North Carolina Newspapers

VOL. XXXV, No FINAL REGISTRATION— Young Men 18,19, CsJled To Register •^30th DayJmie Students Go A-Farming at Farmingdyej L I. Under Existing Law Men 18 and 19 Can Be Used On ly For War Work Washington.—President Roose velt summoned about 3,000,000 of America's young men yester day to register on June 30 and complete the survey of manpower available for fighting or making the weapons of combat. The final batch of registrants under the selective service act will le youths of 18 and 19, plus those who have become 20 years * old since the first of the year. Four previous registrations took care of men 20 through 64 years of age—nearly '0,000.000 of them. May Do War Wor.c Those IS and 19 years old can not be drafted for military ser vice under existing law, but some of them might be mobilized along with older men for service In war plants. The bureau of re search and statistics of the fed- , aral security agency estimated ^ that as of April 1 there were 2,- 488.000 men In that age bracket, while probably 500,000 who have turned 20 also will register on June 30. The army and navy have been urging voluntary enlistments of youths of 18 and 19, and those who have joined the armed forc es win not have to register. ^The presldentfel proclamation flxing June 30 acj registration day also made provision for registra tion before or after that date in exceptional cases. Work Draft Ahead Freaa the pool of nearly 43,- 800.000 men who will have sign ed up with local selective service boards by July 1, approximately 22.500.000 war workers would be needel this year and 7.500,000 by th 'end of 1943. He said in an address to the ^atlot ^1 Industrial Conference ■^anl in New York that the ^iftned forces would require an other 2.000.000 men in 1942 and 2.500.000 next year. ■V Fedeial Coui^ Win Be HeUkd ThiD’sday Before Judge . From West Virginia (Mce oil Wheels Trial of Judson Yale and Edd 1 i FOR THE SEASON— Sugar Users May Get Five Pounds Each for Canning There Is a threa’ened shorUge of farm labor this year. In upstate New Tork alone are needed this summer, and some 7,000 boys from city high schools have enrolled f"" of these are being trained at the State Institute of Agricnltore In Farmingdale, L. I. At the Irft yon see students at work in the dairy section of the Institute. Eight: Some of the students who are taking a course in farminr- OFFICIAL NEWS— Dr. Bumgarner May Be Prisoner Of The Japanese TODAY’J War News Men On Bataan and Corre- , gidor Temporarily Listed “Missing In Action” Applications Must Be Made At Rationing Board Of- > fice; Don’t Rush Five pounds of sugar per rat ion book is the sea.son's allot ment for canning and preserving and people who need the sugar for those purposes now may get .It after making application at .iheir respective rationing boards. However, sugar users are ask ed not to be in any hurry to get their extra allotment tot canning and to wait to make application until they need this extra sugar. IP?Hiere is a rush to make appli cation for canning and preserv- inf sugar, rationing boards will not lie able to handle all applica tions promptly. There is little, it any, likelihood that the canning and preserving allotment will be any lower than at present and there is a possibil ity that It may be raised by the end of this month. Therefore, there would be no point to get ting in a hurry to make applica tion for the extra sugar for can ning and preserving. Rationing board office for Wllke,^ area number 1 la in the federal building In Wilkesboro for number 2 on the second goor of the Bank of North Wilkesboro building here. -V Softball League Is Being Formed At a meeting of representatives A local churches Thursday after- Ibn for the purpose of planning a aftball league thrje North Tnkesboro and one Wilkesboro hurch were represented. Two members from each church jrfHdpnting will compose the «ard of directors. They will moet it the toT/n hall Thursday evening, o'clock, to make a constitu- Dr. John R. Bumgarner, a ceptatn In the me(Up|^^ corps with tihe army on^fh*' pines, is officially listed as “missing in action", and is be lieved to be a prisoner. 