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•A son was born August 6 at the Wilkes hospital to Mr. .and Mrs. £. fi. Davis, of Buck. Wilkssboro rpnie. two, baa ac- oepted a position^at the,'inijies Hosiery Mills. _ , itr^anA Mpg, -C.*^Crtteier .sons, and Laxton, A^he^Ue, spent !ths w;es1c>snd Moravian Falls with Mr, and Mrs thuil J. Vestal. 1' OUn _ son was bom Sunday at the ikes hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Rhodes. Miss Sue Williams, of Norfolk, Va". Is spending some time at her home on North Wllkesboro route three. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Shatley are parents of a son bom 3 at the Wilkes hospital. A daughter was bom August 2 , at the Wilkes hospital to Mr. and | Mrs. Dean Brewer. •Mr. Wearer Call returned to Norfolk. Va., Thursday after spending the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Hensley. Miss Victory Janos, of Chicago. Mr. Clyde Jones and family, of Mr. H. H. Beshears, of Walsh, iVil9S TlUtUl/ uauuD, \/a - , ' .. . I is a guest in the home of Mr. and Badin, N. C., were in the county Mrs. George Scroggs at Moravian | last week to attend the funeral I of Mr. Jones’ uncle, r. i. was a business visitor Wilkesboros today. in the Dr. W. W. Miles, of Champion, was a visitor in this city Thurs day. Mr. Walter Davis, well known citizen of the Purlear community, was a business visitor here today. ! Jones. Mrs. A. R Gray, Sr., and Mrs. A. R. Gray, J»., are spending this week with relatives in Richmond, Virginia. Mr. Jack Henderson, who has been working in a defense plant, at Baltimore, Is visiting his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Hender- Mr. Arnold Hurley, son of Mr. son, la Wllkesboro. and Mrs. W. H. Hurley, of Millers ,r. 5 • i Mr. D. C.,,Caa^teveAs, promin ent rijsidenf of the ’ Traphill com munity,, was' azpong those spending a short while ip the city\the lat ter part of the week. Messrs Roy Spalnhour and Wlnt Bumgarner, who have defense jobs at Cherry Point, visited rela tives in the county the past week end. , NimfU, c6h»-|®8 ft Mjoar ner oi mK tr'S.'PAhBli'siftoC, A^-Wff bb’T Sht the inltUtlve imiiaipiBd in the ha ads of tbe tb fta*uu»^ ^ A«ieciean beet and other units ®ftt®, now in tbe third day of attack In**®*- against Japahese-occupled Solom ini’lBlahits: EaeifX. ‘ ’ Despite this Ibdiswt ddmtaM n,. .« 0. 3. ot th. "/ war by sea and air and possibly , — - . land forces, directed against the,forces of Jftpa^tWM. . . have sunk or damUfta wf umia* • Jap bases, was meeting with considerable resistance," the navy down 41 planes at the.Ooab l announced. No detailed Informs- jof seven planes and damage-to tion was released, but Indications two cruisers. . Ya3bhEn8la»l'‘s2rSrs.i.' Mr. Tj're Taylor, who is working at Blackstone, Va., spent the week end with his family at Cricket. [Creek, has accepted a position with Hayes Hardware company. Mrs. George Scroggs, who has been spending three months with Mr. C. H. Holland, of West Jef ferson, was a business visitor to the city today. her daughter, Mrs. E. C. Safrit, Mrs. Bea Guthrie Hobin, of | in Chicago, has returned to her ■Washington. D. C., is here visit-1 home in Moravian Falls. ing\with her mother, Mrs. W. F. Mrs. Bill Ingram is spending the Ingram at Fort J. L. Clements. ing\Wiin ner motuer, luis. Guthrie, and other relatives. Mrs. S. H. Price and daughter. Nellie Blair, of Mooresville, are here visiting in the home of Mrs. Mrs. Laura Linney, well known resident of the Roaring River route two community, has been very ill during the past few days. Today she was removed from her home to the Wilkes hospital. ‘JWINGS FOR THE EAGLE”, which Warner Bros, releases locally at the .41len Theatre Thursday and Friday, is a film that does, a .splendid job of blending individual drama with the one grim story that hovers over all personal conflict—the world struggle to smash the Axis. But this fUm tells its story not through the soldiers and sailors on the warring front but through the men and women i^o turn out our planes. Their story is packed with ^11 the action, drama and excitement that one would find on the actual fighting front; the constant fight against time is