*
tt mt It telieved to be ._.
CkMhtoil IfM&I^Wt toKM Ml a
VcatiMtim o« Oamyi.
dnf IMMw or to Iwitfllt. ^
III Vi^trON*SALEaf^
killing
>ear.
Wllmer Byrd, 19, will go on
trtal lor abootiag J. p. Wllo3| m
Inear Dockery a few weeke rgo. wb* tot«to
i tteetfM or iMtog tot ytugtof Mf»*
hNYATraiiibg
For Defense Jobs
AfeiiyFromll^bei;
At District Rafly!
Of Democrats 21st
Dntchmen Stop
Japs h Tracks
h Java Attack
^ _ .DANCY .PRESIDENT—
6 W'S Mondrian Farm
Lo&Groiqiln
Annual Meeting
Draft Lottery
j For 2044 Age
Gfoup Miir. 17
Interesting Meeting of Asso
ciation Held At The City I
Hall On Saturday
Furkaialy fighting Dutchmen! Washington. — Selective service
battend tirelessly by sea, air and headquarters yesterday set the
iMwl againat a kydra-like Japanese new draft lottery for Hatch 17—
drive toward their final citadel of st. Patrick’s Day—and a^unced
Java yestmday, and the Dutch in- that the numbers determining the
flittoil aoto.great damage that the order of liability of service of
gpStoit vtof dead ■ ini his some 9,000,000 nien will be inclos-
' Jed in g*eea.capsules, ‘
Moravian Frrm 1,/oan Associa
tion held its annual stockholders
meeting at The town..ball on Sat
urday morning, Pebraary 4l8»,
which marked the 26th year the
AtKoclatjon has served the fluan-
ct'l needs of t^, farmers of
WUkes .county, . ^iii.it.ilnte
William U.si^ne, of McGrad.v,
will face a charge of manslaugh
ter for the death of Pred Glass
In Wilkesboro when Glass was hit
by a car driven by OSborne.
Robert Chatham, is alle
ged to hare fatally cull Royal Mc
Carter In WllkesborJ, will be
tried for mnrder.
Monroe Shumate vnil faCe .-i
murder charge for Ih^ death of
John Miles at Dockery.
Hort Absher will be tried again
for the death of Leomrd Lank
ford about three years'ago at the
Lankford home northwest of this
city, Absher was cbavt^ted of
second degree murder and sen
tenced but gained a new trial n
his appeal to the supreme court.
Solicitor Hatl said that none
of the defendan‘8 will be tried
for first degre4 murder but for
second degree or manslaughter
as the^tvideiic% may warrant.
A grant mi^aritjr of the cases
dler tciHm In toe D. B. acasy. A
brigadier general la ea eVeer raato
lag aei:t above a Bslraet
Weeding. Sheetmetol And About
Other Tndea Tenght In
NTA Resident Centers
400 At Washington
/Day Dinner; Senator
Brown Speaker
EXCITING FINALS—
Rouda Gufe-aiid
Millersi Creek
Boys, Champs
pf^vibaM _
tive service law. Capsules contain-
' then
aad transports. Ameri
caa and Dutch bombers continued numbers will be mixed
to heap destruction on the vast ar- j jrawn by blind-folded govei-nment
mada bearteg hostile troops to the „ff,(.jals. The ^Idfish bow!'first
well defended shores of Java. jused in the 1917 World War
For mce, the united nations ap- i drawing again will hold the num-
peared to have a message of an- ! j^,.g
important air equality, for eight to
ten Japanese planes were La._^ Cianlr
in flaming ruin and the vital cities ryt^lglllcr ijllIlK'
h Caribbean
of Java were virtually free of
bomb torture.
