liepublicana of Wilkes county
'Will bio^; precinct meetings on
Friday afternoon, May 22, at the
polling places In the yarious pre
cincts and on Saturday afternoon,
S:|2:S0, the Republican county con-
! vention will convene at the court
house In Wilkeeboro.
N. B. Smithey, chairman, and
n. Don Laws, secretary, of the
Wll'res Republican executive com-
I mlttee. urged large attendance
I at the precinct meetings and the
county convention.
The precinct meetings will be
for the purpose of naming the
j precinct committees, members
1 of the executive- committee and
I delegates to the county conven-
I tlon.
I The K-junly convention will
elect a chairman and secretary
name delegates to the
Satepfey
Kiut 60 Sweater*
For the Red Cross
BOW
rhiam
rretected from hordes of ferocious mosquitoes by veil-trimmed hetaets, a party ^ S-and will
,) scouting in the tough jungle country of Surinam, bettor known as Dutch Guiana, one of Jtaces where ^jate convention.
MW mataUta forces to protect American Interests. .Right: A V. S, army lookout high to the trees of the |
brush. The keen eyes of the observers posted there spot any strange activity In . e jung . j SCHOOL—
— Commencement
RE DUTIES— ALL INTERESTED PEOPLE ASKED TO HELP— | 1
Sermon Sunday
TWO Wilkes
of tfie Viergnsoii'lwbie
strati on cinb, have eMiibMHMl
a locni record ia fete4>ow
kiiitttng* for men In the sM'i^cet
Mi.w Annie Innrie' lleertac,
Wilkes home desnonstnitiM
cnt saM todoy.
They are Mimes Beulah and
Blanche Fergnson, staters, of
Ferguson, who have knitted 30
wool 8weatf”8, which luiTebeen
turned orer to the Bfcd Cross
for distribution.
IN WILKES—
Faim Checlirs
3 Tbiks Fafled
To Be Inducted
James Presley Laws Sent To
Ch'llicothe Reformatory
By Judge Hayes
itioDing Boards
'o Handle Setup
Of Price Control
Funds To Finance Bible
Classes Will Be Raised
SaveGa
Committeemen Will Report
Oi* Farms In T^ieir Re
spective Communities
Dr. W. A. Alexander, Of
Charlotte, Will Be Bac
calaureate Speaker
Ltcr
^preview of the organization
administration of local
ice and rationing proce-
was revealed in a release
the Information division
I alsta office of emergency
ied as “war p^ice control
TStionlng boards” and will
w given paid executive secreta-
ies and clerical staffs.
Theodore S. Johnson, state
)PA director, confirmed the In-
[uiry the district office of
ita^PA, which he said would be
p la Winston-Salem, would
K'jV^pervision of local hoards
n this area.
To Clear Complaints
The OSVM release quoted the
)PA as announcing that the local
•ationlng boards will take over
he task of clearing local com-
ilaJnts about the maximum price
wgulations and Interpreting
hese reglatiens. ‘‘With their ex
panded duties.” it stated, "they
will b« designated as war price
Eontrol and rationing boards."
“Functton.s of the local war
price control and rationing boards
as the cornerstone of the scheme
of dtentralizfid control.” the re-
leamf stated, “include:
“Keeping in touch with retail
ers and receiving complaints, co
operating in compliance work,
maintaining records of prices,
find offering information on the
yrlce regulations. The boards will
xioiHkie to receive applications
i^rpiftioned articles, issuing cer-
iftestes, and prepare reports for
or state offices. The
IjegjfdB also will be asked to Pvo-
ride local leadership in campaigns
tor tlyg effective use of scarce con-
jurnW goods, serving as a nucle
us for mobilization of civic re-
loarces in meeting problems as-
KXdated with price control and
lAtipnlng.”
The local rationing boards
however, have received no infor
mation regarding the handling
of price regulations.
—buy WAR BONDS—
[TO MEET FRIDAY—
Nay Form Gratae
At Millers Creek
Dr W. A.
Alexander, pastor of
in
Sunday, May 24. Data Desigmled B_y Three
Churches Here To Raise $1,500 To Finance
First Year Of Bible Instruction
Vint
the date for raisdug funds neo>
6MWy to Instttiite Bible cla.-«es
In north Wilkeeboro 8chm>l.s
next year.
A oonunlttoe has been work
ing on plans to begin Bible
claasee in local sdiools for smne
time and plans have boeen com
pleted for making Bible classes
a part of the school curricn-
lom next year and with a full
time teacher.
Bible will be taught in tlie
seventh and eighth grade* and
will be an elective class in high
school.
laureate sermon Sunday evening.
