North Carolina Newspapers

TBE JOURNAIr-PATRIOT mm: »r nuitttal »dv«nt»g« rbor buykis ki North ■JS?. A ,V(Hi. XXXV, No. 11 l^ublished Mondyi' 'S6rTH WILKg&BOHO, N. C.^ a ^■tr - Coble Dairy '? - ."' Cooperation Blackout A Complete Success WUke» dvlilJWi defense coon-ier a large dl^ct ot **veral counties, extendinj? westwar*! il has been burfly engaged this -week in preparations for the bladtont .to take place Friday ni^^t some time between nine and eleven o’clock. Syatems of cwnmunlcatlonsi to carry the blackout signal over the large county, especially into the parts where no telephones are located, has been the biggest problem confronting the conncil. “Auto Horn Telegraph" is one of the moans selected by the council to signal the beginning Of the Wackont, which will be observed by army reconnalsancc planes. The blackout will be ov- /rom Raleigh through WUkes county When the blackout signal Is received here the tanneiy whis tle will also help locally. The telephone operators will ring every rural line steadily for SO seconds. All who hear the ring are asked to immediately blow their car horns and that signal will be picked up by others who will sound their horns until It reaches the most outlying parts of the county. A complete black out Is urged. People are asked to sound church and school bells immediately when the car horns begin to blow in order to help carry the signal. Motimists on the highways are asked to park, turn out lights, and blow horns for one mlnnte. Air raid wardens will be on duty In the Wilkesboroa and in r.earby, thickly populated com munities. This week defense or- ^nlzatlons were also set up at Millers Creek, Roaring River anil Ronda. Civilian Defense officials stress the importance of people putting out ALD lights for the duration of he blackont. One long blast of the tannery whistle here wil, carry the all clear signal when the blackout ends. A Welcome Word fiwit Ammg 0.' ' Rltcfib ThIe^ From E«r Dryin* Will B« Police Desk Here To OUier Aethritieg If Priorities ObUtinej | Boldest theft in this vicinity recently ocenred Friday night at the police desk in the North Wilkesboro fire depurtiaent. A table model radio at the desk often used hf police when not in police headquarters office on the second floor was taken sometime Friday night. No clnes which promiae to lend to ther identity of the thief have been uncovered. iAT MANY PLACES— mm [Forest Fires ESSENTIAL WAR PRODUCT— Soybean Crop In Wilhes May Be Worth $250,000 Monday, April 27 1 n • from 4 COUNTIES— Hmw M«y Buy of Adjoining Counties CU r N. ce A soybean warehouse to buy all soybeans harvested in Wilkes and probably several adjoining counties will be established in brth Wilkesboro, it was announ- ced today by Lawrence Miller, administrative officer of the Wilkes Triple A. Estimating that the. soybean crop in Wilkes coun’y may have a cash market value of more than $250,000, Mr. Miller said that prices as nuoted on the Chicago market will be paid for soybeans this fall and win'er on delivery by the farmers at the warehouse, which will be operated by local people as agents for an outside buying corporation. Begin On-May 18th Soybeans From Farmers of Adjoining Counties Jury commission of the Wilke.s circuit of Federal court has drawn jiiror-s for the term to be held :n Wilkesboro, beginning Mond.iy, May IS. Judge Johnson J. Hayes, of Wilkesboro will preside over the term, which is expected to be in session about two weeks. Many of the criminal cases docketed involve alleged violations of the liquor tax laws. Jurors from the four counties in the Wilkesboro circuit, Wilkes, Alleghany, Ashe and Wataugo, were drawn as follows: Wilkos county: W. M. Black burn, TraphiU; Coy Durham, At government request, Wilkes Roiaring River; Ed Crysel, Paul Lenderman, Mrs. C. H. Cowles, Wilkesboro; A. A. Cashlon, Scott Kenerly, John A. Buchanan, D. M. Wiles. Grady Church. Glenn Reeves, Wake Tinsley. Mrs. W. R. Absher, North Wilkesboro; Chas. Ferguson, Goshen; Earl Wiles. North Wilkesboro, Rt, 2; T. G. 600 acres are being planted to! Johnson. Absher: J. P. McCarter, farmers will increase their soy bean acreage for harvest tremen dously thi.s y'-.»r. The AA.A office has sold 1,380 bushels of seed and the office estimated that over 1,500 bushels have been purch ased by farmers from other far mers and dealers. More than 2.