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* Eve!^, Dec. 19th
North Wilkesboro Store* Are
Reiuly To Cere For Record
Volume Holiday Trade
J
m© majority ol the stores io
North Wilkesboro will begin on
Friday, December 19. remaining
open un-11 nine p. m. for conyeni-
ence of Christmas shoppers.
The stores will continue to be
open nights until nine a’clock
through Christmas eve. Decern-
tier 24.
This decision was made by tne
merchants in order to bet'er ac
commodate the holiday shoppers
»ho are doing business in Narth
Wtlkeeboro in ever - increasing
-numbers.
The volume of holiday trade is
expected to set a new record this
year..
Nor'h Wilkesboro stores are
prepared for increased holiday
business with large stocks of ev
ery variety of merchandise in
wide selections.
Trade expension has resulted
in growth of local stores to the
point where they are able to car
ry large and varied stocks, mak
ing it unnecessary for the most
discriminating shopper to go
elsewhere for holiday shopping.
W^k~e9bf>ri
VOL. XXXIV, No. 76
Published Mondays and Thursd|
lOBTH WILKESBORO. N. MONDAY, DEC. 16th, 1941 $liiO In the State — S2.€!6:d^ BUte
Sea, Air, Land /yces Battle For
AT CRAIG FIELD—
[^''^chard Johnston
Receives Wings
Local Man Commissioned As
Second lieutenant In U.
S. Army Air Corps
A mebmer of the f.;-st war-time
class of Aviation Cadets to grad
uate from the Advance Flying
School, Craig Field, Selma, -\Ia.,
Richard Bl.aino Johnston, son
of Mr. and Mrs. A. J5. Johns'on.
of 716 B street, Thursday re
ceived his “Wings” and romims-
sion as Second Lieutenant in the
Untied States Army Air Corps
The graduation exercises at
which Lieutenant Johnston for
mally became a commissioned
pilot were direct, serious and to
the ixjint. Lieutenant Colonel
Julian B, Haddon, Commandant
of Craig Field addressed the
class, saying that he had no fears
about sending them out on their
tours of duty, tor this class had
achieved better gunnery scores,
had a lower crash record and dur
ing 'heir final ten weeks of train
ing had conduct and flying dis
cipline superior to those of any
previous class.
To the parents and friends
who gathered for the ceremonies
in the Post Theatre at Craig
Field pursui* school unit of the
f Southeast Air Corps Training
^Center. Colonel Haddon offered a
reassuring note, that the new
lieutenants had been prepared tor
thir 'duties in he best and most
efficient manner. During their
thirty weeks of intensive condi-
Moning." their training had made
them skilled for every demand
tha- may tax their flying al il-
.y,” the colonel said. “We’ve not
otily prepartul them but we ye
.Jiardened them ,o that they U
be able to face and conquer the
hardships ’hey ma^ meet.” he
continued.
In olosin;^, Colont'-l Haddon
pressed his pride in this cia.’^s and
told them it was now their turn
to be proud—proud to go forth
on a career of serving their coun
try the greatest country in the
world. As one aviator to another
he wished them, one and all,
“Happy Landings.”
IN THIS COUNTY—
Local Defense
Council Asking
ON THURSDAY NIGHT AT DU
PAST PRESIDENTS
5* MEETING-
[E NORTH WILKESBORO KIWANIS CLUB
For Volunteers,
Many Precautions T© Be
Taker and Services Of '
Many Are Needed
' ''' “
Attorney W. H. McElwee,
chairman of the Wilkes County
Civilian Defense Council, said
today that the council plans sev
eral defense measures which will
require the services of many vol-
unters in civilian defense.
The council has received in
struction to have air observation
posts manned at all times and a
four-hour shift is recommended.
Volunteers will be needed for that
work at all the posts which have
been set up in the county.
The council has also been
asked to form a Are squad to re
ceive training in fighting tiro
caused by incendiary bombs.
