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THEaJOUI»lAL5>ATKiOT HaI^^^ED THfe ^I^IL OF.PBOGBESS-Ig;..TgE "STATE
itler*« Foriet
Go On Oefencive
In Some Sectors
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Moscow, Nov. ~ 5.— —
The German drive on Moscow
has been stopped dead every
where and in at least one area
of the Donets basin the Nazis
»re in retreat, "leaving behind
them heaps of dead and many
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STAFF OF S El^ eiHE LlON^S ROAR”
guns ’’ the Russians announced
officially toight in a broadcast.
The Germans now are burying
their huge tanks lor use as pill
boxes to counter a big red coun
ter drive, the Moscow radio said,
iches also are being dug for
i infantrymen, it added.
Ae development followed a
Mg two day soviet land and air |
Mfack which it was said destroy- *
■Sd 176 Nazi tanks, 25 field guns,
a long supply convoy of 350 am
munition and infantry trucks
and 30 tank trucks, the soviets
said.
Last Of Soviet
Defense Lines
Reported Broken
Berlin, Nov. 5.-.- -}er-
man armies were reported tonight
to have driven spearheads
through the last Crimean defense
line to the Black Sea and to a
point only 31 miles from Moscow,
but at other points on the vast
Russian plains they were digging
^In to endure a miserable winter.
S' The high command reported
that Russia’s defense line
through the Yaili Mountains on
the southeast coast of Crimea had
been breached and commenta
tors said the red armies on the
• peninsula thus had been sliced
into three groups which were
too hotly pursued to dig in for
another stand.
?^)RDEiR IS OBEYED
Cooperation Is
G >en ‘Blackout’
Of lights, Signs
Order To Eliminate Non-Es
sential Use of Electri”
* city Complied .With
Complete cooperation has been
extended by the people of North
■Wilkesboro and vicinity in the or
der the Office of Product-
tion Management for climiniation
of use of electric current for non-
essential purposes in order that
current m.ay be saved for trans
mission to areas where shoita-
ges of electricity exist.
The “blackout’’ of'signs, win
dow display lights, theatre fronts,
etc., began here Monday evening
w'hen Robert S. Gihhs, Jr., maii-
of Duke Power company
^mneh here, received the order
and it was immediately published
in the Journal-Patriot. He and
other members of the Duke Pow
er company personnel notified
as many a.s possible who would
be affected by the order.
He explained that it was a
federal order and that federal
authorities have the btirden of
enforcement.
Lonesome looking street lights
ligiits from passing cars do
The illuminating at night
(Continued on page 5)
EXPEfT* CLOSE GAME
Wilkesboro Will
Play Taylorsville
■ '■HI
Uii'
Parsons Cliild
Falls From Car
Near Wilbar
Day Honored
Door of Car Driwen By Mkm
Triplett, Teacher, Comes .
Open, Child Falls Out
Here are the students in charge of publication
of the North Wilkesboro High School publication,
‘ITle Lions Roar.” The paper is published weekly
by the students shown above. They are. left to
right, front row, Richard Reins, Ralph Church,
Justus Brewer, Edwin Long, Dickie Slocpe, Sloan
Hill, and Dick Underwood: .second row, Annie Ruth
B nn'.:enship, Frances Rousseau. Margaret Rhodes,
itlildred Stafford (editor-in-chief), Martha Lou
Frazier, Billy Trogden. Ruth Herman Elizafeth
McNeil, and Brytha Jean Myers: t^rd row Hill
Orlton. Tiidie Hix, Betty Gwyn Finley, Betty
Hill, Daphne Gibson, June Whitesides, Evelyn
Cri jk, and Vivian McNeill.
School Paper Is Popular Publication
“The Lion’s Roar”, North
Wilkesboro school publication, is
one of the most unique papers
in high .school journalism.
Each week a lively issue of the
new magazine rolls off the mim
eograph machine and is distribu
ted to a large school and out
side circulation on Fridays.
Few school journalism projects
have so many departments which
are well supplied by the staff of
24 students. Miss Mary Parham,
librarian, is the faculty adTlsor
ing editor; Margaret Rhodes,
business manager, with Dick Un
derwood a*» assistant; Ruth
Herman, Tudie Hix and Bettye
’nit the editing and other worl'
is accomplished by students with
Mildred Stafford as editor-in-
chief.
The paper has departments
for every department of the
school and is supplemented by
humorous personal Items and lit
erary compositions. It carries no ^ rrances,’
advertising and Is supported en- McNeil, Eliza- rites will
tirely by the nominal subscription I Blan-1 Friday, two p.
