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Hiwrtdftya at Noftli Carolina IX f JCAXm rad JUUUS C, HUBBABD SUBSdfUPTlON RATES: One Year $1.60 Sto Months .76 Four Months .50 Out of Oie State $2.00 per Year 1*4% must ^ in cembtf 1 tl tli*no »re to? to emttti: slatrat Pod PiirdtttB *i’ be-> [irertes on' according Second Aa- iml. *Hr. to POBt- . Walker \ »t the poat office at North WilkM- bora. North Carolina, aa second class aiatter ander Act of March 4,1879. MONDAY, NOV. 23, 1942 Admiral, Foote Platoon It is indeed fitting that a platoon of na- yy recruits be formed in Wilkes in honor of Admiral Percy W. Foote, highest rank ing officer from Wilkes and who has ren dered brilliant service to the nation over a period of at least 40 years. Admiral Foote was decorated during the first World War for the brilliant and resourceful way he handled and led his crew to safety after the Transport Lincoln was sunk by a German sub. Admiral Foote, then in command of the ship on its return to this country, followed his dnen from the sinking ship into the lifeboats. Commander of the German sub asked for the captain of the ship. He wanted the captain as a prisoner to carry back to Ger many. But Admiral Foote had changed to the uniform of a seaman and the Germans were foiled in their att^pt to secure the commanding officer as prisoner. Admiral Foote, although advanced in years, has a splendid physigue and a sound and brilliant mind. He has gone back into the service after six years retire ment and is now at Houston, Texas. The navy’s plan for formation of the Foote platoon calls for enlistments begin ning about December 1 and continuing through the month. —The-'flftett-wito er.list wHPbe setit to a naval training station in a unit with the re quest that they train together. In this manner, those who enlist in the platoon will be reasonably certain thai they will begin training about January 1 or soon thereafter and that they will have as buddies men from Wilkes county. It is quite probable that after training is com pleted many of them will continue to have buddies from their home county in what ever department the navy places them. The army will begin in Januarj’ to call men age 18 and 19 and it is estimated that they will be called in 3 months. It i.s confi dently expected that a large number of the boys age 18 and 19 in Wilkes will enlist in the Admiral Foote platoon. It is cer tain that those of that age will be in the army within a very .short time if they do not enlist in another branch of the service. With men going overseas at a rapid rate, the army will call large numbers to fill their places in the training camps and thus build up a mighty reserve for the men who ar^ reaching the fighting fronts. We commend the navy for promoting the Admiral Foote platoon plan, knowing that it will be a great tribute to a great native son of Wilkes, and that its men will serve in the navy with; distinction. We believe that Wilkes men will prefer to go into the navy as a unit. You could not have better company than the men from your home county, who are helping to write many more page's in the glorious history of the county’s participating in fights for liberty and the preservation of freedom for the people of the world. for smooth and .|0\slent air and rallwiiy toaJl . ITnpTO^adoitfeil"' wartime de- man(ta on portatira tire record mailiiur, f i dum as IngB Hum [0 pt Chrialpas try Mr. Pnr- Uer mail 'll is Of orgaaiaations indideht Were are so many that the public being orgainized may ttod 4tself and bewildered as, to ■Wfbat these. about especially in the sense of be|ng aHa to differentiate between the many and ip give each of the many its proper and de served assessment of value. Here is the relatively new idea , Citizens Service Corps which is associated with the Civilian Defense organization in which thousands of Charlotte people are enrolled. Citizens Service Corps, instead of being some brand new formation, is, in reality, a prong merely of Civilian Defense, but aim ed to mobilize the whole rather than some given part of the entire citizenship. In a word, it is designed to get every body—every man, woman and child— brought into a single cohesive