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XXXV» No. 97
Published Mond^iiys aud Thursdays.
NORTH WILKESBORO, N^
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iONDAY, M41^:H 1, 1943
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led Cross War Fund
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Is Given
To 40000
Late Registrants Can
Get Books Next
Monday
Approximately 40,000 peo
ple in Wilkes county receiv
ed war ration book 2 last
-week. Mack Moore, chief ra
tioning clerk, reported to-
day.
Those who failed to re-
cehre their books at the
sdiools last week will have
their last chsmce to get them
on Monday, March 8, and
the only place will be at the
federal court building in
Wilkesboro.
From 9:30 a. m. until 3:30 p.
m. any person In Wilkes county
who failed to get war ration book
2 last week may get them at the
Federal court building on March
8. That will be the only place In
the county for lete registrants and
the last chance to obtain war ra
in book 2 until Merch 25.
who go to get their
Help Fighting Men
ON THE FRONT—Red Cross Field Director Jimmy
Stuart (right), of Oneonta, N. Y., delivers a package of
Red Cross supplies to Private Osman Wilder, Porter,
Washington, at a foxhole “somewhere in New Guinea.”
Allied Airmen Strike
Axis 24 Hours Daily
ManyMen
Boards Calling Many
For Induction
In Month
Both Wilke* Selective Ser
vice boards will send many
men to the army induction
center in the near future.
Calls are larger than for
last month, and tome of the
men will be assigned to the
navy and marine corps as
well as the army. Men
when their reach the induc
tion center may state their
preference, which will be
given them if quotas permit
and they qualify for the
branch of service ^sired.
The draft lists this month
will contain nameg of several
men who were married be
fore December 8, 1941, but
who have no children. The
rolls of eligible mngle men
are now prsKticafly
Open Letter to All
To The Citizens of Wilkes County:
Many sons, brothers, husbands and relatives of
Wilkes citizens are in army camps and on the battle
frontiers of the world. It’s a very “personal” thing
to give to the RED CROSS this year.
To know that our gift goes to help “him” out
.there in Guadalcanal . . . Ireland . . . Iceland . . .
North Africa . , is to have the satisfaction that we
have not forgotten. We have not failed the boys who
are fighting for us, and the things Americans love.
A pint of blood to save a boy’s life—surgica!
dressin^ to bandage painful wounds—a nurse to
care for the sick—such may be the provisions which
the RED CROSS nray be called upon to furnish for
some of the boys from our county—maybe some rela
tive of yours.
The RED CROSS is supported entirely by vol
untary gifts. Help the Red Cross to take care of your
boy ... your brotther . . . your friend . .. “out there.”
'^ It’s war-time, and American citizens are asked
to do more than “join” the Red Cross. It’s a war
time—“give double,” or MORE to the Red Cross War
Fund Campaign during the month of March. The
quota for Wilkes County is ten thousand dollars.
The boys “out there” who are fighting for-us
will certainly apppreciate your loyalty to the Red
Cross. Give—Give* double!—^for them!!
And be assured that many a soldier and sailor
will have cause to say “thank you!” with all their
hearts.
Sincerely,
JOHN W. KINCHEaX)E, Jr.
War Fund ChainuSL Wilkes County
_ of ' mffee and eani^
goods ofl hand on certain dates.
Distribution of ration books
was carried out in W'ilkes last
week through the schools in a
very efficient manner and ration
ing officials said that the regis
tration was as nearly complete a.s
possible
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Russians
Dr. Underwood
is Speaker At
^MeetofKiwanis
W^iXkes people who have tailed British and American air
to list tor county taxes hav>» forces operating from Eng-
until Friday, March a, to list a^jJand during the past three
the office of . I day* have incessantly bomb-
J. Mack Reavis. county account-, ^ • i •
jont and tax supervisor, said that j ed German war industries
: persons who have not listed prop-1 and submarine bases,
erty or for poll taxes may call ."1 j With thousands of planes
the accountant’s office not later bombers have
than Friday, March a, and list. . ^
'The luw' provides penalty for those ^ rained destruction on many
who fail to list.
Interesting Program Carried
(^t Here Friday Noon
At Luncheon Meeting
Dr. A. B. Underwood, of the
state health department, address-
€« the North Wilkesboro Kiwanis
Club Friday noon.