On land, the Japanese made lit
tle or no progress in establishing
a toothold on the idyllic isiana or jy^n, P. R.—Torpedoing of
Bali on Java’s east Flank, or in armed 5,127-ton Ajnerican
consolidating tiieir gains in south- freighter Delplata In the Elastern
ern Sumatra, which flanks Java Caribbear on Friday was announc-
on the west. ed yesterday by the U. S. Navy af-
Far to the nor hwesi, the arrival here of all 39 mem-
greatly outnumbered British had ^ers of the crew,
slowed the Japanese drive into Delplato
Burma almost to a standstill. | ^ the attack-
Heavy fighting was m progress . g^bmarine, according to Cap‘.
between toe ^n.and Sittang nv- * ....
r
{rB, some 30 to ^0 'jniles east of
the Rangoon-Barma Road Railway.
Here again the allies had at lei. si
equal strength In the air and
their planes were playing havuc
with the enemy's front liue
troops and material.
FfMretter Builds
Senrice Station
'At Taylorsville
Roelef Brouwer, master of the
stricken _vessel, but they could not
be certain of results.
However, it was believed that an
enemy submarine was hit twice by loans made through the Moraviau
shells fired fay a gun crew on a Association since its beginning-
U. S. Naval vessel which was in-1
vestigating the still-fjoating Del- FRIDAY EVENIm»-~
S. C.'' Lattipi^^' president of
the Federal Land^nk of Co
lumbia, J. Ray Pruitt, Reglonrl
Man'ger, and L. D. TTiTash, Field
Sup-Pi-visor, were present tor the
meeting, and interesting talks
given by each were enjoyed by all
members present.
Directors were elected for the
coming year as follows: P. E.
Dancy, president, B. L. Johnson.
J. N. Gentry, J. R. Eller, and A.
B. Hayes, directors, with O. H
Bracey, secretary - treasurer,
and Miss Margaret A. Hall, assis
tant secretary treasurer.
A prize of $5.00 In defense
stamps was given to Mr. P. E.
Dancy tor making the best talk
on,' "Why li Is advan ageous for
farmers to borrow through the
Federal Lrnd Bari ’’ R. L. Nor
man won second prize for bring-
inlg the largest number to tUo
meeting which was $3.00 in de
fense stamps. George B. Brown
won third prize for guessing the
neares’ number of members or
l^ERMm ISSUED—'
Tire Bo^ds In
Two Close end Fast Games
End Cotmty Badketball
Tournament Thursday
In two of the roost exciting
games ever played here, Ronda
girls and Millers Creek, boyB won
the connty basketball ehampion-
sbips ThQTsday nigj^tf.ia the an-
iu tomtotoei^TMKto
Twenty-two Wllkw boys have
entered NYA training centers
this month, Mrs. Maud 8. Mil
ler, NYA interviewer, said todav-
and vacanclpa exist for other
boys who wish to receive free
training to fit themselves for
Joi>8 in shipbuilding and other
war Industries.
Ths Wilmington center, where
boys a.ve trained and placed In
shipbuilding jobs after comple-
Hon of their training, has been
enlarged. Those (nterest^ chould
see Mrs. Miller the NTA office
In the connty conirthonse on Fri
days.
Daring the moQth the following
boys from Wilkes connty have
-been accepted In NTA reslden*
tralnioi; eenterst
.■ North
Wilkes was well represented
in the large number of Deno-
crats sUending the WaoWagtoa
Day Dinner at Hofei Bobort M.
Lee in Winston-Salem Saturday
night.
The dinner, one of several held
throughout the state, was atten
ded bf about 400 Democrats and
was a very enthusiastic gather
ing.
Gordon Gray, state senator
from Forsyth county, was mas
ter of ceremonies and priaelpal
speaker was Senator Prentiss M.
Brown, of Michigan. He made a
very impressive speech, urging
unity under the leadershlpr*^
President Roosevelt, “is whOM
term wnf earnestly hope for tk?
ea ■
Both games 1 were tofi^iwtclien
Weeldy Meeting
Both Rationing Boards Have
Many Appticarions For
Few Tires In Quotsm
tt-
TflSjtd'C. (Tom) ForesVer, own
er eif independent Oil company afi
Nortli' Carolina and Forester’s
Ha-Stoy Service stations here, fte
•raethm a modern. Forester’s Nu
wW sUtlon In Taylors
ville.
