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SEIVICf
Two Wilkes Men Enlist
In NaYy Thursdii^
Fred A. McOlamsry, of Mnieraj
Creek, and Joseph V. Byrd, of
North Wilkeeboro. enlisted in the
nsTy Thursday at the Winston-
Salem recruiUns station.
[H^ Lieut. Dick Gwyn Is
l-^5» Visitor Here
Ident. Richard V7. (IMck)
lOsryn. of .Fort Bragg, spent
linrsday -arid Friday here with
tiis fiuther and mother, Mr. and
Irs. R. W. Gwyn.
. iMlkte
Pfc. Ranzie Hsurwrfd It
Heme On Furlough
Pfc. Ranzie Harrold is spend-
ig a nine day furlough with his
Iparents, Mr. and Mrs. Martin
iHarrold, and relatives and friends
It Hays. Pfc. Harrold entered
lie army in November, 1941, and
ceived his basic training at
fort Bragg and is now stationed
Camp Livingston, La. He re-
Blved his first class rating at
ICamp Livingston Sept. 9, 194 !.
Wilkes People Must Buy Bonds at Increased
Rate If Large Quota For November Is
Reached; Bonds Excellent Gifts
Pvt. Odell Marsh
In Florida
Pvt. Odell A. Marsh was In-
fducted into the army Oct. 28 and
js now stationed at Camp Bland-
Fla., according to a letter
received by bis sister, Mrs. Isa
belle Jarvis. Pvt. Marsh is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. W. M.
larah, of Wllkesboro Star route.
Wilkes county has the
highest war bond sale quota
since war bonds went on
sale, J. R, Hix, war bond
sale chairman for Wilkes,
said today.
The quota for November
was set at $83,600 and
bonds must be purchased in
far greater amounts during
the Ittat week of the month
if the quota is reached.
To date Wilkes has a
splendid reem-d in sale of
war bonds. During the past
12 months the county has
averaged far in excess of
quotas set by the treasury
department.
But the need for the gov
ernment to secure money
from the people is increas-
mg as the war program gets
into high gear and all peo
ple of the county are urged
to buy more bonds.
The October quota, which
was slightly over $50,000,
was reached in Wilkes and
in September the county
sold several times more than
the quota.
An appeal ' is made for
people to purchase war
bonds now as gifts for the
holiday season. War bonds
make very appropriate gifts,
serving a duel purpose, of
aiding the country financml-
ly and solving a gift selection
problem.
J. C. Krins has been re
nominated by I'resident Roose
velt as postmaster at North
Wllkeslmro anil early confirma
tion hy the .senate is expected.
Mr. Reins’ first appointment
liere wa# over eight years ago.
fifth
Major Reins Transferred
Major Ralph R. Reins has beon
I transferred from Camp Sutton,
located near Monroe, to the big
1 goiMTcment hospital at Swan-
I and^ Major Reins is In the
[ quartermaster corps. He was here
for a short visit with
Jly. ..... .
Instructors’ First
Aid Course Will
Be Started Here
Will Open Next Monday
Night With James D. Hall
Conducting The Course
week
IMrs.
Seaman Carol Cranor
Home On Visit
Seaman Carol Cranor has re-
to Great Lakes Naval
ling Station in Illinois after
ling a few days in Wilkes-
wlth his parents. Mayor and
H. A. Cranor.
Pfc. Clegg Culler Home
From Fort Bragg
Pfc. Clegg Culler has returned
) his station at Fort Bragg, af
ter spending the week-end in
IWllkesboro with his parents. Mr.
land Mrs J. E. Culler.
Sergeant Isaac Smithey
Home On Furlough
Sergeant Isaac Smithey. of the
|3igl||h army motorized division.
LS^eturned to his camp located
[\tt Tullahoma. Tenn., after a vis
it In the county with relatives and
Jrlends. Sergeant Smithey has
• >een in the army three years, and
axpects to see foreign service
Cpl. Ben Colvard
Promoted
Cpl. Ben Colvard has just been
promoted to his present rank and
transferred from Camp Blanding.
to Fort Benning. Ga., where
start officers' training.
Colwsrd has just returned
lome from a visit with him at
lOamp Blanding. Cpl. Colvard Is
11 son of Mrs. B.^ H; Colvard. who
L-esides near the city.
