GALLON STILL SMALLEST FOU
ST HAVE BEEN FOR
CONSUROmON
Orve of the smallest ".oonshine stills captured in Wilkes county in many years is the. one shown
above which was found .lear Benham by Roy Reese, head of the Wilkes unit of alcohol tax investisa-
tora, Claude Doughton, Wilkes sheriff, and Walter M. Irwin, deputy U. S. mai|;hal. The still holds only
eight gallons. It was making brandy at the rate of one gallon a day when it was taken, along with two
operators—Photo by Dwight Nichols.
Republicans To ^*^^?r.n ^
. I Will Be Oflf To
r Have Precmct ' save Gasoline
Meetings Friday
County Convention Will Be
Held On Saturday After
noon At Courthouse
fpublicans of Wilkes county
hold their precinct organiza
tion meetings Friday afternoon,
2:S0, at the polling places in each
precinct and the county convention
■will be held on the following day,
r the ^ottrity "Courthouse in jWilkes-
horo.
f Calls for the precinct meetings
and county convention were issued
by N. B. Smithey, chairman, and
K. Don Laws, secretary of the
Wilkes Republican executive com-
ittee. They urged large atten-
at the precinct meetings and
county convention.
At the precinct meetings local
organizations will be set up and
delegates will be named to the j
county convention. At the county,
convention delegates to the state {
convention will be named and the
county organization will be per
fected for a two-year period.
Beginning Tuesday, traffic
signal lights in North tVUkes-
boro will b} left off as a gaso
line .saving measure, Ptdlce
r>hief Jf. K. Walker said today.
He .said the elimination of
stops will conserve gasoline anI
urged the public to use care at
intersections in order to pre
vent accidents.
FIRST IN CITY-
is Honored Here
First Class Badge Awarded
Betsy Keith BowmAn On
Wednesday Evening
CONVENED TODAY—
Federal Court Has
Many Interesting
Cases Calendared
ClassMlttS^oo'
Letter Written For Relifu^e
Work Comnittee Tell*
Of FinniKe Needs
West Virginia Judge Will
Try Walter Jones Thurs
day Of Next Week
Federal court convened in
Wilkesb’oro today with Judge
Johnson J. Hayes presiding.
After an Instructive charge to
the grand lurr, th* court biegan
b'rt s'Tong docket Of criminal oas
es. made up mainly of alleged raittee of the K'.wanis Club.
ELECTED THURSDAY—
Mrs. Waggoner Is
P.-T. A President
X
Betsy Keith Bowman, a mem
ber of Girl Scout Troop Number
7 of North Wilkeeboro, was
awarded the First Class badge
on Wednesday. May 13. at a spec
ial meeting held on the Scout
lawn et five-thirty o’clock.
Mrs. R. T. McNeill, program
I chairman of the Girl Scout Coun
cil of the Wilkesboros, welcomed
I the guests, Mrs. Robert Gibbs,
^ chairman of the Leaders Associa
tion. made an interesting talk
and Miss Janie McDiarraid. lea-
Irs. A. C. Waggoner, wife of
I the Methodist pastor here, was
I elected president of the North
i Wilkesboro Parent-Teacher asso-
I ciation Thursday for a two-year
[ term. Mrs. Palmer Horton was
I elected corre.sponding secretary,
j program at the meeting
IV'^Mrsday, which was well attend-
[ ed, featured an address by J. R.
I*- Hlx, chairman of the bond sale
I campaign in Wilkes and chairman
■of Wilkes Selective board number
p ,two, Mr. Hix delivered a patriotic
I admXss, which was well received.
violations of federal liquor laws.
Judge Hayes will preside over
court until Thursday, M.iy 28.
when Judge John J. Paul, of H«r-
visonhurg. W. Va.. will be on the
bench for trial of Walter Jones,
of Wilkesboro. a former deputy
marshal charged with making
false statements on his reports as
a deputy marshal.
Judge Hayes disqualified him
self from the case because Depu
ty Marshal Jonee served the
court under his jurisdiction.
