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Men In The
SERVICE
Figures Furnished By
Issuing Agents Show
Splendid Record
Sale of war bonds in series
E, F and G and government
tax notes in Wilkes county
for the month of September
totaled S15:i,600.00, figures
obtained from issuing agents
today showed.
The county’s quota for sale
of war bonds in September—
“Salute To Our Heroes"
month—was $50,600, or ap
proximately one-third of the
total amount of sales.
The Northwestern Bank sold to
Wilkes county people and cor
porations a total of J66.250, of
■which $22,950 was in series E
bonds, and $43,300 in series F
bonds end in tax notes.
The Bank of North W'llkesboro
sold a total of $65,175, ■with $25,-
575 in series E end $39,600 in
seriee F and G and tax notes.
Other Issuing agents sold bonds
as follows: North Wilkesboro
postoffice, $13,695; Wilkes Hosi
ery Mills, $7,750; Wilkesboro
postoffice, $7 30.
J. R. Hix Is war bond sales
chairman for Wilkes county. Diir
a recent visit here, Allison
deputy colector from the
Greensboro office of the collector
of revenue, highly praised the
made in Wilk^
oabtas set by the treasury'
department over a period of sev
eral months while the war bond
sales campaign has been in pro
gress.
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In South Pacific
rorporiil Clarence R. Call
'•oluntoored for .service In the
C. S. Marine.s, ()et. », 1940. He
received Ills ba.sic training at
PaiTis Island, S. tb, was trans
ferred to Cuba for .six months
anil then to Xeiv River, N. C-,
until he was called to foreign
service in March, 1942. Cor-
l>oral Call is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. H. -M. Call, of North
Wilkesiioro route- three, and
according to a letter received
here last week, he is In good
health and Is now serving his
country somewhere in the
Sontli Seas.
Pvt. Mansh At Fort
McClellan
Pvt. Paul Marsh, who was re
cently inducted into the service,
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Transportation
jPommittee For
Farms Named
Is Presented
To Lowe Firm
Committee Appointed Under
Auspices Of Agricul
ture War Board
Wilkes County V. S. Depart
ment of .\griculture War Board
• has appointed a County Farm
[ Transportation coniinittee.
^ The board was named under
authority contained in instructions
from Grover B. Hill, acting secre
tary of the state board.
J. M. German, chairmon of the
U. S. D. A. War board for the
county, is !>>• virtue of his office
also chairman of the Farm Trans
portation committee.
The other members are as fol
lows: T. O. Minton, of Cham
pion; T. W. Ferguson, of Fergu
son; Rom Pearson and James
Lowe, of North Wilkesboro.
Alternate members are Clifford
Moore, Tam Hutchison, Z, O. Eller
and Burl Hayes, all of North
Wilkesboro.
"Vlerit A^ward Given For Out
standing Record In Ship
ping Scrap Metal
County Farm Transportation
Jommittee.s will be appointed in
imch North Carolina county to as-
tist farm truck operators and
>thers ■who haul fiarm supplies to
ind from farms in making appli-
jatlons for Certificates of War
'Jecessity as required by the Of-
Ice of Defense Transportation,
iccording to the State USDA Wor
boards, with headquarters at
State College.
October 22, 23, and 24 have
jeen deeignated as National Fterm
frock Registration days, and at
his time operators of all trucks
nust register their vehicles in or-
ler to continue operation on and
liter November 15.
The county cotomitteea ■will be
lomposed of five members and
our alternates who also will oe
barged wtth the responslbUUy of
ieveloplng farm transportation
ionservatlon programs In the
tonntles.
The chairman of the County
JSDA wlH eutomatl-
:ally serve as chairman of the
Tounty Farm Transportation Com-
nlttee, or he may appoint another
nvahw the County AAA Com-
Two
'•(CoBtiaued oa' page four)
Carl A. Lowe and Sons, li
censed scrap dealer here, re
ceived a coveted merit award
yesterday from the War Pro
duction board.
The awai’d was given for
having shipped 324 tons of
scrap metal during the month
of September, which repre-
rented an increase of 52 per
cent over the monthly average
for the first six months of
this year.
The award wos presented on
Wednesday afternoon at the
firm’s place of business on Fores
ter Avenue by H. G. Taylor, of
Charlotte, district chief of the
WPB conservation department,
and L. C. Wilson, of Asheville,
sah'age inspector for western
North Carolina.
In a brief program on the
scrap yard where a gigantic press
was turning out bales of scrap to
make October a better month, Mr.
