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Ikerman Navy Chief
l^ys Naxi Gtint Will
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' Berlin, May' 25.—Grand Ad
miral Brlch Raeder, commander
of the German nary\ In an unusu
al interview tonight warned the
United States two drys before a
scheduled speech by Prwident
Roosevelt that American convoys
for materials going to England
would constitute an “open war
act” which would be prevented by
guns of the Germany navy
necessary.
The Interview was granted to
th# Berlin representative of Do-
mel, Japanese news agency, and
was Issued here by D.N.B., offi
cial German news agency.
In addition to warning agaftst
convoys. Admiral Raeder said the
American patrol system was
greseive’’ in character.
“Since the nature of the car
goes of convoyed ships according
to American admissions was es
tablished from the very beginning
as contrabrand. resort to this
type of convoy system would not
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VOL. X)
K No, 18
Metho^^ Here|
Revived
Sunday, June 1st
Rev. H. G. Allen, of SUtea-
ville, A Former Pastor,
Will Do Preaching
A series of revival services will
begin et the North WllkeshOio
Methodist church on Sunday,
June.l, according tc an announce-,
ment by the pastor. Rev. A. L.
Aycock.
Rev. H. G. Allen, pastor of
Broad Street Methodist church
in Statesville, will do the preach
ing. beginning with the services
on Monday. I
He is a former pastor of the
.North Wilkesboro Methodist
be a neutrrl convoy in the ®®hse : ^ minister of wide-,
of international law or American ability. It is expect-1
treaties but an open war act andj^j that large crowds will rttend j
a bare, unprovoked attack, ’ the'
navy commander said.
“■German naval forces would
therefore he justified in taking
measures against these contra
band carriers, according to the
law of sea warfare and would, by
exercise of these rights, have to
repulse with arms if necessary
any hindrance, even against A-
mericac warships.
“So far as the so-called patrol
system goe.-. its aggressive ehat-
acter already has been establisn-
ed.”
Presbyterian Open House ■■
Largely Attended Thursday
A large number of people from
the Wllkesboros attended > the
open house of the new Rellgioas
Elducation building of the Pres--
byterien church which was held |
Thursday evening from 8 until
10 o’clock. Several of the church
people were on hand to direct the
callers throughout the building,
while the workers in the church
school were in their respective
departments to show and to ex
plain to the visitors about the’
work.
The attractive display of ma
terial and literature added to the
interest of the, occasion. During
the evening punch and cookies
were .--erved by several of the la
dies in the auditorium on the
first floor of the building.
THEY*I
raiRTY-THl
do^j
3t^
Berlin Asserts Ship
In King George Class
Is Forced To Retire
The German high commati.
claiming new successe.s against
the British by land and sea
the services.
- Day services will be held at j
8:30 a. m. and evening services
at eight p. m. The public has a I ^
cordial invitation to all the ser
vices.
Conunencemeht
Sermon Heard
By Throng Here
Wilkes County
Soldiers to Start
Maneuvers Scon
Local Boys To Be Among
19,000 To Go To Camp
Forrest, Tennessee
Paul Caudill Talks
to Graduates About “Spiri
tual Rearmament”
Wilkes county boys who rre
members of Co. .A 105th Engi-
an-1 neers, local national guard unit.
nounced yesterday a battleship of I are among the 19,000 soldiers of
the new King George V cla.ss j the 30th Divl.Mon which leaves
was damaged and forced to retire j Ft. Jackson thi.s week for a 450
battle in! mile motor march to Camp For
rest in Tenne.saee where they will
take part in the second army
maneuvers to be held there June
2-28. ^
The'sOfh divis'L” is made up
of nation 1 m"1 'Mpu from
battleship Bismarck send | Tennes-see. Georai . .'-’orth Caro-
Hood. pride of I lina and South Carolina who have
been underzoitvr intensive
in the north Atlantic
which the battle cruiser Hood was
sunk Saturday.
The daily wrr bulletin said the
British battleship was hit and
forced to retire from the battle
of titans that saw the 35.000-ton
German
the 42.t00-ton
the royal fleet, to the bottom off
Iceland. "German naval forces
continue operations without loss
es.’’ the high command added.
