VdC'XXXV, No. 79
ilWILKES
Men In Tlie
SERVICE
Lt. Comm. McNeill
Returns To Duty
l«t. Comm. J. H. McNeill, of
he aavy medical corps, returned
his post of duty at Norfolk,'
ira., Friday after spending a few
lier€).
A Batch of Rubber
Ivey Moore Here For
Ten Days
iTey Moore arrived Thursday
Itrom tho naval station at Charles-
j>n, S. C., to spend ten days with
his family here. Mr. Moore is a
pharmacists mate in the navy.
Mmiai
H. M. Handy Home
H. M. Handy, who is In the na
vy and is stationed at Williams-
purg, Va., arrived Friday to spend
hve days with his parents, Mr.
knd Mrs. Connie Hamby, of Halls
Jills. His brother. Will Handy,
feturned to the naval station at
Norfolk, Va„ Friday after being
Lt home eight days.
Blood Processed Can
Be Kept For Use
In Future
Staley Myers O. K.
Mrs. T. S. Myers, of Dockery,
lies received a letter from her son,
ptaley Myers, machinist mate.
Urst class, saying that he was
-veil and getting along fine. Sta
nley has been li^ith the Pacific fleet
since outbreak of the war and has
en In the thick of the lighting
every major naval battle.
saKm
Pvt. Owens Oversea*
pvt. Roby (Travis) Owens, who
has been In the army since May,
1942, la serving somewhere ove.*-
eas, according to a postal tele-
aph received by his father,
Jlle Owens, on December 17.
mtjssage carried ‘‘Merry
aas*' greetings to all the
home.
r^JwbT^^jSsoadtBa^AV
fWt Bmumif. Ga.
"ftoby W. Rhoadea, who
Inducted Into the army In
Koyember. 1942, at Fort Banning,
Is getting along fine. Pvt.
^ades Is a son of Mr. end Mrs.
ITh. RhQrd.es, of Hays.
Pvt. Odell L. Haynes Is
Now Overseas
Prt. Odell L. Haynes, son of
Irs, Martin Haynes, of Reddies
liver, la new with U. S. fighting
Forces somewhere overseas. Pvt.
ilaynes was inducted in the army
for. 7, 1941. and completed his
^alnlng ot Fort Bragg. Pvt.
flaynes wishes all his friends a
(erry Chrlstmrs.
RPt. Clyde Hawkins Now
At Camn Butner
Pvt. 3lyde Hawkins, who was
nducted in the army In July, has
been transferred from Camp
5roft. S. C„ to Camp Butner. N.
E’vt. Haivkins is the son of
Ir. and Mrs. Charlie Hawkins, of
ays.
Staff Sgt. J. T. Hall
Transferred
Staff Sgt. J. T. Hall, who has
been at ‘.amp White, Oregon, for
|ome fine, has been transferred
Camp Needles, California.
Pvt. Flam Anderson
Here On Visit
Pvt. H. Flam Anedrson, who
a member of a military battal-
on with headquarters at Fort
[ackson, S. C.. was a week-end
[isltor to North Wllkesboro. Pvt
nderson was Inducted into the
ay at Wheeling, W. Va.. In Aug-
Ist of this year. He Is a son of
Ir. and Mrs. Bine Anderson, for-
ler residents of this city, who
re now making their home In
gh Point.
Pvt. Kyle Hayes To
Be Transferred
Pvt. Kyle Hayes, who is now
atloned at the United States
aval Base at Almeda, California,
to be transferred soon to a
jw, nuannounced location. It was
amed here the last of the week,
rt. Hayes, son of Clerk of Court
M Mrs. C. C. Hayes, volunteer-
for the Marine Corps several
onths ago. Ha sends Chrlst-
L-Oasetlngs to eJl his friends
fme.
Wilkes County Civilian
Defense Council is making a
plea for blood donors for the
blood plasma bank at the
Wilkes hospital, Judge J. A.