Erwin L. Ixjngbine, of Wash
ington. I). C.. a special assistant
to the Attorney General, will as
sist in prosecution of the charges
against Jones.
While here Judge Paul will dis-
Declsion has been reached to
have pible classes In North
Wilkesboro schools, beginning
next year, and the three leading
churches here will raise the $1,-
300 needed to finance this addi
tion to the school system here.
The proposal is expla.ined In
the following letter by Rev. Watt
M. Cooper, in behalf of the He-
ligious Work committee of the
North Wilkesboro Klwani.® Club,
to the editor of The Journal-Pat
riot: ' 1’
“A movement Is now under way
to secure a full-time teacher of
Bible in the North Wilkesboro
public school. It is the conviction
of many of us that this is one of
the most important steps ever
taken in the religious life of our
community. For more than two
years a committee has worked
steadily on plans for the promo
tion of this work. Everything is
in readiness now except the rais
ing of the necessary funds. Sun
day, May 24th, is the date set
aside for the finance campaign
to begin. It will be necessary to
raise fifteen hundred dollejs
($1,500) for the year. Three
churches—First Baptist, Meth
odist, and Presbyterian — have
agreed to be responsible for the
raising of this amount, each of
the three accepting a quota of
five hundred dollars. Contribu
tions from members of other
churches will also be needed and
•appreciated. It Is hoped that all
people who are interested in the
young people of our community
will make an opportunity to give
to this cause.
•-I write this tetter at the re-
qBesl ot .the Religious Work Com-
The
members of the committee feel
strongly the need for this work.
We shall appreciate the coopera
tion of your paper In presenting
this matter before the people. If
the people of North Wilkesboro
can be led to see just what is
needed to put on this program I
believe that they will readily re
spond.”
Ihiid'
with tbM* wav boOfes •
beoMiae U tliejr hilk Staten
‘or. destroyed yo«qe|il be siqptr*
toes for''-toro monthe.''i.» '
' • to ti>e xNManae et-n..
sectten.ta Oie tajpeteWons sent
ont; tfr'nt&mtoic
Tfte sectlou nliitlve to toco*
lingiKxdu to rcflnro taoee teat,:
stoton or ^setroyed reads «e
follows;
“Under no drcomstances
shall any person be issneff. a
war ration boeft to replace one
that , has been lost, sOpten, or
destroyed nntU a period of not
le^« than two months bos elap
sed since the dote wfi^ he .up-
pUed to the board toe a re
placement war ration book".
THIS WEEK-
LADIES’ NIGHT-
One Wounded;
Another Jailed
der of this troop, presented the pose of a liquor case agains^ Sta-
hadge to Betsy. After which the cy Parsons, in which Judge Hayc.s
Horseshoe forma.Hon was held i also volnnlariI.v disqualified him-
and the entire group sang “The .-elf as trial judge.
Star Spangled Banner.’’ In addition to the liquor cases,
Immediately following the cer- there ace few cases calendared in-
emony the guests were .invited volving other federal offenses.
Into the but where Palsy PopeJjiidson Yale and Ed Beshears,
presided at the punch bowl and charged with perjury in connec-
cakes were served by members rt. lion with tes’imony fn a commis-
thft troop. ^ Stoner’s’ hearing In Winston-Sa-
Betsy Keith Bowmafi is the lem. will be tried on Monday, May
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. 25.
Bowman, of Marion. N. C.. end a l Pvaul Denderman. of Wilkes-
nicce of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon boro, is foreman of the grand ju-
Kizer. of *his city, with whom she ry. Others are: Coy Durham. M.
makes her home during the S. Miller, Mrs. C. H. Cowles, Lark-
school year. ,in Powell, Worth Graham. L W,
— I Smithey, Noah Karris, McKinley
Want Address Of I Farmer, Grady Fletcher. T. G.