Air raid wardens mu.?t also be
appointed for North Wilkesiboro
and Wilkesboro.
It is also asked that emergen
cy medical groups.be formed with
special training in first* aid. It is
under.s-tood that the Red Cross
chapter will promo'e that work.
It is asked that emergency
public litilities be provided in
every instance possible and that
precautions be taken with water
.supplies and electrical Hues, to
prevent sabotage.
No Developments
Major Interest h
The Pacific Ocean
But The Russians Make Bif
Claims Of Success In At
tacks Against Nazis
CITY AND COUNTY—
Schools To Close
Friday, Dec. 19th,
for Holiday Period
Two Full Weeks Holiday
Vacation For City and
County Schools
North W’ilkesboro schools and
WTlkes county schools will close
for Christmas holidays on Friday,
December 19, and re open on
Monday, January 5. giving two
full week.^ for the holiday vaca
tion, it was learned today from
Paul S. Cragan, Nor'h 'WMIkesbo-
ro superintendent, and C. B. Fi
ler, superintendent of the county
school sys'ein.
It was also learned that the
.school will deliver vouchers at
ithe end of the week to teachers,
jbus drivers, janitors and other
employees for 'he fourtli monlli.
In this picture are the men who have headed the North
Wilkesboro Kiwanis Club since its organization in 1923.
The photo'w«s made as they attended the naeeting of old
and new board of directors on Thursday night at Hotel
Wilkes. The past presidents form the Advisory Council
of the club, widely recognized as a leader among civic or
ganizations in Northwestern North Carolina. Left to right,
seated, are: Genio Cardwell, P. W. Eshelman, J. C. Reins,
E. G. Finley; standing left to right—J. R. Finley, W. K.
Sturdivant, H. H. Morehouse, J. B. Carter (1941 presi
dent), A. H. Casey (past lieutenant governor of division
three). Dr. F. C. Hubbard, J. B. Williams (president
elect), D. J. Carter, R. G. Finley, W. E. Jones and J. B.
McCoy. At left are shown the three secretaries who have
served the club very efficiently: T. E. Story, secretary
since 1932; Genio Cardwell, club’s second secretary. ; and
J. B. Williams, secretary from 1923 to 1927. (Photo by
Harvel).
With uncounted thousands of
Japanese troops plunged to dea&
on bombed and torpedoed trsna-
ports short of land fronts, the
Japanese Invasion of the Philip,
pines was resolved today Into a
struggle for air supremacy anil
he Malajan campaign into a
war of position in jungle fast
nesses.
Hong Kong, Brl’ish crown col
ony on the south China coast and
No. 2 naval base in the Far East,
appeared to be the point of tha
greatest pressure of Japan's
gj^ater East Asia offensive.
The British acknowledged a
withdrawal from Kowloon, a
city of the colony, which permit-
ed the Japanese to advance ta
within rifle shot of the island oC
Hong Kong,, Just off the Ko-w-
loon peninsula.
Unless this was the forerna-
ner of complete abandonment off
Hong Kong it represented a s'rat-
egy of permiting the Japanese ta
plunge into the extremity of Kow-
loon peninsula in the hope that
the free Chinese armies opersW
ing at their rear would cut tbei*
off.
Tx>ndon’s announcement said
that the withdrawal was “pr»>-
gressing according to plan.’’
The afternoon communiqqua
from Manila Indicating that the
Japanese were checked in tha
land operations at three points
on the main island of Luzon, said
that “enemy activities thrpugh-
the day were confined entirely ta
'he air.”
At Manila Japanese bombs fell
again at midday on the Nichols
Field area.
PAPER IS SCARCE—
Kiwanians Ready For
Another Yearns Service
AMKRir.ANS n.AMAGE
.lAPANKSK SHIPS
Manila.—United States army
hombers, resisting Japanese at
tempts to reinforce ’roops landed
■it Legaspi, on the ,southe,aster»
■ip of Luzon island 250 miles
from Manila, heavily damaged
fwo Japanese transports yes'er-
day, U. S. Army headquarters
reportf‘d today.
