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Botfd; Qnisiion
Ftfly X Carders
In Alices County
Rationing Boards Notify
‘Questionable’ Applicants
To Appear Thursday
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L IWs photo*r»ph, released In Washington, shows the actual delivery
Dm treasure matched, out of Corregldor (before the arrival of the Japs)
• » C. S. submarine, whose commander and crew were honored by the
•my. Stealing into Manila bay under Jap batteries, the sub brought in
, cargo of sheUs and loaded up with gold, silver and securities.
SAME RATE TENTATIVELY ADOPTED—
likes Tax Rate
Remain $1.38
Wilkes county’s to* rate for
if^a ***^ beon tMtnttvely set
by the board of coonty cormnis-
fjkUMrn »t MJJ8 per #100 as-
dcined valoati'm of property.
^^This Is the same rate as was
charged on 1941 taxes and is
the rate at which prepayments
of 1942 taxes U being acceptesi
In the office of the county ac-
cojh^t, C. O. Poindexter.
‘ Mp working out the tax rate
there will be few, If any, chan
ges la the varlons levies^ offi-
cUU said. ,
At the present ta.x rate there
_ will be little dUricnlty in .^t-
ing all expenses In the brfdiget
with the exception of the coun
ty general fund, which is limi
ted by the -State constitution
to 15 cents per hundred dol
lars' valuation.
Both Wilkes rationing boards
this week are reviewing the list of
gasoline X card holders with the
intention of taking X cards from
those not entitled to receive them.
. Each of the two 'boards Is send
ing letters to about 25 X card
holders deemed "questionable"
and they are being asked to ap
pear before their respective
.boards Thursday afternoon for
questioning.
The percentage of X card hol
ders In Wilkes is already low,
but both boards have several
listed which may be recalled,
board membem said. .
New Ga-sollne Registration
Meanwhile, plans are under
way fer registration for perman
ent gasoline rationing on July 1,
2 and 3 at the schools of the
county. Under the coupon sys
tem, which will go into effect
July 15, there will he no X cards
but every vehicle, including
trucks, must have coupons In or
der to receive gasoline.
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ON SUNDAY—
Revival Begins
At Chorcli Here
Rev. P*ul Hardin, Jr., Guest
Minister For Revival At
First Methodist
.OCAL MARKETS—
*lan Abattoir
Structure Here
darkets Plan Structure
Replace Condemned
Slaughter Houses
To
plans are
construction
being
of an
for local markets, Sam T.
Preliminary
ade for the
>atlMk --
cBsUf, fVilkes county samtenan
lid today. u i. j
Mr. Hensley said that he had
indemned two slaughter houses m
lis vicinity a few days ago and
lat some of the leading markets
•e planning the erection of an
>a^’ir on a cooperative basis.
tgkHnts for the structure have
;^^eceived from the state health
ipartment. the ^nilarian said.
irs. P. J. Brame’s
Sister Succumbs
Mrs. George Eollin. sister,
Peter J. Brame, died at
r k6me in Jacksonville. Fla,,
Saturday, June 13th, after an
ness of several months. Mrs.
ni-j was the youngest daughter
the late Cyrus B. and Amelia i
mley Watson, of Winston-Sa
Use 1,000 Pennies
To Buy War Stamps
“Here are 1,000 pennies for
war stamps’’, Beulah and Aline
Hayes, of this cit.v, said Satur
day as they walked up to the
box office of liberty Thealre.
Rcceiving tlie stamps, tlio
two children, left Itappily- “Two
good .Ainericaiv^—tve are proud
of them’’, said Iva.i D. .Ander-
■son, theatre manager.
City Park
Is Assured
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Drive Asked By President to
Ascertsiin AnMiart of
Rubber Availltide
PRICE Ic POUND
Money For Rubber Donated
WillTIo To Red CroM,
USO, Service Relief
North Wilkesboro commis
sioners in ses.sion with Mayor R.
T. McNeil this evening leased
the former residential property
of the International Shoe com-
par^v for a city playground and
park.
The company graciously do
nated use of the land, which is
beautifully grassed, has shade
trees, paved streets and walks,
to the city to be used as a park
and a lease 4as executed to
make the transaction legal.
Plans for development will he
announced later.