organiza tion on the home front to do anything and everything that can and must be, done in every way and in all ways that will contri bute to the total war effort. Civilian Defense, as such, is designed for a given field of citizen cooperation, but Citizens Service is designed for all fields and for all citizens. It is an all-out mobilization of everybody to do the little or the big jobs at home that must be done if the first line, that of the military at the front, is to be maintained in moraie and if the second line, that of in dustry, is to'be unified and strengthened in its task of producing the weapons of war necessary for victory. The ideal blue-print, therefore, would call for three lines of battle, that at the front, that in the industrial plants and that of the domestic—a complete and total mo bilization of all .synchronized for a totality of offense. To organize the home line is essentially the aim of the Citizens Service Corps which is an integral, if not indeed, the backbone factor of the whole Civilian De fense organization in the United States and in this community. Insofar as an instrumentality for vic tory is concerned, no volunteer civilian movement of any name or purpose out ranks it in importance and possibility. As a means of self protection, Civilian Defence” as how sSt (ip with" thousands of our loyal, patriotic and unselfish citizen.s volunteering to serve in its several func tions, is appropriate and e.ssential, but, at best or at worst, the probability of actual and realistid war experience here at homo is distantly remote. But as a means of self-participation in the war effort itself, the Civilian Seiwice pointed out. the postal es- Corps opens the door to every man, wo- operatin.^ wit man and child of every color and condition and rank and rating for them to become a soldier and for them to fight for victory and for survival. Civilian Defense is an organization to defend if attacked. Civilian Service is an organization to serve by attacking. Civilian Defense is a shield; Civilian Service i.s a sword. ^'ivilian Defense is for the relatively few who can put fires out and police blacked- out streets and rescue the wounded fror air raids that will hardly happen. But Civilian Service i.s for the many, for ALL, who can do anythirtfe in any wa.v, or everything in every way, that must be done on the home front and by the home forces if this war is to be won by the vali ant and gallant soldiers in the field. sicalljr roads rad jdjr burdened with Tlb^ isi^rtrat war ma terials,-to Christmas mail ings as SB in normal ipie*’, saw. the bnlk o( parcels and greeting cards are held back natU the usual time—the period of about De cember 16 to 28—they simply cannot be distributed In time, and thousands 6f 'i^fts will reach their destinations after Christ mas.” In 1941, about 21.950 mail cars were required between De cember 12 and 24 to deliver Christmas malls—enough cars to make a train 270 miles long. This year, the extra cars needed to move holiday meils are largely being used by the armed ser vices, and a severe shortage Is In prospect. The postage service usually borrows about 2,500 trucks from the army and other government agencies, and rents about 10,000 from private owners, to handle the Christmas malls. This year, it will be extremely difficult to obtain enough of these vehicles to meet even a substantial part of the need. The army needs its own trucks end private owners are reluctant to let someone else use their tires. Railroads are cooperating by converting some hundreds of steel box cars and similar equip ment for mail transportation, and Joseph B_ Eustmaii, Director of Defense Transportation, has ordered that unnecessary travel be curtailed to the limit during the holiday season. But these measures cannot assure deliveries of gifts on time unless the pub lic cooperates by mailing early and thus spreading the transpor tation load over a longer period than usiwl. Mr. PuTdum called attention to the task of the Post Office De partment in moving millions of pieces of mail every day to and from soldiers, sailors and marines throughout the world. This ex traordinary job must be kept current, even while the