Pr'C®- ' kenship June Whiteside, Dicky
The staff of the new magazine re
includes Mildred Stafford, editor- SlooPe. Ber • y
in-chief; Jackie Frazier, manag- porters.
Ruby Luella Parsons, seven-
year-oid daughter of Vandee and
Victoria Ashley Par»nns, of Wll-
bar, died at the Wilkes hospital
this morning from injuries recei
ved T’uesday afternoon when she
fell out of a car driven by her
teacher, Mias Inez Triplett, of
Purlear.
According to reports received
here. Miss Triplett, teacher of
Piney Grove school near Wil
bar, was carrying five children
to their homes In her car as she
left school when a rear door came . . , .
open and the Parsons child, who R- V. Day, principal of Millers
was standing up, fell from the Creek district schools, is presi-
car to the pavement of highway, dent of the department of Rural
Education, and vice president of
She carried the child to the the department of District Prin-
■ttve Wilkes hospital, where examina- cipals of the Northwestern dis-
lion disclosed the skull fracture trlct of the North Carolina Edu-
' cation association in Greensboro.
He was elected to that office in
the recent district meeting In
Greensboro.
Smithey Child
KiUedByA^
In W^esboro
-A 4
Cwr' DrWvii Bv Mrs. Zefc
Dk^ HiU Oii«B Siiutli>
ey, Asre Six, Wednesday
Hill. associate editors;
Carlton, sports editor; Richard iwn
Reins. Edwin Long, and Sloan I Surviving the ^
Hill artists; and Evelvn Crook., brothers and one sister. David
Billie Rudd Trogden Justus! Richard and Virginia Parsons,
’ )
Brewer, Daphine Gibson, Frances ■ at home.
The Journal-Patridt Cooking School Begins
Last. Session To
Be Held Friday,
Three O’Clock
Coca-Cola for Ladies
At Cooking School
Through generosity of Coca-
1 Cola bottling company of North
Wilkesboro. Coca-Colas, the na-
, tionally famous drink, will be
, ! served free to ladies attending
Miss Kathleen Crow Delights tj,e Journal - Patriot Cooking
Crowd With Lectures | school this and F'riday afternoons
and Demonnstrations '
Game At 1:30 Friday Will
Be Feature Of Senior
Day At Wilkesboro
Friday will be senior day at
Wilkesboro high school and the
Senior class has invited seniors of
all the other high schools in the
county to be their guests at
KVilkesboro.
Feature of the day will be the
football game between Wilkes,
boro high school’s Ramblers
and Taylorsville high school
team. The game will start
promptly at 1:30 on the Wilkes-
boro field and all seniors in the
passes to the
Firs! session of the Journal-
Patriot cooking school was held
this afternoon, three olcock at
till' Woman’s Club house on Trog-
don street, with a good attend
ance of ladies 'vho were deligh
ted with the lectures and dem
onstrations tiy Miss Kathleen
Crow. noted home economist,
and the other features of the
sctiool.
Several prizes were given and
many additional prizes are re.ady
for those who attend the final
se.ssion on Friday afternoon,
three o’clock. The prizes are val
uable, things every lady can use
in the kitchen.
Miss Crow more than lived up
to advance notices as she pre
pared delicious foods in full
view of the captivated audience.
She did it very interestingly and
with such lucid explanations that
any lady attending can accomp
lish equally good results with
the help of recipes distributed.
.Members of Miss Evelyn
Sharpe’s home economics class
es in North Wilkesboro school
assisted Miss Crow in prepara
tions tor the session
Coca-Colas were served as
gifts from North Wilkesboro Co- i
ca-Cola Bottling company, which
also gave each lady attendin.g
a copy of the highly valued flow- ’
er arrangement book which has |
become popular and useful. i
The Journal-Patriot is gratified
at the success of the session to. |
day and most cordially invites
everyone within reach to attend
the final sessi^i Friday after
noon. four o’clock, at which time
Miss Crow will continue her in
Trogden streel.
The Journal - Patriot, sponsor
of the cooking school, apprecia
tes the cooperation on the pa.-l
of tlie Coca-Cola Bottling com
pany here, wliich will also give lo
eavh lady at the cooking school
a heaiitifnl flower arrangement
hook.
SCHOOL HEADS G.ATHEK
Long President
of Schoolmasters
Organization of School Prin
cipals Perfected In Meet
ing Tuesday Night
no PRELIIjHNARY WOUK
Made
For Units School
Building Program
cemetery
be conducted
m.. at Parsons
near Wilbar.
