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TubTfehed Mondays and thursdays. N(fRTH WILkESBORO. N. C-. I^MDAY, FEB. 2S, 1943
Last Confederate Veteran In Wilkes, Head
Of Five Generations, Answers Final Gall
Confused
Many People Failed
. To Understand
Signals
T1i« blackout here on
Tuesday night was not very
bkick.
Confusion about the sig
nals created a situation
which would have provided
enemy bombers a chance for
a field day if they had been
over this psu^ of the country.
The alert signal soon* after
nine o'clock was generally teken
by the public to mean blackout.
That is. those who heard the sig
nal.
Then the total blackout signal
was sounded some 30 minutes
later, which meant that all lights
were to go off.
■ Instead, the lights which had
been turned off at the alert sig
nal popped on.
Air raid werdens were on the’r
poets and succeeded iu getting the
lights off again. Before the all-
clear signal North Wllkesboro
and Wllke.sboro were well blacked
ont.
The signals failed to reach
many runal communities, which
knew nothing of the bVackout, and
on many roads traffic continued
as nsual.
CiTllian defense officials agreed
blaekont wias far from
^an Dinner
ForWorkers
OfRedCro$$
Gives $1
Ahead Of
Schedule
Now Commander
Will Be On Monday
Evening Hotel
Wilkes
>ort to Begin
Monday, March
1 in Wilkesboro
Seated at the front of this group is Rev. R. F. Jarvis,
age 97 and who was the last Confederate veteran in
Wilkes. He died McAday night at his htnne fouy miles
west of WUkeab^. Staadiim behind hipj^.t^
■awirtir'i ’ "”’’7'
Jarvis; great-grandson, IPrank Jarvia, whh holds in his
arms great-great-grandson William Franklin Jarvis.
A rally of all Red Cross work
ers In the Wllkesboros, who are
assisting In the War Fund Cam
paign, together with three repre
sentatives from each of the
groups of workers in the various
Townships of the county, is to be
held at a supper meeting In tha
Wilkes Hotel next Monday 6:30
p. m., March 1. Mr, G, E. Jones,
from the National Red Cross
Headquarters will be present and
make an address on this occasion.
This is an important meeting in
order that final announcements
and plans may be made before
the campaign for funds begins on
Tuesday. March 2. Rev. A. C.
Waggoner, chairman of the Wilkes
f'liapter. will explain something
of the program of the Red Cross
in our county. Chnlrmen of thej
vi^lQus dlyhl^ns oi,jNOrkmuV
Golden Roten, m dtlzen of
Union township, tnUed at the
office of Jhe Wilkes chapter of
the Red Cross Monday and con-
tribnted a dollar to the Red
Cross war fund.
Mr. Roten said the Red Cross
had* done so much for a son of
his In the army that he was not
going to wait until the war fund
campaign begins Mardt 2 to
show his appreciation as far as
lie was able financially to do.
Beginning Tnesday, March 2,
Red Cross workers will en
deavor to give every person In
Wilkes an opportunity to con
tribute to the war fond. •
V
Goal For County
$10,000 In War
Fund Drive
Naval Officer
Commander Ernest M. Eller,
who is serving on the staff of
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz with
the Pacific fleet, has recently
been promoted to his present
rank from tlie rank of lit*. Com
mander, according to news re
ceived by his father and moth
er, Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Eller, of
this city, i'onuuander Eller is
in his J8th year of his naval
career. He graduated from the
U. H. Naval Academy at Anna-
polls, Hd., in 1925 and immi*-
diat^y eateied. naval service.
Whistles, bells, and sirens at
10:60 a. m. next Tuesday, March
2nd, will mark the beginning of
the Annual Red Cross War Fuad
Campaign In the Wllkesboros and
Wilkes county. In enthusiosUe
cooperation with publicity plans
for the opening of the campaign
to raise ten thousand dollars as
Wilkes county's share In the Nat-*
ional Red Cross Campaign far
funds to meet the urgent wsr-
tlme needs, the factories and in
dustrial plants of our towns and
county are hying asked to blow
their whistles for several minutes
at the time set for the official
opening of the Red Cross Cam
paign in Wilkes county. Churches
and schools will ring their bells,
and the city siren will be sounded
“Give double” is ths slogan for
RecapFor
AGED MINISTER
DIED TUESDAY
Judge Clement and Judge
Ervin To Preside Over
Three Weeks Court
Less thqn 100 criminal caso-i
^e calendared tor trial in the
March terra of Wilkes superio.*
court which will convene n,
Wilkesboro on Monday, March 1.
Solicitor A vision E. Hall re
cently made out the calendar for
the first two weeks of the three-
weeks term. The third week wli)
be devoted to trial of civil ac
tions.
Judge J. H. Clement, of Win-
ston-fialera, who exchanged courts
with Judge Zeb V. Nettles, of
Asheville, will -preside oyer the
first two weeks and for the third
week Special Judge S. J. Ervin, of
Any Auto
TiresO.K.