May 24, eight o'clock, to the sen
ior class of North WllkMboro
tize three ehurmee hare divided
the amount equally between
them, each being responsible
for S500. They respectfully so
licit the help of permxm of oth
er churches and all odier$ who
are interested in making Bible
c1a.sses a part of the school
work.
Teacher for the Bible classes
will be employed by the city
board of ednoation, with the
ministers acting in advisory
capacity.
mimmm
Lawrence Miller, clerk of the
Triple A in Wilkes, said today
that under the new triple A or-
^nlzation committeemen in many
communities in the 'organization
will act as reporters for the farm
program and will replace super
visors In checking farms.
Efforts are being made Mr. Mil
ler said, to have the work done
without much, travel and each
man will work his Immediate
community. In this meaner mudh
the Meiki^lst iferved. Bdme of the cdthmlttee-
congregations of
and Presbyterian churches will ’ men will ride horseback, some
join In the service. I-#111 nse bicycles and others will
Music will be furnished by the j use their automobiles to a limited
James Pressley Laws, of Pores
Knob, received a sentence of two
years in the federal reformatory
at Cbilllcothe, Ohio, in the first
prosecution in Wilkes for viola
tion of the Selective Service act.
Sentence was passed by Judge
Johnson J. Hayes, who Is presid
ing over the current term of fed
eral court In Wllkeshoro. Judge
Hayes commented that refusal to
‘be inducted under the Selective
Service act Is a serious crime
against the nation and that hh
could not allow the young man to
go On and be Inducted as he asked
through his attorney to do.
Laws plead nolo contendere.
The evidence as presented to the
court showed that Laws was -ex
amined and was notified to report
at Wllkeshoro on a certain date
to leave for the army induction
center. He failed t.o report, send
ing a message that he was sick.
At the next call he was again no
tified by the draft board and they
received another message that he
was sick and not able to report.
Again Laws was notified to re
port and he did report on the
day .pKescribed. But be was 1n-
|1»
! extent, Mr. Miller said.
high school chorus.
Final program of the high I —— —
school commencement will be on| The Farm Placement Section of
Friday evening. May 29, eight o'- the U. S. Bmploymeat Service
clock, in the school audltorlnm,
when diplomas will be presented
to 49 graduates. Members of the
class will carry out the com
mencement program.
has been reorganized and expan
ded to help farm operators and
farm labor fulfill the Food for
Victory program.
TO THIS CITY-
Navy Recruiter
Commg May 27
New Shipment Of
Books At Librs^ry
A. Yarbrough.
F.
from ti,e Navy Recruiting Sta
tion, Salisbury. N. C., will be at
the Town Hall in North Wilkes-
boro on Wednesday May 27th, to
interview all men interested in
enlisting in the* Navy or Naval
Reserve.
The Navy is in urgent need
of Negro men between the ages
of 17 and 36 for enlistment in
the commissary branch of the Na
val Reserve.
Wilkes conty public library,
which is located in the North
Wllkeshoro town hall, is receiv-
Recruiter | many new shipments of
books. Miss Llzefte Stone, librari
an. said today.
New volumes are being received
for every department.
New books include juvenile
and adult fiction, reference books,
books on music, poetry, history,
and many other subjects.
Workers Council
In Meeting Monday
Home Coming At
Liberty Grove
There will be a home coming
service at Liberty Grove church ' interesting
Sunday, May 24. Preaching ser-|sharpe, vocational home econom-
vlce will be at 11 a. m. and din- ics teacher in North Wllkeshoro
ner will be spread picnic style at schools. Miss Sharpe explained
noon. All are invited tu a'tend, her work here in a most interest-
Wilkes County Agricultural
Workers council met on Monday
afternoon in the county health
office with 15 members present.
Featuring the program was an
balk by Miss Evelyn
TUESDAY EVENING—
Scout Training
Session Is Held
Twenty-Five Attend First Of
A Series of Training
Sessions Here
and with well filled boskets
; log manner.
Twenty-five persons interested
in the Boy Scout movement at
tended the first of a seriesg of
training sessions, which was held
Tuesday evening at Relns-Sturdl-
vant chapel.
North Wlikeeboro, V/ilkesboro
and Millers Creek were represen
ted in the number attending the
session, which was on the subject
of “Fundamentals of the Boy
Scout Movement.”
Robert S. Gibbs, chairman of
training in the Wilkes Scout dis-
;trlct, was in charge of the session
and instructors were W. D. Half
acre, T. E. Story and Ivey Moore.
The training sessions were plan
ned as On aid in the Boy Scout
expansion program now under
vray in the district.
I)p. R. Paul Caudill, Wilkes
native and formerly of tixis city,
haa received his Ph-D. degree
from the Southern Baptist Sem
inary. See story on pa^ 6.
riba center ffa Wa gone and oodPt
not be fooffff. He was quoted as
saying that lie had no consclentt-
ons scruples against war but he
just did not want to go.
