THB 70UBNA1^A1 ^T^'^OEtg jMba«rlne Of Asiatic ] Sfcia ^aenj^irruispoHt Three Cargo Vessels (■' ^MhingtoD, Jsn. 8,—r-The nary "^anaosBced Ute today that addi tional reeorts from Wake Island brought the total of Japanese warahlai lost there to Beren. The tofal represented an In crease of two, a destroyer and a CUBboat, oTer the originally re ported cruiser, submarine and three .destroyers. At the same time the depart ment reported the comj)]anding officer of- a submarine of the Asiatic fleet in the Far East ' theatre had reported the sinking of an enemy transport. In addi tion the submarine succeeded in sinking three enemy cargo ves sels, each estimated to be of 10,- 000 tons displacement. The reports to marine corps headquarters covering the Wake Island action were sent form Wake island by a patrol plane. One written on December 20 was from Major Paul A. Putnam, commanding the tiny aviation for- cee on Wake before it fell to ov erwhelming Japanese forces. Day by Day Account The second report was a day- by-day account of marine aviation participation in the battle of Wake chronicled up to December 20 by Major W. Bayler. The is land fell two days later after a gallant defense by fewer than 400 marines, led by Major James Devereux. While there was no announce ment covering the fate of all these men, the navy said that of the original aviation force of 12 officers and 4 9 enlisted men, 17 9 enlisted men and eight officers were still on duty by December 20. Of these, four enli.sted men and two officers were wounded, but still on duty. The navy communique also an nounced that President Roosevelt had cited the defense of Wake island as one which, fought “against an overwhelming supe riority of enemy air. sea a^d land attacks from December rf to 22. 1941, has been noted with admi ration by their fellow countrymen and the civilized world, and will not be forgo'ten so long as gal lantry and heroism are respected and honored." the communique. ■ Ao. 28 the navy, and based on reports received up to noon (E.S.T.) today: "Far East: The commanding officer of a United States subma rine of the .Asiatic fleet has re ported the sinking of an enemy transport. In addition, fhi.; ve.s-' sel succeeded in sinking three en emy cargo vessels, each estimated to be of 10,000 tons displace ment. "Central Pacific: The defense of Wake island by United U ates marines has been cited by the President of the United States as follows: White House Washington, January 5. 1942. “Ci'ation by the President of the United States of the. Wake detachment of the First defense battalion, U. S. marine corps, un der the command of ’James P. Djvereux. United Sta'els marine, and Marine Fighting Squadron 211 of Marine Aircraft' firoup 21. under command of Paul Putnhm. U. S. Marines. “The courageous conduct of the officers and the men of 't^es'e nnit* who defended Wake islan(| against an overwhelnjilng spper-’ lorlty of enemy air. siea. and lapd attacks from December 8 to. 22. 1941, has been noted with adn^i> ration by their fellow country men and the civilized'world, and will not be forgo' teii so long as gal^ntry and heroism are re spected and honored. These units are commended for their devo tion to duty and splendid con duct at their ba'tle stations un der most adverse conditions. With limited defensive " means' against attacks in great fotce, they'manned their shore ingfalla- tions and flew their aircraft so well that five enemy war-hips were either sunk or severely dam aged. many hostile planes shot down, and unknown number of land troops destroyed,/ (Note: The Presiden'’s ' refer ence to five enemy warsh^s was written before later information brought the total to seven, i ~ “Wake: An increase of 'wo __ Japaneje warships — a destroyer and a gunboat—over the origina- ly reported cruiser, sub’marine, and three destroyers, the Japs Io0t in the attack on Wake Island , was Indlca'ed In reports,, to ma rine corps headquarters, received froh the Pacific area. “These reports were sent from Wake island by a ptartrpl plane. One written on Decembe;- 20 1s from Major Paul A. Putnam. '' commanding