Rousseau, chairman of Civi
lian Defense in Wilkes, said
today.
Dr. S. D. Craig, deputy
, state chief of emergency
medical service, told Judge
Rousseau that this communi
ty is fortunate in having
blood plasma facilities at the
local hospital, but stated
that the blood bank is below
what it should be in volume,
especially in view of the fact
that calls for large amounts
would be received in case of
emergency.
It wfcs learned today from
members of the aiaff of Wilkes
hospital that blood donors can be
accepted regularly and it was
suggested that those who will do
nate blood call Miss Little at tho
hospital laboratory for appoint
ment to give b'ood.
The Civilian Defense Council Is
appealing to the people on the
home front to make blood dona
tions now. The blood donated
can be procewed and kept qb.
ifaad tor.aay etn^soBey.
Dr. Craig iB his statemeat to
Judge Rousseau said that he be
lieved the people of this communi
ty, when Informed of the oppor
tunity to donate blood for future
use. would not hesitate and will
keep the blood plasma bank filled
at all times.
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Business Houses To
BeClosed Two Days
Christmas Day, Friday and Saturday Will Be
Business Holidays In Town Of
North Wilkesboro
Using an ordinary bakery mixer,
Tom (left) and Jimmy Richards of
Loa Angeles, who call ihemselves
“monkey wrench researchers,” are
shown turning ont a batch of the
synthetic rubber they have devch
synthetic rubber iney nave uevcf
oped. They say It can be produced bo Inducted by local board niim- Choice By Earl Carrol En-
iTp.p'ptsihle matter, waste bcr two on December 29, 1942. . . . , . .
from waste vegetable matter, waste
milk, etc., and can be made for 35
cents a pound, compared with 40 to
70 cents for other synthetics. They
say Rubber Czar Jeffers Is "Inters
ested.”
F. C. Tomlinson
Kills Porkers Of VISU every unaerprivucg-
690; 680 Pounds ed family in the city with
K. C. Tomlinson recently
helped relieve the pork short
age.
He killed and dressed two
giant porkers, which tipped the
scales at 600 and 680 pounds.
To date, this Is a record for
wclglit of porkers produced in
Wilkes tills year.
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Every Kind
Of Weather
Here
Sunday
3g Home On A
Forlonrh
lorporal Junior Parks, son of
r. Perris Parks, of Cycle and a
nd. Pvt. John S, Jobnaon, of
Ico, Va., now in the Uhfted
I Matinee, will arrive ithie
New Year'e on a
Oorp. Parks PH.
have been earring wfth
i^^mOaned On Back Page)
The weather man dished out
every kind of winter weather
here Sunday.
The day began cloudy and with
a brisk wind from the northeast.
Snow wa.s in the air, old weath
er observers said.
The first change brought fall
ing sleet, followed by rain which
froze quickly as it fell. ^
Next in line was snow, which
reached a depth of one inch at
some points.
Early in the afternoon the
clouds vanished and the sun
shined brightly.
By nightfall the temperature
wps falling rafpidly and this
morning was one of the coldest
of the current winter season.
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County Offices
To Close 2 Days
For Christmas
house will be closed from three
p. m. Thursday, December 24, nn-
tl! pine a. m. on Monday. Decem-
ber„38.
Judge J. A. Roussean.'resideBt
Christmas
Cheer Work
Progressing
Public Is Asked To
.. Gifts On
Welfare departments of
North Wilkesboro and
Wilkes county are preparing
to distribute Christmas cheer
materials before Christmas.
From the city welfare de
partment comes the news
that efforts are being made
to visit every underprivileg-
food, toys, clothing and oth
er items.
This year many organizations
and individuals are cooperating
with the welfare departments.
This will assure fewer dupli
cations and enable the welfare
workers to care for a larger num
ber of famllle«.
Police Chief J. K. Walker, who
helps In welfare work here, to
day ssked that those who will do
nate food, clothes or toys to please
have them at the city hall by Wed
nesday of this week to assure dls
tributlon.
