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ij.'i e.r^A£-^‘A r.y- ^UlUftSOAl^ m|V 17« • 13 Applied For -*( Navy Enlistment Six Of That Niunber Have AFready Been Examined And Accepted By Navy Horace Champion, of the Salis bury naval recruiting office, took ai»plication for enlia'inent in the navy from 13 men while here last week. Of this number the following have already been examined, in ducted and assigned to training: Oscar Edward Dancy, North WHkesboro route one: Blaine Greene. Stony Fork {assigned to aviation): John Franklin Clonch. Wilkeeboro; Jesse Russell Cash, Ronda; Robert Aaron Meade, North Wilkesboro: Robert Ken neth Hayes, Millers Creek. Application:; for enlistment were, accepted from the following and they are to report for final ex amination within the week: Billy Wade Ester, North Wilke.sboro: Calvin Coolidge Cook, States ville: Logan Sherman Price, Pores Knob foarpenter'.s mate first class!: Raymond Moore Cook. Eutolia: Ralph Bracke! Parsons, Cricket (fireman's mate second cla:-s»: Troy Vaie San ders, Stratford. Ralph Prat Piney Creek. V ,^A crowd, estimated at more t^an 200 gatli^d at the old F. " 0.t Welborn homeptace on high- wey 421 In the ea^em part of the county for the annual re union of the Welborn family Sunday. Attendance was much larger Athan was anticipated under pres- ■ ^nt conditions and with trans- Wr-tatiOn difficulties and the re- •union wos one of the most suc cessful and enjoyable since the annual event began several years ago. Rev. Seldon Welborn, of Mount Airy, delivered an Inspiring ser mon to the crowd before the sumptubus picnic dinner was spread. A men’s chorus from Proxi mity church in Greensboro ren dered several numbers. Oou4|.^A#M IdtBg a mwhsg'ln A|fent’a otfie* on |t, jSeptembw^4 «t for conibins and J-'k, ' - By Wa -gVb-'ifl tha Oonntj^ Thuraday^j^ J8:00 pr sai. thresher'operftors. “ The secretary ot sgricultaie fa asklng'DS to save all legume seed poasible fdr oil and seeding pur poses. For this reason we would Ilka to UUt to the farmem who own combines' and threshers to find out how many acres of seed they can eava tor their neighbors. In addition to saving soybean seed for oil, we need to save as many leapedess, clover, cowpeas, and other legume seed to be seed ed to help store up nitrogen in the soil. V Agriculture ranks fifth in the list of occupaflonal deferment? ..... ii ... ^ ^ WashtBgtd«>-T^ 'Karinas an atlU ho ifingthsl^i ^ sitlons on OnadtUcanal and have coolad off the of the Javaneaa attempt to ^ke that . key baatlon In* the Amariean-hald {farfion of the Selomonsf tie naitf annoonneed* last night. It also revealed in a commnni--' one that American filers, slug-j ging away at Jap bases and -fleet units, have damaged two more enemy cruisers—noising to 22 the number of Japanese ships damag ed since* the marina? launched their offensive against the Solo mons August 7. V- John W. Spears Last Rites Today BREAKS ARM Arthur Gwyn. colored of Ron da, suffered a broken left arm Saturday while hauling wood. DOUGIAS JUSTICE. 69. ^ DIES -\T ASHEVILLE Douglas .lustice, colored, died recently at his home at AshevHle. *'e was 6 9 .years ot age and was ell known here. Dougla.s wa.s for merly head waiter at Hotel Wilkes nd was engaged In business here tor a number of years. IWantAJs Dig ’em In deep, boys, heave-ho, so youTI be able to give the Axis what fliey^re got coming.' The “boys" are roast guards at their new camp near Battle Creek, Mich., the first of its kind ill the Midwest, and the pictures were taken as thousands went into training there. In photo at the right the coastguardsmen go through a night driU in their breeches buoy. They are training for any kind of warfare. Wilkes Men With The Colors Boomer .News Items Of Week WANTED WANTED — AVhlte Or Colon-d help for grneral house work. Phone 30F20 or call Journal- Patriot. 9-17-2tp WE wnx. P.AY 60c per 100 for good coat hangers, delivered to our Ninth street branch. Mod ern Cleaners. 9-3-tf W.ANTED—Sassafras Roots. Write of phone George C. Brown and Company. 1730 West Lee Street, Phone 4118, Greensboro, N. C. lO-lB-lOt-oaw FOR RENT FOR RENT—One Two Room apartment, close in: One three room apartment, furnished, close In; One three room apart ment near Hinshaw street.