Tto* Station will carry the
Bnto.wWch have |>ecome so pop
alar And well known through the
atetioaa here and will be modern
In evary raapect.
Hr. Forester’s Taylorsville sta-
tloa la the only new service sta-
Uon constrnctlon business under
^ray to this part of the state at
the present time.
plata on Saturday.
STEAM OUTFI-r—
Big Still Foand
h Home Cellar
Lucas Speakm
AtLimuMeet
John Paul Lucas, Jr., imblic re
lations executiye' of-.Duke Piwer
delivered a
' company, ■Chariotte,
Federal Agent Raid' Home of most interesting and entertoining
1 J aa address Friday evening before the
Mack Atwood At Twm North Wilkesboro Lions Club.
Oaks In Alleghany
The program wss iti. charge of
T. G. McLaughlin s^ Otis Keel-
Mack Atwood. Alleghany j ing.
connty man who Is reported toj Mr: Lucas talked of optimists
hrve said that he was “too smart and pessimists and his address was
for the federal officers", has been interspersed with many humorous
tound over to federal court !n, illustrations. The address was re-
Farmer# Asked To
■ Aptolicatio®*
For *41 PaymenU
AU Wilkes eouniy farmem who
Iwve not been no^ffled and who
-jretet to receive parent for
eompltonee with the pro-
to 1**1 asked to call
at the Tripla ^ office to the court
house thk week and sign the ^y-
^ aMdlaattoo, Lhwye^ Mfl-
iBf, of the Triple A,
Wilkesboro on liquor charges.
He waa arres.ted after tax al
cohol unit oflfeers found and de
stroyed a large still found in the
basement of A dwelling which
I belonged to Atwood rnd wtw 4o-
cated ne;TC Twin-oaks. ,
! C. S. FVlta, J, H. Whitesldoe
and J. 8. Csbe Yera the officers
who mada the raid. They toaud
in the basement a 60-galion steam privUegad cfaildrea.
still, 50 to'ilon’' doutiler; *00
pounds of sngar^ eome meal. 600
i grllons of tshar,' and 1*. gallons
of llllclfc spitits. The ilHI w« of
the stoyijn' ^>^1 coke had
Wilkes 'Ire rrtioning boards in
regular weekly session for the
third week in February were
faced with the task of rationing
the..few tires allowed under the
quota to many applicants.
Wilkes board number 1. com
posed of C. H. Cowles, (1. B. El
ler and Mack Moore, la ned per-
ml's to the following: Marsh-1'
Franklin Phillips. Walsh; Carl
Chapman Ferguson, Boomer:
Robert Laudan Woodie, Reddles
River; Herman Elmore, Oak-
woods; Elngene Smith, Pores
Knob; Thomas Wiley Ferguson.
Ferguson; Scroggs and company,
Moravian Falls; permits to pur
chase obsolete size tires weie
granted ,to: William Felix Law.
rence, Mary Elizabeth Staley,
William Eagle Horton. Flora
Mathis, Aston Roscoe Smlthey,
Harvey Pendergrass, .Hubert
^t!n Rotosrts, William Walter
Klltiy B/own, Mrs. Jes-
Alonzo
Walsh, Warren llhlliam WaUh,
Jamoa' Dwight Gllreath, Ghelcle
Groas, IM". F. C. Hubbard, "Willi
am Walter McEwen. '
Wtlkee board number two, com
posed of C. P. Walter, J_. B. C^t-
tM^ and W. W. Harris^ issued
permits, to buy tires to:;' Beldon
C. Osborne, North Wilkesboro:
Tam Dplcer Hutchison, North
Wilkesboro; Robert iiuley Ad
ams, North Wilkesboro; Christy
C. Alexander. Roaring River-
Oscar Cicero Rhoadea; Bruce W
Brooks; Odell Whlt‘lcgton, Red-
as tonrnament finals.and in nei
ther game was the winner appar
ent until the final mlhhte. Ronda
'girls won 36 to 36 over Roaring
River and Millers Cf*^ forged
ahead to beat Ronda boys 36 to
29.