Annotincfmont of the new
Atneriran successes followed by
hy 24 hours an official hulteffs
leclaring that during the fir**
week of the war army bombers
sank four Japaii|.se transport*
■!ui liadly damaged three more
off northern I.tizon, where the
tnvaders effected landings at sev-
(Coniinued On Page Four)
Collect. Paper
Every Day Now
ON SATURDAY NIGHT-
IN N. WILKESBORO—
Sale Of Defense
Bonds Skyrocket
Waste paper will be collected
from business houses here daily,
it was learned today from Paul
rashion. secretary of 'he North
Wilkesboro Lioas cluh. which is
collecting and selling waste paper
to raise funds to help underpi' vi-
leged children.
All business houses are a-sked 1
to cooperate and save every piece
of scrap paper for the collectors
daily. Homes are also asked to
,,=ave all kinds of scrap paper .and
thave it on the porch each Tues
day afternoon for the weekly
canvass of homes.
John Wesley Miles
Dies of Stab Wound
Committees
Are Appointed
For Next Year
Award Winner
MISSING
Sale of defense J'onds and
stamps at the North Wilkesboro
post office .’bowed a big increase
last week following the a’tack
on the United States possessiou.s
and forces by Japanese, it was
learned today.
■yviille no exact figures were
given out. It was learned ’hat
Increase above normal sales of
defense bonds and stamps was
great and Is expected to increase
further.
Bon'd,s are offered in denomin
ations from $25 up and stamps
which may be accumulated and
exchanged for bonds can be pur
chased 'With pocket change.
people of North Wilkesboro
and rural communities in Wilkes
are responding well to the ap
peal to buy bond.*, postofflc© au
thor!'les said.
One man walked to the bond
sale window at the post office
la'‘t week and said he wanted to
buy a hundred dollars worth of
machine gun bullets to shoot
laps.
FLUOROSCOPE FUND—
Watch It Grow!
Junior Chamber of Commerce
repor ed today that $91 had been
raised in the bond sale in connec
tion with sale of Christmas seals
to raise funds for the purpose of
fluoroscopic and X-ray equip
ment ,for the county tubercular
hospi’al.
The following today had bought
seal bonds in the amounts shown:
Jenkins Hardware $5; Meadows
S ills company $10; Oak Furni
ture company $10; Wilkesboro
Manufacturing company $5;
Rose’s $2; Forest Furniture com
pany. $10; Kev City Furniture
company $5; Wilkes Drug s'ore
$1; Recreation Center $2; Caro
lina Mirror Corporation $10;
Idneherry Foundry $5; Goodwill
Store $10; Southern Bargain
store $1; Wilkes Auto Sales and
W. 0. Abeher and F. D. Forester .
$10. I
Carl WUlayd Pierce, mach
inist-pilot in the navy air force,
is reported missing. Ho and
his plane failed to report from
a flight, presvunahly from Nor-
ftflk, Va., over tlie Atlantic. Ho
is a son of Mrs Bertha Piurre
and the late Ransom Idorcc, of
near this city.
Daniel Webster died at Marsh
field October 24, 18S2.
Monroe Shumate!
Is Held For Trial
On Death Charge
Club Widely Recognized As
One of Most Active and
Influential Groups
Miles And Shumate H^ad
Trouble Saturday Night
Before Fatal Meeting
John Wesley Miles, age 24,
was killed late Saturday nigh'
when he was stabbed in the back
by Monroe Shumate, age 53, at
Reynolds store at Dockery, 12
miles northeast of this city.
Coroner I. M. Myers investiga
ted the affair and after 'alking
with a number of witnesses .=et
the hearing for ten o’clock today
in Wilkesboro, where the grand
jury was in session in the Decem
ber ‘erm of court.
In court today a charge of
manslangh'er was lodged against
Shumate by the grand jni-y.