,y r
but Since her marriage Started On
In Florida. , • i a i ng* ng*
Mrs Brame, she is Ashe MlCa MmeS
■vtved by her husband; two
ighteru.-Mrs. Ralph E. Snyder
I Mrs. Donald Robinson, all of
^ionriUe; another sister, Mrs.
ITrank Morris, and a brother,
,d Watson, both of Wlnston-
'FolHn “had^ visited Mrs.
lae h^ on several occasions.
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Men Taken
inStiDRaid
Hr men were placed under
Si of 1500 each.in a hearing
idttcted before J- W. Dula,
[ted States commissioner. In
Phey were arrested during a
I nH Friday In the Roaring
w section hy C. S, Felts, Q-, S.
M sad J. S. Whitesides, feder-
rtsx nail, inrsetigston
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Equipment for excavating mica
on the property of A. G. Wither
spoon, near Jefferson, Ashe coun
ty, is now being installed and
around 12 men are working there.
Work will also soon be started on
^Ved Little’s property and that of
L, L. Little, representatives of the
George A. Lear company said last
week.
Relief Warehouse
Has Been Moved
The Surplujs Commodities ware
house, which la operated in con
nection with the county welfare
department and h^ -been located
on Main street In Wllkeeboro op
posite the courthouse, has been
moved to the old prison camp
bnlldlBg In Wilkesboro. Relief
clients will go there to have their
surplus commodities orders Slled,
The re’ ival meeting at the
First Methodist church had a
good beginning -Sunday with a
capacity congregation ab both the
morning and evening services.
The Rev. Paul Hardin, Jr.,
made a fine impression on his
listeners at the evening service
when he spoke for the first time.
The revival will continue through
June 24 with sen’ices each even
ing at eight o’clock.
The service Tuesday evening
will be sponsored, by the Wom
an’s Society of Christian Service:
Wednesday by the Youth Fel
lowship; Thursday by the offi
cers and teachers of the Church
School: and Friday evening by
the board of stewards and trus
tees of the church.
Rev. Mr. Hardin will speak to
the Kiwania club Friday at noon
and to the Lions club Friday ev
ening.
The Vacation Bible School op
ened Monday morning with a
large representation of children
in the Beginners, Primary and
Junior departments. .Miss Beat
rice Pearson is general superin
tendent of the scho6l.
Rev. Paul Hardin, Jr., pes-
•vor of the First Methr.dlst
church in Asheboro, is the
guest minister for the series of
revival services which opened
Sunday night at the North
Wilkesboro Methodist church
and will continue through June
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ONE VOLUNTEER—
NYA Conies To
Rescue Of The
Ration Boards
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WllkM rationing^ hoards call
ed for volniStee*’ werkers to
do the clerical work of regis
tering people for canning sug
ar On Monday, Tuesday and
Tliursday afternoons for tliree
weeks, beginning today.'
It did not take long to go ov
er the list of volunteers.
The only volunteer was Mrs.
H. B. SirJtli, of North Wilkes
boro.
The National Youtlj .Admin
istration came tt- the i-escue of
the lationlng boards and as
signed some cleiical iielp.
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TO THIS CITY—
'nils rautephoto from Moscow shows an episode hi the great 8ar on the
Eastern front. A groap of German soldiers are raising their hands in sur
render while the bodies -of regiment mates are strewn around the trench.
To find out the truth al^t the
amount trf scrap rubber available,
a scrap rubber collection campaign
begins throughout the nation to
day and continues until July 1.
Upon the degree of success of
the scrap rubbervoolledtlon drive
hinges the fatsj^many automo
biles, whether they will have to be
parked for the duration of the war
or whether some sciap rubber will
be available for recapping tires on
cars which are really needed. -
Service stations will be receiv
ing places for scrap rubber, mak
ing' it very convenient for every
home, business house and farm to
get rid of scrap rubber easily.
The price will be one cent per
pound.
However, if you wish to donate
tha rubber, Ji^Mount at one cent
per pound%i;flPbe divided equally
between the Red Cross, USO, army
relief 'and navy relief, four very
worthy causes. It is expected that
a greater part of the scrap will be
donated.
sarvica stefeioM jpntf^K
tbe'aerap as a patriotic ser^CfvfS
will receive no compcnsanon or
profit.
