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itot forth Cl aae —V WiLKES Men In The SERVICE Published Mondays and Thursday^ NORTH WHXE5BORO, Ni C., MONDAY, NOV. 2, 1942 Khwanians Give Red Cross $400 Friday the War Todsiy Gets His ..rs,rrks^;!.^*^s boro, was graduated from S U.JS. V|rit«arslMoney Will Be ^ Used to Equip ArmV Hying school Field near day and was awarded his i^c^milsionasasecond^ Tenant in the army y,t Story enlisted in the lOTg before the beginning of the TJ and because of Ws ^rd “ ,n enlisted man a^ ^ ability was selected to become an aviation cadet. Lt. Robert Wood Finley Receives Promotion Lt. Robert Wood Finley has been promoted from rank of sec ond lieutenant to first lientenant. It was learned here today. Lt. Finley, a son of Mr. and Mrs. E. 0. Finley, of North Wllkesboro, Is stationed with an infantry regi ment at Camp Adair. Oregon. He received his promotion six months after beginning active ser vice. He was a reserve officer be fore being called to service in April this year. He is the broth er of Captain Edward Finley, who is stationed with army air forces at Westover Field, Mass, Hale Jones GeU Wings In R. C. A. F. I Hale Jones, son of Dr. and Mrs. W. F. Jones, of this city, last 1 week received his wings in the Itoyal Canadian Air Force. Pres- jTO4tion of wings to the class of giBdaates from Dpland Air school at Ottawa. Canada, was by Mc- Keasle King, prime minister of ^^nada. The class in which Hale graduated received a trophy for being the most excellent class which had graduated to date Hale ias been in training with the R. C. A. P. for about one year. He will sail for England soon will transfer to F army air * corps. Billv Wade Estes Returns To Naval Station Billy Wade Estes returned Tuesday to the naval station at Norfolk. Va.. after spending a few days furlough here with his fath- er, B. F*- Kstes. Billy Wade hyd lust completed his basic training and expected to be o^igned to duty on his return to Norfolk. Pvt. Hugh Gambill Is Sharpshooter *Y?t. McClellan, .^la.—Pvt. Hugh r'.embin, son of Mr. and Mrs. W W. Gambill of Dockery, quali fied as a rifle sharpshooter at the Keplacement Training Center here. He scored 14 4 points out of a possible 175. He was inducted Sept. 14. and i.s attached to Com pany D of the 14th BottaUon. Pvt Gambill is stationed at the (Continued on page four) ytdamson To Be Captain In Army Office Manager WUkes Ho aicry MilU Comply Will Report For Duty Mr C F .A.damson. office man ager of the Wilkes Hosiery Mills Company, received a telegram last Friday advising of his appoint ment as commissioned officer in the Quartermaster Department of the U. S. army with the rank of captain. He was instructed to re port to the commanding officer at Camp Lee, Va.. November 12. for a thirty-day training peri^^.^From there he will proceed to Philadel phia Quartermaster Depot* where he will be located. Mr P. W- Eshelman. president of the Wilkes Hosiery Mills Co., stated today that Mr. Adamson »bad been given a leave of absence for the duration, and that at the end of his services in the army he will take up his work again “with the Wilkes Hosiery Mills Co. I Mt Adamson is a certified public I^Jlfcmitant of Georgia and North '^Ciroltoo. He was formerly with 4k Ernst, nationally known "iapooBtln* firm tor several years, hms bad wide experience In ac- LtlBC Iteanclai fields. Mf, lan also stated that on Mar. became associated tnib the’local manufacturing firm ^peffice manager, and while here mnde many business and so- fttmds. 400 Service Kits Members Contributing En tire Ambunt Asked As Quota For Wilkes Lieutenant Don Story Following an inspiring address bv Rev. A. C. Waggoner, Red Cross chairman for Wilkes coun ty,. members of the North Wllkes- boro Klwanis Club promptly sub- .scribed in full the county’s quota of $400 for equipping kits for service men leaving for overseas duty. John W. Leyshon was program chairman for the day and present ed the speaker. Rev. Mr. Waggoner stated he had already driven his car 1,500 miles in the interest of the work of the Red Cross since he had (Continued on page eight) News from the fighting fronts today was a continua tion of the same type as has been received for the past week. During the week-end it was announced that at least six Japanese warships had been sunk ita the South Paci fic, offsetting the news of the sinking of another Amer ican aircraft carrier a few days earlier. In Africa the Allied army was continuing its frontal assault on the Germans with considerable results. Some gains had been made into German defense positions . In the Solomon Islands American marines had fought off all Jap attacks. In Russia the Germans were forced back southwest of Stalingrad hut the Reds had fallen hack south of Stalingrad. Howeveg,' neith