Taylor said the 324 tons of scrap
shipped by the Carl A. Lowe and
Sons firm In September was an
outstanding accomplishment. The
merit awards are being given only
12 of the 107 scrap dealers in
the state this month and only
three of the 12 had an increase
of 50 per cent. He praised the
record of Mr. Lowe and sons as
being one of the best In the state
and very outstanding tor a town
the size of North Wilkesboro. He
also commended the people of
Wilkes and adjoining counties for
their patriotism e tidenced by col
lection of large quantities of
scrap. He then remarked that a
high grade of scrap metal Is be
ing collected In this part of the
statei metal which is proving very
valuable In the war program.
Mr. Taylor explained that the
324 tons of scrap thlpped by the
firm in September will enable
the making of 650 tons of new
steel. What this means In the
war effort was better illustrated
by his sayiug .that U would make
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County Attorney Asks
For Orders To
Sell Junk
An unsightly pile of scrap
from stills seized by Sheriff C. T.
Doughton and deputies over a
period of years and which is now
in front of the Wilkes Jail may
soon go into war production.
A. H. Casey, county attorney,
in Wilkes court Wednesday
brought the matter before Judge
Felix E. Alley, asking what le
gal action would be necessary to
empower the county to sell the
scrap, consisting mainly of val
uable copper, and thus get it in.
to war materials production.
Judge Alley said that he would
readily sign any kind of order
which he has authority to sign.
.Attorney Casey suggested a pe
tition of citizens asking a court
order.
The scrap pile contains .sev
eral hundr^ pounds of metal,
with copper predominating in
the copper stills and still worms.
Representatives of the salvage
division of the War Production
Board in this city Wednesday
when informed of the scrap at
the jail commended the move- ■
ment to have (t sold to a scrap
dealer, because copper is one of
the most badly needed metals in
the war production program.
OOMMISSIOXER.S act
Wilkes board of conunlssion-
ors today passed a resolution
asking the county attorney to
take whatever steps necessary
to sell the scrap metals plied at
the Jail.
The commis-sioners al.so pass
ed a resolution asking that the
World War cannon on the
cooirthouso lawn be scrappoil
and added to the nation’s stock
pile of metal needed for war
priMliiction.
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Colored Men
Are Notified
Wilkes Selective Service
boards have notified the fol
lowing colored men to report
for induction into the army:
WILKES BOARD NO. 1
'lemon netcher.
.lames EJlijah Howell.
•Tohn Grlnton.
t/harlie Williams.
.Joe Horton Bowles.
Vernon Martin, Jr.
James Cecil Barnes.
Hazel Sales.
James Archie Carlton.
.Santford Carlton.
Glen Baymond Fletcher.
James Parks.
Perej' Martin.
Lee Andrew Grinton.
IVilUani Parsons. ^
Purvis Millard Hague.
Samuel A. Y. Hatton.
Fred Gllreath.
Prank Ferguson.
Tjeander Harris.
Edward Lee Redmon.
David Severis McBride.
Robert Lee Bariier.
.Tames Richard Lomax.
Cliarles Eugene Tldline.
WILKES BOARD NO. 2
Cornelius Hampton.
Marvin Foley Campbell.
James Ekl'ward Smith.
Grover Cleveland Tugman.
Raymond Alexander Bowers.
Glenn Winfred Goins.
Marshall Bllton Petty.
Clifford Paige Mitchell.
Paige Roy Havener.
WUIiam Henry Whitley.
Jesse Leroy Martin.
Edward Gordon.
Richard Edward Croppse.
Audrey Baxt-er DovelL
Rayinon Edivard Turner.
Robert Baxter Thomaa.
Earl Brown.
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Girl Scout Council
Will Meet Monday
Local Girl Scout council will
meet with Mrs. T*. A- Fb|lo7 Moh-
day night, oight o’cloek.
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First Baptist ChurchPastM^|0hii|ic|| Was
Organized In
Year Of 1892
Below is a picture of the First Baptist church' building
here and on the right is a photo of £he present paator,
Dr. John W. Kincheloe, Jr. The First Baptist church
will observe its fiftieth anniversary with special service
each evening next week, featuring prominent speakers.
Speakers Announced
For Anniversary
Services
RUSSIANS BEAT
OFF ATTACKS
Moscow.—The Red army, fight
ing in the welcome chill of an ap
proaching winter, repulsed sev
eral more tank-supported Ger
man attacks in the Stalingrad
and Caucasian areas yesterday
without yielding ground, the So
viet command announced early
today.