The girls game stood at 19-lS
favoring Ronda at the end of the
half, the same margin as existed
when the game ended. Millers
Creek, winning its fourth coun
ty championship, forged ahead
In the third period after being
(Continued. on page 5)
Waggoner Speaks
At Chib Meeting
4$^. jtorthffffeMT dlthlhdt
ttiiitra, 'itoarlng RlVer; Edward
F. Cleary, Dehart: Sheldon -E.
G a m h i )1 . Springfield: Billie
Church. North Wilkeeboro; Wil
lie E. Whittington, Reddies RIv
ISsetonffton
ner -were tM following:-! Clal*--
mac J. R. ROussean, Sheriff C. T.
Doughton, Homer Brookshire,
R. C. Jennings, Dr. M. O. Bd-
er; Fred Aigos Wood, Hays: R.i wards, Wra. T. Long, R. V. Day,
BIBLE IS SUBJECT-
ceived with much interest.
In the meetmg report -was
made on the scrap paper collection j dies River,
project, which haa been under wavj Office of board number two
for some time. Jt.enlis. revealed,in the''Bank of North Wilkeebom
that one track ic«4 oJ paper has building vnlU be open from S to IS
already been sent ..opt; buyers ta. m.. and one to five p.
Rev. A. C. Waggoner, pastor
of the North Wilkesboro Method
ist church, addressed the North
Wilkesboro Klwants club Friday
coon. His snb.'ect was, "The Bi
ble, the Lost Book'*.,
W.. K. Sturdivant -was program
chalrlnhn and 3; B. Carter pre.
sented Re!f. Mr, WaFfoner.
He. gave a graphla background
of ttie Influence of Jtie Bible on
the peoples of the .world iPad
)stated-'that the record shows that
those people w.io have disregar
ds the Bible have lost ihelr place
In the prepress of the nations.
He.con^^a? BUilejrur
hlsbes raadSnC. mfcieflal: for anv
mood that\tHe reader may pos-
seto. It is large in history, rich
in literature, bfianto«tor..to dra-
m«ai».raBi provide*-tin *0*’
gplrlttol.gtowth. * la-the way
to find Mt about God. . “
He suggested that our people
are woefully Ignorant of the con
tents of toe Bible and ku^ested
as a member of tha local conunlt-
tee of men and wbfien who are
studying the Edvte4fc®*y. of teach
ing Bible in thb” local schools
that-'he. neighbor toern;Salisbury
Is very-, aaccessfujly cffl^ng spoh
S, McHone, Jr., North Wllkesbo
ro; Lee Hayes Hayden, Jr.. Pores
Knob; John Scott Johnson. MR-
lers Creek; Vh-gll H. Mabe. Rou-
da: Everett Lowe. Traphlll; Frank
Crudlll, Wilkesboro route one:
Everett J. Carter and John Her
man Mastin. Elkin route one:
Joseph Payne, Cricket; Homer
Brinegar, North Wilkesboro-
Clyde Adams, Halls Mills: Pan!
Wilson, North Wilkesboro; J. C.
Wile,?, Hays.
Three colored youths have
gone to the center at Rocky
Mount tor negroes.
Robert Baxter Thomas, North
Wilkesboro; Chrrles Saner, Mo
ravian Falls; Robert Hill. Nortli
'wilkesboro.
Judge and Mrs. J. A. Ronsraan.
Mrs. D. J. Carter, Attorney Eu
gene Trlvette, C. C. Faw. J.' C.
Reins, P. B. Forester. E. P. In
score,, C. C. Staley, Joe Zimmer
man, W. A. McNlel, Aforney W.
H. McElwee and T. O. Minton.
Democratic leadeiH from many
northwestern North Carolina
counties were present rt the
rally.
