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VOL. XXXIV, No. 85
NOW ORGANIZED—
Workers Named
to Handle Drive
For Polio Funds
Dr. Chamberlain. County
Chairman, Say# Ball Will
Be Held January 23
Published Mondays and Thursdays ~ NORTH WlLK^ORj^, N. €.. ^TBE^RSDAY, JAN. 15, 1942 - -»i.60 In t^^^ — fg-OO Out of
Wilkes Exceeds Red j PreAytery Has ' ' “
I a 0 . • A . V
Dr. A, C. Chamberlain, Wilkes
'chairman to raise funds to fight.
infantile paralysis, said today he,
Cross Quota $4,000
Most Successful jcrman Baron Jailed
Campaign Carried
Out In The County
cr.,T^“;W.r Relief Ch.™.» Kilb,
zation and that plans are well un- Expresses Appreciation
der way for the drive. Success of Drive
The march of dimes, coin bo.xes,
personal solicitation and other j p Kilby, chairman of the
means will be used in securing do-1 jjg.j cross war relief drive in
nations. He pointed out that much said eoday that an
« ,t —:11 STI .
ziauoiis. UK jjwuivtv* V**—- . w iiAea, aaiu —
of the funds will remain in the L^gunt slightly in excess of the
county for relief of infantile para- j t-Qunty’s quota of $4,000 had been
lysis victims. ' ! raised and that the quota has
Dr. Chamberlain also announced bggn forwarded to the national
today that a President’s Ball will chapter for use in war relief for
be held on the night of January 23 ).jjg armed forces on the war
at the American Legion and Auxi- fronts.
liary clubhouse to raise funds. For gg gaid that he wished to ex-
the band he has secured Paul tend an expression of sincere ap-
Pettycord and his club men, with preciation to all who contnbuted
Reginald Marshall, lyric tenor, tojjj, any amount to the fund and*to
famish music. Tickets will soon the many workers who solicited
be on sale. . ^u.
Chairmen for the various com-
munities were announced as fol-
Meeting At Local
Church Tuesday
Dr. Mauze Delivers Excellent
Sermon; Commissioners
To Assembly Named
Forty.flve laymen and minis
ters were present for the winter
meeting of the Winston-Saiem
Presbytery held Tuesday at the
Nor'h Wilkekboro Presbyterian
■church.
I Rev. Carl Stark, of Lansing,
was moderator of the meeting,
; and Rev. Ralph Buchanan, of
Pine Hall, was elected modera
fODAY AT NOON—
Area Instittfe N.'
C. League
Crippled k HiU^
i tor tor the next meeting, to be
held at Lee Memorial church In
Wlnp^on-Salem In April.
The Presbytery opened at ten
a. m. and the sermon in the
! morning session was delivered by
i Dr. George Mauze, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church In
Winston-Salem. Ladies of the lo
cal church served lunch at noon.
Besaty Queens from four of onr good neighbors to the soath mro
pictured here, gathered round the Liberty Bell in Independence hsU,
PhllsdelphU. They are, left to right: Elene Qnlnonex, of San Salvador;
Icrcedeo Lncy Sanez Dsvills, of Colombia; Florencla Peres Cisneroo
;uba, atid Marie Souza DanUs of BrazU.
Routine business, Including com-
contnbuuons during the campaign. ' mittee reports, was taken up in
The very successful drive was the afternoon. j
muniues weie -■> — carried out soon after a vigorous Ernest de Meyer, reputed Ger- Commissioners appointed to
lows by Dr. Chamberlain, county roij gall campaign when over $1,- nan baron and alien, who was sr- ! represent the Presbytery at the
chairman, and Mrs. Hadley Hayes, gQo was raised througnout the rested in Los Angeles for a traffic ! General Assembly at Montreal in
vice chairman: North Wilkesboro ggunty. violation. Police became snsplclouk may included Rev. J. W. Luke,
-Miss tois Scroggs and Miss j qhe war relief drive was carried jf him when he attempted to change
HaLlDD kUI» OWlUggO «M»VI I i lUJ wai ICIKTA VII I ^
Mary Jo Pearson; Wilkesboro— very efficiently and the total ;rom an army Jacket to a civilian
Mrs. C. T. Doughton and Miss contained many coiitriuuuons inui ;oat. A short wave broadcasting
numerous peopl
Lena Culler; Ferguson—^T. W.