4-
Sheriff Collecting
1941 County Taxes
Wilkes county tax books for
1941 have been turned over to
Sheriff C. T. Doughton and pay
ment of 1941 taxes may now be
-made at the sheriff’s offtee. . .
Taxpayers ifett)(ftfBf’''"fB •pay| ulhtu year
their count: taxes now before
any penalties are added.
Architects Have Completed
Field Work and Have
Turned In Part Plans
Mr. Day is a native of the
eastern part of Wilkes. He atten
ded Ronda high school, received
his B. S. degree at North Caro
lina State College and later his
Master of Education degree at
Duke University in 1940. He did
graduate work at the University
of Chicago in 1934.
He taught vocational agricul
ture at Burnsville for three
years and one year was teacher
of science and coach of athletics
at Witfcwboro.. He is now in his
Lonnie Odell Smithey, six.
year - old student of Wilkesboro
school, died at seven o’clock
Wednesday evening from Injuries
received when he was hit by a
car driven by Mrs. Zeb Dicksos
In Wilkesboro Wednesday morn
ing.
The child, a son of Mrs. Pearl
Eller Smithey, of West Wilkesbo
ro, was on his way to school and
was crossing Cherry street whea
he was hit by the car driven by
Mrs. Dickson, who was on her
way from her home at Mountain
View to Moravian Fails, where
she *8 a member of the school
faculty.
The right side of the car driv
en by Mrs. Dickson struck the
child. He was carried some dis
tance on the car before he fell
to the pavement and was run over
by the car, according to reports
by witnesses.
Mrs. Dickson, who said she wa»
unable to dodge the child and
that the accident was unavoid
able on her part, carried the boy
to the Wilkes hospital.
Both legs were broken, his
shoulders were crushed, there
were severe abdominal and head
Injuries. No hope was ever held
for his recovery.
His mother Is the widow of the
late Sam Smithey. She has four
other children. Howard, Florence,
Alma and Beatrice Smithey, all
at home.
ru. i» m/w lu uao
at Millers Creek aS ^farSinltliey had gone-from her
principal. The school la second
largest in the Wilkes system.
Wilkes Farmers Asked
To Market Scrap Iron
.\rchitects have completed pre
liminary plans on some of the
proposed buildings for the Wilkes
school system, C. B. Eller, coun
ty* snperintendfint. said today.
Coffey and Olson, of I.enoir,
and Benton and Benton, of Wil
son were employed to make
the preliminary |)lans and esti
mates on needed tn!ildings and
additions ie every school district
in the county.
This information will lie filed
>■' prepar.Tlion for the calling of
Walter, Nichols
Get High Degree
In Masonic Order
Wm. T. Long, superintendent
of Wilkeslioro district schools,
was elected president of the
Wilkes Copiitv Schoolmasters
Club in its meeting held Tuesday
evening at Wilkesl'oro school.
Zeb Dickson. Mountain View
(Continued on page 5)
Ian election on a proposed county
iliond :s.sue to finance tlie school
I liiiilding program.
I The two architect firms have
completed field work at the
.schools and proposed sites and
are now placing the plans on pa
per tor study by the county
school authorities and as the
basis for cost estimates.
Join the American Red Cross.
C. P. Walter, of this city, and
John W. Nichols, who lives near
Miller’s Creek, were given the
super - excellent masters degree
in the assembly of Masons ir.
Charlotte Thursday night. A
large number of the dignitaries of
the Masonic lodge in the Caroli-
nas was present for the meeting
including C. B. Schulenherger,
North Carolina Grand Master
He is a former resident of this
city, having been connected with
the Deposit ami Savigns bank
here many years ago."
It was the first conferring of
the super - excellent masters de-
,gree in Charlotte since 1933.
jThe degree was given to fifty
i prominent Masons.
county will get — -
hame Those who arrive late Iteresting lectures and demonslra
ire invited to go directly to the ,tions. She has an enviable reputa-
I ition in the cul'nary art. having
^^Ceach R. E. Caldwell has put ' been especially trained in Spry
the Ramblers through long drills Research kitchens following her
’hU week in preparation for the scholastic career in classes by
Taylorsville game. Wilkesboro
has improved after a wobbly start
this season and last week held a
fevered Griffith eleven to a
scoreless tie.