— Phone 205M. Itp FOR RENT—Five Room Healed Apartment. F. D. Forester, Telephone 51. 9-l4-tf Croft. S. 0., since August of last year, has been promoted from sergeant to staff sergeant. He received his first promotion last January 13th, and has been promoted twice since that date. Lt. McElwee Completes His Training First Lieutenant W. H. Mc- 01 wee completed uU officers training course at Aberdeen Proving Grounds. Maryland, last week, APer spending three days here he reported yesterdan at Camp Sutton, N, C., for assign ment to duty. Before enlisting several weeks ago, Lt. McElwe© was an attorney here. Corporal Jack Vannoy Visits Home Corporal Jack Vannoy returned yesterday to Fort Bragg after spending a short time at homo here. Corporal Vannoy, an instructor in a regimental band at Fort Bragg, hea been in the army for 13 months. Major F. C. Hubbard Transferred Major F. C. Hubbard, who has been stationed at Starke Gen eral Hospital, Charleston, S. C„ is spending a few days with his fam ily here before going to the 113th .station hospiUl at Atterby, Indi ana, to which place he has been transferred. Before entering the service Ma jor Hubbard was chief of staff ot (he Wilkes hospital here. Pvt. John Kermit Blackburn At Fort McClellan Pvt. John Kermit Blackburn, who was inducted into the army TOR RENT; New four-room apartment on E street, newly decorated. Phone 331. 7-20-tf Rev. S. I. Waits filled his reg ular appointments at Whf'e Plains and Liledown Saturday and Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Cain of New port News, Va., visited Mrs. Cain’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Greer over the week-end. Mrs. T. H. Greer and daughter, Mary Ellen and Mrs. Fred Gllber! and Mrs. Everett Jarvis, of Wilkesboro, all left Sunday for a visit to Fort Bragg to visit Pvt. Fred Gilbert and others. Mr. Gene Caldwell of Newport News, Va., visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Johnson Caldwell over the week-end. Mrs. Ivawrence Thornberg and daughter. Enizabeth, of Granite Falls, vi.sited Mr. Vick Walls over the week-end. MIsi? Hassle Wall, who is teach ing at Newton, spent the week end with her mother, Mrs, Vick Wall. Rev. Mr. Presnel. of Hickory, preached at the A, C. church here Sunday. A good crowd was pres ent and a fine sermon was en joyed by all. Mr. and Mrs. Shuford Edminfa- ton and family, of Boone, visit ed Mrs. Edministen’s parents. Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Watts, Sunday. Mr. Robert Phillips came home last night from Goldsboro where he ha-! been working on a de fense job. Mr. J. E. German is improving slowly. We sincerely hope he will soon -be well again. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Brown and children, of Taylorsville, visited Mrs, Brown’s parents. Rev. and Mrs. S. 1. Wetts last week. Little Gene Caldwell, who had an operation for appendicitis at COURT OF HONOR TO ' MET TONIGHT (Contiaacd from page one) FOR "^ALE for sale — TVo Fanuw In Boomer Township—one of 75 acres, with 20 In ciiUiv"ti'->n and service station: one consi.st- ing of 230 acre.?: al.so complete sawmill on’fit. nearly new, 1937 1 1-2 ton Chevrolet truck In good shape.—J C. WALSH, Boomer, N. C. 9-21-3tp several days ago at Camp Lee,^_^ u.wow.,.. .... Va., has been transferred *-0 Fortj^j^^ wilkes Hospital, is b/ack home McClellan, Alabama or ^®''^iand is getting along fine. Sunday was a beautiful dey and FOR SALE—14 Weofcs-OW Pul lets in Rocks. Reds and Leg horns. Willies mtchery.9-10-tf bargain In good, thoroughly reconditioned and tuned second hand uprigljt pianos.—Garwood Plano Co., old Wilkesboro, N. C. Next door to Gray Bros. Furniture Ctore. 