Ferguson; Millers Creek—Prof. R.
V. Day and Miss Hester Tulburt;
Hays—W. J. Templeton and Prof.
Zeb Dickson: Champion—Mrs. Taft
Foster and Prof. P. W. Greer; Mo
ravian Falls—Mrs. Walter Revis;
Roaring River—Miss Zelle Har
ris; Traphill—Miss Verna Mc
Cann; Boomer—Mrs, Tom Greer;
Ror'la=^Mrs. Dean Bentley.
A meeting of the workers was
held la.st night to lay plans for
the campaign.
Mr. Chamberlain also announced
that a dance will be held at Min
IN WILKES COURT-
set was found in hls apartment, as
ivell as data on coast defense.
of Glendale Springs, Rev. O. V.
Caudill, of Elkin, and Mr. Maslln
of Winston-Salem.
SHOW PATRIOTISM—
Damaw Action . Students Here
Judge Clements Sustains Mo- - J l/Il JdlC
In Case About Flood 5 1 IfCS KeCOVCred
ON HOME FRONT—
Registration For
Ci^ian Defense
Is Urgently Asked
Radio Announcer and Com
mentator Urges Wilkes
People Register Now
The appeal for registrations for
civilian defense here received a
boost Friday noon when Grady
Cole, popular radio announcer for
Representatives Of Several
Counties Attend Lunch
eon Conference Here
HAS BEST YEAR—
Stockholders 0 f
The Northwestern
Bank b Meetii^;
Membership On Board Of
Directors Is Increased To
14; Good Report Heard
tion
Damage To Furniture
Stockholders of the Northwes
tern Bank in meeting at the home
office here heard reports of a most
prosperous and successful year
station WBT in Charlotte and jand elected directors to serve the
western N. C. Civilian Defense | bank through 1942.
chairman, urged that Wilkes peo-1 'j>y,e Northwestern Bank, which cutive sccrerary or i
pie take advantage of the oppor- j^as formed in 1937 by merger of Carolina divi.sion of the organiza
tunity now to register for civiliannumber of banks in this part of tion; Major Charles H. Warren, di
dcfen.se. Ithe state, now has branches in rector of vocational rohabilitatio"
He was presented to the Kiwan- ■ Sparta, Jefferson, Boone, Blowing
is Club and members of the county | Bakcrsville, Burnsville, Val-
Area Institute of the North Car
olina League for Crippled Children
was held in Nprth Wilkesboro to
day with representatives present ^
from Alexander, Ashe, Avery,
Caldwell, Stokes, Watauga and
Wilkes counties.
Purposes of the institute were:
to bring together individuals and
agencies interested in physically
handicapped; to secure authorita- ■I
live information on possibilities |
and limitations of programs for
aid; and to counsel together for
more effective “bridging the gap**
in treating, training and finding
employment for those who aiu I
crippled or deformed. *
Included in the 60 persons pres-’
ent were representatives of wel- J
fare departments, health depart
ments and civic clubs. North
Wilkesboro Kiwanis Club, whiA'
has been outstanding in aiding^
crippled children, was represented
by several members of the board
of directors.
The meeting was held at tbs
Woman’s Club house, where mem
bers of the club served luncheon., I
C. B. EHler, superintendent of/
Wilkes schools, presided.
Those who led in the interesting-1
and infot.-.ative discussions were:
Harry Howett, of Elyria, Ohio, di- |
rector of social service in the Nat- |
ional Society for Crippled Children;
C. B. McIntosh, of Ohapel Hill, £xe-J
cutive secretary of the North
1 Three Colored Men
Tt cire„.T? wnbl! Th., -r.ki,. T«.. I. Not
A Pi«l
IS ulUD aim iiieiiiucio wx jUOCK, oaKuisviiic, i>u
Defense Savings Stamps To civilian defense counncil by W. H. ijege a„d Taylorsville.
iMcElwee, civilian defense chair-i — .u.
