmsfay Mountain Township ./
AJ.on*^ 'Anderson rr At
Sixteen Per Cent- React To
Tuberculin Tests Given
In Schools
Final Report Of Treasurer
Shows Good Results From
Recent Drive
Total receipts by the Wilkes
Red Cross chapter during the re
cent roll call were Jl,111.80,
Blair Gwyn. chapter treasurer,
r^sgted today.
This represents one of the most
ssccessful roll calls in the history
4t the chapter and indicated
widespread response to the roll
call appeal.
There were 944 annual mem
berships at one dollar each, Mr.
Gwyn said. Special gifts toUled
$125 wMle 140.0b was contribut
ed. hy school children to the Jun
ior Red Cross. Miscellaneous and
small contributions amounted to
32.75.
Appropriitlng the chapter’s
ahare of the roll call and unused
funds from last year’s budget, the
WUkes chapter has adapted a
budget allowing expenditure of
$1,078 for benevolent causes in
Wilkes during the coming year.
Christmas Baby
A. son, Thomas Mast, was born
Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Hayes, of
Mlllen Creek, on Christmas Day,
Mooday, December 26, at the
WOkes hospital. It is needless to
remark that both father and mo-
iker are extremely proud of their
Ohiistmaa gift.
iMtss Nellie Duncan, of Roa-
"T'vimAs, Va., sp«it the hoUdays at
IkUM hw parent*, Mr, and tend and take -part in the pro-
Tuberculin tests were given 2,-
050 children in the school chil
dren’s tuberculosis clinic held in
Wilkes, according to information
received today from the office of
Dr. A. J. Eller, Wilkes county
health officer.
Of this number there were 350
reactors, representing about 16
per cent. This number, health of
ficials said, corresponds favorably
to the state average for school
children 12 years of age and old
er. Some schools were found to
have a higher percentage of re-
actors, particularly Lincoln
Heights colored school, according
to the report of the clinic.
The tests were read by Dr. G.
C. Godwin, specialist from the
stale sanitoriuui, who will return
to make and study X-rays of the
reactors.
Tbe .K-rays will be made at the
Wilkes hospital during three days
beginning on January 16.
Cripple Clinic
Again January 11
Specialist To Examine Crip
pled and Deformed
Without Charge
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Among ihose contact^ witli
but few exceptions they declared
that business was the best in the I
history of their firms and replies i
to queries relative to holiday |
trade ranged all the way from j
“very satisfactory’’ to "by far the
best we have ever experienced.’’
Early buying reached a greater
volume than during previous
years but did not lessen the a-
mount of business during the
rush of the latter part of the i
week preceding Christmas.
Despite severe winter weather
Saturday with snow and ice. many
merchants declared that they had
about as many customers as they
were able to serve during the day
and until closing time Saturday
night.
Following the holidays nieich-
ants expressed delight wit’n the
small number of exchanges of
merchandise, indicating that gifts
were well selected by customers
in the city.
This year North Wilkesboro ex
perienced further expansion of Its
trading area, with a steadily in
creasing number of customers
from other counties In northwest
ern North Carolina.
With the volume oDbiisiness so
large, merchants are devoting
their time to inventories an.1
stock replacements.
The next cripple clinic at the
Wilkes hospital will be held on
Thursday. January 11. it was
learned today from the Wilkes
county health department.
The clinics, which are conduct
ed under sponsorship of the
North Wilkesboro Kiwanis club In
cooperation with the county
health department, are held reg
ularly and examination of crip
pled and deformed persons is
made by Dr. 0. L. Miller, of Char
lotte, who makes recommenda
tions relative to orthopedic treat
ment. No charge Is made for ex
aminations and the health depart
ment desires that every person In
need of such an examination be
present at the clinic.
Lightii^ Contest
Winners Named
Sinsring Sunday At
Wilkesboro Church
The Southslde singing associ
ation will hold iU next session
of gospel singing at Wilkesboro
Methodist church Sunday after
noon, beginning at 1:30. All sing
ing classes, quartets and other
gospel singers are invited to at-
Committee From Woman’s
Club Judged Decorations
Last Friday Night
Edwsrd rt^er, a'vi»Siplor an
cle, won the . Kansas CHy.'lRe., dia
per derby recently when 1^ bested
s Beld of five eXperic#eed fathers,
completing Us task la 1:02 seconds.
