North Carolina Newspapers

THEJJO Fot amteftl »dviuxtogt lo your bvyiag in North TlUcoflboro, the gira wins _ center of North western North Carolina VOL. XXXV, No. 42 Published Moi^ ^WILKES Men With TheGolors Pvt. Johnson At Quantico _ Pvt. Johnson S. Johnson, son of “ilr. snd Mrs. W. T. Johnson, of Millers Creek, has eomrleted his basic ti’aining in' the marine corps at Parris Island, S. C., and la no-w stationed at Quantico, Va. Home From Camp Davis Pvt. Bh-nest Taylor, of Camp \ Davis, is spending a three-day furlough with his mother, Mrs. Janie Davis, In Mulberry town ship. Pvt Dean VisitinR Here Pvt. LeKoy Dean, who Is sta tioned at Fort Sam Houston, Texas^ is here On a few days’ vis it with Mrs. Dean. Pvt. Dean is a member of the engineer corps at Fort Sam Houston. I.ieut. McNeill Here Lieut. I. H. McNeill, Jr., of Fort Bragg, soent Sunday here with hb father, Mr. I. H. McNeill, Sr., and other relatives. Mrs. McNeill re mained for a more extended visit. N. C., '1M2. trnmatmmm- THREE LAUNCHINGS AT ONE 1 - _ ■ _ Mvrs TRIPLE THREAT TO ENEMY O-BOATS Pvt. Lenderman Returns Pvt. Turner Lenderman, who Is stationed at Key Field, Miss., has icturned to hb post of duty after spending his furlough in Wllkesjjoro with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. L. Lenderman. Pvt. Lenderman Is a member of the 17th Bomb Squadron. Upon his returu to camp. Pvt. Lenderman expects to go into maneuvers, thence into possible overseas ser vice. ^ ^ Three destro’^s*ln 35 mhmtes-thaf. the navy’, newest triple tof occurred at the Federal ShlpbnUdlng and Dry Dock company in /• „SS mon be on the prowl against the forces of aggression on the «ven Edwards and the USS Saufley. The three destroyers were named In memory M naval officers. TERM BEGINS^ Nb New Honic^ Cbses On Docket Of Wilkes Court A;«v A-Corporal "|C“W» Towns RH Be Saturday Afemoon, Judge Felix E. Alley Pre- siding Over Two Weeks Wilkes Superior Court Pfc. Hincher Now In L Australia ■^Mr. and Mr». Roby Hincher. who reside near this city, have a son in Australia. He is Pfc. Floyd Hincher, who was inducted Into Uxe eervlce -?t®- Hincher reports that he is getting along fine, and that he likes Aus- t^ralte. very much. Captain Robin.son Returns Captain E. P. Robinson return ed yesterday to Fort .Tackson. S. jC., where he has been stationed ^^ce the mobilization of the lo- ^ national guard company. Captain Robinson spent last week here with his sister. Miss Ellen Robinson. He has made applica tion tor overseas service. Reaman John Glass Home Apprentice Seaman John (Rat) Glaw arrived home last week and is now visiting his mother. Mrs. Fred Glass, in Wilkesboro. Seaman Glass, who is 17 years old, was inducted into the navv several weeks ago. He Is now stationed at Newport. Rhode I^nd. First Lieutenant Now Lieutenant Richard B. John ston. now stationed in New Cale donia in the U. S. army air corps, ' was promoted to first lieutenant on July 16th, according to a let- ter received from him on August 6th by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. ^ B. Johnston. He reported that was getting his Journal-Pa- *^lot reeularlv’. and also that ho was getting along fine. Pvt. Blackburn Here Pvt. Rester Blackburn, who is Stationed at Drew Field, Florida, but who is in signal corps school at Atlanta. Ga.. spent the week end -with relatives and friends here and at Hays. Doughton Speaks On Seriousness Of War Delivers Speech On Friday Noon At Kiwanis Meet Iir New Caledonia Pfc. Morris Shumate, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. V. Shumate, of North Wilkesboro route one, is stationed with a Coast Artillery unit In New Caledonia. He has been In the army since August 11, 191. In 1**® letter home he'sald he was getting along fine. Pfc. Shumate was in Auetralia until transferred to New Caledo nia. Major Reins Here Major Ralph R. Reins returned Sunday to Camp Sutton near Monroe after spending a week pvith his family. He and Mrs. [(•Ids and som. Richard and Bill» enjoyed a trip last week to Ashe- rlUo Great Smoky Mountains p»!