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VOL/XXXV* No. 10
Wilkes Idailed
>ubli8hed Mondaw 8b4 Thursdays. NORTH WELKKSBORO. N. C.. MONDAY,. Am^.t0.:i948
Seeks 3rd Term
Files For Senate
For Legrislature
Sheriff CliutUe T. Doughton.
who is unopiH)se(l for tlie Dem
ocratic nomination to snccecU
himself. .Sheriff Doughton was
elected to a two-year tenn in ; i>ayje counties.
t!)3B anil a four-year term in
W. A. (Lon) McXlcI, of tliis
city, is the Deiiiocratic nomin
ee for state senate from the
24th liislrict, which is coni-
poseil of Wilkes, Vadkin anti
1938.
24th DISTRICT—
Doiu^hton Files ‘ W. A. McNiel Is
As Candidate For! Candidate For
Sheriff of County! State Senate
p>/lf Ejected He Would Set A
New Record For Length
Of Time In The Office
Sheriff Claude T. Dou^hton, |
first Democrat elected to the of-1
fice of sheriff of Wilkes county in |
40 years, filed notice of candidacy j
Saturday for a third tem. |
Sheriff Doughton was first elect-:
ed in November, 1986, when he de- j
feated Sheriff W. B. Somers. HiSj
first term was for two years and.
in 1938 he defeated C.G. Poindex-
W-ter, Republican candidate, in a.
^ close election. In that election t.ie
term of office of sheriffs and cor-'
oners was increased from two to ^
four years.
Sheriff Doughton is widely
known in this part of the state.
Prior to his election as sheriff he
wa* cashier of the Deposit and
Savings Bank here for several j
years. He is a son of Representa-1
tive R. L. Doughton. chairman of'
the Ways and Means committee in
congress. j
Sheriff Doughton was not op-
poeed for the Democratic nomina
tion and will be certified by the i
A board of elections as the nominee.!
V'd elected, his term wx>uld be for,
four years, making a total of ten
years in the office. Ten years
would set a new record for Wilkes ■
county, where no sheriff has ever
held office for more than eight
P - years.
There are two candidates fo“ the
Republican nomination for sheriff;
C. G. Poindexter, who was the Re- ;
publican nominee four years ago, j
and H. P. (Pat) Eller.
Local Citizen Unoppoaed for
Democratic Nomination
For The Senate
I W. A. (Lon) McNiel, prominent
'North (Wilkesboro business man
and a leader in th«L..Depa®n»*ic
party, is his party’s noiihinee for
the state senate in the 24th sena
torial district.
According to the plan of rotat
ing the office between Wilkes,
A’adkin and Davie, the three coun
ties composing the district, this
I was Davie’s time to name the can
didates but Davie passed up the
opportunity to name the Demo
cratic nominee and McNiel filed
with the Wilkes election board and
notified the election boards of
Yadkin and Davie of his candidacy
on the Democratic ticket.
For many years Mr. McNiel has
been active in affairs of the Dem
ocratic party in northwestern
North Carolina and is widely
known throughout other parts of
the state.
His Republican opponent is B. C.
Frock, of Mocksville, who was un
opposed for the Republican nomi
nation. Attm-ney Brock was state
senator from the district six years
ago. The district is normally Re
publican.
77 PRESENT-
FACTS ABOUT—
4th Registration
Monday, April 27
with the same registration
places as were used tor the third
regtetration, arrangements have
been made In Wilkes for the
fourth registration under the
Beleetkre flervice Act.
The fourth registration will be
of all men ages 44 to 65, and will
be from 7 a. m. until nine p. m.
The following excerpts from the
proclamation by President Roose
velt gives pertinent facta about
the fourth registration:
“1. Pursuant to the Selective
Tmlnlng and Service Act of 1940,
as amended, the registration of
melo cltlsena of the United States
and other male persons who were
bom on or after April 28, 1877.
-and-on or before February 15.
1897. fthall the Uni
ted S’ates and the Territories of
^iUlaska and Hawril, and in Pu
erto Rico- on Monday, the 27th
day of April, 1942, between the
hours of 7 a. m. and 9 p. m.
"2. (a) Every male citizen of
the United S'ates, and every oth
er male person residing In the
(Continued On Page Eight)
Ladies’N^ht
Is Observed By
Lions Club Here
Interesting Address Deliver
ed By R- L. Patton On
Thursday Evening
North Wilkesboro Lions Flub en
joyed a very delightful Ladies’
Night celebration at the Legion
and Auxiliary clubhouse Thurs
day evening.