B,
C, Book Holders
Inspection By
March 1
Morgsnton, win be the presiding* board. *rhe same applies to
_ Jurist.
k'
"Charlie.” raid the teacher,
•‘what are the effects of heat and
cold?”
“Heat expends and cold con
tracts,” promptly replied Charles.
“Give me examples.”
y'Hn summer the days are long,
in winter they are short.”
V
All passenger car owners
are now eligible to have their
tires recapped without a
permit from the rationing
Instructor
light trucks using passenger
grade rubber.
A motorist may now have
thf recapping job done by
any recapping establishment
without a permit or certifi
cate.
Inspi'ctlon Deaillinc
Attention is called to the fact
that tires on cars with B or C
gasoline ration book must be in
spected by March 1 and that tire#
on cars with only A books must
be inspected by April 1.
Motorists are warned not i(>
hold their certificates for pur
chase of grade 3 tires until they
expire. The stock of now grade 3
(war) tires is almost exhausted
tind motorists with such certifi
cates may purchase used tires.
Dealers will soon receive stocks
of used tires which were collect
ed by the government. A certi
ficate for grade 3 tire can also
be used to purchase a recapped
tire.
I Rev. Richard Franklin Jarvis,
last Confedeiiite veteran in
Wilkes county, died at his home in
the -Adley community west of
Wilkesboro at four o’clock Tues
day morning.
Rev. Mr. Jarvis, who served 2.3
month.s in the Confederate arm.y.
was wounded in the shoulder and
later sustained a broken leg in u'l
accident, retained vigorous heelth
until three years ago. Since th.it
time lie had gradually weakened.
The aged minister outlived all
his comrades from Wilkes who
wore the grey I. M. Crouch, of
Hays who died e. few months ago,
V us next to last to ansJi'er the
final summons.
He was a son of the late Wil
liam and Lucinda Kemp Jarvis
and spent practically all of his life
on the form. At an early ago he
became a minister in the Baptist
church and through a long minis
terial career he served many
churches in Wilke.s, Caldwell and
Alexander counties. He continued
his work in the ministry a.s long
es his health permitted.
Rev. Mr. Jarvis married Miss
Martha .Anne I’ardue. a sister of
the late Rev. .A. T. Pardue. There
were nine children, six of whom
survive: W. F. Jarvis, .King’s
Creek: Mrs. J. E. C. Gilreath,
Taylorsville; Mrs. T. O. McNeill;
North Wilkesboro; J R. J.^rvia,
Salt Lake City; Utah; T. B. Jar-
vts. "Wilkesboro; H. D. Jarvis, Los
Angeles. Califo:*nia. Also surviv
ing are many grandchildren and
great-grandchildren.
Funeral service was held Wed-j
nesday, 2 :30 p. m., at Shady i
Grove church near the Jarvis 1
hone. Rev. Isaac Watts and Rev.'
J. G. Huffman conducted the ser
vice.
V
Owners of automobile tires in
Italy have been ordered to keep
lOVganiMitlon a^ ^*nt. A
The expenses of this supper
meeting are being taken care of
by a group of generous citizens
who by their kind cooperation are j
making possible a rally meetlngt
which is very essential for the i
unification of the efforts and j
plans of the several divisions of|
workers In the Wor Fund Cam-1
paign.
ippliie TsUada early in his
career. .In 10S8-S9 he was a
profeaeor at the 1'. .S. Naval
Acailemy and in l»40 he si>ent
nine months in En{;land as as-
idstant to the U. B. naval at-
tadie. Since America’s entry
Into tlie war he has been in the,
T’aclflc and his headquarters are
at Pear! Karhor.
" /Bikes'
AreStolenIn
Wllkesboros
Three Taken Here In
The Past Few
Days
their tires ready for delivery for
* \va r use.
Bicycle thefts here this
week have reached an epi
demic stage, Police Chief J.
E. Walker said today.
Last night a bicycle be
longing to Ted Hayes’ son
was stolen from the front
porch.
A bicycle wss also stolen from
a son of Quince Hutchison in this
city and one was reported stolen
from the home of Russell Hen-
dren In Wilkesboro.
So far police have found no
tmee of the stolen bikes, indicat
ing that some out-of-town thieves
may be starting a stolen bicycle
racket.
Bicycle owners are asked to
lock up their bicycles at night
when possible and not to leave
them unattended In places where
thieves could get them without
being discovered.
And all ere warned to be on the
lookout for bicycles offered tor
sale at cheap prices unless they
know the bicycles have not been
stolen.
Ensign James I. Bumgarner,
who is in service with the At
lantic fleet, has been spending
a few days with his parents,
Rev. and >lrs. J. Is A. Bumgar
ner,, of Millers Creek. Ensign
Bnmgamcr, who enliptod in
the navy over a year ago. Is a
brotlier of Captain John K.
Bumgarner, who is a prisoner
of the Japanese on tlie Phllip-
(dnes.
To Make
RationBooks
Distributed
Surgical
Dressing
Axis Tank Columns Defeated
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IMl.