^k and points of interest in >fl|gjatA|Mae and Kentucky. Saya^ Not Realize Magniture and Consequences Of War Representative R. L. Doughton, chairman of the Ways and Means committee in congress, addressed the North Wilkesboro Kiwanis club and many guests Friday noon. Choosing, as he said, to give first consideration to thin,gs most important, he talked about the seriousness of the war and declared that the people of this nation do not fully realize the magni tude of the struggle or 'ts possible consequences. The program was in charge of W. F. Gaddy, who called on A. H, Casey, permanent program chairman, to intro duce the speaker. Attorney Casey spoke briefly and pre sented Representative Dough ton as North Carolina’s most distinguished citizen. “The seriousness of thb world struggle requires personal dedi- ca'ion on the part of each indi- (Continued on page 8) V NOW UNDER WAY— Volunteer Nurses Aid Class In City Meets Each Morning, Mon day Through Friday; Mr#. Forester Instructor I Johnson To Take Naval Officers’ Course 4 Months .lohn Henry Johnson, son of Ex- Sheriff and Mrs. J. H. Johnson, of Wilkesboro, will leave Thursday to enter th? officers* school'a ■CdltUhFia University in nW Yor’ City. After four months there he 'will be commissioned as an ensign in the U. S. Navy and will be assign ed to duty. _ Dr. Stokes Called To Be Chaplain Ordered To Report At Nor folk, Va., On Sep tember 4th 11 Wilkes Men . Apply Here For Navy Enlistment leigh For Fmal Exam ination and Induction Ukee This Cohonn ite J*y N. Brewer, 30th Jks. 774, Scott Field, HI., to editor of The Joumal- ; as follows: "This Is to I know that mother has SoBtiaaed on page 8) A volunteer nurses aid class is making progress here, and there remains time for additional mem bers to enroll. The class meets each morning, eight to ten o’clock, in the Relns- Sturdlviant building and Mrs. P. E. Forester is instructor. The course will be for 80 hours, with the last 35 hours to be In the Wilkes hospital. The members of the class now are as follows: Mrs. John Talt, Mrs. B. G. Finley, Mrs. J. C. Reins, Mrs. R. T. McNeill, Mrs. R. H.’Edwards, Mrs. C. A. Wells, Miss Janie McDlarmid, Miss E'- olse Hayee, Miss Aileen Stroud, Miss Della Bumgarner, Mrs. W. K. Sturdivant, Mrs. Paul S. Cm- gan. Miss Lula Brame and Mrs. Watt Cooper. ’The course is oi»en to ladies from all parts of the county and those wishing to enroll are asked to join the claee at any meeting this week. Dr. James C. Stokes, pastor of the Wilkesboro and Union Methodist churches, received notice Saturday to report 'at Norfolk, Va., to become a chaplain in the United States Navy on September 4th. Dr. Stokes is now rounding out his .second year as pastor here, having succeeded Rev. W. |J. Flint to the pastorate of the I Methodist churches which he is I now serving. Early this year he volunteered his services as chaj)laln to hjs country, and was promptly accep ted by the Methodist Board on Chaplains at Washington, D. C. His papers were then passed on at Charleston. S. C., bj- naval of ficials. y: Is expected that Dr. Stokes will enter into the service as a naval chaplain within a short while after going to the Norfolk naval base. Church officials will, in .all probability, send a Duke ministe rial student or recent graduate to complete the year’s work with the Wilkesboro and Union churches. However, no definite action on this matter has been taken by Rev. A. C. Gibbs, the district su perintendent. Eleven applications for enlist ment in the navy were accepted here the latter part of the week by Harry Gatton, recruiter for the Salisbury office of the navy recruiting service. The applications' accepted were from the following: Blaine Ham ilton Staley, Reddies River; Roy Ivey Moore, North Wilkesboro (for re-enlistment as pharmacist mate second class); Frederick Carroll Cranor, Wilkesboro: Lawrence B, Hayes, Wilkesboro route one; Charlie Lloyd Coltrane Fergu son: Harold Welhorn Parks, Roaring River; C. J>. Kennedy, Jr., Wilkesboro; Arthur Brown, Roaring River: -Tv’^alter Harless, Reddies River; Samuel Vernon Harris (Colored), Wilkesboro. These men will receive final examination at Raleigh and If accepted there will 'he Inducted in;o the navy. The recruiting officer will re turn to North Wilkesboro for two days, August 20 and 21, and will i be at the town hall. Persons who wish to enlist before that time may do so at Salisbury. Officer GattOn pointed out that married men may enlist .in the navy and receive the same dependency pay I as in other branches. The age 1 limits are 17 to 50. and those un- I der 21 must have the consent of their parents. For a married man I his wife’s affidavit is necessary ‘ for enlistment. Enlistment In the ' navy is for duration of the war. Wilkes