The program w-as in charge of
R. G. Finley, who asked Paul S.
Cragan, school superintendent, to
Introduce the speaker.
Dr. Underwood, who was in the
county In the Interest of dental
clinics In the schools, stated that
there are one million school chil
dren In the state and that 85 per
cent of them have physical de-
faeta.
t He explained that bad teeth ■
ad nndemourishment are two of
the main causes for physical de
fects and that one-third of child
ren who repeat grades do so be
cause of 111 health.
After the address of Dr. Un
derwood. Dr. John W. Kincheloe,
Jr., Red Cross war fund chair
man, addressed the club trriefly
and urged full support In the
campaign to raise funds.
Mr. Cragan announced that the
fourth grade children who ren-
Oehling
Appeals
Jehovah’s Witness
Tried In Court
Today
important German war cen
ters, starting great fires and
demolishing factories and
shipyards where submarines
are made and serviced.
From North Africa comes the
news that air attacks on Rommel’s
axis .rmy are mognificont and
- that .'\merican troops have retak-
IS en a great part of the territory
I lost several day.s ago when Rom-
Henry Oehling, one of sev
eral members of the Jeho
vah’s Witnesses sect in this
community, today appealed
to the superior court from a
conviction in North Wilkes
boro city court.
Under terms of a revised
I
mel’s force.s put on a short-lived
offensive. Every enemy concen
tration in North Africa during,
the week-end was subjected to.
tremendous air attacks. ,
Germans have reported that the,
British Eighth army has brought .
up heavy artillery end is now as-
s; lilting Uie Mareth line in eaa- j
tern Tunisia. Tuunis and Blzer-1
te, as well as points in Sardinia, |
have been objects of Allied air at
tacks. !
soliciting and peddling ordi-: ijj Ruggia the situation
nance, Oehling was indicted I changed to unfavorable in
has
the 1
here and tried today before
Mayor R. T. McNiel, who
placed a fine of 825 in the
judgment.
An ordinance forbids selling or
soliciting on the streets without
first obtaining a permit from the
city clerk. The evidence was that
' Oehling was selling “^atch-
lered a program before the club
I week before and who were glv-
m 113 by members of the club
in fare to the movies used tha
noney to purchase war stamps.
In a business session prior to
Jje program the club agreed to
iponsor the Cnb Pack and R. E.
B was appointed chairman of
3ab Pack committee.
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tower’’, a puhltcatlon of Jehovah’s
Witnesses’ national organization,
and that he had not obtained a
permit.
In the last term of Wilkes
couit Oehling was cleared on a
Donets basin area, where German 1
reserves have been thrown into a
counterattack of much greater'
magnitude than the Reds had fac-:
ed in three months. Apparently, i
Germans have thrown reserves i
into battle which they had been i
withholding for a spring offensive
against the Russians. |
But on other sectors of the long |
front. Red armies continue their j
westward march against the Ger
tified by -WiIk'
her 2 has dot 6hlen s
The H*t of white mei
inducted from boai
her one follows:
Robert .Anderson.
.Arlyss Eugene Nichols.
Pressley Elmore Kilby.
Harrison Hardin Prevette.
Ray Gregory.
Russell W. Miller.
William Guy Pilkton.
Harvey Ivlncoln CHnton.
Thomas Wilson Triplett.
Swan Odnm Hayes.
James Coffee Smith.
Panl Hugh Gregory.
Parks Gwaltney Nicholson.
T‘>ed .Alfred Osborne.
Homer Rufus Transeau.
RalrJ) Dale McNeil.
AVilboi-n Moody Mastin.
RoJ" Ranson Hendren.
Amllle Dallas Eller.
.lames Wesley Hall.
Baxter Hutchins Caudill.
CcTToll Stacy Herman.
WUbnm Burl Mlkeal.
Richard Curtis Greene.
Willard Lane.
Conrad Church.
Ted Smith.
Hugh Jack .Anderson.
William Gears Church.
Russell Poster.
Graham Norflake (Aiambers.
Harold Moirls Chambers.
Jiunes Edwin Ashley.
Gordon J. V. Church.
Randolph James Hendren.
