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VOL. XXXIV, No. 89
lijiMlahed Monday, and Thuredar. WORTH WILK^ORO. N. C- ' ;'‘
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Ready for Another Crack at Hitler s Huns
I Urge Cooperation
Of Everybody In
i Practice Blackout
Prisoners of War Accept Their Sorry Lot
All Lights To Be Out For
Fifteen Minutes Between
9:30 and 10:00 P, M.
„ P....J —„rr !LS'ri:. r
free Polish compatriots against the Nazis. They are “ . „„,™ mad. are some ot the Polish volun-
rd»- Rieht- These strapping soldiers, marching along an Englisn couniry roaa. «
2T*; ,S," JameTBrltaiS ffom South America to Join in the fight for freedom.
Wilkes Chapter Red Cross
Exceeds Quota By $562.41
Wilkes county exceeded its $4,-
000 Ked Cross war relief quota
by $.)62.1l, A. F. KiF.y, chair
man of the very successful drive,
said today.
The sum of $4,562.tl has al
ready been forwarded to the
national chapter by W'. Blair
Gwyn, trea.surer of the Wilkes
chapter, Mr. Kilby said.
A (|Uota of $4,000 was given
as the county's part of a $50,-
000,000 war relief fund being
raised throughout the nation.
A greater part of the Wilkes
quota was raised during the first
days of the drive and reports of
smaller contributions were re
ceived regularly over a period of
several days.
DRIVER UNDER BOND—
Fred Glass Dies
From Injuries In
Auto Accident
Died Monday Night; Funeral
Held Wednesday At An- '
tioch Baptist Church
Wilkes Boy Scout
District Organized
1. M. Anderson
First Ulackout :f the W!ir tor
i North Wilkeslioro and W'ilkes-
boro will he on Momlay night,
February 2.
I W'. H. McKIwee, ehainiian of
the Wilkes civilian defeive eoun-
i II, today reeeivetl p«‘miis.sion
from the war deimrtnieni to htild
the blackout, which will be a
practice maneuver in acrordanee
with civilian defeiis,. measures
throughout the country.
The blackout will lie only flf- j
teen minutes duration and will |
! Iiegin between f);SO and ten p.m.
' on Monday niglif. Three minutes |
of Inlei-mittent bla-sts by the Hr*- j
siren will herald the heginuing
of the blackout periotl.
North Wilkeshoro tsimpany of'
the Stale guard will lie On duty
and anntyl guardsmen will ban- |
die traffic on the .-Greets and on
the high ways leading info North
W'ilkeslKiro and Wilkeshoro. .All
moti-rist.s in either town or com
lug info either toivu will cut
their lights and park immedi
1v when the siren is sounded.
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‘Runs in Family’
B’U O.-ktioriie. Mcnraiiy youth,
is being held under bond of $2.-
500 for the death of Fred Glass.
Wilkeshoro re.sident who wa,-; fa
tally injured Saturday night
when hit by a car driven by Os
borne in front of the county
oour house.
Gla.ss died la.st Monday aigh
in the Wilkes hospital. O.sboriie
has been charged with man
slaughter.
Glass wa- 41 years of age and
is survived by his mother. Mrs
.Sue Elmore Glass, his widow
Mrs. Nellie Williams Glass, threi
sons and one daughter.
Funeral and burial services
were held Wednesday at 2 p. ni.
at An'ioch Baptist church. j
Glass started 'o cross the j
street when he stepped into the i
path of a car driven by Osborne. ^
Glass' body was badly broken
and he was -aken to the Wilkes
hospital. Physicians after exami-|
nation expressed no hope for hiS|
recovery.
Osborne was arrested by Arlio j
Poster, Wilkeshoro policeman,
and placed in jail pending the
outcome of injuries to Glass. Os
borne told officers he was driving
at a slow rate of speed. How ev-
officers were Informed he was
Russell J. Hoag, left, of White
Plains, N. Y., 18-year-old descend
ant of Isaac Hull. .American naval
hero, is welcomed by his father.
Chief Yeoman James R. Hoag, aft
er Joining the navy. The elder Hoag
has seen 30 years of service.
