North Carolina Newspapers

tS® ‘ progeS^e^ ’f£’ >>s > ^|^l«4iital Now tlireateii^ or nurrHideii Moioed bt- 'eyl^iAilo for llotecm today, at rei»- gwt0*te4 Govb^ jumiM —lathfd Biarer from fiw wost and the pen- a«r arms of a riant notoracker slowly tlosed around the Red capi tal di^ite the SoTiat army’s best efforts. The government was reduced to Its last extremity—appealing for a “people’s defense” waged by every man, woman and child of the -city’s 4.600,000 population able to hurl a bottle of flaming gasoline at u Nazi tank. IWith unchecked German armies king nearer the city from directions, the Russians ad- their venerated capital was inaninent 'peril. With the of throwing back the on- hing Germans apparently one in a hundred, the Soviet central armies and the millions of Musro- vites must choose soon between abandoning Moscow or fighting a protracted :«'inter siege. . In appealing to civilians to join Bed army troops in the defense of the capital,, the government ap parently had decided definitely on 1^ the heroic latter course. With Soviet defenses slowly crumbling before terrific German assaults, Japan, as long had been expected, adopted a more belliger rm' L-^^l Jurors Drawn f^Plans SeiRf Laid> for Federal Court In n . reoerai i.onn ut „ . ^ . it WilkesbordSoon Red LTOSS Drm Regular Semi-Aniiual Term Of Federal Court To Convene Nov. 17 Regular semi-annual term of federal court in_ Wllkesboro for Wilkes, Ashe, Alleghany and Wa tauga counties will convene on Monday, November 17. Judge Johnson J. Hayes, of Wllkesboro, will preside over the term. The court will have a lengthy docket of criminal cases with practically ail cases involving vio lations of the federal liquor tax laws. Jurors for the term were drawn by the jury commission this week as follows; Wilke* county: John Johnson, North Wilkesboro, Rt. 3; Richard Deans. North Wilkesboro: Ed O. —r , r „.. Miller. North Wilkesboro; R. T. ent attitude in the Pacific and Nip- McNeil, North Wilkesboro; J. R. Eller, Purlcar: E. P. Inscore, ponese nationalists openly demand ed that Japanese-American nego tiations be broken off. , \ Draft Anniversary -A year ago today the Percivals, the kept Washington, the Bills and yoes and the Algernons date with Uncle Sam. Sixteen million strong they trudged country roads, the village and city streets with one objective —registration in the nation’s first peacetime draft. The army then had fewer than J 500,000 soldiers to guard the “ar- ^senal of demotracy.” Today, the aize of that fighting force has more than tripled and some 1,- 580,000 men are under arms. Navy Advertising In Journal-Patriot l^ls Getting Results Newspaper Assists Recruit ing Service In Getting Men From Wilkes The Unitefl States navy is gett- *ing the desired results from its advertisiiig campaign in The Journal-Patriot. The desired results are men to train to help man Uncle Sam’s fast growing two-ocean navy. On Monday recryting officers f iiom the Salisbury office were in |4||Rbrth tVilkesboro, as was an- I ^Vmunced in The Journal-Patriot Thursday, and took five applica tions from young men desiring to enlist. Among the five were read ers of The Journal-Patriot who had received navy innformation booklets here. A number of other applicants were rejected because, they did not meet physical require-1 ments. j In addition to the five whose | applications were taken by the of-1 ficers Monday, Bill Osborne, of, today to enlist at | North Wilkesboro, Rt. 3; J. B. Church. Roaring River: Cla- ence Hall. Halls Mills: P. E. Dan cy. Vannoy; I. G. Faw, North Wilke.sboro: J. H. Davis, Purlear M. J. Roberson, Ollreath; C. C. McCann. Traphill: John X. Drown, Hays; I..eet Poplin, Ronda M. U. Gray, Cycle; Glenn Eller, North Wilkesboro; Richard Gen try. .loynes: John C. Wyatt. Van noy; Carl Minton, North Wilkes- horo: J. X. Rector North Wilkes boro: Mack Bentley, Pores Knob; C. W. Wiles, Hays: W. E. Hor ton, Ferguson; J. X. Key. Ron da. .4she county: R. D. Sheets, V. C. Dillard, Creston; Greely Fletch er. Tdlewild; L. B. Ham, Husk; S. W. James. Amy: IJegg Par sons, Glendale Springs; Ray Roark. Milam: Victor Go.ss. Lans ing: Wiley Vannoy, Jefferson: R. P. Baker, Creston; W. G. Van noy, West Jefferson: Frapk Houck, Tftffd; A; "lu:*70Trf^^ Pfg: G. "O. Burgess. Othello; C. O. Parsons. W. Jefferson. .