For the second straight day tlie
communique reported no signifi
cant change in the general situu-
tion. The Germa'n'shock troops
apparently were in a state of tem
porary exhaustion or were hold
ing back for replenishment or to
switch to another theatre.
LADIES URGED
TO SAVE HOSE
Washington.—The nation’s la
dies now can help beat the axis
by salvaging their worn-out silk
and nylon hose.
The conservation division of
the ■war production board an
nounced it was organizing mach
inery to collect the old hosiery
and begged the fair sex to save
the legwear until the collectors
are organized.
Used silk and nylon hose, the
government explained, can be us
ed to make powder bags for the
big guns of the army and navy.
Some already are being collected
from rag dealers, but a big cam
paign is in the making.
Frank L. Walton of WPB
meanwhile disclosed an order re
quiring ell dealers handling used
silk or nylon hosiery to sell the
material exclusively to the gov-
ernmeutal-owned Defense Sup
plies Corporation.
Four Divorces
In Wilkes Court
Five divorces have been grant
ed in Wilkes superior court this
week.
The divorces were in the fol
lowing cases: Mrs. Louise Vyne
Talt versus J. U. Tail; Oma Hight
versus Herman Hight; Naomi
Brooks versus R. L. Brooks; Gil
mer Wiles versus Etgel Wiles:
Grace Turner versus 0. W. Tur
ner.
Judge Felix E. Alley, cf
Waynesville, Is presiding over
the second week of the Octo
ber term of court, which is for
trial of civil cases.
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Aussie Troops Gain
5 Miles To Crossing
Gen. MacArthur’s Headquar
ters, Australia. — Veteran Aus
tralian Jungle troops have reach
ed the north slopes of the Owen
Stanley Mountains in New Guinea
and, after a new advance of al
most five miles, are engaging the
Japanese at the approaches to
Templeton’s Crossing, Allied
headquarters announced today.
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Mrs. R, M. Houck, of Lenoir,
visited her sister, Mrs. W, A. Syd* C
Horse Show
Is Postponed
To Oct. 21st
Weather Conditions
Caused -Postpon-
ment Big Event
Horse show scheduled to be
staged on Wilkesboro school
athletic field yesterday after
noon, was postponed one week
and will be on Wednesday af
ternoon, October 21.
The big event, under sponsor
ship of Wilkesboro school, was
postponed by the horse show
conimittee because of weather
conditions. Rain Monday and
Tuesday with the likelihood of
wet grounds on the day of the
show, prompted the committee to
have the show postponed one
week.
All preparations had been made
''u: the show and 75 horses, in
cluding some of the best show
animals In this state and several
from adjoining states, had been
entered in the 17 classes.
The show will be held on next
Wednesday with the same en
tries and events as were original
ly scheduled for Wednesday of
this week.
A tournament will be held at
12 o’clock noon and the horse
show proper will begin at one
o’clock.
Indications point to a most
successful show, which should at
tract horse show entbusiat ts from
a wide area.
Admission will be 28 cents for
children and 50 cents for adul's.
Parking space will be provided
near the show ring for 50 .oents
per car, show officials said.
Majo
r Battle Looms;
U. S. Posts Bombed
Washington. — The Japanese
landed heavy reinforcements on
Guadalcanal Island in the Solo
mons early today, and indications
last night were that a major bat
tle was impending, it not actual
ly begun, between Uie strengthen
ed enemy and the marines spear
heading the American offensive
in the southwest Pacific.
Farm Machine
Ration Board
Is Announced
H. H. Jennings and W. E.
Smithey Compose Board
For Wilkes County
Two Saturdays
For Registration
Only two Saturdays remain
for voters to register, Satur
day, October 17, and Saturday,
Oetobea* 34.
ReifistrarB wUl be at the vot
ing places On those two dates
to register people fw the No
vember election. Very few reg
istered last Saturday, first date
of the books being open.
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U. H. Jennings, of North
Wilkesboro. and W. E. Smithey.
of Wilkesboro. have been named
as the farm machinery rationing
board for Wilkes county.
The alternate members rre W,
E. Jones, of Cricket, and Clifford
Moore, of North Wilkesboro.
The board members were nam
ed by the Wilkes County U. ,S.
Department of Agriculture War
board, of which J. M. German is
chairman.