Find Be Sold At School Every
During the past year resources
kuai, a ^ —j. H. Ulcinem. m. wimt-.
tqn’s, _ place nqar Boomer on thel^^^^^ yesterday in the case of
night of .January 31 with part of iuiniUire company versus
the proceed.^ going to the benefit a.,uthern Railway company.
fund.
NAVY REVEALS—
U. S. Fleet Intact
Southern Railway company.
The non-suit mot on was sus
tained after much testimony had
been heard. Counsel for the plain
tiff gave notice of appeal to the
L'supreme court. | Fred, Ralph and Raby Fergu-
. The plaintiff sought about $1,- ^11 colored, got a year each
In The War Area^"" " ^
Police Chief .1. E. Walker said .schools evidenced their patriot-
Vulay that three tire thieves here i if^ni Tuesday by buying all the
have been arrested, convicted and defense savings i=tamps piaesd
sentenced to a year each on the on sale at the school and rushing
of the bank made big gains and the
ion for civilian defend rennurces
Stude^"^of North WilklsbororTK&^Ai'e malty thfil^
roads.
to the postoffice here for more
after school closed in the after
noon.
Washing'on.—The P. S. .Asiat
ic fleet is initaet and is cooperat
ing with the Allies in the Far
East. It was said la.st nigh’ on
the basis of informtion received
here.
Admirai Thomas C. Hart's
ine piaiiiLiii t-, gon, ail ccioreu, got, a year eacii
800 damages to fur /ire in rail- .S tires and wheels which were A supply of $50 in stamps wss
way shipments during the August, froni a pickup truck be- taken to the school Tuesday for
i/wA 1 I, . . 1 fgx thin AhiIHrpn and thf^V
individual can do and early regis
tration is urgently requested.
Howell Youth Is
Accidentally Shot
state department of public insti
tion, Raleigh; James Barnes, f
retiuy of the children’s bureau
the state board of health: Mr^j
Bertha Bell, Wilkes public healt
who has been very active
crfppicd ffifldrcn
In the discussions it was po«
ed out that there are 10,0
crippled children in North Ca_.
lina and that existing facilities fo
their treatment are far from ad€
1940, flood. I lon.ging to Silas Shiima'e, keeper
Court began a three weeks term ^ jjie county home, were found
Monday for trial of civil cases, jjj tjjgjr possession. Jack Bailey
The following divorces have been colored, was said
J. - J. vpr>GllQ ....
lae loiiuwiiig ...... aigQ colored, was sain to have
granted: Velma Cockerham versus implicated in the theft but
(Troy Lee Cockerham; Lee R. Fox been taken,
v'ersus Rena Fox. E. Hensley, . , ,
Hemsley; Jeter M. |
Don Howell, son of Mr. and
; Mrs. A. W. Howell, of Boomer,
sale to the children and they was seriously injured on Sunday
quickly bought up that amount aftemoon when a gun In the
hands of a Swanson youth acci-
denUlly discharged.
The bullet from the rifle broke
Howell's pelvic hone and inflic
and wanted more.
The response to
the Manila Ray area befor-' the
Japanese invader.s occupic'i the
Philippine capi'al.
The intormat1r,,i showed In'
not only the combat ships. Imt
the entire fleet train—consisting
of supply, repair and oilier auxil
iary craft—was alile to transf. r
3^ J versus Carie tiensiey; aeier m | Shumate's pick-
mada succeeded in moving oat of ^ a^khurn versus Edna McFee „
Blackburn.
Army Regulation
About Marriages
up ope- night last week when it
was m./ked On the county home
grounds near this city.
the sale of
' defense savings stamps in the
school was so great I hat Tuesday
and Thiimday each, week have
been designated as stamp selling
davs at the school. This system
270.09. The capital account of the
bank was increased from $450,000
to more than one-half million and
dividends paid during the year to
taled $24,000.