■Uleghany county: Mrs. J. T. Fender. Whitehead; Mrs. A. O. Jones, Sparta- Neal Jones. Fiirch- es: Fred Osborne, Stratford: W. M. Goodman. Sapata, M’ataiiga county: Richard Ol son. Valle Crucis; S. H. Miller. I>::xon: R. D. Horton, (colored) Boone; C. A. Church, Valle Cru cis: Kenneth Linney, Boone: G. C. Ragan, Boone; Hard Berry, Banner Elk; Jake Moretz. Deep Gap; J. L. Miller. Todd: C. C. Triplett, Triplett; S. G. Tugman, Boojje. Organiza^ ,01 Annual R^d Cross Roll Call Formed % (T Agricultural Authorities hi Ten Counties To Plan Food Production Literatui-e To Be Mailed Soon To Selected Lead ers In Rural Areas J. H. Mcf’oy this week rtx-eived notice of two api>ointinents. He is Reeiiiployinont Conuiiit- (eeiimn for Wilkes dnift board number two; and he is vice porsident of Western Nortli Co- rulimi Ooinniunith's A.ssociated for district I, eomi>osei of four counties. McCoy Is Named Re-Employment Committeemen J. H. W’hicker, Sr., chapter ! chairman. Dr. John W. Klneheloo ' Jr., roll call chairman, with other I leaders in the Wilkes Red Cross chapter met this week for the purpose of selecting leaders for I all central coifimunities and pop- ulation centers In the county tor the roll call to begin on Novem ber 11. Special attention was given to North Wilkesboro, Wilkesboro, and the thickly populated com munities along the major high ways leading into the two towns. Literature and supplies are be. irg sent to the roll call leaders as they are appointed. Roll Call leaders has'e found that the people are interested this year in securing wholeheirt- ed response to the Red Cross ap peal. in view of the frets that Red Cross needs are great and in rememhrance of the excellent re lief and rehabilitation work ac coniplished hy the Red Cross J i Wilkes following the disastroiLS flood in .-Vugust, 1310. Silas R. Nichols, who has been with the State Em ployment Service for six years, is shown at left behind the desk as he begins his duties ds farm interviewer at the North Wilkesboro branch office. He is assisting farmers in finding laborers and tenants, and helps farm laborers and tenants find farms and work. His services are free to farmers, farm workers and tenants. (Photo by Dwight Nichols) Farmers Elect Men T o Administer AAA Farmers of Wilkes Judge Hayes To Address Dry Rally District defense meeting of all ' agricultural agencies will be heM r at the conrthouse in Wllkesbor* on Tuesday, OetobOT, 21, aecorS- Ing to an announcement recetveA bj J. B. Snipes, Wflkes coenty- agent, from I. O. Schanb, dean of the North Carolina extension service. The ten counties included for the important meetings are Wilkes, Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Caldwell, Mitchell, Surry, 'Watauga and Yadkin. The. meeting will be for the purpose of setting goals for pro. ductlon of foed in the ten count ies next year and is In line -with the agricultural policy outlined by Secretary of Agriculture Wlck- ard for maximum prductlon of food for defense in 1942. , All extension workers and rep- ' resentatives of other agencies I from the ten counties interested In farm life are expected to at tend the meeting. The meeting will open at 10:- 00 A. M. J. M. German is agricultural defense chairmau for the Wilkes. Will Assist Discharged Sol diers In Procuring Old Or New Jobs Proctor To Speak On Sunday Night J. B. McCoy, prominent North Wllk^ofo dltizeii and^lvlc lead er, has received his appointment as Reemployment Committeeman Super" ntendent Masonic Or phanage Will Deliver Ad- _ drnss'.Jn Wilkesboro^ for. Wilkes Selective Service Board number two. The appointment came from J. Van B. Metis, state director of selective service, on recommen dation of Governor J. M. Brough ton. Relative to his appointment. General Metis said in a letter to Mr. McCoy: “It is important, in that the morale of our nation will depend largely of employment Rev. C. K. Proctor, superinten. dent of the Masonic Orphanage at Oxford, will deliver an address on Sunday night, October 19, 7:30 o’clock, at the Methodist cluircii in Wolkesboro. He is one of the best