'ITils Information was con tained In a letter from the w-ar department to Rev. .T. Ij. .A. Bamgamer, of Millers (Teek, fatlior of Dr. Bumgarner. The letter stated that the de partment ha.s little information relative to those who were tak en prisoner during the fall of Bataan and later Corridor, bat that the Japanese are ex pected to furnish a list of pris oners, at which time the near est of kin will be notified. I'ntil the list of prisoners is received, the men on Bataan am! Corregidor will be listed as “missing In action”. The la.st letter receivml from Dr. Buingarnor had a censor (late of February .5, in wliich Dr. Bamgamer told bis father —"I am proud and glad to be here.” He told his father that he would not hear from him often and that “no news wae good news". It is (H-licved that Dr. Bum- gamer was on (k>rregidor at tlie time of surrender of the fortress. .After tlic tall of Ba taan, a news dispatch said tliat iiierical officers and nurses luwl been evacuated to ClotTegidor. V Nazi Tanks Are Attacking On Flank ■Moscow, Monday.—^Mer»hal Ti moshenko’s armies of the Ukraine have wrested the initiative from the Germans on the Kharkov front and again are advancing, while In the I^m - Barvenkova sector to the south ieew defen sive battles are ibelng waged, against Nazi tank and Infantry attacks, the Russians announced officially at midnight. Resumption of the advance up on the great Industrial city of Kharkov was announced in the Soviet midnight conimuniquue following a temporary halt in which the Germans threw huge forces of men and machines into a mighty counterattack. UatAiaJties Tigli In the Izyum-Barvenkova sec tor the Russians said their forces were inflicting enormous losses upon German infantry and tank Units trying desperately to flank the Russians' Kharkov wedge. Gen. Doolittle Promises Raids Washington.— Brigadier Gen eral James H. Doolittle promised yesterday that “other Japanese and other German objectives’’ would he bombed lu addition \ to Tokyo "The loader-of-t'J«- air attack on the JafWaeiie o*pl- tol said In an army hour radio broadcast sponsored by the- war department that the raid was made possible by “the best planes in the world.” “The Japanese pursuit ships that came up after us never had a chance,” he related. V Besheajrs on a charge of.,j)erjury began in federal court in /Wilkes- j boro today. " I They are charged with false tes-1 ■timony jbirinff a commissioner's ‘ hearing’ in Winston-Salem relative to a liquor charge. With several witnesses on both sides to be examined, it is expect ed that the case will not be com pleted until late Tuesday. On Thursdayj Judge John J. DPaul, of West Virginia, will go on the bench in Wilkesboro for the trial of Walter Jones, former dep uty marshal, on charge, of making false statements on reports as a deputy marshal. Judge Johnson J. [ Hayes, regular nuddle district jur ist, disqualified himself for the trial because Mr. Jones served the court as an officer. During the latter days of court last week Judge Hayes meted out the following prison sentences to defendants in liquor cases; Daniel Holloway, year and day in Atlanta prison Blmore, probation revoked, IS months In Allan’s; William Sale, year and a day in Chillicothe, Ohio, reformatory; Ira Nelson Dowell, year and a day In Lewis- burg, Pa., prison; John A. Lock hart, year and a day in Lewis- burg, Pa., prison: Warren G. Harding Pruitt, year and a day in Lewlsburg; Felix Monroe Ad ams, yekr and a day in Lewis- An4yii# jMksdff HoUofny, fit, year and a day itf Pelers- hurg Va„ prison; Vii^il (Byde combs, 16 months In Lewisburg; George Turner Bell, 18 months in