--Aid., tastiwteietr e«ww«4—Riwheck
will begin in North Wllkesboro
on Monday night, November 30,
H. F. Bouknight, Red Cross First
Aid chairman for Wilkes, said to
day.
The course will be held in
Reins-Sturdivant chapel lor five
consecutive nights, beginning
each night at seven o’clock.
James D. Hall, a specially qual
ified representative of the Ame.i-
can Red Cross, will conduct the
course. Mr. Hall, a graduate of
Randolph Macon college and who
also studied at Columbia, Rut
gers end the University of Penn
sylvania, has 20 years experience
teaching first aid classes.
Mr. Bouknight has application
forms for those who are eligible
to take the instructors’ course
end they are asked to get the
blanks from him at once.
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Poetic Sergeant
Posed As Hero,
May Be Deserter
Ruebeck Coleridge Held In
Ashe County Jail On A
Charge Of Desertion
John M. Crouse
Die* at Traphill
Joshua McCray Crou.se, 83, died
Friday at his home near Traphill.
Funeral service was held Sunday.
11 a. in., at Woodruff church
with Rev. M. P. Spencer in
charge. '
Mr. Crouse leaves one son.
George Crouse, of Traphill.
ColeridgW' who
here last week as a Britisher
serving in the United States ar
my, was arrested in West Jeffer
son as e deserter.
Coleridge spent tew days in the
Wilkesboros, where he wa.*" en
tertained royally in homes and
spoke at the high schools of the
iwo towns. He had a line which
quickly won sympathy and od-
miratlon.
The account of his arrest was
contained in the following news
dispatch Friday from West Jef
ferson:
West Jefferson, November 20—
Several Ashe county students got
a new conception of poetry and
war this week when they listened
to Ruebeck Coleridge, who said
that he was a direct descendant
of Samuel Taylor Coleridge and
that he had been discharged from
the British army because of in
juries.
His lecture came to an end on
Tuesday night, however, when he
landed in the Ashe county jail on
suspicion of deserting the Unit
ed States army. He is now being
held there pending further inves
tigation. Late Thursday after
noon the West Jefferson board
said they had no statements to
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Cpl. Ronda Ru^l
Home On Visit
Cpl. Ronda Russell arrived Fn-
|iay from Tampa, Fla., and Is via-
lUng with his parents. Mr. and
Mrs. Don L. Russell, at Boomer.
Russell bos been getting
kl'ong fine in the army, but he la
kind to be back with his rela-
ivea and friends for a few days
iVtelt. ^ _
Camp Edward* New* Sent
By Sgt. Anderson
Journal-Patriot wishes to
knowledge receipt of copies of
Camp Edwards News is
at Camp Ed-
offlclal paper
Mass., which have been re-
from First Sergeant O. F.
|And«r*on. who is stationed there.
Sergeant Anderson’s
ie* at Oak wood*.
mother re-
Eller 1*
I of JStleket, 1*
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diiistmas Edition
To Be December 3
In co-operation with the | on North Wilkeshoro as their
merchants of Nordi Wilkes-j best and nrfost logical holi-
boro. The Journal-Patriot day trading center,
will publish a special Christ- j The Journal-Patriot is
mas issue on Thursday, De- most grateful to every mer-
cember 3rd. j chant who has already con-
Many of the merchant* of tracted space in the Christ-
the city have already con-jmsis paper, and respectfully
tracted advertising space in ^ solicit* the co-opeTati«*n of
this edition, smd every firm every merchant and business
possible will be solicited be-1 firm in the city so that the
fore the final form* of this special Christmas edition
edition
special Christmas
are closed.
The Journal-Patriot will
•greatly appreciate early ad
vertising copy from pa^i- ^
pating merchant*. j^Witb the
their alr^y eaiijflhdajp^M***
c0H>perattonn^ i>g^.’will
hope'to isswe aa-.l^tion its .
will do mneh to.fbm* m>'>inp^'yoar
^ eye of the httytaig rdhlic e«ribiv«qt '
may give wide publicity to
the many advantages to be
enjoyed by holiday shoppers
if they do their buying in
Rorth Wilke«boro.