Besson: Be used a slpper-eqntpped
diaper In wUch to endose his young
bat co-operative nephew, Bobby
Smltb. '
Volume Of Mail
Sets New Record
For The Holidays
16,500 Cards and Letters
Mailed Here During
Busiest Day
Volume of mail during the
Christmas holiday period at the
North Wilkesboro postoffice ex
ceeded that of any previous year
by a wide margin, it was learned
today from postoffice officials.
Tuesday, Decenrber 19, was the
biggest day from the standpoint
of outgoing Christmas mall when
16.500 cards and letters found
their way through the cancelling
machine. This number did not in
clude packages and Wher pieces
of mall too large for i machine
which were hand Cancelled.
car was drtretL toy. Sbbort Gbee^»
of the' Roc* Creek . community,
and tluU caieek was held blame
less by the jury.
The annual meeting of the
According to the evidence be- stockholders of the Wilkesboro
Conolly Building and Loan Association
fore the coroner’s jury.
lUl C LUC o ^
and Fred Blackburn were walk- was held Friday night
ing eastward and were on the
right side of the road. Cheek’s
car was going In the same direc
tion and he was blinded by the
lights of a car going west when
his car struck Conolly. killing
him instantly.
Coroner Myers quoted Black
burn as saying that he stopped off
the hardsurface on the right side
and that Conolly stepped toward
the center of the highway when
he was hit by the right fender of
Cheek’s car. Cheek had apparent
ly swerved his car toward the
center of the road in an effort to
avoid hitting the man but the im
pact took place about five feet
from the edge of the pavement.
He was carried by Cheek’s car
about 90 feet before it came to
a stop.
Conolly, a resident of the
Rooky Creek community In Alex
ander county, had been employ
ed as a sawmill worker near
Roaring River. Hls body was tak
en home to await funeral ar
rangements.
Patrolman’.s Report
Highway Patrol Sergeant Car
lyle Ingle said today that a war
rant charging the driver with
manslaughtef has been sworn out
and that Cheek Is being held un-
and
One postal worker exprewed the charge, also for
opinion that a greater volume of driving and
gram for_the afternoon.
A committee from the North
Wilkesboro and Wilkesboro
Woman’s Cluibs and the North
Wilke.=boro Junior Woman’s Club
visited the various homes entered
In The Journal-Patriot’s Christ
mas lighting contest Friday night
and after much deliberation made
necessary by so many beautiful
ly-decorated residences, announc
ed the prize winners, as follows:
Filrst prize—Marvin R. War
ren; second—Anne Lott; third—
Mrs. Joe Barber; Fourth—Fran
ces Anne Smith.
The Judges gave honorable
mention to Linda Forester at the
Floyd C. Forester’s, the C. E.
Jenkins residence, the A, C.
Chamberlains, Joe Kelly at the
Walter Kellys, Rebecca Hayes at
the residence of her parents.
Judge and Mrs. Johnson J. Hayes,
the W. E. Jones residence, all in
North Wllkeaboro; also the resi
dence of Mrs. Dorothy Foster and
Presley E. Brown In Wilkesboro.
Prizes amounting to $20.00
(Costlnaed OB page
outgoing mail was handled Mon
day and Tuesday than was handl
ed at the postofflce during the
entire holiday period ten years
ago.
Christmas mailing did not swell
the volume of mail very notice
ably until Monday, December 18,
and the volume of incoming mall
reached Its peak during the lat
ter days of the week Immediate
ly preceding the holidays.
There was a big volume of late
holiday laall and due to the fact
that there was no delivery on
Sunday or Monday some mall
perhaps Intended to reach recipi
ents by Christmas'was a day late
In being delivered.
With the holiday mail reaching
an unprecedented volume. It Is ex
pected that the year’s postal re
ceipts here, will otow a substan
tial gain over 1W18.
speeding, reckless driving and
failure to have operator’s license.
The officer said that according
to Information gven him by wit
nesses, Cheek was driving fast
and that the accident occured
near the center of the highway.
According to indications on the
road, he said. Cheek had driven
all the way to the left side and
proceeded a considerable distance
before stopping.
Mrs. E. L. Hart
Taken By Death
Well Known Local Resident
Succumbed Wednesday;
Funeral Today
Mrs. Minnie Ward Hart, age
'Mi^ Mary ai^ BHcla Caroon
tudents of Woiiilii’s OoUege ol
he univend^,
lore wUh their
>boro, art
vacsitior
'Mr, and
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day at the Wilkes hospital fol
lowing an Illness of ^eral days.