Annual Banquet
Late Registration
Sugar Consumers
May 20,21 and 22
Those Who Failed To Reg
ister At The Schools Have
Another Opportunity
Rationing boards _ln Wilkes
county have set aside three days
for registration of sugar consum
ers who failed to register at the
schools May 4, 5, 6 end 7.
Wednesday, 'Hiuraday and Fri
day, May 20, 21 and 22, will be
registration days for those who
failed to register and the registra
tion will be at two places:
Wilkesboro school for rationing
board number 1, and North
Wilkesboro town hall for ration
ing board number 2. The hours
will be from eight a. m. until five
p. m.
The rationing boards have de
cided not to call on the teachers,
who have given their services In
several previous registrations,
but to ask for other volunteers
to do the registering. Any one
who can serve in registering peo
ple for sugar rationing on either
one or aJl three days are asked
to notify the rationing boards,
which have offices in the federal
building in Wilkesboro and on
the second floor of the Bank of
North Wilkesboro building.
MAY 21, 7:30 P. M.-
Softball League
■ptaPSi
-.H MP w ' . J . -i.
‘■-■.it
^ ‘Land of the Free’
Lord HaWax, British ambassador
to the U. 8., pays bia first visit
to tko Statue of Liberty. Here he
gates at the symbol of freedoiff from
the. boat that took hbn to Bedloe’s
UlaBiL
HIGH AVERAGE—
11 Per Ceut Of
Hosiery Wages
Go hto Bonds
enbqn
Pai^&dmes ^
RwQrllll(yben\
Now h Offices
Election Of Cfaainnan
Secretary Deferred UntO
Call Meeting Committee
Democrats of Wilkes county
held, their convention in Wilkee-
boro Saturday ■with a representa-
tire crowd, including party lead
ers, from many parts of the coun
ty.
At the close of an Interestlag
session, featured by enthueiastle-
talks and rosolutions, the conrea-
tlon on motion deferred the elee-
tlon of a chairman and secretary
of the executive committee to a
meeting of the committee to bo
called by J. R. Roussea,u, present
chairman, and C. O. McNlel, see-
retary. Postponement was deem
ed advisable because many of
the. committee members were
not present.
Chairman Rousseau called the
convention to order and called on
W. H. McElwee, local attorney,
to preside and representatives of
newspapers to assist the secretary
in the convention organization.
Following the roll call of pre
cincts Eugene Trivette, local at-
All Of Approximately 700 torney. addressed the .convention.
In his patriotic address he asked
Employes Buying Through
Payroll Deduction
every person to do all poeelble
and to respond to eve-y request
to help win the war by accomp-
AU employes of Wilkes Hosiery Ushing whatever they were asked
Juniors Tuesday! gg Formed
Mills, some 700 of them, have
pledged an average, of 11 per cent
of their wages, for war bonds. It
was learned today from P. W.
Eshelman.,president of the com
pany.
On March 3 this year all em
ployes began buying bonds
through a payroll deduction plan
and during Bond Week a few
days ago many of the 700 em
ployes raised their weekly am
ounts for bond buying.
Wilkes Hosiery Miils has been
granted license as an Issuing ag
ent by the Federal Reserve Bank
In Richmond, Va., and employes
will now receive their bonds there
instead of them being purchased
from a bank or some other l.ssu-
ing agent.
to do.
Three resolutions offered by
Attorney J. H. Whicker, Jr., can
didate for the legislature, wera
passed unanimously. The reeoltt-
(Continuetl On Page 6)
CASHION NAMED—
lions To Elect
Officers Here
Judge Hayes Will Address
Junior Order Members and
Guests At Banquet
Annual Ladle.s night banquet
of North Wilkesboro council
number 51 of Jr. O. II. A. M. will
be held'Tuesday evening, seven
o’clock, at the American T.«gIon
and Auxiliary clubhouse.
Judge Jo.inson J. Hayes, of
Wilkesboro, judge of the middle
North ■Carolina district of federal
court, will be the principal speak
er.
In addition to the address of
Meeting About Formation of
League For Churches To
Be Held Thursday
Judge Hayes there will be other hours.