aviation on .Wake The other is a day-by-day ^i^oupt f. ""of marine aria'loh’s partlclpa- tioa la the battle of Wake island - u to December 20, by Major - W. Bayler. ■ reoorfT batQe> elthoash not 'an refioct. ja JlajmK Bayler’* aeooiut' «f what marine ayiatloa and Mh |br - Deverenz's men did. “Major Baylers report has bpt little ^ference to the marines on the isle'beside the aviation grohp but olne brief note—’Japs closed into 4,70 ysrds before five and three-inch guns opened at point blank range’—Indicates a cool courage on the part of Devereux’s men, that ranks with the classic ‘whites of their eyes’ line of their eyes’ line of Bunker Hill, In the opinion of ranking officers at marine corps headquarters “Added to the two Japanese destroyeiB which were lost in the final phase of the battle of De cember 22, the new information received brings Japanese losses in taking the Island of Wake up to a tofal of seven warships one cruiser, four destroyers, one sub marine and one gunboat “Major Bayler was on tempor ary duty In Wake In connection wi‘h the establishment of a base of operations for the marine corp aviation 'jnit. This unit, com- po.3ed of 12 planes, and 49 ground personnel, arrived shortly before the outbreak of hostili ties.’’ ■ SOCIETY- Miss Kreger Is Bride of Dr. Irwin Elkin, Jan. 10. — Miss Nellie Ruth Kreger of Kingsport. Tenn.. and Dr. Dwayne Alton Irwin of Elkin were married in a cere mony solemnized Thursday in the Methodist church parsonage In Sparta with Rev. C. A. Allison, pastor of the church, officiating. The bride wore a suit of aqua wool with touches of fur and brown accessories. Miss Irwin was graduated from Virginia-Intermont college a* Bristol, majoring in music. After graduation she taught piano in Sparta high school. For some lime she has held a position in the offices of the Blue Ridge nla-'-s corporation of Kingsport. Tennessee. The bridegroom is a son of Deputy United States Marshal Walter M. Irwin and Mrs. Irwin, of Wilkesboro and formerly of Spar'a. He was graduated with high honors from the school of Phfarmacv of the University of North Carolina in 1941. Since "1-aduation he has been with Elk Pharmacy here as manager and head of the prescription depart ment. »I%ukTo F«m|; Mexico City. — Ex-Klng Carol 2nd, of Rumania, announced hte plans (or establishment of a Ru. manian government In exile, which he would.head, to fight to free his ’country of Nazi domina tion. ■ Carol said his son. King Mich ael 1st, who ascended, to^ the throne on Carol’s abdication nearly a year and a half ago, is a prisoner of the Nazis and unable to exercise hie royal prerogatives Carol made his announcement to^ n'^spapermen in his villa in the suburb of Cyoacan, where be and' bis companion,"“ Magda Lu- pescu, have been living as refu gees for the past several months. ' t Will Comg^ V. 8. Carol said he'would go to the U. S. soon to establish contact with an organization called "Free Rumania" and proceed to set up a government in exile, of which he would be the regent. The ex-monarch Indicated that the headquarters of the Free Ru mania” group would be some where in the United States or Canada but he would not name a specific place and said he could not reveal the exact date of his departure for the United States. It was understood that Madam Lupescu would not accompany Carol on his journey. WELL KNOWN Si& Can^dfifI ^VicePreskfent* Former Head Local Si^otda Now At FayettviliePlac-, ed In Nominatiem Fayotte'vllle. -Horace^ j. Sisk, superintradentV of the, Fayet'e- vllle city .schWl^ ye*terday ‘ was placed in nbmidiatC^; m vice president of thq^^^w^ Carolina Edttoitfpn AseoctatlM by' the Faye^yltte chan'er’ ct the. hstib- eia#iini»^Ir- ■Slik XV Intehdhht'' of the ■’■'f^et'leylHc schools for ten years.- ■ ' He hM. an'^A.