Aecording to reports received
ty the coroner. Miles, who lived
In the Mulberry community and
had been employed at a fac’ory
here, went in his car to the home
of Shumate on Hays, route one.
The coroner was toid that Milos
ran his car Into Shumate's 'non.se,
backed it away and cnntin'ied
;he same procedure until Sh’J-
(Continued on Page Five)
Thir’een past presidents. Pres
ident J. B. Carter, President
elect Bid J. Williams and mem
bers of the old and newly elected
hoards of directors of the Norte
Wilkesboro Kiwanis club met on
Thursday evening at Ho'c’
Wilkes.
It was an in.’ntring occssior
as these men who have figured
prominently in the progress of
North Wilkesboro and Wilke."'-
county gathered for the annual
meeting which winds up the bus
iness for one year and lays plan.?
for ’he next.
Only five of the past presidents
of the club were absent from the
meeting. Of the 18 past presi
dents who led the club for a year
each since I’s organization in
1923, three have died. The de
cea’efi past presidents are Char
lie Smoot, the club’s first pre»i
dent; Joe Clements, who served
through 1927. and Arthur ^ A.
Fin'ey, president during 193^7.
The o'her past presidents and
the year In which each led the
club are:Henry Reynolds, 1924;
Genio Cardwell. 1925; P. Ward
E’helman. 1926; >1. C. Reins.
1928; E. G. Finley. 1929; Horace
RLk. 1930; J. R. Finley, 1931;
H. H. Morehoupe, 1932; Dr. F.
C. Hu-hhlard. 1933; R. G. Fin
ley, 1934; J- B- McOoy, 1936;
(Continued on Page Five)
i..
M'ss Mary Gage IJarlK-r,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.
W. Barber, of Wilkesboro, has
been selected (he outstanding
.student in the senior das- and
receives the D.A.R. medal for
that honor. Miss Barber, who
Las an outstanding high school
record, was chosen by her clas.s
and hy the faculty. She wUl
represent the schoed In state
competition. The award Is
boaedl- on loyalty, scholarslUp.
patriotlsni, popularity and
c’tizenship qualities in and out
of schooL
The sale of whole milk has
brought an Income of $40,120.10
to Mitchell county farmers during
’he past year, reports F. L
Woodard, farm agent of the N.
C. College Blxtnsion Service.
PROMOTES SCOUTING—
Cubbififf Course
Completed Here
Twenty-One Parents Make
Prospective Cubs Eligi
ble By Attendance
The final cour.’c in cubbing
’vas given at the Prewby erlan
Sunday School building Satur
day night. December 13th. The
'allowing received certificates
bowing tha’ they had attended
■’ll four of the meetings; Ivey
Moore, Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Gibbs.
Tr., Mrs. J. B. Carter, Mrs. Jack
Swofford. Mrs. A. M. Hadley,
Mr.s. Jeff Craven, Mrs. Marvin
McNeil, Mrs. J. D. Gettys, T. B.
Story, L. M. Nelson. The foHow-
'ng attended three of the four
mee'ings, making their prospeo-
Mve Cubs eligible: Judge J. A.
Rousseau, J. G. Forester, Mrs.
W. F. Gaddy, Mrs. R. T. McNeil.
Mrs. W. J. Bason, Miss Lula H.
Brame, Mrs. Andy Shook, Mrs. A.
C. Waggoner, Mrs. Ray Hayes,
"Vlr. Gordon Finley.
Following the training conrs*
a business session wae* held and
the officers of the Pack wei*
■■lected. Ivey Moore was eleetsd
Pack Committee chairman, otb-
"irB on ihe committee are Gordon
"Inley, T. E. Sitory and A. M.
Church. R. S. Gibbs, Jr., was
elected Cubmaater and the fol
lowing Den Mothers: Mrs. R. T.
McNeil, Mrs. J. B. Carter, Mrs.
Robert Gibbs.
It is hoped tkat final organise-,
tion plans "will be comple’ed bn-
fore Christmas so that projeets
may he started with the New
Year.
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