A softball league for the
churches of North Wilkesboro
and Wilkesboro will be organized
in a meeting to be held in the
town hall here on Thursday even
ing, 7:30 o’clock.
With automobile driving cur
tailed, it was pointed out by those
interested here that people will
be badly in need of some form of
recreation and using energy in
IN THIS COUNTY—
Ask Registration
of Farm Workers
Paul Caahion Nominated fc
President; Cragan Is
Program Speaker
North Wilkesboro Lions Clab
has nominated officers for tha
coming year.
In the meeting Friday evening
Paul Cashion, efficient secretory
for the current year, was nomin
ated for president. Jimmie Ander
son, Vernon Deal and Dr. J. S.
Deans -were nominated first, sec
ond aiid third vice presidents. C.
B. Jenkins, Jr., is the nominea.
for -secretary. Election of officera
Mace Evans
Shooting Marvin Billings
In Wilkes County
, .Duncan. Don Oliver, J. A. Buch-1
Seven Registrants anan. wake Tinsley, Troy Norris.
If anyone knows the present ad-,'P. C. Gfeybeal Olin Watson, A.
dress of the following registrants ^ A. Cashion and W. A. Roop.
who registered on February 16, j — - ~~ ^
1942 (Third Registration), Local; MuSlC ReCltal
features on the program, which
will Include quartet singing.
Juniors are Invited to attend,
and have with them (heir wives,
j sweethearts and friends as guests.
Arrested After Board No. 2 would appreciate be-
ing informed cf their whereabouts:! Piano and voice pupils of Miss
william Bernard Dickerson, Johnief Ellen Robinson will appear in a
' concert on FTIday evening, May
22, eight o’clock, at the North
. . Wilkdsboro school auditorium.
about 34, of Doughton is in the • ^oju-ad Glenn Durham and jiVill
hospital here and Mace Evans,
•bout 45, also of Doughton, is in [ —
wakes jai* as the result of a
Calloway Holbrook, William Gaith
er Hawkins, Calvin Coolidge Jor-
Sakin, May 17.—Marvin Billings, Charles Talmadge Taylor,
The public is cordially Invited to
attend.
Rationing Boards
Registering Those
Late For Gasoline
Persons wtio failed to regis
ter for gaM^lne at the schools
last week may register at the
rationii^r board offices, vrtiich
are located in the federal build
ing at Wilkesboro and the sec
ond floor of the Bank of North
Wilkesboro bnilding here.
If the interest is sufficient, a
league will be formed with an
adequate organization and con
stitution and by-laws by which to
operct-te the league efficiently. All
who are interested are asked to
attend the meeting.
BCK16
More than 3,500 dozen eggs
werb sold during the first month
of operation of the Northampton
Poultry Marketing Association
which was organized by the
county agent’s office, with the
assistance of poultry and mar
keting specialists of the State
College Extension serrlce.
Because of the labor shortage
on the farm, the U S D A War
Board requests that all farmers j will be at the next meeting,
needing help place an order with The program Thursday evening
•he County Farm Agent, Mr.
Snipes, in Wilkesboro, or with
th'e U. S. Employment Office In
North Wilkesboro. All workers
desiring farm work should regis
ter with either of the above ag
encies. ,
wa,s in charge of Jimmie Ander
sen, who presented Paul S. Cra
gan. school superintendent beret
j He delivered an interesting talk
' about rationing, relating seveMiL
I humorous incidents relative to
I the recent registrations.
ATTENDANCE CERTIFICATES SHOW—
6 Children In One Family Attend
School 45 Years Without Absence
Banks Are To Be
Closed Wednesday
The Bank of North Wllkeabo-
R> and the NorUiwe^m Bank
here will be dosed on Wednes
day, May 20, anniversary of the
MeckleaUnirg Independence and
generally obeerred as a Nortli
OaroUna state holiday.