Seventy-seven members and
guests attended the meeting, which
jwas one of the most successful
events in the history of the club.
I R. L. Patton, Morganton super-
lintendent of schools, was the fea
ture speaker. Using the subject,
I “What Do We Fear?”, he inter-
- spersed his address with humor
which kept the audience in a con
stant uproar of laughtei’.
E. C. Johnson, Lions president,
was to^3tm«8ter.
J. Milton Craig, of Mount Holly,
district Lions governor, was an
honor guest and he delivered a
short talk relative to aims and
purposes of the Lions Club in this
day of national and world crisis.
He also delivered awards to key
members for membership work.
During the dinner, which was
served by the American Legion
Auxiliary, a Lenoir band furnished
music, ilie band also furnished
music for a most t enjoyable dance
which followed the meeting.
Attome.v J. H. Whicker. Jr.,
Ih'mocrafic nominee for the of
fice of repre.sentative In tl>o
general a.s,scml)l.v from Wilkes
county. He was not opposed for
till- Democratic nomination.
Only I Contest
forNomination
County Offices
When filing time for county
oandidates ended Saturday after
noon at six o'clock only one pri
mary contest had developed in
Wilkes county.
With the exception of the nom
ination for sheriff on the Repub
lican ticket, nil oandldate**%S?«
unopposed for nomination in tooth
parties.
C. G. Poindexter end H. P.
(Pat) Tiler, both of this city, are
the candidates for the Republl-
con nomination for sheriff. Sher
iff Claude T. Doughton was not
opposed for the Democratic nom
ination for sherlff._
€. 0. Hayes Is candidate for a
third four-year term as clerk of
superior court and his Democrat
ic opponent la W. J. Bason, of
North Wilkesboro.
Coroner I. M. Myers, Republi
can, will have es his Democ.atlc
opponent in the election Paul L.
Cashion, of North Wilkesboro.
Earl Caudill, Republican coun
ty surveyor, had ao opposition
for renomination and has no
Democratic opponent for the el
ection.
The two present Republican
members of the board of commis
sioners are oandldatee for another
term. They are Max Foster In
division t and M. F. Absher In
divisios 3.
Democratic candidates for com
missioner are F. D. Forester in
division 1, Paul J. Vestal in di
vision 2 and F. C. Johnson in di
vision 3. V. T. Walsh. Democrat
and present member of the board
from division 2. declined to be a
candidate for another term.
Following is the complete list
of all candidates for all offices
who filed with the Wilkes board
of elections:
State Senate: W. A. (Lon)
McNiel, Democrat. ,
Legislature: J. H. Whick
er, Jr.j democrat; T. E. .i-tory,
republican.
Sheriff: C. G. Poindexter,
H. P. Eller, republicans; C.
T. Doughton, democrat.
Clerk of Court——C. C.
Hayes, republican; W. J.
Bas^n, democrat.
Commissioners: Div. No.
I, Max Foster; No. 2, J. E.
Pardue; No. 3, M. F. Ab
sher, republicans. Div. No;
I, F. D. Forester; No. 2, Paul
J. Vestal; No. 3, F. C. John
son, democrats.
Coroner: I. M. Myers, Re
publican; Paul L. Cation,
democrat.
Surveyor: Earl L. Caudill,
republican.
Constables: Blaine Sparts,
Traphill; Boss Blacktarn,
Edwards: John Royal,
Union; C. E. Hayes, R*,??a-
vian Falls; R. W. Edwards,
Wilkesboro; W. C. Besbears,
Jobs Cabin; republicans. S.
H. Jones, Elk; Elbert El-
ledgb. Levri^ Fork: B. F. Es
tes, North Wilkesboro; J. L.
(Continaed on Page 8)
j Tannery Whistle, Telephone Rings,
Auto Hems, Church and Sdiool Bells
To Signal Blackout All Over Comity
Blackout Will Be Between Nine And Eleven
O’clock By Order Of War Department;
Full Cooperation Everybody A*ked
Blackout committee of the Wilkes County Civilian De
fense Council in called meeting this morning made ar
rangements for the county-wide blackout of Wilkes county
Frida/night.
The blackout will be over a large district extendmg
across the northern part of the state westward from Ral
eigh and was ordered by the War Department.
EXACT TIME NOT KNOWN NOW
Exact time for the blackout will not bet known until the
instant it is to begin and the maneuver will be a test_ of
communications and air rair defense organizations in cities,
tov^s and into every rural community. The time for be
ginning of the blackout will be between nine and 11 p. m.
and it will last for an Indefinite time.