HolidayPlans
Announced
Former Governor Delivers
Dynamic Speech At Ki-
wanis Ladies* Night
A quiet and worshipful
Thanksgiving as requested
by President Roosevelt is
planned for this community.
Main observance of the
holiday, Thursday, Novem
ber 26, which the President
has asked be observed as a
day of prayer, will be
special church services.
Business will be practical
ly at a standstill to North
, “Our Place In the War” was the
subject of a most inspiring address
delivered Thursday evening by
Former Governor CTyde R. Hoey at
the annual Ladies Night banquet
of the North Wilkesboro Kiwanis
Clid> at Hotel Wilkes.
Total attendance of Kiwanians
and guests was 163 for the occa
sion, which was one of the mc(8t
successful banquets in the history
of the club.
Following the dinner, Pres. J.
B. Williams welcomed the gnests
in appropriate manner. He stated
we are now living in trying and
perilous times and that the usual
note of sport and lighter enter
tainment would be omitted this
time. He stated that many of our
young men are fighting and dying
in every quarter of the earth that
we might enjoy this privilege and
that we might rightly regard their
sacrifices, he asked Dr. John W.
Kincheloe to lead a prayer for all
those who have gone to fight for
our rights.
The program was In charge of
He first
will
places of busifiess
closed for the day.
North Wilkesboro schools
will be closed Thursday and
Friday. All county schools
will operate without a holi
day except Mulberry, which
will be closed on Thursday
and Friday because of inter
locking transportation with
North Wilkesborb
school.
Hunting season for rab
bit, quail and grouse will
open Thanksgiving Day.
Homer Brookshire, • game
protector, advises all hunt-
‘Villanelle”, “Will You Remem
ber?”, “None But the Lonely
Heart".
They were accompanied at the
piano by Mrs. Andrew Eilby.
Chairman Casey then in most
complimentary style presented ex-
Governor Clyde R. Hoey as the
guest speaker of the evening.
Governor Hoey, in his accus
tomed easy style, delighted his au
dience with an excellent address,
high' His theme was “Our Place In the
War”. He said first of all we
ought not to criticize our Allies.
They, too, like ourselves, were hot
ready when the awful foe struck.
But they have done a noble job.
Britain in 1940 when her cities
and industries and homes were
daily being destroyed and her peo-
letter News
Ai^ Comes
Africa
Major Offensive By Russians
‘Takes Big Toll From
The Enemy
G. F. Bali, special represen
tative of Standard Oil company,
deUvered an interesting ad
dress Friday evening befH« the
North Wilkesboro lions Club.
He spoke on the subject of syn
thetic rubber and how to iwie-
serve life of tires.
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Rubber Expert
Talks to Lions
Tells Ot Progra
In Making Synthetic Rub
ber, Picture I* Shown
ers to secure license and pje slaughtered arose each day
abide by all game laws and
regulations.
Churches here and many
of the rural churches in
Wilkes have planned special
Thanksgiving services. Some
of the announcements fol
low :
Methodist Church Here
A Thanksgiving worship ser
vice will be held Thursday morn
ing at nine o’clock. Children of
the Junior department under the
direction of Mrs. J. C. Reins will
dramatize an early Jewish
Thanksgiving festival. No service
will be held on Wednesday even
ing.
Presbyterian Church
Annual Thanksgiving service
win be held Thursday morning,
ten a. m. The offering for Bari
um Springs orphanage will be
taken at the service.
with renewed zeal and purpose
and bared her breast to the fires
of the enemy and withstood his on
slaught. Russia, like a mighty
fortress with her back to the wall,
refused to go further and has met
the enemy with unbelievable cour
age and consequent success. China,
who for five years has been over-
Kin by her ruthless foe still has
her face to the front and refuses
to know defeat. They have made
mistakes, to be sure, and so have
we. They are our Allies, and we
shall
Gov.
By the lecture method and a
most interesting motion picture.
G. F.' Ball, special representative
of Standard Oil company, gave
the North Wilkesboro Lions Club
some very interesting facts about
rubber,
Mr. Ball appeared before the
club in meeting Friday evening.
The program was in charge of A.