She was the -wife of the late
BV. L.'Hart,- tor,many years a
prominent merchant and ibuslness
President; Four New Di
rectors Are Named
^kot0,‘
in the
town hall with the largest num
ber of stockholders present In the
history of the association.
Ex-Sheriff J. H. Johnson, pres
ident of the association, presided
over the meeting, and William A.
Stroud, C. T. Doughton, and W.
E. Smlthey served as secretaries.
The report of William A.
Stroud, secretary of the associ
ation. was presented to the stock-
holdeis and accepted. The report
showed good growth for the as
sociation during the year with all
obligations being met promptly
and numerous loans made for
home building and repairing.
'The stockholders re-elected the
following directors for the coming
year: J. H. Johnson, WlHlam A.
Stroud, R. B. Pharr. J. T. Pre-
vette. J. H. Leckie, B. J. Ken
nedy, O. K. Whittington, and W.
E. Smlthey. Pour new directors,
as follows, were elected, making
the total twelve: C. T. Doughton,
sheriff of Wilkes county; George
D. Kennedy: C. C. Hayes, clerk
of superior court; and Charlie
Howard.
Following the stockholders’
meeting the following officers
were elected: J. H. Johnson,
president; C. T. Doughton, vice
president: William A. Stroud,
secretary-treasurer; J. R. Hen
derson, attorney; J. T. Prevette,
B. J. Kennedy, W. B. Smlthey,
George D. Kennedy and Charlie
Howard, loan committee.
4;' at Alonzo -AndetBon’a
January 5; at Albert Baity'#'''
home, January 6.
Edwards No. 1
C. C. Tharpe—-At West End
Grocery Co., Elkin, January 16;
at Macedonia church. January 16;
at Ronda, January 17 and 18; at
W. E. Sales, January 19.
Edwards No. S
Clifton Prevette — At Bos#
Blackburn’s, January 2; at Roar
ing River, January 3; at Cottoix
Mill, January 4; at Shepherd’#
Cross Roads, January 5; at Shep
herd’s Cross Ronds, January 6;
at Curtis Johnson’s store, January
(Continued on pag;e 4)
Welfare Board
Approves Number
Aid ^plications
125 On Waiting List For Md
Age Assistance With
Slim Chance For Aid
Small Number Of
Holiday Weddings
Only Ten Secure License To
Wed During Christmas
Holiday Season
Only ten license to wed were
Issued by the Wilkes register of
deeds office during the holiday
season as compared to a score or
more at Christmas time In prev
ious years.
License Issued since December
19 In Wilkes follow: David Min
ton and LncUlo Allen, both of
Wllkestooro; Carl Wood and Be-
XKlre. Ijnuikuo yy«MVS V, ' • M 'T> I
69. a well known resident of this atrice Trivette, 'both of
city, died at 2:46 am. Wednes- River; Carl Clanton and Pay
Laws, both Pores Knoto; Phil
lip Newman, * Traidtlll, and Ellsle
Johnson, North Wilkesboro; O. B.
STnk -' Edna Kjamborough,
both, of Kannapolis. JMur i cou-
plw roguMted nh'VUbUcitjr, ;
Wilkes county board of welfare
In meeting this week passed on
many applications for public as
sistance.
Thirty applications for old age
assistance were passed on by the
board, composed of P. J. Bramst"
W. E. Smlthey and Wm. A.
Stroud. Of the 30, 19 wore ap
proved, four rejected and seven
revised.
Sixteen aid the dependent chil
dren applications were passed on
and of that number ten were sp--
proved, four rejected and o#e^
terminated.
Charles McNeill, county wel
fare superintendent, explained fj
that due to more liberal fedeznl j
grants for aid to dependent chil
dren beginning January 1 that
funds would be sufficient
>make monthly payments to those'
cases approved but that then
are about 126 cases on the old,
age list who have been approved J
as eligible to rfl#*lve aid but ar»^
not receiving it on aepount . otj-
lack of funds. A total of 474’
cases are now receiving old
assistance tout there are no
mediate prospects that the naj^g*
her can toe Increased, Mr. Mt" '
said.
Miss tSara Colvard, a
worker of the welfare depart*j
ment, will leave on Jannary Ir
take a course in social servlfl#
the University of North Gsvott#M
at Chapel HIU. . Mr. McNefll ^
plained that some local
may be given' the job
ibut that the selection'had
been dexinitsiy mad#
rwimted n#'»«toUcttjr, 4^