never out of their minds. Mr. Paul Lenderman, of Wllkes boro, is receiving treatment at Davis hospital in Sts-esville. Mr. S. P. Mitchell, of Ports- mi uth, Va., is here on his vaca tion Mrs. Mitchell and son, Phil, have been here for several weeks with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. .1. R. Finley. ; Mr. Shoun Kerbaugh has relin quished his position as public safe- week with Mr. Knox, Ky. | ^ daughter was born August 1 Mr. C. C. Burgess, of Wilbar. jat the Wilkes hospital to Mr. and was a business visitor in this city i Mrs. W. F. Beshears, of Stony Friday. * Fork. Mrs. Be.shears and daugh- I ter returned to their home today. Mr. Donald Mc.Diarmid. .son of,j Mr. and Mrs. J. C. McDiarmid, is I Attorney J. E. Holshouser, of recovering from an operation per- i itoone, member of the law firm of formed at the AVilkes hospital. I Trivettc and Holshouser, is ^ - . tending Wilkes sunenor court thvs.ty officer with the IVA at Knox Mr. John E. Frye, of Hickory, ‘ | ville, Teim., and has returned to spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. ^ his former position in the office of L. D. Cooke. Mr Fr» is Mrs. I Mr. Clarence Holbrook, weil Rein.s-Sturdivant here. Cooke’s father. j known merchant of the Traphill community, wa.s among those here son vvrs born July .'list to Mbusiness matters .1 VI.... Walton Black, of Kal- Priday. ■ are former residents Miss Ret.sy Keith Bowman left .Saturday for her home at Marion where she will spend a few weeks and M rs. e'gh. They of this city Mr. Zeb V. Stewart, of Lenoir, 8th division highway engineer, jyjrg. w was n visitor in North 'M'llkesboro •,, d,an Saturday. Mr. Balmer Hayes, whr has a position at Newport News, Va., spent the week-end at his hoim* ,^t Mlllens Creek. Mr. Ernest Stroud returned Friday to Newport News, Va., af ter visiting Mrs, Stroud at the home ot her parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. M. Wetson at Summit. Mr. Bruce Pearson, who spent la.st week' with relatives at Mora vian Falls, returned yesterday to Cherry Point to resume his work on the marine base which is now under construction there. Mr. Perley Combs hes' returned to his home near Wllkesboro af ter being a patient for two weeks at Davis hospital In Statesville. Mr. Floyd C. (Tom) Forester, of this city,'Is ill and is undergo ing treatment at Davis hospital in ■Statesville. His many friends hope for an early recovery. Miss Beatrice Pearson, who is attending summer school at Duke University, spent the week-end here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs..R. H. Pearson. Miss Pearson is a member of the North Wilke.s- boro school faculty. Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Pennell, who have been spending about six week at their farm near the city, but who left yesterday for their homo at Columbus, Ga., have received a letter from their son, Joseph Pennell, Jr., who has Just landed In India. Mr. and Mrs. Pennell had received no word from their son In three months. Are Ready To Go Mrs. Boyd Stout, who recently returned home from a ■visit with relatives at Jonesboro, was accom With the IT. S. Ground Forces In England.—^Tho American Ar my Is sending “picked combat di visions” to Britain and "the soon er a second front could be opened the better,” Major Gene’-al M. W. Clark, commanding general of the D. S. ground forces In Britain declared yesterday In his first conference. Fitted Into Plan American troops already have taken over some defense areas and have been fitted Into the British plan to repel a Nazi Inva sion, he general said, and then added; "But obviously we are not here to sit on the defensive.” Shipping, he said^ Is the only bottleneck In American plans. panied here by her mother, Mrs. Mr. Wake Church, who has a position in Newport News^ Va., visited homefolks in the county during the week-enef. Mr. J, C. Meadows has returned to his home at Martinsville, Va., after spending a week at Pores Knob with hiS' parents, Mr. and Mr. Noah Michael, well known Mrs. R. C. Meadows. r izen of the Summit community, wa-s a business visitor in North »M'ilkesboro Saturday. Wellborn, a promin the Cycle communi-;son of Mr. Bruce Pearson. Mr. (’, -M ent citizen ' tne cycie commuui-, ty, was a nusiness visitor in North tWilkesboro Saturday. Mr. William Pearson left last Thursday to spend sometime at Mt. Sterling, Ky., with his uncle, .Mr. Paul Hubbard. William is the Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Alexander and daughters. Misses Mae and Harold Turner, son of Mr. and. Sue Alexander, of Abshers post- Mrs, L. L. Turner, has been [office, were North tVilkesboro spending a few days In Statesville j visitors Friday, with his aunt, Mrs. V.H, Cordell. Messrs Poddy and Bucky Hor- Mr T C Tevepaugh, a promin-Iton. .