Chillicothe: Thomas Settle Love, fined $300 and placed on probation; Jesse Love, fined $100 and sentenced to year and a day in Petersburg. V PfU’fy'Takes SbongStaod h Resolutioitt All Except T«ro Of 29 Pr»» cincta Represented; Smith* ■ ey, Laws Re-Elected „ _ This being a war of movement, John Lieut. Gen. Neil Ritchie, general of ficer commanding Britain’s Eighth army In Libya, beUeves in mobile quarters. He has fitted out a big caravan to serve in this capacity. FOR TRAINING— 37 Wilkes Boys Scout Program ^ .as W A A ^ CONVENTION— [WilketlsWdl Represented At Democrats’Mee FRIDAY NOON— Leaving For N.Y.A Training Centers At Kiwanis Meet Front line dispatches said the Ukrainian hills in that area were! Defense Training strewn with mounds of Nazi dead. •V Charlotte Pastor Delivers Sermon TOTALS SHOW— 3,479 Gas Cards In Wilkes County Only 154 X Cardy Issued In Wilkes County During Gasoline Registration Dr. W. A. Alexander Urges Seniors To Live With Pur pose In Their Lives Dr. iV. A. Alexander, pastor of the First Presbyterian church in Charlotte, delivered an inspiring message to the 1942 senior class of North Wilkesboro and a large au dience at the First Baptist church here. Taking as his text a quotation from Paul's letter to the Philli- pians, “To Me, to Live Is Christ,” the speaker urged the members of the class to live with a purpose in' Out of a total registration of 3,. 479 automobiles for gasoline rati oning in Wilkes county, there were only 154 X cards issu^, tabulation by the two rationing boards show ed today. 'This compared very favorably with figures for other counties, be ing far less than some counties in this part of the state which have fewer cars registered. Wilkes board area number 1 had 597 A cards, 179 B1 cards, 193 B2 cards, 524 B3 cqrds and 66 X cards, making a total of 1,559. In Wilkes board 2 area were 731 A cards, 284 BI cards, 213 B2 cards, 654 B3 cards and 88 X cards. Now Of-’ fered Girls At Centers In North Carolina Enemy Loses Nine Planes In Skirmish An Australian Port, Monday. —One hundred injured survivors life and by their lives to glorify* of a United Nations’ ship sunk by (Japanese planes were lost in the Paul S. Gragan, school superin- attack, tendent, was in charge of the ser-' The vessel was set afire when vice. Dr. John W. Kincheloe, Jr., a Japanese bomber crashed on its First Baptist pastor, assisted in j deck and was sunk as a total loss the service. ; by an Allied destroyer. 'The choir for the service was! “I saw four twin-engined bomb- composed of members of the high' ers go down In the water, school chorus under direction of injured seaman said. Miss louise Younce, public school i Many Wounded music teacher. | Survivors said the Japanese churen, itay rarsons, \^uruv Graduation exercises for the I planes, dived low, dropping their | Hanks, Frank D. Weatherman and close of the North Wilkesboro | bombs and machine-gunning theignrette Holbrook, school year will be in the school j ship’s decks. Almost every crew-j To colored machine shop center auditorium on Friday evening. May member on deck was wounded, j at Rocky MounVrrJtobert Lee 29, eight o’clock.'*Members of the!while many below suffered burns Curdy, Clinton S. Watkins, Wil- will nTcsant the uroerram and i and scnldn. . ' X RAvnnlds. ’Vt'illiam JoSBDh Thirty-seven Wilkes boys have been sent to NYA resident centers for defense training during the past few days, Mrs. Maude S. Mil ler, NYA personnel interviewer, said today. Mrs. Miller explained that^boys taking the training are rapidly ^- ing placed in factories and ship yards, making vacancies in the centers where others may be train ed. Defense training at NYA cen ters is now available for girls. Mrs. Miller said. ’Types of train ing offered include radio, machbe shop, aircraft assembly and other trades in addition to the regular training in photography, cooking and waitress work. Boys