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Some of the several thousands of soldiers of the Chiang Kai-shek army captured by Japanese forces,
ire shown in picture at left carrying food for their breakfast. The baskets are quite large and only one
B filled to the top. Right: Italian prisoners of war in England help build their own winter quarters. Other
irisoners in England are used on farms.
Heads District
For Boy Scouts.;
Meeting Held Here Tuesday
Night To Perfect The
District Organization
Officials will ob.scrve the black
out and will make n report to
the war department. Full eooper-
ntiiin on the part of every iiprson
l nrtfently reqne ted. Those who
do not wish to turn off
in buildings may hang heavy and
dark cloths over windows to
prevent any llglit being seen from
the outside.
Clyairman McElwee satd that
several auxiliary policemen will
be nettled and urged that those
who wilt serve ^-honld contact
R. Walker, police chief.
.Air raid wardeii.s will be on
their jobs In their resia-etive
ritories and all persons are ns
to obey ti-.e air mid wardens W
ortler that the hlaekoiif may be
successful.
RNINGS HIGH—
North Wilkeshoro
Buildup and Loan
Has Banner Year
Heads Asiatic Fleet
Directors and Officers Re-
Elected In Meeting; An
nual Report Is Given
•Tames M. .Anderson was elected
chairman of 'he Wilkes district
of the Winston-Salem Boy Scout
council in the organization meet
ing held Tuesday night at the
city hall. Other dis rict officen-;
■elected included T. E. Story as
vice chairman and E. G. Finley
as Scout commissioner.
Election of the officers and ap
pointment of committeemen will
he approved by ‘he council in
I meeting Thursday night in Win-
iston-Salein | Raleigh. - It’s against the lav-
evidenced
HIGH COURT SAYS—
Checks Bad When
Money Not There
Stockholders of the Xortii
WilketOioro Building and I.oan
Association held 'heir annual
leeting in tne City Hall here
onday evening, there being 11.S
foople represented eitlier in pei
son nr by proxy.
The meeting was railed to ol
der by the asi-iociation’s pres!
dent, .1. C, Reins, who in turn
called to the chair to serve a-
chairman. S. V. Tomlinson, ani^
as necretary ot the Stockholders
meeting. J. B. Williams
after which the president’s repor'
was made, the secretary-treasur
and
METHODIST CHURCH—
Committees
Organized For
Building Task
Plan* To Call For Remodel-'
ing Auditorium and Build
ing Addition To Plant
North
church
church
Admiral Thomas C. Hart, com-
niandcr in chief of the t’nilcd States I 'irgainzed
rornmiilei's of ihe
M«*t Iiodis'
Hvi* orjinnized for Mi»
ilant (‘xpaiHion iim.ifct.
At a SHs*iion of ili** i|tiartprly'
■oiitoronc** last wpck. R(*v.
\ C ('lihbs. ot KlKiri. district
■ iipor iiiHiulf'M'. pr‘vid*Ml iind
fornniittef^s wito nnnu^d. I^ast
ii’tjlil th»* comniirtft^s nu*l and
_ ^ er*c report was smnbit'ed
Agreement To Deposit adopted, and the
ev Or Hold Checks Does hoard of directors was unan-
Not Affect Check Law j imouslv re-elected to serve the
I association tor ‘he year of l!i42.
those being elected were: J. C
er
driving at a considerable rate
and the car traveled 14 steps be
fore stopping after Glass w-as hit.
IN THIS CITY—
Navy Recruiter
Coming Feb. 4tb
MEET FRIDAY NIGHT—
Air Raid Wardens
WilkesboroNamed
Paul Osborne Makes Ap
pointments and Makes An
nouncement of Meeting
Representative Salisbury Of
fice To Be At City Hall
Here On That Date
■Air raid warden service was
organized for Wilkeshoro Tues
day night. Paul Osborne was ap
pointed air raid warden by W.
H. McElwee and the town was
organized into dls" ricts. and sec
tion wardens were appointed.
They are as follows:
Dlstric* No. 1—Beginning with
the city limits, of East Wllkesbp-
ro on both sides of the main
highway to Midway Service Sta-
(Continued on page 8)
About fifty men
their Interest in Scouting and the
Scout expansion inovemen* by
their attendance at the meeting,
at which P. W. Eshelman. Seoul
commissioner and chairman of
the finance commit'ee for the re
cent drive for Scoot fnnde. pre
sided.