speakers in the state and will have an in- ppirins niftHsag;©. announceniGUt by Liberty lodge number 4 5 today said. His w-ork at the orphenage upon the success , has lieen outstanding and the iri- rehahilitation of 1 stitution has a record of over In Winston-Salem NamesCommitteesI F* I? ^ Judge Johnson J. Hayes, of' If • 11 T * I A °*’”*®*’ Resident of Wilkesboro, will address the For- i f Q Hflllfllft 1 11016 A syth county unit of United Dry | A Forces of North Carolina in a' — meeting to be held at the First j Delegate# To County Con- Baptist church in Winston-Salem Wilkes, Succumbs Mrs. on Tuesday night, November 4. Cricket Resident Gets $5.00 Award vention To Name County Committee Oct. 29th Mf’s..yallieShas[)«te It “Ap preciation Day’^ Winner On Wednesday any one Mrs. Vallie Shumate, -wife of Sherman Shumate, of Cricket, was the winner of the five-dollar “Ap preciation Day” award on Wed nesday afternoon. A large crowd assembled in front of the city hall for the “Ap preciation Day” award selection. For next Wednesday afternoon a real celebration is planned with a larger “Appreciation Day” award and additional prizes. North Wil kesboro hi.gh school band will fur- Schools Will Have Holiday On Friday the Soldiers rs they are released ' C.OOl) graduates -without ^ from their periods of military of them ever being convicted of music and an enjoyable occa- training.” |a major crime. sion is assured. No awards will b« Mr McCoy has been informed | Everybody has r- cordial invi- made to anyone not present and r that the army has begun tp dis- tation to hear him in Wilkesboro record crowd for the weekly event (Continued on page four ) Sunday night. is_c^e^ Farmers of Wilkes County in .meetings held in many communi ties recently elected county com mitteemen and delegates to the county convention. Mrs. Benbow was born at Lex ington. a daughter of Colonel W. F. and Frannie Yokley Hender- uuui.jr vuuvtsuiiuii. spif. Her husband, l.^wi^ S, Ben- ■ The -delegates .elected -In- tfi? W#- -dleil was Teachers Plan To Attend District Meeting Held In Greensboro That Day Wilkes Girls, Boys and Calves At North Carolina Fair Salisbury'. Mr. Osborne, interest-! North Wilkesboro schools and ed in enlisting in the naval re-' all white schools in the county serves, obtained a booklet at The, system will have a holiday on Journal-Patriot office this week j Friday. October 15, in order that and was interviewed by Dwight | the teachers may attend the Nichols, navy editor of The Jour- j northwestern district meeting ot nal-Patriot. Several others have the North Carolina Education As- expressed interest in enlisting at sociation in Greensboro, the earliest convenient opportuni- Wilkes teachers in meeting ty. I last week perfected organization ■nie navy offers splendid oppor-1 Wilkes unit of the N. C. X *»•* ’J * tonities for valuable training while i g a. by election of E. R. Spruill, . —;j advance-' cazoing and for rapid ntnt in the service. Booklets ayJuTable at The Journal-Patriot k office give full information. Fill ^ out the coupon on page eight of this newspaper and receive a book- i let by return mail. Applications accepted by the na- Tal officers here Monday xrore: Albert Conrad Settle, of North Wilkesboro; Howard Griffin and Ray Jesse Wyatt, of Wilhar; James H. Dancy, Daylo; Carlton ^ F. Wooten, of Roaring River. Ronda principal, as president;W. T. Long, Wilkesboro principal vice president: and Zeb Dickson. Mountain. View principal, as secretary-treasurer. Mattress Centers To Close Soon Santford Martin Ig Visitor Here Mr. and Mrs. Santford Martin, at Winston-Salem, were visitors in this citv Wednesdav while en- iJote to Winston-Salem from Asheville. While here they called on Attorney and Mrs. Joto R. Jones. Mr. Martin is e*to^ of The Jouma! and Sentinel in ,Win- Bton-Salem. episcopal service Vesper service will be held in Paul’s Bslscopal Church Sun. , afternoon, October 19th, at K, o’clock, in charge of the rec- Rev. B. M. Lackey. The pnh- About 4,500 Mattresses and 1,500 Comforters Have Been Made To Date All mattress making centers in Wilkes county will have been closed by the end of this month. Miss Elizabeth Williams, home agent, said