A. Sturdivant and W. O. Absher,
who presented Mr. Ball. Follow
ing are highlights of Mr. Ball's
address:
About 1,100,000 tons of syn
thetic rubber are the estimated
annual military and minimum ci
vilian requirements of this coun
try. and an Investment of appro
ximately six hundred and fifty
million dollars would be neces
sary to produce this omount.
Mr. Ball covered in detail the
methods by which natural rub
ber is obtained, how Japanese ag
gression has virtually stopped the
importation of this commodity,
and traced fully the introduction
and development'of synthetic rub
ber by Standard Oil Company.
He pointed out that the pro
cess obtained from Germ."ny in
peacetime, and on which Stand-
A major Russian offensive
north and south of Stalin
grad during the past three
days has resulted in the
death and capture of 43,000
nazi soldiers, Moscow radio
dispatches today said.
The offensive is a pincer
drive by the Russians and in
addition to the '43,000 nazi
troops slain and captured
the entire nazi seige army
of about 375,000 about Stal
ingrad is virtually cut off.
Representatives of the Russian
government in Elngland made it
clear today that the offensive by
the Russians Is a major develop
ment which may have a great
bearing on the future course of
the war.
The action^ on the part of the
....... ...
f'the eastera\
more and more help them.lard Oil spent 112,000,000 of its
Hoey commented on the,own money, was invaluable to
rapidity with which we have been this country,
turning out war equipment in the[ ^Jn spite of the fact that the
past ten months. He said the rubber shortage has been widely
cause for which we fight is just! puTilfcized in the press and on the
and right. Its ultimate success [radio, John Q. Public refuses to
will be the answered prayer of the believe that he is not going
downtrodden peoples of the earth. ( (Continued on page eight)
front to. date'by the Reds end is
definitely cheering news to the
cause of the Allied Nations around
the world.
IN AFRICA
American and British troops in
North Africa today were closing
in on Tunis and' Bizerte, two
main ports now held by the axis
forces, and indications were that
a major battle is Imminent. Al
lied planes were constantly
smashing enemy airports to pre
vent landing of Italian reinforce
ments.
In Libya the British ftighth
army had mopped up Rommel’s
rear guard and was within 76
miles of the bulk of the remain
ing axis forces which have been
rapidly retreating from Egypt.
IN NEW GUINEA
General MacArthur’s headquar
ters reported today that his
troops were within one mile of
the Japanese held port of Buna
and were closing in against
stiffened resistance. Nineteen of
20 Japanese zero planes which
challenged U. S. planes there dur
ing the week-end were shot down.
IN CHINA
The Japanese were reported
making major drives on two
fronts but Chinese counter at
tacks hrs result«5d in many Jap
casualties.
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First Baptist
The Thanksgiving service at the
First Baptist will bfe at the regu
lar mid-week service hour on
Wednesday evening at 7:30
o’clock. The Thanksgiving
theme will be followed through
out the service.
Pleasant Home Church
Rev. A. E. Watts, pastor, will
conduct a service Wednesday
evening, 7:30, at Pleasant Home
Baptist church near Millers
Creek. A quartet from Mills
Home, which appeared last week
before the Baptist State conven
tion. will render music at the ser
vice. ...
Dedication Stony
. ' FoAC
jMl-day dedicai
bp held at Stony
Tire Blank Deadline
Other
Is Changed;
Ration Data
Given
Two Sentenced In
Conspiracy Case
Federal Court Term Ended
Friday After Cases Were
Cleared From Docket
Wilkes ratroninn official* I P‘red November 22 but rationing
boards have asked that service
station honor them until Decem
ber 2, Truck owners now out, of
today released much nows
of development* which will
affect .mahy people m the
coontjr.
coupons may secure enough from
ratloalag board office in Wllkes-
Howard Church and Dawson
Wolfe were sentenced to 18
months each in prison as ring
leaders in a liquor conspiracy
case disposed of Thursday in fed
eral court at Wilkesboro.
With Church and Wolfe were a
number of other defendants in
the cases, all of whom entered
pleas and were placed on proba
tion.
The November term ended Fri
day after clearing* the docket In
four days. Cases were disposed
of rapidly during the term which
was one pi the shortest held in
Wilkeshoro in several years.
Judge Johnson J. Hayes pre
sided. . .
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