The stockholders voted to in- quate.
crease the board of directors from In that connection it was po'n
13 to 14 members. The added out that the sale of Easter seals
member is J. D. Brinkley, of Val- aid crippled children is very im
de.se. He is mayor of the town portant and that a contribution
and is prominentlv connected with I only one cent from each person i
thriving manufacturing firms 1 the state would raise a sum suffi
there. W. F. Hughes, of Bakers-' c'cnt to accomplish much mo
ville, was elected a director, sue- than can be done with funds a
reeding G. W. Greene, of Baker.s- facilit es now available,
ville, who.se term had expired.
ted other injuries. He is a pati
ent at the Wilkes hospital and
da.vs at the school, inis system ein. a., .oTNirted
will encourage systematic saving some improvement po
among the students. ' in hls conoltion today.
I New regulations have t)cen issu-
fo anoihei- thea're of operation ==. led by the selective service head-
The shift was accomplished with 'quarters regarding the status of
the los.s of only one mmor ship — married men who are subject to
the 23-ycar-oid niinesweeuer being drafted into the service.
Penguin 1 Present new rule provides that
Rtniiarkable Feat j married men formerly placed in a
Naval expert.s hailed the s -c- deferreti cla.ss by reason of their
cessful transfer as a remarkable inari vigc prior to December 8,
feai particularly considering the 1941, .shall remain as classified,
fact that the Japs control the Marriages which took place after
China Sea and their naval December 8, 1941, are to be no
s'rength was far greater than cause for a deferment, and if there
the Ashatic unit. are no other reasons for deferment
The cheering information fol-1 they will be put in class for^mili-
lowed a press conference warn- ’ ' ' "
Ing by Secretary of the Navy
Frank Knox that Nazi-inspired
stories of unrest in Germany an-
taiy duty when their number is
reached, their class being 1-A.
This ruling sets at rest the con
fusion that has existed among
paren'ly are designed to „ - -
“the fine edge" off America's war status, however any rule is subject
effort and its sense of urgency.
Knox declared unequivocally
that Adolf Hitler “still has the
greatest mill'ary machine in the
world.” I
He said he did net think
“there is a German rout in Rus
sia.’’
“I think it's a withdrawal." he
added. “Perhaps someone has
befen hasty, but I don’t think this
means they are licked.”
Girl Scout Council
Will Have Meeting
to change as the situation may de
mand.
Furniture Makers
Representatives of furniture
manufacturing establishments here
have returned from Chicago, where
they attended the furniture expo
sition.
They reported that there wa.-;
considerable activities on the mar
ket, despite war conditions.
Those from here attending were
,as follows: N. 0. Smoak, of For-
Girl Scout council will • meetjgg). Furniture company; J. R. Hix
on Monday evening. 7:30 o'clock, jaud A. B. Johnston, of American
at the home of Mrs. Robert S. jpumiture company; John E. Jus-
. _ — a «1 — — - n-wtn asBPAA i * _ A ’ ‘ ^ — —.»— M. •• •
at lIHJ uumc* tfs UXI111»U1U
Gtbbs, Jr. All members are asked tice, of Oak Furniture company;
a X. -S TJmmmf n vw] "O rt LTrvavvms* nr
to attend.
i>Bn?D
A new method of drying sweet
potatoes has ibeen developed at
the Alabama experiment station
by using cheap drying surfaces
Henry Moore and Ray Hoover, of
Home Chair company.
Highly important for wartime
needs, approximately 450,000
tons of waste paper have been
oy uBiiiB = collected in England since the
and nature Instead of machinery, war began 2 months ago.
NORTH WILKESBORO
AIR RAID WARDENS
Zone
No.
Name and Phone
Address R. No.
Phone
B. No.
North South
Boundary Boundary
Elast
Boundary
West
Boundary
1
Watson Braine 590
407 Fifth Street
9
Southern RR. Yadkin River
Fifth St. to
Yadkin River
Reddies River
2
J. M. Anderson 563
812 “D” Street
76
“E" Street Southern RR.
Seventh St.
Reddies River
3
W. J. Bason 306
1108 “E” Street
454
“I” Street “E" Street
Seventh St.
Reddies River
4
Edd Caudill 369
1212 Trogdon St.
26
Elizabeth St.'T” Street
Hinshaw St.
Twelfth Street
5
Mrs. L. L. Carpenter 641-M
FMnley Park
City limits Elizabeth St.
and N. C. 18
City Limits West End Blocks
1-2-4-6
1
6
1
P. W. Eshelman
Locklyn St.