“on.s of Mr. and Mrs. Palm- snt orchardlst and farmer of the [er Horton, will leave Tuesday to Gilreath community, was a busl-lfPend a week visitiHg in Waih- csss visitor here Saturday. lington, D. C. Mr. W. T. Johnson, of Miller.s Creek, was a visitor to North' Wilkesbnro Saturday. He is the father of Pvt. John S. Johnson. Wito is now stationed at Quantico, Va. Messrs. Rel Caudill and I^nce Eller, of the Cricket and Millers Creek communities, respectively, were home the past week-end on a visit with relatives and friends. They are working at Cherry Point. Miss Margaret Vestal, who is in summer school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, spent the week-end at Moravian Falls witll her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Vestal. Mr. George Yates, of Purlear, was in this city today looking af ter business matters. Mr. \ates leports that he killed a very large rattler near his home a few days ago. The snake had 11 rattles. Mr. Ralph Hubbard has re turned to Edenton, N. C., where he Is working, ^ter being called back to his home at Moravian Falls last week to attend the fu neral services for his sister, Mrs. Gertrude Hubbard Pearson. Billy Ca.sey, son of Attorney and Mrs. A. H. Casey, -is expected to return home to-morrow from Win ston-Salem where he has been vis iting for about ten days in the home of Dr. and Mr;-. F. N. Tom linson. Mrs. Mack Brown and daugh ter, Miss Jean Brown, hav’e re turned to their home in Durham after a visit with relatives here. Mrs. Brown is the former Miss Margaret Davis, being the daugh ter of Mrs. C. tr. Davis, of Win ston-Salem. John A. Dalrymple and Miss Myra (Jodfrey, both of Jonesboro, and Mrs. N. M. Dalrymple, of Fieldale, Va., all of whom are guests now and noted that his "exceedingly large staff quartered with him In an old castle, la "ready to handle troops as fast as they, come and I they are coming by thousands up- of Mr. and Mrs. Stout. Mrs, N. on thousands.” M. Dalrymple formerly lived in Porto Rico. Ensign Bill Mitchell, of Leaks- viile, was here today visiting his uncle, Attorney Eugene Trivettc. Ensign Mitchell, a law student at the IJniversity of North Carolina To Begin Revival At Welcome Home Revival services will begjn next Sunday night at Welcome Home Baptist church west of this Russian troops retreatla* through the Caucarus hav« (pvt the torch to the wheat fields an4 granaries of the Kuban VaDtey. one of the richest farm area* In the country, Moscow announced Sunday, and the Germans claim ed to have captured both Maikop and Krasnodar,, pipe line and re finery centers of the Maikop oH fields. The Russians beat back both arms of the pincers drive on Sta lingrad, Industrial capital of the lower Volga, In ferocious tank battles and they claimed to have boxed off one big German armor ed force In that sector, but they admitted 4 steady retreat along the southwest end of the Caucasne line. Nazis Take Foodw, Flree, set by the Russian rear guard, were reported consuming whole villages and vast field.s of ripening grain In advance of the German spearheads, but not all the Kuban Valley resources conld be destroyed in time, and the So viet army organ Red Star said that the Germans already were hauling trainloads of food baclf west from that region. V- the University of North Carolina ^ ^ jjj, at Chapel Hill before entering the assisted by Rev. Da- na'vy and going to the officer.s’ school at Columbia University in New York City, had previously spent his summer vacations here in the office of Attorney Trivelte. He will leave tomorrow to take up his duties on the west coast. ■V War Production Is Only Begun, Roosevelt Says Miss Mary Lillian Wilcox, «f j of the Methodist Bo'enc arrived ye.sterday and i® i #ne, arnvea anv* -o i gue.st this week of Miss Nell Hub- em is spending his vacation here ^rd at her home in Wllkesboro. ‘^e home of Mrs. Isaac Eller, ' I Sr. Mrs. A. G. Parsons and daugh Mes.srs Homer Carlton, Jr., and Cheisie McNeil have returned to Washington.