er development was judged to be of great significance at this time. lippaniRiliiH m »Out oT j LEGISLATIVE CANDIDATES SAMPLE BALLOT Official Ballot for Solicitor, State Senator, House of Representatives and County Officers INSTRUCTIONS 1. To vote a straWht party ticket, make a cross (X) mark in the circle of the party you desire to vote for. , 2. To vote a mixed ticket, or in other words for candidates of different parties, either omit making a cross (X) mark in the party circle at the top and mark in the voting square opposite the name of each candidate on the ballot for whom you wish to vote; or, make a crop (X) nmrk in the pjuiy circle above the name of the party for some of whose candidates you wish to vote, and then mark in the voting squares opposite the names of any candidate of any other party for whom, you wish to vote. 3. If you tear or deface or wrongly mark this ballot, return it and get another. DEMOCRATIC FOR A STRAIGHT TICKET o MARK WITHIN THIS CIRCLE □ □ For Solicitor. 17th Judicial District For State Senate, 24th Senatorial District: □ W. A. (LON) McNEIL ■ □ For House of Representatives: □ J. H. WHICKER, JR. □ For Sheriff: □ CLAUDE T. DOUGHTON □ ^ Q □ For Oerk of Superior Court: Q □ For County Surveyor: For Coroner: □ PAUL L CASHION □ - For County Commissioner: EKvision No. One □ F. D. FORESTER □ REPUBLICAN FOR A STRAIGHT TICKET o MARK WITHIN THIS CIRCLE For Solicitor, 17th Judicial District □ AVALON E. HALL □ For Slate Senate, 24th Senatorial District: □ B. C. BROCK □ - Sheriff Contest Center Interest h Wilkes County l^ter Vote Than Usual In Forecast Because Many Are Away From County Here are pictured Wilkes’ candidates for the legis lature. At left is Attorney J. H. Whicker, Jr., Demo cratic candidate, and on the right is Representative T- E. Story, Republican, who is a candidate for a second term in the lower house of the General Assembly. Vot ers Tuesday will elect one of them to represent Wilkes in the next legislature. Turning In Idle Tires Explained Scout Meet Oil Thursday All Tires In Excess Of Five Per Car Must Be Turned In By November 22d For House of Representatives: □ T. E. STORY □ For Sheriff: □ C. G. POINDEXTER □ For Gerk of Superior (Zonrt: □ C. C. HAYES □ There has been some confusion regarding the type and number of automoMle tires to be turned in to the Defense Supplies Cor poration, and to clear this up, rationing offictrls are outlining below the regulations as, they were defined: On or before November 22. 1S4 2, all passenger car type tires in excess of five for each vehicle owned by the individual, should be turned over to the Defense Supplies Corporation, by calling the nearest Railway Express of fice and arranging for the collect ing of them. Those counties that (Continued on page four) V Army Week Set, To Be Observed November 2 to 7 For County Surveyor: □ EARL S. CAUDILL □ For Coroner: □ I. M. MYERS □ □ MAX □ For County Commissioner: DivisioOiNo. One , POSTER Election November 3, 1942. Chairman Wilkes (bounty Board of Elections. The ticket shown above contains the candidates fw cou^y commis sioner in district number 1, which is composed of AntSoch, N^w «i North Wflkeshoro, Wilkeohoro 1 and 2, and Somers preemets. District rnmber 2 is composed of. Btover Creek, 'Boomw, Brushy Mountain; Elk 1 and 2. Le^ Fork, Lovelace, Moravian F^ls, ^ Stantos precincts. The.Derfocratic candidhte-is Paul J. Arestal and we Republican candidate is J. E. Pardue. - « . . l-'''t' Diiftrict number 3 is cmnpoeed'of Edwards 1, 2 and 3, Jobs CMm 1 smd 2, Traphill 1 and 2, Union, Walnut Grove 1 and 2, Mulberry 1 mo 2, Reddies River, and Rock Creek precincts. M. F. Absher u ^Re publican candidate and F. C. Johnson is the Democratic candidate. Raleigh. Oct. .71.—Governor Broughton today proclaimed the week of November 2-7 as Army Week in North Carolina an4 urg ed city officials end civic organi zations In the State to promote the enlistment of eligible men in the army during the week. The Governor said the celebra tion of Army Week was being held in connection with the nati on-wide Army celebration and that other states were being ask ed by the government to partici pate. “The government! is calling for volunteers for the army, and es pecially for trained men to oper ate equipment now flowing from the war production plants. Such enlistment present rare opqwrtuni- ty fof youths between 18 and 19 years of age, who cStii choose and learn armed service specialties, train as pilots, navigators, radio men and as skilled mechanics. Youths of this age group will al so be given ipportunltiea to en- t’er office training schools, with courses leading to a commissloli In the airmy resentea, ,' •t Bfgfhll All interest^ In Scouting Asked To Meet At Hotel wakes, 4:30 P. M. James M. Anderson, Boy Scout chairman