today. All the centers except three have plr'->ady closed and they will be closed when materials on hand are exhausted. About 4,450 mattresses and 1,- 500 comforters have been made in the mattress project to date. There are about 1,500 approved applications on the waiting list but the mattress making centers Indefinitely until H M useaxj. I’® closed cordtally invited to atttend. ^ additional materials are received. community meetings will meet at the Wilkes courthouse on October 29 in a closed meeting to elect the county Triple A committee, which will perfect the county Triple A organization for the coming year. Report ot elections in the dis tricts follows: District No. 1, which composed of - Elk. Lewis Fork, Beaver Creek, and Boomer Townships, elected the following: R. L. Proffit. Delegate to the County Convention; R. L. Proffit, W. O. Barnette, and E. F. Edmisten, Community Committeemen. District No. 2, composed of Moravian Falls, Brushy Mount ain, Wilkesboro. and Antioch Townships: B. L. Johnson, Del egate to the County Convention; J. C. Tedder, B. L. Johnson, and W. R. Hubbard, Community .Com mitteemen. District No. .3, composed of Somers Lovelace and New Castle Townships: H. C. Roberts, Dele gate to County Committee, G. C. Green, B. P. Roberts, and J. R. Pardue, Community Committee men. District No. 4, composed of Edwards Township,. elected the following: W. F. Gilliam, Dele gate to the County Convention: A. Poplin, C. B. Settle, and A. Carter, Community Comlttee. (Continued on page four ) Lou Jane Benbow, SO, died Tuesday afternoon at her home at Scottsville, Alleghany county, near Sparta. She ha4 been in declining health for sev eral years. BauHst Pastors Form Conference First Meeting Held Monday; Asa Hayes Moderator, Kincheloe Clerk Baptist ministers from chur ches in Wilkes county met Mon day morning ot this week at the Reins-Sturdivant Chapel for the purpose of organization and the planning ot regular conferences throughout the year. Churches in the Stone Mountain and Brushy Mountain Associations were rep resented at the meeting. Reports were given from the several churches, and a general discussion was held on the theme “Evrngelist.” Rev. Asa Hayes of Mountain View was elected moderator for the group, and Rev. John W. Kin- cheioe. Jr., of North Wilkesboro was elected secretary. The next meeting of the group will be at Relns-Sturdlvant’s on the Monday morning after the second Sunday a well-known attorney at New. land.) Prior to coming to New- land he practiced law in Wilkes boro. Her father was also a well- known Lexington attorney. J'or the past several years Mrs. Benbow had been making her home with Mrs. Paul Swanson Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Gladys Caviness, of New- land: Mrs. J. T. Prevette, of Wilkesboro; and Miss Clan Benbow. of Richmond. Va.; and two .sons, .lolin T. Benbow, ot East Bend and Frank Yokley Ben bow, of Newland; and several grandchildren. Funeral arrangements w-ere in complete this morning. Livestock Club Backs Plant Plan Livestock Producers Want Coble Dairy Plant For North Wilkesboro Wilkes County IJvestock Club in meeting during the past week went on record as favoring the establishment of a dairy pro ducts plant here hy Coble Dairy company, of Lexington. The company and interested local citizens have a proposal un der consideration for erection of a plant here and it is expected that final plans will be worked out soon. The Livestock Club was form ed to promote mere and better production of livestock in Wilkes. Jobs Found For 87 In September Monthly Report of Employ ment Service Officer Here Released During the past month the North Wilkesboro branch of the North Carolina State F>mployment Service had a total ot 87 place ments on jobs. Of that number 81 were in the local area and six were sent to jobs elsewhere. There were 455 regristrations during the month and the month ended with an active file of 2,- 105 regrlstrants. A total of 2.- 551 personal calls at the office were made. morning after tne secona ouuuay lu in November. All BaipUst continued In November. All uaqmm preacu-, ■ira In Wilkes County are Invited benefits 'werefil^ and contln e« to be present. .