James Robert Woods.
Ray McRea Cheek.
Wake. Ernest Souther.
Famon Cedi OamdL
R. Jj. Combs.
(Continued on page eight)
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Double Is
Slogan
jg3 Juveniles
Don’t Count
Registrants whose wives
have become pregnant since!
December 7, 1941, are no:
longer entitled to deferment j
on the grounds of dependen-1
For Theft
Workers In Reach Of
All People In
Wilkes
Wilkes Red Cross war
fund esunpaign organization
was all set today on the eve
of the campaign to go to
work tomorrow.
Factory whistles, bells and
sirens at 10:55 a. m. Tues
day will herald the opening
of a drive to raise $10,000 in
war fund contributions in
Wilkes county.
Dr. John W. Kincheloe, Jr,
war fund chairman, baa appoint
ed more than 100 workers for the
county. In addition to many
workers In North Wilkesboro and
Wilkesboro, one has been named
for each township in the county
and the township chairman la to
uame eight or more co-workers.
In this means efforts will be mode
to contact all the people of the
county and give them an oppor
tunity to contribute to the big Red
Cross War fund.
"Give Ji{«iibl*. This Year” is the
cy, it was announced today
Boys Arrested While
Riding Stolen
Bicycles
^ re! boys under 16 years
by the State Director ofSe-.^j have been arrested,
lective Service. He stated tried and sentenced for theft
that this revised policy has i of ' ’ '
bicycles here and for
been made necessary be-j breaking and entering, Po-
cause present regulations > Uc® Chief J. E. Walker said
provided that no status 7*
which was acquired on or af
Aircraft Course
jter December 8, 1941, may
' be considered when deciding
' questions of dependency.
j The Director further announc
ed that all local boards In the
I state have been directed to re
open and reconsider for classifi
cation the cases of all registrants
: heretofore deferred on the grounds
!of dependency hecruse their wives
(have become pregnant since De-
'cember 7, 1941.
j The fact that a registrant Is a
[father shell not be considered in
I determining the class In which he
should be placed unless the child
was conceived prior to December
8. 1941, the Director said. He
further sti*ted that this ruling ap
plies to all classes, regardless of
I the date of marriage, and Is to he
both in considering the
ability. '4'.'
Red Cross headquarters said to
day that some biuslness houses
have canvassed their employes
prior to opening of the campaign
and have reported a hundred per
cent contributions.
At Hotel Wilkes this evening
about 100 Red Cross workers at-
enried a rally .imi diiiner meeting,
which was arranged tlirough gen
erosity of some local citizens, and
final touches were placed on plans
for the campaign beginning to
morrow
Spi'cial Gifts Soiiglit
P. W. Esh( Iman and H. G.
Finley are chairmen of th»
Special Gifts division of the Red
Cross camprign.
They will contort business and
professional men. various cor
porations. companies and indus
tries, asking for large special
gifts to the fund.
Manv business firms and cor-
j Policeman C. B. Yates, accom- porations are expected to contrl-
panied by Qunice HtUchison, on bnte $100 or n ore each to the war
Thursday found Willie Park''r fund,
and J. C. Wilcox riding two* stol-, Talks In Schools
, en bicycles along the highway Rpv. A. C. Waggoner, pastor of
between Elkin and Dobaon. The the First Methodist church here,
bicycles were identified ."s the ]ast week visited the central
ones stolen from the home of schools in Wilkes conny. He ad-
’ Hutchison and Ted Hayes here dressed the students, telling them
last week. of the services being rendered by
I Further investigation led to the the Red Cross to service men and
arrest of James Jarvis. Richard to distressed civilians.
Billings and Lester Lee Miller. WORKERS N.AMEI)
All five boys were tried before C.
C Hayes, Wilkes eferk of court Among the groups of people
and juvenile court judge, and who are volunteering to help with
were sent to training school for the soliciting of funds are the tol-
indeflnlte periods. \ North Wilkesboro busi-
It WPS revealed that the boys | ness section: Joe McCoy, ehalr-
had previously broken Into the iman; I.,erders. Robert Gibbs. R.