9-17-41 WE HAVE several modem Email new pianos which are probably the last we’ll have for the dn-j ration. Prlcee very reasonable. " Come In and let us figure with j yon on your piano needs. Easy i payments can be arranged. Gar wood Plano Co., next door to Gray Bros. Furniture Store. Old Wilkesboro. ' 9-17-4t MISCEU^ VEOUS j]ot»T •— A Ijadies’ Yellow Gold Bulova wrist watch. Black band. Between Dixie Home Store and Weitern Union, be tween 4:00 and 5:00 Wednes day. Return to Allen Theatre. Reward. .Alabama for training. Pvt. Blackburn is a son of Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Blackburn, of North Wilkesboro, and before his induction was engaged in fur niture business in Waynesboro, Va. Pvt. Virgil McLean Now At Nashville,, Teni*!, Pvt. Virgil McLean, son of Mrs. J. P. McLean, of ^Vilkesboro. has been transferred from Fort Jack- son, S. C.. to Nashville, Tenn. He ha-s been in the army for more than one year. Felts Brothers In Alaska And Haivaii Sgt, Joseph K. Felts is now* sta tioned in Hawaii and his brother. Pfc. Eugene Pelts, is In Alaska. They are sons of L. W. Felts, of the Union Grove route two com munity and they volunteered for army service about three years ago. They have splendid records in the service. - Pfc. Abram Mathis Visits Parents Pfc. Abram Mathfa, who is sta tioned at an army air base at Smym, Teon., recently spent a few days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Mathis, of Wilkesboro route two. V In five of the years between many people attended church and Sunday school throughout the county. Ouestiens Answered B.v State College -How can one de hens to cull from It fHAVE A NICE Regi»t*«d N©n- l»n Goat for etud. See C. J. Joftm, neer Miners Creek. t-tlr4tp 1930 and 1940 the per capita per week consumption of meat In the U. S. was less tnan 2 1-2 pounds, a fact that should not malr.e rationing of meat at that level a great hardship. Belgians get 4 ounces. _iUY WAR BONDS— QUESTION- termine which the flock? ANSWER — If the comb is blood-red and waxy, the hen is On the Job; If the comb is pale and shriveled, she is loafing. If the bird belongs to one of the common yellow-skin varieties and it she is laying, the color will be faded or bleached out. Also the skin of the layer has a soft tex ture. while the non-layer has a hard, dry akin that is relatively tight. Then, too, the laying hen has a soft, pliable abdomen and well-spread bones. civics, A. H. Casey and Paul S. Cragan; cement work. K. M. Al len, chemistry, L. M. Nelson; con servation, J. B. McCoy and Homer Brookshire r cooking, J. B. McCoy and John E. Justice, Jr.; corn farming, J- B. Snipes; cotton farm ing, ^Weaver Starr; cycling, Walter Newton and J. W. Steele. iDairying, Jack Martin: dramat ics, Mrs. R. G. Finley; electricity, H. T. Clark and Sherman Ander son; firemmship, €. G. Day and Carl BuUis;,. first aid. Dr. E. N. Phillips and Q. E. Triplett; first aid to animals, Dv. M. G. Edwards and Frank 'RKnlinatra; forestry, T. A. Finley: foundry, Robert Ogii- vie; fruit culture, Carl E. Van- Deamaii and George McT. Miller; hiking', J*. R. Fmley and R. W. Gwyn; liidiaD lore, Mrs. Robert S. Gibbs, Jn; jonmaKsm, Dwight V. Nichols and Ray Erwin; landscape gardener,. Mrs. C. D. Coffey, Jr.: leaUiercraft, Robert S. Gibbs, Jr.; leather work, C. G. Plexico and Charlie Porter; life saving, Sam Hensley and E^ner Elkr; marks manship, J, E. Walker and Captain Harry Pearson r masonry, B. F. EiStes; metal work, J. B. Collin-s and Emmet Johnson. Music, Mrs. Robert S. Gibbs, Jr.; painting, E. A. Shook; path find ing, Gordon Forester; personal health, Dr. A. C. Chamberlain and Dr. G. T." Mitchell; photography, S. T. Taylor and C. 0. McNiel; physical development, Paul S. Cra gan and Wm. T. Long; pioneering, Kffner Eller and Robert S. Gibbs, Jr.; pinmbing, E. A. Shook; pot tery, Claude Kennedy; poultry keeping, T. M. Foster; printing, D. J. Carter and Lawrence Critcher; public health. Dr. A. J. Eller and Sam Hensley; public speaking, Rev. A. C. Waggoner and Cecil Adamson; radio, Wayne Myers; reading, Rev. Watf M. Cooper; reptile study, E. G. Finley; safety, H. P. Bouknight and J. E. jWalker; salesmanship, J. R. Prevette and P. M. Williams; scholarship, Paul S. Cragan and Wm. T. Long; sheen farming, E. G. Finley; signaling, H. F. Bouknight: stamp collecting. Frank Cranor and Mrs. S. P. Mitchell; aviation, Charles Day, Jr. All Scouts and others interested are asked to clip the above list and keep it for future reference. Funeral fervlce was held this afternoon at Congo Holiness church for John W. Spears, age 52, citizen of .that community who died Monday at Grace Hospital at Banner Elk. Surviving Mr. Bpears ore his widow, Mrs. Silas Sl)ears, and' the following sons and daughters: Harley Spears, Caretta, W. Va.; Mrs. W. C. McBride, Claude Spears and George Spears. Char leston. W. Va.; Mrs. Conley Bentley, Lenoir; Mr.s. W. A. Adams, Wilkesboro; Mrs. Kay Davis, Lenoir; Irene' and Jetty Spears, Wilkesboro route one; Mns. R. K. Justice, Fanner Elk. Also suTTiving ?ire the following brothers and sisters: Mrs. Coy Church and Doudy Spears, Buck; Roby Spears, Cricket; J. L. Spears, North Wilkesboro; Mre. Luk 'Moxley, Wilkesboro route one; W. T. Spears, Welch, W. Va.: Rich ard and Coy Spears. Cbalwood, W. Va.; Andrew Spears,. Wilkes boro route one. 