In liquor cases in federal court
the following reformatory and
prison terms have been meted
out by Judge Hayes; Ijonnie
Blackburn, year and a day at
Cbilllcothe reformatory: Mack
Atwood of Alleghany county,
year and a day at 1 tersburg
Vo,, prison; Atwell Ray Smith.
30 days in jail; Artie Gentry,
fined $300 and sentenced to year
and a day In Atlanta; Noah An
drew Redmond, year and a day in
Lewlsburg, Pa., prison; Leslie
Vaughn Mayberry, year and a day
in' Lewisbupg; Delma Mahaffey,
year and a day in Chlllicothe;
George Thurmond Sparks, 15
months in Atlanta; Floyd Goss,
year and a day In Chlllicothe: Pat
Shew, year and a day In Atlanta:
Walter Parka, year and a day in
Cbilllcothe: Walter C. Pruitt, 15
months in Tjewisburg; Andrew
Gwyn, of Alleghany county, 18
months in Lewisburg; Tag Mor
rison, year and a day in Lewia-
hurg; Walter Edwards, of Alle
ghany county, year and a day in
Petersburg.
Thursday of next week Judge
John J. Paul, of ' Harrisonburg.
W. Va„ will on the bench in
federal court at Wllkeshoro for
the trial of Walter Jones, of
Wllkeshoro, a former deputy
marshal charged with making
false statements on his reports es
an officer, .fudge Hayes disquali
fied himself for the trial and
Judge Paul was assigned to the
case.
of.QAtrloUa- reaMntat—
bri^pe VUI bloom in the Wlllali^'f^
oil ffniprdky, May 23. Mtaiit
Bntk 'Eolvaitf; preaMant of tb«
Amoriean Legion Auxiiliory, an
nounced yesterday.
Brery man, woman and chOd.
in the city will be asked to wear
a -poppy on that day in honpr of
the men who have given their
lives for America. The poppies '
will be distributed by volunteer
workers from the Auxiliary and
the coins contributed for them
will be used -in Legion and Anx-
illary work for the war disabled,
their families and the families of
the dead.
The popples which will be dis
tributed here hare beeu made by
disabled veterans. Making the lit
tle red flowers has given many
veterans employment during the
winter and spring months. The
work is limited to me receiving
little or no government compen
sation and those with families to
support.
Contributions received for the
poppies on Poppy Day are a prin
cipal source of Income foi> th«
vast welfare work carried out by
the Legion and Auxiliary among
the disabled men and dependent
families. With the new war ad
ding to America’s list of war vte-
tims, there -will bo greatly in
creased need for funds during the
coming year.
Poppy Day has been observed
by the Legion and Auxiliary an
nually for the past 20 years. With
the nation again at war, the pop
py has new significance this year
and will he worn as a symbol of
patriotism by millions, of Ameri
cans throughout the country:
More than 13,000,000 of th*
_. ..dls*.^—
ed tefmns for the AuxUlOfT,
the largest number since the ob
servance of Poppy Day was begun
20 years ago. Orders for the pop
ples from Auxiliary units every
where ha>e been increased this
year in anticipation of greatly
increased demand for the floweim
of patriotic remembrance.
TUESDAY EVENING—
Judge Hayes Is
Banquet Speaker
Jurist Delivers Patriotic Ad
dress At Junior Order
Ladies’ Night Meet
Wilkes rationing board number ment in construction (last two
2 has released the list of persons [ construed to mpan in emergency
who received X cards entitling war work).
* them to an unlimited supply of
gasoline. The list of X card hold-
A Bieeting of people of the
■lUers Creek community for or-
liBisatlon of a Orange has been
aaisd for Friday evening, eight
) clock, at the school building.
Soeretary of the North Caroli-
p)l Bute Grange In recent visits
tofflDIers Creek community found
nach interest among people who
desfre a grange organization
nd the meeting has been
or the purpose of organl-
fit ^rmers. their families and
^^iers Interested in promotion
the well being of rural people
( arsed to attend the meeting.
ers who registered in Wilkes
rationing hoard number 1 area
was published in( this newspaper
Monday.
X cards were issued to persons
whose applications said that "all
or substantially all of the use of
the motor vehicle is for one or
more of the following purposes’’:
As on ambhlance or hearse;.taxi,
bus, jitney; regular practicing
minister, physician. surgeon,
nurse, osteopath, chiropractor or
veterinarian; official business of
federal, state, local or foreign
governments; trucking,' hauling,
towing, freight comrlng. delivery
nr meosenger service; transporta
tion of raw materials and equips
The list of X card holders who
registered in rationing board
area number 2 follows:
Oliver Sims, New York City.