FUNERAL TODAY—
Mrs. Welborn Is
Taken By Death
m. eaeh
and from 9 to 12'On
been nOifr for
made aa nnoke.
fa«l heoavsstit
There -ware Id-
Money received frdm. >*be sale of - week-day
sento paper will to; toed for the .Saturdays-
purotose of under-j notified to ; An-
,. Donnee that .. roegppeia tad ra-
War Takes , -
l^ome
Mrs. Annie Hubbard Wei*
bom, Wife Of G, G. Wel-
bora, Died Here Sunday
Mr*. Annie Hnbhsrd Welborn
wife of Guy O. Welborn. we'i
known resident of Wilkesboro
route two, passed away yesterday
morning at 7:55 o’clock, after
being seriously HI tor the past
several weeks. Mrs. Welborn had,
been In declining health for the
past few years, and recently her
condiUdn greW so serious that
she was removed from her home
*0 the Wilkes hoeplUl here for
treatment.
Mrs. Welborn was the daugh
ter of the late Joseph T. Hub
bard, and Mrs. Annie E. Callo
way Ht*hard, of Wilkesboro, and
was borh »t Moravian Falls on
a course to the ■Ut'^entK Itt its jun* Tih, 1891. Had she,, lived
Wgh^,to^*: jvhtll Jpae of this year she would
alBO. stated that a .program ,ha
would held at 1h« Methodist
London, Feb."'lh.-:;r6ri$lngpenf
araeaitortke eari--
more than'to paraeat
mated. ttattonat toeafbe
dioatlotot' that the atlll had beta'! war aifeWi ddrldg IMl, a apoket* fto !»«»«*«# of H- 8."^aVat vcaa^ „T. J-
in opataMon for several months.:maa aald todhy, {qaaitwly. *• Fiwvau*.
18 wl}l he subject, to all ptaaltlea
therefor and that no reeapplng
of pastonger typy^ i'tfeeB betorw
Ma^' 1 wili he permitted.
charcb h«e next' Wedhedday ev
^Dg to disenss the-advisability
_^ve 1men »1 y«ra of age.
J on Dtoember Sffrtf H. th* de
ceased . W8t anl*ed In marriage
•wllh Guy B. Welborn, .fnd to
of havlag auch a »^t•b olbrr&l ualop wen
li local sohooia. ^
laws: Thomas Wetoorn. of Clmr*
■ Wllmlag-
hy
•yhe mewage wiSSfcU received Jlota ^ms-
an members off-thadnh.
At the meeUag Bay.fitaaWinglton; Homer ,-WWbora.
the Ne# shipments of J^lcs go oai *waa a.gtoit of liR
iBgfwn; iioinerr?ww»™».“> "’vbo to’to
k/tad to* totor: Eitsato«i.
(^*^(bonttaiMd oa page S)
.toai
Rlehatead eouato i^denioMj^i
Don poultry tocks^ Ml.*"
daring jDecembto ’
l||f bird aa.
aUto avdtogs i
[Aastetaat,'fhfaa:
vard.
y SS--
'“Ar .
The following sta'ement waa Is
sued here today by the commit
tee for study of Bible In the
North Wilkesboro schools.
'There will be a very Important
meeting et 7:30 on Wednesday
evening in 'he North Wilkesbor-v
Methodist church that will vital
ly effect every future citizen of
our town.
For some time the Idea of
teaching Bible in our schools has
been discussed and investigated.
Many and various are the ques
tions concerning this project. O*
Wednesday evening Rev. David
L. Woodward, prstor of the First
Baptist church of Salisbury. Mbs
Jane Grey, tMcbar of Bible to
the Salisbury schools and a utn-
dent from there will present how
the Bible was put in their school
system, how It Is -being taught,
and how It Is being received.
This is a recent thing In
Imry and their experience shoaid
he of utmost vahie to us.
Men 'and women of ,;Noy|ik
Wilkesboro you are need^.
bn ybu will rest the issue. Tar^ .^
ents of North Wilktobora.ytiuara!!
needed tor it is your toilditoi.A:-
that wHl heaefit. Come'out
hear this project di8caaae.d- Let
to- eoosMer together aM ■ tkMK
eagfaly isveatlgate and anilto'
Mtad frtkat It y^l afeitJ*;-H
tought to oar
whal tt.wBI take to
the taa4M&ff‘syutesL ,