Vengeance-hungry, the British
fleet furrowed the north Atlantic
in pursuit of heavy units of ihe
resurgent German navy, trying,
as the British admiralty put it, to
bring the nans to ■’close action.
$10,000,000 Worth
Of American Goods
Seized'By Japanese
Hanoi. French liido-Chiiia. Ma>
2^ .lapanese soldiers broke
down the doors of two Haiphong
warehouses tod y and removed
jlO.OOU.oOo worth of t nited
States i>rodiict.s belonging to two
American companies. The goods
had been blocked from reaching
the central Chinese gevernnient.
The companies are the bar
Eastern Trading company and the
North American syndicate.
The Japanese, charging
the American companies
to cover the real
had prevented
Rev. R. I’aul Caudill, pastor of
Augusta. Ga., First Baptist
chttrcli. spoke to the graduating
class of North Wilkesboro high
school and a large audience at
the First Baptist church here
Sunday night.
“Spiritual Rearmament’’ was
the subject of the sermon and
he urged the young graduates "to
put on the whole armor of God.’’
His message was received' with
rapt interest by the class and by
the overflow crowd present for
the service.
It was a union service with
pastors of the Methodist, Presby
terian and First Baptist churches
participrting.
Rev. Mr. ■Caudill is a former
re.-ildent of North Wilkesboro.
where he graduated from the lo-
Members of the «teohol tax unit of the Federal
Internal Revenue Department, icoimected -.vith the
work in this area of North Carolina, are shown
here during federal court in Wilkesboro. They
were .snapped on the steps of the Wilkesboro
courthouse. Left to right, seated, are: front row
Roy Reece, M.‘ J. Kimball, Leon Poore, L. B. Fretz
and 0. E. Cates; second rhw, seated, Charles Steel
man; third row, seated, J. R. Brandon, J. E. Ca-
nipe, J. H. Whitesides, Walter H. Hughes. Stand
ing, top to bottom, Edwin Webster, Charlie S.
Felts, I.*o J. White and Boswell Russell. (Sentinel
Photo).
Liquor Sellers
Gathered In Big
Raid Saturday
: 1,000 Farmers In
?’our From Valdeae Badly,
Hurt When .Wild Ride 7;
Witli Smaltiop
Tw^o men and two women froaa
Valdese were injured Sunday aft.
ernoon when their coupe failed
to make a curve, cut down a
telephone pole and finally .topped
headon at a large tree on the
grounds at C. H. Hulcher’s resi
dence In Wilkesboro.
A. D. Kaylor, driver and who
sustained the least injuries, was
jailed for reckless driving and Is
being ‘held pending the outcome
of serious injuries to his three
companions. He Is also charged
with driving drunk.
The Injured are: Florence Rec
tor, 23, both thighs' broken; Vir-
gie Rector, 28, right leg broken,
bed lacerations and bruised; Ben
Evans, chest injury. They are po,-
tlents at the Wilkes hospital.
The accident occured when the
speeding, auto left the highway
at the curve in front of Groce's
service station and finally was
stopped by the tree.
Several people told officer*
that they saw the car before ft
crashed and that it wa.s traveling
at tremenduous speed a distance
of several miles before the craah
occured. Some of the occupants
of the car. according to report*
of officers, had been drinking.
Lester Davis Is
Hurt By Hit And ^ rp
Run Driver Here, Wilkes Coimty lofour Forest Fires
Sheriff And Deputies Find
Liquor At Eight Places
During Mass Raids
ing at Fort Jackson since last
September.
Three thoa-and lirge motor
trucks will I'e l■f■^1nil■'Ii to trans
port the men from Fort Jackson
to the scene of the war games. It
will be one of the 1 rgcsl mass
motor movements ever to go out
from that army post.
Two oolumns of .'inti trucks Isd-
en with .soldiers of the thirtieth
division will leave the fort daily
May 27. 2S and 29. Two routes
(Continued on page four)
cal high school in. 1924. He is a
son of Rev. and 'Mrs. C. M. Cau
dill. of Hays.
Miisie at the service was under
direction of Miss Lucille DuBose. taneonsly hy -groiips of officer,-; in
train-! public school ninsic teacher, and the area around the Wilkeaboros.