276
N. C. No. 18 “L” Street
Third Street
Hinshaw Street
and N. C. 18
1
7
Monroe Eller 464-J
1009 Hinshaw St.
99
“L" Street ‘T’ Street
Third Street
Hinshaw Street
8
R. T. McNeil 163
604 Sixth Street
32
“1“ Street “E" Street
Third Street
Seventh Street
J
9
F. D. Forester 561
“C” Street
61
“B” Street Southern RR
Southern RR. Seventh Street
10
Jake Schafer 55
411 “D" Street
26
Southern RR. Yadkin River
\
Yadkin River
Cleveland St.
11
John Johnson 440
Duke Power Sub Sta.
440
“L” Street “B” Street
Ext. East
City Limits
Third Street
12
John B«J>wn (Col.)
Rock Bowl
It
Flint Hill Rd.“L” Street
'Ext Bast
City Limits
Third Street
The re-elected directors are as
follows-; R. A. Doughton, Han-y
Bailey, W. C. Berry. W. B. Collins,
R. L. Doughton, Ralph Duncan, W,
D. Farthing, M. A. Higgins, W.
W. Ma.st, J. T. Prevet.te, M. E.
Reeves and N. B. Smithey.
Directors met following the
stockholders meeting and re-elect
ed the following officers: R. A
Doughton, of Sparta, president;
Edwin Duncan, of Sparta, execu
tive vice president; .John C. Mc-
Bee, Sr., of Bakcrsville, vice pre.s-
ident; D. V. Deal, of North tVilkcs-
boro, secretary.
Bank officials and directors are
anticipating another successful
year.
North Wilkesboro
Man Injured In
PROGRAM PLANNED—
Fruit Growers
Meet Jan. 22n
Meeting Scheduled To
Held At Moravian Falls
Community House
The Jaiiuaiy meeting of t!i^
Rrushy .Mountain P'rnit fJrower
will lie belli Thnrsdav. .Teniiarjl
22. at 10::’0 a. m. in hi> Moravll
an K'all.s rommiinily House
There will be a liowinu: o4
■sound mnlioii pieiure. "Gomhat,’|
under the direction of Mr Kelt
of th«- C.eneiiil niemh-al eonipa|
ny. It is also planned in shov
Ipietnres of he working parts oj
_ , _ . . ilie Bean Maniifaetiiring comps
Twin City Crash'
Winston-Salem. — A North
Wilkesboro man suffered a leg in
jury Tuesday as the city recor
ded another casualty from the
icy streets.
Vernon Church, 20. of the MU
lere Creek section near North
Wilkesboro was riding on the tai'
gate of a truck which was s op-
ped at the Dockland and H.aw-
thorne intersection.
An approaching truck driven
by C. W. Hartman, route four
skidded on the ice as the driver
attempted to stop at the inter
section and crashed into the
parked truck, the police reportf
.showed.
Church suffered a probable
fracture of the leg and wa= tak
en to the hospital for treatment.
TTie vehicle which struck him
was a light panel truck owned
by the Winston Steam Laundry,
the accident report showed.
j ny's spray machine under the su|
Ite'-vision of Mr. Blackwell
Discussion of llte 1942 spral
calendar and other, proltlemi^ ol
the local fruit growers will be
cliarge of Carl E. VanDeman,
B. Snipes, and .Mr. Hohson, an^
this will be followed by the at
nnal election of officers of hi
association.
A recess at noon, when thl
Fruit Growers will serve hot co^
fee and when sandwiches will
on sale, will give time for
and business contacts.
All fruit growers of the Briisli|
Mountain district are cordlaF
Invited to attend.
demonstration
Moist of the hens in farm dem
onstration flocks on which rec
ords are being kept in Cumber
land' county are reaching the 76
percent of production stage, re
ports aaslsUnt Farm Agent L.B.^
LhVs.
Edwin Duncan Is
Elected Djrector
Of Salisbury Bai
Edwin Duncan, executive
president of the Northwest
Bank, has been re-elected a nw
her of the board of dlrectow^
the First National Bank In’l
bury.
He was re-elected in the ■
holders’ meeting' hold ■
day. He hu been n
the hank there tef the
oral yehre.