- for haryest in Wilkes, ot a large acreage for soybeans exclusive bay. Arrangements will be made to secure comb nes to harvest soy beans in communities where no combines are available, an AA.A office spokesman said. St^beans constitute an essenti al product In war industrial pro duction and big Increases In the acreage of soybeans for harvest Is one of the goals of the agri- cdltnreJ defense committee. NO COURT MONDAY— Court WillOpen Tuesday Morning Wilkes Court To Begin Tues day Instead of Mtmday, Registration Day Judge J. H. Clement, of Win ston-Salem, who wiU preside over Union Grove; W. A. Roope, Hays; D. F. Shepherd, Purlear; L. W. Smithey, Roaring River; Harri son Miller, Wil’bar; Olin Watson. Summit: G. R. Eller, Congo; W. E. Brewer, Hoys: J. C. Kilby. Reddles River; Noah Harris, Cricket. Ashe county: W. H. Mash. Glen dale Springs; Larkin Powers. Brandon; J. M. Wiles, Crumplcr; F. C. Graybeal. Fig; M. H. Dollar. Smethport; A. 0. Jones, Clifton; T. G. Duncan, West Jefferson; J. E. Fender, Grumpier; Charlie Calloway, West Jefferson; Mc- Kenley Farmer, Fig; Carl Ball, Lansing; Worth Graham, Todd; Grady Fletcher, Idlewlld; J. W. Osborn. Pig; W. F. Gamblll. Grumpier; Lester Weiss, Grassy Creek. Alleghany county: Lon H. Brooks, Sparta: Glenn Rlchard- ardson, Whitehead: Lee A. An drews, Sparta: Frank Maxwell, Piney Creek. watniie-n. c.ountv: Fred Grimes has notified WHkw Greene, Deep Gap; Don Oliver, a*t the tara Matney; M. 8. Miller. Boone; way tmtil Tuesday, April , iTroy Norris, Boone: Olus Mast, *• , J- _ J Sugar Grove; George Smitherman Oart wfll be adjoarned d^g Monday bccaoso that will be regis-, trstion day for all men between ages of 4d and 66. The term -wUl be for two weeks and will be for trial of civil cases. Calendar for ttte term was made not aevCTal days ago by the Wilkes Pftv association. Bcr Bosm The prospective tenant (view ing honse)-4[ thing after all a soybeans, fiat would suit ns better. The ciretaker— Well, sir, for meeelf, I feel a fiat so much like prison; but then, ot conrse, it alf'dopenda on what you’re aoeos- toned to. MEN 44 TO 65— iAre\Raging From Seven A. M. Until Nine P. M.; County Schools To Have Holiday Several forest fires raging in ' Wilkes this week have caused ^ I great damage to some of the best Mail time in any camp is a big time to the soldiers in Uncle Sam’s'timberlands 1 n northwestern army because it brings word rom the loved ones back home, and lifts | North Carolina, one out of army life for a brief few minutes. These U. 8. soldiers, whs I -• - - - one out of army me for a onei lew mmnies. mesc u. o. mwucis, w—■ Biggest of the fires has been insuring poultry farmers, as wel are settling down to camp life In their new environment, are pictured j-^ging since Saturday in the; as livestock farmers, a steady in receiving their maU somewhere in Norttem Ireland. northesatern part of Wilkes in , come throughout the year. Officials of Coble x>airy Produshs company, said here today that tta large plant under constmetion lu Wilkesboro will be in operatian by May 1st With this news came annooneA- ment that the company has dedd:- ed to go into the mamifactnra «f dried eggs as well as dairy pro ducts at the plant This decision was prompted hgr requests from agricultural leaders and by state officials, inclndfag Governor J. M. Broughton and W._ Kerr Scott, commissioner of agri culture. Dried inilk and dried eggs aro two products were much in demand in the Food For, Freedom cam paign now very much a part of thd( victory program. The plant wil have almost an unlimited capaei$y for manufacture of dried milk and officials stated that the plant could also manufacture all the sur plus eggs which may be produced in the state in the season when the regular egg market is low, time insuring poultry farmers, as weB Wilkes county draft board of ficials have announced arrange ments for the fourth draft regis tration, which will be of men be tween ages of 44 and 65 on Mon- Regfstratloh will be trolm seven a.m. until nine p.m. at the same registra'ion points as were used in the third registration on Feb ruary IB. Teachers will assist in the registra'ion and school.s of the county system will not operate Monday, due to the foe* that teachers will be engaged In the work of registering the men and many school buildings will be used as registration places. North Wilkesboro schools will operate as usnal because white registra tion here will be at the town hall and other volunteers will assist teachers in the registration work. The following places will be used for registration: Tom Math is’ store in Antioch township; Ferguson school, Boomer school. Mountain Crest school, Marsh Hendren’s store, Ronda school. Roaring River school, Benham school. Hendrix school. Summit school, Maple Springs, Mount Pleasapt .school, Spurgeon school, Moravian Falls school, Mulberry school, Clingman school, North Wilkesboro town hall for white RATIONING TO BEGIN— Sugar Registration ADDS lOTH BRANCH— The Northwestern Bank Is Buying Spruce