Liqtior in retailing
wps found at eizht placog .raided
On Saturday night hv Sheriff C.
T. Donghton and his deputies.
The raid, carried out simnl-
T.ester navis, of Moravian
Falls, sustained a broken leg and
a serious shoulder injury ebout
midnight Saturday night.
I He was walking on East Main
I street when he wa» hit by an un-
j Identified automobile and knock
ed from the highway. He is a
quantities patient at^the Wilkes hospital.
Grow Food, Feed^g^gjQu^ygjgy
Many pthers Expected To
Push Production of Food
and Feed This Year
:e ir
Laws In City
the choir was conipo.sed of girls
of the high .-chool chorus.
Following are n; mes of Norlli
Wilkesboro high school gradu
ates this year:
Boys—Harrison Absher. Gene
BriKiksi'ire. Jack Brook.-liire. D.
T. Bush. Jr.. Harlan C'aurch. Lo
max Crook. E. D. Dancy. Robert
Elledge. Thomas Faw. Rex Han-
was successful rt every place vis
ited in that considerable quan
tities of illicit and tax paid li
quor were found at each place.
pioep,; raided included J.m s
Cabins. Benton’s, Yates’ -place.
Rrook-j Service statio’n. Baity’s
pi ce. Clarence Jarvis', Gilreath’s
place and McCarters.
In each instance the proprietors
dy. James Harvel. Henry L: ndon. and persons dispensing the liquor
Mol) .McCoy, Don .Mcniarmid. R. will face charges.
S. McMone, Jr., Rufus Miller,
(Continued on page four) Spray garden insects.
NINETEEN MORE FROM WILKES NOW IN ARMY
that ;
were I
merely blinds
Chinese owners,
reshipment of the gootG since last
September.
W.e Charles Reed. American
consul, made repeated efforts to
release the products, the Japra-
neee repeatedly dem:-nded tha
the Indo - Chinese government
turn them over to Japanese mili
tary authorities.
Iiifomiation received from
the |K)Uce department today
wes to the effect that the traf
fic law.s in North Wilke-boro
are now being rigidly enforced
in nn effort to improve tlie
traffic .situation.
.All who receive ticket.s are
askci] to take tl'-ptn to the city
clerk’s office within 30 tioiirs.
1’lio.se who fall to do this will
he arrestetl and hailed Into
court. Thi.s applies to overtbne
parking, double parking and
violation of otlier traffic or-
dinance.s.
The i>olice department, it
was explained, lia 1 no desire
to punirii anyone hut it must
be understood that traffic regu
lations in North Wilkesboro
must be observed.
Over 1.000 farmers in Wilkes
county hrve signed cards pledg
ing • to"pr63oe8 at least 75 per
cent of the food and feed re
quirements for their homes and
farms. J. B. Snipes, county agent,
said today.
He ;aid the cards bearing the
pledges are arriving in large
numbers daily at his office and
he expected thet many others will
be in the list as additional cards
arrive.
At an achievement day late this
'ear certificates will be awarded
all farmers who fulfill their
pledges ir food and feed produc
tion as r part of tlie national de
fense program.
Meetings were held in six com
munities during the pa.-^t week,
at which the importance of home
food and teed production was
stressed. The meetings, which
were well attended, were lield at
Millers Greek, Union church in
Somers township, Wilkesboro
courthouse. 'lount Pleasant, .Mul
berry and Benham.
Let the auvertisinK columiu o'
■■his paper be your shopping guide
Authorities Are Looking Fo
Men Who Set Fires
Near Pores Knob
Four forest fires were deliber.
ately set in the forest along high
way 16 between Moravian Falla
and the Wilkes-Alexander county
line on the Brushies Sunday aft
ernoon, A. A. Triplett. Wilkes
forest warden, said today.
He .said that one or more men
traveling in a car deliberately set
the fires and that efforts are be
ing made to ascertain the identity
of hte “tire bugs.”
All the fires burned over a to
tal of about six acres and efficient
fire fighting kept the damage
down to a minimum.