—President Roose velt advised the nation yesterday ilhat "great progress has been Mrs. James C. Stokes and little | made in the battle of production son, Jimmy, of Wllkesboro, left - ju terms of what will be re- yesterday to spend sometime at ^ quired to dc'sat our enemiee, we Bath with Mrs. Stokes’ parents, gq]y jqgf begun to get Into Dr. Stokes accompanied them to'ggr stride." Bath, but will return this week. • His statement was read by El- their homes after spending a day Dr. Stokes is pastor of the WilKes-! information dl • ■ ' -J Union Methodist i in Asheville, having decided not to take the course offered there by the N. Y. A. ter, Dollie Dene, of the Pkitsoh- *.Je community, were those here Saturday. vvia.,1.- Miss Mildred Cooke, of Hickory, among spending the week with Mr. ami I Mrs. L. D. Cooke at their home on Trogdon Street. She is a sister of Mr. 0. M. Watson and daugh-i Mr. Cooke, ers, Mrs. Vernon Stroud and Miss | Mr. and Mrs. Paul Gilreath and Miss Lizzie Lee -Wiles, formerly of this city, are now working at Gay Watson, of Summit, were vi.s tors in this city Friday. Mrs. G, W. Call and little aughters, of Norfolk, Va.^ are pending this week w'i. h her other, Mrs. W. S. Hensley. Glerin L. Martin aircraft plants in Baltimore, Md. Mr. and Mrs. N. W. Bumgarner have returned to the city after -Mr. and Mrs. Jake Church, of i enjoying a few days motor trip to ils city, ■were visitors to States- Linville Falls, Blowing Rock, Mt. ille the latter part of the week Mitchell, Lake James, and other n their way home they slopped points in the western and north- t the Union Grove community • western part of the state. Mr. and ir a brief visit in the home of i,Mre. Bumgarner reside near Mil- Irs. Webster Felts ard family. |lers Creek. Mr. Dean Norris and son, John Bryan, of Siler City, spent the week-end here with Mr. Norris' father, Mr. J. B. Norris. Mr. Norris holds a position with the Chatham News In Siler City. boro and churches. rector and keynoted brief ad- [ dresses by fop government end Mr. H. B. Parsons, a member j labor officials, calling attention of the staff of tHe City Barber , to the presentation today of the Shop, Is recovering from a pain- [ first of the new army-navy pro- ful injury which took place at, diictlon awards to management his home In the Cricket commu- j and workers of 20 major war Mrs. Ina McCarter, ot near North 'Wllkesboro, spent the week endnwith Mr. end Mrs. Richard Anderson and was dinner guest of Mr. Will Ladd and family Sunday. Miss Lola Proffit, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Proffit, of nlty several weeks ago. While [ Plants. The program was carried cutting wood, Mr. Parsons accl- by the Columbia Broadcasting dentally cut a severe gash across System. Need la Great The President asserted that to the instep of his right foot Miss Lura Coffey left Wed- , - 1 ♦ 1 ft" Increasing flood nesday tor a two weeks trip " of weapons and materials must several points In Virginia, Dela- i factories, w'are and Maryland. At Purcell-1 g^ipyards and ville, Va., she attended the wed- gauntry.” ding of e friend. Miss Lonlse Eastern Star Meeting: Wilkes chapter number 42 ol the Order of the Eastern Star will meet on Thursday evening, Au- vld Day. The public has a cordial | gust 1.1, 7:30. Every mem^r is invitation to all services. ' asked to be present to help make I plans for the official visit of the —BUY WAR BONDS— i D. D. G. M. Load Up That Scrap Metal... AND BRING IT TO TOWN mines of our Otley, and Is also visiting friends iui. aiiu . • * > -- uiiey, ana Goshen, wa.s a North Wllkesboro Wilmington, Delaware, Balti- --•-•i. 