PLANES WILL OBSERVE
Planes will be sent out by the war department to ob
serve effectiveness of the blackout and to make a report.
The blackout committee for Wilkes today worked out a
system which should notify every person in the county^ of
the beginning of the blackout and complete cooperation
I from every person is essential in order that the maneuver
may be entirely successful In Wilkes.
TANNERY WHISTLE SIGNAL HERE
The tannery whistle, for decades a time regulator for
half the county, will signal the blackout with a two-min
ute blow of zig-zag, or up and down, tone. ..Sirens and
other whistles will immediately help carry the signal.
30 SECOND TELEPHONE RING
At the telephone office the operators will ring every
rural line steadily for 30 seconds. Every person hearing
the ring is asked not to take down the receiver until the
end of the ring When the long ring ends, each Mie is
Risked to get to bis w her car or truck immediately Md
APRIL 28 AND 29—
Places Are Designated
For The Registration Ot
Commercial Sugar Users
Ten Places Named
Guest Minister
gining of, the Wackoul has arrivecl.
BLOW CAR HORNS
In order that the news may spread in the least possible
time throughout ewnmunities where there ^ are no tele
phones and where they do not hear the signal whistle
)iere, every person who hears a car hom is asked to imme
diately blow a car or truck hom in order to spread the
news farther.
RING CHURCH AND SCHOOL BELLS
It is also asked that someone be at each school and
church building Friday night to ring Uie hells for one
minute as soon as the blackout signal is heard.
MAY BE LONG BLACKOUT
Attention is called to the fact that the blackout may
last for an hour and that lights are not to be turned on un
til all clear signal is received. The all-clear signal here
will be one long blast of the tannery whistle.
TURN OUT ALL LIGHTS
Civilian defense officials point out that it is not suffi
cient just to pull down shades because too much light es
capes to be seen from above. Unless the windows are cov
ered closely with heavy cloths it is much better to have all
lights completely out.
Attention was called in the meeting today that some
signs and display lights are not controlled by a central cir
cuit. Persons leaving places of business before the black
out should turn out such lights. A war Department order
was issued some time ago to have such lights under cen
tral control but some still remain Italaled.
ALL ASKED TO COTiPERATE
Every person in the county is asked to spread news of
the blackout to be on. Friday night and to urge fujl co
operation. It is a highly important maneuver essential to
civilian defense and was m-dered by the War Department.
y^ir raid wardens in the Wilkesboros and m thickly
settled conxmunities along the highways will he on duty.
TO ORGANIZE COMMUNITIES
Civilian defense organizations will he set up at Roaring
River tonight. Millers Creek Tuesday night and Ronda
Thursday night. Each place will have a meeting at 7:30
p. m. and all are asked to attend. >
PRINCIPALS TO MEET
Wilkes central school principals wUl meet Wednesday
afternoon to lay plans to assist in notifying people of the
blackout Friday night.
We Have A Job To Do and Are Going
to Make It A Good One’-Lt. Johnston
Rev. H. Frederick Jones, guest
minister for the series of evan
gelistic services beginning to
night at the First Baptist church,
and continuing through Friday,
May 1st Services begin escl.
Sondsy.
ALL INVITED—
Meetiiig Begins
Tonight At First
Baptist Church
Rev. H. F. Jones, of Appo-
matox, Virginia, Will
Do Preaching
to Register Stores,
Cafes, Hotek, Etc
Individual Consumer Regi**-
tration Will Be Follow
ing Week May 4-7 '
C. B. Eller, sugar rationing sd-
mlnlstmtor for Wilkes county, an
nounced today the places for regis
tration of wholesale and retaS
merchants, hotels, cafe, boardiag*
houses, institutions and all other
commercial users and handlers at
sugar.
"nie registration of all in tbooa
clasi.''ication3 will be on April 21
and 29 at ten places in the county.
The places and names of adminisk
trators were announced as follows:
North Wilkesboro high schoid,
Paul S. Cragan; Wilkesboro high
school, Wm. T. Long; Ferguao..
school, 0. M. Proffit; Mount Pleas
ant school at Champion, P. W.
Greer; Millers Creek school, R. ▼.
Day; Mountain View school at
Hays, Zeb K. Dickson; TrapluQ
high school, W. V. Nix; Ronda hu^s
school, E. R. Spruill; Roarimr
River high school, C. P. Parmer;
Lincoln Heights high school, J. K.