and girls interested should make application at the NYA of fice in the county courthouse on Monday.'i and Fridays, nine a. m. until five p. m. ’The following boys left recently for NYA resident centers: ' Raleigh to study radio and ma chine shop—Howard Brown, Pal mer Craven, W. G. Johnson, Rufus Moseley, Ralph Chambers, Jack Assistant Scout Executive Speaker; Scouts, Cubs and Leaders Guests A most interesting Boy Scout program was carried out at the North Wilkesboro Kiwanis club meeting Friday noon. J. B. Carter was program chair man. He first pre.sented as guests a number of cubs, cubbers, scouts and .scouters as follows: Mrs. J. B. Carter, Mrs. R. T. McNiel, Mrs. Robert S. Gibbs,.. den mothers; Eddie Shook, John Gibbs, Lewis Mann Nelson nnd Julius Roii.s- seau: eight Scouts, Ralph Church, Don Coffey, Ed Caudill. John E. Justice, Jr., 'Thomas. Nelson, Ge- nlo Koontz, Ed Long, Jr., Jack Anderson: scouters; Shoun Ker- baugh, Howard Clark, 'J. L. A. Bumgarner, J. M. Anderson and R. T. McNiel. The speaker was Assistant Scout Bxeciltive Jerry Ashwill, who addressed the club In a very Interesting nuanner. He gave a brief summary of Scouting In this territory—the Old Hickory coun cil—and complimented the North tlYllkwiboro district on its very fine work In the Scout expansion prograiii-. He inspired the Scouts and their leaders with The Republicans of Wllkeff county, meeting in convention la Wilkesboro Saturday afternoos both flayed and commended Dem ocrats of the State. x^rank Woodhouse, the former Democratic representative ot Yadkin county, was condemned most vigorously by the conven tion for the major part he played In the passage of the county com missioner re-distributlng bill in the session of 1939, whereby Wilkes county was divided Into districts making it possible for m minority Democratic vote to take charge of the affairs ot the coun ty although out-voted as a whoto In the county. And Governor J. Melville Broughton was commen ded for his stand against the rationing of gasoline in North Car olina. The convention was called to order by N. B. Smithey, chair- C»mVIUl W t*l euaa • . - Above he is shown working at his »an of the county executive m{4-4-Ao Mr SvnifnPV r.aliP.n Ati’fir* desk In his office on wheels. The wBole outfit is mounted on a truck body. State Convention Held Fri day In Raleigh; District Crganizationa Set Up Wilkes county Democratic or ganization was well represented at the state convention of the Democratic party held Friday in Raleigh. Although attendance was oft some due to gasoline rationing and lack of \ire8, all parts of the state were well represented and a very enthusiastic convention was held. Those attending from Wilkes included: J. R. Rousseau, J. C. Reins, J. G. Hackett, Judge J. A. Rousseau, Richard Deans, Phillip Brame, Jim Steele, Frank Wat son, Homer Brookshire, Carlyle Ingle, P. E. Forester, W. A. Mc Niel and C. B. Eller. In the Eighth district confer ence J. R. Rousseau, Wilkes chairman, was named a member of the state executive committee: Leet Poplin, of Ronda, was named on the congressional ex ecutive committee; Attorney W. H. McElwee on the judicial ex‘- ecutive commi'tee; and Robert Walsh on the senatorial executive committee. It is Interesting to note that J. G. Hackett, ot this city, long a Democratic leader, has attended every state Democratic conven tion since 1888 except fwo. 