for the Wilkes district, has called a meeting to be held at Hotel Wilkes Thursday after noon, 4:30. Purpose of the meeting will be to lay plans for a finance cam paign to raise funds to finance Boy and Olrl Scout programs in Wilkes county for the coming year. All persons interested in Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts organiza tions in Wilkes county are most earnestly urged to attend. Ad Returns Pocketbook Although a lighter vote than the record breaking to- tuU of two and four years ago is predicted, much in terest was being shown to day on the eve of the elec tion in Wilkes county. Political observers pre dicted that the vote Tuesday will be much lighter be cause of the large number away from the county, be ing in the armed services or in war industries. However, a record breaking number of absentee votes have been applied for, the total at noon today being almost 1,200 for the co^inty. It is expected that many of the absentee ballots will not be returned. Holding the center of interest in the county is the contest for sheriff, which is again between C. G. Poindexter, Republican, and Sheriff C. T. Doughton, Demo cratic, incumbent who has been sheriff since 11)34. Doughton and Poindexter were the candidates in a very close election four years ago. For repre.sentative the candi dates are Attorney J. H. Whicker. Jr., Democrat, and Attorney T. E. Story. Republican and incumbent representative. Considerable interest has been shown in the election of county commissioners for the three dis tricts in the county. The ivjndi- dates are: district 1 — F. I). For ester. Democrat, and Max Foster, Republicar; district 2—Paul J. Vestal. Democrat, and J. E, Par- due. Republican. district —F. C. Johnson, Democrat, olid M. F. Absher, Republican. For clerk of court the Demo crats have no candidate and ('. C. Hayes. Republican, will l>e re elected without opposition. The same applies to the office of coun ty surveyor, the Democrats hov- ing no opponent for Earl K. Cait- dill, Repu-l)Iic."n incumbent. Paul Cashion, Democrat, oppose.s Coro ner I. M. Myers, Republican, for the office of coroner. B. C. Brock, of .Mocksville. is the Republican candidate for state senate for the 24th district composed of Wilkes, Yadkin end Davie counties and W. A. McNiel. of this city, is the Democratic candidate for the district, which normally has a Republican ma jority. Solicitor Avalon R. Hall. Re- J. E. Anderson, 96-year-oId citizen of Brushy Mountain township, d h a n g e d hurriedly from a state of sadness to one of joy Friday morning. Mr. Anderson came to The Journal-Patriot office early Fri- day morning to i^rt a ‘‘lost’’ ^os no opposition for ad for the P^ketb^k which he ticbH-^4 cleric. ttoi) 0t. snay • poHioB of their priiffTgi^ to the advaneement of this natton-wide enlletmont campaigB,” the Ooror- nor said. lost some time Thursday Wilkes'boro or on the road to his home. He »a* informed that on Thursday afternoon. Wm. T. I.,ong, principal of Wilkesboro school, had placed an ad saying that a pocketbook containing money had been found in Wilkes boro. Mr. Anderson went im mediately to Wilkesboro and found that the pocketbook was his. TTie pocketbook had Ween found near the postoffiee in Wilkesboro hy Helen Anderson, fifth grade student in Wilkes boro school. The child was re warded for her sterling hones ty. V Attorney EHedge Is Badly Injured Attorney Archie Blleofe. prom inent Wtnston-Salem lawyer, was qrlUcaily Injured in an automo bile sceideat on highway 421 Vest vf. W&iat(H|::$to|eiga FHdey. HiH la AMortRtIf KDedgh is-a native of WHliii eonnty and ntaay relatives and friends in this part ot.j the state earnestly -hope tor his re- jndicial district. Only two contests are on the state ballot. Sam J. Morris, Re publican opposing Senator Josi- ah W. Briley, and A. D. Barber, Republican opponent for Repre sentative W. O. Bnrgin. form the only contests. No Republicans filed for the other state offices to be voted on tomorrow. Voters will adopt or reject a constitutional amendment which would reorganize the state school system under one board to bo composed from one member each from 12 districts in the state. Polls will open at 6:.30 a. m. and close at 6:30 p. m., eastern war time. The election returns will be canvassed Thursday by the coun ty board of elections, which is composed of James M. Anderson, chairman, W. O. AbHier, secre tary end J, C. Grayson. •V- My, end Mrs. Roy Joines have returned to> Baltimore, where ther are wtwUar^a a'liwr ^aut . .>> attwr *pe>Myiiir,x 4»w ''daj* te the Wllkesborod?'^ MF. Jotnes la the son of Mr. and ^ Mrs. Edgar, * Joinee, of thta dty. They were accompanied to Baltimore by Mrs. Joines’ brother, Mr. 0. B. MftcheU. .Vi^i ' . itfUilii
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