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Morris Speaker
At G. 0. P. Meet
Candidate For Senate De
livers Address Monday
Night At Courthouse
3 Marriafire License
Marriage license ■were Issued
during the oast week by Register
of ;t)eed8 C. C. Bidden to three
couples: Dre'wle Bollard, North
Wilkesboro route two, and Rnth
■Waddell. North Wilkesboro;
Cloero' Hall, North Wilkesboro,
itii Nettle Tkansou, North WUkes-
hoft route I’fcUo Wi. im«r.
' - tiia Unte Oebome,
hofi'here Wedneedey.
WlfkeMioro rente one.
Sam J. Morris, of Raleigh, Re
publican candidate for U. S. sen
ate. opened the Republican cam
paign in Wilkes with an address
Monday night at the courthouse
in Wilkesboro.
N. B. Smithey, Wilkes Repub
lican chairman, presided and At
torney F. J. McDuffie presented
the speaker.
Morris was heard by an appre
ciative audience which represent
ed practically every section of the
county. He made a strong plea
for an active Pepublican party in
North Carolina, He reminded the
audience that the road system in
North Carolina was a bi-partisan
program initiated by Governor
Morrison only after Republicans
mllied to his support in the legis
lature to pass the first bond is
sue. He also sUted that the pub
lic schools system for which Ay-
cock had been given credit was
started by Republicans in the
legislature which preceded his
administration as governor.
He cited the record of the Re
publican party In standing for
and fighting for the four liberties
and the record of the party In ef
ficient and economical adminis
tration of the federal government
since before the War Between the
States.
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In celebration of its Fif?
I tieth Anniversary, the First
Baptist chu-ch of North
Wilkesboro has arranged a se
ries of special services for
Monday, October 19 to Sun
day, October 25. Services
from Monday through Friday
will begin at 7:30 p. m., and
the two services on Sunday
will be at 11:00 o’clock in the
morning and at 7:30 o’clock
in the evening.
The following program has
been planned for the celebration
week:
Monday, 7:30 p. m.
"An Appreciation of the
Church’’—Rev. Harry Gamble,
First Baptist church, Statesville.
Tuesday, 7:30 p. m.
‘‘The Church and Christian
Education”—Rev, John Dudley
McCready, First Baptist church,
Morganton.
Wedne.sday, 7:30 p. in.
"The Church And Its World
Oiit-reach”—Rev. Eugene Olive.
Fir.st Baptist church, Wake For
est.
Thursdiiy, 7:30 p. in.
‘‘The Chnrch In A World At
War”—Rev. Eugene Eller. Craw
ford Avenue Baptist churi'h, Au
gusta, Georgia,
lYiday, 7:.30 p. ni.
“The Church and Evangelism”
—Uev. Marshall Mott, D. D., Ard
more Baptist church, Winston-
Salem.
Sunday, 11:00 a. in.
“Hats Off To The Past—Coats
Off To The Future”—The pastor.
Sunday, 7:.30 p. in.
Union Worship service—Greet
ings by Rev. Watt M. Cooper and
Rev. A. C. Waggoner. Address;
‘'The Church and the Communi
ty,’’ liy Judge Johnson J. Hayes.
Invitations have been sent lo
former pastors of the church to
be present and have part on the
program for the week. Some
cannot be present because of ill
ness and other circumstances,
I but several—including Mr. L. B.
Padgett of War, West Virginia,
and Rev. Edward Ixmg of Green
ville. S. C., have expressed the in
tention of being present, if pos
sible.
Special music for each of the
enniversj'ry services is being
planned by Mrs. Andrew Kilby,
director of music at 'the First
Baptist church, and by Miss Ruby
Blackburn, church organist.
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*r.; ’v4. M. Chnrck left Tnetday
to a foaitloa la war work
at Ho««toll, Vk.
Wilkesboro Wins
Over Taylorsville
Wilkesboro high school scored
a smashing 18 to 0 victory over
Taylorsville at Taylorsville Fri
day.
The team functioned well and
outclassed the Taylorsville lads
In every phase of the game. Good
line play helped the Wilkesboro
backs as they gained consistently
to set up their first touchdown in
the second period and two more
In the fourth. Douglas Llnney
carried the pigskin for the first
two tonchdowns and Joe Llnney
for the third.
■Wilkesboro does not play this
week.
A large acreage of peanuts in
Cumberland county will probably
be "honed off” rather thMcn bar-
rested for oil purpoeea becatue of
the current labor ahortai^. -,,^3’’ j,;
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