'ur«csc will m.x 'DtATimnn/? "Vfl. LAST CALL! 1941 Taixes Town of Wllkesboro, N. C. If you have not paid your Tovm Tax for 1941, please do so this week. 1 have been ordered to advertise ail Real Estate for unpaid taxes next week. Payment this week will save you adver tising costs. J. F. JORDAN, Clerk and Tax Collectcn* For Town of Wilkesborc^ visitor today. Miss Proffit will teach in the Lumberton schools the next school year. Pvt. Eddie Rose passed through the city today enroute to Furches, Alleghany county, to visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Rose. Pvt. Rose is stationed at Camp Polk, La. Mrs. Carl W. Biillis and daughter. Miss Roena Bullis, are spending a few days at Dur ham with Mr. Bulils, who has e more, Md., and Richmond, Va. Joe M. Palmer Will Get-Radio Position Mrs. 0. R. Stone and daughter, j Joseph M. Palmer, who has Linda, of Bristol, Va.,visited here radio repair man at Ander- last ■week in the home of Mr. and' Electric company in Wilkes- Mrs. C. L. Gibson. Mrs. Gibson j j,oro, is expecting to get a call and Mrs. Stone are sisters. Mr.Wright Field, Dayton, and Mrs. Gibson and daughter, qijJo^ assistant radio Inspector. Daphane, visited 'with Mrs. Gib-1 jjg jjgg passed civil service ex- son’s people in Bristol and were aminations for the position and accompanied home by their visi- ^ jagt vveek passed his physical ex- tors. amlnatlon. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hubbard re- Mr. ana Mrs. o 1 rv T* »r • turned to Mount Sterling, Ky.,^on , Red CrOSS 1 O 1 ram Men At Fort Brasrg Fort Bnagg, Aug 6.—American uauL .uv.....,, ..-i, — ~,turnea 10 iuuuui. — position there, and with relatives ' Thursday of last week after a few at Sanford. ! days’ visit In the home ol Mr. ,, , ^ rtr i I Hubbard’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Wiles sp^t ^ Hubbard, at Moravian Red Cross Field Director candl- the week-end in Elkin 'with Mr. tHav were called to the' dates for the Eastern area will and Mrs. L. J. Handy. Mrs. Handy and son, Thomas Gordon, accom panied them home and will spend this week with Mrs. Handy’s moth er, Mrs. D. G. Wiles. Mr. A. Caudill will return to Portsmouth, Va., Wednesday af ter spending several days at his home at Mountain View. Mr. Caudill has a defense job In one of the U. S. Shipyards at Ports mouth. W. XV. rxuuuil»u» XVCU WAVOO V.c»uua- Palls. They ■were called to the | dates lor the Eaqtern area will county’on account of the death ' receive their field training at of Mrs. Gertrude Pearson Hub- 'pert Bragg, it was announced to- bard, a sister of Mr. Hubbard. | day by John A. Butler, Field Dl- ' rector for Fort Bragg. Homer Kidd, of the American Miss Bmllyi McCoy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. McCoy, of this city, recently resigned as a member of the Asheboro achool faculty. Miss McCoy now has a position with the ration board in thlfi city. Mr. and Mrs. R. I- Moore had as guests during the week-end two soldiers from the Carolinas man- euver area. They were Corpor^ Tnhn Strupe, whose hon-e is in, , PenLyS and Corporal John.oPe^ed this week Thierauf, of Baltimore, both of Candidates will first receive an whL a^ stationed at Blanding. orientation course in Washin^on. Florida They came home with Then they will be sent to the larg- Red Cross, "Washington, D. C., will be Instructor for the two- week course, the first of which Mrs. Moore and daughter. Miss Jeanne Moore, as they returned from a visit with friends at Ham let. The two soldier guests thoroughly enjoyed their visit here wid-the hospitality of the Moore est army poste for a "breaking In" period before being assigned to Army poets and camps throughout the Eastern area. At least five men ■will be assigned each two weeks, according to the present schednle. You can render your country a big service and at the same time get some ready cash, if you will bring in all the scrap metal you can find about your premises. Our steel nulls- need all the scrap that can be shipped to them, so bring in what you have. Local scrap metal dealers will pay you top cash prices. This Advertisement Is A Contribution To America’s War Effort By John Joines Cosh StOiTO “The Store With The Red Front” Forester Avenue John Joines, Prop. ii •‘■U 1 Jl
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