The drive in Wilkes will be un
der the direction of J. B. Snipes, The rogis'.i ation for t nrii;i.g canning sugar will go to the North
Wilkes county agent and chairman gu^-aj- yyjji he on Monday, Tuesday | Wilkesboro town hall,
of the Wilkes Salvage committee, Xhuisday afternoons, one to To make application the appli-
Mr. Snipes received the following jfjve o’clock, for three consecutive
telegram from James B. Volgper, beginning on Monday, Juno
North Carolina Salvage chairman.' ^5_
“The president has ordered an • There will be only three regis-
all-out drive beginning 12:01 a. m. (ration points. For board number
Monday, June 15th. All gasoline Qf,e area registration will be at
filling stations are instructed to Wilkesboro school for whites and
cooperate and act as depots to Lincoln Heights school for col-
which citizens can bring scrap, ored.
Our Washington department urges | board number two area ail
all speed in giving publicity to the jjo wish to make application for
public by radio and by all news- j
AT THREE POINTS—
istration
m
ttgar
Navy Recruiters
Coining 2 Dates
cant must carry ration books for
all membt -s of the family, tell the
number of quarts canned last sea.-
son and the number to be canned
this year. A reliable party, if giv
en the proper information and au
thorized to do so, may make appli
cation for a neighbor. One mem
ber of a family may make the ap
plication for the entire family.
papers. You are expected to im-
m^iately start to work your en
tire oi-ganization on the rubber
drive which is to last from June
15th to June 30th, and arrange
program to continue on a perman-
lent basis thereafter. Be sure to
Rep”esentatives of the Salisbury [ adrise public that all rubber arti-
branch office of the naval recruit- clen from water hose to automo-
ing service will be at the town'bile tires aqe accepted and ex
hall in this city all day on Friday, pected in this drive."
June 19, and Monday, Jure 29, to Some of the articles made of
interview men interested in mlist- rubber and containing rubber in-
ing in the U. S. Navy or naval re-;elude the following: old tires and
j tubes, galoshes, raincoats, rubber
Many men here have expressed j shoe soles and heels, tires from old
interest in enlisting In the navy baby carriages and toy vehicles
Save gas— form a car-sharing
shopping-group with your neigh
bors—make one car do the work
of five!
and it is expected that they will
interview a large number of appli
cants during their visits here.
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Keep the wheels of your car
properly aligned—if your wheels
“drag”, you are wasting gasoline.
rubber toys, door and bath mats,
rubber drill spouts, insulating ma
terials, garden hose and many oth
er items which can be found about
almost any home or farm.
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—BUY WAR BONDS—
Late News From FightiDg Fronts
Darwin Balks Japs;
Alaskan Danger Seen
striking two nights in a row,
at least eighteen Japanese planes
raided the northern Anstrallan
city of Darwin yesterday. General
MacArthur’s headquarters re
ported today (Monday), while in
Washington last night Alaskan
delegate Anthony J. Dlmond cau
tioned against a complacent view
of the Japanese occupation of
Attu.
Four Shot Down
MacArthur’s headquarters re
ported that the attacking Jap
planes were Intercepted by Allied
fighters and four were destroyed.
A force estimated at between
18 and 25 Japanese “Zero" planes
was reported In a communique to
have been approaching Darwin
as an advrnce guard to a bomber
formation.
Allied fighters rose to Intercept
them, broke up their flight uidL
shot down four. Only one
plane wan lottf *h(l ptlfft of
that was saved.
Planes Seen Flying
To Russian Crimea
Ankara. — A German bomber
has landed In Turkey and’ its
crew has l>«en interned like
those of four heavy U. S. Bomb
ers which were forced down in
this neutral country while re
portedly returning to Syrian bas
es from a destructive raid In the
Runmnlan oil fields, It was learn
ed last night.
The German plane was repor
ted to 'have landed near Zongul-
dak four days ago, and since that
time many pianos have teen seen
from the Turkish Black iea cosmt
flying toward the Russian Cri
mea, 126 nqllee away, where the
siege of Sevastopol is raging.
Fael Detonations
A dihputcli by the Turkish news
agency, Anatolia, said detomi^
tions from the Crimea could b«
plainly felt at the twn of Inabo-
M.