Donations have been made by
many organizations. At a white
Christmas service Sunday evening
at the North Wilkesboro Metho
dist church gifts were presented
for 20 families, whose names
were furnished by Mrs. J. L.
Clements, city welfare officer.
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Holiday Meeting
Enjoyed By Lions
Address By Louis J. Yelan-
jian and Other Features
At Meeting Of Club
Lions Club Friday-evening at Ho- read.
tel Wilkes
President Paul Caahlon presid
ed and received a small gift from
County offlcos in the court- agreed to provide Christmas Comm. J. H. McNeill ^ks-a guest
Cheer for some needy family dur
ing Christmas time.
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MEAT
^uueo ». ». Prospects are that the propor-
Jndgs of the 17th superior court tlon' of federally Inspected meat
dMriet, here today signed an or- will rise well above 76 per cent for metal cans in the Indus-
d^ parsiittiiig the county offices ac compared wijh approximately try will reduce! its steel oownaiqi-
to be dosed as stated above. 66 per cent ag a past average. tion from 73,000 tons to 6,700.
With hut few excep
tions, business houses in
North Wilkesboro will be
closed on both Friday and
Saturday, December 25
and 26, for Christmas.
This will give many em
ployes a brief holiday rest
and the public is asked to
remember the closing in
order that no inconveni
ence may result.
In addition to the mer
cantile establishments,
both banks and many
public offices will be clos
ed on Friday and Satur
day.
OPEN EVENINGS
Stores here will be open
evenings from today un
til Thursday night for con
venience of Christmas
shoppers.
Allied Forces mw
Are On Of^iisive
On All The Fronts
Now A Lieutenant
Russians On
Cf^lored
Called^
“Ole Miss” School
The following colored men will
b«r two on December 29, 1942
WiUlam Henry WhlUej.
Ralph Barnes.
Robert Greg(ory.
James Monro© Person.
James William Lomax.
William Harris.
Paul Tliomas Hawkins.
James Gwyn Cundlff.
Pervy Nod Ferguson.
J. D. (Lincoln) Howell,
lioonard Williams.
.John Andrew Brown.
After participating in the an
nual Beauty Revue sponsored by
the student year book, and having
been selected as one of the 25 cam
pus favorites at the University of
Mississippi, Miss Bessie Lee An
derson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Ivan D. Anderson of this city, has
been further honored by being
l.cRoy Carson, transferred for chosen by Earl Carroll as the
number one beauty of “Ole Miss”
delivery from Local Board No,
Butherfordton, N. O.
John Milton Daveport.
Clinton Alexander.
•Adrian Petty.
John T. Parks.
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Address By KiNcheloe and
Songs By Junior Boys’
Chorus Feature Meet
North WHkesbpro Klwanls
club enjoyed a varied program by
local talent Friday noon.
Program Chairman J. C. Reins
was In charge and ho presented
Miss Marguerite Thomaason and
her Junior Boys Choir from the
city school who sang a number of
Christmas Carols. The children
were: J. C. Hayes, Carol Tates,
Darwin Gettys. Chas. Absher,
Ralph Absher, Tommy Waddell,
Chas. Englebert, Tommy Whit
tington, Jim Moore, Dudley Moore,
Carl Swofford, Geo. Johnson. Ed
ward Church, Henry Church. Bill
Duhllng, Neal Key, Warren Shore.
Pete Eller. Hugh Cnaven. Edwin
Chipman, Gordon Forester, and
E. O. Wyatt.
Kiwanian Kincheloe was then
presented and he addressed the
Club on the subject; “The Invin
cible Spirit of the Christ Child.”
His Bible text was. "They Are
Dead Who Persecuted Thee.” He
related the influences down
throigh the centuries that huve
undertaken to overcome the
Christ Spirit and Indicated how in
each instance they had perished.
It was an excellent, message.