'The only man in the state with a longer record is Josephus. Dan iels, of Raleigh, ambassador to Mexico and venerable editor of mittee. Mr. Smithey called attor ney A. H. Casey to preside aa temporary chairman, and meni- bership of the press were named secretaries. On motion of Pres ley B. Brown the temporary or- ganlaation was made permane^ 'The county court room" practically filled, and Chairmaa Casey stated that Interest in the Republican party must be run ning high due to the fact that so many part;' leaders and support- (Continued on page 5) , V- FEWER ELIGIBLES— j Restrictions Are . Put On Eligibles For Tire Permits Persons Wh© Abuse Tire* Will Not Get Replacement* After First Of July^ B Bcoum Raleigh News and Observer, remarks) ^ about the service the Scouts are rendering In the war. He pointed Moseley, Ralph ^ai^rs. Jack General MacArthur was Caudill, Roby Holbrook and Aren ^ trained numerous Scouts in the Phlllp- Beshears. Durham for welding training— Guy Blevins, James H. Johnson, Prince Minton, James H. Smithey. Charlotte for auto mechanics, el ectrical and machine shop—Lin- ville Cleary, Graham S. Holbrook. Lloyd Williams, Mansfield Pre- vette , Joshua Rhoades, C. B. Brown, Carey -Williams, John Clonch, Duel Shepherd, Robert Triplett, J. E. Wiles, 'Woodrow ooe Livingstone G. R. Wright. Wilmington for welding and ma To Hold Memorial Service Saturday A strict clamp-down on eligi bility for both new and recapped automobile fires is announced by- local officials on the strength of revised regulations received from Washington. Highlights include: 1— No one, regardless of how eligible he may he, will be allow ed either new or recapped tires after June 1 if he abuses those now in use. 2— Where the use of recaps is practical, no new tires will he available for list .A vehicles— those operated by doctors, visit ing nurses, veterinarians, police, etc. .3—Welfare workers, scrap Iron buyers using the vehicles to trans port material to junkyards, and persons engaged in household pest control or vermin extermin ation were all declared Ineligible for either new or recapped^ tires. 4— Part-time ministers like wise were stricken off the'pre ferred lists for either new rite* or recapping. lisw Enforcement Men 5— ^Deputies sheriff, constables, marshals and similar officers are eligible provided their tires are used solely in criminal detection; if used also In serving civil pa- - wiu. of the P®™, they are Ineligible, pdnes, who have immorUHzed the! A. F. y. P 6—County and city attorneys, defense of the conclu-Jwilkes post of the judges, solicitors and district *t- sion he paid high tribute to tbe.gj^j„_ ga,d today that a mem torneys aie ineligible for either boys and reminded *he c u t *^jgervjce will be held a” the market tires or recapping, affairs of tomorrow will be in,^^ corner of Nin’to street and) 7—Parole officers are eligible the'Memorial pvenue on ^turday,,f their cars are used solely In President Williams caile pvenine at 7:30 p. m. Program parole work, otherwise they are attention of the club to the PrcH,^enmg at P^^ ,P^^ posal for the Government „ erect a flood control dam on thS) Yadkin, man of S. V. introl dam on tae | /i U* Im Tomlinson, chair- j Joull V.-81B1110I1 the Public Afflars com- 8—Physisians or dental surge- Jons may not flet tl.’es or reoapa-r any state In which they are chhte Triplk Hans'- mlttae. u^ed the Sd ChurS Ray Parsons, Charlie'"””’ - "o«lhle to get at- - - in any state m wnicr El&clc From Scotland not licensed to predUce 9—Agriculture Inspector*. tention of congress to the neces sity for the dam. The'entire program, ificlaito? Pledg* to the "flag, singing of “America”', fSContj Oath X>s^aaw W , ,..4,...^ .WWPVFTT wMaawaua* v asw ^ OilllvUll TT .IaJ iKv flfAHtfl class will present the program and [.and scalds. , lUam J. ReynoWs, 'Willem Joseph Prayer wag • len ^7 4ipk)fias will be presented to 4d| “T%ey hi| os |pn^,^me8v,witb Reside,JpiosniM ^.^^farner^and ■■ i" - John Cashion has returned home after several months in Scotland. ■ '^ere Mr. 'Cashion hold a Ire- sponsible pooition on a war pre- and He found Scotland Tory in- tetesling and during his stay there "f experienced Siany intemoag fficl- such os those working to eradi cate plant disease, are inellglbler;v.'^^ wage , and hour law intpeeton,' likewise. 10.—Soap and beer aaieemeB, and school supervisor*, atoo IW' taken off the eligible Oh Jiets foe;