]gji^lilW..v.
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Johnston
have received the following let
ter from their son, Lieut. Rich
ard Johnson, army air corps pi
lot, the letter peing mailed by
him while on a ship proceeding
from Australia to an unannoun
ced destination:
Lt. R. B. Johnston-O-430819
67th Pursnft fiqdn.
A. P. O. Box 916
6sn Francisco, Calif.
Caro of Postmaster,
Aboard Ship—March
Dear Mother and Dad:
I hope you all-got the cable
gram that I sent you from Austra
lia. I was hoping to get to call
yon and talk to*yohi hut no calls
could be made, and I also could
n’t tell you where I was so that
you could cable back. We.’ve Ween
traveling prac'ically all the time
since we left New York oxcept for
a week in Australia, so no mall
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The series of special evangelis
tic services, conducted annually by
the First Baptist church of North
Wilkesboro, begins tonight 8 p. m.
with Rev. H. Frederick Jones of
Appomattox, Virginia, doing the
preaching. The visiting minister
was formerly pastor in eastern
North Carolina, and in other
churches of nearby states. He has
conducted numerous series of evan
gelistic meeting.s in North Caro
lina and Virginia.
When pastor in Greenville, N. C ,
the visiting minister was chairman
of the ordination council which or
dained the present pastor of the
First Baptist church to the gospel
ministry in 1928. During his stay
in North .Wilkesboro. he will be a
guest at the home of the pa.stor.
510 D street.
Previous to the opening night
of the meeting, prayer services
have been held in a number of
homes. These home prayer meet
ings have been well attended, thus
indicating a deep interest in the
spiritual purposes of the meeting
at the church.
The Sunday school of the First
Baptist church is sponsoring the
first service of the meeting, and
the various classes are seeking to
have their full memberslup pres
ent at the church tonight. A
special “Wilkes County” service is
planned for Tuesday night of next
week, and it is hoped that many
people from the various Baptist
churches in Wilkes county will try
to be present for the service that
evening. The pastors of the
churches in the Brushy Mountain
and Stone ^ Mountain Associations
are cordially invited to bring dele
gations -fwm tlMir churches on
that evening, if possible.
'The news of the meeting has at
tracted wide interest in the com
munity, and large congregations,
are expected. The public is invit
ed to attend the services each
evening 8 p. m.
Are you proud of your Navy?
Show It by coatrthutlBS to Navy
BMief.
will be on May 4, 6, 6, a:^ 7th «h
the public elementary schools,
which includes the high schools,
throughout the county.
It is hoped that the consumer
registration can be handled in Cie
afternoons so as not to interfere
with the regular school work of the
schools that will still be in opera
tion on that date.
The school forces of the county
are going to do this work witbook
compensation and it is their dr-
I sire to render the best service pow-
; sible to all the people of the coim-
|ty.
I More information concerning the
j sugar registration will be give*,
through the newspapers and
I through the schools as it is mads .
' available.
SUNDAY NIGHT/r”
2 Homes Burn At
Moravian FaOs
Homes of Mrs. Mary Heis-
dren and Mrs. W. S. Smltk-
ey Are Destroyed
Fire burned two homes and
threatened destruction of a large-
part of the village of Moravia*
halls four miles south of Wilkre-
h'lio Sunday night about t«(«
o’clock.
The homes of Mrs. Mary Hea-
dren and Mrs. W. S. Smithey, aged
ladies who live alone in adjoining
houses, were completely destroyed.
Some furnishings were remomed
from the home of Mrs. Smithky
but nothing was saved from’Mrs.
iHendren’s home, which buraed
first.
The fire was discovered by Mrs.
j Cecil Wiles and children, of thia
'city, who were passing the hlgh-
wey and saw the home of. Mia,
Hendren in flames. Although ta
the building she bad not discov
ered the fire, which had gained
much headway. Mrs. Smithey was
sleeping in her home but wss
, taken out before her home be
gan to burn.
i Wind blowing southvrardly caus
ed the fire to spread rapidly. Ho
tel Moravina building caught tre
three times. The heme of ftrs. C.
S. Pearson also caught fire thre*
Ulmer., and a tree a^ 't«ae«
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Eastern Star Meet
Wilkes Chapter No. 4*, ©-■A’"
will hold lU regular .meeMag ok
Thursday night, April 8i, ki
Lodge Hall at 7:30
members are urged to Jte’wnkiW-
MR8. SUSIB WILLlAlilMfA-
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