superior court op ened today for a two-weeks’ term for the trial of criminal cases. Judge Felix E. AHey, of Waynesville, is presiding over the term and Solicitor Avalon E. Hall, of YadkinviUe, is prosecuting the docket. It is interesting to note that no homicide cases have been docketed since the March term of court. The homicide cases on the dodeet were continued from previ ous terms. Lee Edward Harris, of North Wilkesboro, is foreman of the grand jury, which re ceived an instrucrive charge this morning from Judge Al ley. After the charge to the grand jury trial of minor cas es calendared for the first day began. Corporal WUllam O. (BUI) Casstevens, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Oasstevens, at Trap- hill, N. O., was recently jwo- moted to his present rank In ttie U. S. Marino Air Corps. He is attadied to the First Ma rine Aircraft Wing, Oallfornla. Corporal Casstsvens attended Mars ,pUl CoUege one year, taking engineering before en tering for SOTvice Jnne 18, 1041. Angnst 24th wUl be his nineteenth birthday. NO. 1 AREA- All Day Service treet Baptist Hinshaw Street Baptist church held all-day services Sunday with a large crowd present. The day’s program began with Sunday school followed by church service with a sermon by the pas tor, Rev. R. F. Day. At noon a bountiful picnic dinner was spread on a long table at the church and in the afternoon were song services by the local choir and visiting singers. The day’s program closed with baptismal service In the Baptis ing pool, which has just been completed at the church. Camp: -V- Cripple Clinic At Hospital 13th AT CAMP SUTTON— Attorney McElwee Is Now In Service -r Prominent Local Attorney Is Commissioned As First Lieutenant In Army I Clinic for crippled children will I be held at the Wilkes hospital on Thursday, August 13. Ah ortho pedic specialist will make free ex amination of all crippled and de formed persons at the clinic. Attend Firemen’s^ State Convention Fire Chief C. G. Day and E. A. Shex^k, of the North Wilkesboro Urn deoartment, and Arlle Foster, Wilkesboro policeman and fireman, are attending the state firemen’s convention in Greesboro today and Tuesday. W. H. McBlwee, a prominent member of the Wilkes bar, today began service in the army as a first lieutenant. Attorney McBlwee received his commission several days ago and left e inday for Camp Sutton near Monroe to 'be Inducted as a first lieutenant. He went to Camp Sut ton v^th* Major Rah>b R- Reins, who la stationed there and who spent last week with his family. Prior to entering the service Attorney McBJwee was chairman of the Wllkeo County Civilian Defense Council and had been ac tive in civic end business life here. Judge J. A. Rousseau, of ■ this city, succeeds Attorney Mc Elwee as chairman of the Clvfllian Defense council. Bation Board Moye3 Board One Office In Wilkes boro Town Hall; Sugar Stamp Facts Given SAVE EXCESS FATS— Fab Salvage laign Is NowUnderWay Nation In Need Of Glycerine To Manufacture Explo sives For War Miss Annie Laurie Herring, | Wilkes home demonstration agent snd secretary of the Wilkes Coun- j ty Salvage committee, said today | the fats salvage campaign is un-1 der way. Pointing out that the nation needs every ounce of fats available for manufacture of glycerine to use in making explosives. Miss Herring urged today that house wives save all excess cooking fats, keep them in wide mouthed, clean cans until they have accumulated a pound or more, and take them to -oeet dealers, who are acting as buying and collecting agents. Bacon grease, meat drippii^s, frying fats and all excess cooking shortenings are needed. ’The deal ers will pay three cents per pound for all brought in. Miss Herring canvassed the meat dealers and found them ell ready and willing to cooperate :n thfi campaign. 'The dealers who will buy the ■ - , J salvage fats are as follows: North ReV. Howarcl I* ord Wilkesboro—Miller-Long, G. P. Store, Dixie Home Store, Davis and company, Moore’s Market end City Grocery;-fVUkes^ro— Sraithey’s Store; Roaring River— Wilkes rationing board num ber 1 has moved from the fed-’ eral building In Wilkesboro to the Wilkesboro town ball- Hince the rationing Itoard wa.s organized it had been operating in borrowed quarters In the of fice of the district attorney. The new offices will provide necessary space for the ration ing records. Use Stamps 6 and 7 Itaiioning officials today poin ted out that August 22 will be the last date to um ration stamps 6 and 7 for purchase of .sugar. F.ach of the stainp.