Bradford Hendren, North
■Wllkeshoro, Hauling, etc.
R. L. Spencer, Benham, Offici
al Business. >
L. B. Murry^'Wilkes, Minister.
H. C. Peek, Pulaski, Va. Min
ister.
B. G. Oexter, Benham, Official
Business.
Carl Oockpi'bam, Roaring Riv
er, Minister.
Fred W. Absher, Halls Mills.
Official Business.
W. B. Johnson, North Wllkes-
boro, Trncking.
W.N. Hayes, North Wilkeeboro,
Minister. . .
J. E. Hayes, North WilkesborO.
Minister.
Rev. Guy Brooks, Springfield,
Minister. ^
C. C. Bidden. Joynes Official
Business.
E. B. Hawkes, Springfield, Of
ficial Business.
J. A. Rousseau, North WUkes-
iboro. Official Business.
Wm. K. Newton, M. D., North
Wilkeeboro, Physician.
John W. Morris, M. D., North
Wllkeshoro, Physician.
Ben D. Busic, North Wllkesbo-
ro. Taxi Driver.
Busic Cabs, B. Busic, Mgr.,
North Wllkeshoro, Ttaxl Business
Busic Cabs B^ Basic,’ Mgr..
North Wllkesboro, Taxi Business.
M. C. Woodle, North .Wllkes
boro, Tax! BiUlness.' '
M. C. Woodle. North Wilkee
boro, Taxi Business.
North
North
Jas. H. McNeill. M. D.,
Wllkeshoro, Physician.
Dr. E. N. Phillips,
Wllkeshoro, Physician.
A. C. Waggoner, North Wilkee-
boro. Minister.
■Rev, Geo. W. Sebastian, North
WilkeriiOfo, Minister.
Ben F. Livingston, / North
Wllkeshoro, Minister.
John W. Kincheloe. Jr. North
Wllkeshoro, Minister.
Rev, Watt M. Cooper, North
Wllkeshoro, Minister.
Jas. A.' Lyle, North Wllkesboro,
Official Business.
Paul B. Church, North Wilkes-
boroj Official Baelnees. , .
Sam T. Hensley, North Wllkes
boro, Official Business. ■
Cfhaa.'S.‘^k, North Wflkesbo-
ro, l^hysiclaB.
- Duke Power Co.; Rorth Wfuub-
boro, ttMtrte
Carl S. Poteat, North Wllkes-
borSJ Taxi Business.
C. O. Davis, North Wllkesboro
Taxi Business.
R. C. Paucett, North Wllkes
boro, Official Business.
Geo. S. Forester, North Wllkes
boro, Official Business.
Ray Hayes, North Wllkesboro,
Taxi BoMhese. ,
, Elizabeth F. Cnaft, North
Wilkeeboro, Official Business.
Mrs. Mary H. Oale, North
Wllkesboro, Official Basiness.
Mrs. Annie H. Cragaa, North
Wllkesboro, Official Bnsiness.
I. R. Rousseau, North Wllkes
boro, Official BusineM. '
Quincy WhlttliigtoB, North
’Viaikesbero, Tnxi BuineM
* ?
Judge Johnson J. Hayes, of
Wllkesboro, middle North Caroli
na federal court district judge,
delivered a patriotic address on
Tuesday night before a ladies
night banquet staged at the I^e-
rion clubhouse by the North
Wllkesboro council of the Junior
Order.
Ninety Juniors and guests,
which Included wives, sweet
hearts. mothers and friends, en
joyed the annual banquet.
C. B. Eller was toas'master.
During the banquet meal delight
ful music was furnished by the
girls trio of the North Wilkesboro
high school, composed of Misses
Jackie Frazlei\ Peggy Nichols
I and Annie Ruth Blankenship,
with Mrs. Emmet Johnson at the
piano. Emmet Johnson and his
son, Andy Johnson, gave a cor
net duo number, with Mrs. John
son as accompanist-
With appropriate remarks O.T.
(Continued on page eight)
GETTING RECRUITS—
Marines Here
Until May 29-
The Marines have landed anff
the situation Is well In hand.
Sgt. Virgil Hubbard and Sgt-
Charles Wilson, of the U. S. Mk»
rlne corps reomlting station at
Raleigh, have arrived heret anff
have set up a temporary recralt-
Ing office at the town hall. They
■will be there until May 29 iatep-
vlewlng and enlisting men iater-
ested In service In that ctrtorfal
and ad'^nturous branch of itha,
servtee.
The recraitlng officers sxplala- t
ed tiuii reguMllons
and that'mArriOd
iikesboro laxi - ^BIl W ae^ed If they