^B. degree . from the University,>North Carolina (1913) and an M. A. degree frbm Columbia 'University (1925). He was awarded a superintendent's diploma hfy Teachers’* CoRege in 1925. . After three >years of Teaching' in the rural schools. Mr. Sisk taught English tor two years In the High Point schools. From 1915 to 1922 he was superinten dent of the Lenoir City schools, from 1922 to 1931 superinten dent of the North "Wilkesboro boro schools and from 1931 has been superintendent of the Fay etteville city schools. During his 26 years as a city superintendent Mr. Sisk has N. C. come Id ^ regarded m one ot tbe leaddre ftt the tweUag pro-" ’HNdfilk in North Carolina. teen « men)I>% N.lB-A, ^j^9lS and bee never mlesed iBdlHt meetiaf . He ie e ■0t9n6r^ ot the 'jiaitt, pneddent of the city . , ' tatementa*’'' eeeoointiph^'.'la dent' of. thi departmeat of sajplt^j Intendesce, is a peat preaideoi of the iiorthweetern and, tJ|>o 'south- eu^rti distEMt^^i peat president of the'Afftllkte^SdttcO Ohibs and the Cnmberhnd'f County Educo club, a llfe 'iiirat^f of the N.C. E. A., a member of the American Aasocietlon of ^hoed'/- Adminls- tratora'and is atate director of Teachera' College (Colmnbia U.) alamni. ': Mr. 8^ hae t>een fe'ry active in clviOfdnd ifrsternall^clea, is a past pj^idrat of the'Kiwanis oinb,'a/th^ber' of the Chamber ^ Commerce, has been'‘oflicially ^nne(:^ with the Boy ScouL shuce W.14 and la training chair man of the Cape Fear Area to day, la peat high priest of the Royal Acgh Masons and has been a ‘Sunday School superintendent for 177 years. GOOD Some •’•of these while going through the gloomy years of ihc depression solemnly took oath with themselves that if ever they had a chance to make money again they would have some of it with an eye to the future and not commit the spending blunders of the lush 1920- 29 period. Well, here’s their chance. Nobody knows when such another opportunity will come. People are luckv to have a second chance. r. - ' , V — ■ ' ■ Washington. — ^■^AutomobllO defers ’ were '^tdld PVldhy /the government ifUl •' help comnen- aate their financial losses from the ban on new car sales, but' that their industry faces tronbled times as result of t^e President’s- gigantic war production program The combined aaaurante and warning was voiced by Price Ad ministrator Leon' Henderson at a meeting with- the Senate com mittee investigating the •• plight of email business/ and officials of the National Automobile Deal ers Association.- . The group rep resents 44,000 dealers and 500,- 000 employees. ^ Some Porni of Aid Henderson told the dealers they will receive some form of government aid to meet storage costs and to make normal profits On new car stocks “frozen” on salesroom floors by the ban on sales. But, he said, 'he auto indus try will be so biwy striving to meet the goal of 40.000 air planes and 60.000 tanks this year that it will be unable 'o produce cars for civilian purposes Larger Problems “The larger problems facing the automobile dealers,’’ the price jOtH 4Mi ic uBd«r^ ghvranment . 'r«ffa6dioBiT''jSi *ag^ eomUtr ‘ V‘atethoda’.^r (urnlchlnf ,r«lto('ftr (he dealen. * . Heniiaikon teamed after' . Clare CafeiH,' pnaldegl . of thej - dealers aMoeiation, taid poo dealers and. their haIfV.fi- Uon employee a're being swep^ vlrt'aally wlthoot notice .or co slderatlon, into' bankruptcy.'’ ;j Saturday Evening Post _ , .To Cany 'Article Next Week on Bob Donghtmi The January 17th fcsne of ’The Sa'nrday Evening Post, • which goes on sale next Tuesday,' will carry a fine article on Congrews- man R. L. Donghton, this paper learned yesteday. It is understood that the ar'i- cle is a splendid tribute to 'he veteran Congreeeman and that it contains a good deal of local color and many local incidents. CARD OP THANKS We wish to express our most heartfelt thanks to our many friends and neighbors for the kindness and sympathy shown us during the sickness and death of our beloved father, also to the many friends who brought the beautiful flowers, we wish to say thank you. May God and his goodness l>e with you all. Mrs. W. M. MASTIN' AND CHILDREJN. Workers Needed Miss Ruth Garris Weds Frank T. Cranor, .Tr. The marriage of Mias Ruth Garris, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Garris, of I.,akeland. Fla., formerly of North Wilkesboro, anti Frank Taylor Cranor. Jr., of Ralei.gh. son of Mr. iiiul Mrs. Frank Taylor Cranor. of Nor h