RosBlatt penlnsttla-
AuthoritiatlTe quarters said on-
:iniy leu. iM, iu« w"** —- , . ■
Closest point id .Turkey to.-the line had teen
ly four American bombers had
been forced down in Turkey In
stead of six or seven as previous
ly reported, the error being due
to the fact that ©there flew over
this country at a very low alti
tude but apparently crossed the
border into Syria.
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Soviets Plug Qtily
Breach In Defenses
Moscow, Monday.r—Red troop#
defending Sevastopol assUted *F
a huge citizens’ army Inchidlad
women snipers ate countorattack-
Ipg a German siege army from
their original posltlono, and the
Nasi push on the Kharkov front
h»a been checked, the Red army
reported to^y.
Front line, reports said thoGor-
MUfUi had lost 20,000 killed, more
thzm 100 plafies and aeorea . ^
tho 10-day assanlt on
SevMtopol, and tie only (wuaob
tnSy bad blasted in ihe Soviet
—BUY WAR ^01
George Ogilvie
Vice President
Of Young People
George Ogilvie, of Oakwoods,
was elected vice president of the
Yonng People’s organization cf j
the Presbyterian synod of North
Carolina at the Young People’s
conference held last week at De-
vldson College.
Young Mr. Ogilvie was the re
tiring president of the Young
People’s organization of the Win
ston-Salem Presbytery.
Others from the North Wllkes-
boro Presbyterian church attend
Ing the
BEGINS TUESDAY—
Smith Inspector
Southern Police
Former Police Chief Here
Gets Top Position In Rail
way Police Department
F. L. Smith, of Charlotte, a for
mer chief of police of North
Wilkesboro, has been promoted to
inspector of police of the Southern
Railway company and will have
headquarters in Washington, D. C.
The promotion to the top posi-
luyLcrmii Guuruii atitjuu- ^
mg me conference at Davidson 1 the police department of
were Mlsste Peggy Finley, Mary, So«»hern will become effective to-
Elmore Finley and Bargara sorrow, according to the an-
Ogilvle.
BAPTIST—
Revival Is On
nouncement by L. A. Thomas, as
sistant to the vice president.
Mr. Smith’s firSt police experi
ence was with the Mount Airy po
lice force in 1924 and 1925. Dur-
I ing the latter part of 1936 he was
J appointed North Wilkesboro chief
WilirdhCnAF/k pdice, which position he held
" iUawOUVl fof fjyg years. From here he went
ito Forest City as police chief and
Revival services began Sunday in a short time joined the South-
night at
church.
the Wilkesboro Baptist
em Railway department as detec
tive. Promotions were given rapid-
Large crowds were present for ly and during the past several
the morning and evening services
which were conducted by the pas
tor, Rev. T. Slnane Guy, Jr.
Dr. Bruce K. Price, pastor of
the First Baptist ch.nrch at Ashe-
boro, will a^ve today and will
be guest minister to do the
preachlag throughout the revival
at services each evening at 8; SO.
The pastor will be In charge
of the music for the revival and
excellent song services will be
carried out each evening. Chil
dren’s services, featoHng Bible
•tudF. end memory work, will be
held each morning at ten o’clock.
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W F(XN> .
v^’In hie lifetime a buinan ^lng
OonsltiMW a IremendpuB ainovBt
of food, }ti belngi estimated ttef
to. 70 yean her eata 1400 Ubm
his -body weifbt, or 300,000
of material.
months he had been captain with
headquarters in Charlotte.
Mrs. Smith is the former Miss
Beulah Waugh, of this city.
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R. E. Nichols, 69,
Claimed By D^tb
Funeral service was held at
Pleasant Grove Baptist ebnreh
near Back postoffice for R. Em
met ^Hohols, age 69, well known
citizen of that emnmnnity who
died . Thursday. Rev. Ed Hayea
and Rev. A. W. Eller -conducted
the last rites. .
Mr. MicliolB Ja survived by his
widow, Mrs. Alloe Nldkols, three •
sons and' two daagditers: Jesse
Ml^ols.' WUkesbhro; Tsd Mtelmls.
StatomBe; bandy.. ,, Nlefaols»
'OrakiwbBro; Mrs. 'Sam BnOia.
S«oki Mra' Frs^ Ni^Is, Wllkesw
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