WILKESBORO REVIVAL ON
Wilkes Iccal board number one sent ten men to
Fort Bragg Friday, May 16. Here they are shown
just before boarding the bus. Left to right are;
Martin Rus.sel Gray, leader, Ernest Walker, Mau
ri'e Roberson, George Kilby, 'Henry ,Anderson-,
Warren Com'bs. Cnbert Huffman, Clint Call and
On!ey Campbell. Charlie Franklin Gambill was
absent when this picture was made.
Banks to Close Oni g
MemorialDay,30th| ip
Both I.anks in North Wilke--
will i'e closed on Fnda>,
which will be Memorial
tional holiday.
boro
May 30
TYav and is ^
persons having business trans
actions with the banks are asked
remember that Friday w.l be
a holiday in order that no incon
venience may result.
Sergeant Mitchell
Dies In Peurto Rico
Tele.grams have been received
telling'of the death of Staff Sgt.
James P Mitchell, who wa» sta
tioned in San Ju.^n. Peurt,, Rico^
Death was caused by jaundice. . o
Lftineral arrangements have been
lade. He was a former resident
)f Wilkesboro.
e-. Pasture, forage, hay.
^ Biain and cottonsed meal are the
loondatiOB and superstructure of
’ indusbiee,
Wilkes local board nunf-er two sent nine nn the
«->m« date to Fort Bragg. Left to right are:
front row—JoiiB Einstae Williams, leader. Earl
Foatw' JefcasoB, George Herman Oweoa.^ Jasper
.--T'-rf .. — -
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Cardwell; back row—JKUb»,;yaugto Wfl-
liam &'own. Manley RidmrdsoB. J
. (PlwUby
and James Lex Meadows,
ote)
AAeA Broola
Dwf^
Beginning t o-
night, -May 26.
and running
through the week,
Revival servlc e s
will be held in
the Wilkesboro
Baptist church.
Rev. T. Slo'r ne
Guy. Sr., of Snow
Hill, father of the
pastor, will
preach.
The pastor of
the church. Rev,
T. Sloane Guy,
Jr.. will direct
the song services,
which will begin
promptly at eight
o’clock each eve-
ning. It is* antici
pated that these
services will at
tract large at
tendances from
.both towns.
Rev. Mr. Guy,’
Sr. has held pea^
torates in Vlrg^-
ia and North Cmr"
olina. At the pres
ent time he Is.
completing the
building of his
ninth church in
Snow Hill. ,
Ample seating_ faciOtles arc
-being provided for gU who a:
tend, and church ofll^li are ex
pecting targe eVo^ ‘ l^Il^oughont
the week. The JustjWi
^ iwir-
King And Queen
Health Selected
Irene Sheets, Millers Creek,
and J. E. Smith, Jr.,
Ronda, Chosen
.1. R. Smilh, Ji-., of Ronda, and
Miss Ii-piip Shppts. of 1I1P .Millers
Creek olub, were selected King
and Queen of health among 4-H
elubs in Wilkes county, J. B.
Snipes, county agent, said today.
They will compete in the dis
trict health contest at Winston-
S.-lem on June 26. at which time
a boy and girl will be selected to
represent the Northwestern du-w
trict in the state judging later.
The Wilkes winners were se
lected following examinations by
the county health officer and
nurses of boys and girls repre
senting all the clubs in the coun
ty.
Letter Guriers
Meet On May 30
Brushy Mountain Unit Of
Mail Carriers Association
To Meet At Hiddenite
Rev. T. Sloane Guy, Sr.
}F; qhoir-Ioft, and those attending
'e.kefv)ce8 may expect to hear
fine music -provided by the best
sliyp^^from the churches In
as well as
BUmben, - . .
■■
The Brushy Mountain Unit of
the North Carolina Rural Letter
Carrier’s As.soiation will meet at
'liddenite May 30th, at 10:30 a.
m.
A general meeting in which the
carriers and I.ad!es Auxiliary will
participate will be followed -by a
business session of each rgoup be
fore lunch. After lunch gamee and
contests hfve been arranged for
entertainment.
Rev. Cline Harbinsoh, Taylors
ville pastor, will deliver the prin- '
cipal address.
All carriers, snbstitute carried,
retired carriers, -postmasten gkA .
their families ar^ cordially
Two na/yuen were klU^
congre-' nesday near. Ba^l Whaa'-tM^
.ii>uc