Wilkesboro. was aolemnizort Fri day, January 9. at 2 p. m.. in Greensboro. Dr. J Clyde rtirner, pastor of First Baptist cliurch. officiated at his home on M'est Market street. Sunset Hills. The bride is a niece of Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Helms, of 1406 West Mar ket street. After a short trip Mr. and Mrs. Cranor will he i.t home in Raleigh, where 'he bridegroom is in the state auditing depart ment. Two Russian Units Join At Sevastopol London. — A new Rus.s*an drive; remarkable for both power and Bpeed^ is threatening disaster i^o. a-great axis army. Including the pick of the I’alian and Ruma nian armies, which for months has vainly beseiged Sevastopol in the Crimea, dispatches Indi Cated today. Red army tanks and cavalry units which had driven westward' from the Kerch Peninsula at a speed which astonished military experts, had now been joined, both Berlin and other dispatches made plain, by a formidable Red array force which ’landed on the west Crimean coast only 40 miles north of S'evai'topol. Fn>"her, the intrepid, garrison of Sevastopol, which had fought back against great odds for months while it was on the defen sive. had struck out from that for ress along the Sevastopol- Mariupol railroad in the direc tion of Bakhchiasalai afid Simfer opol. in a frontal attack Rldln’ trail hack to the old wild West with Old Scosit Mur phy. The first, of a thrillliig new ‘eries of true-ri|>-roaring taJe«, In full color, are told from mem ory of a blazing era of efold hun ters, “Tough Joe" .Slade and the PoPny EbciHVWH. In the Amwrican Weekly with Washington’s Sun day Times-Herald now on sale. Medium—Tha‘ was the spirit of your uncle which turned the table over and made it do such queer stunts. Hayton—I believe you. H-s al ways did have very bad ta.ble manners. - This column will carry a list of local, intrastate, and interstate openings. For further information concerning these openings, apply to your local office of the United States Employment Service be tween the hours of 8:30 A. M. and 12:30 P. M., located over the Duke Power Company. Maids, Tenant Farmers, Farm Hands, Ordnance Engineers, Mech anical Engineers, Electrical Elngin- eers, Radio and Aeronautical En gineers, Engineering Draftsmen, Naval Architects, Shipyard Inspec tors, Ship Electricians, Marine Pipefitters, Share Croppers, Elec tric Welder, Institution Managers, .Male General Office Clerks, Watchmen, Instrument Man, Clam Shell or Drag Line Shovel and Crane Operators, Estimating Civil Engineers, Mechanical Draftsmen, Assemblymen. ^ Helpers, Trainees—wood work ing machine, metal working ma chine, lathe, punch machine, drill Dresses, stamping presses, boring mill, arc welding, blacksniithing, sheet metal, foundry and pipe fit ting. ROYAL BLUE Answers To Questions On Tire Rationing Regulations Compiled by Office of Price Administration and Issued by OP A in a formal press release on January 7, 1942 Are seconds of new tires tubes ‘‘new’’ tires or tubes? .A. Yes. Joe Lewis To Don Khaki Wednesday or O. Does the exception in section [Q. Are trucks used for retail de- 404 (e) (9) relating to deliveries | liveries of heavy goods, e. g. furni- to ultimate consumer prohibit thejture, eligible vehicles? delivery of coal to an ultimate con- A. No. sumer ? A. No. Q. Are trucks used to repair tele graph lines eligible vehicles? A. Yes. Q. Are passenger cars u.sed to re pair telegraph lines eligible vehi- icles? A. No. Q. Are airplane tires subject to the provisions of the Rationing Or der? A. No. Q Are bicycle tires within the scope of the Rationing ‘Regula tions? A. No. Q. Can an interstate common car rier which has delivered to and de posited with vario'is tire service s'®tions along its route a supply ofi its own tires bearing its own brand to be used to service its own trucks under a service contrart q_ ^re cars used to render com- ^ certificate it the vehicle is an with the local agency obtain such | service to telegraph offices eligible vehicle and the Board has tires from the local station? | eligible vehicles? I tires available for it within A. This depends upon