Pine Bank After May 1st Will Be Larg est Bank With Home Of fice ,in Western N. C. Merchants Must Give Facts On Previous Siales Trade Registration April 28- 29; Consumer Registra tion May 4th To 7th the vicinity of Garden Creek, in some places with a fifteen mile front which advanced rapidly with strong winds. Several thou- In addition to the manufacture dried milk, the plant will alse make ice cream mix, sweet cream butter, cheese, and about 25 other sand acres, including much vir-j dairy products, gin timberland, have burned over. Agricultural leaders today said Other smaller fires in other location of the plant in Wilkesboro •Ot WUkes have b«nhiptt«htlwiU mark the begisning pf aa en^ a Am B^d rapidly in RedSfesfonly in Wilkes, bat in a doze; River township eaet of highway er countes in northwestern Nortt ^ ’• Field representatives of il|iiwi3ti The Northwestern Bimk, which has home office here and branch es in eight other northwestern North (Carolina counties, has purchased the Bank of Spruce Pine at Spruce Pine in Mitchell county, Edwin Duncan, execu tive vice president, said today. The transaction has been ap proved by the stockholders' of apd the both institutions, apd .the trans- fer will he made on May 1. Ap- Nortb Wilkesboro colored school proval hus also been granted by » «. .9 wwlit VA. *1 - t T\^«w^ntA Tm nom for colored. Millers Creek school. Mountain View echool. Stony Hill school, Somers school. Love lace school, Traphlll school, Whitting'on school. Double Creek school. New Life school, Wilkes boro school for white and Lin coln Heights school for colored.. MONDAY, THURSDAY— Nutrition Class Well Under Way Nutrition classes as a part of the defense program are being conducted each Monday and -rhursday evening, 7:30, in the North Wilkesboro high school. Miss Evelyn Sharpe, vocational home economics teacher, is in structor of the class and all who are interested in the vital subject of nutrition ere invited On Monday night a movie “Meat and Romance", will be shown, and the topic will be “buying, preparation and cooking meats On the following Monday “food buying” will be the topic and on Mey 11 “gardening and canning”. Miss Annie Laurie Herring. Wilkes home demonstration ag ent, will give a demonstration on use of whole wheat bread and Farm real estate values for the country aa a wbsU rose about 7 per cant during 18 montha endtiijg partment'of Agrtanltiira. the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and Gurney P. Hood, state banking commissioner. ’The board of managers there will be Dr. C. A. Peterson, chairman, C. C. Robbins, Jr., Edward Fort ner, J. L. Hollifield and C. S. Hun ter. The purchase of the Bank of Spruce Pine will add more than one-tcalf million .dollars to the resources of the. Northwestern Bank, which »7lll total over seven million. It will be the largest bank with home office In the state w8st of Wlnston-tolem and Charlotte. The capital ‘ structure ofi the Northw;Mem a^k afer May 1 win be over $670,000. With home office here- the Northwestern Bank is the only one located in five counties—Al- leghany, Alexander, Mitchell, Watauga and Yancey. Other branches are located at Jeffer son, Blowing Rock, Valdese, Bnkersville and Burnsville. Red Cross To Meet P.ev. A. C. Waggoner, presl^nt of the Wilkes County Ohapter Of the American Red Cross, has called a mating of the chapter officers and committee chairmen for Friday afternoon, April 24th, at 4 p. m. The meeting will be he^ in the auditorium of the Town .Hall. Mm. Catherine Stew art, Weld Director for the Red Cross In this, area. Is dxpMted to be pr^t. ' ' ^ The following information aljout registration for sugar rat ioning to begin next week was re leased today by C. B. Eller, sugar rationing administrator for Wilkes county: Trade Registration which iu- clndes whulesale and retail mer- chente, Institutions, Industrial users and food service establish, ments will be conducted at the high schools April 28th and 29th. Retail merchants tb simplify reg istration should have the follow ing information ready when they go to register: 1. Gross sales of all meats, groceries ' fmlta and vegetables, etc., for week ending April 25. 1942. 2. Sugar' delivered to trad ac cepted by registering unit during the month of November, 1941. 