« is good for two pounds. Stamp number 7 represents an extra allotment of two pounds and will expire on Atigust 22, same time as number 6. Wie value of number 8, to be used after .4ngu.st 22, lias not been an nounced. Merchants are cautioned to stick stamps of the same num ber on the same plheard and not have stamps of different numl*ers on the same board. On Tire EUglblUty Rationing^ officials said here today that a person becomes antwmatlcally ineligible for tires o>r r^eaps in the following cas es: Over loading, improper In- ilatioh, speeding, driving tlrc.s beyond recapping stage. Call Fop Permits Tlio.se who are granted new tire purchase or recapping per mits must call for them within two weeks or the permits wOl be cancelled and the tires or re caps will gpo to some other ap- plicanta. V- To Preach Sunday Wilkesboro Church Rev Howard Ford, who is com- UTS. Cany. ^ miaming, 11 o’clock, at Willres- Mrs. L. B. Waites, the former boro Baptist Mi.. I.. T-’. make her home here for some former oi Ume Mr. Waltee ha* entetod the. Bapl^ «hil^ WIT h... - U1» 0««^ 1* 5^1^ People Urged To Put Scrap On Lavm Near Street For Collection Trucks Wilkes County Salvafje committee has designated Saturday afternoon, August IS, for a house to house can vass oi No]^ Wilkesboiv and Wilkesboro for colleetitm of scrap metals. The committee in meeting Iliursday night at the town hall heard reports of prog ress in the salvage campaign now under way and whieft will continue throughout the remainder of 1942. In the ab sence of J. B. Snipes, chair man, Mrs. T. A. Finley, of this city, vice chairman, pre sided. Miss Annie Laurie Her ring, home demonstration agent, is secretary. Mr^ Finley read telegrams from State Chairman James B. Volger, which called the meeting, and urged an inten sive drive for collection of scrap metala and fats. Mrs. Finley urged that afl be interested in the campaign to aid the war program by salvage” just as if the enemy were immediately attacking our own homes. The chairman called on C. A. (.owe, local licensed scrap dealer, for remarks relative lo outlets for scrap me als. Mr. Lowe aold that he had recently invested in some heavy machinery for pro cessing scrap for shipment and that his yard was in position lo ’.landle anything, from a tin oan to a sawmill, and In large quan tities. He offered every possible cooperation in the salvage drive. Reports from H, C. Colvard, assLstant county agent, indicated that the scrap salvage campaign in the county is gaining momen- 'um and that a WPA truck which has been calling for scrap at farms where no transportation facilities were available had been making progress. This metal, he said, will be sold to local dealers after it is brought In here. For the scrap canvass in the Wllkesboros next Saturday afler- ^noon, all people in the.two towns jare asked to gather up all scrap metals about their premises and put It on the lawns for the col- lec’ion trucks. Those who have sufficiently large amoun's of scrap and ■who wish to may have it weighed when the truck calls and the owners will be paid the pre vailing prices, or they may donate It to the government. Emphasis Is placed on the fact that scrap metals, even if only a few pounds per home, should he I placed out near the street and collected during the canvass. A few pounds from every home will mean a substantia] quantity for l?oth towns. ’The need for scrap metals is emphasized by the fact that some steel mills have been slowed down in production be cause of lack of sufficient scrap. At the close of the discussions, the committee members present listened to a radio address by Governor J. M. Broughton, who addressed all county salvage committees in meeting slmultan- eousiy Thursday night. The gov ernor urged activity on the pert of every person In the state in the salvage di;lve. 'On Junk Rally Day Saturdny local dealers received large quantities of scrap metals awi today the volume was still fa- creasing. Dealers were pieaas4 with prospects for Wilkes fwr- nishing s large qnantity of scrap iMtals Coring the currMtt'Cua* psign. Ifiisbs^pl. Ini^ after hosinsss niatters. Hitler is reported to here ted a special dseoratloli .folk *bit habitents of oceaplsd eooMttm who collaborate with thd Iteafa. Called. BO doubt. The JfaBhfa Cnss.