The secretary read Christmos
greetings from Lieut. Bill Me-
Elwee and Mrs. Bertha Bell. And
a letter from Capt. Cecil Adam
son. A letter of appreciation for
the Club’s cooperation in the Un
derprivileged Child work from Dr.
O. L. Miller of Charlotte, was
read. Acknowledgement of the
Christmas was the theme of the message
meeting of the North Wilkesboro death of r.
The next meeting of the club
will be on Tuesday evening, Dec.
22nd, at 6:30. At this meeting
every member present. These the secretary will read the years
achievement report.
Following the dinner the old
and new board of directors will
gifts were donated by him to the
city welfare department for use
in Christmas cheer work. b„u u-;-" -
TTie program was in charge of hold a joint meeting to finish this
Vernon Deal and Bryan Collins year’s work and begin the next
who presented Rev. Louis J. year's "
Yelanjiiin, of Glendale Springs, polnteu
The speaker delivered an insp4r- meet with the boards to get In-
Ing message on the "Spirit of structlons for their new year s
Christmas.” work.
Each member of the club
At the meeting Friday, Lt.
of John B. Justice, and Ivey
Moore, pharmacist mate, third
class, was a guest of Paul 8. Cre-
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Substitution of ^ass containers
Local Girl Is No.
thusiastically Accepted At
University Mississippi
South Front
Slash Nazis
When the decision was known an
enthusiastic chorus of approval
went up from the campus where
Bessie Lee has long been a favor
ite. From the 25 most popular
giris, Earl Carroll of “Vanities”
tfife and foremost natiomd
t'bra‘
arid ranked theta according
their beauty. These five “moat
beautiful” a? named by Mr. Carroll
will be featured in full-page pic
tures in the beauty section of the
1943 annual. Miss Anderson Is a
junior at the University, and her
Bociat affiliations are with Kappa
Delta Sorority. I
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Lai^e Number
(H Pennies Are
Being Released
W. E. Brewer Turns In Over
Thousand Pennies And
Buy War Stamps
business
Ijocal bank and
houses report that pennies bre
coming out of hiding and into
circulation.
Dnring the past few days sev
eral have called at tho banks to
exchange large numbers of pen
nies for other coins and cur
rency In order that copper may
be released for nse In war ma-
terlals.
W. E. Brewer, of Hayes, sent
1,000 pennies to a bank here
Batnrday. This action helped
the war effort In two ways, be
cause Mr. Brewer purchased
war stamps with the pennies.
In that manner the government
can use the pennies for copper.
If necessary, and the money to
ward financing the war.
People everywhere are urged
to turn in the pennies they
have been saving for other
money or for war stamps and
bonds. “Innards" of children’s
banks oonld yl©ld vast amount
of copper, WPB experts said.
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Big Buck
Kills Dog
If it is news when a man bites
a dog, then it must be news when
TlTe newly ap- ’a deer kills a dog.
Report of that nnnsnal hap
pening comes from the Abrfiers
commnnity of Wilkes county,
where a big buck deer is said to
have turned on a shepherd dog
and killed it „ . .
Tho dog, whkh reportedly 1^
been very Talnable In J»*cdi«g
cattle, is said to have
after the deer as It appeared eft
a road. The doer ran'log asB|e
distaare, tried to get «p the
bank and fafled. At Uuit point
Is the ehaae the deer tarned. at
tacked tho dog sad kfflod it.
Lieutenant Edward P. Bell,
who was recently graduated
from the Coast Artillery Offi
cers Candidate scliool, Portress
Monroe, Va., has been assigned
to Fort Wadsworth, New York
City. Lt. and Mrs. Bell, the
former Miss Helen Bomgarner,
spent the past week-end in
Wilkesboro with Mrs. Bell’s
mother, Mrs. J. M. Bumgarner,
b^ore leaving for New Yoiia
Allied forces were on the
offensive on every front to
day.