holiday rush of mailing is handled. Al- Wm. Mkaiii -it T^, |raafcM&New Caftitaiia ranted her wifli a graes skirt—anipys ”ih vM.' rate •' reratid 'Jx I7.i in Oeteber> eomiittHdonpy' T. 7*4 for last wu 84 llr^ compared^ ratk 162 in- Octeber,, 1941, theworst JjbRUth iB.tho history bf the state for road deaths. rassf tf her popolsrlty as well as sT |wr saooess as a dlptoiaat. Wanda ytacs here wUh a leeel ehtof, whe |ellB at an Amcrloaii-made dgarette with coulderable tpJorBuai. Purlehr Briefs Of Past Week many thousands of inexperU r.ced personnel, employed to take the place of men called to the ermed services. The new employees naturally cannot handle the holi day mail jam with the smoothnes.s and speed of the postal veterans whom they repMce. In view of all these handicaps to the service, Mr. Purdum added, postal patrons should mail their gifts by December 1 if they wish to Insure that their friends will not be disappointed at Christ mas. Husband and Wife In Army Together Mr. Gears Church, who holds a war job in Newport News, Va., spent the week-end with his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Church. Miss Bllena Foster, of Buck, was the week-end guest of Misses Edrui and Iris Church. Mrs. B. H. Triplett and Mrs. Dale Foster, of North Wllkes- boro, accompanied by Mrs. Mary Cole, visited Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Matherly Saturday. Miss Belva Matherly. who holds a position with the' Wilkes Hosi ery Mills i3t North Wilkesboro, spent the week-end- with her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Mather ly. Mr. Otis Hamby, who held a re sponsible position at Lenoir, was inducted into the army Tuesday at Fort Jackson, S. C. Mr. A. B. Matherly and son. Maurice, were in North Wilkes boro S*aturday looking after busi ness matters. Misses Edna Church and Ellena Foster were in North Wilkesboro Saturday, looking after business matters. Misses Ruth and Belva Mather ly and Miss Brenice Ellis motor ed to Boone. Sunday. Birthday Party '' Miss Edna Church entertained at her home Saturday evening, honoring her sister. Miss Iris Church and cousin. Miss Belva Matherly, on the birthday anni versary. During the evening various games were ployed and enjoyed by all. "Happy Birthday'' was sung by those present to the hon orees, after which the hostess was assisted in serving Cake and refreshments by Miss Ruth Foster, and little Miss Doris Church. Among those present were Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Filer, Misses Vetra and .Mary Shoemaker, Misses Brenice and Ena Fay Ellis, Mr. Junior Lovette, Mr. Paris Kilby. Mr. Mack Carlton, Mr. Morris Summerlin, Mr. Otis Hamby, and Miss Chorlee Hamby with several others. The honoree was presented with many beautiful gifts. Glass Ruins Tires If you drive over the streets of North Wilkesboro today and observe closely, you will be able to fina several places where glass is littered on the pavement. With tires as precious as they are, every precaution should be taken to remove such hazards. Broken glass has very sharp edges. Driving over glass often injurie.s tires in such a manner that the tires will fail some time later, and occasionally the injury is so severe that a tire may be in stantly ruined. Admiral Parian is regarded as being lone too reliable in his loyaKies, but, even 0 it ia cheering to the Allies to have him amp off of Vichy's band wagon and on ly their own. He is evidently of a mmd to ^ M .^w hoBe—Chwlotte Ob8erver. WHAT IS RUBBER? (Charlotte Observer) One of the flyers lost with Rickenbacker in the Pacific wastes, found after long search, Jwes his life to two things: a small rubber raft and unceasing search by ships and planes. Primarily he owes it to the raft. He lived for 22 days on this scrap of rubber, the only thing between him and the sharks and the depths. Miraculous isn’t it? No, it’s simply a matter of a lit tle rubber. Rubber? What is that? It’s that precious stuff that you heed lessly, carelessly abuse, riding around, go ing nowhere to do nothing while brave men do your fighting foil you; valorous souls who depend for life upon the ma terial you waste. Fort Bragg.