Allied HeadQuarters In North
Africa.—Combined British and
American forces threw Field Mar
shal Rommel’s tank columns into
full retreat from the outskirts of
Thala yeaterday, handliar them
their first defeat in Tnnliaa; and
last night Allied ai^tiilery lobbed
tone of explosive steel into Ger
man positions in the nnmw Kae-
serine Pass and on the beaten
rearguard columns withdrawing
through it.
(Renters reported in London
that latest information indicated
the hulk of enemy forces were re
treating through the paaa, with on
ly a rearguard left to hold the
month of the gap against fnrions
continuing Allied attacks.
(The BrttUii Hewa Agency also
said fnereaMng nunben of fight
ing units were now reaching the
British Bightt Army before'tha
’.Lreth defentea in Sontbem Tn-
nisia, and. that supply was the
main preoconpatlon at the mo
ment)
The big guns were giving the
German tank oolnmna twisting
throng the paea no ehahee to
raat and reforta; end hendreda of
(OonttaMd 4B vmt alghtr
Registration for war ration
book 2 is in progress this
week and ail are warned
that they must obtain their
ration boohs by Friday even
ing or wait until March 25 to
register.
The books, which will be
used for rationing of food
beginning Mar‘*h 1, mrm be
ing distributed through the
schools.
On Monday and Tuesday .stu
dents carried war ration book 1
(sugar and coffee .book), and
declaration forms to the schools,
where book 2 was issued and sent
home by the children along with
return of book 1.
Wednesday, Thursday and Fri
day of this week were set aside
for persons who have no children
in school to obtain their ration
books at the schools. The hours
are from 2:30 to 6:00 o’clock.
A declaration form may be
clipped from any newspaper which
has one, and should be properly
filled out and signed before tak
ing the book number 1 to'get
book 2. The declaration form
tells how much coffee In excess
of one pound per person and the
number of cans of foods in excess
of five per person which were cn
band oil certain dates.
Seles of foods to He rationed are
froseif thla week and will h* re-
suntod on Monday nnder the point
rationing plan provided by ■aM;
ration itodk nnmber I. 'V \
(Conttened on page fbnv)
Work Will Begin At
Headquarters
Monday
Volunteer workers of the
Wilkes chapter of the Amer
ican Red Cross will begin
making surgical dressings
Monday night, Mrs. J. A.
Rousseau, special volunteer
services chairman for the
chapter, said today.
Mrs. R. P. Casey will be in
charge of the surgical dressings
making project, which will be
carried on at Red Cross head
quarters li^er Tomlinson’s Depart
ment store.
The rooms will be open for
work each Monday night begin
ning at 7:30, and fll day and
evening on Thursday and Fridays.
Wilkes has a large quota of
dressings to moke, there are am
pie materials on hand, and many
volunteer workers are needed.
Mrs. Rousseau said.
Those working on dressings are
asked to wear freshly washed
dresses and to have something
meet the urgent war-time need* .
for which it is responsible. This ia.
several limes the ordinary peace
time budget, and the American
people are asked to rally in the
spirit of loyal patriotism and con
tribute generously in order that
the neoe.ssary budget can he sub-
aerfhed. People who have sons,
husbands, brothers, relatives, and
friends In military service are s.sk-
ed to remember that the Red
Cross is one of the essentia! or
ganizations that meets the needs
of the men in camps and on the
fighting fronts.
Among the croups of iieople
who are volunteering to help with
the soliciting of funds ere the fol
lowing. North Wilkesboro busi
ness section: .Toe McCoy, chair
man* l,c:'ders, Robert Gibbs. R.
E.* Gibbs. .Tohn Hall, J. B. Wil
liams. \V. H. Duhliug, Andrew
Kilby, L. L. Carpenter. PG Wil
liams. \V. G. Gabriel, Monroe El
ler. W. K. St'irdivant. Boh Branie,
snd Howanl Clarii. North Wilkes-
boro residential section - - Mrs.
Gordon Finley chairman: leaders:
Miss Lnelle Pierce, Mrs, H. F.
Bauknight. Mrs. \V. B. Collins,
! .Mrs. Hoyle Hincliens, Mrs. Welter
; Newton, Mrs. City Lillard. Mrs, C.
I C. Faw, Mrs. J. D. Moore. Mrs. J.
|T. Kerliaugh, .Mrs. Cecil Hauss,
jMr.s. Hi!! f*arlloii, Mrs. Carl Gof-
j fee. Mrs. Harry Pearson. Mrs.
William Marlowe. Mrs. C. E.
iJimkins. Mrs. \V. F,. .lones, Mrs.
Rufus Church. Mrs.' W. F. Gaddy.
I Continued on pace eight)
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Now In Colorado
to entirely cover their hair.
Tax Penalties WiH
hcrease March 2
Af^tlon is cAUed to the tact
that p^lty- M provlAod by law ]
win b« added to an eounty and
town tazM wUch unpaid or
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‘’Ibvdi day to pay