Biggest news came from
Russia, where reports said
about 45,000 German troops
had been killed or captured
in a five-day drive southwest
of Stalingrad. The offensive
threatens to isolate large
numbers of enemy troops in
the Caucausus area.
Rommel Pursued
From Libya came the news
that the British eighth army
is hotly pursuing Rommel’s
forces and are not more than
20 miles behind a large sali
ent of enemy forces.
Weather Slows Battle
From Tunisia reports were
to the effect that heavy
rains had slowed down
fighting in air and on land.
High School
Early Moming Blaze
Destroys The Boiler
Room Of School
war targets
Germany.
Tanks In Guinea
From New Guinea came
encouraging reports of suc
cessful action against rem
nants of Japanese forces still
holding out at Buna mtssion
and nearby points.
American tanks of one or
more types have been placed
on the jungle front and have
wiped out Jap machine gun
nests which have blocked
Allied infantry for weeks.
British On Move
From Burma comes the
news that the big British ar
my in India, which has been
greatly enlarged since it re
tired from Burma last sum
mer, is now on the march
and has already advanced 40
miles into Japanese held
Burma.
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Fire, originating in the
boiler ro»n, threatened to
destroy the Wilkesboro high
school building early Sunday
morning.
The boiler room was prac
tically destroyed, and parts
of the main school building
were damaged by the fire.
Paul Irwin, son of Deputy Mar-
!?hal and Mrs. Walter Irwin, of
Wilkesboro. had the thrill of play
ing almost the same role as Paul
Revere.
Irwin saw the blaze and spread
the alarm about town by using the| i *a w
siren on his father’s automobile.] C||n am I Mm I
Prompt action on the part of North a lUlvl ftl 1711
jWilkesboro and Wilkesboro fire
departments saved the school
building from total destruction.
This is the third fire, it is said,
that has originated in the school’s
boiler room during the past year
or so.
While it was not learned how
soon the damage can-be repaired,
it is thought that the school will
open January 4. after the Christ
mas holidays according to schedule.
School authorities today estl
mated the damage in excess of
$2,000. Hope was expressed that
the 'boilers can be used. Principal
damage to the main building was
in burned windows on the side
next to the boiler room.
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Midweek Service
Methodist Church
Here Is Cancelled
No mid-week service will be
held at the North Wilkesboro
Methodist church Wednesday of
this week, the pastor, Rev. A. C.
Waggoner, announced today.
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Pageant Wednesday
BeaVar Creelc Church
“Her Gift and Ours" Is rte ti
tle of a Christmas pagornt re be
presoatsd Wednesday night. 7
At Besver Creek Baptist church.
Tho pnl^ la Invited.
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A fi-mtUir BritiA nempspw
A^etdaMon ci more than a
ndlUon is printed la eight lang-
M. Pharr Today
Death Came Saturday To
One Of Wilkesboro’s
Oldest Residents
Funeral service was held this
morning at 11 o'clock at the
Wilkesboro Presbyterian church
for Mrs. Flora Belle Wellborn
Pharr, aged 86 years, the widow
of ‘Squire L. M. Pharr.
Mrs. Pharr, the mother of
Messrs. R. B. and W. E. Pharr,
who have 'been publishers of The
North Wilkesboro Hustler for
many years, had been In reasonab
ly good health up until Thursday
night when she suffered a "heart
attack, death following Saturday
about six o’clock.
Mrs. Pharf'was one of the oldest
residents of Wilkesboro, and was
a member of one, of the county’s
best known families.
The funeral service" was ebn-
dneted by Rev." Fred _ H. Shinn,
pastor of the Wilkesboro Metho
dist church, and Judge Johnson
J. Hayes, who paid a beautiful
tribute to Mrs. Pharr as a moth
er and neighbor, stressing many
of her noble traits, of character.
V A beautltnt floral trtbate was
calfM l9"a sumlwr of ladfias oC
WilkWmD, asA tSw ntnsio
rendaraa^-dibik)^' B.
and Mhw* ,
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