whether the 4 release of tires amounts to a de-| livery or transfer within the con-iQ_ Arc cars used to deliver tele- templation of the Order. Opinion I grams in rural areas eligible vehi- rcserved for written submission of j dps? facts. A. No. Q. When will a company using ti ucks to transport coal be able to' get tires? A. Any time after January 6 it may apply to the Local Board in its area and the Board will grant a certificate if the vehicle is an Q. May new innertubes be obtained for a school bus prior to the func tioning of the rationing system un der Local Boards to commence January 5, 1942? A. No. Q. Are trucks used by a retail grocer to obtain supplies from wholesalers entitled to tires? A. Yes, provided they are not used also for retail deliveries or other non-]ualified uses. t’i I tires available for . ouota. Q Can tires in possession of sel-|Q. Are passenger cars used by ler on which full payment has been traveling purchasers of scrap iron federal offense —Navy Gets Check entitled to tires? A. No. New York. Jan. 10.—Less than 24 hours after doing a pre'ty fair fighting job for the Navy, Joe Louis completed arrangements today to join Uncle Sam's army next Wednesday and do his bat- 'ling in khaki from here on. The Brown Bomber, Twho reached a peak in his blasting^ career for the second time last Q- (1. Are wholesale grocers’ trucks, used to make deliveries to retail- eligible vehicles ? . JC"! w 1' — ^ - ' made be delivered to the purchas- Bomber To Fight Next In ^4 ' March For Army Fund 1 ^ ... „„„ JQ. Can tires on which a down pay- ment has been made but which arejeis, eng still in the possession of the seller -‘'* be delivered to the purchaser? passenger cars used by A. No. N wholesale grocers to make deliver- ' , , . I ies or to solicit sales eligible vehi- Q. Can tires now owned and m|eies? possession of a fleet operator be 4^ transferr^ from one of his fleet garage to another? From truck to,Q. Are wholesale grocers’ trucks truck? A. Yes. Can tire dealers exchange career lor tne soconu imic iiww j T In Rn'ddv iijuw in 2 white wall tunes owned by them for hight in ^ " «-blacfc.«aUtii«s owG»ed by automo- minutes amd 56 seconds,-will be. given'ftis’^flnaliihyBlcalexamlnarj^ tlon Monday, Will be inducted In-1' ' to the service Wednesday bi'q Have the local boards any dis- Camp Upton, Long Islamly and cretion in extending the list of probably will make his next fist* j eligible classes? tossing start In late March for A. iNo. an Army fund. *Q. ■ To whom must one apply for This one will be against one modification in the list? Q, Can an employee of a mining or manufacturirig company who I uses his car to travel to and from its j bis plant or between plants of the company secure a certificate for I tires? Q. Can Local Tire Rationing 4, No. Boards charge a fee for the issu ance of a tire certificate? A. No. Exaction of a fee under'Q. Can a person using a passer- color of authority in violation of I ger car for a supervisory work or ^ regulations would be illegal and al.n defense project get a certified ^ ■ ■* I from the Local Tire Rationing I Board ? ' Q. A tire dealer has sold a tire 4 fjo. jf the car has been used and has guaranteed to replace it f„r the nast six months to the ex- with a new tire 11 toe original tire tent of 75 per cent or more on ar- proved defective. Can the tire navy work, there is a pos- owncr exchange a tire which | gibility that he may be able to get proves defective for a new tire ? j g priority rating which will entitle A- No. New tires can be deliver- bjn, to purchase tires without :i ed only to persons who hold certi- certificate. To obtain such a pref- —' erence rating, he s.hould apply to the officer with whom he dealt in making his contracts, for instriic- tions on the method of getting ficates. If the person is entitled to an adjustment on the guarantee, he snouid seek a monetary settle ment from tne person from wnom he purchased the tire. Q. Does the list of eligible vehi cles set forth t.he order of prefer- used for sales and for solicitation of sales and for deliveries eligible vehicles? , ‘ , ... . , ence in which the classes of eligi- A. Otilv when the deliveries and i vehicles are to be granted tire solicitations coincide. Trucks can- 9 not 1^ us^ as salesmen’s vehicles.' . . I A. No. TTie eligible vehicle list 1. Are trucks used by newspapers 1 is not a priority list and d^s not to make deliveries of newsnaners | torth the order of ® in wholesale lots to news dealers which applications- are to be 1 UIB oue will uc asaiuov uiic inv/uii.v— j of a list of prospective opponents Leon .