Mr. Eshelman reported that
approximately $1,700 had been
raised in subscriptions, the great
part of which had been collected. •
He expressed gratitude for the
splendid response to the appeal j
for funds with which to expand |
Scouting in Wilkes and othei
(Continued on page 8)
AT WILKESBORO—
Mrs. Benton Quits
Postoffice Position
The Navy Recruiter, James L.
Brown, will establish a temporary
reerni^ine station at the 'Tovni
Hall in North Wilkeshoro on Wed
nesday, February 4th, between the
h^rs of 10:00 a.,m. and 4:00 p. m.
Any person interested m joining
the Navy or wishing any mnfonna-
tion concerning it should contact
recruiter Brown.
The Navy is now enlisting young
men between the ages of 17 and
20 who are new In school, and re
taining them on inactive duty until;
Last Notice For
' Tax Listing Here
Saturday will be ‘he last day
for listing for taxes in- North-
Wilkeshoro township and the
town of North Wilkeshoro.
Tax ll«teri? are now at the
•own hall for the county and
town. E. M. Blackburn is county
list taker and W. P. Kelly is the
city list baker. Both listings may
be done at the some time.
Attention Is called to the fact
Resignation Effective Febru
ary 1st; Ha* Served
For Eight Years
Mrs. Pearl Brookshire Benton
has resigned as assistant port-
master effective on February 1st
Mrs. Benton has been connec
ted with the Wilkeshoro postof-
flee for the past eight years, hav
ing served in the capacity of as
sistant to bo‘h Mrs. Savannah
Smoak and the present postmas
ter, M. F. Bumgarner.
Mrs. Benton, the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. D. J, Brookshire,
■o issue a check when you haven’t
enough money in the bank to
cover the check even if you do ar
range to make a deposit before
the check can clear, or even If
the person accepting the check
agreer to "wait un il Saturday"
before depositing it.
The Sta‘e Supreme
ded that today in an opinion
clarifying the law against Issu
ing worthless checks.
Upholding the conviction in
Durham county of Moses Levy on
charges of issuing worthless
checks ‘he court said:
"If the checks were issued by
the defendant, the fact that he
had an agreement not to deposit
‘hem ‘until the following Satur
day.’ would not exculpate him
from having issued checks on the
hank knowing at the time he did
not have sufficient funds on de
posit in or credit with such hank
wi’h which to pay the same upon
presentation. The offense con
sists, not In presently obtaining
something of value by deceit, but
in putting in’o circulation worth
less commercial paper which will
ultlnfately result In financial
loss."
Asiatic fleet since July 25, 1939.
npon whom falls the burden of car
rying the war to Japan in the Far
East.
s.
AT POSTOFFICE— .
Buy Sticker Or
Park Automobiles
Reins, S. V. Tomlinson. A. H ,
Casey. J. B. Williams, R. G. Fin-' —
ley. W. H. H. Waugh. H. M. Law Provide* $25
Hutchens J- B, Snyder. .1. H. i
Rector, n. J. Carter. C. P. Wal- ■
ter and C. E. .lenkins.
The secretary’s report indica- j
I ted 'he association had h!id one
Court deci-'of its best years, and it L noted
Fine For
Failure To Purchase Fed
eral Auto Tax Sticker
Federation Home
Club* Will Meot
04* *ll4»W*vv- xa J I "r
they romplete the current school | that It is a violation of the law
aeineeter. Such m«i are, enlisted, not to list for taxes In the speM-
in qaBii V-1 of the Naval Beservc.l fled time.
A very important mee'lng of
the Federation will be held on
Monday aftprnoon, February 2,
at 2:00 o’clock In the courtroom
Mr. and Mrs. U. J. -BrooKsnire, ■ of the county court house. Mias
has served the patron* of the of- Anamerle Aran’, District
flee in a most efficient manner j expects to be present at this
that the association after se ting
aside $3,000.00 to the contingen.
cy reserve was able to apportion
‘o the undivided profit account
more than 6 1-2 per cent. Sever
al splendid talks were made by
those In attendance at the meet-
'"S- _ ...