'from Selective Service, being led by production workers In air craft, ships, ordnance, and ammu nition. V Negro women are to be em ployed by the following com panies: Bendix, Inkster, Mich., Sturthers-Dune, Philadelphia; the Sangamo Electric Co., Springfield, III., and the Ford Instrument Company at New York. V A Peoria, 111., plant salvaged The Moore Drydock Company, 11,420 pounds of scrap rubber, San Fmuclsco, Calif., employs 2,- enough for the rubber content of 000 Negroes and It employed less than 160 a year ago. 4 flying fortresses or of 2,855 gas masks. NOTICE! Having volunteered into the Military Service this will advise all persons whom I appear for as At torney that I have made arrangements to keep the office open and that Clyde Hayes, my broth er, who is engaged in the law .practice, will take care of any matters in which 1 am already em ployed, provided this arrangement meets with the approval of my clients. Nazi Germany fixes women’s pay at from 20 to 25 percent less than men’s-. The two! billion pounds of I grease and fats wasted a-nnually I In the U. S. would make glycerine j for about ffI3,000 tons of dyna-1 mite to grease skids for the Axb.! I want to thank those who have entrusted their busines.s to me during the years I have engaged in the Igw practice, and I hope to be back again after the duration. Respectfully, Private Kyle Hayes JOHN CITIZEN SPEAKS * Cartoon by Martin county farmers ore now selling many top hogs to add to the nation’s wartime meat stores, reports John I. Eagles, assistant farm agent of the N. C. State College Extension Service. V Stanly county 4-H Club mem bers are reporting substantial re turns from their dairy projects, says V. A. Honeycutt, assistant farm agent of the N. C. State Col lege Extension Service. V Dr. Kincheloe To Help In Meeting In Rocky Mount Movement of orchard grass seed from farms continued active dur ing the first two weeks of Aug ust, and by the middle of the month 69 percent of the commer cial 1942 crop has bren sold. Dr. John W. Kincheloe, Jr., will be guest minister In a series of services next week at Arlington Street Baptist church in Rocky Mount. Dr. Kincheloe w*lH spend Sun day evening with his father. Dr. John W. Kincheloe, Sr., pastor of the First Baptist church at Rocky ]i|jount. The church on Sunday have a celebration of the 26w anniversary of Dr. Kincheloe’s pastorate there. In Dr. Kincheloe’s absence here Sunday night, Miss Margard Nlfong, Bible teacher In the city schools, •will speak. Her subject will be "Bible in the Public School.’’ —V A few trfl the Itema in estimat ed 2 bOlioB dollar bill for the British -GoiKhonweaKh Training: Training pilot of fighting" plane, f21,000; an bheefvter, |22,1M)0: to tn^ a wireless air gunner, |8,- 760. Courtesy oj Detndt Fret PrtB Save 10^... to Save 100% AJl over the nation, patriotic Americans are spending less and saving more—putting at least 10% of their in comes into War Bonds and Stamps. So our boys can have the planes and tanks and guns they need to fight and attack and WIN for us! So the Nazis and Japs will wish they -and hadn't tried to enslave America, too- won’t ever try it again! And it’s going to take 10% in War Bonds to do it! So, if you’ve been postponing buckling down, remember, it’s “Everybody 10%’’ or “Nobody (except our Axis masters) hav ing a cent.” NOTE—Notv You Can Buy War Bonds Through Your Rural Postmaml Saiiiigi^ SHOOT STRAIGHT WITH OUR BOYS. TW$ >pK« is a eoBlribytion to Amarka'i All-Out War propram by WILKES TIRE STORE recapping AND VULCANIZING Phones: Stora 332; Recxppuif Plant 41S^
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