^®|'^®”°’*’ Promoter Mike Jacobs has drawn gne^® Administration, -Washington, eligible vehicles ? A. Yes. Q- Age trucks used for the deliv ery of single papers to homes in rural areas eligible vehicles? A. No. Q. Does the OPA set quotas limit- L J J V D.-V c;- V/. ing the number of tires which each up. headed by Bob Pastor, who- I draler may sell’ fought Joe twice and who was Q. Is a hearse an eligible vehicle? quotas apply to sa’es rated by boxing wri’ers as the A. No. In emergencies amhulan-,, jeaierg. *op fistic comeback for 1941. Iflces, which are on the eligible list, Local boards cannot The Navy women nurses are not allowed in combat zones but are replaced by male nurses trained by them. Pastor can whip Lem Franklin in Cleveland late this month, he prohably will get the shot. Other wise i* may -be Ous Lesnevich, the rugged light-heavyweight champion, if he tops Lou Nova February 6; southpaw Melio Bet- tina, cx-175-Ib hoes, or Ample Abe Simon, who went 13 rounds with Joe a year ago. Joe turneo up at Army draf board headquarters to straighten out all the advance details that will make him Priva'e Joe Louis Barrow even before he stopped at Jacous' office to settle up for last night’s fight. Not that he had anything to collect out of the gross gate of $189,700.66 con tributed by the 18,870 fans who eaw him become the vicious exe cutioner and blasting executioner for the second time since be came down the pike. He was once more the fierce halier of the second Max. SchmolIIng fight, and the oldest inhabitant of Cauliflower Alley couldn’t remember when any fighter hit such heights twice n his career. tesdiog the aos. get you mO' less money. Try it jmay be used as heaiifes. Q. Is a truck used to deliver coal to both the manufa^rers and pri vate consumers entitled to tires? A. Yes. issue tire certificates for new tires or tubes in excess of the quotas as signed to them. Dealers may sell as many tires or tubes as are re quested by purchasers who hold I tire certificates. granted. Q. Is a laboratory technic’sn who !ses his own car to travel to homes of invalids for purposes of making blood tests entitled to tires? jx. ISO. If the technician -were a licensed physician using his car principally fob profeMional ser vices he would be entitled to tires under the local quota. Q. How may new tires needed for a police department be obtained ? preference ratings. Q. Is a truck used by a cannery to transport canned salmon to whole sale distributors an eligible vehi cle?' A. Yes. 7. Are trucks used to transport laundry from central dry cleaning '’st’lMishmPDtS /'c lAiinfjrv lishments to retail stores eligible ’’chie'es? A. Yes. Q. Where qualified trucks are us ed over extensive areas, to which board should owner apply for tires ? ; A. To the Local Board in the state ' and county where the trucks arc registered. In cases of necessity the regulations provide for obtain- ^ ... • Lite ICgULairIVUB piUViUC JLUI VUWUll A. 'Tires for police cars are ob- ing tires from a board other thai^ tainable after Jannuary 6, 1942, that having jurisdiction to b- from the Local Boards under the charged against the quota of the local quota. I home boaH. A. les. W. have a stock of automobUe and truck tires and tubes and will be glad to deliver on certificate from your local we nave a Boird. / Independent Oil Company of North Carolina DISTRIBUTORS FOR CORDUROY - MOHAWK - NORWALK Forester's Nu-Way Service DEALERS NORTH WILKESBORO .V.' ..'V NORTH CAROUNA- WE HAVE 100 USED AND FUETREADED AUTOMOBILE AND TRUCK sTII^ AT REASONABLE PRICES. ic'- • -‘•-’--.r. ■; ' .'‘ft : aa—rawWiiWIUi