The North Wilkeshoro Build
Ing and I..oan Aseocla'lon is look
ing forward to another good year.
In 1942'.
After adjournment of the
stockholders’ meeting the direc
tors met and elee’ed officers for
this year, namely: J. C. Reins,
president: S. V. Tomlinson, vice-
president: A. H. Casey, attorney;
and J. B. Williams, secretary-
treasurer. This board of directors
and officers have served the
North Wilkeshoro Building and
Loan Association for a long num
ber of years and under their
guidance It has grown from a
very small .assoclatfon to one of
"Wilkes county’s leading financial
institutions.
'The report of Mr. J. B. Wil
liams, Secretary-Treasurer, Is as
follows:
(continued on page six)
Tile Journal Patriot today r-
ceived the following telegram
from C. H. Roher’soii. fed>>‘-’
revenue collector for tliis di-^
'rict;
“We w'll appre-»le it if V
will notify your ixmilers as fol
lows: Section .“FiAO Of the inter,
nal revenue cotie provides a tax
On the e.se of motor vehicles. .Aii>
(lerson liable for the tax who uses
or permits the u.e of his mot-
and her serlvces wjU be greatly meeting,
mfesed by tbqge pntronizHig the quested
Wilkeshoro of^. ^ Book-
All membors are re-
to bring their Year
In police court the lawyer exam
ining the witness; „
“You mean to imply that Man-
dy then Cnt his acquainUnce?”
“Wnseer dan dat, kuh!” replied^
the witness. “She cut hi* throat' ,
vehicle mu*)! have seeureit a $‘2.00
slamp not later than Fehfuar,
second. An.vone failing to secur*
and display this staiim wiH •»’*
guilty of a misdemeanor and up
on conviction shall be ftnetl not
more tihan gSTS.OO or imprisoned
for not more than 30 days, or
both. Stamps for sale at all pf st
offices and collector’s office.’’
The stamps cost $2.09 cack
and the buyer obtains a card ‘
mail to the office of the collectn-
of revenue showing that the tax
sticker has been purchased. Th«-
card requires one cent postage.
Some postoffices. Including
North Wilkeshoro. sold out the
first supply of stickers last wee
and were temporarily out hut all
postoffices are now well supplied
and any person may purchase «
s’icker from any postoffice re
gardless of his place of residence.
V Tomlinson is rluiirmaii ot
ll'c liiiildiiig commil and the
Ollier members are; Dr. J. S
Deans, H. M. Hulcbeiis. .Mrs.
Harry Pear.son. Mrs. Palmer Hor
ton. Genio ('ardwell, Mrs. J. B.
Garter. Wm. H. Diihling.
.1. Ft. Hix is chairman of the
t’nance committee and the other
members are: P. W. Eshelman,
R. .M, Hram.e. ,Ir.. Dr. F. C. Hub-
hard. J. n. Gar er. Mrs. J 0.
Reins. .Mrs. John E. Justice. Jr.,
Mrs. Reins is secretary of the
committee and J, B Garter is
treasurer.
No definite plans for Ihe church
Imilding program have been con
sidered init it is understood that
tile remodeling of the church au
ditorium and the erection of a
religious education ' nilding as an^
addition to the church proper'y
will cost a total of not less than
$30,000.
COUNTY AND TOWN-
Pay Taxes Now,
Avoid Pecalty
Monday Will Be Last Dat«
On Which Taxes Can Be
Paid Without Penalties
per
te‘;
Bobby: ‘‘What’s the matterf”
Tpmmyr “Aw, it’s the eternal
'trinitgle agiain. Me, my
land my mn.”
stndies
Attention is called to the fact
that coun’y and town taxM must,
he paid on or before Monday,-
Feb. 2, or a penalty of one
cent will be added according
law. This applies to taxes due t
Wilkes county, town of Nort'
Wilkeshoro and Wilkeshoro.
Beoeuee February 'I will
Sunday, taxpayers have u
Monday to pay their taxes
out penalty being added. ’Taxefe
which rermain unpaid after cloa4
of -business Monday will have
penalty added.
Each of the goremment nn
needs 'the.money and
would saving money tor t
selvea by aaldng payfasat
week or Monday.
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