The Wilkesboro - Taylorsville
game will give fans an opportuni-
to size up the relative strength
the Wilkesboro and North
keoboro teams, who will
here next week in the an-
p_. wikes county classic. North
WHkestero defeated TaylorOTllle
M. '-’V
famous home economists.
Banks Will Close
On Armistice Day
Chairman Of
Agricultural
Board Appeal
tncreased Flow of Scrap
Iron From Farms Ask
ed; Lowe Firm Buyer
All urgent appeal to farmers of
Wilkes county to market their
scrap iron as a part of a national
scrap iron collection campaign
was made this week by J. .M. Ger
man. chairman of the Wilkes
County USDA Defense Board.
Iron and steel collected will be
used in the national defense pro
gram.
Mr. German said that Secre
tary of Agriculture Wickard has
called on American farmers to
cooperate in the national cam
paign now under way to help pro
vide necessary iron and steel sup
plies for the defense program.
Information received by the de
home to work in a cornfield for a
farmer near Wilkes.'ioro. and was
there when she was told' of the
tragic accident to her son.
Earlier . in the morning the
question arose of whether or
not Odell should attend school
yesterday, he is said to liave told
his mother that he wanted to go
every day, to finish school and
get to be a good ball player.
Funeral services will be held
Friday afternoon, two o’clock,
at Shady Grove church west of
Wilkesboro.
GETS SIX DOLLARS
Hurt In Winner
Of Award Here
Throng Attends “Apprecia
tion Day” Celebration Ow
Wednesday Afternoon
ronrlland Hurt, an employe of
the Carter-Hnbbard Publishing
company, received the "Appreci
ation Day’’ award Wednesday af
ternoon at the celebration held at
the city hall in the presence of
the largest crowd yet to assemble
for the weekly event.
His award was $6, which repre
sented five per cent of the $120
■ treasure chest. His was the first
I and only name selected for the
appointment of goodwill ambas-
^dor and the cash award. Had
he noi been present other names
selected until
I would have been dc.
fense board emphasizes that found who was present.
America needs all the scrap iron ■ •■Appreciation Day’’ celebrations
-nd steel it is possible to get. he' Wednesday after
noon, four o’clock.
declared. Steel, he said, not only
is needed for production of muni
WANT DAIRY PLANT
Wilkesboro Site
May Be Selected
For Dairy Plant
H. A. Cranor Property Near
His Home Being Survey
ed; Wells Are Tested
Both banks here will be
closed on Tuesday, No
vember 11. which will be
Armistice Day and will be
generally observed as a
holiday throughout the
country. • *
At th.e request of Dick Reynolds, Winston-Sa
lem's mayor, mayors of North Wilkesboro and
Wilkesboro have appointed local sponsors for the
football game between N. C. Sta^ college and
V. P. I. at* Bowman Gray stadium in Winston-Sa
lem Saturday afternoon, 2:30. Mayor R. T. Me-
Niel, of fi'is city, apDoin*^ Miss Billie ,.Bam^
left, who will have Paul Haigwood as mort’ On
the right is Miss ^Itba ErtAson. of im«b^
named by Mayor H. A. Cranor. Her ^rt tm
be R. J. Michael, of ’Wllkesbora The lo^swn
8ors, with those a»«b Yw
other northwestern
take oart in the parade before the gaane and we
Invited^to a reception at the home of Mayor Dick
i and bf a dance. , ^ .
tions, but also for making farm | •yy^T.p DAIRY PLANT
machinery. ■*”“ *
In a letter to the North Caro
lina USDA Defense Board, Secre
tary Wickard said; “T1ie Office
of Prdouction Mana.gement has
been putting on a drive to in
crease the flow of scrap metal
from the cities. They have re
quested the aid of the Depart
ment of Agriculture in increasing
the flow of scrap from farms. I
sm therefore requesting that
every defense board put on a
drive to get farmers to market
their scrap iron and steel. The
financial returns cannot be ex-
nected to be very large, but the
results will be important to farm- , .
era and to our whole defense „
fort.’’
Carl A. Lowe and Sons, local
scrap Iron buyers, will buy un
limited quantities here, members
of the firm said today.
Farmers are being asked to
market their wrap Iron at cur-
I (Continued on page 5)
Engineers are making a survey
of a proposed site for a plant to
be erected in Wilkesboro for Co
ble Dairy Products company, of
xiuekvu.
Some property owned by H.A.
Cranor, mayor of Wtlkwboro,
and located near his home. Is h^
Ing considered as a possible b1*»
and preliminary aurveys are un
der way to dekermine whethei;
or not It would he practical fo*
I (Continued on page B)