Surplus Commodities warehouse ] E- Gibbs, John Hall. J. B. Wll-
on Cherry street here and had Hams, W. H. Dubling. Andrew
taken several Items of food. Some Kilby. L. L. Carpenter. Pat Wfl-
of the canned food was being liams. W. G. Gabriel. Monroe El-
carrled by the boys on the stolen ier. W.’K. Sturdivant. Bob.Brarne.
lapplied noin in consiuBiiuK luc carried by tne ooys on me scoien "• -•
11 JlclaaslflcaMon of a reglstant and in i,jj.ycie8 when they were stopped and Howard Clark. North Wtlkes-
flOUrS V*naIlHCU detelMinlng his category. ! near Dobson. ! residential section — Mrs.
^ I V j Jt yygg algo reported here that Gordon Finley chpirman; leaders:
Legion Will Meet
On Friday Night
mans in a highly successful man-; Classes Now Rim 2:00 To
ner. killing many of the enemy j 6:00 and 6:00 To 10:00
and capturing numerous iraple- P. M. at Local School
, ments of war. ”
motion after he had appealed Allied airmen from India and Hours^tof the aircraft eonatruc-
cases from the city court here, t chtna tndav attacked Jananese no- ^ tlon course at North
Since that time the ordinance has
Shew Taken
been revised.
Degree Work By the
Local Junior Order
'ari]][8a post of the American
;«ak>n will meet Friday nightJgree.work
B,m»*fo’doekatthehame,d8y night, 7:39.
North Wilkesboro conncll of
the Junior Order will have de
al the meeting Tnes-
Tliere will ako
! China today attacked Japanese po- ^ tlon course at North Wilkesboro
sitions In Burma, blasting the on-! high school have been changed to
ly railroad loading from Ran-'accommodate those who work reg-
goon northward. Chungking re-' ularly during the day, officials an-
ports said the Japanese at one nouneed this morning,
point In northern China had been; Beginning Wednesday the first
repulsed but less encouraging, course wlU open at two o’clock
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th®
be an important bnslness soSsion
Md refreshments will te served.
All members are tmked to attend
the meeting.
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Bos eervices. pi Einfe
SZ work 4ooe V carried 12,600,000 passengers kst
'yatf* « decided drop from 1M1» -
news came from other points In
China where the Japs have
launched offensive actions during
the pest two weeks.
No Important news has come
from the Sonth Paclfle, other than
reports of Jap naval concentra
tions north of.AastreUe.
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and continue until six p. m. The.,
second course, especially for those
Ed Shew, one of several con
victs who escaped from the
prison camp at Boone last fall,
was captured here Saturday
nlfdit.
Policemen A. H. Lovett* and
O. G. Horton idaced Shew in
jail Satnrday night » iterge
of drunkenness and affray. Ttiey
did not rrcognls* him an 8h*W
■ratn Rnndasr. Ohcw h«4.,fipMi
a bicycle stolen from the home of Miss Lucile Pierce. Mrs. H. F.
Russell Hendren In Wilkesboro Bauknlght, Mre. W. B. Collins,
had been recovered. i Mrs. Hoyle Hntchdns. Mrs. Walter
V 1 Newton. Mrs. Guy Llllard, Mrs. C.
O,,—C. Faw, Mrs. J.. D.Kfoore. Mm. J.
Conflagration Burns,.j, Kerbaugh, Mrs. cacii Hauss.
One-Fourth Bangkok: Mrs. H111 canton. Mm. Carl Ck>f-
j fee, Mrs. Harry Pearson, Mm.
New York.—The German radio: William Marlowe, Mrs. C. K.
in a broadcast recorded by the
Associated Press said a five-hour
fire in Bangkok, capital of Japa-
nese-occigiiedliaQand, destroyed
a quarter of th* dty last ni^t.
Uttwaidi of 500 hottses, mainly
Jenkins. Mrs. W. B. Jones, Mrs.
Rufus Church, Mrs. W. F. Gaddy,
Mrs. Monroe Eller. Mrs. J. B.
SnipM, Mrs. r, O. Forester, Mrs.
Onidy Ohnrdh, Mrs. Lewis Vick
ery, Mrs. L, a, .Gooke, Mrs,.Bay
^’GUIe.expeetp to raise
000 through ito'1943 tax on coi^
per.
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