—Mr. and Mrs. Irv ing Jesse Dowdy of Rocky Mount, cr.st aside the "Mr. and Mrs.” to day and became Private Dowdy and Womans Auxiliary Army Corps Volunteer Jameson Bunn Dowdy. The couple, who celebroted their 10th wedding anniversary last month, were edminlstered the oaths of the Army and the W.A.a'c. at the same time at Fort Bragg’s Recruiting and In duction Station. Mrs. Dowdy, who declared she hadn’t been ‘‘as flustered since my wedding dry,” volunteered for the W.A.A.C. when Private Dowdy was called hy his draft board. Oddly enough they wer=! ordered to report to Fort Bragg [ on the same day. Before entering the Army, Pri vate Dowdy was secretary and trersurer of the,Savings and Loan Association at Rocky Mount. Mrs. Dowdy gave up the chair manship of the Rocky Mount Wo man’s war Saving Stamp com mittee to enter the W.A.A.C. Prior to induction they lived at 416 Falls Road, Rocky Mount. Find 1,000 Violations Of State Labor Laws Raleigh.—A total of 1,000 vlo- llations of state labor laws and 143 violrtions of the Federal wage and hour law were uncover ed in October by inspectors of the State Department of Labor, For rest M. Shuford, labor commis sioner, reported. Violations of state labor laws were found in 314 establishments employing 9,042 workers, aitd 575 of the 1,000 violetions here of the state’s child, labor law. Shu ford said that niost of the child labor violations arose from fail ure of employers to secure per mits tor their minor employes from county welfare departments. The'wage and kour kw cases include 59 vloljitio'nk 6f minimum wage and overtime provisions and 84 firms were fnot keeping adequate payroll records. A to tal of 637.414 In bSck ,wages was paid to 767 workers by 66 firms. V Maybe it was a smart thing to name the tank we sent to blast Rommel the General Sherman. It’s about vtime the Germans were finding out the truth about what that General said.-—Winston-Salem Journal, The strangest paradox of the war is that the very freedom we’re fighting- for is hampering our fight. ' BUY MORE WAR BONDS WANTED —Nice, fre»h pork hams. Highest cash market prices. TAL J. PEARSON GROCERY CO., Tenth Street. ll-lfr-tf Relief At Last Battle In 18 Month* Say* Nazi* Will Lo*e San. Francisco.—-Germany will be soundly her ten within another 18 months, Bohus A. Benes, nephew of Czechoslovakian Pres ident Eduard *enes, declared. H« said: ‘‘You Amerioans will smash Germany by tiBans. ’ Then . It will take yon^Bly; a Uttle longer to Ikialdate the*Japaaese.” , ,, ■rtf,,.,,,.' OrecnuilsiaB rdiems cause U; raes^^t tp feRMiSIe to hem nosot _ Sam laden ^legih. radidd . u soothe and bm raw, nodter, Iziii flaniM bronchira miicoas m« brsora your ‘ T. h: • ^ BEAR ^ ’ Good Ifrad Ciur% .Truck* and Tractors ' Ward sadd 27 of those killed last month were ItedestriapB. said'the percentage'of' 42ll was the highest of any month this year. ^ Through the first 10 months of the year, 692 persons were killed in highway accidents, compared with 4-923 in^the corresponding period of the previous year. The reduction of 32.6 per cent com pares with a nation-wide reduc tion of 24 per cent. Robeson, scene of the tragic bus-tanker accident, had the high est number of hlgbwry deiths last month, 14, and Cumberland county was second with six. . a,-V- £a*y T«nu Will Pay Cash Icr Itete' Wrecked Can sad bracks Complete Body Rel>ttQdi^| Electric and^ Acetylene Weldfaig, Phone 334-J *•1 SPECIAL Fresh grapefruit and tange rines, produced this year in rec ord quantities, have been desig nated as the Victory Food Special for the period December 3 through December 12. lOth STREEH S HOE SHOP All Kind* of Shoe Repair Work At Rea*ohable Price* IN. A. Howell PROPRIETOR f- WANTED! Hickory Logs Cut 29 Inche*, 58 Inches or 87 Inches No.l $40.00 No. 2 $30.00 No. 3 $10.00 Delivered HICKORY FIBRE CO. Saw Mills, N. C. j:i.i ill' 4? Your Traffic Electric Policeman YOUR FUSE is a traffic policeman Hiat "stops" electricity when something' goes wrong. A safely valve! So you see, a fuse I that blows Is not a nuisance. It's a pro tection. SAVE inconvenience and delay by replac ing yOur own fuses-and help us save tires and equipment for unavoidable trips. Keep New Fuses CoRvenieiilty At HaodI
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