I lliiooting this morning about 8
-tfclock near the homes of the two,
[.^Srhieh are .on opposite sides ofj
■^^aarle of a quarrel which al-
X Card Holders In Wilkes Board 1 Area Listed
- I jjj accordance with a request tabulation of the cards had not or messenger service: transporta-
Ev^to fire an, ^ President Franklin D. Roosa- been completed. [tion of materials and equipment
I-old muzzle-loader shot gun into i names of persons holding X i X ca-ds were issued to persons in construction (last two con-
[fjchest of his neighbor has not wen | ’ rationing cards, which ' whose applications said that “all strued to mean in emergency war
Hjiaacloaed Evans was said to have I tanlimlted am-'or subatantially all of the use of work).
4 been workmg on his gasoline, are made pub-1 the motor vehicle is for one or | The Hat of X card holders who
iMn fUling Billings’ chest 1“ Wilkes there were few a
erwith t^ load. The so- cards issued m compaHson with
of Billings’ wound has some other counties, -roday tbe
rioomtess oi was,list from Wilkes Rationing Board
[more of the following .purposes”: reglatered In rationing 'board area
As an ambulance or hearse; taxi,
Sterti" ii;;jiiumb«r 1 wa, M.ck
before Magistrate H»t for Board number 2 area has
trtod Satarttoy before magiatra released becanse the
number 1 follows;
Dr. O. T. Mitchell, Wilkeaboro.
Dr. Fred C. Hubbard,,Wilkes-
hus, jitney; regular practicing
,minister. physician, surgeon,
nurse, osteopath, cniropractor or .boro,
veterinarian; official business of j J. T. Prevette, North Wilkes-
federal, state local or foreign boro. Official Bnstneaa.
goyernments; trucking, hauling, I Mrs. Maude R. Minton, mall
towing, freight oartyiiig, delivery carrier, Wllkestooro. % ■ , "
Mrs. T. M. Foster, Wilkesboro,
for Bine Ridge Hatchery.
Dr. A. J. Eller, Wilkesboro.
N. C. •
W. A. Jennings, Pores Knob,
mall carrier.
C. T. Doughton, -Wilkeeboro,
Sheriff. •
Walter M. Irwin, Wilkesboro,
Deputy Marahal.
Arlle' Poster, Wtlke^ro, po-
Ucetnan. ■
J. B.'Henderaon, WUkesboro,
rural, carrier.
H- 'm. Rennet, tolMMffi TuL :
4-
W. S. Luck; Winston-Salem,
Minister.
R. F. Day, Elkin, Minister.
Herman, Johnson, Wilkesboro,
Tail.
B. Lee Hemphill, Wilkesboro,
rural carrier.
Bertha Bell, Wilkesboro, coun
ty nurse. /
T. Sktane Ouy, Jr„ Wllkesbo-
ro, Mlnteter.
M, O. v'Bkhrtrds, 'Wilkeaboro,
> Vetarlnarfi^,.
R..m.’iSkam>n, N. Wllktaboro.
Family of Mr. and Mrs.
N. Hendren Amass A
Wonderful Record
Six children of Mr. and Mr*.
J. N. Hcaidren, of WUkcaboro
ixmte two, have attonded school _
a total of 45 year* without ooa
day’s absence. j(
This resnarkable family roe- "
oeo, evl^nce of peiaeveraBOo f
and determination as well aa -
healthfuIneKs and physical '
stamina, was revealed this week
by a di^lay of their perfeet
attendance cerUtlcates.
Names of the children, thedr
ages and number of years per
fect In school attendance ,f«l-
lows: Glenn Hendren, age 14,
nine years; Doris Hendren, ago,.»
16, nine year*; Gradie Hendren, J'
age 18, eight years; Georpr
Hendren, age 21, sevM yeatbl^.
Biila llendreM, age 22.
yean; Mahle Heaktoen, agg ti^ |
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V lOouttnDfld Oh PtaPb
dVe years. AH have snwk TMMP
perfeet attendance isolate Ms ^
eept MaMe, the yotai(2|l, fltet'
Me weds oady twh nis4i»*nn
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