3. Present inventory (number ot pounds of sugar now owned by regiEftering unit for sale). Institutional and Industrial users, also servers of meals, should te prepared to show the following: •’ 1. The amount of sugar need during each month of 1941. t. Number of pounds-of sngar uow owned by registering unit. The consumer registration will be in all elementary schools May 4th, 5th, «th, and 7th. All people are urged to register during that period as any registration after May 7 th will be in the local rat ioning board offices in Wilkes boro or North Wilkesboro. Any .member, of n family over eighteen years of age may regis ter other members of the fami^., * Swgh-W^atesboro' ‘ ’Trade registration at North Wllkssboro will be at the school ibhUdiag April 28 and 29 from,: thri^ p, ms nntfl- eight« m. ' Consmfier registration at North' WilkeriM>n> school will be 3Igy 4, S, C, and .7 .frdm three tp eight p. m: Triifleo" hours will be cheer-, ved is-ortier hot to ihtorfere with regnlar eeh^l work. per coui uuruta Tffltas entered tte Ithlon with March 1,,. rqppi^ .U. S.. Da- BrtrtJeg* ot -*tthdwwta» St U oy rapm worn uu - nnrf (gather milk to make men, women ann f to Wilkesboro. J. B. Snipes, Wilkes county agent, has been working in co- (Con;inued on Page 8t 421 and only three or four miles from North Wilkesboro. In the fire area of several hun dred acres a number of residences and outbuildings were in danger, 'but were sa ved by rapid work on the part of children. Winds spread the flames from one plot of woods to anoth er sometimes across fields of considerable width. The fire was said to have started Tuesday noon from smouldering remnants of a clearing fire on Saturday. A. A. Triplett, of Wilkesboro. Wilkes county forest warden has been with various fires constant ly and large forces of men have been used in fighting the flames. In the Garden Creek vicinity several large yards of lumber fwere saved by using counter fires. According to information reach ing,here today, no large amounts of lumber have been destroyed and no sawmills have been burn ed, although damage to standing timber haa been unusually heavy. Carolina. the company -have organized milk gathering routes in counties ad joining Wilkes and milk receiving stations will be operated at pointa too far away for trucks whirii a direct trip ON TUESDAY— Medical Society In Meeting Here Seventy attended the Eighth District medical aocle’y meeting held Tuesday afternoon at Hotel WUkes In this city. Dr. John W. Morris, of North Wilkesboro, presided over the general meeting In the afternoon and the dinner meeting In the evening. In the business session Dr.Geo. W. Joyner, of Asheboro, was el ected president tot the next l^f year Dr. Rufus Sykes, of Ashe- boro, was elected vice president and Dr. M. B. Smith, of Ramseur, Is new secre'ary-treasurer, suc ceeding Dr. J. H. McNeill, of this city. Those taking part In the af ternoon program LOvtll. of Mount Airy: ConWn, of Greeiufboro. -who read for Dr. U W.jHa^ay, bf'Sngh Point: Dr. Charles H. Mauzy, of Winston-Salem; Dr. S. F; LoBauar, of Greensboro: aM Dr. George W. Joyner, of AsVotoro. Ad*esslng the evening meet- bag :i were Dr. F. Webb Griffith, of Alhevllle. and Dr. Roscoe D. MeMman. of Red Springe, presi- .todt MHl^heeretory of the North ijatoUiih medical aodrty. Princi pal address wms hr Dr. Ttosley JONES PREACHER— Baptist Meeting Is Well Attended Wilkes County Night To Be Observed On Tuesday At First Baptist BP desires. •ten follow ft . ■ «. , . • _ The series, of evangelistic ser vices in progress at the First Bap tist church has been marked by large attendance and by a wide interest on the part of the people of the comyuni'y. Rev. H. F. Jones of Appomatox, Virginia, la the guest minister for the sertea of meetings. Services are being held each evening except Satur day, at 8 o’clock. There will be two services on Sunday—lla.in. and 8 p.m. The series closes on Friday, May 1. The service Friday eveningiWiU begin at 7:4.5 instead of 6:0#. In order that *he service maji. be over before time for the :hlack- put. Rev. Mr. Jones’ subject .Fri day evening will be ‘"The Ycpiag In the Gate of Nor*h./Wilkwho. ro.” His subject Wedneeday ;0v- ening was "Jesus before the Oo.vrt of Human CoD8cfeoce-.aBd Before the Bar of Human Reajmn’f. Next Tueeday has been aat aa "Wilkes Coi-nty” night a at ,^h# meeting. It is hoped that time many vkitors frotn., ojtlier Baptist churches ln-.Wllfc«»i*^n- ty can be present for the serrtee. Pastors of churches iB-thc^Bnpby Mountain and fftoiie Mowataln Associa'Ions are given >A apipial Invitation to bring.delegabBi^jpom their churches to the- TanTtiOg:'nn Tuesday evening and ah tupr effhar thne during the serieaadMrMMa. As a text for Ik* opeh4«ti,j|Br- vlce on Monday aveSInff week, the riatlM[Bq»fi|»t,,jiilt' ■; a atatement *—1 ill' H|iiiiiiil of Jonah,‘‘first ohajitMr. htkd #|fetk verse, "What nwuuMKifc. O sleeper, arise, ,calh«pdi#i.^ .(;M«', . "Prayer" wm en for the Tnee(l#|E mlaiali 'Mt- vloe, . • Aa ^i^aMaa Ik trtgiwi4#4 «» tkeftpUto to, attend ttMt pbwgC aegtlaia^'aadt to dMOgifi llr